Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-02
President Taft and Other
Officials Will Attend the
Funeral of Revered Vice
President on Saturday.
PROCLAMATION
ISSUED THIS MORNING
Special Tribute Will be Paid
to the Dead Man by the
Government; Flags Will
be at Half Mast. F.

Washington, d. c., Oct 31.-Presi.
dent Taft will leave Washington late
tomorrow for Utica to attend the
funeral of Vice President Sherman.
The president will go in a private car
and will be accompanied by some Of
his aides and secretaries. What cabi-
net officers will 60 had not been deter
mined when the president began max.
ing his arrangements.
Colonel Daniel N Ransdell. SER
geant-at-arms of the senate, at the di.
rection of Senator Bacon, today began
making arrangements for the vice
presidents funeral. AS many senators
as can get to Utica by Saturday after
noon are to attend The senate will
take charge of the vice presidents
funeral and bear the expenses, as 1t
does for senator
Flags upon the white house, the
dome of the capitol and government
building were at half mast today. The
state department Is preparing q
proclamation which the president ap-
proved, proclaiming thirty days mourn.
ing for embassies and legations Of the
United States abroad, for closing of
government offices on the day Of the
funeral and for putting flags at half
mast on ships of the navy and upon
military posts. :,
Shortly after noon President Taft
signed the proclamation announcing
the vice presidents death, providing
for observances and paying a tribute
to Mr.. Sherman's life and work.
The text of the proclamation is az
follows:
ITO the people of the United States:
James Schoolcrau Sherman, vice
president of the United States, died
at his home in Utica, N. Y, at 9:42
O'Clock on the evening OF October 30,
1912. In his death the nation has lost
one of it's most illustrious citizens
and one of its most efficient servants.
Elected at All early age to the mayor
ship of his native city, the continued
confidence of his community was
shown by his election for ten terms as
a representative in the national con.
gress. AS legislator he at once
took and retained high rank and dis
played such attributes of upright
craftsmanship as to commend him to
the people of the United States for the
second highest Office within their gift.
LAS presiding officer of the senate
he won the esteem of all for his fair
ness and impartiality. His private
II
disposition and attractiveness Of char
acter endeared him to all whose priv
ilege it was to know him. His devo-
ton to the best interest of his native
land will endear his memory to his
fellow countrymen.
SIN respect to his memory and the
eminent and various services of this
high official and patriotic public serv-
ant, direct that on the day of the
funeral the executive Offices Of the
United States shall be closed and all
posts and stations OF the army and
navy shall display the national flag
at half mast and that. the representa-.
tives Of the United States in foreign
countries shall pay appropriate trib-
ute to the illustrious dead for a period
of thirty days.
I'm witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
thirty-f1rst day of October in the year
of our Lord, one thousand, nine hun
dred and twelve, and of the independ-
ence of the United States. the one
one hundred and thirty-seventh.
William Howard Taft"
by the president: (SeaD
Alva A. Adee, Acting Secretary OF
State"