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Story That Infernal Machine
Reached the White House
Late Yesterday'
IS VIGOROUSLY DENIED
Story That Romb Was Opened By
Assistant Secretary Allen, That It
Was Sputtering and That He Ex
tinguished the Fire With His
Hands Both White House Police
Officials and Allen Deny Story
It is the Policy of the Officials
However to Deny Publicity to Any
Incident SavoriuR of An Attempt
at Violence On the President.
Washington, July 18. A clrcum
Btancial story of an attempt on
President Taffs life is being denied
by' white house officials and Chief
Wllkie of the. secret service. It was
said a bomb Wrapped in a package
Was received Jate yesterday at the
executive offices and placed upon live
desk of Sherman Allen, one of the
assistant secretaries.; The package
wad Intended for the president . but
packages and letters never reach the
president without first passing
through one of the secretary's hands.
The report was that as Allen un
wrapped the package he discover
ed an infernal machine, with a fuse
sputtering. He quickly extinguish
ed the fuse with his hands. AH tiie
white bouse officials deny the story.
It has always been the policy of the
white house and secret service of
ficers to deny publicity to any inci
dent Bavoring of an attempt at viol
ence upon the president.
When Secretary Allen reached the
executive offices he denounced as ab
solutely untrue the published state
ment that he bad opened an infernal
machine intended for the president.
"The thing is a complete hoax," he
said. "There Isn't any truth in it.
The whole thing is Buch an absurd
hoax I do not Intend to issue a state
ment denying it." Other officials
backed up Allen's statement.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Charles M. Itiddell Kiev led to Fill
Vacancy Caused by Death of Jack
' sou. .
Washington, July 18. The demo
cratic caucus of the house last night
formally elected Charles M. KiJdell
of Indiana sergeant-at-arms of the
house to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of the late U. Stokes
Jackson. Former Representafiva
William H. Ryan of Buffalo, N. Y.
withdrew his candidacy for the place
at the last moment on Mr, Rid Jell's
announcement that he would not
seek re-election. Mr, Rlddell has
been acting sergeat-at-arms several
months.
Immigration Station at Hampton
ItoadH.
Washington, July 18. The senate
passed the Swanson bill to establish
an immigration station at Hampton
Roads. Va. The bill carries two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
appropriation for erecting a public
building, to temporarily care for the
Immigrants arriving there.
ROBERT W. ARCHBALT
of Scranton, . Pa., Justice , of the
lulled States Coinnierce Court, lm
uuu-hmMit nroreedinar against whom
mr now being considered by the
lloiue of Representatives,
Goes Before the Committee
Investigating Charges of
Political Corruption
Columbia, July 18. The South
Carolina legislatures' committee in
vestigating the charges of political
corruption which recently, at Au
gusta, heard sensational testimony
about Governor Blease's pardon rec
ord, met here today. Samuel J.
Nichols, a Spartanburg lawyer, was
the principal witness.
Nichols, according to Detective
Reed, was Blease's agent in pur
chasing a pardon for a prisoner. C.
r. Sims, a nattorney, represented as
being associated with Nichols in his
efforts to secure a pardon, also will
testify.
Announcement was made that
neither Reed nor Thomas B. Felder,
he Atlanta lawyers, will appear be
ore the committee In this state.
l'lity say they are afraid of the gov
ernor. They consented to appear
lieloro the Investigators in any city
in a nenrby state.
PROGRESSIVE WAR.
Two Factions of Roosevelt Follow.
ers Fight Negro Representation.
Atlanta. Ga.. Julv 18. Indications
now are that there will be two dele
gations from Georgia to the "Third
party" national convention in Chi
cago in August. The question In
volved apparently is whether the
delegation shall be "Lily White" or
mack and White.
A call was Issued from the ria-
tional progressive headquarters : by
Koger DeWar. for a convention to
be held in Atlanta' Julv 25. Yester
day a rival call was Issued bv the
Georgia Roosevelt white league for
meeting of its members and
friends on next Friday.
In the latter call, the nnrnnse of
the meeting is stated as follows:
"Action toward . having Ueorgia
properly represented at the conven
tion in Chicago August 5, will be
taken by the league.
J. St. Julien Yates, nresident of
the league, in a statement referred
to DeWar as "would-be boss" and
declared that the "Mnclr nlacno"
would be kept, out of the Roosevelt
party.
"We are not askine the neero to
stay away," asserted Mr. Yates, "we
say he shall stay awav and we have
no mental reservation that we are
going to treat with him on the WIh
of political equality afterward."
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
MEET WILSON TODAY
Sea Girt, July-18. Governor Wil-
ton said he would present only a
tentative slate of the personnel of
the campaign committee to the dem
ocratic national chairman and nine
other leaders who met this after
noon. Wilson said the discussion
will be exclusively on the organiza
tion. They will first name a cam
paign committee. The leaderB will
go into the details of the campaign
management. 1
Wilson said: "The eentlemen I
have invited are veteran camnaein-
ers ana know what is rejuired. 1
want to get their views and will be
guided by them."
Josephus Daniels, of North Caro
Una, is one of the leaders here.
WILL NOT MKKT PROXY
Governor Kltehin Write Wnltra- v.
Hrock Will Meet Simmons But
Aot Subordinate.
Governor Kltchln Into weni.u
afternoon made public a letter he hag
written waiter E. Brock of Wados
boro. secretary of the itumn.
cratic executive committee, declining
to divide time at Wadesboro July
25, with some other democrat in his
discussion of the record nf Smiatnr
Simmons, but expressing willingness
to meet Senator Simmons In person
there, or anywhere else, in the stale
After reeratt In r that Mr Itnwt
failed to HDenifv whether hn mWl
the division of time as secretary of
the state committee or in behalf of
some other candidate, the governoi
continues:
"If you write for him, Senator
Simmons, your letter is a recognition
that a discussion of the senator's rec
ord is both proper and beneficial to
the public. When I have a joint
discussion of his record I want it
with him. I think I will have little
trouble In designating some one to
meet the-chief, no one should tx
poet me to engage bis subordinate
from place to place. 1 note tnat he
Is advertised to speak at Albemarle,
In an adjoining county, on one of the
days you suggest for me to speak at
night in Wadesboro. If you will have
him to come to Wadesboro that night
I will arrange to meet him that
night, the 26th ,ot the' month, in
every speech I have made I have ex
pressed my readiness to meet him
and make good every charge. I hope
you will urge him to name times
ana places iac jwut aususaifiiii
" THE WAY
POLICE ARE
E
Unfolding of the Plot Indi
cates That They Caused
Rosenthal's Death
New York, July 18. Clues that
are being unearthed slowly show the
unfolding of a plot leading to the
assassination of Herman Rosenthal,
the gambler, killed Tuesday, a few
hours before he was to make further
revelations regarding his charges of
gambling graft among the police.
Louis LIbby ; and Wm. Shapire,
owners of the automobile which took
the murderers to the scene, possess
Information which, it is said, they
will reveal to the district attorney,
indicating that the police were re
sponsible for the plot to make away
with Rosenthal. LIbby and Shapire
say the car was hired by telephone
by Jack Rose, a gambler, who with
two other men boarded the automo
bile shortly before midnight. Sha
pire s story of what happened there
after is reserved by, the prosecutor.
Jack Rose, at police headquarters,
admitted, according to Police Com
missioner Dougherty, that he was
one of the passengers in the auto
mobile in which Rosenthal's murder
ers drove to the, Hotel : Metropole,
but said he left before the shooting
occurred.
CONTRACTS FOR ELECTRIC LINE
W. 8. Lee Lets Contract for la Miles
of Interurban.
(Special to The Times.)
Charlotte, N. C., July 18. Vice
President W. S. Lee of the Piedmont
and Northern Lines this morning
awarded the contract for grading 12
miles of the Greenvlllo, Spurtanourg
and Anderson Railroad from Spar
tanburg to a point near Ituapaw, to
J, Thomas Bennett of Danville, .ma
Charlotte, the contract price being
$150,000. The contracts for the re
maining 21 miles of roadbed have
not been let but will be in a day or
so. Bennett's section covers son. e
600,000 cubic yards of dxcavntlon,
the heaviest section on to? una and
the contract calls for completion ty
July 15, 1913.
Robber Killed In Fight With Posse,
Montgomery, Ala., July 18. I n a
battle at Alexander City today be
tween a posse and gang of men who,
It is believed, robbed Auburn post-
office, one robber was killed. It la
believed the men were involved in
robbing the Queen and Crescent
train In Mississippi, recently.
' Nine Persons Drowned.
Jacob's Creek. Pa., Jul 18.
Nine' persons were drowned during
a storm at Barren Run. A wall of
water swept over them as they were
attempting to cross a ravine.
Last of Rebel Leaders, Captured,
Havana,vJu1y 18. General Penro
Ivonet, the last of the negro upris
ing leaders, was captured by gov
ernpienJ troops, gear, Santiago t.dXi
SPB
OF THE TRANSGRESSOR IS HARD.'
THE WEATHER
Raleigh, July 18. Forecast: For
Raleigh and vicinity: Local showers
tonight or Friday. For North Caro
lina: Local showers tonight or Fri
day; light to moderate south and
southwest winds.
Weather Conditions: The weather
is still cloudy and unsettled over a
large part of the country. Showers
have occurred from the Missouri
valley to the gulf and Atlantic
states, the rainfall being heavy lo
cally In portions of Ohio, Nebraska,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
western Florida. Pressure has In
creased in the central-north, and the
weather continues cool from the
northern Rocky Mountain region to
the Great Lakes. Temperature is
slightly above normal in the eastern
and southern states.
WAS ONE MILLION
Washington, July 18. The demo
cratic campaign fund contained one
million dollars when Parker ran for
president in 1904, according to W.
F. Shelhan, of New York, testify
ing today before the senate commit
tee investigating campaign funds.
Shelhun was then the national execu
tive committee chairman. The
money was sent, to Maine, Colorado
and Nebraska, particularly he testis
fled. Shelhan testified that Thomas
Fortune Ryan was a contributor
that year.
RIVERS AND HARBORS
BILL PASSED TODAY
Washington, July 18. The rivers
and harbors appropriation bill car
rying thirty-three million dollars,
Including six millions for Mississip
pi river improvements, finally pass
ed the senate today, when the con
ference report was adopted.
When the senate took up the Pan
ama canal bill, Senator Brandegee
estimated that foreign ships would
pay approximately ten million dol
lars annually In tolls, under the pro
visions against which Great Britain
protested. Senator Stone estimated
that if The Hague decides against
the United States five years after the
free toll law has been enacted forty
millions would have to be repaid to
foreign vessel owners.
Bl'Y MOXTICELLO
Senate Adopts Resolution of House
to Purchase Thomas Jefferson
Home. ; ,
Washington, July 18. Stripped cf
the preamble, which some senators
thought committed congress to the
democratic views of Thomas Je'nr
son, the resolution looktii; to th-i
government purchase of :,iontlcello
was adopted by the senate.
The measure authorizes nn in
quiry by a joint congressional com
mittee into the desirability of the
purchase and directs an estimate of
the cost. It has not been acted on
by the house.
Scandal files on wings; truth
FIRE RATES
IN
Representatives of the Tariff
Association In the City
Meeting of Laymen
(Special to The Times.)
Durham, July 18. Another chap
ter was added to the famous Bur
roughs divorce case yesterday, when,
after the usual motion to set aside
the verdict, the atorney for Mrs.
Burroughs gave notice of appeal to
the supreme court. This actiou on
the part of Mrs. Burroughs had been
talked of ever since the jury grant
ed Mr. Burroughs the divorce last
week, but there were many who
thought that it would be in the su
perior court. But the action of yes
terday shows that there is lots of
iigh left in the case and that it is
not settled by any means.
A meetin of about; sixty; laymen
representing all of live city churches
was held at the First Presbyterian
church Tuesday night to formulate
plans for the coming of the great
laymen s meeting that will be-held
hero.. October' HI -November I. The
Durham churches are determined to
make this the greatest laymen's
meeting ever hold in this state, ami
from now until the time for the con
vention the various committees will
constantly be at work. The sum of
$600 was pledged to defray t lie lines
sary expenses to secure the ronveti,
tion.
Two new members were added to
the board of deacons of the Hm
Baptist church Tuesday night, trie
ordination services being of unusual
Interest. Dr. T. W. O' Kelly, of the
First Baptist church of Raleigh, le
Ivered a most excellet address o
the subject of "Office and Duty of
a Deacon." The new deacon
ordained were N. K. Green and W
T. Pollard, . who were elected re
cently In order to increase the
board's membership.
Three representatives of (he
Southeastern Tariff Association ar
rived in the city yesterday and ;it
once began a re-adjustment of tue
fire insurance rates, and when they
have completed their duties the city
will be given a first class rating, re
ducing the present rates In the busl
ness centeiB by twenty-five cents on
thoi hundred. This action on the
part of the Tariff Association was
brought about ny tne recent anm
Hons to the local fire department
bringing Durham well within tne re
qulrements of the association.
Mooner Declines Office.
Washington, July 18. Granville
W. Mooney. former speaker ot tne
Ohio assembly, has declined the post
of assistant secretary to tne preBi
lnnt in all creed Sherman Allen, an
pointed assistant secretary of the
treasury.
Ir. Itlum Hurt in Fall.
New York, July 18. Dr. Hans
Blum, the economist, lies at th
Bellevue hospital with his skull frac
hired. Ho fell In an effort to catch
a trolley car. He waa on the way
to catch an outgoing steamship when
the a,cvId1eny oc.c.u.rrea,,
DURHAM
Work Progressing Mdly
and Contractor Expec to
Finish Building On
Tlio rnnlpantnpH fnr tVio e
nf the Rtnle flreurnnf hllilrtinsr
oeing erected at a cost oi j
under the ilirectinn of the
building commission by Hon.
ley Home, as chairman, have so
far advanced with their work that
they are today plaring'the reihforeed
concrete roof. Several -months aj.-.i
the commission extended the time
for the completion ol the building
three months from January 1 next,
but such good progress has been
made lately that the contractors.
Jno. T. Wilsoh Co., of Richmond,
state that they will not need the ad
ditional time. Supt. K. C. Holliday,
who lias in hand the direction of the
work, says the construction has been
.inno u-it'lv remarkably few and very
slight accidents and that the most
serious physical Injury any one lias
received was the loss of two fingers
by a negro laborer. The work has
involved, too, the most complicated
lifting machinery and raising to the
very top of the building stones that
weighed over $ll,uuu pounus eaci ..
The same company has under vay
fv,a (mtiQtriifMnn oi a new ten siuiy
office building for the Commercial.
National Bank.
MACO MI RDKR MYSTERY.
..., linn Found Dead; Girl Adds
to Mystery by Saying Wle Had Mar
ried Man.
x-o,. Tevns Julv 18. After the
coroner ' determined that Edgar , 11.
McGehee, of Tampa, Fla., was a
murder victim and not a suicide,
Miss Mavme Cobb, age nineteen, an
nounced' that she married McGehee
a month ago, in an automobile, sey
Waco. McGehee's
body was found yesterday with a
bullet wound in the neari. ine
police believed he suicided, i ne
girls' statement, coupled with the
coroner's verdict, furnishes a puzzle
for the police 'and gives no promise
of early solution.
Verdict Expected in Morrow Trial.
fhioD-n .Tnlv 18. A verdict is
expected tills evening in the case of
Mrs. Rene Morrow, tne emu
...ini lmrirori with shootine and
killing her husband on the porch of
the Morrow tiome, in uecenmer. i"
niAoinir nviriinients were made today.
Women crowded the court room.
SENATE SIDETRACKS
WOOL TARIFF BILL
-w.'uuiiin.rtnn tnlv lS. The senate
democrats were defeated, 37 to 27,
in an effort to have the wool Dill
ike.i up at the opening of today s
session. The democrats resumed
.heir, filibuster against the hundred
lid fifty millio'i dollar sundry, civil
ppropriat.ioii bill. :
Tim itnnincratir.' leaders say they
will continue the filibuster until they
;ot a vote on the 'tariff . hill. 1 no
lundrv civil bill carried many im
portant al'l'i t'l'i i:h
SWART7. INHALED GAS
RodV Was Found in Room of a
Tenement House.
X , , w York Julv 18. The body of
Moiimn swnrtz. whose father told
the police his son was the Slayer of
4-vear-old Julia t onnt rs, was vuuuu
on the fourth floor of a Christie
treet tenement house today. i no
body was identified by Detective
Ureiinaii. Swarlz committed suicide
by inhaling gas.
Swartzz hired the room eigni uays
go, under the name of Max Hirck
,itii, swhH-. whs found in bed,
the gas tube tied to his mouth. Writ
ten in pencil on his collar were the
words, "1 am guilty and Insane,
caused by the beautiful make-up of
the women, which made nie passion
ate." Several pieces of newspaper were
lying around. On one of these was
written: , "I was sorry the minute
after I did it. So don't cry for nie."
The letter was addressed to Swartz's
mother, confessing his guili and tell
ing her not to cry her eyes out.
The police thought yesterday that
a body found in the Hudson river
was l,hut of Swartz, but later dis
covered their mistake.
Featherweight Championship.
New York, July 18. The Nation
al Sporting Club, London, Is trying
to match Jim Drlscoll, Great Bri
tain's featherweight champion, with
Johnny Kilbane, for the world's
title. The club is preparing to hang
up a big purse.
Military Aviator Killed.
Lelpsic. Germany, July 18. Lieu
tenant I'reusser, military aviator,
was killed today while making a
landing after a flight. The airman
was bruBhefl beneatft the engine,
Great Work Being Done This
Summer In the Way of
Teacher Training
THE SUMMER SCHOOLS
The Summer Schools Have Been
Crowded, More Than 1200 Teach
ers Attending This Summer In
the Country Institutes Several
Thousand Teachers Are Learning
Better Ideas of Their Professional
Duties Good Work Being Done
All Over the Slate.
An unusual scene of activity is
being presented throughout the state
this summer in the very important
matter of teacher training. Ia ihe
first place tlie summer schools are
crowded as never before. At. the .
State University, th Normal College.
ine.&asi; varoima naming diuiuui
more than 1200 teachers are laarn
ing not only what to teach but how
to teach. And tnen in tne county
teachers' institutes between four and
five hundred housand teachers are
learning better ideas of their pro
fessional duties. The time has al
reflriv enmp in nnr educational ad
vancement when a teacher who has
not had some preparation in tne art
of teaching can not hope to secure
a position, even in the rural schools.
For the guidance of the con
ductors of the institutes a pamphlet
containing a nrogramme for each
day of the two week's course has
been issued from the state depart
ment. Another bulletin contains
suggestions for opening exercises
and still another contains an ad
mirable selection of oatrlotic and
other songs. Before going into the
work for the summer the conductors
in moAt wll-h fllltlt.
J. Y. Joyner and J. A. Bivins, super
visor of teacher training, in a con
ference of tour days ror tne purpose
nf (tianiBBln? nlaiiR nf work. This
insures something of uniformity in
the institutes. When the present
plan was set in operation, n wan
contemplaed to make the work pro
gressive in character. That Is, no
series of institutes shall repeat the
work ot a previous series, duv. snau
emphasize some new phase. Two
years ago primary meinoos were
placed in the forefront. This year
Intorriinriinto methods receive much
attention, with especial reference to
tne new texi-uooKs on geogrupuy,
history and language.
The institutes have a morning and
an afternoon session. In the morn
ing session all of the teachers meet
in one body for the consideration
of subjects of general interest; such
as, preparation for the first day of
school and what to do on the first
day, keeping the register, gradu
ation and classification and promo
tion of pupils, the rural library and
how to use it, various phases of
school and class management, draw
ing and spelling. A period is given
each forenoon to the practical con
sideration of McMurry's How to
Study. The guiding principle, as
niay 'be stated, at all this work is
not how much the conductor may tell
the teachers but how he may direct
(Continued on Page Five.)
WILL DIRECT TAKT CAMPAIGN.
Charles Dewey Hi lies was born
in llelinont county, Ohio, in 1807,
receiving his early education there.
He became lute rested in Industrial
schools early In life. From 1902 to
1000 he was financial head ot the
New York : Juvenile Asylnm at
Dobbs Ferry. He bcame assistant
secretary of the treasury in 1909
and waii appointed secretary to the!
president in April, 1911. He is sold
to be a tireless worker and to possess
the faculty of getting along with)
all kinds of people, t ,A