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Evening star., 1923-06-11

Thomas William Phillips, Rhode Is
land: Lula Achsah Prather, Kansas;
John Laird Rea. Delaware: ]. Rich
ard Riggles. jr., District OF Columbia;
George Alfred Ringger, Maryland;
Edgar r. Robinson, Virginia; George
w Rogers, Connecticut :-Edwin Grey
Royster, Georgia; MaXiminio Millare
San Diego, Philippine Islands; Con-
stantine Stamatiou Sarantos. District
of Columbia: Sherman G. Shelton,
Ohio: Eulan /. Snyder. Pennsylvania;
William j. Snyder, West Virginia;
Harland Marshall Start. Vermont:
Charles r. Suman. Washington; Lloyd
g. Trullinger, Oregon: Richard J. Van
Leusen, New York; Ambrose J.
Walsh. Pennsylvania; Thomas Mar
tinez wilkins. Wyoming: Melvin D
Wilson. District of Columbia, and
Zoe Swhier Wyatt. Indiana.
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Muriel Margaret Grace. Catherine
Mary McCue. Laura jeanette Thomp-
son. Washington; Ethel Mary Cain.
Marion Roland Cain. Pennsylvania;
Margaret Mary Dunn. New Jersey:
Ruth Marie Mcneil. Pennsylvania.
a nd Jeanette Elizabeth Sullivan, West
Virginia.
Academic graduates presented
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class night program Friday. the KEY
note being a tribute to the memoir
Of Alice Meynen. 4 modern laJlet.
Every Graduate" was presented.1the
east including the entire graduating
class. Rt. Rev. Mgr l.. A Pace. Pm.
D.. of the Catholic University. dc
livercd the address 10 the graduatata
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STEAMER HITS WRECK.
Baltic. With Few Aboard, Able to
Return to Port.

LIVERPOOL. June 1.-THE steam
er Baltic struck an obstruction, ap-
parently submerged wreck. two
hours after leaving Queenstown
bound for New York. 1t is not be-
lieved that the ship is seriously
damaged. but she is returning direct
to Liverpool. where she is due today
The steamer has light passenger
list
Evening star., 1923-08-03
Z
ssFrOn, Press to Home
Within the Hour

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1923-08-03
HARD DAYS AHEAD
FOR NATIONS NEW
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Farm Relief and Coal Strike
Threat Most Vital Prob
lens for President.
WORLD COURT POSITION
WAITED WITH INTEREST
Faces Task of Stemming Tide Of
Party Revolt in North.
west.

The United States today has a new
President-Calvin Coolidge of Mas
sachusetts, thirtieth in line of success
sion.
Mr.. Coolidge is now called upon to
take up the reins of government
where they fell from the hands of his
former chief. At the time of the late
President Harding's death many prob
lens, domestic and foreign, were
pressing for consideration. In the last
few weeks the late President had set
forth his vicws-unquestiona the
policies of his administration-on
many of these questions 1t was his
plan TO deal still further with them
In addresses on his way east.
In the eighteen months of the un-
expired term of Mr.. Harding Presi-
6eTt 6eIi6ies of {Se admin3s1ratio4 as de-
veIoped under Mr. Harding or he Will
have to adopt new policies of his own
His course. it is expected. will be in.
HIs conLse. .e "a exbeeteq- mi pc ~
His course. it Is expected- will be in
dlIenced conditions arising
Precedent
died in ONCE and the Vice President
has been called upon to I'LL his place.
the question has arisen as to wheth-
er he should carry out to the letter
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ticipation of the House in the presi-
Dental obsequies will be given by
William Tyler Page. clerk of the
House. who is hurrying back to
Washington today.
May Lie in East Room.
According to tentative plans the
east room of the White House will
be prepared to receive the Presidents
body. There will be no decora tions
except those floral offerings which
are sent as tokens of regard from
other nations and from official and
personal friends. The casket will
rest in the center of the east room
upon pedestals directly under the
center chandelier in the same posi-
tion where President Lincoln's body
was placed when final respects were
paid by intimate friends and mem
bers of the official family. The east
room is the largest in the executive
mansion and Is the one generally visited
by tourists.
other bodies which nave rested in
the east room are those of Walter
Q. Gresham. former Secretary of
State, and President Lincoln. Pres
ident Garfield's body was not taken
to the White House at all, but was
taken to the Capitol directly from the
depot and to the depot directly from
the Capitol.
According to present plans, nobody
will be allowed within the White
House grounds except members Of
the Harding and Coolidge families
and those entitled to admission. The
closed except to members of the fam
lilies and those invited by them.
The funeral cortege from the
White House to the Capitol will be
,nyn t. fha
and Navy OF the United States, pa
triotic, civic, fraternal organizations
and religious bodies will march to
muffled drums.
Funeral May Start mt AM.
The official representatives of for
eign nations will ride in a special Sec
tion of the procession.
House to the Capitol is expected to
start promptly at 9 o'clock on Thurs
day morning. The gates to the
White House grounds will be guarded
by policemen and soldiers. No one
will be admitted except those entitled
the obseQuies. Visitors will be as
signed to different rooms in the build
ing to await the departure of the pro-
cession for the Capitol.
Vigil over the dead will be main
tanned throughout the silent watches
of Tuesday by soldiers, sailors and
marines.
Former President Taft, members of
the cabinet, with delegations from the
Senate and House, the United States
Supreme Court in their robes of Of
flee and members of cabinets in pre-
vious administrations will be spe-
cially invited to join the official Sec
tion of the solemn procession.
All the funeral ceremonies are to
be fully observed by the military
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Father Administers Oath in
Dead of Night in Simple
Vermont Home.
ROJTTED FROM BED TO GET NEWS
OF MIR. HARDINC'S TRlz GIG DEATH
New Leader, Grieved at Loss of Friend,
Promises to Carry Out
All His Policies.
BY the Associate ted Press.

B
PLYMOUTH, VT, August 3.-Cavn Coolidge sworn in a
few hours President the United States by his father
in the Plymouth Notch farmhouse which he spent his boyhood
left for Washington 80 o'clock this morning.
Accompanied by Mrs Coolidge Representative Dale OF the
federal employees who have been
hastily service duty the President left by auto
mobile for Rutland where special prepared take
the party New York Col John Coolidge the Presidents
father who of resisted the efforts OF
his induce him make the journey to the capital
Though his complete plans have been made known, it
Coolidge proceed from New York
Washington the bearing the body OF President
Harding to the capital.
Negbors from Plymouth and nearby towns gathered to wish
the President godspeed Ludlow Woodstock and Bridge
water gone school with they
Notch Rut
land became procession of automobiles Within few hours
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father might have the honor of administering
it In the meantime, Representative Dale had arrived from
Springfield with two federal employees.
AS the brief swearing ceremony the
Mrs Coolidge retired gain little before
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Mrs. Harding Reading Aloud Be.
side Bed When Death Strikes:
Bears Tragedy Bravely.
RECOVERY THOUGHT so CERTAIN
PHYSICIANS HAD LEFT SICK ROOM
Apoplexy or Rupture of Blood Vessel
in Brain Causes Passing of
Nations Leader.
BY the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO Calf August 3-A nation today mourned
the passing of its leader
The American people from and from lakes to
gulf and the territories beyond the bowed their heads
President dead In the early hours OF last
evening" after day which had brought renewed hope of
covery suddenly and struck down Warren o. Hard
ing stroke of cerebral apoplexy.
The end nstantaneousy and without second OF
warning 80 o'clock There time to summon addl-
tionaI call the members of his Official
family medical skill exercise its knowledge
1t all the twinklng of eye, and left nation
and the world shocked and in grief.
Mrs Harding companion of her distinguished
hr1sba
had loved encouraged IN
adyeIsy and BIss4 ID Be9Ie eoe Pe eon o
aaIF II5d5fa the dnza= ela5s m he ed ~
-Sa>-ye chi of the OF
been attending Chief Executive who also the room
and present Miss Ruth Powderiy and MISS oue
Dausser did all they could, but it avaled nothing.
The President fought and victory against disease
but it appeared nsdious FORM and he lost the battle
Evening star., 1923-08-03

solemn and quiet. as is always his
wont. he walked with simple dignity
down the old stairway and into the
homy sitting room where the news
paper men awaited him. Mrs. Cool
idge, in gray, followed him, weeping.
Stepping to the little round center
table, on which stood an oil lamp, the
rooms only illumination. the new
President read Secretary Christians
m meSSage:
palace Hotel, San Francisco. Calf.
August 2.
MIR. Calvin Coolidge:
The President died instantly while
conversing with members of his FAM
lily at 1880 pm. The physicians re-
port that death was apparently due
to some brain embolism, probably
apoplexy."
B. Christian, secretary,
Mr.. and Mrs. Coolidge then sent
their telegram of coincidence to Mrs.
Harding. Immediately, afterward Mr..
C. Besser. into a little room in the
farmhouse, where he dictated his two
statements He came out and handed
them to Mrs. Coolidge, who distrib-
uted them to the newspaper men.
Almost Immediately after the first
messenger arrived automobiles began
to rush into the little village from
every direction as newspaper men
hastened to the Coolidge house. A
number of neighbors also came in
when they had heard the news. Mr..
Coolidge, seeing the house becoming
crowded, gave orders that an adjoin
ing house be opened for use as press
headquarters.
To Carry Out Policies.
ed his own statement, setting forth
in brief the new executives policy.
and directed his secretary, Erwin
Geisser, to make copies of it for the
press
Meanwhile. the new first lady of
! the. land, sat weeping softly and ex-
claiming in sympathy for the be-
reaved first lady in San Francisco.
What blow-what a terrible
blow to poor Mrs Harding" she said
She had had such a heavy burden, in
her own illness. to bear up under
and now this!"
| Finally Geisser returned with the
copies, and, pushing back the old
photograph album and the family
Bible on the center table Mrs. Cool
/ idge busted herself with the work OF
helping distribute them.
Mrs. Coolidge still was weeping,
the new President still was impas-
sive, solemn and quiet as the news
paper men rushed away to awaken
| the owners Of Plymouth'S three tele-
phones and the lone railroad tele-
graph operator 30 that they might
| nash to the world the Presidents first
words.
The newspaper men had scarcely
gotten out of sight when another
telegraph messenger arrived with a
copy Of the presidential oath from
Washington. And in the same sit
ting room where he had made his
statement-the sitting room with its
hand-braided rugs, its clutter of ven-
erabIe colonial furniture, it's old wood
stove and its family Bible. Calvin
Coolidge received the oath of office
from his father and became Americas s
thirtieth President.
News of President Harding's death
came as a complete surprise to the
Coolidges. who had retired shortly
Continued on Page 5 Column 81
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MRS. HARDING STILL
BRAVE AMID TEARS
Has Borne Up Well Under
Tragedy, Says Mrs. Hoover,
After Vigil.
" tba Associated Press

By the Associated Fress-
SAN FRANCISCO. August 3.-Mrs.
Harding, though bearing up well
under her grievous loss. had the
services of a nurse throughout the
night. Wives of cabinet officers who
accompanied the President on his
westward trip alternated as her COM
panions.
One of these today said the coura-
geous helpmate Of the late executive
had stood the strain well. but had
had little real rest. She emphasized.
however, that Mrs. Harding was far
from collapse or hysteria and had
made no evidence of emotion beyond
the expression Of her grief natural
in the circumstances
Meets Ship Captain.
Mrs. Harding last night received
Capt. Allan Buchanan, commander of
the Navy transport Henderson, on
which the President sailed to Alaska
and returned to the continental
United States, who came to offer his
condolences. After the meeting
Capt. Buchanan said:
MrS. ddrQlnS Is woman, OIL re-
markable qualities. She Is bearing
up with great bravery and courage"
. Capt. Buchanan said the sailors and
marines on the Henderson would
march without arms in the; process
sion when the Presidents body is
taken from the hotel, beginning the trip
to Washington. THE ship will march
every man of it's personnel" Capt.
Buchanan said. eve could not do less
for the commander-in-c chief: particu-
larly one who was as good as Mr..
Harding was to us of the Henderson all
the while he was aboard"
Bears Up Well.
''Mrs. Harding has arm grip
upon herself" said Herbert g. Hoover,
Secretary of Commerce, when ques-
toned by interyiewers as to her con-
dition as he emerged from the preSi-
dental suite.
Mrs Herbert Hoover. wife Of the
Secretary of Commerce, was with Mrs.
Harding almost continuously for
hours after the Presidents death.
She declared that the first lady was
bearing up extremely we'll under the
shock of the tragedy.
Mrs. Harding is perfestiy we'll"
said Mrs. Hoover. ''Of course. she
cries. but there is nothing like a col
lapse. She is going to BE terribly
upset II she sees the newspapers that
said sac coiiapsed' -.
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tConanuto a On aee .. column 2.
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Became World Figure.
Great as was the shock to all who
dwell under the American flag and 10
peoples in many lands-for Mr.. HARDING
by virtue of his Office, his kindly ana
his loyable personality had become
world figure-the great shock came TO
his wife. reading by his side, but she
did not collapse.
"She was shocked. of course, and at
first unable to realize that she had lost
the husband who had made up all the
interest in her life for so many proud
and happy years" said Gen ,o SAWYER o
later. But there was no collapse, no
hysteria. Just brave rally to race
her sorrows and the duties deVoiVlng
upon her at this hour.
Mrs Harding was standing the shock
well early today, but whether she could
stand up under the grief that bore Gown
upon her as the sad journey pack 10
Washington Is made was another ques-
ton Those who know her best say
that she will.
Reach Capital Tuesday.
When dawn crept over the mountains
and lighted up the Golden Gate this
morning almost all of the arrange
ments for this trip-the saddest trans
continental journey in the history of
the nation-had been made. The trip
will be started about o'clock this eve
ming. and should end in Washington
Tuesday morning.
The train will go direct to Washing
ton by way of Reno. Ogden, Cheyenne,
Omaha and Chicago.
This announcement was made after
a conference participated in by the
four members of the Presidents OFF,
cial party in San Francisco, and was
approved by Mrs. Harding.
The car will be lighted at night,
and at all times two soldiers and two
sailors. a part of a naval and mill
tary guard of sixteen enlisted men,
will stand at attention guarding the
casket.
Train to Make No stops.
The train will make no stops en-
route except those necessary for its
operation. The body of the President
will be borne in the rear car. prob
ably the same in which he made the
trip from the capital to the Pacific
coast.
The train will carry the presi-
trip across the country to Alaska,
and also Gen. Pershing, Attorney
General Daugherty and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Z. Remsberg and family, Mrs
Remsberg being sister of the
President.
The body will not be taken from
the hotel except to go directly to the
train, and there will be only the
very simplest private ceremony at
the hotel before 1t Is moved.
The final interment of the body of
President Harding will be at Marion.
Ohio. his home city, a member Of the
presidential party announced today.
The body of the President lay to-
day in the room in which he suffered
and died.
The Ave physicians who attended
the President were united in their de-
cisions as to the cause Of death. In
statement issued last night and
signed by all of them they declared
1t was due to "apoplexy or rupture
of blood vessel In the axis Of the
brain near the respiratory center"
Evening star., 1923-08-03
FUNERAL OF PRESIDENT
TO BE HELD In CAPITOL
Plans Being Prepared Subject to Ap-
proval of Coolidge. Services Likely
to Fall on Thursday.

President Harding's body is expect
ed to reach Washington Wednesday
afternoon at 80 pm.
Lieut.. Col. Clarence Q. Sheriff..
L. S. A, Engineer Corps. who has
been military aide TO President Hard
ing, is today drafting the tentative
plans for the funeral, to be submitted
to President Coolidge and Secretary
of State Hughes. 1t is expected that
these plans will be officially announc-
ed tomorrow.
Arrangements at the Capitol. where
the body of President Harding will
lie in state on the sarcophagus which
has been used for all similar occasions
since Lincoln was assassinated. are
held in allegiance awaiting official
word from Speaker Gillett and Sena-
tor Lodge, or Senator Curtis, assistant
leader. who is chairman of the rules
committee, in charge of such affairs.
Await Coolidge's Arrival.
While definite hours and details are
lacking today. owing to the sudden
ness of the Presidents death and
long distance from the Capital at
which it occurred and the fact that
virtually all those who will make the
arrangements are scattered during
the summer recess, official Washing
ton was busy today with preparatory
plans.
Body Leaves Tonight.
Railroad officials were in confer
ence today figuring when the special
train bearing President Hardings
body might be expected in Washing
ton. 1t is expected that it will come
over the Union Pacific railroad, leay-
ing San Francisco at Z o'clock to-
night. passing by way of Reno,
cago. A telegram to the White House
today said the train would reach here
at 80 Wednesday.
AS soon as definite word is re-
ceived from Speaker Gillett, who is
with the Harding official party, or
from Senator Curtis, arrangements
for having President Harding's body
lie in state in the rotunda will be
made The recent death of Elliott
Woods, architect of the Capitol, who
had experience in similar affairs, in
ciuding the honoring ot The I'm
known Dead" which was the last
time any body lay in state in the
rotunda, places responsibility on John
Welch. acting architect, because the
rotunda comes under the architects
office. Mr.. Welch will consult with
Col. Sheriff. and with David S. Barry.
sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, and
Joseph G. Rogers. sergeant-at-arms Of
the House. Directions for. the par,
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=
Oath Ceremony Simple.
The swearing-in formality was
short and simple. In the little sit
ting room of the farmhouse. fur
nished in homely style like any other
Vermont country home, the President
one side of a little table with Mrs
Coolidge beside him. Across the table
his father, his face beaming, read
the few words of the oath. Ito pre-
serve. protect and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States"
The fathers voice trembled as he
read.
representatives Dale. Erwin c.
Geisser. Mr.. Coolidge's assistant sec
retary, Vermont editor and the two
secret service men were the sole wit
nesses other than Mrs. Coolidge.
The oath was administered by his
father at 2:47 an. eastern standard
time. BY communication with Wash
ington the exact form of the oath
was obtained. In a clear voice the
Vice President repeated after his
father the words prescribed by the
Constitution:
Il do solemnly swear that / will
faithfully execute the office of Presi-
dent of the United States and l will,
to the best of my ability. preserve
protect and defend the Constitution
OF the United States"
Adds $50 Help Me God"
Then, although the Constitution
me God"
Routed from his bed by a telegram
from George B. Christian. secretary
to President Harding, apprising him
of the tragedy In San Francisco, the
new President Immediately met news
papermen and gave them statement
pledging himself to carry out the
policies Of his dead chief and friend.
President Coolidge issued the fol-
lowing statement early today:
Reports have reached me. which
I fear are correct, that President
Harding Is gone. The world has lost
a great and good man. / mourn his
loss. He was my chief and my
friend
1T will be my purpose to carry out
the policies which he has begun for
the service of the American people
and for meeting their responsibilities
wherever they may arise. For this
purpose I shall seek the cooperation
of all those who have been associated
with the President during his term of
office. Those who have given their
Efforts to assist him / wish to remain
in Office that they may assist me. l
have faith that God will direct the
destinieS OF our nation
President Coolidge sent the follow
ing telegram to Mrs. Harding:
I'VE offer you our deepest SYM
pathy. May God bless you and keep
you
(Signed) CALVIN COOLIDGE"
GRACE COOLIDGE"
The new President heard the news
of President Harding's death and his
own elevation to the nations head
ship from his aged father, who had
risen to take Secretary Christians
telegram from the messenger who
had brought 1t by automobile to the
Coolidge home at Plymouth Notch.
He dressed quickly and came down
stairs to meet the newspaper men
who arrived hard on the heels of the
messenger. A, ,trife 1pale. but steady.
Evening star., 1923-08-03

The statement emphasized tnat death
from such a cause might have occur
red at any time and came after re,
coyery of the acute illness he had
suffered for a week was in progress.
Confident Of Recovery.
The statement showed conclusively
that the physicians IS well as every
one else believed up to the minute
the executive was subjected to the
apopletic attack that he was on the
road to recovery. Three hours before
the end came the most optimistic bull
letin issued since the President was
taken i'll was made public. 1t said
thai he had spent the most COM
Portable day since his illness began.
The bulletin was timed 4:30 pm.
THE evidences of infection are sub
siding but he has been left in very
weakened condition by the nara 9at
This afternoon the temperature is
remaining normal, with the pulse rate
around 100 and the respirations aver
aging about thirty. Other factors re-
main the same"
The bulletin was so optimistic that
there was general letting down in
the watchfulness that has attended
the Presidents illness. Members of
the cabinet and their wives. the per-
many of the newspaper men went out
to dinners. where most of the talk
was when the trip back to Wash
ington would be started. AT no time
since the President was brought to
San Francisco Sunday morning was
the vicinity of the presidential suite
as deserted as II was about z o'clock
last night.
Few Near Death Scene.
Outside the suite the usual secret
service men stood guard-they also
discussing when they would get back
to Washington-and down the corr
ridor a little handful of newspaper
men were gathered.
Mrs. Harding, Gen. Sawyer and the
two nurses, however. had not re-
linquished their watchfulness, and it
she should have been there, for no
first lady of the land was ever more
devoted and faithful to her husband
than was Mrs. Harding.
Mrs. Harding was reading to the
President an article entitled "A Calm
Review of a Calm Man" written by
Samuel G. Blythe, a noted political
writer, and published in a current
dZlhe II ueSCTlUcu IIle man 10
whom she was reading. and he was
interested in it. She paused In her
reading and glanced up, he raised his
band and said
That's good. Go on. Read some
more"
Those were the last words Presi-
dent Harding spoke. In an instant
shudder shook his frame, his hand
dropped. and he collapsed.
Mrs. Harding was at the door in
stantly and called:
Find Boone and the others!
Quick!"
One of the secret service men rush
ed down the corridor searching for
Dr. Boone, while Gen. Sawyer worked
desperately within the room, apply
ing restoratives. DR.. Boone could not
be found on the eighth floor, and mes
sengers were sent out He was found
and came in almost running at 1887
O'Clock. Several others had gone
into the room in the meantime. and
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