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WEATHER.
Partly cloudy and continued warm
tonight and Sunday, probably local
thundershowers.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ended at 2 p.m. today: Highest. 84. at
12 m. today; lowest. 68, at 1:20 a.m.
today. Full report on page 7.
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FALL OF CUNO SEEN
CERTAIN AS REVOLT
GAINSINGERNIANY
Cabinet Retirement Accepted
as Accomplished Fact as
Crisis Nears Climax.
EBERT WARNS AGAINST
INCITEMENT TO TROUBLE
Tactories Pay in Food—Money
Printers’ Strike Ends—Banks
Open Only Half Day.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON. August ll.—Chancel
lor Cuno handed President Ebert
his resignation today, says a Cen
tral News dispatch from Berlin.
The president refused to accept It.
By the Associated Press.
BERLIN'. August 11. —A critical
food situation, superinduced by a
shortage of supplies and by prices
beyond the reach of the workers,
who are being paid in worthless
paper marks, together with an in
ternal. economic and financial situ
ation that is regarded as highly
favorable to the effective spread of
bol.hevik propaganda, may be said
to be. the immediate causes of the
Impending retirement of the Cuno
ministry. Reichstag circles today
accept the fall of the present gov
ernment as an accomplished fact.
With talk of panic and a "putsch"
filling the air in Berlin and in the
great industrial centers of the reich.
the present coalition leaders believe
that the situation demands the early
retirement of Herr Cuno’s non-parti
san cabinet and the appointment of
Buccersors who will be able to com
mand the confidence of the socialists
and working classes generally.
No Outspoken 111 Will.
While there is no outspoken feeling
of ill will or hostility toward the chancel
lor and his associates, there is neverthe
less a widespread feeling (hat this
cabinet is to be biamed for permitting
the internal situation to drift into the
present state of chaos. It is also felt
that a cabinet with a constructive pro
gram should succeed him.
The reichstag leaders conferred last
right with President Ebert and an
agreement was reached that any change
of government should be effected with
the least possible convulsions In order
to prevent the situation from drifting
into the hands of the communists. This
group in the last few days has been
conducting a widespread • campaign,
which has resulted Jn sporadic strikes
throughout Germany. The communists
have also been threatening the united
socialists and have influenced their fol
lowing.
Situation at Climax.
Affairs have been brought to a climax
by the decision of the united socialists
to support the communist motion of "no
confidence," which Is to be called up
before the reichstag next Monday. The
united socialists heretofore have held
a petition- of "benevolent neutrality”
toward the government's attempts to
resuscitate the country, and planned
not to vote when a question of confi
dence came up. However, leaders of
the party now realize that if the rank
and file of the membership are not to
be won over to the communist standards
in even greaU r numbers, definite action
must he taken.
Should Herr Cuno he forced to re
sign it is expected that Dr. Gustav
Stresemann, leader of the German
people's party, will he summoned hv
President Ebert to organize a coali
tion that would include the united
socialists.
Warns of Incitement.
The president has warned agitators
that pamphlets urging the overthrow
of the constitutional government
must not be distributed, and that
there must be no incitement to acts
that would endanger public safety.
Three months imprisonment and a
maximum fine of a half billion marks
are the penalties for violation of the
order.
A proclamation issued by President
Ebert this evening forbids the cir
culation of pamphlets demanding the
overthrow of the constitutional gov
ernment or incitement to acts of vio
lence or acts that are likely to en-‘
danger public orders. The penalty
mentioned in the proclamation for
Violation of the decree Is three months’
imprisonment and a fine not exceed
ing 500.000.000 marks.
Premiums of 100 per cent were paid
freely on the bourse yesterday for
paper marks which now are so scarce
that a man with a checkbook does
not hesitate to pay for them at the
rate of two for one.
The- strike of the printers, which
ended today, had complicated gravely
the moneyless situation by tying up
the uncounted batteries ,of the Reichs
bank's printing presses. The Reichs
bank and all the big and little private
banks locked their gates at noon to
escape the long lines of clamoring pa
trons.
Humor In Situation.
While the currency shortage is not
void of humorous pfiases, it neverthe
less is contributing a serious aspect
to the prevailing nervousness and ir
ritability. since it is inconveniencing
the workers and middle classes, who
Bre accustomed to ready cash.
The Prussian government today was
Unable to mobilize enough currency
to meet its police pay roll and the of
ficers are now In much the same plight
as tourists, who are unable to lay
their hands on sufficient currency to
pay their hotel bills and railroad
fares.
The General Electric Company was
the first of the big industrial plants to
organize a food-distributing bureau
for the benefit of its employes.
The strike movement, which is
bringing about a tremendous discrep
ancy between increasing food prices
end the wages of workmen, threatens
to become exceedingly serious.
Nearly all the Hamburg shipyards
lire closed, because the managers have
been unable to accede to the workers’
demands for Immediate increases In
wages. Among the workers generally
there is a disposition to take recourse
to strikes unless wages are substan
tially increased. Even in the big fac
tories. where strikes have not occur
red, there is a disposition to adopt the
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BORAH BACKS COOLIDGE
FOR 1924 G. O. P. LEADER
Senator Holds Netv President Is Logical
Choice-Sees Need for Action on
Big Problems Facing Nation .
By the Associated Presa.
SPOKANE, Wash., August 11.—
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho,
here last night said he believed
President Cooiidge was the logical
man for the repulican presidential
nomination in the next campaign and
called upon the public to "give him
a chance to make good.” The sena
tor said:
“Fate and circumstances have made
Calvin Cooiidge President. There are
some very difficult problems demand
ing attention.
"The agricultural situation is ex
tremely serious. The coal problem,
in my opinion, will soon b«: acute.
Transportation also requires consid
eration. and the foreign situ itlon will
bring into view the mad policies
BRITISH CHALLENGE
LEGALITY OF RUHR
SEIZUREBYFRENGH
Declare Versailles Treaty
Violated by Franco-Bel
gian Action.
BY HAL O’FLAHERTV.
By Cable te The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1923.
LONDON, August 11.—Great Brit
ain's bid for world-wide moral sup
port in her struggle with France over
j the principles involved in the occu
pation of the Ruhr will go forth Sun
day night, when the first copies of
the blue book containing copies of
the recent diplomatic exchange of
notes will be released for publica
tion.
All politicians in England realize
that this effort to clarify the British
position comes too late to accomplish
its intended purpose, but at least it
will aid intelligent people throughout
the world to ponder both sides of the
case and, perhaps, reshape opinions
based largely upon the sympathetic
attitude toward France.
Points Way for France.
They will find Great Britain's pol
icy today substantially what it was
under the old Lloyd George coalition
government. Where France logically
assumes the position of a cheated
creditor. Great Britain points the wav
to collecting some part of the alleged
bad debt, at the same time trying by
reasonable and sane business meth
ods to bring order into Europe’s af
fairs.
The publication of official <focu
ments follows strenuous debates
within the British cabinet, where die
hard conservatives held strongly for
subservience to France. Prime Min
ister Baldwin and Foreign Secretary
Curzon not only have won over the
reluctant ministers to their view
point. but have carried them along
toward a policy of open diplomacy
that f.v bound to create a delicate
situation between the two principal
allies.
Challenge Ruhr Occupation.
In the note which today was placed
in the hands of French and Belgian
premiers Great Britain challenges
the legality of the Franco-Belglan
occupation of German territory, con
tending that it violates article 18 of
the treaty of Versailles, in which the
allies agreed to collect reparations
Jointly. As a counterpoise to the
challenge. Great Britain again pro
poses a scheme for collecting repara
tions based upon Bonar Law’s pro
posals of last January. In this scheme
France is given every opportunity to
act with Great Britain, but in case
of France’s refusal Great Britain is
prepared to act alone. ,
The note ends with cordial words
hut they veil very slightly a threat
to press France financially In case
she continues to cripple Germany,
thereby making reparations almost
impossible.
When Monday's newspapers carry
extracts from the blue book, it is
hoped here that American readers will
give them careful study. There is
every hope that Italy will concur
wholeheartedly in Great Britain's
exposition, and when the time comes
for independent action Great Britain
depends upon Italy's active co-opera
tion.
Meanwhile Great Britain watches
with extreme anxiety every new de
velopment In (iermany, for it is real
ized that definite steps toward a set
tlement on reparations are useless
if widespread disorder in Germany
should prevail.
GBOVERIiOLL
SLAYSASSAILANT
Wounds Second Man in Kid
naping Attempt in Eber
bach Hotel.
By the Associated Press.
EBERBACH, Baden, August 11.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, the Amer.
lean draft evader, shot down and
killed one man and wounded another
last night when men concealed In his
hotel apartment seized him in a kld
.naping attempt.
Two other men waiting outside in
an old American Army automobile
with an American shield on the side
were arrested after being menaced by
a crowd.
The German authorities said one
was an American ‘ Army lieutenant
and the other a Russian prince.
Both of Bergdoll’s assailants were
Identified as Frenchmen. In the serv
ice of the Americans.
Bergdoll said the men seized him.
but that he succeeded in breaking
free and then drew a,revolver and
fired.
Mtienitm ifef.
V J \ x WITH SUNDAY MOENINQ EDITION
WASHINGTON, 1). C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1923-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
now plunging Europe into deeper
misery.
“If he makes good, or shows in the
next few months that he i-s making
good, he will certainly be nominated.
What the people want is
Cooiidge gives results that is all there
is to It. I think he is ar übi-3 man.
I want to see him given a chance to
make good.
"No political party can survive *he
next campaign which does not have a
clear, definite, constructive and in
spiring program. If there ever was
a time when the office should, and.
tn my opinion, will seek the man, it
Is now. I have never seen so much
political explosives lying around to
be touched off as right now. The
voters do not care two cents for parties
or individuals. They want results.
Give the man at the helm a chance.”
i .
Cooiidge 9 s Aide
Sees Honest Start
In Cane Episode
As he hurried away from a con
ference with President Cooiidge
today. Representative Graham, re
publican. Illinois, forgot to take the
walking stick he had deposited in
the waiting room of the Presidential
suite.
But the President's acting sec
retary discovered the oversight in
time to overtake the Congressman
at the elevator. Presenting the
cane to him. the secretary said:
"This administration is starting
out honest, whatever may happen
to It in the future.”
ISIifBACK
AT MOUSE
Begins Preparation for De
parture—Still Bearing Up
Courageously.
On the same train that bore her
husband's body across the continent
from San Francisco and then to
Marion for burial yesterday Mrs.
Harding returned to Washington to
day to pack up her personal belong
ings at the White House and to ar
range for her final departure from
the capital.
As the train, which will have a
place in history by virtue of the
momentous Journey it had traveled,
approached Washington to be broken
up finally for other uses, the widow
of the President called to her state
room every member of the party
which had made the pilgrimage to
Alaska and back and thanked each
one individually for remaining with
her "until the end.” She appeared
still to be bearing up courageously
after yesterday’s ordeal In Marlon.
Goes Directly to Mansion.
She was driven directly to the
White House, where It was said that
only a few days would be required
for her to finally close out her af
fairs there and take leave of the
mansion which had been her home
since 1921.
Shows N'o Sign of Strain.
Mrs. Harding showed r\o evidence of
the severe strain under which she has
been and continued to display that
splendid courage and spirit which have
served her so well during the days
of her ordeal.
She was accompanied to the White
House by George Christian, secretary
to the former President, and Brig.
Gen. Charles E. Sawyer, the .Harding
family physician. There she was
affectionately greeted by Mrs. Cooiidge.
When Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Cooiidge
met It was as two warm friends and
the greeting was void of all formality
despite the unmistakable solemnity of
the surroundings.
Mrs. Cooiidge had arrived at the
White House some ten or twenty
minutes In advance of the arrival of
the former mistress and as the latter
appeared In the corridor on the first
floor Mrs. Cooiidge, who had been
waiting on the fear portico, hurried
to her friend. They clasped hands
and tenderly and affectionately kissed
each other. It was a most human
and touching scene and to those who
witnessed It at a distance there was
no mistaking the depth of friendship
between the two.
Invited by Friends.
They chatted for several minutes
and when Mrs. Cooiidge excused her
self, Mrs. Harding retired to her
private quarters on the second floor.
It is thought likely that Mrs. Hard
ing during her temporary stay In
ashlngton will not spend her nights
within the White House. Secretary
ar *d Mfs. Christian have invited her
to be their guest, as have .several
other of Mrs. Harding’s intimate
friends here.
The preliminary work Incident to
the packing of the personal affects of
the Hardings already has been begun
and those who are In a position to
know are of the opinion that Mrs.
Harding will have removed all of the
things from the White House witljln
the next week or ten days, at which
time the President and Mrs. Cooiidge.
If they so desire, will take up their
abode.
Those who had served her for more
than two years met her reverently
and administered to her wants Just as
they had always done. Miss Laura
Harlan, the White House secretary
was there and had arranged her mall!
the thousands of cards and notes and
telegrams of condolence as conven
iently as possible, and every comfort
of the house was placed at her dis
posal Just as when she entered the
mansion as Its mistress.
This was the wish of the President
and Mrs. Cooiidge, and the residence
of the President Is practically the
home of Mrs. Harding as long as she
wishes to remain. Mrs. Cooiidge has
explained that she finds It no hard
ship to remain in her suite at the
New Wll lard over which the Presi
dent's flag floats at half mast and in
fact feels perfectly at home there.
Mrs. Harding has hundreds of
friends in Washington who will wait
upon hefr during her few days in
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WARING. HARDING
LAID TO FINAL REST
INTOIiATMARION
Dramatic Scene Marks Meet
ing of Mrs. Harding and
Presidential Party.
SORROWING OHIO HOSTS
RETURN TO VhEIR HOMES
Widow Bears Up Well as Last
Services Are Held in Little
Cemetery.
By tho Associated Press.
MARION, Ohio, August 11. —Her
hour of sorrow over, Marion today
returned to her accustomed ways.
(lone were the silent crowds that
streamed In town yesterday to pay
their last respects to the late War
ren G. Harding, the gentle, unassum
ing newspaper editor who became
President of the United States.
The only physical reminders of yes
terday's historical events were th*
mourning-draped streets and th*
military patrol in front of the modest
vault where the body was placed
yesterday.
In the uncertain future, a mauso
leum Is to be erected to house the dust
of the fourth Ohio President to die
in office, and when completed, pos
sibly on the fop of an Indian mound
near the cemetery where his mother
is burled, the American people will
have another shrine.
Marlon l.oaes Spotlight.
For Marion the brief period of her
fame as the home of the President
was ended and another small town—
Northampton. Mass., the home of Cal
vln Coolidge—took the place of Mar
ion In the public eye.
Old friends and neighbors of Mr.
Harding today congregated to talk
over the events of a lifetime. Each
and every feature was gone over In
detail. Many were the stories re
lated.
One old friend of the Harding
family gave a vivid description of
the intimate and dramatic scene in
the drawing room at Dr. Harding's
home yesterday afternoon. when
President Coolidge. Chief Justice Taft
and other high government officials
met in the few brief moments before
the funeral procession started for the
cemetery. No newspaper writer*
were‘present to record the scene to
posterity.
Thousands Disappointed.
“It was 1 p m ." he told the Asso
ciated Press. "The line which from
early morning had been filing through
to loojc on the dead Preslden't face for
a last time was stopped by the up
lifted arms of a soldier on guard at
the door.. Thousands in the line were
disappointed • after hours of waiting.
"A hush settled over the rooms that
had heard for two days the tramp
ing feet of thousands.
“President and Mrs, Coolidge en
tered. followed by Chief Justice Taft,
Gen. Pershing, members of the cabi
net. Ambassador Harvey, Speaker Oil
lett. Gov. Donahey and Army and
Navy officers of high rank, in their
bright uniforms. Bishop William F.
Anderson of the Methodist Church
and the Rev. Dr. Jesse Swank and
Rev. George U. Eandls of Marion, who
were to officiate at the cemetery, were
present. The gathering formed a
semi-circle in the quiet room and all
plainly showed their great grief.
Mrn. Harding Greets Coolidge.
"President Harding's father. Dr.
George T. Harding, with his wife, en
tered with Secretary George Chris
tian and were introduced to Mr. and
Mrs. Coolidge and the other members
of the assemblage. They retired, and
in a few minutes Secretary Christian
reappeared with Mrs. Harding, the
widow, leaning on his arm.
“Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge arose to
greet Mrs. Harding.
" 'Mr. President, I greet you,’ said
Mrs. Harding in a clear, distinct
voice, as she held out her hand to the
man who succeeded her husband.
"Then, turning to Mrs. Coolidge, she
wished her success as the new mis
tress of the White House.
"She next greeted Chief Justice
Taft and Attorney General Daugherty
and when Secretary Hughes stretched
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adjusTpayrate
OF D. OEMPLOYES
2,301 Cases Agreed Upon by
Classification Board, and
Fairness Promised.
An agreement In all of the 2,301
cases affecting District employes un
der the reclassification law has been
reached between representatives of
the personnel classification board.
Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor,
and Daniel E. Garges, secretary of
the Board of District Commissioners,
who represented the municipal em
ployes.
Donovan and Garges have com
pleted their conferences jvlth the per
sonnel classification board repre
sentatives and announced today that
they are gratified over the results.
Expert Fair Treatment.
| "We Impressed upon the board’s
representatives," said Donovan, "the
fact that District officials and em
ployes are underpaid, as compared
with salaries paid federal officials and
employes doing similar work. We
reached an agreement In every case,
and I am confident that the board
will treat the District employes fairly.
The board's representatives were
most courteous, and we intend to re
port to the i Commissioners that our
conferences were most satisfactory."
The 2,301 case* of District employes
were gone over by the District rep
resentatives With J. H. Webb and
Victor G. Croissant, representatives
of th* classification board, . . .
STANDARD FIGHTS
BACKINGASWAR
Orders Cut to 16 Cents a Gal
lon After Action of South
Dakota Governor.
B.r the A«oo(*te<l Pret>3.
CHICAGO, August 11.—A reduction
in the price of gasoline in South
Dakota to 16 cents a gallon was an
nounced here today by the Standard
OH Company of Indiana. The action
was taken by the board of directors,
according to a statement issued by
them, as a result of an order of Gov.
W. h. McMaster of South Dakota on
August 7, to the highway supply
depot operated by the state at
Mitchell, S. D., to sell gasoline at 16
cents a gallon.
"Tfie Standard Oil Company of
Indiana asserts that such a price Is {
below the cost of manufacture and
distribution, and that the prices now
maintained by it and most of Its com
petitors In the state of South Dakota
are reasonable and Just, based on the
present price of crude oil and the cost
of manufacture and distribution of
Its products
"The Standard Oil Company of In
diana has, however, always stood
upon’ the principle that the customers
who purchased Its goods should never
be compelled to pay a higher price I
than that maintained and fixed by
any competitor, quality and service j
being duly considered.
“Acting on this principle. the
Standard OH Company of Indiana has
today fixed a price for gasoline, the
difference in the cost of transporta
tion being recognized, at all pointy
in the state of South Dakota, the
same as that maintained by the state
through the action of its governor
and Its highway commission—l 6 cents
a gallon.
"It takes this action, fully aware
that this price is far below coyt and
that it should not be maintained by
the state.
"The Standard Oil Company of In
diana asserts as the absolute truth,
which It is prepared at any time to
prove, that it does not dictate or
dominate In any way the prices
which Its competitors fix upon the
goods they yell, and asserts that it
has nothing to do with the prices
made by its competitors and the so
called Independent dealers in the
state of South Dakota or any other
state."
BUYS BIG SUPPLY.
By the Associated Press.
MARION. Ohio, August 11.—One
hundred and sixty thousand gallons
of gasoline, purchased in Chicago
Thursday, will be shipped at once to
nine cities in South Dakota for sale
t*> the public at 16 cents a gallon.
Announcement of this latest devel
opment In South Dakota’s gasoline
"war" was made here today by Gov.
W. H. McMaster of South Dakota,
who came to Marlon to attend the
funeral of former President Harding.
The governor further announced that
he is calling upon surrounding states
to Join In the fight against “high"
gasoline prices.
The South Dakota cities to which
the state will ship gasoline for sale
at 16 cents a gallon are Deadwood,
Rapid City, Aberdeen, Watertown.
Pierre, Huron, Yankton. Mitchell and
Sioux Falls.
In a formal statement. Gov. Mc-
Master said that at a conference with
Standard Oil officials in Chicago,
Thursday, he demanded a 5-c.ent re
duction in the price of gasoline at
filling stations in South Dakota.
"They said they would lose money,”
said the governor’s statement. "My
answer to the Standard OH Company
is ’l6-cent gasoline for South Da
kota.' I am calling upon surround
ing states to Join the fight, which
will be waged to the bitter end.”
The governor announced that the
gasoline will be shipped to South
Dakota cities as soon as local com
mittees can assure him that they are
organized to take care of gasoline in
carload lots. When an organization
is effected, he said, an additional sup
ply of 800.000 gallons of gasoline
would be purchased for sale at cut
prices.
GAS WAR IN TEXAS.
By the Associated Press.
DALLAS. Tex., Augut 11.—Posting
a retail price of 11 cents a gallon for
gasoline at filling stations, the Mag
nolia Petroleum Company today met
the minimum cash price of other re
fining companies In effect here for
two weeks.
At the, same time Magnolia an
nounced a new wholesale price of 10
cents a gallon. The recent Magnolia
retail price has been 13 cents a gal
lon. with a 2-cent discount to large
consumers.
The Gulf Refining Company and the
Texas Company announced no reduc
tion from their retail price of 13 cents
a gallon today. The Gulf company Is
selling fuel at II cents a gallon
wholesale.
Stations supplied by the Humble-Oil
and Refining Company still are sell
ing at 11 cents, one cent more than
the wholesale
Coolidge Today Takes All Reins
Os Government Into Own Hands
Formal Transfer Made After Mr. Hard
ing Was Laid to Rest; Marion Cool to
Netv Leader’s Party at Funeral.
BY ROBERT T. SMALL,
Today, at last, the allegiance of the
government of the United States be
longs wholly and unreservedly to its
new Chief Executive. Calvin Cooiidge.
For a time it seemed that the formal
transfer was to be made in Marlon on
Friday, when eight members of the
cabinet, silk-hatted and in the dress
of formal mourning, left the bier of
Warren G. Harding and greeted Presi
dent Cooiidge as he arrived in the
home town of his predecessor. The
cabinet followed President Cooiidge
to the Harding home, followed him as
he stood under the elms of the beauti
ful park that in Marlon is called a
cemetery, but did not return again
with him to the railway station.
The cabinet remained behind to re
turn to Washington two hours later
on Mrs. Harding's train. President
Cooiidge was entirely satisfied that
NEW CLASSROOMS
TO RELIEVESCHOOLS
Eighty-Two to Be Ready Be
tween Opening in Fall and
First of Year, Announced.
With the construction of the new
public schools provided in the cur
rent appropriation bill proceeding
satisfactorily, Capt. John E. Wood,
assistant engineer commissioner, an
nounced today that eighty-two addi
tional classrooms would be available
for occupancy during the next schol
astic year. Only one building—the
new four-room Smother School at
45th and Brooks streets northeast—
will be ready for occupancy at the
beginning of the new school year
on September 17.
Periodically from the beginning of
the new school year until about
January 15 the other new buildings
will be completed. These additional
accommodations will relieve material
ly the congested conditions in both
the senior high schools and the
elementary schools.
Junior Highs Help.
The greatest relief to the overcrowd
ed high schools will be the opening of
the Junior high schools —the Langley
and the Macfarland. to be ready about
November 1. The Langley School, at
2d and T streets northeast, will afford
accommodations for the children of the
northeast, Including Langdon, Wood
riflge, Brookland and Ecklngton. Central
High School will be re\ieved somewhat
by the completion of the Macfarland
Junior High at lowa avenue and
Allison street. Both of the Junior
high schools will contain twenty
three rooms, thirteen classrooms and
ten shops.
The eight-room addition to the
Lovejoy School, at 12th and D streets
northeast, is expected to be ready on
September 27. The Henderson School,
in Ingleslde at 18th and Newton
streets, an eight-room building, will
be completed by January 18.
The garrison, an eight-room build
ing, will be completed September 1.
The two-room building, which will
replace the antiquated one-room Chain
Bridge Road School, is expected to be
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Pictures of the Harding Funeral
In the Graphic Section of
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every city block and the regular edi
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
they should remain to pay this last
bit of attention to the retiring- mis
tress of the White House. The old
cabinet circle had been very close to
President Harding and to “the first
lady." Four of them were with her
when the President was stricken. The
others accompanied the body from
Washington to Marion some twenty
four hours In advance of President
Coolidge. With President Coolldge
on the return trip to Washington
were the faithful members of the "un
official cabinet.” who have attended
him since a few hours after he first
took the oath of office. They are
Frank W. Stearns. merchant, and
William Morgan Butler, lawyer, of
Boston. Mrs. Stearns was also of the
party and. like the other ladies on the
Coolldge train, was dressed In mourn
ing black.
Scene Has Changes.
Today the scene has changed. Cal
vin Coolidge's period of enforced In
activity Is ended. He will meet with
the cabinet on Tuesday. By that
time a ninth member of the official
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BUILDING PROPOSED
FOR PDLHIREAU
New Central Headquarters to
Cost $50,000, Plan of
Commissioners.
Erection, of a central police bureau
which will house the administrative
offices of the police department, the
detective headquarter, the house of
detention and the traffic bureau is
being planned by District authorities.
Announcement was made today by
Capt. John E. Wood, assistant en
gineer commissioner, that he had re
quested the police department to
draw up a list of requirements for
the proposed central bureau. It Is
planned to locate the new bureau as
close to the District building as pos
sible. probably on the southwest cor
ner of 14th and D streets. Approxi
mately 150.000 will be the cost of the
bureau It is .estimated by District
officials.
A central police bureau is one of
the crying needs of the District, Capt.
Wood said. The District building, he
pointed out. is congested and cannot
be enlarged. As the police depart
ment occupies about one-tenth of the
building, this space could be used to
relieve the overcrowded conditions
with the creation of a central bureau.
The house of detention and the
traffic bureau, now located In separate
buildings, would be brought together
In the new building. In addition,
Capt. Wt>od believes that the first pre
cinct station could be located In the
central bureau.
THREE IN CHANNEL RACE.
Two Americans and Argentina
Swimmer Seek Honor.
By the Associated Tress.
DOVER. England, August 11.—An
other attempt to conquer the English
channel, which assumes almost the
character of a race, was begun at
12:35 o’clock this afternoon when two
Americans. Charles Toth and Sam
Richards of Boston, and Romeo Made!
of Argentina entered the water and
struck out for the Frendn shore.
Yesterday’s Net Circulation, 84,158
* TWO CENTS
CQOLIDGE RETURNS
10 FACE PRESSURE
FOR EXTRA SESSION
Selection of Secretary One of
First Tasks—Cabinet
Members Called In.
SEMI-WEEKLY MEETINGS
TO REOPEN TUESDAY
Conferences With Leaders of Con
gress Also on His Engage
ment List Today.
President Coolldge returned to
Washington early today from Marion,
where yesterday lie attended the fu
neral of President Harding. He mo
tored directly from his special train
to his temporary executive offices at
the Willard Hotel.
The President’s return to hie desk
was regarded as marking the actual
beginning of his task of formulating
the policies which are to govern his
conduct in office. During the interim
since he took the oath of office a
week ago he has been almost con
stantly engaged with the funeral
ceremonies of hie predecessor and he
made it a rule to take no decisive
action on any public question until
the last obsequies were over.
Cabinet to Stay.
One of the first concerns of the
Chief Executive will be to select a
secretary to the President to succeed
George B Christian, jr. who reelgned
yesterday. Few other immediate
changes are expected in the per
sonnel of the administration. All the
cabinet members will stay, for the
present at least.
For today, Mr. Coolldge had on his
engagement list a number of confer
ences with leaders in Congress and
others who desired to lay before him
ject*s ° n advice on many sub-
Among the first to call after the
President reached his hotel were
Representative Graham, one of the
candidates for the republican leader
ship in th next House, and Represent;!-
tative Wurzbach, republican, Texas.
Calls Members of Cabinet.
Members of the cabinet were seen
by the President In groups or in
dividually, and the pending business
of the respective departments was gone
over thoroughly, so that the Chief
Executive might be advised as to all
important questions on which deci
sions soon may be necessary. The
ftrbt of the cabinet members to be
summoned were Secretaries Hughes.
Weeks and Hoover. They were fol
lowed by Secretaries Wallace and
■Work.
Postmaster General New saw the
President shortly before noon, and
Attorney General Daugherty had an
engagement later In the day
It was announced that a regular
meeting of the cabinet would be held
next Tuesday, and that thereafter the
usual custom of meetings on Tues
days and Fridays would be followed.
Pressure la Renewed.
President Coolidge’s return from
Marion was accompanied by a re
newal of the pressure on him for an
extra session of Congress.
Several of those who want an extra
session already have placed their
views before the President, and those
who oppose the idea also have been
heard, but to none, so far as can be
learned, has he indicated a decision.
Advocates of immediate action
have based their pleas on the neces
sity of quickly enacting legislation
to help the farmers in the market
ing of their crops and to settle the
coal question. Those averse to the
idea believe nothing can be gained
from an extra session at this time.
Pleads for Farmers.
Before Mr. Coolldge went to Mar
ion Senator Shlpstead. farmer-labor
senator from Minnesota, told him
that Congress should be convened,
but on the same day Representative
John M. Nelson, republican, of Wis
consin. a member of the progressive
bloc, said a call would do no good.
Other members have expressed simi
lar divergent views.
Representative Young, republican.
North Dakota, called on the President
Thursday and told him that action
was necessary immediately in his ter
ritory to save a very serious situa
tion. Farmers, he said, were in a
desperate plight, with wheat selling
below the cost of production. Ho
also said that part of the country
was greatly interested In coal legis
lation. Revival of the United States
Grain Corporation was favored, he
said, as one of the remedies possible
Numerous petitions had gone to
the President from the northwest.
Mr. Young said, urging congressional
action.
DEPARTS FROM MARION.
By the Associated Press.
ABOARD PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN
EN ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, Au
gust 11. —Leaving behind him in
Marlon, entombed with tender care,
the body of his late captain. President
Coolldge last night turned back to
the capital to face the problems of
office.
With him returned admirals and
generals, members of Congress and
representatives of various states, who
had come w'ith him to participate in
the burial ceremony of Warren Hard
ing.
The Journey, the second hasty trip
since he was called to take upon
himself the guidance of the nation,
was no light trial for the new Chief
Magistrate, who has spared himself
from neither strain nor late hours
in personally directing a nation’s
tribute to a stricken leader, but. ex
cept for a slight fatigue, he seemed
none the worse for the Journey.
Mint to Issue
Medallion in
Harding 9 s Honor
Director Scobey of the mint today
gave orders for the production by
the Philadelphia mint of a bronze
medallion of President Harding.
The medallions will carry on one
side the face of the late Chief
Executive in bas relief and on the
reverse side will be the dates of hts
birth, inauguration and death. They
will be sold to the public at |l.6t
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