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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
THE NATIONS NEW HEAD
REACHES THE CAPITAL
President Coolidge at Once Confers
With Secretaries Hughes and
New.

Washington, ID. C.-President Cal
vim Coolidge arrived in Washington
to take charge Of the government at
9:10 o'clock Friday night after a fast
trip on a special train from his old
home in Plymouth, VT.
He Immediately went into confer
ence with Secretary Of State Hughes
and Postmaster General New, the only
two cabinet members in the city, who
met him at the station.
They hurried at once to the Willard
hotel, which for the time being will
serve as the executive mansion. Later
they we're joined by Senator Curtis,
republican, Kansas, IN OF the republi-
can leaders in the senate.
No statement of the new presidents
plans was forthcoming beyond the an
nouncement that he would remain in
Washington pending the arrival OF
President Harding's remains and
would then accompany the funeral
party to Marion, o., where burial will
be made.
Two or three hundred people saw
him step from the train at Union
station and hurry away with Mrs.
Coolidge and his old friend, Frank w.
Stearns, Boston merchant, to a wait,
ing automobile.
Not a sound came from the crowd.
There was no demonstration either at
the station or at the hotel. The only
incident occurred when a photograph
er tried to take a flashlight picture
and was chased by the police.
A few friends were waiting for them
at the hotel and they paused for a few
minutes to shake hands with several
as they passed through the entrance.
Edward p. Clark, the presidents
secretary, announced that the chief
executive would make his head
quarters at the hotel and would begin
giving his attention to the routine
duties Of the office at once.
If it becomes necessary part OF the
White House office staff will@be
moved to the hotel and the old offices
OF Mr.. Coolidge at the capitol will be
pressed into service, IL necessary.
En- route to Washington Mr.. Cool
idge sent a telegram to Mrs. Harding
inviting her to make use Of the White
House as long as she wished.
President Coolidge probably will
issue a proclamation within the next
day or two setting aside a day OF
national mourning for the dead presi
dent.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

Marion, O.-The spot in Marion
cemetery where all that is mortal OF
Warren g. Harding will be consigned
to final rest. is n of the most beau
tiful in the vicinity Of the quite town
to which he oftentimes said he hoped
to return as an ordinary citizen
Situated at almost the exact center
OF the shady expanse of the old burial
ground, the Harding family lot, where
a president Of the United States will
resume his place among the kindly
folk he knew and loved as neighbors,
lies cuE2ed in a tiny valley.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
PENNSY TRAIN KILLS
THIRTEEN AUTOlSTS
E~astbound Filler Hits Automobiles AZ
Highland, Illinois, and Liggett,
Indiana.

Terre Haute, Ind.-Eastbound Penn.
s~ylvania passenger train No. 30 took a
toll Of - lives in a trip from st.
Louis to Terre Haute. Four persons
we're killed when a motor car was
wrecked at the crossing at Liggett,
Ind, eight miles west OF Terro Haute.
The train was due in Liggett at z
o'clock and was travelling at so miles
an hour to make up time lost, due to
the accident at Highland. The fact
that no train was due at the Liggett
crossing at 4:25 o'clock probably was
responsible for the second accident.
The telegraph operator said the driver
Of the car stopped before crossing the
track. then apparently thought he had
sufficient time and started the car. 1t
was. struck in the center and bodies
and wreckage was strewn along he
track for more than 200 yards.
Those killed in he Liggett crash
we're:
Mrs. Velta Bostwick, Al, Danville.
III.
Richard Bostwick, -16.
Clarence BOstwick, Is months.
May Bostwick, Is.
Trilla Bostwick, Is.
Eta Malessa Bostwick, 3. (AIl
children of Mrs. Bostwick.(
Mrs. Ethel Slavens, q, Terre Haute.
Leona Slavens, 3 months old.
Raymond ThomassOn, q, Danville,
Ill.
The victims Of the wreck in High
land, H., were:
Sera Danka, 30.
John SEES, 40.
Joe SEES, II. (All OF Highland.)
The three elders who were in the
car wrecked at the intersection at
Highland were instantly killed. The
boy was carried to a hospital in High
land. where he died two hours after
the accident.
The train was pulled by two en-
gines and is one of the fastest Of the
limited passenger trains on the Penn
%sylvania.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Artiflcla, Fat piabete, Remedy.

New York.-Artificial fat is the
newest remedy for diabetes, it was
announced by physicians at Beth
Israel hospital. DR.. Max Kahn. as.
sociate in biological chemistry at the
medical school OF Columbia university.
is the discoverer. The substance,
known al intarvin, or Immediate
fat" developed in the Columbia labo-
2atories by Prof. Ralph II. Mckee,
has, DR.. Kahn reported, been used
successfully in the cases of more
than two dozen men and women In
New York and Boston.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
plan RAILWAY for FujIyama.

Tokio.EThe famous sacred noun
tain OF Japan, Fujiyama, may event
ually be invaded by a railroad. Plans
are on foot to build a line to It's sum-
NIT. II this enterprise is carried out
che mountain climbers of Japan and
many visitors to the country will be
deprived OF one OF their great thrills
and adventures. To come to Japan
without at least attempting to climb
F,aii Il to make the visit only partly
complete. while with many Japanese
ft e. q sacred duty to at least once
reach the top OF the mountain.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
To Put Speeders In Cells.

Chicago.-Speeders, drunken driv-
ers and reckless drivers who roar
through the streets, regardless of HUI.
man life, are hereafter to be put in
cells until their cases come to trial.
This was the edict issued by Chief OF
Police Collins in an effort to stem
tho alarming tide Of death under the
wheels of such drivers. The total so
far this year reaches the appalling
figures of 3S1.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

Plymouth, Reconsideration Cal
vim Coolidge received the news of the
death Of President Harding and Of his
own elevation to the presidency at
10 minutes before midnight, standard
time.
The new president will be sworn
in as soon as the proper form Of oath
can be obtained by his father, John
G. Coolidge, who is a notary public,
Mr.. Coolidge will leave for Washing
ton soon afterwards.
Mr.. Coolidge received the first news
Of the death of President Harding
through kilograms from George c,
Christian, jr., secretary to President
Harding, and from the New York
Times, whose telegram reached him
at The same moment as the notifica-
ton from Mr.. Christian.
Mr.. Coolidge issued the following
statement:
Reports have reached me, which
[ fear are correct, that President
Harding is gone. The world has lost
a great and good la l 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 responsibility
wherever trey may arise.
"For this purpose, / 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 hin
| wish to remain in office that they
may assist me.
II have faith that God will direct
the destinies of our nation"
Questioned concerning the time
when he would assume office, Mr..
Coolidge said:
ut is my intention to remain here
until / can secure the correct form
for the oath Of office which will be
administered to me by my father, who
is a notary public, il that will meet the
necessary requirements. l expect to
leave for Washington during the day"
The following telegram was sent to
Mrs. Harding:
Plymouth, VT, Aug. 3, 1928
Mrs. Warren G. Harding:
San Francisco, Cal.
1--WE offer you our deepest sympa-
thy. lIey God bless you and keep
you.
Calvin Coolidge.
Grace Coolidge"
The telegram announcing the death
of the president was as follows:
palace Hotel, San Francisco, Cal,
Aug. 2, 1923. Mr.. Calvin Coolidge.
Plymouth, VT:
"The president died instantly and
without warning and while conversing
with members of his family at 7:30 p.
m. His physicians report that death
was apparently due to some brain
embolism, probably an apoplexy.
George b. Christian, jr., Secretary
This telegram was brought to the
Coolidge home at Plymouth Notch, by
w. A. Perkins, of B~ridgewater, who
owns the telephone line running from
Bridgewater to Plymouth. About
five minutes later newspaper men ar,
rived in Ludlow. A drive of 80 miles
through the mountains brought them
to the Coolidge summer home. The
Coolidge children, John and Calvin,
who are in Vermont with their
parents, are students at the MERGERS
burg academy in Pennsylvania. They
spent their vacations here with their
parents.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Hounds Track Murder Suspect.

Chicago.-Tracked down by blood
hounds brought here from Colchester,
Ill.,, by airplane and automobile,
George Hinchcliffe, highly respected
citizen of Lagrange, H., a Chicago
suburb, is a prisoner at the detective
bureau as a suspect in connection
with the murder of Byron Porter, who
had been on the Lagrange police
force 80 years. Porter was slain by
whom he surprised robbing
a store,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Vetoes Catholic Priest Bill.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Gov. Enriguez OF
Chihuahua, vetoed the bill limiting
the number of Catholic priests to Is
in his state. according to information
received in JuareZ. In his veto Gov.
Enriguez, it was reported, said the
law was unpatriotic and %unconstitu-
tional because it would deprive
Mexicans of the liberty Of worship as
they pleased.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Hardino's Death Shocks Japanese.

Tokio.-The news of President
Harding's death came like a bomb
she'll to Toxic where but a few hours
before most encouraging bulletins of
his rapid recovery had been published.
The first news of the executives de-
mise came in q message from the AS.
ISOLATED Press to the Kokusai News
agency and was Immediately broad
cast throughout Toxic in newspaper
extras.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Nenro Burned at Stake.

Yazoo City, Miss.-Willie Minnifield,
negro, was burned at the stake in
a swamp near here by a mob which
accused him Of attacking a white
woman twenty miles southeast Of
here, with an axe and inflicting
wounds which physicians believe
will prove fatal. Minnifield and
another negro were captured by a
posse in a swamp near here. Ac-
cording to members Of the posse, the
other negro. who later escaped, de-
clared that he stood outside the
woman's home while Minnifield went
in to attack the woman.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Hardina,s Death erleves Pope.

Rome.-Pope Plus was deeply
grieved for America in the loss Of one
of her best sons" as he expressed 1t,
and the pontiff instructed Cardinal
Gasparri. the papal secretary OF state,
to convey his heartfelt sympathy and
condolences.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Prominent Democrat Dead.

st. Louis.-John I. Martin. national
ly prominent in democratic politics
died of apoplexy in his office here. He
was sergeant-at-arms of the demo
cratic committee for five years, being
a picturesque and interesting figure
at democratic national conventions.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
"DAUGHERTY,
"WORK,
"WALLACE,
"HOOVER."
A Shocking Surprise.

Nothing could have been a more
shocking surprise. But an hour ear
lier General Sawyer had been telling
newspaper men that Mr.. Harding had
had the best day since he became Sc
riously i'll the preceding Saturday. He
said that the President had definitely
entered upon the stage Of GONZALES
cence and that everything went TO.
show that Mr.. Harding was on the
road TO ultimate recovery.
The members of the official party
those who had accompanied the Pres
ident and Mrs. Harding-had no warm
ing that the President was in danger,
They, like the newspaper men, had
been assured that a fatal termination
of the Presidents illness was a thing.
not to be expected, in view Of his APP
parent improVement-the evident less
ening Of serious symptoms-in the.
last 4S hours.
George Il. Christian, Jr., secretary
to the President and his devoted
friend, was in Los Angeles with Mrs.
Christian. He had gone there 1T the
Presidents solicitation to read at a
Masonic gathering an address which
the President had prepared in the eX-
pectation that he would deliver it in
person.
The newspaper men had an engage
ment with General Sawyer for S
O'clock. He was to tell them then
how the President was progressing
toward recovery. The bulletin came.
at 7:30. Instead Of informing thcm
that the Presidents condition contin-
ued to improve it gave them the as
founding information that he was dead.
Regarding the manner in which Mrs.
Harding sustained the shock, an OIL
c2l statement given to the press by
JudsOn d. Welliver of the White
House staff, q member of the Presi-
dents official party, said:
Mrs. Harding, who from the begin
ming Of the Presidents illness had eX-
pressed complete confidence In his re-
covery, did not break down. On the
other hand, she continued, as from
the beginning, the braveSt member Of
the group. When it was realized that
the President had actually passed
away, she turned to those in the room,
whose concern h"d turned to her, and
said: i am not going to break down."
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Old stun.

"As we understand the new book Of
etiquette" says the St. Joseph News
Press, ~"'valet' Is now pronounced to
rhyme with 'et,' the past tense Of
eat That's what our dictionary has
been telling us right along, brother
Boston Transcript.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
New Eden Version.

A clay tablet dating from 2100 B. c.
gives a fresh version Of the story OF
the Garden Eden. 1t states hat
Adam was thrust out, not as a punish
ment, but to prevent him becoming
immortal.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Omaha Attorney Dies.

y Omaha.-Thomas j. Nolan, 81. at
torney, prominent In democratic party
affairs and Belgian consul for Ne
braska and North and South Dako-
tn, died here OF q complication OF
diseases.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Gov. Gen. Wood ~.

Manila.-Gov. Gen. Leonard Wood
was taken iii while entertaining
guests al a luncheon. 1t was officially
announced by the executive offices
that the governor is suffering from
a slight attack of ptomaine poisoning.
His condition Is not serious.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Man's Body In River.

Fremont. Neb.--The badly decom-
posed nude body Of an unknown man
was found on a sand bar in the Elk
horn river. near Fontenelle, by a party
of fishermen from Herman. When
found the body was beyond all identi-
fication.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
A Trick With Iettsrs

Here Is a bit of catch spelling from
the Pathfinder: Ask your friend If he
can spell capitalization" with only
seven letters. The answer Is: 'Iza-
tion,' which is capital I-zation, isn't
it?
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Mrs.
Coolidge both Congregationalists.
worship regularly at First Congrega-
tional church. but during their resi-
dence here have declined to have q
special pew reserved for them,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Dies in New York Hotel.

New York.--John II. Regan. OF
Tacoma, Wash, died of heart disease
at the Hotel McAlpin where he had
been stopping for a week. AT the
hotel il was said he was an official Of
the American Wood Pipe company.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Ford Is so Years Old.

Detroit.-Henry Ford celebrated his
sixtieth birthday by remaining away
from his private workshop at his
Dearborn automobile plan. His sue
cessfully lodged interviewers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Where Water Presses Hard

with special diving apparatus
depths Of over 200 feet have been Mt.
tanned, but few divers can. work at
100 feet, where the pressure Is Ga
pounds TO the square inch.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10

Ashland. Neb.-Lee Taylor, a Lin
coin painter was killed near here
when the automobile he was driving
collided with another car said to be
from Council Bluffs, Iowa.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
Fired First Shot at Gettysburg.

jamestown, N. Y.-Alpheus Hodges,
81, officially recognized as the man
who fired the first shot of the union
army at the battle of Gettysburg, is
dead.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
The Hoe Cake Devourer.

"A lazy mar" said Uncle Eben,
"don't hab no respeck fob a hoe
'ceppin' as 1t mebbe hab sumpin' to do
wifi hoe cake"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
CALVIN COOLIDGE NOW
PRESIDENT OF THE L. S.
Oaths of Office Taken on Morning
Following Death of Warren G.
Harding.

Washington.-Calvin Coolidge took
the oath of office as president Of the
United States at Plymouth, VT, at
2:47 this (Friday) morning.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1923-08-10
PRESIDENT HARDING DIES SUDDENLY
Stroke Of Apoplexy Is Fatal When His Recovery Was
Deemed Certain-Mrs. Harding With Him at
the End-Whole World Is Shocked.

The President died at 1880 p. III.
Mrs. Harding and the two nurses, Miss
Ruth Powderly and Miss Sue Drusser,
were in the room at the time. Mrs
Harding was reading TO the President
when utterly without warning Il slight
shudder passed through his frame, he
collapsed, and all recognized that the
end had come. A stroke Of apopleXy
was the cause OF his death.
within n few moments all Of the
Presidents official party had been
summoned"
DR.. Boone said later that Miss Pow
derby looked at the President while
Mrs. Harding was reading 20 him ana
was struck by a great Improvement in
the patients appearance.
Doesn't he look tine?" she said,
turning TO Mrs. Harding.
Then the nurse turned back to look
at the President to verify her com
ment. Mrs. Harding looked, too. They
saw a shudder pass over the sick
mans frame. That marked the stroke
that produced death. =
The following telegram from the
members of the cabinet who are here
was Immediately sent to Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge, Chief Justice Taft, ana
those members of the cabinet who
were not in San Francisco:
THE President died at 7:30 p. N.
from Il stroke Of cerebral apopleXy>
The end came peacefully and without
warning.
"DAUGHERTY.
Shoshone journal., 1923-08-03
AN ENTERPRISE
THAT MERITS
YOUR SUPPORT

Notwithstanding the amount o.
shipping that is now lying idle in the
harbors and at the docks of the
United States, ocean travellers are still
obliged to pay high rates for trans
Atlantic travel, and an unparalleled
opportunity to build up the American
Merchant Marine is being lost Rec
ognizing this fact, and realizing that
the time was opportune for an under
taking OF this nature, the organizers
Of the Great Northern S. S. Co. formed
their corporation, which received it's
charter from the State of Massachus-
etts, October IL, 1922.
They visualized new ocean steam
ship line. plying between Boston and
European ports, controlled by the peo-
pie, which would offer to these same
people chance for ocean travel on
comfortable commodious ships, at a
price within the reach Of all, but large
enough to allow a profit for the in
vestor and a sufficient margin to al
low for the carrying on and enlarging
IF the enterprise.
This was their three-fold purpose
o render genuine service to the peo-
Shoshone journal., 1923-08-03

ple,-to help build up American ship
to the port of Boston.
In spite Of the failure of the Ship
Subsidy Bill, in sipte Of the opposition
which each new competitor in an es-
tablished field encounters, this COM
pany is bringing it's plans to maturity
and expects that very soon it will be
able to offer definite sailing dates to
the public.
This, surely, is an enterprise that
merits your support. See advertise
ment.
Shoshone journal., 1923-08-03
A Corporation
So Say We All of,,

You are hereby notified that mss.
ing OF the stockholders Of the nj, psr
Cottonwood Canal Compaoy. Limi,as
a Corporation, will be held al ~.
principal place Of business Of ~.
company at Shoshone. Lincoln cmn
ty, Idaho, on Saturday, August II 100, 100,
at the hour of 2 o'clock P. NJ for w.
purpose OF considering and votin,
upon the proposition OF the dissoIn.
ton of said corporation, as providsa
by Chapter 269, Idaho COMPETED Stat.
utes.
Dated this End day of July 1921
J. E. BADLEY, Presidsr,
Attest s. T. BAER, Secretary.
J 13-20-27-A-3
Shoshone journal., 1923-08-03
IS 1T ANY WONDER7

asylum and while walking in tn
grounds he met patient to whom h
said: -....
Well how did you get here?"
The man replied:
We'll, sir, you see, I married a
widow with a grown daughter and
then my father married my wife's
daughter; that made my wife the
mother-in-law of her father in law,
and my father become my step-son.
Then my step-mother, the daughter
OF my wife, had son, and that boy.
or course was my brother, because ne
was my fathers son; but he was also
the son Of my wife's step daughter.
and therefore her grandson, and that
made me grandfather of my step
brother Then my wife had a son. so
my mother-in-la law the sister of
my son, is also his grandmother, be-
cause his step sister is his wife: I am
he brother of my own son, who is also
Shoshone journal., 1923-08-03
EsTRAY NOTICE

Taken up l 2-year old mare on the
ISL or July, 6R miles N. E. of Sho-
shone. Branded TIM on left front
shoulder owner can have same by
proving ownership and paying charg-
es.
w. D. GARLOCK
K. F. d. No. 1. Shoshone, Idaho.
-13-20-27-A-s
Shoshone journal., 1923-08-03
A SHATTERED ILLUSION

An electric speciality company has
had peculiar damage suit filed
againsi ~ sThe plaintiffs petition con-
iains these words'
'floiriff alleges Thar THIS dcfond
oni represented 70 her tliat fhls range
would not become heated on the upper
surface ~ fbe oyeu Thos plaintiff
relying wholly upoo ihis aefondanVa
representation placed her laihfub a.
fhe kitchen naal ne mnqe qhat
pnen emerging f4m 49, fui 0sin.
iifN fqH oodaeeialiy game lnio con,
iAH f'ip iNf HoHp npon iho fa0r
ena 500 Has ilps fonpella4 lo 0i wool
'lf iAnee 4Nm all0sn Hr alo.a
iNH'lnN m nN dHH00o 0o Nm.
'o.Ntf 00e taa llm lHNa0f NJ lll
HWdN AeF mNN ~ n NoaH Io
Nf NN I.NNlI
Shoshone journal., 1923-08-03
By L. Van Zelm
@ Wesren Newspaper Union

the son of my step mother; | am my
mothers brotherin inlaw; my wife Is
her own child's aunt: my son is my
fathers nephew, and l am my own
grandfather That's one of the reasons
am here. sir-Great Western Mag
azin.