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[Registered at the 1 ostoffice at Medersdale, Pa, as Second-Class Mail Matter.]
THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL,
A. M. SCHAFFNER, Editor and Proprietor.
Pablished Every Tharsday in the Year at ®1.80 Per Year Gash
Phone No. 55. 110-112 Center Street.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23. 1913
Acceptance by the People
For a generation the spell binders before every election told
the sad story of the dire results that would follow in case the par-
ty that professed to believe in the reduction of the tariff, won. That
method of campaigning won many a political victory. A year ago
the same cry was made, but the people of the United States re-
fused to be scared or fooled by the. old cry. Several weeks
ago the new tariff law went into effect, and it is remarkable with
what good spirit the country has accepted the new law, a tariff
lower than this country has had for seventy-five years.
Of course its advantages or disadvantages are not yet known,
and only after a fair trial can any one be able to judge fairly. its
merits or demerits. A good indication however is that all classes
accept the measure with good spirit. .
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The Bond Issue.
The fight for the bond issue is on in full sway. The advocates
of the measure are working with all the might that they possess,
and the opponents of the measure are likewise getting In their best
licks before the time when the measure comes up to the people for
decision. The opponents are largely lined up under the leadership
of Farmer Creasy, and in the past he has exerted a powerful in-
fluence on the farmers, whose state organization he represents.
All people want good roads, but is the $50,000,000 bond issue
the wise and proper method by which Pennsylvania is to have the
roads which she needs and which she wants. That is the question
that confronts the voters, and then again, will the present method
of road mbking by the state satisfy the demands of the present| yo new styles came in, Linandros
day. The advocates of the measure must be given credit of being
sincere but the opponents must likewise be given credit for
Yonesty There are two big sides to this big question involving
$50,000,000. :
Parent-Teachers Association. oem
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The beginning of the parent-teachers work for the year was
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| Saltsburg.—The ‘annual fall election
made last Friday evening. This should be a year rich in good re-
sults for the Meyersdale schools, and instrumental in exerting an |enjoined from increasing water rates
influence outside of the school room. A phase in which there ap-
De back and have allowed others to do their thinking and
i measure, the effort should be made to wipe out all class
SR in this association, if any exists. We are confident that
all who attend these meetings are intensely interested in the bet-
terment of the work, and the improvement all along the line, but
in addition to what we already have, can we not get the mothers
to attend, who toil and sacrifice from morning till night in order
that their children can go to school. Can we not get the fathers
who bear almost an intolerable burden by keeping their children in
school. If we could get these to become active in the parent-teach
ers association and have them to exchange views with those differ-
ently situated we believe the teachers burdens would be lightened
and a great forward step would be taken In helping to get a better
temol social question which after all is so
understanding of the ete bes
very closely connected with school work. * -
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. The Burgess Question.
: The office for burgess has three aspirants and all three are
republicans. The democratic candidate withdrew, so that if the
citizens desire to vote for the office of burgess they will be obliged
to vote for a candidate who has been a republican in the past,
whatever their political preferences might be. Since that is the
case, among these three candidates when party politics plays no
part what are those elements in a candidate which commend them-
selvedito the voters. There are at least a few things that every
voter is supposed to consider before he votes for a €andidate of so
important an office.
First of all a good citizen wants an honest man for that office,
he wants a capable and efficient man for burgess, a man who has
the courage of his convictions, a man whose purpose is to serve the
people, a man who is not controlled by any interests inimical to the
best interests of the town. i
Honesty, efficiency and courage. With the three candidat: s
who are before the public for their votes, and all have many friends
and loyal supporters, the public must make up its mind and vote as
it thinks Meyersdale will be best served, in the election of one u
the three candidates.
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William Sulzer Impeached.
William Sulzer has been impeached as governor of New York.
Chas. F. Murphy of Tammany Hall has shown his strong hand.
Of coprse there are many who condemn Murphy for this, and right-
ly too, but Sulzer was convicted of the charges that were brought
against him. He even refused to take the witness stand to try to
clear himself of the charges. The charges were sustained and
whatever the motives may have been the fact is he is guilty of the
wrong doing charged. It was an audacious game Murphy played
and won, and Sulzer is humiliated, the curtain has been pullgd
aside and the public is permitted to get another look behind the
scenes. When thieves fall out the people sometimes get their own.
The latest is that Sulzer is likely to be a candidate for the N.
Y. assembly and the probability is that he will be elected. That
would be a sweet vindication for Sulzer, but he was found ‘guilty
of gross wrongdoing nevertheless. There must be a scarcity of
good men in that district, or a low conception of civic righteous- |
ness. Better let Sulzer keep in the background awhile; and sum-
mon the forces for good government and destroy the power of
Charles F. Murphy and organizations of the character of which he
is the head, whether the organization is in New York, Philadelphia, | visions
Chigago or in any gity or hamlet where corruption is at work.
m for improvement is to encourage those who have in the | consumers.
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for members of the school senate to |
represent the student body at the Kis-
kiminetas Springs school resulted in
the election of C. Elliot Hastings of
Wilkinsburg; Kenneth M. Smith, Lat-
robe; Robert E. Brown, New York
City; J. Volney Wilson, Sisterville, W.
Va., and Blaine M. Miller, Parkers-
burg, W. Va. C. Elliot Hastings is
president of the body and Robert B&
Brown, secretary. .
Pittsburg. — The Humane society
has asked the board of public educas
tion for an enforcement of the statd
law which directs that each child up
to the fourth grade be given instruc
tion, half an hour a week or more, in
humane education and particularly
kind treatment of birds and animals,
In co-operation with this instruction
Superintendent Bell organized school |
children into bands of mercy, each ons
taking this pledge: “I will try to be
kind to all living creatures, and try to
protect them from cruel usage.” Some
60,000 children took the pledge and
the effect was remarkable. 5
Somerset.—With sounds of testing
of the death trap reaching his ears,
John Maus, sentenced to be hanged
for the murder of Mail Carrier Har
,rison Brown of Addison, with much
profanity declared to Sheriff Charles
F. Hochard and others that the spring
of the trap did not scare him. Maus
also declared that he would never be
hanged. “That trap won't work that
way when I get on it,” he exclaimed.
“It won't go down. Some power you
don’t know anything about will keep
it from falling.”
Greensburg.—Afraid he would lose
his religion because of sights of shad-
ow gowns, slit skirts and other dem-
onstrations ~by _fashionably .garbed
women, John Linandros, a young
Greek of this place, gouged out his
right eye with a table forks After
spent many sleepless days and nights.
Then one day he read in the New
Testament: “If thy right eye offend
thee, pluck it out.” He did.
Sunbury. — Ten-dollar gold piece
counterfeits have made their appear-
ance in this vicinity. Outside of be-
ing light, they are hard to detect.
They are of Philadelphia mintage,
series of 1907.
Camp Hill—The Riverton Consoli-
‘dated Water Co. of Lemoyne has been
to meter consumers in Camp Hill and
from shutting off the water from such
« Millsboro.—Charles G. Rogge, aged
28, a special officer of the Frederick-
town hotel, was shot and in#tantly
killed, it is alleged, by James W.
Rush, aged 45, a wealthy merchant.
The alleged shooting was the outcome
of an argument Rush is said to have
had with Mrs. L. E. Trout, a neigh-
bor. = The- interchange of words be-
tween the two is alleged to have been
heated, and some persons called
Rogge to the scene.
Groffs Mills. — James Booth, 15
years old, was almost killed by being
caught in machinery at his father’s
mill.” His sleeve became entangled
and it drew him around, tearing out
his left arm at the socket and badly’
cutting him. * .
Johnstown.—While retd¥rning home
from a shopping trip, Mrs. Ellen Sloan
Hartman dropped dead of heart trou-
ble. ;
Aliquippa.—The Naticral Drawn
Steel Co.’s large plant which is being
erected in East Liverpool, O., Will be
placed in operation Dec. 1.
Millerstown.—John C. Kipp, a farm-
er, wants the Public Service com-
mission to tell hom who owns the old
Pennsylvania canal bed. He pays
rental for pasturage to the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co. and is of the opin-
ion that he is no longer compelled to
do so. :
Harrisburg.—Charles A. Barlow,
Wilkes-Barre, has been appointed a
bank examiner to succeed James M.
Cover, Somerset, resigned.
Northumberland. —After many years’
partnership in, the manufacture of
nails in this pldce, the firm of Van
Alen & Co. has been liquidated’ and
the business has been taken over by
RG. Van Alen, a member of the com-
pany. 5
Philadelphia.—John G. Watmough,
member of a distinguished family,
died here aged 70. He was a collector
of paintings, rock crystals, armor and
Japanese ivories. Mr. Watmough’s
wife, who, was Miss Caroline Drexel,
died two years ago.
New: Germantown.—Between the
Tuscarota and Conecocheague moun-
tains, in Jackson township, Perry coun-
ty, near the Toboyne township line,
there was once a thrifty little settle-
ment, known as Allcorn’s Orchard. It
is said that Commodore Allcorn, who
figured in the American navy in its
early days, was born in this little
settlement. There were four farms in
the “orchard” and on these four farms
were good farm buildings, beskles a
sawmill, run by water pawer. Today
there is only one vacant log house.
Corry.—Peter Skuce was badly in-
jured while at work on Liberty street
sewer. The earth caved in, covering
3kuce, and when he was dug out he
was found to be badly crushed. The
man was almost suffocated before res-
cued.
Harrisburg.—An opinion was given
to the secretary of the commonwealth
yy the attorney general's department
‘n which it was decided that voters
nay only vote for one candidate for
superior court this fall. This is in
ine with the ballot act of 1901, whose
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HAVE specialized in the last few
weeks on Sweaters and Comforts
because, of the immense stock which
I purchased in these lines. I gave
you the benefit of my large purchase
and am prepared to still give you the
advantage---advantage in Sweaters
and Comforts. But more than this, I
sell everything to wear—for yourself,
your wife, your son and your daugh-
ter. My shelves were never so full,
my stock never so complete, my vari-
ety never so large, my styles never so
{ up-to-date, and my prices never were so
attractive as now. |
My clerks will be pleased to wait on you.
Visit my store, look over the stock, whether you
wish to buy or not.
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haat asuy ing
FAIR Selling
FAIR Treatmeht
FAIR Prices |
FAIR Merchandise
LADIES, Give Me *
: . Your Attention !
Have you seen the LATEST FAJ.L NECK
WEAR ? Every week brings something new -to
v my neckwear stock which is pleasing to see.
This is a showing that you cannnt help but
admire Splendid variety to choose from and
The kifid
that gives character and charm to y our appearance
such as will give you pleasure to wear.
Among the newest are some very attractive shapes
made of net, ruffle collars, net ffschus, separate
colars and Jabets, also Chemisetts, all are moder-
ately priced which makes them sell fast. Don't
delay, but come at once and make your seloction.
Now is the time to select your FLRS and COAT
The stock is practically unbroken and the styles
are sssured.
|} Buy your Linoleum from me. Printed or Inlaid for less money than
you will buy if anywhere else in town. See for yourself.
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ALBERT S. GLESSNER
SUCCESSOR TC APPEL & GLESSNER
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