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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
LET POLICYHOLDERS ELECT

LET POLICYH0LDERS ELECT
The report of the Joint committee
of the New York Legislature, which
has been investigating the affairs OF
the life insurance companies contains
some wholesome recommendations
as to prospective legislative action
with view to correcting as far as
possible the damage already done
by INSCRIPTIONS insurance officials,
and preventing a repetition of such
conduct for the future We do not
doubt that the bill which the com
mittee has submitted with the re-
port will be enacted into law. Per
haps the most radical recommends
tions of the committee, so far as the
future management OF life insurance
companies is concerned, is that the
polieyholders themselves shall elect
the officers OF the companies, and to
this end it is suggested that lists OF
genuine policyholders ofmutualcom-
panies be filed with the superinten-
dent of insurance at least five
months prior to election OF officers.
The board OF trustees shall annually
nominate candidates to be voted for
and file it's nominations with the SUI
perintendent OF insurance four
months before the election, any
Oroup OF one hundred members hav-
ing the right to file with the super
intendent independent nominations;
ballots and lists OF nominees to be
forwarded to each policyholder two
months before the election,
This suggestion is not only demo
cratic. but its wisdom is manifest.
II makes the company's officials di-
rectlv answerable to its policyhold-
ers. who have it in their power to
vote them down and out, il Tor any
reason they prove unfaithful or I'M
satisfactory. To supplement this
wise suggestion the committee
recommends and their bill provides
for a system OF bookkeeping which
nroyides for publicity and requires a
voucher to be taken for every expen-
diture, showing on its face whatsueh
expenditure was for. 1t is up to the
New York Legislature now to com
plete the good work which the com
uittee has begun, and there is little
doubt that when this has been done,
! 's;s,;a long time, at least, the life in
ace business Will he conducted
a he level.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
VIRGINIA NEWS

The entire electoral board Of Richmond
F. &. Ebel. W. T. Hancock and Samue
Cohen, has resigned.
4 marble tablet has been placed in 81
Pauls church. Essex county, in memory
OF the late John Temple.
l.. J. Packett has purchased ofB. Rand
Wexford. of Richmond. the Oak HI
farm in Richmond county
Bishop Gibson will hold services al
Union Chapel Colonial Beach on March
Is and at Oak Grove at night.
There were over POO dredge yesso''
harbored in the mouth Of Monroe Ial
last Saturday night.-Colonial Beach
Progress.
Joseph A. Carter and Georgia N
Swan, both Of BWntvile, Prince William
county. were licensed to marry in Wash
ington Saturday.
The residence OF Mrs. Roberta Gold
near Deleplane, Fauquier county, was
burned Thursday. II was one OF the
finest houses in that locality.
The oyster shocking business has
about played out for this season. The
packers are just holding on, hoping that
something may turn up. This has been
the poorest season in the industry ior
years.-Soutbside Sentinel.
Tidewater people ask the Legislature
to give them 5000 Tor new police
boat. The oyster and iishinterests have
turned in over quarter OF q million
dollars. net, in 90 months, and 100000
* little enough asked to furnish "A decent
boat. The present boats are all unsea
worthy.-yirginia Citizen.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27

NATTER LerT To SENATORS
Net ~ tic Least Worried Because
Measure Is In Charge Of Tillman,
VINO ne Be,ards As Game Fighter
ard an Honest Man.


Washington. Feb. 26-The railroad
rate la is now ln position entirely
satisfactory 70 It's friends in both par
res. according 90 statements made by
ne Qr at. Senators Deliver ana
Cnrp So ors Tillman and Bailey
ar1 n,uhr-s OF toe house who were
most aDtr. n lramIne it and getting
ID taror.a mat body These supporters
os o.. LEGISLATION declared in efcct
that Ua lrhinrdons OF The railroad
e.r.fr-. ID tlo .Eate committee on
f.t.,...., .,rrrr,a which had ro-
on. .5 f., ri,eme tbc rate bin in the
h,.ro o., senator Tllman I'm the hope
of ir.3oir.r, ite Standing with Repub-
licars rof .mriaIr0 TIE president
wor,a fal entirely Of their purpose.
"Th,rc s mo- gloom around the
vtro House" remarked Senator Dol
t,.... .,..r b.. had talked with fhe
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
FAUQUIER NOTES
Mrs. 4. Jackson Smith EntsrlaIrs.

Mrs. A. Jackson Smith entertained n
low friends at euchre on Thursday, the
odd. from ! TO at her home, Pleasant
Hnl. -Bealton. IN honor OF Mrs. John NJ.
Nulman and Miss Mcdonald. Others
present were Miss Mary Turpeville OF
Fairfax; Miss Mildred MoncuTe, Mrs
Ogilvie Shumate, Mrs W. 5. Teats and
M,.s Elizabeth Joiilies. The dainty col
lai IN served consisted OF chicken salad.
beat,n biscuit. oysterettes, hot choco-
la,a fruit cake and sweetmeats.
Miss Kate Bolts is visiting friends in
Culneper. She is expected home shortly.
hrs. Oscar Shumate is convalescing
from her long illness, but il still confined
To- the house.
Niss Sing Price. youngest daughter OF
Mr II. r. Price, OF Bealeton, and Walter
Burke. a young business man OF Beale-
ton. eloped TO Washington and We're
married Thursday, thereby giving their
friends a great surprise.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
In the name OF the Commonwealth O

In the name Of the Commonwealth oi
Virginia:
I'm the Clerks office Of the Circuit Court
of the county OF Spotsylvanla on the
24th day Of February, 1906. William
II. Stanley plaintiff, against Richard NJ.
Waller. administrator OF Francis ii.
Wheatley. deceased. and all heirs at law
of said Francis II Wheatley, il any he
has. and John 2. Kemp, defendants. In
equity.
The object OF this suit is II general
creditors bill and to have the court de
cree that the deed of date August Bird.
1905. from Francis H. Wheatley To John
=. Kemp. conveying two tracts OF land
in Spotsylvania county containing re-
spectively l1G and 300 acres, and re-
corded in Deed Book \ T, folio 300, il "A
deed OF trust or lien on said tracts of
land. and to recover for the plalntin.
Stanley. $134j0 with interest, against
the estate OF said Francis Ii. Wheatley.
And an affidavit having been made and
fled that the defendants, John Z. Kemp,
and the heirs at law Of Francis Ii.
Wheatlev. il any he has. are not resi-.
dents of the State OF Virginia, it IL order
ed that they do appear here within fifteen
DAYS after due publication hereof, and do
what may be- necessary To protect their
interest i'm this suit. And it il further or
dered that a copy thereof be published
once q week for four weeks in The Free
Lance. and that a copy be posted at the
front door OF the, courthouse of this
county on the next succeeding rule day
after the entry of this suit
Teste:
T. 4. Harris, Clerk.
Frederick W. Coleman, y n
T. Stukeley Coleman,
\ copy Teste:
r. A. Harris.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
THE GOULD r. R.

About five hundred men with two
steam shovels are pushing work on thr
Gould line between Richmond and Ash
land, working from both ends. A large
number of buildings covering the right
OF way in line from Broad and Henry
streets to the outskirts OF Richmond are
being removed. Bridge contracts are
being let. The best construction is being
used and will be suitable for the heaviest
locomotives.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
500 FOR BEST
EMBLEM SUGGESTED

The jamestown Exposition Company
is anxions to adopt some official emblem
which will suggest To any imaginative
person the subject of their exposition,
aud is Offering $4,000 to the artist or
amateur who can create thought,
which will subserve their purpose and
will typiiy the beginning OF the nation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
A CONTRAST AS TO RESULTS

Maryland has a larger oyster navy
than we have and has less ground 10
protect Last year Maryland's oyster
revenue was $50 OS9lG aud the cost
was $G2.O2s.Si. So Maryland was
ont so .3GlG9. That same year l9Ol)
Virginia X revenue was $6S,O2SSl, the
expense S2l POP -. So Virginia was IN
$l3.s25 30 net on the oyster question
alone. That's pretty good showing,
but it shows also that We can afford
another good police steamer for the Pc
tomac Northern Neck News
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
LENT BEGINS NEXT WEDNESDAY

Lent will begin on ON Wednesday, Feb
2Sth, when the usual Ash Wednesday
ceremonies will be observed in the Episco-
pal and Catholic churches. Then will
follow forty-six days-the iorty-seyenth
being Easter Sunday--of prayerand fast
ing.
Sunday having always been regarded
az least day the six Sundays in the
Ienten seasOIbare not counted az belong
ing to the period OF fasting and, hence.
Lent is usually referred To az being ~
forty days duration.
There il no special Significance in the
word Lent save only M it designates
the time of the fast before Easter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
HORSES AND CATTLE BURNED
LARGE Barn Destroyed In cuIpspsr County.

The large barn of Frank Horner, near
Brandy Station, Culpeper county, with
contents OF live stock, hay, oats, corn,
harness and machinery, was destroyed
by fire Sunday evening Sixty-thrce
head of stock including horses aud cows,
were burned The burning flesh could
be smelled for a long distance. The loss
Is very great. Insurance insufficient to
cGvpT IL
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
TOUR OF FARMERS TRAM
-Four thousand People Listened 70 hPeI's
hddie sss.

The farmers institute alfalfa train Sat
urday evening concluded a successful trip
over the Manassas arrisonburg branch
OF the Southern Railway. Tie train al
rived at Harrisonburg, after having
made a number OF stops, during which
alfalfa experts lectured on the scientific
way to grow the crop and the good re-
suits that will follow.
The train stopped at eight stations
Saturday, and in the neighborhood Of
1000 people heard the addresses.
The farmers OF this section will have a
similar opportunity OF securing iniorma
ton by att nding the farmers institute
in the courthouse here next Friday,
March 2nd, beginning at 10 O'Clock
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
. MISpIRENTEp SYMPATIN

We can well understand why Mr..
Mccall, former president of the New
York Life Insurance Company;
former President McCurdy. of the
New York Mutual, and Alexander.
o the Equitable, should be the OBJ
cts Of sympathy. and that openly
expressed in many quarters. We
reason il out along the same line oi
reasoning which leads us to look for
sympathy for the man who has been
proven guilty OF crime or for the
murderer condemned to die, but to
hold that those OF them who are left.
after the hand OF remorSe and guilty
conscience have finished their
s,ourge. should not Doe punished, or
that their pursuit 10y officers of the
law is personal persecution. Is calcu-
lated to give stronger color 10 that
a ready tooprcvaleut sentiment,that
the wealthy classes are practically
immune from criminal prosecution.
and yet. our usually conservative
and clearSiehted contemporary. the
Washington Post. says i'm this con-
nectiOn:
We fear. however. that tho proceedings
may soon degenerate into personal puI-
suit and persccuti0u-ll. indeed thal de-
p!urable development has not been reach
ed already. We recognize mo- longer the
ndi,ial and dispa>siouate crusade
against anevil system Whether through
excessive zeal in one quarter or because
of private rancOr In another, the move
ment has taken nan angry and revenge
ml air which is not pleasant IN the con-
temptation. Ii is We'll enough 10 eradl-
cate the entire system which has borne
such bitter and obnoxious fruit, but 10 Is
not well. nor Is il. in our opinion. even
excusahle. 10 pursue % eNtremitles the
individuals who. while they prOht'd
thereby. were certainly NOT It's original
inventors. Ne must recognize the ma
chiuery of spOliatiOn. iorthatis fragrant.
undeniable. Moreover, it is for theinter-
est OF justice and society todismantie and
then reconstruct il. We are not bound,
however. to cherish hatreds and exploit
retaliations in individual cases. This
will not help things On the contrary
il will only make them worse.
The misrepresentation OF trust
funds isa crime. There is no denial
from any quarter that these men did
misappropriate trust funds. aud
our contemporary even admits that
they personally profted thereby, hut
hold that because they were not the
inventors of their methods. they
should not be pursuedtoextremities.
The same kind OF reasoning would
lead one to the conclusion that be-
cause Cain was the inventor of muir
der no one ought TO be pursued 70
the extremities who employs his in
ventiOn. or that the people should
not pursue any culprit until he has
paid the penalty Criminal statutes
are made for the protection oi So
ciety, and the people are in duty
bound to insist upon the enforce
ment of such statutes fairly and I'M
partially. 1t has been several months
now since the Armstrong Insurance
Investigation Committee disclosed
gross criminal acts on the part OF
high insurance officials, and yet we
have seen no very active measures to
bring the criminals to justice. We.
therefore. fail to see the reason for
thecharge OF persecution. Ademand
has been made for prosecutions and
it ought to be continued until prose
cutiOns are had.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
D. B. HENDERSON DEAD
Former Speaker of Congress Dies OF
Faresis at Dubuque, la.
F,Rm FRIEND OF WAR VETERANs
Ierved 20 Years In Lower House and
Ended Political Career BY Declining
Re-election--Was Prominent Figure
In Republican Party For Years.

Dubuque. Ia, Feb %. - David y.
Henderson. formerly speaker OF the
national house OF representatives
died at Mercy hospital OF pareais'
which attacked him nine months ago.
Colonel Henderson began to sink on
Friday afternoon. rallied Saturday
morning. but in the afternoon lapsed
into Inconsistencies and failed ra'
pldly until the end came. All OF his
family except a son in California were
al The bedside, but Colonel Henderson
was unable TO recognize any one but
his wife since a week ago, except on
Friday. when he partly regained his
mental faculties.
The former speaker failed rapidly
physically and mentally until Friday
when hissmcntal powers returned for
a few hours. followed by a relapse
which ended in death.
The funeral viii be held next Thurs
dav with services in the Episcopal
church. under the auspices of the
Urand Army. The body is to lie in
state GA Thursday IN the church.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
LETTER TO N B ROVE & co
Fredericksburg Va

Dear Sirs: This story cuts two ways,
and teaches two sets OF people.
Father Calvin, Westerly, X |, bad his
church and residence painted. Good Job;
and this is how he went at it.
Measured all careiully-seems to have
known Devoe.
Then got bids from the painters, paint
10 be supplied by them and by him.
Saved $40 by using DeyOe.
One oil those painters ought to have
oot. that money. Yours truly
"a FW DEyoE & Co
p S.--J. Willard Adams sells our paint.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27

VIM. X. Vanderbilt, Jr, whose auto-
mobile slightly hurt small boy in Italy,
was attacked by a mob and roughly
handled. Several were rescued by the
police and locked up Mrs. Vanderbilt
was taken 20 the hotel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
VIZ War veterane, Friend.


Washington. Feb 26 - Former
Sneaker David b. Henderson, who
died AT Dubuque. Ia. was for many
years a prominent figure in the coun'
ellis Of his party ard had n host Of
friends among both Republicans and
Democrats in congress. Succeeding
Sneaker Reed in the chair. Mr. Hen
dcrson carried ont vigorously the rules
adopted by his predecessor for the OK
petition OF the business Of the house
Ho was twice elected speaker, his last
term in that office closing a 2O-year
service in the lower branch OF con
gross.
Il was In advocating the cause OF
war veterans that the former speaker
was seen n, his best In debate in the
house. We strbbornly fought for what
ne believed 10 be their rights and elo-
onontlv pleaded their cause. Old
timers in congress recalled the famous
debate on the Mexican widows pen
sion bin when Representative Nor
wood. of Georgia taunted the lowal
about his Scotch ancestry In his
reply Colonel Henderson told wi d
great sincerity and earnestness the
story OF how he and his two brothers
had gone to the war and the ey,on'
poraneous speech he then made - a
notable one
The ending Of his political career
by his Withdrawal from the campaign
for reelection to the 5Sth congress
after he had been nominated TO sue
coed himself. caused a sensation in
this city and widespread speculation
as 10 the reasons that actuated his re-
tlrement. which he at IT, time de-
clinod 10 discuss
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27

Corrected by Simon Hirsh 4 Bro
Wheat. soto 90; corn, ~ to4S, III al,
$13Oto 81 35; oats. 40 TO Al; hens, ! to
TO; ducks, II TO ~; dressed chickens.
to 10; turkeys, live, II to II: IN
drawn, - TO 16; drawn, 10 to II; live
chickens. TO 10; hens, 3 TO .; ducks, 3
to 10: eggs. 10 TO IL lard,
10 TO II; butter, - 10 %; hams, IA
to II; sweer potatoes SOC 10 100; Irish
potatoes. zoe to soc; apples, per
bushel, 81 TO 1.95; beef 70 ~;
pork, 6 TO G]s veal, Al to 8; lambs
81 80 to 1880; hides, green, 9 tn =,
dry. 10 to u, sailed. No. 1, to 10;
calf skins No /, 81 10 per skin; baled
hay, Sl0 to $i3 per ton; leaf sunac.
50 to go per 100 Early Rose seed 20
tatoes, 81 to l p.
EtlIMoH.- WHEAT easy; No. =
sn,t .,t.... steam No. spot. SO12c.;
e1rfacru- SU.tt854c. CORN hrmer.
uI,rl spst. 4GM tGhc.; steamer
n.i.od. 4lM li zoe; southern, 43G 4G.tc.
OATS easy: white, No. ?. 3fH q Doc;
10. 3 3in3flac.; 40. 4. 33d 80 &C.;
mixed so. 2, 34N3ii2c., No. 3, 33Q
9eic. No. 4 52T32hc. BUTTER
RIM creamery separator extras, q
g. .S,.. held. 23d2fc. prints, 2Sg 3Oc.;
Naryland and Pennsylvania dairy
prints. l6c EGGS easy; fancy mary
land and PENNSYLVANIA. loc., virginia,
l-c.: West Virginia, l5c.' southern.
nc. per dozen
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
TOBACCO SALES

The prices on sun-cured tobacco in
Richmond last week averaged about
s. 30. Common and medium leaf sold
we'll. wrappers going as high as S26.
The sales will be light from now to the
end of the season as the bulk OF the
wagon tobacco" has been sold
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27

Kenyon Military Academy, Ohio, was
burned. Three cadets are missing, eight
persons were injured, three OF them Ia
tally.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
LOCAL MARKETS

The Privy Councillor Ivanhoff was as
sasSnated in Warsaw Poland Saturday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
Wm.LivingStOn

Contractor and Builder Fredericks-
burg, Va. Fully equipped for all
kind of work in the building line.
Business office-Room IA, Enterprise
Building.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27

The State Department at Washington
advises the missionaries to leave the In
terror Of China.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27
w. s. EMBREY

[Successor to Embrey & Bergman.
Dealer in Railroad Cross Ties, Cedar
Posts, Spokes and Hoops. Keeps
constantly on hand large supply oil
Baled Hay and Mill Feed. Otice near
Railroad Depot, Fredericksburg, Va
Also Aren't for Page Wire Fence 90
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-02-27

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-29

endowmen
Endowment tabs-Inceasng Life and Endowment
years
Srs G and Endowment policies have been ondow
men payable after periods - years and Upwards S0Is @
these have made the accumulation Of an
conclusion piles up
surplus completely
the of surplus earned to the
than endowHn we are RE- IN business td p S 1td pa Tre
thought preferable to EdOwment We have resolved
which designed meet the public demand formerly existing and
for Industrial policies Our Industrial policies win there,
public that of premiums
is selfvden that in life the companies
enabled pay the policies in run ON S ThG %HU oG soon ont tio d
beyond their and that the SSn those
basis life possible of
make tables for limited payments and the problem is therefore to hx
an age that shall not be SO young as TO raise the or what
nsunce reduce the BENEFITS undu and on the
limit
% U S ba dnr fe and % % baye not w
d many 'G b on the nH9eSS S S1 e ev ues
old age answer that 1905 we shall have voluntary as mat
Whole Life reaching so after paying premiums for 1S
table these prncpeswhOe
our od Loading proproneG to our and the
ment Of after age shall put forth Tor 1907
this felt 1T
The striking s in the 1tsnt table re
tables
liability endowment
Our tables y. w pay NEARLY as ma death n,
|
a
which
follows this benefits FIVE
of than Ave And desire for less In
benefits a weekly premium
increase and IS and
the other
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-29

bluffs, is intending to lay a spur track
for the unloading of material for the new
sewer at the point where the sewer inter-
sects the roadbed. II is understood that
the necessary grading for this spur has
begun. The spur will not extend farther
than the foot of the bluffs. but will be
great source of economy to the contractors
by preventing a lengthy haul of material
The sections OF the sewer will be nodded
on the ground as needed. The contemplated
work is quite a difficult piece of engineer
ing, but barring practical difficulties Of
the soil now unforeseen, the work should
be completed in the spring.
The great and ever present threat to the
progress of the work is the fear OF in
junction proceedings. There are plenty
OF people who predict that this work will
be tied up as effectually the work on
Missouri avenue, which injunction is still
under advisement by the court. 1t is under
stood that Contractor Hugh Murphy is
about 10 institute proceedings against the
sewer contractors out of revenge for what
he considers interference in his contract on
Missouri avenue. This rumor. however,
may not result in action.
John Tangneny, a carpenter working at
the Gate City Malt works, fell from scat
folding and received severe injury to his
ankles and back. The cause OF his fall
was the breaking of the props which held
the scaffold. He fell about fifteen feet and
landed on a pile of brick. He was taken
10 the South Omaha hospital in the Brewer
ambulance. He lives at the Vinton hotel
at Twenty fourth and Vlnton streets.
The health oficer has prepared state
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-29
Review of 1906 and Announcement for 1907
Bullet No New York,D her

that q @ Old tables
ceases %. at ,a age rs 75.,..., ~,
Garns the as six months anS @ enaS t Sfte " ~
Of values Padup policies
the option of the holder after
pages two forth all Of the conssns MAXI
tell Tsat he to- ni e SS @y Will be 'S
sS iSS 1s9s a%%H n'S @ the for ale pos
we adopted many for policies under $500
ORDINARY DEPARTMENT.
One Of the most striking results of the Armstrong Investigation
was the adoption of provision restricting expenses for the first year
menta metropolitan fact appeared the
that this restriction by law was ustiGed by the of this
annual n' 1T m true tha @ kept M mo
within the limit prescribed by the new statute But the statute is
This necessitates reduction
issuing policies This company wiz not after this
the term we have not issued any for nearly fifteen years for
pooes o and we h @ S
table Of morstx and Tere osnnsd s Indn,ay sT id
afford to lay annually instead Of weekly premiums and the mortality
for risks which the mortality
policy holders the
loading out Of which
stock in pnr
@ S @ policies the h osnsFy tn
adopted ago and today the laws
nae p1oes IN WSh you have been trained We have now
of
these policies have been completely adused We think
will find them
in
which
thought it only Just the
them which compelled withdraw
the
we should be able it. And have also recognized
allaround
| it s a
policies will be found
attractive substance
concessions which afford to and which
be
and take the optional forms