The Republic from Meyersdale, Pennsylvania • 1

EYERSDAL REPUBLICAN. SVOLUME XIII. No. 1.. MEYERSDALE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1912.

WHOLE NUMBER 632. Banners Are Hung On Mail-Carrier Murdered and Mail Pouches Rifled Pittsburg Threatened With Bad Smallpox Epidemic Between Fifty and Seventy-Five Cases Reported to Date-Doctor of Health Department Stricken and In a Serious Condition Does Vaccination Protect? The Outward Walls Meyersdale Now Ready to Receive Her Guests for the Old Harrison Brown Victim of Foul Crime Near Beachley Post-office Elk Lick Coal Company Loses Pay-Roll Money Evidence Points to John W. Maus as the Murderer. Home Reunion and Annual Fair The City in Gala At tire All Signs Point to Large Attendance. Lutheran church, and the Reformed, Brethren and Disciples OChristian) Pennsylvania has for many years been one of the most thoroughly vaccinated states in the Union, yet smallpox breaks out as often in this commonwealth as any in the United States.

At the present time Pittsburg is threatened with a bad outbreak of the loathesome malady, and to date, according to the Pittsburg newspapers, between 50 and 75 cases of the disease have been reported since the outbreak started. The usual quarantine regulations are being rigidly enforced, and wholesale vaccination is also being carried on. Other precautionary measures are also being taken, such as compelling the cleansing of filthy places, etc. While it is hoped and believed that the disease will soon be stamped out, the situation, according to the Pittsburg Gazette Times, is grave enough, and no one can tell when or where the scourage will end. As is usually the case, the disease first made its appearance in the tenement districts, where people live amid filth and William Schweitzer, John Seattle and William Dayton, who brought in the following verdict: "That Harrison Brown came to his death from a bullet wound in the head fired by some party or parties unknown." 'Maus Under Suspicion.

In the mean time suspicion pointed very strongly towards John W. Maus, who had been working in the Elk Lick mine and left a few days or more before the murder and came to Mr. Masters Friday to get his pay. He was told that he would get his pay Saturday after the mail came from Confluence. Maus was sitting on the steps of the Colborn store next door to the Harnedsville postoffice, when Brown stopped at the latter place.

He was seen to start up the road towards Listonburg with a ipiece of flooring board about three feet long in his hand. Above the Anspach tipple four men were working repairing the road. These men were Eli Bender, Norman Smith, Thad 'Mat Hang your banners on the outward walls. Hundreds of them are already hung, and never before hasMeyers-, dale been so gaily attired as at the present time. The city is In gala attire for next week when.

It is expected thousands will come to the Old Hoihe Reunion and Eleventh Annual Fair and Races. Only one thing might occur to prevent the success of the festivities and thalt ds wet weather. Should the plaasant sunny -weather of the past twb weeks, interrupted by only a few 4T siikht showers, continue, there Is no dojubt that Meyersdale will entertain the -largest num'ber of guests in its hiMory. The hotel accommodations will 1)0 taxed to take care of the tllrongs of visitors, but private homes will be opened for the accommodation of stranger guests, and the Salisbury and Carrett hotels will help to ike, care of the overflow. The P.

I. trolley line will make it possible (or visitors to the Old Home Reunion nd Fair to lodge 4n Garrett and Salisbury and still take in all the vents here. All persons having rooms to let during the week, will kindly list them with the secretary, A. O. Lorentz, at Old Home headquarters, next door to The Republi Saturday will go down in the annals of Confluence and the southwestern part of Somerset county as a day in which one of the boldest robberies, combined with as cold-blooded and brutal a -murder as ever disgraced the west in its most lawless days, took place.

Harrison Brown, of Strawn, while carrying the mail between Confluence and Addison, was shot down and the mail sack robbed, at a point about one-quarter of a mile from the 'Beachley postoffice, between 2:15 and 2:40 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Harrison Brown, the mail carrier on the star route, left Confluence about 12:30 o'clock, passed through Har-nedsville and Dumas on time, and was due at Beachley postoffice at 2:15 p. m. On that day he drove a pair of horses and heavy carriage and had as passengers Mrs. Mary Whetstone, of Winding Ridge, near Listonburg, and two small girls from Garrett county.

At Firestone, near Dumas, these were joined by two other girls, one a daughter of Norman Smith and the other a daughter of Ed Feather-man, the Addison township constable. At the foot of Dridy's Hill, the side road that Heads to the Beachley postoffice turns to the right. Here Mr. Brown tied his horses and told Mrs. Whetstone and the girls to remain in the carriage while he carried the Beachley mail sack to the postoffice.

This was the last that he of a wholesale vaccination crusade. Tihe hue and cry that was aroused compelled; the HealtB Board official to cease his efforts. His excuse was that 'he -wanted a new supply of vaccine paints. "The people of this country do mot want vaccination. There 4s not a com-munity of any size but what would vote-against it if allowed the privilege.

Why in heaven's name should a few health officials force this damnable, murderous practice upon every citizen? tMni vlcoiraon ia a splendid -thing 'has its almost universal practice In Japan increased the number of cases and the virulence of smallpox' If vaccination of such great value, why from Ptically disappeared from Leicester, England, since vaccina-wL been abolished? Here is a city of a quarter of a million people with a death rate that challenged smallpox which cannot be equalled an 'I Tn Zd 'm at Jeaat partially, by eliminating vaccination. XY7m "he public be longer by this detestable and murderous fraud? The facts in reference to this practice ought to be spread broadcast. Vaccination w.ll not bear the light of investigation. It cannot bear discussion and Hive When the Health Boards Insist upon its compulsion, I -would advise that a bill be 'introduced in the State Lefflsia.tura -giving each community the right to vote as to. whether or not 'they desire compulsory vaccination.

1 hardly think the Legislature of any state would refuse to pass this measure, for at least the citizens of this country are entitled to the privilege of self-government in affairs of such a personal nature." Mcfadden's Sweeping The editor of Physical Culture not only knows how to assail what he de-Clares is a great curse and fraud upon: rrf ta" hat he als stands ready at all times to back up and hprofn asseni In the Septem---ber, 1910 number of his splendid magazine he issued a most sweeping challenge to prove to the advocates ot vaccination the utter fallacy and worthiessness of the thing a3 a pre- ventative against smallpox. Of course, his challenge was not accepted, for the simple reason, as viewed by the writer, that superstition and graft die hard, and the well-grounded fear on the part of the vaccination doctors that Macfadden would win uniting in the Reformed church subject: "The value of Religion to a community." Speakers: The visiting pastors. In SS. iPhilip and James Catholic church, at 10:30 a. m.

High Mass will be said for the living and dead of the parish, and a sermon suitable to the occasion will "be preached. At 7:30 an evening service will be held and sermon delivered. The members of the churches, non-members and visitors are cordially invited to attend all of the above mentioned services. CHAIRMEN AND SPEAKERS FOR OLD HOME WEEK. The committee on speakers has ar ranged for a few short addresses each day during Old Home Week to 'be made at the Fair grounds at some convenient time during the afternoon, most probably between 1 and 2 o'clock.

The chairman for each day and the speakers scheduled for the several events, follow: Tuesday Prof. W. H. Kretchman to preside. Speakers: D.

W. Sei bert, County Superintendent of public schools, and Clarence Shaver, ex-teacher and school director. Wednesday Levi Lichliter to preside. Speakers: Ex-Judge F. Kooser on Bench and Bar; Judge W.

H. Ruppel on Business of County; Judge J. J. Miller of Pittsburg on his Native Heath. Thursday Dr.

H. C. MeKinley to preside. Speakers: A. L.

G. Hay, on Orders; H. M. Berkley, on Labor, and W. Curtis Truxal on the Union of the Elements in Society.

Friday Hon. J. C. Weller to pre side. Speakers: Hon.

N. B. Critch-fleld of the State Agricultural Department and Robert W. Lohr of Boswell. PARADES AND PRIZES FOR OLD HOME WEEK.

The parade committee has outlined the 'following program for the parades to be held during the week, exclusive of the Firemen's parade which is to take place Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock, if sufficient fire companies enter to make a parade: Monday, 10:00 A. M. Automobile parade. Open to all automobiles. Three prizes silver loving cups, for the best decorated automobiles in the parade.

Tuesday, 10:00 A. M. School parade. Open to town and country schools. Thirty dollars cash for the purchase of pictures for the school rooms, to be equally divided between the schools and classes participating.

Each grade, or country school shall count one; each class in high school shall count one. Ten pupils is the minimum number to constitute a school. The teacher from each school and the Supervising Principal of the Meyersdale schools to select the picture for each room. Wednesday, 10:00 A. M.

Trades Display, Business Men's parade. Open to Meyersdale and Summit township. Three cash prizes $10.00, $3.00, $2.50, for the most unique displays in advertising. Also, a silver cup and saucer for the best exhibition of the fantastic. Thursday, 10:00 A.

M.Organiza-tions' parade. Open to all orders. Three prizes Flemish oak and silver shields to the organizations doing the best marching and making the best showing. Friday, 10:00 A. M.

Farmers' Open to all farmers. Three prizes First, silver tea set; second, silver tea set; third, silver baking dish for the best displays of rural life. Parades on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to form at Market Square and Meyers avenue, on Tuesday at the school buildings. Firemen's Parade. The firemen's parade is scheduled for 1 o'clock Friday, after which a race and hose-coupling contest will be held at the Fair grounds.

The following prizes are offered: Hose race First prize, second prize, $25.00. NDrill -contest First prize, (Continued on Page 4.) squalor of the most shocking sort, and where they suffer from impure air and a woful lack of good, pure food and drink. From the tenement districts the disease has spread to alarming proportions, and Dr. E. R.

Walters, head of the Pittsburg Health Department, is one of the victims, and according to the Gazette Times, has smallpox in a very malignant form. iNow, the question arises, Does Vaccination Protect? We all know that improved sanitary methods have done much to decrease the mortality infectious diseases, such as smallpox and others that, in years agone almost depopulated whole communities. Many people believe that improved sanitation is almost, if not, entirely responsible for the fact that smallpox epidemics are less frequent and less severe than in years past. On the other hand, many people believe that vaccination is the principal agency that has robbed the dreaded malady of much of its terror. To the writer, P.

L. Livengood, vaccination does not appeal as a thing that has any virtue in it whatever, but to the contrary, his views coincide exactly with those of Physical Culture, an ably and intelligently edited magazine that circulates among several hundred thousand people of superior intelligence who reside in all parts of the civilized world. The editor of Physical Culture is Bernarr Macfadden, wno is backed in his opinions on vaccination by many able physicians and scientists, and he is not only an editor of great ability, but he is also a healer of great ability. He owns and operates one of the largest sanitariums in the world, and has taken thousands of physical wrecks and restored them to robust health without resorting to either drugs or the knife. His thousands of cures, many of which seem but a little short of miraculous, have all been, the result of proper diet, pure air and water, and proper physical excercise and training.

Somewhat over a year ago the Physical Culture magazine published the following seathing editorial against vaccination, and the writer believes it is well worth reading and ponder ing: The Vaccination Scourge. "Tliis is -Uie time of 'the year for smallpox scares. The dried, rotted, pus poison from the nausea-ting sore of the belly of a diseased calf secures a ready sale everywhere under the name of vaccine virus. This rotted bacteria of a vile disease is placed directly -in the circulation of healthy children. If the vital vigor is of an unusual degree and 'Is able to throw off the first inoculation, a second "is given.

If the second does not "take." a third is given, etc. And this Is civilization! We live in and enlightened age? Thousands of sore ejrms. bloated and swollen arms, blackened arms 'have resulted from -this vaccination process. Now and then a child has lockjaw and dies! When the blood stream is polluted wit'h this product of a vile disease, colds, diphtheria, consumption, infantile and myriads of other diseases are more easily made possible, and are more certain in their effects. This is proven by the astounding decrease in the infantile and tihe regular mortality record In Leicester, England, since vaccination was discontinued, about twenty years ago.

"Recently two small children died In Saint Louis; a small part of the results thews and Urias Patton. The day being warm they were taking a rest near the bank when Maus came along, walking rapidly with a stick or piece of flooring in his hand and heading towards the Beachley turn-off. They were concealed from his view until he was close to them. These men were 430 paces from the scene of the murder they measured the distance next day. One of them, Eli Bender, says he heard a shot, but paid no attention to it.

Ralph Blubaugh who, in company with Mrs. James -Deeter, was driving to Confluence in a buggy, should have met Maus near the Anspach tipple, but they did not meet him, but heard a noise in the underbrush on the side of the hill as if some one were in hiding there. (Continued on Page 4.) SPECIAL MEETING OF TOWN COUNCIL Steps Taken to Clean Up Town Other Business Transacted. At the special meeting of the borough council on Tuesday evening Messrs. Dia, Darnley, Stiver, Bauman and Deal were present, and Messrs.

Bolden and Weakland, absent. The meeting was called for the purpose of making arrangements to clean the streets and alleys for Old Home Week, and to consider the contract of the Sand Spring Water company, which expires on October 1st. Mahlon Saylor was present and asked that steps be taken to prevent teamsters and automobile owners residing outside the borough limits from running hacks during the Fair without a license. There being no ordinance regulating this matter, Mr. Saylor was referred to Burgess Reich.

John Matthias and John Cook asked that a light be placed at the eastern approach of the foot-bridge across the v. M. R. R. cut on North street.

No action was taken in the matter on account of this being a special meeting, but several members of the light committee were present and made a note of the gentlemens' complaint. Editor Schaffner, in behalf of the Committee on Parades for Old Home Week, extended an invitation to the members of council to be represented in the Trades Parade on Wednesday. In regard to the cleaning of the streets it was decided to cut down weeds and thoroughly clean the streets, especially those along the route of the parade, and for this purpose several of the regular street force will be impressed into service the last three days of this week. The brick streets were ordered cleaned late Saturday evening so that they will be in a presentable condition on Sunday morning. Upon motion the secretary was instructed to notify the Sand Spring Water company that their contract expires on October 1st, and that they appear before council on the first Tuesday evening of October, with their franchise, to show what authority they have to be transacting business in Meyersdale.

There being no further business, council adjourned. Free demonstrations of articles not sold in stores Aluminum Cooking Utensils, etc. at McKenzie Smith's Store, during Old Home Week. Call and examine the gopds. E.

T. KLINGAMAN, Demonstrator. can office. All signs point to a very successful Fair. The Fair Association will issue an official program next week, showing the events and races scheduled each day.

No official program for the Old Home celebration has been assued as yet, but below will be found an outline of the parades and other important events of the week. The National Decorating of Greensburg, of which W. H. Wright is manager, has decorated the principal business streets of the city in a very effective manner, the na tional colors prevailing in the decorative scheme. This company has also decorated the majority of the busi ness buildings of the city and is now working on many private residences.

Several other decorating companies are also at 'work on private contracts, while a number of business concerns and citizens are decorating their own buildings. The prose poem on "Spruce up the Town" in last week's Republican appears to have had the desired effect. It has stimulated many who were indifferent before, to get busy and help to clean and spruce up the town. Nearly all the buildings ori Center and Main streets, as well as many on the side streets, "have been treated to fresh coats of paint and decorated with flags and bunting. It is not too late for others who have neglected thus far to spruce up for the occasion, to do so yet.

The G. A. Trahan Co. of Rochester, N. which has the contract for illuminating the business center, began stringing lights on Wednesday, and will erect 2000 lights of S-candle power, artistically arranged.

Many private illuminations are also being installed, and the electric display promises to be the finest ever seen in this town. An outline of the principal events of the week follows: PROGRAM FOR CHURCH DAY OF HOME WEEK, SEPTEMBER 22, 1912. In the morning services will be held in all of the churches in the town; subject "The early days and early supporters of the congregation." Rev. J. M.

Schick, D. of Washington City will preach in the Reformed church; Rev. C. P. Mac-Laughlln, of Concord, N.

in the Lutheran church; Rev. A. D. Gnagey, of Ashland, Ohio, in the Main Street Brethren church; Rev. F.

M. Biddle of Wellsburg, W. in the Christian church; Rev. E. F.

Olark of Washington, D. in the Church of the Brethren on the South Side; and in the Methodist church. In the afternoon at 2:30 o'clock a general union service will be held in the Methodist church, subject: "The Gospel for the present needs of society." The name of the speaker has not yet been reported. In the evening two union services will 1)6 held; the Lutherans, Methodists and Evangelicals uniting In the was seen alive by any person, with the exception of the man who murdered him. Murder Discovered.

Saturday was pay day at the Elk Lick Mine. The men are paid in the store of the Masters Supply Co. by the manager, C. G. Masters, who is also superintendent of the Elk Lick mine.

As is usual on pay day, the men commenced to come to the store early in the afternoon, and when the mail did not come at 2:15, the usual time that it had always brought the money for the pay-roll, the men commenced to get restless. At 2:40 p. four men, Joe Starr, Charles Early, Frank Awtey and John Eisentrout, started towards the main road when they had proceeded about one-quarter of a mile or halfway to the Listonburg road, they found the body of Harrison Brown on the north side of the road and the blood flowing from a wound in his head. Two of the men returned to the store and two others went to the carriage to look after the other mail sacks and the horses. To make it clearer a few words will be necessary about the place where Mr.

Brown met his death. About one-quarter mile south of the Anspach tipple, the road to Beachley postoffice turns sharply to the right and runs through a ravine for a distance of 3100 feet and half ways up the hill on the side next to Beachley is a small glade running on each side of the road. At this place the body was found. Registered Mail Rifled. When the alarm was given C.

G. Masters, the postmaster, immediately proceeded to the Anspach mine office, his own telephone being out of order, and informed the authorities of the murder and mail robbery. On his way back he searched through the woods adjacent to the scene of the murder and found the envelope of the registered letter in which the money for the Elk Lick Coal Company was in. The contents had been taken out. He found three other registered letters or packages; in one of them there was a $10 bill, although the letter had been opened, the money was overlooked.

He then searched and found the mail sack and brought it back to the postoffice and found a substitute carrier to deliver the mail to the other offices on the star route that had not been served. Dr. H. P. Meyers and Constable Alvin Burnworth of Confluence, soon after arrived at the scene of the crime.

The former performed an autopsy on the body and found that a 3S-calibre revolver shot had entered the back of his head and penetrated his brain and was embedded in his skull over his eye. Frank Havener, J. of Listonburg, empanelled a coroner's jury, consisting of Louis Ed Holliday, Frank Collier, put un to the blood-poisoners, and it is very i I 6 to an are not tton! bth Sides ot a ques" "We have had a great deal to say in past Issues about the -Heedlessness and t'he devitalizing effects of vaccination have called attention to of deaths that have resulted from malign practice. We -have stated ha't the introduction of vile pus poison Into the circulation of a healthy human being could not possibly have other that a disastrous effect; that it absolutely does not insure protection against smallpox, and that the only excuse for -the continued, existence of this practice is precedent, and the powerful and malignant influence of many of ithe leading members of t'he medical profession, who either da not care to investigate the value of vaccination, or who are following their calling solely for its financial rewards. "It is well known also that we might go further.

There are vast financial interests invested 'in factories that turn out 'the vile stuff they call vaccine virus. They take the poisonous. Totting pus from the sores on the belly of a calf. They dry this nauseating pus poison, form it into vaccine points, and then It is ready to be put Into our blood. "Now I -have a proposition 'to make to the vaccinators that should Interest if they are honest In their belief in regard to vaccination.

But I can state in advance that they are not honest. And I can state in advance that they not accept 'this proposition. "Durincr the -hue n1 m-v Ir, irsroran.a to the value of vaccination -in -Cleveland, many years ago, 1 offered to deposit one thousand dollars as a guarantee that I COlllll mv TVhvsIr.lam.3 nae 'house, which was then full of patients, and that I could supply a treatment that would eliminate absolutely all danger of deatih from smallpox, and which would cure the patient In about one-fourth the time that is at present required. -I was not even favored with a reply to this offer. "But now I would like to prove beyond all possible doubt that vaccine virus does not prevent smallpox, and I will 'make-tihe following offer: I will take a person who 'has been vaccinated for a sufficient period to lhave formed a scar.

I wili feed this person under my direction for two weeks, and I will then go with him t.lw TASt ibousf Rnnumhar Hia son has been vaccinated allegedly pro tected, jnow i will accompany this person to tihe pest house. We will both rub our hands over the sore surface of the smallpox patients: will Tub our clothing against them, and. If necessary to, con- go "through t'he mauseacing process of eaiLmg some 01 ine pus mat exaaes irom I will guarantee tiiat the person who -has oeen vaccmatea, ana wnom viaa in my charge for two weeks, will acquire smallpox, and that I wiil not acquire it. (Continued on Page 4.).