Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-09-11
GREAT ANXIETY
At WHITE HOUSE
AS To CONDITION
OF MRS. HARDING
Patient Spent a Fairly
Comfortable Day. Says
Official Bulletin Issued
by Her Physicians,
OPERATION WILL BE
CONSIDERED TODAY
President, Worn by His VI
gil, Spends Much Of His
Time in the Sick Room
at Wife'S Bedside,
BY the Associated Press.

Washington, Sept. 1O.-Mrs,
Harding spent a fairly comfort
able day." the bulletin from her
attending physicians at 9 o'clock
tonight said, and the decision rela-
tive to whether it would be neces-
sary to operate has been postponed
until further consultation tomor-
row morning.
The night statement follows:
Mrs. Harding's condition to-
night is as follows: Temperature,
1905; pulse, 116; respiration, 36.
"She has had fairly comfort
able day with such. indications of
slight improvement that the de-
cision relative to surgical rcIief
was postponed until Monday morn
ing.
&C. Z. Sawyer NJ. D."
While anxiety as to Mrs Hard
ing's condition was evidenced
throughout the day by the White
House staff, some Of the many in
innate friends OF the family who
called during tho day were eN-
tremely hopeful, basing their we"
OF the situation both on the con-
tinued absence of the new untaV-
orable symptoms and on the as
surances that Mrs. Harding was
relatively free from pain.
The medical chart as reported
from the sick room tonight showed
a slight increase in temperature
from that given in the noon bulle-
tin when it was 100. The respira-
tion also had increased from 81 TO
.36 and the pulse from l02 to no
There was no comparative an
alysis made of these conditions by
the attending physicians, although
it had been pointed out that the
ailment from Which Mrs. Harding
was suffering, like most diseases
might be expected to show certain
variations in its progress during
the day and night hours without
such changes having a necessarily
proportionate effect upon the gen"
Ieral condition,
The postponement Of the decision
as to necessity for surgical reliel
also was seized on by many as
ground for optimism, though IT was
known that such q step was re-
garded by many experienced prac-
titioners as an emergency measure.
Running through the sad over
ture which enveloped the White
House today was heard continually
expressions of admiration for the
unusual pluck of Mrs. Harding ana
the fortitude displayed by her nus
band. who, in all the long vigil
since her illness became serious
has never been beyond call OF the
room on the northeast corner Oh
the,mansion where she is confined.
Senate Page Calls.
Among the many callers was
Rick Riddle, O. senate page, VINO
had known the president as sell
ator and whose father died some
time ago. The boy took his 1ath-
er's most highly priced gift-a
framed copy of the Twenty-F1rst
Psalm and left it at the Whlte
House door with the wish that II
be given to the president, beheVihs
the words would strengthen MIN.
As the boy turned away an old
negro, hobbling on crutch, passed
to the attendant single flower
carefully wrapped in paper. He
asked that it be given to the presl-
dents wife.
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean, oil
Washington, a close friend OF Mrs
Harding, leaving the White House
shortly before 10 o'clock, said:
Mrs. Harding seems better
That is just why | am gong nome,
She has quieted down and is gong
to sleep now. | think there Is very
good hope for her recovery. Dr.
Tinney has gone home, and Dr.
Mayo will stay at the White House
through the night