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HORSES AND MULES

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., June 9.-The the strength of the demand. Market about steady.
 Horses: Good to choice drafts $1650 225; medium to good drafts $110@165; good to choice chunks $75@10O. Medi- um to. good chunks $50@$75. Choice southern horses $6o@$90; fair to good southern horses $3O660. Smooth mouthed southerners S15016, Plugs $5Q15.
 Mules: Draft mules, 16 to IT hands, $175Q240. Sugar mules, 16 to 16.2 hands $160Q225. Mine mules, 15 to 15.2 hands $120Q165. Top cotton mules, 15.2 to 16 hands $125@155. Cotton mules 10 to 16.2 hands $s0@$125. Small cheap mules $25Q65.
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COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, June 9.-Cotton seed oil was lower today under scattered liquidation by July longs and outside selling of new-crop months on a better weather map and easier lard and cot ton. Refiners were best buyers. Clos ing bids were 4 to 15 points net lower. Sales, $500 barrels. Prime crude, s.25c, nominal; prime summer yellow, spot, 9.S0Q10.25c; July closed 9.S6c; Septem- Der, 999c; October, 9.61c, and December, $500, bid.
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DRY GOnna

NEW YORK, June 9.-Cotton goods markets were quiet in the gray goods division today, due largely to the pres ent cotton uncertainty. Finished goods orders came forward in some small lots, widely scattered, and in most instances prompt shipments were sought. Wool goods showed little change. Buyers of silks have been showing little more interest in all silk goods. Dress goods continued quiet. Burlaps were steady.
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boMEsTIc BONDS
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New Members Liverpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special consignments of spot cotton for delivery.
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RAW SILK

NEW YORK. June 9.-Raw silk, firmer; prices per pound: Kansai dou- ble extra cracks, $5.10@5.25; Kansai best No. l, $4.75@4.90; Shinshu, No. l, $4.65 @4.75; Canton extras A, 14-16, $510@ 5.25; Shanghai-China steam i'll gold double deer, $5.90@6.1O.
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VEGETABLE MARKET

CHICAGO, June 9.-Onions, steady; yellow Bermudas, $1.75 crate.
 Cucumbers, weak; southern bushei hampers, 50c6$1. "a Strawberries, steady; Kentucky Aromas, $4@4.50 per 24-quart crate.
 Watermelons, light demand; Florida 24-pound averages, 90c6$1 each.
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STEEL MARKET

NEW YORK, June 9.-SteeI prices, f. O. b. Pittsburg, per 100 pounds blue annealed sheets, $2.75Q290; galvanized sheets, $4.75@5; black sheets, $3.600 3.S5; steel bars, $2.2O@2.S0.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORK, June 9.-Foreign ex- changes, steady; quotations in cents: Great Britain, demand, $4.30N; cables, $4.311S; 6o-day bills on banks, $4.2s% France, demand, 5.09; cables, 5.10. Italy, 4.S4h @434%; Belgium, 4,43@A44; Ger many (per trillion), .23B; Holland, 3F.8e; Norway. 1854; Sweden, 26.51h ; Denmark, 1884; Switzerland, 17.5S; Spain,s 1884: Greece, 1.67;' Poland, .000012; CzechosloValxia, 2.92N; Jugo- slavia, 1.201S Austria, .0014h; Ru- mania, .43%; Argentina, 32.66; Brazil, 1895; Tol1io, fl; Montreal, 9S.
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SPOT COTTON

NEW YORK, June 9.-Spot cotton, quiet; middling, 2s.s5c. ,+
 NEW ORLEANS, June 9.-Spot cot ton, quiet; 55 points down, Sales on the spot, 192; to arrive, IS. Low mid ding, 26.75c; middling, 29c;. good mid ding, S0.12c. Receipts, 2,3Sf; ~stock, 124, ,342. -z-s---1- 4s.
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NEW YORK, June s.-Butter steady; receipts 6,591; creamery higher than extras 42@42hc; creamery extras (92 score) 41A@41hc; creamery extras firsts (SS to 91 score) S8A 941c; pack ing stock current make No. 2, 2se.
 Eggs firm; receipts 15,25o; fresh. gath cred extra firsts, regular packed 27h a2sc; regular storage packed 2Siz @29c; fresh gathered firsts, regular packed 26h@2c; regular storage packed 270 2sc; fresh gathered seconds and poorer 25@26c. Nearby henneTy whites close ly selected extras, 33@35c; nearby and nearby western hennery whites firsts to average extras 27h@33c; nearby hennery browns extras, 31@33c; Pa cific Coast whites extras 36@37c Pa cific Coast whites extras firsts 30QS1c.
 Cheese steady; receipts 1O7, ,404; state whole milk flats fresh fancy to fancy specials 1873 020c; state whole milk flats fresh fancy to fancy special aver ages run 1S@1S1sc state whole milk flats held fancy to fancy specials 241z@ 25Ac; state whole milk flats held fancy to fancy specials run 23q24c.
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CALL MONEY

NEW YORK, June 9.-CalI money, easy; high, 2h per cent; low, per cent; ruling rate, 2h per cent; closing bid, 2 per cent; offered at 2h per cent; last ceptanees, 2h per cent; time loans, easier;a mixed collateral, 60-S0 days, 3% per cent; 4-6 months, 1 per cent; prime commercial paper. 404A per cent.
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Sold before noon"-the usual report following a For Sale" Want Ad in The ge-Herald.
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, June Swallowing are today's high. low and closing prices of bonds the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each oond'
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RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS, June s.-Rough rice, nominal. No sales, no receipts.
 Clean rice, strong. No sales, no re- ceipts.
 Bran, $27, and polish $S7 per ton.
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METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, June 9-Copper, easy; electrolytic spot and futures, 12%@ 12Mc. z
 Tin, easy; spot and futures, $41.75 Iron, steady; No. l northern, $20@21; No. 's2- northern, $1S.50Q20.5o; No. 2 southern, $21.
 Lead, steady; spot, $7@7,12.
 Zinc, quiet East St. Louis spot and nearby, $5.s2@5.s5.
 Anthony, spot $s.40.
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KANSAS CITY, June s.-Eggs hc higher; firsts 22c; selected 25hc; but ter 1c higher; creamery 43@44c; pack ing 24c. Hens hc lower; 2O1ac! broil- CTS 1c lower; SS and 26cy Boosters 1sc higher 11hc.
 Potatoes unchanged, Western whites $2.O0Q2.10. ....5.
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Juns s.-FollOwins are today's sales. high low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange:
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NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK, June V.-FollowinE is the ofticia list of transactions the New York Curb Ex- change. giving all stocks and bonds traded in:
 ..sf, lNntISYRlAIa
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BAR SILVER NEW YORK, June 9.-Bar silver, SIC; Mexican dollars, 51hc.
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NEW YORK, June 9;-Llve poultry borely, steady, no freight quotations. Broilers by express 36946c; fowls by express '26@2sc;- turkeys by express 2OQ BOG. Dressed poultry steady to firm. Chickens 35@46c; fowls 220S2c; old roosters- 17@31c; turkeys 20Q29c.
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MINNEAPOLIS, June 9.-Flour, un- changed; family patents, $6.5O@6.sO a barrel. Shipments, 33,554 barrels.
 Bran, $17@1S.
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ST. LOUIS, June 9.-Hens 22c; springs 25c; ducks 2Sc geese l5c eggs 23cs butter 4O9Sc. a-s,-
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GRAIN Evnnnrs

WASHINGTON, June 9.-Exports of grain from the United States last week totaled 3,347,000 bushels against 2,454,- 900 for the previous week.
 The exports for last week as com pared with the previous week made public by the commerce department were: Barely 309,OO0 bushels against 13SO00 bushels; corn 2SO,0OO against 5O8,0OO; oats 5000 against 58,000; rye 585,0OO against 1,193,000; wheat 217O,- poo against 562,000. Canadian grains m transit 2.s63,O00 bushels against S,o41'OOO bushels United States and Canadian wheat flour in transit 245,- 'OOO barrels against 2O1, 900 barrels.
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FtOUR MARKET

NEW YORK, June 9.-Flour, quiet; spring patents, $6.2506.75; soft winter straights, $595.35; hard winter straights, $5.50@6.25.
 Rye, quiet; No. western, soAc, f. o. b. New York, and 7sAc, c. 1. f. export
 Barley, quiet; mating. 86%93c, c. 1. f. New York.
 Pork, steady; mess and family, $27.
 Lard, dull; middle west, SIC. 7o@1Os 80.
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FLAX MARKET

FLAX MARKET :. ;-.~ DULUTH, June 9.-Flax closad; July, $2.35h; September, $2.1OB; s october, $2.05A.
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CHICAGO, June 9.-Paultry alive higher; fowls 22@24c; broilers 3O@Ssc; roosters 14c.
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ENCHANGEs CLOSED
AND PRODUCE

LONDON, June 9.-Holiday on the Liverpool exchange today, Whitmonday.
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CASH GRAIN
 TOLEDO, June 9.-Clover seed $11.OO; October $12.0o; December $11.75. Alsike $9.SO. Timothy $3.35; September $3.75; October $3.5O.
 ST LOUIS, Mo, June s.-Cash: Wheat No. 2 red $1.cs91.1o; No. 8 $1.O6h @1.0sh. Corn: No. ? white sSh@s4c; No. 2 yellow soc.
 Dots: No. white 5oAc; No. 8 4sA @5Oc.
 Futures: Wheat: July $1.osA; September $1.05.
 Oats: July 47hc September blank. CHICAGO, June s.-wheat No. 2 hard $1.0S@1.11; No. hard $1.06K. Corn: No. mixed 7sA Qsoc; No. 2 Oats: No: ? white 6O@51Ac; No. 8 Timothy seed $5oOQ7.25; clover seed 11.00@1s.50.
 Lard $1O.17; ribs $1o.12; bellies s1o.s7. KANSAS CITY, June s.-wheat No. 2 hard 9Sc@$1.14; No. 2 red $100. Corn: No. 2 yellow s3c; No mix ed SOc
 oOts: No. 3 white 5oMc.
 BRAN SUPPLY NEW YORK, June 9.-The visible supply of American grain shows the following changes, in bushels: Wheat decreased 3,196,00O. Corn de- creased 412,o0O. Oats decreased Rye decreases 5Os,0Oo.
 Barley decreased 176,000.
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CHICAGO, June s.-Butter unchang- ed; creamery extras 391ac standards 3e15c; extra firsts 38@3Shc; firsts 36@371kc; seconds 33@35hc.
 Eggs higher, receipts 42,906 cases; firsts, 24@24hc; ordinary firsts 22h O 23c; storage packed extras 26Ac; firsts 26c. ;4.o,e
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PORT MOVEMENT
INTERIoR MnvEMEMr

Receipts-Week, 12. 393; season, 6. 3BSl ,sss Exports-Week. II l.945; season. 5.2eI, 794-
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON
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NEW YORK COTTON
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-11
NEUROLOGY

Death reaped his usual harvest of
prominent men and women in 1923.
The more notable Of his victims were.
in January: W. T. Whiting, Wisconsin
paper mill magnate; Edwin Stevens.
actor: Mrs. Cora l.. V. Richmond. spir-
itualist leader; DIR. Emil G. Hirsch,
eminent rabbi of Chicago; George
Hamlin. singer; Constantine. former
king of Greece; w. NJ. Moore finan-
cier; Alexandra Ribot. French states
man; Frederic Harrison. English his
torian; Wallace Reid, motion picture
star; Max Nordau German philoso-
pher; Or. Paul Reinsch. former min
lister to China; Or w $. Haines. toxi-
coiogIst of Chicago: Henry Clews, New
York banker
In February: Bishop c. J. O'Reilly
of Lincoln Neb.; Cardinal Prinsco.
archbishop of Naples. L e. Barnard.
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BY EDWARD W. PlcKARp

With the exception of Germany,
ruined by her own acts, and Japan,
shattered by the forces OF nature. all
the world was better OF at the close
of 1923 than AT its beginning. This
is especially true of the United States.
Italy, Finland Czechoslovallia, Tur-
key. and probably Russia, though the
information coming from the land of
the soviets has been so colored that
1t was difficult to determine true con
.ditIons there.
Economic recovery of the world was
retarded, as II was during the previ-
Gus twelve months, by failure to
settle the matter of the German repa-
rations and by the steady decline of
Germany toward the point of absolute
collapse. The occupation of the Ruhr
by France and the resulting disputes
with Great Britain brought on re-
peated crises each of which seemed
to threaten the final disruption of the
entente cordiale.
Several proposals for commissions
to determine Germany's capacity to
pay were made, but each of them re-
-quired the participation of the United
States and each time the American
government found unacceptable the
restrictions insisted upon by Premier
Poincare of France. AS the year
drew toward Its close, however, the
reparations commission was preparing
to appoint TWO committees of experts
to help work out the problem. and
President Coolidge approved OF the APP
pointment of Americans OH these COM
Suittees.
Turkey gained power and prestige
through the Lausanne peace confer.
.ence and the resulting treaties with
the allies and with the United States.
Late in the year she added herself TO
the list of republics with Mustapha
Renal Pasha as her first president.
Under the leadership of General
Primo Rivera and other army officers
and aristocrats. there was a house
cleaning in Spain that resulted in the
turning out of the crowd of politicians
that had for years been battening on
the spoils Of disagreement. The so
called democratic government was
.overthrown and dictatorial council
substituted.
President Harding's death in San
Francisco threw all the United States
and indeed all the civilized world
Into heartfelt mourning. Vice Presi-
dent Calvin Coolidge. succeeding to
Hte chief magistracy. carried on in !
general the policies of his predecessor.
MIR. Harding had been considered the |
certain nominee of the Republican |
Pc rty in 1924. and his demise threw /
open the lists and made the political
contest intensely interesting.
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INDUSTRIAL AND LABOR

Only one really big strike married
the record of the year in the United
States, and that did not last long The
miners in the anthracite fields and
their employers tried In vain to fix a
new wage scale and working condi-
tions, and on August 21 they broke or
negotiations. With the approval of
President Coolidge. Governor PinchOt
of Pennsylvania undertook TO handle
the problem. and proposed compro-
mise on August % The strike began
officially two days later. but the nego-
tlations were continued Pinchot's
plan was accepted September 8 and
the miners resumed work on Septem-
her 20.
Al various times during the year the
railway labor hoard adjusted the
wages of certain classes of rail work
ers. usually raising them. Some of
the roads made separate agreements
with their employees, giving them in
creased pay. April 8 the steel indus
try raised the wages of common labor
II per cent and adjusted the pay of
other classes. and on April 10 the Chi
cago packing house employees and
building trade workers were given an
Increase. The steel makers had been
attacked bitterly for maintaining the
twelve-hour day. and on August 2 FL
bert IL. Gary of the u. S. Steel corpo-
ration announced It's elimination.
The American Federation OF Labor
met In annual convention In Portland
Ore. and, among other acts. voted
against the formation of a political
labor party and also against the rec
ignition of the Russian Soviet govern
ment. The advocates Of these meas
nres and indeed all the more radical
factions in the federation were routed |
BY President Gompers. who was re-
elected.
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DISASTERS

Unequaled In modern times was the
disaster that befell Japan on Septem-
Der when violent earthquake shocks
hama entirely and about twO-thIrds of
Tokyo and ruined many smaller towns.
The number of killed was estimated
at 225.000, and the injured at more
than half that number. Though many
of the houses were fiimsy. the prop
erty loss was enormous. The hun
dreds of thousands of refugees suf-
fered severely. but the American gov
eminent and the American Red Cross
were swift with relief measures, and
other nations Joined In the work.
Shiploads of food and millions of dol
lars were rushed 10 the stricken land.
and the Japanese government was ma
terially aided in Its task of rebuilding
the ruined cities.
Among other serious disasters of
the year were: January 3, twenty per
sons killed by collapse OF bridge at
Kelso. Wash. February 8. mine ex-
plosion at Dawson killed 100, and one
at Cumberland, b. c., killed 30; Feb
ruary Is, twenty-five patients and
three attendants were killed in insane
asylum fire on Wards island, New
York March 10, Greek transport sank
with $50 soldiers; April 9. tidal waves
in Corea and Japan killed 600; May
IA, Hot Springs. Ark, partly de-
stroyed by flood and fire; May II,
seventy-three killed in burning of a
schoolhouse at Cleveland. S. c.; June
10. disastrous floods in Kansas. Okla
homa and Colorado; June 10, thou
sands of Persians killed by earth
quakes; June Is, several towns de-
stroyed by eruption of Mt. Etna; Au-
gust IA, coal mine explosion at KEN
merer, Wyo, killed 98; August IS,
badly damaged by typhoon;
August %, milllon-dollar flood in Ar
kansas valley, Colorado; September 8,
nine u. s. destroyers wrecked on Cali |
fornia coast, % lives being lost; Sep |
TENDER Is, typhoon and floods killed |
1000 In Japan; September II. large |
part of Berkeley, Cal, destroyed by |
flames; September q. forty killed in
Burlington train wreck at Lockett
Nyo.; November 10. earthquake in
shansi province. China, killed 1900;
December l. nearly 800 killed by burst
ng of dam near Bergamo Italy; De
.ember 8, nine killed and many in
ured in wreck of the Twentieth Cen
ury train at Forsythe. ~ Y; Deem
'er 10, destructive earthquake In
Colombia and Ecuador.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Germany's internal troubles. politi-
cal, economic and financial, were in
extricably tangled up with her inter
national woes and brought her to so
low sta,e that her regeneration
seemed at times almost hopeless. Roy
alists, separatists and communists con
spired. rev0lted and rioted. Unem-
ployment increased and in the cities
all but the Industrial magnates and
the profiteers were reduced to near
starvation. although the crops were
large and the rural districts were over
running with food stuffs. The govern
ment tried 10 NEE. the situation by
keeping up the flood of paper marks
and of course the mark declined until
billions could be had for one dollar
and those who had anything to sell
refused TO accept the practically
worthless currency. In August Chan
celIoI Cuno presented rescue plan"
10 the reichstag. II was rejected and
Juno resigned. Gustave Stresemann
him and forming the FIRST
coalition majority government in Ger
nany's history. He undertook to re.
'Orm the finances by the issue of a
new currency the renfen mark. backed
~ the country's resources This was
ar from successful
Throughout the year the rnyaiists
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Zepliak and Vicar General Butchka-
vich OF the Roman Catholic church TO
death for revolutionary activities. The
latter was executed. but Zepllak's SEN
tence was committed TO ten years i'm
prisonment.
Early In December another revolu-
ton was attempted In Mexico. the
leader-being Adolfo de la Huerta who
was offended because President Obre-
gon would not support his candidacy
for the presidency. The revolt spread
rapidly. but before the month closed
Obregon seemed TO have the sltua
ton well I'm hand.
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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

German PREPARATIONS and compica-
lions resulting from the failure to pay
them occupied much OF the attention
OF European diplomats. Early in Jan
cary the allied premiers held futile
conference in Paris, and Trance pre-
pared for separate action TO collect
from Germany. About the same time
Secretary Hughes announced the Unit
cd States would not consider Berlin's
proposal for four-power European
peace pact and also informally ad-
vised France moi to occupy the Ruhr.
France. however was determined, and
the re1arations commission gave her
the opening by declaring Germany in
wlliful default In coal deliveries. Ger
many formally protesting and Great
Britain not approving, the French on
January II began the occupation OF
the Rulr Selling its most important
cities one after another. President
Harding expressed his disapproval by
recalling the American troops from
Germany Chancellor Cuno. with the
support of the reichstag. declared
moral war" of passive resistance and
fdered ali state employees not to obey
che French. The mine owners and
later the industrial maSnates fell IN
with this program and for months the
French were baked 10 their efforts
20 get any considerable revenue from
the region They seized customs. bank
funds and railways and arrested many
Industrial leaders and officials bui the
passive resistance was not broken IN
I'll late in September The occupa.
tion was assisted actively by Belgium !
and passlyely by Italy Great Brit
ain. though she did not actually ham
per the French. gave them M help.
On May 2 Germany made new
Preparations offer OF S1..aajtO00O0. |
with many conditions. and II was i'm
medlately rejected by France Eng
land also declared the offer insufficient.
Berlin then asked new Preparations
conference on The Total sum and Of
fered annuities OF l,500.0O0O 900 gold
marks Great Britain Invited France
and Italy 10 join her In reply To
this and submitted a draft OF her
proposed answer. but this also fell
tlfs,ugh The British government
thereupon sent npie To France and
peirium 'lecs ring the Itnhf occupa
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DOMESTIC AFFAIRS

Overshadowing all other events In
President Warren c. Harding He
had long planned trip through the
Middle and Far West and TO Alaska
in order TO talk with the people and
get their reactions Though tired out
and far from well. he started on June
20. accompanied by Mrs. Harding and
several members of his cabinet. After
delivering several important addresses.
notably one advocating American mem
bership in the World court he sailed
TO Alaska Returning thence 10 San
Francisco. he fell III there on July 2S
Four days later. on August ., he
passed away. The taking of his body
back 10 Washington. the services
there the trip 10 Marion Ohio. and
the interment there of the little towns
citizen on August 10
gave the people Of the country ample
TO show In what high
and affection they held Mr.
Literally the entire nation
sincerely. and all the other
nations gave expression to thei' grief.
Vice President Calvin Coolidge took
The oath of Office as President 81 his
fathers home in Plymouth VT, and
assumed his new duties al once. re
aiming the entire Harding cabinet and
that he would carry out
he Ilar'ling policies where possible
4 had been taken for granted that
he Republican party would nominate
Iir Harding IN 1924. and Mr. Cool
dye Immediately became o probable
lomlnee. However. before the year
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EVENTS OF 1923
PASS IN REVIEW
Happenings at Home and Abroad
During the Twelve Months
That Have lust Closed.
PRESIDENT HARDING'S DEATH

futile Attempts to Settle German Rep
srations Problem-France Occu-
pies the Ruhr-Turkey's piplo-
matte Triumph-Terrible Earth
quake in Japan-Americsn
Prosperity and Politics