The Cedarville Herald, Volume 43, Numbers 1-26

a n d ' 4 s 111111111111111 g tze ik r s » io 31 * i # , *imt».I.<niiii«»#ii i ....,t. Tli§Mould iftroadby tbe pto* P* m I w former* of thfo *©<> of the county, those who have too money to Wy» ~ FORTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 19. J Herald. T h * t h a t tc |U , is t h e a d lf o d 4 o o e n * t t r y t o tew t o o m u c h . M*hM CEDARVTH.E, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920 *1 PRICE, $ 1.50 A YEAR MORE RRE HOSE p n w e n r BX- judge c. p, H oward jFARM AND FIELD NOTES DIBS SUDDENLY, WEDNESDAY! rA K W I *MW F itI faU UHJ1CO Oh*rl« w aiHui *»• I Fred Weimar taka? the honor toi* __ , : i owa. ' *8'6^ , ®h *<**' year of being- the fir*t to plant com. REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CON. VENTION IN CEDARVILLE. Qauncfi met in regular session Mo». Rt, wWch tim* the ques­ tion «* oiling the street* canteup for corwJderation, th fre being: $ r$preion<* taUy* of a* oil company present. From what the agent says street oiling this year will cost about 25 cents a gallon. This almost took the breath of council and hooked like a profiteering price. Prom neighboring cities we find contracts being let for around. 18 cents a gallon. The con. trac t cannot be let uhtil next month as the referendum period does no t ex­ pire until th a t time. Council purchased 200 feet of fire , hose from the U. S, Rubber Co. a t $1.25 a foot. Several samples bad been sent in by other companies but the 1?. S- product m s regarded the best* A representative of the company was- - present and told council that-the life of the fire hose Could be preserved several years by using the hose a t least once a month during the heated term. „ - • Council authorized, the street com. <mittee to complete the Xenia avenue , improvement with crqched stone. ^ Mayor McFarland in his report in­ formed council that be had appointed Karlh Bull as village treasurer to fill the onexpired term of J. C. Barber, deceased, Council approved the ap- vpointment and tile bond. , DID HE FORGET ANYTHING? !< Members of the Rotary club sa t their weekly luncheon, .today, Were entertained by the reading of a let­ ter bjr A1 Sunderland' and in a rotar- isn replied to a Benator who‘had - written him requesting' a check.to- ' ward his campaign "expense. Here's the letter: Dear Senator! Fo r the following reasons X am unable to send you the • check asked for: I have been held up, held, down sand-bagged, walked on, sat on, fiufc- „ tehed outmnd squeezed. F ir s t by the United States Govern* ment fo r federal war tax, the excess profit law, the Liberty Bond loans, Thrift stamps, capital stock, mer- ehantprficense* anto tax, and every society and organization that, the in­ ventive- mind o f man can construct to exact what I may or may not have in m^pbsseasioh. From the society o f St. John Bap. td -A *m y# tfm JR «p tb - mer probate judge,' former state sea ator, and a t one time mayor of Xenia, died a t his borne about 8:15 Wednes­ day o f cerebral hemorrhage. At the time he was stricken he was talking to hisphysician. During the night he had suffered an attack of acute indi­ gestion which is supposed to have brought on the fata l attcak. Judge Howard was the son'of B. F. Howard who fo r 55 years practiced law in this county. He was married to Miss Adda Gowdy October 25, 1882, who still survives him .with one dau­ ghter, Mrs. Paul Hawkins pf Clave, land. Attorney William S. Howard also survives. The funeral will be held from the home in Xenia . ONLY A DOLLAR AN INCH i. in in ■ • •’ . Republican circles in the coun­ t y have been stirred the past, week over the reported charge , o f the Gazette fo r the Harding advertising. . ' The committee having the cam­ paign in charge was stung to the tune of $1.00 an inch, the bill .a- mountiog to something .like $140. Candidates fo r county office this coming primary a re showing •signs of cold feet towards the so- . called county organ. The Gazette has professed great friendship in years past fo r Senator Harding but those in the kiiowing say it was only measured by the rule of dollars and cents. Farmers with sale advertising can congratulate themselves tha t •they, escaped with the forty cent rate, even though other adver­ tisers were quoted as low as 80 cents. The theory j e tha t the fax- 1mers and' the politicians have the ., money and the Gazette is going . .to get it. . ' ? . ' ............... v ' ADVERTISED LETTERS. „ Remaining unclaimed in the post Office a t Cedarville, O., for the week hiding May 1,1920. Conner J.‘ O. - - Crawford Lewis Hunt James Hampton Minie • King Sarah .Morrison Rate Myers F« S. ( 2 ) •Matthews Jennie Mitchell Cecils Newland Margaret , , ' Rankin Jessie, . . Shipgle L. C. Men’s Christian associaBoh, the Boy Scouts, the. Jewish Relief and every - hcgpital. ' . , The government' has .so governed m f business tha t I don't know who owns it .1 am inspected, suspected, examined and re-examined, informed, required and commanded so 1 dpu’t know who I am, where I am or why I am here. All I know is th a t I am supposed to he an inexhaustible sup­ ply of money fo r every known need, desire or hope of the human race and because I will no t sell all I have and go out and beg, borrow, or steal money to give away I am cussed, discussed, boycotted, talked to, talked about, lied to, lied about, held up, bung up, robbed and nearly ruined, and the Only reason that I am cling­ ing to life is to See what in h— is coming next—Exchange. Just so, ju st so. • MILK WAR IS ON„ A mills war is on and down went the price righ t in the faceof .35 cent su­ g a r and .85 cent hair cuts! Milk has been selling a t 14 cents a quart bu t l i s t week competition brot about a change in the price. I t drop­ ped to 12 cents, and t |» n 10 emits and then 8 cents, and from one store yon could get two quarts fo r 15 cents. Now if about half a dozen groceries would engage in a sugar price cutting War and sell it, Say 10 pounds lost a dollar, the barbers would not have the nerve to charge 85 cants fo r a hair cut. • j. i !■ , ... ^ But whatever happens, don't any­ one bring Attorney General Palmer into the local Situation or it will be 25 cent milk, 85 cent sugar and hair cuts around 50 cents. Palmer has the faculty ef always deciding such tom- petiUve' contests by raising the price. v _ , WILL IMPROVE PLANT. as ii1iid*»w> The elevators of the Fanners Grain Co. ate shortly to be improved by a number of changes and addi­ tion*. The .two gasoline engines tha t have been in use for years are to be replaced by motors. The company is also preparing to erect an addition a t the rear of the store building for the storage of feed. Thei building will be erfcoted along the siding so tha t feed can be unloaded from the ears directly tote the baiWin* and th a t farmer* can load with ease into wag­ ons. In the course o f time the wheat Mu* to the main building will he re ­ moved to an addition th a t will be -emoted to the # t» « e tt «JeV*tor. saving and add to the eonvenleUce of the patrons. w. A. Turnbull, P .M . CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT. J. A* Boraff, former Xenia Insur­ ance abent, th a t was recently arrest­ ed-for non-support-and brought back from Reno, Nevada, by Deputy Sher­ iff, George A. Birch, has been charg­ ed with, contempt of court to refusing ;o answer questions in taking a depos tion. Boraff is said to have forged a note on W. A. Arthur of this place ihat was sold t o . John Harbine. The than is still in jail not being able to get bond. „■ LIMA PAPERS COMBINE. W. J. Galvin, owner of the James­ town-Journal’, also the Times- Dem­ ocrat, Lima, and his brother, L. S. Galvin,, who has controlling interest in the Lima News, now control the newspaper situation in th a t city. They have .taken over the Gazette, a morning paper, which will be under th e direction of W* J* Both the hoys are sons of the venerable editor, W. S, Galvin of Jamestown. DEATH OF JAMES DUNCAN. James Duncan, aged SO, died Friday night of peritonitis, after nearly a two weeks illness. The deceased/ lived for several years on the J . C. Barber form and was an industrious worker. Besides his widow, who vrah formerly Miss Hattie Lee, he leaves Ms father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Dun* can, who live near Xenia. The funeral was held Monday from the U. P. church of which he was a member, Rev. White having charge of the ser­ vices. He was a member of the Xenia Moose lodge.* Burial took place a t Wdodland, Xenia. * WINS IN HIGH COURT. Mrs. Clara Wlsecup, widow of Frank Wlsecup, former employee a t toe paper mill, won her suit against the S tste Industrial Commission to toe Court of Appeals, Sustaining Judge Kyle in his decision. As a re­ sult the WidoW will receive $25,49 a week which was toe amount of Wages paid thd decedent a t toe time of his death. This amount must he paid by the Industrial Commission. RICHARDS SAYS IT PAYS. A. E . Richards has been conducting an advertising campaign throught the Herald pushing'the sales of toe Avalon Farms Poultry Tablstst the past month. To date 141 packages have been sold, which Mr. Richards says was directly by advertising and th a t he is well pleased with his in­ vestment. COUNTY SUES FOR MONEY. ELECTION OF TEACHERS. The county commissioned* have brought snifc agatost j j wmrt Georg* *tes«ta and the sur*1^ eempasSrT®* National S«*W Co. of Hew York, to recover $ 5 , 180.11 which It i* afleged fla t f ^ L g * S d sled. Prosecutor % A. ^Smato hnd Miwros m m ******** The Cedarville Rural Board of Edu­ cation will elect teachers on Friday, May, 7 for the coming year. Alt ap* plioanta should file their papers with of the board previous to the meeting on above date. Andrew Jackson, Clerk, Cedarville Township Rural School District. With the aid e f his tractor and a num­ ber of teams he is turiitog toe ground and getting it ready to a hurry. • * • The value of a tractor is seen this year when the season is late. Lester McDorman, who farms the Washburn land, still has about 75 acres of land to break. The bright moonlight nights enables him to use toe tractor and keep things moving. • # Farmers will keep in touch with the proposed movement for an amend­ ment to the constitution for site or land tax formerly called single tax. ■. V • - Harry Townsley has rented the J. G. Barber form to be vacated by the Widow of James Duncan, the tenant. ■' S' • S' V Mrs, James Duncan will hold a pub-5 lie sale Tuesday a t which time horses cattle, hogs, sheep, all farm imple­ ments and feed with some household goods will be sold . * v * John A. Burns,, who purchased part of the W. M: Barber farm, north of town, has had a number of trees set out and some shrubbery by a land­ scape artist. Mr. Bums expect a t some future date to erect a home on th e recent purchase. ' 1* m ' • Charles Dean is framing the bam to be erected on Mrs. J. H. Stormont’s farm th a t was destroyed by fire about a year ago. The. bam will be ready fo r'use by harvest. », V *■ • • V w ^ p t ( ' The wheat crop looks more favor­ able as the wefcther warms up and a few fields of . good wheat can be 'found hut they are few. Many fields have Spots of more than an acre “that have no wheat whatever, * » ■* « What of the oats crop? Some of the oats sewn four op fire weeks age fa not up yet. The question arises was it poor,seed or did i tro t during’toe cold wet weather? Some were still sowing oats yet this week. ’ * * * . Frank Hamm .will s ta rt in a few days to rebuild the Franfc, Townnley residence tha t was destroyed by fire .several weeks ago. An authority on' seed potatoes say* that the crop will continue to become shorter ns the years come ’ on unless the seed is selected from the best strains a t digging time. Fo r the past taro y e an the crops hay* been short rely on shipped The Orange and Blue Literary So- defy of toe C o R m p* will give their next program to tile High School Au­ ditorium, which tom been Idodly grant ed to toe Society i e r toe occasion, on. toe evening of M ty 18th, a t 7:80 P . M. A t this tha* a Republican Na- One pew in the Ohio State Univer­ sity herd* produces enough milk each day to supply Oxley Hall daily. This is a Holsteto-Frieaiah cow and. pro­ duces six gallons each day. Since the first of March 1912 she has produced more than 100,000 pounds of milk and 4310 pounds of butter. I t her to.tal product was Offered for sale today it Would realize a t least $3000. Her best record fo r anyone year was 19,396 pounds of milk and 837 pounds of butter. The cow’s ration for toe aver­ age day is from 35 to 40 lbs of silage, 12 pounds o f hay and one pohnd of grain fo r every three pounds of milk, TONSORIAL PRICES ON AND AFTER MAY 10,1920. Hair c u t _____ ____________ ..35c Sham poo__________ 25c M essage__ ____ _25c Shave ____ 16c Beard trimm ed__ ____ 16c T o n ic______ 15c Wm, McCoy Chas. Smith MOTHERS’ DAY. Next Sabbath will be observed as Mothers’ Day in all the Churches. The services will be suitable to the occasion. Everyone is requested to wear a flower in honor of Mother. A white flower if the Mother is dead and a colored Hewer if she is living. This is a suggestion of the Pastors of the Village. SECURED NEW ROAD CONTRACT Koffrath, Casey A Mansberger, con­ tractors to r the Columbus pike im­ provement west of town have been awarded two state contracts near Cincinnati In Cleremont county. One contract is fo r $150,000 and toe other $70,OdO. I t will require about a month to complete the local improvement. STARTS ON CASH BASIS. The Cedarville Farmers Grain Co. starts business on a new basis, all goods being cash on delivery. I v. H. W, Updike, the manager says th a t it is the dhly Safe method to do busi­ ness. The company Will pay cash tor all grain purchased and will ask the same of the public. 'F o r cash and for less” is to be the motto of the new firm# BREEDERS’ NOTICE. Verdun, tour year old Belgian, No. 10630, a sorrell with stripe in face, dark mane and tail, extra heavy bone, and with the best ef feet,'will make the season a t $20. Epi, Imported Belgian, dark brown and extra good breeder wilt make the season a t $17.60, Lord Nelson, gray Percherson, will -make the season a t $20. All colts insured to stand and suck, These horse* will be a t my ham one mile east ef Cedarville on Columbus pike. Any mare parted with, owner forfeit* insurance. Will try to prevent accidents but Will not be responsible should any occur. Harry Tewnslay tional Cpnvenl Republican will be noroii form of the made, and the carried out aloi Convention wi Chicago on June directed by Fr<4' prove both in te r'1' to one and all. *• h ig h " A box social house Tuesday the auspices of fprfcj? were, evening, ■Tlie Second ty program wiJ auditorium on al plays, dialog given and toe:, be toe best yet,. The annual High school auditorium .on 18. No oratiom year bu.t’a sp instead. There;1 admission atfC- than usual is.? ted to attend..^ The watm- tennia c haunts, bu^ year is only t pupils of, th e ' fully decline fo r a l i t t l e . working hat Jrhe Hag roou wilt, h auditor' May 6, b y ! The Sen ior; the night’bf*’' operahou**;, by the " the pla May .8' mrarn is ' Mrs, Mol Miss CR will be staged. A 'tte fo r 'President [draft of the plat- ca» party will be gram will be ar plans as tog ‘Will be held in . The program, as Leroy Allen, will g and instructive )L NOTES. enjoyed a fihe *t literary socie- iven a t the. school May 7. Sever- opgs, etc. will be is expected to OHIO HEWS IN BRIEF Dewar form*r"pdllce""ir^toor a*A was found guilty of mansftwihte* by a Jury a t Cisvsland for .the .death of Robert Crawford on the sight of Qm. 17. He was immedlitely sen­ tenced to from o u t tp 20 years 4» the penitentiary. Urbane jourjieyme j plumbers and helners in four shq; are on Strike, The workers. demand 10 centSi an honr, an increase of copy »ves the old, wage. Two mon were almost instantly killed at Cleveland when tlieir auto- mobUe was struck-.by a ‘Clevelandand Akron interurban car. The victims were Walter NievriarosM'and Flank ^karzyckj, .both 27. : * , Scores of ore cafriere end {lake ; steamers have tfien laid up at 3t^k* Brie, ports because of the coal short- held a t the School age, due to tv.e strike of railroad _May 4, nnder switchmen, the Lake Carriers' asse- unior class. Over ciafiptv aimr,unced, At Lima tit- News and Times-Dem- ocrat have .eftr AfaS'-V-fapif&efi1 v|®$eein' sive newsp»'iii.ti prices and constnatiy rising costs led Immaculate Coiiceplion church at Toledo was destroyed’ % fire, lueur- ring $300,000 Ione., Mrs, Lillian S, Cowdle grieved ever , the death of her husband, former Con­ gressman Stanley E. Bowdlej ‘and .encement of the ended h e r life in a cistern at Clncln- eld in th e school natl, [day night, May By official proclamation of Gover- be given' this nor Cpx, Sunday, May 9, will be ob- vill be present served in Ohio as “Mothers’ day.” . 80 charge for ' Dead body of a six-foot alligator itge r attendance was taken from the waters of the .You are invi- Sahdusky river a t Bucyrus, Cleveland city officials are consid­ eringways and means of breaking the deadlock between' the street railway workers and the company which "may end in ,a s t r i k e . ..................... . Mrs. Anha E / Yeazell widow otWil- , , ,ve Respect liam Yeazell, Springfield, Jett be- 9j. mvitotion; quests to local institutions, according and rare, to hpr will. The estate Is valued at $100,000. . Three bandits held up .the Union Building and Savings company at Co­ lumbus,. The robbers effected' a clean getaway With about $2,500 in cash after locking six employes and seven depositors in the vault. ’ .b d giveh „ o n | Mattkqw. O. Williams and Prank ,'haS invited toe ck to their old the end of the away, toe .-their,?work, v * . laureate sec- , the School of Sabbatin imari. ay Id- ip the on sale now ieipants in .Saturday The pro le Johnson, ibben . Harold Myers.* Tom Riord%, % b Lose. Queenie Shfca Tubbs, ’ Gertrude Xnsley, % Methusalom Tubbs (Scuffles)# Mar ion Stormont. • <1 " Billy Blosson#Ttibbs, Everet Town­ sley. Victoria Horfcmria Tubbs, Bernice Elias. Elmir* Hickey,' Elizabeth Tpwns- iey. L 1 A neighbors Child ^ean Morton, jimmy Tubhe, Elmer Jurkat.' This i* the first high school play th a t has been given fo r some years, ■and your patronage is solicited. Tick­ ets are 25c apd ho wartax. "We are positive you Will g e t yoUr money’s worth. BALD HEADS PAY THE SAME A new price on hajr cuts and other tonsorial work goes into effect May 10 according to announcement else­ where in this isue. l t seems that the cost of steel to r good shears and raz­ ors, shoe leather and clothing for the boss barber as well as the babies, all Continue to climb in price .making it necessary to trail the other socal- led profiteering barbers in neighbor­ ing cities that are getting 50 and 05 cents fo r hair cuts. Hair cuts here will be 85 cents whether you have a full or half crop, the price be­ ing the same. OBITUARY OF MRS. TARR. Ellen Tabitha La Rose, daughter of John and Lydia La Rose was born a t Miatnisburg, Ohio, oh the 16th day of June 1851 and departed this life a t .the home of her son, April 28 1920 a t 12 o'clock U. a t the age of 68 years, 10 months and 13 days. On August 4 ,1870 she Was united in marriage with Samuel J . Tarr; to this union were born three sons, two of whom, Ulysses and Richard, pro­ ceeded her to the great beyond, a number of years ago. Always of frail health, she had been an invalid, not being able to walk fo r toe last five years of her1'life. - * _ In 1890 she united with the Church of Christ a t Grape under the ministry of Rev. J. O .Flax and as long as her health would permit took great de­ light in attending all the1services of her church and singing the praises of her. redeemer. She realized some time ago Bhe could not get well and that the end might come soon, and planned moat of her funeral arrangements, She leaves behind to mourn her death her faithful husband, Samuel J. Tarr of Cedarville,, Ohio, her re­ maining son, John V. Tarr also of Cedarville, one grand-daughter, Dor- «tha Tarr, one sister, Minerva Kline of Dayton, O, a number of nephews and neices, and a host of friends. A CARD, We wish to extend our grateful thanks to the kind neighbors and friends to r their help and sympathy in our breavemeftt and also fo r the beautiful floral tributes. - S. J , T a rr . J. V. Tar t and family. Miller, former lessees of the arcade theater a t Toledo, warp awarded a $125,000 verdict against Mrs. Nettie Poe Ketcham of New ‘York In cohv mon plea# court. Ayilllama and ,Mil­ ler each charged unlawful ejectment from to* theater property and asked $150,000 damages. • as 5,783. The increase is 556 or 10.: per cent. . ■ Former service men are "appealed to by Governor Cox in a proclamation to enlist in the Ohio national guard for at least a year, so that the state may have the benefit of their, experi­ ence and training. . John Pfeifer, fair price commits- sloner. for Ohio, Is preparing to hold conferences with Jobbers and sugar brokers in Ohio to the end that the consuming public may secure a fair share of sugar at a fair price. Scientists from various parts fit the state will, be present ’at the thir­ tieth anmfal meeing of the OhioAcad- emy of Social Science at Ohio State university May 14 and 15. Governor Gox has-pul It up to the different counties of Ohio whether or not $23,000,000 or any part of it shall be spent to Improve highways this year. He has decided that, In these days of,high prices, it’s up to the people themselves to say whether such a vast sum of money shall be spent, ;» '• At Findlay, Robert Sutton, 15, was seriously wounded by a shot from a rifle in the hands of a playmate. Representative Clyde H, Hoolef of the Ohio assembly files suit for di­ vorce from his wife at Urbans, ^ Mrs. Myrtle Nelson, 55, was shot and gravely wounded by her stepson,. Richard C. Mortice, 29, at New Rich­ mond, Mortice is believed to have been suffering from mental derange­ ment. Lancaster city council' voted 10 per cent wage increases to all city em­ ployes, including hospital employes and nurses, effective June 1. Fred Bllskey, 17, was killed white at work as a screen boy in the Amer­ ican Sewer Pipe company’s plant at Lisbon, Jay King, 30 shot his Way out of tho county j; 11 at Toledo and fled seven blocks, pursued by police and' deputy sheriffs, before he was caught. King had been charged with neglect­ ing bis children, . Clifford Harris, Wood county, and Harry Molteschan, Hamilton county, inmates of the Mansfield reformatory, stole two suite of clothes from the prison tailoring department, donned the same and passed out of the main entrance, They were ctptured later. E. H, Moore Governor Cox's cam­ paign manager, issued a statement -saying that the governor now has more delegates pledged to him than any other candidate for the Demo­ cratic nomination. Bonded indebtedness of Gallon WAS reduced from $310,363 to $269,643 during the past year. At Xenia, 800 Wjlberforce univer­ sity students went on strike In pro­ test against the faculty rule against men talking with girl Students be­ tween classes. Lake Shore Electric and Lorain street railway conductors and motor- men were given a lo per ednt wage increase, ' , Youngstown Sheet and Tube coil- pan will issue stock dividend of mote than 400 per Cent, Since Jan. l only. 29 mama** ti- causes have been issued’in 'Morgan, county, and during to* seme period *to« divorce oases were- filed. T Successful Men Are .• Savers Nine out of ten successful men owe a great share of their lucccsa to the SAVING HABIT acquired in early life. Lay the foundation for real success by saying. Don’t wait until tomorrow, or next week, but START RIGHT NOW-TODAY. . Make, this Bank—YOUR BANK • ' * 4% Paid on Savings and Time Deposits ■a, The Exchange Bank , Cedarville? Ohio Resouces Over $500,000.00 U. S. Liberty Bonds bought and Sold. SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT REMEMBER US WHEN SELECTING YOUR GRADUATING GIFTS , .WristWatches: Gents Watches....... GukGhsf*- Eversharp Pencils Kokaks Gold and Gold Filled Sleeve Buttons and a complete line of high grade jewelry! and novelr ties. Also a few sets of triple plate knives and forks . at $5.50 per set. F. J.H. XENIA, OHIO targe line of Popular and Fancy Books Stationery, Fountain Pens Eversharp Pencils ask to see our Kodak Albums \ ’ . A ■ ■ » ■ ■ ■ ^ 4 Boring Book Store Xenia, Ohio Oxfords & Pumps FOR COMMENCEMENT / • I * We have a large and complete assortment to choose from and our prices are always right. White Canvas and Poplin Oxfords and Pumps. Oxfords and Pumps in Kid and Patent Leather. & S. Shoe Store S, &S. Sella For Less 31E, Main Street Xenia, Ohio W . L . C L EM A N * R e a l E s t a t # 4k»ti b* tom*- a t toy s ite * J*wto Sutoritey fif tm&Mi. faf » t • ,< toy r toWftoM* Hadt <vwatofi. . 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