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Evening star., 1923-08-03
PRESIDENT PARTY
THANKS CAL|FORK
Cabinet Members and Speak
er GilIett Grateful for Sym
pathy Shown Executive.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. August 5.
The four members of President
Harding's cabinet who were in San
Francisco when their chief passed
away last night and Speaker Gillett.
another member of the presidential
party. joined early today in state
ment which, speaking for themselves
and Mrs. Harding, expressed graft
tude and thanks for the hospitality
and sympathy shown by the people
of San Francisco and California.
Text of the Statement.
The statement follows:
ITO the people of San Francisco
and California:
I'VE have all been deeply touched
by the spontaneous and sympathetic
welcome given by the people of San
Francisco and California to our great
leader. his noble wife and the mem
bers Of our party. When the truly
remarkable hospitality prepared for
President and Mrs. Harding was
turned to sympathy for them. 1t
surrounded by the love and affection
of their own home folks.
mo people could have been more
generous or more willing. Everything
that could be thought Of was done h BY
Harding were deeply touched by the
generous hospitality and tenderness
shown them. He had long looked
forward to his visit to California
The keen disappointment of the
President because his illness kept
him from publicly meeting the people
and thanking them was frequently
expressed by him during his illness.
"On behalf of Mrs. Harding and
ourselves. we wish to express our
great gratitude to the governor of
cials of the city of San Francisco;
to the citizens committee; to the
press of San Francisco and California.
and to every citizen of the state and
city.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
VANCOUVER MOURNS
FOR HER LATE GUEST
Canadian Community Takes Presi-
dents Death as Passing cf a
Comrade.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
VANCOUVER, 3. c., August 8
British Columbia in general and Van
couver in particular were in mourning
today. While the officials of this part.
of the world half-masted flags and
compiled formal messages of condo
lence to Mrs. Harding and to United
States authorities. the plain men and
women of the community talked of
President Harding's death of the
passing of comrade-
1t was exactly a week since the
people tramped to the music of
massed bands through aisles of buut-
ing to greet the heads of the house
of their nearest neighbor.
It was exactly a week since they
mobbed their police and military in
high good humor to fling an Eau
revoir" to their guests as they sailed
for home. In spite of newspaper ex-
tras and flaring headlines, many of
those who made merry then found it
hard to believe last night that the
"clean and capable" man, as the may
or described him, had gone to his
death and that ready smile of his
gracious wife was quenched in Sor-
row.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
SOUTH MOURNING
FOR TRUE FRIEND
Four Visits After Election En-
deared President and &C.
mented Loyalty.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
ATLANTA, August 3.-The south
mourned today the death of a true
friend in the passing of President
Warren G. Harding.
Many recalled the four visits which
Mr.. Harding made to this section
after his election to the presidency.
pointing out also that he broke" the
solid south" in 1920, when Tennessee
cast its electoral vote for him by a
big majority. His vote in several of
the other states in 1920 exceeded by
thousands that which had been given
to republican candidates in many
years.
Mr.. Harding spent some weeks in
Florida between his election and his
induction into the office of President.
Scores Of leading citizens of the south
met him and Mrs. Harding while they
were in st. Augustine, Fla 1t was
during that stay that the President
picked the members of his cabinet
and considered measures which were
brought before Congress after he had
assumed tthe presidency.
President and Mrs. Harding visited
Florida in 1922 and again this year.
He also on one other trip in the
south made speeches in Birmingham
and Atlanta.
Leading southerners here today de-
clared that the south had an affection
for President Harding similar to that
which was entertained toward Presi-
dent Mckinley. This feeling. they
said. brought the people of the south
closer to the federal government than
had been the case some years ago. In
thousands of homes In this section
there is feeling Of sadness at the
passing of the President of the United
States.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
Calamity to u. S.,
Says TAFT, GiUen
Neus in Quebec
By the Associated Press.


MURRAY BAY. Que. August 3.
The loss of President Harding
cannot be overestimated, Chief
Justice William Howard Taft. for
mer President of the United
States, declared today.
Mr.. Taft. spending the summer
at this resort. issued the follow
ing statement:
II am shocked beyond express
sion at the news of President
Harding's death. The loss is a
deep personal sorrow to me. The
loss to the people of the United
States cannot be overestimated
He had impressed the whole coun-
try with his nobility of character,
the sweetness of his nature. his
wonderful patience. breadth of
vision, high patriotism and his
love of human kind. His death at
this juncture in the affairs of the
country and the world is a great
calamity."&
Evening star., 1923-08-03
cANADA's REGRET VOICED.
Premier King Says Recent Visit
Won People to Harding.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Presa.
OTTAWA, Canada, August g.
Premier Mackenzie King of Canada
today telesraphed Mrs. Harding as
follows:
My colleagues in the government
join with me in expressing deepest SYM
pathy with you in your great bereave-
inent Your grief is shared not alone BY
the people OF the United States, but IN
very real measure by the people OF Can
ada We recall with deep feeling the
words of good will spoken but a few
days ago by Mr.. Harding on the occa-
sion of the visit of the President and
yourself to our country. In like spirit
and sincerity we express to the people
Of the United States, in the loss they
have sustained, the profound sympathy
Of the people of Canada
I'm the feeling of International friend
ship between the republic and ourselves,
never stronger than they are today, we
Irust thera nay be something of consola-
Evening star., 1923-08-03
ADMIRAL JONES MOURNS
LOSS OF CHIEF OF NAVY
Every Branch of Military Service
Deeply Regrets Harding's
Death, Says officer.
Ry the A ssociated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, August g.
Admiral Hilary P. Jones, who received
the news of the Presidents death
aboard his flagship, the Seattle. at
San Diego, last night. said:
"It was a great shock and a great
grief to all the officers and men of
the feet to learn of his sudden de-
mise, according to special dispatches
to the Los Angeles Times.
"It is a great shock to the life of
the nation" Admiral Jones continued.
I'VE feel we have lost a dear friend
in the passing of Mr.. Harding, one
who had at heart the interest of the
Navy as a strong arm of the govern
f1ient. With every other branch OF
our commander-in in chief"
Evening star., 1923-08-03
HARDING DEATH SHOCKS
COMMANDER OF LEGION
A. M. owsley Sees in Passing of
President Tragic Blow to
Country.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PRICE, Utah. August 3.-The death
Of President Harding was described
as a most tragic blow to the country
by Alvin NJ. Owsley, national COM
mander of the American Legion.
He typified the highest values in
our national life as no president has
since Lincoln. He achieved true
greatness through his dominant
American simplicity. President Hard
ing did not die as men should. We
Americans demanded too much of
him.
I'VE honor and revere him as we
deeply mourn the tragic termination
of the life he consecrated to the serv-
ice of this, our country"
Evening star., 1923-08-03
ign Nations Pay Warm Tributes to Life and Work of Mr. Harding
WORLD RULERS PRAISE
HARDING rs GREAT NAN
King George Commands One Week of
Mourning at Court-Millerand
Cables Frances Grief.

tion to you and to our neighbors in this
hour of sorrow, which we all share"
w. S. Fielding, acting premier of the
Dominion of Canada. last night voiced
the Canadian governments regret at
the passing of President Harding.
"On account of his recent visit to
Canada" said Mr.. Fielding, speaking
for Premier King, who is out of the
city. president Harding was a little
closer than usual to the people of
Canada.
When the first news of his serious
illness came there was general sor-
row here. and this was followed by
relief when word came that he was
gaining ground. His sudden death
now comes as a great shock, and the
sympa thy OF the Canadian people
goes out in full measure to the
American people in their loss""'
Evening star., 1923-08-03
HOTEL WIDELY KNOWN
WHERE PRESIDENT DIED
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOClhleu
SAN FRANCISCO, August 3.-Ths
Palace Hotel, where President Hard
ing died, has achieved a wide reputa-
ton because of the notable person
ages it has had fc- guests. President
Harding is the second chief Oh a
nation to die there. David Kalakaua
1, King of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891.
passed away at the Palace on January
80, 1891.
King Albert of Belgium stayed at
the Palace when he visited San Fran
cisco. When Benjamin Harrison was
President he was a guest at the
hostelry President Wilson was the
last President before President Hard
ing TO be entertained there.
The Palace Hotel was built by
William Ralston, after the style di
the Spanish Alhambra, with a large
court containing a driveway. The
fire of 1906 turned the building into
a blackened shell. after which it was
rebuilt along more modern lines. It
is now an imposing building eight
stories high and occupying an entirS
block.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
POMERENE AND BAKER
TELL OF NATIONS LOSS
Bv the Associated Press.

BY
CLEVELAND, Ohio, August d
Cleveland was mourning soiemnly
today over the death of President
Harding.
The nations loss is great indeed,
said former United States Senator Atlee
Pomerene He was a great American
who loved his country and everything
for which it stood He and 1 served to-
eether in the Senate for six years and
two men of opposite political faith from
the same state were never better friends:
The loss to me personally is very great"
Former Secretary of War, Newton D.
Baker, said THE entire nation will be
shocked and grieyed at the sudden
death of this courteous gentleman. We
lose our first citizen officially and a man
whose personality has made a warm
appeal to the hearts of his people"
Evening star., 1923-08-03
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August SKIING George
upon being informed of the American
Presidents death, Immediately sent
message of coincidence to Mrs.
Harding.
The following announcement was
issued from Buckingham Palace this
morning:
THE king commands that the
court shall wear mourning for one
week for the late Honorable Warren
Gamaliel Harding, President of the
United States of America. The
mourning is to commence from this
date"
King and Queen Shocked.
King George and Queen Mary today
sent the following message of con-
dolence to Mrs. Harding:
Mrs. Harding. White House, Wash
THE queen and l are much shock ed
and grieved to hear of the irreparable
loss which has betallen you. and as
sure you of our heartfelt sympathy
IN your sorrow. The whole British
people will join with those of their
sister nation who mourns the death Of
their President at the eliminating
point of his distinguished career.
(SiEned) GEORGE, r. t.
The Prince of Wales today sent
Mrs. Harding a cable message read
ing:
"Please accept my sincere sympa-
thy in the great loss which you and
the people Of the United States Of
America have sustained"
Queen Mother Alexandra sent Mrs
Harding this 1eSSa Se-
sIe~~aEe Harding
Y offer you my heartfel1 sympathy
in the great sorrow which has be
fallen YOU and the American people
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foreign sec-e
tar, cil spa atSf1ed a similar reessaEs to
Prime Minister Baldwin was great
ly concerned to learn of the death or
President Harding. whom he met on
his recent visit to the United states
in connection with the funding OF the
British debt. Mr.. Baldwin sent Mrs.
Harding a message of sympathy.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
oBREGoN PAYS TRIBUTE.
Difficult to Fill Harding's Loss,
Says Mexican Executive.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, August 3.-"Presi-
dent Harding's death is a sad event,
not only for the United States but
for Mexico" said President Obregon
when shown an Associated Press dis
patch announcing that the American
chief executive had passed away.
Mr.. Harding's personality makes
the loss difficult to fill" President
Obregon continued.
II do not believe that international
policies will be changed. because it
is not a question of persons but of
principles. For Mexico. President
Harding's death is a sad loss.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
M1LLERAND VOICES GRIEF.
Message to Coolidge Tells of Loss
France Feels.

BY the Associated Press.
PARE August 3.-President Mil
lerand cabled President Coolidge as
follows:
II have received the news of the
unsupported death of President Hard
-slaIitieS that marked him for the
.noice of his fellow citizens and his
sentiments of cordial sympathy for
our country, shown in so many cir
cumStances. were highly appreciated
here. France. united with her great
sister republic of the United States
in sadness as in joy. joins with d full
heart in the sorrow that has come
to it
In addressing your excellency an
expression of my sincere condolences,
= beg you to receive at the same
Sine the good wishes I have for the
prosperity of the United States and
for your personal happiness during
Jour presidency.
Cable to Mrs. Harding.
President Millerand cabled Mrs.
Harding today the following message:
1t is with deep emotion that my
wife and ! learn of the death of
President Harding. Our hearts are
with you in your grief, and we wish
to assure you of our deepest SYM
pathy in the sorrow that comes so
cruelty to you and TO the American
nation"
President Millerand sent Lieut..
Col. Demain from Rambouillet to the
American ambassador to convey OFF,
cIally the French executives con-
dclenCes.
POincare Is Griered.
BY the Associated Press.
Premier Poincare today made the
following statement:
"Al France bows in deepest SYM
he
United States.
only recently the press of the
world recorded the noble words Of
President Harding, magnificent leg
fellow citizens that the United States
should participate in the Permanent
Court of international Justice, whose
essential characteristics he outlined
in admirable language.
Praises Inst Speech.
rs not this last act Of man
about to give up his supreme power
to enter the silence of eternity the
most beautiful counsel of chief of
state to the country he governed
and to the great people who had
given him his mandate'"
The premier drafted cablegram
to Secretary Hughes, while President
Millerand sent message 10 Mr..
Coolidge Premier Poincare shortly
afterwards received Andrew W. Mel
ION, Ine american secretary OF JnG
Treasury, and Ambassador Herric!1
and expressed his grief to them.
Premier Poincare this afternoon
sent the following cable messages to
Secretary of State Hughes:
Shocked by News.
painfully shocked by the cruel loss
the United States has just suffered.
I want to assure you, Mr.. Secretary.
of the most feeling sympathy of the
French government.
With President Harding there dis
appears not only grand figure,
eminently qualified to head the ma
tion to which are bound by so
many ties, but also the generous and
enlightened friend that all French
men have learned to like and respect.
"All France partakes in the be-
reavement of the United States"
BELGIAN KING SORROWS.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
BELGIAN KING SORROWS.
Queen Elizabeth Joins in Messages
to Mrs. Harding.

Ry the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, August 3.-King Albert
and Queen Elizabeth have sent per-
sonal messages of sympathy to Mrs.
Harding and official messages to the
American government.
Foreign Minister JaSpar called upon
Ambassador Fletcher and cabled the
Belgian charge d'affaires at Washing
ton expressing Belgium's grief and
Sympathy.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
Pope Plus Deeply
GrieUes for u. s.
In Harding Loss

By the Associated Press.
ROME, August 3.-Pope Plus was
deeply grieved for America in the
loss of one of her best sons" as
he expressed 1t, and the Pontif in
structed Cardinal Gasparri. the
papRl secretary Of state, to con-
vey his heartfelt sympathy and
condolences.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
CUBA MOURNS HIS LOSS.

Sister Republic Deeply Stirred by
News Of President
BY he assoeia ted Press
HAVANA, August 3.-Being noti-
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--In1erPretinE the sentiments
president. the government and the
people of Cuba, / desire to express
the profound sympathy of this sister
republic to the great American peo-
pie in the hour of their trial and
grief at the untimely loss in the death
of President Harding"
Evening star., 1923-08-03
MUSSoLINI is MOVED.
italian Premier Sends Word tc
King of Harding Death.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, August 3.-Premier Musso-
lini was particularly affected by
President Harding's death and imme
diately telegraphed the news to King
Victor Emmanuel and cabled to
America his profound condolences.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
SORROW IN RUMANIA.
Envoy Says Harding Did Much to
Bring Nations Together.

NEW YORK, August 3.-Prince BIZ
besco, Rumanian ambassador to the
United States, was one OF those
awakened TO learn of the Presidents
death.
"Rumania will mourn his death.
he said. 1T will bring the keeneSt
sorrow to Rumania- He had done SO
much to bring the countries together
Evening star., 1923-08-03
BRITAIN IN FIRST TRIBUTE.
Vice Consul General at San Fran
cisco Early at Hotel.
liy the Associated Press

IIy Tho Associatcd Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. August 2.-Great
Britain was the first foreign power
to pay it's respects to the dead Pres
ident. c. II. Cane, vice consul gem
cral of Great Britain in San Fran
cisco, called at the presidential suite
on behalf of Gerald Campbell, gen.
eral consul
MIR. Campbell. he said, was out of
town and would arrive tomorrow to
pay formal respects on behalf of
Great Britain.
Evening star., 1923-08-03

of lard zIr.s-s G-r@ot
Here the miestones in Warren g. Harding's life
Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow county. Ohio, No
vember 2 1865.
Began newspaper publisher November 2o 1884
Elected Ohio State senate, his first political Office
November 6. 1898.
Elected lieutenant governor OF Ohio November g. 1908
Defeated republican candidate for governor
s, 1910.
Elected to United States Senate November g. 1914
Nominated for the presidency June II, 1920
Elected President November 2, 1920
lnaugurated March 4, 1921.
Died August 2. 1928.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
CONSUL PAYS RESPECTS.
japanese Official Calls at Hotel for
His Government

SAN FRANCISCO, August 81
Ujiro Oyama, Japanese consul gen
eral at San Francisco, paid official
respects to the dead President here
last night on behalf of the Japanese
government.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
ADJOURN FOR WEEK
|. TO HONOR HARDING
Both Houses to Name Com
mittee on Memorial-WidoW
to Get Pension.

Having perfected its organization
and heard President Coolidge's an
nual message, the new Congress to-
notice of the passing of President
Harding. Both Senate and House ad-
journed until Monday out of respect
for his memory.
In it's brief session the Senate
passed. without discussion, two bills
presented by Senator Willis of Ohio
giving Mr.. Harding's widow an an
nual pension of $4,000 and granting
her the mail franking privilege. Both
bills now go to the House.
The House unanimously adopted a
resolution by Representative Burton,
republican, Ohio. authorizing appoint
ment of a committee, to be composed
of a House member from each state.
to cooperate with similar Senate
committee in suggesting some way in
which Congress can give evidence OF
it's regret over President Harding S
death.
That a committee of one member
from each state represented in this
House be appointed on the part of
the House. to join such committee
as may be appointed on the part Of
the Senate. to consider and report by
what token of respect and affection
it may be proper for the Congress
of the United States to express the
deep sensibility of the nation to the
event of the decease of their late
President Warren Gamaliel Harding,
and that so much of the message of
the President as refers to that mel
ancholy event be referred to said
committee"
Evening star., 1923-12-06
TAX CUT MEASURE
SENT TO CAPITOL
Mellon Draft of Bill Expected
to Bring Bitter Inter-
Party Row.

The Treasury Department already
has drafted and sent to the Capitol a
bill embodying Secretary Melons sug-
gestions for tax revision. which will
serve as basis for committee consid-
GRAFTON In the House.
A fight over the Treasury proposals
already is brewing at the Capitol. and
early Introduction of a revision meas s.
ure is expected to bring the issue to
the front at the very outset of the ses-
sion.
The first round of the contest will
take place in the way and means com
mittee. where the bill will be referred
for consideration as soon as it is in
troduced. Committee plans still are
somewhat fndefinite. but itsis assumed
that several weeks will be taken up In
examination of the proposed changes
before q report is made bringing the
measure formally before the House for
debate.
During the committee sessions.
MeIons aha plan RbsotR the
hHqse poa 10 appeal to
country in various ways for support.
Democrats Plan Own Move.
10 cOmpllCate the eApeCteu us
agreement on the subject between
republican leaders and the insurgent
group of the party. some OF the demo-
Gratis probably will bring forv ard a
revision program of their own. The
general expectation Is that months
will elapse before there can be final
action.
The ways and means committee is
expected by Representative Green of
Iowa, its prospective chairman. to be-
gin work next week. He said today
that the Treasury bill probably would
not be introduced formally for the
present. but would be used for COM
mittee discussion.
After the committee has gone thor
oughly into the question. a committee
bill will be reported to the House, If
a majority of the members decide
there should be a tax revision and
can agree on program.
Organization of the committee, how
ever, must await selection of repub-
lican and democratic members. The
| republican committee on committees
will meet tomorrow. and is expected
at that time to fill the republican va
cancies and determine whether there
shall be ten or eleven democratic
members Once this ratio is fixed the
minority members will be selected at
a democratic caucus.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
PLANKING OVER CANOPY
OF TOMB is REMOVED
Carter Ready to Begin Dismantling
Tutankhamen's Blue-and-
Gold Shrine.
Nv the Associated Press.

Rv the Associated Press.
LUXOR, Egypt. December Glow
ard Carter and his assistants today
were busily engaged In taking down
the screen of planks erected to pro
tect the great wooden canopy in the
mortuary chamber of Tutankhamen's
tomb from possible damage during
the demolition Of the wall dividing
the chamber from the anteroom.
The last stones Of the wall were
removed yesterday and. therefore, as
soon as the planking Is taken down,
probably by this evening, 1t will be pos
sibie to see for the first time In Its
entirety the huge blue and gold box
with its Enthusiastically slanted
cover which forms the outer shell of
the shrine under which the Praroah
is believed to lie.
Mr. Carter will conduct a minute
examination of the whole shrine be-
fore he embarks upon the next step
Of taking apart the nineteen odd
component parts of the outer box,
hut probably will start with the roof,
which itself Is composed of several
sections. Elaborate preparations are
heing made for this stage Of the work
and several trays Of tools were taken
into the we'll of the tomb this morning.