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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-03
A LOMBARD TOWER.

New and Novel Departure In American
Architecture.
a new departure in American archi
lecture has just been completed mt tho
University museum in Philadelphia. II
is an addition TO The general structure
in the shape of n lofty tower 100 feet
in diameter, which. like the rest o:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

! tell you. ~ contest man word
to the wise Il sunicient. especially 20.
among the boys ana girls In Richmond,
Nominations and votes are just pour
ing in TO the virxintan once from
every part OF Richmond. and Judging
from the early interest taken in the
contest II will reach far above ex-
pectations Thus says the virginian's
CONTEXT manager.
Boys and Girls you must remember
this In going after subscriptions. that
there are 10 many ways 70 secure them
that X IL almost impossible for any
prospective subscriber to turn you
down. For instance. IL they tell sou
that they haven't the money to spare
at present you can sign them upon
the contract basis, which means that
thsy can pay by the month for their
paper and still help you IN securing
votes In the contest. and then later
on you can get than to pay that s6me
subscriptions III advance and secure =
double amount Of votes on II II ad-
Edtticn to the biz bonus votss allowed
% paid e adxanse rinftnns
6msmh6g that during The ART -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
tContnu.d on Third Page) CONTINUED Third
VIRGINIAN CONTEST Is
NOW ON IN EARNEST
Competition For Prizes Will Put Richmond Boys and Girls
Their Metal Nomination Blanks and Coupon Votes Are
/ Pouring in From All Parts Of the City,

riod Of the contest you only have to
secure $40 In paid in advance subscrip-
tons TO get the 100000. bonus votes
while the amount Of money you are
to turn In for bonus votes increased
with every period OF the contest. there
fore IL - necessary for you TO get nm
early start in order to compete with
the other contestants.
There seems 10 be some ccnfusion
among some Of the contestants, about
the credit subscriptions contract and
the votes allowed on them. II y0u
will cali and zee the contest manager,
he win he clad to sxplAtn to you Ii
detail All about this end Of the con.
test and give you advice ana infcr-
nation on any other points thar IN
mot clear 70 you.
"A list Of the contestants thai have
bSAn nominated and tha votes dtsa
them win be pubIishsd noTna time
curing the letter part o. thls wssk
Look out for Il. and - thAt yous
dame and address II c0rfect1y eafsrsd
md that ti1s nsxa hax ~ mi -
.ta correct. ss3ssis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06

New York. July S. dynamite
bomb exploded in the basement
entrance to police headquarters on
the Center street side, directly
under the detective bureau, . few
minutes before 0 o'clock tonight,
with such force as to shake the
building and its occupants, COM
plcteIy wrecked the corridor lead
ing from the doorway to the main
basement, and shattered windows
In the building itself and across
tho street.
The explosion Is significant
chiefly in the fact that today was
one day past the anniversary OF
the bomb explosion In Arthur ca
ron's room In Lexington Avenue a
year ago. The metal Sings. too,
which pcppercd the corridor walls
and even penetrated the four-inch
bars I'm the railing that guards
the basement entrance were the
same m those used I'm CarOn's
bomb, and in the bomb which was
set on I'm st. Patrick's Cathedral
I'm October.
That at least two persons--Po-
Iiceman Joseph Evans and Dctec-
tive Lieutenant Edward #. Nc
NaIly--were not hurt was merely
. freak Of fortune. Both were
sitting at their desks in the de-
tectiye bureau ON the flFst moor
directly above the basement en-
trance. where the bomb had been
placed. when the time fuse set It
on. Large chunks OF heavy glass
In the two big windows . few
feet behind them shOwercd about
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
|. MAY LEAVE STATE, TOO
POWERS NOT TRANSMITTED
IF NOT INCAPAUTATED
Common Superstition That Powers Of
Executive Go TO Lieutenant Cover
ndr During Temporary Absence Ii
Puncsured BY Attorney General.

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me aDsse =. ss,en. nsrsns
from ting stale TOT 10 .onsss. pa.
9. .lne .n ssse'a ~. .nan !. ~ pars
necess,sa 49, og "a. ~.
ANA Acnc al, aes. 49,
auesslon or wno VII eA sha,s,S ~.
. - na- - ~ ~ .h.srca The
$500 Ase ..n-aasf.arsrsi po,,a "A
answer OF Attorney-ueneIa l.alu a
= ina. unless lne 1vvsI n ., oe s..n.ss
mehlaiiy o. pnysis r I...au ~.
TOT the perIormancec - nis aues ~,
absence from the ~ az.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
Must Answer to Charge st
Poisoning His Wife at Eiar-
ward Nine Years Ago
NEWS KEPT FROM AGED
MOTHER AT CHICAGO
Misses Louise and Bertha Mu-
enter, Respectable Young
Women. Unhesitatingly lden-
tify Man as Long-lost Brother

Chicago, July sy--It was learned
today that Frank Holt, who shot
y. II. Morgan, at Giles Cove. ON
Saturday might and set the bomb
that exploded In the Capitol ~
washisgton Friday evening. has
been identified here ~. Professor
Erich Maenter. Of Chicago and Har-
ward Untversity. who h believed
to have murdered his wife with
arsenic Mt Cambridge, Mass, In
April, 1908. He hed with his two
little daughters to Chicsgo and
shemce to Mexico.
The Identification was made by two
sisters of Muenter from a photograph
urday.
Miss Bertha c. Muenter. younger Sis
ter of Erich, Is teacher in the Mann
school. Chicago. Her elder sister,
Louise. wife of Arthus r. Hughes. Of
Los Angeles. IL on a visit to Chicago
with her little daughter. and is stop
ping with her mother and sister.
AS soon as Louise and Bertha saw
the photograph of Frank Holt" they
burst into tears.
That 10 my brother Erich.t each
said. There 10 no doubt of it,"
Their mother, Mrs. Joanna Afuenter.
y
precarioIs health. was In the residence
at the time. but the daughters refused
to show her the photograph. fearing
that the shock caused by te knowledge
tat he was again in disgrace would
kill her.
"She would know 1t as the photo
graph of her beloved son." said Bertha
Muenter, and IL would cause her need
less sorrow. Indeed. / am sure II
would XIII her Yea eaHnet eefHRfe-
bend how much sorrow came upon Us
nine years ago when Erich was Indicted
for the murder of his wife. Mother
believed him innocent at that time. be-
cause he was always a good son, but
what she would think now that he has
confessed to these other crimes.
dare not guess. My sister and Will
try to keep all knowledge OF the Nor
gan shooting and the bomb in the
Capitol from our mother"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
HOLT IDENTIFIED AS MUENTER;
MORGAN SNOW OUT OF DANGER
Dynamite Bomb Used in Attempt to
Blow Up New York Police Headquarters

them. but neither received even a
slight cut.
Within q short time after the
expIosion--it was at 8:53 O'Clock
four suspects were gathered into
corridor from the detective bu-
rcau, to be questioned by Inspec-
tor Joseph Faurot and Chief In
specfor Max Schmittberger. In
spector Faurot felt confident that
with the results OF Investigations
OF anarchist activities that have
gone ON within the last two weeks
the squads Of sleuths sent out for
q roundup would make several
arrests, at least ONE OF which
might develop into q solution of
the mystery.
The bomb, according to 1nspec-
tor Of Combustibles Owen Egan
and j. r. Hcaley, was made OF at
least two sticks OF dynamite en-
closed In a two-inch iron pipe and
encased by metal siugs. The
whole continuance, with q time
fuse attached, was contained in n
cheap brown canvas handbag and
placed tight to the thrcc-inch oak
door leading into tho basement.
Half q dozen steps lead down from
Center Street to this door.
The heavy oak door was Hter-
ally splintercd, the Jams torn out
from the granite doorway. The
granite threshold ON which the
bomb rested was partly wcdged
out as with an axe. The corridor
parallel with Grand Street, lead
Ing from the wrecked doorway. Is
about feet wide and 40 long.
1t became q mass Of debris.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
Soldiers of Common Good Mo-
bilizing Forces in Great
Numbers at Atlantic City
VIRCINIANS PROMINENT
IN PROCEEDINGS
Wexford. Cannon and Peters
Ably Representing Virginia
in Preliminary Work Of the
Great Convention
especial 10 The Richmond virginlan. /,

=
Especial TO The Richmond sirsinian.l
Atlantic City. N. j., July 5.~-The
national executive committee of the
Anti-Saioon League OF america me-
at Chalfonte Hotter Monuay mornins
TO complete It's work before the meet
ing OF the board OF directors. liners
were present Anderson, OF New York:
Condit. OF New Jersey; Moore. OF
Pennsylvania; Cannon, OF virginia
carre, Of Tennessee, Barton, OF iexas'
Wheeler, OF Ohio: Scott, OF Micnigan'
Scroggin. OF Illinois; Keller. OF Wis
consin; Gambler, OF Cahfornia' no
man; OF oregon MaT ss.s "a ~.
Draska' CanhaoS ol a.s na,u :,
oniy MISSING meHoer pe"s 1Ss'' -
AiaoAHia-
The committee recommended sew
erai amendments 10 the constitution
prepared the budget for the coming
year. and nominated general ofncers
of the league for the next two years
as follows. Ernest CnerFahston, man
ager puohshing INTERESTS,
nnanciai secretary nowa ,.
sci. superintendent o.aI s..s-s.,
WAYNE .. wneeler. nalaonaa .s ~ - :,
hs haI.onai 10 -, -.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
FORMER GOVERNOR FOLK
PAYS WILSON TRIBUTE
Independence Day Orator 1t Univer.
sity Summer School Sttrs
All Hearts.
AMERICA is SOLIDLY
BEHIND ITS PRESIDENT
His Policies and Ideals VIII Bring
Peace Rather Than War Not Only
to His Own Country, But to War
Stricken World.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Charlottesville, Va, July 5.--The
national holiday was fitly observed to,
day at the University Of Virginia Sum-
mer School, The twelve hundred stu
dents of the school. together with sew
eral hundred children from the public
schools Of the city, participated In the
annual pageant. which emphasized the
peace idea.
The school formed at Cabell Hall.
all the teachers dressed in white, and
marched up the lawn. crossing and
recrossing on the several terraces,
stopping only long enough to render
patriotic songs under the direction Of
Professor Fillmore. head Of the de-
partment OF music. The twenty-five
States represented at the school car
ried State banners with the name Of
the State on blue Held in white let
ters- The procession conclued at the
rotunda. with Columbia leading. at
tended by children dressed I'm white,
representing doves of peace. Here the
flag was saluted. after which THE
star Spangled Banner was sung.
Director Charles @. Maphis. of the
Summer school. introduced the speak
er Of the day.
Mr.. Folks subject was "JeIfersonian
Ideals He said in part:
Text Of Address.
Here In the place that Thomas JEFF
ferson. the author OF the Declaration
Of Independence and the father of this
great university. lived and worked and
wrought the celebration OF Indepen-
dence Day would carry with 1t even
in ordinary times an unusual signi-
ficance. This Independence Day. how
ever. has q deeper meaning than any
that have gone before. The spirit that
inspired the words OF the immortal
document still lives and breathes
through millions OF american hearts
There Is now but one heart In all.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
HOLT ARBITRARY
AS An INSTRUCTOR
Man Who Knew Him at yanderbiIs
Tells Of Mean Trick Played
Students.

New York. July 5.--The Vanderbilt
University students in Frank Holt's
class in French on Anal examinations
In 1912 were The victims Of mean
trick. according to one who knew Holt
when he was an instructor in modern
languages at the Southern institution
The faculty on many occasions had rs-
ceived protests from Hollis classes on;
his arbitrary methods in the claSs-
room and In grading. and consequence
ly was expecting friction on the ANAL
examinations. The faculty, however.
WIS surprised to find that several days
after the examination no grades had
been turned in by Instructor Holt
Inquiry disclosed that Holt had left
the city without reporting the exami-
nation results. as he did this June N
Cornell, bat the following day. whaus
Holt was a safe distance away. ~
mailed thesresults to the faculty. show
ing he had .sfiunkeda about half theA
class. without giving them the chancs
of an appeal.
The person who knew Holt At vAn.'
derbilt University was unwilling ~
have his name used in that connoc-S
ton. but az q member of the faculty.
IL able 10 speak with authority about
Holt. He says that Holt was unat3aS
to give the chancellor. James III. KixAes
land, or the faculty committee d nntis-
factory account Of himtem prior M
1907. when he was = student-instrucx
tor 1T the polytechnic school IN Texna
According to tbs faculty member
Holt evaded the direct question by)
saying that he had spent nine year4
In Germany and France. Holt nar.
rowiys escaped being turned down ~
his application TOR the position " in~s
structor on account OF hts too evt.;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
4 CRANK, BUT NOT
INSANE SAYS CHIEF
Major Raymond Pullman. superinten
dent Of Washington Police, Thus
Describes Holt
INVESTIGATION CONFIRMS
HOLT As BOMB USER
His Confession That He Attempted 10
Wreck Capitol Building Borne Out.
Third Degree" Not Used ON Him.

Washington, July 6.--"A crank, but
not insane" is the verdict of Major
Raymond Pullman. superintendent OF
the Washington, police. who returned
early this morning from Glen Cove
where he has been Investigating the
case of Frant Holt, who made the
murderous attack on j. p. Morgan and
confesses to having planted the dyna-
mite that exploded and wrecked the
reception room of the Senate Friday
night.
Major Pullman and some of his
men today located the rooming hours
in which Holt lived the day he was
in Washington and placed the explo-
sive in the Capitol. 1t Is located not
farsfrom the spot where Holt told the
officers he had stopped. The house Is at
lot D Street N. W., and IL kept by Mrs.
McChord. who told how he spoke to
her while she was standing In the
door of a small store next to her
house and asked IL she could direct
him to room. He inspected q Is
cent room and dollar room. and I'M
ally took the first one. He was asked
to register. and apparently did 80. but
when the register was inspected today
1t was found that the name had been
erased after having been written with
q lead pencil. Mrs. McChord declared
positively that she had not erased II.
The police found in the premises the
bottle which had contained the acid
used by Holt In making the bomb that
wrecked the Senate room.
A Correct Narrative.
A the result Of Major Pullman's
visit and the information given to him
by Holt. ne ID now convinced that
Holt,s story Of the planting of the
bomb In the Capitol is q correct mar
rative. and the facts will be turned
over to the grand Jury Of the District
OF Columbia, although officers admit
that no attempts will be made to bring
Holt here for trial until after the case
In New York against him for the at
tack upon Mr.. Morgan has been dis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
YEARS POSTAL DEFICIT
IS EIGHT MILLIONS
Would Have Been Larger Had Depart
mcnt Used Full Amount Author
ixcd by Congress
PARCEL POST SERVICE
is GREATLY IMPROVED
Prospects For New Fiscal Year Bright,
SAYS Postmaster General - Much
New Service Has Been Installed.

Washington, ID. c., July s.--The pos
tai deficit--or. as 1t is described in q
statement OF the postmaster-gene
made public today. stthe excess of au-
dited expenditures over audited reve-
|nues'-amounts to $s.o0S.o34.6s for
the frst three-quarters Of the fscal
year, which ended June so. The audit,
the statement sets forth. will not be
completed before September, and
therefore rfIe deflcit for the entire fis-
cal year cannot be known until then.
This deficit the postmaster-general
attributes TO sthe unprecedented cons
ditions which have prevailed and
which could not be foreseen." yet.
wfthaI, he states: II am, able to res
port an unexpended balance Of tas
funds appropriated Cor the years ex-
penditures. which. IL Is estimated, ex-
|ceeds sI4.500.0o
Greater Expenditure Authorized.
How we used the full amount
which We were authorized to spend By
Congress, he adds. '.the deficit fol
the year would have approximated
&15, 900, 000.
Economies of organisation ana %.
Grafton Initiated BY the department
and carried out BY the efIlcient Co
operation Of the whole service. N
Iolaims. nave kept down the defioit
and, he states, ito the best OF my
knowledge there Il not q community
or section Of the country which hai
3ust complaint Of less efficient service
or Of curtaflfnent Of its mail facili.
|ties's
Going further, he states:
much new service has been in.
stalled ana numerous provisions made
FAR anlarKed ~ quicker ryeaua ~ Dir.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
Thousand Z nwounded French
Are Taken Prisoners and
Many Are Slain
KAISER'S FORCE TAKES
FRENCH UNAWARES
Crown PrinceLoses Ten Thou
sand Veterans in Attempt to
Pierce French Lines in Ar
aonne Drive

London, July 6.--The German
forces facing the western border
OF LIE pretre forest made d sud-
den and prccipttate attack yes
tcrtlny afternoon. charging for
ward with violent discrimination,
and before the French troops
could stop them had penetrated
quarter OF mile along front
or one mile.
The attack. small though II
sex-rns In comparison with the
hrwc movements In the eastern
theater, was undoubtedly the most
successful the Germans have made
sincc their drive ~ Ypres. In
Belgium, two months ago. Ono
thousand unwountted French
troops were made prisoners and
all the officers Of battalion stan
were captured. The booty amouIsf-
ed 10 two flcId gums. four machine
xun~ and three light and four
heavy mine throwers.
During the French attack on the st
Mihiel wedge nearly three months ago
ii will be remember that rae Ger
mans were driven entirely out OF the
positions they had held in LIE Pretrs
forest. Since then there have been
reports of isolated engagements In
this vicinity. but neither side has
deemed IL advisable 10 launch a very
vigorous attack.
French Taken Unawares.
Yesterdays engagement was begun
according to the French statement To-
fay. with little or no warning. the
Germans apparently designing 10 catch
their opponents unawares II waaia
appear that their design carried OUT
especially i'm view OF the large num-
Der OF prisoners made and the cap
fure of the officers Of . battalion stan
The German statement says that the
French troops defended themselves
desperately. suffering enormous losses
in killed and wounded In addition 70
the 900 troops made prisoners. The
French statement tonight says that q
desperate attempt was made by fns
attackers to drive onward into the
original French petitions. but lnal
this attempt was frustrated.
The Germans today announce an
fner success, though OF much less
i'm porsance, in the west. IL was tbs
destruction of a French blockhcuss
position. near Haul Dereieupt. south
81 Nerroy. on the Moselie. The French
troops were driven from this position
Berlin says. after which the place was
blown uD ana the NkutiHk tHiptruANhss
destroyed The Germans then re-
tired on their original lines.
German Oflcial Statement.
The German statement reporting
these successes. issued at German
army headquarters today. follows:
The western theater: An English
attack north OF Ypres. on the road q
pilken. and French attack neai
souchez were repulsed with sangni'
s.aysrwasosees to- tho sneuays
ron both sides OF the Croix des
carmes, on the western border OF tbs
Boise re Pretre. our troops stormed
and took yesterday enemy positions
extending over width Of about 500
meters. and penetrated through 2
maze of trenches for distance OF
about 400 meters. The French de.
tended themselves desperately. hui
were forced to evacuate. with heavy
losses. trench after trench, leaving In
our hands about 1000 uninjured pris.
oners, including battalion stan, two
field guns. four machine guns and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
Mayor Delivers Address Prais-
ing Colored People for Their
Efforts
GILES JACKSON TELLS
OF HARD WORK DONE
President Expected to Come to
Richmond Some Time Dur
ing Exposition-Many At
fractions

Promptly at one o'clock yesterday az
ternoon the Negro Exposition was de-
clared open. At that hour Mayor Ain
siie welcomed the visitors and spoke
to them for half an hour. He said ne
was not only glad to have the opportu-
nifty of opening the exposition, but
he felt the white Of the city and state
and the country at large should feel
that such an exposition as this helped
much TO aid the negro In his effort
toward advancement In vocational and
educational lines.
He had been introduced by Director
General Giles jackson. through whose
efforts the exposition has become q
fact. Jackson told of the many trials
and fluctuations he had been up against
in getting recognition from Congress.
and he told of the troubles he had
in getting the New York Legislature
to contribute the sum of $500 to
the furtherance of the efforts to show
the country what the negroes of the
country had done and were doing.
He stated that he had been TO see
the President of the United States and
had asked him to come TO the exposi-
tion. and that the President had stated
that ne would come II there were any
thing left of him after his summer
trip.
President to be Entertained. :.
Upon this presumption the City
Council of Richmond appropriated So
900 for the entertainment OF the Pres
ident This sum will be expended I'M
der the supervision of the Advertising
Committee OF Council, if the President
comes, and from what can be learned
there is every probability that Mr..
Wilson will spend an afternoon In Rich
mcnd late in the month. before the
close OF the exposition.
In response to Mayor Ainslie. Rev
O. G. Jenkins made ringing speech,
In which he said that the colored peo-
pie had to stick by the white people.
and that in doing so. both would proet
Rev. DIR. Simon p. w. Dew. of Wash
ington offered prayer in the opening.
The prayer was an epic. and will be
held by all those who were present
In the hall of the Administrative build
ing when II was made, as utterance to
be preserved.
; After the formal opening the bands
played patriotic airs and some others,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-06
FOURTH N RICHMOND
MOST QUIET N YEARS
THOUSANDS SPEND DAY
AT NEARBY RESORTS
Railroads Operate Excursions To Sea-
shore and Other Resorts; Travel Is
Heavy-Many Visit Parks In and
Near City.

One day after the l3ath anniversary
of the signing OF the Declaration OF
Independence the city of Richmond
yesterday observed Independence Day
in the most quiet manner imaginable.
In only one section within the city
was there anything like an organized
effort 10 observe the day, tlrts at High
land Park. too recently annexed 70
have outgrown the custom inangu-
rated in the town some years ago
People or Richmond generally,
however. celebrated the day. That
the celebration was safe and sane Il
shown by the scarcity OF accident re-
ports. There were no fatalities, 90
far as could be learned from police
and hospital sources up to an early
hour this morning and the number OF
arrests Of disorderiy persons or Of
others celebrating upwiseiy was small
The weather, too, YVES ideal.