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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
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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
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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
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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* •
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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. »-
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('Arietlsn. Jr. ••-« retrry
Harding
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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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** 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*
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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
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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-
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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.
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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
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