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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
LINER e GUYS TEN MEN
Crew OF Schooner Snatched From
Loath Dur.ne Reavy storm AZ Sea.

Crew OF J-nOcrcr ondtCneu FROM
Loath During Heavy Storm at Sea.
New York. Sept Ten seamen
.na' fcG from death in the great
s.ora. wcie D ought here b. the Clyde
lire steamer Mohawk Last Tuesday
morain. TIC Mohawk rescued hen
from tie ciumbling hulk C. the
schooner Malcolm b. Scl'ey. while
tie sea was poanl.ng their ship to
PIECES on reef OF Georgetown. 5. c.
4 Portuguese sailor known 10 his
mates only as Tony" was swept over
board when the Scayey struck the bar
The other members Of the crew are
from Bath. Ne.
The Seavcy put out from Tampa
Fla. IN Aug. l6. loaded with phos
phate. Saturday night she ran into
the storm and dropped anchor on
Cape Roman by Sunday evening the
sea was sweeping over the schooner
orening her seams and washing clear
her decks. She dragged her anchors
and began to pound on the sandy bot
tom.
The crew took refuge in the rigging
and by Monday morning the seas be
gan breaking her up. Tuesday morning
the Mohawk appeared.
\ boat from the steamer could mol
get nearer the Seavey than fifty Yards
So &c by one the exhausted men
dashed to what was left OF the schoon
er's rigging. united the ropes and
threw themselves into the sea. They
we're hauled aboard the small boat by
lines thrown to them as they strug
gled in the tremendous seas.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
MARTIN TO JONES

Senator Martin in giving his reason
for declining TO discuss the issues of the
campaign with Congressman Jones,
says:
IL notice that Mr.. Jones, in a speech
at Stanton Monday night, referred to
nv appointment to speak in Stanton,
and told his audience that he challenged
me to meet him in joint debate, and Of
fered to pay for the Opera House for
the occasion.
IL will not comment on Mr.. Jones
bad taste in volunteering to pay for the
Opera House When | want the Opera
House ! will pay for it without assist
ance. When Mr.. Jones was INDUCING IN
this exploitation of himself he knew
very well that | would not under any
circumstances have joint debate with
him. His language and conduct in my
campaign II years ago were such that
| have rot spoken to him from that day
to this, and his offensive and unJustiii-
able language during the present cam
paign has but itensified the purpose
which has controlled me for the past
IL years, and that is not to extend him
any sort Of recognition.
Senator Martin said he gave the pub
lie interview so all would know his
reas ons for refusing the challenge to
dahafo
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
Mr.. H. THAcKeR BERRY
Corrects Statements and Defines His
Position To the Votes of Stafford
and King GeOrg0

While opposed to newspaper c0ntro-
versy | wish to take advantage Of your
columns to correct statement made
by Mr.. Whit d. Peyton in regard to
the board of supervisors of King
George county. Of which am a mem
Der. Mr.. PeytOn claims that our board
carelcssly neglected to apply for our
county's share of the funds, allowed by
the State for road work in the various
counties. Now the fact of the case is
this: When the attention Of our board
was first called 10 the State aid appro-
priaton. we had outlined a system Of
road work which would take all of our
road funds. both district and county,
and finding that our share of the State
aid fund was $500 and that the State
road law required US, in order to get
the $500. to put up an equal amount OF
our road funds then in hand, TO be used
by State engineers and contractors in
building permanent roads and knowing
that our county had no material for
permanent road work and that under
existing conditions that 81 ,26O would
build only a short space Of road, we,
after due consideration and on the adj
vice of numerous citizens. deemed it
for the best interest of our county not
to apply for State aid at that time, but
TO use all of our available funds in fin
ishing the work we had begun.
|. In illustration of his statement Mr..
Peyton says TO his hearers, suppose
YOU wanted to build a $1,000 church
and having s. 900 in hand. someone
were TO offer you $500 if you put up an
equal amount, it would be very remiss
in you not to accept. But IN county al
fairs it is different, if 81, 600 was all of
youc available fund, where would you
get the extra $500 A better illustra-
ton is this, if you had 81, 900 to build a
house and a party were to offer you
$3.50 il YOU would take $3.50 of your
81, 900 and make $500 to decorate one
room of your house, would il be wise
to accept and neglect your roof and
weather boarding.
] am in favor of my county receiving
any and all offers Jy the State or Ma
tional Government in regard to any
road or public improvement, but want
my county, first to be in position to re.
ceiye such aid to its best interest and
advantage, and we are now receiving
State aid in bridge construction with
my support and approval.
As citizen and farmer | wish to as
sure the good people of King George
and Stafford that their interests are
my interests and if elected will use
every effort to secure such legislation
rs may promote their welfare and adj
vancement.
Respectfully,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
JONES AND FLOOD IN TILT
Martins Rival Accused of Seeking
Cash for Political Uses.

Congressman Hal d. Flood, manager
of Senator Martins campaign, IN an
interview says:
81 question whether the letters read
by Mr.. Jones at Petersburg are genu-
inc or the full text given, or have not
been mutilated. Even if they are
genuine, and have not been
mutilated, they prove absolutely
nothing against Mr.. Martin, because 1t
is not denied that Senator Martin So
licited campaign funds, as did also Mr..
Jones, who in October 1892, went to
Barbour Thompson on a Sunday after
noon and discussed with him the politi-
cal situation in the First district, and
asked Mr.. Thompson to raise money for
the various counties in that district.
Representative Jones wired from
Roanoke, where he spoke Thursday
night denial of Floods statement, rel
alive to the alleged soliciting of money
from Thompson in 1892. A long dis
lance telephone message from Mr..
Thompson, in Atlanta, confirmed the
statement made by Mr.. Flood.
AS question of veracity has been
raised, Jones and Flood each demand
proofs from the other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
LOCAL MARKETS.
(Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.l

Corrected by Simon Hirsh & Bro.)
Wheat. 85c to 9Oc; corn, zoe to nc
meal, 81. 40 to $1.60p per 100;oats, IS TO 46
old hens, live, IL to IL; dressed, IL to 10
winter chickens, Is to 20, h.; dressed Il
to 20; spring chickens, IL to 10 cts ID
eggs, IS to 1871; lard, IL to 10; ducks,
live. 9 to 10; dressed Is to l6;butter, II
to 20; country hams, IL to Is; bacon sides
IL to l5;Irish potatoes. $lto$l. %; lambs,
$3.50 to 81 hides, green, Z dry
sailed, 10 to Y; dry hides, ~ to 10; call
500 to 500 per ton; live hogs, 6 TO 6 l-2
beef, live weight, to 5; pork, to 8
wool. IS to 20 per ID; veal. 6 to z; sweet
potatoes, 81. 90 to 81. 25;turkeys live, IL e
is; seed Irish Potatoes, 81 to Sl.25; shiT
stuff $26 to $23; bran, S26 to $29 pei
ton; black peas, $2.S5; black-eye peas,
SO. 25.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02

Against great odds Senator Blair
Lee, in whose campaign the people
of Fredericksburg. to a number OF
whom he is known as treasurer OF
the National Mary Washington Mon
ument AssocistiOn, took consIdera-
bic interest, made a magnificent
fight for the Democratic nomination
for governor of Maryland. From
the face of the returns it seems that
his opponent, State Senator A. r.
German, will have majority of one
vote only in the convention, and this
majority attained only by reason Of
the complete control of Baltimore
city by the State organization, which
backed Germans candidacy. With
all the prestige of his fathers name
and memory and with the united
support of Senator John Walter
Smith and his followers, MT. 1Or-
man appears to have won out by
such scant margin that his appar-
ent victory is really defeat. Sena-
tor Lee, whether nominated or de-
feated, looms larger than ever be-
fore as the man destined to eventu-
ally defeat the dominant element in
the Maryland Democracy and his
nomination for governor two years
from now is almost as certain as
anything can be. His fight this year
will go down in the annals Of the
Maryland Democracy as the most re-
markable waged in that State since
the Civil war.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
DANCER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases are Too Danger
our for Fredericksburg People
to Neglect.

our for Fredericksburg People
to Neglect.
The great danger of kidney troubles
is that they get firm hold before the
sufferer recognizes them. Health is
gradually undermined. Backache, head
ache, nervousness, lameness, soreness,
lumbago, urinary troubles, dropsy
gravel and Bright's disease, follow as
the kidneys get worse. Don't neglect
your kidneys. Help the kidneys with
the reliable and safe remedy. Doan's
Kidney Pills, which has cured people
right here in Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Fannie p. Mills. 2l0 c. street,
fredericksburg. Va, says: 81 was af-
ficted for long time with a severe
case of kidney trouble. My back often
grew 80 painful that could not do my
Homework and STOPPING, lifting ar any
over-exertion aggravated my suffering.
tried all kinds of remedies but nothing
helped me until procured Doan's Kid
ney Pills at Goolrick's Modern Phar-
macy. They effected a complete cure
and my back has not troubled me
since"
For sale By all dealers. Price soc.
Foster-M ilburn Co., Buffalo, New
York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's -
and take no other.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
SAVED FROM SEA
Woman and Children Adrift
All Nghi ia YdwI.
S{VFN OF GREW With THEM
Caplin, His Wifi, aud Th'ir OFF,
spring Leave Storm Wrecked
Schooner Seven lilies
Off lGrnegat.
SiVfN OF GREW WITH THEM

ktl9ntlc City Sept. 1.-Battling for
ho o. "a a small yawl against sea
l.A.d into fury BY the heavy north
r.s oim, which Us sweeping the Jer-
&C., coast. Capa'n Il. = sampson, his
vic. TWO young children and seven
i.cn of the crew made a miraculous
c.,apc from the schooner Josie Il,
Tart.
Tie rescued composed the crew OF
the schooner Josie b. Burt, which
founde cd seven miles of naIneg1t-
r. ludod were Captain II. S Sampson.
who was in command; his wife and
two small children; n. Patterson, the
mate: Steward Jorgson and Harold
Hanson. Charles Willets. Charles Yves
ley, Charles Dean and Edward
OBrlen. sailors. All have recovered
from the effects of their ordeal.
The big schooner, loaded with a
cargo OF fertilizer was bound to Bed
ford. Me, from Baltimore. When the
norihcastcr swept down the coast the
vessel sprang a leak, and as the gale
increased wallowed so badly that all
hands finally abandoned her. taking
their chances in the open yawl
For xix hours they were knocked
about. Every few minutes they be.
lieyod they were lost. so hard was the
siaunch little craft pounded. The dar-
ing c.ew. unmindful Of their own dan
ger. used every means to save Mrs
Sampson and her children. fighting 81
len,ly and desperately.
Il was I o'clock In the morning when
the Bonds lookout sighted the yawl
flying signals Of distress. Immediately
,ho crew put out In their power boat
aud trailed the boat down the coast.
II was scudding before the wind and
the chase lasted for hours To put
th0ut in the teeth OF the wind or slow
down the engine would have meant
almost certain death. and the powerful
life boat did not catch up with the
yawl until II was swept over Little
Egg IIarbor bar
\ line was passed between tho two
beats and the endangered craft was
owed safely ashore and the rescued
people taken TO the Egg Harbor sta
ton. whore dry clothing and food soon
revived them.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
HAVE JONES AND GLASS
VIOLATED PUBLICITY LAW?
Their Campaign Expense Accounts
Not Filed in Time.

A special from Washington says:
Primary election expense statements
from Senators Martin and Swanson, Of
Virginia, the first to be filed under the
new publicity law that went into effect
Aug. 10, reached the Office of Secretary
Bennett of the Senate, at Washington
Wednesday. In the absence Of Secre-
tary Bennett officials of his Office de-
clined to make them public.
Two of the candidates in the Virginia
senatorial primaries, Congressman W..
A. Jones and Carter Glass, have not
yet reported their expenses to the sec
rotary Of the Senate. and apparently
stand in violation of the law. The re-
quirement Is that the first expense
statement shall be filed not later than
ten days before the primary election.
Tuesday was the last day in which
statements could be deposited in the
mail to comply with the law, the date
of the primary being Sept. z. No re-
ports had been received Wednesday
from Congressman Jones and Glass,
who are contestants in the Virginia
race against the two Senators.
Failure to file statements within the
required time before election. if done
wilfully, carries with it the penalties OF
the law Of 1910. namely, fine not ex-
ceeding 200 or imprisonment for not
more than one year or both.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
CAROLINE
Farmers Institute at Bowling Green.
Other Items.
bowling Green. Va. Aug. 30.

Bowling Green. va, Aug. ~.
A Farmers Institute was held IN
the courthouse on Saturday by the
State Department of Agriculture.
Lectures were delivered on Soil
Improvement, " Live Stock" and
INCREASING the yield OF corn
without additional cost.
Miss Eubank, of Richmond. spent
several days here with her sister
Mrs. Leslie Reid. at the Lawn.
Misses Marion Ryland. of Rich
mond, is the guest of Miss Annie
Broaddus.
Miss Frances Brooke Broaddus
who has been on camping party
in PENNSYLVANIA, returned TO hei
home here Tuesday Later she VIII
leave for Waverley, where she VIII
teach the coming session.
Mr.. Albert Gresham, OF KING ana
Queen. Is spending a few days WIN
his wife at the home OF DIR. +. j.
Butler.
Mrs. VIM and daughter, Miss
Elizabeth. of Richmond, who have
been guests OF Mrs. A. b. Chand-
Ter. nave ItAul iNN hRiii's
Mrs. Julian S. Lake has return
ed from a visit OF a week to rel
atives in Hampton.
Miss Annie Moncure. OF Blacl
stone. is spending some time al
Auburn. the home of her grandpa
rents, Judge and Mrs. +. {. Mon
cure 80,
Mrs. Writ Bowles and two chill
dren. who have been summerlns al
the home OF Mr.. T. b. Gill, left
Monday for their home in Rich
mond.
Mrs. DR.. Gregory. of New Kent
is spending this week with heI
sister. Mrs. Lucy Voolfolk.
The Sewing Club met on Satur
day at the home OF Misses Alice and
Ellen Broaddus.
Rev. c. r. Cruikshank and little
daughter. Grace, left Sunday FOR
visit to Essex county.
Mr.. Leslie Reid and family wht
have been making their home here
will return to Richmond to spend
the winter. They have made hosts
of friends during their sojourr
among us ,,
The condition Of Master william
Boyd, who has been Ill with ~
phoid fever. is improved.
Mr.. Joe Davies. accompanied 10y his
neice. Miss Mary Thompson. of Al
ALBANIA, has been a guest OF MS
mother. Mrs. j. 5. Davies.
Mrs. Joel Haines and daughter
Mrs. T. c. Valentine. are spending
this week in Baltimore. The former
went to buy fall millinery.
Mrs W. w. Green Is chaperonini
a touring party in an auto from
New York to Chatham.
Mr.. A. A. Anderson, who has been
spending his vacation at Holly Hill
has returned TO his home in Wash
ington. His family Will remain
for several weeks yet.
Mr.. W. G. Coghlll has returned
to her home at Milford. after spend
ing several weeks with her daugh-
ter at Falls Church.
Mrs. c. L. Billiard and children
have returned from a visit TO rela-
tives in Andersonville.
Miss Ruth Blakey. OF Ash
land. and her guest. Miss Margu-
rite Palmer, OF Saluda, spent por'
ton of this week with friends In
town.
Mrs. Z. G. Gravatt. OF Washington
Is a guest Of Mrs r. A. Coghill.
Mr.. and Mrs. a b. Chandler. Jr.
spent the weekend with his pa
rents here.
DR. and Mrs. Garnett Ryland. OF
Kentucky passed through town
Wednesday enroute to King and
Queen.
Mrs. Morris Mills is in Norfolk,
where she was operated on Saturday
for APPENDICITIS. and is doing nicely
She was accompanied by her moth
er. Mrs. r. ID. Vincent.
Y. Y. u.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
Mrs. Sinclair In Mississippi.

Biloxi, MISS. Sept. FLEEING the
publicity attending Upton Sinclair
suit for divorce, Mrs. Sinclair arrived
here from her home at Arden, Del
She expects to spend some time rest
ing at various points along the gull
coast. She declared she had nothing ia
add to her comments on her relations
with her husband, nor with the Kansas
poet. Harry Kepm. whom the autho'
and Socialist names as correspondent
In the case.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
GLASS AT CHARLOTTESVILLE

Congressman Glass spoke at Char
lottesville Thursday night. For more
than two hours he held his crowd with
discussion of the issue.
Mr.. Glass confined himself closely to
a discussion of his own record and
criticism of that of his opponent, Sena-
tor Swanson. Most of his address
traversed ground over which he fire.
uuently has passed during the past five
months. His contrast of the busy Sen
ate," according to the intimation OF
Senator Swanson, with the Senate as he
said it actually was, adjourning from
day to day to kill time, pleased his
hearers.
His several references to Senator
Daniel were received with marks of re-
onpPf
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
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, Caleine
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 Fire
Brick.
Keep large stock Of Sewer Pipe and
Fire CLAY Pipe. E. ID. Cole.
Agent for sale of bricks Of Fred
ericksburg Brick Company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
TWO DAYS
Labor Day Excursion to
Washington
Via R., F. & P. r. r.
Monday, Sept. 4, 1911.

Train leaves Broad and Hancock Sts.,
Richmond, Monday at a. m. Return
ing, leaves Union Station, Washington,
Tuesday, Sept. 5. at p. m. sharp;
Round Trip Fare-Rickmond to Wash
ington, $2.75; Milford to Washington,
81. rs; Fredericksburg TO Washington,
$3.50. Special coaches for colored peo-
pie. Plenty of cars and no crowding.
We go, rain or shine. Refreshments
sold on train. Train stops at all regu-.
lar stations between Richmond and
Quantico and Alexandria. This excur-
sion will be run under the management
of J. M. Thompson & Co., the old reli,
BILE excursion managers. alztd
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
NOTICE

Meeting of School Board OF Spot.
sylvania county for the election oil
teachers.
The several district school boards
will meet at Spotsylvania c. II; on
Friday. Sept. s, at eleven o'clocK
to elect and contract with teachers
for the coming school term. 1t Is
important that applicants attend
this meeting in person, so as TO
sign contracts and receive blank
forms.
School boards are not authorized
TO execute contracts with teachers
unless each APPLICANT presents a
teachers certificate I'm full force
endorsed by the division super
intendent of schools.
Certificates may be sent me for
endorsement any time prior to the
day of meeting or reserved for that
day.
James Ashby,
Supt. OF Schools.
Musselman, Va, Aug. 16.
lau19-St
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
JONES ANSWERS MARTIN

Congressman Jones in answer to
Senator Martins excuse for not meet
ing him in debate says that personal
matters between him and Senator Mar
tin were no sufficient plea.
Senators Martin 5 public record and
political methods are what | want TO
debate, not his personality, declared
Innee
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
TO CHESTERFIELD'S CREDIT

A number Of out Of State contem-
poraries have commented favorably
on the speedy manner in which a
Jury was obtained in Virginia for the
trial of the Beattie case in Chester
field county, one of the Chicago
newspapers comparing conditions
here with those existing in Cook
county, Illinois, where it seems it is
almost impossible to secure a jury
50 earnestly do citizens there shlrk
Jury service. Tn county of Chester
field and the people Of the county
deserve all of the pleasant things be-
ing said in this connection, because
the people gave splendid illustra-
ton of good citizenship in refusing
to shirk the duty placed upon them
by the State. The Beattie trial is nc
ordinary trial. Outside of its SEN
sational features the life of human
being hangs in the balance and one
can easily understand that no man
cares to sit on a jury which has the
tremendous responsibility of passing
on the life or death of fellow be-
ing, but these Chesterfield men. with
their duty clear before them, went
into court and like men answered
without hesitation or evasion the
questions propounded by the court.
As a result no ignorant jury. sdch as
tried the Coopers in Tennessee, nc
corrupt jury such as tried the brib-
cry cases, connected with LOrimer's
election, in Chicago, sits in the Judg-
ment on Henry Beattie, but instead
a Jury of twelve honest. upright and
intelligent Virginians. ready to do
full Justice to the State and to the
accused. 1t is refreshing to con-
template such spectacle as this and
we can only hope that it will always
be thus in Virginia.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02

Lancaster. Pa, Sept. - james
Houghty. sixty-two years old, a far
mer near Baryille. committed suicide
by hanging himself in his barn. He
had become melancholy through the
fear that his barn was too small to
contain his big tobacco crop.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
MARTINS THROAT AFFECTED
Senator Forced to Postpone Speech al
AccOmac.

Senator Martin. who was sched'
uled to speak at Accomac c. II
Wednesday night. retired to his
room early. suffering from a very
sore throat. his speech being post
poned until a later date. Mr.. Mar
tins throat affection is not OF q
serious nature and his physician
states 1t was caused In his speech
at Richmond.
The senator Is being entertained
by Thomas Blackstone. prom
inent citizen OF Accomac.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02

1t is announced that Senator Ii
Toilette will stay in Washington
from now until Congress meets
again. The Senate may prepare it.
self for some lengthy harangues.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02

The Democrats are claiming and
the country seems disposed to ac-
cord them the credit for the reel
procity bill.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
WANTED

A good reliable man to work
small farm on r. +. & z. X.
John Washington,
Milford, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02

We have buyers for real estate on
Potomac and Rappahsnnock Rivers.
List your property with rs at once.
Piedmont Real Estate Agency.
II fredericksburg, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
Ilau1s-st
MONEY TO LOAN

On city and country real estate.
Granville X. Swift,
Atty. at Law.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
LEAVE FREDERICKSBURG
Northward
Southwark

In sums to suit on good security. APP
ply 10 Lee J. Graves. attorney IL
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02
REAL ESTATE WANTED

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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-09-02

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