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Buyers Strike Is Declared
i a Be Apparent Thrcuch-
ouT Entire Fruit - T.:cr-
cnandise World
ALL PRICES ARE LOW
I COMPARED WITH 1922
Unstable Condition Puts Ul
timate ; Consumer In Un
- comfortable P!ac&
. Reports from the Oregon prune
district fail to indicate the pros
perity that i had been hoped for
' though never seemed- absolutely
assured for 1923. ' An unusually
heavy drop Is reported from many
districts, where the crop will be
considerably less than it was last
year.;: A full crop Is reported from
a tew districts, but In general the
123 yield will be llghf.'
1 wnat seems to amount to a
real buyers strike Is on . through
the . whole fruit merchandising
fleld. Wholesalers, jobbers, bro
kers, retailer, and ' all seem to
hare -conspired . to bear the mar
ket down to perilously near, the
zero point It looks like a clever
stunt for the one year, and It
works effectively enough -for the
present, all through the fruit
. world. ' Vv " - r- j .
''-. Pears Away Down ;
" 3 ust how effectlrely, ' may ' be
shown by the! figures paid the
growers of the perishable western
fruits. Pears, that in 1 1922
brought up 14 $75 a tonj are now
Quoted at $30 a . ton -which Is
most cases is well below cost of
production. Aprleotss that- sold
up ( to $ 1 0 0 last- year nor sell
down to $12 a ton. and the can
ners cannot use them enren at
'that ruinous price. Peaches, that
- were $C0 a ton la 192 1- now sell
: for. t i 5. . Logans were, lew, last
year and this" year, they hare
practically no Quotable 1 market
' price. Prunes are ia much, the
'same disastrous condition. "
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Buyers Apparently Unwise) .
' i This year; an estimated 59 per
cent of the loganberry crop was
left In' the field' untouched. The
buying trade from broker down
to retailer, would not risk pen
njr on logans. with the result what
it is today. . But already the un
wisdom of the buying strike is
" shown in the gradual but ' appar
ently sure strengthening of prict
es on, the fruit that was put upl
Apricots must, do the same, so
. must peaches and pears. The
trade has forced the price down
almost to sero. and all but killed
. the growers; though retail prices
ire still generally high, based on
. last year's canning costs. . . The
failure to harvest the crops brings
about a criminal shortage pf next
winter's fruit, a failure chargeable
directly to the buyers Is the
trade' who would risk nothing o
the world's hunger, on the world's
Ability to buy, and so the artifi
cial shortage Is likely to send
prices rocketing before the year
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It may be that the growers o
noet fruits did receiTe an abnor
tsal price last year. aad that the
.: canners and the. trade - generally
paid too much. If they are try-
tag to, recoup r themselTes this
year for their 1922 unwisdom in
bidding craciiy for fruit that pro
bably never was worth the price
they paid for ft,' they' are winning
their game for certainly the 1923
prices are down almost to the ul
timate sero. ' ,
The ultimate consumers suffer
all the time, for they always lacs
the ogre of cleaning up the . last
of the highest priced stock, what
ever be the conditions at the .can
neries even In a no-price year. j
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attention to some of, the dangers
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THE WEATHER
OREGON: Fair Sunday with
! slowly rising tempestures
moderate westerly winds. 1
r LOCAL' WEATHER
(Saturday ;
Maximum tenperatura..?7.
r Minimum temperature, 56.
Rainfall, none.
.River, .8 -feet f
; Atmosphere, clear. ;
iWind. west.-
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HE IS 94 YEARS OLD AND
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s Photo shows New York City's commissioner nf plecfinns
who haibeen in municipal employ for 50 years. He has iust
celebrated his ninety-fourth
Are Those YMCA Boys Having a
t Good Time in Camp ; Read What
One Writes, and You'll Say So
One of the biggest ... and best
times hr the history of the Wil
lamette valley, since the diggers
of the valley finished their job Of
digging and . their simian folks
brought them a picnic dinner from
the cocoanut and fig trees up in
the Waldo hills, is now going on
at the YMCA summer camp on
Trask river, Tillamook county.;
Bob Boardman is in general
charge,, with some able . lieuten
ants, to helphold the 57 boys into
come . semblance of propriety.
They are having good eating,
good swimming, good ' hiking.
hgood singing. The following let
ter from- Ivan j White, official
news dispenser for the Salem del
egation; is part of his own and
the other boys; estimate of how
enjoyable a camp it is: i;
"Dear Folks j of Sallem : Did
we have some time going over?
I'll say so! We sang, told stories,
and played. My throat is sore
yet from getting cracked so much.
The popular song about noon was
"When Do .We Eat?" All the fa
kids like Ed Cross, Horace Stew
art and Jack , Harbison, saw f th
big sign on. the 'side of a restau
rant, rne . uome oi me owwi.
Doughnut; That's AIL" The
talked about jit until DinU
Waters threatened to i put : Forfl
mufflers on their faces. k
Ws are camped on a beautli
spot at the end of the Trask r.--
trall. There are sheer mountis.ing
on all sides of us. The Tr,k
river is a daTk emerald, fast f low
ing stream. The water Jso 'clear
that you can see the bottom feverjr
where. Even the kids in
ming look funny. And'tjj,,-
about swimming, ..this manag
when we took our dip the ter
Curry County Smallf I", ' j
ropuiauon UTj j;pois
Curry county Is one of tiie smai)
coanties of tho state In tL num.
ber . of ( teachers .and pw,jia en
rolled, in Its schools. accCding lQ
tfee annual report oi County
School Superintendent cope.
to J. A. Churchill. tat& gaperin,.
tendent.. t - i ?
The report shows thaA there are
only 52 teachers in t?ae county,
of whom . are men ln(I 37 are
women.
In the- echo j 1
jlm lare 'en
rolled a total of 5J r.;upis, 78 Jf
1 BO
attendance of these Pjplis was al
most - pertect ! auriw 9 j aSt
school year, reaching average
of simper cent, j '-f ; v I i
In the county are 2j7 Binool dt8l
tricts and 39 school f rooms. The
largest school In the connty 1 at
Brookings, where five t teachers are
employed and 430 y. ' Iu enrolled.
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birthday.
felt about 100 degrees colder than
Ice.
"The boys from Woodburn had
some trip. At. Willamina' they
about got arrested for disturbing
tbv peace, and anotSer time the
wishbone f their f Ford "truck
brek ,atidj iJLylS'
rest of the to camp.
ti fi ?re 57 hs and leaders
fj; told Aalling from places as
fallows ; Astoria, 2 ? Portland 4 ;
Slem, Y6. and from the Mkrion
eountyr outside of Salem. 25;
i erJn 7? Woodburn, 8rGer-T1-
1 : Hubbard, 4; Jefferson,
if Stayton 2. , I .
Lust night Bill Sipperell and
Jtk Hagemann went fishing,
J0 they were so careful at keep
H Qniet that they i hooked a'
?japle of minnows. Along came
Sross, and he wades out and
ilirows rocks at the fish, leaving
Lis pole in the water, and when
e eame back he found a big trou.
dangling on jhis line. -Chuck and
Bill were so . envious that they
asked Cross how he didit, and
he i said he always greased the
hook with j mentholatum. They
are now trying' to buy up all the
menthol in camp, . . j
. k"We are having the best eats
l. ever bad onra camp trip. ye
had beefsteak, potatoes, gravy,
hot bread and butter, and cake
for supper. Our cook. Lloyd
Waltz, is from Salem, where he
goes to Willamette. He doesn't
take any domestic science, either
he just cooks good stuff. ;
: "The kids are welL and happy,
and the only sad thing is that Bob
Eyre got the stomach ache from
too much fish. Brown brothers
are setting up their two-stage
radio, so I guess we'll have some
inuslc."
Churchill Gets Report t
From Clatsop Schools
: The total enrollment of j the
schools of Clatsop county for the
school year ending' In June 1923,
was 4373, as shown by the annual
report of t. H.. By land, county
school superintendent, to the state
department of education. There
are 730 pupils enrolled in the high
schools at Astoria. Knappa. Sea
side, Warren to it and Westport, all
standard high schools. ' ;
v There are 31 one-room schools
la the county and 40 districts. The
average monthly salary paid men
teachers is $181 f and women
teachers 1127.; f . .
At the end of fhe school year
336 pupils were graduated : from
the eighth grade and 96 from the
high schools.' V ! v V
JAPANESE. ADJURAXi TO .TOUR
TOKIO, Aug. 4. Vice-admiral
Kenji Ide starts shortly on a tour
of - the world. He will visit Eur
ope, andreturn home by way, of
the United States, ! -
SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAY
WEDDING PACT
PARENTS MADE
IS HELD VOID
Japanese Laws. Do Not Ex
tend To California, Rules
-. Jpdge; Bride Freed
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AUBURN, Cal.. Aug. 4. A
contract of marriage made by
the parents In Japan while the
parties to the contract were. resi
dents of the United States, al
though valid under the laws of
Japan, is void in this country, ac
cording to a decision rendered In
the superior; court here today by
Judge J. Br Land is. In an action
brought by j Tsurue Yoshikawa,
an American : citizen. against
Takeyoshi Yoshikawa.' ,
The plaintiff, who is 18 years
pld t'estified that she was born In
California and. had never been out
ef the state. When she was 16,
She testified, her father met the
father of her Japanese husband
In Japan and the parents then en
tered into a -contract of marriage
for their children according to the
laws of Japan. :". 'i
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When she! was IS, she told the
court, she believed she was the
wife of the i defendant and, went
to live with him. She remained
but seven days, she testified, and
Brought suit to have the marriage
annulled.
RAILROAD PEOPLE
! PICi'I lTIBffl
About One Thousand On
I Grounds-SImilar Events
Elsewhere On Lines
' Salem , contributed several pie
nickers to the great annual Sou
thern Pacific employees' outiag,
wkich was held Saturday at' Al
bany.: They came down from
Portland and all the towns far
ther north than Salem, three full
trains loaded to the guards. A
number also came over from Dal
las, and it Is estimated that more
than 1000 people were on the plc
242. grounds when the dinner bell
rang... The Southern Pacific
makes Mr anual event for
all its emloyyh-? hi "par
ed for the day. anil men, women
children and spotted dogs are"in
sloded ia the list - of guests, and
members. The Albany picnic was
for the Portland division. Other
similar, gatherings were held in
each division all over the system.
Last year the event was staged in
Salem, and the state fair grounds
were almost filled with the rail
roaders and their families.
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J u d g e " McCamant Main
Speaker Kay . Will Be
Chairman Music by. Band
Memorial services for the late
President Warren G. . Harding
are to be held at Willson park this
afternoon, taking the place of the
regular summer Sunday union
church services. In case of in
clement weather, the services will
be held in the First Methodist
church close at hand.
; Thomas B. Kay is to be chair
man for the day and Miss Lena
Belle Tartar will have charge of
the group singing. The program
Opens an hour earlier than the
usual park services, with a band
concert opening at 3 o'clock. Di
rector Sbeelhammer has not made
out his list of selections for pub
lication, though there will be a
list of sacred and classical num
bers especially fitting for such an
occasion. j ' ; . . '
; It is 'especially urged that those
who feel that they must leave at
the close of; the band program,
park their cars far enough away
that there will be no'distarbance.
' The general order of the me
morial program Is here given:
3 p. m. Band concert. , r
- 4 p. m.- Group s'nging led by
the band. '
Invocation, Rev. Harry W.
Johnson. v . - "
Address. Governor Walter M.
Pierce.
.. Vocal solo Miss Lena Belle
Tartar. ;
i Address, Mayor J. B. Giesy.
Vocal solo R. D. Barton.
- Address. Judge Wallace ' Mc
Camant.
' Sons'. America, led by the band
MORNING. AUGUST 5, 1923
Betj III
be unchanged
Coolidge Urges Present
Members to Refrain From
Presenting Formal Resig
nations and Assist
SECOND DAY OCCUPIED
BY MANY CONFERENCES
No Indication Given As To
Callmg Of Special Ses
sion Of Congress
WASHINGTON, Aug. - 4. (By
Tho Associated Press) President
Cooiidge today put his shoulder
under the burden of government
and made ready to carry On along
the pathway pointed out by Presi
dent Harding. I . ,
His second day, as president
was occupied with 'a long succes
sion of official conferences.' in
which ho gained an initial, grasp
of his- duties and responsibilities
and made final plans for the state
funeral of his predecessor.
Policy Withheld
Affairs of Btate were taken up
with several cabinet members an
der-secretaries and others.
Among those who called at the
executive offices in the Willard
hotel, were Secretary Hughes,
Postmaster General New, . Secre
tary Denny, the secretaries of the
war, treasury and labor and Di
rector Hlnes. : I , ,
The condition of the various
agencies was discussed In connec
tion, with ther problems of the
early fature. . j - , ?
Announcements of policy were
withheld t by j the president, nor
would he indicate tonight wheth
er he had in mind an extra ses
sion of congress. I 1 . "
"Everything stands as it-Is," he
said, "until you aire1 notified to
the contrary." '
Cabinetto RenyUn ( j
This statement applied also to
IhettAinet personnel, and it was
lrned later that the president
hoped the present cabinet mem
bers would not only; remain to as
sist him but would: refrain from
presenting even their customary
formal resignations. ' This hope
he is said to have expressed per
sonally to all the cabinet officers
now In Washington j
In addition to his talks with
department and bureau, j chiefs,
Mr. Cooiidge 'was ' engaged
throughout the day in conferences
with Colonel Clarence Sherrill,
White House military aide regard
ing plans for the funeral of Pres
ident Harding. In mourning for
bis predecessor, he wore a wide
band o? crepe on the; sleeve of his
gray suit.
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CONFESS;. ONE' M v
. JMrTflER GONE
Arthur D. Mason and Walter C. Sinclair Said to Have
Signed Admission That They Burned Trucks to Col
lect Insurance Stepson Disappears When, He Is Al
lowed to See Family, i
One man is in the county jail and another being sought
by. officers as sl result of a sighted confession to having set
fire to two automobile trucks in order to obtain $2850 insur
ance with which to meet payments on the rehicles.
I Arthur D. Mason, who lives on
a ranch near Gervais, was brought
to the city yesterday and lodged
in Jail In connection ' with the
crime, and his step-son, Walter C.
Sinclair, w4ll join him .as soon as
he has been apprehended.
Log Contract Entered Into ',
X Tho two men, it is stated, were
engaged in hauling logs under
contract; and in order to handle
the commodity " properly, Sinclair
purchased the two trucks under
contract; ; .When he - was unable
to meet' the payments, he asked
Mason to set fire to them, it is
alleged, in order that they might
collect the insurance.,
According to a signed ' confes
sion made by both men to H. H.
APPOINTMENT
OF OFFICIALS
SPECULATIVE
Forster Will Retain His
. Position As Legislative
Secretary Though Other
Posts Are Changed
SECRETARIAL OFFICE
MAY FALL TO CLARK
Coolidge's Former Secre
tary Believed Slated To
Follow Christian
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. (By
the Associated Press.) With the
passing of President Harding sev
eral ehanges are expected is the
White House executive personnel,
especially among those of whom
appointments have always been
considered "as essentially personal
on the' part of the chief executive.-
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A spokesman for' President
Cooiidge said today that George
B. Christian, Jr., secretary to Mr.
Harding, still was the "president's
secretary, and that Brigadier Gen
eral Charles E. Sawyer still re
tained his title as presidential
physician." , ; Nevertheless, both
are expected to generally .pass
soon out of official life, although
both . will toe retained at their
posts until their successors have
become familiar with the duties
of the White House. ,
Clark MosC Menttowed
t Insofar as the personnel Is con
cerned, at least no- Immediate
changes are expected. One who
will remain is Rudolph Forster,
the' legislative secretary, who has
held the post for a score- of .years
and has been regarded as indis
pensible by president after presi
dent because -of 'his familiarity
With-the-important details of pub
lic business. j
In discussion of a secretary to
the new president in unofficial
circles mention is most frequently
made of -Edward T. Clark, who
was Mr. Coolidge's sffcretary as 1
vice .president. , Mr. CJark has
had marfy years of Washington
experience, at one time being
secretary to Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts.-.
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Boston Man Suggested
Other possible selections as sec
retary are Benjamin Felt of Bos
ton and James B. Reynolds, for
merly of Massachusetts but for
many years a resident of Wash
ington. Mr. Felt was at first a
Boston newspaperman and then
for several years was secretary of
the Republican state committee
of Massachusetts. Mr. Reynolds
was assistant secretary of the
navy under Roosevelt-
Mr ! Coolidge's physician since
he came to Washington as vice
president has been Major James
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VAIS MEN
Pomeroy, deputy state fire mar
shal, the crime was committed on
the night of July 9. Mason agreed
to start the conflagration, as was
suggested by Sinclair, after the
latter with his wife and two chil
dren had cone to' Portland. The
trucks were partially destroyed.
, 1 Sinclair. Runs Away
After signing the confession,
Sinclair. was given permission to
join his family who were regis
tered at a Portland hotel, with
the understanding that he was to
report to the authorities Satur
day, morning. This he failed to
do, and officers are searching for
him.. '
The signed statements have
been t turned over to District At
torney John II. ' Carson. . "
HUGE ESTATE
FRIENDS SAY
Marion ' Star Brought Half
, . Million Total Fortune
Estimated $800,000
MARION, Ohio. isug. i. Close
friends of the late President Hard
ing tonight estimated that Ixis es
tate probably was worth between
$700,000 and 1800,000. Before
he-assumed the presidency Mr.
Harding was regarded as wealthy,
having amassed a fortune of seme
dimensions from the Marlon Star,
the newspaper which he owned
since 1881 until it was sold re
cently. I --
The controlling interest., held
by Mr. Harding, was said to have
brought -more than a half million
dollars. At one time or other Mr.
Harding had been a stockholder in
practically j every industrial en
terprise in the city. At the time
of his death he was a director in
the Marion County bank, the
leading financial Institution of the
city. of the Home Building and
Loan and. Savings company. Mr.
Harding's, last will, made just be
fore he left Washington for Alas
ka, has not heen probated. -
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Mrs. Alice Lenrton Struck As
She Steps From Stage :i
"At Woodburn
Mrs. Alice- Lennon, resident of
Oregon City and about: 60 years
old,' ' was almost instantly killed
on the Pacific highway 'near
Woodburn at 6 o'clock Saturday
when she was struck by an auto
mobile driven by S. B. Stackus,
of Boyno City, Mich.
Mrs. Lennon, who was on the
way to visit her brother. O. 8.
Gibbens of Woodburn, had just
alighted from a southbound Port-land-Salem
stage a block north of
the schooihouse, As Bh"tnmBd
around the stage she was, hit by
the automobile, which was also
going south.
Stackus was released, on his
own recognizance,, thpugh he did
not proceed oh his way The remains-
of Mrs. Lennon were taken
to a Woodburn undertaikng
es-
tablishment.
Oregon Citizens Asked To
Observe Friday, Aug.
10, For Memorial
The following proclamation.
setting aside , Friday, August 10,
the date of j President Harding's
funeral, as a day of mourning-in
Oregon, was! issued yesterday by
Governor Pierce:
"Oregon was especially blessed
in being the last state visited by
the late lamented president while
he was in the full vigor of all his
mental and physical powers. With
a smile . on his Hps and a heart
beating in unison with the great
masses of our people he visited us
on the third and fourth days of
July last. In the few hours he
spent in this state we all learned
to love him for we felt the influ
ence of a pure upright American
statesmanship. He convinced us
all that above everything else he
wished to be of service to the Am
erican people. He seemed never
to think of self, freely giving of
his vigor and strength so that be
was unable to resist the ' grim
reaper. A few days ago he held
the highest official position in the
world. The final bell, is tolling
and he goes to his great reward,
taking his place with American
immortals who (freely gave their
lives that America might live. On
Friday, the tenth day. of August,
1923, his mortaremains will find
their last resting place In Marion,
Ohio, where he was dearly beloved
by all. '. ,- 1
VI, Walter M. Pierce, governor
of the state of Oregon, do hereby
proclaim ; Friday, . August 10,
1933. a day of mourning through
out the state of Oregon for our
respected and beloved president,
the late Warren G. Harding, and,
as governor, I hereby decree the
said tenth day of August, 1923, to
be a legal holiday. ; -' j. 'C
' "I ask the people of this state
to gather in their houses of wor
ship that proper memorial services
may be held on said day of mourn
ing and Implore a continuance of
the fostering care of a divine prov
idenc tor our people,"
mmum
raiBiE
lUfjeDur
IS SET ASIDE
PRICE Fivrr CENTS
OGDEO PLACES
FLIERS tor;
Contributions For I Decora
tions Afb Limited To Ten
Cents For AH Citizens In
Utah Capital ':..-
MARION SERVICES ARE
TO BE QUITE SIMPLE
Request Madr Dy V.
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Harding; Train Ordered
To Run Slow At Times
. ON BOABJDl HARDING FU
NERAL 'TRAIN, at Ogden Utah,
Aug. 4.r (By The . ' As89ciated
Press. Tha special train bearing
the body , of Warren G. Harding
shortly , after 10 o'clock . ( moun
tain time) tonight, started over a
portion of the route It traveled
just 39 days agOr carrying Mr.
Harding, then well, happy and
hopeful,-to the Pacific coast and
Alaska. The same people of Og
den that on themornlng of June
26 welcomed Mr. and Mrs. Hard
ing with cheers, music and flow
ers, tonight stood in silent rever
ence. They sorrowed, for tne
passing of the one; they sympa
thized with the other.
Beaches Cheyenne Today '
There were no cheers and no
music ; tonight, but there were
flowers. The citizens of . Ogden
through contributions of not
more than 10 cents each, bought
flowers to be placed by the bier
of the -dead president.
The ; train paused here but a
few minutes and-then continued
on Its" way, passing between here
ftP, fl J Qovmna tnran
route traveled June 25 and 26. It
is due- to reach Cheyenne at 1:15
p.: "nu tomorrow.
"Mrs. Harding : again . retire I
early. Daring the day she ha f
remained in- her. room less.tha
30 feet from where rested the cor.
fin containing the body of her
husband. , Members of the part)
made, frequent visits, to talk with
her in an endeavor to help her
maintain her brave, calm manner.
' No Military FunernJ
The services at Marlon,, by re
quest of Mrs. Harding, will be as .
simple as possible. There will be
no military or fraternal participa- -
tlon and Mr. Harding will be bur
ied in his home town as a citizen
of that town. Another request
made today by Mrs. Harding was
that this train be kept intact and
that all members of the party that
made the transcontinental trip.
Including the cabinet members,
other of flcials and newspapermen
make the trip ti Marlon Thurs
day; so when the train leaves -Washington
on the evening of
August' 8, it will carry so far as
possible the 'same party that left
Washington on June 20 for the
Pacifio coast and Alaska,
' Train. Slows Down
Railway officials In ' charge of
the train kept continuously at the
posts of duty, carrying out orders
they had given' at Mrs. Harding's
request, the eame sort that Presi
dent Harding had suggested to
them during the westward trip
Across the country. These orders
were that the engineer run slow
ly whenever people might be seen
ahead, waiting to pay their trib
ute.'. .
The nicture which passed be-
ore the eyes of those waiting was
hat of a slow-moving train, the
ast coach of which revealed a
ier and its guards, the latter
landing at "parade rest" with
res cast down, focused on the
lofflnrabout which they stood.
floral pieces of great beauty,
banked aaginst the walls of the
chamber, served as a background
for the picture.
Crepe Is. flow Adorning .
; Portions of State Houcd
Out of respect to the late Pres
ident Warren G. Harding, Sam A.
Kozer, secretary of state and cus
todian of the state capitol build
ing and grounds, has caused the
entrances to the state house to be
decorated with mourning. Crepa
Will appear at the north and south
entrances of the first floor and
east and: west entrances of th3
second floor.. Chief Justice I Ic
Brlde of the supreme court has
ordered appropriate dramas c;
(ho court cSajafcf.r
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