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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
WOMAN SAVES FOUR
Rescued Them From Pond Win q
Clothes Line.

ClOtneS Line.
Trenton. y. j.. Dec. 30.-A woman
with a clothes line saved four lives
Al the Empire Rubber company's mill
dam here, when three small boys
George, William and Elias Augusta
brothers. who were playing on the ice
broke through
Frank c. Meyers saw the accident
and ran TO the rescue. He jumped into
the water. which is twenty-five feet
deep at that point, and grabbed two
li.fle BOYS In one arm and the taitd In
the other arm and rose 10 thc sur
face. The rescuer could not get a foot
ing on the thin ice and shouted fol
help.
The cries were heard by Mrs James
Gibbons. who rushed 10 the scene 81 Oh
a clothes line Standing on the bank
she threw the line To Meyers Iler aim
was good. as the rope settled with
reach Of Meyers. who, supporting tie
three youngsters in the water with one
arm, grabbed the rope with his free
hand. one after the other he sent Che
little boys To safety, Mrs. Gibbons pull
iug them out with the clothes line
Then Meyers with the aid of the line
extricateI himself.
The three boys were worked oyel
for several hours before they were out
Of danger.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31

Trenton. y. j., Dec. 30.-Many oil
the factories here are in immediate
need of coal and unless the railroads
relieve the situation there is danger ~
general tie-up of manufactu'o -
arst OF the next year. One concern d 8
barely enough coal to run with until
Jan. 1. and the others all complain
that the railroads have been so busy
with other freight due to the holiday
rush that their coal is much delayed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
KEEPER Is STABBED
LITER In Trenton Prison lnficts Fatal
Wounda


Trenton, n. j., Dec. 30.-Domin.c
Mengano. a Passaic county murderer
whose sentence OF death was commut'
ed to one Of life imprisonment. stabbed
and perhaps fatally Injured William d.
Turner a deputy keeper at the state
prison.
Turner was rushed to St Francis
hospital with two knife wounds in his
abdomen. A first examination By phy
sicians indicated that he would die
The men were coming from dinner
when Mengano held up his haEd, the
conylct's sign that he wished to speak
to his keeper. Turned walked over 70
Mongano. and as he did so the con
Wet slipped a knife from his sleeve
and plunged II twice in quick success
sion into Turner's stomach. He was
quickly overpowered and placed IN
dungeon. while physicians were sum
moned 10 attend to Turner's wounds.
Mongano has had surly dispose
ton. and his ugly temper Is supposed
to have prompted the stabbing st
far as is known at this time Turner
had done nothing to Justify the al
tack upon him.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
WILL OF CHARLES KING

The will Of Chas. King. Of Alex
andria. admitted to probate Thurs
day in That city. named Frank I.
King and Marshall L. King. sons
Of deceased. executors. They gave
bond in $4,000 Mr.. King left his
residence and contents and an an
nuity OF $500 to his widow, and
an annuity 10 his daughter. Miss
Laura Y. King To each Of his two
sons he leaves 270 shares Of the
stock OF Charles King d Son Com
pany. and 10 his grandson. Charles
". King 10 shares in the same
company. The remaining 4O0
shares are 10 be held in trust for
fifteen years and then sold and
proceeds divided equally among the
children.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
WORK FOR NEXT YEAR

Nothing demonstrates so well the
immense advantage which aecrueS
TO a city or town from the presence
Of manufacturing plants therein as
the splendid growth of Detroit IN
the last decade. While OF course
the city would in any event have
shown an increase of population. yet
the increase would have been a great
deal less but for the fact that in the
last few years a large number OF
big AUTOMOBILE plants have been
built in the Michigan city. giving
employment to thousands Of men,
operatives and workers. and sending
the population of Detroit skyward
as A necessary result. In this con-
necton. while Fredericksburg is a
small town as towns go now yet
with her magnificent water power
closeneSs to the markets of the
country. splendid railroads and wa
ter shipping facilities and attractive
climate. there is no reason why man.
ufacturing plants should not locate
here unless the business interests
have not been active enough in adj
yertising our advantages. With the
coming of the New Year 1t should
be our earnest endeavor to build
this town up and strive to have her
population reach ten thousand in the
next few years and in this effort the
Council, Business Mems Association,
people and press should all unite, 10
say nothing of the present owners OF
water power, whose power plant Is
now in process of construction. The
owners of the water power can be
of great assistance to the city and 1t
is hoped the company will be instru-
mental in bringing new manu1ac'
turing industries here.
All of the adjacent country has
been greatly improved of late, gooc
roads constructed, farms enhanced
in value and other good work done
but the population Of this town ha'
not increased as it should, though
the town itself in almost every wa!
has greatly improved in prosperlt!
and appearance.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
KING GEORGE
Two Marriages-NOtes and Personals.

King George Co, Va, Dec. 18th.
Two marriages were sOlemnized yes
terday at the Baptist parsonage at
Shiloh. when Mr.. Leonard Berry LED
Miss Clara Thicker to the bridal altar
and at the same time and place Mr.
Benz. Hale and Miss Beatrice Rollins
were married. Rev. }. IA. Newblli
performed the ceremonies.
Mr.. and Mrs. John q. Boggs lett on
Frinay fur Sewickley Pa, 10 visit Mrs.
Boggs' parents. Mr. Boggs has taken
a position in Pittsburg for the winter.
but will return to King George next
spring to reside and expects TO build
home here.
Rcar-Admiral CoNden, u. 5. NJ
spent Christmas as guest OF Mr.. II. ii.
Hunter, at King George, and left yes
terday for his duties lu New YORK.
Misses Margaret anu Louise Carmody,
of Washington. are guests Of Miss Luty
Lewis at MarmlOn, for the holidays
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph GeGney, who
were married IN Washington last
Thursday are expected here today 10
visit Mrs. Geduey's parents, Mr.. am
Mrs. r. +. reyioe. at Chatserton, be-
fore sailing Tor Panama, where Mr..
Gedney mas a position.
Misses heien and AZe,e Caruihcrs,
who are students at POwhatan College,
are al home Tor the holidays.
Miss Josie /. Brown Is NisIung tnsnis
in Essex county.
Miss Frankie Arnold is a guest of her
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs W. ". Mount
Joy, IN New Yors
Mr.Georse Oslc Iayloe is visiting his
cousin, Mrs. ..aleign Z. IaYl"e ano
fanny, IN Austed. " Va.
MISS Florence Gacue,t - home from
near Morganton. y. C.. 1.-THE holiday 5.
Miss Virginia AMI sophia lay iOc'
who we're attendants al tn~ Geuney-
Tay. ( nupUais la Washington last
week. have returned TO Cuatlcrton.
Nj. Ii. A. Mason Is spending the
holidays with his family at Cleveland.
Miss Carrie Car4thers, VINO is tht
principal of the Waverley, sussex O.,
high schools at hOme for tds h0ndays
Mir. hOlms Turner. WIN Is a student
at fredericksburg college. - srenG.nt
the mondays with his patents - Tie
rectOry.
Mr.. Damn. ot ilanOVorcolnly arrive
here thursday IL take charge "i M
". W. MounU0y' farm. lie Is accom-
panied by his wife ana httis daughter.
Mrs. hose /. Hunter, WAC has 0eeI
visitlug relatives mere has returned Il
Washington.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
VOTE BUYING AND SELLING

A more disgusting account OF
wholesale bribery and corruption at
tending an election in this country
has hardly ever been published than
that of the saturnalia of vote buy
ing and selling revealed in the press
dispatches telling of the grand jury
investigation in Adams county, Ohio.
Already over seven hundred men
have been indicted for selling their
votes and in nearly every instance
those accused have come forward,
plead guilty and been both fined and
disfranchised. And yet, after all,
conditions in this Ohio county are
not so very much worse than they
are in thousands of other cities and
counties in the United States and
though we blush to say it, in Vir-
ginia. In this State the punishment
should be disfranchisement for life
for both buyer and seller. The man
who sells his vote is not fit to exer-
else the right of franchise. 1t is
simply a case of bartering away the
highest privilege of free born citi-
zen. The very act is bound to lower
the man who sells this right in his
own estimation as well as in that OF
the public. Wedisfranchised the ne
gro because he was venal, ignorant
and unfit to exercise the franchise
enormously conferred upon him,
but we failed to disfranchise the
white man who barters his vote and
yet the white man is more guilty
i. than the black, because his intell
gence is greater and his self-respec'
should be. Vote buying and selling
is the curse of the nation. 1t ha'
put in office more ignoramuses anC
more fools than any other one thing
II has been the means Of deposine
able, public servants for grossly un
fit men, with nothing to boast Of bu'
a long purse. 1t is corrupting, de
moralizing and disgusting and car
hardly be punished too severely. i
is a subject which other grand jurie'
should make an investigation Of.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
REFORM ALL BANKS
Comptroller 0rderSUnifOrm
Bookkeeping.
EXAMINERS WERE HOODWINKED
Bank in Texas Continued Business
Two Years While Insolvent and
Paid Out Capital and Sur
plus as Dividends

Washington. Dec. 30. - Disclosures
following the forced liquidation OF tho
Quanah National bank. Of Quanah,
Tex, ten days ago. caused the comp
trollcr OF the currency to issue an or
der directing every one Of the f2oO
national banks In the United States TO
install what practically amounts TO q
uniform system Of bookkeeping.
Investigation OF The Quanah National
banE disclosed that il had been doing
business for the last two years. al
though undoubtedly insolyeni, and al
though Inspected at regular intervals
by national bank examiners. and that
during that time the examiners were
unable to learn the banks true condi
ton. largely because the management
refused 10 keep a proper record Of lis
business transactions. and that the en-
tire capital Of $4,000. and probably
some OF the s3S.OO0 surplus. was paid
ont to stockholders as .tdends
In a statement Comptroller Murray
comedies that his examiners were
hoodwinked for two years by the way
the bank handled its notes.
Reports to headquarters show that
an examiner finally did become suspi
cious shortly before the banks clos
ing and insisted that a new set OF
books be in stalled. This the officials
did under protest. the report says, but
they abandoned the new system to re-
turn 10 the old one two days later, ar
ter the examiner had left town. Re
turning TO Quanah unexpectedly. the
examiner found the change and report
cd it by telegraph to Washington.
Capital ard Surplus Wiped Out.
When special representative OF
the comptroller's office rushed to
Quanah he found the banks capital OF
$4,000 and surplus Of $4,000 com
pletely wiped out
BY taking real estate and notes from
directors and officials and discountins
the notes. the bank was restored to
solvency. 80 that it could be forced
into voluntary" liquidation. A new
institution named the Citizens Ma.
tiona Bank Of Quanah Immediately
was formed under the direction Of the
comptroller, and ii took over the old
bank.
To insure a system Of bookkeeping
by which the true condition OF a ma
tiona bank can be determined at any
moment. the order directs examiner,
on finding q bank whose exact condt
ton they cannot determine TO report
the fact by telegraph TO Washington
and give the management Of the bank
thirty days to install the necessary
books.
AT the end Of that period, says the
controllers order. the examiner
will return TO the bank at It's expense
to determine If instructions have been
complied with. and II the necessary
books have not been installed he viii
remain in the bank at its expense IN
Ill such books are installed under the
direction and supervision Of the ex-
aminer."
No criminal or other proceedings 10
fix the responsibility for the Quanah
Nationals condition has been taken.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
PORE OLD DAD

Ye kin sca'ce pick up paper
An its poets corner" greet,
'Cept ye'll see er pirty poem
Bout the mother, sanity sweet;
But ven have a time a-sarchlng
Ewes will be er-achin' bad,
Ere veil overtake er poem
At this time for pore old dad!
No. it isn't willful in EN-
Them that write of mother dear
That thar's never notice taken
Of her old man sittin near;
No, it never meant to slight him,
But hit looks a little sad
All the boquets made for mother,
Not bloom for pore old dad!
True, our mother watched above us
Till her dear ole eyes wud ache,
But ole dad, he bumped TO feed us
Till his back would nearly break
Mother crooned above the cradle,
Gave devotion, all she had;
Still that wasn't any circus
At this time for pore ole dad!
Do not take one line from mother
When we write the soul-sweet song
But if thar's word for father
Now and then it won't be wrong.
Pore ole soul, he's bent and wriDkled
An | know twould make him glad
If, while you are praisin' mother,
Sometimes sed for rore ole dad!
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
HOUNDS EXONERATE $50
Prove Men Suspected Of Closing Down
Factory Innocent.

Canal Dover. o.. Dec. 30. - Blood
hounds exonerated $50 employees OF the
Dover Manufacturing company sus
pectcl OF connection with events that
led TO the closing down OF the fac
tory.
During the night some one entered
the plant, drew the water from the
boilers and put emery dust In the oil
cups. The engineer was unable to start
the machinery In the morning.
officers OF the company, suspectine
discharged employees, summoned these
and the entire working force and, lin
ing them up. let bloodhounds take
snif at each The dogs implicated
none OF them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
LOCAL. MARKETS.
Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.)

Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.)
Wheat, s5c to 92c; corn, 55c to SEC
meal, 81. 35 to S1.5O; oats, 40 to %; Ole
hens, live, 10 to IL; dressed, Il to lS
spring chickens, IL to IL, H.; eggs
81 to 35; lard, Ia to 10; ducks; I'VE,
9 to 10; dressed Ia to 10; butter, ~ &c
Is; country hams, 20 to q; bacon SIDES
is to l6; Irish potatoes, so to 90; lambs,
50. so to "a; hides, green, Z dry
sailed, 10 to II; dry hides, ~ to 10; call
s18 to 500 per ton; live hogs, 8 to 9
beef, live weight, 4 to 5; pork, l-2to y
wool, 20 to % per Id; veal. 6 to 2; sweet
potatoes, go to 65; dressed chickens, Il
to l6; turkeys live. II to 10; turkeys
drawn, q to %; turkeys undrawn' IL
m ~
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Tuesday, Jan. II, 1911

commencing at II a. m. bedstead
and springs, feather bed, bolster and
pillows, l folding bed, safe, 2 dining
tables, 2 small tables, 6 chairs and 4
rockers, l sewing machine, l chiffonier,
chest with drawers, lot Of framed
pictures, some dishes and books, good
young mare, good cows, fresh very
soon; good cook stove, window shades,
2 or 8 tons of hay, or 5 hundred bun
dies fodder, some corn, 40 hens, ! dou-
BILE pillow, single pillow, cultivator,
hoes, rake and shovel, l set buggy har-
ness, one-horse wagon. 2 sets pillow
harness, 2 churns, cooking utensils, ]
Dbl. vinegar, lot Of bed covers, ] rug
9xl2, 2 wash bowls and pitchers, l pr.
scales.
Miss Helen L. Reed, Owner
N. B. Kinsey, Auctioneer.
d31w3w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
THAW OUT OF BANKRUPTCY
Whites Slayer Freed Of Claims In
United States Court.

Plusburf. Pa, Dec. S0.-Harry Ken
dan Thaw, who killed Stanford White
the New York architect. In that city
vas discharged from bankruptcy by
Judge Charles P. Orr in the United
States district court
The order carried with II Thaw
discharge from all debts and claims
made payable against his estate and
which existed Aug Z. 1908
James c. Graham. who had filed ex
cepions on the ground that Thaw was
insane when the bankruptcy petition
was filed. withdrew his objections. At
torneys declared Thaw's recognized
creditors would receive 20 per cent OF
their accounts. According to the bank
ruptcy petition Thaw's liabilities were
S453I4O, with assets OF S12s,Ol7
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
REBELS TO USE DETROIT
War Vessel Sold TO New York Broker
10 Be Used as Flibuster.

New Orleans. Dec 30.-The former
United States cruiser Detroit, which
this week was sold by the government
TO New York broker for $4,000, viii
form the nucleus Of flibusterlne
feet to be sent against the Gulf coast
OF Mexico by the nsurrectos. accord
ing TO information from the Mexican
junta here
II is known that representatives oil
Madero were in New Orleans last week
and made an unsuccessful effort to
have a firm bid on the Detroit and an
other vessel which had been ohered
for sale. One Of these men went al
rectly to Washington and expected TO
be- present at the sale OF the Detroit
4 report saying that the Detroit had
been purchased for the Honduran rev
olutionlsts is believed to have emanat'
I'd from agents Of Madero.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
POISONED CANDY FOR GIRL
Pretty Phone Operator Gets Gift That
Nearly Kills Her Sister.

Pittsburg. Pa, Dec 3O.-A Tilted ad-
mirer IS blamed for an attempt to
poison Miss Mary Maloy pretty tele-
phone operator, by sending her poison
cd candy as a Christmas present.
The attempt almost resulted in the
death Of Miss Sadie Maloy. the fifteen
year-old sister of the intended vic
tim.
Enclosed in a handsome box, the
candy was received through the mail
at the Maloy home. Mary .Maloy has
many friends and had received so
much candy that she laid thu box
aside. Her sister ate a piece OF the
candy Tuesday and became violently
sick.
The postmark on the box was so
blurred that it is only known that the
candy was mailed in this state.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
ARMOR CONTRACT SPLIT
Carnegie, Bethlehem and Midvale con
pany Each Get Third.

Washington. Dec. 30.-After confer
ences at the navy department. officials
with representatives Of the Carnegie
Bethlehem and Midyale Steel com
panles. the latter have agreed to &C
cept the lowest price bid by any o.
them for armor for the Texas, anC
each will be given one-third of thu
whole contract. Ninety per cent OF the
contract is class A armor, the price
for which will be 1920 per ton. Fol
class c armor It will be $500 a ton
This is for the turrets.
The price for forgIngs will be $500
ton. The total amount Of the contrac
will be 6716 tons.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
CRATER Gets Jail Sentence

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 3O-James
Jackson. president Of the Eclipse Coal
company, was sentenced to from three
TO seven years in the penitentiary
Jackson got more than $4,000 from
the Claypool hoted. the English hote
and the City hospital by corrupting
the engineers at the three places and
then furnishing through them short
weight coal
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
400 Vow Never to Swear.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. 3O.-As tn
clock struck midnight Tuesday nigh
300 Free Masons seated at a Dime
table in the new Consistory Tempt
here celebrated st. Johns day by reg
istering a mental VOW never again L
use profanity. The vow was taken a
the suggestion of Grand Master Fred
erick Craig, of Des Moines, who wa
the guest of honor and principal speak
er OF the evening.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
NURSE MARRlES A lUNATIC

Stanton is used to lunatics and theli
WAYS. but Staunton has had new ex-
perience with a lunatic. He fell in
love with handsome woman attendant
and she--with him. AS a result, when
he was permitted to go uptown the at
tendant met him, and the two HE'D them
70 the city clerks Office and got the
license. The couple hunted up DR., ..
F. Gregory and the knot was tied.
Soon after the wedding the bridegroom
was taken in charge and hurried back
to the hospital and the attendant dis
charged.
The man in the case was A. Fl. Nc
Gehee. The young woman was Miss
Alice Lille, Of Winchester.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Nymat S. SaCrey,
Undertaken and Embalmer

No ZIG Main St., Fredericksburg, Va.
Phone SO. Across from Exchange Ho-
tel and next to Western Union office.
Telegraph and telephone orders receive
prompt attention. Open day and night
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
EMPEROR TO RETIRE ?
Hint That Francis Joseph May Relin-
quish Throne.

Budapest. Dec. 30.-Archduke Franz
Ferdinand Tor the first time rcprcseni'
ed the Emperor Franc JOSEPH in re-
cciyiug the AustTo-lIungarian delega'
tons
This is regarded as q step taken bV
the aged emperor for the purpose OF
PREPARING the country for his APP
proachiug REIMBURSEMENT of the throne
in favor O. the heir apparent
Speaking on behalf Of the emperor
the archduhe expressed satisfaction at
the good relations Of the country with
all the powers The monarchy. be- said
would continue its efforts TO maintain
peace.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
SUFFOLK "WETS" CONTEST
File Charges of Irregularity in Local
Option Election.

The vet party o. Suffolk
Thursday flied noices that ,he local
option election OF Dee 70, when
the city went dry" bN 50, Viii
DC contested.
Among The grounds given Tor con-
test are intimidation OF voters. lack
Of yc ing booths, Illegal registration,
and the violation of the secrecy OF
the ballot
The names Of 20 persons who are
ALLEGED 10 have registered illegally
and voted dry are attached TO
the declaration As constitutions
questions are involved the contest
may so TO the State supreme
Court
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
FLIES OVER MOUNT WILSON
Hoxsey Circles About Summit Five
Minutes, 10000 Feet Up.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 80. - Arch
Hoxsey. hol or of the worlds altitude
record Of ll.474 feet sailci over
Mount Wilson after a cross-country
fight Of thirtyfour miles.
Mount Wilson Is $500 feet high. and
Hoxsey sailed 5000 feet above the
crest
The aviator arrived above the noun
tain at 2.2S p. m. and circlei about the
summit for five minutes.
Hoxsey landed at 3.3l p. m. He was
i'm the air two hours and thirty-one
minutes. The Paragraph he carried
registered an altitude Of 1905 feet.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Headquarters For
Building Materials.

keep all kinds Of North Carolina
and Virginia Lumber, dressed and I'M
dressed, Shingles, Laths, Sash, Doors,
and Blinds, Lime, Cement, Calcine
Plaster, Plastering Hair, Building anc
Paving Brick, Tin and Iron Roofing,
Cut and Wire Nails, all kinds Ready,
Mixed Paints and Dry Paint, Linseec
Oil, Turpentine, Dryer Varnish anc
Lewis's White Lead. Paint Brushes Of
all kinds, Window Glass and Putty,
Builders Hardware of all kinds, Tan
Roofing, Sheathing Paper and Fire
Brick.
Keep large stock Of Sewer Pipe snc
Fire Clay Pipe. T. u. C4le.
Agent for sale Of bricks of Fred
ericksburg Brick Company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
Onnoses Trade Schools.

Syracuse. " Y, Dec. 30.-Chancellof
James r. Day, OF Syracuse university,
in an address before the Associated
Academic Principals Of New York
State. in annual convention here, op-
posed the vocational school and in
dustrial education. The chancellor de-
clared that the country needs states
men and thinkers more than II needs
carpenters. He declared that the pres
ent and future call for thinking men In
congress and that the old types OF
frontier rough thinking men are no
longer in demand
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-12-31
PUBLIC SALE

Having moved to Washington, have
decided to sell my farm on Narrow
Gauge Railroad, 9 miles of town, and
adjoining Mr.. Thorburn's farm. The
farm contains l40 acres, about 80 acres
cleared; good house, new barn and corn
house. fine orchard, farm produces well.
This farm, with the personal property,
will be sold