The Dolores star., 1923-08-10

Warren Gamallel Harding. twenty
ninth president OF the United STATES
was born November ., 1865, on ms
rraudfather's farm Just outside the VII
I,re OF Blooming Grove, in Morrow
,,nunry. Ohio, He was descended from
two pioneer American families, haFuF
Holland Dutch on the one side and I'D
erty-lovins Scotch on the other. ms
father, DR.. George T. Harding, Is sus
practlcing physician In Marion ~
despite his advanced age of seventy
nine years His mother was Phoebe
Elizabeth DIckerson Harding.
Mr.. Harding was a selfmnde man IN
the bes, sense Of the phrase. He
worked on his grnndfather's farm ana
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, paint
ing his nelghbor's barns and helping
on the grading OF the rundbed 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 college,
Warren went to work in the village
printing office. At the time he was
nineteen years old. his father moved
to Marion with the family and there
aided Warren financially in gaining
control Of the Marion Star, of which
he was publisher until after he as
sumed Office Of president Of the United
| States. Already he knew how to 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 pock-
ct piece the printers 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 IA strike on the paper. and about
! Il years ago he Instituted Il profit
sharing plan whereby the employees
| received dividends that were paid them
| in the form Of stock in the paper. Mr..
! Harding was Identified also with the
/ Industries that sprung up in Marion ns
! 1t grew from town OF 1000 to city
Of more than 10000 He was a dlrec-
tor in bank and In several manufac-
/ turing companies, and was u trustee
Of Trinity Baptist church.
His Rise in Politics.
As editor and publisher of n lively
Republican paper 1t was inevitable
that Mr.. Harding should take an ac-
tive interest in politics. and his attain
ments brought him to the front in the
state. He was n member of the Ohio
senate from 1900 to 1904, and then
served as Lieutenant governor Of the
state. In 1910 he was the Republican
nominee for governor, but was defeat
ed In 1915 he was sent to the United
| States senate, serving until 1920, when
he resigned TO make the campaign for
the presidency. In the preconventlon
! campaign that year he had been
looked on as one of the possible nomI-
nees for the high Office, but his defeat
in the primaries for election of dele
gates from Ohio seemed to spoil his
| ChauCes. However, the conservative
Leaders Of the Republican party pre-
vailed in the gathering in the Chicago
! Coliseum, and Mr.. Harding was nOml-
mated. His campaign was based large
ly on opposition to American partici-
patton in the League of Nations, and
was so successful that in the election
| Of November he received 4O4 cleo
tOral votes to 127 for James NJ. Cox,
the Democratic nominee. lie was in
augurated March 4, 1921, with a de
gree Of simplicity in the ceremonies
that pleased the American people.
! Classed. when in the senate, as n
| 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 rs the good Of the
country warranted and as conditions
permitted. He, like President Roose-
Welt, had 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.
'A' 'u'HNdhAlHs ufCtlnDllSIilett oil
his administration was the great inter.
national conference for the limitation
OF armament held In Washington, open.
Ing on Armlstlce day. November IL.
1921. At his instigatIon the confer.
ence was authorized by congress and
after feeling out the Big powers and
finding them agreeable he issued lnvi.
ations TO Great Britain, France, Bel.
GUM, Italy, Japan, China, the Meth.
erlands and Portugal Each country
sent some Of Its most eminent states.
men as delegates. those of the United
States being Secretary of Stnte
Hughes, chairman Of the conference
Senators Lodge of Massachusetts and
Underwood of Alabama. and ex-Secre
tary Of State Elihu Root.
The conference adjourned February
o. 1922, after negotiating these
| treaties.