The Meyersdale commercial. (Meyersdale, Pa.) 1878-19??, August 31, 1916, Image 6
How DREAD DISEASE ) CAN BE SPREAD i i infantile paralysis, the disease now fn an epidemic form in certain sec- tions of this county, is an ‘infectious’ 8rd communicable diseas3 which is eaused by the invasion of the central Dervous organs—the spiial cord and spe brain—of a minute micro-organ ism. The virus of infantile paralysis, ms the micro-organism causing it is germed, exists constantly in the cen- sAral nervousorgans and on the mucous anembrane of the nose and throat and of the intestines of persons suffering from the disease. Although the micro-organism of in- fantile paralysis is now known, ordin- ary bacteriologic tests for its detect- jon are almost always futile. Neverthe- Jess, the virus can be detected by in- oculation tests on monkeys, which an- 4mals develop a disease correspond- ing to infantile paralysis in human be- ings. In thi manner it has become known that the mucous membrane of the nose and throat of healthy per-’ sons who have been in intimate con- tact with acute cases of infantile par- alysis may become contaminated with the virus, and that such contaminated persons, without becoming ill them- pelves, may convey the infection to pther persons, chiefly children. The virus enters the body as a rule, if not exclusively, by way of the mu- cous membrane of the nose and throat. Having gained entrance to these easily accessible * parts of the body, multi- plication of the virus occurs there, often which it penetrates to the brain and spinal cord by way of the lym- * phatic channels which connect the up- per nasal mucous membranes with the interior of the skull. Whether the wirus enters the body in any other way is unknown, The virus is readily distributed by coughing, sneezing, kissing and by means of the fingers and articles contaminated with the se- cretions from the nose and throat. Moreover, as the virus is thrown from the body mingled with secretions, it withstands for a long time even the ‘highest summer temperatures, com- ‘pletely drying, and even the action of ‘weak chemicals which destroy or<in- ary bacteria. The survival of the vir- us is favored by weak daylight and darkness and hindered by bright day- light and sunshine. It is readily de- stroyed by explosure to sunlight. Since epidemics of the disease al- ways arise during the period of warm summer weather, they have been thought of as possibly being connect- ed with or dependent upon insect life. The blood-sucking insects have espe- cially come under suspicion. While present, knowledge excludes insects from being active agents in’ the dis- .semination of the disease, they never- theless, fall under suspicion as being’ potential carriers of the disease. The attention which. the recent epi- demic has drawn to, the diseases at- tended by paralysis has led to the dis- covery; that domestic animals and pets are subject to paralytic diseases. Ex- ‘periments have ,however, excluded the above mentioned animals from being carriers of the virus of infantile par- alysis, The paralytic diseases from which they suffer have long been known and are quite different from infantile paralysis, Their occurance may be coincidental; in no instance investigation. has one been found to be responsible for the other. Studies carried out in various coun- ries in which infantile paralysis has been epidemic all indicate that, in ex- tending from place to place or then point to point, the route taken is that of ordinary travel. This is equally true whether the route is by water or land alonz the simple highway or al- ong a railroad line. Not all children and relatively few adults are susceptible to the disease. No age can be said to be absoluteiy immune. Young children are gener- ally more susceptible than older ones. "The closer the famiy or other groups Ware studied by physicians, the more numerous it now appears are the cas- es among them. The disease at times arises without causing any paraly- sis whatever, meaning that the term infantile paralysis is a misnomer. Infantile paralysis does not arise im- mediately after exposure, the period of incubation being from two lays to two weeks. It is one of the diseases in which insusceptibility is conferred bv one attack. Probably the period at “which the danger of communicated is "the greatest is during the very early and acute stage of the disease. Protection to the public can best be secured through the discovery and isolation of those ill of the disease, and the sanitary control of those pe-- sons who have been associated with the sick, especially when business calls them away from home. Not a small number of those afflicted with the disease suffer some degree of per- “manent crippling. Tn many cases the residue of paralysis may be so small “as not to seriously hamper the life ae- tivities of the individual. But the re- povery of paralyzed parts and the res- toration of lost muscular power is & process which may extend over a long period of time. There exists at presest no safe me- Ea | CLOVER. HAY FOR POULTRY Pennsylvania’s record c:op of hay may make some farmers careless in harvesting the second crop, but those who raise poultry are urged by J. T. ‘Campbell, one of the poultrymen of the Pennsylvania Department of Ag- riculture to put away enough clover ‘hay for winter feed for the poultry. Mr. Campbell says: “The farmer who has in mind the welfare of the fowls, will put away a liberal amount of second crop clover hay. It is well to cut the clover just as it is coming into full bloom, and as soon as sufficiently cured store it in an accessible place where it can be gotten at during the winter months. A liberal amount should be provided, which may be given to the birds once or twice a week, simply throwing a liberal fistful in each pen. “The foolishness of grinding, cut- ting, scalding and steaming the cloyer as constantly mecommended by paul try writers is a waste of time. After more than twenty years experience 1 ampersuaded the fowls will eat as much of the clover if thrown in the pen whole, as when it is worked over as commonly recommended. In fact most hens seem to prefer picking off the leaves and blossoms from the whole hay. Much of the labor bestow- ed on the fowls could be dispensed with and the profits correspondingly increased if more commonsense prac- tice prevailed. A man to be successful with fowls must know at least as much.as the fowls.” SOMERSET COUNTY MARRIAGES James Miller, son of Mr. and Mre John Millen, and Emma Jones, daugi- ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Jones, both of Ralphton, were married at Ralph- ton. by Justice of the Peace Charles I Shaffer. Edgar H. Pile, son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Pile, and Miss Lottie B. Bar- ron, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Barron, both of Somerset, were married at Somerset by the Rev. Dr. I. I’ess Wagner. Guy Lohr Weameyr, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Weamer of Pittsburg, and Miss Ellen Irene Petrikin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Petrikin of Stoyes- eown, were married at Stoyestown by the Rev. J. S. English. Angus McDonald Ireland, son of Mr, and Mrs. Walter Ireland, and Miss Mabel Virginia Glison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, William Ross Glison, both of Cumberland, Md,, were mar: ried at Addison, Pa., by Justice of the Peace Charles Rishebarger. Charles Jacoby, son of Mr, and Mrs. William F. Jacoby of Johnstown, and Miss Sstella Berkey, daughter of Mr; and Mrs. O, J. Berkey of Somerset, were married at Somerset by the Rev. G. A. Collin, _ John R. Paugh, son of Mr, and Mrs. ence May Mankamyer, daughter of Mn. and Mrs. Péter Mankamyer of Pine Hill, were married at the Somer- set court house by Register Charles I. Shaver, THE STRIKE QUESTION BY FREDERICK J. HASKIN The record of strikes in the United States extends over 176 years. It is of something more than historic inter- est. These thoiisands strikes and lock- outs are not scattered and meaning- less instances of industrial bad feel- ings. They are parts of one whole, of one yement that carried the nation stead- ily going certain definite lines, until it brought to the very uncomfortable position we occupy today. The story of American strikes the explanation of the present situation, is is the na- fion’s best guide in forecasting the future. The more erudite advocates in indus- trial welfare are fond of tracing the story of labor troubles back centuries ‘before Christ, when the washerwom- en of Jerusalem refused to wash, or the Israelites tians brick-making industry in, pro- test against alleged insufficiency in the allowance of Straw. Labour trou- bles - there have always been of course, so long as one man has lived for another, but these old-time diffi- culties bear no relation to the modern situation. are meaningless and negligible. Mrs. William McAdams died at her home in Braddock recently at the age of 80 years. Mr. McAdams is a native of Somerset county, where the family has many relatives. They celebrated the 60th anniversary of their wedding last January. The husband. six child- ren, 33 grandchildren and 12 great- gnandchildren survive. thod ‘of preventive inoculation and no practicable method of specific treat- ment. The prevention of the disease may “be accomplished through general | sanitary means. Recovery from the can ‘be greatly 'assistéd by proper me- | dical and surgical care. Not ‘sitice 1917, at which time the great epidemic of the disease appeared in this colintry, his the United States been free from the disease. : STAKE SEEMS go home. in case a strike is called. ‘should operate all the railways for Senator Newiands said they also in- ‘intreasé in railroad rates correspon- ‘one bill. Simon Paugh of Berlin, and Miss Flor]. paralyzed the Egyp-, So far as we are concerned they] 4 Aguas Calientes Mas Epidemic; Un- disease is'a spontaneous process which’. SURE TO COME Brotherhood Loaders Bo Home With Orders In Pockets WILSON GOES TO CONGRESS Committee of Thirty Is Left In Capi- tal by Brotherhood Delegates With Power to Oonclude Negotiations. The 640 chairmen of the railway brotherhoods ealled to Washington by. President Wilson in the hope of avert- ing a strike, held a meeting in” the Bijou theater Sunday and resolved to Sealed instructions, known as “strike..orders,” were issued to each of them, telling them what to do A subcommittee, consisting of about thirty men, was appointed with full power to effect a seftlement if such a thing ie still possible, The commit tee was specifically. tmstructed, how- ever, thik it has no power to aecept terms of settlement that provide for arbitration of the question of an eight hour day with ten hours’ pay. The conferences at the capitol dis- closed that two legislative proposals —ore by the president and one by Senator Newlands—ase under con: sideration. Both prepose that in the event of a strike the governinent national necessities. Labor day, Monday, Sept. 4, is the date fixed for the strike in the tenta- tive orders prepared by the railroad brotherhoods and carried home by the members of the commit of 640 when they left Washingto: It is learned that the brotherhood leaders decided negotiations here must end one way or another before Laber day, and selected the holiday with a view of having 2,000,000 or more work- ers in all lines of labor march in great demonstrations in favor of the strik- ers’ cause. Senaters advised of the legislative propgeals brought to the capitol by cluded provisions that there should be no, increases without first submitting {hrm to the interstate commerce com. mission and that authorization should be given the commission to grant an ding to any increase in pay that might he determined upon. It also provides enlargement of the interstate com- merce commission to nine members. Al proposals have been embodied in President “Wilson's plan for break: ing the deadlock between the rail roads’ and their employees, as dis- cussed in’ contarences, ‘wes as follows: ‘An eight-hour law’ fof railroads, to becenie effdctivé at’ a date: far enough in! the future toigive the: railroads 0p- portunity. to prepare for it. po A law patterned after the Canadian act which creates a commission of investigation and prevents lockouts or strikes while an industrial dispute Is being investigated. Meanwhile congress leaders gave up hope of adjourmment this week and settled down to stay here as long as|: necessary . to previde legislation’ to meet the strike gituation. W. G, Lee, head of the trainmen, issued a statememt declaring that the brotherhoods . had no intention of arbitrati ne the eight-hour work day. KILLS WIFE AND HER FATHER North Braddock Pa) Man Surrenders After Double Tragedy. Mrs. Mary Wokutch and her father, Jacob Engle, were shot and killed in the Wokutch ome in North Brad- dock. John Wokutch. husband of the woman, who is accused of the double murder, is in the East Pittsburgh po- lee station, Baving surrendered. According to several persons who ere in a saloon near the Wokutch Fore Wokutch watked into the bar- room with a revolver in his hand after the shootimg and told them he had just killed his wife and her father be- cause the latter was always trying to beat him. Wokutch was taken to the office of Justice McGlashan in Electric avenue, Kast Pittsburgh, where he is said to have repeated his story of the shoot- ing. He was taken to the East Pitts burgh police station by Deputy Con- stable: Bennett and Deputy Sheriff Pavelick and an investigation was started by the Bast Pittsburgh police to learn the cause of the shooting. The shooting was preceded by al quarrel, in which Mrs. Wokutch, her father and her husband took part, ac- cording to neighbors, who heard them fighting. TYPHUS HITS MEXICAN STATE dertakers Can't Care For Dead. Reports that an epidemic of typhus has. brokeam out in Aguas Calientes, Mexico, have been brought te El Paso, Tez. Mere than 100 have died of the plague, it is said, and the undertakers have bees wjrable to care for the dead, Anether repose said that in the State ef Guarajwaso -a score died re- cently as’ & rekult; ofzeatiftg (flour with which a tonchant had mix ¢ gown, Arrivak ecoxfirmaed previe:n ports of arly Theaters: Ordered gored fo Bar Chil dren Under § Sixteen FEWER DEATHS IN NEW YORK Pennsylvania Heaith Officials Will Go to Cleveland, Cincinnati and Other Centers to Warn of Quarantine. Charles W. Webbert of the Penn- sylvania department of health, has tightened the quarantine to prevent an epidemio of infantile paralysis in Pitts- burgh and surrounding towns and is- sued an order that all children usder sixteen years of age be barred from moving picture. shows. and all other places of public entertainment until Sept. 18. . +. The, same’ rte hes owners of. and other ne other parts of the sts Inspector Webbert - went, to Harris: burg To report to -Cqmmissioner Dix- on what has been accomplished in the campaign to protect western Pennsyl- vania from the child plague. Dr. Dix- on contemplated a visit to Pittsburgh but reconsidered, in view, he said, of “the very satisfactory manner in which the situation was being handled in. the Pittsburgh district and the good results that had been achieved.” He expressed the belief that western has been issued to picture theaters pent places in Inspector Webbert said he will assign men to Cleveland, Cincin- nati, Ashtabula, Toledo, Youngstown, Columbus, Wheeling and intermediary points to inspect health certificates and warn travelers under sixteen years of age that they will not be per- mitted to enter this state unless they have a medical certificate. These men, Inspector Webbert said, will act only in an advisory capacity. i Other precautionary measures may be adopted when Mr. Webbert returns. His attention was called unofficially to a report that Maryland had barred all children from points outside the state, even when provided with health certificates. : TWQ HELD AS S SMUGGLERS Norwegian Line 0: Baggage Agent In view, York In Trouble. ! Charged. with smuggling jewels val. ued; at, $25,000, Fred Uffelman, land ing bagkage agent of the Norwégian fongn an steamship line at New York, Hans ¥dward Thompson, an em- of the company, were arraigned for United _ States Commissioner | Hon [i that city. Department of Justice agents are investigating an! additiomral chafge that ‘the men have been’ the principals in an “under. ground’ system of mail communica- tion. ‘between this country and Ger-| many. In court no mention was made of the secend charge. The hearing; at the request of the - priseners’. counsel, was postponed for two weeks. The men were commit ted to the Tombs in default of $7,600 bail each. ! According to testimony at the hear- ing before Special Deputy Surveyor of the Port Smyth, large quantities of mail were safely dispatched through, the “underground” route from the local branch of the Deutsche bank of Germany. Mail from Germany was re- ceived in the same way. Existence of the contraband mail system was confirmed at the hearing by Hugo Schmidt, representative of the Deutsche bank here. He admitted | that TMfelmaa had acted as special mail messenger and that he had paid him $100 for his services. AUTO FALL FATAL TO FOUR i Machine Goes Over Bank Into Tioga River Near Covington, Pa. Two men and two children lost their lives and four others were injured when an automobile occupied by ar) Sherman and family of Endicott, N Y., went over an embankment into the | Tioga river near Covington, Pa. The dead are Earl Sherman, aged, thirty-three, captain of fire police, 1 chauffeur, thirty-two, drowned; two daughters of Mr. Sherman, two and one-half years and five months, both drowned. The injured are Mrs. Caroline Beck- er, Mrs. Sherman, two men, nares not known. The family was on its way to Loren- ton, Pa., to attend the funeral of Mrs. Sherman’s mother. Heavy rain had fallen and a dense fog had risen over the river. ] careful and experienced driver, but unfamiliar with the road. Lightning: Burns ‘Barn. Lightning destroyed the barn of Elijah Livengood, the maple sugar king, near Salisburg, Pa. Two hundred tons of haw were destroyed by the fire, which. also. resulted in the death of three horses. No Pussyfooting For Bacon. Robert Bacen, who has annpunced his candidaly fo! the | Republican MADE TIGHTER| | Pennsylvania towns are well guarded.: § | Berlin to Copenhagen and thence to - Endicott, neck broken; Frank Perry, ! bad— How Are is a very common question. that you are well in &very respect? If so you are EXTREMELY FORTUNATE—Eye defects cause conditions that make you feel If your Eyes are sick I can help you by Fitting Proper Glasses—Come to see me. RESULTS GUARANTEED. You? Cah you say COOK, Both Phones THE OPTOMETRIST Eye Sight Specialist il Meyersdale, | Pa... AEE BOROROROR0RD = final ‘authority all kinds of E questions such as ‘‘How is ronounced ?’’? ‘Where is Flom _ REAL1Y TRANSFERS Deeds conveying Somerset county real estate have recently been entered of record as follows in the office ol Recorder John E. Custer: Nathaniel Slicer’s executors to An- nie C. Hammond, Meyersdale, $300. Jedi Show to Newton Brown, Con- fluence, $150. Mary Meyers to Catherine Meyers, known as the Natio i Hooversville, $1. David C. Ross to William J. Good- | isky, Shade township $700. 4 Jacob C. Eash’s executors to George William Gibbins to Andrew Kosh- Eash, Conemaugh township, $3.000. cha, Shade township, -120, | Mary Landis to Frank N. Kantner; Somerset township, $100. Margaret Poe to George W. Layton, Shade and Ogie townships, $100. Jeseph Wienczek to Angele Manica, Jenner township, -2,350 Susan Gabrick to John Hromak, ‘Windber, $700. Charles Brehm to Frederick Brehm, Quemahoning township, $1,300. L. Verde Rhue to Percy Allen Rose, Allegheny township, $1. Isaiah F. Fuller to Jonas C. Dive- ley, Northampton township, $1,000. George = W. Pritts to Edwacd P. Pritts, Brothersvalley township, $1, 350. . Rebecca Passenville’s heirs to Jonas | Brown, Northampton Township, $100. FORT HILL , RS it efile fy foetus 3 Td A Peter S. Gower and Ness McClin- LAST TOLL ROAD IN tock or near Dumas passed through here on Sunday. P. J. Snyder and George Fike went to Gettysburg on the excursion Satur- day might. Parl Leslie spent Sunday at Mark- leton, lark a son of Mr. and Mrs. Georgs | | fell off the fence and! McClintock broke his arm. N. B. Christner of near Stoyestown passed through here one day last week. * Theodore som of Mr. and Mrs. Da- vid McClintock cut one of his fingers off and two others nearly off. recent- Perry was said to be a}ly. A. C. Eicher, George Shoemaker and George Livengood and couple of others took & pleasure trip to Bed- ford County Sunday to visit W. H. and Irvin Berkheimers. Coal trade traffic from the Falir- mont ‘and Méyersdale region “to ‘the | lakes is becoming heavy over the Bar | timore and’ Ohio railroad. The car sup- ply, it is said, falls short. Grain ship- pers of the Middle West are making nominaticn for United States genatcr in New Ye:¥. annouroes that he is au the famine ia the central slates, \ 1 “gvowed mroreutral.” cars t6' accommodate the @xtensive’ shipment. of port consignments to | Baltinfore. ! | | 1 | | | | FA NEARGIC ait RIHOrL i BALTIMORE & 0H10 16-DAY EXCURSIONS TO 3A IOI NORFOLK OLD POINT COMFORT VIRGINIA August 10 and 24, Sept. 7 $8.50 ROUND TRIP GOOD IN COACHES ONLY FOR $2 00 ADDITIONAL TICKETS WILL BE GOOD IN PULLMAN CARS, WITH PULLMAN TICKETS The Route is Rail to Washington or Baltimore and Delizhtful Steam- er Trip to Destination Pull Information at Ticket Office Avg. 8-5 £5 Jail Where M Storie Lodge The frverie pyes fe s etnies | is the: Great . Na ip : om the east through CG d pn into ‘Pitts by way of Brownsville, entering the main part of he city right at the : : Monongahela House PITT. SBURGH where cool, airy rooms with open river view afford the most comfortable summer quarters. . European Plan Single Room, without bath, $1. 00 and $1.5) per day. ' Single ‘oomwith bath $2. 00, $2.50 and $3.00 per day. Each additional person $1.00 per day in any room, with or without bath, Complete Cafe, Service from 25¢ Club Breakfast to the most elaborate dinner. J. B. Kelley, Manager Smithjisld St., Water St. and First Ave. Pittsburgh COUNTY TO GO State Commissioner of Highways F. B. Black announced a few days ago that the state had begun proceed- ings to free the Johnstown & Somer- set Turnpike company’s road, the last | remaining toll highway in Somerset | county. Because title to part of road is held under only a lease, condem- a proceedings will be instituted: to memoye all legal doubts as to pos- sible consequences. The road in question is about three miles in length, running from Bens-- creek to the Johnston House. It is really the North Fork road. Among those interested in the state's move- ment are Judge O'Connor, ex-Sheriff’ Samuel Lenhart and others. This is the last toll road in Somer- set county, but it is not the only high- way in that vicinity on which fare is charged. The Cramer pike is another- it of toll charges will not be long de- layed after the, ‘J. & S. pike has been: disposed of ‘through the courts. Ohildren. Ory FOR FLETCHER'S - | ee STC RR VA and it is said the proceedings to free " * i § ge ~* A “dx 9.36;