The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-01
MUCH RESTED, HARDING ENDS FLORIDA TRIP
President Refuses to Let PoIi- tics lntrude Upon His va- cation - Daugherty Is Warmly Greeted by
 Chief Executive

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla. March H. Rested and greatly improved in health Presidsnt and Mrs. Harding tonight brought their Florida vaca- ton to an end. departing by special train for Augusta. Ga. to spsnd an- other week before rsturning to wasn- ington.
 Those who saw the President and hta wife step from . train zS days ago at Ormcnd and who also cav thsm board the train hers tonight could not but see plainly the bensfitY derived from . vacation spent In the warm Florida sunshine. away from the cares of Washington and without schedules or any firmly established routine.
 The President. through the open life of the houseboat trip and the daily rounds of golf has been bronxed by the Florida sun and. in the words of . member of tho party. has inn proved 100 per cent"
 Mrs. Harding. who left the White House for the first time since her illness of last fall. whom she boarded the train for Florida March 5. has been rocuperating rapidly and during tho week spent here in St. Augustine. where she has appeared in public number of times. she has surprised old friends py her improved condi- ton.
 Cares Int Aside.
 Members of the party ascribs the benefits derived by the Prssident and Mrs. Harding during the moro than three wseks spent in Florida to the fact that their whole thought has been. as they put it. "to play
 The Presfdent realized that he needed rest and recreation and hasl put his entire self into his vacation.
 To forget tho cares of state has not been easy at all times for almost everywhere he has gone. but chiefly in the larger piaces he has visited, there have been those who would have reminded him of those things he came to Florida to escape.
 Some have wanted him to make speeches--and he came very nearly making one here today during . visit to the Florida State School for the Blind and Deaf. although 1t was not because 2 & ns was wss urtsnsiy prssssd to s., not leave nearly 300 blind and deat lboye and girls without saying . kindly word. Ohters have tried to -got<,k fo 5. eaE~. fo- o-srecommend- cartaln6 friends for appointment to office or sS '.i hs s.fs snss tssy ssy sas sse;2t ss them, and there hAve been not few who would talk politics.
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 The Presidsnt for the most part, however, has played" since he oAme to Florida, recognizing that thiS ts the last real vacation ho will ret during his present administration.
 He hAa at the same time given official matters. keeping In touch with his various cabinet officials in Rshington.
 Politics has not intrudsd upon the vacation as much as had been ex- pscted in view of the number of po- lltIcal leaders in Florida. 5 The statement of Attorney General Daugherty at Miami brought about some political discussion. but the President did not enter into this to any considerable degree of feeling. as he thinks that predictions that he will be . candidate for rcnomi- nation are premature and that polit- ical considerations should be with held until latsr.
 However much the President may disagree with his Attorney General as to the opportuns necessity of the latter's statement, their relations here were most cordial. FFien1shaD hsnains.
 Mir. Daueherty was entertained by rthe President and Mrs. Harding at dinneR last night. and today both MT. and Mro- Harding called on the Att torney General to bid him good-by.
 Mr. Oaugherty left here tonight . 1ittle in advance of the presidential party for Ashevilie, N. c.
 He drove 10 thS St. Augustine n' s,sss sSTns sst s tss !. ro .ns appeared to Do much stronger and considerably improved In health. al- though still not as vigorous as he was before his illness about six weeks ago.
 The Presidsnt today, in addition to vigttlng the State School for tho Blind and Deaf and playing round of rolf. saw for . few minutes s. c Hutton. former assistant secretary Of commerce. and obtained some ad- dttional information on the sugar price situation. which hs h watch ing carefully.
 Late In tho afternoon with Mrs. l Harding he walked oyer to the plaza near the hotel to liSten to | band concert Nnd while there shook hands |