The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 15, 1912, Page 1

a The Seattle Star rss: term. The dispatches ‘Siiiicinlllaia is i R | $ er? = efficient loye as long as that be is insane. ee ______ THE ONLY PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER IN SEATTLE is as VOL. 14, NO, 196. SEATTLE, WASH,, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1912. ; ONE CENT spear, HOME EDITION meats cm OOSEVELT’S WOUND IS SERIOUS” CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—At 1 o'clock this afternoon his physicians issued a statement that Col. Roose- | economics. § ture was 98.8, his pulse 92 and his respiration normal. The bulletin. said: The colonel’s private car, which was sidetracked here with his arrival, has been completely aban- ~ “Absolute quiet is what the patient needs. His injury is serious and not a mere flesh wound.” doned. The reporters flocked to the hospital, but the newspapermen became so numerous that the hos- _ CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—Fearing that an immediate probe for the bullet would increase the danger to ital authorities ordered them off the premises. the surgeons at Mercy hospital here this afternoon decided not to operate on Roosevelt, for Roosevelt's special train arrived at Chicago early this morning, and the colonel went at once to the ‘three or four days. The physicians do not care to take any chances and prefer to give their patient’s | hospital. In appearance he looked as well as he did 24 hours ago, when he arrived at Milwaukee, where he _ hong opportunity to react from the shock before they start probing for the bullet. went through the experience of being shot and talking to a great audience while wounded, but th it, propped up in bed, spent the morning reading from volumes of sociology, revolution and | sibility of blood-poisoning is greatly worrying his friends. ae phen Sar ey qe SHOT BY WOULD-BE MURDERER, HE MUST BE OPERATED UPON Progressive Leader in Chicago, Waiting for Surgeons to Remove Bullet Which Ploughed Four Inches rank Fired at Him in Milwaukee—De- livered His Speech Despite Wound. TO HIS WIFE Bh rary ge Banas why Rd & very natural thing anual Theo, Roosevelt, the progressive |wrak und’ vicioun mints should, be (Ry Untted Press Leased Wire) | candidate for president, Ie a lea@@F lintivenced to acts of violence by ICAGO, Oct. 16-—At the re) of men, was shown in Milwauk@® ling kind of foul mendacity and quest of Col. Roosevelt, the follow |last night, when he abuse that bas been heaped upon ing message was sent to Mra. Roowe-| nificent exhibition of court h hi velt, In New York, shortly before| gameness after « bullet fired. BY] sayene ‘ne,'ast thrve monte by the noon today: jJohn Schrank, « supposedty | Sir Debs. bat of Mr. Taft. and Mr ‘Respiratory movement go0d;!New York German, had entered Wileon. Friends, I will disown and pulse normal and bullet in safe right chest just below the ni repudiate any man of my party place, The patient is not expector- for the colonel his woul who attacks with such vile, foul ating blood. “meq Borer preyts ne Molmagg he atander and abuse my opponents of 4 yy party GOES TO CHICAGO) wiic’sers"ee ssn pers representing the republican, up profoundly shocked, the f Tdemocratic and soctullet parties, (My United Frese Leased Wire? president bold himself in hand, at they cannot, month in and Nw YORK, Oct. 18—"I 8M) first thought being to save oc out, make the kind of slan- shocked by the oceurrence, but nev valde ‘ous, bitter and malevolent as- Biles Gapatan.” cata tre. Tune | TOUTE, waver from se saults that they have made, and not dore Roosevelt here today, aa she.) 1, ge Hurt ag expect that brutal and violent char- accompanied by her son, Theodore,|., Dont hurt “vr prsape acters, expecially when the brutal jr, and her daughter, Mise Ethel "2% Bring thix man to mad lity is accompanied by a none too Roosevelt, started for Chicago to BE roslyn Magy Bh 4 Over No EE MTOnE mind, will be affected by It be at the bedside of the former choking administered by Cok 0 it, “The latest word from my bus pe of fe gre Roosevelt's frh © escaped injury band that he is in no danger bas)” co) Roosevelt. arrived in greatly allayed my fears.” Mre) woukee at 6 p. m. yesterday, f Roonevelt added, “1 want bli! dined at the Giipatrick hotel. AM | brought to our home in Oy#ter) wards he was escorted to an & j Bay. mobile by Hearty Cochems, | oe | Roonevelt asin of the far FROM TAFT president, Elbert Martin and iCeelt Lyon. Contrary to the Press Leased Wires | custom, the colonel was allowed | QWoRRD THE MAYFLOWER,| enter the machine first. ‘Them loff New York Harbor, Oct. 15.—/others followed. Roosevelt (By Wireless.)—Deep sympathy | standing in the tonneau when and. concern for Col. Theodore «hot was fired. The col Roosevelt were expressed by Pres back and forth for a fr lident Taft aboard the yacht May-| minute, then quickly recovered flower, today self, Rateing his hand to “] cannot withhold an expression | wound, he turned to Cochemsa ot horror,” President Taft said, “at) whispered the act of the maniac who attempt s not a word. They B. ed to assassinate Col. Roosevelt. pinked me Don't say a word, | When I expressed regret last night Martin ped over the side | 1 was informed Roosevelt was then|the aut d overpowered FAUKEE, Oct. 15.— rar! _ the supposedly » Yorker, pleaded artaigned, in the here today for to assassinate Col. | Roosevelt, the pro-| candidate for presi-| front of the eeah, here last night. oner was held in for the next term) ipal court, which | mber 10. ‘ | appeared. in the’ foom surrounded by dep- He was on the verge collapse but pleaded low voice. | # Attorney Zabel in-) rupted him, saying: “You! ar ¢ with a serious ime. You have the right to/ © examination or be d over for a later hearing We an immediate hearing. | do you choose?” | rank said he waived ex-| | “Don't Care Rap About Being Shot” “I am not speaking for myself at all. I give you my word I do not care a rap about being shot-—-not a rap, I have had a good many ox Periences in my time, and this is only one of them. What I do for is my country. I wish I were able to impress on our people the duty to feel strongly, but to speak truthfully, of their opponents, 1 Bay now, | have never said on the stomp one word against any oppo ent that | would not defend tn the library. I have said nothing that I gould not substantiate, and nothing L ought not to have said, nothing that, looking back, I would not say again. Tam all right On Operating Table. Followiog bis speech, which was one of the most telling of his Mid- dle Western trip, Col. Roosevelt WHAT ROOSEVELT SAID When he was shot: “Sh! not a word. They have pinked me. Don't say a word. When the crowd clamored to lynch his assailant. “Don’t do that. Let the fellow alone.” At the auditorium in his speech: “I am not speaking for myself at all. I give you my word, I do not give a rap about being shot—not a rap. I want you to join with me in a general movement for more kindness, more charity and more generosity, to bring nearer the day of social and in- tion and Judge Neelan | wal ial justi | +! would-be assassin » || Walked to the operating room of the dustrial justice. red him bound over. ee estan unesawooo, | speaking and had escaped Injury”) WO toexcited mon stamgy/emergency hospital. Dr. Joseph ~2tanat a SARS ae on Ti ling near, shouted “Lyach hi lot's string bim up.” “Let the Fellow Alone.” Col. Roosevelt raised his band silence, Ali save Cecil Lyon, RANK TELLS WHY HE SHOT; ORRY HE DIDN'T KILL TEDDY 222-2" | Roosevelt called Lyon by 5 cen: we |BRILLIANT JOE WOOD GOES DOWN ero waiting with an X-ray ma-| vesauthing and Joking tne fermer TO DEFEAT BEFORE THE GIANTS igg table. The examination show- that a S3@callber bullet had | This play was a fielder’s choice, Oct, 15 —Jonn, (By United Press Leased Wire.) |sbouting: “Don’t do that, Lat t srenet. late tee. ot the. right 12345678 9 j Fletcher flied to Speaker. ‘Bee: “the undersized German) 43 | fellow alone.” chest, immediately low the tenth | | reau singled to right, scoring Mer ‘of New org City! CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—Physicians in attendance Eb a46 Col. | ‘The colonel then admonivhed th) rib. It seemed inadvisable, how| New York 6G 1000 21 0 1—11 ike. Maven. Boing it pected to assassinate Col. Roosevelt at Mercy hospital here, issued at 10:30 o'clock to- crowd not to resort to violence, bug| ever, to probe for the bullet until Devote filed to. Lewis, One Fak there last night, would add day the following bulletin: to let the law take ite course. | the colonel could reach Chicago. | Boston 01000 0 2 1 O— 4) “hoston—wilson repiaced Meyers ithe © to his earlier state-| ‘ in Col. R eit’s chest | Lyon, Cochems, Martin and Gay After the examination the colonel pe as catcher for New York. Yerkes 4 | “There is a deep bullet wound in Col. Rooseveit | A. O. Girard, a former Rough Rider| retired to bis private car, shaved By United Prese Leased Wire.) out, Fietoher to Merkle. Speaker eg od inst yu* wc | wail, but the bullet struck no vital organ in transit. The |fien rushed the prisoner to a himself and went to bed, He was Rigas eng ag ease singled to center. Lewis doubled Met'by a dream in which the wound has not been probed. The point where the bullet | kitchen, where be wae held until | soon sound asleep. BORTON, Oct, 18—For the firet time in world’s’ series histo to lefte Speaker was held at third. Wm. McKinley ap | entered is one inch to the right and one inch below the level the police arrived. Manuscript Saved Him. championship batile goee to the eighth game. Rushing the pe |Gardner out, Fletcher to Merkle, him that Col, Roose of the right nipple. The bullet ranged upward and inward Insite on Speaking. Physicians agreed today that the] and unbeaten Joe Wood even more savagely than they had rushed Buck | Speaker scoring. Lewis took third | Despite the entroatios of Mit! greatest danger now lies in blood| O'Brien yesterday, the New York Giants drove “Smoky Joe” from the|0! the play. Stahl safe, Doyle'd said that he had followed| for four inches into the chest wall. There is no evidence | >i.04y tho colonel ordered thé aot danger sow | , ow York ¢ Camoky Jeet from thal Poabie, Lawl oottak. Weaset about since Septem | that it penetrated the lung. : lcuanttoer: to wreaeed: to the AMNTIMEE Wttety weventer ket scalar ee | Sanne. ee lee vs ite | “Col, Roosevelt's pulse at this hour is 90 2-10, his respira-|orluin, where he insisted on speak | silo that some tnfection was de In the first assault they stripped his hide off with seven hits and! Be sr oy at Er. tion 20. No operation to remove the bullet is indicated at the |!n& Cochems Introduced the for | posited in the wound. The bullet] six runs. Before this fusiliade of shrapnel afd canister, Boston seemed) |, 0 ‘ork—Doyle singled to a mer president, advising the crowd) struck the right ni right. Snodrrass out, Stahl unas | * * ne | " pple after {t had| stunned and crushed. The impossible had happened—the world was) to America| present time. Roosevelt's condition is hopeful but the wound /that the colonel’s wound was not|hassed through the colonel’s over foming to an end. Gibraltar could be toppled over by human hands,| sisted. Murray flied to Speaker. years of age. He! ig go important as to demand absolute rest for a number of| serious. As the former ehiéf e&| cogt, cont and a thick bundle of| fora ball club had faced Joe Wood at home in a teat game and shot him} Merkle out, Wagner to Stahl. No in New York fi tive, pale but determined, rose . runs, ¥ , Arthur Bevon, R. G. Sayle, | ee" ? . manuscript, the speech he had E at. New York City, ee P pene Pepin oe W'* |to speak, an elderly woman said: | fended to deliver at the Rien Boston-—Cady | safe on egies ork City.| Scurry Terrell, Attending Phys h Colonel, please let the doctof®) and his spectacle case. First Inning. Boston—Hali safe on infield sin-| muff. Hall singled to right. Cady, sold his business singled to| Sle, and took second on Merkle ®| took third on the hit. Hooper sac | wild throw to Tesreau. Hooper) rifice fied to Snodgrass, Cady scor- dress your wound.” The manuscript bab! . N York—Devore that Roosevelt Roosevelt smiled back bis appre ott weg MR yc Mf Mi he gh od ta contol the colonel from instant death. The| Wagner. Doyle singled to center.) ingled to center, sending Hall to|ing. Yerkes forced Hall, Fletcher the would-be assassin is 5 feet! Yerk fanned. Speaker|to Doyle, Tesreau getting an as ciation bullet passed through {t, clipped| Devore and Doyle worked the dou-| & inches tall and weighs 157 flied to Devore, who threw to Mey-| sist. Yerkes took second on a wild . | f BIG POINTS ABOUT SHOOTING “Madam,” he said, “that 1® Very! the ond of the spectacle case and| ble steal, Devore reaching third| ‘hird r in front c Roosevelt was shot just after he had entered auto in nice of you, but I am not hurt) entered the body below the tenth|and Doyle second. Snodgrass dou-| Aga of Gilpatrick hotel, Milwaukee. much. ‘ roree: “ era, doubling Hall at the plate. No) pitch. Speak: . r of the shooting 9 the question of the third term. colonel, was visibly excited hie og 25 9, Rett a> * 5 ool Fourth Inning. Ninth Inning. ‘was dressed tn a light gray Roosevelt is 53. His next birthduy comes on the 24th of this “Stop, please, Theodore,” he beg| 12° Hote! and had gone to his} unassisted. Merkle singled to cen-| ow york—Doyle out, Stahl un-| New York—Hersog walked. Wil Sad wore a light overcoat. He | month pbs room. He was on the fourth floor|ter, scoring Snodgrass. Merkle) , Nene gY ORT ONG ‘tiea to Wag-l son sineled to costar Henne ton piper today and made Latest report on condition: Physictans at Mercy hospital, Chi- Roosevelt's jaw set. peligro prot Mg " took ben hi hig ace pole Tt ner. Murray out, Yerkes to Stahi.| ing third, Herzog scored on Speak- position. He joked and/f cago, say bullet entered chest wall, but struck no vital organ. ‘I won't stop.” he shouted. “in| ‘the, corridor, and, losing his bal-|xog grounded to Wood, Merkle be) Hai deflected the ball to Yerkes,| ers wild throw to third, Wilson with all who came) Wound has not been probed. Bullet entered one inch to the right Hf) deliver this speech or dic in the at- Hons tairs.|ing run down between | A getting an assist. No runs. took second, Fletcher lined to H badly bruised. R ing Ww © to Gard ape of his voice. of and below the nipple, and ranged upward and inward, four tempt.” = ha a re ; — ming | third, Wood a aaeet. — Boston—Lewis flied to Devore.| Speaker, who ran in to second and sorry that I tailed in my inches along chest wall. Condition hopeful, but rest imperative. [| ‘Then the colonel plunged into a| thy jatter should . ho insisted that) ner, Herzog taking second. | Mey-| Gardner hit by pitched ball. Stahl/ made & double play unassisted, if I had this morning. “Ii Biood poisoning must be guarded against, as gun foul. | sixty-minute attack on Gov. Wood-| iiver a speech igre etheafty. i (-- 20h maggot 4 to right, Meyers|Singled to left. Wagner fore resreau walked, Devore out, Yer would have Killed Roosevelt 1) if Roosevelt should die and the Bull Moose ticket should win, B/ row Wilson, Senator La Follette|" ‘a; make that epeech,” the col dew nage fed to Fight, Never | Stahl, Doyle to Fletcher, Gardner) kes to Stahl, One run. Performed a great sery-| I tiram Johnson would be president. and the platforms of the old par-| nei answered, “if | die while | am| cua” Teareau singled. Meyers| 0" ‘third. Cady out, Tesreau to) Boston—Lewis walked. Gardner Bae panded a4 For simon-pure grit, the incident is without parallel in history. fi! ties, In closing his address, Roose-| "@ ond. Teareau sing J Merkle. No runs fanned. Stahl forced Lewis, Her ere ee rere , Roosevelt made a stirring speech, more Hl veit begged his hearers to Join him| Making It. Boye thie may scored and Fletcher took third on/ Fifth Inning. zog to Doyle. Wagner out, Tee gti le aegnaae 9. his usual virile vein, and gave no sign of Blin a “general movement for more| {ap iene” wt | A” G9inG to de-jtho hit. Fletcher scorer Gady| New York—Merkle out, Cady to/ rean to Merkle, vse he pain he was suffering. kindness, more charity and more) Yer '* Tesreau was being retired, Y| Stahl. Herzog fanned. Meyers sin- = the p 9 Lneronity to bring nearer the day{ rhe, colonel had intended to dis-/to Yerkes to Wagner. Six runs. | fed to left. Fletcher forced Mey- nicl MMM LALLA LLL | fi y sep day| cuss Gov. Wilson's labor record, but] Roston--Hooper fanned. Yerkes| © lo left. lk ir y of social and industrial justice. ‘ » ers, Wagner to Yerkes. No runs. rhe fi EE =e aD Sénbahii'e’ Ghar ; he didn't. He referred briefly, how-| walked, Speaker flied to marry Boston—Hall doubled to center.| “ouicago, 0: ing Roose- a . ever, to Senator La Follette, r , Herzog to Merkle. No ty beer se » Oct. 15.—Followin, ' Im prison,| $25,000. The deed and bag are still) CHICAGO, Oct. 15-—The special) 1, the meanwhile, the would-be] “a Follette’s attitude in this ee Hooper walked. — Yerkes _forced| se issuance of a-bulletin that Con 4 Roosevelt R f rune Hooper, Doyle to Fletcher. Speake . of His Story. Fags Then I gpa oosevelt itrain bearing Col. Theo. Roosevelt, | assassin was taken to police head-|campaign,” he said, “has been a i Second Inning. Walked. Lewis. fouled. to Merkle | Roosevelt would be unable to mai began to con: ds eve! to Chattanoogi LVvan! ey hi @ crank in Mil- uart " " " ‘i + ewis foules ‘erkle. Pasi Schrank, “when. he| spolis and Chicago. My atiempt hs recy pnd surived hore at{ There he gave the name of John| smo, Dow {0 the progressive! New york—Hall replaced Wood.| Gardner out, Tesreau to Merkle, No| declaration wan eavieedee ane Goi ‘thief’ at the Chicago con-| Teach him in Chicago also failed, ” Schrank. Asked why he had shot Devore walked. Devore stole sec-| runs, if he recovers sufficient! | " 5 £ “ * avore G ly at Oye I believed his plan to| #0 1 came her 3:30 o'clock this morning. The! (1 Roosevelt, the prisoner said: Get Hie Message Acro: ond, Doyle walked. Devore caught) Sixth Inning. wi ter third party was Pg pl rsige a w|ttain was placed on a siding, the} {road stories in the New York| The speech showed unusual tol-| off second, Hall to Wagner. Snod-| New York——Tesreau out, Yerkes York 1. uses eo Bicol be Pang Country, My knowledge of ieiielictisteleieleielelelelel’ (ht) ping untit 6 o'clock,| Herald and the New York World,|erance, for his opponents. The/ grass singled to Lint De ee to Stahl, "Devore walked. Dovle/son Square Garden about October been gained th | and thought he was wrong in seek.|eelone!’s manner throughout was/held at second. Doyle scored and) hit a home run into right field, scor-| 96, Teading, and |». neat THEYRE NOT SURPRISES Ziwren ne re and aver|ing « third term. I followed Mie |hat of a man who anticipated a| Snodgrass took third on Hall's! {ng Devore ahead of him. Snod-|" The Rev. Edward Battman, an he Was engaged in a dangerous | NEW sagged ae Ac B\to Mercy hospital. He reached) oF i ugh the South. I have been| fatal result from the attack, and he| wild throw to Wagner to catch) grass filed to Lewis, Murray out,/ army chaplain and personal friend, was y ere at 6:15 o'clock, " shance to seemed to be ma! a supre ef-| Doyle. Murray all to Stahl, Two runs. we h TEs} was also convinced | ar wh as night ath it 6:15 o'clock, accompanied | waiting for a chance to kill him d to be making a sup f-| Doy Murray filed to Wagner.| Hall to Stahl, Two ruu as the that: poteen Cok Ranier Was defeated in Novem prcestons gi sGanneted x|by his cousin, Philip Roosevelt,| since September 14. (Note—Titis or ho S h At goog wore Merkle out, Wagner to Stahl, One BB acy : wl aes to bo abel Oo asked for today. The colonel cry ‘fraud,’ and that is the date on which the late Preal- Jhen he arrived at the hospital,! run ‘agner singled to center. agner|ate a hearty breakfast of bacon, SOuntry might be blunted into|* sassinate Col. Theo, Roosevelt, *| Secretary McGrath and several) it ile rid HM | Mal cosevelt’s first thought was for! Boston—Gardner hit a home run| took second on,a wild pitch. When| egge, toast and tea. . vil war, | * were not surprised today to %| physicians. evelt wae taken Into the| A clipping of Roosevelt's itinax-| Mrs. Roosevelt, He dictated a mes-| into center field seats. Stah} fouled) the ball rolled past the stand Wax ——_—_—_——- 4 learn of the attack. Sohrank, wnbacyg “ ’ ry was found tn 8c titer) axe, telling her that his condition|to Meyers, Wagner out, Fletcher| ner was given third on the ground|* LONDON, Oct. 15.—Early #% Knew Roosevelt in 1895 h ften declared | operating room at 7:30 o’clock,| ary was found in Schrank's pocket, y | q ¥ FAs Commisniongr nt ie ae x they eats ad orien morica’s | where he was examined by Dr, John| He had $157 in another pocket. The| Was excellent. to Merkle, Tesrean getting en as-|rules. Cady out, Tesreau to Merkle.| ye extras here today announced * te, tork. Last month eo ia. aig “ it a aonane bet he hi din- «|B. Murphy and Dr. A. J. Ochsner. | prisoner is about 36 years of age Telegrams of Sympathy. sist, Cady fanned. One run, Hall walked. Hooper fanned. No| * the shooting of Col. Roosevelt * Pace in New York and decid a'to| Sisal a tention to slay the &|Later Dr. Murphy issued the fol-| The police, fearing an attempt at} Hiram W. Johnson, governor of Third Inning. runs, * in Milwaukee, but that * ad his z ded to| & dicated no intention to slay , : Bx irited Soh ; nd Roosevelt's runnix New York—Herzog singled to Seventh Inning. |% the progressive presidential * I followed him to|* former president. The would- *| lowing statement: lynching, spirited Schrank to the/ California, a ROO t's running ‘ | prog enon and Atlanta, but failed| ® b pon lived at the White | “We have located the exact|county jail and surrounded bim|imate on the progressive national) center. Meyers singled to left.) New York—Merkle singled to cen-| * nominee was dead. A later ex- * Piet & hot at hin at elther place. * hotel here and was considered *|course of the bullet, and have| with a heavy guard, ticket, wired as follows: Fletcher forced Herzog, Hall {to| ter. Herzog flied to Lewis, Meyers|% tra reported that the bullet * traveling bag at the Mosby|* weak minded tl Gerinitety determined that it did not| Meantime, Col, Roosevelt, at the} “Ali rejoice at your providential| Gardner. Tesrean out, Hall_to| grounded to Wagner, whose throw) * had missed him entirely. It i Atlanta containing a deed! é * | touch a vital spot. Col. Roosevelt’s| Auditorium, was extenuating| escape. May God be with you al-| Stahl, both fanners advancing. De-| to Yerkes was too late to get Mer) * was not until noon that the * Schrank for his attack, ways as tonight.” yore flied to Hooper, No runs. kle at second, Both were safe. | * real facts were published. * in New York worth yuyu yy ey 4H MM BL Tife is in no danger.”