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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10

every day. Take for instance the
prosecutions aAdes the sherman anti
trust law, prosecutions demanded by
BY the people, and in which many
con vietieAs have been secured, These
too under law that for years was to
all inteats and purposes dead letter.
Look &C the decision OF the Interstate
Railroad Commission forbidding the
railroads 10 raise their rates, look a,
prosecution of the sugar trust by
which that concern was compelled tc
disgorge millions of stolen money. All
these are evidence that the revolution
is in progress, and that the people arr
! aroused. But the outcome will neither
be perfect government nor an an
archy. Anarchy can never come to &
people so enlightened, so self-controlleo
as ours nor can perfection be brought
forth from imperfection. We are only
human after all, with all of human.
ity's frailties and weaknesses and from
such as we can come no perfect gov
eminent. But we can have and prob
ably soon will have far better one
than we now possess. The revolution is
in progress, it is sweeping on with the
development of education and a better
understanding of conditions, and while
the government it will produce will
never be perfect it will be far nearer
perfection than any the world has evel
seen.
No, things are not SO black as DR.
Howcrton paints them, dark though
they be. The silver lining of the
cloud is showing and it will soon be in
full view. The power of the Napo
icons of Finance is on the wane in
stead of on the increase, and the very
colleges that DR.. Howerton believes te
be honeycombed with the power o.
tainted money, including his owr
Washington and Lee, will do as much
as much as any other single agency tt
wipe it away entirely so far as it is s
power for evil.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Items From creerville

Greenville, March 8.-Mr. Reuben
Moomeau, who has been acting as sub
stltute carrier on Greenville route No.
since the death of Mr.. John Chap
man, has been appointed to the place as
regular carrier over several other COM
petitors. The appointment is general
ly approved along the route.
Mr.. Samuel Miller has sold his house
and lot to Mr.. H. o. Campbell who
has started livery stable. The prop
erty was the home of the late DR..
Tate.
Mr.. Howard Chapman of Washing
ton paid visit to his parents here last
week.
A crushed stone pavement has been
laid by the residents OF this place from
Clark's store to the B. & o. station, by
way of the Baptist Church.
The Baptist parsonage Is finished
and partly furnished.
Mr.. Edward Taylor who has been
sick is well enough to resume his duties
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
EXTRA sEssIoN'sE EFFECT ON THE
CAMPAIGN

The extra session of Congress which
President Taft is expected to call for
the latter part of this month will
knock the prospects for lively sena-
torial primary campaign in this state
into a cooked hat. Instead of being
exciting it is likely to be very quiet.
All four Of the candidates, Messrs.
Martin, Swanson, Jones and Glass ex-
pected to enter the campaign as soon
as Congress adjourned and it is re-
ported that Messrs. Jones and Glass
proposed to s'start something" early
this month. 1t is hardly likely that
they will have the opportunity now
that President Taft has announced
his intention of calling Congress
together on April 4. They will
have only about four weeks to spend
at home before taking up again their
congressional duties in Washington.
As the House will be democratic fol-
the first time in years and as matters
which will have decided bearing on
the welfare and the future of the party
are to come up every democratic con-
gresham naturally desires to be on
hand and take his part in the work.
In the Senate the situation will be
just as critical. The republican ma
jority has been cut down to such an
extent that few insurgents hold the
balance of power and on many matters
these are expected to vote with the
democrats. Every democratic Senator
ought to be on hand foi at any time a
matter of great moment to the party
may be decided by a single vote. OF
course pairs may be arranged but the
people as a rule do not look kindly on
such an arrangement and if anything
should happen through the absence of
Senator or Representative, even though
paired, that would have an adverse
effect on the party's interests, he
would have hard time explaining to
his constituents. The extra session is
expected to last until August and the
primary will be held on September Z.
So it seems that the greater part Of the
campaign is likely to be carried on
without the candidates themselves be-
ing in the field.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
FRUIT INDUSTRY GROWING

Almost every day some new bit of
evidence crops out to indicate that
| fruit growing is destined to be the
great industry of the Valley and that
within few years the stretch of coun-
try between the Blue Ridge and the
Alleghanies from Roanoke to Harper's
Ferry will be vast orchard" The lat
est bit of news along his line is that a
big real estate firm of Pittsburg have
bought nearly 10000 acres of land near
Fort Lewis, few miles above Salem,
Va, which will be divided into 25 acre
fruit farms and put on the market.
Five acres of each tract is to be set out
in apples.
The new owners expect to settle on
the land about two hundred and fifty
or three hundred families from in and
around Pittsburg. The work of.divid-
ing the land into twenty-five acre
tracts and planting the apple trees will
begin in about ninety days.
The land in question is what is
known as ''bench land," that is, it lies
at the foot Of and partly ON the Fort
Lewis mountain. The deal has been
pending several months and was de-
clared off several weeks ago, but ne
gotiations were resumed later and
pushed to successful conclusioa.
In speaking of the DrOposition the
Roanoke Times says:
Assuming that the syndicate
knows what it is doing and will be
successful, the transaction will mean
the bringing in of between three and
four hundred families of people able
to bay land and intent on cultivating
it IN the most profitable and ..advan-
tageOus way.
"Such a settlement would mean
hundreds of thousands of dollars of
new value to the State and county.
People of the kind it is intended to
bring are useful citizens and their
annual product from the soil in time
will be very large.
''The plan seems to be sensible,
sound and thoroughly practical. We
would not give one thrifty family
settling on twenty-five acres and 'cul-
tivating it well and getting the best
of it, for dozen of the fancy immi-
grants who buy large estates merely
for the pleasure of owning them, try
few funny experiments more or less
extensive and expensive, and get no
real results of substantial or perma-
nent benefit to the country
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Sarah ]. Dull Expires While
On a Visit to Her Sons

Mrs. Sarah J. Dull, whose home
was within few miles of Staunton,
died at Berkeley, Cal, on Tuesday,
while on a visit to her two sons,
Charles A. and A. P. Dull, formerly
of Staunton, but who have been on
the Pacific coast for number of years.
Mrs. Dull was in her 18th year and
had been in good health up to within
the last three months. She was the
widow of Mr.. e. L. Dull of Augusta
county. She leaves the following
sons and daughters: Charles o. and
A. p Dull of Berkeley, Mrs. L. Hollo
way and Mrs. E. E. Holloway of
Iowa City, Iowa, Mrs. d. A. Price
and Mrs. E. G. Hanger of Augusta
county and H. S. and w. F. Dull of
Basic City. The body will be brought
to Staunton for burial in Thornrose
cemetery and is expected to reach
here on Sunday.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
"rHe OLD ORDER cnAmcETH"

With the reassembling of Congress;
on April 4, the country will witness u
new order of things. Cannonism passed
with the passing of the last Congress
and the country will have an oppor.
tunity of judging whether it was ever
necessary.
From the days when Gear" Reed
began his arbitrary rule over the lower
house of Congress by counting quor-
inns, the power of the Speaker has
been constantly increasing. Each sue
cessive occupant of that office has
reached out for more authority than
was possessed by his predecessor until
under Cannon the House ceased to be
deliberative body and did little more
than register the will of the Speaker.
What measures were passed were
passed by his favor. Until shorn of
some of his power by combination of
democrats and progressive republicans
in the last congress, his will was law,
his say-sO was final.
He and his friends claimed that this
condition waa necessary, that the
house had grown unwieldy, that SO
many bills were offered that it would
be a physical impossibility to bring
the greater part of them before the
house and that the committees were
compelled 10 decide which should be
considered and which should not.
Through these committees the Speaker
exercised much of his authority and
he unblushingly used his power of APP
pointnent to reward his fayorites and
to punish those who would not submit
their necks to his yoke.
Under the democratic rule, the House
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
EDITORIAL JorrIMcs

A time may come when Japan will
not feel sure about what it intends tt
do next without consulting Represen.
tive Hobson. Washington Star.
OF course Governor Mann re-appoint
ed Swanson. Why not? If the rea
sons for giving him the place in the
first instance were good, the reasons
for continuing him must be equally
good. Did anybody expect him to ACT
differently? That is to say, anybody
but the Times Dispatch.
Virginian Pilot.
Imagine the graveyard stiffness that
would envelop the White House just
now if the Colonel were its principal
occupant. Landmark.
Supreme Court gave girl S., 500 for
two fingers. Another girl, for her
hand, got husband who can't earn
twelve dollars a wsek.-New York
Herald.
It is curious to watch how people
are beginning to nearly accept Wood
row Wilson as the next President
Baltimore Sun.
Miss Jane Adams says she never
pays more than $40 for a hat. How
that woman remains Miss is regu-
lar Sherlock Holmes mystery.-Wash-
ington Post.
What was the Texas Legislature
thinking of in indorsing Woodrow
Wilson for President on the eve of the
intended immigration to her borders
of an expert candidate from Nebraska?
News.
"Senator Hale says the weather pre-
dictious are merely guess work"
None the less, predictions as to which
way the wind blew as respects Sena-
ter Haie's succeeding himself proved
pretty correct. Richmond News
Leader.
The democratic party won the last
Congressional elections and is coming
into power as the representative and
protector of all the people. Any man
who lines up, OF is believed to be will
ing to line up, with special interests
as against the whole people, has no
place in the councils of the party
Newport News Press.
As for the pen with which Gov. Foss
signed the certificate of Senator
Lodges reelection, we do not know
he will give it to Hon. But
Ter Ames or keep it for himself =
Boston Globe.
There have been times when mans
right to a seat in the Senate was
Judged on higher grounds than his
right to be at large.-Philadelphia
Record.
In proposing to build at his own ex-
pense splendid highway the whole
length of the State of Delaware, the
president OF the Du Pont Powder Com
pany is preparing for himself a unique
and attractive distinction Boston
T Transcript.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
Latarrh Cannot Be Cured

with Local APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh Is u blood or constitutional dis
ease, and Ia order to cure il you must
take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh
Cure il taken internally, and acts di-
rectlN ON the blood or mucus surfa-
ccs. Halls Catarrh Cur is not quack
medicine. IL was prepared by one OF
the best physicians in this country for
years and is "A regular prescription. II
Is composed of the hest tonics known,
combined with the best blood purifi.
ers, acting directly on the mucous sur.
faces. The perfect combination of the
two ingredients is what produces such
wonderful results in curing catarrh.
Send for testimonials.
+. J. CHENEY Il CO., Props.
Toledo, o.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
TO BUILD A TOWN HALL
Newport Organizes Boosting Move
ment And Chamber of Commerce

Newport March Z. - Newport has
caught the spirit of improve ment from
Staunton, has started boosting
move nent aud has org anizsi Cham.
Der of Conuercee. The nesting at
which this Cn,nbsr was organized
was very enthusiastic. The following
officers we're elscte1; D. A. Miller,
president; s. B. Wright, secretary
aid W. T. Lncas, treasurer. The
main object CT ths new organization
will be the building CT town hall,
something which the commonly
needs great deal.
An Oil Maids Convention was
held in the school house hare Sf.tur.
lay night and delighted q audience
that crowded the bnilding. The con.
vent.on was held by the young ladi
of the neighborhood, under the dlrec-
ton of the teacher of the school, Miss
Via. Remote closets, band boxes and at.
les were ransacked for grand mothers
bonnets, pstticoats, bustles and
hoopsklrts and these were worn with
grace and effectiveness. The enter
tainnent nette1 $25. which will be
used in the purchase Of library for
the school,
MIR. and Mrs. Clinton Hite have
returned from their wedding trim
and reception was given in their
honor on Friday night at the home
of Mr. Hite's father, Mr.. John Hire.
Miss Florence Turk who js attend
ing scnool in Stanton spent the
week end with her parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Smiley of
Staunton are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Smiley here.
Miss Jean Whippls Of Brownsburg
is visiting Miss Lizzie Wright.
Raw. Mr.. Harn5r will preach at St.
Paul's next Sun1ay N orning instead
IF IN the evening.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
OF COURSE THERE Is NO SHIP
SUBSIDY LOBBY

The special Congressional investigat-
ing committee appointed to find out
whether there had been a lobby main
tanned at Washington in the interests
of the ship subsidy scheme has re-
ported that there is not and has been
no such lobby. Why, of course not.
No sane man expected the committee
to discover the lobby. The committee
which Investigated the Ballinger case
found that the Secretary of the Inter
ior was pure and a much abused
man and that there was nothing out
of the way in those Alaska land cases,
another committee reported in effect
that there was nothing to the Gore
Indian graft charges, the committee
that Investigated the Lorimer case
found that although there might have
been some little bribery in the election
of MI. Lorimer as senator it was not
sufficient to invalidate the election
and Mr.. Lorimer didn't know any
thing about it anyway; the committee
which Investigated the high cost of
living, which the whole county be
lieves to be due to the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law and the trusts, reported
that these had nothing to do with it
but it was the wicked farmer and the
merchant who were soaking" the
people, and so on. When anything or
anybody requires coat of whitewash
a Congressional committee is appoint
ed and the whitewash is applied with
neatness and dispatch.
Twas ever thus. Many of US have
not forgotten the ''embalmed beef"
scandal at the time of the Spanish
war when General Miles stirred up the
country by saying that the canned
beef sent out as food for the soldiers
was rotten and unfit even as food for
dogs, or something to that effect.
There was the usual investigation.
While it was in progress lot of the
canned beef stored IN the building
where the investigation was in prog
ress, to be used as exhibits in the case,
exploded. The stencil was so great
that the committee had to adjourn for
two or three days while the building
was aired and fumigated, yet the YER
dict was ultimately returned that the
beef was al! right and was good and
wholesome.
Fortunately the people have sources
of Information that are ignored by the
average investigating committee and
they usually make up their minds
without waiting for committee re-
ports. And nine times out of ten,
they are right, committees to the con-
trary not withstanding.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
NOT TO LEAVE UNIVERSITY
DR.. Walker Thomas Page to Con
tinue His Duties There

University of Virginia, March s.
DR.. Thomas Walker Page, for the last
five years Professor of Economics in
the University of Virginia, WAS last
Saturday appointed a member of the
United S tates Tariff Board by Presi-
dent Taft. In an interview yesterday
DR.. Page said that ne had accepted
the appointment, but would not sever
his connection with the University,
as he accepted on the condition that
his new duties would not take him
away from the University permanent
ly.
There is no regular time for the
board to meet. 1t has it's headquar-
tiers in Washington, where each men,
Der has private Office and secretary
60 assist him in his work. The posi-
tion pays 81. 500 year, and allows
the services of secretary. The
duties of tine position do not require
all the members time, and DR.. Page
will COP tinue his lectures at the
University. except when it is neces-
sary for him to be in Washington.
DR.. Page is an alumrus of Randolph
Macon College and the University OF
Virginia, and in 1896 received the
degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the
University of Leipzig. He has since
held the chair of economics in Ran
doiph. Macon College, the University
of Texas, the University of Chicago,
the University of California, and for
the past five years has held that posi-
tion in the University of Virginia.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
PINK MEBANE'S LIFE SPARED
Governor Mann Commutes Sentence
to Life Imprisonment

Richmond, Va, March 7-On the
application of the trial jury, lndorse
by mum beJ Of citizens OF Pittsyl-
vania county, Governor Mann yester-
day committed the sentence OF Pink
MebaEe, a wife murderer, from death
in the electric chair to imprisonment
for LIFE. A respite had previously
been granted.
The negro, 1t is state, had borne
good reputation. He killed his wife
in q quarrel over their son, who is
reported TO have been a worthless
character The jurymen, in their
application for pardon, say that in
the jury room they determined to
bring in verdict of murder in the
first deRlee, agreeing at the same
time to recommend the man to execu-
tive clemency.
Some question was raised as to Me-
bane's sanity, it being believed in
son.e quarters that his mind was
affected.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
WHOLE FAMILY WIPED OUT
Death Claims the Chafins, of Mont.
gomery County

Roanoke, Va, March S.-The raw
ages of death dealt swiftly with the
Chaffin family, who lived near Riner,
Montgomery county, the father and
two children having died between
Feb. % and March 2.
Samuel Chaffin, the father, who was
80 years old and veteran of the Con-
federate war, died Feb. "a, following
the death of his son, Homer, a dwarf,
40 years old, who died Feb. %.
Maraudy, 3S years oiu, died last
Thursday. The family was not TIE
victim of any contagious disease and
each one died as the result Of differ
emit com plant.
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as telegraph operator at the N. & w.

as telegraph operator at the n. & w.
station.
Mrs. Mary Taylor of near Greenville
is sick with complication of ailments
Miss Delilia Thomas who has been
very i'll is improving.
Mr.. w. HI. Cochran who has been
sick the greater part of the winter is
improving slowly.
Mr.. T. P. Harvey, lumber dealer has
purchased lot of fine young white
oak trees in this neighborhood. He
will make them into piles and ship
them to the northern markets.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10
FIRE AT BOLAR SPRING
Woman Had Narrow Escape in Blaze
That Destroyed the Burns Hotel

The Burns House, a summer hotel
at Bolar Springs. a favorits resort
with many Staunto1 people, was
destroyed by fire Monday.
The fire was we'll auder way when
discovered. Mrs Burns. the proprie-
tors wife. went to the upper floor in
an effort to save some household
effects, and, finding 1t impossible to
return by way of the stairway, jump
81 from q window and was badly
hurt.
No estimate of the loss has been
given out. The Building accom-
modated some twenty five visitors
during last season. There was no
insurance. The hotel was the proper
ty of A. }. McGliffiz. owner of the
Spring.
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Children Eat Poison

Harrisonburg, Va, March S.-Mrs.
Sadie Pence Miller, VINO left Mount
Clinton year ago for Gibson City,
ILL.,, left weak heart medicine open in
9 room with two small Children, who
thought it was candy and ate it.
One is dead and the other may not
live. The Miller family is from this
section,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-10

Bridgewater-J. A. Riddel has been
appointed postmaster here to succeed,
Mr.. Lindsay, who was forced to give
up the office on account of ill health.
It is said that there were thirteen ap-
plicants for the position, and hot
fight was waged. Mr.. Riddel won on
the recommendation of John Paul, of
Harrisonburg.