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PRESIDENT HARDING’S CONDITION GRAVE
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U. S. “Hands
Off” Policy
Held Best
This Country Unable to Avert
Crisis in Europe, Opinion
of Observers Just
Bark.
Will Be Campaign Cry
By MARK SIUUYAN.
Washington. July 30.—We have
had, during the last week, three ex
pressions of opinion about American
policy toward Europe from public
men recently returned from contact
with the problems of that unhappy
conynent. Two o ftlieni came from
men who in varying degrees have
personal possibilities.
Senator Johnson is a comparatively
slight and wholly contingent aspirant
for the republican nomination. Sena
tor Oscar Underwood, on the other
^rfK'Und, is a serious contender for the
democratic nomination, and the like
lihood of his getting it grows strong
er in proportion as economic condi
tions tend to be the dominating is
sue next year.
Senator Underwood's utterance was
generally discussed as if it was in
contrast with Johnson's, In fact,
however, this is not so. Senator Un
derwood at no point advocated the
present joining of the Teague of na
tions or any other active Initiative on
the part of the American government
with regard to Europe.
Business Must Help.
He confined himself to pointing out
how bad the state of Europe is and
how sure that condition is to affect
our own economic condition adverse
ly. In his speech on Wednesday, Sen
ator Underwood did not go farther
than to say: "What we need is for
the business men of the country to do
their part. Who among you can tell
if the same cloud now hanging over
the west will not be hanging over
the south next year?
"If American business is to sur
vive. it la absolutely Imperative that
America's products have a European
market, and a European market can
not exist until a stabilized government
has been established. In order that
we may market all we produce in
America, one-half of our cotton, one
third of our meat and one-third of
our wheat crops must be sold in Eu
i^^v"As no market can lie secured in a
country where there is no stabilized
form of government, we find that n
large part of Europe will be exempt
from prospective markets. Stability
does not exist in governments over
there, and no credit can he given In
countries where no stability exists.
On the battlefields of Europe the boys
of America did their part. I only
hope and pray that in this critical
day for the world the business men
and citizens of America will not
flunk."
It will be observed that nowhere
does Senator Underwood say our gov
ernment should do anything about
Europe. He merely hopes "our busi
ness men will not flunk."
No Cure in Magic.
That tills is a deliberate conviction
on Senator Underwood's part is
proved by an examination of what
he said three weeks ago, the day after
tTurn to Page Two, Column Six.)
Naval Flyer Hangs Up
New Seaplane Record
By Annorlatefl PrtM.
Port Washington, N. Y., July 30.—
Eieut. Autledge Irvine, flying tha
new navy Curtiss seaplane which will
be entered by the United States navy
in the International races for the
Schneider trophy off the Isle of
Wight, September 28, today estab
^^jsbed a new speed record for sea
paWes of 173.3 miles an hour.
Northern Pacific Cuts Time
From Chicago to Seattle
Chicago, July 30.—Another stride
for shortening the Journey from Chi
cago to the Pacific northwest In
time was made today when the North
ern Pacific railway North Coast Elm
ited set out from here on a 70-hour
schedule to Seattle. The Schedule
inaugurated by the train cut down
the fastest time of the road to the
coast by two hours.
The conductor of the train took a
letter of greeting from Mayor Wil
liam E. Dever of Chicago to Mayor E.
J. Brown of Seattle, Mayor George
E. Baker of Portland and Mayor A.
V. Fawcett of Tacoma, commenting
on the faster train service as a
means of further cementing the far
west to the middle west for the
greater good of nil concerned.
Champion Teacher,
Bluffton, July 30 The marathon
school teaching record Is claimed by
Miss Emma looser, teacher in the lo
cal schools. She has completed 43
years of continuous school teaching.
In establishing the record she wore
out 62 rulers and taught 3,268 pupils.
It was estimated. Joseph Wall, a
teacher In Huntington county, who
has completed 42 years of teaching,
is believed to he Miss Eoser's closest
^^^mipetitor.
Canadian Typhoon Victim.
By Abmm-in tr<l Tress.
Hong Kong, July 30.—The body of
Miss K. Card of Vancouver, B. C„
victim of a typhoon last Friday, was
recovered today from the harbor
here. Miss ('aril was last seen leav
ing her home here. She was con
fidential secretary to Butterfield
pi wh s.
Yes,We Have No Hose
Have You Had Your
Anns Tattooed Yet?
Today, Mermaids Song
New York, July 30.—The ban on
stockingless mermaids was lifted at
Coney Island yesterday and hundreds
of girls with their legs bare poured
onto the beach.
Their arms, however, were not so
bare. A fad, believed to be original,
was seen when many of the girls ap
peared with butterflies, bleeding
hearts, rising suns and other designs
tattooed to cover their vaccination
marks.
This latest craze of the flapper has
been brought about by the new
sleeveless gowns, the girls explained.
The order not to require girls to
wear stockings was issued by Capt.
Tames Gillen, who declared there was
no ordinance to cover the case. The
news was broadcast as if by radio and
in a few minutes the stockingless
mermaids were romping on the sand.
Club Will Mark
Historic Spots
Neihardt Club With Poet
Laureate First to Com
merate Hugh Glass.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Chamberlain, S. D., July 30.—The
site of the old fur trading post. Fort
Kiowa, has been located here by John
G. .Neihardt, poet Laureate of Nebras
ka. with the aid of his maps and
charts.
Mr. Neihardt is here with a party
of auto tourists consisting of mem
bers of the Neihardt club of Nebras
ka en route to the forks of the Grand
river in northwestern South Dakota
where they will erect a monument in
memory of Hugh Glass, who, wound
ed and deserted, at that spot a cen
tury ago, crawled 100 miles over the
desert to the river, built a raft and
floated to Fort Kiowa. This achieve
ment is celebrated In one of the poet's
works.
The Xelhardt club announces that
this is the first official act of the or
ganization toward a definitely planned
movement to mark with monuments
the spots in. the northwest around
which the isoet’s works are written.
The spot already chosen to be
marked next summer, is the scene
of the death of Crazy Horse, the Sioux
chieftain who was killed by soldiers
near Crawford, Xeb.
The party on its return trip this
year will visit the scenes of the bat
tles of Slim Buttes and Wounded
Knee.
The poet's car carries Dr. J. T.
House, Wayne, eNb.: A. E. Iking,
Omaha, and Elmer Holm, Wayne,
Neb.
Farmers Marketing
50 Per Cent of Crop
Special IMcpatrh to The Omaha Bee.
Columbus,- Neb.. July 30.—Farmers
are marketing only about 50 per cent
of the amount of wheat this year that
they did at this time last year, ac
cording to the offices of the T. B.
Hord Grain company. In spite of the
good crop, the low prices have made
themselves fetl and a great many
farmers in this section are stacking
their wheat and putting off treshing
their wheat in the hope that the mar
ket will soon begin to show signs of
an upward trend.
Wheat yields in this section, ac
cording to the T. B. Hord Grain com
pany, are only averaging about 12 to
15 bushels an acre. In weight, the
wehat Is running about one and a
half pounds than usual. It is said
that from the millers' standards this
makes it all the more desirable for
flour manufacture, since the darker
quality means that the wheat is
richer in protein than usual.
Mysterious Blasts at Sydney.
Sydney, N. S., July 30.—A series of
mysterious explosions occurred here
today.
Pipe lines supplying the plant of
the British Empire Steel corporation,
where a strike is in progress, were
blown up nt several points, forc'ng
the works to close. The police were
advised that several men had been
seen fleeing from the scene of one ex
plosloa.
High Piled Pastry
No, It’s Not Movie:
Just Pie IPagon Man
Trays Block Crowd
One man was attracting more at
tention at Sixteenth and Farnum
streets yesterday morning than both
of the popular aggravating coppers
who darn the seething tide of pe
destrians at regular intervals dur
ing the day.
Slowly and majestically he trav
ersed the width of the sidewalk with
leisurely tread. Persons paused and
looked at each other in mute un
derstanding. Many lost in the
thoughts of home and niothe^,
which tills young worker aroused,
humped absent-mindedly Into the
outstretched arms of the monarclis
of the foot traffic or ignored them
entirely.
I nmlmiful of the pleblau stares,
tlie youth continued his work, his
sturdy right arm jield high above
his head In the most approved (tod
dess of IJberty fashion. Kver and
anon eitixens ducked as that strong
arm passed close to their heads,
but the smile never left their lips,
t caterer was delivering trays of
| pastry to Nortin up Joins
Rail Heads
Act on C
Export &K
Omaha Commiltee lo An
nounce Decision of Execu
tives Today—Report Cut
Is Not Favored.
Campaign Is Going On
Bt Associated Press.
Chcago, July 30.—Chief executives
of approximately 20 western railroads
meeting here today to consider the
suggestion of a committee of Omaha
business men, that a 25 per cent re
duction on export consignments of
Wheat and flour be put into effect as
an emergency measure to stimulate
the grain trade, adjourned tonight
without making a definite announce
ment of their action on the matter.
It was indicated informally by sev
eral participants in the discussions
that the proposition was not en
dorsed.
A communication embodying the
conclusions of today's conference lias
been dispatched to the Omah com
mlttee and will be made public there
tomorrow. Details of the outcome
of the meeting were withheld because
of the desire of the rail chiefs that,
the Information he In the hands of
their correspondents before being
made public.
Traffic representatives of the In-:
terested lines meeting here last Fri
day unanimously rejected the Eugj
tlon for such a preferential rate !
Tills finding of the traffic men was
to be approved or rejected by today’s
meeting of the road presidents.
Omniums Optimistic.
Committees representing the Cham
ber of Commerce and the grain ex
change, in session yesterday nooh at
the Chamber of Commerce, were op
timistic over the outcome of the meet
ing held in Chicago yesterday by ex
ecutives of western railroads
The Chicago meeting was called in
response to a request from the Umi
ha committee and organizations in
other cities, asking that the all rail
rates on export wheat bo reduced
25 per cent until January 30.
Hale Holden, Chicago, president of
the Association of Railway Execu
tives, wired that the deliberations of
the meeting will be transmitted to
the Omaha contmlUea which la di
recting the wheat and flour buying
campaign.
John L. Kennedy, chairman of the
special committee and also of the
executive committee of the Chamber
of Commerce, and members of the
committee expressed the opinion that
the railroad men’s meeting in Chica
go will grant th« request, liecause
the Omaha men do not believe any
convincing argument can he present
ed against the proposed 25 per cent
reduction.
fNo Keply Yet.
This reduction, as explained before,
would stimulate the American wheat
export market as against existing
advantageous conditions In favor of
Canada and the Argentine. The re
ply from the rail executives has not
been received here.
The committee received communi
cations from the following, exprese
(Turn to Pase Two. Column Three.)
German Villages Study
Ways to Tax Bachelors
By AuorlatN I'rrM.
Cologne, July 30.—How to tax a
bachelor for being a bachelor is puz
zling a number of communities in the
Rhineland, especially In localities
where the authorities are for the most
part married men with families.
The little town o' Repelen, near
the Dutch border, decided simply to
call a spade a spade and declared
an out-an-out "bachelor tax” of 2.000
marks a month. Young men between
18 and L’3 years of age were permitted
a 23 per cent rebate, and complete im
munity was provided for such unmar
ried chaps as had little or no income.
Tlie latter clause wrecked the scheme,
for it ran the town amuck of the
federal finance ministry at Berlin,
which ruled the Income lax was a
sole and pet protege of the central
authorities. Therefore, the ministry
decreed, neither Itepelen nor any other
German community could levy against
an individual's earnings
Hamborn profiled by Us little
neighbor's experience and so dis
guised the tax that it comes under
the head of "per capita" assessments,
yet reads "For Bachelor* Only'' be
tween tlie lines. The llamborn city
father* wisely avoided making any
reference to a man's Income.
Other places are figuring on dodg
Ing (he federal objections by making
their bachelor* subject merely to a
special "resident" tax.
Doesn't Think, Maxwell (iuilly
New York, July 30.—Mrs. Allen A.
Ryan does not believe that George
Maxwell. music publisher, wrote
"poison pen" letters to socially promi
nent men and women, according to an
Interview with her at Hebago Rake,
Me., published by the New York
World today.
Mr*. Rynn 1* (he wife of the com
plainant against Maxwell. An Indict
ment charging Maxwell with author
ship of the letters recently wa* <11*
missed.
800 Linouluite* to Attend
Ak l)«*n Show on August 27
8p« ltil IMftimtrli to Thi* Onmlni II**#.
Lincoln, .July 10—Hlx hundred Lin
, colnItcM will nttnnd th# AU-Mjii* l»*tn
d#n ahow Monday niuhl. Aupnmt *7,
I Hocordliig to antiotiticctntnt by iJn*
| Lincoln Cliuutbei uf Conuuu'wt*
4
M v pots of Gold at the End of the Rainbow Are Greatly Overestimated
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State Roads In
Poor Shape, Claim
Numerous
cei\ed on Improper Condi
tion of Ilijfhvsays.
special I>l«pftteh to Tlie tlmaha flee.
Lincoln. July 30.—Complaints of <P
plorable condition, of state aid high
ways, charging improper niainte
nances are being received daily by
state officers and road traffic bu :
reaus. The supposition held by many
communities U that there !, not a«
much money available for road main
tenance as formerly, due to action of
the legislature in reducing mad ap
propriations one half under the pre
vious two-year period.
This, stale officials admit. Is not
true, as the reduced Appropriations
have nothing to do with maintenance
funds derived from automobile li
cense taxes and other sources which
Governor Bryan attempted unsuccess
fully to have reduced in half.
Several chambers of commerce have
written Roy C. Cochran, state engi
neer, of the poor work done by patrol
men in maintaining the mad, this
summer.
Cochran at present is Inspecting
western Nebraska irrigation projects
with R. H. Willis, head of the state
Irrigation bureau, with a view of mak
ing major changes In Irrigation work
In the stnte. Following this tour,
first steps toward realisation of the
tricounty Irrigation project will he
taken by the state, Cochran announc
ed before leaving.
Beatrice Company (let*
Wymore Klectric Contract
Special tMlpatch t« The Omaha Bee.
Wvmore, Nell.. July 1<V—At a
meeting of the Wymoro city council
Black Rross. Milling company of
Beatrice was awarded* the contract
for furnishing this city with electric
current, the city finding It more
economical to buy current than to
ifperate its municipal plant built here
12 years ago.
Black Bros., who own mills at Blue
Springs snd Beatrice, and who have
just completed a $100,000 hydro elec
trie plant on the Blue river at Blue
Springs, Just north of here, anil are
to erect another at Beatrice at once,
offer the current to Uymore at 212
i cent* per kilowatt together with
other concessions, and th« contrail
was made for fixe yarns. A direct
power line will l>e run from Blue
Springs to Wymote. The local itgllt
plant will be shut down and not uaed
except In casca of emergency.
Snappy Jargon O. K. if
New. Professor,Think*
Chicago, July 10 Slang, as a me
dlinu of expression, la not objection
able, provided It Is not overdone.
This I* the opinion held by Prof.
W F Bryan of Northwestern uni
xcrslty, who Is an Instructor In com
position and an authority on Chaucer
and old Ktigllsh literature.
"The person xx ho first described
a lovesick couple ns a Sheik and s
Shelia was almost s poet" Professor
llryan declared The professor, how
• xet. eniplntaui'd lh« xxoia ’first.'
Train Holdups
Kill Man, Flee
With §80.000
Three W minded in Robbery of
Pennsylvania Train —Seven
Men Reported in
Bandit Band.
B* International Venn Irrtlrr.
J’ittston, Pa.. July 30.—One man is
dead and three others are In a hos
pital here ns the result of one of the
most daring daylight robberies ever
perpetrated in this valley, and the
pay roll of the West End Coal com
pany of Scranton, said to amount to
about $90,000, was taken by auto
bandits who held up a southbound
limited train on the Laurel Line rail
road at the "cut" Just south of the
Moosie station shortly after 9:30 this
morning. Five of tlie men boarded
the train at Scranton and two com
panions were awaiting them In sn
aittumobile at Moosie, where the hold
up occurred.
The dead man is Edward J. Murphy
of Scranton. He was sn employe of
the Maloney till company. Just a*
the car rounded the cut south of
Moosie tlie five bandits on the car
opened the front door. One man
opened fire on the motornian. Con
ductor Gleason took the revolver from
the man and his companions all drew
revolvers, one of them shooting di
rectly at Murphy, who was killed.
After making away with the pay roll
the bandits left tlie car and escaped
over the mountain road.
Btiy'n Shouhlcr Scalded
Spwlal I>l«i»nt<-h to Th# Omaha II##.
Plalnview, Neb. July 3<i —Tlie
small son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Wil
liams of this place, was badly scalded
when be ran Into his mother and
knocked a vessel of water from her
hands ns she turned away from the
stove while getting dinner. The boil
ing water strut k the child on the
shoulder.
Thieves Don’t Care for
Four Tanks Footed
in One \inlit's Haul
Autos But Take Gas
I'niir tliefl* of gasoline from ga
rages anil standing automobile*
were reported to imllre Monday
morning.
•I. K. Itaumgardon, :tOI» lllme
hnugli avenue, teleiilloned that
someone stole 10 gallons of gaso
line from the tanli of his auto.
Theft of seven gallons of gasoline
from Ills garage was reported by If.
K. t owles. 0101 North Thirty sev
entll street.
Nomeono broke Into the garage
of ( . F. I'.rii ksiut. HOftO North
Thirty seventh street anil stole Ift
gallons.
If. It. Iloaks, .'lill I rown l‘oint
Iniulevard, rr|vorled that thieves
ilralned (lie lank of hi* automobile,
parked In his bark yard, of 10 gal
Ions of gasoline, and slide several
, acts sauries liutn the ear
Magnus to Use
"Horse Sense*'
'Sill Drvote Time Between
Now and Congrese to Speak
ing Tour in Minnesota.
Hy AsmitIaUiI Prni.
C'rooketon, Minn., July 30.—Sen
ator elect Magnus Johnson of Minne
sota, speaking at two “ratification
jubilees'' here yesterday announced
that he has rented his large farm at
Kimball. Minn . to his two song and
that hereafter, until he takes his seat
In congress, he will apeak In Minne
sota on question# of the day.
Senatorelect Johnson reiterated hi*
vious statements that he would
tw independent of all cliques or fac
tin!.* in the senate.
I am carrying the bit for the com
mon people, Bfookhart. LaKolletre
and others will have to reason with
Magnus Johnson.'' he declared. "They
will not drive me Into anything.”
"Horse sense" is what Mr. Johnson
thinks congress needs moat. The
trouble witfi the men who have been
sent to congress, he said, was that
they ' were men of too much refine
ment and culture and that they never
got anywhere.”
Deserter Pleads Guilty
to Theft of Automobile
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Beatrice. Neb., July 30.—William
R. Riley, army deserter, pleaded
guilty to stealing an automobile be
longing to V. R, Everhart of Orand
Island. Neb., when arraigned before
District Judge Colby. The court de
ferred sentence until th« youth's
father. Rev. William !>. Riley, pastor
of the First Baptist church at Min
neapolis arrives in the city. The
court ordered the county attorney to
confer with Rtjny official# in th# hop*
that the youth may be reinstated. Ac
cording to Riley’# story, after desert
ing the army 30 days ago at Fort
Ril< \. Kan., lie stole the automobile
and robbed a store. He was arrested
n< nr Waverly, Neb , in charge of the
Everhart machine while enroute to
Omaha.
Three Former Policemen
of Fssen Sentenced to Death
lly A Mot'luted 1’fMS.
Dusseldorf, July SO—German
iiewsitaiiers report (list Major Zor
mack and ldeutensnts Keller and
Knuts, all former policemen in Ka
sen. ha\e l>een sentenced to death
by a French court-martial at Wetden
for espionage. The three men are
said to have been found guilty of op
■ rating a dictograph near a French
officer's villa on the outside of JC.
sen,
French headquarters announced to
day that M. Schreiber. a Swiss cltl
en and director of the Dortmund
Vereln. who was arrested a few dava
ago. has been provisionally re
leased.
Women Fund Hip (latch
special IMapatch to The Omaha IWf
Beatrice, Neb , July 30—Two
Beatrice women. Mrs. 11 J. Randall
and Mrs. F K Pursell. landed a SS
pound catfish from the Blue rtver
near Dewitt. This la said to he the
biggest cattish caught heit m ;uut
BulletinFails toBearOut
More Optimistic Report;
One Lung Is Congested
Doctors See Encouragement in Fact That Patient Vas Able
to Take Some Nourishment During Day —
Resting Fairly Comfortable— Slight Drop in
Temperature Is Noted.
Increase Shown in His Pulse and Respiration
By Associated Press.
Presidential Headquarter*. Palace Hotel, San Francisco. July 39.—
President Harding's illness responded today to careful treatment and com
plete rest, but his physicians, in a statement issued tonight, admitted fot
the first time that his condition was serious.
The bulletin issued tonight failed to bear out the more optimistic re
ports which had come from the president’s sick-room during the afternoon
It noted only a slight decrease in temperature and a rapid rise in puls*,
and respiration, and moreover, said that there was evidence of congestfor
In one lung whereas the physicians’ statement issued shortly before noon
had described the lungs as clear.
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Mrs. Harding Nursing
Stricken President
.'In. Warrm i. Hardinf.
First Lady Takes
Role of Nurse to
Chief Executive
Mr?. Harding. Who Doctor?
Feared Would Be Unable
to Stand Trip, Assume*
Burden? of Sick Room.
By AaftorbUed Free#
San Fr&ncleeo, July 10.—Mrs.
Warcell G. Harding left the White
House in Washington more than a
month ago to accompany the presi
dent on a 15,000mile trip to Alaska
and return by Panama canal and
Porto Rico. She insisted upon Pek
ing the tour de«pite the fact that she
had recovered but a short time ago
i
from a serious lilness and was
Judged by lomt as being at that time
In a condition where tha hardships
of the road might prove disastrous,
resulting possibly in a recurrence of
the Illness.
The Journey across the continent
was completed. Mrs. Hat ding sailed
from Tacoma, tha merriest and most
vivacious member of the president's
party, and It was not until she
reached Fairbanks. Alaska, almost
within the Arctic circle. that
sht> heeded the rigore of travel and
strenuous life along the northern
trails. Two days of rest. however,
dissipated the fatigue and soon Mrs.
Harding had entirely regained her
strength and again went cheerfully
onward, receiving visitors and tak
ing the first lady's role in a vigo,
oiis way wherever the chief execu
tive stopped.
Today the woman who wae expect
ed to be nursed has become the nurse.
Her husband has been stricken by Ill
ness Five physicians have been
called to Ills bedside Mrs. Harding
has cheerfully assumed the burdens
of the sick room, still smiling in the
face of adverse fortune, displaying a
courage that has won for her the
admiration of every member of the
prealdential party and, in addition,
lending an effective hand in the bust
nesa offleea where secretaries and
clerka labor writh the work of can
celling arrangementa made at ad
vance points, of acknowledging hun
dreds of messages of solicitude and
responding to continuation of tele
phone calls from anxious friends
e\ erywhere in the country.
It was revealed that it was Mrs
Harding who finally persuaded the
president to give up hopes of con
tinuing the Journey as It was origin
ally planned Pleadings on the part
of others of tlie chief executive's
party. Including the admonitions of
Brigadier General Sawyer, had failed
to convince him that he must sur
render to sickness the pleasures of
meeting the people along the line of
travel and must iet them know of
hla ailment.
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The most encouraging rea'.ure ei
tonight's statement was that the chie'
executive had taken some nourish
ment and had been fairly comfortable
during the day.
By International >fw< Service.
San Francisco. July 30.—President
Warren C. Harding s Illness has be
come so serious that he cannot, with
safety, continue his tour of the state*
and the possessions of the United
States.
This was a? far as his physician*
would go early today on his condition.
His condition is mo serious, however,
that his entire trip has bd^i aban
Presidential Headquarters, Palace
Hotel, San Francisco, July 30.—An
official bulletin issued by the five
medical officers at 5:15 this after
noon said President Harding, "ex
cept for weakness and restless
ness," had been fairly comfortable
during the day, "though his condi
tion is a serious one "
The bulletin follows:
"The president's condition is as
follow-s:
"T»niperature, 10OS degrees.
"Pulse. 125.
"Respiration, 44, and somewhat
irregular.
"There is some cough and evi
dence of congestion in one lung.
He has taken some nourishment.
"Except for weakness and rest
lessness. he has been fairly com
fortable during the day. though his
condition is a serious one."
"Signed:
“C. E. SAWrER. M D ,
"RAT LYMAN WILBUR. M D„
"C. M. COOPER. M. D ,
"J. T. BOOXE, M D.
"HUBERT WORK, M. D."
doped and a consultation of physi
cians was called in tha presidential
suite on the eighth floor of the Palace
hotel.
Trained Nurse in Attendance.
The travel, together with the speak
ing and handshaking, the effect of
crab meat poisoning, but most Im
portant. the administration of purga
tives to rid his system of the poison,
combined with the fact that since Fri
day the president has had but very
little food, all tended to weaken him.
The president spent all of Sunday in
bed. with a trained nurse m constant
attendance. His physicians said today
the president would continue to re
main in bed until auch time as may
be considered he has the strength to
stand the long overland journey hack
to Washington without suffering ill
effects.
At 11 o'clock last night, st tbs
time the president's physicians ar
nounced the remainder of his trip had
been abandoned, the following stale
ment was issued:
"The president is deeply appre
ciative of the fact that the peop’e
of California and its great cities
have planned a series of mag
nifloent demonstrations in honor of
his visit.
He realises the great inconver
ence Imposed on public authorities
volunteer committees and the pec
pie in general by reason of the ur
certainty whether the progam lr,
which he was to have participated
can be carried out. He has beer
particularly concerned to avoid the
imesibility that many thousands
would travel long distances and
then be disappointed.
"Accordingly after full considera
tion of all circumstances he hss
desired the statement made public
that by the advice of his physicians
he will not attempt to carry out
the program arranged for him tn
San Francisco.
■ Morever the president is reluct
antlv persuaded that it will be nec
essary to cancel the entire Cali
fornia program."
All plans for the continuance 01
the presidential tour were abandon<-d
today and it was announced that the
president w U remain In San Fran
cisco indefinitely
This indefinitely means at least
four days and possibly if day* -f •
length of time depending enttrelv upon
howr rapidly Mr. Harding regain* !-■»
strength. Whenever hie physicians
consider that he is strong enough to
undertake the long, tedious railroad
Journey across the hot deacrt* end
plains of the w-est and middle west
the start for the W hite House w ill
be made !n any event the Panama
canal, Porto Rico, the Virgin islands
and other places which Mr. Handing
bad planned to visit during Augur,
are now forgotten.
The decision to abandon the trip
was reached shortly before midnight
sf a conference between Mrs. Harding,
Secretary of the Interior Work IV*
Roone and Sawyer and Secretary
tleorge R. Christian, Jr Hr. Saw\e •
was strongly opposed to any thougbr
of continuing the trip and he was
supported to Mr* H* d;->g and the
others.