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MOUNT    PLEASANT.    WESTMORELAND    COUNTY.    PA.,   THURSDAY.   JUNE    3,    1920.
NO.  23.
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED HERE
MONDAY LAST
With the Most Impressive Services in the Day's History.
THE WEATHER WAS ALTOGETHER FINE
AND AB   A   RESULT  TBE   ATTENDANCE
BROKE ALL RECORDS
In Addition to the Usual Parade and
the Memorial Address in the Cemetery in the Morning, Company E
Dedicated its Memorial to Fallen
One Hundred and Tenth. Infantry
Comrades in the Armory During the
Afternoon. Rev. Fulmer Preached
a Fine Memorial Sermon in the
Opera House Sunday Afternoon.
Mount Pleasant has always observed Memorial Day in a fitting manner,
but the tribute she paid to the memory
of her fallen heroes on Monday last
was without doubt the most impressive in local history, due in large part
to tine weather that permitted an unusually large attendance at the diiTerent
services. Still no little credit is due
interest taken by James E. Zundell
Post, American Legion, for its big
turnout of members in service uniform. No less can be said of the survivors of Company E, One Hundred
and Tenth Infantry, whose' unveiling
of the bronze tablet in the armory to
the memory of their fallen comrades
was the crowning feature of this day
set apart to perpetuate the American
soldier's fame.
The Memorial Sermou was preached
by Rev. Sylvester Fulmer, pastor ot the
Church of God, iu the opera house Suuday afteruoou when Rev. J. E. Hartman
read the Scripture lesson, Rev, John A.
Erbe ottered a prayer with music by a
male quartet. Tbe revereud gentleman
spoke from Secoud Chronicles, 20:15:
''The battle is not yours, but God's." He
spoke of the pride had iu the records of
Americau soldiers iu all wars because
they fought for righteous principles; that
the weak may no longer be oppressed
by the strong, for, only as a people fight
for lofty principles can they hope for
ultimate victory. The Germans with
their lust for humau blood bad to be defeated. In every battle for right it is not
alone men and women who light but God
with them. In closing Ibe speaker referred to the enemies in our country today who are opposed lo Americau institutions, to law aud order aud be asked
the support of every one in the fight to
make and keep America clean.
In the parade Mouday morning to the
cemetery, led by Captain Nat Hurst,were
the Municipal Band, local Americau Legion Post, Junior Muuicipal Baud directed by O. D. Zuck, Patriarchs Militant, Grand Army led by Captain U. B.
Hubbs, Mount Pleasant Drum Corps,
Philippine veterans and a long line of
autos witb old soldiers, Ladies of the
Grand Army aud private citizens. The
boys of the Junior band, with pretty little Genevieve Coulin playiug one of (he
cornets, were paid many compliments
by the thousands of spectators.
The program at the cemetery embraced
music by both bauds, prayers by Rev,
R. L. Leathermau aud E. J. Knox, reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg address by
Charles DePriest, a paper read by Mrs.
Lillian Greene for the Ladies ot the
Grand Army and the oration delivered
by Attorney Adam M, Wyant, of Greensburg, a lormer teacher at tbe Institute
aud the Republicau candidate for Congress in this district, who spoke as to
old friends. He reviewed briefly the
history of this country's six wars all
waged, not for conquest, but for the freedom of mankind. He paid a high tribute to the American soldier, the champion of liberty, and drew a touching
picture of tbe true spirit of the day on
which they who live to enjoy the fruits
of victory gather to strew with sweetest
flowers the graves of those who laid
down their lives to win it. He urged
that all should so live that they can pass
these blessings on futnre generations.
The 30 by 20-inch bronze tablet, which
the survivors of Company E, One Hundred and Tenth Infantry, bought and
erected on the wall of the main entrance
of the armory in loving memory of their
fifteen comrades who made the supreme
sacrifice in the World War, was unveiled
Monday afternoon by Betty, the five-
year-old daughter and only child of the
late Captain and Mrs. James E. Zundell.
It is surrounded by excellent pictures of
Spring Revels at Bryn Mawr College
The Maypole about which many beautiful scenes were enacted, being drnwn hy oxen during the Bryn Muwr col-
li'Kt? revols, piny and pageant.   It wns the most elaborate spectacle ever atlompled hy the college.
the men whose names are embossed upon
it. The presentation speech was made
by former Supply Sergeant Morris N.
Pigman. The program also embraced
music by the Municipal Band, prayer
and benediction by Rev. T. C. Harper,
vocal solo by Mrs. Will Shope with band
accompaniment and an address by Col.
Joseph Thompson, of Beaver Falls, who
brought the regiment home from France.
He spoke iu the highest terms of all the
men of his command with special mention ol Company E and the men whose
memory was being honored. He expressed tbe hope tbat there would be an
early signing of a treaty of peace by this
country upon which foreign lauds are
so dependent. Captain Jack Kennedy
told when and where each man fell.
On the tablet are tbe names of Captain
James E. Zundell, First Lieutcuaut William C. Steveosou, Corporals Robert Ram
say, Jr., and Herbert Stuck, First Class
Privates Fied JO. Cree, Frank Forejt,
John Nesgoda, Joseph Pikosky and Albert Stefi, Privates Floyd Brookman, Andrew B. Cruthers, William Fuoss, Daniel
R. Kelly, Joseph Malek and Clifford A.
Sheppard.
With Rev. Erbe, Attorney Wyant aud
his brother, a Chicago professor, tweuty-
five old soldiers whose ages averaged
seventy-eight yeais and ten members of
the old drum corps who averaged up
sixty-six years iu age partook of the excellent annual dinner given by James
S. Braddock and served by the First Baptist ladies in tbe social rooms of their
church at noon Monday.
MUSICAL RECITALS
Introducing   Commencement   Week   at the
Monnt Pleasant Institnte.
The pianoforte recital, given last
Thursday evening by Clark Ernest Pyle,
assisted by Edward Housberger, introduced commencement week at the Mount
Pleasant Institute. The numbers given
were:
Concert Etude A, D. Turner
Mr. Pyle
On Wings of Song. . Mendelssobn-Papini
Oriental     Cni
Mr. Housberger
Woodland Sketches MacDowell
From an Indian Lodge
At an Old Trysting Place
From Uncle Remus
Mr. Pyle
Cavatina Raft-Herman
Serenade   Drdla-Greeuwald
Mr. Housberger
March in D b  Hollaender
Grand Minuet  Edgar H. Sherwood
Mr. Pyle
The postgraduate recital, given by Miss
Evelyn M. A. Pabel, assisted by Miss
Marion Field, violinist, will follow tomorrow (Friday) evening with this program:
Aliemaude D'Albert
Hark, Hark, the Lark Schubert-Liszt
Miss Pabel
Kamennoi Ostrow. .Rubinstein-Risslaud
Miss Field
Etudes op. 25 Nos. 7, 6     Chopin
Miss Pahel
Humorcske       Dvorak-Langey
Kuyawiak Weiniawski
* Miss Field
Capriccio Brilliant op. 22. .Meodelssohu
Miss Pahel
Orchestral parts on second piano.
Rev. T. C, Harper will preach the baccalaureate sermon iu the United Brethren church Sunday evening next, the
senior entrance examination will beheld
at the school Monday, the meeting o*f
trustees there Tuesday forenoon and the
commencement exercises at the opera
house that evening with an address by
Rev. J. Earl Edwards, of Connellsville.
COMERS AND GOERS.
Boddyi to Live Together.
It is said that Mrs. Joseph Roddy, of
Latrobe, recently acquitted of the killing
of Mrs. Mary Burke whom she shot in
her kitchen, now wants to live with her
husband, despite the objections of her
parents. If was with her consent that
he recently took their two little children
from the Cunningham residence in
Youngstown to his mother's home in
Derry.
Paragraph! About Prominent   People Oath-
ered Darin-- Ihe Week
Mrs.   J.   B. F. Smith, of Dormont, Pa.,
was here with old friends over Memorial
Day.
Miss Estella McWilliams, of Pittsburg,
called ou a few of her old Iriends here
Wednesday.
William Neel, of near Morgantown,
West Virginia, is here visiting his aunt,
Miss Sarah Neel.
Charles Walker, employed in the New
York City Bank, was home with his parents over Sunday,
Dr. Robert McConaughy, of York, Nebraska, that state's commissioner to the
Presbyterian General Assembly, is here
with old friends.
Joe and John Snyder, of Hibbs, Fayette county, motored over with their
wives aud spent the week end with old
friends here aud about Donegal.
C. E. Bills, of Brier Hill, tbe retired
stable boss, called on a few old friends
here Friday. He is doing a little taxi
business iu the way of recreation.
John Hartigao, sous, Joseph aud John,
Jr., aud his adopted daughter, Madeline
Cramer, of Pittsburg, were here for Memorial Day with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Hartigan.
Paul Gerecter, wife aud little daughter, Mildred, of Brownsville, came over
in their car Monday and took dinner
with that gentleman's brother, Richard,
and family.
Abe Overholt, a Civil war veteran who
spends much of bis time at the Kansas
Soldiers' Home, and his pretty Rocky
Mountain niece, Miss Elsie Overholt, are
here visiting relatives and old friends.
Mrs. Rose Moyer, of Greensburg, was
here the past week the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. L. Marsh. Mrs. Marsh and
ber sou, Dr. W. A. Marsh, are uow at
Plaiofield, New Jersey, visiting that
lady's daughter, Mrs. Van Oss,
Top Sergeant Frauk Carbaugh, of Warren, Ohio, drove his new Buick Six in
Sunday for the dedication of the Company E memorial. With him came his
wife, her father, William Hood, and
Misses Margaret Hood and Grace Shirey.
Frauk P. Keeney, of Washington, Pa.,
was here to help James S. Braddock out
ou the fifing end iu the Mount Pleasaut
Drum Corps during the Memorial Day
parade, They learned to play that instrument while Washington county boys
nearly titty years ago.
Hon. John B. Coldsmith and former
Burgess J. A. Boltz, of this place, aud
"Morg" Smith, of Adah, Fayette county,
all old G. O. P. stalwarts, expect to leave
the latter part of this week for Chicago
to attend the Republican National Convention which convenes in that city
Tuesday uext.
AEROPLANE MAP '
May be Made of State Lands Made-Desert
by Forest Fires.
Pennsylvania's forests may be mapped
from an aeroplane. Gifford Pinchot, tbe
chief state forester, has announced tbat
he had asked for estimates by a commercial aerial concern, and if the cost is not
prohibitive the project will be undertaken.
Commissioner Piucbot explained that
no map showing the distribution of tim-
berland iu this state, private and state-
owned, exists. He declared there was
need for such a map in order to show
tbe citirens tbe vast extent of the potential timberlands, and also to impress
upon the public the enormous territory
of 5,000,000 acres occupied by the "Pennsylvania Desert." Tbis is the territory
that bas been lumbered and burned-over
so often tbat it is producing virtually
nothing of valne.
SIGN JOFM CROSS.
Items  of Special lntereet   to   Local
Church Goers.
There will be Sunday school but no
preaching services at the First Baptist
church Suoday uext, the pastor, Rev.
John A. Erbe, going to Ohio where on
that day he will preach the fiftieth anniversary sermon at the Vermilion Baptist chnrch ot which he is a former
pastor.
There will be a meeting of the O. A.
B. C. Division of tbe Mouut Pleasant-
Donegal Sunday School District at the
Middle Presbyterian church June sixth
at 2:30 p. m. Eftorts are being put forth
to make this a monster rally. There will
be a temperance address and, following
the organization of the Teacher Training
Alumni, a special program has beeu ar
rauged with prominent speakers and
special music by Gambles orchestra and
a male quartet.
Rev. Mr. Mayne, pastor of the Middle
Presbyterian churbh, who exchanged
pulpits with Rev. Hartman aud spoke
on the "Irish Question'' at the Re-Uuion
Presbyterian church in town Sunday
morning, holds the opinion tbat bis subject is largely a religious one and that it
would be a mistake to free Ireland from
British rule. He told of having received
an anonymous letter censuring him for
stirring up religious strife, but he didn't
allow that to stop him from expressing
a poor opinion of Sinn Feiners. A copy
of a letter sent by Rev. John Hacked,
rector ol St. Joseph's church, challenging
Rev. Mayne to a public debate of the
question at Frick Park, will appear in
next week's Journal.
Two priests from St. Viucent College
assisted the rector, Rev, V. J. Janda, in
au imposing ceremony at the local Slovak Catholic church Sunday morning
when tbe statne of the Blessed Virgin
Mary over the altar was crowned and a
silver half moon placed beneath her feet
to denote her immaculate conception.
THRIFT STAMP CAMPAIGN.
School Cbildran of Western Pennsylvania
Asked to Bay One Each Week.
During the past week there have been
sent out from the headquarters of the
War Savings Stamps Organization in
Pittsburg to tbe school teachers in the
nineteen counties of Western Pennsylvania for distribution among the school
children 150,000 postal cards, which bear
a printed promise tbat those wbo sign
aud mail tbe cards will purchase one
Thrift Stamp per week during the summer vacation. Also that as far as possible the pupil will endeavor to earn the
money with which to purchase the
stamps.
A spleudid result would be accomplished if the army of school children
in Western Pennsylvania would become
earners and savers daring the summer.
Aside from the actual saving of a sum of
money, there would be a growth iu character which would show itself in greater
self respect, larger self-confidence and a
growing appreciation of personal worth.
SUMMER HOME   -
To be Built by Scottdale Methodists in
Fine Hollow.
Plans for the summer home the Scottdale Methodist Episcopal people propose
to build ou the twenty acres of mountain land in Pine Hollow, above Laurel-
ville, recently bought of Charles Kalp,
call for a building that will accommodate 152 persons.
The first floor, with a twelve-foot porch
running all the way around the structure, will have the dining room and
kitchen. The living room, 62x32 feet,
will be in the center of the second story
and from that will lead off 32 sleeping
rooms, 12 by 12 feet, each designed for
four people. These plans may have to
be changed later.
COKE AND COAL.
Items of Interest Oatnered from Both Mint
and Yard.
The government has given the Carnegie Steel Company permission to establish* a big coal storage yard iu connection with the by-product coke ovens at
Clairtou. The new plant is located at
Wilsou a short distance below the coke
works. A big gantry crane is being
erected on the site aud is expected to be
ready for operation soon. The storage
yard covers between three and four acres
and arrangements are being made to store
approximately two million tons of coal
as a reserve supply.
Well onto six hundred members from
all sections of tbe county attended the
third national convenliou of the American Wholesale Coal Association which
closes a three-day session in Pittsburg
today. Reports were made and recommendations heard on matters of vital
importance to the great industry.
Frank Stark, the well known Greensburg contractor, bas begun work at Hecla
on the hundred or more toot shaft he
will put down there for the Rainey people to develop the four hundred acres of
coal they own between that point and
the old Greensburg road. A spur from
the Sewickley branch of the Pennsylvania railroad at Udell will be laid to tbe
shaft, about a mile iu length.
While full time was not made, the
coke business telt the impetus of an improved car supply the past week.
Two thousand and sixteen acres of
coal were mined in this county last year,
reducing the assessed valuation for tax
levy nearly $1,200,000.
, DEATHS Of JJIE WEEK.
The   Grim  Reaper's  Work   in   Tb.ii
Place and Vicinity.
Mrs. Sarah Wise.
Mrs. Sarah Hoymau Wise died last
Tuesday of cancer at her East End residence, aged 60 years, having borne her
long illness with that lortitude that is
given to those who, like she 'Was, are
servants of the Most High. She Was a
devout member of the First Baptist
church whose pastor, Rev. John A. Erbe,
conducted divine services at the house
Thursday afternoon, the interment following in the cemetery at Donegal.
There survive four sons aod two
daughters—William, who with his wife
aod family resided with his mother; Elmer, of Scottdale; Mrs. Frank Konkle, of
Oregon; Charles, Albert and Mrs. H. E.
Vaught, of Montana. Albert, who served
in the World War, is still suffering from
wounds received on the French front.
William Wise, in behalf of his brothers and sisters, desires to express the
children's deep sense of gratitude for
the many kindnesses shown by neighbors and friends during their mother's
long illness as well as to the givers of
the many beautiful floral tributes,
Isaac Coffman.
Isaac Coffman, a Civil war veteran who
had many friends here, died Friday
night at his Bair Rocks home, following
a general decline, aged 76 years. He
leaves a widow and three sons, Irwin,
David and Ira, all married and residents
of that vicinity. Following divine services, the interment took place Monday
in the Keslar graveyard on the Irwin
Cof'tmau farm. Old Mr. Coffman was connected witb the Methodist church closer
thau with any other denomination.
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
Principal Gases Disposed of Daring the
Opening Ween.
The Westmoreland county court ot
common pleas closed its first week's work
Thursday morning when the last of the
cases listed for trial was disposed of.
In the tresspass suit brought by S. J.
Herman, of near Penn, to recover $3,000
damages claimed from Stewart Marshall,
a neighbor, the jury found for tbe defendant.
Fred Alesse, of West Overton, suffered
a non-suit in the case against A. C. Overholt and others. He asked $25,000 damages for injuries alleged to bave been
suffered by his wife four years ago when
she fell through a rotten floor in a house
owned by the defendants.
The jury in the ejectment case of J. W.
Wenzel, of Cook towuship, against Vance
B. Roadman, to gain possession of two
tracts of land, the title of which the defendant claimed was in him, he having
purchased the property at treasurer's
sale, returned a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff.
Mother and Son Killed.
A high powered car, driven by Pitt
Nutty and ocenpied by fellow Pitts-
burghers, ran oft the brick road near Mutual Snnday, killing Mrs. Charles Baird
and her nine year-old son Fred. Mr.
Baird, the driver and Mrs, Gladys Moran,
who was brought to the local hospital,
were injured.
EXERCISES HELD
TUESDAY EVENING
By the Mount Pleasant High
School Class of Nineteen Twenty.
AUDIENCE OF RELATIVES AUD FRIENDS
TESTS THB SEATING CAPACIKTY OF THB
BIO OPEHA HOUSE.
The Twenty-four Graduates Upheld
the School's Best Traditions by
Faithful Work that is Rounded Out
at the Year's Close with Credit
Alike to their Efficient Teachera
and Themselves by the Six Hoaor
Students who Take Part in Program.        	
The Class of Nineteen Twenty was
graduated from the Mount Pleasant
High School Tuesday evening with the
commencement exercises held in the
Grand Opera House that was crowded
with the relatives and friends of the
twenty-four members who upheld the
institution's best traditions by work
that reflected in the highest degree
creditably alike on theirefficient teachers and themselves.
S 1920 CLASS ROLL.
( ACADEMIC.
s Barclay, Doris Blanche.
F Brown, Cora Mae
P Cort, Mary Margaret
\ Cowan, Elizabeth Jane
\ Field, Marion Russell
> Fox, Esther I.evada
\ Gibboney, Gertrude Ellen
f Morey. Leona Belle
> Reese, Margaret Florence
\ Santora, Rose Adelaide
\ Smith, Vineta Barr
*£ Snyder, Edna Kathryn
{? Witt, Mary Alice
s Zimmerman, Doretta Elizabeth
< Coy, Mervyn Augusta
r Mason, Ralph Albert
} COMMERCIAL.
Brenker, Elsie Marie   •
Galley, Helen Landis
Hartwig, Hilda Veronica
Levine, Floreuce Ruth
Clark, Gilbert Porter
Harrer, Claude Hendrix
McKenna, William Patrick
Wilson, William Lloyd
Tbe names on the following well rendered program  of exercises are those of
the   six  members of the class who won
honors.
Overture	
Prof. Gambles' High School Orchestra
Invocation     Rev. Dr. E. J. Knox
Salutatory—"Americanization,"	
 Florence Levine
"The effect of the war on the social and
moral fabric of the people,"	
 Margaret Cort
"The need of national conservation of
music," Marion Field
Vocal solo Leona Morey
Class History—1920 Gilbert Clark
"Friendship,". Leona Morey
Valedictory—"Health Educ ation,"	
 Margaret Reese
Violin solo, "Traumerie,", .Marion Field
Remarks Supt. Prin. H. H. DeLong
Presentation of Diplomas	
 Board of Education
Benediction Rev. Dr.  Knox
BIG KENTUCKY COAL PLANT
Built by too United States Steal Corporatioa
and Named for the Late Tnomas Lyncn
The United States Steel Corporation's
twenty thousand acre field of coal, five
veins running from three to seven feet
iu thickness, in the mountains of Harlan county, Kentucky, has, after three
years' work, been developed by the erection of a model plant called Lynch in
honor of the late Thomas Lyuch's memory. In addition to all the latest electrical mining equipment, including a
stone fireproof store that employs eighty
clerks, there is a little city for a population of seven thousand people.
The corporation laid the town ont,
sewered and paved tbe streets and then
built them up with modern homes,
churches, schools, theatre aud a hotel
with seven hundred rooms. The object
sought aud attained was that residents
should have comfort, convenience and
amusement in this out of the way spot.
The store, which is run by the United
Supply Company, of which James W.
Ana wait, of Pittsburg, is president, was
opened last week. "Jimmy" went down
aud took with him on the enjoyable trip
a Pullman car filled with his Union Supply Company men among whom was D.
M. Pigman, of this place, the veteran
Standard store manager.