wR AE Tras Meyersdale Qommereial. Pablisbed Every Tbarsday in the Year at $1.50 Per Year €asb|rishurg. For Good Roads. The campaign of the Pennsylvania a : : ceond- Class Mail Matter. Motor Federation in behalf of the ap- [Registered at the Postoffice at Meyersdale, Pa, as Seeon 1 1 proval of the $50,000,000 rons. Bond amendment that is to be submitted to THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, the voters at the polls in November A. M. SCHAFFNER, Editor and Proprietor. is to open September 17th with a State convention to be held at Har- The Motor Federation is composed of active automobile clubs throughout the State, whose mem- bers include not only the owners of automobiles but many other citizens interested in the cause of good roads. The campaign is in direct charge of Enforce the Ordinance. Joseph H. Weeks, chairman of the Good Roads Committee of the Federa- Fortunately Meyersdale has an ordinance regulating the speed |G ) limit of automobiles. etc., unfortunately there is no one to enforce ir wie has been working on the , . . . Za f the week etails for months. The program in- the ordinance. That ordinance 18 violated every day 0 eek | des besides the Harrisburg con- without a doubt. On Tuesday evening fast driving was responsible | vention a series of meetings to be for hitting a boy who narrowly escaped death. Mr. Cramer is not |held in all sections of the State to be the only one offending in this respect, but he was unfortunate | addressed by the most able speakers procurable. Several men of national enough to hit a boy. Many others who drive recklessly on the Prominence in road building have main streets have escaped hitting anyone, and nothing In particu- | oonconted to assist in the Pennsyl lar, except a passing remark has been made about their speed. vania project. One wilt be James H. Accidents may happen and will happen, but it i8 a serious re- MacDonald, of New Haven, Conn., flection on our city government, if the speeding in our borough can president of the American Roakmak- ers’ Association, and for many yeais not be broken up. Stop it, stop it at once. Why do we have an| go = ner of Highways of Con: ordinance and why do we have officers if every one with an auto. |pecticut. Mr. MacDonald has mobile does as he pleases. world-wide reputation as one of the leading authorities of highway con- . . . struction. | Mexican Situation Grave. Chairman Weeks will establish . general headquarters in Philadelphia, The situation in Mexico continues grave. The strong appea | whence the campaign will be direct- made in behalf of patriotism against foreign interference by Huerta, | ed. Already invitations have been is receiving unusual and unexpected repsonse. The spirit of patriot- | 52° to officials of all the automobile - \ : . clubs in the State urging them to at- ism has been appealed to and aroused. he outside world is wateh- |. 4 the Harrisburg convention. ing that Republic and is cognizant of the disorder, devostation of | Others who have been asked to be of property and loss of life which are taking place, and is also rec- | present and assume active interest in ognizing that our country is ready to use her best endeavor to bring | the campaign inclupe the chairmen order out of chaos, and her unselfish interest in the proper govern-| ©! county committees of all political ment of that country. The United States has been patient and long- ane] i ne jis ld suffering. That Republic has been made to feel that this country | county medical societies, road ARO expects the lives of her people and her property to be taken care ciations, editors of newspapers in the of. The patience of this country is being heavily taxed and there State, County Commissioners, Judges may be a time and that time may not be far distant when a Hmit and Disuics Agtorneys, the heads of the various religious denominations, gre have been reached, and the strong arm of the government wil | = + "¢ the Hotel Owners’ Asso- 2 exerted in bringing ‘wrongdoing to account. 1! ciation, boards of trade and the heads Huerta has been imprudent and insolent, he has persumed | of the leading labor organizations. heavily upon President Wilson's aversion to war, but Huerta cannot From this gathering a County Com- go on indefinitely in his defiance of the law of nations and the law mittee composed of one member from of humanity g each of the above named classifica- tions will be appointed in each cour- RE ty to look after the details of the campaign in its respective territory. These Committees will be expected Our Schools. to arrange for halls and other suitable The work of the public schools has taken its beginning in our places wherein meetings can be eid: midst. The community 18 fortunate in having her schools in charge | the distribution of posters and other of one who is so capable, so scholarly, so well balanced, conserva- literature, whieh will be furnished tive and yet progressive, conscientious and yet taciful, mild yet from the home office. firm, a supervising principal as Prof. W. H. Kretchman. The| T2° Genera! i pre very first day, when every boy and girl was so full af life, and free sa ah a hs Sen . from the schoolroom discipline for weeks and months, yet in the |one million campaign booklets, con- momentary confusion. at the proper time there was a lull, and or-| taining a fund of information setting der quickly gained the mastery among the surging, teeming hun- | forth the necessity for and the ad- dreds, some for the first year and others for the last year in the vantages of good roads. public schools. It has been so arranged that where- . 2 ever a local automobile club exists, Thorough preparation had been made for the opening of the|that organization will automatically ‘school year, and the indications are that this will be the most suc-| become an unofficial committee which cassful year in the Meyersdale schools. The supervising principal a | Will work in conjunction with the ap- college man with years of successful teaching behind him, With, pointee of the Harrisburg convention. two college men in the High School and three college women, the ——— unbiased observer should consider the High School well manned for successful work, and in going down the grades out teachers 110-112 Center Street. — Phone No. 55. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1013 As long as the present stock of goods last, we will make photo- SEER Et i —— THE FAIR STORE for Fair People During the Fair 4 We are prepared to look after the comforts of our friends and cater to the wants of the public in our line during the 2 Fair Week as never before. If you do not want to miss one of the main features of Meyersdale’s popular attractions, you must see our exhibi- tion of Fall wearables for Men, Women and Children. Ladies’ Suits, Fall Coats, Neckwear, Headwear and Foot- wear. A greater line of Men's Clothing, Young Men's Suits, Hats and Furnishings and Boys’ Suits, than ever before for fall selling. This is Looking Time and looking means buying now or the next time you come to town. Call and renew the old acquaintance and get a souvenir. FAIR Treatment FAIR Prices FAIR Merchandise ETT FAIR Dealing FAIR Buying FAIR Selling Ne TT — I cordially invite all out-of-town people to make my store their headquarters while in Meyersdale. This store has taken on new life and is now brimming full of FRESH NEW STOCKS and offers every in- ducement to visitors at the Fair. A NEW POLICY AND NEW PRICES PREVAIL. Extra Special During Fair Week. Granulated sugar at 4c 1b. if you bu worth of Dry Goods or Groceries. We will AA one 26 1b. sack of sugar for §1 when your purchases of Dry Goods and Groceries amount to $5 or over. Re- Fair Week Sale of Dry Goods and Domestics. A large new stock of Dry Goods at low introduc- tory prices during Fair Week. Big Bargain Attractions for Fair Week |: ey compare favorably with the teachers of any locality in the State. Now what the teachers need, what the directors need, and what graphs at one half the regular price. the same rate. We guarantee all All calicoes—all colors—the best your money can buy anywhere at 6c a yd. Best apron ginghams, plain colors and neat checks, all shades, at 7c a yard. All portrait frames will also go ab member it does not matter what you buy in D Goods, Groceries, Clothing or os Yost SO Tor bill amounts to $5 cash, and you will then get 25 1bs. : sugar for $1. +d your boy and girl need. is your loyal support and hearty coopera- goods to be strictly first class and tion in the work of the schools of Meyersdale. up-to-date. E. E. Conrad. ad seep More Fresh Air, Please. The Rat Tariff. suffers are laid by Republican tariff experts. Among them one of no respector of persons. . stuffs, the beggar’s crust, the widow’s mite—anything, anywhere. | itary and economic standpoint. In his capacity as a carrier of plague |": : Says one who has studied such mat : : : h . > and propagation of various diseases, the rat is a standing menace to |. a efully “circulation means good the public health. His extermination should be made a task of com- | air, stagnation bad air; circulation This | calls - for inlets] also for outlets. An mon effort both on the part of individuals and municipalities. is the only way to secure either sanitary or economic safety. Dr. Creel says the female rat begins to reproduce her kind at the early age of three months, and that an adult animal will give inch at the top of the window i worth a foot at the bottom.”’ six to twelve young ones. He estimates the rat population of Amer-| change the air in the rooms. jco as constantly equal to the human population, but outnumbering the humans in country districts. The upkeep of the rat costs at least half a cent daily. Based on this calculation of average plundering it is shown that no léss asum than $167,000,000 is sacrificed annually by reason of rat depredations. The rat is simply a scourge with no SEPTEM BER redeeming qualities. He eats as heavily into the means of subsist- tence as the sugar tax or the wool tax, while contributing nothing to the public treasury. A few million dollars spent in a system atized war of rat extermination in which every community should take part, employing every known death-dealing device compatable with public safety, would be one sure way of reducing the cost of living. Is it not worth trying.—Philadeiphia Record. An}Ad. in The Commercial Brings Good Results. tuberculosis. and next week I will have choice Oysters and in fact everything in season. J.W. WASMUTH Fresh air is needed for the system Not all the burdens of taxation under which the community | during the sleeping hours as well as during the waking hours, and also— : : to you people who sleep with your the most persistent and hated is the common household rat. He| 0:75, c open at night but do not let makes his levies wherever and whenever opportunity offers, and iS |in a fresh breeze occasionally in the || His ravage takes in the farmers’ crops, |day time—during the waking hours the storekeeper’s groceries, the ship’s cargo, the householder’s food- as well as during the sleeping hours. | Air that has once been breathed is bait ; : : | not fit to be breathed again. We yo. ; . within the range of his active search. Everyone knows of his haunts |; 14 live in the open air as much Pure white Damask table linen at 65¢, 75¢, $1, | his habits and his unscrupulous and audacious plundering, but few las possible, and if we cando so we || more. realize the extent of it. Surgeon General Creel, of the United States | should sleep in the open air, so as to Public Health Service, has made a study of the rat both from a san- | get the fullest supply of pure, fresh It is a good idea to throw open the . . Tye . . windows at least once each morning birth during the year to six litters, each of which comprises from |anq afternoon, so as completely to Pneumonia, which is a ‘dirty air” disease, claims as many victims as IS HERE! Bates’ Dress Ginghams—Everyone knows what Bates’ Ginghams are. You can boil them, leave them in the sun week in and week out, and they will not, fade. The regular price of these Ginghams is 12 1-2¢ to 15¢, but during Fair Week they will be only 10c a yard. Best outing cloths, light or derk shades, plain and - fancy colors, regular price 10c and 12 1-2¢—your choice during Fair Week at 10c a yard. Bleached and unbleached muslins at 8c, 10¢ and 12 1-2¢ yd. Fair Week Sale of Table Linens. A large line of white and colored table linen, worth 35¢, during Fair Week at 25¢ a yd. Another lot worth 50c, reduced for Fair Week to 35c a yd. The Latest Word in Women’s New Neckwear. An assortment that provides almost unlimited op- portunities, including the new turn over net fichus. Also the cape or Van Dyke effects, together with net yokes and the new bows, and Windsor ties in all colors, at prices that are strikingly moderate. Fair Week Sale of Shoes Men’s and Boys’ Work and Dress Shoes. Women’s and Misses’ everyday and dress goods. Fair Week sale of Winter Underwear. Fair Week sale of Umbrellas. Fair Week sale of School Hosiery. Fair Week sale of Bed Blankets and Comforts. Fair Week sale of Carpets. Fair Week sale of Brooms. Fair Week sale of China and Cut Glass. $1.25 and $1.75 a yard, worth from 10 to 15 per cent Fair Week Sale of New Dress Goods. - New Dress Goods in cotton, wool, mixed, silk and messalines in all the best shades and petterns. Many are dress pattern lengths so there will bo no two alike. All specially low priced for Fair Week. Fair Week Sale of Souvenirs, Toys, Dolls, and small inex ive j pensive jewelry and perfumery to take along back hi could not attend the Fair, ¢ ome those, Whe Ss Sole Agent for the Famous ‘‘Magic Seal,” with a Large New Stock on Hand. Enjoy our hospitality. Rest room on the second floor provided with comfortable rocking chairs. You can view the parades from the second floor windows if you desire Men's and women’s lavatories, cloak room; etc. Come in and enjoy it all free All Trolly Cars Pass and Will Stop at Our Door ALBERT S. GLESSNER SUCCESSOR TO APPEL & GLESSNER Visitors are Welcome. eH [PER ‘Items CE eccn Mrs. TI was a Se Miss C spent 82 friends. Rev. 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