Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-31
CONSULTATION Of
SPECIALISTS HELD
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Chief Executive Is Ordered
to Bed at Hotel at Golden
Gate Until All UnfavorabIe
Symptoms Show improve
n1ent

SAN FRANCISCO, July SO.-(By
the Associated Press President
Harding spent a fairly comfortable
night, according to a bulletin issued
at II a. m. today by Brigadier Gen.
eral Charles E. Sawyer, his per.
sonal physician.
His condition is acute and he
has temporarily overstrained his car
dlac-vascular system by carrying on
his speaking engagements while ILL.,
the bulletin added.
General Sawyer's statement. is.
sued after consultation in Which two
San Francisco physicians participat.
ed, said it would be necessary for the
president to have complete rest dur
ing the period of his acute symp-
toms"
The president at 9 o'clock this
morning, the statement said. had a
temperature of 101; pulse 11S, and
respiration SO.
Physicians Statement
The statement signed by all OF
the physicians participating in the
consultation follows:
The president had a fairly CON-
PORTABLE night with. several hours
sleep. His temperature at 8 a. nj.
was 1O1, pulse 11S, respiration 3S.
The abdominal symptoms following
the digestive disturbance which he
experienced on the boat U.. S. S.
henderson, are now localized in the
gall bladder region. There are no
clear"
THE white blood cells number
10000 with 81 per cent polymer.
phonu clear. His kidneys are func-
tlonlng satisfactorily and there are
no disturbances of the nervous sys-
tenn except those associated with
His condition is acute and he has
temporarily overstrained his cardlo-
vascular system by carrying on his
speaking engagements while i'll. 1t
VIII be necessary for him to have
complete rest during the period OF
his acute symptoms"
President Harding will be rushed
back to Washington by special train
as soon as he RECEIVERS from his pres.
ent illness sufficiently to travel,
probably within, two weeks.
The two San Francisco physicians
who were, called into consultation by
Brigadier General Sawyer last night,
were again in conference with DIR.
Sawyer at 9:20 this morning. The
local doctors, Ray Lyman Wilbur,
president of Stanford university, and
Charles M. Cooper, heart specialist,
mad spent the night in the hotel
where the president is i'll.
Bulletin Promised
Secretary Work, Of the interior de-
partment, a former president of the
American Medical association, again
met with the consultants. 6
How serious is the presidents ill.
ness, his physicians have not said
beyond the statement last night
that new symptoms had arisen
during the day indicating compli-
cations in the case Of the PRESIDENT
But it was regarded sufficiently Sc
rtous last night to cause a cancella-
ton of the chief executives entire
California program and to bring
about a consultation into which two
leading California physicians were
called. ~
-Four physicians participating in.
the consultation concluded thei:
meeting without issuing any state.
ment, although Brigadier Gen.
eral Charles z Sawyer, person.
al physician to the president, pre-.
Viously had announced that a bulle-
tin would be made public. None OF
the four physicians would make
personal statement. The consultants
were General Sawyer, DIR. Hubert
Work, secretary of the interior de-
partment, and a former president OF
the American Medical association:
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president
of Stanford university, and present
head Of the American Medical as
ISOLATION, and DR.. Charles M. Coop
er, of Stanford university, heart
specialist.
The calling in Of DR.. Cooper, to.
gether with other developments, in.
Dictated that the effect of the possi-
BILE complications on the presidents
heart action was being watched care.
fully.
California Program Cancelled
The decision to call off the Call.
fornia program and to hold in abeyst
ance arrangements for the return
to the Atlantic coast by way of the
Panama canal was reached shortly
before II o'clock at q conference in
which Mrs. Harding, Secretary
Work. General Sawyer and Secre-
tary Christian participated. Secre.
tary Christian soon after made the
announcement of the change in
plans, saying that the president had
approved it because he REALIZES the
great inconvenience imposed on pub
lie authorities, volunteer committees
and the people in general by reason
Of uncertainty whether the program
in which he was to have participated
can be carried out"
An informal statement made in
connection with the formal an.
nouncement Of the cancellation con-
veyed the information that Mr.. Har.
ding would remain in San Francis
co until he completely recovered.
This was regarded by some acuuaint.
ed with the executives condition as
likely to require ten days or two
weeks.
Has Entire Hotel Floor
The presidents sick room is on
the eighth floor of the downtown
hotel to which he went upon his
arrival here early yesterday after
a b9 ndOnn1pnt Of the fri,o +o Vo.,.. ~