Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-05
HARDING GOES
SOUTH TODAY
His Party is to Leave for
Florida for Much Needed
Rest

WASHINGTON. March 5.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Harding, accompanied
by party of friends, left Washing
ton today on a special train for
Florida, where they will take vaca-
ton houscboat trip of more than a
month.
The presidential special pulled out
a few minutes after noon for an
uninterrupted run to Ormond, Fla,
where the party is to board the
housebcat. 1t was Mrs. Harding S
FIRST appearance outside the White
House grounds since her serious ILL
ness OF last summer. but she ap-
peared almost her old self, and
stood on the observation platform
waving farewells until the train was
out of sight.
WASHINGTON. March 5.-Presi-
dent Harding looked forward to his
first vacation in nearly a year today
on leaving Washington, with Mrs
Harding and party of friends, to
spent a month in Florida. Although
no itinerary had been made public
much of the vacation will be spent,
house boat cruise down the Halifax
and Indian river with occasional
stops at Florida coast resorts where
the party will, go ashore for golf.
For Mrs. Harding, the trip means
more than change of scene and eli
mate, for her departure from the
White House today to board the spe-
cial train marks the first time she
has gone outside the executive
grounds since she became i'll last
September.
On the house boat in Florida
waters the Presidents party will be
| the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
| 3. Mclean, of Washington. anG
| Secretary and Mrs. Weeks, however
| who were among the party leaving
| today, will leave the train at st. Au-
| gustine. while former Senator and
Mrs. Frelinghuysen, of New Jersey
| also going to Florida with the Presi-
| dent, will board their own house
boat on the coast.
Subpoenas Served
Subpoenas requiring the appear
| ance in court here on Wednesday OF
| Attorney General Daugherty, chair
man Lasker of the shipping board
| and John Barton Payne, a former
| board chairman, all of whom ha6
| planned to leave Washington today
| with President Harding "nr Florida
| were issued by the United States
marshal this morning at the request
| of Charles w. Morse, the shipbuilder
The subpoenas were issued in con-
| nection with the governments case
! against Mr.. Morse and his former as
| sociates. charging fraud in connec-
| ton with war time shipping con-
| tracts. Trial of the case is set for
| Wednesday and Mr.. Morse's Counsel
| asked that the three men named
among others, be brought into court
as witnesses for the defense.
| First efforts to serve the subpoe-
macs failed. Attorney General Daugh-
erty has been i'll for several weeks
at his hotel, but on inquiry there 1t
was said he already had left to board
the Presidents train. At Chairman
Lasker's office it was saiu the>under-
| standing was that Mr.. Lasker had
left Washington yesterday.
! While the endeavor to locate the
three men was in progress, there was
a hurried consultation between the
Morse lawyers and United States At
| torney Gordon. which resulted in an
agreement not to proceed with the
attempt to serve the subpoenas.
One Of President Harding's last
acts before his departure for Florida
4 was to direct the civil service COM
mission to give certain preference to
veterans of the World War in THEN
examinations for positions under the
civil service.