THE
BRITONS MOURN
WITH AMERICA
Venerable Westminster Over-
flows With Crowd
SERVICE OF SIMIPLE BEAUTY
Duke Of York Represents King And
Many Men And Women
Of Title Join In
Tribute."
London.—Americans and Brit
ons, sitting side by side, with a
sprinkling of representatives from
all nations in the world, filled
Westminster Abbey at the solemn-
ly
for Warren G. Harding.
Many hundreds, eager pay their |
last respects, were unable to gain ad-
mission to the Abbey, and attended
overflow services St. Margaret's
nearby.
For the first time in Eng
Old Glory floated at half-staff
the Union Jack on the
surmounting the venerable abbey
Not all of the congregation
black, a= a great proportion was made
up of traveling Americans, who came
eager to unite in spirit with
mourners at the graveside at Marion,
the little Ohio town, 4,000 miles
All were held spellbound by
nity of the service and soothed by
simple beauty. The Duke of York,
a horizon-blue uniform of
Air Force, glittering with decorations
as representative of she King, was
given place of honor at the
rium flanked
by Brigadier Gener
Prince Wales,
Henry Streatfield,
Mother Alexandra
The congregation ni
men and women of title
the Cabinet,
ountries,
impressive memorial
to
at
away
its
its
in
a
and was
on either
for
General Sir
the Queen
al Trotter
and
for
9
Of
imbered many
members of
many
officers
ambassadors from
naval and
including French and Americans who
had been c« the Great War
These lent IHant color in
the chancel otherwise would
have been but gathering of
everyday youd the
dust of kings
riors, authors,
praying
now
military
ymrades in
a note of bri
to what
a great
who ste
people, among
nobles, prelates, war
and
the
been
{io
poets
for
had
statesmen,
plain
ted
fervently
who
American
office in their land.
The servic
ele by
highest
gone
the people the
es opened with an organ
recital of soulstirring funeral marches
from Mendelssohn and
when the notes were dying away
York arrived As he
ar, rted by Canon
clergyn and
funeral proces-
ed by Rod
great congrega
Chopin,
last
the
Duke of
walked to eR
the alt
Carnegie, followed by
bearing
gold
Wanamaker,
rose
en
acolvtes the
sional cross present
man the
tion
The
resurrection
in
the
sing
nre.
pre
“I am
and the
tim
e passage from
saw a new Heaven and
and
the
choir chanting
and the life
of the Twenty-third
g
reading of th
Revelation. “I
t
congregation
Pre
ceded the
new earth.’ Then the choir
joined in of
“Lead
one
sident’'s favorite hymns
Kindly Light."
As the singing of the touching hymn
ceased of
audible parts
fice
Canon (
clearly and
delivering the eulogy,
late President
and foes agree
kind man who always tried
duty.
At the services J. Plerpont Morgan,
Bir Thomas Lipton, Viscount and
Lady Astor sat facing the sacrarium
Just outside sat Mr. and Mrs. Post
Wheeler and the staff of the Ameri
can Embassy Probably the most
pleturesque figure in the whole as
semblage and synosure of all eves
was the Indian chief, Deskanah, head
of Six Nations, in his full regalia.
Flags
at half staff and many
houses were closed down during the
services,
the anhs women
of the edi
were
from many
‘arnegie’s voice rang out
sympathetically when, in
he spoke of the
one whom friends
was a generous and
to do his
as
GERMANS WATCH
Comment Bitterly On
Liner's Former
Berlin
LEVIATHAN.
Submerging Of
Identity.
U. 8. Recognition Of Mexico
Felt To Be Near At Hand
Washington Said To Expect Momen-
tarily Signing Of Agree-
ment,
Washington. ~—Word is expected in
Washington momentarily of the sign-
ing in Mexico City of the agreement
forming the basis for recognition of
the Obregon Government by the United
States,
A report from Commissioners Payne
and Warren is anticipated in the Im-
mediate future. Secretary Hughes ig
understood to have discussed with
President Coolidge the status of the
negotiations between the representa-
tives of the two Governmens,
What appears to be the approach of
friendly relations with the Southern
republic caused much interest in the
probable selection for an Ambassador,
President Harding had decided on R
B. Creager, of Brownsville, Texas, one
of his chief advisers on Mexican af.
fairs, }
to Secretary Hughes, if not to Presi:
With
Reparation Policy
French
WILL MENACE WORLD PEACE
Body, With
Represented To Examine Into Ger.
International America
many's Capacity To Pay,
Again Is Urged.
The British (iovern
the
London.
ment, by publication of the
reply of Lord Curzon, Becretary
of Foreign Affairs, to the separate
notes of France and Belgium, in
which her allies rejected the Brit
ish reparation plan, placed on ree-
ord her position with regard to all
All
with
lem. the official
dence her allies since June
regarding reparations also was
made public.
The Curzon note was handed
French and Belgian Ambassadors Sat
urday.
lord Curzon, in his note,
that the British Government regards
the occupation of the Ruhr as illegal
and unauthorized by the Versailles
treaty, thus supporting the German
contention in this respect At
same time, however, he offers to sub
mit the int arbitration The
Hague or by body
While still
the utmost courtesy,
ing definite with regard to any
arate action on the part of
Britain, Lord Curzon emphasizes
Great Britain cannot agree with
French policy, which he in
plainly seems to point to an indefinite
occupation of the Ruhr
Lord Curzon
French Government
method of
commission to examine
capacity to pay reparations, but he
plainly declares that Great Britain
cannot accept the decision of the Rep
aration Commission on this matter,
since that commission has become the
mere instrument of Franco Belgian
policy.
Finally, Lord Curzon declares that
the British Government still adheres
to the plan of former Premier Bonar
Law, under which Great Britain would
be satisfied to obtain from German
reparations and Allied debts to Great
Britain a sum sufficient to meet Great
Britain's obligations to the United
States,
forth
aplyg
the
to at
some other
adhering to a tone of
and saying
po
noth-
wep
Great
that
the
timates
it to the
to suggest the
an international
into Germany's
still leaves
selecting
HICKEY INDICTED AS BRIBER.
Blizzard Murder Trial.
-
Lewisburg, W. Va-—-Two more
indictments in connection
the trial of William Blizzard
and other German cities, and there
has been much display advertising in
the newspapers concerning the newly
equipped glant which is sailing under
the American flag. But German news.
papers have commented with some bit.
terness on the fact that the publicity
campaign does not mention that the
Leviathan was formerly the German
built Vaterland.
JURY FOREMAN INDICTED FOR
BRIBERY.
Lewisburg, W. Va--H. R. Harrah,
foreman of the jury which tried Wil
liam Blizzard for murder in connection
with the Logan county miners’ insur
rection, was indicted on two counts of
bribery. G. C. Hickey, agent of the
United Mine Workers of America, slso
was indicted for bribery In connection!
with the first Blizzard trial,
]
One of the indictments charged that
G. Clarence Hickey offered the Rev, J.
try and not testify for the prosecution.
The other Indictments alleges that
Hickey attempted to bribe jurors sum.
moned for duty In Blizzard's post.
poned retrial.
TWO DIE IN AIRPLANE CRASH.
Americans Victims in Accident At
Degney, France.
Le Bourget, France Two Ameri.
cans, Arthur and Joseph Steep, broth.
ers, of Oil City, Pa., were killed when
an airplane in which they were pas.
sengers crashed to the ground at De.
geny, near here. (Gabriel Poulain,
noted for his exploits as a French air
man during the war, pilot of the ma.
chine, also was killed, ’
INTS PARLEY
WITH U. 5. HELP
———————————
Britain Declares Demands on
Berlin Spell Ruin
REJECTS BARGAIN ON DEBT
But London Is Ready To Discuss
Reparatione And General Set.
tiement; Francs
Tumble,
London.— Premier Baldwin and
the (
‘abinet took a most important |
which is desirous of submitting |
to the League of Nations.
Prior to Cabinet meeting Lord
| Robert Cecil had a conference with
{| Baldwin and later at the Cabinet
ing reported the of
| views with President Millerand and
Premier Poincare of France
His report that the French
to budge
the
inmeet
result his inter
refused
in chill
ing that
what has
situation Is cl
by the fact the
to leave london for
The Cabinet finally
a draft answering Polncare's
nication of weoeek
The note in answer to the French is
of the firmest
to call on Germany
conditionally and
net cept
that the
legal,
The note
the pledges
would be
their effect
The
pointment
inch
Cabinet
had gone
an
|
|
Govern |
was
silence, the
Lord Cecil
been desis
intimat
able
That the
earer evi
Premier
is
that
a Bhort §
day H pproved |
commu
last
character It refuses
render
the
French
the
to sn un
intimates Cabi
oes the
of
not
OC
view
Ruhr is
“arc
upation
contests strongly the idea
by Poincare
pointing out
to ruin Germany
Insists om ap
commission 10
ascertain Germany's capacity to pay
Baldwin is insistent on latter plan
pointing out America share in
such a program, bul referring
matter to the League of Nations would
keep America participating
The intimates Britain is not
prepared bargain the inter
but is ready to disc
_0 as relates
and
demanded
productive,
would be
note finally
Fr
the
0 Ban expert
0
the
could
the
from
note
to about
Hed
that matter
reparations
ment
Reginald
the
debts, oO HAS
far it to
the general settle
McK
slate for
of the
conference
believed he is
Kenna, who Is still
at ppointment
Exchequer
with
on
as Chan
had long
the Premier it
drafting a
wT
cellor a
iw
new for
plan
settlement h will have
great finand
the back
ing of all the ial interests
of Britain
The Frenc
low
British
man
ough
h and Belgian france made
of S040 and 103.80 to
Thursday The
waverad between 17.
pound
lowest quota
records the
pound Ger
mark
20 0006 000 to
o00
and the as
against 28.000.000, the
tion of Thursday
Berlin
newspaper inting
printing hments and the
ernment office—about 70
shope-—11.0G8 6006 000.000 of new
marks money
the first seven dayx of Augus
ing to report of the Reischbank
The total circulation is now 435084.
000.000.0080 marks Notwithstanding
this paper deluge. the greater part of
the retail stores in Berlin closed their
doors. This was partly because there
was no money with which to do busi
ness and partly as a demonstration to!
enforce their demand on the Govern.
ment to permit them to base prices
on a gold value basis
ald of numerous
offices, private
Gov
printing
paper
for
i. accord
was the output of
-~ A
MOSCOW THREATENS BULGARS.
Talks Of Reprisals For
Againgt Russians,
Moscow In a note to the Bulgarian
| Government. Foreign Minister Tchit.
cherin protests against
ition of the Russian Red Cross and of
Russian =ubjects for repatriation i
The note demands apology and com- |
pensation for alleged excesses com
mitted agains: Russian emigrants and |
|adds that unless Bulgaria gives satis
faction the Soviet Government will be |
compelled fo authorize reprisals |
against Bulgarian citizens In Russia.
Excesses
the persecu- |
12 HURT I~ TRAIN WRECK.
Cars And Engine Derailed
Florida.
Jacksonville, Fila About 12 passen-
| gers were slightly injured when three |
day coaches, the mall car, engine and |
two pullmans of an Atlantic Coast Line |
train were derailed one mile south of |
Loughman, Fila. according to advices |
recelved at the rallroad’s divisional |
offices here. None was injured seri!
ously so far as is known here, it was
stated,
Two of the day coaches turned over,
as did a pullman. The cause of the de.
railment has not been learned.
i i
| Six In|
i
126,000 bushels of wheat and flour
were desiroyed in a fire which swept
the plant of the Advance Malt Prod:
uets Comoany. Damage was estimated |
at $350,000.
i
HALL, PA.
Mother Sces 3 Children
Drown; Saves Cripple
Stalled In Auto In Kentucky Stream,
Where Triple Tragedy is
a. Enacted. oye 4
Portrmontds Sn - A dramatic
story of how a mother saved the life
a crippled child while she was forced
to watch three other children drown in
the waters of a creek 15 miles from
here in the hills of Kentucky reached
this city.
Mr. and Mrs.
three children
Wales Greathouse and
and Mrs. Albert Great-
house and child were driving In
an automobile near Greenup, Ky.
when they attempted to ford a swollen
creek, where the machine stalled. Mr
Greathouse went for help
While he was gone the siream rose
higher and higher His wife attempt-
ed to save all of the children,
out of the car and to their
death down stream. The mother held
tight 10 the fourth ehild, a cripple,
Albert Greathouse managed
her child.
women, clutching their chil
50 feet down stream
ing husband,
farmer, rescued them
one
Both
dren, were swept!
a nearby
GUND OUT;
STRESEMANN IN
Cabinet
— ————
to Form
COALITIONOF GROUPS
Founder Of Saxon
Union-—United
Socialists In
New Chancellor
industrial
Force.
of
Wilhelm Cuno and his
Jerlin, The resignations
Chancellor
entire Cabinet were accepted Bun-
Ebert.
Stresemann,
day
Dr.
the German § party
commissioned by President
form a government
After accepting the task Herr Strese-
had a conference with repre-
sentatives of the varions parties. The
greatest difficulty seems to be in con
nection with Foreign Ministry,
and it is believed possible that he
will take the himself temporarily
It is believed in political
that Dr. Rudolph Hiifreding will be
the new Finance Minister and Herr
Sellmann
the
by President
Gust
tav leader of
has been
Ebert to
People
new
the
the
past
will be
while
of the
the
ae
the name of Herr
People's party, is
Secretary of
ory
interior,
Rheinhaben,
mentioned
As new
State to the Imperial Chancell
bus the new of
includ-
United So
People’s and Demo
The United Socialists
it known expect
seals in Ministry
before Cha Cuno called
sident Ebert to submit the Cabi
resignation the Reichstag lead
presenting the present coalition
and the United Socialists, vis-
President and discussed with
prospects of constructing a
on a fourparty coalition
Cabinet would be
tical character,
the
pois
Aa sirictiy
ing reg
cialist,
resentatives of
Clerical,
cratic
have made
have
Just
on Pre
net s
parties
they
four the
neellor
ere. re
parties
ited the
him the
government
basis,
This indicated
that the United So-
ing with the bourgeois parties with
respect to their
Cabinet which would accept as a plat.
form the program of internal tax and
and economic demands which
campaign against Herr Cuno
afier will occupy the Government
a majority which
71 Nationalist and
is opposed by only
Dr. Stresemann was born in
and an out-and-out
Nevertheless he is regard-
ed as an adept politician.
He is
ithe founder of the Saxon Industrial
Union and its leading deputy in the
He is the presiding chair.
man of the German-American Eeo-
nomic League, which is occupied with
ELECTION PASSES QUIETLY.
Stationed
Places.
Charleston, 8. C.-—Four companies
{of National Guardsmen, mobilized to
prevent possible disorders In connec
ition with the Democratic primary here,
{found their services were not needed
{to put down disturbances. They were
stationed in the vicinity of polling
| places throughout the city, but no
trouble of any i pecurred.
STRIKERS AND DEPUTIES IN
BATTLE
Hillsboro, l.--One union striker
was shot and two deputy sheriffs seri
ously wounded in a battle between
strikers and deputies at the plant of
the American Zine, Lead and Smeiting
Near Polling
HARDING'S BODY
oa
IS LAID IN TOMB
President Are Held in Mario
n—Imposing Official Cortege
——————
Marion, of
Warren
President
0,
(i
of
All that
Hurding
the United
tomb Friday
cemetery,
was mortal
Ntutes
August
Wis
14
Marion
No Imposing
display, no marching
marked the mournful
Mrs, Harding wished
simple services were
in
Village, every
af
ceremony, no military
of organizations
event, because
it 80, but
being held in the
town
broad
phy-
of their
#% the
every city, every
home of the
America
Memory
land the
tribute the
whose life truly
behalf tarter
business
people wore
{Oo
Was sacrificed
trade,
OL ey
their und
und
that
th
every
worldly activity could be sus
e time, nll sports
pastimes abandoned-—the
nation mourned
Great Throngs in Marion,
Here In Marion we
Were
guthered =a
Pres
re
wersons, from
inc
officials,
down and uding the
government BNA LOrs
representatives, governors
stutes and delegntio from
cities and organizations
Thursda and
ecinl trains
automobile grout
Crow i il wa ex
officials 1
for
trolled to prevent accidents
Th morning the f
Washing
CERUTY
10
Marion
& Hrrange ave
roads miles around
ursday uneral
from and Mr
Hurding's body once
the residence of his father r. £
Harding Fre
at day and from
porta
seorge
borne
ing
the
thie hear
Harding
of
of
officials
the
the cabls
then
friends and ne
them a great coneo
Simple Services in Cemetery,
wis Mrs, Harding's wish
wighed shou
Close
irse of thourners
It
who
that al
id he * a piace
Among
iny Tati
yees of the Marion
Mr, Hard
newspaper
eral processio those
ERGY aooen 0
were all the empl
who had worked for
and the
men
Ohio
publishers, hers of the Associated
Dailies, In which organization
Mr. Harding had taken an active part
Reaching the ce three
o'clock, the
receiving
metery about
cortege proceeded to the
vault, and there the brief
held
Scriptures
Harding's
It
befiil
were Prayers, read
ang the
favorite
nRw
Ringing
hymns
and d
from the
Mr
was all
ng
distinguished it
that
nified,
was simple &
on
Marion
of Rex
pastor of Trinity
ch Mr. Harding
He = assisted
Jesse Swank, pastor of the Met}
Mrs Hard
Lurch
WHE the obsequo
zen of
The services
M. Landis
Baptist church, of
were In charge
wh
was a member ns
Ley
pastor,
Troops Guard the Casket,
Instead of
family plot,
DeIng inierred in
the hod Mr. Harding
was placed in the receiving and
there It will remain until a
eum has been erected to
As weeping family
moved away from the
Guard soldiers
took their place
they will
the
y of
vault
receive 31
the and
vault, Nati
stepped forward
on guard In a fe
be replaced by the
that will
the regu
The de
of
men from
onal
and
Ww
the vault for
lation period of six
fail for thizx purpose will
an officer and twenty five
Fort Hayes at Columbus
The Presidential party
months
consist
Friday morning. started back for
capital almost immediately
after the conclusion of the ceremonies
Mrs. Harding, who had borne
well her difficult part,
Washington, on that
an
train
It was
the same
White House until
the supervision “and
effects of the
she
removal
late President
of the
Services at Capital.
Washington, The United
government Wednesday paid official
tribute to the body of Warren 3. Hard:
ing, twenty-ninth president, It was a
tribute at once simple,
Impressive, The ceremonies were pre-
liminary to the journey to Marion,
Ohlo, and the final Interment Friday in
the late president's home city,
The ceremonies consisted in oficial
transfer in the morning of the body
from the White House to the Capitol,
where it lay in state until six o'clock
in the evening. The American people
participated by marching in the fu-
¥
sing
j.neral procession and by pas
¢ bler in the rotunda of the
and by lining the funeral route
reverent crowds, Ten thousand
by
Capitol
in vast,
school
children carpet with flowers historie
Pennsylvania
The body
where It
10 a. (en
prod the
commander
ed]
Byenue
eft the White Hao
lain during the night,
John J. Pershing,
Unjted States
of the mili
ine,
at
gen
and
led
had
m.
of 11m
ary escort,
ihe fo
procession the Capito
Guard of Honor
of the
sdmirals of the navy
Six generals
mediante guard of honor
the remains of
bearing
dent,
Neven
pro
sentatives
of the
senstors
tem, (Cumi
incly
house
murshal
clergymen
and Unit
The
group
Federal Reserve
Commerce comin
mission
sions deali
OI SaEMous
internat
lems and
government
Next in
organizations, 1
ve won the Cong
of Honor f«
ire
eivid
who ha
wr hero
if their country
They were followed hy
led by
Roosevelt
Asxistant Secrets
gus
ed by
treasury and
peristan
geodetic survey, u
assistant secretary
The services
Capitol
Invocation
ant pastor
were
hurch,
member,
Hymn, “Lead. Kindly
quartet of Calvary Baptl
Twenty ti
chapter,
Seripture :
Micah, sixth
Revelation,
fifth
Quotations
Prayer, Dr.
ery, chaplain
sentatives,
Hymn, “Nearer,
{ male quartet,
Benediction, Dr. Anderson,
The body then lay In st and from
four to six the general public was ad-
| mitted,
At 86 p. m. the casket
back to the car in which it had been
brought across the continent Then
| began the journey to Marion-—back to
| the home town.
The special train bearing the : Presi
dent's body arrived in Washington at
10:25 p. m. Tuesday after a transcon-
tinental journey of 98 hours and 10
. minutes, It was © hours late—the
| great crowds In the big cities had al
most blocked its way, President Cool
| idge, cabinet members, members of
{| congress and civilian and military dig
nitaries were at the depot. The Ma-
rine band played “Nearer My God, te
Thee"
Mrs. Harding walked to her car on
the arm of Secretary Christian
The casket, escorted by its guard
of honor, was taken on a caisson to
the White House, where it arrived at
11:30. It was placed in the East room.
At midnight the White Houze doors
were closed, leaving Mrs Harding
with her dead.
io}
Sigh
toeniy se
first
to verses
2 Shera Monigom-
of repre
Jame
of the ho
ine
My God, to Thee™
ate
was taken
AT REST IN BEAUTIFUL SPOT
President Harding's Grave, in the
Family Pilot, in Quiet Little
Cemetery at Marion,
Marion, 0. Aug.—The spot in
Marion cemetery where all that is
mortal of Warren «i. Harding will
rest, 8 one of the most beautiful in
the vicinity of the quiet town to which
he ofttimes sald he hoped to return
as an ordinary citizen,” after his pub
Ue services,
Nituated at almost the center of 9
old burial ground, the Harding _
plot, where a President of the United
States will resume his place among’
the kindly folk he knew and lover as
neighbors, lies cupped in a tiny valley,
Two giant elms cast deep shadows
over slabs of granite which mark the
resting place of the President's mother
and of his sister, and only a few steps
away a gleaming gravel roadway
winds through a perfect archway of
follage fashioned by the interlocking
branches of elms,