The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-03
CONGRESS PAUSES
 FOR HALF HOUR AS .
 CHAMP CLARK DIES
Former Speaker Had Urged From Deathbed That Clos ing Session Be Not
 Interrupted
By Associated Press

 closed today the career of Champ Clark of Missouri, for more than a quarter century towering figure in national politics, stalwart of stal- warts in the democratic party.
 He died in the very shadow of the cap itol Just over the way from the hotel where he has. lived many years, House and Senate seethed in the closing hours of the Congress of which he was an hon. ored member and leader. The stir of leg islatve battle was with him to the end He lived again in memory as his pulses Tagged, days of eight years he wielded the speakers gavel in the House. Those sorrowing at his bedside heard the old chieftain mutter in his last delirium:
 "The question is on adoption of the conference report"
 By mandate more binding than any written law, Congress barely halted in reverence to mark the passing of the aged member. Knowing as the years had taught him to know the vital urgency of time in the closing days of a Congress, the former speaker made known his will from what he knew was his death bed. His wish was carried to both Houses that no halt in public business should be made at his death
 HALT BRIEF HALF HOUR
 In obedience to that behest the House peopled with his personal friends of whatever party, halted a short half hour in adjournment, then marched on with it's crowded programme. In pressing work Mr Clark took active share up to a little more than 10 days ago, coun- selling his party colleagues as democratic leader until cold struck him down to become victim to the nfrmities of his 70 years of driving life that reckoned nothing of his own physical welfare. His death threw a shadow over every face in the chamber when Representative Rucker of the Missouri delegation arose to announce it. voice choked with emo tion. It was a halting, brief eulogy he pronounced, but it drew from members sighs of sorrow more eloquent than words to tell of the place the dead lead CT held in their affection and respect. The formal motion for a half-hour ad- journment was made by Representative Mondell, republican leader.
 26 YEARS IN HOUSE
 MT. Clark would have been T years old had he lived until next Monday but his 26 years of service in the House would have ended Friday, for he was defeated for reelection
 In the subdued talk on the floor or
 
 in honor of his memory, friends of years standing scorned the suggestion that the stout hear of the Missourian had been shaken by political defeat That he had foreseen long in advance, they said it was more personal matter that had broken his spirit. they insisted the death a year ago of his idolized s-year-old grandson and namesakc. Champ Clark Thompson.
 Since that blow, it was said MT, Clark's colleagues had noted a waning of his keen interest in public affairs and little droop to the massive shoulders so fanni- far through the years in the corridors of the capitol
 SERVED TO END
 There was one thing upon which all were agreed, that Mir Clark had died as he wished to die, in the harness of his life work. He had planned retirement to his home in Bowling Green, Mo. after Marchi4, but the end found him still serv- ing his country and his state in the House. That made it possible for the House to vote his widow year of her husbands salary as it's first business when the memorial adjournment was over.
 Dr. Jesse Shoup. Mr C1ark's physician. had little hope from the day his patient was taken down with a cold. Pleurisy developed quickly. but behind that there was an accumulation of ailments due largely to advanced age and the reckless energy Mir Clark had thrown into his work. To development of these the cold opened an easy door. It was only a question of little time, Dr. Shoup knew, despite the courageous fight his patient was making. and besides Mrs. Clark, the former speakers son. Bennett. and his daughter and her husband. Mir. and Mrs. James M. Thompson of New Orleans, were at his bedside through all his last hours.
 In the Senate word of Mr Clark death was given by Senator Harrison of Mississippi He spoke feelingly of the services the veteran democratic leader had rendered his party and the nation. but MT. Clark's wishes that no halt in the business of Congress should be made in his honor prevailed and the Senate kept on at it's work.
 FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS
 Both houses of Congress on Saturday, however, will pay respect to the dead leader in a manner which has been dup Heated only a few times in the history of the nations law-making body Ten tative arrangements for the funeral as announced tonight provide for funeral services at l0:S0 o'clock Saturday morn ing in the House chamber. Before the services the body will lie in state in the halls in which MT. Clark fought for the right as he saw it. Not since 1914, when services were held for the late Serene E. Payne, for more than 90 years a representative from New York, has the House chamber been used for such purpose
 Immediately after the funeral services a special funeral train bearing the body, the members of the Clark family, the sergeant 4at-arms of the Senate and House and the special House and Senate con> mittees named to attend the final services, will start on it's way to the home state of the former speaker.
 Arriving in St. Louis about D. m. Sum day, the body will be taken to place yet to be designated and there lie in state The next morning the last lap of the long and final journey to Bowling Green will be made. and in the midst ot home scenes and surrounded by those he so long represented, Champ Clark will be laid to rest.
 NUMEROUS TRIBUTES Individual tributes to the memory 6r MT. Clark quickly followed announcement of his death Republicans as we'll as his own party members joined in paying re- spect to him and tonight a table at the hotel where he lived was covered with telegrams of sympathy to the family. Among these was telegram from the house of representatives of Missouri ana another from Governor Parker of Louis- iox4