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ENDURE TO VICTORY
ety by LAmesicnn Poem Aspesiation.
YON BETHMANN-HOLLWEG.
MINERS GET WAGE INCREASE
Mow Agreement Signed
ButliorMoronr Piold.
re Ko
Sold, an agreement was reached which
Provides fer the highent iarcrease .im
wages ever granted the mine workers
in the Butler-Mercer field.
The following is a list of advances
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ae Or penheimer label
is the secret of ¢ othes satisfaction,
ou can pay too little for a suit just as
much and in either case you lose.
penheimer Clothes
sell at 1 prices.
But in all essenials of
fabrics, fit and finish the
must be compared wi
more costly garments.
Hand tailoring assures
permanency of style,
correctappearance,com-
fortable fit and long wear—
constitute
the things that
ue.
genuine
secured: Bitumineus pick mining a
ton of 2,000 pounds, mine run, from"
69 cents to 64 cents; machine mining
a ton of 2,000 pounds, undercutting,
puncher machine, from 14 cents to
15.20 cents; machine mining a ton of’
2,000 pounds, loading, puncher. ma-
ohine, from .328 cents to 36 cents; ma-
chine mifning a ton of 2,000 pounds,
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{| M. Oppenheimer &
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loading, chain machine, from BY
osnts to 3760 cents.
‘The agreemént alse provides a §
per cent advance
dead work and yardage rates, as pro-
vided for in the
oid Time
to Other Days In Edison's Laboratory.
- tary Telegfiph
Sowing ‘message from
2
% cittle—Choice
$6@
Members of the United States Miii-
corps’ and of, the Old
Time Telegraphers and Historical as-.
Bociation concluded their
vention in New York With a dinner. !
~~ The old timers were surprised when
they visited Thomas A. Edison at his
: ‘laboratories at Orange, N. J, to re-
ceive a telegraphie’ greeting in the
anmual con.
on all day work,
New York agreement.
GREETS KEY MEN WITH “73”.
Telegraphers Carried ,Back-!
Sn antiatms
Morse code frenr am etectric ‘automo. |
bile horn. As the » party of 340
telegraphers filed through the en-
trance ,the horn sounded. the Morse
“73” or signal of greeting and the fol-
gH Mz: Edison in
dots and dashes: 3 3
“You know, boys, I am a little deaf;
I cannot hear what you say, but I can
read ‘every word of it in your cheer-
ful faces.”
LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN
; Pittsburgh, Oct. 3.
Butter—Prints, 38@381%¢; tubs,
ec. Eggs—Fresh, 37@38¢c: -
ttle—Prime, $8.75@9; good, $8@
5@7; ‘common, $56@6; common to
; fresh cows and springers,
80. . ;
0@7.85; good mixed, $7.16@7.65;
mixed, $6.25@7; culls and -.com-
33.50@6; spring lambs, $6.50@
veal calves, $12.50@13; heavy
hin calves, $7@9.- .
Ogs—Prime heavy, $10.30@10.35;
mixed and mediums, - $10.10@
26; heavy Yorkers, $10@10.25; light
orkers, $9.50@9.65; pigs, $9@9.40;
‘oughs, $9@9.50; stags, $7.50 @8.
Cleveland, Oct. 3.
fat steers, $8.25@
fair to good butcher steers, $6.50
£/.26; common and light steers, $5.50
3.80; good to choice heifers, $6.50@
0; fair to good heifers, $5.50 @6.50;
; bologna bulls, $5.26@6.25; good
, choice cows, $5.75@6.50; fair to
od cows, $56@5.75; common cows,
150 @4.50.
Talves—Good to choice, $1250@13;
to good, $10@12.50; heavy to com-
. $6 @9.
ep and Lambs—Good to choice
gs, $9.76@10; culls and common,
8; good to choice wethers, $7@
7.85; good to choice ewes, $6.50 @6.75;
mixed ewes and wethers, $6.75@7;
culls, $3.50@4.50.
Hogs—Mediums and heavies, $10.76
@10.75; mixed, $10.80; Yorkers,
$10.65; pigs, $9.50; roughs, $9.50;
stags, $8.75@9.
Chicago, Oct. 3.
Hogs—Bulk, $9.30@9.85; light, $9.20
@10; mixed, $9.06@10.15; heavy, $9@
10.65; roughs, $9@ @9.20; pigs, $6.50
@9.25. >
Cattle—Native beef cattle, $6.40@
11.26; © western steers, $6.15@9.40;
stockers and feeders, $4.60@7.65; cows
os ee to choice butcher bulls, $6.25@
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| and heifers, $3.40@9.30; calves, $8@
12.60.
Wheat—Dec., $1581. Corn—Dec.,
74%c. Oats—Dec., 48%¢c.
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| Shade Township, ' $6,000; Joseph 13.
| Musser to Henry Dickey,
| Floto, Brothersvalley Township, $811: :
W. A. Garman to Augustuc C. Floto,
! Berlin, $1,900; ‘Jonathan J. Kimmell
37 | $50;
4 Cable, assignee,
. : i . ~~ {| Floto’s,
tidy. ‘butchers, $750@8; fair, | Floto Periin,
lod fat bulls, $450@7; common to | to uF
od fat cows, $3@6.50: heifers, $6@ | fel to Quemahoning Township, $3.- *
$40 | 059; George D. Manges to Margaret
i Catherine ‘Dunkleberger, Shade Town-
Sheep and Lambs—Prime wethers,
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RECENT REAL ESTATE 2 A "BLADE" PATE
: DEALS RECORDED | * (Hefti bier from Last week)
William’ A. Dixon to Antonio Anten.| Miss Irene Boyd isca Johnstown
ucci, Somerset Township, $800; Phil- | visitor this week.
Ip H. Ogline to Harriet Berkley, Lia-!
coln . Township, $2,500; Henry C. Um- | daughter of Somerset spent the week-
berger to John Skurke, Shade Town- !end with Miss Elizabeth McMillan. -
ship, $240; Francis Deal to Harvey . Miss Beaulah Dull is visiting her
Kurtz, Addison Township, $800; Chas. | brother in Montana. :
heirs to M. J. Horner, | Miss Addy Boucher from Johnstown
visited Glade friends over Sunday.
Mr. 4nd Mrs. Charlie Sechler
Kingwood were entertained on Sun-
day by Mr..and Mrs. Chatlie Hemmnen-
i camp. : : 2
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Sipe, son Harry,
Berlin, $2.-
000; Edward L. Cock to Augustus O.
to A. C. Floto, Stomycreek Township,
. Theodore Floto to James M. | :
Berlin, $1; Charles | iors Sunday.
A Fike
{Louis Williams, the electrical enter-
Dr. and Mrs. J, C. McMillan and’
| datighter Margaret were Garrett vis- |
| tainer,
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WASHING DISHES
Little Talks on Health and Hygiene
By Dr. 8. G. Dixon { $
but they eat from
has washed. .. . 4
To properly cleanse dishes and eat-
ing utensils, they should be washed
Ray Parsons of Smithfield: is spend-
ing several days with Rockwood
friends: TH Adm, oh
Common tasks are important, be:
{-.cause they are common, writes State |
of | Health Commissioner Samuel G. Dix.
on, in the weekly letter on health and
hygiene, For example, washing dishes |
dishes that someone
Executor. to Theodore H.
“$150; “Henry F. Gardiil
A. C. Floto, Berlin, $700 ; 8S. H. Cau-
ship, $2,000; Joseph Jacho’s Admin-
istrator to.Jerome H. Judy Summit
Township, $50; Augustus C. Flota's
Assignee to Philson National Bank,
Berlin, $5,900; Arthur. Oo; Lorents to
Ada E. Meyers (assignment) ; Mayme
Platt to Reuben P. Landis, Meyers-
dale $1,00; L. C. Colborn to Charles
‘W. Cook, Sotithampton Townshin,
$700; John D. Arnold to Samuel E.
Lehman, Greenville Township, $800.
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REV. MATTESON AT :
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Rev. J. Clark Matteson, pastor of
the Methodist Church in this place, is
in attendance at the annual confer-
ence being held at ‘Washington, Pa,
He has been unanimously requested te
return to Meyersdale.
The conference is being presided
over by Bishop Hamilton, who is a
brother of Bishop John W. Hamilton
of Boston and will make his residence
in Pittsburg soon after the conferen-
ce ends.
Especial interest to ministers at-
taches in the
district Superintendents. Dp. William
F. Connor of Pittsburg, Rev. J. M. Fil-
burn of Allegheny ang Rev. John H.
Miller of Washington retired. As usual
there is no dearth of candidates to
succeed them.
Have you seen Beatrice Fairfax?
Children Ory
CASTOR!
i:Alberta Dull,
| work for several years, will do every-
| thing in his power to make the Rock-
selection of three hew | vcod Beard cf Trade it was decided
FOR FLETCHER'S
lon Tuesday
and rinsed in boiling water. Washing
|" Mrs. Fritz of Pine Hill spent Sun- : 5
even with soap, is
‘day with her sister Miss Myra ang | luke Warm, water,
| : not sufficient. ..
The annual Lutheran and Reformeq| There are numerous communica.
Harvest Home services were held last | Pl diseases caused by germs which %
Sunday in the Reformed church and |2re Present : in the months Of thoss
this Sunday in the Lutheran. The de | WhO are aplicted. Peop i in the yar.
corations at both churches were beau. lousstages of tuberculosis, diptheria,
tiful and the sermong -were- very im- | Syphilis,
pressive, : { EoTms
os 5 | utensils. Unless these are sterilized
Philip Schaff who had been investi. ! by boiling water, they are a source of
gating a position in the Weston plant danger to
at Pittsburg has returned to New Lex-
7 | subsequently,
ington. Mr. Shaff accepted the posi. Forks in particular, because of their
ticn until later in the fall he will en-
. construction, are difficult to cleanse
tor State College. thoroughly and should be washed with
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care,
ROCKWOOD
"At a recent meeting of the direct.
ors of the Economy Telephone Com-
pany held at Meyersdale, E. Dull of
Rockwood was elected to fill the va-
cancy on the board of directors, to
fill out the unexpired term of Israel
Cross, deceased. It is known that
there is room for improvement at the
Rockwood exchange and Mr, Dull.
having had experience in telephone
from their mouths to eating
In public eating houses exception-
al attention should be given to the
sterilization of eating utensils and
drinking glasses. Care in the choice
and preparation of food is easily off-
set by careless handling of the ser-
vice,
Lester Engle who ig living at the
Dr. H. C. McKinley home a few days
ago raised his peanut crop. The pea-
nuts were of the usual size but the
number will not glut the local market
The lad knows a little more about
beannts than he did before this lesson
by observation,
wood exchange more efficient in gap-
vice.
At a recent meeting of the Rock-
KNOCKED DOWN BY
TROLLEY. CAR
John Smith, a well known citizen
of Meyersdale, on Saturday as the
4:20 trolley was leaving for Salisbury
attempted to mount the step, just as
the car was starting. He lost hig
grip and fell down on the brick street,
Severely injuring his hip, and getting
pretty well . bruised up. Dr. Lichty,
whose office is near where the acci-
dent occured at Meyers
Centre streets, dressed th
to enlist the assistance of the Somer-
set Board of Trade in securing for
Rockwood a new passenger and
freight depot. And if it became nec-
essary they would carry the matter to
the Public Service Commission in or-
der to get relief.
Miss Florence Dull is spending sev-
eral days in Baltimore, Md.
The first number of the entertain-
ment course for the winter will be
given in the high school auditorium
evening, October 8 by
ect, may transfer disease
whatever may use them
I Driving 16 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 vse much more water,
change the water many more
sms’ uee purer and mores
costly soap, and keep all the
clothes in constant motion
during the entire process.
It's simply a matter of
having proper facilities.
Meyersdale Steam Laundry
ENTERS NEW YORK
Mysterious Blaze Found on S.
3. Philadelphia In Mid-Atlantic
(CARRIED 646 PASSENGERS
Only Tight Battening of Hatehes and
Skillful Handling of Passengers Pre-
vents Helesaust—Origin Unknown.
Racing to port from midocean, when
flames were discovered in the hold un-
derneath the steerage quarters, the
steamship Philadelphia arrived at New
York with the fire still smoldering, the
hatches battened down and steam
being poured in over the carge im an
to prevent the fire from saining
headway again,
Although the fire was not discovered
until Thursday afterncen, it fo be
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lieved it had been smoldering eince
the Philadelphia left Liverpoel, five
days before.
The Philadephia carried 648 _paesen-
8639, of whom 340 were in the toe
ago.
Bo onecessful were the officers and
erow in heopiag the news frem the
pessengure, there should be panie
MRong thems, few were aware of
the peril they dad been in until after
the loser docked.
The first intimation of fire in the
held of the Philadelphia was when
smoke was seen pouring from a hatch
almost
steorage pabsengers at once
precagtions to keep the mews
from Syresaing to the first and sec
_cadin pussengers. Ne time was
in steaming to port.
a
of the deck melted. Attempts were:
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£t | ‘Wessel reached port. G
3 |-{he fire appeared to be.
made to get down into the hold and
fight the fire there,. bit it ‘was feared
that the vessel would fill with smoke."
For that reason thé crew tried. to put
out’ the flames with: Steam’ and later
flooded .the hold. .The -fire burned
briskly, howeyer, until, ust before the
1 ad gers said that’
uiidér ‘gontiet,!
| but, no’ attempt will ‘be made" to’ ‘apen |
the hatches: until ate8d mi“the Beer:
age, passengers, are rot
sel. ie Es a, Ee oe
*3Phe, officers. balieve at w
‘edn get down ‘into. the hold the
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ers’ was asked Mf
a atte »
he of tHe "6
there was any. oi tht
**had’ béen placed in the, cargo Lr
4 Something ‘may have been
“down there,” he said, “for all we
men who stowed the cargo were a
makeshift lot and it is probable that
bold so that
ing when we left Liverpool,” :
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the octan wag held by other officers
and some of the crew. There ‘was no
sign of the blaze until Thursday aft-
ernoon, five days after the Philadel-
phia left Liverpool.
Philadelphia was about 800 miles from .
New York. She left Liverpool on
Saturday, Sept. 23, with a large cargo.
No one on board the Philadelphia
could tell how the fire started.
A fire on the steamship New York
of the American line, a sister ship of
the Philadelphia, was reported by pas-
sengers on board that vessel when it
arrived in New York on Sept. 25.
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DEER ATTACKS MAIL CARRIER
Rural Carrier Saved From Infuriated
Buck by Fieet Steed. :
Clark Smith, a rural mail carrier of
Huntingdon, Pa., met with a vicious
attack by an infuriated buck deer
while returning from his trip, near
Huntingdon. :
Mr. $mith drives a broncho, which
GIVEN PERMITS TO UNITE
IN. MARRIAGE
Clerk of the Orphans’ Court Char-
les I. Shaver hag recently issued mar-
riage licenses to the following parties.
James S, Deas, jr, and Sidney E.
Pritts, both of Somerset; Merle (.
Rayman and Mary J. Coleman, both
of Stonycreek Townslip; Earle Abra-
Yam Schrock, of Somerset Township,
and Mary Fritz of Brothersvalley
Township; Nicholas Kicta and Blan-
Ihe Schurik, both of Holsopnle; Mich-
ael Szalini and Mary Jabrik, both of |
Hooversville; William H. Croyle and
Ilga M. Lohr, both of Shade Townshin;
Amgelo Rizzo and Lena Barrack, both
of Cairnbreek; Butler Freeman and
Mary Delehunt, both of Windber;
Samuel Cook, of Somerset, and Ada-
line Millhouse, of Rockwood; John
Mizo, of Russeltown, Cambria County
and Anna Duke, of Windber; William
J Farber, of Syracuse, N. Y., and Ver-
na M. Phillips, of Windber; James R,
Foster, of Hooversville, and Sella
Mcintyre, of Cairnbrook.
Children Cr
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y
seemed to have aroused the ire of a
big buck deer, which was leading a
drove of five does.
The deer had been grazing in a
meadow, which they were about to
leave when Mr. Smith drove leisurely
along. The buck, which was in ad-
vance, leaped over the fence and bold-
ly gave battle io the broncho, rearing
up and endeavoring to strike the
horse with its forefeet. The broncho
bolted and thus saved its driver and
itself probably serious injury.
TENTH PA. OME
Regiment Will Entrain at El! Paso Oct.
4; Others to Come Later,
The Tenth Pennsylvania regiment,
which has been on duty on the border
Bince early in July, will leave for home
at once. The regiment - will go to
Mt. Gretna, where the men will be
mustered out of the federal service.
Unless there is a change in plans
the Tenth should reach Mt. Gretna by
Oct. 9 or 10, ang the work of muster-
ing out the men should be completed
within a couple of days after their ar-
rival at the mobilization camp.
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Veteran of Monitor Ig Dead.
Christopher Price, one of the crew
of the Monitor during its fight with
[tne Merrimac during the Civil war, is
| dead at Stockbridge, Wis., aged
| on tv 0 ath la
{ seventy. s deat ves only
| one su I's crew
directly under the. steerage
put,
one of them dropped a cigaret in the r°
the cargo was smolder-
The officer’s idea that the Philadel .
phia’ was on fire all the Way across :
When the fire was discovered the...
At times the heat from the fire wag
great that the.pitct in the seams. :.
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