Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-10-13
White House Denies State
ment That President is
Wholly Incapable.
NO CHANGE IN
HIS CONDITION
PAysioian's Report Not So Eneouras.
Ing a. Statement Of official Family
at White House-Senator Moses An.
nouness President is Suffering From
Cerebral Lesion--Must Remain Bed.
fast For Weeks. ,.~.

boou AAShI TISSi0ent ~tSoH SHo"cu
further signs Of Improvement, it was
said today at the White House. White
House officials resented publication of
reports that the presidents condition
was such that he could not attend to
his duties should important matters
arise. -...Ar
"The president could sign bills today
. II they were placed before him, but
we are not putting them before him."
said one official. Those closest to him
have every confidence that he will re-
gain his health, altho he. must obey
his physicians orders and remain in
bed for an extended period. There Is
no reason why legislation requiring his
attention should not be placed before
him, but such matters rest with Ad-
miral Grayson.
Bills new ready for his action are
the prohibition measure and the food
control act.
No Change, Say Physicians.
President Wilson'S condition re-
mained about the same and his organs
are functioning normally, said bulle-
II from his physicians. The bulletin
said:
White House, Oct. Is, 12:15.-The
presidents condition remained much
the same - for the past several days.
His temperature. with the>excepti6n of
one day, pulse, heart action and blood
pressure are normal and have been SO
from the onset Of his illness. Grayson.
Ruffin. Stitt"
Moses says President 10 Seriously III.
Publication Of letter. written by
Senator George H. Noses to a New
Hampshire friend stating that Presi-
dent Wilson had suffered some kind
of cerebral lesion" has deeply stirred
official Washington and served to re-
vive anxiety over the outcome Of his
illness.
DR.. Cary T. Grayson, the presidents
physician, would make no comment on
Senator Moses report Of the presidents
conditions
Il will not discuss such, a report or
any other rumor regarding the presi-
dents Illness" DR.. Grayson said. "The
policy OF confjning statements regard
ing the presidents condition to the Of
ficial bulletins will be adhered to-"
Secretary Tumulty also declined to
talk Of the report. stating that any
thing concerning the presidents illness
must come from DR.. Grayson>
Notwithstanding official silence on
the subject, the explanation Of the
presidents illness, as stated by Senator
Moses, has been q subject Of gossip
among senator's and representatives
and others IN official life for several
days.
That any one cognizant Of the presi-
dents actual condition has ever con-
nrmed the report that he had sustained
q blood lesion In the brain cannot be
stated, but nevertheless some men
high in official life have been led to
believe that this IL q fact.
For more than week the blood
lesion diagnosis Of tho president,s case
has been accepted in many quarters,
and the announcement by the presi-
dents physician yesterday that the
president may be kept In beo Tor an
extended period" served only to
strengthen this belief. =
oradnaIly Improving.
The accepted opinion here Is that
tho president II gradually improving.
It 10 certain that no Is in much better
condition today than he was a week
ago. At that time members Of the
cabinet were alarmed and the prob
ability that the president might not
be able TO resume his duties was dis
cussed At the special cabinet meeting
called By. Secretary Lansing last Mon
day.
Tho president, however, had shown
perceptible signs OF Improvement that
day under the rest cure prescribed for
him and all thought Of calling in the
vice president to assume the presi-
dency. which had been discussed, was
abandoned.
But II may be necessary to again
consider the necessity of calling upon
the vice president unless the presi-
dent recovers sufficiently to resume
active control Of the government.
Physiclans Watch Closely.
A blood lesion, as Senator Moses
pointed 0ut, maj. be absorbed and tia
president TO able to discharge the
duties Of his office Present indications
are that he will recover, but while not
admitting the blood lesion. Mr.. Will
sons physicians do not conceal their
anxiety lest the president set set
back. Such q result, they have no
hesitancy in saying. might prove grave
indeed.
There ID no denying now that the
president. whatever his actual ailment,
must remain mentally inactive Sror =
long time. That much the doctors have
] frankly admitted. q 75t5As ~ 5s5.45
N IN It is this that Eives the executive
situation it, sravest aspect at this
tane. LsaAsrs Irrespective Of party