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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
WINCHESTER JOINS BOOSTERS

The people of Winchester and Fred
erick county have organized busl
ness Mems Association, with objects
81 ailar to those of the Staunton Cham
Der of Commerce, namely, to boost the
city and county, to bring new enter
prises to the community, to make IL q
better place to live in and to wake
things up generally. The movement
is good one and we hope it will sue
coed to the utmost. Each organlza-
ton of the sort helps all the others and
every town in this valley ought tc
have one, composed Of live, aggressive
men who will hustle for their town ane
county. There is plenty of room II
the Valley for all the enterprises, ant
all the people who can be induced t
come he.e and there is nothing that i
as likely to bring them as organiza
tons of representative men in eacl
county and town.
| Here's to the new Association. Ma.
it never grow weary hthe good worl
it has set out to 10, may it never Q
afflicted with dry rot nor torn with IN
ternal dissentions, may it prosper an
be an inspiration and an influence 10
good, not only for its own communlt
out for the Valley, throughout II
!, length and its breadth.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17

"By the process OF elimlnatlon every
excuse but one is set aside. Ihat enc
relates to big business, its fears, ~
contentment under despotism and ite.
antipatt.y to any change in the poHlt-'
cal conditions existing when II began
operations in Mexico. Have the army
and navy been Morganized?"
The Norfolk Landmark, in an edl-
torial on the subject SAYS:
"The interests of Wall Street are
said to have urged Mr., Taft to use the
Army and Navy to protect tnelr IN
vestments in Mexico. If so, they are
surely running the Government. iney
| took certain risks when they invested
money in Mexico, and should IL pe
lost through the inability Mexico To
protect their property from destruc-
lion bv lawless bands of its citizens
diplomacy should be made use OF &c
reimb urse them. Mexico is respon-
sible nation. Only when Mexico mas
lost control of its internal affairs
would the United States be justified IN
intervening to protect the lie -ano
property of its citizens"
The Lynchburg Advance, on thu
same subject says:
sIt might easily happen that thes
interests either demand peace or fur
nish the animus for war. The pocket
book of the interest has become NOR
precious since the last war, and ever
in the Spanish War, the jingling Q
the coins by captains of industry wa
not the least accompaniment to tn
t bugle call. 1t is well to keep the IN
terests' in mind"
Since such Interpretation has beel
/, put on the army movement to Texas
the people have become impatient
! particularly so since it is reported ths
hill for the cost of the 'smaneuvers,
< amounting to between 2$,0OO,OOO an
o 100000 will be presented to II
4 people for payment. Members OF bot
i houses of Congress are getting ready
% probe the matter and to drive the &C
ADMINISTRATION into the open. Senat
. LaFollette, it is reported, is prepare
= to lead the fight in the Senate and III
- written resolution of inquiry as
,s whether the army and navy are BEN
used in behalf of Wall Street, and W
press it with energy if conditions j.
~ tify the raising of the issue.
In the meantime President TAFT
:. golfil & in Georgia.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
HOW 70 DESTROY EXPLOSIVES
Precautions to be Taken With Gum
powder and NitrogIycerine.

The best way to destroy ordinary
black gunpowder is to throw in Into
a stream under conditions that pre-
vent any harm coming to human be-
ings or animals through the dissolv-
ing of the saltpetre. If no suitable
stream is available the gunpowder
may be stirred with water in tubs,
or the dry gunpowder may be poured
out on the ground. in long thin line
and ignited with fuse at one end.
To destroy dynamite cartridges the
paper wrappings should be carefully
: removed, the bare cartridges laid IN
a row with their ends in contact and
the first cartridge ignited with a fuse
without a cap. Even with these pre-
cautions a simultaneous explosion OF
the entire mass may occur, so that
it is wise to retire to a safe distance.
The row of cartridges should be laid
parallel with the wind and ignlted at
the leeward end so that the fame vii.
/ D0 uTlVcu away llOu thO AASS'
Frozen dynamite should be handled
with. special care, as its combustion
J is peculiarly liable to assume an ex-
| plosive character. A small quantity
| of dynamite may be destroyed by
throwing it in very small bits into
an open fire, or the cartridges may
be exploded one by one in the opeI
| air with fuses and caps.
| Dynamite should never be thrown
into water, as the nitroglycerln'
which it contains remains undissolve'
and capable of doing mischief. Othe
explosives which contain nitrogiycer
inc should be treated in the same wa
as dynamite.
Ammonium nitrate explosives ma
be thrown in small fragments INTO a
/! open fire, or if they do not contal
nitroglycerine may be destroyed D
! means of water. Explosive cap
should be exploded singly with piece
| of fuse.-Scientific American.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
a LOSS TO THE STATE AND BAR

In the death of Captain Micajah
w GODS at Charlottesville on Tuesday,
the Stale lost one Of its finest men and
the bar of Virginia, one of its most
notable members. In every position
in life which he had been called to &C.
cupy his course was marked by cour-
age, dignity and fine sense OF honor.
He was gallant Confederate soldier,
having entered the service when a BOY
of seventeen, was gentleman OF the
truest type, a friend whose loyalty
never wavered and lawyer who hon
ored his profession. His ideals and
his motives were always lofty and nc
mem ter of The Virginia bar was more
strict than he in the observance OF
legal ethics. He ranked high at the
bar. and scorning short cuts and cum
ming methods himself, had little pa
thence with those who would use them
and was the unrelenting foe OF TN
"shystern. To him the law was
sacred thing, and he never used MI
ability in it to Cypress or to aid in 1T
evasion. The bar and his State will
miss him.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
WILL STICK TO PRIMARY
Campbell County Democrats Decide
Against Convention

Rustburg, Va, March 1.-The ques-
ton of primary or convention plan OF
nominating officers, or no nomination
at ALL, or ''free-for-all-fight" method
of choosing county offers, occupied
most of the time at the meeting of the
Campbell county democratic execu-
tive committees meeting here yester-
day.
The proposal to substitute the old
convention plan of nominations, as
well as the denomination plan, was
voted down when a resolution, intro
duced by Walter Fountleroy, of Lynchs
to the end that county officers should
be nominated by primary at the same
time as the United States senatorial
primary, to be voted upon at the regu-
lar November elections, was passed.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
DEATH OF MISS AREHART
Other Interesting Items From Mid
dlebrook Section.

Middlebrook, Va, March d. Miss
Sarah Jane Arehart died OF pneu-
monis on Wednesday night March
9th, at the home of har nephew,
Benjamin Arehart, two miles west of
MiddIebrook. Had she Iyei until
June 9th shewould have bsen 81 years
old. She was buried in tie Mt.
Tabor Lutheran cemetery. Services
were coniucte1 by Rev. E. L. Folk
OF Middlebrook George W. Arehart
of Pond Gap. James Arehsrt of the
county are her brott ers. Her sisters
are Mrs. Robt Splitter AMI Mrs.
samuel Weaver of Mckinley and Mrs.
Mary Arehart OF Eastern Va. She was
sister of the lats Jacob Arehsrt Who
for years was post master of this
place.
Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. II. SHortzsl are
pack from Richmon d Va. whsre they
went to purchase their spring and
sum N OF stock of goods.
This spelling match whi,h was
held at Slower school house on Fri
day night by this teacher. Misses
Bsulah Beard and Lottie init 4. was {
SUCCESS. A lsrgs crowd WAS present
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman q vim en-
tertsinsi their friends On Tlursda.
night at cha home of Mr.. Gillespie o
near here.
Miss Marguerite Palmer has return
I'd home from an extended visit 9
her aunt Mrs. Waugh Of Orangs Va.
There will be q spslling matc
here ON Friday night Maroi 18th
The children and teachers will serv
refreshments consisting of ice cream.
cake, coffee and sand Tiches. Tn
proceeds will be for benefit OF tn
J soheol library.
5 Dr.. Hyds is able to Ss out after
&c vera speil of rheumatism.
Rev. z. L. Folk pastor OF tt
church in this place has accepted
4 call TO Harrison burg. He will mo'
q mis- family there the last cf April
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
DEATH OF JOHN E. EPPS
He Was The Author of Richmond's
Tim Crow Law

Richmond, March 14.-John +.
Epps, SO years old, deputy city ser
geapt and formerly sheriff of Rich
mond, died early Sunday morning af-
ter an illness of five days of pneumonia.
He was buried Sunday.
Mr.. Epps served several terms in the
lower branch of the city council from
Jefferson ward. Later he was elected
to the legislature where he won dis
tinction as the author and patron<of
the "Jim Crow" railroad law, which
requires the segregation of the races
in railway coaches
Mr.. Epps leaves four daughters
Mrs. H. Julian Wingo, of Charleston,
S. c.; Mrs. Stephen johnson. of Rich
mond, and Misses Lila and Lucille
Epps, and two sons-Charles p. and
William ]. Epps, both of Richmond;
ana one brother, Warrick Epps, and
three sisters-Mrs. Josephine Satter-
white, Mrs. Mary Wilkes and MS.
Ophella Stuart, all OF Richmond.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
TRACE GEMS TO VIRGINIA
Thieves Who Got Jewelry Worth
$3.50. 900 Said to be at Hot Springs

New York, March 10. Arrests may
be made soon at Hot Springs, Va,
that will clear mp the mystery OF
Mrs. Maldwin Diamonds $l30, 00c
worth of pearls. diamonds and
jswelry, stolen iron her statsroon
ON the Hamburg American liner
A lerica February 26 when the YES
sci was less than one day Gut from
New York.
Seymour Bentler, formor head of
the race track bureau of the Pinksr-
tons aud private detective employed
by Mrs. Drummond, is at Hot
Springs following a clue tfat in
wolves q man we'll known to the
police OF man large cities in Europe
and woman who is said to have
figured in thefts similar to that OF
the Drnmmond jewels. Mr.. Beutlsr
left hurriedly for Hot Springs late
Sunday night.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
A cop.SENp TO THE BABIES

The announcement of DR.. Simon
Flexner, director of laboratories in the
Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re
search that a preventive has been
found for infantile paralysis, is OF
great interest and is another triumph
for the institute " Inch is doing splen-
did work for humanity. The discovery
was the result of ''animal experiment
ation.u otherwise vivisection. "The
achievement of a cure" says DR..
Flexner, 81 may say conservatively is
not far distant, provided obstructive
measures are not thrown in the paths
of men who are working for The solu-
ton of this and other great problems. I"
Some of the greatest triumphs OF
medicine and surgery have been
achieved through experiments on the
lower animals and but for such ex-
periments, thousands of human lives
would have been wasted. Every now
and then, we'll meaning men and
women. whose sympathies get the bet
ter of their judgement start up anti
vivisection campaigns and a great
hullabaloo is made over the sufferings
of ssthe friends of man" without true
realization of the tremendous benefits
that have accrued to mankind through
these same ssufferings." Judging
from the literature of the anti-vivisec
tionists, which is scattered broadcas
over the country one would take thu
scientists who make their experiment.
on dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits ant
the like, to be fiends incarnate VIII
revel in the tortures they are supposed
to inflict upon the creatures will
which they are experimenting, disre
garding the fact that these animals ar
always under the influence of An al
aesthetic while the experiments are il
progress and that they suffer no pair
In the case Of the experiments fc
the discovery Of the cause of and rem
edy for infantile paralysis it is not te
much to say that the lives of all tt
animals that may have been sacrifice
and all the sufferings they may hay
been called upon to bear would be we
repaid by the saving of one child fro
the disease which has caused so mue
NJ ffering among the little ones in II
last year or two and which, for tim
threatened to become a veritah
scourage 1t is earnestly to be hope
now that q preventive has been d
covered, that nothing will be allow
to stand in the way of such further
periments ~ may result in the disco
cry Of \ cure,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
County Treasurer Dead

sAnhsrst, Va, Marci i4.-Houston
Clay Joyner. aged IS. treasurer OF
Amherst county, did At his home
here yesterday afternoon. MIR. Joyner
had been i'll for some tine and for the
past several months hal bsen confined
to his holse. He is suv.vsd by four
children Hslsp, Sarah. Houston u.
ana James; also by sister. MRS.
Annie Laurencs, of this place.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
NOT LIKELY TO MAKE SUCH q
MISTAKE

A report comes from Norfolk to the
effect that Congressman Jones and
Congressman Glass may resign their
seats in the House of Representatives
in order that they may make an ag-
gressive campaign for the two Vlr-
GINA Scholarships. 1t is said that the
announcement of Senators Martin and
Swanson that they intend to remain
in Washington at the extra session OF
Congress and not bother about the
campaign until the session is over was
strong card, for if they remain in
Washington it would hardly seem be.
coming for the two representatives to
leave in order to go campaigning, yet
if Messrs. Jones and Glass are to win
an aggressive campaign extending all
over the state and lasting from now
until the primaries will be necessary
We trust the report is without foun'
dation. Messrs. Jones and Glass ART
needed in their places and it would b
unfair to their state and their party
for them to retire at this time wher
men of their long legislative experience
will be particularly valuable To re
tire now before serving any OF tn
term for which they were elected las
November would put them in q bat
light with the people and would d
them more harm than an early cam
paign would do them good. They ar
both sufficiently astute politicians t
see this and it is not likely they VII
make any such mistake.
Mud-slinging Is what some people
notably public office-holders, call tn
saying OF things about them that the
: don't want the public to hear.-Nev
port News Press.
A lot of lame ducks are wendin
their way home from Washingto
: wondering if the nation will surviy
their departure. 1t may seem unkin
to say so, but we believe that it will
: Philadelphia Inquirer.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
THE HAND OF "s,c susINEss'

Little by little the true in @ardness
of the "maneuvers" of the army IN
Texas and those of the navy Oft the
Mexican coast are becoming apparent.
The explanations of the administra-
ton, have not been at all satisfactory
to the people and as a matter OF TACT
they have not been believed.
The first statement given out, 70 the
effect that 10000 men were being
rushed post haste to Texas with large
quantities of supplies and ball ammu-
milton simply for the purpose of field
maneuvers, and that too, without any
definite plan for the maneuvers was
too much of tax upon The credulity
of the people and they laughed at 1t.
Then MI. Taft gave another .explana-
ton; that the troops were to prevent
filibustering on the border and prevent
the Shipment of arms and ammuni-
ton into Mexico, and it was suggested
that in maintaining the Monroe doc
| GIlut VIC WCIC OOilSSu w pAooSSo oAA>
property of foreigners in that countr,
as well as that of Americans. 1t was
intimated that President Diaz was dy
ing and that European Powers wer'
insisting that the United States TAKE
the situation in Mexico in hand
President Diaz proved to be very muct
alive, and the European power
promptly disclaimed the putting o
any pressure on the United States
Limantour, the Mexican Minister Q
Finance and other Mexican official
denied the necessity of Intervention
and intimated that an invasion Q
Mexico would be considered an ur
friendly act.
/ Then rumors began to float aroun
/ that "big business" was behind th
e maneuvers, that the immense amour
J, of American capital invested in Me-
e leo had become timid AMI was d.
!, handing protection and that Mr.. Ia
J. had played into the hands of the b
financiers. These minors have foun
: general credence The New Yol
: World in discussing the situation say
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
no NOT MAKE THE CITY DARK

No little dissatisfaction among
Staunton merchants has been caused
nv the recent decision of the munlclpal
authorities to enforce to the letter the
ordinance which prohibits the placing
on any building of an electric sign
which extends more than thirty inches
from the building, and in causing to
be condemned a number OF signs
which do extend beyond this limit
The ordinance under which the OLD
board signs, which in many cases DIS
figured the city, were ordered down
was wise one. Such ordinances
have been adopted by almost every
progressive city in the country, Out
these cities all very wisely make an
exception of illuminated signs, Tor
which special permits are granted. IL
is understood that permits from the
proper authorities were secured for all
the electric signs here, and if the ordi-
nance was disregarded when the per
mits were granted, 1t seems decided
hardship to put the burden OF TINS
upon the merchant.
But there is anoeher side to TINS
matter. A city that is dismal looking
and dark at night is usually deao
city, A brightly illuminated city I'M
presses people With the idea that it Ii
up-to-date, wide-awake and alive
The people of staunton, without re
gard to politics or the character o
thei business interests have nbarke'
upon q movement to boost the city an
convince the world that it is thol
oughIy alive Anything that will ali
in even making the city look wide
, awake will be an aid to this movs
ment, and certainly nothing will hel
in this movement like an abundanc
of electric light. New York, Boston
y Philadelphia, Washington, Baltlmor
y Norfolk, Richmond, in fact, almos
- every city Of any consequence Ell
courages the erection of illuminate
. signs. and New York's "Great Viii
Way,n famed over the world, is dl
:. almost entirely to them. Instead
- condemning the signs already in pla
here the erection OF others should
- urged. The city authorities ought
w take broad view of this situatio
r. Of course the primary object OF the
signs is to advertise the business OF u
u merchants who erect them, but t
Ill city gets benefit, and very decid
'h one from them in better lighted stree
70 and general appearance of progr'
t. siveness and push. We hope that
ls' arbitrary action will be taken in tt
ne matter, and that careful considerati
IT. will be given to all phases Of the sitl
Isl ton before anything further is dol
Indeed it would be wise thing
the city to go into the illuminat
sign business itself. For instance
big electric stretched across the foot
oh Augusta street near the G. & 0. dep
ne bearing the word "Staunton,"
'e "Welcome to Sta inton" would
eli tract the attention of almost evt
VI passenger passing through the city
Ph that road, and would be . splen'
III advertisement for the town.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
DEATH OF MISS BALDWIN
She Had Spent Most Of Her Years
as q Resident of Staunton

Wednesday morning at six O'Clock
Mrs. Adeline CARRIER Baldwin passed
peacefully away at thu residence OF
her Sister. MRS. Arista Hoge.
Mrs. Baldwin was bora July 8,
1s44 and vas the daughter of MIR.
Albert ]. CARRIER and Mary Miller,
and the widow of Mr.. Jas W. Bald
win, son of Judge Biscos e. Baldwin
of Staunton. Her life was passed in
Stanton and after tn, death Of her
husband in 1876. she made her home
wish hel sister. For many years she
sas a active snd jealous member OF
Trinity church, and she Rnd her hus-
band worked long and faithfully in
tn, upbuilding of Trinity chapel.
Mrs. Baldwin was OF modest and
retiring disposition though never self.
assertive; she was q woman Of strong
character and convictions, a loya
frien1, ami peculiarly devoted sno
loving in all her domestic relations.
Possessed Of q, singularly Ruilelesi
nature. and always kind in her judg
mint of others, sho won the love q
many, and incurred the enmity O
none.
Shut in for several years. she bor'
her sickness with unco nplaiuini
| d;cu;ty and with tho forritu la of
Christian.
She is Survived b, one brother, Ma.
Asher CARRIER of Rich npnt. aud i've
sisters, Mrs. Ansla H oge of sssunton
sad Mrs. BROOKE Eskridgs Of Puehl
Colorado.
The funeral will taxa place thi
afternoon at s o'clock from Trin
it , church.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-17
ENGLAND HAS 4
.D[ARTH OF PuGs
HEAvYWEIGHTs ARE JOKES =
LITTLE FIGHTERS RANK
HIGHER.
LACK INVOLVEMENT
Enelish Coin Il Not Al Plentiful Al
American Dollars, Says
Veteran Follower.

II Great Britain would attain
top position in heavyweight pugilism
the nation will have to stop recruit
ing the ranks of it, fighters from
the army and navy.
Then, too, there would be greater
monetary inducements for the young
athletes to take up ring work.
This, at least, is the opinion OF
Herbert Standing, veteran English
actor and one of the trainers of the
famous boxing rules which bear the
name of the Marquis of Queensberry.
America has been my home for
number of years now and my sons
and daughters are here and will re-
main here" the veteran said, "but
am deeply interested in all that takes
place on the otEer side, most natur.
ally. Having boxed nearly all Of my
life, I feel some pride in the men
from England, but must say that the
big fellows they are producing over
there are sorry lot.
"The little ones are corkers, every
one of them. Take Moran, and
Driscoll, and Welsh, and Stanley
. and several others and you have a
flock of which to be mighty proud.
"But the big o1es = tush, tush!
A third rater from this side could
clean up the lot of them without half
trying.
.'That's easily accounted for. Most
Of their big men are recruited from
the military service, and, while most
Of them are fine examples OF physi-
> cal force and perfection. they haven't
c the right idea of boxing or the true
& conception O fthe training methods
}. to bring speed and skill In word
their military training II utterly
against their ever amounting to any
thing in the boxing line.
s'Too much precision, too mucl
q straight up and down discipline; the.
n don't gibe at all, militarism ant
X lighting with the gloves. They hav'
% Petty Omcer This and Private Tha
A. and Sergeant Somebody Else and cor
pofals and bombardierS and the lik
till one cannot rest. Yet the Who'll
e :aboodle isn't worth . good Amer
in can lightweight.
IN "Then, too, over there the induce
nents are insufficient. On this sid
hey give the money. Young me
RI are tempted to take up boxing a.
er means Of livelihood, knowing that
is they can reach anywhere near the to
Sc they can make themselves indepent
ii. entity rich.
h. "It cannot be that there II an!
thing lacking in the national ten
permanent or anything like that, 70
- said, the little men are corkir
fr. good fighters all the way through.
he Though England is the home
lin boxing and the home of the Queen
=, Berry rules, they have much to leal
. about fighting from the American
~ rhey decry American methods, and
must admit some of them are ba
The but If they followed the hustlil
Tho fines adopted by the promoters al
~. lighters Of this country they won
be better or"