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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-17

Milwaukee, Oct. 5.-Theo-
more Roosevelt was shot and
seriously wounded in the right
breast last night as he was
leaving the Fitzpatrick hotel for
the Auditorium by John Sch
rank of New York. Despite
his wound the colenol insisted
Oh going to the Auditorium and
making his speech. Later he
was rushed to a Chicago hospi-
tai on his special car. Ebert
K. Martin the colonel's steno-
gIapher, seized the assailant.
A mob surged around the man
who apparently is a fanatic on
the subject Of Roosevelt's run
ming for another term as presi-
dent, but the police succeeded
in landing him safely in the
central station.
Behind the shooting Of
Roosevelt is a story that shows
the iron nerve of the former
president. He insisted on
speaking to the audience at
the Auditorium after the bullet
had lodged in his body
Having finished his speech,
the colonel submitted to the
entreaties of his friends and
was taken from the hall.
Life Saved BY Manuscript
Colonel koosevelt's life was
probably saved by a manu-
script of the speech which he
delivered last night. The bull
let struck the manuscript.
which retgrded it's force as it
passed through into the flesh.
The assailant was prevented
from firing another shot by
Albert H. Martin, one of Col
onel Roosevelt's two secretar-
les.
Colonel Roosevelt had just
stepped into an automobile
when the would-be assassin
pushed his way through the
crowd in the street and fired.
Martin, who was standing in
the car with the colonel, jump
ed onto the mans shoulders
and bore him to the ground.
Caption a. O. Girard, of Mil
waukee, who was in the trout
seat, jumped almost at the
same time and in an Instant the
man was overpowered and dis
armed.
A wild cry of "Linch him.
went up from the crowd.
Colonel Roosevelt spoke to
the people and told them to
spare the assailant. The man
was taken into the hotel and
held there until he was remov-
ed to the police station. In
spite of the entreaties of phys
leans, Colonel Roosevelt insist
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-17
Glendale.

Ladies Aid at Glendale, will give a
Box. Supper at the Lincoln School
house. on section IS. on the 18th. OF
October. A good programme is
provided, including a special item.
singing by an Indian quartet. Do
not miss the chance of spending .
pleasant and profitable evening.
Mrs. ID. TAYLOR. President
Miss Helen M. Porter, Secretary.
Mrs. W. H. Penwell. Treasurer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-17
NORTH HAND

Mrs. Martinmas and Miss Bucher
of Fairview returned home from a
visit in Iowa last Saturday.
Charley Corson of Genoa. Ill. is
here buying stock, Charley Weiblen
brought him up from Miller.
Anna Pellin Of Spring is assisting
1t the Duckeck restaurant Orient.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-17
Bullet Enters Breast Now in Chi
cago Hospital.
Country Shocked at Attempted As
SaSSinatiOr

ed upon delivering his address,
The crowd pressed in on
them and Martin and Captain
Girard, who had followed Mar
tin over the side of the auto
mobile, were caught with their
prisoner in the midst of a
struggling throng Of maddened
men. 1t seemed for the mo-
ment that the assailant would
be torn to pieces by the infur-
lated men if Colonel Roosevelt
had not interviewed in behalf of
the man.
He raised his hand and mo-
toned inperiously to the crowd
to fall back.
Stop, stop!' he cried; stand
back; don't hurt him."
Prisoner Taken to Hotel
The men in the crowd at
first were not disposed to
heed his words, but at length
fell back and permitted Martin
and Captain Girard to carry
the man into the hotel. After
a short struggle the prisoner
gave up and was carried with
out resistance out of the reach
of the crowd.
Are you hart colonel" a
hundred voices called out.
"Oh, no." he responded with
a smile. missed me that time
I'm not hurt a bit"
II think we'd better be going
on" he said to the other mem
bers of his party, cor we will
be late"
Discovers Roosevelt is Shot
They had driven hardly one
of the four blocks from the
hotel to the Auditorium when
John McGrath, another Of Col
onel Roosevelt's secretaries, ut
tered a sharp exclamation and
pointed to the colonel's breast.
"Look, colonel he said,
''there is a hole in your over
coat"
Colonel Roosevelt looked
down.. saw the hole. then un-
buttoned the big brown army
coat which he was wearing and
thrust his hand beneath it.
When he withdrew it his fin
gers were stained with blood.
"It looks as though / had
been hit" he said, "'but | don't
think it is anything serious"
DR.. Scurrey Terrell of Dallas,
Texas. who entered the auto
mobile just before it started off,
insisted that the colonel return
to the hotel. He would not
hear of it, however and the car
was driven to the auditorium.
AS soon as they reached the
building, Colonel Roosevelt was
taken into a dressing room and
his outer garments were re-
moved.
After speaking over an hour
to a crowded house of tensely
excited people, the colonel was
taken to an emergency hospital,
and then to Chicago, where the
doctors say he will recover.
The man who did the shoot
ing was John Schranck, of New
York, a Bavarian who had fol-
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-10-17
Advertisement
LEST We FORGET

The voters of Hand County will be called upon Novem-
Der 5b next to decide whether we shall continue the pre-
gressive Republican administration of county, state and
national affairs with a party that has proved it's worth, or
change it to another party that has been entrusted with
our state government but twice in our history.
The democratic party has had control of our national
government but twice in fifty years and of our state but
twice in twenty-three years. During all the rest of the
time the Republican party has administered our national
and state governments.
The same theories of government which produced those
frightful years of democratic misrule from 1898 to 1897
are again offered to the American people. The democrat
ic platform of 1912 declares for FREE TRADE. Do the
people of Hand County want that kind ola dose repeated?
Do they want the forty cent wheat, the three centhogs,
three cent beef, and one and one half mutton Of 1895 or
do they want eighty cent wheat nine cent hogs, ten cent
beef, and seven cent mutton of 1912? The Republican
party does not believe the people will choose the former.
We must judge a party by its past performances. A
horse buyer inquiries into a horses past life before pur-
chasing. An employer requires letters of reference from
a prospective employee. 4 voter can only select his party
by past conduct. eve face the future with our past and
present as guarantors of our promises; we are content
to stand or fall by the record which we have made and are
making"
Progressive legislation for the people has been the record
of the Republican party in the nation and in South Dakota.
If the voters of Hand County are satisfied with the record
oil the party that curbed the railroads, broke the trusts,
stopped rebating, purified the food of the people, gave free
homesteads to the great west, provided pensions for vet
Grams of the Civil War, built the Panama canal, abolished
free railroad passes and inaugurated direct primary cleo
tons for the people, then the Republican party and the
ticket presented by that party should receive the united
support aud endorsement of every Hand County voter.
We ask your careful consideration of that record and of
the entire Republican ticket.
Republican County Committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
China's First Election

The selection of the members of the first Chinese congress is now going on, and the members that are about to be selected will serve three years. In the primaries of the present week 50 members will be chosen in each district, and on January 10 the 90 will meet and name representative to the national house of representa- tives and an alternate.
 The basis of representation in each of the Chinese provinces or states IS 800,000 of population-one member of the national body to each 80,000 peo- pie. A voter must be a male citizen 21 years old, who is not illiterate, in sane, bankrupt, or an opium smoker and who pays at least $2 a year direct taxes, owns real estate to the value of $500, or is graduate of at leas an elementary school. Members of tht army, navy and police, judicial ane administrative officials and monks and priests are disfranchised, except in distant Mongolia, Tibet and Ching hai, where monks and priests may vote.
 The new parliament is to meet ir January, when constitution will nc doubt be adopted, or at least submit ted to the electorate, and the republic fully established. The outside worlc has doubted whether the vast popu lation is fitted for self-government and the events of the next few weeks will go far to determine this ques tion. The country is peaceful at pres ent, and the provisional government seems to be acting wisely in perfect ing republic where one was leas expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Moving Houses

Persons who pass along Park avenue
 ested in the work of moving the large
 Enslen house from it's original site at
 the northwest corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty-first street to the northeast cor
 ner," said citizen.
 l Tt has been tedious. difficult job.
 Major Tutwiler's handsome apartment
 house. On the Twenty-first street side of the old Enslen lot are beautiful shade | trees which Major Tutwiler naturally
 wishes to preserve. It was condition. | I understand, that these trees should not | be harmed. Could the trees have been
 cut down the contractor could have easily moved the building sidewisc across the street; but in order to save the trees the house had to be rolled Into Park avenue, then pushed into Twenty first street and rolled down Twenty-hrst to | Sixth avenue and then rolled onto the lot which it is to occupy. But, after all l the pains to preserve the trees, the branches had to be cut and I am afraid
 the trees will be almost. if not quite.
 ruined.
 | "The original house moving contractor gave up the job and the firm that took
 it off of his hands is composed of colored
 men who have been exceptionally sue | cessful.
 Tt may pay to move some houses,
 but when all things are considered fl | would have been better If the Enslen house had been taken down and rebuilt
 on the, site. It is easy enough to roll
 a small wooden house, but it is a very different matter with a large one. This one referred to has monopolized a pop
 ular thoroushfare for three or four weeks
 But what distresses me is the injury tc
 the beautiful trees, and perhaps their ut. | ter destruction.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
IN YELLOWSTONE PARK

From the New 1ork IeieSrdHi.
 Elk that winter in the Yellowstone Ma tional park now amount to more than SO,- 900, according to the report of the acting superintendent of the park, just made public by the department of the interior.
 'rhe problem of handling this large herd of elk to the best advantage says Lieutenant Colonel Brett, has become an important one, and one in which many are interested. '~The department of agri- culture has, in the interests of the elks, limited the grazing districts for sheep in the national forests adjoining the park; the states of Montana and Wyoming have set aside game preserves, adjoining the park for the protection of the elk and other game, and the latter state as we'll as the federal government has spent money to feed the elk that winter in Jackson Hole
 '.rhe buffalo in the park says the act ing superintendent, ''are in two herds-a wild and a tame one. A special effort was made during the month of July to determine, as nearly as possible, the ex- act number of buffalo in the wild herd in the park. Forty-nine animals, includ- ing 10 this years calves, were counted. This is the largest number reported for more than 10 years, and the number oi calves indicates that the herd is thriving beyond expectation.
 "At the present time there are 1l5 ami mals in the tame herd. & males, 6l fe- males and 24 this years calves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Regarding Monticello

The commissioners who are in Birming- ham, MT. Exum and MT. Weatherly, reached an agreement yesterday in ref erence to the petition which the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution are cir culating.
 q would readily sign a petition,' said Mir. Exum, directed to MT. Levy, urging him to sell Monticello the old home stead of Thomas Jefferson, to the Amer ican people. But I am not sure that I should sign petition to Congress urging that MT. Levy be deprived of his property against his will, even though such de- privation would carry with it fair finan- cial consideration"
 Mir. Weatherly agreed There is fine question involved" stated he. MT. Levy is certainly, from one viewpoint, entitled to retain possession of his property, even though the property consists of the home of Thomas Jefferson, perhaps the great est man whom America has produced. On the other hand. many believe that nc man is entitled to make a monopoly of what might be termed an institution in which everybody in the United States de- sires to share-not for financial gain but from sense of patriotic duty
 Neither of the commissioners signed the ing that it would be the wiser course to postpone action until they had given the subject more careful consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05

From the Vancouver Sun.
 Left for dead by an infurated female grizzly bear who had malled him al most to unconsciousness is the nerve racking and thrilling experience of K. lC. chipman, chief of Dominion geo. logical survey party, while camping on Mineral creek, near Winner. MT. Chipman had gone out from camp alone with his rife to examine the mountain side behind the camp, which | is very steep, as to the best place to scale it for triangulation purposes on the morrow. Presently he sat down on a log to rest; bear charged at him from some bushes without the slightest warning.
 As he struggled in surprise to free himself he saw a pair of cups to one side and behind him. Unknowingly he had sat down to rest between a fe- male grizzly and her young. Firing one shot, he rushed down the steep mountain side, the bear following a ith such determination and force that it rushed clean past him. Instantly MT Chipman turned and went back up the hill As a bear however, can run easier up hill than down. he was quick ly caught by the huge beast and shaken as easily as terrier shakes rat Luckily the fierce shaking caused the bear to loose her footing on the steep hillside and both rolled together some distance down before bringing up. It was now that MT. Chipman dis played the courage and presence of mind that saved his life, for on bring ing up among some bushes he lay per fectly quiet, feigning death. Satisfied, after shifting him all over, that he really was so, the bear ambled away to
 her cubs
 | On his men getting to him ne was
 carried into camp and made comfor-
 table. while a couple of men were sent
 down here for Dr. Opie, as 1t was found
 from the head of Mineral creek to the
 junction with Toby river and the log ging road. pr. Opie got to MT. Chip
 man about midday on Saturday after q gallant fight for miles with burnt and fallen timber.
 He found that the leather leggings worn by MT. Chipman had practically
 from serious injury but not so with the
 left which Is badly torn above the
 knee from the shaking, the bears teeth
 being deeply buried in the knee also, linflaming 1t considerably MT. Chipman
 will be all right again probably in q
 month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
THE TIPPLE AT PULLMAN

From the Survey.
 Milk bottles instead of beer bottles reign supreme at luncheon in the Pullman car factories. Two peddlers at the main gate, which is but one of the seven entrances, sell nearly 800 bottles of milk each noon.
 Exclusion of demoralizing influences be-
 ing part of the original paternalistic re- gime, no saloons. with but one exception, were allowed in the town. Liquor inter- ests seized upon the nearest available spot and 30 grog shops soon clustered at Kensington, just across the railroad tracks and south of Pullman. This place quickly merited the name of "Bumtown, which still clings to it.
 With the changes in population and the property sale, which did away with the early restrictions writes Graham Rorneyn Taylor in The Survey, "sa- looms seem strangely slow in invading the old town. Aside from the hotel bar men, toned, only five saloons have started up, one of them in corner of the market house. And in the part of the town north of the shops but 10 have come In. In fact few things are more striking to the ob- server who watches the swarms of men at the main gate during the noon hour than the absence of beer cans and the prevalence of milk bottles. Bumtown however, lives up to it's old reputation and boasts of 52 saloons, D of which are on the single block nearest to Pullman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05

acts of the various states should be watched and compiled, so that each governor would be kept informed of what is going on in the other AZ states.
 Until the house of governors is, in other words, organized no great amount of good will come from the annual conferences. The fifth one is now setting in Richmond, and it prom ises to be no more fruitful than its four predecessors.
 Either the house of governors should be dissolved altogether or else it should be organized until it has tangible and real existence. It is far too academic as it stands at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
ONE WHO WAS SILENT

Paris Letter to the London Telegraph.
 The cafe was full in the late after noon. Swiftly the walters hurried in and out between the little tables, setting down glasses here and there. From end to end the conversation rose in a noisy buzz. Paying no heed to it all. not once raising his head to regard who came or who went. sat man alone, wrapped in a som Der reverie.
 There burst into the tumult, stilling 1t by their cries, band of newsboys hawk ing their wares. Defeat of the Turks!' they cried Terrible Turkish disaster!'
 Like wildfre was the sale of extra. until only one copy remained. The news boy held 1t before the man in the cor ner.
 Defeat of thes Turks?" he cried. "Terrible Turkish disaster" The man gave no sign that he heard. Forty thousand Turks dead on the feld. said the hoy Still the dreamer sat absorbed. Yhen the boy looked ct him moro closely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
New York and London Contrasted

Metropolitan London had 7,252,963 inhabitants in 1911. Metropolitan New York had in 1910, including the sub urbs in New Jersey, 6,7S2,00O inhabi- tants. The difference in those years was but 470,963!
 This is the difference that New York expects to overcome by the lat ter part of 1913. Why? The growth of London is but 10 per cent in de- cade, and the New York World says that London of the metropolitan dis trict will probably have not more than 7,44O, ,OO0 inhabitants at the end oi next year, while metropolitan New York will have at the end of 1913 g population of 7,514,000 if it continues to increase at the rate of 100000 2 year in the year to come as it has 1T the years preceding.
 This would make New York the greatest city in the world at Christ mas time of next year, and the fig ures should be put in Uncle Sam'S stocking at that time, especially il they can be verified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
GLADIATOR IN ARMOUR
Milan Correspondence London chro

Milan Correspondence London Chronicle.
 During some important excavations un- dertaken at Mount Cavo, in the Roman Campagna. in the hope of tracing an an cient temple. devoted to Jupiter. the dig gers struck upon an extensive second century cemetery, which had evidently been planned out on the surface of a gigantic landslip on the side of the noun tain caused by earthquakes. which had buried the older existing buildings.
 A giant warrior. or gladiator. clad in iron armour, was discovered in one of the tombs which was covered with big tiles taken from the Temple of Tfberius. A number of bronze coins bearing the effigy of the Empress Faustina, in addition to a quantity of rings. safety pins and br ooches of . very early period. terra Gotta elephants head, and fragmentary vase, containing inscriptions are among the latest finds. The exploration is being pushed forward in view of the Interna- tional Archaeological Congress which ii about to assemble at Rome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
MANS LOVE FOR HIS DOG

From Worlds Work for December.
 "The affection one forms for ones dogs in this country is almost limitless," says Lieut.. George F. Waugh, who made a trip of 1000 miles across Alaska in mid winter "The day before reached Chitna I met a trapper carrying five little pup pies on his back. He had the mother dog with him in good condition. He hat been three days two of them without any food making 12 miles rather than sacrifice these dogs, and he had frozen his feet and hands so badly. as result, that am afraid he was bound to lose some of his fir gers and toes.
 T like to think that l finished my 1000 mile trip in 21 days with the same five dogs with which I started, and that not one of them had even a sore foot during the entire journey. In fact. before 1 started, Psyriak had cut his left hind foot, which made it necessary to muckluck it. but when I finished my journey he was in better condition than at first. Not once during the whole way did I sit on the sled; I pushed 1t for at least 800 miles, and ran beside 1t for another 300.
 ''I hated to part with my dogs, but as our country is too hot for them, I de- cided to give them away. broke up the team and separated them, so that they would not work together again. I had several chances to sell them, but I could hot think of doing so. When I boarded the boat at valdes, where left two of my dogs, my leader, Pyriak, tried to get up the gangplank after me, but when they would not let him, he stood there until the boat pulled out. whining. as much as to say, How can you desert me now?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-05
Before the House of Governors

Governor Shafroth of Colorado ad- socated certain punishment in crimes against women, and Governor Bald win of Connecticut pleaded for re- vival of the whipping post. However excellent these propositions may be they are but academic, for the house of governors lacks organization. It is TOW but debating school with very pleasant junket thrown in.
 If the house of governors is to dc valuable work it must become con- tinuous body through a permanent secretary of known and approved com potency. A big man is needed, and a fund of, say, $5O,O0O made up in due proportion by the AS states is also ne6ded. This sum should in part be uS ! to pay the mileage of the gov errors, thus securing a full attend ance whenever desirable.
 At the office of the permanent sec retary there should be the revised statutes of all the states, and digests of the messages of all governors should then be prepared and all the