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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
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IN the name of the Commonwealth of
Virginia. In the Clerks Office of
. the Circuit court of the county Of
Spotsylvania on the 18th day Of Decem-
Der, 1910, Laura Bell Batten, plaintiff,
against John Henry Batten, defendant.
The object Of this suit is to obtain d.
vorce from the bonds Of matrimony "a
vinculo matrimonii," for Laura Bell
Batten from John Henry Batten on the
grounds of wilfull desertion for over
FIVE years, and to give to the said Laura
Bell Batten the custody of their two
children. And an affidavit having been
made and filed that the defendant,
John Henry Batten, is not a
resident of the State of Virginia, it is
ordered that he do appear here within
fifteen days after due publication here
Of, and do what may be necessary TO
protect his interest in this suit. And
it is further ordered that a copy there
of be published once a week for four
weeks in The Free Lance, and that q
copy be posted at the front door Of the
courthouse of this county on or before
the next succeeding rule day after the
entry of this suit
Teste:
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
E. II. DeJarnette, Jr., p. q.
A copy-Teste:
T. A. Harris, Clerk.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
TAI 7 WRITES 7. R.
President and ex.PreSident
on Friendly Terms.
EXCHANGED MANY LETTERS
Touched Many Subjects and Mr.
Roosevelt is Expected to De-
clare in Favor Of Renomi.
nation Of Mr.. Taft.

Washington. Dec. 27-It was stated
here that President Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt have been in close commu-
nication for many weeks past.
The president, II was said, has re
ceiyed and sent letters to the colonel
and has In other ways communicated
with him almost daily for some time.
These letters, so reports say, have
touched upon questions Of domestic
concern, international affairs and par
ty politics Just who initiated this
correspondence isn't made known.
Politicians in Washington are In
clined to the belief that when the time
comes. the colonel will make 1t known
that he is favorable to the renomina-
tion OF the president. This Idea is not
newly conceived. 1t was suggested
during and Immediately after the late
campaign. when the political atmos-
phere in Washington was surcharged
with reports that the relations between
Mr.. Taft and his former CHEZ were
frigid and that the time was not far
removed when there would be an open
break.
ProgressiVes Distrust Roosevelt.
The logic OF the situation, politicians
say calls for an alignment Of Colonel
Roosevelt with President Taft. They
declare the progresslves distrust Mr.
Roosevelt They charge him with being
inconsistent on the tariff. pointing to
his attitude in the New York state
convention as compared with his utter.
ance on the subject in western states.
The reports that Mr.. Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt are in close correspondence
have excited a good deal of interest,
especially among insurgents who have
in mind putting a candidate OF their
own to the Republican national CON
yention OF 1912.
Persons who ought to know say that
If there was a break between the pres
ident and the colonel that It has been
closed. Both Mr. Taft and Colonel
Roosevelt, politicians say know that
the efforts to tighten up party lines
must be begun at once II there is to
be a favorable result in 1912.
President Taft has said that he is
not seeking denomination. He has indl-
Gated clearly enough that II the people
desire him to run again he will do so.
The president foresaw the defeat of
last November. Months ago he predict
ed the result, but he has never shown
any intention of quitting, and now he
is said to be convinced that there is a
good chance OF retrieving the defeat
of Nov. s.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
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IN the name of the Commonwealth Of
Virginia. In the Clerks Office of
= the Circuit court Of the county Of
Spotsylvania on the 18th day OF Decem-
Der, 1910, Broaddus ct ais, plaintiffs,
against Broaddus ct ais, defendants.
In Equity.
The object OF this suit is TO impeach
the will Of Thomas Broaddus, deceased,
as probated in the Clerks office Of the
Circuit court of Spotsylyania Co., IN
Will Book "B. B." p. 373, on the
grounds of the unsound mental condi-
tion of the testator and the undue IN
fiuence brought to bear on him by Dotn
of the executors under said will, TO-
gether with the subscribing witnesses
thereto, and to establish as the last
will and testament Of Thomas Broaddus,
deceased, a writing dated April otn,
1908. marked Ex. G. and filed in this
suit. The further object OF this suit IS
a general creditors bill to wind up and
settle the estate of the said Thomas
Broadius, deceased. And an affidavit
having been made and filed that the de-
PENDANTS. William Broaddus, julia
Rroaddus. Thomas Broaddus, Jr., and
Katherine Broaddus, are not residents
of the State of Virginia, it is ordered
that they do appear here within fifteen,
days after due publication hereof and
do what may be necessary to protect
their interest in this suit. And i is
further ordered that copy thereon be
published once a week for four weeks
in The Free Lance and that copy ne
posted at the front door Of the court
house Of this county on or before the
next succeeding rule day after the en-
try Of this suit.
Teste
7. A. Harris, Clerk.
I. Stokeley Coleman, p. q.
A copy-Teste:
7. A. Harris, Clerk.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
two DEAD. Two pyInu. In Pistol Duel.

Two Dead, Two Dying, In Pistol Duel.
Waycross, Ca, Dec. 27.--Walter Al
len and Dener Crews are dead and
Walter Crews and John Stallings are
mortally wounded as result Of a pis-
tol duel growing out Of a quarrel over
two girls. Dener and Walter Crews,
brothers. called on the girls. and found
Allen and Stallings In the parlor. The
Crews brothers resented the presence
of Allen and Stallings and hot words
followed. The four young men LETT and
resumed their quarrel. Pistols we're
drawn and a duel fought at close
range in the public road. When the
duel ended Allen and Dener Crews
we're dead and Walter Crews and Stall
lings dying.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
MAINE DEMOCRATS UPSET

Senator Indorses Charles F. johnson
as Successor and Trouble Follows
Washington, Dec. 27.-Because Sen
ator Hale. Of Maine. has indorsed
Charles r. Johnson, Democrat to
succeed him in the United States sen
ate. the Pine Tree State political ket
tie has been upset. and the fat Is all
In the fire.
The election OF new senator by
the Democratic legislature In Maine
was pretty we'll a settled matter until
Senator Hale came along and put his
20. X on Mr.. Johnson. That MADE
trouble.
The Democrats have had a taste ol
power in Maine, beginning the second
week in September. and now they are
talking politics on every street corner
and. what is more TO the point, in the
grange meetings.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
A Scientists Error.

II Is said that when Sir William Sic
mems, the founder Of the famous firm
Of engineers. arrived in London from
Germany. poor and friendless. hoping
to dispose OF a patent for improved
electroplating. his imperfect knowledge
OF English led him into committing a
drOll mistake. Seeing undertaken
written over a shop door, the youth i'm
aglned that this name indicated per-
son who undertook" enterprises and
who, therefore. might be inclined TO
purchase or finance his invention. IL
was only after long interview. equal
ly perplexlng to both parties. that the
German inventor was referred by the
funeral furnisher 10 Messrs. Elklng-
ton. to whom he finally sold his patent.
London Mail.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
He Took the Blame.

"The guilty man always gives HIM
self away said detective for. like
the chap who bought the forty-cent
bathing suit, he can't hide his guilty
conscience The chap have 10 mind
entered the water at Atlantic City In
n forty y-cent suit OF blue flannel. As ha
splashed about be was joined by a girl
friend. The girl flashed her bright
eyes over the tumbllng expanse Of sea
and then with sigh OF delight she
said:
"Isn't the water blue todayT
"It's shameful said the man. with
n hot blush: it's perfectly shameful
how this cheap bathing aannel runsF'
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29

1t had been duh season. and the
two young travelling salcsmen were
comparing notes Il had just Eve
good orders in the last month" said
one.
You beat me. anyway" said his
friend. Il got only three orders. aud
the third one was from the firm tell
Ing me 10 come home e"-Youths Com
DaniOn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
THURSDAY, December 29th,

1910, at II o'clock noon, all that
certain tract or parcel OF land, to-
gether with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon and appurten-
ances thereto belonging. situate, ,ly.
ing and being near Stafford Store
in the county OF Stafford, in the
State of Virginia, containing two
hundred and forty-five acres, more
or less, bounded as follows:
On the north by the land Of VIII
liam Tollson; on the south by the
main road running from Stafford
Store to Belfair Mills; on the east
by the lands OF the late William
Ashby and Led Payne; and on the
west by the land of ID. Sunderlin;
1t being the same property which
was conveyed by Silas L. Cooper,
administrator, ct ais, to ]. Ashley
Cooper by deed recorded In Liber
10, page 154, Of the land records OF
Stafford county, Virginia.
Terms of sale-Cash. Convey
ancing at the cost of the purchaser.
Thomas ]. Fannon,
]. X. NJ. Norton,
Trustees.
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
BABY sMoTHERs TO DEATH

Parents Trim Christmas Tree While
Child 10 Dying.
Trenton, ~ j., Dec. 27.-Christmas
festivities at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Smith. Morrisvllle, were
spoiled by the discovery that four
months-old daughter had been smoth
cred in the night by the bed clothing.
The children we're put to bed early
and the father and mother spent until
far into the night trimming the Christ
mas tree. When the children awoke In
the morning the mother could moi
move her daughter. She had beer
smothered in the night.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
Lana Defeats Burns.

London, Dec. 27. - Bill Lang. the
Australian pugillst, and Jack Burns
of California, met in twenty-round
match at Olympia. The referee, Eugene
Corey. stopped the contest in the
twelfth round and declared Lang the
winner.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
ARABS KILL FOURTEEN
British Landing Force Had Hard Fight
With Perslon insurgents.

With PersIon insurgents.
Bushide, Persia, Dec. PA landing
force from the British cruiser Hya'
cinthe had a serious brush with Ara
bian gun runners on the southern
coast of Persia.
Fourteen Of the British we're killed
or wounded. The Arabs lost forty.
The Arabs were engaged in bringing
in a large supply of arms and ammu-
milton for the insurgent tribesmen who
are fighting the Persian government
forces.
Information was given to the cap
tain OF the Hyacinthe, and. running In
to the coast, landing party was
quickly thrown ashore and surprised
the flibusters, who showed fight and
were not dispersed without some hard
fighting.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
AUCTION SALE
OF A
Desirable Farm
With the Buildings and Improvements
Thereon, in Stafford County, Va.

With the Buildings and improvements
Thereon, in Stafford County, Va.
Pursuant to the terms Of a deed
of trust bearing date on October
21, 1904, and duly recorded among
the land records OF the county OF
Stafford, Virginia, in Liber 10, page
45S, given by James Ashley Cooper
and wife to the undersigned trus-
tees of the Mercantile Railway
Building and Loan Association OF
Alexandria, Virginia, to secure the
payment Of one thousand dollars, as
therein set forth default having bee
made in the payment of the sum
secured thereby, and at the re-
quest and by the direction of the
board OF directors of the said Mer-
camille Railway Building and Loan
Association, the undersigned will
offer for sale at public auction,
on the premises, on
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
AVIATOR FAILS
ls Seriously Injured When AeropIane
Crashes Into House.

Is seriously lnJuTeu WHEN Hc'OP'e"S
Crashes Into House.
New York, Dec. 27.-Frank Morok. a
Belgian, who has made only three
fights In a Schneider aeroplane, at
tempted to fly from the race track at
Guttenburg. ~ j., to Columbus Circle,
opposite the Hotel Plaza, New York
city.
The aviator came to grief after go
ing 700 feet. He crashed into Sulli-
vans road house at Bergen Line ave-
nue. and ThIrty-nlnth street, smashed
the window ard tumbled to the ground
amid the wreckage Of his machine. No
bones were broken, but the aviator was
terribly bruised and he will be in the
hospital for several days.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
Burned EnaotInn Santa Claus.

AsbIry Park, N. j.. Dec. 27.-Morton
d. Banks, proprietor of the CONNER
cial hotel at Asbury Park. caught hre
as he was about to take the part or
Santa Claus alta family party. His face
and hands we're burned. One finger
was burned and he inhaled the flames.
II is believed he will recover.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
Everlasting Bricks.

Once made. brick is practically In
deatructlble. Nearly every brick that
has ever been made by man from the
beginning of time Is still in existence
on this earth. The men who made and
laid them and who directed these
operations have long since been gath
cred into dust Some Of them have
doubtless contributed in their bodies to
the making Of more bricks. But the
steadfast and enduring square OF
baked clay persists and will until the
heavens and earth are shriyeled like
q scroll.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
Skater browns as He Goes Home.

Beaver, Pa, Dec. 27. - Just after
laughingly telling his companions that
he had enough skating for one day,
and starting for home. Avery Powers,
fourteen years old, of Rochester,
broke through the ice on the Beaver
river at Bridgewater and was drowned.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
GEM FOR MRS. TAFT

Women of Cabinet Present Her With
Ruby and Diamond Ring.
Washington. Dec. q. - Among the
earliest presents received at the White
House for Mrs. Taft was one which
came as testimonial from her asso-
ciates. the women Of the cabinet. The
gilt was a beautiful ring. set With ru-
bies and diamonds.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
Retired Merchant Shoots Himself.

Montclair. N. j., Dec. 27.-Howard
Malcolm, fifty-one years old. retired
New York dry goods merchant, shot
himself dead in his bedroom at his
home, 512 Park street. Mr.. Malcom
had been in i'll health for the past two
years.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
TRIPLRT ONE MANS GIFT
One Christmas Present For Plttshurg
Man Weighs Ten Pounds.

Pittsburg. Pa, Dec. 27.-Three big
healthy babies. one OF whom weighs
ten pounds, was the unusual Christ
mas gift to Maurice Sweeney, a watch
man in a McKeesport mill, who found
the Christmas presents at his home
when he returned from work.
Although he has his doubts about
being able to support the three chill
dren comfortably, Sweeney says 1t is
the best Christmas gift he ever re
ceived, and he VOWS he will name the
ten-pound boy Maurice, in honor OF
himself
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
Wreath c,u.ss woman,s Death.

Chicago. Dec PA Christmas holly
wreath swinging from a chandelier
forced open gas cock and caused the
asphyxiation Of Mrs. Eda May Simp-
son. Of Toronto, Ont. who was visiting
her daughter.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
ALTITUDE RECORD
HOxSeyfIieS IwOMileS High
in a Gale.
.II.474 FEET BY BAROGRAPH
intrepid Aviator Of Wright Team
Makes New Altitude Mark at
Los Angeles and LiOnized
by Fellow Airmen.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 27.-Seyenty-
five thousand persons saw Arch Hox-
sey. OF the Wright team OF aviaIors'
break the worlds record for altitude
here.
Hoxsey scared more than two miles
up into the sky. his barograph regis
tering ll,474 feet. or almost 1000 feet
above the altitude Of l0,499 feet re-
Gently attained by Leganeux at Pau,
France.
This Is the second time the existing
worlds altitude record has been brok-
On in Los Angeles. the first time being
last January. when Louis Paulhan rose
a little more than 1000 feet
Hoxsey accomplished his feat in
forty mile gate that wrecked Hubert
Latham's Antoinette monoplane and
kept more cautious ayiators on the
ground
Hoxsey's barograph showed the
greatest height while he scared over
Venice. a seashore resort more than
twenty miles from the aviation field.
Glides to Earth.
Coming down, he made a series OF
thrilling spiral glides while thousands
of feet In the air. Before he came
lightly to earth the crowd was on its
feet cheering. He was lifted from his
biplane by fellow aviators who pa
raded up and down before the grand
stand bearing the intrepid filer upon
their shoulders.
The crowds insisted on making a
hero OF Hoxsey. They did not give
him time to don his furs, but marched
him back and forth before the grand
stand
WAS it windy up there?" he was
asked.
1T blew so hard" replied Hoxsey
that my machine hardly moved and
barely held its own. It was so cold
that more than once thought my car
bureter was about to freeze.
Il made the record because | de-
termined 10 keep on going up until |
passed Leganenx's record. or until the
carbureter froze"
The gale which Hoxsey and his
brethren of the Wright camp. Parma
lee and Brookins, brayed successfully,
wrecked Latham's beautiful Antoinette
machine completely.
The Frenchman was among the
aviators who answered the starting
gun. For two hours and fifteen min
utes he fought the wind, which blew
directly of the ocean. six miles from
the aviation field. Then an adverse
current slapped his aeroplane down
ward, hurled It into fence under the
brow of a hill and threw the aviator
into a gully.
Escapes Injuries In Fall.
The Frenchman was unhurt. but his
machine was a tangled mass OF wire
and silken fabric The motor was the
only part left intact, and Latham de-
clared that having enough parts for
three extra machines. he would build a
new monoplane and be In the air again
before the end OF the meet.
Parmalee, driver Of the baby
Wright, also dared the wind and at
tanned an altitude Of 6625 feet He
electrified the crowd by series Of
whirling dips. Then Walter Brookins.
originator of the spiral glide, went up.
At this time the wind had attained a
velocity OF forty miles an hour, but
the Wright man went through spec
tacular performances apparently with
as much ease as on the calmest day.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
No News Of csoII Grace.

London, Dec. 27.-No news has been
received of Cecil Grace, the aviator.
who, It is feared, has been lost in the
North sea. The Ostend packet reports
that she saw wreokASe q spars and
wire while on her Trip 10 England.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
,o., n Gives Xmas Presents.

John D. Gives Xmas presents.
Tarrytown, N. Y, Dec. 27.--John ID
Rockefeller gladdened the hearts Of
all the school teachers at the Pocanti
co Hills and Sleepy Hollow schools by
sending them $40 gold pieces. The
Christmas tree exercises Of the Sunday
schools Of the First Baptist church
will be held this evening. IL Is expect
ed that Mr.. Rockefeller will be present
and he may address the school.
DIR. J. NJ. HUGHES
Dentist. 32l West Franklin st. Rich
mond, Va. At Bowling Green, Va. every
court week.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
JACK CUOAHY RECoNCILEDi
Divorced Wife at Same Hotel Where
Husband is Stopping.

Husband Is Stopping.
Pasadena, Cal, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Edna
Cudahy, the divorced wife OF Jack
Cudahy, son of the late Michael Cud-
ahy. the millionaire meat packer. has
arrived in Pasadena and is domiciled
at the Cudahy residence, where her
former husband has been stopping
since his arrival last Wednesday.
It is said on good authority that a
reconciliation has been effected.
Mrs. Cudahy obtained a divorce on
Aug. %. This followed a sensational
episode in the Kansas City home OF
the couple on the morning OF March D,
when Jere s. Lillis, a wealthy banker
was mutilated by Cudahy and man
purporting to be his chauffeur. The
divorce was granted on the ground OF
incompatabllity of temper.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29
south African Winter.

The South African winter begins to-
ward the end OF April and lasts until
September.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-29

The Firms.
The ancient inhabitants Of Sweden
were the Firms, the modern inhabit-
ants of Finland.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-04-16
Notice to Creditors

In the District Court Of the First "
dicial District OF the state OF Nevsdh
Lyon county.
In the matter Of the estate Of SpeHc
W Gregory, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the On
dersigned was on the twenty. sixth Gay
(2otb) day OF March. a. ID. 1910. b, Or
der nf the above entitled court, du'
made and entered on said date IN tM
above entitled cause, appointed eseea,
trix OF the last will aud testamen, y
Spence w Gregory. deceased. ana "
administer the estate OF deceased
All persons having claims against tne
estate OF said deceased are required =
tile the same, with the proper vouehe,'
and statutory aifidavits attached, WIZ
the clerk of the above entitled cou',
within three months from the da'e :"
the first publication OF this notice.
Dated and signed March 20, lyio'
FLAVIA NJ GREGORY,
Executrix Of the last will and testan,e"
OF Spence w. Gregory. deceas, ,o,o
Date Of LIST publication; April Z. ~
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-04-16
Assessment Notice

Butte and Yerington Copper COMPANY,
Butte, Montana Notice is hereby gives
that at meeting of the Directors. held
on the ID day of February. 1919. an
assessment of one Cd cent per share
was levied on the capital stock Of the
corporation. payable on or before March
40. 1910. to " r.. Wright. Sccreiay.
l56 .4is Phoenix Block, Butte Montana
ANY stock upon which the assessmeal
shall remain unpaid on the 50th dav 1t
March. 1910. will be delinquent and ad'
vertised for sale at public auction. and
unless pa, men, is made before. willie
sold OH the 20th day Of April, 1916. 70
paw the delinquent assessment. togethu
with costs OF advertising and expenses
of sale w. Il. WRIGHT.
Secrctary.
49, 1873 Phoenix Block. Butte, Most
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-04-16
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To r. r. Burke:

To +. i. Bufkt,
You are hereby notified that I. the nm.
dersigned. have expended the sum !,
One Hundred (Sl00. 00) Dollars in lalsr
and improvements upon each OF the iol.
lowing named mining claims, known !,
Daisy Fraction, Desert Queen. Sunnr.
side. Sunnvside No. /, Mary. ias
Chance. Last Chance No. |, Blue Cloud
Blue Cloud Fraction, Red Top Wouder
Fairy. Fairy Fraction. Red Hill Frac,iou
Sunset Fraction and Happy Though,
(as will appear by certificates filed in ths
Office of the county recorder of Dough-.
county. Nevada. and the Last Hon
(as will appear by certificate filed IN he
Office OF county recorder OF Lyon couu,v
Nevada the said claims being locala,n
the Buck skin Mining District. cousas
of Douglas and Lyon. State of Neyzh
This being necessary III order 10 hoN
said premises under the provisions
Section 1924. Revised Statutes Of tte
United States. being the amount re.
guired a. annual assessment work b
hold said claims for the year ending De.
crtfihcr - 1903. aud vou are further M.
titled that Within ulnety 90 DAYS After
this notice l., publication II YOU fail
refuse to contribute Your interest Of saA
expenditure - co-oNner of said claims
for the wear 1859. YOUR interests in sapl
claims becomes the property Of the IN.
dersigned under said Section 1874, Re.
vised Statutes OF the United States.
Dated at Buck skin, Nevada. this lAh
dav of January. 1910.
Signed: JoHN T.. MCLAUGHLIN.
FRS, publication. Jan. IS. 1910.