Of much interest to Virginia society la the marriage of Miss Elisabeth Blackford Lloyd, iaughter of toe Kt. Be* and Mr* Arthur Seiden Lloyd, af New York. Said Cnai.es Julian Syming? ton, formerly of Baltimore, now of New York, whicn will be celebrated to-day at high noon In the Episcopal Church at Madnon. Conn. The cet--' niony will be performed by the bride t father. bishop Uloyu. assisted by the Rev TV. H. H 1'oweiB, of Towi on Town uncle of th* groom. The church decoration* a HI PS in gre ii and white and the altar and chance will at banked with whit* ilower? and palms standards of lilies will mark the fatally pew* and trailln : \in*s will outline the windows and arches to the entrances of the edific. Mr. Symlngtcn la a son of the lati Major W. Muart Symington, of Bal? timore, and h.s marriag?- to M'-sa Lloyd to-day wlU unite two of the moat di-* tlnguiahed families in the South. The bride will enter the church with her brother. John Lloyd, wno will give her away. Her welding gown la an exqusiite affair of white aatin Char? meuse, trimmed in rose point and ducheaa lace, and her veil of illusion will be arranged with orange blos? soms. She will carry a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley and gardenias. [ Miss Gay Lloyd will be her sister's maid of honor, and Donald Symington, i of Baltimore, brother of the groom,: will be best man. The bridesmaids Include Misses Re- ? becea Lloyd, Katharine Barton Myers, j of Norfolk: Molly Martin, of New York.) Sarah Alexander Hamilton, of Peters-. burg; Betty Hollster. of Rochester. N. | Y.. and Claire Randolph Ooode. of Bal- j timore. niece of the groom. The cos- j tume of the maid of honor and the DnnlopFJour It Makes Efreryttilng Ask your dealer or phone us?Madi? son 1657?how tp get t:i:a $8.00 24-pc. Tea Set AMERICA'S BREAD AXT) BAKING CO, g East Leigh Street. LBcttcT || tool Shoesi tot the Money?ai 'eutvtN w J.B.Mosby&Co. Silks To-Day at Special Prices. rXJKITY ICE CREAM CORP.. Broad Rockl The Official Water of the American Druggists' Syndicate. Adopted as j suchibecause IT IS THE PUREST. 5tc bar Green Castile Soap, | 29c at Trace's Special displays of new fall styles la Women's Apparel There's no cheap work as a Ifafflfa^aatJ WwatCh Tag world'* brat tiiiw-ltatpers. Cost only flS.gg and up Smith <* Webster - ?12 E. Ejectnc Lamp Art .Shades. $5.50Blazer Sweaters $3.98 Combinations of light blue and white, blaik and white, navy and white, and garnet and white stripe. i.ridc-?maids aie of pale >ellow an 1 will t,c ?(,n. with fetching hat? of brown tails T).?ir petueoats are si ? allow eitin Hour, 'i with laee ati'l are Shad* with pannier* of yellow tlowi re.i bilk, ana tne-y ? all tarry clusters of jel uw flov.erh. The. usiier.-. jr Paul L?egner ?I New York, liaroci Wr*nn. C Wiley Grand;.. Cnarlea M' - mtoah. of Nort -Ik: Heraey ?o-dtp??. of Chicago. anO P l. Conquest. Jr . of Richmond. \ weldin?. breakfast will tie served at the Cointry Club netr the aunauer home of the brides parents imt;:e#i at< 1> following the e-_rvmony. Decor atloiia at tiie clubhous-.- e i l be autumn leave* and chrj santhe mums ~nd a string .d srrhaatra win pi.-y djru.g Um reception oi UM guests. The bride.- has frequently visited in Richmond and her father was at one time Bishop of Virginia Mr. nymlng ton and h.s bride will reside -n New I York CttJ on lAail rvt.in trsan UMifj honeymoon. Viailla*: Mere. Mrs Thomas White, of West Vir? ginia, is a gaeat of Air. and Mrs. Arthur P. \Yilmer, at their home on Webt Grace Street. Mrs. White, who waa formerly Miss Lacy skeittn, of Rich- ? mond, an! has been much admired la] society here. She will later go to Hewietts. where she will visit Bar , mother. Mrs. John Gifford Skelton. be fore returning to her home in Vi est1 Virginia. j PnoJoa Yosmger. The wedding of Miss Cora Winston Younger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Carter Younger, and Jamea Kerr Dunlop, son of the late Mr. and Mrs Jamea Dunlop. of Petersburg, will be celebrated very quietly thla evening j at 7:10 o'clock at the home of the] brides parents, 2G0S Monument Ave? nue. The Rev. Ryland Knigat, Zr V, \ pastor of Calvary Baptist Cnurch, will { perform the ceremony. On sccount of the very recent death I of the groom's mother, no invitations j have been issued and only the imme? diate families will be present. Mr. and] Mrs. Younger and Mrs John E. John? son, of Nelson County, sister of the; groom. RctmrneS Press Albeasarle. Mrs. Seddon Jonea and her daughter. Miss Phyllis Jones, who have been spending several months out of the city, returned to Richmond last week. Mrs. Jones and her dsughter have been visiting relatives in Albemarle County and also spent some time with Mr. and Mrs. Gsrdner Piumley. in Charleston. W. Vs. I sag ?stest Meeting?. The board of managers of the asso-1 ciatlon for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities will meet this morning at 11 o'clock In the rooma of the Virginia historical Society. A full attendance la desired. Th* Branch R. Allen Auxiliary will meet thia morning at 11 o'clock in the annex of Murphy's Hotel. Thia will be the first meeting of the auxiliary thia fall and all members are urged to attend. Lee Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will hold Its October meeting thia morning at 11 o'clock m Lee Camp Hall. Business of import? ance will be discussed and all mem? bers are asked to be preaent. The regular monthly meeting of the Richmond Section. Council fo Jewish Women, will be held In the basement of Temple Beth Ahabah this afternoon st 4 o'clock. Dr. May bee. State super? intendent of the Children's Home So? ciety, will sddress the meeting on "A Child the Greatest Asset." This will be followed by a vocal aolo by Ralph Ludwig, accompanied by Miss Carrie Clarke, after which a social hour will be held. Friends of the council sre invited to attend. Old Dominion Chapter. Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet this afternoon st 4 o'clock an the home of the regent, Mrs. Sidney J. Dudley. 811 East Grace Street. CestSti j Clan Pasee There will be the usual informal bop st the Country Club this evening following dinner. The dances on Tuesday evening of each week have} proved auch pleasant features of the entertaining at the clubhouse that they will be continued until some time late In the fall Numbers of pretty little dinners sre given st the club on the evenings of the semi-weekly hops and society will be much In evidence there thia evening There will be the usual informal dining following by music and dancing at the club on Saturday evening, la Sew York. Miss Ray Van Vort. bead of the Eng glish department at the John Marshall! High School, has left Richmond for! New York City Miss Van Vort ex- j Pect* to apend a year in study at thai Coluhmtxa University In that city*. I Mr. and Mrs. Will Burk, of 112?! North Twenty-fourth Street, entertain? ed on Friday evening at their home; in honor of Mrs Burk'a birthday. ' Games and music amused the guests ? aid supper was serv.d st IS o'clock-. Tt-.o*. present were Mr. sad Mrs. W.' H Harmon Mr. and Mrs Julian Bar- | russ. Mr and Mrs. R H. Burmas. Mr.. sad M:.? J. s Lsm*?eth. Mr. and Mrs ' C I ?..-lm. Mrs M M. Corr. Mrs. Mary. * .'oe-i*. Urs vri- i. jiavtb. Misses ' Ani.le Ashby. Patte Eut>r. Farr.i Miibj Bessie r--:th. Ruth a Jams. Mary: Oliver. Arga Adam*. Inez Harmon. Etb?I Smith Alvah Melvia. Kate Jones. E-r.ma Brarg. >j V AraalL Marion ; Ma hone. Bryan Ms hon* Tyler Scott. \ Hu'l?r- TSa-k-r John Burrasa. Charles Wiltshire. Ural HsbandV Robert Oliver.' Mr* Klmball. of Cincinnati, and M as Orace TreTltaa. of Huntington W. i _ Denser FfMYsy. A deligbtf j. I*ap year dance was given by Misses Ruth end Jessie Hutchinson and Louise tttstf on Fri-| day evening at Harrison Rail Ths> chaperons were Mr sad Mrs H l I Hutchinson sad Mr sad Mr*. W. r. ? Bache Among those dancing Sre re \ Mass Marv Wini**** with ?leasts'' Scott Ml** Ke'1 ?>d?er with Ringham Rache Me WatiUlaasa. wltt r. c I Gary, with Ed Dunford; Mtsa Lucy Swan. with Orey Lambert; Mies ' Eleanor Swan, with T. C. Foster; Miss ; Mlna Booker, with E. C Jonas; Miss Mary Hutchinson, with Waller Moore; Miss Bessie Booker, with Horace Sharpe: Mise Edith McConnell. with j Ed Shackelford; Miaa Mary Swan, with Bennie Bell. Miss Dora Horner, with G. Carlton. Miaa Josephine Caldwell. with Clarence Wyall. Jr.; Misa Walter Gregory, with C Gregory: Miaa Louise Ellett. with Lou's Seal; Mlaa Butn Moore, with E. W Chriatian. The stags present were J F. Str'ther. Hamilton \fa ii>, Roland Scott. Vir? ginius Croxton Edward Eppes Wil? liam Blake-., of A:hland J. K- Redd. | F T. FMnn and Jack Walton. Surprise Party. A delightful surpri.?? part" was given at the home of Mr and Mrs J A Ludd ;n honor of their son Wal lor, by the Midnight Ssns' Club on last, Friday eveniag The gjest- included, MaSsea Emma geeaejr, Grace Foiiov. MrrtJU La wry, Tbelans Amt?. Ira Shel ton. Stuart Fett us Ellen McDonough. Braachs Burn?tt Nettle Pearman. Vir? ginia Bean Madeline stuexfurt M>rtl Caaalg Catherine 'Joode. Dnhiia Con- , ir-iy. Jackson CuMray, Ethe: Cole.; WersSeS Cole. Edith Tlhb?. ?.*>r*la As trap. Mr ajid Mrr. Bron-ns. Meesr? L-'idd Vaughan. .stow?. MeGraw. White- ? head. WMmmr. Tr.rift Hooper. Fully. ? Oaarlaa Barastt. John Davenport. TtUor, Ragland Harris Davenport . Mandley, Jaa La?id. aaar, Cole and Ger-j fcardt i Mr. sad Mrs. Cbrlatlao Retara. Wa:ter r-hr-stian clerk of the Hust-! lngs Court and Mrs Christian who1 have been spending sorr.e time at Vir? ginia Baach hairs returned to the ? cm,. la aad Oat of Ton. Miss Louise bjagoa has returned from East Dov.nuistown. Pa., where *he wat the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Edge. ? j Mr. and Mri Edward Valentine have returned to trie city, after spending. September at the White Sulphur. Miss Elizabeth Dearborn, of Birm :ngham. Ala.. la the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. C Chapin at their home on Floyd Avenue. I Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Leigh. Jr., are I among the Richmond gueats at the; White Sulphur Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Will O'Brien, of Taze- ? well, are gueats of the Misses Jahnke at the Virginia. - Mrs. W. Chase Morton and her daugh? ter. Miss Elizabeth Morton, have re? turned to the city, after spending the summer with the former's sister. Mrs. ; Headache "How are your bowels?" This is generally the first question the doctor asks. He knows that headaches, bilious attacks, indigestion, impure blood, are often due to a sluggish liver. Ask him if he approves of Ayers Pitts. fcaatnft Beaotifal Diamonds We are offering some special good values in Diamonds, having just bought a large lot at a very low price: therefore we can give you a bargain. Call and see them. THE DIAMOITD JIEBCHAST*. J. S. JAMES, lac JEWELERS ISO OPTlCIAgS. RELIABLE ACCOriCTS SOLICITED. Wedding Flowcnr - A: v* n-:':.!V P* if 'S HAMMOND SCHOOL ?HOE?. ?Tb* Ktad Tbat me SI jo pair. ?I MA HB A gf>BtriAS,TT ar pack tag boaseboid goods aad bias or shl| tlt.tta.ilg Waat Bswad m-wi. REIN ACH, Inc. 107 E. BROAD STREET lAUCRY-WgfMi'fl bbH| J > Sale of Pillow Tops French Tapestry Pillow Slips, with French ?ateen hack?, trimmed with gold braid: $2.25 value: sale price. $1.50; with pillow, $1.98. George Washington in Charlestown. W. V?. Mr* Grace Hunt is spending two weeks in New York wnere 6he is visiting r>r. I rank H;nt. Mrs H H Hurt and children, of Covlngton. are visiting Mrs. Hurts mother, Mrs 0. G. Adatr, st C15 South Third ftrcet. John B Harvie. of thts city, sprnt several days recently visiting relatives in Powhatar. County. Mr* J. C Rob.nson and Mrs. Augus? tine Royall have returned to Forest Hill, after a rlett to Mr. and Mrs. J. liaskins Hobson at "Mt. Airy' Invitations Issued. Amelia. Va.. September CO.?Mr. and Mrs Gervas Henry Southall have la sued invitations to the marriage of their daughter. Rose Henry, to Ric/iard . O'raig Jones. The weeding will take ' place at Trinity Methcd.st Episcopal ? Church Amelia. October U. at 5:C) P. M. DEPOSITIONS Will j BE TAKEN III Jill Attorney Parsons Consults With I the Aliens in Behalf of Barnett Allen. ! [Special to The Tinaes-Dispstca 1 Roanoke. Va.. September 30.?Ex-; Senator John M. Parsons, of Inde-: joendence, Grayaon Csunty. bas been in the city in consultation v.-ith the Aliens, who are confined In the city jail, two of whom are under sentence. of death, and two of the clan. Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards, yet to be tried. j Mr. Parsons hss been retained to de- I fend Barnett Allen, a son of Jasper. (Jack) Allen, and a brother of Friel Allen, who is now serving an eigh? teen-year term for participating in the Carroll tragedy of March 14. Barnett Allen is indicted on the same charge on which Floyd Allen had been tried and aentenced to a year in the penitentiary when the shooting started, which practically wiped out th? Carroll County Court. The charge against him is assisting Floyd Alien in Ism release of the Edwarda boys, who were under arrest and in charge of Deputy Sheriff Samuels. Under the laws ol Virginia. Floyd and Claude Allen are not competent witnesses, but by specisl agreement? between the Commonwealth's attorney and Mr. Parsons the evidence of these' men will be sdmitted. The evidence of Sidna Allen Is also wanted in this case. j Mr. Parsons had a conference with the prisoners In the city jail, and he, expects to obtain some valuable evl- ' dence in behalf of his client. Barnett, Allen. The attorneys will be here about the middle of the week. The depositions will be taken in the jslL A ate Ran* Dawn Cripple. [Special to The Times-Dispatch.' Spencer. N*. C. September 30.?Espy Safrit. a cripple, aged fourteen years, was severely Injured in Salisbury this afternon by being run over by an au? tomobile. He was csught under the j machine and dragged about thirty! feet before it stopped. He was at? tended by a physician and Is not thought to be fatally hurt. i SULLIVAN CASE IS NOI CALLED Delay Caused by Prolonged; Hearing of Land Dispute. [Special to The Tim. s-Dispa..-hi Danvllie. Va. September 30?On ac? count of the prolonged hearing of a land dispute w hich was start id In Circuit Court at CUatnam last Friday the trial of Roy Sullivan, the young convict who killed Jno. C Howard on July _:\ was not called to-day. It is. thoug.it probable that it will come up some time to-morrow. The prevailing opinion in Chatham to-night la that the man wUl be tried ther; and that a ?.hange in venue will not be ?oug.it Major George T- Kisoa has been re? tained to del *nd Sullivan. A southern Railway awito engine, returning from helping a heavy freight up .-i steep incline roi.t outsld tii* city, (truck an aged n "gro v omsr. r.o.n.-d i'ariViii' < ?'To-r to-night at * , r i.'h'ng irr skull and kill? ing h-r o?itr:ght The woman, with ' two companion*. ?ndcavor?d to cross the tr?<-k r.cfor? rjt. ?ngliie reached them, and the wtnJ blew Carotine'.' hat oft* In trying to rarerer it she was lulled The accident occurred a few yards south of the Dry Bridge Wabaasi Mai itasn. [Special to The Times-DMs*tck.) I Lyechburg. Va. September ft.?' Saturday at noon at the home of Mr and Mrs. Beverley R- Harrison, et ; Atnherst C.>urthoa? ?. their daughter. ; Miss Frances Eilt? Harrison was war* . tied to Frederich Brs Webster. Wir. h a *en of Judge F W Webster, of j Miseenla. Maat The r^ronoony wss i perfrrwi ?d by Rev. Aylette Arhhy. rec? tor of Ascension Episcopal ?~burch I W.'llam HMI. Jr. of Ri-hr.ionrf who' was s**t mas. was ti e only attend? ant After the c*-rrtn>nr Mr. and Mrs Webster i*f? for a visit to the Uersy Csvems and for a Northern trip, aft t whtck they wtn be at jsais ha Mil after about tag Agg*. INVITES RIDICULE BY HIS APPOINTMENT Name of "Collignon" Against New Secretary-General at the Palace. BY LA MAUO.I i?E DC FOXTENOY. PRESIDENT Father's in appointing M Collignon. former Prefect or Governor jf th< Department of th? Finist. rre. to IBM poat of secretary-general at the Blysee Palace, in succession to the late fej Rimondou. who died so very suddenly th< other day. invites ridicule. Not but what. M. Coilignin. who :s a ta.ll haii'ltsrm.e, stately looking man f>f nft.' -fi'e. is very capable and that* oughly qualified to fill this post, which <'j Paris hackman. The vehicles which they drive are j known as riacrcs. which are gradually j being sapetaeded by the tixicab. and the more complimentary manner of' designating the hackmen is to deecribe them as Knights of the Order of Saint Fiacre. The latter is Uteir Patron .-uint. He ia a canonized Scottish prince, and the connection between the rskilrlstars and this scion of Caledonian Royalty, who lies buried in the Cathe- ; dral of Meaux. ia owing to the fact that when hackney carriages were in? troduced at Paris, in 165 >. the stables and offices of the enterprising company owning the concern were in a building In the Rue St. Martin, which, having been previously used as a hospital, was decorated with a gigantic mural paint? ing of St. Fiacre. It is due to this that ever since all Parisian cabs are styled fiacres. President Fallieres and his partic? ular Collignon are no strangers, for the latter was his private secretary when he, Fallieres, was Prime Minis? ter in 1883. and he served Premiers Waldeck-Rouaseau and Gobelet in a similar capacity. President Fallieres. by the by. has rented an apartment In the Rue Fran cols I., to which he will move on the completion of hia term of office as president on February 17. having al? ready announced that under no cir? cumstances would he accept re-election The apartment consists of five bed? rooms, two drawing-rooms and a large dining-room, is situated on the first floor, and will cost M. Fallieres about $2.500 a year in rent. Ex-President Loubet lives on the other side of the Betas; and no royal or Imperial per? sonage ever visits Paris without mak lag a point of calling upon him there. Apropos of royal visits to Paris, President Fallieres is once again the subject of no end of popular criticism and abuse, owing to the shabby char? acter of %he equipages used at the state reception of the Russian Grand duke Nicholas Xicholatevitch and his suite in pans the other day. The car? riage in which the grandduke himself drove through the streets of Paris on his arrival was only passable. But the vehicles which followed, contain? ing General Baron Kaulbars. and all the other Russian dignitaries, dated from the time of she ?ocond Empire, and excited the derision and ridicule of the crowd lining the streets to watch the procession pass. Even the most sturdy Republicans are agreed that no Chief Magistrate of France since the inauguration of the preaent republic, forty-two years ago. haa ever done things so manifestly on the cheap as the preaent Incumbent of the office. Emperor William, on leaving Swit? zerland, not only presented large bronze busts of himself to acting Pres? ident Forrer. and to M_ Hoffman, the member of the Federal Council at the head of the Helvetian War Department but likewise bestowed decorations ana Orders of Knighthood upon the prin? cipal officers of the Swiss army, and jeweled scarf-pins, rings and sleeve links, in addition thereto, upon those who had been assigned to his immedi? ate service during the three day's stay on Swiss territory. Xow Article XII. of the Swiss Con? stitution runs as follows: "No members of the departments of the Federal gov? ernment, civil and military officials of the Confederation, or Federal repre? sentatives or commissioners, shall re reive from any foreign government any pension, salary, title, gift or decora? tion. If such persons are already In the possession of pensions, titles or decorations, they must renounce the en? joyment of their pensions and the bear, ing of their titles and decorations dar? ing their continuance in office. No decoration or title conferred by a for? eign government shall be worn in the Federal army. No officer, non-commis? sioned officer, or soldier, shall accept such a distinction.'* The Swiss law is. therefore, very explicit, and as it forms part and par cel of the Constitution, it cannot be altered, save by means of an amend? ment of the latter, which requires the consent of every one of the Cantons or autonomous States comprised In the Cenferedation known aa the Swiss Re? public Consequent!*" the recipients of the gifts of the Emperer. from the presi? dent and his fellow co-eqaal members of the Federal Council, down to the privates who did sentry daty at the gates of the Rieter Villa at Zurich, where the Kaiser made his headquar? ters, will be obliged either to return the gifts of ose kind and another which they have received from him or to Immediately sever their connec? tions with the service of the govora m r.t It is strange that this matter should Tif. hav b"?n qaletlv explained to the Emperor before he w< nt to ?witze>r iard ?? that th.? r?fv awkward and e-nba-rissine sttaatlon now created mtgh? ha*ie be, n avoided. The rtjtuT, of Gener?! Manor: um. rnar.ding . ne of the two rival armies engaged r. the recent grand m.litary nun?eu~re# in France, by the cavalrv of the opposing fore under Oeneral tie'lier.:. farmer Governor -General and 7? .:uj"t of Madagaecsr. serves to recall that the Kaiser oa one memor? able crcaslon met with a ?imflar fata It oceu-red daring tb? grand manor-j. vres r>f t*>e Ge-rnan army tg Laorraino in isM The Emperor on that ecca eion assumed p> .-j Ji.al orr.mir. 1 of one of the a.--n;es a h,l? the other was gn. der ?he direcii^n - f .Id Fi- !?1 Marsha! Count Haesejer. ?ne of the greatest eh?rsrters in G?-man mMltsry life. The Empero- had banter'.ngly re? marked thtrt before the manoeuvre, were broaght to * cloae. ho woatd not only defeat Haeeeiers array, bat woal? /Yen takt the Aid Feld Marhsal prie one> flteaeVr tn his castomsry grim ?.insrn??ir'g fashion, merely bowed, and trplled t' ?? ?h're a oi?ld he rothlng a??r>n;?tvrff therein. *r. view of th' r? ma'kable Tntlitarr talents po??> ased lu? ll:* Majeatv Put daring the courae of the manoeuvres ffaeaeloT sedgsaly rhanr d ?>e disposition of bis troope. ^that not only did he completely de- j I feat the rival force but he also took I I the Emperor and his entire staff pria- I oners. The field marshal was the only com-! mander who aver ventured upon such, a coup with Impunity, and since then wnenever the Kaiser has assumed per. I sonal command in eham warfare, ha '> has Invariably been victorious. t Copyright, 1912. by the Brentwood ' Company.) L LITTLE M LIGHT SHED BY LETTERS ; I ! (Continued From First Page.) not read aloud, and their contents was nut divulged at the time. Mr. Blissj said he had no sSJesc documents, and no recollection of any conversations' with his father, which would throw 1 any light on the subjects under Inves-j ugation. Contents Become Kaowa. Later, however, the contents of two] of the letters became known. That' from Secretary Taft, written May 6.' \ ISsij urged the late Mr. Bliss to take, I the chairmanship, saying President'[ Roosevelt was "most anxious" for it, j and adding that as chairman Mr. Bliss, would "secure the confidence of those j [from whom contributions may be ex-i I pected." The letter from President Roosevelt.! dated the same, also urged him to take! the place Under examination by Senator Payn-' [tar, the witness said that his father I had told him he allowed the books of! j the treasurer's office of the Republicsnl National Committee to be destroyed I because he. the elder Bliss, believed, \ the records useless. They contained.! * he said, the names and amounts from: various contributors. The witness did! I not know who destroyed them, j The witness could not remember j . having talked with his father about j the much-diacussed 1100,000 Standard Oil Company contribution. Mr. Bliss said he. since his father's; I death, had destroyed a great many of . the papers left by the elder Bliss j "I know of nothing that I destroy-' ed that could in any way aasiat this' committee." he declared emphatically. I A vigorous cross-examination by (Senator Pomerene failed to shake his, statement. | Mr. Bliss then was excused, and W11-. I Ham H. Libby. of New York, foreign' , representative of the Standard Olli i Company, was sworn. Chairman Clapp asked Mr. Ubby ltj he had anything to do with advising; , the company about legislative affairs! "Only aa to tariff matters, when ltj ' was threatened to exempt the Standard j {Oil Company from the protective! tariff." replied Mr. Ubby. "The campaign of 1908 foreshadowed i a tariff revision." suggested Senator, Clapp; "what interest did your com? pany take in that campaign T' Staadard OtPs Big Gift. "Nothing that I know of in the way I of contributions." said Mr. Ubby. "1 j was Informed by H. H. Rogers that tni 1904 the Standard Oil Company made a very large contribution to the Repub ; lican national campaign fund." He j added he knew nothing personally ! about it. He bad not been told the j amount, he said. when, by whom or to I whom it was made. He knew of no' contribution other than that he hesrd mentioned by Mr. Rogers. "Did you see any members of Con? gress on the tariff matter?*' asked j Senator Pomerene. Mr. Llbby could not remember what public officials he had talked with, but thought he probably had discussed it with President Taft and officials of the State Department. He said he would produce any letters written In that connection if be could find them "Did any of these letters concern i campaign contributions?" asked Sena? tor Pomerene. "No." This concluded Mr. Llbby's testimony and he was excused. Roosevelt Letter, to aUtsaw While the committee at first seemed j confused as to the disposition of the I three letters to Mr. Bliss, put in evl j dence. the substantial portions of j j them were finally made public. Two i were of no particular Import, but the ! third, dated March 2ft. 1906. written by ' Preatdent Roosevelt from the White' j House to Mr. Bliss in New York, made specific denial that he had ever been ? influenced for or against sny person. j or interests ss s result of contrlbu-1 , lions to the 1904 campaign, j "It Is not only true that there has ! come to me no suggestion that the j j giving of contributions entitles any' Diamond Rings Of increasing value aad attractive a aar flS.M to I7M.M. The leading investment among every one. SCHWARZ SCHILD BROS.. Richmond'a Leading Jewelara. Second aad Broad St a. giver to any conaideration beyond bta fellows,' wrote President Roosevelt la the letter, "bat it is furthermore trtas that on a number of ocaaaiona (aa bad instance, in connection with the to? bacco interests and in connection with a wealthy man who wished to be con? sidered for the position of minister to Belgium), contributions were immedi? ately declined when it waa fo-no. either thai tue denor hoped for gaggl favor or even that the government was about to take some action which affected the donor or donors; while aa soon as it was known that certain big financier* as well as influential poli? ticians like Mr Odell had urged the appointment of James H. Hyde as am? bassador to France. Mr. Cortelyou. and I believe you alao, protested strongly, and the financiers in question at once accepted my explanation of why it would be impossible to put so young and untried a man in any such position and abandoned ail effort* to press him." President Roosevelt wrote that b* believed the 1904 campaign, fond ha-t bean only half as big as the Republi? can fund in 1SS5, or the Democratic fund in 1892. "This, however, is aside from the point." he continued, "which ia that the money was spent legitimately, in legitimate campaign expenses, and that no pretense has been made to the con? trary, and that it was contributed freely by men who did not ask and who never have received one particle of consideration in the shape of legis? lation, or administrative act as a re? ward for having so contributed, ex? actly as no man has own in any way discriminated against for not having contributed. Mo IMeesfaalaattea Shewa. "Mr. Frick was one of my stanches; allies; Messrs. Bryan and Beim on t, two of our most resolute opponents. Not only has no single act been done by the administration or >oy Congress which could be construed by its most financial interests of one side, or the frantic opponent into favoring the discriminating the financial Interests of the other, but I do not believe that even the most mendacious critic would assert such to be the case. "That all the contributors were worthy, no man can say any more than it is impossible to say that all those are worthy who are contribut? ing to the Red Cross fund for the Japanese sufferers, which is being col? lected by my authority. But In one case as in the other the immense majority of those contributing were and are worthy men influenced by worthy motlvea. "Indeed, considering the action taken ' by the administration in the various suits against the beef trust, the to? bacco trust, against the railroad com and In view of the course we have pursued throughout In all corporation paniea in the matter of rebatea, etc. matters, it ought bo wholly unneces? sary so much as to alludt ;o any al? legations that any contribution from any source has been allowed to In? fluence in the slightest degree say or ministrative act of mine or any legis? lation I have recommended since a have been Preeldent." I The letter commended Mr. Bliss and ' added that he hoped Mr. BUss bad j "not been bothered by those outrage I ous assaults upon you in connection '? with the campaign contributions" 1 "I have felt the keenest Indlgna ' tion as I have read them," the Presi? dent added. \EGRO SERIOUSLY INJURED. I Special to The Times-Dispatch-] w llliamsburg. Vs.. September 30.? George Graves, colored, probably was fatally injured by being struck over the bead with a heavy piece of Iron pipe in the hands of Lewis Moore, at Toano on Saturday night. Moore and Graves had been scuffling and Graves got the better of Moore. While Graves waa in a store. Moore secured the piece of metal ana waylaid his victim aa he [came out of the door. The blow crushed Gravea's forehead, earning a bad fracture. Dr. H. U. Stepbenaon treated the injured man, who la la a serious condition. Mr. and Mrs. Fred E BatcheUor. of Lawrence. Mass.. were her to-day oa their way to Jamestown. Mr. Batchel lor came here ten years ago aad offered to establish a large national literary magazine in Williamsburg, agreeing to invest $200.009 If local people woald raise $50.aao. The proposition was too big for the local Business Men's As? sociation and the matter was dropped. 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