09®****® ® ASSOCIATED ® • PRESS ® • DISPATCHES ® ®®@®®®®® VOLUME XXIII The Harding Funeral Train Goes Through lowa Today At Every Station the People j Stood in Numbers to Pay j Last Sad Respects to Dead Chief Executive. MANY REMAINED UP ALL NIGHT | Even in the Smaller. Places There Stood a Band of World War Service Men Forming Guard of Honor. On Board President Harding's Fun eral Train, Marshalltown, lowa, Aug. C.—The funhral train iof Ilrestklent Harding arrived here at 0:30 a. m. to , day. Since the train entered lowa this . morning' At'HUoqncil "Bluffs ft has not passed over a siugle mile where there were not people standing to pay their respects to the late .Chief Executive. Many of these had driven in from farms before daylight and others had remained tip all night, put all had the same desire—to stand uncovered by the railroad's side as the train representing the nation's sorrow hurried by,. Many were gathered trt Council Bluffs when the train passed ther short ly before 4 o'clock this morning. There were many at smaller towns. • Even in the smaller places there stood always a band of World War service men forming a guard of honor and farm ers living miles from town went to the nearest road crossings with their fami lies. At one town a circus train stood on a siding, and beside it stood the circus folk in honor of the President who was always their friend. At that time the funeral train was approaching Cedar ltapids, lowa, -having passed Beverly, lowa, at it :58 a. in.. Central Standard time. The funeral train which left Omohii about one hour fide, and had traversed half the distance between Omaha and Chicago had made up fully 30 minutes of the time lost by engine trouble before reaching Omaha. ■Dr. Harding, Jr., and Dr. Sawyer, son of Brigadier General Sawyer, the • President's personal physician, scarcely appeared when they were tVhixked aboard the westbound special and were off. Railway officials were uncertain exactly where they would meet the fun eral train but President Finley, of the Chicago & Northwestern railway, who arranged for the train and accompanied ■the Marion men directed Pint it proceed as far ns possible. I .cave to Meet Funeral Train. Chicago, Aug. 6 (By the Associated Press).—-In a sitecial train Dr. (too. T. Ilarding, Jr., brother of the late Presi t dent ; Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, and one other mnn from Marion, <)., accompanied by \V. F. Finley, president of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, left Chicago this morning to meet the Harding fun eral train. 100,00 M Expected to Attoiul Funeral at Marion. Marion, 0., Aug. 6.—(By the Asso ciated Press I. —Upwards of 100,000 peo ple are expected "to till this city,to the point of overflowing Friday when the last rites will be Accorded President Harding. To handle the anticipated throng orders have been issued from here by State Adjutant General Hender son for mobilization of 3.000 soldiers of )the United States Reserve forces of Ohio. Hundreds of persons motored to Ma rion • yesterday and early in the after noon company I) of Marion was mobi lized, the men being stationed at points of Harding interest after souvenir hunt er* became so numerous that such a »' move was deemed advisable to prevent destruction of property. No one will be permitted near the home pf Dr. George T. Harding, Sr., where the funeral of the late Chief Ex . ecutive will be held, the Harding Honte -1 stead on Mt. Vernon Avenue, the “front porch” house near the funeral grounds. Dr. George T. Harding, brother of the late President, and Dr. Carl IV. Sawyer, son of Brigadier General O. E. Sawyer, left here last night where they expect to meet the funeral train today. Com ing across Indiana they expect to learn something of the wishes of Mrs. Hard ing in reference to the funeral and burial arrangements here. Major Bulwinkle. to Attend Funeral. Gastonia. Aug. (!.—Major A. L. Bul winkle. Congressman from the 9th dis trict, will leave Gastonia this afternoon for Washington to attend the funeral of President Harding. In addition to rep resenting this district on that occasion 'in the capacity of Congressman, Major Bulwinkle has also been appointed to rep resent the American Region. He. . will probably go to Marion, 0., to be pres ent at the burial of the President. . Reach Clinton at 12:26. Clinton, lowa, Aug. 6. —The train bearing the body of the late President Harding from San Francisco to Wash ington arrived here at 12:26 p. m. to stop while the engines and crews were ' changed. It was met by tremendous throngs of revenit mourners.' Chicago, Aug. 6.—The pilot train ruii!)ing fifteen minutes ahead k>f the Harding funeral,, train reached Clinton, lowa, one mile from the Illinois line, at ’2:03 p. m. A crowd estimated at 50,- u)0 was in the yards and the pilot train made numerous stops in making its way through the crowd, the largest ever seen in Clinton. The special train carrying relatives of the dead President reached Dixon at 12:17 p. m„ according to railroad advices. Waiting to Know Mrs. Harding’s Wishes. Marion, Ohio, Aug. 6. —Pluns for in terment of the bodjr of the late Presi dent Warren G. Harding at the Mariou ' cemetery*will be held in abeyance pend ing 'receipt, ot Mrs, Harding's wishes. It V .v j '•*st r-j! ijis The Concord Daily Tribune M/ Nh M/ 1/ M- J ™ * /N AV /n /IN /h | * * I* EX-PRESIDENT WILSON * * CAN’T ATTEND FUNERAL * * la & (By the Associated Press) US 3K Washington, Aug. (s.—Woodrow St Wilson in a letter to President St St Coolidge made public today, said St jSt he would ‘‘esteem it an honor to St St take part in the funeral procession" St I ft) of President Harding on Wednes- St St day, but that his lameness would St St make it impracticable for him to St St attend the services in the rotunda St St of the capitol. St St The letter, under date of jester- St St day, was in response to one from St St President Coolidge inviting him to St St participate in the ceremonial for St St the dead President St St . St * *******■##***♦ DISTRICT CONVENTION Os the Improved Order of Red Men Held Here Sat unlay. The district convention of the Improv ed Order of Redmen of America, con vened at Concord, August 4th, 1023. The meeting was called to order by Rev. Mr. Cain' of Concord, District Sachem, at 3 p, ,m. At the sound of the toma hawk this vast assemblage, rose in re spect to the passing of our great Execu tive. and brother. Mr. Hnrding, while I)r.' Martin, of the First Baptist Church, of fered prayer for our nation and its widow. A. L. Perdue, of Concord, delivered tile address of welcome and said in part: We extend to you today a welcome to Concord, the best paved city of' its size in the United States: with the finest water system in existence at a cost of $335,181.01; most modern lighted city of its size in the South. We offer you nu introduction to the fact that we have in our neighbor city. Kannapolis, the est towel manufacturing company on earth. Its annual products would loaad a freight train 8 1-2 miles long, and it produces enough towels to wrap up every baby horn in the world and have three fresh ones for inn and _pa for Sunday. The yarn required to produce this co lossal achievement will measure 131,000,- 000 miles. We have 51 textile plants in this county, employing 7.000 happy and contented employes at a pay roll of $5,- 000.000. At the setting of yesterday's sun our three hanks had in actual tan gable cash *55.73H,500.05. And if any of you get broke all you hnve to do is to make yonr sorrows known to our cash iers. The Great Sachem of North Carolina honored the convention with his pres ence and his appeal was an inspiration. Hon. Ed.) Ray. of McAdenville, N. C., made one of his most beautiful talks. Dr. Martin spoke most helpfully on the good of tlie order. Then a parade was led to the court house, where Col. Caldwell made one of his moat stirring speeches of the history of Redmen.. Col. Anderson, of Charlotte, then came with statistics showing the great growth of the order iu various states and made a strong appeal for law aud order. Refreshments were served at ti p. in. and the feed was sumptuous and the orchestra made the hearts of all happy. This closed one of the best district conventions in the history of, the order. X. Funeral Train Barely Escaped • Bad • Accident. On board Harding funeral train at Ghapiiell. Neb., Aug. s.—The locomotive drawing the funeral train of President Harding slipped a tire on its center drive wheel while passing slowly through this town at 5 o’clock this evening. The brakes were applied quick ly and the train brought to an abrupt stop without discomfort to any of the pnssengers on the train. Railroad officials said that a serious accident might have occurred with de railment probable had the train been running fast. Another locomotive was ordered from North Platte, Neb. is presumed here, though no definite word lias been received, that the body will be buried beside his mother and sister in the family plot, but there also have been intimations that the body may be placed in a receiving vault, pending erection of a mausoleum to receive it. Col. F. R. Lahti, and a special detail from President Coolidge to (Carry out the funeral arrangements to Mrs. Hardiug's wishes, stated today that the matter of disposing of the rains is one of the prin cipal subjects to he discussed with Mrs. Harding by Dr. Carl W. Sawyer, and Dr. George T. Harding. Jr., on the trip from Chicago to Willard, Ohio. With the President's Widow. Aboard President Harding Special Train at Cedar Rapids, In., Aug. 6 (By the Associated Press). —Mrs. Harding again rested in tier room in the private car “Superba," which carries toe body of her dead husband. She rested from the strain of last week and to store up strength to carry her through the trying hours in Marion preceding the commit ment. » The widow of the late President had a fairly comfortable night’s sleep. She talked today as yesterday with some of the ladies of the pally. Mrs. Harding's conversation is said to be largely concealing her husband, the things he had been doing and the plans he had made for the future. Courageous ly calm, she has outlined in her mind everything that is to occur from the time the (funeral train reaches Washington to morrow afternoon until the last sad ser vices Friday under the elm'jtrpes in the cemetery at Marion. She M determined to go through it all in the calm manner Hhe has been able to maintain without an exception since last Thursday evening. Whether she can do it or not remains to, be seen, but those who knfw her best say that she cau. f'jyT |' “’T' CONCORD, N. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1923. PRIZES GIVEN AWAY AT PARKS-BELK CO.’S STORE Tremendous Crowd Attended the Dis tribution of Ten Prizes Saturday. A crowd of persons which would be 'hard to estimate packed every available space in the big store of the Parks-Belk Company here on Saturday afternoon at 0 o'clock, when ten frpe prizes were giv . en away at the close of the twelfth an -1 nunl clearance sale. During the progress of the sale, which lias lasted for three weeks, every cus : tomer purchasing as much ns a dollar’s ; worth of merchandise was given a num : bered ticket, the duplicate of which was : deposited in a box in the store. On : Saturday afternoon all these duplicates ; were mixed uy in one big box and a : liftle girl drew out one of them from time" : to time, to determine the winners of the : various prizes. Holders of several of the ' tickets : drawn were not present at the drawing, and since it was a condition of the drawing that a person must be present to claim the prizes, the holders'of the tickets were the losers by not being present. In such cases another num ber was drawn and the pyize awarded to the persons present with their tick et*.-,: -.we- , -J. _ r - A complete list of the prize winners, the prizes won. and the lucky numbers on their tickets follows: 4 Winner first prize—Mrs. C. O. Gil lon, Concord, X. C„ No. 1944, $35 value outfit. Winner second prize—Miss May Aycoek. Concord, N. C„ No. 2499. One ease Octagon soap, special size. Winner thiyd prize—Mrs. Joe Deaton, Concord, N. C., No. 14239. $25 ladies' dress. I Winner fourth prize—Mr. Berry Page. Mt. J’leasai#, Route 2. No. 781c.v design colored or white counterpane. Winner ninth prize—Mrs. R. M. Sap penfield, Concord- N. C.. No. 61640, $5 value ladies' hat (her choice). Winner tenth prize—Mrs. R. L. Bar rier. "Mt. Pleasant. Route 1. No 3509 choice $27.50 value 8 1-4xlo l-‘> velvet rug. WANT TO MAKeTtNERAI TRAIN EFFICIENCY MODEL Every Limited Stopped an Hour Be fore Funeral Train Pasties Over Kadi Division. On board Harding funeral Train at Cheyenne. Wyo., Aug. s.—The manage ment and employes of the four railroad* over which, the funeral train of Presi dent Harding is passing on Us way .to Washington, have combined to make the handling pfj the train an outstanding example of -American railway efficiency. Nothing is left undone to accord tlie proper respect' to the body of the late President and everything is being done to afford the greatest comfort to the bereaved widow on her sad journey across the continent. Hours before the funeral train is, toi pass over a division of any of the four systems—the Southern Pacific, the Union Pacific, the Chicago and North western, and the Baltimore and Ohio— orders are issued which still every mov ing train except the funeral train. All freight trains are stopped for three hours ahead, and all passenger trains, including the crack limiteds. cease to move at least an hour ahead. Moreover, such trais are shunted on to sidings and all rolling stock removed us fast as IKissihle from the main line. At every divisional point, a wreck train with sfeam up, wafting for an emergency.. Discussion of Proposed Treaty Being Prolonged. Paris, Aug. 6 (By the Associated Press.)—Discussion of the proposed trea ty for geheral and partial guaranty pacts making possible a reduction of armaments which has been in progress here for the past few days by the temporary disarm ament committee of the league of na tions is being prolonged by tlie opposi tion of Italy to the compromise project agreed upon by the French and British in fyondon recently. Italy objects es pecially to the provision under which ; tlie partial pacts between two or more powers may in case of threatened war come into play at once, while the general guaranty pact becomes effective only af ter the council of the league has given • notice to that effect. Italy is supported by South American representatives aud by tlie Spanish and Scandinavian delegates who demand that i the partial agreements shall become work able the same as the general pact, only after the council has iMissed upon the I situation. The French aud Bullish delegates have pointed out tlie probability that if the \ opinion of the council were required to ‘ make the partial agreements effective the result would be that those pacts would | be made outside the league. ' Colton Mill Stocks Holding Their own. Gastonia. Aug. 4.—Weekly averages released here tonight show th,:.* South -1 era cotton mill stocks mining" I to hold ' their own with the market continuing to ' Is' a < uiet affair with only no deriti trading. The current average stands 'it ’ ldl.oo for 25 of the most active stocks, * 24 points over last' week’s average of 1 134.30. The onlv stocks to register ' material gains were Victor Monuglium, ' $.400 per shar. am} Cabarrus, $5.00 per share, on bids. Small recessions were ' noticeable in Acme, Climax, Judson ' und Marlboro. Marlboro is selling ex dividend of two per cent. Victor | Monaghan ran up as high as 151, the ; lowest jiriee being 138. Six absolute monarchies still exist in >. the'world. They are Abyssinia. Af t ghhnistan, Morocco, Siam, Oman and Monaco. y ' ■' KHIKTON GETTING READY FOR FUNERAL DF LATf PRESIDENT l ¥ ; All From President Coolidge Down to the Humblest ' Make Plans For Services Their First Consideration. f n _ BODY TO ARRIVE AT ONE P, M. TUESDAY Three Presidents to Be in Procession—ln All Depart ments of Service Work is 1 Almost at Standstill. & Washington. D. 0..->Aug. 0 (By the ' Associated Press),- —The American gov ernment responding do tlie grief of the hundred millions and more for whom it ' acts, prayerfully mad" ready today to prepare the nation's past nites of loving remembrance for President Harding. Not only Presided! Coolßlgc but nil other high officials in Washington made the funeral plans their first eonsidera : tion. putting into flie background for the present all issued of foreign and do mestic concern which so recently had ; seemed of over-shadd" ing importance. In all departments and bureaus the ordinary business of} federal administra ■ tion had utmost eojiie to a standstill while agencies in carry sub-division of the government were called into service for the task of preparation. Work will • stop entirely at 1 p. in. tomorrow when the funeral train ends here its long jour ney from file Pncifiij coast every fed eral building will renjain closed until tlie body of the Chif'f Executive has been laid to rest in Marion ors Friday. 1 Three presidents will be in tlie funeral procession which follows the body of Mr. Harding when it is t&kcn frdta the. East Room of the White House lo lie in state at the Capitol. President Coolidge will ' ride directly behind the immediate mem bers of the family, .And both Woodrow Wilson and Win. Howard Taft will fol low in the long lints that will move up Pennsylvania avenue to symbolize the mourning of a nation, EX-PRESIDENT WILSON MOPES *0 PARTICIPATE ■ Sends Word He Will Take Part in Fun -1 end Crt-envohfes .'His Fffr fete Pos sible.” Washington, Aug. 5.—-Woodrow Wil son authorized the statement today that he “will participate as far as possible” in the funeral ceremonies here AVeilnes -1 day for President Harding. The extent of the former President's participation was not made known but the statement was taken to mean that he at least will ride in the funeral cor tege from the AA'hite House to the eapi 'tol. Whether lie will attend the ser vices in the rotunda probably will de pend upon his physical condition at that time. '• President Collidge extended an invi tation to Mr. Wilson yesterday to take tiart in the ceremonials, but after a con ference betweeh tlie President’s aide. Colonel Sherrill and Rear Admiral Gray son, Mr. Wilson's physician, tlie an nouncement was made that because of .the state of his health the former Presi dent regretted he could not participate. 1 Mr. Wilson decided later, however. ■ that so far as his physical condition ' will premit he will join publicly in the last tributes to be paid to tlie dead President, whose kindness and courtesy to him oh March 4. 1921, was one of the outstanding features of that inaugu ral day., Shotiln Mr. Wilson fiiql it possible to : appear in person in the funeral Cortege, it will be his first public appearance since the burial of tlie Unknown Soldier | °n Armistice day. 1921. and his third | since he left the AA’hite House, to seek ' seclusion and rest in the home that had been prepared for him. on 8 street. Speaks in Interest of Home Mission Work.. Miss Laura .T. lieed, a representa tive of the Home Mission Board of tlie Methodist Protestant Church, made a ; splendid address at the First Methodist Protestant church j'esterday morning on ’ the activities and needs of the work of this board. She spoke very interesting ly of the work in the city of Pittsburg and other Northern c ities, and the need of more Home Missionary work in the | North. She also told of the Work at Bethel Home negr Asheville, and of tlie seliool at Pine Ridge, Kentucky. Miss ' Reed is familiar with ail phases of tlie work of the Home Mission Board, and gave much valuable information in re gal'd to the work heing done. At the ‘ conclusion of her address a Home Missionary Society was organized in | this church with the following officers: ‘ President. Mrs. Belaud Hnupt. Vice President, Mrs. Lee Reed. Secretary. Miss AYrs(e Nash. Treasurer, Miss Alary Newton. Corresponding Secretary, Miss Daisy Scarboro. 1 . Mourning Period Until December 1. 1 AA’nshiugton, Aug. 4.‘—By direction of President Coolidge Secretary Hughes late today telegraphed governors of the ; various states advising them that a period of mourning would he observed by offieials of the United States until ■ December 1. Until this date there will be no official entertainments by govern ment officers. 1 ‘ln addition the governors were ad vised that flags would remain at half mast on government buildings and that ' formal cnlis of organizations or offieials in a body u|K>n the President would be t deferred until after September 3. !?Ir. F. J. Haywood returned last night I from Black Mountain, where he went to speud the week-end with his family. THE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL Tlie Faculty is Now Complete.—Nmv Building Will Not Be Ready for the Fall Term. The faculty of the Concord schools is now complete. The Board has ex ercised great diligence in filling the places of those that declined their elec tion and they have every reason to feel that they have provided a strong corps of teachers for our schools. In the Higli School Miss M'uriel Bul w inkle will tench English and Latin. Miss Buhviukle has had several years of experience as teacher of English and Latin in the Dallas schools. She holds a High School principal's certifi cate. She is a sister of Mrs. S. A. Wolff and has many friends in Con cord. She comes of a family of dis tinguished educators. Miss Nina Lewis, of Conway, S. C, is an A. B. graduate of Winthrop Col lege and has had several years of suc cessful experience. She has been teach ing mathematics and science in the La mar High'School and will liavtythe same subjects --hare. -Her former superin tendent says of her. “In the school room Miss Lewis is a complete master of the situation, showing thorough train ing and careful planning of work. She has excellent progressive metho