Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-10-13
CONDITION. OF
W|LSONSHDWS
L|TTLEChANcE
Grayson Says President Is
Improving Slowly After
Long Consultation.
mo ATTENTIoNEPAD
TO MANY WILD RUMORS
r-
Unfounded Report Started By
Senator Moses Denied By
Physician.

Washington, Oct. 1S-(United Press)
The statement of President Wilson s
physicians, issued at 1885, P. m. to-
day said:
fsThe president g condition remains
the same as for the past several days.
His temperature, with the exception OF
one day, pulse and respiration, heart
action and blood pressure, are normal
and have been SO since the onset of his
illness The Kidneys are functioning
normally"
The statement was signed by Drs
Grayson, Ruffin, Stitt and was issued
LATTER a long consultation. It entered
into greater detail than previous state
lments. e
| Grayson said informally the prcsi-
dent continued to improve slowly He
said it had been decided no attempt
Twill be made to denv the many rumors
heard in Washington and elsewhere.
Gin a pinch the president would be
able to sign measures, or to act, it
was stated but his physicians do not
wish to abandon the rest cure and will
resist every effort to have Wilson
again resume his duties now.
! Grayson stated again that should
any alarming symptom arise, the pub
| lie would be informs
| II has been expected That a detailed
diagnosis of the presidents ailment
would be issued after the physicians
conference, in answer to reports that
he had suffered brain lesion. Instead,
lit was learned, the doctors have adopt
cd policy of ignoring rumors.
The idea of making public a detailed
diagnosis was suggested when DIT. Gray
son was informed that letter, said
| to have been written by Senator Mos
les to a constituent in New Hampshire
land containing the statement that Will
son had brain lesion and could never
work again, had been published in
number Of newspapers Grayson re
marked that "perhaps the senator has
information not available to the presi
dents physicians. Secretary Tumulty
refused to talk about it.
1t was considered likely that Senator
Moses would be asked on the senate
floor today to tell where he got his in
formation. Senator Hitchcock, demo
cratic leader. who has been in clos
touch with the white house ever since
Wilson s return from speaking sait
that his information about the presl
dent was radically different from thu
report given out by the. New Hamp
shire senator.
Although Grayson made no flat dc
NAL of Moses assertion, he limited sew
eral times that the senator had beel
misinformed. He said he believed tina
detailed diagnosis, ifs issued, woul'
not bear out Moses statement. He ais
said he hoped the president soon woul'
be able to "answer such rumors him
self. y
The lid was down more closely thai
usual on unofficial reports from th
! sick room last night and early today
iIt was understood that Wilson wen
/ through the same routine as usual, list
ening to the phonograph and hearln.
poems read by Mrs. Wilson. j is doubt
ful if he has been told that a numbe
of important bills are awaiting hi
signature, including the war time pro
hibition enforcement measure, and IN
amendments to the food control ac
giving the government power to prose
cute profiteers.
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