The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-10
BELLS ARE TOLLED AND ALL
BUSINESS CEASES WHILE SER
VICES HELD AT MARION

BUSINESS CEASES WHILE SER
VICES HELD AT MARION
For five minutes today, from on
O'Clock until five minutes after, acti
vities of every kind were suspended
in Moscow out of respect for thu
memory of Warren G. Harding, lat,
president of the United States. Dur
ing the five minutes several churcl
bells were tolIed, and aside from this
not a sound was heard. During the
same hour, throughout the entire
United States, while the body of the
beloved leader and citizen was being
placed in it's final resting place, bells
were tolled, railroad trains were
brought to a stop, telephone service
was suspended, and the people OF
the entire nation remained in sor-
rowing silence for five minutes.
Moscow's places of business were
closed at noon, remaining closed for
the remainder of the day, as did also
the public offices
Services at st. Marks
The principal memorial service in
Moscow today, honoring the memory
of the late President Warren G..
Harding, was held at II o'clock at
st. Marks Episcopal church, and was
attended by large concourse of
townspeople. Professor F. w. Can
dee presided and the address was de-
livered by Hon. A. H. Oversmith.
Musical selections were rendered by
st. Marks choir, led by Professor
Cotton. The choir sang President
Hardings favorite hymn, Lead
Kindly Light" AS the professional
Onward Christian Soldiers was
sung, and as recessional, The
Battle Hymn of the Republic"
Mr.. Oversmith had the closest at
tention Of his audience while he de-
livered the memorial address, which
in part follows:
ga man of great distinction has de-
parted this life in the midst of a
remarkable career Nothing which
may be said here can in any manner
repair the loss to our country or the
loss to the world caused by the death
of President Harding. 1t is alto
gether proper, however, that we
should thus meet and pay our trib-
ute to the life and memory of
great man.
eft is given to but few men to reach
the pinacle Of fame which was reach
ed by our late president. The mere
fact that in nation of over one hun |
dred million people one man Is !
chosen as the leader of the govern
ment entities the chosen leader to a !
certain degree of greatness and dis
tinctiOn. The greatness, however, or
our late President Harding is not
entirely measured by the mere fact
OF his election to the office of presi-
dent. His whole career should be
an inspiration to every American
citizen His life, aside from the dis
tinction which has been conferred
upon him through his political acti-
vities, has elevated his memory in
the minds of those who have studied
his career. President Harding was
not only a statesman of distinction,
but he was builder of community
life. Commencing his commercial
and business life in the little city OF
Marion, Ohio, he took part in the
progress and upbuilding of his own
town. 1t is said that at one time or
another he was financially Interested
in every new and growing enterprise
which had it's start in the little city
of Marion. That he was true builder
and true cOnstructionist is ev1denc-
ed by the fact that those enterprises
which helped build the city of Marion
have been successful.
"The considerable fortune which
our late president was fortunate
enough to accumulate has been close
ly scrutinized by political foes and
not the least taint has ever attached !
to his accumulations.
Never Had Labor Troubles
Conducting rather large busl- ]
ness President Harding seems to !
have been a true friend OF labor I
through the many years of continual I
strife between labor and capital. AS ,
an employer of labor our late presi-
dent has never had any difficulty
with his employees and it is said that s
none of his employees ever left his I
employ on a strike and his employ +
ees have never even gone SO far as l
10 threaten a strike. Aside therefore, T
rom his political advancement and i
The distinction which was conferred t
Ipon him through his political life, \
and aside from his work and life as
4 public servant any community IN i
which such man had lived would '
pause for a brief time and pay trib-. +
1te to a fallen leader. \
Having been president a little less b
han two years and half, yet his ad- n
will undoubtedly go o
lown in history as a successful one. n
Taking the office as he did at the end a
If the most disastrous war ever 6
Known to history, and at time when 2
t became necessary to count the cost O
If destruction, and at time when it il
became necessary to put the country
IN a peace basis, one cannot help put D
.ealize the tremendous responsibility Il
which was placed upon our late pres
dent. No statesman of the world
probably realized any more than did
President Harding the tremendous
ind far-reaching problems which, g
confronted his administration; that a
Ill of the problems and difficulties G
which beset his pathway were not s
net and solved is not to berwondered a
It, Not only has his administration n
,een successful in putting our coun-