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HMDING LAID TO FINAL REST IN HOME TOWN Marion Funeral Coromonios for Her Beiovcd Citizen Are Simple. IMPOSING CAPITAL SERVICES Impressive Military , and Civilian Pro cession From White House to Cap itol?School Children Strew ? Flower* ? Body Lies in State in Rotunda ? Vast Crowds Line Streets and Pay Tribute at Bier. ? J K Marion; ih ? Followed by a throng of, mourners. the highest lu the haul and "the humble Who also had been his friends, the budy of Warren G. Hunting . was taken to 'the Marion cemetery Friday and placed In the reviving vault. No Imposing ceremony, no military display, no marching of organisations marked the mournful event, because Mrs, Harding wished it so, hut as the tdaiple services were being held in the cemeteryi in every city, every town and village, every home of the broad ' land the people of America were pay ing tribute to the memory of their chief whose life truly was sacrificed lu their behalf. Barter and trado, lloanclal business and every other worldly activity, that could bo sus pended ceased for the time, all spprts and pastimes were abandoned ? the nation mourned. Great Throngs in Marion. lb-re in Marion were gathered a host of prominent persons, from Pres ident Coolidge down and Including the leading government officials, senators and representatives, governors of the states and delegations from hundreds of cities, and organizations. All day Thursday and on Friday morning special t rutins brought In the throngs, and other thousands of Ohloaus catne by automobile. So great were the crowds that it was necessary .for the Stat* olllcials to arrange to have the ronds for miles around Marlon pa trolled to prevent accidents. Thursday morning the funeral train arrived from Washington, and Mr. Harding's body was taken at once to thi> residence of his father, Dr. George T. Harding. From 2 until 10 p. m. that day and from D a. m. until 1 p. m. Friday opportunity was given Ohloans to view the face of their dead friend. Then, quite without pomp, the casket was borne to the cemetery. Follow ing the hearpe were the members of the Harding family; next the Presi dent of (he ynited States with mem bers of the cabinet and oth^r high oflichils ; then came Mr. Harding's close friends and neighbors, and after them a great concourse of mourners. Simple Services in Cemetery. It was Mrs. Harding's wish that all. who wished shouKl have a place In the funeral procession. Among those who sadly accepted the invitation were all the employees of the Marlon Star who had worked for Mr. Hard ing for years, and the Ohio newspaper publishers, members of the Associated Ohio I>allics, In Which organization Mr. Harding had taken an active part. The Star had suspended publication for the day, and Indeed all business activity in Marlon ceased throughout Friday. Not as a part of' the funeral procession but to preserve order and direct the heavy traffic, 3,000 troopers of the Ohio National Guard were present. Reaching the cemetery about three o'clock, the cortege proceeded to the receiving vault, and there the brief services were held. I'rayers, readings from the Scriptures and the singing of Mr. Harding's favorite hymns ? that was all. It was simple and dig nified, ns was befitting the obsequies of h distinguished cltlw^n of Marion. The services were in charge of Rev. Ooorge M. Land Is, pastor of Trinity baptist church, of which Mr. Harding ^hs a member. He was assisted by Itev. JesSe Swank, pastor of the Meth odist Episcopal chnrch, Mrs. Harding's pnstor. Troops Guard the Casket. Instead of being Interred In the fatally plot, the body of Mr. Harding w:m placed In the receiving vault, and tli??rf? It will remain until a mauso leum has been erected to receive It. As the weeping family and friends moved away from the vault. National <Iuarr| soldiers stepped forward and tO'>k their place on guard. In a few (lavs they will be replaced by the from the regular army, that will around the vault for the regu-. laMon period of six months. The de fa i for this purpose will consist of ?n officer and twenty-five men from Fort Hayes at ColuinbuH. The. Preeldential party from Wash ington, which rame on a special tmln Friday morning, fltarted back for the national capital almost Immediately after the conrluslon of the ceremonies. Mr*. Harding, who had borne so *'ell her difficult part, also returned to Washington. on u,e name Iraln thai brought her and her dead, it wus an nounced that she would remain In th? House until she .has flnipfced tire xupervision and" removal of the ^ffocts or me late "President. Tbtt prohnhly win take about tln$e week#. Services at Capital. Washington. ? Warren O. HnrdlBL tw iv- jiiUth president of fhe United States fit AiiMTl. it, most powerful ?nd wealthiest #niUtry of the world, re ceived u luugnUkunt tribute Wednes day from official Washington, capital of tj.O Ii;i(iwn, mcUiUiUUl^ I" the UlKl. Intermeiu ot hU remain* .u .u^non, 0?i biln home i :i\. Tho ceremonies consisted in official transfer in the morojng of lite body from ilu* White House io the Capitol, where U lay In state until *lx o'clock iit the **v*4no?K- t'h** participated by marching in the fu neral pi ocesslon ami by passing by ilu* bier in the rotunda of the Capitol and by lining the funeral route in vast, reverent erowdt!. 'l'eu thousand school children carpeted with (lowers historic Pennsylvania avenue. The body let t the WhHfi House, where It had lain during the night, at 1U a. in. Hen. John J. Pershing, gen eral of the United States anny and commander of the military escort, led the procession to the Capitol, Guard of Honor. Six generhls of the army and six admirals of the navy acted as an im mediate guard of honor to the caisson bearing the remains Seven senators, Including President pro tern. Cummins, and seven repre?j sentatlves, including Speaker (Jlllette of the house, acted with members of the Harding cabinet as honorary pall bearers. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, marshal of tho civic procession, the clergymen In charge of tho services, and the physicians who attended President Harding at his last Illness were assigned to places immediately in advance of the caisson. Chief Justice Taft participated as u former president Instead of as head of the Supreme court. Ex-President and Mrs. Wilson were placed behind him. Procetslon Makeup. Behind Mr. Wilson In the procession were placed, successively, ambassadors of foreign governments, associate jus tices of the Supreme couTt, foreign ministers and charge d'affaires, sena tors and officers of the senate, repre sentatives and officers of the house, governors of states and territories and Commissioners of the District of Colum bia and acting secretaries of the vari ous departments of the federal govern ment. The following also were Included in the official section of the procession : Circuit Court of Appeals, Court of Claims, Court of CustoiAs Appeuls, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, under secretaries and assistant secretaries of federal departments, assistant post masters general and assistant attor neys general, United States marshal and United States attorney. c-The chairman or senior member of the following groups : federal Reserve board, Interstate Commerce commission, Civil Service commission, various mixed commis sions dealing with International prob lems and other agencies of the federal government. Next in line came patriotic and civic organizations, headed by men who have won the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic deeds in the serv ice of their country by land or sea. They were'followed by army officers, led by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. Next came officers of the coast guard and public health service, head ed by the assistant secretary of the treasury and officers of the coast und geodetic survey, under command of the assistant secretary of commerce. Delegations not to exceed ten per sons, representing the following or ganizations, also were permitted to participate In the civic procession, among others: . American Legion, World War Vet erans, Knights Templar (detach ment), Knights, of Pythias (detach ment), American lted Cross, Sons of the Revolution, Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames, Sons of the American Revo lution, Society of the Cincinnati, Sons <if Colonial Wars. The services In the rotunda of the Capitol were as follows: Invocation, Dr. A. Freeman, assist ant pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, of which Mr. Harding was a member. Hymn, ."Lead, Kindly Light," male quartet of Calvary Baptist chtlrch. 8crlpture: Twenty-third Psalm. Mlcah, sixth chapter, eighth verse. Revelation, twenty-second chapter, drst to fifth verses. Quotations. Prayer, Dr. James Shera Montgom ery, chaplain of the house of repre sentatives. Hymn, "Nearer, My God, to Thpe," male quartet. Benediction. Dr. Anderson. The body then lay In state and from ?four to six the general public was ad mitted. At C p. m. the casket was taken back to the car in which It had been brought across the continent. Then began the journey to Marlon ? back to the home town. The special train bearing the Presi dent's body' arrived lb Washington at 10:25 p. in. Tuesday after a transcon tinental Journey of bfj hours and 10 minuted. It was 0 hours iate ? the great crowds in the big cities had al most blocked its way. President Cool Idge, cabinet members, members of congress and civilian and military dig nitaries were at the depot. The Ma rine band played "Noarpr My God, to Thee." Mrs. Harding walked to her nfr on the arm of Secretary Christian. The casket, escorted by Its guard j W honor, "was ta?en on a' cafuotHT 111? Whlfe ;House, Where It arrived at II :30. It \t*s placet! in the East room. At mfdnjght the White House doora I v. e; e0 Hosfd. leaving Mr*. 1 1. ti ding j with her feed. t * - ANCIENT GLASS AND POTTERY \ _ British Museum Acquires Collec tion of Roman Remains Found in Buckinghamshire. London. -The truteys of the Hrlt < ii nurUllH Upl'l'ON L'd lsh niuai'um at a "Ul1,1; \! ... ,l?. acquisition ?f " number ' ? , l,U, nntl Interesting spe,- mco. ot ?>?? t. plaquoUes, some ??i ?>' Ilin.t.hasos to the museum uud. olheis purchast recently made. u?i?,i? is Prominent among those tlut collection of Roman . nnd other objects discovered n . ary I" the parish of Uadnagi. mtrhamshlre. Tills Is th? generous gift Jt W Gordon Ross, the owner of of Mr. w. m discovery the property In xxhUlj t , a 'lecture by Mr. Clement O. Skllbeck, fccal 1 JXreU for UuchlnghamsUire j of the Society Of Antiquaries of I*n , <lon, at a meeting of that socle ,ty perhaps the finest piece of this coi lection Is a Shallow gluss bowl, a ImKTh example of what Is c? 1, fBn?a rich hi u e "v a rloga t e d with white ornamentation; u^1^' v?a0V,a to^bave been found in this country. although fragments ha^0 ?^U^ 9 Tills is the sumptuous kind or giaao which some have thought represents the "Murrhlne" glass mentlone Alex. l?llny. It was probably made In Alex andrla or perhaps In Home. Ancient Plaquetto*. The museum ? has also .acqu number of Renaissance from the recent Rosenheim sale, aii rare types or ox?n.P e?. and one or two unique. One specimen, whicli represents Bellerophon, s at trlbutcd to Francesco dl Giorgio (ear Sixteenth century) ; another, a 1 Sl? of music, is from north Italy (about A. D. 1M0>' :? ??*? resenting tire Antlnoua of the Belve dere?the statue discovered in lo?~ was executed short* after (about ir>r>0) These three, all made f> gl Hercules bronze, nre the giu " The purchases Include four German plaquette. of a rare Kind ?lth fig ures of the virtues (Nuremberg ISol), an 'example of exceptional size, Th Adoratlo,' of the Magi." dated 1M1 probably by a Spanish artist _after annotberC;ithTMadony rnduan plaquette with ? nvninh (Fifteenth century). Alb the above are additions . to the depart ment of British ahd medieval an ""tIJo department of ? ceramics has acquired from the Rosenheim collec ??? about forty-three pieces. Inch d Inir several very important examples of Continental faience. Among these u a fine Berlin dish, 15 inches In diameter, dated 1700, painted In blue in Chinese style; another piece Is a tureen of H^cbst f,?ence. There are several examples of Strasburg faience a very rare Ansbach plate enameled in colors in the Chinese famll e verte style and a very Interesting Jug and cover painted with children In pink, made at Sceaux Penthlevre. France. Coins and Medals. In the department of coins and medals the medals acquired by pur chase from the Rosenheim collection number 148 pieces. Among the more Interesting (are: A fine specimen of the rare medal of Ercole I. d'Este, duke of Ferrara, signed by Lodovloo Corradinl of Mo? dena, and dated 1472. On the reverse is Hercules, with three pillars (in stead of the traditional two). Pur chased with the assistance of Mr. W. H. Woodward. A powerful portrait of Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI and wife (In 1502) of Alfonso I. d'Este, afterward duke of Ferrara. This piece, which was prob ably made on the occasion of the mar riage, Is sometimes found with a por trait of her husband attached. A bronze gilt medal of Bramante, the architect of St Peter's, by the Milanese medallist and Jeweler, Cara dosso. It waa made in Rome about 1500, and is mentioned by Vasarl as the work of Caradosso. On the re verse Is a figure of Architecture, holding squarp and compasses,. wl?h St Peter's In the background. A rare, possibly unique, medal of Neri Cap poni, the son of the Florentine his torian, Olno, nnd himself ambassador to France In 1494-5. The work Is Florentine, about 1500, but the por trait and the figure of Ilope on the reverse seem to be by different hands. A curious medal of a lady who Is de scribed as Androdama Dia. On the reverse is a sea monster chained to a rock, with the Inscription, Varlum no men et opus ("a different name and a different deed"). Austrian Count Manages Bank. Vienna.? The latest royal personage to enter the ranks of the mercantile world Is Count Otto Seefrled, a grand son of the late Emperor Francis Jo seph, whoso appointment as manager of the Budapest branch of the Aus trian Commercial bank Is just an nounced. . * . ^ ' Tftrowi itMr In Fifty-One 8?eond?. Mandan, <?' D. ? Oeorge Defender, famous Indian cowpuncher of Fort Yates, won the "bulldogglng" contest of the annual roundup here, bringing hts plunging steer to the ground la 51 ANCIENT PEOPLE A MYSTERY .Excavations on Site of.Ask.tloi and G ai? May Throw Light or? i PhiHtttne*. A further attempt is to bo made this ?n tumor to solve the "mystery of the rhiiistuu-.i." IM'Ofeasor Garatand, tho arohoolo glstk has returned to Palestine a?fier Lis visit to Kugluuil uiul lULi.JLlitftcU to murk out biiow for further oxcrtva tions. I Miring the past two years the pro feasor mill Ids assistants have been engaged in making exploration on t !*?* sites of t ho undent cities of Ankalon and Citun. This sousun trial explorations are to ho made upon a rforles of "tolls" (art tltU-iul Itill mounds, tho debris of sue* oosslvo cities noar tho two sltos ? ? r A?!;ahin hud ihr/.a. I.lttlo Is known of tho national history of tho Philistines, ami It Is tho ohjoot ?.?f tho now exeava tlons to got at tho problem of this mysterious race. Professor ( Jars t anil considers that It .would ho too prolonged and expensive a hUxiio'ss t*> <1>k through tho grout depth of (iraoooltoinan bhlldlttgs to tho doopor layers in which I lo tho l'hlltstlno remains of the city of A ska* Ion, so that the excavations will ho outside tho walls of>tho city.- A good deal of pottery has been discovered and a fow weapons which may ha\;o bee^ used against King David. Many t booties have hoon advancod as to who the Philistines woro, and from Whence (hey caino, hut rt is gon . orally hollbvod their origin was In tho neighborhood of tho Island of Cyprus. Reference Is made to thorn In tho pre Mosalc period, but for at loa-st years they have remained a mystery. MEXICANS. TAKE TO ''MOVIES" Popular American Amusement May Yet Take the Place of the San tjuinary Bull. Fight. ? ? ? The movie Is displacing the hull fl:rht a<s__t,hp popular aniustu^iit of Mexico. "The mulloii picture undoubtedly holds first place hi the amusement ifeld of the Chihuahua consular dis trict," says Vice Consul Ott 1n a re port to the Department of ('out meree. "From one small, unpretentious cir rus tent Installed In Chihuahua city some ton of fifteen years ago the busi ness has grown until today there are In the consular district 1 permanently established movie houses where pic tures are exclusively shown, with a | number of legitimate theaters: .giving 1 occasional exhibitions. "This development occurred partly during a period of revolution, when It was no uncommon thing to irave the performance interrupted by firing on the outskirts, of the city." Ott says that the upper classes de mand emotional dramas and melo dramas and the peons prefer western thrillers and slapstick comedies. American machines are used exclu sively, European makers having failed to sell- a single projector. Tribe That Devour* Its Children. "Since the doctor came here we have seen the most wonderful things happen. First of all he kills the sick people; then he cures them, and after that he wakes them up again." So a native gUi wrote of Dr. Albert Schweiteer, author of "On the ICdge of the Primeval Forest," who went out In 1913 to the Ogowe lowlands of the : French colony Of (laboon, there to maintain for four and a half years a ' surgical and medical clinic for the ne I groes. "Our country devours its own chil dren." was the sag& remark of an old chief, A vicious climate, a plentiful lack of proper food, overindulgence in rum and strong tobacco were killing off the natives rapidly when Doctor Schweitzer arrived. One of the worst problem^ was chronic nicotine poison ing, producing acute constipation and nervous disturbances. The' tobacco comes from America In the form of leaves, frightfully strong, and is so highly prized by the natives that It is used as money ? a single leaf buying two fine pineapples. Fine View of Waterspout. It Is rarely tli#t au opportunity oc curs to make a truly scientific observa tion of a waterspout. Yet an engineer on board an American, schooner had what is said to he a unique experi ence of this kind off the coast of New South Wales. Fourteen complete wa terspouts formed off the shore where be was at work with a theodolite, and he made careful measurements of theln. The largest spout Consisted of 4 t wo cones, connected by a plpe-shuped spout. The top of the upper conn. , which was Inverted, was 5,014 foot above the sea. Each cone was about 1(H) feet In diameter at the base, di minishing gradually until it merged into the spout. The length of the cones was about lioO feet each, leav ing 4.o00^ feet for the lonjrth of the spoilt connecting them. No Rest in This World. k "The soda fountain has one advan ;age over the old-fashioned bar." "What Is it?" asked Mr. OrumpsoR, mixpieiously. "JT-he man you meet there seldom teil^yow his family trouble* and weej>s of^your shoulder." "That'l true hnt some _ old codger . who has Teen buying a ptfl or a pTas f ter on th* other mithy of the drug store la apt to hobble over and detain you for half an hour wblie he telU you what his symptoms are."? Birmingham Age 11 c.:! Id. & ' ? Laurens people are disturbed over a report that that town may bo left ! to one side when the line of the C,, & 1 \V. (\ Uailway between Spartanburu ' and Augusta is rebuilt in the tu-ai fu ' ? ture. The iVvat hale of the 19133 Goor^in cotton cvop, was sold at auction at Sa vannah Saturday, bringing HO cent* a pound, tho lowest fir at hale price since 1017. The cotton wfts produced Sclireve'n coupty. Summer Vacationist ! ' - . ; iy ' 1 11 11 > ' - . ?*. ?' . ] ? ? ' ; The seaspn for Summer vacations is here. Where are you going to spend yours? Do you prefer the mountains with their scenic grandeur, babbling brooks and shady nooks, and affording all out-door ajnusements such as Hiking, Horseback Riding* Golf, Tennis, Etc., with cool nights for rest and refreshment, or would you rather go to the seashore with its Cool Breezes. Bathing, Boating, Sailing and Fishing? Consult nearest Southern Railway System Passenger Representative or Ticket Agent for full particulars and assistance in making your plan*. Reduced summer tourist fares to all resort sections in the United States and Canada. SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM ' THE Represents the latest achievement in Typewriter Construction ; gives the greatest measure of satisfactory service and a quality of work that is unsur passed. Woodstock Typewriter Company General Sales Office 35 N. Deaborn Street Chicago , Illinois F. D . 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