Show NATION MOM T U T erna Dt AiH balov nr ir E D L laa M A M A typical american loved for manly qualities and nobleness of purpose after being cheered by newspaper messages that president harding was recovering from the severe illness which struck him while coming from alaska to california the radio message received here by B jams jarvi jr at 10 10 p in last thursday came like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky sk people were shocked and could hardly believe the message had been interpreted rightly later news paper dispatches confirmed the radio message and plunged not only this nation but many in others into mourning tor for the noble heart that had ceased to beat the end came in an instant without warn ing mrs harding was reading to the president who was cheerful and apparently better than he had been for several days when he gave a slight shiver and ceased to exist at 7 30 p m august 2 ap being the cause warren gamaliel harding is the sixth president of the united states to die in harness the others being william henry harrison zachary taylor abraham lincoln james jame A garfield and william Mc mckinley Linley I 1 warren G harding was born on a farm his father still alive being the village doctor and a small farmer warren helped in the clearing and cultivation of the land learned to fell trees chop wood split rails and hoe corn he ile grew up strong of body and sunny of disposition later he learned to set type and finally became owner of his own newspaper the marion star his journalistic creed to which every employee of the paper had to subscribe reveals one of the secrets of the esteem in which he was held by the circle which knew him A circle which widened until it touched every shore and border of the republic there s good in everybody bring out the good and never needlessly hurt the feelings of anybody it if it can possibly be avoided never bring ignominy to an innocent man woman or child in telling of the misdeeds or misfortunes of a rela tive above all be clean and never let a dirty word or suggestive story stray into type I 1 want this paper so conducted that it can go into any home without destroying the innocense of any child such was the man who afterwards became president of this great nation warren G harding has been president since mar 4 1921 and had served a little over two years of his tour four year term these two years were strenuous mind and body breaking years filled with problems in statesmanship and finance such as a president never had before and it is no wonder he broke down under the strain no one ever doubted the honesty of purpose of pres harding no matter how much they differed with him politically he was a big man big in body big in mind and big in heart he was loved by all with whom he came in contact those who shook his hand when he visited this county felt the thrill of an honest mans man s touch he was kind and lovable courageous and god tearing fearing one of the men america loves to call son in life he was loved in death he will be revered his dear brave and devoted wife has the sympathy of the na h tion in her great bereavement president calvin coolidge who has taken up the work so sud denly left by president harding is said to be a very quiet and re served man but able withal he came strongly before the nation on account of the determined stand he made while governor of massa chu in breaking up the police strike in boston in september 1919 he stood strongly for law and order on that occasion and proved himself a strong man he will have difficult business before him and it is to be hoped that he will have a fair show |