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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
LIVE WIRE KILLS
Young Man Loses Life in Richmond
Locomotive Plant

Richmond, March 81. While DIS
connecting some wires in the Rieh-
mond branch of the American LOGO
motive Company about 10:l5 o'clock
this morning, Ernest Q Vaughan. an
electrician, was instantly killed
when 2. 300 volts Of electricity passed
through his bo5y
Dr. Ward Harshbargsr. in charge
of the city ambulance, was cRiisd but
hescould only pronounce the man dead
tn, summon Coroner Taylor, who
viewed the body shortly b3fors noon
today.
Mr.. Vaughan was about 25 years
old. He was native of King and
Queen county and his body will Prob
ably bs taken TO his old home for
bnrial.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
NO CHARGE FOR SPECIALS
Graceful Action Toward S1aunton on
the Part of the e. & o.

City Manager Ashburner Saturday
received lettsr from Division Sn-
perintendent Carlisle of the Ohesa.
peake and Ohio railroad, stating that
his company did not intend to make
any charge to tn. city of staunton fol
the two special trains ran to this
oitv on the night Of the fire. Ols OF
thess srains brought the >1renen ami
their apparatus from Charlottesville
aud the cther brought the MAJ and
hose from Clifton Forge.
We wish to advise you" b. write 6
'sthas we do not wish to render any
DILL for this service. We also want
TO thank you for your exceilans ss1 !.
vics in preventing damags to our
props 1ty."
Mayor Wayt had written to the
pany thanking it for tbs prompt
neSs with which the spscial trains
Wsre made up and run to Staunton
and the city council will probably
at its next meeting take some official
action in recognition of the com.
pany's service in its time of trouble.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31

Ithaca March 81. That the average
country bred boy who enters Cornell
University has a more powerful ply
ique than the city bred youth is
shown by statistics compiled by men
in the department of history and poll
gioal science
Measurements taken of 1,723 men
VINO entered ths.univefsity in 1908 sai
1919 of who 99l we're from the coun-
try and 752 from the city sho we'd that
the average conntry bred student is
taller by half az inch, weighs three
and half pounds more and has
slightly greater chest expansion than
the city man.
In the compilation all places having
q population OF $1,000 or more we've
considered cities.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
FIRE IN MANASSAS
Three Buildings Destroyed, Causing
Loss of $4,000

Manassas, Va, March 25- Fire
started in the Lipscomb store buiIt-
ing, at the corner OF Main and Csn-
tre Streets, at $3.50 O'Clock Friday
night destroyed the building in
which it started, and quickly spread
to Rsid''s boarding house and a
colored restaurants adjoining the Reid
building Three other buildings were
in imminent danger, but were saved
by the fire department, aided by a
bucket brigade. The fire engine did
not work in the beginning of the
FIRE, otherwise it wonld have been
controlled shortly after Its discovery.
The damage is estimated at $p0, 900.
Waters, Wright and Hickory Lost the
stock Of goods in the Lipscomb store.
room. Ira @. Reid was quite a
heavy lossr. The damage was par
tially covered by insurance.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
KEEZEL MAY RUN AGAIN
Rockingham Man May Again be
Candidate For The Senate

Richmond, March 27. - Friends Of
George B. Keezell, of Rockingham,
elected to the senate for many terms,
named as county treasurer some months
ago, are expecting hin to throw aside
the cares of the latter office and come
to the senate again. He has been in
the senate for many years, has twice
been the chairman of the finance conf
mittee and is the oldest man in the
senate in point of service. He is very
fond of dealing with state affairs, and
the belief is that the call to fhe halls
of legislation will compel him to re-
nounce his office and to again enter
TOR the state senate, where he has
served with distinction. The senator
refused to discuss the N after for pub
lication when last here.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
HUGHES MAY NOT BE CITIZEN
W. Va. Congress sman Alleged Never
to Have Been Naturalized

Charleston, W. Va, March 27.-
Raakin Wiley, democrat, will COZ.
test the seat of Congressman jam ss
A. Hughes, of the Fifth West Virginia
district, the nly>fspubiiosn. accord
ing to the returns. who was elected
to congress at the last eiection. The
record IN the contest has been PRE-
pared anu will bs filed at Washington
next week, according to Wiley IS
yoaussl.
Wilsy ASSERTS that Hughes is not a
citizen CT the Unitsd States; that
he was BON in Canada and claimad
to have been nataralizsd in the city
court of Ashland, KY. Later, it is
asserted upon Hughes claim that ne
had lost his naturalization papers, ne "
ones were issued by the cirouit court
Of Oabell comfy, this state.
1t is further chargd that no record
could be fonnd..in Ashland, and there
fore the West Virginia papers are
ineffective Hughes is reported to
be ill in Cincinnati hospital.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
NEW sFROM CHuRCHV|LLE

Churchville, r. F. D. No. l, March
25.-Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Obaugh are
attending the U. B. conference which
is now in session in Staunton.
Master Paul Shiplet is very sick
with pneumonia at The home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Ship
let, who live near Elk Run chruch.
Mr.. Robert Carweu OF near Zetta
has been very much complaining for
several days.
Mrs. Huffer improves very slowly.
Mr.. Madison Dunlap, who has been
complaining is better at this writing.
Miss Kate Collins of Hightown is
the guest of Mrs. G. N. Sherman, her
sister.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
INCREASE THE ROAD LEVY
Other Matters of Importance Trans
acted by Board of Supervisors

The board OF supervisors Of Augusta
County mat in regular monthly sss-
sion Monday morning with all of
the members present.
Ali current accounts, amounting to
about $3 900 we're allowed. They
cancelled the appropriation of $4O0
made soma lineage for an agricnl.
turai 1emonstrssor.
The bridge petitionsd for by J. D.
! Craig aud others at CiaigsTiiie was
referred to the road board of Pastures
district.
G. III. Thscker WAS appointed frait
inspector for Sonsh River district.
The road board of Middle River
district was authorized to erect a
bridge over ENing's Greek. near Cave
Station. The county levy was chang
ed from 80 to 40 cents which will in
GREASE the revenue of the county $16,-
600. W. A. McComb was authorized
to bay land and build a precinct at
Pointsvilie, the cost not to exceed
slO0.
Judge Letcher appeared before the
board am asked that ths condition IF
the Jail be looked into with the Avis
ability of selling the present property
and building another Jail. Messrs.
Fulton and Smiley were appointed a
com mit5ee to Investigate aud to re-
port at the next meeting.
Superints2 lent of Roads Mr.. Smiley
was authorized to move the road
machinery from the Greenyiile road
to the Mount Meridian road and to
commence to macedanizs. The road
pstition asking that the six miles of
road from Shaver's Mill to shs Valley
pike be macadanized and the petition
asking that the road from Gresnviile
road to StuaIt's Draft be macgdamiz-
81 were received ami filed.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
DOPE HIS UNDOING
Man Discharged From Hospital Goes
Home Helpless for Life

Stretched ont on q cot in helpless
conaition Henry Bryant aroused the
sympathy Of the passengers who left
here on the early @. and o. train Sat-
urday morning Though realizing
that he wouli be- entirely helpless
che rest of his life he was very bright
and talked in an interesting manner
to those around HIM. He is afflicted
with LOGON otoI -ataxia
He said his wife died aboat two
years ago leaving six children and tina
ne tried hard to take care of them
but was taken with mumps and che
suffering was SO great that he beRaL
taking morphine and while in that
condition he was brought 30 the
Western State hospital after having
been at another hospital. His mind
now seems perfectly clear AMI he says
that he is hrppy in knowing that all
of his children ars we'll proviued for,
some are in schools and some in the
orphanage,. and that now he is going
to his parents who will care for MIN
the rest of his life.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
Mr.. George ). Lightner Jr. Dead

MIR. George S. Lightener Jr.. young
est son of Rev. Gsolge s. LiEhtner,
formerly resident OF Staunton and
now a resident of South Solon o.,
died on March II at Queen Anne sta
tinn, md. after long illaess OF
tuberculosis. He was % years old
aad for 10 years had been connected
with the Abney- Barnes Company OF
Charleston, W. Va. He married Miss
Elizabeth Barton of O1een AEns
who, with one son, q. S. Llghtner
Sru, survives him. He also leaves q
brother H. A. Lightner of Charleston.
w Va.
Mr.. LlghtneI was q prominent
member of the United Commercial
Travellers Association and OF. the
Elks. He was q grandson of Hon
A. B. Lightner, who at one time
represented Augusta county in the
legislature and who was ulso sheriff
IF tha comfy. His father, Rev. g. s.
Lightnsr is pastor of the Meth odist
church OF South Sol3a, and q snbeE
Of the Ohio Conference.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
TRAIN IN THE RIVER
Ten Bodies Taken From The Wreck
of Atlantic Coast Line Express

Ooilla, Ca, March 25.-Seven psi-
SONS are known to have been killed
and more than q dozen injured when
| the Dixie flyer, on the Atlantic Coast
Line. running between Chicago and
Jacksonville, Fla, was wrecke on a
trestle over the Allapaha river near
here, at 1870 O'Clock this morning.
The firsr and second class coaches
and the first Pullman sleeper went
into the river, carrying away about
400 fest of the trestle.
According to report, of some of ths
p asssngers who came to Ooilla, the
crash came without warning. It was
CAUSED by the breaking Of an axle on
Ehs engine when midway OF the long
trastle
The coaches in this river are about
ten feet under water, and it is said
tha list of dead may be increase d
when the debris is cleared Saven
bodies had been recovered at noon,
and the injured were brought here
and will be sent to the Atlantic
Cosst Line Hospital at Waycross. Ga.
First reports of the wreck were
to the effect that the entire train
went inso the river, and that fort y
persons were killed outright. The
scere of ths wreck is in a remote sec
tion of the state, and it was several
hoars before accurate information
was obtainable.
Relief trains have been sent TO the
scene of the wreck from Waycross,
Tifton and Wsllaeoohe, and it is
stated that it will be thirty six hours
before the tracks are cleared.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
PROBE OF FACTORY
FIRE HORROR BEGUN
141 BODIES RECOVERED
District Attorney Starts Official
Investigation of New York
Fire Disaster

New York. March a7.-Eighty six
bodies of the l41 victims of the f e
in the ten story loft building on
Washington place Saturday night
have been identified.
Sixteen Of the bodies were men.
There are twelve injured in tbs
hospitals.
District Attorney Whitman start d
an official investigation today to fix
the responsibility for the fire in which
several hundred shiItwaist makers, J,
mostly women, we're entrapped by fire
on the three top floors. No arres Is
have been considered by the distri 1t
attorney as yet.
The building department. was called
on for report en- the burned bail l.
ing and every other department. that
is in any way concerned also will be
required 20 make a detailed report
Fire Marshal Beers began his official
investigation To-Day. 1t is now def
initslv known that the fire started on
the eighth floor, near a window at
the northeast corner OF the baildiny.
The fire began under cutting table
in a scrap heap and is now thonght
to have besa started by cigarette.
Crowds hogan to assemble early
today at the morgre to view the
bodies ffty-two in all. At least hslf
of the corpses were unrscognizs sbl ,
an1 only small triHkst. shred Of
ol thing, will help to show who the
nnfortnnite was. Some of these
I.budies probably will never be claimed
Tbs victias, living alons in furnish
ed rooms or little aats. mAy hive had
no friends and few acquaintanoss.
Progress has been mas by p1blic
and civic organizations toward Offer.
ing relief to those whn have suffered
as result OF fire. The first con.
tribution in this movement was made
by Mayor Gaynor, who headeds the
list with $l00, and made an appeal
of the citizsns of the city for relief
fund. Industrial organizations and
civic bodies have also set IN molten
plans for supplenenting tine relief
fund.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
No PARDON FOR
MORSE AND WALSH
TAFT NOT SYMPATHETIC
Reported That Convicted Bankers
Will Serve Out Their Terms
in Penitentiary

Washington, March ~. - It vas
learned today that President Taft
has decided not to extend executive
clemenoy to Morse and Walsh, the
two bankers now serving terms in
Federal p1ision for violating ths na-
tional bank laws.
1t is possible, of co7rse. that the
President NAV change his mind and
reopen the two cases, bat If be
carries ont his present parpose he
will insist that the two coavicts
remain in prison rntil their terms
are served.
Walsh, who was convicted In
Chicago. was sentenced to tsrm of
fifteen years. Ths former Is now in
Leayen worth penisentiary and thu
latter is in the Atlanta renitsntiary.
The reports of Morse's mental and
physical condition have apparently
not appealed strongly to ths presi-
dent Il has bean claimed for sone
tins that Morse was in feeble health
and that he would not survive his
term, unless pardnned.
Yesterday John F. Gayncr, who
was released DAY or two ago from
the Aslanta prison stated that Morse
would soon be insane, il coNpeil d
to stay in ths psnitentiary.
hoo haG
the president for two weeks and
while he opened them for short
time while in Augusta, he did NOT
20 into the merits of the two cases.
Since he returned hs has had the
papers In his desk.
It is said that his decision not to
extend clsmenov to either banker
was reached today.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
Alta cks School Prin ;ipal

A severe attack on school principal,
Chas. B. Allen of Sylvania, Ga, is
thus told by him. IMFor more than
three years." he writes, 81 suffered in,
describable torture from rheumatism
liver and stomach trouble and dis
eased kidneys. All remedies failed till
1 used Electric Bitters, but four bot
ties of this wonderful remedy cured
me completely" Such results are
common, Thousands bless them for
curing stomach trouble, female COM
plants, kidney disorders, biliousness
and for new health and vigor. Try
them. Only SOC at B. F. Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
PLANNING MANY TREES
Fruit Industry in Lower Valley Is
Making Rapid Strides

Winchester. Va. March 27.-More
land is now being prepared for apple
and peach orchards in Frederick
county that any other time in the
history of the lower shenandoah
Valley, and it was stated Yesterday
by q number of we'll informed fruit
men that when all the trees which
have been ordered are planted, Fred
erick county will contain 30 less
than 600 000 appls trees, Including
those now bearing. AS rule. peach
trees are planted Detwsen the apple
trees, and when ths latter begin to
bear well the peach trees are cut
down in order TO make room for the
more profitable apples.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
FARMING WITH DYNAMITE
Demonstrations at Col. R. S. Turks
Farm Continued

,, The demonstrations Of digging holes
fDr frnit trsss, removing stamps and
subsoilinx with dynamite were con-
sinued yesterday st the farm of Col
<. s yurk on the 3rseuvills road
about bw D miles from Staunton and
ysrs witnessed py large number
If rers ons The process of sub-soil-
ing was described in the Dispatch
ana News Saturday aud while it is
by no means as spectacular as that
adopted IN removing stunps it is of
far more interest tt. the farnsr
The importance OF sub-solling has
bean appreciated bT ths more pro-
grsssive farmers for years bat it has
always been difficult matter to have
it done properly. The method gen-
orally used vas to follow ihe regular
plow with sub soil plow, the one
being Immediately after the other
the sub-soil plow breaking the grounc
beneath the farroX for distance of
eight or ten inches. 1t did not bring
any of the sub-soil 20 the surface out
just broke it apart. By the new plan
holes are bored into tine earth with q
soil aagar to the depth of about five
feet and about twslvs feet apart.
Half stick OF dynamite Is plaoed in
each hole aud exploded, one after the
other. Ordinarily, the explosion oan-
aos bs heard 80 feat away and there
is vety little surface disturbance.
But the earth for radius of six or
ssye3 fast from ths hols is loosened 30,
that water can penetrate to a con-
si1erabls depth and into which plant
roots can go.
A short distance from the field in
ghich tbs sub. soiliug demonstration
vas given is piece Of partly cleared
woodland on which the stamp renov-
ing demonstration was held. Unds
soma of the particularly large stamps
from eight to ten sticks of dynamite
vera placed and exploded by else
tricity. Uns stump which was ssabout
sorr feet across the top and with a
spread of roots at the surface of eight
or nins feet was removed with twelve
sticks. Pieces of that stunp, weigh
ing hundred pounds were thrown
conpls Of hunarsd feet into the ait
After the explosion man with an
AKA ard a shovel could chop off the
root projections and level of the
place where the stump had baen IN
half an hour. 1t would have taken
man least week to grub ont the
stump, The total cost OF removing
it by dynamite was about 81. 40 as
against probably So by hand labor.
Col. Turk bought the farm only q
few years ago when it was in q badly
run down and urkempt condition.
He has worked on it intellige0tly
and has improved it wonderfully and
saws that in little time he is going
to have it one of the bsst farms in
the county. He is following ti'e
most up-to-date methods and Is now
AZ enthusiast on the subject OF dyna-
nlts.
Mr.. T. s. Baskerville had charge OF
the demonstration at Col. turks
farm, the dsnonstrator being Mr.. I.
4 Mitchell. They represent the E.
I. Du Pont de Nemnurs Powder com
panv and will give other demonstra-
tions at Waynesboro and Stuart's
Draft early next>month.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
Funeral Car Burned

st. Paul, Minn., arUh 81. 7.-AbIa-
ham LInooln's funeral car was de-
stroyed by fire which recently swept
over the prairie at Colu nbia Heights,
setting fire not only to the crate
whicn held thu car, but also scorching
several houses in that vicinity.
Prior to irs asa as funeral car il
was the private carriage of the
martyred president. 1t carried his
bod, from Washington to Springfisli I, !,
ILL.,, for burial in 1866. Fragments of
ths ruins will Ds given away as relics
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
BUYS HOME In BALTI MORE

BUYS HOME IN RALTI MORE
Former Staunton Man Gets the Res
1dence of the Late Dariel Miller
Mr. W. A. DanueI, formerly of
Stauntcn, now manager at Baltimore
for the Equitable Assurance Company,
has just bought the handsome home
OF the late Daniel Miller, COS Park
ayenue. Baltimore, for which he paid
$22, 900.
The d yelling which adjoins the
residence of Charles J. Bonapsrte,
is one of the handsoMest in that
neighborhood. It is of gray ston Q.
four stories nigh, and has a frontage
Of S5 feet, with a depth OF $50 feet.
The interior is finished in polished
oak and the floors are of the same
material.
The house contains 16 rooms and
two baths In the rear il a large
stable and a garage. Mr.. Danney
will take possession of the property
July 1. Before occupying it he will
make q number Of improvements.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
WHERE MINISTERS WILL GO
Announcement of Appointments
Brings U. B Conference to Close

The following appointments were
announced Sunday at the closing ses-
sion of the annual Virginia Confer
ence of United Brethren in Christ:
District-A. ). Hanmack, Presid-
ing Elder.
Augusta-W. S. Rau.
Berkeley Springs-E. E. Neff.
Berkley Circuits. B. Shelton.
Bayard-A. B. Mann.
Churchville-J. III. Ford.
Cum mberland-A. J. Secrist.
Charlottesville-J. E. Croft.
Great Cacapon-W. M. Maiden.
Dayton-A. P. Funkhouser.
Edinburg-G. s. Hanleiter.
Elkton-W. II. Sampsell.
Elk Garden-L. G. Messick.
Frederick. &. s. Myers.
Franklin-J. w. Stearn.
Harrisonhurg-R. G. Hammond.
Hardy-I. Summers.
EnwOod-E. w. Webster.
Jones Spring-W. D. Good.
Keyser-J. II. Brunk.
Lacey Spring-C. H. Crowell.
Martinsburg-W F. Gruver, D D.,
and B. F, Dodson.
New Creek-George Burgess.
Pleasant Valley-L. A. Racey.
Pendleton-J. B. Ferguson.
Prince William-J. w. Brill.
Roanoke-T. M. Sharp.
Pockbridge-C. J. Racey.
StauntOn-G. w. Slower.
Singers Glen-G. b. Fadeley.
South Branch-F. B. Chubb.
Shenandoah CityAN. F. A. Cupp.
Toms Brooke. P. Dyche.
Western Port-H. B. Ritter.
Winchester-H. E. Richardson.
Winchester Circuit. w. Maiden.
West Frederlck-George F. Mcclure.
Miss Ida M.Judy-Conference Evan
gelist.
]. n. Fries = President Morgan
County Sunday School Association.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
Found Money In Desk

Winchester, March 27.-Whils J. A.
Hendricks was examining some papers
in an old desk left to him By his
father, the late Daniel W. Hendricks,
rsoently, ne found $500 in cash. and
d,y or two ago he found a neat p,ls
OF $40 bills amounting 20 $500 in
secret dras seI Mr. Hen tricks has de-
cided to make farther explorations
in the old desc to see what it contains.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
Has Millions of Friends

How would you like to number your
friends by millions as Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve does? Its astounding cures
in the past, forty years made them.
Its the best Salve in the world for
sores, ulcers, eczema, burns, boils,
scalds, cuts, corns, sore eyes, sprains,
swellings, bruises, cold sores. Has no
equal for piles. 25c at B. f. II
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
Look For New Quarters

The Beverley Manor Sob Dol Board
and Prof. Somervills are looking for
quarters for the Beverley Manor
school which for several years hiss
been cond lcted in the old Academy
building which belongs to the city.
The city school board is oonten plat
ing using the building and therefore
the county people will have to secure
new quarters. They hays several
buildings in view but have not d.
oided On aLy nns yst.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-03-31
S. S. WORKERS TO MEET
Convention in Richmond Next Month
Promises to be Biggest in Years

The Virginia State Sunday School
Association will hold its Twentieth
Annual Convention" in the Seventh
Street Christian Chnrch. Richmond,
April 25th, 2Sth and 9th.
Arrangements have been made
with a number of the promipens
Sunday School workers Of the country
TO BE- present and take part. among
whom are Marion Lawrence, Gen.
eral Secretary of the international
Association, and Miss Annie Lee
Fraser, Louisville, Kentucky The
program will be announced later.
Every Sunday school in the state
is invited to send one delegate be-
sides the superintendent and pastor.