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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
EUGENE ELY
HURLED TO DEATH
Aviator Unable TO Regain Con-
troll of Machine.
.BIPLANE CRASHES TO EARTH
Machine Fails To Rise Again After
Making a Sensational Dip-Ely
Tries To Jump Out As He
Descends With Aeroplane.

Macon, Ga.-Eugene Ely, aviator,
was fatally injured at the State Fair
Grounds here when his machine failed
to rise from a sensational dip and
plunged with him so feet TO the
ground. He fell in the presence Of
nearly 5000 persons to the middle OF
the enclosure of the racetrack, after
almost clearing the machine by a
desperate leap when he realized his
peril.
He died few minutes later regain
ing consciousness just before the end
long enough to mutter:
81 lost control; / know ! am going
to die"
Ely made a fight in the morning,
ascending to an altitude of 3,100 feet.
At 245 o'clock he began his second
flight from the track enclosure. which
he circled in few minutes travelling
about 30 miles an hour. AS he was
completing the circuit he made a dip.
The machine shot down with
tremendous velocity and the crowd ap-
plauded, thinking the aviator would
rise, as he had done many times be-
fore. But Ely seemed to lose his
grip, for the machine continued its
downward plunge and he attempted to
rise from his seat.
In fact, he released the lever al
together and half jumped, barely clear
ing the aeroplane as It crashed to the
ground The machine was demolish-
ed and Ely struck with terrific force.
Ely left his wife in New York two
weeks ago to come to Macon to make
flights for the Georgia State Fair He
had been giving spectacular exhibi-
tions here for eight days, going up on
one occasion in rainstorm. He even
offered to make a flight by night,
painting his craft with phosphorus.
The offer was declined.
A greweoma feature of the tragedy
was the fight by the spectators to
secure souvenirs. The policemen were
swept away by the crowd and few
minutes the Uttered field was cleared
of every bit of the wreckage Ely's
collar tie, gloves and cap disappeared.
Ely had a premonition Of disaster
before he ascended. He told his as
sistants he felt that something would
happen and asked them to notify Mrs.
Ely in New York.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26

A woman paused the other day on
her way to Reno-regarded by those
journeying thither as the fount OF eter.
nal happiness-and explained that the
American husband was bore and the
educated Englishman was not. There
is a certain amount OF truth in what
she says. When relieved OF the neces-
sity OF working for the family living
the Briton has time TO cultivate those
graces Of life which appeal so strongly
10 the feminine heart, says the New
York Herald. But he who must work
for every dollar that his wife spends
has no more time to devote to social
matters than II he we're trying to fill
a sieve with water. But is II not
cruel to call such man bore and to
intimate that because he is necessar.
fly much away from home he has
transferred his affections to some
other quarter? II the well connected
Englishman could unite with his dis
tinguished bearing, capacity for spend.
ing and suavity of manner the money.
making gifts of the American we
should have husband of the sort cal-
culated to rob Reno OF most OF its bus
iness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
CARNEGIE MEDAL WINNERS
Bronze and Silver Medals For Those
Who Risked Their Lives To Save
others-Widows and Orphans
Get Pensions.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Forty-seven bronze
and twelve silver medals were award
ed by the Carnegie Hero Fund Com
mission at its fall meeting here, as
recognition OF heroism IN saving hui
man life or in attempts In which the
life OF the hero was jeopardized. In
addition to the medals. cash awards
were made for reimbursing loss, for
relieving debt on homes and the pur-
chase OF homes, for educational and
other worthy purposes, amounting to
S53,036. Pensions to survivors
amounting to 1915 monthly were also
issued, with awards Of s5 month to
children, amounting to $50 monthly
OF the rescues one of the most
novel was the saving of man from
wild animal. Thirty were saved from
drowning, from fire, 2 from run
away teams, from trains, 16 from
suffocation in mine, sewer OF well and
/ each from an impending fall and
machinery Thirteen of the heroes
lost their lives.
Pension for Heroes Widows.
Among the awards are: NJ. Wood
hall Blanchard, deceased, silver medal
to widow and pension of $50 month.
Blanchard died attempting to save a
man from drowning at Keansburg
N. j., August 25, 1910. Albert T.
Johnson, deceased, silver medal to
widow and s1,O71.36 toward liquidat-
ing her Indebtedness. Pension of SS5
month, with SIS extra, for each of
three children. Died In gaseous well
attempting to save laborer from suf-
location at Powell, Wyo., February
IA, 1910.
William H. Shaw, deceased, silver
medal to mother and s1,100 to liqui-
date parents mortgage on property
Died attempting to save companions
from drowning at Medicine Hat, AL.
berta, July IS. 1909
Archibald II. Davis, Jr., silver
medal. Attempted to save companion
from drowning at Tallulah Falls, Ca,
August 10, 1909.
Died To Save Others.
August c. Anderson, deceased
bronYf modal to father and $3.50. Died
we boy from drowning at
| .iss,, May s, 1909.
Il l.. Manlove, deceased,
medal to mother and $3.50. Died
v lpting to save boy from drowning
\ indianapolis, July Z, 1910.
tThomas l. .Marqua, Jr., deceased,
bronze medal to mother, died trying
to save girl from drowning at Barlow,
Fla, July /, 1910.
Charles II. j. Pickett, bronze medal
and $4,000 for education. Pickett,
aged IA, saved companion from drown
ing at Laceyville, Pa, August 13, 1910.
Edward T. Rasmussen, bronze
medal and $4,000 for education.
Saved man from drowning at Fairport
TIarbor, o., August 6, 1909.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Express Co. Quiz.

Washington.-All the secrets of the
express companies of the country will
be barred when the officials answer
under oath, about one hundred ques-
tions propounded in an order just is.
sued by the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission. The questions cover every
phase of the express business and the
information received will be used as
the basis of an investigation of the
companies.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
STATES ASK LEAVE TO PROTEST
Southern Attorneys-General File Petl.
ton Against Tobacco Plan.

New York-The Attorneys-General
of North and South Carolina and Vir-
ginla filed joint petition with the
United States Circuit Court here
against the proposed reorganization
plan of the American Tobacco Com
pany.
The officials say their States raise
260,O00,O00 pounds of leaf tobacco an
nually and that the hundreds of thou
sands of persons engaged in the in
dustry there are vitality concerned in
the dissolution OF the trust as order
ed by the Federal Supreme Court.
They assert they have made a care
full study of the dissolution plan sub
mitted to the court, which in their
opinion is fundamentally defective in
that it does not restore free competi-
tion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26

A Pennsylvania husband put his
purse in the stove for safekeeping.
His wife, ignorant of the fact. started
a fire, and now they are hoping the
treasury department will redeem the
charred remains. There are regularly
chartered institutions in the business
OF caring for other peoples money and
they pay premium for the privilege
OF doing so. Money hidden about the
house is never safe and the people
who thus hoard their funds had bet
ter put their trust and their cash in
some good bank.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
TAFT GETS GOLD BRICK.
Beats Senator At Lifting OF the Aurl'
ferrous Ears.

Deadwood, s. D.-President Taft
further qualified as a miner SatuT
day, when he was dropped LOO tret
down into the famous Homestake gold
mine at Lead.
Mr.. Taft also spent some time in
the Government assay Office at Lead
and watched the casting of a real
gold brick. Later the President was
shown room full of the precious
bricks, each of which weighed 125
pounds and worth about 100000
apiece. Someone "stumped" the Presi'
dent TO lift brick He picked up one
of the precious bars with the greatest
ease. Senator Gamble tried to do
likewise, but was not so successful
In this city, where he spoke shortly
after noon on the tariff vetoes, the
President was presented with small
gold brick worth more than $500.
ut is a great pleasure to gold-brick
the President" said Representative E..
w. Martin in making the presenta-
tion.
"It is a great pleasure to be gold
bricked in this way" replied the
President.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
lynched Without Blow.

Manchester, Ga-Without firing a
short or exchanging blow mob of
80 men quietly lynched Jerry Love
lace, a negro brakeman, charged with
having assaulted Yardmaster Herman,
Half a dozen masked men overpower-
ed Marshal Collier and took the Jail
keys from him. They led their victim
to Ferndale Park and hanged him to
n tree within 10 feet Of the sidewalk.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26

The latest innovation projected by
Mrs. Ella Flagg Young. superintendent
of schools of Chicago. is the introduc-
ton OF instruction in Tipping" which
is another name for the art and mys.
terry OF descending scathless from NOV
ing vehicles. The idea is that every.
body who has acquired skill in this
direction-irrespective OF sex-will
know too much to jump OF a street
car heading in any other direction
than that In which the car is moving
OF course, before the generation that
has been taught Tipping supplants
that which is now in control. great
many accidents may occur to reckless
patrons. In the meantime, however,
1t is inexplicable that intelligent wom-
en- continue to alight from street cars
in such a way as TO court danger.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
1a DAYS MORE FOR TAFT.
President Extends His Itinerary To
November 12.

Billings, Mont-The itinerary of
President Taft's supplemental tour
was completed here and the date OF
his return to Washington was fixed for
November H. The original trip will
end at Pittsburgh October 81
The itinerary of the continued trip
is as follows:
November University Of West
Virginia, at Morgantown.
November 2-6-Hot Springs, Va.
November Cincinnati, to vote.
November S-Louisville, Ky.
November 9-Frankfort, KY
November 10 0- Abraham Lincoln
Memorial at Hodginville, Ky.
November 11-Nashville and Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
November 12-Washington
II is probable that smaller cities
and villages will be added to this
itinerary if the railroad facilities will
permit,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Wnman Killed BY Train.

Wellsburg, w. Valuable to hear
an approaching train because of a
shawl that she wore over her head,
Mrs. Sarah Bevers, an aged woman OF
West Wheeling, was run down and
instantly killed by Chesapeake and
Potomac train. The engine crew fail
ed to see the unfortunate woman until
it was too late, heavy fog envelop-
ing the track.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Banker Goes To Prison.

Pittsburgh. - Jacob W. Hill, a
prominent banker of East Brady, Pa,
was sentenced to serve five years in
the Federal prison at Leavenworth,
Kansas, for violation of the banking
laws. He was charged with false re-
turns to the comptroller of the cur.
rency. Hill declares he was not re-
sponsible for the wrecking of the First
National Bank of East Brady, OF
which he was cashier, and had he
been given time he could have saved
the institution.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Torpedo Hits Target.

Norfolk, Va-It was unofficially
stated here that after several attempts
the cruiser Montgomery fired a tor
pedo almost entirely through the
recently constructed steel caisson that
was towed to Hampton Roads several
days ago to become the target in tor
pedo tests The torpedo, which was
fired at distance Of 500 yards along
a cable, failed to reach the target on
two occasions, stopping halfway be-
tween the cruiser and the caisson.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
ROOSEVELT IN A NEW ROLE.
The Colonel Wants To Maintain An
Eloquent Silence.

Inc CoIoneI wants 10 MAINTAIN An
Eloquent Silence.
Richmond, Va.-The part which
former President Roosevelt will take
in the coming national campaign prob
ably will be one of silence This be-
came publicly known here through a
letter which he wrote to Congressman
]. Hampton Moore, OF Pennsylvania,
president OF the Atlantic Deeper
Waterways Association. declining an
invitation to address the convention.
Colonel Roosevelt emphatically de-
clared:
From now on ! wish to avoid max
ing any speech that I possibly can
avoid"
Concluding his letter Mr.. Roosevelt
said: 81 cannot undertake anything
further Of any kind or sort now"
Those portions Of the Colonel's let
ter were interpreted to mean that he
wished to refrain from giving utter
ance to any opinions which possibly
might be misconstrued in connection
with the presidential campaign.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
vIce.Presldent or Mexico.

Washington.-Pin Suarez, candi-
date for vice-president OF Mexico on
the ticket with Francisco Madero, Jr.,
has been elected by a substantial
majority, according to formal an
nouncement telegraphed to the State
Department by Ambassador Wilson at
Mexico City.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Gill Breaks Air Record.

st. Louis-Howard w. Gill, in bi-
plane broke the American endurance
record at Kinloch field by remaining
in the air hours 16 minutes 35 sec
onds. The former record, made by
the late ST. Croix Johnstone, was 4
hours minute. Gill ascended at
12.49.55 O'Clock and descended at
5.06.30 His flight was principally
over the field, but at times he flew
over a triangular course Of more than
30 miles.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Accidents On Railroads.

washington.-To prevent disastrous
accidents such as the wreck of the
Pennsylvania special at Fort Wayne,
Ind, on August IA, recommendations
were made to the Interstate Com
merce Commission by II. w. Belknap,
chief inspector of safety appliance,
for q rigid enforcement Of rules con.
cerning the operation Of trains over
"cross-over' switches.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Miners Want More Pay.

Pottsville, Pa-The convention OF
the ninth anthracite district, United
Mine Workers of America, in session
here adjourned after formulating the
demands to be made upon the opera.
tors for higher pay and better work
ing conditions. The demands call
for a 20 per cent increase in the rate
Of pay for all employees over and above
the rates awarded in 1902; a work
day of not more than eight hours;
complete rec ignition of the union.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
The Fulton County News
McConnellsburg, Pa.
DIVERSITY IN FARMING.


The farmer is in a hazardous bust.
ness at the best. His success depends
TO a very large extent on the weather.
Droughts or excessive rains are disas-
irous TO him Early frosts threaten
him. says the Charleston News and
Courier. AS in other hazardous bust
nesses, he must make large profits In
the good years 10 make up for the
loses OF the bad years. His profits
must be recorded In ten-year periods.
He cannot Judge from the record OF
one year what his profits are. More
over, II is evident that as a success
sion OF seasons must assist each other
In maintaining a general average OF
success, so the best insurance he can
have In any one season is the planting
OF diverse crops, the harvesting OF
which will take place at different sea
sons OF the year. He can thus escape
complete calamity In the event OF
storm or other natural disturbance.
The man, for instance. who has
made money on truck in the spring can
face the loss of his cotton crop with
equanimity. In the average for the
year he finds things balancing up, and
although he has lost the profits OF the
one crop in the destruction OF the
other. be has been insured against abb
solute loss on the entire years opera
tons II is the capacity of the soil in
this section for widely diverse crops
that makes II SO valuable. This is not
a one-crop section. The lands are not
merely good cotton lands They are
good truck lands. good orchard lands,
good pasture lands. They can be made
to yield wealth in a variety OF ways.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
U. S. NO PLACE FOR DODGE.
Says Americans Don't Know How To
Treat a Gentleman.

New York.-On board the Lusitania
when she sailed from here was Walter
Phelps Dodge, who is leaving the Unit.
ed States because, he declared, they
don't know how to treat gentleman
over here"
Dodge married Miss Helen Steck in
England in 1909. A few days ago she
brought suit for divorce, alleging
cruelty, The notoriety incident to the
suit angered Mr.. Dodge, and he said
that he has made his last appearance
in this country
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
BEeeAR WORTH $4,000.
Lived In Hovel, but Bequeaths
Riches To Sister.

San sco-Michael Sullivan.
who had begged on the streets OF San
Francisco for S5 years, was found dead
in his hovel here Bank books found
in a mattress showed deposits of more
than $4,000. Sullivan's death was
apparently due to natural causes. He
left a will in which he bequeathed
$4,000 to his sister, Mary A. Sullivan,
OF Utica, N. Y.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Recover Twenty From Maine

Havana.-Twenty corpses from the
petty officers quarters and berth deck
of the battleship Maine were removed
from the wreck Friday to Cabanas
fortress. About forty-fve bodies have
now been recovered since the work of
raising the sunken craft began The
arrival of battleship is being awaited
at present, when the rest of the ex-
plosion's victims will be taken from
the shattered hull
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26

A California poet wants to borrow
$50 for the purpose OF having his
poems published in book form. II he
succeeds in negotiating the loan We
are going TO give up the idea that no
one can be poet and financial
genius at the same time.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26

The doctors don't want the mortar
and pestle on their automobile tags.
That is the symbol Of druggist, they
declare, and very naturally they don't
care to be taken for soda water dis
pensers and souvenir postal card
dealers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26

A New Jersey woman wants d.
yorce because she finds bungalow life
too monotonous. 1t is hard to tell
whether some of the miseries of mar.
ried life are tragedies or jokes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Killed BY Mexlcans.

Akron, O.-S. z. Weegar, OF this
CITY, learned through a letter signed
by Charles Smith, of Douglas, Ariz.,
that his stepson, Edward Mason
formerly OF Akron, was shot and kill
ed by natives at Aqua Prieta, Mex,
about two weeks ago. No details were
given.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Salem Rejects Commission.

Salem, N. J.-Salem decided against
the commission form of government
in Tuesdays election by majority of
81. The vote was light, only 26 more
than the number who had signed the
petition voting in its favor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26

One OF the wealthy ladies Of New
port gave dinner and dance for her
domestic servants few evenings ago,
but It is reported to have been tame
affair. None of the participants danced
on the table or eloped with one in a
lower sphere Of life.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
t2 AMERICAN WARsHiPs THERE,
Largest or Any Foreign Fleet In
Chinese Waters.

Washington.-A feet of American
warships greater than that of any for
eign power, or even of China, are in
Chinese waters. Twelve vessels
three cruisers, two destroyers, five
gunboats, one transport and one col
lier-commanded by Rear-Admiral
Murdoch are assembled in the Yang.
TIE river or at its mouth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Edison To Get Nobel Prize

Stockholm, Sweden.-It is said that
the Nobel prize for physics probably
will be awarded this year to Thomas
A. Edison.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Move To Limit Armaments.

Berlin.--lt was semi-officially de-
MED here that negotiations were pro-
ceeding between Germany and Great
Britain relative to the limitation OF
battleship construction.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26

A Philadelphia man was obliged to
leave his mother-in-law as security for
his board bill In Atlantic City. No
body is guessing as to the haste made
to get that board bill paid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
American Killed In RussIa.

Kyshtym, Russia.-A NJ Erich, an
American, and manager Of an electro,
metallurgical factory here, was shot
dead through a window Of his resi-
dence
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
rwentx.sIx Miners Killed.

st. Etiene, France.-Twenty-six men
have been killed by an explosion in
the Bardol Coal Mine while fighting
fire which has been raging in the
workings since Tuesday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
cosarave Goes To Golfers.

New York-John O'Hara Cosgrave,
until recently editor of Everybody's
Magazine, has accepted the position OF
managing editor of Golfers Weekly.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Postmaster Ends His Life.

GAINESVILLE, o. - Benjamin Dugan,
postmaster at South GAINESVILLE for Is
years, and short in his accounts s1,4OO,
committed suicide by shooting him.
self
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26

Perhaps the man wk0 hss invented
a gun for the 1urpose OF shooting av-
iators doer " realize the danger
OF aviatin 1der the most favor
able condil
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-10-26
Norman E. Mack state Chairman.

New York.-Norman r. Mack, Of
Buffalo, was elected chairman of the
Democratic State Committee.