Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-08-05 | Page 2 | Cannon Used for Saluted Boom Requiem

CANNONf USED ? FOR SALUTES I BOOM REQUIEM 15 . , i ' r SEATTLE. Aug. 4 (By U. P The sum armament that boomed -put a Joyous salute of twenty-one June tj Freeldent Herding hi Elliott bay a week ago sounded a requiem Ao the nation e chief yesterday. ' Ther was no Joy, no uproarious Xelebrotlon. . '- The guns boomed at half-hour In-tervele In-tervele during tha day from aun-eiee aun-eiee to auneet. But a ahort waek go the president atood proully on 3h deck of the transporb Hender- -eon and reviewed theae aama fighting fight-ing craft which then aaluted him 3-lth thunderou welcome. Z The colore are at half mast on all .vessel of th bettle fleet and will remain eo for thirty day In ae-tordanc ae-tordanc with navy tradition, while 'ill eoclal vent aboard th ships I jvlU be cancelled until aSUr toef -thirty daya elapse.