Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-22
WINDOW SMASHED
IN HARD|NG'S CAR
Rock, Believed Thrown by Small
Boy Skaters Pane
Of Glass
CROWD KEPT FROM DEPOT
BY the Associated rrcss

Jacksonville. Fla. Jan. 80. The
glass in a window in President elect
Harding's stateroom of his private car
broken by rock believed to have beer
thrown by small boy, was replaced
when the train stopped briefly here
today. en- route to st. Augustine.
Mr.. Harding left his car only 70
shake hands with friends on the rear
platform and there was no dcmonstra =
tion, crowds being excluded from the
depot yarr
Sc. Augustine, Jan. o. (By 4. pD
"A program Of recreation calculated to
insure immunity from the worries Of the
Presidency awaited President. elect
Harding upon his arrival here today
for a six weeks visit to Florida.
Putting his vacation at once into full
swing, he arranged even before hi.
train reached st. Augustine 20 s7onl
this afternoon on the golf links and 70
put out few hours later for the house
boat fishing cruise that is to occupy the
next two weeks.
He also made 1t known that during
his stay in the South he intends TO ac-
cept no invitations to public functions.
As soon as the fishing expedition is
over he will return TO III. st. Augustine
Hotel, but he expects TO be kept busy
with important questions relating tc
his administration which must be dc
termined before March T.
~. Il, Euk,pr avN,J.gi,y ,,.1,s sy,I, E.
expected to begin late today. the Presi
dent elect viii be the guest of Senator
Joseph s. Frclughuysen. of New Jer-
sey, aboard his houseboat Victoria.
The trip will take the party down the
eastern shore of Florida as far as
Palm Beach or Miami.
Atlanta, Ga. Jan. 2l.--(By \. p.
Forced to a quick decision as tc
whether they would jump from the NOV .
ing train, leaving President elect Hard
ing in the midst of a speech, or would
hear him through. although It meant
being his unwilling guests for at least
part OF the trip to Florida. Mayor Key
and other prominent Atlantans chose the
latter course last night
The Mayors party had boarded tbs
train Of the President elect during bis
brief stop to extend a welcome. Mr.
Harding invited them into his car and
was in the midst of brief reply to the
welcome when the train got in motion
Before the President elect realized
the situation 1t was too lste for bis
guests to jump and the next stop wa:
Macon, many miles away. However
he prevailed upon the conductor TO stor
some distance outside the city.
A new spirit of united Americanisn
holding itself above sectional and par
tisan divisions and making secure tn,
industries of tho whole nation Llike
was bespokcn by Mr.. Harding last nigh
in a message 10 the people Of the South
The message. written at the requGr
of Clark Howell. editor Of the At
lanta Constitution and Democrat
national committeeman for Georgia
was made public here on the arrival o
the train which is taking the President
elect 10 Florida. II follows in part
''Of course, ! have no message 10 th
people Of the South that ! would no
gladly utter to all the United States
Perhaps the South would be intereSte
To- know, however. Of one ambition
which | cherish.
II want to be the nstrumentality il
establishing that complete concord q
union which ! hold to be essential {
the American fulfllmcut. rca .izc hoy
the political solidarity Of the Sout1
followed the unfortunate days & III
Civil War. know how that solidart,
has been encouraged on the one hani
and ! think | understand the desire I,
break ii on tho other hand
ut is not specifically n Rapubli
ambition. 1t is rather to be- accredited
10 desire 70 establish complete mu
tua'ity Of purpose and oneness Of am
bition in America.