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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
Wilson Made Fine Impression, Says
Mr.. Tucker

The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Sat
urdsy published an interview with
Hon H. St. George Tucker, which,
in part, is as follows:
Governor Wilson is wonderful
man-his quiet, calm style without
flowers OF oratory but with every
word perfectly adjusted TO convey
his thoughts makes him very effect
i've as a speaker.
Thus spoke Harry St. George
Tucker, candidate for governor of
Virginia next year and one Of the
original Wilson presidential advo-
Gates, who returned yesterday from
Richmond. where be went to greet
the New Jersey governor. Mr..
Tucker declared that Governor Will
son made a splendid impression at
Richmond.
When asked for his impression OF
Wilson Day" in Richmond, MIR.
Tucker said:
Il heard Governor Wilson three
times yesterday, address the college
students at Richmond College, the
Staunton Wilson Club at the Jefier-
son Hotel and his speech at the Au-
ditorium before the general public.
| must say deliberately that he is a
most wonderful man-his quiet,
calm style. without the flowers
of oratory. but with every word
perfectly adjusted to convey his
thoughts, makes him very effective.
He seems to me to be the profound
est political philosopher OF our day.
He was deeply affected by the
demonstration of the people OF his
home State at his homecoming His
address at the Auditorium before
5000 people. lasting over an hour.
was marked by a silence, except in
the applause, which l have never
Witnessed in a public meeting. The
audience hung on his words with in
tense interest. never carried away
by enthusiasm. but digesting intel
I ligently every thought which he
/ threw out. 1t was a wonderful ex-
hibition of intellectual proves"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
Why the Price Of
Everything Has
Risen
Output of
Gold Is
Cause
BY Professor
CHARLES eide of Unfver-
sity OF Paris

HE rise the price Of everything be ascrbed
factors such adverse climatic
etc. for the simple that all countries America and
Europe equally affected
The of such universal effects also be UNIVERSAL
and what GOLD
mutual exchange, to all peope2
The of gold which only 5oOOOOOOO francs $780,
O000O0) in 1922 two mard and half $500
0OO) and during the last THIRTY MLIARDS
OF FRANCS ($6 OOO, 900 OOO) IN GOLD COIN HAS BEEN
PUT INTO CIRCULATION This represents only part
of the total output good share having gone
the banks a guarantee for paper money issued.
GREAT DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY
EXCHANGE PRICES
CENT, TENFoLD HAD THE
AMOUNT OF CURRENCY NOW IN CIRCULATION
MARKET
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
Slender Man is Model

Fashions decree governing mems
dress during 1912 offers small COM
fort to the fat man. The dictum of
the Customs Cutters Association
of America, in session at Buffalo, n.
Y, is as follows:
TO be considered well-dressed
and well-groomed, a man must give
the impression of slenderness. If he
is not naturally slender his tailor
must adopt measures to make him
appear So"
Chairman H. p. Walker says there
will be no padded shoulders, and
tighter fits will be the order
Either plain of striped effects will
be correct.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
Bill Would Break Up Nepotism

To break up nepotism in the State
departments, Delegate Willeroy of
King William, has introduced bill
the title OF which, giving the
full nature of the measure, is as fol-
lows:
"A bill to prevent any person
holding any public Office, post OF
honor or trust, while holding sIch
Office, post of honor or trust, for ap-
pointing or using his influence with
any boardlor other appointing power
of which he is part, or which he
has the power or partial power to
appoint, or over which he has any
power of direction or control in an
official way, to secure the appoint
ment TO any Office or post of emolu-
ment any person Of nearer relation
to himself by blood or marriage CT
adoption than third cousin and max
ing the same malfeasance of Office
and the appointment void"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
Senate Killed Exemption

BY sustaining a point of order
raised by Senator l.. 0. Wenden-
burg, of Henrico, the Senate Friday
put it's stamp of disapproval on the
bill which had passed the House
ard which affects every laboring
man in the Senate.
The bip in question was that
which proposed the reduction ofthe
exemption of laborers from $50 to
$25 for rent, necessities and wages
due others.
President Ellyson Sustained the
point OF order raised by Senator
Wendenburg, and from that Ideci-
sion Senator Moncure appealed. aud
on u roll call the cha was sustain
ed by vote of IA TO %.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
GENERAL OFFICES TO
BE At BUENA VISTA
Plans for the Oriskany Furnace
CORPORATION

Corporation
The Manufacturers Record last
week published the following:
Referring to his company's plans,
r. L. Parrish of Covington, Va,
president of the Oriskany Ore and
Iron Corporation general Office at
Buena VISTA, writes to the Manu-
facturers' Record as follows:
This company was organized in
1908 for leasing the Allegheny Ore
and Iron Companv's properties.
On the recent expiration of the AL
leghany leases this company's bust
ness made it necessary to increase
its capital stock from 500, 900 TO
$500, 900. 1t in the meantime having
acquired all the stock, $3.50, 900, Of
Barr Ore and Iron Corporation, with
properties and operations at Pitts
vile. Va, on 31st ultimo. by author
ity OF State Corporation Commission
of Virginia, the Oriskany Ore and
Iron Corporation merged the Barr
Ore and Iron Corporation; the
charter and by laws OF the Oriskany
corporation remains as before with
enc exception, to-wit, the capital
stock OF the Oriskany corporation
was increased to $780, 00 The
Oriskany corporation owns yalua-
BILE real estate at Richmond, Va.
and at Lynch burg, Va. On the lat
ter real estate it has contracted for
the erection of modern up date
15O-ton blast furnace. 1t owns about
1900 acres in the vicinity OF Pitts
vile, PittsylYania county, Virginia,
ON which there are extensive de-
posits of brown hematite, with the
magnetic ores lying contiguous
thereto, and it also has contracts
covering for long term of years
pyrates cinder from Spanish ore;
this will be nodulized at Lynch
burg and used in the mixture. The
stock of the company is fully paid
The company owned on the first
of February about 8, 500 tons of spe-
cial pig-iron on yard at Buena
Vista"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
Poor Spoilers

Professor Beall, of the Kansas
Agricultural College, has lately
compiled a list of common words
from the Fifth Reader used in that
State, and submitted them to groups
of high school and college students.
The results were astonishing. Only
one word, measure, was correct
ly spelled by all of the 112 students
who tried the test. Ninety-two miss
d villain" and "a funked on
cemetery, and excel" whild az
could not get attacked" right. So
it went through long list. Ten
could not spell so easy word as
writer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
To Protect Water in James River

For the protection of the waters
of rivers which form the water sup
ply of cities, bills have been intro
duced in the House to require
plants whose products pollute such,
streams. to purify the water
at their own expense, under the di-
rection of the State Board of Health.
While the bills are general. they are
evidently intended to apply in the
main to James River and to Rich
mond, since the patrons are Senator
A. G. Hartman and Delegates john
A. Curtis, James ]. Dreamer, Edwin
p. Cox. John S. Harwood, all of that
city. it is stated that pulp plants
near the head of the river are the
offenders.
The bill says: Every person who
shall maintain a manufacturing es-
adjustment from which deleterious,
noxious or unhealthy waste material
may flow or be placed in any river
or stream or tributary of any such
river or stream in the Common
wealth, from which any city or town
obtains its water supply for domes-
tic purposes, shall establish and
maintain. under rules and regula-
items to be prescribed by the State
Board Of Health. suitable and eff
cient plant or plants for the purifi-
cation Of said waste material, SO as
to prevent possible pollution Of
waters flowing in such rivers or
streams or the tributaries thereof. "
A fine of from $25 to 500 daily is
provided for violation.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
Taft Demands Peace

President Taft and Secretary
Hilles made a determined effort at
aeon ference in Washington last week
to assure peace among the Republi-
can factions in Virginia. At "a con-
ference with Republican National
Committman Alvah H. Martin, Of
Norfolk, and Commissioners of Inter
nal Revenue Royal Il. Cabell, who
was formerly postmaster at Rich
mond, the President made it clear
that he expected Republican leaders
in the State to get together" for
get tactional difference and do their
fighting for q delegation to the Re-
publican National Convention. Ac-
cording to friends Of the admins.
tration. there has been some trouble
between MIR. Martin and Mr.. Cabell
over the question OF leadership in
the State. .---..........
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
Believe Cold Snap Really Helped
Apples

Whether the cold weather has in.
jured the fruit trees in the Valley
or not is a question that has been
more or less debated, because fruit
growing is a great industry in the
Valley.
In order to ascertain for the ben
eft of those who are interested.
The Star representative asked some
of the most experienced fruit grow
ers and horticulturists for their
opinion,
1t was learned from these inquir-
les that the cold weather this sea-
son has not in the least injured APP
pie trees, but, on the contrary, has
helped them. The cold weather in
winter serves to make the trees
more hardy and better able to resist
she cold snaps of spring at the time
they are beginning to put forth
their new growth.
The extreme cold of the winter
tends TO make trees of sound and
substantial growth. The cold puts
the soil about the roots Of the trees
in good condition, destroys many OF
the pests, and as whole improves
the orchard. 1t would require an
exceedingly long spell of unusual
weather TO hurt the trees.
If the weather would drop to 40
degrees belO% FARO or lower-and
continue THERE lor weeks and eeks,
the fruit trees and many of the
shade >trees would suffer but winter
weather, such as prevailed this
year, has helped the orchard rather
than hurt them.
Many believe. however that peach
trees have been seriously injured.
Winchester Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14

Col. William II. Stewart, hero of
the battle OF the Crater, and former
commander in-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans, died at his
home in Portsmouth Friday night
after q short illness of pneumonia.
Colonel Stewart was 73 years old.
He was distinguished lawyer and
writer. Anong his writings is a
history OF the battle of the Crater
and Of Tidewa.er, Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
"FaSsifern Farm" House Burns

Fassifern Farm" house eight
miles from Hot Springs. was totally
DESTROYED by fire last Friday, the
property loss being $50, 900 with
insurance of $50, 900. Fer many
years the farm has been one OF the
chief attractions for the visitors at
Hot Springs. Almost every day
during the fall and winter seasons
it has entertained large parties
from the Homestead who drove out
to enjoy the old Virginia dinners
for which "Fassifern was famed.
The main building. which was a
FIRE specimen of the old colon ial
style of architecture, was built in
1891.
A small building adjacent. and
which was the first county clerks
Office in Bath county. was also de-
stroyed. Originally the property
belonged to the Cameron estate but
for ten years past has been in the
hands of Tate Stsrrrett. He had
quite a collection OF antique furni-
ture at the time of the purchase and
has been adding to~this from slime
to time This is iacluded in the
loss.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
WHY GOV. WILSON
WILL Be NOMINATED
Corporation Counsel Of New York
Explains His Strength
MOST AVAILABLE CANDIDATE
Cleveland's Cabinet Members Have
Pledged Support

Dudley ield Malone, assistant
corporation counsel OF New York
City, and son-in-law of United
States Senator O'Gorman, in dis
cussing Governor Wilson's availa-
billy as candidate and his strength
in New York State, says:
Governor Woodrow Wilson is
the most available and the strongest
of all the candidates for the Demo
cratic nomination. He not only can
poll the full strength of the Demo
cratic vote, but he is the only Demo
cratic candidate who can sweep the
Middle Western aud Western Re-
publican States into the Democratic
column. He has absolute assurance
of the support of the New England
States. The recent Watterson con-
truversy has made Woodrow Wilson
stronger than he has ever been here
tofore, because the whole episode
merely proved that even a personal
friend could not control him or his
candidacy by money from question
able sources. New York has known
Governor Wilson for years. and he
is now the Governor of our neigh
boring State of New Jersey, where
he has made such wonderful re-
cord OF constructive craftsmanship.
The controlling factor in New York
State is the independent vote, W hicb
Governor Wilson's militant leader
ship alone can attract. Because Of
the fact that the Old Guard in
the Republican party in New
York is in full control of the Re-
publican machinery, a man like
Woodrow Wilson would attract the
full Independent and Democratic
vote.
''All elements OF the party seem
to stand in substantial support Of
Woodrow Wilson, because not only
is MIR. Bryan favorable to his candi-
dacy, but those three brilliant mem
bers of Grover Cleveland Cabinet
-Hoke Smith of Georgia; Don Dick
inson of Michigan, and Richard
Olney of MISUNDERSTANDING pub
licly pledged their support to the
Wilson cause. This is a great au-
curry of Democratic harmony and
success. New York State will be
found in the very first rank of Gov
ernor Wilson's support, and we
look to Virginia, the mother Of our
greatest Presidents, and the State
in which Woodrow Wilson was
born, to take not only valiant part,
but the leadership, in the Demo
cratic convention for his nomina.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
STATE MACHINE MAY
SUPPORT Mr.. TUCKER
Lexington Man Hopes to Be Next
Governor of Virginia.
IN LINE TO WIN NOMINATION
Political History Points Logically to
Valley Man


A dispatch from Washington says
that Virginians in that city are dis
cussiug the gubernatorial situation
in the Old Dominion, in part as fol-
lows:
Speaking Of schoolmasters in poll
tics, we may take note of the fact
that 'he majority of the same "prac-
teal men" who object to Wilson as
scboolmaster would probably be
glad to run President Alderman of
the University OF Virginia for Gov
ernor If he would consent, did seri-
ously consider running former Pres
ident Denny Of Washington aud Lee
University, aud in the next cam
paign will doubtless deci de to sup
port the Hon. III. ST.. George Tucker,
another "pedagogue"-who, by the
way, is himself one Of the most ar
dent CT Wilson's advocates. 1t all
depends upon how much the practi-
cal politicians fearinga schoolmaster
may wish to continue as master
after being indicted into office.
With Tucker and Stuart both in
the fight the machine can make it's
selection between them, or run an
out-and out machine man against a
divided field If advisable" The
probability is that instead OF run
ming q third man the organization
will support Tucker as the choice
OF evils" from machine pointo f
view and as continuing a convenient
precedent of many years standing.
Political history for whole gen
GRAFTON, almost without exception,
points logically TO Tucker as the
next Governor. In 1889 Captain
Philip W. Mckinney was nominated
over Colonel Charles II. O'Ferrall.
The turn Of the wheel in 1893 gave
the victory to Colonel OFerrall
over Major ]. Hoge Tyler, who i'll
1897. An exceptional break in the
succession was created in 1901 by
the capture of the nomination for
Governor Tyler'S aggressive attor-
ney General, the Hon. \. J. Monta-
que. whose principal opponent was
the present junior senator, Claude
a. Swanson-himself precedent
breaker in continuing his political
career in Virginia after having
served as Governor. According
to Hoyle," Swanson in 1905 defeated
a field OF which Judge Mann was
the leader and took the gubernatOrial
donors, and in 1909 the usual thing
happened and Judge Mann was sue
cessful over Mr.. Tucker.
1t would thus seem to be Mr..
fuckers turn for the gubernatoi ial
nomi nation if he wishes il. Though
Mr.. Stuart would dou btless be The
one candidate who could beat the
ring in spite OF all it's efforts with
distinctly machine candidate as its
selection. he could hardly hope to
defeat Mr.. Tucker with the latter :
combination OF Independent and or
ganization support and the accumu-
lated power of long -established pre-
cedent.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14

Nansen, the Arctic explorer, has
written for the March Scribner a
paper in which be gives a most en-
couraging account of the chances of
Scott and Amundsen to reach the
South Pole now. il fact, the an
nouncement OF it is due in the very
early spring. He describes the ex.
cellent equipment OF each of them.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14
UNIQUE SUGGESTION TO
CONTROL LIQUOR QUESTION
White People Only to Vote on Plan
of Submission

of Submission
Editor Williams OF the Roanoke
Times suggests the following solu.
ton of the State liquor problem:
We hope to see PROM bition kept
out OF our politics because we have
seen what it mas done in other
States. At the same time, we would
like to see it disposed of, for a time
at least, Therefore, we would like
to see some arrangement made by
the Democratic State Committee. il
necessary in conjunction with the
Republican State Committeeman
one party is as afraid OF the question
as the other-to let all the white
people of the State vote on Statewide
prohibition. with the understand
ing that both parties would abide
the decision of the majority and
pledge their legislative candidates
to obey it.
Nothing exactly OF that kind ever
has been done, bat that is no reason
why it cannot be done. Such an ar
rangement would be far less diff
cult complicated and expensive,
than the proposed referendum and
far more likely to bring a practical
decision. Prohibition is not a party
question. We take it as a general
rule that the white Republicans OF
the State have the peace and pros
perity and progress of Virginia as
much at heart as the white Demo
Gratis. If the leaders OF the two
parties could get together in one
county, agree on an honest and clean
election and carry out the agree
ment-as they did last fall, to the
honor of both-we see no reason
why the leaders and represen tative
men of the two parties of the whole
State should not agree on white
mems election on prohibition, to be
held outside the law but obeyed as
faithfully as il it had sanction OF
law.
Our great dread in this whole
matter is bringing on the voting
lists mass OF colored voters and
undoing thereby all the work OF the
constitutional convention. We are
doing very well without the colored
vote and the colored people out OF
politics are prospecting and at peace
and in good will with their white
neigh bros more than ever before.
We are having here none of the
blOOd-curdling, shameful horrors
they have in Georgia. prohibition
State. by the way.
we are ready for a Statewide
prohibition fight any time, so it is
fairly conducted and with iull un-
Outstanding. We would like to see
the thing tested before the people
and would stand to accept the re-
suit Loyalty. But we want to see it
fair fight and white man 5 fight
among white men,"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14

Establishment of the whipping
post in Virginia would follow the
passage OF a bill reported favorably
to the House from the,Committee on
General Laws. The stripes are to
be administered to any man con-
victed of beating his wife or mother.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14

Tickets showing the amount of
fare TO be paid are printed by a new
taximeJer for public vehicles.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14

A machine. which exchanges any
thing from dime to dollar drop
ped into it into smaller coins, has
been put on the market by an Ore
pOn man.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14

The worlds first lighthouse for
airships. built in Germany, sends a
powerful beam of light in verti-
cal direction.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14

A piano will be, less affected by
dampness IL set against an inside
wall Of room than if against an
outside wall.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14

No doubt pirates had their own
opinions of politics.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-14

Both wine aud bread have been
made from the humble parsnip.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-13
RAGS WkNTEn

Cash paid for clean cotton rags
Express office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-13
Apples and Complexion.

In lhe near future girls won't have
to sail under false colors. The rouge
pot Is destined to go to the scrap
heap No longer will it be necessary
for Jennie to hide her reddened piece
Of chamols skin in her hat Listen,
glrlsl Apples are going to save the
complexions Of all American womenl
U. Grant Border OF Baltimore, address
ing the international Shippers asso.
citation, at Chicago, said: IF women
knew that eating apples will do more
to make their compilations beautiful
than all the face remedies in the
world. they would eat them morning
noon and night. Five years from nov.
when the countless apple orchards
that have come into existence the past
few years begin to bear full crops, the
apple production in the United States
viii exceed 1O0,00O,00O barrels. That
win give every woman a chance to
get a good, steady, reliable, fast-color
complexion for little cost"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-13

Crabs, no matter how fresh they be
make some fellows sick nearly eYer9
time they eat them. Still they take
q chance on it every once in so often
just the same. Crabs must be very
fine eating and have lovely taste as
they are being munched and put into
the paunches Of the crab-eaters Grabs
will eat a dead horse, or rats, pigs,
cats or dogs decaying in the ocean.
Perhaps If the crabs we're penned up
and fed on the choicest of foods for
some days, so as TO get few Of the
dirty germs out OF them, as well as rid
them or the 9th they eat. then Ii q
somewhat cleaner condition they might
not, after being eaten. turn the insides
wrong side out and inside outward
beth ways at the same time Some
foolish fellows feel highly insulted
when told that they take chance
every time they eat crabs. Eat EN-
and don't kick at the doctor eill-Elx
change.