Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-10-16
+ .RUM0R ASSERTS I
WILSON. SUFFERS | !
tBR AIN LESION
Us \. - a, !, IS d. s2Is q, s;a5s
Senator Moses N May Be B Asked i \
10 Explain ), ! Where / He Oh Oh
tanned Innfor . ion ( Con j j.
slider j, d Making ! j, Public Diagno-
SIS Of Presid !. Case.

Washington, Oct. 13.-The qus5-
ton Of making public q detailed ~
Agnosis Of President Wilson's condi-
;tion to set at rest the various reports
that have been circulated, was to
be discussed by DR.. Cary T. Graysoh,
DR.. Sterling sRufin and DR.. q. %.
stitt, at ttheierregular conference to-
day. N, sass. 81. 5}.s
Grayson said he would take up the
proposition with his colleagues.
There was a chance. however, that
the other doctors would not consent
to make such q statement. on the
ground that no attention should be
paid to rumors.. The doctors have
agreed not to talk individually, about
the presidents case. It was lea i 8!
and any question as to Wilson's coG-
dition must be taken up by all Of
them together.
s The idea Of making'public q detail
led diagnosis. wasssugg ggesteds when DR..
Grayson was; informed that a letter
said to have been written by Senator
Moses to a constituent In New. Ham
shire and containing the statement
that Wilson had agbrain lesion and
could never work again, had been
published in q number OF newspapers.
Grayson remarked that & perhaps the
senator has information not avail
able to the presidents physic clans. :
Secretary Tumulty refused to talk
about It. .s45. al
E It was considered likely that Sen.
ator Moses would be asked on tn,
senate floor today to tell where he
got his information. Senator Hitch
cock Democratic leader, who has
been An close touch with the White
House ever since Wilson's return
from his speaking trip, said that his
(IIitchcock informal ation about the
president Ideally different from
the report given out by the New
Hampshire senator.
President May Answer.
The official reports issued at the
White House over Sunday indicated
that Wilson'S condition is practicalls
unchanged.
Il "a number Of newspapermen were
on hand In the evening to question
Grayson further concerning the Mos.
es letter, but he left the White House
without seeing them. 5 :.s .g
Although Grayson made no nat de.
nial of Moses assertion, he limited
several times that the senator had
been misinfo formed. He said he bel;ev.
ed that q detailed diagnosis, II issued
would not bearsout Moses statement
He also said he hoped the presiden,
would be able to answer such rum
ors himself. =
Marshall May Take Power.
The lid was down more closal.
than usual on unofficial reports from
the sick room last night and e elrly
to-day. It was understood that WiisLr
went thru the same routine rs DIS.
|uad, listening to the phonograph and
hearing poems read by Mrs. Wilson
|It Is doubtful AZ he has been told
told that e number Of important bills
are awaiting hfs signature, Including
the wartime prohibit tion enforce
ment measure and the amendments
10 the food control act giving the gov
ernment power TO prosecute prof:
teers: Grayson# has intimated he vii,
not bring state usiness to Wilson's
attention unless &c So absolut ely Nee,
essary: Even With out the president.
The sbills become laws aftsr
no sdaYs. -
Discussion of rum ors that SN ilson
Will be III % E1ong, II viii bs neces.
!sarry to have his work delegated to
someone else; probabl esvice pres.
ident .at least tenn porari was one
sof the primo pals i pics % conYersa-
stion around as governnen builli-
tinga today Many bel lieved that it the
m ant IN IA "a, ~, ari as