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THE MORNING OREGONTANV MOXDAY. SEPTEMBER 11, 192J PRESIDENT'S WIFE CONVENTIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF MRS. HARDING. SEEMS IMPROVED Patient's Fever Drops and Relief Is Notable. DR. MAYO AT BEDSIDE 2 ' - " 1 -- ' . , ,j j? XV , : . . - " . ': r ' -A : 3 Crisis of Case Expected to Be Tast by This Morning, Says AYliite House Bulletin, (Continued From Ft ret Pag.) condition at 3 o'clock this after noon, although it had been prepared at noon. It showed that the patient's condition 'ti easier and that the fever had dropped, al . though she had not rallied suf-' ficiently to be out of danger. Patient Is Examined. At the time this bulletin was Issued ir. Mayo had not consulted with Dr. Finney, lie had, howeve accompanied by Dr. Sawyer, made a thorough examination ot Mrs. Harding and directed that several laboratory tests be taken. At 4 o'clock Or. Mayo and Dr. Sawyer emerged from the White House for 'a few minutes airing They were immediately surrounded by photographers and good-natured ly submitted to an ordeal of posing for the movies. Before returning to the White House Dr. Sawyer talked with wait ing newspaper correspondents. He denied a persistent report that t' been circuiaiea in me anernoo that an operation had been per formed on the "White House patient. The 3 o'clock bulletin had served to arouse general hope for Mrs. Har drhsfs recovery, inasmuch as It showed auite a decided gain In he fight against the toxic condition created by the kidney affliction which had become so alarming yes terday. Later reports, however, which indicated that in operation might be necessary, again occas ioned general alarir. Sympathy I Extended- The White House throughout the day was flooded with messages svmpathv from persons In official and social lite and from all parts o the country. In the churches throughout the nation prayers were said for Mrs. Harding's recovery. The president spent the entire day In the White House, most -of the time at the bedside of his wife. The strain of the ordeal coming in the wake of the heavy load of responsl bility he has been carrying through jut the industrial crisis is' very wearing upon him, but the president is reported to be bearing up well physically. PRESIDENT IS AT BEDSIDE 3Ir. Harding Appears Worn by 48-Hour Vigil, WASHINGTON, D. G., Sept. 10.- (By the Associated Press.) Mis. Florence Kllng Harding, wife of the president of the United States, spent "a fairly. comfortable day," the offi cial bulletin from her attending phy sicians at 9 o'clock tonight said, and the decision relative to whether it would be necessarj to operate has been postponed until further con sultation tomorrow morning. Throughout the day an air of sus pense pervaded .the White House Mrs. Harding appeared to be holding her own and in some respects her condition seemed more favorable, but the findings of the physicians In attendance were awaited by the president and others with consider able anxiety. At no time was the president away from the bedside of his wife. Worn by his vigil of the past 48 hours, he epent much of his time in the sick room, occasionally retiring to his study nearby for a conference with the physicians. Clifford Kling, of Marion Ohio, a brother of Mrs. Harding, arrived at the White House shortly after eight o'clock this morning. Two hours later Dr. Mayo, accompanied by his wife, reached the capitol, Dr. Carl W. Sawyer meeting their train and taking them immediately to the White House. The day was marked by a lack of activity outside the mansion, al though a number of persons called to inquire about Mrs. Harding's condition. Hundreds of telegrams of sympathy reached the executive offices. During the afternoon a group of photographers clustered around the front, door of the White House in tent on snapping pictures of the physicians in attendance. They suc ceeded in several Instances, but their presence brought such a crowd of curious folk into thH White House grounds that police men finally chased them away. The executive offices were desert ed today except for the presence of a group of newspaper men await ing the latest word from Mrs. Hard ing's bedside. When Secretary Chris tian gave out Dr. Sawyer's afternoon bulletin, he assured them that the press would be immediately notified of any change. Those n touch with the case were encouraged somewhat by the, drop, at noon today, t as compared with last night, in the patient's tempera ture and the decrease in pulse and respiration. Last night's- bulletin gave temperature 102.2, respiration 36 and pulse 112, while today's noon report was, temperature 100, respira tion 32 and pulse 102. In an effort to eliminate from the system as far as possible waste products which could not find passage through the kidneys, physi cians in attendance continued to keep Mrs. Harding swathed in heavy blankets and hot towels as a means of promoting perspiration. It was reported that despite pain she continued to show tremendous pluiSK and fortitude and was said to nve expressed confidence she wOTiU quickly be restored to. health. In the event of an operation, it was regarded as certain it would be performed at the White House, rather than have the patient re moved to a hospital. Dr. Sawyer, accompanied by Mrs. Sawyer, left the White House for a short ride soon after the night statement was issued, for the first time in more than a week. It was learned also that, for the first time since Mrs. Harding's illness became critical, only one nurse was kept n the patient s room tonight. K Q( .-A -; 4 j , ,, , : t1 - ", -,T 7 , ;, ZJ , , s "--"- -.n,;n,,.T1,ww , ;, ,5 'jjf t::: ;r z7" "zrgs. CEYLON (Black) - JAPAN (Green) The Final Word Stratford Suits With Silk Sleeves-Fabric Trimming WE now announce another Stratford creation the new Silk Sleeve and Fabric Trim. It empha sizes again the leadership and creative ability of the Stratford makers. Old-fashioned body lining has been replaced by this new fabric trim. - Seams are bound with high-grade silk-satin throughout, and sleeves are lined with silk impart ing an extraordinarily handsome finish to the inside which makes Stratford Clothes exclusively dif ferent, comfortable and long wearing. Combine these features with the beautiful fabrics and models and you have the utmost in suit value. $50 Fulops' Fine Sujts Range From $30 to $85 328330 Washington St. Stetson Hats Just below , Broadway Manhattan .Shirta 1 Photo Copyright by Underwood. Top -Characteristic snapshot of President and Mrs. Harding. Below, left Mrs. Harding reading message brought to her from Xew York. Right lucent portrait oi Mrs. naming. , MRS. HARDING'S FRIENDS HERE PRAISE HER CHARM First Lady Said to Have Won Many Hearts During Stay in National Capital Portland Prays for Recovery. Ms Canneries in Need of Help. MEDFORD, Or., Sept. 10. (Spe cials There is need of help foithe cannery at Talent. That and the local cannery bought a large por tion of the valley's fruit crop and now they cannot get sufficient help to can all of it, despite earnest pleas sefit out for men, women, boys and girls. Phone your want ads to The Ore- gonian. Main 7070. ' RS. WARREN G. HARDING, who is very ill and in the na- on's capitol, has Portland friends who have had 'the privilege f knowing her personally. Mrs. Harding is considered by them to be the most hospitable and gracious mistress the White House has ever had and those who know her share the opinion of Mrs. William E. Borah, wife of Senator Borah, ex pressed on her recent visit here, when she characterized her as-"the most genuine and democratic worn- n she had met in social life in Washington, D. C." The privilege of knowing Mrs. Harding since their childhood to gether in Marion, Ohio, belongs to M. Idleman, Portland attorney, who has just returned from- Wash ngton where he lunched with the lesldent and his wife at the White House. "I had not seen her in 20 years looking as well as she . did that day," said Mr. Idleman yester day, "and I told her so. There was no indication of her approaching ill ness at that time." . "Mrs. Harding has always . been leader and is a woman of magnifi cent character, vigorous mind and uantities of energy," Mr. Idleman declared. "She is wonderfully de voted to her husband and has been great help and comfort to him. They are two of the most con genial people I hav"ver known," he sald.j Mr. Idleman entertained President and Mrs. Harding when they came west shortly after their marriage 29 years ago in the fall of 1S93. At that time Mr. Harding was editor of the Marion Star and had some idea of settling inv the west. Beloved by every woman of . the diplomatic set in Washington, Mrs. Harding makes it her personal duty to insure the happiness of everyone with whom ehe is associated, added Mrs. Robert N. Stanfield, wife of Oregon's junior senator, who ap praises her as a woman who could never be replaced. A total -lack of unselfishness in any form is one of Mrs. Harding's charms, as enumer ated by Mrs. Stanfield who said, "When Mrs. Hard'ng took the T5 senators' wives yachting in the Mayflower on the Potomac, she did not miss a personal chat with each one, and instead of us waiting on her, she attended us. I marveled at her freshness and her energy and one day when I remarked about this I learned that those who had known her longer than I were concerned about her and felt she could not long continueher extreme activity." A. love for little children is one of those qualities which have con trived -to make Mrs. Harding, who has never been a mother, even more beloved ,by those who know her. An instance related by Mrs. Stan field is that of the occasion e a 1 concert given by a group of children for President and Mrs. Harding. A thunderstorm, arising quickly, would have drenched the children had not Mrs. Harding commandeer ed cars quick as a . flash and gathered the children about her the White House, where she. cared for them until the storm passed over. . 1 "Although Mrs. Harding is fori mal and something tells you - you must go through all the formalities in meeting her and in taking your leave," continued Mrs. Stanfield, "she is aJways friendly and any place that you may meet her you are assured .of a welcome. She al ways remembers a name, - Mrs. J. B. Montgomery of 825 Hawthorne avenue, who returned from the east a week ago, had the privilege of again meeting Mrs. Harding, whom she had known while President Harding was sen ator from Ohio. Mrs. Montgomery sat at the right hand of Mrs. Cool idge and opposite Mrs.- Harding at a luncheon of a club organized dur ing the war by senators' wives and maintained as a means of prompt ing acquaintance. "I was charmed with the gracious cordiality of the wife of our presi dent and I saw her under the most favorable circumtan.s, as she was with the friends she ha'd'made dur ing her husband's term as senator," Mrs." Montgomery said. "She toad an amusing anecdote and a gracious word to say to everyone present that day. Mrs. Coolidg announced that the club dues must be paid and Mrs. Harding said, 'Well, I would like to pay mine,' to, which many oi the ladies exclaimed, 'O, no, yeu are our guest.' And she replied, 'I have not forgotten any of my chari ties or my clubs, and I must be on the same equality of the other mem bers of the club.;' Mrs. Montgomery has met the wife of every president of the .United States since the time of Andrew Johnson, and she said in this con nection, "I speak of this only to say that I think Mrs. Harding in cor diality and graciousness is the equal if not the superior of any woman who has been the first lady in the land and I feel with this dreadful shadow hanging over the White House as if it grieved every Ameri can woman who has ever had the good fortune to meet Mrs. Harding. She is such a high type of the best American woman." ' The - performance of many acts which are not the duties of the president's wife and which mis tresses of the White House before her wer tltfons for the- recovery of Mrs. Harding and the hearts are many, close to her and far away, which are experiencing a real grief concerning h6r condition and would feel a deep loss if her. life were taken. ' Mrs. Harding has been one of those whose interest in the soldiers was o a matter of war-time en thusiasm alone, and . much of her time has been spent In the Wash ington hospitals,- visiting the sol diers there. She chatted with each man individually, it is said, and the men are eager to have her come be cause she talks interestingly and has a voice that is soothing and kind. STAR ATTEMPTS SUICIDE ROMANCE SHATTERED, THEN . POISOX IS TAKEN. LAKE BOOTLEG SEIZED State and Federal Officers Are Patrolling County. BEND, Or., Sept. 10. (Special.) State and federal officers made a large dent in the supply of moon shine liquor intended to enliven the spirits of guests at the Lakeview round-up. Jack Cassidy, state prohibition- officer, reported here to day on his return from Lake county. Cassidy was accompanied by J. J. Conlon, deputy sheriff of Mult nomah county. Joe, Garske was taken with, 23 quarts of moonshine while making a sale, and was released on bonds. Fred A. Bliss, Jr., was arrested af ter officers had helped him up Tucker hill, near Paisley, and had been offered a drink in acknowledg ment of their services, and William Haynes and W. R. Hodges, both of Madras, were arrested by federal men. .Haynes and Hodges had more than ten gallons - of liquor with them, and Bliss had three gallons, Cassidy reported. After Bliss had been placed on trial, had pleaded guilty to having liquor in his possession, and had been fined $300 and sentenced to 60 days in jail, Cassidy, Conlon and Sheriff Woodcock of Lake county, followed his automobile tracks and found two complete stills of aggre gate capacity of 2a gallons. Divorce Tangle and Financial Difficulties Blamed Wom an Now Fighting for Life. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, Sept. 10. Billy Wes ton, beautiful young Greenwich Viflage Follies star, was to have rehearsed tomorrow for the 1923 edition of the musical extravaganza, But . tonight she was in Bellevue hospital, fighting for her life, the victim of .either drugs or poison. A shattered romance, financial diffi culties and a divorce tangle led her to attempt suicide, according to the police. An ardent suitor, the "adoree" and "Ed" of a dozen telegrams and notes to the pretty musical star, is said to have failed to keep an ap pointment with the actress yesterday.- This, according to Miss Wes ton's friends, made her melancholy. Miss Weston told the police she swallowed six bichloride of mercury tablets. "I'ye been worried; I couldn't stand it,'-' she said. At the hospital tonight it was said she was resting easily.. Miss Weston, a striking beauty, is a French-Canadian. Her parents are reputed to be well-to-do. Last July she started a counter divorce action against her husband, Samuel Schoengold, actor-producer. SensiLJy-PackaaeJ SINGER FIGHTS EVICTION Landlady of Apartments Objects to Vocal Gymnastics. (By Chicago Tribune Leased Wire.) NEW YORK, Sept. 10., Her grand opera soprano voice called "a nuisance," Mme. Marie Rappold wll fight eviction from her $4500 apart ment once again on October IS. A dispossesssion summons was served on the ex-Metropolitan opera prima donna yesterday by her landlady, but Mme. Rappold was singing in her apartment this afternoon. The present attempt is the seven teenth in three years by Mrs. Isa bella Vernon Cook, owner of the house in which the singer has her not accustomed to doing; apartments, to oust Mme. Rappold, are enumerated among the things which have given Airs. Harding hosts of friends all over the United States, who are hoping and praying that her life may be spared. Ports land churches yesterday, offered re alleging that her singing disturbed other tenants. The soprano's lease expires Oetober 1, but she said today that she would stay on. . Read The Oregonlaa classified ars. The prestige of Oregonlan Want Ads has been attained not merely by The Oregonlan's large circulation, but by the fact that all its readers are interested in Oregonian Want-Ads. When you say "Frank Nau's" you say it all as far as drugs are concerned. 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