THE ORKfiOX STATESMAN': TlllTWHAV. AWirST 3. 102O.
GROWING UP WITHWARREN HARDING
"Music by the Band'-and W. G.
By Jack Warwick
JRoy hood Playmate,- K-hool C'liimt and First NewM?r
;lUvubliran Pi-eklential .Xouiirtee
Akmoc tatr of the
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Warren G. Harding could execute Jife of the man who may bo president
No. 24 in the Black Book with per- to correct a false statement that tias
sonal sangfroid and astonishing mu-j gone out, to, the effect that he swal
sical force. Barring the baas drum-slowed a slide trombone, or slip horn,
mer, no other member of,: the band! He nearer did that. He played a B.
could make as much noise.' jflat cornet.
Again It becomes my' solemn dutyj So. 24 in the Black Book was a
as historian of early event in the 'quickstep, written with a view of
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giving the B-flat cornet a chance to
make a home Tor Itseir. warren u.
saw the opportunity the- utbor of
the music had set to knocking at his
door and he was quick to respond.
Before half a dozen measures were
reeled off the B-flat made the E-flat.
the altos, tenors, barytone and tuba
anxious to quit the unequal contest.
They knew they were outclassed and
were ready to admit It. '
The brass organization in which
Werren G.'s cornet held supremacy
when No. 24 was called for by the
leader had a wonderful name, to-wit:
"The Caledonia Aeolian Band." paint
ed on the nigh side of the bass drum.
that name was sure to create wonder
wherever the band went. It was a
bother to most people, but there were
always a few who understood that
the band had been named after Aeo
lus, the Grecian god of the wind.
Back in the old days the Govern
ment did not give out weather pre
dictions that reached communities
like Caledonia. As a result the peo
ple generally were compelled to rely
upon Ayer'a almanac for their long
distance forecasts. The Aeolian band
told them which way the wind was
blowing.
Musical Endurance Teats.
Many-of our endurance tests took
place in the big, public square, near
the pump:
Waltzes and quicksteps red torchea
glowing
Marching Through Georgia" or a
national air. .
Crowds standing . round to witness
the blowing
Of the Aeolian Band that blew on the
square.
Nothing Is more democratic than
a village band, and Warren u. waa
always at. home In the organization
He was one of the cheerful young
sters who met f reqnently for prac
tlce and plugged away long into the
night, in an honest endeavor to mas
ter new music and be prepared for
nubile annearance when there was a
demand for "Music by the Band.1
The supply was always equal to the
demand, which was heaviest in the
summer season, when picnics were
abloom in the land. It was then that
the Aeolian band paid great tribute
to the god of the winds. '
: The B-flat was popular with all
the other instruments. Warren G.
had gone into this thing of blowing
a born with the characteristic en
thusiasm he manifested in .later
years when we were trying to put the
Marion Star over. In this newspaper
work there were fewer discords than
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only look for the name California
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your child is having the best and
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It is a very natural .question, especially in, these days of "High Costs,' and many things must
; be considered ' Here are some of the questions to settle. f . .
FIRST COST How much will' the investment beT
UPKEEP The running expense, in Tires, Gas, Oil, Batteries and adjusting expense.
DEPRECIATION How, much will a car depreciate in value in a season.
DEPENDABILITY Is the car dependable under all conditions. ?
PARTS SERVICE In case parts are needed are they carried in stock to avoid long delays,
, tying up the car just when needed.
i SERVICE Is the car backed by a well equipped service station, with mechancs that under
stand the car.
These Questions Are Important
On their answer rests peace of mind, -pleasure and getting 100-cents for every dollar you
spend. . 4
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..why? '. "
FIRST COST Is less than any car built.
UPKEEP Is less than any other make. "
DEPRECIATION Far less than all other makes.
DEPENDABILITY Is absolute.
PARTS SERVICE The, most complete service, and service stations in every town.
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CLOSED CARS AND TOURING MODELS
We can make immediate delivery on closed cars and trucks
we made in tne oia oanu uays. u
this is getting ahead of my story.
After a few years the Caledonia
Aeolian Band disintegrated. It is not
possible to keep a amall town organi
zation of this character Intact lor
any great period, or longer than it
takes for the members to reacn an
ambitious age. They go out in search
of wider fields, and one band follows
another., none becoming . eminently
proficient.
V. O. Mar be Aloe.
Young Harding -stuck to. bis cor
net longer than nonie of the others.
He took It with him to college and
later to Marion, where he joined a
band of greater musical accomplish
ment. It was while he was a member
of the Marlon band that he remained
over in a neighboring town to collect
the prize his organization had won at
a touruajnem. Aiier ine-umer mem
bers had gone home the young bands
man discovered that the rules re
Quired that before the winning band
could collect if must march before
the judges. It was then that Warren
G.. alone, paraded before the judges'
stand; playing a quickstep. He was
determined not to be denied the tro
phies of the day. Ills daring carried
him through and he took home with
him the big money prize of the oc
casion.
That was the. one time in his life
that Warren O. Harding was the
whole brass band.
But music was no more than a di
version to Warren G. The keynote of
bis life was work. He' began early
to pick up odd jobs and would tackle
almost anything In the way of hon
orable employment that might add a
few dollars to his purse.
The boy of 14 who -contracts to
paint & house and goes through with
it to the satisfaction of his employer
has shown that he has courage and
the sense of responsibility. - This
young Harding did when the family
lived in Caledonia, and the woman
whose house he painted la now tell
ing her neighbors that she ts ready
to recommend Warren G. Harding as
house painter or president.
The MFIrt lollr."
There being more work than play
in his young lite may accoount for
that fact that Warren G. never
measured up to the average boy In
athletics. He made a joke of his own
efforts to play baseball in the fields
near Caledonia. I recall & game In
the Rice Bottom which stuek in War
ren G.'a mind for many years. . Most
of us were "dibs." Among the boys.
however, was a man in middle life
ho was worse than a "dub. he
outdn't try to play. ; This fellow
waa on second case, ana leu ag
grieved when a ball came his way.
Finally It was decided that he ahould
ro over and gnard third.
"All right," and he yawned, "that
just suits me.;- there's nothing to do
over there."s. -
With that he went to third and sat
down .on. the base and remained sit
ting to the end of the inning.
In the after years when we were
working together and anybody's lazi
ness came up for discussion. Warren
G. would turn to me and ask:
"Do you , remember, . Jack, how
Bill Hammer played third base."
Dr. Q.'T. Harding, father of War
ren, aaya his uoy was only ten years
of age when be earned hia first dol
lar, the "first dollar In this case
amounting to six. 'A farmer near Cal
edonia was short of men to cut corn.
Young Harding volunteered to help.
He stuck to. his work bravely, and
at the end of one long week, found
be had earned SC.
Well do I. know that catting. corn
is not a boy's job. To me there were
but two features connected with the
work that were, pleasant. . One -was
the possibility of finding a "patch"
of ripe watermelons; the other was
to sit ia the shade of a new and fra
grant corn shock daring the half
hoar rest and : whack away at the
stubbles. To a boy .this period of
rest ts prolific of day-dreams. '
Just how much dreaming young
Harding did la the week be was
earning his first real money In the
cornfield mast be left to Imagination.
I dont know. . -
(Copyright. 1520. by N. Y. Evening
Post. Inc.)
Tomorrow Jack Warwick tella of
Harding as school teacher and work
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ROTARY CLUB
;LEADERS;NAMED
Commlttes for Year Appoint
; ed at lively 1 Meeting Jield
Yesterday
The regular noon luncheon of the
Salem Rotary club was held at the
Marion hotel yesterday with nearly
every member present. This Is one
club In the city where every mem
ber ls prejent unless, prevented by
slcknea tr anovoiaaoie absence
from the city, and every meeting is
enlivened by some new feature. .
' 1-Ivery business and profession in
the dty is represented by some man
who is capable of bringing to -the
club what the club desires to know
aboujt that particular business r
nrofession and who can take back
to the men In his profession or busi
ness the thi.igs the club wishes them
to understand. Three 10-minute
Italks mere delivered before the club
yesterday- and each contained many
novel features.
Fred W. Thlelsen was delegated
to call on J. F. Hutchason and learn
all he could about the life Insur
ance business and how It is being
conducted. .Thielien's address. con
tained much or tragedy, humor, and
rathos and gave to the members of
the' club a rery clear understanding
of life Insurance as a business. '
TC. B. Webb called on JI..S. Gfle
and was told and shown about Phez.
and his talk about Gile was wonder
fully Instructive.
William McGIlchrist called . on
Frank Myers at the Fpa-and learned
all about how. Frank conducts his
business -and made a report to the
rlnb. Billy has a nose for facts and
looked. Into every nook1 and cranny
of the business, and his report was
clean-cut and to the point. ' ,
Next week other lines will be re
ported on until every line of. busi
ness and profession in the city has
been Investigated. " If there are
practices In any profession or. busi
ness that are sot for the public
good. It is the purpose, of the club
to suggest , improvements, o , pro
fession or business, whether ihe pro
prietor Is a member of the club or
not, will ever be shown partiality by
the club or any member of the club.
Everything that is done by the club
or any member of the club "will be
done for the betterment of the bus!
nesa or profession. - .
' Committees for the year were an
nonnced as follows:
Membership:. William Walton. C.
P. -Bishop. Joseph Baumgartner. T.
E. McCroskey and Fred Schmidt.
Entertainment: C B- Claneey. C
B. Webb. Frank Meyers, Fred Thlel
sen and li. II. Olinger.
Luncheon and program: , P. E.
Fnllerton. T. E. McCroskey and L.
J. Chapin.
Boys Work: Frederick. Schmidt.
Charles Knowland and Paul Wal
lace. -
. Employer and Employe: T. B.
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Qtack Time Made Taking
Two Automobile Thieves
The wheels ' of law rotated at a
fast rate yesterday from the time a
report was received at the police sta
tion by telephone from Portland au
thorities that a Chandler car had
been stolen from that city until last
night when the perpetrators or the
theft were on their way to pay the
penalty.
Yesterday, morning, following the
report, of the stolen car, tbe local
police were notified by Ed Loose
that a Chandler car was abandoned
alongside the road near his farm.
Upon investigation the car was iden
tified as the stolen car from . Port
land, v
Later In the afternoon two men
were arrested as suspects for the
theft of the car la the persons of
Harry Samuelson of Hillsdale and
Delbert Bowman of Portland. Sam.
nelson responded to the quia of the
police and admitted that he waa
guilty of stealing the car while his
comrade denied that he was tmpil
eaieo.. However; tne police say. upon
further questioning. Bowman admit
ted that he came to Salem with Sanf-
aelson. - .
Lieutenant IL A. Thatcher of the
Portland police department arrived
in Salem late yesterday afternoon
and returned with Samuelson. Bow
man. the police said, is to be turned
over to the Oregon state training
scnooi. . i
H .W. Krussow of Hood River.
who. Is the owner of the stolen car
returned to Portland with the auto
mobile.
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ew Clerk (who wants to be
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