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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
KILLS INsULTER OF NAVY
Rluejaeket's Blow Fatal to Disparager
In Frisco BraWl.

San Francisco. Dec. 2S.-In a mid
night brawl on the water front Alfred
Blad. a sailor on a coasting vessel was
knocked down by a bluejacket from
the cruiser Colorado. and received IA
tai injuries. He died son after, and an
examination revealed that his skull
was fractured
The attack is said to have been pro
voked by Blad, with a remark dispar
aging navy men in general. The jackie
who struck the blow has not been ar
rested, and his name is not known
His companions are being held by the
police.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
FOUR CHILDREN BURNED
Acetylene Gas Plant Wrecks and Sets
House on Fire.


Ogdensgurg. n. Y. Dec. 2S.-Word
has just reached here from Warwick
of the burning to death of the four
young children OF Divide Barlt.
The explosion of an acetylene gas
apparatus in the house caused the fire.
The four children, who were sleeping
in the upper part of the house. were
literally roasted alive. The father and
mother, occupying a bedroom down
stairs, we're severely burned while en-
deavoring to rescue their children.
The whole side wall of the house
was blown from its foundation by the
force of the explosion, and when the
first assistance came the building was
a mass of flames.
The charred bodies Of the children
we're later found in the ruins. The vic
tins were Rachel. aged seven years;
Lucienne. aged five; Mariola, aged
four, and Marie Anne, three years old.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
BANKER IN ASYLUM
The Northern in New York
and Branches Closed.
TALK OF GRAND JURY PROBE
Institution With Deposits Of S7,OOO,-
900 Placed in Hands Of State
Superintendent and Worth
less Paper is Found.
TALK OF GRAND JURY PROBE

New York. Dee %. - Joseph e.
Robin. formerly Robinoyitch described
al u.esent as a banker. was committed
10 madhouse on Monday between
bu mess days. at the instance OF NJ
frisnis. while two state department
were going through his banking and
ms rance performances and, on hol'
iday. invoking the Offices of the dis
trict attorney.
His bank, the Northern. at 2l5 West
One Hundred and Twentyhlth street
with deposits OF $7,OOO,OOO, was closed
by the banking department before
business could open Tuesday It has
nine branches, which were closed 81
multdneOusly.
The insurance department set things
going against Robin through an IN
curry into the financing Of the Aetna
Indemnity Company Of Hartford, by
Robin. who. the department says has
treated the assets Of lot of cam
panies he controlled as his own per
sonal property
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
SUES BELVA LOCKWOOD
Man She Had Arrested Asks $4,000
DAMAGES


Dalton. ia. Dec 2S.-,.rs. BClya A..
Lockwood, the woman attorney OF
Washington. has been sued here for
$4,000 damages by James 49, Bracket,
prominent citizen Of Dalton. and the
case will Dee called for trial next seek.
Bracket accused Mrs. Lockwood OF
maliciously having him arrested Ia. N
attempt 10 extort money.
The case grew out OF government
settlement of the claims Of the de-
scendants of the eastern Cherokee In
dams. Brackets family received
something over $4,000 OF this money.
and Mrs. Lockwood demanded 10 per
cent Of this. which Bracket refused
on the frOund that he had not employ
her. Bracket received the money an
.irs. Lockwood had him arrested.
charging larceny after trust When
the case was heard the barge against
Bracket was dismissed and Mrs.
Lockwood was rebuked by the court
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
FINDS GOLD IN fowls CRAw
Woman's Discovery Gives Town Pros
peetine Fever.

Beaver Falls. Pa, Dec. 2S.-While
Mrs. Fred s. Brown, wife Of the secre
tary of Conway borough, was cleaning
a chicken she found a gold nugget in
its craw. It, value is estimated to be
about SO.
Many persons went to the lot where
the chicken was reared, and excite
ment runs as high as If oil had been
found.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Search Jap Homes For Explosives.

Manila, p. l., Dec. 2S.-Following the
receipt of secret information, Major
General Duvall. U. s. A, commandei
of the department Of the Philippines
caused military agents to obtain the
assistance Of the police in searching
one store and several Japanese homes
for explosives. The search was futile
and has caused resentment in the Jap
anese colony.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
GENERAL MARKETS

PHILADELPHIA - FLOUR quiet;
winter clear, $3.50 1880; city mills
fancy. $5.7JQ6.
RYE FLOUR quiet, at s4Q415 per
barrel
WHEAT quiet; No. red. new. "a
Q95c.
OATS steady; No. white. 3812c ;
lower grades, 3712c.
POULTRY: Live steady; hens. 14M
l4lkc.; old ROSTERS, 10HQ11c. Dress
ed firm: turkeys, choice. 22c.; choice
fowls. 14015c.; old ROSTERS. 1212c.
BUTTER steady; extra creamery,
&c per ID.
EGGS firm; selected, 42Q44c.; near
by. &c; western, BIC.
bushel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Rad News Kills Him

Middletown. n. Y. Dec. 28.-Charles
Wolff. aged seventy-four years, a
clothing merchant here, dropped dead
In the store of his sonin-law, Aaron
Samuels. His son-in-law had just told
Mr.. Wolff that a relative had dropped
dead, when Mr.. Wolf fell to the floor
Death was instantaneous
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Djes In Wife's Arms.

Schuylkill Haven. Pa, Dec. %. -
Catch me-" cried George Halderman
to his wife as he sat by the stove. She
hurried forward and caught him in
her arms just in time to keep him from
falling on the stove. When she at
tempted to place him back upon his
chair she found that he was dead.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Arm and Leg of; Lives.

Wilmington. Del. Dec. 2S.-Despite
the fact that one leg and one arm had
been cut off and he has received nu-
merous other cuts, James Redding, oil
1905 West Liberty street, Is lying at
the Delaware hospital with a fair
chance of recovery. Redding was
walking along the tracks when he was
run down by a train.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Maryland, Delaware &
Virginia Railway Co.
Rappahannock River Line.
Schedule in Effect Nov. End. 1910.

Schedule in Effect Nov. End. 1910.
baltimore, Tappahannock. fredericksburg
| Leave Baltimore Pier 2. Light Street, weather
permitting Sunday Y noon; Igesqay gay Ap M crst
/ White Stone lryington, Weems, Miiienoeek'
| Merry Point. Ottomans. Moran's, Burhan's. Ur-
] hanna Monaskon. Water View, Whealton's.
tBsy Port, sharp.s, Bowler .. ware :. meitIso !.
field. Carriers. Layton :. Leedstowns Sagnders'
Wimont. Greenlaws, Port Royal Port Conway
Hay Mount, Hop Yard, Frederieksourg.
Mondays steamer will leave LeedstowE at llS0
4
Baltimore, Sharp's - Leave Baltimore
Pier 2, Light Street, weather permitting. Wednes-
days $50 D. M, fog North End. White Stone.
Burhans. Burton's Wheatons Sharos
Baltimore, Tappahannock- Leave Baltimore.
Pier 2 Light Street, weather permitting, Friday
s:3l pm for North End. Mill Creek, White Stone,
Irvington, Weems. Ailien0eck. Burhanss Bur
tons. Urhanna. Monaskon. wheaton 8. "atsr
View. Sharp's. Tappahannock-
Tappahannock, Norfolk-Leave TspDahsnnOck
weather permitting, Saturday .. m. stopping 81
Whealton's, Water View, Monaskon. Urbsnns.
Burton's, Burhans, Millenbeck. Merry Point.
Ottoman's, Morsn's. Weem's lryington, white
Stone. Mill Greek; North End, westiand- heturn-
X
weather permitting, for Tappahannock, stopping
al landings as above, except Merry Point. Otto
msn $. Moran's and Bay Port, stopping At Bowl
er 4 Wares and Wexford on return trip 20 Bal
timore on tuesday, Freight will not bereceivedi In
Norfolk after D. m. on sailing days
Fredericksburg. Tappahannoek. BaltimoreI
Leave fredericksburg. Sunday; TUESDAY ano
Thursday 200 D. m. tide and weather permittnG'
Cor Hog Yard, Hay Mount. Port Con
way, Port Royal, Greenlaws. Wiinont. Seunaere :.
Leedstown 4 &. m. Layton's. Carters ., blandheld.
Naylor's Hole $50 a m, Tappahanoek 100 q. m.
Wexford, Wares. Bowler's, Sharp's 80 q. m.
Bay Port WhealtOn's, Water View, honaskon.
Urbanns. 1890 D. m. Burhan's. Millenbeek, Merry
Irvington, White Stone. Mil Greek $50 D. m.
North End 900 .. m. Wsstlsnd. Arrive Baltimore
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday mdfninEs.
Tappahannock. BaltimOre-Leave Tappahan-
mock. weather permitting. 7sso a. m. Tuesday
stopping at Wellford,s. Wares Bow
er's Sharp's $50 a. M Bay Port Whe.itesn en-, =
Water View, Monaskon. Urbanna. Burton = i pos'
bans, Millenbeck, Weems, Irvington. White stone
Mil Creek. North End. Arriving Baltimore "so'
nesday noon.
Sharp Baltimore Leave Sharp weather pss
hitting, $3.50 a. m. Thursday. Wheaton :. "a.
| View, Monask0n, Urbanna. Burton > .. Mi
Millenbeck, Weems, lrvnZton, HhtS , oSy :. ~
Greek, North End. Arrive Baltimore ri'o"' = '-'
This time table shows the times at which s's s
ne ayessl 6aryes. but their arrival or departure
at the times stated Is not guaranteed nor 49, ne
so,nrsnv hold itself responsible for any oelAy %
any consequences arising therefro1n'
Freight received in Baltimore unuis D. n On
sailing days.
w.p. SCOTT. Ast. Frsdsriek'burE. We.
willard TbomSon, Genl, Manager. -
y Mrrioch. Geni Freight a Pass- AIT. Beifi-
more. Oct 2sth. 1910
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
chlcaao,s Heavy Xmas Mail.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 2s. 49, Christmas
gifts Of more than 100000 were
made through the Chicago postoffic'
money order department this year, &C
cording to the report Of Superintend
ent J. b. Schlossman. Of the money or
der department OF this more than 81
OOO. 900 went to foreign countries, m
average amounts of SIS.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31

Prison Contract Injunction Vacated'
Kingston, ~ Y, Dec. 2S.-Supreme
Court Justice Belts handed down a
decision vacating the temporary in
Junction obtained by Ellis b. Long, OF
Esopus who brought action against
the state prison commission to restrain
the awarding Of a contract for the new
state prison at Wingdale. Duchess
county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE steady; choice, s6.4Oq6.6O;
prime, $6.25G6.35.
SHEEP steady; prime wethers. s4.10
GAPS: culls and common, $2Q3; veal
calves, 5000; lambs. S54675.
HOGS higher; prime heavies, 1915;
mediums, $S.15Q820; heavy Workers.,
sS15QS.20; light Workers, $S.2548.40;
pigs. SS.35QS40; roughs, $74740.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31

Parkersburg, W. Va, Dec. 28.-Four
trainmen we're killed and two badly
hurt in freight wreck on the Ohio
division of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road at MERGERS Bottom, w Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31

Lexington. KY. Dec Is. - Neddie
Connors, a trotting stallion, valued at
500. coo. and owned by DR.. W. II. Hors
Maysville, KY, died Of uraemic poison
ing. The track record or the horse
was 2.09.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Receiver For Maine Bank.

Bath. Me-, Dec. 2s.-The Bath Trust
company was appointed receiver for
the Peoples Safe Deposit and Savings
hank which closed It's doors on Nov.
2S. owluS about 100000
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31

washington. Dec 29-The unarmor-
ed cruiser Detroit has been sold to
R. l. Corbin, of New York city, for
$4,000.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
BURY TAF7'S BILLS
Congress Takes no Interest
in New Measures.
HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO
Little Chance For Presidents Mail
Subsidies and Injunction Bills
Being Acted Upon at This
Session.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-lf speed In
getting appropriation bills out Of the
way counted for anything. President
Taft might reasonably expec; to get
congress to enact two bits of legisla
ton he seems to have near his heart
The first of these is the mail sub
sidy bill. The other is to force fedora
Judges to give notice before Issuing in
functions.
But nobody other than the president
is taking any interest in either ANY
man other than an optimist like tho
president might well say IL Is no uss
TO try. Every member of the lawmak
ing body has other things to do. Mai
subsidy sounds just as bad in the ears
Of the man from the middle west a
plain ship subsidy.
Samuel GOmpers shot his bolt on tht
Injunction matter two years ago an,
winged only one or two members OF
congress. Therefore so far as the
average congressman feels, that sub
ject is as much of mummy as the
best Egypt ever produced.
The fact is the discussion produced
by the protests OF organized labor has
already corrected the most glarlna
abuse Of the equity writ. II is obvious
to most men that the evils complained
OF can be corrected by any upright
Judge. Any crooked judge can eyad'
any statute that might be cnlcte a.,
congress alone, by means OF the unsat
isfactory impeachment process, cal
! get At him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Potomac, Fredericks-
burg and Piedmont
Railroad.
TINE TABLE No. ie.

Connections at fredericksburg With X; RaIl.
ri and Maryland. Delaware and frE,np 49, 80
~av Co At Orange with Southern u u -A''
Chesapeake & Ohio R. K 49,. - ,vhieh
,-a,,. NAV he expected to arrive at or depar'
from he several stations, the time OF oepsf.Grs
;aIs snd Connections are not guaranteed theS
are proposed. -,..r,,-.v,l,..n and wyIdsr.
ne Fsstsrn Standard Tine Stations marked IF
flag stops. ...curxrrD o,..-,,4.-a.,4
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Find Worthless Paper.

District Attorney Whitman spent
several hours with Superintendent
Hotchkiss and Joseph A. Broderick, an
examiner in the state banking depart
ment, going over papers and attempt
ing to get things into shape so that
he can present the case to the grand
Jury early next week He will try to
secure an indictment against Robin
whether he Is sane or not.
In going over the papers the district
attorney and Mr.. Hotchkiss found one
note for $4,000 that they considered
worthless. 1t is understood that sew
eral officers of the institutions under
examination are implicated and that
the district attorney will take action
against them as soon as he is in pos
session Of the necessary facts.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Banker Carried Poison.

District Attorney Whitman was Ia
conference on Monday night with Or
ion II. Cheney. superintendent OF bank
ing. and William II. Hotchkiss. super
intendent Of insurance. over ROBIN S
transactions. when he was informed
that Robin had just been committed
by Supreme Court Justice Amend, sit
ting at his house, to Dr. Charles r.
MacDonald's private sanitarium al
Central Valley. as an insane person.
II was reported to Superintendent
Hotchkiss that Robin had been carry
ing cyanide of potassium about with
him, threatening to use 1t II criminal
proceedings were begun against him,
and that he had attempted to jump
from a window at the Cafe Beaux
Arts, where he was living. The case
will go to the grand jury just the
same. and Robin will not be the only
man presented.
Frederick X. Morris, described by
Superintendent Hotchkiss as ROBIN
confidential man, is said to have SUI
fered "a stroke of apoplexy on Mon
day.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
AID immigrants
Secretary NageI Tells Of
Hardship of Law.
ISSUES HIS ANNUAL REPORT
Says Families Are Separated anc
Suggests Changes in Present
Rules - Expect Tanner
Year in 1911.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-Secretary Ma
gels annual report contains many i'm
portant recommendation Tor change
and improvements In the various Oh
reaus and branches Of the department
OF commerce and labor
Great popular interest attaches tt
the immigration and naturalization o.
aliens. and much OF the secretary re
port Is devoted to that subject.
One OF the hardships Of the present
immigration laws, Secretary Nagel be
lieyes. is the separation Of families
In many instances a father is admitted
and his wife and children are barred
out after the pioneer has made
home. The secretary believes that &
more equitable system could be FOUND
and says he assumes It Is the purpos
of the law to keep families together
and not to separate them. The secre
tary suggests that some system DS
which inquiry should be made about
the families Of immigrants before ihF
fathers and sons are admitted, shoule
be put into practice.
Unless immigration can be diverted
from Ellis Island or reduced, there Il
need for additions to the facilities
there. At no port is there any adequate
provision for handling immigrants. de
clares the secretary. although in mos
places sites have already been bought
by the government for buildings to be
used for these purposes.
Stricter regulation of STEAMSHIP
companies in the immigrant traffic /!
urged in the report and a system OF
fines for companies which bring insane
immigrants or those afflicted with con
tagious disease is proposed. The sec
rotary declares that the immigration
officials even find IL unwise TO allow
alien employees of steamships to lanc
on American soil without applying the
usual examination to them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Expect Banner Year.

While the fiscal year 1910 brought
total Of l,l9S.037 immigrants to the
United States, the prediction IS made
that the coming year will approach
the banner year 1907, when more than
l.2S5.0O0 aliens came In. or all those
who came this year more than 274,OS
admitted they had been assisted by
friends. All the immigrants brought o
total OF s2S.197I45 with them. a pei
capita Of about s27.
The bulk OF the immigration con
tinues to be drawn from southern and
eastern Europe. Two per cent OF all
who applied for admission were turn
ed back. They numbered 24,270 in all
as against l0.4l1 In 1909. Although nc
increase in attempts to import con
tract labor Is apparent, 100 aliens
we're deported as such during the
year. Stricter legislation to govern
that class OF immigration is recon
mended.
Secretary Nagel refers briefly to
violations Of the white slave law. and
declares that immigration officials are
able TO cope with only a fraction OF
the violations If the traffic Is TO be
stamped out. he says. states and mu
inequalities must take a more active
interest.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Close Watch on Judres.

The discussion OF the fne Of mer
named for judicial Office makes the
agitation for statutory restraints upon
Judges almost unnecessary Fad Ial
Judges are awakening to the i1c- that
the newspapers of the land know they
have a perfect right TO discuss their
acts after the question at issrc has
been decided. and are eXerci iAs 4
with a freedom that holds taen up o.
public scorn if they have ahusei the
judicial power.
Furthermore. they are leaning that,
while none of the men now before inc
senate may fail OF confirmation be
cause of the newspaper agitation,
there is a steady growth oi public feel
in, directed AT a president who d. ei
nominate a man for Judge whose p q.
ord shows a stretching Of the law for
the benefit Of the man who IA ; AID
for the detriment OF the citizen who
has s cents or less.
That same public feeling is directed
against senators who vote for the con
firmation Of such nomination Roose
welt aroused an interest in the square
deal. The public is making iif own
definitions of what constitute one.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31

Democratic leaders In congress, men
who have been in Office without any
responsibility during the long years Of
Republican rule. are coming in for a
measuring Those found to be- friendly
toward the interests thar coin dollars
without having worked for them viii
conc in for just as much undertaking
as has been done on the Republican
side of the line. The financial Interests
thai have been capitalizing the fayors
grained by the public, 10 the end that
they may call on the public TO PAY.
pay. and keep on paying FOR the
things never furnished. have assist
ants among the Democrats just as far
from straight as the Republicans
Tie only difference is that the Re
publicans, having the responsibility for
legislation and execution. have been
found out. Obscurity has been Kind TO
the Democratic helpers OF thN financial
patriots-the men who regard govern
mental agencies as adjuncts TO their
business.
Real widebrows in congress know
the need is more for decent men than
for new legislation: that upright
Judges will never cause complaints on
account of the equity writ of injunc-
ton. the only true function OF which is
to forbid the doing of something that
will cause damage that cannot be re-
paired by the payment of money.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31

4. + Burgess. ID. p. A..
Richmond. Va
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
SUCCEEDS FATHER
 IN ACMAR WORK
Henry r. DeBardeIeben Will Be Made Vice President Alabama Fuel
 and Iron Company

It was announced yesterday that Henry F. DeBardeleben would occupy the posi- ton of vice president of the Alabama Fuel and Iron company. made vacant by the death of his father. the late Col. Henry r. DeBardeleben. He will assume the duties within a very short time and will have complete charge of the local end of the industrial company. as J. M. Overton, the president, resides in Nash vile and seldom visits this city. MT. DeBardeleben has been with the Alabama Fuel and Iron company as gen eral manager for some time and is con sidered one of the ablest young men in the industrial world. He has been identi- fled with many undertakings and is espi ally qualified to discharge the duties re- linquished by his father.
 It was also announced several days ago that the work of development at Acmar mine and other points of the Ala bama Fuel company would go forward without Interruption.
 The developments at Acmar, belonging 10 this company under lease, are attract Ing the attention of industrial experts all over the south. With the completion of this work one of the most notable de- velopments here will have occurred. As stated day or two ago the wUrk of building the Central of Georgia railroad to Acmar is about completed, which will give the company at this mine all the de- sired railroad facilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-14
SENDS PATHETIC
 LETTER TO CHIEF
Mrs. MoIlie Rody of Brooklyn Asks Aid In Locating Her Missing
 Husband

Chief Bodeker yesterday received one of the most pathetic letters that has ever come to the Birmingham police depart ment. It is from woman in Brooklyn, N. Y, telling of desertion by her hus- band leaving her with two small chill dren, which she Is unable to support The letter is the last desperate cry of a mother to prevent her children from being taken from her on account of in- ability to support them.
 The letter Is from Mrs. Mollie Rody of 737 Liberty avenue Brooklyn, New York. It Is an appeal to Chief Bodeker to help her find her husmand, Charles J. Rody, whom she states left her last July in Memphis. Tenn, and who has not been heard of since.
 q know he does not mean to desert me-" she says, "and If he knew how things were he would come back Won't you please, please, see if you can find him and tell him how I am situated We formerly lived in Coalmont. Ala, where my husband was employed. He was thrown out of work there and went to Memphis. where he left me last June. I have not heard of him since
 T am afraid he has been killed, as know he would not do this way if he could come to me. Unless help comes l will have to put away my two small children as I am unable to support them
 T feel sure he is in Birmingham for he often spoke of going there. He would probably be at North Birmingham"
 The letter is well written The chief will use every effort to find MT Rody and will appreciate any information which may be given to him at police headquarters.