Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-08-01
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nothing to something worse.
John Alexander Dowie is saidlto
be facing starvation in his home at
Zion City.
President Roossvelt's decision TO
personally direct the congressional
campaign is being criticised as a
part Of his policy to control all the
departments of the government.
Kentucky, famous all over the
world for it's whisky interests, has
during the last few months been
swept by prohibition we've until
there is but one city in the State
Covingtor--where liquor il sold on
the Sabbath. e.-L. -
/ The Republican campaign mara
gers heayed Sigh of relief WREN
the bill to prevent contributions
from corporations was defeated in
Congress. They need Doodle badly
lust now to turn the tide Of popu-
lar disproval.
German agraHan bodies are
urging the passage of bill which
[ will exclude American canned
meats from Germany. Unless the
packers mend their ways Ameri-
can canned beef will soon be ex'
Guided from America.
With the marriage of a young
couple from Virginia last week
Rev. Alfred Harrison Burroughs
of Bristol Tenn. reached the 1900
notch, having married that many
clipping couples since he inau-
gurated his Gretna Green 10 years
ago
Judge George L. Christian,
through whose efforts an investi-
CATION Of affairs at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute was ordered
by the Legislature, now declares
that his son was guilty of hszing
and does not wish the committee to
investigate the hazing incident.
In the rate hearing before the
State Corporation Commission in
Richmond ED. Hotchkiss, manager
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way, declared that Richmond would
surely lose the bulk of is freight
traffic if the proposed schedule
of the commission is put into effect.
The income tax bill introduced
by the French Ministry into the
Chamber of Deputies is framed
upon the English model. With
this is apparently an end OF the
socialistic scheme Of progressive
income tax for confiscation the
property of the wealthy.
Colonel Joseph Button who
was elected Insurance Commission
or by the Legislature, and was
denied qualification by the State
Corporation Commission on a con-
stitutlonal question, recently took
the necessary legal steps to bring
that question squarely before the
Supreme Court of Virginia.
Once more it is announced from
Republican headquarters that the
tariff is to be revised "only by lite
friends" Concerning this the
Philadelphia Record say; "We
have long known all about that;
but what concerns the public is to
know when these friendly movers
are going to begin their work Of
revision"
One of the most remarkable skin
grating operations known to
surgery has been accomplished in
New York in the case of George 5.
, Kilby, who has had one entire side
} of his body remade with Ala pieces
of skin which was grated on him.
, The rieces were one-quarter OF an
9 inch in diameter, so that nearly
: three square feet Of skin has been
Q grated on his body.
: 1t ls said the Republican party
is to have an organ in Virginia
: before the campaign opens W
! briskly. just where the paper II
to be published lie not definitely
r decided. Postmaster Roy E.Cs bel
8 of Richmond, the Slemps ana
! others who are high in the councils
. of the party are'said TO be backing
8 the scheme and man at present
connected with the press OF Rich
I mend is slated for editor.
: 1t is now declared by experts
: that the cigarettes made By the
highly protected tobacco ~tru.,
are "wcrse than timed meat.
1t is also saidf that much OF the
. highly protected American whisky
8 is worse than tainted beef; thai
\ even breakfast foods and sugar are
@ adulterated. But what is be done
e about itp The Republican party
i. has stood by consentlng to trust
8 authorizations as well as trust pro
j. lection.
e The largest cigar manufacturing
+ plant in the world will be built ant
!. in operation in Richmond within
I a year. The new factory Will b
i devoted exclusively to tine manu-
!, facture Of cigars and cheroots. NJ
}, cigarettes will be turned out an'
smoking tobacco will not o.
= handled. The 5000 working fore
9 willlroll cigars and cheroots and tn
:. output daily will enormously ex
coed the productive capacity o
the largest of the big cigar fsctoris
70 in the South, the Middle West o
u the Southern country.