Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-21

anu ouiiuinss Oh representatives OF the
authorities and the discovery OF thir
ty-four stores with bombs and explo
sives.
Washington, Oct. Thames Ru
dolph Garfield. secretary of the inte
rior in President Roosevelt's cabinet
and son OF the twentieth president OF
the United States. today celebrated
his 42d birthday. Garfield was born
In Hiram, O.. October II. 1855, grad.
uated from Williams college in 1885
and was admitted to the bar in 1888
He began his political career as a
member Of the Ohio legislature, and
later became commissioner of corpora.
tions in the United States department
Of commerce and labor, from which
he arose to his present heights in the
affairs of government.
| Washington, Oct. 17.-For the DUR
pose of outlining the policy to be pur-
sued in the presentation OF medals to
| life-savers, the board of governors of
| the American Cross of Honor met in
Washington today. The board is com
| posed of John j. Delaney of New York.
Richard Stockton of New Jersey, II. A..
George of Virginia, Thomas H Hcrn-
Ion of Washington, Andrew NJ. Tay-
lor of New York and Eugene Long
street of New Jersey.
Among the important subjects up
for discussion and to be voted on is
that OF presenting annually the cross
Of the order to the person who has
performed the most heroic act in the
saving of life. If this policy is adopt
ed, the board of governors will select
1ne person from those who. within
certain period of time, have received
he life-saving medal of honor from
he United States government and
will confer on him or her the supreme
ross of honor.
There will be two classes of medal
)f-honor men TO select from One
lass is the savers of life on water,
ipon whom the medal of honor is con
r'iltU ". Lut vi lht lltdb-
Try, and the other class, where life is
saved on railroads, and the medal is
conferred by the president of the
United States.
This order is unique among socie-
les. as each of its members has saved
rom one to 100 lives. and in addition
hereto. has received the life saving
medal of honor of the United States
government. This latter fact makes
hem members of the American Cross
1f Honor, upon application to the pres
dent of the order for a certificate.
Fontanet, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE latest
stimates of destruction wrought by
he explosion at the Dupont powder
Mills is thirty weight persons killed and
100 injured, fifty seriously, and prop
'rty loss of approximately three-quar-
ers of million dollars. Workman
mployed in the glazing mill said to-
lay that a hot box. due to too much
riction on the shafting. causing
parks to be transmitted to some
'oose powder. was the cause of the
errible catastrophe.
Chicago, Ills. Oct. l7-When sim
lie ear of corn was sold for $3.50 last
hight a new worlds record was es-
fablished. The ear was knocked down
10 l.. B. Clore of Johnson county, the
nan who raised it. At the rate he
paid it would cost him per bushel
s15, 900, but Mr.. Clore has taken $4,000
n prizes in the corn show at the Coli
icum, where the sale occurred and
can afford It, He said: II can't bear
TO see that ear of corn go to anybody
else. It's part of my life work, folks.
I've been raising that corn for the
last fifteen years and If | lose it it's
ike losing friend.
New York. Oct. 17.-Late last night
conference was held at the home OF
Charles w. Morse, who is heavily in
terested in the big Mercantile bank.
4 was afterwards rumored that F..
Augustus Heinze had agreed to re-
sign from the banks presidency to-
day and would be succeeded by Will
lam b. RidgeIy, comptroller of cur
rency. Mr.. Ridgely denied today that
he had accepted the presidency. but
Mr.. Heinze said at noon today that
he was considering the question of re-
signing.
Chicago. H., Oct 1.-THE police to-
lay are investigating an attempt to
murder Emile Pampo, wealthy miner
of Mexico. Pampo claims he was
fred at FIVE times early this morning
| by an unidentified man while walking
! near the Lincoln Park boulevard. He
declares the man who attempted to
shoot him is the same man who sew
oral weeks ago approached him say
ing he was the agent of President Diaz
and offered him 5000 If he would
reveal the hiding place of j. ]. Erue
gui. foremost in revolutionary move
ments. He refused the offer and was
then threatened with death by the