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WANDERER CONFESSES TO
THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE
(By The Associated Press.)
CHICAGO, July 10 Formal charges
of murder were prepared today by
state's Attorney Hoyne to be preferred
against Carl Wanderer, who confessed
last night to the killing of his wife, and
a tramp.
The motive for the murders were first
given by Wanderer as a desire to go back
into the army free from marital ties. It
was later revealed, according to the po-
lice that he wished to inherit her estate j
and did not intend to rob her.
In his confession, police said Wanderer
declared he had deliberately shot to death
his bride of a few months in the hall
way and that he also shot an unwitting
victim of his planning a man unarmed,
whom he enticed there so he could kill
.1 hi... f hnvmir tri..,l
to rob him and his wife, who in two
mouths would have become a mother..
Thv .unidentified man . used by Wan
derer to pose as a robbevand then slain
was partly identified as '""William Xoeth, j
vim in 1911 or 191:1 was employed by th 1
Oe u try Hrothers circus while in South
Bend. Iud.
"We shall go before the grand jury
and ask his indictment on a charge of 1
murder," State's Attorney lloyn said.
"It is one of the most cold blooded and j
revolting crimes in Chicago's history, i
We shall ask an immediate trial and
the roje. ' ' j
"I want to le hanged," Wanderer I
commented. nope to join her in
death. 1 wonder if she will forgive mosl "eiignTinuy Mon.ia.v . -veiling win. a
me. Well I loved her too much to let : 1ru, k ri,,e su'',"r !,t Hl,,11pr
another man get her. Bud I didn't Mountain. All report a most enjoyable
want her myself." levelling. Quite a numlier of our people
Wanderer said that he did not wish to j Hre H va'''"g themselves of the typhoid
desert his wife and join the army but , treatment which is given at the Ranlo
wished to be "free. " school building each Friday morning be-
He was moved from the cell he oc- ,VV,',M1 1hp 1,0,lrs of ei,,, "n,i tpn--eupied
ia the detention home yesterday T,u"re W1" "' ,'rea"' SUI)"M' at
to the "death cell" from which several) ""' R'x community ''..use. and also at
murderers have gone to their fate. ,,,e Slnvr" "'""'" Muhh Saturday
"I like the cell all right, but I can't l,,,fht' 'llllv
rest on these boards, he declared. "(Jet
my blankets from my old cell. This
vaa done
He continued:
"I will certainly sleep much better
now. 1 feel better with "that off my
chest. I had bad dreams and the pic
ture of the hallway with my wife lying
.there came back once in a while. 1 feel j
like a new man and I'm ready to kick i
off whenever they want to take me."
One of the anomalies of the case which
misled the police for weeks was the ro
mance of the couple and their happy
married life supposedly. Wanderer, who
had never smoked, chewed, drank or in
dulged in slang, had but one love affair,
with Ruth Johnson, who became his wife
-at the conclusion of a war romance.
"She was the only girl I ever kissed,"
he told the police. He took her to
hurch every Sunday. They married af-t-r
the ex lieutenant returned from
.France .
Wanderer 's story of how the ragged
etranger was hired to be the unwitting
victim in the double murder was told
by him in the same cold blooded, un
emotional way he related the details of
his wife's death.
He picked up the man ou the west
ttide on the day of the murder by offer
ing him a job as a truck driver. An
Appointment was made for that evening.
When the stranger came Wanderer told
him that he wanted him to follow Mrs.
"Wanderer into the apartment house and
stage a fake holdup. When Wanderer
and his wife returned from the theatre
the stranger played his part, as directed,
and was met with a stream of lend.
Wanderer then turrfed on his wife and
shot her twice. She died within five
minutes. Her only words wre "The
Baby."
ADMIRAL FISHER DEAD
LONDON, July 10. Admiral John Ar
buthnot Fisher, first baron of Kilverstone
and former first lord of the admiralty,
died this morning.
Lord Fisher underwent a serious opera
tion yesterday and failed to rally.
Lord Fisher began his naval eareer in
1854 and as first sea lord of the admiralty
directed the naval warfare against Ger
many. His vigorous policy caused him to
be termed ' ' The Kitchener of the British
navy," and chief credit has been claimed
for him in the bottling up of the German
navy. Cabinet disputes led to his resig
nation in May, 1915, but he eontinned to
sreve the British government in various
capacities throughout the war, and was a
prominent naval critic.
Lord Fisher was for many years a pop
ular idol in Great Britain, enjoying the
affection and eonfiftMee of every rank
of the people. He was known as the
''father of the dreadnaught" because h
waa the first to realize the vast power of
this type of warship.
W0V. 15 IS DATE FIRST
MEETING LEAGUE 07 NATIONS
WASHINGTON, July 10 November
15tk has been determined poa aj the
-4at for the first neeting of tfetaasem
lly of the lea toe of nationa, it was stated
today the ataU epartmeat,Y
RANLO NEWS
Correspondence of The Daily Gazette.
KAN LI), July 9. Mr. Marshall Dilling,
superintendent of the Smyre Mill, is tak
ing a much-needed rest this week at the
White "Sulphur Springs at Hiddenite.
Miss Ollie May Rliyne had as her guests
Wednesday afternoon Misses l'earl Cox,
! Willie McLean, Irvin Rankin, Owen, and
. i i : . t.' riii . . . . i . i .
i,r",1 - J'""K m-un. un
j a" fr01" tlie ready to-wear department of
j K,ir'' B '''T-artment "tore. and. needless to
j sl
say, enjoyed this halt holiday immensely.
Mr. (inner C. Dilling, brother of Mr.
...... mini ,ecc.,u
; perintendent of one of the cotton nulls
t i ll I . : 1 1 ' i .-I
j of Selnia, Ala., has accepted a position
I at the Hume Mill. He and his family
i are welcome additions to our community.
I Mrs. Dilling's mother, Mrs. Annie I'ea
den, of Hillshoro. Texas, accompanied
them here and will remain for several
months before returning to her home in
Texas.
Mr. I". I.. Smith, superintendent of the
Uanlo school, has returned from a week's
visit to relatives in Connelly Springs, and
o Mrs. Smith's home near Richmond,
Ya. Mrs. Smith will return in a few
days
The Girls' Club, of Rex, chaperoned
by Mrs. S. A. Lanier and Miss Mabel
Royd, entertained the Young Men's Club
i ir i . ii w i . i
BABE RUTH IS DRIVING
TOWARD BATTING LEADERSHIP
(By The Associated I'ress.")
CIIICAOO, July 10. With a new
world's record within his grasp, Babe
Hut h. the New York slugger, today is
driving towards the batting championship
of the American League.
Keposing in fourth pla e a week ago,
the home run king is now second in the
list of batters with an average of
X't points behind George Sisler, the St.
Louis star, who is leading the league.
Ruth nnssed the veteran Tris Speaker, of
Cleveland, and Joe Jackson, of Chicago,'
who are tied for the third place honors
with .. '!.". Sisler, in first place, is bat
ting .419.
Ruth added one home run to his total
during the week, making 'J5, and colmect
ed with l.'t hits in nine games. In addi
tion he pulled away from Speaker for
scoring honors. He has crossed the plate
70 times, while the Clevelander is two
runs behind him.
Eayers, of Boston, pitcher, outfielder
and pinch hitter, dethroned Roger Horns
by as leader among the National League
hitters, who have participated in 40 or
more games. He is batting .40:! for 47
games, in which he cracked out L'9 hits
in 7 2times at bat. Hornsby, however, is
the real lender among the regulars with
a mark of .378. made in 7:i games. Hoi
Jocher, of Chicago, had tied the St. Louis
star as a run getter, having crossed the
jdate 50 times.
Cy Williams, of Philadelphia, delivered
his weekly home run and is leading in
circuit drives with nine.
STOCK MARKET IS
ACTIVE AND STRONG
NKW YORK. July 10. The stock
market this week was active and strong,
affording a striking contrast to the dull
ness and heavier trend of the preceding
fortnight. Apart from the greater con
fidence shown by speculative interests,
there were many indications of improve
ment in the investment demand.
Pools resumed their operations in many
of the better known specialties, the move
ment later embracing some of the less
prominent shares of miscellaneous charac
ter, as well as transportations, especially
the junior or low priced issue.
"While industrial and commercial con
ditions remained sensitive to the credit
situation, general business proceeded to
wards further stabilization as a result of
additional reductions in many staple com
modities. Fresh encouragement resulted from ag
ricultural prospects and the market for
eall money relaxed visibly, even though
it effected no material alteration in time
funds. Foreign exchange was moderately
responsive to better economic and politi
cal conditions abroad.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY ORGANIZES
FUEL DEPARTMENT
KNOXVTLLE, Tenn July 9. Official
announcement is made of a reorganisation
of the fuel department of the Southern
Railway, with headquarters in Knoiville,
for the .coal supply of the entire system.
E. O. Goodwin has been appointed fuel
agent U charge of the department.
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MRS WARR&N HARDING
Wife of Senator Warren G . Harding,
of Ohio, Republican nominee for the
presidency.
HARDING WILL CONFER
WITH LEONARD WOOD
( By The Associated 1'iess. 1
MARION, ()., July 1(1 Another busy
day faced Senator Harding, the republi
can presidential nominee when he reach
ed his office today. In addition to con
tinning work on his speech of aceep
tance, the nominee was also to confer
with Major (ieneral Leonard Wood, who
was u contestant for the nomination at
the Chicago convention, and Senator
Ciimmings, of Iowa, both of whom were
scheduled to reach Marion late in the
day. This will be the first time Sena
tor Harding and the general have met
siitce the former's nomination and the
conference is being watched with interest.
The senator also will confer tomorrow
with National Chairman Will H. Hays,
who will be his guet oxer uiidav.
HAYS GOES TO CONFER
WITH CANDIDATE HARDING
(By The Associated Press. J
CHICAOO. July lo 'Chairman Will
II Hays of the republican national com
mittee, concluded his conference with
miifdle west leaders in Chicago today and
left for Marion, ()., to confer with Sen
ator Harding. It was said at head
quarters that he will go east from
Marion, returning there July the day
set for the notification of the presi
dential candidate, and will then return
to ( 'hicago .
Mr. Hays said that lie would consult
with Senator Harding particularly on the
subject of front porch'' campaign.
POLISH FORCES WITHDRAW
BEFORE BOLSHEVIK OFFENSIVE
(By The Associated Press.
PAK1S, July 10. -l'ollsh forces are
withdrawing from Brest-Litovsk, Vila ami
Pinsk. as a result of the great Russian
bolshevik offensive, according to a tele
gram received by the newspaper L 'Infor
mation this morning.
Kvacuatiou of Brest-Litovsk. Vila and
Pinsk would seem to indicate a general
withdrawal of the Polish line to the fron
tiers of that new republh. Latest dis
patches from Warsaw have shown the
Poles to be struggling against the Russian
soviet armies a considerable distance east
of Brest-Litovsk, although Pinsk wonld
seem to be threatened by the advance of
(ieneral Budenny, further south.
Brest Litmsk is approximately 12o
miles east of Warsaw, and is :i strongly
fortified town.
COAL SHORTAGE WILL
PREVAIL AS LONG AS THERE
IS A SHORTAGE OF CARS
(By Vhe Associated Press.
WASH1NC.TON, July 10 -Adequate
facilities for coal shipments is the prin
cipal remedy for abnormal sjeculative
prices, J. 1. A. Morrow, vice president
of the National Coal Association, today
told the interstate commerce commission
in making an appeal for a continuation
of a .TO day priority order for ojeii top
cars at bituminous coal mines.
Acute shortage in coal will prevail as
long as there is an inadequate supply of
cars at "the mines, he asserted, adding
that ample shipments of coal will de
crease speculative prices. At least 54o,
000,0000 tons of coal will be required for
the current year ending March 31, the
witness stated, pointing out that much of
this will be needed to make up a short
age of 15,000,000 tons that ordinarily
would have been in reserve last April.
Since that time shipments from the
mines have been 1,245,000 tons a week
below the requirements, making a total
shortage of between 30,000,000 to 33,
000,000 tons, he declared.
LOST: In Sweetland or between Sweet
land and Ideal, or in Idel Theater, ten
dollar bill. Reward for return to Ga
zette. 13 p 3
COX WILL RETURN
TO CAPITOL MONDAY
a
(By The Associated Press.)
HAYTON. O.. July 10 Governor Cox.
democratic candidate for president. i
making a strenuous effort to get affair
in shape here so he may return to Colum
bus Monday morning. A numlier of
clerks are busy with the large stacks of
telegrams and letters of congratulation
getting them in shape to be answered
The governor's Dayton friends are
pleased with the prospects of him carry
ing the campaign immediately into the
western states and they believe such a
plan will be approved by the national
committee. They desire, however, to
see the governor make a vigorous rum
paign in his home state, though I hey pro
less to see in the west a fertile Held tor
democracy .
The governor has no conferences
scheduled for today, though as on other
days it is expected there will be a hum
Iter of informal calls. Yesterday, he
paid a ibit to the golf course wheie the
Ohio state toiirnanie.it i mi progress. He
dii not play.
PEKING THREATENED
WITH ENTRY OF TROOPS
American Marines on Duty in
Peking Ready For Any
Emergency.
PKKINC. July II. Warning has been
given the government by the diplomatic
cirp here that in case of an uprising
there must be no fighting in this city and
that Peking imfet not Ik- subjected to
bombardment. Forces commanded by
Tnan Chi Jui, former premier and minis
ter of war, are surrounding Peking.
Oeneral Wu I'ei -'ii, who has been re
lieved of the command of government
troops in Chih Li, is near Pao Ting Ku,
.10 miles south of here, but whether tight
ing occurs there will depend, it is rNiVId,
upon the acceptance by Wu I'ei Ku of
his dismissal, ('hang Tao Liu, governor
of Mukden, who has been acting as n
peacemaker, has retired to Tientsin to
wait developments. He has several divis
ions of soldiers, but there is tio indication
at present of their affiliations.
Cieneral Tnan Jui's threatening atti
tilde is a result of the government's dis
missal of Oeneral Hsu Shu Cheng as resi
dent commissioner for inner Mongolia.
There have been several days of great
tension here and rumors of uprisings have
been current in the city.
275 MARINES IN PEKING
(By The Associated Press. I
WASHINGTON". July In. -American
forces now in Peking consist of a legation
guard of -'7" marines, commanded by
Colonel Maon Gulick While no Ameri
can army force's arc stationed there, the
fifteenth infantry, the only American
army detachment in China, is at Tientsin,
about so miles from Peking, and could
be sent to .lie capital on short notice,
officials said tn'av. In addition to the
American guard, a number of other pow
ers have permanent legation guards at
Peking.
The American marine guard is the
largest at Peking. The total strength of
the entire international force there is
estimated at 1,400 men. Tn the event of
an attack this fore probably would be
commanded by Colonel (tulick, who is be
lieved here to be the ranking foreign mili
tary officer at the Chinese capital
Japan's guard at Peking is only
slightly smaller than that of the Pnited
,States. while England 's fipce is third.
Other countries which have anned guards
there are France. Italy, Holland, and Bel
gium. Germany and Austria did have guards
at Peking, but they were interned whe
China entered the war.
CLOVER SCHOOL TRUSTEES
WILL NOT BUILD NOW
The following from the ('lover corre
spondence of the Yorkville Enquirer will
lie of interest:
Trustees of the Clover school district
have abandoned the idea of proposing to
the citizens of the district this year a pro
posed school bond issue of from $.'10,000
to $40,000 to be used in the erection of
a new school building in the town. No
body denies that the present school build
ing is already badly overcrowded ami
most people with whom the correspondent
talked this week were of opinion that a
bond issue for school building construc
tion would in all probability carry if it
were put to a vote. After giving the
matter careful consideration, however, the
trustees have come to the conclusion that
it would not be practicable at this time.
"We are confident," said Mr. Jas. A.
Page, of the board of trustees, Wednes
day, "that we could not possibly erect
the building in time fr use this fall even
though the citizens of the district decid
ed to vote the bonds. It is almost impos
sible to get the necessary building materi
als and labor at this time. Consequently
the project has been abandoned tempo
rarily." All members of the Wesley Baraca
Class of Main Street Methodist church
are, especially urged to be present tomor
row morning at ten o'clock, when a pan
oramic picture of the class will be taken.
THIRD PARTY DELEGATES
GATHER TO ARRANGE TERMS
MI. HOLLY MATTERS
Correspondence of The Ihiiiy Gazette.
M l'. HOLLY. July lo. Our municipal
election this week resulted in elevating to
otli.e the following citizens: Mayor, A.
P. Rhviie; tirs ward, K. II. iHniii. second
warn. Marsh f'avin, third ward. J. J.
Stcwa.;; fourth ward. T. A. Belk. We
are expecting first class returns from
these i.u ii.
Mis. Loiinie Kawlins of Bladenboro,
came up to be present at the marriage of
her brother, Mr. T. A. Belk.
Mr. Albert Craig, of the lirmf Craig
i St loupe, has mined into his new home
just west of Niinsville anil the house he
vacated at the store has been occupied
by Mr. and lrs. Hoy Patterson.
Miss Modelle Davis, of Cherry ville, has
linen visiting Miss Grace Kohn.
The Lutheran Church of the Good
Sehpherd has let the contract for a pipe
organ to be installed during the winter to
the M. P. Moller Company, of Hagers
town, Md.
Mrs. L. I. Henderson and Miss Inez
Abernethy, who are visiting in South Da
kota and Montana, are sending some in
teresting letters home, relating strange
and exciting experiences, real western
stories for easterners.
On the Fourth of July Mr. W. K.
Rhyne, a progreasive young farmer of
River Bend, reported a cotton Idoi in,
about the first so far.
Mr. It. L. Jenkins, of tiie Mt. Holly
(iarage, gave two demonstrations of
Fordson tractors this week, one day in
Stanley and one day in South Point. He
reports several sales.
Mrs. B. C. Taylor and children have
gone to Crumpler on a visit to Mrs. Tay
lor's father. They will be absent several
days and returning will bring Mrs. Tay
lor's daughter, Miss Benin h, home.
Miss Edna Rhyne is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. Emma Kendafl, in Norw I. She is
expected home within the next few days.
Mrs. Cliff Richardson, nee Bell, of
Greenville, S. ('., with her three children,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.
11. B. l.il.ebergel.
VYoiK on the Mount Holly Bank build
ing is progressing very well The founda
tion is done, the cellar for the heating
plant has been walled in with concrete
and next week will nee some brick laid.
Mr. ( . K. Kiev, who has been conduct
iug a restaurant at the station, has sold
his interests to a citizen from Belmont
and immediate possession was given.
SEC. DANIELS TO ALASKA. .
SEATTLE, Wash., July Id. To inves
tigate problems connected with the devel
opment of the Matanuska river coal fields
as a source of fuel supply for naval ves
sels, as well as for possible commercial
purposes, Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels, John Barton I'ayne, secretary of
the interior, and Admiral Hugh Rodman,
commander of the Pacific fleet, sailed to
day in navy destroyers for Seward in
Anchorage, Alaska.
j Mr. Daniels and Mr. Payne expect to
return to Seattle about July 2o.
WASHINGTON, July 10. Weather pre
dictions for the week beginning Monday
are:
Middle Atlantic States: Generally
fair, although possibly Imal showers to
ward the end of the week. Seasonal tem
peratures. South Atlantic and Kast (lull" States:
I Freipient locaF'thundershow ers probable;
st asoiia ' temperatures.
NUT GROWERS' MEET.
ALBANY. Ga.. Julv 10. October 13,
14 and I-"' were selected as the dates of
j tlv annual meeting of the National Nut
j Growers' Association n Austin, Tex., at
a confereiee of the officers and directors
of the association held here yesterday
afternoon.
N EW YORK, July 9. Two armed men
bound and gagged the watchman in the
warehouse of the United State sTextile
Alliance in Hoboken today, and hauled
away 20 boxes of German dyes, valued at
$15,o00.
ASHEVILLE MERCHANT CHARGED
WITH CONSPIRACY OF THEFT
ASHEVILLE. N. C. July 10
Gufdave Litchenfels, a member of the
local firm of Sternberg and Company,
was arrested here yesterday on a feder
al warrant charging him with conspiracy
in the theft of several millions of dol
lars worth of merchandise from freight
cars, wharves and barges in New- York
city. He waived preliminary examination
and gave a bond of $15,000 for his ap
pearance on August 3, lefore the New
York federal court.
A similar warrant was issued for
8. Sternberg, father in law of Litchen
fels, who is now in Europe. The men,
with about 48 others, recently were
dicated by the New York federal, court,
"William and Emil Lichtenfela, brothers
of Gnstave, are among those indicted.
They reside in New York.
(By The Associated Press.)
(HICAGO, July 10 Representatives
of the lalior party and non partisan
league conferred last night and the labor
party committee met this morning with
the committee of 4S in an effort to ar
range the terms of the amalgamation of
the liberal and radical organizations
with a single candidate and platform.
The labor party insisted that the word
"labor" must be preserved in any party
name adopted.
The single taxers today faced a divis
ion in their own ranks. The announce
ment Thursday by some officials that the
single tax delegates would bolt tne com
bine if Senator LuFollette was the pres
idential nominee was followed by a dee
la rat ion from some delegates that they
would stick to the new party regardless
of the nominee.
Several of the minor organizations in
the combine are threatening to bolt un
less their planks are inserted in the third
party platform, it was reported today.
Difficulties between the programs of
the committee of 48 and the labor party
remained acute where they touch on the
railroad problem, leaders of both groups
said today. Both groups are standing
for government ownership, but differ as
to the amount of "democratic manage
ment . " '
The labor group representatives insist
ed that boards of directors and the eon
trolling officers under government, admin
istration of the roads should be selected
by and from the employees almost ex
clusively, while the committee of 48
representatives insist that control should
be largely in the hands of officials repre
senting the public.
Nonpartisan league- representatives
who conferred with the labor party
leaders last night and were reported to
have pledged their aid in organizing the
farmers of the northwest behind the new
party announced today that they were at
tending the conferences in a personal
capacity only.
COMMITTEES 0F48 AND
SINGLE TIMERS fllEET
(By The Associated Press.)
CHICAGO July 10 Delegates sum
moned to Chicago by the committee of
4h, and representatives of the single tax
movement got together today in the pre
liminaries of an attempt to nominate s
fusion third party presidential candidate
to run on a platform satiajuctory to both,
elements. Conferences, continuing near
ly all night, between the committee lead
ers and the active heads of the national
labor party looking to further amalgs
mation, had not brought about agree
ment, however, and the single tax groups
also definitely announced that their par
ticipation in the first day session with the
committee of 48 assemblage was only
tentative. It would not continue,
Jerome I). Reis said in their behalf, if
Senator LaFollette, of Wisconsin, should
lie nominated for president, even though
the committee of 48 evinced a tendency to
select him. Henry Ford and Charles H.
Ingersoll, watchmaker, were discussed as
possible compromise selections.
Allen MeCurdy, of New York, secre
tary of the committee of 48, was selected
as temporary chairman for the joint gath
ering. The first piece of work on the
convention program was the election of
a committee on platform and upon politi
cal procedure.
Robert C. MacAuley. of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the national single tax com
mittee, which claimed to have delegates
from twenty three states in attendance,
called them together outside of the com
mittee convention, just before it convened,
but the separate session was immediately
adjourned.
The convention planned to adjourn over
Sunday, when the labor party convention
proper also will assemble.
PENNSY R. R. EMPLOYES
ARE GIVEN MEDALS
NEW YORK, July 10. More than
20,000 employes of the Pennsylvania Bail
road were awarded medals by the com
pany today in recognition of their war
services. Awards also were made to 610
nearest of kin of men who gave their
lives in the war.
WEST VIRGINIA OFFICERS
CAPTURE BIG MOONSHINE STILL
CHARLESTON, W. Va., July 10. Of
ficers of the state prohibition department
brought to Charleston yesterday what
they declared to be the largest moonshine
whiskey still in the state, and which they .
said had been responsible for the death,
of at least two men. One man, it is
claimed, was killed in s fight over the
still, and the other death was caused as
the result of drinking liquor y distilled
la' -Ifc-V-5 '"': ;''' '-- ,V-..'-i'" - ,
v The stilL of fifty gallons capacity, was
seised in the mountains of Raleigh coui
ty, but the operators escaped.