The Washington times., 1923-08-03

publican "whip"; Moses of
| New Hampshire, Watson of
Indiana and Brandegee Of Con-
necticut, all Republicans. A.
Senator Cumnnins has indicated
a desire to retire from active
leadership, the honor probably
win fall to either Senator
Jones or Senator Curtis.
open door the figure of the man he
loved, cold In death.
In the death room itself prepare
tons were shortly begun to make
fthe physical arrangements necessary
i for the Transporting Of the body
back to the Capital, where Il will
Tile in state while great nation
pays tribute.
Sister Is Overcome.
Mrs. Harding, whose life year
i ago had been despaired Of, and wh5
suffered one partial collapse on the
i room, biting her lips and clinchinB
l.her hands TO restrain the emotion
that welled within her and which
she was controlling only by the
most visible effort. She was 0rying.
but she did not collapse. earlier re-
ports to the contrary.
Mrs. 3. b. Remsberg. sister Of the
President, who had come up from
her home In Santa Ana only q few
days ago to zee her brother for the
j first time in two years, assisted her
1 to her room. She, too, was crying,
but az the Presidents sister she
undertook 10 give o few directions.
/ Then the undertaken and bis az.
sistants came In and the room
which shall forever be historic WsAs
closed while they began their work
preparing the body for it, long, aor-
rowful Journey across the continent.
The same party that accompanies
the President from Washington Oh
that memorable June day aix
weeks ago viii make the return
journey on the funeral train. in
addition there Will be Attorney Gen.
eral Daugherty, General Pefshlng.
ana Mr.. and Mira. RensDeFg and
i The route Is be followed win b
the quickest francisco "a
Ogden, Cheyenne. Omaha, Chicago
and thence into the Capital. Nc
stops win be made other than thost
necessary in the operation Of thu
train.
| The Presidents remains win b
borne on q rear car, probably thu
ordinary type Of observation car,
At night, flying through miles d
j desert, plain and mountain tbs.
lie between San francisco and tht
Capital, 1t will be lighted, and al
al times two soldiers and two
sailors will stand ut 9eeNAnon ~
a guard Of honor about the casket
Sixteen enlisted men and two OF
ficers from both the army and
navy will comprise the last guart
for President Harding.
The trip to Washington win be
fast one. 6ixty-five hours to Chi
cago and twenty from Chicago e
the Capital was the forecast tonight
as preparations were being made K
make up the train.
/ ( Body Lies IN Hotel.
Until It is borne reverently to th$
train TONIGHT, the body Of the Pres
ldent will lie where life EXPIRED
In the Presidential suit atop the
Palace Hotel. Brief and simple
services probably will be held there
before the body 10 removed.
At Washington the body win b
borne to the rotunda OF the Capt.
tol, according to present plans. ant
there 1t viii lay in state for pup
lie funeral. Interment viii be made
at the Presidents old homo II
Marion, Ohio, -whence he came eigh
years ago to the United States
Senate.
It IL officially recorded that thu
; President died Of a cerebral apo
plexy. Something snapped In hi
brain, II the cofnmoner way OF OK
pressing it. But by many Of thos
who knew him intimately, his deatl
will always be regarded az due q
overworl at a period IN life wheI
most men in business begin Il
slacken the pace--the same refusa
to do which drove his immediate
: predecessor in the White House Il
retirement a broken, shattered man
forever doomed to a life OF semi
The President left Washington OF
June 20 for his first visit to TIT
great West that lies BEYOND tn
: Mississippi. It was the most ambl
tious trip ever undertaken by an!
. President of the United States, I
trip designed to carry him on 9
, speaking trip across the continent
. long sea voyage ana visit T
Alaska, return speaking triI
|, down the California coast, and re
embarkation at San Diego for
: long journey and visit to the pos
sessions OF Porto Rico and tn
/ Virgin Islands via the Panam
J Canal.
Il Mr.. Harding appeared to be ii
excellent health when he left tn
Capital. He was keenly antic1pa
: tory OF the trip and he had labore
hard, oftentimes far into the night
at the White House during the no
/, days of early June, preparing tn
Q speeches he was to make en- rout
to Tacoma. He planned thes
speeches carefully, for they were (
write the Republican platform TO
q 1924, at least to chart the course o.
8 a dozen great issues.
Intense heat greeted the Pres
o dent through the Mississippi valley
and the heat, the constant traVei
}. the great crowds that everywher
l. greeted him, the strain Of THROWN
l. his voice great distances, the cor
d stantly changing food and water
r the lack OF exercise in the stuff
d Pullmans-all these things com
{. bined TO sap q vitality 40 maRnif