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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
RAPS TRUST LAW
Congressman Liiileiield Makes
CauStic Criticism.
ALSO ASSAILS ROOSEVELT

Declares Sherman Act Incapable Of
Enforcement Even By the Pres-
dent-only Seven Convictions Since
1901.
Chicago. June es.-Congressman Lit.
tlCts.d. of Maine who resigned IN
March. 90 take eject next fan. addrcs
sims lawyers and jurists at the closing
session here OF the annual meeting of
the Illinois Bar association. made a
caustIc criticism OF the application OF
the sherman ANTITRUST Law.
Air. Illticeeld. who was the strong
est Zoe TO union labor In the house.
declared that the law itself Is inIca.
mite. branded proposed amendments TO
the act as an attempt 20 infuse life
into something hfcless and closed With
a vciel attack upon President Rcose
welt.
After questioning the efficiency Of
The antitrust law. on the ground that
81 leaves too much to the discretion Of
iurics as to- "the reasouableness oI
uuroasonableucss~ OF actions which
might restrain trade. he cnloavorci o.
snow that no similar laws with inded
nitc provisions had or ever could be
enforced Hc said.
senator Lodse in the Republican
national convention. said that Prcsi
dent Roosevelt had enforced the laws
as De found them ON the statute book
The Republican platform congratulates
itself ON the enforcement of an the
laws. In the light OF cases have cited
to yon. 60 would seem that proc'ama
tion ana performance constitutes en-
forccmeut OF the law.
THE distinguished puhNcists thiuk
business mon are very much disturbed
for fear they are facing a prison cell
for doing business under modern
methods I do not think that this ap
pTehcnsion has any real foundation"
The speaker pointed out that only
seven convictions had been obtained
under the sherman law since Sept "a
1901. and continued.
"It may De that the predatory rich
are lurking In every corner and that
Indicators OF great wealth abound n
this Do true and they have been going
about seeking whom they may de.
YOUR. the extent % which the wicked
have thus FAR gone unwhipped Of jus
tice borders upon the grotesque The
whole subject 20 which conspiracics
IN restraint OF trade relate IS an equa.
ton. on tho one hand YOU have labor
and on the other capital. You hear
more OF capital in association with re
straint Of trade than YOU do of labor
and then again. little Is said about O
conspiracy tending 20 create mo
noroiy. After all 90 Is not a bad thing
that capital exists. that it may provide
Cor tho nxlstanca OF lahnr-"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
NUGGETS OF NEWS

Five persons were killed when 6
Chicago q Northwestern passenger
train struck washout near Chadron
Neb.
Charged with the embezzlement Of
county funds. former County Treas
urer William Il. Pettis was arrested al
Sac City. Ia
Henry Miller. aged one hundred and
four years. grew tired OF life at Har
rodsburg. Mercer county, Ky, and com
mitted suicide by taking paris green
After being rescued from drowning
by two young men, william Kemp. oil
MS Ferry avenue. Camden, n. j.
went in to swim again and was drown
ed before aid could reach him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
TO BUY CATERPlLLARS
Newark Will Pay Ten Cents a Guar,
For Tree RaVsqers.

Newark. y. J.. June 27.-Tcn cents
per quart is the official price for cater
pillars In this city. Announcement was
made by the shade tree commiss 'ou
that it viii pay at this rate for an tht
catcrpulars which are brought in by
The school children OF the city. who
have been organized for crusade
against the worms which are destroy
Ing the elm and maple trees of the
city.
Employees Of the commission are &C
be stationed az designated points In
the various parks to receive the con
signmeuts OF worms Which are brought
I'm. They viii measure the various con
sienments ana issue receipts. in r.
turn for which the city clerks olRcc
VIII give the required amount Of cash
The commission has appropriated sew
oral hundred dollars for this purpose
and expects TO effect the destruction
Of dozen carloads or SO OF the tree
pests.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
To eund Up Union In Anthrae.,e Renlor

Indianapolis. Ind June 20. - Ener
ectic efforts are 20 he made to eject 81
stronger orEanization of The Unrci
Mine Workers ia the anthracite fields
10 PENNSYLVANIA. Organizers in adds
ton Co those already in that FIELD an.
soon 20 be sent there. and Presideni
T. l. Lewis viii visit the field ab.u.
the middle of next month. 10 is sails
that OF the miners in the authrac.t.
field about 10000 in round numbers
fewer than $4,000 are now organized
some say even that the paid-up mem
bership in that Geld is now between
$4,000 and 10000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
POISONED BY ALE
Philadelphia Physician Dice After
Drinking Sewerage.

Drinking sewerage.
Philadelphia. June 2I.-With every
appearance OF having boon strangely
poisoned. W. II. Wilson. d. physician
residing la the northern section of the
city. was suddenly stricken IN at his
home and died shortly after being al
mitej 70 a hospital The physician
AMI his wife were sitting tosether
when the former suggested they try a
sample OF ale which had been sent 10
him According 20 the information Sc
cured by the authorities. the physician
commented on the peculiar taste of the
beverage. aud few moments after
drinking il rolled from his chair in
agony. he soon became unconscious
and all efforts 10 revive him failed
Physicians at the hospital where he
was taken say that in their eNamina.
tion of the patient they found traces OF
a puugent acid poison. \ sample OF the
elc which DR.. Wilson drank has been
taken for analysis. and the authorities
have started a rigid investigation.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
oIrIs Robbea whIIe RathIna.

Chester. PA. June o. - Cather'u.
Davis and Edna Carr. employed In Oh,
mill Of :. \. Grocer & Son. al Upland
went in bathing ia the creek back o
the factory. Having just received tLeu
two weeks pay. the girls hid th,
money IN the toes OF their shoes. Theu
bath finished the young women wer,
startled TO find that their apparel haD
been disturbed and the money stolen.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Kept Boy Prisoner Three Montbs.

Davenport. Ia. June - - Fran
Pratt. little boy for whom the polio,
OF this place searched Tor over thro
months. bad been imprisoned in "a,
room OF Miss Lora Whaieu matron O.
the State Orphans home He Wa
found when she attempted suicide. Sh.
had burned his foot giving him a bait
and feared Fl would result in her dis
charge 81 discovered
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Bachelor klls SEN eefor. ml--o,

Washington. Pa. June 27.-Facine a
mirror which he had hung on a gate
post in front Of his home. Archibald
Johnston. aged forty-one years. q
wealthy bachelor, OF Canton township
shot himself through the jugular ven
evidently dyins Instantly. Johnston
had been in IN health. He left several
messages. one OF which states he was
lonely. but hesitated TO marry. fearing
domestic infehcity. Among his posses
sions were found scores OF newspaper
clippings relating 10 woes OF married
couples and divorce testimony.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
WIN srave Withhold Ranids-

New York. June 26.-Vasily Rebi
koff, Russian inventor. Is in this city
preparing TO take a motorboat of his
own invention through the Whirlpool
Rapids. below Niagara Falls. He boas;
ed while giving a test for the German
emperor that no water could balk him
and was dared to try the Niagara IA
pids The boat is twelve feet long
three feet wide. and at ;hlrty-two knot.
an hour skins along on top Of the
waves
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Lineman Shocked to Death On pole

Pottsville. Pa. June 26.-Ceorge W
Nipple, an electrician OF the United
Telephone company. was shocked &c
death here. He climbed a tall pole
through mass OF electric light wires
in order to reach the telephone wires
when he was caught in heavily charg
ed live wires and 2300 volts went
through his body. AS he fell spectators
were Mortified to see a blue flame is
sue from his mouth. His skull was
crushed ana his neck broken by the
fall
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Canned Goods Are Pure.

Harrisburg. Pa. June %. - state
Daisy and Food COMMISSIONS Foust
IN a statement declared that rot one
ont of goo samples OF canned foods
meats. vegetables and the like. taken
by state agents. had been found 10 be-
preserved with chemicals. The test
was made in about twenty counties
not Including Philadelphia and Pitts
burg aud the reports OF the analysis
were received Thursday.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30

Harrisburg. Pa. June =. - " p
Harman. foreman of a construction
and repair gang of the Penns yivania
railroad. was struck on the head by g
tie while directing some work near
this city. His skull was crushed and
he died in a few hours. The tie was
thrown of car by some OF Hartman 5
men who did not know Of his presence
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Fatally Injured Trying On New Suit

Chicago. jane @7.-Raymond Wells
twenty years old. a son OF r. VI. Wells
president OF the Bankers National
bank. was probably fatally injured by
falling from a fourth floor window "a,
% Jackson boulevard. Wells was try
Ing on suit Of clothes in a tailor shop
and as De backed away from a mirror
stumbled over the low sill Of the win
dow. The young man sustained a frac
ture OF the skull and internal Injuries
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Laekawanna Must Reopen Station.

Trenton. y. j., June p. - Because
the Delaware. Lackawanna & Western
Railroad company refused TO obey ar
order issued by the state railroad com
mission commanding that II reopen its
station at Wyoming. y. j.. the commits
sion has made the company defendant
In mandamus proceedings and the
court has ordered the company L
comply with the order forthwith.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30

sundays and Tuesdays only.
Returning. the GENERAL LEE Wlu lcave Ma.
-evs Monday az a. ui.. Wednesdays and FIJI
DAYS 40 a. m. aud viii make all 81 the above.
iandings- tStops on the return viii be made at
chapel Point and Hreuts on Mondays and we'd
ueslay~ onlv.l
he GENERAL LEE Is the FASTEST and
MOST COMFORT y steamer on me poto-
mac uFer We give especial attention 20 the
comfort % our patrons and request them to re-
port any innttention or incivihty 70 The com
pany In writing. Meals or light lunches in "a
pleasant dining room and az reasonable prices
All frui-ht must be prepaid
JOHN T. TAYLOR Pres Gen Nayr
Telephone. Maiu aS54 lie2g-sf
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Aneora Goats Ate PAGER OF Walls

Highland Lake. Conn. June p. - a
herd Of Angora goats owned by b. f
Moore got into the summer residence
or his brother ID. 8. Moore. and ats
the paper or the walls in several OF
the rooms. besides doing other dam
age. The paper was Of a greenish hue
and the owner of the goats is watchine
them closely. fearing they may have
been poisoned
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Buying % Waists No SIGN Of Insanity

Philadelphia. June y. Ciarl .
Dyott wanted a guardian appointed to
his sister. Marion. on the ground tina
since she Inherited 10000 she hs,
squandered her money on clothing Z.
give to her friends. Az cre time she
bought thirty-two shirt waists. Tn,
court did not think this an evidence
OF insanity.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30

fried 70 Start Fire With Oil; Dead.
Pittsburg. June p. - Mrs. Charlie.
Reese is dead and two other women
seriously burned as the result Of at
tempting to start a fire with oil at the
home Of Mrs. Reese.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railway
Company, Rappahannock River Line.
~ Schedule in Effect March % 1905

BALTIMoRE TAPPAHANNoCK FREDERCKsB Ri RIG
LssSe baltimore Pier Light Street weather permitting
Thursday
Weenns Menk Merry
Weliord fappahannok $50
feedown Saunders Wimont
Mount Hop Yard. Radcliffe Fredericksburg
Steamer leaving on Sunday
Ieedsown
-BALTIMoRE TAPPAHANNOCK
Leave baltimore Street permitting
North End Mil
Mlenhck
SHARP Tnppahannok wiIo
landings marked.
TAPPAHANNOCK
TspphannOck
lord Ware Bowler Sharp Bay Port WHEATON Water View
White NH Ceek.N Westlau
Returning win Norfolk permitting
Tor stopping above Merry Point
Bay Port
Tuesdays
sailing
FREDERICKSBURG TAPPAHANNOCK BALTIMORE
fredericksburg sunday
westher for Radcliffe Hop Yard Hay
dksyore Hole
sharp $50 Wheaton
~ 1IIhan Mlnbek Merry Point 2 Moran.
White stone NIL Creek $500
ba hnore Tuesday Thursday and Saturday mornings
TAPPAHANNOCK BALTIMORE
Leave Tegpsha1n9Sk weather permitting. Tuesday.
Moraon Urhanna Burton Durham, Mnntk,
stone MIL Greek North
TO kAtmor Thursday VIII q
Wills becky
the
NOT guaranteed does the hold itself responsible
anyeonseQuence arising thererom.
Freight received at Baltimore until IN sailing
W!D. Scott, Agent, Fredericksburg, Va
THOMSON Gen Man e. MURDOCH GEN Ut Pa. Az
Baltimore. Nd March 10. -
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
Drowned Her -Four Children.

Ida Grove. Ia. June 26.-While TEN
porarily insane, Mrs. August p. John.
son drowned her four little children in
the cistern at their farmhouse. a mills
south Of town. The youngest was
about one year old and the Oldest
about six. There were two boys and
two girls. Her husband was in the
field at the time. After she had drown
ed the four children she tried to drown
herself but neighbors and people from
town came running in and rescued her
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO. !

LUCAS COUNTY.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he IL
senior partner Of the firm OF +. j. Cheney
& Co.. doing business In the City OF Tole-
do, County and State Aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum OF ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS reach and every case
OF Caterrh that cannot be cured by the
use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In
my presence, this 9th day OF December.
A. ID. 1886.
(SEAL.) A. W. GLEASON,
NOTARY PUBLIC
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
eous surfaces OF the system. Send for tes-
timonials free.
=, j. CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by ell Druggists, 40.
Take Halls family Pills for consump-
ton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-30
'tomaC Navigation Com
Fast Twin-screw Steamer
GENERAL LEE

VIII leave 9th street wharf, Washing
ton, d. G. Sundays. Tuesdays aud Thurs-
DAYS at 1:l5 a. m. alexandria. Va, at
$40 for followlng points:
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
A Din. As,.l R..s-.

~Did you tell Johnny to spin that kindliagY
 ~Yez"
 But hs di6n't do It- No: hs s.d he'd svfu ia hsood frst--Wsshinx<ua Herah
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
INQUEST INTO
 ~ DREW TRAGEDY.
Another Attempt to Solve Mur.
 der Mystery.

Troy, N. Y.. July 27.-Balked at ev. cry turn in their search for a clew to the killing of Hazel Drew, the authori. ties today will play the last card in an effort to pierce the veil of mystery that has enveloped the Teal pond tragedy. The coroner's inquest will be. gin in Averill Park, and many wit. neses will be heard in the hope that light may be flashed on evidence hith- erto overlooked.
 Twenty persons living in the neigh borhood of Teal pond have been sub poenaed by Coroner Strope. Among them are William Taylor. uncle of the dead girl, and Frank Smith. the farm boy who met Hazel on the evening she is thought to have gone to her death. The two were examined again in futile attempt to throw light on the tragedy.
 After these witnesses have been ex. amlned, which 1t is thought will con. sume more than one day. other hear. ings will be had fin the courthouse in this city until every person in the county believed to have any informa. tion of value has been placed on the stand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
WERE OVERRULED
Case of Barry Kelly. Wbo Fell
 Down Elevator Sbaii.

Decisions in a few matters recent. ly heard by him in the superior court were received from Judge Ralph Wheeler to-day. The two demurrers to the amended complaint in the cases of Harry Kelly and his mother Mrs Margaret Kelly, against Louis F. Haase were overruled. The de. fendant's counsel, Loomis of New Haven, contended that Kelly should have seen the danger in a darkened elevator shaft as we'll as the defend ant could. The reply to this was that the plaintiff could not have known of the danger as we'll as the defendant, he being in the defend ants employ only an hour when he fell down a dark elevator shaft and broke his right leg. This was the point maintained by the court as we'll as plaintiffs counsel, Cassidy.
 Defendants demurrer in the mat ter of Alex Genest against Robert W. Lowell and Henry Stackman was also overruled. This was a matter of a mechanics lien on two houses. It was maintained that there should have been lien for each house. The court decided otherwise.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
Rabber Plant shut Down.

Naugatuek. July 17.-The United Etatss Rubber Co.'S retaining plant fossd down here to-day for tvo or hree wsskA It viIi affect about feo ksnfA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
CHURCHMAN'S STAG OUTING.
Protestant Episcopal Church Pro-
 notes a New Scheme.

New Milford. July 27.-The first summer session of a mission study class for men of the Protestant Epis- copal church is to open at the Kent School for Boys on Saturday next. and those instrumental in the move ment promise that it will combine both pleasure and profit to those in- tevosted in this kind of work. It is called a Churchman's Stag Outing and the session will last from August till the sth. Its object is "the fur sheranee of the ehurch's missionary work. persona acquaintance and a good time" Kent school is conduct ed by the order of the Fathers of the Holy Cross. one of the three orders in the country. It has thirty to forty five boys who are sons of Episcopal missionaries.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
Complaint No 2.
Waterbury, July 27, 1908.

WdteTuuTy, July Ei, lSO0. Editor of Democrat:
 Dear Sir--If the Chase Rolling Mill Co is compelled to work their teams on Sunday, would 1t not be a !, good idea for that corporation to em- .s ploy a couple of men to keep the crosswalks on East Farm street in a clean condition. Yesterday ladies and children, while on their way to church were compelled to ! wade through several inches of black mud. Many of them had their white shoes and slippers destroyed, while the damage to dresses was almost as bad. Those crosswalks are the worst In the city. when the big teams of that mill keep continually crossing them.
 Another complaint from this same section can be registered against the contractor, who is supposed to be pay Ing the street. He has filled both sidewalks with bricks, leaving but narrow passageway for pedestrians. It Is frightfully dark there at night time and a person has to feel his way along. The contractor should be or dered to place lights along those piles of bricks or else get busy with his Job. Just now he seems to be taking his time about doing anything up there. Alderman Peter Hook lives up in that section of the city and should endeavor to have the street properly lighted. Ask any officer, who patrols that beat. what a dark spot East Farm and West Farm street is. Get rid of the mud and give us more light up that way and the taxpayers will be thankful for the favors.
 Respectfully yours. "An EAST FARM STREET MID
 JUMPER"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
COMPLAINTS ARE JUST
City Authorities Are Hereby Noii-
 fled of Two Nnisances.
Waterbury, July 27. 1908.

waterbury, July 27, l908.
 Editor of Democrat:
 Dear Sir:-In justice to the own CTS of teams, who live In the east ern part of the city and to dwellers in suburban districts in that section l desire to call the attention of the authorities of the city of Water bury to nuisance that is being perpetrated almost every morning on East Main street from the Far mers Home" to Whelan's corner This happens too at time in the morning, when people, who are em- ployed in the city or who have business in the city, are driving in and are prevented from arriving at their places of business on time, because of the nuisance. Farmers come in every morning with loads of produce. They are met by from 5 to 100 peddlers teams, who line themselves and their wagons along each side of the trolley tracks and load up their teams with the pro- duce from the farmers wagons. They head their horses any old way and it is miracle that some of those entering the city to work in factories and other places have not had their vehicles smashed in the jam through which they have to drive. That street is narrow enough as 1t is, without making it a public market place. The city au- thorities should drive those huck- sters into some side street to do their buying and selling and leave the public thoroughfare open to the public. who are in a hurry to get to their work. The residents have complained time and time again but to no avail. The rights of the citizens should be respected and as a representative of some of the peo- pie, who have been many times an- moved by this nuisance, I call on the mayor of the city or the chief of police 10 see that the nuisance is abated.
 Respectfully Yours,
 A TAXPAYER.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
Earth and Neon.

The moons real diameter Is 2i6O miles. not much more than a fourth of the earth's Her surface is i4.GO0. GOO square miles. or between a thirteenth and a fourteenth of the earth's. The earth's volume exceeds the moon's nearly forty-nine and one-half times, but the moons material is lighter than the earth's. for the earth's mass ex. ceeds hers not forty-nine and one-haIf tines only. but nearly elghty-oue and one-half times.-Nev York American.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
One May to Icnk at It

Cornish humor is often unconscious, q writer in the English Illustrated Magazine says, and proceeds to fur nish a concrete example.
 "Gwain to larn your boy the fiddle are 'ee;" asked one Cornishman of another.
 'Iss." was the reply.
 "He wain't never play the fiddle tall"
 "ow shouldn't awT"
 "'Cos his heads too big"
 "Go on with Zee. The bigger the head the more tunes he'll hold"