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VOLUME 19
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., OCTOBER 18. 1917.
NUMBER 5
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RECORD OF DEATHS.
aort Sketches of the Lives of Per
ions Who nave Recently
Passed Away.
Mrs. Harriet Lodge Truax
Mr. Harriet Lodge Truax.
widow of Rev. Job Truax, died
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it tier nome in nuuiuayBuurjf,
p . on Thursday. October 4, 1917
ltd 75 years, 3 months and 3
i
kn. sne was Dora in mis coun-
ty and was a daughter of the late
. i .i iir:u:. ,1 u : t r
tOIOnei v twain auu iianiet u.
Bishop. She was also'a daughter
of tKe Revolution, as Her grand-
lather had served with distinct
ion in the war.'
The deceased was married at
IWarfordsburg on the 13th of
April, 18G2 to Rev. Job Truax, a
I Methodist minister who died in
Hollidaysburg April' 19. 1903.
I She and her husband went to
Hollidaysburg to reside in 1900
spent the remainder of their
llives in that town.
Of Mrs. Truax, the Altoona
I Tribune, says she was a noble
I Christian woman, kind and lov:
hi wife and mother, who was
Ijreatly beloved by all who knew
I her for her kindly, gentle dis-
I position and many other excellent
Itnits. She became affiliated
?ith the Methodist church when
Mid years old and loined the
ml church when coming to Hol-
:iaysburg to reside. She was
lite of them st arde'it and faith-
!jI Christian workers of the
pro, w laboring patiently in
iievinejrd of her Master whom
ike loved ?n well. For nine years
i'aew8i tuperiuiendent of the
Im department of the Blair
founty Sunday School associa-
foi She was teacher of a class
(women in Ihu Methodist Sun-
h school for 12 years, and up
pherseriouaillness still taught
Inumber of married women, who
ted her clana a number of
Jars ago when young girls.
p exerted a marked influence
'good wherever she went and
P uplifting, benignant spirit
Pbegreatly missed by all those
pwhom she came in contact
ing sons and daughters
Rive her: Charles A., of Wind-
flfln. Winifred Allport, of
"Kh, Conn.; Ernest Bell, of
; Benjamin B.. of Ha-
N Marshall M., of Somerset;
Jennie Regeutto, of Girard,
and Miss Mildred M. and
lester M. at hoW RhA in isn
Ved bv One (sister Mrs WmL
P Cook, of Beaver Fall's and
l grandchildren and one
grandchild.
John C. Ticb.
C. Tice. fnr msnv vonra
Nentof Knobsville and one
Ma tOWnahin'o
rnly respected citizens,
rtte home of his daughter
x D.Collins in Sandusky,
Ji Thursday, October 4, 1917
n years, 7 months and 18
f He 8 survived by his wife
J Melius) and by four
rs and one son, namely,
Jm. Daughenbaugh, Or
Pa.iMrs.J. H. Folk and
rwin Harrier, Altoona, Pa.,
fc.u.L,.llins. Sandusky, 0.,
Carles E. Tice, Shade Gap,
"wneral tonk nln
. t J-'H.V V KUV
VsMonday. and he was
Sandusky.
tJ,.0Ceased was born in Tod
JJUhia county, and was
4eK. and Elizabeth
iionH. 0 owned and
Gfc33 fa-m nW Vned by
J'FtbruaryKelefthishome
0 jv'e and went to Altoona
C'u1 With hU Chil"
May, when he went
Xother, George W. Tice,
1 .Honly survivor of his
'amily.
'Arlene Dawney.
hev a" ora Stella Davis
LVnle-datthe home of her
'fc ,Jefferson st- phil
W Wedne8(Jay of last
J about 24 years.
Joha Yeager ia Jail.
Owing to coutinued brutal treat
ment, Mrs. John Yeager living
on a farm a short distance north
of Fort Loudon, swore out a war
rent last Friday that landed the
gentleman into the Franklin
county jail. John Is a bad hus
band when he is drunk, and a
few weeks ago, to escape his
abuse, she came to McConnells
burg and secured a position as
cook at the City Hotel. John
came bver one day, went out in
to the kitchen at the hotel and
began to abuse his wife, where
upon Landlord Harry Hamil took
him by the nape of the neck and
the Beat of. his pants and threw
him out over the railing into the
street.
For reasons best known to her
self, Mrs. Yeager returned to her
home. It was reported a few
days ago that John had again
beaten her and left her in a corn
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nem hj pensn, dui wis story is
without foundation, excepting
the fact that she had been obliged
to go away to find a quiet place
to give premature birth owing
to her husbands cruel treatment
to twins.
CAMP LEE, OCTOBER IITfl.
New Red Cross Members.
Since the last list was publish
ed, the following members have
been added to the Wells Valley
Red Cross Auxiliary: Aramintha
Duvall, Dewey Sprowl, Alice
Bridenstine, Mary Denisar, Mrs.
J. C. Kirk, Mrs.M.GuilJard, Mrs.
H. S. Baumgardner, Mrs. S. C.
Denisar, Mrs. A. S. Greenland,
A. S. Greenland, Jesse Barnett,
Mrs. Jame3 Lamberson, Mary
Moseby, Howard Horton, Mrs.
Jane Warsing, James B. Horton,
L'eroy Bivens, W. E. Batdorff,
Mrs. H. E. Batdorff, Mrs. C. F.
Stunkard, Fred Romig, Roy
Foreman.
To the Taylor township Auxil
iary there have been added the
following members: George De
shong, Virgie Mathhs, Sadie
Fields, Clo Chesnut, Mrs. M. E.
French, Mrs. Cab Henry, Mrs.
Jeanett Henry, Mrs. John Glad
felter, Luther Grpve.
Bank Officials.
Hon. S. W. Kirk who has been
a director in the First National
Bank since its organization, has
resigned from the Board of that
institution and has been appoint
ed a Director and Vice President
of the Fulton County Bank.
John R. Jackson, Esq., who
has been acting solictor of the
Fulton County Bank for some
time has now been appointed to
that office.
The total rescources of this old
established financial institution
have grown to $540, 000.00 with
a Capital, Surplus and Profit
Fund of more than $90,000.00.
Mcllott-Crouse.
Mr. Lloyd Mellott, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob W. Mellott, and
Miss Ruth Crouse, daughter, of
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin C. Crouse,
were married at Hagerstown on
Thursday of . last week. Next
spring the newly wedded couple
will take charge of the Daniel E.
Fore farm, now owned by the
groom's father.
stenographer in the employ of
the CurtisB Publishing Company
until, last May when her health
began to fail and she later went
to the home of her uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W.
Sipe, in Wells Valley in the hope
that Bhe might regain strength.
She and her friends were doomed
to disappointment, however, and
she went back to the City. Tu
berculosis had fastened itself
upon the promising young life,
and in spite of everything to be
done by loving parents with the
aid of skilled physicians, she
quietly passed away.
Miss Arlene was a devoted
member of the Methodist Episco
pal Churqh and a leading work
er in the Sabbath school and in
other organizations of the church.
The parents and her sisters
have .the deepest sympathy of
their many Fulton County friends
in this sad bereavement
Extract from a Letter from Joba B.
v Everts and Aloozo V. funk, of
Thompson: Township.
After the shocking accident
that happened to little Bobbie
Cunningham just as we were
leaving McConnellsburg on the
5th of October, we reached camp
without a Bingle mishap. When
we reached Harrisburg, we were
joined by a bunch of boys from
western Pennsylvania, and at
Washington Junction, by still an
other lot, which swelled our num
ber to 944 men and made a train
of 28 coaches. Our train attract
ed the attention of crowds of
people at all the stations along
the line to the point of our des
tination. We reached Camp Lee
about 3 o'clock, Saturday after
1 a
noon, and on Monday we were
marched to the field and got our
first lessons in military training.
ine ruiton uounty boys are
6ure Borne jolly bunch" and
seem to be enjoying camp life.
By-the-way, it may not be amiss
to say to thoe why may be drawn
later and sent to camp, that it
will be a good thing to bring with
them two suits of underwear,
two pairs of socks, plenty of tow
els and handkerchiefs, and a ful
ly equipped kit containing tooth
brush, tooth paste, shaving soap,
wash rags, etc. Our address is
52nd Co., 13th Bt.,Dpt-Br.,
Carrjp Lee, Petersburg, Va.
Nice Trip to Gettysburg.
In spite of the "frost upon the
pumpkin and the morning's chill
ing air" two carloads of Buck
Valley people started out last
Sunday for a trip to Pennsylva
nia's famous battlefield.
We followed the National Pike
through Hancock, Clearspring to
Hagerstown. After having tak
en in some of the sights in Ha
gerstown, we proceeded towards
Gettysburg passing through Way
nesboro and other towns.
After reaching the Great Bat
tlefield, we ate our dinner in
true picnic style, and started
out with a keen eye for seeing
the sights.
One was the soldiers camps.
We were told that 20,030 soldiers
were encamped there. Indeed,
everywhere we looked we saw
Uncle Sam's young men. We
gave apples to them until our
supply iran out, for which they
seemed grateful.
If : there is any patriotism in
you, surely this place will arouse
it
We were up in some high tow
ersone oi which was on the
summit of Little Round Top.
We pushed up Little Round Top
with unflagging enecgy and kept
climbing until we reached the
top of the tower where we had a
grand view.
The Jennie Wade house, the
Cemetery and the Devils Den
were other places of interest.
We saw many cannon, but
have a curiosity now to compare
the guns of '61 .with those of
1917.
We returned via Seven Stars,
McKnightstown, Fay etteville,
Chambersburg, St. Thomas, Fort
Loudon, M'Cunnellsburg thence
sonthward across little Fulton to
our respective homes near the
Mason and Dixon line,
The journey counted 175 miles
by the speedometer.
We had some very good, and
sdme very bad, road; but our
cars whizzed on just the same.
We had a good crowd, a good time,
and good cars. The party con
sisted of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Stoner, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Ston
er, and daughters Mildred and
Marie, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert B.
Mellott, John Hoopingardner,
Mrs. George Hoopingardner,
Mrs. Clem Lehman, and Misses
Jessie Hoopingardnei Celestia
Norris, Lily Ritz, and Beulah
Schetrompf.
AROUND THE WORLD.
Mr. and Mrs. Mapel Winters
and the former's mother Mrs.
Catherine Winters, near Dott,
motored to McConnellsburg last
Saturday. ,
The Grinnell (Iowa) Herald Tells of
the Arrival Id luwa of Charlie
- Pittman and Wife.
"Seven years ago,." says the
Herald, "Rev. Charles R. Pitt
man, a native of McConnells
burg, Pa., concluded a visit at
the home of his sister Alice, Mrs.
W. II. McNeil, in Searsboro, and
started east from Grinnell. A
few days ago he reached Grinnell
again on his way to the McNei
home in Searsboro, but this time
he came from the west, In those
seven years he had just complet
ed a tour of the world. He
had done more than that, for
most of his time in the interva
had been Bpent in Tabriz, Persia
wnere ne is stationed as a mis
sionary of the Presbyterian
church.
"Mr. Pittman left Tabriz on
June 26, with Mrs. Pittman, who
is now visiting in Wichita, but
will be here in a few days. They
chose to return by way of Siberia
and China, rather than face the
submarine haunted waters of the
Atlantic and so they came first to
Petrograd and from there crossed
Siberia as far as Harbin and from
there went to Mukden, both fa.
miliar ni.rr.e3 from the Russo-Ja
panese v i They took a side
taip to Pek -,. then returned to
Mukden, wei. v down through Ko
rea, across tt. Yokohama and
sailed from there "or this country
on a Dutch steamer, completing
the voyage safely.
They had a very interesting
experience in the new republic of
Russia, being in Petrograd at the
same time that the United States
commission, headed by Elihu
Root was there. Mr. Pittman
saw the battalion of death," the
organization of young women
which has seen actual service in
the Rus.- ian army. He was pres
ent at a public service in their
honor before they went to the
front.
In Persia, the influence of the
great war has been felt though
comparative quiet has reigned in
Tabriz, and will continue to reign
as long as Russia holds the fron
tier. However, the missionaries
have had much relief work to do
among the Armenians and Svri
ans, administering the sums sent
out by the American, Syrian and
Armenian Relief commission.
KOARAS IN JAIL.
No Slack la Auto-Boy fog.
Despite the many demands for
necessities of home and farm and
business and despite the high
prices for everything and the
present and future advanced
price of gasoline and repairs, the
sales of automobiles in town,
city and village agency does not
seem to lessen. New and sec
ond-hand sales are plentiful and
one of the easy things now-a-day
i3 tosell a second-hand automobile.
It is said, also, that farmers have
become the largest purchasers of
autos are buying them right
along. It is also ' noticed that
they are buying auto trucks and
making good use of them. The
family horse, the one that goes
to the creamery and store, will
soon be a matter of the past.
. A Prosperous Year.
Whatever of glom there may be
cast over our country on account
of the great war, as a nation we
need to be thankful for the way
in which the "earth has yielded
forth her increase." Statistics
show that our country has been
favored with a bumper crop of
corn or 3,2iu,uuu,uuu bushels,
which compares with the previ
ous high record of 3,124,000,000.
Our wheat crcp was, 059,000,000
bushels, or 20,000,000 bushels in
excess of last year, but consider
ably below the record. The quaU
ity of the wheat is exceedingly
fine, and every bushel that can
possibly be ' spared will be re
quired by our Allies. For wheat,
corn, oats and cotton the prices
are extraordinarily high, and our
farmers will revel this season in
a prosperity never before equal
ed or even dreamed.
Promoter of Hustootowa Bank ia Mat
rimonial Entanglements. Gets Eight
Months la Dauphin County Prison.
One hundred dollars and costs
and eight months in the County
prison was the sentence pronounc
ed upon "Doctor" Theodore
Kharas as he stood before Judge
Kunkel in the Dauphin County
court last Friday morning.
The self-styled "doctor" who
has gained notoriety in this and
other counties as a "promot
er" of stock corporations of va
rious kinds, chiefly banks, oveN
looked thef fact that he had one
wife living when he tried to live
with another woman as wife No.
2. He was convicted at the term
of Dauphin county criminal court
on a serious charge growing out
of this oversight.
In sentencing the defendant
T J Tf i t .
juuge ivunnei commented on
the conduct of the "doctor" as
brought out in the evidence o
the case. He criticised him
sharply for posing as a single
man when the reverse was the
case. According to the judge, a
woman has a right to know the
past history of a man she is about
to marry.
During the argument of the
case by the opposing counsel it
developed that prosecution on i
charge of bigamy has been in
stituted in the Maryland courts
against Kharas, who married his
second wife in Hagerstown, Md.
This is the gentleman, who as
president and treasurer of "The
Industrial Securities Company"
of Harrisburg. led citizens of
Taylor township to believe that
the only thing they needed to
make them happy and prosperous
was the establishment of a bank
at Hustontown with a capital of
$25,000.00.
This is some of the dope he
handed out in the neighborhood
to influence the taking of the
stock: "It is more than probable
that stock in The Bank of Hus
tontown will be worth in a year
double what it can be purchased
for now by the original stock
holders." "A garment factory
which will employ from 40 to 60
people has been promised to Hus
tontown, and it win have an an
nual pay-roll of $18,000.00 to $20,
000 00.
For this magnificent stroke of
public service to Hustontown
and the community adjacent.
Dr. Kharas, alias "The Industri
al Securities Company, Inc."
was magnanimous enough to put
the Bank on its feet for the
sum of $2,500.00 (ten per cent
of the capital stock.) To make
sure of his commission, he col-
ected the ten per cent, from each
subscriber as the stock wa3 tak
en. Some of our local attorneys
are now busy trying to recover
the money.
It is another case of a well
known proverb slightly changed,
'He was a stranger, and he took
me in.
Wanted for Aviation Service.
Local recruit1 r.g officers receiv
ed a telegram from the signal
corps authorities . asking that
special efforts be mad? to obtain
recruits for the aviation section
of the signal corps. Men of
practically all trades are needed
n the service.
Fifty men are wanted at once
at Camp Meade for remount ser
vice. Men who are fond of
horses are desired. Men are
also wanted in the national guard
and. in almost all branches of the
regular army.
Winter Course for Farmers.
Short courses in agriculture
and home economics will be given
this year at the Pennsylvania
State College, beginning Novem
ber 13 and ending February 20.
Extensive preparations are being
made by the authorities to han
dle a big crowd of farmers and
their wives who are expected to
attend for twelve weeks of study.
About the Prices of Wheat
To satisfy himself and to be
able to furnish information to
his neighbors, County Commis
sioner A. K. Nesbit wrote to
Philadelphia for information and
the following letter of inquiry
and reply explain themselves:
McConnellsburg, Pa.
October 3, 1917.
Mr. Howard Heinz,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Dear Sir:
We would like to know what is
the minimum and maximum
price per bushel of wheat in
Philadelphia which market, I
believe controls the price in our
section.
The farmers here are getting
only $2.10 to $2.12 per bushel
delivered at Mercersburg, Pa.,
or Fort Loudon. Pa., and we
cannot understand why we get
that price when the Government
has fixed a price at $2.20. We are
aaviseu mat tne present price
in Philadelphia is $2.29 and
we think that 13 too much for ex
penses for us. The difference
would be 19 cents per bushel and
that seems too much for selling
and shipping to so near a place
as Philadelphia.
nease advise us what you
think about this.
Yours truly,
(Signed) A. K. Nesbitt.
Ol'R TOES ENDANGERED.
October 6, 1917.
Mr. A. K. Nesbitt,
McConnellsburg,
Pennsylvania.
Dear Sir :
Your favor of the 3d
addressed to Mr? Howard Heinz
has been referred to me. To
obtain the price of wheat at any
station, take the price in termm
al market, New York, Philadel
phia or Baltimore, whiche-ver
said point of shipment can reach
to best advantage, and deduct
therefrom the rate of freight and
1 cent per bushel commission,
and you have the price which a
shipment would net.
These prices must be basis of
your dealing with farmers on the
one side, and millers on the oth
er. Your purchases from farm
ers are bases on fair practices
and a reasonable profit. Your
sales to millers must not exceed
the above mentioned FOB price.
I find Baltimore to be the best
market which Mercersburg or
Fort Loudon could reach, as rate
of freight is 10 cents per hun
dred, hence from the Baltimore
price should be deducted 7 cents
per bushel, showing that a ship
ment if the wheat graded No. 2
Soft Red, would net $2.15 or if it
graded No. 3 Soft Red it would
net $2 12 FOB car at these points.
1 lie figures which you report
armers receiving seem therefore
correct, and should be entirely
satisfactory, as you must under
stand that the price of $2.20 is
or No. 1 wheat at Chicago and
the price of this grade at Phila
delphia No. 1 is $2.27. All wheat
inspected under Government
standards and I can assure you
there is very little No. 1 wheat
to be had anywhere.
Will cheerfully furnish you any
information possible.
Yours truly,
Food Administration Grain
Corporation.
2d Vice President.
Little Talks on Health and Hjgiene bj
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
The present extremely high
heels 'worn by the majority of
American women, both old and
young, means deformity of the
feet
X-ray pictures indicating the
relation of the toes to the ground
when they are encased in these
high-heeled shoes, Bhow that wo
men are walking on the ends of
their five toes. There is food for
thought in the fact that the horse
nowadays walks on a foot con
sisting of one toe, while in the
more primitive animal there were
three or five toes.
The shape of the natural foot
of men has a great variety of
uses and it is one of the things
that has helped to place him first
in the life of the earth. The
natural foot has been one of the
anotumical facts that has helped
him to his present high state of
efficiency. The form of that foot
has enabled him to become a good
hunter, a good farmer, a good
sailor, a good soldier-in fact n
anything he has found it neces
sary through the ages to become,
or finds now essential for the
war. we are fighting to continue
our personal liberty.
Let the butterfly girls and the
other high heeled old and young
women stop and realize the value
of the normal foot of man. Let '
them cut off the high heel and
substitute the natural level. This
might also work out to the inter
est of direct economy by using the
surplus heel to make thicker
soles on the shoes, which would
be very sensible and practical
for the climate we have in Penn
sylvania.
Let U3 recognize the models of
Nature which have led us to suc
cess. If man's foot had been
abused for an indefinite time in a
way to have reduced it to a one-
toed foot resembling the horse's,
he would have a hard time trying
to fulfil his present duties in life.
The high heel represents the
fashion for the woman of today
and means a great discounting of
the value of mankind, particular
ly if it is continued a long time.
The present high heel is not only
torturous, but of great injury to
the health. The mother must
remember that she is partly re
sponsible for the feet of her chil
dren and that if she wants them
to have normal, strong feet, she
must keep them naturally shod.
Drive Right
It is the privilege of every
careful auto driver to feel that
the other fellow obeys the law of
the road also. In making turns
to the left, the careful driver
will swing a wideN circle to the
right instead of hugging the left
curb. Let us illustrate. Autos
passing the News office in a
easterly direction, and intend
ing, to turn to the left at Trout's
drug store should swing over to
ward Reisners' and Seylar's corn
ers before turning toward the
Court House. Then, if an auto
should be going west, or if one
should be coming down past the
Post Office, each on the right
hand side, as is proper, there
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Dplnrn in I IhIa Flnn COUld De no COlllSSlOn.
From Hancock News.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Spang- To Enforce Game Laws.
er left Tuesday for McConnells- Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, Secretary
burg, their rormer home, where of State Game Commission, has
they will shortly be comfortably ordered rigid enforcements of the
domiciled in a beautiful new home game laws and the local papers
just completed for their occupan- contain weekly reports of prose'
cy. Mr. Spangler and family cutions. He said "We have
have been residents of Hancock been spending money to increase
for two years and more, during and protect the game in the
which time they were numbered state and we do not propose to
among our influential and helpful allow people to kill it out of sea-
residents. Mrs. Spangler has son." It is neither manly, fair
taken an active interest in church nor honest for one set of hunters
circles and has endeared herself to kill game out of season, or to
to large circle of friends. They kill more than the legal quanity .
will carry with them the best To do so is simply to proclaim the
wishes of our best people and i hunter an outlaw and he will
may they never be too busy to ' eventually pay the penalty no
make frequent visits to their old matter whether he thinks the
riends across the line. law right or wrong.
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