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Show THE Hi President Sketch Warren G. Harding's Life o& h. to self-mad- NEPHL UTAH S. be almost a certainty that President Harding would be renominated tn the Republican national convention of 1824. Classed, when In the senate, as a conservative, President Harding did not depart markedly from conservative 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, like President Roosevelt, had a great coal miners' strike on his hands, and labored hard and with 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 International conference for the limitation of armament held In Washington, opening on Armistice day, November 11, 1921. At his Instigation the conference was authorized by congress and after feeling out the big powers and finding them agreeable he Issued Invitations to Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan, China, the Netherlands and Portugal. Each country sent some of Its most eminent statesmen as delegates, those of the United States being Secretary of State Hughes, chairman of the conference; Senators Lodge of Massachusetts and Underwood of Alabama, and of State Elihu Root. The conference adjourned February 1922, 6, after negotiating these Warren Gamaliel Ilardlng, twenty-Mttitpresident of the United States, born November 2, 1805, on bis grandfather'! farm just outside the .Tillage of Blooming Grove, In Morrow enmity, Ohio. lie was descended from two pioneer American families, hardy Holland Dutch on the one side and Scotch on the other. His father. Dr. George T. Harding, Is still practicing physician In Marlon, O, despite his advanced age of sevens-nine years. His mother was Phoebe Elizabeth Dlckerson Harding. e Mr. Harding was a man In the best sense of the phrase. He worked on his grandfather's farm and attended the village school until he was fourteen years old, and then he entered the Ohio Central college at Iberia. He worked his way through that Institution by cutting corn, painting his neighbors' barns and helping n the grading of the roadbed of the T. A O. C railroad. He also played In tfae village band and was editor of the college paper. When be graduated from the college. Warren went to work1 In the village printing office. At the time he was nineteen years old, his father moved to Marlon with the family and there aided Warren financially In gaining control of the Marlon Star, of which he was publisher until after he assumtd the office of president of the United States. Already he knew how te set type and to do all the other duties of a printer, and when the linotype was Introduced he learned to operate that machine. Always he carried as a pocket piece the printer's rule he used In those days. The Star was his Idol and he was very proud of It and of the more than friendly relations that existed between him and his employees. There was never a strike on the paper, and TIMES-NEW- Mr. Harding's home life was ideal save that he had no children. He and Mrs. Harding, who was Miss Florence Kllng of Marlon, were devoted to each other and she was always his true helpmate, both In Ohio and In Washington, In the national capital Mrs. Harding quickly made herself loved by all with whom she came In contact, and during the Western trip she was 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 1922. He Inherited the Bel-glu- treaties : covenant of limitation to naval armament between the United States, Great Britain, France, Japan and Italy. A treaty between the same powers as to the use of submarines and noxious1 gases In warfare. A treaty between the United States. Great Britain, France and Japan to their Insular possessions and jthelr insular dominions In the Pacific, with a declaration reserving American rights in mandated territory. between the nine powers in A '"fr ROOSEVELT LETTER TO POSTS partem (Copy for This Department Supplied by the American Legion News Service.) PUT BONUS MONEY TO WORK Iowa Veterans Do Not Recklessly Squander Allowance, as Had Been Predicted. Iowa's veterans who received the state bonus are, contrary to expectation of some persons, placing the money In savings accounts, using It for the payment of debts and for the extension of business. It had been freely predicted by a certain element unfavorable to payment of such compensation that the money would be squandered In reckless fashion. Newspaper reports from all sections of the state tell of the receipt of the warrants by the former soldiers, and what they expected to do with the money. Iowa business houses have conductcampaigns, suggesting to the former soldiers uses that might be made of the compensation money. According to word from various parts of the state, the savings banks profited most from this campaign. Earl Brownlie, an American Legion member of Davenport, la., who received the first warrant, put it In a savings bank to draw Interest. Harlem Wyatt of Des Moines, first to receive a check In that city, told reporters that his check was going to make the last payment on a little home. Another veteran said that his plumber was waiting in his business place for the check when It came by post. Still another "vet," appreciative of how he obtained the money, said to reporters : "Five dolMrs. Warren G. Harding. lars of my check goes to Join the American Legion and the rest to the "Alaska problem." Alaska seemed to bank." be on the down grade, with decrease In Interesting facts in regard to the population and mining output, threatof compensation In the state ened extinction of the fishing Industry payment were developed. More than 150 appliand numerous other unfavorable cations in the state were not signed by symptoms. The situation apparently the soldiers because they were unable called for the establishment of a defito write. Instead, the finger-prin- t nite Alaskan policy. Various plans the warrants were discussed, including a transfer of method was used. When were on cashed the finger-print- s control to the Interior department were the hundred checks. Two backs the of from the score or more of governing bureaus. President. Harding's plans and fifty nurses will receive checks for for 1922 came to naught, but this year service in the World war. Inforhe determined to get first-hanmation. He was accompanied by SecPROUD OF LEGION'S EMBLEM retary Work of the Interior department. Secretary Wallace of the AgriMan Tells of Comcultural department and Secretary Afflicted ' radeship Displayed by Indiana Hoover of the Department of ComWarriors. World whom are all of merce, Immediately concerned In the Alaskan situation. The President left Washington at The spirit of comradeship among forthe end of June and Journeyed leisure- mer soldiers of the United States is ly to the Pacific Northwest by special deepened, rather than diminished by train, making speeches at St. Louis. time, according to evidences of friendDenver, Helena, Spokane and other ly aid and help for veterans temporarcities. Incidentally he visited two of ily In need. This is particularly true the national parks. First he went to among composed of organizations Zlon in Utah, the newest of our naWorld war fighters, such as the Ameritional parks, which Is a can Legion. gorge cut by the Rio Virgin. Next he Many striking examples of this comvisited Yellowstone In Wyoming, cre- radeship come to the attention of naated In 1872, the first national park In tional officers of the organization. A history and largest and most famous splendid example was noted In a recent of the nineteen parks of our system. letter to Legion officials concerning Here he motored, boated, fished, fed nets of an Indiana post toward the bears and had a good time. His nfriendly sick comrade. plans also lis hided a visit to Yosemite Written by II. L. Rogers, a veteran upon his return trip, but that was of Battery E, Fifth field artillery, the abandoned. letter tells how be was taken sick as Saw Much of Alaska. Ind., with The President celebrated the Fourth he passed through Lebanon, hotel there a wife. After his reaching of July In the United States and then was told that he was threatstarted for Alaska on the U. S. trans- Rogerswith pneumonia, and his limited port Henderson. His Alaskan trip was ened were a source of worry. resources He extensive. went the length of the "That afternoon," Rogers' letter new government railroad and visited the capital, Juneau, and the principal says, "the adjutant of the local post of the American Legion came to the hotel cities. On his return trip Mr. Hording and made me feel I was among friends, stopped off at Vancouver, creating promising that my comfort would be precedent In that he was the first looked out for. The next morning I American President to step on Cana- awoke to see a bouquet of carnations in my room. In the afternoon the post dian soil. The President arrived at Seattle commander came to see me, and In him July 27 and reviewed from the bridge I met another fine fellow. of the Henderson a fleet of a dozen or "I was sick for a week. Although so battleships under command of Ad- food wasn't much It left me broke, and miral H. P. Jones, each of which gave when the finance officer made me adhim the national salute of twenty-on- e mit It be brought a $10 bill for meals. gun. Kven then he was suffering When I was strong enough to walk from the ailment that resulted In his about I decided to go to Chicago. The death, and soon after that the rest of American Legion gave me car fare, the his trip, which was to Include a return adjutant guaranteed my hotel bill and to the Fast via the Panama canal, was a member of the post took us to the eancelled. train In bis car. President Harding made a public ad"What do you think of a bunch of dress at Seattle, setting forth his views fellows like that? Do you think they on the Alaskan situation. Some of his would be Just as regular sports If they points were these: weren't Legion men? I confess I don't "Alaska for Alaskans." know, but I think these bifddies have "There I no need of government-mrtnnired- , caugtit the one big Idea of the founders federally-paifor hothouse of the American Legion. . . . development . . . there must be no "In conclusion, let me say that X reckless sacrificing of resources." have learned what the emblem of the "AlHska Is destined for statehood In Legion stands for, that I take Increased a few years." In being permitted to wear It, "Where there Is possibility of better-men- t pride and that, as time goes on. I hopa my In federal machinery of admingratitude never lessens to the 'greatest istration. Improvement should and will friend of the be effected." Other conrluslnns presented by PresDriven. ident Harding were: A lady came to Mr. Flubdub with a That generous appropriation should tnle of woe about the Inhabitants of be made for road building. That the federal government should Mongolia. "Why, these people are driven, literbe more liberal In encouraging the technical, scientific and demonstration ally driven." "I'm driven myself, and very badly work In agriculture. I don't know where I can get That restrictions should be laid on driven. chauffeur." good the fisheries and on the forests. That the development of the coel Centenarian Needs No System. mine must await time and economic Tatlent Does It require any special enndltlons. to get to be a hundred? That the government should retain system Doctcr Oh, no, you l"t go on livownership and operation of the Ala ing, that's all. kan railroad. ed wide advertising Facsimile of Former President's Personal Message to Men in Trenches Is Sent Out. A copy of the only personal message ever prepared by former President Theodore Roosevelt for American soldiers In France, written on the day he was apprised of the death of his son, Quentin, has been sent to every post of the American Legion, in the form of a specially prepared facsimile of the original message. This letter was prepared for the soldiers of America and was to be conveyed to them by Cass Connaway of Buffalo, N. Y., who was unable to deliver the words of Roosevelt because of war duties. Through the 11,000 posts of the American Legion Mr. Connaway has been able to complete distribution of the message, and it will be framed In Legion homes, presented to libraries and museums, that all Americans may read of the feelings of a fighter to the fighting men of America. Connaway was an attorney in Indianapolis before the war. His two sons enlisted, and his wife took up Red Cross work. When he found he was the only one of the family not in service he closed his office and volunteered as a "Y" hut secretary, unable to enter the army on account of his age. Before he was ordered to 'France, Connaway conceived the Idea of carrying a message to the Hoosler boys at the front, telling them of how they would be welcomed on their return to Gov. James P. the United States. Goodrich of Indidna prepared a splendid message, as did Booth Tarkington, Meredith Nicholson, George Ade and Then Indianans. other Connaway enlarged on his original Idea and wrote to the governors of every state for similar words to the men of their commonwealths In the trenches of France. All responded, and to these were added a tribute, penned In longhand, by Cardinal Gibbons. On July 15, 191S, Mr. Connaway submitted his plan to former President Roosevelt. The day following, Quentin, well-know- n J;? i d HI fc. rtmnwT if , j many-cblore- mi I Ym&MM ue insuiuteo. a pluii whereby the employees received dividends that were paid them in the form of stork In the paper. Mr. Harding whs Identified also with the Industrie that sprung p In Marlon as It crew from a town f 4,000 to city of more thnn 30.000. Be was a director In a bank nnd In several manufacturing companies, and was a trustee of Trinity llaptlst church. Hia Rise In Politics. As editor and publisher of a lively "Republican paper it was Inevitable that Mr. llnnling should take nn active Interest in politic, ntid hi attnin-'Bientbrought him to the front In the state, lie was a member of the Ohio onate from i;hh to l'.M. and then erred as lieutenant governor of the state. In 1910 be whs the KepuMlcun nominee for governor, but was defeated. In 1913 he win sent to the United States senate, serving until 1920, when lie resigned to make the campaign for the presidency. In the preconventlon campaign that year he had been looked on as one of the possible nominees for the high office, but his defeat In the primaries for elertlon of dele-fatefrom Ohio seemed to spoil his chances. However, the conservative leaders of the Itepubllcan party prevailed In the gathering In the Chicago Coliseum, and Mr. HarJIng was nominated. Ills campaign was based large-Jt- f on opposition to Amerlcnn participation In the League of Nations, and was so successful that In the election ef November 4 he received 404 electoral votes to 127 for James M. Cox, the Democratic nominee. lie was Inaugurated March 4, 1921, with a degree of simplicity In the ceremonies that pleased the American people. ahum profit-sharin- ,., g s li'Uitallit ......i.Jlfc ... pttUcjpit'S and policies to be followed In matters ...tr concerning China. A treaty between the nine powers relating to Chinese customs tariff. Because France refused to consider the limitation of land armament at the present time, that part of the conference fell through. But what It did achieve was considered a great step toward the attainment of world peace. The treaties were soon ratified by the United States senate and the British parliament, and the other nations followed suit, though for a long time It was feared France would not accept the pacts. However, President Harding lived to see them ratified by the French chamber and senate. Favored Entsrlng World Court. Mr. Harding had not been long In the White House before It appeared that he did not favor entire Isolation of ttie United States from European affairs, but believed this country would have to do Its part In the of Europe to peace and stability. This feeling became more evident early In 1923 when he proposed that America should accept membership In the International Court of Justice which had been founded under the auspices of the League of Nations. The President was as Insistent as ever that this country should keep out of the league, but believed the court whs or would be Independent of the greater organization. Against the advice of some leaders f his party, he reiterated this advice on several occasions, and bis plan formed the subject of some of Ms addresses on his last and fatal trip through the West He did not think It would split his party, an boldly continued to advocate It. Notwithstanding this, It was assumed to d d Poultry Breeders Are Interested in Highways A farmer who lived six miles from town, over a mud road, was asked why he didn't keep more the town in question market for eggs. He lived too far out, and chickens, when offered a good replied that he had no automo- bile. "Six miles Isn't much more than a ride with your team," the Inquirer said. "Half an hour in summer, and three hours in winter," replied the farmer. It way not seem as if the good roads movement affects the poultry business, but It has a big Influence on the number of chickens kept. The poultry breeder who supplies eggs In quantity for private trade must make prompt deliveries. If a hotel orders a case of eggs at certain Intervals, that case of eggs must get there or the farmer The criticism that loses the trade. farmers can't be depended on and thef packing houses can, has been one that can't be refuted for farmers as a class. There are exceptions, but the farmers themselves admit that there are times when they are at the mercy of the roads. Winter eggs might be had, but why try for them in large numbers when there Is a chance that they could not get them to town If they were laid? There Is the question of cold In winter. Chilled eggs are unfit for hatching; the farmer who has to sell eggs for hatching only during the season when he Is not "three hours on the road," would find his trade limited. Aside from the cold, there Is also for hatching eggs the question of Jolting the germ to an extent that weakens if not kills it. When the farmer lived upon the products of his own farm, the roads did not seriously affect him. Today they do. Poultry breeders are among our most business men. Of course they are interested In the good roads movement. half-hour'- s Western Engineers on Economical Highways How to make the road home shorter by making it better was discussed by engineers from Kansas and adjoining states in the second annual road school held at the Kansas State Agri- cultural college recently. The work being done in Iowa to determine fuel consumption on roads of different kinds and different grades, showing how much saving in the cost of gasoline can be effected by a change from a steep to a level grade, was exf the plained. Approximately gasoline Is used in the resistance withf in the car and In tractive effort. On one road in Iowa the cost of a change from earth to a hard surface will be paid In eight years, with the saving of gasoline alone. On a certain other road, the speaker explained, the saving would not cover the cost within any reasonable length of time. Sixty-thre- e types of road In Illinois was the subject of a discussion by an engineer from that state. Tests resulted in a new design of Illinois pavement. The cost of the experiments amounted to $189,000. The saving In construction of the new over the old Jeslgn for the year 1922 was $1,000,00. Engineers are advocating no particular type of road except as local conditions and prospective traffic warrant, discussions in the school brought out. Engineers are trying, not to make all roads the best roads possible, but to make them the most economical roads, all things considered, It was decided. one-hal- one-hal- CASS CONNAWAY his son, was killed as be flew over the German lines, word being received in America July 17 of the death of the young aviator. Connaway sailed for France nnd shortly after landing was assigned to duties with the legal division of the Y. M. C. A. He was unable to send the message direct to the men at the front, but succeeded In having It printed in the Paris edition of the London Dally Times, though few of the fighters were privileged to see It. Continued duties with the "Y" as chief of the claims division, Judge advocate and chief of the legal division held up delivery of the message. Still feeling his obligation for delivery of the words from Mr. Roosevelt, Connaway sought permission from Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., now assistant secretary of the navy, for authority to Issne the letter. The message follows : "To the Soldiers of the American Expeditionary Forces Overseas: "I send my heartfelt greetings to you men at the front. You have made all of us who stay behind lift our Wads high with pride by what It Is you men. you are doing. and only you men, who are doing one vital work for the American people today. All good Americans at this time owe homage to the fighting men at the fighting front. What you are doing Is vital for the honor and the Interest, for the future welfare, and for the very existence, of our republic; and you are ulso battling for the liberty of civilized naevery tion, big or little. "I congratulate you on the great good fortune that Is yours In that you now have the chance to endure hardship and peril for a grent Ideal and to render to our country the greatest of all service. I would give anything to be over with you. "Faithfully yours, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Aiding in the Cure. "These are mighty fine cigars, doctor." remarked his colleague. "Where do you get them?" "Oh, I Just ordered one of my millionaire patients to stop smoking." the doctor replied, "and confiscated hi supply so be wouldn't be tempted." Where It Counts. Mnywood You are fortunate to have enough money to build In the sub- urb. Yes, but dang It all, I veti'l enough money to hire a cook. (ilencoe i Work Resumed on Many Forest Road Projects (Prepared by the United Ststae Department of Agriculture-With the opening of the forest road construction season now at band, the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture reports that there are 89 projects Involving 717 miles of road upon which work Is being resumed and a number of new projects for which contracts have been recently let. The projects upon which work Is being resumed are distributed as follows : A1aka Idaho Montana Washington California Oree-o- Colorado South Dakota....... VVynrnlna-- Arkansas New Hampshire Virginia Utah Arliona New Mexico Total Projecte. ( 17 g g 22 4 7 j 1 1 1 1 t 1 M Ilea (re. 14.00 1)000 70.00 14 00 141.00 40.00 101.00 It 00 t 00 10.00 0 01 7 00 20.00 44.00 1 100 8( 717.00 One hundred and seventy-fiv- e projects. Involving 1,487 miles of forest road, have already been completed. Big Argument in Favor of Gravel for Highway One of the great arguments In favor of gravel for roads Is that It Is possible to drain and grade and surface a road with It with little or no Interruption of traffic. The going msy not always be but It Is a lot better than the long and often almost Impossible detours necessary with concrete construction, lasting often two or even three seasons where a road Is Improved la small sections. first-clas- s, |