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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25
Aviator Has Close Call.

A Spanish aviator nearly lost his
fife by colliding with a swarm of To-
Gusts. He was flying at height Of
sixty feet. when he ran into the
swarm. which so blinded him that
he lost control of the machine and
fell to the ground. 1t was regarded
as remarkable that he escaped with
out injuries.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25
Iananss National Drink.

Sake is the national alcoholic drink
Of Japan. 1t is brewed from rice, and
according to the latest available fig
ures the annual production is about
10000, 900 gallons. Beer is becoming
popular, however. and there are sew
eral large breweries, the total annual
output being over 100000 gallons.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25
Up-to-Date Burglars.

Burglars who forced an entrance
into a jewelers. Office in New York
few days ago carried with them an
electrically driven drill for boring into
the safe, which they proceeded to use
successfully after connecting 1t with
an electric light socket.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25

"He invented dandy story to tell
his wife when he got home after mid
night" Good one, was it, "A
peach; it would satisfy any woman"
Did it satisfy herr" at would We,
but he couldn't tell It,"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25
ONLY a Burden.

"You have no magnificent ruins
such as we have in Europe" mo,
replied Mr.. Cumrox. 81 thought of
putting up a few, but ! gave 1t up
They're mighty artistic looking. but
they're too hard to keep in repair"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25
Oldest Inhabited House.

Kilkenny castle is one of the Oldest
Inhabited houses in the world, many
of the rooms being much as they
were 800 years ago.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25
Tender Bread Crust.

Bread may be brushed over with
melted butter three minutes before
removing from the oven IL a tender
crust is desired.-National Magazine
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25

Italy is experimenting with aerial
mails, an aviator recently carrying q
sack of letters 101 miles in IS min.
utes.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25
Neuroes Talk German.

In the large German colonies In
Brazil there are many coalblack ne
groes who can talk nothing but Ger
man.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25
STRAIN & PATTON
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CIOthierS and Gents FurniSherS
LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA

r Glass tells 10 CLOTHING as in
everything else. Good material and
good workmanship are the things
mat -pIo'. U.s. the fabric i
-O,1 the Clothing wont wear ia
less the workmanship is expert and
paiustaking the clothing won't hold
its shape. It's economy 70 buy
good Clothing and Furnishings and.
not meaning to brag about it; we
are prepared TO furnish the goods
at PRICES that are sure to PLEASE
sa~ fits clothing you need come
to see as.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-09-25
John Alden Exclaimed.

II am an instructed delegate" he
said. Not understanding politics
Priscilla manoeuvred 4 stampede.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
ARBITRATION DEFEATED.

1t is unfortunate that the United
States senate has seen fit 10 strike
out so much of the vital part OF the
arbitration treaties between this
country and England and Germany
that America is thrown completely
outside the movement for information.
al peace. 1t is an odd coincidence
that the movement started in Ameri.
ca, under the guidance of President
Taft and that now this country should
be the one to drop out of the game.
1t looks as if the senate had sacri-
feed one of the biggest and most ag.
gressive undertakings ever launched
in the world, out of narrow jealousy
over its theoretical powers. 1t was
too big deal to allow so small a
matter to block the way.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

seven governors. But the seven
states which they represent in the
convention have 1872 votes. There
are nine states where the governors
have unequivooally declared their
choice for Taft and they have 20i
votes at Chicago
Let us look AT the prospects for a
moment from a very careful and ana
lytical standpoint and see what the
reasonable forecast is. When II
comes to votes. the big four'-New
York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iii.
nois--will have 272 in the Chicago
convention. This is more than half
of the necessary amount of ballots
to gain the nomination and the twelve
southern states that 1t generally ad.
mitted will be for the president, have
27S votes. Relying upon these states
alone, the nomination is easily Taft's.
Then il is certainly within the bounds
of fairness to claim that the presi-
dent will get at least half of the IS
votes which the New England states
will have. There are those that claim
that the president will lose his own
state of Ohio Granting this to be
true with the south, half of New Eng
land and the three states of New
York. Pennsylvania and Illinois, there
would still be no trouble to secure
the nomination of Mr.. Taft
But there is no one. who is at all
reasonable in his claims, who will not
grant that the president will get quite
q shower of votes west of the Missis-
sippi river. The fact is going to be.
come more and more evident to all
parties concerned, that while COVER
rors are quite ornamental and useful,
they fall far short of being safe indi-
Gators of what the people will do.
This government of ours in all the
states is a government of the rule of
the people and in the last analysis
the men TO tie up are the plain John
Smiths.
1t is because of this. notwithstand-
ing all the noise and hullabaloo that
is made in other quarters, the friends
of President TAFT are exceedingly
sSnguine and serene over the pros
poets in June. And it will be equally
true that because they have an in
herent confidence in the sober sec
ton that they WILL when the nomina-
ton of the president is secured
have strong assurance that the ideas
plant reelection to the high office
which he has so worthily and ably
filled.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
TILE SOITM POIE

America is perfectly willing that
the honor Of discovering the south
pole should go to Norway. America
won the hardest exploring achieve
ment when we covered the north
pole with the stars and stripes.
II is rather an odd coincidence that
there should be something of con,
just as there was about the north one
We first had the story that Scott had
found the south pole for England and
now were told that Amundsen got
there first He has announced his
Willingness to submit his charts and
here's hoping the case may be settled
without Cook.Peary row.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
THE RECALL.

The principle of the recall" has
been given so much of an emphasis
in the platform of Theodore Roosevelt,
now an avowed candidate for presi-
dent, and it figures so largely in the
political vocabulary of the times, that
we are frequently asked as to the
origin of this feature of government.
While the germ of the idea may be
found in the democracies of the an
cient world, yet as far as any system
attic development goes, it is a wholly
American idea, and an outgrowth of
our corrupt and stormy politics.
The recall has usually been consid-
ment OF the initiative and referendum,
which have been used in Switzerland
since 1880. But the agitation for the
recall practically stopped in Switaer-
land when the initiative and referen.
DUN were adopted. In our state of
California, the constitutional amend
ment for the recall of officials secur-
ed over 100000 majority last October,
yet the amendment for the initiative
and referendum had only about 10000
majority.
The city of Los Angeles appears to
be the creator of the recall, having
adopted the plan in 1902. Since then
it has recalled mayor and a coun-
Gilman, the mayor having resigned be.
fore the recall vote was taken.
In 1905, San Diego, San Bernardino,
Pasadena and Fresno adopted the re.
call, and in 1906 it was adopted in
Seattle. In 1907 number of Califor-
mia cities adopted it, including San
Francisco, and the new constitution
of California first established ii on a
large and statewide scale last fall. Re.
call provisions were placed in the new
constitution of Arizona.
This instrument of popular retribu.
ton has not yet been largely used
Nearly all of the recall provisions so
far adopted have given the people
power to recall judges, but so far as
we can learn, no judge high or low
has as yet been recalled. Since 1907
the recall has been applicable to many
municipal and county officers in Ore.
gon, but at last accounts none had
been recalled.
The recall is weapon of despera.
ton by which the radical elements in
American municipal life are seeking
to arm themselves against the thugs
and outcasts that have controlled SO
many American cities. But many PEG.
pie who would favor its use in the
desperate battle with the underworld
OF municipal politics, would be equal.
ly strenuous against applying it to
judges
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
THE GOVERNORS.

II the decision and outcome of the
republican national convention de.
pended upon the number of the cover.
nors who declared in favor of a Ger.
tain candidate, prediction of the re.
suit might not be so difficult to
make. But it should be remembered,
that while each of these distinguish
ed citizens represents the sovereign.
ity OF a commonwealth, it is also true
that in the convention there are
states that represent large number
of votes and other states that are
somewhat inconsequential, except in
a very close vote.
AZ the present time Col. Roosevelt
has the enthusiastic adherence of
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
CHEAP POLITICS.

1t is utterly inconsistent and il
savors of pretty cheap politics for
Theodore Roosevelt and his ardent
supporters to attack President Taft
on the ground that the president lis
using federal officeholders to secure
a nomination"
In the first place, Theodore Roose-
welt used precisely this steam roller
method to dictate two nominations
first his own and to name his success.
sor. He didn't assail the then presi-
dent for such procedure. And in the
second place President Taft months
ago sent a message to congress rec
Ommending that all federal officehold-
ers be put under civil service, so
that the president would be shorn of
any political patronage of this sort
and he is the first president that ever
sat in the white house who had the
courage to advance such recon-
mendation.
Roosevelt's record in this regard
hardly justifies him in assailing
President Taft along that line.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Col, Roosevelt is entitled to all the
credit h cares to take for the defeat
Of the arbitration treaties. Some
years ago Col. Roosevelt went on rec.
ord in favor of international peace
but when President Taft actually
brought international peace within
our very grasp, Col. Roosevelt at
once attacked it and fought it with
all the force of his strenuous person.
atty Why the colonel somersaulted
is not set forth. But the peace
treaties were killed and the colonel is
rejoicing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
ALDRIcH VOLUNTEERS ADVICE.


Our own Gov. Aldrich of Nebraska
rises to the occasion and volunteers
his advice TO Congressman MCKin.
ley, chairman OF the Taft campaign
bureau, regarding presidential pri.
maries. Gov. Aldrich does more. in
fact. than to advise. He urges and
insists that Mr. Mckinley take steps
to hold a presidential preferential
primary in every state in the union.
Gov. AldriCh knows, of course, just
as any other well informed man
knows that it is neither in the power
of Mr.. Mckinley or, indeed, in the
power of even Theodore Roosevelt, to
decide where a primary election shall
be held for choosing delegates to Chi.
cago. Gov. Aldrich knows that the
method of choosing delegates is regu-
lated By every state individually as 1t
sees fit. He should have addressed
his advice to the state legislatures
when they were in session, if he had
really utSlltu 10 see HIS lupdS put
into force.
Nebraska already has presidential
primary, so that the governor need
not worry about his own state being
steam-rollered. \ good many other
states have the same system And
those that have not provided a pri-
mary by law will go right on select
ing delegates in their own particular
ways, regardless of how many thou
sand words Gov. Aldrich may tele-
graph out insisting upon the adoption
of his idea. Col Roosevelt never
protested against the methods of Sc
lecting, delegates when he sought re.
nomination or when he sought to
nominate Taft If Gov. AldriCh had
issued his command at that time per.
haps by now every state in the union
would have seen the error of it's ways
and obeyed him. SO long as each
state is left discretion in the matter
OF making its own laws, though, it is
d little difficult to figure out what eff
feet Gov. Aldrich's message will have
other than to bring him bit of pub
licity
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
THE ELECTORAL VOTE.

There will be a new basis of repre-
sentation at the national convention
held this year in June. This is owing
to the new apportionment that has
been made by congress and the ad-
mission of the two new states Of Ari-
iona and New Mexico.
Four years ago there were in the
electoral college 4S3 members. Next
year the number will be 532 and it
will be necessary for the candidate
who is elected to receive at least 267
votes.
In the national conventions each of
the great political parties will have
from the states of the union 1864
delegates. There IL a difference in
the number of delegates admitted.
The republicans will have six dele
gates from Hawaii and from Alaska,
District of Columbia, Porto RIGA and
the Philippines, two each. The demo
Gratis admit from each of the terri
tories named, six delegates. This
brings the total vote in the republi-
can national convention up to 1,O7S.
In the democratic convention the to-
tal will be 1904 votes,
There is also a marked difference
in the number of votes necessary to
nominate a candidate in the two con
ventions. With the republican $40
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

The more thoughtful men of the
country agree with Senator Eihu
Root of New York that the recall
Of decisions would drive the honest
and competent judges from the
bench, place it in the hands of cor
rupt and ambitious politicians, and
place on the bench instead men of
lesser capability and corrupt in their
methods"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

We are thankful that our suffrag.
cites still think it's better fun to
look through the windows at the
spring hats. than smash the glass like
their London sisters.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

There We're 5000 murders commit
ted in the United States last year
The record is a bad one and ought
to be very much improved. In pro
portion to population we have fifteer
times as many murders as Germany
eight times as many as Great Britain
and five times as many as Italy. The
reason is obvious to all who are ac
quainted with facts like these: New
York and Chicago, last year, averag
ed one CONVICTION in every nine muir
der trials, London averaged sever
convictions for every eight trials.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

starvation. They demand help in the
most urgent way and the call is loud
for America TO contribute toward
making these unfortunate aud suffer.
ing people more comfortable
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Neigh, Neb., March l3.-Special to
The News; According to a local ply
stefan, Mrs, Tom Marwood Of Clear
water, while getting breakfast yester
day morning, burst blood vessel ir
her side. An operation was performed
by three physicians, who this morn
ing said she was getting along nicely
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Lone Gulch, New, used to be the
place where the hair raising holdups
took place, but now you look for them
IN the canyons between the New York
skyscrapers.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

\ presidential candidate wishing to
be well equipped for the pending cam
hunt through the dictionary for a
complete collection of vituperative ad-
jectiyes. each having good business
end.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Considering his present embarrass.
ing situation, it would be well for
Nick Longworth to remain at home
the next four months and assist Alice
Roosevelt Longworth in baking the
bread.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

In view of the crowd hanging
around the Outlook office to see T.
r., DR.. Abbott should go off to some
nice quiet place like boiler factory
to write his editorials.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

We stop two men when they in
dulge in private feelings by a harm
less little scrap on the street, but if a
coal strike should raise the cost of
living of millions, we have no power
to interfere.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

II the women could vote, we feel
sure that congress would give the
laziness of the American hen a thor
ough going over, before bothering
about the money trust
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

1t used to be customary to place
lot Of corporation magnates on the
platform at political rallies, but this
year it is supposed to have a good
effect to put all captains of industry
out of the hall .-.-.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

that is, Of recurrence to the ways Of
thought of remote barbarian ancest.
ors. Sayages do not like an indepen.
dent and upright judiciary. They want
the Judge to decide their way, and
If he does not, they want TO behead
him"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

The English suffragettes may not
have proved their qualification to vote
by smashing the windows, but they
have disposed of the ancient libel that
a woman can't throw a stone.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

But why attach such importance
to trivial incidents? We'd play golf
with j. p. Morgan or Jim Hill or
Gompers or Mcnamara if he were out
of Jail, or anybody we wanted to play
with, and if they wanted us to tell
we would, and if they didn't we
wouldn't" And in this instance, the
mysterious other party" wants it
kept dark
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

II Is rumored that several congress
men have temporarily stopped the
work OF building fences. and are TAX
ing weeks vacation in the capitol
city.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

The income OF New York's holdup
think, as the pockets of New York
people are filled mostly with trades.
mems bills.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

The Chinese are a very considerate
people. The deposed members of the
royal family are TO get pensions of
$4,000, 900 year. How about those
three million Cinnamon that are
starving? What consideration are
they given?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

votes will suffice--a majority Of the
total vote cast. while under the two.
thirds rule which prevails in the dem.
ocratic convention. go votes will be
Necessary.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Congress is asked to buy Mount
Vernon from the association of wom-
en- who now control it. But from the
way the congressman act in the
house, we fear that some of them
might go down and put their feet on
the bed whore Washington died
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Mr.. Taft warns Americans in
Mexico to come home. But as Ameri-
cans often prefer to save their dol.
lars rather than their skins, and as
the walking is not good, we doubt if
many of them will do so.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15
THE LAWRENCE STRIKE.

The strike of textile workers at
Lawrence, Mass, probably the most
severe labor conflict since the antha-
cite coal strike, has reached point
of bitterness where it has become
the subject of national investigation.
This conflict has national signifi.
canoe, in that the conditions prevail
ing at Lawrence exist in many other
cities, where to meet with competition
it has proved necessary to depend
largely on low paid alien labor.
1t may quite likely be true that
had all the profits of the Lawrence
mills above savings bank interest
been paid TO the strikers in tho form
Of wages, their compensation would
not be very much larger Put even
If SO, the vital question at issue is
whether these workers have been
getting enough pay to enable them to
live up to a decent standard of Ameri
can comfort.
The industrial conditions of no city
are satisfactory where large section
of the wives and mothers have tc
work in the mills, instead of remain
ing at home to make life comfortable
for the bread winner and to train the
children. 1t is better to go slow in
industrial advancement, than to do a
bigger business where it means that
the children must quit school at the
seventh grade in order to help main
tain the family.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Some of the presidential aspirants
should be given the tip that while
governors are of some consequence
they count might little when it
comes TO controlling the state of
which they are the fgureheads.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

While the back of winter may be
broken, the dispatches from Medicine
Hat indicate that the toe of his boot
s still able to offer some vigorous
farewells
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Mexico will undoubtedly have one
It's kind in the world when the
Daughters of the Revolution organ
iZe.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

II YOU see man with a worried
look on his face, he is probably won
dering how he'll ever pay that l per
cent income tax on the portion of his
pay over $4,000 a year.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

In September 1896, Theodore Roose,
yelt wrote the following in the Re.
view of Reviews about the action OF
the Chicago convention which nomin'
ated Mr., Bryan for the presidency:
Furthermore, the Chicago convention
attacked the supreme court. Again
this represents a species of atavlsm-
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Some hopeful persons think that
by the presidential election of 1882,
the senate will have finished investi'
eating the means by which the pres
ent senators secured their seats.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Physical Culturists say you should
rise twenty times on your toes in get
ting up in the morning, but it is never
best to get up on your ear even once.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

A nation may be born in a day,
but it viii take years of steady and
persistent enlightenment to make
them ready for popular government.
China is no exception to the rule.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

1t seems strange that the strongest
arguments recently made against
woman's suffrage should have been
made by the London suffragettes.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Don't stay away from the pri-
maries. Remember, that the fellows
whom you hate to see run politics,
will all be there.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

II has been suggested that Texas
might save itself lot of trouble by
running a wire screen along her
Mexican border.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

A magazine writer describes a char
acter in one of his articles as "a man
who talked necessarily all the time
Must have been a politician.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

There is considerable chance of a
coal strike, but most people do not
worry about their December coal sup
ply until Nov 30.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Sir Thomas Upton is going after
that cup again. Looks as if the tea
business was in need of special ad-
vertising.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

There Is much speculation as 70
shy Col. WattersOn is so still, but
even the river of words will run dry
under emergency use.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

Considering the cost of a good
sleek derby, the iudcious candidate
will keep his hat on his head instead
OF throwing it in the ring.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1912-03-15

II would be pitiable, if it were true,
that the liberties or prosperity OF this
nation depended upon the nomination
of any one man.