, 1923-07-30

temporarily overstrained his cardio
vascular system by carrying on his
speaking engagements while H., the
bulletin added.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf.
July 30.-(By The Associated
Press(. President Harding
is a sick man.
How serious is his illness
his physicians have not said
beyond the statement issued late last
night saying that new symptoms.
had arisen during tho day .Indioat-
Ing complications In the case OF tho
president"
It was regarded sufficiently seri-
Gus last night to cause a cancellation
OF the chief executives entire CALI
fornia program, and to bring about n
consultation into which two leading
California physicians were called.
-Four physicians. participating IN
n consultation. concluded their
meeting early today without issuing
any statement. although Brigadier
General Charles z. Sawyer. personal
physician to the president. had pre-
viously announced that a bulletin
would be made public. None Of the
four physicians would make a per-
sonal statement. The consultants
were General Sawyer; DR.. Hubert
Work. secretary of tho Interior de-
partment and a former president of
the American Medical association; DR..
Rau Iuffaan NUffI..-
Stanford university and the present
head OF the American Medical ASSOC
citation, n DR.. Charles N. Cooper,
of Stanford university. a heart spe-
cialist.
The calling in of DR.. Cooper to-
gether with other Developments indf-
Gated that tho effect of possible COM
p~lictaions IN the presidents heart
action was being watched carefully.
The decision TO call OF the Callfor-
MIA program and to hold in abeyance
arrangements for the return to the
Atlantic coast by way Of tho Panama
Canal was reached sortiy before II
o'clock at a conference in which Mrs.
Harding, Secretary Work. . General
Sawyer and Secretary Christian par
ticipated. Secretary Christian soon
afterward made tho announcement of
tho change in plans. saying tina tho
president had approved It because he
realizes tho Inconvenience IMPOSED
on public authorities. volunteer ON
mittees and tho people in general by
reason OF uncertainty whether the
program. in which he wal to have
participated. can DO carried out.
An informal statement made in
connection with the formal
ment OF the cancellation. conveyed
tho information that MFR. Harding
would remain in San Francisco until
he recovered completely. This was
regarded by some acquainted with
the executives condition as likely to
require ten days or two weeks. No
plans for tho return trip to Washing
ton. either by tho planned water
route through the Panama Canal and
by way OF Porto Rico and the Virgin
islands or by train overland. will be
made until the president RECEIVERS. II
was emphasized. Some members of
the presidential party today expressed
the belief that tho water trip would
be abandoned and that Mr.. Harding
would return by train without any
stops for speeches or receptions.
Other members were OF the opinion
that after he regains his strength n
sea trip will be needed ito put him
on his feet again"
The presidents sick IN On the
eighth floor OF the downtown hotel TO
which he went upon his arrival here
early yesterday after abandonment of
the trip to the Yosemite. Every eff
fort has been made to give him as
much quiet as possible and early this
morning orders were given TO let no
one except members OF the presi-
Dental party on the eighth o DR..
Sawyer was in attendance upon tho
president or close at hand all last
night. assisted by Lieutenant Conn
mander Joel T. Boone. n naval sur
gcon who since Mrs. Hardlng's illness
last fall has been assistant white
House physician. ~
General Sawyer promised last night
CONTINUED OF faEe seyonI