Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-04

After the funeral services the
people will be admitted to pay their
last respects to the dead President
and to Law wreaths beside him. Theu
at 6 p. m. the body will be removed
to the funeral train and started for
Marion. Ohio, for intcrment.
Immediately upon his arrival in
Washington last night the new Pres
ident received Secretary Hughes,
Postmaster General New and other
officials and approved funeral
plans which had been drawn up.
Coolidge Arrival Is Solemn
Mr.. Coolidge's 5 arrival in the cap
ital was solemn. Grave faces greet
ed him. An automobile stood at the
union station and in it he was
whisked to the New Willard hotel,
escorted by some of the same secret
service men who watched over
Presidents Wilson and Harding.
Several Of these agents have Just
returned to Washington after act
ing as "advance guard for Mr..
Harding on his last trip and they
Immediately took up their new
duties.
Mr.. Coolidge began his first day
as President in Washington with Il
vim. He arranged a newspaper con
ference. his first talk to the re
porters of the capital, for II a. m.
He will 90 to the office he occupied
as vice-president in the senate office
building and there ''look over the
mall which has accumulated in his
absence.
With record breaking speed on
special trains Mr.. Coolidge and his
wife-the new first lais of the land
came down from their little New
England country home in the Green
Mountains to Washington yester-
day. They arrived here at 9:I5 p.
m. and were greeted at the station
by Hughes. New, Acting. Secretary
of Labor Henning and other Off
cials. Hughes and New accompan-
led the President to his temporary
White House.
Occupies Four Rooms
This temporary White House is :
four room suite on the third floor.
It's big rooms look out over + street
in the center of the downtown bus-
mess district of Washington There
is nothing ostentatious or lavish
about the place; just plain old
fashioned furniture to suit the
tastes of the New England farmer
boy grown to the highest office IN
the land.
Part of the third floor is used by
ordinary guests, as usual, but at the
end of the long central hallway,
with its row of numbered doors on
either side. the secret service men
stand ON guard, before entrance to
the presidential suite.
The rooms on both sides of the
long corridor, nearest the suite,
have been taken over and are oe-
cupied by stenographers, clerks, see
ret service men and other who are
usually stationed at the white
house.
The executive offices of the
White House are torn up in tn" pro-
cess of remode'ing. The work is be
ing rushed so that Mr.. Coolidge may
90 there upon his return from the
funeral at Marion.
Politicians Speculate
There is much speculation and Il
great deal of watchful waiting, with
regard to what policies the new
President will follow when he really
starts to work after the last honors
have been paid his predecessor.
Mr.. Coolidge, it is felt, will Ger
tainly sponsor the world court, farm
credits on Il safe policy, and con
servative administration Of the
laws.
He will have no Vice President
The office will be vacant until the
next elections. The Pgogrcssivcs
already are planning to capture tEC
, rostrum of the senate.
\ member of that body viii be
elected to preside, though he will
have no official recognition other
| wise. The seat is a strong one and
with an unsympathetic progressive
in the chair, much damage could be
done the administration program by
adverse decisions.
Senator Curtis Of Kansas, Repub
lican "whip,' Will probably be tht
administration candidate for thu
chair.
/ Two of Cabinet May Quit
The possibility that Attornet
! General Daugherty and possibly
| Secretary Of Commerce Hoovcl
might leave the Coolidge cabinet i
being freely discussed Daughcrtl
has wanted to retire for some timl
but remained at the urging Of Mr
Harding. 1t is thought extremely
| possible that he now may ask Mr.
Coolidge to permit him to retire.
Though mourning the passing o
the Mr.. Harding, Republican lead
crs cannot help bat speculate ON the
effect the death OF the Prcsiden
will have on th.. party.
Mr.. Coolidge is considered certain
to carry ont the basic principles lai,
down by Mr.. Harding. He stand
strongly OH most Of the importan
points Of government his predecsso
demanded.
WILSON TO PARTICIPATE
! WASHINGTON, Aug, I. Wood