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Show WHITE HOUSE ! REPORT I President's Condition More Favorable; New Examination. WASHINGTON", Oct. 4 President Wilson Wil-son had a somewhat bettor nleht last nlR-ht. White House officials said this rnomlnfr Dr P X Dercum, the notd neurologist of Philadelphia, vrho VII called into consultation Thursday, Is expected ex-pected at the White House at 11 a m. ani will again see the president. Indications tins morning were that President Wilton was slightly better. Sec-retar Sec-retar Tumulty saM He had a better nichi than he did Thursdaj Preftd0ttt Wilson condition was more favorable early today, the president having hav-ing had a good nlcht's rest, said a bul-letitl bul-letitl issued at 10 50 o'clock this morning by Dr. Grayson The bulletin follows- "White House, October 4. 10 5ft a m The president had a good nlirht s rest and his eondition Ifl more favorable. 'Sifmed) ' GRAYSON " Another consultation between Drs. F X Derevim of Philadelphia and E. R, Ptltt and Sterling Fuffln of Washington and Dr. Grayson, the president s physician, physi-cian, was to be held this morning, and this. It wai raid, would likely dcl .v Is-suanee Is-suanee of the official bulletins on the president's condition. The president's temperature and pulse are normal and the presiden". is said to be cheerful, though becoming somewhat restless about be ng con fined to his bed Two specialists who have examined the president before were summoned to Washington todav. They were Dr. F X. Dercum, neurologist, and Dr. Georce de Schwelntiz, an eye specialist, special-ist, both of Philadelphia. They were to have a consultation wTth Dr. Grayson Gray-son and Dr. Grason and Drs. Stitt and Ruffin of this cpy who have been as-t-ipfinc the president's physician. Paris Papers Comment. PARIS, Ocl 4. Special prominence is given by all newspapers here to Washington Wash-ington dispatches relative to the illness of President Wilson and editorial comments reflect the concern felt in aris ovor his condition The Echo de Paris says that the presidents illnesa "means the. American senate will be left to Itself, which perhaps is a good thing, as the opposition, losing a counter-party, loses, if not some force at least 6ome of it violence." "The eclipse of such a great factor." says the Journal, "is an event full of onseriuenees, as no cm- - an replace Mr Wilson. His most Intimate collaborators. Colonel E. M. House and Secretary of . tate Robert Panslng were in many points far from approving all the Initiatives Initi-atives of their chief while in Paris." Messages Pour Into White House. WASHINGTON, Oct Message' from all parts of the country and many foreign capitals continued to pour into the White House today and a number of officials and diplomats i ,Hed to inquire as to the president's cnndil ion Mail Dispatcher Risks Life. BOSTON, Oct. 4. John Purcell, maii dispatcher at south station risked possible pos-sible injury when he stopped ibe Ted- r.d express to Washington to expedite the delivery of a package of medicine ior President W'ilson last nic) i He had received the package from a messenger who shouted "Medicine for the president." as he dashed into the mail room. The express was then pull ing out of the train shed and Purcell ran across the network of yard tracks and posted himself in a glare of he on-coming engine's headlich.. The rain was delayed two minute; The parcel was addressed to Admiral Grayson and marked "Urgent, special delivery." |