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NEW PENSION RATES PROPOSED
Washingteon, April 18—No member
of Congress has more liberal views
regarding the treatment of our old
soldiers than Representative George
P. Darrow of Pennsylvania. On the
opening day of the special session Mr.
Darrow introduced a bill providing
pensions for persons disabled in the
military or naval service of the Unit-
ed States, ranging from $65 per month
for the loss of ahand or a foot to $150 |
per month for the loss of both arms
or both legs. The bill was referred
to the Committee on Pensions, and
Mr. Darrow will do his utmost to se- !
cure favorable action on it. That his |
effarts in behalf of the veterans meet
with the approval of his constituents
is evidenced by the fact that Mr. Dar-
row was re-elected to the present
Congress by a majority of over 30,-
000, more than twice the vote of his
opponent.
A WISE LAND LAW.
According to Congressman Moses
P. Kinkaind of Nebraska, its author,
no other public land law has attained
greater popularity in the region
which it affected than the Act of
April 28, 1904, enlarging the arid
land homestead in western Neb-
raska to 640 acres. Pr:vious to its
enactment the population of that re-
gion was gradually diminishing, and
the effect if that law was to immedi-
ately change that condition to a
rapidly increasing population. In the
small towns the lumber yards and
hotels, which had been closed, again
opened; the number of schools was
increased, and the high standard of
the Nebraska public schools, which,
Mr. Kinkaid asserts, is second to none
in the Union, was extended to the
westprn part of the State. “An a-
bundant harvest is being reaped”,
says Representative Kinkaid, “from
the operation of the law our Congress
was wise enough to pass thirteen
years ago”.
WANTS WATER POWER
LEGISLATION.
Congressman William IL. La Fol-
lette, of Washington, was greatly dis-
appointed that the last Congress
failed to pass the Federal water pow-
er bill, and hopes that he will get an
opportunity to support a similar
measure during the present session.
His State is credited by the Depart-
ment of the Interior with having over
ten million horse power in its water
falls awaiting developement, or a-
bout one-fourth the power in the
whole country. While Mr. LaFol-
lette has not convinced himself that
the attempted legislation would
have proved an entire success, he
nevertheless is strongly in favor of
giving it a trial.
A Close Shave.
A commercial traveler recently en
route through the south relates this
of a darkey’s purchase of cheese from
the local store:
“Boss, how much is er
worth of dat er cheese?”
nickel’s
“Can’t sell a nickel’s worth, Sam,
it’s too high.”
“All right. gi'me a dime’s worth,
captain.”
The storekeeper cut a thin slice, and
Sambo remarked: “Oh, oh! You-all
perty near missed it, didn’t you, cap-
tain 7”—Everybody’s.
“Germans Retreat in Belgium,
Gen. Pershing arrives In London on
Way to Trenches.” The above ap-
peared in headlines in a prominent
city daily on Saturday morning.
Well if they retreat when one Gen.
and staff arrives on allies territory,
what will they do when a few divis-
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SALISBURY
SIFTINGS
Miss Grace Brown spent Monday
in Cumberland.
Mrs. E. E. Haselbarth spent Mon-
day in Cumberland.
Mr. Otto Petry spent several days
of last week at Baltimore.
Prof. Beam of Connellsville spent
the week end with his family.
Misses Mary Fike and Estelle
Beam spent Sunday in Meyersdale.
Mrs. B. F. Waltz left for Hagers-
town on Sunday to visit her parents.
Miss Olive Maust who had been
attending school at Blue Ridge re-
turned home.
Mrs. W. McMurdo spent soversl
days of last week with her husband
at Davis, W. Va.
Miss Savana Folk of Sand Flat is
spending a few days at the home of
| Prof. J. C. Beam.
Mr. Barney Smith, of Meyersdale,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and
, Mrs. C. K. Rumiser.
Mrs. William Petry entertained
Miss Lorena Williams, of Akron, O.,
Saturday evening at dinner.
Mr. Clarence Kann and two sisters
of Braddock, Pa., are visiting relatives
and friends in Elk Lick.
Rev. B. F. Waltz is attending the
annual meeting of the church of the
Brethren at Wichita, Kansas.
Mr. Joseph Reitz and daughter
Pearl, of Berlin, spent Thursday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Reitz.
Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Hanna went to
Confluence to attend the funeral of
the former’s brother, James Hanna.
Mr. Charles Chandler, of Giffin, Ga.
is visiting at the home of his son-in
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John
Harding.
Mr. and Mrs. Weimer and little
son of Connellsville, are visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Beechey of West Salisbury.
Mr. C. K. Rumiser, Robert Maust,
Misses Florence Yoder and\Marguer-
ite Glodfelty are attending the Sun-
day School Convention at Berlin.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hill have re.
turned to their home in Johnstown,
after spending a week with Mrs.
Hills’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
Easton.
Miss Lorena Williams and Miss
Dessie Dehaven who were visiting the
formers aunt, Mrs. Lorena Reitz re-
turned to their home in Akron, O., on
Sunday.
Dr. A. M. Lichty took Florence
Lichty, the little daughter of Charles
Lichty, to the Western Maryland
hospital on Tuesday where she will
undergo an operation for appendicitis.
The Prizes, (from first page)
$50 values you may wish to select
instead of the ring offered.
The fourth prize offered and one of
the best offered outside of the Over-
land is a watch. When you have a
good watch you have a real friend
both day and night. The watch of-
fered as the fourth prize in this con-
test is a full nickel Elgin movement,
20 year gold filled case and a first
class time keeper. You have your
own choice of any watch in the store
or at your order, valued at $20. The
selection made was a ladies’ wrist
watch but this may be changed to
any other selection the winner of this
valuable prize may make to the value
of $20.
The fifth, sixth and all other prizes
following will be cash premiums at
the rate of ten per cent of all moneys
collected on subscriptions during this
contest. This is the consolation prize
and will pay anyone well for the
time he or she may put in in spare
moments in helping their biz friend
the Meyersdale Commercial.
No one can lose—you are bound to
win. The size of your prize depends
entirely on yourself. If you exvect
to get the automobile you must ex-
pect to work harder than if you only
want to draw the 10 per cent com-
mission. It is up to you which prize
you are going to get. Remember you
cannot lose. The more you do the
ions of U. S. soldiers begin landing “more you will be paid. Are you a
“there.
big winner?
Address
ation date below.
Cut this Coupon out and bring or send to the Commercial office
VOTE COUPON
GOOD FOR 100 VOTES.
The Commercial Automobile Contest.
For ........ci5.0.v.:1.. hE
This coupon is good for 100 votes for the person named above
when deposited at the Commercial or mailed before the expir-
This Coupon Not Good After June 20
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GARRETT
GATHERING
CHURCH NOTICES
Lutheran—W. H. B. Carney, pastor,
Sunday School at 10 A. M. There
will be no church services until the
first of July.
Reformed—Vacant. Sunday School at
10 A. M. Children’s Day Services
June 17 at 7 P. M.
Evangelical —Rev. Hetrick, pastor.
Sunday School at 10 A. M. Church
Services at June 17 at 2 P. M.
Brethren—B. F. Waltz, pastor. Sun-
day School at 10 A. M. Church
Services at 11 a. m.
Returned from Trip.
Miss Helen Brant and Wilson Mec-
Intyre returned Monday from Wash-
ington, D. C., where they had_visited
from hocsdey, last, with the differ-
ent Somerset county High School
rlasses. They enjoyed the trip of
“sight seeing” very much; vsiting all
the important places. Each of the
Somerset county boys and girls were
presented with a beautiful silk Am-
erican flag by Secretary Lansing.
Mr. Eli Sheetz also entertained them.
Births.
Merchant W. M. Kistler is wearing
an unusually broad smile since Mon-
day—a son was born to them.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Christ-
ner, on Tuesday morning, a son.
Misses Marie and Evelyn Ball of
Berlin, spent part of Monday and
Tuesday as the guest of Helen Brant.
Mrs. Leah Ackerman, of Mance,
visited her sister, Mrs. Rena Hoover
on Monday and Tuesday. §,
Mr. and Mrs. James Brown return-
ed home from Greensburg Wednes-
day where they were visiting friends.
Mrs. R. B. Ellis and sister-in-law
Ruth, spent Wednesday at Pittsburg.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Miller spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. Miller's
mother at Rockwood.
Miss Ivadene Bowlby visited at the
home of her uncle, Mr. Homer Bow-
Iby, at Somerset last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Shober and
daughters spent Sunday in Rockwood
at the home of Mrs. Shober’s brother-
in-law, Mr. P. E. Weimer.
Mrs. W. A. Merrill and Mrs. A. R.
Miller attended the Sunday School
Convention at Berlin this week.
Mr. P. S. Brant of Friedens spent
Sunday at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
Ida V. Brant.
Mr. Harold Merrill returned on
Friday from Lancaster where he was
a student at Franklin & Marshall
Academy. Harold completed the
course this year.
Mrs. S. P. Lease and children re-
turned from Akron, Ohio, last
Wednesday after having spent several
weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Godel.
Dr. R. T. Pollard left last Thursday
for Wichita, Kansas, to attend the
annual general meeting of the Breth-
Mrs. Mary Walters.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Speicher and |
week at Lavonsville with Mr.
Speicher’s sister.
Messrs. R. W. Pollard, J. H. Judy
and W. M. Kistler transacted business
at Morgantown, W. Va., last week.
Mr. Hugh McIntyre, of Saxton, is
visiting his father, Mr. James Me-
Intyre.
Mr. Miles Lohr returned from the
Western Maryland Hospital at Cum-
berland on Sunday.
Mr. C. T. Bittner, of Pittsburg,
spent the week end with his father on
Walker street.
Five new, seven passenger, Abbot
machines were brought to Garrett last
week. The owners are Norm=
Romesburg, Theo. Romesburg, A. B.
Judy, L. .W. Pollard, W. B. Walker.
Mrs. Ida V. Brant and daughter
Verda, were Cumberland visitors on
Wednesday.
Mr. Clyde Bittner spent Monday
with friends at Frostburg. Md.
Miss Verda Brant left for Me-
Keesport and Pittsburg where she
will visit with friends for several
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Phennicie and
son William. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Phennicie and Anna were Berlin visit-
ors on Tuesday.
Mrs. William Currie spent Monday
and Tuesday with her parents at
Markleton.
CASTORIA
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KEYSTONE PARAGRAPHS
Mrs. Elizabeth Heilman, thirty-two,
of Uniontown, is dead, and two other
women were seriously injured as the
result of a panic there when a wind-
storm caused the main tent at the
Barnum and Bailey circus to collapse.
Twenty persons were hurt, at least
one of whom may die, in the mad rush
which followed the crashing of the
poles supporting the huge canvas.
Mrs. Heilman was found dead under
the canvas.
General Superintendent J. S. Mat-
son, of the Bessemer and Lake Erie
roilroad company in Greensburg, an-
nounced that employees who enlisted
prior to April 1 will be paid the full
differences between the government !
wage and the railroad pay.
enlisting since April 1, or who enlist
before conscription goes into effect,
will receive half of the difference be-
tween the two rates of pay.
Word has reached Meadville that
fourteen Allegheny college students,
together with two alumni who sailed
Those |
with Base Hospital No. 4 of Cleveland
for service in France, and who were of
the first group of college men to go On
such an errand, had reached England.
They were presented with the other
members of the unit to King George
and Queen Mary of England at Buck-
ingham palace.
Governor Brumbaugh vetoed the
Sproul bill, which would have made
the state return all foreign fire insur-
ance premium tax to the city, borough
or township in which it originated.
This tax amounts to $400,000. Half of
it now goes back to the municipalities
and is used for firemen’s relief funds.
The other $200,000, under an act of
1915, goes into the state insurance
fund.
One man, a foreigner, was shot,
when an automobile containing five
men was held up by two highwaymen
on the Port Vue road about two miles
from Port Vue. Two hundred and
fifty dollars was secured by the high-
waymen, who, it is believed, had in-
tended holding up guests going to the
Youghiogheny Country club, a short
distance away.
Frank Hurst, recently sentenced to
seventeen and a half years’ imprison-
ment in jail for setting fire to property
worth $125,000, around Paradise, near
Lancaster, made an attempt to escape.
‘While the prisoners were being exer-
cised in the prison yard he climbed
inside a chimney. He was captured
before he could leave the roof.
. Telegrams and letters have been re-
ceived by Governor Brumbaugh from
' practically every county in the state
announcing that they are ready for
registration on June 5. The work will
be to a great extent carried on by the
regular election officers, but where
there ‘are vacancies many volunteers
have asked to do the work.
i
Fred |
Pittsburgh and Allegheny county
having been thoroughly organized in
the interest of the Liberty loan, the
central committee, of which H. C. Mc-
Eldowney, president of the Union
Trust company, is chairman, has
turned its attention to carrying the
campaign with vigor into the counties
of western Pennsylvania.
W. A. Blakeley, former district at-
' torney of Allegheny county, died sud-
ren church. After the convention he-
will go to Arkansas to visit his sister ,
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children spent several days of last |
| Bleakley,
. Twenty-eighth district.
denly in Pittsburgh. He had been
ill for some time, but his condition
was not regarded as serious until
shortly before the end came. Mr.
Blakeley was prosecutor during the
councilmanic graft cases a few years
ago.
Governor Brumbaugh issued a writ
declaring a vacancy in congress as a
result of the resignation of O. D.
who was elected in the
The governor
fixed the regular election, Nov. 6, as
the date for a specia ” election for
congressman.
John Swancey of near Greensburg
was killed instantly when he stuck a
match while standing over a test hole
drilled for coal on a farm near Hunk-
er. Gas, which had accumulated in
the hole, exploded.
The senate passed the McKee bill
| to suspend the full crew act in Penn-
sylvania for the period of the war and
one month thereafter. The vote was
32 to 13. The measure now goes to
the house.
George C. McWilliam, aged fifty, an
electrician, was killed -instantly when
his arm came in contact with a heavily
charged electric light wire while re-
pairing a switchboard in Pittsburgh.
I. P. Fetterman of Pittsburgh won
the 112-mile dealers’ automobile race
in Uniontown, repeating his perfor-
mance of two weeks ago when he cap-
tured a like event.
Fire, thought to have started in the
engine room of the Tremont mine of
the Pittsburgh Coal company, two
miles north of Fayette City, did $30,
000 damage.
Thomas Garrett, aged twenty-eight,
was burned to death by falling into
a flue of one of the furnaces of the
Edgar Thomson Steel =orks at North
Braddock.
David E. Park, aged sixty-eight, one
of the most prominent steel manu-
facturers and business men of Pitts-
burgh, died at his residence there.
Six persons were injured, one seri-
ously, when two automobiles collided
on the Beaver road near the Sunset
Golf club links, Coraopolis.
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CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
OF MEYERSDALE, PA.
At Close of Business May 1st, 1917
RESOURCES
Loans and Investments............... A .. ... $802,589,96
U.S. Bonds................... att den «rseeer 70,000.00
Banking House. .............. >... cera .. 30,200.00
Due from Banks and Reserve Agents............. 313,887.79
Cash..... Ch eiecaenibansis aviary cere ene... DST92.54
Total.... $1,275,470.29
LIABILITIES
Capital Stoek..........c co. en- shana eis wees $ 65,000.00
Surplus and Profiis....... cou. verseesesrneiace 146,787.88
Circulation... ........... cesarean Caries iv 65,000.00
DepoBiB )........ ccoiiieriis i irrin sii nnn 298,002.41
Total.... $1,275,470.29
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