Evening star., 1923-07-30

eighth floor of the downtown hotel to
"hich ne went upon his arrival here
carry yesterday after abandonment
OF the trip to the Yosemite.
Gen. Sawyer promised last night
that bulletins giving the Presidents
condition would be issued regularly
Tor the information of the public. and
some time today possibly after an
bulletin is expected containing di-
agnosis of the Presidents case.
The real cause of the executives
illness. a s explained yesterday by DR.
sawyer. lies in some crabs he ate
aboard the naval transport Hender-
son just before reaching Nancounver.
3. {. The crabs, in the opinion of
Dr. Sawyer. were copper tainted
or. like sea food taken from several
small areas of Alaskan waters, had
become impregnated with copper from
the deposits of that mineral along
the coast lines. Eating the crabs
gave the President touch of
ptOmaine poisoning from which he
seemed TO be recovering until his visit
to Seattle last Friday. The exertion
caused by the strenuous program he
followed there aggravated the pois
oning. and the disorder became more
serious than before.
Still Weak and Pale.
The heat Saturday, as the pres
iGential train Travelled through south
ern Oregon and northern California.
also worked to hinder recovery. He
got fair nights sleep Saturday
night aboard the train, and, on arriv-
ing here Yesterday morning. walked
from the train to an automobile look
ing remarkably improved. although
noticeably weak and palL. For sew
eral hours after arrival at the hoteI
all seemed to go well but late in the
afternoon the new symptoms indiCat-
ing complications, spoken of by DR..
Sawyer in his bulletin, become
noticeable.
Although Mr. Hardings illness at
the present stage is not comparable
at all with that of President Wilson
during his league of nations tour In
1919. there is somewhat of coin
cidence between the two. President
Wilson continued with his trip to
Wichita, Kan, before abandoning II,
but the first evidences of the i'm
minent breakdown became slightly
noticeable to those closest to him
here in San Francisco.
The notice sent by Secretary Chris
tian to local officials and chairmen OF
local arrangements committees In
Los Angeles. Catalina, San Diego and
all other California points where
plans had been made to entertain the
President read as follows:
ITO my profound regret, / am com
PEELED in this manner to notify you
and your assistants who have been
preparing for the entertainment of
the President that, owing to his i'll
ness, all arrangements for his fur
ther tour have been Cancelled.
The President has expressed his
earnest wish that / indicate to you
and through you to all who have par
ticipated in the arrangements for his
reception and his entertainment his
deep appreciation and disappointment
that this course has been found un-
avoidable.
He Is acutely appreciative of the
honor which the people of California
had planned to confer upon him and
wishes me to extend his hearty
thanks to all of them. The facts re-
garding the Presidents illness will
Of course be communicated from time
to time through the press. Mrs
Harding desires to have her own ex-
preston of appreciation joined with
| that of the President for all the hos
pitalities and manifold testimonies
Of good will that have been extended
! b. the people of California"