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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08

Word Of delay piled on delay ae the
train struggled eastward was slow 10
circulate. Only when long shadows
fell across the streets 10 mark tbs
coming of sunset did the groups
break and scatter. to come trickhns
back and renew the vigil after dark.
No Change in Plans.
The less urgent business OF govern
ment paused soon after noon. to stand
idle in mourning until Friday night
has passed and the entombment at
Marion is over Through the shop
ping district the order Of closure was
train could not arrive perhaps until
midnight.
The delay made no change in plans
for fhe reception OF the chieftain
who comes now wrapped in the added
dignity of death. II had been certain
that many thousands would throng
the route at whatever hour he came.
borne high in his flag-wrapped casket..
to rest his little hour in the spacious.
many-windowed east room Of the
White House. The trim ranks OF the
cavalry, with black-draped colors.
would be there; the little group OF
heavy hearted cabinet officers would
wait under the long train shed.
The quiet New Englander. who was
shaken from his sleep by the hand
of destiny TO have the mantle of high
authority thrust upon him. would be
there, too. whatever the hour, for
President Coolidge has set aside every
care the good OF the nation will per
NIT that he may testify his devotion
10 his dead chief.
At the White House the delay gave
opportunity for added touches 10 the
setting in the east room. where the
long journey from San Francisco viii
halt for a space. The wide. time
darkened old floors had been cleared
so that the slender frame work on
which the casket was TO lie seemed
strangely small on the broad expanse
under the high ceiling. Along the
eastern wall. under the windows thst
look out toward the treasury. there
blossom ed a banked mass OF tender
flowers. The tributes bore the names
OF kings and great men in MANY
lands. Among them nestled a hand
full or two Of blossoms carried 20 tire
door by tiny children.
The floral tokens came in STEADY
stream through the late afternoon.
No closed gates barred the way of
the people through the grounds and
hundreds strolled by 10 look IN
through the partially drawn curtains
Of the tail windows and see new rr.ass-
es Of beauty set in place. The scent
Of the flowers inside was heavy even
out in the open air beyond.
Through the little groups wander
ing through the grounds rolled now
and again motor cars that bore the
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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
White House Is Prepared for Return Of Harding
Associated PresA

THE bearing the body Of Warren
Harding in before 1890 tonight
Coolidge accompanied by members Of the
Willard
ion and the funeral train Of President Harding
cabinet Mrs Hard
abandoned
said Hard
no
be whe she
WASHINGTON waiting, Washing
coming Of still waiting
full
of ropedoh
PENNSYLVANIA preparation for his
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
100000 Marks
Sell for 28 Cents

New York, Aug. One million
German paper marks could be purs
chased in the local foreign exchange
market today for Is cents. or only
az cents more than the price of a
single mark before the war. Todays
quotation represented an overnight
depreciation OF as per cent. the rate
last night being 81 cents a million
Saturdays rate was 30 cents
Commercially. Germany's paper cur.
rency has been regarded as worthless
for a long time.
All business with that country has
been done in the currencies OF the
United States. Great Britain or neu,
tral countries.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
CutinWheat.
Yield Spur.
to Buying
Decrease Boon to Farmers to
Hold Grain and Argument
for Citizens to Pur-
chase Quantities.
May Seek Aid Of u. S.Bo

A decrease of 2S,000,o 900 bushels in
the yield of wheat in this country,
as reflected by government and pri-
vate reports received yesterday, put
new zest into the wheat growers
relief campaign being promoted by a
special committee of the executive
committee of the Omaha Chamber OF
Commerce working in conjunction
with committee Of the Omaha
Grain exchange.
The committee. meeting yesterday
noon at the Chamber of Commerce,
agreed it has new selling point,
.that its campaign to stabilize the
wheat market and help farmers is
receiving increased impetus.
A government report received by
the committee showed that the esti-
mate Of winter and spring wheat at
thfs time is 1893 1000, 900 bushels. as
compared with an estimate of S21.-
100000 bushels as estimated last
month. This is a decrease of 2s,-
100000 bushels.
L. s. Estimate Lower.
The last estimate of E. w. Snow
recognized as an authority on wheat
estimates, was placed at sol 900, 900
This is said by grain men to be the
first instance where the government
estimate has been lower than esti-
mates Of private information. The
government estimate at this time last
year was sos 900 900 bushels.
George A. Roberts asserted his be-
lief that the next estimate will be
lower. He quoted figure which indi-
east OF the Rocky mountains is 49,
100000 bushels and he stated that
in his opinion this country is getting
down TO domestic basis on wheat.
JOY Hacker of the committee ex-
planned that threshing reports from
various districts indicate a wheat
yield below expectancy. He referred,
as one instance, Fillmore county, Ne
braska, where the farmers expected
a yield Of 90 to 25 bushels per acre,
while the yield is to Is bushels.
He also stated that in North and
South Dakota and western Nebraska
.the wheat yield is much less than
was anticipated, partly due to rust
and also due to reasons not explained.
Urged to Hold Wheat.
The committee took the position
that by reason of a diminished crop,
farmers are urged TO hold their
wheat and a stronger argument may
1e mazda IN hliy Wbeaf
Our campaign is having a good eff
feet, Chairman John l.. Kennedy
said. 1.-The farmers are holding their
wheat for better prices. At first the
farmers were rushing their wheat to
market on the belief that there would
be large surplus. Now, more than
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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Auditor Refuses to Pay
Taxes of Capitol Architect

lincoln, Aus. Estate Auditor
George W. Marsh got out his blue
pencil today and crossed of two
items aggregating about sfe5 in the
overhead expense Of Architect Ber-
tram G. Goodhue OF New York city.
under whose direction the new Ne.
brasba state house is being built
The two items marked out we're fed
eral income tax aud income tax due
the state Of New York. Under the
contract the state Of Nebraska agrees
to pay about IS per cent Of tho
arehitscts overhead expense. but
Auditor Marsh said. not that" so
this architect agreed to the revision.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
President Coolidge
Years Cotton Sor and
His Wife Darns Them

ny International News Service.
Washington. Aug. s.--Vhen time
hangs heavy In the presidential
suite nj the New willard. the first
lady takes mp her famous hus.
bands holey socks and darns them.
Tho new president i not the sort
who wears silk socks and throws
them AVA, when n bit Of hole
appears. No, stree. lie wears cot
ton, and Mrs. Coolidge darns them.
heels and toes. till there's nothing
left 70 darn. That's the wa, they
do things in New England. BEING
frst lady Of the republic hasn't
changed her domestic habits in the
least
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Chicago Stores to Close.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Advertisements
announced that practically all Chi.
cago's large retail department stores
and big wholesale establishments will
be closed all day Friday on account
OF the funeral of Pesident Harding.
The Illinois Chamber of Commerce
also sent out letters suggesting that
all Chambers OF Commerce be closed
on Friday and that stores and other
places OF business and amusement re-
main closed from at least noon on.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Coolidge Grazes
Motor Car Wreck

Washington. Aug. - President
and Mrs. Coolidge. while motoring to-
night. narrowly escaped collision win
an automobile bus at sixteenth street
and Columbia Road. Northwest.
The party had spent two hours at
ClieNeden. the Sa-acre country tract
cf DR.. and Mrs. Charles w. Rich.
ardsen. snd reached point opposite
the Unitarian church when tire bus
swung into Sixteenth stree; from
Columbia Road The car hesrinS
President and Mrs Coolidge and Mrs.
Frank W. Stesrns got across. as did
the secret service car with SIX &C
cupsn.,.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Liability Insurance in
Bus Ordinance Is Altered

One change is made in the new bus
ordinance which was passed in city
council yesterday. This was the
elimination Of the paragraph forcing
each bus 70 carry 81 900 liability iu.
sursnoe ssainst property damage.
This leaves the liability insurance re.
duirement at $1,000 for one person
and maximum Of tiso goo for one
accident
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Distinguished Citizens
10 Attend Harding Funeral
by Associated Press.

Marion. O.. Aug. -Four dis
tngulshed citizens, close personal
friends OF President Harding. have
made arrangements to attend the
funeral services Friday. They arc
Thomas A. Edison, Henry Ford,
Harvey 8. Firestone and Bishop w
f. Anderson. They will be accom-
panied by their wives.
Two years ago. President Harding
spent several nights around camp
fires in Maryland with Messrs Edison,
Ford and Firestone.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Lei Sl30.00O Contract
for Fairbury School

F'alrhury. Neh.. Aus The con.
tracts we're awarded for the construc.
ton Of q new high school building for
Fairhury, Monday night. TO zushoom
Bros. of Falrhury for the building
proper at sisp 0O0. Philips. Underwood
& &c. Of lincoln drew the
plumbing and heating al $40 ooo
Eighty contractors and material men
were present Specification calls fer
completion by September !, lesA.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Downpour Aids Corn.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Rec

Fairbury, Neb.. Aug. Nearly
four inches Of rain has fallen in this
section OF Nebraska since Friday.
Much Of tho corn blown down
by the high wind OF Saturday morn
ing has Strengthened up.
This downpour coming at the time
when the corn ears were setting on
Win assure q fair crop without fur.
iher moisture.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Quarantine Is Imposed
to Halt Spread of Corn Borer

Washington, Aug. ITO prevent
spread Of the European cor borer.
amendment OF the federal horticul.
tural board auarantine regulations.
announced today and effective Sep
tember /. forbids Importation of
broom corn through any ports except
Boston throughout the year and New
York during the four months. No.
Vember to February.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Joyriders Ignore Warming:
Car Takes Fatal Plunge

Minneapolis. M'nn., Aug SIX
JOY riders AT : a. m. today ignored
red lishts and a harr.eade on q raj.
road visduci here. which is under ec.
pairs. and in their automobile plunged
20 feet through the roerless bridge 10
the railroad tracks below. HeRfN.
Jensen and James T. Hail are preA-
ably fatally injured. Peter polan and
three others. two Of whom are waal-
en-. will recover. The General hes.
pital booked the patients with TIE
notation under the influence Of ha-
uor when brought in"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Bryan Directs
Proclamation on
Harding's Death
Friday Set Aside for Mourn
ing and Prayer for Late
President in
Nebraska.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Lincoln, Aug. Failure Of Cover.
nor Charles ". Bryan to arrive at
the state house today forced r. c.
Radke, his private secretary, TO issue
a proclamation setting aside Friday.
August 10. as day OF mourning
throughout Nebraska in memory of
the death OF President Warren G.
Harding.
The proclamation directs that all
departments OF the state government
be closed the entire day and flags be
displayed at half mast.
Mr.. Radke calls on the people of
the state 10 cease temporarily their
work and TO assemble In places Of
worship to implore the aid OF the
Eternal Father in this hour OF ma
tional bereavement"
Mr.. Radke said he had received a
telegram from Governor Bryan direct.
ing issuance Of the proclamation.
Bryan Sends Telegram.
Governor Bryan sent the following
telegram. 10 Mrs. Harding:
please accept the heartfelt SYM
pathy OF Mrs. Bryan and myself. As
far as il is possible for US 10 do so.
we want 20 help you bear Your sor-
row. Our prayer is that God. Who
is our Refuge and our Strength in
time Of need may be your support
and comfort"
Radke SAID the governor was in an
auto with his family and had been
delayed in reaching Lincoln, but
would arrive as soon as possible.
The proclamation follows:
In the untimely death OF Warren
G. Harding the nation.has sustained
loss that cannot be fully conceiv.
ed. He was OF the common people.
His life as a private citizen and as
president OF the United States was
one Of honest toll and endeavor and
was distinguished by devotion to
the American people.
Day of Mourning.
Sorrow fills our hearts because
he has been taken from Us. II is
meet that our grief should find
expression in a manner hefitting
a grateful people and that We con-
form TO the order and proclamation
Of President Coolidge that day OF
mourning for the deadAbe set aside
Now. therefore. |, Charles W.
Bryan, governor Of the state Of
Nebraska. do earnestly recommend
that Friday. August 10 A. D. 1923,
the day on which the body Of our
late president will be laid 10 rest.
he set apart and il is hereby des-
isnated as day OF mourning
throughout Nebraska.
All departments OF the govern.
ment will be closed the entire DAY
and flags win be displayed az half.
mast. call ON the people OF the
state 10 temporarily cease follow.
ing their usual avoestions and 10
assemble in their respective places
OF worship TO lmplo9e aid Of the
Eternal Father in this hour of ma.
tiGral bereavement
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
krug Park Company Sued
by Woman for Injuries

Mrs. Sehsstiano Nanfito brought
sun for <sS,oea agalns, he Krus
Park Amusement company in distr.ef
court yesterday. alleging that whea
SHE was unable 70 produce tickets tar
herself and child On the merry 50
round July l. park employs pushed
her SO roughly from the vidins devse.
thst she received a Torn and Nrerchsa
shoulder ana injuries % n, eAsb
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
South Dakota Governor
Orders Gas" Price Cut

Pierre, $. D., Aug. 7,--Characteriz-
ing the price Of gasoline in South
Dakota as highway robbery Gov.
ernor McMaster this afternoon or.
dered the state warehouse at Mitchell
TO sell gasoline to the public at Is
cents gallon. He also called on
the people OF the state to form as
soclations TO purchase the product in
carload lots until such time as dealers
cease their policy OF greed and
aNaricen
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Taylor on Stand.

state Railway Commissioner II. G.
Taylor took the witness stand yestor.
day I'm the telephone rate case being
heard before Referee Il. II. Durham.
Taylor's testimony was given in an
attempt 10 prove that the oompari.
sons made by the state between the
Northwestern Bell and the Lincoln
telephone companies were fair.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Bandits Rob Train Safe.

Peoria. ILL.,. Aug. -Four men last
night bound, gagged and knocked I'M.
conscious the express messenger on
the Big Four train which. left Peoria
ct $50 o'clock and robbed the safe
Of five scaled packages and railroad
remittancss destined for Indianapolis.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Editors Outing Postponed.

The committee in charge of the
editors outing IN omaha. scheduled
for August o. 10 and II. has an.
nounced that the outing viii be post.
ponod Until August %. "a. %. This
change is made because Of the ma.
tionwidc SORROW over the loss of thr
late President Harding.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Chicago Baby Named Calvin.
by International News Service

Chicago. Aug. Al least one
baby in the United States has al
ready been named Calvin after
President Calvin Coolidge and Chi.
oago today was boasting as it's birth
ploee. The youngster iS the infant
son Of Don NJ llawley and was born
IN the Evanston hospital.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08

Dover. England. Aug. Mrs.
Cleminton corson. wife of an Ameri-
can naval officer. who set out to swim
English channel, was compelled by
rough water early today to abandon
the attempt. She was only two miles
from the French coast when COM
PEELED to give up.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
9 Russ Rail Heads Must Die.

Petrograd. Aug. 7.-.Nine Russian
railway officials were sentenced TO
death today for accepting bribes.
Fifty.two were imprisoned for 10
years. Three were acquitted The
soviet has begun = crusade against
grating.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08

Dover, England, Aug. 7.--Observers
who were in the small boat that ac-
companied Henry Sullivan of Lowell,
Mass, on his swim across the Eng.
lish channel, say that in the final
stages OF his great effort the Ameri-
can athlete showed marvellous de-
gree of dogged determination.
Sullivan performed the feat in 27
hours, 25 minutes
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
Bay State Man
Swims Channel
Wins 5000 Prize Offered by
London Paper-Finlshed
by Pluck.

Dover, Aug. THE Daily Sketch
announced today that it had decided
to award to Henry sullivan the II 900
prize it offered some time ago for
the channel swim. The newspaper
says that although Sullivan entered
the contest. he did not fulfill the
conditions, inasmuch as there was no
representative of the paper in the ac-
companying boat, but that in view
OF his pluck and the fact that there
is no doubt Of his having accom-
plished the feat, the prize will be
awarded.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08

East Room Is Banked
With Flowers; Tribute
From Entire World

Washington Spends Day Waiting for Return of the Chief
tain, Who Comes Wrapped in the Added Dignity of
Deah-Kings and Notables From All Nations
Send Flowers-Chdren Add Boquets.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08
The Weather

Fer - hours ending y m August 2.
Temperature
Highest =. lowest CO. mean. = nor.
mai -
tofal excess since 1anNsfs aze
Relative Hnmidity, rercentsgs.
=. m. 50, noon. eIi = nn "a
Precipitation, fnche. and Hundredths
foiss q; total since January i. ~ eat
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-08-08

deficiency. Iss
HnnrlN IcnnrfaInrr.
, 1923-12-12
RECORD BREAKING DEADLOCK
IN HOUSE is BROKEN

washington.-The sixty-eighth o n
gress was organized with the break
ing of the two-day deadlock in the
house over the speakership, and re-
ceived President Cooidge's first an
nual message soon after the speaker
was elected.
Although congress now is ready to
function, little can be done in the way
Of legislation until after the Christ
mas holidays. Committees Of both
the house and senate rave yet to he
organized, and they must pass on all
important measures before there can
be action by either house.
The break leading to the reelection
of Speaker Gillett on the first ballot
came after Republican insurgents had
satisfied themselves that there would
be opportunity next month TO offer
amendments to house rules. Given this
assurance on the floor by Representa-
tive Longworth of Ohio, the Republi-
can leader. the group which for eight
ballots had supported either Repre-
a~antatives Cooper of Wisconsin or
Madden of Illinois, flocked almost
solldly to Gillett, giving him n ma
jority of II votes. The result showed
Gillett, 215; Carrot. 1877 Madden, Re
publican. 9. James of Michigan and
Reid, Illinois. Republicans. stuck 10
Madden to the last. Berger, Socialist,
Wisconsin Kvale, Independent. Min
nesotn. and Wefald. Farmer-Labor.
Minnesota, voted present" on all
the previous ballots Kvale and Wefnld
had voted for Cooper, but Berger had
supported none OF the candidates.
, 1923-12-12
MYSTERY DIAMOND IS SOLD
Stone Weighing "a carats Carried to
England at Time of Bolshevik
Revolt Changes Hands.

Carried to England from Russia Mt
the time Of the B%olshevist revolution
the mystery diamond known as the
princess Mary" has at last changed
hands. the purchaser being n resident
In the north of England. The price
paid has not been divulgcd. but Its late
owner. Gordon Nathan. last year with
drew the diamond from auction. as the
highest bid did not reach $4,000.
The diamond is a stone Of yellow
tint. with a Maltese cross on the back,
md was named the Princess Mary"
because before her wedding n proposal
was made to present the stone to her.
It weighs A cnrats and Is thus almost
as large as the famous Hope diamond
Mr.. Nathan thinks the value Of the
stone will appreciate.
, 1923-12-12
OBREGON GOVERNMENT
THREATENED BY REVOLT
lion Against Rule of the
Federal Authorities

Vera Cruz, Mexico.-Five Mexi-
a states are in open rebellion
against President obreeon and
General P. Elias, Obregon's candi-
date for the presidency, according
to information reaching here.
The military in the states Of
San Luis Potosi, Vera Cruz, Chi
huahua, Michoacan and Tamauli-
pas are said to have repudiated
the federal government, ousted all
the federal officeholders and SUBJ
stituted their own men.
The commander of the gulf fleet, the
chief of marines and several leading
generals forwarded a message to Pres
ident Obregon, declaring they, for the
good of the country, had reserved to
assume the defense of the institutions
offended so seriously by the govern
ment you represent" The meeting
was held in the home of General San
chez, chief of military operations, and
was attended by the c~ommandant of
the gulf fleet, Hiram Toledo, Chief of
Marine Alfonso Calcaneo, and Gener-
ais Najera, Logo, Lagunes, Reyes, vii
laneuve, De La Huerta and Pedro
Gonzales.
A copy of the message also was sent
to the governors and military chiefs
of all the states of Mexico.
The generals and the naval chiefs
then proceeded to GUST all federal of
ficeholders and substitute them with
persons of their following.
All of the officials here and in ia
lapa, capital of Vera Cruz, were re-
moved.
General Eduardo Logo was named
provisional governor OF Vera Cruz.
During the night, military trains
moved to the borders of the state and
other strategic points, filled with sol
diers. These troops now hold advanced
positions at Perote, on the i~nter-ocean-
ic railway; at Maltrata, on the Mexi-
can railway lines: and Mt Tierra
Blanca. on the Isthmian railway.
The opinion was generally expressed
by leaders of the revolt. that the move
ment soon viii extend to all states in
Mexico.
1t was reported later that the states
of Jalisco, Sinaloa and Sonora had
Joined the movement, while the garri-
son at TOluca. capital of the state of
Toluca and about IS miles from Mexico
City, was said to have revolted. The
forces there were under command Of
General Arnulfo Gomez, chief of the
garrison at Mexico City.
Twenty military chiefs are now num-
bered in the movement against the OBJ
RECON government.