The Cedarville Herald, Volume 41, Numbers 1-26

m sw # o f $ « h m Andrew Ki&aison and daughter, Er­ ma, were shopping: in Springfield la*t Saturday. Mrs" Sarah .... .............. Shoup and son, Frank, ware in Fairfield last Sunday where ' ' ‘ ‘ ■ • a hospital, her brother is situated at . having had both o f his.limbs cut off by a trolley ear, at Fairfield a few days ago. . . , , »<,, Malcolm Elder spent tlife weekend . . . . , . , , , ... v S g relatives in Judianapoli;, In- hotter bo ohy o f these two eitios, diana; ‘ BETTER HAVE YOURTAGS WHENIN SPRINGFIELD OR INDAYTON W e notice by the Springfield and Dayton papers that all autoista are given warning to have the 1018 tags on when in either o t the above cities. Those who are in the habit o f not getting tho auto tags until rniddhi td tho summer had OFPUBLICUTILITIES They May Buffer Collapse ae Rath road* Already Have, Qreatly to the Disadvantage of the Public. Mrs. C. E, Edmiston called on Jlro. Sarah Shoup last Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Howard Wildman and children called on Claude Edmiston and fam­ ily a while laBt Sunday afternoon. Mary ToWnsley o f near Cedarvillc, spent last Sunday with Louise Negus, Willard Chapman, o f Springfield, and Oliver Little, o f n e a r ’Clifton, spent last" Sunday with Clarence Chapman and family o f near here. My. and Mrs.. Harrison Thompson and family entertained the following at dinner last Sunday, Earl Vincent, Raymond Baber, Fred. Wilson, Lottie Thompson, Elton Tindall, Mr. and Mrs. lloy Baber, Grace, Floe, Gerald, Roy and Harland Thompson; ' 'Mrs. Henry Confer and grandson, Russell, called on Howard Wildman and family, last Saturday. Robert Elder was in Columbus Sun. day and states that Mrs, Elder, who 4s at Grant hospital, is doing nicely and hopes to return home soon. Edward Holloway and Ralph Hew­ itt spent last Saturday in Springfield. 'Howard Titus was in Selma last Saturday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Finney and son, George, spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beatty and family o f near Old Town. ; Lectures. Large numbers o f people gathered at the school auditorium last Satur­ day night, when Dr, Purdy, o f Ear*, ham College, Richmond, Indiana, gave a lecture on “ Observations in Europe at'the outbreak of the war// Dr. Pur­ dy was one o f the hundreds o f Amei\ cans who were caught in Germany at the outbreak o f the war, and rclatqu his interesting adventures of how he got out o f the war zone and made his way. back to his own country.. Amer ica. On Sunday morning at 10:00 o’clock, he delivered a fine sermon at the Friends church. ^.We are. very fortunate in getting J, Henry Scattergood, who is head o f the Friends Reconstruction work in this'country, to stop over and talk to the people o f Selma. Mr, Scatter- good? wil give an illustrated lecture on the' Reconstruction work in this country and abroad, at ,the school au­ ditorium, Thursday,,evening at 7:30 o'clock. There is no admission and i f the weather is favorable, large numbers are expected to turn out. High School Notes. The p lay.“ Everystudent,7 given,by the High school, at the school audit­ orium, last Friday afternoon, was a success and whs well attended. The play had a strong moral and those who-Jik&d good splays were delighted w ith 'fit Russel Dines played the leading .part,1 and b y his fine acting exposed to the •aucfince the tempta­ tions, joys, likes and dislikes o f an average student when entering col­ lege. or high, school. The second rhetoricals are now over and the pu­ pils are anxiously awaiting their grades. E n r fct Rinnisoni Sophomore, was in Cedarvifie’ last Friday night arid .states ;that he witnessed two o f the best-basket ball games he has evet seen on the high school floor, this Season.. The school has planned to have a grand exhibit at the building some­ time irf the near future, A few o f the many things that will be exhibited are; collections made by the science, biology, and Latin classes, boy's and girl's handiwork and the sewing and cooking o f the domestic science class­ es. The editorial staff o f the Jiigh school “Planet” are working, to pro­ duce a special edition o f the paper fo r that day. No less than half a dozen school photographers 'are get­ ting pictures fo r it and it is expected that it will contain a fine collection o f photographs and cartoons made by school talent, besides the school news o f the past year. Mildred Negus, junior, seems to be worrying about the senior banquet .as she is_ the^ lone junior. ■ The high "school pupils have not been required to take any examina­ tionS this nyear, but are required to appear in a series o f rhetoricals, from' which the grades are taken. They are graded on their effort to­ ward getting it, the way it is deliver­ ed, the merit o f the production itself and several other minor details. Word has been received from Wil­ bur Neff, a former freshman of here, saying that he was well satisfied with his new home at Alpha. The biology class has started its “ War Garden” in the laboratory and states that it hopes to raise enough from it to serve the entire high school a good square meal. George Finney, senior, has been ill the past week, but has returned to School, Finney was recently elected captain o f 'the* base ball team and claims that hq has a promising nine, for the coming season. When school opened at the first of the year the school had no music . teacher, but after a few weeks se­ cured Miss Margaret Jackson, of South Charleston, who has proven herself a music teacher o f rare abili­ ty, ’ Sm . - ..... ‘ f*“ FRESH MACKEREL nlo« brlgjhiones. R. Bird A Son* Co. Columbus, March 4 .—The appeals to State Public Utilities Commissions for ' Increase in rates by tho public sendee MORE BABIESTHAN SOLDIERS j ■»S, railroads now are suffering. The difficulty in the case o f each Utility is from the same cause—a sell­ ing price for service fixed at a time before the war had increased all costs A cco rd in g to statistics more babies per hundred die before t h i / are a yea r old thau do sold iers on the battle field during engagement., by half and doubled many of them. The loss o f babies each jy e a r is U out o f every hundred while Jonly two soldiers out o f every hundred are killed in action. and -ONION SETS yellow white very fine ones. ■ ■ ’ R. Bird & Sons Co. DAM BUILDINGNOWUNDER WAY IN MIAMI DISTRICT Those who have hold to the opin­ ion that legislation or the courts would k ill the Miami conservancy plan, wherein dams were to bo placed across the Mad river, Miami and Stillwater rivers, to protect Dayton, evidently a re .g o in g to be disappointed. Bonds have been sold and already machinery is being unloaded for the completition o f this work. Osborn is soon to be n town o f the past. W ork has already begun on the Mad river dam just west of the W right aviation field, it w ill be five-eigh ts of-a m ile wide and 64 feet, high and . built o f con ­ crete. * ' • Fresh bread at Naglcy’s. - APPLES fancy eating and cooking at . R. Bird 6 l Sons Co. PREPARE FOR YOUR GARDEN Springfield’s Largest Store Springfield's Dependable, Store March Saleof Carpets, Rags and Linoleums The gas, telephone, power and trac­ tion companies are showing by their books the increased cost of operating and of maintenance,, to an extent which has put many o f them on the red side of the ledger. With nearly all of them the greatest cost Item is coal. Previous to the outbreak of the European war coal cost 11.90 a ton delivered. The average cost now Is $3,43 and the'freight charge Is paid' by the purchaser. And, too, when the1 price was $1.90, screened coal was de-i livered. Now it Is "run-of-mlne” with) slate, stone, earth, dust and all. .Thls| difference in quality makes a heat unltj cost .double what it cost when the; pricq to consumers was fixed. j Electrical power for light and heat, and traction, and telephones is dis-j tributed through copper wire. Frev-j •ious to three years ago, the price ofi copper for this use ranged between 12*1 and 15 cents. It now is 28 cents, and; recently a Columbus company was] forced to buy $24,000 worth . at 331 cents.' . . ' , The world can't work, or live, with-* .out the public utilities. Their exis-i tence is menaced by doubled costs,. Like any other business, they have: something to sell—service. Like 6th-, er business enterprises, the selling, price must be based upon the cost of; production. The manufacturer and; merchant pass the increased cost of, production on to the consumer. Un-« less the utility can do the same it, must go out o f business. . . What should be done about it? No satisfying answer to this ques-; tion has yet been uttered. ' Companies have' agreements wjth* the public for a price for service, fixed tom term of years, or their rates, have* = 3 1 lui lUAUi va j o i a ui vunu jimi , co . uh * u been fixed by municipal ordinances. v. t ........ ....... j v ,„ . based on pre-war cost'of production. available lo t last year was put tr good UBe.. Garderis are the best in­ vestment-you can have. It is besi to raise fresh vegetables and. it is cheapest. If ybu have not .time you will fin d rIt profitable to ■hire the work done. Then you will en­ joy, the result o ^ y o u r own labor ii y.bii do the work .yourself. Prices w ill bo high next winter for foot, stu^s so. don’ t bo frightened when the laborer wants a tew dollars for doing something you probably do not care to do yourself. Among other good cofllfes We. have a fresh' Shipment of-Red Bird at Nag- ley’s,'' ■ ■ ■:■■' ■ ■- Garden Seeds R. Bir d&Sons Co, HOW'S THIS? How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re­ yard for any case o f Catarrh that cannot.be cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. ■ Hall’s Catarrh Medicine has been .aken by catarrh sufferers fo r the past thirty-five years, and has be­ come known as the most reliable rem­ edy fo r Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine acts thru the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poison .rom the Blood and healing the dis­ eased portions. * ' A fter you have taken Hall's Ca* .arrh Medicine fo r a short time you .vill see a great improvement in your r general health. Start taking Hall's j latarrh, Medicine at once and get rid of catarrh. Send fo r testimoinals, free. . F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. . City officials say “a contract is a1 contract.” So it is, but enforcing a’ contract which will wreck a service! company will bring a public calamity.' In many instances the service com­ panies; at the present rates, can earn; no margin for extensions, or repairs,^ for all income must go into cost of- operation and many are hot earning1, even operating expenses. A-concern- doing Unprofitable business can’t bor­ row money to tide it over. . The quality o f service will deterlor-: ate, necessarily, and then we’ll all! kick about it. « Utility enterprises have certainly fallen upon evil days, and are wrest­ ling with problems ,o f .which their pa-; trons are wholly unaware. The mar-* ket price of utility securities has' steadily declined during the last two or three years, and many of them have no market value at all. - It is not alone those whose money is in these properties who-are inter-, estqd. If they fall and the public is ^deprived of their services, it will be the greater sufferer; for there will be, no inducement .for others to take the hazard of attempting to furnish the- service. These problems require some. sane thinking on the part' of both pro- * dqcer and consumer.. THE PUFFED AND PURPLED . . “ PLUTE." A N all-round utility paint for usewhenever quick results are desired,— decks, boats, porches, waifs, floors,—inside or outside. No home Is Complete without a can of U. S. N. Deck Paint. THE TARBOX LUMBER CO. mm htoMfaMhn t»r. M W Aa«-r*«r, W » Of course' there was a time, every soap box orator told us about it, when the, public utility manager or stock­ holder was looked upon' as a puffed and purpled plutocrat He rode In his limousine and drank his cham­ pagne out of quart tankards. He was all encrusted with diamonds and his wife was trying to “ reduce.” But, “ them was the ballycon days of the old regyme,” as a Cincinnati states-’ man once remarked, ' Now, if you see a wan, shrinking, shivering little man edging along the dark wall of the alley and shudder­ ing at each strident sound—that’s a public utility man. , It Isn’t exactly fair to advance the dictum that all haggard, wan, pale., shrinking, nervous men are of the’ [public utility brotherhood, but it is a Jsafe assertion that all and.several of: ‘ the public utility owners,' managers 'and high officials are wan and hag- |gard in these days of stress. - j Of course, in those good old days' lit was a perfectly proper proceeding ; to cuss the gas man, damn the tele­ phone service and enjoy a paroxysm of rage when the inter-urban car was late. No more. o It really isn’t done. The manufacturer of pink pills, or beaded raiment, may .complain If he will, of 'the war stringency and its ; withering effect upon his business, but he can advance the prices o f pink pills and make it harmonize with the cost of tenderloin steak. Cannot the gas man advance the price of gas to keep step wfth bacon and eggs? Yes, he Cannot. .. ......................... Carpets The Mbnth of March offers you a, wonderful oppor­ tunity for economical savings—the saving of the cost of making and laying, besides having the largest stock in Central Ohio, to select from, Every carpet selected during March' 'will be Made and Laid FREE QF CHARGE. If you _are not ready for your carpet now, come and make your selection, we will hold it for you and lay whenever you are ready—F « e of Charge. ' ■■ £,COTTON CHAIN INGRAIN All wool filling, cotton chain ingrain carpet. Good line of patterns and of good quality. Priced during, this month, making and laying free . 55c Per Yard EXTRA SUPER INGRAIN Extra grade of all wool filling, cotton chain ingrain carpet, This is tyi extra special quality, made and laid free if se­ lected this’month at . , . $1.00 Per Yard . BRUSSELS CARPET An exceptional fine assortment of patterns to select from. Brussels carpets with borders to match, If selected this month,.made and layed free From $1.10 to $1.50 Per Yard AXMINSTER AND WILTON CARPETS All with borders to match. A fine assortment of F loral.and Oriental patterns to select from and if selected this month will be made and layed FREE. \ $1.75 to $3.50 a Yard Rugsand Linoleums We do not believe that there is as large, well selected, econ­ omically priced assortment of Rugs and Linoleums to be found in the state of Ohio. This season ^we are most fortu­ nate in having mode some exceptional^buys in these lines. We are giving our customers the advantage of our experience and buying power. The following items are just a few from our immense stock. .Compare the prices. BRUSSELS RUGS , 9x12 feet, all wool faced Tapestry Brussels rugs. , Made in one piece without a seam. Choice of floral and oriental patterns. An extra good duality specially priced during th’t month. $19.50 . WILfON RUGS r Size 9x12 feet and of a quality that we sell regularly at $30.00 but is exceptionally good for that price. They are rich oriental pattrons. During this saje month we are making a special price of $25.00 WILTON RUGS Extra large sizes, 10-6x13- . . Made all in one piece, .They are extra quality and a choice lot of patterns during this montlr specially priced at . $42.50 LINOLEUM ■ During thts month we will sell you the very best CORK BODY LINOLEUM in a wide range o f patterns to. choose from at the extra special price of , o 85c Per Sq. Yard The Annual March Sale of Wall Paper ■ The „19l8 wall papers are handsomer than ever. For the March sale a most complete 3xne of the newest styles at prices that cannot be duplicated elsewhere. The few following 1 items are typical of the values: v ‘Tapestry papers in sott tans awl grays, for living rooms; novelty ^tripos and blended patterns; 24c . j t_ KAliXliV' * ■* .■’fSTVCt-'. i-3, r:i>air-in and dark colors, O _ \ orth K.c, io ’l ....... .................. w ’ »v:i.if>nn !-’>por>i In l»'Ue, gia.' or :-n, •*.)■ ixsell-snt *1’J - : - t -itipM, ’rod ..................... “ i U SO-inch blends and grass effects, foi.* tbe high class apartment, 50c values at, roll......... 34c ' Papers suitable for rooms or halls — only 12 rails to a * Q A customer—roll . .......................O l» Plain 30-inch oatmeal wall papers,- ■brown, blue, gray or green- on’y 12 rolls, to a customer, Extra, special, roll ............... Oatmeal two-tones for parlors or dining rooms, worth double our' price, for the March ^ .................... i l y z o 8 c ;r>'o at, roll ~ 4U T O FINISHES ■ For Sale B y THE TARBOX LUMBER CO. New Grade Flour , * * . . ■ • ■ ■ - • ’ . (Government F6rmula) Hoover Bread (Under Government License 17966) 8c or 2 for 15c Dutch Mills Pancake- Flour 10c POST GROCERY & BAKERY W. L. CLEMANS R e a l E s t a t e Can ba found at my office each Saturday or reached tyy phone af my residence each evening. Office 36 PHONES Realdence 2-122 GEDARVILLE, OHIO. TRY OUR JOB PRINTING This month’s Butt&nck Patterns 10c and 15c—none higtier. Take Advantage of Our FREE Testing and Filling Service . , NO MATTER. WHAT MAKE OF BATTERY We also repair and recharge all makes of Batteries, Drop in and get our expert advice on how to keep your Battery in a healthy condition L. G. R. STORAGE BATTERY CO., WillardService Station US E. Main St., Opp. Grand Hotel! XENIA, OHIO. Hell Phone S38W. R- 0- Shroyer, BatteryExpert InCharae. Cltbens Phone 320