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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23

Va, who has been visiting for two
weeks in spotsylvania, has returned
home.
Mrs. Charlotte Scott. OF Pennsyl-
vania. is the guest of friends. in Spot
sylvania,
G. H. Mowhirt and family, of Spot
sylvania. are visiting relatives near
PartlOW, Va.
Willis Carnolian, OF Kentucky. is
5 The Misses Turner, of Texas, are the
guests OF numerous friends IN Caroline
and Spotsylvania counties.
Charles Downing, Of Chicago, Is
yisid ting. In spotsy1va1lia and Louisa
$50
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
WANTS SANITARY MONEY
Treasurer MecIung Would Issue New
Bills For Dirty Ones.

Washington. oct 3.-Lee McClung,
treasurer Of the United States, wants
10 see sanitary currency. In his an
nual report he recommends that the
government increase its facilities for
exchanging worn and dirty bills for
crisp new ones and suggests that the
public might be willing to share the
expense of doing so.
Treasurer McClung makes a radical
recommendation that the national
banks be obliged to deposit per
cent redemption fund for their notes
early in January each year, in add.
ton to the per cent now required all
year round. He declares that during
January. April. May. June and July the
regular ) per cent funds not enough
because OF the drains upon il. Conse-
quently the treasury has to advance
money for the banks
The report states that during the
year the government took in from or
binary sources $675.jl1.7l5. the largest
sum in its history The total stock OF
money OF the United States in exist
ence Is S3.4l9.59l. 4S3. OF which more
than $500. 100000 is gold. The close
of the year saw a little more than 3d.
O00, 100000 in use.
The demand for small denomina-
tions OF paper money is taken to indi-
cate an unusual activitq in circulation.
Very nearly 3o0.00o.coo PIECES Of paper
currency we're issued and more than
20O.00O.000 were redeemed at the
treasury.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
BUYS IN DOWIE'S OLD CITY
Voliva Pays 100000 For Possession
OF Zion

Chicago. oct. 3-Wilbur Glenn Vo-
Iva. successor TO the late John Alex
ander Dowie. has taken possession Of
Zion City as oyerseer. under the terms
OF an agreement with the receiver Of
the estate
BY the provision OF the deal Voliva
makes a loan OF 100000 from a Chi
cago company and in return for which
he gives a trust deed for $500. 000 the
extra 100000 being a premium for
financing the deal. The 100000 is paid
to the receiver. and the estate. which
includes more than 20oO city lots and
other property. passes into the hands
OF Voliva. lie must pay ; per cent In
terest on the principal semi-annually.
and every two years must make pay
ment of 100000 on the principal.
The purchase gives Voliva undisput-
ed possession of Zion City. with the
exception of a few hundred lots and
tracts of land.
Outside Of these all the Zion proper
ty will be disposed Of on the basis Of
the old Dowie lease, for 100 years
only, the provisos of the lease being
prohibition against the use or sale Of
liquar, tobacco, pork or oysters.
Voliva says even the children among
his followers gave up their all. while
several adults turned in all their prop
erty or will mortgage it to help pay
for the estate.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
NEW POSTAL BANK BONDS
Sharp, Clean-cut Design Approved by
IreasurY Departnent.

Washington, Oct 3.-Designs OF the
new postal savings bank bonds have
been approved by Secretary Mac
Veagh. and by the time the postal
banks begin TO receive deposits the
treasury department will be ready to
issue the new securities. II any are
demanded.
The new bonds are entirely differ
ent from anything the government has
ever issued. Mr.. MacVeagh delegated
the work of supervising the prelimi-
nary designs to Assistant Secretary
A. Piatt Andrew, who has spent a
great deal OF time and study on them.
An engraving Of George Washington
is in the center of the 20 bond. The
lettering is plain and square, perfectly
straight and almost severe.
The old bonds fold very badly,
fault corrected in the new. The cou-
pom bond Is the smallest government
security ever issued
Postal bank bonds will pay 2lz per
cent interest and come In denomina-
tions from 500 up. They can be issued
to depositors in the postal banks, or
by the trustees to replace bonds Of
the government now outstanding or
about TO be Issued.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
nERM0N SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION

The programme for the Hermon Sun
day School Convention Oct. 9TH and
9th, at Mt Horeb Baptist church, Car
oline county:
Devotional exercises and organiza-
tion.
Convention sermon, E. G. Barnum.
TOPICS FOR DIcUSSION
els it Practical to Introduce the
Graded System in Our County Sunday
Schools" -Chas. J. CHARTERS, An
drew Broaddus.
The Faithful Teachers Work and
Reward" w. L. Broaddus. De-
catur Edwards.
1.-THE Pastors Relation to the Sun
day School''-C. K. Cruikshank, w.
Brooke Carter.
1.-The Essentials of a Good Sunday
School"-B. c. Jones, o. o. Gwath-
mey.
The Sunday School, It's Past Achieve
ments, Its Future"-E. c. Moncure,
c. A. Shuman.
The Lesson Helps. Their Use and
Abuse"-Dr. C. o. Webb, W. B.
Bremner
Mr.. J. j. Williams is president and
Mr.. F. X. Tyler, clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
TRIBUTE TO FISH COMMISSIONER
W. MCDONALD LEE

We do not believe that the State of
Virginia could have better man in
charge of the oyster situation at this
time than Commissioner Mcdonald Lee,
who is thoroughly acquainted with the
perplexing and and disturbing oyster
question, past and present; who is a
man of cool judgment and unquestion-
able nerve, and who may be depended
on to administer the law faithfully, i'm
impartially and courageously. For our
own part, knowing his character and
and his capability as well as we do, we
are perfectly willing to leave the mat
ter entirely in his hands to be settled
according to his own judgment; indeed,
we would prefer his judgment and man.
agement to the control Of the situation
by any other half dozen other men in
the State, and it may be depended on
that he will not be influenced in the
performance of his duty by fear, favor
or affection, or by adverse and ignorant
criticism. Petersburg Index-Appeal.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
9SA|LORS DROWN
We're Victims of North
River Accident.
RFSCUtRS WORKED IN DARK
Barge With Many Men From Bat
tleship Was Swamped by High
Wind and Tars Lost Their
Wits in Confusion.
RfSCUfRS WORKED IN DARK

New York, Oct captain Rodgers,
Of the battleship New Hampshire,
places the number OF sailors who per.
ished Saturday by the swapping of a
barge in the North river at twenty
nine. Eighteen others are missing.
but it is supposed that they merely
oyerstayed their shore leave.
On board the New Hampshire sixty
one sailors with wet clothes were
counted. indicating that as the number
who had been saved
The high wind is supposed TO have
been responsible for the accident. The
boat carried the men when she left
the One Hundred and Fifty-sixth
street dock for the New Hampshire.
They were the first OF a detail of
$50 whose shore leave had expired.
The men boarded the battleship's
barge, which was towed by a steam
launch. After the launch. with the
barge, had left the float it was caught
by the strong wind. and, buffeted by
the food tide. was running up stream
at a fve-mile an hour clip.
The river was covered with white
caps. and the short tow line added to
the danger of the situation.
In their anxiety to get aboard the
New Hampshire. the sailors pressed
forward in the bow of the barge. The
unusual weight threw the PROV under
the waves, and tons of water poured
into the boat. 1t was dark. and in the
confusion many of the tars lost their
wits.
The majority saw that the barge
was on the point of sinking and jump
ed into the river to try to make an
effort to reach the launch. Some. who
had more confidence in their swim
ming ability, struck out for the shore.
The men on the Louisiana and Kan
sas. who were watching the progress
of the barge, saw the accident and
raised the cry of man overheard
Meanwhile the launch added to the
cries OF the men in the water and
those on the ships with wild shrieks
from its siren.
Strange as ii may seem, many OF
the sailors from the barge were I'M
able to swim. They had small chance
of rescue. and even those who were
at home in the water had to fight hard
against the heavy wind and the tide.
which bore them up stream.
Fortunately a large crowd had col
lected to view the battleship piano.
rama.
Scores of motorboats lay about the
spot Splendid work in saving the
drowning men was accomplished. and
it was not long before launches put
out from the battleship to aid in the
work Of rescue.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
BUG IN EAR BACK TO LIGHT
Matches Draw Out Insect Unreaehable
Otherwise,


Colwyn. Pa, Oct "a novel and
effective way of removing an insect
that had crawled into the ear OF John
Sunders of Colwyn. while he was at
work in Woolford's tank works. was
tried.
Sunders was not aware that the bug
had crawled into his ear until 1t had
reached the inner membranes, when
he began to suffer excruciatingly. The
insect tried to go father. and the pain
was becoming more unbearable every
second. when one of Sunders' fellow
workers lighted a match to make
a better examination. and the pain
suddenly ceased. The moment the
match blew out, however. the pain be-
gan again, hut as soon as another
match was lighted and held close to
Sunders' ear the pain stopped.
Half a dozen matches were used in
this manner, when 1t was noticed that
the bug. an eighth of an inch long.
was beginning to crawl out backward.
After half a box OF matches had
been used the insect. which responded
to the light, had almost entirely
emerged and was removed and killed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
CUT HIS THROAT IN HOTEL
Young Physician Kills Himself While
Mother Fought For Razor.

MOInCT FOuSUb FOi naAS''
New York. oct. 3.-Dr. Hubert b.
Gudger. of Asheyille. n. c., young
graduate of the University of Pennsyl-
vania medical school, killed himself
in a room of the Grand Union hotel
while his mother fought with him for
possession of the razor with which he
was cutting his throat
DR.. Gudger was twenty-four years
old and was graduated from the medi-
cal school with the class of 1909.
DR.. Gudgcr's hard studX at the med
ical school broke his health. On his
return to his fathers home at Ashe-
Vile, after graduating. it was decided
that it would not be wise for the son
TO attempt to begin his practice imme-
diately. He was brought to New York
to see specialists.
The parents OF the young physician
who had not left their son alone for
some time. arranged between them
that the father should 90 down TO
luncheon while the mother remained
with the son. eating her own meal ar
ter her husbands return.
After the father left the room the
son went into his own bedroom, ad-
joining, and, removing his outer cloth
ing. lay down on the bed and pulled
the bedclothing over him. He was
quiet for some minutes and his mother
thought him asleep. Then she heard a
gurgling sound. as of some one chok-
ing. and ran into her sons bedroom.
She found him lying in bed with a
razor in his hand and his throat Gov
cred with blood Mrs. Gudger struggled
with her son In an effort to get pos
session of the razor. but despite her
efforts her son succeeded in repeatedly
gashing himself with the razor, in
fiicting fatal wounds.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
To FIGHT BOYCOTT.
Won't Drop Suit Against
At. of [. Officers.
WILL PRESS CASE TO FINISH
American Anti Boycott Association
Will Procure Decision From
U. S. Supreme Court on
the Question.
WILL PRESS CASE TO FINISH

New York, Oct 3.-The recent set
Element OF the long standing dispute
between the Bucks Stove and Range
company and the American Federation
of Labor will not result in discon-
tinuance OF the suit between the COM
pany and the federation officers now
before the supreme court Of the Unit
cd States.
On the contrary, the case will be
pressed to a finish, according to bull
letin issued by the American Anti
Boycott association
The association, which has Offices in
New York. was formed some years
ago to prevent labor unions from VIC
lating the law, and has secured a
number OF important decisions. In Its
bulletin Chairman Charles ii. Merritt
calls attention to a statement made
by Mr.. Gompers in the September
number OF the American Federationist
to the effect that the lawyers for the
American Federation OF Labor had ex-
pressed absolute confidence that its
contentious would be maintained by
the supreme court, and says:
Our members will be pleased to
learn that the cases will be prosecuted
to a finish and that MIR Gompers and
his two associates will not be relieved
OF liability for punishment for their
contempt OF the federal judiciary. and
that this association is about to pro-
cure from the highest of human tri'
bunals a final and decisive opinion In
volying legal questions Of as great i'm
portance as were obtained by IL in the
Danbury hatters' case when this court
of last resort unanimously decided
that the Sherman law applied to com
binatIons of labor
There will now be decided the
question to boycott; the question
whether the right OF free speech can
be used as shield for the protec.
ton OF those who would sprea0 the
gospel OF coersion and intimidation
for the injury OF property rights; the
question whether the courts may issue
injunctions TO protect business from
the ruinous attacks Of conspirators;
the question Of the right to punish for
contempt OF court without jury trial,
and the question OF the right TO defy
an injunction which has not been mod
lied or vacated by appeal or other
wise In short, may the court protect
property by injunction order and up
hold its dignity by furnishing those
who violate such order. The ques-
tions OF vital importance to the busI.
ness interests OF this country are to
be settled by the supreme court OF
the United States in these cases"
The case Is the one in which Presi-
dent Gompers. John Mitchell and other
officers Of the federation were sen
fenced to jail for contempt OF court in
the District of Columbia in falling to
obey an injunction order.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
OBJECTS TO sENTRIEs
Presidents Landlady Likely to Refuse
New Lease Of Summer Home.

New Lease OF summer nome.
Beverly, Mass, Oct. 3.-Mrs. Will
liam Howard Taft has been house
hunting during part Of the time the
president has been absent from Bev.
erly on his trip to Cincinnati and to
Washington.
Inquiries have disclosed the posi-.
bility that the presidents landlady,
Mrs. Richard l.. Evans, will not renew
the lease Of the summer White House.
While no statement on the matter
can be obtained, It Is understood that
Mrs. Evans has objected to the duty
performed by the presidents body.
guard OF secret service agents.
It is believed that Mrs. Evans
friends and guests occasionally have
been halted by the secret service men
and requested to tell their mission in
the vicinity of the presidents house
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
DIED ON STEAMER

Mrs. Sarah j. Smith, mother of Mrs.
w. E. Hathaway, died suddenly on
steamer Potomac few nights ago while
en- route home from a visit to her
daughter at White Stone, Lancaster
county. Mrs. Smith was accompanied
by Miss Margaret Hathaway, who was
en- route to school. When she reached
White Stone wharf she suffered an at
tack of heart trouble and second at
tack before the boat got out of the
river carried her off. Her husband, DR..
K. C. Smith, of Gate County, N. C.,
was notified from Norfolk and went to
that city to accompany the body to
Hagerstown. Md, for interment. Mrs.
Smith was 65 years old.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
Taft Greets Brother.

New York, Oct. 3.-After a brief
meeting with his brother. Charles p.
Taft, of Cincinnati, who returned from
Europe, President Taft left for Boston
en- route to Beverly. Charles p. Taft
was taken on the liner Celtic down the
bay and came up on the revenue cut
ter in order to have no delay in see
Ing the president His wife and daugh'
ter remained on the liner until she
dOcked.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04

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POSTMASTER or WASHINGTON

Norman A. Merritt, who was assis-
tant postmaster of Washington, under
the late Postmaster Barnes, and who
has been acting postmaster since the
death of Mr.. Barnes, has been appoint
ed postmaster by President Taft.
Some months ago President Taft NOM
mated DR.. Charles P. Grandfield to sue
coed Postmaster Barnes. DR.. Grand
field failed TO qualify, preferring to re-
main with Postmaster General Hitch
cock as first assistant postmaster gen
eral. President Taft then selecten Mr..
Merritt.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
ORDAINED AT WINCHESTER

Rev. Samuel X. Phillips, Of Rich
mond, was ordained Sunday in the
Presbyterian church at Winchester, by
Rev. DR.. j. II. Lacy, of Winchester
Rev. J. F. Brooke, of Romney, w.
Va; Rev. r. A. White, of Gerards.
town, W. Va, and George Glass, OF
Clarke county, represented the Win
chester Presbytery. Rev. Mr.. Phillips
was installed as pastor Of Berryville,
Stone Chapel and Clear Brook Presby-
fnrian churches
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
CONFESsEs MURDER

Engineer Admits Staying Husband
When Caught Leaving Victims Home.
Scranton, Pa. Oct 3.-Dennett l..
Beach. Delaware & Hudson engineer.
operating a switch engine and pusher
at Nineveh, has confessed that he had
killed II. A. Bushnell, the station
agent. whose death was ascribed to
robbers. Bushnell's body was found
at the foot of an embankment in a
lonely place.
Beach, who is forty-two years old,
SAYS he was confronted by Bushnell
as he was leaving Bnshnell's home.
Bushnell attacked him, and in des-
perate struggle Beach says he killed
the station agent in self-defense.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
GOODWIN WINSTON

At Riverside Cottage, the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. d. S. Winston, in Louisa,
a pretty marriage took place on Wed
nesday afternoon at 8 O'Clock, when
Miss Mamie Meade Winston gave her
hand in marriage to Mr.. Peter Fran
cisco Goodwin, of Louisa county. 20
Promise Me-" was very sweetly sung
by Mrs. James NJ. Winston. The at
tendants were Misses Kate Winston,
Brooke Goodwin, Marcie Francisco and
May Woody. Rev. c. c. Davis offici-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
Headquarters For
Building Materials.

keep all kinds of North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber, dressed and I'M
dressed, Shingles, Laths, Sash, Doors,
and Blinds, Lime, Cement, Calcine
Plaster, Plastering Hair, Building and
Paving Brick, Tin and Iron Roofing,
Cut and Wire Nails, all kinds Ready
Mixed Paints and Dry Paint, Linseed
Oil, Turpentine, fryer Varnish and
Lewis's White Lead. Paint Brushes of
all kinds, Window Glass and Putty,
Builders Hardware of all kinds, Tar
Roofing, Sheathing Paper and Fire
Brick.
Keep large stock of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay Pipe. E. d. Cole.
Agent for sale Of bricks of Fred
ericksburg Brick Company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
ROYAL Gift to Harvard.

Cambridge, Mass. Oct. 1.-Two gifts
TO Harvard college were announced.
The first is OF $4,000, contributed by
the Duke and Duchess of ARGOS. OF
Spain. for the purpose Of encouraging
research by students and instructors
of Harvard into the historical archives
of Spain. The second is a fund OF
$4,000 made by the Ontario Power
company, OF Niagara Falls, for the pur-
chase of books.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
Stays FATH5a AFTER DOVE
Young Man, out Hunting. Is Almost
CrazeJ by Mishap.

Pottstown. Pa. Oct Henry o.
Diener aged iorly-hye years. we'll
known citizen. vas thr victim OF IA
tai cunning acct 'eni. ami his son Rob
ert, twenty years old. who IS indirectly
responsible for it, is almost crazed
with grief.
They were cunning in the Pruss
Hills, near Fagleysville. and the son
had Just shot a dove He had finished
reloadng his gun, when his finger ac-
cidentally touched the trigger and the
weapon discharged
His father was standing only ten
feet away and the load entered his alb
domen. causing death half hour later
at the Pottstown hospital, where he
had been hurried in a farm wagon.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
RIOT ON CIRCUS TRAIN
-Four Killed In Disturbance at Angus
ia, Ca.

Aos va
Augusta. Ga. Oct. 3.-ln a riot on
the Hagenback-Wallace circus train
from Columbus TO Augusta four men
were killed.
Thirty-seven members Of the circus
crew were arrested by the Augusta
police authorities.
Paul A. Williams. of Athens, billing
clerk of the Southern road at Column
bia, was shot to death and his body
mutilated; J. p Weeks is said to be
MISSING: a colored canvas man and
an employe of the cook tent of the cir
Gus are dead.
Saturday night the work force of the
circus was paid off in Columbia, and
the entire crew is said to have been
gambling on the train.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04

Newton, n. j.. Oct. 3.-Ruled by the
desire to take one more drink from
the spring that he drank from often
when a boy, Robert Ferguson. eighty
eight years old. retired carpenter, Of
Easton, Pa. made the journey from
his home to the Philip Hardin farm,
near Newton. He fingered at the crys-
tai pool for two hours, drinking in all
about a quart of the water.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
DIES FOR LOVE OF AVIATOR
Dead Bird-Man's Fiancee Takes Life at
His Grave.

Paris, Oct. 3.--As a tragic sequel to
the death of Edmond Poillott. the
French aviator. his fancee, who had
shown almost uncomfortable grief,
went to his grave and fired a bullet
into her heart.
Poillott was killed on Sept. % while
making a flight with a passenger
While at a height of ninety feet a
wing collapsed and the machine fell
backward. Poillott's spine was broken.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
EyECUTORS' NOTICE

Having qualified as executors Of the
estate Of Alex. Pratt, decd. we hereby
request all persons indebted to said
estate to come forward and settle, and
all persons having claims against said
estate to present them properly authen'
ticated, for payment
John Lee Pratt,
F. G. Pratt,
Executors of Alex. Pratt, Decd
Chichester & Chichester, Attorneys.
s20lWAW
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
Lake Vessel Wrecked.

Mackinac City. Mich, Oct. 3.-The
wrecker Favorite reported sighting the
wreckage of the steamer New York
forty-three miles north of Point Aux
Barques. Nothing was seen of the
crew. The wind was blowing a north
west gale, and it is thought the New
York foundered in the big sea that
was running.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
COMMITTEE ENDS ITS

The investigation by subcommittee
from the Democratic State Central
Committee Of the recent Second Dis
trict Democratic Congressional primary,
came to a close Saturday night in Nor
folk, when counsel for Maynard, Young,
and citizens, the latter protesting
against the award Of a certificate to
either contestant or contestee, sub
mitted final argument. except on brief
and the committee adjourned to formu-
late report to the State Committee
at Richmond Oct. 4.
Citizens counsel charge that the
district was "honeycombed" with fraud,
called for a new primary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-10-04
HUFrINES-BRUCE

Mr.. Claude Grover Huffines and Miss
Alice Leila Bruce, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Bruce, were married by
Rev. Andrew Broaddus on Wednesday
afternoon, Sept. 2lst, at Upper Zion
Baptist church. The attendants were
Miss Nora Bruce and Latimer Beazley,
Miss Bertha Bruce and Eddie Penney,
Miss Linda Hicks and w. B. Bruce, Jr. +,
Miss Lillian Brooks and Percy Bruce.
Mr.. Brewer Bruce was best man. The
wedding march was performed by Miss
Lizzie Belle Broaddus. The bride and
groom left for trip to North Carolina.