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Show CALLED JEDD! LIAR SENSATIONAL SCENE AT CLOSE OF COLONEL ROOSEVELT'S LABOR DAY SPEECH. Painter Declares That United States is Paying Expense of Colonel's Trip, Disputing the Former President's Presi-dent's Declaration on That Score. Fargo, N. D. A man who fought his way to ex-President Roosevelt and called him a liar gave a bad scare to the crowd at Island park in this city on Monday. Colonel Roosevelt helped to eject him from the platform. The colonel had just finished his Labor La-bor day address, which was delivered to one of the largest crowds he has met on his western trip. As he spoke the last sentence of his speech, the crowd cheered, and then there was a rush for the speaker's stand by thousands who sought to get near enough to see the colonel at short range and shake his hand. A small, poorly-dressed man pushed his way through the mass of people until he could make himself heard by the colonel. He wore a battered hat and was unshaven. "I have a question to ask you, Colonel Colo-nel Roosevelt." he shouted. "I want to know who is paying the expenses of this trip of yours about the country?" The question 'angered Colonel Roosevelt, Roose-velt, and his face showed it. He advanced ad-vanced a step toward his interrogator and shot back his answer. "I consider that to be an impertinent question," he said. "However, I have no objections to telling you." He added that the expenses of the party were being paid by the magazine of which he is one of the editors. "You lie," the man shouted so loudly loud-ly that hundreds of persons in the crowd could hear him. As he spoke the words. Colonel Roosevelt stepped forward quickly and seized his arm just above the elbow. He explained later that he did not know who the man was or what his intentions were and that he had taken hold of his arm as a measure of self-protection. His vigorous action did not deter the man from finishing what he had to say. He shouted out: "Your expenses are being paid by the people of the United States." The man was arrested later and charged with disorderly conduct. He said his name was John Martin, his occupation a painter and his residence resi-dence in Fargo. |