The Public Opinion Printing Plant Is the Largest in the Cumberland Valley; You Are Invited to Visit and Inspect It a lot of votes for his party, didn't probably fair, not much change in he? temperature. That Socialist in Milwaukee made PUBLIC OPINION for Eastern Pennsylvania: Tuesday TODAY'S WEATHER GOOD MORNING! WASHINGTON, Oct. 14-Forecast SIX CENTS: PER WEEK ONE CENT PER COPY VOL XII. CHAMBERSBURG, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15. 1912.
NO.178. Roosevelt Shot By Socialist As He Walked From Hotel It Happened in Milwaukee and Colonel Is Weak From Loss of Blood But He Pluckily Makes His Speech MILWAUKEE, Oct. 14-As ex- President Theodore Roosevelt was leaving the Hotel Gilpatrick here this evening on his way to the auditorium to deliver a speech in furtherance of his campaign for election as President on the Progressive ticket he was approached by a man who was evidently waiting for him. Before anybody realized what was happening the man whipped out a revolver and shot Colonel Roosevelt in the breast. The Colonel staggered but did not fall.
His companions hurried to his assistance. He asked that the assassin be brought before him. The shooter was caught, by Henry F. Cochran, chairman of the Progressive Speakers Bureau. It was stated that he is a Socialist.
Colonel Roosevelt asked him why he had shot and the assassin refused to answer. He was then taken to the police station and locked up. Roosevelt pluckily proceeded to the opera house and delivered hits speech. Towards the finish the weakened perceptibly. When he had completed his address he almost collapsed.
For some days past Colonel Roosevelt has been showing the result of his strenuous campaigning. The condition of his system and the loss of SHE WILL GO HOME TO VOTE Mrs. Mary Bolster, a native of Shippensburg, who has been in Spokane, Washington, for thirty-two years, is now making her first visit East since being located in the West, and was a guest of several in Scotland on Saturday. Mrs. Bolster is a suffragette, and expects to return the latter part of the month for the purpose of casting her vote, which will be for the Prohibition candidate.
blood made him very weak and at the hospital, where, he. was. taken after the meeting, the physicians refused to state the condition of their distinguished patient. In speaking of the attempted assassination Colonel Roosevelt said: "As I was shot in the breast I saw the face of McKinley. We were both shot in the breast." MISS BANCROFT APPOINTED ROOSEVELT Miss Edith Bancroft, B.
has been appointed instructor in Greek at Wilson College. Miss Bancroft is a graduate of Wellesley College and has had graduate work at Yale University and a year of European travel and study, a part of which was spent in Miss Bancroft is an experienced teacher of the Classics and has met with success in her work in the various institutions with which she has been connected. COUNCIL IGNORES $160,000 OFFER FOR LOCAL LIGHT PLANT Borough Council met last night at 7:30 o'clock, with all members present, except Mr. The meeting was called for the purpose of considering the bids for repairing the Dull Hill reservoir with reinforced concrete The water committee was instructed to close the contract with the Wagaman Company of Dallastown for the repairs to the reservoir The bid was $12,000 and the resolution gives the water committee the power to make whatever changes may be deemed necessary to the plans before the contract is closed The company will begin work this week and will push the repairs as rapidly as possible and they hope to have the job completed before the weather gets too inclement The resolution will be sent to Burgess Alexander at once for his approval. A resolution was offered and adopted appropriating the money for the payment of the contract price of the repairs, and authorized the finance committee to borrow over $12,000 and that a sinking fund be created out of the receipts of the water department of not less than $2000 per year.
This will require six years to pay off the amount of money borrowed for this expenditure. The method of raising the money to pay for the repairs, is the one used by the Borough of Shippensburg. FLEW MANY MILES On Monday a pigeon came to the home of George Carr in North Federal street and began eating with his flock of birds. Mr. Carr noticed that the strange bird was tired and nearly exhausted and had in its mouth what he thought was a feather which it was trying to get loose.
He caught it and found that instead of it being a feather it was a tag which bore this inscription: "This bird started from Tampa, Florida, September, 30." Mr. Carr intends to keep the bird and feed it for several days and after it has regained its strength he will start it off again on its journey. There was nothing on the tag to indicate where the bird was bound for. WILL SELL APPLES FOR THE HOSPITAL The apple exhibit at Skinner Haller's drug store will be continued this week. On Saturday the exhibitors will turn over the apples to a committee of the Womens Auxiliary of the Home and Hospital and they will sell them for the benefit of these institutions, the drug firm kindly providing space for this Ever since the show opened there have been many people who desired to buy some of these apples.
STORE TRAGEDY IN HAGERSTOWN A young man appeared in a local furniture store and said to the proprietor: I have a kick coming. One of your men hugged my wife. The young man who spoke was married recently and has a snappy young bride, explains the Hagerstown Mail. Tell me the man, said the proprietor, and I fire him on the spot. The clerks are out now, come later.
the indignant husband came, bringing his bride. She was composed. There is the man, she said, pointing to one of the carpet. layers. He is the villian.
The husband started to make a pass, but the proprietor intervened. Tell me, he said to the carpet expert, did you do it? I did, replied the truthful clerk. The irate husband tried again to get at him. Come outside, exclaimed the clerk. remarked the proprietor, again in a commanding voice: why did you hug this woman? I will tell you said the clerk.
Then while the whole throng hung upon his quivering lips the clerk spake as follows: Th silence was like a deaf and dumb man saying his prayers: 'This (woman caine to me while was laying the carpet and She stuck a tack in my ear. I threw it out and said quit. She did it again and I said quit still louder. Then she came and sat on my back like I was a merry-go-round. I got up and hugged her.
The husband bent la questioning glance on the bride and the bride said naught. The proprietor said to the husband: Go forth, I would have done the same. The bride and her husband engaged in quite an animated debate as they went up street. This is a true but wonderous story. LOCAL MEN WILL SPEAK AT WAYNESBORO TONIGHT The Hon.
N. L. Bonbrake and exBurgess Joshua W. Sharpe will make addresses at Waynesboro this evening, when a Republican Club will be organized. The club is expected to start with good membership.
FLORENCE IS ARRESTED Mrs. Florence Britt, nee McCleary, was arrested in Washington, D. yesterday on the charge of vagrancy. She went to Washington with Ethel Reed, who is now home after unusual experiences in the capital city. They both left town, following the Battery soldier boys.
KILLED GUINEA PIGS Some one broke into the guinea pig pen of Dr. Guy Asper and killed seven of the pigs by dashing out their brains. What motive prompted the miscreant is not known. The pigs were pets of Dr. Asper's children and could have been an annoyance to no one.
BLOOD CLOTS TAKEN FROM LAD'S BRAIN Although Hospital surgeons performed an operation on Bud Spangler the lad injured when a C. V. R. R. train hit him Saturday morning at Longs crossing, did not show any improvement last night.
Bud's head was opened and blood clots removed. This relieved the pressure on the brain, but the boy has shown no im- provement. Trainman Will Recover T. M. Athey, the.
trainman injured in the Reading-W. M. wreck near Lurgan, is improving nicely in the Hospital, and his recovery is expect- ed. Lesher Girl Very Ill A daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
I. I. Lesher of near Clay Hill, whose two children died recently, is very ill at the Hospital from typhoid fever. Last night her condition was a little better, but she is critically ill. Mr.
Lesher has recovered sufficiently from typhoid fever to leave the Hospital. ANOTHER DEATH FROM DIPTHERIA Clarence Kauffman, the 1-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Kauffman, died yesterday afternoon at the home of his parents near Germantown, Greene Township. The cause of death was diphtheria.
No funeral. Interment will be made today. AMONG THE AFFLICTED S. H. Reed of Mont Alto, brought his step-son, Frank Gipe, to the Chambersburg Hospital yesterday, the young man suffering from typhoid pneumonia.
Five dauguters of I. I. Lesher, Clay Hill, are still at the Hospital, victims of typhoid, the oldest, Clara, being critically ill. Dr. W.
A. Thrush, who has been confined to the house with a severe attack of sciatica and lumbago, since Thursday, was out on the street yesterday, for the first time. Howard Riegner who has been very ill for the last four weeks is able to be up and is improving. D. N.
Minick walks with a crutch because of rheumatism. MAHON'S RELIABLE FORECAST Knowledge of and an interest in base ball are not confined to "kids," to young men. An Opinion stroller ran across the Hon. Thad. M.
Mahon yesterday, and although this statesman's mind is usually on governmental matters, the political outlook, or agricultural topics, he did venture the prediction that if "Marquard pitched the New York Club will win." And he was right. SHOT IN LEG The first hunting accident of the season was recorded Saturday afternoon when George Kauffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Kauffman, Waynesboro, received the discharge from one of his comrade's shotguns in his leg, below the knee.
IS HELD FOR COURT Thomas Jenkins, the young Virginian who was arrested here Saturday by Police Chief Klenzing on the charge of stealing a team from Liveryman Sharp of Shippensburg was given a hearing yesterday by Magistrate Zinn of Shippensburg. Jenkins was held under $500 bail for court in Carlisle. TODAY HIS BIRTHDAY To George Miller, the well known and successful poultry and egg dealer of town; to J. Conrad Brown, the Fayetteville philosopher and' politicion, and to Watson R. Davison.
borough solitictor and leading attorney of Waynesboro, birthday are today extended. KEEP THIS STATE IN LINE At last, within less than four weeks of election, Pennsylvania Republicans have an electoral ticket, for Taft and Sherman, in the field. Beginning with the first Lincoln campaign, 1860, Pennsylvania has always given its electoral vote to the Republican nominees. It is for the Republican voters of the state to decide whether or not this splendid record shall remain unbroken. We no whave Roosevelt and Johnson where they belong, on a separate ticket, represented by candidates for elector who have withdrawn from the Republican party and who are plotting for its defeat.
The inevitable effect of this third term party movement is to assist in the success of Wilson and Marshall, the Democratic nominees, who are pledged to destroy the protective tariff. Pennsylvania has been consistently protective in its attitude for more than half a century and its industries and wage workers have benefited largely by that economic system. A vote for Roosevelt is half a vote for Wilson, and the triumph of Wilson means not only low prices to the farmer and lower selling prices by manufacturers, but lower wages for labor all along the line. To encouarge Roosevelt, and by so doing to assist Wilson, means disruption of the Republican alignment and disorganization of that party in every: county in the State. Republicans should remember that the battle is not merely for this year, and that its consequences cannot be confined to the personal fortunes of Mr.
Taft, but that if the outcome is unfavorable to the Republican panty every Republican must share in the adverse results. Colonel Roosevelt is the only Republican former president in the tory of the Republican party who has attempted to betray and defeat it. He is the only man in the history of the nation who has attempted to seize a third term after his party's convention denied him that honor. His campaign is based upon disloyalty to a life-long friend and disloyalty to the party of which he has been a life-long beneficiary. But, above all, in its ultimate analysis, the Roosevelt candidacy is giving aid and comfort to the destructive principles of free trade.
Smash the whole propaganda, Mr. Republican, by supponting Taft and Sherman and keeping Pennsylvania in line. THE LIGHTNING CHANGE ARTIST A PROF BULL MOOSE A RIDER -Halliday in Providence Journal, WILSON ARISTOCRAT SAYS COLLEGE MATE LOS ANGELES, Oct. W. Park, a citizen of influence in this city who had an intimate acquaintance with Woodrow Wilson at Princeton University, declares that the Democratic nominee for President is not a Democrat, even with a small that he is essentially an aristocrat.
Mr. Park quotes the governor to prove these assertions. Mr. Park has been asked by W. H.
Edwards, Princeton, '00, the New York street cleaning commissioner, to contribute to the Democratic fund through the Woodrow Wilson College Men's League, and makes his statement in reply to Edwards' letter. Park was graduated from Princeton in 1895, and was the university fellow in social science in 1897-8. At that time Doctor Wilson occupied the chair of jurisprudence, and Mr. Park had exceptional opportunity of ascertaining Professor Wilson's views upon social and economic questions. Mr.
Park's letter to Edwards lows: "My dear Mr. Edwards: I am in receipt of your favor inclosing letter from Mr. Rolla Wells, Princeton, '76, the two communications being in solicitation of the support of college men generally, and of Princeton men particularly, for the candidacy of Doctor Wilson. "Now, as a loyal son of Old Nassau, it would give me great pleasure to do what I could in helping to place a Princeton man in that high office; provided such action would not do violence to my duty as a citizen. Unfortunately, in this instance, the two motives are in conflict.
As a private citizen, Doctor Wilson is a man of charming personality, courteous and scholarly. As a candidate for president, I deem it right to say that not only from a perusal of his published works, but also from personal conversation with him, I know that he is not a Democrat, is not a DEMOCRATS HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BANNER CARRIERS But Congressman Heflin Makes His Speech SOCIALIST HAS MEETING REPORT Curious to know just how a Southern Democrat would handle, a difficult subject, many citizens were drawn to the Court House last evening to hear J. Thomas Heflin, of the I convict-contract labor fifth Congressional district of Alabama, attempt to refute the allegations made here recently by Congressman Focht that the Southern Democrats because of lack of knowledge and understanding of the needs of the industrial North were unable and not fitted to' have control of Congress. All the seats were taken in the court room and a number of women were present. In the audience there were a goodly number of Republicans and Progressives.
The Queen City Band played the crowd into the room and made some stirring music as an opener. George R. McLean of Wilkes-Barre, Democratic candidate for Congressman-at-large, started the oratorical stuff and he was heard with patience by the audience, who wanted to hear the southern Congressman more than it desired to know the reasons why Mr. McLean thinks he would make a fine representative. Finally the Gentleman from Alabama had his inning.
Mr. Heflin is an impressive-looking man, big stature and his gray-tinged hair makes him a picturesque figure. Mr. Focht in his allegation that the southern Democrats were unfitted to control and direct national legisla-1 tion did not center his criticism on any individual, but his refuter seemed to derive pleasure by directing his harmless thrusts Mr. Focht perof orator when he not telling a sonally.
He is the weep weep-with-me style story marked funny because he laughs. The point he tried to make was that the war is over and that Mr. Focht should not go about trying to stir up racial feeling. Just to show his sincerity Mr. Heflin soon afterward took a fling at the Russians, and if he didn't stir any racial feelings it was because his audience was slothful and not because his resonant voice did not make the try.
After laying Mr. Focht low the speaker discussed the issues of the campaign, as he sees them. He told of the tariff, but advanced no method of raising money should this form of taxation be abolished. His outbursts of -oratory--and there were some beautiful perorationswere heartily applauded. But one got the impression that Mr.
Heflin would be much more impressive as a chautauqua lecturer than a political pleader. As is generally known there are some new hands at tne helm of the Democracy in town. They got: a little lesson in the difficulties that lie along the path of the practical politician. There was a parade from the hotel to the court house. Some banners were to be carried and those in charge gave several colored men 50 cents each to carry the banners.
It is alleged that some one else gave the banner-carriers 75 cents. Any how the carriers did not carry and the banner didn't ban. The street committee was author. ized to have the chuck holes in North Franklin street filled in. A crossing was ordered laid at Cedar and Catharine street.
A crossing was also ordered laid in East King street at an alley between Fifth Avenue and Sixth street. A letter was received from Mr. Bridges for the purchase of the electric light plant and offering: $160,000 for the same. He agreed to furnish light for the streets at $60 per year for each arc light and would furnish light to consumers at a little higher rate than that now He also stated that within twelve months he would put at least $100,000 in repairs. Council gave no consideration to this.
Two letters were received from Samuel A. Shuman in regard to the strip of land that is now used as a part of South street, running west from Hollywell avenue. The matter was referred back to Councilman Mowery for adjustment. A building permit was granted to Maurice Wingerd for a two-story single brick, slate roof dwelling, 27x 29 feet, located in Poplar avenue. Council will proceed at once to lay the Socks pavement in Sixth street, his ten days limit given him having expired I Council adjourned at 9:00 o'clock.
Progressive, and that if elected he will prove a disappointment to the mass of the American people whose votes have placed him in the nation's executive seat. "On one. occasion Doctor Wilson said to do not believe in democracy--the rule of the many. I believe in aristocracy--the rule of the few; but I wish all aristocracy of brains, not of On another occasion he said to me, 'I disapprove of the Chautauqua idea, the attempt to give a smattering of culture to everybody, which results in- securing conceit without On another oCcasion he said to me, 'I am opposed to higher education for the common people; somebody must do the dirty work of the world, why shouldn't the children of the working classes be brought up to do the work their parents are now "It is claimed that his views have changed in recent years. Yet less than three years ago he bitterly denounced labor unions before an audlence of Priuceton students; within a few days he has effusively thanked Bosses Taggart and Sullivan for their aid in securing his nomination, has sent the astonishing telegram to 'Boss' Murphy to the effect that on such hearthstones as Tammany's are the fires of liberty kept burning, "At the present moment in your city of New York the Herald, the Sun, in fact, every reactionary journal, every organ of special privilege, is either openly or secretly exerting every effort to accomplish the election of Doctor Wilson.
These organs of Wall street have facilities for knowing a candidate not enjoyed by the people generally. They seldom err in their judgment of man. "Therefore, though a Princeton man--or, rather, because am a Princeton man and try to follow the (Continued on Page Three), WHAT A SOCIALIST REPORTER HEARD THERE Public Opinion had a Socialistic reporter at the meeting. He turned in the following story of the affair: "Two Democratic speakers tried to lift the roof off of the Court House last night, but gave no opportunity to any who were unconvinced of the desirability of electing a Democratic President, of asking questions. Mr.
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