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The evening world., 1911-10-18
LAWYER CAUGHT
FOR EXT0RT|0N|N
TRAP Sci AUNT
Woman Says He Has Got
$4,000 From Family
by Threats.

Arthur w. Kaufman. a lawyer and
actor living at the Hotel Cadillac. was
arrested at the Lincoln Nationsi Bank
to-day by Detectives Hegney ana Biz.
mingham OF the West One Hundred and
Twenty-nfth street station on a charge
OF extort!on preferred b. his aunt. Mrs
Frank Greenfield, of No. COG West One
Hundred and Sixteenth street.
Mrs, Greenfield was present at the
arrest OF her nephew. She had taken
part in the trap set for him. According
to her story. the lawyer has terrified
the members OF his family for thre,
years and extorted 10000 from them by
means OF threats. his mother Is Mrs
catherine Kaufman. also Of No. COZ Wesl
ore Hundred IND Sixteenth street. II,
has a sister. Mrs, Weaver. who has twS
small children
A few days ago Mrs. Greenfield go
a letter from the young man lhe is TWEEN
ty-sixl. demanding $500 lie said IN hi
letter that Ne was going fast" but tina
when lie went the two children OF hi
sister would 20 with him"
The family held a conference owe
this letter and decided to appeal TO tn
police, The two Harlem detectives wcr
assigned to the case. Mrs. Gre.snfel
told Thorn her nephew would undoubt
eddy follow ny his letter with a tele
phone call. She was told then to agre
to meet him at thf Lincoln Natlona
Bank and to take there With her $50 |
marked bills. give him the money an
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HENRY J. De ACOSTA
STRICKEN SUDDENLY.
Brother of Mrs. Lydig and Mrs
Root Dies From Heart Fail
ure in Home of Mother.

Henry J. de Acosta. q son OF che late
Ricardo de Acosta and brother Of Mrs.
Philip Lydtg and Mrs. Oren Root. died
suddenly to-day OF heart failure. at the
home Of his mother. No. 1907 Madison
avenue. Mr.. de Acosta, VINO was twenty
Ave years old. had been In failing
he q nearly a year. and was under
care var. John McParlan Of No. l0S
Madison avenue.
The doctor was hastily summoned &c
the dc Acosta home at 0 o'clock thii
morning. When he arrived he found
MIR. de Acosta dead. As he was no
present at the time Of death. he deemed
It his duty to notify the Coroner. Ger,
oner winterbottom and Coroner's Ply,
slcian Weston found nothing to indicat,
that death had resulted from a aus
other than heart failure. The funera
will be held on Friday from 81. Patrick.
Cathedral.
Mr.. de Acosta was an only son. Othel
sisters besides Mrs. Lydig. who Ia II
| Paris, and Mrs. Root, are Mrs. William
Sewell, Mrs. A. II. Sargent OF Brook
line. Mass, and Miss Mercedes d.
| AcostA,
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IDENTIFIES BODY,
SLAIN AND ROBBED,
As ENGL|SHMAN'S
Victim Was Charles Shoe.
bridge, Formerly Private Sec
tI.t .. - % secgH
.a. rotary to- Business Man.

The body east I'm m the be,cA mar
Nav Morn s,.,., r.,.rh la, ,,.h. -,
,an.,e.s 49,. .n.. :. Cs.-,..
S."".-.S.' .~,..
~Ns' '" 800 o'u -"
D"s''n"'e" VINO mao "'eo IN Nc" 10TH
Tor twelve years had been employed
as private secretary 10 . business man
in the financial district. The identtica-
tion was made by r. G. Wilson OF No.
Sl Broadway.
Although the body has been identified
the mystery surrounding Shoebridse's
death Is as deep as ever. DR.. Mord. the
physician. says death was
caused BY drowning. but he condition
or the clothing suggests that Shoe
bridge was robbed before death.
Both wrists were cut. Thu cuts wers
clean. A though made with a ra,or
and tha vain. wsr. .evarsd Tn. v..nnr
AZ 40. 800 ~. $3.50
$500 - .'V
o" " " ."s Op."io" 'nat o""c
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GIRL WHO CARRIED
HEAVY INSURANCE
FOUND MURDERED
Pretty Catherine Brophy Is
Mysteriously Slain on Lonely
Road Young Man Sought.

SYRACUSE. ". Y. Oct. B.-Catherine
Brophy, u pretty young woman OF
Watertown, was found dead with a
bullet In her left temple on = lonely
road near Savannah. Wayne Couaty,
yesterday. She had been murdered. but
The motive for the crime IL a mystery
The victim lef; watertown several
weeks ago M went 10 Buffalo. There
she met a friend on Monday. and after
a day OF shopping started eastward
She arrives 81 Savannah early Monday
evening.
The county authorities are searching
for Albert Demears, aged twenty-s.X.
OF Oswego, on the supositlon that he
may know something about the crime.
Catherine Brophy had resided In vari-
Gus cities OF the state, II is understood
she was born AT Albany, She " said t.
have carried a considerable a:aean. 81
ute Insurance.
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SUMMERTlMERS' DANCE.
Lake Huntington COlOntsts to Rave
Reunion Here.

n summer ~colonists of Lake Hunt.
.ington. Sullivan County. will hold their
annual reunion this year At the Palm
Garden next Saturday evening. II Is ex-
pected they will turn out one thousand
strong, and that the festivities will be
conducted with their usual eclat.
william Adon!s Mason. who discovered
Lake Huntington and blazei the trail
of Lovers Lane three times around the
lake, will appear In his coronation vest
ments and a new diamond ring, the size
of an overgrown carrot. He will lead
the grand march with one Of the forty
seven w!nsome beauties to whom he has
proposed during his summer s%ojourns.
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uNDshLAkE1..
VILLA 4 NECAEA,a
NOli0- n iue -nMOHn Unuertazer,

LAIgeSi And .hUSi coa,p,e.s undSrtak.
ing establishment in the world
Home Office and factory, b~erysnlins
Az. and Main ST., Union Hill, N J.
Phone 100 and t7t UNION. u
Funerals conducted all over. None too
small and none too large. Branches all
over Brooklyn, New York and New
Jersey. For other information write C.:
phone the Home Office and Fac.dOy or
have representative call Positively save
you money and Independent Of the
Trust.
Complete funerals for $500. $500
and $4,000.
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R. K. MUNKITTRIcK DEAD.
Was WeIl-K nown Poet, HuH,Orist
and Magnsine Writer.

r. X. Munkittrick. we'll known for
many years through his books and
verse. died yesterday quite suddenly at
Stamford. Conn. He was an English
man by birth and was hfty-eisht years
old. In 1881 he became q member OF the
tan Of Puck and was the editor OF
Judge from 1901 until 1905.
He attained a great deal OF popularity
by his short rhymed verses on Topic.
~ tho day and was also the author OF
number OF novels. among them the
moon Prince" THE Acrobatic Muse
ana .'The Slambangaree." He was i
newspaper writer OF experience and a
freouent contributor to the Ameri"sr
magazines.
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then walk out into Forty-second stree,

then walk out into Forty-second street
with i'm.
Kaufman, Mrs. Greenfield charges.
called up on Saturday and demanded the
money without delay, Mrs. Greenfield
named to-day and promised to have the
money at the bank. The trap was car
ried out. the money passed and Kauf-
man walked into the arms OF the walt
ing detectives. He was locked up on a
charge OF extortlon to await arraisn-
ment In the Harlem Police Court.
In Harlem Court Magistrate House. al
Kauffman's request. adjourned he case
until Friday to allow him TO get coun-
sci. Bail was fixed at 5000, Tn the
court paper. Kaufman was snter~S a'
wv Kaufman" bu; the police say that
Arthur Is h., proper name.
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erribleSufferfn
Eexems All Over Baby's Body

when my baby was four months
old bis face broke out with G., sema,
and ct sixteen months Of age his face,
hands and arms were in . dreadful
state. The eczema spread all over his
body. We had to put . mask or cloth
oyer his face and tie up his hands.
Finally We gave him Hoods S~arsapa.
rilla and in . few months he was en-.
tirely cured. Today be is n healthy
boy" Mrs. lnez Lewis. Barring, Maine.
Hoods Ssrsaparilla cures blood dis.
eases and builds up the system.
Get il today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called SarsatAbA.
The evening world., 1911-10-18
SOUND LINER HITS WRECK.
Commonwealth Goes to Dry Dock
After Crash With Newport Dereuct.

The steamer Commonwealth. OF the
Fall River Line. which reached this
city to-day. struck a derelict In Nara
gansett Bay last night. After the pas
sengers left, the vessel was sent to dry
dock at Hoboken for examination.
supt. Nickerson OF the line. said:
Tho accident did not amount to any,
thins m the boat will probably 20
out again tonight. The passengers
were asleep and aid not know anything
about the matter"
The evening world., 1911-10-18
Independents May Not Inter-
vene in Suit or See Rec
ords They Wanted.
MAY r E HEARING.
Lawyers for Dissolving Corpo-
ration Refuse to Comment
on OppoSition's Attack.

The United States Circuit Court Of
Appeals this afternoon denied the petit
ton OF the National Cigar Leaf To-
bacco Association. the Cigar Manufsc-
Independent Tobacco saiesmcn's Asso-
citation OF America that they be allowed
10 examine books. documents and other
papers Of the American Tobacco Com
pany. The court also refused 10 per.
init them TO intervene in the suit Of
tho government against the trust, but
grained permission for them 70 take part
in the hearing TO be held Oct. 80.
This was the first assault in the
promised heht against tho plan OF
d~isintegration OF tho American Tobacco
Company 10 be waged by the !nde-
pendent tobacco interests OF the coun-
try. who have been assembled by Felix
II. Levy. a former special Attorney
General. of No. 90 Liberty street.
Louis d. Brandeis Of Boston, the
legal star OF the Bail!ng er-Pinohot con
troversy. 10 working with Mr.. Levy for
the independents. Samuel untermyer
II understood to have offered his services
In the night. but Mr., Levy decided upon
Brandeis. Mr.. Untermyer. however.
will get into tho fight later as counsel
for individual tobacco independents.
The plan OF disintegratlon as proposed
by the Tobacco Trust. according to the
Brandeis.Levy petition. 10 Fundamentally
defective In that Il fails In substance
ana effect TO conform 20 the require
--- A. ~-~x - A.. yv-ts.A dsaA~~
Supreme Court. They claim that the
adoption OF the plan would not In any
substantial sens restore frss oompsu.
tive conditions in che tobacco industry.
INDEPENDENTS MAY De HEARD
Az HEARING OCT. 20.
The independents win only their re.
quest to b heard by counsel at the pub.
posed plan. They particularly wanted
the written data upon which ara based
the ~tabuiations showing the various
factories controlled by the Toocce
Trust, the various brands Of tobacco
and other articles produced by them
and lists Of tho stockholders Of tho
various corporations forming the trust
Further trouble for the Tobacco Trust
doomed up to-day when II became known
that the Attorney Generals OF North
Carolina. South Carolina and virginia
would meet In New York tomorrow &c
discuss the proposed plan OF disintegra-
ton. II these state officials reach a
decision mat u VIII not restore com
peuuVe eondiuons they the,
also may oppose It.
me ~, ,nichardson Jr. Company oil
nouU"e. ~ ~ trust suosidiary' ha'
eA~y oo'ce'e" !" 'ne pish' ana withir
.ne nc~' gov o~ys VIII ME an amended
'. .r. y y IeJoo.ion'
"o,""s care 10 say aoou
tne pe,.ioh "'eu oy these tobacco or
sahizauons' SAID Delaney Nicoll
counsel for the American Tobacco Com
pany. That 10 our position for Nh,
present. Until We have our dsv I,
cour, thar. u,iu ~. no.h,,. -
$780,. r.h...s c"N"' ..o"' IN
~ COMPANY TOT pun
hcation. sueh opinions n beliefs .
we hold ehau be addressed to IN.
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sa'' Ncoraw. land that Il all there =
to Il. Matty pitched . beautiful game.
but how could you expect . team to
win when the batters make but three
hits In eleven innings? I have never
seen our team bat " badly. and It 10
not altogether due to the One pitching
Of the Athletics. Combs pitched beau.
tiful ball. but he la very lucky. Not
once In the game did he have to resort
~ q slow ball or change Of acc.
Naturally ! feel somewhat hurt at
the decisions Of Umpire Connolly. He
may have thought he was right. but
three Of his decisions were very bad
n had Al important bearing ON the
game"
GIANTS INFiELD WENT TO
PIECES IN THE eleventh.
To one who sat In the press boz sad
watched the Giants with q calm eye
las calm as possible under the circum.
stances the trouble seemed to Be that
the great machine tina. toro !ts way
through the West TO a championship
cracked badly in the eleventh inning.
Up to that time the Giants had got
tho biggest share OF the luck. but Dame
Fortune suddenly switched to the Ath-
letics and enough OF the luck broke their
wayto give them the game. The crack.
ing Of the machine VA the thing that
told. however. A. soon - Collins
reached first on his single In the elev.
erth the Giant !nfeid. which up to thu
time had stood like . stone wall went
to pieces.
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ARRA,cNs RUzZiElAMe Fot
DRAGGING IN A WoMAN's NAME

In closing Mr.. Mooney scathtngly ar.
ra,gped RuzzAelamb for having DRAGGED
"A woman's name and reputation before
the public. Ruzzle sat with folded arms,
a look Of patient resignation IN his
pretty iittIs eyes" while he heard his
action In coming into u imputed TO
i,ase m~ercenary motives. Not once did
Puzzle glance In the direction or MS
one-time Br%unehiide. who eat calmly.
With unveiled features. her lips curled
slightly I'm ap~preciative scorn as her st
torney lambastcd tho much suffering
Ruzzie TO a finish.
Lawyer Gordon In his closing speech
turned loose a burst OF oratory that
made Ruzzie perk up considerably.
1--WE are not here TO Judge a case he
tween q man OF years and experience
arainst a young and inexperienced
GIRL he said. mo sentiment should
guide YOU In considering this case. Here
was no simple schoolgirl throwing
over a boyish sweetheart. but q mature
Turing into the meshes Of her
love net a tender youth. whose heart
had never before known the quicken
ing beat Of love or the fire Of passion,
"Deliberaxsly shea married Woman
led him on until he became her abject
s~lave-aiways AZ her beck and call, MA
heart and soul and mind here and onl,
hers. For nine years M kept this boy
absolutely under her control He wa,
s~pellbound by the deep and all-abidinl
love she had inspired In him. And thei
shs tossed him aside"
In his charge to the jury Justice Brow
explained in simple. terse language IN,
course the jurors should take In reach
ing a verdict. lie said they must decid'
two questions: Wa there a promise o
verbal contract 10 marry N AZ so wa
there q breach. lie urged the jury 4
weigh Ruzzielambs testimony CAREFUL,
and decide for themselves whether or no
he had carried the burden OF proof an
made out his case. II they should fin
he had then they should bring In a yer
dict In his favor and name the amour
Of damages 10 which ne was entitled.
The evening world., 1911-10-18
M'GRAWS TEAM
JUb|LkNT OVER
DISAPPOINTMENT
CONTINUED from First Page.)

honors modestly. Bakers arm. which
was spiked by snodgrass whom he threw
himself into third base feet first In at
tempting to steal yesterday. was given
immediate medical attention last night,
and he 10 going about to-day with a
bsndage on the injured member.
The defeat Of Matty 10 the one thing
that has made old BIZ! Penn turn over
In his grave even II the Athletics should
not eventually win the championship.
For six years now the Athletics have
waited for an opportunity to get EVEN
with the peerless pitcher OF tho Giants,
and that result. most happy to them,
was brought about when Baker mashed
the home run drive into the bleachers
after ono man was out In the ninth
inning and sent the Polo Grounds spin
ming on Its left ear.
THAT HOME RUN SMASH WAS
A LUCKY STAB.
That smash OF Bakers was a lucky
stab at that. as he went after a curve
ball that clipped the outside corner of
the plate. The fast ones on the inside
had been his favorites. but knowing that
Matty would never give him such a
thing IN . pinch he " close to the
rubber. and when the bender began It's
outward swoop tho Athletics slugger
~ " An A~tu' e'ou,' me hearts OF
"'N~ s"' '',' .he pam 'nA' snot
N''."su ."e"' .n"' osA' ,o,e Oh a
me nsu' "eio
s"H.."s nv. - v""' :. mas
" 49,. n"' ior ,"a' suoke
N"s seeohu
."' 'AVo''.es
'S' " =" o''"' ""'h " su'
""e
p'sNe"' s"s pose,oi''y OF ooIaS
- y ",o So .'e"'s s'eep ana .
u"o'ousn rs '"o e'a" .""nse' .he''
pans a,'eI 'no se''o a"s 'el, WV horH
Nv. oe'oe" .as' n's"' ior rhiiaue'pH!a
~" nno" " '"sn s"'N'su VI pans ahu
u"ey sippou ou' y 'o" io'N 81 quietly
."a' no' . '''"' was >" manu- u WIS.,
'nsn' ""'
ihousahos OF ANS VINO nave mao
pans 70 SEQ '"o eh're series went u
the fehhsyiVahia s'taion IN New iori
THIS morning IN the hopes that the!
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SHIPPING NEWS.

ALMANAC ron TO-DAY.
sun rsies,. b 10 sun sets, 5lT Moon rses. 2li
TIN. TIDES.
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0kFENee CLOSES WITHOUT
CALLING Mss SMITH.

Attorney Mooney put only one wit
nsss on the stand--Mary Barrets. q
servant employed by Miss Smith
merely to ask her how long she had
been employed there. He then rested
his q to the surprise of every one.
without putting Miss Smith on the
STAND
Mooney began h6 address 10 the Jury
by explaining his reason for not aues-
.,on4ng Miss SMITH:
why shouti ] put this lady to the
further humiliation OF answering these
trivial charges. aich as that OF HOLDING
Ibis yo.ng mans hand on tho train and
yanding him tender love notes7 what
We have to deal with II the question,
did this woman promise TO marry the
plaintfr and, II no. did abe break her
pnomise7 We hope TO he able to o n
vince you that In no way have they
made II clear that such . promise VA
made or broken
Mr.. Mooney then went after Russiss
~credIbuity. insinuating that he had
uuit his Job At the Com EEchanGs
Hank not because Of ~! health. a., he
had tsstiANd but 20 enjoy . ME OF
ease and comfort under his mother's
wing and in h v1tching glow OF Brun-
hIids's ey~s.
Miss SMITHS attorney then pointed
out the absence of n direct reference
to marriage In M one Of the hundreds
OF letters read by Ruzzie's counsel.
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D.

NEEKEN-On Oct. 10, 1911. SARAH.
Funeral from her brother-tn.law'
rcsideace. Neil Mcclellan. 3Os WitXst.
st., Thursday. : T.. II. Intermons CD.
vary Cemetery.
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made this answer in The manner OF =

made this answer in the manne OF .
eeritabie Corse Payton hero;
II cared nothing for money. II was
love I wanted and she turned me away"
In mis- cross-examination to-day Attor-
~ Mooney asked Jsuzzie about a letter
from the then Mrs. Cummings. dated
Sioux Fails. South Oak, In october. 1907.
when the fair B%runehilde was getting
her divorce from former Mayor Cum.
miags at stamford. Mrs. Cummings
urged Ruzzie to destroy the letter and
the mex; day after resolving II Ruzzie
wrote "a letter which Attorney Mooney
produced In evidence.
"was this letter of yours written In
answer 20 the ono from Sioux Fails2'
he asked.
Ruzziclams read Ids letter carefully
and said 1t was not.
Attorney Mooney then read the episae
TO the jury.
II stated positively that Rurzie had
destroyed all the letters he had received
from HE lady love. Even the one !
cot yesterday" he wrote.
Attorney Mocnsy then turned Ruzzie
hack 10 the tender hands OF Attorney
Gordon for redirect examination and
Immediately the mystery Of Mrs. c."
was unveiled.
VINO is the Mrs. c. opposing coun-
Rl has questioned YOU about2' asked
Gordon
she ls q Mre. Grove. sixty or sixty-
nve years old. who has bcen q friend OF
my mother and grandmother for
years" answered Ruxzie. she used 20
see us nearly every day. and when l
was short of money sle helped me to
yo IN n sanitarlum at Della ware Water
Gap .r q rest. Ny mother later re-
ambursed her"
Attorney Mooney had made the insin-
uation ma Mrs. c." and Ruzzie had
gone TO the sanitarium together. Ruszio
wanted II distinctly understood that the
suggestion of more han piatonic friend
ahip betvesn HIM and Mrs. c." wal
absurd. hene his willingness to-day to
tell who the mysterious second wom-
an IL. Having made this explanation his
lawyer rested Ruzste's case.
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e L o

smfTNG> CLlIKs GSSIsT%Nl( Nsnis1 ;,
perienced; ti2 par week. Call supeFintendsnr
ofics. u. W. JohnS Manville Co.. foot Both St.
South Brooklyn.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-07-29
STEAMER RUNS ON ROCKS
1876 Passengers on Stranded Empress
OF China Rescued.

Toxic. July 2S.-The steamer En-
pres of China, of the Canadian Pa
ciGc railway line. stranded on a sub
mereed rock of Molina Sak light
while attempting to round the south
ern point OF Ava peninsula, inbound
to Y0kahoma. The 1S5 passengers were
escled
Tie accident occurred near the
scene Of the wreck of the Great
Northern steamship Dakota In the
spring OF 1901 Submerged rocks ex-
tend about a mile from the coast.
which is swept by dangerous currents.
Tie Empress of China sailed from
Vancouver, b. c., on July u, and was
making for Toxic en- route to Yoke
hama. forty miles to the west and
north.
As soon as word Of the accident was
received in Toxic, Vice Admiral Saito,
the minister Of marine, dispatched the
cruisers Aso and Soya. Of the Japa'
nese training squadron, to the assist
ance Of the distressed steamer
TIE cruisers took off the mails and
baggage of the Empress and aided In
taking the passengers to the mainland.
The passengers temporarily were
hons ed in temples and a school build
ing and later proceeded by train to
Toxic.
The steamers bottom was badly
damaged. and If the craft is saved II
will take three months time to repair
the vessel.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-07-29
RUN FROM DROUGHT

With many residents of Glen Echo,
Md, preparing % move To Washington
temporarily. because Of the lack OF
water and the danger Of an outbreak
Of disease. and with the entire polula-
ton joining in tie appeal, 1--WE want
water. the situation at the htt!e
Maryla township took on such a
serious aspect Thursday that Mayor
Louis Witkowski called upon Surgeon
General Wyman. Of the marine hospital
service. 10 inspect the town water. This
was done with the object IT showing
the War Departm a' the G.,e stats
of the town so tat permission can be
gained to tap tl- water supply OF
Washington.
The residents &C Glen Echo either
went entirely without water or carried
it from distant springs or bought 1t The
town reservoir Was practically dry.
On learning that 1t wau.d De- contrary
10 law for the War Department {. allow
the Washington water supply L. be
tapped for Glen kchO, because The law
pro.ii expressly against such action.
Mayor WitkOWsSI at once started q
show the department an exception
snould be made for the sake OF human
ity. If the marine hospital service can
shoN that the water is unhealthy, citi-
zens of the town believe this exception
will he made.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-07-29
EXCURSION TO ASHvlLLE

Black Mountain, Hendersonville, Hot
Springs, Wynesville and Lake Toxa-
way, N. c.
Southern railway announce its annual
mountain excursion to Western North
Carolina. Aug. 3, 1911. Two weeks in
the glorious '1and of the sky" sap
phire country" at very small cost.
Round trip fare from Danville, Va,
to Asheville, N. c.. $3.50; proportion
ately low rates from Danvllle, va, 10
other resort points mentioned:
Tickets good on all trains, Aug. Bird,
in coaches or Pullmans, and returning
until Aug. 18th, 1911. Trains leave
Danyille at $40 a. m and as p. M,
Aug. Bird, 1911.
For detailed Information, booklets,
Pullman reservations. etc, consult tick
ct agent or write S. E. Burgess, ID. +.
a., Richmond, Va.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-07-29
GOOD ROADS TRAIN
Southern r. r. Train to Help Good
Roads Sentiment.

The special "road improvement train
operated by Southern K. X. and afflhat-
ed lines in cooperation with the U. 5.
Office of Public Roads, will enter Nlr-
GINA Aug. 5. and spend nearly a month
in the State, the detailed schedule hay
ing been arranged up to September z.
The schedule includes the following:
Aug. z, Alexandria, $50 A. M; Ma
nassas, 2 p. M.
Aug. 8, Marshall, 9 A. NJ; Front
Royal, 2 P. NJ.
Aug. 10. Charlottesville, p. M.
Aug. IL, Orange, $3.50 A. NJ; Cul-
pepper, 2 p. M.
Aug. IL, Remington, 10 A. M; War
renton, 2 p. M.
At each stop free lectures and demon
strations will be conducted by two roao
building experts assisted by represen
tatiye of the land and industrial depart
ment of the Southern Railway. Two
coaches Of the train are filled witt
exhibits, pictures and working models,
and the lectures are illustrated will
stereopticon views. 1.-THE Southern Rail
way at great expense is handling thl'
train without charge to the government