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The Dermott news., 1915-07-08
..r. gan Shot By Man
Who Set The Capitol Bomb

above the match heads. You see l
/ had timed the sulphuric acid in my
tests before and knew just how long
it would take to eat through the cork
and get to the match heads
When the acid reached the match
/ the explosion. There wasn't any guess
work about it. knew how much time
! had. SO | hung around while the
acid was eating it's way through the
I cork. pulled out my watch anI
said to myself that it ought to be
going off pretty soon And, sure
enough, it did go off pretty soon
Then | hurried to catch the train to
New York
Hollis confession of the Capitol OK.
plosion came close on the heels of his
denial Of the charge to newspaper
men and detectives Reporters ,old
him the story from Washington, call
ing his attention to the marked simi-
larity in the language used by him
i'll his confession of shooting Mr.
Morgan and the letters written to the
Washington newspapers.
Don't you know anything abou,
this he WAS asked
No, don't" he asserted I
wasn't in Washington at all was in
New York | had my breakfast and
my luncheon At the Mills Hotel, 1t
Thirty-siXth Street and seventh Ave
rue SO You see l couldn't have been
in Washington
What were you doing all day" he
was asked
Il was walking around the streets
in New York trying 10 make up nv
mind To come out here and do my
DUTY. That was all. was thinking
it over"
Holt was told that the Mills Hotel
clerks couldn't recall his being Their,
but he stuck to his story.
1T does seem strange, he said. If
Ter reading the Washington story for
the second time 1t does seem stranse
that the man who did that thought
about As did. 1t Was rather odd that
he used almost The same words | d..
cant explain il
Whom Captain Tunney and Justice
Iuyster came oat from their two-hoar
talk with Holt the policeman intI-
mated thar something approaching tn
third degree had been resorted to.
We had to 70 after HIM good ani
strong before he told what he knew.
said the Justice
Placed the Bomb at 4 p NJ.
Accordine to Holts confession. IL
went to Washington from New Yort,
Friday. arriving in the capital abort
noon. He went to the Capitol re
said I'm the afternoon and set the
bomb about o'clock, dining 1t %
go of about midnight lie Strone1
about Washington several hours IN
that time he mailed the letters h. hal
previously written. explaining why -
wished to blow up the Capitol. lie mad
written the letters before he went To
Washington. and in each there had
been left a blank spacein lie typewrlt.
ties limos for the insertion II tho wori
Senate" Tho police believe this il.
Dictated that he had been undecided
what building to blow up. and tdey
think that he might have considered
dynamitinE tho White Houae HcH
caught the midnight. train back u
New York. which gave him just tir,a
to catch a Long Island train from the
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Complaint

You say your paper" said
man who esked TO see the ed
that Mr. Mrs. Henry Peck
enjoying 'sit from Mrs. Pc
mother"
Isn't statement CORE
asked thdor.
"Oh. i visiting us. al )
enough. lifted Mr.. Peck. a
dares, wife is enjoying 4.
you ca p me out OF IT. II
put aay sarcastic remarks
that IN paper. I'll stop my
sCriptiona
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08
Never Get Tired,

You dance like an angel"
You flatter me-" said the girl Il
could keep going mucn longer If had
wings"
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ReNcnQe

Mollie-What are you letting your
hair grow so long for? Going 10 be
musician?
Chollie-No, I've got Erudge
against the barber.
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Expansive.

GeorgNles, press agent
Tho 1914 i Nation" was dea
With arp who was hos.l'
the prod. yet In a note TO To
ARRANGING IN engagement
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08
ASSAILANT EX-TEACHER
AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Declares Explosion Was Protest
Against Shipments of War Mum
tions-Holt Studied Sulphuric Acid
and Knew II Would Eat Out Cork
and Explode Dynamite.


New York.-By his own confession.
frank Holt, the former Cornell n
structor in German. who shot J. p.
Morgan, was the man who set the
bomb that wrecked the mate recep.
ton room in the Capitol At Washing
ton Waiting in Washington be
tween the Capitol and the Union
Station until he heard the explosion
Of his Internal machine, Holt caught
II Pennsylvania Railroad train, reach
ing New York Just in time to get a
train 70 Mr. Morgan's home at Glen
Cove.
This man. until two weeks ago an
educator with reputation among his
associates as an easygoing man, enc
Teyated to high position in his 0ro.
sSiOn because of his close attention
study, sat in cell in Nineola tail
toiu justice OIL tle Peace Lay stet
renee captain Ihomas Iunne2.
xxss OF ue Somo ana Anarchist
Nk Oh the New YORK city Detee-
- Sareai' now 40 mad pracueed Tor
49, rs the making OF a holnb TO o'o"
'e : tr1a0i' and how liter the t->-
III ne raced pack to New York
IN 10 tdeh toVo to the Kill IN"
or Nnom ne accused OF aiding
Aires
q pictured IN detail his t2shlonln&
the missile OF terror. the like of
zen mas seldom come To the atten-
OF the police. The method If
Piodlng dynamite used by Holt, tie
ice say was one So seldom employ
and so ingenious that they believe
DIT mad deep KNOWLEDGE OF NOR
'eientitle secrets than he displayed
IN Cornell class roems. Detectives
worked trying to connect him With
the placing of bomb in front of the
nome OF Andrew Carnegie two weeks
ago.
Similarity of Language.
Early in the day the similarity or
language used in the notes sent To
Washington newspapers concerning
the bomb in the Capitol and the Wit
ten confession e. shooting Mr. Nor
gan made by Holt were noted In
the letters matted in Washington and
signed "R Poarce." the writer SAID
we would of course not sell to the
Germans if they could buy here" In
his confession. Holt wrote. If Ger
many should be able to buy mum
tons hero we would of course. post
lively refuse to sell 10 her"
There were other points of similar
ity in language and ideas
1t was after Major Raymond Pull
nan, Superintendent Of Police in
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08

GeneI ally spe
man with an {
particular form {
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08

WAITED IN WASHINGTON Be
TWEEN CAPITOL AND The
UNION STATION UNTIL THE Ex-
pLOSiON AND THEN RUSHED
OFF "TO KILL MORGAN"
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08

the name "JuntJs Spencer" was writ
ten. Camp fingers. Hamilton County,
N. Y" The younger Morgan is said
to be spendh : his honeymoon at
Camp fingers.
There is not much doubt in my
mind" said Justice Luyster, that the
writing on the scrap of paper fitted in
with Hollis plans to end the Europa IN
war Whether he determined TO Try
his pistol and dynamite methods on
tho persons whose names are on III"
paper is something we have not vet
determined -
Captain Tunney was puzzled to
know where Holt bought the dyna-
mite. which was manufactured in
Pennsylvania A record OF all dyna-
mite sales in New York City is kept
by the Police Department From an
examination of tins, the dynamite hal
not been bought in New York City
Captain Tunney and Justice Iuyss cr
said that in his talk to them Holt
seemed to have abandoned his earhe''
declaration that he had not meant 20
do bodily harm to Mr. Morgan, and
had said in reference to his hurry TO
catch a train back to New York that
he had to return ito kill MIR Morgan -
District Attorney Weeks of Nassau
County also heard the confession
which was made between the hours
of five and seven in more or less
piecemeal fashion
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A WI man wod
sistent than othe
The Dermott news., 1915-07-08


of five and seven in more or less
pieCemeal fashion.
Two Weeks at Mills Hotel
At the Mills Hotel Ne ;. Sel enth
Avenue and Thirtv-sixth street, Il
VAS said that Holt registered ther.
about two weeks ago and was assign
ID to a 20-cent room. for which he
paid in advance. As the rules require
\ guest is number rather than a
parsonage at the Mills Hotels and 50
the clerks couldn't say much about
Hollis movements. He is supposed 10
have stayed there internationally most
of the last two weeks
Early this week he called At the no
tel desk for his mail and received sa,-
eral lettors and packages from Philu.
delphia From this tho police arr
working on the theory that Holt got
the dynamite from Philadelphia.
Marks on il showed tho explosives
had been Manufactured in Philadel-
phia 1t Is believed that Holt carried
On his experiments IN bombmaknc at
the Mills Hotel. hut search of The
room Holt occupied showed no trace
of any experiment.
Clerks n the hotel said nm ayeraso
Of 1.3ao men stopped there eve,y
uieht They recalled Holt only 30
cause of the large amount OF mail he
received I've men in the lobby -.
called u Mir Holt and said that IA
Lad become involved In nm alteration
II front Of newspaper war but
letin Tho crowd Wis quoted by the
police
STAYING n Mills Hotel No 3 Is a
large party Of Germans, said to be -
seryists. Who arrived there about two
weeks after the war started and who
have beon there ever since. EMPLOYEES
Of the hotel said most 81 them ap-
peared to he doing nothing In part G
ular and that they We're to BE- Sean
about tho lobby M all hours Their
daily hills they paid in advance
J l.. Rland, conductor, and James
y Purcell. head brakeman In the
employ OF tho PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
and ON tho New York Washington
run. identified n picture OF Holt as
that OF man who came to New
York from Washington on their train
i remember the man perfectly
said Purcell. while Riland nodded MI
head in confirmation "He occupied
seat in the 'Cuhby hole by the wash
stand in the smoking car 1t was In,
pressed upon my mind because Won
dercd why travclcr should sol ect
such n scat and ride backward when
there wore plenty 81 other seats 4.
his disposal
Our passenger appeared to have a
crouch He did not speak n word. and
when Mr. Riland came to collect tho
tickets the follow handed his out
without word Just a. silently ~.
conductor took the ticket ar after
he had inspected H. | stem ,,,,d forward
and placed an 'devl,ihcation ticket in
Tue oahu "a uis straw hat
IN man was srrawled out on 40
eat. and could sec that he was
all and thin. His hat lay IN the scat
reside him All tho way to New
,ork lie sa, by himself and appeared
he half asleep
Mr. Riland added that he seemed TO
AIT To avoid conversation He did
sot smoke although he rode in tito
moking car
The brakeman said the passenger
ore cheap suit OF light material
18th stripe running through H. Ia
ore an ordinary stiff brim straw hat
lolt wore such a suit
The two trainmen were asked
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On the Curve
In going quickly dro
rye the inside wheel
turally leave the 3
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n
tic mind.
A shJrt tim
vited Sd wles tc
TO " hict Invita-
Il ap breach Il
tic belt
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-07

YOU are doing that which grieves the
heart of Jesus Christ II you can con-
ceive of Jesus Christ playing cards or
giving His favor to it, you have .
m :ghty poor, distorted conception oi
the pure, holy and sinIess Christ.
"2nd Card playing cripples intel
ligent conversation and life 1t re-
quires no intelligence or education 10
be card player. Anybody can do II.
II makes a good substitute for educa-
tion. Card playing is a good resort fof
those who do not care TO be lifted up
by literary. scientific. phiiosoph c
average card player is an opportunitJ
TO be entertained. instead OF an OPP
portunity to enrich character and 70
live an unselfsh devotion TO Jesus
Christ Card playing is good resort
for a lot OF idle, selfish, and indolent
women.
..3r1. l am opposed to card playing
on the part OF Christian people be-
cause II hurts their influence. No in
telligent person Will consider the loss
OF his influence for good a small mat
ter. The protesting Christian who
plays cards, loses his influence over
those who are not Christians, but
who look upon card playing as wrong.
1I1eTG are hldus WHO iIS l4OS - -
tians who have very strong convic-
ton against card playing. and yoa
cannot play cards and hold your in
ffuence for Christ over them. The
protesting Christian who plays cards
loses his influence over those who arc
Infatuated with card playing. and
who are unwilling to give it up for
the sake OF Christ. The processing
Christian who plays cards loses his
influence. and wounds the very best
people in the church; they wound
the Bfble-reading. prayer-meeting-g
ing. pious. soul-winnins, church-sup-
porting people of God
IT is Gambling.
18th. Much of our social card
playing today is gambling. What is
gambling? Webster defines 1t ITO
play or gain for money or other
stake" Chicago has been waging a
war against gambling on the dehni-
ton of the revised statutes of Illinois
and here is the definition. whose
ever shall play for money or other
valuable things at any game with
cards-shau be fined not less than
$1,000 and not to exceed 10000.
Gambling, in other words, is defined,
Whenever property, however small,
changes hands over the luck at cards.
There are two kinds of gamblers in
our country with the euchre deck
One is found in room. with shut
tiers closed, blinds drawn, bolted door,
foul air, curses. tobacco smoke, gath
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-07
DIR. HAMILTON
from page ID

odist Episcopal church with all the
east side schools joining there Then
the line will march down Pike street,
the other schools falling in line as
1he1 can At the tabernacle seats Will
be reserved for the schools. Banners,
flags and penants Will be much in evi-
dence. Sunday afternoon another
meeting for men only viii be held.
The subject will be "A Losing Game"
The trades unions expect 10 attend If
plans are perfected. Sunday night
the United Commercial Travellers will
come in a body and hear the sermon,
Monday night Will be cclored night
and the Rev 6. H Hooe- of Wash
inEon, Pa. VIII speak. The colered
people viii OCCUPY the seats reserved
for them in the center Of the building
and coIored chorus viii furnish the
music 1t viii be service especially
for the coiored folk but white people
are invited 10 attend If they wish.
Tuesday night VIII be national pro-
3libition night with a parade and
demonstration of nationwide prohibi-
ton. The Boosters viii sing and the
LOYAL Temperance Legion viii have
part
wednesday night Will be Masonic
nieht and this delegation of fodgemen
viii probably Guido any other demon
stration along this line. The Nasons
never do things by halves.
There viii be other delegations
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-07
SIMPLE WAY TO
END DANDRUFF
Stop Falling Hair and Itching
ScaIo.

There is one sure way that has never
failed TO remove dandruf at once. and
that is to dissolve 1t, then you destroy it
entirely. To do this, Just get about four
ounces of plain, common liquid arvon
from any drug store (tfis is all you will
need, apply It at night when retiring.
use enough to moisten the scalp and rub
it IN gently with the finger tips.
BY morning. most if not all, OF your
dandruf will be gone. and three or four
more applications viii completely dis
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sign and trace OF It. no matter how much
dandruf you may have.
You viii find ali itching and digging
of the scalp will stop instantly and your
hair sill be fluffy. 1ustrous glossy. silky
and soft. and look and feel hundred
times better.
IF you value your hair, you should get
rid of dand-uf at once. for nothing de-
str6ys the hair SO quickly. 1t not only
starves the hair and makes it fall out.
but II makes II stringy, straggiy dull,
dry. brittle and lfc1ess, md everybody
notices it
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-07
A Woman's Charm

Beautiful hair. fluffy, lustrous.
abundant and free from dan
druff. is one of woman's great
est charms-it' s her main de-
ight-yet many who would be
most attractive but for their
streaked. thin and lifeIess hair.
think there Is no remedy and
that pretty hair is always a gift
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II your hair has been neglected.
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Partisan Sage supplies all
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Delighted users pronounce
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Co.. or any drug counter. the
best. most pleasant and invigor-
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tisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-07

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-07

COMPOUND l was IN a
dreadfuily rundown
state of he alth,
b. d internal trou-
bles, and was SOCK
tremely nervous and
Frustrated that if I
had given in to my
fe lin gs I would
have been in bed
As 1t W as I b a d
hardly strength at
times to be on NV
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-07
WOMAN WOULD
NOT GIVE UP
Though Sickand Suffering; Al
Last Found Help in Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BE Compound.

Richmond. Pa =" When started
taking Lydia E. Pinkham' 8 Vegetable
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Continued on page ID
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-07

THE question is: Can you. fol
lower of the meek and lovly Lam'
of God, represent Jesus Christ on tbs
ball room fioor?' I believe the dance
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-03
USE SAND BAG
TEST ON BOATS
Chicago City Council WIN Load
Steamer TO Find If ills
SeawOrthy

TWCAGO Aug @ A board named
- by the city council mrbors rom
mitiec today began preparations for
tests of the stability Of excursion
steamships smiling out of Chicago This
board is composed of W j. Wood uu
val architect Hrury A Allen William
A Nelson, Herbert II Evans Adam
T. Wcrklor uud T. H. Avery Sand
hngs weighing as much us % FUN quota
NJ passengers win be- uuprl uu mr
side Of the steamship Christopher Co
mmbus next Thursday 0s o mean. uf
usccrtHmiug the ,cavurthmrss of that
vessel
The federal grand jury toduy re-
sumed the taking ur evidence regard
Ing the alleged cranky performances
NJ the steamship Eustmd. which rnu
sized at tsdUck % week ago SATURDAY,
Solicitation of funds fpr EnstmmI
sufferers practically cru.rd toduy nI.
lowing @ statement hy lbr relief rum
mlttce that the sum given was ufn
Client n was announced inuf sub
scriptious now are I'm excess uf S}9O.
OOO aud that coming mncnt perform
uuces viii Increase That figure
Nine hundred aud pighty.onc Der
sons lost their lives iu Tine disaster ur
cordIng tu fDunD figures given uut to
day by the Western Electric company.
which completed checking NJ Ms cm
poyps and friends who honrdrd thn
vessel The Identified dead are Ngs
unidentified dcnd two and the West
cm Electric company verified aud
final list Of missing Is lll.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-03
Local Grab Garden
Fails to Produce.
So Decker Orders

"Giye me crabs or perish. says a.
Decker Lee Hucklus philosopher. iu
ordering ten dozen of the hungry look
mg amphibiuns from fish brokerage
agency Ia Baltimore.
m Oklahoma city can't 20 10 the
rruhs, then the crabs must come to
Oklahoma city, Crab meat Is ndls
pensible for man with nervous
temperament The philosopher 70.
fuses to suy whether the public will
hive an opportunity 10 test the quality
ut the crab meat or not But probably
not AS the eNpressagc on the Great
ur- win amount to ten dollars alone
For the crabs are going to be- rholpe.
large our, as the philosopher ordered
them su
"Nonc must bee less than rs Inches
across From bow 10 stern Age aud
disposition may hr llsregarded Dut
It must not bp said that this city ls uu.
able to order mp @ crab II It wants
to-"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-03
BIEWER TRIALS
ALL AT AN END
Property Of Bertillon Superintendent
Surrendered, Babe" Hobbs Is Gone
and Peace Reigns in Police Circles

so further effort win be made ln
prosecute Peter N Bicwcr Jr.. former
superintendent Of the police Bertilon
bureau iu this city Bicwer was re-.
Gently acquitted of two charges plnrrd
against him boy members or the police
department
Nurr his acQuittal the police have
turned over 10 him his personal be
Iougiugs at the police station. held
there since hr lcft the department.
Some Of the evidence against him was
obtained from ricwcrs personal be
longings aud was exhibited at the pre-
limlnury trials
lurliuc Hobbs. known AS Babe"
Hobbs the young woman who playpd
such prominent part IN the Blewer
eases. has left oklahoma CITY and IL
now iu Dallas. whore her reIatiye,
live She stated before her departure
that she did not intend 10 return. The
others who had prominent parts I'm the
rascs are ,till here hut have ceased
10 attract attention Even the strlped
skirt that was mentioned so frequently
has been lost among the numerous
others to be- seen 900 the streets every
duy.
bIewor and his wife have become
r""onuiIrd and are living together. The
c'tNs police scandal Is NJ an end so
fHr os The former superintendent Of
Che lirr'iIun bureau Is concerned. aud
Mayor o'rrhoIsrr win NOT nppunt
imam lo nm that place ut least mot FOR
the present
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-03
BELGIAN GRAY BOOK
BatBb Guillaumc Writes that Coun-
tp'> Chief Care !, to Safeguard for
Future It's Neutrality

PARIS Au. Ihr Belgium gov.
prumruf has published SECOND gray
huk Ir contains communication
from Baron Gu.numc
Explaining tO VI De Marscrlu of the
French foreign office, the meaning
Of the Belgian military law. w. Gml
hume writes that hr .nid
We wish 90 avoid II possible. hay.
Ing Belgium again hrrumr as She too
often .hns hocu the battlefield " I'm
rW" President pomourr has
assured me France never would take
the iultiufivr tp violate uur neutrality
pur aim is solely to prevent
to the limit of our forces the Violations
ut our neutrality"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-08-03
AMERICAN JEWS AROUSED
Apprehend Much Suffering Among
Their People When Warsaw Falls

NV lOItk, Aug 3 The prOUTr7s
relief committee FOR Jewish war suf
ferrrS recently organized issued call
today Tor conference " representa-.
tives from all Jewish societies. cunerc
gntions. trade unions lodges nud clubs.
II Warsaw Is evacuated by the Rus
SLAMS h vas said that the Jewish SUI
fering from the war would he in
creased greatly.