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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
DYING, SHE DRESSES WOUND
sedford County Girl Shot by Broth
er, Unalded When Mother Faints

Lynchburg Va. Jun. la. = Mary
Hawkins, sgsd 10 years, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hawkins. of
Cifex, Bedford county, was shot ac-
cidentally yesterday by her 6-year-old
brother, bleeding to death few
hours later.
The boy saw a rabbit in tbs yard
and got a shotgun to. kill it, Rhe
weapon was discharged pren.atnrety ",
the load striking the legs of the little
girl. MRS Hawkins tainted af:er
carrying her daughter into the hoase,
A neighbor calling Dy chance foand
the mother unconscious and the c':ild
trying to dress her own wounds.
A doctor was summoned, but lid
not arrive until an hour or 20 later.
In the meantime the child had lost so
much. blood that she died sh d tly
after his arrival.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA
TO LOSE ARMY STATION
Representative Mann Says
Virginia Horses Are Too
Aris tocratic.

Washi 1gton, Jan. IA. - Stating
his BELIEF that horses from the Shenan-
l'sh Valley of Virginia are "too
aristocratic" for use by the army
Representative James Mann, of
Illinois, late yesterday afternoon
raised point of order against a
provision In the Army Appropriation
bill for an appropriation of $500. 900
for the purchase Of 5000 acres of
land near Front Royal, Va. for use by
the army as a remount station,
Quarterm aster General Aleshire
and other officers plan to use tins
tract to raise and train young colts to
1e used as ramounts in the army. A
station is needed in the east to which
. year olds bought in Kentucky,
Tennessee Virginia, Ohio and
Pennsylvania may be sent for train
ing instead of being shipped ont to
the two stations In the far west for
training. The saving in transporta-
tion would have been sufficient in .
few years to pay for the purchase Of
the land.
~ The House Military Committee
unanimously agreed to place the
item in the army bill. When this
provision was reached, Mr.. Mann
made the point of order that it was
new legislation" and could not be
included in an appropriation bill
under the rules. Mr.. Mann insisted
on his point OF order, which had TO
be sustained. and the appropriation
was knocked out OF the bill.
Mr.. Mann declared his belief that
Virginia horses wsre ''too good for
the army" I" He said tiie government
would soon have to determine
whether it intended to authorize the
Department. of Agriculture to embark
NJ on the breeding Of horses, and il
this policy were adopted the breed
ing should be done in the far west,
and that all the army remount sta
tions should be in that section.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
HIGH COST Of LIVING
IS DUE FOR 4 TUMBLE
Story From Chicago Is That
Owing to Oversupply Deal
erS Must Unload.

Chicago, Jan. 16. Millions OF
pounds of butter, aggs. cheese snd
poultry, held in cold storage ware
houses here, will be thrown on the
market before May 1, and general
tumbling Of food prices 10 expected
at once. according to commission
merchants. Numerous Chicago com
mission men are said to be, facing
failure as q result Of their effort 10
maintain an artificial price ON she
necessities Of life. Tho inability
further to uphold this price is said
to be dne to q combination of cir
cumstances, chief Of which are the
open winter ct 1911, and the baOrs
crops Of 1910.
Three commission men failed il the
last week as a result, 1t as said Of
holding great quantities of butter,
which they purchased ct an average
price of 81 cents . pound and now
are unable to market for more than
" or 20 cents pound.
Some of the produce which now is
to be unloaded ON o falling market
has beeen in warehouses for ~ long
as Eve years. By means Of the cold
storage houses, commission men have
been able to maintain An artificial
p.ice not only to the consumer. hut
to the producer, it ia said.
Thirty-two warehouses sse said %
have A. 600. 600 pounds Of butter. egas
and poultry.
The increased sale Of oleomsrgAr-
inc is given "a an added cause for the
situation that the commission men
now find themselves facing. Thous-
ands of consumers, unable to pay she
price at which butter has been held,
have become users Of oleouArgaripe
according to information gathered
here by dealers. q
Butter IL 3 cents . pound lower
Wholesale than II was year ago, and
Is selling to grocers at the lowees
figure in five years.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
EX-GOVERNOR MONTAGUE
sYs He IS FOR JONES
Describes Candidate as Fear
less, Able, Consistent,
Incorruptible.

Richmond, Jan. IA. Andre v Jack
son Montague, former governor of
Virginia whose stiff warfare upon
the machine is a classic memory
in Virginia poktics, this morning
stated very frankly that ne was for
Congressman William A. Jones or
any other inoorruptible man against
the present government in Virginia
of the "ring." by the "ring," for
the "ring.''
81 shall vote for Mr.. JONES'" he
said, when asked in his Office this
morning if he would support the
'insurgent' candidate.
"He Is fearless, able, consistent
and inco1ruptible man, and I am de-
lighted to know that he ::had an
lounced his candidacy. Nothing in
politics would give me more pleasure
than to see him elected.
4 cannos say now what further
support I will give Mr.. Jones for he
has not asked my aid though ne had
every right to expect it, because of
my unoompromisins hostility to
machine politics.
"The machine is the one big issue
in American politics.
"The future of the democratic party
especially it's success in the next
presidential election, depends upon
whether or not machine senators are
chosen in New York, New Jersey,
Virginia and other states this ysar
81 imagine everybody in Virginia
would expact me to support Mr..
Jones. l could not do otherwise and
show any consistency or any sinceri.
ty to the principles which I enter
tain.''
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
HOBBIES ARE FROST
Staunton Merchants Turn Down
Bargain Lot of Them

Staunton Merchants Turn Down
Bargain Lot of Them
Evidently it is the way of the
sheath gown and the directoire for
the latest feminine folly, the hohole
skirt. That whatever popularity the
hideous fashion has enjoyed in StaGn-
ton is now fast on the wane is slio vn
by the refusal during the past wesk
of local merchants to accept a lot of
hotble skirts which were offered by
Northern manufacturers at one-fo asth
the regular value.
"Onr experience with the hobble
skirt has contradicted the oft-repeat-
ed assertion that women will wear
anything, if it's the style, said one
merchant yesterday. Although 50 ne
few of them were worn here, the b,st
dressed women of Stauntqn did not
take to the fad, and to this circum-
stance is due the fact that the
hooble never gained any great lamoant
of popularity here," he explained.
Consignments of garments made
with the latest hobble effect, which
we're received by several Staunton
firms last week from manufacturers
who were so anxious to dispose of
their goods that they were willing to
place them on commission. were
turned down by the local shops,
even though the stuff was Offered at
price which represented twenty
five per cent. of the regular value.
"Staunton women won't wear
them," said the same merchant,
$50 there's NO use for Us to try to
sell than at any price "
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
MANY VALUABLE PRIZES
FOR BLUE RIBBON FOWLS
Indications Are That Coming
Poultry Show Will be Big
Success.


Among the prizes to be awarded to
successful exhibitors at the Staunton
Poultry and Pet Stock Show, Janu-
ary 25. 26, 81, are five handsome cups
which are offered by prominent
Stauntonians.
II. l. Lang offers . cup for the
best bird in the show. L. q. Ware, Of
the Augusta Hotel, offers . CUP for
the best pen in the show, Mayor II.
b. Wayt offera q beautiful cup for
best display Of games Of any variety
and Thouas Hogshead offers two
cups, one of the best pen Of Black
Minoroas, another for the best pan Of
Leghorns. -
The premium list was issued yes.
terday and may now be had ON up.
plication, either at the shows head.
quarters at the Augusta Hotel, or -
Tom Hogshead's drug store. Il
shows many valuable premiums CON
sisting of both cash and merchandise.
Local merchants have interested
themselves in the coming exhibition,
and have contributed toward the prize
list with characteristic generosity.
The Association offers cash prfses
of $500 and $3.50 for the first and
second best two dosen eggs. To be
eligible to these prizes the eggs shoold
te evenly colored and uniform in
81 70 and shape. Especial inter est
attaches to this feature of the con
ing exhibition.
The show is to be held under tie
direction Of the Mutual Poultry apd
Pet Stock Association. which has
conducted similar exhibitions sn
over the country. The local CON.
mittee is composed of the followil
we'll known men: Thomas Hos
head, chairman. D. W. Jardine, s..
FostJ4 ring, W. H. Paine. w. Il.
Henderson, P. 8. Martin, acting
secretary.
w. Theo Whitman, OF Allentowa.
Pa, q recognised expert, will judge
the exhibits.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Died Counting His Money

New York, Jan. 13. John Cremett
took leave of the world while count
ing his store Of this worlds goods.
He was n years e. e..
When the old mans lan1lady enter
ed his room to call MIN to a late
luncheon, sha found him with his
head boTei for ward on a table. i.
Before him lay 1915 in gold and
notes, and two bank books showing
deposits for a Considerable sum. He
had died of heart failure
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Married in Kentucky

Mp. Charlotte Mason Payne.
willow OF Mr.. John Payne of War.
renton, We, and Mr.. Rnfuss Weaver
we're malris1 at the home of the
BRIDES NJ othsr, Mrs. FL. P. Mas on
near Fra lkfort, Ky. Mrs. Weaver
has many friends in Staunton and is
q niscs of Mrs. Robert Good win OF
this county.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Telephone as Life-saver

HarIisonburg, Va, Jan. IA. James
Minnich, .76 years old. at the foot of
the Alleghanies, tried to cut bullet
out of the breech of his gun Wednes-.
day when his knife slipped and
severed the artery in his wrist His
aged wife took instructions over the
telephone from physician six miles
away and the old man was saved
from bleeding to death.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
VIRGINIA FRUIT OPENED
WESTERN GROWERS EYES
Best Showing of Apples of
Any State in East, Say
NExperts From Coast

1t is said that the apple display OF
the Virginia State Hortic altural So.
ciety at the meeting IN Roanoke
was the basts ever seen in Vir-
ginia That is agreed to by every
member of the Organization, and they
nave been much gratilSed to be told
that il is not only She hest in Vir-
ginia. but the best that has been
shown in the eastern portion of the
United States. This was the verdict
of apple men from ont of the state.
Even better, it is state1, that q
dozen men from the Grsat HooI rivsr
district Of Washington stats were
astounded when they view ID the apple
display and tasted the Virginia apple
that surpasses all offers in delicious
favor. Several Of them st4s5d that
whenever Virginia made up it's mind
to do SO, the Western appls would
not be IN it.
Ths largest display came from
Frederick county. That county
shipped more apples according to
a1reags than any county in the
United States. Augusta county has
s9own a great increase. Rocking.
hhm is forging ahead of ATDem arle
c5nnty which still holds its world
wide reputation on plppings, (which
were Q1een Victoria's favorite apples.
Roanoke, Franklin, Henry. Patrick,
Botetonr5 and other counties show
great improvement, and as promin-
ant apple man said, this is but the be-
ginning. There are thousands of
aozss of good apple land that ia
4ndsveloped. and thousands of trees
ass being planted every year.
| The Virginia apple man has made
greater progress in the last few years
than at any time. He has learned to
pack the fruit al it should be pack
81, sha has learned the value Of
spraying and other information that
bought about the great display seen
in Roanoke.
Reviewing the show for the Roam
oke Times an expert had the follow
ing to say OF the individual exhibits.
It is not alone reuerlck county
that has made good showing. The
Rev. Mr.. Lapslev from Nelson
county with his winesaps, James
Craig from Augusta with his fine
display of Yorks. Lowrys and Pip
pins. DR.. J. B. Emmelson, of New
York, with his exhibit of sixty boxes
and ten varieties shown from his
orchard in Albemarie county, make a
display worthy of rscognitioa. Then
there ara S. Won Ammon, of Bedford
county; Cole Brothers, from AL
bemarle, Cole Brothers from Ale
ghany, and Mr. Gllkeson from Au-
gasta with excellent displays.
1t wonld not be doing Justice tn
DE-. W. B. Dodge. of Stuarts Draft,
Augusta county, to pass by his magnif-
icent yorks, pippins and Rome
bsauties, Ziglsr Brothers collection
fiom Rock ingham, also M. B. Miller's
choice Ben Davis, black Ben, and
tabove all the perfection of the orchard
is a box of delicious apples taken
from ten-year- old trees and selling at
So so per bushel from Mr.. Miller's
orchard at Bridgewater. in Rocking
ham county
The Alca7lsta orchards cHasi By
i. D. kendig and Son. StuarEs Draft.
are represented with nunoer of
plates and boxes, showing perhaps the
raiest apple grown at this time in
Virginia, the Robinson, which also
is among the7highest colored at the
show.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Mother Of 10 Boys at 4s

Fredericksburg. Va. Jan. Is. =
There are two remarkable families
living near each Other in the anjoin-
ing county of Caroline. Mrs. F. B.
Borkie, AZ years old, is the mother OF
ten stalwart SONS, all living, but has
no1girls, and Mrs. Eugene Howard, 50
years old, has nine pretty daughters
and no bovs.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Skyscraper for Doctors

New York, Jan. 16. = Plans have
been filed here for new Office build
ing on Madison avenue, to be occupi-
ed exclusively by physicians and
dentists.
1t will be twenty five stories high,
and the largest building Of its kind in
the world.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Mrs. Floyd N. Bowman

Harrisonburg, Jan. 1S-.Mrs. FLOYD
NJ. Bowman "a years old, died
Thursday at Tinberville after q brief
illness. Sns was the wife of the
Southern Railway agent and was
Miss Helen Middleton. Of Herndon.
Fairfax county. She leaves two
children.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Killed in Race Riot

Hot Springs, Ark, Jan. 49,
Meagre reports received from Benton,
Ark, today say two negroes are
dead and a third fatally injared as
q result of q race riot there.
Ths Negroes are said to have besn
members of theatrical company.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
D. J. Callahan Honored

Friends here will be glad to learn
of the iloror recently conferred upon
u. ]. Callahan, of Washington. He
has just bean elected first vice pre-
sident of the Washington Chamber of
Commerce. He received a majority of
141 votes over his opponent.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
NEW BANKS &r BUSY
New Government Institution Not
Overrun With Depositors


Overrun With DepositoH
Clifton Forge, Jan. .16.-The first
postal savings bank, In ths State OF
Virginia. which was recently started
at this point. has not yet shows that
there is any great demand for ice
establishment. This may BE- partly
due to the fact that the O. and o.
pay car has not yet reached this town
for this month and thers is always
more money here after tine arrival Of
the car than at any other period
The fact remains. however. tn
very few have availed themselves 81
Uncle Sans Opportunity TO lsa
taeiI money with him and receive $
Der cent. interest On the smou'
Postmaster Nsir has advertised s2l
opening o. The bank TO the best Of ! x:
ability, ar has received some @
posits. wAs,h were not very numsy
nor great. in amount. M
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20

Harrison burg, jan. 1S-The dar-
risonburg public school board has
accepted the plans of Charles NJ.
Robinson, an architect, Of Rich
mond, Va, for the erection At the
new Waterman Gradei School build
ing, in Northwest Harrisonburg, at :
cost Of $15, 600, and2also accepted his
plans for the enlargement Of the
oolored school building.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
LARGEST WAR VESSEL
OFFICIALLY lLUNCHED
New Battle Craft Will Have
Greatest Gunpower Of Any
float.

~
E>Nelphia, Jan. IA. - Splashed
wit. -ne trad itional bottle Of cham
payne, the bat:leship Arkansas, the
largest warship ever constructed in
this country, was laueched this after
noon from the yards cf the New York
Shipbuilding Company, at Camden,
N. J. Miss Mary MacoL, daughter OF
Representative ROBERT B. Macon of
Helera, Ark. was the sponsor for the
ship.
There was one unusual feature to
the launching. the absence of an
official delegation representing the
state government of Arkansas 1t has
always been the custom for the
governor of the state for which ship
has been named to head the launch
ing party or to be represented by some
one officially designated by him. The
failure of Gov. Donaghey or other
representative to attend. was dus to
q controversy between the governor
and the Navy Department at Wash
ington over the date OF the launch
ing, the governor wanting the
launching postponed SO that the state
could make adequate arrange ments to
send an official party.
There was, however, q1ite large
delegation of ArkansaDs present. It
included Representative and Mrs.
Macon and other members of the
Arkansas congressional delegation,
all of whom had been invited by the
shipbuilding company. The Navy
Department was officially represented
by Beekmau Winthrop, the assistant
secretary of the navy. and a long list
of rear admirals and other officers.
There was also large delegation OF
congressman from other states.
The principal dimensions of the
latest and largest addition to the
navy are: Length over all, 562
feet; beam over armor, SO feet 2.s
inches; displacement, 90. 600 tons.
The contract for the ship calls FOR a
speed of 20.5 knot an hour.
When completed the Arkansas will
have the greabest gun power in
broadside fire of any ship afoat The
main armament will consist of twelve
12.inch breech. loading guns mounted
in six heavy armor protected turrets.
For defense. against trpsdo boat at
tacks there will be a battery of
twenty-one inch rapid fire guns.
There will also be two submerged
tc1p. do tubes and ten small guns.
The total weight of broadside fire
will be about 1900 pounds. The
armor belts will have an average
thickness of ten inches. i
The Arkansas will be turbine driven
AMI will have %, 001 horse spoxsr. The
vessel will be fitted for a flagship
and her complement will consist OF
So officers and l. $50 men.
The keel Of the Arkansas was laid
last January and at present the ship
is about 60 per cent complete.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Train Robbers Caught

Ogden, Utah, Jan. 14.-The train
robbers who held up the Overland
Limited on the Southern Pacific a
week ago were arrested today in this
city.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20

Norfolk, Va, Jan. 1e. - By the
falling in of the cable hopee ON the
roof of thes Southern Telephone and
Telegraph Company Saturday morning,
two carpenters were killed. II
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Bill to Abolish Death Penalty

Olympia. WasE,,. Jan. ia. = Bills
were introduced in the Washington
legislature yesterday ato'ishing the
death penalty for murder and treason
AMI providing for the comm ission
or n of government for the state
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20

Miss Elizabeth Stratton of Gordons-
Wills is visiting Mrs. Bernard Payne.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
FEAR CHINESE HAIR
American Women Will Not Wear
Chlna's Discarded Queues

New York, Jan. IS. 1t is said that
the human hair market in New York
has elumped and China's regenera-
tion is held responsible by men who
ought to know. It is not, however,
because of the oversupply of hair, but
because. the American women would
rather defy2 fashions dictates than
wear what they thought might be a
remodeled Chinese quene.
It is said that the mere intimation
that the Chinese had accepted the
rnlin9 of the th:ons and were rapid
ly discarding their flowing Iueues
was enough to spoil the demand.
Nearly everybody. gave the Chinese
a. q nation. credit for an eye to
main chance, and believed that
Chinese hair would, soon be dumped
into American markets. While this
did not occur, it is said, the women
folks at large have curtailed their
purcha .es rather than take risk dis
tasteful to them.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20

q Miss Matte Young has gone tp-
Port Republic to visit the family of
DR.. Kemper.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-01-20
Cuts OF His Own Arm

Bellefontaine, Ohio, Jan. 13. = To
save his life, Charles Deaton, q
Champaign county farmtr, cut Oh
his arm with q pocket knife. He
was caught in corn shredder and his
companions found that they were
unable to release the arm without
taking ths machine apart. Deaton
realized that he must bleed to death
unless he was freed from the ms
hines grip. -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-05
SENATORS TO GET AT WORK
EARLY MONDAY MORNING

When the senate adjourned Saturday
afternoon 1t fixed the time for its next
session at . o'clock Monday afternoon,
with the understanding that the senators
would appear at the senate chamber at
o'clock Monday morning Tor committee
work
The committee on rules has announced
a new rule which provides that all bills
still in committee at O'Clock Monday
afternoon shall be returned to the senate.
For that reason the committees are try
ing 10 complete the work on important
measures prior to that time. When the
senate meets Monday afternoon 1t is ex-
pected that there VIII be fifty or sixty
committee reports on the table.
The bills remaining unreported Mon
day afternoon will probably 90 10 a sitting
committee 20 be appointed at that time,
and all bills received from the house
thereafter Will either go TO the sitting
committee or be placed on the calendar.
The committees ON sitting. cngrossed and
enrolled bills contingent expenses print
ing, rules and appropriations Will be the
only active committees after Monday