The Glenwood post., 1923-08-30
Uncle Ted'S Bed Time Stories
Current Events for the Children
and Grown-ups, Too
OUR NEW PRESIDENT

"Come on in the house, children, it
is getting too late for you to play out
there any more tonight, said Jacks
mother.
The two children had been playing
in the big yard all evening. Uncie
Ted was as big boy as Jack, playing
ball and chasing the youngsters about
the house.
IF you mind mother, I'll tell you a
story" said Uncle Ted.
''Goodiel'' cried Ruth.
1t wasn't long before the three
chums were gathered together ready
for their story
You know, children" began Uncle
Ted, "it was my privilege to be a rep
resentative of the American Legion
at the impressive funeral services for
our late President Harding at Wash
even now. How quickly the death of
one man can change the affairs of a
nation. Only a few days ago Mr..
Harding was our great president To.
day he is dead. The American people
will realize more and more each day
the thousand and one things he did
for his country. We mourn our loss,
but we are glad that he could serve
us. Now we turn to a man who as
vice president was little known to us,
but who is man of brains and clear
action He will make a good president.
OF that there is no doubt Already he
has shown the necessary qualities and
for that reason it seems to me that you
should know something about him.
President Coolidge, the thirteenth
president of the United States, was
born on July 4, Independence day.
1872, in Plymouth, Vermont, a little
village in the hills of that historic
New England state. He was the son
of true farmer of the soil. and OBJ
tained his first schooling in a little
red brick school house. Later on he
went to Amherst college, worked his way
through for four years. It is said that
the only reason he paid SO n week for
his board was because he could find
none cheaper. He was keen student
and was firm in one ambition. that he
was going to get an education. While
he took little part in the activities of
the school, no part at all in sports, he
the causes of the American Revolution
He didn't have enough money to study
law after finishing at Amherst, so he
went with law firm at Northampton,
Mass, and in less than two years he
was admitted to the bar.
''When he was Of years old young
Coolidge was elected to the city coun-
ell of Northampton and later city So
icitor. In 1905 he married Grace
Goodhue, school teacher, and one
year later he was sent to represent
Northampton in the Massachusetts leg
islature. From 1915 to 1918 he served
three terms rs lieutenant governor. and
in 1918 he was elected governor of
Massachusetts.
SIN September, 1919, the Boston po-
lice force went on strike The ques-
zion was whether they should be al
lowed to join the American Federation
of Labor. Within twentyfour hours
after the strike began Governor Cool
idge had called ont the state militia
and restored order from mess of dis
order. He said at the time that he
was perfectly willing to help these men
get other Jobs, but that they should
never again he policemen. Cool dge
believes in law and order and his hand
ling of that situation shows plainly
what he could do as president if any
serious situation should arise during
his term of office. He said at that
time:
- Laws are not manufactured,
they are not imposed; they are
rules Of action existing from ever
lasting to everlasting, He who re-
sists them, resists himself; he com
mits suicide The nature Of man
requires sovereignty. Government
must govern. To obey is life; to
disobey DEATH
"How truly that tells the story. And
when he was asked if those police