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PRESIDENT HARDING CLAIMED BY DEATH DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO—MRS. HARDING WAS AT BEDSIDE. DEATH WAS SUDDEN COOLIDGE IS swoil BY HIS FATHER Entire Nation Shocked At Sad News—Death Came As Surprise To Attending Physicians. Funeral Party Leaves For East. HOW PRESIDENT HARDING DIED Palace Hotel, San Francisco, August 2. —Here is how Presi dent Harding died: Mrs. Harding was seated be sides his bed, reading from a magazine. At the end of a paragraph she paused and let the maga zine drop into her lap. ‘‘That sounds good; go ahead,” said the president. They were his last words. A moment later he threw his right hand over his head — and sank down, dead. San Francisco, Calif., August 3.—A nation today mourns the passing of its leader. The American people from coast to coast and from lakes to gulf and in the territories beyond the seas bowed their heads in grief, for their President was dead. In the early hours of last evening, after a day which had brought re newed hope of recovery, death came suddenly and struck down Warren G. Harding with a stroke of cerebral ap plexy. The end came instantaneously and without even a second of warning at 7:30 o’clock. There was no time to summon additional physicians, no time to call the members of his offi cial family, and no time for medical skill to exercise its knowledge. It was all over in. the twinkling of an eye, and it left a nation and the world shocked and in grief. Mrs. llarding, the constant compan ion of her distinguished husband, was faithful until the end. She was read ing to him a few minutes before 7:30 o’clock when she noticed a shudder run through the frame of the men she had loved, encouraged in adver sity and praised in success. Before she could arise from her chair, Mr. Harding collapsed in his bed and she rushed to the door calling for the physicians to come quickly. DOCTOR’S ST AT EME NT ' ' The physician’s statement follows: “Last spring, following a long pe riod of overwork and great strain, President Harding was confined to his bed with an attack of influenza, which was followed by a few noctur nal attacks of labored breathing. His recovery was slow, and he had not fully gained his normal strength and health when he started out on the trip to Alaska. He had also had some attacks of abdominal pain and indi gestion and, at times, he had some pain associated with a feeling of op pression in the chest. For some years his systolic blood pressure had ranged around 180, and there was evidence of some arterial sclerosis, enlargement of the heart and defective action of the kidneys. "Except for fatigue and the fact that his heart and blood vessels were some years older than the rest of his body, he was in reasonably good health. "On the return trip from Alaska he had an acute gastro intestinal at tack, associated with abdominal pain and fever. In spite of his illness he Insisted on putting through his pro gram of speaking in Vancouver and Seattle. He had considerable difficul ty in completing his addresses in Seattle because of weakness and pain. Because of this he was persuaded to come directly to San Francisco and arrived at the Palace hotel Sunday morning, July 28. He dressed and walked to the automobile from the train. Broncho-Pneumonia Develops "Sunday evening a consultation was called because his temperature had risen to 102 and his pulse and respirations were abnormally rapid. The abdominal difficulty had by this time became localized in the gall blad der region, but there was a general toxemia with fever and leucocytosis. A central broncho pneumonia soon de veloped on the left side. It was ac companied by short circulatory col lapses and cold sweats and an irreg ular pulse. Most disturbing of all was the rapid and irregular breathing sug gestive of arteriosclerosis of the brain vessels in the region of the respira tory center. “Under treatment marked improve ment in the pneumonia and circula tory disturbances took place, and Thursday, August 2, he was free from fever and pain; the acute lung condi tion was practically gone. He was resting comfortably in bed and con versing with Mrs. Harding and Gen eral Sawyer when he died instantly without a word or a groan. “We all believe he died from apo plexy or a rupture of a blood vessel in the axis of the braid near the respiratory center. His death came after recovery from the acute illness was in progress. It might have oc curred at any time. One of his sis ters dies suddenly in the same man ner. (Signed) “C. E. SAWYER, M. D., “RAY LYMAN WILBUR, M. D., “C. M. COOPER, M. D., “J. T. BOONE, M. D., “HUBERT WORK, M. D.” It was announced in a fourth offi cial statement issued at 8:32 p. m. that Mrs. Harding had withstood the shock of her husband’s death and con tinued to be “the bravest member of the group.” Her first words when she realized the president had died were: "I am not going to break down.” As the news began to reach those on the streets there were scenes of sorrow' such as had not been wit nessed here in many years. Never before had Washington been so un prepared to hear of the death of a chief executive; and the circle of Mr. Harding’s friends was one extending down to some of the lowliest of the residents of the capital, for during his two and a half years in the white house he had made a place in many hbaT ts ' b'y ■■’ Ms iiumut! tjUiiiiT itJa " ■ aud ’ his attitude of constant helpfulness toward every one. COOLIDGE TAKES OATH Plymouth. Vt., August 3. —In the lit tle living room of his father’s home here, Calvin Coolidge early today took the oath of office as President of the United States. The oath w*as ad ministered by his father, John C. Coolidge, at 2:47 a. m., eastern stand ard time. A telephone had been installed in the Coolidge farm house within an hour after word of the death of Presi dent Harding had been received, and by communication with Washington, the exact form of the oath was ob tained. In a clear voice the vice president repeated after his father the words prescribed by the Constitution: “I do solemny swear that I will faithfully execute the office of Presi dent of the United States, and I will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Then, although the Constitution does not require it, he added: “So help me God!’’ The vice president, in need of rest, had gone to Plymouth, knowing he would be practically out of touch with the rest of the world. He has been receiving telephonic reports at a general store, across the street from his father’s house, but tonight, in the emergency, the telephone operator at tempted in vain to get a response at the store. There was nothing to indicate that the change of chief executive would greatly alter the present makeup of the administration or would result in any immediate summoning of congress in extra session. HENRY COUNTY WEEKLY, McDONOUGH, GEORGIA. COOLIDGE IS ■ PRESIDENT Oath of Office Administered by His Father in Early Morn ing Hours. TO FOLLOW HARDING’S PLANS New Executive Makes Statement In Which He Promises to Carry Out Policies of Predecessor— Roused From Bed to Take the Oath. Washington,—President Calvin Coo lidge is now thirtieth president of the United States, succeeding Warren G. Harding under the provisions of the Constitution. He has retained the cab inet, at leaqt for the present, asking the co-operation of those associated with his predecessor in office. Calvin Coolidge took the oath as President of the United States at Plymouth, Vt., at 2:47 a. m. Friday, August 3. The ceremony took place In the living room of the residence of the new President's father, John C. Coolidge. The oath of office was ad ministered by the father, who Is a no- V ■' ’ U': J ' -J x.: ~.' L 5 i, „ ' : ' tlal oath had been telephoned to Mr. Coolidge at Plymouth from the White House. Statement by New Chief. President Coolidge received the news of the death of President Harding and of his own elevation to the presidency at ten minutes before midnight, stand ard time, Thursday. Mr. Coolidge received the first news through telegrams from George C. Christian, Jr., secretary to President Harding. Mr. Coolidge issued the following statement: “Reports have reached me, which I fear are correct, that President Hard ing Is gone. The world has lost a great and good man. I mourn his loss. He was my chief and my friend. It will be my purpose to carry out the policies which he has begun for the service of the American people and for meeting their responsibilities wherever they may arise. “For this purpose, I shall seek the co-operation of all those who have been associated with the President during his term of office. Those who have given their efforts to assist him I wish to remain in office, that they may assist me. “I have faith that God will direct the destinies of our nation.” The following telegram was sent to Mrs. Harding: “Plymouth, Vt., Aug. 3, 1923. “Mrs. Warren G. Harding, San Francisco, Cal.: We offer you our deepest sympathy. May God bless you and keep you. “CALVIN COOLIDGE, “GRACE COOLIDGE.” Message Tells of Death. The telegram announcing the death of the President was as follows: “Palace hotel, San Francisco, Cal. Aug. 3, 1923. —Mr. Calvin Coolidge Plymouth, Vt.: The President died, in stantaneously and without wurnlng, while conversing with members of his family, at 7:30 p. m. His physicians report that death was apparently due to some brain embolism, probably an apoplexy. “GEORGE B. CHRISTIAN, JR., “Secretary.” This telegram was brought to tht Coolidge home at Plymouth Notch by W. A. Perkins of Bridgewater, whe owns the telephone line running from Bridgewater to Plymouth. About five minutes later newspaper men arrived In Ludlow. A drive of thirty miles through the mountains brought them to the Cool idge summer home. Mr. Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge had retired about an hour before the death messages were received. Ten minutes after the arrival of the newspaper men Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge came downstairs into the sitting room of the Coolidge home. Mr. Coolidge was dressed In a black sack suit and wore a black neck tie. Mrs. Coolidge wore a black and white gown, white shoes and stockings Mr. Coolidge was very pale and showed deep regret for President Harding’s death. He seated himself at a table, while Mrs. Coolidge brought a lamp and read the telegrams he had re ceived. He then called Ills assistant secre tary, Irwin Gelsser, and dictated to him his statement and the telegram to .Mw. Hording.,. Mrs. Coolidge Weeps. In the meantime people were arriv ing from all directions. Mr. Coolidge, seeing the house becoming crowded! gave orders that an adjoining house be opened for use as press headquar ters. Meanwhile, the new first lady of the laud sat weeping softly and exclaim ing in sympathy for the bereaved first lady in San Francisco. “What a blow—what a terrible blow to poor Mrs. Harding,” she said. “She had had such a heavy burden, in her own illness, to bear up under —and now this!” Finally Secretary Gelsser returned with the press copies of the state ments, and pushing back the old photograph album and the family Bible on the center table, Mrs. Coolidge busied herself with the work of help ing distribute them. The newspaper men had scarcely gotten out of sight when another tele graph messenger arrived with a copy of the presidential oath from Wash ington. In the same sitting room with Its hand-braided rugs, Its clutter of venerable colonial furniture, its old wood stove and its family Bible—Cal vin Coolidge received the oath of office from his father. President Coolidge left Plymouth early Friday morning by automobile for Rutland to catch a train for New York, where he Immediately boarded a train for Washington. He was ac companied by Mrs. Coolidge. He was mentioned as a possibility for the presidential nomination prior to the 1920 campaign, but he made a public announcement that he would not consider the .nomination Hi® nomination and election to the vice presidency followed. Jam &Jel!y Making new an exact science Fresh Fruits are Plentiful! Use the short CerTOProcess for making jam and jelly with Berries, Cherries, Peaches and other fruits in season. 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The religion practiced by the Tou aregs is Islamic in origin, but does not strictly follow the usual Islamic rites and customs, as is shown by the fact that women play a prominent role in the administration of the government of the country and the home. The women are not veiled; their skins are very fair and they often have beautiful features. In marked contrast with strictly Mohammedan communities, Uouareg women are allowed to receive isltors In the absence of their lius %nds. mm If coffee disagrees drinks Pos turn L A