THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
Items of Interest Culled From Our
Exchanges
The date for the Salisbury Chau-
tangua has been selected. It will be
August 6-12.
The Church of Christ, Somerset, 1s
going to build a brick house of wor-
ship at the corner of South and East
streets, on the lot occupied by the
former Christian parsonage.
Mrs. W. H. Haughton, of Moxham,
Pa, the mother of Mrs. John Marshall
of Hooversville, died Monday morn-
ing at the Johnstown hospital of pneu-
+ monia. Deceased was born in Eng-
land in 1852.
Steps were taken reecently to estah-
lish a library for the Rockwood pub-
lic school pupils. It is planned to hold
a series of social events and the pro-
ceeds of these will be turned over to
the fund out of which the library is
to be furnished.
y I. 'P. Wilt, whose residence at Mur-
dock was recently destroyed by fire
has decided to move to Akron, Ohio,
where he has secured employment
with one of the tire manufactories.
; His brother, R. G. Wilt, lives at Ak-
: ron.
Attorney C. A. Bernhard, of Wind-
ber has sold his interest in the law
firm of Bernhard & Millott to his par-
tner, Mr. Bernhard has accepted a
position as naturalization examiner
in the federal naturalization bureau.
Caroline Lillian' Gustafson and Alex
Peterson, both of Windber, were quiet-
ly married in Cumberland, Md, a week
ago by the Rev. M. L. Enders, pastor
of St. Paul’s Lutheran church.
Hiram Baldwin, aged 18 years, son
of Mr. and Mrs. David Baldwin, of
Stoyestown, died at the Memorial Hos-
pital Johnstown recentiy from appen-
> dicitis. He was admitted to the hos-
: vital two days previous, but his con-
dition was too critical to attempt an
operation. :
The remains of Scott Beam, for-
merly of Jenner, who was killed in
"an accident at Butte, Montana, were
interred in the Beam Church Ceme-
tery last week. The decedent, his
brother Dewey, and another man,
were riding a car load of lumber on
a western railroad, when the car
broke loose from the train and was
overturned, Scott Beam being crushed
to death under the lumber.
4 Chas. Bowman, son of ‘Mr. and Mrs.
E Mansfield Bowman of Somerset went
to Pittsburg recently and enlisted in
the U. 8. Navy. He had been a mem-
ber of Company C. N. G. P., from
? which he had secured a discharge. J.
Christner, another Somerset boy, has
0 = ail enlisted in the U. S. Infantry. Rich-
ii cently completed a four-years’ enlist-
= : ment and who had been visiting his
J mother, has re-enlisted.
The Merchants Hotel of Garrett,
is going to change hands again. This
will be third time within the last year
and a half that this well known hotel
: has seen new proprietors. The new
v Ls 3 landlord is James S. McIntyre, from-
bE gE erly of the Commercial Hotel at Hynd-
man. He will go there with years of
experience as a hotel man behind him
as he has been in the business prac-
tically all his life. The present land-
lord James Ashman expects to em-
bark in the hotel business at Windber.
The Johnstown & Somerset Rail-
way, now in the course of construc-
tion between Johnstown and Rock-
wood will use heavy electric locomot-
ives in its freight service, according
to an official of the company. By the
use of this type of locomotive it will
be posslble for the company to trans-
port ordinary steam line freight cars
over their line in the same manner
as steam locomotives, thus enabling
towns and communities that have
’ hitherto been without railway con-
nections of any kind to make direct
shipments by freight.
The Rockwood camp of
sportsmen hlas received a
United
consign-
ment of Ring Necked Pheasants,
f Quail and Rabbits, which were im-
mediately planted in the covered
areas near town. The Scullton Camp
of the Wild Life League also recently
received a consignment of Ring Neck-
ed Pheasants and Quail, which wére
also planted to the best advantage.
The associations are doing all they
can to keep this section well stocked
with game, and they desire the ro-
operation of the farmers to the enc
that the game that is planted mav
protected as far as possible.
The viscissitudes of a step-father
are reflected in an action in assump-
. tsit brought by Daniel E. Witt, of Jen-
s ner township, against Jacob F. Roads,
who was reared in the Witt home.
| Witt claims the sum of $444. His at-
! torneys are Norman T. Boose, of Som-
| erset, and George B. Somerville, of
i Boswell. Witt’s statement of claim
2 sets forth that he married the defend-
ant’s mother when the defendant was
six or seven years old and the latter
y ; lived with the plaintiff. The boy be-
] came of age on August 15. 1911, and
continued to reside in the plaintiff's
home until last September, during
which time it is alleged that he be-
came indebted to the plaintiff for
board in the sum of $576.
Fine sale bills printed here.
LL “BR LT
ard More, also of ‘Somerset; ‘who res
DIDN'T TORPEDO |
SUSSEX-BERLIN
France Asked for Evidence In
Patria Attack |
Ss nm—
kJ GONGESSION ON U-BOATS'
Berlin Claims Her Commanders Were
Not to Blame in Other Cases of
Sinkings Cited by Washington.
Count von Bernstorff has commnsuni-
cated to Secretary Lansing Germany’s
official disclaimer of responsibility for
disaster to the channel liner Sussex.
Despite the evidence which the
United States has collected tending
to show that a submarine attacked
this ship, Germany now considers the !
incident closed. The ambassador did |
not remain more than five minutes at
the state department.
Germany's official note, backed By a
determination not to yield to .any
further modification of submagine
warfare, has at once made the iSsue
clean cut and well defined vetween
the. two governments. Apparently
President Wilsen must press his case
or drop it. Germany helds out no
promise of compromise. A dis@nct
feeling of reserve, punctuated by dis-
appointing expressions of opinion,
marks the attitude of officials. Great
presiure is already being exerted upon
the president to stand firm and see
the ntatter through.
His advisers, in2muding Secretary
Lansing, are in favor of basing the ad-
ministration’s attitude on the cumu-
lative evid:nce of German submatine
attacks which have jeopardized the
lives of Americans on the high seas,
and news comes from authoritative
sources that the likelihood of the
president’s taking the matter up with
congress is not remote. This would
be the preiiminary move to a d,plo
matic break between the two govern:
ments.
Secretary Lansing said the Ameri
can government in its colleetion of evi
dence on tie recent attacks on ships
had asked the French government,
through the embassy in Paris, for in
formation regarding the alleged attack
on the liner Patria recently, in whicn
a torpedo was said to have passed
close to the liner’s stern.
Germany has asked Ambassador
Gerard what information regarding
the explosion which damaged the Sus.
sex is in the possession of the Ameri
can government. This Wnquiry was
forwarded by Ambassador Gerard to
the state department. When the In-
quiry was made Mr. Gerard was in-
formed that German investigation
into the case of the Sussex had no!
up to thal time disclesed that any
German submarine was responsible.
BALLOTS TO BE RECOUNTED
Erie Election Contest Will Be Decid-.
To ed April 28. as
In a joint opinion signed by Judges
U. P. Rossiter and HE. L. Whitteisey
at Erie, Pa., the ballot boxes from te:
city distric*s are ordered brcught be-
fore the court April 28 and opened fo.
a recount of the ballots cast for J.
Emil Gross: ‘and Theodore Eichhorn,
for Erie city council. :
According to the returns, Mr. Gross
won by five votes, and he is now hold-
ing office. Mr. Eichhorn contested the
election, alleging fraud in thirteen dis-
tricts. The recount is granted in ten
of that number. The action was be
gun two weeks after the election in
November and all testimony and argu-
ment was completed Feb. 1.
FARMERS WIN MILK STRIKE
Chicago Distributors Agree to Higher
Price; Won't Raise Bill to Consumers.
The Illinv.s and Wisconsin farmers
have won their milk strike and the
consumer will net pay the bill.
Following a seven-hour parley of
representatives of producers and di-
tributing companies, with Health Com
missioner Robertson, Chicago, as third
man in the ring, three of the four big
companies holding out agreed to
capitulate and pay the producers
their price of $1.55 per hundred
pounds.
It was agreed by the distributors
not to increase the price “of 8 cents
a quart to the consumer.”
WILL GIVE RIFLES TO CLUBS
Government. Will Issue Krags and Am-
munitior to Encourage Practice.
According to a statement issued by
F. H. Phillips, Jr., secretary of the na
tional association, of Washington, on
behalf of the National Board for the
Promotion of Rifle Practice, the Unit
ed States government will furnish.
free of charge, rifles and ammunition
to any organized rifle club affiliat=d
with the Nacional Rifle Association o
America.
The rifies to be given out by Uncle
Sam are of the Krag United State:
magazine gun type, mode of 1908, and
the government has 300,000 of them.
with 30,000,000 ball cartridges, which
are to be given away.
Cummins Gets Indorsement. i
Senator Cummins received the in.
dorsement of Republican voters in
jo.u's put ary, his name being the
@:)y one wppearing on the Republican
ballot.
LUTHERAN SYNOD
TO BE HELD NEXT MONTH !
The Somerset County Conference |
of the Allegheny Synod of the Evan-
gelical Lutheran Church will be held
on May 22, 23, and 24 in Messiah
Lutheran church, New Centreville, !
of which the Rev. P. B. Fasold is pas-
tor.
The Rev. Simon Snyder, of Scalp
Level, is President and Rev. W. H.
B. Carney, of Garrett, Treasurer of
the conference.
D
elegates, both clerical and lay, |
have been advised to notify the pas-
tor, the Rev. P. B. Fasold, one week
previous to the meeting of the confer-
ence, of their coming, and also state
whether they will make the trip by
rail or otherwise, Conveyances will
meet the 3:10 and 6:19 o'clock trains
on the S. & C. Division of the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad and trains east
and west on the main line.
The conference roll contains the
following: The Revs. E. S. Johnston,
D. D, Elklick; W. H. B. Carney, Gar-
reett; J. S. English, Stoyestown; L.
P. Young, D. D. Elklick; J. C. McCar-
ney, Friedens; I. Hess Wagner, Som- .
erset, R. D.; W. A. Shipman, D. D,,
Johnstown; H. S. Rhoads, Johnstown 3
R. D. Clare,
Confiuence; H. B. Burkholder, Berlin;
M. L. Schmucker, Shanksville; Simon’
Snyder, Scalp Level; John Brubaker,
D. D, Berlin; D. W. Lecrone, Davids-
ville; E. F. Rice, Jennertown; S. N.
Carpenter, Johnstown; F. S. Shultz,
Summerhill; P. B. Fasold, Glade; W.
I. Good, Johnstown; D. W. Michael,
Meyersdale; H. W. Bender, Lilly;
John Erler, Ph. D., Rockwood; W. E.
Sunday, Hoversville; E. E. Oney, Elk- |
lick; B. R. M. Sheeder, Portage; H.
O. Reynolds, South Fork; E. R. Hau
ser, Somerset,
The Program will consist of
Following:
MONDAY EVENING, 7:45
Anthems choir; vesper services, the
Rev. P. B. Fasold; Scripture lesson
and prayer, the Rev. E. B. Boyer;
sermon, the Rev. W. H. B. Carney.
TUESDAY MORNING, 9:00
Devotional services the Rev. C. HK.
the
Kuhnert; roll call, enrollment of dele- |
gates and election of officers: Article |:
XVIII Augsburg Confession, “Of Free
Will”—(a) “The Will in Civil Affairs,”
the Rev. 8. N. Carpenter; (b) “The |i
Will in Religion,” the Rev. I. H. Wag- |
ner; (ec) “The Will in Evil Works,”
the Rev..John Erler, Ph. D.; (d) “Pal-|
agianism,” the Rev. E. S. Johnston, |
D. D.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, 1:30 \
Devotional services, the Rev. I. J.
Lecrone; “The Kind of Prea i el
Needed Today,” the'Rev. J. S. Eng. -
lish; “The Kind of Shepherding Need-
ed Today,” the Rev. H. M. Petrea;
“Methods and Financial Results of
the Every Member Canvass,” the Rey.
E. F. Rice; address, C. H. Weller,
Field Secretary of the Laymen’s Miss-
ionary Movement; general discussion.
»vi. TUESDAY EVENING, 7:45
Anthem, choir; vesper services the
Rev. H. O. Reynolds; Scripture lesson
and prayer, the Rev. B. R. M. Sheed-
er; address, “Stewardship,” the Rev.
H. B. Burkholder; address, C. H. Wel-
ler, Field Secretary of the Laymen’s
Missionary Movement.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, 9:00
Devotional services, the Rev. H. W.
Bender; business; ‘“Reverence in
God’s House,” the Rev. D. W. Mich-
ael; “The Sacramental and the Sac-
rificial Elements in Christian Wor-
ship,” the Rev. R. D. Clare; “The
Need of Family Worship,” the Rev.
E. E. Oney; “Our Synodical Home
Mission Work,” the Rev. L. P. Young,
D. D.; report of the Committee on
Publication of the Conference History
the Rev. W. H. B. Carney.
592 RAILROAD FATALITIES
DURING SIX MONTHS.
Ninety-four of the 592 persons
killed on the railroad of the state in
last six months of 1915 lost theirlives
at grade crossings and of this number
thirty-four were occupants of automob-
iles, according to the report on ac-
cidents on the railroads and electric
lines of the state just issued by Jno.
P. Dohoney, investigator of accidents
of the public service commission.
The report shows a total of 592 kiil-
ed and 4869 injured on steel railroads
and 98 killed and 1352 injured on elec-
tric lines. The figures show an ia-
crease of 29 railroad fatalities and a
decrease of 220 persons injured, ns
compared with the last half of 1914.
There were ten more killed on trolley
lines and a decrease of 288 injured on
the same railways, as compared with
the last six months of the preceding
year.
Railroad fatalities included 185 em-
ployes, 4 passengers, 229 trespassers
Johnstown; C. E. Kuh-|'
nert, Cumberland, Md.; E. B. Boyer, |
and 105 others, the latter class in-
cluding the grade crossings. Two
hundred and twenty-eight persons !
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were injured at grade crossings.
The grade crossing list shows an
increase of 83 killed and 67 injured;
over the figures for the same peeriod
in 1914. Thirty-eight of those killed
at crossings were pedestrians, 20 in|
wagons and two on motorcycles. 2
Fourteen occupants of automobiles ,
were killed in grade crossing aceid- ;
ents on high-speed electric lines. |
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