Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-07
Dr.. Grayson Insists Presi-
dent Refrain From All
Activities.
GOOD APPETITE
GIVES ASSURANCE
10 Naest Hopeful Sign, Say Attending
Physicians-Prssidsnt Very Restless
and Any Excitement Might Cause Re-
tapss-concsrn IN Great Britain Over
Presidents fitness = King George
Sends Message Of sympathy.

washington, Oct! 7-Presldent Wa
SON continues to improve and he is
eating and sleeping well. said pune
tin issued this morning by Armird
Grayson. Rear Admiral Stitt and DR..
Sterling Ruffin. The bulletin follows:
white House, Oct. z. 11:25 a.. m.-
The presidents improvement has con-
tinued. His appetite is decidedly bet
ter and he Is sleeping we'll"
The bulletin was issued after the
usual morning .consultation between
the physicians. Supplementing the
bulletin. DR.. Grayson said the presi-
dents good appetite was a good sign.
DR.. Grayson said the president was
very restless. However. the doctors
insist that their orders for complete
rest be carried out. In the view Of DR..
Grayson, the president. despite the i'm
provement shown, il not yet out OF
danger and the physicians say that
any undue excitement might Offset the
gains he has made.
There Is no intention now to send
the president away from Washington.
Maintain Zone of-ouist.
Bicycle policemen are enforcing the
maintenance. OF zone of quiet around
the White House, and the Washington
hotel, block away. has cut out its
Jazz band. which was disturbing the
rest Of the patient.
The executive office was flooded to-
day with messages of solicituds from
Ill parts Of tho country and cable
L. 80 "a - ".
ernments and the premiers and otheE
statesmen with whom Ar. Wilson was
associated during hts seven months
sojourn sat II peacs table ip Paris.
A message from tho e0eDes Masrfe.
Ceived by the state department IN the
following cablegram from Cardinal
GasparH. papal secretary OF state:
'The holy father = most anxious
about the condition Of the health Of
President Wilson. His holiness wishes
and pFays for his speedy recovery and
would be grateful to be kept informed
shout the course Of the illness Of the
tllustrtous patient"
Cabinet HoIds Meeting.
The cabinet met during the. forenoon
at the call Of Secretary Of State Lam
sing. prepared to discuss the adoption
Of any unusual measures for carrying
on the administration If 1t should ap-
pear that the president were likely to
be incapacitated for the discharge OF
his public duties for protracted Pc
Tiod.
The air was, cleared Immediately,
however. by Q report by DR.. Grayson,
who assured the cabinet that Mr.. VIII
son 10 gaining, and probably within .
week or two will be able to give atten-
tion to such public business as appears
to be most pressing. He cautioned the
cabiQet, however. to hold In abeyance
all matters that would require consid-
Grafton by the executive. q
Delicate Question to Decide.
In view Of the physicians optimistic
report. the cabinet did not discuss the
question OF calling upon the vice presi-
dent to assume the executive office,
even temporarily.
This ID a delicate question, beset with
many uncertainties OF procedure. which
will not be approached unless the pres
ident should suffer relapse foreshdd-
owing hta incapacity for an indefinite
Tho session Of the cabinet was de-
voted mainly to a discussion OF the
budget which the departments are nov,
beginning to prepare for presentation
to the next session Of congress in De-
cember.
conosrn IN .Grsat Britain.
(; London. Oct. Concern over the i'll
ness OF President Wilson Is expressed
by many LonAen papers today. Tho
Chronicle says;
No sick bed Of our time or. perhaps
any other time has commanded such