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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17

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SURGEONS STATEMENT

Chicago, Oct. 14.-At pro-
gressive headquarters the fol-
lowing message was received
from Milwaukee, sent by the
surgeons attending Colonel
Roosevelt:
Colonel Roosevelt is suffer-
ing from superficial flesh
wound in the right breast.
There is no evidence of injury
to the lung. The bullet is prob
ably somewhere in the chest
wall. There is only one wound
and no sign of injury to the
lung. The bleeding is insight
ficant. The wound has been
sterilized externally with gauze
by DR.. r. T. Fayle. the consult
ing surgeon of the Emergency
hospital. The bullet passed
through Colonel Roosevelt
army Overcoat and other cloth
ing and through manuscript
and spectacle case in his breast
pocket. and it's course was
nearly spent before it pene-
trated the chest. The appear
ance of the wound also showed
evidence Of a much spent bull
let. Colonel Roosevelt is not
suffering from the shock and
is in no pain. His condition is
so good that the surgeons did
not object to his continuing his
journey to Chicago in his pri-
vate car. In Chicago he will be
placed under surgical care.
"The X-ray photograph has
e." finished and the colonel is
feeling fine. He is seeing the
newspaper men and presently
will 60 to his car to start for
Chicago.
(Signed) CDR. F. L. Errell,
DR.. r. G. Fayle, DR.. Jos. Colt
Bloodgood of Johns Hopkins,
DR.. F. A. Stratton."
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
A DAsTARDLY CRIME.

When President Mckinley was shot
there was a general demand Through
out the country for the adoption VI
some stringent measures that would
tend to prevent cranks from even try
ing to assassinate a president Of tae
United States. and a law was passed
by Congress extending the death pen
atty to this crime. Unfortunately the
law does not apply to an ex-president
Of the United States. as 1t manifestly
should. for when a man has once en-
tered the White House he seems to be-
come an attractive target for the Gil
teau and the Czolgosz type.
Few men have hai a wider personal
following than Theodore Roosevelt.
and there will be universal regret and
horror that his life should be endan-
gered by the assassin's bullet The
letters or statements written by
Schrenk show that he Is either insane
or feigning the crank. for he claims
to have heard President Mckinley say
that Roosevelt was his murderer and
that no murderer should sit In the
presidents chair.
The fact that Schrenk Is a crank
does not lessen In the slightest degree
the enormity Of the crime. and he
should be given the same punishment
as would he melted out to him for this
deed were his victim still an occupant
Of the Whrte House.
We regret that Mr.. Roosevelt in the
speech he delivered following his
shooting should have declared that
1T Is a very natural thing that weak
and vicious minds should be infiamed
to acts OF violence by the kind OF foul
mendacity and abuse heaped upon me
during the past three months by the
papers In the interest of not only Mr..
Debbs but OF Mr. wilson"
II We remember correctly Mr.. Roose
welt was the hrst to Offend In this cam .
paign in the matter of abuse of op-
ponents, hut In any event political
considerations should have no place Ia
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BULLET EMBEDDED IN THE
MUSCULAR TISSUES ONLY
Surgeons Permit Him to Go to Chicago after
Taking an X-Ray Photographic Colonel
Is Not Suffering from the Shock and Is
in No Pain, They Report

Milwaukee,, Oct. 14.--The positive state
ment that Colonel Roosevelt was not In
tured seriously was made by DR.. Fred
erick a. Stratton of Milwaukee. one Of
the physicians who examined the colonel.
DR.. Stratton said that there was no
cause for alarm as to the colonel's con-
dition.
THE wound was superficial one.
said DR.. Stratton. THE bullet is i'm
bedied in the muscular tissue. All that
we did at the hospital was to put on
an antiseptic dressing.
You may say Colonel Roosevelt is
not in a dangerous condition. There is
no truth in the report that the bullet
penetrated the abdominal WALL
III the bullet had reached his lungs
1t would have been evident and no
would have had coughing spells.
ut is very natural thing" said
Colonel Roosevelt in his address TO-
night, that weak and vicious minds
should be inflamcd to acts of violence
by the kind OF foul mendacity and abuse
that have been heared upon me for the
last three months by the papers in tho
interests not only of Mr.. Debs but of
Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Taft. Friends, l
will disown and repudiatc any man OF
my party who attacks with such vile.
foul Islander and abuse any opponents
Of any other party"
Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE special train to
Milwaukee has been cancelled and Colonel
Roosevelt will be brought to Chicago. He
should be here by 800 u. m He Will be
taken to the Presbyterian hospital on
West Congress street, where the four
Chicago surgeons who were to have gone
to Milwaukee will extract the bullet.
Reports received ut progressive he'd
quarters here state that the bullet pene-
trated three inches Of the abdominal wall
and the wound is more serious than at
FIRST thought. This was shown by the X
ray photograph which has just been de-
veoped.
Chicago, Oct 14.-Philip Roosevelt
cousin of Colonel Roosevelt wires that
further examination of the X-ray pho
tograph indicates that the bullet did
not penetrate the abdominal wall but
lodged in what is known as the belly
wall. II the abdominal wall had been
| penetrated 1t would not have been safe
| for the colouel to attempt the journey to
Chicago. The wound Is not regarded as
| serious.
| Roosevelt special train. South MIL
waukee. Oct. 15.-Colonel Roosevelt
was in bed resting quietly as the spe-
cial train pulled out of Milwaukee for
Chicago. He had taken some nourish'
ment ana said he felt at ease.
Milwaukee, Wis, Oct H-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt was shot and wounded tonight
| ac he was leaving the (filDatrick Hotel
for the Auditorium to make n speech. The
wound appeared superficial and the col
onel went on to the hall and began his
speech after he had seen his assailant
arrested and taken to the police station.
A mob surged around the prisoner
who apparently Is mentally upset on the
subject OF Roosevelt's running for an
other term as president.
The man who is small Of stature admit
ting firing the shot and said that amy
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
FARMERS TURNING TO TAFT.

1t is no secret that some of the farm
look with iisfavor upon the re-elec-
ton Of President Taft because he was
in favor of Canadian reciprocity were
disposed to join the Bull Moose ranks
on that account until the full know
ledge OF Colonel Roosevelt's stand on
this question became known.
It was learned that President Taft
before the passage Of the reciprocity
bill wrote Colonel Roosevelt a letter
in which he explained what he pro-
posed to do in an attempt to establish
closer relations in a business way with
our neighbors on the norto. Colonel
Roosevelt then commended the scheme
tightly but recently, as in the case Of
aiS announcement In 1904 that ne
would not Be candidate for another
term a. President. he changed ais
mind on the pretext that he had not
given proper time to the study of the
of communication.
After those facts sunk into the minds
Of people in general our farmers who
were inclined to affiliate WITT Colonel
Roosevelt to show their disapproval Of
Taft began to do some thinking. They
have been thinking ever since. If
President Taft favored reciprocity. so
did Colonel Roosevelt at the time when
1t became burning issue. RecIproc-
farmers are prosperous as we have
never been before. II reciprocity was
q mistake from our standpoint. why
yhould we endanger our continue !
prosperity. take a chance on a change
when we are contented in other
things? We would not allow our le-
Iire to register a repuke influence our
action In q business deal II by so do
Ing we stood a chance .. suffering In
Rnitely greater INJURY to ourselves AM
our business by so doing. Then why
should we take a chance in politics
that we would hesitate to take In bus
inessf
II there is one class of people Ia
whom the argument for a change ir
administration on the ground of tis
increase in the cost of living should
not appeal 1t Is the farmers.
This fact IL shown by table pub.
lishei by the department of agrIcui
ture. the crop report for November
1911. In watch 1t appears that th'
value OF an acre Of farm crops In 1905
was tat per cent more than In 1899
cles. covering the ordinary list of pur'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17

F1fty-ous years ago the First YER
mont cavalry was in camp on what
=. called the "oid Fair Grounds" In
this city, or that portion of land lying
hs4vsen North avenue and Pitkin
street. It was one OF the very pest
r.~1ments in the Union army. Cen
eral Sheridan said that whenever he
was in battle ana 1t was going against
him he sent for the First Vermont
cavalry and II never failed him. This
regiment was mustered into the United
states service on the first Of Noven-
Der, 1851, and saw almost four years
of service, participating in seventy
six battles. It's members captured
more cannon and prisoners tnan any
other cavalry regiment in the Union
army. From the first to the last they
had twenty-three hundred and four
men: their losses in battle, wounds
and prisons were three hundred and
nrnety.two; their other losses were
seven hundred and one. Tde total
number of wounded were three hun
dred and two, and the total number
taken prisoners, six hundred ninety
nine In the book entitled Regimen
tai Losses in American Civil War
1s61-1S65." by Col. William E. Fox
they are reported as one of the three
hundred fighting regiments, which n
,luies every regiment in the Unroy
armies wno lost over one hundred ant
thirty killed or who lied of wound:
during the war.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
man looking for a third term ought to be

man looking for third term ought to be
shot,
In notes found in the mans pockets at
the police station were statements that
the man had been visited In dream by
the spirit Of Vim. Mckinley. who had
said. indicating Colonel Roosevelt. This
is my murderer avenge my Aeath."
Colonel Roosevelt at the railway sta
ton late tonight insisted that he was
feeling fine and that no one should
worry about him."
Il wanted to get down to the train
Is minutes before we left" ne said, so
that could shave"
The colonel wished to shave, but at the
insistence Of his physicians he gave It
up.
Colonel Rooseveit's special train left
for Chicago at 80 a. m. As the train
left the colonel said that he would spend
the night on the car and that after
remaining a few hours in Chicago he
would 60 to Indianapol to fulfil his
speaking engagement for tomorrow
night.
Colonel Roosevelt's life probably
, was saved by a manuscript Of the
speech which he delivered tonight.
The bullet struck the manuscript
which retarted its force a. It passed
through into the flesh.
His assailant was prevented from
firing a second shot by Albert H. Mar
tin. one of Colonel Roosevelt's two
secretaries. Colonel Roosevelt had
just stepped into an automobile when
the would-be assassin pushed his way
through the crowd In the street and
fred. Martini who was standing In the
car with the colonel. leaped on to the
mans shoulders and bore him to the
ground.
Capt A. o. Girard Of Milwaukee.
who was on the front seat. jumped
| almost at the same time. and In an in :
slant the man was overpowered and
disarmed.
CROWD CRIED LYNCH HIM
A wild cry Of lynch him" went up.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke to the people
and told them to spare the man. who
there until he was removed to the
police station.
In spite Of the entreaties of physicians
Colonel Roosevelt insisted on delivering
his speech. II will make this speech or
die one or the other" he said.
Henry F. Cochens. one of the Wis
consin progressive leaders. told the
great crowd which had assembled in
tho Auditorium that Colonel Roosevelt
had been shot and asked the people to
be calm The crowd was thrown almost
into q panic by the announcement but
Colonel Roosevelt Gained the people by
rising and assuring them that he was
not badly hurt. Then ne began his ad-
dress. Several times he seemed to be
growing weak. and members OF his party
rose to help him. He motioned them to
sit down.
LET me alone. I'm all right" he said.
The shooting took place In the street
In frosst OF the Hotel 0ilpatrtck. Colonel
Roosevelt rsaohsA AiiwUukeA shortly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
with a crime like this.

connection with a crime like this.
Whatever may be Mr.. Roosevelt's
weaknesses. he is our ex-president.
our only Irving ex-president Of the
United states. and men of all shades
of political opinion will Join in ak
ecrating the man VINO attempted TO
take his life. Mr.. Roosevelt is entitled
to the sympathy Of the American PEG.
pie without exception. and he will have
IT, for all Americans will make due
allowances for the extreme AMI un-
usual conditions under which ne spoke
In his first public address after his
wounding occurred.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17

chases of farmer for all purposes,
increased but 12.1 per cent. In the
same report 1t also appears that the
purchasing power of one acre In 1903
was about "a per cent greater thai
the purchasing power Of the produce
of one acre ten years previously. ana
that power is still greater at the pres
ent time.
There is an old saying that 1t is
foolish man who bites off his own nose
TO spite his face 1t is still more
foolish republican who would bite or
his own nose to spite the race OF some
other man, in the person Of President
Taft.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
THE FARMERS VOTE FOR TAFT.

Senator McCumber discovers that
the sentiment along the Canadian Dor
der among the farmers of his state.
who were iispleassj with President
Taft on account of his proposed trade
agreement with Canada. Is turning
again to Mr.. Taft. as 1t IL among tie
farmers of Vermont. The President
has dropped reciprocity and they hava
not been able to overlook the fact that
they are prosperous and are coming
to the opinion that their interests will
he best served by Mr.. Taft's election.
In this connection the Washington
star says 1T has always seemed
strange that the border farmers whrle
condemning Mr.. Taft should be prats-
Ing Mr.. Wilson AMI Mr.. Roosevelt. Mr.
Wilson's party in Congress voted for
reciprocity. Mr. Clark in the House
went further than the President had
done, and suggested annexation. He
wanted not only tariff walls but pos
litical walls RACED; and his fellow
democrats applaudei the ielrverance.
But for democratic support indeed,
the pact would have failed in Con-
gress
And Mr.. Roosevelt was advised of
the business while negotiations were
in progress. and Endorsed the project.
TIe encouraged the President in all
that was done. 1t was not until later.
after ne had listened to the whisper
ings Of George w. Perkins ana thu
seven little governors, that Mr. Roose-
welt declared against reciprocity. His
mind had undergone no change as TO
the matter on It's merits. but seeing
that the farmer vote was disaffecteI
because of the pact ne began maxim
play for 1t by criticising what Mr.
Taft had done.
THE democratic platform promise
a revision of the tariff on revenue
lines, and in the event of Democrat c
success Mr.. Clark will again be
speaker of the House and Mr.. Under
wood leader on the moor. The meas
ure or measures they report will not
be extreme. Just as Speaker Crisr
and Leader Wilson were obliged e
temporize on the tarIff eighteen years
ago they will he obliged to temporize
next year. And neither Mr.. Bryan
with the Baltimore platform on hi.
back, nor Mr.. watterson, with hi.
forty years of free trade agitation OF
his back, will say them nay. Tenn
lporrzing on the tariff and everythins
else will be the order of the day /
Mr.. Wilson comes in.
But freer trade with Canada an,
ALI other countries will be the aim O
the democracy. and If 1t remains 1,
power long enough that Will be tn,
accomplishment. Tariff laws will b,
lowered as rapidly as the party dares
And as they are lowered the farme
must take his chances with the capi
talist and the wage-earner. Their,
can be no tariff legislation in whic!
he does not share the good or tn
bad, AS the result may be. Hence tn
inexplicableness of the position of tina
border farmer who because OF Mr.
Tafts record on reciprocity is goin,
to vote for Mr. Wilson or for Mr.
Roosevelt"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
THE STORY TELLER.
NOT so KIND.

An OLD couple came in from the
country with big basket of lunch to
see the circus. The lunch was heavy
The old wife was carrying 1t. AS they
crossed a crowded street the husband
held out his han1 and said:
Gimme that basket, Hannah"
The poor old woman surrendered the
basket with a grateful look.
That's real kind O. ye. joshua" she
Quavere1.
Kind" grunted the old man. II
wuz afeared ye'd get ost."-Argonaut
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
WANTED.

When you want anything. advertise
in the new special column Of this
..,.r Some bargains are offered
there this week which 1t will pay you
Ia read about. See page two. This
,.n.r has more than $4,000 readers
every week ana one cent word will
reach them all.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
COSMETICS.

Detective Burns. in an interview
on the Rosentnal case in New York
said of a detective who had failed:
He got his analogies wrong. He
was like little Tommy.
Little Tommy. at the movies saw
a TRIBE Of Indians painting their faces
and asked his mother the Significance
of this.
Indians, his mother answered. al
ways paint their faces before going
on the warpath--before scalping an I
tomanawking and numbering
THE next evening after dinner. as
the mother entertained in the parlor
her daughters young man. Tommy
rushed downstairs wide-eyej with
fright.
"'Come on, mother.' he cried. Let's
get out Of this quick! Sister is going
on the warpath""
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
CAUGHT.

The young undergraduate was halo L
before his tutor. He nad exceeded his
leave by no less than two days.
Well" said the professor, what
have you to say for YOURSELF"
I'm awfully sorry" replied the un-
dergrad. II really couldn't get back
before. l was detained by most inn
portant business"
The professor looked at him sternly
so you wanted two more days of
grace. did you?" he asked.
mo. SIR" answered the young man,
off his guard for the moment ~
Marjorie. "-Pittsburg Chronicle Tele
graph
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17

a rear-end collision between trolley
cars occurred Sunday at Rutland,
when the first of two cars going west
ward stopped abruptly and was struck
by the car following. Slippery rails pre-
vented the second car from stopping.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17

Some OF our summer Visitors ma &c
q, mistake this year In coming to en-
NV vermont's beauties in August In
rtead Of October.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
STILL OF THE TIDE.

letic circles from the worlds series to
bowling.
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CONTINUED ON page 81.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
PETIT JURORS FOR U. S.
COURT AT WINDSOR

Rutland. May 16.-The following petit
Jurors have been summoned from the Of
flee of United states Marshal Hor-
acc W. Bailey in this city to serve at
the May term of the United States dis
trict court which will open next Tues
day afternoon at two o'clock Al Wind
sor: c. y. Abbott, South Royalton; A.
J. Aver, Puinoy: Gco~ge r. Barnet. sid
nov Johnson. Newhurv; Delos NJ. Bacon,
Charles Fassott. Gilbert T.. Woods, St.
Johnsbury, arthur Billings, G. +. Lam
son, Brattleboro; Otis ID. Bond North
Tnetford, +. y. Bowen. Frank w. stiles.
Springfield Frank l.. Brigham NJ a.
Gale. Bradford, John Chedel Gaysville;
Frcd s. Clark, Harold Hatch, Bellows
Fails: Morris n Coffrln. Groton; Scott
Fellows. Wells River; Thomas Hazcn.
Norwich. Henry Lcet. West Topsham
T.. ". MclondY, Londonderry; r. ii.
Mile, Eartland; George Miller. Gull
ford; s. H. Morse Newfane. A. w. Per-
kins. f. \. Spear. Woodstock; F. w.
Fierce. Fairlee; W. J. Powers. Lyndon
vile; Harris s Sherwin Jamaica; F.
Guy Smith. West Woodstock; T. f.
lStockwel Vernon: W. w. Van Ness,
lTownshend; George II. Walker, West
minister, O. C. Woodruff. West Burke
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-23
AIDE AND GOVERNORSEIP.
George Retires to His storm Cellar In
Indiana.

Brock, Ind. May II have no wis -
be governor of my beloved State. hlVa
even less of a wish to be CanddatD tNr
governor. At the same time | haNe 10
earthly objection to being mentioned Tor
the Eovernorship.
During the present rainy spell. which
has delayed planting of corn. W. III
around and mention Our friends for the
governorship. It is our principal indoor
sport Everyhody's doin it-doin' it
dom it Some times a man with a par
ticularly keen insight into the possibili-
ties Of the autumn mentions an enemy
"rhe suggestion that J might under
certain unforeseen conditions become a
candidate has brought mirth and laugh
ter into MANY homes lately saddened
by the Internal Discussions of our partv.
1t has caused no Inconvenience 70
friends ans has not alarmed others j
will permit the bioerapher to say IN m
obituary notice in 1912 ne was mentioned
for the governorship.' Therefore it Is a
good thing.
After all would rather be mentioned
for the governorship than be elected
governor and then keep on being men
toned. With this kind explanation shall
retire to the storm cellar.
GEORGE ABE"