ns ecom- lishly, y 3. 3 wutiful work ; ze on / rex. ading ining know with be- hings AGA- than ndred men. ale e of all lits n, Garba- ipcord, in ), $12.50, y $5.00 Hats t $1.25. and $1.50 at 50c. ists e Waists, Voile and” = ’s me! to you woman S sani- which r laun- water, y more more all the motion SS. baving iniry YOOO00 ces will to M. 1917. liz. 000 LER - OO me ce: iter St. ones S0000G Hg a Zs 53 gmmercial, VOL XXXIX MEYERSDALE, PA, MARCH 14. 1918. GOVERNMENT DEMANDS j FLOUR SUPPLY REPORTS Mi Householders Must Report i -— Flour Supply at Once—~Gard | Printed in Newspapers Must be Used. All householders in Pennsylvania have been ordered by the United States Food Administration to report the quantity of flour in their pos- ‘session on a flour supply, card issued by the Federal Food Administrator for this County and printed below in this paper. The card will not be issued in other form than that found printed in the newspapers so that it you are affected by the order you must cut out the clipping and mail it to the Federal Food Administrator for your County. me The following statement was issued by Mr. Heinz, Federal Food Ad- ministrator for Pennsylvania, in commenting on the above rule: “The flour supply card issued by the Food Administration is the first step in a campaign to learn how much wheat flour is stored away in the homes. Householders are given the opportunity to rcport on the flour supply card the number in their households, the amount of wheat flour on hand (including whole wheat and graham flour) and the amount they consider their thirty days’ requirement. Those who fail to report will run the risk of prosecution and the penalty for hoarding—$5000 fine and two years’ imprisonment or both. If any jAersons fail to report, the Food Administration can promise them no “By directing the public to state lenienly, if found guilty of hoarding. heir flour holdings on the flour sup- ply card the Food Administration is taking the step necessary to prevent a possible flour famine. Hoarders hasten famine. If next May, June or July we find ourselves without wheat flour, it will be because thousands of tons are stored away in cellars by unpatriotic householders who banish any con- sideration of the soldiers in their greed to have their own desire satis- fied. The flour supply card is a government action which will meet with the approval of all those who have taken the time to study food conditions abroad and who know therefore that food is probably the foremost factor in winning the war.” OFFICIAL HOUSEHOLDER'S FLOUR REPORT WRITE CAREFULLY. No householder is permitted to purchase over 49 pounds of wheat flour nor to have more than 30 days’ supply. Every householder must report im- mediately (on this form) to their County Food Administrator. Make re- port of all wheat flour on hand whether it is excess or not and urge on your neighbors the importance and necessity of making this report prompt- ly. Seba sa ena adults, ............. .children under 12, tessa I agree to hold my Administration. Name. ....c...cvoconenasncainens Postoffice...... Vesvseneanve Street and No. or R. F. D. AS u ..1bs, ~ ®ssecncsosessecssse Sts evececssccssenee ®tevs0crcrercensosecssensosssssssson Maximum penalty for hoarding is $5,000.00 fine and two years impris- ‘onment. These blanks will not be distributed. You must fill in your own blank and mail or deliver it to your County Food Administrator. An im- mediate report will avoid possibility of search and prosecution. Send Report t@ Ross Seott, HOWARD HEINZ, Federal Food Administrator for Pennsylvania, Food Administrator, SOMERSET - PENNA. NS NNN em me A UNIQUE PICTURE. Samuel Holley, who resided in this community a score or more years ago and who is at present a resident of Wilkins- burg, Pa., was in town yester- day on a business mission and incidentally called at the Com- mercial office before depart- ing on his journey homeward. Mr. Holley possesses a photo of Abraham Lincoln and family, made from an original setting,’ in the year 1862, which is very well preserved, and which, needless to say, is very highly valued by its possessor. While in town Mr. Holley arranged for a dozen reprints of the or- iginal, the work being placed at the ‘Geidt Studio, on Centre street. ECONOMY’S NEW RATES EFFECTIVE APRIL FIRST The Economy Telephone Co. of Meyersdale, operating in Somerset County, Pennsylvan- ia, has filed with the Public Service Commission a new tariff of rates effective April 1, 1918, making increases in the annual rates of this Comp- any for direct line, two party line and multi-party line ser- vice, in that the new tariff con- tans the following schedule of rates: irect $24.00, 2-party line $22. Business ty line $22.00; Residence, dir-| LVN RC PL OL ect $18.00, 2-party line $16.00, 4-party line $12.00, multi- party line $17.00. George Porter Gray, George Porter, the foster son of Mr. ard Mrs. George Gray, of Coal Run, died Tues- day morning, of pneumonia, in the Western Maryland hospit- al, at Cumberland... He was taken to the hospital about a week prior to his death, in the hope that expert treatment would bring about recovery, but the best of skill did not suec- ceed in bringing about such a result. George was a boy of good character. He was reared in the family of George Gray from a child up, in which he was well cared for, and at all times he showed his appreciat- ion for such care as a dutiful and obedient son to his foster parents. Besides them. he leaves a lot of young folks to mourn his untimely death. He was 18 years of age. Funeral services this Sunday. Do you think that anything which will help Mr. Rockefel- ler to accumulate several more nillions will help the plain people any by making it easier 1st. Margaret Smith, Mey- born, to Mr, and Mrs.Jud Wab le, Humbert, a girl; Wm. H. Miller, Rockwood, died of tub erculosis, aged 50; Mrs. Lavina Lintz, Meyersdale, died; Jos. Decara, Windber, died of stom ach trouble, aged 40. 2nd. Mrs‘ Jacob Beal, Coal Run, died of cancer, aged 52. rd. WW. T. Hoblitzell, Mey ersdale, died, aged 68; John Sturm, Hagevo, died of periton itis, aged 28; Verna Imhoff and Harry Stevanus, Elk Lick Township, united in marrage ; Grace Shaffer and Herbert Foust, Somerset, united in mar riage; Viola Durst, Accident, and Frank Montagne, Addison Township, united in marrage ; Freda Zimmerman and George Huston, Hooversville, united in marriage; Gertrude Bell and John Kooser, Jefferson Twp., united in marrage ; Maude Rei- ninger and Joseph O’Connor, : Boswell, united in marriage’ | = t d : 3 Ne gi sh ‘Davidsville, unted th marriage Freda Weaver, Davidsville, and Daniel Metzler, Blair Co., united in marriage; Anna Sich- eri and Lingi Morteli, Listie, united ini marriage; Rosa Mil- ler and Dewey Stern, Jenner Twp., united in marriage. 4th. - Dr. John Bills, Somer- set, died, aged 83; Jos. Ward, Windber, killed in mines, aged 19; John Weighley, Geiger, died, aged 82; Mrs. Malachi Gordon Windber, died of heart for them to earn a living? Get our prices on Job Work. (marriage; Estella | and Clarence Gower, Fort united in trouble, aged 51; Vesta Carver and Lester Kimmell, Shanks- ville, united in marriage; Ruth Critchfield and Charles May, Rockwood united in marriage ; Myrtle McIntyre, Cairnbrook, and Roy Berkey, Paint Twp., united in marriage; Alma Pep- ley, Stoneycreek Twp., and Lewis Becker, Brothersvalley Twp. united in marriage; Cora Geisbert, Somerset, and Clyde Christner, Boynton, united in marriage. 5th. Freda Livengood, Se- wickley, and Robert Riley, W. Salisbury, united in marriage. 6th. Lulu Brant, Brothers- valley Twp., and James Dietle Greenville Twp., united in mar rage; Anna Miller and Orlin Barron, Middlereek Twp., uni ted in marriage; Mrs. Harrison Goldie Daniels, Ohio Pyle, and} : Albert Faidley, Markleton, uni|¥ Ue 9th. Evelyn Herwig and ersdale, and Henry Clabaugh, | Belmont Grant, Garrett, united | a Ean Upper Turkey- Cleveland, united in marriage; in marriage; 4 - months - old| Se ND ri Tr 8y, aged child of Ida Collins, Larimer| -’ 5. > “lara Morris, Somer- Twp., died; Lot McGee, Acosta killed in mines, aged 50. 10th. Mrs. Samuel Bow- man, Glade, died; John G. Ben der, Friedens, died of typhoid, aged 47. ;. 11th, Minnie Peterman and Nelson Shaulis, Ralphton, united in marriage; Meriel Ray and Cletus Thomas, Bos- well, united in marriage; Elmi- ra Brant, Stoneycreek Twp., and Alpha Moore, Somerset Twp., united in marriage; Mrs. Belinda Murry, Yoder, died, aged 70; Milton Show, Addison Twp., died of complications, aged 76; Jacob Fritz, Meyers- ‘dale, died of heart trouble; Sarah Nevlin, Windber, died of complications, aged 17. “12th, John R. Lichty, Elk Lick 1'wp., died, agd 70; Mrs. Wm. Sterner, Adaison T'wp., lied of heart trouble, aged 58. 13th. Mrs. Jasper Tressler, t Salisbury, died, aged 35; inne, _ Confluene, {dof heart’ Seaged 14; Joseph Meehan, ‘Shaw Mines, died of dropsy, aged 47. 14th. Mrs. Sarah Wingate, Conemaugh Twp., died, aged 82. : 15th. Frank Boose, Meyer- sdale, died, aged 41; born, 10 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Long, ‘Windber, a girl. 16th. Ida Kennedy Milford Twp., and Freeman Yorty, Somerset Twp., united in mar- rage; Goldie Kennell and Is- aac Blake, Elk Lick Twp., uni- ted in marrage; Mary Musser, Somerset Twp., and Homer King, Middlecreek Twp., unit- ed in marriage; Ollie Oliver and Alvin Sweat, Meyersdale, united in marriage; Mrs. Nor- man Berkey, Somerst, died,ag- ed 46. 17th Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Hostetler, Garrett, a girl; Darl Mostoller Mostoller, and James Dermit, Listie, unit- ed in marriage; Sue Dilson, Lis tie, and Harry Yoder, Somer- set, united in marriage; Reba Loudermilk, Addison, and Mur iel Shope, Meyersdale, united in marriage; David Reese, Windber, died of heart trouble aged 61. 18th. Jacob Fryburg, Hoo- versville, died, aged 93; Mrs. King, Upper Turkeyfoot Twp. Bay Bowser, Watsondale, died died of pneumonia; Mrs. Chas. Frank, Willis Church, died of heart trouble; Mrs. Gideon Hiteshew, Shade Twp., died ; Mrs. Ellen Fallon, Meyersdale, died of complications, aged 49. 7th. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Niehenke, Garrett, a irl; to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin McClintock, Harnedsville, a boy. 8th. George Simpson, Sipe- sville, died aged 69; Mrs Mary Leckey, Somerset, died of pne- umonia; Dessie Whiterow and Clarence Costlow, St. Michael, united in marriage; Lizzie Coughenour, Confluence, and S. Pumey, Addison, united in I Thon ( marriage. | lin, died of rheumatism, of heart failure, aged 22; born to Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Critch- field, Conflunce, a girl; Pearl Glessner, Somerst and Richard St. Clair, Boswell, united in marriage. 19th. Mrs. Michael O’Niel Boswell, died of pneumonia, aged 69; Martha Shoemaker, Meyersdale, and Orien Daniels Salisbury, united in marrage; Ida Cable and Russell McClell- an, Boswell, united in marriage born, to Mr. and Mrs. Percy Mills, Carnbrook, a grl; to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, Cairn brook, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Small, Cairnbrook, a boy. : 20th. Mrs. A. C. Floto, Ber | 59; Margart Shultz “4 25th, Anna, 3-year<old dau | | aged | ) 7 : i Deist, Meyersdale, united in DEBSEORRS : marriage; Nannie Caton, j : 4 Greenville Twp., and John Lot- NEWS OF THE YEAR 1918 REVIEWED MONTHLY AND ORDERLY ARRANGED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE. tig, Larimer Twp., united in marriage. 21st. Josiah J. ‘Griffith, Jennertown, died of heart dis- ease, aged 71; George Glovac, Reitz, died aged 19; Mrs. Her- set, died, aged 28. 22nd. Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hetrick, Springs, burned to death; Mrs. Harriet Staub, Meyersdale, died, aged 79; Mrs. Samuel Meyers, Hollsopple, died of rheumatism, aged 50; Lena Mitchell, Confluence, and Cur- tis Bittner, Mt, Pleasant, unit- ed in marrage. 23rd. Mrs. Sarah Wingate, Somerset, died, aged 82; Mrs. George Burke Meyersdae, died of acute indigestion, aged 59; Fred Koontz, Confluence, died of paralysis, aged 51; John Lohr, Hooversville, died, aged 71; born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Samuels, Scalp Level, a girl; to Mr. and Mrs. .Frank Prosser, Scalp Level, a girl, 24th. Peter Tirko, Listie, killed in mines; Samuel Beach- ey, Lower Turkeyfoot Twp., died, aged 47; born, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Gower, Harnedsville, a girl. ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yarnell, Windber, died of pne- umonia ; Alex Bercolina, Ralph ton, killed in the mines, aged 25; Dorothy Gates and Alex Baker, Windber, united in mar riage; Elthea Wilhelm, Barrell | ville, and Samuel Cartwright, Jenner, united in marriage; El- la Beigle, Boswell, and Leroy Coons, Ralphton, united in mar rage; Edythe Musser and John Bender, Berlin? united in mar- riage; Emma Kolodzey and William Dunn, Windber, unit- ed in marriage. 26th. Born, to Dr. and Mrs, E. C. Saylor, Berlin, a boy. 27th. Born to Mr. adn Mrs. Edward Bittner, Sippleville, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs. John I Tressler, Meyersdale, a boy; Alonza Shumaker, Jerome, died, aged 48. 28th. Mrs. Sarah Knisely, Friends Cove, died, aged 73; Mrs. George Lamberson, Som- erset, died of heart trouble, ag- ed 66; Lenore Howard, Bos- well, and Robert Mackey, Lig- onier, united in marriage. 29th. Edna Francis and El- mer Ohler, Sand Patch, unitd in marriage; Gertrude Pegg and Russell Riggin, Sand Patch united in marriage; Ora San- ner and Lloyd Brown, Rock- wood, united in marrage; born, to Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Holler, Boynton, a boy; to Mr. and Mrs. William Martin, Boswell, a boy; Oliver, T7-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mos- toller, Stoyestown, died. 30th. Roy Hostetler, King- wood, died of complications, aged 16; Edward Baker, Ber- lin, died; Mrs. Christian Haer, Garrett, died; Benjamin Bitt- ner, Garrett, died, aged 74; born, to Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Comerer, Windber, a girl. 31st. Julia Kesh and And- Loca) and Perini] : L. T. Glover, of Rockwood, was in town today. ’ Robert Ellis, of Garrett, was in town on business today. John Phillippi, of Garrett, was in town Saturday night. George W. Miller was on a business mission in Connells- ville today. Penrose Wolf, of Rockwood, was a business caller in town on Tuesday of this week. Rev. Samuel Maust, of Boyn- ton, was in town Friday and while here paid the Editor a call. Rev. 1. N. Wilson, of St. Paul, rae pleasant caller at the Comnhercial office last week. A dispatch from Washing- Jon states that the Federal fuel administrator has raised the price limit permitting operat- ors to charge $2.60 per ton in the Somerset county field. Frank Lowery, of Boynton, was in town several days last week, during which time he visited frequently the Mine Rescue car stationed here. Mr. John H. Lepley was a caller at the Commercial office on Friday. He always has a pleasure. Rev. Charles’ Lambert, the recently elected Lutheran min- ister of the Salisbury—Grants- ville — St. Paul — Greenville charge, passed through Mey- ersdale Monday enroute to his nty, to start his household eff- ects to West Salisbury. Mrs. ed from a surgical operation, expects to accompany her hus- band on his return. Undismayed by the outlook after visiting nearly every town and city within a radius of 100 miles in a fruitless search for a linotype operator with an idle minute of time,the Business Manager busied him- self and made ‘up this issue of The Commercial all by his lone some, as the saying goes. Not having had any previous ex- perience at typesetting other than a few months as apprent- ice in a country newspaper plant about twelve years ago, it was a very tedious undertak- ing. Readers will please ex- cuse minor errors if any are found, until other arrange- ments can be made for setting up the paper. HOW ANY GIRL CAN HAVE PRETTY EYES No girl is pretty if her eyes are red, strained or have dark rings. ONE WASH with pure Lavoptik eye wash will bright- en the eyes and a week’s use will surprise you with its IN- CREDIBLE results. A small bottle Lavoptik is guaranteed to make eyes healthy, sparkl- ing and vivacious. The quick change will please you. Alu- minum eye cup FREE. L. R. Collins, Druggist. rew Simko, Windber, united in marriage; Caroline Zwolimk! | and Louis Koyok, Hollsopple, | | united in marriage; Mrs. Jos-| | eph Eyer, Salisbury, died of a paralytic stroke. Patronize our Advertisers. good word for the Commercial and his words of encourage- ment are a source of much former pastorate in Blair cou- Lambert, who has just recover-
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