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B1RY Mir-. VrI2>;.?\ r-v vj?:I HOI??* HonF Tender Hand> Lav Ji^r t?? Kest?Sorrow in t!*> South. Rome. Ga.. Aug. 11.?Airs. Woodrow Wilson. wL'e of the nation's pres ident, was buried at Myrtle tin: cemetery here today. I-Ier grave is beside those of her father and mother. almost wit nil sight of the house in which she lived as a girl. T nigh; the president was speeding east ware on his return to Washington. Thousands of visitors came tc Rome today to do< honor to the memory cf Mrs. Wilson. A Sabbath like quiet prevailed. The specia. force of police, augmented by members of the Georgia -National Guard found little to do beyond warning traffic from the streets through whioi: the procession moved. It was exactly 2:30 p. m., wher the president's special arrived ant a few minutes later the casket, covered wit)1 gray broadcloth and surmounted by a single wreath of flow ers, was lifted from the funeral cai by eight Of Mrs. Wilson's cousins anc borne to the hearse. As the train steamed slowly intc the station, c&urch bells throughoui the city were tolled solemnly. A wid* space had been cleared about the station and the thousands of people assembled there stood back respectfully. Those who bore the caskel were: Edward T. Brown., Atlanta; Robert M. HS:yt, Wade C. Hoyt and Nathan Hoyt, Rome; B. P. Axson Savannah; Randolph Axson and Edward T. Brown, Jr., and 'Frank C Gebreath, Atlanta. Through Black Draped Streets. The president, followed by Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo, Mr. and Mrs Sayre. Miss Wilson, Prof. Axson anc otJher near relatives and members o) the party quickly left the train anc entered their carriages. The procession then moved through Mackdraped streets to the First Presbyte won rJS.nivVh iXAU vuu* vm. More than 800 relatives and friends of the Wilson and Axson families were already gathered in the quain little church whicia Mrs. Wilson usee to attend when her father, the Rev Edward S. Axson, was pastor there The church was draped in "black witl intertwined wreaths of white flowers On one wall was a white marble tablet to the memonry of Mrs. Wilson's father. Banks of flowers were pilec "hie-h about tfce catai'a-que on whict the casket was placed. As the president entered following the casket, Chopin's funera! march was played softly upon the organ. A simple, short service wa$ conducted by Rev. G. G. Sydnor, tin local pastor. The president and his daughters, with Secretary McAdoc and Mr. Sayre, occupied the frcnt pew in the centre and back ol" them were other memSbers of the family and Dr. Grayson and Secretary Tumulty. Two old-fashioned hymns ' e~vr\i*l+aa rwf Air?. Wilson, giniiWU laiuiiv^u vt ( were sang by the church cioir. Rev. Dr. Sydnor then read briefly from the Scriptures and spoke of the beauty and charity of Mrs. Wils n's life and character. Borne to Cemetery. As soon as tie church service was ended the casket was carried to the waiting fcearse and the short pourney to Myrtle Hill cemetery was begun. School girls, dressed in wiaite and holding aloft laurel .branches, stood in line along each side of the streets through which the precession passed. Behind them were thousands of people with heads bowed, silent and sorrowful. The entire city was draped in ifuneral black in honor of the sad occasion. IThe cortege was close to tie cemeA~ "in hc*cran tn fall. Tif LVl J nucu iaiu ? _ storm rapidly grew worse, the d^'npour soon becoming torrential. A -tent erected over the grave gave partail shelter to the little family group but the thousands of people who came to witness the burial were withoul protects. Service at the grave were i>rief an<3 marked 1>y impressive simplicity. The president stood witb head bowed as the final rites were performed. He made no effort to control (his grief. As the preaoter read the burial service the president's form was visiblj shaken by his strong emotion, and th* tears streamed unchecked down a is cheeks. Others of the psrty wept silently. Back to His Task. When the final benediction was pronounced the president slowly returned to his carriage His eyes were athose of one dazed, but his step was firm and his face was stern and set After the casket was lowered to its 1 ~ f'rn orno ra filled Illiai I piavt auu giu'i, vast heaps of flowers, the tribute oj the nation, were piled high over the tomb. On the way to the cemetery the procession passed the he-use where Mrs. Wilson lived as a ?irl, and an f . .... * .. :-r spot aoov- t -e :>antvs or zuc ' < ; riv-rr v.; - tradition as it i silt- promised to become tr.e I t.ire ^resident's briu.?. Xearbv was a j statue to the Women of the South, the ! inscription on which was written by | the president a few years ago. On j each side were scenes which recalled J vividly to him t..e days of his young ; man. ood and memories of her who I now lies in a grave in her old home. ?i Within less than four hours from t1 the hour the funeral train arrived the i ' presiednt and his party were once ! more on board their special cars and , j the return journey was begun. > President Wilson remained by the . grave of his wi::e until the casket had I been completely covered with concrete . and steel. To Erect Monument. lAJt the head oS. the grave there t stands a plain, white stone, bearing the names cf Mrs. Wilson's father and l mother. It is understood that the [ president will later have a larger . monument erected. LAte the president returned to his . private car he passed between double . lines of National Guardsmen, stand[ ing at attention with their arms at "present." , (Several of Mrs. Wilson's former I schoolmates were greeted by <Mr. Wil; s:n as he stood bareheaded outside > his car. The spec'al train left here ? a minute or two after 6 o'clock and . soon afterward the president retired for the night. He had .^.'spt hut little since Mrs. Wilson died and show[ ed the effects of his sorrowful vigil. Prof. Axson tonight sent the fol. lowing telegram to Mrs. Edward Elli-ctt, Mrs. Wilson's only sister, whose illness in California prevented her from attending the funeral: "We (have buried sister between father and mother." r TO KEYOLUTIOMZE [ COTTON MARKETING - Conference Heid in Washington to Lay Plans for Salvation of Industry, j ?? 5 Washington, Aug. 10.?Complete t revolution in the methods of cotton 1 marketing was proposed today as a . means of relief from depression . threatened by the closing ol foreign i markets during the European war. . The plan was laid before the house i agricultural committee by experts of 5 the department of agricultre. It I contemplates government supervision 1 of marketing, ('federal standardization of grades, establishment of a system - of warehousing to make baled cotton 1 a solid basis for credit to growers and - enable their, to finance their crops until advantageous arrangements can be made fcr marketing. i C- J. Brand, chief of the division i r*f marVptc sncrproeitfkri tfhnt ech^mp ; be put in operation through the Lever i cotton grades bill, now before the house committee. This bill provides for lederal supervision of cotton i grading and the fixing -cf federal , standards for cotton. Mr. Brand sug, gested amendments to enable the . government to license cotton warehouses. where the crop could be i stored. Under such conditions, he said, the new federal reserve board would be abie to make cottcn in the warehouses the basis of ample credit to growers. The committee tomorrow will hear cotton men a! the Soutlh on the proposed scheme and will ask them for suggestions. E. J. "Watson, commisc? ^ rvr* n t* rvf urn rvf 'C! ^ Po r a_ I OiV/uci w. a^iauuuic v/i uvuca uaiy ! lina, today began organization of a committee of growers and manu-fac turers to present the views of the . Southern cotton men. Lever Bill Discussed. The committee discussed the cotton grading bill of Representative Lever, creating a federal system of cotton inspection and providing cotton standk ards. C. J. Brand, chief of the bureau f , market, told the committee that to s relieve the present situation in the ; Soutfc a general revision of the present method o? marketingl cotton t should be made. He said any plan 5 should provide tor tne storing or coti ton in fyonded warehouses, for the ceri tification c<f each tele off cotton with \ a certificate of standardization and the , actual identification of every bale of ' cotton with its certificate. i 'IWithout these provisions," he said, > "it is douV-oful it corton collateral as -}security can be made as impregnable j a.- it should be in the present crisis.'' Mr. Brand said with pr per legisla j tion tile government could put his -) plan into operation within 30 days to ; j such an extent as to materially aid > | the cotton growers. He said what. j ever was done must be done imrne5 jdiateiy. , | Amon? those who attended the ii hearing were: W. G. Turner, James ) F. Hunter and Wm. E. Love ci Memphis, Miss., and E. R. Oliver of Louis ville, K7. > For Standardization Tbe committee is anxious to secure - f r .-oris vhl. ' \ il: - ! :vi- ?? ' 3r;iizr oo-ton as to in:. : _ ih- pro;! it' Q | r-cfiiti Idi.-is lor lt i::. Mr. 9 i i UlifJ (Jili itiiti .j\ ;i u: ~ - g | hi) us in 2: cotton under govern 111 en: su- j| ! j.-ervisicn and at government stancir j j ards. t'.e product would be given a J j standing which wouid enable the now B j federal reserve board to make cot- J j ton warehouse receipts a basis fori? ; ample credit. That would allow c-o[- m j ton growers to hold their product un- k til arrangements could be made to;H market it. ' J Mr. Brand said the United Statesi| exports about 8,700,000 bales and I manufactures about 5,500,000 'bales. 9 Of the export, 2,300.000 bales goes to I England, 1,250,000 to Germany, 800,- B i 000 to France, t>zo,uuu 10 Austria, i 550,000 to Italy and 375,000 to Russia. I Practically all of the export market I is now closed by war. 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