Evening star., 1921-08-16
PRESIDENT BUYS
JEWEL FOR G|F!
F eW Recognize Him as He
Enters Store on r
Street.

oh. its the President. and I'll just
bet he's buying a wedding present
for hi:s fatherr' exclaimed one of a
group of smarrly dressed girls who
late yesterday afternoon passed Mr..
Harding as he was leaning over a
counter in an F. stree1 jewelry store
Ihe President was accompanied at
the time only by his secretary. and,
after exani ining several pieces of
jewelry exhibited by the proprietor
of the shop. he made a selection and
hurriedly 1sft the store with the tiny
tissue. wrapped package and returned
to the White House
This shopping trip was made after
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, when
the down town section was crowded.
but. despite the fact that the Presi-
fees to point within half a block of
the store in question. and walked from
there to the latter. he was practically
unrecognfzed tby the many persons who
passed him. lie had left the executive
offices hurriedly and without any cere-
mony or prepa ration, and at his own
request he was followed by only one
secret service man.
Just exactly what the President
purchased is known only to himself.
his secretary and the jewelry store
proprietor. They wouldn't tell
1t had not been determined today
whether or not the President and Mrs,
Harding would take a week end cruise
on the presidential yacht Mayf1ower
It was intimated at the White House
however, that if the cool weather con-
tinues. it is not likely the trip will be
made.
Not Going to Honolulu.
Il was made known at the White
HouA that the President will be
unable to accept the invitation to
attend the opening of the interna-
tionaI n, ess conference to be held
nerf Otto Der in Honolulu. Pressure
of public business. the executive
said. would not permit him to make
the trip.
The Presiden TO-DAY discussed gen.
eral politics Wit Senator Mccormick
of Illinois. chair. nan of the Senate
campaign commit ee, and John T.
Adama- chairman # the republican
national committee BESIDES south-
ern patronage and ra 'reanizatlon OF
party forces in certain sscuons' the
principal topic discusA ed was the
1922 elections.
1t was made known that the repub-
licans are going to make an earl!
start to maintain their leadA IN both
the House and Senate and ne nrS'
step in this direction is the earl!
planning of the campaign to be >wageo
in the interest of the re-electi& OF
Senator Bursum of New Mexico. Vt is
believed he will have a hard pull te
retain his seat and the Senate caA L.
paign committee and the nationa
possible aid in this direction.
This was Chairman Adams final con-
ference with the President before
leaving Washington for a month or
more. He said he will go from here
to Harbor Springs. Mich. where he
will enjoy a vacation with his family.
COnfers With ME-. Wilcox.
President Harding today received
William r. Wilcox OF New York,
former chairman of the republican ma
tfonal comm mittee. who gave his views
! regarding the coming disaf,mament
conference In the opinion of Nh. Will
cox the conclave should be very Groad
| in its scope and should include all
questions which might lead toward
| world peace.
| Mr.. Wilcox discussed also the New
York patronage situation, declaring
that he was especially interested in
| the appointment of Judge Julius
Mayer OF New York as United States
| circuit Judge.
G. J. Lomen has been nominated by
| the President to be district Judge
second division. Alaska, and Arthur
G. Shoup and Sherman Duggan nomi.
mated, respectively, as district attor.
neys, Alaska. and Morris w. Griffith
| marshal second division, All are resi-.
dents of Alaska
| Others nominated late yesterday
were: Horace d. Ridenour, Vincennes
Ind, as United States marshal, Pan.
anna Canal Zone; Edgar T. Conquest
| to be register Of the land office. Stal.
ing. Col. and James D. Gallup, to bt
register of the land office, Buffalo
Wyo-