The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-14
President-Elect H a riding
Visited by Texas Weather
Of General Cussedness
at Point Isabel
NORTHER PREVAILS,
ELIMINATES GOLFING
REST TRIP WRAPPED IN SHIyERs
AND BAD OPINION OF Gil
MATIC CONDITIONS IN sun.
NY SOUTHLAND

Point Isabel Texas, Nov. 13.--Cut
off by an unreasonable storm from
recreation on land and sea, President
elect Harding spent today in Point
Isabel reading and making prelimln-
airy preparations for the speech he
will deliver next Thursday at New
Orleans
The president elect and his party
virtually were marooned for the day
the cold norther which blew up yes
terday still holding sway on the fish
ing grounds off Lagunda Madre, and
a downpour of rain making the wind
ing dirt road TO Brownsville almost
impossible. He had hope dat least to
60 In for game of golf at the
brownsville country club but automo-
bile drivers pronounced the trip i'm
practicable.
Unless the weather moderates by
| tomorrow the Harding party may DO
moved to Brownsville hotel. Local
weather sharps thought tonight. how
eyer. that the storm would be over In
a few hours. and that warmer wealth.
er would follow. Mr. Harding wants to
remain here and get one more try at
the tarpon fishing off Point Isabel
il possible. 1t is about 90 miles to
| Brownsville along road that is lit.
| tie more than a trail through cactus
and mesquite, and for l5 miles OF the
way there are no houses visible from
the roadway An old style narrow
gauge railroad train Of two cars,
hauled by gasoline makes the trip
each way once a day, and today
It was used In preference to motor
cars by two or three members OF
Mr.. Harding's party who took per-
manent leave OF Point Isabel and
started for home.
Harry NJ. Daugherty, close ad-
visor OF the presidcnt-elect. was one
of those who departed. having been
called to Columbus, Ohio. by the
death OF n sster-in-law. Senator El-
kins Of West virginia. who has been
Mr. Hardins's companion on his two
fishing trips here. also left, for his
home. II Is expected that Edward j..
Mclean. the Washington publisher,
VIII leave the party Thursday. at
New Orleans, before the departure
FOR Panama. Mr.. Harding has invited
win II. Hays, the Republican national
chairman. to make the Panama voy-
age as his guesct, but no definite
acceptance has been received.
Unable to either fish or play golf
today. Senator Harding visited for
the first time the office set up In
the Point Isabel hotel by his secre-
tary, George T.. Christian, Jr. He
also called upon a number Of other
members OF his party In the unheated
rooms OF the hotel, VIII ch was erect
ed for summer Accommodations and
not to shelter guesfs against north
er such as that which has swept
the coast for the past two days. He
found most of his fellow adventures
clolstered close about small stove
that had been erected hastily in the
large room that serves as hotel
lobby.
During his call at Mr.. Christians
room, the president-elect gave instruo-
tloHs loT uSpvslIoH VI WV iH"0N W
gent letters and kilograms that have
come to him here. He decided that
most OF the communications be filed
away however, until his vacation trip
Is over.
one of the messages that has reach
cd Mr. Harding here is an invita-
ton to visit the city and republic
OF Panama during his weeks STAY
In the Canal Zone. Despite his hesi-
fancy in his present position 10 en-
ter the territory OF any foreign ma
ton, he Is understood to have replied
that he would be glad 10 receive
delegation informally 10 present the
invitation and 10 have promised that
he would make the visit II he found IL
, was possible.