Show PREFERS SIMPLE CEREMONY Harding Calls Halt on Inauguration Pomp and Ceremony Marion Marlon Ohio Ollio In In the interest of or national U thrift President-elect President Harding on Monday requested officials arranging arrangIng arranging ar ar- ranging for his Inauguration to abandon abandon aban aban- don all plans for tor an Inaugural cere cere- mony In a telegram to E. E B. B McLean cLean chairman of ot the Inaugural I committee at t Washington Mr Harding declared he preferred simply to take the oath of ot office deliver a brief address and antI then take tak up Ills hits duties lIe He said It would would make his position v ver very ery unhappy If It the outlay for an elaborate Inaugural In In- augural l created the impression of ex ex- tra lie He also telegraphed Senator Knox of Pennsylvania In charge of f the congressional congressional con con- gressional end of the plans suggesting g that the proposal to erect stands on the he c capital l grounds be abandoned This Tills proposal ha has been the subject o of f heated debate in congress I I |