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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-14

BUTTE-The triple execution ar
ranged for Frank Fisher, John O'Neil
and Sherman Powell was the first ex-
ecution of three men at the same
time in Silver Bow county. Powell
was a negro.
Fisher and O'Neil were convicted of
the murder here Of Thomas Higgins in
October, 1916 According to the evil
dence at their trial, Higgins was on
his way home when he saw Fisher
and O'Neil robbing a man. He rushed
to the rescue and was fatally shot by
Fisher.
A motion for new trial for the
two men was denied, and the denial OF
the district court was affirmed by the
supreme court of the state upon an
appeal. A rehearsing of the motion
by the supreme court later was de-
MED. The men were sentenced here
December Il by Judge John V. Dwyer
who sentenced Powell the same day
Powell was convicted of the murder
of J. A. Montgomery, a fellow en-
ploye in the Great Northern railway
dining car service. They had been
playing cards in a railroad car, ac-
cording to the testimony at Powells
trial. and the game broke up in dis
agreemen. Later Montgomery was
found in bed, with his throat cut.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-14
MOVE IS UNDER WAY
TO BENEFIT SOLDIERS
MOSCOW MAN is ASKED TO SERVE
ON IMPORTANT FEDERAL
COUNCIL

H. D. Martin of this city is called
upon to render another important
service to the federal government
This is outlined in the following mes
sage just received:
WWASHINGTON-Secretary of War
Baker has appointed military enter
tainment council to provide entertain
ment for soldiers in cantonments and
at national army camps. The first
step is milegae campaign. DR.. T. c.
Witherspoon of Butte is district di-
rector. Fred B. Jones of Boise is
state chairman and T. G. Martin of
Boise is state director. The council
appoints you as member of the Idaho
state military entertainment council
for active leadership and counsel in
this work.
HARRY P. HARRISON,
Executive Chairman.
Mr.. Martin is awaiting further in
formation and instructions. Until
these are received he will not be in
position to move in this matter.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-14
NEGRO AND TWO WHITE MEN
HANGED FOR MURDER AT
ONE TIME
TROOPS HOLD BACK MOB
MONTANA ENFORCES THE LAW
AGAINST PERPETRATORS
OF CRIME
ALL DROP AT ONCE

!. BUTTE-Sherman A. Powell, +.
!. Ray Gullich, alias O'Neil and .
!. Frank Fisher were hanged in i.
!. the jail here this morning, The !.
!. three men dropped through !
!. single trap. Washington coast I.
!. artillery men on duty here held :,
!. a mob of 5000 from the gates :
\ Of the prison ground. Powell :.
!. was a negro. The other two :
!. were whites. :
...%}.j..s..f..1..s. .f..5..+t+ts.+.s..t !
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-14
Sketch of a Busy Life

BOISE-Senator Brady was 55 years
old last June. He was born in Ind
lana county, Pennsylvania, in 1862, but
spent his boyhood and his first years
as a young man in Kansas. He was
graduated from the lathe (Kansas)
high school and studied at the state
normal school at Leavenworth.
In 1894 Mr.. Brady came to Idaho
and made his home at Pocatello. He
first appeared prominently in the po-
litical life of the state when he be-
came chairman of the Republican state
central committee in 1904, a position
which he held until 1908. He was
elected governor of Idaho on November
3, 1908, and served in that office in the
years of 1909 and 1910.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-14
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP
IS SINKING IN OCEAN
REPORTED RAMMED AMIDSHIP BY
ANOTHER VESSEL AND ABAN-
DONED BY CREW

ATLANTIC PORT-Agents of the
American steamship, Texas, vessel
of $4,000 tons, have received advices
from the naval authorities that the
vessel is sinking at sea. The location
is not given. The cause of the vessels
distress is not made public, but re-
ports sent to shipping circles are to
the effect that the Texas was rammed
amidship by another vessel. The crew
of AZ men have taken to boats.
A TraWler Sinks
WASHINGTON-An American traw-
ler in European waters struck on a
rock. All members of the crew were
saved, according to a report received
from Admiral Sims.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-14
Elected to the Senate

On January "a, 1913, the state leg
islature elected Mr.. Brady United
States senator to fill out the unex-
pired term of the late senator Weldon
B. Hepburn. Judge X. |. Perky served
by appointment as United States sem
ator between the time of Heyburn's
death in October, 1912, and the time
the legislature met and elected Mr..
Brady in 1913.
On November 3, 1914, Mr.. Brady was
reelected to the United States senate
for term which expires March 3,
1921. He is survived by his widow,
who was Miss Irene Moore of Boise,
and by two sons, issue of a former
marriage. Both the sons live in Kan
sas.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-14
Record in the Senate

Senator Brady was a member of
many important senate committees, as
follows: military affairs, mines and
mining, agriculture and forestry, con-
servation of natural resources, ma
tional banks, expenditures in depart
ment of commerce, public lands, pub
lie buildings and grounds.
On the military affairs committee
he was ranking Republican member.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-14
One Additional Democrat

BOISE-Senator Brady's death will
result in increasing by one the Demo-
cratic majority in the upper house
of congress. The Idaho legislature
last January, knowing of Senator
Brady's precarious health, passed an
emergency law empowering the gov
ernor to fill by appointment any va
cancy in the office of senator. The
appointee will hold office until the
regular election next November. Gov
ernor Alexander is a Democrat, and
is himself considered an aspirant for
senatorial honors Former Governor
James H. Hawley, Democrat, is an
avowed candidate. John F. Nugent OF
Boise and Harry Day of Wallace are
the other possibilities.
Idaho will now elect two United
States senators next November, for
Senator Borah will then be up for
reelection.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Miles l.. Hana Likes Calf.

In a letter from M. L. Ham,
of Los Angeles, Calf, under date
of March 9th. Mr.. Ham says
Enclosed please find three dol.
lars to advance my subscription
to the NEWS. | have been neg.
lectful, and am a few months be.
hind, for which you will please
pardon me.
II might try to write a boost
for California, but | don't feel
equal to the occasion; for any
thing | could say would fall far
short of a description of which
the Golden State is deserving.
If there is any place on this old
earth that is more pleasant in
climatic or social conditions, |
would like to hear from it.
"All of the former Fulton
County people in this part of the
State are well and prosperous.
Wishing you and all the rest
of my old friends and acquaint-
ances good health and prosperity,
| remain,
Very truly,
M. G. HAM.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Now in Illinois.

George E. Stevens, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. L. Stevens, near
Laidig, writes from Polo, ILL.,,
where he has employment, that
the FULTON COUNTY News be
sent him while in Illinois. George
left home on the 2Sth of Feb
ruary, went up over the noun
tain to Dudley, where he board
ed a branch of the H. & B. T.
train. thence to Huntingdon,
where he changed off to the
Pennsy, and at Pittsburgh, took
the l.. P. st. R. r. to Chicago.
In Indiana they encountered a
terrific wind storm, which blew
down timber, uprooted great
trees, and did much damage.
he landed IN Chicago at 1880
Thursday evening. Friday he
spent in looking over the big
town.
OF course, he saw Sears & Roe
bucks big store. Their build
ing, he says, covers 92 acres of
ground; and then, he visited the
stock yards, which well repaid
him for the time spent. There
were other things that interested
him, but the NEWS does not have
space enough to give for all of
them. The city of Chicago COW
ers more than one-third as much
ground as all of Fulton County.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Deluged.

On account of the frozen con-
dition of the water pipes, many
families in town have been with
out "city water" for several
weeks, and one of these families
was Judge Hoop and daughter
Miss S a lie. Sometime during
Tuesday night, the water came
on" in the Hoop residence, and
when Miss Sallie went down to
the kitchen she found the cellar,
kitchen and dining room flooded,
and the water still coming in
with a rush. Ithappened that a
plumber lived next door, and he
soon cut the water off at III e
curb box. it was lucky that It
was discovered before it began
to run out of the garret windows,
or we might have a different
story to tell.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
hlLLERS AND FARMERS.
Mills NuSt Positively De Closed Down
Where Food Administration Rules
Are Not Obeyed.

The folio wing important
changein the food administration
rulings has just been received
from the Milling Division of the
United States Food Administra-
tion. We quote as follows;
There are no restrictions o n
grinding rye into feed". This is
most important ruling in favor of
the farmer, and it will greatly re-
lieve the feed shortage.
quote for the information of
millers the following instruction
received from the Milling Divis-
ion:
You most certainly should
close down any mill that is not
complying with the rules limiting
the amount of wheat to be used
in the manufacture of a barrel of
flour, or any mill that has not
obtained a license at this time. "
1t become my duty, therefore,
under tn e instruction quoted
above to order all mills in the
county that have not complied
with the requirements of the
Food Administration, by secur-
ing a license from the Food Ad-
ministration, and that are not
making the required amount of
flour out of the wheat they grind,
To close down until they do COM
ply with these conditions.
All millers who need informa-
tion as to how to change their
plants so as to be able to make
the war flour, should communi-
cate with the Food Adminlstra-
ton, Milling Division, Mechanic
al Department, "a Broad wayNew
York City, and you will receive
valuable information as to nec-
essary changes and equipment.
See page 8 Of Notice to Wheat
and Rye MilIers," issued Janu-
ary Is, 1918.
JOHN r. JACKSON,
Federal Food Administrator for
Fulton County.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Witnesses at Scranton.

Hon. John P. Sipes and j.
Harvey Cooper, Of this place, A.
B. Ryder, of Fort Loudon ard
Robert M. Wilkinson, of Mount
Union, were called to Scranton
this week as witnesses in the trial
of E. j. Post, Samuel B. Shearer,
and Clyde E. Coon in the United
States Court now in session in
that city 1t will be remember.
ed that Messrs Post, Shearer,
and Coon were arrested and are
now on trial for the aiding in the
misapplication of funds which
resulted in the wrecking of the
Lemasters National Bank.
The case was brought to g sud
den termination Monday by the
illness of ex-Cashier Enos B d.
Myers. His condition became so
alarming, that the case was post
poned for trial at Harrisburg i n
May. The witnesses were dis
charged and Mr.. Sipes reached
home Monday evening.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Seventy POuEdS Parcels Post.

Owing to the congested condi-
tion of express traffic, the Gov
ernment has changed the limit of
the weight of packages that may
be sent by parcels post from fifty
to seventy pounds to all points
within the first, second and third
zones. and fifty pounds to other
points.
This means that you may ship
package of seventy pounds by
parcel post to any point within
225 miles of your post Office
which, from McConnellsburg, in
cludes Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Pittsburgh and Cito.
1t may be we'll to keep in mind
an easy rule for determining how
much postage a package will take:
In the first zone and the second
zone, add 4 cents to the number
expressed by the pounds. If
your package weighs s lbs., then
8 added to 4, or II cents will be
the amount of postage required.
If the package weighs 70 lbs.
the postage would be 70 plus a or
"a cents.
Anywhere in the third zone,
which includes Virginia, West
Virginia, Maryland, most Of
Ohio, most of New York, part of
Connecticut, all of New Jersey,
Delaware and Maryland, the
amount of postage is 2 times the
number of pounds added to A
cents. Thus, to send a package
of GO lbs. to San Francisco, or
New Oreleans would cost 2 times
60 added to A cents which is$1.24.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
FORESTRY IN FULTON COUNTY.
The State Will Help YCu TO Reforest
Your Waste Land Just for
The Asking.

Iwish to call attention to the
great opportunity given the land
owners of Fulton County to plant
their nonproductive and waste
land in forest trees. The De-
partment of Forestry will give
you the trees free if you will
plant and care for them. There
are many acres of land lying idle
that should be growing a crop of
trees. am well acquainted with
the nature and location of this
land and nearly every acre will
grow forest trees.
Many acres of what was for
merly good agricultural land is
now too poor for pasture. Areas
like this should be planted in for
est trees. When the trees are re-
moved, the land will again be fit
for agriculture, and might add
that no other form of manage
ment will reclaim areas of this
kind.
There are many acres of cut
over timber land that could, and
should be planted in forest trees.
Such paintings will yield very
handsome profit to the land own
er. One should bear in mind that
an acre of planted forest trees.
when mature, will yield from 15,-
600 to 20, board feet per acre.
The trees can be planted for less
than So, 90 a thousand if you must
employ the help, and one man will
plant 1000 trees a day. If the
area obe planted is not too rough,
a team and plow can be employ
ed to advantage. 1000 to 1900,
and sometimes $4,000 trees are
planted to the acre. 1t depends
entirely upon the nature of the
soil and object of the planting.
Women and girls will plant more
trees than men and will do it
better. Watch the paper next
week and l will tell you what
kind of trees you should plant,
how to plant them, cost of plant
ing them, and why you should
plant them.
ALFRED E. RUPP
Forester.
Buchanan State Forest.
Fort Loudon Pa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Off FOR the Kelly Field.
Buchanan State Forest.
Fort Loudon Pa.

The following excerpts were
taken from a letter to his mother,
written by Mr.. Guy W. Bailey,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. C.. Bailey
formerly residents of this county.
Guy enlisted last fall in the Avia-
tion Corps, and until recently
was at Camp Grant, Ill. Guy
says: I'VE pulled out of Camp
Grant at 8 o'clock in the morn
ing of the 9th of February. Our
train consisted of thirteen Pull
man coaches for five hundred
men. In making the trip we
passed through some fine coun-
try. The next move we make
will likely be to France. We have
plenty to eat. Our menu consists
of beans, corned beef, tomatoes,
bread and jam. We were allow
ed a stop-off in Ponce City, Okla,
which we enjoyed very much.
The boys took a hike through the
town, and the citizens gave us
cigars and cigarettes as we
marched along. They treated
US fine. We had about an hour
in Galesburg and arch e d
through the streets for about 45
minutes, during which time the
citizens did certainly extend the
GLAD hand"
Later: I'VE are still on the train
making our journey to Kelly
Field. We are at Cleburne,
Texas, not a bad sized town.
The next place we stop, we will
take another hike. The weather
is not very warm-not as warm
as it was at Camp Grant when we
left that place. We are now 300
miles from San Antonio.
| will write again when we
reach the field"
Guy w. BAILEY.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Everett Soldier in Hospital.
Very truly,
M. C. HAM.

Fred V. Palmer, a widely
know young man of Everett,
has been in a French hospital
since February 1st with crush
ed right shoulder, broken collar
bone and a fractured arm. His
injuries were received W h e n
leaving Paris for the front. He
will likely be in the hospital un-
til May. He writes that while
there is no English spoken in the
hospital he has the very best of
care in every way, His COM
pany is now at the front in active
service-Everett Republican.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
SEEING REAL SERVICE.
Our Troops in France Are Now Al.
most Constantly Engaged in Bat.
lie With The Germans.

WASHINGTON. March 10. The
weekly review o { the war issued
by the war department tonight
says:
"Our forces are constantly en-
gagged. We now have troops in
the trenches at four different
points. At the dawn of March 5
the enemy attempted a strong
raid against one of our advance
posts. This thrust was repulsed
with loss to the enemy.
On our Toul sector the Ger
mans are carrying on extensive
preparations and continuing to
bring up fresh units and accumu-
lating material, apparently with
the view of undertaking extensive
operations. During the week
the Germans conducted twenty
raids along the French front.
The greater part of these were
replused without difficulty. The
Allies lost eighty-eight machine
guns while the enemy lost 273.
1.-TWO hundred and fourteen
enemy aircraft were brought
down during the last month on
the western front.
"Petrograd advices indicate
one hundred thousand workmen
have enrolled in the Russian army
and are rallying for the defense
of the capital.
"A detachment of American
is enroute for Hardin. "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Sweater Acknowledgment.

Camp Greene, Charlotte, N.
c., Feb. 5, 1918.
DEAR MISS MoLLIEl SEYLAR:
received my sweater and |
am very proud of it. It fits fine
but suppose you got me in trou-
BILE. as the rest o f the boys are
all jealous of it, and will have
to watch it very closely, as they
think it is the incest sweater in
the tent.
1t is very cold and damp here,
and they will certainly feel fine
in the evening and in the morn
ing.
Our regiment was stationed at
Camp Gettysburg last so
you see we were very close t o
your home, They are talking of
sending us back there, if we
don't 60 to France soon. The
boys all prefer France, but they
don't have a say.
Well, you asked me a very fun
ny question, Whether we favor
woman suffrage, or not?" | am
sorry to say that nobody ever
asked US that question before,
and we never gave it much
thought. You know men or,
rather, soldiers are such care
free beings at the present time;
but, we can't help thinking of it
if we get back.
Well, | will have to quit, as
we are going to drill; but | sure
ly appreciate the sweater, and
would like very much to hear
from you again, as we get very
lonesome and blue.
Hoping to hear from you soon.
| am,
Yours truly
Prvt. H. P. BARNETT,
Go. X. SO Infantry,
Camp Greene, Charlotte,
N. G.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Soldiers Letters Lost.

WASHINGTON, March 8. Thirty
thousand letters home, written
by American soldiers in France,
were lost when the steamer An
DANA was sunk off the coast of
Ireland late in January, the post
office department announced this
afternoon.
The letters had been written
between the fifteenth and twen-
tieth of January.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
0at Again.

The many friends of Robert w.
Cutchall, of Ayr township, are
glad to see him out again and
looking well. Mr.. Cutchall was
operating big farm in the Cove,
and in the early part of last
October he contracted a heavy
cold which soon developed into
pneumonia followed by pleurisy
and symptoms of Bright's. For
many weeks his life was despair
ed of, but his natural vitality
overcome the disease at last. and
he is now out, although, of course,
weak, but gathering strength,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14

The Scotland Industrial School
News weather record shows
that from the time of the first
real snow fall on December 9Th
to the last one on January 30,
I'VE had an average of one inch
per day or 81 inches-and the
most of it stayed with u.s."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14

Howard Swope and family of
Pleasant Ridge were in town
Tuesday, and Howard came in
and renewed his mothers SUBJ
scription. Mrs. Swope does not
get to town as frequently a she
used to.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Taft TO Speak at Gettysburg.

President William Howard Taft
has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the commencement day ora
ton at Gettysburg College, May
II. A review of the college bat
talon of the reserve officeas'
training corps will be held in his
honor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14

born ten children, four of whom
are living, namely, Robert c.,
Needmore, Pa; Flora, wife of G.
Ellis Sipes, near Needmore, Pa. !;
Ella, wife, of William Mackey,
Pittsburgh, Pa, and Howard, the
youngest, Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Dixon was a splendid type
of southern culture, refinement,
and hospitality, winning and
holding the highest esteem of
everyone who came within the
circle of her acquaintance.
She had been in i'll health all
winter, due to ailments incident
to advancing years, and her death
was not wholly unexpected.
THORNTON FOSTER.
Thornton Foster, aged about
60 years. died at his home in
Wells Valley on Monday, Feb
ruary 1S, 1918. His funeral took
place on the following Wednes-
day, and his remains were laid to
rest in the cemetery at the
Valley U. B. church.
The deceased was son of
Septimus and Elizabeth Cook
Foster, and he was born on
Broadtop, although he spent
most Of his life in Wells Valley.
Mr.. Foster was married to Miss
Susan J. Truax, who survives,
with the following sons and
daughters: Harry F., residing
at Woodvale; E tn e |, wife of
Charles Gray, Altoona, Pa. Mel
lie, wife of Roy DeshoDp, Wells
Tanuery; Maude, wife o t James
Shuke, Sixmile Run, Pa; and
Charles and Glenn at home. He
is survived by one full brother,
John R. Foster, residing in AL
toona, and by two half-brothers
W. R., residing at Todd, Hunt
ingdon County and Arthur, in
Altoona.
JOHN S. SIPES.
John S. Sipes, a highly respect
ed citizen of Licking Creek town.
ship, died at his home near ST.
loan church on Wednesday after
noon, March 6, 1918, of disease
of the stomach aged about 65
years.
Mr.. Sipes was a very stout,
vigorous man up to sometime last
year, when he was attacked by a
singular form of stomach trouble,
and from that time until his
death, he was a great sufferer at
times.
He first married Elmira Sipes,
a daughter of Samuel and Eliza
beth Clevenger Sipes, and to this
union were born the following
children-all of whom, as far as
is known, are living, namely,
Mary Willet, wife of Edgar Nc
K night, Washington, D. c.;
Nellie, wife of James j. Harris,
McConnellsburg, Pa; Frances,
wife of Chas. J. Mumma, Saluvia;
Fay, wife of Roland Sipes, near
Harrisonville; Blanche, wife of
Harry Kline, near HarrlsonVllle;
Carrie, wife of David Brantner,
Breezewood, Pa; Frank and At
Gibson Creal, near Harrisonville,
and George at Lancaster. The
mother died several years ago
while the children were all quite
young, He next married Mrs.
Hattie Sipes Palmer widow of
Jefferson Palmer, to whom were
born the following children-all
at home; Hattie, Thomas, and
Clara, who together with the
mother survive him.
The deceased was a member
Of the NJ. E. Church, having join
ed the congregation at Sloan
about five years ago. He was a
son of B. Frank and Rebecca
Oakman Sipes, and is survived
by the following brothers and
sisters: Conrad, of Andover;
James, William and Martha,
Union City, Ind; Eliza, wife o f
H. S. Daniels, McConnellsburg.
Funeral services were held at
Sloan M. E. church on Friday
afternoon, Rev. E. ]. Croft, Off
ciating, and interment was made
in the cemetery at that church,