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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY,
Harry Linn Received HUNDRED Dollars
As Result of Injury Sustained
Last Fall.

That employers of laborers,
with the exception of farmers
under certain conditions, are Ii
able to pay tor any disability that
may come to their employees
while in the discharge of their
duties, is now well known. The
legislature of the State has made
up schedule of prices to be paid
by the employer, from which
there is no escape, If solvent. To
provide against what might be a
serious burden, insurance has
been provided, whereby for a
fixed charge, the Insurance Com
pany assumes to pay all claims
that may arise.
Last fall Harry Linn, a car
penter Of this place, was working
on the railroad station at the
east end of town. On the 18th
of September he stepped on q
nail, which caused the foot t
swell, become very painful, and
completely disable him from DO
ing any work until the 7th Of
February; from that time he was
partially disabled up to the 2lst
day of this month.
Harry was employed by Harry
Atkinson, who had subcon-
tract under d. w. Faust & Son.
D. w. Faust & Son were subcon-
tractors under Walter Patterson.
After Harry Linn found that
he was disabled, he applied to
Mr.. Atkinson for the monetary |
relief provided by law, but fail
ed to get a response from Mr.
Atkinson. Some three or four
weeks ago, Harry, through his |
attorney Frank P. Lynch, Esq, |
brought suit before the Referee |
of this territory, Mr.. Joseph Sny-
der, OF Altoona, against Mr.. At
kinson, and also against Mr.. D.
w. Faust & Son. Neither Mr..
Faust nor MIR. Atkinson had TAX
en- out any liability insurance.
At the hearing before the referee
it was shown that Harry Atkin-
son was insolvent. Then the |
next step was to get it from the
Fausts. The claim was $4,000
Faust's attorney offered to set
tie the claim for $4,000 which
was accepted. Had the Fausts
been insolvent, the claim would
have been carried on back against
Walter Patterson, who carried |
liability insurance.
From this it may be gathered
that a contractor is liable for the |
employees of his subcontractors,
if it should happen that the sub
contractor is insolvent. Had MIR. |
Atkinson been solvent, then he
would have had to pay Mr.. Linn,
but would have had no recourse
against ths Fousts.
Another point to be gathered |
is, that where an employer does |
not protect himself with employ
er's liability insurance, he must |
go down into his own pocket if
any of his employees become dis
abled.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

The United States leads all
countries in the consumption of
sugar with an annual average of
3. .492, 600 tons during the 10 years
1904-l913. The annual consump-
tion in this country is nearly one
fourth of the worlds production.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Ex.County Auditor William
Wink and son George of Belfast
township were in town Monday
afternoon. William insists that
he had nothing to do with un-
hitching Christ Deshong's horse
at the Dunkard church. He says
he went to church with the
preacher, staid in the house and
listened to the sermon, and went
home with the preacher.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

A letter from George w. Helm
baugh, Progress, Pa, states that
he is having public sale on the
2Sth of this month, and soon
thereafter, he and his family in
Empire Six will make a journey
through the southwest part of
the country. They expect to pass
through McConnellsburg, and,
of course stop to see their friends.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
DEATH CAME SUDDENLY
!. Conrad Died from Effect Of
Stroke While PlOughiug at Home
Near Carlisle.

Relatives here were greatly
|>tocked Monday afternoon upon
|Yoceiving a telegram stating that
| 1ames Johnston Conrad had died
yuddenly.
Mr.. Conrad was a son of the
||rfe Daniel and Rebecca Peoples
| |Conrad and was born on the
! |A1ex Patterson farm in Ayr town
|ship, on the 25th day of July,
d064. On the day of October
|I879, he was married to Miss
|Sorah L. Fryman, daughter of
|tbe late Mr.. and Mrs. John Fry
han of Ayr township. After
living in the Cove several years,
he purchased a farm in Cumber-
land county and moved there
|wIth his family and in that coun-
kyhe resided until the time of his
H<otb which occurred about 2
b'c|ock, Monday afternoon, April
b. l917. He had been in usual
hcolth and Monday forenoon
wns ploughing with a riding
b|ow in a field near the house.
About ten o'clock, he went to
The house for a drink of water
snd returned to his work. Some
lime afterwards, Mrs. Conrad
NOTICED that the team was stand
Ing and MIR. Conrad was lying on
khe ground by the side of the
blow. She went out and found
him Unconscious. He was taken
10 the house and a physician sum-
[noned. The doctor said Mr..
Coorad had sustained a heavy
htroke Of apoplexy. He was be-
5opd the help of medical assis-
o1ce, and passed away about
fVo O'Clock, never having re-
galned consciousness.
The funeral will take place to-
morrow morning, when the re-
|n1Ins will be taken in a funeral
. Union cemetery in Ayr
ship, where a short service
be held at the White church,
ev. j. l.. Grove.
Conrad was a consistent
per of the United Presby-
Church and a most excell-
itizen. He is survived by
wife, three daughters and
pn, namely, Nora, wife of
ucker, New York City; Lois
pf Niles Weary, near Car
Miss Lena at home and
|nce, Carlisle. John P, Con-
and Mrs. S. A. Nesbit, Nc
ellsburg, are brother and
of the deceased.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
NUMBER 80
KEYSTONE OF THE ARCH
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene by
Samuel G. Dixon, N. D., IL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.

SohthboStVhsA VI hhafths
The perfect manifestations of
life can only be had with a har-
monious performance of all the
functions of the body. This is
SO from the lowest forms of life
up to the complex and wonderful
creation of man.
Now when we are confronted
with war and its accumulated
horrors, we must use every effort
to throw off the insidious hold it
gradually gets upon our nervous
systems, destroying the harmon
iousness of the vast number of
active little cells that go to make
up our physical and mental bodS
les.
If the balance and harmony
are once destroyed, our digestion
weakens and this robs the body
of nourishment, which is follow
ed by general loss of strength.
The heart muscles consequently
suffer and weaken and when this
pump fails to send the exhausted
blood cells through the lungs for
publication and recharging, the
physiological process fails in its
purpose.
The break up of the general
balance and harmony causes the
body to lose its resistance to dis
ease germs. The result is gener-
al weakening of the individual
and often death, neither of which
we can afford at any time let
alone in time of war, every pre-
ventable measure must be taken
to guard against the inroad of
disease.
Today we cannot help but feel
our great responsibilities and
make sacrifices for that which
has given US our national pride
and freedom. We must, how
ever, at the same time be care
full not to break up unnecessari-
ly the harmony of our social and
other everyday occupations.
The greatest measure to help
us carry our burden during war
is to keep busy in some we'll d.
rected path of work that will pro-
duce those things most essential
to successful warfare and turn
our minds from those horrors
that otherwise would break up
our nervous force.
If war becomes long continued
it may be that a Revolutionary
state may occur, where our oc-
cupations will have to be chang
ed: giving up the easier ones to
the weak, and shifting those that
are more laborious to the strong.
These changes, however, at the
present time can be effected
more easily than ever before in
the history of the world, because
of the many kinds Of modern oc-
equations which permit of selec-
ton to accommodate those of diff
ferent capabilities. Whatever
may be the disturbance, we must
keep busy. We must not think
too much of what might hap
pen" and keep it ever before us
destroying that balance and har-
mony necessary for health.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26
Woman Caught Fire.

William Kline, of MERGERS
Il. 8 while engaged in
4 some rubbish at her
was. badly burned. Her
fught fire. She sustained
! her arms and legs. She
Pc at the time of the ac-
Put had presence of mind
70 throw herself on the
and roll. She was thus
70 extinguish the flames.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Harris
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson L. Mace
motored to Washington last Sat-
urday spent the time until Mon
day morning in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall McKibbin,
when they returned to McCon-
nellsburg having had very de-
lightful outing.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Delegates to the annual suf-
frage spring conference at Har-
risburg passed a resolution urging
the President, Congress and the
Pennsylvania Legislature to pro-
hibit the use OF grain for the
manufacture of liquor during the
war and to conserve the same
for food.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Woollett
and Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Kirk
motored to Bedford last Sunday
and called on their old friend
William Stuckey who is in very
poor health.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. E. V. Mellott
and daughter Miss Daisy, and
Mrs. Roland Sharpe and daughter
Mabel, of Pleasant Ridge, spent
a few hours in town last Thurs
day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. R.Spangler.
of Hancock, spent few hours in
town Monday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. M. r. Shaffner
spent last Saturday in Chambers
burg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26

Mrs. Elizabeth Mellott and son
of Andover were in town Mon
day.
Evening star., 1917-09-30

twice. but today he caught me fair. If I
really had been q German spy, I couldn't
have got away from him. And I want
him to think he has captured a German
spy. Because he deserves Just as much
credit as though he had, and because it's
best he shouldn't know whom he did
capture"
Van Worst pointed to the map. my
bet is.' he said. that you're an officer
of the state militia, taking notes for the
fall maneuvers. Am I right?'
The stranger smiled in approval, but
shook his head.
You're warm" he. said, but It's more
serious than maneuvers. It's the real
thing" From his pocketbook he took
a, visiting card and laid it on the ta-
BILE. I'm Sherry Mccoy" he said.
captain of artillery in the United
States Army" He nodded to the hand
telephone on the table.
You can call up Governors Island
and get Gen. Wood or his aid. Capt.
Dorey. on the phone. They sent me
here. Ask them. I'm not picking out
gun sites for the Germans: I'm picking
out positions of defense for Americans
when the Germans Gomez
Van Worst laughed derisively.
MY word!" he exclaimed. You're
as bad as Jimmie.'
Capt. Mccoy regarded him with dis
favor.
And you. SIR" he retorted, ARE as
bad as 90.000,000 other Americans. You
won't believe. When the Germans are
Evening star., 1917-09-30

This, II British example be followed
will be sold to the homeless at three
fourths the cost price. and by the small
est of installments
One most interesting thing, in the
minds of the youthful disciples of Will
liam Penn. is going to be the building
of portable houses at Dole, in south
ern France. Here there is regular in =
dustry instituted by the British Quak-
ers. and lucky indeed will be the Hav-
erford men who are sent there. since
they have so much enjoyed the In
struction in building this summer. Mr..
Leeds who returned a few days be-
fore the unit left the little college town
in Pennsylvania, told them one even
ing, as they assembled to hear him
talk of the work they were all SO eager
about. that building the huts-maisons
demontables-somew in the Jura
near Dole would absorb the services of
more men than any other task. The
new factory will probably be an aban-
doned absinthe factory" he said.
"The whole unit will probably go to
Dole on its arrival" he added, "and
camp there in factory sheds. All the
men could be put there to work while
awaiting the necessary permissions to
go nearer the war-scarred regions
Many of the English workers live in
their own portable houses. Some, go
Evening star., 1917-09-30

shelling this hill, when they're taking
your hunters to pull their cook-wagons.
maybe you'll believe then"
Are you serious?" demanded Van
Worst. "And you an army officer?"
That's why I am serious" returned
Mccoy. 1--WE know. But when we try
to prepare for what is coming we must
do 1t secretly-in underhand ways. for
fear the newspapers will get hold of
1t and ridicule US and accuse US of
trying to drag the country into war.
That's why We have to prepare under
cover. That's why I've had to skulk
around these hills like a chicken thief.
And" he added sharply, that's why
that boy must not know who I am II
he does the general staff will get a
calling down at Washington and I'll
have my ears boxed"
Van Worst moved to the door.
He will never learn the truth from
me-" he said, .for l will tell him you
are to be shot at sunrise"
Good" laughed the captain. And
tell me his name. If ever we fight
over Westchester county l want that
lad for my chief Of scouts. And give
him this. Tell him to buy a new scout
uniform. Tell him it comes from you"
But no money could reconcile Jimmie
to the sentence imposed upon his cap
tive. He received the news with a
howl Of anguish. You mustn't" he
begged: 'I never knowed you'd shoot
him! I wouldn't have caught him If
I'd knowed that. s1 couldn't sleep if I
Evening star., 1917-09-30

arrowheads, but find them. The pro-
fessor was delighted but for Jimmie 1t
was great disappointment. The week
following Jimmie was again disap-
pointed.
On the bank of the Kensico reser-
voir he came upon a man who was act
ing in mysterious and suspicious
manner. He was making notes in a
book. and his runabout. which he had
concealed in a wood road, was stuffed
with blue prints. 1t did not take Jim
mie long to guess his purpose He
was planning to blow up the kens1co
dam. and cut off the water supply OF
New York city. Seven millions of peo-
pie without water, Without firing a
shot New York must surrender! At
the thought Jimmie shuddered. and at
the risk of his life. by clinging to the
tail of a motortruck, he followed the
runabout into White Plains. But there
it developed the mysterious stranger.
SO far from wishing to destroy the
Kensico dam, was the state engineer
who had built it, and also a large part
of the Panama canal. Nor in his third
effort was Jimmie more successful
From the heights of Pound ridge he DIS
covered on a hilltop below him man
working alone upon basin of concrete
The man was a German-American. and
already on Jimmie's list of suspects.
That for the use of the ''erman artillery
he was preparing a concrete bed for
siege gun was only too evident. But
closer investigation proved that the con
crete was only two inches thick AND
the hypheha ted cre explained mat the
basin was built OVER Il spring, in the
water of which he plann,d to erect
fountain and raise goldfish. 1t was
bitter blow. Jimmie became liscoura 2ed.
Meeting Judge Van Worst one day in the
road he told him his troubles. The young
Judge proved unsympathetic, My ad-
vice to you. Jimmie he said. sis to go
slow. Accusing everybody of espionage
Evening star., 1917-09-30

have the glasses. and my watch. and
clothes, and all my money; only
don't"
Jimmie flushed crimson You can't
tried to growl, but because his voice
was changing or because he was e1-
cited the growl ended in a high squeak.
With modification, Jimmie flushed a
deeper crimson. But the stranger was
not amused. At Jimmie's words ne
seemed rather the more amazed.
I'm not tryinG~to bribe you. ne
protested IF you don't want any
thing. why are you holding me up?'
I'm not" returned Jimmie, I'm ar
resting you!" ,,..
The stranger laughed with RELIEF.
Again his eyes smiled. oh" he cried'
Il see, Have I been trespassing?
With glance Jimmie measured .ne
distance between himself and the
stranger. Reassured. he lifted one reg
after the other over the wall. II you
try to rush me-" he warned, I'll shoot
you full of buckshot"
The stranger took a hasty step PACK
ward. Don't worry about that. he e4-
claimed. TN not rush YOU why am
l arreSted? e.
Hugging the shotgun with his lefe
arm Jimmie stopped and lifted the
binoculars. He gave them swn.
glance, slung them over his shoulder,
and a gain clutched his weapon. HIS eA-
preston was now stern and menaclng.
The name on them" he accused, ls H
Weiss. Berlin Is that your name
The stranger smiled, but corrected him
self. and replied gravely. That's S the
name of the firm that makes them.
Jimmie exclaimed in triumph. "Hah:
he cried. made in Germany
The stranger shook his head.
Il don't understand" he said. Where
would Weiss glass be madez win
Evening star., 1917-09-30

passed, now was the time to act. jim
mie- raced to the top of the hill. and
found 1t empty. He plunged down II,
vaulted a stone wall. forced his way
through tangle of saplings and held
his breath to listen. Just beyond him,
over a tumble of rocks, a hidden
stream was tripping and stumbling. JOY
fully. it laughed and gurgled. Jimmie
turned hot. 1t sounded as though from
the darkness the spy Knocked him. JIM
ME shook his fist at the enshrouding
darkness. Above the tumult of the
coming storm and the tossing treetops,
he raised his voice.
you walt" he shouted. 'Tll get you
yet, Next time I'll bring gun"
Next time was the next morning.
There had been a hawk lowering over
the chicken yard. and Jimmie used that
fact to explain his borrowing the fam
lily shotgun. He loaded it with buck
shot and in the pocket of his shirt
buttoned his license to hunt, pursue
and kill. TO take with traps or other
devices"
He remember that Judge Van Worst
had warned him. before he arrested
more spies, to come to him for a war
rant But with an impatient shake Of
the head Jimmie tossed the recollection
from him. After what he had seen he
could not possibly be again mistaken
He did not need a warrant. What he
had seen was his warrant-pluS the
shotgun.
AS pathfinder" should be. he plan
ned to take up the trail where he had
lost it, but before he reached Round
Hill he found a warmer trail. BEFORE
him, stamped clearly in the road. stlil
damp from the rain of the night before.
two lines of little arrowheads pointed
the way They We're SO fresh that at
each twist in the road. lest the car
should be just beyond him. Jimmie
Evening star., 1917-09-30
-----By-----
Richard Harding Davis
BOY WHO CRIED WOLF

thought he was going to be shot At
sunrise" At the prospect of unending
nightmares Jimmie's voice shook with
terror. Make 1t for twenty years." he
begged. Make 1t for ten." he coaxed,
but please promise you won't shoot
him."
When Van Worst returned to Capt.
Mccoy he was smiling, and the butler
who followed. bearing n tray and tink-
ling glasses. was trying not to smile.
Il gave Jimmie your s10," said Van
Worst, land made 1t $40. and he has
gone home. You Will be glad to hear
that he begged me to spare your life
and that your sentence has been COM
muted to twenty years in fortress.
/ drink to your good fortune"
No" protested Capt. Mccoy. I'VE
will drink to Jimmie"'
When Capt. Mccoy had driven away
and his own car and the golf clubs had
again been brought to the steps, Judge
Van Worst once more attempted to de-
part, but he was again delayed.
Other visitors were arriving.
Up the driveway a touring car ap-
preached, and, though 1t limped on a
fiat tire. it approached at reckless
speed. The two men in the front seat
were white with dust; their faces.
masked by automobile glasses. were in
distinguishable. AS though preparing
for an immediate exit, the car swung
in a circle until its nose pointed down
the driveway up which 1t had just
Evening star., 1917-09-30
oNDE OF
" HENDERSON THE MT
Z FRANCE. MASONRY AND

broken villages in the country Of the
Marine.
The demountable houses they build at
Dole can be put anywhere on a mans
lot preferably where they can be used
later as some sort of Clubhouse. Their
estimated life is seven to ten years.
Meanwhile, these houses give their
owners a start, and once French peas
ants have a start, nobody can save or
build his property more rapidly. At Red
Cross headquarters in Paris Mr. LEEDS
said. no methods were more favorably
quoted than those of the English
Quakers, who have labored at their
chosen work since the first six months
of the war. There are about $50 per-
sons in this British unit. of whom about
fifty are conscientious objectors who
are not Friends.
"AlI sorts of unforeseen obstacles
confront the reconstruction work Mr..
Leeds told the unit as they left HaVer-
ford THE government is assuming re-
sponsibility for war damages; fndfvid-
uaI property owners, therefore. want
no reconstruction done until the dam
age has been satisfactorily assessed.
The owners. who may be at war, or
refugees, and the mayor and prefect as
well. must all be consulted before work
can be begun. In the reconquered sec
tion behind the French line 107 towns