The Cedarville Herald, Volume 41, Numbers 27-52

EnB*t in toe Thrift S t a m p C a m p a i g n i ! HedarvfUe -asi F0&TT-F1RST YEARNO, 32. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, JUDY * , 1918 v w w v w w w y w v w w w Wa *«k* a syeetsMy gf I&kJ»l* af * priatiitg. The seasa* is Itptupi far Mfe* lie sal* Mile. Ow water-p«*f stock is tit* £■&, *■ . w w w w m m M w m PRICE, |LO0 A.WAR ml? HOW ARMY S^ORE SELLS ITS GOODS H*w «»* §K«Jji&5ftster,ff Corps l a Fra»to Blapeoee of Goods. Below Retell Price. Price* quoted for June on merahan dlse in toe huge general stores oper­ ated by the Quartermaster Coras in France show th a t members o f the Expeditionary Forces may secure , gooes a t prices lower than retail prices in affect in this country June quotations .are: Half-pound package chocolate, I t cents* can’ of cherries, 24 cents; can of cocoa, 14 cents; pocket combs, 6 cents; can ol corn, 10 cents; shaving brushes, 15 cents; tooth brushes, 12 cents; can stringless beans, 10 cents; bottle ,gin­ ger ale, 0 cents; can plum pudding, 22 cents; standard $5 safety razors, $1.75; pair shoe laces, 3 cents; can talcum powder, 5 cents; pound cut- loaf sugar, 10 cents; spool cotton thread,, 4 cents; 2-ounce package smoking tobacco, cents; hand soap, 1 cent; can lobster, 25 cents; shaving ,soap, 4 cents; bottle Worcestershire / sauce, 20 cent's; linen handkerchiefs, 10 cents; pint bottle olives, 23 pente; can green peas, IQ cents; shoe polish 9 cents.’ , „ •Although; the men ate issued am­ ple rations* the quartermaster stores are opened to the enlisted -men fo r the purpose of permitting- them to add to their menu or to satisfy in­ dividual desires fo r -dainties or deli­ cacies, The highest grade of mer­ chandise only is carried; in stock so that the men may be sure of having - -the best, whether in rations o r extra, supplies, Meats, groceries, fish, vegetables, notions, toilet articles,, smokers' ar­ ticles and scores of miscellaneous items are included- in the published price lists. *These lists are made available to each company and pur­ chases may be made either for cash " or credit, . Among the staples to be found in these, chain stores a re; Fresh heef, ham, bacon, turkey, potatoes, rice, hominy, beans, onions, coffee, tea, su­ gar, cheese, cocoa, blitter and evapor­ ated fruits. The canned fruits and vegetables include: Apples, peaches, apricots,- pears, cherries,- -currants, pineapples, prunes, asparagus*, sweet, corn, tomatoes, mushrooms, sweet po­ tatoes, spinach, squash, turnips and beans. - Included in the list of canned, meats and fish- are: Lobsters, oysters, salmon, 'mackerel, cod, 'sardines, shrimps, herring, deviled crabs, sau­ sages, . tongue, turkey, deviled ham, cornea beef, corned-beef hash, roast beef and mincemeat. For the man Who has a-aweet tooth there a re :- Jams, jellies, preserves, iSP-JBS; nuts, candy, etc. The smoker may purchase smoking and chewing to­ bacco, cigars, cigarettes, pipes, ciga­ rette paper and matches. The inci­ dental needs of all the men are sup­ plied with razors, combs, brushes for all pu;eposes, buttons; soap, shaving sticks, shaving mugs,. mirrors, razor strops, shoe polish, shoe laces, toilet water, talcum powder, tooth powder, . .witch-hazel, towels, handkerchiefs, pocketknives, needles, thread, candles and playing cards. >' CELEBRATES VICTORIES. People of the county turned out by the hundreds to celebrate the recent Americah-Frahco victories abroad, last Saturday night, There was marching, bahd music and speak­ ing. Everyone repotted a good time and from all accounts old John Bar­ ley Corn' played his part in the cele­ bration. GOING TO PULL THE “REF/' The Xenia City Commission has passed an ordinance tha t does away ■with certain kinds of signs and awn­ ings, In some quarters it does not Suit well and petitions have been cir­ culated among the business men for a referendum. TWO-CENT DAILY PAPERS. Th War Industries Board has issued a sweeping order th a t Will cut down reading matter in toe daily papers from five to fifty per cent, both daily and L Sunday. The order is for con serration of paper, The order also provides for a minimum price of two cents for daily papers, while weekly papers are expected to be placed on a minimum price of $1.50 a year. R, P. CONGREGATION CALLS . REV. W, P. HARRIMAN Rev. W. P. Harriman was given a unanimous call by the R. P, congre­ gation last aSturday, when a meeting gatlon last Saturday, when a meeting Harriman is now located a t Fairview. Pa., and it is said, has been extended a call in another denomination. He is a graduate of Cedarville College and has had a very successful pasto­ rate in Fairview. His many friends here are hoping tha t he will accept .toe local call, WHEAT BROUGHT TO ALLEN ELEVATOR Friday and Saturday last week were big days for toe Allen elevator and long lines of wagons filled with grain were kept in Ime-at the two elevators waiting to be unloaded. At one--time Saturday 21 wagons were in line for sevefal hours. The ele­ vators. were well filled and it was im­ possible to get Sufficient cars. How­ ever_toe rain on Monday enabled toe elevators to be emptied, as threshing was checked and then five cajrs were Secured. Friday there were 54 loads of wheat and Saturday 64 loads, mak­ ing record days for wheat harvest. WILLIAM CLEMANS HAD EYE REMOVED LAST SATURDAY Wm. Clemans who had his left eye injured several days ago, while car­ pentering for W. M. Collins, was forc­ ed to submit to an operation Satur­ day to have the member remoyed, to save toe sight of the other eye. He suffered intense pain for several, days previous to toe operation, and sought relief this way. The operation was* performed by Dr. Reed Madden, as­ sisted by Dr. M. I, Marsh. WILL STOP ZONE SUBSCRIP- TIONS FOR MAGAZINES. CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM..........., PROVES POPULAR WT^TH PATRONS One of the Best Presented by Coit- Alber Co.—Guarantors Make Up Deficit Brought About by Unusual Conditions. Under the new law which increased .he postage as high as 300 per cent on all publications, magazines pub- Jshed in toe East had expected to have certain subscriptions for each tone. In other words, the subscriber ha t lived in California would he con£ celled to pay considerably, more than toe one in the East, Ju s t before con­ gress took a recess Congressman Ran- lall introduced a bill that will-require toe same subscription price in every 3 tate Jin the Union. This means that all subscribers will get top benefit of the increase. WILL SELL STOCK. The Dayton ^ower & Light Cp., ac­ cording to an announcement in this Issue is offering to sell some stock to their customers. The company just recently completed one of the largest power houses south -pf Dayton that can he found in . the middle states. The company has extensive contracts with the government to furnish power and to take care of. this new business more capital is needed. WEEDS NEED CUTTING. Our attention has been called to the high weeds that can be found growing alongside of many o f 'th e public roads in the township that should be cut to beep them from seeding. There are lots about town toat should bq given “the once over.” Now ip the time" to kill weeds. Miss Estefla Holt, of Xenia, known to many here, tripped while alighting ?rom an automobile several days ago. ?he sprained her shoulder and wad otherwise bruised. STORM CUTS OFF LIGHT, A very high windstorm accompan- :ed by lightning and a heavy tain -P ay tM ,<.MWjday * j^tpraojm*.. tobu.t four o'clock and as a resu lt toe power here was off until about mid­ night. There was much damage to the crops in that section, particularly toe corn. Field' after field Was laid low. MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR. No class of people in this country has this year been doing more fully toeir whole duty in the winning of toe war than the farmers. They have -riven not only their sons when called, hut they have responded to the fu ll o the request o f the govei\i*|fint that toey -plant and harvest to the limit if their capacity, th a t toe soldiers rnd peoples of the allied countries •nay he fed. How Montgomery county has done her p a rt in this work ,will be shown by the displays of agricultural pro­ ducts that will be made a t the county fair the week of September 2 to 6, inclusive. Special arrangements have .been made to care fo r unusually large showings of foods and grains. For farm displays alone the association this year is offering a total of $750 in cash premiums, first and second premiums- of $50 and $30 -in each .township. In addition there will be awarded this year for the first time a sweepstake prize for the best in­ dividual farm display-in the County of a $50 Liberty Bond, with a prize winner's diploma. Because of the necessity of knowing how much space .must be provided, it has been an­ nounced that entries in this competi­ tion must be made on or before Aug­ ust. 17th. FARM FOR SALS AT PUBLIC AUCTION tin Thursday, August 1, 1»18, at 10 O'clock A. M., on the premises, the under­ signed, As executor and Executrix of the last "Will and Testament of Sarah I* Rea­ dy, deceased, wilt sell at publlc'auctlon, to the highest bidder, the Sarah I* Ready farm, situated in Ross Township, Greene county, Ohio, three and. one-half miles northeast of Jamestown, and one mile east of the Chareston pike on the PaUUIn road. Farm ,of one hundred and twenty-two and One-half acres, a seven-room house, winter house, woodshed and smoke house, Stahls, oorn-orib, buggy-shed and orchard. Krery foot finable and now under a good state of cultivation.'Right to nurabeser to. sow wheat and fu i possession given December *, 1»1S, Subject only to right Of tenant to remote crop*. . Terms of sale. One-thousand dollars cash, on day of sate, balance of one-half the purchase money on December a, 111 *, when deed will be delivered, Stid one-half 1ft one, tWo, three and four an­ nual payments. If desired by purchaser. Deferred payments to be Mowed by mortgage on pr«sfl«ee sold' and bear in­ terest at * per cent per annum, from oftheDaeb Win and Testament of U Ready, Deceased. ft, ft. or Attorney. r-Kelbl* b*i fftd»4 HI# olebbing tight Iff tftcMl <» **• bdflgbt »** tot* war priooa prevail**. F0ST0RIA TO AID THE FARMER ostoria, . O.—(Special.)—Foster!* business and professional men are to become farmers, Through the effort* of Fred U . Hop. kina, president o* t h e F h f to t;I a .' Chamber of Cbm mere®, and candi­ date ror Secretary of State, bttolneM and professional -toe#, of t o t city have p l e d g e d themselves t o .fir# one .d#y each a week to toe: Fred M. Hopkins. g “ « * ****** And without pay. Bo scarce has toe farm labor be* come in this vicinity that this action become necessary to 'ga te the crops The agreement wilt remain in effect until late in toe tail. The first hunOh of Fostoriaa* will go to the farm* next week. . .London Ohio Home flour a t Nag* ley1*. ......... . 4 CORN. C30RN. LIME COMPANY WILL BUILD HYDRATE PLANTS THIS FALL. The Cedarville Lime Company is offering stock in the company to local people,, the money to be used in erect­ ing new hydrate plants ready, fo r business this fall. The company has an opportunity to furnish all the lime It can. make to toe government ni­ trate plant that is to be erected, on the Pennsylvania this side of Cincin­ nati.. The local company will spend this money enlarging a local enter­ prise that will require additional la­ bor. . BASE BALL STRUCK OUT BY SECRETARY BAKER According to a ruling, of Secretary Baker professional baseball players in the draft age must take their place in the line of work and fight. Here­ tofore ball players, while not' alto­ gether exempted, have not been dis­ turbed. The new ruling will likely cause the early ending of the base ball season. Theatrical talent will be placed in the same class. , WORD FROM WALLACE IRVINE. Mr, G. H. Irvine has received a letter1 from his sem Wallace.’awlnlso a card from his son, Fred, both, of whom are members of toe 330 Inf. band, now in camp in England, “i t has been some time since we have heard from home and I suppose longer since you have heard from us. Of. course you received word th a t we arrived safe over sea. “We are both well and feeling fine and have plenty of band work and are enjoying the fine climate. It was a nice trip over the. Atlantic, which is some pond. “We visited a church yesterday on a hike to a nearby town. The foun­ dation was laid over a 1000 years ago,’ We were a t an organ recital at-this church last night and .it was great. Fred 'says on his card that it was just two months since they entered the army. Save one of the geese for Christmas dinner. We might get' to eat a t home, - POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT. I desire to announce my candidacy for the office of State Senator in this, the 5th-6th Ohio State Senatorial Dis­ trict, subject to the dccsion of the Re­ publican electors of toe district, a t the regular primary election on Tuesday, August 13th, 1913. FRANK C. PARRETT, Washington C. H., Ohio. We are authorized to announce toe name of Robert £ . Corry as a candi­ date for County Commissioner, second term, before the Republican primary, August 18, • We are authorised to announce toe name of E. E. Lighthiser as a candi­ date fo r Sheriff, before the Republi­ can primary, August IS, We are authorized to announce toe name Of Deputy Sheriff Lincoln Fnn- derburgtas a candidate for Sheriff of Greene county a t the coming Re­ publican primary, August 13, We are authorized to announce the name of George N, Perrill os a can­ didate for county commissioner be­ fore toe Republican primary, Aug­ ust IS. < We are authorized to announce tire name o f Ralph W ade as > candidate for County Auditor be­ fore the Republican Primary, August 18, ’We a re authorized to announce the name of Joseph Fawcett as a candidate for County Surveyor be­ fore the Republican Primary Tues­ day, August 18, '*■ „ We are authorized to announce to e name of R. D. Williamson as a can­ didate for County Commissioner, sub­ ject to the Republican Primary. • Beet grade 15c canned com, 2 cans for 25co a t Nagley’s. Leave twenty-five cents at Smith's Barber Shop for toe Clark C. Griffith Base Ball fond for toe boys In Froaoe,' -' , The Chautauqua opened Monday afternoon under whqt appeared , to many as very unfavorable circum­ stances. F irst rain mdrred .the pleas­ ure pf the day: then- the ticket sale fell somewhat snort of toe guarantee, But all this did not d&i n t toe courage of the committee ado the program was presented as i f we had gone “over the top,” The fact that weather conditions had held up threshing until 'it was time fo r the ticket safe ciiused many to withhold toe purchasing of season tickets, When one considers that nine threshing machines liaVe been operat-, ing in this township, ifcmpant the loss of numerous sales. .• As i t was,: the committee this year, did pot have as .greslfdeficit as last. The difference being:there was no1 surplus to draw on and'tbe guarantors each took an extra -ticket. Every' guarantor ahoUldered.Jbis p a rt of .toe deficit, which shows toe interest peo­ ple have in continuing the Chautau­ qua here. The additional cost of tickets and the war tax seemed to be taken by toe publicans a necessity, in line with everything, as. ,we. find it in war time. -* ‘ .. - 'S The Coit-Alber Co. promised a pro­ gram of unusual talent,”and we have not been disappointod/fio far. If ap­ plause is a criterion, ife are sure toe people have bgen welt-pleased. We hear of no open ‘criticism, on the otherhand many favorable comments! The committee is greatly indebted to Mr, J. C. Skaggs and -Miss Doris Langley, of the Coit-AlbCr staff for their assistance in the ticket, cam- paign. Mr. C. F. Sharp, superin­ tendent of the public Schools a t Lock- land, acted as vsuperintendent, and made many friends.through bis pleas­ ing personality. 1L . • . < The opening, program was by! the Hippie Co., who presented-an excel­ lent musical program.’ The speaker was Ghestor Birch, for many years musical director -with Evangelist/ Chapman. 1# .„ Tuesday we had rthe Old Home Singers and Dr. Charles G. Jordan. T he . evening session was disturbed by a violent rain storm th a t put the electric lights out o f commission;' The musical numbers had been concluded bu t Dr. Jordan 'did not complete hi1* address. ‘ 1 T A very to o u g h to qM p ^ ttm ^P to r' gram wav the presentation o f a CWm- fort Kit ,to 'Mr. Fusion of the.O ld Home Singers who was to leave next morning to report to the d ra ft board in Kansas City fo r military duty. Rev. McMichael presented the gift on. behalf of” this community. Al­ though. Mr. Fusion is married and his wife was the "contralto member of the quartette, vet .he was called to the colors and responded. Their duet “Sweetest Story Ever Told,” seemed to have a responsive feeling that could only come under Buch un­ usual circumstances. \> Wednesday was n banner day. Dun­ bar's Royal Dragoons, a musical 6r- jganization of eight young men, did much to impress the audience that the company had given us strong talent, There were classic and 'popular num­ bers, the latter accompanied by light comedy. The-organization in uniform formed a striking appearance. Up until this time /Samuel W. W. Grath- well was the leading lecturer. His story of his rise from a boy of seven, thru schools and three colleges, was intensely interesting.. Not having home support he was forced to earn hiB own way and has become one of the strongest speakers we have heard on the chautauqua platform. The Chas. Edward Clark Co,, in piano and. violin, proved all that was claimed'for them. Mr. Clark has a national reputation as a baritone sing­ er and the trio delighted the audience. Miss Sumayeh Attiyeth, a Syrian, yet educated in this country, gave a hum­ orous talk of conditions among her people. She was costumed in native garb. » At this time the program has not been jcompleted, but a great crowd Vvill hear Lieutenant Jean Alcide P i­ card of the French army, who fought for two years, and following Ids in­ jury in service has taken up other lines of work in connection with toe war. He has addressed more than 900,000 men in the trenches and his message is being eagerly awaited, Friday we have the celebrated Fisk Jubilee singers and Noah Beilharz. “Land of Lanterti*."* Among the Chinese there lias exist­ ed for ages a passion for fireworks efad lanterns. In every city, at every port and on every river and canal, as soon a# night comes on, the lanterns make their appearance. They ore liung out a t the door of every dwelling; they Swing as pendants to the angles of the pagoda; they form the fiery crown of every shop frotit; they cluster round the houses of the rich and light'np the hovels of the poor; they are born# with the carriage of the. traveler, and toey swing from the yards and masts of his vessel. NOTICE, The Board of Education of Ross township will receive sealed bids for lition of wagon driver on the outlined and described in the minutes of toe meeting held July 12, said minutes being on file and accessible a t the clerk'a office, Bids to he opened August to# 1st, a t one o’clock. Thq Board-of Educa­ tion reserves toe right to reject any or all bids. . t Loren A, Rogers, Clerk. 1 OHIOSLEWS! A pistol duel at CHoyeland between two policemen and Floyd Bell result­ ed in toe death, nt Bell and to# wounding of Patrolman Cihlar, who was shot twice by too negro, who had resisted’arrept A Jury hearing .toe ease of Roy .Hughes, charged with participation In the murder of a Portsmouth gro­ cer, returned a verdict of guilty of first degree murder,-hot recommend­ ed mercy. ’ » Captain Roy BE. Layton of Wapa* Koneta, Auglaize county, has been appointed adjutant general by. Gov­ ernor Cox to succeed George H, Wpod, Layton retired from Ohio na tionol guard service os captain of Company L, Second regiment, with which unit he served aa first lieuten­ ant in the ’Spanish war. At Columbus, Lawrence Btevens, 25, colored, shot and killed George Ingham, 28, also colored, Stevens was atreated later InMadison county, • Ki-led In action on French front; William P. Gallagher, Lima; Clar­ ence R. Harris Springfield'; P. M. , Weber; Lancaster. Died from wounds —Edison Miller, Delaware. - At- Columbus, Patrolman J. D. Simms shot and killed John Claproot, ' *5, caught burglarizing a saloon. Po­ lice say Claproot resisted arrest. - Lieutenant Ernest E. Mikesell of Hollansburg was Seriously burned by the accidental explosion of a signal rocket at the artillery range a t Camp .Gherman. President W. O. Thompson"wlU re­ main qt Ohio State university, he Said in reply to”rumor# toat he had beem offered and was considering accept­ ance of the secretaryship of the gen­ eral board of education of the Pres­ byterian church. ' .Ghio board of agriculture approved' -plans for an addition to the Fet-ln- Bay hatchery; designed to inCre&eo Its capacity from 400,000,<K50 eggs to 1,000,000,000 In time for the ' fall spawning ofcwhite fish, herring, pike and perch. b Annual school of Instruction and meeting of the Ohio Fish and Game Inspectors association, composed of the Haiavled game wardens of Ohio, will be’held a t Cedar Point July 17 and 18. At-Hamilton, the Jury In the trial of William.H. Cowdry, Indicted on a charge of first degree murder to- con* nectlott-with the poisoning of Lorel L. Wardlpw, was discharged after to# foreman had reported no agreement could be. reached. Professor L.T, Beck-has been ap­ pointed. superintendent of to# Bucy- riia township .{Crawford county) con- yoHdatefi school# years, G. F„ Schleslnger of Columbus was appointed assistant chief examiner’ ton the state civil service commission a t a salary at $3,Odd annually. Mrs. Loulae Mlttendorf, superin­ tendent of woman's reformatory a t Marysville, Is. in New York attending New Yqrlc school of .philanthropy. * Blight and drought cut toe. potato crop, in vicinity of St, Clalrsvllle to the smallest in years, When’ two Pennsylvania freight trains collided-east ot Bremen1heavy property lose resulted. No on* was injured. During the month of Jim* 4803, families of Ohio Soldiers .received at­ tention from Red Cross chapter.home- service sections. ' " H. C. Gardner, 56, Circlevlll©, agent tot1 the Pennsylvania Railroad com­ pany since .1911, is dead. He wos for- mor agent a t Sabina, and had been In the service of the Pennsylvania company tor 42 yean. Violations of the Clayton act through requiring customers not to deal in the goods of competitors was charged against toe United Electric company of Canton in a complaint Issued by the federal trade commis­ sion. Frank C Brown of Akron was, ar­ rested charged with violating tob es­ pionage a c t He is said to hare told prospective sellers of liberty .bonds that the bonds would be worthies# In a year. Edward 8, Wertz, district attorney tor northern Ohio, is ill a t hie home in Wooster. T. J, Duffy, chairman of toe Ohio industrial commission, left for Wash­ ington to assist J. D. Demsmore, fed­ eral director of employment D, C. Brown of Napoleon was ap­ pointed to suooeed to# late J. D. Mo- Rone! as trustee* of toe Bowling Green Normal school. Ohio's coal output in 1917 exceeded any previous year by 5,392,000 tons. Long-neglected mines In many comi­ ties were reopened and are operating a t maximum capacity, Christine Gibson, 16, and LilUe Motton 17, of Marysville, have been missing from their homes since July 1, when they left for Dayton. Two hundred men were thrown of work and damage estimated $10,000 resulted when coal chut* 2 of the Hocking Block Goal < pany at-' New BtraltsviUe wo* stroyed by fire. Presence of red weevil in Wheat tg believed to have damaged, the crop fiv# bushels per acre In parte of Fay­ ette county., » Prison labor and prison-made brick will be used in to# construction of three buildinge by the new depart ment of juvenile research on the grounds of toe Columbus stats hos­ pital. . John Balia, * Pole, and $2,600 Which he drew from a hank a t Day- ton, parted Company finally when Balia, at toe solicitation of a new* found acquaintance, gave toe money t* toe latter to keep in a tta box- Again—-Let us say: Summer —is d istributing values th a t were thought pogitivdly impossible, and th e re 's one week more to anticipate your need* and save on the ir cost. Come any day. 4 t h a n d M a in Sts*, Dayton, Ohio Boost Cedarville Buy Cedarville Lime Company First Preferred Seven Per Cent, Non Taxable Stock and Help put Cedarville on the Map. 'The, new $20,000,000 U, S. Government N itrate P lan ted - . - fv .. •••,.- 'V - ■: ft: ■ i.-t - ■ i.;. .• ■- . :.v.'j-’J1. 1 .• . cated near Cincinnati will use about five hundred tons of lime per day. ,? The Cedarville Lime Co., has purchased machinery,for; thrge hydrate lime pldntf to be built this fall. ; •v * ■’•I^lp"hy--BuYihg^the; -Piri Non Taxable Stock. One hundred dollars per share interest payable semi­ annually January and July first.. ■ For tither information and particulars see 0* L. Smith and L F. Tindall, of the Exchange Bank, Messrs lliff Bros, or Xerxes Farrarr of theCentral National Bank, London, Ohio. 6f -J1' Spring and Summer Status for your Spring Suit. Vfe have the line of weblens that make Suits look "right. We make them, and they will fit you. G iv e Us A C a ll KANY, TheT^ rdi"4 XE.NIA, OHIO W . L. CLEMANS R o a l E s t & t # Cati be found a t m y *fiflce each Saturday or raached by ffeowe a t m y raridenc# Mtch evening. Office 34 PHGNS& Rmldene* 243* - 0 1 1 1 0 * - . *• > - ■ ■ H I K m 4 '