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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
r NANCE LEADERS WE tCH EFFECT IF
 HARD|NC7s DEATH
Will Coolidge Be Able To Hold Radicals In Check? Is
 Question

NEW YORK, August 3-Leaders cf financa tonight were weighing the effect of President Harding's death on the economic future of the country.
 They were trying to solve two
 Will President Calvin Coolidge be able to hold ir check the so-called radicals iH Congress-?
 If Coolidge fails of nomination by the Republican national convention next year, who will be the standard bearer?
 Frankly, they fear LaTollette. Johnson, Brookhart and the other senators of the West who openly or tacitly are committed to a war on big business"
 ion held that NIT. Harding's' death would cause a temporary slowing down of business. due, largely to shock at his sudden demise. After that it will depend on the country's s attitude toward MT. Coolidge, it is felt.
 Bankers, industrial leaders and brokers feel that Mr. Coolidge will do his utmost to carry on the poli- ton of this, they point out, is his evident intention to retain all or Mir iardng's cabinet members.
 But whether Mr CeoiIdge can keep Il check on LaFollette and his fol lowers is the bis question. One banker said he expected to see La Folette and his supporters make a general attack on the big corpora tlons of the coui try, when Congress convenes This banker expressed the opinion that Lat ollette would board the next boat back from Europe to begin his campaign for nomination by the Republican convention.
 Vail street men foresee tumul- tous fight for the Republican nom- ination with LaFolletto and Sen ator Hiram Johnson Of California putting on most of the fireworks s
 Leaders of finance expect the next Congress to pass a soldier bonus bill. Likewise they expect Presl- dent Coolidge to follow in the foot steps of MT. Harding and veto it They are wondering whether he will be as successful in blocking passage of the measure oger his veto, as MT Harding did.
 In many quarters in Wall street there is feeling of extreme confi- dence in MT. Coolidge. They point 10 his announcements for law and order in the boston police strike; his New England integrity. hon. csty and inflexbility CT purpose.
 The finarcial district paid tribute to MT. Harding by closing up shop All stock exchanges were closed J P Morgan & company, Kohn Loet x company and other big financial institutions closed their doors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04

trolmen and as many detectives, divided between the two stations and mounted and motor cycle escor; of 40 men.
 The President received some of the correspondents who had been as signed to cover" him at Plymouth Notch and who had visited him early this morning to obtain his first statement upon~hls elevation to the presidency. -
 He chatted with them of many things but to each request that he amplify his meaning statement in which he announced he proposed to carry out his dead chiefs policies and hoped to retain all members of the Harding cabinet he replied:
 'I do not care to enlarge on that. I think it explains itself"
 As to his movements on reaching Washington, MT. Coolidge was still uncertain. He expressed the hope tbat he might not be expected to reside at the White House until Mrs. Harding had had opportunity to re- turn and make her arrangements. He said he expected to go to his vice Willard.
 VIII Not Take Oath Again.
 Asked whether it would be neces, sary for him again to subscribe to the oath of office before a justice of the supreme court, he replied:
 'No, indeed. Any person authorized to administer an oath can swear in President of the United States"
 The exodus from Plymouth was so sudden the President has not yet re- ceived messages of congratulation from his two sons, John and Calvin. Jr. John, who is IT, is attending the citizens military training camp at Camp Devens, Mass. Calvin Jr., a few years younger. left several days ago for the Coolidge home at North ampton, Mass. blowing to earn spending money during his vacation by working on a farm.
 The President said he rested well during the night in spite of the strain of the midnight hours He ap- peared fresh and strong upon his ar rival here. He had started for Wash ington shortly after dawn, driving 37 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
CAPITAL READY
 TO RECEIVE DEAD AND GREET CHEIF
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and where he will maintain his resi- dence while the executive office at the While House is being put in or ter for him. Because of repair work iii progress there and in deference to Mrs. Harding, 1t will be several day before the President and the new first lady of the land take charge of the executive mansion.
 One of the subjects to be discussed between MT. Coolidge and Secretary Hughes was the detailed program for the state funeral of MT. Harding but the plans had not reached a stage tonight where they were ready for announcement. Upon it's arrival the body is to be taken to the historic east room of the White House, and later the nation will pay it's tribute of respect and of sorrow at cere- mtny in the rotunda of the capitol whero Lincoln lay in state, and where a few months ago President Harding placed @ wreath on the casket Of the unknown dead.
 Meantime, throu ghout the nation and every far place where the Stars and Stripes float above missions Of the American government, there were manifestations of national grief At the White House, on gov navy ships and army garrisons. above embassies, legations and con- sulates abroad, and on the residences end business places of many thou sands of patriotic American citizens, the flag has been dropped to half mast as token of sorrow and re- spect. On many buildings in Wash ington and in other cities great mourning badges of crepe silently attest the grief of those wno dwell within.
 Q O O
 Army Laments Death.
 The lament of the army over it's commander-in-c chief is to be sounded to the world in much different fash lon. From dawn. to dusk tomorrow in every army post and station sa- luting cannon will speak out at in tervals the sorrow of the land forces of America. On the sea, too, and at shore stations of the navy there will be fitting observance of the fall of a comrade in the nations service.
 Orders for these ceremonies and for other observances of the ma tional sorrow were issued today
 Secretary Hughes ordered that the doors of all the branches of the fed eral government be closed, to re- main closed also on the day of the funeral, which may be designated by President Coolidge as day of gen eral mourning throughout the land.
 Until the body of the departed President has been consigned to the soil of the state which gave him to the nation, it is probable that little will be done toward the shaping of public policies by his successor. By retaining in office all the present members of the cabinet, President Coolidge not only has left in opera ton all the necessary machinery to carry on the work of the govern ment, but has contributed to the complete stability of a governmental organisb which otherwise might have functioned but poorly under the stress of the emergency. Until the end of next week he is expected to give his attention unsparingly to in sure that the last rites for the fallen President express fittingly na- tion's gratitude to servant who remained faithful unto death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
NO MUSIC PLEASE, SAYS WAR HERO, AT NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS. August 5-"Please let there be no music. America is in mourning today"
 These were the first words of Gen. Henri Gouraud. military governor of Paris, and one of the World war heroes of France, when he stepped from his train today to be the guest of the city of New Orleans and saw band ready to play the "Marseillaise" and "The Star Spangled Banner"
 News of the passing of President Harding reached the generals party through extra editions of newspapers put abroad the train last night. Al hough he had retired, his aide de
 mp awakened him. General Gouraud ve instructions that personal
 gram be sent Mrs. Harding ex- al sing his sympathy and that of .I g oers of his staff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
Coolidge And Wife Described
 As Friendly Couple Without
 Airs-Both Like To Forget
 Cares Of High Office

PLYMOUTH, Vermont, August B. Back in the wilderness of the Green mountains, ten miles from a rail- road station. over rocky creek red road, is the real home of Calvin Coolirge, next President of the United States.
 Some day when years have dulled the lure Of politics and fame, MT. Coolidge is going to come back to house, with barn attached and sit in the swing on the front porch and watch the sun sink over those par sley-green hills for the rest of his life.
 It's the greatest country in the for Washington.
 My mother used to sit with me in her lap under the shade of that old maple tree right there and lull me to sleep.
 Do you ever see trees so green as than in those lakes down there? In winter it is fine, clear and cold. In summer it is wonderful; brisk noun tain air, cool evenings, hungry troUt and fields of hay"
 Spent Vacation.
 Mir. Coolidge spent his vacation there recently. In the big limousine which had rolled him about between the senate, the Willard +1otel and the social functions of Washington with a liveried, solemn chauffeur and hid himself, his wife and chill dren away from the clamor of a Vice Presidents life.
 The little hamlet of Plymouth has 34 voters-although they never vote. The selectmen just record 34 repub 4I-.. IL to go to the trouble of going to the polls.
 There is one telephone in the pub lie store, run by Miss Florence Ceilly, who has never been further out of the hills than Rutland in her life. But no one ever attempts to use the phone. It is strung along olothesline poles and somebody threw school bench over it last halloween. It never has worked right since. Miss Ceilly, of characteristically New Eng land stock, says she reported the thing to the phone company about three months ago and they have never been up to fix 1t yet. She speculates though somebody will come along before winter and see whats wrong with it.
 Born In Little House.
 MT. Coolidge was born in little
 
 51 years ago. He has watched nearly every tree around here grow from shrub to a giant maple. They are his and he wants to be near them.
 All the folks around here speak of him only as Gal" They remember him from the time when he went to the little school up on the hiiis. It isn't. 8 red school house like all his biographers say. It is just plain lumber color, beaten by the winds, rains and snoy of half a century.
 Cal wasn't the smartest boy in the class. He was always sort of back ward. He used to sit around think ing when he should have been doing arithmetic. But he denied strenously the story that he didn't know his abcs until he was ten years old. er1t Was at Amhurst college that he f1et. hfs' wife Grace. She was the belle of Vermont. MT. Coolidge didn't know any of the rudiments of whirlwind courtship. They don't do that sort of thing up here in this New England country They follow the lead of John Alden and let ac- tions speak louder than words. Had Rival In Love.
 MT. Coolidge wasn't getting along very well, though. His girl had another fellow, real beau who wore
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
FARM AND STRIKE RELIEF WOULD BE
 GREAT PROBLEMS
Coolidge Has Indicated He Does Not Favor Special
 Meeting Of Two Houses

WASHINGTON, August S.--(By As sociated Press.)-Pressure for the calling of an extra session of Con- gross is to be brought to bear on President Coolidge. It will come largely from two sources, those seek ing legislation designed to relieve the farmers, and those who see in the threatened strike in the anthra cite coal fields the possibility of another fuel famine in New York and New England during the coming winter.
 What the decision of the new chief executive will be remains for the fu- ture. Recently he was quoted as say irg that at that time he saw no me- cessity for an extra session. This view was in line with that of Presi- dent Harding.
 Would Establish Precedent.
 Should Mir. Coolidge cali Congress together in advance of the date for the beginning of its regular session. December 3--he would establish a precedent, Twice before a President has died with Congress absent from Washington and in neither case did the men who succeeded to the presi- dency, Chetser A. Arthur and Theo- dore Roosevelt, issue call for a special session of the lawmakers.
 Movement looking to an extra ses- sion already have been launched by senator and representatives from the west and from New England. Re- cently several senators met at Mime anolis and dispatched a telegram to President Harding urging that Con gress be assembled so as to enact legislation for the relief of the farm CTS. particularly the wheat growers. The telegram was sent to Brigadier General Sawyer, MT. Harding's per sonal physician, with a request that it be presented when the executives s condition permitted. These and other senators are expected to present like requests to Mir. Coolidge.
 Walsh Wants Extra Session.
 Senator Walsh, who comes from MT. Cooidge's own state, has issued a statement urging a special session because of the anthracite situation and other senators and representatives with whom MT. Coolidge has had close political association in the past, also are deeply interested In that situa- tion. They are expected to bring strong pressure to bear on the Pres ident with a view to action that might be expected to prevent a repe- titton of the suffering eXperlenced III New England last winter because of a coal shortage.
 If Congress is summoned to Wash ington there will be a scurrying home of senators and representatives who are now in Europe, as their interest would be not only in legislation that might be brought forth, but also In the organization of the House and Senate. This organization of neces- sity would he the first work of the two bodies and it might serve to de- fine sharply the lines as between the conservatives and the so-called rad lcals within the republican ranks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
MRS. HARDING IS| CALM AND BRAVE
 AS SERVICE HELD
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(Continued from Page one) center of the room. directly in front of the glass-covered coffin. Dressed in Deep Mourning.
 When the Rev West concluded his Bible text and bowed his head for prayer. Mrs. Christian stepped from Mrs Hardings right. Both MT. and Mrs. Christian held the widows arms throughout the entire ceremony.
 Mrs. Harding, dressed in deep mourning, with a black cape reach ing to her shoe tops, was yelled. She held her gaze on the minister, while he read his text, but bowed her head as he raised his hand for prayer. Her eyes were dry at the finish of the prayer. and, in half choked voice, she uttered the word Amen"
 When the minister finished Mrs. Christian stepped back to her origi- ing on Secretary Christians arm, walked to the front of the coffin, held her hand out to Rev. West, and gazed at the face of her dead hus- band.
 Her gaze lasted. for only mo- ment, and she began to talk with Rev. West. Several times she looked toward the small crowd, and after a few seconds her wishes seemed to be instinctively felt by those pres ent. General J. J. Pershing and Cen eral Morton led the procession out
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 Stands Erect.
 Mrs. Harding stood erect and watched those passing out, wit never a break in her figure or s catch in her voice as she COT '7ue1 to talk with the minister.
 Only once during the en a srev- ice did Secretary Christie a4el worried about Mrs. Harding. ae -.1 minister uttered the woro bless thee for his unshrinking rc7- age, his stalwart strength, his ant kindness and gentleness; foA self-forgetting disposition in sA cause of justice. brotherhood a1 peace for the individual the natiC0 and the world, in the propagation of which he sacrificed his life," Sec retary Christian removed his arm and started to put it around Mrs. Harding's waist, but as he glanced at her face, he implaced his arm where she again could hold it.
 Greatest length of Switzerland from east to west is POS miles, and the width 156 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
J. T. BURK DIES

James Thomas Burk, age 46, well known Bessemer druggist, died at II o'clock Friday night at a local in- firmary. The body will be sent to Hopkinsville, Ky. for interment by Johns. upon the arrival of his brother from New Orleans. MT. BurlI had been in the drug business In Besse- mer for a number of years and was known among his friends as Nellie" Burk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
BIG DAM BREAKS
Fifty-siX Acres of Water Is Turned
 Loose in Raging Torrent

CANTON, O., August 3-A dam at Nimisila lake. near McDonaldvills, north of Massillon, broke this after noon, releasing forty-six acres of water in a raging torrent that Is sweeping down the valley toward Masslllon, according to telephone information received here. No one is believed to have been drowned, although residents near the lake said the rush of water was so great they ported to have wiped out Wycolin and Comet lakes, two smaller bodies of water lying two miles south,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
PICNIC FUND SMELLS
Age-Ferald Stories Attract Far off
 Dollar For Children

R. IL, McCann of Dubuque, Iowa, sentr'a dollar to the Birmingham Au- tomobile club, Friday, saying he had read in The Age-Herald what the club was doing in its preparations to give their annual picnic for under. privileg ed children.
 The club also received small con- tribution from a man in Canada who had read in The Age-Herald of the picnic plans.
 Funds on hand neared the $500 Mark Friday when the Avondale Mills sent check for $25, accom- panied by a personal check for S5 from Donald Conner.
 c. G. Davis, president of the club. said several hundred dollars more will be needed to provide the things netcessary to make the picnic sue cess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
NEW OFFICIAL GOES QUICKLY TO
 HOTEL RESIDENCE
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private car the newspaper corre- spondents who accompanied him from Vermont Mrs Coolidge also received one interviewer but specified that she was not to be quoted for publi- cation.
 Immediately after getting settled in his rooms, President Coolidge went into conference with Secretary Hughes, Postmaster General New and Senator Curtis waited outside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
TRUCK DRDER INUTRED

R. w. kenney, Standard Oil com pany truck driver, was injured at o'clock Friday evening, 12 miles north of Birmingham, when the radius rod broke causing the truck to run over an embankment, on the Gardendale road.
 He was rused to the Fraternal hospital in Lige Loy's ambulance where his injuries were found to be of minor nature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
NATION IS WITHOUT A VICE PRESIDENT
Cummings Of Iowa Automatically
 Becomes President Of Senate

WASHINGTON, August 3.-(By Associated Presa.) a.)-With Calvin Coolidge elevated to the presidency, the nation finds itself without a vice president, but the law makes provision for the Secretary of State 10 take over the duties of President in the event of the death of the of ficial The vice. presidency, how ever, remains vacant.
 After the Secretary of State, other members would succeed to the of- flee in the' order in which their de- partments were originally created. Thus the heads of the treasury, war, culture, commerce and labor depart ments would be in line in the order named.
 No cabinet member has ever been called on to assume the duties of chief executive because of the death of q President
 CUMMINGS SENDS REGRETS
 DIES MONIES, Ia., August 3-Sen- aor A. B. Cummings of Iowa, who, by the elevation of Vice President Calvin Coolidge, automatically be- comes president of the Senate until the next regular session, issued the following statement today:
 "Preident Harding's death came so unexpectedly that I am stunned with the blow. My one thought at this moment is that l have lost one of the best and dearest friends l ever had
 "I will not attempt at this time to record my estimate of the great and enduring value of his public service. It is enough to say that he gave to his country a pure, exalted mind, devoted heart, and finally his life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
W Be Urged 70 Issue Call For Exra Session O Congress

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  money in New Enand s tpicure new
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
AGED DEMOCRAT DIES

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Aug. 3-John l. Martin, nationally prominent in demo cratic politics, died of apopls0y in his office here late today. He was sergeant-at-arms of the democrat tic national committee for 25 years, be- ing a picturesque and interesting fig ure at democratic national coHven- tions. He was " years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04

In China it was a sign of grave dis respect to wear glasses in the pres cnce of a judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
LAST MINUTE
 NEWS BRIEFS
 OFF THE WIRE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-The case ot Charles W. Morse and others charged with conspiracy in connec- ton with wartime shipbvilding was given to the jury here today after IS weeks devoted to taking testimony and argument by counsel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04

Greatest length of Switzerland from east to west Is POS miles, and the width 156 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-04
Provide Large Guard.

The President had one of the larg- est guards seen on presidential visit to New York in years, It in- cluded % sacrat service mon. 200 pa
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Pump Up, Clean Up.

and attach the chains in an emcr-
gency of this sort.
Evening star., 1923-01-21
Automobile Circles.

Automobile circles is phrase
which is at once beth antediluVlan
and ultra-modern. There used to be
d handful of people who knew motors.
models and gossip. from A to 4; but
this group has been replaced by
practically the thinking population
of an entire nation. "Automoblle
circles" are no longer little groups OF
men who hang up shingles along
automobile row, but great groups of
part of the earth. overlapping each
other so as to form a great complex
OF automotive progress.
The automobile circles" Of today
and the imm ediate tomorrow are like
those ripples which spread out to the
distant banks of a tranquil lake. Ell
wood Haynes dropped a pebble in the
automotivc lake some twenty-five
years ago, and the ripples II created
have spread with remarkable rapidity
to the far corners of the earth, turn
ing the thoughts of cannibals to
thoughts of eating up carology and
the minds of the Japs to piston slapS.
In the meantime hundreds of other
interests have dropped pebbles in the
same lake with the result that you
can't go anywhere within radius OF
two thousand miles of Detroit with
out being involved in at least one or
two automobile circles" You think
you have managed to get deep into
the WIGS or Canada, but you re soon
reminded that some provincial auto
mobile club is working to improve
the conditions you meet. When folks
go to Bermuda. where automobiles
are barred, the first thing you think
OF is how much better it would be
with motor cars Automobile is
spreading everywhere into every land
and into every phase of modern life.
automobile circles have passed
from mere gossip groups to complex
movements which encompass the land
and involve everybody.