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"children. Members of his family know
licenses tags to be manufactured for
‘Shade township, this county, but for
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Critchield of
‘field: and Mr; and Mrs. Josiah Pyle.
Mrs. ‘Albert Young and Miss Leora{
West Main, iG ;
‘Miss'z: Qra:> ‘Brooks of Springfield :
Grove’and was one of the most delight
‘McClellan of Rockwood and Eicher of
‘Somerset wereiat their best and gave
most interdsting and-instructive talks.
Plenty of provision was previded and
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THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
Items of Interest Cuiled from Our
Exchanges. >
The eighth annual meeting of the
King family will be held at Shady
Grove Park, on Saturday, Sept. 2nd. |
Shady Grove Park is in Fayette coun-
ty about midway between *Connells-
ville and Uniontown, along the West
Penn trolley car line.
P. L. Livengood of Elk Lick has re-
cently appointed inspector of «he
automobile truck and traction engine
the year 1917 at the State Industrial
Reformatory at Huntingdon.
Five head of cattle were killed re-
cently by lightning while taking shelt-
er from a storm underneath a tree on
the farm of William Umberger, near
Shade Church. One cow belonged to
Mr. Umberger, two were the property
of his father, Henry Umbekger, and
two were owned by Irwin Sorber.
Rev. I. Hess Wagner, pastor of
Somerset Trinity Lutheran church for
the past eight years, has received a
call from a Hagerstown Lutheran pas-
torate which after mature considera-
tion he may accept, though he is very
loth to leave Somerset, where he has
been so popular and successful.
The Johnstown survivors of the
Fifty-fourth Regiment is preparing
fap the twenty-fifth annual reunion of
that Regiment, which is to be held at
Grand Army Hall, Johnstown, on Oct-
ober 10th. A number of the survivors
of, the Regiment live in Somerset
County:
The fond and : water right of the
Cook Woollen Mills south of Somer
set, originally the Kantner mills, have
been. sold to the B. & O. Railroad
Company. Jonas M. Cook, who owned
the property, retained the mill build:
ing and equipment, consisting of a tur.
bine water wheel, engine, ‘two boilers,
etc., which he will Rishose of within
one year’s time,
Judge Aaron E. Reiber of Butler
County filed a decree last week refus-
ing a new trial in the case of The
Robert Graves Company against WP.
Sufalll "Phie 6alse’ "was heard dbetit 4’
year and’ a’ halflagd. The plaintiff sued
£01" anil addounit ‘dllébea 0 be ‘dug’ for
merchandise, which the defendant av-
erred he had paid to Harvey ‘M. Berk-
ley, the company’s agent, who never
turned the money over to them,
N. M. Parnell of Confluence went to
Pittsburg a few days ago in search
of his brother, T. T. Parnell, of Wats- |
ondale, who Has been strangely miss-
ing after stopping recently a short
time in Confluence and leaving for
Connellsville, Since that time nothing
has’ been heard from him and his re-
latives fear he has met with some mis-
hap. He is an employee of the Pure
Oil Company, is married, and has two
of no reason why he should leave
home. :
Prof. W. H. Hitechew, a native of
the past 10 years a teacher and school
principal of the state of Georgia, spent
several days recently in this county re-
newing old acquaintances. One year
ago'he was principal of the public
schools at Albany, Ga., and this year
will take charge of the Boys’ High
School, at Atlanta, the state capital,
where he will be at the head “of the |
science department. Before going
south he taught three terms in Shade
township, one at’ New Ashtola, in Og-
le township and another one in the
state of Indiana.
GLADE
Somerset spent Saturday with thelr
parents; Mr. and Mg. ‘Milton Critch-
Young of Reckword are visiting Mr.
and Mrs, I S:Snyder for'a few days. |’
Miss ‘Marie Wellar of Gebhartsburg
is entertaining. Miss E Bryant, from Gar-
rett. :
Miss Ruth Stahl of Meyersdale spent
a few days with Miss Irene Boyd of
spent the week with Miss Lyda Moore.
“The annual Lutheran Picnic; was
held Saturday Aug. 19th. at Millers
241 picnics: : ofi-the season. The day
wag’ all thatoeould be rdesired; -A most
interesting programy! was arranged. |’ ;
The speakers; Revs: (Carney; of Garrett,
every body expressed themselves as
having ‘had -an-enjoyable time.
Mrs. Harry Glatfelter and son Ed-
gar, who had heen visiting in this vi-|
cinity for several weeks left for their
home in Connellsville.on Sunday,
-Mms.! F. R; ©oder has been sick with
the grip the last few days:
Miss Josephine Tedrow of Pittsburg !
who ' had: spent two weeks with her |!
father Mr; S. P. Tedrow, left for Pitts-T |’
burg on Sunday.
* Miss’ Alice -Fasold. who had. been
visiting her home in Glade left on
Wednesday for. Philadelphia. where
HGH WAGES ON -
AMERICAN ROADS
Railroad Payroll Records Made
Public by the Carriers.
come.
NATIONAL INQUIRY ‘URGED
Managers Offer to Leave Question of
$100,000,000 Wage Demands to an Im-
partial Federal Tribunal te Prevent
Disaster of a Nation-wide Strike.
New York.—What is probebly the
most elaborate study of wages ever
made in any industry bas just been
-ompleted by the National Conference
‘ommittee of the railways.
For six months railway accountants
throughout the country have been en-
gazed in collecting the payroll records
to show the actual wage payments tc
every individual employe among the
300.000 engineers, conductors, firemen
and brakemen now voting on a na-
tional strike for a new wage scale.
That these employes are one of the
highest paid groups of workers in any
industry is disclosed by the summary
made. public today hy the railroad
managers.
The average yearly wage payments
to all Bastern train employes (includ-
me those who worked only part of the
rear), as shown by the 1915 payrolls.
were:
Passenger. Freight. Yard.
Angineers ...ee... $1,796 81.546 $1,884
ONCNCLOrS iesees 30 1,404 1,238
FRQINeN cecevscves 1,033 208 844
SrZKemMen ....eeee 1,018 858 ; 90
Wages as High as $3,224,
Three-quarters of these men (includ
tng all those who put in a rai year’s
service). earned “these wages:
Engineers (road), $1585 to $3.224:
(yard), $1,303 to $2.178. J
Conductors (road). $1,552 to $3,004:
(yard), £1,145 to $1,001. .
Firemen road. $943 to 61,762; (yard).
$752 to $1. 633,
(road).
$862 to fn, 707:
Brake
Eran to $1,635.
‘For ‘the ‘whole country the gverage
wages, of three-quarters of the em-
ploves'v were:
$1,892 | $152
1,719 1,310
17 “94
1,018 1,076
The: ratlroads: have. considered every:
man whose name appears on the Janu.
ary and December payrolls as an em:
ploye; for a gear, no I matter he'w little
service he |
months. Tt is potted ‘out by the man-
ders that’ thesd averages are, if con’
sequence, an understatement of the:
earning power of these employes.
"An Appeal to the Public.
: The National Conference Committee,
in aking. these wage figures public.
ays:
“Do. you. believe = arbitretion \ or
Indust
nr La ar Charis IGE all ‘the
por A ue voting ‘whether they
will give thelriolégders ‘authority
to tie up the commerce of the coun-
try to enforce their demands for a
$100.000.000 wage. increase. _
$The, rafiroads are in the publte
servic e—your service. Thi army
of employees is inthe publie service
—your service. ‘
“You pay fer rafl taneportarion
$3.000.000.000 a year, and 44 cents
eut of every dollar from you goes.
to the emploves,
“A $100.000.C00 wage increase for
men in freight and yard service
(less than ‘one-fifth of aH employes)
" ie’ equal to'a 5 perf cent advance in
‘all "freight rates. 2
“The managers of the raflroads,
as trustees for the public, have no
right. to. place this burden on the .
-cost. of transportation to. you with.
a. Rp nate from & publie
raffroadk Se redial the :
idktioment of thifcontroversy ether
“ander the existing national arhitra-
+= tion 1 law. or: by . reference: to the
« Interstate ..Commerce . Commission
This offer has Se ee ht the
employes’ re
Aaa ne wide strike or an
"investigation Wider thie government
determiie t this’ izeue
in i £3 - rr
as
fo TARE ren aces To
hei Oth HT nk Topo Fé
“made ‘to’ the’ “hiteratatedComiod
ierce "Commission that i these »
men receive average yearly
wages 50 per cent higher than
those of all other rallway em
pioyes. amd spractically double
those of the average American
pe, it" oceurs to me
“that they “at faget Have less
“pause for cowdlaint than most
J others. 'Wheti iT e¢ecnsider that
‘the average locomotive, engineer
.v-hami-an income of. over. $2.000.
.a-.year. and that most of .the
engineers who' have’ been long
mn Serv fee © make ‘from 82.000
to $3:000"g" ‘véar. ‘aid “when 17
‘comparé thelr hours; dabor and
“‘wégponsibilities:! with.; those sof:
: the; average small: merchant.
farmer or doctor. whose income
js, far less, it seems that in all
fairness they are well paid.—
John V. Farwell. Chicage Mer
chant 1
he will enter the Woman's Medion]
College as a student, |
Fees
med in the ‘other ten |
i
{warned
to knock
Opportunity is said
but once
presents itself.
ness ability. Our
SAVE.
But yzu have a chance to open dn account
with this bank six days out of every week,
Once you have started to save a part of
your earnings, you will be PREPARED
when a good business OPPORTUNITY
Having a bank account he!ps create busi-
SERVE is your’ OPPORTUNITY to
WILLINGNESS to
The Second National Bank
of Meyersdale, Perma.
“TSE BANK WITH
Ra SEE
NOTHING
Domestic Cigars.
; gc to a place to have a light lunch,
glass of Soda Water, or Ice Cream than to
THOMAS CAFE. The place where your
patronage is appreciated.
opened to the public; you are welcome there.
I handle a full line of Pure Drugs, Medicines,
Perfumes, Toilet Articles.
SO GOOD
Our rest room is
Imported and
F B. THOMAS,
Oppoites Citizzas Bank
Leading Druggist.
MEYERSDALE Pu
THE CHIME CLOCK”
Driving It Home
Let us drive home to you
the face that no washwoman
can wash clothes. in as sani-
tary a manner as that in
which the work is done at
our laundry.
We use much more water,
change the water many more
ims’ uee purer and mores
clothes in constant motion
during the entire process.
Its simply a matter of
having proper facilities.
Meyersdale Steam Leundry
costly 5808p, and ‘keep’ all the - :
Joseph L. Tresiser 3
; ‘Puiieral Director and Embalmer ;
'“Meyersdale, Penna.
Begidence: Off co:
309 vorth 4 reet 229 Center tree EB
Feoxom, i hone, Both Phones... §
BALTINORE & OHID
$12
NIAGARA FALLS
! AND RETUEN,_
AVE: TY; 2 SEPT. 8, "22 AND
CTOBERG
——
To
GOODS ON APPROVAL «/!
send certain classes of goods to their
customers> homes on approval, If taey
'|are mot satisfactory the prospective
purchaser has the privelege of ex-
changing them. Obviously it is impos-
sible for the salesman to know what
conditions are in the house where such
goods go, who handles them and how
| they are tried and examined, The poss-
ibility of spreading communicable dis-
ease is very real.
curiosity and interest is naturally
aroused in all the members of the
family. Children and adults join in
the examination.
...Of course where there are cases of
communicable disease which have
been reported and quarantined mn)
goods are delivered on approval.
There are often cases of disease how-
ever,.in the early stages unrecogniz-
ed or so mild in form as to make it
seem unnecessary to call a physician,
Into the home merchandise is deliv-
dred without question.
Modern salesmanship is far remov-
ed from the sharp barter of earlier:
days ‘and fair ‘dealing and honest rep-.
sary foundations for sucess.
Sending goods on approval how
ever, is carrying. things so far ‘that
it mny result in harm to the pur-
chaso,
. A GENERAL CLEAN UP
Commissioner of Health Dixon has’
all third class boroughs in
the State to clean up.A survey of the
general conditions and the increasing
number of infantile paralysis cases in’
the state is responsible for the order
In the warning Dr. Dixon says. “Un-
less. your municipality is ready to pre-
ceed at once to make your town clean-
er than it is at the present time, this
department should be notified so that
we may take steps
cleaning, doing so, if necessary, with
our own forces at the expense of the
local treasury”.
BERLIN
The contract for paving Main street
has been let to Frank Zeigler of Som-
erset and it is expected the work will
start, this week.
Jack Kurtz son of Mrs. Annie Kurtz
who has been
in Yokohomo; Japan for the past two
is now here ‘and as the climate of
Japan’ did ‘not agree with his health |
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may Iocaté here.
Our Job Work Pleases
It is the custom with many firms to |
When new :things go into a home:
to: enforce the |
a teacher of English
» "HioKers ‘ator aoe 18 ny.
ATTRACTIVE
rads TRIPS
CONSULT TICKET AGENT POR PULL
“PARTICULARS ;
Aug. -5t
JAR Av
Riga oo oo hp ion
LAYING’ "HENS ‘MUST, HAVE r
""GREEN ‘FOOD
Within the last year a certain poul-
try man having advnced the idea that
green food was unnecessary for’ layiag | 1
"hens an the same having attracted
coma derable attention the Pennsylvan-
a Department of Agriculture through
hy expert poultryman, W. Theo. Witt-
man, . -has [Instituted careful inquiry
among the 'pooultryreen of the State,
especially ‘consulting the owners and
working poulirymen of the many big
poultry farms where eggs for market
are a specialty. This canvas has shown
that the poultry groweks of the State
are a unit in believing that green
food is necessary: First, if the poultry
is to pay a profit; Second, if the own-
er. is to stay in the business or kaep
| son, Meyersdale,
REAL ESTATE
Francis Lee Stewart to S. P. Bruba-
ker, Brothersvalley, $1.
Barbara Braucher to Estella Morri-
$1.00.
Harry M. Altfather to
Darr, Brothersvalley, $200
Fortuta Nigost, to Mary Nigost,
Conemaugh, $130
Central City Reality Co. to Vito D.
Frank M.
, Fabbio, Shade, $330.
Jenner-Quemahoning Coal Co. to
Conemaugh Township School District
Conemaugh $93.
Benjamin Blough’s heirs to Cone-
maugh Township School District, |
Conemaugh, $66.
O. B.- Statler to John
Shade $100.
* Berwind-White Coal Mining Co. to
Slivak Workmen’s Beneficial Associa-
tion, Windber, $1.
Maude, Flickinger to Pasquela Pilla,
j Brothersvalley, $2,590.
Charles Plitt
‘Meyersdale, $1. ;
; Charles F, Darr to Quemahoning
Oreek Coal Co., Lincoln township, $1,
086,
Wilmore Coal Co. tto Mariant Spino-
80, ‘Windber, $675,
Michael Jordan to Norbet Topper,
to Amanda J. Plitt,
J Allegheny township, $700.
- Norbet. Topper to: Charles F. Focht-
man, Allegheny township; $700.
ph So/Ricking to’ David B Naugz-
arrett, $1.
Emanul Blough to Mary E. John-
son, Somerset township, $100.
Ephraim Weimer to "James Pritts,
Black township , $550.
@eorge Pritts to Milton’ W. Romes-
burg, Black township, $15.
Amanda. C. Pritts to Milton W.
Romesburg, Black township, ‘$15.
Milton C. Hutson to Alice B. tHut-
son, Somerset; $2,500.
‘Mike Yanek to Mike Ference, Shade
township, $215.
Mike Ference to Mike Yanek, Shade
township, $2165.
1 Charles: G. Guist to L. D. "Reed.
(his hens,
Gyson. food is especially important
ing. laying ‘hens is urged to see ths:
the . ‘hens have a daily supply of green
strff nk this season. Most commonly
used, ih best of all are the grasses,
with Aloe, grass ‘and the low ‘white
| clover leading, Of the weeds the best
Jiked and of high value are the plan-
tain ornig’s ears. If these are impos-
‘sible to supply, the next: in value for
summer faed is oats ‘planted every two
weeks. Dv arf ‘Essex rape need not be
planted. mere than once or twice and
is well liked by. chickens, but if fed
heavily will, taint or flavor the eggs.
For winter use the best green food’
is winter wheat or rye, planted on or
| about the fifteenth of August and turn-
ed ‘over to'thé Chickens right after the
first-heavy frost has destroyed the
platability and ‘value of the grasses
and’ dlovers. To plant: before the first
of September is the importnt thing
with this winter wheat or rye propos-
ition. Another crop that makes splen-
did winter green or succulent fend
that should be commonly planted
wherever anv number of layers are to
be kept are manguels. These do well
however only on deep rich soil. A
splendid wav to feed them is by sus
pending in fish ‘net ‘bags.
"Many farmers attribute the extra
| fine crop of Hay thissBason tothe use
' of lime as a top dressing. In many sec-
ju ie of the State Hime kilns which
{have ‘ain idle for years have been put
intc operation, fii
Windber; $1,600."
Moses M. Kaufman to:John S. IMani-
resentation are recognized as neces. | durig bot. weather and everyone own- ' mer, Conemaugh township; "$2154
T. W. Hamer to Shade Creek Lodge,
Loyd] Order ‘Moose, No.~1640; Shade
township, $1,500.
! Jacob ‘McGregor to T. w. Hmm,
Shade towashins $500.
POSTOFFICE SAVING ‘PAPER
Economy in the use of: :paper is
again urged.:-on all postofice depart-
ment ina communication: Teceived
by :’postmasters of all places.-The
reuse of all paper wydppings /suitable |
for use a'second time is urged on" the
postal men as a means of conserving
the paper supply. It is believed that if
all postoffices inthe ~United ‘States
observe this precaution the saving of |
paper will amount ' to several tons a
Week by ‘the postal” service alone.
The - postoffice 'depamtment “also
called attention ~once more to the ne
cessity of having the sender's mame
and ‘address’ placed on the outside of
all fourth ‘class packages, preferably
in the upper left hand corner of the
face of the package.
The Red: Lion, ‘York -County Farm.
ers’ Co-operaté Association, ‘an: out-
growth ‘of the’ Farmers’ Institutes in
York County hasvrecently' declared a
six per eent. ‘dividend: The “Assecia-
tion ‘has “recently ‘received "about 75,
000: pounds ‘of bindér twine, ordered
early last ‘fall whén g'favoroble: price
was’ obtained
ETT.
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Flas’ sald bills” Printed tete.
are the
years’ experience.
76°—Special—Motor—Auto
Waverly gasolines are all distilled
Oil.
: et natural gas product.
Waverly Oll Werks Co., Pittsburgh, Pas
Hluminants—Lubricants—Parafiine Wax ~
BITTNER RACUINE WORAS -:- D H WEDEL -:- P. J COVER & M0)
NS ASN NS NS NIN
products of more than 80
ie Four brands—
Power Without Carbon
ed from Pennsylvania Crude
Clean, Uniform. More miles
per gallon. Contain no crude com=
independent Refiners
Waverly Products Soid by
Rejersdal e
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WILLS PROBATED
The will of Julia Ann McMillen,
late of New Centreville, was probat-
ed Thursday. She directed that her
property shall be equally divided
among her children, Wiliam, Wallace.
Albert, Elizabeth, and Russell. Eliza-
beth MeMillen is appointed execut-
rix, The will was dated Feb. 24, 1913,
and witnessed by A. J. Miller and J. C.
Weller.
Margaret Weimer, late of Larimer
Knvicky, |
wecutor. The will was
1916, and witnesed by Eleanora Wei-
|r .@ mauntaim, reading novels, piay-
township, bequeathed $1 to William
| Henry Thresher and $1 to Ruth Viola
| Bittnemn, the bdlance of her estate to
' be equally divided among Calvia,
Luther Weimer and Eli Webster
Weimer, the former being named ex-
© dated April 4,
mer ‘and S. W. Weimer.
‘Sarah Sellers, late of Somerset
township, left a life interest in her
property to her husband, John C. Sell-
ers, at whose death the same is to be:
equally divided among their children .
Harry 8. Sellers, Nelson M. Sellers,
and Homer G. Sellers. John C. Sellers
iis appointed executor. The will was
dated July 3, 1916, and witnessed by
Mary B. Christian and William W.
Barkman,
Eva Lape, late of Shade ttownship,
left her estate to Frank Hamer and -
Sarah Hamer, - Ross M. Ringer Is
named as executor. The will was da--
ted July 23, 1915, and witnessed by
Fllen Custer and R. P. Buhan.
O= my
WHAT ONE BIG MAN
THINKS OF ANOTHER.
"President W. H. P. Faunce of
Brown university is a pretty live
‘wire who keeps abreast of .the
+ 2times, has keen powers of obser-
alien and knows a good man
» Jn he sees him. Here is what
he has to say about the Repub-
licen ‘candidate for the presi-
| Beno:
| “Rave known Justice Hughes
intihately since we were stu-
17 dents /togetiear at Brown and
: ‘have seen him a thousand times
at work and at play. No man of
§: our generation has a finer com-
., bination of character and intel-
lect. A lutely fearless, unself-
"a 1 to” American ideals, he
le worthy of a ‘nation’s trust.
TAN hig friends know that be-
hind the dignity ef bearing is a
rich fund of humor and good fel-
lw lomship: » Whether he is climbing
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ning with his children, resisting a
. .pelitical lobby or delivering the
_..opinion of, the supreme court, he
is ever the same rugged, demo-
“cratic, “fair “minded American.
Hig varied experience has given
him wide horizon and sympa-
thy with every aspect of Ameri-
can life. ;
“He .pessesses two qualities
rarely found together—the judi-
cial temper and the capacity for |
ewift and resolute action. Un-
der his administration the fog
which now besets many public
questions would be cleared away.
“His penetrating mind goes to
the heart of any subject he se-
rrlects and strips off the irrelevant
at once. Such.a mind is pecul-
larly needed amid the intricate
_ problems that new confront
America.
“ “We need more than good in-
tentions. We need clear vision,
cound judgment, strong will, un-
hesitating decisions In shert, we
neod Charles E. Hughes.”
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