VOL. III. NO. -14
TOKOTNA,
ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 19113.
PRICK 25 CENT*'
Thousands Fay Homage
in Brief Ceremonies
at Capital
Washington, Aug. Ha.-ding
today made his last journey down !
Pennsylvania avenue 'rom the
White House to the Capitol, over
the hallowed route . ich has
been traveled by so any of the
nation s groat, in life and death.
At 10:19 this morning . imarine
bugler, standing at Mention be
neath tlie pillared portico of the
President’^ mansion, sounded a
call. Instantly, from she marine
band at Gales, came the sound
of ruffled drums, and at that mo
ment the doors of the White
House swung slowly opeu and a
(lag wrapped casket appeared,
borne by twelve soldiers. The
President was leaving for the
last time the place where for
more than two years he resided
as chief executive of the nation,
starting back to the Capitol,
where he served as senator, and
thence to go back to his Marion,
Ohio, home. /
Washington, Aug. 8.—Under
the vast dome of the Capitol,
with low-spoken prayer and the
tender words ot' old hymns,
Harding was given into hod’s
keeping at noon today by men of
high places in the nation, who
had served with him in the short
years of his leadership for the
glory of the Flag that draped
his casket. Simple in it dig
nity and its high faith in the
goodness of God as the man |
whose passing it marked, tile!
religious ceremony took a bare !
twenty minutes. Then, under
the ceaseless vigil of motionless
sentries who stood at tho cor
ners, the great doors were
opened for the waiting thou
sands outside to pass slowly by
the casket on which the sorrow
of the nation and the world
poured out today. The sorrow
ing processional was to continue
till the hour set for the journey
to Marion, beginning at 7 o’clock
this evening. »
Washington, Aug. 9.—Tomor
row’s services at Marion, Ohio,
will bo in direct contrast to the
official services held in the Cap
itol at Washington. The elab
orate services yesterday were
for Harding as President of the
United States. The simple ser
vices tomorrow will be for Hard
ing as citizen, friend, neighbor,
and husband. Such are the
wishes of Mrs. Harding. Only
relatives and intimate friends!
will make up the small party
going to the cemetery. Even
newspaper men will be excluded
from the services at tho touib.
York, Pa.-*-Twenty thou-aind .aw
.the Harding funeral train pass through
here at il o’clock tonight.
All Cnurch Bells Toil
When Funeral Train
Approaches Mar; an.
Marion, Aug. 9.—Traveling
slowly through the long lines of
home folk, the t0 ■ * *• -'n car
rying Harding’s body arrived in
Marion at 1:138 p. m., *2 hours
and 38 minutes iate. In. the fu
neral procession from .e sta.
tion to the Harding home there
was not urd the a eg- of
feet of soldiers, and no civic or
other organizations wer in line.
Only the family and intimate
friends directly folio' ;d the
hearse.
The funeral train enter i Mar
ion county this morning, and
until it came to a stop at the sta
tion here all the church bells of
the city tolled. It was a sad
welcome and in somewhat se
vere contrast to the happy, noisy
welcome accorded lard eg on
his last visit home to attend the
Marion centennial, on July 1th,
a year ago.
Body to Rest in Vault
Till Townsmen Decide
On Form of Memorial
Marion, Aug. 10.—The casket)
containing the body of Harding
was placed in the vault prepared 1
for it in the Marion cemetery
this afternoon, and it will rest
thereuntil his townsmen decide|
on the form of memorial they |
will erect to honor Marion’s
greatest son. The iron gates of
the stone vault shut shortly after
be had passed within, and he
was alone at last, with the mem
ories of his triumphs t : Ins
sorrows. The proud Flag of the
President was carried by a hum
ble friend in navy uniform.
Flowers were heaped high on
him, bearing the names of l ings,
of thousands of silent onlookers,
of tk : little group of !- diest
government officials, and iclud
ing his successor. These alone
marked entombment as that of
Presid ;nt.
In accord with the wishes of
Mrs. Harding.. Marion’s funeral
services were marked by sim
plicity. Prayer at th home by
I)r, Walter A. King, of Colum
bus, formerly pastor of Trinity
Baptist Church, of which Mr.
Harding was a member, was all
that preceded the deoac.nre of
the funeral cortege. The firing'
of the Presidential salute of.
twenty one guns by, be field ar
tillery as the hearse nt '--cd the
cemetery was the only v trial ion;
from the simplicity f tl • nS .at I
tribute to the dead at the oome
tery funeral, the program <■<'
which was as follows: Song,
‘•Lead, Kindly Light,” by Hr in.
tyChurch Choir; scrip!ere -end
ing by Bov. < gorge Landis, pas
tor of Trinity Church: i.-rayer by
Dr. Je3se Swank, pastor of Ep
vvorth M. E. Church, of which
Mrs. ’lardini.; is a member; ben
ediction by Rev. Wm. F. Ander
son, : ’sident bishop of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church ol Ohio.
Pres den Coolidge,who served
at the funeral as honorary pall
bearer., .and the Cabinet mem
bers and leaders of both houses
of Congress who served with
him. and Mrs. Coolidge, returned
to Washington on a special train
immediately following the. W
noral.
anon. fhe day when Quinuu CjSj
would look their last on the face of
Harding dawned with many who love l
him I waiting beside the bier in his
father’s borne.
0
m, O.—Automobiles ia tfterouto
of the Harding funerit* rfetfch out
* ; he. miles from Marionl The cars
v> eTJunnkig three abreast and there is
no break of more than ten feet for
many miles, fifteen miles ac hour .s
the speed limit.
Saatt’ie.--'Dveruome with grief tnd
emotion, three women spectators faint
ed t iis afternoon as the big white auto
mobile which was used by President
Harding passed them m the memorial
procession.
Marion;—La Idle Boy, a beloved Jog,
das been given by Mrs. farding to
Harry Barker, the secret service oper
ative who attended her so Lithfu'Iy on
her trip to Alaska.
Marion,—With four abreast, it re
quired sixteen hours for the throng to
pass Harding’s bier.
Marion.—President Harding, when
he left for Alaska, confided to some of
his close personal friends that he be
lieved he would never return to Wash
ington, Dr. Sa»wyer, his personal physi
cian, told Marion friends of our lute
chief executive w hen they nu t the
funeral train at 'Willard, Ohio.
American Se imen in
Siberia Torn Tables
On Soviets.
Nome, Aug. 11.—The crow of
bhe American schooner Isskumj
of Tacoma, which was held at
East Capo, Siberia, by soviet au
thorities on charges that Rus
sian commercial laws had been
violated, overpowered the force
of guards station d on the ves
sel, placed them in irons and
brought them here, arriving
late yesterday afternoon The
guards we he turned over to !b3
federal aut' ohti ■ • here.
Militia On Hand at
V Ark'ston Election
t i . if stou, S C. - Kour companies of
■ ■1: h . trolinu v.ii: ial Guards ttfcod
a '.I 'S- i m< gi ricies^CWOav as
■ > >•;, of > .. le- >n cast tht^r bal
in the bitterly contested mayoralty
primary. Two military units are at
heir armories here, while troops in
J>i'ai.„e’ouro d Vv’alterborn have re
ceived orders to stand by
Alabama Senator Tells j
Delegation His Hat
Is in the Ring.
i
Montgomery, Auf. !i. Setl-i
I a tor Oscar Underwood, In an ad-i
! dress before the Mobile ddega
Itionorthe Alabama legislature
today, declared, if the citizenry
af Alabama ; uested, to ,* ib
hat was in the ring /or b - >re«
idency,
~n announcing hi., macy,
Underwood said he hoped that
the next Democratic convention
will have the courage to face the
international situation with the
firm purpose to pledge the n v,
if successful at the decti • j!
take its place in the inten >\a!
family, tie accused the ••..pub
lican party <f erecting a tariff
barrier against Europe at a time
when the only way the surplus
products of Amer' a could be
taken care of was u trade.
j Seattle-Sitka .'able tie 1
- Be Laid Ne't Spring:
- I
Washington. —Ooi. Seoaoe, chief Rig
nal officer, announ ! todav that ice!
! bids w latch bad been opened for- the j
‘ Seattle-Sitka cable were within ’ .
mates and that the time element was
satisfactory. He sa*x the Cable can j . :
laid ne :t soring and be-in operettas by ;
early .summer. The figures have not |
been tabulated as vet. Thera vers no
bids from Amori an cable manufac*:
turers. Three bids were received from 1
England, and one from Germane.
Schr. Boxer Sails With
Teachers ton Alaska
Seattle - The Board of 1
-power schooner Boxer sailed -day .'or
the Bering Sea and Arctic,
aboard are: George W. I'.mean ..-id
wife, teachers for the town of St,. Alibi-:
Dn and. Mrs. WiUard Hogs, for NToor
vik; W. L. Wright and wife, .-achers
atShuDgnak; Eiitia T. Thabu, '■ her
at Shismavell; Mrs. 'At -oline C all.
Anna Nelson, and t-h;- 'A ;-s Call,
teachers a; La -lee: 'lari I In -.-euan,
who goes to at cure motion pictures at
Point Barrow.
Marion.—Mr:; Harding will i i I
her future lu me on the farm known as , .
White Oaks, the property of Dr. buu/- j
ver. i.-u-st.mil yak-:an of t-h- into
chief executive, just outside of the i
city, according to annoeuotui'ieDt today t
in the Marion Tribune, •
Washington. Mrs. Harding r.rri <»d
icon. Marim !.; spemii train AAu-ort;
iog anti re-eiu . m ' U> to
collect her personal bt longings, every ,
one of them A.nuir i rmiai: 1 he, of ,
her husband. _
Washingu»n — -asidei.t. ( -midge
transferred his executive . ■ fi<uh ;
the New Willard to the White Hr i e i
this morning following hi-, return ■
from Marion The remai, r of r-he 1
house is stiil at the difciiofiil if Mrs. I
Harding, 1
Hoover Is Not Desired:
Fight Being Made
Against Wallace.
Washington, Aug. 13.—Presi
dent Coohdge, for members oi
ids Cabidot, practically desires
c retain Secretary of Staff
: ughes. Secretary of Treasury
'iellwu. and Secretary of War
Vee :s ' ’oolidge, however, ha
10 ii'dination to retain Sasrc
tary oinmorec Hoover, wh:
hurl or , presidential aspirations
/ hard light is also being made
against the retention of Seer-'
ary of Agriculture Wallace,
vvrar.gton, Aug. Id.—Ser.
ntor Shipstead, military pro
gres.-n; refuses to yield to the
proposed delay in calling at
3::tra ces: on of Congress. Do
om:.- oolid go’s announcement.
:o n wspaper ccrrespondentr
yesterday that he does not in
feed to cal’ an ortra session.
Sl ip tend, u a 'eng interview
wit the Presid-'nii/ this after
n • i demands c:
t.*i« .grut-p -toa. ii y. _-s on im.ujy
diate legislative reform to "re
he’ i on vest among farmers.
Cuno Said to Have
Tendered Resignatior
or.r.on.- -Chancellor Cuno teDHere?
es.gnation t President Ebert
who re,'used to accept it, according to*,
jisuatck from Ilerlin today.
fieri in - A proclamation issued by
"resident Ebert this evening forbid?
:i e circulation of oamrhlets demand
np the overthrow of the constitutional
mverntnont. The penalty threatened
s tk - ee voaths’ imprisonment and
n o ;i m ht odrc,’ million atarks
n.- Twenty-nino persons were
.llh in hunger riots throughout 'Gets
nauy Saturday and Sunday .
L< ::coa.—The German goverataer?*.
mu Premier Ealdwin will not break
France under any conditions," as
Seri in government has intormatioc
hr the French Ruhr forces are ready
i. B-i'vunc.e into Germany immediately
ifter a break.
Pei'iin. 'l!even w*re killed today ic.
o'jd not in the vicinity of Aaohcn.
iV. n The German mark dropped
fviu to two million for one Americas.
loliar. *
’ish Very Scarce on
Lower Kuskokwin?
■ !:,l are very scarcp on the loVver
. v..- a *()• i lug to .loe Oates, who ar
•. , (i ht'i ;: Monday for a short home
•is.:.. Tic prevailing price for Ssh is
ibc.it Id e* nts a pound, the natives or*
Tardy .■ lling three fish, averaging t
itfcle over two pounds each, for one
lellar. Mr' Oates ctates that’ the Slip'
»ly !s so small that most o' - tb/
w >■ rhvred t'i’Wr