New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-08-10
Tribute Of Silence Today Comes
AS Last Testimonial of Country
Complete Suspension of In
dustry and Public Service
Foreign Countries Also
Hold Services.
BY The Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
Washington. Aug. 10.--The Nation
will pay the tribute of silence to War
rem G. Harding as his body is en-
tombed today at Marion.
From coast to coast and from bor-
der to border every wheel of the fed
eral government and practically every
one of industry and commerce will
stand still. Theaters and other
amusement places will be closed;
taseball games postponed and other
events of sports deferred.
AS recommended by President Cool
idge in his proclamation officially an
nouncing the death of the late presi-
dent, the day will be one of mourn
ing and of prayer, Thousands upon
thousands will gather in their places
of worship for services as myraid
church bells toll the mournful mes
sage of a beloved chieftain laid to his
last rest.
Is Almost World Wide.
These services will not be confined
to land or to America. At sea on
great passenger liners flying the
American and other flags, prayers will
be said and memorial ,ceremonials will
be held in number of foreign lands
in historic Westminster Abbey. in
Trance. in Switzerland, in South
America and elsewhere.
President Coolidge did not pro-
claim this burial day a national holi-
day as 1t was not his purpose to rec
ommend stoppage of industry, pre-
ferring rather to leave to each indi>
vidual concern the choice of the
method by which 1t would pay a last
tribute to the dead. In many states,
however state holiday was prob,
ably proclaimed and in these. all
banks, national and state, will be
closed under the law, the transaction
of only urgent business will be en-
couraged.
In many sections, mines, factories.
shipyards and places of business gen
orally will be closed throughout the
day. In others there will be a cessa-
ton of work at the burial hour.
Traffic on all the railroads will
come to a halt at the hour of entomb-
ment, trains grinding to a stop where
ever they may be and remaining mo-
tionless for from two to five minutes.
Work in the railroad shops will cease
for similar periods.
Public Service Suspends.
The Postal Telegraph company will
silence all of its telegraph and cable
wires for two minutes, while the
Western Union will suspend activities
'or three minutes. At four o'clock.
eastern standard time, taps" will be
dashed on all Associated Press wires
,ver the country, and every telegraph |
instrument in the service will be
'tilled for two minutes while all en- !
,loyes will maintain absolute silence. |
In New York, Boston, Chicago and |
'ther places afternoon newspapers
will suspend publication.
Exchanges in New York, Chicago |
md other big market centers will be
losed all day,
Post offices everywhere will be
osed for two hours with curtailed
deliveries of mail during the day.
In Washington practically all husi-
ess will come to a standstill at four
clock, while buglers at half a dozen
points in the city will sound
taps" the soldiers farewell. All
treet car traffic will halt for five min
tes, the trainmen standing uncovered
nd with bowed heads Taxi cabs also
yill stop for a similar period.
From o'clock to 4:02 o'clock the
& Potomac Telephone
ompany will handle no calls, and the
perators will sit at attention at their
osts.
Church Services
Memorial services will be held In
ractically all of the churches In the
ational capital and there will be an
apn air service at the peace cross in
le national Cathedral close. Rev.
r. James e. Freeman. bishop of
will deliver the memorial
1dress and chorus drawn from the
churches of the city will Z
ng hymns accompanied by the army
and.