Evening Star Newspaper, August 6, 1923, Page 3

FLOWERS NEEDED FOR FUNERAL WAY Appeal Made to Supply Chil- dren Who Will Strew Ave- nue Wednesday. An appeal for flowers to be strewn across Pennsylvania avenue by 10,000 playground children as the | body of the late President Harding its journey Wednesday White Heuse to the Capitol ed today Mr.. Susie Root supcrvisor of the municipal | ound department children, the girls carbed i white and the bors in dari clothes. will form en masse on the Dis building vlaza znd as the co sees this noint will sing on arding's favorite hvmns. Lawrence, director of the munity Music Association, will the big chorus As_the funeral vrocession the White House th Strew the flowers across ructions for of Children we curd uned at a_confercnce building. The ors have heen the children CATCH AN TAKING. FUNDS OF CHURCH Members of St. leaves on from the of Rob- Com- lead leaves children will the Avenue. given i | 1 | the tUthe o ' Commission- ! to attend with toda District asked Gabriel’s Congregation Believe Series Alleged to have been detected in the act of takifig several envelopes from the collction at St. Gabriel's | holic Church, Varnum street near | Grant Qivele, a man who nume as Charles Hearn and his age | JUST AS YOU'RE COMPCRTABLY SETTLED WITH MAGAZINE, PORTER SAYS HE'S READY TO MAKE UP YOUR BERTH \ YOU FIND PORTER HAS 60T THINGS WHERE YOU CAN NEITHER SIT Dow! TWENTY MINUTES LATER \OU RETURN TO FIND HIM “TAKING CURTAIN DOWN AGAIN CLUYAS WILLIANS NOR GO T BED, AND HAS DISAPPEARED THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., BEDTIME STORIES—Having Your Berth Made Up—ByGLUYAS WILLIAMS YOU MOVE ACROSS AISLE TLL LARGE LADY APPEARS TO CLAIM HER SEAT (g VoU RETURN TO VESTIBULE N AND DCDGE A DRAUSHT TOR HALP AN HCUR. i [~ Yo AT 11 PM YOU DiSCOVER HWE'S GOT MIRED OF VCUR BERTH AND HAS MADE UP ALL THE OTHERS (C) Wheeler Syn. Inc. * | of Thfts Ended. !CHURCHES PAY TRIBUTE | TO MEMORY OF HARDING ne i All Creeds Here Unite in Services of Sorrow for Late President. ing filled Washington churches yes- er the congregations of all faiths d everywhere as a great Christian leader who had laid down his life in service. Announcements were made ~ $ thirty-eight years, although he | Eulogy and Drcars o be sistv, was arresied ot | oSy ang the church yesterday mornin and turned over to .Detective B w i Thompson | Money representing the usual chureh | collectio ave disa ed” fro o ShLaions heve tdiaw Ml The memory of Warren G. Hard G ALUIE e ATy (o Athe T t | terday, as in song, sermon and pr. the drive for funds for a new churc g g according to the. Rev. Jonn M M- | turned to the consolation oi worship Numara. the b, The pastor thinks The late Preside as eulo the stealing amounted to several hu Salate B dont pwas lenlogias dred dollars, Vesterday morning the Rev. Mrd e o e erviceiioico g 3 o o it e Sarin Of special memorial services to continue through the week on guard to wa collection en The ehurchgoers of the city gave Yelopes after ther were taken from lcager attention not only to the the rch to the rectory. and the [Toorh e St howkd e e R e OT A (Dralses ot the vkt leafer, but lowed wught after he had taken several of | (h\\v}{ a ];(HY r(hv st h'i 1. ket for the ort of those who remain iéni taken ito noljce headanatters, |y - o T Sl S Lol S the iman U aselayed) 4t=was “his firer | Uereaved and for the guidance ot th offense. He refused to give his ad- inew Chief Executive. Services her dress, saying h ged mother would [jed the nation’s mourners who f she “""d‘v‘“"' haifbCentarrested ;ll\x’uu;:)vuu( the republic vesterday | ner gave his nam paid tribute to Warren G. Harding and vhotograpned cop- | At the late Presiden rch, Cal- | Hhotog 1 he sent to ! vary . where w cant | fort | pew, in black rned bould it § \with R Dr. A man | develop that ¢ ting an | And ok his theme, “Serv-| aged mother. it is stated. the pastor | jee. i may not file a charge against him. | RIS RS el Avel | WOMAR WRITER DIES. Mrs. Wheeler Author of Fairy Tales. o NEW YORK, August 6.-—The death |ou of Mrs. Candace Thurber Wheeler, aged ninty-six, author of fairy tales and books on domestic subj ves- | K terd: was announced today. 1y founded the first soc arts and the assoclated was director of the women's building at the Chicago exposition in 18 LUNCHEON IS POSTPONED. The_regular luncheon of the Mili- tary Order of the World War, which | ¢ was to be held Thursday, has been indefinitely postponed owing to the death_of the late President artis 2 ti A spirit, not a breathing vois X Mgr. P. C. Gavan, speaking yester- From Pittstueal. n Figtcbureh, | morning at the Church of the om0} faom B)s St Mo | Sucred Heart, declared the late Pres- August, 9. “Weekly service for small Tots to and] 19ent m Boston and intermediate points THE BIG 4 TRA) {PANY. INC., | 1] 1125 14th st now. Sinin_ nd Ainch; of Columbia, notice hereby given thut we have purchased the busi- {1 of the Pekin Tea 9 n.w., Washington, | te ., ‘and settlement will be made in fuli for same August 1 o Waterproi)f ! }: love him Your Cor‘xcrete Roofs }“‘ “Hirsch” Roofing Compound | D 10 Y Cl € « WE HAVE ROOFS OF PROOFED WE GET Rj WATERPROOF: For Sale_or Applied Paul H. Sears Co., Inc. ROOF CONTRACTORS, Bond Bldg. Maln 3934, or SEE ONE OF OUR WASHI sa k or_run ANYTHING. omplete_ by m. 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ON AND AFTER AUGUST st The Ironclad Roofing Co. & W1 be located at thelr new address, [ 4 § ER205thsStaN Wi, W “We rise into the ranks of really |roval lives said, “just so fastj and so far as with Him we keep the g in our he; o vase | miliions” a v of de. us the of a kindly s impartially thes; ot esteem chorus, th: note jand he met all humankind with th The human-heart; people, of h country and ever selfish. ork city. national The three great cl are faith, law and co-operation. Every one of nation emplify Harding's principle of fidelity, i | e - lhlf!s'v_\f dom—which a TOP-OFF THAT AUTG |ou heriias only 85 Amevicans, Friday, the day set aside as the day of mourning for the President, be-|Church, colored, to which the late a.m. The draped with strips of black crepe. all of the six masses vesterday the sermons centered largely about the life of the late President, and prayers soul. “a great leader of our nation, wh ruled with the great Christian spirit. At the Church of the Epiphany Rev. er for the repose of his soul. this heavenly y i is- rts, ing the thoughts for xacrifice in the weltarc of | With @ tender lov t st the way to any cross of wer of hers, reless on the minds of Amer: turned toward a really ingly life that stands on the earth- field of vision no more. Torn from { s by what seems a decidedly un- mely death. w « him now only in hallowed vista of memory. ves, he had the real kingliness ul, the genuine lordli- h aChristianlike love a life. Alike to the d low in social ranks, he wa miable and affable. and who have spoken ‘in ate and sad days their tributes have sounded, like a vast common chord. The of his character was kindness, oday ne multitud re to s ‘An awful thought cere d rve. an we had been the leader of all hi regardless of religious be- ef or sect Prayers for the repose soul were offered at all ma rown to Love Him. £ this great natio n our admira- his devotedness to duty, by s tireless efforts to make our own other country bet- | r. more peace-loving and more un- He had discharged the dufies of his exalted office ith such success that we had grown nd to feel proud of him it any wonder then, that our hearts re heav Dr. Ralph B. Pomeroy, professor at ral Theological minary New at the open-air services at Cathedral of the Episcopal vesterday said the late Presi- ent had exemplified God on earth racteristics,” he which God is known to man nero hurch id, “b. these was possessed to a arked degree by our late Chief agistrate. The people should look upon the today with a sense of per- mal responsibility. We should ex- Plan Special Services. Three speclal services will be held nning with holy communion at Special services will be held at o'clock and in the afternoon 0 o'clock. Rev. Dr, James E. eman, bishop-elect of the diocese, 1 return to Washington today te ake speclal arrangements for these services. Alr. Harding was called “great b; Dr. speaking yesterday at orthminster the Presbyterian’ Church. late President, he said, was essed with a noble Christian mother, { Who, by precept and example, taught him those great lessons in religion hich profoundly influenced his life.” President Harding was said to have become a church member at the age ?;’fl‘)urleem a man of prayer, and of "high life was described as ful” moral principle: His home eally beautie At Grace Episcopal Church, Rev. Meade Bolton MacBryde declared “Harding had a strong faith. sterling orth and unusual ability. He brings to my mind the word of St. Paul also: “Faith, hope. these is love.” love—the greatest of Draped in Crepe. At St. Aloysius Catholic Church yes- e ! 1mn-xay the ‘three great portals were At ere offered for the repose of his Mr. Harding was referred to as {Johnson Middleton 5. Barnwell of Birmingham said the late Chief Executive had made his life example of “devo- tion to the things that endure.’ Bishop-clect Freeman, pastor of Epiphan ices f chimes . blans to conduct daily serv- wing the ringing of the noon. - Favorite Hymns Sang. Meéembers of the Masonic fraternity, heir families and friends who at- tended the services yvesterday after- noon under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, rose and offered a silent prayer for Mrs. Harding, widow of the late President. The tribute was suggested by Rev. Dr. John C. Palmer, chaplain of the Lodge, who extolled Mr. Hard- fellow citizen, Washingtonian wd fellow memb. fraternity. Not during D Favorite. hymns of the departed ‘hief Executi ere sung, including k of Ages” d Kindly Light® rer My to T A rmon followed by Rev. Dr. B. I Me- owan, pastor of the Dumbarton . Church, on “Foundations of Faith.” o Night There,” was ren- Waiter Humphrey 1t was announced that a memorial service of the Shrine would be held this week. St. John fayette many den and sermon Y Dr. W. Allen Church, La- known through so tions as the Presi- had_appropriate music terday morning. Rev. sriffith, in charge dur ing August, preached on “Resigna- tion ~Without Complaint.” and the music, of whic! r D. has this month, was especially selected. Mrs Johnson, who also presides at the organ, played Chopin's “Funeral March” preceding the service, and H Roy Lewis, baritone, san Largo” from Handel erxes” as an offertory solo. The hymns were memorial and the flag in the church was draped according to military order Dr. J. wood “The piscopal ). Knott. preaching at Bright- ommunity Service Church on Messages of Our Best Mo- ments,” said: “If it could be mathe- matically demonstrated that the dead are conscious and know all that we know and feel all that we feel, then Mrs. Harding would be tempted to commune with her husband today in- stead of seeking refuge in Christ.” “President Harding will_ long be remembered as a Christian gentle- man,” sald Reynold E. Blight,,editor of the Scottish Rite Clip Service, in to the men's Bible class of ry M. E. Church yesterday morn- may differ on governmen- tal policies and political controversies, but citizens of all class and party unite in paying tribute to the excel- lencies of the character of the late President. Taken all in all, he was a man, honest, sincere, noble-minded, of highest ideals and purest motives. n all the esentials of character he was a typical American; the kind of a man we would hold before our sons as worthy of emulation. Long after present day questions have ceased to agitate the nation Harding the man will be remembered, revered and loved. Men such as he are the finest products of our Christian civi- lization.” At the McKinley Memorial Baptist President was sald to have been a ontributor during his service in the Senate, special eulogistic services were held yesterday. Devotions were conducted by Rev. Mr. Spriggs, a short sermon, with tribute to Mr. Harding was delivered by Rev. W. B. Robinson, and speclal prayers for Mrs. Harding were offered by Rev, J. F. Barringer. Members of ‘the congregation at- tending open air services yesterday at the Gospel Mission bowed their heads in prayer for the late Chief Executive and Mrs. Harding. This tribute was paid at the suggestion of Supt. Gooseman. Mr. Gooseman in the afternoon conducted services at the city jail, where the prisoners also bowed their heads in prayer for the de- parted President. —_— FISCHER GOING ABROAD. Inventor of Tide-Predicting M chine to Visit Old Home. Ernest G. Fischer of 1025 15th street, retired expert from the coast and geo- detic survey, who made the marvelous “tide predicting machine” by which tides are predicted to precision years in advance for any port on earth, plans to go to Europe for a protracted tour, to study progress made in the manufacture of scientific instruments and to visit his elatives in German. Mr. Fischer expects to sail Thur day on the Finland and will epend several months abroad, YOU HANG ROUND IN CROWDED SMOKER TILL YOU THINK BERM HAS BEEN MADE UP UP A CURTAIN AND STOLEN AWAY AGAIN AT MIDNIGHT YOU CREEP TO BED)| PETITION DENIED the 1 i U NCW TIND PORTER HAS HUNG| A%y AND START LOCKING POR YOUR BAG WHICH HAS BEEN PUT UNDER LOWER 9 FORBUS EXTENSION Alaska Avenue Route Held to Offer Too Much Com- | i petition. i The petition of George R. Dickson, | president of the Sixteenth Street | Heights Citizens' Association, re- questing the extension of the 16th street bus line of the Capital Trac- | tion Company from Alaska avenue to | 14th and Holly or Fern turned down today by the Public Util- ities i i streets, omn ssion I 1 pointed out in its | ickson that present | not warrant a change | The underlying in bus servic son for refusing to grant the pany permission to extend its 1 . it is understood, is “ 1d offer too much with the Georgla avenu the Washington Slectric Company Mr. Dickson said in his let the commission that the extension of the bus line, although for onty a few | blocks north of its present terminus, | will serve many people in the com- munity. ILLINOIS DELEGATION Group of 20 Named to Represent State at Funeral of For- mer President. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 6—The official delegation which will represent llinols at President Harding will leave Chicago for Washington at 1 p.m. (standard time) today. Fifteen members of the delegation named jgv all had notified the governor of their acceptance last night. The governor will be unable to attend the funeral, it was satd at his office in Springfield. The delega- tion will number about twenty. Among _those wl Il _atte 's. Charles S Dunne. 4 Lowden is expec the Illinois delegation in W “Uncle Joe” Cannon and o W who sent ccompany the Illinois delegation. Poor health and advanced age make it impossible for them to attempt the trip. Gov. Small in Springfield last night issued a a arel Deneen and ormer Gov. former Fifer were among those proclamation designating Frid; August 10, the day of the lat, President’s funeral, as a day o mourning in accordance with Presi- dent Coolidge's proclambtion. CONTROL FOREST FIRE. WALLACE, Idaho, August 8.—For- est fires which have been raging for two weeks over 200 square miles of cut-over timber on Marble creek in Shoshone county are practically under control. according to fire headquarters DYSPEPSIA HEARTBURN Relief in ten minutes with a dose of HERNDON'S INDIGESTINE All Drug Stores | vear ago. {and every as | ON WAY FOR RITES| funeral | d to meet | shington. | | grets at being unable to | MONDAY, WARNS GEN. LOR Expenditures Too Heavy to Keep Within ss,ooo,ooo,oool Budget, He Declares. Sharp cuts will have to be made in federal expenditures, Director Lord of the bureau of budget warned in a' statement made public last night in order to bring the governnrent's e pense for the current fiscal year within three billion dollars. While the July expenditures, which were larger than receipts, represented a | reduction as compared with July a Director Lord declared greater reductions were necessary. The deficit shown by the Treasury operations for July was regarded by the director as unimportant. The condition, his statement said, was temporary _and, although likely — to continue through August, would be corrected in_ September, when the next quarterly payment of income and profits taxes is due. | Income and profits taxes yielded | only $36.000.000 in July and Direct- | or ord xaid such an amount could not be taken as representative of re- ceipts from that source since July was not one of the months in which § heavy payments are made ‘AUGUST 6, 1923. U.S. MUST CUT COST, HARVEST CALL MET. Men Release’d' t‘o G;;‘Orlh in Time | for Work. 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