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THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL,
A. M. SCHAFFNER, Editor and Proprietor.
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Phone No. 55. 110-112 Center Street.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1913
Getting Ready for the Future.
The elections are over and the pedple are given a breathing
spell before they are again called upon to exercise the right of suf-
frage. This event will come on the third Tuesday in May, 1914,
when the first state wide primary.election will be held for the nom-
ination of candidates for Govornor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary
of Internal Affairs and United States Senator. It is here that Sen-
ator Penrose will make the test before the people whether or not| .
he is the choice. He has shown unusual recuperative powers in the
last year, and it would not be surprising if he would be able to
“‘come back.” ;
Already candidates are being groomed and before many weeks
there will be names advanced, men looked over and canditions con-
sidered. There are many hopeful ones in this state who will have
their names mentioned for the great office as Governor. It would
not be surprising to learn, if all other hope of the G. O. P. gaining
the victory fails, they would call into service Ex-Gov. Stuart. In the
Harrisburg scandal Stuart came out with credit to himself and the
state, while’ Pennypacker was patronizingly pitied and many of his
time became felons, suicides and maniacs.
Tener is apparently in a position to be promoted. There is
much talk of making him the president of the National Baseball
League. From the office of governor to the presidency of the base-
ball league would be quite agreeable to the sporting fraternity.
The Thaw Extradition.
Governor Felker of New Hampshire honors the requisition
warrant of the state of New York for ‘the return of Harry K.
Thaw because the record is technically regular. New York wants
Thaw to answer to a charge of conspiracy, and the mental condi-
tion of the defendant is a matter that does not concern New Hamp-
shire. In this the governor believes in a sirict adherance to legal
ment Convert Matter to Use for
Profitable Farming.
The Germans are a remarkable peo
‘ple. They produce great poets and
rmusicians, metaphysicians whose
works cannot be understood by their
‘own countrymen and great scientists.
Even more fortunate are they in hav-
Ing men trained to adopt the theories
tific skill and decided gain in the in-
terest of the community, -°
Sewage, for instance, which is a
source of expense in most countries—
and an unpleasant problem in many—
is subjected by them to .- chemical
treatment and made 80 free from any
suspicion of smell or harm that it can
be used for profitable farming.
In this way has Berlin utilized its
sewage and made good come from
evil, with the result that land for
erly barren and unproductive has
become fertile and flourishing with
fruits and vegetables.
This particular agricultural tract al-
so feeds 12,000 cows, the milk from
which is largely used in the city hos-
tables raised, finds a ready market.
It is said that already
profits have been realized by those
who have farmed on this municipal
area, which, unlike most agricultural
land in Europe, is irrigated.
PAN AANA AAAAAAAAANAAAAA
SOLVES SEWAGE PROBLEM
;Germarf Scientists by Chemical Treat: | |
of science and apply them with scien- |
pitals, and, like the fruit and yege f
handsome ;
SYSTEM IN PARK BUILDING
Few Cities Have Well-Balanced, Well.
Developed System of Public
Parks,
If a city is to have parks, a careful
study of the problem will convince
any student of municipal development
that the parks should be acquired in
accordance with a general system.
for easy extradition, was found in New York county, the governor
directs that the defendant be delivered to the sheriff of Dutchess
county, which, if carried out, would mean his return to the asylum.
In that event Jerome would not press the conspiracy charge against
@& man whom he admits is irresponsible.
Counsel for Thaw will continue the fight in the United States
district court on the writ of habeas corpus, and this will prevent
his surrender pending a decision. The Federal court will be en-
abled to go deeper into the case and pass on the question as to
whether a man who has been adjudged insane, and therefore, irre-
If the court can find a way around this point and order Thaw
returned, it Would be Jerume’s duty to have him tried on the charge
of conspiracy or reopen the sanity test. If convicted the previous
record would be nullified. — Pittsburg Post.
Wages and Living.
The high cost of living has been the cry for some years. What
direction the movement will take in the future time will determine,
but the fact is, with the cost of living, salaries and wages should
be somewhat in harmony with the decent living cost.
A religious body in western Pennsylvania recently took an ac-|;
tion that every pastor should have a salary of not less than $800.00
and a free parsonage. But all congregations have thelr liberal-
hearted and fair-minded business men, and they should know as
well as a religious body that their pastor needs support for a decent
living.
The question was raised some weeks*ago as to increasing the
salary of our policemen. They must present a respectable appear-
ance on the street, they must expose themselves to all conditions of
weather, they are the guardians of the city and risk their lives for
the safety of the community. The question is, are they receiving
the salary sufficient for the fair living to which they are entitled ?
While the matter of economy in city government is of the first
concern, yet the honest man who receives good wages is always
more efficient and devoted to his work than the underpaid man. We
doubt the wisdom of economy when it deprives a man of a respect-
able living for himself and dependents. *
The world owes a man a living. ‘On the one hand there is the
wail of the high cost of living, and on the other hand there is the
cry that the increase in wages is not sufficient for the increase in
cost of living, and yet the demands are made upon everyone, de-
mands that were not thought of twenty-five years ago.
This call for larger pay is felt in every sphere of life. The
contest between the railroads and their employees opened an inter-
esting question of much discussion and a strung out contest, re-
sulting in a compromise. It is the call everywhere, and the main
objection is raised, not that there is an unwillingness to accede to
the demands, but that business cannot afford to give more. That
is the main ‘objection. There is a market value on every man’s
labor, and like marketable commodities, the market value to which
a man’s capability and efficiency entitles him, of right belongs to
him.
GOVERNOR FELKER, of New Hampshire, decided to thaw ou t
Thaw from his state.
HUERTA is still the insolent dictator of Mexico, but the end is
approaching and his downfall will be complete.
Now is the time to start the favorite son idea for governor of
Pennsylvania. Who is Somerset county’s favorite ?
IT is most considerate of the game commission to allow deer to| an expert in divination was sent. for,
be shot where there are no deer, and prohibit the shooting in loeal-|
ities where deer abound.
moreland and Cambria counties.
.| rhyme the road.”
For instance, Somerset, Fayette, West-| 1 the relief of the naturalist and the |
! amusement of his secretary
Many cities have one or more parks
in which their citizens may justly
take pride, but comparatively few ol
these cities have what can properly
be called a comprehensive, well-bal
anced and well-developed system of
parks, a system which will compare
favorably as to completeness with, for | |
instance, the system of public schools,
or the system of fire protection and
other principal departments of the
.6ity government: The backwardness
of municipal park systems is not sa
much duegto lack of public intellf
‘gence and public spirit, as to a de
fective development of the love of
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beauty, as compared with a well.
developed appreciation of practical,
utilitarian progress. it not infrequent.
ly happens that the sections of a city
in which the population is most dense
and most in need of squares, play
grounds and local parks, are almost
wholly devoid of these advantages be
cause no well-balanced system has
been devised and carried ' out while
land was sufficiently cheap and com-
paratively unoccupied so that- now
the expense is prohibitory.
A City's Fiower Farm. 1
San’ Diego, Cal. is the only city in
‘the country that has a municipal flow-
er farm started with the aim of pro-
viding floral and horticultural exhibits
for the Panama-California Internation-
al exposition in 1915. The city offi-
cials, who are promoting the farm,
found they could save hundreds of
thousands of dollars by utilizing the |]
1,700 acre tract in Balboa Park to
grow flowers, and it is expected many
millions of plants will be ready in two
years.
The farm already has 1,000,000 gera-
niums, as many red roses, white roses
and 20 acres of California golden pop-
pies. It has 100,000 palm trees. The
park consequently has become . the
most beautiful in colors and flowers
in the country and thousands of tour
ists who have been passing several
months in the west made it a point
to visit San Diego just to see the flow-
er farm.
Expert Legal Opinion.
To {illustrate the trend of the times,
says the San Francisco Call: Up te
the poet's corner in the Flood buflde
ing yesterday. they were discussing
the impossibility of formulating an ac-
ceptable rhyme with “Southern Pa-
cific.” “Why not pass it up to the law
department?” suggested one of the
group. “They have the reputation of
solving anything.” So it duly was
passed along with a request “for am
opinion.” In a little while ‘the doc-
ument came back to its author. Across
its face was written: “File formal ap-
plication with the interstate com-
merce commission for permission to
Divining Rods.
Divination by means of the hazel
rod, which has resulted in the discov-
ery of iren ore, has often been ridi-
culed by scientists. Linnaeus, the
great naturalist, once hid a purse of
gold in a field so as to convince his
secretary of the absurdity of the di-
vining rod. The secretary failed to
find the money, and Linnaeus, to his
disgust, could not identify the spot
where he had hidden it. In the end,
whose rod led him unerringly to
where the gold was concealed, greatiy
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