The Cedarville Herald, Volume 40, Numbers 1-26

■ y m *r« rm iy ,t® *iM deia giHsehwae. YeaH aetice that th* j^Wgisapitifil merchant j* «*. *#¥*rti*#r. VVWVVWVVW^^ FOHTEBTH YEAR NO, 36, CEDARVILLE, OHIO, |Y, MAY 85,1317 IS GRADUATES COMPLETE ■THE COURSE AND RECEIVE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS Tljo 1917 graduation class of the high school had th* honor of holding the first commencement exercise* in the auditorium of the elegant new school • building. The room * was orowdod for this event by friends of the class and those interested in the school. The stage had been decorated by -a florist and presented a very at­ tractive appearance. The girls wore the class colors of white nnd pink flowers while the young men wore lilies o f the valley. On the stage were the members of the board of education, the faculty. County Supt. F. M, Reynolds and District Supt. Fortney. The class numbered fifteen, much larger than in former 'years and each delivered his or her oration. The- exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. j . S. E. McMichael, after which came the class salutatory by the president of the class, Robert Evans. , Miss Alice Hixon followed, with an oration, "An Ideal Girlhood" Other graduates appeared as follows: Grace Bradford, "Our Flag and Our Coun­ try;" Helen Stewart, "Opportunities for- Success;"- Geoil Rife; “The Im­ portance of Trifles;" Harry Wright, "The-American High School;” Ho. t Tawnsley, "The Evolution of War­ fare;" Eva Tarbox, "Visions;". Wil­ bur Conley, "Rural Co-Operation;" Dorothea McClellan,. "A New Inde­ pendence Day;” Elsie Shroades, “At the Cross Roads.” May, Spracklen gave, the class history from the time the-members started to school twelve years ago,- Zelpha Dobbins gave the class proplie.y, and Rosa Mann,, the “Class; Will ” ' Mildred Trumbo de­ livered the class valedictory, and the theme of her oration was "Guard the Dike.”< DECORATION DAY SERVICES. QUESTIONS YOU MUST ANSWER Hfre is what you will be required to answer: Name in full, age in years, home address, date of birth, whether the signer is a natural born citizen, a naturalised ribbon, an alien or whether he has declared his in­ tention, if not a citizen of what coun­ try the signer is a subject, present occupation or office, by whom employ­ ed, where employed, whether the signer has a rather, mother, child The program for the Decoration day’ services has been arranged’ by the committee in charge. At 9 a. m- the procession to the North Ceme­ tery will be formed on West Xenia avenue for automobiles and vehicles. School children, ‘members of the S. of V. soldiers on South Main. The band .will assemble in the Public Square. Hon. Andrew Jaekaon will be marshal of the day and George Barlow, color bearer. The ' services a t the cemetery ■commence a t 9:30 and will be In charge *of the commit-' tee, L. H. Sullenberger and Waited Iliffi tFlags and flowers in charge of t * w g jy fi • > ' - •* , The delegation for the Baptist cemetery win be in charge of An- Wi drew nter, while G. A, Shroades will have charge of the delegation to Massies Creek cemetery. The trip to these two cemeteries will be made .................. ‘tail ' ' '* “ “ under 12, solely dependent on him for support, married qr single, race, what mmtgry service if any, on what ground exemption is 'lelaiipedl tall, medium or short, slender, medium or stout, color of eyes, color of hair, bald. lost arm, leg, hand, foot, eye, or disabled in any way. After the registration has been completed there is to be used a blue certificate which will show the date and time on which the registration was made and will certify to an f officer, that the holder has been registered'. HEAVY PENALTY WILL BE GIVEN. "SLACKERS" ON CONSCRIPTION DAY • The -President’s proclamation is5 clearly worded, the conscriptive law is clearly worded; the Herald has re­ ceived many inquiries as to who must register on June 5. All men are re­ quired to register: Who are now 21 years old. Whose twenty-rfirst birthday cOmeS. before June S, Whose twenty-first birthday comes on June 5. ‘ Excepting,- • . ' Men. now 31 years old. Men whose thirty-first birthday comes on June 5. Mer. in the navy or regular army of the United States, the. Marine Corps, the Officers Reserve Corps, . ' Members of the National Guard and Naval Militia' actually in the service of the United States on June 5. Men in the enlisted reserve corps actively in the service of the United States oafJune S. .Sickness, physical, disability of any kind or absence from home 'docs apt excuse failure to register. National Guardsmen not mustered into the service of the. United States before June 9 ‘must register. A, year’s imprisonment a M en- forced registration are the penalty for failure to, register. A year's im­ prisonment is the penalty for making false statements ;at registration whether about oneself or another per­ son. Where the person registering is subject to military law be will be court-martialled. ■ ^LIBERTY BOND ISSUE." following the {.return from north of town. Dr. W. R. McChesney will deliver the address .in the opera house a t 2:30 p. m. There will he a musical program by the choir and a panto­ mime by Doretha McClellan, and Mil­ dred Crouse entitled "The Star Spangled Banner.” This meeting will be in .charge of Mr.. Jackson. Everyone is urged to come and join in these patriotic services. Flowers will be gratefully received a t the gas office by ladies in charge. The sermon for .Memorial Sabbath afternoon will be delivered by Dr. H. C. Foster of Clifton in the opera house, • "Be patriotic and attend the serv­ ices of the day.” The Herald has been asked by the U. S. Treasury Department to. assist in the sale of the "Liberty Loan o f I9i7,” the five billion dollar issue to be* as widely distributed as possible. Bonds can be had from $50 up and the rate of' interest is 3% per cent. No safer investment can be recom­ mended th&p a government dbond which is free from taxation. I t is urged to have a bond in every home In the county, You- can get these a t any bank in the county. The Ex­ change .Bank ib advertising this issue , and any information necessary can Ibe found there, Dr, J . 0. Stewart. is representing the local congregation a t the U. P, General Assembly in session in Bos­ ton. On his return Dr. SteWart will stop In New York City for the an­ nual convention of the American Medical Association and also visit the New York hospitals where he will at­ tend clinics, W . L . C L E M A N S R e a l Es t a t e Can be found a t my office each Saturday or reach'd by phone a t my reeidcnce each evening. Office 36 PHONES Residence 2-122 CEDARVILLE, OHIO. Easily in wheel tracks on cultivated soil. On , TheOliver No, 1 Cultivator the rear shovels work practically b e hi n d the wheels—leaving no such tracks, one of the many advantages this cultivator has* It takes a smaller amount' of labor to bothguide and raise the machine. The seat bar guide arid horse lilt make it decidedly easier to handle. Cultivate your crops in the right way the Oliver way*-and increase th# amount p i your crops. Ask-to •#* fit* Olb*r No, I Cultivator. g**iag Is botiovb|. H astings B ro s . filOWMANY.ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER Thors has boon much speculation M to how many persons between 21 and t l th a t are eligible to register under the new war measure recent­ ly passed by congress. A t first thought one would think not fewer than a hundred would be found in either the township or corporation but a survey of the situation shows tha t It will be a surprise if fifty are found in cash precinct. OHIO (SCOT TO m PICK PRICE, $1.00 A YEAR REMEMBERED THE PASTOR,! Cantop council vfNL to retain cen­ tral time. At Lima Mrs. Lgrie Thomas wm kiUefivby a streetoi The gentlemen members of the Ur P, congregation recently raised a purse ot $303 wiijob was presented to the pastor, Rev. J . .13. E . Mc> Mlchael, last Friday, The L- A, ft, of the church presented Mrs'. MoMiohuet a purse of $60 several weeks ago. Rev, McMlchrel ex­ tended his Shanks to the 'donors at. the Sabbath morning service. JUDGE KYLENAMES MEMBERSOPDRAFTBOARD Judge Kyle in accordance with a request of higher officials has named County Commissioner It. D. Wil­ liamson and George Galloway as members of the board to make the selective d ra ft in this .county. The- former Is a Republican and the latter a Democrat and no two men in the epunty could have been named th a t are more qualified to serve on this board. I t will be the duty of this board to pass upon the qualifications of those who are drafted, which wit! be from the registration of those between the -ages of 21 and 81 as taken on June 6, The exemptions are specified and will be the guide for the board, I t is estimated th a t about seven to the thousand will be drafted. The county will have to furnish about 200, this corporation about seven and. the same number in the township. . • - ; WHAT SENATOR JOHNSONDID Followlngth* last election Go*. H iram Johnson, Progressive, of rictlfornta, Whb wawkhe. iucohsiffii: candidate for United- States Senator from tbk t state was drawn into the limelight a s being false to promises to support Charles Hughes, the Republican presidential candidate. I t matters not now whether John­ son was true to bis promise or not, tb a tev en t has passed into history. The pressnt administration has de­ sired tbc passage of the espionage hill th a t would place every news­ papers tinder as strict a censorship as they have in Germany. I t would prohibit free speech. Its passage would mead th a t the government eeuld do just what It pleased with, your sons In the army. In fact this country was to see free speech and just criticism ot public acts ,denied under penally. Thanks to Senator Johnson for his first speech th a t resulted In the censorship clause being defeated. He spoke in defense of the con-, stitution of the United States. He spoke of the righ t of women to learu what their sens are doingm the army and above all their right to protection, by public exposure if necessary, if those boys are to be made victims of incompetency or hidden tyranny. The measure was defeated by only one vote and it must not be for­ gotten in years to come that Senator Johnson stood for the righ t of every Americ&n citizen to know what the government was doing Irrespective of the wishes of President Wilson and the war lords th a t seem to have him under a sort of hypnotic in­ fluence. One Ohio Senator had tbo honor and manhood to stand for what was right irrespective of what the Democratic administration wanted, that senator wad Warren G. Hard­ ing. I t - l s to be regretted that Senator Pomerine voted for a form of regulation known only in Germany and other nations where one man rules, t r we are to fight for a freedom across the seas w« have no place for censorship laws in this country. SIGNTHEPETITIONS The in te rest o f the Greene County Dry forces is centered a t th is time on tb s work of securlhg signatures to th e Petitions. I t Is hoped of th e management to aeons* a t lea st a s many as there Were d ry votes in the la s t S ta te W ide election and if possible to evened th is number. Each key man with his local organization will proceed to th is work ju s t as soon as possible to do so to get the best results. Each friend of the cause will please make th is work as easy as possible for those who are giving th e ir time and atten tion to it, Henry Cline, retii ville, committed Commercial Cleveland, sustain* fire, *■ Harry Straub, was killed at Ash train. , * At .Cleveland Ga er, six, was killed, wagon. V Traln ran down killed Charles civil raT veteitin, at farmer, Marys. by shooting, ding company, $25,099 loss by y-four, barber, la. by a freight Mine Wolchslag r an oil delivery llamlsburg, Was toy a Big Four gtot, Cleveland, struck by an Blanchard, Flushing. Henry Huffman, run down and kill locomotive, Lnrille Leachftr, died soon after to automobile. Canton grocers ai i butchers decid­ ed to grant credit p customers for only two weeks. Oxford’s edueati nal institutions will graduate 250 « foung men and women this year, . ( ■. . ^George C. Hull, C nton auto dealer, was killed -when hi® auto was struck by a traction car. Attacked.by a ardt, eight, of TO was badly injured. Frank .Stover wi fatally a t . Upper i caught’In a.hay hi G. Cornelius Bata sea Mass,, was el* the Marlon Y» M. Cleveland police worth of loot stolen Three foreigners art iff isell Mills was' lng a t an oil well of Iron struck him Guy Riley’s shop) when the Riley’In began to hum and escaped. Body o f wan foi Heck farm near Vi< by Mrs. John Fee i William Rich- near .Marion, Injured probably * radusky, when thirty-five, Chel- secretary of ■’A. • ; •' . tvered $19,990 rom freight cars. held. lied' while work. . Findlay. Piece r,the head, dog harked a t Marysville the occupaht4 on the Arthur was identified laBthabof her husband: stocks .and nexaBEti* -papers,val­ ued-at $50,000 w srflm ifn from safe bf LUkowotz-Weava3 ^ il6bacco =com­ pany, Dayton. F. C. Rhfcsfu tendeut at'Gi succeed W. C, Zanesville school John Crstty ‘‘ when thn fSMb at his home, sbttlh of Marion. Samuel Combs, negro, was robbed and murdered in the railroad yards at Marlon. George Leo,.negro, is under arrest; charged with the crime,, Addressing the Fifteenth congres­ sional district suffragists a t Zanes­ ville. Mrs- Harriet Taylor Upton pre­ dicted full suffrage for Ohio women in two years. , .Sainuel Felzone, Wellsville, charged with shooting Mrs. Carrie Wallace, pleaded guilty to carrying concealed weapons and wax sentenced to the penitentiary. Mrs, Sarah Karp sued her mother- in-law, Mrs, Anna Karp, for $10,099, at Cleveland, charging her husband, Benjamin Karp, was Induced to leave the cjty by his mother. Mrs, Cora B, Hedrick,of Akron was awarded $7,000 agalnnt the C. A B. line for injuries received when she slipped on the dancing floor of the Steamer city of Buffalo. , Ohio State Medical association en­ dorsed national prohibition, advertls- ment la newspapers by physicians and abrogation of patents on syn­ thetic drag* held by Germany, Ohio Association Opposed to Wom­ an Snffrage filed petitions at Colum­ bus containing 39,990 names for refer­ endum on Reynolds bill, granting presidential suffrage to women. Tiffin council refused to fix a data for a second election on the charter question. A charter was voted down In Barch by 2d rotes. Business men interested ■"•’II appeal to the courts. Louis TorOk, Sight, died at his home in Cleveland, following the eat­ ing of a bag of candy handed to him by a stranger as he was returning from school. Police believe the -candy Was poisoned. Heads bf state supported universi­ ties and normal’schools dismissed for “productive Work,” for a period end­ ing June 4, all students, except those in engineering and medical colleges and members ot graduating classes. Governor Cox Issued a statement Urging mayors of Ohio cities start plans at once to make “Call to Colors day” In Ohio a gala event. The day for the proposed military enrollment under the Universal cervlco bill ia June 5. After fifty-two years of marriage, Rachel and John Ball, residing on a farm near Napoleon, have reached the parting of the Way. Both are in their nineties. Mrs. Ball In divorce petition nays here husband has been extremely cruel. Newton Hoover, seventy, farmer living west of Alliance, lay down on a log a t his farm and ignited two sticks of dynamite under him in an effort to end his life. He succeeded, but burns When the fuse ignited his clothing caused his death Will of former Senator Joseph B, Foraker, one Of the Shortest on rec­ ord, was filed fo probate at Cincin­ nati, The entire estate is left to his widow, Julia B, Foraker, and ehe Is made executrix without! bond, Estate Valued at $760,999, SECRET MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED Mr, and Mrs, Jesse Wallace Ne­ smith announce their marriage which took place m Dayton, May 6, the cere­ mony being solemnized by Rev. Les­ ter M, Boyer, pastor of the Park Presbyterian church. _ Mrs. Nesmith was Miss Kathryn McGiven and one of the popular young ladies of this place, having taUght school in Cedarville township for several years. Mr. Nesmith is teller in the Market Savings and Loan Bank in Dayton and is a native- of - Ithaca, O, The bride and groom will j go to housekeeping in Dayton. - THAT.ICE SCARE. The persistent attempts of a few parties in town to prevent our cutting ice last winter ana later .to stop our (selling same this summer have proven futile. .When samples of the water ‘were sent,to the State Health Officer ‘last winter he returned a 'verdict that the ice would be O. K. for re­ frigerator purposes, whereupon the local Board of Health granted us a written permit to sell the ice for com­ mercial purposes. Some of the members of the local board and a few townsmen who had “axes of their own to grind” were determined .to "win out*’ and have made repeated attempts to have the state health officer openly condemn the ice, which would have prevented the sale of same. But this he refused •to do. After a written, permit was granted us .by the local board, ice was cut a t no small expense and labor that the people of Cedarville might be able to secure ice this summer at the time they needed it most and at a reason - 1 able price. I t was our purpose t o . sell tne ice for refrigerator and gen-1 eral cooling purposes and we believe that this attempt to "scare” our citi­ zens hue been both unfair and un­ called for. The ice has been cut and used from local streams for many years and 1 personally do : ot know pf any in­ stances oi typhoid or other diseases resulting therefrom. The pest winter we have had a number of caseB of typhoid -fever in Cedarville and if these had developed during the sum­ mer we presume some of the local health officers could have fully ex­ plained the cause o f it, D, S. Ervin-. The Wonder Finish || For Floor*—FumHur*—'Woodwork Calao makes old, shabbyBoors look like new hardwood. Restores furniture to factorynewness. Gives old wood­ work new tone and luster. Makes linoleum wear twice as long. Brightens up everything. Easy to apply. Hard to mar. 14 attractive finishes for every home surface. J TH E TA R BO X LUM BER CO. Best Prices for Farmers call us by phone, get our prices on produee, and arrange to have your groceries delivered. P hone 40. Cedarville, Ohio Auto livery, Rhone 65, ght, vr* Murdock, Dinr or bi u are always ready. R, A, you set Fifteen Dellnrs as the price then As ClothingMerchants we know of no other way to obtain and hold your trade than by offering you .Frat andAlco clothes at the price. The next time you are in town make it your business to see these clothes. H ats, Caps, Shirts, . Neckwear, Under­ wear, Etc., a t prices popular STRAUSS & HUB “The SurpriseStore” 28-30 E. Third St., Daytoii, Ohio Boys and Childrail’s suits, Shirts. Waists, Underwear,Stockings, and P lay Suits at popular prices. WeHave Subscribed for a Substantial “liberty Loan” 3 lA Per Cent Gold Bonds THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Dated June 15,1917. Due June 15,1947. Optional June 15,1932 D e n om in a tio n s , $l,(MHi» $500.00, $100.00, $50.00. Principal and Semi-annual interest (June and Dec. 15th) payable a t the Treasury or , a t any sutrtfeasury of the United States or a t any of the Regional Banks, Coupon bonds can be converted into fully registered Bonds at the office of the Treasurer of the United States a t Washington; D* C. , The Principal and Interest are exempt from the payment of all taxea imposed by authority of the United States, or its possessions, including present and future Income tax, or by authority of any State, except estate or inheritance taxes, hut these bonds diall not hoar the circulation privilege. These bonds may he converted, during the war, a t p ar. and intereat into any subsequent issue of bonds the Government may offer, hearing a higher rate of interest. Subscription Price, 100 and Interest. The subscription books will close on or before June 15, 1917 after which the Government will make an allotment of the bond*, . W* place our services a t the disposal of the Public, without charge;'and invite ' both large and small subscriber* to make their subscription* through this institution. ..■.........................;.... THE EXCHANGE BANK Cedarpilk, Ohio