The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-09-11
OPERATION ON
MRS. HARDING
IS POSTPONED
Improvement in
er Condition
Leads Doctors to
New Order

condition Of Mrs. Harding has
led attending physicians 10
postpone any operation. nm Of.
fetal bulletin issued today
stated
The bulletin. issued by Bdga-
dler General sawyer st lois .
m. stated:
Temperature. ss.s degrees. Pulse.
%. Respiration. 30. night less rest.
hess. Elimination Increased. Cofnpil.
cations sut~idlng. General appear.
anccs Indicate improvement Opera.
tIon procedure deferred.
osIgnsdD &C. ". SAWYER"
Tho phrase elimination In
creased referred 70 Mrs. Harding a
increased ability to throw off ef.
fects Of the poshon and prsssnt FUR.
thcr auto-intoxfcatiosi.
Brigadier General Sawyer person.
ally feels tina, -ihs chances for
Mrs. Harding's recovery from the
present attack seem extremely good. 7"
a personal friend Of President Hard.
ing told the United Press.
The gradual Improvement which
had continued at noon has led 20
this expression Of confidence by
General Sawyer that she VIII safely
pull thru tho present acute stage.
this friend said.
President Harding took n two
hour constitutional In the south
grounds Of tho white House today
with VIII ". Hays. former postmas'
ter general. This !. the first time
Mr.. Harding has stepped outside the
executive mansion aimee his wife's
condition became grave.
Hays said both the president and
Mrs. Harding were cheerful today
and the latter seemed 90 be strong.
er and 20 be naking slow but steady
gains.
Early morning reports from the
sick room we're that Mrr. Harding
spent quiet night. sleeping much
OF the time and suffering compare.
lively little pain. In some respects
Sunday night was tho patients best
night since her Illness became criti.
cal. u was stated unofficially.
Secretary OF War Weeks. among
the earliest callers at the white
House. left In an extremely cheerful
frame OF mind.
Mrs. Harding had the best night
last night since her illness became
critical" said weeks. Her tempera.
tufe IL getting back towards normal
iff her condition continues TO i'm
prove as II did during the night her
doctors viii hesitate TO operate"
The general optimism was re-
nected In President Harding's
own conduct. He went 10 bed at
midnight--thc earliest hour at
| which he has sought rest since
his wife became critically III. All
late callers went away predict
| ing Mrs. Harding's recovery.
sunday wa. day fun Of Incl
dent and color about the White
House.
| The universal sympathy of the
people and their devout hope tina,
the stricken first lady may win her
plucky fight were evidenced In
scores Of ways.
|
prayed earnestly for her recovery.
Special prayers were said in all
Catholic churches and In 81. Pat.
rick's cathedral and In all the jew
ish churches.
The arrival OF Dr. Mayo. after n
hasty trip from Rochester. MINI,
created stir. The great surgeon
went Immediately into conference
with Mr.. c. r.. Sawyer. Joel Boone
OF the Mayfiowcr. George 7. Hard
ling. Jr.. the presidents brother. and
Finncy OF Baltimore.
For hours they studied laborator,
charts and went over every aspect
OF the patients condition. They
lmade new laboratory tests and pour
ed over the data they revealed. They
broke their consultation only TO re
sune 1t again late In the day.
After more hours spent In the
most earnest study. they decided tc
lat their final word whit.