San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-15

Washington, ID. c. April 14.-Dur-
ing this first week that the President
and Mrs. Harding have been back in
Washington after their delightful So
journ in Florida, some of the dark
and deeply guarded secrets of the
trip are beginning 10 leak out. One
of the best stories naturally has to do
with General Doc" Sawyer, the
physician to the presidential house
hold.
1t seems that when the President
and some of his harder associates
were about to set sail from the Fla
mingo dock at Miami Beach TO go to
the Cocolobo Bay Fishing Club, sit
uated on the island where Black
Caesar, the pirate, once held his
lawless sway, General Sawyer hurried
aboard the boat with leather riding
-puttees under his arm and a pair of
shiny spurs in his haLds.
Queer raiment for a fishing trip
aboard a boat, you will say, but ali,
no. The doctor had been told that the
trip TO the fishing grounds was TO be
made by the Sea Horse. He found
later that that was the name of the
yacht, but in any event the good doc
Tor said he believed in preparedness.
There is also the story OF the vii
lage band at Hollywood. Fla, a peace
full little settlement in nowise related
10 a distant Pacific coast township
of the same name. Word came that the
President was to motor through Hol-
lywood. Persons who never have ac-
companied the President of the United
States on a rural tour or who have
not been in a rural community at the
time of n presidential visit can ever
realize or visualize the excitement
that comes with the first announcement
of such a plan.
"What shall we do?" Said the Hol-
lywood residents, one to another.
Get out the band, of course"
But what should the band play
when a president drives up, The
Star Spangled Banner"
No, no. the real thing TO play Is
Hail to the Chief who in Triumph
Advances.
Good"
But what did the band play when
the President actually arrived? Some
thing went wrong somewhere, for the
band burst blattingly into Hail,
Hail, the Gangs All Here
The President smiled broadly. He
was tired of hearing Hail TO the
Chief" anyway.
J. Fl. Thomas. the Laborite. who
performed the official task of calling
Lady Astor to order in the House of
Commons a few days ago for referring
10 a fellow member as the village
donkey" is well remembered in Wash
ington because of his visit here dur
ing the arms conference. He crossed
the Atlantic on the same steamer
with Mrs. J. Borden Hartman of
Washington. one of the leading women
in the Democratic party. Mrs. Har-
riman is statuesque type, tall, state
~. handsome. austere.
Mrs. Hartman and the British labor
leader chatted a great deal during the
voyage. She was somewhat surprised
that this representative of labor knew
all of the notables of England very
intimately and referred to some OF
them casually as Nancy, Margot
Reggie, ETC." Mrs. Hartman remarked
about this to one of her friends il
washington later. The friend laughed
and said:
"Thomas was talking TO me the
other day and l was surprised wheT
he referred TO you as Daisy
Traffic cops the country over will
be Interested in a copy just received
here Of rules laid down ty the Jap
anese government for the guidance
of automobile tourists IL the Flowery
Kingdom. Here are some Of them:
"At the rise of the hand of the
honorable policeman, stop with rapid
ness greatly. Do not pass him oil
otherwise disrespect him.
when a passenger ON foot hove il
sight tootle the horn melodiously a
first. II he still obstacles your pass
age, tootle him with large vigor an,
express by word of mouth warning
hi. hi.
Beware Of that wandering SOW
that he shall not take fright as yo'
pass him. Do not explode the nois
box at him. Go smoothly by.
"Give space to the festive dog tina
makes play sport in the roadway
Avoid ENHANCEMENT of your dog wit
the wheel spokes.
go smoothly on the grease mu
as there turks the skiddy demon. Pres
the brake of the foot smoothly q
you roll around the corner and saw
collapse and lie up.
'Thank you, honorably."
The officia1 statement that Pres