The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-03-10

Washington, March 4.-Eight
storm-tossed years in the presidency,
filled with moments and scenes that
will live forever in human history,
ended today for Woodrow Wilson,
''just plain Woodrow Wilson, now,'
as he himself smilingly asserted.
Under his own roof again as pri-
vate citizen, the former president
rested tonight with his burdens OF
state transferred to other shoulders
and the shouting and tumult of public
place behind him. And through a
day that had taxed his physical pow
ers, greatly, he came smilingly and
with whimsical, numerous twist to
his comments, yet with no hint at re-
gret in his retirement from high Of
fee.
There was but one incident of the
day when that cheerful mood seemed
to fail. AS he stood in the presidents
room Mr.. Wilson had been telling
Sen. Knox that he would not witness
in the senate the Inauguration OF
Vice-President Coolidge as he doubt
ed his ability, owing to his physical
infirmities, to negotiate the few steps
he must climb.
''The senate has thrown me down.
he said to the Pennsylvania senator
in reference to battles of the past
and the peace treaty, "but I am not
going to fall down.
A moment later someone touched
his arm to call his attention to the
fact that Senator Lodge had arrived
in the room as head of the joint
committee to inform the president
that the sixty-sixth congress stood
ready for adjournment if he had no
further communication to make to it.
Cool Toward Lodge.
Mr.. Wilson turned toward the man
who led the fight against the treaty.
His face lost it's smile as he listened
to the senator's formal report and
there was in his own tone a touch
of cool formality as he said:
81 have no further communication
to make. I appreciate your courtesy.
Good morning."
AIR. Wilson's share in the Inaugural
tion ceremonies remained in doubt to
the last. It was not until he had
finished the business that called him
to the capitol that the retiring presi-
dent made known his final yielding
to the entreaties of his physician and
Mrs. Wilson to spare himself the or
deal his physical condition would
make of adherence to precedent.
From the moment he emerged from
the White House to mount first to the
rear seat of the automobile that car
ried them to the capitol, Mr.. Will
son was shown utmost courtesy by
Mr.. Harding who lost no opportunity
to spare the presidents feelings. AS
he started the painful descent of the
White House steps, Mr.. Wilson was
aided by secret service men who plac-
ed his feet on each step and then on
the running board of the automobile.
After he sank back into his seat on
the right, Mr.. Harding stepped in and
they rode side by side down Pennsyl-
vania Avenue, neither, in courtesy to
the other, responding to the cheers
or salutes that greeted them.
At the capitol, the car drew up first
at the senate wing entrance under
the great steps that sweep up to the
main floor. Mr.. Harding and others
in the car except Mr.. Wilson alighted
and here the crowd waited. Evidently
it had been pre-arranged that there
should be no public comparison to be
drawn between the big, strong figure
of the new president, and the crippled
form of the old, for Mr.. Wilson rode
on alone to little-used door where
he had but two steps to mount and
there Arthur Brooks, negro custodian
of the, White House, awaited him.
Lifted from Car.
Mr.. Wilson was lifted out Of the