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Takes Oath As Chief Executive of Na
tion in Living Room of Father’s
Home in Little Mountain Town
in Vermont Where He Wss
Born July 4, 1872.
Five City Officials and
One Citizen Appear For
Bill.. Two Citizens Rep-
Two Citizens Rep
resent Opposition.
City council has lost Its fight to
Civil
get representation on
Service Commission here, at least
insyXtf r ns the present legislature
■ftp concerned.
This became known Friday when
Alderman Henry Culp, one of the
leaders In the movement to pt
committee on municipal govern
ment voted to report adversely the
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Coolidge had been notified of the
death of the man who was Presi
dent and In a brief statement had
expressed his grief at the passing
on of his friend and chief and his
purpose to carry out the i»ollrles
which “he began for the service
of the American people.”
President Coolidge left this lit-
capital at seven-thirty Friday
morning.
President Coolidge's first of
ficial statement read as follows:
“Reports have reached mo that
President Harding has gone. The
world has lost a great and good
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The above are a few characteristic views of the late president of the United States. The inserts
show President Hording at work and at play, while the larger center picture is s likeness of the presi
dent taken one week before he was stricken at Seattle with the illness which brought on his untimely
death.
(By Associated Prees.)
MiTUllAY BAY. Ont^Thlef
Justice Taft, former President of
the United States declared v todnt
• hat the loss of President Ilnrdinr
cannot li* ovsr estimated.
Story of Harding's, Success
Reads Like Alger Novel; Was
Eldest of 8 Boys and Girls
1866—Born November 2 on farm near Blooming
Grove, Ohio.
1882—Graduated from Ohio Central College, Iberia,
Ohio.
1884—Became owner and editor of Marion (Ohip)
Daily Star.
1891—Married Miss Florence Kling of Marion.,
1900Entered Ohio State Senate.
1902—Started upon second term in Ohio Senate.
1904—Siwom in as lieutenant-governor of Ohio.
1910—Defeated in Ohio gubernatorial campaign.
1914—Elected United States senator from Ohio.
1920—Won Republican presidential nomination and;
ENO.AND SENDS
CONDOLENCES
LOW PON—The Queen Mothe-
sent this message to Mrs. Harding
“I off. r you my heart felt sjhn-
puthy In the great sorrow that hn»
befnlle.t you and the America*
|H>ple In the loss of their beloved
and distinguished president."
LONDON— 1 The Prince of Wales
sent Mrs. Harding a cable tn. ssage
reading. "Please accept my since*»
sympathy in the great ’dm which
[ you and the People of the United
Ktatea hove sustained."
LONDON—King George and
Queen Mary sent the following
message of condolence to Mrs
Hardlngt “Queen nnd I are much
shocked and grieved to hear of the
Irreparable loss that, has befallen
you and assure you our heart felt
sympathy In your
Republican Party Facing
■bt«nce of definite word from Mr..
Hording, it i. thought In Wa»h-
ington that there will be no mili
tary diaplay aa the preiident and
hi. wife have alwayi shown a
leaning toward aimplicity.
Following the daied excitement
of tiie President’s destb Thursday
night fuller details were given out
Friday morning by officials on
the passing of the nationa’ chlei
executive.
Mrs. llardlng waa reading to her
husband from a magazine, shortly
a/ter seven o'clock and paused ro
se« If her huaband had fallen
aaloep. As she stopped sea'lint,-,
President Harding eald, “That
sounds good, go on.” Those won
the last words spoken by the Pora-
Jdeat so far as could be deteimfs-
ed, for Mrs. Harding prepared to
resume her reading, a sudden
shudder passed orer the body 01
the President, he collapsed anti
waa dead before Mrs. Harding
could arise from h?r chair.
CALLS FOR
PHY8ICIAN8
Difficult Problem in Se
lecting Successor to Har
ding to Carry Standards.
(By Associated Press-)
WASHINGTON.—The death of
President Harding throws new
complications into the' oplitlca! sit
uation within the Republican Par*
try, which undoubtedly will have
far reaching reflections In the
National Convention which Is to
i bo held neit year.
; It will probably turn what would
j have been simply a ratification
' meeting Into a contest for the Re*
publican Presidential nomination,
[with the stalwart conservative
i forces ailJgned on one side and the
force* represented by such leadors
as Hiram Johnson, Senators Borah
and LnFoIlntte on the other.
Six months ago, and even more
recently than that, the renomtiia-
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... _ The
whole British people will Join with
those of their sister nation wh<?
mourn the death of their president
At newspaper offices the number
tlnrfulshed career."
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CONGESTED
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was elected over James M. Cox, democratic)
candidate! {
1921— Inaugurated 29th president of the United
States. J;
Called world conference on.disarmament. ,
Put into effect governmental budget system.
Cpened fight for American ship subsidy.
1922— Vetoed soldier bonus bill. ,1
Took active part in settlement of rail and coal j
strikes. |i
. Pleaded for formation of world court.
SAN FRANCI8CC —Communiea*
tlon facilities were strained ,‘oday
and last night to handle the men*
eiiges nnd inquiries arising from
the death of President Harding. At
two down town exchange* wher'
wires from the President's hotel
ran. extra operators were employed,
nnd worked feverishly to expedlt* I
the Incoming and outgoing calls j
At nws paper offices the numbei |
of incoming calls -lumped several
thousand per cent within a few
j minutes after the president died,
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DUBOSE SEES EXTRA
PREnKTS
SESSION;
TAX MEASURE WAITS
(Rv Axaociatcd Prcaa.)
ATLANTA.—Prediction that th*
genera I assembly would not enact
more tax reform measures during
theipreacnt session on dthat an *x-
trsordinnry, session would b* call-
1923—Aissailed wet forces and practically put Repub
lican party on record as opposing any attempt
to hullify the 18th amendment. i
. Urged formation of consume: s’ co-oj>erativp j
[iih !/: organizations, under:government supervision, i
to combati soaringipriccs. I .! ; j
.oJa Visited western states and Alaska. <
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She Immediately rushed to th*
one to “call Dr. Boone and tho
others.”
Brigadier General C. E. Sawyer,
the President's personal physician,
was In the room at the time of
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President
of United States is
iBILL m WOULD
(E IT
Given Oath and Goes
to Washington Friday
HARDING-THE MAN
House Committee on Mu
nicipal Government
Votes That Bill Not Be
Passed After Public
Hearing.
DETERMINED FIGHT
TO PASS IT LOST
(By Associated Press,)
PLYMOUTH, Vermont.—At forty-seven minutes
after two o’clock Friday morning, Calvin Coolidge. v „.„
Vice-President of the United States during the ad-i«n tim commission, received a tat. I-
ministration of Warren G. Harding, was adminis-
tered the oath which made him the Chief Executive
of the nation, by his father, in the living room of his
father’s house, in the little mountain village where
he was born just fifty-one years ago.
Isauea Brief Statement
Three hours earlier (President «■« «»»» ! or "‘“‘Wngton and wan
The First Lady of the Land
Special Train With
Body of President
Harding Leaves for j
Washington Friday
Train Leaves San Francisco For Na
tional Capital At Five O’dock Fri
day Afternoon. Soldiers and
Sailors Form Bodyguard For
Remains of President On
Long Trip to Capital.
(By Associated Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO.—The body of Warren Gama-1{
liel Harding, late president of the United States,
will leave this city Friday afternoon at five o’clock
on the long journey across the continent which will
end when the remains reach Washington. The body
will be carried to the nation’s capital on a special
train, accompanied by two soldiers and two sailors, 1
.the official bodyguard, who will stand at rigid atten- ji
tion at either cnd.of the car which bears the body of
Mr. Harding.
If precedent is followed, and Mrs. Harding so dc- i
sires, the body will first be taken to the White House j
upon its arrival there, there to rest in the center of
the great room, on the same spot where lay the
bodies of Lincoln and McKinley. The body of Secre
tary of State Gresham also laid in this room follow
ing his death. .j
According to this custom the body will lie in state
under the great dome of the capitol several hours be
fore the official ceremony is conducted in the rotun-
da. The rotunda has a seating capacity of less than
one thousand and of these five hundred must be re
served for the members of Congress.
Then comes the diplomatic corps of about two
hundred and fifty and in addition, places arc re
quired for the Supreme Court, high officers of the i
army and navy and others in official life.
Lincoln, Garfield nnd McKinley
trained nurses, Miss Ruth Powder-
ly and Mist' Sue Dan.shit, who
have been In tho sick room cou-
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At His Side
I,y. Toombs _
r>rr>i of -the hotise and member ©flthey an
both the rules , and appropriations I effort* were In vain for life had magazine story." “That**
committees. fled. In thevoom also w**ro the two he said, and sank in
at the bed-
d«* of her husband when he died,
was reading to him from