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ASHEVILLE N. 0., MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 5, 1915.
PRICE 2 CENTS P" o More.
MORGAN OUT OFDANGER;
EFFORTS MADE TO CLEAR
HISTORY OF ASSAILANT
12 KILLED BY
THE SHELLING
BUSINESS HALTS WHILE
COUNTRY CF1LEBRATES
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tlonal Capitol, May .'
Be Prof. Muenter.
HARVARD INSTRUCTOR
MISSING FOR YEARS
ytr. Morgan's Temperature and
Pulse Normal; Passed ;
TUstMUight-Hoir T
;:. Had Daring-Plans V
' HewSfTorl Xulr'B. -"Efforts are Ise-
tnt md1iere, at" (31 en Cove and tn
geveral other cities of the. country to
lear up thenystery said to surround
'the Identity of Frank Holt, who on
'Friday set a tfme bomb In the capitol
at Washington and on Saturday at
tempted to assassinate J. P. Morgan at
his home at Glen Cove. Federal de
tectives throughout the country are
following clues which It Is hoped will
reveal the chief events of Holt's life.
One important, question which the
'detectives have tO'solve is that raised
by the police of Cambridge, Mass., re
garding the possible identity of Holt as
Arlch Muenter, a former'Harvard lnT
structor, who disappeared after the
.death of his wife from alleged poison
ing in 1908. -. Statements by relatives of
Muenter and by men who knew mm
las a student In Chicago and who ''have
compared descriptions of Holt with
recollections of Muenter are being
read with Interest by detective Pho
tographs of Holt and Muenter -have
been compared. '
Until late last night Holt was ques
tioned by the police of New Tor and
, Washington. Major Pullman, super
ilntendent of the Washington police,
r wo s the last inquisitor. He endeavored
to locate the hotel where Holt stayed
.before the explosion of the bomb at
j the capitol bnt was unable to do so.
In the course of his examination
. by police officials Holt disclosed a plan
1 he entertained ' to enter the Morgan
home and hold Mrs. Morgan and the
j Morgan children hostages In their own
'home or kill them if Mr. Morgan re
fused to use bis Influence to stop the
exportation of war munitions.
Dispatches from Dallas, Tex., stated
' that Rev. O. F. Sensabaugh, father-In
. law of Holt, had taken steps to en
gage Martin W. Littleton as counsel
for Holt, but Mr. Littleton said today
' that he had received no such request,
Mr. Morgan's condition, according to
the latest official bulletins, continues
! most favorable.
Out of Panger.
. Glen Cove, N. T July 6. J. P.
Morgan, who was shot twice by Frank
: Holt on Saturday, is out of all danger,
his physicians announced today. His
pulse and temperature were normal
' and he Is reported to have passed a
festful night .
i In a statement to Justice Luyster
and Thomas Tunney, head of the bomb
I sauad of the deterctlve bureau. Holt
' confessed settinfr the bomb which dam
aged the capitol In Washington Friday
midnight and described It. As a mis
sile of terror it was saw to re unique
. in the annals of the New York police
, department
"I made this bomb" Holt Is quote!
oh having paid in his confession, "with
three sticks of dynamite, some match
heads and a bottle of sulphuric acid."
"Pretty slick," commented Tunney.
MI don't see how you did It"
" "Well, you see," Holt answered, "I
had experimented on It before. Not
once, you know, but many tlmea
knew just what I was doing and Just
how to do it I really didn't take any
chances, for all my observations had
been checked up and I knew when the
bomb would go off, almost to the min
ute. I knew how much time t had, so
, I hung around while the acid was eat
' lng it way through the cork. I pulled
, out my watch and said to myself that
It ought to be going pretty soon. Then
I hurried away.
i Holt's confession of the capitol out
rage came first on the heels of his de
nial to newspaper men, of the same
charge.
j, Captain Tunney Intimated that so-
called third degree methods were em
' i ployed when Holt denied the charge,
and Justice Luyster said: We had to
go after him good and strong before
he would tell us what he knew."
"Why did you want to blow up the
capitol T" Captain Tunney asked.
"Wen.'' Holt replied, "I thought that
i was a good way to bring the attention
-of the American people to the terrible
i murders being committed In Europe.
But what do you want to ask me that
I fort I explained the whole thing in
my letter to the editor of the Washing
ton Times. I understand tii? letter
i was printed today. Well, my reasons
I are all In that letter."
Holt Issued a written statement say
. ling that he had Intended no harm to
. I Mr. Morgan, but had come to aien
Cove to persuade the banker to stop
Ithe shipment abroad of munitions of
(war from this country. He went into
the Morgan home, he said, with a pls-
'tjsl In his hand and a stick of dynamite
Three Negroes Shot by
Georgia Mob Last Night
Macon. Oa., July 8. Three netroea
are known to have been shot by a mob
last night near Round Oak and Way
side, villages about 80 miles from
here, and authorities today began
searching for others who are missing.
Telephone wlres.with the two villages
have been cut and news of the lynch
ing was not known here until early to
day when sheriffs deputies arrived
Sinking By Russians of
German Warship Denied
; Berlin, july t, The Russian report
regarding the destruction of a vessel
of the Deutschland class, Is untrue,
according to a semi-official state
ment Issued here today. The state
ment also denies that the mine-layer
Albatross lowered the German flay
before running aJiore on Swedish
territory. The Russians are said to
have fired 1,600 shots at the vessel,
GEN. HUERTfl, REARRESTED
I FURNI
Officials Agree That Orozco,
Having Escaped, Is
Now in Mexico. .
El Paso, Texas, July 6. General
Victorlano Huerta snd three former
Mexican generals and two members ot
his personal staff, arrested late Sun
day on charges of conspiracy to vio
late American neutrality laws, re
mained in Jail here. Apparently no
effort wss made yesterday to provide
bond for their release. Huerta's at
torneys conferred with him at the
Jail but no one else was permitted to
see him. It is understood an effort
will be made to get bonds for the
men Tuesday.
Whether last week's developments
mean the abandonment of a new rev
olutionary move has created a divi
sion ot opinion even among Huerta's
adherents. Certain persons close to
Huerta say his arrest merely has de
layed action, but others say that any
organized move has been indefinitely
postponed.
That Paschal Orozco who escaped
from Ms guards Saturday has reached
Mexico is conceded. Only a half
hearted search was conducted on this
side today. Orozco is reported to have
Joined a small party of his followers
east of Juarez and from his camp
across the river to have summoned
his partisans to join him lft an attempt
to wret Juarez from Villa,
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Meeting Will Open Tomorrow
Night at Montreat Serv
ices to Last Three Days
The conference on forestry and na
tura study will begin tomorrow at
Montreat under the auspices of the
Montreat assembly and the North Car
olina Forestry association assisted by
the North Carolina Geological onl
Economtc survey. Nathan A. O'Berry,
president of North Carolina Forestry
association, will preside over the For
estry association day on July 7, after
the opening sessions on Tuesday even
ing. State and National Forestry day
on the following day will be presided
over by William 1 Hall, district for
estry, United States forest service pre
siding. On Friday, July , there will he held
n all day trip to Mount Mitchell with
a basket dinner on the summit Ad
dresses will be delivered here by f sr-
est officers and others.
The program for tomorrow fol
lows:
1:10 p. m, -Address of welcome to
Montreat, by president of the Mont
treat association.
Response by Nathan O'Barry, pre!
dent ot the North Carolina Forestry
a-.joolatlon,
:1 p. m, Reception to the Fores
try association at the hotel.
with three negroes who had been ar
rested In connection with the killing of
Silas Turner, a young farmer which
precipitated the outbreak of race feel
ing.
Turner went yesterday to the home
of W. H. King a negro residing near
Round Oak to collect a bill from one
of several negroes there, and a dis
pute arofo during which Turner was
shot with a pistol. The negroes fled.
of which only 25 were hita
An eye-witness asserts that nearly
the entire stern of one Russian war-
ship was shot away.
A Russian official statement yes
terday said that a Russian .submarine
had sunk a German warship of the
Deutschland class at the entrance of
Danzig bay. .
MINISTERIAL CRISIS IN
IS
Charged Government Diplo
macy Is Responsible for
' Chinese Boycott
Tokio, July o. A threatened minis
terlal crisis resulting from criticism
directed by the elder statesmen
against the policy of Boron Kato, the
Japanese foreign minister, is absorb
ing the country.
Marquis Inouye and Marquis Matsu-
kata, botb elder statesmen, voicing the
financial and business Interests of the
empire, held that the, government's
diplomacy wai responsible for the
Chinese boycott against the Japanese
and for the misunderstanding current
abroad of Japan's intentions.
It Is reported that Katsunosuke
Inouye, Japanese ambassador to Great
Britain, who is a son of the elder
statesman, Marquis Inouye, has ten
dered his resignation as a result of the
controversy.
It is understood that a compromise
has been reached by the various po
litical parties in the interest of the
national welfare and because of the
war, Involving the adoption of a con
ciliatory program toward China and
It is believed a crisis has been averted
temporarily.
Hendersonville Man Assaulted
by F. E. Tipton Former
ly of That Town
Greensboro, July B.-An assault
was made at Guilford battleground
Saturday on Michael Schenck of Hen
dersonville, solicitor of the eigh
teenth North Carolina district and
brother of Paul W. Schenck preat
dent ot the Battleground society, by
F. B. Tipton, proprietor, of a marblo
yard In this city. The trouble, ac
cording to Mr. Tipton, was an old one,
growing out of political differences
when Mr. Tipton was . employed In
Hendersonville and Mr. Schenck was
running for mayor.
The assault . was described by wit
nesses as vlolous and unprovoked. Mr.
Schenck said he was standing with
his wife and baby and had been re
newing acquaintanceship In this, his
old home community. He said he
heard a voice call his name and turn
ing to speak to someone, a he
thought, 'who knew him, and Mr. Tip
ton poshed him aside from his wife
and child and hit him In the face.
Two severe blows were . struck and
Mr. Schenck Is carrying a badly bat
tered face. Tipton was released on a
40 bond until the preliminary hear-,
Inf.
' Child Die. .
Mar, the two-yeara-old daughter of
Mr. and Mra X. R. Cant, died yester
day afternoon at the home of her pa
rents near Craggy station. The funer
al aervloM will be held this afttr
noon and the Interment will follow at
Rlyervtew oemetery-
Anglo-Calif ornian Attacked by
German Submersible and
Dozen Are Killed.
Eight Injured. '
GERMANS IN EAST
HAVE NOT BEEN HALTED
Mackensen Is Making Great
Effort to Separate Two
Russian Armies la
Strongly Resisted
London, July 5. The British steani-
day with a number of dead on board
er Anglo - Califorr.lan, bound irom
Montreal, arrived at Queenstown to
as the result of being shelled by a Ger
man submarine. Twelve were killed
aboard the Anglo-Callfornlan, includ
ing the captain. Eight injured wero
landed at Queenstown.
General von Mackenzen's German
forces continue to drive the Russians
northward 'n Galicia and Poland in a
colossal and daring endeavor to force
a wedge into the Russian center; and j
dislodge the Russians from the Vistula.
river and drive them back over the
Bug, thus splitting the grand duke's
force into two ser.ti'ons. with thoil-'
sands of acres of swamp and marjji
mna Detween tnem.
If the Austro-Germans can continue
their progress another week, even the
British press admits, the Russians will
have to give up Warsaw, and with it
the whole line. Meanwhile the Ger
mans are masking troops in the Baltic
provinces and the recent encounter in
the Baltic seuns to suggest that they
contemplate co-ordinate naval action,
but it Is possible that the sea opera
tions only were a feint
In the southeast Galicia the Rus
sians are fighting tenasiously and hav
ing the advantage of a remarkable
series of parallel rivers beyond the
Galicia Lipa, the Austro-Oerman ad
vance Is likely to be costly.
Thus, on their two extreme wings
the Russians appear to be firm and
where they are retreating, it still is
claimed, their retirement Is orderly
and accompanied by vigorous rear
guard operations. The Austro-Ger-
mans advancing in the center, more
over, are getting deeper into a coun
try covered with forests and streams
and barren of railways, between the
middle Vistula and the Bug natural
advantages to the Russians, military
writers here emphasize. They point
ed, too, to the daily lengthening chain
of Austro-German communications,
which brings an added burden to the
Teutonic allies.
. Some of the British public think
the tlmo has come for Great Britain
and France to begin a general offen
sive and force a transfer of German
troops from the , east, but the more
conservative military writers think the
time is not at band and that the bi'st
aid England can lend her eastern ally
is to pour into Dussla every ounce of
ammunition that can be spared with
out curtailing the necessary supply at
the western front. One of the main
alms jf the Germans In the eant Is a
vast move behind Warsaw, embrac
ing Brest-Litouvtft, oj)f of the ulrong
Russian bases.
LIBERTY BEll STRRTS
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
Philadelphia, July 5. Thousands
went to Independence hall to bid
"God speed" to the Liberty Bell,
which was to be started today across
the continent to the Panama-Pacific
exposition. The Journey will be the
longest ever made by the bell and
elaborate arrangements have been
made to guard it from Injury. Along
the route preparations have been
made for patrlotlo demonstrations
that promise to surpass any that
have marked the progress of jjie bell
on previous pilgrimages.
ADVOCATES OF PERCE
e muss j
New York. July 8. More than 100
representatives of peace organisations
and kindred associations of women
gathered at the American line
Dler
today to weloome Miss Jane Addams,
president of the Woman's Peace par-
ty. on her return from Europe aboard
the St. Louis, filnc attending the
peace conference at The Hague, Miss
Addams visited the capitals of sev-
ml of the belligerent powers In the
interest .oi peace. - -
flames on Big
Steamer
Chicago, July 6. Life-belts were
hastily adjusted to frightened women
and children who formed the majority
of the 2,000 passengera on the steam
er Christopher Columbus, -when the
big boat, bound from Chicago to
Two Cup Defense Sloops
To Race In Regatta
New York, July B. A special race
between the Resolute and Vanitie,
rival cup defense sloops, was a fea
ture of the Larchmont yacht regatta
program in Long Island sound today.
STATE BUILDERS
BEGIN SESSIONS
North Carolina Builders Meet
Here Today and Tues
day The Program
The semi-annual convention of the
Builders' Exchange of North Carolina
began its sessions here this morning
at the Langren hotel with the bus!
ness meetings of the various commit
tees of the organization. The gather
hig, will-continue for - two days and
from the nombers present today for
the committee meetings a large at
tendance is indicated.
In the notification letters sent out
to the members by J. R. McClam
roch of Greensboro, chairman of tho
entertainment committee, the build
ers were urged to take advantage of
this opportunity to combine an enjoy
able vacation In the capital of the
playground region with a business
program that promises to be of great
benefit. A large delegation arrived
from Charlotte last night, including
a number of ladies, and it is thought
that more than a hundred will be
present at the opening of the con
vention proper tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock,
Following Is the program for the
business meetings today: 10 o'clock,
!"ul-confractors' committee, B. G.
Wect, chairman: 10:30 o'clock, gen
eral contractors, committ("N J . J.
Jones, chairman: 11 o'clock, arbitra
tion committee N. Norwood, chair
man: 11:30 o'ciock, entertainment
committee J. R. MoClamroch, chair
man: 1 o'clock, architects' plans and
specifications committee, W. O. Bar
row chairman : 1:80 qklock, finance
committee, J. M. Loniffst, chairman;
2 o'clock, leirlslatfve committee, H.
A. Pfohl, chairman; 2:110 o'clock,
membership committee Ben Pillow,
chairman: 3 o'clock, executive com
mittee, J.-L. fialmon, chairman.
In the aosonce of rain tho mem
bers and visitors will take an auto
mobile ride this afternoon to the
summit of Sunnet mountain. At 8
o'clock this evening there will be a
social sewlon and a smoker for the
members of the association exchnnpre.
Many of the builders will also attend
the Charlotte-Asheville baseball gam
at Ontes park this afternoon, If the
game is not postponed on account of
bad weather.
Mnyor J . I! . Rankin Is on the pro
erom for tho address of welcome to
the members of the association to
morrow and tho response will be
made bv Ben Pillow of Charlotte
chalrmnn of the membership com
mittee. The morning session will come
to a close with an address by II. Ij.
Iewman on a subject of Interest to the
hullders of the state. There will be an
afternoon meeting and the convention
will end with a banquet tomorrow
evening at the Langren hotel. Elabo
rate psnpnrstlons have been mnde
for this event and a number of talks
will be made by members of the ex
change.
Mr. Pillow recently announoea ym
he had received a number of apr4J
catlons for membership that will be
acted upon before the convention d-
journa
MEET HERE TOMORROW
The Buncombe county pension
board will meet tomorrow at the Ot
' flee of Clerk of Superior court John
H. Cathey, who Is secretary to the
hoard. The board was scheduled to
meet today, but owing to a recent
order made by the board of county
commissioners, making today a legal
'holiday the pension board moved up
nm meeting one aay
Lake
Cause Panic
Milwaukee, caught fire about 30 miles
from here. The first passenger to note
the fire, confined to the walla of the
saloon, gave the alarm, and the ship's
officers had considerable difficulty in
restoring order. The fire was quickly
extinguished with small loss.
It was the second race of the big
yachts this season. If the wind Is
favorable it is planned to send the
two yachts twice around a fifteen
mile triangle,
ft
THIS AFTERNOO
Rain Prevented Morning Game.
First Game to Be Called
. at 2:30 P. M.
Rain prevented the game ijehelulaO
for this morning at Oates park be
tween the Mountaineers and Charlotte
Hornetts, but, weather permitting a
double-header will be staffed this af
ternoon, the first game to be started at
2:30 o'clock.
This afternoon's games will bo the
last to be played during the first 'lilf
of the Carolina season, the new season
starting tomorrow, as statad in Tho
Gazette-Xews last Saturday. Wit'.i aW
teams beginning the new ssason with
percentages of .1000 it is believed ihat
the tail-enders will receive mw bote
and start in the fight with a determin
ation that would have been impossible
If the present season had been made
one as usual. ' The tail-enders were ro
hopelessly behind the leaders of the
league that only a miracle could have
brought them anywhere near the top
and therefore with dissatisfaction in
several camps it is believed by all, ex
cept Raleigh of course, that the new
move is the best.
The Mountaineers will leave tomor
row for Winston-Salem whero Ihey
open a series with the Twins. During
the past few days Clancey's underlines
have shown re-newed life and are giv
ing their opponents a run for the
money.
s.
CSSE THIS AFTERNOON
Magistrate James Continued
Case Until This After
noonHard Fought.
Magistrate W. A. Jamra, jr., at 1
o'clock this afternoon continued the
caso of S. A. Lynch against Fergu-
son Broa, which was called before
him at 11 o'clock, until 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon, at which time the
matter ot jurisdiction of the court,
which was raised by attorneys for
tho defense, will be settled.
Mr. Lynch Instituted proceedings
against Ferguson Broa, Saturday ev
ening about 7 o'clock. In which he
claims that he has leaned the property
on which the tent belonging to Fer-
iruson Rroa. now stands and seeks to
acquire the possession of the land,
When the case was called Fergu-
son Proa, demanded a jury trial and
the matter was continued this morn
ing. When called up today attorneys
for the defendants, Mark W. Brown
Zeb F. Curtis , and Arch MonteatU
held that their clients had signed a
lease to the property from Jacob
Weaver, acting as agent and that they
were tn legal possession of It
Attorneys for the plaintiff, T. B
Rollins, Lr and Ford and O. K
Bennet, contend that .the defendants
are on property which Mr. Lynch has
leased, and that he has demanded
that they move, which they refuse
to do. '
The hearing this morning was held
In the Buperlor court room and at
tracted a large number of people.
The outcome will be awaited with a
great deal of Interest by many people
in tna city.
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Day Passes Quietly at National
Capital in Absence of the
President and Other
Officials
GENERAL CELEBRATION'
IN NEW YORK CITY1
San Francisco Engaged in
-1
Third of Three Days' Ob
servance Mr. Bryan
Orator of Day
Washington, July 5. Independence; ;
day rassotj quietly at the National cap-
ltal. In the absence of the president,
most of the' cabinet officials, and con
gress not being In sesKjon, the celobra-
tlon here was devoid of its usuaVoffi-
cial character. All the executive de-
partments were closed and govern
ment business was at a standstill. . j-i
New York, July 5. New York City's J
official celclraUon of Independence'
day comprised a varied list of events I
from ceremonies and speech-making jf
In the various park's to patriotic exer- i
cises by score of neighborhood organ- jl
izations In different sections of - the
city. The unfurling of a huge flag onjj
Broadway was one of the striking s
features. . "i
San Francisco. July 5 An oration bv 1
William Jennings Bryan on "Unlver-B
sal Peace" was a feature of the eleab
orate program of the third and con'
eluding day on the Independence cele.
bratlon at the Panama-Paciflo exDOsi
tion.
Other speakers were Senator James 4
and Edwin 3Iarkham, the poet..
A blsr milltarv natreant. athletic con
tests and ' pyrotechnic -display tonight's
were included in the list of special '4
events.
Chicago, Ju'y 6. Independence day
was celebrated in Chicago very quiet-
ly. Many flags were flying but there
were no fireworks, no patriotic ad- J
dresses and no official program. Tho
"Americanization" day feature was g
Ignored. J
Eight people were killed and 17T
were injured as the result of . the
Fourth of July celebrations througli-Jj
out tho country, according to figures .j
compiled by the Chicago Tribune, yi
The 1914 total of casualties was nln f
killed and 601 Injured. : M
The fire loss duo to accidents con
nected with the use of fireworks
yesterday was $56,550 compared with
!,v.n lost your. h
Berlin, July 4, via London, July 5. h
More tnan zuu memoers or uie Amer
ican co'lony in Berlin participated this
afternoon in the annual celebration of
the declaration of American Independ
ence. Instead of gathering in the sub
urban parks as was the cu'tom fori
years, the Americans were the gueats
of Julius G. Lay, consul general for
tho United States in Beilin, and Mra
Lay, who entertained them in the gar
dens connected with one of the hos
pitals. CANTON'S EILTER PLANT
TO HAVE L
S
Canton. July 6. Two large steel ?
drums, which will be used In the filter, 1
plant for the town water system, tu
rived last week, and will be moved to jj
tho reservoir. Water Superintendent!
J. C. Rlckards gays the filter plant will j
be Installed during the month of July, j
and when completed will be the mos 1
modern system In ine by any town In j
the country. It wiil Insure pure, clear
water for Canton people, and is guar
anteed to last for a long period of
years. The system Is furnished by th
Greer Filtration company of Pittsburgh.
Each of the two drums which have ;
been received has a dally capacity of J
500,000 gallons, and each weighs two i
. m.. . ...... w. .Ml.. n-it1 k.
IUI1B. XIIO HPWUBBiwii ivtiv. .....
used to move them to the reservoir.
DESCENDANT OF
HARVARD TO ENLIST
Boston, July S.- Lionel De Jersey
Harvard a lineal descendant of Tohn
Harvard, founder of Harvard unlver-.
slty, on being graduated from Harvard
will return to his home In England tj
enlist In the army.
This young Briton Is the first ot his
name who ever entered Harvard. He
has just written a war poem for the
senior class album. ,1
THE WEATHER
it'
H Shower this aftrrnoon. Fair
tonight and Tuesday. Cooler to- P.
t.nlght. H
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