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1 A nPHVI Imf k Ml r m rri l . . u mm ma v SYNOPl. CHAPTER III. The Finish, and After. Mnrnlni arched lit golden hour across ! Kill PJ'o ran, anil netted slowly Inio noon, The weary Ar,.tt hid attlU lo steady eudur 4UC Vali a. eavlug their energy and ihlr machines for ma more eueriao- tar work nf afternoon aua evening At nine o'clock that night tha rata mild end. Tha Mercury car bad reglatered ninety nillea more ,hn ,n Iupl- ' both f liirm I'11 many tana of mlii a in clMini' of tha oibar competitors At ill I" tlio morning Btanton had we In fr a brief real. At eight ha ( I'M'k. nnd kept tha wheel until oim In the afternoon. Vlrtory waa In bis bamla If nothing napprned to hla rsr; an hour and a half loat In re pair would transfer all hla advantage to l ha liuplrz. Il wee jealously if mid to Intrust hla machine to hla iMlCint driver, and consequently nerrllesa to hla mechanician and him- telf. Hut Kloyd Diada no complaint At hulf pant on, all tha rara were sent to their camps while an hour spent In having tha trark hur rledly mended by gange of workmen Tha ruud bad In places waa furroaed Ilk a plowed Arid by lb Dying heels. Meanwhile tha afternoon crowds flowed In, filling tha. alanda to suffocation, massing on tha rome rmli", bunking In a solid row of prl vile automobiles behind tha arreen When at half unit two the racere ere recalled lo eUrt anew, Planum sharply scrutlnlacd hla mechanician before having (he ramp. "I'm going to keep thla car un'll tha end of tha rare," ha announced, not unkindly. "If you don't think you ran tiand seven hour a of It. aay ao; and I'll have them find some ona to re lieve you. They ran ruah Itupert hera from up tha Hudson by four or Ave o'rloi k If you get In for l, you'll flnln!i, If I hnva to tla you In your seat I'm driving to win." The ararM of reaentment flunhed lhro;b Kloyd'a grime alrruki-d pallor. "You won't haa to tla me," ha (iroiiilned, whlta teeth ratrhlng hla lip "I'll not flinch, (io on." Hunlon actually laughed, bending to hit letera. "I didn't mean to tla you to keep you from running away, but to keep you from fainting and falllug out." be tildulned. "Hut " The rar bounded forward. Tha track had ben filled In with wet mud from tha In field on tha flnt circuit tha heavy Lotella car akldded and went through tha fence at lha north turn. After that, nothing could have Induced Btanfon to allow bla macblna In otfler banda. Hour after hour paaaed. Tha nolay muilc of tha band craahed out mon otonouiiy; tha crowd awayad, mur muring, applauding, cjlmlng, argua- eyed and kalaldoacoplo In color and notion. At aunaet, when tha Mercury mada a trip Into camp for auppllea, neither of Ita men left their arata. Tba beam ing Mr. (Jreen came to abower coo grutulatlona upon Htanton. and with him tha bead of tha Mercury Com pany, hlmaelf former driver whoae quiet appreciation had ao eipen'a value. Btanton waa leaning acroaa tha wheel, chatting with them, when bla employer broka tha thread of apeecb. what la tha matter with your mechanician. Btanton T" ha queried. Stanton turned, auddenly conacloua of a light weight agalnat bla ahoulder. With hla movejnent, Floyd alao atart ad erect, their glancea croailng. "Nothing," tba driver briefly an swered to tha other's queatlon. "Tired, perhapa; ha haa bean working. Aa you were laying " Hut tha gllmpaed picture atayed with Btanton; tha fatigued young face unlnit bla arm, tha drowny, heavy lidded eyea flimhlng keenly awake, the Involuntary expreialon of angry ahnma at tha moment's weakneia. And ha would sooner bava tied Kloyd In hla aeat, after that, than hava added tha flue Intuit of offering to relieve him. "Heady," soma ona called; tha work men scattered In every direction, and the Mercury was off once mora. "('HP mmli 'I ' a ..rl I It a m.nk a n t i- mi iiiii unit. clan, ss they shot from the paddock entrance on to tba track. "Duplet uhead." Kloyd waa hlmaelf agnln, watchfully biuliiea.llke., nonchalantly f'arleea. Color nnd glow faded from tha sky; once mora tha search lights flared out around tha track and tranaformed It to a sliver ribbon, running between wnlla of ebony dnrkneas except where the lamp returned stands aroaa. Al ready newapapers were being rrlrd unnoiinilng Htantou'a coming vlrtory. Krlvlng evenly, atendlly, refiialng nil rlinlletiKea to aieed duels and at tempting none, of his deadly tactics of lie nlKht before, Blanton piloted his to the lpevlt-ble result. At nine o'clock the flag dropped, and amid a I'uhhub of enthiislnsm tha Mercury crimwd the line, winner. Liiter, when tha triumphant tumult In the Mercury cmnp had somewhat 'ilded. Btnnton walked over to here Kloyd was lcnnlng against a '"lumn of unused tires. "You've had tweuty four hours of n""." ba an Id abruptly. "How did It trlke you?" e-(,yd raised his randld gray yes w the othar's face, and In splta of 11 ilia .lnnln nt areal autnmnhll I iik nir.'liiil' Wn f Hi Mr- urif, I! ,,i,m . m. l.ln.. lr... dead. Miranee ' J. l"H. vulunlere. end l a '".V.i in ii' i"f"' '"" u i iH"I. ' lniru1iere herself. 1li H ,!.ir U ' lli" receives "rn. ri"i ' fi-"'. '',u, JAMTWI i'JELEANOR M.TT 1 INGRAM haustlon smiled with a glinting frank neaa and humor. "If you want ma to Ull you" be began. "I hava asked you." "It struck ma rather bard. Hut I'd Ilka you to like me as well as I do you." "I need a mechanlclnn to race with ma for the rest of the season." Btan ton gave brief Information. "Do you want tba position?" Kloyd atralghtened; even In lha un certain light the color could U sicn to rise over his face. "You'd take me; you?" "Yes." "You know-oh, 1 ran tuna up motor, I understand my work, but for road racing you know I cun t crank your car or change a tlia without help." Btanton smiled grimly. "I guess I am big enough to crank my own rar," he quoted at him. "Ynu hava your nerve, I can t have a whin ing quitter to drive with me. I make you the offr; take or Lave It. Hut remember, t am likely to break your neck." I'll chance that." answered Kloyd, drawing a quick breath, and held out hla slender hand. "I'll come." The pact waa made. In after time. Hi anion came to w onder at Ita bald simplicity. Tha assistant manager overtook Kloyd, a little Inter, when that young mechanlclnn, at least sutwrflclally cleaner and wrapped In a long duse coat, was leaving the training camp "Sea here, Kloyd; you are going to race with Btanton right along, be says " "Yes. sir." Mr. Qreen agitated his foreboding bead. "You won't get along with him," ha asserted darkly. "No one does, lie, he la you'll see. Hut you won't leave ua on the edge of a race, will youT We are entered at Massachu setts, for week after next; you'll turn up on time, no mutter what he does In betwwn?" "Surely, sir. I would not leave any one without notice, of course." "I'lenty of notice, Kloyd. Kor you can't atand Htauton." Btanton at that moment was In his tent, contemplating with cynical spec ulation a florlat'a box of fragrant green leaves lying on a chair. There was no card with these, but they. were spraye of laurel. In fancy he saw the message that had accompanied the orchids, the delicately engraved let ters: Valerie Atbcrton Carlisle.. Did1 Was Leaning Acroaa Btsnton she take him for a matinee idol, ne scoffed; or.what did she want? Some thing, aha wanted something of him. What? Only amusement, probably. lie had not grown to munhoon in r.ew York city without learning that men nnd women In a rennin sci e. heir extreme wealth as a iici-nse. hlch freed them from me remrmiii of email conventionalities, and arro gantly took such diversion as tne mo ment offered. And should he piny the game to which she Invited him. or decline It? Was It worth while? lie was weary to exhnustlon, but still he remained gazing t the hox of laurel. You ran't stand Stanton, fir- Oreen was warning Kloyd. by way or farewell. And the mechanician waa taugning. CHAPTER IV. Tha Road to Massachusetts. Btanton and Floyd did not meet -nin f,.r a fortn Kht. ineir wnj" life did not run parallel except when race was due or taking piai-e. - a ti.wil I it t nefi Mrcury rr nan K fnctory for a inorougn ofter the twenty four hour grind, and it would have as soon occurred to WWpf, Siaaton to seek out bis machine as uia macnantclan. Borne drivers grow aenttmentally attached to their cars, watching them fondly and Jealoualy; be did not, consistently and tempera mentally practical In outlook on tba minor facts of life. U waa In tha railroad depot, tha morning be started for Maasacbuaetts, that Blanton saw bis mechanician for tha first time sine the Iieach victory. Kloyd waa seated on ona of tba wilt Ing room benches, reading g magaxlne; In his gray suit and long overcoat, bla head with Its clustering bronte curie bent over bla book, ba looked like a particularly delicate and pretty boy of eighteen, perhaps even a trifle ef feminate llememberlng that cry from the midst of the perilous strug gle with the Duplex: "Cut him closer; he's weakening! Cut him closel" Htaritnn's Hp curved In amused appre ciation aa he croased to the absorbed reader. "Cood morning," he remarked. Kloyd exlanced up, then rose with an eiclumatlon and held out his hand, his ready color rising Ilka a girl's un der his fine, clear skin. "flood morning; I didn't s yon comliif," he responded. "No, you were reudlng. You are going-" "To Iyowill. The car Is aboard, you know." "1 did not know," corrected Btan ton with Indifference, lie was study ing the other curiously, striving to analyze his singular attractiveness and to find the reason why he, Btan ton, should feel pleasure at the pros pect of having this companion at bis side; be, who hud never formed friend ships as most men did. Kloyd luughed, his grey eyes mle rhlevous. "Well, I know. We've been working all the week at the machine, and we've got her ticking like a watch. You don't bother about that I suppose you don't have to. It's up to us. Out If you will take her out on the track to morrow, I'll tune her up to the last notch." Suddenly Stanton put his linger on the thing he sought, one thing that made this mechanician different; and voh-ed bis thought before considering wisdom. "You're a different class, Kloyd," be stated abruptly. "You're no workman, nor descendant of workmen." Kloyd stared, startled at the brusk Irrelevance, then melted Into a straight, direct smile as he met tha keen gaze. tTO BK CONTINUED.) THOUGHT HIS TIME HAD COME Imagination Truly la a Wonderful Thing, aa Kansaa Man la Llktly to Admit. Every summer John Klsher, a Lib erty grocer, and Krank Cockrell, a re tired farmer, maintain a ramp at tb mouth of Bhoal creek on the Missouri river, about 15 miles below Kansas City and four miles south of Liberty. Last summer they were entertain ing, among others, J. D. Taylor, a farmer of near Manola, about G5 miles northwest of Alberta. Canada. Tha hosts and their guestst were grouped around a small camp fire, scantily at tired and partaking of fried catfish the Wheel Chatting With Them. with relish, whi n Toylor grabbed at hla leg and arose to his feet with S howl that sounded like the siren of the Ounter. "I'm a goner, boys." he groaned, as he hopped around on one leg. grip ping the other powerfully with both hands and Imploring someone between whiles to get a club and get busy. "There's a snake In my rants leg as big aa my arm and It's squeezing and biting me to death." Fischer grabbed1 one side of the trouser leg In question and Cockrell the other and they ripped with right good will, but no annke appeared. When Taylor was sans pants, how ever, they took the remnant from his hands, and closely merged with the Interior was found the stringy remains of a small frog. "And that's what Imagination will do for you," said Taylor, aa ha hunted up a box and climbed tipon It tailor fashion to finish hla Interrupted sea slon with the fish. Kansas City Jour nal. Up to Date Mummies. Occasionally one meets a man whi reminds him that not all the mum miss came from F.gypt. v ALL GRIST FOR THE BBIOE' Wher Women In. the Houae Havi Small Chance of Receiving Bun diss That Are tent Home. An uptown woman who nearly got stalled In Ninth street car with s bundle of mer-handlae gave thla raav son for carrying home bar own pur cela, according to the Philadelphia Public Ledger. "There s a prospective bride Is our boarding houfce," aha aald. "Ev erything in tha dry goods line Is grlsl to the mill of the woman about to be married. Other women who have tba misfortune to live in tba same houss shop under difficulties. The only way they can insure the enjoyment ol tbelr own purchasea la to carry them home. "If the thlnga are delivered ths bride snaps thsra up. Possibly sh has no real shoplifting propensities, but circumstances combine to maks ber a thief. Servants bring to bet room all parcels of whatever size and shape that come to that front door. So many of the things do belong to ber that to read the label or listen to what the delivery boy says Is consid ered superfluous exertion. And ths bride Is equally disdainful of a pre Umlnary examination. Kgostlcally tb rlpa off wrappers and digs into con tents. "Yesterday I beard her raising ths roof because certain shop bad sent ber six pairs of black silk stockings, Instead of the pink, blue and tan aha had ordered. After aha had sent ths stockings back and had the money re funded I dlacovered the atocklnga were mine. I cannot afford to eon- tribute these parcels to tbe bride's wardrobe, so I am carrying them home." FOUND AN ECONOMICAL PAIR Moat Joyous Occasion of Life Failed to Make Them "Loosen Up," to Young Clergyman's Dismay. A clergymrn In Cherryvale tells .Mrs. Moffett that when he was a struggling young preacher and a mar riage fee looked like aeveral square meals to htm, he waa called upon to officiate at the wddlng of a wealthy young farmer to the daughter of an other farmer, also very wealthy and widely known in the county. The night of the welding was a stormy one and tbe tra.'n to the little country station waa two hours late, so the preacher hired a rig and drove tbe entire 12 miles, getting there lust In time to miss supper. The wedding was a brilliant affair and after the ceremony the groom called the min ister aside and told him bow much he appreciated his coming through the storm and banded him a $2 bill not enough to pay the team hire. As the preacher sat stunned, gaxlng at the money, the bride's father came in and tbe groom left. "How much did he give you?" asked the father. "Only two dollara," replied the preacher. "Why, that Is a shame," exclaimed the father. "After all your trouble, too. He's terrible close with money. Don't aay a word to any one, but take this." And as the old man slipped away the preacher, much touched, opened hla hand and found a $1 bill. Kanaaa City Star. Sensitiveness of Blow-Fly. It la well known, says Knowledge, that the blow-fly (Calllphora vomit orla) baa an extrordlnarily keen sen sitiveness to the odor of flesh, detect ing It from a distance. Xaxler Raspall baa made some observations on tbe rapidity with which the flies And a bird haa Just died and he maintains that they do not alight a second be fore that. An apoplectic pigeon that looked dead, but waa not, waa left un visited. A moribund magpie, lying beside two others which had Just been killed, was left unvlslted, though the flies were on tbe dead birds just be side It. The Instinct not to lay eggs In anything not quite dead seems to be strongly developed. Cut Raspall goes on to draw the hazardous conclu sion that In the article of death an animal glvea off a volatile something of Infinite subtlety, which serves aa a clue to the fly. Tantalum Pane. Pens for writing purposes are being manufactured today In Oermany by a process which Is exciting some curiosity. Tbe trouble found with steel pens Is that they oxidize easily and the Ink atlcsta to them. Thla fault Is not to be found with gold pens; but, on the other hand, these are too flexible to be entirely satis factory. Moreover, in order to form a point suitable for writing purposes, the material of that part of tbe pen haa to be mixed with some hard metal like Iridium and this operation la both complicated and expensive. This new peu la of tantalum and comes to the manufacturer In the form of a black powder. The pen that Is made from this has the ten acity of steel and the flexibility of gold. Harper'a Weekly. She Knew. The city girlie, on ber first vacation in the country, was sitting at the side of the first beau she had ever had, looking at the first full moon she had ever seen In a perfectly clear sky. "Hilly," she squealed ecstatically, "how perfectly delightfully dear, and yet how horribly sweetly sad Is the music of those toadstools, out there in the woods 1" "Why, darling," breathed William, who had been In the country before, once you can t mean toadstools. The noise you bear la being made by crickets." "Of course," answered the city girl "you know what I mean. I get the names mixed up. I knew It was some thing to sit onl" Appropriate. Oazlng fit a group of nine children gathered about a email stoop, an old Judy called one of the little girls. "Are all of these children your sta ters and brothers?" she asked. "Yes, mum," replied the youngster. "Whnt Is tbe largest one named Y "Maxle, mum." "And what do you call the smaller one?" "Allnnle, mum." - THOUSAND DEAD IN EARTHQUAKE Five to Six Times as Many In jured lit Tuikty. Fire Adds to Awful Havoc Light house Topples Over Cities' Plight Is Grave. Constantinople. Reports here indi cate that the great earthquake which was felt through a large part of Tur key waa accompanied by much heav ier 1 ss of life than at lrst announced. The newspapers estimate the number oi victims at a thousand killed, while the Injured are said to number from 5000 to C000. The details of the earthquake, which are coming In slowly, owing to the interruption of the wires, Indi cates that tbe seismic disturbances waa widespread. Thousands are homeless and outbreaks of fire have occurred in many towns and villages. Tbe entire district between Con ptoefnnle and Adrlanople felt the shock severely. Fugitives from My rlophlto report 300 killed and COO In jured. Tbe town waa burning when they left. llanos-Hore hoa been wiped out, SO persons being kliled nnd 30 Injured. The wrecked buildings took fire and most of tbem were burned. Sbar-Kol was destroyed and two nearby villages were engulfed. Adrlanople suffered little damage, but Tehorlu was partly destroyed by the earthquake and fire. Tbe course of the disturbance appears to have been in the region of the Dar danelles. Eye witnesses from that section give harrowing accounts of tbe havoc wrought. The majority of the houses In Galll poli are in ruins and tbe people are camping In the fields. Tchanak-Kal-essi Is in an equally bad plight, but the loss of life In these towns Is small, although the Injured are many. Warships anchored In tbe Dardan elles felt the shock severely. It was first attributed to Italian torpedo boats. The captain of the American steamer Virginia reports that the llKbthouse at Ganoa-Hore, in the Sea of Marmora, has disappeared and that tbe villaces In the surrounding coun try are In flames. He was unable to anchor and give assistance becauae of the violent movement of the sea. SECRETARY KNOX IS MADE SPECIAL ENVOY TO JAPAN Washington, D. C For the first time in the history of the United States, the Secretary of State has been designated as a special ambassa dor to a foreign power. President Taft assigned Secretary of State Knox as special ambassador to Japan to attend the funeral of the late Emperor Mutsuhlto on Septem ber 12, with the statement that the mission was given to the premier of the cabinet as evidence of the Amer ican friendship for Japan. When the Japanese ambassador to Washington heard of the mission he asserted It would be taken by the Japanese as an act of the greatest courtesy and one calculated to make even warmer and more cordial the existing rela tions between the two governments. Women to Guard Women Berlin. A novel experiment In pen ology Is about to be made by the Prussian authorities, who have de cided to open In Berlin a women's prison exclusively managed by women. Not only the guards and wardens, but superintendents and directors of the various prison labor departments will be of the same sex as the prisoners. There will be 36 women Inspectors snd several teachers will also be ap pointed to instruct the inmates In use ful and remunerative occupations. It is a theory of the authorities that a women's prison exclusively under feminine manaeement would not only avoid many administrative difficulties arising under the old system, -but would bring about a more Intelligent and systematic treatment of the pris oners. The Institution will be opened In October. Mount Katmal Is Smoking Seward. Alaska. Pcasengers on the mall steamship Dora, which arrived on her monthly trip from the west ward, say Mount Katmal, which was in violent eruption In June. Is emitting great volumes of dense smoke. The Dora brought word that the fishing season on Bristol bay is closed. All canneries there reported capacity parks. The armored cruiser Maryland returned from Cordova last nlpht to wait for the party of navy men who have irons to Inspect the Matanuska coal field. Indian Lands to Be Sold Washington, D. C About 1500 acres of Indian lands In former Shoshone, Uintah and Crow reservations In Utah, Wyoming and Montana, are to be sold at public auction at minimum prices ranging from 50 cents to $1.50 an acre In accordance with an order signed by President Taft and Secre tary Fisher. Not more than 640 acres will be sold to any one person. The sales will be gin at lender, Wyo.. September 1: at Provo. Utah. October 8, and at Bill ings, Mont., October 21. Taft Signs Farm Bill Washington, D. C. The agricultur al appropriation bill, more than a month overdue In taking effect, was signed hy President Taft, and released for field work a small army of em ployes held up during the delay on the measure. Secretary Wilson or dered Immediate resumption of farm demonstration work In many states. On the Pacific Coast, belated experi mental work to develop potash re sources will be taken up. Miss Gould Host to 600 Hlghton, N. Y. Helen Could had fiftO negroes as her guests on her play erounds here. Most of them came from New Tork churches. All the trolley cars were In use for the cele bration of the opening of a new trolley line nnd the party had to walk six miles from the railroad station and back again. WORKS ON CANAL BILL. Senate Putt In Day Arranging Rata of Toll. Washington, D. C Agreement was reached bv tba senate lata Friday to take a final vote an tbe Panama canal administration bill and all amend ments to it. Further important concessions to American shipping were made by tbe senate through amendments to tbe canal bill. Tha toll-free provision for American coastwise ships as supple mented by a qualified toll-free pro vision for American Teasels engaged in the foreign trade. A still more important amendment adopted by the senate holds oat an ft vitation to foreign-built ships owned by Americans to hoist the American flag and register aa American vessels. This amendment, offered by Senator Williams and adopted by a large vote, would authorize American owners of foreign built ships, now compelled to sail under foreign flags, to bring their vessels under American registry pro vided they engaged only in foreign trade. The senate worked for some time on the railroad control feature of the bill. Senator Bristow opposed the plan for governing railroad controlled Teasels suggested by the senate and urged the adoption of the plan passed by tbe house, which would give tbe Inter state Commerce commission jurisdic tion. One' important restriction was placed upon tbe Williams free ship amendment adopted. This provided that do foreign-built ship admitted to American registry should be allowed to participate in mail-carrying eon tracts unless it was constructed with particular reference to speedy and economical conversion into an auxi liary naval cruiser. A somewhat similar restriction was made upon tbe granting of the toll free privilege to American Teasels en gaged in foreign trade. Tbe pro vision adopted by the senate specified that owners of vessels engaged in foreign trade must agree to sell their' ships to the United States in time of war or other emergencies in order to be exempt from the payment of tolls when passing through the canal. Lower tolls for ships passing through the canal "in ballast" were proposed by Senator Johnston, of Ala bama, and an amendment was adopted to authorize such reduction in rates. Another fight developed against the senate committee's amendment to ex empt from tolls American Teasels in foreign trade whose owners agreed to turn them over to the government in time of war. RISE IN MEAT PRICES SOON DUE FOR PACIFIC COAST San Francisco In an address before the Home Industry league F. L. Washburn, of the Western Meat com pany, predicted that the Pacific Coast soon must pay more for ita table meats. "Prices here," he said, "are 30 per cent lower than in Chicago for the choice cuts and from 10 to 15 per cent lower than in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland, but it won't last The re tailer here has cut bis profits to the lowest possible point in the effort to meet before-the-8re prices. That is the explanation of the purely local difference np and down tbe coast. "But, as concerns the general mar ket, the California and Nevada ranges soon will be able to supply the de mand. Not enough pork is raised west of the Rockies to supply the lo cal market, yet barley-fed bam is the best and California is the greatest of barley states. There is money in it for the farmer who will raise bogs for the market" Deficiency Bill Passed. Washington, D. C. The house showed what it could do in the way of expediting business by passing the general deficiency appropriation bill carrying $6,182,838; agreeing to the conference reports on the agricultural and legislative, executive and judicial bills and declining to agree to the con ference report on the invalids' appro priation measure. The latter, which carried 1160,000, 000, contained a provision for the abolition of 18 pension agencies. This provision the senate refused to accept. Portland is Affiliated. Washington, D. C The chamber of commerce of Portland, Or., with 900 members, has been elected to member ship in the chamber of commerce of the United States of America. Though the national chamber was organized April 22, last, more than 77,000 busi ness men of the nation are now affili ated with it through 102 different or ganizations covering 29 states and the Hawaiian Islands. The chamber of commerce of Alexandria, Va., with 62 members, is the smallest local organ ization that has so far joined. Rebels Take Haytian City. Washington, D. C Hajaben, Santo Domingo, haa been captured by rebels from Haytian territory, according to State department advices from Port Au Prince. Tbe fight wheh resulted in the capture lasted 14 hours. The wounded numbered 200. The rebels, it is said, crossed from Ounaminthe, Hayti. The Dominican government asserts the defeat of the rebels, with great losses. Rights of foreigners and nations are being respected. 28 Lot Angelet Babies Die. Sacramento, Cal. Los Angeles' deaths from infantile paralysis dur ing July numbered 23, according to duplicate death certificates received at the state board of health. All the victims were children, ranging in ages from two to ten years. There have been several hundred cases of the dis ease in Southern California during the last several months. Fxplosion May Ba Accident. Washington, D. C The Haytian minister to Washington, Solon Me toe, received from his government con firmation of the palace explosion and the killing of the president. The ex plosion was accidental and resulted from a fire in the powder magazine bis advices say. SECOND WOOL BILL IS VETOED Rates On Re Wool ad Cloth ing Held Insufficient. Blow to Industry Feared Congress Urged to Enact Reasonable Re duction Before Adjourning , Washington, D. C. Holding that its low rates would bring disaster to home industry. President Taft re turned to congress with his veto a bill to revise the wool tariff schedule 'K" of the Payne-Aldricb law. This is the second time that the president haa vetoed the bill within a year. With the return of the bill. Presi dent Taft sent an appeal to congress not to adjourn until a measure had been enacted substantially reducing unnecessary protection for the wool industry of the country. Tbe president will follow bis veto of the wool hill with a similar action on the steel and cotton bills, and it also is expected that he will veto the ex cise tax measure on grounds of believ ing it unconstitutional. "I stand by my pledges to maintain a degree of protection to offset the difference in cost of production here and abroad, and will heartily approve any bill reducing duties to this level, wrote Mr. Taft. While the present bill and the one dissapproved last year were indentical in terms, the president s reason differ ed. He vetoed the former because it had been framed before the tariff board's report the latter because he said it bad been framed with dis regard for tbe board's findings. "Most of the rates in tbe submitted bill," wrote the president, "are so low in themselves that if enacted into law the inveitable result would be irretrievable injury to wool-growing industry the enforced idleneas of much of our wool-combing and spin ning machinery and of thousands of looms and the consequent throwing out of employment of thousands of work men. The bill sent to tbe White bouse imposed an ad valorem duty of 29 per cent on raw wool, and on clothes of 49 per cent. Both rates, Mr. Taft held. were insufficient to protect the wool- grower and the manufacturer. AMERICANS HUNT RAIDERS. Force to Try to Trap Mixicant Who Looted Ranch. Sierra Blanca, Tex. Forty Ameri cans, mounted on fast horses and fully armed, departed from this town at dusk Saturday. They went in pursuit of 200 Mexican rebels, some of whom crossed the international line south west of here and raided the Otto Smith ranch on the American side, stealing several horses. A special train brought Sheriff Ed wards and 25 deputies and Texas rangers from El Paso, and this posse was increased by cowboys' from sur rounding ranches. Departing shortly after the sheriff's train was another train bearing a company of the Twenty-second Infantry from Fort Bliss. The United States soldiers disem barked at Fort Hancock. 40 miles east of here and camped near the border. The sheriff a posse will move along the border to the west. An attempt will be made to catch the rebels, who are reported to have moved west along the border. A troop of the Third Cavalry from Fort Blias is marching along the border, perfecting the trap, if the rebels again enter Texas. Fine Gun Ready for Roosevelt. Auburn, N. Y. Theodore Roosevelt will temporarily cease from his politi cal campaign within a few days at Oyster Bay to greet Fred Adolph, an expert gunsmith, who in bis little shop in Genoa completed one of tbe most beautiful weapons ever con structed. It has been made on the order of Colonel Roosevelt ' and will cost him $750. It is a combination .25-ealiber rifle and 20-gauge single-barrel shot gun. Tbe metal work ie tbe beet Krupp steel and tbe butt is of Circas sian walnut, with beautiful earring and gold and silver inlay. Solid gold insignia of tbe Campnre club of Amer ica and soid gold inlaid figures of Hiawatha and Minnehaha form a part of the decoration on the butt. Woman's Flight la Fast. Salisbury, England The military aeroplane competitions at Salisbury Plain again wee interferred with by gusty winds. Marie Provost, how ever, completed the speed test on a French Deperdusir monoplane with a maximum of 60 miles an hour, while Marcel Han rot and Louaie Bleriot, in their monoplanes, finished the gliding test, in which the machines, each carrying a full load of nearly 800 pounds, are required to descend a gradient of one in six with their mo tors stopped. Canal Vessels Ordered. New York In placing contracts with the William Cramp A Sons' Ship & Engine Building company, of Phila delphia, for four steamers, W. R. Grace A Co., have made extensive plans for the development of co a t-to co ast trade upon the opening of the Panama canal. These steamers will be of 10,000 tons register, 405 feet long and 54 feet beam. Upon their completion, about July, 1913, a fort nightly sailing service will be inaug urated between New York and San Francisco from each port. Bolt's Damage S30.0OO. Helena, Mont. Reports from Wins ton, a small mining town 20 miles from this city, are to the effect that lightning completely demolished the building occupied by the postoffice and principal store of that place late Sat urday. The electrical storm is said to have been the most severe ever ex perienced in Montana. No one waa hurt and no fire followed the light ning's work. The damage is estimat ed at $30,000.
