Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-12

ers to keep him in physical shape. lie
believes in a reasonable amount Of out
door exercise and plenty OF sleep to
ward off the ills OF life. II h. is tired
out from long attention TO official duty,
he goes to bed and sleeps for eleven or
twelve hours at "A stretch. often lie
has gone away from Washington. for
several days al a time ON the May
flower. his yacht. to be sure Of getting
sufficient sleep ana rest. lie likes
water trips
MIR. Wilson has had pretty good
health since he entered the White
House. He has a liver just like any
ordinary man. and on four or five
cusions il has gotten unruly and gu,
OF sorts, requiring DR.. GraySon's ser
vices to bring it back To normal duty.
n" has had bad colds; In fact, "a good
many Of them. but when ne shows
signs of colds or grip. Dr. Grayson puts
him to bed and compcls him 10 stay
| there until he is improved. Or. Gray
! son is rather stern boss when the
/ President is sick. AT one time last
! winter President Wilson was confined
To his room a number of days from u
! severe cold. and many wild reports
! started as to serious ailments affecting
! him and threatening to end his life.
| Tn" Presidents medical adviser finds
! his patient an unusually sound man
Z for his age.
/ President Wilson is a good stenog-
! RI i,hcr and typewriter He prepares
| ALI important speeches and messages
/ himself III h-Si puts down his ideas
! in shorthand and then trauscrihcs the
notes with corrections and additions.
-
/ years ago q fancifui newspaper writer
! represented the Presidents typewriting
machine as old and dila pidated. fire.
qucn,iy missing letters and doing many
/ things that would he Objectionable TO
others than the President. Mr.. Wilson
/ didn't like the story. because he has Il
| nov machine. and he knows how TO
7 writ" upon ii. too. The President Is
rs own stcnoErapher and typewriter
| when he wants 10 be careful what he
says 10 the world. In answering the
letters Of friends and attending to
large amount Of Official tespondcnc"
and communications he arails himself
%. the services of his StenoEraphcr.
Charles SVEN. one Of the fastest men
IN the business. lie dictates To SVEN
each morning before going 10 his office
and often in the evening.
TT INEQUALITY. ONE OF Ills
MARKED CHARACTERISTICS
'rh. Presidents punctuality in his
appointments at the executive Offices
:..n has been commented upon. He
DOES not see many visitors, and To each
( Is allotted certain time for calling.
! The President thinks that any man
I ought 10 he able 10 state his business
1 ii. fifteen minutes and few callers are
gwen more than that time, IL they
10y to stay longer. the President iinds
some poiit. way OF iut!mating THAI lac
| thinks II. Understands what i desired
! and IL through with the conference.
7 This plan enables the President 10 see
/ oach visitor practically on schedule
!m.. The Presidents doorkccper and
| s"crctarics, all old and experienced
! White House employees. never knew a
( president who KEEP; 80 closely 10 his
schedule Mr.. Wilson finishes his days
/ WORK III his office 1t o'clock each af-
'.rnoou aad goes 10 his luncheon. lie
seldom * late. ard most of the time
/ leaves almost on the minute The
number al his callers makes no differ
cn,". az . rule. The President likes
above everything else in "A visitor. brew
! ity and dircctncss. lie appreciates the
, man or woman who launches directly
! into what Is 10 he said and wastes
no TIME with inronsequential details.
Visitors allotted over fifteen minutes
+ are those calling in groups. with sew
7
make speeches and arguments
Appointments with the President
! nlSo must he made many days ahead
Tuesdays and Fridays are Cabinet days
and few appointments are made for
| those days. Thursdays the President
| generally takes for catching up with
! correspondence and studying papers
that have accumulated. Visitors on that
day are invited nv the President Mon
days and Wednesdays, therefore. are
the two days of the week when the
7 President receives congressional and
. other callers. and il is well TO make
application in time His hours for re-
ceirinG visitors who have appointments
are between 1915 \. VI. and | r NJ
the tariff was the first Legislative
matter To engage President Wilson's
attention. lie summoned Congress in
extraordinary session about "a month
!. after his inauguration TO revise the
! tariff and put customs duties on n
purely revenue basis AT the opening
| OF that session President Wilson re-
newcd custom which had been dead
since the days OF the first presiden, OF
! the United States-that of appearing
III person before Congress to read his
message. Since that time he has gone
to the Capitol to read In person all Of
his important messages 10 Congress.
When the tariff law had been signed
President Wilson Immediately urged
upon Congress the enactment Of cur
rency legislation that would unity the
banking and currency systems OF the
nation and fit them to meet cmergen-
cics In times OF special stress. Presi-
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