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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
COLONEL ENTERS
SWEEPING DENIAL
KNEW NOTHING WHATEVER OF
THE STANDARD OIL coNTRI-
BUTTON IN 1904.
WAS PROMISED NO RETURNS
An immense Throns Crowded the
Committee Room When Roosevelt
Began His Testimony Before the
Senate Investigating Committee.

Washington. = Theodore Roosevelt
for seven years President of the Unit
ed States and candidate for re-elec-.
ton on the National Progressive tick
et, occupied a witness chair for three
and a half hours before a Senate In
vestigation Committee defending his
administration, himself and his cam,
paign associates against what he term
ed Infamous charges" and "hearsay
evidence"
; He appeared before the committee at
his own request to answer the state
ments made in August by John p.
Archbold that the Standard Oil Com,
pany had given 100000 to the Rerub-
lican campaign fund in 1904, under the
impression that President Roosevelt
knew Of and approved acceptance OF
the contribution.
Not only did Colonel Roosevelt,
deny this; but he put into the formal
records of the committee a sweeping
denial that he had eve solicited
funds from anyone while President
that any money had been received by
the 1904 campaign committee with an
express or implied promise OF fayors
from the Administration; that exces-
sive funds had been used In his 1904
or 1908 campaigns; OF that money
had eve been improperly used inShis
behalf, 30 far as he knew.
In reference to the Hartman fund
Of $4,000, raised in 1904, Colonel
Roosevelt declared the statements Of
J. P. Morgan, George R. Sheldon and
others had fully corroborated his ear
Ier statements that this fund was
raised expressly for the New York
state campaign, and had not been 30
licited by him for his own support In
the fight for the Republican nomina.
ton that year.
There was not one word spoken
by Mr.. Hartman or by me having any
reference to any collection OF funds
for the National campaign" he said,
referring to his interview with Mr..
Hartman in October, 1904. @on the
contrary, the request was from Mr..
Hartman, that inasmuch as we had
ample funds for the. National cam
paign, and as the National campaign
was safe, we could help him out In
the state campaign"
The session Of the committee was
picturesque throughout. Colonel
Roosevelt arrived at the COMMITTEES
room fully ten minutes before the
hour Of opening.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Three Men Are Shot in Mutiny.

Tampa, Fla.-Jose Balado, a Span
lard, was killed and Juan Ramallero
and Jesus Martinez were fatally
wounded in what is supposed to have
been mutiny on board the steamship
Brunswick. A tug, with a United
States marshal, was summoned by
wireless as the Brunswick lay off Fl.
Dade. The dead man, the two wound
ed and one prisoner were turned over
to the marshal. Captain Avery of the
brunswick formally charged the men
with mutinous conduct. The Bruas-
wick is bound for New Orleans.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
No Prospect of Cheaper Beef.

Washington.-"I see no hope OF
beef getting much cheaper" said Sec
rotary Wilson of the department of
agriculture. Fresh from a vacation In
the west, Mr.. Wilson declared there
was a much greater scarcity of cattle
than he had realized. "The breeding
grounds of stock CATTLE" said Mr..
Wilson, heretofore sent to the corn
field to be finished by fattening on
corn. cannot furnish much more Of
that class of cattle. Homesteaders
have compelled the ranchmen to dis
nose Of their cattle stock
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
STAMPS FOR PARCELS POST
Series viii Be Unique In Size and
Novel in Design.

Washington. - Arrangements have
been made by Postmaster General
Hitchcock for engraving and manu-
featuring a series of twelve stamps,
unique in size and novel in design,
for exclusive use in forwarding pack
ages by the new parcels post. Under
the law recently enacted by congress
ordinary stamps can not be used for
this purpose.
The special parcels post stamps
will be larger than the ordinary
stamps and will be 10 distinctive in
color and design as to avert any pos
sible confusion with stamps now in
use.
The new issue will be in three Sc
ries of designs. The first will illus
trate modern methods of transporting
mail, one stamp showing the mail car
on a railroad train, another an ocean
mail steamship, a third an automobile
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Marines to Clash With Rebels.

Washington.-Determined to pre-
vent interference in Central America
by extending protection to foreigners
as we'll as Americans in Nicaragua
and at the suggestion Of the Nicara'
guam government, Read Admiral
Switzerland proposes to use his ma
rines to drive the rebels out of their
fortified position on Barranos hill II
they persist in obstructing free com
munication between Barrancas and
Managua. This step has been decid
ed upon as a result Of the request
IF the British minister at Managua
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Annual Waste of $4,000 Lives.

Indianapolis, lnd.-"Out of some l.
500, 900 deaths annually in the Unit
ed States, at least 100000 are pre-
v~entable," declared Prof. Irving Fish
er of Yale university, in his address
before the fourth national conserVa'
ton congress here.
In the last analysis the war
against preventable disease is a
struggle between the dollar and the
death rate" E. E. Rittenhouse Of New
York told the delegates. "And most
of our communities prefer a high
death rate to a slight increase In
the tax rate. There is not an ade'
quately financed health department in
the country"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
coIe L, Blease Wins Fight.

Columbia, S. C.-The South Caro-
lima Democratic executive committee,
at it's session here, declared Cole L.
Blease, the incumbent, the Democratic
nominee for governor. The report of
the subcommittee appointed to inves-
tigate the alleged frauds and irregu-
larities in the primary of August q,
reported that it had not found proof
Of sufficient fraud or i~rregularity to
alter the face of the returns. With
this done, the attorneys for Judge Ira
p. Jones withdrew his protest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
AMERICANS Great PENDERS
AMERICANS LEADING WORLD
IN SPENDING MONEY FOR
LUxURlES.
Figures Showing That When 1t Comes
to Spending Money We Win
the Prize.

Neutrality-suspicious. and phi
lanthropists composing the American
Federation Of Sex Hygiene, OF which
DR.. Charles w. Eliot, president emer
titus OF Harvard, Is president, have
produced figures showing that when II
comes to spending, the American cit
izen is the prize performer of the
world.
In a carefully prepared list Of the
things along the various white ways
of the nation for which money Is use
lessly blown" the federation shows
that $4,000, 100000 a year is to be
properly classified as money burned
for things we really ought not tc
have.
The wine, women and song account
heads the list with a total Of some
thing like $4,000, 900, 900, and the shop
ping list tapers down to a paltry $13,
0OO, 900 spent for chewing gum. My
lady's hat costs the American either
$780, 600, 900 a year.
The purpose Of publishing the fig
ires is to direct thought to the se1
problem and the white slave traffic
The federation plans to make a ma
tion-wide fight upon the white slave
traffc-a generalization by which II
includes all of the sex relationships
that are not classed among the prop
er. By the estimate of the federation
it costs the American public every
year 3 5000, 900, 900 to keep the white
slave traffic as an institution, includ
ing the hospital expenses that are
considered as being collateral to the
evil.
The drink bill is a trife Of $4,000,
OO0, 900 more, with s120, 100000 a veal
thrown in for the passengers on the
water wagon who order soft drinks. A
goodly part Of the drink bill, 1t Il
charged, may be found in the item o.
$50, 600, 900 a year that goes for patent
medicines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Reported That Peace Pact Is Signed

Reported That Peace Pact Is Signed.
London.-Peace between Italy and
Turkey was signed at Ouchy, Switzer-
land, last night, according to a news
agency dispatch received here from
Paris.
Constantinople.-That the Turkish
cabinet voted to accept Italy's latest
proposals for peace was the announce
ment made from an authoritative
source. The preliminary agreements
are to be signed upon the arrival at
Ouchy of a special Turkish emissary
who left Constantinople Immediately
after the cabinet meeting.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Kellogg asked unanimous consent to
withdraw the name Of Governor Dix,
and to move that Sulzer be unani-
mously nominated. The action was
seconded, but Chairman Parker an,
nounced it was necessary to complete
the roll call. When this formality
ended, the chair announced that Con-
gresham Sulzer had been named for
governor, having received three cast
for Martin H. Glynn. Mr.. Glynn was
nominated for lieutenant Tgovernor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
SULZER NAMED
FOR GOVERNOR
CONGRESSMAN Is NOMINATED BY
THE NEW YORK STATE
DEMOCRATS.
M ON FOURTH BALLOT
Governor Dix Led at First, But Lost
Votes Until Sulzer Won on the
Fourth Ballot.

Convention Hall, Syracuse, N. Y
William Sulzer, representative in
congress from New York City, was
nominated for governor by the Demo
cratic state convention. 1t was the
seventh time he had been a candi.
date for this nomination.
Mr.. Sulzer was formally declared
the choice Of the party on the fourth
ballot, after the name Of Governor
Dix had been withdrawn. Martin H,
Glynn was nominated for lieutenant
governor.
AS the various counties began to
turn their votes over to Congressman
Sulzer on the fourth ballot, Judge
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Riot When Police Halt Parade.

Lawrence, Mass.-A battle with
knives and clubs between Industrial
Workers of the World and the police,
in which two officers were stabbed,
one severely beaten and several riot
ers injured, occurred on n of the
principal business streets of Law,
renee. The fight began when the po'
lice tried to stop an informal parade
of textile operatives preceding a dem
onstration in honor of Anna Lopizzo
and John RAINY, who were killed dur
ing the strike riots last winter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Strike on Georgia Railroad.

Augusta, Cain response to a gen.
eral strike order issued the. con-
ductors and trainmen of the Georgia
railroad went on a strike. Three
hundred men are affected. The strike
order was issued by Vice President
T. A. Gregg of the Order of Railway
Conductors and Vice President James
Murdoch of the Brotherhood Of Rail
way Trainmen, in charge of the 10
cal situation for their respective or
ganizations. That the strike order
has been generally obeyed all over
the system is admitted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
$500 Copper Miners on Strike.

Ely, Nev.-The $500 employees OF
the Nevada Consolidated Mining COM
pany of Ely struck. The strikers
demand an increase of wages and
other concessions. Two days after
the strike Of the Bingham miners the
men in this district made demand on
the operators for an increase of SO
cents a day for all classes Of labor
ers and insisted that the companies
recognize the unions. Last week the
Nevada Consolidated Mining company
offered the miners an increase of 25
cents a day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
BALKANS THREATEN WAR
BULGARIA, sERvIA AND GREECE
HAVE ISSUED ORDERS FOR
ARMY MOBILIZATION.
Feared That Austria and Roumania
VIII Join In the Attack
on Turkey.

Belgrade, Servia.-War prepare
tons r being carried on with fever
ish haste. General mobilization Of
the Servian army has been ordered.
Publication of news Of military move
ments is forbidden.
Belgrade Isl seething with excite
ment. The streets are full of uni
formed reservists and the railway sta
tons are crowded with men on their
way to join the colors.
The mobilization Of the Bulgarian
army simultaneously with that OF
Servia has added enthusiasm to the
occasion. !.
Athens, Greece.-The Greek gov.
eminent, in agreement with other
Balkan states, has ordered the mob
ilization Of her forces by sea and
by land. The reason given for this
step is apprehension on the part of
the Balkan states that the mobiliza-
ton of the Turkish army and the dis
quieting internal condition Of Turkey
might induce the porte to seek a way
out of the difficulties in war.
London.-Balkan difficulties have
developed with alarming rapidly to a
point where only a spark is needed
to set the whole of southeastern Eu-
rope afame. Three Balkan states
Bulgaria, Servia and Greece-by COM
mon consent, have ordered simultane-
GUS mobilization Of their armies and
are making every preparation for i'm
mediate hostilitles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
British Submarine Sunk.

Dover, England. - Fifteen officers,
and men of the British navy were
drowned by the sinking Of the subma-
rine "B 2" after she had been cut in
two by the Hamburg American liner
Amerika off the coast of Kent. The
disaster in which the "B 2" was sunk
occurred while the third patrol flotil-
Ia of submarines was m%aneuvering
off Kent. The liner Amerika appears
to have cut the submarine completely
in halves. Lieutenant Richard |. Pull
ley was the only nan among the
crew of Is who was saved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Bow Kills His Father.

Troy, Ala.-Charlie Wilson was
shot and instantly killed here by his
16-year-old son after the former had
made an alleged attack upon the boys
mother. Wilson IS alleged to have
threatened to kill his wife for having
him arrested charged with abusing
her. The boy demonstrated with his
father and the latter is said to have
threatened to kill him. The boy step
ped into an adjoining room, secured
a shotgun and then blew out his IA
theirs brains.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Rebuke for China.

Washington.-A joint demand upon
China for immediate payment of ar
rears on the Boxer indemnity, about
$50, O00, 900, has been proposed by
Russia to the other five interested
powers. 1t is not denied that this
movement is intended as a sharp
and forceful rebuke to the Chinese
government for contracting loans. with
independent bankers in disregard of
the warnings of the powers, and after
rejecting the proposed international
loan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Must Not Accept Presents.

Washington.-The acceptance by
army officers detailed with the organ
lied militia of the various states Of
medals or presents of any sort, from
either members or organizations, has
been disapproved by the war depart
ment. Notice to this effect has been
transmitted to national guard officers
throughout the country by Brig. Gen..
Albert Mills. In explanation General
Mills points out that such acceptance
might place the recipient under OBJ
LEGATIONS at variance with the best in
terests Of the service"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Southern train a4ap peraIIed.

southern rain ~45" UerdHen.
Cornelia, Ga.-Two were killed and
three others slightly injured by the
derailment at Kitchens Siding Of
Southern railway passenger train No.
43, enroute from Washington to At
lanta None Of the passengers were
hurt. The dead are: Jake Costner,
engineer, Atlanta; Ed Simpson, negro
fireman, Atlanta. Injured. Fl. Pow.
ers, mail clerk, Central, S. c.; R. L..
Martin, mail clerk, Norcrossa, Ca; A.
B. Gilmore, express messenger, Wash
ington. The engine and the mail and
express cars turned over but the
coaches and Pullman sleepers did not
leave the tracks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
One Killed, twenty Hurt, in Wreck

One Killed, twenty Hurt, In Wreck.
Nashville, Tenn.-Two Pullman
sleeping cars, four day coaches and
two express cars broke away from a
rapidly moving Louisville and Nash
Vile train near Elkmont, Ala, plung'
ed down an embankment, then caught
fire and burned, but every passenger
escaped death and less than a score
received minor injuries. An express
messenger caught in the wreckage of
his car and was cremated. Flames
spread so rapidly that occupants OF
the sleeping cars were compelled to
flee in their night clothing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Dynamite Found On Car Track.

Augusta, Ga:-A stick of dynamite
about an inch and one half in dame
ter and about IL inches long was
found on the car track at the corner
Of Fifth and Hale streets recently be-
fore the cars started running. The
dynamite was found by n Of the
track inspectors who went over the
street railway tracks before any cars.
were started from the barn. The dy-
Mantle was turned over to Chief Of
Police. There is no clue as to the.
identity of the person placing the.
dynamite on the track.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Makes Long Journey for Ceremony

Louisville, Ky.-From Johannes
burg South Africa, to Louisville Is
the Journey made by Mrs. Ellen Hor-
vitz, a widow, whose home Is at the
former place, that she might partici-
pate In the ceremony Of casting the
shoe, prescribed in the Book of Deut-
eronomy for childless widows before
thew are free to marry any other hus-
band. According to the Biblical di.
rection, Mrs. Horvitz went to the
home of her brother-in-law, Y. Hor.
Wiz. where the ceremony was per-
formed by a rabbi.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09
Fumigating Drove Out S~toWaWays,

New Orleans.-When the work OF
fumigating the steamship Puebla
from Mexican ports, begin at quaran'
tine station here, six Chinese stowa'
ways concealed in the hold, were
driven from cover by the fumes Of the
sulphur and began pounding on the
iron hull, yelling to be let out. The
fumigation was stopped and the Chi
namen rescued. The stowaways were
turned over to the immigration author
tiles pending deportation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

A Pennsylvania woman suing for
divorce charged that she has had but
two new dresses in twelve years. No
stronger case of extreme cruelty was
ever made out.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Once upon a time a man thought
he knew a mushroom from q toad
stool. A large family survived him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

When there are SO many great men
and women in the country 1t makes us
few common people feel awfully
lonely.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

A Pennsylvania man died at a ball
game while roofing for the winning
team. From a fans" view he died
at the summit Of earthly bliss.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

The picture Of a juggernaut on a
Joy ride is indeed one to cause a tenn
porary suspension Of pedestrianism on
the highways and byways Of the land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

The New York commissioner Of po-
lice had his pocket picked Under
present conditions in that city this
seems like adding insult to injury.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Scientists claim they have discov-
cred the germ Of measles by expert
ments on apes. But measles is not a
thing to monkey with.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Kaiser Wilhelm Is afflicted with
rheumatism, which hurts quite as
badly in German, we ars informed, as
It does in English.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Red apples may produce red cheeks
as a fruit grower says, but green
apples make a little boy blue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

We are to be blessed with a large
crop of oysters. Let US hope that the
tabasco sauce will be equal to the de-
mand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

A New York man recently died Of
old age at 26. He was probably one
Of those who sang: Better twenty
years of Broadway than a cycle Of
New Jersey"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

The trouble will not be over until
we find out whether the American
or the National league champions are
the better ball players.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Another defective golf ball has
broken into print by exploding, but
as a rule 1t Is the defective golfer who
Is explosive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Explorers in New Mexico recently
have found a prehistoric fiat. but even
the janitor had become extinct.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Now that royal %princesses are get
ting in the papers by having their
Jewels stolen, stage stars will have
to relinquish this favorite device and
take to something less hackneyed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

a woman in Washington was mar
ried eleven years and never told 1t.
This skaters another long-cherished
tradition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

There are four dozen wild buffalo
In Yellowstone park. We suppose the
tourists make them wild.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

There is a shortage in the cranberry
crop, but thus far no shortage n the
turkey crop has been reported.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

New Jersey holds the chivalry cham
pionship. There women are girls un-
til they are forty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

II the Astor baby had his way he
probably would trade his S3,OOO,ooo
for an all-day sucker.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

That st. Paul woman who wrote a
novel with her toes certainly handled
the subject with a good understand
Ing. "
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

That electricity can cure hunger has
been demonstrated by many a man
who has mingled with a live wire.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

There is no proper season for plant
Ing dynamite.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Some men are born liars, some
have to lie for q living, and some lie
because their wives are. too inquis-
tive. 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Food supplies are to 60 through the
mails, and the cancellation Of stamps
on packages Of eggs should be con-
Quoted gently.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Speaking Of pikers, the treasury
department that there Is
q gang at work counterfeiting pen
mics.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Every woman hates to see her lit
tie son go to school or her daughter
married for the first time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

II the women reformed their clothes
the modistes would lose a lot or
money.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

No man can tell how a marriage
will turn out, but any woman. can
and usually does.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-10-09

Some women pay more attention
to their dogs than they. do to their
husbands, but then maybe the dogs
growl less.