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> The OmAha A’jrning Bee ™ vm =;<? NO 44 t-Ifr,d »• SManh-Cim Mattac “•» M. '»*••*' OMAHA TUESDAY ATTOTTST 7 1 * By Mall (I Yaar): Dally aa<f Baatfar. M: tuaiay. 12.M. »lthla tha 4th atM. TTYO (TENTS ta Baiaha aa* Caaaatl Blafla » UU Oo I'U. Omaha r. 0. Uh«ar Aat af Marah >, 117*. UluAJIAf llltiOUAI, AUuUOI I, OutilOa tha 4th tala (I Yaar): Oally an« Suatay, (12; taahar aaly. •• A U V-'Clih XaJ Fly* Caata llaawhara HEART OF NATION GRIEVES FOR HARDING Coolidge’s Program Is Held Sound Plan of Continuing Harding's Policies Makes for Sta bility and Public Confi dence, Pointed Out. Cabinet Stays Intact By MARK 81 LLIVAX. Washington. Aug. 6.—The most important and most evident aspect ot Coolidge'* beginning is Ills inten tion lo carry out Harding's policies, lie is putting emphasis on continuity noth ot Harding's policies and Hard ing's men. Ha is taking pains to do this even in small matters. His course is based on several reasons. One of the best is that Coolidge, hav ing sat in Harding's cabinet, knows his policies as well as yarding did. ^^^^WJreover, this course is in good taste and makes for public confi dence and a sense of security and sta bility. Finally, practically every thing now before Coolidge or likely to come before him, during several weeks or months, is unfinished busi ness. Tt was started along Harding’s lines and Coolidge will finish it along these lines. In the matter of the cabinet, Cool idge will take pains to keep them all if he can. One or two of- them he may not be able to keep. To men like Postmaster General New and At torney General Daugherty, Harding's death turns the world upside down. Between Harding and each of these two men there were personal relations of an Intimacy almost approaching tenderness—a sort of thing rather too delicate to write about. Whether they could even, with the best of will toward Coolidge, have their hearts in the new regime is the per sonal question they will reflect about. Three Are Indispensable. What Washington occasionally (alls the Important big three of the cabinet are Hughes, Hoover and Mellon. Hughes and Mellon are in this group apart because of the im portance ©f their particular offices ns well as because of their ability. Hoover Is in it in spite of the rela tively less importance of his Com merce department, because of his ex traordinary personal ability and be cause, as a matter of fact, be is so i^^^Ccll grounded and *e Indispensable many big matters that come up outside the limits of his particular of ficial field. As to these three men there is this c urious fact: All of them accepted Harding's solicitation to enter his (abinet without having had more than the slightest personal ac ouaintance with him. It is doubtful if Mellon had ever met Harding anil duubtful if Hughes and Hoover had had more than a few personal con tacts with him before he asked them and they promised to go in the cab inet. If these men were willing to work for Harding under these conditions they will probably be equally willing to work for Coolidge. The work to (Turn to I’flK* Two. Column Five.) Two Held as Suspects in Murder of Iowan Milwaukee, Aug. 6.—Two men are held by the police pending investiga tion of a murder mystery in connec tion with the finding of the body of Dr. L. Q. Eddington. 27, Mairfield, *la., Saturday near Goodman, Wis. The body was cut to pieces, probably by a train. It is believed that the physician was either knocked un conscious. robbed and left on the tracks or was robbed and thrown from another Boo line train. At midnight the physician pur h^^chased a ticket for Minneapolis at ^'^•i^m'rilne, Wis., IS miles from the scene of the tragedy. At the time he had more than $o50 in his wallet. When ths body was found only 15 In c ha nge retna i ned, Coolidge Considering Federal Aid to Farmers By Amnriitnl rr««. Washington, Aug. H.— The question of federal aid to the farmer war one of the problems to which President Coolldge turned his attention today in formulating the policies of his ad ministration. Fred Starek, director of the war finance corporation, which has many millions of dollars of agri cultural credit outstanding, conferred with the chief executive and gave him an outline of the steps President Harding had in mind for the benefit of agricultural interests. Postal Service Scores Another Speed Record St. Clairsville, O., Aug 6.—A post < Afil, mailed to her from Atlantic City on July 29, 1908, has just been received by Miss Bertha fialtsgaver, Beilalra. Miss Saltsgaver. now deputy auditor of Belmont county, is a for mer deputy inspector of workshops and factories. She pointed out that had ths card waited another month, it would have been just 15 years in reaching its destination. Federal Agents Raid Home of Columhu* Millionaire By International Newn Sorrier. Columbus, ().. Aug, •.—Announce ment that slate dry enforcement agents raided the country home of P.eeman G. Daw?*, Columbus million aire and president of the Pure Oil company and confiscated JIO.OOC worth of Intoxicating liquor. was made b.v State Prohibition Commie ■loner McDonald lure this g(t;riM>99 Harding Cortege Greeted Here by Crowd of 25,000 -7 Union Station, Streets, Viaducts Jammed With Humanity Scorning Sleep to Offer Tribute at Catafalque of Late Chief Executive; State and City Officials, Organization Delegations, Troops and Citizens in Vast Throng. The largest crowd which yet has turned out along the tragic route of the presidential funeral train paid tribute to the late Warren G. Harding at 2:50 Monday morning in Omaha. As the cortege of 11 coaches slowly entered Union station, more than 25,000 men and women, heads bared, stood in silence. The station was crowded beyond its capacity. Thou sands pressed against the iron fences which surround the yards. Every viaduct from South Omaha to the depot was a mass of humanity. The thousands who lined the viaducts were sharply silhouetted against the dark sky. Wonderful Testimonial. .As George Christian, who was secretary to President llarding. got off of the train, tired anil worn, and saw the immense throng, he turned to friends and said: "Remarkable. A great tribute to a great man, now gone. It's a wonderful testimonial. Who would think such a crowd w'ould turn out at such an hour. This is the largest gathering that has yet greeted the train." As the funeral train pulled Into the station only the muffled chugging of the engine could be heard. The yards had been cleared of all traffic. A quiet zone had been ordered. There were no bands: no funeral dirges, not even a bugler blew taps. It was a silent tribute that Omaha paid to all that was mortal of its president. In exact contrast It was of two years ago when Warren G. Harding, then United States senator from Ohio, came to Omaha as a presidential candidate. Slays 40 Minutes Then, thousands of cheering men and women, with hurrahs and blare of trumphets greeted him. Hale and hearty, genial and frank. Harding won a place in the hearts of Nebraskans and carried the state with the greatest majority ever cast here for a presidential candidate. The destination of the train is the national capital where the body of the nation's former leader will lie in state. From Washington the body will be taken on to Marion. O.. the president's home town, for burial. The funeral train left Omaha with Its load of sorrow at 3:30 after a stay of 40 minutes. During this time thousands passed by the rear car in which rested the flag and flower-covered casket while crews changed locomotives. ■ Just a few feet away, alone in her state room, was Mrs. Florence Harding, his brave widow. Only those inside the gates of the railroad yards obtained a glimpse of the coffin. The thousands along the iron fences had to . be contented with a passing glimpse of the train. The presidential train entered the station on track 7 only a few feet from track 4. on which the train in 1920 entered the same depot with its honor passenger. Only the tramp ot the soldier guards from Fort Omaha and the wheezing of the engine which pulled the train broke tire stillness after the train came to a stop. Work in Silence. The train crew went about their business of changing engines in stoical silence. Ten officials of the Chicago * Northwestern railroad Joined the train here. The officials are; A. C. Johnson, vice president; F. H. Hammill, gen eral manager; H. 13. Dickinson, gen eral superintendent; J. L. Ferguson, (Turn to Pm* Hl», Column One.) Tornadoes Hit in Two States Springfield, Mass.. Aug. 4.—A tor nado sweeping through the Merrick section of West Springfield Sunday afternoon damaged 50 houses, injured nine persons, two of whom may die, and left a total proprty loss of more than $100,000. Mrs. Louis Zerra and the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ksta brook were in the Zerra home when the tornado wrecked it, burying the woman and child. The woman was found to have a broken back and may die. The child's skull was frac turned, hut theg* is hope of his re covery. Scott City, Kan.. Aug. 4.—Thirty five persons were injured, three se verely, and thousands of dollars dam age was done by a tornado that struck Loti, a town of 400 inhabi tants, 35 miles west of here, late Sun day. Only one building, a bank, was left standing undamaged in the busi ness district of the city and nearly all of the residences were damaged to some extent. iGold Currency in Germany Looms New Voik, Aug. G.—German maik* depreciated 40 per cent over the week end, 'being quoted In the local market today at 53 cents a million, or 1.88G.793 to the American dollar as compared with 89 cents a million on Saturday. Cable reports that Ge.many was Pit,ting an Internal gold loan in bonds of small denominations were regarded her# as foreshadowing the disappearance of the paper marks and the substitution of the gold bonds as currency. Souvenir Hunters Thick in Marion, O.; Troops Put on Guard By AMoelated Frm. Marion, 0., Aug. 9.—Souvenir hunters became so numerous shout the home of Dr. George T. Hard ing, ar., where the funeral of fhe late preeldent will he held Friday, the Harding homestead in Mount Vernon avenue, the famous "front porrh” bouse, and even the Hard ing burial plot, Sunday, that a com pany of state troops will he ordered on duty to guard these places. \* a result of this precaution no one will he permitted near the premises unless they ean show rea son for being there. The guard of soldiers will remain on wateh after the burial of Mr. Harding for sir months, as pro tided hy a federal law, it was an nounced. 5-■ Brvan Is Hieing Himself Toward State Capital Expected to Return in Time to Issue Proclamation on Harding—Whereabouts Mystery. Special Diipmtrk to The Omaha B»f. Lincoln. Aug. S.—Nebraska's absent governor Is approaching IJncoln from part# unknown except to the gov ernor ami hi# family, who left Lin coln 19 Jays ago for 1 somewhere in Nebraska." according to official an nouncement. "There i# nothing direct from him. but I have learned by a roundabout way that he prohably will arrive this evening or early tomorrow morning in time to issue a fitting proclama tion before the burial of President Harding Friday,” F. C. Radke, the governor’s secretary, announced. "Did you learn where he is com ing from?” Radke was asked "I can't tell you,” he replied Bryan Not in Omahg. Radke expressed the belief Satur day morning that the governor would end his \acatlon or business or what ever is delaying him and go to Oma ha to meet the tram carrying Presi dent Harding's body. The governor didn't appear at the station. The governor's absence, the longest unexplained absence of a governor from duty in state annals. Is causing no end of conjecture among state of fice holders. Briefly th# conjectures are: H« is in the sandhills fishing snd hunting, away from telephone or tele graphic communication. He is ill somewhere in the borders of tile state and keeping his sickness quiet. Maybe He's Ip North. lie la in the northern woods hunt ing and flailing with liin son, Silas, who ia an attorney at Minneapolis. lie is in the east quietly boosting his boomlet for vice president, started by certain democratic leaders who be lieve that if "Brother Charlie" is on the national ticket, 'William Jennings Bryan, will support it no matter who heads it. State officers say that whatever ex planation the governor makes of his ubsence it will be plausible because, according to officials, plausibility and Governor Bryan travel aids by side at every hour of the day. Planes May Be Operated by Compressed Air Sooij, London, Aug I.—Propellerless air planes are the latest probable inven tion, of scientists. Laboratory research has shown that air, cjmpresscd and mixed with fuel in a combustion chamber, could ba projected through a nozzle at the rear of the aeroplane, and the reaction to its discharge would necessarily drive the machine through the air. The only drawback to this meant of propulsion, it Is thought, would he the heaviness of the mechanism and the high fuel consumption. Postoffices lo Close Friday in Honor of I ate President Washington, Aug. S Postmaster General New today nrdeied the i Ins Ing of all poatofflens Friday afternoon between It and A central standard time, in tribute to the late President Harding. H a r d i r J Mem/ EndiJ^d Citizens Meet Today to Work Out Plan for Taking Lead in Observance Friday. Omaha dea Praised Representatives of various organ izations have heartily approved the idea of The Omaha Bee, that a meet ing be held today noon in the city council chamber, to the end that Omaha should take a lead in the dem onstration of national grief Friday because of the death of President Harding. Expressions already given by lead ers of civil, military, social, religious and other organizations indicate that the meeting this noon will be repre sentative of all classes. President Coolidge, having desig nated Friday as a national holiday, to properly observe the funeral of President Harding, the sentiments expressed by The Omaha Bee in Its announcement yesterday afternoon were heartily endorsed and the meet ing called for tills noon was approved. I-end I* Appreciated. Several expressed the thought that they appreciate the lead taken by The Omaha Bee and they will be glad to cooperate to make Omaha's observance a notable event in the Hnnals of the city. Some referred to the demonstration of sorrow ex pressed at the funeral train Monday as evidence that the people of Oma ha are willing to Join In a public ob servance Friday. Mayor Dahlman ’ said he hopes all organizations of the city will be rep resented this noon in the city coun cil chamber. “The people will be glad to Join in a demonstration of some kind," he said. "I will be at today's meeting and will co-operate.” “I believe the people will appre ciate the ability of Mr. Harding more as the fears go by. I will be pleased to co-operate In plans for the ob servance next Friday,” Commission er Joseph Koutsky said. Stryker Give* Approval. Hird Stryker, commander of Doug las County Post of American I.egion. said he heartily approved of The Omaha Bee taking the lead in this matter. “I hope some definite and dignified expression of the feelings of the peo ple of Omaha will be made,” Mr. Stryker laid County Commissioner Charles Unitt said he will attend the meeting today noon. “The idea of The Omaha Bee Is excellent," Mr. Unitt said. “So far as l am concerned. I believe the courthouse and all publin buildings should be closed sll day and that a solemn holiday should be observed.” Grief in Evidence. •T. David Carson, commissioner of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, said the attendance at the funeral train was evidence of Omaha's grief (Turn In Tus* Twn. Column Three.I Picture M Do Unusual Work Ernest Bihler, commercial photo* rapher. managed at the last moment to snap a picture of the Interior of the floral car. showing the wreath presented by the Omr.ha Lions club In the left foreground To Louis n. Bostwick. former staff photographer for The Omaha Bee. and Knrest Bihler are due the honors for the presidential funergl train pictures published in The Omaha Bee Beaching the floral car while tl was on a track removed from the train proper, Bihler climbed aboard, set his Camera and got the picture of its interior while the car was being moved about the yards preparatory 10 being coupled again to the irain. Rotarians Will * j Hold Services Chicago. Aug. A—Memorial aerv h’** for the late President Harding rtvlll he held by nil Kotary clubn in the United .Staten and Canada, New Foundland. Mexico and Cuba the *ame day the national funeral >or\ ices are conducted nt Wanhlngton it wa* announced here today. George Bernard Shaw Would Be Robot T wo Hour* a I)uv London. Aug. $.—George Bernard Shaw would like to ba a ••Robot"—* machine man—for about two hours a day. "I want to And my own happi ness." Shaw saya. "What we should all be aiming at is a distribution of ths slavery of nature. Let me be a "Robot.1 for two hour* a day, but for ths rest of the day let me be Ber nard Shaw. For those two hours of •Robotlam' givs me a mechanical Job, so that while I am turning the wheel I/fan think about the next play I am going to write. I’eople who have nothing more to do than to think about their own happiness are completely miserable. Men engaged in mechanical occupations keep their minds in virginal Innocence. Prisoner Lynched. Sardis, Miss , Aug, (! —Howard Flo low was taken front the county Jail here late Saturday night by a mob and hanged to s tree Just north of town. Officials say the man con fessed to an attack on a woman of thja city. \ -—— -* j£>X* Goodbye and Good Luck ; I_ Grain Exchange C7 Inquiry Denied bv Washington No Truth in Report of Yiola tion of Federal I.a\v,«, Acting Seeretarv Pupsley Sava. 1,1 ■ *■ S S Carlisle, pr^sidont of th* Oma- ' ha Grain ?xchan**. ha* rec*»iY*d a ; communication from C, W. Pugsley. , acting secretary of agriculture at : Washington, denying emphatically a | report printed in the Omaha World Herald in the morning edition of Am ! gust 3 dated Washington, in which j it was stated that the "Omaha drain | exchange is secretly i>eing investi gated by agents of the T)e|«artment of Agriculture as a result of recent charges that it was violating federal ! laws by fixing the price of wheat and other grains snd employing un fair docking method"." President Carlisle immediately I telegraphed a protest to Henry Wal lace, seerctar” of agriculture, upon the request of the board of directors of the exchange, stating that all I transactions in the px> hange were competitive and that dockage was taken only In accordance with the provisions of the federal grain stand I aids set. Prob« Welcomed. The authority for the publtration of the statement was asked. Presl dent Carlisle said that he welcomed any Investigation the department cared to make and assured the seerr. tary that the Omaha officers would cooperate With Washington agents to the fullest extent. The telegram from Washington follows: Washington, \ug. t. I91X — s” *. Carlisle, 'president, Omaha (•rain exchange, Omaha, \rh : There is absolutely no truth in the statement lltat the Itcpartment of \grirulturp Is secretly invest i gating either the Omaha or othei grain exchanges (or vtotal ing fed oral lass b.x fixing tlie price of »x heat ami other grains or for e'm ploying unfair riorhlng methods Furthermore the Washington News agrnry that released dispatch re frrird to declines to furnish depart ment with name* of sourer which It describes as aiithoritatixe, Thr Omaha (■Cain exchange is not a contract market under the grain (tilurcs act. Its offer of hearty co operation with department in rn fnrrement of federal grain stand ards art Is in accord with its past attitude and greatly appreciated. C. W. I’CtiSI.KV, Acting Secretary. If there is a secret Inrestigatton In progress, the acting secretary of the department, would be the llrs* one to know It,” said Mr. Carlisle "Bvldently It w«* propaganda to low cr wheat tit Ices " ltc|M>rt Is llaseless. "I < annot believe that the Omaha World-Herald would deliberately r< sort to the pulillcHtloii of euch an tin true and bnsrleaa article, but who ever Inspired, wrote „r caused to he written this unwarranted reflection of Ihr Oiimll.t drain exchange should lie disci "dlled and punished s lid c Omaha grain m . t la.-t night when (Tuia la rag* Two. Colama Teat.) Omaha Presents Floral Tributes Special Car Teeming 'With ^ rcath*. from Civic and Fraternal Bodie.«. Member* of Omaha elul>« and or ganization* gathered at the Union station early Monday morning lo offer tributes to the late president. Karh organization appointed a rep resentative to present fioral tributes. Among those represented were: Elks club. Tangier Temple, Order of the Mjilie Shrine. American legion. Boy Scouts. G. A. It.. Knight* of Columbus, the Chamber of Com merce, IJon s cluh and the local Ty pographical union. Mayor Dahlman presented a wreath and a abort note of condolence in behalf of the city of Omaha and Lieutenant Governor Fred G. John son in behalf of the state. Mrs. S. B. Stewart presented a wreath f r the Shriners She was the only woman delegated to the task. All of the wreaths were placed in the special car. Just behind the en gine, which was teeming with hun dreds of wreaths and garlands sent by the friends of the late President Harding. New Stockyard Tariff Held Up for 30 Days Hy Lwlilfd FrtM. Washington. Aug S—New tariffs tiled by the tnion Stockyards and Tiansit company of Chicago and the t'nion Stockyards company of Omaha have been suspended for 30 days from Vugust 1 by an order signed by C. W Pugsley acting secretary of ngricul Mire, and tariff hearings will he held at omaha August 24. and Chicago on August .’7. It was announced to day. The new tariffs were made after the secretary of agriculture on .tune 32 had Issued orders under the packers and stockyards set. requiring these companies to ".-ease and desist from violating of Die law m assessing and collecting a charge for the reweigh mg of livestock tn the stockyards, these chargee having lieen found die criminatory." according to the Agil culture department announcement. Governor Pavia Has “Flu,** n* International hews Service. Topeka. Ksn . Aug. G.—Governor .1 M Davis today is seriously ill with tnfluenra. according to his physician. The governor hsd (oniplalned of not fiellng well nil of last week and not until late Saturday afteinoon did he give up V physician was summoned and pronounced his ailment as In fliien n Throughout Sunday his trm pevatur, Mood around 104. • I itntlon Markets Glutted. N' \N V*‘l !v \tlVI G T»h1#v A A •*G»‘k hn|t<ln> I mi All London mat >tt# ait cloitO, I Turk Situation Cleared bv New Treaty With U. S. » Pact With America Signed at Lausanne Monday—Regu lates Relations Between Two Nations. B» Auertatfl Pt«m l-avaann*. Aug. S.—The Turco American treaty, which wag signed at 4:12 this afternoon, ie the fruit of long grid difficult negotiation*; it accords Americans most favored treat ment and replaces the antiquated agreement negotiated in U30. It re gulates, in detail, the official and commercial relatione between the two countries and brings relief to Amer icans and American interests in Turkey by clarifying the hertofore equivocal position created by Tur key s abolition of capitulations Americana often were in a quandry, particularly over -axes, from which they had been legally exempted under the old treaty, and constant appeals were made to the American high corrmisaioner that American educa tional institutions be accorded the same treatment as that of Turkish institutions. oRth Nations Benefit The Turkish government and Americans likewise benefit by the system of foreign legal advisers that Turkey agrees to appoint to hear complaints over the arrest and im prisonment of foreigners. Joseph C. Grew, the American min ister to Switerland, who was the chief American negotiator, found Istnet Pasha, the head of the Turkish delegation, as difficult to deal with a* the allies did and the negotiations dragged on longer than had been ex jiected. lai-gely because of the Turks' hesitancy in making decisions on tlxr important issues. ( empties led Question The implicated question of dual nationality, arising from the Turks refusal to recognise American natur ahution laws had to be postponed for later negotiations which both sides agreed to undertake The I'nited States reserved all rights of American citizens in Turkev whether native born or naturakied Now that Europe and America have established relations with new Turkey, it is a question of anxious speculation among diplomats wheth er they will tie stationed at Constan tinople or the primitive city of Angora, the new capital, which has no hotels and no modern comforts, resembling greatly a western mining town In the I'nited States in the early days. The Weather ! (>’or M hour* fnrt n* 7 |* tn Au* i»! I I ftm|*cet»( tire IT i,o» i*st »t \|m *t Total o\c**» *;n< • Jmui' ! 7 SI tch** K*littiv# Vltimuill' OrrOmt |r Tam * noon. *v. ' »> u ♦.» rif4'l|ih*tl<ui Inrhrw »n I Hiuitlmllhs Tot Hi 0. to ml »n» c J a lift i \ H ‘ 'p. itoficloocy i ' v lltnirh Tfiiiiifmiuir* * a m., . ►» a . *n ».* .'a in,... . p * am * a. m . a ' ' a m ‘ * lam a U hoc* ...... ti i l\ m m ** m '' V Ik j* i i* »» ' : tv ft k* •> »« V . n. m, k » p, til . I? p, - Multitudes Honor Late President Countless Thousands Gather al Stations in Iowa and Illinois to Pay Tribute as Train Passes. Solemn Scenes Enacted flr Asioeleted Praia. On Board Harding Funeral Train, at Chicago. Aug. 6—The heart of America—that great prairie region between tile Missouri river and Lake Michigan—was filled anew with tor low today as the funeral cortege of therepublic moved eastward through the states of Iowa and Illinois, and then onward toward Washington. Leaving Omaha, on the banks ef the Missouri in the early morning hours, the special train bearing the body of President Harding traveled eastward, to arrive iate in the day at Chicago. Transferred from the Chicago & Northwestern railroad to the Baltimore Sc Ohio here, it sped eastward into the darkness on the last portion of the long and sad jour ney from the Golden Gate. ’ Greatest Tribute in History. Never in the history of any nation, perhaps, have such scenes of poignant sorrow for the dead and such man ifestation of deep sympathy for bereaved loved ones been witnessed as during the day, when countless thousands marked reverently the passing of the funeral train. To those aboard the train it seemed as thougii the American people had moved into the two states traversed and were standing silently with uncovered and bowed heads. Eyes grew misty and throats choked at the uncon cealed display of emotion by a stricken people. Th» old and the young, the weak and the strong, arid the rich and the poor were there. It was aproof of patriotism and loyalty that America will not soon forget. Recall Passing of IJnenln. Those who stood mourning the pass ing dead included among their num ber some who remembered the pass ing from Washington to Springfield, in Illinois. 53 years ago. of the funeral cortege of the martyred T.m coln. There were more who recalled the sad da>e of 1*01 when a simile* train bote the body of MrKjr.lev from Buffalo to Washington and thence to Canton. O Mingled with the expressions of grief always were the manifestations rf sympathy for Mrs. Hsrdirg. w ho during the day left her room and spent "ome time in the black-draped and flower walled chamber of the last car where rests the bier of her hus band Through it all she still re mained the bravest of those aboard the train, in k*erir.g with her prom ise not to break down. Bncrther Me*<s Train. The bereaved widow was join® in her sorrow during the day by Dr. 'George T. Harding, jr.. brother of the late prpesident. Dr. Harding, ac companied by Dr. Carl E. Sawyer of Marion met the funeral train at 'Tore to Pose Two. foleine Throe - Terrific Electrical Storm Over State on Sunday •serial Wi|*lrt to The Omaha Km. Beatrice. Neb. Aug «.—Terrif-e rain and electrical storm visited thi« section last night. During tha r»‘" few days nearly two inches of wv». has fallen, farmers aav. Falls City. Neb . Aug. « —Lightning and heavy rain etorms disrupted tele phone service between Fall* City. Humboldt. Tecumseh ar.d Lincoln Monday morning. Communication* were not restored until nearly r.oon Intermittent showers during the night accounted for a total rainfall of 1 M inches, the heavies: gince July < Geneva Neb.. Aug. *.—Hard show ers the past three rights have moia: ened the ground to a depth of almost two inches and means the making of a fair com crop in thi* county ,f favorable weather continues First Lady Goes on Shopping Tour It* lateriMMieaal New# Serslre Washington. Aug * —Accompanied by ladles of the senate. Mr*. Calvin Coolldge. first lady of the land. «*b, shopping today. Not for frills nor furbeloars but fo things of sombre black—veils and crepes and a simple little black dres« a new black hat, black kid glows and pumps tiny black bordered handker . hiefs and a band of wide black crepe for the sleeve of her husband s new black suit. "We're in niourntrg. Mrs CoolKlg* j '.old her callers "Wearing black la i only an exterior aign of grief an.. i fails utterly to express the real Al ign!*!: 1 feel for Mrs Harding St: .1 is the accepted and visible s> mbol of bereavement and so 1 shall w e.s , it i,n: .1 th* funeral is ov ei Sign* ( ooli<lgr% Name. 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