a Mti Vl l EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1919 r, WLSON MAY QUTT V STRENUOUS DUTIES &-v President Not Likely to Resume 'Career as Vigorous Leader 1 i Upon Recovery NEEDS LONG RST PERIOD & Hy CLINTON V. IHI.UKKT Cvi'nlnc l'l w , ir l& I If la l&i lK to w. ITO ft- w: fiF In-: BEATEN AND GAGGED IN MILITARY PRISON Hazleton Boxer Tells of Cruel- ties Suffered During Confinement SENATE PROBERS Staff CortTpondtnl rf the Washington, Oct. 10. If I'tcsiilctit "Wilson continue to lmirivi' n. rapidly as he lias In the Inst few dajs. lie will probably bo (loin llsht work n;::iln in n (qrtnlKht. In order to be s:ifi the physician will probably keep liini frmn nil work as Ion as pos-dble. lint thev -will bo nimble to restrain him Ions. IIN progress townrtl scenvery ha ixM-itIiiI their host hope anil it will ! hnnl t" kepp him away from nil mental activity morp tlinn n fortnight looser. WliPii Hip I'rcitlent will do hard wink aenin is impossible to wiv. The physic inns will iloubtlcs" ilo their iitmo-t to keen Sir. Wilson from subject in-: him to nnr strnin ilurinjr thp rtxt of liN term. And it cm iilmoit certain tnat he will never again, with their i-mi-pnt and that of hit family. undertake -itch la bors as ho has gone tlirtiush i H' 1"'-' year or more. If there i- no turn for the worst, the I'rewiilrnt will 1"' able to do the necessary duties of bis osrc. And afterward ho may be a philosopher, mirc or historian, but it is not ilicly ho will rvor nsiiiii bo nn active leader ol public opinion. , . When Sir. Wilson broke down on his trip in the West, his physicians wore not so much alarmed over his nWuiil breakdown as they were over what they thought illicit accompany his break down. It was this fear which led them to proscribe absolute physienl and men tal rest. . ... I All thev now know is that, with ab solute rest. nothing untoward, physic ally, has occurred. And this unicrtaiii- w ...HI .linlnln ritrllMll-f on Mr. lKlltl . part for many mouths to come. When t, ..i.vciimw fin.illv consent to Ills .,-M.,,i It will he' on condition of avoiding all strain and excitement. Stricter Medical Siircilhiiicc The President will bo kept' under oven more constant medical observation thnu In the pat. , . , Ho has been under ob-ervntlon for a, long time, and b-fau-o lie 1ms re ceived more than one warning in the past, his arterial condition might not be such as to withstand severe strains. The evidence with regard to his arteries hag never been conclusive. It tins merely suggested the necessity of con stant care and watching. And when be suddenly gave out. ner vously, anxiety was felt at once whether or not the strain which had caused Ins nerves to give out had not also affecteil adversely bis heart ana circulator system. . , Enough was known m various circles here about the reasons for the care Admiral (Jraysou has exercised in the, past over his patient, so that the ex traordinary precautions taken since tlie breakdown caused the gossip to get abroad that the President's arteries had really failed and that he hail Miffereil from paralysis. This story was untrue. 1AU that has happened is that tut President has received another ami ' much sharper warning than ever in the . m. i...i;..ttntw sire favorable so far as they go, but they could not be so favorable as to warrant abandoning caution and going ahead once more at full speed. No Cause for Public Anxiety If Sir. Wilsou is kept under rather strict medical surveillance for n long time, it will bo no cause for pub ic anxiety. It will, not mean that in true state is wor&c than the bulletins have made it appear. It will mean that his physicians are anxious, not over what has happened, but over what still may happen to htm. Washington. Oct. U-"y A' !,',:,, President Wilson had another restfu night, and his physicians are satisfied with the nourishment he is taking, .said a bulletin today by Hear Adm.ra s Grayson and Stitt and Dr. hterlmg Uuf fiu. o this city. ,.,-,. i i Dr. Francis X. Derciim. I'lnladdel- .1,1, 'ornlniist. IS eXIIPctod td SCO till' President tomorrow. Doctor (.raysou said he intended to have Doctor Her cum come from Philadelphia about once a week until the President has recov ered entirely. . . A talking machiue has been placed in the President's room, and he is enter tained at intervals with music. Sirs. Wilson also continues to read light prose and poetry to him. . ivi.it,. Among messages received at the into House today was the following from !., ,1. Hnlnnti cllief llf the .IllllpatiesO delegation to the Peace Conference, who now is in Tokio: "TWnlv concerned over the news of ypur illness at this most eventful mo ment and sincerely prny for your speedy and complete recovery." GERMANS REBEL AT COSTS Ilarl-lnn, Pa., Oct. 10, Upturning to Ills home here yesterday after serv ing seven months of a thirty-five-year sentence imposed by a military court - marital for striking a lieutenant during the war after it Is alleged, the officer bud puncliPil him in the face, William Gibson, former lliwletnii prize-liglitor. latod a sensational story as to aucgcti cruelty practiced on prisoners at i.ov- crnnr Island, no asserts iiuu ne hs nssmilied hv the lieutenant because fiilwnn Imil renorteil him to tlio colonel for misappropriation mi mini Iip was not given n cfiance nnv explanation. The officer months In barracks. Gibson anil outers m 1no ns the result of prison by President ll.v VISIT STEEL PLANTS Homestead Mills First to Bo In spected Find Pittsburgh District Quiet and flint to make got eight tired their ro il visit to the Wilson and wife. order of the President. Gibson savs all ease were roviowoil ami opportunity given for a full defense. Cilxntt was suit to jail from Chester. Pa., where lie Imd been on guard duly at n shipbuild ing plant. Arriving lit Governor's Is nnd. Gibson sa,t lie wits handcuffed by si men with his nrms bound to his L.ii,u. mill then beaten. Two of his teeth wee illed out through gagging, lie charges. Arcording In Gibson, it was common for the ollicers to hit prisoners with clubs, and that James Rettiiignn, win ner of the Distinguished Service Cros? in France, came there with otto oar o(T. due to linillroatment from a guard when he was arrested for slight infraction of rule's. Hi'ttiuglitin has since been re stored to his former rank mid honor ably discharged. Midget Long on Languages New Yorlt, Oct. 10. Siiss Elizabeth Ua.n, twenty-six years old and thirty two inches tall, proved to Judge Gibhs in the Itroiix (ount court that although short in stature she was long" nn languages. She spoke French. Ger man. Hungarian. Italian. Spanish and 1'nglMi to him. and liy way ot inver sion expounded the league of nations DISTURBANCE AT CLAIRTON Ity the Associated Press Pittsburgh, Oct. 10. SleinbcVs of the Semite labor committee Investigating the stool strike arrived here today mid Im mediately plunged into the work of In iptiring into conditions surrounding the labor struggle in the Pittsburgh district. There were four senators in the party Chairman Kenyon, Phlpps, SIcKcllnr and Sterling. An early start was made, the com mittee leaving by automobile. The first stop was made at the Home stead plant of the Carnegie Steel Com panv, n subsidiary of the I nltetl States Steel Corporation. Just after Sena tors Kcnvou and SIcKellar went in the Eighth nvenui! gate of the plant two shots were fired by men, said to bo. strikers, In the street. Setfntors. It was said, know nothing of the incident. In the plant the committee chatted with John K. Ousler, general superin tendent. . . ... It Is the intention of the committee In visit oil and borough authorities in the county, to go into plants and to oNnmlnp nny person on the spot where thev feel they enn got any worth -while information. Two stenographers ac companied the party. The senators found the Pittsburgh district unlet. No changes of any mo ment were reported by either side to the industrial struggle. The committee found a number or person representing different Interests awaiting it. Mayor V.. V. Itabcock, of Pittsburgh, gieeted the senators, anil arrangements for their stav in l'itts- Odd Shaped Watches for Men There arc many beautiful styles in our stock all are thin models and guaranteed for timekeeping quality. burgh were made by United States Slar thai V. X Short. Karly in the day there was a fight In a hoarding house. In the. foreign section of Clairtnn, In which nn Italian re ceived a flesh wound from n'bullot, sev eral were cut and a number of others were bruised. State mid local police ipiolled the trouble mid nrrostcd three men. It was said the Ik-lit. was startetl when scleral of the men declared their.; Intention of going back to work In the Clnlrton Steel Coiupnny mill. Another small riot occurred last night in Donnrn, where two foreign-born men, alleged to , bo strikers, were shot and sllgltl.v wounded yesterday morning in a clash between strike sympathizers and work cs on llieir way fioin the plant of the American Sfeel nut! AVIro Company, l.nst night's disorders occurred when n score of workers, coming from the wire nliiiit. wore attacked by u gang of 11101. One woman was Injured slightly mid ninny others, including several children, narrowly esrapetl being hurt by flying bricks, clubs and bullets. Chicago, Oct. 10. (Hy A. P.) Willi the best day's output since the strike In the steel Industry was called mill operators today reported they ex pected a continuation of the gradual improvement in th,o labor situation. During the' last wcnty-four hours, the entire district was cnlm, except a half dozen shots fired front ambush at fed eral soldiers at Gary, Intl. Federal activities against rndical leaders progressed nnd mllltinmcn con tinued their drive ngninst alleged illicit saloons' at Indiana Harbor. Intl. I.nbor lenders! In the Chicago district insisted tlint, while a Lumber of men nrc returning to work In the steel mills, they mainly arc unskilled labttrcrs. CAN'T CUT MINERSrPAY Umpire .Rules Decrease In Hours Must Not Lower Wages r llarleton, Pa., Oct. 10. (Py A. P.) No oliangc can bo mntlc In the shifts of nny class of labor in and nbottt thn anthracite coal mines whereby wnges of the men will bo reduced below the scale they wore paid April 1, 1010. A de cision to this effect was rendered here today by Charles P. Neill, umpire of the conciliation board. The ruling was on the grievance of nn engineer at the Archbald colliery of the Lacknivnuna Coal Company, at Scranton, who worked twelve hours a day when the J01C agreement was madV nnd was then cut to ten and finally to eight, with n loss of pay of sixty-eight cents n shift, notwithstanding the war time Increases. The umpire orders that ho receive! back pay from 1010 to cover his loss. SPEED IRISH, QUESTION Sir Edward Carson Summoned to At tend Meeting of Ministers London, Oct. 10, The Irish question occupied the attention of the cabinet at Its meeting yesterday. Premier 1,16yd George presided and Sir Edward Car son, the Ulster Unionist leader, vas sumjnoned to take part. It wns announced the cabinet com. mtttec nppolnted to find n solution of the Irish problem would hnvo a ' session also. This, It was said, would be followed by frequent sessions in order that Its work might bp completed bo fore the conclusion of the pence treaty with Turkey, ns otherwise the existing homo, rule act. suspended for tho course of the war, would then come into force. r r 3,y,i "SCSSB.-" BULGARS TO OPPOSETACT Sofia Reports- Movement, Backed by Government, for Resistance Vienna, Oct. 10. Tho Sofia newspa per La Epacha, according to advices, reports a movement In Bulgaria, do clared to be supported by the govern ment, the purpose of which Is to secure the refusal of Bulgaria to Rlgn the pence treaty and to opposo by force if neces sary the carrying out of tho terms of tho treaty presented to tho Bulgarian plenipotentiaries at Taris by the allied powers. 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