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VOL. XL NO. 62.
ROOSEVELT PAWED 111
BBEIffIHDI MERE
FLESH HURT, Witt
Wife and Children Hurry to Bedside,
While Colonel Sleeps Peacefully in
Hospital-—Physicians Encouraged by
His Restfulness—Campaign Trips
Are Cancelled.
CHICAGO. Oct. 15.—The following bulletin on
Roosevelt’s condition was issued at Mercy hospital
this afternoon:
An examination of Colonel Roosevelt showed
a temperature of 98, pulse 92 and respiration normal.
Breathing at times gives him pain. He must
cease talking and receive no visitors. This is not a
mere flesh wound, but a serious wound in the chest.
Quiet is absolutely essential.
(Signed)
MURPHY, BEVAN, SAYLE, TERRELL.
During the afternoon Colonel Roosevelt slept
peacefully at his room at Mercy hospital. His phy
sicians were pleased at this, saying it would aid ma
tcriall yin his speedy recovery.
At 5 o’clock this afternoon Alexander Revell
came from Roosevelt’s room at the hospital.
“I found the colonel jolly and quite himself,”
said Revell. *
“I feel sure that his recovery will be speedy.”
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—Physicians who examined Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, victim of the bullet of John Schrank, would-be assassin, to
day, alter a careful examination, stated that the colonel v ill live. llm
announcement came late after a consultation over the various phases
of the examination into the former president s condition.
Dr. .1. B. Murphy, one of the attending physicians, said this
morning:
“Colonel Roosevelt's wound is more serious than we at first
thought. He should be in a hospital bed. not in a railway coach. \\ e
will make an X-ray examination at once. lam not, of course, prepared
to say now just how serious his injury is.
X-Ray Pictures Made
“Colonel Roosevelt has just come from the, operating room where
another set of X-ray plates were made," said Dr. Terrell, in a
formal statement. “These plates are now being developed. Drs. Ter
rell. Murphy and Sayle were present when the plates were made. Dr.
Arthur Dean Bevan is expected at the hospital later.
' So far as we know now the later X-ray developed nothing new
with reference to Colonel Roosevelt’s condition. His condition is nor
mal. lb' feels tine. There will be no serious consequences.
“As soon as Colonel Roosevelt recovers sufficiently he will be
taken to his home in Oyster Bay. He will not go on the road again.
Dr Sayle supplemented the
s'iiU'iiu'iit, saying:
"If the doctors decide that it is
ij'i'rssiiry to probe for the bullet in
•'oloncl Roosevelt ’s body, it looks
now as if nothing more than a lo
cal anaesthesia will be necessary.
Wound Important,
Says Bulletin.
I.at> r an official bulletin was issued
* s follows:
"Diep bullet wound in chest wall,
without striking any vital organ in
transit. The wound has not been
Probed.
Point of entrance, one inch to right
and one inch below level of right nip
ple,
"Bullet ranged upward and inward
tn ' distance of four to five inches,
t* - ' ;>ly j n chest wall.
. vidence of bullet entering lung.
'■f'uls->, 90; temperature, 99.2: respira
tion. leucocyte count, 8,200 at 10
a. m.
v operation to remove bullet is in
tlivau d a [ present time.
' ’edition is hopeful, but wound is
important as to demand absolute
'““I for a number of days.
tS -ne,,) "DR. J. B. MURPHY.
"DR, ARTHUR DEAN BE- i
VAND
"DR. SCURRY L. TERRELL, |
"DR. R G. SA YLE."
mel Roosevelt consented to the
* n nu im nt of his speaking 'our and re
hU private car, the Mayflower,
saving he would not need it
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again "for 'he present."
In spite of the fact that he allowed
his reservation of his private car to be
canceled. Roosevelt objected strenu
ously to the demands of the doctors
that his campaign utterances be cut
short.
"I must go on with my work," he
said, even after he had consented to
return to Oyster Bay. Illbe in Mad
ison Square Garden for the speech set
for October 26. That is. to be the big
gest speech of the campaign, and I can
not disappoint my friends."
The doctors waived the point, saying
the matter could be determined later
Is Feeling “Bully.”
Eats Hearty Breakfast.
Colonel Roosevelt ate a hearty break
fast of bacon, eggs and tea and toast
He used his famous expression. “Bully.'
when asked how he felt this morning.
“You’re a mighty lucky man. colonel.'
said Dr. John E. Golden, one of the at
tending physicians. "Your lucky star
was at work last night, all right."
The colonel smiled. He refused to
take his injury seriously.
“It might have been worse, a great
deal worse,” he said. "1 guess I owe
my life to the prompt action of my
friends. 1 feel bully now.”
Fifty police and detectives are guard
ing the colonel. They are stationed in
and around the building. Among them
is Officer Townley, the policeman who
guards the colonel on his frequent visits
here.
M'S. Roosevelt in New York Is being
kept in constant touch with the hos
pital in Chicago. Dr. Bevafi is the sur-
Continued on Page Thraa.
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: Taft and Wilson •
: Send Sympathies •
: To CoL Roosevelt •
• •
• CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—Theodore •
• Roosevelt today received the fol- •
• lowing telegram from President •
• Taft: •
• “Yacht Mayflower, Brook- •
• lyn, N. Y., Oct. 15. —Colonel •
• Roosevelt: I am greatly •
• shocked to hear of the out- •
• rageous and deplorable as- •
• sault made upon you. I •
9 earnestly hope and pray •
• that your recovery will be 9
9 speedy and without suf- 9
9 sering. 9
9 (Signed) “WM. H. TAFT.” 9
9 The following telegram was re- 9
9 ceived from Governor Wilson at 9
9 Trenton: 9
9 ‘Colonel Theodore Roose- 9
9 velt, Progressive Head- , 9
9 quarters, Chicago: 9
9 “Please accept my warm- 9
9 est sympathy and my heart- 9
9 iest congratulations that 9
9 the wound is not serious. 9
9 (Signed) 9
9 “WOODROW WILSON.” 9
GOVERNOR AND HIS
STAFF GO TO STATE
FAIR ON THURSDAY
Governor Brown will leave Atlanta
Thursday morning on the Central road,
accompanied by his entire staff, to be
the guest of honor on “Governor and
Legislative Day” at the state fair in
Macon.
Mrs. Brown and a party of women
will accompany the governor and share
with him the special urogram.
A committee of citizens and fair of
ficials will meet the governor and his
party at the depot and accompany
them to *he fair grounds, where, ai
noon, lunch will be served. During the
afternoon numerous events, including a
complete inspection of the fair exhib
its. have been arranged.
The party will go to Macon and re
turn in a special car.
MARRIED 24 YEARS,
HE SEEKS DIVORCE;
AFRAID OF HIS WIFE
C. N. Brown, who has been married
to Roxana Brown for twenty-four years,
asked superior .court for a divorce today
because, he said, he is afraid of his wife.
Extreme jealousy he assigned as the
cause for numerous attempts his wife
made upon his life. Once. Brown said,
a certain young woman asked him to play
a selection on the organ for her and he
did so. His wife, he declared, flew into a
great rage and demolished the instrument
with a hammer. Here are other things
he says she tried to do.
In 1906 she threatened to poison him. In
1907 she hit him over the head with the
same hammer she had used to demolish
the organ. In 1908. she shot at him sev
eral times, and in 1909 his grown chil
dren advised him to leave the house be
cause his life really was in danger.
The Box Score:
RED SOX—
At R H «»O A E
Hooper, rs... .2 0 11 0 0
Yerkes, 2b ... •> 0 0 2 3 0
Speaker cf. . 4 11 4 0 1
Lewis, If 4 11 3 0 ’>
Gardner, 3b. 4 11 2 0 0
Stahl, lb 5 0 211 1 0
Wagner, ss... 5 I) 13 4 1
Cady, c 4 0 0 11 0
Wood, p 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hall, p 3 1 2 0 4 1
Totals .. 34 4 9 27 14 3
GIANTS—
AB R. H. PO A 6
Devore, rs 4 2 0 3 1 0
Doyle, 2b 4 3 3 3 11
Snodgrass, cf.. 5 1 2 2 0 0
Murray, If 4 0 0 1 0 0
Merkle, lb. .. 5 1 2 9 0 1
Herzog, 3b 4 2 1 0 2 0
Meyers, c 3 1 2 6 0 0
Wilson, c 1 0 1 2 0 0
Fletcher, ss... 5 11 1 2 0
Tesreau, p 4 0 2 0 3 0
Totals ..39 11 14 27 9 2
RED SOX . . . 010 000 210 -4
GIANTS .... 610 002 101 -11
Summary.
Two-base hits. Merkle, Snodgrass,
Hall, Lewis.
Home runs, Gardner. Doyle.
Double plays. Devore to Meyers.
Struck out, by Tesreau 4. by Hall 1.
Bases on balls, off Tesreau 4, off
Hall 3.
Stolen bases. Devore 2, Doyle.
Wild pitch, Tesreau.
Hit bj pitched b&H- h” Tesreau 1.
ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1912.
CHAMBERS IS DEFEATED IN
EXQTING ELECTION FIGHT
THE VOTE BY WARDS
Wards. Chambers. Woodward.
FIRST 212 362
SECOND 630 927
THIRD 567 1,057 '
FOURTH 505 427
FIFTH 183 483
SIXTH—A 532 545
SIXTH—B 136 235
SEVENTH—A 457 291
SEVENTH—B 74 34
EIGHTH—A 613 255
EIGHTH—B 31 74
NINTH—A • 400 251
NINTH—B 36 88
TENTH—A 81 66
TENTH- B 68 131
CAPITOL VIEW 35 56
GIANTS SWAMP SOX;
NOW EVEN IN SERIES
By BILLY SMITH.
FENWAY BALL PARK. BOS
TON. Oct. 15.—The law of av
erage g O t in its dirty work here
today. They sent in Joe Wood
just once too often in a short se
ries. He couldn’t face Tesreau
day after day and beat him.
Joe was badly off form. I don't
think he «as unnerved or cold-footed
(as some of his team mates surely were
at first), but he just wasn’t in condi
tion. I suspect from the way he han
dled himself that that old whip was
lame and stiff. The fact that the day
was very blight handicapped him. He
couldn’t put anything at all on the
ball, and the steam, especially, was
lacking. And when Joe Wood doesn't
get the smoke he gets the gate There
is no other answer.
Tomorrow’s game will be something
to dream about.
I look for all of New York over here
tonight and tomorrow and the largest
crowd that was ever packed in a small
space in the history of the world.
Pitchers Problem
For Tomorrow. ’
Both managers are going to be wor
ried over the pitching question. Stahl
will have to choose between sending
Wood back, a doubtful experiment,
considering what happened today, and
of using Bedient. The trouble about
Bedebnt is that he is tremendously
young and inexperienced. But then, t o
was Babe Adams —and his world’s ca
ries record is history. If I had it to do
I’d send in Bedient But then the Bos.
ton folks have been worshiping Wood
so long it's hard for them to think of
anybody else in a pinch.
McGraw is tight up against it now
for a pitcher. He worked Tesreau to
day with no thought of the morrow.
But the morrow is on its way here fast
now -and I’ll bet John J. is thinking
two thinks at a clip. If 1 had his job
I’d line up every pitcher who is eligible
tomorrow afternoon, warm them all
up If I had to hire some extra catch
ers and then stick in the man who
seems to be going best. The chances
are he'll warm up Mathewson and Mar
quard and shove in the one who wants
to work
Today’s win for the Giants ties up
the series, with three games to each
side.
FIRST INNING.
The opening of today’s game finds
Evans behind the bat, Klein on bases,
and O'Loughlln and Rlgler on the foul
lines.
McGraw makes one change in his
line-up just before the opening gun Is
fired. He sends Devore to right field
and Murray to left.
The managers met with the umpires
before the game and agreed that a hit
into the temporary bleachers should be
good for two bases only.
With Umpire Evans In place and
ready to call "Plaj’ ball!” several hun
dred Boston rooters break onto the
field, cArrying a huge banner inscribed
“Boston’s Royal Rooters.” This act is
nuts for the mounted police, and they
sweep down on the fans and send them
back on the rim.
Before the police can get the field
cleared, a 30-foot section of the railing
around left field collapses and a hun
dred men and boys are spilled into the
field. When they are run back by po
lice, active hostilities begin.
Devore smashes the second ball sent
him by Joe Wood to Wagner, and when
that worthy errors, he is safe at first.
Doyle singles over second on the firs’
ball pitched. With tSnodgrass up. De
vore and Doyle work a double steal,
the first of the series. Snodgrass
whacks at one of the “smoky" ones
and knocks a double, on which Devore
and Doyle score, Murray bunts to
Stahl and is out, while Snodgrass takes
third. It is a sacrifice. Merkle .smashes
out a double and Snodgrass scores. The
Giants now have W< od on the run. as
they had O’Brien yesterday. McGraw
and Wilbert Robinson are careening
and chortling up and down in the coach
ers’ boxes and the Giant subs and ex
tras are whooping and raising sand.
Herzog grounds to Wood and Merkle is
run down, between Wagner and Gard
ner. Herzog gets to second on the
play. Meyers singles and Herzog tal
lies. ELetcher dittoes and takes second
when Hooper throws to third in a fu
’ile attempt to catch Meyers. At this
point it is a stampede, a rout, a slaugh
ter. Tesreau singles, scoring Meyers.
With Devore up, Cady throws to
Yerkes in an effort to catch Tesreau.
ind Fletcher scores. Tesreau is finally
run down. Stahl to Yerkes. Six runs,
six hits, one error.
Hooper, after acquiring a couple ot
strikes and three balls, fans. Yerkes
gets four balls in a row and walks.
Speaker flies to Murray. I.ewis grounds
to Herzog and is out to Merkle. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING.
Hall takes Wood’s place in the box
for the Red Sox and makes a poor start
—for Devore walks Devore steals sec
ond. Then Doyle walks. Again the
Red Sox pitcher is flurried and skid
ding and again McGraw and his hench
men put up an awful demonstration.
With Snodgrass up. Devore is eaught
off second by a snap throw from Hall
to Wagner. This looks like sleepy base
running by the Giants. Snodgrass sin
gles and Doyle advances to the key
stone. Hall then tries the trick he
worked on Devore, but instead of mak
ing the throw to Wagner it sails over
his head and to deep center. Doyle
scores on this. Murray pops to Wag
ner. Merkle out, Wagner tc Stahl.
One run, one hit, one error.
Gardner is up now. One strike. Two
strikes. Then he meets one. It sails
Continued On Page Thirteen.
Heavy Vote Cast Surprises Political
Prophets—-Result Is Close in Many
Wards and Outcome in Doubt Until
Voting Ended—Odds On Woodward
Fell During Day.
James G. Woodward was nominated for mayor of Atlanta today
after two exciting races. He led the ticket in the first primary, and
today defeated his opponent in the run-off, Aldine Chambers. He won
despite the combined opposition of the Men and Religion Forward
Movement, the most of the ministers of Atlanta, and a formidable ar
ray of business men who espoused the cause of his opponent. His third
term as mayor of Atlanta will begin in January.
The total vote was: Woodward, 5,770; Chambers, 4,890.
Woodward’s majority was 880.
The race was one of the most
exciting in Atlanta’s history and
marked by extreme bitterness.
In little Capitol View, the first pre
cinct to report and the newest terri
tory to be annexed to the city. Wood
ward polled 56 votes and Chambers 35,
giving Woodward a majority of 21.
Chambers Loses
Own Precinct.
The Ninth ward, precinct A. gave
Chambers 400 to Woodward’s 251. The
total of the ward was: Chambers 436,
Woodward 399. a Chambers majority
of 97
In the Ninth ward, preeinct B. Wood
ward won by 88 to 36. aTead of 52 votes
in a total of 124.
This is Chambers’ own prfeciuct. and.
went against him by 92 votes, an in
creased majority over tfec first primary
for Woodward.
The Fifth ward gave Woodward 483
and Chambers 183, a majority of an
even 300 for Woodward. This showed
a marked gain for Woodward over the
first primary.
Ward sixth, precinct B. gave Wood
ward 235 votes, chambers 136, a Wood
ward lead of 199.
The Seventh Ward A. West End. gave
Chambers 457, Woodward 291, a Cham
bers’ lead of 206 in the entire Seventh
ward.
The Eighth ward, precinct A, gave
Chambers 613, Woodward 255, a Cham
bers majority of 358.
Vote Close in
Many Dlistricts.
The Tenth ward, precinct A, went
Woodward 131, chambers 68. a Wood
ward lead of 63 votes.
The Tenth ward, total, was Cham
bers 149. Woodward 197, a Woodward
majority of 48.
The Fourth ward went for Chambers
by 50a to 427. Woodward losing the
ward by 78 votes. In the first primary
Chambers carried the ward by 83 votes.
The First ward went for Woodward
by 150 majority. Chambers polled 212
votes. Woodward 362.
The Sixth ward, precinct A, gave
Chambers 532, Woodward 548. a Wood
ward lead of 16 votes.
When the noils closed In the various
wards at 7 o'clock tonight the result
of the mayoralty race was still In
doubt, with supporters of Woodward
and Chambers both claiming victory,
though most of them conceded the
winner would have but a small margin
to his credit. The general aspect of the
race had changed greatly since the
forenoon and the unusually large num
ber of votes cast seemed to give the
Chambers supporters ground for be
lief tha’ their candidate would win.
They pointed out that Woodward usu
ally polled a certain strength which
never wavered, and that at least three
fourths of the additional vote over
ihat of the first primary would be cast
for Aldine Chambers.
On the other hand, the Woodward
supporters pointed to the fact that
’ Uncle Jim” had always won his races
in the last hour of the day, between
6 and 7 o'clock, when the working men
came by to vote on their way from
work They hooted at the boasts of the
Chambers men and stuck by their
claims of Woodward victory to the
last.
J. R. Smith, campaign manager for
Mr. Chambers, gave out a statement
this afternoon that Woodward men who
had bet heavily at two to one were
“hedging,” or trying to place bets on
Chambers to get even. Chambers said
this afternoon that he believed he
would carry every ward.
Mr. Smith claimed that Chambers
would carry the Fourth, Seventh,
Eighth and Ninth wards by large ma
jorities. He conceded that Woodward
had a "look-in" in his old strongholds.
EXTRA
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P M A O Y RE NC
the Third and Fifth. He thought
Chambers would carry the First, Sec
ond and Tenth by safe margins.
An unexpectedly heavy vote in the
mayoralty primary today forced the.
betting from _odds on Woodward to
even money. The men who are view
ing the contest from a purely commer
cial viewpoint estimated that there
would be a light vote and based their
bets on such a vote.
When the vote exceeded 6,000 by 2:3f.
o’clock, almost a record for Atlanta
the bettors declared that there were nc
odds on James G. Woodward or Aldine
Chambers.
Both Sides Claim
To See Advantage.
Both siiles claim an advantage. Tht
f.HSTttbers men Mwrted that their "call
for an early vote Tiad been met with a
ready response and that they had won
the election at noon.
The Woodward men claimed that
they would pile up a big majority by
the late vote, and that the heavy vote
is merely an indication of widespread
public interest.
As a matter of fact, the Increased
tote Is evident in both Chambers and
Woodward wards.
Alorfi workers are around the polls
han are usually seen, and there was
much excited Interest. James G
Woodward and Carlos H. Mason, ehair.'
man of the police board and a Cham
bers supporter, had a clash of words
“Oda? Th?' Wa n TOtln< pla< * ear, y
today. The partisans of both sides
lined up behind their chiefs, but it
amounted to nothing more than words
pol,ce c <”™lssloner
worker d Ward “ nd a Cambers
worker was enthusiastically urging
votes for Chambers In front of th„
voting place at 5 Fraser street He
was pushed back by a number of
Woodward supporters and told by a
to stand aside. Chairman
Mason came up and told him to take
his place again. Woodward came upon
‘he .-cene at that moment and protest
ed that Chairman Mason had nothing
to do with the conduct of the election
A few more words passed and then
the two men separated.
How Vote Compares
With First Primary.
Early this afternoon the vote by
wards compared as follows with the
vote of the first primary:
First Second
Primary. Primary,
r * rs ‘ 208 282
Second 500 g4 j
Fourth 358 518
Fifth 242 337
Sixth 547 796
Seventh 337 456
Eighth 370 495
Ninth 394 4 12 •
Tenth 163 2 63
All agreed today, as great numbers
of workers for both factions gathered
around the polls, that the winner
would not have a wide margin. The
Woodward supporters base their most
optimistic claims on the 599 plurality
obtained by Woodward In the first pri
mary. They declare Woodward will
lose none of the support he got on the
first ballot. Woodward declared the
issue was constant, the Chambers ring.
On the other hand, the Chamber fac
tion declared today that the moral. Issue
injected into the campaign by the Men
and Religion Forward Movement and
the churches would bring out most of
the 4,000 voters that stayed away from
the polls on the first ballot. On this
vote Chambers based confident hope of
being nominated.
The workers have divided themselves
Into squads and are swarming around
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