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Show THE TIMES-NEW- NEPHI, UTAH S, e farmpaper, converting the ing town into an important manufacturing city. Harding's ability to "talk on his feet" probably led to his entrance into one-tim- FRENCH NOTE WORSE IS FREED OF BLOCKS DEAL 0. S. CHARGES THIRTIETH GOVERNMENT LOSES FIR8T WAR FRAUD CASE AFTER LONG POINCARE STATEMENT ASSERTS NEGOIATIONS ARE IM. POSSIBLE JURY SESSION More and Hit Three Sons Were Charged With Conspiracy Defraud on Wartime Shipbuilding Operation Charles W. Washington. The government lost Saturday the first of the big war fraud commercial cases, a jury in the District of Columbia supreme court returning a verdict of acquittal in the case of Charles W. Morse, New York shipbuilder, his three sons and four others, who were charged with con. piracy to defraud the United States on wartime shipbuilding and operating contracts. The Jurors, who had spent fifteen weeks In hearing the evidence and arguments, deliberated approximately fourteen hours. As the Jury reported Its findings on each of the four tears counts in two indictments, coursed down the cheeks of Charles W. Morse. The other defendants showed few signs of emotion. Besides the elder Morse, those acquitted were Erwin A. Morse, Benjamin W. Morse Hurry F. Morse, N. H. Campbell of New York. It. W. Mush of Augusta, Me., and It. O. White of New York, all officials of some of the several Morse companies, and Philip Reinhardt, who was an auditor for the emergency fleet corporation nt the Virginia shipbuilding plant at Alexandria. Va. His chief counsel, Nash Roekwood of New York, stated that, upon the Mr. Morse convening of congress, would seek an investigation by the house and senate Judiciary committees of the prosecution brought against him by the jrovernment. Four Injured By Grenade A band grenade wns thrown Into the midst of a detachment of French troops led by a squad of trumpeters Saturday afternoon as 1 was passing the Cornelius Platz. one of the busiest corners, wounding two soldiers and a German woman am' child, who were watching the parade. The soldiers Immediately broke ranUs and arrested a German whom they chased from the spot whence the grenade was thrown. The soldiers said they found n number of grenade detonators In his pockets. Puesseldorf Turks Decline To Sign Pact Lausanne. The Turks refused to play their part in the signing of the treaty set for Satur- Turco-Amerio- an day evening, and instead, Ismet Pashn brought to Joseph C. Grew, head of the American negotiators, a new formula for the American claims, which probably will have to be submitted to Washington. General Wood Taken III Manilla. Governor General Leonard Wood was taken !11 while entertaining guests at a luncheon Saturday. It was officially announced by the executive offices Hint the governor is suffering from a slight attack of ptoI lis condition is maine poisoning. not serious. Car Demurrage Waived Omaha, Neb. A telegram requesting that railroad agents be instructed to cancel any demurrage on grain cars delayed because of closing of grain markets throughout the country as n mark of respect to the late President Harding was sent by S..S. Carlisle, president of the Omaha grain exchange, to R. H. Ashton, president of the American Hallway association, It was announced Saturday. Oil Plant Suffers Fire Salt Lake City. l ire which In an unaccauntable damage of less than started manner caused 110,000 nt the plant of the rtah oil Refining com- section of Salt Lake Saturday afternoon. According to Superintendent K. S. Holt of the refinery, the damage was confined to the destruction of a boiler bouse at the acid plant in the north end of the works. pany In the northwest Ford Pallbearer For Benefactor Detroit, Mich. Henry Ford Saturday postponed his annual vacation for a day In order that be might pay hl last respects to the man who "helped to give Mm his start. The funeral wns that of Alexander Young who gave the Ford Motor company badly needed financial support In Its Infancy. Mr. Ford acted as an honorary pallbearer. n, Stockmen Hurt Wild Horses Ogden. t'tnh. Rands of wild horses ranging In western I'tah, remnants of the great herds that foamed the plHlns, following the Introduction of tl species by the Spanish explorers, are being hunted by Tooele county with rangers stockmen In of the Grantsvllle division of the Wasatch national forest. Sixty-fou- r wild horse were killed In four days recently, forest offiials here were advised. " S COOL IDG E French Note Raises Question of What Might Be Gained by Again Appraising Germany's Capacity to Pay ,Paris. Premier I'olncare's note to London Informed the recent British government that France could not negotiate with Germany until pas. sive resistance In the Ruhr was end. ed and that evacuation could not be considered until a final Agreement was reached and reparations puy. ments made or assured. The sufstance of the note was made public Thursday night after tlio premier had read press accounts of the British prime minister's statements In which Great Britain's proposals were disclosed. The French note raised the question of what might be gained by onee more appraising Germany's capacity to pay. , The estimation of the Reich's capacity to ia.y, the n(Ue declared, was the duty of the reparations commission. The premier ex. pressed the wish that the American unofficial member or the commission could take a more active part in Its deliberations. Calvin Coolidge is possibly better equipped by experience to take up his duties in the White House than was any of his predecessors who have been called to that high office by the death of a president. Having: won for himself in large measure the vice presidential nomination by his executive forcefulness as governor of Massachusetts, particularly by his attitude in the police strike, he has kept throughout the Harding administration in the background. In the commonwealth of Massachusetts, where he was best known and had spent more than twenty years in public office before he achiwed national prominence, the name of Calvin Coolidge was a synonym for independence, rugged honesty, simplicity of habits, courage, inflexible devotion to duty and the austere virtues with pioneer generally associated stock from which he sprang. It had become a synonym also for success at the polls, for he had never been defeated for office and generally speaking in each successive election at which he was a candidate the returns had shown increased pluralities. With browing recognition of; his ability, Senator Coolidge in the second year of his service in the upper PRESIDENT "Do your day's work. If it be to protect the rights of the weak, whoever objects, do it. If it be to help a powerful corporation to better serve the public, whatever the opposition, do it. Expect to be called a stand-patte- r, but don't be a standpatter. Be prepared to be called a demagogue, but don't be a demagogue. Don't hesitate to be as revolutionary as science, or as reactionary as the multiplication table. Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. And don't be in ahurry Give adabout passing legislation. ministration its chance to catch up with the laws you already have." MRS. COOLIDGE SALT LAKE Word is received VERY POPULAR that Governor Mabey has been ap- WASHINGTON. Youthfulness, cheerfulness and friendliness are three of the most evident characteristics of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, the new first lady of the land, whom it has been repeated time and time again by all circles of national society "everybody likes." Mrs. Coolidge is probably the youngest mistress of the White House since the days of Mrs. Grover Cleveland. She is fond of society, dancing, the rs scene. Break in Dam Caused Damage Canton, O. A dam at Mmisila laj, near McDonaldville, north of Masslllon broke Thursday, releasing fifty-si- x acres of water in a raging torrent which is sweeping down t lie valley toward Massillon. according to telephone information received here. No one Is believd to have been near residents drowned, although the lake said the rush of water was so great that they feared anyone in the path of the flood would be lost. The flood is reported to have wiped out Wycolln and Comet lakes, two miles south. -- Files Reorganization Plans Washington. Reorganization plans for the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, now In the hands of receivers, were filed Friday with the Interstate commerce commission. A new com. pany, known as the Ienver t Kin Grande Western Railroad, company, will be created and will issue In 5 per cent general mortper gage bonds and ?1'",I to.000 in cent preferred stock. The new corporation will also assume liability under outstanding obligation of the old company which total approximately $S.",000,000. Road S Fresh Attacks Bring Warning Peking. Although no official statement has yet been made, the Amerl. can legation here, aroused by fresh attacks en Americans In China, is preparing a strongly worded note to the Chinese foreign office, warning against repetitions of such outrages. Several days ago Rear Admiral A. Anderson commanding tho American Asiatic fleeet with Mrs. Anderson and a party of friend, wmrm pelted with stones by rowdy n Ksria boys at Pellaiho. Kd-w- ln Officials Confess Shortage Denver. Ioo P. Floyd, secretary, and John Harrington, teller, Thursday entered pleas of guilty to a charge of emlior.zling S'.TJ.O'iO Liberty bonds of the closed llibernli Rank and Trust company. The shortage In the bank's funds amount of Sli:t,rou. Judge George F. Dunklre presiding sentenced the men to serve from four to ten years In the penltntlary. and seeing that other people have a good time. house was made chairman of the imIn portant committee on railroads. this capacity he fathered a bill which gave Massachusetts its public service and the first real control by the state of public utilities operations and financing. His bill was passed over tremendous opposition from the corporations affected. The next year and the year following he was reelected to the senate and both years functioned as president of that body. His speeches when he assumed the gavel on both occasions are remembered in Massachusetts. In his first speech on such an occasion he said, among other things: COOLIDGE ASSURED OF SUPPORT SALT LAKE. An expression of confidence was wired to President Coolidge by O. R. Dibblee, president of the Young Men's Republican club. Mr. Dibblee called many members of the club by telephone and all concurred in his proposed move, he said. Deep regret was expressed by all members of the Republican organization with which he conferred, Mr. Dibblee said, over the loss of the party leader, President Harding. SIDELIGHTS ON , PRESIDENT HARDING tesy, Harding finally won the good will of the people of Marion for the Star. He devoted himself to booming the town and made friends among the miBiness men. They turned advertising his way and at last, aided greatly by Mrs. Harding, who worked with her husband in his office the Star "arrived," and its editor became a power in the community. Mrs. Harding's father was Amos Kling, leading business man of Marion. He strongly opposed her marrf-ag-e to Harding, which took place in 1891. The Star had not yet become the success it was later and Kling underestimated its proprietor. In her work for the Star, Mrs. Harding did no writing, but took up the management of the circulation and the newsboys. She literally saved the pennies taking the coin home with her until the collection was large enough to be banked. Warwick, in a sketch of his former Warren Harding was distinctly a farm boy. He helped in the clearing and cultiavtion of the land, and learned to fell trees, chop wood, split rails and plant and hoe corn. In the winter he had chores to do before and after school. He grew up strong of body and sunny of disposition. At the age of 14 he entered Ohio Centrol College, a school of the academy grade, at Iberia, Ohio. At Intervals he stopped school to earn money to continue and all his vacations were devoted to earning money. He cut corn, painted a barn, drove a team for a contractor grading the roadbed of the Tooele & Ohio Central railway, and taught a district school. One summer he raised eighteen bushels of wheat on half an acre of ground which his father cave him. During this period he played an alto horn in the Iberia brass band, but this was for recreation rather than for pay. More important in its influence on his later career, he learned to set type and acquired his firt contact with newspper work. When president, Mr. Ilarding still carried as a lurk piece the printer's rule which he used when "sticking type." As editor of his college paper he showed an aptitude and a liking for journalism. Later he purchased the Marion Star and had many obstacles to overcome in making the paper a success. To add to his difficulties the editor of The Independent, the competing daily attacked him partner, said: "I have Keen W. G. marching down to the bank with a gallon of pennies u either hand. I was always curious to find out how many pennies made a gallon but never found out." There never was a strike in the office of the S'ar. The emnloyee called Harding "W. G." and esteemed him as a comrade. When the paper became firmly established, he organized a stock company, in which the Permanent employees held shares. When Harding' relinquished his control of the Star in June 1923, it was t prosperous newspaper with the largest circulation of any paper in a cify of SO.OOO in the middle west. It had a full telegraphic service, the latest type of perfecting press, eight linotype machines and fifty employees, largely through Harditg's efforts 'tctories and railroad shops went to Marion during the years he ran the al-"- so bitterly that Harding once threatened to "mop up the street" with him en Board Diamonds Stolen Lined New York Diamonds valued at $S0.0"K) were stolen from a safe on the steamship Iloswell of tho I import A Holt line, which arrived from wa It South America Thursday, learned.. if his opponent did not stop "Iving." The provocation must have been severe lor Harding's methods before and after was always to win his way by conciliation. With his ability, energy and cour- - Three Drowned In Tank Coleman. Tex. A. J. Wright, tw ; r. W. Hooper, M, and Theodore Wright. 8, wpre drowned In a tank on a ranch near here late Thursday. Hooper was teaching young Wright to swim and got beyond his depth. Mr. Wright pluneed Into the tan'; In an rff. rt to save his son nnd Hopper. Mrs, Wright, who was wit! the pirty, burrf d for rssis'an'-When she returned she found th drowned. OTTAWA, Ont. W. S. Fielding, sympathy of the federation people goes artinsr premier of the dominion of out in full measure to the American Canada, voiced the Canadian govern- people in their loss." ment's regret at the passing of Presj ident Harding. President Samuel WASHINGTON "On account of his recent visit to Gompers of the American Federation Canada," said Mr. Fielding, speaking of Ilor, was called by his secretary for Premier Kinir. who is out of the to be told of the president's death, city, "President Harding was a little j "I am profoundly shocked and de- Canto the people of closer than usual pressed," Mr, Gompers said. "It is a ada. "When the first news of hi ;ad word for the country. I can hardcame there m serious illness general ily bring myself to believe that it is sorrow here and this was followed by true." relief when word came that he was Colo United States gaining ground. His sudden aVath DENVER, now comes as a great shock and the i Senator Lawrence Phipps of Colorado tlre pointed by Commander Alvin M. Owsley of the American Legion to be one of the representatives of the Legion at the Harding Funeral. HARDING TERM HIGH LIGHTS WASHINGTON. These constituted the high spots in the events of the Harding administration: Reestablishment of peace with Germany and Austria. The calling of the arms conference, which approved the naval limitation peace pact. treaty and the Ratification of the treaty with Columbia resulting from partition of Panama. Revision of the tax and tariff laws. Restriction of immigration. Farmer aid legislation, with particular reference to easier credits on more liberal terms. Establishment of the buUget bureau. Veto of the soldiers' bonus bjll. Extension of the program of aid for wounded, sick and disabled veterans of the world war. Advocacy of American participation in the world court. four-pow- Storm Damages Utah City Payson The greatest storm In the history of Payson occurred Wednesday evening, beginning at 6 o'clock and continuing for several hours. A cloudburst at Goshen Puss was responsible fop a loss to the Strawberry High Line Canal company of about to $15,000. Individual losses Just west of Payson will double this amount. The board of directors of the canal company went over their system Thursday and Secretary Alfred It. Wilson reports conditions as much worse than could be conceived wthout a personal visit to land-ow.V- politics, although as owner and editor of a successful paper in Ohio he would have had political influence in any event. He aligned himself with the Republican party even before he was a voter and soon became a member of the Republican county committee at the meeting of which he was a regular attendant. He made his first political speech in the early 90 's in the hamlet of Martel, near Marion. His second speech at Scottstown ao pleased an old Lincoln Republican that the veteran rushed up to him and said: "Young man, you have the gift of gab. Keep it up and some day you'll be president of the United States. This not unusual but infrequently fulfilled prediction indicated at least and appreciative aditor and there were many who praised the young campaign speaker. His oratory attracted the attention of the state Republican leaders and soon he found himself billed to speak with McKinley, Foraker and other notables. Thus developed Harding's close friendship for McKinley, his predecessor in the White House, to whom he has been so often likened. , er News Notes From All Parts of UTAH t Ogden Reduction in the price of gasoline 3 to 0 cents a gallon withhs the week was predicted here by reu rsentativg ies. of oil distributing compan- Mantl The Mantl ish and Gam club has recommended a closed season on chickens In Mantl canyon this) year to the tute fish and game de, partment. American Fork. Zane Adams, ant. fered a crushed ankle, necessitating an amputation ot the foot, in an automobile accident near the point ot the mountain above American Fork. Provo. The recovery of a Ford roadster which was stolen from ia front of the Chautauqua tent waa effected by th sheriffs office. of minProvo. Three truckloads nows from the state fish hatchery at Sprlngville were placed in the Prove) canyon streams by members ot the Utah County Fisli and Game Protective association. Provo Ed l'oung of Provo was ar. by a looaj police officer, and upon his arraignment before City Judge J. B. Tucker was ined $ii0. rested for intoxication Murray Jose Grosse. alles Jim Pane, living at Kolliday, was arrested and charged with voilating the pro. still, hibition law. A thirty-gallo- n eleven gallons of whisky and 400 gallons of mash were confiscated. Panguitch At a mass meeting al Panguiteh steps were taken for the the organization of a new bank to take the place of the lately defunct State bank of Garfield. Ogden Fifty dollars fine was imposed upon P. Beck by Judge Dl It. Roberts in the city court when be pleaded guilty to the charge of an automobile upon the speeding HARDING'S LIFE WORK Canyon dugway. in Milestones WASHINGTON. Eiflgham. The Odd Fellows hail Warren G. Harding's life: Born in Blooming Grove, Morrow in Copjierfield, which was recently County, Ohio, November 2, 1865. purchased by the Utah Copper comBegan career as newspaper publishpany, is being torn down and a numer November 26, 1884. of modern brick houses will be ber Elected to Ohio state senate, his first political office, November 6, 1898. constructed. Elected lieutenant governor of Ohio, Moab. D. H. Madsen, state fish and November 3, 1903. Defeated as Republican candidate game commissioner, has notified U. C. Clark of Moab that a supply of for governor, November 8, 1910. Elected to United States Senate, trout fry Is ready for shipment from November 3, 1914. the state fish hatchery as soon as It Nominated for presidency, June 12, can be taken care of here. 1920. Elected president November 2, 1920. Pleasant Grove. Word was receivDied August 2, 1923. ed by W. W. Urn of the accidental LEGION HEAD death of bis brother, Arthur Lim, at REGRETS DEATH Casper, Wyo. No details were given as to the nature of the accident. PRICE. The closing moments of the evening session ot the American Park City. The service stsitloo Legion state convention were cast owned by WllHam Mawhinney win nto gioom as the announcement of President Harding's death was made. entered and most of the stock, of tires and tubes, tobacw National Commander Alvin W. Uws-,e- y was at the station when he was and cigars, was taken. informed of the president's sudden demise. "President Harding's death," Ilyrum Leland J. Brown, 15, was Commander Owsley said, "is a most accidentally fatally shot while on a these camping Fork tragic blow to the country. areInabroad trip in P.laeksmith times when forces of unrest canyon. in the land, his strudy Americanism has been a great bulwark of safety Ephralm A barn owned by Frank to the nation. lie typified the highest Anderson was destroyed by fire. The no as life values in our national presfire was caused by lightning. ident has since Lincoln. He achieved his dominant true greatness through Elsinore Fire burned the roof of American simplicity. President Har- the Wiley Herrings house before It we die men as did not should; ding is estiAmericans demanded too much of him. was extinguished. The loss President Harding was a stalwart mated at $1,000. champion of things for which the Smithfield The cutting of dry farm American Legion stands. We honor The and revere him as we deeply mourn grain commenced this week. the tragic termination of the life he dry farm grain here this year Is betconsecrated to the service of this, our ter than has been for the past few ' country." years. SIX PRESIDENTS Ogden. Retaining walls are undw DIE IN OFFICE construction at all dangerous points NEW YORK. President Harding, In Ogden canyon. the twenty-nint- h president of the of tyMarysvnle The outbreak United States, was the sixth president phoid In Marysvllle, which occurred to die in office and the third execuIs laid to the eattive from Ohio to die so. William several weeks ago cream ice in a report infected of Henry Harrison was the first to die ing He died April 4, nade to the state board of health. while president. 1841, at Washington, after serving P.righum City. Shirley Anderson, but one month of his term. Zachary Just July U, had his right foot amputated hoslaylor died at Washington 1850, after serving one year, four above the ankle at the Pearse months and five days. pital. Tho foot had been crushed unAbraham Lincoln was shot by an as- der the wheels of a moving freight sassin at Ford's theater, Washington, train at the Oregon Short Line railApril 14, 1863, dying the next day. He had served four years, one month road yards. and eleven days. Ogden. During warm weather all James A. Garfield was shot while in the Pennsylvania station at Wasmng-ton- , logs in Ogden and Weber county to Ir. July 2, 1881, and died at Elberon, must be muzzled, according N. J., September 19. 1881. He had Roy II. Wilson, city and county physician. served six and a hall months. William McKinley was shot twice, IsOgan C. P. Cardon was elected September 6, 1901, while in the Temexpresident of the Camber of Commerce ple of Music at the position at Buffalo, N. Y. He died fo succeed Dr. R. O. Porter. eight days later, having served four Ogden. Struck by the steps of a years, six months and ten days. President Harding died at San Fran- Incoming train at the Interurhan decisco, had been chief executive two pot, Mrs. Fannie Young, f0, Is nt a years, four months and twenty-nin- e local hospital suffering from a numdays. ber of lad bruises made the following statement on learn8 low. ing of the death of the nation's chief: "The death of President Harding is a "How are times here now?" asked a blow to the whole nation. No presi- recently arrived guest. dent has been so popular wih the "Slower'n snails!" replied the land public in years. It is hard to believe lord of the Petunia tavern. "Why, ac that such a great, rugged, commandtually, tnings are so nun runt the baring figure has gone." bers In the Palace tnnsnrlal parlor SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Members have took to the mandolin again 1. of the president's cabinet with the A Mild Inducement. presidential party in San Francisco early today joined In this statement: Wife What shall we say In our "We are ti deeply shocked by the for a cook? resident's sudden dea'h that we have Hub Say that we will take her to felt absolutely unar' to Issue a statemy summer resort she may prefer. ment of sympath lUiston Evening Trunscript. con-isiti- ng |