THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
A THOUSAND LIVES PiH-iirae
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n This Department Our Roadors in Fulton County and Elsowhero May journey
Around tho Aor Id Aith tho Gam or a on tho Trail
of History Matting: Happenings.
Two Russian Towns Swept By
Sea of Azov Waters.
HURRICANE WITH DISASTER.
WORLD-TOURING BALL PLAYERS SALUTING KING GEORGE
COURT MARTIAL OF ARMY OFFICER SHROUDED IN MYSTERY
Creater Part Of City Flooded and
Many Persons Drowned In Addl.
tlon To Hundreds Who Perish,
ed In the Tidal Wave.
Ekaterlnodar, Russia. Over 1,000
persous perished ia the Inundation of
the towns of Stanltza and Achtyra
ikaja by a tidal wave from the Sea of
Azov.
Tlie wave ptruck the town during a
violent hurricane, which swept the
Frovince of Kuban.
Over 100 persons were drowned uIbo
la the floods of Yasenkaja.
A dam collapsed In the town, of
Temryuk, on the Tamaa peninsula, 98
inlles northwest of this city, flooding
the greater part of the city and drown
ing many persona. ,
The sea washed away 380 build
ings in Achtyraskaja.
Temryuk Is a historic town with a
population of 16,000. It once was th
eat of the Turkish Fortress Adass.
The towns of Stanltza, Achtyraskaja
and Yasenkaja do not appear on any
available maps and probably are small
places bordering on the Sea of Azov.
The province of Kuban, In which the
stricken towns are located, is In
Southern Russia, and has coast lines
on both the Black Sea and the Sea of
Azov. The population of tho province
aggregates about 2,000,0(10 persons, of
whom two-fifths are Cossacks. The
country Is extremely fertile and ex
tensively used In the culture of grain.
Cattle breeding also Is conducted on
a large scale.
PLANTS BY PARCEL POST NOW.
New Rates For Seeds, Cuttings, Bulbs,
Roots and Scions.
Washington, D. C Extension of the
parcel post rates to seeds, cuttings,
bulbs, roots, scions and various kinds
of plants became effective as the re
sult of an order Issued by Postmaster-
General Burleson. The order puts
Into effect the recent act of Congress
which repeals the special rate of post
age heretofore chargeable on seeds,
plants, etc., and makes the regular
parcel post rates of postage applicable
to pnrcels of such articles. Under the
law Just. enacted parcels of seeds, cut
tings, bulbs, roots, scions and plants,
weighing four ounces or less, are sub
ject to postage at the flat rate of 1
cent for each ounce or fraction thereof,
regardless of distance. On parcels ex
ceeding four ounces In weight the
pound rates applicable to the re
spective zones apply.
GIRL'S DEATH PROBE IS ENDED.
Fifth Inquiry Falls To Shed Light On
Bookkeeper's Demise.
Salisbury, Md. rractically the fifth
Investigation which was held by
coroner's Jury and grand Jury Inquiries
into the mysterious death of Miss Flor
ence Walnwrlght, the pretty book
keeper of the the Home Gas Company,
who was found dead In the company's
offices last Juno, again ended before
the present grand Jury with the report
"ignored." This means the Jurors
were unnble to place the responsibility
upon anyone for the girl's death.
PALACE OF MACHINERY READY.
Largest Panama Exhibition Building
Completed.
San Francisco, Cal. Except for a
few pieces of statuary yet to be set in
their niches, tho palace of machinery
of the PanamaPaiitle International
Exposition was pronounced completed
and the first exhibit will be Installed
April 1. The building Is tu: only the
largest in the exposition, but tho
largest wooden structure ever built.
It Is 968 feet long by I'.tiS feet wide and
13t feet high and cost $50,C&5. Piaster
and staff mask the wood.
AGRICULTURAL BILL MOVES.
Measure Appropriating $19,000,000,
Passed By House.
Washington, D. C The Agricultural
Appropriation bill, carrying $19,000,
000, passed the House without sub
stantial amendment. It now goes to
the Senate. The House will take up
the Itivers and Harbors bill this week
and consideration of tho Sims bill, pro
Tiding for the repeal of the exemption
clause of the Panama Caual act will
follow.
A NEW EGG-EATING CHAMPION.
Bristol Boy Eats Twenty-Nlns Raw In
Forty-Eight Seconds.
Bristol, Tenn. Edward Shouse, of
Winston-Salem, N. C, who claimed the
world's championship as an egg-eater,
las lost that title, Harrison Smlthson,
a Bristol boy, having eaten 29 raw
eggs In 48 seconds. Smlthson claims
to have beaten the world's record by
four eggs. Shouse's record was 25
eggs lu C9 seconds.
SCORNS THE WEDDING RING.
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Twenty thousand as wild rooters as ever assembled at any hall ground saw an exhibition of the American na
tional game In London. The game opened with the Giants and White Sox drawn up In salute before tho royal box.
King George bowed his acknowledgments, and later developed Into an ardent fan as the excitement of the contest
gripped him.
BATTLE FOR WORLD'S RACQUET CHAMPIONSHIP
DR. ARTHUR YAGER
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George Covey (left), professional rucquet champion of Great Britain, and
Jay (iould (right), amateur champion of America, contestants fur the world's
championship at Philadelphia.
ON GUARD AT THE "BULL PEN"
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Dr. Yager Is governor of Porto Ulco.
The picture was snapped as he left
the White House after a conference
with President Wilson. Dr. Yager's
trip to Washington was In relation to
affairs in the government of Porto
Rico.
MRS. CLAUDE A. SWANS0N
Relic Of Barbarism, Declares Married
Suffragette.
New York, N. Y. "Wedding rings
are relics ot barbarism," declared Mrs.
Inez Mllholland Ilolssevain, "They
are relics of the day when women
were men's chattels. 1 should fuel
like a slave, Instead of a .free woman,
If I were to wear a wedding ring." The
tact that Mrs. BolsBevaln does not
wear a wedding ring had caused a stir
of curiosity among suffragettes.
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The photograph shows a corner of the "bull pen" ut El Paso, Tex., where
the captured Mexican rebels aud federals are being held by the United States
soldiers.
Advice to Agents.
"Now, a few words about selling this
dictionary. A won) an will oven the
door a few Inches."
"Yes."
VWhen she learns you are a book
agent she will try to cIobo it."
"Well?"
"At this point you Insert the dictionary."
Modem Education.
"Husband, you will have to go out
In tho woods this afternoon and catch
a mud turtle,"
"The ide.i! Why should 1 catch a
mud turtle?"
"The teacher says Willie must have
ono for his natural history tomorrow.
Don't you want to help tho child with
his lessons?"
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The trial of MaJ. Benjamin .M. Koehler at Fort Terry, Plum lslund, New York, will probably be the last Becrel
court martial In tho United States army during tho life of the present administration. While army officers are too
tactful to lndulgo in open criticism, It Is known that many of them disapprove of the extent to which secrecy bal
been carried on in this trial. The arrow Indicates Major Koehler. The Insert la Col. Henry Kirby, president of the
court martial.
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This is the first photograph of the complete group of commissioned olllcers of the aviation crops of the I'nH'il
States navy. Left to right: Lieut. V. 1). llerbster, Lieut. W. M. Mcllvain, Lieut. P. N. L. Bellinger, Lieut. It. C. San
ley, Lieut. J. II. Towers, Lieut. Com. II. C. Muslin, Lieut H. L. Smith, Ensign de Chevalier and Ensign M. L. Stolt
The picture was taken at the naval aeronautical Btatlon at rensacoln. Ha.
GRAND DUKE MICHAEL
Mrs. Swanson, witiv of the senator
from Virginia, is chairman of the pa
tronesses of the benefit to be Riven iu
Wellington for the Industrial educa
tional fund for the Virginia moun-tuineers.
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SCENE OF THE ST. LOUIS FIRE HORROR
A new photograph of the (irand
Duke Michael, only brother of tho
czar, who, according to rumors In offi
cial circles. Is returning home after
his long exllo from Russia for hav
ing married below the dignity of the
house of Homanoff. The czar Is said
to have relented and lifted tho ban
v hlch kept his brother out of Russia.
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Ruins cf the Mlsscurl Athletic dub In .St. Louis where two score or ii"'r'
lives were loBt. Tho lire Is believed to hnve been caused by some menil)'r
an after theater supper party throwing a lighted cigarette Into a curtain.