Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-14
HARDING HAS REAL TASTE
OF WHITE HOUSE TRIALS
Strikes Bring Hectic Summer
Season TO President and
His Wife.
IMPRISONED IN CAPITAL
y" Vacation Until Cont md Rail
Situations Clear Tp-E,rn His Golf
sticks Are Abandoned Under Prcsx
Of 1R bor.

WAShINGToN. August i3.-Oncc
the raiF and mine strikes arc settled.
III" President and Mrs. Harding will
leave Washington for hi, OF re-
taxation and rest.
The news calls 10 mind that not
in many years, excep. for illncss in
the family or some similar emery
ency. has the ra,ion's executive re
manned in the capital throughout the
summer months here. during which
the weather conv'nces most natives
that the supreme pos,-death penalty
could not be 30 awtully bad after
all.
Former Presidents Taft and Roosc-
welt always made i, point to get
hway from Washington as much as
possible In tho torrid summer season.
Most officials did likewise and all @,
tn" diplomats. Most Of tho Cabinet
IL now out ~ Washington. virtually
all Of the diplomatic corps has lott,
and tho Fresidcn, aud Mrs. Harding
arc almost aIonc-wi,h ;he Senate
III remaining on tht JOB.
Expected to Hr Traveller.
one thing or another took Wood
row wilson away In the summer
hurinE his eight years Of oi'lce-at
'"ast major portion 81 tho time
aud when Harding came into one.
MS carly travels led to the beii.f
mat h" would b" away all Of the sum
NOR months. In fact. he flrst planned
~ Tot
this bafiicl by failure ot Congress
to clean IN It's work. he hogan to
c"nt"mplRt" somc Jaunts away foi
short periods. The rail and coal
strikes efIectuaily doomed this idea.
although some hundred citizens
throughout the nation placed their
horncs a. his disposal
Both IN" President and Mrs. Har-
hlng nave been concentrating on tho
business In hand Mrs. Harding
works and thinks with IN" PrnSid.,l,
on MS major problems CONSTANTS.
she even abandoned the usual White
House social season and limited her
social activities TO n point no, .n,,l.
eel. with presidential couples az IN.
sociabi!ity OF the Hardlngs. in MANY
years
IInrdinE's lind Iurk"
Tho President has been given his
hrSt real taste Of tho trials Of tn.
"hi': House. genial man hy ma
lure. who thoroughly enjoys recrea-
ton. N" has almost entirely given
uh even his favoritc pastime on the
links. hccaute Of the work in hand
Talking with friends recently no
made tho remark that IL these
friends were ever elected 10 the pres,
dency. they would know how count
less were the influences and counter
influences which made the execu-
uv"'s course difficult
But h" added with a drawn smile
i h"rc YOU VIII never have such
bad luck as 10 win such an cleo
,ion."
The Presidents usual hours more
or less laid down by his secretaries.
hav" been entirely abandoned. His
eating. because ~ tho recent prcss Of
the strike. has become irregular and
At times aimos; uncertain His sleep-
ing has been !ntcrfered with by late
conferences OF all kinds
Mrs. Harding. IN her natural
anxiety for her husbands welfare
has abandoned almost everything save
arranging FOE his comfort As Presi.
dents lives go. the present frstf family
has had rather hectic time Of II
this summer. Both will he glad for
littba rest when the strike situa-
tions have cleared