The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
HARDING HUMAN"
 CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DECLARES WRITER
Amiable President Has Ambi- ton to Eliminate Sectional Lines During His
 Administration
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau, The Axe-Heraid.
 500 Davidson Building.

500 Davidson Building
 Washington, October 25.-(Spe- cial. )-In President Harding, Bir- mingham will meet tomorrow the most amiable and most ''hu- man" man who has occupied the White House in many, many years. He has demonstrated even to the satisfaction of those most prone to criticlse that it is possible for an individual to be the executive head of a great na- ton and retain and display all the attributes of mind and heart which charm and enthrall the masses of the people.
 As soon as the President smiles in Birmingham, Birmingham will claim him for it's own. He will impress the people with the fact that he is not the President or party or a section, but the Presi- dent of all the people. He mas
 
 confessed to the nurturing or hope that his administration will be characterized by the elimina- tin of all sectional lines. That hope, it Is strongly indicated will be realized. While believing in government by political par ties. the President Is as little partisan-cert tainly in an extreme sense-as any other chief execu- tive in the history of the coun- try. Leading democrats freely and gladly admit as much.
 Before leaving Washington tnas morning the President again in- dicated his satisfaction in that he had an opportunity to go to Alabama. When he accepted the invitation extended by commit tee of Birmingham people last spring he gave three reasons Tor accepting&
 Reasons TOT Cohs
 First. he declared desire to know tie south, and especially Birniingham, which in DO years has taken it's place among the Important cities of the united States. His second reason was a fondness and admiration for Sen ator Underwood, with whom pc entered the Senate in 1915 ana than he said that were there no other reason, he would go 10 Alabama to do reverence to the memory of the late Senator i,arlhead. whom he regarded as the salt of the earth.
 The Presidential special made an transformations departure this morning. In the special car oi inc President and Mrs. Harding went as guests of the executive, Secrataries Weeks and Fall, and senator and Mrs Underwood. tbera were the usual assemblage of army and naval aides, speciai agents, and newspaper coFies non.Ients. Aboard the train aiso was R6preSelltdtiNS <ahiiOH
 Eighth Alabama district, where in IS located Muscle Shoals. MT Almon will go with the Presioeht to Birmingham and will return with him as far as Atlanta. There he and Secretary Weeks, ana possibly Secretary fali' VIII Goubie back to Sheffield For an inspection for the greatest source of water power wholly within the United States.
 Secretary Weeks before leaV- ing declared that 1t would De impossible for him to accept the inv,tation of the Alabama Power company to visit Duncan's Hiiiie which is in progress of construc- .sont a great enterprise under the federal power commission oi which the Secretary is chair man. He expressed keen de- sire to see the work. but found that it would be impossible un- jess he sacrificed several hours of the afternoon dedicated to the Birmingham ceiebratIon.
 The Secretary expressed nope that on his return he would be able to recommend to Congress some action respecting the dispo- sition of Muscle Shoals.