The Cedarville Herald, Volume 44, Numbers 27-52

« i m t p o u n s p x v E s **v*> l»ber«iry i all war work #s was our duty, We gave to relief Causes abroad, Let’s do something at: home and SAVE Cedarville College. 'Gedarvile ifterald. Jpbt ***• Oi, WHAT BAB80MflAYft This i» not the time to reduce In* .*stments in schools and college* a t home. This is the time of all time# to increase u\ieh suhacriptions. a ur r a a FOX«T-FOU im i YEAR NO. 30. CEDARVILtU, OHIO, KUDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1921 More Liberal PledgeNeeded For College. College Campaign Moving Slowly and Many Liberal Subscriptions Yet Necessary for Success. ■ ■ ■ It's under way. The workers are after it. The great campaign fo r $200,000 endowment for CedarviUe College is moving slowly but surely toward the ■goal. . ■ ■■■■■/■ - The whole county is being enlisted { in the support to save CedarviUe Col- ■ lege. ■ When th is article was pu t in type Wednesday morning the total had ex­ ceeded $50,000. „ , , A plan for X00 men and /women in the county to pledge $500' each was meeting with success but hundreds «f other subscriptions, would be neces­ sary to pu t the campaign over. Headquarters announces that about 100 person^ have been visited thus 'f a r in this township arid,.,the pledges exceeded $20,009., In this number were a small per cent o f refusals. On this basis there is much work td be done! but the public must give quick aid in liberal pledges to com- ’*J>lete the campaign by*. Saturday night. * 'Headquarters compliments the workers on' what has been accom­ plished thus far. ’ These men cannot do it all. They must have aid ifC e - darville College is to be saved. Tp the family tha t has children,, to edu­ cate no appeal should be necessary. To those who have 'completed you should come forward and* reward an institution fo r the service it has ren­ dered you.—a t a financial loss. The workers are doing their best to SAVE CedarviUe, College but your pledge is all th a t counts in the final. There few men and women in •the county but! what can lend some aid to th is great movement. The only question is “Will You Do I t ? ” / Wednesday . arrangements wetre completed fo r additional workers to send the campaign over the top by Saturday night* A JEWISH WEDDING. Some time ago, -k Jewish wedding was announced. The bride and groom to be were’ of prominent Jewish families. According to cus« tom, each one Invited was to bring a flask of wine. -These were all to be emptied Into a large cask, the wedding party to* enjoy the mixed; wine during tho-evening of the wedding. True to form. Isaac said: “I t will be cheaper for me to take’ Water; no one will know it, as each one’s flask is to be quietly poured into the cask; and we will have wine a t some one else’s expense”.’ Jacob reasoned likewise,, and carried water in his flask, though alt thought he would surely bring wine, -Sol reasoned the same way, and took water. * ■ ■ ■ ■ „ ■ The festive hour arrived. The guests all wanted plenty of wine, .hut keen was their disappoinlmen l and'chagrin to find that every guest had done the same thing—nil hoping for wine, but leaving it( tp some one else to bring it. And :;o ail drank water only. CedarviUe College is worthy, and I want .to see it get a t least the $200,000, but .others are better able to give, and I can give only this mite”—that will not spell victory, if such giving is other than1 Sacrificial. Let us hot bring ,only water—else clta grin and-sorrow may be ours—and i t will be too late. The Campaign is almrfst over. I too,' appeal to every friend to give nobly.. I believe every one will, "Let George doi i t ” .will hotl win how. J. ALVIN ORR, D. D. OHIO NEWS C BRIEF A CURIOUS DREAM FRIDAY NIGHT WILD . . ROND BE REMEMBERED ner day-night a t the high school gym as a booster affair for the College Cam­ paign. when ’representative citizens from’ all sections of the, county were present to hear inspiring talks' on the need of success in this movement. It -was-also-the time for the township workers of the county to g e t their in­ structions. The gym is an ideal place fo r such a gathering and it was decorated with the College colors' and posters ad­ vertising the campaign. The Lafforty Orchestra of Springfield was seated in the gallery and played while the guests were being seated and during the serving of the dinner.. The Speak­ ing program was algo augmented by orchestra selections;. ■ ' President W. L. Clemans of the Community Club opened the meeting and introduced the toastmaster of the evening, G. H. Hartman. The speak­ ers were Dr. McChesney, Prof. Allen, Dr. J. Alvin Orr, Pittsburgh, and Dr.* J..K nox Montgomery, president of Muskingum college. A. P. Addleman gave the instructions to the captains of the various townships. H ie meeting showed marked inter­ est in the campaign movement and the speakers Were roundly applauded. The gym with the domestic science room across the hall makes an ideal place for a community affair. We doubt if any other town in the county has as near an ideal place fo r such a gathering. DR. J . G. CARSON DEAD. Dr. J. G. Cayson, pastor emeritus of the Second U. P. church, Xenia, died Saturday morning a t the Espy Hospital in th a t city following a few days illness. He was 88 years of age He came tb Xenia in 1869 and while pastor of the Second church was for a ntimber of years a professor m the Seminary. He was a staunch Republi­ can and served in the. Ohio Senate in 1904 and 1906. He had prepared to move to Pennsylvania to spend ms declining days with relatives but the wish that he might die m Xenia was gratified in his recent illness. The funeral was held Monday from the Second church, THE 37 th REUNION, a The annual reunin oi the 37 th division that went from Camp Sher­ man will take place at Toledo, Sept. 26 th. at the City Convention Halb A rate of one and one half fares for the round trip has h ^ 11 granted by the railroad. real estate DEAL. J. (i. McCorkell, the real estate mmi, announces thfl sale *he John Me Garland 40 acta farm at the edge ©■ * »■» YWflrtW to town on the Yoiiw ^ Purest Waddle of for a consideration of MJJJ0- - L sion win be given in Mw<*. I dreamed one night, as fellers will when everything around is still, an’'what I saw it seemed to me, was true to life as it could be. T t pleased me lots, to realize that I’d been wafted to the skies, where everything was bright an' fair, with music soundin’ everywhere •Each bpdduT ilower an’ shinin’ face th a t filled the mighty bound­ less space, was chantin’ chords'^© powerful sweet, I really never seen the beatl - I told an angel, stand in’ near, tha t I lived in another sphere; an’ bein’'a stranger thataway, I couldn’t think : much to say—an’ while I stood to watch it all, I felt concerned for fear I’d fall. ' T1 The angel saw that I was scared, an’ told me not to be afreard, •remarkin’ as he took my arm, that heaven was mighty free of harm. . “This home of ourn, “he says to me, ‘Was built to la st eternally. It's underpinned, with Mve of God, an' latticed with the 'chastenin' rod; the mortar mixed with blood an’ tears,—it ort to stand," a billion years—I recon you would never guess that heaven is built on man’s distress, an’ gained by one, unfaiUn’. plan,—THE GOOD-WILL OF YER FELLER-MAN.” . ' ’ I waked a t' early dawn of Any, an’ hated that T couldn’t stay,— so I resolved, right then an’ there, to tie at my friends an’ neighbors square, , \ Your Own Uncle John. ANNUAL C. E. CONVENTION CHICKEN THIEVES HAVING .HELD LAST. WEDNESDAY. THEJR HARVEST NflgV, The Greene County Christian En- There are harvest days for the deavpr Societies -held their annual chicken thief. A score or more per- convention in Xenia last Wednesday sons have reported the loss of num- a t the Friends Church. . b’era of the feathered tribe in the -Rev. W. P. Harriman of this place last* few weeks, gave an inspiring address on “OOr Last Thursday night about one o-? ■r ’A, Seijjice.” The consecration slock the fine collie deg. belonging to ce ui the evening was 'bSffltrotfid F rank 'CresWdll Was htwiTry 'Supposed by Rev. Robert Column of the Clifton Presbyterian Church. *> In the election of officers Rev. Coi- man was chjosen president. Vice President—Grover Crawford, Xenia, O. . Sec. and Trcas., -Mabel Kcndig, fellow Springs, O. . Asst. Sec.; Susanna Emmlck, Os- jorn, O. Missionary Supt., Mary Cooper, Cedarville, Ohio; Citizenship Supt., Rev. W. P. Har­ riman,. CedarviUe, O. Quiet Hour SUpt., Rosa Johnson, Spring Valley, O. •Intermediate Supt., Mary Taylor, Yellow Springs, O. . Junior Supt. Mrs. Mildred Foster, Yellow Springs, O. Purity Supt., Miss Alberta Cres- yvell, CedarviUe, 0. - Pastoral Counsellor, Rev. W. H. Til-ford, Xenia, O. Service Supt. Mary Harper, Spring Valley, 0 . Trustee, Ethel M. Edwards, Spring field, O. R. F . D., No. 4, MAY REVIVE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION HERE There has been considerable dis­ cussion of late over the revival of tile CedarviUe Protective Association, that property may be more secure chan a t present. There is also a dc- nand for blood hounds and tha t the organization make arrangements for the Use of out of town dogs as soon is property belonging to members is reported stolen. Farmers realize the good work that Sheriff Funderhurg and his deputies have done and are doing bu t the un­ employment situation is 4 ? 0 ing to be more serious this winter from all Indications and that property will notjbe safe. CLIFTON WOMAN IS CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Ida Ltise Swadner, 36 died at her homo one half rullc south-east o£ Clifton, Sabbath morning as the re­ m it of a general breakdown. Tile de­ ceased is survived by one brother, Herbert and a sister, Mrs. Clarence Northup. The deceased was a t one time a compositor in this office. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon a t 2 j 30 o’clock a t the Clifton Presby­ terian church. Burial a t Yellow Springs. CASH GORDON LOST VALUABLE HORSE THURSDAY Cash Gordon lost a very valuable Perehofon brood mare last Thursday when the animal ha<J, to he killed as the result of a broken leg. It is sup­ posed the mare was kicked by another horse while in pasture. The animal cost Mr. Gordon $400 which would not cover the value-he had on her the day of the injury. thieves vyhile the dog was in front of the house on the lawn. The dog Was barking considerable and Frank and Bert Niles arose and were on the! front porch but could not locate 'any noise when all of a . sudden a shot was fired from near the road and the dog howcled. At that time an. auto mobile started down the road without lights. It is supposed the men were after chickens or watermelons but were kept away by the dog. The dog may recover but will likely be lame, Friday ' night Howard Turnbull lost about fifty chickens that were in crates ready to sell the next morning. The same night Hugh. A. Turnbull lost about 30 hens and twenty fries while they were in town. Saturday night Mrs. L, G. Bull lost 20 fries and Thomas Walker 12. Leo Dennehy reports that he had two sows stolen some time ago and that just recently one of them re­ turned home but the other has failed to show up. None of the neighbors had even noticed stray hogs in the vicinity, Andrew Kanady had 20 stolen in board day light one day last week. Melvin McMillan and Thomas Frame each report the loss of chickens last week. Monday night nn effort was made to break into Charles Dean’s Iicncry but the* barking o f . his dog aroused him and on investigation he found the Jock damaged in trying to break it.5The men escaped. Even bankers are not exempt and as a result O. L. Smith lias made his contribution in the loss of a number of chickens some days ago. THE DAYTON FAIR. Everyhing will be in readiness on Monday morning, Labor Day, for the opening of the Dayton Fair. While the stock and machinery departments will be full there will be an automobile and truck show in connection, The race program is always a drawing card. Barney Oldfield, the automobile race king, will positively appear on race track Thursday, Sept. 8tli and will drive an exhibition mile. This is his first track appearance since 1918. DEATH OF YOUNG SON. Waiter, the ten months old sort of Rev, and Mrs. W. A. Condon, of UriclisviUe, O., died Saturday night of cholera infantum after a short illness. The body was brought to Xeina Tuesday afternoon where short services were, held in the chapel a t Woodlawn cemetery previous to the burial. The child is survived by the parents and one brother and three sisters. Robert, the eldest son, was visiting with his grandfather, tt. C. Waft and the two left on the late train Saturday night for Urichsville but the little one died before their arrival. male hogs. C. W. Mott.(tf) For Sale:- Big Type Poland China* Bernard Eievetulri, iSafcarged with atta-king a girl, from the county jail a t Fresno Bandits blew two m B * in the Tal­ bott wholesale groc«r*B Miditfoport, obtaining $509 In lib^K bonds and a small amount ot c! Resources of Ohio’s B fe state banks ; May 4 were $1,611,41 a gain oi j approximately $l89,0©*p& Over the \ corresponding periodJBst year, ne- j corMug to State BaukjHperinteudent Scott Deposits last n t b amounted to §1,235,027,016, an j^m a se of $72,- 364,900 over a .fear ai Major F.oy Hayne®of Hillsboro has succeeded John jK Kramer as federal prohibition oraHfcls-donor. Of the 123,788 youmfecri born in Ohio during 1920, 5, b k died before they were a month oK fa report is­ sued by Dr, U, G. M u M h L state reg­ istrar of vital statist!wgtecloses. City employes in Yapp$towh face prospect of a reductitafemust equal in percentage with th iH |f steel mill workers, according*' fcB&btlo'n taken by the city council. Will of Samuel S tif lK of Cinoin aati leaves his $10fl.&aHB|ri&te to rela­ tives, employes and cmBmes, Casper W. hTelj8oa,JBpstant city- law director, died etieBSy- of heart disease a t his home jp^fplodo, He was barn in Delawar Frederick Meyers, 'jB jfooommitted suicide at his home gsaffifew Hnmp shire, near WapakontiQ@§f? drInking carbolic acid. Mrs. Henry T, HuhtJKRK of Henry T. Hunt, former'mavaMByCfnclnnati and until recently a yaPgpar of the federal wage labor bd#M p ras grant­ ed a decree, of divorcewM lo grounds of extreme cruelty. Milton R. Scott. of the civil war, currasnondegH^i author, died at Newark, • Mrs. M. Yoselo, 2S, 4K$®aund dead, hanging in the k l t c h ^ p f her home at Dennison. Her IwSritd^lren also were found dead. It MimBked they were poisoned, Mrs. Eva CAtherirta^BBr, widow of Daniel B, Raber, jSSHray Lake- wood citizen, aqd t f f lj j|§ r i a n Me* Ardje, Mrs. Kaber’s fuKjSpiy, are in jail at Cleveland, ’Thesgpfl* brought back' from New Yogjl *W*ere-* they were arrested lftgtwQ«p| Wither and daughter,)with Mrs. Brickel, 69, mother bf Mrs- Kfj§g«p£Q trial for first degree mufde$$®Kftaber two years agqV(_ _____ Orval Anderson, M JSBR l* broth­ er Walton, 17, warn S a B n y killed When their automobilamiaBlaKtruck by A train near Caldwell ___ >!iss Margaret Moij^9H$4, sten-' ais and H, F. probably fatally injured when a n electric car'* struck the aiito in ’which they were riding at Cambridge. Mrs. Oscar Iroff, 35,, a storekeeper at Youngstown, was1 shot , to death when, two men entered the store to rob It, Mrs. Iroff attempted to frus­ trate the holdup,. - ■ Annn Drcegan Hogan, 16, was killed and Donald Newman was seriously injured when Newman's car was wrecked as he hit a telephone pole at Hubbard, near Youngstown. Body of Frank Bence, 14, was dragged from Aker’s pond, Akron, whore ho lost Ills life in a futile .ef­ fort. to save life of Ills chum, Ed­ ward Fremuk, 1.0. Governor Davis signed the Burko bill, limiting the weight of truck and load to 20,000 pounds. Bill is de­ signed to protect highways. Mrs. T, O. Mason of Xenia,, ap­ pointed by township trustees, is be­ lieved to be the first woman- consta­ ble in Ohio. Pinned under an overturned auto­ mobile which went into Yankee run a t the village limits ol Hubbard, near Youpgstown, Mrs. Adolph Hasko- ritch, 31, of Cleveland, was drowned. Using a sheet as a rope, Charles B. Reese 42, of Fremont, an inmate of the Toledo state hospital, hanged himself from a window of one of the wards. Charles A, Saunders succeeded H. tV. Brown as postmaster at Findlay. Rev. A. H. O’Erffii, for five yea te paBtor of the Baptist church of San dusky, a .si*, ned the pastorate of the ; First Baptist church of Tiffin. t Constr'u Con of a district tubercu­ losis lump tol at Marion 7.; bring con­ sidered by the commissioners of Har­ din, Logan, Union, Delaware, Mor- ow and Marion counties. 1 Jonathan C. Mills celebrated his 101st birthday at his home near Wil­ mington. He is the oldest man in Clinton county, Frank Dali, former marshal of the village of Agosta, Marlon county, charged with having a still in his possession, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to six months in the Day- ton workhouse and fined $190 and costs. Rev. J. T. Rayne, pastor of the Second Baptist church a t Woostor, is janitor of a bank building, The pastor also i3 an expert house cleaner. , Two masked bandits took $330 hnd a diamond ring valued at $2,409 from Samuel Miller as he drove his auto­ mobile into his garage in Hie rear of his home at Toledo,^ Ohio farmers are taking advantage of low farm prices, high labor costs . and other factors this year to give ; their land a much-needed rest, re* ' ports received by C, J, West, state griciiltural statistician, indicate. Jimmy Blangy, 10. who shot hie 8-year-old brother Virgil at Cedar- vlllo, Greene county, will not stand ! trial for murder, Prosecuting Attor­ ney Williamson said. The lad claims the shooting', was accidental. Rev. W. A. Condon and family of tJriehsville, O,, are spending a few days a t tine home of R. C, Wattr, THEBIGGESTTHINGINCEDARVELLE . The j>jg«est thing in CedarviUe is Cedarvillo College. Think what the town and community would be like if the Institution were to be removed. There aro thousands of such tittle towns all over the United btates, where men are born, buy and sell, marry and give in marriage, grow old and die and are buried and forgotten; where life is lived on the lower planes, and higher thoughts and nobler purposes never penetrate. Even religion in such communities ip of tho narrow bigoted, prejudiced, commercial, unlovely, unattractive—a veritable travesty upon the beautiful ideals, noble aspirations arid holy living taught by the broad-minded and lofty spirited Jesus. B Read the new novel “Main Street” by Sinclair Lewis, and get a picture of what even CedarviUe and the good CedarviUe people would tend to become, if the higher purpose and mighty resolve that now dominates the. community to build character, and train the leaders and elevate the whole plane of life through the instrumentality of Cedar- ville College were to die out. Read “Ton Nights in a Bar Room.” the scene of which wbb said to have been laid in CedarviUe and compare conditions as they were then, two generations ago, with those th st prevail since, the College has been founded- Not a word of disparagement is intended against the other splen­ did institutions that exist here, our ma,gnificient public schools, de­ voted churches, honorable business houses, and all the rest But in the College and in the support which tho community spirit and its deter­ mination that this community shall, under Gdd, be better than other communities, nobler purpose, more consistent in practice, al­ ways tending toward the higher and better things. 1 Nor is the College and the local support given to it without re ­ lation to the financial and social prosperity of the conjmunity. In 1901 the main building of the College of Wooster, in this state, burned to the ground. It was a magnificent six-story building. There'were three or four other small*buildings but practically all of the equipment of tho College was lost in the fire. A splendid offer came from the 1 city of Toledo, which was very anxious to obtain a College. But the people of Wooster and Wayne County were assured that if they could . raise one hundred thousand dollars to replace the main building, the College would remain where i t was. This they immediately did, en- . thusiastieaUy. I t was the beginning of prosperity, not only for the College, but for the city. • The College of Wooster now has fourteen splendid buildings, and - an endowment of over- two million dollars. The City of Wooster has • grown from a little over six thousand to almost ten thousand. In the last census Wposter was mentioned in the newspapers as one of the cities in the United States that had made the most phenoimnal growth -iBa gain of thirty .three and one-third per cent. .New streets are con­ stantly being opened, with whole rows of new houses being -built; new industries and public improvements are constantly being added, and it , is evident to all th a t the City of Wooster has just begun its career of greater and. better things. Before its determination to back the College of Wooster with Oiie- Hundred thousand dollars, the. town had slept for generations, and . was actually losing population, in every ten-year period. Of course, . the same spirit' that led the people to back the College led them bn to.-support other Institutions, bu t the support they, gave the College - was the beginning and it gave tone to all of the other, enterprises. Wonsted to this day does not back every entrprise, but only the better ones.- The result-is, that Wooster .today has the reputation of-being one of the most beautiful cities in the State, and a most desirable place in which to live; WHAT WOOSTER HAS DONE, CEDARVILLE CAN DO. One hundred thousand dollars to back CedarviUe College and keep it from ' going to Dayton, and Cedarville’s future is assured. Onward and up- ' wax*d will he the constant trend of the future. Nothing can stop a town that, with no more population or wealth than CedarviUe, will put One Hundred thousand dollar's into an Institution like Cedarville College. I t will proclaim to the world that CedarviUe means business and,has the ambition, enterprise,.generosity, and faith in the future that are required of the community that would be great. Let us sta rt the ball rolling and make Cedarville and .community what it Ought to be. ' ’ -(X) School Laws. Many New Laws Will Govern Schools When They Open Next Week— - People Should Be Familiar With Requirements. , * The general public and particular­ ly parents with children in schools should read carefully the review of the many new school laws that go.in- to effect next week with the opening' of school. . ^ The Bing law defines the compul­ sory school age as six t o ' eighteen years,. but. authorizes boards of edu­ cation to modify the required entrance age to seven under certain conditions. Children 16 years of age may be granted age and school certificates permitting employment, provided they have satisfactorily passed the seventh grade test and have submit­ ted a physician’s certificate showing physical fitness. Boards of education may establish part time schools and classes for the further education of children between 16 to 18 years who are in employ­ ment. Such classes shall cover not fewer than four hours a week for 36 weeks, Where such classes arc main­ tained, attendance is compulsory for all youth employed on age and school­ ing certificates for not to exceed eight hours a week. Children between 17*18 however will not be required to at­ tend until after Sept, 1, 1922. Another important measure is the ICumler-Gorrell bill which provides that county boards of education shall be elected by a vote of the people. Three members are to be elected this year and two in 1923. The term is 4 years. Already we hear tha t this election promises something interesting as a former district superintendent who has been displaced in the county and who stands for the county superin- tcndency >vlll make an attempt to or­ ganize iq behalf of three board mem­ bers that would support him for the place. The couhty board of education may elect one or more assistant county superintendents for a term not to ex­ ceed three years upon the nomination of the county superintendent. A per­ son other than the one so designated may be elected by a majority vote of the county board. Elect County Board Mcmbpts County Fund A cqiinty board of education fund is created out of which assistants’ sal­ aries are to be paid,- The usual state aid toward salaries will be granted. The couhty superintendent Is required to spend not less than half his time in class room supervision. in schools amt bill, 'S e state fire marshat and super- ..int^antoqf^public YpstrucHon are to provide a course of study in fire pre­ vention. The fire marshal may order fire gongs installed in schools. Contract jumping teachers are pen­ alized by the Kirk law if contracts are broken during school years to accept other positions, as. teachers elsewhere. The Taft ,bill provides \ temporary finaciai relief for local taxing districts by authorizing tax levies beyond the limitations fixed by law, subject to the approval of th eelectors. Teachers and prospective teachers are interested in the Bing law as to the renewal of two and three year certificates issued prior to May 18. 1914, Heretofore, many oi the /large counties of the stats liave paid in hundreds of thousands of dollars in­ to the common school fund which they never get back, while sniallei counties received much more than they paid in. Under the Brand law this is changed. I t provides for a levy of 2.65 mills oh the tax duplicate of cities exempted villages and counties the proceeds of which arc to be retain ed in the school districts. Since coun­ ties have several subdivisions, a meth­ od of distribution within the county has been provided as follows: Local boards of education receive from the county treasury 37 1-2 per cent of teachers’ salaries. 50 per cent of per­ sonal service expenses in transpor­ tation and a pro rata^allotment of the remainder bn the baeis of aggregate days of attendance. For the aid of Weak districts, « statewide levy of 15 hundredths of a mil! in imposed. Debt Limited ■ The Griswold bill specifies that the' let indebtedness created or* incurred by any school district shall never exceed 6 per cent of the tax dupli­ cate of the tax duplicate of the dis­ trict. Bonds issued for the1 replacement of condemned or destroyed school houses are exempted from the calcu­ lation of net indebtedness. If a school district a t the present time has a net indebtedness exceeding 6 per cent, it may issue bonds to tho amount of t one per cent of the tax duplicate and under another law to the amount of one-half of one Jier cent. When transportation of pupils is provided the conveyances shall be run on a time schedule that shall be adopted and put in force by tho county board of education not later man 10 days after tho beginning of school Drivers of school vehicles are re­ quited to come to a full stop before crossing any railroad and not to pro­ ceed across unless certain no car or train is in sigh t A driver must give bond and also assure a certificate from tho county board of education that he is of good moral character and qualified for the position. This bill also aims to cheek unreasonable charges on the parfc of parents for Monthly fire drills ruB ra v„ weekly instruction to the extent of 15; . .J n «Unil* by stipu minutes in each classroom on the dan -1 transportation their of fire are require 1 by the E m u la tin g the maximum sum. HUGE, *1.S0A YEAR BigFarming Wasjailure, Successful Manufacturer Had Plan That Proved a Dream—Tried to Win But Overhead Bat Up AU Profits. It was the lifelong dream of the late Ohio C. Barber th a t some day he should like to carry on the busi­ ness of farming upon the .same broad • plan tha t he had practiced in the de­ velopment of hiB manufacturing en­ terprises. “Given the same Investment, and the sifme organized management, farming should pay as well as. manu­ facturing,” fie told his many friends. For the comfort and instruction of the millions of farmers in Ohio and elsewhere who* have been unable* to - • invest much money ip their business, and who yet think that they had more money, it may be well to tell how. Mr. Barber, who had unlimited means succeeded, » Beginning with the purchase of a 200 acre traet'farm in Kepler Heights southwest of Barberton, Mr. B a rbe r'' enlarged.Obis holdings until he pos- . messed a tract of 3000 acres occupying * -he fertile valleys of the Tuscarawas river and tributaary, Wolf creek.- These, lands had been cultivated for generations. ■ Retired from active association with ;he direction .pf his'manufacturing mterprises, Mr. Barber was able to Jcvote nearly ail his time to his. farm iroject, its vast acerage affording • him ample opportunity to apply his Sl-eat organising genius to the busi­ ness of making large farming, pay. Every resource of modern scientific igriculture was brought into use—au- , tomatic machinery, perfect seeding,’"" registered stpek. cultivation under ;lass, labor-saving devices, -sanitation^ x in barns and outbuildings, under-* draining—everything. ■ And. still Mr. Barber cpuld not make t pay, not even with abundant 'rops, sold in -an era of war prices. - subtracting from the invested funds ' :he large sunns devoted to 'the mansion md park, the income from the farm- ng operation fell short of realizing :he certain profit that had been claim- 3 d for farming operations if conduct­ ed on the principles employed i n a modern factory, The reason the big experiment fail-' al is the very reverse of why the smal^ -arm venture succeeds. Dverhead in '- management and. investment, inclination of hired operatives to give' 'he same care and attention tha t the Individual' farm owner -gives, high vages and short hours, these and a multitude of related reasons contrihu led to take all the profit out of the jood crops even when sold*at .unheard of prices. The trustees of Mr. Barbers' estate now are selling or leasing to individ­ uals a largemortion of the. land not Included in f l a t section known a t the ' Mansion Farm. The splendid .buildings loverjng this, central section will,lie icrvicable for many years,, and as government or university institutions vrill remain as -so many monuments to Mr, Barber’s constructive genius, , But the broad outlying'acres that .cere brought into the effort to make ‘•entralized fam ing pay wiU again loeome as so many indiv.Juai nvned or operated in the old way. Because of their proximity to two growing cities they, have a present /alue far greater than Mr, Barber' ;aid fpr *them, but this, of course, uad no relation to the farm experi­ ment itself. It was one of Mr. Barber’s favorite ipigrams: “If one would have much ne must labor much.” This injunction applied is the secret of the Success if tho small farmer, who lives in his jwn acres, works in season from sun- :ise to sunset, depends upon the as­ sociated efforts of himself and neigh* , jora to solve the hired man problem, ias no special worries save drought .nd taxes, and who has not even heard if the Old Man Overhead who eats ill the profits of the larger farming /enturo. - HOUSE GETS INTO GRAIN PIT AT ELEVATOR. When Leonard Conner drove a team of horses on the dump a t the CedarviUe Grain Company elevator, Monday, the trap door opened jur,f after the horses fore feet were over. Both hind feet of one horse and one if the other horse went down. The_ •cindlass was used to draw the horse' with one foot in up but the other »n- inal Struggled until it was complete* ’.y into the pit that was well filled with grain. Dr. Leo Anderson was jailed and after working quite a While »xtracated tiie animal from the pit. Neither horse was hurt to any' extent mt the one in the pit. filled himself .n wheat that may result in founder,1 EXCHANGE BANK IS MOVING THIS WEEK INTO NEW HOME The Exchange Bank is muring into Hs elegant newborne that hian {n he building more than « year. The winters completed their w«efc last .Saturday and the curtains weix hung uy the Edward Wv#n Co., this w 4 rit. The format opeting of the bank vill be annmimed in the near ifature when the Institution will fee ©pen ffetf ;twpeetion throughout,*"