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The Washington times., 1923-08-03
MARION Grapes
EVERY STREET
|NMOURN|NG
Father and Home City of Hard
ing Sorrow at Death of
Famous Son.
BY international News Service.

MARION, Ohio, Aug. 3.-Marion
today was in deepest mourning for
her most distinguished son. From
banker and laborer. from the homes
of the wealthy to those of the poor
est in the city, where President
Harding worked and lived until
called to the White House in 1920,
expressions of grief were univers-
ally heard.
DIR. George T. Harding, the veneer
able father of the dead President,
apparently was bearing up we'll to-
day under the shock of his son 8
death.
The Marion Ciciv Association, the
organization that cared for the re-
ception and entertainment Of visit
ing delegations during the front
porch" campaign of 1920, today
called a public meeting for this
evening to take appropriate action
regarding the death of the Pres
ident. Arrangements to drape every
street in mourning were being
hastily perfected during the morn.
ing hours. Directors of the Cham.
Der Of Commerce were to meet at
noon to adopt resolutions.
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COOLIDGE To BE
ABLELEADER,
SAYS GARY
Steel Executive Thinks New
President VIII Be G. O. p.
Choice in 1924.
nv JUDGE EBERT III. GARY.
Copyright. 1923. by Cosmopolitan
News Service.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The sudden
death of President Harding will be
deeply deplored by everyone, and
sympathy for Mrs. Harding will ne
universal. His death will naturally
have a marked effect on business
sentiment of the country, but there
is no reason why it should be lasting.
The administration Of Mr.. Harding
has been constructive, progress.v',
and reasonable, and whatever may
have been said by any political o.
ponent, the general result OF MS
measures has been good.
His untimely death will shock
everyone, and business may hesitate
for a time, Still absolute candor COM
pels one to conclude that the country
has attained the growth ana mas
established a foundation that makes
II independent of any one man.
While the new President IS more
or less reticent and not the same
kind of a mixer amongst business
men as characterized Mr.. Hafd4nE'
vet he has the respect and conrl-
dence of every one as a business
administrators. His high QUALITIES
as a public official are not hmli' u
to political craftsmanship.
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To JOIN
CORTEGE At
MARION

Miss Daisy Harding and Mrs.
Carolyn Votaw, two sisters of the
late President Harding, together
with the latter's husband, Heber II.
Votaw, will leave Washington for
Marion, Ohio, this afternoon at
4:50, according to present ARA nge-
ments.
At Marion the trio expect to Join
the Presidential party when it re-
turns to Washington. The Votaws
and Miss Harding were motoring in
New England when they. learned
that the President had been
stricken. They changed their plans
and started for Washington, arriv-
ing here last night.
1t was only two hours after they
reached their home at 800 Carroll
street, Tokoma Park, that they re-
ceived word from the White House
of the Presidents death.
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ALL n. !. STOCK
EXCHANGES
CLOSE
Passing of Resolutions in
Tribute to Harding Only
Business Transacted.
BY Cosmopolitan News Service.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The New
York Stock Exchange will be closed
today in tribute to the memory of
President Harding, Seymour L..
Cromwell, president Of the exchange,
said this morning.
The exchange will open at 10
O'Clock, but no business will be trans
acted and after passing resolutions
OF regret over the Presidents death
and rendering sympathy to Mrs.
Harding, the board of governors will
declare the exchange closed.
The action by the exchange Of
ficlals follows a precedent estab.
hshed with President Mckinley,
whNn he was assassinated.
1t was expected that the curb
exchange will follow the action Of
the stock exchange
The board of managers of the
New York coffee and sugar ex-
changes also planned to close that
exchange today.
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BY FRANK e. MASON,
International News Service.

PARIS, Aug. 3.-France's grief
over the passing Of President Hard
ing was expressed today in an i'm
pressive message of coincidence from
Premier Raymond Poincare.
"All of the people of France bow
their heads in sympathy with the
grief which moves the United
States" said M. Poincare. "Yester-
day the worlds press told of Presi.
dent Harding's noble words in the
magnificent testament in which he
recommends to his fellow-citizens
the permanent court of interna-
tional justice in which the United
States would participate. He out
lined in admirable language the es-
sential conditions surrounding such
a court. This was the final action
Of man ready to resign supreme
power to enter into the silence of
eternity. Is this not the most beau
tiful counsel the chief of a state
can leave to the country over
which he has governed and to
great people who invested him with
power?"
Premier Poincare signed his name
to the statement in the presence IF
American Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon and Myron T. Herrick, the
American ambassador.
Ambassador Herrick was visiblv
moved by the death of the Ameri-
can Executive. He said:
This news comes to me as a
tremendous shock. Yesterday 1 sent
telegram of congratulations to
Mrs. Harding on the good news of
her husbands improvement. He
was lieutenant governor under ne
in Ohio and I loved him as a
brother His death is calamity to
the entire world
Yes, it is a terrible shock" de-
clared Secretary Mellon, who was
standing by.
After sending a message OF con,
dolence to Mrs. Harding, Ambas-
sador Herrick made preparations to
sail for home tomorrow on the liner
Paris.
The newspaper La Liberte issued
a special edition with a picture of
the late President Harding, bear
ing the caption: ~ Friend OF
Franco"
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K|NGSENDS
WORD IN
PERSON
CondoIes With Mrs. Harding
and Nation Orders Week
Of Mourning In Court.
By DAVID M. CHURCH,
international News Service.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-The death of
President Harding left all England
still and shocked today, as though
It mourned the passing Of one of
it's own loved sons.
With the first brief cable dis
patches bringing the death message.
flags on the American embassy
were lowered.
Shouting newsboys with extras
spread the news. The embassy was
besieged with telephone inquiries.
King George ordered the court in
mourning for a week. Premier
prepared a message Of sympathy
Lord Robert Cecil, Sir Charles
Wakefield and others who knew
the President expressed their sor-
row.
King Gables Coincidence.
King George sent the following
message to Mrs. Harding:
THE Queen and were much
shocked to hear of the irreparable
loss which has befallen you and as
sure you OF our heartfelt sympathy
in your sorrow. The whole British
people join those Of the sister ma
ton who mourn the death Of their
President at the eliminating point
OF his distinguished career"
Former Premier David Lloyd
George issued the following state
n1ent:
News Of President Harding's
death comes as a shock to this coun-
try. We were led to believe the
crisis was passed. Mr.. Hardings
death Is regarded by everyone as a
great loss, for his genial, simple
traightforwardnesS won for him
the genuine respect and liking of
this country. His death adds new
complications to a world already
tangled In troubles. There is every
where deep feeling Of sympathy
for Mrs. Harding. Our sincere good
wishes go to the new President in
the task he has so suddenly been
called upon to discharge in such
tragic circumstances"
The following message was sent
to Mrs. Harding by the Prince of
Wales:
please accept my sincere SYM
pathy in the great loss which you,
and the people OF the United States
have sustained
Newspapers issued special editions
announcing the Presidents death
and paying tribute to him.
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THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday; local
showers and thunder storms probable; mod
erately warm, with light to gentle variable
winds
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LADY
Of BEST
TYPE
Mrs. cooIidge's Lie centers in
Her Husband, Home, and
Their Two Sons.

Mrs. Grace Coolidge, wife Of
President Calvin Coolidge, ig a
plain American woman.
The First Lady Of the Land is
one Of the type which the late
Theodore Roosevelt looked upon as
this country's greatest women.
The life of Mrs. Coilidge has and
undoubtedly will continue to center
around her two children, John, six
teen and Calvin. jr., year younger.
The Coolidges have been ele-
waited in a remarkably short time.
It was only a few years ago that
they were occupying a small house
with no regular servants, only a
middle aged woman who came in
now and then to help out" This
was while Mr. Coolidge was Cover
nor Of Massachusetts,.
''It takes close living to get
along these days of high cost of
living" Mrs. Coolidge said in an
, interview shortly after the new
President had been elected to the
office Of Vice President.
Life Unchanged.
Although my husband has
moved up, it made no difference in
our mode of living. And why should
it? We are happy. We are well
and content. We have the neces-
sites of life. We just try to keep
all our bills paid like anyone else. +"
Strange as it may seem. the
Coolidges have never owned an au-
tomobile. They got their first au-
tomobile-an official government
car-when Mr.. Coolidge came to
Washington.
Mrs. Coolidge Is not a Joiner.
1.-THE Red Cross is the only thing
to which I belong" she said re-
Gently. I'm not a member of
clubs or societies. I suppose a lot
of women get enjoyment out of
those things, but I have never
two boys and my husband to look
after"
Although college trained and with
perhaps a better opportunity to
delve into politics than the average
woman, Mrs Coolidge has never
become suffragist. She, how.
ever, drops her ballot into the bog
as a citizens duty.
No Summer Home.
The Coolidges have no summer
home. While the new President
was governor, they spent their
vacations either in their small
Northampton home or on the farms
Of relatives in Vermont where Mr.
Coolidge grew up from boyhood.
Mrs. Coolidge before her marriage
In 1905 was Miss Grace Goodhus.
OF Burlington, VT. How she met
her husband and other details Of
their courtship. Mrs. Coolidge has
never revealed.
1--WE always felt that those things
belong exclusively to u.s." is rer
only reply to questions of this kind.
Mrs. Coolidge is sure to become
popular with the American women
She herself is a home woman"
There is nothing exclusive or dis
tant about her. Mrs. Coolidge IL
vivacious and spirited in manner.
She is very fond of music and, like
her husband, Is very religious.
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are convinced that Coolidges ac-
cession to the Presidency will make
little change in the Republican
party's views Of foreign policy.
In domestic affairs it is expected
that Coolidge will take perhaps a
more active and drastic attitude than
Harding might have taken toward
the threatened anthracite coal
strike. 1t is poted that Coolidge
comes from New England, which
would suffer most from such a
strike; and it is remembered that
his principal original political capital
as a national character was his
crushing attitude toward the Boston
police strike.
1t is believed next that Coolidge
will perhaps go farther than Hard
ing went toward a recognition of
the claims OF negro Republicans
within the Republican party organi-
zation and in the field of Federal Of
flee. Coolidge. say some of his most
careful analyzers. Ia New Eng
lander of abolitionist traditions. He
VIII try, they say, to restore fully
to the Republican party the waning
| loyalty of the negro voter.
| Expected to Conferg
In this respect, as in most other
respects. he is expected to be an
extremely traditional Republican
more so, by a certain margin, than
MS predecessor. Rightly or wrongly
ne Is expected to seek conference
more often with party leaders. He
Is expected to be for the party. for
business, for the colored brethren
Tor the army and navy and Ia'N
ana order, and for an international
pollcy which he can call, with a
flourish, American"
The peak of the matter seems to
De that unless Coolidge changes his
character he will give this country
government in which party au
thotIIy ana party responsibility and
party concerted action will hSva y
certain revived Importance
Copyright. 1923. Washington pras.
service.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
SANTO DOMINGO
UPRISING IS
RUMOREG
Navy Department Orders In
Observation-Disclosures
Doubt Report.

The Navy Department today or
dered an investigation of reports OF
an uprising in the Dominican Re-
public in connection with the depar-
ture Of the cruiser Rochester from
Panama to Santo Domingo.
The Rochester is the flagship of
the special service squadron in
West Indian waters and is COM
manded by Rear Admiral John H.
Dayton. The movement of this
vessel from Colon to the island OF
Haiti was not occasioned. according
to Navy Department officials, by
any disturbance in the Dominican
Republic and no official or author
itative advices have been received
here of any trouble involving mem
bers Of the Marine Corps who are
stationed there.
Administrative officers OF the
Marine Corps and diplomatic rep
resentatives of the Dominican Re-
public in Washington discounted
reports of an uprising at Santo
Domingo, pointing out that they
would have been advised 1mmedi-
ately of any untoward incidents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
I TINES HERALD
SOON To HAVE
NEW HOME
Structure Is to Be Model News
paper PIant-PIans Promise
Occupancy Soon.
BY ROBERT LESLIE BELLEM.

With the completion of the new
building now being erected at 1917
81 H street northwest, which is
to be the home of The Washing
ton Herald and The Washington
Times. Washington's downtown Eus-
mess district will boast one of it's
most important additions in sew
eral years Scheduled for occu-
pancy within the next three
months, the completed structure
will set a high-water mark in de-
sign, construction, appearance and
efficiency for newspaper plants in
this section of the country.
Representing as it does an in"
vestment of approximately $1,000"
900, the new Times-Herald Build
ing will stand for all times as a
monument to Hearst activity and
enterprise not only for Washing
ton, but for the entire Nation.
Some Of the worlds most success
full technicians on newspaper struc-
lures put forth their best efforts in
planning the building, the plant
proper having been laid out in
it's entirety by the Hearst engineer
ing department, whose Washington
representative is j. Bernhard. The
architecture was intrusted to
George M. McCabe, of New York,
and Philip M. Julien, of this city.
both associates occupying high re-
gard in their respective fields,
while the actual building is in. the
hands of the r. p. Witty Company,
a local organization.
The new building will be five
stories in height, surmounted by
an ornamental clock tower fifty
lighted at night, will face the four
points Of the compass. The struc-
lures frontage is ninety-o ne feet
on lot 145 feet deep, and in keep
ing with it's other dimensions the
building will rise to a height I'M
usual in five-floor construction, with
the natural result that each story
will be of greater height than the
average. The ground floor itself
will have a ceiling twenty-one feet
high: the others twelve feet.
Reinforced concrete construction
is being used throughout the ope-
ration, with granite finish to
enhance the beauty Of the front
elevation. The latter's design fol-
lows the familiar Washington
monumental type of architecture,
Continued on Page 224
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
BELIEVES SCHOOLS SHOULD
BE MODEL FOR NATION

The National Education Associa-
ton believes that the public schools
Of Washington should be the model
Of the nation, and to this end the
organization will devote its efforts
during the ensuing year.
Miss Olive NJ. Jones, OF New
York, newly elected president Of the
association, made this statement
yesterday on her first visit to Wash.
ington. She will confer next month
with Frank w. Ballou. superir-
tendent of schools, to discuss the
future Of the District public school
system.
Miss Jones advocates increased
salaries for teachers, greater ap-
preparations for the additional
needs Of the city, and plans for a
more thorough training of the per-
sonnet of instructors. She also be-
neves that the Roard of Education
should be elected by the citizens
Of the District
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
D. c. CAS-
COST WAR
BEGUN
National Organizations o
Motorists Will Take High
Prices Before Congress.

GIICCS 0SiOIS SOItStOSS
District motorists-nearty co.
900 of them-will be enlisted in
the nationwide fight being con-
Quoted to lower the price of gaso-
line.
The two national motorist as
sociations-the American Auto
mobile and the National Motorists
will lead the fight which will
prevent the price of gasoline
from going above % cents in the
District.
Legislation to Be Sought.
National legislation will be sought
by these two associations-having
the backing Of the gasoline users
Of the District and the nation
which will force a real inquiry into
the gasoline situation and not re-
suit in embarrassing.
These are the declared intentions
Of Thomas p. Henry. new president
Of the A. A. A., who is guiding
the work being done. by the Ameri-
can Association in it's first real
fight against growing y gasoline
Statement By Henry.
In discussing the present situa-
t1on, Mr.. Henry said.
The motorist has seen the price
~
cents-without open complaint. But
the time has been reached when
the motorist cannot longer passively
standby and see the price Of gasoline
60 up and up, without a fight.
''The three AS. will join with
the n. NJ. A. in waging a real
tight against the mounting prices
and we shall go to Congress for
what we believe is our rights" Mr..
Henry said.
Members of the executive commit
tee will meet in Washington next
week to formulate plans for the
necessary legislation which will pre-
vent further advances in prices.
Filling Stations Planned.
One of the ways in which the ma
tional motorist associations expect
to combat the growing gasoline
prices is the Inauguration Of their
own filling stations.
If this is done the general motor
Ing public will be invited to buy it's
gasoline from the associations sta
tons, which will have the effect
OF forcing other stations to meet
the price at which the association
sells it's gasoline.
1--WE believe that in a campaign
OF this Kind" said Mr.. Henry, I'VE
can count on the support Of the
10000 motorists in the District, and
know that by a boycott of this kind
we can take matters into our own
hand"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18

Some by Departmental Body
Already Changed Working
Night and Day,

The personnel classification
board next week enters upon its
task of reviewing the work Of the
departmental board with respect to
the ALLEGATION Of Federal employees.
Part Of the review already has
been accomplished and many
changes and corrections made.
The personnel board has over.
turned the work of the depart
mental board in a great many in.
stances and further revisions win
be necessary.
Working Against Time.
In attempting to standardize and
make uniform the ALLEGATIONS in va,
rious departments, the personnel
board is faced by huge task. Il
is admitted the present ALLEGATIONS
are purely for budget purposes, the
board now being forced to worn
against time. since all the estimates
must be in the hands Of the Budget
Bureau by September Is. The per
n1anent classification viii come later,
This work is flapdash and hap
hazard classification said one Of
fetal Of the board today. 1T Is On,
tirely tentative, and the real work
of classification win come when we
are through with the budget. II
probably viii take three or four
years to complete"
Working Night and Day.
An of the departments are urging
the Personnel Board to complete its
review Of the ALLEGATION sheets AZ
quickly as possible, inasmuch as they
have only three weeks in which to
submit final estimates.
The board is working night and
day in an effort to get its task done
in time. The review will probably
be completed within the next ten
days.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
FOOD AND CLOTHING COSTS
DROP; FARMER HIT AGAIN

Wholesale prices declined 1-3
per cent in July, while from April
TO July the drop was per cent, the
Department of Labor announced
today. The largest decrease was
in clothing, which was over 2B
per cent. There were smaller de-
creases in food.
Chemicals and drugs declined 2A
per cent from the June level. In
the group Of farm products ad-
vances in corn, cattle, hogs, eggs,
hops, onions and potatoes were
more than offset by declines in
wheat. oats, rye, lambs, cotton,
beans. alfalfa hay. and hides, caus-
ing a net decline of over 2 per
cent.
Decreases approximating per
cent were recorded for the group
or metals and metal products and
building materials.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
COMMITTEE PICKED TO
RENEW BUILDING CODE

A committee was today appointed
bv Major j. Franklin Bell. Engi-
reer commissioner, to review the
..oI,;.ad building code which was
prepared by John P. Healey, build
ing inspector.
Albert L. Harris, municipal archi-
+ac+ heads the committee. Others
GO Thomas w. Marshall, Washing
ton Society of Engineers; Louis
Tnetement. Washington Chapter
of American Institute of Architects;
Arthur L. Smith, w. V. Boyle and
r III. Rosengarten. the last repre-
senting the Washington Builders
and Manufacturers Exchange: Nor
ris Hacker, former building inspec-
tor: ]. w. Oehmann, assistant build
ing inspector; and Walter F. Boyer,
National Lime Association.
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District Motorists In Fight For **Gas Cut
5dlEARDteSEEB{
-oBy BILL PRIcEscIf >AeAz-A'r
RIVERSIDE REVELS.

RIVERSIDE REVELS.
(By w. w. PUGH.)
I wandered to the beach one day,
Where just . few yards from land,
watched ducks" and Chickens"
And-weIl. the scenery was grand.
The "stunts'' they. did would jar your
Their somersauIts would win a prize;
They woke. from sleep old "Davy
And Kicked the clouds along the
skies.
And while they laughed in spOrtive
glee,
spIashine in the cooling spray.
A still small voice remarked to mo,
"This IL your time to get away"
But still 1 fingered on the strand
Until the summer sun had set
And got an ''eye full ,-nOt Of sand
Also. my boat and bonnet wet.
1 heard q voice say: "Seixe the jay
Before he leaves us in the lurch;
He may be lost some future day,
So let's put him through the church.
''WeYn now baptize him near the beach
Wen duck him till his sins are gone
For saying q midsummer peach
Was sweeter than September morn"
They rocked the boat, they "dug my
grave,"s
And they did everything they could
To hold me down beneath the wave:
They said "the soak" would do me
good.
The water, oh! was lawful wet"
It seemed to triclxle through my head;
fancy / can taste IL yet
And doubtless will, until I'm dead.
But still I'm nursing no regret,
Because the camera / hired
Revealed some scenes L can't forget,
And often gaze at when Pm tired.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-18
CAPT. WILSON HEADS
LAFAYETTE POST AGAIN

Capt H. L. Wilson was elected
commander of Lafayette Post, No.
8. American Legion. for the fifth
consecutive time at the annual cleo
ton last night.
Other officers chosen were: B.
K. Perrin, senior vice commander;
z. A. Nash. JUNIOR vice commander;
r. r. Barth, adjutant; F. B. Clay
ton, finance officer; DIR. H. H.
LETTER. surgeon; John Paul Tyler,
chaplain; George w. Nash, sergeant.
alarms; Thomas Walker, quarter.
master; r. A. Hadfield, and John
L. Lee. colorbearers, and L. p.
Walton, publicity officer.
Commander Wilson, L. p Walton
e. w. Hilkert and DR.. Leffler were
elected delegates and alternates tc
the annual department convention
to be held September Z and s.