The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-20
MARION PORCH HAS FAILED ID INVITE
 TWO 44BEST MINDS"
Johnson and Borah Siamese RecaICitrants and IrreconciI- abIes Have Not Been Among
 Harding's "Select List"
By ROBERT IT. SMALL


 By ROBERT IT. SMALL
 Marion, Ohio, January 19- Especially As the "best mind" conferences weat themselves away and the time draws near for the departure of the President elect for the south it has become a mat ter of comment that two rather dis tinguished American minds have not thus far appeared on the Marion horizon
 They are minds that at one time and another have dwelt not lovingly but long Gpon the League of Nations and the Treaty of Versailles. In fact, if a searcf we're made or the Senate records, il probably would be ascertained that those two minds have been about the most ac- tive in that august body ever since the European pact came into the field of senatorial observation. The moment President Wilson set foot on French soi as head of the American mission. these two minds became irreconcilable and through storm and stress they have re- mained rreconciable unto the end.
 GREAT CONCILIATOR
 Senator Harding himself it not an ir- reconcilable and his mind does not go along with statesmen of that ilk. He has been hailed as the great conciliator, the greatest to darken the White House doors probably since Mckinley. But 1t would appear as events have shaped themselves here in Marion that MT. Harding has hesitated to draw Senator William E. Borah of Idaho, and Sen ator Hiram Johnson of California, into the picture of party accord and harmony painted during the last six weeks. With out Senators Johnson and Borah the con- ferences have been getting along aml- cably and in a manner which the Pres- ident-elect himself would characterize as "becoming.''
 Perhaps Mir Harding has made up his mind it is useless to attempt to placate the irreconcilable Johnson and the ire concilable Borah. Perhaps he feels the republican majority in the new Senate will be big enough to leave these two recalcitrants from the far west out Of consideration. He has not expressed tbese views to anyone so far as known, however. and there is not the slightest doubt that it would be one of the hap piest moments of his life if the next President could be assured that Messrs Borah and Johnson would some day let their minds go along with his.
 THE BITTER BINDERS"
 There are plenty of so-called irrecon- cilables and bitter enders'' in the Sem ate who nOIQ no l6fTOT lCI tIlt lCSibSiit- elect. The implacabIe Senator Albert Fall of New Mexico, has been to Marion and has gone away satisfied that what ever Senator Harding works out in the way of new association of nations Will be right. The implacable Senator New of Indiana, has been to Marion and has lent his comfort and support to Senator Harding in all that the latter contem- plates Senators Fall and New are really and truly irreconcilable only when a democratic administration is in the White House When republican President takes oath of office they place party regularity above temperamental irrecon- cilability Senators Johnson and Borah, on the other hand. are likely to be lr- reconcilable on most any old subject, most any old time.
 Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, an other member of the irreconcilable groups, has been to Marion and has talked somewhat plainly to the Pres ident-elect He let MT. Harding know that his friends in the Senate were talk ing it for granted he would scrap the Versailles League of Nations in it's en- tirety. MT Harding did not attempt to alter this view of the situation. Senators Reed of Missouri, and Shields of Ten uessee. the democratic irreconcilables, also have taken their place in history among the best minds summoned to Ma rion They were most polite in express ing their views Senator Reed spent the night at the Harding home, but he left 1t just as irreconcilable as ever.
 FIVE IRRECONCILABLES
 Having had five of their irreconcil- able group in conference it may be that Senator Harding has thought the ire concilable view has been adequately pre- sented without the appearance Of the two master minds of the bitter-end camp. Be that as it may, the President-eiect's own best mind is filled at the moment with pleasanter thoughts and anticipa- tions. He goes south on Thursday night and his friends and neighbors have been giving him a series of real. old fash- ioEed going away parties.
 The Senator has always been neigh bcrly man. He is man who appreciates his friends and there is a certain circle of intimates here in Marion he would like to take straight into the White House with him. The Senator has not led an introspective or self-contained life. He has been rather dependent on real companionship and a feeling which might be called the White House blues comes over him when he contemplatcs the thought that the carefully arranged life of chief executive may make It impossible for him always to meet the old friends the old plane.
 LOVES HOME TOWN
 Like many another President-elect, he is going into the White House deter mined that this shall not be so. but like the others he will find the transition from private. or semi-public life, into the chief nagistracy of the land carried with it regrets as well as rewards All though he has not lived much in Marion during the past six years, Senator Hard ing has real affection for the old place. This is reflected in his determination to come all the way back here from Florida so he can proceed direct from his home town to Washington to take the oath of the high office to which a Marionite has been elected.
 He will not spend more than 24 hours in Marion at that time. but he wants history to recoI that he arrived from Marion and not from Florida as he stepped into the White House He will reach Washington the afternoon of March 8 and go into seclusion until noon of the following day.
 Formerly of New Orleans
 By Associated Press
 ss New Orleans, January 19.--Mrs. M Hall of this city, who committed sui eide by Jumping from ferry boat into the St. Johns river, according to re-