The state herald., 1910-10-14
GEN ERAt.

SIX cOnvlctS nave made a sensation
al escape from Sing Sing prison, over
coming their keepers.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, on the
way from Atlanta to Hot Springs
Ark, made fifty speeches.
VIM. McAbee, believed to be the old
es veteran of the Civil War, died at
the age of 107 years at the United
States naval home.
A case of cholera developed in the
steerage Of the Hamburg-American
liner Moltke. which has been detained
at quarantine as possible cholera
carrier.
The South gave Theodore Roose.
welt hearty welcome on his trip.
Throughout the first day, which took
him across Virginia and a part OF
Tennessee, he received many honors.
The furry OF uneasiness over the
possibility OF the entrance of cholera
at New York was abated with reas.
suring statements from both state AMI
federal health officers and the release
to the els cabin passengers detained
at quarantine.
Harvard scientists who have been
experimenting with rubber plants at
the Arnold arborteum believe 1t will
be possible to grow rubber on the
abandoned farms of New England.
They have had trees brought from
China growing since last spring and
SO far they are thoroughly satisfied
with the results.
The house of deputies of the Protes.
tant Episcopal church in Cincinnati,
Thursday passed an amendment to the
constitution providing for suffragan
bishops throughout the church. The
debate brought out the fact that the
object of the suffragan bishops was
not only to look after the people Of n
particular nationality or race. but also
to assist bishops who preside over
large dioceses.
Another big Insurance promotion
bubble has been pricked by the New
York Insurance Department the
United Insurance Company OF Chicago
and New York, one of the Van Laning-
ham enterprises. They find that OF
the $4,000 contributed in cash by
the investors In its stock sold at s.
for each 81 share. only $4,000 re-
mains: the rest has all been consumed
by the high-pressure methods OF the
company's promoters and stock sales.
men. The cost OF actually selling the
stock was li0 per cent OF the par
value. and the cost. including salaries
and other expenses. was 2i2 per cent.
Mr.. Josiah W. Thompson Of Union.
town. Pa. has Just closed n deal by
which he transfers to the Standard
OH Company $4,000 acres of coal
land, located In Washington and
Greene counties. Pennsylvania, and In
six West Virginia counties. The deal
involved about si00.0OO.000. and Is
without parallel for magnitude. The
Greene coal land involved In the trans
action amounts to about 10000 acres.
while the Washington county block
IhuAhlUN ifNsNNN h'
277.0O0 acres are located In Ohio.
Marshall. Wetzell. Lewis. Harrison
and Monogahela counties In West
Virginia.
The Standard OH company through
It's official publicity representative. J.
|. c. Clarke. has announced that the
company has inaugurated cam.
palgn to Increase the worlds con.
sumption OF refined OIL" and is lower.
Ing prices OF Kerosene In Europe and
the far east This action follows that
OF August last. when the Standard OH
company reduced refined oil In bar.
rcls cent n gallon from 9A to So
cents at the refinery, and refined oil
In tanks from Gih to 5h cents gar.
lon. In part the statement reads:
THE Standard on company has lnar.
guratcd u campaign TO increase the
worlds consumption of refined oil.
The level OF prices for refined oil TO.
day In tho United States is lower than
at any time during recent years, aud
as n direct result OF these prices the
consumption OF refined oil In this
country Is Increasing. The Same pol.
icy II now being actively pursued
abroad"
DoluRcd by tho heaviest continuous
rainfall. In some places for forty years
n Wide strip OF country extending from
Eastern Texas across the northern
portion Of Louisiana and Mississippi
and over sections OF ArkanauH. Ten
ncsaco. kentucky. southern Indiana
aud Ohio. almost to plttaburg IL ycrl
table inland sea.
Dcaudotte. spoonor. Pitt and Grace
town. MINI. have been wiped out b,
n forest fire. The bodies Of seventy
five settlers have been located and Il
ia thought deaths among the settlori
will DO upward OF 400.