While President Wilson was feel
ing well today, his physicians, how
ever, said the prostatic condition from
which he had been suffering for sev
eral days was checking the general
improvement of the last two weeks
The doctors issued the followins
bulletin:
"12:25 p. m.. White House, Oct
17, 1919:
"The President passed a comfort
able night and
morning. His
feeling well this
temperature, pulse
and respiration rates are normal. The
prostatic condition is not as satisfac-
tory as yesterday and is checking
general improvement of the last two
weeks."
Dr. Grayson announced that ho
had called in Dr. Hugh Young. of
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore,
one of the foremost specialists in the
country on prostatic troubles, and
that he was expected at the White
House some time today. Ouring the
morning the President was treated
by Dr. Fowler, a Washington special
ist, who was called Is when the Presi
dent first suffered this complication
several days ago.
j jur. xoung win maKe a tnorougn
j examination of the swelling of the
prostate giana to aetermine wnetner
an operation is necessary. Dr. Gray
son said.
SHOWS ASSETS
GREATER THAN
HIS LIABILITIES
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy
was filed with Referee Banks today
by Frank Klinard, an automobile tire
rebuilder of 366 Fairfield avenue and
430 East Washington avenue, both of
which places of business had been
attached by J. B. Slady of the Con
necticut Auto-Tire Company for a
debt of $343.80.
The schedules accompanying the
petition state that the liabilities are
$2,641.88 and the assets $6,424.. The
largest creditors were- Julius . Gar
finkle & Co. of Washington, $345.35;
John J. Fisher. 1024 Main street,
Bridgeport, $332.74; Conn. Auto-Tire
Co., Bridgeport, $343.80; and the
Goodyear Rubber Tire Co., Akron, O.,
$268.
