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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1924)
Hardin? Viewed as Good Man Betrayed by Friendly Nature Mark Sullivan Comments on New York World's Consider ation of Struggle Between Good Fellowship and High / Minded Idealism in President. . By MARK Sl'IAJVAN. Washington, Feb. IS.—The root of the rumors about Harding, as well •a tha root of the whole scandal, Is put In words for the first time by the New York World. It Is the first ap pearance of this phase of the subject In print, and it Is done with a com plete dispassionateness that preserves the sense of delicacy which has caus ed others, up to now, to hesitate to say things hurtful to the memory of a president recently dead. The most pertinent sentences of the World's utterance read: “In the Integrity of President Hard ing the world has complete confi dence. It did not and does not credit the faintest, echo of the dirty rumors which have been disseminated about him. Yet his admanistration will he historic for the betrayal of public , trust by men whom he put In high place because of his admiration for their personal qualities and because he confused their friendly service to him with administration fitness. Re peatedly history records this adminis trative experience of men whose kindliness of nature renders them unable to separate their personal from their official favor. Invariably consequences are disapolntment |wSnd humiliating for the executives, disgrace for their aids and—worst of all—a deadly blow to public confi dence In the personnel and methods of government.” Picked Some Splendid Men. It Is this alone, the existence of these friendships on Harding's part with some men whom, to put ft plainly, no president ought to take into the White House. It was these friendships that furnished the soil In which these rumors could take root and grow. "Harding brought to Washington some of the finest men in American public life, such men as Hoover, Hughes and Mellon. It, is now oc casionally said maliciously that these men were taken in to the show win dow behind which a different kind of man could operate. That is not true. The selection of these and some other appointees, because of their ability and character, represented an emotion of aspiration which came to Harding with the exaltation of his election. A spiritual elevation which moved him during the period when he was select ing his cabinet to try to rise above hie old personal and political asso ciations, and give the couutry the ben efit of the best minds in the party. Betrayed by Friends. This mood of a really spiritual as piration recurred to Harding again and again during his administration, but It was never permanent. When ha was not in this mood he fell back into hia old personal associations and the old point of view of his training in local Ohio politics. The presence of these abler and mors high-minded f^Hx was always a little of a strain on Harding. For his hours of ease he took chiefly to the other type. When ever an Issue arose between these men named and the other sort, Harding always decided In favor of the better men, but the personal tastes he had developed In his pre-presldentlal days led him again and again to slump back into association with the less elevkted type of men. As a result, the record stands today as follows: "One of Harding's cronies whom he put in the cabinet, Fall, Is on his way to the grand Jury. While Fall was still In the cabinet, a republican leader tried to call Harding's attention to the suspicions about Fall's actions, snd Harding replied: 'I have complete confidence in Fail's knowledge, abil ity and character.’ ” * “Another man. Forbes, who railed Harding ‘Warren’ and In other ways flaunted his Intimacy with tne White House was mads head of the war veterans bureau, which, in the magnitude of Its flnanci^ operations, Is more Important than a cabinet of fice. Forbes' conduct of the bureau la at this moment before two grand juries, one In Chicago, and one in NaW York. The Forbes case la In some ways worse than the Fall case. Federal Judge Carpenter In Chicago told hia grand Jury it la ’the most Important case In a hundred yeara’ It should be added that after nearly two years, Harding was finally per suaded to realize what use Forbes wad making of the president’s eon ^ fldence. third of Harding’s Intimates la now under subpoena from the oil in vestigating committee. Perhaps one should refrain from mentioning this man's name In the present grouping because he Is not, as the other two are, on the way to being formally charged with crime. Neither did Harding ever appoint him an official of the United States. His relation was that of intimate friend. At the time the subbpoena was issued for tills third friend of Harding, the pa pers reported that the committee feared lie might leave the country. He had already tried deliberately to mislead the committee about the source of fall's money, but told a different story when Senator Walsh made him speak under oath. Because of grouping him with the other two, it should be added that this partici pation with Fall in a falsehood cooked up to deceive the committee Is the only degree of culpability with which he Is charged, though the com mittee obviously wants to know more about his relations with Fall. • This man was even a closes Inti mate of the White House than Fall. That Intimacy with the president is talked about for reasons of a differ ent sort from those attaching to the Fall case.’ In the senate the other day. Senator Norris, speaking of Harding's social relations with this person, said some of the severest things one man can say about an other. Norris was so outright that he was persuaded to soften his re marks in the printed record. Imposed on Friendship. “There are still other friends of or appointees of Harding whom I know would be wrong to group with the first two, because they are not charged with any connection with the Fall case. Their faults or the things charged against them, were vulgarity of a sort that made them unworthy friends of a president, or use of their intimacy with the White House for personal advantage of a dubious kind, or. at the least, grave vnfltnass for the office or the personal associations Harding bestowed on them. One man who helped nominate Harding, and whom Harding praised fulsomely, was murdered under circumstances that gave sufficient indication of his character. A man whom Harding appointed to a high office committed suicide. Another of Hardings important appointees and personal intimates is about to be Investigated by another senate committee. And there are many others. "It ought to be said that most of Harding's relations with these men, while intimate, were of the nature the French describe as 'from high to low.’ Their only, or certainly their princi pal access to him, was in his hours of relaxation. They amused him and rested a mind that waa tired from earnest wrestling with unaccuatomed probiema. They represented the kind of relaxation and amusement he had had In hla smalt town Marlon days, and when he was tired from the ex tremely hard work he put Into his new and big duties, be liked to go back to that old familiar kind of amusement and recreation. Good President, Xevertlieless. No one ever thought of these mert as Influencing Harding's judgment on public matters, nor even of his discussing serious matters with them. ADVERT!MEM ENT. Cray Hair Is Quickly Darkened Makes One Ix>ok Twenty Year* Younger. 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For that cough use Zerbat’a Chloro-l'ine._ Bee Want Ads Produce Itesulls. AHVERTIHKM KMT. COMMON AILMENTS OF MIDDLE A6 Are Indicated In women by nervoua conditions, Irritability, melnncbolta, pains and aches In the back, dizzy mjm-IIs, headachae and bi'at flashes. These trying conditions may be easily overcome and auch symptoms con trolled by taking Lydlt K. Plnkham’a Vegetable Compound. It will Intereet women to know tlmt In a recent canvass aniongnver one hundred nnd twenty one tboueand women, ninety eight out of every hundred reported benefit from Its Use Their association was almost wholly v itli his hours of relaxed ease. “Also it should he emphasized, that even persons of austere judgment, who knew all about these less for tunate associations of Harding, never theless felt that in his administra tion as a whole, Harding was a good president. They felt that Harding kept rising, although fitfully, to al ways higher things. A person entire ly competent to judge Harding's course since he became president, says that his elevation to that office and his experience in it, brought to him a process of spiritual elevation. He had begun, although too late, to see the defects of his old associates. Whenever their improper actions forced themselves on his attention he took prompt steps to remedy the wrong. All these and more things to Harding's credit would need to be included in any adequate summary of Harding's presidency, for which there is not space In an article that merely attempts to explain how the Harding rumors arose.” Dwight Taylor Is Ordered Held on Contempt Charge Dwight Taylor, proprietor of the battery stationi in front of which Henry McArdle was slain last No vember, and who recently figured as a witness during the trial of Jimmy Griffin in connection with the slay ing, was bound over to district court on $750 bond in municipal-court yes terday on a larceny charge. He is accused of stealing a quan tity of batteries from a representa tive of the U. S. Li. Battery company. Taylor denies the charge and says he purchased the batteries. Sixth District Legion Auxiliary Holds Meeting Atkinson, Neb., Feb. 18.—The sec ond annual convention of the sixtli district of the American I.egion auxll Inry wan held nt Atkinson. Represen tatives from most of the units in the district were present. A lmnquet was served to the visiting delegates and local units in the evening followed by a mass meeting, held under legion auspices. Clinton Brome of Omaha discussed the topic of adjusted com pensation. A dance concluded the convention. Snow Falls at Beatrice. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb.. Feb. 18—This sec tion of the state was visited by a wet snow which fell most of the day, giving the ground a thorough soak ing. Crop conditions will be greatly Improved a.s a result. ADVEKTISEMENT. 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All short lots and odds and ends must go, so every item is a tremendous bargain—a super-value. This page is a real lesson in Thrift and Economy. Study it carefully. You will find dozens of opportunities to save on needed things. We advise early shopping, as in many cases quantities are extremely limited and will be sold out shortly after the store opens. So BE HERE at 9 A. M. SHARP. No telephone, mail or C. O. D. orders. 1 Tremendous Savings in This Sale of Suits, Coats, Dresses For Spring Wear The Dresses 300 new spring dresses in s splendid assortment of styles ara fashioned of > the new materials, such as canton crepe, flat crepe, taffeta, twills, trico plaid and lace, in the new spring shades. Sizes 16 to 20 and 36 to 501*. $Q69 The Suits The Coats Hundreds of the newest styles in sport and dress coats are included . in this remarkable collection. Devel oped in polairs, striped plaids, m i z t u r e s, plain plaids, checks or overplaids. 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Yard .I 0 /26 Table Oilcloth 48-inch oilcloth in • splendid assortment of patterns, 45c values. 4A. Yard.. Indian Head Muslin 36-inch bleached Indian Head muslin in mill ends from 2 to 10 yards. S4. Yard.ZI6 Fancy Cretonnes "6-inch Stratford cretonnes in fancy floral and paisley 4 patterns. Yard.I JIB Remnants of Gingham Ginpham remnants in apron checks of blue, black and bcown. 25 inches wide, and in mill ends from 2 to 10 vards, 4 SI / _ yard .IZ'^C Rummage Sale of Shoes for the Entire Family TJie greatest shoe values that have been offered in the history of this store—5,000 pairs of men's, women's and children's shoes at tremendous reductions. FOR MEN 500 pairs black ami tan kid Romeo^house slippers, all sises. 250 pairs of high and low shoes. Samples and broken sises in k such makes as Banister, I Educator and Ralston. FOR BOYS 1 lot of boys’ and youths’ sturdy school shoes. In broken f AQQ sices. All Ooodyear welts. V MOO Values to $4.45. Pair. FOR WOMEN 1,000 pairs of novelty strap pumps and oxfords in broken sires. From our regular upstairs and basement stork. Values to $4.95. Pair . 350 pairs of famous makes of custom oxfords, in black and tan, with values to $7.95. Priced at, pair. A FOR BOYS ® 200 pairs of black and tan calfskin shoes, with tion.hoai #AM welt soles. Sires 1 to 0. 9 JQ0 Price, pair. (0 FOR CHILDREN AND MISSES Tan calf and black gunmetal one-straps and oxfords, for children and misses. These have sensible round tot s and rubber heels. Sizes 8'o to 2. Pair. i “One of America’s Circat Stores” •