Evening Star Newspaper, September 10, 1922, Page 1

WEATHER. Cloudy and warm, with probable local showers today and tomorrow; cooler by tomorrow night. Temperature for twenty-two hours ended at 10 p.m. last night: Highest, 82 at 2 p.m. vester- d-;: lowest, 12, at 4 a.m. ‘ull report on page six. yesterday. 911.—No. 28,623. No. Entered as second-class matter post office Washington, D, C. WASHINGTON, D. C, ARCTIC HEROES GIVEN (VILLIONS INROAD | | AUSP}CIOUS SEND-OFF | MATERIAL IDLE AS IN A MIDNIGHT GALE, ) » poaps pEoay MacMillan Tells of Home From Frozen No , S With Tale of Adventure | Start for Icy - . X Baffin Land. | . . 99 . ¢Saucy Little Ship” Built Stout but Sparingly, Says Explorer. S / The Star begins today exclusive publication of one of the most inter- esting mews features ever given to Amerioans—the first publication of Donald B. MacMillaw's own story p of his latest plusge into the Arctic. [ . Before this tireless adventurer has ‘ even returned to his home port in Maine The Star is giving its readers b the first chapter of MacMillaw’s per- sonal record of the fourteen months’ cruise into the ice fields, where he . WNM-.“ B. MACMILLAN : 21 otographed apecially for The Star ', lbas frozen in at one tme Jor 374 | ¢’ Halifax, N. 5., on arrival there of s. the Bowdoin last Thursday. In succeeding issucs of The Sun- day Star will be printed the remain- der of the Maine explover's story, to- |has ever explored the west coast gether with many remarkabdle pic- |of Baffin Land so far north’as we. tures, which he took himself in the As far as I am able to learn, no Arectie. H K - white ma he This latest expedition of MacMilan | & Ziicxengjanded fupon jit makes a place for itself distinctive in Catctnicoasti PrENIGuTLol oue gwn all the annals of arctic exploration. | €XPedition of 1921 and 1922. Little This time MacMillan went mot to |oOr nothing is positively known of achieve some spectacular goal nor to |the interior. Vague reports of the hang up new records of endurance. | natives have resulted in the rough He went as & scientiat_for. the O delineation of two large lakes negie Institution, bent upon bringing K Nettili 1! £ Littl Back solid facts about the vast ice |KNOWN as Nettiling (place of little areas, which have been all specula- | Tinged heads) and Amadjuak (large tion in existing eharts and records. body of fresh water). His first dispatches, cabled to The The remaining miles—and there i:‘:;!mmh Labrador, showed that his |are considerble—remain a blank. schooner was sailing home i 5 loaded down with all manmer of o ""IZ" this “"k",m""kwe.s‘ priceless speck OF anbuall and coasv(, anc to visit the big lakes in vegetable life in the Baffin country. the interior, to reach the Fury and its cabin a storehouse of detailed |Hecla straits, if possible, and there records. establish a magnetic station for the N -::;:n":o“ flzt‘ ch‘;lur. irmn‘;’l' Carnegie Institution of Washington, narrative show, too, that rabi C e S D. C, v;:ere the main objects of the shrowded Arctic, without daily en |B3fn Land expedition. 1 o;mutfliug experiences which thrill The Old, Old Quest. those of us who are fated to go Martin Frobisher mi; " ght weil be through Ufe as fireside gdvemturers, |called the father of the Northwest b — passage, the search for which began BY DONALD B. MACMILLAN, 'With his first voyage in 1576, and ANy : ended 330 years later in the little (oA Guyva under Roald Amundsen. We are !?ack from the west coast| We will pass lightly over the for- of mysterious Baffin Land. We|titudes of other early explorers, the traveled 150 miles north of the| viccisitudes through which they artic circle, through the thickly | Passed and possibly thelr greed for i . 7 | personal glory or fame except to *;' ”mmedh_F"‘ channel, something| ;" tnat atter Balboa had looked that no e s has ever done|down upon the Pacific and Magellan before. No man, or set of men,| (Continued on Page 4, Column 2. MAY UN[}"VER PI_UI HONOLULU, T. H., September 9.— Three hundred Japanese fishermen were drowned off the Chishima, or o Kurile, Islands, south of the Kam- Federal Agents Will Seek 10| chatxa peninsula, August 25, when s seven sampans capsized during the Prove Plan for Nation- violent storm in which the Japanese 3 cruiser Nittaka sank, according to a ) Wide Sabotage. cablegram today from Tokio to the \ bl il 7 Nippu Jigi, a Japanese newspaper here. CHICAGO RECEIVES DATA Thirty-Fve Guards Accompany Mass of Evidence—Wholesale Indictments May Follow. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, September 9.—Aside from & motion asking a dismissal of the i1l for an injunction filed by the gov- ernment against the striking railway | shopmen of the country, on the ground | that it Is fllegal and based on “mis- representation and suppression of facts,” filed in federal court on be- bailf of the union, strike leaders and ratlway chiefs marked time today, awaiting developments expected next week. At the time the battle against the | Injunction was begun, & mass of evi-| dence, guarded by thirty-five agents of the Department of Justice, arrived from Washington and will be used by the government when hearing {ohave the temporary injunction made per- manent comes before Federal Judge ‘Wilkerson' Monday morning. Black- burn Easterline, a: nt solicitor ; general of the United States; A. A. McClaughlin and Oliver Pagan of the Department of Justice arrived here today, and James E. Beck, solicitor general of the United States, is ex- pected tomorrow. Meet in Pink Poodle. Follpwing the departure of Daniel ‘Willard, president of the Baltimore and Ohlo railroad, there were no formal meetings of the railway exec- SWEETSER WINNER OF TITLE OF GOLF Youth Beats Evans, Veteran, 3 and 2, in Final Match of Amateur Tourney. By the Associated Press. COUNTRY CLUB, BROOKLINE, Mass., September 9.—The national amateur golf championship was won today by Jess W. Eweetser. Bringing victory to New York, to the Siwanoy Golf Club and to Yale, he vanquished the champlon of champions, Charles Evans, jr., of Cnicago, 3 up and 2 to Golfing youth triumphed over golf- ing age. Evans (“Chick”) to the golf- ing world) won his first national title in 1916. Sweetser, who says his name is Jess, not Jesse, still is in his twenty-first year. With one excep- tion he is the youngest champion in the twenty-six years of title compe- tition in this country. With few exceptions, he was the youngest of the lot of 149 golfers, the most bril- Napt fleld ever gathered for the event, who set out here a week ago for the championship. Over the game as exemplified by eight officlal and utives, and it was said that none|unofficial representatives of Great ‘was in prospect. After a meeting | Britain, its native heath] and as Nere yesterday afternoon an informal |played by champlons and former session was said to have 'been held|champions of the United States and Jast night at an outlying roadhouse, |its sections, many of them veteran the Pink Poodle, in an effort to elude |links campaigners, the play of the newspaper reporters. youth prevaildd. Through stormy - No announcements were made by |days and sunny days Sweetser lasted ‘- the executives regarding either meet- | longest. ing, but today H. E. Byram, presi- » B S & dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and $t. Paul, authorized the following| To golfing enthusiasts the story of g his success today les in the'fact that ““There will be no more he beat “Chick” Evans at his own game. Bt_the railroad %\M- It was expected that Sweetser would' (continued on page "{Conthusd on Paga 3, Column 5) | wavs. o PR Y, District Not Included in Plan to Distribute Surplus Army Machinery. DENIED SHARE IN TOOLS IT HELPED TO PURCHASE Municipal Government Unable to Push Building Program Be- cause of Lack of Funds. ‘While millions of dollars’ worth of road-building equipment of every de- scription lies idle in Army war houses throughout the country, high- ways in the District of Columbia are crumbling to ruin because the munici- pal government cannot realize an es- sential road-building program for lack of funds. When Congress passed an act in 1918 authorizing the War Department to turn over to the Department of Agriculture part of its vast stores of road-building machinery—surplus war material—for distribution among the various states, the District of Colum- bia was not included, despite the fact that the people of Washington were called upon to pay their full share of the war costs in men and money. Roads Here Disreputable. As a result, while every piece of machinery and tool needed in the construction of roads les idle in military storehouses, nearly twice as much is needed to build roads in the District as would be necessary if Congress amended its law and gave Washington the right to share in the apportionment of material it helped to pay for. No person who walks or rides around the roads of the District, par- ticularly in the less thickly popu- lated sections, can but admit that the highways of the National Capital are in a disreputable condition. Time and again the municipal government has asked Congress for aappropri- ations to improve old roads and build new ones in rapidly growing sections. Congress has failed to provide the necessary funds for that purpose. Now, however, local engineers are pointing out that the federal govern- ment can easily cut the cost of bulld- ing necessary roads here to a figure within its reach by giving the Dis- trict the right to use machinery owned by the War Department, but now lying idle and without the prob- ability of being needed for yeears, if ever. Much Material on Hand. Col. A. L. Bowlby, who has charge of the distribution to the states of surplus war material through the bu- reau of public roads of the Depart- ment of Agriculture, was asked yes- terday whether he could obtain from the War Department sufficient ma- chinery to give Washington a first- class, smooth system of highways. He replied: “We can get enough machinery to handle the job nicely, and the War De- partment would never even notlce ft ‘was gone, it has so much stuff on hand. It would be necessary, however, to have Congress amend the existing law, which { authorizes the distribution of these ma- | terials to states, not the District. | “About the only things we could not | supply are the labor and cement. The | War Department had a large supply of cement on hand, but that product spoils, you know, and what we did have is useless. As regards tools, however, we could obtain everything necessary, from rock crushers to chisels, saws and hammers.” 5 42 Per Cent in Machinery. Cement represents about 45% per cent of the cost of building a road; labor takes another 123 per cent. It can readily be seen, therefore, that 42 per cent of building a road is in the ma- chinery. And the War Department has more than enough to meet its own needs. As experts pointed out, it is simply wasting thousands of dollars to pay contracting companies for the use of their machinery when the govern- ment has warehouses packed so full that scarcely one man knows the ac- tual amount. The existing law under which War Department road building is dis- tributed among the states provides that the material shall be apportioned according to population, area and the amount of roads under construction. The various states inform the Depart- ment of Agriculture, which has charge of the work, what their needs are and the machinery is given them as described. ‘War Loan Figures. The people of Washington con- tributed just as much toward the purchase of these supplies as thé] residents of the states. Any doubt as to the Districts right to share in this distribution’ is removed by the following official figures, which show the amgunts subsacribed here to the various’ war loans: In men, the District contributed 13,000 sturdy soldiers, not to mention the hundreds of young en who oftered their services as m Y. M. C. A kers, telephone operators, ete. 4 ington's ples for the governmemt to of Columbila SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1922.—SEVENTY-EIGHT PAGES SIYRNA OECUPED BY TURK CAVALR: GREEKS INFLGHT Kemalist Army Captures Other Towns in Vicinity. Moslems Hail Victory. By the Associated Press. _PARIS, September 9.—The second division of Turkish cavalry occupied Smyrna today, according to advices recelved by the French minister of marine from Smyrna. Everything passed off calmly, the advices stated, the behavior of the Turkish troops belng perfectly cor- rect. 8- LONDON, September 9.—A wirele: qipatch from Smyrna report the surrender of the town to the Turks, 4ccording to & Constantinople dis- patch to’ the Exchange Telegraph Company. Greek Defeat Complete. By the Associated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, September 9.— ‘The Greek disaster in Smyrna is com- plete, and Turkish troops are pre- paring to enter the city tonight or tomorrow morning, according to dis- patches received here. M. Stergiades, the Greek high com- misisoner in Smyrna, left the city to- day board the British battleship Iron Duke. The allied and American consuls will meet Mugtapha Kemal in Cassaba to arrange for the taking over of Smyrna. * The Kemalist army occupied the towns of Brusa and Ghemlek today. Both places are in flames. The allied and American consuls in their con- ference with Mustapha Kemal Pasha will complete arrangements for the administration of Smyrna so as to prevent further disorder and blood- shed. St. Sofla, the most imposing mosque in the world, was attended today by 25,000 Mohammedans on ‘the occasion of an impressive service to celebrate the Turkish victory. The heir-appa- rent and other members of the im- perial family were present. Gen. Harrington, the British high commissioner, has forbidden mass meetings. 5 Peace Move Delayed. PARIS, September 9.—Responding to the invitation of the Italian gov- ernment for a conference to be held at Venice for the purpose of deciding preliminaries for peace in the Greek and Turkish conflict, the French for- eign office today informed the Italian charge d'affaires that France could not give a decision on the invitation before next week and that the allied powers presumably would be repre- sented at the conference. FIGHTS RELEASING HERRIN PRISONERS By the Associated Press. - DR MARION, IIl, September 9.— ‘Whether the men néw held ‘in the ‘Willlamson county jail on charges of murder will be given an oppor- tunity for release upon bail will be decided when A. W. Kerr, chief coun- sel for the Illinols.-United Mine ‘Workers, returns here Sunday. . Cir- cujt Judge D. T. Hartwell declared if the attorneys for the miners and for the state will agree on a time for " BRYAN, WILLIE Mpoo \ AW JAMIE COX RE STILL HOPING. | ITALIAN ENVOY ARRIVES. Commendatore Russo an Attache of Rome Embassy Here in 1910. NEW YORK, September 9.—Com- mendatore Augusto Russo, the newly appointed charge d'affaires of Italy to the United States, arrived today on the Conte Rosso and will go to Wash- ington at once. Commendatore Russo, who has been first secretary to the Italian embassy at Athens, was an at- tache at the Washington embassy twelve years ago. ANTHRACITE PEAGE VOTED BY MINERS Convention Ratifies Pact With WILKES-BARRE, Pa. September 9.—The anthracite wage agreement sending the miners back to work at once, after more than five months of idleness, was ratified by the tri-dis- trict convention of the hard coal dig- gers tonight. Under the agreement 155,000 mine workers return to work at the rate of wages they recelved when they sus- pended mining on March 31. The new contract will be in effect until Au- gust 31, next year, when another ar- rangement is to be negotiated “in the | 1ight” of a report to be made by a commission which both sides recom- mend be created by Congress to in- { vestigate every phase of the anthra- cite industry. The peace pact was ratified by a viva voce vote. Immediately after the ratification a motion was unani- mously adopted lifting the suspension at once, and the men will be permitted to return to work on Monday. As ]loun as the convention adjourned leaders of the United Mine Workers immediately made preparation to have the formal contract signed by both sides at Scranton on Monday. Labor Shortage Expected. ‘When the men return to work the suspension will have lasted 163 days, one day less than the great strike of 1902, which continued from May 12 to October 22, inclusive. The suspen- sion, which was never officially desig- nated as a strike by the union, was free from serious disorder. None of the coal companies made any attempt }to mine coal, but employed men to keep the mines free from water and gas. It is expected that full production will not be obtained for several weeks. Some of the mines are not in the best condition and it is probable a short- age of labor will be experienced at the start in some sections due largely to the fact that many men left the regions to seek to work in other places. The end came after a long day of oratory in which those for or against the peace pact put forth their best speakers. International President i JUDGES o N\ C’l.t—lnay; -~ 7ires oF RADICAL SPEAKERS INVADING MICHIGAN T0 BEAT TOWNSEND Flood of Wild Arguments Turned Loose on Eve of Priqnary Election. BY N. 0. MESSENGER. Special Correspondeat of Tbe Star. DETROIT, Mich., September 9.—A flying squadron of supporters of radi- cal doctrines, numbering betwaen thirty and forty speakers, has in- ‘vaded Michigan on the eve of the pri- maries, and is working feverishly SmoRg the ifduatrial classes, spread- sanda mw‘mxdlh(fi for the United Btates senatorial nomi- nation who i aré opposing Senator Townsend. Prominent among them are leaders:in: the -8o-calied “confer- ence for pragressive political action” which maigtains headquarters in the nationsl capital, a combination of so- cialist, labor and farmer voters. That there is fertile ground for sowing the seed of radiealism In this state is beyond question. For weeks many of the candidates, both demo- crats _and republicans, have been SHIP SINKS OFF SPAIN; 100 PASSENGERS SAFE German Steamer Hammonia Left Plymouth September 4 for Mexican Ports. By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 9.—The Ger- man steamer Hammonia has sunk about elghty miles off Vigo, Spain, according to a Lloyd’s message re- ceived. It is believed that the pas- sengers have been saved. The Hammonia, owned by the Ham- burg-American Steamship - Company and registered 7,197 tons, left Ply- month September 4, bound for Mexi- can ports with 100 passengers aboard. One message from the steamer sald she wi nking In latitude 41 de- grees 50 minutes north, longitude 10 degrees 50 minutes west. TARIFF BILL READY FOR FINAL ACTION Conferees Agree to Changes in Schedules—U. S. Valua- tion Is Discarded. . EXPECT VOTE THIS WEEK Soldier Bonus Measure Will Be Taken Up Next by Conference. Republican conferees completed yes- terday their- task of rewriting the administration tariff bill, and it was announced that the measure and con- ference report would be presented to the Ho@se next Tuesday. Action by the House is looked for on Wednes- day, and then the report will go to the Senate. Those in charge of the Bill hope to have it in the President’s hands by the end of next week. American valuation as the basis for assessing tariff duties was discarded, the House managers yielding on this and accepting the so-called flexible tariff as a substitute after that had been broadened so as td give the President authority to declare Amer- jcan valuation in any cases where in- vestigation showed that an American industry could not be protected by assessing duties on the foreign valu- ation. Authority for the President to increase or decrease rates also was approved. efe was a compromise on all of cage of sugar the conferees agreed on a duty of 2.20 cents a pound, or 1.76 cents a pound on Cuban raw sugar, as against the Senate rates of 2.30 cents and 1.84 cents, respec- ftively. The present es are 2 cents and 1.60 and those in the Underwood law were '1.25 cents and 1 cent. Wool Schedule Changed. The raw wool duty said to have been agreed upon was 31 cents a pound, scoured content, as against the Senate rate of 33 cents. the l ! (Continued on Page 6. Column 2.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) MRS. HARDING’S ILLNESS IS SHOCK TO MARION Special Dispatch to The Star. MARION, Ohio, September 9.— Marion is stunned tonight. News of Mrs. Harding's critical condition at the White House came like a thunder- bolt from a clear sky. The shock was felt as polgnantly in homes of the poor as the homes of the rich. ‘Without the slightest exaggeration Mrs. Harding undoubtedly is the most popular woman that Marion has ever known. Everybody here appears to be her ‘friend and there is sincere grief written on every face. All day today newspaper offices were besieged by anxious inquirers for in- formation concerning Mrs. Harding's condition. All day there was the report per- sistently circulated that Mrs. Hard- ing died. This report spread from the business district into the railroad shops and factories and everywhere a‘hush fell and words of praise were said for the wife of the President. At President Harding’s newspaper office bulletins were given out re- garding Mrs. Harding’s condition as fast as dispatches, some of them di- rect-from the White House, arrived. All day a crowd stood about the bulletin board and tonight the crowds are still there. Life’s Work Incomplete. John L. Lewis of the United Mine]. ‘Workers, who had been devoting all his time to the anthracite situation since the Cleveland settlement in the bituminous coal flelds, made the gon- cluding speech in favor of ratification. Some Oppose Pact. Enoch Williams of Scrantofi, seo- retary ‘of. district ~'1, opposed 'the one-year agreemént, and’declafed he was ‘against. the - pact ' because it failed .to include . the: check-off, the eight-hour day and some of the other nineteen demands formulated by:the Shamokin. convention 'last” Jahuary. He.urged ¢ding back to'the operators, ‘but :said he would: abide by the ac- tion of- the convention: ® “The Rev. J. J. Curran of Wilkes-| “I do hope that good woman does not die,” sald one woman inquirer at The Star office today. "“She is just beginning to live. She, has worked so hard and prayed so hard for the success of her great husband and, oh, how terrible it is to think that death ay . take her. at such a time as this,” and the woman sobbed as she hung up the telephone without dis- closing her identity, “She must not die.” 4 *Her . husband needs her now more than ever in his great trials and tribu- the hearing he will grant it. State’s Attorney, Delos Duty said today he would oppose the granting of ball, as these indictments were all fo murder and murder s not a — Cirouit Clerk L. O. Capliner, i DIES AT AGE OF 104 checking ‘over the indictments re- Barre, lifelong friend of the miners, ‘was presented to the convention made s speech urging ‘the agreement. Nancy Newman, 1 at her home haPe yesterday per offices by telephone. Their ob- servations reflect the collective thought of those who knew her best, and they furnish to the world a glimpse of the intimate side of Mrs. Harding. These expressions of love and anxiety from the “folks at home"” give a “close-up” of Mrs. Harding such as could not be obtained in any other way, in that they show the real love the people and friends have for the woman who passed the greater part of her life in Marion and min- gled daily among them. Prayers May Be Offered. Tomorrow .in the churches of the city it is expected that prayers will be sald for the recovery of Mrs. Harding. All of the ministers in Mar- ion today indicated that this would be done. “No one believed more in the effi- cacy of prayer than did Mrs. Hard- ing,” said Dr. Jesse Swank, pastor of Epworth M. E. Church. In her girlhood days Mrs. Harding was a member of the Methodist Church. “There is no question about it, Mrs. Harding has an abiding faith in the efficacy of prayer and we shall pray for her with all our might,” said Dr. Thomas H. McAfee, pastor of Trin- ity Baptist Church, of which Presi- dent Harding is a trustee and of which Mrs. Harding has been a mem- ber since her marriage to Mr. Hard- ing. Everywhere most heartfelt sym- pathy voiced for President Harding and in many places men and women talked with tears glistening in their eyes and recalled what pals the Hardings had been ever since their marriage day, July 8, 1891 women said, were the Hardings ever separated. Mrs. Harding always ac- companied her husband on ajl of his Journeys. They, indeed, have been inseparable companions. _Dr. George T. Harding, the Presi- dent's father, whose office s in the Star office building, made frequent trips into the Star's city news room to learn the latest from Washington. He appeared to be much worried. B. Christian, jr., to the President, several times today ‘was in long distance telephone com- the /high .spots in the bifl. In the|worse™ . MRS, HARDING STIL HOLDING HER OWN INFIGHT FORLIFE Statement by Dr. Sawyer Says Patient’s Condition Remains Critical. PRESIDENT IS CHEERED BY VISIT OF WILSONS Many Others Offer Sympathy to Chief Executive in Hour of Trial. ~ The situation at the White House at 235 o'clock this morning re- mained unchanged since state- " ments were informally made by of- Scials who called around mid- might. Mrs. Harding was under- stood to be in about the same con- dition as deseribed in the official bulietin issupd last evening. The ‘watch at the bedside continued, but no atatement on the situation was issued. The condition of Mrs. Harding was declared to be “still critical” in a bulletin issued by Brig. Gen. C. E. Sawyer. the family physician, at 8:20 o'clock last night. " The official statement, which was timed 7:30 o'clock, gave the patient's condition as follows: “Temperature. 102.2; respiration, 36: pulse, 112. Excretion by kidneys somewhat increased. Laboratory findings indicate less autointoxica- tion. Pain in abdomen diminished. Patient has been able to take and re- tain some nourishment. Condition still ecritical.” “Dr. G. T. Harding, jr., President Harding’s brother, joined the medical councll Saturday morning,” the state- ment continued. “Dr. Charles Mayo. who has been called to confer on surgical aspects of case, will arrive in Washington at 9 a.m. Sunda; “C. E. SAWYER, M. D.” “Is No Worse.” The condition of Mrs. Harding at 11 o'clock last night was said by Sec- retary Christian to be about the same as when the official bulletin was is- sued earlier in the evening. “The most encouraging thing,” he declared, “is that Mrs. i no SN - Chairman Lasker of the Shipping Board wi late caller at the White House and said Dr. George T. Hard: ing, the President’s brother and ome of the consulting physicianss had told him he wus “not without hope” for { the recovery of Mrs. Harding. - President Harding was still at the bedside. He had been greatly cheered. it was declared, by the visit to the White House during the day of for- mer President and Mrs. Wilson. They had been “most gracious” and the President was deeply appreciative of their words, it was added. Secretary Weeks, who was among the late visitors, conferred with the President for twenty minutes, and oft leaving said he had found Mr. Hard- ing much heartened by the trend of the patjent’s condition since the issu- ance of the night bulletin. The sec- retary said those at Mrs. Hardings bedside thought she had shown uwe cided improvement in the interves. The statement from Dr. Sawyer last night was the first formal | one issued since 9 o'clock vesterday morning, when Mrs. Harding was said to be as well “as could be expected.” This was supplemented later in the day with the informal assurance that the patient was “holding her own” in her fight against the disease As a result a more hopeful feeling char- acterized those in attendance, espe- cially after the tense hours of Friday night. Operation Last Resort. Just before the formal bulletin was issued last night, however, Secretary Christian, upon leaving his office in company with Rear Admiral Cary T. | Grayson, stated to newspaper corre- spondents that “all signs still are {very distressing.” It was then indi- :cnled that an operation would be per- formed only as a last resort. Admiral | Grayson, who attended President Wil- ison during his illness, had called at the White House to inquire as to Mrs. Harding’s condition, as he had during the afternoon The spirit of optimism evident was apparently due to the plucky fight the patient is making, and which has aroused the admiration of the group of physicians and attendants ever since the recurring malady, this time with compliéations, due to a cold, be- came serious several days ago. Even yesterday, when a sudden rise in her | temperature caused some momentary | concern and Mrs. Harding plainly was | suffering acutely, she continued to display her usual ‘fortitude and un- i failing courage. President Harding lald aside all but {the most vital affairs of state yester- Seldom, many of these men anld gay and went to the spacious chamber overlooking Lafaye Park where the first lady of the land lay to be with her, and last night was there constantly. From time to time the physiciane and nurses withdrew, leav- ing the two alone. Throughout the day there was a continuous line of carriages and auto- mobiles bringing cabinet officers and representatives of foreign govern- ments to inquire for the latest news from the sick chamber. Former President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson came during the afternoon and left