The Tenershale fummerdi
Published every Thursday by the
Commercial Co-operative Council.
EBER K. COCKLEY,
Business Manager.
HERMAN G. LEPLEY, Editor.
Entered at the Meyersdale postoffice
as second class mail matter.
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Ask for prices on job printing.
. » have nothing against
“you personally, Mr. Profiteer,
b: ¢ we hate the way you make
you living. We might say
+h. same thing about a flea.
We have no prejudice against
the flea as such, but we object
=to+his mean little way of earn-
ing a living.
mm,
ST. PAUL.
Howard Peck, of Fort Hill,
was on a business trip to George
D. Engle’s on Saturday.
Lillie and Althea Engle were
guests of their uncle, Theo-
dore Engle, of Summit Mills,
Sunday,
Mrs. Maurice Hostetler and
children, of near Meyersdale,
were visiting hes mother, Mrs.
Zack Faidley, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Wal-
ker, of Summit township, were
visiting Mrs. Walker’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs, Sipple, Sunday.
‘Mr. Albert Engle and son
Ernest, Mrs. Richard Sipple
and grand-daughter Lois, were
in Meyersdale on business,
Thursday.
Mrs. Amanda Engle, who
had been spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. Rob-
ert Livengood, of Duquesne,
has returned home.
~ Miss Edna Livengood, of
Sand Flat, and Mrs. Joseph
Beachy and soi Irvin, of
Grantsville, Md., spent Sunday
with their sister, Mrs. Irvin
Engle.
Since Miss Florence Maust
has been employed by Mr. Ja-
cob Sechler, Marlin Gnagey, of
Summit township, has been a
frequent visitor there. We
wonder why?
Mr. and Mrs. John Swear-
man and family, of Meyers-
dale, and Mr. and Mrs. Beals,
of Keystone, were callers at
the home of Mr. Jacob Sech-
ler, on Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. L. N. Wilson
and son Paul, returned Satur-
day evening from a pleasant
automobile trip to Lancaster,
Pa., where they spent over a
week with Mrs. Wilson's
mother.
Prof. William Kretchman,
Supervising Principal of the
Meyersdale schools, his broth-
er Harvey, together with their
THE MEVERSDALE COMMERCIAL, MEYERSDALE, PA.
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WHAT'S SO AND WHAT ISNT
Copyrighted by JOHN M. WORK
BOOK-KEEPING.
No, Socialism does not mean endless book-keeping.
Capitalism means endless book-keeping.
ness, big and little, has to have
books.
Taking them altogether, the
its complete system of account
term, endless book-keep-
ing, is scarcely an exaggeration.
Socialism, by bringing system out of the present chaos,
|
Under the present capitalist system, each separate %
reduce the amount of book-keeping to the minimum.
But, will we not have to have a myr
maticians and book-keepers to calculate how much each work-:
er produces every day and keep
I do not think so.
The fact that some workers
which could not well be calculated in that manner would make
it difficult to carry such a project into effect.
It is not necessary.
A mathematician can calculate the distance from the earth
to the sun without measuring it with a yardstick or a tapeline.
It would be difficult to do that.
So also the real value of eaeh work can be calculated
without measuring it up and figuring it out.
There is an easier way.
The universal introduction of labor saving machinery, and
the consequent division of labor,
men so nearly equal that the difference in income will not be
difficult to do that.
large.
But, in so far as there
ascertained by permitting
demand. -
The compensation in any given occupation can be raised,
or, what amounts to thé same thing, the hours can be shortened
exactly the right number of workers are attracted to that
L3Y
UMar wes
occupation.
If too many apply, the compensation can be lowered, or
‘he hours lengthened, until the right number remains.
Add to this the fact that the workers in any industry can
lock anyone who shirks, and you have an accurate automatic
method of giving each worker the actual value of his work,
without any slavish figuring and calculating.
Devotees of capitalism who are so absurdly
‘ocialism should destroy incentive will please note that this
vethod retains the incentive to gain a higher income
hours.
shelter, entertainment and
medical care are provided for
‘housands of citizens, among
‘them the strongest, most heal-
‘thy and capable, who have
ryone forth and are petting
~eady to go forth to preserve
‘he rights of humanity, to pre-
serve political freedom and to
make it possible for nations and
for individuals to be protecied
from the aggressions of au-
wocracy.
If now, as a nation, we can
support these by our labor who
have been withdrawn from Brom |
luction, and at the same time!
add to the resources of our al-|
lies to keep ther: from star:
ing. an? keep in good physical]
strength those who are man.-
facturing the weapons of war,
how much more capable, as a
1atien, in tines of peace could
we be when all the man power
would be utilized in useful la-
bor—each man placed at the
work to which he is best suit-
ed?
The course of events is cen-
is a difference, it can be accurately
free play to the law of supply and
Just now food, clothing, | Notice to Delinquent Tax Pay-
account of it?
will be doing distributive work
There is an easier way.
It would be
have made the production of
fearful lest
or shorter
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ers of Elk Lick Township.
will}
iad of expert mathe-!
You are hereby notified tos
make payment of any tax
levied upon you or your prop-
erty during the four years
prior to the year 1918 from
which you have not been ex-
onerated and which remain un-|
paid at this time. Unless you
attend to this matter before
June 1, 1918, you will make
yourself liable to costs for col-
‘action. Give this your imme-
liate attention and make set-
tlement at once.
Yours truly,
H. G. Lepley, Collector,
Meyersdale, Pa., Route 2.
0ld Roxleigh—‘ You marry
my daughter?
Why, you are
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wives, all from Meyersdale,|. ° te --
were Sunday hy at the] tering the minds of thoughtful supported by your father. 4 ' 2
home of Mr. and Mrs, Williamy} MER ob the principle of £0eDse Snitor—+Yes, sir, but my : “yg subser
Sechler. re ied Hr gov'nor is tired of supporting 7 4 Th
A. large on shovel arriv- be overcome only 18 a anited me, he says, and 1 thought I'd rai - } €
e4 yt Wer ishary 2 ou « Tort. get into another family.” a a th : Ban
the Boynton Coal Co., Inc., to} —— : —— ‘FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED 8 : 3 a EL
uncover coal on the William — TOBACCO TASTES BETTER ENOCH MORGAN'S.
Baum farm, which the com| He Carries Both. Won’t You Do TOASTED Sons £o : ——
pany recently urchased from :
De ats Half As Much? gg ; Dr
. Sifice the day of the caveman, who FL alek i
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Engle Yaad E13 . rerio at : Aral
d children, of Strawn, Pa. 7 al Csaba DE ey APS ge §
an . h ? : 2 ? fg learned 2 lot about the scientific treat- p: 2
arrived in town Friday even- Senko the thi : Let
: gs we eat. i ;
ing. On Saturday afternoon Naturally none of us would now Buy ¢ the
they made sale of their house- prefer to have our meat raw, our po- : SAPOLIO > mal
hold goods 208 ghey paver tatoes as they come from the ground, For : . for 2 as
property, ol whic ey were our coffee unroasted. ‘Ba; ¥ ;
possessed when they left here. And naturally follows the great dis- PATRIOTISM ECONOMY | is
some time ago, and which they covery recently made by The Ameri- “Actio oak | d h ; on
do not need in their new home. can Tobacco Co.—that tobaccotastes © ONS speak ouder than ; We
The sale wos well Sended better TOASTED! words - Act - Dont Talk -Buy Now i cha
and the goods rought high! This wonderful new idea—simple | © mo
prices, in line with the temper like all great inventions—was first | ___ i Fabia a
of the times. They returned used in producing the famous LUCKY CREE Ea Be
to their new home on Sunday. STRIKE Cigarette—made of toasted a
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Burley tobacco. NOTICE TO ALL CONCERNED mo
Simon Engle was the scene of hy Snowy dn pro
a very pleasant surprise party, ferent, from the obacen ummly Local No. 2774, U. M. W. A, wishes to inform members :
Friday evenin in honor o used for cigarettes. It is a pipe to- :
the Oy birthday of Cy STRIKE Cigarettes | and others that the Consol mines did not resume work in this
: 5 e like a pipe. : 5 .
their daughter, Nellie, who a region as union mines, no agreement having been made official- M
was the recipient of many J : eye
pretty and useful presents. Every man is a divinity in ly or otherwise. Strikers who resume or who have resumed
Those present were Misses El- disguise, a god playing the fool.| work are taking upon themselves all responsibility, the Local ERX
sie Sipple, Gladys Sipbple, Edna I+ seems as if heaven had sent :
Bodes, Mary Bodes, Freda its insane angels into our world | Union having accepted the Government decision and agreed to | :
Sipple, Freda Engle, Edna as to an asylum, and here they | . pt ; ! .
Rbodes, Thelma Sipple, Lillie 2°10 break out in their native contract for same price and condition as an evidence of the de-
Engle, and Messrs. Charles mueic and utter at intervals the | sire of members to show their fairness, but the company still | Fune
ingle, r Bodes, Roy Sipple, words they have heard in| : : : . : : ae
ee i he ons A the mad fit re- refrains from entering into collective bargaining agreement
gle, Clyde McClintock and turns and they mope and wal-| with the elected representatives of its employees.
Evan Engle. At a late hour a low like dogs.—Emerson.
dainty luncheon was served by The best education in the THE LOCAL UNION PURCHASED A $500 LIBERTY Re
the hostess, after which the world is that got by struggling N " 309 1
ouests Ade parted for their lto make a living. s = BO! D AS AN ADDITIONAL ACT WORTHY OF YOUR NO- onem
| —tei TICE. TRUSTEES, HOHE