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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
F|L|BUSTER ENDS
Truce in HOGS3 On Omnibus
War Claims Bill.
HELD AN All.NiGhT SESSION
An Effort viii be Made TO Suspend
the Rules and Rush Measures
Through to Avoid an TX
ira Session.
HELD AN All.NIGHT SESSION

Washington, Feb. pa truce. en-
tered into shortly before O'Clock On
Sunday afternoon. brought the long
filihuster in the house against the ON
nibus war claims bill temporarily to
an end
The agreement to suspend hostill'
ties was reached following All inter
mission of three hours devoted to me-
mortal services for and eulogies OF
Senator Clay, of Georgia, and Repre-
sentative Brownlow. of Tennessee
These services. occurring at midday
seemed to put the house combatants
in a more peaceable frame of mind.
An effort will be made to adopt a
rule shutting OF further delay Ii will
be bitterly fought by a new band OF
finbusters, made up of former advo-
Gates of the measure as ii came from
the senate.
Representative Mann, of Illinois,
who conducted the original filibuster
ended his fight when he succeeded in
having the old French spOilation and
he navy yard overtime claims strick
en- out. This was accomplished when
The house voted to substitute house
bill for the senate bill. The house bill
carries only war claims which have
been adjudicated in the court OF
claims.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
New FiIibuster Starts.

The Democrats, who were particu'
larly interested in the war claims al
fecting southern people. were opposed
to the spoilation claims. When they
voted to strike out the latter they lost
the support of the Republican mem
bers who favored the omnibus bill be
cause il Included the French claims.
Realizing that the new hoWse bill
probably has not the slightest chance
Of passing the senate. Mr.. Mann then
ceased his filibuster 1t was imme
diately taken up by Representatives
Gardner. of Massachusetts; Bennett
and Parsons, of New York. and sew
eral New England members. The New
Englanders declared that unless the
bill contained the spoliation claims 1t
should not pass. They VIII OFFER long
amendments to the house bill unless
the rule excludes them.
There was talk that general rule
would be adopted in the house provid-
ing for the consideration of all bills
during the remainder of the session
under suspension Of the rules. This
means that debate will be cut down
almost to nothing and that measures
will be rushed through as fast as pos
sible. This action would dispose ef-
fectually of the rumors that some OF
the house leaders were planning TO
bring about an extra session. If an ex-
ira session is called. as now seems
probable, it is believed the house VIII
be in a position to throw the entire
blame for ii on the senate.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
THE FREDERICKSBURG NOR.
NAL SCHOOL

With the coming of early fall there
will be thrown open to the girls OF
this Commonwealth a magnificent
State Normal School in this city. Do
not confuse this school with the
Summer Normal 10 be held here IN
June and July. We are referring
now to the State Normal and Indus
trial School for Women, at Freder-
icksburg, which will begin its first
session in September, 1911. No
schC oil in Virginia is so beautifully
located as this new State Institution
and no State school Of similar char
acter ever began work with more
favorable prospects. The magniii-
cent dormitory, which will furnish
home for the students who come
here, is nearing completion, and the
administration building is being built
as rapidly as possible This latter
building, among other features, will
have a splendid gymnasium and a
swimming pool furnishing at;rac' i've
facilities for physical traoing.
Situated as the school is. on the line
of Marye's Heights. just ives: Of
Fredericksburg. its location not only
is a delightful one. but promises to
be most healthful one. and parents
can send their daughters here ith
little or no fear of any epideTcics or
of sickness generally. A strong fac
ulty composed of men and women Of
experience and reputation will he IL
hand when the school opens to c.
operate with the students in the I'M
portant work this institution IS DIES
tined to perform, and it is our hope
that the advantages offered the
young women of Eastern and North
ern Virginia by this institution will
attract large number of them t.
Fredericksburg. They will receive
a cordial welcome to this city and
we believe that they will never have
cause to regret that they decided to
become students at the new Normal
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
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 and
Paving Brick, Tin and Iron Roofing
Cut and Wire Nails, all kinds Ready.
Mixed Paints and Dry Paint, Linseed
Oil, Turpentine, Fryer Varnish and
Lewis's Wfhte Leao. 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. +. ID. Cole.
Agent for sale of bricks Of Fred
ericksburg Brick Company.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Nothing Accomplished.

The house remained in session al
Saturday night and until a few min
utes before o'clock Sunday after
noon. Practically nothing was accom-
plished during the last twelve hours
Of the sitting, except the pronounce
ment of the eulogies, which were per
mitted by unanimous consent.
The remainder of the day was spent
in waiting for a quorum. Sergeants-at
arms were sent broadcast through the
city. Generally speaking they did not
serve their warrants on members un-
Ill along towards o'clock. Even then
there were no physical arrests, the
members being quite willing to return
Half Of the Democrats had been sent
home to sleep, so as to relieve their
fatigued comrades, who were holding
the fort"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
ORGANIZE FISHING CLUB AT 0RANGt

4 number OF citizens OF Orange
nave organized The Madison Mills
Fishing Club The officers are:
Hon c. G. Taliaferro. president
c. ". Voolfolk. Wao-president
c. ~ Grim. secretary and treas
urer.
Trustees Geo. L. Browning. ".
W Field.
Executive Committee W.
Voolfolk. VI. c. Field. W c. Aylor
Tho club has leased from the
owners the fishing privileges on The
Gapidan river. extending from the
Madison Mills bridge 10 POO yards
above Bull Run on the Madison side
aud rom the bridge 10 the bouh-
dan.s Of Walnut Hills on the
Orange side.
The club will plant and protect
fish and hope in a few years TO
have good bass fishing.
The club is composed Of fifteen
members
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Taft Will Call Extra SeS-
sion if Reciprocity Fails.
| FARMING TO REPUBLICANS
Says They Must Yield Something
in Tariff or Protection Will
be Wiped Off the Statute
Books.

Washington, Feb 20. - President
Taft notifies congress through Repre-
sentative Mccall. OF Massachusetts,.
that he will call special session Of
Il the senate fails TO vote on the Ca
batdian reciprocity agreement.
The presidents determination In
this matter is clearly disclosed in a
formal statement given out by the
Massachusetts representative as he
was leaving the White House after a
conference with Mr.. Taft. Opponents
of the reciprocity plan in the senate
have been hoping that the special ses-
siCI talk would prove groundless, but
the statement knocks the last prop
from under them on this score.
Representative Mccall, obviously
speaking by authority of the president,
not only makes it clear that congress
will be called back If the senate fails
TO vote on the agreement, but also
serves notice that members who
block action on reciprocity at this SEES
sion will be held responsible for any
business depression or disturbance
that may result from attempted tariff
revision by the Democrats in a spe-
cial session.
The Mccall statement goes further.
Through it President Taft emphasizes
his warning to the Republican party
that unless they are prepared now TO
Yield something in the interest OF a
reasonable policy of protection an OPP
position win spring up that will wipe
from the statute books the last trace
OF a protective tariff"
The Mccall statement conveys a
plain intimation to the Democrats that
President Taft will veto any tariff re-
vision that is not in keeping with his
own theory of protective principles.
This obviously is intended as warn
ing 20 the Democrats that any at
tempt by them to tack the reciprocity
treaty to a radical tariff revision
measure in a special session would be
blocked by executive action when the
measure reaches the White House.
Representative McCalrs statement
makes il apparent that Mr.. Taft is not
talking special session by way OF a
threat. The presidents attitude is pre-
cisely as outlined in these dispatches
more than a week ago. He feels obi e.
gated under the formal agreement
with Canada to call a special session
in the event of the failure Of congre IS
to act before March I next.
The agreement between the two
countries pledges each TO use its ut
most efforts" to bring about the PAS
sage of the legislation. The president
feels that his power to call an extra
ordinary session OF congress Is includ-
ed in this utmost efforts pledge and
that he Is in honor bound TO fiji A.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
THE BATTLEFIELDS PARK MAT
TER

That our editorial Of few days
since in reference to actively taking
up the Battlefelds Park matter was
timely, is shown by the fact that the
Manassas Journal has an editorial
concerning the location of park at
that place and we can shortly ex-
pect other sections in Virginia to be-
gin agitation Of similar propositions
We have no doubt that if a park is
established in Virginia that the great
battlefelds of Fredericksburg, Chan
cellorsville. Spotsylvania, Salem
church and Bloody Angle will be Sc
lected as the site, but we can rest
assured that this will not be done
unless our people are active in push
ing the matter. If We mistake not
our claims to this park are the old
est in point of time and the site we
have mentioned is the only one
which has met the approval Of either
branch of Congress, the Senate,
through the efforts of Senators Dan
lei and Martin, having heretofore
passed a bill locating a park here,
the measure, however, failing to get
through the House by reason Of the
opposition of Speaker Cannon. No
other section of Virginia can advance
such claims to a great battlefelds,
not battlefield, park as can Freder-
icksburg and Spotsylvania county.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
pone Must Rest.

Rome, Feb. 2G.-The pope's condi
ton is satisfactory to his physicians
DR.. Ettore Marchiafava, the consult
ing physician, paid his usual weekly
visit to his holiness and found him
comparatively well. considering his
recent indisposition. Mr.. Marchiafaya
recommended the maintenance OF pre-
cautionary measures, in order to PIE
vent a relapse, and he advised that
audiences should not be resumed.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
President Greets Babies.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Sunday was q
fairly good spring day in Washington
and the president started out for a
walk. In Farragut square he ran into
what looked like a convention of nurse
girls and babies The president stop
ped to shake each child by the hand
and to remark to the nurse in charge
what very fine baby she had under
her care. Some of the children were
too young to recognize the president,
but many of them knew who the big
man was.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
OYSTER DINNER

The ladies of Bethesda Baptist
church, Caroline county, will give
an all-day entertainment Wednesday
Feb. %, at the home Of Mr.. T. b.
Toombs. near Rappahannock Acad-
envy. Oysters, turkey and every
thing good to eat will be served, In
Guiding cake and sweets of all KINDS
Fancy articles will be offered fol
sale. Public cordially invited to at
tend. Popular prices.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
FINE HORSES DONATED
TO GOVERNMENT

Six valuable thoroughbred horses, TO
form the nucleus for breeding high grade
mounts for the u. S. cavalry, have
been rendered to Secretary Of War
Dickinson by their New York owners.
August Belmont offered three, and q
like number were rendered by Edward
B. Cassett, son of the hate President A.
J. Cassett, of the Pennsylvania r. r.
One of the horses offered by Mr.. Bel
mont is the famous Henry of Navarro.
The offers were conveyed to the
Secretary in a personal visit by Mr..
Csssett. In all probability the tenders
will be accepted, as officials of the army
see no legal objection to the acquisition
Of the horses by the government as
gifts. The spirit which prompted the
offers brought forth general comments
Of appreciation in army circles.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
THE WESTMORELANO MURDER CAS-

The Virginia Citizen. commenting
on the recent murder Of Capt. Al
len. of dredge Irene Ruth. off Co
lonill Beach says: 1t is stated now
,ha- the men will not be convicted
o. murder. rs il is claimed they can
Prove ,hc cruelty OF the captain and
.n.t he first murdered one Of the
cres. After that a general fight
occurred.
The three men are in Jail ar Mon
-ros waiting trial.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Weak.Minded Man Stays Two.

High Point, N. c., Feb. 20.-Moses
Speaks, weak minded, cut his wife to
death with a butcher knife and then
walked three blocks to where his son
ln-law, Will Miller, lived and killed
him. then escaped. No cause other
than that the mans demented condi
ton is assigned for the act.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
SUES FOR FUNDS

G.. NJ. Kemper. treasurer OF Mel
son county. has Instituted suit In
the circuit court for that county 10
recover $17.719.S2 OF county funds.
which were on deposit in the Low
lngs,on branch Of the Virginia safe
Deposi, and Trust Company Wheh
tha. concern was declared insolVen-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
lYNcHBuRe's LOCAL OPTION CASE

The argument in the contest of the
December local option election in Lynch
burg was concluded Friday night.
Judge A. A. Phlegar, Of Christians
burg, made the closing argument for
the "drys" who are contesting the cleo
ton, which went wet" bylS5 majority;
About eight hours y, We're nc, consumed
with statements by Thomas Whitehead,
for the ''drys" and Randolph Harrison
and J. 7. Coleman, for the "wets. I"
Mr.. Coleman finished In the afternoon,
when Judge Phlegar began. . y
The real issue narrows down 10 the
right Of a court TO review the work Of
the registrars and election judges, the
''wets" denying that right. Judge
Christian took the case under advise
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Paint Folly

Folly to put-off painting when
paint is high, and folly to use
cheap" paint.
Your buildings are worth
you say how much. If you
don't paint them, how much less
will they be worth in a year
1t will cost more to paint next
year; it will take more paint at
about S. a gallon for paint and
labor.
How much is the cost of paint
by the year?
Depends on the paint. An
average job is 5000 square feet,
10 gallons Devoe: 1928 a gal
lon for paint and $3.50 a day
($2. so a gallon tool for painting;
$4.75 a gallon: $47.50. How
long will it last? Depends on
the owner: say s years; and your
cost for Devoe is $3.50 a year.
Cheap" paint, $1.75 gallon,
takes Is gallons, labor the same
$3.50 a day or gallon: $4.25 a
gallon: Is gallons $6S.75. Say
it lasts 2 years; it isn't sure two
years; it isn't sure at all.
Enough: cheap" paint costs
more than good.
|. Willard Adams.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administra
tor, with the will annexed, Of thu
estate of the late Mrs. Bernice F
Hart, hereby notify those who arr
indebted to the estate to come for
ward and settle, and those whit
have claims against the estate t.
present them duly authenticated fol
payment.
F. NJ. Chichester, Admir-, c. t. a.
lf7-W4W
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Radium May Change Precious Stones.

London, Feb. 2O.-A discovery sug
costing the possibility Of partial trans
mutation Of precious stones by mean.
of radium has just been made acct
dentally by the owners Of the Cornisf
radium works. One of the chief off
Gals. who daily handles the tubes con
tanning the rare element, noticed thai
a diamond in his ring seemed t.
change color and increase in bril-
liancy. Since then several expert
ments have been carried out with re
markable results.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
DEATHS
Mai. Otway S. Allen. prominent
citizen Of Richmond, is dead.

Mai. Otway S. Allen. prominent
citizen of Richmond, is dead.
Mrs. Nellie Weaver. widow OF b.
r. Weaver. died at her home al
Gordonsville Saturday. She is sur
viyed by one son and three daugh-
tera
Miss Vera Boyd died at her home,
near Bibbs Store, Louisa county We'd
nesday night, aged g. She is survived
by her parents, one sister and two
brothers.
Miss Mary l.. Shepherd, of
Warrenton, who has been i'll with
pelagra, died Friday. She was
prominent in church work and indenti-
lied with all the charitable organizations
in town.
Mrs Oscar j. Hayden died last
week al her nome al lrvington. Be
sides her husband and 3 children
she is survived by her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Zones. Of Richmond
county. and several brothers ana sis
ters
Major j. h. Mclaughlin died a;
his home near Morrisville Tuesday
night of pleurisy. He was seventy
years old and was an officer in
The First Pennsylvania Regiment Ia
the Civil war. The remains were
taken to Washington Wednesday
aud buried in Arlington Thursday.
He is survived by one son.
Rev. Richard Libby Carne. Catho-
lie priest, for many years principal
os 81. Johns Military Academy at
Alexandria. died Saturday at the
home of his brother-in-law. col T.
| H. tfcklin. principal of the boys
schools lie is survived by three
sisters. Mrs Ficklin and Miss Mary
/ VI. Carne. Of Alexandria, Mrs.
George F. Potter. of Brooklyn, ~.
IS. He was born in Alexandria Oct
:. 1926.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
JOAQUIN MILLER IMPROVES
@Poet of Sierras" Is Now Able TO SIT
lin and Nav Recover

@Poet Of Sierras" Is Now Able to ST.
Up and May Recover.
San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 2O.-Joa-
quin Miller, the seventy-year-old Poet
of the Sierras." has given the doctors
and nurses of Fabiola hospital, Oak
land. the surprise of their lives.
They all predicted the grizzled vet
eran had only a few days more Of life.
When brought to the hospital he was
delirious and as late as Friday he had
frequent spells OF Inconsistencies,
but that night he took turn for the
better after a surgical operation and
he is so well that he was allowed to
sit up in an armchair in the sun.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
FOR RENT

At Toluca, Stafford county. Va.
one large store and warehouses and
farm and dwelling house and all
necessary outbuildings and good
well of water in yard. One of the
best stands in the county.
For terms apply to N. b. Mussel-
man, Fredericksburg Va.
li12-tf
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
NOTICE

To the Stockholders of the Caroline
County Telephone Company:
The annual meeting Of the stockhold'
ers of this corporation for the election
of officers and directors will be held II
Bowling Green, Va, on Wednesday,
the 9Th. March, 1911. at 2-3O p. m. A
full attendance is requested.
E. A. Collins, Secretary.
Feb & 1911. fi4w4w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
CHOICE BRED POULTRY FOR SALE

Owing to protracted illness | am I'M
able to properly care for my poultry
plant. therefore offer the greater part
of my two year old S. c. w. Leghorn
and White Wyandotte hens and few
cockerels for sale at 81 each. These are
in prime condition and just suited for
best results for early spring eggs for
Matching. Jno. 5. Terrell,
fllltf Fredericksburg. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21

Senator Hepburn has a scheme to
reduce the price of the Congressional
Record to induce circulation. If we
judge the contents by Heyburn's
speeches the government should be
glad to get subscribers to accept it
gratis.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
PURE BRED BOONE COUNTY
WHITE SEED CORN

Grown and sold under the rules of the
Virginia Corn Growers Association.
This corn handled with all possible care
to make it reliable, is offered at the
following prices, fob.
bushel on cob $500
/ bushel shelled ESQ
Shelled corn is fully equal in quality
TO that on the ear and tip, butt and ir-
regular kernels removed in order to in
sure accurate dropping.
95 per cent termination guaranteed.
e. u. Gravatt,
j21tf Port Royal, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
Broken Back Kills at Last.

Allentown, Pa, Feb. 20.-After lying
in bed for five years with a broken
back. Lawrence Maroney died. lie
sustained the injury by a fall while
engaged as a Catasauqua bridge en-
ploye.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
NOTICE no THE PUBLIC

| have opened real estate Office at
Is Law Building, Fredericksburg, and
am prepared to handle properties Of all
kinds at legal rate of commission. !
have recently made advantageous bust
ness connections and can sell property
no matter where located. List your
property at once. ). 1. mason.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
jr7u
$500 REWARD

Will be given for information con-
corning the whereabouts of brown
and white shepherd dog, wearing o
brass mounted leather collar. which
disappeared from Mrs. X. n. Ssvee s
farm Monday night. Finder will please
write to MIR. c. G. Pitzer, Box 20,
Fredericksburg. Va lsiZ
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21

Caleb Powers may not have killed
Goebel, but before he finishes his
congressional term tits safe to assert
that he will feel like numbering some
Of his colleagues in the House.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
WANTED

Sawmill man to cut tract Of
timber. both lumber and ties. VII
also contract for hauling of same
Apply at once TO
J, b. Woody,
Enterprise Building, Fredericksburg
Va 1924
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
BOONE COUNTY SEED CORN

| have for sale a limited quantity OF
carefully selected seed corn from a lot
that produced over one hundred bushe Is
to the acre the past season. Can fur
nish the above either shelled or IN the
ear. Prices quoted on application.
A. F. Turner,
INF Port Royal, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
PEAL. ESTATE WANTED

We have buyers for real estate on
Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers.
List your property with us at once.
Piedmont Real Estate Agency,
~ Fredericksburg. Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21

Harvard Deficit More Than s5o,oco.
Boston, Feb. 20APresident Lowell,
of Harvard. in his annual report TO
the board of overseers, says that the
last year ended with a deficit of more
than $4,000 to the university.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
LAYING BULLETS FOR SALE

Rhode Island Red. Plymouth Rock
and White Wyandotte. Also eggs for
Matching from the "Lay-Like Slot
Machine" strain of White Orphingtons.
Write or phone. H. X. Sweetzer,:F Fred
Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
SEVEN BURNED TO DEATH
Escaping Gas Burns and Wrecks q
House.

House.
Sutton, w. Va. Feb. 20.-But one
member of a family of eight lives to
tell the story of a fire attended by a
gas explosion, in which the home OF
]. D. Harden. a prominent oil and
lumberman, was partly destroyed.
His wife and their five children and
an adopted daughter we're burned 10
death. A fire in the lower part of the
house and a roomful of gas in the up
per part is believed to be the cause
of the disaster.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-21
HORSES FOR SALE

One splendid driving mare, good for
farm purposes, five years old. Also
several first-class farm horses. Apply
tn X. G.. Hildrup, Fredericksburg, va.
1887