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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
JERSEY LEGISLATURE
Scores OF Bills Passed on Last
Day Of Session.
PARTY PLEDGES UNTITLED

Many Matters Promised Durino Cam.
Psgn Last Fail Fail to Become
Laws-somc Of the Bills That Were
Passed.
Trenton. y. J.. April 1.-THE final
session of the Legislature of 1905 was
marked boy great activity and scores
Oh bills were passed The feature of the
day was the passage by the house of
Senator A,Ncrman's civil service bill
which was defeated in that body on
TUESDAY. The passage OF the bill was
due principally t0 the efforts put forth
IN its behalf by Governor Fort who
sent FOR a number oi the assembiymeD
and argued With them in behalf of the
bi!i The passage OF the bill was a dis.
appointment to many OF the Republi.
can leaders. and there were rumors
tnat the vote would be reconsidered.
This was made impossible. however.
by Senator Alderman taking the bill
10 the governor. who Immediately ap-
pended his signature
One of the principal featsres q the
session was the failure OF the house
and senate 10 agree on public utni
ties bill
A retrospect OF the work Of the ses.
sion shows among bills passed those
creating civil service commission
aboiishlnc the state board OF arbitra.
toa. o.,nliu- the law for the taxa.
ti-n oi bank stock. providing for the
re,ircm n; ot judges ON one third pay
after twtntyonc years service. Great.
inc the state department of accounts
providing for an inland waterway be.
tween Bay Head and Cape May. and
giving voters the right TO determine
whether they wish voting machines
or not
Concurrent resolutions were passed
providing for constitutional amend.
ments providing for revision OF the
judiciary system OF the state: creating
assembly districts. making the term
OF the governor four years and sen.
ators two years. 90 be elected in even
numbered years. with local officers 10
be elected i'm odd numbered years.
Among the important matters recon-.
mendcd boy the governor in his in.
auSural address but which failed TO
become laws. We're these. Jury reform
direct primaries. the consolidation OF
state boards. the creation of a state
department of corporations: the crea.
tion of a department of motor vehicles 4;
abolishing county boards of taxation /;
the conierring upon the governor the
power To remove local officers. and the
governors recommendation on the ex.
else question
Appropriations this year we're un.
usually large aggregating $500.
1852 In a special message sent TO
the Legislature. Governor Fort called
attention TO the fact that If this sum
OF money was spent there would be a
deficit In the state treasury at the end
OF the fiscal year of S6S1655.72 The
receipts of the state have fallen OF
during the past two years because
corporations have gone to New York
and Maine for organization. For a
good many years New Jersey ranked
first in the amount of corporation bust.
ness done, but has fallen back TO third
place.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
NOT PLEDGED TO TAFT
Massachusetts Republican DEL
egateS Are Unpiedged.
GUILD FOR SECOND PLACE

Majority Of Delegates Favor Taft, But
Were Uninstrueted to Avoid a Con-
test-AdVoeates Wise Revision Of
the Tariff"
Boston. April II. - The four men
who will head the Massachusetts dele
cation TO the Republican national con.
vention will 60 TO Chicago unpledged.
These four delegates selected at the
state convention. are United States
Senators Henry Cabot Lodge and W.
Murray Crane. eN Secretary OF the
Navy John ID. Long. and Sidney 0.
Bigney. a business man.
The alternates at large selected
were Frank e Dunbar. Of Lowell:
Winfield 5. Schuster. OF Douglas.
Ralph d. Gillett. of Westaeld. and
James f. Shaw. OF Manchester.
The convention adopted resolutions
endorsing Governor Curtis Guild. Jr..
as candidate for the vice president.
ial nomination and advocating a wise
revision" OF the tariff. On the ques-
ton of the presidential candidacy OF
Secretary of War William II. Taft. the
platform held that the convention
recognized that majority OF the
delegates 10 the convention desired
his nomination" but that IL was "un.
certain whether resolution OF pref.
erence would be carried. and it's pre-
sentation would certainly lead to
contest. which would be injurious to
the welfare OF the party"
This last named plank. the adoption
OF which was the feature Of the CON
yenuon. IL was admitted by all the
party leaders was compromise. It
was submitted TO the committee on
resolutions by the Taft league. after
an all night session. The fight on il
may be regarded as beginning with
the inception of the Taft movement in
this state several months ago. and
became acute when Senator Crane. al.
though not directly opposing the cand-
didacy of Secretary Taft. declared in
a public statement in February that
the delegation TO Chicago ought not
TO be hamporcd by pledges.
The Taft men wanted either pledge
OF preference resolutions. whereas
their opponents fought against any
thing that would indicate a preference.
The compromise was effected when
the leaders OF the unpledged cause ad-
mitted that majority Of the dele
gates TO the state convention favored
Secretary Taft and the Taft leaders
agreed that a resolution expressing a
desire instead of a preference for his
nomination would be satisfactory.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Iceland NOTES

Iceland, Va, April 10th.
Mr. Adam Bowler, OF Greene Co. has
succeeded Mr. Henry Michael as post
master and merchant at this point. MIR.
Bowler Is a cOurtiy gentleman, and no
doubt will be very popular.
A ripple of excitement was created
lately, when rumor informed us shat a
family not far distant had been stricken
with smallpox. You can imagine ourre-
lief when the attending physician pro-
nounced the disease German measles
We have heard OF no further spread Of
the measles. Are we not more than like
ly to have "a return Of smallpox another
season. and perhaps IN a more malignant
form, II the houses. clothing, etc, OF
patients are not thoroughly fumigated?
The authorities will confer a great benefit
by giving this matter their attention
We tremble for the future Il il Is neg
lected.
Mrs. Jones, who has been spending the
winter her daughter, Mrs. Milton Ferney-
he ugh, has returned to her home IN
Orange, accompanied by her grand
daughter, Mrs. ). p Walker.
Mrs. Mullen, OF Spotsylvania,is is visiting
Mrs. Graninger.
Miss Ellen Ly IN, who has been spend
ing some time with her friend, Miss
katherine Rollins, Of Monteithsyille, has
returned
Messrs Mercer and Fred Berry, two
fne carpenters OF our community. are
erecting a large barn for Judge Chiches-
ter. After finishing this building, they
will repair the Judges residence.
Masters Jesse aud Arthur Jett have
been sick with mumps. We =re glad 70
note tAeir convalesoence.
Why don't some Of our enterprising
citizens work up a telephone line Tor this
sectiong IL would be such aconvenience
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Two KiIIed eY ElvInn Lon.

Enfield, Mass. April lin a pecu.
liar accident at the portable sawmill
or William Bishop, near here, Bishop
and Miss Wilhelmina Weston. both of
Greenwich. we're instantly killed Mrs.
Bishop and party OF four young WON.
en- had come from Greenwich for the
purpose of seeing the mill For their
benefit Bishop started the machinery
and showed them how the logs were
brought down from the brow OF the
hill through chute. While the logs
were rushing down the chute at a ire
mendous speed one OF them became
wedged and caused another log to fly
over the side of the chute. striking
Bishop and Miss Weston and killing
them instantly.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14

Norfolk, Va. April l1.--Leo C. Thur
man, the murderer of Waller p. Dol
son, paid the penalty OF his crime on
the scaffold in the jail yard in this
city. Thurman displayed remarkable
nerve to the end. Both Thurman and
his victim had recently been discharg.
ed from the United States marine
corps. Thurman murdered his COM
rade for the purpose of robbery and
packed the body into a trunk, which
was tagged for shipment.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Penn,s Daughter Plaintiff In Suit.

Philadelphia, April IL. - Though
they have been dead for $50 years,
William Aubrey and Leotitia Aubrey.
daughter and son-in-law OF William
Penn were plaintiffs In case before
Judge Ferguson here. The defendants
we're Ann TIL and the Philadelphia
Trust. Safe Deposit e Insurance com
pany. trustees of an estate The case
was formally called. and after the
names of the plaintiffs had been called
1t was explained that they we're dead
and that the legal steps were being
taken to extinguish a ground rent
created in 1913. The original deed was
IN the name of Ann Till and remained
as an encumbrance on the property.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
AMERICAN GIRLS HAVE
BEAUTIFUL VOICES

Ii Is a known fact that there are more
beautiful voices in America than any
other cnuntry in the world, says Ellen
Beach Yaw in the May Dellneator. There
Is scarcely an American girl now who
does not sing little. Their voice are
exceptionally clear and strong. There is
no girl In the world who can learn to
sing with so little trouble as the Amer
lea girl. She Is born with voice. There
are certain qualities In her voice which re-
semble the clearness Of the American az.
mosphere. Our girls have not yet come
to the relization Of what they possess.
They do not fully appreciate the great
gift which God has given them. They
have within themselves a power Of ex-
preston that would surprise even them
sel' II they but paused to listen to their
divine gift and gave IL an opportunity of
development.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Boy Shot Dead pIayino Indian.

Saranac. Mich. April 11.-Twelve-
year-old Lloyd Tuller was accidentally
shot and killed by a playmate. Paul
Stuart. while the boys were playing
wild west" and an attack was being
made on a block house." Tuller led
the charge of the Indians" on the
block house." which Stuart was de-
Tending Stuart says that after the at
tackers had forced the door Tuller
tried to take away his gun and 1t was
accidentally discharged.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Girl Plans Funeral; Drinks Acid

Bellefonte. Pa. April 11.-Miss Min
ME Clark, the pretty nineteen-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Clark.
Of this place. died at the Bellefonte
hospital from the effects OF a dose of
carbolic acid which she drank Disap-
pointment in love is given as the rea-
son for the girls act although she
made no charge against any one in a
farewell note to her parents. In which
she named the pallbearers and the
minister that she desired should off,
ciate at her funeral.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Or. MunYon Weds Actress.

Altoona. Pa, April lit became
known here that Mrs. Pauline Neff-
Metzgar. an actress of some note and
prominently identified with Altoona
society, had been married in New
York to DR.. ]. NJ Munyon. of-Philadel-
phia, who has gained a national repu-
tation through his proprietary medi-
cines and who is said to be a million
aire. The bride, a daughter OF Colonel
d. ]. Men. dean Of the Blair county
bar. is unusually charming and talent
ed. She Is twenty-four years old.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
EVANS CONDITION
The Admiral Has Been GROWING
Steadily Morse


Paso Robes Hot Springs, Cal.
April ll.-Mrs. Robley ID. Evans and
her daughter Mrs. Charlotte c. Marsh.
arrived here and Joined Rear Admiral
Evans. Their coming cheered him
greatly. Now that the admiral's rheu-
matism has been greatly relieved by
the treatment here. the efforts OF the
physicians will be directed towards
building up his strength.
DR.. Edwards said that as far as he
knew there was no cause for lmme-
date alarm in the condition OF Ad.
miral Evans. but added:
Il am informed. however. that Ad.
miral Evans has been growing steadily
worse. II is possible that it is intended
TO hold a consultation regarding his
removal from Paso Robes"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Boy Of Seventeen Gets Divorce.

New York, April IL. George j.
Cumberland, youth OF seventeen, OBJ
tanned a decree from Justice Crane in
the supreme court. Brooklyn, in an
action for the annulment of his mar
riage to Caroline Baldwin Cumber-
land. who will be forty-six in June.
According to the testimony. Cumber-
land was ccerced into marriage by the
defendant on Feb. II. 1907.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
BOYS suffoeated In pun.out.

Chicago. April IL. - Carl Hedfeldt
and Earl Gustavson. cousins, each
eleven years old. were suffocated to
death By the caving in of a dug-out in
which they were playing at Sheridan
road and Waveland avenue. Policemen
attempted To rescue the entombed
boys by digging away sand with their
hands, but the mound was too deep.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Beaten to Death For KplIno a Don

Meigs. Ga, April 11.--John Dey. a
young man, the only dependence of a
widowed mother, is reported TO have
been beaten to death by the owner OF
a dog which Dey killed. The dog be.
'onged TO a man named Culpeper. who
Sith his sons called Dey out OF the
louise and beat and kicked him into
.nssnsibility. causing death.
DeWitt's Carbolixed Witch Haze saIve.
especially good for piles. Sold by NJ.
4ewis and W. L. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14

Pottsville. Pa. April 11-Rumors of
a strike at the power plant of the
Eastern Railways company caused
some one to cut OF the water supply
from the boilers. putting the street
cars out of service and extinguishing
street and house lights In Pottsville,
Tamaqua, I.ansford, Orwigsburg,
Schuylhll Haven Minersville. Port
Carbon and a score OF smaller towns.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
No Citizenship For MonoolIan.

Wabash. Ind. April 11.-Lum Hong.
who shed his queue and married an
American woman. applied for naturali-
zation papers. and a final hearing was
to have been held Monday. Friday the
application was Cancelled on orders OF
the department OF commerce and la
Dor. holding that Mongolians cannot
be naturalized.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Bat chews Woman,s Hand.

Bridgeton. y. j.. April i1.-Whlle
preparing supper Mrs. Mary Sites
reached into a box in the cupboard.
Her hand was seized by a big rat.
which she was unable to shake loose.
and II required the services OF her sis
ter to free her. The rat was killed by
the women Her hand was badly torn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Rutqers colIeae Gets ss4. .ooo.

New Brunswick, n. j., April 11.-At
a meeting OF the trustees OF Rutgers
college bequests of $4,000 were an.
nounced. The largest is one OF $25.-
600 provided for in the viii of the late
John Aren't Vanderpool. an alumnus.
the income Of which is to be applied
70 the school OF science.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Mother and Two children orowned.

Huntington. w. Va, April 11.-Mrs.
William Adkins and her two young
children we're drowned when their
house slipped into Guyandotte river.
The house was situated on the river
bank. which had been undermined by
the recent foods. Mrs. Adkins was III
at the time and. with her two chill
dren. was unable to escape. Her hus-
band was absent.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are
prompt and thorough and will In a short
time strengthen weakened Kidneys and
allay troubles arising from Inflammation
OF the bladder. Sold by NJ. Al. Lewis and
W. l.. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Prizes, a suicide In church vestrv.

Albany. n. Y, April 1l.-Rev. Joseph
Graham. rector OF The Roman Catholic
Church OF the Blessed Sacrament in
this city. killed himself by shooting In
the vessry OF his church. He was a ma
tive OF Albany and a brother OF State
Bank Examiner Edward ]. Graham.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
Lynehed ey NOS In Courthouse Yard

Fort Worth Tex. April Follow
ing an attack on twelveyear-old Mary
Morris. at Longview. Tex. Albert TEN
pie, a negro. was captured by a posse
and lynched. He confessed. was taken
10 the courthouse yard. a rope was
placed around his neck. a horse driven
from under him. and he was left
hanging.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup acts
promptly Vet gently on the bowels,
through which the cold is forced out Of
the system. aud at the same time it allays
Inflammation. Sold by NJ. NJ. Lewis and
w. l.. Bond.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
s2so.ooo FIre In phlIadelnhIa.

Philadelphia. April IL. - Sheir G
Vandergrift's box factory and the
plant OF the Philadelphia Veneer and
Lumber company. at Fifth. Lawrence
and Brown streets. were burned. Some
small dwellings adjacent we're dam
aged. Loss. $3.50. 900.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14

The Free Lance is prepared 10 DO all
kinds OF Job printing In firstclass stys
- modsrass prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
WHlTNER & SACREY
Undsrtakers and Rmnalmsrs

No. 719 Main ST.. Frsder-
cksburg, Va Phone 98.
Across nom Exchange Hotel
md next to Western Union
,fics. Telegraph and tslsphons
,rders receive prompt altar.
aon. 0pen day and nieht-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14
A Line Of Pipes

may look all right and be all wrong
| mere ere Is nothing you can Judge by looks
A JOB OF PLUMBING.
II we do the work you can be snra :, 4.
right in fact as well a. IL looks Evsn ~
most hidden parts will not be sliohted In
the smallest detail that makes for rood
sanitary plumbing. Call us In on your
next Job end you'll get the best plumb
ing work you ever had.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14

Many Matters Prom ised During Cam
PSign Last Fail Fail to Become
Laws-somc Of the Bills That Were
Passed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-04-14

Majority Of Delegates Favor Taft, But
Were Uninstrueted to Avoid a Con-
test-AdVoeates Wise Revision Of
the Tariff"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24

at Jefferson City. Mo, that ne "ouio
endcayor to take the senatorship from
A. J. Stone. The governor said ne
would open the campaign WIN
sneech in ST. Joseph the first week IN
February. IL,
Inquiry into the operations OK tiie
Standard Oil Co, in it's relations win
the railroads, was resumed Thursdn9
in Washington before, Judge FranKiih
Ferris, examiner. in the hearing room
of the Interstate Commerce ComIniS-
sion. The purpose Of the inquiry IS 70
devotion the tariffs filed with the IN
terstatc. Commerce Commission on oil
by the various railroads carrying
freight from Whiting. Ind, olean' ~
y, and other places where the stand
ard has located oil retineries.
President Mellen Of the New YORK
New Haven & Hartford Railroad. had
somewhat extended interVie" with
President Roosevelt Thursday, the ma
turc OF which he declined to discuss
on leaving the White House excepting
to say it was entirely Of social char'
acter. Mir. Mellen said he had som
matters OF business relating to his roac
| before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, which necessitated his coming
to Washington. The matter OF thJ
| merger case now pending before the
| Department OF Justice. he said, wa:
not a subject with which he had any
| thing to do nor did he know it,: status
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
INCREASED ARMY PAY.
A Favorable Report Is Coming on
Senator Warren's Bill.

Washington, Jan. 23.-The Senate
committee on military affairs agreed
upon a favorable report on Senator
Wnrren'S bill fixing the pay OF the
army. Under the terms Of the bill as
agreed upon lieutenant generals are to
receive q s per cert. increase, major
generals 10 per cent; brigadier generals
Is per cent; colonies. lieutenant colon
els and majors 90 per cent; captains
first llautenants and second Hcutenanls
Is per cent. The pay OF cadets at the
Military Academy is increased % pei
cent. The President is given power &c
fix the pay Of enlisted men At an In
crease Of not over 10 per cent. OF what
they are now receiving.
Senators Hale and Proctor, not non
members of the committee. We're heard
In support Of bill granting najo!
General o. O. Howard the retired RAM
OF lieutenant general.
The committee ordered a Favorable
report on a bill authorizing the issu'
ance Of commissions to officers OF th'
army retired with increased rank.
A bill granting medals to survivors
and heroes of the volunteer party tina
stormed the works Of Port Hudson
L., in 1853. was ordered favorably
reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

DR.. Charles o. Files was fined $500 BY
Judge Turner of the superior court a,
Portland Wednesday for performing g
criminal operation on Addie Louise
Holt. who died several days later He
paid the fine and $35 costs and was
discharged.
Andrew l.. Powers of Phippsburg
who is SO years old, surprised many OF
his friends Wednesday by walking to
Bath. distance of about five miles,
and purchasing n wheelbarrow, which
he wheeled back to his home after stop
ping in the city to eat dinner. Mr..
Powers is in good health and enjoyed
the exercise as much as a man of 40.
The entertainment given on the sec
ond night Of the annual fair Of Merry
meeting Grange Of Bowdoinham was
the drama, "Out of His Sphere" which
was presented under the direction of
Charles Holbrook. The cast of charac-
tiers was as follows: Jedediah Blood,
c. S. Holbrock; Thomas Blood, George
Hamilton; Charles Smith, Arthur Net
Teton: AlrhonZo Markham. WILDER
Small; John. A. 2. Small; Mary Now
eg. Mrs. Pearl Cannon; Betty Blood,
Miss Lois Dunlap; Lucy Blood, L.
Jean I'oote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-24
IN pEPLoRABLE SHAPE.
vii. Cost Over 100000 to Equip
New York Fire Department

New York, Jan. 23-At the contin-
uation today of the inquiry by the
commission of accounts into the con-
dition of TIE hose in use by the fire
deparlrn nnt, Chief Croker was the prin-
cipel witness He testified that in 1901
and 1865 he wrote to Fire Commissioner
Hayes recommending that 2. quantity
OF new hose De purchased, but no action
was taken 40 far as he knew. From his
lette. book he read that III 1906 he rec
Commended to Commissioner O'BTien
that t:0G, 900 be appropriated annually
for TIE purchase OF hose and that later
in the same year he wrote the new
Commissioner Lantly. that because Of
the great shortage of hose it would be
unwis, to test that on hand and the
DEPARTMENT should have $4,000 feet Of
ntw hose. He believed 81 per cent. OF
the hose on hand below 59th street was
over five years old.
When asked if he thought the depart
m1nt in Mt condition to grapple with
a great fire, such as have occurred In
other cities, he said he did not think
New York would have a fire like those
at Baltimore, San Francisco or Chicago,
but that the department here was Sc
r;nusly below par compared with other
cities ard it would take great deal
of money to put it where it should he.
Hc advised an appropriation of $500
0tal for a new alarm service. $l5o,O0O an
nu,,,v for repairs and $3.50, coo for new
hoSa