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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
SCHOOLGIRL SLAIN IN CELLAR.
strangled With Her Bookstrap After
Being Assaulted.

New York.--Strangled with her own
bookstrap after being assaulted. Tillie
Brown, an 11-year-old schoolgirl, was
found dead in the cellar OF Monroe
street tenement, on the lower East
Side The only clue the police have
was furnished by an uncle of the girl.
He reported that last Thursday he saw
strange man purchasing candy for
the child 1T street stand.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

Doctor, don't feel well; my heart
Is troubling me. am afraid it's going
to be the end Of me- declared Lafay-
cite Lescher, of Windsor Castle, as he
walked into the Office of DR.. r. w.
Wolfe, at Port Carbon. An instant
later Lescher plunged forward and
died on the floor of the physicians
Office
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
SHOOTS DAUGHTERS sUlToR.
Former Baseball Pitcher Then Kills
Himself.

Canton, Ohio - After courteously
greeting Victor Roderick, 19-years-old
suitor for his daughters hand, In his
home, w c. Brit.son formerly a well.
known baseball pitcher, shot the youth
and then committed suicide here.
Brlttson objected TO the youths atten.
tion to his daughter, but had seeming
" submitted.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
BETTER PRICES TO FARMERS.
Producers Get 27.6 Per Cent. More
Than a Year Ago.

Producers Get 2z6 Per Cent More
Than a Year Ago.
Washington.-Prloes Of farm prod
ucts continue 10 rise. Producers were
being paid 27.6 per cent. more October
/ than a year ago, the Department OF
Agriculture has announced in It's
monthly statement OF the level Of
prices on principal crops.
That level increased IS per cent
during September compared with de-
crease OF about per cent. during that
month in the last eight years. Octo.
Der /, two years ago, prices we're 1873
per cent. lower than on that date this
year and the average for eight years
on October / was 23.s per cent lower.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
GIVES PALM TO WASHINGTON.
Commissioner Nesbit Says City Leads
Country In Insurance.

Washington. Insurance Commis.
sioner Nesbit in an address TO the
Washington representatives OF the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, de.
clared that Washington people carry
more insurance than the people Of any
other community in the United States.
lie also stated that the people of the
United states carry more insurance
than the people Of all the countries OF
Europe combined.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

Warren Scholl, of Northampton, EN-.
ployed at the Bethlehem Steel Com.
pany, will probably be blind in the
right eye, into which few chip Of
steel while he was at work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
HAS CLINIC FOR EUosNlcs.
Cleveland Hospital VIII Determine FIT
ness OF CounIss.

Cleveland. - Dan Cupid received 2
setback when II was announced that
Mount Sinai Hospital. Cleyelandf
newest medical institution, would oper
a clinic for eueenics. Marriages guar
anteed to be happy and better race
OF Clevelanders is the object OF IN,
clinic. Advice and examinations VII
be given prospective brides and bride
grooms to determine their euganic a.
ness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
FARMER KILLS DAUGHTER.
Girl Had Refused To Work In Field.
Father Then Ends Life.

Alexandria, La.-Charles NJ Ben
nette, farmer Of Melder La, shot
and killed HIS 1S-year-old daughter
when she refused 10 90 10 work in the
fields. After the girls death Bennette
committed suicide.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

Mt. Penn borough has completed
macadam roadway, Ave squares in
length, toward Black Baer, that win
rank as among the finest roadbeds in
the State.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
FRIcK BUYS REMBRANDT.
Pays $780, 900 For "old Woman Reflect.
ing over Lecture"

New York-Henry c. Frick has
bought Rembrandts painting "An Old
Woman Rejecting Over the Lecture, q"
for S250O00. This makes the fourth
Rembrandt in Mr.. Frick's art collec.
tion. and Is said 10 bring the amount
he has spent for art works in the last
year up to approximately S2,3OO,OOO
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

Prof. Harry w. Sharadin, who for
the past ten years filled the chair Of
art and drawing at the Keystone State
Normal School, has accepted a similar
position with the Allentown High
School.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

The Reading Iron Works of Danyllle
has given its puddlers another in
crease Of fifty cents ton, bringing
their wages UP to $3.50 a ton--ths
highest ever paid here.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
AMERICANS REPORTED SLAIN.
Two Said To Have Been Killed In
Brussels During Air Fight.

Amsterdam.-Two Americans were
killed in the streets Of Brussels by
German shrapnel while the Teutons
we're bombarding British aeroplanes,
the Echo de Beige reports. The
American Minister to Belgium is max.
ing an investigation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
TO LOOK FOR U.soAT BASE.
Destroyer Squadron Under Admira
Gleaves.

Washington-A complete survey OF
the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts would be
made by naval vessels TO determine
whether or not any belligerent war
ship has a base on American soil, e
was announced by Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels The Secretary stated
that he had no official information indi-
eating that such a base or bases had
been established, but that circum-
stantial evidence had come TO him
from other sources which made Il
advisable TO send ships OF the feet
along the shore
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

Chestnut blight has struck the chest
nut farm of Samuel Seybert, and with
his trees now reaching a good bearing
age. and the farm the largest cult
waited chestnut farm in the Berwick
section, Seybert- stands to lose a for
tune, after years of labor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

AT the regular meeting of Marietta
Council the names of a number OF
streets in the borough were changed,
and in the near future signs giving
the names of streets and the houses
will be numbered, as Postmaster orth
has been assured of free city delivery.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

That almonds and English walnuts
can be grown in these latitudes is
shown by successful demonstration
Just made by John w. Eckert. On his
beautiful farm at Eckert he planted
number of trees which this year bore
for the first time, and Mr. Eckert har-
vested several bushels of both the al
monds and yalnuts, of the finest
quality.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

The Mountain House at Cresson,
once famous summer resort, was sold
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
to S. P. Cassidy, an Altoona contrac-
tor, for $4,000. Only the building,
which Is four stories high and contains
PIG rooms, is involved In the sale, and
1t must be removed at once.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19
PRICES UP rs PER CENT.
Commodities Cost Increased Since
War Began, Says Dun's.

New York.-Commodity prices have
Increased 25 per cent since the out.
break Of the war, according TO Dun's
Review, which announced that in Duns
index number the aggregate quotation
Of a large list Of food. clothing. metal
and other articles was S152,355 on Oc.
tober 1, against s12O,74O on August ],
1914
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

Because Of the alarming spread OF
typhoid fever throughout Harrisburg
and Dauphin county, two large corpor-
ate employers of labor-the Central
Iron & Steel Company and the Harris
burg Pipe G. Pipe Bending Company
have offered to inoculate their en-
ployes free of charge with typhoid
vaccine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

F. H. Wright, formerly of the ILL
nois Steel Company, Of South Chicago,
has been appointed superintendent Of
the new twelve.inch and eighteen-inch
structural mills of the Bethlehem Steel
Company, and w. NJ. Strawn has been
appointed assistant superintendent Of
Nos. One, Two and Four Machine
Shops.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19

AS George King hunted in the thick
cts of Locust Mountain, near Mahanoy
City, his attention was called by his
barking hunting dogs to body which
lay in the copse. It proved to be that
of Miss Elizabeth Bronx. eighteen
years, who had been missing from her
home a week. By her side lay an
empty bottle, which had contained
poison. Her lips were horribly burned.
A Cumberland county jury awarded
Gulseppi Promutico, an Italian. who
gave his home as Philadelphia, YER
dict for $4,000 damages against the H,
C. Brooks Company, Of Martinsburg,
w. Va Promutico was injured three
years ago during sewerage work in
Carlisle and lost leg. Many of the
witnesses were recalled to Europe for
war service and depositions had to be
taken,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-10-19


The manufacture OF war munitions
for the French Government by the
Atlas Powder Company, resulted in a
suit for $4,000 damages being filed
against the company by Robert Leon
ard, of Pottsville, an employe. Some
time ago Leonard fell into a tank OF
acid and was terribly burned. He al
leges the deadly material was not prop
erly protected by the powder company.
and that his injuries from the waist
down are of a serious nature.
Owing to the scarcity of coke and
the difficulty of getting II shipped to
the Allentown region, there is grave
danger that the furnaces of the Le-
high Valley will be compelled to sus-
pend. The Crane Iron Works, at
Catasauqua are ready to put another
furnace into blast, but have barely
enough fuel to keep In blast what is
already lighted Unless relief comes
in the shape of coke the Thomas fur,
naces at Hokendauqua will be COM
PEELED to shut down, and the other
plants in the vicinity are in the same
predicament There is strong demand
for the iron they can produce.
In chasing his daughter in efforts
to chastise her, John Matlack, thirty
three years old, OF Duncannon. fell and
broke his neck, dying in a few min
utes Matlack spent the day in Har-
risburg, returned home and started to
beat his wife. She is in a serious con
dition, but viii recover. His ten-year-
old daughter. Flora, endeavored to aid
her mother. when her father started
TO chastlse, she eluded his grasp ana
ran across field. Matlack pursued
her and fell into ditch Matlack
was an employe Of the Duncannon Iron
& Steel Company
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
ELECTION FRAUDS
WILL Be PUNISHED
tot viii BE Pressed In Large NUM-
her OF States, 1t Is Reported.

v hington, Nov 10.--Attorney-
CT a Gregory is remaining at hts
office several hours after the usual
closing time these nights going
through reports OF special agents on
alleged irregularities at the election in
several States
II was said the Federal district at
torneys received blanket authority
several weeks ago TO take any action
they believed proper without further
instructions from Washington. in in
crimes la a large number OF in
stances, however, the district attorneys
are asking fresh instructions from the
Department CT jus &c.
II WAS said at the department that
no action would he initiated here.
The cases tn be prosecuted will he pre-
pared b. the district attorneys, who.
however. will have the assistance Of
the departments special investigators
in gathering evidence,
States In which election crimes of
unusual magnitude are suspected rang
ing from conspiracy 10 stuffing ballot
boxes. transporting voters from one
State TO another, repeating and voting
dead men. are:
New orkI New Jersey, Connecticut,
rennsyiva mia. New Mexico. Michigan.
indiana. Ohio, Minnesota California
and West Virginia, These are said to
be only a few OF the States in which
prosecutions are Akely TO be instituted
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
COAL, TUMBLES THREE
DAYS AFTER ELECTION

New York, Nov. 1o.-The tension in
the coal situation has eased in the
past few days. and wholesale prices
have dropped several dollars A ton, ac-
cording to statements by trade au-
thorities here today. Anthracite SELL
ing recently at s12 to $3.50 ton
wholesale may now be purchased from
$3.50 to $40.
Arthur F. Rice. president of the
Coal Merchants Association, attributed
the lower prices TO the iAilder weather
and the fact that the public had re-
covered from its r3cent panic, dur
ing which householders filled their bins
through a fear that prices would rise
still higher.
Mr.. Rice said he believed the cost
of coal would not go UP again this
season, especially as the closing of
navigation on the Great Lakes would
insure more coal for the retail market
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
CITY Of CHIHUAHUA
REPORTED FALLEN
TrevtnO's Army Is Coming Out, But
Whether or Own Volition Or
Villas Is Not Yet known.

San Antonio. Texas, Nov. 1o.-Dis-
patches from General George Bell Jr.,
to General Funston tonight Indicated
that Chihuahua City had either fallen
in battle into Francisco Villas hands.
or had been voluntarily evacuated by
General Jacinto Trevino.
The arrival of train load of soldiers
at Jaurez from the south indicated that
Trevino's army was coming out
whe ther in defeat or of their own
voittion was not known.
The fact that French, British, Ger
man and Swiss residents of Chihuahua
City left the town twenty-four hours
ago and that Trevino sent the archives,
his family and his immediate friends
to FL Paso, a considerable time ago
would lend credence to the report that
the Carranxista garrison had abandon
I'D the city q chihuahua.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
TO FOUND GREAT NEW
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Teller Foundation Contribute Mil
lions to New Enterprise.
INSTITUTION PART OF
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
VIII start on With Eight Million Dol
lar Endowment and Full-Time
Teaching System, Along Johns Hop
kins Lines

New York, Nov. 10.-The general
education board announces that in
with the Rockefeller
Foundation it has appropriated ST.
100000 to the University of Chicago
for the purpose of establishing a
medical school In connection with the
university.
To carry out the plan. in addition
to the gift made by the general edu-
University of Chicago will set aside at
least two million for the same pur-
pose and will give site valued at
100000. A further sum of $500, 900
will be raiseu by the university. The
medical school will therefore start
with an initial endowment OF almost
SIS. 900. 900.
In addition to the foregoing the
University Of Chicago will take over
the Presbyterian Hospital, Westside,
and will organize it so as to. provide
adequate facilities. clinical and iabora-
tory, for the further training OF ply
sicians now in the field. For this pur-
pose adequate laboratory buildings
the Presbyterian Hospital.
This project will give Chicago a
high grade medical school and will also
provide for the first time in this coun-
try a post graduate school adequately
equipped and financed.
The value of the Presbyterian paint
TO be used for the graduate depart
ment is upwards Of 100000 The en-
tire enterprise, therefore. will repre-
sent an investment of upward of s1o,-
900 o0e
The proposed medical school will be
erected on the Midway Plaisance, and
will thus form a part of the present
University of Chicago plant.
The entire teaching staff of the new
medical school. clinical as well as lab
oratory. will be organized on the full
time basis that Is, all the teachers
for clinical as well as laboratory
studies will give their entire time to
teaching and research in the univer-
sity hospital and medical school, The
only medical schools in the country to-
day which have embraced the fuil-time
teaching plan are Johns Hopkins and
the medical department of Washington
University. ST. Louis. :
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
VIRGINIA PROHIBITION
CERTAINLY PROHIBITING
And IL Is Paying. Too. business Men
In Richmond Asserting business
Was Never Better
LAW HAS TEETH IN 1T AND
FEW VIOLATIONS REPORTED
Number of Arrests smaller Than
when Booze Dispensers Looted Pay
Enyclcpc-Drunk On Richmond
Streets Now Rarc-fine~ FIJI of.
BUSINESS Is BETTER.

Business men of Richmond de-
clare business has been better since
the prohibition law went into cf-
feet ten days ago. Big business
houses in the retail shopping sec
fion~ and The smaller business
places. dotting the streets in all
sections of Richmond IMPORT inn
proved conditions The "bogic"
about things going tn the how
W ryvs under pEohib!tion has chased
himself away into hts dark hole III.
indeed. he ever dared make hts
appearance.
The Richmond business man Is
convinced that prohibition l.
good thing. He would vote for
prohibition daily were such voting
necessary 20 make prohibition
permanent.
The largest business We have
ever done" sums up tho express
sfons of the business men in all
lines OF retail trade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
DANVlLLE DEMOCRATS
HAVE BIG JUBILEE

Especial to The Richmond v!rginian.)
Danville. Va. Nov. l0.--The Dam
VILE Democracy tonight had an old
time gala celebration of the Wilson
victory. which eclipsed anything since
.ha celebration OF Fitxhugh Lees cleo
ton in 1885, Several thousand DEM
ocrats. led by pedestrian torchl!sht
parade and brass band and follow
cd by two hundred or more illumin-
ated automobiles filed with cheering.
horn blowing. heN-ringing Democrats.
ladies and gentlemen, paraded the
principal streets. which were lined
with enthusiastic spectators The
parade was hurriediy arranged by the
Danvlle W Is n-Tarshall-Sa Saunders
Club. Such enthusiasm has been
seldom seen here. Some OF the trans
parencies and banners displayed were
marked with clever campaign hits.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
Await Official Canvass Of
Votes Before Taking Amy
Further Steps
TO ASK NO RECOUNT
If NO FRAUD APPARENT
Chairman Wilcox Says Only
Object In View Is to Make
Absolutely Certain All Votes
Are Counted

New York. Nov. 10,~The Hughes
campaign managers today abandoned
their plans to contest the election of
President Wilson. They announced
that no steps win be taken to secure
a recount in close State unless the
official canvass Of the votes disclosed
glaring frauds.
We have TO evidence OF any such
frauds" added Chairman wilcox in
making this announcement
The work OF dismantling the extern
sive Fifth Avenue headquarters of the
Republican National Committee was
begun. and the campaign quarters Will
be closed tomorrow The only thing
lacking To make the election Of Presi-
dent Wilson a closed incident of Amer
lean history is the customary con-
gratulatory kilograms from the loser
to the winner. Ii is the present in
tentton Of Mr., Hughes 10 send no such
message until the result of he official
canvass of the vote is known.
Frank H Hitchcock and George w
Perkins today urged that the defeat
be accepted gracefully and the usual
congratulatory message be sent Chair
man WILCOX vetoed this suggestion
and let II be known that Mr. Hughes
lis In the hands or his campaign man
ayers.
Chairman Wilcox was the only Re
publican ~ prominence at national
headquarters who refused to concede
the election of President Wilson.
He gave out thf following state
ment:
The result stall depends upon the
vote Of few close States. II must be
borne In mind shat the returns thus
far announced Ere In most States un-
official and ma. be changed by the
oficia! count required by the laws OF
those States Twice during the I'M
official computation yesterday in Cali
fcrnia mistakes III addition were an
nouuced from that state substantially
changing figures previously given. II
IL common experience that the result
of tire official cUuHt almost always
varies from the returns frst an
nounced.
where the vote is rs close as that
reported in several States. II may we'll
CONTINUED or Second Parel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
WILSON STILL GAINS
IN GOLDEN GATE NIND-UP

San Francisco, Nov. 10,--President
Wilson was 3.2s6 votes ahead of Gov
error Hughes tonight in California,
and still gaining. With but eighteen
precincts to hear from, the count
stood
Wilson, $4,000
Hughes. 462,s1S.
The President gained los votes in
the last ten precincts reported. falling
off slightly in the first seven or these
ten, but overcoming the loss and gath
erins strength in the remaining pre-
cincts. The loss of sixteen votes in
seven precincts was reported from dis
tricts which have always been strongly
Republican.
% Hiram Johnson's tremendous victory
in carrying the State for the Cnttcl
States Senatorship by more than 20o.-3
600 caused even greater citation IN
California than did the fact that the
State. was able to decide the election
for the President
Governor Hughes lack Of familiar
ity with the complicated political stu.
ton in California is chiefly blamed
for the Republican defeat. To his
terror of Judgment in not rendering to
Hiram Johnson the olive branch. or
at least the hand of good fellowship
IS universally attributed the alienation
of the Progressive vote, which. Pro-
Sressive Republican leaders state. could
have won over al any time the Re-
publican presidential candidate
New York, Nov. 10.-Three States.
scatteNed over almost the entire width
of the country. tonight still made im-
possible exact computation of the
plurality in the electoral college by
which President Wilson was re-elect-
ed They were New Hampshire. with
four electoral votes; Minnesota with
twelve, and New Mexico. with three.
New Hampshire and Minnesota.
from the trend of the late returns, ap-
peared safe for Wilson. Added to the
272 electoral votes already counted Ia
his column, these sixteen raise the
Presidents total to 2sS. New Mexico
already has been included in The pres
vious total OF 272.
Errors in official counts Or tho re-
turns which failed to credit v0<no cask
for Democratic electors he'd - 1eene
H. 4Ea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
SNAKE VICTIM OF
MISPL AGED CONFIDENCE

Hampton. Va. Nov l0.-A large
black snake. which had gorged itself
with two large china eggs used in
the hen nest of farmer on Back
River was killed yesterday afternoon
on the farm Of Mr.. Grey near the
city Mr.. Grey and r. l.. Tennis were
hauling hay, when the snake was
found under a pile OF grass. 1t was
IN great distress and the men had
little trouble in killing it, The center
OF the snakes stomach was bulged
I II points about eight inches apart and
when the men cut it open they found
the snake had robbed the nest of the
china eggs. which he had been un-
able to digest. and had probably gone
under the pile Of grass to pay the
penalty of its robbery in death.
Mr.. Tennis said the snake was more
han four feet long.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-11
ROANOKE ENJOYS
BIG CELEBRATION

Especial TO The Richmond Virginian)
Roanoke. Va. Nov. l0.--Roanoke had
an impromptu celebration of President
Wilson'S victory tonight with a parade.
led by a leading enthusiast on a mule.
One OF the features of the parade
was Mormon prophet, in loose, flow
ing white robes. accompanied by a
young lad similarly clad. That's
Hughes and he's got cold feet said
one of the wits. referring to the pro-
phets trilhys. which were bare. The
paraders cherished the idea and kept
the barefooted prophet in the fore
ground, while hundreds Of men ami
boys marched through the business
section of the city. headed by a band.