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Hi HMlliPK 111 Mil Published W??kly ABBEVILLE, 8. C. The spider's favorite maxim la, learn to labor and to wait The summer girl is putting on her coat of tan and freckles. It's either a deluge or a drought to make the farmer unhappy. Why not sell It "aeroplane?" It would be easier to pronounce. Vacationers regret that the game of coming back was ever invented. W/wr'a nmMflnn ft I -Miuiuai. auj DLuan u\jj a ouiwiwv** ?. this season Is to be a pearl diver. In hot weather, put off all the things you don't have to do to another day. This is good weather for a revival of the Greek costume of toga and san dals. Confiscation of their automobllles would deter reckless motorists from scorching. The summer season Is trying to make good the deficit of heat piled up last winter. Yale has given up basket ball, thus heading off a challenge from the I Wellesley girls. It takes as much time for a water- ! melon as for a man to become .thOr- ; oughly "cooled off." " ? Strange as It may seem at first thought, no grape seed was ever found In a vermiform appendix. Father's pocketbook agrees with the textile men In the belief that there is ruin In the hobble skirt. Uneasy lies the bead that has no hair, especially whon there are flies In the Immediate vicinity. One advantage of being a pitcher for the Detroit team is that you don't have to pitch to Ty Cobb. The Philadelphia Inquirer calls the theft of an umbrella a "white steal." That feller has a guilty conscience. The millionaire who paid $48,000 for a pair of ancient andirons is plainly started in a way to have a hot old , ? time. j Now the warning has gone cut against soap as a carrier of germs. This time the crusade makes a clean sweep. \ One of the obstacles in the way of ? the anti-kissing crusade is that modt girls would rather be son-kissed than \ sun-kissed. The man who threatens- to let his whiskers grow if his favorite candi date is not elected now has the center of the stage. If, as a fashion expert says, the kirts will be tighter next fall, there will be a great Increase in the use of (he shoe horn. According to a Boston doctor the American nation is becoming flat footed. And some are being caught red-handed, too. Superstitious persons who look upon thirteen as an unlucky number over look the fact that there were thirteen itars in the original flag. For every man killed in flying a doz en aie Doaung ana swimming. it is , tn the number who survive that avlar ;tion makes a poor showing. The hay fever season is ushered in with the dog days, and both are abom- 1 Inable, each, however, in its own de- < picable way. Those misguided perjple who have : been wishing for an old-iashioned sum mer will confer a favor on this com- , i munity by promptly unwishing it Attendance at big league baseball , parks is said to have fallen off since last year. Even baseball finds it hard to compete with a political circus. Doctor in Boston telle us that the | American nation is becoming flat- ' , footed. Probably due to the vast , amount of gumshoe -work In politics, j! A convention hall in Atlantic City ; was picked up and carried away by a recent cyclone. Usually, a convention i hall is a magnet for all wandering air currents. We fain would rise in our rlghteou* ; Indignation and smite the feminine practice of wearing male hosiery, but j we hesitate for fear of being called a I rubber-neck. A hug and a kiss were the rewards j Siven to the man who rescued a girl i from drowning at New Rochelle. Up j to date. Many a man who yearns to be a h nv nn tho farm ?p-nln tvmiM Irlnlr like a mu\e If he were asked to do ; the chores. A man convicted of deceiving his wife, about money has been sent to Jail in Los Angeles. This precedent is enough to send a scare throughout the whole of these United States. Sometimes manslaughter Is justifi able. This Ib true in particular when a man starts an argument about sched- ' nle K in hot weather. "Work and you will be cool," says | a health faddist But the very ; thought of work is enough to make us j hot under the collar. American motorists are struggling with snowdrifts in the Alpine passes. It sounds refreshing, but the man with the snow shovel has not forgot* ten last winter. MEWS OF" SOUTH CAROLINA The Latest News of General Interest That Has Been Collected From Many Towns and Counties. Charleston.?The United States civ J service commission announces an xamination at Charleston, as a result >f which it is to make certification ;o fill a vacancy in the position of ru ral letter carrier at Charleston and >ther vacancies as they may occur on rural routes at postoffices in this jounty. Chester.?The pretty bungalow of I. 2. 5ones was almost completely de stroyed by fire of unknown origin. Mr. Jones had a narrow escape, so quickly did the flames spread. The loss on :he furniture and furnishings, etc., imounted to several thousand dollars md was insured for $1,500. The prop erty was partly covered by insurance, being the property of T. L. Eberhardt. Charleston.?Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt is expected to visit Char leston September 8 to attend the an nual convention of the great council Df Red Men, which will hold a ses sion lasting a week at the Isle of Palms. Roosevelt is a member of the order and has declared his intention Df attending the meeting. Arrange ments are proceeding for the enter tainment of the visitors. It will be a big gathering. Lexington.?The heavy rains of sev eral nights ago caused the dam of Qeorbe's pond, at Laurel FallB near Lexington, to give way, the heavy flood rushing into the pond of the Lex ington Manufacturing Company, one mile below, with such force that much damage was done.. The water carried away one wall of the plant, the .wall to the card room, causing a general overflow and causing a damage loss of several hundred dollars.. The mill has been out of commission since. Washington.?President Taft with drew, the nomination of John R. Tol bert, Jr., to be postmaster at Abbe ville. This nomination was sent to the senate several months ago and it was then stated that he would prob ably never be confirmel. Those op posed to'Tolbert having the place in sist on its going to Mrs. Minshall, whose husband held it until the time of his resignation. Mrs. Minshall is now performing the duties of the of fice. Charleston.?The first of the cam paign expense lists have been filed with the clerk of the court, and all of them were exceptionally . light. The three men who have filed their lists are Mr. Martin S. Connelly, candidate for county treasurer; Mr. D. H. Towles, candidate for the office of magistrate of St Paul's township, and Mr. William Austin, candidate for master in equity. All of the candi dates must file their expense lists be fore primary day. Rock Hill.?City Engineer Miller has returned from a /isit to Green ville, Charlotte and other cities, where he is inspecting the street paving and secured specifications, prices and oth er data to be used in the selection of paving for Rock Hill. He laid the results of his trip before the paving 1 committee. His committee will meet I again to receive bids for paving Main street from Hampton to Railroad, and Railroad Btreet from Main to the pas senger station. Property owners have become interested in the matter. Lexington.?About 100 voters heard J the candidates for the United States aonnto w JasDer Talbert of Edge field and N. B. Dial of Laurens, at the campaign meeting, which was held in the court house here. Of this num ber there were a number of county candidates, who came for the purpose j Df meeting the people, but were disap pointed. In the absence of D. Frank Eflrd, county chairman, B. H. Barre, I secretary of the Lexington county Democracy, presided and introduced the speakers. Lancaster. ? Two women, styling Hiamnoivos 95 RcvDtian fortune tell ers, were arrested here by Rural Po liceman Williams and lodged in jail charged with stealing and pickpocet Ing. There were a number of such women and children encamped in a secluded place on the outskirts of town from which headquarters two or three number, since alleged to be expert pickpockets, made frequent vis Its to town for the purpose of plying their nefarious trade, white posing as palmists and soothsayers. Columbia.?John Cole, a negro, was electrocuted at the state penitentiary. Cole was convicted of a murder com mitted in Charleston county. This is the third legal electrocution to take place within three weeks. Columbia.?Gen. Wilie Jones, pres ident of the Palmetto National bank was notified by William McAdoo, o New York, acting chairman of th? Democratic national committee, that he had been appointed a member of the finance committee from South Car olina. Chairman McAdoo asked Gen Jones to wire his acceptance and hit request was complied with. r.roonwnnrt ?Mr Thomas Jester. the oldest man in Greenwood county, and possibly in this section of the state, died at the home of his son, D. W. Jester, on Phoenix street here. He was buried at Lebanon church. Barnwell.?It is an extremely hard proposition to get a line on the politi cal situation in Barnwell county in regard to the gubernatorial race. It is a well known fact that Barnwell gave Blease a majority two years ago and for that reason it has been considered a Blease county, but there are sev eral things in this connection that are worth noting at this time. Columbia.?Hal. C. Moore, a car in spector of the Seaboard Air Line rail way, was killed at Cayce, by being run over by a switch engine. The coroner's jury brought out the fact that the tragedy was an accident. Seneca.?As the end of the state campaign draws near, Gov. Blease and Judge Jones are increasing their ac tivities. Both these candidates for governor made speeches at impromp tu meetings in Oconee county. Gov. Blease spoke at Oakway and at West minster. Judge Jones spoke at Sen eca and at Westminster. Gov. Bleas( \lso made an address at Seneca. I UNITED STATES WILL LAND A LARGE FORCE TO PROTECT AMERICANS. FIGHTING STILL GOING ON United States Marines Now in Nica ragua Said to Be in Danger of Annihilation. Washington.?Undeterred by talk in the senate of projected resolutions re garding the constitutionality of the landing of American sailors and ma rines in Nicaragua, the navy depart ment dispatched peremptory orders, to navy yards on two sides of the conti nent to rush reinforcements to the na val forces now located far in the in terior of the insurrection-torn coun try. Fear that the forces there are now in danger of annihilation at the hands of the insurgents prompted the order. Two thousand bluejackets and marines will be rushed to Nicara gua. ' Government officials are satisfied that they are acting completely with in their rights in landing the sailors and marines, and that this does not constitute an act of war, such as can only be authorized by congress. The official basis for this contention rests upon several grounds. In the first place the titular government of Nica ragua and the only one recognized by the United States, has formally re quested the American minister, Mr. Weitzel, and Captain Terhune, com manding the gunboat Annapolis, and Captain Durell, of the gunboat Taco ma, to employ their forces to protect foreign life and property, which the * 1-1? ?J | Nicaraguan government irumviy t?u mitted it could not itself do. In the second place the state and ( navy departments are able to point to precedents, where both troops and na val forces* have been landed to pro tect American interests, where a state of anarchy was threatened, or the lo cal authorities were unable to guaran- , tee protection for foreigners. Atten tion, is called to the fact that a large detachment of American soldiers is now quartered on Chinese soil, pro- . tecting the railroad from Tsinan-Fu to Pekin. Secretary Meyer issued rush orders for the big armored cruiser Califor ?' - "? TMaorn Pol M nmcpprt tf> uia at oou. xjvu") ww r.??????, Panama. Meanwhile the transport ' Prairie has been ordered from the ; Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard to Phil- : adelphia to take aboard 750 marines and sail on to Colon. This force will be sent over the Panama railroad to Panama and be 1 taken on board the cruiser California J and be rushed northward to San Juan Del Sur and Corinto. These plans will bring the forces ; on ships close by and already ashore in the disturbed republic to a little more than 2,000 men. Corinto, Nicaragua.?American blue jackets have been landed here to pro tect this port. There have been but slight disturbances here. Fighting 1 between rebels and the government troops continues between here and Managua. , MILLIONS LOST BY FRAUDS j Secretary MacVeagh Appoints Com- 1 sion to Investigate Methods. j Washington.?Secretary MacVeagh, j in comprehensive instructions, issued ; to the commission he has appointed to investigate appraising methods, , condemned the appraising system of < I the United States and declared its re- ( | habilitation should unearth frauds , and produce improvements to increase I thS Federal revenues by millions. | The gross undervaluations in vari- , j ous lines of importations which have been exposed by a general reform of the customs service, the secretary , said, have shown conclusively that , the grave defects of the appraising branch go beyond any accurate knowl edge the trade has acquired. ( "We do not know how much money , is involved in this investigation, but ( | in collections amounting to more than | $311,000,000 a year, it takes but a small percentage of improvement to ( j make an impression that must be j counted in millions." England to Show at Panama. London.?Great Britain served no tice upon the United States govern ment that It will participate In the Panama exposition in San Francisco in 1915, despite the action of the United States senate in passing the Panama canal administration bill. England had entered formal com plaint against the bill, which was al leged to be a violation of the Hay Paunceforte treaty and her hesitancy in accepting the invitation to take part in the world's fair had led to reports she would not exhibit. Mute Chains Father to Chair. St. Louis, Mo.?LaViolette Pollock, a deaf mute, nineteen years old, is in the city hospital observation ward pending examination by physicians and city officials. Patrolman John King said he was attracted to the Pollock home by faint cries for help made by the girl. He found her hold ing her father in a chair at a front window. A long chain was wrapped around both of them. The father said he was trying to restrain the girl from going out, an<?. '.nat she had overpowered him. 250,000 Pounds of Dynamite Aboard. San Francisco. ? The wrecking steamer Greenwood commanded by Captain Whitelaw sailed under rush orders to reach the wreck of the steamer Pleiades, on the rocks off Magdalena bay. The haste with which the wrecker was dispatched to the scene of the accident was ac counted for when the owners of the Pleiades announced that the wrecked vessel had 125 tons of dynamite stor ed in her hold. Head of the Salvation Army, Who Died at His Home in London. REBELS FAIL 10 TAKE CITE GOVERNMENT FORCES ARE STILL IN POSSESSION OF MANAGUA. The Arrival of the United Stateg Ma rines Caused Great Relief to All. Managua.?In the four days' battle between Insurgents under Generals Mena and Zelidon and government hir flfin. Emillo U wujk/?j wuimgimvu . **j ? Chamorro for the possession of Man agua, ended in a victory for the de fenders, the Federals losing 14 men killed and 125 wounded; rebel cas ualties are estimated at between 400 and 500 men, killed or wounded. In addition, a number of non-com batants, including several women and children, lost their lives. The hos pitals are filled with the wounded. Many citizens who were injured by the bursting missiles have died in the Improvised infirmaries. The battle ended when, after final repulse, the rebels retired In some disorder to Masaya, capital of a de partment of the same name south of Managua. The government has made qo effort to pursue the insurgents. The battalion composed of three companies of American marines, un der command of Major Smedley ' D, Butler, which arrived here from Pan ama to reinforce the smaller detach ?- * A a-Jq /tlrA^a lon/la/1 Lilt; LI L U1 AUi^ligau uiucjauncw, previously, was the cause of great re lief to all. The situation at the capi tal was horrible, and the arrival of the American reinforcements has re stored confidence and turned the de spondency of the populace into rejoic ing. Inhabitants here were in a nervous panic after the desperate rebel at tacks, when they nearly broke through the line of government troops. CLARENCE DARROW FREED Verdict In Sequel to Famous McNa mara Case Returned in 31 Minutes. Los Angeles, Cal.?Clarence S. Dar row, the noted Chicago lawyer, was found not guilty of the charge ot bribing a juror in the McNamara case. The jury was out just 31 min utes. Judge Hutton, in his charge, elim inated the first count in the indict ment, that Darrow had bribed George N. Lockwood, a regularly drawn jju ror in the case of J. B. McNamara. The evidence, Judge Hutton instruct ed, did not justify a verdict of guilty on the first count. The second count charged Darrow with attempting corruptly to influence a man about to be drawn as a juror. The court also instructed that a verdict of guilty could not be found on the uncorroborated evidence of accomplices. "Admission made to accomplices by the i fendant should not be regard ed a* corroborative. The testimony of' a feigned accomplice, however, does not require corroboration. Darrow, his mobile face showing tho wear and tear of the lone months of anxiety, gazed steadily ahead of him, except when, for a moment, he turned to comfort his wife. Watched Burglar Steal Her Jewelry. Atlantic City, N. J.?Not daring to awaken her husband for fear that he might be shot and killed, Mrs. Walter P. Klemm, wife of a Philadelphia banker, with a summer home at Chel sea, lay awake and watched a bur glar steal jewelry valued at more than $6,000 from a dressing table in her bedroom. She had awakened to see the burglar, disguised with a white silk handkerchief drawn over his face, removing the contents of her jewel case. The intruder was holding a large revolver in his hand. He Went Gunning for Human Game. Chicago.?"I'm going gunning," Michael Laporte told a porter in a olinn nnH within fivp minutes Uttl UCt OJLAVyf, . v he had killed Luigi LaGrasso. seri ously wounded Michael Granato and shot off the right arm of Mrs. Guisep pina Gallina, who was carrying a baby on her left arm. Laporte used a shotgun. Police pursued Laporte for several blocks and caught him af ter he had fired once at them. The friends of Laporte's victims gathered and threatened to attack him. They were dispersed by the police. ; Raid Led by Woman. Juarez, Mexico.?For a few hours a Mexican Joan of Arc was the dicta tor of this town. With ten rebel sol diers marching at the heels of her horse she rode up to the police sta tion and disarmed the provisional chief of police and six of his men. The rebels rode away mounted on the policemen's horses. The woman fearlessly entered stores and demand ed and received provisions and then shortly before daylight she rode out of town with her admiring followers. GENERAL BOOTH IS CLAIMED BY DEATH AGED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF SALVATION ARMY PASSES AT HIS LONDON HOME. HE WAS IN HIS 83RD YEAR Believed His Son, Bramwell- Booth, Will Succeed to the Command of the Salvation Army. London.?The Rev. William Booth, general and commander-in chief of the Salvation Army, is dead. He was born at Nottingham in 1829. The aged evangelist died at his res idence, the Rookstone, Hadleywood, some eight miles from London, where ' ' - ' ? a j ,c>1crV.t ne uaa uetu conuueu uu mo ucu ?>6u<. weeks. Present at the bedside- when the end came were Mr. and Mrs. Bramwell Booth and their daughter and son, Adjutant Catherine Booth and Sergeant Bernard Booth; the general's youngest daughter, Commis sioner Mrs. Booth-Helberd and Com missioner Howard, Colonel Kitching and Dr. Wardlaw Milne. The veteran Salvation Army leader was unconscious for forty-eight hours previous to his death. The medical bulletins had not revealed the serious ness nt th#? ceneral's condition which, It is now admitted, was hopeless. Almost the last words of General ; Booth were uttered just before he lost consciousness. He was referring to God's promises and, speaking with great difficulty, said: "They are sure?they are sure?if you will only believe." Starting his career alone as a soap box preacher, in the slums of Notting ham, England, at the age of 15 years, William Booth ended it at 84 as bead of an army of m'Pions of Salvation ists scattered though fifty-four coun tries. He fought many real battles in the slums of London, and often was in peril of losing his life in the cause; but with those who rallied to his sup port he formed the nucleus of his great movement which was first given the name of the, "Christian Mission." The present Salvation Army was never foreseen, nor was the name ever deliberately chosen by any one. Mr. Booth was dictating to a sten ographer when he used the words, "The Christian Mssion is a volun teer army." When he looked o\?er the paper later he substituted "salvation" fot- "volunteer" as the stronger word; and the phrase struck fire among his mission workers, who seized tbp mili tant spirit from it. So great was General Booth's fac ulty of handling and inspiring men, that Marshal Woiseiy once aeciarea that the British army had taken les sons In methods of organization, dis tribution and control from the Salva tionists. FORTY-FIVE PERSONS HURT ^ Crowded Grandstand Collapses Dur ing the Address of Judge Parker. Indianapolis, Ind.?Five persons were seriously injured and forty were bruised and cut in the collapse of a grandstand seating 300 In University place during the formal notification of Gov. Thomas R. Marshall of his nomi nation as Democratic candidate for vice president. The Injured were quickly carried into the Indiana Dem ocratic club nearby or taken to hos pitals, and the notification ceremony proceeded. The grandstand had been set up on the asphalt pavement directly back of the speaker's platform. Alton B. Parker of New, York, representing the notification committee, was in the midst of his address, when the stand swayed and sank slowly to the street, and men and women in the seats were piled together among the tim bers of the structure. Several thousand people, massed in front of the speaker's platform, crowd ed about the fallen stand and many men helped the unhurt to scramble to their feet and bore the injured to the club house, where they were cared for. Seven Indicted in Murder Case. New York.?On evidence unexpect edly strengthened by the testimony of Sam Schepps and "Jack" Zelig, the east side gang leader, the grand jury re-indicted Police Lieutenant Charles Becker for the murder of Herman Ro senthal, and handed down also the expected indictments against six of his alleged tools, the four gunmen ac cused of actually doing the shooting. They are "Gyp the Blood" and "Lefty Louie," Ciroflci and "Whit;ey" Lewis, Jack Sullivan and William Shapiro, driver of the "murder car." Mexican Federals Occupy Juarez. Juarez, Mexico.?Mexican Federals, numbering 2,300 , under command of Gen. Jaquin Tellez, arrived in Juarez, which was recently evacuated by the rebels. The townspeople assembled in a drizzling rain cry "Viva Madero" and "Death to Orozco." The Federal troops arrived on three trains, bear ing cavalry, infantry and artillery. 'me iorces UUUCI Vrwicitu iiaiHi.su V4.W not arrive, having pursued an over land course from Casa Grandes. Small bands of rebels hovering around Jua rez offered no resistance. Poor Pay; Rich Escape. Washington. ? The 40,000 small homes of Washington clerks and workingmen in Washington are as sessed for taxes at 90 per cent, of their true value, while the Imposing residences of the Northwest section average only 50 per cent., according to a report by a special house com mittee. The report condemns what it says is the under-assessment of the homes of millionaires. It charges gross discrimination between classes of people, between sections of the city, between land and property. The eyea of all European dlplomata are turned with deep concern upon the emperor of Austria, for it haa become evident of lata that hia life ia nearlng Its entf nkrinnT aii nir riirnni mm KtrUKI UN int CVCKULAUCd I . RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION OF FLORIDA LAND DEALS SUB MITTED TO CONGRESS. No Personal Arraignment of Secretary Wilson, But His Policy Declared Most Unfortunate. Washington.?The Moss committee presented -to the house two reports of its Investigation of the Florida Everglades charges and the subse quent inquiry into the drainage divi sion of the department of agriculture. fhof i ne ie^ris ua&u uy iuo vuai^c ?*???<. a certain circular unfavorable to the sale of Everglade lands was suppress ed in the department of agriculture through the Influence of real estate operators; the question of relations between Assistant Secretary Hays of the department aad J. 0. Wright, a former government employee, in a land project at Lake Mattamuskeet, N. C., and the dismissal of Q- El liott and A. D. Morehouse from the drainage division of the department on technical charges involving the' transfer of government funds from one account to another. Secretary Wilson escaped personal arraignment at tne nanas or uie ma jority in the findings on the Ever glades charges. The department's policy , toward the Everglades was charactered as vacillating, "most un fortunate," and having subjected the department to much suspicion and criticism. Minority report signed by Representative Sloan of Nebraska, who said his views were approved by Representative Higgins and Madden, held that Secretary Wilson had act ed within his legal discretion. UNCROWNED KING KILLEP British Soldiers Kill Amerloan Ruler in Central Africa. London.?Hunted down by British soldiers in the depths of the jungles of central Africa, where for years, in defiance of all authority, he had pursued the career of an elephant poacher and illicit ivory - trader, James Ward Rogers, an American, is dead. He was shot down by a little force of troops wulch had been sent into the wilderness in pursuit with orders not to return without the out law, dead or alive. News of Rogers' death came form ally to the British colonial office from Qapt. C. V. Fox, inspector of Mongshell province, who commanded the expedition. The story revealed is one of the most dramatic in colonial annals. For years Rogers had carried on his lawless trade, which popular opin ion credited with netting him a for tune. Time after time British offi cials of the Soudan had tried in vain to trap him. It was this defiance of years which determined the govern ment to crush the 61d man. Captain Fox's reports show that in his long operations, Rogers had done more than had been dreamed of by the colonial officers. He had estab lished an organized administration among the natives was a virtual, if uncrowned, king. Calls Extra Session. Jacksoflville, Fla.?Gov. Albert W.! Gilchrist has called a special session of the Florida legislature to convene | on October 1 to consider a proposed j bill offered by the board of trade of this city to enable the issuance of, bonds to the amount of $1,500,000 for j the purpose of purchasing and equip-' ping municipal docks. The bill will also provide for dock commissioners,! and other matters necessary to the; [completion of the plan. The expense; of the extra session will be borne by : the local board of trade. Great Warship for Uncle Sam. Washington.?One battleship to cost $7,425,000 without armor or arm-1 anient and not to exceed $15,000,000; when completed; eight submarines,) costing $4,480,000, and a fleet of tor pedo boats, colliers and machine ships : [constitute the building program of the ! navy approveu Ui HJC ovuaauu | which will be adopted without change ' by the house. The house and senate i conferees met and adjusted in \ a few minutes the fight between the ! two houses over battleships and sub-. marines. Twenty Negroes Hurt in Riot. Marietta, Ga.?There was a negro picnic at Powder Springs, made up of negroes from Atlanta. Shortly af ter arriving they engaged in a general riot. The sheriff was notified, and he, together with Deputy Sheriff Lindley and Messrs. W. A. and A. A. Bishop and W. J. Morris, went down and re tuined with twenty-one negroes more or less cut, bruised, drunk and disorde:Iy. No white persons were hurt. The negroes were easily taken having fought till they were satisflec | before the sheriff arrived. 1 THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY J , ALONE CONTRIBUTED THE SUM OF $125,000. HAD APPROVAL OF COLONEL John D. Archbold Declared That He Was Urged to "Pa?s Over" $150,000 More For Expenses.?T?ddy Will Appear Before Committee. Washington.?It is believed here that Colonel Roosevelt will take the stand within a few days, before the Senate subcommittee investigating t ' TUVWjg campaign expenditures, to answer the charges made by John D. Archbold that Mr. Roosevelt had knowledge of the use of Standard Oil money in hie campaign of 1904. v The committee was divided over its future course of action. Upon the ar rival of Senator Luke Lea, one of the absent Democratic members of the committee, a meeting will be held to determine whom to call, and where the next meeting will be held. Sev eral members of the Standard Oil Company's board of directors might testify. The statements made by John D. Archbold, financial head of the Stan' d^rd Oil Company, made a clear-cut - Issue between him and Colonel Roose velt, according to meinbers of the / sub-committee who would discuss the matter. Mr. Archbold testified. that his understanding that Colonel Rcose-. velt knew about and approved the Standard Oil contributions came through former Treasurer Cornelius. N. Bliss of the Republican National committee, who is dead. Although Colonel Roosevelt pub licly stated that it was absurd for him Jt to appear before the Senate cominit tee, it is understood that he has con sented to take the stand, if desired, in view of the direct charges made by Mr. Archbold. If Mr. Cortelyou is again called, It will be to explain the statements made by Mr. Archbold tfcat Mr. Cortelyou, as chairman of the, national committee, knew of and sane* - tioned the Standard Oil contributions. Excavation Work on Panama Canal.; - Washington.?The figures showing the amount of excavation to be done on the Panama canal indicate that the great work was five-sixths finished on August 1, but there actually- remains 16,903,000 cubic' yards more earth to be removed than had been estimated for a year before. The apparent backward movement is - explained in th? nfflfifal record bv a large amount of siltage in the canal bed which must be removed from the finished tunnels and also by the necessity for extensive excavation for dry docka^ i coaling stations and terminals. Six Heavily Armed Men Arrested. San Diego, Cal.?Six men equipped with eight. rifles, two carbines, one thousand rounds of ammunition and eight empty bombshells, were arrest ed by police at El Cajon, a suburb on** oro fn inH 7^1 f!aion is only a few miles from the Mexican line x j and word had been sent to the com mandant at Fort Rosecrans that six men probably intending crossing into Lower California to take a hand in the Mexican revolution. San Diego po lice, however, fearing that their pres ence meant a recurrence of the trou ble resulting fro mthe attempt to ex- i pel Industrial Iron Workers of the World from this city did not wait for ; the military officeials to act. * Operator Dead At His Key. Oroville, Cal.?F. R. Sinclair, a tele graph operator, sat at his keyboard dead of heart failure, while the Oro ville dispatcher tried frantically to "raise" him to transmit dispatches that would prevent a train collision. Persistent calling over the wire j brought no response. Then the dis- ' I patcher 'phoned to citizens of Belden who hurried to the station and found the operator dead. Women Must Dress Modestly. Chicago.?A chorus of "amen" came from the male auditors of Wilbur Glenn Voliva, of Zion City, when he announced it was his intention to drive openwork stockings, low-necked ' dresses and tight fitting skirts from that city. The women gave no inti mation of what they thought of the overseer's ultimatum. "I am going o insist that the women here dreas nodestly and show the proper Chris ian spirit," declared Voliva, "if they o not care to do so they must expect to be dismissed from the church." Major Ray Has Been Nominated Washington, D. C.?President Tart sent to the senate the nomination of Maj. Beacher B. Ray, U. S. A., to be deputy paymaster general with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Major Ray's alleged political activities in 1908 and other of his acts while in the army have been the subject of a congressional investigation. Major Ray is in direct line 'for promotion under the law. President Taft has long delayed his nomination, awaiting a report of the congressional commit tee hearing charges against him. Whitman Prepares Blackmail Case. New York.?The blackmail phase of the Rosenthal murder case is now being prepared by District Attorney Whitman, who has let it become know.n that he has obtained evidence implicating a police inspector and a civilian, with an office at police head quarters, in grafting. The state's at torney has been able to note a series of interesting coincidences from four bank accounts and safe deposit boxes belonging to the inspector and the civilian, whose records are being In quired into. I * \ J