= . of development now. THE MEYERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSD ALE, PA. ~ WHAT'S SO AND WHAT ISNT Copyrighted by JOHN M. WORK INDIVIDUALITY No, Socialism will not de- stroy individuality and reduce the people to a dead level. Capitalism has largely de- stroyed individuality and re- duced the people to a dead level. Capitalism has reduced the masses of the people to the dead level of poverty. It has reduced them to the dead level of inability to avail themselves of the higher things of life. Socialism well release them from this dead level. Socialism will give the whole human race abundant access to the higher things of life. All Socialists are individual- ists, as you will discover if you mingle with them. : I am an individualist. I want an opportunity to de- * velop my individuality. I know that Socialism will give me the time and the means and the opportunity to develop! my ‘individuality. And I also know that Social- ism will give to every other man, woman and child the time and the means and the op- portunity to develop his or her individuality. Capitalism stifles indvidual- ity. : Socialism will develop it. Capitalism reduces men to the dead level of ignorance, flatness, dullness and uninter- estedness. Socialism will develop var- ied and scintillating individual- ity and originality that will make it a keen pleasure to mingle with men. : Socialism means a fair deal for everybody. Socialism means that all shall have an equal opportun- ity to develop themselves. Each will naturally develop himself in accordance with his special bent. Aand all will acquire wide culture and enlighten- ment. But their special devel- opment will make them far more varied and unlike than they are now. They are very much at the same stage of lack They are on a dead level of lack of development. Capitalism, by forcing peo- ple to spend their entire lives in earning bare subsistance, pre- vents the development of their individuality. Their individuality is slum- bering. Socialism will awaken it. There was a time when a certain measure of individaul- ity was a common possession in America, when men had practically equal chances in the world, and when the high- est success then attainable was open to all. When wealth was somewhat evenly distributed, when the tools of production were simple and the domain of idle land was ample, all men had ap- proximately equal chances to achieve success in any line of endeavor. But since that time all has changed. The wealth of the nation has concentrated into the hands of a few. We have developed into a nation of masters and slaves. The masses of the people live a hanh-to-mouth existence. They no longer have even financial individual initiative. And, on account of their poverty and their long hours of labor, they are prevented from developing individuality along higher lines as well Their financial condition is such that it is impossible for them to reach out into the higher realms of investigation, of culture, and of thought, where the highest individuality and originality may be culti- vated and displayed. Socialism will give every- body the financial power to command the highest oppor- tunities for self-improvement Socialism will take the children out of the factories, stores and mines, and put them in school where they can lay a founda- tion on which to build indivi- duality and originality. _ Socialism will also cut down the hours required to provide the necessaries and comforts of life to such an extent that even the adult citizen will have more than half his time to avail himself of the higher things of life. Everyone has some in 1ality and cipient origina lity. | 1 Socialism will remove the | barriers and let it grow. Socialism will throw wide open the doors of ambition and high achievement. Socialism will make every- one stand on his merits instead of his money. It will be a glorious thing to! live in the Socialist common-' wealth. Socialism will give people greater individuality than has ever yet existed in this world. The old, stark anarchistic, hostile, tyrannical individuality which capitalism promotes is simply enmity toward one’s fellow men. Socialism will develop the true individuality. The true individuality is the wide culture and special de-| velopment of the individual,! not in opposition to, but in har-! mony with, the equal rights of others. This individuality is as much higher in quality than the old captalistic individuality as the zenith is higher than the equator. SUFFRAGE CONVENTION IN PITTSBURGH Elated by their greatest suc- cess in the United States, the winning of New York at the last election and the enfran- chisement of an additional 2,000,000 women and the gain- ing of 45 votes in the elec- toral college, Sucragists of Pennsylvania will gather at their annual convention, Nov- ember 20, 21 and 22 in Pitts- burgh, to elect officers to form a war board during the next | two years; to plan for the en- franchisement of themselves and other women of the state land to outline patriotic ser- vice in Pennsylvania in con- nection with the Third Liberty Bond Loan, food conservation and a campaign to secure equal pay for women entering the industrial and commercial fields as a result of the war. ‘Pennsylvania women say they realize that to a great ex- tent, the men of New York voted to enfranchise the wo- men thereof because of the revelations caused by the war, | showing women patriotic and bearing the burdens of strife. In Pennsylvania the suffragists point out that they have been in the vanguard of every pa- triotic service movement and have contributed without stint of their ability, their organiza- tions, their funds and their physcal service. Their lead- ers predict that Pennsylvania women will be enfranchised at the earliest possible opportun- ity either through a federal or state amendment. | Mrs. George B. Orlady, hav-! ing resigned from the predi- dency of the state association several months ago, the chief interest in the election centers around the election of her suc- cessor. The present officers are: — Acting President—DMrs. J. O. Miller, Pittsburgh; Miss M. Carey Thomas, Bryn Mawr; Mrs. Lewis Lawrence Smith, Stafford. Vice-Presidents—Mrs. Ed- mund E. Kiernan, Bomerset; Mrs. James P. Rogers, Warren; Mrs. Edwin Linton, Washing- ton. Secretary—Miss Helen Cul- bertson Clark, Harrisburg. Treasurer—Mrs. Rbt. Mills Beach, Bellefonte. Auditors—Mrs. H. Wiltred| DuPuy, Pittsburgh. Mrs. Gif- ford Pinchot, Milford. Penn’a Member National— Evecutive Council — Mrs. George A. Dunning, Philadel- phia. Chairman of Finance—Mrs. J. Claude Bedford, Media. IMPORTANT NOTICE It is important that all sub- scribers to The Commercial! who have been getting their, paper delivered on Garrett R.| D. No. 1, Berlin R. D. No. 1,j who are affected by the change in the R. F. D. routes which| takes effect on November 16th, | dale, should notify this office of their old and new address.| If you do not want to miss any papers give this matter your] immediate attention, so that! i i i Local and Pecicd H DIE HAUSFRAUEN Hausfrauen” Pennsylvania’s Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Black Holland Farm, Garrett, Pa., and daughter, Mary, motored in October. to Boswell, Pa., Saturday. i Miss Helen Collins has re- turned from Pittsburgh. name and reorganization of Mrs. C. A. Phillips visited the society. Formally, this so-, relatives in Martinsburg, W.! ciety was organized on local | s! Va., a few days of last week. | lines, but owing to its steadily | & Jemes Beltz, of Akron, O., growing membership over the was a business caller here on] state, the Constitution and By- & Saturday. | Laws have been changed to 2 pounds good loose Coffee meet all requirements for a for 35¢c— ; i widely spread membership, at HABEL & PHILLIPS and to suit every territory, and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dick- all departments of farm work ens, and Mrs. Mary Jane Diec- Owing to the dislike for any- ens; of Levels, W. Va., spent thing German, the society has Sunday at the home of C. A.| changed the name of Die Haus-' 2 The annual meeting of “Die g society of farm women, met at £ The most impor- 8 tant and far reaching work of the day, was the change of § > corrections on! ¢ Phillips. Mrs. J. M. Wiland and Mrs. S. A. Kendall were in Wash- ington, D. C., last week. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kee- dent, called “The Gleaners,” | § i (after Millet’s great painting 8 | of the women in the field.) '@ Members elligible to this honor # must have worked in the field, & gan, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Keegan motored to Boswell, Sunday. Mrs. N. J. Kerrigan, of Con- nellsville, was a guest of M. J. Livengood, the former part of the week. S. S. Richard, of Rockwood, , was a business caller Friday. Mrs. W. K. Housel, who had been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Graves, re- turned to Keyser, W. Va., on Friday. Rev. A. S. Kresge, of Hynd- man, Pa., was here on businéss Tuesday. C. A. Phillips spent Wed- nesday in Somerset. Mrs. W. T. Gurley returned from a visit in Cumberland, Friday. Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Ryland and family motored to Lona- coning, Md., Sunday. Mrs. Burris Shipley, of Mar- tinsburg, W. Va., visited her neice, Mrs W. H. Leighty, Sunday. Carload. of Larabees best Flour just received— at HABEL & PHILLIPS . Mrs. W. T. Mercier and two children, of Johnsburg, Pa., are visiting relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. James Irwin and little son, of Acosta, Pa., are visiting the former’s par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Irwin. Jude McMullen, of Somer- set, visited his sister, Mrs. Sue Liston, Sunday. Fred High, of Chicago, Ill, was a recent visitor at the home of G. W. Colins, on North street. Mr. and Mrs. Eari Miller, of Garrett, were in our town, last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Floto and Miss Harriet Staub motor- ed to the home of William Lan- dis, at Greenville, Sunday. Misses Lillian Baer, Maggie Baer, Hilda Lichty, Mrs. M. F. Baer and son Guyland mo- tored to Berlin, Pa., Sunday. Mrs. Ida Shewey, of Cum- berland, and Miss Ida Kal- - baugh, of Piedmont, Va., are guests of Mrs. G. W. Collins. Holland Brand Oleomargar- ine is the best made, try it 36¢ per pound— at HABEL & PHILLIPS Mr. andMrs. N. E, Miller, Miss Lottie Forney, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller motored to Berlin Sunday. Mrs. Herbert Leckemby and son, Herbert, went to Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, to visit. Wm. Leckemby in Camp Hancock. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kelley and Rev. J. J. Brady returned from Augusta, Ga., Monday where they had been visiting’ Mr. and Mrs. Kelley’s son, Charles, of Camp Hancock. VIOLIN STUDIO Earl W. French, who was taken up here some time ago as answering a description of a man who had escaped from the federal prison at Leaven- worth, Kan., but who was turned loose as not being the party wanted, has decided to locate in Meyersdale perma- nently. come from a prominent family at Duluth, Minn., where his father is a well-known phy- sician. Earl is a musician of | considerable ability and will open up a studio here in the near future, teaching the musi- violin. His charge will be only 50¢ per lesson. when the new rural route No.|LOST or STRAYED—Hound, tions should be forwarded to 3 is established out of Meyers-| color light yellow and white! the Commission at' Washing-, mixed, brown ears and white | ring around neck, legs white, | scar on breast. $25.00 reward for return. McKenzie, Uniontown, Pa., are of Evans Supply Co., Route No. 2. tf | ' frauen, and shall be known as 8 8 | 8 “The Society of Farm Women.” A new division is being cre- doing such work as is usually accredited to men. will be a green ribbon attached to the society insignia, green signifying the color of the fields. The Gleaners shall con- | stitute the bed rock of this country society, being the div- i ision between the women who | really farm and the women { who work a garden. Now, ‘work taken up by the society for the winter, is knitting for ‘the soldiers, Red Cross work, i Marketing from the farm to ‘the consumer—a much needed - education, which will give pro- ducers better prices, and con- sumers better food. With the Parcel Post right at the farm house door, is it not time th:s kind of marketing be started? If properly packed, the mails | will carry any kind of produce, even eggs. Sheep farmers through the county should join ' the Sheep and Wool Growers’ | Association, and thus recieve | the benefit of better prices for both sheep and wool. No dues are required, simply write Cy- rus Bird, Meyersdale, Pa., and give your name, and number of sheep you are keeping. This Somerset County Organization in its first year, received a third more for their wool than was paid by other dealers, simply by sticking together. Join Now. This sheep and wool organization was started through the activities of the Farm Women’s Society, as have many other activities per- taining to making farm life happy and profitable. Flora Black Civil Service Examination For Clerk—Carrier. vice Commission announces that a civil service examina- tion will be held at Meyersdale The United States Civil Ser-' ated in the society by the Presi- | & t The dis- 8 | tinguishing mark of this honor ¢@ Holland Farm | for the position of clerk and, office, November 24th, 1917. This examination is open to all citizens of the United States the service. For application blank and “Instructions to Applicants,” apply at the post office win- dow. Sia Rural Carrier Examination. The United States Civil Ser- vice Commission has announ- ced an examination for the County of Somerset, Pennsyl- vania, to be held at Windber, Mr. French claims to: Finder notify Edw.| , Somerset and Meyersdale (ex- amination at 10:45 a. m.) on December 8, 1917, to fill the position of rural carrier at Bos- well, Holsopple, Windber, Ber- lin, Cairnbrook, Meyersdale, and vacancies that mayoccur later on rural routes from oth- er post offices in the above- mentioned county. The ex- amination will be open only to male citizens who are actually domiciled in the territory of a post office in the county and who meet the other dequire- ments set forth in Form No. i 1977. This form and applica- | tion blanks may be obtained Meversdale R. D. No. 1 and 9 i cally inclined how to play the| from the offices mentioned a- bove or from the United States Civil Service Commission at Washington, D. C. . Applica- ton at the earliest practicable date. Carload of Eastern Ear Corn at $2.50 per bbl. or less by the load from car— at HABEL & PHILLIPS who meet the requirements of | city carrier at the local post! : Shirts! Shirts! We want you to see our splendid line of Dress Shirts, We bought 25 dozen good attractive Dress Shirts to sell to our cus- tomers at $ i 00 usually sold ® only at $1.50 Also a beautiful line of newest patterns at from $1.00 to $5.00. Also have a full line of Moore's patent closed sleeves in white shirts. Call and look them over. Hartley & Baldwin Clothiers and Furnishers Mey ersdale, Pa. J. T. Yoder JOHNSTOWN Sells the Champion Cream Saver THE NEW DE LAVAL ID you know that while other manufacturers are raising their prices to meet the soaring cost of materials, The De Laval : Separator Company is putting out at no increase in price a bigger and better cream separator than ever before—a separator with a self-centering bowl, a bell speed-indicator . : that insures operation at the proper speed, and many other important improvements ? The NEW De Laval embodies the greatest improvements in cream separator cone struction in the last 30 years. The NEW De Laval has greater capacity. The NEW De Laval skims even closer. The NEW De Laval is even simpler in construction. : +», The NEW De Laval is even more sanitary. And you get all these improvements without one cent increase in the price. A = The first time you come to town drop in. and see one of these new machines. We know you will be interested in the néw self-centering Rowh, the new milk-distributing device, the improv. Sizes Be bel DR isaten sl 1 e = proved automatic oiling ea- tures ‘that are found only in the NEW De Laval. : You can buy a De Laval from us on such terms that it will pay for itself while you are using it. But even if you are not ready to buy yet, come in and look the e over. It will be worth your while. Sih ial a a a el IA ld NINN Pf ee Fe NSN IS IN eo. Cross-section of New Bowl The “warning signal” . that insures operatiom at proper speed. Condensed Statement CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK : OF MEYERSDALE, PA. At Close of Business September 11th, 1917 RESOURCES Yoans and Investments... .......... .............. $864,950.66 U.S. Bonds viii a a an 120,000.00 Banking House...... cies iret [Pas saunas 30,200.00 Due from Banks and Reserve Agents..... ....... 448,227.88 Cash............ Rs es ener eat an 70,480.94 Total.... $1,533,859.48 LIABILITIES Capital Stock ................ Samson $ 65,000.00 SurplusandProfits....... ........ cc... 000 143.722.48 Clrealation:- nau cou. bi oii 65,000.00 Denosits ova... dia a aaa i 1,260,137.00 Total.... $1,533,859.48 The Citizens National Bank ¢“The Bank With The Clock With The Million"’ NOTICE TO CREDITORS A. J. Sembower, Aaron Cramer Creditors in the said assign-|and others, containing fifty- ed estate of S. D. Livengood|one and one half (51 1-2) are hereby notified that on the | acres more or less, and praying 30th of November, 1917, a pe-| the Court for an order of sale tition was presented by the As-| and permission to make, ex- signee in the said estate setting | ecute and deliver a deed for forth that he had an offer of|said Seven Hundred ($700.00) Dol- lars for all the right, title and interest of the said S. D. Liven- good of, in and to a certain tract or parcel of land situate in Upper Turkeyfoot Township Somerset County, Pennsylva- nia, ac ning lands formerly now or - Harah & Roddy,| land. Whereupon the Court awarded a rule to show cause why a sale should not be made as prayed for, returnable November 19th, 1917, at 10 o'clock A. M., and directed no- tice to be given by publication in two newspapers. Jonas M. Cook, ip
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