The Cedarville Herald, Volume 42, Numbers 27-52

.jr*-- f*'n f \ i1' -f W« male* a apedsfty * f »« trt-A. - f $***$*&' Uke sew***. in here for pub* ° ? * **tor*frs*f a t* * Merald. Banker says th a t business th a t pay* due regard to the tie* of adveriiiuag 1» * safer investment than’ busfoee* that ignores *dv«rti*iag, ^ORTr^BCQND YEARNO. $ 0 , <£3 CEDAKVILLB, OHIO, ERIBAY, OCTOBER 24,1919 OW l« f«Kcoxa tk Aif 4 FARM AND FIELD NOTES J . B-Rife Ja* gene to Kirns** <xty w jw c b s* * several ear* of cattis for "The J . A, MeMfflaa sale o f some *“*? * ***** amount of house- la id goods wfR be held next Thursday. expected to have the lar- crop this year, a total of 188 million bushels. In 1912 the crop WM 174 million bushels,. - TfcoHuu Frame* has rented the 0. 6 . Paul farm m the Federal pike to be w a ited by Lawrence Barber. A. L, St, John has sold his farm of 118 acres on the Yellow Springs road, formerly known as, the J . G. George farm, to J . H. Thordsen of Tipton, Iowa. Mr. St. John is retiring from ,the farm owing to his wife's health and will locate in town. We would be pleased to have him decide to lo­ cate in this, place, lie expects t o have a public sale sometime in,i February, The Pitchin annual horse show and corn exhibit will be held a t the school house pn Friday, Dec. 5. The horse show will be in the morning -and the com show, w ith other exhibits during the day and evening. This will be the l l t h event of this kind in that'place. . , ’*‘ . * -*v A i „ t" An unusual sale of live- stock was held by Ralph"*Howell last Friday night on his farm north of Yellow Springs, A ten t was provided and .electric lights installed and . t h e ,60 head of Poland Chinas sold a t night. The sale lasted frbta 7 until 10’o'clock and was well attended, The highest priced hog was $805 and the lowest $50. JR. a Watt, who returned last week from * business trip through Iowa, States thap he saw soma very fine corn, in certain sections of that state. In the. section where he. spent several days he reports the com was only a- fa ir crop on land - that was selling aboVei $400 an acre. The land is very broken in that''section yet it com* mauds a big price. He says- that Greene county land js gclod enough fo r him. « ', ', ’ * * i f f Will and Prank Dennehy returned from a trip to Michigan several days ago. They report an abundance of apples and potatoes. There was also a great crop pf celery, , The public sale of Mr*. Jane A rthu r ^h^iirjgay totaled $14,000. The ImFon* of the worst ibis fall so concerned, but the crowd was,composed largely of bid­ ders which made i t '-a success.. The Stock was in good condition'and sold fp r good prices. The Com brought- $3.12 a shock. _ Hog Cholera is reported on the rage in Madison county especially about West Jefferson. VTwo farmers have each lost over 200 head, - David Johnson will hold, a public- sale sometime .the first o&next month. James H. Creswell report; a rpoord ea r of cpm from his crop this year. While husking corn the Other day *n ear of unusual jpngth was found that measured 13 inches long end had 18 rows, of grain, I t was a perfect spOc- .iman of Yellow Dent, Mr, Creswell says the com is averaging from ,80 to 100 bushels to .the acre. The Wihter-Stewart sale advertised in .this issue is a big sale. In the list Will be 17 head of extra good d raft horses. 77 head Of sheep' 129 head of hogs, and £8 head of cattle. Ho sale o f recent years will offer as much farm machinery th a t has been used bu t * sfaoA .time as can be found a t th is sale. There will be 275 shocks of com in the field. The sals is nec­ essary to settle a partnership. Mr. Winter is retiring from the business , and has ranted .the farm to' Clarence Stuckey. M r- Stewart will #move to ibe Harvey Bailey farm. Xn rids issue will be found the an nouncement of the .Madison County Duroc Breeders' Association sale which will be held a t the London fair grounds on Tuesday, Oct.* 28. .Fifty head will be offered. Present market prices of bogs had no bearing on the result of the J . H. Lackey sale of Poland Chinas last Friday. Tbs crowd was estimated a t 1000 people and bidding was brisk. Bale were made to California, Ind­ iana, Nebraska and Kentuckey breed era, The highest priced hog was $800 and the 'sale totaled $13,485. Mr, Leckey has been breeding Poland Chinas fo r a great number of years and is regarded an authority on stock of this, breed, O. A, Bobbin* Ieavae Monday for a trip through Indiana and Iowa. He wfil attend th« Indiana Hampshire bog s a lt a t Crawftedsvflle, and then go o n to the Iowa Experimental Station a t Arne*, Iowa, where he vtili represent the Ohio Farmer when a totmber *f experiments will be tested. Following tk k he will visit a number o f Bampshb* beedara in th a t state. combination sals of Harry tfewmrky and Johnson Bros., Monday, Z t m m -to e f* r **»<**. J te b w a a tep iU s .took. Mr, TownaJsy __ -tip hi* rented land-while BrOe, have porohased a f a m ( S j e e n f i S C o v c r t t y ] , C o L c r l H o - u c ^ e / 4&%yL rl\ t m m A tremendous lament has arisen from a victim of monoply—or bolshe­ vism, or plutorctat, - or socila seis- mography-rr-any tray he's, the victim of something. ‘And his ., complaint, is that-there are soda fountain* which charge 40 cents fo r ice cream. There are. And there are shoe stores charging $40 for a pa ir of .shoes. They wouldn't charge such .a price for shoes If they didn't know, th a t there a te plenty of people willing to .pay tha t much. As long as there is a demand for .ice cream a t 40c a throw, so long Will We find accomodating compound­ ers. of that shooting alimentive will­ ing to dispense it a t the price— qv a dollar, if there are* sufficient enthus­ iasts*willing to trade; We have no kick. Theatres are al- »q<v» 'I RETIRES AFTER SIX YEARS . SERVICE. his wife, whose faithfulness in ser­ vice Was none the .less marked than ■that of her husband, - , Prof. Ralph O. Wead of Yellow Springs assumes the -office with every detail of business dosed so fa r a t it was possible on‘the part of his pre­ decessor. Mr. Wead is a Greene countian who has had a prominent place in the ' educational ranks and his fitness-for his new position has never beep questioned. “As his deputy he will have Paul*H. Creswell of this place, a prominent young man who served in the aviation division of the. army in Italy fo r 18 months. .The other members of the staff Will be Miss Edna Fletcher, as sten- After’six years of continuous ser­ vice fo r the county Amos E. Faulkner retired Monday, as, auditor, leaving a record fpr "faithful service that hasn’t been surpassed by- any official in any capacity in-the history of th e county. Mr, Faulkner, formerly ' conducted -a general store a t Painterville and' ho entered the auditor’s office with a rep*, utation of honor, honesty and integ­ rity, His long tenure of office was _______ _____ _ ________ only to extend this reputation'to t h e ' ographer hnd Charles B, Mower, tax bounds of the county, f ' {deputy. Mr, Mower is regarded Ope A T* ' m» he was assisted -fKa fAnmnif %ii fhn I A*#- - if 4 ; During hia ter s , of the ore ost accountepants in t e by S, O, Hale a* chief deputy, bnd county, * ' ' • " I T t n e r - A m o s ‘l i a a X h . T v e v - 1 -PHOTQBY TJOvMN'NtV P ^ i x L K . * - r e ^ m e l l (Courtesy' Dayton Sunday Journal) i»" ■ ■■■................ , i, ni.^ i ......' 1........................ ‘ "i ..... Mr. Hale become clerk of th e Board o f County Commissioners, a place that was filled by Mr. Faulk­ ner. Mr, 1 ale’s knowledge of the du­ ties. of the auditor’s -office makes him a valuable official fo r the commis­ sioners. HANDSOME CLOCK IS PRESENTED RETIRING OFFICIAL AND WIFE. The .County Commissioners, R. D- Williamson, R. E* Corry and George N. Perrill, and the deputies in the Auditor’s,,.office presented^ Mr. anc Mrs. Faulkner a, handsome clock Iasi Saturday! "The presentation spedcl . ;yas made" bj;. deputy . auditor, S. O Hale, in th e commissioners’ private office. Mrs. -Faulkner whs .also' pre achi&d p box' Of lovely rdaCs by flv incoming auditor, Ralph O. Wead am his deputy, PauiU-^. CreaWell, *-* miCJSS, $1-50 A1YSAR SENTIMENT IS DIVIDED. Th« proposiUon of classification of property for taxation that *om*e be­ fore the voters this next month prem­ ises to be hotly contested by each sid*. The farmers have organised to oppose the plan but we fiftd there are many that favor dasrification, probably' no great number, but enough to split fhe ranks to some extent. Last week the Ohio Building A Loan Association a t a meeting in Columbus - endorsed the plan. Some farmers claim th a t they would father have a fixed rate for farm land Khan to take the chance* o f having the Smith One Per Cent law broken and then no limit on tax* rates with present or increased valuations. Other* dlslijce a state income tax law., that is promised if classification fails, > Still others have a fea r of single tax and feel tha t the least of two erila should he accepted. What farmer has the courage to start-a movement in apy farmer’s organization to force a repeal of some of the late laws th a t have created thousands o f positions a t the expense of the taxpayer! It seems such a movement as this would Solve the tax situation and make unneces­ sary the demand for more taxes. BLOODHOUND FAILED." The bloodhound ordered here from 3t. Mary’s,,0.,,lSst.Friday-td .work on the thefts a t , the Murdock garage, Spencer’s restaurant*'and Ridgway's Irugstore failed to ,4o much good. Al- i-eady several arrests have-been made sy Sheriff Funderburg and,his deputy Jeprge Birch,who are working on thef mse. A colored man named- White, md.one named Mayo were taken bp is suspects and theh released. Ray- u6nd Hickman and Thomas Seward, joth colored are still held. It-is said “ ,Jhe officers have found pay d irt'and will .place the responsibility whereat ?elonga, . ' George Hamman reports that! a nan was freightened from .his resi­ lence on Thursday night hu t whether ie was intending to enter the house )r was Just ^peeping” is no t known,, * RAILROADS -ASK SUPPORT. ’ We .have been, asked, b y ' the rail- «wuFadministration, to reproduce fin * article from the Augusta'Chronicle hf Sept, 25, dealing with the service of he railroads and the courteous- treat­ ment of th e ' employees. ’ The states th a t most of the ICE CftJSAM 40ci SHOES $40. j DID THE LOOP ACT. OHIO NEWS BRIEFS. Wednesday afternoon a commer­ cial airplane landed on the Barber farm north of town and in a few min­ utes the Crowd assembled. When it be­ came known that passengers were to be taken up a t $15 a trip two of our young bloods proved to be real'sports and engaged passage.- Harry Hamf man was the first and enjoyed the "loop” thrill with a - trip over town. Harold Myers gave instructions for all that went with a-$-5 ticket and he; got it. The plahe was sent through the double loop s tu n t' much to the amusement of the whole town. School dismissed itself while the' plane was in action. There were two men in the plane cn their way from Springfield. >to Washington C, H, and stopped.here 'fo r the direction and incidently pick- ’ X, Murdock,’ 30, alleged, army., de­ serter, who is' being detained' in jail a t Canton pendlhd Word from the war pertinent authorities, attempted sui­ cide-by banging himself in his csll, > Group, No. 7, Ohio Bankers’ associa­ tion, in annual.convention at Coshoc­ ton, elected Harold C. Atwell of Zanesville chairman. Fred Hunt of Bfcrnesville was. elected vice chairman and Frank *F Howard secretary-treas­ urer, C, W. DickeuS, Belmont county, was elected chairman of the ewcjitlve committee. Senator Warren G. Hhrding in. a Statement at Cincinnati stated he had no presidential aspirations and had, declined every tender of support, Columbus wav chosen a* the 1920 meeting place by the grand lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio, which closed its annual communica* ways crowded} ice cream, parlors a r e !ed up $30 ui cash f o r their trouble, ___ _ busy} cigar stores could, in most cases | Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Barber leave Sab- tion a t Toledo. Matthew Smith of handle twice as many lines, and still .bath for an extended visit in New Cleveland was elected -mo*t worship- find .a market. I t will soon be more o f tYork City and probably Boston. Dur-1ful grand master, a distinction to be a ^pedestrian 'th a n ' their absence Warren Barber will, BUCKS— a A ..ofthe A e .,,.. fitD have charge of his father’s store, , Joseph Hannaberry of Muncie, Ind., is here on a -visit with Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Cummins. THE C. E. CONVENTION. terian church, Saturday, Oct.. 25, Ar- 0f safety devices, is dead. 4 -lktm 1 ? IlM\{ iwAVu a ie t A ■HAMatawl# Swtll * m,.-lk V jl ..,,. ..... ■* «, ,.i 4 an automohilist} every month, a few more thousand of us climb behind the windshields and join the speedway parade. • ■ The insistent and almost Universal demand for luxuries is certainly one of the causes of the high cost of liv- , ^ w , ing .Necessities—such as wooden bed .Th®Greene County C. E. convention steads—would be cheaper i f they were Yellow Springs PrSsby more people making them. But car-*' " " *............... penters who used to make wooden bed steads fire needed to make pianos and talking machines; so £fie bedsteads' became scarce—find expensive. Ice crefim soda, a t 40 cents, would he a short lived institution if we all discovered that we don’t - eed it, Yoii can liv* for a year without it, and your health will not suffer. Mr. Me­ thuselah did without i t longer than that, and he Was an active old bird, even a t middle age. Our hafiit of extravagance is not the prime cause of high prices—but i t is proof that we are not disposed to bring them down, • j —-Exchange * Owen Grey. Post No, 274, G. A. R„ a t Larue, Marion county, surrendered Its charter because death, and old age have thinned Its ranks, Mrs, James Amheim was seriously hurt when the auto in which she was riding toppled over an embankment near Newark, Andrew Hollinger, 12,. Canton, re­ tired railroad engineer and invantor thur E, Whitney, state secretary will speak as will -Rev. H, G. Biddlecum, who will give a temperance address. In the evening Mrs. J. P . White of this place will give a missionary ad­ dress. - COUNTY CHAIRMEN. The following is a list of the chair­ men' by townships for the, Roosevelt drive; v Xenia, T, H. Z«ll Xenia, T. H. Zell and R. E, Holmes Xenia West, W. B. Bryson. . Xenia South, J. O, Matthews Osborn, Harry Frfihn Fairfield, Rev, J. 0. Shultz, Yellow Springs, J, N. Wolford Clifton, R, H, Edwards Cedarville, Morton Creswell R om township, J . E. Lewis Jamestown, H. A, Frazer Bower*ville, H. A, Stewart Painterville, Dr. L. R. Haines, Spring Valley, ArclrCopsey Bellbrook, S. E. Shorn* New Burlington, W. C. Smith Beavweroek, Rev, X F%T*py Wlftwriowe, <MI 4 M t e * HID FORD ROADSTER. College students played fi trick on Morton Creswell la st Saturday night when they appropriated the car from i f his hom 7 irs^u th CharieStw' fitter Both legs and both arms of Fred Brown were broken when he fell off a roof at Newark. ^ George Poston, farmer near Marys- ville, ,wa* fined $30 and costs on a charge of having skunk pelt* in his possession unlawfully, Philip Meposksy, who is charged with shooting his landlady a t Brew­ ster, Stark county, has been captured. D. A, Sprague, 73, noted horseman, owner of Maple Leaf stobk farm, died Main street and hid it tip back of the school house. A t first ia wfis thought the machine had been stolen and near­ by owns were notified, MAY HAVE SIX DAY FAIR, The Ohio state fa ir next year may cover six day* ..istead of five as for­ merly. The stfite board baa this plan under consideration. The question o f enlarginglhe grandstand is also be­ fore the board. The fair next year will be held the week o f August 30. NOTICE TO HUNTERS. Notice f* hereby given to hunters, whether with dog or gun, is fo r bid­ den and offender* will he charged with trespassing and prosecuted uncording to law, Kyle Bros. J .B .R ife •Ed Dean Geo, Hamman John Bumea . J . C. Townsley Clayton Kdlfillan ‘William Arthur an illness of several weeks. W. -W, Treble, former assistant cashier a t the City hank of Lorain, Was remanded to the county jail lit default of $36jH>0 ball, following ar* raignment.at Elyria on two charges d t embezzlement. Treble was arrested on the Pacific coast two weeks ago. Dr. Edward Smith Parsons, formerly of Colorado college, was formally in­ augurated as president of Marietta college, Frank Snyder, 63, fanner, residing near Ferrysville, Richland county, felt backwards* fromA ladder while pick­ ing apples in his orchard and his neck was broken. He was found dead. John DeWar, a lieutenant in th* Cleveland police department, was ar­ rested a t Cleveland in connection with the killing of Robert Crawford, , 10. D*War is charged with murder, j Crawford was shot and killed almost Instantly in his automobile. Five executives of the new Commu* The tloy was shot by someone when he and,several othfer boya were-seek­ ing apples. Hancock County growers say the hrootocom'crop is 25 per cent Ijelow last year’s production. ' . Two Cleveland, youths, William R, Miller and Frank Robinson, are under arrest a t Akron in connection/with the robbing of an East Akron jeweler of $3,500. Plans have been drawn for 50 new apartment houses at Akron' to cost $2,-600,000. if One of two. "burglar proof” safes carried out of stores at Cleveland and containing more than $1,200 was found by police. It had :been broken and Sts contents, $330 in cash, liberty bonds and jewelry, removed. The second safe, which is still missing, contained $390 in cash, ' Yeggmen worked the Combination on the safe in the fruit store of A. Pelligrini, Lima, and stole $800. Phoenix Tube company, Brooklyn, Where! To.the Orange and Blue Club literary society meeting fit the College hall on Monday evening, Oct. 2.7.' This is the first program for the year and the exercises sta rt a t 7;3C P, M. The following is the program;’ M u s ic ,—___ ______ — Quartette Period ical__ - _____ _Ellen Tarbox Reading_+—___Marjorie McClellan Instrumental S o lo ----- ..Louisa Greer Debate: Subject: Resolved that Biol­ ogy should be abolished from the cur­ riculum of Cedarville College. The debaters are Harold Hammond vs. Edwin Bradfute. Musical Reading —— — Roy Insley Periodical ___ - -—Nelson Thorne Vocal Solo -__ _ _______ -Mr, Simeson Stunt: Robert Coleman and George L, Markele. . Reading — ___ .—Helen Barnett Duet —Morten Creswell and Rebecca 11 af- nnployees personally hut th* .Vould not be so critical of sms fairs if those in authority would on-' y see that t h e ; country had more prompt shipments, of' freight and ex­ press. As individuals the people have nothing against .the employees. - CHURCH SERVICES. N; Y.* will move its plant to Warren. IMarsh F, E. Munn, Republican, of Bowling ■ impromptu Class,— Paul Duncan, Green, chairman of the state tax com-; j>jorence gmith, Carl Elder, Alice i ia s tefis-w-■— of the tax commission and left for R, P. Church Service* Rev. W. P.. Harriman, Pastor * Sabbath School a t ,9:30 * Preaching a t 10:30. Christian Endeavor a t 6:30 Teachers’ Meeting Saturday ah 7. r U. P. Church Services. Rev. John P. White, Paster Sabbqth School a t 9:30, Preaching a t 10:80 ^ Y, P. C. U a t 6:30. • Wednesday Evening Prayer meet- ng a t 7:30, A cordial invitatibn is extended to all to attend these services. Jazz Band? I t does your eyes good to read it. I t will tickle your ears and lighten your heart to hear it, Come Every- WELCOME. WANT NIGHT WATCHMAN California. Mr. Munn is going west for the benefit of the health of Mrs, Munn. ; Dr. J. C. Massce, for the past s ix . body, year* paster of the First Baptist chnrch of .Dayton, has been called to the pastorate of the Brooklyn temple. Miss Flora McDowell, 50, connected with the Deaconess.home at Cleve­ land, Was found dead from heart trou­ ble in tbfe basement of a church. H. B. McCoy, Fred H, Davis and Jo­ seph W. Wess, Republican*, W e > . . , , qualified for tbe primary election Oct 1Btrcete a te deserted There has hecome^ome agitation j the ppst week for a night ^watchman about the business section of town following the raid last Thursday on several stores. A* the streets ate a t night any 21 t o " succeedTbe'ilTte Henry W. {number of the stores cbuld b* entered vis as state senator from Youngstown i*nd a 8 « a t amount of goods taken district. Butter and egg price situation in before warning could be given, The old story of a night watchman usu- Cincinnati will be investigated by the* ally bring* about the question as to met Labor party are under arrest at Under the daylight saving law we . Cleveland on a charge of violating the ge back to the old time Saturday criminal syndicalism law, I night and eloOk* will hava to be set Dead body Wesley SelicVW, back one hour. Rather than h am the was found m toe lawn a t the m l- d ^ k do not tom it back the hour but new Hamilton county grand Jury,* R*V, Andrew J. Fish, 86, former pastor of First M. E, church a t Van Wert, died in Denver, Colo, ^ One hundred head of Holstein tattle sold a t the Godfrey Yaussy farm sale, near Bucyrus, for $26,780. Oscar Allen, operated Upon at Wash­ ington C. H. for appendicitis, wfis found to, have a pin in the appendix that he SwallOwed.as a child 30 years ago. Deaths of three women from lock­ jaw a t Marion within 10 days started an pffidai investigation into the cause, W. L. Woeller, Columbus, was elect­ ed president Of the Ohio Retail Gro­ cer* and Meat Dealers’ association. Cincinnati chamber of commerce plan** organization of two corpora­ tions, capitalized a t $1,000,000 each, to encourage industries to locate in Cin­ cinnati. who is to watch the watchman to see that he is on the watch! KNEW FLYiNG PARSON. Deputy P. H. Creswell Was well ac­ quainted with the "flying parson’’, Liuet. Maynard, who won first hon< ors in the round trip across country flight. Mr. Creswell states that Lieut. Maynard attended the ground school a t the O, S. U. a t the same time lie was there/ The last time he saw him was when they separated after land­ ing in England. Lieut. Maynard is a Baptist minister and has a wife and two children. He hails from North Carolina, CHANGfe OF TIME. Under the daylight saving tone* of George Green of Briliiaat, tttw m mil** tomtit ot HttoMetito, PUBLIC SALE DATES. . M. E. Services, Rev. V. E . Busier, Pastor Sunday' school a t 9:30. G. H. Hart­ man, Supt, Preaching a t 10:30 Epworth League a t 6:30 The church needs YOU. You need the church. Let us' get together. Clifton U. P. Church Rev. E. G. McGibben, Pastor, , Sabbath School a t 9:30. W. R. Col­ lins, Sup t., Preaching a t -i0:30 Y. P. C. U.-at 6:80. Topic for Oct. 26: “Jesus a* Inter­ cessor". A cordial ahd urgent invitation is’ hereby extended to all to attend ;fhese services. ’ “Come thou with us and We will do thee good; fo r Jehovah hath spoken good concerning Israel." Num, 10:29. * THANKOFFERIN SERVICE The Womens Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian church will hold their Thankoffering service on next Sabbath morning. The program is* in charge of Mrs. R. C, Watt, Thankoffering secretary. The Society Will be represented by Mrs. Leroy Allen. Th* Young Ldaie*’ Sodety by Miss Wilmah Spencer. The Thank- offering address will b* given by Mrs, J. P. Whit*. Special music wSl be given and an interesting program i* assured. AH ar* cordially invited to attend. Winter A Stewart, October ‘81st. Kennon Estate, Nov. 8,1919. S. E. Sanders A Son,, Nov, 12,1019. J. A, McMillan, Oct, 0. Powers Bros, and W. L. Marshall, Dec. • stop it for op* hour. Th* Dean proiw ty htilter stresi goes to toe highest bidder Saturday. roobevbct Am t i N M N - Peace, like freedom is not * g ift tha t tarries long in the bands of cowards, rtr'Of too** too feU to or too- short-sighted to deserve and w t S f . w a K A J W * •wswTWillURMt |M n wERS-lMew iA werib battog. ‘ o -tti