Evening star., 1931-06-16
PRESIDENT LAUDS
HARDING AT RITES;
ASSA|LS BETRAYAL
Declares Grief Caused by
Friends Acts Contributed
to Sudden Death.
SPEAKS AT DEDICATION
OF TOMB AT MARION
Executive Says 0hioan Gave Life
in Efforts to Aid Fellow
Men.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
stan Correspondent of The Star

Stan Correspondent OF The star
MARION, Ohio, June 16.-In an ad-
dress delivered here today at the for
NAL dedication of the tomb Of Warren
G. Harding. President Hoover described
the twenty-ninth President, in whose
cabinet he served, as man with a
kindly and gentle spirit, who had been
betrayed by q few of the men whom
he trusted and believed to be his de-
voted friends.
Mr.. Hoover's tribute to his former
friend and chief was by no means con-
fined to the noble traits and character
of the man. He pointed with pride
to Mr.. HardingS services to his coun-
try, and to the constructive acts OF his
administration. President Harding's S
accomplishments while in the White
House, Mr. Hoover declared, will be re-
corded and gratefully remembered by
his ccuntrymen.
Sees Death Hastened.
It was evident from Mr.. Hoover's
warm commendation and tribute sthat
there was no doubt in his mind but
that President Harding's final realiZa-
tion that he had been betrayed by
some of the men whom he trusted so
causes of his death. He declared the
affects cf this great diSillusionment was
noticed by those close to Mr.. Harding.
His soul was scared, and 1t could be
seen that his mental anxiety and wor-
ries were weakening his overstrained
robust strength, Mr.. Hoover said.
The President spoke with deep feel
ing. 1t was the first time he had
publicly talked so intimately regarding
Warren Harding's sudden death. He
was one of the party accompanying
the late President en- his fateful trip
across the continent and to Alaska.
On that journey it was seen by him
and others in the party, Mr.. Hoover
said, that the great strain Of the once,
coupled with the blow of his terrible
disillusionment, was telling on him.
Audience Impressed.
There was no mistaking ths impress
sion made by Mr.. Hoovers eulogy upon
those assembled with him to take part
in these dedicatory exercises. Ihey
most of them his town-folk. whom he
had known in Marion from his early
manhood Former Senator Joseph
Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, one OF
Mr.. Harding's intimates, as president OF
the Harding Memorial Association, pre-
sided during the ceremonies ana mace
the formal presentation of the me-
mortal tomb, erected by voluntary sub
scriptions of the people. Sitting near
the President as he spoke was former
President Calvin Coolidge, who formal
" accepted, on behalf of the public,
the memorial tomb. He also paid
tribute to the former President, as did
Gov. White of Ohio.
Warren Harding was beloved by his
townSpeople and there was tre-
mendous turnout of the citizenry of
Marion and other parts of Ohio for the
dedication of this beautiful memorial
monument which symbolizes not only
the respect of his old friends and neigh
bors for his memory, but of people
throughout the country. President and
Mrs. Hoover were accorded a warm
greeting during their stay of few
hours in Warren Harding's home town.
There was a specially selected recep-
tion committee, headed by former Sen
ator Frelinghuysen, at the station to
welcome the presidential party upon its
arrival and to serve as an escort to the
scene Of the dedicatory ceremonies on
the outskirts of the town.
At the conclusion of the services the
President and Mrs. Hoover walked from
the speakers platform to the tomb.
where each placed a wreath. With
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