Show Roosevelt Narrowly Escapes Assassin i L Mayor Cermack of Chicago and Four tool Others Are Arc Ares 4 s Wounded In Attempted Assassination Of PresH Pres- Pres H Elect ident-Elect Roosevelt's Life Mayors Mayor's Wounds L j. j May Prove Fa Fatal tal An attempt was made on the life of President-elect President Roosevelt at p p. p m. m Wednesday at Miami Miami Miami Mia- Mia mi Florida The assailant fired five shots Mayor Cermack of J. J Chicago and four others were 1 wounded Mayor Cermack's condition con con- 0 was considered serious The first bullet fired jost went over r.- r. the head of Mr Roosevelt He Hc f had jost ost lowered himself in the thc seat of the automobile he occupied so the bullet went high A large crowd of people had gathered at Miami to meet Mr Roosevelt who had just returned from a s short ort fishing trip A man giving iving the name of Joe Zingara of New York was held as the shooter He was overpowered overpowered overpowered ered and taken talen to jail No specific reason is given for the attack He He was quoted as saying I kill all al' I presidents Kill all aU officers Immediately following th the reI report re report re- re I port of the shooting Mr Hoover sent the following message to Mr Roosevelt Together with every citizen 1 I rejoice that you have not been injured in in- I shall be grateful to you for news as to Mayor Cermack's condition It was reported that about 18 questionable characters were at Miami from Chicago Twelve of which belong to th the Al Capone gang Detective William maker malter of Chicago ordered them rounded up This was done on the possibility that Mayor Cermack Cermack Cermack mack was the intended victim rather ra- ra rather rather ra ra- ther than President-elect President Roosevelt Roose velt t. t |