The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, October 17, 1912, Page 8

COL. ROOSEVELT IS SHOT BY WOULD-BE ASSASSIN; . WOUND NOT SERIOUS. ATTEMPT TO KILL FORMER PRESIDENT IS MADE BEFORE MILWAUKEE STREET CROWD of the amount it would raise, $100,000. So much the better for his plan, as he taught that the surplus © above governmental expenses should be used to give employment to work- men at good wages to build roads, bridges, parks and make other public improvements and thus do away with the poverty that is destroy- ing the masses. He denies the right of the legislature or any other body to fix the amount of revenue neces- sary to run the government. The taxing of anything but land and the fixing the amount to be raised is con- trary to his doctrine. To illustrate George’s doctrine: The census shows Bullet From Frenzied Man’s Revolver Strikes Manuscript and Force is Broken—New Party Candidate Delivers Address, Then Goes to Hospital for Examination—Assailant, Hurried to Police Headquarters Amid the Cries of “Lynch Him,” Had Fol- lowed Victim Long in Endeavor to Carry Out Desire. Fy Milwaukee, Oct. 14.—Col. Theo-|caught with their prisoner} in the Pit i dore Roosevelt was shot and slightly | midst of a struggling throng of mad- wounded tonight as he was leaving|dened men. It seemed for the mo- the Gilpatrick hotel for the Auditorium | ment that the assassin would be torn to make a speech. The wound was/|to pieces by the infuriated crowd, and superficial and the Colonel went on|it was Colonel Roosevelt, himself, to the hall and began his address! who intervened on behalf of the man. HON.C.C. DICKINSON after he had seen the assassin arrest- Shouts to Save Assailant about 44 millions of acres of land in ed and taken to the police station. He raised his hand and motioned the sage 34,591,248 of br "s in farms. Its average ren value Henry F. Cochems seized the assas- imperiously to the crowd to fall back. sin and held him until policemen came “Stop, stop!” he cried. “Stand up. A mob surged around the man back; don’t hurt him.” who, apparently, isa radical on the) The crowd at first wannardia i subject of Roosevelt’s running for |, peed his words, but at length fell another term as president. back and permitted Martin and Cap- The assassin, who is small of stat-| tain Girard to carry the man into the ure, admitted firing the shot and said |} ote), After a short st le, the that “‘any man looking for a third |. cassin gave up and was carried term ought to be shot.” In notes] without resistance out of th ch found in his pockets at the police sta- of the Hide Cnee tion were statements thatthe man had After reaching the Auditorium, de- been visited in a dream by the spirit spite the protests of his physicians, of the late President McKinley, who |the colonel strode out of the dressing had said, indicating Roosevelt, “This room and on to the stage. : ” is my murderer. Avenge my death. Mr. Cochems stepped to the front Speech in Pocket Saves Him of the platform and held up his hand. It is believed that Colonel Roose-|There was something in his manner velt’s injury is not serious. The Col-| which had its effect upon the crowd, onel felt no pain at the time the shot} and the cheering died suddenly away. was fired and was not aware that he| .“‘I have something to tell you,” was shot until he was on the way to| said Mr. Cochems, ‘‘and I hope you the Auditorium. His attention then | will receive the news with calmness.” was called to a hole in his overcoat,| His voice shook as he spoke and and he found that his shirt was soaked | stilltiess settled over the house. with blood. He insisted that he was| ‘‘Colonel Roosevelt has been shot, not hurt badly. he is wounded,” he said in a low tone, Colonel Roosevelt's life prdbably | but stich was the stillness that every- was saved by a manuscript of the | one heard him. speech which he delivered tonight.| A cry of astonishment and Leni The bullet struck the manus¢ript, | went from the crowd. would be $1.00 per acre. Under the George plan we would raise $34,591,- 248. The last Auditor's report shows a total state, state interest and county taxes for all purposes to be $26,180,- 983, about $15,000,000 of which was from the cities and towns, leaving } i about $11,000,000 raised from the farms or about 33 1-3 cents an acre, | so Mr. George would have had 24 millions,surplus to spend redeeming the poor. How do the proposed Amendments compare with George’s doctrine? The George plan, in effect, prohibit- ed the collection of taxes from any- thing but land values, known as the Single Tax. The Amendments levy a tax on land values, franchises, priv- ileges and inheritances, a quadruple tax. The George plan took the rent- al value without regard to the amount it raised or the amount that was necessary for governmental expense. Under the proposed Amendments the legislature, county courts and city councils would do just as they do now, fix the amount necessary to support the different subdivisions and levy a tax on the assessed value of the property to raise. that amount Will address the voters at points in the county on the dates following Mr. Dickinson’s record in congress is well known to our people and every voter in the county will be anxious to hear him discuss the is- sues of the day. Hume, October 17, at 1:30 o'clock p. m. ° Foster, October 17, at 7:30 o'clock p. m. Rich Hill, October 18, at 1:30 o'clock p. m. Pleasant Gap Twp. Oct. 18, 7:30 o'clock p.m. ORCHARD GROVE SCHOOL HOUSE Butler, October 19, at 1:30 o'clock p. m. Spruce, October 19, at 7:30 o'clock p. m. The Road aud the Auto. “To Bates County Democrats. | ~~ POINTS THE WAY. which retarded its force as it passed| Colonel Roosevelt rose and veailted , through into the flesh: to the edge of the platform to quiet ani no more, ‘80 the Amendments After a long siege, the police forced | the crowd. He raised his hand and | Boston Globe, ‘(fhe Democrati¢ National Commit-| «= cae ‘are directly opposed’to the George from the prisoner a statement that he | instantly there was silence. It is customary to iene the auto- | tee’needs money to pay the legitimate | The Statement of this Adrian Resident | doctrine in its two most vital points was John Schrenk, No. 370 East] “It’s true,’'he said. Then slowly] mobile for the destruction, of and | expenses of the campaign. They will will Interest our Readers. ‘land I am satisfied’ that if Mr. George was alive and in this state he would oppose and vote against these amend- ments, as against his doctrine for the removal of poverty. ‘I know of no place where the George ‘doctrine is or has been in practical effect and being a Missouri- an I) would like to see it worked some other place before trying it in our state, but I have official reports from Houstdn, Texas, and several Cities in Canada where laws similar to the proposed Amendments have been in force long enough to fully test them and they give most glowing accounts of the great increase in pros- perity, population, building, wealth and demand. for land..at increased prices. The astute lawyers speaking through the county firing hot air at the single tax, would on comparison of that doctrine with the amendments have discovered that there was only one question for discussion or to pre- sent to the people and that was, can we by exempting money, stocks, bonds, notes and all other personal property, receive enough in return to offset. any loss in taxes we might suffer and that can be shown, not by hot air, but by looking at the ‘places where similar laws are and have been in effect. The question might also be asked, Will it increase the farmers taxes? That is answered by saying that if the legislature, which always has been, is now and always will be. under the control of the farm- ers there will be no ‘increase in their taxes. Mr. Editor, I: will close by saying ‘that I ami opposed to the single tax but not the amendments. Tenth street, New York city. Ctip-| he unbuttoned his coat and placed his | damage to roadways: but as a matter | not take contributions from the BCE) Our neighboring town, Adrian, pings found in his pockets showed | hand on his breast. Those in front] of fact a really good road is undam-| from the monopolies dr’ the interests, | | points the way in the words of one of that he had studied Colonel Roose-| of the crowd could catch sight of the | aged by this form of vehicle, while a/so it must come from the people. lits most respected resident: velt’s itinerary carefully, with the| blood-stained garment. “‘I am going] poor road necessarily is cut up and| Heretofore the trusts and million-| E. P. Howe, Adrian, Mo., says: ‘I evident intention of selecting the!toask you to be very quiet,” said] left in bad condition—in other words|aires have financed political cam-|can recommend Doan’s Kidney Pills place at which he might accomplish | Colonel Roosevelt, ‘‘and please ex-|jts faults are exposed. paigns and have been favored by|justas highly today as I did some what he had in mind. cuse me‘from making you a verylong} A roadway that is durable and|4egislation by so doing and the people | years ago when I gave a public state- The crowd pressed close about the| speech. I’ll do the best I can, but] economical and fitted to meet the de- | have suffered accordingly. ment in their favor. I was troubled colonel and gave a cheer as he ap-/ you see, there’s a bullet in my body. | mands of modern traffic is made of| ‘Now let the people finance’ this| with-kidney complaint and backache. peared. As the party reached the Butit’snothing. I'm nothurt badly.”’| gravel coated with trap rock screen-|campaign and legislation will favor|for about six years. My back was SO automobile Colonel Roosevelt's com-| A sigh of relief went up from the]ings and thoroughly rolled. Such |the people so long as Woodrow Wil-|lame and sore at itimes that I could panions stood aside and he stepped crowd and then an outburst of tumul-| roads bring business to'a community|son is president. Every Democrat hardly stoop or lift. The kidney se- into the car. Martin entered directly | tuous cheering. Thoroughly reas-|and no automobile can harm.them. {should do his part now or never com- | cretions, were too frequent in.passage behind him and sat on the further | sured by the colonel’s action that he} It is a condition and not a theory | plain hereafter if the trusts again con-|and when being vaided,. were atten< side of the car. Colonel Roosevelt| was in no serious danger, the people] that confronts the road building au-|trol legislation. ded with pain. I was on the lookout stood up, waving his hat in answer | presently settled back into their seats | thorities in every town an city in the| There were 3248 Democratic votes| for a remedy that would relieve my to the cheers of the crowd. to hear his speech. country. The auto cannot be ban-|cast for president in Bates cqynty in| trouble and I was finally induced ta The assassin was standing within a A Thoughtful Act. ished from the roads, it deserves to|1908. ‘The National'Committee calls | try Doan’s Kidney Pills. I procured few feet of the automobile. He : stay, and the only reasonable and/on these three thousand Democrats|a supply and as they helped me from pushed his way to the side of the car} Saturday morning the Butler band, | sensible way to meet present condi-|to contribute $500.00 as the part of! the first, Icontinued using them un- and, raising his gun, fired. Martin] Which played here during the fair, | tions is to provide roads suitable for|Bates county in helping to elect/til I had finished the contents of three caught the flash of the revolver as; Went to Woodland cemetery and | heavy travel, either by: automobiles} Woodrow Wilson... boxes. By that:time my trouble had the shot was fired and leaped over | Played two selections at the grave of| or trucks. A poor road is a bad| Make your checks payable to Rolla | entirely disappeared and I have had the car a second after the bullet sped | Roscoe Rankin, who was a member qvertisement for a town, while a| Wells, Treasurer, and mail them tojno return of the symptoms up to the on its way. of the Sixth Missouri Regimental! jooq road puts it in touch with the|W. B. Weeks, Chairman Bates Coun- present time.”’ Colonel Roosevelt barely moved as | Band during the Spanish-American busy world. ty Committee, who-has been author-| For sale by all dealers. Price 50 the shot was fired. Before the crowd , War, and who died at Fortress Mon- ——_———— ized to organize the committee with|cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, knew what had happened, Martin, | Toe from typhoid fever contracted in) Army Breeding Farms Urged. |the privilege of selectiig as many. as-| sole agents for the United States. who is six feet tall and a former |camp at Jacksonville, Florida. Char- Washington, D. C., Oct. 18.—Army | S0ciates as may be necessary. Remember the name—Doan’s—and football player, had landed squarely |les Fisk, the leader of the Butler] | i crities have renewed an agita-| Mr. Weeks is to appoint each town- | take no other.—Advertisement. 52-2 on the assassin’s shoulders and had| band, was the leader of the band of| 1:5. so, the establishment of army |ship:Committeeman a member of the —— borne him to the ground, He threw| Which Roscoe was a member, and breeding farms to supply cavalry|Ccommittee and with their assistance, Start A Boycott on Eggs. his right arm about the man’s neck | Suggested that the band pay this tri-| - ounts The project. was strongly |t© appoint other members of the var-| Cleveland, Oct. 14.—"No eggs for f with a deathlike grip and with the bute to Roscoe’s memory, and it was urged before Congress ten years ago, | ious school districts in the county. _| three weeks” is the battle cry of i left arm seized the hand that held the | fine and fitting thing todo.—Mound |) saitea to get congressional ap- _Iminediate action is necessary and | about forty thousand boycotters in @ revolver. In another second he had | City (Kan.) Democrat. proval because of the opposition of|W call upon every Democrat in Bates | Cleveland and Northern Ohio, who | disarmed him. | Prize Winning Horses. members representing districts con-|county todo his part. A-certificate| entered upon a campaign of absten- | % Probable Lynching is Averted =| wy py Bayless, of Blue Mouna, | #ining private stock farms, receipt will be sent td every contri- tion today in the hope of lowering Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly Kansas, proprietor of the Blue Valley While the present remount stations | butor. the price. looking on as thongh nothing had| stock Farm, who is known in breed-|bave furnished well-trained animals| Helus to elect, Wilson. Saturday, strictly fresh eggs were happened. Martin picked the man) ino circles as the “‘equare deal” horse | fr army use, the horses are not John C. Roberts, Chairman, up as though he were a child and car- man, passed through this city Mon- what they should be, and army offi- State Finance Committee of the Dem- ried him the few feet which separat- faved cers interested in the scheme see| ceratic Ni Yours respectfully, ed them from the car, almost to the prod Narang des res Madane s but one solution of the problem, and S. W. Dooley. side of the colonel. with a car of prize winning Beigian | ‘hat by the establishment of Govern-| « White Way is F % “Hlere he is,”” said Martin, “‘tok| and Percheron drat talons and| Met Dreeding farms Ba ‘ay is Progressing at him, colonel.”’ That Foreign countries have long since Touble isa cent egg club,” which}: Jefferson City, Mo.; Oct.- 19,—The All this happenied within a few sec- sevieneens recognized this , n with has registered a effec-| ‘white way” of this city ii: being tn- onds ‘and Colonel Roosevelt “stood i ome hagh x ss —- who stunned crowd realized what was go- fag on. Then a howl of rage ‘went society