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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-13
RILEY, THE POET, IS ILL
Noted "Hoo.ier' Verse Writer In crlti.

Noted "Hoosler' Verse Writer IN CrItI
cal Condition at HE Home.
indianapolis. Ind. Aug l2.-Jamef
Whitcomb Riley. the noted "Hoosiel
poet" is seriously III at his home In
this city. He was able to sit up only
a few minutes.
Mr.. Riley. who Is said to be suffer
ing with form Of paralysis. has moi
been able TO leave his home for sew
eral weeks, but his condition has not
been regarded critical until recently.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-13
MONEY TO LOAN

In sums of $500 and upwards, rea
estate security. Apply to Chichester &
Chichester. ATTORNEYS. lie u
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Public Sale
OF A VALUABLE
Brick Making Plant

with modern machinery in first class
running order and of other personal
property.
Pursuant to the terms Of deed Of
trust of even date September 18th,
1909, from George j. Fletcher and wife
to the undersigned, default having been
made in the provisions of the said deed
of trust and being thereto requested by
the holder Of the said note therein Sc
cured, the undersigned trustee will,
before the premises, just west Of Hur-
kamp's Tannery and in front OF the
brickyard property, on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-13
HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY.

Fine prices paid for country hams,
bacon, calves, lambs, chickens, eggs
and country produce in general.
Harris & Bro,
lapl4-6m Fredericksburg, va.
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MONEY TO LOAN
In sums to suit on good security. APP
ply TO Lee J. Graves. attorney III
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-13
TUESDAY, AUG. 23rd, 1910,

offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash, that certain
valuable and highly desirable lot with
house thereon, situated on the south
side of Hanover street, in Fredericks-
burg, Virginia, now occupied by Mrs.
VIM. II. Fitzhugh, fronting on Han
over street Sc feet, 6 inches, more or
less, and bounded on the west by the
property of Geo. H. Chewing, and on
the east by the former residence OF A..
Randolph Howard. Possession given
September LIST, 1910. Water rents paid
up to January LIST, 1911, and the pur-
chaser of the property will pay the 1910
taxes and levies. The aforesaid prop
erty is insured in the Old Mutual.
Prospective purchasers, who desire
to go over the property, will kindly call
upon j. Conway Chichester.
]. Conway Chichester,
For Mrs. VIM. H. Fitzhugh.
N. B. Kinsey, Auctioneer.
s-a1I-13-l6-18-20-22-l-a13-20
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AUGUST 81. City Real Estate, IL 80 p.
m in front of Law Building. Chinn House
on Waite Street
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WANTED

Experienced brickyard men, also
laborers. Good wages, steady work.
Apply to d. J. jenkins, General Supt.
Vulcan Fire Brick Co., Wilmont Wharf
Index p. o., Va. 23jlm
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DR.. b. III. ECKENRODE. DENTIST
Office hours 9-1 and to 8; Office Main
street, over Goolrick drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-13
PUBLIC SALE
OF A VERY VALUABLE AND
HIGHLY DESIRABLE
Residence on Hanover
Street,
In Fredericksburg. Virginia.

In Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Acting for the owner, Mrs. VIM. II.
Fitzhugh, the undersigned will, before
the Law Building, on Princess Anne
street, Fredericksburg. Virginia. at IL
O'Clock NJ, on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-13

AUGUST %. Fine Homo on Hanover St
at ~ o'clock Rare chance. Fitzhugh House.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-13

In order to close and settle the estate
of the late A. MCGEE, and pursuant TO
the provisions of a decree of the
Circuit court Of Spotsylvania county,
Virginia. entered on August End, 1910,
in the chancery cause Of Embrey and
Wallace, executors, VS.. MCGEE ct ais,
the undersigned executors, named as
such in the last will of A. MCGEE,
will, before the Court House in Fred
ericksburg, Virginia, beginning on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-08-13

AUGUST 81. IL M Real Estate, front of
Court House. Loc on Water Street
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Auction Sales !

AUGUST 90 City Real Estate, 10 o'clock
front ofC.H Lawson property on Charles
street
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.lj23-tf.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
GENERALS RETIREMENT
WILL COME TO VOTE

Washington. Feb 2s--The confer
enee committee on the army bill to-
day failed 10 agree on the senate
amendment retiring as major generals
five Of the Present brigadler geaerals.
Representative Sulzer Of tile house
conferees voted to disagree and To sub
init the amendment to Il vote Of the
house. The five brigadier generals
affected arc; William l.. Marshall,
chief OF the corps Of engineers now
on duty IT Washington Charles L.
Martin. commanding the department
of Missouri: Earl Thomas. commands
Ing the department of Colorado:
Charles l.. Hodges. commanding the
department of the Dakotas, and DAM
lei II. Brush. commanding the de-
partment of the Philippines.
All the officers entered the army
during the civil war as pflvatas aud
were mustered out as officers. All
were young enough to enter West Point
after the war.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
WOMEN OF DENVER
HAVE AMBITION
MASS MEETING OF SUFFRAGlSTS
is SAID TO FAVOR ELECTION
OF MAYoRESS.

Denver, Feb. ga woman mayor
for Denver. That Is the gossip fol-
lowing last nights banquet Of proml-
nent Denver women, to which no men
were admitted. The election IL two
years Off but il is whispered that the
adylsablity Of having a woman eandl-
date in the deld-pcrhaps two of them
was not only discussed but was ad-
vecated with enthusiasm.
II Is asserted that more women than
men voted in the last municipal elnc-
tion In Denver; also, that women Off
cials who have held office In Colo
rado have proven efficient. One of
these, Miss Katherine l.. Craig, former
state superintendent of public nstruc.
tion, Is mentioned as most probable
candidate on the republican ticket
The gossips have already settled 1t that
Mrs Sarah Plat Decker will be the
democratic nominee for mayor Mrs
Dewey e. Bailey Is recognized as one
Of the most influential republican
women of Colorado. Not an obstacle
appeared In the way of her posslbll-
ltY as IL candidate for mayor, as 1t Il
said the republicans are likely to name
Mrs. Bailey for mayor.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
EXAMINER CLOSES
LOOTED BANK
WARRANT is SWORN OUT FOR
BOSTON BooKkEEPER, WHO
Is MISSING.

Boston, fGu. % Follow ing the dis
Cambridge has been looted Of $lit, 900,
the institution was closed today, prob
ably forever, by National Bank Ex-
aminer Pepper acting on behalf Of
the comptroller of the currency. Lat
ef warrant was issued for the ar
rest of George W. Coleman. Il young
bookkeeper Of the bank, who was last
heard from in Kansas City a few days
ago. Coleman Is charged with en-
bezzlement. The institution rs iusoi-
vent, the capital stock Of 100000 and
The surplus having been wiped out by
the defalcation.
Former Governor John J.. Bates, the
receiver, will liquldato the remaining
assets. Bank officials suspected that
coleil,dE's accounts might to Incorrect
last 1nhrsday and requested Mr. Pep
per 10 go over tile books. On Friday
Coleman fled. and Monday night
friends received u telegram from him
dated Kansas City, Mo. This said he
would be home tomorrow The
wrecked bank carried deposits Of sl27.
49,, mostly the money OF small trades
men. il was organized in 1855. Among
the stockholders is Charles W Eliot
president emeritus of Harvard uni
| vefsity
fnder the national banking laws tn
stockholders are liable to aEsessIIenl
II the assets are not sufficient to pay
the creditors In full. BoekkeepeI
Coleman is n years old and Is tht
son OF prominent Cambridge busl,
ness man. He Is unmarried. Coleman
Is treasurer of the Boston branch o
the kissel Kar company, a St Loui,
automobile concern. He maintained
Two Touring cars and kennel of dogs
and was regarded as d liberal spend
! er"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
POLICE
CAN'T HANDLE STRIKE

Philadelphia, Feb. 23,-The police
officials of this city today virtually
acknowledge their inability TO cope
with the strike situation. when re-
quest was made of John G. Groome,
superintendent of the state police. that
goo members of his command be
brought to this city for police duty.
This request was made notwithstand
ing the fact that serious rioting WAS
less frequent today than on any other
day since the strike of the street ear
men began last Saturday. The state
police are expected To reach here to-
morrow morning and will doubtless be
sent into the kensington district, where
the state Fencibles had such an un-
pleasant experience yesterday
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24

Butte, Feb. tSpecial)-It looks
more than ever before as II the
engineers Of Union No 13S had lost
the strike In Butte. for more men were
put to work today and one Of the
union told The Missoulan's cor
respondent tonight that il will but II
few days until every man In the camp
who was working at the time the
trouble began would be on shift again.
One Of the new engineers 1t Is claimed,
has broken all Butte records In the
hosting of ores during a single shift.
Tonight tho engineers met in their
regular weekly session and talked the
matter over at some length, the re-
ports from all quarters being most
optimistic. Later there was n meet
ing of the conference committee and
when THE Missoulan correspondent
sent In his card asking for an inter
view. he was informed there was
nothing To say, that n well pleased
bunch Of engineers would go home
after the meeting,
Comerford Arrives.
Matt comerford. national president
of the international engineers arrived
In Butte this evening after many de-
lays and was In session all evening
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
TO DISTRIBUTE MONEY.

New York. Feb. 23.-An agreement
among the heirs approved by Supreme
Court Justice Gerard today saves for
the purposes intended by the testator
the sum of s1.ooo,oo0 bequeaihed by
the late Mrs Caroline Phelps Stokes
Tor the education OF whites. Indians
nnd negroes. The attorney general of
the state becomes the custodian Of
the trust fund and will shortly be paid
ssoo,oo0 as the first installment.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24

several hundred school children who
had assembled on the Fairgrounds In
front of the school Immediately op.
posite the hotel. began "a fusiladc of
snoWbalIs, shoWnring them upon every
one. friend and foe alike. More stings
were oecasioned by these youngsters
than by the blows Of the quarreling
men.
Giilie Hopeful.
John Gille, manager Of the
Amalgamated properties said that by
the end of the week the district, he
believed. would be producing at least
three fourths Of the capacity of It's
mines. ore from the Boston & Mon
tana properties was loaded today and
sent out 10 the smelters at Great Falls
which may now be run at nearly full
capacity. The men turned off at the
Washoe works because OF diminished
ore supplies viii be taken on again
shortly. as II lis expected that opera
tions In every department will soon b.
conducted as under normal conditions
There have been no accidents at any
Of the hoists In Butte today or last
night and the new men are proving
entirely capable, The companies have
several first motion engineers In re-
serve and these Will be employed as
the smaller mines are opened up.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
JAIL DELIVERY.

Hot Springs, Ark, Feb. &c. A.
Gonlin, wanted in San Francisco on a
charge Of grand larceny, escaped from
the county prison tonight, at the same
time releasing 10 other prisoners, Com
lin Is believed to have left the city in
an automobile. A posse is in pursuit,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
TO TEST LAW.

Reno, New, Feb. 23-Suit was filed
today In the district court at Carson
City to- test the consttutionality of
the primary law, passed by the last
legislature, The action was brought by
Henry Ritter. wealthy brewer of this
city against Secretary of State w,
q, Douglass.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24

CRUSHED TO DEATH.

Stockton, Cal, Feb, 23.--Within few
yards OF the spot where he ran over
and Killed man Christmas eve. Al
Phillips. an engineer of 80 years serv.
ice, who has killed Is men and one
woman during his career was crush-
ed to death today.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
INCREASE DIVIDEND.

Boston, Feb. ga quarterly diyi-
dend Of IS share was declared to-
day by the Calumet & Heela Mining
company. a similar amount was de-
elared three months, ago. while year
ago the dividend was IS.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
ACTRESS is DEAD.

81, Petersburg, Feb. 20. Madame
Vera Fndoropna kominsarzhosskaiy
the actress, died today at Tashkent
from smallpox,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
DEATH Of TEACHER
BEFORE Jury
POISON FOUND IN THE STOMACH
OF J. r. VAUGHN CAUSES
AN INQUIRY.

kirksyille Mo. Feb. 23.-Twelva
special grand iurylnen were sum
moned this morning to meet tomor-
row for an inquiry into the death Of
Professor j. 7. Vaughn. The jurors
will take up the report of Dr. Paul
SchWeitzer that he found nearly a
grain of stryehnine IN the stomach an
liver of the late normal school edu-
Gator
Statement
BY request Of Mrs. Vaughn. her
brother, Attorney Proctor, who Is Mt
her home in Monroe City, dictated a
statement in which he says:
Mrs. Vaughn has not been informed
as to the exact result Of the analysis,
nor has she been Informed as 10
whether the party conducting it was
and is toxieologlst or anything other
than a chemist of the agricultural de-
partnent of the state university OF
Missouri. Nor has she been informed
as to whether the vlscera was analysed
by this chemist alone or with the as
sistanee of others, including students.
Nor has she been informed as to
whether the analysis was conducted
secretly behind closed doors or other
wise, or anything. In fact. with ref
erence to the manner and methods In
which the analysis was conducted. She
now believes, as she has at all times
believed and as she will always in
the future believe. that no strychnine
was actually found. but, II found she
believes now, and always win believe
that 1t was placed in the yiscera sub
sequent and not prior to Professor
Vanghn''s death, at the instance OF
certain parties. who necessarily Were
and are vitally interested in such q
| result OF the analysis
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
CHANCES OF STRIKERS PASS
AS SUBSTITUTES EVIDENCE
ABILITY TO RUN MACHINERY

with the members of t3S Besides talk
ing over the situation. there was moth
ing done and some Investigations Will
be made today. AS regards the walk
Ing out of the other crafts affiliated
With the international union. nothing
has been done as yet and there are
many who incline to the opinion that
nothing will be done for IA month at
least. as the matter has 10 be brought
to the attention Of national officers In
proper form.
This morning there MAS smoke
coming from the big stack of tile Butte
Reduction work for the first time in
n week and IL Is stated that the Clark
mines will be hosting their full quota
Of ore through the Original shaft with
Ing few days
Snowbalis.
The first clash Of the strike oc-
cured nj noon today when engineers
from No. 1873 went down to the Flor
cnce hotel 10 interview some of the
new men who have arrived To man
the hoists Miners present objected to
the presence of the men In the camp
Of the enemy. rs 1t were. and fight
of little consequence resulted. The
most interesting part of the affray
was when the beligerants struggled
across the street in a wordy battle.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
Wise Bonds.

Everyone must admits the wisdom
Of providing for the payment Of the
canal expenditures by bonds. This l.
work of permanent character and
Ii seems only fair that which we pro-
vide In such a generous measure for
posterlty should be paid for IN part.
at least, by posterity. Not o.liy IL
such principle just in the case of the
Panama canal, but 1t seems to be APP
propriatc to adopt 1t with reference to
other projects. | refer to those def
lnlte projects that have been agreed
upon In respect to the Improvement
of our inland waterways. | would not
begin the expenditure of any money
on any project the wisdom OF which
had not been fully vindicated: but
having determined to put through the
Improvement, 1t ought not to be done
by fits and starts. but 1t ought to be
done as one job.
This statement has peculiar appli-
cation to the river and harbor BILL
which now has passed the house. The
Ohio Improvement. to cost $63, 600 900
is entered upon and an appropriation
iitAAA 'pt iso. lt sdliIi
thing Is true of the improvement of
the Mississippi from st. Paul to St
Louis and the same river from St
Louis to Cairo, and of the Missouri
river from Kansas City to st. Louis
These projects seem to be warranted
by the traffic in sight.
while / am dealing with the Pan
anna canal, however | ought to ro-
fer To the discrepancy between esti-
mated cost of the enterprise and the
actual cost, as we are now able to fix
1t with considerable accuracy as being
within four or five years of Its com
pletlon. The estimated cost Of tho
engineering and construction of the
canal was 13S700,00O. Its actual cost
for engineering and construction vii
be 1921, ,00O,oG0 an increase of $i57,
100000. This increase is to be ex,
planned, first, by the great apprecia
ton in the cost of labor and materia
from the time when the estimate wal
made In 1900, and the time when thu
work was done between 1904 and 1909
second, by the fact that the canal ha.
been enlarged substantially beyont
the original dimensions estimated.
You know that the great work o
sntat tttatt pn. Lfi,,a \
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
DIRECTORS or CONSOLIDATED
MILK EXCHANGE INDICTED
FOR coNSplRiNG.
NEW JERSEY CORPORATION
Investigation Into Trade IN Greater
New York Finds It's First Victims.
Charge Us That Wholesale Prico
Was Set at Fixed Figure After Con-
ference in June.

New York, Feb 2J-Thc 10 called
milk trust WIS indicted in New York
today. After long grand jury In
vcstigation Il blanket indictment was
handed down III the criminal branch
of the supreme court naming eight of
II directors Of the Consolidated Milk
exchange. New Jersey corporation,
and charging that they met June 20,
1909 In New York ana "conspirrd to-
gethcr and With others to fix the.
wholesale prices Of milk and did fix it
NJ sl,i1 for d 40-quart can Of milk
Penalty.
one year IN prison and fine OF
not more than $1,000. or both. Is tho
penalty for each offense. which Is Il
misdemeanor. Bench warrants were
issued for the eight directors, They
are Walter X. Comfort. president OF
the Robert Reid Ice Cream company,
a director Of the Aetna National bank,
the Delayan Consolidated Milk COM
pany and several other corporations:
Thomas .. Smith of Thomas Smith &.
Son: Frederick Il. Setter. milk dealer
of Newark, n. j.. Daniel Bailey, milk
producer. John A. Mcbride. a milk
dealer of Sussex, y. j.; Henry +.
Huntinann, of the Standard Dairy
company: james a. Howell OF tho
Howell Demnrest Dairy company;
George Slaughter of the +. Il Stevens
Dairy company
Others Escape.
Nine other directors of the exchange
escaped indictment. having earned i'm
innnity by testifying before the grand
jury and before the state inquiry into
the milk trade. which is still in prog
rcss. The Consolidated Milk exchange
was formed under the laws Of New
Jersey soon after the supreme court
Of this state annulled the charter OF
the old milk exchange.
Today's indictments arc the first
specific cases obtained by the state
since 1t began It's Investigation of the
milk trade In Greater New York A
commissioner appointed by the attorney
general has been holding hearings at
which such important evidence was
obtained as 70 warrant 1t being laid
before the grand jury The grand jury
Will consider further evidence.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
Too Late.

Had this been done in the case Of
the iron ore deposits, which long since
have passed into private hands" said
Mr.. Beyeridge, THE nation today would
be receiving enormous royalties that
would have gone far toward paying
the expense Of the government, and at
the same time special interests now
owning and operating these ore de-
posits would make reasonable profits
instead Of the enormous profits that
have gone TO build up some of the
mightiest aggregations of capital and
some Of the most tremendous fortunes
In this country indeed. in the history
of the world"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-02-24
Financial Status of United States Is Subject Of
Speech Before Newark Business Men.
EXPRESSES HOPE THAT PROSPERITY IS SUBSTANTIAL
Every Possible Angle Of Federal Finances Is Touched by
President, Who DwelIs Long on Panama Canal
Construction and Congressional
Commission.

committee on ways and means, on the
one hand. determined the revenues Of
the government or provided the laws
for raising them. and, on the other
hand determined the appropriations
ana measured the expenditures. But
Tor many years in our congress, these
functions have been divided. The
revenues are provided By the ways
and means committee OF the house
ana the finance committee Of the sen
ate and submitted to their respective
houses. while the appropriations are
made by the appropriations committee
of the house and senate. and. In too
many instances, without apparent ref
erence to the revenues which are to
DO available to meet the approprla-
tions.
1T has so happened that In many
years Of the past the revenues have
increased more rapidly than the ex
pcndltures, and there has been d sur
plus. In the life Of the Dingley bill
which carried us from 1896 to 1908.
the appropriations exceeded the ex-
pcndtures by about 250.000.0 900; but
the surplus took place in the early
years. so that In 1908, we had def
clt and In 1909 we had another def
cit The calculations of the secre-
tary OF the treasury for the presen.
year showed that the deficit was like
~ to be s3i.000,00o In respect To or
dinary receipts and expenditures.
am glad to say that the operation
of the new tariff bill has been so
.t t..u tl..f
this deficit for the current year is
likely to be considerably reduced. In
| addition. however. to the ordinary def
lett. we have to add the Panama ca
nal expenditure for immediate pro-
vision of the sas,O00,o00, o., what Was
estimated to be a total 6eilc.t of sj2,-
COZ. 600, Is now reduced considerably
| BY the better rates rndnr the pres
ent tariff bill,
'By meeting the expenditures on the
Panama canal with the proceeds Of
bond issues. we have enough cash In
the treasury To meet the deficit in
/ our ordinary expenses for the current
year. and II we meet the expendi-
| turs on the Panama canal for the fol-
lowing year, we shall have Il surplus
of s35. 900, 900; or. II the revenue pro-
dueing capacity of the new tariff.
keeps UP to its present indications,
this surplus may be increased to $780,
| 100000 on the other hand IL con-
| gress proposes to add to the expen-
| ditnres of the government over those
| estimated for new enterprises In the
river and harbor bill, and for the con-
structon of the federal buildings un-
/ der building act II will be easy to
consume or exceed the entire SUR
/ plus