The Omaha Morning Bee -ss* Coolidge Sworn In as Pr esident Father Administers Oath of Office at Old Boyhood Home—New Executive on Way to Capital. To Follow Old Policies By Associated Press. Washington. Aue. 3.—Calvin Cool idgn arrived in Washington tonight lo assume his duties as president. By Associated Press. Plymouth. Vt., Aug. 3.—Calvin Coolidge, sworn in as president o£ the United States by his father in the Plymouth Notch farm house in which he apent his boyhoof, left for Wash gton at 7:30 o'clock this morning. Accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge, Con gressman Dale of the Second Ver mont district and two federal em ployes, who had been hastily pressed in secret service duty, the president left by automobile for Rutland, where a special train was prepared to take the party to New York. Colonel John By Associated Press. ■Washington, Aug. 3.—With Cal vin Coolidge elevated to the presi dency, the nation finds itself with out a vice president, but the law makes provisions for the secretary of state to take over the duties of president in the event of the death of the executive. The vice presi dency Itself, however, remains va cant. After the secretary of state other members would succeed to the office in the order In which 'their departments were originally created. , Thus the heads of the Treasury. War, Justice, Postoffice, Navy, Interior, Agricultural. Com merce and Labor departments would be in line in the order named. No cabinet member has ever been called upon to assume the duties of chief executive because of the death of a president. C. Coolldge, the president's father, who is "S years of age, resisted the - efforts of his son to induce him to ^^take the journey to the capital. Neighbors from Plymouth and near by towns gathered to wish the presi dent God speed. From Ludlow, Wood stock and Bridgewater, came men who had gone to school with one they remembered as "Red” Coolldge. An army of newspaper men and pho tographers invaded quiet Plymouth Notch until the start to Rutland be came a procession of automobiles. Within a few houis the lonely farm house had become a Mecca for hun dreds. Less than ail hour after -Mr. Coolldge (had learned of the death of President Harding, a telephone was installed in the house and the presi dent had learned direct from Wash ington the form of the oath of of fice and the fact that his father might have the honor of administer ing it. Jn the meantime Congress man Dale had arrived from Spring tieljl with two federal employes. Ceremony Simple. Atf soon as the brief swearing in i eremony was over the president and (Turn to Psse Two. Column Tour.I Brother Notified of Death by Radio Columbus, Aug. 2.—Dr. George T. I larding of this city received word of the deatli of hie brother, the president, through a neighbor whose home is equipped with radio. He had the message within a few minutes af s^^ir the president’s death was flashed fpiTI) San Francisco. “yes. I have heard that brother is dead and I am very sorry," he said, when called ahortly after the news was flashed. "It seems too bad that so t.seful a man had to be taken That is all I can say.” Arrangements Made to Sign Turco-American Part Today By Assorts led Press. Lausanne, Aug. 3—Provisional ar rangements have been made for the signing Saturday afternoon of the Turco-American treaty. The Turk ish representatives said tonight that final word had not been received from Angora, hut they thought the author ity to sign the treaty might arrive by aHturday morning. Children to Enliven Life at White House By Aseoriatefl Press. Washington, Aug. 3.-—The White House, with Mr. and'Mrs. Coolidge mid their two sons, once more will become the homo of some American boys. Neither President Wilson nor Pres blent Harding had sons to recall the days when the staid old hulls echoed to the scrambling of the lively Itooeevelt youngsters. John and Calvin Coolidge, Jr., 16 ^^rnl 15, respectively, will ho away st " school in Merrerslmrg, Pa., part of the time, but while they are at home at the While House It is expected there Will be a noticeable change from the ntnmsphere of recent years White Collar Beggar He had only a few cents in his pocket and he was hungry. He asked the girl to buy him a meal in the fashionable hotel cafe, and she did. Whereupon, naturally, came the spirit of romance to keep them company at their table for two and make pos sible one of the most delightful short stories Holworthy Hall has ever written. You will find It In the maga zine section of The Sunday Bee. Broke, but a Gentleman Count Leo Istilio Ramloff hasn’t n dime In his pockets and he’s fast growing frightfully baggy about the knees, but lie’s still the monarch of all lie surveys. .V true story of life as it is today. In the magazine sec tion of The Sunday Bee. Successful Dumbbells ’’Beautiful, but dumb!’’ How often have you heard that expression? It’s a blessing in disguise to be called stupid, according to O. O. McIntyre, who cites as examples Henry Ford, Charles Schwab. Harold Bell Wright, Owen Davis, H. B. Marinelll apd others, Including Silly Billy from his old home town, a slightly cracked youth, so the villagers said, but who now is the leader of a Jazz band troupe and earns nearly $1,000 a week. In the magazine section of The Sun day Bee. Flappers Too Frank That's the attitude of the pretty Chinese maid who has come to Amer ica to study banking. But while the flapper may 1>e a little bit shocking, she has a wholesome admiration for American girls as a whole. In the magazine section of The Sunday Bee. Midget Newlyweds •Just like Gulliver's Lilliputians in giant land, the midget newlyweds meet many queer difficulties In adjusting themselves into a world where al most everybody is nearly twice as large as they. A full page illustrated story in the magazine section of The Sunday Bee. Raising Families AVhat to do with the children is be coming the big problem of the age, says Abe Martin. And here is one time when Abe hasn't any ideas for a solution. He merely hopes that a good workable plan will evolve itself eventually. Three hundred words, al most rs many laughs. In the maga zine section of The Sunday Bee. Books for Children Careful parents realize that much thought should be put in on the books their children should be allowed to read. But it becomes a simple mat ter for readers of The Sunday Bee. Each week in "Happyland, ” the special department for children, there is printed a list of books selected by Alice M. Jordan, supervisor of chil dren's work. Boston public library. You may be sure that the books she recommends are the proper books for your children to read. You will find "Happyland" in the magazine section of The Sunday Bee. Pretty Girls A full page of pictures of Omaha Campfire girls in their summer camp at Smith's Bake, la. In the rotograv ure section of The Sunday Bee. Another full page of pictures in the rotogravure section of The Sunday Be« shows the beginning of the carv ing of the world's greatest memorial by Gutzon Borglum at Stone moun tain. And remember—that If you want your news when it Is news you have to read The Omaha Bee. Cop and Two Others Hurt in Car Accidents I Karl Sherwood, motorcycle officer, wrenched his back Thursday night when he ran into a car driven by B. R. Fletcher, 4012 Maple street, whom he says he was chasing It. R. Black, 203a Capitol avenue, received a fractured hip when hi* car turned turtle nt Eleventh and Jones streets Thursday night. Charles Brown, 7201 North Forty first street, nearly lost his foot In a headon collision between bis machine ami one driven by G. Welburn, 2502 North Fifteenth street, hoot (latches in Pipe: Hoy, 2, Is Held Captive for Forty-Five Minutes John Cloud, 2, son of Mr. and Mr*. J, O. Cloud, 5113 Capitol avenue, stepped Into an open gas pipe, one of the sort down which the man stickM a little Iron rod to turn on tlie meter, while playing in front of 5107 Capitol avenue yesterday morning, and was held captive for 45 minutes. Ills leg was In the pipe up to the hip, and efforts of neighbor* to extri cate him were In vain. Employee of the gas company, called to the scene, broke the pipe and released the child, lie sulTeied only minor bruises. Success Is Seen in pvv, Wheat }?0'i Updike Praises Work of Omahans to Stabilize Mar* ket for Benefit of Grain Growers. Says Plan Well Directed Nelson B. Updike, president of the Updike Grain corporation, asserted that the work of the special commit tee of the Omaha Chamber of Com merce is meeting with real results In Us efforts to stabilize the wheat mar ket. lie stated that no similar move ment within his memory has been so intelligently directed to the end of aiding the farmers, in this instance particularly the wheat growers. Mr. Updilto takes an optimistic view of the situation and gives his reasons. •'I understand that where farmers are feeding wheat cheaper than corn, they are wisely doing so." he said. "If It turns out that any particular amount of wheat has been fed, event ually it will have a telling effect on the price of wheat. Kell Part of \\jpAU. "Generally spei king," what I can gather is that the farmers art eMiatf only part of their wheat because lack of storage facilities on titt farms. All farmers able to hold bgek any part of their wheat will themselves get the benefit of any advance in the price, no matter what causes the ad vance. "It appears, and it is the general belief, that the next government re port will show that there has been many millions of bushels less of wheat raised than was Indicated in the last report. "There has been more publicity given to the efforts made, not only by the farmers themesives. but by business organizations—efforts really Intended to help the wheat raisers— than has been given to any other movement to boost the price of w heat. The intention of this movement has really been to see that the farmer himself gets the l>enefit, and no other movement 1 have seen has had such an intention so clearly defined ami so earnestly observed. Sees Profit in (onsumptioii. "In 1915, according to the report of the United States Department of Ag riculture. there was consumed or re tained in the United States 800.000. 000 bushels of wheat. ,‘and during 1920 tlte total was 775,000.000 bushels. If we can do the same thing this year, the price of wheat could be ad vanced very materially, even though we did not export any. We have not raised to exceed 800,000,000 bushelB this year. "We are exporting some wheat all the time. If the price of corn stayj up so the farmer can feed his wheat more profitably than corn, if lie is careful about his acreage next year, and labor keeps employed as it is to day. there will be no reason why wheat will not advance without any artificial assistance at all. "All of these movement", such as 'Eat more bread,' 'Buy a hag or bar rel of flour,' Buy ,a thousand bushels of wheat.’ Feed wheat when you can get It cheaper than com,’ or ‘obtain a lower freight rate on export grain.if possible.' will help the situa tion. "But wheat Is liable to help itself, especially If labor keeps employed.” Home Folks Semi Message of Sympathy to Mrs. Harding San Francisco, Aiir. 3.—From Marlon Mm. Harding received the following message, signed "The Home Folks:" "It seems impossible that our big, generous hearted neighbor and friend has gone. This community, this country and the world has lost ihe one man most needed todny. The world had learned to understand and love him as we ulways have. “We are grieving with you and pray God will give you. strength." Nebraska Leads —in Repayments Fanners First in Five States to Return War Fianc? Loans. < Nebraska leads the five states of this district In repayment of War Finance corporation loans, according to a statement issued by J. M. Flan nagan, secretary of the agricultural line agency of the War Finance cor poration of Omaha In this district the corporation has been active in Nebraska. Iowa. Minne sota and North and South Dakota. The War Finance corporation hae loaned to Nebraska farmers $1!.000, 000 In round numbers, and the farm ers have repaid 110.400,000, leaving a balance of Jl.600.000, or IS per cent, unpaid. ■'These, loans were repaid in spite of many reverses which have visited the farmers in the past few months," Secretary Flannagan declares. "Hut regardless of these hardships, Nebraska farmers have kept faith with the government.” Srlf-Confesfiod Murdered lo Appear in Court Toda\ Special OUpatrb to The Omaha Bee. Sioux Falla. K. D.. Aug. .1.—Antnne Johnson, laborer of Ilgan, will ap pear In circuit court here Saturday and plead guilty to the murder of IV. K. Johnson. Kgan business man, hut no relation, and the wounding of the latter's wife when the cottple In terceded In a quarrel between Antone Johnson and wife. Martin Jarisen of Flandreau has been arrested for furnishing the mur derer the liquor which i« said to hare been responsible for the crime. Front Porch Presents Sorrowful (Contrast to See ne Three Years Ago | Hr Ais triet Attorney Keyser. He was the first man to enlist from Platte coun tr Other sentences handed out were: Richard Ketcharo, druggist, five day sentence; sale of alcohol. Louis Semon, five day sentence, $100 fine. Mrs. lauils Semon, fined $1: charge Illegal sale. Izzie Schoenwald, charged with selling alcohol; sentenced 10 days and fined $100. John Pryblnol. druggist, sentenced to five days and fined $100. Klmer Nordiii, sentenced to SO days for illegal sale. A. J. Stelglcln. sentenced to 30 days for Illegal sale. Girl, 12. Hat Leg Nearly Tut Off by Mowing Machine Mprrlal IM.pst.li to Tho Omahk lire. Milter. S T) . Au*. 3 —The !2 year old daughti i of Mrs. Christine Val set a widow who Is striving to oper ate a farm near here with the aid of her children, had one of her legs a! most cut off by s mowing machine which was being operated by an old er brother The Injured girl was brought to « Miller hospital, where evei \ effort is being made to save the limb. _ . , - j Bandit* Steal Jewelry ape* is I IMspstrh to The Omaha Rre. Kstelllne. s. D . Ang. 3 Bandits, believed to be I raveling by auto, entered the K. l-\ Hoffelt Jewelry store here and escaped with watches, rings and oilier Jewelry to the value of 11,300. The robbery was not die covered until the store was opened for business In the morning Thus far no trace of the robbers has been secured. Hie* in Turkish Bath Men who registered at the Brown Park antiltarlum as O. Wilson, but who gate no address, died Friday morning at the sanitarium while tak Ing a turklah bath. The body tvas turned over to the Brower undertaking establishment. State Fails to Act on Harding's Death Bryan Arranges No Plans for Escort—Officials Express Their Sorrow. .«p»ai! I»t»p»tch 1m The Oeuht B«. Lincoln, Aug. 3.—Absence of Gov. Charles W. Bryan from Lincoln and apparent inability of hi* secretary to locate him. resulted today in failure of the capital city to prepare official plane for service* in hoiipr of the late President Warren G. Harding. The governor left the statehouse suddenly more than a week ago. S nee that time K. C. Radke. his see retary, ha* asserted persist'titly that the governor was within the borders of th# state, but he has been unable to say where he could be located. In the absence of his ohief, Radke issued the following statement on the president's death; "The news that the president is dead grips the attention of the world. The last full measure of our chiefs devotion ha* been given. H;» past ing is mourned by all. In the hour of our lo*s we hail our new chief Similar expressions of sorrow were expressed by T. A Browne, state railway commissioner; John M. Mat zon, state superintendent; Dan hwan son, commissioner of lands and public buildings: Charles W. Pool, se retary of state; tleorge W. Marsh, state auditor; George \V. Ayres, assistant attorney genera!, and Charles D. Robinson, state treasurer. Brookhart (,ant'd* All Speaking Engagement* Hi Awarllllt rim Washington, Aug. S.—Senator Smith \V. Brookhart heard the news of President Harding's death by ra dio shortly after the chief executive imsscd swat. He Immediately can celed all speaking engagements tin til sfter the funeral and burial s«i vices First Omaha Couple iiirl I ruler Age, dels Parent s' C on sen t ‘Engages’ New License Wladyslaw \V> derklecilic. SO, and Katherine Maelamka, 10, don't care a snap »f the finger If the entire world knows they are to he mar ried. Tills Is the first Omaha couple under Ihe new slate marriage law to apply for an application to get married. Their application mIII he placed on the bulletin hoard In County Judge Crawford's court. The bride not being of lawful age was ordered to obtain her parents' consent. This she did. The couple will live at Thirty, first slid Vinton streets. Saddest Trip in History Begins at Golden Gate; Passage to Take 90 Hours Funeral Train Due to Arrive in Washington Next Wednes day Afternoon—Will Pass Through Omaha at 2:15 Monday Morning—Funeral Services to Be Held in National Capital, Burial in Marion Cemetery. Mrs. Harding Bearing Up Well Under Load of Grief San Francisco, Aug. 3.—An avenue of mourning stretched tonight aero** a land of sorrow. It began here at the Golden Gate and it ended In the na firm's capital* and over it for four daya and four nights will travel a funeral train bearing the body of President Harding. When the train, draped In black, drew out of a black-draped station here tonight, there began the saddest transcontinental trip in the history of the nation. There have been funeral trains (rearing the bodies of chief executives of the republic before, but no such train ever passed over so long a route. San Francisco Pastor Delivers Prayer Over Body of Late President San Francisco, Aug. S.—The Rev. James 8. West, pastor of the First Baptist church of San Francisco, de livered the following prayer at the services for President Harding here today: Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, Thou art the Supreme Ruler of the nation and of the world, the Lovir.g Heavenly Father of all Thy children, al mighty in Thy strength and in finite In Thy tenderness We approach Thee humbly and reverently but boldly and ex pectantly In this hour when our hearts are wrung with sorrow, the nation is bowed in grief and the eyes and heart-sympathies of the world are turned toward this place. The great and beloved chief magistrate of our ration has sud denly fallen at the moment when we most brightly hoped that our earnest prayers for his speedy and complete recovery- were being graciously answered, when his great work, as it sevmed to us. had ewty well begun. Our hearts are broken, we are sote stricken with the sense of loss to his family, loved ones, friends, the nation and the world. Hope 1* in God. Our hope is in Thee, and Thee only. We humbly beseech Thee that Thine infinite grace and com fort may bo bestowed upon us abundantly in this hour of our su preme need, as individuals and as a nation. Wo thank Thee out of the depths of our heart* for 'he noble, Chris tian character, lofty principles, and notable service of him whom Thou haa called from sacrificial service to rest eternal. We bless Thee for hla unshrinking courage, his stal wart strength, h.s radiant kindness and gentleness, for his self for getting devotion to the cause of justice, brotherhood and peace for the Individual, the nation and the world. In the propagation of which he sacrificed his life and as a martyr to which lie is lovingly en shrined forever in the hearts of the grief-stricken but grateful people We fondly hope and earnestlj pray that what ho wished and sought to accomplish by his life may now be aocompUsed by his death. Raise up others, we be seech Thee, who shall carry for ward and complete the great work which ho began. Ifurden of l -Marion, among the hon.e folks the dead president loved best, the body will be given the lender and loving care of neighbors and friends ur.ti1 the following day, when funeral re: vices will be held and a national day of mourning observed. Then it wil be laid to rest in the Marion ceme tery. Service* Along Way. k San Kranciaco was afforded the first opportunity to pay respects to the dead leader when the body was taken from the Palace hotel, where it had rested since the end came Thursday night, to the Third and Townsend street station. But before the long trip across the continent Is ended al most countless other communities will be allowed the privilege, though to a lesser degree, for the train only will be stopped to change engines and for other operating purposes. It is ex pected that people will gather along the route the entire way and with uncovered heade pay not only their owm personal respects but those of the whole American nation. The arrangements for the trip to Washington were made by the grief stricken members of the president* party today while literally thousands stood about the hotel or walked slow ly through the lobbies. The plans all were submitted to Mrs. Harding for final approval, and she was able to give them her attention, for she still was bearing up well under her loa»* of sorrow. Mindful of Others. i Mrs Hardirg obtained some iesi Thursday night, retiring at 1 ar.d sleeping fitfully until niomlrg Throughout the day she moved about the presidential suite always, accord ing to those she met, more mindful j of others than of herself. She ie j .rum (• ruse Twe. CaIuwiw Three.» France Loses Friend in Death of Harding H» rnm* Put.«. Aug. 3.—President Hardin* * death h taken in France as art evert of f rst importance It even has placed the grave political crisiv which may lead to an end of the er tente in the background for the t'me beics. The president of the republic ar.d otlnr officials and public bodies today transmitted expression# of tjoiiutl v to Alts. Harding ar.d to the United ! States, til the message there tees evinced a realisation that Fra. ce ha i P i a til e friend. V l ar. e ho comma r.oel s*>. . i and a octf cily uptight n >.i. ' the phrase tised by one of tne > lorial wr . rs in an afternoon prptr. a ;d similar words of import were o h* found in each column of newupa oei s t< uchlng on the demis. of t * Anm tin chief executive. Radio Station Rroadra*t« Heath of President Harding New Tork. Aug. I—At 130 this morning a radio station at Newark. N .1 threw on long distance trans mltteis and began broadcasting the story of the president's death to st»- * tions in Uurope. ships at sea. Amer: can naval bases and isolated forest patrols over the continent. The Weather 11 hour* *ngtrg 7 r m Auguvt J Tfwpenil ur» H;gh**t. i* <*«*••? «t «rcan 71. *e ***l, 71. Tci*l »tnc* J*nu**"v J f\. Rumiattv r«rr**<«|f T • . 14 Snip • 7 p n> *>7 In. hf uml Nsmlf^tht T i l \