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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-04-01
BRUSH CREEK.

Spring is here, and our farm.
ers are busy plowlng.
Piper Barton and family, of
Emmaville, spent last Sunday at
Amos Hlxson IS.
Mrs. G. w. Hixson and daugh.
ter Margaret spent Saturday af.
ternoon with Mrs. NJ. E. Barton.
Charles Lodge, a student in
Dickinson College, is spending
his Easter vacation in the home
of his mother, Mrs. E II. lodge.
Charles Jackson, If Altoona,
recently spent sometlme with
friends and relatives IN this place.
Mrs. John Bard and Mrs. AL.
yah Whitfield spent a day last
week at A. w. Spades.
&. w. Hlxson, wife and chill
dren, spent Sunday afternoon at
w. Q. Hanks.
Mrs. Grace Patterson, of Pitts
hurg, is spending few days with
her parents, Amos Hixson and
wife.
Jacob Spade is having the foun.
datlon dug for a new barn which
he expects to build in the near
future.
Ross Hlxson, Sebert Barton,
and Marshall Lynch were busi.
ness visitors TO Everett last Sat-
urday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-04-01
WATERFALL.
Where has the writer gone 2

Where has the writer gone
1t looks as spring has come, as
the plows are going and the farm
ers are moving.
Abram Cutchall and son, Of
Finleyville, were looking up old
friends here last week. MIR.
Cutchall has colt 9 years and 9
months old, that weighs 1890 lbs.
II. H. Berkstresser's wife was
northeast the past week.
Samuel Black took load of po-
tatoes to Finleyvllle on Tuesday
of last week, and reports them
a fair sale.
l. q. McClain has sawed a
house and barn bill to be shipped
to Bellwood, Blair county.
Lemuel McClain, of Zion City,
lett w. f. Berkstresser's for the
West He is mot stuck On Rev.
Alexander Dowle.
Wilbur Berkstresser called to
see Hon. James A. McDonough,
and was glad to find that he is I'm
proving IN health.
DAVID Newman, of Woodvale,
was the guest of + O. Kesselring
on the 2Sth.
David Miller is removing from
Dublin Mills to Bellwood this
spring.
The letter from Dublin Mills is
butte. 1t needs llble to follow
1t. Edward, turn to the Pennsyl
vanla Citizen and page 1O4, enti.
tied by S. S. Shimmell, he will
Further understand. So don t
use anybody's name unless 1t is
followed by A Llble.
w. +. &.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-04-01
THOMPSON.

We are having glimpse of old
fashioned March weather.
Jacob Hess burned a lime kiln
last week.
Isaac Cutler is building barn.
David Gregory, also, contem.
plates building a barn this sum.
mer.
John Hess and r. M. Simpson
spent last Sunday at Elmer Cor.
don's.
Henry Waltz has purchased the
Martha, Strait farm, recently
owned by "Kelly" Strait.
Alvah Gordon and bride, of Ell.
kins, w, Va, are expected home
on Thursday.
Ross Bard spent Sunday at
Jared Pittman's.
Hearst Brewer spent Sunday
with Oscar Litton.
Roy Daniels and wife spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends
at Needmore.
Quite a mum mber of people from
this vicinity attended services at
Laurel Ridge last Sunday, con.
Quoted by Rev. Spriggs and choir
of Sprlnghouse Valley.
Services at Damascus next
Sunday at 10 a. M; communion
after service; Sabbath school at
9 o'clock. Services at Antioch at
s p. m. Rev. Powers will organ
lze Sabbath school at Laurel
Ridge next Sunday, at 8 p. m.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-04-01
Why Big Navies Have Come.

The reign of big navies has
brought Germany to an annual
national treasury deficit of $780,
100000. 1t is more responsible
than any other cause for Eng.
lands deficit of $65, 100000. Our
own deficit of about 100000, 900
is part depression and part Pan
ANA Canal, but 1t is also part
navy.
But it is not the English Dread
nOught which started this naval
ex panslon, as Mr.. Carnegie and
others have charged. The Ger
man naval act, nine years ago,
began the mad lace in navies.
Up to that act each land had
built for it's needs alone. Eng
land, with an empire spread over
the seas and half the world s
shipping, had a navy as big as
any other two navies. Our own
was small, but equal to any Pow
er likely to attack US.
Germany out of a clear sky in
1900 laid down program for
twenty years to come. 1t pro
vided for thlrty-elght oattleships
the biggest single naval order
IN history. The German Empire
has tenth of the worlds steam
and sail tonnage-half as much
as this country-few colonies and
none any threaten. It's coasts are
safe from attack. 1t his not two
continents to defend, as has the
United States.
The German battle ships can
not be for defense. They are
for attack. They are, as Mr..
Frederick Harrison has just said,
"the spearhead of the strongest
army on earth.
With this program alarms
spread over the world. England
began building Dreadnoughts.
The United States followed.
France turned to long-neglect-
ed navy. Italy and Austria en-.
tered anew on battleship build.
ing.
If the Relchstag were to stop
Germany's battleshlp program
naval expansion would cease ev-
erywhere else. - Philadelphia
Press.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-04-01
Public Sale.

The undersigned will sell at public sale at his
r sdence about IA mile north of Knobsville. on
the road leading IRON Mcconnellsburg to Fort
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-04-01
Summer Normal.
auctloneer

The undersigned will teach a Sum-
mer Normal in the new school build
Ing, at McConnellsburg, Pa, begin
ming Monday, May 10, 1909, at 1:3O p.
M, and continuing eight weeks. Good
board may be had for So 90 a week,
or 50 50 from Monday noon to Friday
noon inclusive. An examination for
provisional certificates by the County
Superintendent, will be given at the
close of the term.
For further information address
EMERY THOMAS,
LEWIS HARRIS.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-04-01
Seylar has the Drugs.

Harry E. Huston, Saltlllo, Pa,
wants 500 bushels of potatoes at
50 cents a bus hel. 4l2t.
j. G. Relsner will spend next
week in the eastern cities buying
goods for their spring and sum.
mer trade.
$4,000 to loan IN sums of not
less than $500. Inquire of M. r.
Shaffner, McConnellsburg, Pa.
HIDES WANTED. - Hi ig h e S t
market price paid for beef hides,
horse hides, wildcat skins, and
all kinds of grease, at Paul Wag-
ner's Tannery, McConnellsburg.
Alex G. Lamberson an family
removed from the Cove last week
to the Selling farm near Akers.
vile which MIR. mberson re.
Gently purchased. We trust that
they may find their new home
pleasant.
HlDES.-James Sipes & Sons.
pay the highest market price
for beef hides at their butcher
shop IN McConnellsburg, also
highest price paid for calf skins,
sheepsklns and taIlow.
Forney's horse sale in this
place last Saturday was well at,
tended, and the horses sold at
prices ranging from a little over
fifty dollars to one hundred sew
enty. Two or three of the best
horses were not sold.
WANTED. For General House.
work IN a pleasant suburb of
Washington, D. c., woman capa.
BILE of going ahead. Good wages
and car fare refunded If satisfac
tory. Enclose reference. Ad-
dress, Fulton County News, Nc
Uonnellsburg, Pa. 3 25 3t
The attention Of the farmers of
Wells and adjacent townships is
directed to the posters advertls
ing "Prince of Wells, j. l.. Du-
wallis fine Percheron. This horse
will be at Mr.. Duvall's stable, on
the Old Correll farm, two miles
south east of Wells Tannery.
Rev. Powers will preach at An
tioch, April 4th at 7.30 IN the eve
ming instead of 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. He will go to Laurel
Ridge at 3 o'clock on the after
noon of that day to organize
Sunday school.
FARMLAND WANTED. Single
man, start with $50 a month with
chance of better wages if suited;
10 minutes walk from Johnstown,
good locality, and desirable job.
Address ADAM KEPPLER,
h. f. d. ). Johnstown, Pa.
J.A. Pearce,a farmer in Cooper
township, Clearfeld county, last
fall had yield of $50 bushels of
potatoes from one and one eighth
acres of land, and received 90
cents par bushel for the crop
quite a nice bunch of money for
the product of so small a plot.
You should not delay under
any circumstances IN cases of
Kidney and Bladder trouble. You
should take something promptly
that you know is reliable, some.
thing like DeWltt's Kidney and
Bladder Pills. They are unequal
ed for weak back, backache, IN
hammatlon of the bladder, rheu.
matte pains, etc. When you ask
for DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder
Pills, be sure you get them. They
are antiseptic. Accept no sub.
sttutes; insist upon getting the
right kind. Sold by Trout's drug
store.
Alta Congregational meeting
held in the Presbyterian church
last SatuI day, a call was uuanl-
mously extended to Rev. John M.
Diehl to become the pastor OF the
charge composed Of the church
here and that at GreenhilI, giving
three fourth Of his time here, and
one fourth to Greenhill. Mr..
Diehl Is now IN Dakota, but is ex
pected to take charge of this
work at once.
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
HUSBANDS INSURANCE
IS WANTED BY WIFE
Mrs. Arlieville Krumke Seeks to
Compel MOther-in-Law TO
PAY Over Sum.

The Law has been invoked hy Mrs.
ArIieviIls Erumke, widow OF Oscar O..
Erumke. To compel her mother-in-law
to release her claim ON sLt00 life in
surauce policy carried by Erumke
The wife says she paid every premium
except one on the policy from the time
II was taken out. I'm 1896. uutI the day
of her husbands death. The Insurance
was obtained she declares. iu order
that She might have some security for
the sum or Eo5J which she advanced
from tirue 10 time TO her husband. and
she was uamed as beneficiary
KFUmke died in November last. and
the widow presented her claim for tho
policy 1t was then she learned that
her husband had caused his mother 90
be made the beneficiary The mother
had pad one premium of $3.50, and
the policy was made over 10 her. Mrs.
Krumkr entered suit against her mother
iu-laW and the Insurance company this
morning iu the District Supreme Court.
She asks the company be restrained
from paying the money 10 the mother
in-Iaw and further that the change of
beneficiary made by oscar q. krumke
U5 declared void
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
TILLN8N PLANNING
ROOSEVELT EXPOSE
Declares He Will Spring
Charges Against the
President.

II am going after the President just
as he has gone after me, and 1 hope
to get the same kind of evidence on him
that he has produced against me-"
This was the somewhat startling state
ment made 10y Senator TuIman today
when ne was asked about the speech
which ne said yesterday he intended TO
make at some future time expressive OF
his opinion OF President Roosevelt
Tillman would not today tell OF what
he expected to accuse the President. Il
am gathering evidence" said he, and
until / set what 7 am after, I can not
tell what line I may take"
He said that it would probably be a
month at least before he would be ready
to take the floor TO assaiI the President.
Asked whether he would deliver his
speech before President Roosevelt went
out OF office, he answered:
You bet your life ] will"
The Senator was not in the Senate
chamber this afternoon, being busiIv en-
gagged in preparing the speech he Will
make against the President
Senator TIlIman has received "a D1rru-
Der OF kilograms from friends commend
ing him for his course. One of these is
signed by +. NJ. Rucker, a member of
the California Legislature, who wires.
Take the lid or
Another message is from a friend i'm
South Carolina who says that ReDubIf-
can literature is being sent out as Of
ncia. documents.
Senator TuImans nnhGc admission on
Continued on Second Page)
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
OVER CHILD
TAKEN TO COURTS
Mrs. Katherine Binder Jacob
Pleads for Return of
Daughter.

Mother love pitted against the af-
feCtIou Of "a foster mother forms the
circle OF destiny around little Anna
Marie Kane. the seven-year-old
daughter of Ms. Katherine Binder
Jarohi. who has lived all but ten DAYS
Of her life I'm the home OF Mrs. Anna
NJ. Kane. OF 459 street northwest.
The issuance Of writ ~ habeas cor
pus sgaHst Nrs Same al tqe iusfanca
OF Mrs. Jacob, the chilC,s mother, Of
Rochester ~ Y.s has proved a great
blow to the foster mother. but she de-
clarCs that she viii fight the case. Tt
took a deputy marshal seven hours to
gain admission 10 the home OF Mrs
Kane after Justice Barnard had grahted
the writ
Little Anna was only ten DAYS old
when her mother advertised for some
one 90 take care Of her. She WIS not
able TO take care Of the child herself
and its father. who is said 20 still live
i'm Washington, advised her to advertise
for some one.
Mrs. Kane said today that a written
agreement was signed by herself and
the chiJd.s mother by which the latter
reIiuqushed all claim upon the baby.
Mrs. Kane declared that the baby was
at the point Of death when brought 10
her and that heroic treatment was Civ
en- it and after a long fight the Child's
life was saved.
The mother OF the child disappeared
from Washington ana since than has
been married to a wealthy automobile
man OF Rochester N. Y.
In her petition TO the courts. Mrs.
Jacob asserted that she had kept track
of the child for two years after she gave
10 into the care Of Mrs Kane. but after
that the foster parents disappeared and
she was unable TO trace them until re-
Gently. when she found the little girl I'm
the Kane home. Mrs. Jacob eUCOuU-
tered % new obstacle when she discOv-
cred that SO great was the love of the
foster mother for the little girl that
Mrs Kane refused TO part with the
child. and Mrs Jacob at once sought
the aid of the courts.
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
EXPLOSION
ENTOMBS HUNDRED
Lick Branch Collieries Scene
of Another AppalI-
ing Disaster.

WEIGH, W Va Jan. Zone hum
dred miners were caught today i'm a sec
ond mine explosion az the Lick Branch
collieries.
Hardly had the crepe been taken down
from the doors Of the many humble
little homes on the banks of the Elk
horn near the Lick Branch C0Uiery.
than an explosion. which now promises
20 be more drefuI than the one Of two
weeks agos in which half a hundred
lives We're lost, occurred, bringing adj
ditionaI sorrow.
Fathers and brothers OF some of those
killed iu the last explosion are known
10 have been I'm the mine at the time
the second explosion occurred 10 is
knoWu that $50 miners were on duty at
the mine
SwltchbaCz. the scene o. the eHpIo-
sion, is small village I'm Mcdowell
county. iu Ir,a center of the great Fiat
Top coal fields.
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
IS CUT OFF
FROM COMMUNICATION
Amount of Damage Done in Washington State by
Earthquake Shocks Still Unknown-Nlt Baker
Smoking and Crater Full of Lava.

At Blaine, buildings nf stone. were
rocked. and in some cases badly crack
cd. At Port Townsend, windows were
shattered by the score. roofs fell I'm
and q panic ensued among the citizens
the siege guns mounted I'm the iorti-
hcationE settled on their swivels,
Tn Tacoma, two distinct shocks were
felt At Everett. reports state the shock
lasted eleven seconds British CoIum-
bia felt the shock severely, ana in Vic
toria people ran about the street Al
Vancouver. the fishing feet IN the har-
Dor for tha winter, was swept from
moOrings and carried into the bay.
News from points further North was
cut Off when the Alaska cable went
down last night. Up 10 that time
flashes told of damage by earthquake.
extending from Fairbanks throug tho
interior country of lower Alaska.
Government instruments recorded two
shocks extending for an area Of 500
miles
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
LIQUOR BATTLE ON
IN WEST VIRGINIA

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Jan 1.-Two
huge petitions. each made up OF many
smaller petitions with thousands OF sig
natures, viii bee filed with the I.sgisIa-
rure which conveues iu biennial session
here today Each Of these petitions has
been aled f9 offset tho other-onc cj~-
eulated by tae brewery and saloon in
terlsts OF the State, and the other by
the Ant-SaI0on League.
The Ant.-SaIOOu League petitions for
the prohibition amendment The other
petition is for the model license law
The PT0LLbLtiouiets viii also come into
the Legislature with "a request for local
option. and the greatest fight on the
liquor question ever waEed lu the West
Virginia Legislature is about to begin.
Tire lobby or tine liquor interests and
The anti-aguor interests was never 50
large
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
SUGGESTS A HIGHER
TAXING RATE HERE
Representative Gardner Has
Four Plans to Finance
the District.

I'm view or the 100000 cat in the
District estimates for the next fiscal
year, EepresentatIy Gardner Of Mich
igan, a member of the Approximations
Committee. presented in a speerh to
the House today suggestions as to
-FOUR methods By which the District of
Columbia may be financed and sstiz-
factory appropriations bc available i'm
the future.
soon after tho appropriations bin
had been called up this aft. rnoon Mr.
Gardner arose and said.
The Committee on Appropriations i'm
framing the bin for the expenses Of
the District or Columbia for the fiscal
year ending June so, 1870 was confront
I'd by a financial sfuatiou present and
prospective Lhat we TeaI OagHt to be
presented to- the House
Tile estimates of The Commissioners
f2r the ensuing fiscal year. exclusive. of
the Water Department, aggregate Sl6.-
o'6s -ss'-5- Tho estimated revenues Of
the District amount To S5,a35. 1000. n like
sum being provided out of the United
States Treasury, makes tine sum total
of The revenues for the next fiscal year
sl-slz.s+1 IL viii thus appear that the
estimates Of the Commissioner exceed
the resources 10y nearly 100000
This would necessarily increase the
Uutuu1ed debt 10y so much as Fz the
ciheraCc between the income and the
outso. The Uufuuded debt of the Dis
ulgt on July 4 next and which is paw
able wholly from the revenues of the
District, amounts tu S4.1s#.-f-. The law
requires IHat beginning with a payment
of this debt on July I. 1879. The Wbc-e
sum shall be paid within the i've sue
ceedIuE years with interest at 2 per
cent 0u AN unpaid balances. This uu-
funded debt arises from advances made
HE lHe Government of the United States
during the Iasr eight years 90 enable
lIe District tn carry oD- and in large
meas IIe complete certain important
and In the main greatly needed public
-----. .C---- ~ permanent r.ara.ter--
The Washington times., 1909-01-12

SEATTLE. Wash. Jan. Efforts to
re-establish communication with Nome,
Dawson, and Valdez, Alaska. are being
made today 10 ascertain the amount OF
damage done by the seven seconds
seismic disturbance which shook the
Sierra Nadre mountains from Tacoma,
Wash. TO far northern points
with the shock in Washington State,
late yesterday, came the reports from
outlying districts that 500 miles Of
mountain range felt three distinct
uuakes. end Mt. Baker, the tourists
landmark, belChed fire and smoke. To-
day the mountain gives forth acrid
fumes and the crater uf the century
extinct volcano is fuU Of red-hot lava
At BelIinEham. Washington. the citI-
zens were panic stricken when the flrs-
shock occurred. Hundreds of people
rushed to the streets. Walls cracked.
chimneys toppIed, and tall towers
swayed
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
BILLION ASKED
FOR PANAMA CANAL
Senator Hopkins Introduces Bill Which Calls for Astound
ing Bond Issue-Knox Wants Under Secretary
Of State at $4,000.

Senator Hopkins of illinois, member
of the Senate Committee ON Inter
oceanic Canals, introduced a bin iu the
Senate today authorizing a bond issue
of g650g0JJ for the construction Of the
Panama Canal The bin is in the form
Of "a proposed amendment 90 the exist
ing canal act
The effect of 1T would be to increase
the amount of bonds wlich the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Is authorized TO ls-
sus for the construction of the canal
from SIa5 oJ0CG0 10 s503,5l0.og0 The orig
fuaI authorization was for Sla5.GJ1. .gH1
The bin was referred to- the Iutcroceaulc
Canal Committee.
The bin is looked upon ass frauE
recognition ou the part of WcII-iuf0Tmcd
members of the committee having most
10 do with canal construction that the
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
NEARLY YLURFD
TO INSURGENT FOLD
Cannons Champion Is Led to Say He Would Gladly
AID IN Perfectng House Rules When Gardner
Shows Him Where He Stands.

Only tine timely fan of the Speaker S
EaVeI saved Representative Mann of
Illinois from placing himself unreaerv-
edly within Jhe ranks of the House in
suTgeuJs today.
Strangely enough. Mn Mann had
taken the floor to hold up to criticism
and rjdieuIe the suggestions offered by
Representative Cochran Of New York
and aGmer OF Massachusetts with a
view to amending the existing rules.
Mt Mann delivered himself of his cri .-
cism, i'm the meantime being led craft
lly ON hE Mr. Garner and he was final
Iy induced to say that He would will
ingjy aid Mr Gardner 10 perfect The
rules
Then & understand. said Mr. Gard-
ner "thar YOU approve Of the general
purpose of my intent TO revise the
EIIlaz Pc
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
FINED FOR OPENING
HIS OWN OFFICE

PARIS. Jan deputy BietrI was to-
day sentenced 90 six months in prison,
for breaking the seals which the author
titles place ON the doors OF his news
paper office, following the attack upon
FaUjieTes bE Jean Mathis. a hotel wait
er The attack was al first believed -J
be the result OF ID mouaTchist plot and
BietTs OfuCe was closed. pending an
Investigation by the police.
The Washington times., 1909-01-12

Now Nj Mann is Speaker Cannon IS
voice ON the floor of the House. and he
was slumped His previous acku0R-T-
edsement indicated that he was i'm
sympathy with Gardner and apparently
he was at a loss how to proceed. Not
SD with AIr. OImstear OF PENNSYLVANIA.
who was occupying the chair. He
hr2Tcly hed TO the rescue of his dlscom-
htcd colleague and TO the accompani-
ment of the smash of the 'gaveI ON the
table he announced that Mr. Mann's
time had expired
Mr- Mann smiled gratefully and took
MS seat His predicameut, however.
vas TOO good a joke to lor pass. and
Mr.. BuTlesou. of Teas. yielded him Hf-
teen minutes 20 answer Mr.. Gardner s.
question. Mr. Mann took the fifteen
minutes, used il, but lodged the qucz-
u2h
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
MICHIGAN COACHES FAIL.

SEATTLE. Jan. I2.-TWo colleges OF
the Northwest are now figuring on a
change in football coaches for next
season. It SIS interesting 10 note that
the two men who VIII I'm all probability
be replaced are zrzduateE az the Uni
versity of Michigan. Walter Rheln-
schud. or the State College, and Frank
S. Norcr1ss, Of the Oregon Agricultural
College. are the two coaches who are
not slated for reelection by their re-
spectiv@ boards
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
MAYOR TOM JOHNSON
MOVES INTO A FLAT

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Jan. 12.-Mavor
Tom J.. Johnson has taken possession
OF an EucId avenue fiat. giving up his
fine mansion. lie viii live Iu top floor
suite
The mayor VIII Keep one Of his three
automobiles. as the garage viii only
hold one car. Apparently the mayor
has saved enough of his fortune 10 have
some comforts.
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
WEATHER REPORT.

The storm which IS now central over
the Appalachian mountains viii rr0Ha-
bly, develop still further, acC0mpanfes
by general precipitation in the Eastern
States tonight ana be followed bz fair
and colder weather "wednesday as the
sf 0rm passes into the Atlantic
Freezing Temperature IS probable as
Tar south as the central portion OF the
gulf region and the interior OF rcrrnarp
florida.
Stzamers departing today for Euro
pean ports viii have fresh u1-theagta--
iE winds. probably shifting 10 north
westerly "wednesday Wilh rain or snow
10 the Grand Banks
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
FORECAST FOR DIsTRrCT

turning into snow and colder tCrfv-f
wednesday fair and colder. ufufr1rfr.I
temperature tonight % degrees To - de-
grees ABOVE zero moderate variable
"ihas' aA-LIHs 10 fresh northwestcrIy
The Washington times., 1909-01-12
TE8IPERATUPF
SUN TABLE
.DE TABLE

Today-High tide, 1912 a. m. low
tae 500 2. n. and 6.+7 o. m-
IomOrrDW-H tide, t2.gs n0 and
- -55 o. IA Low tide, 2 a. m. and -.7+
J.. n