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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
l.rben ali the Following "rficlAs

8. fhen al me AV Wss tlnI,gyr'"rf-S
L-.-ftc~cfcNu Of loo men and bows who
threatened TO Kill him 81 be diCa't lei
his prisoner 20. The sergeant Butler.
pulled n pistol and walked straight
through the mob. shouting that he
would shoot the first man who laid a
finger on him. lie got free and landed
his man IN jail There were dozen
men arrested in this section for brick
throwing and resisting the puliCe
Alleged Dynsn,iters Arrested.
Charles r Copeland. a striking con
ductor. was arrested by Chief Detec.
tive n s SilcOx. OF the Rapid Transit
company. and Detective O'Connor OF
the city police. charged with attempt
ing to blow up 4 trolley car In which
| htty people were rinins Nimam Z
| Field. who came here from New York
was nabbed in company with Cop.
land. and the same charge vas made
against him 4 ni;ro-glycerlne bomb.
powerful enough TO wreck a flock Of
cars. was found in one Of Copeland 5
pockets when he was searched al the
city hall police station.
The detectives told Magistrate Bea
ton that they We're standing ct Forty
fifth street and Springfield avenue
where there is an int. section Of car
tracks. when two men Copeland and
Field. came up and laii something on
one OF the rails car was approach
ing. The two men looked around. oh
served that they were being watched
and hastily removed the object they
had dropped. They walked away hur
riedly. followed by the detectives Al
FOrty-ninth street and Woodland ave
nue Silcox and O'ConnOr arrested tn,
two men.
, The detectives told Magistrate Bea
ton that Copeland confessed to then
that he had attended a meeting o
Strikers last Friday night where
was planned to use nitro glycerin
bombs to destroy cars. At that meet
ing Copeland. according to the deteC
, tlves, was persuaded by Field to tax
, one of the bombs that had been pre-
: pared and watch his chance to use Il.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
VIRGINIA NEWS

The Business Mems Association Of
Orange. and Others, will tender Judge
George Scott Shackelford a banquet at
the Masonic Opera House Wednesday
night. March ID.
Eugene Hebles. who killed his wife in
Norfolk, was acquitted on the ground
of insanity. and who escaped from the
asylum, IS again at the hospital at
Williamsburg.
Many of the oyster houses along the
river are closing down for the season
Among those on Carriers creek e
close are Irwin & Oyster Co. Willing
Bros, Lem Kellam and Spencer.George
& Son. Virginia Citizen.
Capt w. u. Newbin. L. S. A.. who
has been stationed in New York the
past three years, spent Saturday wit.
his parents here. en- route to his new
command at Fort Myer. near Washing
ton. Virginia Citizen, lrvington.
A mob of negro oystermen in lower
Machodoc Neck, Westmoreland county.
last week fell out amorg themselves.
resulting in several being shot and the
house they were in set on fire. Citi-
zens on Nomini have gotten out war
rants for fishermen who had set nets
unlawfully and which were ordered
taken up by the Commission of Fisher
les. Virginia Citizen.
Geo O. Lenney, president Of the At
lantic Bitulithic CO., who is being sued
for divorce by his wife. has made reply
to the charge and alleges that Mrs.
Lenney has been indiscreet The
names of several prominent Richmond
parties are said TO be mentioned. Mere
dith and Cooke and Samuel Anderson,
who were retained by Lenney when
the suit was brought. are reported
TO have retired from the case when
the answer was filed. The Lenneys
are very wealthy.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
SHIELDS SLAYER
Captain Mont Name Troop.
er Who Killed Man.
MORE TROUBLE Is EXPECTED
Armed Peace Prevails in South Beth.
lehem and Renewal of Disorder
Is Expected When Work
is Resumed.
MORE TROUBLE IS EXPECTED

South Bethlehem. Pa. Feb. 2S. -
Armed peace prevails in South Beth
lehem. with the state troopers in un.
disputed command OF the situation
But both the police and strikers have
been busy concentrating their forces
in preparation for the struggle which
is expected To attend the opening of
the Bethlehem steel plant
A sharp clash occurred between Cor
oner James Goheeu. OF Lehigh county.
and Captain J. r Robinson. OF Troop
b. when the latter refused to divulg,
the identity of the subordinate who
fired the shot which KILLED Szambo
on Saturday He was killed by the
trooper. but had not been involved in
any disturbance. lie was standing at
the bar OF the Majestic hotel when the
disturbance was going on outside The
shot of the trooper went wild. smashed
through a window and imbedded itself
In Szambo's brain.
The coroner empanelled his Jury and
they viewed the BODY The coroner
then summoned Burgess O l. Peysert
and Chief Hugh Kelly. OF the local DO
Ice. and together the three went to
the offices OF the steel company.
Coroner Clashes With Captain.
After establishing their identity the
three officials were passed through the
line OF troopers and admitted They
entered the Office OF E r. Grace. gen
eral manager OF the works and Tor
half an hour remained in converse
ton When they came out the coroner
vas flushed and perturbe,i Question
ed. he said that he had demanded OF
Captain Robinson the name of the
trooper who had killed Szambo. and
saio the captain had refused to divulgs
the identity OF his subordinate.
He told me that II | wanted 10
know who the man was TO find him
and so I'm going over 10 Allentown 10
consult with District Attorney William
VI. Mckeen TO see what steps I can
take to compel the information 70 De
given"
Yes. answered Captain Robinson
when questioned. the coroner did de
mand the name Of the man who fired
the shot. but ! was compelled by force
Of circumstances 20 withhold H. BE
cause OF the unsettled conditions here
II would be unfair TO my trooper. a
an individual. TO make his name pub
lie. He might be harmed by the an
gered friends OF the dead man How
ever. when things are more quiet
Will make the desired answer to the
question asked me. but not until then. 81
The One Witness Gone.
Only one witness has been sum
moned by the coroner He Is Joe Ger
mung. the bartender who had served
Szsmbo with beer just before be was
shot II may be difficult 20 apprehend
the bartender however. since he dis
appeared Immediately after the shoot
ing
Captain Robinson now has twenty
two prisoners locked in the cellar OF
the steel companys Office waiting 2
hearing before local justice
Constable Cullin. who drew a re-
volver on a trooper and who was IN
stantly arrested. IS among the mum
Der
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
Sees His Children Killed.

BrOokville. Pa. Feb Standine
by railroad track. his wife uncon
scious on the ground near him VII
ham Carrier saw a locomotive crash
crt the lives OF his two children c r
rier and his family We're In a sleig1
which had overturned on a crcssin
Just as freight was bearing down =
FIVE year-olA son and an eighty a--oi
daughter ha1 be- n tumhlei in from
OF the locomotive and run over Le'nr
the father en-il resct.a them
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01

POLICE DRIVING BACK \ MOB
John E. Frederick was crushed in the
same way and died in the hospital
Three other boys were hurt seriously
\ boy and two women in the store
narrowly escaped death The car
whirled a heavy counter from ~.
place. The women and the boy were
caught behind the counter They were
squeezed but not seriously hurt II
required 100 policemen 10 clear the
street
There wee riots and hard work for
the police snd troopers along Girart
avenue. in West Philadelphia and in
the southern section OF the city. A
spirit Of recklessness was plainly evi-
dent before actual disturbances took
place. In these sections the approach
o! street car was the signal for
yeilirg. In which women took part as
well as men. Troopers Of the state po-
lice charged these crowds time and
time again. The constahles We're on
the gallop for hours riding in answer
T. trouble calls from widely separated
points. II WAS seldom that the crowd
resisted their orders 10 disperSe. bur
after the troopers had galloped on the
20 ople reasss mhled Driven from one
position. the trouble makers took up
another. u was apparent that N.
dia not intend To leave tho streets and
that they were waiting for things 10
harpen. dubbed out in one place dis.
order started mp in another.
crowd OF 3nOo wandered through
the streets between Fifth and Elsv.
enth. They pushed a coal car across
the Eighth street car track AZ Wash
ington avenue The tracks were bar
ricaced fore and aft OF the car. 4
soCad OF policemen came ND In an an.
tomcbne and charged into the crowd
clubbing right and left. They rrnbbed
eleven men during the fraCas and tool,
them to cells
Cars were stoned al Fourth and
South streets snd several people were
Injured. when the police went TO
break mp the mob that had formed
there they We're attacked from the
windows of the houses Stones and
tricks were thrown az them Five mon
veer arrested
The police were kept ON the Iumn
In the neighborhood Of Seventh and
South streets and a. Eighth AMI Fitz-
water streets \ police sergeant. who
fgf arrTef.F a
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND
THOSE WHO MANAGE THEM

The Richmond Journal has no SYM
patty with the arrangement of pub
lie school affairs in Virginia. and it
never loses an opportunity to hit it.
In its latest effusion upon the sub
ject it says:
The school must be gotten back to
the people.
At the present time the school
system is absolutely out of harmony
with the Democratic principle of
local self-government. Only one
official in the whole State system.
from top to bottom, is elected by
the citizens, aside from certain ex-
officio dignitaries.
The school examiners are ap-
pointed by the State Board.
The district superintendent are
appointed by the State Board. sub
lect to the Senate's approval
The county school board consists
of ex-officio and appointive men,
bers.
The district trustees are appoint
ed.
The teachers are appointed.
No one will probably deny that
local self-government is a Demo-
cratic principle, but the principle
can be carried to the extreme of alb
surdity. in which event bad govern
ment and not good government
would result. We respectfully sub
NIT that to make school examiners.
school superintendent, members of
county school boards and school
teachers elective by the masses of
the people. vast number of whom
would not know a good teacher from
a poor one or a capable examiner
or superintendent from an incompe-
tent one, would be sacrificing the
efficiency of our public school sys-
tenn for principle which is Dem
cratic only so long as following it
produces the best results. The Of
fetal heads of our education system
are experts in their line. They
know a good examiner, superinten-
tent and teacher when they see one
and they should appoint accordingly,
even if some little local politicians
toes are pinched in the process.
The problem of public education
is Statewide question. and uni
formity in its conduct throughout
the State is one of the essential ele-
ments of its success.
The system should not be hamp-
cred by weakness in one spot or a
dozen spots while there is strength
in others. All the children IN the
State are entitled 20 the same ad-
vantagss for free education. The
present conceptions of the depart
ment of education in Virginia will
bring that much to be desired end
to reality, if it is not checkmated
by politicians with a crouch and
those who are willing to follow
them.
Back to the people is a very catchy
slogan, but our opinion is that when
the people of Virginia by their SOW
ereign voice choose their Superin-
dent of Public Instruction they are
perfectly willing to let him ~
<ho Iafa,I- III.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
LOCAL MARKETS.
Corrected by Simon Hirsh s. Bro. }

Wheat, $105 to $3.50; corn, " to IS;
meal, $40 to 81. rs; oats, so to SIS; old
hens, live. IL to 10; dressed, IL to 10;
chickens, live, II to Is; dressed, IA to Is;
eggs, to p; lard, l3 to ID; ducks; live,
10 to II; dressed IL TO 10; turkeys, live,
16 to Is; drawn, IL to 20; undrawn, Is
to 20; butter, 20 to %; country hams, IL
to 20; Irish potatoes, 65 to so; lambs,
81. so to 81; hides, green, 8 to IL; dry
sailed, 10 to II; dry hides, 10 to Is; calf
skins No: !, $l.OO TO $l.25; baled hay,
per 100; live hogs, 6i-2 to Z; beef, live
weight, to 4; pork, 81 to 9; wool,
% to 80 per Id; veal, 5 IL to 6; sweet
potatoes, 81.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
STORE AND HOUSE BURNED

The store and house of VIM. T. Kemp.
at Money. Gloucester county, was burn
ed Friday night and contents destroy
ed Mr.. Kemp saved most of his post
Office fixtures, stamps and money. Mr..
Kemp had closed for the night, ano
with the lamp in hand had started up
stairs. when he knocked his arm agains;
. projection, the lamp falling anc
breaking, oil igniting. Before help ar
rived, the flames were beyond control
Partly insured.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
MARRIAGES

John Christopher Dyke, of Essex Co.. f..
and Miss Edith ]. Muse. of Urbanna.
were married Thursday.
Charles ID. Lipscomb and Miss Rosa
l. Hughes, both Of Orange, were mar
ried at the residence Of the brides sis
ter. Mrs. l.; J. Clark, few days ago.
Rev. A. j. Harlow officiating.
At the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Webb. near War
saw. Wednesday, Charles w. McKen-
ney and Miss Lima Webb were united in
marriage by Rev. DR.. G. W. Beale.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
ALLOWS OUTSIDE CAPITAL
Virginians in Oyster Industry May
Have Foreign Partners.

Favorable action was secured in the
House Committee on Chesapeake and
Its Tributaries ON the bill allowing out
side capital to come into this State and
be employed in the oyster, clam and
similar Industries 1t is not the intent
Of the bill. to allow non-residents TO
take up any plant grounds or to estab-
lish themselves in business, but merely
TO allow citizens of this State to asso-
ciate outside capital with themselves as
partners. The bill was introduced by
Messrs. Lion, Curtis and Noting.
By a vote of te 8, the bill was ia
vorably reported.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01


l-.lci 70 notice that the switch was
backed 0eea. The car took the switch
With a terrific sag and jerk. richtei
itself. shot ahead the length OF the
switch. bounded across a sidewalk and
drove into the wall OF store NJ the
southeast corner OF Firth and Dies. IA.
sOp streets.
Car Rams House; Two kille5.
The Impact was 50 heavy that the
wall gave way. letting the nose OF the
car into the store. The mOtOrE an and
conductor Jumped before the smash.
but the policeman was caught end in
iIrcd- Charles Mckenna a ten year,
ola boy. couldn't get out OF - way
AND was pinned between the car and
the vail lie died half an hour later
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
TOWN RAISING HOGS
MeyersdaIe, Pa, Lured by High Price
Of Porkers


Of Porkers.
Connellsville. Pa. Feb 2s. With
nogs selling at $40 a hundred weight.
Meyersdale has gone into the pork
.sishs business. a special meeting OF
me town council repealed an ordi.
nance prohibiting the raising or keen
ing OF hogs within the borough limits.
More than a thousand sites wero
built and the country district secured
for half-grown pigs. Meanwhile tho
representative of the state health de.
partment has taken the matter up and
threatens TO enforce the anti-hog ordi.
nance despite the action of councils.
Meyersdsle. a mountain town of 5000
Inhabitants. is In Somerset county
famous for its buckwheat cakes and
sausage
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
nARBoR IMPROVEMENTS

Senator Martin introduced an amend
mans % the Rivers and Harbors bill
asking for $50, 900 for the improvement
Of the Potomac at Alexandria But
&C. COO was included in the bill as it
paassd the House for the Potomac at
xlexendria- Senator Martin offered
another amendment to the bill, asking
for $500, 900 Tor the improvement of the
haxhor 1t Norfolk and an amendment
aslInG for $50, 900 for the Improvement
q fhS james river.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
SHEEP RAISING IN wESTMoRELAND

The writer now has twenty-four
lambs with seventeen ewes. Hon. VIM.
Mayo has forty or more lambs with his
flock and Mr.. Thos. NJ. Arrest, who has
the handsomest sheep in this section,
has thirty-five or more handsome lambs
with his fiock.-Seldom, in Northern
Nark Navvs
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
CARRIERS CREEK OYSTERS

| have erected an oyster house at
Embrey's wharf, in this city, where /
will furnish fresh shucked Carriers
Creek oysters. Dry measure at all
times for 81 for standards and $l.20 for
selects. Special prices will be made
for orders from hotels, church and Sun
day School festivals. Orders through
phone 274 receive prompt attention and
oysters delivered in any part Of the
city, or address-T. l. RatcIiffe, Fred
ericksburg, Va. ls-tf
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
UPHOLD MAYORS CONTEMPT
Hobeken Citizens Chip In Pennies e
PAY His Eine

Hoboken, y. j.. Feb. 2s.-Citizens of
this place are taking up a collection
OF 10000 cents with which TO paw
Mayor George Gonzales 500 fine. The
mayor was fined by County Judge
Blair for contempt OF court on com.
plant of the grand jury to which he
was rather sharp and pert and refused
to answer questions. Each citizen will
be asked to contribute a cent toward
the fine. If the higher courts should
set aside the judgment OF Judge Blair
the 10000 cents will be devoted &c
some charitable enterprise.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
headquarters For
Building Materials.

keep all kinds of North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber, dressed and un-
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, Dryer 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 fine
Brick.
Keep large stock of Sewer Pipe and
Fire Clay Pipe. Z. ID. Cole.
Agent for sale Of bricks of Fred
ericksburg Brick Company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
APPOINTED CENSUS AGENT

Mr.. James II. Lindsay, of Charlottes-
vile, has just been appointed a special
agent for the u. S. Census Bureau.
His district comprises the city of Char
lottesvill, the counties of Albemarle,
Orange, Louisa, Hanover, Cumberland
and Fluvanna, with headquarters in
Charlottesville.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01

q .,..-s--srll prov 60
. -.sss-i-s. along - 'ne o'seo ,'.,
1news that a sympathetic strike
vas 20 be called gave the brick throw
ers nerve enough 20 start lombard NJ
the cars again.
Along Fifth and Sixth streets thou
sands OF people lined the sidewalks.
hooting the non union motormen and
conductors and occasionally throwing
: a stone Sometimes the troopers had
to be summoned to free cars that had
been held up. But the troopers could
not be every place at once. They were
patrolling a wide stretch OF territory
and the mobs took advantage OF theft
E difficulties
Towards evening the peril OF run
ning cars in Fifth street was So great
! that motOrmen in passing jackson
n street, where the crowds were masseC
thickest. gave their cars full speed
and went Tipping through a lane o
yelling strike sympathizers Tn,
gauntlet began at Dickinson street an,
= ran as far as Jackson street. Hardly
car came out without smashed win
: tows. The passengers were forced 4
!. throw themselves fat on tho floor
q Several We e cut by glass that fiev
IN from the broken windows.
A southbound car turned east a
Jackson street anl the C. Euuct0r wa
in such a hurry to dodge bricks iha
he failed To throw back the switch
I After the car rad gone on some on
- placed piece OF wood In the switch 4
a. hold Il open.
Nd There were three passengers on tn
K car following II was attacked s.
vlciously at Dickinson street that the
threw themselves on their faces upo
the floor. Stones and bricks crashe
through the windows. policeman O
= the front platform. struck with
- brick. fred into the crowd. but hit M
body. The motorman twisted his col
tfollev clear over and the car wer
IN shesd ~ ton snee1 Tho motorma
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION

Rev. T. w. Hooper, Jr.. who recent
ly resigned as pastor of the Culpeper
Presbyterian church, has, in Difference
to the unanimous request of his congre-
cation, withdrawn his resignation, and
will remain in Culpeper. -Culpeper Elk
DOneut
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
MANN AND HoBSoN SPEAK

At the Academy of Music. in Rich
mond, Sunday afternoon, a temper
ance mass. meeting was held, at which
Gov. Mann presided and Congressman
Richmond Pearson Hobson, Of Ala
bama, made the main address.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
Headquarters For All
Kinds of Leather

Sole Leather. Sides, Strips and Blocks,
either Hemlock or Oak
Harness Leather, Betting and Lacing,
all sizes.
Calf Skins and Blacksmith Aprons.
We don't handle anything but the best
All guaranteed to give perfect sstisiae-
ton as to prices, etc. II.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
The One Witness Gone.


me captain does not think any more
troopers will be imported the present
force. augmented by the POO deputies
sworn In by Sheriff Robert Person be
ing sufficient. The troopers and depu-
ties are all Quartered on the com
pany's plant ready for instant duty
Sherin Person seems 10 be under the
hands of the company's officials. who
are using his office 10 direct the de
fensive forces.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
NOMINATION SENT TO SENATE

The President sent TO tka-Se~ in In
lay the nomination - mate FL
Wiler. 9f 9. 81 Freneb2ober, q Ell
y -~sRSco'' ,rapnton 20 h. Ifni,ad Sta,as
.narshal for the Western district of
:. Virginia.
Ut 1t is stated that S Brown Allen.
n, who has been marshal for some years,
Is will succeed Mr.. Fulwiler as postmaster
of Staunton.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
DEATHS

Mrs. Louisa Grady died Friday at her
home in Louisa county. She was seven
ty-four years old, and is survived by six
children.
Frank Unruh, a well known citizen
of Westmoreland. died a few days ago.
He is survived by his wife and several
children.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
John 6. fiurkamp Co.
REAL ESTATE WANTED

We have buyers for real estate on
Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers.
List your property with US at once.
Piedmont Real Estate Agency,
If Fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
} TOBACCO
u
Market Report of Will [. HAZEL.


Sales for the moderately large quite decided inn
wen this week at time during the
TOBACCO back would
venienty well pleased
SO you YOU Ve,
the market Uazan
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
MONEY TO LOAN

In sums to suit on good security. APP
ply to Lee j. Graves, attorney ltf
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
MONEY TO LOAN

In sums Of $500 and upwards, real
estate security. Apply to Chichester &
Chichester. attorneys. ls If
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
TENANT WANTED

For two or three-horse crop. Ad-
dress, X. d. Dickinson, Milford, Va.
febl7-flw3w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01
BOY WANTED

To do any work required on a farm.
u; 4. Hall, r. F. D. No. l, Freder-
icksburg, Va. ml-3t
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-03-01

DIR. q. M. EcKENRoDE. DENTIsY.
Ofiice hours 81 and to 6; Office Main
street, over Goolrick's drug store.