Harding:
“The people of Porto Rico hftvo
learned with inexpressible sorrow of
the death of the President. He was
greatly admired and respected by all
and greatly loved l>y those who per
sonally knew him. Please accept from
all the people our deepest sympathy
with you in your great loss.”
EXERCISES HALTED
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., August 3 —
Graduation exercises at the Univer
sity of Minnesota summer session
were halted today for a minute of si
lent prayer and mourning at the
passing of the nation’s chief execu
tive.
TOPE OFFERS CONDOLENCE
ROME, August 3.—Pope Pius
showed deep concern over the death
of President Harding: in an audience
he gave today to Right Rev. Mon
signor Louis It. Stickney, rector of
the cathedral at Baltimore, and told
him he had cabled his condolence
through Archbishop Pietro Fumasoni
Biondi. the apostolic delegate to the
United States.
rorilM MVS STATEMENT
WASHINGTON, August 3.—Senator
Copeland of New York today sent this
telegram to Mrs. Harding:
“Regardless of political affiliations,
your husband was the most popular
inan in public life in America. His
death comes as a personal loss to
each of us. Mrs. Copeland and f ex
tend to you our deepest sympathy,
and we pray that God may sustain
you in your hour of trial."
IT \ 1,1 \ V KING GRIEVE!)
TURIN, Italy, August 3.— (By As
sociated Press.)—King Victor Em
manuel, who is spending a vacation
at the royal shooting box at Santa
I Anna Vildieri, 5.000 feet up in the
! Alps, wes deeply shocked at receiving
' the sad and unexpected news today of
President Harding’s death. He. asked
I his aide de camp. General Cittadini,
I to cable an expression of liis sympa
i thy and sorrow for the loss America
I has suffered.
