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( Mrwia* tM A«m* MaaMBtAI ■Mb>4 (Ml 04 a#|*0M0f Warren Oamaliei Hurdlng, twenty- ninth prealdent of the United State*, wa* born November 2. 1865, on hit grandfather'a farm just outside the village of Blooming Qrove, In Morrow county, Ohio. He was descended from two pioneer American families, hardy Holland Dutch on the one side and lib erty-loving Scotch on,the other. His father. Dr. George T. Harding, Is still a practicing physician in Marion, 0„ despite hla advanced age of seven ty-nine years. His mother was Phoebe Elizabeth' Dickerson Harding. Mr. Harding was a self-made man in the best sense of the phrase. He worked on his grandfather’s f^rm and attended the village school until he was fourteen years ^old. and then he entered the Ohio Central college at 4 Iberia. He worked his way through that Institution by cutting corn, paint ing hla neighbors' barns and helping on the grading of the roadbed of the T. & O. C. railroad. He also played In the village band and was editor .of the college paper. When he graduated from the col lege. Warren went to work In the vil lage printing office. At the time h# was nineteen years old. his father moved to Marton with th* family and there aided Warren financially In galn- ln< control of the Marlow Mtar. of which ha wu pwbttsher aattl after ha •ammtd the office of preaAlewt of the United fit a Ira. Already he hnew^Ww te art type and to do all the after dntte* of • printer and when the Bn* type was tntvwdnred he lewrwed te ap- erwte that mwrAtn* AJwwy* he rar- fled an a pwrAe* ptee* the pftntae'n rate he nan# ffi thiea Way a The fitn# *04 At* MM and h* *44 eery peamd ad ■ an# if «A* tne** than reaeaaaae tAafl eaMe# M r-' 4 Classed, when In the senate, aa a conservative. President Harding did not depart markedly from conserva tive* lines when In the White House, though his supporters always Said he was as progressive as the good*of the country warranted and as conditions permitted. He, llk^ President Roose velt, had a great coal miners’ strike on his hands, and labored hard and with he ehweffi • esrtwtntT fAnt Harding would bf rawenuwetad 10 Um It spat# lean national ffiffiWttMl et 18C4. p \ Mr. Itardlnc’s hom* Ufa was Mr* save that be bad no children Me and Mrs. Harding, who was Mias Florenct Kllng of Marlon, were devoted to each other and* aha was always his tru* helpmate, both In Ohio and In Wash Ington. In the national capital Mrs. Harding quickly made herself Io\ed by all with whom she came In contact, and during the Western trip she war more eager even than the President to meet and mix with all kinds of people. His Western Trip. President Harding’s Alaska trip was originally planned for the summer of 1022. He Inherited the so-called 40 the tea** 4*# a measure of success to bring it to a peaceful and Just end. Arms Limitation Conference. The outstanding accomplishment of his administration was the great inter national qonferenee for the limitation of armam^k held in Washington, open ing on Armistice day, November 11, 1921. At his instigation the confer ence was authorized by congress and after feeling out the big powers and finding them agreeable he Issued Invi tations to Great Britain. France, Bel gium, Italy. Japan, China, the Neth erlands and Portugal. Each country sent some of Its most eminent states men as delegates, those of the United States being Secretary of State Hughes, chairman of the conference; Senator* Lodge of Minuachusetts and Underwood of Alabama, and ex-Secre- fary of State Ell’ho Root. Hie cottferesce adjourned February ' fi, 1922. after negotiating these treaties: A covenant of limitation te naenl < aremmewt between the Unite# fit a tea ' Grant Britain. France. Japan nnd Italy A treaty bwewoow tbe same power* • 1 4* in Ibe aaa of •abemrtwea and nan 1 tan# gaaoa In wnrfnra A treaty MsaeeA (An Unite# fit ate* | Grant Brtinm. France nnd Jagnn fp Intang In lAeac anooter poaoevei--A* an# [ tAaif tneolnr goanraMM m im Fwctfi*. 1 I r*g%«* in ~ % »#*•*•* f tb \ FATHER OF NEW PRESIDE ADMINISTERS OATH IN - NIGHT. Neighbors From Plymouth and Near, by Towns Gathered to Wish V President God-Speed. Plymouth, Vt.—Vice President Cal* vln Coolidge became President of the United' States at 2.47 a. m. Friday, eastern standard time, when he took the oath of office in the living room of his father's farm house in this lit tle mountain village where he was born. Three hours earlier he had been notified of the death of Presi dent Harding and in a brief state ment expressed his grief at the pass ing of his “chief and friend" and his purpose of carrying out the policies “which he began for the service of American people.” Goes to Capital. Accompanied by Mrs. Coolidge. Con gressman Dale of the Second \ermont District and two Federal employe* who had been hastily pressed In Sec ret Service duty, the President left by automobile for Rutland, orhere a special train was prepared to take th* party to New York Colonel John C. Coolidge. the president** father, who la 7f year* old. reel it *d the effori* 1# hla son to Indsce him to mak* th* foaraey to th* Capital. »- fn — IN- 11 qy 4*4* de# 1 ♦ i'ra»44>0cy the following er»: l»*we 11 %|f t ontWlce fe-ri.r.! It thrt>ux »< tdraestn* fr.-tn ('Arietlsn. Jr. ••-« retrry Harding Mr Cmdldge l»*ucil etatement: *'llei->rt« h.ne r.-Bche.! me. whl>!i 1 fe»r nre corre.'t. th:it President Hard Ing Is gone, tfie woricl has bet a gn-n? and gool man. I mourn his loss. He was mv chief and my friend. It will be niy purpose to carry out tbe policies which be bus begun for the service of the American people and for meeting Uodr responsibilities wherever they may arise. “For th!« purpose, I shall seek the co-operafh’ti of all those who have been associated with the President during his term of office. Those who have given their efforts to assist him I wdsh to remain in office, that they may assist me. “I have faith that God will direct the destinies of our nation.” The following telegram was sent to Mrs. Harding: “Plymouth, Yt., Aug. 3, 1923. “Mrs. Warren G. Harding. Snn Francisco, Cal.: We offer you our deepest sympathy. May God bless you and keep you. • “CALVIN COOLIDGE, ‘‘GRACE COOLIDGE." 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MAO# §•# I0o 940*0 *0# ha# 0 goo# iioao It* CA10I0 Cffiffit*04C 9 0*0'* c* '»WOf »» Y 044* ra*ora >94 TA •ora r* nr •00 9rat lafy *i th# • r§*aig aoitly on# 4*etat*a- <*v I MraaaXlt* ** ’ too# eg ta •' top*thy for th* fevraa**# firat ** tally In Pan Fraartorw. C I "What ■ Wow- what • trrrtW# Alow >t to poor Mr* llardlmg." *04 Ml# “Ah# had bod such • heavy burden, la her own Ilineoa. to bear op under—and now thi*r* Finally Secretary Oelsser returned with tbe pre#* copies of the atate- menta. and pufthlng. back tbe old photograph album and the family Bible on the center, table. Mrs. Coolidge tiiAb'd herself with the work of help- lf?g distribute them. The newspaper men had scarcely gotten out of sight when another tele graph messenger arrived with a copy of the presidential oath from Wash ington. In the same sitting room with’ Its hand-braided rugs, its clufter of venerable colonial furniture, Its old wood stove and Its family Bible—Cal vin Coolidge received the oath of office from his father. • . President Coolidge left Plymouth early Friday morning by automobile —Lev*-*^ Tor Ruflftad to catch a train for New York, where he Immediately boarded a train for Washington. He wus ac companied by Mrs. Coolidge. He was mentioned ns a poselWHty for the presidential nom!nation||>rior to the JP20 campaign, but he made a public announcement that he would not consider the nomination. HU nomination and election to tbe rice The telegram announcing the death prts'dency followed. about luun.K.».u ago be Instituted 4 profit-sharing plan whereby th# em ployee! received dividend* that were paid them in the form of stock In the paper. Mr. Harding was Identified also with the Industrie* that sprang up In Marion as It grew from a town of 4,000 to a city of more than 30,000. He was a director In a bunk nnd In several manufacturing companies, and was a trustee of Trinity Baptist church. His Rise In Politics. As editor and publisher of a lively Republican paper It was inevitable that Mr. Harding should take an ac tive Interest In politics, and his attain ments brought him to the .front In the He was a member of the Ohio from 1900 to 1004, .and then served glKJIeutenant governor of the state. In lOilKhe was the Republican nominee for goverhot^biit was defeat ed. In 1915 he was sent to the United State* senate, serving until 1020. when he resigned to make the campaign, for th* presidency. In the/iprcconventldh torstlon of Europe to peace and it* Monarch’s Golden Carriage The most valuable carnage In th* world Is preserved In tbe pa!»C* of Trianon at Versatile* '' It wu From pole I* hind * Aeofa (0* a*Alri# 1 la thickly rave rad with gai# and ■ !' Euy to Fltihwetae. >s, Experiment* §4 determine (0* |*tol (04 Up* the! 9 campaign that year he had been teoked on aa one of the possible nomi nees for the high office, but hla defeat to the priaiirie* for election of dele galas from 001# aeemed to apod hi* the P4*4ar*9dve t*e #494011499 pony pee tne cutnerence relating to principles and policies to he followed In mutters concerning China. A treaty between the nine powers relating to Chinese customs _t:iriff. Be cause France refused to consider the limitation of land armament at the present time, that 7>*U't °f the confer ence fell through. But -what It did achieve was considered a. great step toward the attainment of world pe*ce. The treaties were soon ratified by the UnltedOStates senate and the British parliament,-pnd the other nations fol lowed suit, thfiugh for a long time It was feared France \yould not accept acts. However, rtonldent Hard ing lived to see them rntutedL^by the rremd^cblBfl^er-and senate, Favored Entecjng World Court.. Mr. Harding liad not been long In the White House before It appeared that he did not favor entire isolation of the United Stated from European affairs, but believed this country would have to do Its part In the res- Mra* #4 AiosAa TV» l*n i4*m# ratcArat*# (A* F«4) 10 i*f Jniy to (Ac l alu# Rtsira and (04* stari4-t fra Alaska 00 (A# C A. trsna- port llrtktlcrwm tils Ala*h*B trip was rstcAalva. He went tbe length of I be new gov eminent railroad and flatted the capital. Juneau and th* principal .cities. On his return trip Mr. Harding stopped off st Vancouver, cresting precedent in that he was the find American President to step on Cana dian soil. The President arrived at Seattle July 27 and reviewed from the bridge of the Henderson n fleet of a dozen or so battleships under command of Ad miral H. P. Jones, each of which gave him the national salute of twenty-one guns. Even then lie was suffering from the ailment that resulted In his death, and soon after that the rest of hlS'drip, which was to include a return to theKu^t via the Panama eanul, was cancelled. President HartRog mode a public ad- tv I *000449 9m09* >09 Fraw M0I * *0 *v#A* 0**# *#40** o-> •.#• od * HMto t*94» **B* •wlh##* *••■*» 040> A*#' •* A 0*» tst0ra 0*4 (•*• A»a*§- >4 (0a faw 0ra#» *# 10* 0*10 tasva p4a4aB§ *09 ****0# 10* iiMs at (B* U*0»# to**** * l«*0ra • vaffi* irvrsaAto# ** A* Miasia# 10* ara#9 srllr a A# vstoitf 90*1 si I0p *04 -4 ilk* volrais affirmalloA * *■> A ••Ip ftod." Coagrravma* 11* 1*. Erato C GolBraf. Mr Cooildgo's a**>»t**( rviarv * VrawioAt 4dttra sad two Hrcrra Rervler toes mrrm th* w arltB4*S4* i»lh«-r thso Mr* Coolidg* A mratrnger a bo had hkJitrned her*- from BrUlgrastrr. th* n4ar« «t telegnph olflc*. brought word, of the Pre*ul4nfs death to Mr Coolidge in the form of the following telegram from George B Christian, the Presi dent’s secretary: “The President died Instantly while conversing with members of his fam ily at 7:30 p. m. The physicians re- port that death was due apparently to some brain embolism, - probably apoplexy.” - Coolidge Expresses Grief. “Reports have reached me which 7 fear are correct, that President Hard ing is gone. The world has lost a great and good man. I mourn hla loss. He was my chief and my friend dress at Seattle, setting”forth 'his views [ 1^... W i^ 1 ^ ° U ! on the Alaskan situation. Some ^f hla bltlty. This feeling became more evi dent torj^ In 1923 when ht proposed that Amelia* should accept member ship to the International Court of Jos tle# which bed Area founded under tA# suspire* of th# LaafA# of Nation#. TA# F§0al4*t>l was ss Insist*M *s race k*49 409 ad the policies which he has hegnp for the service of the A'merlca'n people points were these: “Alaska for *Alaskans.” _ here Is no need of govemment- mamaged, federally-pald-for hothouse development ^. . .- there must be no reckless sacrificing of resources.”’ “Alaska Is destined for statehood In a few years.” “Wher# there is possibility of better- ment'T* federal machinery of admin istration. Improvement should nnd will be effected." , -Other conclusions presented by Pres ident Harding were: >— That generous appropriation should [ until I ran secure the crararl form A* made far fond bonding. That 10# federal t9 and for meeting their responsibilities wherever they may arise. For this purpose I shall seek the co-operation of all those who have been associated with the President during his term of office. Those who have given their efforts, to. assist them T wish to re main In office that they may assist me. I have faith that Ood will direct the ^eatinles of our nation.’* A little * later Mr. Coolidge mad* this sttiemt-nt: “ft Is mr inteetloa to remain hern tor the rath of office, which will hw , b ( ko!Ur pwhUr || that MB ffio#9 the 99444*0ry ruitfapl* 1 a tao«« tot M