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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
Democratic Campaign Furd

Total contributions to the Demo
cratic campaign fund amount t0
1928, $50, it was announced last
Thursday by Henry Morganthau,
chairman of the Democratic National
Finance Committee. OF this sum,
he said, S206, SOC has been expended
and while the National Committee
feels encouraged over che contribu
tions received, there is urgent neeC
of not less than $3.50, 600 additional
to pay Legitimate expenses to thu
close of the campaign
The feeling of confidence through
out the country in the success of tint
Wilson and Marshall ticket is hurt
ing us in financial way" said Mr.
Morganthau. I'VE have received
contributions from Il, 1l6 persons,
he continued, and every State il
the Union has been heard from. "
The States credited with tn
largest amounts are New York
$lO5, 3S5; Pennsylvania. $l9,5l6; Hi
nois, $l5, 453; Missoui i, SO, 40; NeN
Jersey, $7,012; Wisconsin, $6, l2S
Louisiana, So, 465; Virginia, 50, 40:
Washington. 50, S24; A labama, So, O3t
Texas, 1892. and Massachusetts
So. O39.
Harry ST. George Tucker of Vii
ginia, has contributed 1000 to tn
mpaigp fund. atv
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
Expel Six Students

Drastic steps to stamp out haZing
at the University of North Carolina
have been taken as the result of the
faculty investigation of the death of
William Rand, the Smith6eld fresh
man who recently was killed while
being hazed by sophomores.
Four students. who were accused
of forcing Rand to dance on a barrel
when he fell and cut his throat on a
broken bottle, were expelled.
Two other students who witness
ed the hazing also were expelled for
aiding and abetting the students.
Ten members of the student bod
who we're known to have engaged in
hazing either during the presen
year or last year we're suspended
from the institution for one year.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
$l.00 PER YEAR
Mr.. McCULL0CH NAMED
MOOSE CONGRESSMAN
Roosevelt Followers Held Meeting
Thursday in Buchanan

At mass Convention OF the Pro
gressive party of the Tenth Con
gressional district held at Buchan-
an Thursday Mr.. f. J. McCulloch
of that place, was nominated for
Congress to oppose Hon. Il. ID.
Flood, Democratic nominee. TWEEN
ty-fve Progressives are reported to
have attended tee meeting in re-
ponse to a call iss ued from Staunton
on September s.
Following the nomination of Mr..
McCullOch as their candidate for
Congress the Progressives selected
their executive committee for the
district and the district chairman.
John Z. McCulioch was elected as
district chairman aud the executive
committee was chosen as follows:
Mott Robinson of Appomattox coun-
ty; Wilbur L. Norman OF Amherst
county; G. V. Parkins OF Augusta
county; J. NJ. Updike OF Buena Wis
ia and H. G. Huddleston of Clifton
Forge.
The Buchanan News has the fol-
lowing to say OF Mr.. McCulloch, W no
is well known in R) bridge:
Mr.. E.J.McCulloch, who was on
yesterday nominated for Congress
by the Convention held in this place
is one of the best known citizens Of
the county, having lived in the
county. on the same farm, all his
life of 80 years, leading an active
business aud political career since
his young manhood. Mr.. McCul-
loeb works with all his might at
anything in which he is engaged,
) and despite the fact Of his starting
out and for number of years an
active, working Democrat and Office
, holder, he joined hands with the
2 Republicans and was Federal Off &c
p holder for several years. a man OF
5 strong convictions, be is fearless 10
act, and like the head of his party
: to believe is TO do, and now be is
It found a Progressive or Bull Mooser
+ He has the unique distinction o
t being the only Botetourt man eve
: receiving a nomination for Congress
e He has many friends in this and ad
p joining counties who admire hi
al pluck and push in business, hand
il ling over 5000 worth of cattl
lie this year, besides other interests
b. but he will be overwhelmed by th
tie great Flood and Democratic vote
at on the 5th of November, next"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
A Little Child Dies Every Second

Edward Bunnell Phelps of New
York City, before the Fifteenth In
ternational Congress of Hygiene
and Demography in Washington
City discussed the world wide effort
to diminish infant mortality and its
present status and possibilities.
Demonstration by data that APP
proximately 5000, 900 babies are
born each year and about $4,000, O0(
die before the first year OF life, Mr..
Phelps declared the worlds intan
mortality probably reached thu
enormous figure OF 10, 600 babies
deaths each day, year in and yea
out, which practically means that al
infant death occurs every othe
second.
There are the best of reasons 70
believing that at least fifty per cen
of the worlds present infant morta
ity is readily preventable," sal
Mr.. Phelps, and the civilized cour
tries are just beginning to awake
that fact"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
REPUBLICAN SLEMP ASKED
TO HELP DEMOCRATIC FUND
A Big Break Is Made by Treasurer
Rolla Wells

Much amusement has been caused
by faux pas recently committed by
Treasurer Rolla Wells OF the Ma
tional Democratic Committee.
Representative G. Bascom Slemp
of the Ninth Virginia District, who
is the only Republican in Congress
from the Old Dominion, has received
a letter from Mr.. Wells asking him
to receive and transmit contributions
to the Wilson Marshall campaign
fund.
MI. Wells evidently assumed that
the entire Congressional delegation
from Virginia is Democratic. de
and Mr.. Slemp have met in St.
Louis. where Mr.. Wells lives and
where Mr.. Slemp often goes on pri-
vate business, and the Republican
representative says that he VIII
promptly answer the letter express
ing entire Willingness to do as
asked.
Mr.. Slemp happens to be the
chairman OF the Republican party o
Virginia, which makes the break
of Mr.. Wells the more amusing. LII
explaining his willingness to trans
nit Democratic contributions, Mr.
Slemp declares that he has fight Oh
band for his reelection and will
be glad to get as much Democrat
money as he can out OF the Mint
district.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
THE VALUE OF BIRDS
TO FARMERS CROPS
Recklessness of Many Hunters
In Killing Songsters
THEY DESTROY MANY INSECTS
Responsibility for Much. Crop Loss
Rests on Sportsmen

The time has come when every
sportsman should put away his gun
for Eve years at least" said Col. G.
o. Shields during a lecture upon
Birds and Animals of America" at
the University of Chicago, short
time ago.
Col. Shields argued that drastic
measures must be put into effect II
quail, grouse. pheasants and prairie
chickens are to be saved from ex-
tinction. The anuihilation OF these
birds, be said, would mean untold
poverty resulting from the scarcity
OF crops which would be eaten by
insects.
Ninety per cent of the normal
bird life OF this country already has
been DESTROYED and the other ten
per cent will go in the next five
years unless strong measures are
employed to stop the slaughter, be
said. Careful scientists tell us
that If all the insect eating birds
were destroyed the whole continent
would, within three years, become
uninhabitable by reason of the my
riads Of insects that would spriug
up and devour every living thing.
Farmers and fruit growers o.
the country are losing over 81 900,
900, 600 year by reason OF ravages
OF insects. Cotton growers OF Tex
as are losing 50,0O0.O00 a year by
reason OF the ravages of the Dol
weevil. And all because the quai
and prairie chicken, the natura
, enemies of that bug, are PRACTICAL,
extinct in that state.
Wheat and fruit growing region
f are suffering because of the killing
off of sap suckers, robins bluelays
: bluebirds, orioles. hangers, martins
O swallows, swifts, nighthawks
egrets, herons, bobolinks, gull:
q kingfshers and other birds whic
men love to kill under the pure In:
4 for slaughter.
: "A quail killed in a potato tel
. had in it's craw The remains of II
h. potato hugs. Another killed
4 a Kansas wheat field had the r
a mains OF 200 cinch bugs. c.
- Harlatt calculated that the Hessi;
a Ay damage TO the wheat crop
= 1900 was 500, 900, 900. The Gin
Nv bug as early as 1864, damaged staT
80 crops 500, zoo. 0O0."
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
Death of Rev. r. E. Steel

Robert Edward Steel, FIX Chaplain
United States Navy, traveller, line
preacher. lecture, poet, story-writ-
err, while temporarily under great
men tai arrangement. died by his
own hand at 235 p. M, Tuesday
Sept. 10, 1912, at his home in Lum-
berton, N. G.
His work for humanity was as
varied and widespread as his great
gifts, which we're withheld at no
time when he was aware that they
we're needed. Ger erous, kindly
and helpful in his nature, he must
have in the course of his life &C
complished untold good. though his
modesty prevented these things be-
ing known unless they were learned
through other sources.
The trend of his mental disorder
was to the end that he could orins
greater victory to his Lords banner
\ by dying than living. A physica
indisposi,ion, not considered ser
ious, extending over about ten days
seemed to desperately increase tn
mental trouble and intensified tn
determination to carry out what h
declared was his Lords will with re
Yard TO characterization Observer.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
OLD FAMILY BIBLE PASSING
1t Fol merly Was the Depository of
Family Records

I'm Old Virginia" says the bull
letin of the State Health Department,
in further explaining and comment
ing on the new vital statistics law,
the family Bible was the repository
for domestic annals. Kept in the
darkened parlor, on a center Ia
BILE, the Bible was opened with due
solemnity whenever a new entry hao
to be made in chronicling the life
history Of the family. With heart
full of Joy, the father would oper
the great book at the space between
tie Apocrypha and the New Tesla
ment and would write proudly the
name OF his new born son, while tn,
mother stood by with the babe il
her arms and watched the slowly
moving quill. In the same room
vy-hearted and sad, the tremb
ling hand of the bereaved parenr
would trace the lines that told tbs
passing of his pride and Joy. Il
future years, grandchildren cOulC
read the faded lines and what her
itage waStheirs.
This beautiful custom has pass
ed. War and fire and poverty AM
neglect have destroyed many G
these ancient tones; our families TO
day do not cherish thsse volume
land use them as did their father
for the record OF their race. This i
to be regretted. but IN its place th
State offers the individual its pro
tecting care. The records which b
might misplace, the State will pre-
serve; the dates which be might for
get, the State will record. Ever
Virginian is assured a safe, INDY
ing record OF his life.
The new vital statistics law i
as simple as it can be made to Sc
D cure statistics that are valuable
: imposes no hardship on any citizen
!. but fully protects the records Of To
g peoples life. Yet as the law is alto
n gether new in many localities, il
n operation cannot be made ilamed
n ately successful without the co-ope
alton of the people. The law is ~
p a health measure exclusively, {
r. even to any consid cradle extent.
4 is intended for the people and
Of aimed to serve them, If it is to
,e effective, it's provisions must be u
s. held by those who are the princip
r benefciaries under it. Every CT
ne zen should cooperate to enforce /
ut law that protects him and his neig
he bors. All the people should uni
to secure for Virginia records IL
Sc shall be complete, accurate and
nd liable-records that will give to p
no terity a true roll of our people.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02
RYAN Makes Gift

Thomas Fortune Ryan OF New
York has author zed Lieut.. Gov.
Tavlor Ellyson to spend $25 600 for
him UPON military mural decora'
t;ons in memorial hall, the south
wing of the Confederate institute
or battle Abbey" in Richmond
now under way.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-10-02

The trauscontinetal excursion OF
International Geographers will hold
their symposium on geography in
struction at the University OF Vir-
GINA at one o'clock, October u.
Many distinguished American and
European representatives will speak
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
ANTE-NUPTlAL AGREEMENT
Mrs. Huldn Steel VIII Give Husband
$1,000 Year.

tSSpeciaI 10 ne lines Dispatch
Philadelphia, Pa. June Io.--An ante
nuptial agreement was flied at the Of
ice of the recorder of dseds to-day be-
tween Mrs. Huda Justice Steel. for
merry OF this city. and Alberto Tu.ino.
Of Rome, q member of noble house.
who VIII ha married soon. Mis-. Steel
is the daughter OF William c. Steel. n
member of the banking firm OF Edward
/. Suael Il Co. who died on September
is. 1900. leaving an estate VALUED al
ABOUT 100000. The daughter received
Il larga share of this property
Several years ago Mrs. Stem was
marrs.n 10 w. BtTkeley Williams. who
y Woi!-kno"n socially in Baltimore.
Their married life was terminated
within the past year.
~ is agreed nrst that tho parties
snail oe lawfully married within six
moirtns from the dau5 OF the signing of
the deed; second that Mra SV.el I'M
IN diaraiy after the marriage snail take
out policy Of insurance ON her life
IN Tia, sum OF 1000. made payable To
SGnor Tutino: third. tnat Mrs Steel
Snail pay over to S!gnOr Tutino each
year the sum Of 5000 lire 5000 dur
ing his NE; and. lastly, I'm the ..vint
oil disagreement or dispute n,er, after
arising between the parties h,-rato, tn.
Solut on. the setuicnfllt, Slaust,ntG.t
and adjutecation shall De referred 30
ana volvr upon The cour,ts of the
commonwealth OF Pennsylvania"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
NO MORE GUARD WORK
student Deputies Have Been Criticized
"lnteilectuuI Thugs

Idiirfown. Conn. June FOREST
dent william g. Shankiin. of W.s!eyan
CHiversity. today issusd orders that
al students VINO hans beer. employee,
az sheriff $ deputies IN keeping pcac
al TIE mills of tho Russell Manu.ac-
tlrins Company during the STRIKE OF
u" =" -aVeGs should CIV up tho work.
Criticism VI tn, methods employed
by the students In Iuellins thu strike
uTouEnT aD0ni Tins action by President
shhnklin. Most OF the memoirs Of the
iooLJitii team HSSc been employed as
deputies receiving - Il day.
one strife leader mas = fcrrcd TO tn,
stui"ni deputies - Intellectual thugs.
VINO. "h.h4 not breaking bones upon the
!ootDall iie-d enjoyed the gunrlc excr
r'se OF beating women over this heads
Win bass ball BATS.
Tn.s afternoon committee Of the
striktrs n id conference. v,tn tho
mills officials and ,4es nted ,odjile,i
demands calling 70. shorter hours. an
!n-f ased scale @. wages ana double
pay Tor those who hav- 10 work during
IN" noon hours The officials OF thu
company refused to ira: the strikers
As an orsa nzation. bu; SAL chey would
NOhslr-. Individual applications !cr re-
!uEtatcincHt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
GENERAL STRIKE CALLED
Transport Workerr' Federation Order.
Men TO Quit Work,

London: L4ne io-The lockers
strike. which has been hanging fire
Tor more than TWO weeks. took u san
saittonal turn tonight. when the eX-
ecuuve htvds OF the Transport Work
ers' Federation called a gen=ral strika
OF all transport workers. Every port
.n Eng and promises 10 BE- affected b.
morning. ard there g possibility Of
it's spreading to France.
Th.o ord<r Immediately threatens tho
food supply of London and other great
centres OF population. The authorities
during the pending strike havA fur
n!shed armed bodies. which guarded all
supplies as th+Y wsre removed from
ships to the various markets, but as
the strike was MOI general throughout
this ciN, the strike did not call for
much snow OF force. All avenues Of
supply will now have to be guarded II
TIN government wishes to continue the
supply unhamperd. Unless the str!ke
ia speedily settled. It Is feared that all
trans -Hitlant!c shipping Will be Sc
riouSly crippled.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
PREPARING FOR HEARING
Hurry Is. Thnw Hopes to Prove 10
Court That lie Ia sane

White Plains. y. y. June lo.-Ever
s.nce Harry * Thaw arrived at N.
W h!:e Plains iaiI he has been opsaA:nr,
q large part OF MS time writing notes
and qucs lions which Nil Oe used when
the nearing into his present sanity
goes on psfore Justice keogh In the
supreme Court at White Plains on mkt
Monday. lie mas ihie same ty'5yt-wr!ter
which ne used IN 1909 when a s!m.la r
proceeding was heard by justice Mills.
II was learned to-day that in addi-
tlon 10 Clarence J. Shcarn aid Charles
Morschauss'-. Henry r. Barrett a prom
lneni White Plains lawyer. mas also
ben retained 10 aid IN the fight for
Thaw's L'rty. DR.. II. Ernst Schm!d
and Professor Charles Y. Mills. an
altcnist who occupies = chair a; the
University Of PENNSYLVANIA, arx among
the experts who have just examined
Thaw.
Thu prisoners mothsr, Mrs Mary
Coplsy Thaw. and his sister ALICE
Thaw, formerly the Countess o. Var
mouth. Will arrive hNre tomorrow.
where they VIII remain until a court
decision is reached
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
Turkey Trot Fatal

Atlantic City, n. j., June 10.-Mrs.
Agnes E. Dny. twcnty-one years old,
is dead at her home. 10 Mount YER
non Avenue, as the result Of her de-
sire to master the turkey trot.
Friends who heard of her sudden
death Saturday morning learned TO-
day that she had been prnctfcing
the dance with her husband Friday
night PRIOR to going to one of the
piers to witness experts do the trot.
She was seized with sudden pnin
In her side, and stopped the siren
uOus hop. Ten minutes later, when
she, with her husband. started from
the house, the young woman fell to
the floor uncOnHciOus. Before ply
sicians had arrived she yynx dend.
Examination showed thnt she had
burst n blood vessel in her side.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
FRANCE is TIED UP
Strike on Vessel Likely to Spread te
Shipping Trades.

Hazve June iO,-The Strike OF fire.
men. trimnYArs and +senmen on tho
steamship France yesterday threatens
10 involve all rhe shipping IN this har-
bar meeting OF 1000 men allied With
tn sh!ppinS trades voting for a gen
ai.al strike The employees OF the
France demand an increase OF So per
month for nrsmen and 81 Il month for
orher positions The gcD5ral strike
committee has urged them TO remain
ont until their demands are granted.
Meanwhile this France IS t!s,d iip. and
her sailing, already delayed nea riy two
days. has been Indefinitely pos tponed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
HELM IS CHOSEN
He VIII Make Nominating Speech for
ConEressmnn Underwood.

Washington. Juno lot was an.
nounoth haG1e to-day that Representa-
tive Helm, of Alabama. practically had
been CHOSEN to make the nominoting
speech for Congressman Underwood at
baltimore There Is not a mora pleas
ing SPEAKER in Congress than Mr..
Helm, and his speech ia certain to be
one of the big ones at the convention.
This agreement was reached after
consultation fseItween Mr.. Underwood.
Senator Bankhead and others inter-
ested in Mr.. Underwoods campaign.
Mr.. Helm recently made tour Of
the South and dtSr.Ted speeches for
Underwood Everywhere he was wsiI
received.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
Earl Loreburn Resigns

London Juno 1o.-Earl Loreburn
Lord High Chancellor of England. re-
signed to-day. and has been succeeded
by V!scouDt Haldanle, formerly Secre-
tnry for War
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-04
STRIKE IN ENGLAND
IS MARKING TIME
SATISFACTORY FEATURE OF DIS.
TURBANcE IN LABOR WORLD IS
ABSENCE OF DISORDER.

London, March 3.-The coal strike,
the greatest In the history of the Brit
lsh Isles, is marking time over the
Weck-cnd. One satisfactory feature is
the complete absence of disorder.
All negotiations looking to a settle
ment have ceased as the leaders who
recently gathered In London have scat
tered to attend the local matters In con
nection with the strike Labor leaders
In recent speeches have insisted upon
the Importance Of supporting the min :
ers because now that the government
has decided To institute "a minimum
wage In connection with the mines, IL
will be impossible to longer withhold
establishing minimum wage In all in
dustries. Thus the strike viii become
q general triumph for the cause OF
labor.
The next word ls with the govern
ment and Premier Asquith's promised
statement tomorrow Is awaited with In
terest. However, no arrangement has
been made for the Introduction of q
minimum wage bill.
At a mass meeting Of dock workers
OF Bristol u resolution was adopted to.
day providing that imports OF foreign
coal shall not be hapdled
Most of the railroads announce fur.
ther curtailment Of their services be.
ginning tomorrow. Fourteen stations
| In London will be closed until thu
strike ends
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-04
ROOSEVELT DENIES
!. TAFT STORIES
FLA1LY
COLONEL SAYS THAT ADMINS
TRATioN COULD HAVE KNOWN
WHAT WAS COMING.

Washington. March s. - Colonel
Roosepelts denial of stories sent from
Washington that the Taft admins
tration had reason to believe he mould
not be "A candidate for tho republican
nomination against the president and
his statement at oyster Bay yesterday
that Secretary of the Navy Meyer and
Secretary of War Stlmson could not
have said" Roosevelt would not be "A
candidate caused to be made public
here tonight a letter written by Colonel
Roosevelt June ". 1911, denying re-
ports that he was supporting Taft.
This letter ended as follows.
II have expressed myself perfectly
freely to a large number of men In
this matter. always to the same effect /;
telling you, for instance. personally
and those who were with you at the
luncheon al my house. and telling Gif-
ford Pinehot, Jim Garfield and Con
gresham Madison and Billy Loeb and
Secretary Meyer and Secretary stm.
son, all alike, just exactly what | have
always said that / would not be n
candidate In 1919 myself. and that
had no intention Of taking any part
Continued on Page F'ivc.)
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-03-04
CANDIDATES NAMED
| IN new YORK
FOR CHAIRS IN RE.
PUBLICAN CONVENTION IN
EMPIRE STATE CHOSEN.

New York, March 3.--Twenty- -four
men, among them many well known In
politics, were designated last night In
the various congressional districts of
New York county as candidates for
delegates to the national republican
convention In Chicago. These selec-
tions must be passed upon at the pri-
marios March 26.
In only one of the IL districts were
the delegates formally instructed to
vote for the denomination OF President
Taft. but IN several other districts
Tafts supporters were recommended.
and In no district was serious dlssen-
sion reported, Roosevelt's supporters
planning to designate delegates by PEE
ttion.
Among the delegates named are Job
II. Hedges, Otto 4. Barnard, Nicholas
Murray Butler, Ogden l.. Miller, Her.
bert Parsons, Lloyd G. Griscom and
Samuel s. Koenig
Chauncey M. Depew WAS designated
as delegate and instructed for Taft
by the eleventh congressional district
J (Statcn island).