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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02
NEW FREEDOM -
| FOR BUSINESS
President Declares Anti.Tru,t
Bills viii Be Pushed Through,
WOULD END UNCERTAINrY
1--WE Know What We Are DOlno.
Executive Declares In Addres,
To The Virginia Editors.

Washington, d. C.-Under a "nsv
constitution of freedom" for bushes,
given by antitrust Legislation soon IA
be passed by Congress President WI
son Thursday promised the country
the greatest business boom in It's bIs
tory.
This was the Presidents final An.
swer to the opponents Of trust legIsh
tion at this session Of Congress ana
to prophets Of evil times, delivered
with determined expression and ever
word emphasized with a clencbed
fist.
"We know what we are doing" said
Mr.. Wilson; 1--WE purpose to do II TN.
der the advice-for we have been ior
tunate enough to obtain the advice
of men who understand the business
of the country, and we know that The
effect is going to be exactly what The
effect Of the currency reform was, [,
sense Of relief and security"
The President spoke to a group 0,
Virginia editors In the East Room Of
the White House, but his assurances
were intended for the country. A mill
tary aide In full-dress uniform stood
beside him, and there was every IN.
dication that the speech was meant 70
be one of the most important Of The
Administration.
A Constructive Program.
It was an appeal to business to gei
behind the program Of the Administis
tion and aid in its speedy completion,
rather than bring down on itself the
uncertainty of further delay and The
harmful effects of continued agitation
The speech sounded keynote Of all
for which the President is struggling
Every word was weighed and CalcG
lated to give assurance to the county
that what was being attempted was
constructive and part Of the only
complete and constructive Legislation
ever presented by an administration ID
an effort to correct ills that had been
admitted for 10 years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02
USE DYNAMITE
TO STOP FIRE
Half Of City of Salem, Mass,
is Destroyed.
FAMOUS LANDMARKS SAFE
Lose VIII Reach s2o,ooo,ooo Fire.
men Resort to Dynamite to Check
The FIames-BIaze Starts In
Leather Plant.

Salem, Mistakenly half the "Old
Witch City" OF Salem, rich in historic
buildings and tradition, was devastated
Thursday by a fire that caused an esti'
mated loss Of $20,OO0,O00; destroying
1000 buildings, including score OF
manufacturing establishments, and
made 10000 of the $4,000 residents
homeless.
The fire originated In the Kern
Leather Factory, swept through the
shoe and leather manufacturing dis
trict, running every building in a curv'
ing path two miles long and more than
a half-mile wide.
Burning embers, carried by q strong
northwest wind, started fires in two
other sections, the fashionable resi-
Dental district adjacent to Lafayette
street and manufacturing and tena
ment house district on the peninsula
bounded by Palmer's Cove, South
River and the waterfront.
Landmarks Saved.
Late in the evening brands kindled
fourth fire in the plant of the Salem
Oil Company in Mason street, north
west of the Essex county courthouse
A terrific explosion occurred when the
oil tanks blew up and showers Of
sparks fell threateningly on part oi
the town that before had not been in
imminent danger This fire, however
was checked after 1t had destroyed the
oil company's plant and thirteen
houses.
When the flames were gotten under
control, all the historic and literary
landmarks had escaped destruction
These included the Peabody Museum
Essex Institute, Old Custom House
where Nathaniel Hawthorne did much
of his literary work and The House
of the Seven Gables, made famous by
the novelist.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02

At the fortieth annual commence
ment exercises of the Chester High
School diplomas were awarded to sew
enty-flve graduates. Miss Esther Or
india Nichols won the William c.
Sproul Swarthmore College scholar
ship. Edward ]. Cattell, chief stat
lstician of Philadelphia, made the prin'
clpal address.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02

The Hiawatha Hunting and Fishing
Club, which owns 1900 acres of land
in Monroe County, and is composed OF
more than 100 sportsmen in the lie
high and Delaware Valley, held its
annual meeting at Bethlehem. DR.. IL
A. Brukhart, of Bethlehem, was elected
president. Other officers are: Vice
president, w. J. Morton, OF Strouds
burg; secretary. ]. Hiram Schwartz
Of Allentown; treasurer, Charles e
Drumbore, of South Bethlehem.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02

Ex-Burgess G.. w. Heffelman was Sc
lected as acting postmaster of New
Cumberland as result OF charges
brought against Postmaster Herman
Long by Clifford Pinchot. Mr.. Heffer-
man was postmaster of New Cumber-
land during Cleveland's second admin
istratlon. Long was charged with the
failure to deliver twenty-five political
advertisements Of Pinchot's.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02
KEYSTONE STATE
IN SHORT ORDER
LatestNews Happenings Gather
ed From Here and There.
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS
Charles E. Knecht Has Been Appointed
Postmaster At Nazareth-Chapter
OF National Child Life Asso-
citation Formed At Bath.

Charles e. Knecht has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Nazareth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02

The Chester County Historical So
ciety is planning for big celebration
in the latter part of September or
early in October, when there will be
unveiled and dedicated large bronze
tablet which the society will place
upon the old home of General Anthony
Wayne. 1t is intended to invite Presi-
dent Woodrow Wilson, Secretary OF
War Garrison, General Leonard Wood
and other celebrities.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02

The senior class of the Quakertown
High School held its class day exer-
cises and presented play in which
most of the class took part. Miss
Esther Snyder read the class history,
and Harvey Bauman presented the last
will and testament. The class song
was composed by Miss Ida Gordon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02

A chapter of the National Child Life
Association has been formed at Bath
with these officers: President, Mrs.
Robert o. Stradley; vice-president.
Mrs. Jacob II. Seem; corresponding
secretary and librarian, Mrs. William
U. Helfrich; recording secretary, Mrs.
Robert II. Heine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02
Both Sides Firm.

One chapter of this correspondence,
which showed unylelding 1rlnness on
both sides, closed with the publication
here and In Toxic of the notes to date.
The second chapter was opened in
reality the day before by the sending of
Mr.. Bryan's reply to the last japanese
communication, received at the De-
partment of State on June 10, from
the Japanese foreign minister. Baron
Kato.
In that communication Baron Kato
intimated that he would be pleased
TO have an answer to the Japanese
note of August 26, 1913. In his note
of June 20 1t is understood that Mr..
Bryan refers to the japanese note of
August 26 merely enough to suggest
that Japan bring forward the other
aspects of the subject to which yelled
reference was made by the Japanese
Ambassador. At that point Mr. Bryan
rest his case, leaving the next move
entirely to the Imperial Government.
Mr.. Bryan has intimated that his last
note may be made public next week.
AS a Gentle Hint.
II is not expected, of course, that
the California controversy, which in
its most recent stages, was little more
than an academic discussion for pur.
poses of record, will reach q point
where the presence of the fleet in the
Pacific will be necessity. But 1t is
believed that Mr.. Daniels announce
ment of his plans on the day following
the publication of the japanese CORE
spondence may be intended as a gentle
hint of the firmness of the United
States in the correspondence. 1t is
known that news Of Mr.. Daniels an
nouncement has already been unofi'
cially cabled to Japan.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02

County Treasurer William D. Reeser,
of Yellow House, has asked the State
Department for 5000 hunters license
tags to start the season. Last year
5000 license tags were issued.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-07-02

Walking in front of a moving loco.
motive, John Carroll, a machinist, for
ty-fve years old, was killed on the
Main street crossing, Coatesville. Sew
eral persons have been killed at this
place the last ten years.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12

them had predicted it, but their hopes
had been considerably cast down by the
champion g performance at Pittsburgh.
81 told you so,' is the general pleas
ed verdict.
The brief cablegram was the first
news that has come to the local officials
from the swimming expedition. 1t did
not explain many things that the pub
lie would like to know, but it did bring
the one main faet-that Duke had made
good. There is still all manner of spec.
ulation as to how he demonstrated his
ability to the Olympic committee, and
why the selection was made before the
American swimming championships are
settled. The lO0-yard and 50-yard
dashes, according to recent news dis
patches, were TO have been held in Chi
cago, March ~ and 13.
Still other dispatches, however, con-
tanned news that the entry date for the
olympics had been set forward on the
calendar, and that it would be neces.
sary for the Olympic committee to
make an early selection of its team. On
the strength of Duke IS showing in the
l00.yard race in New York-whateveI
! race that was-it is thought probable
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12

That Duke Kahanamoku has been
chosen to represent the United States
in the 1912 Olympiad at Stockholm,
Sweden, was the news contained in an
unsigned cable received yesterday by
the HAWAII Promotion Committee Pre-
sumably it was from Lew G. Henderson,
the swimmers manager 1t was dated
Chicago, reading as follows:
"Duke goes Stockholm. Cable two
hundred Merchants Loan. See Soper. -
Secretary Wood of the promotion
committee, Immediately "saw" Mr..
Soper, and in few hours the desired
5000 had been cabled to Henderson, in
care of the Merchants Loan bank of
Chicago. 1t made no difference that the
only remaining portion of the fund in
his possession was about S60--he ad-
yanced the balance out of his own
pocket, depending upon the generosity
of the Honolulu public to make good
the amount. Some $40 is in the hands
of w. 4. Rawlins.
The news of Dukes achievement
brought no little satisfaction TO hii
friends and admirers here. Nest o.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
DISCUSSING PLANS
FOR WAIAKEA LOTS

Governor Frear, Superintendent of
Public Works Marston Campbell, Sur
veyor Wall and L. A. Thurston, the
latter representing the Hilo Railway
Company, had conference yesterday
afternoon about the laying out of the
Waiakea, Hilo, lands, in the vicinity
of the proposed new Hilo wharf. The
plans for laying out the district We're
discussed at some length. Wall had
had maps of the district made, as the
district is laid out now, as basis for
considering future plans.
"The conference was a preliminary
one," said Governor Frear. "Mr. Wall
will make new plans on transparent
paper, as was done in the case of the
Punchbowl tract, for use in the making
of final map, which we will discuss
further.
"The lands are to be used for ware
house and factory sites and rights of
way for railroads on the immediate
waterfront, and residence sites further
back. The plans discussed are partly
in connection with the plan adopted by
the harbor commissioners for the loca-
tion of the new Hilo wharf.'
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
DEATH LOVES A SHINING MARK" Z"

tion is not the kind contemplated by
the statute, which intended that having
acquired this land for his own use and
benefit, he should cultivate it either in
person or by his agents or servants. -
Need Not Give UP Position.
The final paragraph of the brief is
as follows:
"In conclusion, the homestead laws
of this Territory do not require man
to give up his position elsewhere, and
as the court phrased it work in the
field at the equivalent of plantation
wages in order that they may make the
profit allowed by the plantation upon
the sale of the cane, or by men with
means sufficient to enable them to COM
pete with the plantation and to stand
the consequent risk of loss,' but they
do require different course of pro-
cedure than that taken by the occupant
in this case. He has done nothing in
the way of tree planting, and has no
trees on the land other than those down
in the gulch, the number of which is
in dispute; he has done nothing to give
the house or house-lot any of the in
dicia of a permanent abode; he has
exercised no control whatever over the
cultivation, has not even insisted that it
should be cultivated; being content for
the time being with his $5 per acre per
year. He has done absolutely nothing
to identify himself in any way with this
land, except TO sleep in house of one
room built thereon by the plantation,
beginning the last day he could, and
ending the very first day permissible
under the law, and remaining away
from the place practically ever since.
If this kind of procedure satisfies the
statute, then we may well say, as so
many others have said, that homestead
ing in this Territory is farce"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
FREE SUGAR MEANS
TROUBLE IN CUBA

Delegate Kuhio yesterday received n
cable from his secretary, George Mex.
Mcclellan, giving further details as to
the contents of the minority report of
the ways and means committee of CON
gress regarding the free sugar bill
The message filed in, says:
"The report is lengthy and gives
voluminous statistics. 1t says that free
sugar will destroy the property of
domestic growers of sugar and is solely
for the benefit of the sugar trust. Fig
ures are given showing that it would
cause a large loss of revenue to the
government.
''Free sugar will not benefit the con.
sumer, says the report, which further
charges that free sugar would be a
violation of the Cuban treaty. This
might induce disorder in Cuba, leading
to Intervention and possible annexation
The report is very bitter in criticism
of the bill
~ have mailed you a full copy OF
the report"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12

that the committee felt justified in
choosing him for the American team,
with the others who will make up the
squad, in time for their entrance
A strong point in Dukes favor ua-
Idoubtedly was the fact that he is ac-
eustomed to open air swimming in salt
water, which will be the conditions for
competition at Stockholm.
At any rate he has been chosen, and
that means big thing not only for
Duke, but for Hawaii. For having made
good In America, Duke has so much
the more chance of making good in the
international games, and the publicity
given the Islands through his efforts
will in any case be of inestimable value
as promotion material.
] Duke may or may not return home
before June 10, the date set for the
sailing of the steamer Finland, which
is TO carry the American athletes to
Stockholm. At any rate his expenses
viii be paid by the Olympic committee
from his home TO Sweden and return
II is probable that he will be taken in
hand at once for systematic training
before the date of sailing for the inter
national games.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
MEXICAN SITUATION
IS MORE SERIOUS

Ell PASO, March Git is under
stood here that Orozco has made up his
mind that he must fight decisive battle
within week in the neighborhood OF
Torreon on account of the large num-
ber of his soldiers who are deserting
his cause regularly, and going over to
the federal camp.
At Chihuahua a vanguard Of eight
hundred rebels has left to start the
campaign for the capture of the capi-
tai. Orozco declares that the only
thing which can stop the war he is car
rying on is the prompt resignation Of
President Madero.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
REAL MERIT WINS.

There never was a time when people
appreciated the real merits Of Chamber.
lain s Cough Remedy more than now.
This is shown by the increase in sales
and voluntary testimonials from per.
sons who have been cured by it. If
you OF your children are troubled with
a cough OF cold give it trial and be
come acquainted with its good quail
tiles. For sale by Benson. Smith &
Co., Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
HoMESTEADING BY
PLANTATION.

+ "His place of abode at the
+ homestead, as he terms it, was
/ aud is rough board house
10 by 10, furnished with bed,
+ table, chair, lamp and ink, con.
/ tanning no stove or cooking
/ utensils and, in fact, no place
+ for stove; the house lot had
and has no place for water He
+ merely took a quarter acre out
+ of canefeld, doing absolutely
nothing to give it the indicia
+ of home.'
"He moved off the very first
r day he could-exactly two years
Z to a day.
"He never got a meal at the
Z homestead"
"Hakalau plantation house
was his home, and is his home
+ now"
Henderson intended to re-
main on the land long enugh to
get his patent, and no longer. -
X "The Territory has never
X contended that it should require
K that homesteader must do the
X actual work himself"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
SCORES
JUDICIAL RECALL

TOLEDO, March 9.-In speech here
last night President Taft scored those
who advocated the recall of the judges
as panacea for judicial abuses and
who would make the tenure of Office
of judge subject to popular vote.
The speech was made at the close of a
three-day campaign in this State, in
which he urged confidence in the gov
ernment and an effort to avoid class
hostility.
The presidential party left late at
night for Chicago.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
P|TNEY CONFIRMED;
VOTE RECONS|DERED

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The nom
ination of Chancellor Mahlon Pitney of
New Jersey to the Supreme Court
bench, which was sent to the senate
last week by the President was taken
up yesterday, with disastrous results
On the motion to confirm the nominal
tion favorable vote was recorded, buj
before adjournment a motion to recon
slider was made, which also carried.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
Royalty and People Congratulate
Amundsen on Success of
His Effort.
WANT WORD FROM SCOTT
New Zealand Agent Cables That
He Believes Party is Still
Exploring.

LONDON, March 9.-Royalty 9. and the
English people unite in praise of the
feat of Captain R. Amundsen in reach
ing the South Pole. There is, however,
deep disappointment that nothing has
been heard from Captain Scott and no
report received of what he has done in
the South.
The agent of Scott in New Zealand
cables that he has not heard from the
captain in weeks, and he is of the opin-
ion that the party is engaged in scien-
tific exploring before returning to civ
ilization to give the news of their dis
covery of the pole to the world.
Denies Report.
HOBART, March S.-Captain Amund-
sen has denied here that he ever con-
firmed the story that Captain Scott had
reached the South Pole. Captain
Amundsen was the only one allowed to
land from among the ships company
of the Fran and is willing to submit
charts to prove his claim to the honor
of reaching the farthest south.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
++++++++++++++++++ X

Citing the testimony of n prominent
Hilo citizen that after he placed putty
in the keyhole Of the residence" on
lot of the Henderson homestead at Ha-
kalau, during the term of residence to
prove title, the putty remained undis.
turbed for three months, the attorney
general s department yesterday after
noon filed in the supreme court its
brief in the matter of the appeal from
Judge Parsons in this now famous
homestead test case. The brief is by
Deputy Attorney General Arthur G.
Smith, who has had the active ham
ding of the case, and it is full of argu-
ments and references to testimony to
show that Henderson, as homesteader,
was merely Hakalau plantation
dummy.
"What we are after" said Attorney
General Lindsay, sis ruling from the
highest court as to what the law is in
these homestead cases. The test Of
what constitutes compliance with
homestead laws is difficult one every
where. We propose to get rulings on
it as far as we can from this case"
Makes 1t Farce.
off this kind of procedure satisfies
the statute,n concludes the brief by
Deputy Smith, ''then we may well say,
as so many others have said, that home
stealing in this Territory is farce -
This final sentence ends sixtyeight
pages of discussion of the evidence and
the law, in which it is sought to show
that Henderson only took the "home-
stead'' as an employe of Hakalau plan
tation. The land in question is cane
land, with a growing crop, in the midst
of which, after Henderson had bid in
the land at n homestead auction of
public lands, small home was built
for him, by the plantation.
The Residence Conditions.
: On the question of maintaining 6
residence the brief quotes the following
; from the testimony of the defendant
go. Your cash freehold agreement
, was signed July is, 1907, was it notS
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And you went on the land and
began your habitation and residence Q
year after that to a dayi
: A. Yes, sir.
Q. Why, instead of going there at
once9
, A. Because two years continuous
residence is what is called for.
@. You knew if you went on the first
year you would have to stay three
years instead of twof
A. Yes.
Q. The reason you did not go on the
land in July, 1907, was because you
knew you could not count it as part OF
your two years residencel
A. Yes.
Q. Did you superintendent the con
struction of that house, were you "
there9
! A. No, didn't go up until after i
was built.
Q. Whom did you request to builo
n that house, what person speciallyH
a. Mr.. Ross, the manager.
= Q. What kind of house did you tel
o him you wantedS
f A. Rough house, 10xl2.
|. Q. And you let it go at that, an,
|, never went near it until it was fin
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12

All of the officers for the personal
and feet staff of Rear-Admiral Souther
land have been named, with the single
exception of chief of staff, and Cap
tain Harlow of the California is acting
in that capacity at the present time.
No orders have been issued naming an
other officer for the position permanent
ly, and no intimation has been made
by the feet commander as to what he
intends to do in this matter. Some of
the officers on the staff of Admiral
Switzerland were on that of Admiral
Thomas, while Others, on his personal
staff, served in like capacities when he
had the second division.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
FREE WOOL. AFTER
SUGAR REDUCTION !

WASHINGTON, March 9.-It wa
announced by the Democratic majoritl
in the house that bill to take til
duty off raw wool would follow the pad
sage of the amended sugar bill.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure.
E. w. Groves signature IS on
each box
'ARis MEDICINE CO.. St Louis 5 =
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
KILLED BY AVALANCHE.

TELLURIDE, Colorado, March o.
In snowslide near here yesterday FIVE
miners on the road were killed. The
avalanche came without warning and
swept the men from the trail on which
they were passing.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
NO PRIVATE PENSIONS.

WASHINGTON, March 9.-Senat
Culberson of Texas has announced hil
self as opposed to the senate filibust
providing private pensions for soldie
who are not eligible for aid under t
ordinary pension requirements.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-12
K k++++***+*+*** \ X X
MIDWAY-GUAM CABLE
REPAIRED.

Word was received at the
local cable office yesterday that
the cableship Restorer has sue
cessfully picked up the broken
ends of the cable line between
Midway and Guam and reestab-
lished communication. Messages
for the Orient will now be re-
eeived at the cable office for
direct transmission at the old
rates.