Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-04-21
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A report Is current that the
Republicans of Virginia will nc IN.
mate Postmaster Roy Catell, of
Richmond, for Governor.
An injunction has been issutd
against the building trades Of Chi.
cago, on the complaint of tie man.
leland tile dealers, that they have
been interfered with in the en-
ployment of non-union labor.
BY vote Of 81 TO "a, the Mis-.
souri, House Of Representatives
passed the bill submitting g con-
stitutional amer dment providing
for statewide prohibition to a vote
Of the qualified electors Of the
State.
A lot in Lexington, KY, that
cold for $116 had the sum of $8,.
500 buried in it, which was found
after the purchase price bad been
paid. As che owner Of the lot 10
dead IL 10 Of interest to know who
will yet the buried coin.
Judge Staples of the CORPORA.
tion Court of Roanoke has fixed
| April % as the date for hearing
applications for whisky licenses
for the year beginning May l.. 1t
Is expected the number OF saloons
will be cut in half. An ordinance
be. been passed by the city coun-
Gil requiring bairooms to close at
10 o'clock at right.
Harlan j. Lushbsugh, one of
Staunton's oldest citizens, COM
mitted suicied by blowing his
brains out with pistol last Thurs.
day. He was So years old, and
iesves wife and family. Des-
pondency due to infrmaties of age
was the probable cause of the
suicide. He was q prominent
builder and contractor, and was
tightly esteemed throughout this
section.
Steps to cue Theodore Roosevelt
for libel were discussed al Newark,
N. j., on Tuesday by the State
committee of the Socialist party,
according to Secretary w. b. Xii.
ing beck. The steps took the
form of securing legal advice for
the purpose of bringing, if posi-
BILE, legal action against the Out
Iook Publishing Company Of New
York, for the recent article regard
the Socialist movement and party
by the ex-president.
Count TOlstoi. the great Rus
sian philanthropist, tells the true
story of most wars when be says
substantially that through the Gun
ming manipulations of politicians
poor men are led to forget the
teachings of Christ and at the
command Of their leaders shoot
down other poor people who are
their brother Christians. and
might be best friends, while at
the same time the other poor peo-
pie are compelled to support the
men who are employed t. shoot
them down.
The story Of the long, hard
fought campaign to rid San Fran
cisco of recent epidemic Of the
bubonic plague is told in an in
teresting report made public re-
Gently b. the Marine hospital SER
Vice. The disease was spread by
a certain kind of flea that infected
the rats which In turn carried the
plague broadcast. approximately
one million rodents were slain in
the effort to wipe out the plague.
Nearly 100000 rats were exam
med, and of this number 800 car
ried feas infected with the dis
ease.
Norman K. Mack, chairman Of
the Democratic National Commit
tee, has announced that be had
ompleted all arrangements for the
publication Of a monthly magazine
to be known as the National
Monthly. and to be devoted to the
interests of the Democratic party
in the nation. The fret issue of
the magazine will make it's APP
pearance under date of May !. The
contributors to it's columns include
United States Senators, members
of the House Of Representatives,
Governors and other prominent
mem bers OF the Democratic party.
The two Republican Congress-
zen from Tennessee in particular.
as we'll as a majority Of the men,
bers of Congress from the Volur-
teer State, are deserving of COM
mendation for endorsing Mrs. Z.
W. Carmack for the position of
postmaster at Columbia, Tenn.
Mrs. Carmack 10 the widow of ex.
Senator Carmsck, who was muir
dered in Nashville last fall by the
Coopers. During his life Mr.. Car
mack served as memb Der OF both
branches of Congress, where he
distinguished himself, and the Re-
rublicans who served with him de-
sire to provide for the widow and
SOC, who must battle tor 9 living.
One of the most singular capt.
ures ever affected by the Paris pc
lice was made recently wien they
arrested an scrobat named Miguel
Androval uho WAS atfacit a 10