Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-03

"The boast OF heraldry, the pomp
of power,
And all that beauty, all that
wealth e'er gave,
Await alike tn inevitable hour,
The paths Of glory lead but to
the grave"
Warren G. Harding, president
Of the United States, died Thurs
day evening at 1880 O'Clock at
his suite at the Palace hotel, San
Francisco, while Mrs. Harding
was reading to him. Death was
instantaneous and occurred with
out struggle. Cerebral hem
orrhage is given as the cause.
The news came as shock to
the nation as the bulletins issued
by his staff of physicians indicat-
ed to the layman that he would
quickly recover and would soon
be able to go to Washington.
Subsequent news indicates that
the president was very sick man
and that his attending physicians
feared that he would not recover.
On Monday during delirium he
left his bed and it was with diff
Guilty that he was induced to re-
turn. During the time that his
heart was so taxed to throw OFF
the poisons formed in his system
the arteries were considerably
weakened and as a result his death
could reasonably be expected. Re
ports now published show that he
had been afflicted with an enlarge
ment Of the heart and arterial
sclerosis to some degree.
The special train bearing the
body of the dead executive will
leave San Francisco Friday even
ing, bearing sailors and soldiers,
two of each organization being
on guard during the entire jour
ney. Only stops to change loco
motives or to take on water will
be made. The other members of
the presidential party will leave
on another special an hour later.
The body will lay in state in the
capitol building where the funer-
al will be held. following the
funeral the remains will be taken
to the old home at Marion, Ohio.
for burial.
Vice President Calvin Coolidge.
who was visiting at the home OF
his father in Vermont, was wired
Of the presidents death immedi-
ately Upon the recommendation
of Attorney General Daugherty.
he took the oath of office before
his father, a notary public, at 2;47
a. m. Friday. He will go to Wash
ington Immediately to meet the
funeral party.
Warren Gamaliel Harding was
born at Blooming Grove, Ohio, on
November 2, 1865, the son of
George Tyron and Phoebe Eliza
beth Dickerson Harding.
AT II years of age the future
president of the United States en-
tered a printing office and began
to acquire knowledge of that
trade. Later he worked as a
teamster, helping build the To
ledo & Ohio railroad which ran a
mile east of his home. AS young
man he entered Ohio Central col
lege, now extinct, and in 1882 Sc
cured a degree of bachelor of
science. He tried teaching, Studi.
ed law for a time and then took
up writing insurance. About that
time his father who had moved
to Marion, purchased a little daily
newspaper, the Pebble, which af-
terwards became the Star, War
ren Harding later purchased it
for $500 and built up a prosperous
newspaper, retaining his inter
ests in it until a few weeks age
when he sold out.
On July s, 1891, Mr.. Harding
married Mrs. De Wolff, a widow
They never had any children.
His political career began in
1898 when he was elected to the
Ohio state senate. He was then
elected lieutenant governor on
November 8, 1903. He entered