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MALARIA GERMS cannot sur- ♦
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THE TIDINGS HAS BEEN ASHLAND’S LEADING NEWSPAPER
FRIENDS IN MARION HAVE
LAST VIEW OF MR. HARDING
I
Rests At Home Of Father
For Short Time During
Which Old Neighbors Of
Cbviiian Days Paid Last;
Respects.
FOR NEARLY FIFTY YEARS.
. ozone at Ashland. The pure do- i
I mestic.water help,.
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VOLUM E 4
tU M n U « U I» H
world ship tonnage
shows big decrease
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L ondon , Aug. io.—shipping
to n n a g e la u n c h e d
by c o u n trie s
th ro u g h o u t th e w o rld fo r th e
q u a r te r e n d in g
J u n e a m o u n te d
THOUSANDS PASS BY
to
570,412
to
n
s,
a d e c re a s e
of
FOR FINAL GLIMPSE
about
154,000 to n s c o m p a red
Dull Skies Reflect Spirit w ith th e p rev io u s q u a r te r , a c c o rd ­
Of Those Who Had Known ing to L lo y d ’s R e g is te r of S h ip ­
Harding In Days When p in g R e tu rn s .
E n g la n d led th e
r e s t of th e
He Was Leading Citizen
w orld w ith a
to ta l of 239,373
Of Home Town.
to n s la u n c h e d . G e rm a n y , F ra n c e ,
M ARIO N, O hio, A ug. i o . — Ita ly fo llo w ed re sp e c tiv e ly w ith
D one w ith p a g e a n trie s of pom p th e U n ited S ta te s fifth .
T h e new v e sse ls la u n c h e d in ­
a n d pow er, do n e w ith tr ia ls and
p e rp le x itie s of h igh
o ffice, an d clu d e th irty -tw o of b etw een 10,-
done w ith th e w o rrie s of a sw ift 000 a n d 20,000 to n s each , a n d
m oving w orld W a rre n G. H a rd ­ eleven of 20,000 to n s an d u p ­
in g , tw e n ty -n in th p re s id e n t, t a r ­ w ard.
ried a s h o rt tim e a t th e h o u se of
h is la th e r h e re , rec e iv in g th e a f ­
fe c tio n a te
fa re w e ll of
frie n d s
a n d n e ig h b o rs b efo re g o in g on
to a p e rm a n e n t r e s t in th e sh a d y
little c e m e te ry he helped to build.
W hile h e re s te d a g a in in th e
flo w er-fille d room , w hich was
Y R E K A , C alif., A ug. 10.— A t
heav y w ith th e fra g ra n c e of blos­
a
m
e e tin g of th© S isk iy o u C o u n ­
so m s fio u i a ll th e w o rld , th e
ty B o ard of S u p e rv iso rs y e s te rd a y
g r e a t n a tio n o v e r w hich he so
la te ly p re sid e d , sto p p e d b u sin ess re so lu tio n » w e re d ra w n p led g in g
th e s u p p o rt of th e b o a rd to th e
a n d jo in e d w ith th e little hom e
C a lifo rn ia S ta te F ish a n d G am e
to w n in m u tu a l resp e c t an d s o r ­
C om m ission in its e ff o r ts to h a lt
row .
th e c o n s tru c tio n of a 250-fo o t
T h e w h eels of g r e a t in d u stry
dam a c ro ss th e K la m a th R iv e r a t
sto p p e d , com m erce ceased its
Ishi P ish i F a lls by th e E le ctro -
g rin d , a n d th e g o v e rn m e n t itse lf
M etals co m pany of San Francis»-
h a lte d a n d c le a r a c ro ss th e con­
co.
tin e n t o v e r w hich he h a d tra v e l­
It is held th a t th e c o n s tru c tio n
ed a few d a y s a g o w as felt a
of
th e dam w ould end th e ru n
re s p e c t, an d re v e re n c e th a t fre e
p eo p le ac co rd only to th e h o n o red of sea tro u t a n d salm o n in th e
s tre a m , a n d c u lm in a te th e g r e a t­
dead.
e
A lig h t ra in th a t s ta r te d fa l­ st s p o rt fish in g o ffe re d on th e
lin g w ith th e b re a k of a m isty P acific c o a st.
T he a c tio n of th e b o a rd is sim ­
d a w u d id n ’t d e te r frie n d s and
ila
r to th a t ta k e n by th e A sso­
n e ig h b o rs from fo rm in g a long,
c
iated
C h a m b e r of C om m erce of
sa d line in fro n t of th e h o u se on
S
isk
iy
o
u c o u n ty , p ra c tic a lly a ll
C e n te r s tr e e t. S o m b re s k ie s b u t
local
c h a m b e rs ,
th e
S isk iy o u
re fle c te d th e s p ir its of th o se w ho
C
o
u
n
ty
F
ish
an
d
G
am
e
P r o te c t­
h a d k n o w n H a rd in g fo r a life
ive A sso ciatio n , th e S isk iy o u P o ­
tim e.
m ona G ra n g e a n d o th e r o rg a n i­
T h e re w as no c a ste , no r a n k of
z a tio n s.
fa v o rite s in th e lin e w hich ex ­
M any c itiz e n s h a v e ex p ressed
te n d e d fo r six b lo ck s to w h e re ,
th em se lv e s a s in d ig n a n t b ecau se
in o th e r an d h a p p ie r y e a rs, he
th e re c e n t " c e r tif ic a te of d ili­
jr-
to s it a t h is d esk m a k in g
g e n c e ” w as issu ed to th e E le c tro -
^^^^»■ new spaper h e lp
m a k e th e
M etals
c o m p an y ,
p e rm issio n
W k ii . T h e re w as o n ly one clas3,
g ra n te d to proceed w ith th e w ork
t h a t of a s o rro w fu l a n d re v e r e n ­
of d e v e lo p m en t.
tia l a n d o fte n te a r fu l people.
A ll d u rin g th e fo re n o o n a
se e m in g ly
e n d le s s
s tre a m
of
f rie n d s an d n e ig h b o rs filed by th e
b ie r th e sam e a s la s t n ig h t w hen
tw e n ty
th o u s a n d
people
filed
p n o u rn fu lly by w ith a p p a re n tly
j u s t a s m an y m ore w a itin g
to ­
R E D B L U F F , C alif., A ug. 10.
day.
— L io n el B re c id a , 24, of R e d d in g ,
a tru c k d riv e r em ployed by th e
LONDON, A ug. 10.— In d i­
s ta te h ig h w a y c o n tra c to rs on th e
r e c t c o n tr a s t to th e sim p le fu n ­
S u sa n v ille-R e d
B lu ff
h ig h w a y ,
e ra l se rv ic es a t M arion, th e B rit­
s u s ta in e d a badly
c ru sh e d leg
ish p aid h o m ag e to th e m em ory
y e s te rd a y w hen a
h eav y tru c k
of H a rd in g w ith a ll th e im p re s ­
ra n o v er him . He died h e re la st
siv e n e ss w hich o rd in a rily m a rk s ev en in g .
th e b u ria l of a m o n a rc h . In a d ­
T h e a c cid e n t
o c c u rre d w hile
d itio n to th e m e m o ria l c e re m o n ­
B recid a w as d e sc e n d in g th e I n ­
ies a t W e stm in iste r
A bbey an
sk ip g ra d e w ith a h e a v y tru c k .
o v erflow se rv ic e w as h e ld a t St. He said he w as u sin g c o m p re s­
M a rg a re ts c h u rc h .
sion w ith th e c a r in low g e a r.
E a rly in th e m o rn in g a long
T he g e a r slip p ed o u t a n d th e c a r
lin e b eg an fo rm in g in f ro n t of
ran w ild.
B recid a ju m p e d , b u t
th e Abbey.
A v a rie d m a k e up
d id n o t c le a r th e c a r.
sy m b o lized th e la te P r e s id e n t's
love of all h u m a n ity . R ich A m ­
DIMINUTIVE HEN LAYS
e ric a n to u ris ts ru b b e d s h o u ld e rs
FRANCE’S LARGEST EGG
w ith th e m ost h u m b le of L ondon
c itiz e n s. T h ro u g h o u t th e city th e
M A R S E IL L E S , F ra n c e , A ug.
A m e ric an flag w as a t h a lf m ast.
10.— An u n d e rsiz ed hen b e lo n g ­
It \va>» ex p ressed th e d e s ire
of
ing to a ch ic k e n fa n c ie r a t
K in g G eorge t h a t W e stm in iste r
J o u rv e s , h o ld s th e rec o rd fo r la y ­
be used fo r th e se rv ic es, being tb e
ing th e la rg e s t egg of a n y c h ic k ­
f ir s t tim e th a t such h o n o r has
en in F ra n c e . T h e egg m e a su re d
beeu show n a d ead A m erican ex»
3 W in ch e s long a n d 2 in ch e s in
e c u tiv e.
d ia m e te r.
At le a s t six th o u sa n d a tte n d e d ,
m any of th e w om en being o v e r­ O nly th e boom ing of th e P re s i­
com e w ith em o tio n a n d sobbed. d e n tia l s a lu te of Fw enty-one g u n s
T h e k iu g was re p re s e n te d by th e in th e d ista n c e a n d a g re a t crow d
D u k e of Y ork. J. P . M organ and t h a t ed d ie d a n d m oved re s tle s s ly
B e rn a rd
B a ru c h
w ere a m o n g a b o u t th e c e m e te ry , an d th e p re s ­
th o se a tte n d in g . C anon C a ru g ie ence of an u n u s u a lly la rg e n u m ­
o ffic ia te d a ssiste d by Rev. H. L. b er of m en in high silk h a ts a n d
N ixon, e m p h a siz in g th e g row ing fu n e ra l-lo o k in g c lo th e s a n d only
frie n d s h ip betw een B rita in and th e c o u n tle ss bow ed
heads and
tb e U n ited S ta te s. V irtu a lly all te a rfu l faces, m a rk e d th e f u n e r ­
m e m b e rs of tb e c a b in e t w ere al as d iffe re n t fro m m y ria d s of
4 p re s e n t a n d also Lloyd G eorge, o th e rs w hich h e a tte n d e d .
S ir A u c k la n d G eddes, th e B ritish
He w as b u rie d in th e ro le he
A m b a ssa d o r to th e U nited S ta te s. loved b e st— th a t of a p riv a te c iti-
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zen. m o u rn e d by
frie n d s
and
M ARION, Aug. 10.— In a l i t - , n e ig h b o rs, w ho h ad kn o w n him
tie vine-covered v a u lt set lik e a } a life tim e. T h ro u g h o u t th e d ay
g re e n je w e l am o u g
th e w h ite frie n d s an d n e ig h b o rs p assed th e
h e a d sto n e s , m a rk in g th e e a rth ly b ie r in an e n d le ss lin e , m o u rn in g
beds of old frie n d s , th e re w as sin c e re ly h is going.
laid to re s t W a rre n G. H a rd in g . I
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W ith in a s to n e ’s
th ro w of h is i M A RIO N ,
A ug.
10.— Sm oke
s h a d y re s tin g p lace a re th e g ra v e s from th e a rm y field k itc h e n w as
o f h is m o th e r a n d s is te r.
w a fte d th ro u g h th e c e m e te ry as
M any of th o se s u rr o h n d in g him a d e ta c h m e n t of th e r e g u la r a r ­
in h is fin a l sleep h e h e lp e d b u ry , m y p re p a re s to g u a rd th e re m a in s
a n d w ro te th e o b itu a ry s to rie s of of H a rd in g fo r th e six m o n th s a s
t h e ir fu n e ra ls in th e d a y s w h en re q u ire d by law’, a n d p e rh a p s fo r
h e w as a s tr u g g lin g y o u n g e d i­ lo n g er. T h e M cK inley to m b w as
to r.
T he
c e re m o n ie s
t h a t g u a rd e d fo r n e a rly tw o y e a rs to
b ro u g h t him tc th e to m b w as as p re v e n t s o u v e n ir h u n te r s a n d
u n o s te n ta tio u s a n d sim p le a s h is o th e r v a n d a ls fro m d is tu rb in g th e
|cin d ly h e a rt w ould h a v e w ished. sleeping dead.
T
DRIVER KILLED
ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1923.
NO. 289.
EUROPE MOURNS
ASHLAND STOPS
HARDING DEATH
WORK FOR HOUR
Impressive Ceremonies Are
Held In All Big Cities
Of European Nations
All Business Houses Close
For Hour In Respect Of
Memory Of Harding
LONDON, E n g ., A ug. 10.—
T he b u ria l of th e la te P re s id e n t
W a rre n G. H a rd in g of th e U n ited
S ta te s , w hich to o k p lace a t M ar- I
ion, th is a fte rn o o n w as so le m n iz ­
ed in a ll E u ro p e a n n a tio n s w ith
c e re m o n ie s th a t a re u s u a lly only
show n a t th e d e a th o f th e r o y a l­
tie s of th e n a tio n s.
T h e g r e a t c e re m o n y h e ld h e re
a t W e s tm in is te r A bbey w as one
of th e m o st im p re ssiv e t h a t h a s
e v e r been h e ld a n d m an y w o m en
in th e th ro n g w e re o v e rc o m e d u r ­
ing th e c e re m o n ie s.
This, m e e t­
ing w as in d ire c t c o n tr a s t to th e
one a t M arion, O hio, w h e re th e
la te p re s id e n t w as b u rie d a s th e
b u ria l c e re m o n y is ex p ected to be
q u ite sim p le.
G re a t g a th e r in g s o f A m e ric a n
c itiz e n s a n d o th e r s y m p a th iz e rs
w ere held a t P a ris , a n d s e v e ra l
of
th e
o th e r
la r g e r
F ren ch ,
to w n s, a n d p ra o tic a lly e v e ry E u ­
ro p e a n c ity of a n y size h e ld m em ­
o ria l se rv ic e s of som e s o rt o u t of
re s p e c t fo r th e m em o ry of th e
b u ria l of th e la te C h ief of th e
g r e a t A m e ric a n N a tio n .
F o llo w in g th e p ro c la m a tio n is ­
sued y e s te rd a y by M ayor L oom is
a ll b u sin e ss
e s ta b lis h m e n ts of
A sh la n d closed th is a fte rn o o n for
se v e ra l h o u rs, a g r e a t m an y r e ­
m a in in g closed d u rin g th e e n tire
a fte rn o o n o u t of re s p e c t fo r th e
b u ria l
se rv ic es
fo r
th e
la te
P re s id e n t W a rre n
G. H a rd in g
w hich took place a t M arion, Ohio
a t th re e o'clock e a s te rn tim e, th e
c o rre s p o n d in g tim e
h e re being
one o ’clock, a t w hich tim e th e
big c o m m u n ity se rv ic e s w ere held
a t th e M eth o d ist c h u rc h .
T h e re v e re n c e w hich th e peo­
ple of A sh lan d a n d th e v icin ity
fe lt fo r th e la te C hief E x ecu tiv e
of th e n a tio n w as c le a rly show n
by th e m a n n e r in w hich
th e
crow ds flo ck ed to th e M ethodist
c h u rc h a n d ja m m e d it to th e v ery
d o o rs in a v e ry s h o rt tim e. M any
w e re u n a b le to s e c u re places.
M any of th e b u sin e ss houses
an d c o m p an ies of A sh la n d closed
fo r th e e n tir e a fte rn o o n o u t of
re s p e c t fo r th e b u ria l c erem o n ies
a t M arion a n d b u sin ess occu p a­
tio n s of a ll s o rt cam e to a m om ­
e n ta r y h a lt h e re a s in all p a rts
of th e n a tio n .
A te le g ra m w as rec e iv e d h e re
th is m o rn in g fro m M ad am e T r a ­
cy-Y oung by Miss
L au ra P re s­
c o tt, s a y in g th a t M adam e T ra c y -
Y oung is g iv in g a c o n c e rt th is
e v e n in g a t e ig h t o ’clock o v e r th e .
W a rre n G a m aliel H a rd in g w as
ra d io , fro m C h u la V ista , C a t i f o r n - ; tw e n ty -n in th
p re s id e n t of th e
ia, a n d th u s a ll A sh la n d f rie n d s
U nited S ta te s .
of th e ta le n te d m u sic ia n w ill h a v e
F ro m th e g r e a t
w a r his ad -
th e o p p o rtu n ity of lis te n in g fcn on m in is tra tio n in h e rite d th e
m o st
th e c o n c e rt if th e y w ish.
. s tu b b o rn a n d p e rp le x in g prob-
M adam e T ra c y -Y o u n g is w ell | lem g
th e h la to ry of th e n a
k n o w n in A sh la n d
a n d is a lso tio n .
A m e ric a
h a d re p u d ia te d
k n o w n as one of th e m o st ta i. tb e L eag u e of Nations., yet E u ­
e n te d m u sic ia n s on th e c o a s t so ro p e a n d even b itte r o p p o n e n ts
no d o u b t m an y o.' h e r frie n d ; 'Will <jf I he L e a g u e in th e U n ited
be in te re s te d in h e a rin g of th e S ta te s w e re lo o k in g to th is c o u n ­
c o n c e rt th is e v e n in g .
try to play a le a d in g p a r t in
w orld re c o n s tru c tio n .
N a tio n a l m o ra le
w as a t low
ebb, d u e p e rh a p s to th e fa c t th a t
E u ro p e w as to rn w ith s tr ife , c o n ­
v a le sc in g slow ly a n d
w as con;
s ta n tly on th e b rin k of a new m a ­
j o r c o n flic t.
B u sin e ss w as bad,
la
b
o
r
tro
u
b
le
s
m en aced , m o ra l
SA CRA M EN TO ,
C a lif.,
A ug.
s
ta
n
d
a
r
d
s
had
b
ro
k e n dow n u n ­
10.— T he s ta te
fish
and gam e
d
e
r
th
e
fa
lse
s
tim
u lu s of w a r ­
com m ission th ro u g h R o b e rt
D.
tim
e
th
rills
.
D uke, its a tto r n e y , h a s file d n o t­
T.
H a rd in g , iassu m in g jth e re in s
ice of a p p e al fro m th e r e c e n t d e ­
of
office, p led g ed h im se lf
and
cision of th e d e p a rtm e n t o f p u b ­
lic w o rk s, w h e re b y th e E le c tro - ■ h is A d m in is tra tio n to “ th e res-
M etals co m p an y of S an F r a n c i s - ] td ra tio n of n o rm a l, h e lp fu l and
co w as g ra n te d a n e x te n s io n of n a tu r a l re la tio n s b etw een n a tio n s
tim e to A u g u st 1, 1929, w ith in a n d b etw een in d iv id u a ls a f te r th e
e x p e rien c e s
of
th e
w hich to a p p ly b e n e ficia l u se 3,- a b n o rm a l
000 cu b ic fe e t p e r second of th e w a r.''
w a te rs of th e K la m a th R iv e r u n ­
How w ell he succeeded w ill be
d e r n o tic e o f a p p ro p ria tio n d a te d w ritte n in th e h is to ry of g e n e ra ­
S e p te m b e r 12, 1908.
tio n s to com e.
O nly th e n w ill
T h e a p p lic a tio n w as c o n te s te d his tr u e p lace am o n g th e P re si-
by th e fis h a n d g a m e c o m m issio n , d e n ts of th e U n ited S ta te s be de-
the Klamath-Shasta Irrigation te rm in e d .
D istric t a n d o th e r s .
U n d e r th e
P e rh a p s th e o u ts ta n d in g c o n ­
law , an a p p e a l in su c h c a se s is c re te a c tio n of th e H a rd in g a d ­
to a b o a rd of a p p e a l a p p o in te d m in is tra tio n w as th e W a sh in g to n
by th e d ire c to r of p u b lic w o rk s. c o n fe re n c e fo r th e lim ita tio n of
In the statement of grounds a rm a m e n ts , in w hich six tre a tie s
upon w’hich th e a p p e a l is b ased ,
w e re
n e g o tia te d
b etw een
th e
it is s e t f o rth th a t :
U n ited S ta te s a n d th e p rin c ip a l
"S a id p e rm it w as issu ed c o n ­ n a tio n s of th e w o rld . T h ese tr e a ­
tr a r y to la w ; sa id p e rm it is n o t
tie s w e re r a tifie d by th e S e n a te ,
ju s tifie d by th e
e v id e n c e ; th e a n d by th e P a r lia m e n ts of G reat
fin d in g of fa c t of d u e d ilig e n c e B rita in J a p a n R a ly a p d PraQ ce
on th e p a r t
a p p lic a n t a n d th e
By th e p rin c ip a l tr e a ty B r it.
g ra n tin g of th e p e rm it t h e r e u n - ' ajQ PraQce> Japan> lta ly a n d th c
d e r is n o t s u p p o rte d by th e e v i­
U n ited S ta te s a g re e d to a lim ita ­
d e n c e ta k e n h e re in ; th e d iv isio n tio n of n a v a l a rm a m e n ts , in a c ­
of w a te r r ig h ts h a d no ju r is d ic ­ c o rd a n c e w ith th e fam ous. 5-5-3
tio n to g r a n t such p e rm it, sa id ra tio .
O th e r tr e a tie s
c o n su m ­
a p p lic a n t h a v in g
fo rfe ite d itW m a te d re la te d to th e use of s u b ­
r ig h t of a p p ro p ria tio n by n o t a p ­ m a rin e s an d poison g asses in w ar,
p ly in g sa id w a te r to a b e n e fic ­
m a tte r s c o n c e rn in g in s u la r pos­
ial u se a s p ro v id ed by la w ; th e
se ssio n s in th e P a c ific a n d poli-
g ra n tin g
of
sa id
p e rm it
is i cies a ffe c tin g C hina.
a g a in s t p u b lic p o licy ."
T im e a lo n e w ill re v e a l th e in ­
flu e n c e of th e W a sh in g to n C on­
on
in te r n a tio n a l r e la ­
BIG SILK MANUFACTUREER
fere n c e
SEES PHILIPPINE FIELD tions.
M ANILA, A ug. 9 .— W . C heney,
re p re s e n tin g C h en y B ro th e rs , a
la rg e A m e ric an s ilk m a n u f a c tu i-
ing c o n c ern of C o n n e c tic u t, w as
in M anila re c e n tly lo o k in g in to
a la rg e scale in th e P h ilip p in e s,
th e p o ssib ilitie s of silk c u ltu r e on
C lim a tic c o n d itio n s a re sa id to be
id eal fo r silk c u ltu r e , a n d , a c c o rd ­
in g to Dr. C h a rle s S. B a n k s, f o r­
m e r c h ie f te n o m o lo g ist o f th e
P h i? lip p in e B u re a u of Science,
P h ilip p in e silk
wrorms p ro d u ce
e ig h t
g e n e ra tio n s a y e a r as
a g a in s t
o n ly tw o
g e n e ra tio n s
p ro d u ce d by th e J a p a n e s e o r C h in ­
ese w orm s. A s ilk fa rm on th e is­
lan d o r L uzon, n e a r M an ila, r e ­
c e n tly e s ta b lis h e d is d o in g w ell.
S ough t Tax R eduction
H a rd in g s o u g h t by th is m eth o d
to g u a ra n te e th e U n ited S ta te s
re lie f fro m ta x e s n eed ed to con-
g tru c t a h u g © n av y , a n d to b rin g
to b u sin e ss a long p e rio d of s e ­
c u rity fro m w a r, lo o k in g y e a rs
ahead
to
p e a ce fu l e x p a n sio n ,
p ro s p e rity
an d s te a d y
em p lo y ­
m e n t of lab o r.
W h en H a rd in g w e n t to th e
W h ite H ouse in M arch, 1921, he
fo u n d g o v e rn m e n ta l, social an d
in d u s tr ia l life in u t te r c o n fu sio n .
B u sin e ss of th e w a r h a d m u lti­
plied F e d e r a l . d e ta ils m a n y fo ld ;
th e S h ip p in g B o ard a n d th e B u ­
r e a u of W a r R isk In su ra n c e , both
b o rn of th e w a r, d e m a n d e d r e ­
v isio n to
p e a ce -tim e s ta n d a rd s .
T h e n , too, h e h a d p led g e d h im ­
Ther© are approximately 21,- se lf to th e in je c tio n of b u sin e ss
300,000 dwellings in thia coun­ m e th o d s in to g o v e rn m e n t c o n tro l
try.
T he p rev io u s r e g is tra tio n re c ­
o rd of 80 c a rs in o n e ev e n in g at
th e
A sh la n d A u to C am p
was
e rn m e n t re g u la tio n o u t of b u si­ b ro k en W e d n esd a y
n ig h t w hen
ness.
T h e ra ilro a d s , in th e 61 d riv e r re g is te re d .th e ir m a ­
h a n d s of th e g o v e rn m e n t d u rin g ch in es, g o in g th e old rec o rd one
I th e w a r, w ere in a h a p le ss co n ­ b e tte r.
' d itio n . T h e re w ere p ro b lem s to
L a s t M onday e v e n in g , w hen
tax th e m o st c a p a b le of ex ecu ­ th e old rec o rd w as m ade, ab o u t
tiv es, y et th e new a d m in is tra tio n , fifty c a rs le ft th e cam p w ith o u t
a lo n g H a rd in g ’s p lan of " a gov­ re g is te rin g , d u e to lack
of ac­
e rn m e n t by a p a rty th ro u g h p a r l­ c o m m o d a tio n s.
L a st n ig h t, be­
ia m e n ta ry d isc u ssio n s a n d c o n ­ tw een te n a n d fifte e n c a rs w ere
fe re n c e s ,” beg an to cleav e its u n a b le to find c a m p in g room ,
w ay th ro u g h th e m o rasses.
and w e n t on in s e a rc h of a cam p
P e a c e w ith G e rm a n y
O ne of th e f ir s t ste p s of th e
a d m in is tra tio n w as th e b rin g in g
a b o u t of a fo rm a l peace w ith th e
C e n tra l P o w ers. T he peace re s ­
o lu tio n p assed
th e S e n a te an d
th e H o u se a n d w as sig n ed by th e
P re s id e n t J u ly 2, 1921.
On
th e re c o m m e n d a tio n
of
P re s id e n t H a rd in g , C ongress a p ­
p ro v ed a b u d g e t sy ste m of gov­
e rn m e n t. H e h a d th e d istin c tio n
of a p p o in tin g th e f ir s t b u d g e t of­
ficer. H a r d in g ’s re c o m m e n d a tio n
t h a t C o n g ress e n a c t le g is la tio n
fo r a rev isio n of th e W a r R isk
B u re a u re s u lte d in th e bill w hich
c re a te d th e W a r V e te ra n s ’ B u ­
re a u . A n o th e r im p o rta n t accom ­
p lish m e n t w as th e fin a l s e ttle ­
m e n t by w hich th e B ritish Gov­
e rn m e n t a g re e d to th e p a y m e n t
of its w a r d e b t of $ 4 ,6 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,-
000 to th e U n ited S ta te s.
D o m estically ,
H a rd in g
w as
faced soon a f te r h is in a u g u ra tio n
by a w ave of u n e m p lo y m e n t, fo l­
low ing an
in d u s tr ia l let-d o w n .
U n d er
S e c re ta ry of C om m erce
H e rb e rt H o o v er a F e d e ra l e m ­
p lo y m e n t a g en cy w as e s ta b lis h ­
ed. A fte r tw o y e a rs of a p p lic a ­
tio n , e ff o r ts of th e G o v e rn m e n t
to c o n q u e r th e
u n em p lo y m en t
pro b lem w e re su c ce ssfu l.
* Surprise N om inee
H a rd in g w e n t to th e n a tio n a l
R e p u b lic a n co n v e n tio n in 1920
backed by one te rm in th e U n ited
S ta te s S e n a te an d som e e x p e ri­
ence in O hio p o litics.
He w as
n o t a t f irs t re g a rd e d as a c o n te n ­
d e r. H is n o m in a tio n over M ajor
G en eral L e o n a rd W ood, S e n a to r
H iram Jo h n s o n , G o v e rn o r A lb e rt
D. L ow den, of Illin o is, a n d H e r­
b e rt H oover cam e a s a s u rp rise .
T he
e le c tio n
of
P re sid e n t
H a rd in g w as d e c la re d m ore of
a re p u d ia tio n of th e L eag u e of
N a tio n s an d of W oodrow W ilson
th a n a tr ib u te to th e c a n d id a te .
O nce in th e W h ite H ouse, how ­
e v e r, H a rd in g began to give th e
im p ressio n t h a t he had " u n d e r ­
so ld ” h im se lf in th e c a m p a ig n ;
th a t he h ad been g e n e ra lly u n d e r ­
e s tim a te d an d t h a t in h is new
p o sitio n a s C hief E x e c u tiv e he
h a d rise n to th e p lan e d e m a n d e d
of a P re s id e n t.
H a rd in g w as b o rn N ovem ber
2, 1865, a t C orsica, O hio.
H is
f a th e r w as D r. G eorge T. H a rd ­
in g , a c o u n try p h y sician . Y ears
b e fo re h is g r e a t-g r a n d fa th e r , of
S cotch a n c e s try , h a d com e w e s t­
w a rd fro m P e n n s y lv a n ia in a n ox.
c a rt to seek a hom e fo r h is fa m ­
ily in th e w ild e rn e ss of O hio.
W as P rin ter’s D evil
The
P re sid e n t-to -b e
w’o rk ed
f ir s t a s a p r in t e r ’s devil on th e
C a le d o n ia A rg u s. H is " e n tr a n c e
in to p o litic s " to o k place d u rin g
g ro u n d .
E v e r since th e f ir s t of J u ly , th e
A uto C am p h a s been filled to ca­
p a c ity e v e ry n ig h t, a n d som e­
tim es h a s been so fu ll th a t a n ­
o th e r c a r could n o t possibly be
crow ded in.
I t is e s tim a te d by th o se
in
to u ch w ith th e p a rk t h a t a fund
of $100 w ould fu rn is h a m p le ac­
co m m o d a tio n s fo r 25 m ore cars,
th u s d o in g aw ay w ith th e p re se n t
crow ded c o n d itio n s.
E ven w ith
m o re cam p in sp ace,
m o re ac­
co m m o d a tio n s such as sto v es a re
n eed ed badly.
T h e im m en se p o p u la rity of th e
p a rk w ith to u ris ts is d u e to sev ­
e ra l re a so n s, it is s ta te d . T o u r­
ists w ho h av e been a t th e p a rk ,
s p re a d i t ’s fam e
f a r a n d w ide,
a n d th e sig n s re c e n tly e re c te d on
th e P a c ific
h ig h w a y
on
both
sid e s of A sh la n d a t t r a c t m any
w ho o th e rw ise w ould pass on to
o th e r p o in ts.
he play ed
a te n o r
h o rn
in a
torchlight procession.
HJa fir.1t p o litic a l d e fe a t oc­
c u rre d in 1910, w hen he w as a
c a n d id a te fo r G o v ern o r.
Four
y e a rs la te r he w as e le c te d to th e
U n ited S ta te s S e n a te fo r a six-
y e a r te rm . In 1916 h e w as th e
" h a r m o n lz e r" a t th e n a tio n a l R e­
p u b lic a n c o n v e n tio n , h a v in g m ade
th e k e y n o te speech as te m p o ra ry
c h a irm a n .
P r io r to h is e le c tio n H a rd in g
h a d been th re e tim e s a b ro a d , v is­
itin g m o st of th e c o u n trie s of
E u ro p e to a tu d y a t f ir s t hand
th e ir sy ste m s of g o v e rn m e n t and
th e
econom ic
p ro b le m s
w ith
w hich th is c o u n try h a s to d eal,
so f a r a s E u ro p e is co n cern ed .
B efo re he to o k h is s e a t in th e
S e n a te , H a rd in g p aid a n e x te n s ­
ive v is it to th e H a w a iia n Island!
to o b ta in f ir s t h a n d in fo rm a tio n
on th e p ro d u c tio n a n d d is tr ib u ­
tio n of su g a r.
H a rd in g w as closely a s so c ia t­
ed w ith th e la te C olonel T h eo ­
d o re R o o sev elt d u r in g h is e sp o u s­
a l of a bill fo r p re p a re d n e s s e n ­
d o rse d by*R oosevelt. H e w’as se ­
lected as c h a irm a n of tb e n a ­
tio n a l co n v e n tio n soon a f te r h e
e n te re d th e S e n a te , w ith o u t fac ­
tio n a l s trife .
As a p u b lic s p e a k e r h e w as
calm , y e t fo rc e fu l. He w as pos­
sessed of a w ide v o c a b u la ry and
w as q u ick a t re p a rte e .
In July, 1891, Harding mar­
ried Miss Florence King, daught­
er of one of Marion’s leading
business men. To her he attri­
buted much of the credit for his
career. Her recent illness was
a heavy blow to the President.
By religion, Harding was a
and the Utting of too much gov- the Garfield campaign in 1880— Baptist.
GREAT MEMORIAL MEETING
HELD BY ASHLAND PEOPLE
SMALLEST PLANE HAS
3-HORSEPOWER MOTOR
Methodist Church Jammed
With Respectful Crowd
Out Of Respect For Mem­
ory Of Late Executive
Of Nation.
RO M E, A ug. 10.— A u th o ritie s
h a v e com p leted e x p e rim e n ts w ith
a new type of a e ro p la n e w hich is
claim ed to be th e s m a lle s t in th e
w o rld .
BUSINESS HOUSES
CLOSED FOR HOUR
T h e m ac h in e h a s an e n g in e of
th re e h o rse p o w er,
a n d rea c h e d
an a ltitu d e of th re e th o u sa n d m e­
Special Services Held By
tre s d u rin g te s ts w hich w ere w it­
Catholic And Christian
n essed by P re m ie r M ussolini and
Science Churches During
high Ita lia n p e rso n a g e s.
Afternoon To Mourn The
A s a r e s u lt of th e se te s ts th e
Death Of Harding.
“ B a b y " h a s been o fficially a d ­
o p ted by th e A ir D e p a rtm e n t an d
A g rie f-s m tite n crow d w hich
o rd e rs fo r a h u n d re d h a v e been
com p letely filled th e la rg e M eth ­
placed.
od ist c h u rc h a tte n d e d th e union
M em orla. serv ices held fo r th e
la te P re s id e n t H a rd in g th is a f te r ­
noon.
A t tw elv e th ir ty th is a fte rn o o n
ev ery b u sin ess h o u se in th e city
closed i t's d o o rs a t a sym bol of
resp e c t fo r th e d e p a rte d chief,
As th e r e s u lt of xh e r g r a n d ­
and m ost of th e b u sin ess m en a t ­
c h ild re n p lay in g
w ith m atch es,
tended th e U nion services.
M rs. N. B rad y , an ag e d w idow ,
A ll T a k e P a rt
is h om eless to day.
A
ll
m
em
b ers of th e A sh lan d
M rs. B ra d y , w ho lived in
a
ch u rch u n io n jo in e d in th is s e r ­
sh a ck on th e s p u r tra c k ru n n in g
vice to m ak e it im p ressiv e a n d
to th e ice p la n t, h ad ste p p e d over
to a n e ig h b o r's h o u se to use th e devoted as b e fittin g such an ev-
te le p h o n e , lea v in g h e r tw o g ran d jn t, a n d ta lk s w ere d e liv e re d by
Rev. C. F . K o e h le r, Rev. W . J u d ­
c h ild re n , B obbie C ro ft, five y ears
son
O oldfield, R ev. J. A| L e g g e tt
old, a n d a n o th e r child th re e , e a t ­
and
Rev. H iram S m ith upon th e
in g som e b read a n d ja m .
W h ile sh e w as g one, Bobbie late p re s id e n t, a n d h is s ta n d con
c e rn in g m a tte rs of s ta te .
k n ocked a box of m a tc h e s off a
C h u rc h e s not b elo n g in g to th e
c u p b o a rd , lit one, a n d th re w it in
a box filled w ith p a p e r a n d k in d ­ union also held m em o ria l se rv ic ­
lin g . In a n in s ta n t, th e sh ack w as es, special p ra y e rs being said a t
in fla m es, and th e c h ild re n w ould th e C ath o lic C h u rc h , a n d special
h av e been b u rn ed to d e a th had serv ices being held a t th e F irs t
n o t Mr. T u ttle , a n em ployee o J C h u rch of C h rist S c ie n tist. T he
th e S tre e t D e p a rtm e n t, ru sh e d in topic of th e serv ices a t th e C hris
to th e h o u se a n d c a rrie d th em to tian Science C h u rch w as " L if e .”
sa fe ty .
O pens W ith H ym n
T he hym n “ N e a re r My God to
T h e F ire D e p a rtm e n t a rriv e d
on th e scene soou a f te r th e a l ­ Thee" opened th e U nion service;..
a rm w as tu rn e d in, b u t th e At th e co n clu sio n of th e hym n.
flam es had sp re a d ra p id ly , aud Miss P in n e ll read p assag es from
th e h o u se a n d f u r n itu r e w ere a th e S c rip tu re s of a c o n so lita ry
to ta l loss, only a fra m e of th e n a tu re , w hich w as follow’ed by a
d u e t, "O h M ourning L a n d ” su n g
house being le ft s ta n d in g .
Mrs. B rad y lived w ith h e r by M rs. E d n a S m ith aud Mr. Yeo.
M iss P in n e ll rea d th e p ro c la ­
g ra n d c h ild re n in th e sh a c k , and
of P re sid e n t C oolidge
w as le ft h o m eless a n d w ith o u t m atio n
a n y p e rso n a l e ffe c ts a s th e re s u lt a s k in g th a t th e A m erican people
of th e fire . T he m o th e r of tho observe to d ay as a d ay of m o u rn ­
boys, also a w idow , is a t p rese n t ing an d g rie f, a n d also th e proc
of
G o v ern o r
P ierce
w o rk in g in a r e s ta u r a n t in M ed­ la m a tlo n
ford.
, ,.| x , s e ttin g a sid e today for m em o rial
T he h o u se w as p a rtia lly
in- services.
s u re d .
K o e h le r S p eak s
FIRE COMPLEILY
E
SISSON, C alif., A ug. 10.— To­
m orrow ’ th e local c h a m b e r
of
com m erce w ill e n te r ta in a n u m ­
ber of m em b e rs of th e S an F r a n ­
cisco C h a m b e r of C om m erce h e re .
T he local people w ill m eet th e
S an F ra n c isc o m en a t D u n sm u ir
in th e m o rn in g a n d d riv e them
to th e c ity , a n d fo r a few h o u rs
show th em th e iu te r e s tiu g places
in th e v alley.
T hey w ill v i s i t '
T he f ir s t of th e fo u r a d d re s ­
ses on th e la te P re s id e n t w as
d e liv e re d by th e Rev. C. F. K o e h ­
ler, a n d w’as a sp len d id a p p re c ia ­
tio n of th e
s ta te sm a n s h ip a n d
s te rlin g q u a litie s of th e fa lle n
lea d e r. H a rd in g ’s sta te sm a n s h ip ,
d e c la re d R ev. K o eh ler, wan of
th e h ig h e s t type, and th e w e lfa re
of th e c o u n try w as p u t befor© a ll
else, even a t th e expense of b ro k ­
en h e a lth an d d e a th .
H arding Peacem aker
In his a d d re s s upon “ P re sid e n t
H a rd in g aud
I n te rn a tio n a lis m ,”
th e Rev. J u d so n O ldfield d e a lt
w ith th e s ta n d th e la te P re s id e n t
had ta k e n a t
th e W a sh in g to n
th e
B ro w n -S h a sta R an ch , the A rm s C o n feren ce, and his belief
h a tc h e ry an d o th e r p laces.
A t : in th e W orld C o u rt.
A t th e A rm s C o n feren ce, s t a t ­
1 2 :3 0 th e re w ill be a lu n ch eo n
ed Rev. O ldfield, P re sid e n t H a rd ­
a t th e local h o tel.
T h e p a rty w ill leav e San F r a n ­ ing had n o t only th e in te re s ts of
cisco to n ig h t a n d a re p la n n in g on his ow n n a tio n , but th e w orld
clim b in g to th e su m m it of Mt. as a w hole lu view’, a n d w o rk ed
in c e ssa n tly , w ith th e aid of h is
S h a sta .
c o u n se llo rs and a d v iso rs, to w a rd s
T hose to m ak e th e trip a re :
th e p e rfe c tio n of w orld peace.
P. G. R e d in g to n , d is tr ic t fo re s t­
T he W orld C o u rt, a n o th e r of
e r of C a lifo rn ia ; R. E . F is h e r,
H a rd in g s ’ p lan s fo r th e se c u rin g
Dr. B. M. R a ste ll, G eorge E v e r­
of w o rld-w ide peace, w as firm ly
son, L ynn J ) . M ow at, N. H. Slo-
believed in by th e P re sid e n t, Rev.
a n e , O. A, Sim m ons, m em b ers of
O ldfield d e c la re d , a n d th e C hief
th e San F ra n c isc o C h a m b e r
ol
backed his p lan even a t th e ex
C om m erce; A n to n Jo h n s o n , A. L.
pense of c a u sin g s tr ife w ith in h is
S w anson, m em b ers o fth e K in g s­ p a rty .
b u ry C h a m b e r of C om m erce, an d
F o r Law E n fo rc e m e n t
L ew is C a rrig a n , s e c re ta ry of th e
T h e th ird sp e a k e r, R ev. J . A.
N o rth e rn C a lifo rn ia C o u n ties A s­
L e g g e tt, d e c la re d
th a t th e d e ­
so c ia tio n .
p a rte d P re s id e n t w as a firm be
lle v e r in th e s tr ic ; e n fo rc e m e n t
SWEARING BROADCASTER
of all law as n e c essa ry to a p r o ­
SOUGHT BY RADIO FANS
g ressiv e n a tio n , a n d th a t he es
p ecially w as in fav o r of th e e n ­
DES M OINES, la ., A ug. 9.—
fo rc e m e n t
of
th e
e ig h te e n th
R ad io fa n s of th is c ity a re h av ­
a m e n d m e n t, as he rea liz e d th a t
ing th e ir s p o rt se rio u sly in te r-
th e c o n tin u e d a n d fla g r a n t viola
fe rre d w ith by a p o w e rfu l se n d ­ tio n s of th is law w ere n n d e rm iu
ing s ta tio n e s tim a te d to be 3 DC
lng th e v ery fo u n d a tio n of th e
m iles d is ta n t th a t h a s a lo u d ­ n a tio n .
In h is D en v er ip e e c ti,
m o u th e d s e n d e r w ho fre q u e n tly teh la te P re s id e n t d e c la re d th a t
send o u t " b lu e s tr e a k s " of cu rse s if th e s ta te s w ould n o t e n fo rc e
th a t w ould do c re d it to a s a ilo r ’s p ro h ib itio n , th e n a tio n a l govern
p a rro t.
m en t w ould, s ta te d Rev. L e g g e tt.
Few w irele ss s ta tio n s in th e
In
c o n clu sio n , th e fa c t w as
c o u n try h av e ra d io d ire c tio n fin d ­ b ro u g h t o u t by Rev. H iram S m ith
er?, a n d th e d ire c tio n from w hich th a t th e d e p a rte d P rs e id e n t had
th e ra d io d is t i lr b t tee s e m a n a te , a t a ll tim e s been a firm b e lie v er
c a r n o t be d e te t m ined h ere. C oun­ in C h ris tia n ity a s one of th e
ty A tto rn e y V ern o n S e e b u rg e r, m a in s ta y s
of
civ iliz a tio n .
In
w h en a sk e d fo r an op in io n a s to H a rd in g ’s ow n life, d e c la re d Rev.
th e p ro se c u tio n of th e o ffender, S m ith , C h ris tia n ity play ed a la rg e
d e c la re d th e first th in g to do p a rt, a n d h is re lig io u s te n d e n c ie s
w ould be to -*ii**o'4r h:s id e n tity w ere of g r e a t a id in h e lp in g him
t h ’ w ould n o t h a z a rd an opinion ach iev e his h ig h p o sitio n a n d in
c i w h a t g r it did-t th e d is tu r b e r h o ld in g th e a ffe c tio n an d e ste e m
to o ld be p-o»d v i -d
of a n a tio n .