TBB FULTON COUNTY MSW1, McCOHli;BLLBUK, ?A. MARKET REPORT. OOSBXOTXO BVEBY WEDNESDAY. The frln mkrkeM r Ukan-from tbe Chm riburf dally nttppen. Tbe provision orloei r thoM ibtt obula In MoOonneU- GRAIN Wtua 2.00 Nw wheat 2.00 Uran 2 00 Corn : 1.12 Oati 65 ttje 125 PROVISIONS Butter, Creamery.... Butter, Country Eggi, per dozen 37 28 222 The Inangearatioo Date. Conirress at its coming session will be asked to change the date of the inauguration of the Presi dent from March 4 to the last Thursday of April. The argu ment for the change is that of the danger of exposure of the President and other public men on a date as early as March 4, when the weather at Washington is so frequently bad. The whole schedule of election inauguration and meeting of Congress is out of date and fitted to the colonial age before the days of railroads. In those time when it took so long for news to travel, and public men to get to the capital, it seemed natural to have an inauguration four months after election. Moving the date ahead would simply lengthen this undesirable extended period. Our public men ought not to go through with long and formal exercise under a cold March wind in Washington's climate. There are two ways to remedy that One would be to hold these ex ercises indoors. But it goes con trary to Washington's notion of an inauguration, that it is not so much for giving a new adminis tration an impressive send off, as to supply a public holiday and big out-door spectacle and draw business to Washington. It would be a logical plan to hold election in September and inaugurate in November or to elect in March and inaugurate in May. But such plans would make a big change in our politi cal customs and the idea of an indoor inauguration seems more practial. Let Washington enjoy all the parades and inaugural balls it can get our 'President to arrange. But let it not expect a lot of elderly men to stand bare headed for long ceremonies in weather that is practically win ter. Waste of Fool The story of the experience of the Gerard party in traveling from Berlin gives an interesting side light about food. They tell how after the scanty food con ditions in Germany the compar atively free use of food in Paris seemed perfect waste. Yet no doubt after the party got home, the use of food in this country seemed far more wasteful than in France. But few people take much pains to conserve such parts of the food supply as come under their own control. The waste of good food in ho tels and restaurants, when prices are so high and so many people are suffering. People order lav ish table d'hote dinners, they de mand a dozen dishes and only taste a little of each and all the rest goes to the garbage pail, or is supposed to. Perhaps the cheap restaurants get more than the public realizes. Of late years the European plan of operating dining rooms has become general. It tends greatly to reduce the amount of food consumed. Once people re alize that they have to pay for what they eat, they confine their orders to what they really want It is the only sound basis for op erating an eating room business. Most hotel proprietors would be glad to put it in. It is in quite general use now in city hotels and on railroad trains. It is not yet popular in boarding houses and resort hotels, where a course dinner on the wasteful American plan somehow seems more liber al. ' In private homes the same spirit prevails to a large extent We all help ourselves to a mam moth potato when half of it would give all that anybody wants. It is our national temperament in herited from the day when foods were plentiful and a drug on the market The public pays for it all, and it makes prices needless ly high. Wanted; For Sale, For Rent, Lost, Found, Etc. RATES One cent per word for eaon insertion, no advertisement accepted lor less than la cents. Cash must ao oompany order. Wanted I will pay spot cash ior Fat Hogs, Cured Meat, luooa Lard, Ear Corn, and Potatoes de livered at mv store, Clay Park, Merchant, Three Springs. 21 9t Cook Wanted: Good girl or woman wanted to do cooking In a small family. No milking, bread baling, nor any hard work. Good wages Apply to News offi ice, 8 29 8t. Eogs-actly 8. C. Buff Or pington eggs from new thorobred stock at 75 cents for a setting of 15 eggs. All infertile eggs re placed. H. U. Nace, McCon nellsburg, Pa, , 3 22 41 Sale Register. Friday, March 80, II. P. Trout intending to reduce hi slock and move to McConnellsburg, will sell at his residence 1. mile north of McConnellsburg 12 horses, 40 cattle, 65 bogs, wagons harness, farm machinery, corn bay, &c. bale begins at 10 o'clock. Friday, March 80, Mrs. A. D. Dalbey will sell at her residence West Liocoln way, McConnells burg, 2 buggies, sleigh, harness, and household goods, consisting of turnitnre, carpets, stoves, dishes, Ac. Sale begins at 10 o'clock, when terms will be made known. Saturday, March 81 the Baker Brothers will sell at the Baker Homestead near Wells Tannery, 13 head of horses, 40 head of cat tie, 80 head of hogs, 45 shea p farm machinery, 2 Ford cars, corn, wheat, rye, oats, chop, and num'erous other articles; also, at the same time and place, will be offered tbe home farm and the Naomi Horton farm. Terms made known on day of sale. Sale begins at 10 o'clock sharp. Tuesday, April 10th, James P. Waltz, executor of the will of William McEldowney, late of Belfast township deceassi, will sell at the lata residence cf tbe decedent about three miles east of Need more on the road leading toWebster Mills, buggy, 2-horse wagon, cornfodder, and house hold goods consisting of cupboard stoves, tables, bedsteads, bedding carpet, chairs, &c. Sale will be gin at 10 o'clock, when terms will be made known and a reason able credit given. Also: At the same time and place the mansion farm containing about 90 acres, will be offered for sale. Wednesdav, April 19, Mrs. Owen A. Barton, having rented her farm and intending to re move to Illinois, will Bell at her residence 1 mile south of Akers- yille 8 horses, 2 good cows and a calf, surry, buggies, farm mple ments, oat, corn buckwheat, bay, bees, household goods, &c. Sale begins at , 10 o'clock. Credit 6 months. Ei Simpson, auctioneer. Mrs. Rhoda Lamberson and Miss Jennie Lamberson were welcome callers at the News office Monday afternoon. It was only the second time this winter Mrs. Lamberson had been in town on account of the serious illness of her husband. Rubin & Rubin Harrisburj'a Leading Eye Spat is lists will be at Seylar's Drugstore, McConnells burg, Tuesday, April 3rd. ' Mansion House, Mercers burg, Wednesday, April 4th. For One Day. Honrs: 9 a. m., to 6 p. no. EYES EXAMINED FREE Reading Gluses as low as $1. Or en Evenings. Monthly Vi its Here. fiiip mi in mil iiiiii ii A VICTOR-VICTROLA Is the Greatest Musical Instrument You Can Place in Your Home. We are going to place from 100 to 200 Victrolas in this many homes in Fulton County during the next few months, on approval. . We have the machines at $15.00, $25.00, $40.00, $50.00, $75.00, $100.00, $150.00; $200.00, $250.00. We also have 8,000 to 10,000 records in stock. Drop us a card and we will send a machine and a bunch of records to your home. F. HAYES HARMON,1 Chambersburg, - Pennsylvania. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF The Fulton County Bank Of McConnellsburg, . Fulton County, Pennsylvania, at the close of business March 22, 1917. RESOURCES. Cash, specie and notes $18,839.00 Due from Approved Reserve Agents. . . .41,277.98 Legal securities at par 17,000.00- $ 77,116.98 RAILROAD SITUATION IS NOW LARGELY UP TO CONGRESS Nickles and cents Due from Banks and Trust Cos. not reserve,. . . . . Bills discounted: Upon one name $ 1.474 82 " " Upon two or more names, 12 296 76 Time loans 8 747.93 Loans on call with collateral 37,954.80 Loans on call upon one name 35.9C2 80 Loans on call upon two or more names, 103,099 74 Bonds 95,275.72 Mortgages and judgments of record, 122,266.60 Furniture and fixtures 2,250.00 Overdrafts 315.72 Book value of reserve securities above par, 502 05 266.93 3.010.64 13,771.58 185.765.27 ' Must Sliaro Responsibility In" Future Devslopment. ROBERT S, LOVETTS VIEWS Total;..... $500,571.49 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 50,000.00 Surplus fund ,. 32.000.C0 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid. . . 3,942.10 Individual deposits subject to check, . . $108,668.23 Demand Certificates of Deposit 275.08 ' Time Certificates of Deposit 276,313.77 Savings fund deposits 27, 132 87 412, 387. 95 Due to Banks and Trust Cos. etc., not reserve,. . . 2.241.44 Total $500,571.49 State of Pennsylvania, County of Fulton, ss: I, Wilson L. Nace, Cashier of the above named Bank,, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. WILSON I. NACE, , Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of March 1917. M. R. Shaffner, Notary Public. 1 I Directors. Geo. A. Harris, A. U. Nace, Geo. B. Mellott, B. W. Peck. J. A. Irwin, D. A. Washabaugh, J There's No Excuse for Not Being Well Dressed When you can buy good Custom Tailored Clothes at a nominal cost. A well dressed man has the satis faction of knowing his appearance com mands respect furthermore it cre ates confidence in himself. MAD EP" xL fcr MADE TO FIT For the man who doesn't care to pay more. SPECIAL HAND-TAILORED SUITS FROM $18.00 UP Our stock is large, prices right, service the kind that makes you want to buy here again. i Easter Sunday, April 8th The Royal Woolen Mills Co., 62 S. MAIN ST., CHAMBERSBURG, PA. Church Notices. Rev. Erb will preach at Asbury M. E. church next Sunday even- ins:. All are invited to attend. The people of Mt. Zion church on Timber Ridge will meet next Sunday April 1st at 9:30 o'clock o reorganize Sunday school. All that are interested are re quested to be present. Preaching in the Presbyterian church in town next Sunday morning and in the Reformed church in the evening. Preaching services next Sun day morning at 10:30 o'clock at Big Cove Lutheran church; at the Lutheran church m town at 7:00 in the evening. Subjects: "The Triumphal Entry" and Bowing at the name of Jesus. Mr. Andrew Daniels, formerly a prominent citizen of Bethel township, but for several years a resident of Pawnee Rock, Kans as' writes under date of March 15th: "I am sending you two dollars to advance my subscrip tion to the News. I am past 88 years of age, but the thought doesn't scare. I am ready to go when the Lord calls me. I am hard of hearing, but my sight is good. I can read without the aid of spectacles. 'Unification of Regulation Ii Etiantial." A Complato, Harmonious, Contiattnt and RalaUd Syttem Naaded Ftdtral Incorporation of Railroads by Ganar al Law Favorsd. Washington. Mm-cb 20. Responsibil ity tor the rallwuy development of tbe country, for providing uoee&Hury trans portatlon facilities to care fur the grow ing I;ukIiios ami population of tbe country, uuw rest largely with cou glens und not entirely with tbe rall roud mummers. Tills was the state ment of Judgujiobert S. I-ovett. chair man of the executive committee of tbe Union I'm-lUc system, to the Newlauds Joint congressional cbuiiniltee when that body resumed its Inquiry Into tbo subject of rullroud regulation this week. In mukhig this statement of the cbuuged conditions of the ruilrond sit uation Judge Lovett undoubtedly hud lu mind the decision of the supremo court on the Adnmson Juw, bunded down last Week, which establishes the right of the federul government to fix rullroud wages aud to prevent strikes. This decision is regurded by ruilroad men and lawyers as marking an epoch lu tbe development of transportation in the United States. "We have our share of responsibil ity," suld Judge Lovett, "but It resU primarily ou congress. When the gov. erumcut regulates the rutcs and tbe lluunclul administration of tbe rail rouds, tbe borrowbig of money and the Issuance of securities It relieves tbe rullroud ollk-ers of tbe responsibility of providing and developing transporta tion systems, except within tbe limits of tbe revenue thut can be realized from such rutes and under such restrictions. "For a country such as ours, for a people situated as we are, to blunder along with a series of unrelated, incon sistent, conflicting statutes enacted by different states without rclutlon to each other, Instead of providing a com plete and carefully studied and pre pared system of regulation for a busl uess that is ho vital to the lifo of tbe nation, is worse than folly." Do summed up tbo present problems and dmlcultles of the railroads as fol lows: First The multiplicity of regula tlons by the several states with respect to tho Issue of securities, Involving de lays and conflicting state policies gen erally dangerous and possibly dlsns trous. Second. The state regulation of rates in such a manner as to unduly reduce reveuues, to discriminate in fa vor of localities and shippers within 1U own borders as against localities and shippers in other states and to dis turb and disarrange the structure Of luterstuto rates. Third.-The luabllity of tbe Inter state Commerce Commission, whoever the commissioners may be, to perforin the vast duties devolving upon it un der existing laws, resulting lu deluy which should never occur in commer cial matters and compelling the com missioners to accept the conclusions of their employees us final In deciding mutters of great importance to tho commercial and railroad interests of the country. Fourth. The pructlcal legality that bus beeu accorded conspiracies to tie up and suspend tho operation of the rullrouds cf tho country by strikes und violence und the ubsence of any law to compel the settlement of such dis putes by arbitration or other Judicial means, as all other issues between citi zens lu civilized states ai6sto.be set tled. . Fifth. Tho phenomenal Increase in the taxation of railroads In recent years. Sixth. Tho cumulative effect , of these conditions upon the investing public, to which railroad companies must look fur the capiful necessary to contlnuo development. "We believe thut tbo unification of regulation is essential," said Judge Lovett, "und thut with the rapid in crease of state commissions lu recent years congress will In time be com pelled to exercise its power in the premises. To unify regulutlou there should be a complete, harmonious, con sistent and related system. We be lieve the best, if not tbe only practical plan, Is the federal Incorporation of railroads by generul law. which will make incorporation thereunder com pulsory, thus imposing on nil railroad companies throughout tho United States tbe sumo corporate powers and restrictions With respect to their finan cial ojieiations and. .the sumedutles Well, last week we told you we had agency for Dr. Hess's Stock Remedies-Di fectants, Pan-a-cea for chickens, and all rest of his remedies. We have heard ofo pie who were not getting an egg a day, after using a package or more, are nowrf Ting 8, iu, and VZ eggs a day. Isn't this ing? And hogs, sheep, and cattle equ gooa results. Curtain Poles 8c. Brass Curtain Poles 10c. Tin Wash basins 5c. Eoameled Basins 13 to 18c. . Enameled Stew Pans 8 to 13c. Coffeo pots tin 15 to 20c. Coal oil 10c. a gallon. Table oil cloths 15o yard. 5 envelopes lc. 6 sheets of paper lc 14 rows of pins lc. Machine thread 4c 4 mouse traps 5c 1 rat trap 8c. Eureka Harness Od 85c a gal lon. Padlocks 10, 15 and 25c. . ' Horse rasps 20 to 33c 8-in. flat ties 12c , Batcheller manure forks 65c. Shovels 55 to 95c. 2-horse plow points 30c 3-horse plow points 38c. Gum boots $2.85 to $4.25. Bunch straps 10 to 13c Warner corsets the kind that wear, 50c. to $1 35. See our work gears at $5.40. 7-f t, heavy traces 80c Lone star liames 85c Horse collars $1.25 to $3 75. Mattocks 45c Men's hats and caps 25c to $1.25. ( -Linoleum 2 yds. wide 75a to $100. Rubber roofi ag $1.15, $1 25, $1 40, and $1 60. Cold blast lanterns C5c. k 4, 5, and 6-inch taper fiW and 5c. ' Band saws 50c to $1.40, Shoe nails 4c. Tail banns 14c. Strap biDges 5c to 13c. Whitewash brushes 10c lc Peroxide 8c. Carbolic acid 15c. a pint Machine Oil 8c. Separator oil 25c. a quart. 8 -in-one oil fic. Pint cans paint 10c Open links 4 for 5c. Lone star name hcoks 5c Buggy washers 4c Screen door hinges 10c. Bridle bits 10c to 55c. Plash lights 59c, 75c, 95c, Williams shaving soap 4c. Alarm clocks 75c to $1 95. Talcum powder 10c to 15c Box writing paper 10c to2 Tablets 3c to 10j. Umbrellas 48c to 98c, Heavy shoestrings 2c pair Hose, all kinds, 10c to 25c Men's collars 5c to 10c, Men's heavy hose 10c. Qandkercbiefs 4c to l 4 doz. clothes pins 5c. 100 split rivets 5c: No. 1 lamp globes 5c. No. 2 lampglobeB 6c. No, 1 lantern globe 5c. No. 2 lantern globe 8c. Suit cases 98c to $1 10. Shoes Shoes As you all know, shoes are advancing in pril but we are glad.to say that we are still al to sell a great many shoes at old prices, long as we have them at the old prices will sell this way, so we think It will be toyoj advantage to buy early. Wire and Wire Nails. We bought a carload of wire and wire na last October which did not reach us until 10th of January; and it was lucky than did buy early, for the wholesale price made several advances since that time. are now offering wire fence to you at pM we would have to pay, if we were buying no' As long as this lot lasts you will get it at Ja uary prices. Come and See Us. HULL & BENDER, McConnellsburg, Pa. ami Ttoflgations to the public and the government, so that every investor will know precisely what every railroad corporation may and may not lawfully ao." , Judge Lovett contended that the so lution of these problems and dllllcul tles rested with ooiiKress. He told tho committee that under the constitution the authority of the federal govern ment Is inn-amount, that congress has the power to lojjliilnte for n centralized control of rnllronds under federal char ters and (hat It only reinulns for that body to exercise that power. Dale Garland moved from the Cyrus Wagner farm in Todd township yesterday to the Pat terson Brothers farm. His broth ers Floyd and Bruce, near Mer cersburg came over to help him. THOMPSON. Dr. and Mn. G. G. Cb of Philadelphia visited ove' day in the boine of Mrs. bera' father J. II. Covaltc tended church at Oakley, were on tbeir way homo months visit through tbe visiting relatives. AIodzo Barnhart belief bavins' walpr hand v. l'f just completed laying p'P69 his big cistern to the feed 1 I 1 I I . r A kf o&rnyara, caiciren d.oubo where the engine stan ds J It is reported that Clots'1, children have scarlet fever
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