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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
FIVE HOTELS BURN
IN ST. AUGUSTINE
Two Blocks of Winter Resort
Swept BY Flames.
TWO ARE HURT BY JUMPING
Hostelry Employees Arouse Sleeping
Tourists and Hurry Them To
Safety In Scanty
Attire.

st. Augustine, Fla.-Historic st.
Augustine, the oldest city in the
United States, was swept by a half
million-dollar fire that destroyed five
tourists hotels and burned records
and curlos dating back to the days of
Spanish rule in the sixteenth century.
Two persons were seriously injured.
Guests in the hotels fed into the
streets before day, many leaving valu-
ables and personal belongings behind.
Several escaped clad only In their
sleeping apparel.
Rescue work by the employees Of
the Florida House, where the fire
originated, is believed to have saved
many lives. Going through the smoke
filed halls, they quickly aroused sleep
ing guests and hurried them out Of
the burning building.
Notwithstanding efforts of the Flor
ida House employees, about 200 guests
who were slow in being aroused were
rescued by fremen with ladders. AL
though all persons remaining in the
building were warned not to jump,
flremen were unsuccessful in prevent
ing two persons from leaping from the
second floor Of the Florida House.
They were Miss Alice C. Smith, of
Amherst, Nova Scotia, and w. F. Gid
dings, Of CRANKY, Quebec. Miss Smith
an injured spine and broken
leg. One of Mr.. Geddings' ankles was
broken and he was otherwise hurt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
METER RULES TO
Be READY SOON
Public Service Board Will An
nounCe Regulations Shortly.
WILL STANDARDIZE METERS.
There VIII Be Separate Sets OF Regu-
lstIons For Water, Gas, Electricity
and Stean-Ehective This
Summer.
(Harrlsburg correspondence.)

Harrisburg. 1T is probable that the
State Public Service Commission soon
will be able to put into effect It's regu-
lations for the use OF meters Of vari-
Gus kinds in Pennsylvania, subject
which has been handled by Commits
sioner S. l.. Tone and which has been
studied by him in conjunction with
Prof L. II. Harris, of the University OF
Pittsburgh, and Prof. Il. F. Fernauld,
OF the University OF Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Tone has been making a special
study of the subject In the Pittsburgh
district which affords good opportuni-
ties for such observations. The regu-
latlons will standardlze meters and
provide for testing and other details
OF operation, the subject having been
one brought to the attention OF the
commission several times. There will
be separate sets of regulations for
water, gas, electricity and steam and
they will be made effective in the State
this summer. This will probably be
the most sweeping action to be taken
by the commission, affecting far more
people than the orders relating to rail
roads
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
SPUR TRACK RATES HALTED
Only Those Railroads Which Hm
Been Heard Are Granted Delay

Washington, d. C.-The Intesnn
Commerce Commission Tuesday sul
pended until July 80 all new tariff
filed by railroads eliminating alloE
ance to industrial railroads with h.
exception of those affecting the Unite.
States Steel Corporation and otha
ron and steel companies. These at
permitted to stand.
About 1000 tariffs were suspended
The suspended tariffs would have be
come effective at midnight and wef,
submitted in compliance with Gndinn
in the industrial railways case, whei
il was held that allowances and div
sions OF rates made by trunk lines
with some Eastern roads operated b
iron and steel companies were rCbata
and should be discontinued.
Only those industrial railways whci
have been heard by the commissO,
are allowed to suspend the tariffs Al
fecting them.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion's order provides for certain hear
ings, but no dates have as yet beei
set and, as it is not likely they will Be
heard before fall, the commission i
expected to suspend the tariffs furthei
before the present extension expires
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
Nominating Petitions Filed.

The first nominating petitions to be
filed by a candidate for a nomination
10 be made by the voters of the State
at large this year were entered for Su-
perior Court Judge Frank NJ. Trexler,
OF Allentown. The petition is the
largest to be filed this year.
House-P. b. Cutshall, Huntingdon,
Republican, Huntingdon county; A. l..
lands, Juniata, Republican, Second
Blair, and James Dunlavey, Lost
Creek, Socialist, First Schuylkill.
State Committee-C. II. Uhl, Demo
crat, Somerset; Harvey A. DENNY,
Republican. Susquehanna.
Nominating petitions were filed at
the capitol as follows:
Assembly-Judson W. Stone, Re
publican. Bradford; James II. Gal
lagher, Republican and Democrat, Sec
ond District, Allegheny; John II. Nun
ley, Democrat Fifth Lackawanna;
Ansel Ulman, Democrat, Lycoming;
Jacob w. Smith, Democrat, Carbon.
State Committee-A. f. Hess. Demo
crat, Clarion; Arthur McGregor, Dem
ocrat, Mexican.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
instruction Camp June 7

Harrisburg. - Announcement was
made in general orders issued by the
National Guard headquarters that the
camp of instruction for officers OF the
organized militia would be held at Mt.
Gretna from June to June IL, in
elusive. The fixing of the June date
is believed here to mean that the en-
compments will not be held until the
middle of July. Major General c. b.
Dougherty, commanding the division,
Is 10 command the camp, which will
be erected as a regimental camp, each
regiment being assigned TO a company
street and all officers will waive ques-
tions OF rank. The officers authorized
TO attend are officers Of engineer com
panies. field, stan and line officers. ex-
cept medical officers and chaplains and
officers of the adjutant generals, In
spector generals, quartermasters and
subsistence departments. Per diem
pay will be allowed only to officers who
attend camp for four consecutive days.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
TWELVE RESERVE
BANKS ARE NAMED
Baltimore Placed In the Rich.
mOnd District.
BRANCH BANKS NOT NAMED
First Decisive Step Toward the Esn.
lshment OF the New sys.
tenn - The Cities
Chosen.

Washington, d. c. After tbr,
months Of consideration the Reser,
Bank Organization Committee an
nounced that 1t has divided the Co,
tinental United States into II bank
ing districts and selected IL clus
where Federal reserve banks are %
be located under the new Banking ad
Currency law. This Is the first d.
cisive step toward the establishing,
of the new system.
Baltimore lost its fight for a regional
bank and was placed in the Fifth, o.
Richmond, district.
The regional bank cities. which viii
be the Federal reserve centres for eaa
region, are: Boston. New York, PhlIt
delphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanh
Chicago, st. Louis, Dallas, MinneapOh
Kansas City and San Francisco.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
BURNS REPORT
CLEARS FRANK
Detective Says He Knows Who
Killed Mary Phagan.
DECLARES FRANK NORMAL
Investigator Does Not Say Definitely
That Convicted Man Is Not
Factory Employees
Slayer.

Chicago, Ill.-William ]. Burns, the
detective, declared here that he knew
who murdered Mary Phagan, the At
lanta (Ga.) girl for whose death Leo
NJ. Frank is under sentence Of death.
Whether the murderer was Frank or
someone else, in his opinion, Burns
would not say, but he intimated that
from his Investigations and comparing
their results with the results of the
coroner's jury, he did not think Frank
the sort Of man capable of making the
attack on the girl alleged to have pre-
ceded her murder.
Burns, on his arrival from Kansas
City, related this of his investigation.
He said his attention had first been
called to the case by young man from
Atlanta who was passenger on q
steamer on which Burns was return
ing from Europe. The young man ex-
pressed his regret that Burns had not
become interested In the case before
the arrest and conviction of Frank.
Through him Burns read in newspa-
pers Of the trial and concluded, from
the accounts he saw, that Frank was
guilty. Later while he was in Key
West, three citizens of Atlanta, includ-
ing two personal friends of Frank, saw
the detective and asked him to under.
take an investigation of the case.
Frank Not Abnormal.
At first, Burns said, he refused on
the ground that IL Frank were guilty
his investigation and final conclusion
TO that effect could only hurt the de-
fendant, while if the investigation
tended to show doubt of Franks guilt
1t might serve to thwart justice
Franks friends here declared that they
believed he had not been given fair
trial; that he was innocent of the
crime, but that If guilty they wanted
indisputable evidence of his guilt.
Burns then took the case. His in.
vestigations soon showed him, he said,
first, that public clamor, after a crime
wave, had resulted in the police max
ing extraordinary efforts to adduce evi-
dence tending to convict Frank, and
second, that report making out
Frank man of abnormal character
istics was commonly circulated
through the city, putting public opin-
ion strongly against him.
His inquiries then convinced Burns
that Frank was perfectly normal
man. On the other hand, the testi-
mony of physicians was to the effect
that the one who. attacked Mary
Phagan was abnormal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
BOY KILLED BY CAR
MOB AFTER CREW
Fred Hause Drives in a Burn
ing Automobile.
BOY FALLS INTO STREAM.
Conductor From Injury At tho
Hands OF An Angry
Crowd.
Crowd Stones Car Crew.

Pittsburgh. 49, Only the prompt ar.
rival of squad of police saved .
motorman and conductor from injury
at the hands of an angry crowd in Bed.
ford avenue following the running
down and killing Of Samuel Snyder,
four years old by street car Motor
man William Park and Conductor A.
l.. Habberman we're chased several
squares by the excited residents who
hurled stones and other missiles.
Every window in the street car was
broken and several passengers had
narrow escapes from injury. The po-
lice arrested three men and hurried
the street car men from the danger
zone
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
FOUND DEAD ON PUBLIC ROAD.
New Revolver Beside Body OF Jersey
Business Man.

Arlington, N. J.-Adolph Amann
president of the Arlington Board of
Trade, and one of the towns leading
business men, was found dead on the
turnpike three miles from the town, a
bullet hole in his head and a new re.
volver beside him. Apparently it was
a case of suicide. Automobilists came
across the body still warm. The sui.
eide leaves a widow and two children.
No motive for his act could be learned
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
Pennsylvania Lines Promotions.

Pittsburgh. 49, Promotions on the
Pennsylvania Lines West were an
nounced at the general Offices here as
follows: w. d. Wood, superintendent
Of the Easteren Division of the Pitts
burgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Rail
road, to be general manager of the
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, with
headquarters at Grand Rapids, Mich;
f. ]. Kron, superintendent of the Log
ansport Division OF the Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati, Chicago G. st. Louis Rail.
road, to succeed Mr.. Wood; r. X.
Rochester, superintendent Of the
Peoria Division of the Vandalia Line
to succeed Mr.. Kron; j. f. Patterson,
trainmaster of the Western Division
of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chi
cago Railroad, to succeed Mr.. Roches-
ter. The promotions are effective at
once.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09

II. V. White, president of the White
Milling Company, of Bloomsbury, State
milling and cereal expert, has been di-
rected by the Department of Labor and
Industry, to appoint committee and
prepare code of rules and regulations
governing protection for the machines
and equipment Of mill, elevator and
warehouse buildings In the State.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
phIIadeIphIan Heads Commission.

The State Economy and Efficiency
Commission named by the Governor q
few days ago In accordance with the
action of the Legislature providing for
study of the methods of business Of
the State government, was organized
here and begun work. The commits
sion ia to make its recommendations
to the Governor November /. Harry
s. McDevitt, Philadelphia, was elected
chairman, and Henry d. Jones, Mont
rose, former cashier Of the State
Treasury, secretary. Jacob Soffel,
Pittsburgh, is the third member. Ard
c. Steel, Altoona, formerly clerk in
the State Treasury, was elected clerk
Governor Tener explained to the COM
missioners the purpose of the commits
sion, stating that It provided for an
inquiry into the duties and compensa
ton of every one connected with the
State government.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
HELLO GIRLS STRIKE FAILS.
Walkout and Rlotlng In Canton, O.,
All In Vain.

Canton, GA strike of telephone
operators against the Stark Telephone
Company was settled. The strike re-
suited in several riots and the destruc-
ton of considerable amount Of prop
erty during the seven weeks it was In
progress. Under the terms of settle
ment the operators are TO resume work
with the company without any advance
in wages and without recognition of
the union.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
Mol license Workers.

The first State convention Of the
"No-License League was held here.
Delegates we're present from nearly
fifty counties. Plans for general
campaign for "dry" counties were
made and the experience of the pres
ent year gone over.
Major John X. Royal welcomed the
delegates and the speakers included
John II. Cole. Of the Inter-County Fed
Grafton Prof. Charles Scanlon, Pitts
burgh; Charles w. Hull, Millersville;
DR.. William Woodnn, Swarthmore Col
lege; Prof. ]. Elmer Campbell, New
Castle, and District Attorney r. G..
Miller, Washington county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
Woman Stabbed BY eoarder.

Pottsville. - Mrs. Paul Ketchel, OF
New Castle, was probably fatally stab
bed by Charles Powan, boarder The
woman, who was stabbed near the
heart, is in dying condition at the
Pottsville Hospital, and District At
torney c. A. Whitehouse has taken her
statement, in which she
accuses Powan of the deed. The lat
ter was committed to Jail without bail.
The victim has three children, the old
est being but four years old.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
TWO ARE KILLED BY FREIGHT.
View OF Fight Too Much For AGED
Man and Woman.

Worcester, Mass,-Patrick Eagleton,
70 years old, and Mrs. Dennis Arsen-
sault, 60 years old, of Spencer, Mass,
dropped dead from fright in the street
here as they witnessed a three-corner-
ed fight between Martin Niederberger,
a chauffeur and Stanley Orutt and
Charles Bannon, employees of a cereal
company, who were distributing sam.
pies in the town. Deputy Sheriff Geo.
II. Ramer and Constable John NJ. Nor
ton arrested the three men.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
AT WHITE HOUSE FOR 50 YEARS.
President Wilson Joins In congratuIa.
tlons To Warren Young.

Washington, d. C.-The President
and Mrs. Wilson joined host of pub
lie officials in extending congratula-
tions to Warren Young, of Ohio, upon
his thirty-third anniversary as a mem
Der of the executive staff at the White
House. Mr.. Young's Office was banked
with flowers, one large bunch of which
came from the President and Mrs. VIII.
son. The veteran official went to the
White House under his personal
friend, former President Garfield, and
It was he that the martyred executive
called to his bedside when he was
shot
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09

The old Leiper School House, on the
Fairview Road. in Leiperville, was de-
stroyed by fire. The building was
abandoned as a school year ago, and
has been occupied by Antonio Regerio
and family, who fed from the fire over
a roof.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
OLD SOLDIERS DYING OFF FAsI
over Thirty Thousand Civil War Wv
Grams Died During Year.

Washington, d. C.-The heavy dea,.
rate among the Civil War veterans =
shown in the decreased pension ar
preparation asked of Congress for tnes
relief. Over 10000 veterans have Cl''
since Congress was last asked 10 "
propriate money for them. AT ",
present rate it has been calcula',.
that the Civil War pensioners VIII ="
exhausted in about Is or 20 years
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
OLD PAPERS MERGE.
The New Orleans Times Democrat and
The Pieayune.

New Orleans, Lathe Times-Dem-
ocrat and The Picayune, two of the old
est morning newspapers in the United
States, will be consolidated, according
to announcement here. When the
merger will be made was not said. The
consolidated papers probably will be
published as The Times-Picayune. The
Picayune has been published continu.
ously for 81 years. 1t has been in the
hands of the Nicholson family for al.
most a half-century.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
Boy Falls 100 Feet Into Stream.

Shamokin.--John Augue, thirteen
years old, while playing with several
companions on top of hill near Edge
good Park started to run, when his
feet slipped. He fell one hundred feet
into q creek. Miners on their way
from work jumped into the stream and
saved him from drowning. He was SO
severely injured by the fall that no
probably will die.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
TO TEACH JOURNALISM.
J. s. Myers, Pittsburgh Editor, To
Direct Ohio School.

Columbus, O.-With the beginning of
the fall term at Ohio State University,
Joseph S. Myers, managing editor of
The Pittsburgh Post, will become az
rector of the university school of jo' f.
nalism. His selection was announc ed
at the university. 1t was stated hat
he had agreed to accept the pace.
Myers graduated from Ohio Sti 10 In
1887. He was born in Columb IS and
began newspaper work here.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
STORY BOOK FROM CARNEGIE.
Philanthroplst Personally Grants
Child's Request.

Son Antonio, Texas.-Little Johanna
Coiinecki, nine years old, cherishes a
book of fairy stories, upon the fly leaf
of which is message written by
Andrew Carnegie informing her that
this book is "all her own" A few
weeks ago Johanna wrote the Car
negie Library Board protesting that
there were not enough fairy stories on
the local shelves and offering five
cent donation to the fund for more.
Carnegie was told of the incident and
sent the book.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
Drives In Burning Auto.

Pottsville. - An automobile was
burned at Mount Carbon and Fred
Hause, the driver, had a narrow escape
from death Although Hause's ma
chine was flaming torch as he sped
along the highway and the gasoline
tank was in danger of exploding, he
did not notice his peril until the flames
licked his coat tails Then he ran the
machine into a bank where 1t was de-
stroyed, including tools and blankets.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
TARIFF FORECAST CORRECT.
May Not Reduce Customs Revenue
Any More Than Expected.

Washington, d. C.-The Underwood
Simmons tariff act went into effect six
months ago and present indications are
that 1t will not reduce customs revenue
any more than was estimated in Con-
gress at the time of passage. Accord
ing to the Treasury's March statement
customs revenues amounted to about
100000, which is about s1,500,00O
less than the Payne-Aldrich law pro-
duced in March, 1918. That was a
marked increase over February, when
revenues fell over $1O,6O0OO0 COM
pared to the same month of 1913.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
Paid Flremen Opposed.

Reading.-The Liberty Fire Com
pany at meeting went on record as
the first of the thirteen volunteer fire
companies to sanction the decision of
its representative to support a refer
endum vote on whether paid fire de-
partment shall be substituted for the
present system. Council favors the
abolition of the present system and the
volunteers oppose it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
SEVEN BITTEN BY MAD DOGS
Attacked BY Pekinese CANNES AZ VI"
dren's Party.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Mrs. Robert pw w,
can, her daughter, Elizabeth, ana Nv,
of the latter's guest at a childI1ul
party were hurried to the patholos'SS. =.
department of hospital when II y
came known that two Pelsinese uV' wv,
by whom the seven had been O,',r NV,
showed signs of rabies. The uVl X,
valued at $1,000, attacked one oL ,', ~
little girls, and the others were O""
while trying to save her
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
Price OF Coal Falls.

Pottsville. - For the first time In
years this part of the anthracite coal
region shared in the general reduction
Of the price of coal Chestnut and
stove coal were reduced ten cents a
ton and egg coal twenty-seven cents
ton, making the price of the latter
S3.7S. Towns near collleries. where
railroad transportation is not needed
were given a cut of sixty-fve cents
ton on nut coal and fifty cents ton
on stove and broken coal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
sub.DlstrIct chalrmen Assigned.

Shamokin.-President James Mat
hews, of District No. 8, United Mine
Workers of America, divided the terri
tory as follows: Sub-dlstrict No. /,
chairman, George Ritman, Silver
Greek; No. 2, Stiney Geguzis, Ma
hanoy City; No. 8. Michael j. Nc
Grath, Lost Creek; No, A. John Hol-
lister, Shamokin. Each chairman is a
member of the District Executive
Board.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
WOMAN COPS IN PITTSBURGH.
Four Appointed To Look Out For
Girls and Women.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-C. II. Hubbard, di.
rector of Public Safety, announced the
appointment of four police women, the
first in Pittsburgh. They are attached
to the Secret Service division, and
their names are known to none but
the directors and the officers to whom
they will report. They will look after
young girls coming to the city and in.
vestigate violations of the law in cafes
where liquor is served to women and
in other ways look after women.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
postoffice Robbed OF $1,000.

eadville.-Thomas Wallace, post
master at Millvillage, near here, dis
covered that he had been robbed of
$1,000 in money and stamps. Entrance
to his house was gained, Wallace
thinks, while he and his family were
at church.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-04-09
ROOSEVELT PARTY SAFE.
Telegram Is Received Direct From
Anthony Fiala.

New York.-A dispatch sent from
Manaos, Brazil, by Anthony Fiala, a
member Of the Roosevelt exploring
party, forwarding reports that have
reached him of the safety Of Colonel
Roosevelt and the section of the party
he heads, was published by the Times.
The dispatch reads:
"Manaos. Brazil, April 1.-Reports
reach here that Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt and his party are safe and
on their way to Manaos.
"The statements reaching the United
States by way of Iquitos are un-
reliable.
ANTHONY FIALA."
The Fiala dispatch seems to dispose
satisfactorily of report from Buenos
Aires, published here, which told of
alarming rumors concerning Mr..
Roosevelt's safety, received in that
city from Iquitos by way of Lima.