The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-09-26
Wilson s Health Demands
Cancellation Of Tour
President Starts at Once on
His Return to Wash
lngton.
ILL MOST OF LAST NIGHT
Other Engagements Scheduled
for Week Cancelled on
Physicians Orders.


Wichita, Kan, Sept. 26,-(A
p President Wilson toda,
cancelled the remainder of hi.
tom under orders from AdmiraI
Irayson, the presidents physi.
| clan, and will return to Wash
ingt' II direct from Wichita. Ad.
miral Grayson gave illness and
hysical exhaustion as the rea-
9cn for his action.
Although it was said there was
Aothing critical about the presi-
dent S condition, DIR. Gravson,
his physician, declared a nervous
reaction affecting his digestive
organs made suspension of his
| triD imperatiEc.
Mr.. Wilson was Ill most of las
| night and the decision to return at
| once to the capital was reached lust
| before his train arrived in Wichita.
| The president himself wanted to con-
| uhue his speaking program, but DR..
| GraySon would not permit him.
The presidential train did not pull
| INTO the station at Wichita where a
| large crowd was waiting to welcome
the president. Although he wanted
| to at least greet the people here Dr..
| Grayson would not permit him to
leave his private car.
= The presidents address which was
! to have been delivered at the Ferum
building thus morning, was cancelled
Secretary Tumulty issued the fol-
lowing statement:
The president has exerted himself
so constantly and has been under
, such a strain during the last year
and has so spent himself without re-
serve on this trip that it has brought
on nervous reaction in his digestive
organs.
DIR. Grayson, therefore. insists
upon the cancellation of his remain
ing appointments and his immediate
return to Washington. notwithstand-
ing the presidents earnest desire to
, complete his engagements"
Leaving Wichita at II O'Clock to-
day after u stop of about two hours.
! the. presidential special will reach
Washington Sunday morning. It will
go BY way Of Kansas City and st.
Louis.
Although CutwardJv the nresident
has appeared to be standing well the
hard ordeal of more than three weeks
of travel and speechrnaking, it be-
came known today that for some
days he had suffered from headache.
tie also has been much fatigued by
the confinement Of his special train.
!hleffupted only by brief stops which
nave pcen spent mostly in riding
tnroush CROWDS and speaking to au-
dlehcsS SO large as to require al his
cHeftlon TO make mis- voice heard.
Forty Speeches.
Mr.. Wilson has made raorly tortx,
speeches since he left yyaahirgton ~,
Sept. 3 and has snent au hut about
half a dozen nights on IN. trnir IIit,o
addresses remained on his uncon-
pleted schedule. After the two today
he was to nave spoken in Little RocI,
and Memphis tomorrow and in T.ouis'
Vile Monday morning. ret,lrnlnr to
Washington on Tuesday
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