The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-24
WILSON WILL CUT SMALL SWATH ON
 INAUGURATION DAY
President elect Takes Terrific Header Into Simple Cere- mony Idea and May Taboo
 Auto for Street Car
By ROBERT T. SMALL

St. Augustine, Fla, February 23. Especial. )-WhiIe the cabinet awaits final decision, President t-elect Harding has determined upon the details of the inauguration at Washington on March 4.
 The customary ride of the President and President-elect will be dispensed with. MT. Harding will go to the cap Iitol just in time to be sworn in at noon. President Wilson will have gone there some time earlier in the day to sign the bills of the dying Congress and thus to make into law.
 Its would seem from present indica- tions that the outgoing President will cut less of figure in the inauguration of his successor than ever before in the history of the United States. This is not due to any design on the part of Senator Harding, but inasmuch as vir- tually all of the inaugural customs are to go by the boards this year 1t would seem that President Wilson, after he signs bills in the Marble room of the Senate, will fade completely out of the picture.
 THE SIMPLE APPEALS
 Senator Harding declares that the more he contemplates the simple in- augural ceremony which is in store for him, the more he likes the idea. At first it was designed that the inaugu- ration of March 4 should be the most memorable in the history of the present generation, but Senator Harding put ran end to this idea when he declared he did not think it becoming time when so many people were out of employ ment there should be such a lavish show in Washington. With the con- clusion of the regular inaugural pro- gramme there is every indication that the ceremony of next Friday week will want nothing in Jeffersonian sim plicity.
 Mr. Harding will arrive in Washing ton before noon on March 3, just about 24 hours before he is fo be sworn in as chief magistrate of the nation. He will make his Headquarters at the New Will lard hotel and it will be from that hos telry just before noon on March 4 he will make his way to the capitol to take the oath of office
 ANYWAY, HE'LL CALL
 While no arrangements have been made to that end, it is the general supp position that Mr Harding on the aft ernoon of March will call at the White House and pay his respects to Presi- dent Wilson. He may spend some lit- tie time in consultation with the out- going chief, executive, just as President Wilson spent an hour or two with President Taft on the eve of March 3. 1913.
 President-elect Harding is desirous of doing the seemly thing in connection with the inauguration. It is perfectly true that he and President Wilson. per- haps, are not on as friendly terms as were MT. Taft and MT. Wilson, but MT. Harding is not man to harbor resent ments or prejudices. and 1t will be his inclination if not his accomplishment to call upon MT. Wilson and to discuss matters freely with him.
 A good deal of this part of the pro- gramme will depend upon Mr. Wilson himself. MT. Harding feels 1t would be too much of show for him to go to the White House merely of riding down Pennsylvania avenue to the capitol to the plaudits of the multitude which may be gathered along that historic thorohghfare. He prefers the unosten- tatious role of getting in hired auto mobile and driving directly to the capi- tol and, after completing his brief in- augural address, to drive directly back to the White House.
 PREFERS STREET CAR
 Mir Harding said a long time ago that if he could have his way about it, he would appear suddenly at the capi- tol. take the oath of office, and ride back to the White House in street car. The street car part of the pro- sgramrne is impossible. One or two of the White House automobiles undoubt- edly will be placed at his disposal the moment he appears in Washington. and 1t may be he will make use of these vAhfcles Mr Harding is a very plain citizen and he likes plain affairs. He would rather have q few of his intimate friends about him on inauguration day than host of strange admirers and truculent we1l wishers.
 According to present plans. . large number of Marion home folks will be in Washington on March {, and if there are any ceremonies at the White House that day at all they will include the Marion folk. Senator Harding has done his utmost to discourage the at tendance at the inauguratton of any marching clubs or organizations Of any kind .s {