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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24
MAYOR 7. P. WALLACE
is SLIGHTLY IMPROVED

The condition of Mayor Thomas +.
Wallace. who is at the Mary Washington
Hospital, is improved. He is able to SIT
up in bed a short time each day, but Is
very weak.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24
SECRETARY SHAW
L. Mil sp,ss Here Monday Night. October 80.

Secretary Of the Treasury Leslie VI.
Shaw. member OF President Roosevelt =
Cabinet, will address the voters OF red
ericksburg on Monday night. oct. 30,
at : O'Clock. 1t has not been determined
whether he will speak in the opera house
or courthouse. but it will be- announced
later
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24
For Rent.

Star Building, on north side OF Com
merce street, adjoining the Johnston q
PeaTson's Drug Store.
Alvin T. Embrey.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24
MRS. MARTHA BUNNELL DEAD

Mrs. Martha Bunnell, widow OF the late
A. J. Bunnell. died October 10Th at the
residence OF Mrs. J. W. Jones in Caroline
county, aged 60 years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24
FIRE!

JnO. ". Allison, Jr., & Co.. Office 800 Cemmtree
Street.
Opposite Conway, Gordon & Garrett
National Bank. Insure your dwell
ines furniture, barns. stables, groceries
and stocks OF al kind. Call at our office
and convience yourself we carry compan-
les second to none. Rates and satisic-
ton guaranteed.
Jno. W. Allison. Jr., x Co.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
REUNION.

Petersburg, Va, October 25-21, 1909.
Round trip from Fredericksburg $40:
Tickets on sale October %, "a, 20, good
returning October 30. Continuous pas
W. p. Taylor,
oooal1t s2t Traffic Manager.
The Free Lance is prepared to do all
ki1ds OF job printing in first class styie
at moderate prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24
Headquarters For
Building Materials.

keep all kinds OF North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber. dressed and
undressed, Shingles, Laths. Sash
Doors. and Blinds. Lime, Cement
Calcipe Plaster Plastering Hair,
Building and Paving Brick. Tin and
Iron Roofing, Cut and Wire \ ais, all
kinds Ready Mixed Paints and Dry
Paint. Linseed Oil Turpentine, Dryer
Varnish and Lewis's White Lead,
Paint Brushes of all kinds, Window
G ass and Putty, Builders Hardware
of all kinds, Tar Roofing, Shesthing
Paper aud fine Brick.
Keep large stock of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay Pipe. Z. ID. GUILE
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24

OF what kind of piano 70 buy. where
10 buy it and how much To pay by see
ing our large stock OF the Celebrated
STIEFF and other high grade instru-
ments before deciding. We sell the right
kind oi instruments at the night price.
aud on the right terms. Here are some
bargains in pianos that We have taken
in exchange:
l Square knabe. in good condition. cost
$500. 10 20 at so.
/ Square Godfrey 10 90 at So.
/ Souare Hisk 10 20 at 50.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-10-24

j dilt Mill Nt
" Hudson
" Nelson NOrmlcy
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
INNOCENT GIRL
BOUND OVER

Bessie Morgan, l will ask the
prosecuting attorney to make a
state charge of vagrancy against
you. Vance Rehm and w. l.. Hoi-
brooke, l will bind you two over to
the superior court for larceny from
the person and will fix your bond
at $500 each"
Such is the sentence passed out
to three persons this afternoon by
Judge Hinkle, who were accused
of trying to rob an Old man. lie
did not appear against them.
The attorney for the Morgan wo.
manman stated that Miss Morgan
had nothing to do with the case
"She is but an innocent country
girl who happened to get mixed w
with these men," stated the attor
ney.
The judge took a good look at the
woman and made the above ruling
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
FORAKER RATE BILL CREATES FOURTEEN
BILLION DOLLAR RAILROAD C0mb|NAT TON

high and pass its belief on to .
court which is told to see whether
the rate is unreasonable, and if so
to issue an injunction against it.
This the court will not do, because
it has no power to do it. Judges
1t is not question Of law what is
a reasonable rate; it is a question
of business and common sense -
which the judges will not touch.
So the Foraker bill is deceptive
and worthless-pretending to give
a remedy and giving none. This
the railroads know, and, therefore,
adopt this Foraker plan.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
Extortion

tanned on the fee basis the Offices
have come to be occupied by for
eigners, the income being too small
to attract Americans. Often the
American consular official is a
member of some foreign business
concern. BY virtue of his office he
inspects and certifies the invoices
of other merchants and comes into
possession of business facts to the
positive and active hindranoe Of
American commerce.
Congress should NEE that con-
dition by providing salary for an
Office worthy to be kept up suffi-
cient to maintain a patriotic Ameri-
can in that place who would really
look after American interests. In
all other instances the office should
be abolished.
1T will surprise many people to
learn that out Of the 700 or 800
consulate posts or consular agen-
cies which we maintain, only about
100 are salaried Offices above $500.
The others are inadequately filled
by inadequately compensated
agents who collect fees in a more
or less improper manner.
Inspection Urged.
"And this leads to the next great
need in the consular system-name-
ly, a proper supervision and inspec.
ton.
Imagine organizing a business
with 700 to 800 agents distributed
in as many cities and towns in al
parts of the earth and leaving them
practically without supervision, and
actually without inspection.
at is absurd. There should be g
corps of trained inspectors always
at work. Such a force is favora bly,
regarded by Secretary Root. Il
should be approved by congress-"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
OREGON SHORT LINE
TO YELLOWSTONE PARK

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. 20. The
Yellowstone Park branch of the
Oregon Short Line has been COM
pleted from st. Anthony to Marys-
vile, Idaho, and daily service is in
force on the road. The road is
building a new branch into the yell
lowstone park which will be com
pleted next summer. 1t is contem-
plated that the travel over this road
will be double this year what it
was last, when the stage line was
in operation.
BY the new road the Oregon
Short Line will be able to take the
tourists into the park from the
west in larger numbers and will
open a new route for sight seekers
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28

NCCllppS 4~cWS ASSOCidtlOHj
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. - Among
the passengers who sailed today on
the steamer Touraine from this port
were James Hazen Hyde of Equit-
able fame, and number of old ia m
lily servants, all bound for France,
which country Mr.. Hyde intends to
make his future home. Slowed
away in the hold of the ship are
hundreds of boxes and c., ates, cor
tanning the magnificent collection
of art treasures, furniture, hang
ings, etc, which had her ,toforo fur
nished and adorned the family resi-
dence on East 40th street. Although
Mr.. Hyde kept his intention of re-
moving to France strictly secret,
it has caused but little surprise.
Recent events, particularly the
Equitable Insurance company mud
die and following investigation had
sorely wounded his self-respect and
vanity and the notoriety which he
had gained by his connection with
! the insurance investigation Jared
upon his delicate sensibilities to
such an extent that he no longer
felt comfortable amid the old sur,
roundings. Naturally he turned to
the country which he had loved and
admired from his earliest boyhood
perhaps even more than his native
country. Mr.. Hyde has severed his
connection with nearly all the in
dustrial and commercial enterprises
in which he was interested and II
is believed by his friends that he
will not return to this country, ex
cept for a short visit.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
WOMAN MUST
LEAVE CITY

Minnie Spaulding, who was ar
rested with Ed ellis and Frank
Dyer, was this afternoon given just
"a hours to leave town. If she is
found in. the city by tomorrow noon
she it to be brought to the police
station.
The Spaulding woman, with the
two men, got into a fight with a
man named Miller few nights ago.
ellis was fined 500 and costs, Dy-
err $15 and costs and the Spaulding
woman told to leave the city.
She claims she is married and
has a child.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
WITH
A THOUSAND
IN THE BANK

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S--With
prison staring him in the face, Paul
Wells, As, cut his throat with a
razor in a tenement house last night
rather than face the charge of steal
ing gold rings of the value of 800
from the Fook Wah company in
Chinatown. Wells was a curio col
lector. His bank book shows he
had $1,000 deposited in the First
National bank of Los Angeles.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
FINED BOTH

Pat Hart and C. F. Moore were
each fined 81 and costs this after
noon for disOrderly conduct. The
two men were arrested last night
by Officer Peterson while they were
fighting In front of the Montana
bar. Each of the men claimed the
other man started the fight. The
judge made sure he fined the right
man by handing out fine to both
of them.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
REV. KENNEDY
WAS FINED

The Rev. John ]. Kennedy, who
was arrested this morning for dis
orderly conduct and being drunk,
was fined 81 and costs this after
noon by Judge Hinkle. Kennedy
claims he Is a minister and wanted
to show the people what effect
whisky had on a man. He got a
permit to talk on the streets a
about 9 o'clock this morning and ut
10 a. m. he was locked up for being
drunk himself.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
Man SHOT WHILE UNDER
A BED IS BOUND OVER

William Lang, the colored man
who was shot twice by j. R. Hicks
on the evening of Nov. 90, while
under a bed in Hicks room, was
tried this afternoon in Judge Hin
kle's court and bound over to the
superior court to answer to the
charge of burglary.
On Nov. %, when Hicks went to
his room, corner of Sinto and At
lantic, he heard a noise under the
bed. He called for the person to
come out. The man threw shoe
out, and Hicks shot once and called
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
MERE SCRATCH
WAS INJURY

w. J. Putteman was fined $40 and
costs this afternoon by Judge Hin
kle on the charge of vagrancy. Put
teman was accused of obtaining
money from citizens by telling the
story of being unable to work, hav-
ing had an operation performed on
his hand. He had his hand tied up
when he reached the station, On
looking at the hand it was found
that a mere scratch was his only
injury.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
RAILROADS ARE
GETTING GOOD
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 28.--
A conference which may result in
the end of the rebate system oc-
Cured this morning in the office In
the interstate commerce commits.
sion. A delegation Of traffic man
ayers of the great western roads on
mission of peace called upon
Chairman Knapp and told him they
had decided to quit rebating and,
further, they would warn the com.
mission of the practice If discover.
ed in other roads. The eastern
roads have already assured the
commission of like course.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
ACCUSED OF
ROBBING JAP

George Davis, colored, who is ac-
cused of entering the home of a
well to do japanese named Taxa
hashi at Bernard and Front last
month, Is on trial before Judge
Poindexter on charge of burglar
izing in the night time. A daugh-
ter of Takahashi says that she saw
Davis with a wOman's coat The
coat was discovered in Davis room
at the colored mems club in the al
ley of the infected district.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
SWITCH THE
OFFICERS AT
CITY HALL

The comptroller's Office In the CT
ty hall will be moved to the old
library rooms within a few days.
The packing of books and papers
was started yesterday and the first
load will be moved Saturday. The
water department is also making
arrangements to move into the two
front offices of the comptrollers Of
fee while the chief of police will
occupy the two back offices, former
ly used by Comptroller Farley.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28

and campers. A magnificent new
hotel will be erected in the park
at the terminus OF the branch road
and a stage trip through some of
the finest scenic routes in the park
will be laid out for the tourists.
The Short Line has inaugurated
it's southern service for the winter
season in Southern California. The
system no whas the quickest route
to the land of orange blossom and
sunshine. The new Clark road
brings Southern California several
hours nearer and the travelling all
the way is the best in the country.
The new fast train which has been
recently put on the Clark road
makes the trip to Los Angeles a
pleasure instead of a hardship now.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28

Special Correspondence of The
Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2S.-
Reform of the consular service will
be championed in the house of rep
resentatives by Robt. r. Hit of H.
linois. He will be relied upon by
Secretary Root to present the lat
ter's plans so that the republican
members of the house will approve
OF the necessary legislation. This
is no easy task. However, he will
be listened to with great respect
and confidence, since for years he
has drafted the annual appropria-
ton bill for the whole consular
organization and was assistant sec.
Rotary Of state to Blaine and also
saw actual diplomatic service in
Paris.
Representative Hit believes that
this Is one of the most important
matters OF legislation to come be
fore the congress. II bears directly
On the foreign trade of the United
Htates--a trade which has suffered
Tor years by reason of the weak
nesses Of the consular system. W.
have lost almost everything wortl
having in South America, we ar
being rapidly put to the rear of tn
procession In the rich markets O
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
The Foraker Bill Creates Fourteen
Billion Railroad Combination.


Billion Railroad Combination.
All the railroads of the United
States are authorized and invited
to form one huge trust and mon
OpOly and to fix the rates for the
whole country. This gives away
all that has been gained by the SUI
preme court decisions in the cases
of the Transmissourl Freight asso-
citation, the Joint Traffic associa-
ton and the Northern Securities
company. In the Joint Traffic asso-
citation case the nine railroad sys-
TENS between New York and Chi
cago formed an organization of
three billions of capital, made all
the rates and prohibited any one
of the roads from lowering any
rate without the consent of the
nine managers of the trust. The
court destroyed this three billion
monster. The Foraker bill creates
fourteen billion monster, which
will prevent any railroad anywhere
in the country from lowering any
rates without the consent of the
traffic managers Of the combination
No substantial error or omission
can be pointed out this analysis OF
mine.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28

Whenever upon complaint and
full hearing the interstate COM
merce commission shall decide any
existing transportation rate to be
unreasonable, unjustly discrimina-
tory or unduly prejudicial. it shall
declare and order what reasonable
maximum rate shall be charged in
place of the rate condemned; and
this order shall take effect 80 days
after notice to the railroad. A re-
hearing may be had at any time and
the order may be modified, added
to, suspended or vacated.
The railroad may within so days
apply to a United States circuit
coutr asserting that the order of
the commission is unlawful. The
case shall be expedited under exist
ing laws and the question of I'M
lawfulness tried and decided by the
court The attorney general shall
defend the order at the expense of
the government. There may be an
appeal to the supreme court and
the case shall have preference
therein over all but criminal cases.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
DOCTORS COULDN'T HELP HER

81 had kidney trouble for years"
writes Mrs. Raymond Connert Of
Shelton, Wash, land the doctors
could not help me. l tried Foley's
Kidney Cure, and the very first
dose gave me relief and am now
cured. / cannot say too much for
Foley's Kidney Cure" 1t makes
the diseased kidneys sound so they
will eliminate the pofsons from the
blood. Unless they do this, good
health is impossible.
Chas. McNab, 402 Riverside.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
Townsend Bill Protects the People

Everyone can see this. If any
railroad rate is too high the com
mission, upon a trial, discovers the
fate, lowers the rate and the rail
road must submit, unless a court
decides that it is unlawful that is,
that the rate is so low as to lead
to the cOnfis cation of the railroad
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
SURE CURE FOR PILES.

Itching piles produce moisture and
cause itching, this form, as well as
blind, bleeding and protruding piles
are cured by DR.. Bo-san-ko's Pile
Remedy. Stops itching and bleeding.
Absorbs tumors. soc jar, at drug
gists, or sent by mail. Treatise free.
Write me about your case DR.. Boz
sanko. Philadelphia. Pa.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
IS A SHOPLIfTER

Matte Nichols was fined IS and
costs this afternoon for shoplifting
She is accused of doing consider
able of the stealing which happen
ed during Christmas time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
ANOTHER
RECEIVER
fScripps News Association.)

VcCTIpVS NeWS NSSOCIHtIOn.D
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 2S. -
Scarcely a ripple was caused in
financial circles this morning by a
bill filed asking for the removal of
Receiver John p Efhondson, APP
pointed yestertsy~ the Merch-
ants Trust company. 1t asks that
another be appointed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
Foraker Bill.
%


Whenever the commission be.
lieves that a railroad is charging
unjust or unreasonab bic rates it may
file with the attorney general a
statement and the evidence in sup
port thereof; and thereupOn a petit
ton shall be presented to a circuit
court sitting in equity which shall
summary make inquiry and issue
an injunction against charging any
rate in excess of what the court
shall find to be reasonable and
just" and this shall be the lawful
rate An appeal lies to the supreme
court. The proceedings shall be at
the expense of the United States or
the railroad, as the court may ad-
Judge equitable and just.
QI.)
Nothing in the act of Feb 4,
1887, to regulate commerce, or any
amendment thereof, shall prohibit
agreements of two or more rail-
roads with respect to their rates
and charges and the maintenance
and observance of the same that
are not in unreasonable restraint
of trade or commerce.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
Need ConsuIs Here.

Contrast such a consulate with
one in China or Japan or Turkey
or just now in Russia. In the lat
ter countries the consular Office is
today what it is by tradition; it
becomes an Office to which the Am
erican who is travelling there looks
for protection; it becomes one for
fostering American trade, and sup
plying information about unknown
lands and UNEMPLOYED markets.
And yet how do the salaries cor
respond to the Importance of the
two localities? The rich consulate,
the fat office, Is the one in Great
Britain or France or Germany,
where the duties are comparatively
unimportant. The salary, mean
time, of the consul in the little
Chinese or Japanese town, or in
South Africa or the little port in
Russia, South America or other re-
mote part of the world, is SO small
that 1t does not attract. In numer-
Gus places the Office does not carry
any salary, and the consul or con.
sular agent is expected to maintain
himself on the scanty fees which
he may pick up. In places where
we need the consuls work we pay
nothing; in places where we could
easily dispense with an consul, ex
cept as treasury agents, we permit
our representative to gather in fees
and salaries which in many in
stances have approached the wage
we pay to the man who occupies
the White House.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
'U.S.CONSULS BEST PAID
WHERE LEAST NEEDED. y

routine of course there is-matters
which could be attended to by any
we'll organized corps of competent
salaried clerks. But the consul
himself-the man who is getting an
income from salary or fees, or both,
amounting to thousands, or a score
of thousands of dollars-has little
to do in protecting Americans. He
performs a small and inconsequen-
tial part in promoting our trade
with those nations. The trade is
there, and all the conditions and
circumstances which affect 1t are
well known to those who engage
in it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28
fx.SeUetary of the Navy William {. Chandler
Calls Attention to the Most Startling Feature
of the Railroad Measure,
Written by VIM. E. Chandler,

Secretary Hampshire
railroad
bills
road rates in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28

, Europe, and in the coming race in
the orient we start in far behind
the other commercial world powers,
and seriously handicapped at every
point.
Mr.. Hit said to your correspond
ent: THE fundamental weakness
of our consular and diplomatic
| services has been, of course, the
fact that it has been too much the
prey of partisan politics. But that
Is an old story. The truth is the
whole system has been faulty. 1t
is not organized on a basis calculat.
ed to accomplish its supposed pur.
pose.
Compensation Uneven.
"The greatest defect in the pres
ent system is probably the illogical
and disproportionate allotment OF
compensation. Our highest paid
consular officers are those station
ed at points where we least need
them for the real consular duty O,
protecting the legal rights of Amer
lean citizens. This seems absurd
but 1t is true. In the great center!
of English or European trade there
is little need for such consular pro
lection of the person. Laws ar,
as well administered there as In tn,
United States. A certain mass o
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28

Why suffer with your stomach,
kidneys and liver when HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea will make you
well. If taken this month, keeps
you well all the
year. 0, 3: r. sss;:: @zHBz4
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-12-28

REFORM OF ENTIRE SERVICE DESIRED BY SECRETARY ROOT
-WEAkNEssEs OF THE SYSTEM STRONGLY AFFECT AM
ERlcAs TRADE EXPANSION.