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rsdale Republican 5 "GENTS $2.50 PER YEAR PER COPY LEADING NEWSPAPER OF SOMERSET COUNTY This Week's Edition 3400 Copies TWELVE PAGES TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR MEYERSDALE, THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1927. WHOLE NUMBER 1392 MEYE a MR. AND MRS. PHILSON BOOKED FOR BELGIUM Nation to Relief of Mississippi Homeless DEADLY BLAST IN W. VA.

MINE Local Snapshots MEYERSDALE ONCE MORE OVER THE TOP Community Contributes More Than $800 for Relief of Flood Victims. Meyersdale has gone over the top as usual in response to the nationwide appeal for funds to relieve the sufferings, of the Mississippi Valley flood victims. Meyersdale's quota of the $5,000,000 asked for by the American Red Cross, waS fixed at $500. The community has responded with donations amounting to more than $800 to date. The Red Cross organization has asked for an additional $5,000,000 to meet the immediate needs of the flood sufferers.

President Coolidge has heartily indorsed both appeals, and since the area inundated and number of people rendered homeless and destitute by the flood are increasing it is altogether probable that still another $10,000,000 will be needed before the homeless thousands are afforded relief and rehabilitated. It take months, yea years, for the inhabitants of the submerged land to recover from the calamity that has overwhelmed them. Many will never recover fully from the effects of the flood. Give! Give! Give! It is hoped, therefore, that the generous American people in all parts of our country not affected by the Mississippi deluge, or dire disaster in some other form, will continue to contribute to the flood relief funds. The money raised by the Red Cross by i 1 j.i;4-: sums the U.

S. Government is spending to relieve the stricken people. The War, Navy, Interior and Commerce departments of the Federal Government arid the American Red Cross Society are co-ordinating in relief work and measures. Thousands of army tents have been rushed to the refugee camps to shelter the homeless people. The Navy and Air Service have furnished boats and aquaplanes to aid in rescuing marooned inhabitants of the Mississ- More than 500 dead and 250,000 homeless are in the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio valleys as the waters of the most destructive river-flood the nation has ever known, recede.

Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover has been assigned by President Coolidge to direct personally all relief work as the nation contributes funds. Upper photo is an airplane view of Greenville, under 20 feet of water. Lower photo one of the tent cities which dot the highlands from St. Louts to New Orleans. EXTRA ippi nr.fh transposing food he made an earnest appeal for the medical stores, clothmg, The of Meyersdale) and everywhere, money and supplies contributed bynot tQ give untu hurts but t(J the people of the United States are ml MEYERSDALE ROTARIANS TO ENTERTAIN TEACHERS Arrangements have been made by the Rotary Club of Meyersdale to give a dinner ior trie Leauiuiig force of the Meyersdale public to give a dinner tor the teaching schools on Thursday evening, May 12.

The affair will be held at Hollywood and the teachers will be included as guests, in addition to the fact that it will be a ladies' night. The committee in charge of the affair announce that transportation will be provided for teachers by club members. A feature of the evening's program will be an address by Clarence Moore, popular cashier of the Citizen's National Bank. Many other interesting items for the program are in process of preparation. JERRY" REICH IN THE SPOT LIGHT Meyersdale Boy Captain-Elect of the Duquesne University Basketball Team.

"Jerry" Reich, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Reich, of Meyersdale, broke into the head-lines of the sporting pages of the Pittsburgh dailies this week. "Jerry," who is a student in Duquesne University, was elected captain of the basketball team of that institution, the thrice Tri-State conference champions, for the season of 1927-28, at a banquet tendered the "Dukes" squad in the Dutch room of the Fort Pitt Hotel last Saturday night.

Reich is a junior in the university and has been a member of the squad for the past two years. Letters were presented to the eight members of the varsity squad of last season, four of whom will be lost for competition next year by reason of graduation and withdrawal from classes. Those honored were: Capt. Roy O'Donovan, Dick Shrading, Johnny Serbin, Jacques Rosenberg, Reich, Paul Abele, Joe Vernon, Dominick DeMaria and Student Manager of Athletics John Carstairs Holahan. In addition to the letter awards, Vernon, Reich and Rosenberg were given gold basketballs.

Reich did not play regularly all last season, serving as an understudy to Serbin and O'Donovan, forwards. He broke into the majority of the games and toward the latter part of the season, starred several games. "Jerry" was one of the stars of the Meyersdale High School basketball team before he entered the university, and also played several seasons with his uncle Phil Reich's Broadway team. He was therefore well grounded in the game before he went away to school, and he was not in college very long before he won a place on the team. "Jerry's" friends in the old home town congratulate him on the honors he has won, and hope his team may have a very successful season next winter.

RETURNED TO LIVE IN FORMER HOME TOWN New Superintendent at Shaw Mines and Wife Glad to Be Back in Meyersdale. Mr. and Mrs. W. H.

Price, former residents of Meyersdale who left here nearly 20 years ago, have returned to make their home among their old friends and associates again. When they lived here before, Mr. Price was in the employee of the Consolidation Coal Company, and has returned to assume the duties of superintendent ot tne consolidation operations at Shaw Mines. After leaving Meyersdale about eighteen years ago, Mr.) and Mrs. Price were located at Jenners for three years, and later moved to Jenkins, Kentucky, for a few years, after which they located a few miles across the border in the state of Virginia.

However, Mr. and Mrs. Price feel that there is no place like Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, and are as happy to be back with their- old friends here as the latter are to have them return. Mr. Crawford, who was superintendent of the Consolidation oper-9ii'n at Shaw Mines since last fall.

has been transferred to Acosta. I Mr. and Mrs. Price are temporarily domiciled with Mrs. J.

M. Wiland at 200 Broadway. STOLEN NASH MOTOMETER from my car standing alongside Lutheran church during Sportsmen's banquet Thursday night. Reward for its recovery, or information leading to arrest and conviction of the thief. E.

K. BERIE, Meyersdale, Pa. ONE CENT SALE Three days Thursday, Friday, Saturday, May 2fi-27-28. COLLINS DRUG STORE, Meyersdale. Pa.

The FAMOUS OHIO MANURE SPREADERS for sale; also 1 New Idea, at a bargain. A. C. SCHROCK, Niverton. 88-5t.

FOR SAL RUSSET SEED Potatoes. MEYERSDALE MILLING CO. 91-2t. My Lassie is a good 16 Dairy Feed; price $2.15 per hundred, at C. A.

PHILLIPS'. f. Mrs. R. H.

Philson left on Wednesday for Buckhannon, W. to have a visit with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Reger, be- fore leaving with her husband for Ostend and Brussels, Belgium, to attend the annual convention of Rotary International, Mr. Philson being the delegate of the Meyers- dale Rotary Club to the supreme council of the Rotary Clubs of the World.

Forty nations will be represented at the great conclave in Belgium. The convention will be addressed by Albert, King of the Belgians, who is a member of the Rotary Club of Brussels. Mr. and Mrs. Philson have secured reservations on the S.

S. Transylvania, sailing from New York, Wednesday, May 25th. BRIGHT LIGHTS ON THE CIVIC HORIZON Junior High School Grateful for Piano Presented by Mrs. C. P.

Large. Three of Meyersdale's public spirited citizens have come to the front again and made many children happy by filling a long felt want. Mrs. C. P.

Large, Richard Breig and Prof. Chas. W. Baldwin are the bright and shining lights on the civic horizon just now. Mrs.

Large presented a large Chickering square piano to the public schools this week. This has been a long felt need because, so far, the schools could boast of only one piano, which is in use in the High School building. The Junior High School students have been greatly handicapped in their musical studies by lack of a piano. Great joy was shown by the Junior High boys and girls this week when Richard Breig brought in this splendid instrument for their use. Mr.

Breig offered to do his bit free of charge by carefully installing the fine piano so kindly presented by Mrs. Large. The children have already spent many hours singing to the melodious accompaniments played by Miss Young on the much prized piano, and all feel grateful to Mrs. Large for filling this long felt want; also to Mr. Breig for delivering it free of charge, and to Prof.

Baldwin for lending his piano mover to Mr. Breig without charge. R. A. POORBAUGH WILL NOT LOSE RIGHT HAND Ralph A.

Poorbaugh of Stoyestown R. D. 3, who had his right hand badly mangled five weeks ago in a planing machine whicn he was operating, in response to a letter of sympathy and inquiry as to the extent of his injury, writes to The Republican that the hand will be saved through surgical skill. Mr. Poorbaugh writes: "I did not reply promptly to your letter of April 7th, which I received while a patient in the Memorial Hospital, Johnstown, on account that writing with my left hand did not go very well.

"I left the hospital last week and am now convalescing in my home, but must go to Johnstown every other day for treatment. "I had a badly torn right hand, but my surgeon has performed a good operation and I believe that I will have a good hand again, but it will take a long time until it will be O. K. 1 also wish to inform you that I will not lose any members of my hand. "The Memorial Hospital at Johnstown is a very fine institution, and I appreciate the fact that I was well taken care of the 4 weeks that I was a patient there." WITNESSED WINCHESTER APPLE BLOSSOM PAGEANT Dr.

W. H. Ryland and family, including his eldest son, Harry H. Ryland, a student of dentistry in the University of Pittsburgh, left about 8 o'clock last Thursday morning for Winchester, getting there in time to see the historical pageant, put on in the city at the annual Apple Blossom Festival, and which took two hours and a half to pass a given point. It is' estimated that at least 75,000 people were present.

HIGH SCHOOL OPERETTA ON TAPIS FRIDAY NIGHT Rehearsals have been completed for the comic operetta, "Bulbul," to be presented by local high school pupils in the Main Theatre, Friday evening of this week. The members of the cast and choruses have worked long and faithfully and will be certain to give a pleasing presentation of this splendid work. Reserved seat tickets were placed on sale at 8 o'clock on Thursday morning. There are still many good seats available. KEYSTONE GROCERY TEA COMPANY.

AH Cigarettes, 2 pks 25c Blue Rose Rice, 4 lbs 25c Red Wing Catsup, large 19c 2 Small bottles for 23c White House Flour, large sackS2.16 Small sack S1.15 Naborhood Coffee 39c lb. Golden Santos Coffee 35c lb. 32-piece Dinner Set $4.39 RUMMAGE SALE Basement Main Street Brethren Church, Thursday, May 12, at P. M. Good bargains in second-hand clothing and other serviceable articles.

Dead Estimated at Ninety-four James B. Murphy and Son of Meyersdale Among Victims. Twenty-nine known dead and 65 men unaccounted for, but all supposed to have been killed, is the awful death toll of an explosion, followed by fire, in a gas coal mine at Everettsville, W. a short distance from Fairmont, last Saturday. Among the dead are Mine Foreman James B.

Murphy of Meyersdale, his son, Lewis, aged 18, his brother, Bernard, and a nephew, Bernard Timmins, the two last-named of Midlothian, Md. The bodies of the four victims above named have been recovered and will be taken to Frostburg, for burial. James B. Murphy was one of the best known and most highly respected miners of the Meyersdale region, for many years. He went to Everettsville to work only recently, taking with him his oldest son.

He leaves a widow and eight chil dren here in Meyersdale, the oldest living child a high school girl, aged 16, the youngest a babe about one year old. The family are held in high esteem here, and unbounded sympathy is felt for the bereaved wife and children. F. M. "GRADS" AT FESTAL BOARD The Alumni in Somerset County Organize and Hold First Annual Banquet.

Members of the Somerset County Alumni Association ot Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, assembled at the Ferner Hotel. Somer set, for their first annual banquet, luesday evening, May 3. 1 Rev. B. A.

Black of Meyersdale acted as toastmaster. At a brief business meeting, follow ing the dinner, it was decided to effect, a permanent organization, at which time the following officers were elected: President, Fred W. Bie-secker, Somerset; Vice President, Prof. B. S.

Walker, Berlin; Secretary-Treasurer, J. E. Imler, Meyersdale. Dr. J.

Harvey Mickley of Johnstown gave the initial address of the evening. In a very interesting manner he spoke of F. M. in the earlier days, and the development of the institution up to date. The principal speaker of the evening was Dr.

R. J. Pilgram, Secretary of the college. Dr. Pilgram has attended all of the fourteen alumni banquets held in the various sections of the country this year and was able to bring interesting information from graduates of the college in their various fields of labor.

After dwelling at length upon this subject, he took up the college as it is today, and with the aid of a moving picture machine he took the gang back to the old college as it presents itself io a visitor today. More than $600,000 has been expended in the past few years for new buildings. Prominent among these is the Biesecker Gymnasium, of which the Somerset County Alumni president, Attorney Fred J. Biesecker, was the donor. After Dr.

Pilgram's address, the members joined in the singing of college songs, gave the old "Wha-Who-Wha" yell, and then settled to a half-hour's chat renewing old acquaintances and making new ones. The first Tuesday of May, 1928, was chosen as the date, of the next meeting. The following were in attendance: Rev. Dr. A.

E. Truxal, Rev. Geo. L. Roth, Attorney Fred W.

Biesecker, Prof. H. H. DeLong, Prof W. H.

Kretchman, Prof. F. F. Foltz, Capt. W.

C. Truxal, A. J. Casebeer, W. E.

Griffith, Dr. F. B. Shaffer, John Scull, Somerset; Dr. J.

Harvey Mickley, A. B. Bauman, Prof. O. W.

Saylor, Johnstown; Rev. B. A. Black, J. N.

Cover, J. H. Cover, J. E. Imler, Meyersdale; Prof.

B. S. Walker, Rev. L. N.

Wilson, Rev. D. S. Stephan, Dr. I.

C. Miller, Rev. F. D. Witmer, Berlin; J.

L. Brant, Boswell; U. M. Phillippi, Rockwood; Rev. F.

W. Schacht Roxbury; B. Korns, Sipesville; M. S. Reifsnyder, Hol-sopple; Dr.

R. J. Pilgram, Lancaster. FLOOD AFFECTS PRODUCE MARKET. Don't blame us for higher prices; blame the Mississippi.

On account of the flood vegetables are going sky high, but Lucente always does his best. We have a few specials this week Oranges, still 30c doz. Golden Yellow Bananas, 25c to 35c doz. Tomatoes, 15c lb. Spinach, 2 lbs.

25c. Sweet Potatoes, 5c lb. New Potatoes, 4 lbs. 25c Asparagus, Cauiiflower, Radishes, Green Onions, etc. Quality first at LUCENTE GROCERY In slock this week-and Barred Rock COVER SON.

-White Leghorn Chicks P. J. Another car Growall Fertilizer due, at C. A. PHILLIPS'.

Dickens Pine Tree Clover and Timothy Seed, at C. A. PHILLIPS'. xt i -n News of People and Events as Visualized by a Republican Staff Artist. yEs sir, RECENT ARRIVALS.

Lloyd Richard, born April 28, at Hazel McGilvery Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Boose of Summit Township. Weight 6 lbs.

Second son and third child. First time Walt has had to "set 'em up" in 14 years, that many years having flown since the last previous visit of the stork to Mr. and Mrs. Boose. Any wonder Walt's chest is swelled to the bursting point? Also to Mr.

and Mrs. Delmer Wenzel of Salisbury Street a son has been born, whose distinguished granddads are Dr. J. W. Wenzel and Burgess Valentine Gress.

NICtLY' THANK you Nurse is not referring to twins, but to mother and babe in each of the following obstetric cases: Born To Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Baughman, Thomas street, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. John Day of Keystone street, a daughter; to Mr.

and Mrs. Patrick McKenzie of Greenville Township, a daughter. "Big Vic" still being official highway pest of Brothersvalley Township, "at the pleasure of the court," was doing his weekly stunt on the Transylvania Trail last Sunday, clothed and accoutred with all the- pomp and panoply of a regular traffic officer, which he is only by judicial sufferance. Our artist sketched him as he was holding up Mr. and Mrs.

Tourist to in-pect their ownership certificate and driver's license. Note how pleased Mr. Tourist looks. Maybe Vic also handed him a slip to appear before some local Dogberry to pay a fine and costs amounting to $16.75, for driving a mite faster than a snail's pace, or some other trival infraction of the motor laws, according to the unsupported testimony of Vic himself, which generally is sufficient to convict. In the meanwhile the supervisors of Brothersvalley Township are still required to pay Vic $125 each month for pestering the traveling public four or five days per month and expensive luxury for the unhappy taxpayers.

C. W. Truxal returned to his home here last Saturday, after spending the winter with his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Powell, at Riverview, during which time he was so seriously ill that for several months it was feared he could not recover.

He is still somewhat weak, but is able to be about town, greeting his host of friends who are glad to welcome him home. Mr. Truxal was brought home in his car by Mr. Powell, who returned to his home by rail. Misses Emma and Kate Olinger and Allen Miller who spent the winter at San Diego, and Mrs.

H. M. Cook, who went to Wichita, Kansas, several weeks ago to meet them at the home of their sister, Mrs. C. M.

Beachy, on their return, reached home on Sunday evening, motoring through from Wichita in five days. In passing through Missouri they had to do some de-touring to avoid the waters which were covering that State, and some times the way led between markers which were placed on each side of the submerged road to enable motorists to keep on the road. Mr. and Mrs. A.

E. Baer who were, living in Kenmore, Ohio, for nine months have returned to their home in Pocahontas for the on account of the frail health of Mrs. (Continued on Page 7.) enthusiasm and generosity what it lacked in numbers. Dr. Miller's Lively Talk.

H. D. Martin presided. After an invocation by Rev. J.

Luther Frantz, the chairman introduced Dr. J. E. Miller, proprietor of the Salisbury Sanitarium, local writer and lecturer, as the first speaker. It was the first time Dr.

Miller appeared before a Meyersdale audience. His hearty manner and evident sincere desire to be of service to his fellowmen won and held the rapt attention of the audience. After telling a few anecdotes to illustrate the tbinp-R he bad in mind. Bn heV.e in the maxims of the Savior, that "it is more blessed to give than to re- jce, and that Bread upon the waterg win return in hence Giying fm benefit Qr reief of those mQre unfortunate than we he contended, should not hurt, but make one feel good. After this Dr.

Miller de- livered a short lecture consisting of five of his "Little Essays," appearing in The Republican from time to time. He made each one apply to the object of the meeting, to raise money for the flood victims. Rev. H. A.

Price Speaks. The next speaker was Rev. Harry A. Price, who praised the Chamber of Commerce for taking the initiative in rafsing the community's quota of the amount asked for by the American Red Cross for flood relief. He made a very sterring appeal for a generous response to the cry for help, and expressed his confidence that the people of Meyersdale would not fail to do their part in this emergency, as they had done so loyally on many past occasions.

After a song and response to an encore by the Hostetler (Gene and Jim)-Hartley (Ray and Earl) Quartet, Chairman Martin announced that the audience would now have the pleasure of hearing from an eye-witness of the great flood, one who had just come from the flooded area and who had witnessed many scenes of destruction and destitution. He introduced J. T. Hoskins of Stuttgart, Arkansas, as the mn he referred to. Story of an Eye-Witness.

Mr. Hoskins comes here once a year to sell hickory blanks to the Union Handle Company of Meyersdale. He left his home in Arkansas only a week ago, and just before leaving saw whole towns swept away by the overflow of the Arkansas River, one of the large tributaries of the Mississippi, and many square miles of the richest farming land in the South inundated to an unprecedented depth. The people of the flooded areas, more than 10,000 square miles in extent, he said had lost practically all of their possessions their homes, livestock, implements and household goods. The reports in the newspapers and by radio, he said, did not exaggerate the awfulness of the catastrophe in the least, he said.

His own home town, Mr. Hoskins said, was on higher ground and more fortunate than neighboring towns and villages, yet it was only two feet above the creat of the flood. He personally helped to make and man a raft with which a number of families in the (Continued on Page 12.) J- CHARLES DAMICO DEAD Charles F. Damico died at 3:40 o'clock this (Friday, May 6) morning at his home on Broadway, after several weeks' severe illness. He suffered a severe heart attack at his produce store on Center street several weeks ago, since which time he was confined to his bed almost On' Wednesday afternoon he was able to take a short walk, but late Thursday his condition changed for the worse and he passed away early Friday morning after a night of intense suffering.

Funeral services and burial will probably take place next Monday morning. DAHL BAKERY UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Wm. Weaver and C. Neil of Johnstown recently purchased the Meyersdale Bakery from Dahl Charles and opened it for business last Monday, under the name of The New Meyersdale Bakery, Weaver Neil proprietors. This bakery had been closed down for some time on account of the poor health of Charles Dahl, the junior member of the firm of Dahl who have since taken over the pool room and bowling alley on Main street, formerly conducted by Shultz and Downie.

Mr. Neil of the new firm comes here highly recommended as an expert with nineteen years' experience in some of the best bakeries in and around Johnstown. Mr. Weaver is Mr. Neil's father-in-law and is not a practical baker and will leave the management of the New Meyersdale Bakery in charge of Mr.

Neil, who expects to move his family here within the next few days. Until the new managers can make some changes in the present equipment, they will devote their plant to the making of bread and rolls' only. They expect later to put some dainty pastries on the market in connection with "Sun Burst" bread, which is now being sold by all the leading grocers. "Johnnie" Dahl is assisting Mr. Neil and his brother for a few days, in order to get the product of the new bakers established in this community, and recommends "Sun Burst" bread to the former partons of Dahl Bros.

MUSIC PUPILS' RECITAL. The piano and pipe-organ pupils of Mrs. Florence Boyer Diver, M. will give a music recital in the Main Street Brethren Church on Wednesday evening, May 11th, at 8 o'clock. No admission will be charged, but a collection will be lifted which will be given towards the music fund of the church.

Mrs. Diver has conducted several of these recitals in the past few vears which have always been largely attended by the music lovers of the town. Mrs. Diver and her pupils are working very hard to make this recital the best one they have ever given. FARMERS, ATTENTION! Before buving a Tractor be sure to see the new Wallis.

Big power, light weight. If interested call or write NOAH Salisbury, R. F. D. 1.

p. s. Sam Hershberger, of Grants-ville. has just unloaded a new Wallis. 90-3t.

TRANSPLANTED PLANTS of best varieties at MILLER'S GREENHOUSE, l'i mi. from concrete at Springs; 2 mi. north of Grantsville. Nothing sold on Sundays. 92-tf.

being distributed under the personal supervision of Secretary Hoover and American Red Cross officials, a guarantee that the funds and sup- plies will be administered in such manner as to make every dollar do the maximum of good. Local Drive Begon. When word was received from the headquarters of the County Red Cross chapter at Somerset that the quota of Meyersdale for the relief fund was $500, President Joe F. Reich and Secretary Howard Phillips of the Chamber of Commerce, called a mass meeting to be held in Reich's Auditorium, Monday evening, to take steps to raise the required amount, H. D.

Martin, R. A. Diver and C. H. Younkin were appointed as a committee to take charge of the campaign, Mr.

Divar being named as chairman of the committee. This committee set to work immediately with a will to make the community go over the top, as has been its custom in all drives of a patriotic and charitable nature since our participation in the World War. Mr. Diver and Mr. Younkin, being American Legion members, who served 'overseas, threw themselves into the work as enthusiastically as they followed the flag "over there," and as fearlessly as they fought to make the world free for democracy.

Mr. Martin, who more particularly represents the Chamber of Commerce, quite as wholeheartedly and energetically cooperated with his colleagues to arouse the people to respond to the cry for succor. Prompt Responses. Everybody called upon to help launch the drive in behalf of the flood victims responded promptly and cooperated cheerfully to make the drive a success. Joe F.

Reich, Bro. Son, proprietors of the Auditorium, offered the use of the hall free of charge for the mass meeting. The Meyersdale Republican printed free of charge hand bills to advertise the meeting. Boy Scouts and other schoolboys distributed the bills without pay. Director C.

W. Baldwin of the Citizen's Band volunteered the services of the band to furnish music to attract the people to the Auditorium. Dr. J. E.

Miller of Salisbury offered to give a. free lecture on "Little Essays of Life? to help entertain the The Hoste'tler-Hartley Quartet consented to-' sing, and ministers of, locifl churches and others agreed to help in any way they could to make the mass meeting a success. It began with a concert by the Citizens Band. The attendance was not as large as was expected, owing to other meetings and attractions of conflicting date. However, it made up in.