Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-10-28
CONDENSED NEWS
Brief Items of Interest for the
Busy Reader

Oh more men III hCdnOke.
TIE Pacific feet Is expected to
reach Panama the same day the
Atlantic feet reaches Hampton
Roads-February %.
Edmund Pendleton, editor of the
Richmond Evening Journal since
hat paper was started, has gone
yer to the editorial staff OF the
Times Dispatch. Mr.. PendIeton's
editorial work was strong feat
ure of the Journal.
The New York World ssys: "The
World is in a position to state POS
lively that George 4. Sheldon,
reasurer of the Republican Ma
ional Com mittee, was associated
with Charles w. Morse in at least
me of his ice pools and moreover
got out of it with large profits"
The tour of William j. Bryan
Trough Indiana was a notable one.
The dem Onstrations accorded him
were com mented on by the candi-
late as being exceedingly crafty
ing He repeated the prophesy
that be would be in Washington
after March.
| A procession seven miles long,
with 33 bands, three carloads Of
fireworks, 40 marching clubs AID
leo Pretty girls singing campaign
ongs along the route was Ken
tucky's welcome To William J.
Bryan at Louisville on his only
ampaign visit to the State.
That Episcopal clergy ale
ar behind the ministers OF other
denominations liz the matter Of
arge families. was the declaration
Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady of
Toledo, novelist ard divine, made
during an address to the Episco-
al Missionary Council, in Chicago.
Mr.. Sherman, Republican vice
presidential nominee, addressed
Republican meeting in Philadelphia
asst week and told Of the harm
that Bryan may do should he b
elected president. But he never
said word about the harm he,
Sunny JIm," has already done.
The latest wrinkle in the public
schools Of the city of Cleveland 10
and arrangement by which the
hair of the boys is to De shorn at
he city's expense. TIE departure
| oeglns with the opening of small
barber shops in three school build.
ngs, each supplied with two
chairs.
Steps are being taken to have
local option election called in
Lynchburg. A strong anti saloon
league has been formed, and 1t
has instructed a committee to pre-
cure the necessary number of sig
natures of qualified voters of the
ity to call local option election
the earliest practicable tire.
Attorney.General Wade H.Ellis,
Of Ohio, holds that the mainten'
nee OF separate schools for negro
upils lie illegal Gnd brings out
hat such a violation exists in
Huron county. The opinion holds
that the denial to colored children
equal rights in a graded school
established for white children is
Unlawful.
Russia is the fret country of the
world to adopt plans for the scieo.
ific ard sociologlc study of crime
nd criminals, according to infor-
ration reaching this government.
Already $750.000 bes been con
ributed, part G! tie funds C. D ing
rom private sources, The theory
advanced by DR.. Arthur McDon-
aid of Washington. is that by sci
ntifc research it will be possible
TO determine the causes of crime,
and therefore apply methods best
adapted to reduce it.
President Roosevelt in an open
letter to Senator Knox of Pennsyl-
vania, attacks President Gompers'
proposed labor measure, declaring
It to be despotic legislation. He
demands that Mr.. Bryan state
whether he is committed to Com
pers' labor legislation programme,
and points to the Pearre bill IS a
dangerous invasion OF property
rights. The letter deals at great
length with the labor plank IN the
Democratic platform and with the
campaign utterances of Samuel
Gompers, president OF the Aneri-
can Federation of Labor.
A Dispatch from Richmond rays:
ITO make toe last week in the
Presidential campaign notable, the
Virginia Democrats have planned
to send speakers to nearly every
county and city in the State. Spec
.al attention will be paid to the
Ninth district, in which strong
fight is being waged to wrest the
control from the Republican party.
Senator John w. Daniel Is to be
sent into that section as soon as
he has completed the Virginia
Railroad cases before the United
States,S upreme Court in Washing
ton. Senator Thomas s. Martin
is also to go into the Ninth dis
trict, and will add his voice and
strength to the efforts of the Dcp-
ocrats to disp'uce the lonely Re
publican Representative in Goa