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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-16
William j. Bryan.

United Press Leased Wire Service.l
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Oct. 16.-Wil-
liam j. Bryan arrived here today from
Vandalia, H., where he spoke lasr
night end left shortly afterward on {.
special train for the first day of his
Indiana campaign. He was due to
speak in dozen towns before night.
He speaks from platform in the
state house grounds here this evening.
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iContinued on page %
EVEN. CONVICTS ARE
STILL BEING HUNTED

sixty miles southwest Of here. Some
of the pursuers have been in the
saddle thirty-six hours and are tiring
rapidly.
A bitter political fued between Gov
ernor Carey and republican wheel
horses, in Wyoming has resulted
from the prison delivery The COVER
nor accuses the republican leaders OF
exaggerating the gravity of the af-
fair In an effort to force him into
calling out troops. The republicans
assert the governor is in league with
the fugitive convicts, but the COVER
nor denies this.
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DOUBLE GUARD NOW
GOES WITH MR.. TAFT

motor to Beverly, he was accompanl-
ed by double guard of secret ser
vice men. Enroute to the station from
the Holland House, where he spent
the night, the presidential automobile
was preceded and followed by New
York city machines, filled with plain
clothes guards
The shooting al Milwa,.Eae was re-
sponsible for the increased precau-
tions, as it was feared Schranks sue
cess might cause other cranks to be-
come active.
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ways been taciturn and moody, spend
ing much of his time brooding
John Schrank was brought to this
country by his uncle and aunt, Dom
mick and Anna Flammang, twenty
nine years ago. Flammang opened a
saloon at $40 East Tenth street, and
the boy was known to his school
mates as John Flammang. When
fifteen he went behind the bar of his
uncle's saloon and in 1902 the uncle
gave the place to his nephew. There
was surprise when the name of John
Schrank instead Of John flammang
was put up by the new proprietor, but
he explained that this was his own
name.
Thomas Harris, president of THE
Liquor Dealers Association. said to-
day that Schrank was member of the
organization and was always consid-
cred to "be little bit off in his
head Schrank's aunt, Anna Flam-
mang, died in 1907 and Schrank was
SO overcome with his grief that fears
were entertained for his sanity. In
1911, Schrank's uncle Dominick, died,
leaving everything to him. The pop
ular estimate of his fortune was $685.
000 Soon afterward Schrank moved
to Brooklyn and got lodgings near
| Greenwood cemetery, spending hours
| daily at the graves of his relatives.
| Last February Schrank, apparently
having suffered financial reverses, got
! a Job in the saloon of Edward Haber-
stroh in Brooklyn; was discharged and
| brought suit for eleven dollars wages.
The suit was decided against him and
! he threatened the life of the Judge.
| Schrank then came to Manhattan
and took lodging at the Canal street
hotel, which he left to follow Roose-
velt The police found black bag
owned by Schrank in the Brooklyn
hotel, where he formerly lived II
contained photograph of the shooter
/ and many letters, the contents OF
/ which were withheld.
The police also knew the name OF
a man who lent Schrank the $3.50 with
which he started out to chase Colonel
Roosevelt, but as it Is admitted he
had no idea of the use the money was
4 to be put to, his identity is withheld
4 schrank's Grip.
/ CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct. 49,
1.-The police are holding at headquarters
the valise left in this city by Johr
schrank, who tried to kill Colone
Roosevelt 1t contained many letters
couched in incoherent phrases, chic
of which was the sentiment: "Dowr
I with Roosevelt We want no king II
America"
! The grip also contained naturaliza
. ton papers issued to John Schrank
box of .3S calbre cartridges, boz
which had contained pistol of the
same calibre and razor as well al
4 well worn outfit of clothing.
Schrank came here by steamer, ant
stopped at the Mosley house. Tht
: police here today wired the Nil
/, waukee authorities asking them wheth
er they wanted the grip and it's con
} tents, especially the letters. whicl
are partly In German and partly IL
: English.
Was Army Deserter.
!, MUNICH, Oct. 16.-Having faife'
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limited Press Leased Wire Service.l
CHICAGO, Oct 16.-Speedy recoy-
cry from the bullet wound inflicted
night before last In Milwaukee by
John Schrank. was predicted for Col
onel Roosevelt early today. unless un-
foreseen complications arise within
today or tomorrow. 1t was expected
that he will be able to leave Mercy
hospital within ten days.
Following light dinner last even
ing, Colonel Roosevelt read for a
few minutes, received visit from his
daughter, Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Long
worth, and then took short nap.
When he awoke shortly after 10:30
O'Clock he asked Miss Margaret Fitz-
gerald, his nurse, for some hot water
that he might shave himself. The wa
ter was brought and the colonel per-
formed creditable shave, and then
read again until he became sleepy.
His rest from that time on was al
most without interruption.
Earlier in the night he had been
given an injection Of anti-tetanic ser
um as precaution against possible
infection from the bullet wound.
Just before Colonel Roosevelt went
4 to sleep last night he told Miss Fitz
gerald that he wanted his breakfast
early this morning
And mind, want big one be
cause I'm going to be hungry" he
said with a smile.
He also ordered his clothes ready
SO that he could get up If the doctors
| would let him, and welcome Mrs
Roosevelt, Miss Ethel Roosevelt, his
daughter, and Theodore Roosevelt. Jr
who were to arrive this morning on the
Twentieth Century
THE colonel is very anxious thai
everything is in readiness for Mrs
Roosevelt" said Miss Fitzgerald to
day. "He talked about her great
/ deal last night and said he was mos
4 interested that everything should be
pleasant for her at the hospital
Colonel Roosevelt awoke in goot
spirits and ordered his breakfast i'm
mediately He ate heartily and after
wards submitted to a looking-over By
DR.. John T.. Golden of the hospita
staff, and DIR. John B. Murphy. The
i doctors said there was no noticeable
j change In his condition, and an
nounced that they would issue for
4 NAL bulletin on the colonel's condition
!, at S:45 a. m.
4 The doctors are experiencing con
order of absolute quiet for Colone
Roosevelt. He would invite all hi
friends into his room, IL he was pei
mitted, and the doctors are compelle,
to use as much tact and diplomac,
ia fighting the colonel himself as the
are using tact and skill in battling hi
physical injury He is insistent tha
he feels fine and the doctors an
nurses know that tiny relexation o
their firmness in compelling tn
former president to be quiet, would b
met by his strenuous feelings
The telegraph and cable companie
are reaping a rich harvest in me!
sage tolls since Colonel Roosevelt
adventure with a would-be ASSASSIN
Since his arrival in Chicago, message
have rolled into the local offices {
the companies at the average rate {
100 an hour. They are coming frol
7, all parts of the world diplomats, pol
tlcians and men and women in a
4 ------------------------
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Passed Very Good Night and
Doctors Do Not Anticipate Anything
Will Go Wrong.
WIFE AND FAMILY ARE At HOSPITAL
But to Keep Him From Getting
Out and Working.

walks Of life contributing 10 the bush
els Of sympathetic and congratulatory
notes that have been flashed here by
friends, antagonists and admirers Of
Colonel Roosevelt. A few Of them
have been taken to Colonel Rooss
welt at the hospital. but the doctors
have tried to prevent the colonel from
reading them, last night going 30 far
as to send Colonel Lyon out OF tha
room, when he came in with a batch.
"He will read, of COURSE" said the
hospital physician, "but these mes
sages from friends exotic him more
than books"
A cable message which came from
King Alfonso of Spain last night. was
saved until today, because Colonel
Roosevelt was asleep. 1t was read to
him today and the colonel expressed
his pleasure that the king and queen
of Spain should wish him we'll.
I'm feeling bully was the char
acteristic expression of the former
president today when asked how he
| felt
| The coloners breakfast was finish
ed before the arrival of the members
Of his family at the hospital He had
urged haste in the preparation of the
i meal when he ordered it, and when
he was propped up in bed, his attack
upon three boiled eggs, several pieces
of bacon and a stack of toast beside
/ a pot of tea, did not indicate that he
was suffering much inconvenience on
account of the bullet which is resting
two inches inside of his chest.
Another personal cablegram was re-
ceived today by Colonel Roosevelt
from King Christian of Denmark, hop
ing for his speedy recovery.
1 DR.. Woods Hutchinson. of New
York. noted as writer on medical
subjects, who has been stumping the
state Of Indiana for the progressive
cause, arrived here today and was
permitted to visit Colonel Roosevelt
i for a few minutes
The colonel entrusted DR.. Hutchin-
son with message of encouragement
for the progressives of New York
state. DR.. Hutchinson will leave this
afternoon for New York and will de-
/ liver the message tomorrow.
/ Drs Murphy, Hutchinson and Lam
bert were discussing the actual shoot
/ ing of Roosevelt in Milwaukee night
before last. DIR. Murphy said:
i Colonel Roosevelt is child OF
providence. 1t Is good thing for
him that his eyesight has been poor
all his life"
Yes said Hutchinson, TITS just
variation of the old story of the sol
dier who was saved from bullet by
his Bible.''
The spectacle case which DETECTED
the bullet and prevented it entering
, the coloners lung was of heavy steel.
covered with leather. 1t was badly
twisted by the bullet
Strict rules were built up about ac-
, cepting packages addressed to the
, suite of Colonel Roosevelt at Mercy
hospital today Elbert e. Martin. the
j athletic stenographer who captured
and disarmed the oolonel's assailass
! at Milwaukee, Intercepted a package
which had been sent addressed TO
5 Roosevelt today and after finding II
( contained jelly, he ordered it turned
Z over to the police. package of
4 grapes similarly addressed went the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-16
Bull Moose Decision.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. j
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct. 16.-
The supreme court today by unani-
nous vote ordered the bull moose
state and presidential electoral tickets
placed upon the official ballot
An effort was made through man
damus proceedings to prevent Secre-
tary of State Roach enrolling the pro
gressive candidates on the ballots
The case was carried directly to the
supreme court.
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BLACK CARRIED
WIDOW TEST|F|ES
Mrs. Rosenthal Goes on the Witness
Stand Today to Assist In Send
Ing Becker to Electric
chaIn
Is ALMOST COMPLETE
Nearly All Of the Chief Witnesses
Have Been Called and Whitman
May Rest Hls Case
by Tomorrow

:
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-With the
complete story of the alleged murder
conspiracy, which ended with the
death of Herman Rosenthal before
the jury, District Attorney Whitman
called Mrs. Herman Rosenthal to the
stand when the Becker trial was re-
sumed today. From her lips he ex-
pected to hear the narration OF the
intimacy between ner husband and
Lieutenant Becker, an intimacy which
the prosecution says was SO close
that Becker advanced $1,5O0 to be-
come a partner in the Rosenthal
gambling house.
Whitman has now called all of his
chief witnesses and will probably rest
his case by tomorrow.
1t was generally believed that Beck
er would be the chief witness in his
defense although there were many
who had followed the case closely
who were doubtful whether Mcintyre
would take chance as 1t was almost
certain that on eross-examination
Whitman would try to develop the
payment of, and acceptance of, graft
by the accused as head of the strong
arm squad. If Becker was sworn 1t
was also certain that his wife would
be called to explain that she knew
Jack Rose as a stool pigeon for her
husband
AZ ho1
heavy mourning and her face Vat
very pale as she took the stand. Beck
er moved his chair along the table sc
that he could get clear and unob
structed view of the woman whose
husband he is charged with causing
to be murdered. The preliminary
questions put to the witness We're an
swered in voice that was SO low the
court had to ask her to repeat them
1t was plain that the witness was
under severe nervous strain and
Whitman was very careful in framing
| his questions.
, A woman, clad in deepest mourning
whose voice broke while she gave
her testimony and who was in tears
much of the time was the central fig
| ure in the Becker murder trial today
She was Mrs. Herman Rosenthal
widow Of the murdered gambler, wht
| Is alleged to have been slain because
he squealed regarding the payment o
police protection money for permit
ting gambling.
On the stand only forty minutes
Mrs Rosenthal swore positively tina
Lieutenant Becker was her husband
partner and that he had been 81
friendly with the dead gambler tha
he personally told her that any TIM
she or Rosenthal wanted a favor
night or day, all she had to do was t
get him (Becker) on the phone.
John F. Mcintyre, attorney 70
Becker, made no attempt to upse
this part of her story with his cross
examination. Instead he tried a
great length to get the woman to ad
NIT that Bridgie Webber and Jacl
Rose were bitter enemies of her hus
band and that they had plotted hi
L death But all she would admit wa
that they had not been particular
\ friendly.
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Massacres in Turkey.

VIENNA, Oct. Messages from
Constantinople today declared the
advance into Albania,
has been checked. Dispatches from
Cettinje reported the Montenegrins
uniformly victorious. Officials believe
the Montanegrin version, though
deeming it exaggerated.
Turko-G Greek frontier fighting Is
occurring. but accounts of big bat
ale are discredited Massacres oI
Greeks, Bu1garians and Servians il
Turkey are being reported.
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Bitter Political Feud Has Been
Started by the Prison
Delivery.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
RAWLINS. Wyo., Oct. 16.--Seven-
ty-two hours after the outbreak at the
Wyoming state penitentiary here to-
day found eleven convicts still at
large and the scores Of posses appar-
emily without clew.
The posses have moved to the hills
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At as to /.

NEWMARKET, England. Oct. 16.--
Robert Sieviere's Warlingham won
the Cesarewitch stakes here today.
The betting was 33 to /. Eighteen
horses ran
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Alert Detectives Keep Their
Eyes Out for Cranks
With Revolvers

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service I
NEW YORK, Oct 16.-When Presi-
dent Taft left for Worcester, Mass,
today from which point he planned to
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For Three Generations There Has Been Insan-
ity In the Family Of the Man Who Tried
to Kill Roosevelt.
LEGALLY SANE But MEDICALLY NOT
Bullets in His Revolver Were Coated With
Grease and May Have Been Poison
soaked

TIyuited Press Leased Wire Service.l
MILWAUKEE,, Oct. 16 John
schrank, the man who planned to slay
Colonel Roosevelt here, is legally
sane. according to statement by
District Attorney label today.
"The man has a perfect knowledge
Of right and wrong and realizes that
the act which he committed was
against the law said the county
prosecutor. Medically. he may have
slight alteration, but only experts
could determine that. The man will
be given a fair and impartial trial.
He has been granted ample time to
prepare for this
Schrank was bound over to the next
term Of the municipal court. He will
be tried some time in December.
Meanwhile, the prisoner today re-
gained his composure from his ordeal
In court yesterday, when he appeared
extremely nervous.
Sheriff Arnold directed that he be
turned loose with other prisoners in
the "bull pen'' Of the county jail.
There today he discussed his case
with men serving short terms for
chicken stealing. flirting and other
minor offenses.
Schrank was reluctant to talk to
newspaper men today from behind
the "bull pen' bars The other pris
oners focked about him in hopes he
would add something to his story al
ready told, but Schrank insisted he
haG nothing to add to his original
confession that he shot Colonel Roose
velt because he believed the third
party candidate menace to the coun
try.
Schrank today refused to look oyel
newspaper which reporter held uI
before him. He insisted that he die
not care to discuss the case further
more than to confirm his statement O.
last night that he was sorry he sho
Roosevelt. Earlier yesterday Schranl
had said he was sorry his bullet hat
not killed Colonel Roosevelt.
Schrank was taken to his cell a
seven o'clock last night, slept vel
and was not disturbed until six o'clocl
this morning, when the "breakfas
period" was on in the county jail HI
consumed his portion of sausage ant
rye bead and drank the coffee pre-
yided.
Dean R. E. Sommers, of Marquette
University, is today making a chem
ical test of the bullets that remaine'
In the six shooter with whicl
Schrank fired on Roosevelt. A thicl
coating of grease covered the five re
naming missiles and it was though
advisable to ascertain whether 0
not criminal ingenuity had Drompte'
schrank to mix slow acting poisol
with the grease on the bullets
Three Crazy Generations.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.--That TO
three generations there has been II
sanity in the family of John Schrals
assailant of Colonel Roosevelt, wa
the statement today Of persons VII
have known him all his life. Th
grandfather of the attempted mul
derer was rich Bavarian brewer wh
had to be guarded closely during IN
last few years Of his life. The sam
unsoundness cropped out in Schrank
father and Schrank himself has
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No More Campaign Trips Because Of
the Assault Which Was Made
Upon Colonel
Roosevelt.
WILL QUIT MOOSE TALK
All Political Discussion Of the Third
Party Has Been Dropped by
tho Democratic
Candidate.

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, Oct. discrimination
of the report that all of Governor
Wilson's future dates, with the excep-
tion of those planned for the trip he
is now engaged on, would bo cancels
ed because Of the assault on Colonel
Roosevelt, was obtained at denlocra-
tic national headquarters today. In
an official statement Acting Chair
man McAdoo said:
"Go-ernor Wilson's statement that
he will not make any further public
campaigning speeches because OF the
injury to Colonel Roosevelt OF course
does not apply to the present trip.
The engagements for the present
week could not be cancelled but after
that Governor Wilson will remain at
home with the exception that he will
make an address already arranged
for on the night of October 81 in Mad
/! ison Square Garden this city"
| viii Not Mention Roosevelt.
| PRINC NCETON, N. j., Oct. 16.-It was
learned today that in the two days OF
speech-making remaining on Cover
nor Wilson's abandoned schedule, the
candidate will omit all political dis
cussion Of Colonel Roosevelt and the
third party.
Governor Wilson tried again today
! to cancel his Delaware-West Virginia
i and Pennsylvania trip, but he found
j that. local committees had expendee
considerable money for the meetings
and he concluded he could not honor
1 ably disappoint them
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Local oheervations.

Mean temperature, S.
Highest temperature. 60.
Lowest temperature, Al.
Lowest temnerature last night. 40.
FRED 2. GosEwIsCH.
Observer.
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SUI TAN BORROWS
A C0RksCREW
Turkish Fleet Which Has Been Bot.
tied up BY italians is Re
leased and Prepares
For War.
! THE BALKAN BATTLE
Greeks, Bulgarlans and servians Are
Being Massacred by the Turks
Ia Their Home
county

limited Press d Wire seryice.l
CoNsTANY 2 LIE, Oct. 1s.-The
admiralty ordered all war
ships held ldiness to put to sea
at a mom notice. Since the war
in TripolfS an the Italian fleet has
held Turkeys fighting craft bottled up
in port. Turko-Italian peace having
been concluded the sultan means to
use them against his enemies in the
Balkans.
The Porte received kilograms to-
day announcing that the Turkish
ministers have left not only Greece,
but Bulgaria and Servia without ask
ing for their passports. 1t was not
denied that the informal style of their
departure was intended as an affront
to the Balkan allies.
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Daily River Bulletin.
River Forecast.

The river will fall slowly from Dav
to Keokuk for several days.
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Drafting an Ultimatum.

BELGRADE, Oct. 16.-The Bulgar-
ian, Servian and Greece chancellories
today were engaged in drafting an
ultimatum to Turkey and declara-
ton of war to follow it in few hours
unless the sultan yields
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Continued on page 2.)
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-02
COLLECT ON THE GAYS OF WORK.

The Waterloo newspapers gave an
other chapter Of the serial story of Joe
Shelly who lay drunk while his baby
died and stayed drunk while the body
Of the child lay unburied at the morgue
and its mother lay at the point OF
death. His wife followed the baby out
of the world to a more merciful en-
vironmert Shelly refused to attend her
funeral in charge of an officer, explain
ing that his appearance there in charge
would disgrace him. He is under a
thirty day sentence for drunkenness.
Shelly, the dead child and its merci-
fully dead mother are incidents in the
working Of a system. That is all they
are Shelly, his wife and his baby are
the grist which the police court mill
grinds under present conditions. 1t is
grist ground over and over endless
| ly separating IS fines payment OF
COSTS pledges of reform from the
raw material or imposing longer or
shorter sentences to jail over and over
again in a useless, endless ana
unholy routine. Day after day
it grinds the same grist over
from Shelly whose baby lies
unburied to Big Mary" Of the slum
who always has the price of freedom.
And so it goes grinding together mis-
cry, vice and hopelessness in an I'M
wholesome grist. over and over. Over
and over.
Shellys wife and baby had
something coming from society, some
thing better than CHARITY funerals at
the end Of suffering and misery for
which they were in no fault. 1t is time
the right Of a child to support from
its father were recognized and that the
state set about to collect 1t. 1t is time
that women, bound in marriage to men
like Shelly were to some degree pro-
tected 1t may be laid down as a
principle that while a man has the
power to earn the support Of his de-
pendents the duty of the state is to
make him earn it. Organized society
is chargeable before the bar of com :