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‘ 4,.-.
ew President
is Now on Way
'2 the Capiio
‘athvr ,\dministers Oath of Office in Little Room in Ply-
month. \‘t. Home—Telephone Installed in One Hour
’ltltl Wording of Oath Received from Washing-
ton—Coolidge Makes Statement —- Wants
Those Who Worked With Harding to -
Remain in Office—Mourns for “My
Chief and Friend.”
LYMOUTH. Vt. Aug. 3 (By The Associated Press).—In the
2' g room of his father‘s home here Calvin Coolidge early
a ”k the oath of office as President of the United States. The
administered by his father, John O. Coolidge, at 2:47 a. m.,
GARY BELIEVES '
BUSINESS SAEE .
WITlliiiOLlDG
Mourns Harding as One of
Best Presidents—An
Asset to Industry.
h.id been installed in
r tum house. within an
., of the death of
ling had been received
'.lil":llltlll with “fish-
n t form of the oath was
.~ rlenr voice. the vice-
.. illtl after his father
wrilwd by the constituo
‘i inly swear that I will
. tw-ute the office of Presi-
l uitmi Stntes and I wil
or my ability preserve.
' .1. tend the constitution of
4 .teu,”
inch the constitution does
‘. he added: "So help me
. I‘nnlirige left here at 7:30
1 immobile for Rutlsnd to
til?» train for New York.
-’ city. at 5 p. m. eastern
nit‘.
accompanied by Mrs.
ind Conficssmnn Porter 1!.
E. H. Uni-y ('hnlrman of the l'. 9.
Steel't‘nrpnrntion said today1~ The
world deeply mourns the death of
President Harding. He was a good
man and a good President, one of
the best. His influence on business
conditions was .always valuable. In
tsrer from Bridgewnter. the
. ‘ Vrgrnph office. broush the main his policies were entirely
wit-nt Harding’s death in acceptable. It is possible that his rc-
‘t legl'nm from George movul will cause some apprehension
he President‘s secre-
in f lancial and industrial circles.
How ,ver the incoming President is a '
man of sterling qualities. He is a self
poised. courageous. aggressive and
strong in the right kind of progress.
Particularly does he stand for the
vindication of law. lie. is absolutely
impnrtinl. not discriminating in favor
of or sgninst any class of interests.
He will give a fine and satisfactory
administration. No well informed man
will find reason for complaint. The
business interests of the country are
safe.
NORWALK BOYS
ARE ll_(_i_il_E_ AGAIN
George Buck. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Buck. of Mansfield avenue.
returned to his home on “'cdnesday
evening after two and a half month'
vacation spent in Maine. George. nc-
companicd by Clarence Nutting. of
"l died instantly while
= members (if his fam-
m.-The physicians re-
:i \vnu due nppnrently
in embolism, probably
4 fnther. John 1,“. Cool-
t‘ie lliessnge shortly be-
mul rend it to the vice
.. was in bed. Mr. Cool-
isse-i.
reached me which I
President Hard-
- Tive world has lost a
' vul man. I mourn his
-. thief and my friend.
purpose to carry out
in. h he has begun for
r.’ the American people
u iii. 11‘ responsibilities
m-iv :lrise. For ihi
Y st‘rk the co-operation
.. hnxn been associated
lent during his term of
"ho have given their
..- him. I wish to re-
ihrlt. they may nssis
'h that (lod will die
.. .x of our nation."
' w ' wimg. the Vice Presi-
i'-‘
" llllii
ed and rode to Maine.
. J, """”“g" Jmned in sltion as Junior counselors at a. Maine .
P ""‘m‘ telegram: camp. and both boys reported the
,1 our deepest sympa- ”ork very interesting. The)! R.“ PM.“
lli‘H‘fi you and keep land Tuesday nikht and flrrived in
Darien about 7 o'clock on \t’cdncs-
day evening. They had one ride of
170 miles while. on the way back.
‘ D. A. R. POSTPONE
imilurity Seen in
Illness 0f Harding
‘ and Woodrow Wilson
. ‘ I u\‘. Aug. 3. (Associat-
' “ “ [TS CARD PAR
- ‘ the circumstances
' - President Hardins’r
‘ 1 those which pre-
i'Jll collapse of Presl-
Y win: a \t’ertcrn speak
‘I “trip in 1919.
" Ii Ind left \Valhlnlto
., purpose of cnrrs‘in
. 'im gospel of'peaco
' 1‘ in be bound up "I
"W ipniion in the 1401019
1.. the case of President
‘ “'0” known amonx
he went into the
mmul to explain to “I.
'ni - ption of world peace.
m. American participation
“Hurt.
' invellcd the remaindo
‘ Wichita, Kan-I. 111'
. "‘Irlxelled 8.200 miles
-’ 4'" summer. and bad do-
, than 4') speech... W11
‘.- surrender“! to the " a
1' ‘H‘li‘lfln at Bull Fran “'
' '1 7.500 rung.~ 1nd
' l of 6H speeches.
The card party which was to have
. en given this afternoon by the D. A.
8.. at the Royal James Inn has been
..stponed on account of the death of
resident Harding.
' ends of Harding’s
Death; Drops Dead
NE\V YORK. Aug. 3.——An uniden
ticd man dropped dead or hear
ure in the Times Square euhw
“than early today. as he glanced a
the front page of a newspaper extra.
nnouncing President Harding s
dnth. '
' ithilBid Harding’s
t Death from Wilson
WASHINGTON. Aug. 8 (Associated
siran e. freak of ctr PrOII).——Word- of the death of P .
N ..m. we: near to an t Hardin; was withheld in: 111:;
Wattle just before - former President Wilson. '1: 0
. . l'ut‘ific fleet than . ' 4 i ‘ retired before the news mac .
" .- .\ launch benrtnt- t nmgton. Mrs. Wilson expressed
v «1 Mrs. wmou noun - and rest-ct when told of -»
' ‘ rammed and . . I-cntn.
r'y mother mill
M a
m Sheldon of :25 um
”x1." married to ma- Ross -
, ’u use second nutrient-1‘
case of President 3‘“
’ .1 transport i
" 'V ‘-lr. and Mrs. “trill! -
«kn. rammed n - l wwflitw. ...
in; Seattle harbor. $1 I'll ' '5‘ _ g: Jon!” , ., e
‘1': *- Was taken ill. ‘ ~ ~ 3’ f
‘3 years old. Ilsa
l
\
Putnam avenue. South Norwalk, hik- ,
“’hlle nl Maine they accepted a po- ‘
Mrs. Harding Foresaw “Tragedy"
Mrs. Harding had a premonition that the arduous duties
Of the Presidency might lead to her husband 's death. On June
l0. l920. two days before his nomination. while she was await-
ingdinformation of the results of the balloting at Chicago, she
sat : t
“‘I am content to bask in my husband’s limelight, but I
cannot see why any one should want to be President in the next
four years. I can see but one word written over the head of
my husband if he is elected. and that word is ‘Tragedy.’
“As a matter of fact, I would rather have him Senator
than President. Being Senator and being a Senator’s wife
is really a wonderful life. Of Course. now that ho is in the
race and wants to win I must want him to, but down in my
heart I am sorry."
PRESIDENT HARDING
Calvin Coolidge Has
Had Fine Training
the Farm—Became National Figure Through His
Firm Handling of Boston Police Strike—Is 30th
President and Sixth Vice-President to Suc-
ceed to Higher Office Through the
Death of President.
Cahin Coolidge is perhaps better
equipped by experience to take up his
administrative duties in the “’hitc
House than was any of his predeces~
sors who have been called to that high
office by the death of a. president.
Having Won for himself in large
measure the vice presidential nomina-
tion by his executive forcefulncss as
governor of Massachusetts. particular-
ly by his attitude in the police strike.
he has kept throughout the Harding
administration closely advised as to
the problems of the Federal govern-
ment and has assisted in shaping ad-
ministration policy by his constant at-
tendance at cabinet meetings. '
Although vice-presidents usually
have no other duties to perform than
that of presiding over the Senate. cast-
ing the deciding vote when that body
finds itself in a tie. Coolidge has ab-
:ented himself from its sessions every
to the President.
grime.
and order such as characterized
in refusing to temporize with
of the Boston police strike.
rose to national political
in 1919 when he was mentioned
idem.
president.
Political Victor.
During his political life,
ran for various oflices.
municipal. a total of 17 times.
he cabinet deliberations.
came familiar not only wtih all angles
the major public questions. but. also
4 th the reasons actuating the Pres-
ident in his decisions.
Not only has be given his best
ability to the work. but be has done
as much as any other member of the
uministratipn to place its accom-
plllhments before the people.
has traveled a great deal
addresses. and is said to have made
are public addresses'than the Pres-
plurality of only 63 votes.
Born to a life on the farm.
father's general store.
He attended the little red
house at Plymouth.
himself to enter college.
sometimes has
upon. him considerable pressure and
me embarrassment from Sonata
and Others who sought to ob
. 1: him information concern
sveloplnents at the White House. 0
have placed before the Prelld'
. lculor views on pending issues.
musty has remained reticent un-
tints trying conditions. however
. In _
Coolidge family was scarce.
mm.
1d medal cams-rule but
..fhogmfith/of the Reva . . .
- ..C" —.r—" .
Before Husband Won Nomination
' for, Nation’s Leader
Never Defeated for Office—Like Harding He Rose from n" “'"h m
Running in his veins by direct line-
age is the. blood of the Mayflower pil-
From them he inherited a
predominant Puritan respect for law
his
conduct as governor of Massachusetts. "
leaders
Silent. reserved. uncommunicative
almost to the point of brusquencss. he
ascendcncy
_ for
the Republican nomination for pres-
Ithn the nomination went to Hard-
ing. Coolidge was the first and there
was no second in the ethitcst for vice-
Coolidge .
state and
He
won every race. and only once was the
tight close that occasion being in his
second contest for the Massachusetts
State Legislature. when he received a
_ during
his boyhood Coolidge occupied himself.
doing chores and helping out in h . .
school-
From there he
ent- to the Old Black Rock Rive
Academy at Ludlo‘g. Vt.. to prepar-
He had
vague'hopes of reaching so high to
the family farm and store were 11.
over-productive and money in the
In 1891. however.ftho‘ugh considere- ,
‘ There. in his senior resr. he won
m "min:
Partly cloudy tonight
turdny.
H’h tide 4:07 a. m., 4:“ p. lt-
‘3‘
3.
PRICE mans cams
“... .... ms It...
nth. .
vu-...<.i..~..
End Comes at" Time
7 When the Doctors Had
Relaxed Watchfulness
Body Left San Francisco This Morning on Same Train
. KING GEORGE That Carried Him, Cheerful, Westward—Will Arrive, ,
ORDERSWEEK , ..mnlitilififiifiii‘i.li%‘lti;lv$ 32.2%”,
0F mount +
Instantaneous—Had Spent Best Day
. Since Illness—Wife Was Reading “A
Calm Review of a Cairn Man”
Written About Harding.
_, Entire Court Honors Hard-
ing—Baldwin Sends
Message to Mrs.
Harding.
, SAN rmmétsco, Aug. 3 (By The Associated Pussy—A nation
today mourned the passing of its leader.
The American people from coast to coast and from lakes to
LONDON. mgy the “so- gulf and in the temtones beyond the seas bowed their heads in grief
cinted Press.) The following announcc- for then. PreSIdent “idea'd‘ 'In the “fly hours 0‘ 1“: evening
- mem was issued from Buckingham after a day which had b ught renewed hope of recovery death came
p l cc ii is morning: Th kl - . . ’
":12,” {hm the court eahafi‘ :33, suddenly and struck down Warren G. Harding With a stroke of
mourning for one week for the late cerebreal apoplexy.
n biwreo ‘l'lHdi. . . .
5...: attests- 2*; As. no end ...... mummy and m... m... .. 7:30
:rica.t Tlsetmournlnsis to commence o’clock. There was no time to summon additional physicians, no
1 ' . . - . . . ' ,
ri’gng); Rug. 3__(By the Am” tlme to call members of his omen! family and no tune for medical
ciated l‘rcss).—The death of President skill to exercise its knowledge. It was all over in the twinkling of
“‘“ng “as ““0" Jam“ ‘1' Dali" an eye, and it left a nation and the world shocked and in grief.
the American secretary of labor. to
. cancel his trip through Wales which Mrs. Harding. the constant oom-
was to have caused an omcial recep- - . panlon 0‘ her d Lnxuishod husband
'3' S SHOCKS .. ...... .. .... ‘ M m"
U - ' t . .
tion at Gardli‘f today. a tout of the
Rhondda Valley conl district and an 59‘0"! 7330 WHO It When oh .no?ed
: abundant run t ugh the ram of
encouraged
Mrs. Lilia Selleck, of East
Norwalk. Tells of Kind-
.. c. Mason‘- mmitdmm‘msmlu-«......i_..m...:......... .
extensive wet ome‘ tomorrow at. Tred ft: in!
e man m“ . lov ,
gar. his birth cc.
He plans to leave next week for I adversity“ braised in neceu.
Before she could arise from her chair
America.
pAnxs, Aug. 3.-— en informed of Mr. Harding collapsed in bfi bod. and
Wh she rushed to the door calling for the
es 1* t Hardin '3 death. Col. Ed- -
2:":th House sag”: . . physictans to come quickly.
, . c Brig. Gen. Sawyer. chief of the staff
"I share deeply the grief of every- of -
. ‘ . physicians who had been attending
.. one who knew Resident Harding. He the chief executive who also was in
1; was a kindly lovable character and he "mm and the
(“'0 nurses present.
held the confidence and affection of Miss Ruth Powderly and Miss Sue
all our people. Dausscr. did all they could, but it
All
Stanley
LONDON. Aug. 3.——‘A.~ . availed nothing.
' mun-tin. the prune minister‘- “at has of Presulent and The President had fought and won
greatly concerned to learn of the Ho W-f one victory against disease. but it up-
death of President Harding whom be IS 1 e0 poured in a. more insidious form and
met on his recent visit to the United he 10” the battle.
States in connection with the fund- “I was greatly shocked to hear of The great shock came to his wife.
~ ing of the British debt. Mr. Baldn‘in President Harding's death.“ Mrs. reading by his side. but she did not
immediately sent a message of sym-
‘ pntlty to Mrs. Harding.
. PARIS. Aug. 3.-—Myron T. Herrick.
the American ambassador to France“
wns deeply grieved by the news of
President Harding's death. He said:
"President Harding's death comes as
another shock and a crushing blow to
ollapse. She was shocked. of course,
and at first unable to realize that she
had lost the husband who had made
up all the interest in her life for so \
many proud and happy years. said
General Sawyer later “but there was
no collapse. no hysteria. just a brave
rally to face her sorrows and tho
Lilia. Selleck of 13 Rowan street, East
Norwalk. who is a cousin of Mrs.
Harding's. said this morning. Al-
hough I had received no word direct.
from the newspaper reports I had un-
dcrsiood that he had passed the crisis
and was on the road to rccovery. Lust
an over—tired and nervous world. It is night's reports were so encouragilL duties. devolving upon her .at an.
a disaster of the first magnitude. that after reading them, I mailed Mrs. hog? _ .
“Mr. Harding was lieutenant-gover- Harding :1 letter. congratulating her rs. Harding Was standing the
shock well early today. .As the sun
crept over the mountains and lighted
up the golden gate this morning. :1-
most all of the arrangements for the
saddest transcontinental Journey in
the history of the nation had been
made.
In Washington Tnudny
The trip started about seven o'clock
upon her husband's recovery."
Mrs. Scllcck. who was born in Nor- .
silt and who is the daughter of the
late. Judge Sellcck. said that the den. .
of Mrs. Harding. who has not enjoyed
perfect health for years would not
have been as great a shock as the
resident's, whom she remembers as :1
in Ohio when I was
elected governor in 1913.:
' MEXCO CITY. Aug. 3,—(By the As-
sociated Press).—"Prcsidcnt Harding's
death is a. and event not only for the
United States but for Mexico." said
President Obregon.
PARIS. Aug. 3.—-I’remier Poincare
.3.-
;» made the following statement today: -an of Wonderful Physlc- this morning and should end m
, “All France, bows in deepest sympathy "Four years ago." Mrs. Selleck said. “'ashington Tuesday moring. From
. before the. bereavement of the Lnited "Mr. and Mrs. Harding visited me that point the arrangements have
at my home in East Norwalk. It was
the first time that I had met Mr.
Harding and be impressed me as a.
man with a magnetic personality. Be
'as the ideal type for a president
“Mrs. Harding and l are alwpys
very intimate and We have retained
hat intimacy during all these years.
t has been reported that Mrs. Hard-
) g was born in New Canaan. This is
not true. Mrs. Harding‘s mother.
I misc Bouton was born in New
anaan and married there in the
{lethodist church. but Mrs. Harding
was born in the middle west, where
or father was a. well-known railroad
an.
"She was married to Mr. Hardin
. hlrty-two years ago. a few years after
i or first husband had died. Her son ,
y her first marriage. also died but .
'ew years ago. leaving two small chil-
urea. to whom she is very much at-
ched.”
Following an attack of the grip two
infers ago Mrs. Selleck was stricken
th rheumatics and the an. pe
otter she had from Mrs. Harding was
rltten shortly before Mrs. Harding' 4
, ent illness . when she wrote a
‘heering letter to her cousin. tellln
t r that the convalesence lingo ,
- - pleasantest part about being ill.
All during Mrs. Selleck's sickness. '
not been definitely made. but it. is
expected that the body will lay in
tate in the rotunda of the capitol.
‘The burial will be at Marion. Ohio.
the city in which \Varren G. Hard-
ing from poor and humble surround-
ngs struggled upward until the
merican people paid him the fist.
est honor within their power to bo-
stow.
President Harding was a man who
oved “the home folks" and if he
I ad had ti e to leave a parting word
last night undoubtedly would have
ontained structlons that he be
-uried in the town that knew him
as "Warren" and where he called al-
most everyone by their first names.
No Stnrs
The trip across the continent will
made on the same train that enr-
, ed the chief executive a well. happy
nd hopeful man. to the Pacific
oat. Its route will take it through
I: eno. Ogden. Cheyenne. Omaha. Cb!-
.. o. and thence to “Washington: If
- ill make no stops except to change .
ngtnes and for other operating put-
0' 'IOI-
The body of the President will be
urns in the same car as carried him
. the west. It will be accompanied
u the same party that accompanied
-be executive when he left Washing-
4 . June 30 with the addition of At- '7
States. Only recently. the press of the
" 'orld recorded the noble words of
President Harding. a magnificent leg—
acy in which be recommended to his
fellow citizens that the United States
should ' participate in the Perma ent
court of international justice. u use
essential characteristics outlined ' ad-
mirable language.
“Is not this last act of a. man about
to give up his supremp power to enter
the silence of eternity the most beati-
tiful counsel of a chief of State to the
country he governed and to the great
people who had given him It is man-
date?"
The premier drafted a. cablegram to
Secretary Hughes. while President
Mille'rand sent a message to Mr.
Coolidge.
l
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Watch This Space
The Evening Sentinel has ar- l
ranged with Albert Hamilton. l
manager of the Rlslto Theatre. for 3
six free tickets to be given daily to ,
The Sentinel readers whose names ’
appear below. The names will be: i
picked at random each day from f
the telephone ‘ book and city ”we“ have come from the WM , ,. . General Dumber”. .Genernl‘
“mm” . house. urs.‘ Harding has also our "Oflhinl end NP- and 103- E- E-
m“? Caner, 81 Kerwin my rnl other relatives in Norwslk, n1 ‘ ' be" "If! um"! 0f Sonia Ann.
it. Ila-s. Remoberg being a. sister
Hr. Harding. .
,bhval and military honors will be
t! to tho,dend commode:- by the
.4- and navy throughout the whole
- p. Two soldiers and two sailors.
. when of the guard of boner of 1‘
- ed men nnd two officers will
stand It attention beside the casket.
s ecu-bearing tbebody wgl‘bo
~=. men's: night and the . ’
bnbly will be draped In -
The body of the Presid -
. . ,«la. the room” In M Io
~ ough MrsuSelleck is the nearest.
i "oi-walk Stores in .
Mm n-n" infg‘for“ ' r H l
, Norwalk is showing its respect to-
» - for President Harding. Flags
‘ rougbout the entire city today are
7 half-moat.
'Trestunsnd Hyatt-tore. the -.. --
‘. Rogero‘ond‘aevens‘ and Ind“
cam: A. m, as Prospect
overuse.
Glories Lynch, 8 Barrios ave-no,
All yon-have to do when your
name appeared: to come. to The
Sentinel ones with a. copy of the,
. paper in w your name spoonf-
andyouwulbegivenatieketgood
for two “nations. .
. Wetelr‘thk space. Your name
Norwalk Chronicler