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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-14
MRS. BRADLEY HAS
PASSED TO BEYOND
Was Aged and Esteemed Res
idGRt of County

Mrs. Polly Bradley, an aged and
much esteemed woman residing east
of Americus, died yesterday morning
at the home of her son, Mr.. Berry
Bradley. Mrs Bradley was eighty
and useful life had been passed here
in Sumter county
She is survived by two daughters
Mrs. David Autrey and Mrs. Louisa
Bradley, and three sons, H. n, w. B.
and b. r. Bradley The funeral SER
vices will be held at 10 o'clock this
morning at the home of Mr.. B. R.
Bradley, conducted by Rev o. B. Ches-
ter and Rev. j. D. McCord.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-14
WOULD REOPEN
LOCAL Y. N. CA.
DECEMBER |
this HAS Been SUGGESTED
Would Get Desirable Room
Grs Together

For some time past the Young
Mems Christian Association here has
been closed to all the roomers who
formerly had rooms there. Yesterday
it was suggested that several young
men who desire to room at the build
ing get together and reopen the
building December 1, under the pledge
that everything would be managed in
desirable manner.
This suggestion was made by one
who formerly roomed at the Y NJ. c.
A, and who wishes that the building
may again soon be re-opened under o
plan similar to the one suggested. The
building was closed some time ago.
pursuant to the order of the executive
committee of the board of directors
oftheci ty who announced at the time
that the buildin was to be tenn
P0i ny SlooCu, W De Openeu ldIeI
when proper arrangements were COM
pleted
1t is understood that the purpose of
the executive committee of the board
OF directors in closing the building
was to keep the building closed until
it can be re-opened under efficient and
competent management. Unless the
executive committee acts upon the
suggestion made with reference to the
re-opening of the building by those
Immediately interested, as outlined
above, the building will likely remain
closed for some time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-14
signed UP The
TEACHERS CHECKS
Will Be in Town Saturday
to Get Them

Yesterday Supt. Moore of the coNln-
" public schools, passed a pleasant
hour signing checks for the October
pay roll of the county school teach
ers. When he left for his home the
checks were all in readiness for the
usual prompt payment of the teaching
corps of Sumter.
saturday the teachers will all come
10 the city for the checks, and also fol
'he usual monthly normal class. The
checks will be promptly cashed and d
iair proportion of the total will
doubtless speedily find its way int
general business circulation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-14
BAD BREAK In WALK
ON CHURCH STREET
At Corner of That Street and
Hampton

A dangerous break in the sidewalk
at the corner of Hampton and Church
streets is a menace to pedestrians
along Church street especially, as a
great many more people pass along
this street than the other.
The stone coping, as well as the
sidewalk, seem to have been turned up
in some manner, leaving on one side a
gaping hole that one may easily slip
foot into, which, if done would al
most surely cause considerable damage
to any one so unfortunate. The city,
also, might be made the defendant in
damage suit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-11-14
JOE TERRELL is
VERY ILL AGAIN
May Be Another Stroke Of
ApOplGxy

Atlanta, Ga, Nov 13.-Joseph M.
Terrell, former governor of Georgia
and later United States senator from
the state, is seriously i'll at his home
here, it was announced today. MIR.
Terrell was stricken with apoplexy
about year and half ago while
in Washington, where he was serving
o,fG the uhexpifed term of the late
United States Senator Alexander s,
Clay in the senate. He has never ~
ly recovered from the attack.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
DECLARES WOUND
IS NOT DANGEROUS

RACINE, Wis. Oct. 15.-Colonel Roose-
Welt was doing IN his bed half an hour
after the train left Milwaukee. The
colonel had walked to the train from the
motor car that brought him TO the sta
ton and admitted that he was some-
what tired,
"a mere trifle, a mere trifle.' was his
expression for the wound.
Dr. scurTy Terrell. the coloners per.
sonal physician, and DIR. R G. Sayle OF
the Milwaukee emergency hospital ware
in constant attendance. DR.. Terrell said
the bullet was deeply mbedded In the
thick layer Of flesh over the colonel's
chest and that there was no. indication
that the lung had been touched
"He has not coushed nor shown
nausea said DR.. Terrell. The wound
Is not dangerous
The colonels bullet-pieroed coat and
blood soaked waist-ooat were brought into
the press car. Tho following piorced
memoranda were In tho coat;
Wilson's record as governor"
Wilson's attitude toward trusts"
LA Toilette"
Wilson'S report ora record Of irnn1-
grafton ten years ssD an compared With
tho present. a.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Telegraphs to Wife.

While the colonel was on his way to
the hospital. which is ten blocks away
from the Auditorium, a message was
sent to Mrs. Roosevelt at Oyster Bay,
telling her of the shooting. She was
informed that the wound was slight
and that the colonel had gone ahead
with his speech, suffering no discom-
future. Other messages were hurried
out to various others of the colonel s
family, including Congressman Nicholas
Longworth in Washington. Another
went to George W. Perkins. the col
onel's national campaign manager, in
New York. All bore the same assuring
word, that the wound was not danger
GUS
The attempted assassination of the
eX-president was the work Of crank.
The fellow mingled with the crowd in
the street when Roosevelt drove up in
an automobile to the Gilpatrick hotel
at dusk. He brushed into the hotel
while Roosevelt was at dinner with
leaders Of his Progressive party. The
stranger, poorly dressed, about 35 years
Of age. of wiry build and with long
hair, asked the clerk at the desk where
he. could find the e1-president
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Deed Carefully Planned.

"During all this time l had travelled
under the name of Walter Roos. except
at Charleston, where l gave my right
name. While in Chicago on Saturday
I was at the Jackson hotel, and de-
cided after my failure at the Coliseum
to come to Milwaukee in advance OF
the party and lay my plans so care
fully that | could not fail. | came to
Milwaukee Sunday morning and went
to the Argyll, lodging house on Third
street. | then purchased newspapers
to inform myself as to Roosevelt .
whereabouts, and I learned on Monday
that he was to arrive at o'clock, l
learned also that he was TO be guest
at the Gilpatrick. and managed 10 gain
a position near the entrance, where |
could shoot to kill when Roosevelt ap-
peared.
"T am sorry 7 have caused all this
trouble for the good people Of Mil
waukee and Wisconsin, but | am not
sorry that 7 carried out my plan.'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Lambasts La Toilette.

After Roosevelt had talked for half
an hour, lambasting Senator La Fol
lette for opposing the Progrcssivos In
Wisconsin, and attacking Governor
Wilson for his stand on the trusts
and labor. he paused for moment to
take a glass of water. This was taken
by the crowd to indicate that he was
growing faint. In intense perturha-
tion woman in the audience arose
and cried:
"Colonel Roosevelt, won t You
please let the doctors look for that
bullet7 We can wait till they re
through. We're afraid you are serious.
ly hurt
Colonel Roosevelt gently laid down
the glass of water. Leaning over the
platform, he exclaimed in soft, even
tones:
Madam, you musn t be alarmed.
am only slightly hurt, and can easily
60 on.
The ex-president went on with his
speech for half au hour longer. He
curtailed his speech only trifle.
When he reached its conclusion Roose'
velt smiled amiably, and with a com.
prehensive gesture said, indulgcntly:
Now. my friends. I want to thank
YOU for your forbearance. You have
listened patiently to me. Thank you
and pood luck -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Insisted on Speaking.

Or. Scurry Terrell OF Dallas Tex.
Colonel Roosevelts physician, who hau
entered the automobile Just before II
started off. insisted that the colonel re-
turn to the hotel Fe would not hear OF
IT and the car was driven to the Audi
torium.
As soon as they reached the building.
Colonel Roosevelt was taken into q dress
Ing room and his outer garments were
removed. Or. Terrell. with the help OF
Dr. John Strstton OF Milwaukee and DR..
S. s. Sorrenson Of Racine. Wis, who
dressing room on call from the plat
form, made superficial examination OF
the wound. They agreed that II was
Impossible TO hazard a guess as 10 the
extent Of the colonels injuries and that
he should by all means go at once TO a
hospital.
II will deliver this speech or die. ono
or the other was Colonel Roosevet's 3
reply.
Despite the protests of his physicians,
the colonel strobe out Of the dressing
room and TO the stage. Several thou
sand persons, packed Into the big build
Ing. cheered loudly as he entered and
happened. went to his seat. For sew
cral minutes the crowd. no man OF whom
suspected that the colonel bore a bullet
In his body, kept up its cheering.
After the speech Roosevelt was rushed
10 his automobile and flashed through
The operating room had been placed
In readiness % receive Colonel Roose-
welt. and six OF the leading surgeons OF
Milwaukee were awaiting his arrival
Colonel Roosevelt was undressed and
placed upon the operating table. although
he insisted that he was not badly hurt
and that the doctors were taking IL too
SoriOIcly
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Wires to His Wife.

Just before he went to the operating
room he dictated the following tele
gram to Mrs. Roosevelt and gave order!
that if the telegraph office at Oyster
Bay was closed, the message should be
taken to Sycamore hill by taxicab;
Am in excellent shape; made an
hour and half speech. The wound
is a trivial ono, ] think they will
find it merely glanced on rib
and went somewhere into A cavity
of tho body; it certainly did not
touch lung and ism particle
more serious than ono of the in
.juries any Of the boys used con
tinually to be having. Am at the
emergency hospital at the moment,
but anticipate going right on with
my engagements. My voice seems
to be in good shape. Best love to
Ethel-Theodore Roosevelt.
The colonel held his right arm stiff
and seemed worn and tired as he pro
ceeded to the operating room. HI
smiled gamelv but there was an air oi
utter WEAKNESS and lassitude about
him.
"We're awfully glad he didn't get
Won. said one Of the party.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Cheers Are Deafening.

A deafening round of cheers went up
as the eS-presidept was escorted from
the stage
The doctors advised him that they
were already prepared with means to
make an immediate examination of the
wound at the emergency hospital.
''Oh, do it here, urged the colonel,
as he started to sit in chair. The
doctors insisted that he ought to 90 to
the hospital.
% If you think it g that bad, II &C" "
said Roosevelt cheerfully.
The ex-president felt his coat and
found that the bullet had scorched it
on its way through. Underneath his
vest was crimsoned.
''Do you feel much pain'' asked DR..
Tcrrill as he helped the colonel into
the waiting automobile.
"Nothing to speak off, replied
Roosevelt, with show Of nonchalance,
f'The bullet undoubtedly is resting
comfortably in the flesh somewhere, ]
know it didn't pierce the lung, as
haven t felt any trouble in speaking.
It didn't get very deep
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Despite Assurance That There
Was No Danger, Wife
Drives at Once to Pro-
gressive Headquarters.
RECEIVES MESSAGE
ALLAYING ALL FEAR
President Taft lnexpressibly
Shocked When Told of At
tack Upon Col. Roosevelt;
Wilson Expresses Regret.

"A TEW YORK, Oct. 14.--Mra. Theo-
nj dore Roosevelt was attending u
u musical comedy at Broadway
- theater tonight at tho time the
attempt was made on her hus-
bands life. The news was broken TO
her as she sat In a, box with party OF
friends. In fear that the announcement
OF the attempted assassination might be
made from the stage and be an unneces-
sarily great shock to the Colonel's wife,
George w Perkins. chairman OF the
executive committee OF the national
Progressive party, who was among the
first to receive the news, had dispatched
messenger to Mrs. Roosevelt
Although assurances were given I'm the
first dispatches that the colonel had not
been seriously wounded. Mrs. Roosevelt
was alarmed and Immediately left the
theater, driving TO the headquarters OF
the Progressive party
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
TALKS Of
CRIME TO Police
Continued from Page One.)

through much reading, convinced me
that Roosevelt was engaged in a dau.
gerous undertaking. 7 was convinced
that if be was defeated at the fall elec.
tion he would again cry thief and
that his action would plunge the coun-
try into bloody civil war.
81 deemed it my duty, after much
consideration OF the situation, to put
him out Of the way. I was living at my
home address at that time, but soon
after / had dream in which former
President Mckinley appeared to me. !
was told by Mckinley in this dream
that it was not Czolgosz who murdered
him, but Roosevelt s hand and that
Roosevelt had killed him 80 that be
might become president.
81 was more deeply impressed by
what / read in the newspapers than
others, aud after having this dream
was more convinced than ever that
should free the country from the men.
ace of Roosevelt s ambition.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15

and vicious minds should be infamcd 70
acts of violence by the kind OF foul men,
da city and abuse that has been heaped
upon me for the last three months by
the pa pers I'm the interests not only Of
Mr. Debs but Of Mr.. Wilson and MIR.
Taft Friends, will dlsown and rcpudi-
ate any man OF my party who attacks
with such vile. foul slander and abuse
any opponents OF any other party.
"Now i wish to say seriously to the
speakers and to the newspapers repre-
senting both the Republican and Demo-
cratic and Socialist parties that they
cannot, month in and month out, year
In and year out. make the kind OF SLAM
derous. bitter and malevolent assaults
that they have made and not expect tina |
brutal and violent characters especially
when the brutality is accompanied BY "A
not too strong mind-they cannot expect
that. such natures will be unaffected
by IL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Believes in Road Work.

CANON CITY, Colo, Oct. IL
outbreak at the Wyoming penitenti'
does not make me apprehensive Of
trouble In the Colorado prison,
Warden Thomas J. lyman today :
fact, I'm going TO send fifty moro n
out on road work this week, Far fr
convincing me that my plan Of giving
men liberty In road camps is mista
the Wyoming trouble has m, mads I'm me M "a
WHY. / have within twenty miles OF
Wyoming line more than hall as as ma ns
tentiary. They are under the superv1s
Of unarmed overseers. At night there
one armed guard in the camp-and n
a convict. .
"The wyoming system is entirely :
ferent from that in force In Colora
We have the road work system. VT
they use the factory plan. sttriol
the few escapes In Colorado partly 20
strict laws Of the state and partly 20
common sense method Of handling ps
oners, The men in the road gangs put
.ight hours OF the hardest kind OF VIC
every day and men who DO thai are
likely to lie awake nights thinking
plans TO escape"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
OSEVELT BLAMES SHOOTING ON NEWSPAPERS

Roosevelt, steadying himself with
his hand, cried out:
"Don t do that; let the fellow
alone.
With the aid of police, who rush ed
in on the assassin. they hauled him by
the scrufr Of his neck into the hotel.
A menacing crowd. bent on stringing
the fellow up to telegraph pole,
trailed along into the hotel. The police
formed line, and with upraised clubs
drove them back The stranger was
taken into the hotel kitchen. and later
rushed off TO police headquarters.
Colonel Roosevelt was accompanied
to the operating room at Emergency
hospital by Philip Roosevelt, o. *,
Davis, Henry r. Cochoms and DR.. Ter
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Anxiously Awaited News.

Here she awaited further details from
Milwaukee. She was consid erably re-
lieved by the early bulletins reporting
that the colonel had been SO slightly
wounded that he was able to proceed
with his speech.
She was alarmed again, however when
the wires told Of the removal OF the COL
onel TO a hospital and doubt among the
physicians as TO the seriousness OF the
wound.
Mrs. Roosevelt had not been able TO
decide as these reports came In to
whether TO leave tonight for MiIwa ukee,
Mr. Perkins said that announcement OF
Mrs. Roosevet's intentions would be
made later AS TO how Mrs. Roosevelt
had received the news. Mr.. Perkins only
said:
Just as such strong woman as Mrs.
Roosevelt would receive It."
President Taft and Governor Wilson
were among others 10 be quickly ad-
vised OF the attempted assassination Of
Colonel Roosevelt, The president was at
banquet which Mayor Gaynor was Civ
ing tonight TO the president, members OF
his cabinets. COO naval officers and sew
eral distinguished citizens, when the
news was communicated 10 him.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
President Shocked.

II was evident that the report fell
upon the presidents ears as great
blow. He was talking with Mayor Cay
nor at the time and after hearing the
news sat silent for several minutes. He
declined at first 10 make any statement.
apparently being reluctant to credit the
report. Later as the news was con-
irmed the president said to newspaper
men:
II am very sorry to learn OF the as
saut upon Colonel Roosevelt, and l am
glad to learn no harm was done"
At the time the president made this
statement bulletins from Milwaukee gave
the assurance that Colonel Roosevelt had
sustained practically no injury. The
speakers at the dinner avoided reference
to the reports but the news had soon
spread TO all and there was so much
discussion OF the reports that little at
tention was given TO the speakers.
Governor Wilson was at his home at
Princeton, n. j.. when newspa permen ad-
vised him OF the attempt to kill the
Progressive candidate for president.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Talks of His Wound.

But. fortunately, had my manu-
script tholding up manuscript, shoWins
the audience where the bullet had gone
through): so, you see, 1 was going 70
make a long speech. And, friends, the
hole Is IN 1t that the bullet went through,
and IT probably saved IL from gong INTO
INV heart The bullet Ia In me now. so
that 1 cannot make n very long speech
But | will try my best
And now. friends, ] want TO take ad-
vantage OF this incident to say solemn
word OF warning as l know how to my
fellow Americans First Of all, ] want
to say this about myself I have alto
gether too many important things 10
think OF TO pay any heed or feel any con-
Germ over my own death.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Purchased Revolver.

E'On September 81 I removed to the
White hotel, at 156 Canal street, near
the Bowery. I did this as my first step
in plan TO kill Roosevelt. I went
soon afterward 10 gunstore on Broad
way and purchased revolver.
"I then purchased a ticket 10
Charleston, s. c., and went TO that
city by steamboat. Ny first plan was
TO catch the Roosevelt party in New
Orleans, but | found that to be impos-
sible. I accordingly went to Charles
ton. and upon my arrival there had
$500 left. I left a bag in the Hosely
house in that city which contained, bo'
side the box in which the revolver
had purchased had been packed, a
deed to property on Eighty.hrst street
IN New York worth $4,000 and my
naturalization papers. That bag is
there now.
Not being able to carry out my plan
in Charleston, / proceeded TO Atlanta
Ga. then 10 Chattanooga, Tenn.
and from there to Evansville, Ind, and
Indianapolis and to Chicago. In each
one Of these cities ] tried TO shoot
Roosevelt, but was unable to waylay
dim. ] decided TO shoot him a. be n
rived in Chicago, and waited for him
at the Chicago & Northwestern station
but the intended victim did not arrive
there. Then I decided to do the shoot
ing at the Coliseum, but in this case
as in others. Roosevelt left the build
ing by an entrance other than the one
at which 7 had stationed myself.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Crowd Awaits News.

For an hour or more a large crowd
stood in Sycamore street. outside the
hospital awaiting the news OF Colonel
Roosevelt's condition. The statement OF
the attending physicians was taken out
and real aloud The crowd started to
cheer. but II was suppressed for fear
that the noise might annoy the colonel
Reassured by the news, the people for
the most part walked off.
When Colonel Roosevelt left the hospital
walking unass!sted. there were only a
few persons on the street
"How are you feeling. oolonel?' said
one OF the local committeeman. when he
came down the elevator from the operat~
ing room Just after an X-rsy picture hao
been taken.
Fine" announced the colonel and as
ne passed along he had a pleasant word
to say to those who greeted him In turn.
The colonel was said TO be resting easily
IN his private car "Meyhower." when he
left.
O. x. Davis, secretary OF the progress
siye national committee, sent telegram
TO Mrs. Roosevelt at Sagamore HILL as
surfing her that Colonel Roosevelts con-
dtion was not serious and that there
was no cause for alarm.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-15
Blarnes His Critics.

Friends. ] ask you now. this evening,
10 accept what I am saying as absolute
truth when / tell you am not thinking
OF my own success. I am not thinking of
my life or Of anything connected with me
personally. I am saying this by way Of
Introduction because 7 want to say some
thing very Serious TO our people, and
especially to the newspapers
81 don't know who the man was who
shot me tonight. He was seized by one
Of my stenographers. Mr.. Martin, and I
suppose is in the hands OF the police
row. He shot TO kill me. I am just 60
ing to show you Colonel Roosevelt then
unbuttoned his coat and vest and showed
his white shirt badly stained with blood. .
Now. friends. 1 am going to be as quiet
as possible even II I'm not able TO give
the challenge of the bull moose quite az
loudly. Now, do not know who be was
or what party he represented. He was
a coward, He stood in the darkness In
the crowd around the automobile and
when they cheered me and ! got UP to
bow, he stepped forward and shot me In
the breast
''It is very natural thing that weak