§ { Bh tonne cosets AIR — EE. MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT MEYERSDALE, PA. A. M. SCHAFFNER, Owner. nt K. CLEAVER, Editor and Manager. em When paid strictly in advance $1.25 When not pald in advance $1.50 , REPUBLICAN PARTY TICKET For President CHARLES EVANS HUGHES, of New York. For Vice President : CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS,of Indi- ana. For State Treasurer HARMON M. KEPHART, of Fayette County. For Auditor General CHARLES A. SNYDER, of Schuykill County. For United States Senator PHILANDER C. KNOX, of Allegheny County. For Congressmen- at-Large THOMAS 8S. CRAGO, of Greene County. MAHLON M. GARLAND, of Alle gheny County, JOSEPH McLAUGHLIN, of Allegheny Cotnty. JOHN R. K. SCOTT, of Philadelphia County. / A For Congress ROBERT F. HOPWOOD, of Fayette /County. / . & For Assembly ‘ROBERT W. LOHR, of Jenner. /MORRIS W. SPEICHER, or Milford MARRIAGE LICENSES Marriage licenses have recently been issued as follows in Somerset county by Register Charles I. Shaver. Charles V. Griffith of Frcstburg, Md., and Rebecca J. Wright of Addi- son township. John Yeager of Meyersdale and “Rdith Fiddler of Summit township. Harry A. Baldwin and Florence G. “Wilmoth, both of Mcyersdale. Herbert Fiddler of Garrett and Har- viet V. Saylor of Meyrersdale. Ralph N. Zimmerman and Elizabeth ~Fryburg, both of Garrett, John W. Layton of Ogletown and Ruth Parks of Windber. George Varga and Helena Mar- W H gitman, to L. C. Colborn. Southampl’ yl township, $100. John J / Corbett to D. A. Griffigh, Addisor y,roueh, $1,600. : Albs Clevenger to Grov2 Umbel, Upp: 4p Turkeyfeot township, $600. ; Steel company to S. H. Auffiel Conemaugh township, $1, 7 Central City Realty company to * Jiorenzo Maravelle, Shade township, $400. _ C2irnbrook Water Tompany to Wil- liain Kosloski, Shade township, $90. rah Albert to Albert township Annie Saylor's heirs to Willlam H. | Htatler, Meyersdale, $1,200. Phineas Ohie* to Mary M. Ohler, Larimér township, $1. : Stephen Griffith’s heirs to John H. Arbaugh,” Conmeaagh township, $2.- Norman Geisel to Borotngh of Wind ‘Yer, Windher, $3560. George Newland’s executors to Ir- vin Speicher, Allegheny township, $770. : Calvin J. Swank to Arthur W. Mil- ler, Jennertown, $650. Annie Burrey to Andrew Kocis Windber, $500. Joseph Glowczyk, to Mary Anna " Lisowicz, Windber, $1,040. Hiram J. Meyers to Mary Meyers, Hooversville, $1. . Pine Hill Creamery company to John O. Reom, Brothersvalley town- ship, $1,050. Aaron Wilhelm’s administrator to Wesley Wilhelm, Southampton town- ship, $3,500. D. F. Shoemaker to Henry W. Shultz, Meyersdale, $2,400. Central City Realty company to Rosaria Carillo, Shade township, $430. Jonathan Snyder to Somerset Coal company, Lincoln township, $8,600. Frank Handwerk to Somerset Coal company, Brothersvalley township 21. Hay to Somerset Coal com- 1ersve Rufus 1 com- #7 Editorial Comments | tiearted and intensely human. Mr. . referee fer forferforfecferfenferoeferiaforiofesn The Democrats continue to ignore Mr. Hughes’ spceeclies to the extent that all they do is (C sputler and gap Yet it be conceded there are really strong grounds {or the opinion that President VWilson may carry Texas next Nuvember, If these jndirat’ong are taken at their full worth some cu- thusiasts will soon be going out to bet that the tide will sweep on until Mis- sissippi and Alabama are also enrolled in the Democratic column. Many biz Tenwcerate willing and ready to speak for Wilson are careful that their money shall not say any-! thing on his side. i Presiden: . ilsomrr says he is uotterly } {ndiffereiit «#5 to (tis re-election. Per | haps that explains a good many things | nobody has heretofore been able toi understand, { “Help me, ‘Cassius, or I sink!" For | “Cassius” read “congress.” The potion seems to be that the Democratic national chairman is claim- ing midre than he will get, but not any yhiore than he will need. i Lie As further evidence that he is warm ‘Hughes likes apple pie. No mean i& ging to be elected—or re- elécted~to high office by tes gained from states’ rights declarations this Yate in the game. The states’ rights ‘questioh was settled some fifty years ago ‘to the evident satisfaction of a considerable majority. — Kansas City Star. “adequate preparedness is not mili- tarism. It is the essential assurance of security. It is a necessary safe- guard of peace.” Candidate Hughes has left nothing to be said on this subject. He has snuffed out counter argument at the very outset. “Are we Americans a nation of pbunglers?” asks the New York Sun. It would be very harsh to answer this | in the affirmative—and, anyway, we | elect a Democratic president only ev-| ery once in a while. GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH AGRICULTURAL TOURS. During his agricultural tours of | Pennss ‘vanla Gov. Martin (. Brum- | baugh is passing over portions of tbe | william Penn highway four tines. | The governor is one of the strongest “hoosters” for this market and post | road; and in a letter to M. H. James, william Penn secretary, the state’s chief executive coins terative phrase descriptive of the route from / =,/ POCAHONTAS Jack / Fnost mniade his appearance iin tY3% vicinity during the past week and/frose the corn which wasn't cut. / number of our pecple have cowm- Ti nced digging potatoes. Lawrence Snyder spent a few days of last week with his grandfather Richard Sipple of St. Paul. Simon Deitle was seen along the pipe line again last Sunday. E. Baker is at present suffering with a mashed finger. The following persons took dinner last Sunday at Samson’s Rock on Big Savage Mountain. Misses Minnie and Hachel, Marie Rembold and Elsie Sipple. Messrs Joseph tnd Ulysses Rembold, Clarence Sipple, W. R. Snyder and Lawrence Snyder. Mr. andMrs. J. E. Baker spent Sun- day ‘at’ the home of John Rembolds. C. C. Barmoy' is’ at: present .suffer- ing with a broken toe. Wm. Millen is at present working for the Miller Lumber Company of Salisbury. Jonas Layman is sure seeing some country since the purchase of his new Ford. 3 A number of our young people ser- of Wilson A. Millers. day for Pittsburg where he will work in the Carnegie Steel Works, more thoughtfiilly 4nd calmly take up the tariff revision at a later time.” Before Wilson's pre-election conver- sion to “Preparedness” he wanted to postpone the building of battleships until the European war had shown us what type was most desirable. Thanks for the suggestion, Mr. Editor, but we are going right ahead and enact a protective tariff law after March 4, 1917, .cpmes into power. We have kept post- ed on the have been entered into by the Allies and by the Central Powers. We have “it on pretty good authority that Ger- many alone has $1,500,000,000 worth of surplus products ready to dump in the best market when the war is over. iy They are not coming in here without the payment anaded Mr. and Mrs. Ira Livengood Forewarned is forearmed. SALAS SS Pf, at the home of the bride's sister Mrs. Henry Shockey. Estella Miller of Meyersdale spent a few days of last week at the home Edgar Hostetler left last Wednes- He says that the United Btates “can when the Republican party trade agreements which of protective duties. / ( Se StylePerfect! BETTY WALES Dresses. For College Girls |# and Youthful Women If a dress has the Betty Wales : label, you need never trouble your- self about the style. The reputa- Betty Wales Dresses is based upon quality plus style-supe- tion of riority. Come in and look at our new arrivals. BETTY WALES Dresses. HARTLEY CLUTTON CO. were arranged so as to take the execu tive and his 125 friends and fellow Philadelphia to Pittsburg. He refers to its matchless miles of scenic splendors. The governor's letter the William Penn follows~ “The William Penn highway con- necting at least 12 county seats with the capitol and metroplitian cities of the commonwealth, is to my mind one of the great highways of relative ‘to highway 18 as , America, It is almost a gravity road west- ward in the heart of the state. Its scenic beauty is unmatched. Its easy grades make it the great market road of the state. It trends westward through such that in due time when suitably marked the will be able to read sides the story of pioneer conquest a wealth of historic scenes traveler on its ver natural barries and savage | tribes. There is not an uninteresting mile from Philadelphia to Pittsburg. The NG. 83801 REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF of .Meyersdale, Pa. At the Close of Business, September, 12, 1916. RESOURCES 1. a Loans and discounts............... $380.922.02 Total 10ans . cece veresrsnqes 380,922.02 2. Overdrafts, unsecured,....... $ 44.78 44.78 3. U. S. Bonds: a U. S. bonds deposited to secure cir- culation (par value)..... Hi ssrsrosss 65,000.00 b U. S. bonds pledged to secure U. S. deposits (par value)..... ..... 5,000.00 f U. S.bonds owned and unpledged. 2,000.00 g Premium on U. 8. bonds......... .0 281.87 Total U. 8S. bonds............ 72,231.87 4. b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledg- ed to secure postal savings deposits 7,308.70 e Securities other than TU. 8. bonds (not including stocks) owned un- PlOAZOB vo acs: 1esvsns rie uzoivnsiin: 86,942.98 Total bonds, securities, ete ,. 94,251.68 6. a Subscription to stock of Federal Re- serve Bank.......... .cciiiieneen. 3,450.00: 7. a Value of banking house (if unen- combered)........ ........ sant ned _b5,413.45 b Equity in banking house ......... . 55,413,45 8. Furniture and fixtures .......ou. ses0 7,961.06 9. Real estate owned other than bank- + ing house .......c.c. ua Goh veces 3,974.68 10. Net amount due from Federal Re- SETVe Bank .........co0uis «ieses ae 12,600.00 11. a Net amount due from gpproved re- serve agents in New York, Chicago and St Louis .... ...... “s0e080900 1,653.83 b Net amount due from approyed pa- serve agents in other reserve citleg§ 20,533.85 22,187.68" 12. Net amount due from banks and bankers (other than included in 10 OF 31) ici vans cesbunnansin ness 8,007.05" 15. a Outside checks and other cash items 400.20 b Fractional currency, nickels, cents 149.88 560.08 - 19. Coin and certificates ...........c..00 12,362.95 20, Legal-tender notes.........ocecceeees 2,000.00" 21. Redemption fund with U. 8. Treasur- . er and due from U. 8. Treasurer. . 3,250.00" Total, ceessonresie.- caesarean $674,227.19 . LIABILITIES : 80. Oapital stock paid fMleesnaennnrensse. $65,000.00 26. 8 lus fund...... saan aan te deen 50,000.00 115.000.0Q 27, Undivided profits.......... $9.396.43 c Less current expenses, interest, * and taxes paid ........coo.iieen.. 8,470.56 ‘5,925.88 80. Circulating notes outstanding........ 63,700.00 84. Dividends unpaid ......... sts Hera 85. Individual deposits subject to check. 36. Certificates of deposit due in less 60.00: 150,577.62: _ than 30 days. .......coccevvrseenn . 2,146,567" 89. United States deposits.............. . 5,000.00: 40. Postal savings deposits.............. 3,722.45- Total demand deposits, Items 35, ? 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,41 and 42 ........170,445.64 43. Certificates of deposit..... ......... 92,640.69" 45. Other time deposit8.....v.... ....... * 225,844 98: Total of time deposits, Items 43," : A, GRATED oe ar-ainnnenss Ege '..817,985.67 Yo Total. cist enssanes uve y $674,227.19 STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, COUNTY OF SOMERSET ss: 1, J. H. Bowman, Cashier of the above named bank do sol- emnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. My com. expires Mar. 26, 1919 JOHN N. COVER. J. H. BOWMAN, Cashie. Subscribed and sworn to be- Correct—Attest: fore me this20th day September HN ’ 1916. Robert Cook M COo% N. B. MILLER, Vulcanizing The Cemented Patch is but a very unreiiable makeshift -- have the puncture repaired permanently by our VUL- CANIZING. Our Vulcanizing Method re- pairs the puncture forever--it it does not melt off, slip or de- velop slow leaks ete. Our Service is Prompt and the cost is really nominal. TRY US. commonwealth at large is interested in the route. Its radial lines will tie it to the Lincoln highway on the south ! and with another great trunk line on the north. I have seen many roads and have gone over most of the scenic routes of the country and to me the most en ROAR RORRORORCHORCRE EARL KELLEY Both Phones MEYERSDALE, PENNA. Meyersdale Auto Company. FRED FLOYD THE SECOND NATIONAL BANK trancingly beautiful of all is the road through the theatre of our great east- ern farm section: up the blue Juniata famous in song and story: over the crested Alleghenies, from the reaches of the and on to the great city of the western part of the state. Mr. their Conemaugh, 1 hope to sbe it made so attractive mes thiusands annually will come from : : daughte withomt to share with us its many | pathy at the time of the death of Th gree : : : i ; | omas of matcheless miles of scenic splendor.” | Mrs. Dalton Cook desire to express | yjoq at New The governors agricultural tours officials over the greater part of the] William Penn road. The governor will | find a straightaway of 140 miles of | Daniel Yoder of Windber, and Miss . of permanent highway in the center | Amy Custer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs C. J. Custer of Scalp Level, were mar- of the trams-state thoroughfare. : oe | ried at Scalp Level, by the Rev. H. 8. their son and husband, respectively Jacob Yoder, CARD OF THANKS | Replogle, and Mirs. James M. Cook, and RARE BOA BOR BCC BEB EB BBR BI UE BSC BCR BR RNs. ER EER, LIST OF WEDDINGS son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Donnelly, son of Mr. and appreciation to their many | Mrs. William Donnelly of Shade town- friends for their assistance and sym: ship and Miss.Elizabeth Thomas, of Mr. and Mrs. Cairnbrook, were Baltimore, by the Rev. . Sebastian J. Unaner. Daniel mar- OOOO AAA RRO RORORCEORO ir ANY Pantry JU UREA FO a nents es ind Tread A ARETE