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® ASSOCIATED 6 • PRESS « • DISPATCHES * •9s» $ © $ « VOLUME XXIII America Today Mourns Passing Os Her President, Who Died in San Francisco Thursday Night ' e —: ' ENTIRE WORLD WAS ' SHOCKED BY DEATH Coming at Close of Best Day Since Illness Began Last Week,\Death of Mr. Hard ing Stunned Entire World. FUNERAL WILL BE HELD IN MARION feody Will Lie in State in Washington Upon Arrival There, and Then Will Be Taken to Marion. San Francisco, Aug. 3 (By the Asso ciated Press).—A nation today mourns tlie lutsaing'of its lender. The American iieople from coast to const and from Lakes to Gulf, and in the territories beyond the sens . bowed Uieir bends in grief, for their President was dead. In the early hours of lust evening after a day which had brought renewed hopes of recovery, death came suddenly and struck down Warren G. Harding with a stroke of apoplexy. The end came instantaneously and without even a second of warning at 7:30 o'clock. Thebe was no time to summon additional physicians, no time to call members of the family, and no time for medical skill to exercise- its knowledge. It was all over in the twinkling of an eye. Mrs. Harding, the constant compan ion of her distinguished husband, was faithful to the end. She was reading to him a few minutes before 7 :30 o'clock when she noticed a shudder run through the frame of the man she had loved, en couraged in adversity, and praised- in success. Before she could arise from her chair, Mr. Harding collapsed iu his bed. and she rushed to the door, calling for the physicians to come quickly. Ikimutn*:..« Hwmußw i feuvy.q.— +4- staff of ph.veiHans, who Had been at tendlifc the" Chief Executive, who also was in the room and the-two nurses pres ent, Miss Huth l’owderly and Miss Sue Dausser, did all they .could, but it avail ed nothing. The President had fought and won vie- 1 tory against disease, but if appeared in . a more insidious form, and lie lost the ‘ battle. ' * ' Great as was the. shock to all who 1 dwell under the American flag, nud to . peoples in nlfiuy latids for Mr. Harding 1 by virtue of his office, his kindly and ' lovable personality had become a world . figure, the great shock came to his wife 1 reading by his side, but she did not col- ' "lapse. "She was shocked, of course, and at first unable to realize she had lost the j husband who had made up all the inter- ■ est in her life for so many proud and ' happy years, said General Sawyer later. I "But there was no collapse, no hysteria. ( Just a brave rally to face, her sorrow and the duties devolving upon her at this hour.” I ] Mrs. Harding was standing the shock i well today but whether she could stand t up under the grief that bore down upon her as the sad journey back to Washing- i ton is made was another question. Those I who know her best say that site jvill. i When dawn crept over the mountains ' and lighted up, the Golden Hate this < morning alnioat all the arrangements for this trip—the saddest trans-continental journey in the hiatopy of the nation— , had been made. The trip will start about 7:30 this ufterqoyn and end in Washington Tuesday morning. From ’ that point arrangements have not been definitely made, but it is expected the body will lie in state in the rotunda of 1 the Capitol, where a sorrowing people have oftentimes before paid their last respects to their dead leaders and the i heroes they have loved. 1 Tbe burial will be made at Marion, 1 Ohio, the small Ohio city which War reu G. Harding made known around’ the 1 world, beoauiijj. 'there from poor and hUifible surroundings he struggled up ward until the Anieriean people awarded him the greatest gift -and paid thj> liigh- 1 est houor they could bestow. President I larding was a man who loved "the home folks.*’, and if he had had time to 1 leave a parting word last night, it un doubtedly . woulcL have contained in structions that he be buried in the town that knew him as “Warren” and where he called almost everyone by their first 1 names. The drip across the continent will be made on tUg same train that carried' the Chief Executive, well, happy and hopeful man, to the Pacific coast. Its route will will take it through Reno, Ogden, Chey* enne, Omaha. Chicago, and thence to Washington. It will make no stops ex cept to change engines and other .operat ing purposes. , The body of the President will be borne iu the same car that carried him to the West. It will be accompanied by the same party that Accompanied the Execu tive when he left Washington June 20th with the, addition of Attorney General Daugherty, General. Pershing and. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Remsberg and famA of Manta Anna, Cal., Mrs. Rentsberg Ring a sister of Mrs. Harding. Naval and military honors will be paid the dead commander by the army and navy throughout the whole trip l , two soldiers and two sailors, members of. I*l guard of honor of siifteen enlisted ldio,- aud two officers will stand at attention • . ■. The Concord Daily Tribune WARREN G. HARDING THE LATE PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE THE NEW PRESIDENT. beside tlie casket. The guard of'honor will be lighted at night and the whole train draped in black. Tlie body of the President today lay in the room in which lie suffered and died. It will remain there before being taken to tlie train, and just before that is done, tlie very simplest private service will be held. American League Games Cancelled. Chicago, Aug. 3 (By the Associated Press).—All games scheduled for today r in the Ameriean League were cancelled j by B. B. Johnson, President of tlie League, beeause of the-death of Presi dent Harding. Officials iu London to Wear Mourning. London. Aug 3 (By the Associated Press)^—The fallowing niMiomtcemflift was issued from Buckingham Palace this morning: "The King commands that the Court shall wear mourning for one week , for the late Hon. Warren G. Harding, Pres ident of the United States of America. The mourning is to commence from this date.” No Games in Southern League. Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 3 (By the As sociated Press). —John D. Martin, Pres ident of tlie Southern Association of Ras-obnll Clubs, announced’ this morning that all games scheduled for this after noon had been cancelled on account of Ahe death of President Harding: Will Hays Shocked, New York. Aug. 3.—President Hang ing was another victim of the cruel sys tem surrounding ami controlling tlie of fice of Chief Executive, declared Will H. Hays, the man who as chairman of the republican committed in 10201 sent Mr. Harding to the White* House. “1 am iuexpresxably shocked*” Mr. Hays said this morning. "The Presi dent gave his life to his country. Tlie sacrifice of this great man should not have been. He ip another victim of the cruel system surrounding the office of the Chief Executive.” New Orleans Exchange Closed. New Orleans, Aug. 3.—Ail commodity ami financial markets iu New Orleans dosed today because of the death of Pres ident Harding, and it was announced that the Cotton Exchange suspend bus iness on the day of the funeral. * Johnson Praises Mr. Harding. Washington, Ang. 3 (By the Associ ated I’ress).—Senator Hiram Johnson,, of California, issued a statement today declaring the motion had suffered an "irreparable loss” iu the death of Presi dent Harding. 'The death of the President is a ter rible shock to everybody and particular ly so to those who,, have been associated with him,” said Mr. Johnson. “Hia lov able and'tiigh qualities endeared hin* to all who \ierc privileged to know him and enshrined him in the hearts of the who)e people. In his death the nation, indeed the whole* world, suffers Irreparable loss. All Americans are. mourning today.” *' Ml*». Hording Standing Strain Well. San Francisco. Aug. 3 (By the Asso ciated Press I. —Mrs. Harding although bearing up well under her grievous lofts. (Concluded oa Page Two.) . .. ! 'yti V.. * . , imJ" CONCORD, N. C„ FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1923. SKETCH OF THE DUD. PRESIDENT'S CAREER Born on Farm, Mr. Harding Grew Up In Newspaper Office and Managed Paper For Many Years. SERVED IN THE SENATE FOR TIME Came Into Office of Presi dent With Country Facing Complex and Very Serious Questions. , 'Warren G. Harding brought to the Presidency ah infinite patience and kind ness in dealing with public questions and) men, which enabled him to handle the prhblems of government without the stress and worry which had handicapped many of his predecessors. Whatever else historians may say of . him there probably will he little dispute that few chief executives enme to office •in peace time facing problems more complex in their nature or greater in number. All international affairs were unbalanced as never before, with many principal settlements of the Great War still to be effectuated. At home tlie j \york of reconstruction had only just ( begun, with business depressed, agrieul I tnre prostrate and unemployment gener al. I How Mr. Harding measured up to* t lit j task before him must be left to the liis | torian. but his friends said that coming j to the Presidency as he did with an open mind, a desire for counsel and an inti ! quite knowledge of the processes of gov ernment acquired in his services in the j Semite, he was the type of mail needed ! for the job at such a time. Preaching upon every occasion tlie doc- I trine of Americanism, he set his face he was pleased to term the principles of | the founding fathers, lie nevertheless | lent the moral assistance of the govern ment in the efforts to bind up the wounds of,the world. That influence was once declared by him to be not inconsiderable, and so Am erica under his guidance had a part, si lent though it was in the main, in ef fecting the settlements of many vexing world questions. Its chief contribution was the Washington Arms Conference at which the principal powers covenanted to limit the size of their navies and thus lift from tax-weary jieoples tin burden of maintaining the race for naval su premacy. Along with the proffer of counsel iu I effecting world settlements went tin as- I sistance that American rights be recog nized. Iu polished phrase, hut with a directness of expression that was not to lie misconstrued, the world was given to understand from the very first of the Harding administration that the United States, freely respecting the rights of other nations, asked for herself only that to which she was entitled isl simple jus tice, and that she could accept nothing else. . While in his dealings with Congress Mr. Harding preferred the role of coun sellor rather than dictator, he speedily removed any doubt that his gift of pa tieuee denoted any lack of purpose once lie had charted a course. Thus he told Congress that soldiers' bonus legislation either should carry the means of fimiuc, ing or be postjioned, and when the leg islators put aside his advice he prompt ly vetoed the bill they sent him. His tenacity of purpose was further exemplified iu his continual pounding for economy in public expenditures and again in his insistence that Congress pass the merchant marine aid bill with a view to curtailing the continual drain which the operation of the war-built commercial fleet had become upon the Treasury. His greatest single effort in tlie field of domestic legislation was in behalf of this measure. Nor infrequently Mr. Harding was called upon to plajr tlie role of peace maker in governmental affairs. He inter vened in a dispute between Congress and the” Treasury as to the form general tax revision was to take, and the program he approved was carried put in the main witli a reduction of more than half a billion iu the nation's tax burden. Likewise, his counsel settled the long controversy between the House and Sen ate on the question of American valua tion in the tariff law. He'proposed in its place a flexible tariff arrangement' un der .which the Tariff Commission was given authority* with his approval to in ‘crease or lower rates within prescribed limitations. Upon signing the bill, the President declared it constituted the greatest tariff reform in American his tory. Mr. Harding came of hardy pioneer stock. He was born at Blooming Grove, Morrow County, Ohio, November 2, 1885, the son Os a country doctor, George T, Harding. Like most country boys he went to country school between morning and night chores and later attended col lege A Iberia, Ohio. He tried . school teaching for a year, but having had a smell' of printers' ink while sticking type for his college paper, the lure drew him into the newspaper field. His family meantime bad moved to Marion, in ap adjoining county, where V (.Concluded on page two.) COUNTY MANUFACTURERS WILL. EXHIBIT GOODS At County Fair, Having Agreed to Take 100 Feet in the Fair Exhibit Hfiild ing. Manufacturers of Cabarrus County will have their products on display in an attractive manner at the Cabarrus County Fair as a result of a meeting of the manufacturers Thursday night at which time they agreed to take 100 feet in the exhibit building of the fair. The meeting of the manufacturers was held in the Merchants Hud Manufactur ers Club and was attended by a number of the. . post Iproininent manufacturers iu the county. Officials of the fair were present, and after outlining the proposition to the manufacturers, asked that they support the fair by taking space in the- exhibit building. Tin- manufacturers showed a keen in terest in the fair by. accepting the prop osition at once, anffi before leaving the meetihg they agreedlto take 100 feet. ’The exhibit to bAjtffei-ed by the manu facturers will be g"very attractive and complete one. it was stated by one of them. Much of the fine cotton goods that are manufactured in this county will be placed in the exhibit, and in ad dition t,o the textile' display, there will be other product# .fit' other manufac turing plants of the tounty. Officials of the /dir were frank and , cut hills instic in their praise of the man ufactrers. -The action of the business 1 tpen will .probably s#ve as an incentive to other men to give tlie fair greater support and tlie meeting Thursday night is expected to lead to others at which action similar to that taken Thursday night probably wjil he taken. PROBLEMS ISTf.YR EAST Their Solution Lies jn the Application of Christioit 'Principles. Washington, Aug. 4.— " The only so lution V>f international as well as na tional problems in tmp Far East lies in following Christian j principles. The spirit of Jesus must wile." To a body of churchmen today tlie Rev. Dr. Sidney L. (lulick, secretary of the commission on i iternational justice and goodwill of U)e federal Council of Churches, a noted au boiity of the Far East who lias just rt nriietl from nrtirly a year iu (lie north l id south of China, in Korea, in Japan nd in the Philip pines, made this re ort. He declared that the questions vpxing tlie United States and Japan be solved only along tlie same lipgs.j "The anti-Christian, movement which reached its height a little more than a year ago his died Mown," lie said. “Christian missions are exercising great influence in tlie national life of both Cliiitn and Japan. ii this lies the hope of the situation. Flip problems of of China will gradnalfc; he solved as the youag men who htjjjK; been trained iu •western- countries aWT in the mission schools gradually take charge of affairs. In Japan Dr. Gulick received wide welcome. Union meetings.of Christians Were held in 25 cities. He was given 33 luncheons or banquets by churches, chambers of commerce, business men and foreign residents. These dinners were, in the Iprger cities like -Yokolioma, Kioto. Osakc and Kobe, and upon tlie night before he left Japan lie was given a big dinner in Tokyo by the .Tapan- American Relations Committee, at which Viscount Shibusawa presided. In China many meetings were held to receive his message from the churches of America. He met scores of men of influence in the various cities. He vis ited in South China as well as the North. In Korea in- wgs given a score of banquets and addressed ' three big meetings.' of Koreans he.-Aies those for Japanese and. for missionaries. In the four countries—China, Japan. Korea’ and the Phillipincs—T)r. Gulick made 2SXS addresses. 155 of them in Japan and 100 in Chinn. As a result of his attendance at the first annual meeting of the National Christian Council of China, a committee on international relations was established through which the churches of Chinn will be able to study international ques tions, speak on international matters and cooperative with the churches of other nations in tin- program of tlie Church Universal for a Warless World. Dr. Gulick went to the* Far East to carry to tlie various chtirch bodies a message from the Federal Council of Churches and the World Alliance for friendship through tlie ehjirches. Invi tations to ythe various churches in the Far East to cooperate in the world cam paign for a warless world were extended and accepted. Royal Coffin Cruised the Seas While William Lived at Doorij. Or the AHOOIMMI Prr».l Bremen. Aug. 3.—Rack in the old days when William Hoheuzoliern. now living quietly in Holland, used to enjoy traveling about Europe ns the German emperor, tire steamer Bremen often saw him installed in the imperial suite, built gaudily for his personal use. And at that tiihe it was related, though never proved, that a sumptuous royal coffin was always carried on this vessel, in case of eCeutuniitics. , It now appears this story was true. The Rremeu is today tlie Constantinople, running between Sandy Hook and (lie Goldqn Horn. Down in her hold,there was found recently tlie coffin referred to. It is a pretentious affair, lined with silk and decorated with gold and silver. Wil liam last travelled on the Constantinople in 11)12. * Start For Hollywood to Enter the Movies. Wilmington,. Aug. 2.—Fannie Blount Smith and Louise Finch, 12 year old girls, who disappeared from their homes at .Clinton last night, were found today on the Dunn highway, having spent tlie night in u cornfield. They said they had started to Hollywood to enters the movies- • Circle C of Forest Hill Methodist Church will give a lawn party at the bail grounds Saturday beginning at six o'clock. A peony mush them ing 126 full blooms is the proud possession of n woman In Pound, Wis. .-■ \ > I ... a J. K'S- WAR OF AFFIDAVITS AGAIN RESUMED IN THE GARRETT CASE State is Seeking to Have Judge Declare Mistrial and Arguments on This Point Are Being Heard Now. SAY JURORS WERE NOT SATISFACTORY State Contends Men Made Statements Before Trial Started That Should Keep Them From Serving. Cumberland Courthouse. Ya.. Aug 3. —(By tile Associated I’ress).—The bat tle of affidavits which raged furious’y for the first two days of the trial, broke ■out afresh this morning at the trial of L. ('. Garrett for the alleged slaying of Ilev. 1:1. S. Bierce when resumed in Cum berland County Court. The battle cen tered about a motion of the State to declare a mistrial because it had been learned three of the jurors had made statements just before the trial started that should have disqualified them. At the conclusion of the argument •lodge B. I). White declared the court would hear the motion and directed that the State call its witnesses. “I believe-a fair and impartial trial should be granted." said Judge White “And if a fair and impartial trial can not be had with this jury I believe the court should know it." POLITICAL SITUATION , HAS BEEN CHANGED By Death of Who Was Cer- Certain to Get Republican Nomina tion in 1024. (By the Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 3.—President Hard ing's death throws new complexities into the political situation Within the Re publican party which undoubtedly will have far-reaching reflections in the na tional convention of next year.' It will probably turn what many ex pected.to be ratification meeting into a contest for the Republican Presidential nomination, with stalwart Republican forces aligned on the one side, and the forces by such leqdem »>. Senator Johnson, of California, “florala of lowa, and LaFollette, of Wisconsin. on the other. Six months ago the renomination of President Harding without any substan tial contest seemed assured. V Republieans Lost Vote. Washington, Aug. 3 (By the Associ ated Press). —The republican organisa tion in the Senate will lose a vote during the next Congress through the death‘of President Harding—a vote which many of the party leaders thought might be necessary to save control of rhat party over matters of legislation. Now that the office of Vice President is no longer tilled, it will be necessary for tile Senate to select from its own members a presiding officer, who as a presiding officer and as senator would cast his vote oil roll calls. While the President as presiding officer never par ticipated ill debates, he was Required by the constitution to break any tie vote which might develop.. With tjie republi can majority in the Senate reduced al most to tfie vanishing point, and with the threatened .new alignments the republi can senators, the importance of the vice president's vote took on jiew proportions. FLAGS FLY AT HALF MAST FOR PRESIDENT HARDING Flags oil Court House ami Postoffiee Show High Officer of The I'nited States Is Dead. i The Hag on the Cabarrus County court house is Hying at half mast today ns a tribute of respect to President Harding, who died,Thursday night in San Francis co. The flag' was lowered this morning, and during the entire dny has been at half mast. Concord Elks have paid homage to the late President by draping their en trance hall with the lode’s mourning colors. A note on the crepe states it was placed there in memory of "Brother War ren G. Harding, member of Marion, ()., Lodge I?. P. O. E.” The postoffiee here lias conducted bus iness as usual today. Postmaster Miller received no instructions to close the of fice, and it is expected that the office will open as usual except for the day when the President will be buried. The flag on the postojffii’e has flown at half mast during the day. Abolition of Death Penalty Brings lie crease in Crime. (By the Associated Press.l Buenos Aires, Aug. 3.—Argentina abolished the deatli penalty from the pen al code about a year ago. and since then there has been a noticeable increase in crimes of violence in this city. The question of restoring the death penalty has arisen, and a bill to this end has been introduced in Congress. Large numbers of, emigrants from Eu rope. many of them belonging to the criminal classes, have come to Argen tina recently, and tin* present crime wave is attributed to this undesirable element. • Lawn Party Saturday. Class Number 8 og M. E. Sunday School wik give a lawn party at five o’clock Saturday August 4th. The pub lic is cordially invited. A Milwaukee woman celebrated her eighteenth wedding anriiversury by pre senting her husband with a small imck age of legal papers, a summons and complaint in divorce proceedings she - had instituted against him, ; . MOTHERS’ AID FUND Fcrty-Two Counties Have Already Tak en Advantage of Its Previsions. (By the Associated Press.) Raleigh. X. C„ Aug 3.—A month lif ter the fund of $50,000 appropriated for Mothers' Aid by the General Assembly of 1023 became available on July 1. for ty-two counties have taken advantage of this state assistance to worthy mothers deprived of their husbands' snppc-- nnr struggling to rear tlicit their own homes, officials Board of Charities and Pun ,\ elf arc announced tonight. , According to I heir pro rnfn share, these forty-two counties are entitled to $20.322.(>0 of the fund, if was stated. This does not mean, however, according to Mis* Emeth Tuttle, Director of Moth ers' Aid. that the whole of the twenty nine thousand dollars available from the state for these forty-two counties will be used, merely that they are entitled to that mtii'li. It is necessary, she ex plained. for each county to match dollar for dollar the amount taken from the State fund. Counties (jaking Mothers' Aid now. it is announced, are: Alamance. Alexander. Anson. Beaufort. Brunswick, Buncombe.. Burke. Cabarrus, Cleveland, Golumbus. Cumberland. Dav idson. Edgecombe, Forsyth, Franklin. Granville. Guilford. Harnett. Hertford. Iredell. Lenoir. .McDowell, Mecklenburg. Moore. Nash. New Hanover, Orange, Pas quotank. Pitt, Robeson. Rockingham. Rowan. Rutherford. Sampson, Scotland. Stanly, Surry. Wawe, Wilkes. Wilson. Union and Vance. Others are expected with* a short time. Miss Tuttle said. A . dozen individual applications for Mothers’ Aid have come in from various counties to the office of the Stifte Board of Charities and Public Welfare which has the supervision of this fund. Only one has been _ approved, so fay.. This came from Scotland county. The case is that of a widow with four little chil dren. the oldest of whom is five and a half. Her husband died leaving her with no means foe their support. "Reasons for disapproval of other ap plications were in general insufficient in formation. "It is the object of the State Board of Public Welfare in administering Mothers' Aid in North Carolina to go slowly and very carefully, especially at first, in or der that only women really worthy of assistance receive this help," Miss Tut tle/ says. "A great deal depends on how the first cases are administered whether or not Mothers' Aid in North Carolina is tit be a success." Application blanks for Mothers’ Aid made out by the Board of Public Wel fare require detailed information in or der that the administration of the fund he safeguarded. Miss Tuttle asserted. Most of those received up to now. Miss Tutße says, have-not. faUv' filled out arid;/hence were unaweptnble. To gether with the application blank for Mothers' Aid the Board of Public Wel fare plans to send out. health record blanks for mother and children, which, however, tile applicant is not absolutely required to fill out, she said.. For assist ance .to county superintendents of pub lic welfare in administering Mothers' Aid Miss Tuttle is preparing a monthly fam ily budget, including rent, .fuel, light food, clothing and sundries. The wliol*spirit of the Mothers' Aid Law was misinterpreted by one recent applicant, according to the Director. A well to do gentleman reported to be-more than able to support his widowed daugh ter who lived in his home made applica tion for aid in her name, said Miss Tut tle. ' 'Probably he thought there wasn't any use supporting her any more than lie had to, if he could get the state to do part," said Miss Tuttle. "Os course this application was refused, as Mothers’ Aid is intended for needy women.” “No woman with children over four teen is eligible for Mothers' Aid.” con tinued Miss Tuttle. "One application came in to the Board from a widow with two sons,' one sixteen and the other four teen in August. She applied in July and said she wanted a month of the aid for her younger boy, any way. We do not wish to approve applications for aid for less than six months, as we feel that anything less can scarcely be satisfact ory.” ALDERMEN HELD SHORT SESSION ON THURSDAY No Business of l itusual Importance Was Presented to the Board for Ac tion. The nldermanic hoard of Concord held a short session at the city hall on Thursday night. All of the aldermen except W. W. Flowe, who recently un derwent an operation in a Baltimore hospital, were present at the meeting. Tile board was in session only a short while. No matters of unusual interest or importance were presented to the hoard, and quick action was taken on tile matters presented. Tile city treasurer was directed to pay the expenses of the city fire department to the annual State convention of the firemen. , The assessments for the paved street and sidewalks on Chestnut street were approved by the hoard. The board ordered a sewer line laid on Booker street to accommodate the new school building for colored children. The Bakery ordinance, recently pass ed by the board, will not become effect ive' until next May, it was directed at the meeting. The city engineer was authorized to confer with officials of the Southern Power Company relative to assessments for taxes against, that company. With Our Advertisers., Three piece cane suites of unquestion able quality at H. B. Wilkinson's. To give a fascinating bloom to the skin, get Venetian Lillie Lotion. Have you visited the new hardware store? This store lias a new and up-to date line of hardware and the line is complete. The G. A. Martin circle of the First Baptist Church will give a lawn party at No. 2 graded school Saturday after noon and evening, beginning at five o'clock. a ' MOTHERS’ AID FUND ' v * TODAY’S « * NEWS « » TODAY «| ® © ©■© ® ® ® m NO. 183. CALVIN COOUDGE IS NOW PRESIDENT DF T ' T UNITED STATES Was Sworn In By His Father in Plymouth Notch Farm house Where He Spent His Boyhood Many Years Ago. LEAVES AT ONCE FOR WASHINGTON Special Train Will Cany Him to Capita]—ln Washington He Will Take Over Duties of the President. Plymouth. Vt„ Aug. 3 (By the Asso ciated Press.) —Calvin Coolidge,* sworn in n few hours before as President of the United States by his father in the Plymouth Notch farmhouse in which he spept his boyhood, left for Washington' at 7 :3(F this morning. Accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge, Con gressman Dale of the Second Vermont district, and two federal' employees who had been hastily pressed into secret ser vice duty, the President left by automo bile for Rutland where a special train was pre|wired to take the party to New York. Col. John C. Coolidge. the Presi- Went's father, who is 78 years of age. resisted* the efforts of his son to induce him to make tile journey to thfi capital. Neighbors from Plymouth and nearby towns gathered to wish the President Godspeed. From Ludlow, Woodstock and Bridgewater came men who had gone to school with one they remembered as "Red" Coolidge. An army of news paper men and photographers invaded quiet Plymouth Notch until the start to Rutland became n procession of automo biles. Within a few hours the lonely farmhouse had become the meeoa for hundreds. Less than an hour after Mr. Coolidge had learned of the death of the President a telephone lmd been installed in the farmhouse and the President had learned direct from the form of oath of office and the fact that his father might have the honor of admin istering it. In the meantime Congress man Dale had arrived from Springfield with two .federal employees. A soon as the ceremonies were over the President and Mrs. Coolidge retired ,la. snip. a -Uyle jw«t b#or£ the .trip to The swearing in formality was short and simple. The father’s voice trembled as he read. Mr. Coolidge repeated the words dis tinctly and calmly and at the end added solemn affirmation "So Help Me God.” Congressman Dale. Edwin C. Geisser, Mr. Collidge’s assistant secretary; a Ver mont editor and the two secret service men were sole witnesses other than. Mrs. Coolidge. Plymouth. Vt., Aug. 3. —President Cooledge left Plymouth for Rutland on his way to Washington at 7:30 a. m. Eastern Standard Time. At Rutland a special train was ready to take the party to New York. In the living room of his father’s home here Calvin Coolidge took the oath of office as President of the United States. The oath was administered by his father, John C. Coolidge, at 2:47 a. m., Eastern Standard Time. A telejdione had been installed in the Coolidge farm house within an hour af ter Word of the death of President Hard ing had been received, and by communi cation with Washington the exact form of the oath was obtained. In a clear voice the Vice President repeated after his father the words prescribed by the Constitution : “I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the Uhited 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." Die at Same Moment. Scranton, Pa., Aug. 2.—Mr. and Mrs. John Perry, parents of nine children, died at exactly the same hour today on a little form at Forest Lake, where they had moved in an effort to regain their lost health. Perry was 51 years old and his wife was 45 . 'Hie woman died of a complication of diseases. The husband succumbed to miners’ asthma. The couple lived in Scranton until two, years ago, when Perry decided to move to the farm near Montrose, Pa., in an effort to fight off the ravages of his ail ment. Th# couple occupied adjoining rooms during their illness and were nursed by the children. At exactly the same mo ment the child nurses emerged from the two rooms to announce that both pa tients had died. Southern to Bulk) Charlotte Ofllee. Charlotte, August 2.—Die Southern railway system is to erect shortly an office building here to house all depart ments of its lines east, it. was Learned today. The new building, according to the Charloltte News, will cost trom $200,000 to $250,000 and will be on West Trade street just across the tracks from the Southern passenger station. It will be three stories high. .Au old custom which survives in 1 many parts of Italy is tjint when a girl baby is born in a peasant family, her • father immediately plants a row of • popular trees. The idea is that when i the girl reaches the age of seventeen the trees will be of sufficient size to eut and sell for her dotvry. The historic fight arena at Vernon, - Calif.,-, is to replaced with a new one t which will have, accommodations for 0,000 spectators, :• ~ ’ Vnnirii r -
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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Aug. 3, 1923, edition 1
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