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MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, PA.
MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL
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AT MEYERSDALE, PA.
R. M. SWISHER, Editor.
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HIGHWAY FUND BILL AGREED
"ON IN SENATE.
Harrisburg, June 27.—The provis-
jons of the highway appropriation
bill were agreed upon last night at
a conference of the Senate leaders
and reported out for final passage
today. The bill appropriates $18,
515,519, divided as follows: For
construction and maintenance of state
highways, $7,000,000; for state-aid
highways, $2,000,000, for state por-
tion of township highways, $3,015,
519, purchase of toll roads and
bridges, $500,000. The appropria-
tion includes the $6,000,000. which it
js estimated, will be received the
next two years from . automoble
licenses.
SUBMARINES IN WARFARE.
Only Men of Iron Neryes and Quick
Decision Can Work Them.
“It calls for men of iron nerves and
quick decision to man our submarines
either in peace or war.” writes Frank
E. Evans in St. Nicholas. “Subma-
rine experts look upon the factor of
perves as the most important of all
and they have given to it the title of
calculation.
“Within the cramped walls that are
the home of the crew are housed the
most intricate mechanisms that man
has invented for warfare. Outside its
steel walls are mines, great nets of
wire. explosives. shells and seaplaues,
all devised for its destruction, and the
3¢ i slice through
ips that
h cuts cheese, The
srnllest shell can penetrate them, and
nets can hold the su wrine as help-
less as a child in the grasp of a giant.
“Danger lies everywhere for the ti-
ger of the seas. The ocean in which
it lives is a powder tank that waits
but for a spark. Only nerves of iron
can cope against such an array of ene-
mies. The slightest hesitation of its
captain in the face of any of them
means the end of his ship and his
crew.
“As one expert has put it, the whole
A BC of submarine warfare is to act
at an instant’'s warning with nerves of
steel.”
MAKING GASES LIQUID.
Knowledge of the “Critical Tempera-
ture” Solved the-Problem.
In regard to the bolling points of
liquid, there is an upper limit to the
point at which a thing boils—that is,
changes to the state of vapor. It is
called the critical temperature. No
matter how great a pressure exists on
a substance, if it is at a temperature
greater than its critical it will change
to vapor anyhow.
The ignorance of this point held
back the making of liquefied gases—
such as alr, carbon dioxide, ete—for
many years. The experimenters tried
to liquefy gases at ordinary tempera-
tures by enormous pressures, whereds
if they had just cooled the gases be-
jow their critical temperatures before
applying the pressure
would have ensued immediately.
This is the method employed today
in making liquid air. The air is com-
pressed at first and then allowed to
issue from a small orifice, thus ex-
panding and cooling; 1s then pumped
back and compressed by the pump, al-
lowed to go through the orifice azain,
thus cooling still more, until at last it
is below the critical temperature, when
the i 1 by the
liquefies it.
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Nature of Slesp.
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Investig
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ture of t pofi ns in normal |
health shov that it varies according
to the ¢ iet and the different hours
y is begun. Altogether
ng is 10 oc
the ideal hour for re
The sleep
wson going
y yroximately this time
gradually a nts in intensity for the
space of a It then suddenly be-
comes very profound, reaching its max-
fmum intensity at about 11:30 o'clock.
Within five or six minutes from this
time it has been found that the sleep
begins to be less deep. In an hour the
sleeper is again in the same condition
of slumber as at about 11:15. From
this time until after 2 o'clock the rest
is steady and light. From 2 until 4
it augments, and then it consistently
diminishes until it ceases at the cus-
tomary time of rising.
Stevenson at Noyen.
The Cathedral of Noyon, in France,
exercised a great fascination over Rob-
ert Louls Stevenson. “I have seldom
Sooked on the east end of a church
ith more complete sympathy,” he
wrote. “As it flanges out In three
wide terraces and settles down broad-
fy on the earth it looks like the poop
of some great old battleship. There is
g roll in the ground, and the towers
ust appear above the pitch of the roof,
as though the good ship were bowing
lazily over an Atlantic swell. At any
gaoment it might be a hundred feet
away from you, mounting the next bil-
fow. At any moment a window might
open and some old admiral thrust forth
& cocked hat and make an observa-
¢ion.”"— London Chronicle.
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SAND PATCH
SUNDRIES.
Mr. K. G. Miller of Glencoe spent
Saturday with his friend, Miss Mary
Ravenscroft. :
Mr. Henry Ried of Pittsburg is
visiting his sister, Mrs. T. M .Walker.
Miss Mary DeLozier of Glencoe is
visiting her aunt and uncle, Mrs. and
Mr. A. A. Sharp.
Mr. C. Hare of Garrett spent Sun-
day with Miss Margaret Grine.
Miss Lydia Beal, of Pittsburg is
spending a few days with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Beal
Mrs. Charles Brown and son
Robert, of Jerome, spent a few days
with Mrs. Brown's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Stone.
Miss Eleanor Lepley of Meyers-
dale spent Monday evening with the
Misses Beal.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Beal attended
Communion in Meyersdale Sunday
evening.
Mrs. W. H. Grine was shopping in
Meyersdale Saturday evening.
Mrs. George Schrock of Johns-
town is visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
A. Sharp.
Francis Lint of Rd. 1 spent Satur-
day evening in Sand Patch.
Mrs. Robert Brown spent a few
days of last week in Berlin as the
guest of her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Weckfuse.
Mr. A. O. Beal made a business
trip to Meyersdale Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Gone spent Sundav
with Mrs. Conrad Sturtz
Miss Mary Riley of Meyersdale
spent the week-end with her sister,
Mrs. Robert Brown.
The Diseases of War.
Samuel G. Dixon, M. D.
Tuberculosis has a hold on. the
people of France both of the army
and the civil population.
While French bacteriologists have
been conspicuous among the world’s
scientific investigators, the French
health authorities have not followed
up their preventive work by educat-
ing the people how to build up a re-
sistance to the disease. This calam-
ity to the French in a warning to us
that holds not only in regard to tu-
berculosis, but other diseases that are
spread nation-wide during wars.
Pennsylvania fortunately has. a
great State-wide system to fight tu-
berculosis and other diseases. Dur-
ing war times we must ask the clos-
est cooperation of our citizens and
others- living in our midst.
In 1915 a bill was passed and ap-
proved by Governor Tener for the
protection of the public health, pro-
viding that .those conducting hotels,
restaurants, dining cars or other pub-
their employ as cooks, waiters, kitch-,
en help, chambermaids, or other
liquefaction :
pump §
to bed!
house servants any person or persons
, who are suffering from trachoma,
| active tuberculosis of the lungs or:
; skin, syphilis, gonorrhoea, open ex-:
{ ternal cancer, or barber’s ‘itch, or
‘any who are carriers of typhoid’
i fever. = 4
i This law further provides that no’
| dishes, receptacles, or utensils used
| in eating or drinking shall be furn-
{ ished to patrons or customers of any
| public eating place unless the same
| have been thoroughly cleanse d since
{ their previous use by other individ-
uals.
| It also provides that towels be
| laundered or discarded after each in-
i dividual use, and still furtl that
no common drinking cup shall be
| furnished. at any public drinking
{ place operated in connection with
any such public eating place.
The State Department of Health
has a. division of Public Service to
enforce this law, whose penalty is
that violators shall, upon conviction
before any justice of the peace or
alderman, be sentenced to pay a fine
of not less than five dollars or more
than one hundred dollars, or be im-
prisoned in the county jail for a
period of not more than 30 days, or
both, in the discretion of the court.
The Commissioner of Health and
his advisory council, knowing the
horrors that have followed other wars
mean to enforce this law, so that the
homes of our people may not be in-
vaded by horrible diseases brought
among us from all over the world.
There is no time to lose in prepar-
ing against the spread of disease.
Qur happiness and our national
strength in our army, navy, on the
farms, and in industrial plants, all
depend upon our health. Without it
victory cannot be ours.
The Commercial has the news.
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Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
KEYSTONE PARAGRAPHS |
lic eating places, shall not have in
Imprisoned in a ten-foot section of
a smokestack in Pittsburgh when it
toppled over and crashed into the base-
ment 130 feet below, two workmen
were killed. The dead are Walter
Cominsky, aged thirty, of Titusville,
Pa. and Patrick Conroy, thirty, of
Pittsburgh. For more than a quarter
of an hour the men, realizing their
danger, hung to the thin iron rim of
the stack in an endeavor to hold the
stack perpendicular and prevent it
toppling over and when aid was about
to reach them the stack buckled and
fell, due probably to one of the men
attempting to ease the position in
which he clung. :
Upon returning from the.trenches in
France, to be told his pretty fifteen
year-old daughter was missing, Theo-
dore Du Champs of La Follette, Tenn,
reported the disappearance to the de
partment of justice in Washington,
and as a result the girl, Arthurine Du
Champs, and Charles Gillot are in the
Fayette county jail awaiting investi
gation. They were arrested at Repub-
lic, a mining town near Uniontown.
Secret Service Agent John R. Dillon
says Gillot recently was divorced and
has two children. The girl declares
that she and Gillot intended to be
married next week.
Three men were killed, two instant-
fy, when the boiler of a Panhandle
railroad engine exploded near Pitts-
burgh on the Pittsburgh, Chartiers and
Youghiogheny railroad tracks while
the ‘enigine was standing on a siding.
The dead are Walker P. Allenworth,
brakeman; Warren Carlysle, engineer,
and J. G. Buffington, fireman. The en-
‘gineer and the brakeman were seated
in the cab of the engine at the time
of the explosion and were hurled
through the air several hundred feet.
The Lawrence Rifles, the New
Castle (Pa.) home guard military or-
ganization, will secure a machine gun
and organize a special squad for its
use. The organization was originally
planned as an infantry body, but it
was decided that the organization of
a part of the members into a machine
gun‘ company would add considerably
to its usefulness.
The county commissioners of Potts-
ville have received $250 in a letter
unsigned. The writer asked that
the money be turned over to the
state tax fund, as the writer had
evaded taxes several years ago and
now wished to make restitution. This
is the largest conscience fund: con-
tribution ever received in this county.
That the crop yield of Fayette coun-
ty will be increased this year by
about 25,000 bushels of potatoes,
000 bushels of buckwheat and 1,000
bushels of beans as the result of the
campaign of the Fayette county di-
vision of the public safety comniittee
of Pennsylvania is predicted in the
report.
De
ay
On orders from the postoffice de-
partment in Washington the postof-
fice substation in a Harrisburg drug
store owned by Dr. C. A. Moller, was
removed. The druggist is alleged to
have made unpatriotic remarks re-
cently and the allegations have now
been supported by affidavits.
Arthur Garner, a trucker, and Ab-
ner Walters, a foreman, both of Fair-
chance, were Killed when an ex
plosion wrecked the corning mill of
the Dupont Powder company plant at
Uniontown. The two men were the
only employees at work in the build-
ing -at the time.
Clarion township, Clarion county,
the population of which is 1,336,
and the total a uation for
the pur of
already. collecied haps to
war fund $1,672.50, and claims to be
the banner farm district in the nation.
/ Leach. of the
nia infantry, who
Private Chaz
ighteenth Penn
BE v1
v on {rial in Beaver charged with
the murder of Elizabeth Cook, aged
fifteen, was acquitted. The jury re-
turned a verdict r deliberating
over forty-thre
United Spanish-American war vet
erans, department of I sylvania, in
session in Harrisburg, passed resolu:
tions supporting President Wilson
and urged the younger members of
the organization to enlist in the army
for the present war.
Michael McNeff, aged fifty, em-
ployed and on duty as watchman at
the New York avenue crossing of the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago
railroad in Rochester, was instantly
killed when he was struck by a west-
bound train.
In response to a request from Adju-
tant General Stewart engineers of the
state highway department went to Mt.
Gretna to map out plans for the con-
siruction of six miles of roads
on the military reservation there.
Ella May Mayne, aged seventeen,
.ends the public schools term in Al
toona with a record of eleven years
without missing a single session. She
has an unbroken record from the time
she entered the primary department.
Two persons are dead and a third is
suffering from minor injuries as the
result of a collision between a street
car and an automobile truck in Pitts
burgh. The dead are foreigners.
Carmen Cappasolia, aged seven, fell
from the Washington park bluff In
Pittsburgh into Bigelow boulevard and
sustained a fractured skull, from
which he died Inter.
CASTORIA
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GARRETT
GATHERING
Society Notes. i
Mrs. Ida V. Brant entertained the
W. W. Society at her home on Church
street last Thursday afternoon.
The afternoon was spent doing fancy
work and crocheting. A dainty
luch was served and all enjoyed the
afternoon. Those present ~ were
Mesdames. A. R. Miller, W. A. Merril,
A. Bowlby, E. L. Miller, Catherine
Merrill, Rena Hoover, Chas. Colbert,
W. S. Shoher, of Garrett, Mrs. Wm.
Klare, Cresson, Pa., Mrs. F. D. Godel
and Charlotte of Akron, Ohio, Mrs
Henry Naylor, Meyersdale; Misses |
Matilda Bowlby, Rene and Helen |
Brant. 2
Nina Cochran spent Wednesday.
with friends at Holsopple.
“Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Merrill return-
ed Tuesday from Monroe, N. Y.,!
where they had been visiting friends
and relatives. Bi
Mrs. Harry Swarner spent several
days of last week visiting friends in |
Pittsburgh, returning home Friday.
Rev. and Mrs. W. H. B. Carney and :
son returned home from Chicago, IIL, |
on Saturday where they had been
visiting at the home of Mrs. Carney’s
brother, Rev. Ellis Hay.
Miss Julia Weaver arrived Satur- |
day evening to spend several weeks |
with her sister,Mrs. R. Hoover. ;
Mrs. Wm. Klare and son of Cresson
spent Thursday calling on Garrett
friends.
Misses Nell and Verda Brant re-
turned home Saturday after having |
visited several weeks with friends at
Pittsburg and McKeesport.
Miss Mildred Swarner visited at
the home of her uncle, Mr. Dan
Swarner at Cumberland last week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Christner and
children of Somerset spent last Sun-
day at the home of Mr. Christner’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Christner.
Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Pollard and
children, Elizabeth, Richard and
J. H. Judy left Tuesday for Morgan-
town, W. Va., where they visited
until Thursday. The trip was made
in Mr. Pollard’s seven passenger
Abbott.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Cloar
last Saturday, a son.
Mr. and Mryrs. Chas. Stevens and
children left Tuesday for Six Mile
Run, Pa., where they will visit at
the home of Mrs. Steven’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. J B. Walker visited
friends at Middle Creek Wednesday.
Mrs. Wm. Locherman of Pitts
burg spent several days of last week
as the guest of Mrs. L. W. Pollard.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Miller and son !
Allen and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Miller
spent Sunday at the home of Mrs.
Mary Long at Shanksville, Pa.
C. T. Bittner of Pittsburg spent
the week end in Garrett. :
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Swanshou and
children of Windber arrived Tues-
day, to visit her sister, Mrs. S. P.
Lease. :
George Smith, of Swissvale, Pa.,
was visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Smith, Sr., this week. |
Mrs. F. D. Godel and children Mar- |
garet and. Charlotte left Thursday
for their after
cir home in fay
home Akron, O.,
having visited several weeks with re-
latives and friends in Garrett.
Mrs. J. McQuade of Berlin
Tuesday as the guest of Mrs.
Pollard.
Mrs. Margaret Eskin of Berlin was
the guest of Mrs. D. F. Kimmel on
Wednesday.
spent
P.T
Harry McKinley Sanner and Miss
Grace Bockes of this place hied
Mrs. Sanner.
now extende.d
Congratulations are
Church Notices.
Lutheran—W. H. B. Carney, Pastor.
Sunday School 10 a. m
Church services 7:30 p m.
Evangelical—Rev. Hetrick, Pastor
Sunday school 10 a. m.
Church services 2 p. m.
Brethren—B. F. Waltz, pastor.
Sunday school 10 a m.
Church services 11 a. m.,
Reformed—
Sunday school 10 .a m.
At 11 a. m. MissZieber, of Reading
will speak on “Graded Sunday
Schools.
For Sale.
A valuable tract of Coal land, con-
taining 120 acres. Also, two modern
improved residence properties in
Meyersdale. If interested, inquire of
D. A. Floto,
Meyersdale, Pa.
Subscribe for the Commercial.
Eg
Dalton Landis of Berlin, spent |
Wednesday with his cousin Harold
Walker. |
themselves off to Cumberland on the |
4th and are now known as Mr. and |
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Your Eyes----Your Spectacles. 2
If your eyes trouble you in any way you should
have them carefully examined by a competent, ex
perienced Optometrist.
If your SPECTACLES need changing you.
should use good judgment and have expert work
done on them.
Our methods are different in many respects
from others. A trial will convince you 2bsolutely.
Call in to see me about your Case.
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RESOURCES
Loans and Investments... ........ccounen... .... $829,801.57
U.S. Bonds.............x........ al 80,000.00
Banking House............. aE Sa 30, 200.00
Due from Banks and Reserve Agents.. ; 308,099.70
Cash... . .. 2. ........ ne 106,728 53
Total.... $1,354,329.80
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock. .;................ Sivan .. $ 65,000.
Surplusand Profits... .... ........«.0.0000 a0 143.741.41
, Circulation .. ........... Sharan Seah, .. 64,400.00
Deposits ..... Blau Coie sii calava .1,081,188.89
. Total... $1,354,329.80
OUR GROWTH THE PAST YEAR. oie
June 30th; 1916 ..... eee a $1,023,623.01
December 27th, 1916 .......... eae 1,143,486:
Condensed Statement
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
OF MEYERSDALE, PA.
At Close of Business June 20th, 1917
June 20th, 1007 vs. soneinii
SHOWS GAIN OF —
$120,000.00 June to Gecember, 1916
211,000.00 December, 1916, to June, 1917
331,000.90 Gain in the past 12 months.
1,354,329.80
The Citizens National Bank
+The Bank With The Clock With The Million”
GROCERIES. :
Hurrah for the Fourth of July!
No one can be patriotic with an unappeased appetite. Our
good Groceries will fire your enthusiasm to the exploding
point.
Buy your Fou.th of July Groceries from us; we will save
money for you.
You will like our own blended Coffee; none better on the
Market. :
Try our Kidney Beans 15 and 25 cent cans.
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: 142 Center Street,
You will want Clover Leaf Cakes for your Fourth of
July Dinner.
These prices will make money for you.
1 dozen Sugar Pickles for 15 cents,
1 can Keen Kleener for 5 cents.
i Jar Codfish for 10 cents. ’
1 cake Palm Olive Soap for 10 cents.
t Ib. can Royal Scarlet Shad for 15 cents.
1 can Fancy Cove Oysters for 15 cents.
1 1b. can Our Own Brand Baking Powde
1 1b. can ( Ov dre 3aking Powde
oh tm g Powder 20 cts.
3 TOS LO Paper 10rY 25 cents
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1 can Royal Scarlet Peaches for 25 cents.
Try Potted Ham, Roast Beef, Vienna Sausage and
Dried Beef for a Quick Lunch.
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