The Cedarville Herald, Volume 41, Numbers 1-26

mem oar m m X Itefak Hewitt md Anna bale Hew­ itt attended the o**t*.t* at Row town­ ship high school teat Wednesday «v- A* S. WUitown and son, Philip, w*te 1 b South Charleston last Wod- nosdmy evening. Edward Holloway, Ralph Hewitt, lUymoad Edmiston and Baste Edrais- ton were the guest* of Hr, and Mrs.' Milton Kennedy, last Wednesday ev- BOl**.—■ Roth Anna Wildman spent last Wednesday evening with her friend, lather Boone. ■ Raymond Edmiston and Errett Kin- nlsorc were in South Charleston on Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Lemmons, of near Wilmington, were the Sunday guests o f Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lem­ mons, Mrs. Andrew Kinnison spent Sun­ day with relatives in. Columbus. Mrs, Robert Finney and son, Geo., spent last Sunday with Mr. ana Mrs. Howard Beatty and family, of near Old Town. - Firman Kinnison was the guest of Edith Bradford last Sunday after­ noon. WBHWWW LOOKERSl KIOLlESl f that it is responsible for 30 per cent ■ CIRCUS IS COMING, i o t tha insanity o f the world, that in- ! juries to the drinking man heal more wm-mitn* bslowlv. and are more liable to infec- RingUag Bros. Mammoth Show and Gteat Spoetack Will Soon Be Close at Hand. I jnent signed and. paid for b y such 'rm s would have-caused a sensation, iut the trend o f the times is so strongly against the liquor traffic these days that it has become s mat­ ter o f course that all citizens o f all classes should array themselves in op­ position to it. ’ Miss Sunday with Scanland spent last er parents here. Floyd and Otis Lemmons, o f.n ea r Wilmington, spent last Sunday after­ noon with Russell and Elzie Edmiston. E lbert Schickedantz spent last Sun­ day with his parents,. Mr. and Mrs, Henry Schiokedantz, o f near here, Errett/Kinnison called on Raymond Edmiston last Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Howard Wildman and children ■called on Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Edmiston a while last Saturday afternoon. George Finney spent last Saturday afternoon with relatives in Cedarville. ■ Rev. Morrison ‘ was guest o f friends h e r e .. the Sunday Mr. and Mrs, Fred Tindall received a letter from their son, Elton, who le ft f o r Camp Sherman a ifew days ago, stating that he. liked soldier life fine, although it was rather lonesome, fo r him,‘ except w V n he was with his J artner, Sam Chapman, who le ft with Ilton at the time. Chapman has served three years with the regular army somewhere in the,west arid was placed in command o f the Greene county, boys, leaving at the time. Mr. and Mrs. W . C. Marshall arid son ,' William, Were in Springfield on Tuesday afternoon. Errett Kinnison and George Finney were in'Cedarville last Friday even­ ing. Mr. and Mrs, W . A . McDonnan were shoppers in Springfield Tuesday. Edward HoHoway, .Newton Powell and Ralph Hewitt are among the many from here who attended the Red Cross dance at South Charleston last Friday night, ^ HIGH SCHOOL NOTES. v $$Ee Shj^brnore, ."Junior and Senior banquet was held at the school build­ ing la st Thursday evening, in honor Of the greduating class, composed.of four hoys, Russell Dines, Roscoe But­ ler,: George Finney and Newton Pow- ell. The room- was beautifully deco­ rated in American, flags and. apple •blossoms. The refreshments were served by the Sophomore girls and the teachers. A very delightful ev­ ening was enioved by all. Those pres-' X ent were the following: Pauline •Thomas/ Louise Schickedantz, Lillian Sharpin, Aliens Morris, Mildred Ne- gus, Errett Kinnison, Dorothy Chap- »man, Miss Rife, Miss McMullen and ; Prof. W , B. Hayes and the graduating •class, Newton Powell, Roscoe Butler. Russell Dines and George Finney. , r Verna Begeant was ill at her home near here, a few days o f the past ' week, With three days" measles. Rev. McMiphael, o f Cedarville, was present at the high school Wednesday .morning and'gave a very pleasing ad- - dress on “ America’s Battle Lines.” ■Rev. McMidipel has preached several times at the church here and is a f a ­ vorite o f the people o f the commu­ n ity - : ' st ^ The high school base-ball nine has ho game hooked fo r the following Friday "and would be glad to book a - game with Cedarville high o r . any . other team "capable o f standing,the name o f being beaten. , Selma has put out a good nine this season and man­ ager Finney has proven himself a manager o f rare ability. The chance fo r a Base-ball team next year is very slim, as three o f the best players will graduate this year. The high school room is generally a “ quiet” place, at this time, but last, week, from the great variety o f noises, cottld be heard most anything,, from the melodious throbs o f an ukelele to a loud powder explosion and many similar noises. Louie Chapman has returned to school After a few days’ illness, with measles. , Commencement will be held at the school auditorium on the evening o f the 17th o f May. Philip Wildman, freshman, was in South Charleston last Friday evening. The School has made elaborate plans fo r the school exhibit on* the 16th o f May, and hopes to make it the best thing o f the kind ever held here. Besides the exhibits there is to be given a program o f the grades. The seventh and eighth grades will pre­ sent “ The Headless Horseman,” ta- - ken from ohe o f Washington Irving's best works, ‘The Legend o f Sleepy Hollow.” The third and fourth grades will prostaft, “ Sleeping Beauty,” a charming little play, taken from the story o f the same name. l y, to i r stlon. The advertisement asserts that alcohol slows the sense o f sight, con­ tuses judgment, hastens fatigue, slows a ll physical movements and les­ sens the resisting power o f the body . ®*Y» jk®, holliday “ For the sake o f your family,’ your w f t u iJ f t * impatiently, frtends and your country, cut out wait a t this season o f the year, prom- ] +v« +l, * isos to eclipse all other events on I ™ by theM the calendar a t . Dayton, Thursday,; industrial concerns. May 16. * * ” A few years ago such an advertise- Exhibitions will be given both af­ ternoon and night. It would seem as though everybody in this locality were planning to attend. - Those.who do will gee many wonders; There will be the great s* set parade—more than three mites . mg this year—no end o f strange and remarkable wild animals in ;the gigantic Five-Continent Mena­ gerie, and whole hours o f sensations in the mammoth main tent. This sea­ son the Ringling Brothers are open­ ing their program with a wonderful f ectacle entitled “ In Days o f Old,” ore than 1,200 actors take part in the great -production, which tells the story o f the days “ when knighthood was in flow r«” There is a ballet o f 300 jdancing girls and no end o f other striking features. Following the spectacle will come a thousand areqic sensations. There will be seventy ri­ ders, headed b y May Wirth, who somersaults from the back o f one gal­ loping horse to another; Lily Leitzel, the world's .greatest aerial gymnast; Australian woodchoppers felling g i­ ant trees; Hillary Long, who leaps, the gap op' hi? head, and a world o f other startling features. Eighty clowns-Will furnish fun and more trained animals and trick horses and .elephants will appear than ever be­ fore- WHERE THE TROUBLE LIES. i i The transportation branch o f the government has taken hun­ dreds of passenger trains from railroads, has plated an em­ bargo on many classes of freight, and is urging the people j -to take Journeys only wh.en nec­ essary to. -do so. in order. that there may be cars and .engines t to move fuel and other commodi­ ties essential to the prosecution of the war and the welfare of the people. The people are not complaining because ot these in­ conveniences, but they do com­ plain’ that under such circum­ stances the brewing company is permitted to use 700,000 cars annually, and the-motive power necessary to move these cars. MM OHIO BUSIN ESS CONGRESS Advertise ^ln Newspapers Urging Peo- - pie to “ Cut Out” the Booze., Springfield, Ohio,—Forty-seven o f the leading manufacturers and busi­ ness concerns o f this'industrial cen­ ter/ many o f them known throughout ''the country, have bought a page in the local newspapers In which they declare that, “intoxicating.liquor is an' important and contributing cause of accidents and Inefficiency,” “ Cut out . the booze,” is the advice'and warning *Of these great business concerns. The advertisement declares that •dcohnl ironairs everv turman faculty< Closed Schools—Busy Brewers. Cincinnati, 0 ,- 7 -In this city prizes were offered to persons who gave the correct answers to this problem: “ How long could the 86 public schools o f Cincinnati remain open on the coal consumed in one year by the brew­ eries o f the Cincinnati- Internal Rev­ enue District?” A number o f correct answers were given and the prizes have been distributed. Here is the correct answer; Fifteen years, 245 days, 17 hours and 36 minutes, CINCINNATI IS STIRRED Training Battalion Moved Front Ar. mory to» Make place For 8 alo 9 n, Cincinnati, O.—Even this .wet city is stirred over the opening o f a sa? loon in'the basement o f the armory, a building erected by the taxpayers of 'the country, and i ll the more deeply btirred because, to'make room for the ealoon, a battalion o f training troop! o f the Home Guard o f Cincinnati were compelled to leave their training quarters and seek shelter elsewhere, The National Bowling Congress met jn the armory, and the local licensing board and the county commissioners busted the boys in training fo r the defense o f their country to make way ‘fo r a temporary hooze joint, The drys entered a protest, but it availed noth­ ing, and’ while the Bowling Congress was in session, the public building sheltered the bar. . A s one disgusted citizen put it, “ I f .the training o f American boys for war interferes with the sale o f beer, stop the training." Even Cincinnati resents the act, and men formerly known as wets declare this action exceeded the limit o f pro priety and severely condemn it. Carpentering and Painting Your Work Is Solicited fr iilllW'rwyiiijii.ii in.j. iMrijir-y . * u .Arthur McFarland Phone N©*3. CEDARVILLE, O, SPL-AY 31 'l l I f Law-Abiding Saloonkeepers. Columbus, Ohio.—The, State De­ partment o f Health has had numerous samples o f food stuff sent it for apalysis by persons fearing the work o f German spies. Little that is wrong has been found in these samples. A sample o f "Ginger Ale,” sold b y a Columbus saloonkeeper to a soldier, in uniform,, however, was fouiid to contain 15 per cent o f alcohol. ‘ The .saloonkeeper's case wilL.go before the United States Grand Jury. I No. 9 Brown aa well *S A auger at Naglejr’e- ' t pt<9 yoor p*4 **• TaUbi*. R. A. A Recine Coun­ try Rocd or Multi- Mile Cord Tire in car window— oh your c a r - on your neighbor’s—is mileage on display. Extra mileage,, too, made cer­ tain by the many extra tests. —- RACINE CountryRoad g Miati-MiieCbrd * These extra tests ammore than ordinary tests. For instance, all-- rubber used in manufreture of Country Rand or Malti-Mile Cord Tires—rohst mss a moat exacting extra teat for fitness. Racine Country Road Tire* are Extra- Tailed topay big dividends in ex­ cess mileage. Racine Malti-Mile Cord T ine are cord tire quality worthy the name Racine Rabbet Company- Ju st Arrived Car of Seed Potatoes Plenty of TBS ' , . ' f t . Onion Sets Cheap H.E. Schmidt &Co. South Detroit St. Xenia, Ohio For yoar own protection b e certain every Recine Ure you bay b ea n th e name * - RHONE RUBHER COMPANY* RAONE , W i& J 9 U T O FINISHES For Sale B y , THE TAKBQX LUMBER CO . m . . London CAte Home flour at N*g- t ____ _ ' m _ Hawaiian flmfflH a o r jprat* •A » i » » d Nagteyi. Antomr otkor a t m fit M r ! At H a ** ■ .. J S M X X M '* ' '* * SALE OPEftS THURSDAY, MAY 10th, 9:00 A. M. SALE ENDS TUESDAY, MAY Rlst. Cotton goods, as everybody knows, have /that Outshines them as a Money Saving Event T HE ANNUAL EVENT accepted with even greater appreciation because of the difficulties surrounding it. „ been going up and up. Labor has been short. But there are things a good store must anticipate if it will serve its public well. We believe this will be the best MAY SALE OF WHITE COTTONS in years. Because the need for wise economy was never so great, and this comes with the promise of tangible savings* Many of the garments and materials we tell about on this page would.cost as much as a half more, and in some cases, double the May Sale prices if we were*to replace them today* *-* Ladies’ SilK Dresses Smart dresses; setae are quite fascinating* with youthful drapings and tuckings; others almost tailored; very simple, beautiful; taffeta, messaline and the modish gingham plaid taffetas are included; many are combined with georgette; light or dark colorings; all sizes from 16 years to 42-inch bust. 629.76 Silk t O K K(\ Dresses ............................ ....................................................... ^Dresses . . . . . . . . . . ............... ...................... : .............. $27M * SALE OF LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S HOSIERY. 36c Ladies’ Black Cotton Hose, regular and outsizes, pair . . . . . . 2 5 c Black Silk Hose, Ladies, pair ............................................ .3 5 c 76c Ladies' Silk Hose, black and white o n l y ............ « . . . ....... ...4 9 c 40c and 36c Mercerized Lisle Hose, black, not'all sizes . . . . . . . . 25c Infants Black Cotton Hose, 26c value, special ...............................15c Women’s / ■ , Spring Coats THE CHARM OF THE STYLES IS EMPHASIZED BY THE QUALITY OF THE FABRICS. r O O R K fl for Coats o f Serge, Gabardine and Poiret Twills in Light ip a U iu U Colors, excellently Tailored and good linings. Formerly priced at $29.76. • M E f l f l fo r Coats in Silvertone, Velours, Gabardines and Poiret $ w w i v U Twills. Remarkable values. Former prices $42.76 to $47.60. A ll Light Colors. 0 j Q 7 E fo r a few Coats in Light Colors that were formerly (ip I U« I U $26.00, ' GLOVES AND HANDKERCHIEFS 76c Silk Gloves, black, white and gray, p a ir,...................... .59c Ladies Embroidered Handkerchiefs, special values, 15c each, two for ...................... « .................... .. ...................... .. 25c t Silhs • A fter all there’s but one real satisfying place in Xenia fo r Silks. This department is proving that emphatically again this season. Smart women are making it their fashion rendezvous. Silks are in their heyday o f popularity just now. Whatever the accepted “ best” silks are,' you’ll see them here. „ 40 in. White Crepe de Chine, yard .............. ................................. $1,35 $1.76 36-in. All Silk Foulards, y a r d .............. ..............$1.39 $2.00 86-im Fancy Silk, Plaids and Stripes, yard ........... ....$1.69 Men’s Summer ’ : ‘9- Underwear $1.60 Men's Summer Union S u it e ........ ...................... $1,00 Men's Nainsook Union Suits ............................................ ...... .75c Undermuslins a Great Occasion 1 T IS IMPOSSIBLE to describe here the thousands o f snowy, new I garments assembled1fo r this occasion. Its economics are many and real. Exquisite simplicity is the rule. No unhappy overtrita­ ming to cover up under qualities in materials or needlework. Quality and newness—these are the outstanding features. Yet goodness knows prices are low, thanks to purchases month's and'months Ago when market conditions were vastly mote favorable. Hutchison Si ell ^ Ohio.