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MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
AT MEYERSDALE, PA.
¥. Cleaver, Editor.
“When pald strictly in advance $1.00
When not paid in advance $1.50
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OUR WAR EXPORTS.
The United States Bureau of La-
Dor Statistics finds an advance in the
Price of food products of over 9 per
«ent compared with one year ago.
“Phis will be charged to the war. But
an export trade $1,500,000,000 greater
than ever before in the history of the |
country is credited to the Demorcraic |
administration.
During the 21 months of the Euro-
pean war we have exported $44,271,
950 worth of cartridges, 127,767,767,-
170 worth of gunpowder, $22,473,394
worth of firearms, and $196,649,764
worth of “other explosives.” TUn-
enumerated exports of iron and steel
have aggregated $125,015,021 of which
it is estimated upward of $90,000,000 |
‘is represented by shrapnel and shells, |
making a grand total of about $480,
900,000 of products which would come
in the category of Dr. Pratt’s “primary |
war meterials.” Add to that the value
of copper and brass, boots and shoes, |
uniforms, horses and mules, foodstuffs, |
automobiles, etc., and see how ridicul-
ous is the statement of Secretary Red-
field that our shipments of war mater-
ial constitute but 5 per cent of our ex-
ports. This is Democratic prosperity,
an “an unexampled era” of it.
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The Satvrdsv Byenine Post remarks
that commercial failures in 1815 were
proporticnate’y more numerous than
in the hard times period from 1893 to
1896. "nd that the moutality in 1915
was greatest among the smaller con-
cerns. While the Post whs merely
stating facts without any intent that
they should have any political bear-
ing, it is impossible to read the state-
ment without crmparing it with the
assertion of Sanator Simmons, Chair-
man of the U. S. Senate Finance Com-
mittee, that the Democratic tariff and
Currency measures dealt staggering
blows to big combinations. There is
no dcubt as to the staggering blows
dealt by the tarriff law, but there is
room to doubt, in view of the statis-
tics of the Saturday Evening Post, |
that it was the big combinations that '
were hit. =!
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ALL PENNSYLVANIA
GUARDS TO LEAVE.
The entire forces of the Seventh di-
vision of the National Guard of the
United States will vacate the mobili-
zation camp at Mt. Gretna, Friday!
The destination will be the south-
western border in Texts or New Mex-
ico, When the Seventh division forces
leave each infantryman will be equip-
ped with a rifle, bayonet, two pairs of
socks, three suits of underwear, two
flannel shirts, two pairs of shoes and
an extra pair of trousers. |
The cavalrvmen will carry the same
equipment with the exception of the]
bayonet and they will earry a revol-,
ver.
tbe organized at a meeting to be held !
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LOCAL MASONS INVITED TO
CORNER STONE LAYI
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY
:oms of In¥erest Culled from Cur
Exchanges.
In a shooting affray at Biesecker
mine, near Boswell, Sunday’ John
Kodar received a bullet wound through
his body and is in a serious condition
at his oarding house. The alleged as
sailant, known as Ranta, escaped.
After an absence of 13 years, Chas.
Lohr returned last week to his old
o'clock noon by Louis A. Watres
Prof. Lloyd H. Hinkle, County Su
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Scranton, Grand Master of Free and
Accepted Masons in Pennsylvania t2King the examinations
assisted by the Grand Lodge officrs. 'N8 to-day, given by County Supt. D.
will be the orator of the occasion.
The procession will move promptly Somersei
CHURCH NOTES
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH,
Rev. J. C. .Matteson, pastor: Next
Sunday morning Rev. Dr: :Tannehil
Supt. of the Coke Mission field im
Fayette and Westmoreland counties,
supported in part by the Epworth
League of the McKeesport Dist., will
preach. All will want to hear him up-
on the Home Mission work, among
the foreign population of these two
counties, The evening service will be
on the third commandment. Hower-
er, if a program suitable for Sunday,
is arranged for the Chautauqua, there
will be no evening service.
JEVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION, Rev.
{Clewell E. Miller, Pastor—For Mey-
ersdale, Sunday School at 2:30 o’-
clock and prayer meeting’ on Thurs-
day evening at 7:45 p. m. At Glen-
coe, Sunday School at 9:30 a. m. and
preaching at 10:30. For St. John’s
church near Witenberg, Children’s
Services on Sunday evening at 7:30.
BRETHREN CHURCH, Rev. H. L.
Goughnour, Pastor—On July 2, there
Church service at 10:30 a. m. in the
no services in the evening. All are cor
Ee CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, Rev.
'W. M. Howe, Pator: On Sunday mor’
NG ning the subject of the sermon will
The corner stone of the Hyndman be Education; in the evening, The
High School building will be ‘laid with | Two Witnesses of Rev. IL
Masonic ceremonies on July 4, at 12
of TAKING COUNTY EXAMINATIONS
About 80 prospective teachers are
here end-
pt., W. Seibert and his assistants, Mes-
srs. Shrock and Custer. Miss Bills, of
is representng teachers’
home in Ogle township, to find that ,¢ 17:15 a. m. All the Masonic Lod- | Publicationsi
the wife he had parted from in anger
was dead. Lohr said that he came from
Seattle, which has been his home for
(Lodge, F. & A. M.
more than 10 years. |
ges nearby have been invited to par- | .
ticipate, among thm Meyersdale GOOD COFFEE for i6c at BITT-
NER’S GROCERY this week.
After an illness of a couple Of |
Talented Musical
menths, Mrs. Rose Huston Zorn, the' @
widow of A. J. Zorn, died at her home !
in Valparion, Ind. a few days ago |
and the rem-ins were brought to!
Somerset for interment. Three sis- |
ters survive, Mrs. Elias Cunningham
Mrs. W. H. Sarner and Mrs. Mary
Give Opening Chautaugua Number °
| @VVRARAYLY VARVVAMLIL LARA TLE VOL DLL E TIA BAG VIASAT AAR LL @
Company Will
Arran @
Connelly all of Somerset.
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An sre cistion of Somerset county (7
automobile dealers and owners wil; i
in the courthouse at Somerset at 1 |
clock T!uraday p. m. Papers explain |
inz the club have been cirenlated |
in the various towns of the county and |
between 500 and 600 men have been |
secured as members. The purpose of |
the organization is to boost for bet-
ter roads.
COMMISSIONERS CAN
REACH NO AGREEMENT
The County Commissioners Monday |
afternoon filed a partial. report on |
the'r investigation of alleged fraud |
ulent votng at the May primarie- |
The Commissioners ask the Court for
a rulng on the matter of enrolling!
voters for every primary election |
LDUNBAR’S
Ty)
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SulRed SINGERS.
will be Sunday School at 9:30 and |
Meyersdale church, but there will he
dially invited to the morning service.
"The question has been raised where a
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The first brigade contig of the oter has been enrorled ag 4 member
First, Second and Third infantry re-
UUNBAR'S SOIREE SINGERS, who will open the program of the Chau
tauqua. are a mixed quartet and pianist, consisting of two ladies and
three men. all of whom are talented musicians and finished entertain:
giments of Philadelphia left the mio:
bilization camp or llornlay. The sec-
ond brigade, tenth, sixteenth, eight-
eenth regiments, Gen. A. K. Logan,
commanding, Wednesday and the
fourth brigade ‘on the same day.
All of the property of each compa-
ny has been accounted for and the
proper papers filed with division head-
quarters.
The inoculation process was initi-
ated at 7 o'clock on Monday morning
and was completed several hours a-
head of time. It was reckoned in the
Spanish-American war that if a bat-
talion was inocculated in nine hours
markedly good work has been done.
The entire Tenth regiment was fin-
jshed in much less time than that and
a beginning was made in the final e-
quipment and uniferming.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Daniel Yinkey and Bertha Shaffer,
both of Somerset Township.
Olen Roy Bender and Anna R. Mil-
ler, both of Elk Lick Township.
T. R. Stoner of Somerset, Pa. and
Ethel Henry of. Middlecreek Town-
ship.
Geo. F. Shank and Hattie May both
of Shanksville.
Rome L. Shirley, of McKeesport,
Pa. and Nelle Reese Leonard, of Mey-
ersdale, Pa.
Robe: Foust and Catherine Fisher,
hoia of S-merset Borough.
¢ _ Jiller of Summit Township
and Caroline Virgina Hill of Akron,
\Terle L. Miller and Jeanette Laney
but of Boswell, Pa.
John Vindmore and Eliza Fleegle
both of Quemahoning Township.
FIFTY BUNCHES OF BANANAS
FOR THE FOURTH FROM $1.00
PER BUNCH UP. AT
HABEL & PHILLIPS
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3 tbs. GINGER SNAPS for 2
BITTNER’S GROCERY
Rp of
of a certain uolitical party whether
that enrollment sttands for more than
one vc-r. The Commissioners waat
this matter determined legally before
they go anv further with the investi-
gation. They also ask for a rulng as *2
who shall bear the expense of the in-
vestigation. They can reach no agree-
ment as to the examination of wtness-
es outside of Somerset, they sav.
They must be protected against sur-
ers. Their program is one
songs to add a pleasing variety to
program with an “Old Folks Concert” in picturesque colonial costumes.
incessant stream of delightful musical and
novelty numbers. with character impersonations. readings and Harry Lauder | o truly practical method for pacifying the turbulent and anarchistic rep
the whole. They will conclude their night
CORBIN .
If you will do
oy
any shopping during the Chau-
tauqua Week, call on us and
you will save your expenses.
We have reduced all our
merchandise for that week.
Come in and convince your-
self, and you will then be
satisfied with our low prices.
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. WEINSTEIN’S
THE LOW PRICE STORE
Next Door to Post Office, - Meyersdale, Pa.
Noted Mexican Leader tc Be Here
Fourth Day of the Chautauqua
Sa
. EMETERIO DE LA GARZA.
METERIO DE LA GARZA. who will speak on “What's Wrong With
| Mexico’ on the fourth afternoon .of the Chautauqua, is hituself one of
Mexico's leading citizens and has had a vita! part in the re.ent political
afiairs of that republic. For twelve years he was a member of the
Chamber of Deputies and was connected with the covernments of Diaz. De Ia
Barra, Madero and Huerta so long as they stood for national constitutiona!
| principles. When they departed from these he preferred political freedom in
| the United States to the hampered diplomatic posts offered “to him. Conse-
quently he is in a position today to tell the truth about Mexico and to sugges
' and for solving once and for all the ‘Mexican problem.”
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LAC Orchestra to Present Two Feature Programs
charge, they say.
A report sent from Mt Gretna savs
that four of the men recently enlisted
at Somerset for service in Company C
had been rejected for failing to com-
ply wth physical requirements, and |
that another had refused to take the
United States army oath of allegian-
ce. On orders received Monday morn-
ing .direct from Adjt. Gen. T. J. Stew-
art, First Lieut. Chas. J. Harrison
Jr., of Company C left on the noon
train Monday with 24 new recruits.
He was assisted by Sergeant Ray S.
Saylor.
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COMRADE KNEPP'S
G. A. R. RECORD.
Peter Knepp, a comrade of M. C.
Lowry Post, No. 214, Dept. Pa. G.
A. R. who died on the 16th of June,
1916 in his 75th year, joined the
Post on the 14th of January 1905.
Comrade Knepp had been a consist-
ent and faithful member of the Post
up ‘to the time of his death, always
being present at every meeting of the
Post if his health permitted. In his
time of membership was elected Jr. |
Vv. Commander and often filled the |
chair pro tem of Sr. V. Com. and Ir. |
V. Com. His desire was that when |
death would end his career that the |
Drum Corps of the Post beat the |
Dead March to his grave. |
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Closing Day of Chautauqua
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