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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20
ANDREW J. F0OTE AND Wife.
BOru in Wells Valley, Lived to Good
ige, and Died in Lyons, Kansas.

AgsS uns D'~s J''
Andrew Jackson Foote, son of
John Foote by his first wife, was
horn in Wells Valley, August 81,
1885. On the 18th day of August,
1856, he was married to Miss
Kate M. Ross, and they went to
Illinois. In 1861, he enlisted
from Aledo, ILL.,, in the 102 Illi-
pois Inft., and served during the
war. In 1872 he and his family
settled on a homestead six miles
west of Lyons, Kans., where
they lived until 1899 when the
family moved into Lyons. On
the 11th day of May, 1918, he
passed to his reward at the age
of So years, 8 months and II
DAYS. He is survived by one
brother, Greer Foote, and one
sister, Mrs. Mary Day-both of
LYONS, Kans. Mr.. Foote, for
more than three. quarters of a
century was a devoted conscien-
tiousmember of the Presbyterian
Church. His father John Foote'S
second wife was Jane Dickson. a
sister of the late Hon. Mark
Dickson, of McConnellsburg, and
to this union three daughters are
living, Anna, wife of Gideon
Ritchey, Altoona. Pa; Harriet,
widow. of Jonathan Barnett, and
Laura, wife of Isaac Baker, near
Waterfall, this county. James
Foote, a brother of the sister just
mentioned, died Sat Hyndman,
Pa, a short time ago.
Kete M. Ross, wife of Andrew
]. Foote, was born in Wells Val
ley, January II, 1887 and died
April 2, 1916, aged 70 years, 2
months and % days. She is sur
vived by one sister, Fannie, wife
Of Miles C. Greenland, of Bed
ford, Pa, and one brother
Benjamin Ross, of Everett,
Pa. Of Mrs. Foote, herhome
paper says, that she was
known and loved by a large num-
ber of friends, and words seem
inadequate to describe her lofty
Christian character. The Foote
Brothers, Evangelists, who did
such splendid work in McCon-
nellsburg during the SOS were
cousins of Andrew j. Foote, and
sons of John Foote, of Fairfield,
Iowa.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20
The NATIONS BIRTHDAY.
Id The Interest Of The Red Cross, Nc
ConneIlsburg Will Hold Big
Celebration.

4
If ever in the history of the
United States the spirit of the
Nation should find expression in
a fitting observance of its birth
day it is now, when we are fight
ing desperately against power
ful and unscrupulous foe for the
very existence of those principles
upon which our Government is
founded.
McConnellsburg will hold a
regular, old-fashioned Fourth of
July Celebration lacking, of
course, the usual pyrotechnic dis
play to conserve the supply Of
powder for our armed forces on
the far-hung fields Of battlet-
but real celebration big day
with amusement and entertain
ments that will thrill the heart
of every regular, red-blooded,
true-blue, 100 per cent. American
who loves his country and the
tapping, swapping old flag!
The big idea in the minds of
the promoters of this undertake
ing is to keep the home fires
burning" and the program of
patriotic, pulse-stirring diversion
will amply repay anyone in the
county for a visit to- the County
Seat on that day.
McConnellsburg and those in
charge of the celebration will
gain no more than those in at
tendance from the most remote
parts of the county, day of rec
reation, and service rendered
to a noble cause-for the pro-
ceeds are to be donated to the
Red Cross to meet the call for
help from every war-torn nation
in the Allied cause.-the S. o. S.
from soldiers (among them Full
ton County's own sons) who have
grimly faced the cleaning bay
onet steel, the poison gas, and
the screaming shells, and who
now lie with parching throats
and throbbing wounds; the plead
ings of mothers in pillaged zones
of war whose hearts and souls
have been made dumb with
horror, and from the little chill
dreh, orphaned, homeless, slowly
starving day by day by tens and
tens of thousands.
A complete program of the
days doings will be announced
in next weeks County papers.
Arrange now to go to McCon-
nellsburg on the Fourth-you
will be delightfully."- entertained
and amply provided with re-
freshments. Your presence snd
your help will be appreciated.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20
Might Have Been Worse.

Carpenter R. N. Fryman was
working upon repairs at Hal
Trout's barn last Friday, when
in stepping on decayed piece of
timber it broke, giving Mr.. Fry
man a fall af about five feet. He
is now taking an enforced vaca-
ton nursing a badly sprained
wrist, and coaxing the soreness
out of several bruises.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20

Mr.. William Seibert, of Clear
spring. Nd, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Brewer of Ell Paso, ILL.,, and Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Brewer, of Gin
cinnati, O., spent last Friday in
the home of their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Kendall,
West Market Street.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20

AT the Presbyterian manse,
Md', on Wednesday evening,
June 9th, Rev. DR.. Gear united
~ marriage, Harry D. Hutton, a
popular insurance man, of Mar
tlnsourg, W. Va, and Mrs. Cor
nelia Palmer Lambert daughter
., MIR. and Mrs. William Palmer
VI Warfordsburg. Mr.. and Mrs.
hutton =, will make their home in
Huntingdon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20
From Somewhere in France.


he is more familiarly known, is
now in France. He was in the
training camp at Chillicothe, o.,
and his regiment was sent over"
few weeks ago, In his first
letter to his mother, Mrs. Jose
phine A. Sloan of McConnells-
burg, Frank writes: Il can
hardly realize that | am actually
in France, 1t seems that | have
lived a whole lifetime since we
left Camp Sherman, The trip
across the Atlantic was fine. The
weather, during our first five
days out to sea, was ideal. This
was followed by a few days of
very stormy weather; but, | did
not have a bit of seasickness.
Having second-class passage, |
had a cabin with.fve other SER
geants 1st class. Our boat, a
former famous liner, was splen-
did, and we enjoyed the trip very
much.
This is a very pretty country.
The peculiar dress of the peas
ants-especially their wooden
shoes gives to them a very odd
appearance. AS soldiers, we
know nothing of our future move
ments. We are quartered in bar
racks built by Napoleon for his
troops, and of course, they bear
the marks of antiquity"
In a second letter, written
eight days later, Frank says:
well, we have settled down
for a short time, at least. Dare
not tell you the name of the place
but it is typical French town.
Everything seems very odd to us.
The buildings are all very old.
Most of the people wear wooden
shoes, and seem to take life easy.
Few men are to be seen. They
are all in the army. Women do
all the work-in doors, and out.
From the summit of a hill near,
we can see hundreds of acres of
good ground lying idle. No one
to work it. The people are sup
piled with bread tickets an d
they are allowed but small por-
ton a day. Eggs may be had
for 80 cents a dozen in American
money. Of course, French
money is in circulation here, and
| get badly tangled up when it
comes to making or receiving
change. | am going to try hard
to learn to speak French; you
really have to, in order to get
along.
have seen a great deal of
France, and it is wonderful
country-full of in teresting
sights.
Am just as well as can be, and
am standing the life just as well
as the younger fellows. Frank
is a veteran of the Spanish
American War.
Mail will reach me if address,
ed:
Sergt. Thos. F. Sloan,
Co. B. 319 F. S. B.
Care Chief Signal Officer,
American Ex. Forces.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to express our ut
most thanks to friends for kind
ness and sympathy during the
illness and death of our beloved
husband and father, MRS.
GRANT FICKS AND FAMILY.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20
Mrs. Margaret Lynch,

Mrs. Margaret Lynch, near
Big Cove Tannery, and her grand
daughter Helen Bivens, near Nc
Conne!lsburg, were pleasant call
ers at the NEWS office, Monday
morning. Mrs. Lynch is the
widow of David Lynch and a
daughter of William and Tena
Peck Gordon; and while she is
not just as young as she was
when she lived in the boyhood
home of the Editor, she is well
preserved, and we trust she may
be spared to see many more
years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20

Miss Ella Kendall has returned
to Philadelphia, after having
spent several weeks in McCon-
nellsburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20

Lightning struck two trees out
on Hal Trout's farm last Friday
morning.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-06-20

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New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

the men making less than 500 q
month. Those fellows must be having
strenuous time"
"The $4,000 limit would include all
laborers, trainmen, brakemcn, me-
chanics and clerks and great many
engineers and conductors" commented
Mr.. Lane.
All the speakers were careful to
state that they made no distinction be-
tween union members and unorganized
employees. The course Of wages was
declared to have been upward since
1910, when the concerted form Of de-
nand was first used by the brother
hoods.
Mr.. Walber said that from January,
1916. to the latter part Of 1917 the pay
of skilled labor and clerks had in
creased Is PER cent in the Eastern dis
trict, and Of unskilcd labor from %
to 100 per cent. lie declared the tenure
of position was very constant in the
railroad service, and attributed TO this
the loyalty of many employees who re-
fused higher wages in industrial plants
to remain with the roads.
"The railroads will be running long
after lot of these factories have their
gates nailed up" he remarked.
Increases Given Trainmen
Between 1909 and 1915. Mr.. Walber
said, engineers received wage increases
Of 1873 per cent; fremen, 1851 per
cent; conductors, 1882 per cent. and
all other trainrnen, 29.91 per cent.
Mr.. Higgins said the average rate
Of increase for operating employees in
the Western district between 1909 and
1915 had been 1923 per cent. Since
that time the wage increase on nine
representative roads had been $11 ,073,
094 in 1916 for $4,000 men, and $39.-
1859 in 1917 for 340,436 men, an
average for the two years Of $1110 a
man. If the ratio were true of all the
roads in the United States, he estimat-
ed that the total added to the payrolls
this year would be between $3.50 1000, 900
and $3.50, 900 900
In reporting their wage increases
some of the nine representative roads
lncluded the pay Of officers in the total
Mr.. Higgins said, however, he thought
the officers had received few increases
and called attention to the highest
average. $3.50, reported by the Chicago
milwaukee,. & ST. Paul, which did not
include officers in its report.
Asks About Reducing Officers
"Do you think any of these officers
ought to have their salaries reduced 90
asked Commissioner McChord.
81 am not in position to answer
that" Mr.. Higgins said. II think that
after spending a lifetime acquiring
knowledge and experience a man is en-
titled to compensation.
Both Mr.. Higgins and Mr.. Walber
sketched their own experience. They
began as Office boys.
Frederick w. Lehman. counsel for
the commission, asked Mr.. Higgins
about the employment of boys and
women by the railroads.
"There are few boys employed now
except as messengers" he replied. "The
Federal law interfered with their en-
ployment in other capacities. Women
are being employed as clerks and to
some extent in other capacities"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

willing to accept this status. Also,
the prospect Of receiving the same set
tlement that was made with The car
pcntcrs in tho Delaware district, where
a general wage scale of $500 day
will be paid, was looked upon as high
ly satisfactory.
Compromise Is Expected
Tho carpenters here originally asked
for $500 day. which is being paid on
the Pacific Coast, along with overtime
charges that would materially increase
this figure. But this increase, from
the $4.88 they have been allowed by the
government, was more than even their
officers are credited with expecting, and
compromise was said to have been all
they hoped to obtain.
Representatives Of the adjustment
committee Of the Shipping Board are
for full investigation Of conditions
here. Meanwhile, the men expect that
they will be told that the Delaware
terms will apply to New York workers.
When the adjustment board men,
bers reach here they will find that the
carpenters demands arc only part of
the problem that will confront .hem.
Representatives Of the IRON workers,
who are essential even to wooden ship
building, declare that u..ion men are
not receiving the union scale. and that
incompetent men are being hired and
put Oh the work beside them. They
said that while they we're not demand.
ing Il closed shop agreement with the
governmcnt-which has been refused
10 the carpenters in no uncertain
terms they must receive at least
the same consideration that private
~ n
IIutcheson left for Washington
shortly after midnight in response to
an invitation to confer with Chairman
Hurley this morning. 1t was said last
night that Samuel Gompers would be
present at the conference.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Distribution Of Next
Winter S Coal Planned

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S - The fuel
administration expects to commence
the distribution of next winters sup
ply of coal to the great fuel consuming
centres Of the East about April |. Dr.
Harry A. Garfield announced to- day
l.. A. Snead, special assistant to Fuel
Administrator Garfield, has already in
vcstigated retail conditions in some
sections Of the East. it was stated, and
he will visit Boston this week to make
study of the local situation in the
New England States.
AS soon as the weather moderatcs.
DR.. Garfield stated, cory effort will
be made to speed up the distribution
Of coal to those sections Of the East
which have suffered from coal short
ages this winter. The summer months
will witness no let down in the move
mcnt Of coal into these sections, it is
declared, until n reserve stock of do
mcstic and industrial fuel entirely adc-
Quatc to meet all possible emergencies
next winter is stored in the consuming
centres of these states.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Representatives of Major
ity of Lines Appear Be-
fore Commission
Many Employees
Not Properly Paid
Men Receiving $4,000 or
Less Need More, Says
Official

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.--The neces-
sity for increased wages for railroad
employees was conceded to-day by rep
resentatives of a majority of the rail
roads Of the United States appearing
for the first time before the govern
mcnt's railroad wage commission They
said they came not to oppose requests
OF the employees, but merely to aid the
commission by giving information.
"Ohicials need no evidence that the
cost of living has increased and that
the low paid man needs assistance
during the war" declared J. w. Hig-
gins, of Chicago, executive secretary Of
The Western Association Of Railways,
speaking for the roads of the Wcstera
district
mo one recognizes more keenly thar
the managements that there are nu-
merous classes of employees not prop
crIy compensated" was the statement
made for the Eastern territory by John
Il. Walber, Of New York, secretary Of
ihn bureau OF information of Eastern
railways.
f. ". Brown, of Washington, assist
ant to the e-president Of the South
crn Railway, did not touch on the need
for wage advances. but agreed that con-
ditons outlined in other sections ap-
piled equally to the South. The rail
roads In the Eastern and Western ter
ritory pay 50 per cent of the money
earned by railroad employees in the
United States.
Defines "LOw-Paid" Man
Mr. IIggins's assertion that the low
paid man should be helped drew from
Secretary Lane, chairman of the COM
mission, query as to what he con-
sidered a low-paid man.
81 would say that all men receiving
under $50 month need more money
to meet the advance in prices Of ne
cessites," Mr.. Higgins replied. "Per-
haps the limit of those who need help
should be raised to $4,000 year, which
seems to be the line drawn by the gov
ernment in the income tax law. The
greatest advance should be given to
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Shipbuilders Here Resume
Work With Renewed Vigor
40 900 Workers Satisfied With Assurance That President
Wilson Will See Their Demands Receive a Fair
Hearing; Lost Time To Be Made Up

Shipbuilding for the carrying out Of
Uncle Sans war programme was re-
sumcd in the big yards about the Port
of New York yesterday with all the
speed that 10000 satisfied workers
could put into their tasks
Heads of shipyards that have been
threatened with strike difficulties for
nearly month declared that the loss
of time resulting from this situation
could be made up within few days
because Of the improved spirit of the
men. President Wilson's interest in
their work and the assurance that
their demands for increased wages and
improved working conditions would re-
ceivc fair hearing, they agreed, had
meant much in the morale Of the
workers.
Numerous complications resulted,
due to the eleventh. change Of
plans among the union officials follow
ing the Presidents scathing telegram
OF Sunday night. Although President
W lillian l.. IIutcheson, head Of the
Joiners, sent messages to every local
about the port ordering the men to re-
sumo their work yesterday morning,
many of the carpenters had understood
tnat they were to go on general
strike at that hour.
Delay in Notifying Men
The result was that although 400
men bad been on strike in the various
New orN yards previous to Sundays
interchange OF messages between Presi-
dent Wilson and Hutchcson. several
thousand remained away from work
yesterday morning after the union Of
fcIaI had unconditionally ordered them
2ack to work. News of the change OF
attitude of the hitherto militant car
pentcr officials reached most Of the
men before noon, however, and before
the close Of the day all Of the men
either were back to work or had agreed
to return this morning.
SO prompt was the rsponse Of the
workers 20 the Presidents message
there will be no delay in the launch
ing of the first wooden ships to be
constructed here by the United States
Emergency Fleet Corporation The
first of these submarine dcfying boats
will be launched. according to officers
Of the corporation. about April /, from
Staten Island yard. Two moro will
be launched from Staten Island the
following month. and from that time
on during the summer the number Of
wooden boats added to the nations
new fleet of Uboat fighters will be
doubled and treoled each month.
Henry j. Cozzens, national delegate
of the carpenters brotherhood from
Staten Island, told the men that their
demands we're now in the hands of the
President and that there would be no
further talk Of strike. All Of th. men
to whom he talked appeared perfectly
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
State Will Exceed
Ship Labor Quota

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-Dclaycd
reports of the results of the national
shipbuilders' registration campaign re-
ceivcd by the Department of Labor to-
night indicate that New York State
will exceed it's quota of SO 800 enrol
ments Of shipyard volunteers in the
United States Public Service Reserve
by many thousands. New York City
alone, it was predicted tonight, by the
end Of this week will have enrolled 25
per cent more than it's quota of 10000.
The campaign is continuing through
out the country. Enrolments in the
West, where the drive was late in
starting, owing to the bad weather
conditions, are heavy, the department
announces.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
New England to Get
Big Coal Supply

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Transpor-
tation for one million tons Of coal
month was assured for New England to-
day by Chairman Hurley of the Ship
ring Board and Director General
McAdoo Of the railroad administra-
ton. Six hundred thousand tons of
the coal will go by water and four
hundred thousand tons by rail.
Assurances that the coal and trans
portation would be furnished we're
given to-day to a delegation of New
England labor leaders sent here by
Fuel Administrator Storrow. The labor
men saw President Wilson Saturday,
and to-day saw navy Shipping Board,
fuel administration and railroad ad-
ministrAtion officials. They declared
that, unless ono million tons of coal a
month were furnished to New Eng
land, $4,000 men would be out Of work
within ten days and that eventually
100000 would be idle
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Baltimore Ship Workers
Call Off Strike and viii
Speed Up to Regain Time

BALTIMORE, Feb. lS.--1hc strike OF
ship carpenters and joincrs here, affect
ing about 900 men, was called off this
afternoon. The men, it was announced
at the end OF q long secret session Of
the local brotherhood. win return to
work tomorrow morning and "speed
up" to make up for the lost time.
John Morgan. general organizer 70"
the brotherhood, came from Washing
ton and addressed the strikers. saying
60 back to work tomorrow morn
ing. Speed up the work. Show your
employers and the country that you are
patriotic and not pro- German
DO we get the increase 2" was shout
ed from several quarters Of the hall
"That matter will be taken up be
tween President Hutcheson and some
person or persons appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson," was Morgan's answer
"Go back and do your best You are
patriotic men,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

power asked to prosecute war into the
days when there shall be no war?
81 am willing to confer upon the
President all the power necessary to
win this war; l have voted for several
measures. the necessity of which |
doubted, because he stated that the au
thority sought was essential to the
successful prosecution Of this conflict;
but | am not yet convinced that in
order 20 win this war it is necessary
to confer upon the President these
tremendous powers for period of
peace long after the conflict shall have
ccocoI
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
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All

Some things can happen
as ..ueU as others.
In this lUorld everything
good or bad has on ending,
including this war.
Nothing but Time lasts
forever.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19

employees, or the creation of COMMIT.
sions for each of the districts. 's-
President Warren S. Stone Of .bo
gineers, President A. B. Garretsnn 'n =.
tho conductors, President w. G. T,aa os "
the trainmen and Acting pres;d.ov.. :.
Timothy Shea of the fremen will =.
tend the meeting. AZ
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
f Railroad Union Chiefs
To Confer in WASHINGTON,

CLEVELAND. Feb. 1S.-The four rail
road brotherhood chiefs will meet in
Washington next Thursday to discuss
with w. S. Carter, director of labor
under Director General McAdoo, the
question of the continuance of the
commission of eight to settle labor dis
putes between the railroads and their
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
Government May End
"Cost Plus" Svst.m

WASHINGTON, Feb 1s.~-.If Conerss.
grants $50,000,000 for housing at mun;
tions plants. as provided in an Admin-
istration bill. the work may not h., hs
done under the "cost plus'' syste,n
which has been criticised in Congress
Otto Eidlitz. director of housing Z,
the Department Of Labor. to-day told ID
the House Public Buildings Comnittna
he was opposed to the percentage prot,
system.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-19
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