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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
MUST SERVE TERM
Supreme Court Refuses
Morse Writ of CertiOrari.
JURY QUESTION REMAINS
His Only Hope TO Escape Serving
Fifteen Year Sentence Rests With
U. s. Circuit Court on No
ton For New Trial.

Washington, Dec T. - The United
States supreme court denied the peu'
ton Of attorneys for Charles w.
Morse. the New York fnancler, for a
writ OF certiorari 10 bring Morso's case
from the United States circuit court
10 New York to the supreme court.
The action OF the supreme court
means that unless Morses attorneys
can get this appeal before that trl-
bunal in some other form, the sentence
of fifteen years Imprisonment impos-
ed by the United states ditrict court
which the circuit court has affirmed,
will stand.
Morse's only hope now rests In his
appeal for a new trial in the United
States circuit court on motion made
three weeks ago charging misconduct
by the Jurors who heard his case.
The consensus Of opinion in federal
court circles here appears TO be that
the motion for a new trial will be de-
MED. The governments contention
will be that the circuit court has no
Jurisdiction in the matter now that
the supreme court at Washington has
refused TO review the case. Henry l..
Stimson. who. as special assistant to
the United States attorney general.
has been retained to prosecute the
Morse and sugar cases. would say
nothing except that the matter was
now in the hands OF Marshal Henkel.
II was said authorltatively on his be-
half. however that in case the circuit
court denies the motion for a new
trial and an appeal from the refusal
is taken 10 the circuit court Of appeals
the government viii at once ask the
higher tribunal 10 yacate altogether
the stay which has been granted and
urge the immediate removal OF Morse
TO Atlanta. Neither the original motion
nor an appeal from its denial would in
themselves operate as n stay Of the ex-
ecutlon OF sentence.
Charles W Morse was convicted Of
misapplyne the funds OF the National
Bank Of North America. Of which he
was formerly vice president. on Nov.
6. 1908. after a trial lasting three
weeks. He was locked up IN the Tombs
until last July. when Mrs Morse sue
ceedcd in getting bail for him to the
amount Of sl25.O00 furnished by
twenty OF the bankers friends and bu-
slness associates The United States
circuit court OF appeals affirmed the
lower courts verdict OF conviction on
Oct. II OF this year. and application
was at once made 10 the supreme
court at Washington for writ OF GER
tIorari. which was refused. The motion
for a retrial is the only resource left
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
KIM Alfonso Faces Operation.

Paris. Dec. 7.-Gll Bias afiirms that
despite repeated denials that King Al
fonso of Spain is suffering from any
ear or throat trouble. Dr. Moure, who
was consulted recently by the Spanish
king. has declared that an operation
is necessary. Gil Bias states the pro
nouncement OF the doctors has created
the greatest alarm amang the mem
bers of the Spanish royal family and
also in political circles I'm Spain NJ
decision has yet been reached as t.
the date when the operation will be
nerfOrmed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
Southern Railway
~ y. Following schedule figures publiahed as
information. and are not guaranteed.
Schedule effective Nov. It'll. 1903.


Schedule effective Nov. It'll. 1903.
Trains leave Washington from New Union
Station.
7:3O a. m. Daily-LOcal for warrenton. Danvilie
and way stations.
g.2O a m. Daily-Iocal for Harrisonbur9. Va.
900 a. m. Daily-United States Fast Mail.
First-cass coaches and drawing-room sleeping
cars to Birmingham & New Orleans Dining car
service.
loo p. m. Week Days-Local for warrenton and
I:i5 D. m. Birmingham Special and
Florida Limited. Through coaches and sleeping
cars TO Columbia. Savannah and Jacksonville.
Sleeping car to Augusta and Aiken. Sleeping
car 10 Birmingham. Dining car service. Tourist
car to California Monday. Wednesday Thursday
and Friday.
40 D. m. Week Days-Local for Harrisonburg
and way stations on Manassas Branch.
As D. m. Daily-Local for Warrenton and
Charlottesville.
1910 .. m. Daily-New York and Chattanooga
Limited (via Lynehburg) = First clans coach and
sleeping cars TO Roanoke, Knoxville. Chattanooga,
sleeping car TO New Orleans. Dining-car service
I0:45 D. m. Daily-New York, Atlanta and New
Orleans Limited-Al Pullman trains, club and OBJ
ssrvation cars 10 New Orleans; sleeping cars TO
Asheville, Atlanta, New Orleans. Sleeping car to
Charlotte. Dining-car service.
41O a. m. Daily Memphis Special. Through
sleeping cars and coaches 10 Roanoke. Knoxville
ton sleeping car open 1000 p. m. Dining car
service.
Through trains from the South arrive Washing
ton $50 a. n $50 a. M, 1910 A. M daily; 7:45 y.
m, and 1885 D. m. 12l5 n. NJ daily. Harrison
burg lI:45 A. m. week days and $50 y. m. daily.
From Charlottesville. 945 A. m. 2;30 p. m and 7:t5
D. m. Local from Warrenton arrives $40 A. m
week days.
Trains leave Richmond: 10;45 a. m. and ll:4b ..
m. Daily Express for all points South.
eco a. m. Daily Local for Danville and Charlotte.
500 D. m except Sunday. Local for Keysvile.
430 a. m. except Sunday and 2:lb p. m Monday
Wednesday and Friday for West Point
40 D. m except Sunday. for West Point con.
Meeting with York River Line for Baltimore. Mon
day Wednesday and Friday.
Tickets, sleeping-car reservations. and detalea
information can be had ut ticket Office 200 18TH
St, 9O5 4 ST. N. w.. and New Union Station.
Baggage checked through from hotels and resi-
dsnces. Cab service.
C. II. ACKERT, v. p. and Gen. Man.
s. N HARDWICK. Pass. Traffic Mgr.
II. r. CARY, Gen. Pass. Agent
l.. s. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington. ID. g.
s. E. Burgess, ID. P. A.,
Richrond Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09

Evansville. Ind. Dec. THE con
gregation Of The Twelfth Avenue Bap
list church. In this city. has opened
grocery store and meat market In
building nea. the church. and the pro
ceeds Of the sales viii be used in pay
ing off the church debt. which amounts
TO about $4,000
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
COOK RECORDS IN DENMARK
Committee Of Scientists Appointed e
Receive Explorer's Data.

Copenhagen. Dec. 7.-Rector Torp
OF the University of Copenhagen
Chancellor SalomOnsen and Professor
Ellis Stromgren have been delegated
to receive the North Polar records o
DR.. Frederick A. Cook on behalf OF thu
university. These records are beins
brought here by DR. Cooks secretary
who arrived at Christiansand.
As soon as the papers are In the
possession of these men a consistorl
will be held at which a committee o.
examination will be appointed. The
president Of this committee will be
Professor Stromgren. and the Other
members will be made up of scientists
and explorers such as Commodore
Hovgaard.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
Sheldon Is DYING.

Greenwich. Conn. Dec. 7.-George
p. Sheldon, who was removed from Of
fee as president OF ie Phenix lnsur-
ance company. IL lflng At tho point of
death at the Naples What started to
be ptomaine poisoning from eating
scallops later developed into dropsy-
He has been delirious for a week. His
friends do not look for his recovery.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
ROLL OF HONOR

For Ebenezer school, No. /, Aqua
district, Stafford county, for month OF
November. The following pupils were
present every day: Carroll Cloe, Clifton
Fritter, Chester Fritter, Preston CARR
son, Hawkins Callahan, Harry Raines,
Ralph Shelton, Nelsie Fritter, Doris
Fritter, Nelsye Fritter, Virginia Ran
dali, Oracle Raines, Mabel Raines and
Bertha Thornton.
Total enrolment "A. Average daily
attendance 30.4l.
Mrs. Kate E. Gill, Teacher
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
GIRLS BODY IN CISTERN
Margaret Douerty. Formerly OF Phila
deIphis. Found Dead.

Margaret Douerty, Formerly OF Phlla-
deIphs. Found Dead.
Fishkil Landing. y y. Dec. l.
The body of Margaret Douerty, who
formerly lived in Philadelphia, a Vas
sar student. who disappeared Sunday.
was found in the cistern Of her faith.
er's home at Jacksonville.
Miss DOderty was The daughter OF
Rev William II. DOuerty. pastor of
the Hughsonville Presbyterian church.
She came here with her father from
Philadelphia last July.
A long search for the girl preceded
the discovery of the body in the els
tern. The entire congregation OF her
fathers church hunted the fields and
byways of Duchess county Even blood
hounds were used.
Miss Douerty. who was only nine
teen years old. was Obliged to aban-
don her studies at Vassar this year
because of Overyork.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
Lad Steals EIGHTY Sermons.

Chambcrsburg Pa. Dec. l. Ray
mond Rumlcy. OF Waynesboro. pleaded
guilty to stealing eighty sermons from
the home of Rev. " T. Rue. pastor Of
the Waynesboro Methodist Episcopal
church, after the minister had prayer
with the boy in court The pastor ther
asked the court to suspend sentence
and this was done.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
nraftn rnrkev. Wilma Prize

st. Louis. Dec. Taft" a bronze
turkey gobbler. weighing fifty-hye
pounds. won the grand prize over 15C
competitors from twenty-three states
and Canada at the Missouri state
poultry show. which opened here
taft" is owned by s. s. Havens. OF
Shelbyville. Ind.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
pierce Must Stand Trial.

Austin. Tex. Dec. Judge Cal
houn overruled all exceptions Offered
by II. Clay Pierce. the oil magnate
in the proceedings against him, charg
ing false swearing, and ordered the
trial to proceed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
AVIATOR KILLED
Fernandez Crushed TO Ceath When
Acrnnlane Falls.

Aeroplane Falls.
Nice. Dec. Fernandez, the ava
tor who took part recently in several
English meetings but was not promi
nent. was killed at the De La Brague
aerrodrome. near Antilles. He was
flying at an altitude of about thirty
feet when, owing to a mistake by Fer
nandez In steering his machine. II
crashed to the ground and he was
crushed to death.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
child locked IN Burns TO Death

Tyrone. Pa. Dec. T. - Mrs. George
Carson locked her four-year-old boy
In the kitchen while she called on
neighbor, and while she was away thu
little fellow set fire to his clothing
burning to death.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
Actor Shot During Rehearsal.

Flint, Mich. Dec. 7.-During the re
hearsal Of sketch at the Sav:y thea
ter. Oscar wood, twenty-fo:r years
old. accileI ally shot himself In the
arm
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
Lars TO officials.

The directors who permitted Mr.
sheldon to run the company are held
hy the department to be equally re-
sponslblc TO the public. The present
directors are. George Ingraham. vice
president: Charles f. Roster secre
tary. who Is accused Of borrowing
money from the company; John Cart
ledge. f. c. Converse. b. J. Greenhut.
George II. Hard, Frank J. Logan and
William J Logan 1t also appears that
the company used to lend money to
insurance officials. superintendent
Jim Pierce borrowed $3950O. some OF
which was not repaid until after his
death: Chief Examiner Isaac Wander
pool borrowed 100000 Deputy SUI
perintendent Robert II. Hunter. $780,
600. and Third Deputy Superintendent
William II Buckley. $4,000. The loan
10 Hunter still shows $4,000 loss.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
Loss. 100000
phenls Insurance Company
Being Investigated.
ITS PRESIDENT REMOVED
He is Accused of Specializing With
Funds of the Company, Making
False Reports and Lending
Money to officials.
ITS PRESIDENT RtMOVtl

New York. Dec THE directors
M the Phenix Insurance company, n
81 800 goo Brooklyn fire insurance con-
Germ. with Offices in Manhattan. re
moved from office. at the instance OF
the insurance department. George +.
Sheldon. who has been president OF
the company for twenty-five years.
The department believes that the COM
pany has lost 81 .00O,0O0 OF its Sl3.VoO'-
600 surplus under his management ana
accuses him of specializing with the
funds OF the company. maintaining
speculative margin account on us
name putting up its assets as coliat-
eral. drawing on the account In the
brokerage Office and converted the
proceeds of the draft TO his own use.
The company is accused of making
false reports to the department for
the last ten years and of lending It's
money. in violation of law. to Presi-
dent sheldon and Secretary Charles
+. Roster.
Superintendent W n. Hotchkiss. OF
the insurance department. has called
District Attorney Jerome's attention
10 the case. The directors chose as
president in place OF Mr. Sheldon. L.
". r. Gray. who has been auditor OF
the Continental Insurance company.
Scme Securities Missing.
Superintendent Hotchklss says that
no evidence has been discovered that
the securities OF the Phenix are not
now intact. although some OF them
were not in the company's vaults when
the examination began in October, and
no evidence has been found that the
assets have been so depleted that the
public which holds its policies need
be- much concerned Whether or not
the capital is impaired has not yet
been determined. The stock Is $5o
par. The last quotation was $3.50 bid
and 500 asked.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09
1878 Gal.

Complete line of best case goods.
Domestic Rye and Malt WHISTLES,
Scotch and irish Whistles, Brandies,
Gins. RUNS. Wines, Cordials.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09

s. E. Burgess. ID. P, A..
Richmond. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-12-09

W.D. SCOTT. ACT, Fredericksburg. Va.
Willard Thomson, Genl. Manager.
r. Murdoch, Genl. Freight a Pass. ACT. Baiu
more March LIST 1893
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-28
YALE's SOUTHERN TRIP.
Blue Baseball Men Resume Easter Va
cation Games in South.

New Haven, Conn.,. Jan. 27-The
most marked departure from last sea-
sons schedule as shown in the Yale
university baseball schedule, made pub
lie here tonight, is the resumption of
the southern trip during the Easter va
cation, which was ah.-S-Qned last year
in favor of keeping the team in New
Haven fer practice. The team will go
south ON April 1 and will remain for
ten days, returning in time to play
the Hartford, Conn, team April 14th,
before the opening of college after the
Easter recess. Including those to be
played during this trip the schedule
calls for 3S games. While the list is
longer by seven games than last years
the season opens a week later.
The opening game IS April 1st with
Georgetown, at Washington. The final
dates are: June 2, Holy Cross at New
Haven; 5, Princeton at New Haven:
s, Dartmouth at New Haven: -.
Princeton at Princeton; 10, Cornell at
New Haven; %, Princeton at New
York, in case of tie; "a, Harvard at
Cambridge; 29, Harvard at New Ha-
ven; July 8, Harvard at New York, in
case of tie.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-28
Has Six Un:pires Enaaqed.

President Powers announced the
names of six umpires, whom he has
signed for the coming season. J. E.
Stafford, Boston; ]. J. Murray, Ches-
ter, Pa. and Thomas B. Kelley, Rock
land, Me-, who served the league last
year, are reappolnted. The new-com-
ers are w. ]. Byron. Detroit, who was
with the Virginia league last year, and
Thomas Conner, Philadelphia, and Will
liam Finneran, Erie Pa. both of whom
were in the TriS State league last sea-
son.
The length Of the schedule for the
coming season was discussed, and It
is more than likely that the games will
be increased from 40 to 1874 and that
the season will open one week earlier
and close one week later than in pre-
vious years.
The annual schedule meeting will be
held here duri-g the last week of Feb
ruary, but meantime President Pow
ere will prepare three separate sched-
ules of Gates, so that there will be no
confusion should the league decide to
play only 140 games.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-28
WITH NIT ARTISTS.

Jabez White, the English light
weight. who fought several good fights
in this country, is coming back in a
few weeks.
The Eagles of Milwaukee are anx-
ious TO secure Jimmy Gardner to meet
Bob Mona. Gardner is willing if the
conditions are satisfactory.
The Lancaster Tri-State league team
will try out the brothers of Harry Cow
aleski. the Philadelphia pitcher. this
spring. one is an outfielder and the
others pitchers.
It's all fixed. Mrs. Jeffries says
Jim can do just as he thinks about
fighting Johnson. l will not try to
influence him either way. It's up to
Jim. If he wants to sail into Johnson
and beat the life out of him ! want
him to-
Jim Driscoll viii not lack for back
ing if side bet of any size is re-
quired for a match with Abe Attell
for the worlds feathrweight champion
ship. Harry Lauder, the comedian. VINO
has long been a close admirer of the
wonderful English lad. stands ready to
assume all or any part of any bet that
NAV be called for
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-28
PASSING OF THE "VETs."
Sox SeyboId and Jimmy Collins on the
List to Leave the Majors This Year.

That baseball men don't last forever
in the big leagues, but each year some
| of the old stars step down and out of
| the majors, are facts that come home
to both players and public as the man
ayers announce their list of players
about the middle of the winter. Two
| of the vets" that fate has Overtaken
this year are "SoX' SeybOld and Jim
my Collins, both released by Connie
| Mack. others of the big leaguers that
! are destined to follow them soon are
| George Davis, Bill Coughlin, Willie
Keeler, Nick Altrock. Frank Owen,
| Jesse Tannehill and Case Patten
Jimmy Collins will probably wind
up his baseball career riPht where he
! started, in his home. town Buffalo. Ii
| was some IA OF 10 years ago that Col
| Inns work with the North Buffaloes
an amateur club, attracted the atten-
| ton of the management of tie Buffalo
club. The home boy was given a trial
and made good at once The following
winter Boston purchased him and
| Chick Stahl, the latter having pitched
and played center for Buffalo. Boston
| played Collins in the outfield, where he
failed to shine. Louisville, needing a
player, Collins was then loaned. The
manager of the Colonies sent him to
third base, his real position. and since
that time he has never been called
upon to play any other spot. From six
to ten years ago Collins was at his
best. Under his management the Bos-
ton Americans won two pennants and
one worlds championship. He always
starred as a batter, but it was as a
third sacker and a brainy player that
he really showed the greatest value.
In fielding he was second to Wallace
in 1898, second to Lave Cross in 1899
and 1900, fourth to Bradley in 1901.
third to Cross and Coughlin In 1902.
third to Tannehill and Bradley in 1903.
while he led the third sackers in 1904
Since 1904 his fielding has not been
sensational.
In Seybold the American league
loses one of its unique figures. He
was the largest player in the circuit
but for all his size he got over the
ground as well as many a lighter man
while his great strength and weight
gave him tremendous hitting power
when coupled with the batting eyes
which he possessed.
He is not a very old player at that
He started with Cincinnati in 1899. but
was farmed out to Indianapolis. When
the American league expanded in 1901
he went along to Philadelphia and has
been there ever since. As a home run
hitter he had no rivals except Buck
Freeman and Harry Davis.
His exit from the league was prob
ably fastened by an accident he suf-
fered in New Orleans year ago.
breaking the bones Of an ankle in
sliding to the home plate. This kept
him out of the game most of the sea-
son and impaired his batting ability
He will probably go to Toledo as man
ager now.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-28
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
STOCK PRICES LIFTED
In Various Quarters of the List, But
Demand Was Not Active.

New York, Jan. 27.-Prices of stocks
| lifted In various quarters Of the list to-
| day without much difficulty. The deal
lngs We're not active at any time, but
demand was melted by various reports
OF railroad deals and the supply offer
ing for sale was so inconsiderable that
light buying sufficed to advance prices.
The state of the money market reliev-
ed the holders of stocks from anv
pressure for securing financial re-
sources. and, in fact, holder Of stocks
who sells out is confronted with diff
Guilty in finding other employment for
his funds. All signs confirm the pie
thoric condition Of the money market.
Interest rates are declining. The in
terror keeps up an abundant stream
OF shipments to this center for which
no employment is found at home. These
signs of slow business discourage large
buying of securities. Yesterdays sale
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio to the
Hawley interests give fresh vitality to
stories of deal rumors and the cleo
ton Of E. H. Hartman to the New
York Central directorate met an ex-
pectation long held in the financial
district. The Gould group was con-
spicuous and the New York Central
also made response. The market was
sluggish and languid outside the cur
rents OF these special Influences. There
was also another reduction in the quo
tations for copper at the New York
metal exchange, and the United States
Steel quarterly report was not liked
for the successive declines in the
monthly earnings for the quarter Re
ports were current of a continuance of
this declining tendency during Jand-
airy and an increasing disposition to
cut prices on the part of the smaller
Independent steel producers. The met
al iRdustrials were heavy in conse-
quence. London was somewhat dis
turbed by the stiffening money market.
A million dollars was engaged in New
York for shipment to Argentina on
London account. The MILITARY activ-
ity in Bulgaria sent some apprehension
through the financial markets. The
realizing usual in a narrow profession
al market modified the days extreme
changes and made the closing tone ir-
regular. The pressure to find employ
ment for the growing accommodations of
money resulted in a bond market Of
extraordinary BREADTH strength and
volume Total sales, par value. So
$4,000 United States twos register
ed declined IL and the coupon 3-S per
cent. on call.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-28
LINOLEUMS

9x12, a few patterns Sanford quality
at low price of $1,000.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-28
WITH THE WREsTLERs.

Leo Pardello was defeated at Evans
Vile. Ind, by Frank .Prindle of Indian
apolis in 30 and 20 minutes.
Raoul de Rouen lost a handicap
match to Hjalmar LIndin at Rockford
Ill, failing to throw the Swedish
wrestler twice in an hour The French
man secured one fall in 80 IL min
utes.
Eugene Tremblay will have to ur,-
fend his lightweight title twice within
the next month. He first meets John
ny Billitier, either at Cleveland or
Toledo, and then hooksup with Max
Luttbeg at Chicago.
Jesse Westergaard of Des Moines
defeated Raoul de Rcuen, French wres-
tier, in a handicap match at Omaha
The Frenchman purposed to throw
Westergaard twice in an hour, but was
unable to get a fall.
Yussif Mahmout the big Turk got
pretty sore when the manager of Sieg-
fried. THE German Oak" wired him
an offer of $500 to stay 80 minutes
with SiegfriedI at Graeco- Roman.
Giving me a handicap? Well. 1 like
that. Why, I'll bet that fellow 800
that l can beat him anv day in the
week"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-01-28
Taft's Son in Yale Crew Squad.

One hundred candidates for rne Yale
varsity rowing squad are at work
daily in the gymnasium. This is by
far the largest number that ever start
ed in the early practice. In order to
accomngodate The increased number Of
candidates in the gym the rowing Off
cials have taken out the last remaining
tank and put in place another set of
rowing machines, so that there are
four machines to work on now at a
time. OF these two are used by the
freshmen and two by the varsity.
Among the candidates for the var
sity crew this year is Robert Alphonso
Taft, son of the president elect Taft
rowed some last year and then gave
it up. This year he has started IN 10
make try for the varsity crew.