i THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, err a Ee Een ee IEEE age Aram PA ie ne MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL | EL IL k PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY | AT .MEYERSDALE, PA. Ss |. R. M. SWISHER, Editor. . When pald strictly In advance $1.28 . Miller went to Cumberland on Sun- $1.80 | gay to visit Mrs. Bert Ranpach, who ET js ill. When not paid in advance Entered at the Postoffice at Meyers- i dale, Pa. as second class mail matter, | at Somerset as a Juror. THE WAR Already we are in the war. Ameri- | now employed at Hyndman, spent ca is becoming one vast workshop. | Sunday here. Men are being enlisted for the Regu- far Army and for the Guards. signed by the President. This Act provides that a force of one million | 40 Sand Patch this week. men be. raised by conscription, or ‘draft, one half of which is expected go um spent the week end with rela- = — | great things of him after this ¢ Court- ing’’ session. ' National | pittner snd 1. D. Leydig attended The Conseription Act has|the funeral of Mrs. Harry Habel at been passed by Congress and will be Meyeyerscale on Tuesday. er GLEANINGS. Mrs. J. T. Leydig and Mrs. Ww. H.| CO. B. Bittner is spending the week We expect Harry Cook and James Campbbell, Mrs. F. Webreek, Mrs. W. H. EK. G. Miller made .two round trips France Smith and family of Johns- to be ready for service by September tives., 1st. There is no provision for accepting 1 Delozier’s had the mumps—now look volunteers® except for the organiza- | at the whole family! tions now in the field. Col. Roose- was refused. In the mean time the|{py a large number of . Cc On Sunday, the door only at'G. G. | barely escaped from being drowned, when the waitress gave them a show- ‘er bath of punch. i | features of entertainment was in| ’ i ivist | playing Quaker Meeting, after many velt’s proposal to raise a division Hyndman on Monday was attended | trials it was thought impossible tc re- elatives and main entirely quiet with a fellow dike] The funeral of Mrs. Noah Martz of farmers are busily planting a large ! friends from here. acreage, to feed this country and the ‘jmpoverished nations of Europe. The Agricultural department is urging the planting of every available acre, and also “calling to the colors” the school children to utilize all plots of uncultivated ground. The injune- tion is, raise onions instead of flowers. Potatoes and beans are called for rather than other vegetables. Every effort will be made to con- serve the supply now on hand. The raising of cattle and hogs for meat supply is being carefully looked after. Poultry and eggs are being called for, not for speculation but for commis- sary purposes. Steps are being taken to maintain improvised canneries for preserving fresh vegetables, that they may be shipped with the minimum loss. : However, with all of this there is a whole lot of nonsense being sent out. One bulletin urges people to eat less that the supply may be con- served. Can a man do more work on less food? How silly. Another exchange, evidently a prohibitionist, urges the closing of the distilleries stating that they use 160 million bushels of . grain, and the adds this amount of grain to the present wheat supply. We join hands with the edi- tor. We favor the immediate closing . of any distillery using wheat to make whiskey. The facts are that the Allies have been unable to conquor, the Germans and the struggle now will be no “phreakfast job,” but a long drawn out bloody affair, and that the coun- try will be taxed to the extent of her resources in preparing for it. The placing of Septeniber first as the date of the completion of the first draft of men, indicates that Brer. Bryan's ‘million men who would spring to arms in one night!’ have rot materialized, that we were not: in position to enter the struggle, and that materials, arms, war vessels, etc., must be prepared now, which will re- quire time, and the’ expenditure of immense sums of money. The Allies are now being financed by bond is- sues, and are spending the loans here for munition, arms and other war supplies. With this aid it is expected that the enemy may be held in check until forces may be sent them. — Eat a CONSCRIPTION The Conscription act has passed the House and Senate and is in the hands of the President for his signature. Ag it is his own. measure there is no dofibt of his signing it. The next step will be to determine the number of men wanted and ap- portion the number to be furnished by each township. Then enumerators will secure the names of all persons between the ages of 21 and 25 who are subject to duty. From these names will be drawn the number de- sired the same as a jury is drawn for court. In 1861 President Lincoln called for 175,000 volunteers for three months This was followed by an- other call for 300,000, and later by another call all of which were filled by volunteers, but it was recessary to resort to drafts or conscription for the next call. The drafted men could, hy paying $300, be immune for that draft, but his name went in to the wheel for the next draft, however. A substitute might be secured by any- one drafted. ane mime PASSING THE BUCK Democrats in the House of Repre- gentatives want to thrust upon the President the sole responsibility of establishing the system of selective conscription. They argue that if it proves unpopular Wilson alone will have to take the blame and that if it proves a success they can claim part of the credit on the ground that Wil- gon is of their party. In other words they want to pass the buck. In one sense they are excusable for this; because Wilson himself for four years has habituated them to the prac- tice. He has evaded more problems than any other man in public life in a like time. He has sidestepped more vital issues, he has switehed his opin- jons more often. he has reversed him- self more freuently and more violent- ly than any other President we have ever had. ‘Now his House of Repre- gentatives seeks to prescribe for him a dose of ‘his own: medicine. ee ——— Three 10 cent cakes Fancy Violet scented Buttermilk Soap for 21 cents at Bittaer’s Grocery. 0 - Mrs. W. H. Ranpach spent Monday | 5 napkin, through which he laughed | in Cumberland accompaning her som, |a hole, but at about the fifteenth trial’ Albert here with the corpse of an in- | the task was finally accomp tant daughter born on Sunday. Mrs. J. HjSpicer spent the week end [with ber husband at Cumber-|hearty welcome to Miss land.§ etre M VACATIONISTS. Mr. and Mrs. David Fresh of Brothersvalley Township, spent Sat- urday and Sunday at the home of their father, Tremont Fike. Mr. John Tressler and family of Meyersdale passed last Sunday at the home of C. W. Tressler. Masters Ralph Nicholson and Nel- son Krause of Pleasant Hill, spent last Sunday at Vim. 3 Misses Edna Tressler and Grace Fike spent last Sunday at the home of Henrv Sipple. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Engle passed last Sunday at the home of Frank Thomas at Coal Run ang report a pleasant time. W. W. Nicholson has for sale a second hand sixty-gallon oil tank. The Bangard Bros. unloaded a car »f lime last week. ] . Asa Hoar was a severe sufferer o Juinsy several days last week. Mr. and Mrs. James Boyer of Berk- ley’s Mill visited at the home of Bruce Fike. ‘ Mrs. Harvey Bittner of Meyersdale spent last Sunday atethe home of E. D. Lee. wh Henry Suder passed last Sunday-at! the home of Bird Brothers. — REPUBLICANS VIGILANT IN DE- FENSE OF LIBERTY. ® The people of this country should} not overlook the fact that they are indebted to Republicans for the pro- test made in the Senate against that provision of the so-called spy bill which would have destroyed freedom of the press and of speech. Senators Lodge of Massachusetts, Cummins of Iowa, Borah of Idaho, Johnson of California, Brandegee of Connecticut led the opposition to one of the most drastic measures ever proposed for the purpose of giving government off cials: autocratic power. The bill pro- vided that whoever in time of war in violation of regulations prescribed by the President shall publish any in- formation with respect to war ma- terials, plans or supposed plans; or any other information relating to the publi¢ defense calculated to be or which might be useful to the enemy shall be punished, and then there was a proviso that retended to but did not protect the freedom of the press. As one Senator pointed out, if shells furnished to our ships proved to be worthless—exploding in the guns, the American press would not dare ex- NOTES FROM highly entertained. by the Junior boys at a “feed” given last 1 ursda ing in the social room of the Luth- eran Church. A jollier evening was never spent than this one.- clared although two members of the HIGH SCHOOL EDITOR i Lenore Collins "| ASSISTANT EDITOR Gregg Darrow 1 REPORTERS Harry Aurandt ‘20. irene Austin "20. Ruth Bowmaster *19. Clara RBwe "18. . Edna Zinn "17. Margaret Damico "17. The girls of the Junior Class were y even- Many de- lass, Clara Rowe end Mike Hady, One of the main Oscar Swank in the bunch. Finally scar decided to cover his face with | lished. The affair ended in singing old time songs, ! then giving the class Song and Yell. | The whole High School extends ali Broadhead and Mr. Weaver for their return. We warn all types of humanity to | beware of Gregg Darrow, as .she is| likely to attack any one with chat | murderous knife she carries. Any-| one doubting this warning may ask| Clara Bittner, whom she attacked, tor| advice upon the matter. We wonder what made Clara Rowe laugh in Cicero class the other day, when reading Latin she came to dicam and pronounced it “Dick come.” Dorothy Shultz when asked whether she was a ‘has been” or a “may-be” insisted on being a “may-be.” We know of course what she had in mind. Marie Hay wrote about a new kind of fruit in the Senior Physics Class when her topic was “Source of Elec- tric Currants.” (Currents). 1st Senior—I can’t understand what is the matter, there seems to be green spots, before my eyes. ond. Senior—Why there ave green | spots “before your eyes there stands two Freshmen. Oscar Swank thinks too much of ‘Liza. He even talks about her In German class. sl Mary 3iehl to Norman: Myrere's] that dandelion 1 gave you?” Norman—Who had just thrown it out the window—*1 don’t know.” Miss “Mercy” Maust- of Springs, Pa. was a High School visitor Mon- 11. . Elks, B. P. O. E., Grand Lodge, «July 9 to 14. CR BALTTHORE - &. “OHIO REDUCED A Convention Fares) ATLANTA, GA. International Association of Ro- ,...tary Clubs, June 17 to 21. ATLANTIC CITY & SEASHORE EXCURSIONS, June 28, July 12, 26, August 9, 23 and Sept. 6. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. National Electric Light Associa- tion, May 28 to June 2. Independent Order, B'rith Abra- ham, United State Grand Lodge, June 3 to 5. BOSTON, MASS. International Kindergarten Un- jon, May 7 to BUFFALO, N. Y. . Fraternal Order of Eagles, Grand Aerie, Aug. 13 to 18. _ CHICAGO. ILL. Evangelical Lutheran Church of 0. Young People’s Christian Union of United Presbyterian Church, August 1 to 5. CLEVELAND, OHIO. Northern Baptist Convention, May 16 to 23. ‘DALLAS, TEX. aq Presbyterian Church, U. S. Gen- eral Assembly, May 17 to 31. DETROIT, MICH. B.Y.P. U.of * America, Interna- tional Convention, July 5 to 8. KANSAS CITY, MO. - National Association of Credit Men, June 19 to 22. LOUISVILLE, KY. 2 * ‘American Laborer Association, June 21 to 27. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Imperial Council, June 26 to 28. PHILADELPHIA, PA. U. S. A. General Synod, June | [ Fewer Eggs are | required with ROYAL Bakia TE o~ pes the number of eggs may Cup Ae ping perks : 8 : i Ta BEET meses | 2 squares melted chocolate .o - : : i The old methodlcalled for 4 oss and no baking powder A : DIRECTIONS—Sift flour, and salt together three 5 ;add next vanilla, ! melted shortening, . without beating. Sift in dry ingredients, and fold in as lightly as : possible. Pour into large baking pan lined with oiled paper, and bake in slow oveh twenty minutes. When done, turn out on a damp, hot cloth, spread with white icing and roll. Booklet of recipes which economize in eggs and other ' expensive ingredients mailed free. -h Address ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. 135 William St., New York The Home of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Na- tional Convention, October 10 to 14. United Workingmen’s Singing Societies of America, July 1 to 5 PITTSBURGH, PA. National Conference of Charities and Corrections, June 6 to 13., | Loyal Order of Moose, Supreme Lodge, July 23 to 28. ROCHESTER, N. Y. ! Order of B'rith Abraham, U. S. A., Grand Lodge, June 10 to 12. ST. LOUIS, MO. United Editorial May 16 to 19. Association, HUMANOLA TALKING MACHINE. Are you Contemplating the Purchase of a Talking Machine? We invite you to come into our store and see aud hear the Box that produces Human Souuds and Tones, We can demonstrate to your entire satisfoction a Beautiful Tone Quality. Several different styles are now on display at our store. Associated Advertising Clubs of the World, June 3 to 7. _ Patrons of Husbandry, National Grange, November 13 to 26. WASHINGTON, D. C. Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, Su- preme Council, June 10 to 14, Tor further details apply to near- est Baltimore. & Ohio Ticket Agt. CEs eee ——————— SPRING COLDS ARE DANGEROUS. Sudden changes of temperature and underwear bring spring colds with stuedffed up heads, sore throat and general cold symptoms. A dose of Dr. King’s New Discovery is sure re- day. Is it any wonder James Swank moved his seat closer to his center of attraction in Cicero class on Thurs- day? Mary Siehl and Mary Leckemby were sent for buttermilk by Miss Piersol. Too bad; they went to a hardware store. Julia Hoblitzel’s latest. 1 am going to commit suicide, be- cause life is so cruel. Ah! Ah! How very monotonous life is. I will my middy, tie and new shoes to Sylva, stockings and skirt to Mabel, one handkerchief to J ohn, a middy to Billy and a hair-ribbon to Bud. Mr. Philson told the Junior girls that they could make eyes better than he could. Mr. Philson has noth- ing on Oscar. 3 Prof. Kretchman in an address to the High School, urged the pupils to transplant their knowledge from their brain to a richer soil that it may yield a better crop for the Nation’s present crisis. : Miss Beck: “Give an example of apparitions.” 3 / “Robert Blgke: “Air castles’! Mary Cover and Ethel Mason were recently fighting 2 duel, and the re- sult was that Mary broke her sword. (Yard stick). > i Miss Beck: “What is a ford” (Nar- row part of a stream). Cora Landis: “An automatical go- cart.” g Mr. Philson: “Where did the Teu- pose the fraud because that would be giving the enemy information re-! added the comment. that it would be better to have a Httle publication rather than have our soldiers go into battle with defective shells. The sweeping nature of the bill was em- phasized by Senator Cummins, who said that it applied to individuals as well as to newspapers. ee The Big Automobile Races. garding our weakness. Senator Boarh tons come from?” William Keegan: “Ott of the sky.” John Boose put an excuse in the box, which read: Please excuse John for being absent on Monday, as he had a bad cold and a headache and went for a walk. Mary Griffith said that Theodoric’s wife was a Frenchman. Eunice Darrow has adopted the Chinese custom of letting her finger The Uniontown Automobile Speed- i way will be “opened on May 10th. : The elimination races will be held on May fifth, and the races between those who qualify wiil take place on May 10th. - Among the famous driv- ers who have registered for the races are Barney Oldfield, Ralph De Palma, Ralph Mulford, Dave Lewis, Ira Vail, Art Klein, Billy Taylor, Jack Gable, and a score of others who are famed as racing stars. A bill providing for the organiza- tion of the Pennsylvania reserve mili- tia, consisting of not more than three regiments of infantry and one squad- yon of cavalry, was introduced in the Senate by Senator” McKee. This re- serve force is to take the place of the guardsmen when’ the latter is calledi | wie. out of the state into the federal ser-} inails grow. will someone. please donate her a gold or silver guard so she wont be so liable to break them. John Boose informed us that he had a square back. Poor John. Not a bit of wonder it is hard for him to get a suit that will fit. The Junior class seem to be the most patriotic in High School. Each member either wears a pin, flag, or some national emblem. Where are the other classes? eee ere Pike To Pike Rush. It has been rumored that the cross- county road from the Lincoln High- way to the National Pike , is to be pushed as soon as possible for a war preparedness measure by the State Highway Department, but as yet it remains for the Legislature to ap- propriate funds for that purpose. 1 1 Prices $55, $60, $75. COME IN. - Cook’s Jewelry Store. 15 FRR Uh th ARRRARRRLRERAA & NURSERY STOCK AT 0 Qe spillion trecs and plants dire: rect from grower to planter. Trees, Plants, Shrubs, ete. Guaranteed, on order a sing! nt OF Fos Dash until see Thoney saving ca A ide, Shipped n penning, . You cannot do ‘without it. Your hame on I ora i fee Witte today. Yaiteties, lan le , pla spraying, ete * lief, thg happy combination of anti- septic balsams clears the head, sooth- es the irritated membranes and what what might have been a lingering celd | is broken up. Don’t stop treatment when relief is first felt as a half cured cold ig dangerous, Take Dr. King's New Discovery till your cold is gone. Measuring a Rainfall. - The depth of the sheet of water that would lie on level ground if none of the water were lost by evaporation or soaking into the soil represents the amount of rainfall of a given storm] and is measured by a rain gauge. The gtendard rain gauge of the weather bureau consists of a funnel shaped re- ceiver eight inches in diameter at the top, surmounted by a cylinder of ome. and one-half inches in height and eight inches in diameter. The funnel is placed in a cylindrical reservoir, 2.53 inches in diameter and twenty inches in height. The area of the cross sec tion of the reservoir is to that of the receiver as one to ten, or one inch of rain falling in the receiver corresponds with ten inches of water in the gauge, being magnified ten times for the con- venience ‘and accuracy of measure ment. Ancient Chinese Ingenuity. We are assured that the taxicab is no new thing, being in its general prin- ciples a thing known to the ancient Romans. But now an orientalist goes even further and asserts that mechan- ical carts capable of registering dis- tances traveled by counting and re- cording the revolutions of very large cartwheels, connected by cogs with other concentric or eccentric horizontal and perpendicular wheels® of propor- Honate diameters, have been well known to the Chinese for 1,700 or 1,800 years. On the top of the cart was the figure of a man holding a drum, which he beat when one H, a third of a mfle, was traveled. Some carts had in ad- dition a figure holding a cymbal, which was struck when the drum had been beaten ten times. A Long Siege. After a siege of twenty-four years Turkey took Candia from Venice in 1669. Use of Maps. ‘A board inspector, having a few min- utes to spare after examining the school, put & few questions to the low- er form boys on the common objects in the schoolroom. “What is the use of the map?” he asked, pointing to one stretched acrdss the corner of the room, and half a dozen shrill voices answered in meas- ured articulations: “Please, sir, it's to hide master's bi- eyele.”—London Tit-Bits, = a = - AAS E. SHEERIN, NURSERYMAN, 10 RIVER ST., DANSVILLE, N.Y. % Condensed Statement CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF, MEYERSDALEEPA. At Close of Business March 5th, 1917 *, | RESOURCES ik Youns and IDVEELMENIR. .... ...tvssresusisssivass, $758,956,00 U.S Bondd...-.............. 70,000.00 Banking House.....:t...... ... 29,500.00 Due from Banks and ReservefAgents....... ..... 802,355.01 Cah... iiss eserves eaves ses ssecs oss eee ses es ess nese sees es 54,738.11 Total.... $1,215,5649.18 LIABILITIES ~ | Capital StoeK....cvveuireirrae nsorvn Surplus. i. aes runs Undivided Profits. .... .. oes cee: CIrCulation. ..