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the Land Is Ne't Immune Frem Orders
Accidents Toe Frequent te Jeopardize Life
of Chief Executive
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Simple life en Pennsylvania farm
IS HIS DREAM WHEN HE CAN RETIRE
Would Prefer Being Farmer Harding for Goodly Portion of
t! Year and Editor Harding, of Marien, Ohie, for Re
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; pRESIDENT HARDING wants te drive his own car and they won't
ii let him. ,
1 What de you think of that?
A man holding the highest office in the land, and yet net permitted te
de a simple little thing like driving an automobile I
Ner is that the only thing he wants te de and can't just new.
He wants te be a farmer, and some day, perhaps, he will. Further
more, he wants that farm te be in Western Pennsylvania, somewhere
near Somerset.
i These are two facts you probably didn't knew about your President,
little sidelights which tend te illuminate the extremely human trend of
his character.
Metering has long been a hobby
!wtth Mr. Harding. He was a
pioneer in the use of automobiles.
He was one of the first residents of
'Marien, Ohie, te drive a car.
And he always'dreve it himself
'until he was elected President.
I Moreover, he likes speed.
Mr. Harding thinks he is net
imeving unless he is traveling fifty
or sixty miles an hour in a big car.
He has driven at that rate him
telf. It is the one expression of
physical recklessness that he per
mits himself.
Every time he gees en a long
meter trip these days, he wants te
take the wheel. But always this
'is refused. His insistence has given
the Secret Service one of its great
est problems.
There are things a President may
,net de. Warren G. Harding, pri
vate citizen, may hit 'er up at sixty
Ian hour if he wishes, but Warren
,G. Harding, President of the United
, States, may net.
' He has net been permitted te
I take the wheel of a car since he
jbecame President. It is a rule that
Presidents shall net, and he must
obey it.
Moter accidents arc many, and the
'life of a President must be well
safeguarded.
New as te the farm
Wants te Become Just
, a Plain Pcnna. Farmer
'' The President has it all figured
, out. When the term of his great
office has expired and he reaches
the point where he can "settle
down," he wants te become a plain
Pennsylvania farmer.
Harding, the citizen, has already
expressed his preference te friends.
If he has his own way he will pur
chase a comfortable and productive
farm, where he can engage in peace
ful agricultural pursuits for at least
a goodly portion of the year as
Farmer Harding.
The remainder of the year he will
be Editor Harding, pursuing his
profession in the town of Marien,
of which he is one of the leading
boosters.
When he tires of the bustle of a
newspaper office he will be able te
make a retreat te seething rural
pursuits.
Such is the President's dream, his
ambition. Frem White Heuse te
farmhouse.
President Harding has a theory
that the safest and most wholesome
place for any ene is a farm. He
believes that the security of the na
tion lies in its farms. The con
structive labor there, the simplicity
of country life, appeal te him as
elements of great strength in a
period of complexities and of un
rest. "There is tee much work en the
farms," he once said. "The Bol
shevists will never take them!"
The President believes also that
these who live in cities should own
their own homes if they can. He
would help them te own them, if
he could. It is his theory of the
'arm applied te the city.
He would net have city dwellers
tuy homes simply for the sake of
owning pieperty, but because he
holds, possession of property brings
a sense of security, of responsibility,
of stability, that makes a man who
owns a home a better citizen than
he one who doesn't.
In the Marien Star office nine out
T every ten empleyes own their
own homes. Harding, the editor,
upea them te invest in homes and
pay rent te themselves." Giving
Ms men this start was a bit of the
"'ding philosophy.
Dtrfec10"8 ? person BB h 1. '"
-.- mi;ivuui surprising mat Pres
ident Harding should hnve Mich strong
ngrnrlan leanings, since farm life does
net present the opportunities for mak
ing human contacts that city life does.
The President Is known for his fond
ness for the genus man, and he takes
especial pleasure In making the ac
quaintance of new specimens. The
newspaper profession and his political
enrcer have enabled him te fellow his
bent for mingling with humankind,
In proving that the greatest objective
study of mankind lies In man.
Harding's yearnings for ultimate re
tirement te farm life nre only another
Index te a nature that approximates
the plain, intelligent citizen of the
United Stntes. The President is Im
pressed upon nil that meet him ns
"n regular fellow."
All Washington can tell you that.
"Laddie Bey" Is Big Part
of Harding Household
If you walked Inte the White Heuse
one of these brilliant summer days,
the chances nre that you would see,
scampering Remcwliere nbeut the prem
ises, n leggy, bounding Airedale deg.
Ills nnmc Is Lnddic Hey.
If you were te stroll out through the
gardens, the chances nre that you would
find there, trimming hedges, pruning
rosebushes, working en the flower beds,
Uncle Chnrlle Pntten. of Morien, gnr-
dener extraordinary te the President of
the United States.
If you were invited te dine nt the
White Heuse, and your tnstcs were
known beforehand, you would be served
your favorite dlbh as it is only cooked
In two plnces the White Heuse and
the Harding home In Marien, Ohie.
Should you saunter ever the munici
pal golf links of the national capital
before calling at the White Heuse, It Is
altogether possible you would find In
knickerbockers, swinging n wicked club,
Wnrren G. Harding himself.
And if you were te join the hun
dreds who file past the President of
the United Stntes daily between the
time he knocks off work for the morn
ing and the time he joins Mrs. Hard
ing at luncheon "ever nt the house,"
you would realize, If you had net real
Izetf U before, what all these ether
things Indicate just one thing, but
important that you have an entirely
human President,
Don't misunderstand. This is by
no means n reflection en nny Presidents
who hnve gene before, nor upon nny
who may come after. The White Heuse
has been occupied successively by men
noted for many qualities.
Tliere have been intellectuals men
with giant minds. There have been
soldiers men of stnlwert courage.
Men with vision, with faith, with
sweetness . of character, strong men
and sometimes weak men men of
many types. Of them oneuah. here.
Their record is history and their per
sonalities ere largely legendary.
utner Presidents hnve ceme and gene.
Wnrren O. Harding Is here! And, Ir
respective of his official record, will go
down In history ns among ether things
a really human President.
Talk te any one who has spent time
In Washington, te these who live there,
te these whose business It is te record
the passing show In Washington. Frem
nil them will come, sooner or later, n
sing'i verdict :
"Harding Is n regular, honest-te-goodness
person."
The fact thnt the President Is net
"up-stnge" Is the plainest thing nbeut
him. He Is nn average American, with
the same background as many another
successful American. A small-town
American, a country banker, n booster
for Marien, a politician, n Sennter, he
boenme President. He differs fiem his
fellows only In thnt, by a turn of the
wheel of life, he has been projected Inte
one of the highest offices within the gift
of men. And It hasn't spoiled him.
Gregariousness Dominant
Strain of the Hardings
They say the principal influence in
Harding's ' life was his mother. She
died n few years age. She wns very
rcllcieus. and her influence, these say
who knew him best, hnd most te de
with the development of his personal
philosophy. And next her, of course,
wns his wife, new mistrebs of the White
Heuse.
All of them loved "folks" people
plain people nny kind of people. Ore Ore
garleusncss Is a dominant strain in the
Hnrdlngs.
President Ilnrdlng has a Pennine lik
ing for his fellows, ills enjoyment in
meeting peeple is net simulated. He
likes te greet these who come te greet
him. And se docs Mrs. Harding.
Each weekday of the year there is n
long ,11st of White Heuse rnl era. The
official callers, of course, fcre the Presi
dent byengngement, The ethers, if they
come nt the right time, nre grouped in
the nnteroems a few minutes before 1
o'clock each day, mid nt n given signnl
flle past the President and shake hU
hand.
Nene gets by wltheut-n hnndsnnke.
Seme of them try It, out of consider
ation for n man te whom as they
liltilr lintiilnliiiklnf must .1)0 a bore.
Net se with Harding, It nqver is. He
likes te shake hnnds. He wcta't let them
go by without a hnndclasi) and a real
one.
And nil who pass by receive, In nffdl nffdl
tlen, n word of personal greeting. Hard
ing In gracious. Ne matter hew trying
the day, no matter what problems nre
laid aside te recclve nttcntienslntcr,
there Is a smile with each greeting, a
soft-spoken word, n kindly glnncc.
This Is net nn efflclnl acquisition..
Harding has always been a "hand
shaker." Hut mere than that, he hns
nlwajs liked people. Out in Marlen
he enjoyed meeting them in the office of
the .Marlen Stnr. en the street. In the
Ilnrdlng hojne. He met them there in
smaller numbers, naturally. He hail
mere time te ilevete te Individuals.
Put he Is simply following, in the
White Heuse, sny these who knew him
of old, n practice he began "years nge,
and following natural inclination te be
human and friendly. He likes human
contacts. They nre part of his life.
They will be ptirt of his life ns long
as he lives. It's part of the "human"
Ilnrdlng.
In meeting people, when he has time,
he likes te get their viewpoints. This
Is the wny he keeps in touch with pub
lic opinion, ns much ns .through the
thundering edlterinl ertlllcry which is
daily pointed in his direction. What am
they talking nbeut? What s nre they
hoping for? Ilnrdlng finds answers te
these questions, when he can, in human
contacts.
Presidents Tastes Are
Simple; Lives Plainly
Hnrdlng's tnstcs are simple. He, eats
simple feeds, prefers simple pleasures.
He lives normally, plainly.
"Yes he smokes. He likes cigars:
sometimes n clgnrette, though net
often. He even enjoys "dry" smokes.
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The President has never entered
any horseshoe tournaments, but
he is an expert at the game
cuss"
On one of his morning horseback rides
The President is a great admirer
of children
Addressing the ball for a snappy
iron shot te the green
Hut he will threw nwny a geed cigar
nny time for n Pittsburgh bteglc.
Poker? Yes a- friendly game.
Gelf let,s of it !
Metering always 1
i United Stntes must never
1 when any one Is around.
1 Pe Ilnrding doesn't. He emits groans.
and growls, and sundry ether sounds,
but he c&csn't "cuss" net often. H
tries te live up te a certnin famous ex
cmplc. He tells the story himself :
HKhep Satterlcc wns ence playing
golf with Justice Ilnrlnn of the United
Stetes Supreme Court. Harlan mtssew
a stroke. He steed there nnd looked
nt the ball. lie displayed marvelous
self-conttel. He never moved d muscle.
Bishop Suttcrlec watched him. He stoert
it as long ns he could. Finally the
bishop said :
"Mr. .Iu-tice. that is the most pro
fane silence I ever listened te!"
He takes his exercise regulnrly, but
leM stienueuwly than the Inte Theodere
Keu-pelt. He liUea te watch tennis,
but doesn't play it. lie rode nt one
time. He lins been out en n herse ever
the bridle paths of Heck Creek Pars
since the entered the White Heuse. Iiut
lie rides only occasionally. He much
prefers ge'f.
Fishing is another pastime te which
lie Is devoted. Naturally, however, the
opportunities for IKhing, te the occu
pant of the White Heiimj, nre mere or
lc-s limited. It Is only when he gets
away into the hills or down In Flerida
' or some ether spot remote from etficlnl
1 duties that he becomes nn nnglcr.
I The President likes te drive horse
as well ns, automobiles but there nre
no longer any horses in the Whjte
Heuse stnblcs. The stables n:e new u
garage. Cars are mero convenient.
Horses have served past Presidents.
They will serve few ethers. Mrs.
Ilnrdlng, by the way, Is nn excellent
horsewoman,. She rode n great deal
nt one time. She has net ridden iu
Washington.
President Likes Dogs,
Even a Yellow Cur Deg
Ilnrdlng always liked deg. Any
kind of n deg. Kven a jellew cur deg.
He likes deg' peiligieed, blooded dogs
but chiefly lie just likes dogs. Even
new he will step almost anything he Is
doing te lead n deg t.tery.
A certain magazine has been running
a scries of deg stories. Harding rends
them nlilh. lie will call efT a con
ference, be late for dinner, or miss a
few minutes of golf, te finish the story
of a deg. lie likes all kinds of dogs.
Hut he likes r.addie Hey best.
Laddie Hey is as much n part of the
Ilnrdlng hoii'ehoM as t'nele Chnrlle
Patten whom the l'tesldent brought
down from Marien te leek after the
White Heuse gardens.
The ether day a group of visitors
weie intieilticdl te the I'rcsidi nt They
chatted for a few minutes.
"Well, s;ii, Harding, "you ve only
shaken hands with the President. Yeu
want te s, ,. the nalh important adjunct
of the White Heuse "
And he called in l.uddie Hev.
"If you love me," he added, "you'll
lee nn doc !"
Hat ding s social life Is simple New
and then lie gm s out for dlnni r nt the
home of some Intimate. This Is net
'customary and Is net geiuially known.
It Is neei announced at the White
Heuse, it is only discovered by acci
dent. i A casual pedestrian happened te he
passing by the handteme home of a
friend of the Holdings the ether even
ing. It was about 11 o'clock. This par
ticular house is within u very few
blocks of the White Heuse. Ilefore
the front intrniifc, iu the full glare of
the stieet lights, steed the .ccutlv
ciu. The ledestilnn, curious, stepped.
In a few minutes the deer opened, the
l'tesldent emerged, stepped Inte the
waiting car. and was driven back te
the White Heuse.
I'li'sidetits new and then de slip
away fiem their official prison.
Uoeseelt used te tnl;r foreign diplo
mats en long, mm munis hikes through
the semi -jungles of Keek Creek Park.
iusten newspaper (orresienilrn's' golf i m- uiii" """ mj nun nun eeur
tecrney. lie was one of the guiu" It- ., , , ....
He asked and lecened no meiy ,n- ll 11' Hoescwlt s particular delight
sideiatieu than any "wuikiiu" news- '! l,,'d' his SecM-f Service guard en
pnpermun. He expected no mine. tltw ep(dillens. Sometimes he did
went ever the nun i, Imnilu.inni'd " imimiiiiiiuh mm ,-sccri-i .-service men
tike the ether contestants, and came alike luul little us ler iii strenueclty.
within a btioke or two of landing Harding Is net that type. He taken
mining I he pi le- winners. The last hole his plenMncs moderately. There will
gnu him tupiitne. i.tk ail geed golf- " emuk siii in 1110 tute
slen that Harding is, above all else,
human.
Take irelf. Harding plays cery day
whcnventher permits. Hut he doesn't
play all day. ' Far from it. He puts
In nn hour or se In the morning. And
lie plays a geed game. Harding is net
n dub as a golfer. He "gees 'round" in
!l en one of the golf courses near the
capital.
He enrolled last month In the Wash
eis ne nail an mini, iiiaiiciug up at
the movie men and p)iotegi,tpiis, who
bad been recetdillg the scene, lie said,
torrew fully :
"Toe much caineia "
lu ether days, bcfeie lie became
it Is 'il.ely, while he Is Presl-
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dent
His human qualities me manifest la
his giegnrieusncss. He likes crowds.
Hi likes te meet i eepic In groups. And
they like lilui. Probably there I no
Dogs he likes even mongrels !
Children he loves better tl;nn all else
cemnineii. uiuuiiess nimseit. jet he
hues all he sees. f K,df, He seldom does su m. .n get meie cordial trcuttiient en tiny golf
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