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The Washington times., 1912-05-13

HANDS TIED,
SAYS WITNESS
!. w. Burroughs Declares
Packers Are Protected
in Violations.
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shall have access at all times day or
night to meat establishments was vio-
Philadelphia, no inspector % was s al. a.
lowed in the place where they
dried peer, and that at Morland's
Sons ofhcials were not permitted in that
part of tho establishment where they
picked certain parts OF carcasses. He
said that he had been refused admission
to this place, and George Morland had
showed him a letter from the Depart
ment OF Agriculture saying that the de-
partment would see he was not further
annoyed.
Meat Was Doctored.
He explained that the meat had pass
ed INSPECTION before going in this place,
but added:
1T was processed there. We didn't
know what kind of stuff they were
putting IN"
In the case OF the establishment Of
Roesch e. Co.. Philadelphia, Burroughs
ing inspection four or i've months be-
fore the place was in sanitary condi-
tion. lie gave vivid description of the
disgusting conditions he had Witnessed
there; said tubercular cows were
slaughtered. that sausage was cut up
in the region of filth, that the stencil
was awful" that holes in the concrete
floor were filled with old blood, and
so on. he tOlu or laKlty IN not stamping
carCasses of condemned meat and re-
lated to the committee how an inspector
in Philadelphia had held up unfit ma
terial intended for sausage and lard
containing worms and had been over
ruled. Burroughs took the matter up
personally with the INSPECTOR in charge
and the stuff was finally condemned.
Tainted Pork Sausage.
During the latter part of the winter
of 19s.' said Burroughs. II saw sew
enty-five barrels OF pork held UP by an
inspector on the ground that II was
tainted. The inspector was overruled
by the head office and the tainted meat
was made up into sausage.
while l was stationed at Philadel-
phia saw 1900 pounds OF scrapple al
lowed to enter the establishment which
had inspection from an unofficial es-
tablishment which had no inspection.
This official establishment could peddle
meat from the unofficial establishment.
The uninspected meat came in at night,
when there were no inspectors present,
and went out early in the morning
Il reported the case to the head Of
fee, and they said they would take It
up. They did not for a long time. and
the scrapple case got to be a Joke.
don't know what was ever done with 1t.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
Realty Transfers

Potomac avenue southeast, between Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets-Znez 7. Wal
den to John NJ. Dom. lots 80 to g. square
8. of 10e1 $40.
9G3 Third street southwest-Mnnie J. Fuller
to Frederick r. Gibbs lot 3D. square 542 $40
lngleside-James A. Cahill ct al. to David
and Kathryn c. Graham, lot lO2, block Is
$40.
Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast-Frank A. Jones ct ux. to Char
lotte J. Park, lot 49, square 1913 $40.
Linwood Heights--John w. Glennan trustee,
to William Blaylock, lots 25 and 26. block
5, So
Navy Place southeast between and
streets-John T. Stuckert ct ux to E.
Baker Evans. part original lot IA, square
SIS. $40.
Navy Place southeast. between G and I
streets-John p. Stuckert ct uX to Charles
Kane, lot Il, square SIS SO.
Sauls Addition-Jennie NJ. G. Carroll to Ed
win l. fancy, lot 43, square 292O, $40.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
African MethOdiStS
Favor the Old Rules

CHARLOTTE. n. c.. May 13.-The
African Methodist Episcopal general
conference has sent a telegram to the
general conference of the Northern
Methodist Church. in session in Mime
apolis, petitioning that body not to
strike from the church discipline the
words dancing and card-playing "
earnestly beseeching the Minneapo
general conference to adhere to the old
rules
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
Leper Quarantined.

BOSTON, May 13.-An exile from his
wife and eight children. Elias Apple
baum, of Roxbury, who has been
found to be suffering from leprosy.
is today quarantined at Gallups ISL
and, awaiting transfer to the leper
colony at Penikese. There, Applebaum,
who Is fifty-fve years old, will be the
oldest patient in the colony of fifteen,
who are calmly awaiting death as a
relief from their sufferings.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
Widow StreWS Flowers
On Titanic'S Grave

NEW YORK. May 13.-To strew fow-
ers on the sea in memory Of her hus-
band. who was lost in the Titanic disas-
ter, Mrs Henrietta C. Loring, of Liver
pool, made a trip across the Atlantic
ocean on the Cunard liner Carmania,
which arrived today.
J. II. Loring was a wealthy Liverpool
merchant. and was one of the hundreds
of men who went down with the Titanic.
Mrs. Loring took a great quantity of
the choicest flowers aboard the Car
mania at Liverpool. Last Friday even
ing the vessel reached the meridian OF
the longitude of the disaster. though
far to the south OF It. Captain Dow
ordered the ship stopped while the
widow strewed the flowers on the water.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
Exempt From Tax.

Taxes cannot be levied by the Gov
ernment against lands OF the Choctaw,
Crek, and other Indian tribes in Okla
homa. 1t was decided today by the Su-
preme Court. The lands by tribal
treaties were given immunity from tax
alton, but the Government afterward
amended the laws to levy taxes. Okla
homa Federal courts sustained the Gov
ernment.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
COLONEL JUBILANT
OVER CLEAN SWEEP
Sixty Speeches To Be Delivered In
Ohio During the Present
Week.

OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Mayl3-Jubilant
over his apparent clean sweep of Min
nesota, Colonel Roosevelt today gave the
finishing touches to the speeches which
he will deliver in Ohio this week. The
colonel will leave oyster Bay late this
afternoon for New York, where he will
depart over the Pennsylvania railroad at
6 "a r. m for his Ohio tour.
sixty speeches will be made in the
Buckeye State, the first one being al
RelIaire, tomorrow morning. Roosevelt
returns to New York May y, and OF
May 93 leaves for a three-day tour OF
New Jersoy,
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
Bucket Shop Trial Starts.

CHICAGO, May 13.-Sidmon McHie
and his colleagues. who did a thriving
business under the name of the Cap
ital Investment Company until the Gov
ernment officials closed down on them.
were placed on trial in the United States
court today on charges Of having con-
Quoted business to defraud in oper-
ating a bucket shop.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
Law Constitutional.

West Virginias "habitual criminal
law, fixing life sentences for persons
today declared constitutional by the
Supreme Court Convict James II.
Graham, a horse thief, sentenced to life
imprisonment for third offense, tested
the law.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
To See Wireless.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 13-The
Nashville booster, who will invade east
Tennessee next week. will have aboard
the steamer Haley Sergt. w. NJ. Eaton
OF the United States Army, with wire
less outfit. News will be handled in
this way. Many up-river citizens will
get their first view OF the wireless in
operation
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
Suits for Carriers.

Washington letter carriers will appear
IN new summer uniforms a week from
today, according to an order Issued by
CITY Postmaster y. A. Merritt. The uni
forms will be the same in material and
cut as last year. This is tue also OF
the hats.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
Gave IrOquOiS Alarm.

OGDENSBURG. y. Y May 13.-
Charles P. Englehardt, who claimed to
have discovered the fire in the Iroquois
holocaust in Chicago. and TO have given
the first alarm, died in St. Lawrence
Hospital here today.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
State Gets Land.

Title TO 900 acres of swamp land
near Shreveport, La, worth SIS 600
claimed by the State of Louisiana
against the Cress Lake Shooting and
Fishing Club, was won today by the
State.
The Washington times., 1912-05-13
Court Takes Recess.

A recess of the Supreme Court until
May y was announced today The
court will probably meet again on June
and adjourn until fall.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
ChanberSbnrger Attempts Suicide.

George, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Hoover, Of Broad street,
Chambersburg, attempted to take
his own life last Saturday after
noon. George was a driver for
a grocer, and is about eighteen
years old. According to tn c
Chambersburg papers, he has
been in trouble of one kind or
another periodically since he was
ten years of age. His last trou-
BILE was an unrequited love affair
as was revealed by a note left
for his sweetheart, and a verbal
message to his mother, uttered
to those who were attracted to
the spot by the shot of a 80 cali
bre revolver with which Hoover
attempted suicide by shooting
himself in the side.
Hoover was Immediately atten-
ded by DR.. Maclay and taken to
the Hospital and DR.. j. c. Green
await summoned. Although the
bullet passed clear through his
body, Hoover may live.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
Did Nahum See Into 1914.

"The chariots shall rage in the
streets, they shall jostle one a.
gainst the other in the broad
ways; they shall seem like tor
ches, they shall run like the light
nings. Nahum "a.
Did the Prophet get a glimpse
of modern automobiles when he
gave utterance to the foregoing
prophecy? Then, in cha p t er
three, verses one to four, inclu-
sive, did he see the police mur-
ders and the recent wholesale ex-
ecutions of gamblers in N e W
York, which have Mortified the
civilized world. Does verse four
have special reference to Tamany
Hall? 1t requires very slight ex-
ercise of the imagination to fit
these prophecies into the times
in which we are living.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
SawmiII Burned.

Rowe Mellott's sawmill was
destroyed by fire last Saturday
night. The mill was located on
a tract of timber land belonging
to George w. Humbert about two
miles south of Big Cove Tannery.
The mill was in operation until
$50 Saturday evening, and at 7
o'clock, when the last men went
away from the mill, there was 40
sign of fire about the place.
Early Sunday morning, when
Harry Bivens, who lives a mile
and a half from the mill, arose,
he saw smoke which indicated
that the mill was afre, and he
sent Mr.. Mellott word. Soon
the neighbors were on the job,
but it was all they could do to save
the sawed lumber, which amount
ed to about $4,000 feet, and some
200 cross ties. The loss to Mr..
Mellott will be about $4,000, and
to Mr.. Humbert the value of a.
bout Is cords Of slabs. There is
no insurance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
Hard Coal for Lime.

For the benefit of our readers,
we did a little investigating in
the Cumberland Valley where
hard coal is used for burning lime
and we find that when small,
cheap pea coal is used, the cost
to burn lime with hard or soft
coal is about equal with hard
coal preferred on account of the
fact that it does not cake in the
kiln.
Exact figures cannot be given
as some stone require greater
heat than others; but it is safe
to estimate ton of soft coal to
burn 100 bushels of lime from
blue stone, and a ton of hard pea
coal to burn 140 bushels from the
same rock.
This affords a base from which
to figure cost here in Big Cove.
If a ton of soft coal will burn 100
bushels of lime and it costs So. 90
a ton to haul the coal over Cove
mountain, it is very plain that 2
cents a bushel is added to cost if
burnt here. On the other hand,
if a ton of pea coal will burn lao
bushels of lime, and costs $500
a ton to haul over the mountain,
it is also plain that less than II
cent a bushel is added if burnt
here. 1t looks very much as
though the hard pea coal would
be the thing for us to use here,
buying it. Of course, in carload
lots at wholesale price.
One thing we are sure about,
namely, that lime can be burnt
here at a cost of not over 2 cents
a bushel more than it costs to
burn it in Franklin county. Lime
retails there at s cents a bushel
and the same lime retails here
20 cents a bushel a difference of
y cents. With the demand that
exists here for lime, we can fig |
ure no reason whatever for the
absence of a battery of good draw
or pot-kilns near McConnells-
burg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
Free For The Asking.

II more Of our people knew of
the value Of the free bulletins is
sued from the Offices of the Unit
ed States Department of Agri-
culture, Washington, d. c., there
would be a great increase in the
enthusiasm, Of the younger men,
bers especially, of our rural home
makers to stick to the farm.
Three recent bulletins are: F.
b. 2O3; F. B. 359, and F. B. 521.
These pamphlets treat of canning
and preserving, and are free for
the asking-a postal card giving
your address and names of bulle-
tins wanted will bring them to
you.
Among the subjects discussed
in them is the alarming increase
OF the use of dangerous preserv-
ing powders in home canning and
preserving. Right here in Full
ton county we know that the use
OF salicylic acid is largely on the
increase, in home canning; and
part of the object of the bulletins
is to educate people away from
its use, and telling how whole
some food can be preserved with
out these powders"
If, at any time, you do not
know what bulletin to ask for,
tell the Department what it is
that you wish to know, and the
proper literature will be sent to
you absolutely free. The De-
partment is supported by the tax
payers of the Nation, and you
will not be getting your share of
returns if you do not avail your
self of these free booklets. Just
address your letter to DEPART
MENT OF AGRICULTURE, WASH
INGToN, d. C.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
Gum on Peach Trees.

Gum on peach trees may be
caused by the disease known as
gumosis, which is really rare, ac-
cording to a letter received by a
Delaware county fruit grower
from State Economic Zoologist
Surface, but the gum is more
likely to result from trees being
frozen, from mechanical injury,
or from shot-holes or peach-tree
borers; the latter is the larger of
the two grubs, usually working
at the base Of the tree beneath
the surface'of the soil.
In Professor Surfaces letter
the following advice is given:
The little white worms which
you saw in the gum are not in
iuring the tree, and are not caus-
ing the gum to form. They are
fly larvae and are simply feeding
in it because it it is a substance
suitable for their living. Find
out the real cause and remove it.
If it is the shot-hole borer, cut
back the tree very severely.
Wash the tree with lime-sulfur
solution, stimulate their growth
by a nitrogen fertilizer, especial
ly nitrate of soda, and by cultiva-
ton. If it is the peach-tree bor-
er remove this pest and keep it
out by washing with lime-sulfur
solution once per month during
the entire summer. If it is a
mechanical injury the trees will
outgrow it, without needing other
treatment. If it is winter freez-
ing or gumosis, cut back the trees
very severely and treat as direct
ed above for the shot-hole borer."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
Must Have Health Certificate.

Charged by the State Livestock
Sanitary Board with bringing cat
tie into Pennsylvania from Ohio
illegally. D. E. Stambaugh, of
Sharon, Mercer County, was Or
dered to pay a heavy fine aud
costs by the Local court.
With the exception of cattle
for immediate slaughter, all bulls
cows and heifers above the age
of six months, are required when
brought into Pennsylvania to be
accompanied by a health certifi-
cate.
In discussing the case State
Veterinarian, DR.. C. j. Marshall,
said that other dealers in that
section will likely be prosecuted
for violating the interstate cat
tie law.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
Our Climate Did II.

n ABOUT two months ago Miss
[ue! Logue gave up her work as
a'lned nurse in Baltimore, on
'uI' OF very bad health, and
Ia Iue nome to McConnellsburg to
H., [rperate. Good milk, whole
|pa ue lood, and an abundance of
I|ps Isu ar exercise in the way of
h. SeOack riding added just six
H. pounds to her weight dur
T. ps1i aef two months stay. She
Ia,ued heraccustomed strength
4, nearly that when a call from
n, pTulySlcian M in Baltimore came
ktoaa thursday to take charge of a
k,a,', u', she reluctantly babe
|pst0 |"ell to pleasure here and
SsNta, Srs'ened at once to the Monu-
FsAtal City. ''' ''''N
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
All Drunk, as Usual.

Chambersburg gets on the first
page about every day now. Ed
ward Miller Of that place bought
revolver last Saturday morning
and while showing it to two
friends a little later, got into an
argument with one George Bur-
denstock who thought it was not
safe for Miller to carry it; and
just to show that there was no
hard feelings, Miller took a crack
at him fortunately missing him.
Later he took second shot with
the same result. All were drunk
and during further argument, the
third manchester Lake was Sc
lected as the target, and receiv-
ed a bullet in the neck. Mill
er was locked up to await the
result of Lakes wound.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
NUMBER 81
TEMPER AND CHILDREN.
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, NJ. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.

"Our bodies are our gardens,
to which our wills are garden
ers."
Physical, mental and moral
health depend upon self control
and the cultivation of this in
children is of greater Importance
than any other single virtue.
Who have not observed the
disciplinary efforts of parents
with a feeling that they could
improve upon the methods en-
ployed and the results obtained.
The casual observer usually de-
cides that parents are more oft
en- to be blamed for the faults of
their offspring than the children
themselves. Like begets like,
and the loss of self control by
the father and mother, is almost
certain to be reflected in the
child.
With children of a high strung
and nervous tenn peram ent,
the display of passion and the
loss of self control is to be ex-
pected. To teach a child to
govern itself and to control these
gusts of temper is worthy of
the most careful study, persist
ent and kindly effort.
To permit a child to give way
to passion during the early years
of its life is apt, when the strain
of the real burdens of life are ad
ded in later years, to end in a
nervous or mental breakdown.
All students of nervous disea-
ses are aware of the possibility
of the inheritance of mental de-
fects present in the parents. No
one factor is of greater aid in
equipping a child to battle with
hereditary tendencies of this char
acter than its education in self
control. 1t is of the greatest aid
in the establishment of mental
equilibrium and the ma int e.
nance of a sane pose. Knowl-
edge, morality and a healthy,
temperate physical existence are
the fruits derived by the cultiva-
tion of this virtue.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
Mad Dogs.

A newspaper item says that a
New Jersey dog went mad and
coughed up a toad; but the dog
was not half as mad as the toad.
This furnishes the opportunity
we have been waiting for to say
that we believe many dogs have
a good right to be mad. They
are permitted to be the target of
slingshots, stones, and all man.
ner of teasing until the brute
shows its good sense by retaliat-
ing and biting somebody. Dogs
follow the teams to town, or to
some unfamiliar locality, and get
lost. They have been known to
remain there for days until near
ly starved, only to be frightened
so badly that they acted queer"
and were then driven to frenzy
by cruel treatment, and pronoun-
ced mad" Who has not seen
this happen many times?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
More Corner improvements.

j. N. Sipes has let the contract
to Ralph Reed to remove the
wooden porch and sidewalk from
Stouteagle's store to the corner
Of Second street, and to replace
same with concrete, The con-
crete floor of the porch will be on
a level with the sidewalk, and
semi-circular concrete steps will
lead into the store and dwelling.
To make the porch more private,
neat, iron fencing will sepa-
rate the porch from the sidewalk
A new roof over the porch will
be six inches wider than the pres
ent one, and will rest on wooden
pillars having fancy brick bases,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28

Some one has figured out that
if the coming wheat crop aggre-
gates 800, 100000 bushels and if
it averages IS cents a bushel
there will be $3.50, 900, 600 coming
to the farmers. This seems a
vast sum until it is remembered
that a single automobile company
turns out 100000 cars a year
which at $500 a car means an out
put valued at $3.50, 600, 600, or %
per cent. of the magnificent
wheat crops cash value.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-05-28
Traction Rule Suspended.

IL VIII be remembered that
State Highway Commissioner
Bigelow issued rules governing
the use Of traction engines on
public roads, owing to the fact
that some of the engines were
equipped with cleats on the tires
that were considered damaging
to roads.
To correct this condition, e.
M. Bigelow, State Highway Com
missioner, after having give n
careful consideration to informa-
tion and facts furnished him re-
garding the use Of traction en-
gines in agriculturalwork, deems
it advisable to suspend, for the
time being, rule three governing
the operation of these machines
so that those owning traction en-
gines Of over 100 inches in width
used for agricultural purposes,
may have them registered.
Traction engines are of various
makes, some of which are of size
and weight and so equipped that
they are capable, in the hands of
a careless and reckless operator,
Of doing great damage to all kinds
of roads, culyerts and bridges and
it is to prevent this possible dam
age that the laws were enacted
and the rules promulgated.
Threshers, balers or wat r
tanks are not considered trailers
and never have been. No regis
tration fee is required to be paid
for them.
The ordinary wear and tear of
a traction engine used for agri-
cultural purposes on a public road
is not and cannot be considered
as damaging highway in such a
way as to make the owner Of the
engine liable for the damages.
In order that no one may be
put to a hardship, owners Of trac
ton engines, equipped with cleats
other than those prescribed by
law, will be permitted now to op-
crate such engines during this
year, with a view of having the
next Legislature modify the law. |
In fact, it is the opinion of Com
Bigelow that the law
should be so amended as to make
a distinction between the farm
er's traction engines and the big,
heavy tractor used for hauling
freight and heavy loads.
1t is but fair to our Represen-
tatiye, George B. Mellott, to say
to our readers that the opinion
just expressed by the State High
way Commissioner is just the
opinion that Mr.. Mellott enter
tained in the legislature at the
time of the passage of the bill;
and that he did everything in his
power to have this clause incor-
porated into the act going to
Mr.. Bigelow and personally in
sisting on change in the word
ing of the bill.