New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1923, Page 1

News of thq'onrld By Agsqciated ‘Press ESTABLISHED 1870 | CITY PAYING | DEAD CHIEF EXECUTIVE AS HE IS LAID AT REST _All Business Suspends at .Noon and Large Crowds Expected at ' Walnut Hill Park This Afternoon. PASTORS UNITE IN A FINAL TRIBUTE As the “Herald” goes to press to- day at noon New Britain settles down into a period of deep and official mourning in tribute to the memory of the deceased president, Warren G. Harding. All classes, creeds and.poli- tical faiths are uniting today in one last demonstration of grief over the untimely death of a chief executive beloved by all. Not an industrial ‘wheel is stirring in the city, except those public serv- ice wheel which must turn day and night without stopping. The lonely 4 Vigil of the electric light man in the power house continues because the city must have light, but his co- workers in the repajr shop and in the office have deserted him or will at 3 o'clock and nothing but essential and emergency service will be available. In the business /places, stores and mercantile establishments, all is silnt. Shadbs are drawn in some, while por- traits of the former president draped in red, white and blue surmdunted with the somber black, are seen in windows of others. But the doors are locked. The customers and clerks alike have joined the masses who will throng Walnut Hill park at 3 olelock to attend the memorial service. Tn the factories the machinist has laid down his tools, the timekeeper Fas put away his book and pencil, the engineer has turned the valve which shuts off the steam or pulled the switch which stops the motor and there is nothing but silence. The of- fices are deserted, Churches . Closed The churches are closed and the few ministers who are in the city at this time with their flocks also turn their footsteps towards the scene of the services. Catholie and Protestant, Gentile and Jew, republican and dem- ocrats, rich and poor all are headed towards the park. On the railroad the shops are still. Fires have been pulled in the freight engines, work trains are temporarily out of com- mission and only passenger trains and v (Continued on Twelfth Page). ROTARIANS EULOGIZE ~ DEAD GHIEF EXECUTIVE Fresh Air Farm Children Hear Address by Rev. Icieck Members of the New Britain Rotary elub last evening made their annual visit to the New Britain Fresh Air ecamp at Burlington, where they again became children for a time and after the memorial services for the late President Harding, enjoyed them- selves with the younger generation. Arriving at the camp shortly after 6 o'clock the members sat down to a bounteous repast prepared by the directors at camp and served = by many of the older girls.,” Dinner fin- ished, Rotarians, guests and those at camp sat about a quickly prepared altar on which the American flag was draped and a picture of President Harding stood. President ¥. O. Rackliffe presided and read the speech delivered by President Harding at the St. Louis convention held this spring. Rev Stanley Icieck delivered an eulogy in which he said that the greatest eulogy ) of every man is his life. b “This is particularly true of Presi-| dent Harding,” he'gald. “This coun- try was especially blessed by the Di- vine maker of nations who has given us great men as leaders. Most of our presidents have come from humble homes, were born on farms, striggled * through life and succeeded. i “Warren G. Harding succeeded as a man, a politician, a statesman and as president. He was a human presi- dent and one whom would meet you on your own level.” Following the eulogy everyone stood with bowed heads for one moment. Rev. Henry W. Maier then offered prayer. Retiring to the playground estab- lished at camp fhe Rotarians were en- tertained by the youngsters. A quart of milk was taken as the base of the entertainment and in various amusing and instructive ways Rotarians were shown why the boys and 'girls drink milk and the good which is derived from it. SMALL BOY ARRESTEI Joe Stella of 189 Oak street report- ed to the police last night that for the past few months sums of money have beéen missing from his place. . Ser- geant Michael J. Flynn was assigned sto the case and he took into custody a small boy, who will be arraigned in juvenile court tomorrow morning. ' 'NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, . AUGUST 10, 1923, RESPECT TO VOLSTEAD LAW WY BE ISSUE IN WE Scrap Between Senator (;:?"\i; zens and Anti-Saloon Mel’l-\ Follows Statement Detroit, Aug. 10.—Only the decision of Senator James Couzens not to seek re-election next year can halt the gaining momentum of ‘the Volstead law . as an issue in Michigan's 1624 campaigns, according to opinion among political leaders and wet and dry advocates. Divisions of the lat- ter already are in the field. Senator Couzens declared for en- | forcement of the Volstead law, but al- so for modification of its interpretar tion of intoxicating liquor. He holds that beer of less than § per cent als coholic content' is not necessarily in- toxicating. The declaration resulted in a con- troversy between the Senator and.na- tional officials of the Anti-Saloon League, and the State Anti-Saloon League announced its intention of going out to “beat Couzens.” The organization hopes to do it either by supporting one of the avowed candi- dates who Is considered dry or by putting its own candidate into the race, it is indicated in present activities. Dry leaders assert that prohibition sentiment is stronger in Michigan now | than it was in 1916, when an amend- | ment to the state constitition placing Michigan in the dry column was adopted, 353,378 {o 284,754, Wet pro- | ponents counter with the assertion ! that the rapid growth of industrial communities has stored up an im- mense* volume of votes favoring re pel of the'dry laws. The drys claim that the farmer communities and the larger counties, previously dry, will stay dry. The wests reply that a few precinets in Detroit or the other in dustrial centers will poll more votes than entire out-state countles, . and that it Senator Couzens deecides to run he will sweep Detroit and other man ufacturing communities. Luren D. Dickinson, former Jlieu tenant-governor, and an active dry worker, Jasued a warning to his forces that the lssue must be met in the primary. HARDING LEFT NAME THAT WILL NOT DIE Thus Speaks Willlam Jennings Bryan Today in Fulogy Prepared for American Iegion. Miarhi, Fla, Aug. 10.—Warren G. Harding left a name that will not die, declared William Jennings Bryan, in an address prepared for delivery here today at Memorial service for the late | president conducted under the au- | spices of the American Legion. “His friends, who were many, loved him; he was a friendly soul; he took delight in doing kindly « things; it pained him to offend or even fo he| thought indifferent to the wishes of another. We have never had in the White House a man whose genial dis- position was more coptagious; you could not help being attached tp him however much your convittions on matters of public policy may have differed from his. “Mr. Harding took a position on public questions as they arose and he did not hesitate to make his po- sition known, welcoming any risk | that his utterances might invite. His speeches and messages showed growth in breadth and depth and earnest- ness. His oration at the funeral of | the Unknown Soldier will stand| among masterpieces of our orators. The entire citizenship of the United | States came to respect him, not| merely because of the exalted office to which he was lifted by the confi dence of his countrymen, but also be- | cause he gave convincing proof of his | | patriotism, his public spirit and his conscientious devotion to duty.” | BLUE FLAG IS CARRIED | PECULIAR MURDER Body of Young Man With Gag in Mouth Is Found VICTIM SHOT TWO TIMES| Cgrpse is ¥Found On Milford Turn- pike in West Haven—Nothing to “uy Jg. 10.—The body of P, irs old, with a cloth &e ., mouth, was found last night . ' sford turnpike in West Haven néur New Haven county home. In an investigation Dr. Marvin Scarborough, medigal examingr, found what appears to be two bullet wounds in the man's chest. Nothing could be found that would aid in identifylng the body. The man’s hair was brown, weight about 150 pounds; height about b feet | a ma | | AUTO LAW ARRESTS FOLLOWED BY FNES | | | Three Violators Get Heavy Sen-| tences in Police Court PEMIES S ES DROVE WHEN INTOXICATED Koncievicz, Arrested After Midnight Given | Tribute of Silence Fined $150 and Costs and Suspended Jail Sentence—Reckless eyl e |Complete Suspension of In- Three violators of the motor vehicle | b o laws were heavily fined when ar-| dustry and Public Service —Foreign Countries Also raigned before Deputy Judge W. C.| Hungerford in police court this morn-| Hold Services. ing. John Koncievicz of Broad street| was fined $150, and costs and given a | 30-day suspended jail sentence for driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor. Judge Hun-| gerford in passing judgment said that|BY The Asoclated Prese. | it was a very serious offense and| Washington, Aug. 10.—The Nation something which must be stopped. | will pay the tribute of silence to War- Koncievicz was arrested shortly aft-| ron . Harding as his body is en- By | 7 inclies. He wore a brown striped suit and under one arm a chauffeur's| cap was found. Coroner Mix will begin an investi- gation. BUSY NEW YORK STOPS ITS HUSTLE AND RUSH City Today Probably More Quiet Than at Any Other Time in Its History New York, Aug. 10.—All New York ~—its thousands of poor, its officials, its bankers and its great population of citizens from many lands—mourn- ed for Warren G. Harding today. As the early morning displaced the “orosses of light” that had shone throughout the night from the win- dows of the towering skyserapers, there was missing the rush of thous- ands to their daily tasks, Banks and business houses generally were closed. Only necessary work was undertaken, Only in the sense that business was forsaken was the day a holiday. It was 4 day of mourning. The world of sport stopped ks play. Net only were baseball games and other im- portant athietic matches cancelled but amateurs paid their regpects to one who loved sport by refraining from their games. Many public and privaté golf conrses were cloged as were many bathing beaches. Gay Broadway was sad, while boisterous Coney Island called a halt to all activities unfil after 5 o'clock, y)New York time, the hour when the president's body is placed in its vault. Perhaps never in the city’s history has there been such a day of quiet Even on Sundays and on other holi- days there is a rush of pleasure seek- ers. Telegraph and telephone serv- fces were curtailed as were all trans- portation srvices, both in the greater city and to and from suburban dis- iricts. Harbor craft for the most part lay at their docks. Instead of its play, New York turn- ed out ot attend memorial services, There was scarcely a cathedral, church or synagogue in the Metropo- litan district in which services were not plannecd At most of them the strains of “Lead Kindly Light,” the executive's favorite hymn, blended with the distant booming of cannon in salute from the various military forts abouf the city. Thus, the tribute of the Metropolis to one who came from a “small town" was as simple as the tribute of that “'small town" itself. Emsonifbfln-?n{i;sw ernoon, After Funeral For Their Annual Vacation Together. Marion, O., Aug. 10.—Throwing aside cares of business, invention and manufacture for a brief while, Thomas A. ¥dison, Henry Ford and H. 8. Firestone will leave Marion late { today for their annual camping jaunt | jover a number of state: The party, | together with William ¥. Anderson of Cincinnati, resident bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church in Ohio with the party in former years,, but Presidential That Floated | From Masthead of Mayflower, Taken to Marion for Services Today. Banner, By The Associated Pueas. Marion, O., Aug. 10.—A gre flag with four white stars t as waved proudly from the masthead| when the guns of saluting battlecraft | roared their tributes to President Har- ding in the past, will wave bravely before the hearse that carries him today tp his tomb. It is the presi dent’s flag from the presidential yacht Mayflower, sent to Marion in the cus tody of a proud member of the Ma flower's crew that the little company | from the ship which marched in Washington as special guards of honor for the dead shall he represented aiso | at the last service for the commander- | in-chief who will sail with them no| more. | The flag is no silken banner, but is | knit of the heavy stuff necessary for| the hard service on blue water. Tt is larger and heavier that the banners! carried by troops ashore anfl was not made to ride on a staff, but to swing from the reeling masthead of a deep water ship in all the breezes that might blow Yet it will be casried through the streets of Marion today by Howard F. Carlson, chief radio man of the Mayflower, specially des- llnuud to bring it here. . t blue who is unable to make the trip this vear, came to Marion to attend the Harding funeral. Mr, Harding was a member of the party two years ago. Just where the party will go has not been definitely decided. Mr. Ford sald today. The first stop tonight will be at the birthplace of Mr. Edi- son at Milan, Ohio. Mr. Ford’s countryplace near troit will be the second stop. From Detroit the itinerary will likely lead through Northern Michi- gan and Wisconsin. No definite sched- ule has yet been made. “On this ‘trip we plan to get as far away from modern civilization as possible,” Mr. Ford continuea. “We are seeking rest and recreation.” Baggage of the party is carried in two large motor trucks, also indivi- dual tents, cooking equipment and other paraphernalia. De- JAUTO IS FOUND Michael Grazins, who reported to the police yesterday morning that his car had been taken by his brother, Carl Grazins, last night -not«fied Ser- geant Patrick McAvay that the car had been located in Derby. He said that his brother had telegraphed from that town, saving that he had the auto. Word was sent to the Derby police to hold Carl, | which includes the convention of the | a8 the United States malil service, are | er midnight by Policeman \‘\,'llllum“m,nh(‘d today at Marion. Doherty and Post after Policeman| = | Doherty had seen his automobile go| ¥rom coast to coast and from bor- | over the curb on Broad street. He|der to border every wheel of the fed- | approached the driver and asked him|eral government and practically every |to get out of the car. This Koncie-| one of industry and commerce will | viez refused to do and the policemen |gtand still. Theaters and other | then thought that he was drunk. Desk | amusement placcs will be closed; | Sergeant Mathias Rival testified that||aseball games postponed and other |the man was drunk when he wWwas|events of sports deferred. brought to headquarters. As recommended by President Cool- Henry Rosenholtz of Hartford ave-|idge in his proclamation officlally an- nue pleaded guilty to a charge nl} nouncing the death of the late presi- | reckless driving and was fined $25dent, the day will be one of mourn- and costs. Henry Doyle testified that|ing and of prayer, Thousands upon Rosenholtz passed three cars on Hart- | thousands will gather in their places ford avenue yesterday afternoon and | of worship fot services as myraid | drove past the intersection of Winter| church bells toll the mournful mes- |'street at about 40 miles an hour. Doyle | sage of a beloved chieftain laid to his said that the machine in which he | last re was riding narrowly avolded being| struck by Rozenholtz' car. George | Murtha testified that Rozenholtz was driving more than 35 miles an hour.|&reat passenger liners flying the Rozénholtz admitted that he wanted | American and other flags, prayers will to “beat out” a certain car and there. be said and memorial ceremonials will fore stepped on the accelerator. be held in a number of foreign lands Fined $50 and Costs. —in historic Westminster Abbey, in Bronidlaw Katassvase, who hag|TTance, In Switzerland, in South once been warned by Policeman Wi). |America and elsewhere. liam Strolls to stop speeding, was| President Coolidge did = not pro- o 550 and soste tor reoklens drie:|claim this burial day a national holi- ing. He was arrested by Policeman | Strolls yesterday afternoon at Tbelle's corner on the Hartford road after he|fCTTing rather to leave to each indi- had passed the Intersection of Francis| V1dual concern the choice of the street on Stanley street at a rate esti. | ethod by which it would pay a last mated. by the policeman to he more tribute to the dead. In many states, DAl Y S0 el OT® | nowever, u sfate. holiday Was prob- Policeman “Strolls testified that e [A0L Proclaimed and in these an was in front of the Kolodney ghsoline | Pfoins’ i i Kb S g TS station on ‘Stanley stregt” when he | 0% under the law, the transaction saw the car coming north. Another bt only (UREeng p“'"‘,e“ M e sty machine was traveling nerth on Stan- | couraged In many sections, mines, factories. ley street and a third was traveling| 4 ” % s s = Sl S tHA b A A B DD shipyards and places of business gen erally will be closed throughout the site each other Karasavage drove be- | giv” 1o 1 o0 G080 2orO N En O, e tween them'at an excessive rate of! ;. ti f Wi ia 3 spead), ollcsran Htrolllh testitad s Tha | o0, OF Tork alithe hurla’ Roun . Traffic on all the railroads will policeman said that he warned Kara- | come to a halt at the hour of entomb- savage last week to be more careful - ment, trains grinding to a stop where- of his driving. ever they may be and remaining mo- | JIn the continued cases of Joseph | 3 tionlels for from two to five minutes. Motto, William Dickman and Sebas- | Work in the railroad shops will cease tian Peter, charged with assault, for similar periods. Prosecutor Joseph G. Woods molled Public Service Snspends. the case against Dickman and Peter The Postal Telegraph company will and recommended a fine of $10 and | silence all of its telegraph and cable costs for Motto which was meted out|wires for two minutes, while the by the judge. ‘Western Union will suspend activities Joseph Glowacki was arrested last|for three minutes. At four o'clock, night for violating his. probation. | eastern standard time, “taps” will be Probation Officer Edward C. Con- | flashed on all Associated Press wires nolly informed Judge Hungerford |éver the country, and every telegraph that the man Is continually drunk | instrument in the service will be and will not sober up. Probation was | stilled for two minutes while all em- | revoked and Glowacki will he obliged ployes will maintain absolute silence to spend 30 days in jail and pay up In New York, Boston, Chicago and his fine and costs totaling $22.64. “ | | | Almost World Wide. | services will not be confined | to land or to America. At sea on Thes | | | | 1 | ommend a stoppage of industry, pre- other places afternoon newspapers will suspend publication. Exchanges in New York, Chicago THOUSANDS PASS BIER OF HARDING AS BODY LIES IN STATE AT HOME OF HIS FATHER BEFORE INTERMENT As Last Testimonial of Country |hands and station employes gathered day as it was not his purpose to rec-| be | | who dropped in to pay their respects. Average Daily Circulation Week Ending 9’1 7L ) August 4th PRICE THREE CENTS Final Services This After- noon, After Which Mrs, Harding Will Leave for Washington Collection of Family Be- longings at White House Will Be One of Her Hard- est Tasks. Today Comes COOLIDGE REFUSES T0 POSE FOR GAMERA MEN Also Declines to Appear on| Platform of Train Taking Him to Marion Train at Con- By The Assoclated Press. Ahoard Presidential By The Assoctated Pres Marion, O., Aug. 10. — The.days nellsville, Pa., Aug. 10.—With a crack [ when human eyes would look fhelr train and a picked crew, President|jast on the face of Warren Gamaliel Coolidge early today was pressing on |Harding, 29th president of the United toward Marion to take final farewell | States, dawned with many who loved of Warren Harding this afternoon.|him still waiting to pass slowly beside The president and his entourage ex- |the bier, resting in his father's home, pected to reach their destination 6t|Before the shadows of evening steal 1:30 p. m. They passed through Con- [across the wide peaceful fielde of the nellsville 4:45 eastern standard |valley where he was born the gates time. of his tomb will have closed behind Bound for the grave of his late |him and tke long, long way of his chief, the new president let it be |funeral ended. known as soon as he stepped aboard Mrs. Harding Bears Up his special at Washington last night In gracious kindness, the sorrowful |that he would not appear on the plat- [woman who longed for the end of the form of his ohservation car on the |public ordeal that has stretched into journey to Marion, which today holds |more than a week of ceremonial and the sorrowing heart of the nation. Nor | pageant that the peeple of the nation, will he permit photographers to snap |the state and the town that claimed him enroute, him as its son, might testify to their At Martinsburg, W. Va., the firgt|grief, set aside her own wish to be stop, only a small group of sectibn [alone with her dead at the last Throughout hours of darkness last night the casket whigh held him lay open in the humble' home and all wers freely welcome to pass beside it again. Today the face of the dead chief was, made visible, for the last time to the “boys” who knew him as “the boss” in the offices of the Marion Star when he sat there as editor. A few others came privately to the casket because of their close associations of their by- - gone years with the dead. In fhe depths of her great sorrow, Mrs, Harding had not failed of the thought- ful kindness that has marked her every action before and since death came to her husband in San Francis. co. at at midnight to greet their president who had retired shortly before the station was reached. Cumberland, the next stop was passed in the dead of |night. As sombre’ as the train that {bore the remains of Mr, Harding back to his native state was the mourning Not only Mr |Coolidge but the eest of his party, |Chief Justice Taft, Gen. Pershing and members of congress, governors and ranking officers of the three arms of {the seryice retired soon after the capi- |tal had been lefc behind, The train moved qunickly out _of | Washington on a dash to Marion but |before Martinsburg had been reached it was decided to cut speed so that the Itrain would not arrive until one hour |and a half before the final services, lleaving to Marion its own dead as long as possible. Before retiring Mr. Coolidge receiv- ed in his private car, a few senators, including Senator Spencer of Missouri, {train’ that followed. Thousands Pass Bler Last night it seemed that every man, woman and child in Marion stood long on the shaded, quiet streets to pay their last honor to the dead, No man knew with exactness how many thousands had walked through the modest room where the casket lay and gazed a moment on the peace- ful face under the glass. There was a hush of mourning about the dark streets despite the hundreds waiting to enter and the other hundreds streaming slowly away, talking with hushed voices of the neighbor and friend whose great- ness they had acclaimed. They had seen him in death as they had known him in life. The calm, kindly dignity that marked him in his hours as president remained with him even when life had ceased. He was the same Warren Harding some of them had known for vears and seemed only’ to sleep as he lay there. It was hard for them to realize that this old friend was dead. John T. Adams, chairman of the re. publican national eommittee hoarded the train at the last minute. Mrs. Coolidge, as efficient a house- wife as New England has produced, visited the diner with her.husband be- fore going to hed and inspected with interest the pots and pans. The first lady of the land, who, it is expected, personally will sipervise the menu when she moves into the White House and perhaps preparc a few of the president's favorite dishes, expressed herself amazed at the compact cook- ing quarters. Major James F. Coupal, a member of the army medical corps who has served as Mr. Coolidge’s physician since the chief executive first came to and other big market centers will be | closed all day. | Post offices everywhere closed for two hours with deliveries of malil during the day. In Washington practically all busi- | ness will come to a standstill at four o'clock, while buglers at half a dozen | different polnts in the ity will sound | “taps,” the soldiers' farewell. All| street car traffic will halt for five min utes, the trainmen standing uncovered and with bowed heads. Taxi cabs also | will stop for a sim period From’ 4 o'clock to 4:02 o'clock the ! Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone | company will handle no calls, and the operators will sit at attention at their | ’pnsfi.‘, | | T0 DISCUSS LAWS FOR 4 AIRCRAFT PROTECTION| will hfl“ eurtailed | Legislation of Aviators to Be the Chief Topic at the National Atr Institute Meeting. St. Louis, Aug. 10.—Needed legis- lation for the protectién of the air- | craft operation will bhe one of the principal topics of discussion at the annual meeting of the National Air Institute, which will be held here October 1-3, under the supervision of the Aeronautical Chamber of Com- merce. This body Is co-operating | with a committee representing the | National Advisory Committee for | Aeronautics, Society of Automotive | Engineers, American Sgciety of Me- | chapical Engineers and the National Aeronautic Association The Third National Aero Congress Church Services Memorial services will be held In practically all of the churches in the national capital and there will be an oepn air service at the peace cross in the national Cathedral close. Rev. Dr. James E. Freeman, bishop of Washington, will deliver the memorial address and a chorus drawn from the Episcopal churches of the city will sing hymns accompanied by the army band. BELL TOLLS 57 TIMES One Stroke For Fach Year of Hard- | National Aeronautic Association, the governing body of aviation in this country, also will convene here Octo- ber 1, simultaneously with the Inter- | national Air Races | Members of the cabinet, ranking| officers of, the army and navy as well T expected to attend. ing’s Life to be Sounded From In- dependence Hall, l"hilndvlphlu.. i Philadeiphia, Aug. 10.—Fifty H‘\en‘ | mourntul strokes, one for each year of | Warren G. Harding’s life will be tolled | at noon today.from the cupola in In- | dependence Hall, where once hung the famous Liberty Bell, whose voice is| now mute. The strokes will resound over a city with all but essential ac- tivities at a standstill. The large department stores will be closed all day while many shops will | shut their doors during the afternoon. | {Banks, the stock exchange, and com- | mercial organizatiéns will transact no business during the day. Theaters will net open until late in |the evening. Machinery in the indus- trial plants will be idle and all pub- lic offices will close. Railroad shop- work will be suspended wherever pos- sible and shipyards along the Dela- # | ware will be siient. —o August 11 (Standard Time) At New ‘Haven— 9:44 a. m.; 9:57 p. m. At New London— 8:20 a. m.; 8:36 p. m. | | d THE WEATHER — Hartford, Aug. 10.—Forecast for Nouw Britain and vicinity: Fair today and probably fair Saturday. | | L I | ifornia, to Fall River, Mass., with a | stained. Scene of Peacefulness The last day before the tomh shall claim these “hallowed relics” began peacefully and with no stir of march- ing legions {o join in last honors. Hero and there on the streets walked men of the Ohio National Guard, but they walked for the most part unarmed {and merely to see that the peace and quiet of the sleeper was not disturbed in thoughtiessness. They would not go with him to his tomb Again today the stir of movement of life in Marion was huffhed in honor of the dead. The great mills that surround it were silent and deserted, No rattling traffic of commeree broke the quiet of the shady streets, On the railroads, long trains came in o add new thousands from distant | places to the throng already gathered; but no whistle blew and the clanging of the bells was stilled Q—Txrnp' for the multitude that grew hourly to fill the sidewalks with mov- ing humanity Marion was a city of silence in her sorrow, a silence that would not be hroken until the simple funeral train gathered late in the day to bear the dead president to the tomb that awaited him. Then there must come an added stir and movement that could not be avoided; then would voices be raised in prayer or sacred melodies as the last rites were said. But the morning hours were peaceful and calm and as untroubled as the sleep of the man thus honored Another president was riding to- ward Marion during these morning hours, coming to say his farewell to a man he loved and a chieftain to whom he had been loyally devoted in public service. Arrangements for re- ception of the special train hearing | President Coolidge from Washington had been completed long before his arrival and for once the first coming of the nation's chief executive to an American community would be marked by no cheering or clamor. Back to Washington. Before darkness falls, the presiden- tial train will be speeding over the rails again to Washington for the business of the state cannot wait for more than a brief moment of sorrow, Washington as vice-president, parti- cipated in the inspection. The diner's crew pointed with pride to their lead er and the major, after looking at the foodstuffs, pronounced them excellent. BIG VESSEL MISSING { American Tanker Swiftstar Believed Tost at Sea With Its Crew of 30 Men—Wreckage Is Found. Panama, Aug. 10.—Shipping circles here fear that the American tanker | Swiftstar bound from San Pedro, Cal- cargo of 100,000 barrels of crude oil, has been lost at sea with her crew of 30 men. Drifting wreckage marked with tge | vessel's name was found by mariners oft San Andres Tsland, 250 miles north of Colon, while fishing boats from that island report that dam-| aged lifeboats were seen to be drift. | ing off the coast on July 22. The fishermesig also found a floating fce chest marked “Swiftstar.” The chest contained the body of a man. The sea | for some distance around was oil| The Swiftstar passed through Panama Canal on July 13. Shipping records show that the tanker Swiftstar has not been heard | from since she left the canal. The vessel commanded by Captain Rich- ard Hull left San Pedro June 30, ADMITS VILLA MURDER Durango Representative Confesses Leading Murder Band That Killed x-Chicftain—Revenge Was Motive. Mexico City, Aug. 10.—Attornay General Delhuama, announced last evening that President Obregon had received a letter signed by Jesus Sal- as, a member of the lower house of the legislature from Durange, con- fessing that he led the band that| however great the loss. killed Francisco Villa near Parral on| will Mrs. Harding, have t:r:: :; July 20. The letter sald that the|to the dreary task still before her &t former bandit leader was murdered, . S to avenge his numerous vietims. (Continued on Page 17) the