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Show HARDING LEAVES GOLF TO STUDY . PANAMA CAM President-Elect Takes Leis-1 Leis-1 urely Journey Through Passage Pass-age on Mine Sweeper CRISTOP.M., Canal Zope, No. 24. (F!y the Associated Press.) Senator Sena-tor Warren O. Hording, uded stntes ltfhkld(, iV.iitpetr-r' urt notf trad motoring mo-toring this morning to make n personal per-sonal study of the practical working of the Panama canal. lie planned to leave here at S:3n o'clock on a government gov-ernment mine sweeper and looked forward for-ward to a leisurely Journey through the waterway. Mr Harding has taken a keen Interest In-terest In the future of the canal and Is known to believe it to be one of the outstanding national assets as regards re-gards foreign commerce. PROBId M OF TOLLS. lur!ng the debate In congress relative rela-tive to the canal, the problem of tolls for American ships received his par-tlcular par-tlcular altentlon. his strong conviction convic-tion for free passage for American ships having been -xpressed many times, both in congress and In his speeches during the last campaign Colonel Chester Harding, governor of the eanal zone, accompanied him On the trip and tonight will be his hos' at a dinner at the Pacific terminal of the canal The dinner will be followed follow-ed by a public reception and thr party will remain on the Pacific coast until un-til Friday', Mr. Harding will attend a dinner given by President Porras. of Panama, at the palace Thursday night. STEAM F.n W ELCOM ED. The steamer Parlsmlna was wel-i coined Into the harbor yesterday hy a swarm of arm airplanes and several submarines, which ml her three mlbs out and convoyed her to her dock A large crowd cheered the president-elect and his wife, and a formal greeting was extended hy Gov- 1 rnor Harding Brigadier General Kennedy and Rear Admiral Johnson, commanders, respectively, of military and naval forces In the cunal zone STOP IN MPXH (i. MEXICO CITY Nov 2 4 President-elect Harding will slop at Vera I Cruz en route to the United States! from Panama unless unforeseen circumstances cir-cumstances prevent, sid a statement , Issued at the Mexican foreign office I last nlghr The statement added that assurance had been given that Senator Sena-tor Albert Lt. Fall, of New Mexico would probably arrive here next Mon-day Mon-day to attend the Inauguration as) president of Mexico by General Al-I varo Obregon. oo |