Mount Pleasant journal (September 25, 1917)

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MOUNT    PLE^ADTr,     WESTMORELAND    COUNTY,    PA„    IVEflDAT,    SEPTEMBER   25,    191T.
No. 80
ANOTHER
SPLENDID
SENDOff
IS_OIVEN
The 87 Men in the
Second Call From
This District.
TO THE NATIONAL ARMY
Who Left Here Sunday Evening for Camp Lee.
WERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
Gathered at the Armory   to
Wish Them Godspeed.
Addresses Full of Kindly Advice
and Best Wishes Were Made by
The Very Rev. Father Lambing, of
Scottdale, and Rev. K. Paul Smith,
of this Place. The Selected Men
Were Then Escorted to Their Special Baltimore and Ohio Train by
Bands. Philippine Veterans, Boy
8couts, Civic Societies and Private
Citizens.
Loyal people by the thousands gathered at the local state armory Sunday
afternoon to wish Godspeed for the
men in the second call to the colors
from the Sixth district of this county.
By trolley and auto they came from
all over this section to join those who
assembled from town until the armory
grounds, the west side of Frick Park
and South Eagle street were packed
with men, women and children who
surged about the big building in which
the members of the board, Dr. W. A.
Marsh andF.D.Barnhart, of this place,
and Samuel Hugus, of Latrobe, were
instructing the conscriptives back of
locked doors. At the last minute it
was decided not to open the armory
to the public as not one in live could
have gained entrance,
All oi the 85 men called responded
except John Hrobek, oi near Latrobe,
who will be dealt with as a deserter.
Prof. John Haberlin, head of the East
Hunting township public schools, did
not go as the directors have asked exemption for him, Peter. Garstccki,
Alexander Weiss and Steve Urban, ol
this place, were among the alternates
taken aud made the contingent sent 87.
The first named was placed in charge of
the party with Donald MacDonald as his
assistant. Lieutenant Rihanek gave them
some valuable pointers before they left
tbe building.
The addresses, which were made from
tbe Iront steps of the armory by the
Very Rev. Father Lambing, of Scottdale,
and Rev. E. Paul Smith, pastor of the
local First Baptist church, were full of
Godspeed and kindly advice.
The hnsky bunch left at 4:30 p. m. in
a special B. & O. train for Camp Lee
where they arrived yesterday, joining
tbe 11 men of this district sent in the
first call two weeks before. In tbe escort
that passed through tbe streets lined
with spectators on the way to the East
End station were: The Mount Pleasant
Drum Corps, Municipal Band, Uniform
Rank of Moose, Italian Band, Italian
Society, Staulier Band, members of
Conncil, Philippine veterans, Boy Scouts
and private citizens.
/ Among the 110 men from the Seventh
district ot this connty taken to Camp
Lee Sunday were nine from tbis place—
Lloyd Shafter, Martin Konititseny,
Adoph Glonsky, Sam Falank, Kizer
Wisnierosky, Charles Hribal, Ludwig
Yankowski, Lem Vaientovich and
Frank Stepanick. They were escorted
by a large party of friends in antos to
West Newton where they joined their
fellows and were taken by special B. & O.
train to Camp Lee. The people left
htre at 8:30 a. m. mid cheers of many
good wishers.
Notes from Camp Lee.
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va., September 16.—Boys from Local Board No. 6
are all well and, although somewhat
lonesome for the folks at home, they are
keeping up the old spirit.
We get 8 hours drill  daily  excepting
1—A partly lnflnted French observation balloon Rod Ha guard, "somewhere on the Sonmie." 2—Long line of Calcutta ambulance ears presented to Great Britain on the western front by India. '3—An Italian school at St. Man
gherlte demolished by Austrian artillery.
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
and Sunday. At 9:45 p. m. the lights are
out and we are oft to sleep; for, it is to
be remembered thai we must report lor
roll call at 5:45 a. m.
The government is doiug everything
to make us comfortable and, if we are all
patient, I am sure we will be made very
comfortable. We are led well, and the
only complaint is the manner iu which
the food is served ui. We have our
mess kits ready and as we pass by the
servers put tbe food in our pans. Of
course we then have to wash our own
kits.
I belive the experience is what we all
need, and will ouly help to make us
better citizens if we return. Saturday
afternoon Colonel Patton gave us a
lecture on the rights and duties of a
soldier. I was much interested and
all enjoyed ti. Every day we get lee
tures ou certain duties required of us.
I wish that I could impress upon the
people oi Mount Pleasant what a wonderful work the Y. M. C. A.'s are doiug
for the soldier.
They furnish us with reading matter
and writing paper, etc., as well as music
and on Sundays hold sacred meetings
three times a day. If it wasn't for the
Y. M, C. A. our soldier life would be
very lonely, for we are not permitted
to go to town only on special business.
The town is 6 miles distant, aud not
very attractive to the men here.
We are located just about 7)4 miles
from the held where battle of tbe Crater
was fought. William Snyder and I
visited the grounds aud fouud several
relics such as bullets and old pieces of
shells.    It is quite a historic place.
On our way to the battlefield I visited
a watermelon patch and took only two
of the the two or three hundred watermelons lying on the held. They were.
fine, too. I also picked a pocket full of
peanuts. There are bushels of tbem
here.
This is rather a lengthy letter, but
probably you can get some news out of
it that might interest tbe good people of
Mount Pleasant.
In closing I might say that we all send
out best wishes to the home people and
trust that the next quota   to   Camp  Lee
will find the life here a very good   one.
Sicerely, ^
Harry S. Lane.
ANOTHER   CHANCE   FOR VOLUNTEERS
Advices to The Journal yesterday from Captain Zun-
dell at Camp Hancock, Augusta, Georgia, were that Company E is to be increased to 250 men. He wants volunteers
from Mount Pleasant and vicinity, the number depending on
what portion of the old Eighteenth regiment goes to the
Tenth which has become the 111th by the recent reorganization under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Coulter.
The next National Army call is for 20 per cent. October
3. The men of this district can volunteer now and possibly
be assigned to Company E.
ANXIOUS FOR HOME NEWS.
FOOD CONSERVATION.
Westmoreland Connty Women lo the Number
4,760 Have Bigned Fledges.
Four thousand seven hundred and
sixty women of Westmoreland county
enrolled themselves in Food Administrator Herbert C. Hoover's National
Army of food economy by signing tbe
pledge cards. The enrollment campaign,
under the direction of the Local Committee of Public Safety for Westmoreland county, was entirely successful.
Tbe Westmoreland county enrollment is
in tbe hands of the Food Administrator
at Washington and those who took of
this educational opportunity will receive
all the benefits of the food administration.
Food conservation has taken in large
proportions in Westmoreland county.
Aside from tbat which is being practiced
in almost every home, there are concerted
local movements along food conservation lines. Mount Pleasant has 225
signers.
A Great Shaw.
Local lovers of deserving cause and
comedy drama will not miss seeing
"Mrs. Tubbs of Shantytown" to be given*
by tbe Red Cross E unit at the Grand
Opera House tbis evening.
Another Letter from Corporal Kay mond
Holmes 8om«where in France.
Mrs. Harry Holmes, of this place, has
just received auotber letter telling of
her sons, Raymond and Roy, with General Pershing's American troops training in France for the time Uncle Sam
will make his first drive against the*
German lines. It was written under
date of August 17 by Raymond who is
now a corporal Company B, 26th United
States Infantry. In the course of his
letter, as censored by A. B. Roosevelt,
he says:
"I am well, but   am   not   permitted to
tell of_our trip over or where we are
at present. I saw Roy last Suuday and
he told me he bad written you two days
before I did, sending you a bundle of
things.
"You say everybody at home is glad
to hear from us. Now how about that
everybody getting busy with pen and
paper and telling us the news. I can
lay ou my bunk ou a Sunday and read
all tbat anyone writes. I don't see why
I haven't as yet got the papers you
promised."
[It might be added that both these
boys as well as the local soldiers in
camps in this country are on The
Journal's free list.]
Company Es Comfort Fund.
Company E's comfort fund, in which every member of tbat organization as
well as those in the Supply and Machine Gun companies from Mount Pleasant
and Scottdale will share equally, has been turued over by John L. Shields, the
treasurer, to Captain James E. Znndell's account at the Citizens Savings and Trust
Company, the total being $1,285.94. Of this sum $262.94 came from balances on the
company's former subscriptions and $173 from Scottdale.
Homer Braddock's $25 was the largest individual subscription, while Elias
Saloom and his fellow Assyrians, Charles Saloom, Elex Gantos, J. Jacobs and Alex
Graham, contributed$29 with $11 additional marked cash.   The $5 contributors werc:
Arkwright, Stephen
Abraham, Albert
Alexander, J. N.
Braddock, J. S.
Bowers, R. O.
Byers, W. L.
Bronson, C, L.
Byers, F, T.
Barnbart, F. D.
Brown, H. G.
Bryce, J. D.
Bryce Bros.
Bryce, Mary.
Bossart, C. S.
Coldsmith, J. B.
Coldsmith, C. F.
Christner, L. M.
Cort, N. A.
Crosby, R. L,
Cunningham, Chas.
Crosby, Dr. S. M.
Cox, J. B.
Collins, A. T.
Cooper, G. F. & Son
Carpenter Co.
Cowan, J. A.
Carides, John
Doncaster, R.
Dnllinger, Frank
Evans, W. E.
Evans, Chas. M.
Freed Bros.
Feagley, Clarence
Fox, J. Z.
Fox, John K.
Feagley, J. L.
Glick, Hyman
Gemmell, George
Goodman, R. H.
George, D. L.
Galley Bros.
Gorski, Albert
Gordon, M.
Graul, C. A. ,
Gerecter, Richard
Gibbs, L. E.
Griffith, D. M.
Hitchman, Mary
Hitchman, Alice
Hitchman, J. S,
Hitchman, W. M.
Hitchman, E. T.
Horner, Dr, M. W.
Husband, F. M.
Husband, John
Harkins, James
Hurst, Frank
Hartmau, Rev. J. E.
Hays, Norman
Hershberger, David
Irvin, F. S. & Co.
Jauda, Rev. V. J.
Jeffrey, Joseph
Jones, Mrs. Thos.
Kobackers
Kovacs Bros.
King, M. A.
Keller, J. P.
Knox, Rev. Dr. J. E.
Kennedy, Mrs. S. M.
Khoury, R. B.
Kuhn, C. L.
Lombardi, Tony
Leeper, H. A.
Levinson, Louie
Levinson, E. F.
Loar, Dr. B. M.
Mellon, Dr. F. R.
Madden, Dr. J. R.
Marsh, Dr. W. A.
McGee, Mrs. Jas.
Morrison, H. C.
Mitchell, John
McLain, J. S,
Moscb, W. C.
Miller, Dr. A. D.
Miller, Louis
Myers, J. B,
Myers, A. L.
Mack, J. S.
National Pharmacy
Overholt, I. F.
Overholt, J. W.
Overholt, W. M.
Osterwise, W. G.
Page, C. G.
Posner, Myfer
Polonopsky, John
Porch, Luther
Painter, F. E.
Pfaadt, Lawrence
Porch, J. A.
Porch, J. D.
Pigman, D. M.
Rakusin, Wm.
Rumbaugh, A. D.
Ruth, Jno. L.
Ramsay, Robert
Rogofl & Berger
Rumbaugh, L. F.
Rumbaugh, C. F.
Robinslaw, August
Rumbaugh, D. C.
Strohm, Miss Elizabeth
Strohm, Miss Elma
Smelko, John
Smith, W. R.
Schanb, C. J.
Snyder, John
Shemas & Bro.
Stoner, Howard
Shemas, Simon
Shupe, O. P.
Spelker, August
Stoner, J. B.
Shnpe, C. B.
Smith, W. F.
Sobray, V.
Shupe, L. B.
Stevenson, J. A.
Stevenson, S. C.
Stoner, G. W.
Seimon, Adam
Shields, John L.
Swartz, E. B.
Shelar, Dr. J. W.
Sherrick, Isaac
Teitelbanm, Geo. W.
Templetou, W. H.
Tbompsou, A. J.
Vetesk, John
Warden, Elizabeth
Warden, Alice
Warden, S. N.
Warden, J. A.
Wible, C. M.
Wright, W. L.
Warden, Eugene
Woolworth Co.
Weimer. U. G.
Wilson, D. K.
Wadsworth, George
Yothers, Clyde
Zuck, O. D.
Zeckhauser & Son
Zuck, L. K,
Zimmerman Co.
COMERS AND (MRS.
Paragraphs About Prominent   Puouls Haiti-
ered Dnrlnu the Week.
Miss Ruth Hubbs left Saturday to
resume here studies at Emerson College,
Boston.
Rhudy Goldstone, of Connellsville,
was here Wednesday with former boy
playmates.
Miss Cora Gisbert, of Uniontown, was
here the past week visiting relatives and
old friends.
Miss Alice Robb, of Ligonier, was here
over Sunday as the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Oliver Seaton.
Lewis Snyder, a veteran auto mail
driver in Cleveland, Ohio, spent Suuday
here with his mother.
Elmer W. DeaVer, oi West Newton,
spent the week end here with his sou,
Cliff, and old friends.
Mrs, Lyde Reiter-Wolfe, of Swissvale,
called here Wednesday ou her cousin,
Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews.
Mr. and Mrs. John Beal spent last
Sunday with their sou, Frank, and his
wife near Fairview church.
Chester Painter resnmed his postoffice
clerical duties Wednesday following a
vacation, of which part was spent with
Somerset county triends.
Mrs. Sadie Eaton, accompanied by her
cousin, Miss Bessie Morris, of Greensburg, stopped off here Wednesday with
relatives while enroute to her home at
Brownsville.
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest (lathered from Both Hist
and Yard.
Twelve dollars a ton for spot coke
was the ruling price the past week,
with labor and cars hard to gel; but, the
governmeut took a hand yesterday and
cut the price to $6 a ton, subject to
revision Janr iry 1. Sweeping reductions were ah > made in steel for^which
the maximum figure per net ton is $65.
This will make a saving to the buyer
from 47 to 70 per cent. The cut also
effects raw materials in a like manner.
These prices also run to January 1st.
Members of the Federal Trade Commission admit that the government before long will adopt tbe pooling system
for coal mines, having the entire output
poured into one pool, the con-tents of
which will be resold to the governmeut
and tbe public at an average price.
Prices to mine operators will be based
on production costs. It is said other
interests will be treated in a like manner.
As the United States Steel Corporation
has granted its 200,000 employes a 10
per cent, increase in wages on October 1,
it is presumed the Frick coke workers,
and eventually the whole region, will
receive a similar advance.
Tbe Frick company last week in New
York secured some 50 men, some colored,
who have been distributed among its
different coke plants in the region.
MISS ELIZABETH JONES.
The New Head of the Vocal Department
at the Institute.
Tbe Institute, which opened September 12th, has bad a busy week, owing to
a heavy registration. It promises a successful year. The Vocal Department is
under the direction of Miss Elizabeth
Jones, who has been a pupil of Charles
A. White, of Boston, Mass,, one of the
foremost teachers of the country for
many years, and is a graduate and postgraduate in both teachers' and soloists'
courses of tbe New England Conservatory of Music, where she graduated with
highest honors.
Miss Jones is a teacher of exceptional
ability, having had wide experience
as such in and around Boston and
throughout New England. Her training
has not been wholly confined to music
as she has also been a student at tbe
Women's College of Brown University.
One of the leading papers of Hartford,
Conn., said of her:
"The singing of Miss Jones, who for
several years has been a pupil of Charles
A. W hite of Boston, was a notable feature
of the evening's programme. Her voice
is rich, beautiful in timbre aud shows
very careful training.
At Cox's Theatre.
Margaret Clark will appear in "The
Valentine Girl" with a 2-reel Keystone
comedy, "His Torpedoed Love" tomorrow evening, to be followed Thursday
evening by the greatest European conflict production ever shown, "War on
three fronts." This is a real battle—
big guns, infantry, airplanes and all that
goes to make up the mighty clash on the
French front. People in cities pay 50
and 75 cents and $1 to see these stirring
sights. Here prices are only 10 and 20
cents.
COMPARATIVELY
LIGHT VOII CAST
ON WEDNESDAY
At  the Primary Election In
Borough and County.
UNUSUALLY LONG LIST OF CANDIDATES
MADE THE CONTEST FOE POOR DIRECTOR
FULL OF INTEREST.
Here, .Republican Candidate for Burgess, Stevens. Won Out Easily,
While his Democatic Opponent,
Benford, Had No Opposition. Bum-
baugh, for Tax Collector, Defeat*
Walker for the Democratic Nomination Close Contest for School
Director.
A comparatively light vote in both
county and borough was cast at the
primary election on Wednesday, due
partly to war excitement and partly
to the fair weather which kept many
farmers at work and away from
the polls.
On the Republican ticket in tbe county
Nevin A. Cort, of this place; Prothono-
tary ^V. Dick Hunter and Clerk of Courts
James B. Gallagher had no opposition;
while George Barron had similar sailing
for District Attorney on the Democratic
ticket that was without candidates for
Clerk of Courts and Phothonofary. As
a result, interest centered on Poor Director with candidates galore from both
parties.
The official count shows Austraw and
Major Jack Thompson, of tbis place,
won the Republican nomination for
Director of the Poor, the latter having
1,664, oue more than Bush who will, it
is said, contest the result. The Democratic nominees are Bash and Fox. The
nominees for Jury Commissioner are
Chambers, Republican, and Mitcell,
Democratic.
In tbe borough Stevens, Republican
candidate for Burgess, had things easy
and Benford, his Democratic opponent,
bad no opposition. Rumbaugh, by defeating Walker, is once more tbe Democratic candidate for Tax Collector with
Speuce his unopposed Republican opponent. Considerable interest was also
taken in the contest for School Director,
aithongh there were stiff fights put op
for Council, especially in the First and
Second wards.
Returns from the Borough.
The following are the official   returns
from the borough, the names of the winning candidates being starred:
BURGESS.
*S. P. Stevens, R 296
William Briar, R        79
J. L. Shields, R 126
•George Benford, D	
TAX COLLECTOR
*J. J, Spence, R 311
*D. C. Rumbaugh, D    146
E. A. Walker, D     46
SCHOOL DIRECTOR
*Norman Hayes, R   341
•Oliver Seaton, R    .288
•Dr. M. W. Horner, R 276
D. H. Hershberger, R 139
Hugh Close, R 186
•W. P. Henderson, D	
•J. Z. Vox, D 	
COUNCIL, FIRST WARD
•S. C. Stevenson, R 79
•Ernest Copeland, R ,   67
E. B. Swartz, R^,      63
Charles Cunningham, R 50
•Joseph Hartigan, D	
*C. A. Graul, D	
COUNCIL, SECOND WARD
•N. M. CrusaD, R .. * .59
C. E. King, R 52
T. S.Shaw, R 47
•H. J. Shupe, D	
COUNCIL, THIRD WARD
•Frank Pfrogner, R 138
•Frank  Painter, R    132
•August Grosser, D '.	
•Harvey Mellinger, D '.	
County Medical Meeting.
Tbe Westmoreland County Medical
Society will hold its next regular meeting at Greensburg Tuesday afternoon,
October 2. The scientific program embraces papers on "Diagnosis and treatment of tubercular kidney" and "The
moods, vicissitudes and clientele of
a country doctor" to be read, respectively, by Drs. J. M. Reed, of Pittsburg, and
J. Q. Lemmon. Already 51 Westmoreland county physicians have enlisted
and joined the Medical Reserve or are
awaiting commissions. Dr. J. L. Burk-
bolder, of tbis place, is doing x-ray work
in Pittsburg, with the rank of lieutenant.