The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-12-09

summoned fuDllc frlnUer DOnneily-
to appear before it on December 1S
to show cause why he placed q
charge of insubordination against
John W. Rodgers an employe of the
Government Printing Office, who, al
though told by his foreman that he
could not be spared, took leave with
pay which was due him, he alleges,
and absented himself from his work
for three days in Novembt - go.
home and vote.
Announcement is made b. ,,""rc,-
tary Mitchell Carroll, of the .,rahao.
illogical Institute of Amerit -
David G. Hogarth, M. A, curalo. "a
the Ashmolean Museum, U''r,r
of Oxford, will be the first one '
lecturer under the Charles E ., A1y.
ton Memorial Foundation, '"rH.ly
endowed by James Loeb, ,'u.
York. Mr. Hogarth began 40 iec-.
ture tour under the society's engage
ment at Halifax, n. S., and will adj
dress half dozen societies of the in
stitute Ill Canada before coming to-
the United States. Afterward he will
lecture for the institute at Buffalo,
Washington, Baltimore and Philadel-
phia. The institutes officers are
gratifed at securing Mr.. Hogarth for
the first foreign lecturer. He is an
eminent archaeological explorer, geo.
grapher and author, having explored
Asia Minor on four expeditions, ex-
cavated the site of the Temple of
Diana at Ephesus for the British
Museum and conducted many other
important excavations and explora-
tions in Egypt, Crete and Asia Minor
President Taft is developing into
twentieth century Haroun AL Ras-.
chid. He is acquiring n habit of
prowling around the strets and parks
Of the capitol at all hours of the
evening. When the conference on the.
proposed changes to be made in the.
interstate commerce law ended at t.
o'clock Monday, Secretary Dickin- -
son and Attorney General Wicker
sham were coming out of the exc,
cutive office when they were hailed.
'Hold on there minute.' called the
President. a moment later lie ap-
peared, struggling with the refrac--
tory buttons of his light overcoat.
How about walk he said "Let g
strike OUT Both choruscd that n
stroll in the dark was exactly the
thing they had been pining for. The.
stroll took them over the wind swept
reaches of the Potomac river bottom.
The trio walked briskly Jack to the.
White House, where the President
waived farewell and disappeared.
Following lengthy conference at
the White House it was announced
Monday night that the admiaistra-
ton will exert its influence towards,
securing comprehensive revision Of
the interstate commerce law by the.
incoming Congress. A rough draft
OF the proposed amendments to the
law was submitted by Attorney-Gen-
eral Wickersham, and while this was
considered in all its details, no de-
clslon with respect to it was reached.
All of the $500 national banks in.
the United States, which now hold
board meetings at irregular and IN
frequent intervals, must have month
ly meetings of their boards of direc-
tors, must appoint examining and dis
count committees and all the loans
and discounts of each bank must be
approved by the directors board at.
the monthly meeting, such approval
to be recorded in permanent form
This was the pronunciamento Of
Comptroller of the Currency Murphy
Monday.
The court of appeals of the District
OF Columbia has granted the petition
OF Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell
and Frank Morrison Of the Ameri--
can Federation Of Labor in the con-
tempt case against them for a stay-
of execution of the mandate of the
court sending them to jail. The man.
date is stayed indefinitely, pending
appeal to the United States supreme
court.
The pcrsonel of Uncle Sam s.
establishment is increasing by leaps.
and bounds, the grand total of all
Federal employees 1T present being
approximately 3T0,065, as against
3O6,l4l i'll 1907, an increase in the
two years of about $4,000 persons. or
about 20 per cent. These and other.
interesting facts arc brought out in
the official register. or Government s.
blue book" for 1863, which short
ly will be issued.
Announcement of the engage
ment Of Miss Alice Bleach, ipc,a. Sc.
retary to Mrs. Taft, ami rut