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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Phillip Roosevelt Tells of Shooting

Chicago, October 15.-Phillip Roosevelt, who was at the coloners side, begged him to remain seated in the position to which he had fallen at the shot. Phillip Roose- welt said that at the sound of the shot the colonel, who was standing waving fell to crouching position on the seat of the automobile. ''Sit still, sit Still. Cousin Theodore Phillip urged.
 No, I'll stand" he said. Don't hurt that man; don't let anyone hurt him. Bring him to me"
 The colonel rose to his feet and spoke In his usual strong voice. Don't hurt the poor devil.' he added, he don't know the nature of the crime
 Stenographer Martin, who was the hero of the hour. was still holding Schrank in his grasp.
 Henry F. Cochems who had jumped in front of the colonel, turned to him.
 "He pinked me, Harry, he pinlzed me" said the colonel. with his hand over the wound in his right breast.
 'I got that, all right, he added
 For heavens sake. Colonel, go to a hospital said Cochems Don't try to speak, Cochems added
 '.I will speak, said Colonel Roosevelt with deliveration. "even if t kills. I will speak even if I lay prone. l have a message to deliver This may be my last chance to deliver ft. l may be hurt worse than I feel. This may be my last speech. I am strong now. I want to go right away while I am good for it''
 Colonel Roosevelt opened his waistcoat and bloody shirt and glanced at the wound. It was a black hole. surrounded by bruised and bleeding flesh. Little blood came from it, which at first seemed to indicate that the flow might be inter nal
 Called for Handkerchief
 Looks like a shot from .Ss" said the colonel But I am not coughing I guess I'm all right. Somebody give me a handkerchief"
 Dr. Terrell handed him a clean hand kerchief and he placed this over the wound and closed his shirt over the place Few persons saw the colonel bandage his own wound as he took pains to conceal his movement
 The operation took but a moment. He had been standing all the time and he turned and waved his hat as cheerfully as he had been when the assassin's shot rang out. He walked with his usual firm tread to the platform from which he spoke. He sternly resisted all efforts to get him to shorten his speech. One of those back of him at one time attempted to take away his manuscript but the colo mel objected. After his speech when she went to the Emergency hospital he looked enlmly around the waiting room, keep Ing on his feet. in opposition to the re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
FIND THE COLONEL'S
 CONDITION IS IMPROVED AT 6:25

practically no cough. that there has been no bloody eNpectoration.
 We find him in magnificent physical condition, due to his regular physical exercise and his habitual abstinence from tobacco and liquor. As q pre- eantionary measures he has been given a prophylactie dose of anti-tetanie serum to guard against occurrence of lock jaw later.
 Leucoeyte count SS0O
 Lymphocytes. 11.5.
 "DR. J. R. MURPHY,
 "DR. ARTHUR DEAN BEVAN.
 'DR. ScURRY l.. TERRELL"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
May Have More Trouble

Washington. October 15.--Determination of the Haiten government to establish customs houses on the boundary between Hayti and the Dominican republic became known here today and officials at the state department saw in it the possibility of further complications on the long drawn out boundary dispute between tho island governments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Milwaukee Calms Down

Milwaukee, October 15.-1t was early to- day before this city recovered from the excitement caused by the shooting of ex- President Roosevelt. Word that shot had been fired at the colonel soon spread over the city, but the first impression was that he had not been hit and that 1t was a rumor. It was fully two hours after ward before it was learned he had been wounded. Colonel Roosevelt reached the Auditorium, where he was to speak, be- fore the shooting had been generally heard of. The people pressed about him as closely as they could and cheered him as he left his automobile and stepped through the door. Colonel Roosevelt then smiled.
 He waved his big black campaign hat as though nothing out of the ordinary had happened As he entered the place hundreds of persons made rush for the doors and the colonel barely escaped be- ing caught in a jam.
 By this time the report began to spread that Colonel Roosevelt had been wounded. People came on a run from every direc- ton bearing the report that shot had been fired They demanded to know whether the former President was in- jured They beat on the doors and shout or at least for some tidings of what had happened
 Information Withheld
 It was necessary to lock and barricade the doors and place double guards at them. Accurate information as to Colonel Roosevelt's condition was held back for a considerable space by the strict man. ner in which the doormen at the Audi torium performed their duty. Every one was excluded. regardless of his reasons for demanding admission. The paper cor respondents accompanying Colonel Roose- welt were unable to follow him from the Gipatricl quickly enough to enter the Auditorium with him and when they reached the building they found an ex- traordinary situation-practically locked outside with guard at each door inside.
 It required half on hour of running from door to door, of arguments. pleas, threats and physical encounters before they were at last admitted. O. K. Davis, secretary of the progressive national committed. provided the first accurate information as to what had occurred. Davis talked brokenly with tears streaming down his fact. pr. Scurry Terrell, Colonel Roose- yelt's physician, was too overwrought to attempt a coherent story. He could only wave his arms and say that he did not know how badly Colonel Roosevelt was wounded, for the colonel would permit him only to make supefcial examina- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Chicago's Registration 445,O75

Chicago, October 15.-Chicago's reg istrction for the presidential election which was completed tonight shows total of 445,075. or an increase of 35.6l4 over the total for q year ago. Tine increase probably will be reduced by several thousand at the revision next Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Has Had Narrow Escapes

Washington. October I5.--Deep gratif- cation was expressed in official circles here today when 1t was learned that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's wound was not critical. The attempted assassina- ton recalled the narrow escapes Colonel Roosevelt has had in past years. Prob- ably the most serious was In 1902 when his carriage was struck by a trolley car near Pittsheld. Mass, and a secret scr. vice man was killed outright.
 On the occasion Mir. Roosevelt escaped with numerous bruises. Three years later in October 1905, the colonel was journeying down the Mississippi river on the lighthouse tender Magnolia when the vessel was run down by steamer. The Magnolia was beached before 1t could sink and MT Roosevelt was taken off. only last summer the train on which Mir. Roosevelt was going into Chicago ran into a large stone which had fallen on the right of way. The engine swayed and then ditched.
 The engine was running at high speed and its ditching did not detach the cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
ADRIAN H. JOL|NE
 DIES IN NEW YORK

New York, October 15.-Adrian II. JoIine. member of the law firm of Joline, Larkin & Rathbone and di- rector in number of large corpor- ntions, died at his home here tonight. He was 62 years old and had been in failing health for some time. MT, Joline was formerly president of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railway, and receiver of the Metropolitan Street Railway company of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Martins Wife Comments

Detroit, October 15.-"That's just like him. He would never think of fear or self-preservation under those cireum- stances and besides he is a great admirer of Colonel Roosevelt said Mrs. Ebert E. Martin, the wife of Colonel Roosevelt S stenographer. when told today that her husband had distinguished himself last night by overpowering the former Presi- dents assailant before a second shot was fired. Mrs. Martin is visiting relatives bora
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Disastrous Fire in Winnipeg

Winnipeg Man. October 15.-Fire. causing a loss estimated at s250,Oo0, early today almost destroyed the St. Charles Country club, which was opened last July by the Duke of Connau9ht. The origin of the fire Is unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16

Chicago, october 15.-Colonel Roose- velt's condition was found improved at 6:25 tonight when the physicians made their final examination of his wound. As Q precautionary measure tetanus anti-toxin was administered in medium dose and he was told he might eat what he desired. His breathing caused him less pain after his restful day.
 The following statement was issued:
 Records show that his pulse is S6, his temperature 99.2, respiration 1S, that he has less pain in breathing than he had in the foreaoon that he has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Property Found

Investigation into Schrank's movements here resulted late tonight in the discov- cry of valise containing property deeds and mortgages and a number of letters addressed to him.
 Hearing that Schrank had made fre- duent visits to house at AS East Eighty first street in Manhattan detectives went there and were told the house was owned f'y Schrank and that the rents were paid to Edward Lauringer, proprietor of a hotel in Queensborough At Lauringers 8 place 1t was learned that Schrank lived at the hotel for some time last year and until January last when he went away he left a valise in Lauringer's care.
 Lauringer said that after Schrank left he did not see him again until Septem- Der 2. when Schrank appeared in the and, according to Lauringer. borrowed s350 of some one in that vicinity. Detectives believe it was with this money that Schrank financed his trip.
 Lauringer had heard, he said. that Schrank had been a translator for a Ger man newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Schrank Always Quiet

New York, October 15-John Schrank, Roosevelt's would-be assassin, up to a month ago lived at the White hotel. . three,etory lodging house at 15e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
RELATIVES HASTEN TO HIM

New York. october i5.-Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Miss Ethel Roose- welt and Dr. Alexander Lamb, the Roosevelt family physician, left New York for Chicago on the Twentieth Century Limited at o'clock this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16

tacle case which helped to lessen the force of the bullet and disclaimed any heroism, but the daughter of the ex- President would not have 1t so. She examined the exhibits carefully and ne.ad that the colonefs spectacles had not been dama ged. Before she went into the colonel's apartments he was told she was without and he called out to her to come on in" She was closeted with him for some time
 Before her arrival and while the physicians were present for the evening consultation several additional X-ray photographs were taken. There was no change tonight In the attitude of the attending doctors that it was unneces sary at this time either to probe for the bullet or to attempt to extract it. Colonel Roosevelt said he had little concern: that he was satisfied to leave it with the physicians.
 Cincinnati October 15-Congressman Nicholas Longworth, after a political speech at Norwood tonight, left imme- diately for Chicago to join his wife, Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth, at the bed side of Colonel Roosevelt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
MRS. LONGWORTH THANKS
 HER FATHERS STENOGRAPHER

Chicago, October 15.-Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth. who arrived here from Cincinnati this evening to be at the bedside of her father. Colonel Roosevelt, arrived at the hospital with Mrs. Medill Mccormick at 6:45 D. IT.. Mrs. Longworth met Ebert E. Martin. who saved her father from further at- tack by the Milwaukee assailant and wamly thanked him for his effort She asked calmly that he tell her just how it happened.
 She listened attentively as he de- scribed in detail the positions of the principals in the assassination and what each did. Col Cecil Lyon of Texas interjected occasional explanations.
 Tt was very wonderful thing to do, she complimented Martin: just wonderful. I am very proud of you. You couldn't have had much time to decide and you took great risk in doing what you did. I am as grateful to you as I can possibly be-
 Martin blushingly displayed the torn and perforated manuscript and spec
 
 quests ol liitHQo anu thC WIVES cA his physicians.
 "A .SS, eh?' he remarked, some like them.'
 He looked at his wound as he stretched himself on the operating table. After the operation was concluded and 1t had been decided to defer probing for the bull let until the party arrived in Chicago, the colonel rode in his motor car to the rail- road station sitting upright and respond ing to the greeting of the crowds that lined the route. He stepped lightly from the car waving his hat and walked rapid ly to the train.
 Bully for you, Teddy; you're brave man, all right" the crowd shouted.
 In the car he at first refused to go to bed. He went to his stateroom and called for hot water. 'I want to shave, he said. I must shave before l can be com fortable, and I'm going to do it. He cid this and then removed his clothes and went to bed. The train had not been in motion many minutes before he was in a peaceful sleep. This continued almost unbroken until he reached Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16

Canal street. just off the Bowery He
 had been guest there for nine months
 occupying a room that cost him S2 a
 week. Gustave A. lost, owner of the
 hotel, said today that he had known
 Schrank for long time.
 "The mans father" said lost was
 an od-time saloonkeeper on Elizabeth
 street. Schrank used to come often
 to my place for lunch or casual
 glass of beer He was a quiet, unas- suming fellow and l often sat down with him for a few minutes chat. It was just nine months ago when he
 came to me and asked for a room. I gave him one at $2 week and he
 was registered under the name Sian
 nang. He told me at the time he was
 in the insurance business. A few days
 later he remarked to me that his name as inscribed on the register was mis-
 take and should be Schrank.
 He did not appear to be prosper
 ous; in fact, about two months ago he asked me to help him get 8 job l somewhere as bartender or waiter. Finally about the last of September Schrank quit the hotel leaving no for warding address. He said that he was going out of town to visit relatives A few days later he sent me post
 card from a southern town, I think in
 South Carolina. I notice by the papers he had gone south in pursuit of Col onel Roosevelt
 "Schrank never had any visitors at the hotel. He was quiet in his man ners and in his talk. There was no mystery about him. Apparently he was just like many other men whom I you meet in New York hotels and lodging houses. He never talked pol itios with me and never gave any in- dication of possessing violent opin- ions. He Is the last man l would have picked as would-be assassin Figured in Slocum Disaster Eight years ago schrank's name ap- peared in the newspapers here in a connection quite different from that in which it now figures. At the head quarters of the General Slocum Sur lvivors association he was recalled as the youth who on June 16, 1904. iden- tihed the body of his sweetheart who
 was one of the thousand or more who died when the steamer General Slocum
 was burned in the East river. More than one man lost his mind after wit
 messing the dreadful scenes after this. Schranks sweetheart was Emily Zeigler, 19-year-old German girl, who | lived in the tenement house where Schrank had his bachelor lodgings. | Efforts to learn more about SchranlS | through surviving members of the Zeigler family have been fruitless. The
 associations statement that he was
 among those bereaved by the Slocum
 disaster is borne out by the coroner's s | record.
 Detectives from police headquarters
 went to Schrank's former lodging house this afternoon and took posses sion of a coat and one or two other
 minor effects he left behind him. Property Found
 Investigation into Schranks mo1ements
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Hurried to Hospital

After being assisted Colonel Roose- welt slowly recined on the stretcher His cousin took a seat beside him. The drive to Mercy hospital, two miles dis tant, was accomplished in II minutes. Colonel Roosevelt alighted unassisted and walked slowly to an invalid chair Then Dr. Hochein began taking an Aray photograph of the portion of the colonel's body where the bullet had entered. The film was completed short ly afterward. Colonel Roosevelt was inclined to converse while the pho tcgraph was being taken. He also put In part Of the minutes reading chiefly from magazines.
 That the surgeons thought long period of rest necessary. was shown when Colonel Roosevelt's secretaries announced that he probably would make no more speeches during this po- 1itical campaign. The photogra phs were not developed at once and 1t was on the outcome of this process that the doctors waited as a basis for deter mining whether finally an immediate operation was necessary The physi- clans statement after the taking of tho X-ray picture was:
 Colonel Roosevelt has just returned from the operating room. We have set the plates. We now await the develop ment. It has been decided that the colo l. nel will not go on the road again but will return to his home He is normal in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-16
Future Plans Unknown

No announcement regarding future 1 plans of Colonel Roosevelt were made
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
MANY BIRDS ON
RIVER MARSHES

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DELAWARE CITY, Sept 4.-Reed
birds are plentiful here this year.
The birds are unusually large and
fat. The railbirds are not as plenti-
full, but are fat and large also.
The marshes about here afford ex-
cellent feeding grounds for the reed
birds and also good grounds for rail-
birds. The railbird shooters can only
shoot the rail birds at high tide.
when they are able TO push about the
marsh.
The reed birds bring from so to
rs cents per dozen according to their
size.
Herbert Morrow and Harry Hall
we're high boat shooting rail birds
on Monday. getting S4 rail birds
All the reed bird shooters shot
large quantities OF reed birds.
Only seventy-hve reed birds and
seventy-five rail birds can be shot In
one day by each gunner according
TO an act Of the Legislature
Henry Torbert shot SO reed birds
Labor Day.
William A. Hagan and Charles
Hall shot 20 rail birds Monday af-
tcrnoon.
Harry c. Clark and Norris wiki
inson shot 10 rail birds Monday af-
ternoon.
Henry Torbert and Clarence Mes
sig shot 40 reeds and black birds
Theodore b. Rogers. of near New
Castle, Henry Winchester and Victor
dupont, Of Wilmington, and Harry
Nichols shot 249 birds between them.
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
FIREMEN TALK OF
PURCHASING TRUCK

The Delaware Fire Company last
evening discussed the advisability Of
purchasing an automobile truck and
a committee was appointed TO look
into the matter. J. A. Prescott, rep
resenting the Webb Automobile Fire
Apparatus Company, explained tho
machines. The committee consists
Of william A. Ruth. George Taylor.
5. =. Green, John Bardon. Charles
Schultz, William Hickman and I. NJ
Lowe.
Last week James Parker and Thurs
ton NJ. Lowe visited Philadelphia to
see a demonstration OF the machine,
and they reported their findings last
evening. Nothing will be done in
the matter until after the Old Home
Week celebration, however.
The company appointed William
A. Ruth chief marshal Of their COM
pany in the iremen's parade OF the
Old Home Week celebration. with
Harry Hendrickson as company mar
shal and +. c. Windsor, assistant.
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
Sporting Gossip
and Comment
Lef's
Get
Together

Manager Stahl OF the Red Sox :
likely to give Harry Hooper a RESI-
as Hooper hasn't been feeling wei
lately and is not going at his bea
speed.
All OF the Detroit Tiger pitcher
can fay the ball. There Is no TO
spite for pitcher when he reache
the tail end Of the Detroit battinl
menu.
An investigation is being conducte'
by Ban Johnson Of the recen
suspension OF Morris Rath, Of th'
White Sox. by Umpire Westerveh
Westervelt claims that Rath assault
ed him. Rath claims that he die-~-.
even know why he wee put out of TN
game. ifne other White Sox are VIII
ing to make affidavit that Rath wa
not even near the scene OF the en-
counter. 10 begins to look as thougl
Westervelt doesn't know who hit him
According to Charley Drydcn's es
sentially truthful writings. Johi
Evers Is In receipt Of a postal cart
from a laundry asking why he doesn'
have his uniform washed. John wrotl
back and said the season closed 90
tober 6.
Steve Evans says the new athletei
with the Cardinals use gallon of inl
per day writing picture cards 10 then
! folks. This is important IL true.
Tom Dorian is some pitcher. III
works for Kewanee, Of the Central
association-and he works hard Hi
last game was no-hit no-run affair
with Hannibal as the victim. He mai
won fourteen straight. and twenty
two out OF the last twenty-three.
Roger Breshnahan is trying to gei
the National Commission TO put the
lSibosh on women IN baseball. He
says skirts have no place in the bust.
ness end Of the game.
There's one ball player on the Chi.
nese University team that is barn
storming through America. His name
is Ayau. and he's a shortstop. The,
say he looks like laundryman and
plays like a Wagner. Several biI
league clubs are after him.
Evening journal., 1912-09-04
FRAZER FIELD One OF THE BEST

ball out of this field in fair terri
tory.
The quarter OF mile track will
start at the western end of the field
and will be oval in shape. In the
centre will be the football gridiron.
The space for pole vaulting. high
jumping and in fact all of the field
sports except the track events is on
what will also be used as the football
diamond BY extending the southern
straight course Of the track to the
east it gives 22O-yard straightaway
and with the exception Of Harvard,
Delaware will be the only college in
the east to have this feature. This
straight-away will not even encroach
on the baseball field except for
short distance in centre field.
The exact location OF the tennis
courts have not been definitely de-
cided. but there will probably be four
of them placed on the northwest cor
ner Of the field. The entire field will
be fitted out with the French drain
tNcAtNlt 30 Audt IT, Will W 1T AoA oHAAto
but a short time following a heavy
rain.
Beginning at a point near the south
east corner of the field or about where
the baseball grandstand will be To-
Gated, terrace will begin. There
viii be a gradual rise in this ter
race until il reaches point about I'm
front OF Mechanical Hall, and then il
will start TO slope down again until
it reaches the northern section of the
wall. This terrace is now being sodd
ed. Grass seed is TO be sown on
the remainder Of the field. In addi-
ton to the grandstand at the base
ball diamond, there will be portable
seats for the football games and field
events.
Another feature Of the field viii be
the large space that is to be reserved
for automobiles. This will be at the
top Of the terrace on the south side
and it Is estimated it will accommo-
date 600 machines. The entrance for
machines will be at the east end Of
Evening journal., 1912-09-04

WHEATON, H., Sept. 4-The burn
ing of the clubhouse on the links Of
the Chicago Golf Club on the eve Of
the struggle for the national amateur
championship compelled the man
ayers Of the meet to erect tents, in
which meals were prepared and eaten.
and for the other purposes for which
the clubhouse would be used The
arrangements were as satisfactory as
could have been expected when the
fifty or more players assembled for
the qualifying round. Warren X.
Wood of the Homewood Club and W
c. Fownes. Jr., of the Oakmont club
who won the championship In 1910
were among those who qualified.