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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
|FElR / BOMB
|. PLACED on SHIP


NEW YORK. July 7.-Authosi-
ties here today fear that Frask
Holt hid . bomb on = steamship
bound for some English port. He
sent = letter before his attack o.
Mr.. Morgan Saturday morning say
ing that a ship which sailed fren
New York on July 3 would be blown
up July T. While much secrecy y
being maintained concerniny the
letter 1t is known that the authori-
ties and secret service men II
Washington have NO infogmafton
tending to show whether the letter
was an empty threat or NOT. Il
could not be learned at wireless -
tions II any warnings had bsen;
flashed to sea from government
stations.
Four steamers sailed from here
July g. They were the PhiladeI-
phia, owned by the American line.
for Liverpool: The Chicago OF the
French line. for Bordeaux; the Sax
onia of the Cunard line. for Liver
pool; the Kristiana Sjford Of the
Observation-Disclosures line. for Der
gen.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
THE KING WITNESSES
An ITALIAN VICTORY
FROM PLATEAU WATCHES HIS
TROOPS CAPTURE PEAK
HELD BY AUSTRIANS.
Austrian Works at lsonZO Bridge
Head Damaged by Italian Bonn
bariment.-Goritz
Attack Begins.

ROME, July THE Italian bonn
bardment has damaged the Austrian
works at the IsonZo bridge head.
King Victor Emmanuel witnessed the
Berglaseri capture a peak near SELF
ed by a cavalry escort the king scaled
small plateau and watched the
conflict. After the victory he cross
ed to the ranks and congratulated
the troops.
General Cadarno reported today
that the attack on Goritz began on
all sides early yesterday. Italian
gunners on the PLAYA heights domi-
nate the territory south of Goritz.
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mrs. HOLT IS TOO Of
hER nusbll0's DtlIl
REPORTED TO HI REARING "
BRAvELY UNDER
STRAIN.

DALLAS. Texas. July Mrs.
Frank Holt received the news this
morning from her father Of her hus-
bands death in the Mineola Jail last
night. According to the attending
physician she is bearing up brave
ly" under the strain. Mrs. Holt. the
doctor said. is a strong minded wo-
man and it is understood that she
showed no signs of hysteria or Of
fainting
While she is in a highly nervous
condition the doctor does not believe
she will have nervous prostration.
Hollis body was today ordered
shipped to Ithaca. N. r.. tomorrow
I'm going now" said Mrs. Holt
firmly today after she had been told
OF her husbands death by her faith
err
but you mustn't at this time"
her father. doctor and lawyer
urged They pointed to her eight
months old babe and her bright eyed
boy and tc!d her she must think OF
them now.
She finally yielded to this per-
suasion when her father told her
she might visit Holt's grave at Itha-
ca as soon as her physical condition
would permit.
Judge Cockrell said he consider.
ed that portion of Hollis letter to his
wife dealing with the ship explosive
as confidential. and therefore with
Cone Johnson of the state depart
ment concerning IT,
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on Saturday wounded j. y. Morgan at
the Iatter's country home. came last
night when Holt killed himself.
Holt. early last night. before kill
ing himself. admitted to detectives
that he did not tell the truth when
he said that he made the bomb ex-
ploded in the capitol at Washington
out OF sulphuric acid and match
heads and said also that he did not
tell the truth about his movements
in Washington and New York.
Holt made these admissions when
confronted by evidence tending IL
show that he made the capitol bomb
In a bungalow which he rented near
here about ten days ago. They fol
lowed the positive Identification by
Lewis OFT OF Holt IS the man vino
had rented the bungalow and found
numerous bottles WIKI corks pune
tured in the center. small walls and
pictures of a dozen public buildings
throughout the country. three oi
which were marked.
Holt refused to say why he did no.
tell the truth in the first place abou.
the contents of the bombs and his
movements. He refused to admit
that he is the man who, under the
name of Hendrick. received ship
ment of 120 pounds OF dynamite at
Syosset. l.. L.. although George W
Carnes. station agen; at that place.
identified Holt as Hendrick.
Throughout the day detectives
from New York. under Captain Tun-
ney of the detective bureau. we're
working on clue which led them TO
believe that Holt was the man whc
received the dynamite and took il to
bungalow and there made a num-
Der of bombs. They were trying to
trace a trunkfull or bombs which
they had reason to believe Holt had
shipped from the bungalow to some
New York address.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
the COURT ORDERS N
ATTACHMENT For EVELYN
York To Testify In husbands
Trial.

NEW YORK. July supreme
Court Justice Hendricks today order
ed the issuance OF a writ OF body at
tachment for Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw.
A deputy sheriff will be sent at once
with il TO Lake Chateaugay where
Mrs. Thaw returned last night. The
deputy attorney general denied that
he granted her permission to return.
He said she sent him physicians =
certificate shortly before leaving. hut
claims that she had no conference
with him as she said. The Justice
WAS told by the physician who issued
the certificate that his reason fot
her non-appearance il would be too
much of a nervous strain.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07

Ex-Governor Slaton Of Georgia,
Who commuted the sentence OF Leo
NJ. Frank to life imprisonment, ar
rived in New York with Mrs. slaton
a few hours after his term Of office
in Georgia expired. They said they
aad come on a new honeymoon,
since neither had had mucn time
during the last fifteen years TO take
a rest.
81 would have felt like an assas-
sin if | had allowed Frank to be exc
cuted," he said. There is a grave
doubt in my mind as TO his guilt
being established by legal and credi-
BILE evidence. and it was ms duty TO
act as | did.
The mob that raised the outcry
against the commutation OF sentence
did not consist OF representative citi-
zens of Georgia. They were the riff
raft, the men and boys who are being
supported by their wives and moth
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I>>>>>>~>>>>>>>1

HlNEOLA, l.. l.. July frank
Hojt's suicide in jail here last
nlkht has temporarily halted, at
z&st all efforts to identify him as
3fSch Muenter. the missing Har-
sNRd professor wanted for wife mur-
~
The mutilation of his head when
Ne leaped to the stone tagging thir-
~ feet below his cell made it seem
iuprobable that Muenter's old
friends coming here today can iden-
thy the peace fanatic and Morgan
aanAilant as the alleged wifa slay-
~.
Tic suicide followed closely the
dtscovery of cottage near Hicks
VILE where Holt apparently lived a
week experimenting with bombs
Omcials traced Holts black trunk
to warehouse and found enough
explosives in it to have wrecked
several buildings.
After an autopsy by the Jail ply
Gicjan on Hollis body Coroner
Jones stated that Holt must have
jumped thirty feet. II is reported
that he died of cerebra hemorrhage
caused from fracture of the
skull The entire skull from just
above the eyes to the base was
crushed.
Terry Organ. Holt's special
guard, told the coroner that he sat
by cell door with Holt apparently
asleep. About l0:45 he heard a
noise at the end of the cell tier and
when rhe reached the spot he heard d
crash. liolts body was found lying
on the stone tagging below. He
waa dead before the Jail physician
arrived a few minutes later The
coroner said that he had received
no Word from Hollis friends or rela-
tiYeS on what to do with the body
and added that if il was not claim
ed In two days ii would be buried
In the county plot.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF
IDENTITY OF HOLT.

MINEOLA. Y. Y. July State
Police Chief Smith of Massachusetts
and T. W. Hitler. acquaintances of
Frank Holt, today identified posi-
lively the body of Holt as that of
Erich Muenter. the missing alleged
Harvard wife slayer. The Bertil-
lion measurements of the two bodies
tailed exactly. and further identity
was made by a gold tooth filling
which was one of Muenter's distin-
gushing points.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
AOR|AT|C Que IN the WAR
ZONE SOME TIME TO-DAY
EIGHT AMERICANS AND CANAD.
IAN PREMIER AMONG THE
100 PASSENGERS.

NEW YORK. July THE White
Star liner Adriatic. which was rum
ored to be marked for submarine at
tack. was due in the war zone to-
day unless she radically changed her
course. Eight Americans and the
Canadian premier are included
among her 42o passengers. The
Adriatic carried large cargo OF war
when she sailed from New
York week ago.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
AlzSS. FRANK HOLT UNDER
CARE OF \ PHYSICIAN

DALLAS. Tex, July THAT
Mfa Frank Holt is under the care
Of y physician became known today.
Dr.. Lively is attending her. and has
yefUsed to allow her to hear the
news of her husbands death. Judge
Ice Coekrell, the family adviser.
NN4 called into conference about ten
4Uosition OF Hoit's body and about
0ee1or matters in the case.
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partment officials thought today
the messages had reached the ship
The fact that Holt was uncertain as
TO which ship the bomb was placed
on leads officials TO believe that he
had an aceomplice who planted the
bomb.
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OPPOSE UNJUST WAR.
Austrian Soldiers Are Called Upon to
Fight for Victory.

ROME, July 7-General Cadarno
reported today that the Austrians
were distributing circulars along the
front calling upon the soldiers to OPP
pose the unjust war waged by
Italy, and eNalting the Austrians TO
victory.
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rAPJNG FROM CELL HE
HUMPS THIRTY FEET To
4 STONE FIAGGING BELOW.
[UlL IS CRUSHED
} Entire Skull Was Crushed from
lust Above the Eye to the
l,ase-Nutopsy Held ON
Body.


Frank Hollis portrait ap- =
Bears in The Panther City Z
Parrot of 1909. the book of
khe Polytechnic College for Z
Mat year. Holt was vice pres Z
ldent OF the class of 1909 and =
Miss Leona Caroline Sensa- Z
baugh. then of Amarillo. Tex. Z
IND the present Mrs. Holt. was Z
oresident Under Mr.. Hollis Z
portrait in the volume appears
his caption: Frank Holt, Z
Fort Worth, Texas. Z
Mans strange animal =
and makes strange use Z
OF his own nature and Z
the various arts, 9
And likes particularly 10 Z
produce Z
8 Some new experiment to Z
Il show his parts.
"Philosophian, member of =
~ o. b. Club, Board of Z
'6S-'o9, vice presi- Z
Gent senior class. class poet, =
Instructor in Spanish and Ger =
man" =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
Trunk of Dynamite Found.

NEW YORK, July IA trunk
containing 134 sticks of dynamite
with fuses attached, was found by the
police late last night In house at
342 West Thirty-Eighth street The
police said that it was sent there by
Holt. and that it arrived three days
ago. The dynamite was packed in
sawdust
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07

. COLUMBUS. o.. July 7.---It 4
. is wife's prerogative 10 say I
. how the baby's hair shall ne Z
= cut. according to ruling made Z
. here by Police Judge Osborn. Z
= IRA Williams. colored. si-puted Z
= the point with Mrs. Williams. =
. The argument ended in fight. =
. Williams was arrested and his Z
. wife charged him with assault Z
. and battery. Z
= In police court. Williams was =
. given a suspended sentence o. =
> six months and cautioned by the =
. Judge to heed his wifes request =
. hereafter when say -oasorial .
= wcik is to be done. =
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
FRENCH LOSSES NEARLY
ONE AND HALF MILLION
ISSUED BY FRENCH
RELIEF SOCIETY SAYS AOO,-
900 HAVE BEEN KILLED.

LONDON. July 7.-Nearly one
ard half millions were the French
casualties up TO June 1. according
10 an appeal issued today by the
French relief society. or these.
100000 are reported TO have been
killed and 100000 wounded.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
GERARD TO RECEIVE The
GERMAN REPLY SATURDAY
CHANCELLOR AND FOREIGN SEC
RETARl HAVE LONG CON-
FERENCE OVER NOTE.

BERLIN, July After a lengthy
conferenc between the chancellor
and foreign secretary at the foreign
office today over the German reply
TO the American note it was stated
that the message would probably be
handed to Ambassador Gerard
Saturday.
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Mrs. Holt Not Convinced.

DALLAS. Tex, July Though
Mrs Holt had little information
concerning the identity of her aus-
band as Erich Muenter. Judge Cock
rell said "of course she believes
positively that Holt is not Muen-
ter"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
IAlLANT OF MORGAN
2 KILLS HIMSELF IN JAZZ

LEN COVE. N. Y. July with
9 Wt gathering web OF circumstan-
ttMt8evidenee pointing to the estab-
Ho1Dent of his identity as the miss
ine Erich Muenter, the eliminating
sennetion In the case of Frank Holt
wh4 last Friday night attempted TO
wreGk the capitol AT Washington and
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-07-07
SaNOnia Is Caught.

NEW YORK, July -. Police Com
missioner Woods announced that the
Saxonia had been caught by wireless
and advised TO steer toward the Phil
adelphia.
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Morgan Improving.

NEW YORK. July II. p. Nor
gan's condition was reported most
excellent" by the Morgan Offices to-
day
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Rain Greets Liberty Bell.

ROCK ISLAND. H., July THE
liberty bell arriving here at noon
today was greeted by rain and lower
ing skies. E3Y,V
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eIs.
..0n the other hand, there are some
excellent citizens wao asked why
interfered with the mandates OF a
judge and jury They appear to
have forgotten that the constitution
IS the supreme law of the state and
its clear mandate TO the conscience
OF the governor in a case of doubtful
guilt supercedes the judgment of the
court
Governor Slaton said he did not
know whether he would go back into
politics. Certainly not ii my free
dom of opinion and expression is t.
be abridged. / am just old fashioned
enough to say what l think, he
added THE Senatorship? | might
become candidate if | were asked.
That's three years off, and is hardly
to be thought of now. am going
back into the practice of law in At
lanta, where | have practiced at the
bar for twenty-eight years.
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A woman doesn't need any brainn-
She can win her argument with
tears.
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The Daily Ligat gives the news.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-27
TO PREVENT NEW
MEXICAN UPRISING

Ell PASO. Texas. Aug. 26.-Doubled
guards Of soldiers tonight were posted
at the international bridges. railroad
viaduct and other strategic points as
a continuation Of the precautions OF
General John J. Pershing. command
ing the Eighth infantry brigade
against attempts to execute a rumored
uprising.
State rangers have been ordered to
ri Paso from the station at Ysleta to
reinforce the civil and military author
tiles
The presence OF General Orozco
here, whose followers were alleged TO
have participated In the plot. was a
factor In the continuation Of the mill
tary precautions General Orozco.
who defaulted his bond when held
with General Huerta on a charge Of az.
tempted conspiracy TO violate the neu-
trality laws Of the United states and
NED TO Mexico was admitted By HIS
family today to have visited them to
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-27
RAID PRODUCES
ONE OUT OF TEN
POLICE CONTINUE ACTIVITY AND
SPEAkEASY OPERATORS
SHUT UP SHOP.
Mrs. 5ertle Harris Arrested and VIII
stand Trial Today Before
Squire Hobbs.

Chief Leyland's activity to suppress
speakeasies was kept up yesterday and
last night During the day and eve
ming ten places were visited. but only
IN one Instance was anything incrim-
mating found. Al No. 232s Market
street. the officers arrested Mrs.
BERTHE Harris and lodged her in the
lookup to await hearing before
Squire Hobbs today. Quite a little
liquor was found both in bottles and
tubs. Berthe. Il Is said. Is the wife
OF Bohemian Joe" indicted before the
last grand jury on a charge of boot
Logging and who successfully made his
getaway. Capiases. both state ano
government. are out for his recovery.
The places visited during the day
and evening were two places below
Thirty-third street. 2516 Market street d.
and Nos. 2614. 2511. $500 1929 ana
234l Main street. The officers taking
part besides the chief. were Captain
Thomas Kelly. Sam Moran. Emil
Duepke and Deputy Prohibition Com
missioner Bert Phillips. From indica-
lions the speakeasy operators are
about ready to give Wheeling the hap
by go-by.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-27
RETURNS STOLEN
HORSE AND BUGGY
PRoPERrY or Elmer HUss DOE
1oWED" WITHOUT HIS
PERMISSION.
Taksn Prom HAYWOOD and Driven Al
most 70 MoundHvfllo-Thiaf
Makes Getaway.

A horse and buggy tied up with no one
near TO watch u and late at night Is a
hreat temptation for anyone not having
me price 10 hire one from a livery stable
lhat was evidently the case in the theft
~ the morse and buggy owned By Elmer
Huss, Of BoRgs Run a dairyman 'SI6a
was late visitor in Benwood last night
Huss had tied his horse in front OF
% return 20 his home the horse ana
buggy was missing The police we've
INQUIRED and the great dragnet was
thrown out. The thief was said bv a
street car conductor. to be headed for
Moundsville, and the authorities there
were helltied. The thief was said bv "A
toWaId lhat town BY street car con-
uuctor passing through Glendale
About two o'clock this morning Offi-
cer herman Specht. while making his
rounds. found the horse and burrg ti.d
% a tree IN South Benwood ana i'm
mcdiately notified the pursuers Moth
made hasty getaway after returninr
60 BcnwOod.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-27
the NEWEST REMEDY FOR
BACkACHE, RHEUMATISM AND DR0PSY

Kidney, Bladder and Uric Acid from.
pies BRING misery 10 many When
the Kidneys are weak or diseased
these natural filters do not cleanse
the blood sufficiently. and the poisons
are carried 90 an parts Of The bow
mere follow depression. aches ana
pains. heayiness. drowsineaa. irrifa.
bility. headaches. chllliness and rbeu.
ma'lsm. In some people there are
sharp pains ln the back ana Ioinr
distressing bladder disorders ana
sometimes obstinate dropsy The uric
acid sometimes forms into gravel or
kidney stones When the uric acid
attectsthe muscles and Joints 90
causes lumbago. rheumatism. eouf or
sciatica This is the time 20 try
"An-uric"
During digestion uric acid is oh
sorbed into the system from meat
eaten. and even from vegotbIe- Inc
poor Kidneys got tired and hackacno
begins This is good time 10 take
An-uric.' the new discovery Of Dr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-27
GUILTY
} y. Gibson, Indicted In Election Con
spFaey at indianapolis. With Tom
Tasgart Changes Plea.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. Three
developments came today in the cleo.
ton. conspiracy. case. in. which
Thomas Taggart. Mayor Joseph +.
Zen. Chief Of Police Samuel V. Per.
rott and more than 100 others are
defendants. James n. tBud) Gibson.
one Of the defendants. changed his
plea TO guilty and was remanded 10
jail under $1,000 bond by Special
Judge W. ~. Eichorn. Of Bluffton In.
diana. who was chosen some time ago
o. hear the case
Alvah J Bucker. prosecuting sttor.
ney for Marion county. announced
that the state would move to dismlss
the Indictment against Gibson. which
charged him with fraud In the pri.
mary election OF May 3. 1914 Glib.
son was to have gone TO trial newt
Monday on the fraud case. which "a
separate indictment from the con.
spiracy charge. In which he ia named
With Mayor Bell and the other De.
PENDANTS
Judge Eichhorn. after the state had
expressed willingness to leave the
ease Of Mayor Bell TO the Judge with.
out a jury. ordered a special venire Of
200 % be drawn tomorrow for the 50.
lection Of a jury 10 try Mayor Bell on
the conspiracy charge Mayor BELLS
Trial D. set 20 begin September z
Judge Eichhorn declined 10 assume
The responsibility and the defense also
favored a jury trial
The attorneys for Gibson. who aIao
are appearing Tor Mr. Taggart and the
majority Of the defendants. said thew
bad no further interest In Gibron whom
hey were Informed that he desired 10
plead guilty
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-27
GIN. GALES MAY
ATTEMPT A COUP

DOUGLAS. Ariz-. Aug. 26-General
II. Elias Gales. Carranza commander,
has moved his headuarters camp with
four thousand men from Gorilla TO
Martinez. 10 miles east OF NoEales
He IL surrounding bis troop move
ments with mystery and II believed 10
be preparing TO attempt a coup.
According TO a report received here
Maytorena. villa governor at Nogales.
Sonora. has confirmed the statement
that be II TO be succeeded by General
Angeles. but sets no date for this re-
tirement.
Aqua Prieta reported the strength
OF the Carranza leader growing daily
with recruits arriving from all parts
Of the state
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-27
COMMON.
JUMPS TO FORTY
RISE OF FOUR POINTS ON PITTS.
sORoH EXCHANGE FEA-
TUBES TRADING.
s'ssest Increase in One Day Since
Great OIL Strike Of Years Ago
Many Orders on Hand.

LABelle common featured yester-
Gays dealing on both the Wheeling
and the Pittsburgh stock exchange
Jumping four points during the day.
this stock was readily sold al 40 when
The Pittsburgh exchange closed. the
late transaction recorded being 100
shares az this figure and bids were
made for more.
This Is the highest jump taken by
this stock since oil was struck on
Le Belle property. several years ago
me company realized a few million
dollars from this strike. and as a re-
suit OF the immense dividends de
clared. the stock scared.
Because OF the bright business nros.
poets. LaBelle stock has been adyanc.
ing steadily the last few weeks Yes.
terday. II opened on the Pittsburgh
exchange at 80. and In the late after.
noon went TO 40. closing at that point
with bids untaken. On the local ex.
change, IL opened at 36Iz, and soon
went to 3sia. Bids OF 40 were report.
ed and Al was asked when the ex-
change closed. on the Pittsburgh ex-
change. 1880 shares were sold. and
many changed hands locally.
The rise r. believed 10 be due 10
the rumors to the effect that the
definite action has been taken upon
the proposition TO erect a by-product
plant at cost OF $1,000. 900. the Off
oial denial to the contrary notwith-
standing. A prominent official OF the
company recently stated that definite
action will not be taken until the
next meeting of the directors, but
reports from sources regarded as re-
liable have Il that the by-product
plant will be erected without a coubt.
this being decided upon at last weeks
meeting