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Labor Day, 1917.
By John P. White, President United
Mine Workers of America.
A year ago labor day speakers were
preparing to warn the American
labor movement of the possible in-
flux of immigrants following the
hoped for early termination of the
European catastrophe.
America was at peace, enjoying
boundless prosperity. Labor’s cham-
pions, delivering addresses celebrat-
ing hte workers’ one national holiday,
were enthusiastic, they had much to
tell of the unequaled achievements
won by organized labor. Every
speech was kindled with optimism,
for it seemed apparent that drastic
steps were to be taken by the govern-
ment to curb dreaded competition of
mmmigrants, removing the only stum-
bling block in the pathway of great-
er achievements.
Organization work throughout the
land gained impetus.
In every trade where contracts ex-
pired substancial increases in wages
and improved conditions were secur-
ed. The demand for labor could not
be met as our industries expanded in
an endeavor to meet stricken Europe’s
growing needs. Every commodity in-
creased to a staggering prices as the
“fixers” hoarding and speculating in
human needs became more defiant and
determined . to grab every dollar
while the going was good.
The great masses gasped; they
could not understand; they wondered
when and how it all would end.
Prosperity was
never before. The voice of the
pessimist was drowned. The game
of living decently proved more diffi-
cult than in the lean years of the
past. Unrest began to be felt in the
land. To meet the emergency large
employers began the game of duping
the unsuspecting with bonuses, offered
on a basis until the war ends. Tak-
ing the lead in combating the in-
fluence of the “bonus” game, calcu-
lated to weaken and destroy the labor
movement, the United Mine Workers
of America won the greatest single
wage betterment of the year.
Calling informally a few represéent--
ative operators of the central com-
petitive field, and then meeting for-
mally in New York, a twenty per
cent wage increase for anthracite and
bituminous miners was secured on the
eve of America’s entrance into the
war. The house of the coal industry
was thought to be in order.
where the press praised the splendid
patriotism that characterized the
negotiations.
Warfare spells Crisis, with any
nation. Every crisis is a golden op-
opportunity for faddists, dreamers
and theorists to parade their precon-
ceived ideas to remedy every exist-
“ing ill. Engulfed in war, the im-
practical element of our citizenship
dream overtime to control, regulate
and readjust industries of every na-
ture. The coal mining industry, the
basic industry of the nation, is in
the throes of a merciless revolution
as a result of propaganda of some
honestly blinded to facts, and others
anxious to exalt themselves on the
tide of any change, regardless of
whether such change operates for
better or worse.
Never before in the history of the
nation has the patience of those
capable, who know how to efficiently
operate particular industries, been so
greatly taxed.
Under the guise of loyalty, in-
dustrial captains who have long de-
fied the government as well as their
employes, and successfully played
the game of selling labor intead of
products, are demanding greater con-
cessions—to be let alone—to continue
a do-as-they-please policy—pretend-
ing to meet an emergency.
The government is demanding eo-
operation—organized effort between
employer and employe—to meet the
country’s war requirements.
The eyes of the world are focused
to see how quickly and efficiently the
government's demands will be met.
In the anthracite coal fields, where
recognition of the union was gained
in 1916 and the eight-hour day sub-
stituted for the nine, with a shortage
of upwards of 20,000 miners who have
gone to the munition plants, to sub-
way work in New York, and others
called to the colors, coal production
increased 6,000,000 tons for the first
seven months of the year. In this
and in all other well organized in-
dustries where employer and employe
are possesed of each other's confi-
dence like increases of production
have resulted.
This efficient resuit is 8 co
being heralded as]
| protect ‘yourselves against
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answer to those who would destroy
without reason the ideal conditions
and working agreements of labor.
Egland’s wrecked toilers is a warn-
ing that should be heeded by those
who would shackle the producers of
the land to a never ceasing grind.
The proud boast of every trade
unionist should be unstinted loyalty
to these United States of America.
Observance of contracts should be
the aim of every member as well as
every union official. We must play
our part in the war manfully and well
Every legitimate endeavor should be
exercised before a tie-up in any trade
results.
We must keep pace with time. . Go
forward, not backward.
Ungrudgingly give the best that is
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return.
Conditions are being transformed
over night; we must meet these new
demands safely and sanely.
No matter how difficult it may
seem or exacting the task, labor
must strive to preserve intact during
the war the principles of collective
bargaining. When the curtain falls
on the world’s most deplorable
slaughter in history, when the sound
of shot and shell sha® be heard no
more, the reconstruction begins to
rehabilitate the shattered areas of
the world so a ngrnral state, let it be
said of organized labor that every {
measure of industrial democracy en-
joyed when we started out to make
the “world safe for democracy” has
been maintained.
There is no sound reason for pes-
simism in the ranks of labor, if we
are awake to opportunities. The
fearful and hesitant will find com-
fort in giving their unbounded loyal
support. So, on this Labor Day, 1917
let us cement our hopes out of
mutual interest, and hope for world-
wide uplift—world-wide Dees the ex-
pressed “aim of the war.”
Swat the Fly.
By Samuel G. Dixon, M. D.
This is the season when flies with
their domestic habits begin to seek
admission to the homes of man.
This will be particularly noticeable as
the fall rains come and the nights
become cold. During the warm days
they have been out in the open, liv-
ing their customary life on refuse
from man and beast, which makes
them such dangerous insects in thick-
ly populated communities.
Now, they want to get indoors
more than ever, Hence it is the
great danger season, when.you must
take all precautions we gave you
in an early spring talk as to how to
flies.
Look over all your screens to see
they are in perfect repair and try
the various ways of exterminating
flies that have gained entrance in-
doors.
The anatomy of the fly is interest-
ing in the fact that its foot is form-
ed to pick up a minium of filth.
This minimum, however, is large
enough to be dangerous. When it
lights on the ceiling the fly will
secrete a substace that will enable
it to hold on closely. When it lights
on wet material these glands are
inactive and there is very little at-
traction to the filth. As a result of
this, when the first microscopical ex-
aminations were made there was
some doubt thrown on the theory of.
there being danger of flies carrying
disease germs. But nicer laboratory
methods have demonstrated to us
that notwithstanding Nature has
modeled the-fly’s foot to protect the
insect against carrying undae
weight during its flight, it does carry
the mirro-organisms of disease and
should be guarded against with the
greatest of care.
First, you must not forget the
fact that flies seek filthy places from
which to obtain their food.
Second, that they take advantage
of the civilization of man to protect
themselves against the weather, both
in regard to dampness and tempera-
ture. It is for these last reasons that
I venture to again refer to the fly
during this most dangerous season.
It is a singular thing how flies will
obtain entrance to homes that seem
to be thoroughly screened. The only
reason appears to be that they are
ever following uan, so that when he
enters his home they enter with him.
For those who can afford it, it
would be well to have a screened
vestibule where you can enter, close
the outer screen door, and then look
to see whether or not flies have
gained admission with you, and if
so, kill them before you enter the
main door of your home.
Assigned to Camp.
The conscripted men from Somer-
set Districts No. 1 and 2, have been
assigned to report at Fort Lee, at
Petersburg, Va., for training. They
will likely be instructed to report in
a short time.
Use Golden Loaf and Larabees
Best Flour and you will always have
good bread at Habel & Phillips.
Tomatoes in half bushel baskets
VIM VAPORINGS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Hilla Shuck
on Thursday of last week, a girl.
Mrs. Rev. H. S. Nicholson and two
children, Anna and Nevin, of Grove
City visited at Vim the latter part of
last week.
Samuel Fullem of Summit Mills
spent Sunday at the home of Milton
Resh.
Elmer Walker sold his pony, last
Saturday, to Irvin Miller at Summit
Mills.
Mrs. Weigh of Meyersdale and
Miss Louise Meyer of Brooklyn, N.
Y., spent last Monday at Vim.
Howard Fike and family accom-
panied by M. A. Fike spent last Sun-
day at Oakland, Md.
Henry Brown and family spent
last Sunday afternoon at the home of
Wm. Martz at Keystone Mines.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Fresh of near
Hay’s Mill spent last Sunday at the
home of the latter’s father, Fremont
Fike.
Elias Fike and family motored to
Somerset to spend Saturday and Sun-
day with relatives and friends.
GLENCOE GOSSIP
Abert Bittner of Morgantown, W
Va., spent a few days visiting re-
latives and friends here.
The men who were working on the
bridge near Foley’s tower said fare-
well to our town Friday evening.
The Misses Hazel and Thelma Mil-
ler left Saturday morning for a visit
with their uncle, Chas. Leydig and
family of Pittsburg.
Mrs. Chas. Love and daughter of
Pittsburg, came Friday noon for an
indefinite stay with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Snyder.
Misses Emma Perdew and Elsie
Emerick of Fairhope visited friends
here on Monday.
Karl Miller and family of Pitts-
burg came Friday noon for a visit
with his parents, Squire and Mrs. J.
H. Miller.
Mrs. Ben Wagaman and children
from Connellsville are visiting with
Mary Stoner since Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Sturtz and
daughter from Hagerstown, Md,
visited at the W. H. Raupach home.
George Wagaman and family of
Meyersdale motored to the F. We-
breck farm Sunday.
A number of people from here at-
tended the funeral of Mrs. Simon
Bauman held at Mt. Lebanon Sunday
Miss Hazel Bittner left Monday
evening for a visit with relatives at
Pittsburg.
CHARTER NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that an ap-
plication will be made to the Governor
of the State of Pennsylvania on
Monday, the 17th day of September,
1917, under the Act of Assembly of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
entitled “An Act to provide for the
incorporation and regulation of cer-
tain Corporations” approved April
29th, 1874, and its supplements, for
the Charter of an intended Corpor-
ation to be called THE ROCKWOOD
CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY, the
character and object of which is the
operation of a creamery, the purchase
and sale of milk and its products,
and the manufacture and sale of
butter, ice-cream, and other products
of milk and cream, and for these
purposes to have and possess and en-
joy all the rights, benefits and privil-
eges of the said Act of Assembly
and its supplements.
UHL & EALY,
Solicitors.
THE PLAY OF “HAMLET.”
Does it Always Maka the Dane and the
Gravedigger Enemies?
In his ‘Notes on Shakespeare's
Workmanship” Sir Arthur Quiller-
Couch says that “Hamlet” was written
“not for an audience of Goethes and
Coleridges, but for an audience of ordi-
nary men and women,” and, speaking
of its popularity, he says that to this
day a traveling company of [British?]
actors, thrown on their beam ends for
lack of money, having acted this or
that to empty houses, always as a last
resort advertise “Hamlet.” * * *
When an actor takes a benefit, “Ham-
let” is the piece most commonly
chosen. * * * But why does the
gentleman who enacts the first grave-
digger also choose “Hamlet” for his
benefit night?
I was once assisting at a dress re-
hearsal of “Hamlet” when the first
gravedigger came off the stage in a
passion. In the greenroom it exploded.
“Why,” he wished to know, “should 1
be treated like a dog by this conceited
fool?7"—meaning our Hamlet, of course.
“His temper gets viler at every re-
hearsal. Surely, after airing his vanity
through four acts, he might be quiet
while I have my little say!”
“Bless you, sir,” answered an old
dresser, “it's always like that. In these
forty years I've helped dress, I dare
say, all that number of Hamlets, and
Hamlet and the First Gravedigger al-
ways fall out. It's a regular thing.
I've known ’em to come to blows.
Hamlet and first gravedigger! When
Habel & Phillips
you've said that you've said oil and
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A Youthful
Philosopher
By F. A. MITCHEL
“Will, I have decided to break our
engagement.”
“What have I done to”"—
“You have done nothing. My decision
arises simply from worldly wisdom.
You have no income except what you
earn in the way of salary. In case you
lose that we will be beggars.”
“How do you know that this is
worldly wisdom? How do you know
but that my marriage with the gir] 1
love will prove a stimulus which will
lead to fortune?’
“I don’t, but I know that a bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush.”
“Who is the bird in the hand?”
“No one. I am simply breaking with
you on account of lack of provision for
marriage, not that I have a more ad-
vantageous offer.”
“You will not lack for offers.”
“Nevertheless my heart is yours.”
“Well, Lucy, I commend this world-
ly wisdom of yours, though it comes
from a girl barely eighteen years old.
There seems nothing for me to do but
to accede to it. To attempt te force
ny self upon you. under the “cigcupe-
stances would be to drag you dg’ to
my level when by marrying a man of
means you might rise to his level
This I am unwilling to do. Moreover,
1 suppose we must get romance out of
our heads”—
“Qut of our hearts, you mean.”
“Out of our hearts. You will become
one with the man you marry; I will be-
come one with the girl I marry, and”—
“Soon forget me in her.”
The tone in which this was spoken
was not philosophical; it was regret-
ful.
“That's the natural outcome of such
cases.”
He put out his hand to say goodby.
She took it, with a sigh. He bent for-
ward and kissed her; then, with sim-
ply a goodby, to which there was no
response, he took his departure.
A week later he received a note from
her to say that there should be an ex-
change of letters between them. If
he would call with hers she would
have his ready for him. When he ap-
peared he wore an officer’s uniform.
“You are not going to sacrifice your-
self in this horrible war?” she said.
“I'm going to fight on the side of the
allies and the United States.”
“They say that of three men who go
to the war only one returns.”
“That may be, but it is my duty to
go.”
“Why is it your duty to go to the
war?’
“Because I am an ablebodied young
man. It is the duty of all such to re-
spond to their country’s call.”
There was a silence between them
for some minutes, at the end of which
she said:
“By this act you have widened the
breach between us.”
“] did not suppose there was &
breach between us. 1 thought that
you did not wish to incur the responsi-
bilities of matrimony without & per-
manent income.”
“Yes, and now ‘you are going where
there are two chances in three of your
being killed.”
“In the one case it 5 a matter of
choice, in the other a case of duty.”
“When do you go abroad?” she asked
fmournfully.
“Tomorrow afternoon about 4 o'clock,
I suppose. But you must not say any-
thing to any one about our sailing.
Nobody in America is to know if. The
departure of our troops is only known
to the higher officers.”
Seeing a package of letters on a ta-
ble, he took it up and left another
package in its place. Then he said
goodby and was leaving when she laid
a hand on his arm. He turned. She
was looking at him wistfully.
“I thought we had said goodby,” he
said.
She made no reply, but there was the
same wistful look. He kissed her.
“Your eighteen-year-old philosophy is
not working well. You need to brace
up,” he said. Then he departed.
The next morning she appeared at
the barracks where his regiment was
housed and asked for him. An orderly
was sent to find him, and presently he
came.
“Well, I can’t stand this. Since you
to be your wife.”
He regarded her with a melancholy
seriousness.
“You are taking upon yourself a
great disadvantage. Better follow your
philosophy. If you do, ten years from
now you will be a happy wife and
mother. If you tie yourself to me”’—
“I'm going to tie myself to you.”
“There is no obligation, there is no
duty”—
“I care nothing about my duty. You
and I are one, and even the war fiend
cannot separate us.”
He caught her in his arms and when
he released her called in a stentoriau
voice: :
“Orderly, go find the regimental
chaplain and ask him to come here at
once.”
The chaplain came, and the two who
had already been one in heart were
cade one in law. A few hours later
when the regiment marched to the ship
that was to bear it to France, attended
by mothers, sisters, wives and sweet-
hearts, these two, a bride and groom,
walked hand in hand.
“What an inglorious ending of your
eighteen-year-old philosophy!” remark-
ed the groom. “Nevertheless it was
true wisdom.”
“It was true nonsense,” replied the
bride.
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Good Rice for 10¢ per lb.
142 Center Street
The Home of
Quality Groceries
If we please you once we know that we may at least expect
to have the pleasure of pleasing you again.
Hence our care in purchasing Quality Goods
We sell Heinze’s Pure Olive Oil.
It will pay you to buy your Fruit Jars from us.
We sell the famous White Cross Brooms.
to your interest to buy now,
We sell Heinze’s White Pickling Vinegar.
and you will use no other.
These prices for this week will save money for you:
Good Toilet Soap at 5¢ per cake.
Best Kidney Beans at 15 and 25¢ per can.
Ward’s Famous Cakes at 12¢ each.
3 rolls Toilet Paper for 25¢c.
Our own Special Blended Coffee at 21 & 30c per 1b.
Large can Hike Dirt for 25c.
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AUGUST 3, 17 and 31, SEPTEMBER
14 and 28 and OCTOBER 12, 1917.
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Notice to Water Consumers.
The time of year is at hand whea
water usually becomes more or less
limited in quantity. Therefore the
Sand Spring Water Co., hereby call
their patrons attention to the neces-
sity of seeing that all forms of waste
is prevented on their premises.
The Supt. will visit every consum-
er’s premises once each month during
the remainder of 1917 and is author-
ized by the company to shut all
water off when waste is insisted
upon.
Persons using hose without pay-
ing for same will be charged for at
the usual rate $3.00 per year. If not
paid water will be shut off.
Sand Spring Water Co. 28-29
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