The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-05
HARDING KINSMAN
INSISTS HE'S 0. X.
Young Everett Denies
That He's an Imposter
Out for the Coin
NOT AT ALL WORRIED
everything Coming Out Right
in the End He Says to In
terviewing Scribes

CHICAGO, April 4.--Dtspito the
fact that government officials by
,belr own statements plan his speedy
Indictment as an impostor Everett
tt,rJ,ng. cousin OF President War
rep a. harding and brother OF Pearl
harding" the white , house baby
,adav stoutly maintained his inno-
,srre of any plot and insisted that
harding is really his cousin.
Rchtnd the bars in "a little Jail at
woodstock, Ills, close by Chicago.
Everett Harding points with pride to
Interviewing newspaper mon to the
fact that n picture OF the president.
i"a,rlbcd to Everett Harding with
kinsman's best Wishes" and signed
Ey warren G. Harding hangs on
tbe wall of mis- Chicago home.
"t don't want 20 talk fully until
. see my attorney Fterctt Harding
said today "but everythiug's coming
out an right know"
Doesn't Blame "I<lnsman."
"Bont think | blame President
Harding for this. lie had nothing
TO do with Il. lie has Acknowledged
that and I know he wouldn't turn
on mo Just look at the pnoto-
ersphs Two got home and letters
pI,ce tho blame for his present prc-
dleament on club men and others
who thought they saw a chance TO
get "in right"
~ didn't go TO thcm with any
nronosition." he insists. They
rame TO me and they came In flocks
couldn't got rid OF them.
Friends Tried Ia Use Him.
THAT special car we had TO
Washington, didn't order that.
That train was ordered by a man
Anamed Murray who thought, ms did
San the others, that they were GO
ing 10 get good jobs.
When it's all cleared up you will
find these people were trying TO use
me and not that I was trying TO use
them"
Little Pearl Harding. who was TO
be the "wnite house baby" and
spend her future with President and
Mrs liArdlng in Washington,
blushed 6ashfully when she was
Questioned on the question.
&c! cried a lot at first" she said.
'but ] guess like my own mother
and my mouse best. after all"
The United states district attor-
ney's office today announced that n
special effort would be made tomor-
row 20 hurry an indictment against
Harding on the charge of imperson
ating a federal officer. Tho grand
Jury meets tomorrow.
1t now appears that the guests on
the Washington trip will have "a
pay for their own fares or prorate
the expense of the trip as the rail-
road which took the special II
Washington, today asked the United
states secret service to furnish IT a
list os the guests.
Once Held Dcmcntcd.
Investigation today by secret serv.
ice agents OF the hectic career a
Everett Harding, disclosed that OF
June /. 1920. the young man WA
adjudged a victim OF dement's
praecoX katotonia." This was dur
ing the height of his activity in he
half Of Senator Harding's candidac,
for the presidency.
Tho examination 10 determine
Harding's mental condition wal
made after he had been arraignct
in municipal court here on - charg,
of jumping a hotel bill. Tho cas-,
finally was dispissed for lack o
prosecution.
Mrs, Ephraim Harding, EverettI
mother. said today that her sol
has been i'll in body and mind 10