VOL. XIX. NO. 19.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA., JANUARY 24, 1918.
$1.50 A YEAR.
RECORD OF DEATDS.
WIU LEAVE FEBRUARY FIRST.
BUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS.
LOCAL FOOD ADMINISTRATOR.
IN WESTERN TEXAS.
SMILEAGE BOOK.
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Short Sketches of (he lives of Per
sons Who Rave Recently
Passed Away.
Mabel Hollenshead Dexter.
Mabel Hollenshead ' Dexter
was born in Fulton County, Pa.,
November 27, 1893 and died at
Freewater, Oregon, January 5,
1918, aged 24 years, 1 month and
7 days. Mabel was married on
the 24th of April, 1916 to Eugene
Dexter and to this union. was
born one son, Lewis Lavern. She
is survived by her mother, three
sisters, namely, Lena Dexter, of
Muatilla; Virgel, Pauline, Idaho;
Mrs. Pearl Hanna, of Freewater,
and Ida, Donald and Arthur, at
home. Her father, William
Hollenshead is somewhere in
Pennsylvania, having deserted
his family in Milton, Oregon,
seven pears ago. -Written by
her mother for publication in
the Fulton County News.
Jasper L. Engle.
Jasper Lynn Engle, son of
William Engle, of Thompson
township, died Thursday, Janu
ary 17 1918, aged 11 years, 8
months, and 14 days. While he
had never been strong, being
subject to epileptic fits, his death
was unexpected, as he was in
his usual health. Besides his
father he is survived by the
following brothers and sisters:
Robert, Reuben, Blair, Etta, and
Blanche. The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. T. P.
3arland, of Needmore, and inter
nent was made in the cemetery
it Antioch church.
Mild Winter in France.
Mrs. Lucinda Forner has just
received a letter from her Bon
Peter, written in France on
Christmas day, in which he says:
"I received your letter to-day
and was certainly glad to hear
from you. This leaves me well
except having a bad cold. I am
enjoying myself this winter. We
have not had any severe weath
er, and do not think the winter
will amount to much. Of course,
it is pretty frosty here some
mornings, but we don't mind
that We have not had more
than five or six inches of snow.
It is said but little snow falls here
during the winter; but the frost
some mornings looks like a young
snow.
I gave direction the other day
to have my Liberty Bonds sent to
you as soon as they are ready for
delivery. I am going to send a
few cards. I want you to give
one to Reynolds, one to Ira, and
one to Grace and , keep one for
yourself.
We had a fine Christmas din
ner to-day.
Snes For Damages.
Benjamin F. Daniels formerly
a resident of Belfast township,
this county, but now owning and
operating a large flouring and
feed mill at Hancock, Md., has
recently, through his attorneys!
f iled a suit in the Washington
(bounty courts against the West-
i rn Maryland Railway Compare
for one thousand dollars damagl
to his automobile. - Mr. Daniejt
with several friends in his cat
collided with a Western Mjc
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train at ine west wasning
street crossing, Hagerstown, s
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f rai montns ago. it is tor lie
damage to the automobile tit
Mr. Daniels now sues.
' Captain Sappingtoo, Now.
We have been reliably infqm
that Lieut. rvV. F. Sappingtn,
who is serving his country Vith
tha 61st Ambulance, British Ex
peditionary Force "somewhee"
in France, has been promotd to
a captaincy. It will be rerem
bered that only a short tin ago
"Doc" was presented wth a
medal for bavery by! King
George and now that hisfeffici
ency is again recognize! we,
athrill with joy, doff our hs to
Captain Sappington, feeing
justly proud of his new hofcrs.
nancocic xsewi.
Fifteen Hen Rave Already Signed Up,
With a Possible Twenty-five for
Aero Squadron.
The aviation Unit which is
now being formed in this county
will be one that all the citizens
of the whole county can well
afford to be proud of; if the suc
cess that it is meeting with at
the present time continues, un
til the unit is sent away, it will
be one of the best sized, pro
portionately, that has eve" gone
out of the whole state. A' ready
about fifteen men have signed
up for the squadron, and there
is no doubt that more than 25
will go away.
This is the best chance that
the boys ef Fulton County have
ever had to serve their country
and they are coming to the front
and signing up quite as they
should now that they are need
ed in such an important branch
of the army work.
What Detter thing can any
young man do than to enlist in
this branch and serve at the
work which he is best fitted?
What better thing can he do
than to heed the call of the ra
tion which is trying to save it
self from German Kultur and
Kaiserism, which is trying to
bring itself in uch a position
that it may dominate the whole
world? What better thing can
he do than to come forth at the
present time and show that he
still possesses the patriotism to
save the Democracy for which
our forefathers fought? There
is no better thing to do than to
obey that impulse which says
Let's Go." Come ahead, you
young men of the county, and
help to
keep going that spirit
wh
ch your companions have
already started going. Now is
thejtime that you are needed
and now is the time that you
sho'
eld respond in the right man-
ner
ind help the other boys of
the
county in the work Which
the; propose to follow out.
Yu can easily find your prop
er landing in the Aviation Sec
tioy for which this unit is being
forced. Men of 57 different
traes are working in this branch,
ari there is something for you
to, lo there, and something that:
ydi can do proficiently. Why
ni. come and sign up in this unit
am do this work that is mapped
for you. It is the chance of
r life and you should not neg-
t nor hesitate to accept it.
ur friends are going; why not
with them? That is better
an going away alone Now is
e time to do it, so do not put it
f any longer. See Corporal
ilson who is forming the unit,
jrt the McConnellsburg Post Of-
JCC 3 buuu as puaaiuio aim u
uway with your friends on Feb
ruary 1st
The unit will leave here on the
corning of February 1st, so that
lall the boys from the outlying
districts should be sure to be at
the McConnellsburg post office
early that morning so that there
will not be any confusion in get
ting away.
Are you going to be one of the
boys to leave with the unit?
Make up your mind to be one of
them, and do not put it off any
longer.
Why Not Get Together.
To conserve fuel the churches
in Shippensburg last Sunday
combined services, and the
chur:hes at Mercersburg and
other towns are combining their
midweek prayer services. Why
should not McConnellsburg drop
into this movment promptly. If
it would develop that one church
was too. small to accommodate
the prayer meeting, an overflow
meeting could be held in the
auditorium. It is certainly not
in accord with the desire of the
government, and the dicates of
common reason, that 'five
churches should be heated to
the point of being comfortable
to accommodate a score of men,
"besides women and 'children."
Fulton County's Allotment 194,060.
Hay Be Purchased by Mail.
M. W. Nace Chairman.
Philadelphia, Jan. 15th. Sec
retary McAdoo's unique plan for
the sale of war stamps by mail
order is ready to be put into
effect and householders should
be prepared to hear the postman
on his rounds calling loudly,
"Any war stamps today?" The
Bale of these stamps through a
system of "cash on delivery"
at the home of the purchaser is
the latest idea in war financing
announced by Mr. McAdoo and
it is said to be the first under
taking of any nation to deliver
and collect for its securities in
the homes of its people. ,
The plan is to send some
25,000,000 postcards into as many
homes appealing for subscriptions
to the war savings stamps. To
each card will be attached a re
turn card on which the recipient
may write the amount of stamps
he or she wishes to buy and
which may be mailed without
cost to the nearest postmaster.
A postman will deliver the
stamps and collect for them. It
is expected that thid rt.ethod of
sale, once established, vi'l con
tinue until the issue of $, ''00,000
i3 taken. Additional post xrds
will be supplied from time tr
time.
.The Pennsylvania War savings
committee is contemplating draft
ing traveling salesmen to sell
stamps on their business trips
and also to report if the cam
paign is being well advertised
throughout the state and receiv
ing due publicity.
Robert K. Casaatt, director of
the campaign in eastern Penn
sylvania, to-day announced the
chairmen for the forty eight
counties in his district and the
quota of stamps allotted for sale
in each county. For Fulton coun
ty, Merrill W. Nace i3 named as
chairman, and Our Quota is 194,
060.
TOE FARMERS' INCOME TAX.
Interna Revenue Korean Furnishes la
fOi mation That Will Help farmers
Meet the Income Tax Propositi n.
"What deductions are allowed
a farmer for 'business exenses?'
This is one of the many ques
tions which revenue officers who
will visit every county in the
United States during January
and Februarywill answer in de
tail. Briefly, they include the
amount expended for labor in the
preparation of land for crops and
in the cultivation, harvesting and
marketing of the crop. Deduc
tions may be made for the cost of
seed if bought, and fertilizer, the
amount expended for labor in
caring for live stock, cost of feed
purchased, repairs to farm and
other farm buildings, but not the
cost of repairs to the. dwelling.
The cost of repairs to farm fences
and machinery is deductible,' a3
well as the cost of small tools and
material which is used up in the
course of a year or two, such as
binding twine, pitchforks, spades,
etc.
The cost of machinery, such as
tractors and threshing machines,
can not be deducted, but the cost
of their operation is a deductible
item.
The value of farm products is
not considered taxable until re
duced to cash or its equivalent.
If crops and stocks were pro
duced in 1916 and Bold in 1917,
the amount received therefore
is to be included in the farmer's
tax return for the calendar year
1917. Crops produced in 1917
and on hand December' 31 need
not be. considered. Persons in
doubt as to any of the provisions
of the income tax section of the
war-revenue act are advised to
see the revenue officer who will
visit their county to assist tax
payers in making out their re
turns, which must be filed on or
before March 1, 1918.
Attorney John R. Jackson, of McCon
nellsburg, Appointed to Handle the
Work in Fulton County.
Howard Heinz, Federal Admin
istrator for Pennsylvania, . has
confirmed the appointment o
Attorney John R. Jackson of this
place as his Food Represhntative
for Fulton county, who is au
thorized to handle the work o
the Federal Food administration
in Fulton County.
An act of Congress makes it
unlawful for any retailer or dis
tributor whose business is less
than $100,000 a year, or any oth
er person (a) to destroy any ne
cessities for the purpose of en
hancing the price; (b) to permit
waste or permit deterioration of
any necessaries, (c) to hoard any
necejsaries; (d) to monopolize
any necessaries; (e) to engage in
any discriminatory or unfair
practice; (f) to make any unjust
or unreasonable rate of charge
(g) to combine or conspire with
any other person in any way to
enhance thej price of any neces
saries.
If, then, the small retailer
does any of these things which
are prohibited the rules and reg
ulations for the license system,
provide that no licensed dealer
shall knowingly sell any food
commodity to any yersnn engage
ed in the business of selling such
commodity who is violating the
provisions of the Food Adminis
tration Bill by making- any un
reasonable rate of charge in sell
ing or otherwise handling or
dealing in such commodity, or by
holding back suqh commodity be
yond his reasonable requirements
or by hoarding.
When it comes to the acknowl
edpie of a Food Administrator
that a retailer is making an un
reasonable charge or is carrying
on an unfair practice oris hoard
ing or is accumulating a stock of
goods beyond his reasonable re
quirements, he can shut off
the supply of the retailer by
notifying the wholesalers or the
manufactures not to furnish him
with goods. This would mean
that unless the retailer changed
his practice he would soon be
put out of business, because he
could not get any goods to carry
on his business.
It is the duty of the local food
administrator, as the representa
tiveof Mr. Hoover, to see that in
his district the law is obeyed.
It is his duty to Bee that food
stuffs are not hoarded either by
the distributors or the consumer;
in other words, that no one shall
accumulate a stock of foosstuffs
beyond his reasonable needs. It
is his duty to ece that the small
dealers make no unjust or un
reasonable charge, and they do
not engage in any conspiracy or
any attempt to increase the
price in any way.
It is his duty to prosecute per
sons who willfully destroy any
necessaries for the purpose of
enhancing the price or restrict
ing the supply, the penalty being
a fine not exceeding $5,000, or
imprisonment for not more than
2 years, or both.
It has been decided by the
food adminstration that a useful
function of the local food ad
ministrator is the determining
from day to day as to what the
reasonable prices are for goods
in his district. This does not
mean that he has the authority
to fix price. He. can, however,
easily determine what the reason
able retail prices of the staple
goods are in his district since the
wholesale prices which are to all
purposes controlled bv the Gov
ernment through its licensing
system, are practically fixed and
easily ascertained by him.
No law is stronger or more ef
fective than the public opinion
that is behind it and no move
ment can succeed without the
full cooperation on the part of
the public.
It is believed that this coopera
tion will not be lacking since we
are all coming to realize that the
Rnsscll Ruoyan Das Thrilling Experi
ence iu Box Canyon During Big
Sleet and Snow Storm.
Russell Runyan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John B. Runyan of McCon
nellsburg, is a Civil Engineer in
the U. S. Geological Survey ser
vice, and for Beveral months has
been in western Texas, near the
Rio Grande. The following let
ter to his mother, written on the
13th inst, tells how one feels at
the bottom of a 300 -ft. canyon
when overwhelmed with a driv
ing storm of sand, sleet, and
snow. The letter follows:
"My dear Mother: We are
f till out near the River, and are
almost through with our work.
Mr. Harrison, our chief, finished
to day. I have about two square
milea to map to-morrow, and
then we will have finished.
"I am so glad that I am able
to write you, for I have had some
experience since I wrote you last
Sunday. We went into a box
canyon, 300 feet' deep, and 50 to
10 feet in width at the bottom,
and as we were pursuing our
way along its depths, with the
sky line looking like a narrow
ribbon of light, darkness began
to gather as a furious storm of
sand, snow, and sleet broke up
on us, threatening id bury us
alive in the deep crevasses in the
earth.
"Knowing the extreme danger
to which we were exposed, Mr.
Harrison promptly despatched a
rescue party, and we were taken
back six miles to camp through
one of the most bitter storms it
has ever been my lot to experi
ence. When we reached camp,
we found our big tent had been
blown to pieces, and my bedding
was partly burned. It is calcu
lated to make one have an all
gtne feeling when he realizes
that he is in 'no place' and GO
miles between him and the near
est town.
If I had been alone, I am sure
I should not have been able to
find my way out; for the storm
was so intense, and the gloom so
great, that it was impossible to
see twenty feet ahead. I just
gave my good old pony the rein,
and he kept the trail like an old
pioneer.
I will work to-morrow; then,
we expect to pack. We expect
to break camp Thursday and
start on our eighty-mile drive to
Marathon, where we expect to
remain four or five days before
starting for Virginia, and where
I hope to get a letter from you.
Practical Fuel Conservation.
In obedience to the Govern
ment's request for the conserva
tion of fuel, all the services of
the local Presbyterian and Re
formed congregations will be
held nextTSunday in the Reform
ed church as follows: Reformed
Sunday school at 9:30; preaching
services (Rev. Lowe) at 10:45;
Presbyterian Sunday school (in
the Reformed church) at 2:30;
Christian Endeavor at 6 o'clock
and preaching services at 7. This
will be .'"Christian Endeavor
Day," and the topic is: "Christ-
an Endeavor Goals; How to
each Them." Leader, Miss
Emma McGovern.
The Presbyterian church will
not be heated next Sunday. The
ollowing Sunday the Reformed
church will not be heated, and
the services as named above will
b e held in the Presbyterian
church, and thus alternating un
til further notice.
After having spent three
weeks at the home of her pa-
ents, Hon. and Mrs. D. H.
Patterson, Miss Elizabeth Pat
terson returned to Baltimore,
Monday.
country is actually engaged in
this to make the world safe for
democracy, - and that ' a speedy
and successful end of the war
can only be obtained by the unit
ed efforts of everybody,
An Opportunity to 'Help OurSoIdie
Boys Have Wholesome Enter
taioment in Camp.
The above is not a typograph
ical error but literally means
what its name implies. A Smite
age Book is a book containing
coupons entitling the holder to
admission and seat tickets at
Liberty Theatres, Liberty Tents,
and auditoriums under the man
agement of the Commission on
Training Camp Activities in Na
uonai Army contonments and
National Guard camps.
The Commission on Training
Camp Activities, under the di
rection of the War Department,
has designated the week begin
ning January 28th for a cam
paign week to sell Smileage Books
to all those interested in the wel
fare of our soldier boys now in
the cantonments and camps,
These books are of two kind3
The first costs $1: the second $5.
mi i
iney may ne sent direct to any
soldier boy you know or may be
forwarded to the Commanding
General, Headquarters, of any
cantonment or camp.
The Government has erected a
theatre in every cantonment and
programs obtainable and lectures
of the highest excellence, also
amateur performances by the
men themselves. But the Gov
ernment cannot do this without
charging the boys an admission
fee. Many of the soldiers will
not be abie to attend these per
formances as they are sending
home practically all their pay.
We at home have many drains
upon us, but we must not forget
these boys who have left home
and are under entirely strange
environments. It is necessary
that they have a certain amount
of entertainment. Their busi
ness is too serious. We must
sacrifice, if necessary, but our
sacrifice will be nothing com
pared with what these boys are
doing.
Secretary of War Baker says
or wis movement A proper
j i it
amount of clean, wholesome en
tertainment contributes largely
to the happiness of our soldiers
in camp and is fundamental in
supplementing their physical and
military training."
An organization is being form
ed in this county to sell Smileage
Books. Ycu will possibly be
waited on and asked to purchase
a book. Do not refuse; but think
of the joy and happiness that lies
therein for one of our soldier
boys who is making the supreme
sacrifice and is willing to lay
down his life for the cause we
are fighting for if need be.
Praises Red Cross.
The following is from a letter
written to Gilbert B. Mellott, of
Union township by John E.
Wigfield, one of that town
ship's boys who had just
returned to Camp Lee, aft
er having spent a lew days
at home on furlough. " The letter
was written on the 10th inst.,
and says: "I arrived at Camp
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
reached Washington at 1 o'clock
the night before, but could not
get a train out until 4:20 which
made it noon when I got to Rich
mond, On account of a broken
coupler, the train parted, and
we were a half hour late.
"I was very agreeably sur
prised when I got back to Camp
to find the 6now all gone, and
the weather much warmer than
when I left for home. I enjoyed
my little trip home very much,
and I appreciated the kindness
shown me by all you home folks,
and want to thank you all. It
did me good to find that my home
people are beginning to realize
what is before us as a nation,
and that they are helping through
the Red Cross to make the
soldier boys in camp more com-
brtable. I believe the Red
Cross is the greatest aid to the
'ront; and not only that, but
they are doing much for us in
the training camps, by supplying
useful and much needed supplies."
OUR MILITARY FORCES AND ALCOHOL.
Little Talks on Health and Hjgicne by
Samuel G. Diion, M. D., LL. D.,
Commissioner of Health.
Getting the great number of
men together from various parts
of the country to military camps
is a most difficult duty. The
violent change of climate and the
exchange, in many cases, to out
door life from indoor life, with
out proper clothing and under
unusual living accommodations,
a3 well as the inflix of new men,
without isolation camps where
they might be kept urider obser
vation until any contagious d
eases has had time to dov,,
are sources of danger to t'.e men
who are already in the s .rvice.
Unfortunately, the rVruits, un
der the excitement of the new
life, are temptod to indulge in
high living and alcohol, which
condition is always bad, particu
larly in cases of pneumonia. Al
cohol combusts in the human sys
tem and does so at the expense
of other valuable foodstuffs, and
therefore, should not be consid
ered a foodstuff under the cir
cumstances. It interferes with
treatment, using the patients'
strength, when this strength is
most needed in resisting the dis
ease.
Overeating and drinking are
bound to increase the death rate
from pneumonia. It is the duty
of each one to take good care of
his heajth so as to enable him to
fight against this serious exhaus
tive disease prevalent in winter.
During the last several months,
not only in military but in civil
life, we have lost by death a
large number of citizens by pneu
monia and other diseases, where
the patients' condition was due
to the fact that they were over
fed and over-alcoholed.
It is to be hoped that this Word
of warning will, particularly at
this time when this terrible
world's war calls for our best ef
forts, help us to restrain our
selves, and that our citizens in
civil life will join in assisting the
military authorities in carrying
out their discipline, by refraining
irom turnishing alcohol to those
who are in the service.
Foley Chesnut.
At the parochial residence of
St. Peter's Catholic church at
Hancock, Md., by Rev. Father
Rinehart on Thursday, January
10, 1918, Miss Pleasant Lucille
Chesnut and Mr. Michael Joseph
Foley were united in marriage.
Following the ceremony the
happy couple left for a brief
wedding trip that would include
Roanoke, Petersburg, and oth
er Virginia cities. The brjde f ; 3,
daughter of George W. cn 'Lil.i
Brubaker Chesnut, near Han
cock, and the groom, a son of.
Mr. and Mr3. Joseph Foley of
Martinsburg, W. Va and he is
head clerk for Anthony & Callan,
one of the largest stores in Han
cock. The bride is a charming
young lady and popular among
her associates.
After Forty Yeara.
James A. Clouser of Lee
Summit, Mo., is visiting his
brothers John, in Altoona;
acob, near Big Cove Tannery,
and Amos, in McConnellsburg.
James Jeft the Cove forty years
ago last March. In April, 1S80
he was married to Miss Anna
Ramsey of Fort Littleton, who
died four years ago. He spent
six years in Iowa, eleven, in
Nebraska, and the remainder of
the time in Missouri. He owns
a good farm and lives 24 miles
from Kansas City. He expects
to be home by the 20th of Febru
ary. Short Month Shortened.
Taking out the four Sundays,
Garfield's four Monday holidays,
Lincoln's anniversary and
Washington's Birthday, Febru
ary will be left with only 18 busi
ness days, the lowest record in
history for thia already the
shortest month.
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