Show I COL coil COOLIDGE UNABLE TO SAY HEllO TO SON Growing Crowing Weakness Taken as Unfavorable Indi Indi- Indication Indication cation by Neighbors PLYMOUTH Vt March 13 13 By Th The Tho Associated Press I Col Colonel onel John C Coolidge barely hod hed hIs hi 0 own on n today In his battle for life The single single bulletin Issued d In the course of ot the day his physIcian indicated that the th need aged father ot of the tho president who has been iii at athis athis athis his home hero for several months had bad weakened slightly since yes yes- yesterday es There Ther was no immediate e cause for tor alarm H Dr Albert M Cram the county doctor who has been Colonel Cool Cool- Cool physician during durin his tong long held a ten minute tele tele- telephone tele- tele telephone telephone president phone conversation with the thc dent dent- When the physician had finished he gave cave the receiver to Colonel Coolidge for tor a word or two with the president but a fit tit of hiccoughing prevented the sick man from speaking HARD Rl TO SPEAK SIE for some som time it was learned learnd Colonel Coolidge has hu had dim difficulty culty In carrying on conversations because of similar attacks ot of hie- hie coughing The are are ure visitors who vho have been heen admitted to his bed bed- bedside bedside bedside side since sine he lost the th we use of his hisle le legs s as the tho tb aftermath of a heart art have remarked d tl this Is weak weak- weakness ness and also the failing o of a once remarkable memory menor The Tho Th growing Brewing weakness of the 80 old SO year old Invalid was taken by the neighbors and friends as a distinct distinct- distinctly distinctly distinctly ly unfavorable una indication and IDe Dr cram ram although reticent of detail made no effort to correct the th mi- mi Impression Im Impression Several newspaper men who wished to return to their homes sought the opinion as to whether serious le- le de dc developments ve might be expected 1 soon I would not advise lse adris you to leave for a few days das was Dr Crams Cram's answer ON CRUISE WASHINGTON March 13 13 13 Y The Associated Departure Press Press o of tho th Mayflower on a week end week cruise down the with President and Mrs Coolidge aboard was held up It today for five min mm- minutes utes until a a dog that didn't want to make mak the th trip could be b coaxed up UI the tho th gang sins plank The Th president went aboard the th yacht acht after ho he h had been assured by telephone from Plymouth Vt that his hi fathers father's condition was mu- mu Improving Im Improving proving The Th Mayflower will be beIn bein bin In radio communication with the White house Hour to keep the th posted a as to developments de op 00 |