South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-11
MRS. HARDING IS
SLIGHTLYBETTER
FRIENDS BELIEVE
Passes F airly Comfortable
Day, Official Bulletin of
Sawyer States.
DIR. MAYO WITH PATIENT
Delay Decision for Operation
Physicians in Constant
Consultation.

WASHINGTON. sept. 1O.-CBy A.
PJ-Mrs Harding spent "a fairly
comfortable day" the official buIle-
Atn from her attending PHYSICIANS at
: o'clock tonight said. and the de-
cision relative 10 whether Il would
he necessary TO operate has been
postponed until further consultation
tomorrow.
The night statement follows:
Mrs. Hardings condition tonight
s. as follows:
Temperature 1905; pulse 11S;
respiration IS
she has had a fairly comfortable
day with such indications OF a slight
Improvement.
Decision relative 10 surgical relief
was postponed until Monday morn
Ing
&C. E SAWYER. NJ. D."
While anxiety as TO Mrs. Harding 5
condition was evidenced throughout
the day by the white house staff.
some Of the many intimate friends
OF the family who called during the
Gay were extremely hopeful. haslng
their view OF the situation both on
the continued absence OF any new
unfavorable symptoms and on the
assurance that Mrs. Harding was
relatively free from pain.
Temperature Increased.
The medical chart as reported
from the sick room tonight showed
q slight increase in temperature
from that given in the noon bulle-
tin when IL was 100. The respira-
ton also had increased from 80 10
IS and the pulse from 1O2 10 116.
There was no comparative analy-
sis made o fthese conditions by the
attending physicians. although il
had been pointed out that ailment
\ from which Mrs Harding was suf-
tfering like most diseases. might be
expected 10 show certain variations
in its progress during the day and
night hours. without such changes
having a necessarily proportionate
effect upon the general condition.
The postponement of the decision
as 70 necessity for surgical relief
was seized upon by many as ground
for optimism, though il was known
that such a step was regarded by
many experienced practitioners as an
emergency measure.
Dr. Charles Mayo remained at the
White House during the night, DR..
John Finney. who came back to
Washington today from Baltimore,
left shortly after the night bulletin
had been issued by Dr. Sawyer and
which had been approved by all the
physicians in attendance. 1t was ex-
plaIned that all OF the doctors would
be In or around the White House
throughout the night
DR. Mayo at White House.
Consultation OF all the physicians
on the ease began today az soon as
pr. Charles Mayo arrived after a
hurried "trip fom Rochester. MINI.
end continued with scarcely a break.
into the night. the specialists paus-
ing only briefly for lunch and dinner.
Laboratory charts from previous
tests were supplemented by addition
al data. the preparation Of which
was hurried.
The atmosphere OF sadness which
enveIoped the White House today.
n brought forth continual expressions
fNA MAaAllA ALatflN ANA AAAN NtA1ffN4t-t ltNNN+e
or Mrs Harding and the fortitude dis
played by her husband who. in all
the long vigil since her illness be-
came serious. has never been beyond
call Of the room on the northeast
corner OF the mansion, where she Is
confined
Many OF the watchers aound the
White House. most Of them intimate
friends Of the president and his wife,
departed shortly after receiving word
that the question OF an operation had
been postponed
Among the many callers was Rick
Riddle. a senate page who had known
tho president as a senator and whose
father died some time ago The boy
took his fathers most highly priced
gift. a framed copy ~ the 2lst psalm
and left q al the White House door
with the wish that II be given TO the
president. believing that the words
would strengthen him
Negro Brings Flower.
As the boy turned away. an old
negro. hobbIug on a crutch. passed
IN 10 an attendant a single flower
carefully wrapped in paper. He ask.
ed that il be given 10 the president $
wife
Mrs. Votaw. sister OF the president
who lives in the suburbs OF Wash
f1~ton. and who has been constantly
AZ the White House, went home al
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