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Show ciurnnn MEMORY IS IBED Lower House Is Scene of . Most Remarkable Tribute ... WASHINGTON. March I Th. moat Impressive tribute ever paid to ft deceased de-ceased member of congress, marked the funeral ceremonies of Champ Clark, Democratic floor leader and former peaker In the house of representatives, today. In addition to Mr. Clark's former associates as-sociates n (he house and senate the mourners Included a remarkable gathering gath-ering of foreign diplomats headed by Julea Jusserand, ambassador from Krance and dean of the diplomatic corps; Justices of the United States supreme court, led by Chief Justice White, members of the cabinet, both of the Harding and Wilson administration, adminis-tration, and high officers of the army and navy headed by General Pershing and Admiral Coon la. THE LAST VIEW. For an hour and a half followins the eulogies, aa many persons aa could crowd on to the floor of the house reverently rev-erently paaaed down the aisles In slnirle file and viewed the remains. The solemn sol-emn procession ended only when time made It neceaaary to close the casket and bear tt to the tram. - The casket, banked with flowers, lay before the rostrum, where for eight years Mr. Clark presided aa the most popular and effective apeaker the house has ever known. It was covered with a pall of amllaz. carnations, violets and orchids. In front of the casket were hure wreaths of ralla lilies, from President Pres-ident and Mrs. Harding. FLORAL TRIBUTES. Among many wreaths were those from Missouri mem a era of the house only that which he haa freely given away. Even death may not despoil them of the riches of service and self-sacrifice. self-sacrifice. . "Measured by that etandard he who aleepe today bears with him to the tomb a legacy so rare that even envy la compelled to pay a trlbue of admiration. admira-tion. His long life waa devoted to the service of the public will. Upon his country's altar he placed the whole of hla magnificent talent: th seal of youth, the energy of middle life, the wisdom of old age." Benediction waa pronounced by the Rev. Karle W. Hlfley. The funeral train left Washington at 1 o'clock this afternoon, accompanied by the family and a large congressional delegation. The funeral party will reach St. Louia tomorrow afternoon when the body will lie In state for an hour at the city hall of St. Louia Final services and Interment will be held at .the former speaker's home at Bowling Green, )lo, on Monday. and senate, from the North Carolina delegation, .the. Miaalaalppl delegation, the Padraic H. Pearce branch of the Council for Recognition of the Irish People, and the Democratic national committee. Other floral tribute came from former for-mer Governor James M. Cox of Ohio, Senator and Mrs. Oscar Underwood, Mr. and Mrs William Randolph Hearst. George H. White, chairman of the Democratic Dem-ocratic national committee, and many of Mr. Clark's colleagues In the house. One large wreath waa aimply marked "From a little Democratic boy In North Carolina." THE MOURNERS. To the left of the speaker's desk at members of the Clark family, the widow, Mrs. Champ Clark; Colonel Jamea M. Thomson of New Orleana, hla aon-ln-law, and Colonel Bennett Clark, eon of the former speaker. Mra Genevieve Clark Thomaoa. hla daughter, daugh-ter, waa too 111 to attend the cere-monlra. cere-monlra. To the right aat Ju.ttcea of the supreme court, cabinet members, gnd senatora. The services were opened Impressively Impress-ively at II o'clock by the Rev. Jamea S. Montgomery, chaplain of the house. The Rev. Dr. John N. Couden. blind, farmer chaplain, of tha senate, then led In prayer. SPLENDID TRIBUTES. Rendition of that touching and beautiful beau-tiful hymn. "How Firm a Foundation I Ye Salnta of the Lord." by a quartet was followed by splendid tributes from two of the former speaker's closest friends snd aasoclatea. Representative James R. Mann, formerly Republican minority leader, and Jamea A. Reed, senator from Missouri, Mr. Clark j home atate. J Congreaamrn and other spectators wept aa Representative Mann declared: i Those who knew Mr. Clark best loved him moat. Tet millions who never looked upon his countenance, molded like a finely chiseled Greek statue, who never heard his msgnetle voice, who never received his counsel and frlendlv aid. loved him, too. FRIENDS fcNO CITIZENS. - "A great legislator, a wonderful par- I llamentary debater, a strong partisan. I but alwaya a friend and believer in the plain, simple rittsen. He waa a plain aimple man hlmseif. whoae ideal.! reached to the aky. but whoae feet never left the ground. "Hia memory will remain In the house as an inspiration to the houae and to the people of the country long j , after we hare gone. His influence on I future generations wll Increase' aa ' history records what was." I ' REED'S EULOGY. ' Senator Heed aald In pan: I "Man lakes with him tu the grave j . |