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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

Chicago. Her nrss move was 10
place men 40 the gate With strict
orders that 10 one. whoever he mIgh,
be. vas TO be admitted. Thea sAe
saw TO IL that perfect quiet was main
tanned IN the house.
Friends. political workers. news
paper reporters nAd photographers
nocked 70 the foot Of Sycamore Hill
during the day. but did not succeed
IN passing the guards. Tonight af-
ter the rush vas over the watch was
Withdrawn.
Some of Col. Roosevelt's friends
were solicitous for his safety at Sag
amore Hill and insisted that he
should be protected against the pos
sibility OF another attack. but he
would not hear OF 4 personal guard
and had only his family and the ser
wants about him tonight.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
MCCORMICK CREATES SENSATION
Calls Chairman Hilles a Character
Assassin-NeitherH Harvester Trust
Nor Steel Trust Contributed to
Roosevelt's Campaign.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Medill Nc
Cormick. of Chicago. created a SEN
sation before the Clapp committee to-
day, when he read a prepared state
ment touching upon the attempted
assassination of Roosevelt, declaring
it was melted by the +falsehoods of
character assassins and liars. like
Charles d. Hilles.''
Mccormick argued heatedly with
the committees members when they
declared such statements were mad
missible. 1T Is difficult for an or
binary man in the compass of ordi-
nary language to compete with the
testimony of character assassination
and liars like Hilles-men who by
their falsehoods incite weak minded
men to actual assassination" shout
ed Mccormick. This brought out a
storm Of protest from Chairman
Clapp and other members They de-
clined to allow Mccormick to read
further aleng this line, but admitted
the statement into the record.
McCormick's statement was incl
dental to his general statement of
the progressive party's campaign ex-
penses in Illinois. During the whole
campaign" Mccormick said, "the
Taft people assiduously circulated the
lie that / am connected with the
harvester trust. I have never owned
and do not own share of harvester
stock and do not expect to own a
share. McCoombs testified that Cy-
rus Mccormick contributed to the
Wilson campaign fund. Cyrus and
Harold Mccormick and the two Deer
ing brothers represent overwh Ginning
ly the largest stock in the harvester
company. Both McCormicks are for
Wilson. The Deerings are against
Roosevelt. And yet Hilles and his as
sociates persistently circulate the lie
that the harvester trust spent large
sums in the Roosevelt campaign"
Mccormick demanded that har-
vester trust directors be summoned
before the committee and demanded
that Hilles he recalled to appraise
the money value of the North Caro-
lima postmasterships held up by Taft.
Elmer Dover, secretary of the re-
publican committee in 1904. placed
in evidence a list of contributions
of that year, given to him by Corne-
Illus Bliss. 1t itemiZed contributions
by E. H. Hartman, one hundred
thousand; J. P. Morgan and Com
pany, one hundred and fifty thou
and; George Gould, one hundred
thousand, and many others.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
MIR. WILSON SIDE-STEPS.
Would Not Tell Woman Whether He
Favored Woman Suffrage-Woman
Elected From Hall.

During course of his speech in New
the audience arose and asked Mr..
Wilson about woman suffrage. Mr..
Wilson side-stepped and declined to
answer the question. Ushers elected
the lady from the hall.
A press dispatch, giving an ac-
count of the affair, says:
'The first interruption came when
Governor Wilson was speaking of the
control of legislative forces of few.
The Democratic party, he said, is try
ing to break up this vicious mon
opoly.
AT that instance Miss Malone
stood up in the balcony and shouted:
Mr.. Wilson, what about women
voting?'
"The great audience turned as one
man to learn whence the interruption
came. Then followed cries of Put
her out and Make her be still
But Mr.. Wilson raised his hand
for silence and said:
My friends, we have no right to
be rude to a woman
But Mr.. Wilson, again cried the
feminine orator: You said you are
endeavoring to break ap a monopoly.
The men have a monopoly on vot-
ing
Again a great volumn of Kisses
broke out. Mr.. Wilson calmed the
uproar and said:
Woman suffrage is a question
that is not dealt with by the national
government at all. / am here as
representative of national party
This was vigorously applauded.
"'But am speaking to you as an
American citizen,' persisted Miss Ma
lone, her voice rising almost to a
scream above the shouts from the au-
dience demanding her election.
81 hope you will not consider it
discourtesy If I decline to answer
that question: said Mr.. Wilson.
Men were standing up in all parts
of the auditorium. Finally Miss Ma
lone was surrounded and was taken
by one man by the arm. She turned
on him angrily and fought him off.
Ushers finally took hold of Miss Ma
lone and took her through a fire es-
cape exit"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
AT SYCAMORE HILL.
Physicians Say Mr.. Roosevelt is Not
Yet Out of Danger.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Oct. 22.-The
was picked up again by Colonel Roo
sevelt and his family today as though
it had not been interrupted by the
firing of a shot meant to kill the mas
ter of the house For the first time
since he was wounded in Milwaukee,
eight days ago, Colonel Roosevelt
was unattended tonight by a ply
sician. There was no one in the house
except members of the family and
servants, and the Colonel spoke very
hopefully of being able, after one day
more of rest, gradually to resume his
work
Four physicians were with the
Colonel on his arrival at Oyster Bay
this morning, and after they had
dressed his wound they told him that
the one essential was complete rest.
If their directions are obeyed it is
believed the ex-President's recovery
is probable, although it cannot be
DR.. Alexander Lambert and DR.. Sour
ry Terrell, who accompanied Colonel
Roosevelt from Chicago, were Joined
in New York by DR.. Jos. A. Blake
and Dr. George E. Brewer. After ex-
amining the patient they said the
wound was still wide open, spoke OF
the possibility of infection and added
they were unable to say whether it
would be possible for him to take up
the work of the campaign again.
! Colonel Roosevelt said when his
wound had been dressed that there
was no longer the need of constant
supervision of physicians, because he
was "all right The physicians were
doubtful at first whether he should
be left alone, and 1T was suggested
that one of their number remain at
Sycamore Hill. But the Colonel in
sisted that 1t was unnecessary, and
the doctors concluded it would be
wisest to acede to his wishes They
all went to New York this evening.
and said they would not return until
tomorrow afternoon. Their action
was regarded by Colonel Roosevelt's
friends as an indication of his inn
proved condition.
The parting injunction of the ply
sicians was that Colonel Roosevelt
must have absolute rest and must see
no one to-day or tomorrow. Mrs.
Roosevelt agreed with them and took
hold OF the situation az she did In
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

The South Has Been Voting Wrong.
eff protection is good thing for
the South, then the South has been
voting wrong all these years. Dur
ham Herald.
Sure Mike, that's what we have
been trying to hammer into the DEM
ocratic noggins all the while, but 1t
seems that they can't understand
Clinton News-Dispacth.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
COLLIER's FOR ROOSEVELT.
VIII Support Colonel Roosevelt Be
cause He Is Man-CoIlier Says
No Man Could Have Used His
Power With a Larger Moral Use
fulness to His Whole People.

a special from New York TO Sun
days Philadelphia North American
says:
Robert J. Collier. owner OF Col
lier's Weekly. gave out tonight the
text OF mis- editorial, which is to ap-
pear in the issue of October 26th, In
support of Theodore Roosevelt for
the Presidency.
Golfers has been favorable to
Woodrow Wilson. and It's change in
policy Is marked by the resignation
of Norman Hapgood, who has been
its chief editor for several years. Mr..
Collier told tonight about the break.
and then read the editorial, which
he said, was written by himself when
the news was received that an assas-
sin had shot down Theodore Roose-
Welt The editorial follows:
T. II. Stainless in His Struggles.
Theodore Roosevelt is a fairly
close presentment of what this ma
ton likes to call a man. Such faults
as fault-finders like ourselves have
been able to descry in him are faults
of the highly tempered, hasty and not
always reasonable nation which Sc
lected him to govern it.
"'No man probably could have
risen SO high in American politics
and emerged as stainless from his
early struggles. No man could have
used his power with larger moral
usefulness to his whole people. And
we doubt whether any man in his
tory has undertaken late in life as
high and unselfish a venture in the
| field Of politics as the Bull Moose.
"'It is fortunate that those who
value lightly the important things of
| life-courage, personal honor and the
well-being of those about them
and who guard closely safety, COM
fort and their pocketbook are almost
the only Americans cynical enough
| to disbelieve in the honesty of Theo-
dore Roosevelt's words within five
minutes of an attempt upon his life:
Friends, I want to say this
about myself: | have too many
important things to think about
to pay heed or to feel any con-
cern over my own death"
| "'Collier's is not so hypercritical
that it cannot recognize a man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
The Rattle Cry: Onward, Christian
Soldiers"
The Lincoln Times. I

The Lincoln Times
The Democratic powers by way of
belittling the Progressives, are CALI
ing us Christian soldiers. We accept
the badge as one of highest honor
May every man and every woman en-
listed in the Progressive cause be
conscientious, earnest, loyal Christian
soldiers indeed and In fact. This Is a
moral as well as political fight we
are in. and may we prove true to the
cause. Our battle hymn Ii Onward.
Christian Soldiers" Nay we be such
soldiers and victory win be ours.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

The Democratic State Executive
Committee will meet in Raleigh
again tonight and fix it SO that the
record of some Democrats may be
Whitewashed on election day in order
that they may vote in the Senatorial
Urinary.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

The Durham Herald doesn't think
that Mr.. Craig will put a single trust
out of business, if elected Governor.
And just think, the News and OBJ
server, which claims that it wants
all the trust bursted wide open, is
supporting Craig for Governor.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

The Salisbury correspondent of
the Charlotte Observer says "Craig
breaches straight gospel of equal
ilght to ALL" Still the Democratic
party denies the people the right of
'ocal self-government and their JUS
''ceS of the peace and school boards
"'e appointed from Raleigh.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

democratic State Chairman Webb
says ne can't get State speakers as
~ost of them are mixed up in the
equatorial fight Just to think that
DloSC the entire Democratic party
nghting over one office and haven't
'Alie 10 save the party or the State,
no" the mighty have fallen!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

=, ne democratic leaders mortgaged
vao- o oVate to the corporations twelve
il - ago. and the mortgage, even
havo nau not been fully paid, should
APO. un out by limitation two years
has 'nat Is, unless the mortgage
yaao Deen renewed. Still the mort
ndS not been marked cancelled.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

An exchange says that South Caro-
Ina retains Cole Blease as Governor
because of prejudice and ignorance.
But. that is what the Democratic
party in the South has lived on for
the past fifty years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

At a meeting of Y. M. G. A. mem
bers at Goldsboro, Pa, few days
ago, poll of those present showed
that all were for Roosevelt except
one man, who intended to vote for
Wilson. Which is further proof that
nearly all the good ones are for
Roosevelt.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

Left Chicago Monday Morning
Accompanied by Physicians
and Special Party
HIS TRIP WAS TIRESOME

But He Stood 1t Well and Was Able
to- Walk to His Automobile on
Reaching New York Cty-Silent
Crowds Met the Train at Nearly
Every Station En- Route-Bullet
Has Not Been Removed. But the
Colonel Is Thought to Be Out of
Danger-Wants to Speak at Madi-
son Square Garden October 30.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt is now
at his home at Oyster Bay, New
York, and while he is apparently re-
covering from the bullet wound re-
ceived in Milwaukee on the night OF
October 14th, still the doctors say
their patient must remain quiet for
several days. The Colonel. accom-
panied by his physicians, his wife.
and a special party left Chicago Mon
day morning on a special car, arriv-
ing at Oyster Bay Tuesday forenoon.
No one was allowed to see Mr.. Roose-
welt during the trip. A great crowd
was at the station in Chicago on
Monday morning. At many stations
along the route silent crowds were on
hand to watch the train pass and to
try to get news of the Colonels con-
dition. They brought flowers and
fruit to the wounded man and sent
him messages Of greeting. There was
no cheering, of course, and the large
crowds talked in subdued tones.
Colonel Roosevelt was we'll cared
for while at the Mercy Hospital in
Chicago, but he was anxious to get
home, and went at the earliest hour
the physicians would permit. The
bullet has been located lodged
against the fourth rib, and the ply
sicians say it can be removed by a
slight incision any time the Colonel
may desire it removed. Mr.. Roose-
velt's room at the hospital was bank
ed with flowers, and he requested
that some of them be put in the
rooms of other patients at the hos
pital. Thousands of kilograms wish
ing him speedy recovery have been
received by Colonel Roosevelt, some
Of the kilograms coming from the
crown heads of Europe.
Mr.. Roosevelt is anxious to make
half-horu speech at Madison Square
Garden, New York, on October 30th,
and the doctors say he may make
that speech If he remains quiet in the
meantime and continues to improve
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

Thos. Fortune Ryan, who gave
nearly half million to Judge Park
er's campaign in 1904, says he con-
sdered Bryan a black cloud on the
horizon, and this same Bryan is now
the lining to Wilson's campaign.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

Democrats and Republicans held a
JOINT meeting in Baltimore a few
uays ago and formed a Roosevelt
Club. The meeting was presided
over by a former Democrat The
league will take an active part in a
red hot" campaign for Roosevelt
and Johnson.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
TO HOLD CANAL CONFERENCE
Plans Perfected to Discuss Advant-
ages of Panama Canal in Atlanta
November 1922.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 20.-Plans have
been perfected for a Panama Canal
conference to be held here November
20 and 27 and to be participated in
by commercial bodies and railroads
Of the South. The conference will
be held under the auspices Of the
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and
is expected to have an important
bearing on commercial interests In
this section in connection with the
opening of the Canal to traffic.
Members of the Isthmian Canal
Com mission and Professor Johnson
of the University OF Pennsylvania,
who has made a study of the effect
of the Canal upon trade, are expected
to be among the speakers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

If the Democrats are not going to
stand on their platform, the next
time they write one they should cou-
This is the platform we have adopt
ed, but we don't believe in it and do
not propose to stand on it."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

The Democratic papers would have
the public believe that Colonel Roose-
Welt is losing strength in his fight.
But if you will notice those same
Democratic papers are using columns
abusing Roosevelt, which shows they
are very much afraid of his strength
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

When Locke Craig was trying to
get the Democratic nomination for
Governor four years ago, Governor
Kitchin charged that Craig was tool
of the trusts. Craig is the same i'm
ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

II Thomas Fortune Ryan continues
~ contribute to the Democratic cam
naign fund he may lose his middle
name.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

But didn't Thomas Fortune Ryan
snow great Democratic patriotism
when he contributed four hundred
and fifty thousand dollars just to
save the name of the Democratic
party?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
Had q Good Night

Colonel Roosevelt had a good rest
Tuesday night and was resting easy
yesterday afternoon.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24
EDITORIAL BRIEFS

Look. listen; but don't stop until
YOU see that your name is On the
,egigtration books.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-10-24

North Carolina Democrats are 60
Ing II some when they hold indigna-
.ion meetings to condemn each other.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-06-28

Where was What had happened?
My limbs felt like lead, and now ex-
perienced an unaccountable difficulty
in stirring them. tried to raise my
hand, was conscious Of a hideous
pang, and the knowledge flashed
across me that / was bound hand and
foot. was, then, the victim of foul
play; but what did it all mean? Ma
king a great effort, forced myself to
turn my head. AS I did so woman's
face peered into mine. 1t was the
face of Mrs. Kruse. She turned quick
ly away.
"He is not dead" heard her whis-
per; he is coming to-
At that momentI knew where l
was--I was lying on the floor of the
laboratory. l found my voice.
''What is the matter?" / cried.
Where am What has happened?"
The instant / spoke Mrs. Kruse
stepped behind me, so that bound as
was could no longer see her. The
light in the place was very dim, and
just then the huge figure of Levin
came between me and it. He bent
over me, and putting his hand under
my shoulders, lifted me to a sitting
posture; at the same Kruse took hold
of my feet In that fashion, without
paying attention to my words, they
carried me into the yard where the
balloon was fastened The contact
with the open air Immediately made
me quite awake. and cried out in
wild terror. Levin only replied to
my outcry with hoarse laugh.
Bring the ropes along. Carl" he
growled. AS he spoke he flung me
roughly upon plank which ran
across the iron hoop to which the
meshes of the great balloon were at
tached. / struggled to free myself,
but the effort was useless.
What are you doing what is the
meaning Of all this?" / painted.
1T means that you are going to
carry your secret to the stars" re-
sponded Levin. You fool, did you
imagine that we were going to share
the discovery we worked so long for
with your"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-06-28
RESULT OF A CALLING TOUR
Booth Harrington Tells Of an Incident
That Occurred on New
Years Day.

When Booth Harrington is In New
York he makes his home at one OF
the university clubs on Gramercy
park, says the New York correspond
ent Of the Cincinnati Times Star. 1t
was there he told this story OF par
ticular friend, we'll known to the
New York stage He visited Mr.. Tark-
ington at the latter's home in Indian
apolis to spend the flag end OF re-
cent year. When New Years day
came they set out on a calling tour,
in obedience to the best Hoosier tradi.
ton. Maybe he wasn't quite &C.
climated," said Mr.. Harrington, "or
perhaps he was incautious. Anyhow.
he wanted to dance the turkey trot
with Aunt Mehitable Jones on his
third call, and by o'clock in the
afternoon had become totally incapaci-
tated. Fortunately, we were then at
the home of q dear friend of mine, and
we just lugged our New York actor
upstairs and put him to bed.
IAN hour or SO later he awoke, to
find himself in bed, in a perfectly
strange room, and suffering violently
for fresh air He went to the open
window to get the air, and, not con-
tent with what blew in, he had to
take dive into it. He was picked up
unconscious under the window half
an hour later and hurried around to
the hospital. There they set seven or
eight ribs he had broken when he fell
out, and put him in q plaster cast,
and ticketed his Case 81, Hall 2,
Ward 81 In d,se time he woke to
sober realization that something had
happened BY and by the doctor came
bustling in
'S'Where am / at?' he asked, In de-
iance of grammar.
In the hospital said the doctor.
How do you feel?
i gotta dickens of a pain in my
side said the actor.
No wonder, said the doctor. You
are pretty sick man.
MY Thespian friend thought he'd
bluff it through, being still without
knowledge of what had happened. Ho
waved one hand airily at the ribs he
did not know were broken.
For six weeks, I've felt that pain
coming on said he.''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-06-28

utes the sun would rise, and striking
its light across the glass vessel, hurl
me into eternity. In an agony of mind
once more considered the situation.
In this fearful race between the sun
and me, the sun must win unless 1
could do something but what?
lcould not cover the glass from the
fatal light, for was without my coat:
dare not try to break it. lest the
blow might explode the nitroglycerine.
But suddenly a thought flashed upon
me. Though I could not unfasten the
iron chain which bound the Internal
machine to the plank, perhaps the
plank itself could be unshipped. I oh
served that it was secured to the iron
hoop Of the balloon by thick and
clumsy knots of rope. swiftly worked
the chain along the plank till it and
the Internal machine had reached one
end. ] noticed that here the chain
was loose, as the plank was thinner.
Seating myself on the hoop and cling
Ing to the meshes with one hand. I
worked away at the knots with the
other. The last knot yielded. the
plank fell, hanging to the hoop at the
opposite side. AS it did so the infer
nal machine slipped from the free end
and tumbled into space.
There was sudden flash and a
deafening roar. In mid-air, as it fell.
the machine had exploded, for the sun
had just risen. The balloon descend
ed steadily, and in few moments
more touched the branches of a large
elm tree. / was close enough to the
ground to jump and I did so. The
balloon, relieved of my weight, shot
up again and disappeared behind the
trees.
AS good luck had it, the park In
which had landed belonged to the
estate of Squire Ransom, a whole
souled, genial Cornishman, at whose
mansion I found ready welcome.
Ransom was a magistrate, and on
hearing my story, telegraphed the
London authorities, with the result
that police were sent to Levin castle.
On their arrival there they found a
strange state of affairs. The entire
NAAAAAAG was III 1uluS anu udQ EVIL
IDENTIFY been destroyed by some power
fui explosive. The scattered remains
of several human bodies, crushed and
twisted almost beyond recognition,
proved that all the occupants had per-
ished in the catastrophe 1t was, no
doubt, caused by the premature ex-
plosion of materials with which the
conspirators had been experimenting
and could not help rejecting that
the balloon had, after all, been the
means of saving my life If had re-
NAMED behind must have persisted
with my would-be murderers.
At all events my secret was safe,
and on my return to New York l en-
tered into negotiations with the gov
eminent. My proposals were accept
ed, with the result that the United
States now possesses new and terri
bly, effective weapon which will be
utilized should the red specter of war
again threaten our country.