' [Personal]
itor on Friday of the past week.
* who is employed by the Baltimore and
Railroad Co. at that place.
: { way, u ed
resume her duties as nurse at
Bm
3
tne AL
Volume XL
Meyersdale Commercial
MEYERSDALE, PA.
THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1929
NO. 27 *
Mrs. Radabaugh, of Columbus, Ohio,
“is visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Joseph F. Reich, of Broadway.
rs,
James E. Imler was a Somerset vis-
Mr. and Mrs. Warden Deeter, of
Gary, Indiana, are visiting at the
home of Mr. Deeter’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Deeter, of North street.
Mrs. Gus Hartle and young son,
Bobbie left on the past Friday for
Pittsburgh. Pa., where they will visit
with relatives and friends for several
days..
Mrs. Lee Saylor and son, Dicky, re-
turned from Johnstown, Pa., on Fri-
day of the past week after spending
several days there visiting with rela-
tives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Ware Deeter, of
"North street, and the former's sister,
Miss Ida Deeter, of lower North
street, returned the latter part of last
week from Johnstown, Pa., where
they had spent several days visiting
-with relatives and friends.
Carl Henicksman, of High street,
©Ohio Railroad Co. in Pittsburgh, Pa.,
is spending a few days at his home on
account of his sight causing him some
trouble. :
Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Beachy, of Sal-
‘isbury, Pa., spent the past Friday at
the home of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Reich, of
Broadway.
Mr. and Mrs. John* Gress, of Main
street, have returned from a visit
with relatives and friends in McKees-
port, Pa.
Joseph Walsh has gone to Washing-
ton, D. C., where he has secured em-
ployment with the Baltimore and Ohio
Miss Joan, D
the
‘West Penn Hospital, on the past Sun-
day. 3
Simon Murray and William Suder,
Supervisors of Larimer Township,
were transacting business in Somer-
set, Pa., at the County Commissioners
office the past Friday.
Miss Frances Resinger, of Acosta,
‘who spent the past several weeks vis-
iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Pope, of Sherman street, has
returned to her home.
Mrs. Anthony King, of Connells-
ville, Pa., who had been visiting with
her husband who is employed by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. at
‘West Meyersdale, returned to her
home the past Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Eugene Naugle and Miss Ag-
nes Ebaugh were visitors to Cumber-
land, Maryland, the latter part of last
‘week.
The Phillip-Jones Shirt Factory
ceased operations on Friday and Sat-
urday of the past week, due to the
semi annual inventory being taken.
Miss Evelyn Dahl, eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William Dahl, of
Center and Grant streets, left on the
past Thursday for Columbia Univer-
sity where she will enroll for the sum-
mer course at that institution.
William Malloy returned last
Thursday from Mt. Carmel, Pa.,
where he had gone to attend the wed-
ding of his brother. He was accom-
panied on the trip by Paul Dahl, who
also returned with Mr. Malloy.
Mrs. Charles Hughes, of TUnion-
town, Pa., spent the latter part of
last week visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Hartle, of
Large street, and other relatives and
friends.
Ray Thomas, of Grant street, who
has been very ill for the past nine
weeks is now able to be out and
around, although not strong enough to
do any strenuous work of any kind.
Ray has had a very bad seige of it
and it is the earnest hope of his many
friends that he will soon be able to re-
turn to his old position, that of clerk
at the Cash Meat Market.
James Dixon Jr., a former Meyers-
dale boy now residing in Washington,
D. C., arrived here the past Friday
morning for a visit with relatives and
friends here and in Connellsville, Pa.
He will visit for a short time at the
home of Mrs. Kneriem, on Broadway
St., after which he will visit with re-
latives .and friends in Connellsville,
Pa., before returning to his home in
bank robbery on June 6 last, both
CENTRAL CITY
BANK ROBBERS
PLEAD GUILTY
Meted Out to Felix Fertak,
John Wozniak and John Lu-
cian.
Felix Fertak, alias Frank Krous,
alias John Miscick, of Cleveland,
O., and John Wozniak, of Detroit,
Mich., two of the Central City bank
robbers, Monday morning were ar-
raigned in court before Judge John
A. Berkey and pleaded guilty to
charges of robbery, breaking and en-
tering with intent to commit a fel-
ony and shooting with intént to kill
James Miller, Cashier of the Cen-
tral City National Bank. On the
charges of breaking and entering the
bandits were each sentenced to serve
not less than five years nor more
than 10 years in the Western Peni-
tentiary at solitary confinement. On
the robbery charge they were each
sentenced to serve not less than 10
nor more than 20 years in the peni-
tentiary. On the shooting charge
they were each sentenced to serve
not less than three and one-half nor
more than seven years in the peni-
tentiary. " :
The jail sentences are to run con-
secutively, making a total of not less |
than 18 1-2 nor more than 37 years’
imprisonment for each defendant.
Fertak and Wozniak had nothing
entering a plea of guilty. Immedi-
ately following the passing of sen-
tence the bank bandits were returned
to the county jail under heavy
guard.
Fertak and Wozniak were placed
under arrest a short time after the
bank succeeded scape
with about $4,500 and has not yet
been apprehended.
John Lucian alias “Polish John,”
of Detroit, chauffeur of the bandits’
automobile, which was intended for
their escape, was captured by the
Detroit police last week and return-
ed to Somerset on Friday. Lucian
is also a prisoner. in the county jail,
being held on similar charges.
John Lucian, alias “Polish John,”
of Detroit, was arranged about one
hour later and also pleaded guilty
to charges of robbery, breaking and
entering and felonious attempt. On
the robbery and entering charges
Lucian was given the same sentence
as Fertak and Wozniak, while on
the felonious attempt charge he was
sentenced to serve not less than one
nor more than two years in the
Western Penitentiary. His total
sentence is not less than 16 nor
more than 32 years’ imprisonment.
He had nothing to say during his
arraignment.
The costs and a fine of $1 were
also imposed against each defendant
on each of the three charges.
“Polish John” Captured
in Detroit
John Lucian, alias “Polish John,”
driver of the automobile used by the
bandits in the Central City bank
hold up, was captured several days
ago by Detroit police and brought
back by Sheriff Lester G. Wagner
and Sergt. F. T. Gleason, of State
police at Greensburg. He was held
without bail for the September term
of Criminal Court. Lucian is charg-
ed with robbery, assault and battery
with intent to kill and breaking and
entering to commit a felony.
When arraigned before Justice of
the Peace F. J. Mulcahy, of Central
City, Lucian pleaded ‘not guilty.”
Lucian’s identity was established by
four people as being the driver of
the Central City bandits’ automo-
bile. “Polish John” is 35 years of
age.
Lucian was taken from the
Greensburg Barracks, where he had
been lodged upon his xeturn from
Detroit, to Central City by Sergeant
Gleason and another State Police-
man. After his arraignment at
Central City “Polish John” was
taken to.Somerset and committed to
the county jail, where two of his
companions, Felix Fertak, alias
Krank Kraus, and John Wozniak,
who were wounded and captured af-
Washington, D. C.
ter the Central City robbery, were
Long Terms in Penitentiary|
to say when arraigned other than |
7 2
:
i ) seis
”
I %
|
2
Inte record ess ee we
——
@ 2 re
Jexingtory lass, , —
Llorerezcred ane! Bridce over TAe (orcord River
DRUM AND BUGLE
CORPS NOW NUMBERS
THIRTY-TWO MEMBERS
The Senior Drum and Bugie Corps
of Charles E. Kelly Post No. 112 of
the local American Legion have added
five new members to their Corps.
This addition now brings the total
number now in the corps to 32.
The local Drum and Bugle Corps
have received invitations from the fol-
lowing places asking them to take
part in their parades: The Somerset
Volunteer Fire Department has re-
quested the boys to take part in their
parades to be staged in that place on
July 4th and on July 6th. The Som-
erset Firemen will hold their parades
at 9:30 A. M. on July 4th and at 8:00
P. M. on July 6th. An invitation has
been received from the American Le-
gion Post at Everett, Pa., to take part
in a parade which is to be staged at
that place on July 18th, under the aus-
pices of the Society of 40 and 8. This
will be the Annual Summer Wreck,
and a large turnout from all Legion
Posts is anticipated. The Central
City Fire Department has extended
an invitation to the Local Post to at:
tend two parades which are to be
staged in that place on July 25th and
July 27th. The Somerset County
Firemens Convention will be held in
Central City from July 24-27.
also being held prisoners on similar
charges.
When Fertak learned that “Po-
lish John” was also a prisoner in
jail he displayed pleasure at the ap-
prehension of “Polish John,” who,
Fertak claims, spoiled their chances
for escape after the Central City
hold-up by driving away in their
auto and deserting them. “Polish
John” has done little talking since
his arrest.
A warrant was received at the
Greensburg State Police Barracks
for Wozniak from Dr. F. C. Keit,
commissioner of Auburn State Pris-
on, New! York, on a charge of hav-
ing made his escape from jail there
in 1919. According to the informa-
tion accompanying the warrant,
Wozniak, under the name of Wlad-
slav. D. Cazinchel, was sentenced
June 24, 1919, in Livingston Coun-
ty, New York, to serve three years
for burglary, and two months later
escaped.
ADVERTISE IN BERLIN RECORD’
MRS. EMMA HIBNER
SUCCUMBS TUESDAY
FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
Mrs. Emma Hibner died at her
home on Thomas street, Tuesday
evening about 5 o'clock, aged 76
years, 9 months and 10 days. She
fell down stairs Tuesday morning
and received injuries which proved
fatal.
She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. Anna L. Gardner, of
Johnstown; Mrs. D. M. Lee, of
Summit Township; Mrs. H. L. Mec-
Cann, of Allison, Pa.; Mrs. John
Gress, of Meyersdale; Mrs. Edna J.
Hallam, and Miss Gertrude, at
home; George W. Hibner, of Mer-
rittstown, Pa.; Herbert, of Meyers-
dale, and one son, W. E. Altmiller
by a former marriage, of Pitcairn.
She is also survived by 29 grand
children and 8 great grandchildren.
Her husband, George Hibner, died
March 16, 1916.
Mrs. Hibner was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hermon and was born
in Northampton Township, where
she grew to womanhood. She was a
devoted member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. Funeral will
take place Friday afternoon, her
pastor, Rev. W. C. Marquis will con-
duct the services. Her remains will
be laid to rest in the Union Ceme-
tery.
Undertaker W. C. Price will have
charge of the funeral arrangements.
In the death of Mrs. Hibner the
family loses a devoted and loving
mother, and the town one of its best
women.
Three birthplaces of the Republican
Party have been found, but what is
worrying the Democrats more is that
they can’t find where it’s going to be
buried.
Mr. Raskob predicts revolution and
the breaking up of the country into
three nations unless things change.
Maybe that is what is the matter with
the stock market.
A Pittsburgh man says that his
mind became a blank after taking two
drinks of bootleg gin. But the ques-
tion is: how much intelligence did he
have before he took the drink ?
Subscribe for The Commercial
My. Berkley Suffers
Fracture of Right Arm
Howard Berkley a very prominent
and industrious farmer of Summit
Township, while using his sprayer in
spraying his potatoes on last Thurs-
day had the misfortune of fracturing
both bones of his right arm at the
wrist.
A friend of Mr. Berkley’s had called
to pay him a visit and he had tied the
horses and gone into the house. On
his return to the field he untied the
horses and began to spray the pota-
. toes when the horses gave a jerk and
threw Mr. Berkley off the sprayer,
and in trying to protect himself from
the fall he threw out his arm and the
force of the fall resulted as stated
above.
Dr. C. C. Glass was summoned im-
mediately. An X-ray picture was
taken on Friday afternoon by Dr. C.
C. Glass which revealed the nature of
the injury sustained by Mr. Berkley.
The patient is resting as comfortably
as can be expected at this time.
BENEFIT PICTURE
IS WELL ATTENDED
The benefit picture which the Ju-
nior Drum and Bugle Corps put on at
the New Main Theatre on last Thurs-
day and Friday evenings were very
well attended.
This picture was sponsored by the
Charles E. Kelly Post of the local
American Legion Post and the pro-
ceeds will go toward furnishing trans-
portation for the boys, when they vis-
it distant places to display their
wares. :
This is the first benefit the Junior
Drum and Bugle Corps has had, and
they are very much elated over the
grand success of their first venture in
trying to raise money to defray their
expenses in going to other towns
when they play, not only to display
their fine talents, but to also help to
advertise the town of Meyersdale.
One way to find out whether you
are still young is to attend a dance on
one of these hot summer nights and
try to keep going until one o’clock.
It is said that when the next war
comes, the soldiers will be billeted in
hotels. This will be fine for the buck
private as a little contact with the
modern hotel clerk will teach them to
endure the second lieutenants a little
later on.
CHAUTAUQUA To
START FRIDAY
Fine Program Offered by the
Redpath Chautauqua Will be
Enjoyed by Great Number of
Meyersdale People.
On Friday afternoon at three-
thirty o’clock Meyersdale’s big 1929
Redpath Chautauqua will get under
way in the large tent auditorium lo-
cated on the Chautauqua grounds.
The Redpath management is of-
fering this year one of the finest
programs ever presented on any
Chautauqua circuit. Beautiful mu-
sical productions, popular entertain-
ments, comedy, drama and authora-
tive lectures all find a place on this
notable program.
Among the many splendid fea-
tures are three great plays, ““Skid-
ding” the hilarious Broadway come-
dy success, “Sun-Up” which ran for
thirty-two weeks in London, Eng.
and the ever popular “Rip Van Win-
kle.”
Friday afternoon the Ramos
Mexican Orchestra will fire the
opening gun of Redpath week.
From sunny Mexico comes this
great company to bring their fasci-
nating music to Redpath audiences.
The colorful exotic costumes of the
Senoritas of the Orchestra induce an
atmosphere of picturesque charm.
Their program will be one of the
high spots of the entire Chautauqua.
Every season ticket bought before
the opening of the Chautauqua is of
direct financial benefit to the local
committee who have sponsored the
Chautauqua. For this reason the
committee asks that all who are go-
ing, will buy their tickets now. Buy-
‘ers of season tickets also make a big
saving over what it would cost them
to attend and pay single admissions.
F.'G. Hipple, campaign manager
‘Redpath Chautauqua is in
ale making preparations for
finer than heretofore. / ;
Meyersdale is now on the Gulf
De-Luxe Redpath circuit, which
opened in St. Augustine, Fla., Mar.
6th and has since played in all the
larger cities of the south. The Gulf
circuit is the longest and greatest
Chautauqua circuit in existence to-
day and because of the long season
and great buying power is able to
get the highest grade talent possi-
ble.
Mr. Hipple who has been with the
Redpath organization for the past
seven years states that this years
program is the finest by far of any-
thing that has ever appeared on a
five-day Chautauqua circuit.
Following is the program for the
five big days of Chautauqua week
here.
FIRST DAY
Afternoon—Mandolin and Mexican
song Concert—Ramos Mexican Orches-
tra, admission 50c. Evening—“An Hour
in Old Mexico”—Ramos Mexican Or-
chestra. “Back from Siberia”—Post
War Epic—Capt. Sigurdur K. Gudmund-
son, admission 75c.
SECOND DAY
Afternoon—Travel Lecture, “An
American Girl Sails Around the World”
—DMiss Lethe Coleman. Evening—*“Skid-
ding”— Straight From Broadway, ad-
mission $1.00.
THIRD DAY
Afternoon—Artist Concert—Garay
Sisters, admission 50c. Evening—*“With
the Masters in Prelude”—Garay Sisters,
Address— “This Way Up”—Chancellor
Geo. H. Bradford, admission 75c.
FOURTH DAY
Afternoon—*“Rip Van Winkle” —The
Grand Old Play of America’s Birth—
Spraguc Players, admission 50c. Even-
ing—“Sun-Up”—Colorful drama of the
Carolina Hills, admission $1.00.
FIFTH DAY
Afternoon—Old Favorites and New
Hits—Dagny Jensen Reed and Artists.
“Flats and Sharps”—John Ross Reed,
admission 50c. Evening—1929 Revue—
Tuneful Music, Georgeous Costumes,
Beautiful Staging and Lighting—John
Ross Reed and his Company, admission
$1.00.
Sir Oliver Lodge says that everyone
will soon live to be a hundred years
old. Maybe so, but it will take the
children born this year at least a cen-
tury to do it.
Isn’t it too bad that this new-fan-
gled non-shatterable glass wasn’t in-
vented until after the back mirrors in
NATURAL GAS TO",
%
BE FURNISHED T0
THIS SECTION |
¢
3
Grantsville, Salisbury, Meyers-
dale, and Berlin, are in Line
for Supply of Gas—Borough
Councils Have Taken Favor-
able Action.
Favorable action on the granting
of franchises to the Manufacturer's
Light and Heat Company, has been
taken by the borough councils of
Grantsville, Meyersdale and Berlin.
Salisbury at the meeting of the bor-
ough council on Tuesday night de-
ferred definite action, but it is ex-
pected that the council will approve
the measure in the near future.
Grantsville met on Monday night
and accepted the proposition and an
ordinance will be legally enacted
and approved.
W. H. Adams, representing the
gas company, met the Berlin Cham-
ber of Commerce and the Borough
Council in a joint meeting on Tues-
day evening at 6:30 o'clock and ‘ex
plained the matter in detail, after
which he went to Meyersdale and
they met with the Borough Council.
The councils at both Berlin and
Meyersdale took favorable ‘action,
but the passing of the necessary or-
dinances was deferred until the mat-
ter could be gone into by the legal = = °
council of the Boroughs. It is be
lieved that within a month the way :
will be cleared for the gas company’
to proceed with the installation of
their mains.
The Manufacturers Light
Heat Company is a responsible
cern, having assets of over si
dred millions of dollars, and i
very high and satisfactory rat
They operate from Indiana to
Jersey: At the present timé
plies gas Cu
0 ec
cities in the state of Ohio.
The advantages of gas are Aon
erous. For cooking purposes,/ gas
is unexcelled. In many manufac-
turing industries, the use of gas is
indispensible. It is employed in the
making of both large and small ar-
ticles. Sheet metal works consume
quantities of gas in their operations.
In this section it is doubtful if many
people will use gas for heating pur-
poses, for the reason that coal is
cheaper and readily accessible.
At the present time the gas com-
panv'is not contemplating the exten-
sion of their lines to Somerset, for
the reason that an exclusive fran-
chise was given last January to Dr.
Dugan and his company, which is
drilling for gas in the neighborhood
of Somerset. The Company are
now drilling on the second opening
and have now reached a depth of
about one mile. They expect to
start another well soon and reach a
depth of 7,500 before the effort to
locate gas is abandoned. In the
event that gas is not found in that
section, the Manufacturers Light
and Heat Company hope to make
arrangements to extend their lines
to Somerset.
The Musser Reunion
Was Enjoyable Affair
The annual Musser reunion, held
Saturday, June 22, proved a grand
success. The weather being ideal
for an outdoor picnic.
A number of the tribe motored
here from a distance, among them
being Hon. James Q. Musser and
two of his sons, and a Mr. Hitt,
from Clarksburg, W. Va. One of
the sons, Rev. Croner Musser deliv-
ered a very fine instructive talk.
Earl B. Musser, wife and son, Earl
Beachy, Jr., also motored here from
Kansas City. Mr. Musser returned
to his home and place of business
last Friday, while Mrs. Musser and
little son remained here for a longer
visit with friends. Mrs. Musser
will leave this week on an extended
motor trip through the New Eng-
land States in company with a num-
ber of friends from Ohio. Mr.
Smith and family also motored here,
Mrs. Smith being a great grand-
daughter of Henry Musser. Prof.
J. C. Werner and family were here
and Mr. Werner gave a very excel
lent talk.
The next reunion will be held at
Tipp’s Inn, near Berlin. All the old
the bar rooms went out of existence? | officers were re-elected.
wi
jo ARR i