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The Delta independent., 1912-10-18
FANATIC FIRES SHOT THAT
WOULD DOUBTLESS BEEN
FATAL BUT FOR SHIELD
LETTERS IN POCKET PROTECT
WOUND THOUGHT NOT DANGER
Gus UNLESS UNLOCKED FOR
COMPLICATIONS ARISE.

A man giving name of John Schrank,
fired at Col. Roosevelt while the latter
was sitting in his automobile in Mil
waukee in front of the Gilpatrick house
at o'clock Tuesday night.
Unconscious of the wound Col.
Roosevelt proceeded to the Auditorium
and when his condition was discov-
ed, insisted upon delivering his speech
in spite OF the protests OF physicians
and his friends.
After speaking he was put aboard a
train and hurried to Chicago, where
he was placed in hospital by attend
ing physicians.
Reports received since are to the
effect that the wound, which is in the
abdomenal region, is not likely 10
prove serious unless unlocked for COM
plications set in.
The bullet did not penetrate the alb
dominal region but lay embedded
against the wall, in the muscles and
flesh.
Col. Roosevelt has been in receipt
of letters of sympathy from President
Taft and Prof. Wilson as well as from
many other public men
His assailant was captured immedi
ately after shot was fired. He is chron
icled as rabid Socialist. who admit
ted the shooting and declared that any
man who wanted third term ought to
be shot. He formerly ran laundry
in New York and lived at $40 East
Tenth street.
On the matter of the attempted
assassination the Denver Republican
voices general sentiment in the follow
ing:
The public will learn with great sat
isfaction that the wound inflicted up
on Colonel Roosevelt in an attempt &c
assassinate him last night is not seri
Gus. and that in all probability it will
subject him to little inconvenience.
1t would be impossible TO condemn
with too great severity the insane at
tempt upon his life. The attempt Ger
tainly. is not American. The excite
ment of a political campaign may turn
brain trembling upon the verge OF
insanity: and only on the suppositior
that it was so in this case is it possible
to account for the act of the man who
shot Colonel Roosevelt. But attempts
upon the lives of distinguished public
men are so peculiarly atrocious thai
one hesitates to admit even the plea
of insanity in bar of the punishment
which the most dastardly form Of
murder deserves. The impelling mo
tive is foreign to American sentiment
The gratitude awakened by the fact
that Colonel Roosevelt has escaped
serious injury will be shared alike b,
political foes and personal admirers;
for the sentiment of the country is un
animous in sympathy for the wounded
man, although his injury is but slight
in condemnation OF his assailant.
Physicians attending Mr.. Roosevelt
place the passing of the danger periot
at Friday.
The Delta independent., 1912-10-18

II. F. Lake. Jr.. and family, returned
from a brief visit in Gunnison last
Saturday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
DEMOCRATIC OUTLOOK THE BEST

Special Correspondence of The August
New York. Sept 3.-The outlook
for a sweeping democratic victory in
state and nation could not possibly be
brighter, according 10 W. H. Thomp-
son OF Grand Island, Neb., chairman
OF the Nebraska democratic state
central committee. He predicts the
election of every candidate from VIII
son down.
Il find that the voter anxious 70 see
the organization Of the progressive
party in the state insists that ne Will
not support any candidate of that
party who permits his name 10 90 on
the republican ticket said Mr..
Thompson Saturday.
In meeting the republican voter
the same aversion 10 the progressive
party Is noted Each insist on follow
ing the line of cleavage mapped out
by the Taft and Roosevelt followers
IN Illinois.
"On the other hand, everything
looks pleasing TO the democrats OF
the state. who are absolutely united
for their ticket As an illustration OF
the sentiment prevailing among dem
ocrats, 7 might mention converse
ton I had with Senator Volpp Of
Dodge county, who told me that in his
opinion Dodge county would give the
largest democratic majority this year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
sHEKIDAN,s PROPHECY

General Philip X Sheridan. in an
address in 1877 At Philadelphia. said
There is one thing that We should
appreciate and that is that the i'm.
provement in guns and in the ma
terial Of war, IN dynamite and other
explosives. is rapidly bringing us TO
s period when war will eliminate it,
seif-wheu We can no longer stand
up and tight each other in battle and
shall have 70 resort 10 something else.
Now. what will that something else
Ne, II will be arbitration. I mean
What ] say when express this belief
thPt II any one here now could live
until the next centennial he would
Ind that arbitration rules the world. "
fPodern engines OF destruction are
nolC 20 terrible that 1t ought not to
lie Necessary TO wait any longer be-
fore substituting arbitration for war.
yet We seem little nearer universal
peace now Than We were when Gen
eral sheridan made his prophecy.
A few days ago the centennial Of
She founding OF the great gun works
az the Krupps az Essen. Germany.
Vas celebrated These works emolor
IN army OF 10000 men-7O.OOO men
who are mostly skilled mechanics and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
MAN VERSUS NATURE.
msrvsIs That Are Wrought Through
Synthetic Chemistry.

MsrvsIs That Are Wrought Through
Synthetic Chemistry.
Nature, we may reflect. has a hard
time in competition with the chemist
Her slow. laborious processes are one
by one being superseded.
Her most delicate perfumes. which
she dishes TO US IN drops, are made 10y
the gallon IN the laboratory The in
finite deliCacy OF her tints we stimu-
late from a material so unrOmantic az
coal tar We squeeze a cellulose prod
uct through a tiny hole, aud we have
the silk Of the silk worm We trans
form trees into paper and educate the
world We initiate the precious stones
which Nature has produced by gigantic
tic forces in upheaval. and the only
difference, az was stated in our courts
recently. is that the artificial product
Is more perfect than the real Now
the chemist takes starch. an uuroman-
tic material enough. and makes OF 1t
that rubber on which the wheels OF
the world 70 round
In the course OF bis experiments man
discovers a cheap method OF making
aCetOne, an essential OF our modern
high explosives. Somehow or other all
mans experiments lead ultimately to
the explosive. which again shows how
we reverse processes. for. while Ma
ture begins all her work With an ex
plosion, man works up to the eXplO
sion as the highest expression of his
conquest Westminster Gazette
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

that has ever been given in the his
tory of the county.
Speakers are volunteering TO take
the stump and make an aggressive
battle from the beginning. Many of
them have not been on the stump for
years
Wilson and Marshall clubs are be-
ing organized and an active interest
shown everywhere The younger
voters Of the state are specially &C
tive in organizing Wilson and Mar
shall clubs, which / think is a good
omen for rs. AS usual thing, as the
mass OF first voters goes, so goes the
victory. 1t will be the way this year"
The Wilson League of Independent
Voters Is the latest development in
the progress OF the popular campaign
for the national democratic ticket.
Nathan Straus has been selected hon,
orary president Of the league, which
is primarily an organization Of for,
eign-born voters without regard 70
their local political affiliations. The
response from voters who are nomin'
ally republicans has already been
surprisingly large.
The Wilson League Of Independent
Voters viii devote itself 70 forwarding
the interests OF the national ticket
only. II will make no alliances IN 10
cal politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
"REFORMER" ROOSEVELT.

T Roosevelt is kept busy explain
ing those trust contributions TO his
1904 campaign when he had the Wall
street interests bidding for his admin
istratiou protection.
The more he explains the deep
~ he gets into the mire.
The insurance investigation showed
that the insurance trust contributed
$4,000 20 the Roosevelt campaign
fund
The Archbold testimony showed
that the Standard OF trust contri.
buted 100000 TO the Roosevelt cam.
psicn fund
The Hartman revelations showed
that one OF the six railroad groups
contributed $3.50 OOo 10 the Roosevelt
campaign fund
II Roosevelt is as ignorant about
the purpose OF these slush funds "a
he pretends 10 be. then he is Ear too
ignorant 20 be elected 10 a third term
as president
Such are the trials and tribulat,ons
OF real retormer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

who ought TO be turning out things
for the benefit of humanity instead
or rifles and cannon for the destruc-
tion OF human beings. An army OF
men at each great ship yard where
battleships are constructed is employ
ed in making engines Of destruction.
Millions of men who ought 10 be til
ling the fields, working in factories
and increasing the production Of the
necessities Of life are soldiers, read
10 engage in slaughter Of their fellow
men At the command OF the rulers OF
their countries.
Why not arbitration now, instead
OF in 1887? Il is true that the great
powers hesitate more about 60
Ing 70 war now than they did a
century ago, and perhaps il is the
strengthening OF the sword arm all
around that is forcing the day Of uni
versal arbitration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
MAROFTYPEIN GERMANY

Because OF an increasing use OF
Roman in place OF Gothic letters in
Germany some 500 men OF eminence
in letters and science have prepared
an appeal TO their countrymen 10 hold
70 the old custom. 70 maintain the old
type They assert that the use OF Ro-
man characters is a surrender 70 for
eign influence; that no man can be
true German If he yields 10 that weak
ness.
That is hut another evidence OF the
stubbornness with which the old or
Ger holds its own against any limo
vation OF a new age The Gothic let
ter. device OF the middle ages, was
excellentIy adapted TO the uses OF
monks, who delighted in ornamental
script 4 skiIlful penman with a life
time AZ his disposal in the quiet IL
braries OF the monasteries could make
d page OF Old English or German
characters look more wonderful and
more beautiful than a page OF Latin
script. When worked out in inks in
various colors and illuminated with
rich designs the possibilities Of the old
type were many. But since there is no
longer much demand for new works
Of that kind the old advantage has
turned 20 disadvantage.
The use OF Gothic type makes the
requirement of German more difficult
and the writing OF German almost an
impossible art to the average foreign
er. II also hampers the German him
self The tendency toward using the
simple Roman characters is therefore
not a weak concession to the foreign
or. but a wise regard for German con
venience. To fight against it is 70
maintain a conservatism as futile as
that which once attempted in this
country 70 retain the old spelling OF
honour" and "musick." The world
moves slowly toward simplicity, but il
moves steadily, despite the learned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
COMMENT FROM THE CAPITAL

selves that 1t was the employers who
caused the dynamite to be planted"
during the strike in the hope that pub
lie sentiment could be turned against
the strikers. They have been unable
to prove this, however
Mystery centers in this case in the
person of John J. Breen, who was a
member of a Lawrence school commit
tee. Breen had not known personal
interest in the cause OF the strikers
His associates were among employers
and the professional class When
the charge that dynamite had been
planted" became public in Lawrence,
Police Inspector Rooney OF Boston,
was called into the case, and he seem
ed to know right where to go to find
the dynamite. The foreign strikers
in whose possession the dynamite
was found. declared 1t had been Civ
en- to them by Breen. Breen was ar.
rested. He refused 10 testify. and
was fined $500. It. is pointed out now
that Breen's punishment was remark
ably light that by not taking the stand
he protected the secrets of any high
eT up. BY refusing to testify, Breen
prevented any light from being shed
on the charge that there was moth
ing more in the case than a plot on
the part of the wooden trust owners
to discredit the strikers
ADDS TO MY TERY.
Now comes the suicide of Pitnam
"a hours before he was 10 be interro
gated, adding more mystery to the
affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

There seems to be a general impress
sion that II women served on juries
there would be more convictions in
the case of women wrong-doers. A
number of public men have expressed
that opinion, but where they find cause
for such an opinion do not know.
They surely are not well acquainted
with the real inner nature of the av-
erage woman.
1t is true that women on jury
would not be affected by mere physi-
cal beauty in the woman being tried:
therefore, they might be more just in
weighing the circumstances in her
case. But | do not believe-and every
womanly woman and every man who
has intimately known good women will
bear me out-that any jury OF women
will ever sentence a woman. no mat
ter how heinous her crime. 10 be hang
ed-as some juries Of men have done.
After all, in spite OF certain rivalries
and even cattishness among the gent
Ter sex. there is a sisterhood that men
do not quite understand Even where
women will appear outwardly TO con
denim one another and undermine one
another, often to win masculine favor
secretly they are linked together.
Mrs. O'Grady and the colonels
lady" are one under the skin when II
comes TO the great questions of right
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

To me. a city business man. there
is nothing more delightful. by contrast
with my accustomed tumultuous life.
than country library. There is no
need in one of these secluded hooks
for the card used in city reading
rooms. on which is printed the word
silence" a word which seems to rec
ognize the fact that there is turmoil
about and q great effort is necessary
to keep ii out.
Being nervously tired. my physician
recommended me to go TO a quiet
place and rest. chose the village OF
r.. where no summer bOarders were
to be found. and. finding quarters in a
private family. settled myself down
for a season of do nothingness. At
first the sensation OF idleness was
pleasant, but l soon grew tired Of 1t.
and one morning passing the town
library. a dainty little building built
for the purpose. I went in.
The librarian was sitting at a table
with books in piles about her. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
AW0MANyO OBSERVATIONS


and wrong. the need OF sympathy and
a divine pity. and that forgiving and
sheltering that only woman can give
to another woman.
There may be exceptions, of course.
but on the whole it is doubtful if one
could find any woman. no matter
what estate in life, who has not some
tiny streak of this fine gold in her ma
tuTe. Under stress of great emotion
because of a wrong or jealousy. she
may kill a human being But place
her in judgment over another woman's
life and. while she may mete out even
a severer punishment. she will prac-
tically never give the death verdict.
Women know too well what women
have to suffer
In large measure, it's the man or
woman with a petrified brain, who re-
fuses TO listen TO the justice OF equal
suffrage. They're satisfied with the
old condition of things because they
/ Of anything better. and now their
/ poor stone-age brains aren't able TO
/ grasp the meaning of this or any
other new movement.
/ The woman who doesn't want to
vote and who would keep other
: women from voting. is like a grand
mother who visited her sons college
bred wife not long ago.
! Grandmother was interested in the
cooking and offered to do her share.
But when shown III 2 new cooking
utensils she would have none of them
They were "vanities" No good wife
would think OF saving herself with
those new tangled things! What was
good enough for her mother was good
enough for her daughter-in-law
Therefore, in cooking the breakfast
cereal grandmother refused the labor
saving double-boiler and stood for an
hour or more over the stove stirring
the cereal so it wouldn't burn. More
she insisted that the daughter-in-law
do the same thing
Grandmother simply couldn't un
derstand that there might be better
ways than hes own
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
Hunor and
Philosophy
~ DUNCAN ~. .Sks5Tss
THE FUNNY MAN.

He didn't have a hired girl
~ To grace his little fat
His wife did sll the kitchen work,
And did IL well at that
But you'd have thought. TO read the tests
With which he bsnished gloom,
They had about a dozen cooks
A steward and a groom
He took the street car when he went
A mile or two away
II it was any closer in
He walked and didn't pay
One might imagine from the gun
That met the public view
He had horse. a touring car.
A runabout or two.
He always tries 10 pay his bills
And manages less or more
To keep the bill collector man
From camping at his door.
You would have thought. to read the stuff
He ground out for the press
That they were chasing him about
With hope OF no success.
These testers for the daily press
A double life they lead.
You cannot gauge their true estate
From what you chance to read.
You cannot know their bank account
Or guess what they have got.
Though you might think. TO hear them
talk,
They owned a house and lot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

Pitnam's family relations. His health
was good. and his business was pros
porous. Why did Pitnam destroy him
self before he had told what ne knew
as to the placing OF dynamite in Law
renee during the strike? Was he or
his family paid tOr his act in oder
that rich men higher UP might escape
punishment? These questions are be
ing asked among the more iutelligen;
OF the mill workers. most # HON
are foreigners unable 70 speak the
American Language.
EMPLOYERS THE DYNAMITERs.
Workingmen declare among them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

ciate his mind from mundane affairs
and is given the best meal Of his life.
the menu being carefully chosen &C
cording to the social status OF the Grim
inal
There are two executioncrs. One Is
hidden in some brushwood. while rhe
other. dressed IN vivid red. conducts
the criminal TO the place OF sacrifice.
bidding him be seated on banana
leaves in order To IT, entirely sep
arated from earth
The condemned man is then pat into
POSITION, awaiting the Ak Earth is put
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

nOLlCG DY me en-
tire country be-
cause of the
mans relation
with the dynamite
plot that was
charged against
the workers in
the wooden mills
during the great
strike at Law
renee.
Pitnam was to
have been ques-
toned by the
grand jury, but
he ended his life
just "a hours be
fore he was 10 ap-
pear before that
body. No cause
for his suicide can
be discovered in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
Why He Went.

Why He Went.
81 think l shall make d business trip
to the city this week and stay several
days
II thought you were not going until
next week"
II find that it will be to my advan-
tage to go this week"
Necessary to close the deal up quick
ly. eh?'
"Oh, no, but my wife has decided 10
give a party this week, and don't like
leftovers"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
Sept. 5 in American
History.

lS12-1ndian allies Of the British in
the war with the United States at
tackled the American posts at Fort
Wayne. Ohio: Fort Harrison. In
diana. ard Fort Madison. Missouri.
the site 81 TIE city Of st Louis
All Of the forts withstood siege for
three days and finally repulsed the
Hssailunts.
1892 Daniel DouGherty lawyer and
noted orator. died: born 1896
19lG-Julian Edwards. composer OF
music. died In YoDkers. y. y: born
1856
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

10 his ears For two hours or more
nothing happens Siarnose law dc
maudS that the crimInal shall bow his
head voluntarily 10 the AK This he
does finally from sheer exhaustion. and
Immediately headsman No PUSHES
from his hiding place and does the
rest. The executioners are then spray
ed with holy water and otherwise puri-
fed from contact with the victims
sOul.-Paris Cor New York World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

The trouble with those Central
American revolutions is that they
don't stay quelled The inauguration
OF each new administration is the
signal for the organization Of new
revolt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

There was frost on Long Island
last Friday. Well what OF #? II is
warm enough here for comfort. and
about all We can do IL 70 look after
our own weather
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

Minister--l'm sorry 10 End you rom
Ing out ~ public house agnln. Ham
ish. after all you promised me Ham
tsh-Aye. sir. It's wonnerfnI what an
nwfu' drceivin thing hi. mist is.
bye ken. went To- there the moo
thiHkIn twas the butchers shop.-Ion.
dan Tit- RitA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily at 1924 Second ave-
nue. Rock Island. i'll Entered at the
postoffce "a second class matter)
Rock Isisud Member of the Associated
Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

Chicago women 80 the dispatches
Say, are smoking cigars. Some wom-
IN everywhere are likely 70 do almost
anything The same is true Of some
men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
Sad.

Are you betting on the electionT'
Not this time"
Say. what's the matter with you
You used 10 he sport
My wife plays bridge"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

conclusion.
The difference between q job and a
position lies in the salary and is a mat
ter Of dollars and sense
The letter that never came wasn't
the. love letter that got into court
There are plenty Of modest retiring
people in this world but you don't
hear them making big noise about it,
When a mans expenses exceed his
income by few hundred thousand
per cent he begins TO think he's some
thing OF financier himself
The fellow sitting on the fence this
season can look either side and see n
three ring circus going on for his
amusement
Train up child in the way he should
go. and when he IS grown he'll pur-
chase the right Of way and run things
to suit himself
Maybe the people who have no con-
alteration for the feelings Of others
might have II some one would present
them with a consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

Governor Marshall advocates shaw
I'D heads for trust magnates that
violate the law. Close shayes would
he preferred. doubtless: the mag
mates are used 10 them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

And why should Taft take the
stump? There's no need for him 10
look for trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

II that investigation OF the right
OF senator's 10 their seats goes the
limit. there may be no senate left
10 investigate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

Some OF the congressman didn't
need q vacation this summer anyway.
There IL nice long one coming 70
them later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05
lnsinuatinu

lnsinuating.
"HellO. Jenkins. Where are you 60
ing"
I'm off on my vacation"
Huh, That's too bad, Come and
see me when you get back. and We'll
have a good time"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

II won't take proclamation Of the
mayor but the decree OF the weather
man - extend the straw hats lease Of
life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

The congressional record output
This year was 19.s7S,458 words, some
Of which we're uttered in the halls
OF congress
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

Chicago has just laid OF 1000 street
cleaners. Probably they will be need
ed more Just before election.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-05

Something wrong with the revolu-
ton business in Mexico Juarez hasn't
been captured or evacuated for
week