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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-18
CONVENTION MEETS
Senator Burrows. of MICHIGAN.
Temporary Chairman.
VICE PRESIDENCY STlLLOPEN
Race Fer Second Place On Ticket viii
Probably Be Fought Out On Floor
OF Convention 49, Roosevelt Favors
Deliver or Cummins.

Chicaso. June lG.-The Republican
uo'ional convention to nominate can
liiatc for president and vice president
and adopt platform Of principles was
called 40 order in the Coliseum al noon
today 10y Harry 5. New. chairman Of
the Republican national committee
After a prayer was offered by Bishop
J.. J. MulGOon. of Chicago. the call for
the convention was read by Elmer
Dover. secretary of the national com
mittcc.
Mr. New then introduced Senator
julius c. Burrows. OF Michigan. as the
temporary chairman.
In assuming the chair Senator Bur
rows made an extended speech. en-
bodying the keynote OF the coming
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-18
VIRGINIA NEWS

After hlccoushing Tor eight davs. Ia.
ward k"by. Il Norfolk, died from ex.
hsusiiOn.
Nad' Il Finks. ~ Remington. and
Miss Bertha l.. Edwards, Of Bealton.
Were married in Washington Monday.
Z. l.. hanton, oi Falls church. has
bought tbe s--asoun Mirror. a weekly
newspnper published IN Ieeshurg bv a
company OF which Robert n. Harrer' of
Washinston, Is president.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-18

lou may he poor.or wealthy,
just az your fate may be-,
but, u you ere unhealthy,
Take Bolli~ter'- Rocky Mountain Tea.
" / Rond
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-18

viii make one season In Fred
erieksburg and the surrounding
counties.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-18
PUBLIC SALE
OF VALUABLE
Stafford Co. Land.

Ky virtue Of the terms Of decree en-
tered by the Circuit court OF Stafford
county ON the l1th day of May, 1905
IN the ehancery cause of Chancellor, &c,
vs.. Lawson < ais, | shall on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-18

z HUGHES. "
The daily tribune., 1908-07-17
Big BALLOON RACE IS
ON FOR TOMORROW

st. Paul. MINI, July l7-with
eight OF the worlds most famous rae.
ing balloons as entries, the first In.
.ternational balloon race ever held In
the Northwest will take place from
the state fair grounds tomorrow.
Tho big contest will serve as a fitting
climax to Shriners' week and will I'M
doubleday be ono Of the most import.
ant aerial races ever held in America
Monster air bags from foreign oouu-
tries will compete against the best In
the United States. including bal.
looms representing the St Paul and
Minneapolis clubs.
st. Paul peoples entry will be the
famous balloon. the "America OF
st. Paul" the bag that ca ptured Sec
ond place at st. Louis last year. and
which IL now the property OF l.. N.
Scott OF the Metropolitan opera house.
Minneapolis. which, like st. Paul, Is
fast becoming n hotbed OF aerial fn-
natics. will be represented by DicE
Ferris big ship Of the skies. the
Omitted States OF Minneapolis.
This balloon is tho bag that won first
prize, the famous Gordon Bennett
cup. in Europe, and brought the
trophy to America.
Tho America Of st. Paul" meas.
ures 7s.0O cubic feet. while the
United States Of Minneapolis"
measures $4,000 cubic feet. The lar.
gest balloon In the world. the "Chi.
cngo." owned by o. A. Coey. the
taxicab maguate. will be ono Of the
two bags representing clio Windy
City Asronautio club at the local
meet. The Chicago measures no..
900 cubic feet.
1.-THE man who will pilot the st.
Paul entry iu sssb, m.,st 1t tho fair
The daily tribune., 1908-07-17
John Houston
Wall Paper. Paint, Glass, Oil
Vsrnish, Brushes and Paint.
sfs' Supplies. l03 X. Main.

grounds will be Capt. Percy s. Hud.
son, famous aerial navigator.
while Col. Shirley of Tennessee will |
be In charge Of tie Mill city balloon.
The local meet. the first Of its
kind ever held In the Northwest,
will be given by the new aero club
Of the Northwest. aud will be
under the oilicsl sanction of the
Federaticn OF Aeronnutic clubs.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-17
WAR ON ABsIN1HE

. Geneva. July 17-Switzerland Is
now In the midst OF an exciting cam.
paign against the absinthe evil. and
tho sale or manufacturer OF the worm
wood distillatioa has already been
prohibited In all tho cnntons OF the
republic except that OF Geneva. The
warfare Is now oentered In this city.
with every prospect Of success.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-17
ENGLAND
ANGRY AT
COLONIALS

London, July Ire ports received
| here regarding the magni ficent pre-
Australian and New Zealand ports
for the entertainment of the Ameri-
can fleet are provoking a great deal of
comment. The expenditure of such
vast sums by the colonial cities in
entertaining the feet of u foreign
power Is condemned by the London
papers An undsrcurrent of jealousy
of the United States runs through
many Of these editorial articles, and
the cruise of the Yankee vessels Ia
severely criticised by some naval
authorities.
On the continent however, and
especially in Germany. the political
aspects Of the cruise are considered
III lafoIhDlb
The Marine Rundschau, which Is
the subsidized organ of the German
Imperial Marine department, consid-
ers that the Concentration Of tie
American feet in this Pacific marks
the beginning of the new epoch in tie
l.t ,tat, Il
owed by Count Yorck Won Werten-
burg, Count Waldersee's chief of
staff in China in 1900. when he ex.
pressed the opinion that the trend OF
events lay in the direction of uni on
on the part of the Continental and
Atlantic powers against the Pacific
hemisphere. 1t Is added that
America political wishes will only
be recognized II they are backed by
the guns Of her fleet. but the scope Of
her desires will be bounded by the
navy's radius of action. -
The Conservative Kreuz Zsitung
indorses these observations with the
remark that the American navy must
not only be ready to strike, but
ready to strike where strategy de-
mands. General Won Zeppelin then
proceeds to consider the lines of COM
munication and the harbor accommo.
dalton on the west coast Of America
and In the Pacific. which he pro-
nounces to be inadequate and insecure
for feet "desigued for offensive
purposes -
The daily tribune., 1908-07-17
TURNER'S IN GERMANY.

Berlin, July i7-Germnns from al |
over the world have returned to the
fatherlAnd TO take part In the great
International funniest to begin TO-
morrow Mt Frankfort. on-the Main.
A large number Of German. "A mericans
arc among tho foreign visitors.
The daily tribune., 1908-07-17

HALF RATES TO DENVER.
Colorado and Southern will mako
ono faro rates to Denver. July II and
uly 18th; good ten days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
WHOLESALE SHOOTING.
Three Men Engage I'm Exchange sk
Shots and All Are Injured.
lspeclsl to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.J /.

4
FLOYD, VA, January 19.-T. a..
Ayres, who was brought here and
lodged in jail on tho 31st day OF Decem-
Der, 1907. was discharged from GUS
tody by Justices OF the Peace Howell.
Agnew and Epperly, for shooting Amos
and Blain Sutphin, at q store some
twelve miles from this place, during
the Christmas holidays.
Ayres who had gone to the store to
make some purchases, found the SUIT.
phin boys there. who, without any
provocation, raised row with him.
and Amos Sutphln shot him with a
pistol. striking him in the hip. Ayres
went to his wagon, got his shotgun.
and fired one load at Amos. Ayres, who
was hurt right badly. crawled some
distance to the fence, when he noticed
Blatn coming after him with a pistol.
and he promptly gave him the other
barrel. Both boys were we'll sprinkled
with shot, but not badly hurt. Ayres
at once gave himself up. and asked to
be brought to Jail. and in the trial
yesterday was acquitted OF the charge.
The Sutphin boys will be indicted d c
the next term OF the court for shoot
Ing sAyres q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
HONOR: MEMORY OF
l | | and! Y ] JACKSON ] 1 | s
Day Set Apart Is Observed ostsr q
Throughout the
State.
.hoRFoLk's MANY MEETINGS
Sermons Preached III Churches
Yesterday, and Banqucts Will
Be Held Tonight.

NORFOLK. January E1p.-The Confed-
crate Veterans or Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Berkley in sc arate church ser
vices to-day paid loving tribute to the
great general, Robert r. Leo. The
local companies. "A, B. and r. OF tho
sSeventy-first Regiment, also celebrated
the day by attending divine Worship.
Eloquent sermons and special musical
programs marked the various services,
the camps and soldiers attending In
a body.
Pickett Buchanan Camp OF Veterans
and Sons OF Veteran attended special
5sArSices at the Cumberland Street
Methodist Church. where Rev. William
q. Starr, the pastor. by request, pre- ch-
ed an eloquent and scholarly sermon
on 1.-THE Character OF Lee AS Model
for Young Men," The traits OF character
Of the great general, his gentleness,
stressed. A patriotic program OF music
was rendered by an excellent choir.
The three companies OF the Seventy
first Regiment. Companies "A. 3. and p,
ATTENDED special services in memory
OF General Lee at Epworth Methodist
Church, where Rev. ". 9. Parker. OF
Park View. Portsmouth. chaplain OF
the regiment. preached an eloquent
sermon on Tho Greatest Need OF the
Army. declaring 1t was true and pious
men. like the great Southern leader.
special Music.
Nien,eycr-Shaw Camp, OF Berkeley,
md the Sons OF Veterans. attended
divine scrvices at the Armstrong Me.
mortal Presbyterian Church, where Rev
G.. s. Llngamfoltera preached q scholarly
sermon on the character OF General
Zee. The choir and Confederate Choir
united in special musical program.
The annual banquet of Pickett
buchanan Camp In memory OF General
Lee will be held tomorrow night ~
camp .hnll, d-Fellows' Building. and
the spread will be served by the 10.
deg OF Pickett-Euchanan Chaper OF
Daughters. The following toasts VIII
he responded to:
general Robert E. Lee. the incom-
host" Harry ST. George Tucker.
...-rhe Confederate Army, $4,000
against $500. ooo.' 7. D. jackson.
THE Confederate Navy. the memory
of the duuntless aeamen who sailed be-
meath the Southern Cross 10 part OF the
heritage OF our people, W. w. starRe
commander OF kett-Buchanan Camp
SoDsiof Veterans.
...rhc women OF the Contedcracy, theil
floral tribute annually express theii
untiring love and reverence for ouI
sacred :. > H. w. n. Sergeant, u.
stonewau Camp, Confederate Neter.
ons. and Stonewall Chapter. Daughter.
of the Confederacy, Will unite In
ioint- celebration on Monday night II
Portsmouth. at Pythian Castle. Rev
Giles sB. Cooke, of Matthews county.
native OF Portsmouth and asslstan
inspector on the staff OF Gen
erai Lee. will be the orator OF the oc
alton. The Portsmouth, Confederate
choir will render a special program
OF patriotic airs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20

from at, extended visit to friends In
Concord and other cities OF Georgia..
Miss Leda Hamlin has returned from
a Visit to the home OF her sister, Mrs.
u. u. Harham, OF Norfolk.
Mrs. Barhail1 accompanied her sister
home, and will visit at the homo OF her
father, Mr.. Wood Hamlin.
Miss Marion Dortch was taken to st.
Luke,s Hospital, Richmond. on Nom
day, where she underwent an operation
on Thursday. Miss iDortch Is suffer-
Ing from an aggravated case OF appen-
dicitis. this being the third operation
within a year her physicians have found
necessary. DR.. w. I'll. Lewis accom-.
panied her. and reports her doing we'll
Attorney William RI. Hill Is quite
sick at HIS home. on Church Street. as
a result OF q gathering on hts thigh
which was severely injured a few year.
ago In a game OF football.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Turnbul1 and
daughter. Miss Nellie, spent this week
| in Richmond.
| Miss Mary n. Turnbull delightfully."-
entertained few friends on Fr,da,
evening at .'tacky party"
| On Wednesday evening Miss virgilir
Glnzcbrook informally entertained q
few friends at cards. in honor OF hel
birthday. II
Mr.. Kelley Taylor has returned from
Richmond. where he accompanied hi.
uncle, Mr.. Herbert Taylor. who is con
lsulting a physician. and will remain {
few weeks in the city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
Ave year for any district The stste
Board of Education Is to remit to this

I'VE q year for any district The ststes
Board OF Education Is to remit to tha
treasurer of the county SO for the
purchase OF books for each library.
The district boards must appoint COM
petent person for each library to se-
lect the books. Provisions nre made
for exchange Of books. Ten Thousand
dollars Is appropriated to carry out
the provisions OF the act. Ss
Senator Halsey asks for an appre-
prlation of 100000, In three yearly
payments. to erect suitable memorial
in the national military park at Get
tysburg. to commemorate the deeds on
Ntrginlans there. The Governor and
four others, to be appointed by hiri-i
self, are to select location, design
and inscribo the monument. ana cause
II to be erected, the actual expenses
Of the commission to be paid by the
State.
Senator Sale has introduced bill u
authorize the Judge of court OF any
city OF more than 10000 population To
designate. by an order OF record, such
I5of the days upon which the clerks
office OF such court may be closed us
have been or may hereafter be declared
public holidays.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
- EL1JGATE COOKE has a bill to
appropriate s250,ooo for the pur.
- chase OF State bonds by the Sink

- ELTGATE COOKE has q bill to-
appropriate s250.000 for the pur.
- chase OF State bonds by the Sink
Ing Fund Commissioners.
Delegate Bowman asks for the ap-
preparation OF sla5,ooo annually to the
Sinking Fund for the purpose
OF extinguishing tho public debt
OF the State. The amount hero
tofore appropriated for that purpose
has been $4,000 annually. This bill
passed the House yesterday.
Delegate Pitts has a BILL appropriat-
ing $4,000 for the extinguishn,ent OF
the public debt.
Delegate jenkins has asked for an
appropriation OF $4,000 for the years
1908 and 1903 for the support OF the
office OF the Secretary OF Military Rec
ords. The appropriation made last
session for this purpose was $500.
Delegate Page has presented BILL
directing the Military Board to pur.
chase for the Commonwealth a per-
manent canlpEround for the Virginia
Volunteers.
The bill OF Delegate Cation for the
increase Of pay for Senate and House
clerks. doorkeepers and sergeants-
alarms was reported favorably by
the Finance Committee OF the House for
raise Of these salaries to So per day.
Pages salaries are raised to SO day.
The librarians OF tho Senate and House
we're given IS per day. Instead of SO.
The Finance Committee OF the House
has agreed to increase tho approprla-
ton for the Soldiers Home to $4,000
annually. Tho present amount Is
! $4,000.
Delegate Cation has q bill to
Distribute the taxation upon the
! rolling stock OF railroads. AT
\ present the rolling stock is as
sesHed for the purposes of local taxa.
ton at the cities and towns where the
principal Office Is located. Tho ohjec
OF the bill Is to provide for the distri
4 button Of the assessed value OF rolllnt
i stock among the counties, cities, town
i and school districts through which tn
i several lines OF railroad pass for pur
4 poses of local taxation in the proper
ton that the value Of all other prop
erty than main line and rolling stoci
4 located In any such county, city. tow
or school district bears to the aggre
gate value OF all such other propert,
Il than main line and rolling stock
i such railroad company In the state
The patron Of the bill has Furnished
/. the following figures: The total yalu
4 OF the rolling stock OF railroads In tn
4 Estate Is $22.OOO,00O; of this $1S,500,oo
lis assessed for purposes OF loca! taxa
4 ition In three cities, namely, Richmonu
Petersburg and Roanoke. This IS tn
!! third session at which this bill ma
been introduced. Last session the oil
passed to its engro ssment in the HOUSE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
COLLEGE THEsSIANS.
Royx to Give an Opera-Fa
nous Beauty Chorus.

University Boys to Give an Opera-Fa-
NOUS Beauty Chorus.
Especial to The Times Dspatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, January
l9.-Work for the comic opera la
Serena" which will be produced by the
students OF the University of Virginia,
Is now well under way. The first re-
ihearsal was called Immediately after
the return Of the men from the Christ
mas vacation;. and the men in college
have responded WE'LL. AT present there
are fifty-odd applying for the chorus.
which will consist OF twelve men and
Ia dozen make believe girls This large
number out and the earnestness and
enthusiasm that they are putting into
the work assures success. Twenty men
For more are trying for the cast and
attempting to be real Mexicans, SOL
diers. or anything their part calls for;
the material is excellent. Many OF the
men have already had experience In
other! colleges and amateur tfleatricals,
and are taking to their parts like the
proverbial ducks to water.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
pnEs1DENT1AL CANDIDATES.
All OF Those Mentioned Are Graduates
Of n College or -EniYeraitr.


of a College or Eniversttv.
TSpectniio THE Times -Dtspatch.1
I CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, January
la.-Every man prominently mentioned
as presidential possibility this year
may be said to have the support OF
one or. more colleges. On the Repub-
'1icnn side. Secretary William Fl. Taft
belongs to Yale, rs: Senator Joseph q.
Foraker, OF Ohio. to Cornell, 49,: Sem
Mount Union College. Ohio, 20. and re-
ceived an honorary LII. .. at the UNI
Sversity Of Pennsylvania In '05. Vice.
President Charles ". Fairbanks grad
uatsd from Ohio Wesleyan in '73;g Sem
ator RobertSAE. LaFolette. OF wisconsin.
took his degree at the University OF
Wisconsin In 10. and Secretary George
B. Cortelyou graduated from George.
town IN go, while Governor Charles -.
Hughes, member OF the Cornell Law
School faculty for two years, gradu-
ated from Brown In 81.
On8the Democratic side. William Jen-
ninga Bryan, OF Nebraska, graduated
in Isl from Illinois College. at jack
sonville, Ill; Judge George Gray. OF
Delaware. took his "A. d. ut Princeton
In '59, an a. NJ. In 'Gs, an LII D. In
$50, and also studied law at Harvard
Judge Judson Harmon, Of Ohio, grad
uated from Denison University in '66;
Senator Charles A.. Culberson,S of Texas
graduated from the University OF Vir-
ginia in"77; President Woodrow Wilson
graduated from Princeton in rs. and
took Ph. D. at Johns Hopkins in SO
besides q number Of other degrees. nc
| studied law at the University of Vir-
| GINA. Senator Daniel, OF Virginia
graduated In law at the University OF
virginia,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
CITY REPLIES TO
TYPHOID FEVER STORY

every precaution for their protection.
with the result that the spread of the
Fever has apparently been checked az
speedily as IT originated
Filth. The form OF fever produced
by the above named conditions has been
Tor the most part OF mild type, and
while there ure at present two or three
cases OF serious illness, no deaths have
been reported up to- this time, with the
possible exception of O single instance
among tho negroes.
Sixth. 1t is desired especially to
bring 10 the attention of the public
the fact that the pollution OF the towns
water supply was NOT due to any In
,herent Impurities In the water itself,
nor.to any failure Of the town to OBJ
serve proper care in this particular
department OF the municipal govern
ment, but that the whole troubie was
Precipitated by communicating TO the
pure water the germs Of a disease, be-
tween which and the water thus pol
luted, there was originally no sort OF
frelation.
as might befaIl any town regardless
Ilof the purity of It's water supply, and
we trust that fair-minded public
may not permit our town to suffer in
Its reputation for llealthfulness by
treason of condition, for the exist.
ence OF which the town Is so mani-
testify free from blame.
Seventh. In connection with the fore
going we may be permitted to add that
few, IL any towns in this State are
more blessed in their water supply
than ours. Finding Its source In noun
tain springs fur above the ordinary
I,habitation of man, the water5is pipe.l
Ito the town for distance of eight or
mine miles and comes c!eartand cool to
luuench the thirst of our people.
Our drinking water has long been
| the pride of our townspeople and tiin
| delight of the numerous visitors who
| frequent our town In the summer .sa
son. The healthful condition OF this
igeneral section and in particular the
| freedom of this town from the sconrEe
! OF fever and other forms Of disease
have been sources Of comment for a
number OF years. And we can conf.
1 IDENTIFY hold out to the public the as
!. surance that those charged with the
| administration OF our municipal at.
fairs fully realize their obligation te
maintain the reputation OF the town II
this particular. and will leave no stone
:unturned to safeguard and secure FOL
| the future these blessings which We
4 have SO largely enjoyed in the past.
4 BY. oe-er OF
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE.
BEDFORD City. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
RADFORD NEWS.
Big Electric Light Deal ClOsed-Mfn-
crul Pnint Discovered

Big Electric Light Deal Clo.ed-Min-
crul Pnint Discovered
RADFORD. VA. January 1s.-Mr. j.
L. Vaughan, president OF the Radford
Company. which owns
the electric power house. the street
railway and street lighting equipment.
has closed deal with Mr.. j. II. Gray
son, whereby he has purchased the
electric nower-house. flo.A- mill, store
and several residences owned by Mr..
Grayson at GraysontoWn. The price
paid is said to have been $4,000.
The Graysontown power-house fur
nisiles power for lighting the town OF
Christiansburg, twelve miles away,
while the lights, wires, etc, were own
ed by the town of Christiansburg. Mr.
Vaughan and his associates have also
pality, and will now light both Rad
ford and Christiansburg,. and furnish
what power is needed for manufacture
ing plants. They will also build an
electric line from Christiansburg ia
Cambria, at which place Is situated the
Norfolk and Western Railway station
This will be q god-send to Christians.
burg. as the distance OF more than q
mile haste be traversed by coach ate,
leaving the train.
The people OF Radford are much In.
tercsted at present in the deposit OF
mineral paint. recently discovered or
tho farm of Mr.. T. W. Stiggleman
near Snowville, tor the development .!
Which a stock company has been form,
cd by Massachusetts capitalists. with
capital stock OF s35o.00o.
The board of directors OF the South.
west VtrEinia Agricultural and Liv.
Stock Association met Thursday Il,
the West End Hotel and discussed
plans for the spring race meet, which
will BE held at the grounds here II
May or early June. There will alst
be the regular Fourth OF July meet
and prospects are bright for both.
Elshty new machines are being In
stalled at the Radford Knitting Mill
which will raise the number to 1870, ant
will necessitate thirty-iive additiona
girls. vi