INVESTIGATORS
CITY EDITION '
Daily average net paid circulation tor
mootb ending October 31, 1924
fl36
Average dally distribution 6.903.
Member Audit Bureau of Circulations.
-FORTY-SIXTH YEAR
PROBERS IS
SB
Investigators For Stock
Holders In Kings Food
and Other Concerns Are
Charged With Fraud.
Portland, Or., Nov. 21. Suit
was tiled in United States uist-'ct
court bere today by eleven rail-
nt Iho ot'ilo ,f WaKhillirtr.n
asking that a received be named to
.....it- mntipva eiillet'tpcl from
them and other stockholders of
certain corporations, me aeier.U'
onto avA the FinaniMnl InvestiEa"'
ing corporation, the American Dis
count company, TanK 1. lduibi
TWn.tri.o w Spit?, and Frank L
Walker. It is alleged that raon(!y
vm tnkon from the nlailltiffs tin
der representations that the tun-is
were to he useu tor invesusauuji
nf nnr-nnratinn in XL-hir'l thP ftf.ln-
plnlnants held stock, Including the
Kings oou rrotiuct comimuy, nit
Xltiltnnmnh BnY Xr T.nntlier Com
pany, the American Securities
company. Mortgage liana company
and the second wortnwesiera v v
nance corporation.
Funds Ave Misused.
Tho .ntimi.tiiit charges that eaci
of the plaintiffs paid sums In caih
and gave notes to the defendants
who were to endeavor to recvi
moneys invested in me corpora
It is alleged that the defendants
have diverted taose moaejn
t,n( nnTi T.Drennnl uses .and hav
employed salesmen, paying 20 per
cent commission to induce other
stockholders ot the corporations
-.m-,i t, -nntribute to the fund
or turn over stock In the corpora
tions. The assertion is made thai
tho defendants nave conecieu
nf mnnpv and nromis
n,i;n 40 ana and
that the plaintiffs are informed
and heneve tuai it umwuu.. .
tmn nnn
The complaint declares there is
no need for the activties ot the de
fendants, because the attairs ot .ut
Kings Pood Products company and
n. Mltmih Ttnx & Lumber
company are now in the hands ot
stockholders committees, and that
the three other corporations
named have been dissolved.
"Among the numerous repre
sentations which were false end
untrue," says the complaint, "ai'd
made for the purpose of deceiving
the said stockholders, was tlie
statement by the Financial Inves
tigating company and its agents
that as a result of the activities of
the company Governor Pierce ap
pointed Oswald West and Geoipe
N. Black a special committee in
investigate the fraudulent sales of
stocks and bond, in the state of
The plaintiffs are Ella J. Hill,
Calvin Roy, Angelo Zarelll, Carl
E Carlson, Emil Tietje.- Martha
Lewis, Eugene White, S. A. Cozza
and O. E. Lelntng, all of Tacoma.
and Anna Corbett and Carrie Mr
Kenzle of Auburn, Wash., all of
whom say they gave cither money
or notes into the fund.
2695 ACCIDENTS IN
OCTOBER IS REPORT
A total of 2G95 traffic accidents
were reported for the month of Oc
tober by stata traffic officers,
county officers and tho cily o
Portland. Eight persons were kill
ed and 313 Injured. Ot the 29r.
accidents were attributed to
carelessness.
The amount ot delinquent li
cense fees caused to be mailed In
covering operators' license, chauf
feurs' licenses, transfers and dupll
cate license plates was I147G S7
Fines imposed by courts total":!
3256.10. The resale value ot atul
en cars recovered was 13175. li
censes lesued to foreign carfi
orouuht 14457.25. Total return?
for the month were J14.3fi5.22.
Bnnkhonse Bobbed
Eugene, Or., Nov. 21. Loss of
1400 In cash, four or flv- vouch
ers and one check for $65 was
reported to the office of Sheriff
Frank E. Taylor here today by
the Booth-Kelly Lu-nber com
pany camp 34, at Wmt'ling. The
bnnkhouee. where enr'ayee were
sleeping was entered last night,
according to the report, and the
loss was dlecorered this rooming.
MONEY PI
JANDERED
No. 280
Mamma Dolls Gi 5. -Negro
Truck Dri J
Thrill for Mon
Jjos. Angeles, Oil., Noi w '
Aidses Washington, n T V.
truck driver, Inst nlfflit hi "3
ly deserted his load of 1 -.
wootk'ti boxes and tclepli -l
cd police when he hoard
muffled voices coming from
0110 of the boxes, Officers
hurried to the bccnc and op
ened tho box which Wash
ington Insisted contained an
ei'licr dying or nircady dcud
victim of foul piny.
They found It smtgsly
packed with - n consignment
of "nmuin dolls." Kaeh time
thu truck bounced over n rut
In the road the dolls, their
uiechniiieal Iuiiks compress
cd by the jolt, sighed lu uni
son: "Manint"
Authorities Continue To
Seek Motive. For Slay
ing Or Suicide of Mrs.
Addie Sheatsley.
Canton, Ohio, Nov. 21. Hoping
further questioning of relatives of
Mrs. Addie aneatsicy, wife ot C. v
Sheatsley, pastor of Christ church.
Bexley, a suburb of Columbus.
Ohio, who found the charred body
of his wife in the furnace at she
Sheatsley home Monday might
bring some clue which would solv-
the mysterious cremation, Prose
cutor John R. King of Franklin
county, (Columbus) today ecu
tlnued examination of Mr. Shcaift-
ley and bis four children.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sheals-
ley were held at Paris, near here.
yesterday.
Prosecutor King Is also waitli.g
a report of Columbus analytical
chemists, who made an analysis
of the lungs and aesophagus ol
Mrs. Sheatsley, which Mr. King
said would be forwarded to h'.ni
here today. The prosecutor hopes
that the analysis will disclose
whether or not Mrs. Sheatsley
breathed into the furnace. King
declnred last night he did not be
lieve "she entered the furnace vol
untarlly."
"1 am-of the opinion," he id,
"that the eventual disclosures will
produce facts necessary to prove
that ehe did not choose this meth
ed to take her life. 1 do not say
understand, that another killed
her. That ie possible, of courw
but I am inclined more and mete
to believe that her body was phv.ci:
in the furnace after life bad pass
ed from the body."
Questioned by Mr. King, Mrs
Lydia Sponseler, 80-year-old moth-
said the Sheatsley family with
whom she lived for a number of
years "the mo6t agreeable family 1
have ever seen. Addie was goad
and kind to me and so was her
husband."
10 INVESTIGATE
0
Warroad, Minn., Nov. 21. In
vestigation Into the death of Mrs.
Klsie Wheler, who was found deid
in a cabin In the isolated country
of the northwest angle of Minne
sota will be reopened, It was Ce
clared by county authorities here
late yesterday when an undertaker
embalming the body found evi
dence that Indicated possible foui
play caused the woman's death. A
coroner's jury yesterday return)!
a verdict of acc Mental death.
Carl Listug, of Roseau, Tvho was
preparing the body for shipment
to Kansas, said be discovered a cut
about two inches long In the wom
an's head.
Authorities of Lake of tb;
Woods eotnty were notified and
declared they would Investigate
Lbe case further.
The woman's death was discov
ered by her husband and Crl
Hajren, with whom the couple
were staying. In the H.ten t"j;n
on November 13. llev.en a-jj o
friend set out for thli place
they nolified the authorise. Thr
official accompanied by tl e Iwn
men icft Monday for the tl'n. A
rcioner's jury held th worn-:
came to her death by ttutrbtm in
a butcher knife In the kltcn-r.
the cabin.
"lillOl
CI PUZZLE
ZES FOR
BEST CORN
VEN OUT
Crowds See Fine Exhibits
At Annual Show; Kay
To Be Speaker Tonight
Is Announcement.
J. S. Coomler of North Hgv.imI
has been awarded first prize for
the best 60 ears of yellow dent
corn at the corn and industrial
show now .in progress at the
armory with E. Q. WieBner ol
North Howell gaining second place
and A), E. Hughes of Woodburu,
third.
Other corn awards today includ
ed the following:
Ten ears yellow dent First, 13.
G. Wiesner, North Howell; eecon.l,
Phil May, Mt. Angel; third, Eiinar
Fromel, Mt. Angel.
Fifty ears white dent First,
E. Hughes, Woodburn; second.
Harley Hughes, Woodburn; third,
Harry Hughes, Woodburn.
Ten ears white dent Firs!,
Harry Hughes, Woodburn; second,
Harley Hughes, woodburn; third,
A, E. Hughes, Woodburn.
Ten ears Flint First, Roy Mill
er, Monmouth; second, 3. M. Hay,
Monmouth; third, Roy Miler, If .m
mouth,
Fifty ears Flint First, Hoy
Miller. Monmouth; second, E. M
Hay, Monmouth; third, S. M. Riiy
Monmouth.
In the bread baking contest,
Kenneth Hulsey of Salem Heights
took first place, with Joan Evins
Fruitland, second; Esther Girod,
Fruitland, third; Frances Flion-.l
Broadacrcs, fourth; Eevertt Battle,
Salem Heights, fifth; Ruth Car
son, Salem Heights, sixth; mil
Grace Carlson, Salem Heights,
seventh.
Kenneth Hulsey, first pr'zo win
ner In the bread baiting contest, ii
13 years old. son of It. D. Huliey,
(Continued on page fifteen)
SENATE PROBERS
TACKLE INCOME
TAX PUBLICITY
Washington, Nov. 21. The In
gality of publishing specific In
come tax returns was the main
question for consideration at
day's session of the special senate
committee investigating the inter
nal revenue bureau, with the fu
ture course of the inqu'ry de
pending on the decision.
Officials of the internal revenue
bureau baited their proceeding
yesterday by raising the point Ut
executive session and had not com
pleted their argument against
making the returns public when
the session ended.
Chairman Couzens said that If
the committee decided that the 1
did not permit the publication of
specific returns, the hearing would
center about conclusions dr.iwn
from a group of returns without
identification of the makers. Hut
he added, If it Is concluded that
publication was legal, the f.ommU
tee will conduct a. complete in
vestlgation publicly.
Although unable to decide or
the publicity point, tho comn.it
tee did agree, however, to Inclu li
In the investigation a complete In
quiry Into the operations of tti
prohibition unit as well as to en
forcement of tho tax laws..
NO TRACE OF BANK ROBBERS
Bend. Or.. Nor. 21. No trace
of the Metollus bank robbers ban
been found according to word
from the sheriff's office In Ma
drid, Jefferson county, this morn
Sheriff Oard said late las.
L.trht that be was convinced that
(be bank robbers were responsi
ble for the gn taken from the
jfSi-age t Mitchell early Thurs
day inornln and thai iher wer.
uw hea.ling north to the high
way hers use of the condition of
th rosdt In the interior ti'Jlo
ing heavy mint.
OF WEST PROBE
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY,
FOOTBALL
The Capital Journal
FolkHvltif Its policy of pub
lic service in news, will to
rn or row announce over Its
torn! speaker the big foot
ball games of the season,
play by piny
O." A. C. vs. Oregon
Calif, vs. Stanford
Afl received over Its spec
ial Associated Press loosed
wive, direct Irom the .iv
Ynllhi mid Berkeley grounds.
An Extra Edition
eoiiiiiiiijujj the games In de
tail will be Issued at tlielr
conclusion.
TIES
Political Independence
of Federation Must Be
Maintained Is Report
of Committee,
Ei Paso, Texas, Nov. 21. By
Associated Press) A special re
port on political policy to the
American Federation of Labor's
44th annual convention today by
its executive council asserted that
the organization muet be kept
free from political domination
and that the non-partisan polit
ical campaign committee created
during the recent campaign must
be maintained permanently.
Ballot reforms, Increased Inter
est in the primaries of all parties,
and freeing Independent politic
al movements of the narrowly
circumscribed limitations as re
vealed by the recent national cam
paign also should be sought, the
report declared.
Election Held Victory
Results achieved In the recent
congressional elections were ac
claimed as a "Bignnl success in
the furtherance of the interests of
the wnge earners and of the peo
ple of the country generally."
The report was signed by Sam
uel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor,
eight vice presidents and the sec
re'ary and the treasurer.
"Elimination of the cumber
some and archaic ballot definite
ly designed to prevent Intelli
gent hoice of candidates and to
make independent noting dlffl
cult" was urged "if we are t
have a free expression of the po
litical Intentions and deelrea of
the people."
As to Independent political
movements, which, the report said
were revealed by the recent na
tional campaign ne 'so narrowly
circumscribed as to make Impos
sible a free expression of political
intentions of those not In com
plete accord with the existing
major political parties, the re
port sugg'sted:
To Continue Fiuht
"This is a difficulty that must
be overcome and legislation la
needed so that independent po-
(Continued on I'hko Fourteen.)
STAGE SET FOR
ANNUAL CLASSIC
Corvallis. Or., Nov. 21. Ore
gon's gridiron rivals will clash to
morrow afternoon at Pell field
here for the championship of Oie
gon. This game will be the twenty-eighth
between Oregon Agricul
tural college and the University o
Oregon. Of the 27 gamps plave'J
Oregon has won IS and the Asr;
five, and six resulted tn tie score.
The game Is scheduled to .'tart at
1:30 p. to.
The tie game tznt Rstttrday be
tween Oregon and Washington
State Intensified Intercut in the
approarhtng battle. The Friday
before the Aggie defeated Well
ington Slate by the narrow margin
of one point.
Seats in the west side grand
stand have all been sold out, and
late corners wftl have realm in Xhi
big new south unit.
JIIPS
Journal
NOVEMBER 21, 1924
URNS FOR
rlRS. HARDIN
Friends In AH Walks of
Life Express Sorrow;
Coolidge Sends Message
of Regret.
"Washington, Nov- 21 The death
of Mrs. Harding aroused a deei
sense of J personal sorrow in the
national capital.
The highest dignitaries of lb.
government, headed by President
Coolldce, joined in expressions m
erlef and regret, but quite another
tribute of affection found voice
among those she had beirienued t
the humbler w.illts of life mid
those who had looked with admira
tion and with pity on tho trash-
course of her brlot tenure as mis
tress of the . White House.
Anyone those who mourn most
deoplv. at her dealh are the wound
ed st-diora at Waiter Heed hospi
tal, wliere she passed many hours
and left many tokens of sympathy
and encouragement
Kind Acta Hcmlied
The solicitudo she showed on
many occasions for the Interests
and happiness of oth?i-s was re
iurne4 to her manyfold when a
serious Illness cast their firfit cloud
over her domestic life in the exe
cutive mansion durinu the sum
mer of 1822, All of WnahinKton
poured out lis sympathy and Its
prayers ; while she lay between
life and death and then slowly be
gan to mend.
The city's most vivid memorieh
of her, cluster about funeral of
the husbnnd at whose aide slio kuh
watching when ho passed from life
in Son Francisco. In all that vast
picture of grief and affection at
the dead president the figure that
will live longest In the recollection
of tho capital Is that of tho widow,
who, bowed by her sorrow, went
courageously through the long or
deal of mourning.
In I tct 1 rement IjiI ely
After tho funeral of the presi
dent, Mrs. Harding lived In virttinl;
retirement. She maintained a ho-
(Continued on Pago Fourteen. t
MOTHER AND TWO
CHILDREN HANG
SELVES, BELIEF
MasftJlon, Ohio, Nv. 21 The
bodies of Mrs. Jjonald Eurkhart
and her two children were found
hanging In thdr home by the hus
band and ft!icr, Donald Hitrkhart,
when he returned from ft hunting
trip today. ISurlthart could ffivo no
explanation of the trngrdy, ioiit;e
are invest J gat Jug.
Burkhart said he f'und ft nfle
on the dlnltiK room table biddins
farowcli nn.I th-n went to the cel
lar and fouiH the three lifeless
forms haiiKlnjt, All the windows
and doora In the home were lot.k
cd. The tragedy occurred aowu
Umo between ? o'cioek when Mr.
Murkhart left the house and his
return at 1 o'eloek.
RALPH SPEARQW BACK
FROM TOUR OF JAPAN
Eugene. Or., Nov. 21. Hv
Ttalph fipearow, holder of the
world's intercollegiate pole vauU
record and a member of the itljJi
American U-am which compet'-d in
the Olympic games at Pari, re
turned here int ovpning aflrr sn
exhibition tour in Japan. He ielt
Kugene latef in the evening ft
Cottage Orove, bis home.
Her, Tipearow denied tbe renofc,
that his ankle was broken. U i
an old sprain renewed, be Mid
and while It bothered him in his
vaulting. It was far from a break
Ha brought home man? mr-d-dn
and Iropbles, won during his tour
of Japan. In his exhibition wrk
there he defeated some of the bfl
Nipponese vaulter by nearly two
feet, and created no little flurprf-i
by fit feat.
WASHINGTON - qjiflMc FIGHT
WtMMtfi .-'-'- V - A
Plan Appointive
Board to Select
State Executives
Hy Harry N. Grain.)
Creation of an "apiiuititmem
comtnisslon" composed of ?:
salaried busiucsa men such as com
prise the Et'ite highway commis
sion fs one of the remedies bttg;
considered for the evils that have,
arisen out of tbe Oregon system of
making executive bends in ibi
state government enmtures of hx:
spoils system, and Btops x.re being
taken to lay the scheme before the
legislature in January.
As roughly outlined the plan U
to create a commission of tltre
members In wli:n would be veitd
the power to appoint and remnvn
such apioltlvo administrative of
ficers an the corporation commis
sioner. Insurance commissioner, In
dustrial accident comnjisBioJi'jj-i
and other officials of this sort.
The sutter-eomnifsHfon would be,
It Is suggested, named by the i"P
stature in tho first instance, and
tho authority to fill vacnnvief
caused by resignations or dr;aH:
would bo vesled in the rovernor
H1P1LIT0 VILLA
NOT EXECUTED
Mexiro City, Nov. 21. (Hy As
sociated Press. ) 1 1 i p 1 1 Ho Villa
whose trial and execution while, en
route to his CanutlUo hnclent'it
was recently reported, arrived jat
night in Chihuahua City lo cotti
with Oenerai Arnulfo f3umvzt tii
military commandant, regarding
matters connected with his recent
submlKslon after months of gurft
la warfare, according to a dispatch
from Oeneral Mobez to the chief of
staff.
Villa, who Is a brother of tne
late Francisco "Paneo"l VHirt,
in stilt desirous of abandoning his
revolutionary activities and will
soon leave for Chiapas, wbeo he
will be permitted lo CHltbllsh bte
residence.
0eo. Cecil Scicni
Portland, Nov, 21. After mor-
than 20 years in tbe United
.States forest service, (Jeorg II
Cecil, district forester, has re
signed. Ho will be succeeded by
J, M, flranger, who comes hero
from tbe itoefcy mountain dfi-
trlct. with headquarters at IJen
ver, Colo. Mr. Cecil announced
his resignation yesferd-iy, to take
effect January 1. He witi ent:-T
private work, but declined to
state lu nature.
ARE
PRICE THREE CENTS
sy- y ... .
or the stato board of conlrol uwtli
such time ns tbo iogialatiuo met
ngain, Members of tho supir-;
board would serve IndetotnituHte
tonus and would Ito remtnable
only for stated cause.
How far such a ytetn ought ti
Iss extended Is a matter of consid
erable diverK't opinion amoti
those sponsoring tbe movement,
soma arguing that Us control and
supervision should extend to nii
appointive heads ot admlnlstrrttlve
departments and to nil commit-
sionn. white others contend time it
could bo made effective only b
application lo tbe salaried tipp.ms
tivo officials.
While the sponsors of Hie pro
posal aro not openly fldmlt.lttK
such to be the case, a desire to rid
the slate of Pierce appointees who
have be.;n spending a g;iod share
of their time and largo mms if
lbe stale's money campaigning f')r
the governor and his pet pollers.
Continued on page fifteen)
LOAN TO FINANCE
HEALTH PROGRAM
Tbroueb tbo loan of the BtnU
tiibeiculosis umwAnlUm of funds
recolved from tbe sale of Christ
mas lied Cross seals, heaUlt work
in Marlon countv can now be vo-
tinned without interruption until
tbo establishment of tbo ffve-yew:-
health program nere. This Du
HouncetiM'Ht made yestoiday put.
at rest the fears of many that Jb
work would he dropped IjccaitKtf of
l!k of funds.
The funds received will be madi
tn tbo nature of ft loan and wdt
bo avaliiiblo until Janunry IB, Al
most frantic inipeals bnvn como in
to county workers and there Is a
ifenerai sigh of relief that lur.d;
are now In sight, leaders point
out that many of these tails cotmj
from dbdrUts where the county
bnattb me.xmtro was heavily unmv
ed umiei' in tbo recent ilceUon.
OORE TO 8E APPOINTED
AGRIGULTORAL SECRETARY
W.'ontifnTinw Mnv 21 Presi
dent Coolldge expects to appoint
itrtWBTii M. (lte. at oreftnt ftct-
jlng seretaryt ti secretary of as-
ricwP.ure jo fcerve until ne ne
coinert gnvi-rnor of Wwt Virginia
on March , n was siateo om
cltlly today at the while house.
OREGON STATE LIBRA Kt
SUE0
THE WEATHER '
OHEOON: TJastt!d, probably" raTo
tonight siid Saturday. Mild temper
ature, strong southerly wilds,
Local; Mar. 69; rain. -48: river, 12.2;
rain, M; cloudy; wind, tooth.
UN rKAtNS ANU NBW
STANDS FtVB UENTg
FOR HEALTH
ERHSS
Wife of Late President
Passes on Peacefully
Says Physician; Life
One of Activity ,
ilarlon, Ohio, Nov. 21 (By Aa-
eociated Press J Florence KJintf
Harding, widow of Warron O.
HatiHtiif, twenty -ninth prestdejit
of the United States dlefl here to
day. j "
The onffcanie at 8:55 a.' tn. at
the White Oaks Eanltarlum of 1.
Curl VV, Sawyer, where she h
been fighting for life for the last
few weeks.
Mrs. Harding's death was duo
dtreetly to a kidney niiment from
which Bhe hns suffered far year
and whteh nearly resuited in oer
death whiSe she wa tmslreps or
the VhUe Hcmwo. She died peace
fully, Dr, Sawyer said.
Coipllctl Caujse
The death certificate, made out
by Dr. Sawyer ksvo tho cause of
death as chronic nephritis with
myo carditis and hydra nephrosis)
as contributing caus. Clifford Tl,
Kliflg, Mrs., iinrdinff'fl brother,
Qeoj'se It. Ohristlisn, who hnd been
secretary to Mr, UmiUnsi M r.
Mnry SjuTr, widow of Urisndlr
tJeneral Charles 13. &iwyert nsid.
Ir, Carl Sawyer were present when
tho end ennte.
JCxeept for a short liUervenal oc
esldenee !n Washington, Mrs.
Hni-dhic has lived at the Whito
Oaks farm- since tho death ot
President HnrdiUB in August, 1923
She went there prtiuarily lo bo un
der tho cm o of the iuto flrleadier
Genorni Charles Sawyer, who
had been pornonai physician !
her ijusbiO'l. whiie he was chiet
executive and whu had been hrr
pliysScian for 20 yovs.
-Hho boenme Hi shortly after tho
death of Or. Knwyor early this full
which, it is bellfcvml brought a re-
lapse in her condition.
Arrannements for the funeral
wro immediately taken over by
hor brother and Mr. Christian. t
I'uiiernl on Aluiitluy
Tbo funeral services will bo held
at Upworth Mcthotllst K(ilcinl
nurch it 2 o'clock Slonday after
noon. ltv, Jesso Swank, ywiAtor
of ttw thurch who conducted (no
funeral aei-vk-es for President
iiartttng, wiil ho in ohnrxo, M
will be asststed by Ttev. GeorBO M,
fjftndtff, pastor of Trinity Baptist
church, of which Mr. irdlnR w
a member. Mi's. IJardlng has been
a member of Kpwmtn Mclhodhtt
cliureh since girlhood.
While no definite 'announce
ment has ben made, it ;s expent-
el that Mrs. ilnidinK's body wiil
be placed temporarily in the re-
celvlns vault in tbo Marion ceme
tery ht'sido the body of her hus
bnnd. Tbe body was removed fro
"Whito Oaks mtnltatlum early to
day to the homo of Mrs. Prank;
Iingwtvire, a netee in Knt
Cbureh ttreet.
Xife Story Compeiiipjf
Tbe iite Btory of Kmroncd
Kllug Harding, iike an epic ot
sturdy American womanhood.
wa a chronicle o! continual -strut?
gio nj;ninsl great odds, and ol
conliuiial accomplishments.
From the day he firt faced
tbe world in a pioneer home in
the middle wet, unfit, broken in
health, she undertook the heavy
resiKiotfbiiHie of tho white
hoowu, she encountered hardfthjM
before which a less courageous
spirit would have weakened Into
drab mediocrity.
The most severe imt of her for
titude wm during the flnat iit
ntm and death of Mr, Jinniiuff
and the trying ordeal that fol
lowed tbo crosa continent trip
with the body; the public services
in Wowbington; then the irp lo
and lbe funeral at Marlon, Ohio,
Mml Harding had hardly rteov-
ered from an Illness during h-kfc
her life hung In the balance,
when It came time for the pres
ident to start upon what proved
bia final trip, that to Alaska Tls
cauee of her devotion tn her Hus
band and unmindful of her own
physical condition h accompan
ied on that Journey and wwi con
stantly by bis ids. During thw
president illne at San Fran
cisco she never left him for a
minute and it waa abe who sum
moned the physicians when tbs
change came thai finally retutiied;
1 - death.