Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-26
Swing Around Circle Proves
Too Strenuous For
Chief Executive.
SUFFERING FROM
NERVOUS STOMACH
Strain Puts Digestive Apparatus Of
President Out Of Commission and
Trip 10 Abandoned Suddenly at
Wiehita-or. orayson Rsfusss TO
Permit Visits to Othsr Cities With
spssehmakins Eliminated.

Wichita, Sept. 2e.-Worn out by
more than three weeks Of speech-mak-
Ing, President Wilson today cancelled
the remainder OF his dates and decid-
ed to return to Washington.
Mr.. Wilson was i'll most Of last night
and the decision to return to the cap
ital was reached Just before his train
reached Wichita. The president want
ed to continue his trip. but DR.. Gray
son would not permit.
TumuIty issues Statement.
The presidents address. which was
to have been delivered this morning.
was Cancelled. Altho 1t was said there
was nothing critical about his condi-
ton, and altho he ut least wanted to
greet the people hera Dr.. Grayson
would not permit him to leave his
private cas. Secretary Tumulty Issued
the foilowing statement:
.Tbe president has bean under
such & strain during the last year
ana hAs % spAnt himself that II
|, has brought on . nervous reaction
i In his digestive organs. Dr.. Gray
SON therefore insists upon the can.
celiation Of his rematn1ng appoints
ments -And his innsetia&e HskpTn ~
Washington, notwithstanding the
presidents desire to complete his
engagements."
AZ Washington Sunday.
Leaving Witchita at IL o'clock today,
tho presidential special VIII reach
Warrington Sunday morning. 1t will
go by way Of Kansas City and st.
Louis.
Altho outwardly the president had
appeared to be standing well the or
deal Of more than three weeks Of
travel and speechmaking, it became
known today that for some days he
had suffered from headache. He also
has been fatigued by the confinement
to his special train. Interrupted by
brief stops, during which he spent
most OF tho time in riding thru crowds
and speaking to audiences 30 large as
to require all his exertion TO make his
voice heard, Mr.. Wilson has made forty
speeches since he left washinSto and
has spent al but half a dozen nights
on his train. Five addresses remained
Oh ILL 0Cu0OUlUs <A1t0I Su0 SWV JOueAy
he was to have spoken in, Little Rock
and Memphis and Louisville Monday.
returning to Warrington on Tuesday.
It. was declared by members Of tho
Presidents party that one Of the or
deals which slemed TO be most trying
on his nerves had been the auto pa
rades IN the cities bs visited. He has
Travelled many miles standing in his
car ana waving his hat In welcome.
This feature has tired Mrs. Wilson
also. ehe has accompanied him ev-
erywhere he went.
Praeram Too Strenuous.
& IN order to avoid the crowds, the
president has made several minor
shifts> in schedule. At San Diego last
Friday he went aboard his train Inn
mediately after the informal dinner
given IN his honor. instead Of remain
ing for the night, and when he reached
Los Angeles he went quetIy to the hos
tel for { Sunday rest. Later In the
day he arranged to take the alp In :
brief auto ride BY sending out per-
sonaliy and hiring taxicab instead
Of using the nag draped car which has
been pre1ided for his use.
Z In Z number Of other cases the
president has tiled to curtail his pro-
gram. His train. was stopped for moro
than IN hour yesterday after leaving
Pueblo, while Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
took ! long walk down = dusty country
road.
The details Of, the presidents indis-
position, were not revealed. but IL was
indicated he had q slight touch Of In