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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

Washington, D. C.-To assist the
Persian government in reorganizing
Its finances w. Morgan Shuster, of
this city, will be appointed treasurer
general Of the empire. Mr.. Shuster,
who reorgauized the Philippine GUS
toms service and revised the Philip
pine tariff law, is one of five Ameri-
cans who will be employed by Persia
In its financial rehabilitation.
The Persian Parliament recently
passed a law authorizing the gov
ernment to seek five American eN-
perts to reorganize the finances. The
Persian charge in Washington there
upon took up the matter with the
State Department, which suggested
the names Of five Americans compe-
tent to undertake the task
In addition to the treasurer gen
eral, the positions to be filled by
Americans are those of inspector and
an expert accountant, who will serve
as assistants to the treasurer gem
eral, and a director of taxation, with
one assistant. The American ap-
pointees will be under the direction
of the Persian Minister of Finance
and their contracts will be for a
minimum of three years. Arrange
ments practically have been COM
pleted for the appointment of these
other experts. and their names will
be announced shortly.
The advent of the Americans in
Persia will be in line with the policy
OF the new regime of the empire to
introduce foreign talent In various
capacities for the purpose of mod
ernizing the administration Of the
country.
Mr.. Shuster has had many years
of experience abroad in the service
of the United States government
From 1898 to 1901 he was in Cuba,
chiefly in the customs service, and
In 1901 he was appointed collector
OF customs for the Philippine Is
lands, having charge of reorganiz-
ing the Philippine customs service
and revising the Philippine tariff
laws. Upon the recommendation OF
President Taft, who was then sec
retary OF war, Mr.. Shuster was ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt in
1906 secretary of public instruction
in the Philippine Islands and a men,
Der of the Philippine Commission.
He is a member of the bar of the
Supreme Court OF the United States
and of the federal Court of Customs
Appeals, as well as OF the Supreme
Court and Court of Appeals OF the
District of Columbia.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
VISIT OF FRENCH SQUADRON.
VIII Stop at New Orleans and the
Naval Academy.

Washington, d. c. Lieutenant
Commander Benoist d'Azy, the
French naval attache, called upon
Acting Secretary Winthrop at the
Navy Department to notify him that
the French squadron in the West In
dies will visit New Orleans between
February 23 and 25. AS the Mardi
Gras festivities begin on February
as, It is believed the French sailors
will probably remain until that time.
There are three vessels in the squad
ron-the Conde, the Gloire and the
Admiral Aube The same vessels
also will pay a visit to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis between
March IL and II.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Mexicali Retaken by Rebels.

Mexicali, MeXico.-General Simon
Berthold and his band of insurgents
recaptured Mexicali The insurgents
camped about two miles below MeXi.
cali Friday and marched into the
town at dawn. The Mexican officials
hurriedly crossed to the American
side.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Now Baroness Decies.

New York.-Helen Vivien, second
daughter of George ] Gould, head
of one of the wealthiest and most
prominent families in America, was
married at st. Bartholomew's Epis-
copal Church, in Madison avenue, 10
Baron Decies, an English army Off.
Ger. She is Is years old; he is A
The church was packed with a bril-
liant assemblage representing the
best of New York's social and pro-
fessional life, together with sprink-
ling of foreign nobility, relatives and
friends of the bridegroom.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Model of CoImmhms' Shin.

Paris. - The Marine Museum of
the Louvre has been enriched by
what is described as an excellent
model on miniature of Columbus
ship the Santa Maria Rear Admiral
Besson presided at the dedicatory
exercises, the feature of which was
the story of the voyage and discovery
Of America retold by NJ Rompol,
professor of naval archaeology.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
3 YEARS FOR BANK wRECKERs.
Crawford Brothers Sentenced For
Breaking American Trust Co.

Philadelphia guilty to
charges Of wrecking the American
Trust Company, of this city. DR.. ].
Kanier Crawford and Joseph s. Craw-
ford, brothers, and vice-presdent and
ecretary-treasurer, respectively, OF
the institution, were each sentenced
to three years in the county prison
and fined $500 in Quarter Sessions
Court here
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
To Europe by Airship.

Boston.-The all-metal aeroplane
for Harry Graham Carter's proposed
flight to England will be built here
The fight will begin at Sandy Hook
and the aviator hopes to reach
Queenstown in 40 hours The esti.
mated distance is 2,400 miles. The
aeroplane will be equipped with two
30-horsepuwer motors, which will
drive twin-screw aluminium propel
lers. The framework is to be hol.
low tubing, so that it may be filled
with gasoline.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Twenty Years For Lyncher.

Newark, Ohio. -- Judge Weygandt
overruled the motion for a new trial
Carl Etherington, dry" detective,
who was found guilty of manslaugh-
ter for completely in the lynching Of
Carl .Etherington, a dry" detective,
in this city last July and sentenced
Mckinley to twenty years in the Ohio
penitentiary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
SChenk Files Smit.

Wheeling, West Virginia. 49, John
o. Schenk, millionaire packer, filed
the petition in his suit for divorce
against Mrs Laura Farnsworth
Schenk, recent defendant in the fa-
nous poisoning trial He names
Daniel u. Phillips, a piano salesman
of Wheeling, as correspondent. Pend
ing hearing of the divorce suit
Schenk agrees to pay his wife s25
a week alimony
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
TO BE ~ STORIES HIGH.
Seattle's New skyscraper TO BE the
Highest Outside of New York.

Seattle, Wash.-The last obstacle
in the way of the erection of a Al
story building in this city by the es-
tate of the late C. NJ. Smith, OF Syra-
cuse, N. Y, was removed, when the
council committee that has been GO
ing over the plans voted to grant the
permit. The local agent for the
Smith estate informed the commit
tee that he skyscraper, which will
be the highest Office building in the
world outside of New York city, will
be begun within the next six weeks
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

Fort Worth, TeXas.-At the great
age of 1876 years and undoubtedly
the Oldest white woman in the world,
Mrs. Lucy Owens is dying at the
home of her daughter, centenarian,
a few miles west of Long View Mrs.
Owens was born in North Carolina
when the Revolutionary War broke
out, and three years later she saw
George Washington. She is the only
living person who has seen Wash
ington.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Says Dowie Was Insane.

Battle Creek, Mich. - Gladstone
Dowie, son OF John Alexander Dowie,
founder OF Zion City, declared here
that his father was mentally incom-
petent for the nine years preceding
his death. The son claimed he and
the family noticed the first symptoms
when the aged man began to refer
to himself as Elijah H." Mr.. Dowie
said that he believes his father was
insane during his entire career at
Zion City.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
SAFE BLOWER SECURES s1,sOO.
Citizens Held At Bay Outside Bank
BY Two COnfederates.

Linwood, Kansas robbers
blew up the safe of the Llnwood
State Bank and escaped with $500
in silver and currency.
Citizens were held at bay outside
the building by two OF the men while
their companion inside emptied the
safe.
With drawn revolvers the three
men retreated to the outskirts OF
town and disappeared.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
LOCAL OPTION FOR ALABAMA.
House Passes Bill And the Senate
Is For IL.

Montgomery, Ala.-By vote of
SIS to "A the House Of Representa-
tives passed the Parks Local option
bill AS the Senate is known to be
Overwhelmingly in favor OF local
option bill, it is believed that the
Parks bill will be rushed through
that body and become a law before
the end of next week.
The bill provides that As per cent
of the number that vote for Governor
can petition for an election on the
question of wet or dry" It also
provides for distilleries and brew
cries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
80 INDICTED AT DANyILLE, ILL
This Is Result of Vote-Selling Probe
In Joecannontown.

Chicago-Eighty indictments have
been voted by the grand jury of Ver-
million county in the vote-selling in
vestigation.
One city official and one county
official are included among those
named in true bills.
More than a hundred additional
indictments are under consideration.
This action by the jury is taken to
mean a fight to the finish against the
influences that have been exerted
against continuance of the inquiry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Rear-AdmiraI Terry Dead.

Washington, d. C.-Rear-Admiral
Silas Wright Terry, retired, who was
prominently identified with the naval
operations of the Civil War, died at
his Washington home of pneumonia
He was a native of Wallania, Ky,
where he was born 6S years ago
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
MONUMENT TO LINCOLN.
Senate Passes Senator Cullom's Bill
With House Amendments.

Washington, ID. C. The Senate
Wednesday concurred in the House
amendments to Senator Cullom's bill
providing for the erection in Wash
ington of an appropriate monument
to the memory of Abraham Lincoln.
The House so amended the bill as to
place Senator Cullom and Speaker
Cannon on the permanent commits
sion. Senator Root moved concur
renee by the Senate and the motiol
was unanimously adopted.
The proposed monument is to cost
$2,00O,O0O.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Forty-one Sellers Indicted.

Portsmouth, O,-Forty.one indict.
ments we're returned by the grand
Jury which has been investigating
vote-sellng in Scioto county for the
last three weeks. None of the in
dictments was made public and nc
action will be taken upon them un.
til the Supreme Court of the State
has passed on the legality of the dis.
Embellishments inflicted by Judge
Blair on the confessed vote-sellers OF
Adams county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Kidnapper Gets Twenty-Five Years.

New York. - Giovanni Gangi,
peddler, who was convicted last week
of kidnapping five-year-old Rosina
Giordino, the daughter of a baker,
last March, was sentenced by Judge
Grain in the Court of General Ses-
sions to 25 years in the state prison.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
TOMB OF MILLIONAIRE ROBBED
GhOnlS Carry Off WOman'S Body
From Cemetery.

Erie, Pa. - Body snatching that
may equal the daring grave ghouls
who stirred the country more than
a quarter Of century ago when the
body of A. r. Stewart, New York's
pioneer merchant, was stolen, has
stirred this section of Pennsylvania
in Indignation at its daring as moth
Ing has since the sensational kidnap-
ping which occurred in this vicinity
a few years ago.
The mausoleum of one Of the most
prominent families of this section Of
the state was desecrated. A body is
missing from the vault Of the family
of the late Congressman William l..
Scott. The police Of neighboring
cities and communities within 400
miles have been notified of the crime.
The discovery was made by two
women walking through the Erie
Cemetery. The family was imme-
diately notified and a watch was
placed in the cemetery at midnight
after all assurances were made that
the missing body was not in the vi-
cinity.
Is Mrs. McCollum's Body.
While the police have been inform
ed Of the grave-robbing, no name is
attached to the missing body by
them. The first information to the
public came from the family, but
again no name is given. 1t is known,
however, that the body taken by the
ghouls is that Of Mrs. McCollum, Sis
ter-in-law of the late Mr. Scott. The
police believe the body is being held
for ransom and that the vandals also
intended to carry away the bodies
of the millionaire and his wife.
Investigation showed that the cas-
ket containing the body of Mrs Nc
Collum had been carried away. The
caskets are sealed in a wall, and a
chisel had been used in breaking the
seals before the metallic box could
be carried away.
That the casket and body were car
ried away in wagon is indicated by
tracks in the snow about the mauso-
leum. The footprints OF four, and,
in some instances, six men are dis
cernible about point where the end
of a wagon might be placed.
Cemetery Offers Reward.
The Erie Cemetery Association Of
fered a reward of $1,000 for infor-
nation that will lead TO the arrest
and conviction of the ghouls who
desecrated the mausoleum. Later de-
velopments indicate that the body OF
Mrs. Anna NJ. McCollum had been
taken from the casket before its re-
moval from the mausoleum. Parts
Of the casket were found scattered
over the floor of the vault. Although
a large force OF detectives are max
ing a thorough search OF the city not
trace OF the robbers or the missing
body has been found.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

Returns from the New York public
library indicate that fiction fell of In
demand as compared with books of
historical or scientific nature. This
should spur the Indiana school OF nov
elists to renewed efforts or some
thing
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Two Hurt on Z. 5. Dolphin.

Washington, d. C.-An explosion
of one saluting charge of a gun on
the American gunboat Dolphin, now
at Port au Prince, Haiti, caused "ex-
tensive superficial burns" to two of
her crew, according to telegram re-
ceived by the Secretary of the Navy
from Captain Laws, of the vessel.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

1t may be theoretically possible to
transport 10000 men across the Alps
In aeroplanes. but with the example
of Moissant and Hoxley in their minds
the chances are that 5000 of them will
refuse to be transported in that way
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
HOUSE INCREASES
ITS MEMBERSHIP
Crumpacher Bill Fixes Size of
House For Ten Years,
BASED ON THE 1910 CENSUS REPORT.
Democrats, aided by Few Republic
cans, Win Fight for Increased
Representation ReappOrtiOnment
Under the Census of 10iO--New
York Gains Six and Pennsylvania
-Four Additional Representatives.

Washington, d. C.-After March 4,
1913, the Senate concurring, the
House of Representatives will con-
slst Of 433 members. This is the re-
suit of an all-day struggle in the
House over the question Of reappor-
tionment, which finally resulted in
the passage Of the Crumpacker bill
fixing the size of the House for ten
years, commencing with the Sixty
third Congress, at the number stated.
If Arizona and New Mexico should
be admitted to statehood, they will
be given one representative each,
bringing the total up to 435.
Under the new reapportionment
plan no state loses a member. The
following states gain the number in
dicated:
Alabama, / California, 3; Colora-
do, 1 Florida, /; Georgia, /; Idaho,
/; Illinois, 2; Louisiana, l. Massa-
chusetts, 2; Michigan, l. Minnesota,
/; Montana, Il New Jersey, 2; New
York, 6; North Dakota, /; Ohio, /;
Oklahoma, 3; Oregon, / Pennsyl-
vania, a; Rhode Island, /; South Da-
kota, /; Texas, 2; Utah, /; Wash
ington, 2; West Virginia. /.
The House spent more than five
hours in discussing and voting upon
the bill and various proposed amend
ments. An amendment offered by
representative Bennett, of New York,
and designed to cut down Southern
representation, was voted down by
l54 to 90.
Champ Clark, of Missouri, in ia
voring an increase in membership,
declared that the real work OF the
House would continue to be perform
ed in committees and that the num-
ber of representatives on the floor
would make little or no difference.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
To Wipe Out Holiday,

The bill abolishing the ioIH"
February election day as a legal nU'
day and making Columbus Day "
gal holiday will be signed by uOI
ernor Tener as soon as it is returD''
from the Senate. Some changes ="
construction of the bill will be ne'''
sary, but they will not alter me "
tent of the measure and 1t WI" y y,
signed by the Governor as soon "
the changes are made.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

China will sacrifice 200,000000
uueus for the artificial hair market this
year. and all will be sent to America
The Joke on the Chinese is that they
don't know that puffs have gone out OF
fashion now.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

A Butte man who is being sued for
breach of promise is charged by the
plaintiff with having called her MY
Dear Tobacco" No wonder she wants
$4,000, since he was not explicit
enough to say whether she was of fine
cut, or a mere plug.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Now Head Of Central of Georgia.

Savannah, Ga. c. II. Markham,
OF Chicago, was elected president OF
the Ocean Steamship Company and
the Central Georgian Railway. Mr..
Markham is president of the Illinois
Central Railroad.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

A San Francisco man says he will
rot before he pays alimony to his d.
vorced wife, but it is believed he will
change has mind before decomposition
gets a firm hold on him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Defeat Anti.RecinrocitY Bill.

st. Paul, Minn-The House by a
vote of SO to 90 defeated the resolu-
tion directing the Minnesota Repre-
sentatiyes in Congress to work for
the defeat of the Canadian reciprocity
agreement A similar resolution is
pending in the Senate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

Washington, d. c. - The Senate
bill providing for the reorganization
of the consular service was passed by
the Senate. This creates ten consul
lar Offices and abolishes eighteen.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Boiler Blast Kills Ten.

Smithville, Tex.-Eight white men
end two colored men we're killed and
four injured by the explosion of
Missouri, Kansas & Texas freight 10.
cor, olive boiler.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
L. $. Minister Bars Cook.

Copenhagen.-U. S. Minister Egan,
in accordance with the university
opinion, has written Cook dissuading
him from a visit here, fearing un-
pleasant demonstrations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Crippen Will Probated.

London.-The will of DR.. II. II.
Crippen, made just before his eXecu-
ton in Pentonville prison, and leav-
ing all of his S1,342 estate to his
sweetheart, Ethel lie Neve, was re-
corded for probate Friday. Miss lie
Neve is the sole executrix.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
exile Mcbride" Dead.

Buffalo, N. Y.-John j. Mcbride,
widely known as Exile Mcbride"
and for years an ardent worker in be-
half OF home rule for Ireland, died
at his home here. He was 63 years
old
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Cnnners Indorse Reciprocity.

Milwaukee, Wis. - The National
Gamers Association in convention
here indorsed the proposed reci-
procity agreement between the Unit
ed States and Canada.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Texas Is Shipping Strawberries.

Houston, Tex-Texas strawberries
are being marketed, according to ad.
vices received from Alvin and Pasa-
dena. First shipments were report
ed from those points Wednesday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

The man who experiments In fruit
growing may produce strawberry so
big that II will fill box by itself. and
leave no room for deception.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Railroad Commission Appoint"e'"

William S. Seibert, Of Plt'sV"'
was appointed assistant to the ''',
tary of the State Railroad Co""
sion. Mr.. Seibert was acting '''
tary of the commission durlnB
year intervening between the '''
nation OF Secretary Harry S, Cav,
and the recent appointment Of Az
bald B. Miller. of Philadelp""
secretary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

When a real London desperate gets
into action he puts a Rocky noun.
tain train robber into the amateur
class.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
WIDOW KEEPS
SUICIDE PACT
Kills Herself and Child After
Her Husbands Death.
FAMILY IMPOVERISHED BY ILLNESS.

Mrs. Lynwood S. Keene, of Oxford,
Me-, Shoots Her 14-year-old Son
and Then Kills Herself While the
Body of Her Husband Is BEING
Prepared for Burial Downstairs,
All Three Bodies viii BE Buried
Together, According to Theh
Dying Request.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
AMERICAN HELP
FOR PERSIA
Experts to ReOrganize Its
Finances.
W. N. SHUSTER is TREASURER GENERAL.

W. Morgan shuster, of Washington,
VIII BE Appointed Treasurer Gem
eral of the Empire, and -Four
Other Americans VIII Assist Him
in the Work Which VIII Take at
Least Three Years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

Chicago ia trying to furnish Its
school children with twocent meal
for one cent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16
Editorial Association OAlcCIs,

The State Editorial Association
its final session here elected I"'s
officers; President, o. D. Scnu,
Hamburg; first vice-president' Wv.
bic Allen, Greensburg; second Wv Wv,
president, George w. Wagense''Tr
Middleburg; third vice-presldeh1
p. Hastings. Milton; secretary-uy"a,,
urer, r. p. Hapgood, Bradford '"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-02-16

The telegraph line from PelrVp, ,,',
losk via Tigil and Voroskala 10 ~"
togorsk in Kamchatka will be oP'''
shortly.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-31
TRIMBLE ELECTED
CHIEF OF &. A. r.
iIIinoisan Elected Unanimously At
Rochester Meetino-Pension. Bill
10 Endorsed.

Rochester, N. Y.--Judge Harvey M.
Trimble of Illinois was unani-
mously elected commander-in-chfef
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
when Colonel John McElroy of Wash.
ington, his opponent. ended a bitter
contest by Withdrawing from the race.
On motion of Colonel McElroy the ad-
jutant general cast one vote for Judge
Trimble
On recommendation Of the commit
tee on resolutions the encampment In
dorsed the Sherwood pension bill.
which Democratic Leader Underwood
has promised congress will pass at
the forthcoming session, but the in
dorsement carries the proviso that the
bill be made to conform as closely as
possible to the Sulloway bill. which
was pigeon.holed in congress. The
Sherwood bill was favored by Judge
Trimble
Los Angeles was selected by an al
most unanimous vote for the 1912 en-
campment.
In general order No. 1, issued by the
new commander in chief, the official
G. A. r. headquarters are established
at Memorial Hall. Chicago.