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DRY FEDERATION
NAMES
At a conference of the Dry Feder-|ersdale Booster’s Club, nominated
which in- | Paul D. Clutton for the Assembly.
ation of Somerset County,
, the
cludes the Anti-Saloon League Ei
W. C. T. U., the Prohibition Party, |
the County Interdenominational Sun- |
and other,
temperance organizations, held in the | factory record. His nomination was
Christian Church in Somerset last | heartily seconded by several dele-
Friday, legislative candidates were | gates.
selected to receive the support of the
“pry’’ forces at the coming Primary (authorized to announce that Hon.
day School Association
- election.
The unanimous choice of the con- | date for re-election and was willing
ference was:
John 8. Miller of Somerset, former
District Attorney, for State Senator.
Paul D. Clutton of Meyersdale,
merchant and secretary of the Mey-
ersdale Boosters Club, and John P.
Statler. of Somerset, former Assem-
blyman, for Representati ps in the
General Assembly of Penmsylvania.
The meeting was well attended by
“Dry”? advocates from all sections of
the county. It was called to order
hy John S. Miller, Esq., president of
the County Dry Federation, who stat-
ed the purposes of the gathering. On
motion of Fred Groff of Berlin, P. D.
Clutton was elected chairman of the
meeting and presided in a very
graceful manner, making such a good
impressicd that he was later given
the indorsement as 2 candidate for
the Assembly, without one dissenting
vote.
A committee of five, one from each
of the various bodies comprised in
the Federation wag appointed to con-
sider the availability of proposed leg-
islative candidates and report to the
meeting the ones they considered
fi
Ony le name was proposed for
" State Senator, that of John S. Miller. |
HH. M. Cook, 00k, present of the Mey-
MEYERSDA
CANDIDATES
Parker Trent of Somerset, in a
eloquent address, presented the
name of Hon. Amos W. Knepper.
Hon. John P. Statler was named
as sound in principle and of satis-
John S. Miller sisted that he was
| Robert W. ‘Lohr would begw candi-
| to run on the Dry platform.
No further mnominations being
forthcoming, the committee retired
and presently reported that John S.
Miller, for Senator, and Paul D.
Clutton and John P. Statler, for As-
semblymenn had the unanimous in-
dorsemeng of the committee. Sev-
eral ballots were taken, however, he-
fore this concusion. was reached.
On motion, the report of-the com-
mittee was accepted and Messrs. Mil-
ler, Clutton and Statler were unan-
imously recommended as the candi-
dates to receive the united suppor; of
the “Dry” voters of all political par-
ties at the forthcoming primary elec-
tion. Theithree nominees are mem-
bers of the Republican party, but pe-
titions will be circulated to have their
names. placed on the tickets of the
other parties as well.
Messrs. Miller and Clutton were
the only nominees present. Each
thanked the convention for the honer
conferred upon him and pledged him-
self to make every honorable effort
to be elected and to work earnestly
for prohibition legisla n if sent to
‘Clutton v
" (Contributed. )
- SOMERSET
Miss Wilda Skinner, of Indiana,
Pa., spent the week end with her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Wilhelm of The East
End.
A. G. Hethman of Johnstown spent
several days in Somerset. ;
Mrs. N. J. Swank, of Johnstown is
visiting at the home of Mr, and Mrs.
R. BE. Craver, of East Main Street.
A. W. Lowry, of Windber spent
the week end with his family in
Somerset. ‘
Mrs. Alice ‘Osborne, of Connells-
ville is visiting at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Milton Craver, of Eas
Main Street. f
il. S. Werner,
transacting business in
urday.
Mrs. Bert F. Landis and Mrs. Ed-
ward Weimer, have returned home
after spending several days with
friends and relatives in Johnstown.
Arthur Yost who is a stenographer
in one of the regimental headquar-
ters at Camp Lee; spent several days
with Somerset friends this week.
John Kreger, Milton Bennett, and
Paul Pritts, of Camp Lee are spend-
ing short furloughs with Somersst
relatives and friends.
Josiah Beek has resigned his posi-
tion with the Phillips Brothers, at
Baikersville.
Edgar R. Smith of Bedford was a
recent visitor to Somerset.
of Rockwood, was
Somerset Sat-
Mz, and Mrs. A. G. Berkebile have |
ag their guests Mr. and Mrs. Harry
FHeeren of Pittsburgh.
The Woman's Christian Temper-
anca Union at Somerset will observe
the day of prayer for National Pro-
hibition on Thursday afternoon, Jan-
uary 24th, at 2 o'clock. The meeting
will be held ‘in the United Evangeli-
cal church.
(:lyde Nicholson, of «= Pittsburgh,
has returned home after visiting rel-
atives and friends in Somerset.
“harles Frazee, of Johnstown was
rgcent visitor to Somerset.
Allen Cunningham. of Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va.,
spending a short furlough with rela-
tives and friends in Somerset.
Wdward C. Harah, of Casselman
was transacting business in Somerset
yesterday.
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PERSONALS
Mrs. N. B. Hanna, Rockwood, Pa.,
was a shopper, Thursday. -
Miss Emma Finnegan: ‘has returned
from Johnstown, Pa., where she vis-
‘ited ‘relatives and friends.
Miss Martha. Weimer, who was vis-
iting relatives and friends here, has
retarned co Greenville, Pa.
Miss Mary Conrad spent Friday in
Cumberland, Md.
Miss Blizabeth Caddell, Somerset,
{ Pa.. visited friends in Meyersdale,
several days this week.
Mrs. U. F. Payne has returned
froin: Baltimore, Md., where she vis-
ited her daughter.
tobert Boucher, Pittsburg, Pa.,
visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
H. Boucher last week. :
Miss Nellie Ross, Berlin, Pa., is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. John Baer.
Miss Ada Lint, Johnstown, Pa. was
the guest of her pavents, Mr. and
Mrs. I. A, Lint, Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Pearl Nickel spent Sunday at
her home in Frostburg, Md.
Mrs. Elizabeth Younkin has re-
turned from a visit in Boswell, Pa.
Frank Wade spent Friday in
Frostburg, Md.
Mrs. Myra Hay, who wag visiting
at the home of Rev. Robert Stahl,
Baltimore, returned home, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lenhart Con-
has returned after!
emaugh, PPa., are the guests of the
| former sisters, the Misses Lenhart,
i Glade city.
Mrs. Charles Shroyer, Rockwood,
Pa, spent Wednesday in Meyersdale.
isaac Bradburn, Lonaconing, Md.,
is visiting at the home of his son,
Isaac Bradburn, Jr.
Mrs. Anna Fike, Masontown, Pa. ig
visiting relatives anid friends here.
Mrs. James Daughenty and Miss
Ruth Gloss; Versailles, Pa., attended
the funeral of Joseph Meihan, Tues-
day.
The State Industrial Welfare Com-
mission has ordered that no ex-
perienced woman or minor employed
in a California laundry or dry clean-
ing establishment shall be paid less
| than $10 a week. Hours of labor
{are limited to eight a day and 48 a
| week
the people td a dead
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MEYERSDALE, PENNSY t
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PRIVATE PROPERTY.
No, Socialism will not prevent the
people from owning private property.-
Capitalism prevents the . people
from owning private property.
A tombstone in an English church-
yard hears the following inseription:.
“Reader, I've left a world to you,
In which I had a world to do;
Fretting and Sweating to get rich,
Just such another fool as you.”
The rage for private property on
the part of a certain minority of the
people at the present time reminds
one of the above imscription. They
waste their lives fretting and sweat-
ing to get rich, accumulating all
manner of private property which
they canmot use and which is really
a detriment to them.
But this inscription has no appli-
cation to the great majority of the
people, who lack the most essential
private property and who freq and
sweat and stay poor.
The most . remarkable feature
aboug the opposition to Socialism is
that Socialism and the Socialists are
charged with being guilty of all the
evils of which the present capitalist
system is in fact guilty aad which
Socialism will prevent,
For example, we are charged with
wanting to divide mp, whereas we
want to prevent the dividing up that
is now going on. :
We are charged with wanting to
«destroy incentive, when in reality we
want to abolish the system which
has already destroyed the good in-
centives and introduce one which will
restore them.
We are charged with attempting
to destroy individuality and reduce
of the people to a dead level, and we
want to destroy that dead level and
giv the people a chance to develop
their individuality.
We are charged with having de-
gigns to rnin the home, which has al-
ready been Jargely ruined. by the
present system, and we are trying to
elevate and purify it,
We are charged with stirring up
class hatred, whereas the present
system: is the sole cause of class hat-
red, and we propose to abolish class-
es and thereby abolish class hatred.
an impracticable system when the
present system has conclusively dem-
onstrated by its own workings that
it is impracticable, and Socialism is
the only practicable way out of the
mess it has go; us. into.
And so forth. -
Following up this peculiar cus-
tom, the enemies of Socialism gharge
ug ‘with wanting to abolish private
property.
But the truth is that, for the mass-
es of the people, the present capita-
list system has already abolished pri-
vate property.
© Capitalism confiscates the bulk of
the earnings of the wage-worker.
This makes it impossible for the
average wage-worker to own his own
home, or anything elise worth men-
tioning. He has the cheapest house-
hold furniture. He has the cheapest
clothing for his family. He has the
cheapest food for his table. He is
not shle to afford the things essential
to the development of the higher
faculties.
All of his property put together is
not worth more than a hundred or
two of dollars.
in fact, it is not fit for junk.
Capitalism prevents him from pos-
sessing private property.
in the cities and other urban com-
munities of the United States there
are over fourteen million homes—or
alleged homes.
Of these, over eight
occupied by renters.
Of the remainder, over one million
seven hundred thousand are mort-
gaged.
Of the entire number, only about
one-fourth are owned by their oc-
cupants free of encumbrance.
From these figures it is evident
that the overwhelming
million are
majority of
We are charged with standing for |°
own homes.
i Butcher workmen a
-J11., have a 100 per
| tion,
t Bloomington, |
cent
rganiga- | |
whelming majority of homeless fam-
es } > families
the urban families do not own their |
It is needless to say that this over- |
able them to ‘have the prive
ership
being stripp
third of them
many from o¥
mits the us
more than the)
chance to ow
sufficient abun
that can be 1s
gouging other
to abolish pr
they will lose
due to the fa
vate proper
in order to
vate owne
makeg the:
cause of the
other.
property should.be coliectively or pri-
value of their labor and thereby fur-
property results in the private owner
2
Isnt
¢rs are gradually
property, over a
ing renters already.
events the useful
property and per-
sw to own vastly
Even thi
Capitalism «
Socialism § a
in
Not the "private property
or the purpose of
e, however.
There's the ;
The few q 8 people who loud-
0 Socialism proposes
roperty are afraid
‘graft, which is
they own as pri-
flings which the
ly have to use
ving. Their pri-
f' these industries
gmen’ and working
upon them for an
a living.
have the power, be-
private ownership of
Db compel the workers
i for a mere fraction
: their labor. They
der themselves with-
| palo they ob-
it private ownership
abolished.
erit of Socialism
© private owner-
ting industries
ollective (prop:
Socialism will make the exploiting
industries collective property, owned
by all the people and run for the
benefit of all the people. Then, the
few will no longer have the power to
rob the many, but the men and wo-
men who do the necessary and use-
ful work, mental and manual, will
receive the full value of their labor.
- Whether. any particular piece of
vately owned depends upon its use.
if property is used by an individual
r a family for personal purposes, or
for the purpose of making ‘a living
without: exploiting others, it shomld
be privately owned. Socialism ‘will
enormously increase that sort of pri-
vate ownership among the masses of
the people, by giving them the full
nishing them with the wherewithal
to secure such private property.
But if the private ownership of
having the: power to exploi; others
who have to use it to earn a living,
it ¢bould: be collectively owned.
fHowever, 1 do not mean that Soc-
ialism will forbid anyone owning and
running any industry he pleases. But,
Socialism: will own and run indus-
tries: itself. It will give the workers
the full value of their labor. It will
sell the products at. cost. Anyone
else engaging in the same industries
wonld therefore,.in order to. compete
witn the public industries, have to
give the workers the full value of
their labor and sell the. products at
cost - But he couldn't make any pro-
fit that way... Consequently, he
wouldn't do it . If the industry were
of such a character that he could
carry ‘it on by his ‘own labor alone,
he could do so. But he would not be
exploiting anyone else then.
“But,” I hear Mr. Capitalist com-
plaining, “Will there be no way in
which I can invest my money so thag
I can draw an income from it with-
out working myself?”
No, you will positively
quit stealing.
Socialism will enable all the peo-
ple to have the private ownership of
comfortable and healthful homes, if
they want to—not absolute private
ownership, however, for there is no
such thing, not even mow. It will
als enable them to have the private
ownership of substantial, beautiful
and attractive furnishings for their
homes. But, heset of all, will en-
te own-
have to
it
f all those
things
etiltur
‘| ware featured.
MEYERSDALE
Entertained Club.
Miss Wilhelmina “Wiland enter-
tained the Fortnightly Club at her
home on Keystone St., Thursday eve-
ning. Refreshments were served.
Linen Shower.
Mrs. Robert Dawney and Mrs. Hen-
ry Shultz were hostesses to a linen
shower Wednesday evening given in
honor of the former’s sister, Miss
Margaret Shultz, who has announced
her engagement to Albert Deist.
Stubensville, O. Miss Shultz received
many beautiful and useful gifts.
Funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Bowman.
Mrs. Henrietta Bowman, aged 48
years, wife of Samuel Bowman, ol
Glade City, died at her home, Friday
morning. Interment ‘was made in
the Union Cemetery ‘Sunday morn-
ing. She is survived by the follow-
ing children: Mrs. John Blocher, Mrs.
Simon McKenzie, Mrs. Harry T.
Staub and Mrs. James Long all of
Meyersdale; Mrs. Joseph Hersh and
Eugene Bowman, Glade City.
Jacob Pritz.
Jacob Pritz, aged 68 years, who
died Friday morning, was buried in
the Fritz Cemetery, Sunday after-
noon. He is survived by his wife,
Death of Joseph Stacer.
The remains of Joseph Stacer
Charleroi, Pa., who died Friday
morning from heart failure, were
brought here Saturday by Undertak-
er J. R. Reich for burial. His ‘wife
and one son, his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Stacer, and the following
sisters and brothers, survive: Clara,
Anna; Lucy, George and Ambrose
Stacer of Meyersdale; Esther Stacer
and Mrs. Joseph Grabenstein, Cum-
berland, Md.,
Homestead, Pa.
Club Mects.
The, H. M. T. Club met, at the home
Death of Joseph Meihan.
Joseph Meihan died Sunday even-
ing after a short illness, at the age
of 47 years, six months and dhree
days. Funeral services conducted by
Rev. A. E. Truxal, were held at the
family home, Tuesday afternoon. In-
terment was in the Union Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife and three
«children—i{wo daughters and one
son.
Joseph Reich was undertaker.’
Death of Krank Boose.
Frank R. ‘Boose, aged 41 years, 9
months and 26 days died Tuesday af-
ternoon, at his home on Keystone
street after a long illness. Funeral
services ‘were held in the S. S. Phillip
and James’ Church at 9 o'clock this
monning with Rev. J. J. Brady offi-
ciating. Intermen; was in the Catho-
lic cemetery. He is survived by his
wife and one son John. Joseph Reich
was undertaker.
Attend Funeral of Dr. Livingood
Miss Martha Livingood and W. H.
Dill went to Elizabeth, N. J., Satur-
day to attend the funeral of Dr.
Theodore F. Livingood, the former's
brother who was buried on Monday.
Mrs. W. H. Dill had gone to Elizabeth
on the preceding Wednesday in re-
sponse to a telegram informing her
of the serious illness of her brother.
Dr. Livingood’s death was due to
pneumonia. ‘He was about 70 years
[of age. He was a native of Salis-
bury, Pa., where he begun the prac-
tice of medicine. He is survived by
his wife, one son, and his two sisters,
Mrs. W. H, Dill and Miss Martha Liv-
ingood.
With the aid of federal mediators,
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad teleg-
raphers have secured an eight-hour
day and increased pay with pay for
overtime.
There are 5,000 women farmers in
Missouri.
wholesome, healthful life.
In other words, Socialism will en-
able everyone to own all the private
property he needs for his own use.
It will abolish both luxury and
poverty.
l.uxury and poverty are both evil.
Socialism furnishes the desirable
middle ground: between the two ex-
tremes—the golden mean-—the hap- |i
pv medium—the condition wherein
there will be luxury and poverty for
none. but plenty. for all, and the
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RAILROADS RESPONSIBLE
Commissioner Colver Refutes Statements
recently given
Manufacturing Committee by Fed- |
eral Trade Commissioner William B. |
Colver is of peculiar interest to la.
bor
workers specifically.
ments that the miners have refused |
to
wages.
plies to inquiries of Senators investi- |
gating the coal situation emphasized
conditions which make it impossible |
for miners to work six days a week. |
been misused, not properly distribut- |
ed among the mines, and sometimes |
used as storage room for purposes of
speculation,
gaid:
and Frances Stacer,|
lows:
Unemployment Disorguanizes Mincis,
amplest . opportunity for physical,
mental, moral and spiritual ‘develop
ment
necessary for expanding
*
$1 25 PER YEAR.
FOR THE COAL SHORTAGE
That Miners Have Refused to Work Full
Time Because of High Wages, As
Charged By Employers
bhituminons coal—the gyerape
idle time for these miners {is
irom two to three days a week;
50, ag far as the miners are eon-
cerned, you wonid not be ten
per cent short in production.
You can get the ten per cent
more that he said we might need
in time of war wiih the present
mining force; but it is extreme-
ly disorganizing for miners or
any other labor to hav: occas-
sional employment, to work a
couple of days and thon be laid
off for a day or two days.”
Lack of Cars Cause of [dicness.
Senator Kenyon: ‘If the miners
lare laid off for a couple of days 2
| week, are they not producing less
Cotver | coal?”
Mr. Colver: ‘'‘Oh, yes.”
Senator Lodge: ‘‘That
| causes the shortage?”
Myr. Colvar: "There is where the
| shortage comes in.’
| 3enator Jones of N. M.: “The
| cause of the laying oft 'of the miners,
i as I understand, is the lack of cars””
Mr, Colver: “Yes.”
Senator Kenyon: #7¢ they had the
cars, then, the miner. uld work the
fnll time?”
Washington, Jan.
before
Testimony
the Senate |
unions gemerally, and to mine
It refuted state-!
work full time because of high |
Commissioner Colver’s rve-:
|
Descrjbing how coal cars uave|
‘Commissioner
Willing Workers Are Idle. is what
“I do not think the cars are
now used by speculators for the
same purpose, because the (Pres.
ident’s prices and Dr. Gayfield s
administration since has made
speculation impossible, but the
condition as to transportation |
not only is no better. but ig is |
worse than it was, right now in i
the midst of winter. ! say again
that the measure of the produe- Mr. Colver: “Yes.”
he: i Senator rn £2 Cor then Wo
¥oyp na eu
at he a
i coal?”
No Need to Open New Mines.
Mr. Colver: “‘Absoluteiv rot, and
i there would be no need, Senator, as
{you suggested yesterday,’ ol encour-
aging the opening of new mines. Tha
present openings are sufficient. They
i must be, because all these miners can
jae to work if they are given a chance
to do so.’
During the examination, Commis-
sioner Colver read into the record
| the following quotation from the
Commission's recent annual report:
The examination continued as fol-! “The delay in the movement of
! coal “ears, both loaded and empty,
{continues to limit the output of the
| mines. Movements of coal cars so
slow as to average only twelve or
| fifteen miles a day are now matters
week. Now, it is true that in {of common knowledge. No effort at
some mines the miners do work |stimulation, either by way of exhor«
six days a week; but, as 2 rule, | tation to lahor or increased prices to
taking it right through, I think | operators, can avail against the ab-
that the average idle time is at [solute limit of production set by the
least two davs out of the week. | misuse of coal car equipment, of
On the average right straight which, if properly used, there is am
through the countryil speak of | adequate supply.
oth of he = ne, A miner
will not bé sent irto the mines |
to work unless ther: are cars de- |
livered to receive the product of
his labor, because the coal can-
not be stored, and there is no
place for it. That is the meas-
ure; so that now, «nd at all
times—I say at ll times, at
least a year ago-—the miners
have been standing idle when |
they are ready and willing to
work, from ome ‘c frur or five
days a week.”
=
Mr. Colver: “Why, Senator,
there has been no time when
miners could work six days a
DOWNWARD MOMENTUM.
Baltimore.—Boiler ma-| Your advertising of five years aga
chinists, (blacksmiths, car men and 2 working for you foass: tae Bi
sheet metal workers employed hy the nn pi a ane
Baltimore and Ohio railroad have | working against you next year amd
formed a system federation. | for years to come,
* * For what is true of the lasting ef-
Salt Lake City, Utah.—The Boiler | fects of advertising is equally true of
e- | {the lasting effects of nonadvertising.
Advertising works up a momens
SHOP MEN F FEDERATE.
makers,
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Makers’ union has secured agre
ents with every contract shop but |
| When we stop advertising we start
in-!a momentum downward.
creased 15 cents to $1.35 a day. |
| WOMAN'S CASE STARTLES MEY.
on small one. The eight=hour day
is established and wages are
PRESS FEEDERS ADVANCE. | ERSDALE.
Chicago. —After a two-days’ strike | A business man’s wife could mot
Press Assistants’ union No. 4 raised | Tead or sew without sharp pain in
wages $1.50 to $2.50 a week. In 18 her eves. For years her eyes were
months an additional $1 a week will red and weak. Finally she tried
be paid. Membership in this union | pure Lavoptik eye wash. The result
comprise cylinder ang platen press|of ONE application astonished her.
feeders. | A small bottle Lavoptik is guaranteed
ae ito benefit EVERY CASE weak,
A strike of the tenters in Belfast Strained or inflamed eyes. ONE
(Ireland) power loom factories has| WASH will startle with its quick re-
rendered nearly 10,000 operators|sults. Aluminum eye cup FREE. L.
idle. |R. Collins, Druggist. adv.
| — ees
In the last three years the nam- | Satisfied mith ks experiment with
ber of women employed in the Ger- | wome: n guards on its subway trains,
man metal trade has increased 325 | the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com-
{ pany will use women as conductors
mA ——— ion its street cars
-three thousand women
1 in the British government
per cent
are aro tare e—
otland) joinsrg havg
cents an hour.
a 4