The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-03-03


er speaker made knoWa his VII from
what H. knew WAS ms death beat HIS
wish was carried To both houses thH;
no half IN puntic business SH"u'd ''
made at his death
In Obedience. :" that hHh"S:. -" house
prop!cd with his Personal friends Of
Whatever party. halted l short half
hour in Adjournment. chen marched on
wiki its crowded program
In that prCSSiuG work. Mr. Clark TOOK
active share up TO iittlc moro than tc"
days ago. council;ng hlS party colleagues
a Demuc ratio loader untU cold stru"N
him down to hccom" - I.ctiTl To the IN
tlrrniii"s Of his seventy years of driving
life that rrrkoncd nothing Of his own
personal welfare.
Death Announced.
Mr.. Clark would have been - years
Old had he lived ua:H Moo6ir. "ur his
twentv-srvcn years q: service in III"
house would have cn,lrd Friday. for n
was defeated Tor r"-riec;!rn. In t"c
suhdued talk on the floor or in COAX
rooms while the hous" paused IN honor
OF his memory. friends OF years stand
ing scOrncd the suggestion that IN"
stout heart OF the MiSsourian had been
shaken by political defeat. That he htH
forSeen long in advance. they said II
was 4 more personal matter that had
broken his spirit. they insisted. mo
death 4 year ago Of his idnl!Z"d. TIRE"
year old grandson and naneSakc. Ehamp
Clark Thompson.
Broken BY 9r1ndsou's Death.
Since that blow. II WIS stated. Nj.
Clark's cSlleagucS had no'".; 4 waning
Of his keen interest in pUhli" affairs
and a ntt!r drop OF the mASstv" Shoul-
drrs 50 familiar through the years IN
the corridors Of the capitol.
There was not on" thing upon which
a.! were agreed. that Mr.. Clark had died
rs nc wished TO die. in ~" harness "C
his llfe'S work. II" had planned retire
mont to his HON" in Bowling Green.
Missouri. after March !. hut the end
found him still serving his country ana
his state in the hoUSr. That made II
possible for the hons" 10 Not" his widow
a year OF her husbands salary 4 sits
first business when the memorial ad-
iournmcEt was over.
Accumulation OF Ailments.
p-. Jesse Shoup. Mr.. riark's phyS'-
clan. had little hope from III" day rs
ratient was taken down with u "n'd
plcurIsy Developed Qu!cXly. but behind
tina, there was an accumulation or al
mcnts. due largely TO advanced age and
the reckless energy Mr.. Clark han
thrown into his work. To develop
ment OF these the cold opened an easy
door II was only 4 question OF lttt'"
time. Dr. Shoup knew. despite th'A
courageous night his patient was MAX
ing Resides Mrs. Clark, tn" former
Speakers son. R"nnett. and his dau%h-
ter and her husband. Mr.. and Mrs.
James NJ. Thompson. OF New Orleans
were at his bedside through all his last
hours.
In the senate. word Of Mr. C,ark's
death was given by Senator Harrison
OF NIssissippi II" spoke fCcl!rSlN OF
The service tho veteran Democratic
leader Ind rendered his party and tn"
nation, but Mr. Clark's wishes that n"
hat IN the business OF congress should
be made in his honor prevailed aOd tne
senate KEEP: on ~ rs work.
Will Pay Tribute.
. Both houses Of congress on saturday.
however. will pay RESPECTS 20 tn" dead
loader IN n manner which has been du-
ul,catrd only 4 few times in the history
- l., nations law-makinE body. Ton
ta,Iv,. arrauErmcnts for the funeral. as
announced tonight. provide for services
a, 1850 o'clock SATURDAY morning IN
rho house chamber. Before the services
rho body VIII Ii" in state in IN" hall IN
which Mr.. clark fought for the right
Ms ne saw il. Not since 1914. when
services were hNid for tn" lat" Serene
f. PAYNE. for NOR" than 30 years
commemorative from New York. has ~"
house chamber been used for such Il
purpose.
Immediately after the services Spe-