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VOL. 18. NO. 93 CRITICAL GAME BEING STAGED . " . v " ' . - V Boston And New York Meeting Tltls Afternoon It Closing- ;W Contest V .' ' - ':.- -'- BEDIENT IS GROOMED tb nppnsF. MATUFVsnrj J J m m wmm mm m wa Manager stahl Says His Team Broke rnder the Strain,. But Play the Same Old Game Today,, Willi McGraw Does Not ' Appear to Be) i . .-. Ym niitnrmA v Final and Eclipsing; Struggle'...-of Them All. ' BOSTON. Oct.. 16,- The climax of the 1912 baseball season came today in the eighth game of the world's se ries between the New York - Giants and the Boston Red r Sox. Premier baseball honors and a major share ef the players profits, which are the the greatest in' baseball ; history,' were, at stake. '.' ."' The Giants, having won two games in succession and tied the series, -when the Red Sox needed only one victory to nail the title, predicted freelythat they would be champions of the vorld after today's game. The Red Sox were in fighting mood, but plan ned more carefully vthan in any pre vious games their side of the -r bat-, tie. - .,7. Bedient is Groomed. v -, Hugh BeBieht, tne Red Sox recruit of only a season's standing in the ma jor leagues, and who last - Saturday bested New York with the old master,; Christy Mathewson pitching," J was roomed to take up the mound wOrK; fortheRed Sox. '' '1 "fK"' JIathewson, it was expected bythe Xnr York supporters, wouldbe ask ed by McGraw to assume' again : the-' - sime position for- NewYjorkCniaklhg another pitchers duel a" prospect. "Af ter Saturday's game Mathewson de ' dared he was don a for a ar world- series pitcher. "I "can ' never win r a world's series game again. My arm is lame and I am tired all through. I threw the old arm . out twice" today and I am afraid it will. fall : me," he declared. But he; warmed up dur ing the afternoon game and all 1 in dications were the vateran of many baseball campaigns would work, for the Giants today. pitchers in Reserve, 1 With so much depending upon the result of today's game, neither, man-,! ager was willing to put all his hopes on one man and McGraw kept in se- e Jiarquara, wno nas pitcnea Aew York to two victories, in the insert esf hi!e Stahl had Joe Wood' workout in the belief that should! occasion .re quire, wood could go into - the box and better his performance of yes terday when New York made .7 hits and forced him to the bench.. - .The rival managers ..were -not ex pected to make any changes in their .catting order today. , the- probable ue-up or each being -Boston. Hooper rf.. : New -York. .Devore If. : Doyle :2b. ......"..Snodgrass cf. . . .Murray rf. Terkes 2b.... Speaker cf "" Iwis If... Gardner 3b.. StaW lb.-:..; "agner ss.. Cady c... Bedient p.." .Merkle lb. Herzog 3b, . . . . .... ... . ; . . . . iMeyers c. ........... .. . .Fletcher ss. ..Mathewson p. fii cat Football ' Weather. ' Today was almosVbitler cold .whic" ehillded the spectatbra and bothered the players. It beganv'with a temper ature of less than "40 degrees and al- day advanced and the sun shone lightly, conditio'ns still remained re favorable for football than base ball. ; , Although the series has been one of Sat interest locally, - Boston : fans ere slow, in corning, to, the grounds. day. Apparently they were almost surfeited with baseball, having had Ve games here' out of the. present eries- Boston !had two', games more than Kew York because of a tie, hich had to be played off here, and as a result of Manager, Stahl winning tJle toss of coin to determine where the hiding game should.be played. The nervous tension 'among the layers . before they went An to today's same was increased"- byl;'the realiza t,0n that the-slieh test error or lapse ?f- dgment might decide the ferles f 0r the , other; t earn. ., The - teams were s(lU considered even'y matched fle eplt the New York's two successive dietaries by. the . most decisive scores f the series.' ' '. ' Managers Hopeful. Manager Jake" Stahl said: -"The rain was ' too much and we - felt it ut. we did 'npt break." -You will -find , e hoys playing, today.in better form Vla thy ghowd m the early gunei WEATHER- Fair tOnightand of the series. ' We ail expect to wm the series.'' . , McGraw 'said: tw have won two straight games; we will vmake It three and the championshiptoday." -f'i.ew' York was favored in the bet-ting-odds generally of 10 to 8. The fact that Mathewson was to pitch, to gether with- New York's two, victories and the .. Red Sox reversal of . form, made the, odds BWlteh ; to New ; York f or the first - time since the series started. Some money bets were made yesterday but up to that time New Yorkers 'sought a ; short end when looking for wagers. " . Cold Weather atv Boston. - - . BOSTON, : Oct: 16. Cold weather was. in prospect for the eighth game pi tne world's series at Fenway Park today: Although Mhe sun shone brightly, the mercury had made little progress, above the 4 0-degree mark at 8 a. m. ' ' ' ' ' 1 With Boston and New York both having credit for three ' victories, and a tie-in the seven games so farplayed in the -world's series, the Giants takej the edge for; this afternoon's closing and eclipsing chapter in this - remark able and dramatic succession of ball games. The odds have air along been decidedly on .Boston, ; only . quivering once : when the Giants came .glimmer ing, back fntotthe third game with . victory following their- hard-luck at tempt in ; the - tied - game,, on the pre ceding afternoon... This was the only time that Boston" odds have had a chance to become tremulous." On all others, the superiority bf the Red Sox was popularly interpreted -as de serving the big . end of the betting. . It is otherwise . now. v ; ' " ; 'Giants Look iinerent. " S: ? ' - The Giants have displayed a fighting-temper which has never heen par alleled in the career " of these con tents. With T such ;: barriers to , over come as a two-game lead in' a series of .only -seven, they have flashed back upon- the : stage , with Va v couple .; of straight getaways, simply - murdering Boston pitchers - and shattering that steady,' consistent,; clock-like and con servative line of defense ". wh'-ch the American' Leagrue chanCjions na.ve ex hibited." It. is a" wonderful achieve- ment for-; the-' Giants.' They deserve the" title for .their .gameness,. and eyen-1 though the Red i Sox do .manage . to ' emerge from .their depression :; with, a concluding' victory toda' McGraws irhensTW'ili;--hava in the meahtirrie; jac" qulreL a rame tor, fighting tnatputs this quality n .the Boston make-up to flight.' There has xiever been" ; any thing like itisuch- rcnapltC iver turhing of .'prophecies ' in tjie great gambling - game . of - baseball. ' . ) - Poor Tactics Displayed. -"" The series .'has Jbeen eventful for the abundance' of. apparent poor.tac-; tics on' the" part of ." the managers.,. Stahl of Boston kept his blunders for the last, . his ; failure "to rescue - both O'Brien, .and Wood .in the first in nings of the last two games being about the most stupid .exercise . of power that has been displayed in the baseball world in some years. HIsv de cision to" keep both Collins and fHall the other two regular and most de pendable pitchers, for relief work, does nfot smack of real intellectuality in "running a club .-toward the" world title'. Of course, Mr. Stahl mayhaye had "freasona. which have not been transmitted' this far South,; but on te surface, these things ; project them selves as specimens " of "either , a", lost or as v yet an unacquired art in base ball -mentbrship. ' Doyle's Apparent Blunder, J The distinguishing " reason ;New York has not now .'the title perched away is.Tas some are seeing it. Man ager McGraw's erratic judgment in placing a towering, confidence - in . the ability of tarry Doyle to win ' the , se ries, with his willow alone. ; The sec ond game which.resulted in atle was undoubtedly, lost - on account of Fletcher's off day at short, his errors being responsible, for five of Boston's six ruris. But Itf this game, in the first, and eleventh - innings, Snodgrass, batUrig .first; got on. He hit t or . :'s' double in the first. Inning and . instead of playing his-usual sacrifice hit, Mc Graw gave Doyle instructions to hit it- out and he faWned. It happened that had Doyle sacrificed, Snodgrass would have scored ; from third ' on Becker's. hard-hit grounder' to Yerkes. In the eleventh Snodgrass was hit by a pitched ball and again Doyle swung free and struck -out. Had he sacri ficed,,: there , would have been no .need for the -attempted steal which result ed in' an out for Snodgrass, Becker got va base on balls. Then Murray, who had already hit for a triple, a single and a double, was up to be fol lowed by Merkle, who had previously hit for three bases. , ' - v. . s Same Tactics Again. -The ' 'second . game in Bostoii was won by New York because of poor 'cVachlng atTthir in this contest, the Little Napoleon used the same 4 tactics. In . the? first mnmg ueyore got . on base ; as a starter ( and Doyle, again trying to hit hard; swung , a high and. easy fly: , ftad Devore been sacri ficed, e1wouldhve been itoascor-, able. position-with Murry up.: It. hap-, pened that the latter hit for two-bases at his first appearanee at'the plate in the 'next ! Inning.' ' In the. eighth - the same play occurred; Devore hit safe ly over third base. ' Doyle raised a Ay to left. Snodgrass then hit a long eingle - which could ,have scored... De-, vore had he. been sacrificed by1lDoyle.: la the fifth game. - the ' flret and t eec- Thursday'; i armer, OF CHARLOTTE nappanlngs 0! The City SKetclied 'In Eriel As Seen By Tii; 13 IV ' ; : Ctrcalcis Reporters; TlIIWGJIffTEREStlNGTO ALL PEOPLE IN THE CITY A" wrestling match "is scheduled at the Auditorium' Thursday " night between Jim Poulois the Greek .who recently defeated-Joe Turner, and Bil lie Collins, who also , enjoys some rep utation as a wrestler and athlete. -Mr. Ar R. Andersv.of Gastonia and Miss Carrie " Nisbet of Charlotte "were married Jast night at 201 North Cald well strfet, the ceremony "being "per formed by Rev. Dr. T;F. Marr, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church,. Mr. and Mrs.- Anders .will live in-Gastonia. Mr. D. B. ' Paul of the4 local " bar has been, named ' to make the con gressional race, oh -.- the . - Progressive Republican ticket in the ninth district, this having ; been settled- at a meet ing of the' congressional committee in Hickory Saturday. . . " . . : 'H: v -There will 'be a full rehearsal of "Girls Incog" at the Academy of Mu sic .tonight beginning at 8 ""o'clock. All the speaking - parts and all ; chorus parts will be rehearsed and a full. at tendance of the members of the cqm--pany-will be expected. - 'i - The Triangle Realty Company which is developing Central Place be yond . tkewood . Park, is , waging an active campaign in nearby, cities and towns and many investors are being Interested.' . The company is preparing to bring a number of prospective pur chasers to .the- city during fair week. Messrs.-. Vebpr Asbury and C. W. Alli son ar managers of the Triangle GBmpany;;-.-.; ',' ' ...:':-' '"- v-- '' ' , '--'. ': V---:v ; ' -Charlotte and Mecklenburg, offi cials have received : information that Lutlier irarnhardt,r,the youhg white man who was convicted -here - a 'few months ago-for the theft of a -considerable sum. "of money from; the Pe-gram-WadsworthviJ-And Company and sentenced to the " State penitentiary, has .escaped from the Halifax State farmv.Earnhardt operated extensive r:'""" '" ' -.-S-r' 'fc "1' "' fe.'-'if.t! i -As was.? anticipated 'when -the place ; was - established, the plant of the Charlotte Cold Storage and . Com- mission Company : is being tised - by apple growers of the Western - section of. the State. Mr.-: J D Graves, who owns a - farm with ' more than S,t)00 trees m Haywood. County has shipped a considerable - quantity of "apples ttf the plant for " proper ; storage - until they are 'marketed. . Other apple- growers will no ' doubt - follow suit.' . The : following Is - from The Lin coln County News : Mrv P. . A. Barr left for Charlotte yesterday, where he has accepted a position as . traveling salesman for the - Standard OUT Com pany.. "His territory will be North and South Carolina. - Mr. -Barr was In the service , of the International Har vester Company for two years and made a s.fine record in.' sales. ..'. Th's position -with the oiL people is in the nature of a, promotion and his friends will be-glad to know: of his good -'f or--tune." . . ' --i- - ' --'.".'- ..'4vf..isv'? .'-'.k ' i ''There's where our" money goes,? feelingly remarked, a Charlotte taxpayer.,- yesterday, Indicating - some" street v work that-was being .done by 'a "squad" consisting of a brickmason,' his helper and a white overseer, t the latter of whom' was also . superintend ing -the activities of one other lone negro -who, with a double team, was digging - crooked ditch along the street and hauling the dirt -half - a block to fill In around the culvert be ing constructed by the mason-arid hifk jsence of efficient organization in some aeparunems ot me ciiy :. government are things to make a taxpayer '.' shud der, especially. when the. county is get ting, half -or more 'than half of the taxes we pay anyhow.""- ond innings, Bedient was so' unsteady that all the Red Sox rooters were on .edge - .with . apprehension Devore, again the first man up, was given a base on balls. Doyle again was crossed and lifted; ah easy , fly. A; sacrifice Would "have placed Devore at a sqor able point with Murray . and Merkle, both hard-hitters, ; to follow." In the games . at 1 New York - the same play, occurred three times. -: Although - It can not.. be stated that -It wquld-have happened, at least eight good chances for scoring ;were''lost, to. New York by means of these -tactics. , , C 1 . . : ; The Law of Averages. Even with Doyle's admitted prow ess with the willow,-' it would have been better s to accept chances of Mur ray and , Merkle hitting? rather than depend : upon one man, even . though he be a Cobb or a : Wagner. 1 While criticism i of an outsider may seem childish when placed against such a general of j the- diamond as McGraw, it does appear that McGraw- , took chances on ; Doyle's hitting - ability rather- thaiT to .accept j as. many as eight distinct chances upon the com bined hitting "genius 'of Murray and Merkle, whose , combined - average is one - hit- in 3. 5 3 times' at bat against Doyle's one hit in 3.11 ; times at bat. In other words, on . those : eight --occasions McGraw took a-chance of about ,2.6 the -percentage derived :-from di viding ".327, Doyle's season": ' batting average;- by -hig eight -times - at bat. .as against 4.5, ; the percentage .derived from dividing .-.2.8 3,.,1 .Murray's ;and Merkle's combined; season .average, by eir..Ll6ti.m,aVbaJU ,Qiv$his, great law ' of averages - McGraw ,lost : and should "always 'loSeiT " " TDDAVS PIEVS . ; CHAKLOTTE. J. C, WEE, SPAY, OCTOBIS H 16r 1912. supfl: of cotto IS ,110,670 DALES ;.;:'",-' - -;':""-c-' doTerii':r.t ::3s Jieport Shc.Y , Vo A: ::r.t; Of Crop Now v 'v. CaLBand - . - WASHINGTON; Oct. Hk-The total sup ply of cotton in the -United States. on September 30 was 2,110,678 iunning; bales, counting . round . bales as half-bales, according- to the Census Bureau's- first regular supply and distribution report, made today -in -compliance with the; re cently ehacted law " requiring a monthly statement of the quantity of -'cotton con sumed, on hand, imported and exported, and the number of active cotton spindles. Of " the cotton ' on ' hand the quantity held by jmanufacturera was 722,781 bales as follows: ' In cotton-growing States 206,869 and in all. other. States 515,912. . There " was held at independent warehouses c.nd else-: where 1,387,897 bales as follows:.: - In cotton-growing States ' 1,283,834 and in all' other - States 102,063 ; ?: - . ':. '. " Cotton-' consumed in the United States' during September amounted to 437322 bales as follows:.' -v , In cotton-growing states- 225,424 and In all other- States 211,898. v Exports of cotton x during September were .729,859. bales as -follows: X To the -United '.Kingdom, 345.290-;. to Germany, 163,449; to France, 103,060; to Italy, 36,906; 'to all other countries-81,159. The imports of " cotton daring the month amounted to -10,510 bales as fol lows: jt . . - From Egypt, 1.32S; . from the" United Kingdom, 6,541; from all other countries, 2.644.,. t f v v The number of cotton spindles operated during .September .In .the United States were 29,795,792, of - which 1U519.913 were In cotton-growing States and 18.275,879 in all other States. - - , . , UNSOUNLuESS OF HIND AFFLICTED FAMILY -OF SCDRANK NEW ; YORK,. -Oct. 16. Inspector Joseph Fauro, one. of the expert iden tification meh - of the -New-York de tective bureau, will spend. the next fortnight gathering every i.available detail regarding ohn Schrank'illife insanity .was frequent, and: had prob ably been slightly unbalanced lor sev eral years. The unhinging of :f his mind Is believed to date 'elther.frpm thedeath of h's aunt Hi 190T or from tne death of a girl friend invthe Slo cum disaster. . ' Suffered , With Delusions. -The information in the hands of the police shows that- Schrank - was' born in, Bavaria and came to this .country when ; nine years old vwith - an . uncle Dominick Flamming, whose name the boy) bore "for many 'years. ,"' His father is said to have -auffered from delusions 'andvhis grandfather, a wealthy vBavarian brewer, ' also ex hibited unsoundness' of "mind. The Flammings became saloon keepers on the East Side fnd prospered. . -Eight years ago ;they ' retired with a I com fortable r. little . fortune., i n vested inreal estate. M Upon : thelr deaths thls went loVSchikf'.f?; ? Ks.1' X Mrs.' Flamming died In a hospital in 1907 and her husband - died - a 'few years later, ' Schrank,. who "was de voted to his auntj made a scene in the room" where she - died, ; refusing ;to leave her body until he was forcibly ejected. He again became' violent ' at the funeral 'and for. several; days;? re mained at the grave weeping." y After the death of his uncle Schrank moved his acanty.; effects to ;a: little hotel . in' Brooklyn, a .block from the cemetery and for days thereafter he spent hours at his'aunt's grave, which lie covered With flowers v - Hadi No Police Record. Police .headquarters is holding ? a bundle . of letters and other s papers taken 'from. Schrank's room .in the Brooklyn hotel. The nature of these documents has not been announced. The man ' left , the - Brooklyn address nine months ago :, and . took ..up his residence at thev Canal street - lodging house where "he lived until about Sep-tember-20;; when his pursuit of Roose velt began - An effort, ' will be t made to flttdutf Colonel Roosevelt, when police commissioner In . New York, ever caused F"lamming's saloon to be shut upyf or excise violation. . Friends of 'the 'family declare that it was al ways an orderly . place . . and' . that Schrank must have ' been mad if he said his hatred dated from, the day the policemen raided' the place. Schrank has no police record in this city. An investigation of the saloon licenses issued on -the lower East . Side shows that license No. , 4656 was "is sued on April 29, 1905, "i to;' John Schrank as "proprietor. The location of the saloon Is given as 370 East Tenth" street. : The place, is 'now . a grocery' store. 1 ' " " New San Juan Race Course. 1 ' ' NEW "YORK7 Oct.- 'iB.Johh L. Gay, acting- asr agent of ; the Puerto Rico' gcvernrnentiis m New York City today f on;a , conference with August Belmont andtVoherVnembers of the Jockey Club, seeking tor obtain- rec ognitiori and;. assistance from 'the Jock jby "Club 'ln behalf of ?,aV new race course to.be constructed at JSan Juarr. The course will have racing onevery SundayV. throughout"; the "'season . DIST1GUISHED PITY COJilfi " t .'"'," Leading Scientists From tiany V Nations Jo Be visiters Here : Saturday. -: i. wiii visit PLANTS OF . SOimiFJIK POWER CO. Geographers,' .' Chemists, - Geofogists ' .and- Other ' Experts to. the Number ,of 150 WiU Be Guests of Mr. W. S. Mje and Other"" Officials ; of the -' Southern Power Company Visitors N'earing End of Two-Months ' Tour ; of America on Private Train Per f sonnel -jt ..the Party. - . v .. From ". Germany r Austria,. Belgium, Holland, France, Great -Britah and Many ' Other European. Countries, about 150 ' in number, a notable as semblage of geographers,' r chemists, geologists, and other- men - of soience, will be the guests of Mr3 W S. Lee and, the Southern - Power Company next Saturday to visit and inspect the developments along the Catawba !BIv er. and at Great Falls, where - there has been built up . one of. the largest hydro-electir developments - in . the -country. -... ;" ;. -'...:.'.' , .'; - . This emihept body of; men has been on a tour; of . the. United States since August 22, lea.ving New York on that day, and'is- howvcompietihg ax tour of the Pacific Coast and : Southwest, coming to 'Charlotte "from Atlanta, Knoxville -and ; Ashevllle Today ! the partywas-due'in Ducktbwn,' TeniL, to see ' the. copper "mines there ' located, and tomorrow they are scheduled-"td reach jAsheville, .visiting Canton' where is located the mammoth plant of the Champion Fiber Company, - ' The special train leaves at. ;li 50; Sat-; uray.; morning , for -thiscityi ;"; ariving "in the early morning, Mr. .0 O.- Hook, president 6t.i9yQth'rte J tijjo nas namea tne ioiiowing com toeldome the party upoTcp-its arfyar in . Charlotte ! Messra.: -J; V Frank WUkes, J.VRl Wilkes, J. B Spence, E. P. Coles. E. W.-"Thompson, VR. I Hardtfge Stuart W.! Cramer, .T Corwith,' J. F. Biythe," J. S. Blake, Dr.;" I." W.- Faisbh, L. W. Humphrey, Wt T. McCoy,? F.. R. McNihch, . CL P. Moody; J. A. Houston, W. R. Foreman, . Cam eron Morrison; C. G- .Cf.eighton,- C. : Or Kuester, J, A., Jones, E. I Keesler, F. C. Abbott, -A. V. - Harrlll,: E. Guggen heim, T. T. Allison, Leake Carraway, Li. C Burwell, C. M. Carson, T. C. Guthrie and.W. D. Adams. . " , On to. Great Fails. - After, a brief stop here- the distin guished ' guests will leave for Great Falls, conducted 'by,'yice,"Prsitfent'W. S.' Lee-, of the Southern Power Com pany and Messrs. C."L Burkholder, E. C Marshall F. TX. Sampson. '. C. 'rV. Palmer, W;H " Martin, Jr.,-: and ' E. Thbmasson," representipg - the. South ern --PoWer " Company 'and Its ' allied corporations. ' ' -' '. ;' ' At Great- Falls :' Saturday . the ' time will be spent in the. inspection and . going ; over: the t grounds of ,.the huge electrical . developments, that have re cently .been . built tup at that, point by the Southern"; Power : Company. There'. will be much to see atGreaw Falls, and the great plant, '.under the scrutiny 'of scientific eyes will reveal many things ; Invisible to, the eye of the ordinary spectator. 'The: visit will be therefore one of the most import ant of the ' party - in this section of the South. ' - . ' The' presence - of-so 'many- distin guished scientists - and geographers and'explorers at this time is explained by the fact - that the members . of the party ' have been in New York at tending the Eighth International Con gress of 'Applied .Chemistry. The oc casion is also, the sixteenth . anniver sary of the founding .of the American Geographical Society ' and f rom . - a score of foreign eo'untries came .lead ings men In response to, the invitation from the Americans that the foreign universities -and .scientific societies should be represented. 0 . As a result about 150 of those attending have re mained "to"" take part; in' this .two-months- tour of the country, : and are now nearing'tHe ehd'of the long pour ney. ; Thetraln carrying the party is under the management of thef Penn sylvania Railroad and- consists - of the. handsomets . drawing., room .an obser, vation-ars and state . and . .sleeping cars -available,: tlie train being mag-. nificently, appointed affair with every convenience afforded ,at the most "ex clusive hotels.; -In this train the party is making its long tour of America. : . Personnel . of .the' Party. . , The "personnel of thia party Is "most Interesting, containing as'lt does many representative scientists from Europe and other countries The party as announced, Includes the ; ..following named.iwlthithe eountry-; which- they represent: " ' ft - ' Austriapr. Eduard , Bruckner; University of Y,ierina ; ' TJr."!rFritz3 Macf hatschek; :Un1verslty: f.Jienna,' editor of "the publications of the; Geographl- Co.ntinued -on Pag 2inaO,: E1B0S0.1D BY HIS f AillLY COLONEL RESTS IK COMFOST Ko: Traces 01 Discoloration Appear As Result Of inspoctlca 01 Ccarse Of Ballet Throngh The Gasciilar Tissues ,And; TliePatient Rests Well : . ' ; NO SYMPTOMS HAVE DEVELOPER THAT WOULD : ;f, WARRANT ANY APPREHENSION AS TO OUTCOME . 1 - ' ' Vv'-v-,.-; :,,. v Mrs. Roogevelt Found Her Husband in Good.' Humor When She Arrived at Mercy; Hospital; and They Ex-:; changed ,Pleasantries- Miss Ethel ppeired JCon cerned at First,-But Soon Caught 'th6 Spirit. of Gobd , Cheer and Asked the Colons! to Tell Her All About It r Doctors in Attendance Issued Early Morning Bui-; : letin and; Continue Their Consultatioiis It - is: 'Not' Believed .That Any Serious Operation WilL be Nec-, ' essary. - '-'V'. .;v ' '. ' V :v " ;-' ''; . CHICAGO, , Oct. 1 6. Theodore Roosevelt, ; his family with him and satisfied -'.as" to his t condition, - today rests' at greater ease than at any time since he1 became . the target for a fanatic's pistol in Milwaukee Monday night.' : ' ';y ' . ' ' ; -;"' :- Physicians today found h's pulse; respiration and temperature so nearly normal4 that concern over his'- condi tionhad vanished and the' extremely conservative conduct gave, way - to a desire, to establish': public assurance that -no complications nowV 1 were looked for to stand in the way of rap id recovery.. ' - A '.: :,,U4'.;; ' .Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Ethel and The- odore, Jr., arived ejarly m' "fhe day. and went. at Qnce, .to his apartment with Mrs. v Alice, Longworth and Dr. Alex ander' Lambert the family physician in'-New York. . '..'. , ' ' S'4Hello, shouted the Colonel gaily when t Mrs.. Roosevelt gap p eared ; in the doorway.' '' 'v? ' -v i ' : GaTeterfM Greeting ' f ' When- the'" other members ' 6f hisr family appeared the ; same cheerful greeting met them and he asked .them to draw - up chairs .to his; bedside" and "gossip with him."' " ' 'The Colonel ate ' his usually.- hearty breakfast and before the . arrival . of his' family appeared ' anxious that ' his room .be - tidied to a point where he felt it would meet - the approval ( of the vcritical eye- of v Mrs' Roosevelt, whom he proudly described as a good housekeeper. -- " - 1 "' ' " "I. don't want to be M scolded - for' . . ... carelessness," he explained. 1 'Mrs. . Roosevelt; has been provided an apartment adjoining and connect ed with the patient's room She was, of the opinion that the other members of the family would stay with friends here ','..' ' .'.-m'. - "'? ''' :; - "' - Later Miss Ethel, Theodore. Jr., and Mrs. . Longworth : left the ' hospital, de clining to say; where they were going. ' ,. Miss ; Ethel" Concerned, r ,Mrs. Longworth, who assured her self last night that her father's condi tion seemed to be" hot serious, smil ingly pated her sister's hand. .' Mrs. Longworth had read a copy , of the physicians' bulletin which" 'indicated an improved condition over yesterday and she toUi its contents to Miss Eeth el' while Theodore, Jr. listened at tentively. . ; 1; r; -: '. ' The reassuring, words .failed to re move the r- look of anxietyV from the younger girls face, however, and when she went in to meet her father she, appeared fearful that she would; encounter a' condition much different than' dispatches indicated. After a few words .. with -Colonel Roosevelt and after his cheery greet ing and invitation to "sit down and gossip'.' with him, . : Miss - Roosevelt's nervousness fled and she laughed with her father and wanted to i have him tell her "just how it happened." . "Not now," he replied. "I want first .to hear how you folks rested last night. I hope you did not worry af ter our message t' you." -!. , ': He told Mrs. Roosevelt of the ar-. rangement .whereby she was to have the room adjoining his and asked Miss Ethel whether : she wanted to ;remain with her mother or stop elsewhere. She" was undecided. ; , In Gay Conversation. . ' After chatting with the Colonel-for a few , moments tha . members -of ,hls family remoyed their wraps .and pre pared to make a short stay 'with him. 'Mrs. Roosevelt was pleased at ar rangements whiqh had been made for her and told the Colonel and the at tendants so. v- ' " .' - The articles the Colonel . had . or dered - for Mrs. Roosevelt's dressing table had 'arived, and her spirits rose rapidly.' She talked . gaily pnd after the first five minutes there was no air of concern about any6f the family. v The attitude . of - his. physicians : as' freely" expressed by them was simply to treat the ; case; as one . requiring chiefly-nursing. f . : Awoke Feeling ,lne., -y r, Mr. ' Roosevelt -awoke at . 6:20. o'clock - this - morning "feeHng - ,finp' as he expressed It to hi3 night nuxse.The Meeting will last several days. PRICE. ONE CENT? tfSJS1- " who 'prepared to take his clinical record.'. -Atv that tlme the Colonel had had more than; three hours of un" broken rest and his condition nhnwed ' marked improvement.' The clinical record "showed Colonel Roosevelt's temperature. to be 98.6, his pulse 74 and his ' respiration 20. This - indi cates a decrease in his temperature of .2, . 10- beats in his . pulse - and two counts in- pis respiration ? since . 10 o'clock' last night. . ' ' During the early hours of the night Colonel Roosevelt's "sleeps often j was broken and for long periods he was awake, wnmng away the .time witn a copy ; of Macally's essays which -he had brought to the ' hospital v with him. t Often the volume f ell f rofn his hands and at intervals he .dozed. ; Long Sleep Beneficial." ' y" , ; Up to 2 o'clock in the morning his clinical record was ' regularly taken, but shortlv . after - that? time - he vf ell , into a, deep slumber -from which he did not awaken until long after day light. That. the'long sleep had: been beneficial was. at once apparent and' it. scarcely needed his testimony 1 that r-rVr his general appearance. ' ' -: ' .9 - losisted upon havlnfl: his breakfast which he had ordered before mid-. ".' ft 1 TT - Jt nignt; lor t o ciock. ,ne , was ao-- suaaea, nuwevcr, irora nayjug n ., this early hour and was told' he first must have his ..bath, and then . l,l breakfast would be prepared for hira. , , Ordered Good Breakfast. : While he was being - bathed the Colonel remarked, upon the) prospect for a nice day. ' I Then he Insisted upon ;' ordering his breakfast . which he said must be reariv fnr him Inst a a nrwin as r hl3 bath had been, completed He,, or- dered bacon soft boiled ' eggs, but- " tered toast qpd a pot. of tea "piping hot." : -.':'' : When his breakfast - was - brought to him Colonel Roosevelt viewed it with" a smile and after he, had ; fin ished declared it to have been "bul ly" " ; ' " "" - v ' ' ' He then resumed his reading while, his nurses made preparations for. the!. consultation. '" '- . by the physicians at9:04' a, m.. y "The records " show that " Colonel Roosevelt paussed a. very, good 4 night; his temperature and pulse, are nor mal; that his highest pulse ; since 9 o'clock ' last night was 80, tempera ture 986 and' that his pulse at o'clock .this morning wag 74 and his temperature 96.6 v and respiration 20; that : he is having less, .irritation nt his nieura from the injured Tib thonha AiA veaterflnv that he did hot have an anodyne for the pain. General " condition excellent: v - (Signed) ' t . . - "DR. J. B. MURPHY. "'DR. ARTHUR BEVAN," ' J "DR; CURRY TERRELL," . - Family Arrives.-;;;; ' - -CHICAGO, Oct. 16; Mrs. , Roose velt and her party, which ; had been joineo DyAirs. Alice twusnuii rived "at the hospital at 9:20 o'clock and; Mrs.'-Roosevelt went directly to the Colonel's room. She went in smiling and spoke cheerily to the pa tient. ' ' ' ' ' " '-' ' ; Miss Ethel, Mrs. : Longworth. and Theodore- Roosevelt, Jr: with Dr. Al exander Lamber,- their, family physi cian, remained in the corridor. The Roosevelt party left "the tirain from New York - at Englewood, a- suburb. and motored direct to the hospital. . Schrank.'a Deserter. $ ' MUNICH, Bavaria, Oct. 16. John Schrank, the assailant , of . Colonel Roosevelt, is, a native of the ' village OL SLiTULLlxg 1U UU1 luci it i'y 2 0 miles from this city. ' , Several members;' of his family still reside there and arein very good re pute. ! .' : ' '. ' ,''. ' Schrank. at the time' of-his 'depar ture, for -America lo years .ago regarded' as amost eccentric charac- ter and ' was unable to secure employ ment in that tyicinity. ' He has 'been . carried'on-the army mobilization' llste as a desertersince he left.- ? Railroad .Men Meeting. ROCHESTER; N. Y., Oct .16. The Eastern- Association of General Com mitteers of Railroad ' Conductors and Trainmen are. 4n, session, here today. More than 1,000 vare In attendance. Th'eyr represent 6"$or;more roads in the. United States and Cana'da east of : 1 1 lfM mT Wm nill 111 . UL . Lur w A. ,.m-J Chesapeake,; Maryland & Ohio . road.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Oct. 16, 1912, edition 1
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