THE SUN
Has More Than Double The
Circulation of Any Weekly
Paper ia The Tenth Congres
sional District, Comprising
Thirteen Large Counties.
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Has More Than Doable The
Oiroulation of Any Weekly
Papex in The Tenth Congres
sional District, Comprising
Thirteen Large Counties.
VOL. J 5. , NO. 45.
RUTHERFORDTON N. CU THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1912.
$1.00 A YEAR.
THE SUN HAS THE LARGEST CIRCULATION OF ANY WEEKLY IN THE TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
GOL. ROOSEVELT IS
SHOT BY A FANATIC
Former President Wounded As
He Was Leaving His Hotel.
THE ASSAILANT CAPTURED
The Colonel Was Game And Wenf Ahead
And Delivered His Speech To The
Assembled Throng In Milwaukee Aud
itorium His Injuries Not Serious.
(Tiv " Associated Press.)
MILWAUKEE, WIS., Oct. 14. Col
onel Roosevelt reached Milwaukee
shortly after 5 o'clock, and making
his way through the crowd which had
gathered at the station, entered an au
tomobile and was driven to the hotel.
He took dinner in a private dining
room with the members of the party
on his private car.
After dinner Colonel Roosevelt went
to his room on the second floor of the
hotel and shortly before 8 o'clock he
started for the Auditorium. His auto
mobile stoop in front of the door and
about it was a big crowd waiting to
catch a glimpse of the Coltfnel as he
started off.
"With the Colonel were Philip Roose
velt, a young cousinr'.Mr. Cochems,
Mr. Martin and Captain Girard,
The crowd pressed close about the
Colonel and gave a cheer as he ap
peared. As the party approached the
automobile, Colonel Roosevelt's com
panions stood aside and he stepped
into the car.
Colonel Roosevelt stood up, waving
his hat in answer to the cheers of the
crowd. The- assassin was standing in
the crowd a few feet from the automo
bile. He- pushed his way to the side
of the car and raising his gun fired.
Colonel Roosevelt barely moved as
the shot was fired.
- Before the crowd knew what had hap
pened Martin, who is six feet tall and
a former football player,, had landed
squarely on the assassin's shoulders
and had borne him to the ground. He
threw his right arm about the man's
neck with a death-like grip and with
his left arm seized the hand that held
the revolver. In another second he
had diarmed him.
Colonel Roosevelt stood calmly
looking on as though nothing had
happened. Martin picked the man up
as though he were a 'child and carried
him the few feet which separated them
from the car almost to the side of the
Colonel.
All this happened within a few sec
onds and Colonel Roosevelt stood gaz
ing rather curiously at the man who
attempted his life, before the 'stunned
crowd realized what was going on.
Then a howl of rage went uo.
"Lynch him I Kill him!" cried a
hundred men.
Colonel Roosevelt himself intervened
in the prisoner's behalf.
He raised his band and motioned to
the crowd to fall back.
"Stop, stop," he cried, "stand back,
don 't hurt him. ' K '
The men in the crowd at first- were
not disposed to heed his words, but at
length fell back and permitted Martin
and Captain Girard to carry, the man
into the hotel.
"Are you hurt, Colonel?" a hundred
voices called out.
"Oh no," he responded with a smile:
"Missed me that time. I'm not hurt a
bit."
"I think we'd better be going on,"
he. said to the other members of his
party, "or we will.be late." .
No one in the party, including Col
onel Roosevelt himself, entertained the
slightest notion that the Colonel had
been shot. He felt no shock or pain
at the time and it was- assumed that
the bullet went wild. As soon as Col
onel Roosevelt had assured himself
the assassin was safe in the hands of
the police he gave orders to drive on
to the auditorium. '"" ."
The v had driven hardly one of the
four blocks from the hotel to the Au
ditorium when. John McGrath, Colonel
Roosevelt's secretary, uttered a sharp
exclamation and pointed to the Col
onel's breast. : : ': '
' "Look, Colonel," he said, "there is
a hole in your overcoat." :
. Colonel Roosevelt looked down, saw
the bole, then unnuttoned the ; big
brown army coat which he was wear
ing ana thrust his hand beneath it.
. .When he withdrew it, his fingers were
stained with blood. '
Colonel Roosevelt was not dismayed
'by hi discovery.
"It looks as though I had been hit, "
he said, "but I don't think it is any
thing serious."
Dr. Scurry Terrell, of Dallas, Tex.,
Colonel Roosevelt's physician, "who
had entered the automobile just before
it started off, insisted that the Colonel
return to the hotel. He paid no at
tention to the suggestion however and
the car was driven on to the Auditor
ium. '
As soon as they reached the building
Colonel Roosevelt was taken into a
dressing room and his outer garments
removed. Dr. Terrell, with the help
of two other doctors who were in the
Auditorium and came to the dressing
mm . - .
room on a call irom tne piaiiorm,
made a superficial examination. They
agreed it was impossible to hazard a
guess as to the extent of the Colonel's
injuries and that he should by, all
means go at once to a hospital.
"I will deliver this speech or die,
one or the other, " was the Colonel's
emphatic reply.
Despite the protests of his physi
cians tne uoionei stroae ouioi iub
dressing room and onto the stand. A
large crowd packed into the bigbuild-
ng cheered loudly as he entered and
without a word to indicate what naa
happened, went to his seat. For sev
eral minutes the crowd, no man oi
whom suspected that the Colonel bore
a bullet in his body kept up its cheering.
Then the Mr. Cochems stepped to
the edge of the platform and held up
his hand. Theie was something in his
manner which had its effect upon the
crowd and the cheering died suddenly
away.
"I have something to tell you," saia
Mr. Cochems, "and I hope you will
receive the news with calmness."
His voice shook as he spoke and a
death-like stillness settled over the
throng.
"Colonel Roosevelt has been shot.
He is. wounded." . . . :
He spoke in a low tone but such was
the stillness that everyone heard him.
A cry of." astonishment - and horror
went up -from' the crowd which was
thrown into confusion in an instant.
Colonel Roosevelt rose and walked
to the edge of the platform to quiet the
crowd. He. raised his hanc ana in
stantly there was silence. .
"It's true," he said. Then slowly
he unbuttoned his coat and placed his
hand on his breast. Those in the front
of the crowd could catch sisrht of tne
bloodstained garment. "I'm going to
ask you to be very quiet" said Colonel
Roosevelt, "and please excuse me
from making you a very long speech.
'11 do the best I can, but you see,
there's a bullet in my body, isut it's
nothing. I'm not hurt badly."
The crowd gave an outburst of tu
multuous cheering. Though roughly
reassured by the ColonePs action that
we was in no serious danger me peo
ple settled back into their seats to hear
his speech. ,
Colonel Roosevelt began to speak in
a firm voice, somewhat lower than his
usual tone and except that his chief
gestures were less empnaticthan usual,
there was ' nothing to see about the
man to indicate his condition. After
he had been speaking a few moments,
however, his voice sank somewhat and
he seemed to stand rather unsteadily.
Doctor Terrell and Colonel Lyon step
ped up to him and the '-doctor insisted
that he stop. .
'I'm going to finish this speech,"
said the Colonel emphatically.
The Colonel 'continued his speech
evidently with increasing: effort. Then
he was rushed to his automobile and
to the Emergency Hospital.
The operating room had been placed
in readiness to receive him and six of
the - leading surgeons of Milwuakee
were awaiting his arrival.
Colonel - Roose elt was undressed
and placed upon the operating table
although he insisted he was not badly
hurt and that the doctors were taking
it too seriouly. ,
An examination of the wound show
ed that it had been made by a bullet
of large size. It entered the fleshy part
of the right breast,1 half way between
the collarbone and lower rib. The
physicians found that they knew no
more after their examinated than be
fore as to the location of the bullet
and it was decided to send for a X-ray
machine to jietermine to what depth
the missile had penetrated. While he
was waiting; for the X-ray machine,
Colonel Roosevelt sat upon the oper
ating table anil '' talked politics and
joked with the physicians.
ASSAILANT FROM NEW YORK,
NEW ' YORK, Oct, 14 John
Schrenk formerly lived at the address
given in the Milwaukee dispatches. He
is a laundry man who left here about a
month ago.. - He has a wife and child
here. The police are investigating his
tjstory. - .
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WILL SWEEP TjS DISTRICT
Congressman Gudger Confident Of
Overwhelming Majority. -
(Asfieville Citizen. 14th.)
Hon. J. M. Gudger, Jr. , leaves this
morning for Marshall where he will
spend todav and tomorrow on busi
ness. Me will spend tne remainder oi
the week in "Buncombe county, speak
ing in the interest of the Democractic
ticket and continuing his fight on his
opponent, R. H. Staton. At Hendey-.
spnville, Saturday : afternodn," the
Democratic nominee for Congress
spoke to a large audiencs and attack
ed Mr. Staton because of his failure
to state his position regarding his
choice for the presidency. Although
the speech was delivered in Mr. Sta
ton's home town, Congressman Gud
ger was greeted enthusiastically and
his supporters are confident that the
speech won him many votes.
Mr. Gudger stated last nisrht that he
was greatly pleased with the outlook
or Democracy in this district. He de
clared that, he would not miss getting
a half dozen Democratic votes, while
Mr. Staton will fail to poll the number.
of votes that Mr. Grant polled upon
Mr. Gudger's last election. The Dem
ocratic nominee remarked that the Re
publicans of the district are disap
pointed at Mr. Staton's refusal to state
whether he will support Roosevelt or
Taft for "the presidency and it is the
opinion of theDemocratic nominee that
many votes will be cast for Democracy
because of this fact.
The people, Mr. Gudger stated, are
enthusiastic for the cause of Democra
cy from the -presidency to the lowest
office holder. They are dissatisfied
with Republicanism, it was stated, and
the present Congressman is confident
that the district will vote for Demo
cracy overwhelmingly. Talt and
Roosevelt are losing ground while
Governor Wilson is gaining steadily,
Mr. Gudger remarked, and he feels
confident that the majority for the en
tire ticket next month will be an enor
mous one.
HAZERS ON TRIAL.
Students To Answer For The
Death Of Isaac William Rand. -
(Special to Charlotte Observer.)
CHAPEL HILL, Oct. 13. The trial
of R, W. Oldham, A. C. Hatch, W. L
Merriman and A. H. Styron, the four
sophomores charged with manslaugh
ter in connection with the death of I.
W. Rand, will beerin in Hillsboro,
Monday, October 14. Unusual interest
is attached to the trial because it will
be the first blow by the State at. the
practice of hazing, and because of the
wide prominence which has been given
to this hazjng episode at the univer
sity. '
A large number of students will have
to go to Hillsboro as witnesses and
many more will probably go as inter
ested spectators. ' "
The list of attorneys includes
names well known all over the State,
and their work alone will make the
trial a noteworthy one in North Caro
lina history. Among the attorneys for
the defense are Kenan & Stacy, Louis
Goodman, J. O. Carr, George Round
tree, all of Wilmington; D. P. Stern
and Duncan of Greensboro; Victor S.
Bryant and W. J. Brogden of Dur
ham. The prosecuting attorney, Solicitor
Sam M. Gattts. of Hillsboro, will be
assisted by E. J. Justice and E. D.
Broadhurst of Greensboro and J. A.
Wellons of Smithfleld.
UNION MILLS RURAL NEWS
Mrs. Martha Marlow Seriously III
cal And Personal Notes.
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C. P. TAFVS BIG GIFT.
Gave Over $200,000 To Brother's
Campaign Fund.
Charles P. Taft last Thursday told
the Senate committee investigating
campaign funds that he contributed
$159,339.30 to aid in electing his broth
er President in 1908; and had paid
$213,592.41 this year toward the ex
penses of gaining the President's re-
nomination. - ' -
Mr. Taft was on the point of telling
the committee how much the nomina
tion in 1908 had cost him when Chair
man CI app stated that the committee
had no authority to investigate the
pre-convention campaign of that year,
or funds used in the , election' now in
progress; Mr. Taft said his object in
going into the campaign was to see.
that if his . brother was , elected, he
"8houldwalk intou the" White House
free of any monetary obligation to any
individual." "Onrthis basis, " he ad
ded, "I was prepared to go to the lim
it. I believed my brother was admir
ably equipped for the position. I be
lieved fn his integrity, his fearlessness
and I believed no one could bulldoze
or use him. - The principal thing to be
obviated was the influence of any can
didate of any monetary interest. "
(Correspondence of The Sun.)
UNION MILLS, R-l, Oct. 10. J. H.
Wilkerson, of Forest City, made a
business trip to the Cove last week.
Miss Carrie Hemphill, "of Marion,
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
D. Hemphill, last week.
We are sorry to state that Mrs.
Mariha Marlow is -seriously ill
at this writing. We wish her a speedy
recovery.
Mr. Garland Nichols, after spending
some time at Forest City, returned
home last week.
Mrs. Lou Marlow left last' week for
Forest City where she has a position.
Mr. Li H. Jfidney, of tlendersonvine,
spent last Tuesday at E. C. Harris'.
Mr. Edney is 85 years of age and is
still able to travel alone,, ' -
Mrs. George Taylor, of Converse.
S. C, who has been spending some
time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Taylor, has returned homer
Miss Lou Robertson is dangerously
ill at this writing.
Kirs. John R. Early Wins Divorce.
A Tacoma, Wash.," special to the
New York Herald, says:
?'Mrs. Johri-R. Early was granted a
diyorce yesterday from John R. 'Ear
ley, now at Diamond Point Hospital.
She was awarded the custody of the
three children and $55 of Early's sal
ary of $95 a month for acting as keep
er of a leper. . Early himself has been
detained in Washington and other
cities' under the suspicion of "having
contracted leprosy ; "
The above will beof interest to! our
readers in Polk county and others who
have kept up with the strange case of
Mr. Early. He" is "supposed to have
contracted leprosy while serving in the
United States army in the Philippines.
He and his family were quartered in
' Washington, D. C, for a long time.
LAD FAIlEO TO RETURN.
Shelby Boy Went To Circus And
Disappeared.
(Special to Charlotte Observer.)
SHELBY, Oct. 11. Neeley Smith,
13 years old, went to Sparks' circus
here lastTnesday and has not return
ed to his parents. His mother is fran
tic and his father almost breaks down
when he tells about the disappearance
of his son.
The lost boy's father is L. A. Smith,
who works at the Lily Mill in South
Shelby. He gave his son money with,
which to pay his admission to the cir
cus. The boy did not come home for
dinner and at night when he failed to
show up they got uneasy and have
been sending telegrams to officers in
the towns where the show is billed. It
is hardly thought that he would have
gone with the show; for he is a quiet,
home-loving boy, only 13 years old.
On the day he disappeared he wore
a liffht-colored hat, black suit with
knee pants and had on a pair of shoes.
He is dark-skinned and a brieht-faced
young lad. Sheriff Wilkins is doing
what he can to recover the lost boy.
The hookworm campaign conducted
under Messrs. Hughes and Jenkins
for the State Hookworm Committee,
closed this week in Cleveland county
and perhaps the largest number of peo
ple were examined of any county in
North Carolina. During the five weeks
they examined 7,247 and found 1,760
infected, an infection of 24.3 per cent.
They have' gone tq Rutherford county
to conduct a similar campaign.
HENRIETTA HAPPENINGS.
Local And Personal News Of Thriv
ing Mhl Village.
(Special to The Sun.)
HENRIETTA, Oct. 15. The revival
meeting which has been irrprogress at
the Methodist church for the past two
weeks closed Sunday night. Much in
terest was taken in these services and
they were largely attended; Nearly
one hundred professed religion, and
quite a number was. added to the
church. We think Rev. Armstrong is
a model evangelist.
Messrs. J. C. Lattimore, M. A.
Walden, Sam Padgett, Green Hicks,
Fred Harris and sister, Miss Ester, all
attended the association at Mount O
live Sunday.
Mr. Will Long, of Forest City, has
accepted a' position as salesman with
the Henrietta Mills store No. 1. He
spent Saturday night and Sunday with
his mother, who he will move to this
pace at an early date. We heartily
welcome them to our town.
Miss Anna Morris has resigned her
position as teacher at this place and
returned to her Jaome at Union Mills.
WORKS FOR WILSON.
California Republican Endorses
Democratic Nominee.
(Special to Charlotte Observer.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Senator
Works of California gave out a state
ment tonight, saying that he could not
support Taft or Roosevelt for Presi
dent, but would vote for Governor
Wilson. Mr. Works is a Progressive
Republican.
"Wilson is a real and sincere Pro
gressive," said Senator Works. "He
has proved it by his course and con
duct as a public officer, and as a can
didate. He is running on a sane,
progressive platform, and nothing of
benefit to progressive principles or
honest politics can be gained by voting
for either Taft or Roosevelt. The best
service Progressive Republicans can
render to their party and to their coun
try under these unfortunate circum
stances, is to vote for Wilson. It will
help to teach dishonest manipulators
of politics a wholesome lesson. "
Thomas J. Pence of Democrstic
headquarters, is in the city tonight.
He says that Wilson will win easily.
Caroleen Notes.
- (Special to Charlotte Observer.)
CAROLEEN, Oc 14 The Red Men
of the village held, their annual meet
ing Saturday evening in the hall and
were addressed by Mr.- J, R. Ander
son. ' v ' , " ' . " ; " '
Rev. O. G. Stringfield, State secre
tary of the Anti:Saloon League, deliv
ered an address in the Methodist
church last night. r .
Miss . Sarah Turner of Charlotte is
here visiting friends. ' ' , '
" Mrs. J. H. Stedman left- today with
her mother, Mrs. Smith, on an extend
ed visit to the Smith home in Houston,
Texas. :7.'v-;- .-v" '.; '
The great revival, which has been in
progress in the Caroleen and -Henrietta
Methodist churches for four weeks,
is still stirring the town. One hundred
and ninety conversions have occurred
in the meeting. : . r
MR. TAFT GAINING
BUT IS STILL THIRD
Governor Wilson Leading With
Colonel Roosevelt Second.
LITTLE CHANGE IS NOTED.
New York Herald's Forecast Gives That
State To The Democrats Absolutely
Bull Moose Lead In Illinois, With
s Democratic Nominee Strong Second
The New York Herald's forecast for4
the "presidential election Sunday, Oct
ober 13th', shows fhat Governor Wil
son is still in the lead, with Colonel
T?ntnT.nH rn.nnn.-. A .3 T !J s. m.fi.
xvisuacvciv OC.UUU auu L IcSiUcIib Xaife
third. The Herald says:
President Taft making gains in sev
eral States, but still third. The Bull
Moose nominee holding his own, los
ing in some sections and gaining in
others. Governor Wilson still well
in the lead of both his rivals and still
going strong. ;
Such is the situation in the great
battle for the presidency, as indicated
by the Herald's impartial, nation
wide canvass twenty-two days before
election. .
Conditions have changed but slight
ly since the last installment of the
Herald's review was published, a week
ago. If test ballots and reports of
trained political observers are to be
accepted as an index, .Governor Wil
son is easily the favorite. The.. Bull
Moose movement has. to all appear
ances, touched its highest point. Best
indications obtainable by the Herald
at this time, however, are that the Bull
Moose nominee is running second and
the President third, with a chance in
some States, if the present growth of
his movement continues, to overtake
his nearest rival.
Test ballots taken in States both east
and west of the Mississippi continue
for the most part to place Governor
Wilson first, with the President third
in the race.
TAFT STRAGGLERS COMING
BACK.
Friends of the President and ome
of his campaign managers declare,
however, that the tide toward the Pres
ident has set in. They point to a drift
to him in Pennsylvania. They say
that in nearly every part of the coun
try Republicans who ten days ago
were threatening to yote for Governor
Wilson to "save the country from the
Bull Moose" are now streaming back
into the Taft camp, fully believing
that the President has a good chance
of being elected.
Evidences of this were found in some
sections of the country, notably New
York, Connecticut, New Jersey and
Oregon. In other sections the Herald's
. . i i i
reporters iuunu eviutsaccs ui a liiuwiu
in the drift from Taft to Wilson to de
feat the Bull Moose candidate.
Democrats are satisfied that nothing
can prevent the election of Governor
Wilson. The campaign managers de
clare that they will carry nearly every
State in the country. It is, however,
too early to predict what story the
millions of ballots will tell on Novem
ber 5. Cross currents are at work all
over the country, and there seems to
be a feeling of unrest among voters in
many communities, which may bring
about a marked change in conditions
between now and election day. As the
Herald has. before stated, it makes no
prophecy based on straw ballots. It
presents the figures for what they are
worth. It is a notable fact, however,
in the present crmpaign that the re
ports of special correspondents con
tinue almost without exception to bear
out in a general way the story told by
t ie straw votes.
150,000 IS REACHED.
Up to the present time the Herald
has taken 154,771 test votes. It has
made every possible effort to have them
bona fide. It is a fair assumption that
some of them have been filled out by
jokers, that some have been deposited
by persons with a purpose to serve,
out in every case the canvassers have
asked the recipients of the ballots to
indicate their true attitude toward the
national contest. -
Of the 154,771 votes cast Governor
Wilson has received 65, 168, the Bull
Moose nominee 46,316, President Taft
33,759 and Debs 9,528.
Of a total of 39,861 votes taken in
the great battle ground of the Middle
West the President received 8,081, Go v-
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