The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1923-08-01

CONSULTATION OF PHYSIC-
IANS is CALLED WHEN
COMPLICATIONS FOL
LOW POISONING.

ment cancelling his entire California
program, issued at 1850 o'clock on
Sunday night, later issued a bulle-
tin on the presidents condition, re-
sulting from an attack of ptomaine
poisoning in which he said new
symptoms had arisen during the day,
indicating complications and leading
to the calling of a consultation Of
physicians.
The bulletin stated:
Because of new symptoms having
arisen during the day indicating COM
plications in the case Of the president
a consultation of physicians has been
called. After this had been conclud-
ed, bulletins will be issued regularly
for the information of the public"
No thought was given at the con-
ference, which preceded issuance of
the statement, to any substitute for
the cancelled California program and
it was said that the chief executive
would remain in San Francisco until
he completely RECEIVERS his health.
How long the president might stay
in San Francisco no one, not ever
his physicians, was prepared to say,
but it was generally agreed among
those in the presidential party that
the decision indicated that Mr.. Hard
ing's condition was worse than had
been generally believed.
The belief was expressed by some
of those close to the president that
in addition to cancellation of the
California program, the water trip
to the Atlantic coast by way Of the
Panama canal probably would be
abandoned also, although the matter
was not discussed at the conference.
Two San Francisco physicians, Sc
lected by General Sawyer and his ad-
visers. we're called in consultation at
midnight. After the meeting with
the consulting physicians, General
Sawyer. it was announced, would is
sue another statement.
The two physicians called into con-
sultation were DR.. Ray Lyman Viii
bur, president of Stanford University
and head of the American Medical
association, and DR.. Charles Cooper,
of San Francisco, a heart specialist.
The decision of the president to
cancel the program was made known
after a conference between the ex-
e~cutive's physicians and some of his
advisers. who discussed the condition
Of the president.
The following statement was is
sued:
"The president is deeply appreciat-
i've of the fact that the people OF
California and its great cities have
planned a series of magnificent dem
Onstrations in honor of his visit.
"He realizes the great ~inconven.
fence imposed on public authorities
volunteer committees and the peoplt
in general by reason of uncertainty
whether the program, in which h
was to have participated, can be car
ried out. He has been particular!
concerned to avoid the pOssibilit!
that many thousands would trave
long distances and then be disap
pointed.
General Sawyer, in discussing tn
presidents condition, said that tn
direct cause of his illness lay in som
crabs which were put aboard the nav
transport Henderson in Alaska an
which the president ate.
Grabs and fish taken from Alas
kan waters" General Sawyer sal
sometimes are tainted by copper.
is possible that these crabs whiC
were put on the transport and whiC
the president ate were of that sort
The sudden change from Alask;
climate to the warmer weather e
countered in Seattle upon arriv
there General Sawyer believed, al
might have aggravated the preside
physically. Lack of physical exc
else during the long t-ranscontinent
trip and the voyage to and fro
Alaska is also believed to have re
dered the president more s~usceptil
to an attack like that from which
suffered.
At 10 o'clock yesterday the after
ing physicians issued an official b
letin, the contents of which were
follows:
"'The president had a fairly co
Portable night with considerable re
full sleep.
Ellis temperature at 8 a.. m. v
100, pulse 100, respiration 40
regular. There has been no ext
sion of the pneumonia areas and
heart action is definitely improved.
"Nourishment and fluids are be
taken regularly. Elimination is S
isfactory.
"He expresses himself as feel
better and less exhausted"
General Sawyer gave the Assoc
ed Press the following formal st;
ment at 1885 yesterday:
81 am glad to report to you t
the presidents condition as reciteC