Show t ti SERIOUSLY ILL ILLS j i jo I o S t w S 5 S s' s sh h 5 5 SAMUEL GOMPERS MUCH IMPROVED AfTER INflUENZA JOLT Labor Leader Confined to N. N Y Hospital J but W Would QuId Return to Duties If He Could Have Own Way NEW YORK YORI March 10 Resting Resting a little more comfortably and anxious to get back to his desk Samuel Gompers 1 president of the American Federation I of Labor was seriously ill with influenza enza enza- at the Lenox Hill HilI hospital today where he has has' been since Wednesday suffering with br bronchitis and monia If I had my way Mr Gompers yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- told told his hia secretary W. W G. G Roberts Roberts Rob Rob- ROQ- ROQ erts Id get out of bed take the next t train ln to Washington and go right down downto to the office and get to work I feel teel strong enough for tor it now Des Despite it his w a tended attended to toS some som business yesterday tG Gom Gompers m- m S pers w was s at atthe the hospital with him until un until un- un n- n til late last night She came here hele from Washington when her husband was ordered to the hospital by Dr Gustave Fisch who scolded his patient for tor not having sought attention sooner Mr Gompers was abed two days at a hotel before he call called d his physician Mr Gompers had a cold when he came here Saturday but he insisted upon accepting the invitation of e the Inner Circle a political writers' writers or organization organization organization or- or to attend its annual tion lion |