The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-15
HARDnlG n ANS
fishing "TRIP
Today
Expects @ Sc Completely
Isolated for So Hours
While Angling
NJ GEORGES / HOLMES,
IntsrnasaoasI Nss ssryise SAT-

Cofrell6ndent.
MIAMI BEACH Ela. March Is.-
Resolufely declining to Be drawn
into any sneaeements of an OFFICIAL
Or business character President
Harding continued here today e
work hard at his vacation.
Those who 1Ourneyed to This
southernmost point Of his cruise
hoping to find the Chief Executive
more accessible to approach than
when surrounded by the official
atmosphere Of washington have
been disappointed. Mr.. Harding h
vacationlilg and doing Il nnosk thor
ough Job Of it. Even with Attorney
General Daugherty and the political
leaders whom he met here, Mr.. Hard
ing has refrained from discussing
business. He has chatted informally
with them, but there have been none
Cf the conferences that fiII his
days ia washington
Today the President planned 70 so
fishing The trip Involves ain Ab-
sence 81 aon1e fhfrty-aix hours: dur.
Ing which ne win be completely out
OF touch with telephones. Telegraph
and official contact Of every char
acter. under the expert guidanca Of
Capt Charlie Thompson. who f.
reDuted to know the habits and dis
position pf every one OF the six
huudred-odd kinds ok fish that in
fest these southern waters. The
President WIS to embark this affer-
noon for C0lolobo Island. on Black
Caesars key, where tonight and TO-
morrow he VIII have long desired
try ct sailfish, barracuda, and other
game fish. famous In these regions.
Part Of this afternoon and ali 81
tomorrow win be spent there. He
VIII not return to Miami until
Friday night
WIN Ride IN Speed Boat.
The trip to CocOlobo Island win
Be made on the Sea Horse. s.
sevenyfoot speed boat belonging "a
James 4 Allison. an Indianapolis
sportsn1an, who has been associated
with Carl Ct Fisher IN the de-
velopment OF southern Florida into
8 sp0rtsmanss paradise. Only g.
small party VIII make the trip The
President, Allison, Haeher, Gen.
Charles G. Dawes, a. u. Lasker,
q B. Mclean, John g. Lac0rce, OF
Washingt0n George IL. Christian
land DR. C. IL sawyer
The President has been promised
something besides FISHING. ne has
been promised fish. The spUftsnen
around Miami Beach are laying hets
lon d record catch Tor ThompsuFiss
Elxnowledge ofkeanle fish IN the EI0r-
ida keys Is accepted as being unique
and extra0fdinary.
The houseboat Pioneer, on which
the Presidential party came to
Miami, after battling three days
with seventy miles Of shifting sand
and low tide, was tied up 1t the
FIamingO dock today and the Pres
lent spent the night aboard her.
declining an invitations 20 sleep
q shore either in private homes or
at the hotel.
The battle Of the sand bars proved
so tedious and weaFisome that the
President and Mrs. Harding have
voted against trying Il on the res
turn trip. Instead the Pioneer win
be sent ahead tomorrow to Palm
Beach byN outside water and the
Presidential party will go by train
the last OF this week to Palm Beach
where they will pick up the heat
again and voyage north to st. Aus
gustine.
This mornlng. before going fish.
ing. the President got in q round
OF golf on the Miami Beach links
with Gen. Dawes, Al. D. Lasker and
E. B. Mclean. This same foursorne
have played nearly $50 holes OF
golf since arriving In Florida, no
eighteen Of which have been played
on the same course.