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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
DRAGs HER BABE FROM FIRE
Heroic Mother Makes Unsuccessful
Effort to Save Child.

Sayre, Pa. April 1i.-Leaving her
house and her infant daughter 10 en-.
joy a gossip with a neighbor. Mrs.
Chester McCracken returned to her
home TO find the place in flames. She
knew the location OF the cradle that
held her eighteen months-old daughter
and through the smoke and flames she
rushed. She found the covering OF the
cradle had burned and the gown OF the
infant was on fire.
She clutched the baby and hurried
back through the fire. When in the
air and thinking her baby had been
burned TO death she tainted.
The mother is now In the hospital.
suffering from severe burns The baby
died.
The McCracken house was destroy
ed. the flames spreading to the home
OF Verne Tiffany and the residences
OF T. NJ. Roberts and r c. Callear,
all OF which were damaged.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
Wallace & Co.'S
Golden OppOrtu ,ity Sale
VIII continue all this week.
nue. all this week.

In consideration of your friends.
family and pocketbook we ask you
to call and see for yourself the feast
of bargains We have prepared for
you.
Are your dollars worth saving?
Come We of little faith. Only those
who have tasted of the sweets in
trading at our store can realize what
the word saving implies.
This sale will continue through
Saturday, Feb. 3. after which the
curtain falls on one of the biggest
and most successful SHOE SAILS
old Fredericksburg has ever seen.
Low prices make hard times easier
TO bear.
Owing TO the big Union Evangel-
istic Services at the Opera House
our store will be closed during the
hours Of IL and 1890 O'Clock this
week.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
Johnston 0PearSOn
Prescription Pharmacy
Southern Railway

y. B. FollOwinS schedule figures published a.
information and are not guaranteed
Schedule effective Jan. 3. 1910.
Trains leave Washington from New UniOn
Station
100 a m DAily-LocAl for warrenton. DanviIIe
$50 a m Daily-Loeai for Harrisonburs. Va
900 a m Daity-Unitad States Fast Nail.
ears 70 Birmingham & New orieAns- Dining car
100 p. m. Week DAys-LoeaI for warreuton and
AS D. m. Daily Birmingham Special and
Florida Limited. Through coaches and sleeping
sleeping car 20 Augusta and Aiken Sleeping
car to Birmingham Dining car service. Tourfst
car q California Monday. Wednesday. Thursday
40 D. m Week Days-Local for Harrf.onburx
and way stations on Manassas Branch.
<,t:oe 2. m; Daily-Loeal for Warrenton and
1910 p, m Daily-New York and Chattanooga
Limited (via Lynehburg) First class coach and
sleeping car q New Orleans pining-car seryice
l0sz5 D. m Daily-New York. Atlanta and New
servation cars 10 New Orleans: sleeping cars TO
Asheville. Atlanta. New Orleans. Sleeping car to
Charlotte. Dining-ear service
$40 n m Daily-Memphis Special. Through
sleeping cars ard coaches TO Roanoke. KnoxvilIe-
Chattanooga. Nashville and Memphis Washing
ton sleeping car open 1000 D. m. Dining car
Through trains from the South arrive Washing
ton $50 a m. $50 a. m. l0s4O a. m daily, 7.l5 D.
m. and l0-40 D. m 12-l6 a. m daily. Harrison
burg ll:45 a m week days and $50 D. m daily
From Charlottesville. S:45 a m, ESQ D. m and 7,lg
week days. - -
Trains leave Richmond: l0.45 q. m and il:l5 o.
m. Daily Express for all points South.
go a m. Daily Local for Danville and Charlotte
600 .. m except Sunday. Local for KeyHgfIle
40 a. m except Sunday and 2.l6 D. m Monday
WEDNESDAY and Friday for West Point
40 D. m except Sunday, for West Point con
Meeting with York River Line for Baltimore Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday.
Tickets, sieeping-car reservations. and detailed
information can be had at ticket Office. 7O6 18Th
St. so6 ST N. W.. and New Union Station
Baggage checked through FROM hotels and resi-
dsnees. Cab service.
+. II. COAPAAN, Cen Man.
s. II. HARDWICK, Pass. Traffic MRr
II. y. CARY. Con. Pass Agent
l. s. BROWN. General Agent
S. K. Burgess. ID. p. A.
Richmond Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
SIX FIREMEN KILLED
Many Others FearfuIly Burned In NeN
Haven Jail Fire.


Haven Jail Fire.
New Haven. Conn. April l4.-Trap-
ped by metal doors and barred win
dows. six hremen were caught by a
back draught and burned to death dur
Ing the partial destruction of the New
Haven county jail. Three of their COM
rades we're saved through the heroism
OF other firemen. The bodies of the six
men were found after the debris had
cooled. Many other fremen were fear
fully burned. but remained at work.
Six men from truck No. / were
fighting their way through the cell.
room of the jail into the workshop,
when an explosion OF a gasoline tank
caused back draught and slammed
behind them the iron doors separat-
ing the two buildings. Three of the
men were hemmed In a corner and
burned to death. while the other three
made their way to barred window. to
which they chung. with streams of wa
ter playing on them from the outside.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
PUBLIC SALE
Well Timbered SpotsyIvania
Real Estate.

Pursuant 10 the terms of DEGREES Of
the Circuit Court Of Spotsylvania coun-
~. Va, entered December s. 1909. and
April 8. 1910. in the chancery cause
therein pending under the style Of Hud-
gins vs.. Hudgins. the undersigned spe-
etal commissioner will. before the auc-
ton house Of N. h. kinsey. Fredericks-
burg, Va, corner Princess Anne and
Commerce streets, fredericksburg,
Va. at the hour OF i2o'clock m.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
EnaIne Rsheads conduetor.

Harrisburg. Pa. April 14-Charles
A. Miller. a Northern Central railroad
conductor. living at Sunbury. was run
down and killed in the Pennsylvania
railroad yards here. While walking on
the tracks he was struck by locomo
tive and decapitated.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
W. s. EMBREY

lSuccessor to Embrey & Bergman. ]
Dealer in Railroad Cross Ties, Cedar
Posts, Spokes and Hoops. Keeps con-
stantly on hand large supply Of Baled
Hay and Mill Feed. Office near Rail-
road Depot, Fredericksburg, Va.
Also Agent for Page Wire Fence Co
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
COlOred Post Cards Free
Not Cheap Trash, But 10 Beauii.
ful Ones.

In order to introduce Spare Moments
Family Magazine in this vicinity we
will send it to any reader of The Free
Lance four months for 10 cents and
we will give you absolutely free 10
beautiful gold or colored Springtime.
Floral or Friendship cards, which YOU
could not buy at retail for less than 20
cents. Write Immediately enclosing
l0c stamps or silver to Spare Moments
Magazine Dept, 1913. Rochester, N. Y.
lmar24-tf
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
MORE PAY FOR STEEL MEN
United States Corporation to Grant
Increasc of Sly Per Cert

Pittsburg. Pa. April 1f-An advance
In the pay OF thousands OF employees
of the various subsidiary companies
of the United States Steel corporation
equal 10 about 6 per cent. is said to
have been practically decided upon
The changes expected are principally
for laborers and men getting less than
500 a month
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
RIPANS.

There is scarcely any condition of i'll
health that is not benefited by the
occasional use of a RIPANS Tabule.
For sale by druggists. The Five cent
packet Is enough for an ordinary occa-
sion The family bottle, 60 cents, con-
tains supply for year.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
Wallace & Co.

and mature into fine, healthy, heavy
bearing plants we have in a full
supply of both flower and garden
seeds Of all kinds. Our seeds are
raised by the best growers in the
country, and are of the very best
varieties for early or late growths.
Anything in the line you will find
new az
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
3 PLEAD GUILTY.
More PittSburg CounCiImen
Get Immunity Bath.
ADMIT ACCEPTING BRIDES
Loudest Shouters Against the Dis
trict Attorney Plead Guilty
When Confronted by Wit
nesses in Court.
ADMIT ACCEPTING BRIDES

Pittsburg. Pa. April it-Three more
coUncilmen. rather than stand trial.
pleaded no defense to charges OF soil
ing their votes in councils and were
given the usual immunity bath.
These same men had been shouting
from the housetops they would show
Blakeley where he headed when they
were placed upon trial" They were
John Casserly. Isaac Libson and John
Hogue.
Libson came from Cincinnati. where
he Is the manager OF a theater. and
two weeks ago was threatening to sue
the district attorney for defamation
OF character He changed his tune
almost Immediately upon reaching the
courthouse when he saw former Coun-
Gilman z. b. Kearns. who had given
Casserly the money for his vote and
who had been summoned by the dis.
trict attorney as witness against Cas-
serly. The other cases were similar.
Trials Are Postponed.
-Four other cOuncilmen were in court
ready for trial" according to their
lawyer. but the trials were continued
indefinitely. owing to the inability OF
District Attorney Blakeley to locate
one Of his most important witnesses
Just who this witness may be is
one OF the greatest mysteries. since Il
had been generally supposed that
Captain Johnny" Klein was Blake
leys most important witness. and
Captain Johnny" is In the peniten-
tiary. Blakeley acknowledges that
there Is another man far more i'm.
portant than Klein. a man whose word
cannot be questioned
Another rather remarkable phase Of
the councilmanic cases came out in
court when Judge Cohen. who had
taken Judge Frazers place in hearing
the pleas. and who was to sit as a trial
Judge. asked former Councilman VIII
liam McKelvey if he had counsel.
Some One Employs Counsel.
Il don't know who my counsel is.
your honor" answered McKelvey. but
az that instant LAWYER Marshall
stepped forward and announced that
he represented McKelvey. Inyestlga-
ton revealed the fact that Marshall
had been retained to defend several
OF the accused councilmen and that
the couacilmen knew nothing OF the
retention. Who the interests are that
retained Marshall is a mystery.
For several days Blakeley has been
Swallowed constantly by detectives in
the employ OF some OF the defendants
and in turn he has had the defendants
In the councilmanic cases Swallowed.
There is the greatest mystery sur
rounding the whereabouts Of Max Les
lie. Reports from Hot Springs say he
has left there: other reports have him
in Pittshurg. while still others place
him in New York.
Blakeley refuses TO say what he
knows about the matter beyond de-
claring he expects Leslie will appear
when called for trial
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
OrOnOCO Rye

Is known to all. 1t is the ideal
quality whiskey. that is recommend
ed by the physician. and is invalu-
able for medicinal purposes; a whis-
key that should be in every home for
emergency. When you send in your
order be sure to make it out to the
new number
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
Saturday, April q, 1910

Offer for sale to the highest bidder
that well-timbered tract of land Of OK
acres, more or less. known as the Hud-
gins land and situated near Andrews, in
said county. and adjoining Thomas
Beverley and others.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
KILLED BY OLD DOG BITE
Bitten Last Summer. Norristown Man
Recently Developed Rabies.

Hecently DEVELOPED HabIes.
Norristown. Pa. April l4.-Bitten on
the hand by a dog last summer. Win.
field S. Garrett. storekeeper at Valley
Forge for a number of years. died at
his home. suffering from what the
doctors think was hydrOphobia.
For week before his death he had
commissions at the sight OF water. and
for hours before his death he was in
agony.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
TERMS OF SALE.

One third cash and the balance in two
equal instruments at one and two years
time, the deferred payments TO be evil
denced by purchasers notes or bonds.
bearing interest from the date of sale,
said notes or bonds to be secured by a
deed of trust on the property in these
proceedings set forth. or by title re-
served, or all cash at the option Of the
purchaser.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
ALVIN T. EMBREY.
Snecial Commissioner

In the Clerks Office of the Circuit
court Of the county of Spotsylvania. c
II. Hudgins. plaintiff. against George
w. Hudgins ct ais. defendants. |. T. A.
Harris. clerk of the said court, do GER
tify that the bond required of the spe-
cisl commissioner by the decree render
ed in said cause on the 9th day of De-
cember. 1910. has been duly given.
Given under my hand as clerk Of the
said court this 23rd day of December.
1909. T. A. HARRIS.
flap9-l2, IA. l6.19.2l Clerk.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16
Announcement
Extraordinary
A new home for the famous
r v E

We ave.moved from Coz Pa. Ave.
n. w. Washington. ID. c.. TO our
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-04-16

N B. Following schedule figures published a.
information. and are not guaranteed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
OVERHEARD ON
A STREET CAR

Here's a bit of conversation
really overheard by a reporter on a
Cannon Hill car yesterday after
noon-it shows how conversation
betrays character:
Il see Maude'S wearing a dia-
nond ring, Jean. Is it that Mr..
Drexel that has been calling on her
30 regularly"
Yes. Alice He's awfully good
looking, isn't he?"
"Awfully plain looking. / think,
and he doesn't dress a bit
But he's neat and has good
clothes, even though he isn't flashy.
He'll make her a good husband, |
know"
Well, he may be all right for
Maude, but" she shrugged her
shoulders-"youk know well enough,
Jean Anders, that you wouldn't
want him for husband. Why. his
whole salary wouldn't keep you in
clothes, to say nothing of shows
and suppers and a flat to live in
no. thank you, not for mine"
But he's got good position, and
Maude says he will get raise next
month. / think he's real nice, SO
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OBJECTED TO
RICH DIVORCEE
(By United Press Leased Wire)

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 10
Mrs. Jack Cudahy, divorce, is
searching for apartments today be
cause her plan of living at Hadden
Hall, the ultra fashionable apart
ments of the South Side, was frus-
trated owing to objections of other
tenants at the hall A number of
occupants went to the management
and declared they would leave If
Mrs. Cudahy lived there. When
told of this Mrs. Cudahy shrugged
her shoulders, smiled and said she
was sorry that there were so many
narrow-minded persons in one
house. Still smiling brightly she
left and began her search for
apartments elsewhere.
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straight and honest, and it was aw.
fully good of him to give Maude
such nice diamond. 1t must have
cost him hundred at least"
Don't you believe it, Jean. Why,
it isn't bit bigger than my little
one and only paid seventy-five for
mine, and hers isn't half so spark
ling. OF course, l don't blame him
for saying it cost hundred, but !
know it didn't, that's all A man
always talks that way. I've never
seen one yet who didn't"
And Maude is so devoted to him
Devoted" scornfully. why,
Jean Anders, l do believe you envy
her that man. You silly goose. You
bet Maude's only too glad to get
him; she never was popular with
the boys like you and I. Devoted,
fiddlesticks. Why shouldn't she be
when it's the first man she's been
able to get. She's been trying long
enough, goodness knows
Utter silence for three minutes,
then Alice said:
We'll, here's where l get off. See
Won later"
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ODDITIES IN THE NEWS
FROM Everywhere

To make certain he would ABS a Thomas
overnight the employed
in Washington n. J. and be aroused by alarm clock
a. m. there awoke find
his a. The off he
another off investigation he found
other clock under another
whrred their
walking the until
He had told the other clerks about sleeping the and they
& would awaken.
BLAST BRINS FORTUNE IN TOURMALINES
Harvey rich blast off old farm
lewiston where he mining fedspar.
The dynamite disclosed pocket containing 5000 kas of finest
TouTamine Allowing estimated Harvey
find is worth s25O,0oo.
BOAT A
of New S. a
varaciou nevertheless fishing off Shppan Point
to a mile
the fish gradually shallow until
j o
struggle jenkins cracked about the
the fish the leader in and escaped
MULES ENDS DYNAMITE LADEN
belonging Albert Koegel Winsed
stick left
hog nosed around the family
exploded himself
he had 200 pounds of pork
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
RATE FIGHT MUST BE AD-
JUSTED BY LEGISLATURE

After listening to the specious
pleas of the railroad lawyers and
rate experts in the hearing in the
federal court, A. w. Doland, the vet
eran champion of just freight
rates for Spokane, made this re-
mark:
The more | go into this rate
fight the more | am convinced
that it is a matter that will have
to finally be adjusted by legislation
and not by the Interstate Com
merce commission. The only thing
to do is to send men like Poindex-
ter to congress to insist that JUS
tice be given the northwest" Mr..
Doland has been fighting for freight
rates for 20 years. 1t was his ex-
perience with the railroads that
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caused him to be such an hctive
progressive republican and support
err of Poindexter.
The supplemental rate hearing
held here by Commissioner Prouty
of the Interstate Commerce com
mission, adjourned after hearing
the side of the railroad lawyers
A later hearing before the entire
commission will likely be held in
Washington.
The last decision of the Inter.
state Commerce commission, while
giving Spokane general reductions
averaging 20 per cent or better
still contains many discrimina'
tory rates in so far as this territory
Is concerned. The big jobbing in
terests of the coast cities are in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
GRAY FOR GOV.
IN MINNESOTA

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 15.-lt
was predicted here today that
James Gray, an editorial writer on
the Minneapolis Journal and former
mayor of st. Paul, will be the DEM
ocratic nominee for governor Of
Minnesota, instead of former Gov
ernor John Lind, who was nomin-
ated.
Gray, it was said, will be chosen
by the state central committee at
its next meeting The leaders of
the party have Gray's assurance
that he will wage a vigorous cam
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
AND HE TOLD
ME TO HURRY"

. A messenger boy rode down Z
. Riverside avenue on a bicycle. Z
= On his head was a tray, upon Z
. which was carefully arranged Z
= a dainty luncheon. The boy Z
= was taking the tray and it's Z
. contents to roomer in one Z
. of the lodging houses which Z
. line the thoroughfare. I
= Suddenly the front wheel of Z
. the bike struck a slippery bit 4
. of pavement The boy was
. guiding the machine with one
= hand and balancing the tray 4
. with the other. The handle 4
= bar slipped from his grasp, and 4
. and the wheel swerved sud I
= denly.
y There was a crash, and the
= clatter of broken crockery. 4
. Tray and contents were scat
= tered in the dirt of the street. 4
. The boy, after gazing rueful-
= ly at the wreck for moment, 4
. gathered up the broken bits 4
. of chinaware, the no-longer
= dainty portions of fried chick 4
. en-, the French fried potatoes,
q and the other once-enticing 4
. edibles and loaued them upon 4
. the battered tray 4
Then, as he again mounted 4
q his wheel and rode slowly
. away, he was heard to mutter
. to himself. "Chee, and de guy
. what ordered dat told me for
. goodness sake to hurry; he
= was most starvin'."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
INSURGENCY
IN WYOMING


RAWLINS, Wyo., Sept. 15.-It is
expected that the Wyoming repub-
lican state convention today will
develop a strong insurgent move
ment throughout the state A bit
ter fight over platform measures
has been predicted Insurgents
claim they control the convention
and that a progressive platform
will be adopted. It is probable,
however, that the opposing factions
will compromise on platform issues,
with a result that the platform,
while practically progressive, will
at the same time partially endorse
the administration.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
GEM IMPORTS AT HIGH TIDE

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-More dia-
monds and other precious stones
and Injuries came into the United
States during August than in any
similar period in the last three
years. Imports of precious stones
for the month amounted to $1,000
900 in excess of August, 1903. and
So, 100000 in excess of the same
month in 1908.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
CITY NEWS
~ IN BRIEF ~


That Dryer, in the case of the
United States versus Kettenbach
and Kester, was employed by the
defendants to contest the rights of
homesteaders. who would then deed
the claims to him for 500 each,
that he had filed on Il claims in
one day and that he had said that
he would file on 40 more if he found
it necessary, was the testimony
taken before Judge Truitt yester-
day.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
STAR GAZERS GO TO GERMANY

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 10
Bonn, Germany. has been selected
as the next meeting place of the
International Union for Co-opera-
ton in Solar Research, which has
closed it's conference at Carnegie
observatory on Mount Wilson.
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league with the railroads, as they
see that by curtailing the jobbing
district of Spokane it leaves more
room for them to spread.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

The business mems bible class of
the First M. K. church will hold a
banquet in the basement of the
church tomorrow evening at $50
O'Clock. Toasts will be responded
to by the Rev. DR.. House, Attorney
F. M. Goodwin and z. Stewart.
Loyal Clark and r. r. Rice, who
were arrested On the charge of OBJ
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15
LONG FAST CURES DEAFNESS

DENVER, Colo, Sept. 15.-Rolan
Moeller, a young civil engineer
tasted 81 days and lost 80 pounds
but regained his hearing, which
was almost destroyed by catarrh.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

mf Spokane adopts the commits
sion plan of city government, 1t will
be one of the largest cities in the
country to have accepted the new
plan" said S. F.. Parker of Leaven-
worth, Kan, yesterday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

tanning money under false pre-
lenses in connection with the civil
service examinations, were released
yesterday and the case dismissed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

Miss Jessie Shirley will be joined
in her Orpheum headline act, The
Cheat by Jack Amory, an old
stock company favorite, and
Thomas Kruger.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

Ten dollars and costs was the
fine inflicted upon William T.
Grant, whose auto collidrd with a
street car at Howard and Riverside
Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-09-15

One of the largest and
most popular Heating Stove
on the market.
Large nickel top and
bronze urn; extra wide mic
KEEL top rim, heavy nickel
foot rails; Bessemer steel
body; extra heavy fire pots
and CRATES; ash pan; air
tight doors and draft, insur-
ing economy in fuel and
lasting quality of fire, and
the stove for hard usage.
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paign. Gray has been endorsed by
Lind, the convention nominee who
refused to run.