Jftt W01 VOLUME 17 McCONNELLSBURG, PA., NOVEMBER IS. 1915. NUMBER 9 1 mo, See TOE GRIM REAPER. Short Sketches of the Lives of Per sons Who Hare Recently Passed Away. , John McKee. John McKee, died of pneumon ia at his home near Millstone, Md., Monday morning, Novem ber 15, 1915, aged about 65 years. Funeral was held Thursday fol lowing, interment being made in Little Cove. He was a member of the M. E. church. In 1874 he was married to Miss Malinda Daniels, daughter of the late Hon John Daniels, of Franklin Mills, who survives him. To this yjo ion seven children were born.1 five of whom are living, namely; Florence, wife of Charles Spen cer, near Hagerstown; Frances, at home; Austin who lives on the farm where his father died; John not married and travels in the West; Irene wife of Walter Mc Cullough near Sylvan, Pa. Two brothers and a sister survive. They are: William of Whips Cove; George, who Uvps, in the West, and Rachael, wife of Moses Diehl of Whips Cove. Mrs. B. W. Lo gue, of McConnellsburg, and Mrs McKee are sisters. Mrs. D. Edward Fore. Mrs. D. Edward Fore died at her residence on Mulberry street in Hagerstown, Saturday, No vember 6, 1915, of nervous pros tn..ion, aged about 52 years. Funeral was held the following Thursday, interment at Hagers town. She was sick but a few days, having taken ill on the previous Wednesday. Mrs. Fore is survived by her husband and one daughter Ruth, at home. She was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Snyder, of Wy theville, 7a. Mr. and Mrs. Fore formerly ived at Knobsville, and about eleven years ago, removed to Hagerstown. Relatives from this county who attended the funeral were: D. E. Fore, Esq.. and daughter Miss Katie, Mc Connellsburg; William Snyder ind wife, John Snyder and wife, and Mrs. D. H. Fore all near Knobsville. Fell oa Wet Floor. Last week, while Mrs. A. M. Corbin, of Taylor township, was risiting in Newville, she and some friends made a trip to Washington. While in that city, ihe stepped into a drug store to consult a city directory. A little tarkey was scrubbing the floor and Mrs. Corbin slipped on the vet surface and received a very iard fall. She was able to ride back to Newville where a physi cian made a careful examination for broken bones but found none. Her right side was badly bruised her arm injured, and she suffer sd from shock. Farmers, Auto Bayers. Lindley H. Dennis, chief of he State Bureau of Agriculture Education, told the Dauphin coun ty Teachers Institute last week 'hat farmers were buying the ?reater part of the automobiles Q this country now and that hey will buy 65 per cent, of the amber sold this year. He said hat the farmers would not be intent in a few years to raise M bushels of shelled corn per Nre and that teachers were the op!e who would tell them how. 3e said the farmers are now tired 'etired and rubber-tired. Boy Killed. Albert Wyant, aged nine years !d of Mrs. Mary Patterson who :'es two miles southeast of Cham Nrsburg, was instantly killed st Friday when he ran from ;3ePine Grove schoolhouse at pceas and attempted to ride on ML. . m ... jj'B tongue oi a clover nuner iWn by a traction engine. He Heated the performance sever- f times, probably, to show his Ntes how expert he was. Dur ("S one of the attempts hn fell ft and a wheel of the buller Med hia bead. Post-Election Message. I feel that especial thanks are due the four hundred and seventy-three men in the County who believe in political justice for wo men, and who, on November 2nd emphasized this belief by casting their ballots for the Woman Suf frage amendment. mis was tne nrst occasion in the history of the county that the voters had the opportunity of extending to their wives, moth ers, sisters and daughters the same privilege which they them selves enjoy and which they re ceived through no effort on their part Although we have long been familiar with such terms as "De mocracy" "Liberty" "Justice" and "Independence," they are only a farce to one-half of the population of the United States, who believe that Gouernments should be founded on intellgence and morality rather than sex, and who are taxed without any representation which is tyranny Every great leader in Ameri can thought to-day favors Wo man Suffrage, and every man who believes in justice favors it. While our Amendment failed to be approved in this state, we are jubilant over the fact that thirty three out of the sixty-seven coun ties gave U3 a majority, proving that Suffrage has not been de featedonly delayed. We had many adverse factors to take into account the "Bosses of both the Democratic, and the Republican party by the well or ganized liquor forces, the negro element which is usually under machine control and man oth er opposing forces; but in spite of all these, - during the past month four states have given the amendment a million and a quar ter votes. The small vote cast in our coun ty for Suffrage can be easily ex plained by the fact that a large majority of the voters had never had the subject presented them. As an organization we were hand icapped by lack of funds, which is very essential to any new pro ject. It was a very unequal con test as we were not allowed to vote for the issue we supported. I cannot close this article with out making special mention of the "Stalwarts in Bethel town ship who gave our amendment the only "white spot in the coun ty. Grateful to all the voters for past support and thanking them in advance for their cooperation five years hence, I am yours, for a square deal. Mollie S. Seylar. Pot Dim la Jail. Says The National Stockman and Farmer: Several State Granges will be asked to adopt a resolution demanding forfeiture of the license of any one convict ed of driving an automobile while he is intoxicated. This penalty is like the hundred-dollar, fine imposed by some states not suffi tient to prevent the crime. The thing to do with a drunken auto mobile driver is to put him in jail without giving him the alter native of paying a fine. The most dangerous drunkard is the rich man with a big car, the man who can easily pay or hire a driv er if his own license is revoked. The saf ety of the public demands that any drunken driver, rich or poor, colored or plain, shall be put where he can't hurt other folks. Went to Hospital. Last Saturday, J. Marshall Logue who, with his family, has been stopping with his parents in this place for' some weeks, ac companied his sister, Miss Ethel Logue, to the hospital in Balti more in which she is engaged as nurse. Mr. Logue is suffering with asthma and indigestion, and he will undergo an examination, and perhaps, take treatment in the institution. Subscribe for the News. TEACHERS' COLNTY INSTITUTE. Annual Sessions Will Be Held During Week Beginning Monday, Novem ber Twenty-eighth. After weeks of careful plan ning and much correspondence with Educational Bureaus, Coun ty Superintendent Thomas has completed arrangements for the annual county institute which will be held during the week be ginning the last Monday in this month. For several years the County Institute has been regarded as the one great event of the Coun ty, and with the normal develop ment of educational sentiment, each year brings a more critical demand for higher class instruc tors and entertainers. Mr. Thomas, by beginning early, has been most fortunate in securing high class talent both for the day work, and the even ing entertainments. The day workers will be Dr. F. H. Green, of the West Chester State Normal; Prof. Harlan E, Hall, of New Cumberland, 0.; Dr. Ezra Lehman of the C. V. S. N. S., (Thursday and Friday), and Prof. J. W. Yoder, who will have charge of the music. With the exception of Prof. Hall, the other instructors need no intro duction to a Fulton County au dience, and Prof. Hall comes so highly recommended that Mr. Thomas feels that he has been fortunate in securing his services. Dr. Green is the lecturer for Monday evening, and while he is known all over the State as the prince of entertainers, his wit is evenly balanced with wisdom. Of course, no series of enter tainments would be acceptable that did not include, at least, one musicale. The combination for Tuesday evening, is made up of Miss Edith Hockerson, Miss Fay Ingram, and Ethel Garten. Miss Hockerson is known as the "Child Violinist" of Nebraska. Her father was a blind pianist; her mother, a teacher of the piano; her sister a splendid pian ist, and her brother plays the violin remarkably well. Miss Garten is not only an accom plished singer, but possesses rare gift as a reader. Miss In gram lives in Kansas City, and ranks as a star in a Dramatic Club composed of more than 150 people. Wednesday evening Dr. William Rainey Bennett will give his popular lecture, "The Man Who Can." Dr. Bennett's lect ure is great, is the verdict of ev ery one who hears it. Dr. Ben nett started in life a poor boy on a farm, pushed his way through college and now has both fame and money. He can tell you how the trick is done. Magic is one of the most anci ent forms of entertainment in an cient history. When Moses per formed miracles at the court of Pharaoh, the soothsayers came forth, "saw him, and went one better (seemingly). So, on Thursday evening, the audience will be treated to a series of mysterious performances by one of the greatest of living wizards, "Taber the Miracle Man." Get your work in shape to take a week off and attend every ses sionday and evening of the County Institute. Costly Pheasants." It cost two Jefferson county hunters and a Pittsburgh'poultry dealer $1450 and costs to settle with the State Game commission for 38 pheasants last week. The former were hunting for market and the latter furnished the mar ket both illegal acts. Last week we told our readers that it was illegal to ship game even when the game was being sent home from the woods by the owner. Some thought this to be high- Jianded interference of, hunters' rights; but the Commission has so many conditions to contend with like the one described that, to remedy matters, all must suf fer for the'sins of a few-something that is true in all cases of law-breaking. MR. AND MRS. P. P. SHIYES DOME. Mrs. Shives Tells of Their Six Weeks' Trip Through Texas, and the Peo ple She Saw. About six weeks ago, as noted by the News, Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Shives left McConnellsburg for a trip to Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas. They re turned last week and Mrs. Shives furnished the following descrip tion of their journeyings: "Going by way of St. Louis to Bucklin, Kansas, we were met at the latter place by our foster son, Frank Martin, who took us in his auto to his bungalo near the station, where we found Mrs Martin and the babies well, and a hearty welcome. Here we at tended the M. E. Sunday School of 355 pupils present and 50 ab sent. Twelve years ago, the place where Bucklin now stands was a prairie. To-day it has many institutions, and a 40,000 dollar school building with fifteen teachers. Nearly everyone owns an auto, including the ladies who run their own cars. The Mar tins have a farm along the Rock Island in addition to their beau tiful home in town. At the lat ter place they have barn with a windmill to furnish water to the fish pond. Frank is manager of a gang that is building 500 miles of good roads. He rents his farm. Last year he had 3,500 bushels of wheat After having spent two weeks with the Martins we left for Texas, going by way of Fort Worth and Houston to Arcadia, Southeastern Texas suffered from a recent storm and the effects in some places are pitiful to see. We began to see the destruction shortly before we reached Hous ton. At Arcadia we found my sister awaiting us and looking well. While riding .on through southern Texas we noticed that every railroad station had two waiting rooms one for white people, and one, for negroes. We did not see many white men at work, but we saw many negroes picking cotton. On each planta tion we saw one or more white overseers on horseback riding about among the workmen. We saw many beautiful cattle. Af ter we had rested a day we be gan to take in the sights. A lady who own a large touring car took us to Texas City, a beauti ful place or was before the storm, as there is little of it left and many were drowned. The oil tanks were wrecked and oil spread all over the country. The mud made by the oil sticks to cattle and horses until their feet look as large as peck measures. We saw large ships being loaded with cotton: others, with hay. Virginia City was almost entire ly swept away. We then went to Galveston a city to be proud of; but it too, suffered from the storm, all the bathing places a long the sea wall having been de stroyed. My descriptive powers fail me; therefore, I will attempt no longer story of Galveston. Texans cannot be surpassed for hospitality. My. sister, her daughter and their families, and ten other persons including my cousin L. R. Cattlett, of North Texas, in two large autos, went to Sandy Island to catch fish and oysters. After a good dinner cooked and eaten under Salt Ce dar trees, we returned . to the home of my sister, Mrs. B. J. Crooks. They have large groves of oranges and lots of figs. We had preserved figs at every meal. Palms are green and roses in bloom, and banana treeg look beautiful. Pear trees have sec ond crops on. New cabbage is a foot high and we had new green beans to eat, besides many other fresh vegetables. One orchard here ha345,000 trees and the re cent storm covered the ground with oranges which look like walnuts. On our return trip we stoDDed at Pana, 111., to see Prof, and Mrs. Lewis Harris. Here we al so met Harry Skipper and sever al of the Cessnas who removed from Pennsylvania." WOMAN WATCHER. Nell Skinner Criswell Tells of the Part She Took at the Polls in Brooklyn. Like thousands of other broad minded and intelligent women, Mrs. Nellie Skinner Criswell, daughter of the late Captain Skinner, and a former pupil 'in the McConnellsburg public schools, firmly believes that wo men possess the same right to suffrage that men possess, and at the late election in New York state, she was an active worker. Being a resident of the city of Brooklyn, she accepted the ap pointment as one of the watchers at the polls in the election pre cinct in which she lived, and this is her experience as related in the columns of the Brooklyn Eagle the next day: "The fateful November 2 dawn ed bright and clear and I was to be a watcher at the polls a part I had accepted in fear and tremb ling. All night long I had tossed and turned, anticipating the dreadful evils which might befall me in that mysterious place from which my sex in this democratic land had been forever barred we naa oeen warned in our School for Watchers of the many difficulties that might arise, and visions of challenging drunken voters and of trips to the police station, amid the jeers of onlook ers, floated through my brain. "But at the appointed hour I was at the appointed place Bravely I turned the knob and walked in, my watcher's certifi cate clutched tightly in my hand. The room, an empty basement store, had been swept and dusted and was even brilliantly lighted, At the end of a long table with what looked like an interminable row of men perhaps seven or eight sat the watcher whom I was to relieve. The officer of the law who guarded the rail opened it politely without a glance at my credentials. As I approached one man;remarked "You don't vote here." I summoned all my cour age and replied with a smile: Not yet." The other watcher quietly left the room as I slipped into her place. The gentlemen at that end of the table rose while I was being seated and asked if I objected to the smoking. Of course, I tactfully did not For the next two hours I had to concentrate all my attention on my work for the voters came early and the district was large checking off the voters in my little book, marking numbers of ballots, and especially keeping track of the men who had prom ised to vote for Suffrage. Sev eral times when the rush was greatest I didn't catch the names, but I discsvered that the men next to me were willing to repeat them, and occasionally I found an opportunity to help them. "My district was one of the silk stocking" districts in a fine old residential part of Brooklyn, and most of the voters were men of refinement and intelligence. The majority did not notice my presence at all. A few made facetious remarks about "pink teas," etc., and a very few passed me by with a cynical stare. "The only real slap I received all day came from a woman. A prominent Anti-Suffrage worker came to the door with her father. One of the men watchers offered her a chair, but with a below zero look in my direction, she de clined it, Baying, "No, thank you I have no place here. I'm not a Suffragist only a plain woman" How I longed to say; "Yes, . a very plain woman, indeed," but discretion being the better part of valor, I kept quiet and looked as serene and unconscious as ; I could. "Once an Italian came in with his employer. He could neither read nor write, didn't know how to spell his name, and I am quite positive he wouldn't know the Constitution of the United States if he met it on Fulton street in broad, daylight "Is it my duty Trackless Trolleys. With Fulton county trying to soive the problem of transnorta. tion, it might be well to invest! gate every plan suggested by other countries.and other com munities in this country. When the automobile and autotruck be came popular, it was suggested that these machines might be run by power furnished by feed wire same as those of the common trolley cars. Railroad men said it could be done; but we cannot remember of having heard of a practical experiment by Americans. It seems that some of the European countries have tried it and found it to be economical and effcient for haul ing freight and passengers. But whether patronage and other f ac tors tending to make it practica there differ from conditions here we cannot say. However, the first to try it on a commercial ba sis in the United States will be the HarrisburgTraction Company which has secure ! a route be tween East Berlin and Dover, in Adams county. They will begin work on the road soon. Large cars similar to autotrucks will run over the road; but instead of being driven by an engine built into the car, electric power from an overhead wire will be fed to a motor which takes the place of the engine now used, and con nection with the wire will be made in such manner that the cars can turn out for obsta cles or other machines. Trolley cars climb very steep hills and carry heavy loads, consequently, it might be well for hilly Fulton county to keep an eye on the Ber linDover road. to challenge this voter?" I thought, as two men stepped in to the booth with him. I kept my eyes and ear3 open and wait ed. "Do you believe in Woman Suffrage?"they asked him loudly. He merely grunted. The ques tion was Greek to our Italian citizen. "Do you think women ought to vote?" came the next question, loudly, slowly and dis tinctly. "Sure," he unhesita tingly replied and I decided not to challenge him after all. "At 5 o'clock the polls were declared closed. A 6 at thought ful soul J think the successful candidate for Assembly sent in hot coffee and sandwiches, and Oh, shades of my Puritan grand mothers, I had supper with eight strange men and two policemen ! My book of instructions gave me no directions on the subject but it seemed more courteous to ac cept the proffered hospitality. During the feast one of the elec tion clerks disclosed to the party that he had discovered in me the wifeof thejpresidentof the Men's Association at his church and told the other men enthusiastically of the excellence of my cookies and crullers, which he had enjoyed at a parish house entertainment That Suffragists can and do un derstand the homely art of cook ery was made still more conclu sive when the other Suffrage watcher appeared a little later with a delicious chocolate cake which she had achieved during her hours of supposed rest "How eagerly I watched the opening of our ballot box and the counting of those splendid 'Yes' votes. And I could see that all the men, whether favoring our cause or not were as interested as I was. "When I said "Good night" and thanked the election officers, the men watchers and the two policemen for their considerate and courteous treatment I rea lized that what I had so much dreaded had proved in reality a most interesting and inspiring experience. "And, Oh, joy 1 we had carried that voting district by 19 votes the home district of my Anti Suffrage antagonist of the morn ing who was justa plain woman." Nella S. Criswell, 120 Columbia Heights, STLTFY SCHOOL ROOMS. Little Talks on Health and Hjgiene by Samuel 0. Dixon, M. t., LI. D., Commissioner of Health. If it were possible to make all schools open air schools it would unquestionably be of benefit to the pupils. Mind and body would both develop more advantage ously. Conditions forbid this, but that is no reason why school rooms should be turned into closed ovens with the advent of cooler weather. There are thousands of school rooms that depend upon some di rect method of heating with no special ventilating apparatus to provide for the admission ofpure air. Temperature is too often the sole factor considered by the teacher who forgets that dry vitiated air will re-act unfavora bly on the health of the pupils. A pan of water should be used on stoves to insure the evapora tion of a sufficient amount of wa ter to increase the humidity. This will make a lower tempera ture more- comfortable than a higher degree of heat'without the moisture. A frequent flushing of the air in school rooms by opening the windows and putting the pupils through calisthenic exercises will prove an effective and stimulat ing procedure. The time that it takes will be more than made up by the quickened activities of both pupils and teacher. Window boards which will per mit the admission of air between the top and bottom sash can be secured with slight effort and ex penditure. Cleanliness of air is equally as important as clean water and food stuffs. There is no reason why chil dren should not bo permitted to wear their wraps in school if tha temperature is somewhat low. 1 This is the rule in open air schools and it in no way interferes with the school work. When the chil dren leave the school they are exercising and the vigorous ac tion makes up for the difference in temperature between indoors and outdoors. The teacher who understands the rudiments of hygiene can add immeasurably to the wellbeing of the children and accomplish much toward giving them a prop er idea of the value of healthful and cleanly living. Personal hygiene is no fad. The Greeks taught it three thous and years ago as an essential in the building of a vigorous na tion. The want of health measures and over attention to the three R's often sees the children in an early grave. Parent and Teachers Meeting. The monthly meeting of the Parents and Teachers Associa- tion will be held in the High School Auditorium, November 2Gth at 7 o'clock, p. m. The fol lowing is a program for the even ing: 1. Ten minutes talk on Home and School Stanley Humbert " 2. Quartette; Mrs. Harry Hull Mrs, Geo. W. Reisner. Prof. Smith and Rev. Peterman. 3. Recitation Mrs. H. L. McKib- bin. 4. Story for Children-Mrs R. E. Peterman. 5. Play, 2 acts "Young Dr. Devine." The most important parts in the Dlav will be taken by Mrs. L. W. Sey lar, Mrs. H. L. McKibbin. Messrs Greathead, Grissinger and Reis ner, and the Misses Nesbit Reis ner and Stouteagle. Youn? Dr. Devine is rich and unmarried. Come out and see him. We have a good program. We do not in tend to take collections at our meetings. Never will. 'But just now we are a little wabbly finan cially, so we are going to ask you Friday night to give us just a lit tle "pep" for our library fund in the form of "coin." 1 Raymond Litton has sold his garage at Hancock, and will give his entire attention to the sale of automobiles. I Bnbscnbe for the JNkws,
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