THE CENTRE REPORTER, CENTRE HALL, PA. CALVIN COOLIDGE NOW IS PRESIDENT | ARDING'S BODY : Telios Outh of Office wt Eli Fgttr's Houle io Vrs! N WHITE HOUSE Duties of Chief Executive. — § eaort tt dest wan spares ase Silent Thousands Greet Funeral Party at End | | of 3000-Mile Journey ———————————— PRESIDENT HARDING DIES SUDDENLY Stroke of Apoplexy Is Fatal When His Recovery Was Deemed Certain—Mrs. Harding With Him at the End—Whole World Is Shocked. “The President died at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Harding and the two nurses, Miss Ruth Powderly and Miss Sue Drusser, were In the room at the time. Mrs. — Washington.—Death claimed War- ren G. Harding with shocking sudden- ness 7:80 p. m. Thursday at San at i Francisco. In the midst of apparent HIGH SPOTS IN COOLIDGE'S CAREER | apoplexy “GEORGE B. CHRISTIAN, JR, ' recovery he was stricken with apoplexy while Mrs. Harding was reading to him. The end came quickly. The special train left San Francisco at 7 p. m. Friday, routed directly to the capital by way of Reno, Ogden, Cheyenne, Omaha and Chicago. The traln made no stops en route except those necessary for Its operation. The body of the President was borne in the rear car. The car was lighted at night, and at all times two soldiers and two sailors, a part of a naval and military guard of sixteen enlisted men, stood at attention guard- ing the casket, . : The train carried the presidential party as composed during the trip General Pershing, Attorney General Daugherty, and Mr. and Mrs, E. Remsberg and family, Mrs. Remsherg being a sister of the President, Untold thousands of American vens stood with uncovered heads, and night, as the train passed, Through Nevada in the hours daylight and darkness there were mourners at the stations, Utah tributed its thousands the next day. Wyoming's citizens mourned en masse, And so on across the continent, At citi- sembled at the stations. President Harding died of of apoplexy at 7:30 o'clock night (10:30 p. m., New His exact age fifty-seven and nine months. The end came suddenly Harding was reading to him from a magazine and after what had been called the best day he had had since the beginning of his exactly one week before. Ruddenly it was noticed President was shuddering and gasp ing. Mrs. Harding ran to him, but he was unable to respond to her In quiries. She then ran to the door of the sick room and called to the secret service man there to summon the President's physicians. When General Sawyer reached the Thursd was while Mrs, {iin LEALIESS that the he died almost at once. Collapse Is Sudden. In greater detall the facts of death are related. With Mrs. Harding in the sickroom were two nurses to the seeming Improvement In President's condition, members of party, Including the physicians had remalned In constant call, confident they cold the for a few hours’ relaxation. Many them at dinner, Mrs. Harding, however, refusing desert the by bedside, reading to her husband, when suddenly the who were leave of were to geated post, was at 7:10 o'clock the President lapsed His breathing, been quick ever since the {liness over re which had took him, suddenly hecame spasmodic Mrs. Harding, leaving to take whatever steps they could emergency, ran to the presidential suite “Get the doctors.” ran part way into the almost deserted corridor. A res seated the hall. service man that the President had had a sudden and seemingly severe re. lapse, and begged the detective to try to locate Doctor Boone or any of the other physicians, the nurse in the of door the che called, as she service twenty secret operative about feet down search for the physicians, while Mrs. Harding returned to the bedside. They located Doctor Sawyer at once. Hoover Arrives Quickly. Word of the President's sudden turn for the worse spread through the hotel and efforts were launched at once to cial party. Herbert Hoover, secretary of com merce and one of the closest members to the President, was the first of the cabinet members to reach the bedside. ridor, already aware that the Presi dent's life was ebbing fast, and the door to the suite closed behind him. A short time after he came out. He was completely broken up and could not speak to the newspaper men as they gathered around him on his way down to his own quarters. Tears were run- ning down his cheeks and he seemed to be stunned by grief as he made his way to the elevator, Mayor James Rolph of San Fran- cisco was the next to arrive, and he, too, after a visit to the death room, was inarticulate. Official Statement, It was about twenty minutes from the time Mr. Harding was stricken (7:10 p. m.) until he died (7:30). The clreumstance is told briefly In the fol- lowing formal announcement: Harding was reading to the President when utterly without warning a slight shudder passed through his frame, he collapsed, and all recognized that the end had come. A stroke of apoplexy was the cause of his death, “Within a few moments all of the President's official party had been summoned.” Dr. Boone said later that Miss Pow- derly looked at the President while Mrs. Harding was reading to him and was struck by a great lmprovement in the patient's appearance, “Doesn't he look fine?” turning to Mrs, Harding. sue President to verify her Mrs, Harding looked, too. shudder over the man's frame. that produced death. The following telegram at the ment. pass from Vice Presi Taft, and was Immediately sent to of the cabinet Francisco: died at 7:30 p cerebral apoplexy. those memberg San President of “The mn. a stroke “DAUGHERTY, “WORK, “WALLACE, “HOOVER.” A Shocking Surprise, Nothing « ] been a shocking su ould Lave nore rpri But Lselueral Sa bad been Mr. Hat since he se, an hour ear lier yer § i uewspaper ding dau the riously ill the preceding said that the President had entered the & of everyting Harding recovery. The members of the official party those who had accompanied the Pres. ident and Mrs. Harding—bad no warn ing that the President was in danger. They, like the newspaper been assured that a fatal of the not to be expe best Ji becuine se He {ot definitely had Saturday upon tuge and that that Mr. cence show Was on men, had termination a thing of his ~the evident less President's jliness was teed, In view aye ening of serious symptoms-—ia the last 45 hours, B. President in Los He had gone there at t to read at a address Christian, Jr., and his Angeles with George secretary the friend, to devoted was Mrs. ue Masonic gathering an which person, The newspaper mien had an engage ment with for 8 o'clock. He was the President toward recovery. at 7:30, Instead that President's ued it tounding information that tegarding the manner in which Mrs Harding sustained oth cial statement given Judson D. Welliver House staff, a dent's official party, said: “Mrs. Harding, who from the begin ning of the President's iliness had ex General Sawyer to tell wis The informing thet of informing thom them then wrogressing how bulletis Ine cond contin the was dead, the tion to lmmprove gave them He ie as the shock, an to the of of press by White Presi the the nember not break dewn., On the she as from beginning, the bravest member of When it was realized that President had actually covery, did continued, the the passed had turned to her, ar FOR PRESIDENTIAL DUTIES —— President Calvin Coolldge Is perhaps better equipped by experience to take his administrative duties in the White House than was any of his pre- decessors who have heen called to ident, He has kept throughout the Hard ing administration closely advised as Although vice presidents usually have no other duties to perform than that of presiding over the senate, cast. ing the deciding vote when that body finds itself in a tlie, Mr. Coolidge ab- sented himself from [td sessions every Tuesday and Friday to participate In the cabinet deliberations. Thus he be- came familiar not only with all angles of the major public questions, but also with the reasons actuating the Presi dent In his decisions, Old Stuf! “As we understand the new book of etiquette,” says the St. Joseph' News Press, “ ‘valet’ Is now pronounced to rhyme with ‘et’ the past tense of ‘eat.’ That's what our dictionary has been telling us right along, brother. Boston Transcript. The Hoe Cake Devourer. “A lazy man" said Uncle Eben, “d’'t hab no respeck foh a hoe ‘cey pin’ as it mebbe hab sumpin’ to do wif hoe cake" A Trick With Letters, Here 1s a bit of ceteh spelling from the Pathfinder: Ask your friend if he can spell “capitalization” with only seven letters. The answer is: “lza- tion,” which is capital I-zation, isn't it? Where Water Presses Hard, With special diving apparatus depths of over 200 feet have been at tatned, but few divers can work at 150 feet, where the pressure is 68 pounds to the square inch, Born July outh, Vt, Graduated from lege, 1805. Studied ampton, Mass, Married Grace A. Burlington, Vt., 1005. Councilman of Northampton; city solicitor; clerk of courts; chairman Republican city com- mittee, 1500 to 1004. Member general court of Mas chusetts, 1907-08, Mayor of Northampton, 1910- 1011. Meagher state senate, 1012-15. President of senate, 1014.15 Lieutenant governor Massa- chusetts, 1016-17-18, Governor of Massachusetts, 1919-20, Elected vice president of Unit. ed States, 1920. 4, 1872, at Plym- Amherst col law North Goodhue, Washington. —President Calvin Coo- “Secretary.” This telegram was hrought to fit of Bridgewater, home Perkins Bridgewater to Plymouth, About minutes later newspaper men in Ludlow, mountaing brought them to the Cool messages wen received, Ten minutes after the arrival of the newspaper men into the sitting home, room the States, of sixth He is thirtieth president United He is president to succeed through the death f the vice the president. The five other presi dents William Henry Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield and ley. Harrison McKin were Coolidge took the United 2:47 a.m Calvin Presider Plymouth, it of Vt, gt 3 os » mony the nt AlUEYU in the living the the resid new m 8 tary public, tial had heen © Coolidge at Plymouth from House, 3 tile 5 pe oath oned Statement by New Chief, President Coolidge received the of the death of President Harding and of his own elevation to the presidency at ten minutes before m ard time, Thursday. Mr. Coolidge rece through dnight, stand- ived th telegrams from PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE Christian, President Harding Mr tatement: Jr. secretary to Coolidge issued the following leports have reached me, which Coolidge tie. Mrs. ge wore a black and white gown, white shoes and stockings, Mr. Coolidge was very pale and showed regret for President He seated himself at a table, while Mrs, brought a lamp and read telegrams he had re celved, He then tary, Irwin him his statement Harding. Mrs. Coolidge Weeps. hie Lig deep death, Coolidge the assistant secre and dictated to the telegram to called his Gelsser, and In ing meantime people were arriv- from all Mr. Coolidge ' directions. seeing the house becoming Crowded orders that an adjoining house be opened for use as press headquar- e, the new first lady of the and exc hy for the bereaved ng softly alm. ady It Francisco, “What a blow—what a terrible blow wor Mrs, Harding” i i %i an cl had bad 0 she sald, “She such a heavy burden, In her x 1 v " 1t own [liness, to bear up under—and this! Final } Gelsser of state back old photograph album and the Yamily Bible Mrs, Coolidge work of help returned the the iy Secretary with © press copies ments, and pushing the center table, r on LAD busied herself with the istribute them, en had when another The newspaper n scarcely ten out of sight tele messenger arrived with a copy oath from Wash game sitting room rugs, its clutter ionial furniture presidential In the hand-bralded is iN { ticle " wilidge ¥' is nn quiet, taeitur to his friends as “Sllent we than twenty years prior to as vice president he had ing ig gone. The world has lost a great and good man. I mour hig loss. He was my chief and my friend policies which he has begun for the meeting thelr responsibilities wherever they may arise, “For this purpose, I shall seek the associated with the President his term of office. Those who have given their efforts to assist him I wish to remain In office, that they assist me. “I have faith the destinies that God will of our nation.” Mrs. Harding: “Plymouth, Vt. Aug. 3, 1023. Mrs. Warren G. Harding, San Francisco, Cal.: We offer you deepest sympathy. May God bless you and keep you, “CALVIN COOLIDGE, “GRACE OCOOLIDGE.” Message Tells of Death, The telegram announcing the death of the President was as follows: “Palace hotel, San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 8, 1928.aMr. Calvin Coolidge, Plymouth, Vt: The President died, in- stantaneously and without warning, whilp conversing with members of his family, at 7:80 p. m. His physicians Coolidge was lieutenant governor of and in 1919 in the first cam was elect the goverr nt wship paign wi 3v the Republican party in He governor for It was during this term he term as governor that he f attained nation-wide prominence. This in connection with the po- licemen's strike in Boston. He took firm control of the the state guard to and kept «down several vears WHS two years, during his first was the streets, taking the patrol rioting, werved, The failure. strike was a complete the presidential nomination prior to the 1920 campaign, but he made an that he would nomination, election to not consider the nomination and the vice * Mr. Coolidge comes of Mass, sons, tertown. President Coolidge Calvin, Jr, and John, A man of simple tastes, a thorough student, a friends ns a clear-headed, solid Ameri can Although shy, he remains un. perturbed no matter how exciting the situation may be. The keynote of his nature is dependability. In dress he is conservative, usually the opposite of extravagant, but always Immac- ulate, In Washington Mr, Coolidge has been ranked as a clear thinker, care ful in speach, a fair mixer—as aggres sive as any vice president can be, At the Head of Everything. At the head of all the sciences and arts, at the head of civilization and progress, stands—not militarism, the science that kills, not commerce, the art that accumulated wealth—but agri: culture, the mother of all industry, and the maintainer of human life~Gar- field, . Stray Bits of Wisdom, Give me health and a day and 1 will muke the pomp of emperors ride ajous, Emerson, How to Mang Old Glory. When the flag is hung on a wall or against a building, the blue field should be to the left of an observer. If the flag has no background-—hanging In the street or out in the open-—the field should be to the north or cast, Of Indian Origin. ¢ Our word for that malodorens ani mal we call a skunk Is an abbrevia- tion of the Indian word seganku. In England the animal is known as # polecat. Nation While Rites Are Held In Capitol Rotunda—Mrs, Hard- ing Bears Up Well The White House dead. Washington. night received its The flag-draped casket of War- Harding, of the stricken while leading his twenty: United ren Gamaliel ninth President country back from shell-torn fields to paths of peace, was drawn gent- ly into the capital by a funeral train that had crossed a continent. Nine sant crowds hours late was the train, of Chicago crawled through grea reluctant to end their tributs It was after 10 o'clock arrived for beneath a lazing un and when it tens of thousands stood ho through a irs humid from evening still stood sorrowfully White House Tenderly the from the raliroad plaza to casket through ti Presid carried Was train 34 new piaced on an arti} ugh the great was drawn thre housands to the Mr ween and mill ] ithdrew to Mrs. Harding her dead For only Wednesday hs one night =» the nation ma Carries ¢ honored « tunda of the Capitol the funeral from Atlant Arriving at 10 President's ices Pacific will 22. the train bearing 3 ¥ Dackec 1¢ ate body nt the station, so that the funeral car flag draped first to stop headed bs The g brilliant gio i th Secrets with iis casket roll where the President Cooil were WAR and with In The band in th 3 ing “Nearer, My God Mrs slong the conco Harding walked erect the stat nd was on S arn she Members way Mrs said casket Francisco a the from San 180 : As the forting old hymn fille tenderly lift down door in the was placed on a solemn sirains d the station, the casket Was ed through the side of the car. It rolling platform A single wreath that had been wait. fng at the station was laid on the great flag spread the casket The military resumed place about the casket. The uniformed their burden and began toward the double rank non-commissioned officers: who corridor to the President's special cut aver guard its raised of room President Coolidge gave his formal soldiers before the President's room, He stood hat in hand passed then turned to follow slowly with bent head. Meantime Mrs. Harding had entered an automobile and had been whisked away through a side street to the as it reports of those who had made the trip with her from San Francisco set at rest widespread rumors that she had suffered a physical collapse. It was said she had borne up bravely from the first and shown no sign of breaking ander the strain. Secretaries Hoover, Wallace and Work, Attorney-General Daugherty and General Pershing walked slowly behind the casket! as it down the living corridor. party that alighted from the funeral train. The double rank of soldiers forming the aisle came to “present arms’ as the casket was carried by, their bayonet flashing in the bright Hght, The slow, majestic strains of the old hymn filled the big bullding with soft music as the casket was carried through to the President's room. Mrs. Harding reached the White House at 10.50 P. M. just as her hus band's body was being taken into the President's room at the station. She walked into the house unaided. Inside the FRreeted of Coolidge | ba Mrs Cabinet present to meet celled at OWN request group sole her while her dead lay in Room of Mrs Harding wife of th dent's Dr. Heber Harding's brother-in-law and Votaw that were to con the East George T ¢ late Presi Votaw, Mr Mrs Harding's consisted Jr brother Mr brother, and Ling Governor Crissinger, o Mrs. Criszsin Scobey, of Mrs. Harding House a shooting heavens light few the “WAR DECLARATION.” Drys 80 interpret Vote For investigation League York League Dire f New TWO BOYS HIT BY TRAIN. Run On Track In Tugging Wagon Away From Rescuer. Camden, ging their N. J Two little boss tug toy 3 wagon from 1 hs of a flagman was irving their lives ran on and Reading Railroad cr and were swept away bh “Shore Flyer.” They Wanuk, 7, and his brother. 5. who the iphia here fast Isadore Alexander, were Isadore was killed outrizht der probably will die They ing to get ice that their mother might make ice cream Alexan were gor BISHOP SCHREMBS SEES POPE. Head Of Cleveland Diocese Given Pri vate Audience. Rome Pope Pius received in priv. ate audience the RL. Rev. Joseph Schrembs, Bishop of Cleveland, who | was passing through Rome. His Holi i ness inquired minutely with regard to | the conditions of the Cleveland diocese {and congratulated the bishop on its flourishing state. a a A A A AMAR i COMPLETE FAILURE. Washington Complete failure of another attempt to bring about & set tiement of the Ruhr reparations crisis, is the interpretation placed by officials by Premier Baldwin, of Great Britain, | in the house of commons NEW DIABETES CURE. New York-<Intarvin, a synthetic fat, has been developed as a cure for diabetes, according to Beth Israel hos pital oMciale who give Dr. Max Kahn associate fu biological chemistry at the Columbia University School of Medicine, credit as the discoverer.
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