The Cedarville Herald, Volume 45, Numbers 1-26

r 4 The advertising today, not only produces result* of its own, but it cinches and brings to ftoal culmination the advertising of th* yesterdsys, f f k e A W A P U t . DEV01E0 TO LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS AND THE INTERESTS OF CEDAR- VILLE AND VICINITY. X FORTY-FIFTH YEAR NO. 0. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, » I D A Y , FEBRUARY 24, 1922 PRICE, $ 1,$0 A YEAR Post OfficeBandit Shot By Lloyd Confarr Early Tuesday; May Uve Cedarville people were treated to a real Western thrill a t 2;30 A, M. on Tuesday morning when a bandit blew the vault door of the post office but failed to profit owing to the second charge going bad and being forced to defend his position through a fusilade of gun shots. . William Miley, aged 53, ex-convict was shot through the left lung by Lloyd Confarr, who resides but a short distance from the opera house building, in which the post office is located. ; Not only Confarr but many citizens were awankened when the two char­ ges in blowing the safe sounded thru the stillness of the night, Confarr fired twice with his shot gun. William Robinson,, who rooms in the J. C. Bar­ ber block, next took up the alarm by firing. Frank Armstrong, who opera­ tes a restaurant in what wiiB former­ ly the W. M. Barber residence on Xenia avenue and Clarence McMillan, in the Shroades block, took up the a- larm and chase. Confarr enjoyed an ideal position to continue his firing through the post office windows. This evidently alarm­ ed Miley, who a t one time ran out in­ to the street' firing his gun three times in rapid succession, but he evi- ' dantly vyas baffiled as to the .direction of the shots. He ran back into the building and meantime Confarr con­ tinued to pour shot about the door and windows. The thief vthen darted out alongside the mayor’s office and ran towards Confarr’s residence. In doing so. he sustained a shot from Confarr’s gun and the fellow gave a yelp, Confarr called to his assistants, “I ’ve got him’ I’ve got him”. The fellow ran around M.‘ C. Nagley’s residence and for a few minutes hid in the dark. Mean­ time Confarr, McMillan, Armstrong, Marshal Myers , Fred Dean and a few others who had gathered started ,a search, thinking the man was in hiding down about the creek. .Miley then started to run. across ‘the~road hu t when near the center staggered but continued his run for the alley leading to the railroad. It was here ^ h a t Bert Myers and the , Village Marshal also fired several times,. - ' . Clarence Deck, aroused by the shots started up town armed by a forty- four. When near the Main street crossing- he noticed a man Jiur ng be­ hind a telegraph pole in tl . shadow, of a street light. As he approached he heard the man say, “Harvey, I’m . shot.” Deck commanded the fellow to tu rn his back and throw up liis hands but Miley stated he was sick. Deck searched him and took an automatic revolver tha t had three empty cham­ bers and two filled. The victim waa marched up town but before the opera house, was reached Deck called upon Fred Melton to aid as the man was a load. Ju st previous to the time th a t,Mi­ ley was in hiding, but had left the post office, Armstrong sounded a fire alarm and in a few minutes the paper mill whistle blew. I t was then only a short time until the public square Was filled with citizens, armed for instant duty. We doubt if few people realize the extent to which the pdpu- lace is armed. I t was a display such as we had never seen here before. ’Miley was placed on a table in the mayor's office and Dr. M. I. Marsh made an examination such as explain­ ed above. The man waa suffering con­ siderable but it was somg time before he was inclined to talk. In fact little was said untC v was told that he probably had but a short time to live. I t was then that he told of having a sister, Lillian Jones, 257 Ninth avenue, Homestead, Pa., and a brother, Robert, a t Shelbyville, Ind. He gave his address as "no home”’but is said to come from Indi­ ana, I t was evident that he had a partner from what he had told Deck, probably* thinking that "Haryey” (Deck) was his pal. , Sheriff Funderburg and deputy Joe Day, arrived about four A, M. when Miley Was taken to the county jail and will he turned over to the Feder­ al authorities. Dr. Galloway made an exairtination but stated that he could not say what the result of the Wound Would be for a few days. Postmaster Turnbull tha t night immediately notified the Federal au­ thorities. Much of the business of the office was curtailed due to the fact that the books Were in the vault and the door could not be opened and can only be by an expert from the factory, BUILDING SHOWS MARKS The windows and side door of the post office as well as the fron t win­ dow of tho mayor’s office shows the effect of the shooting. One shot from Contorts rifle passed through one o f the south windows, across the room and out the west window on Main street directly in line with the fla t* g k m wfa&w I t to* U m U {if*, m m m ** *&ft§** . glass b u t was turned in another dl- }xection or h it the paved street. The interior of the room about the vault door shows tho power of nitro and map.' Particles of soap were driven into quartered oak furniture by the force of the explosion, So fa r as can be learned nothing about the office was touched. The man did his work with an electric light burning, a t no­ time was it out. Entrance was gained by jimmying the side door, SAW TWO MEN AT 2 A. M, Frank Williams, colored, who was returning from Xenia about two A.. M., stated to the Herald th a t he saw twfl men 'standing a t the opera house comer as he was going home on Main street. When he reached Bird’s cor­ ner he first noticed the men and see­ ing they were strangers crossed the square to the Exchange Bank comer and proceeded up street. He turned and noticed that one of the men. then went towards Bird’s comer and was carrying a gun. Williams immediate­ ly went to the home of Marshal Myers and gave the alarm, The village offi­ cial arrived on the scene in time to take a hand in the shooting party and give the man a chase. After seeing Miley in the mayor’s office Williams was sure he was one of the two men he saw recognizing him by his hat. The second man was much larger than Miley,' who would weigh about 150 pounds. MILEY ADMITS THE JOB Miley admits that he attempted to rob the postoffice; He'says that he ar­ rived in town about 9 A'. M. Monday evening alone. Armstrong claims thatf Miley was in his restaurant about ten o’clock Monday night and pur­ chased a cigar. • MAN HAS BAD RECORD Miley, when asked by the Herald if he had ever had part in other such jobs and had to serve time stated he had' served three terms in .the Ohio'* pen for safe blowing being sent up 'from Toledo, Cleveland and Columbus; He was ju st released from the Ohio pen last March. I t is said that he has also served a term in the pen in Michigan, He has been shot on two other occasions according to his statement after following this game for the past thirty years. USED WOLFORD’S TOOLS. The burglar broke into Ralph Wol­ ford’s blacksmith shop and secured necessary tools to do the job. Ham­ mers, brace and bit, chisels were taken to the post office and with these and the nitro and soap were all th a t was necessary for an expert When his overcoat was searched a bottle of nitroglycerine, largo enough for several jobs was found. Also some fuse and caps. VAULT BLOWN SIX YEARS AGO The vault in the post office was blown the night of May 23,1916 when the combination was worked and the door opened after blowing i t Only a small amount of change and some stamps were secured. A safe expert from the factory was called to re­ pair the door and a t th a t time he fixed i t so th a t in the next attempt the nitro would not stay in the combi­ nation box but run down through on tho floor of tho vault. This probably caused the Tuesday morning job to bo a failure. I t was Confarr that did the heavy gun work th a t night but the men escaped in a waiting auto­ mobile on Main street. . MAY BE A REWARD UP ' I t is reported that the government has a standing reward ol $200 fo r the capture of postoffice crooks. We are not able to verify this statement a t this time but if such is the case we suppose Confarr and Deck will share in the reward. FEED ’EM HOT LEAD The community is getting quite a reputation for leading burglars. Hie idea of pumping hot lead into them will do more to protect the community In the future than any'course that can fce persued. The crowd that gathered was well armed, orderly b^t, determ­ ined to land the victim." I t was a game fight and Confarr,, Marshal Myers, Bert Myers, Frank Arm­ strong, Clarence McMillan and Will Robinson are to be congratulated for the game manner In which they hell their position and yet without ac­ cident to any local citizen. “KETTLE CALLS THE POT BA C K f t Grace Lyle/ beautiful sister of a beautiful bride. Yes, in "Stop Thief!” March 7. Miss Marjorie Wright and Mr. Le Clode Marklo will be married Tues­ day, March 7 a t 10 A, M, A pair of up-to-date expert thieves I g*« n tm % to* $***• Gtowtf* fttov to “Stop f fe te rl Mat* t Ion of the open and t—and this un. For in- iry, where turned in m. I t must $2,500, this case, fa r as we indicted Clerk of id giyen a was when itics makes imidt-Shoup ters left no to copyipt guilty and itm faction, wall, made one word best un- ie ef the My (EDITORIAL) The public has had much to say about the recent exa county offices and certain disclosures. Comment ha* criticism very pointed in most every discussion we have discussion is taking place wherever men congregate. Their are several angles that, this report can be viewed stance the finding against J. E. Sutton and the county trr taxpayers were overcharged and the amount due the Co but the overchar "& alleged to have been pocketed by Mr. * have been so pocketed or he never would have had to refi We have been asked many times what is to be done ~ Our answer has .always been tha1^ wo had no knowledge, understand a precedent was established when a grand George Sheets, charged with a shortage of some $5,090 in Court’s office. He was subsequently tried, found guilty penal sentence. But the situation is somewhat different today than wha Sheets was confronted with the shortage by an examiner, strange bed-fellows. Sheets was known as one of the* faction Office holders. The Gowdy-Marshall crowd of refoij stone unturned to stir public sentiment and force that fee one if its members. After a hitter fight Sheets was foe he paid the penalty largely to satisfy the desire of the r The regulars, or better known as the old gang forced tq no effort to defend Sheets. But what do we find today? The reformers are not say about"court action in the case of Mr. Sutton. This is pro’ derstood when we say that Mr. Sutton was regarded as^ . "leaders of the so-colled reform faction. Will the opposing faction de­ mand prosecution is now-the question? Or between the factions is i t a case of the “kettle calling the pot black” and letting it go-at that. Our observation of the factional situation in the' county the past twenty years proves to our satisfaction that one has little on the other.; The cry of the reformers has been, give us the central, committee, give us the offices in the court, house, give us the judgships and we will dean up the county. We are the custodians of the political and dvic morals of the county. No one else is so qualified as we a r e . N o other citizen was competent or trustworthy for public office unless he carried the reform brand of the Marshall-Gowdy crowd, If therq, is any dif- ferenc we/ cannot see i t . , If you cannot see it let’s dig deeper into the actions of some of these so-called reformers, ; 5!,:^ The county commissioners were roasted to a turn by the examiner for the Ross township road that cost over $60,090 and was paid-for with the taxpayer’s money in an illegal manner. One member of the board of (commissioners is and has been much in disfavor .with the reform crowd, They have fought him a t the polls on several occassions hut never could defeat him. Now would be a good time to gain popularity, hut the re­ formers, having Sutton on their hands, can say nothing about anyother -officer,. .■■.•. ■. . ■ The examiner, while burning the earth from under the commissioners . for an illegal contract, never charged, nor even intimated,, that anyone of these three officials named in the report received a dollar personally. The public while criticism ran high has not been inclined to wrongfully charge any misappropriation of funds personally. The surprise has been that such a contract could be put over. People generally are demanding that suit he brought against the com­ missioners and The Wilson Engineering and Contracting Company for a CONDENSED OHIO NEWS N«wa Items Picked a t Random and Boiled Down for the Busy Reader ■ return of the excess cost of the road. But we are informs^ that under the law this cannot he done. More than tha t politics wofikLoUt a wide ............................................ * ------------— w W * * swath in such a suit and nothing could be gained fo r the « holders. There is nothing tho taxpaying public can do hu t sit On the Ohs'* ter. Pay the cost when the tax collector hands you your bill—und to re- leive the sting of the bumcontinue to support the reformers in the coni- „ * ing primary this summer* We do not want to cause any unnecessary flurry among the land own­ ers on the Jamestown and Cedarville pike- that is to be improved this summer, but all these taxpayers should feel congratulated that the road is not to cost anymore than what it was sold for some weeks ago. I t was known that The WilsonEnginecring & Contracting Company was fa r from being the low bidder. That the reformers in that company evidently had the good of the company a t heart, an attorney appeared before the commissioners with a well prepared resolution, which if passed would, give the contract to this company a t a price said to be about seventeen thousand dollars more than that of the low bidder. The resolution set ’ forth that the low bidder was irresponsible and with this usual legal junk would land the contract for. tho Wilson company. But the commissioners could not hear ^the eloquent argument of tho attorney as to standing by a homo company and the resoultion went out the same door it entered. That extra cost Would make excellent "velvet” for the reform stockholders and probably enable another melon cutting next year—a t your expense Mr. Taxpayer. . What the public wants to do in the future is to do Individual thinking. Put down as bunk pure and simple, the campaign plea of the fellow tha t is going to reform everything and everybody. The public has fallen for such pleading the pant two or three elections----- and i t has been paid for a t a high price. MILEY HAS HAD VARIED CAREER IN AND OUT OF PRISON The Herald has been able to give somewhat of a history of tho life of William Miley, the ex-convict, by the aid of Deputy Sheriff Joe Day. Miley in telling his story says that when 14 years of age ho first tipped a till of an employer in Indianapolis He was sent to tho Reformatory but later liberated on parole, In a short time he was in trouble again and was sent back. He made his escape and' for seven years roamed the country. He became associated with crooks and took up the business of safe blowing and hap followed it with more or less success ever since* In May 1898 he was sent to the Ohio pen for blowing the postoffice safe at Lepsic, O. In 1904 he blew the DeGraff, O. postoffice safe and was sent to the pen and after trans­ ferred to the Atlanta Federal prison After getting his liberty he blew the Hillsdale, Mich, postoffice safe and was given 15 years of which he served 3 years and ten months and escaped. In 1912 lie blew the Portage Ohio bank and was. sent to the Ohio pen hut was pardoned by Gov. Cox. At the door of the pen ho was again arrested by the Michigan authorities to servo his unexpirefl 16 years sen­ tence but in 1918 he was paroled out of state and brought back to Pauld­ ing for blowing a jewelry store safe and again liberated last March. Miley left Springfield Monday af­ ternoon a t 3 j 30 on the traction for Xenia where he remained until about six o’clock when he walked to this place following the railroad, He ar­ rived here. about nine o’clock. Took a Walk about town, ‘picked out his job, was unable to find a night watchman and Went back to the rail road and crawled in a car of straw to remain there until midnight. He (CMto&tttf «* H m COLLEGE NOTES Last Tuesday' night was observed as College night a t the Methodist re ­ vival meetings. Rev. Wilbur Vorhis delivered his sermon especially to the students. Rev. Vorhis was the speaker a t the j Y. M. C. A. last Wtdnesday- morn­ ing and gave a ve ry . inspiring and ?helpful address to the hoys. We can i only regret that his Btay amongst us has been short, William Snell, Frazer Fields, Cecil ; Ewbank and Donald Wickerham a t­ tended the Y. M. C. A. convention held in Springfield over the week-end. They returned Sabbath evening after spending a profitable time. The Rangers' Club presented a part of tlieir program to the student doby during chapel hour last Thursday morning. This club which "ranges ov­ er the country in search of stuc|pnts for C. C.” lias visited three high : schools—Caesarcreek twp. H. S., Bowersville and Beavercreek H. S. The second and third, numbers of the lecture course Were given Wed* nesday and Friday nights. Maude Willis a noted reader gave to us a rdRHlfS entitled “Mary Jane’s Pa”, Which she presented in her own characteristic way, Frnday night the Trinacria musical company gave a splendid program. Miss Margaret Weller remained in Cedarville over thq ween-end as the guest of Lucile Johnson. Sabbath night Hamilton Holt of the New York Independent addres­ sed a large audience a t the M. E, church on “The Limitation of Arm* ament”* LaClede Marklc, the leading man in the .great play *'Stop Thiefl” to be given March 7 plays the part of Jack Doogan, an accomplished thief—and a very smooth wttola. Than is some thin* doing who* h i to on too i ts * * Henry <3. Harvey was named act­ ing postmaster at Kenton, succeed Carl W. Smith, Democrat, Harvey is chairman of the Hardin county Re­ publican executive committee. Columbus Masons are preparing to give their city a municipal auditor­ ium with a seating capacity of from 8,090 to 10,000. Charles S. Horner, 47, prominent in Cleveland political circles for a number of years and county, prohibi­ tion agent, died qf pneumonia. While on their way to a ’bank two employes of the Burns-Bowe bakery, Cleveland, were held, iip by a high­ wayman and robbed of $1,500. A. campaign has been started tq rid Ohio of ''flimsy*' insurance compa­ nies, it was announced by Charles W, Spicer; warden of the state Insurance department. Six inmates of the Gallia county children’s home, near Gallipolis, who became dangerously ill from eating poison which they found on a medi­ cine 'shelf, are reported as much im­ proved. St. Joseph’s Catholic church at Lorain was damaged by fire. Officials of the Ohio Farmers’ Co­ operative Beet Growers’ association are planning to send to their mem­ bers in the 16 northwestern counties letters asking that they refrain from signing contracts with sugar compa­ nies on the basis offered until the contracts are approved by the asso­ ciation. Commissioner Carl, Morris and Former Commissioners Joe Kreia and Frank Lyons were Indicted at Mt. .Gilead, charged with appropriat­ ing public property to private use. Rev, Father Richard Schwiderman, a Roman Catholic priest, at Minster, a village near Lima, was shot to death by Charles Priening, a 1/brse trader, to whose home he had gone to Intercede after Priening, in estate of intoxication, -had terrorized the neighborhood. Priening fired a charge' from a shotgun into the priest’s chest at close rnnge as the latter entered the house with Priening’s brother, The slayer is under arrest. In a raiding party led by Cleve­ land business men living ip Bedford, 12 private houses and two road houses were searched and 11 people were arrested and a quantity of stiRt .«Qti&«catod* „■ James 'A. Devine, secretary -otrthe Ohio Building Association league, predicts that in 1922 Ohioans' will build 40,000 homes, costing $160,000,- 000. ' . Cambridge auto dealers are pre­ paring to ask a referendum on an ordinance that taxes taxicabs. A* well that It is estimated will produce 2,000,000 feet of gas a day has' been drilled In on the farm ot Mrs, Elizabeth McMillen at Rock, near Ubrichsvllle. Norwalk meat dealers complain that cattle and hogs are too fat. They say that after tallow and lara have been removed the margin of profit is gone. “Buster’’ Gray, 9, drowned at Niles when he broke through the ice. Newark's industrial exposition net ted $2,000 for the poor. Cadiz waterworks plant will be sold at auction. Blast furnaces a t Dover have re sumed operations. Rev. F. 8. Reinking, 55, pastor 01 St. Paul’s- Lutheran church, Dover, died just before he was to preach hi* first English sermon. * Harold Nlerengarten, 20, charged with tho murder of J, S. Kershaw, is back in Jail at Wapakoneta follow­ ing his recent escape. Nlerengarten was captured in a farmhouse near Wapakoneta. Henry Klopfer, for 41 years a mem­ ber of Fremont's police force, was formally dismissed as chief of police by the civil service commission. The commission made finding on charges of negioct of duty. Mrs. Lynne Case told the police that as she was seated in her home at Springfield a man entered the room, held a knife at her throat and threatened to cut off her hair If she did not give him all her money. She gave him $80. A bride of four months, Mrs. Blanche Chabek, 17, Cleveland, end­ ed her life after, police say, she quarreled with her husband. W. -G. Bayley, 51, superintendent of the Big Four railroad, died a t Ilf- bana after an illness of several months. Charles J tea. 28, Is In Athens jail, charged with stabbing Orol Daugh­ erty, 32, at Buclitel. Daugherty may die. Building Commissioner George Hauser ordered the dosing down of the Lubin and Lyceum moving pic­ ture houses in Cincinnati because of structural defects. When Carl Wertz, ticket agent for the Ohio Electric railway at Toledo, went to lunch, he forgot to lock the safe. Robbers during his absence took $700 in cash. * Fire of an undetermined origin de­ stroyed five unoccupied hospital buildings at Ckmp Sherman. The buildings were filled with mattresses, cots and other army equipment. Two armed automobile bandits held ’up Samuel Goodwoather in his jew. elry store, Lakewood, and escaped with Jewelry valuod at‘ $4,000 and $500 in cash. George Munz, 67 Cincinnati, lock­ smith, committed suicide during the absence of his son, William A. Muns, with whom he bad made his home He had been Kradually losing ht* *!*ht, ffWMP S flJ lF II ' , . , Circumstances surrounding the de­ struction by fire' of tho First Spirit­ ualist church, Toledo, caused an in- i vestigatioa to be started by deputy state fire marshals. Loss $35,000. donneau police are searching for a man who attacked Miss Mildred Wad- die, 30, a maid at Grace hospital, and, after cutting the telephone wires, attempted to bum down tho institution, Sharp warning that, liquor being Sold In Toledo is rank poison aud ab­ solutely unsafe, for consumption was expressed by Federal Judge John M. Kllllts. When tho private hospital of •Dr. Ben R. McClellan burned at Xenia all of the eight patients, including a woman who waa on the operating table, were remoVed safely. The building was damaged.. A reduction of 25 per cent from the ordinary one-way rate of 3 cents per mile is effected by the new ''ten­ or-more'’ tickets put on sale by the Scioto Valley TracHon company, for use between any two points on the traction lines. ” Suit for $10,000 was filed at Xenia against police officials by Mrs, Car­ oline Prossinger, whose home was entered in a liquor raid. • The llSth anniversary of the founding of Ohio university was duly celebrated at Athens. 'T wq boys, riding a bicycle tandem fashion, were struck 'and killed at Co lutnbus by a touring car driven by Delbert Smith, 16. The victims were Byron Hughes, 13, and Forrest Guest, 13. The 6-month-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Turner died of burns re­ ceived a t their home, near Convoy. Van Wert county, when a gasoline lamp exploded. Mrs. Turner is in critical condition. Turner and an­ other child also were .seriously burned. Frank B. Ward, sporting editor Youngstown, is suffering from a rib broken by sneezing. . Edward Kuhn, 36 inches in height, is a member of the freshman class; of Summerfleld (Noble county) high ■school. He is tC years of age, Woqd county led the Lima field in new oil wells In January, but Han cock county topped the list in amount of new production, the monthly state­ ment of the Ohio Oil company shows.' The--tbyearmld - son Of William Daneman was burned to death at. Na­ poleon wherf his clothes- caught fire while playing near a kitchen stove. A resolution appeaiing to .congress' to modify the prohibition law toper mlt the manufacture and* sale of beer and light wines was defeated in Cleveland city council by a majority of two. Blinded by snow, Harry Sterling Moody was instantly killed when he dfovo his automobile .into the path of a Nickel Plate railroad train near Painesville. With the arrest of nine* youths, Toledo police believe they have bro ken 'up one of the most'persistent automobile thievery rings in north western Ohio. Police say the young men, all under 20 years old, have confessed to tho theft of approxi­ mately 25 automobiles since Nov. 10. Miss Mary Kirker, 19, and MI bb Nellie Tomlin, 15, juniors in the West Union (Adams county) high school, were burned to death when fire destroyed the six-room home of the former’s grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Quincy Naylor of West Union. J. W. R, CllnO, 81, former com mandant of the soldiers’ home at Bandusky, died a t hla home in Springfield. Ohio supreme court upheld the provisions of the Smith 1 per cent law as controlling tax levies and bond issues, notwithstanding home rule city charters to the contrary, when it sustained the Montgomery county budgejt commies.on In its re­ fusal in two instances to provide tax levies authorized under Dayton char ter provisions. Governor Davis has been asked to Investigate the work of tho state commission for the blind. Lengthy charges' were filed with the governor by a committee of six representing the Progressive Workers 'for Ohio Blind. They charge the commission with “inefficient conduct and man agement.” John S,' Hutchison, 72, Martins Ferry, engineer on the ferryboat Charon, fell from a plank while oil­ ing the wheel drive shaft and was drowned. W. A. Russell and sons, John P. and Waldo, pleaded guilty a t Waverly to misapplying credits and making false entries in the Beaver bank at Beaver, Pike county, which closed Its doors' last April. Owlug to hi* age, W. A? Russell, 88, was given » suspended- sentence to the Ohio peni­ tentiary, while his sons were given indeterminate sentences. An independent Order of Odd Feb lows temple Will he erected at To­ ledo to house nine lodges ot the or­ ganization in the city. Parents of students in Wittenberg college dt - to he notified each month as to just how their sons and daugh­ ter# are getting along in classes, A few minutes after he had said goodby to his wife and family, Ar­ thur Kraft, 80, prominent farmer near Kenton, went to an upstairs room and shot himself with >a shot­ gun. Mayor Dahl announced that further boxing bouts 1ft Washington C. H. would not be permitted. Ht» action followed a recent attack from the nulnlt torRet. K. B, Al****!^ fVrOP' THIEF! < George Gross Former Citizen Is Dead George Cross, son of the late John Cross, known to many older citizens, died last week a t his home in Kalis* pell, Montana, The'Jamestown Journal has the following to sayi “George CroBS, who was a James­ town citizen 2fi years ago, but who, with his family, removed to Kalispell Montana, where he lived till his death, will be remembered by many who knew him here. He -stood high in his community. The local paper says; .‘George Cross, one of the beatknown old-timers of Kalispell, died suddenly, a t his home in this city last Friday morning, Mr. Cross ,had been in poor health for some time, and during the past year had been practically in- capaciqted from attending to his business, but was not considered in. a critical condition, and his death came as a distinct shock to the family and the community. With his wi'fe he a t­ tended the theatre Friday'night and seemed to be.in better form than us- ua. Returning home after the thea7 tre Mr, Cross was.taken suddenly ill md in a few short'hours the end came. . George Cross was a whole-souled fellow and had a-host of friends in’. Kalispell and country adjacent. He had been a resident of the city for nearly a quarter of a century, engag­ ed in operating a shoe repair shop, and was highly respected for his iiany noble traits of character. In ais death and community loses: a :eal man and a goocr citizen.. The funeral was held Tuesday from the Presbyterian church and inter­ ment was in ahe, Conard Memorial :emetery." ' : ' EDITOR HAMILTON H o lt WANTS LEAGUE OF NATIONS' The M. E, church was filled to over lowing Sabbath night to hear Edi- or Hamilton Holt, of the New York Independent, oft “Disarmament” Tho peaker dwelt much on the disarma­ ment question from the time of Cleve- oftd on down to date with various -What they, had -a,t* emptefi along that lin e .- President Harding was given praise •or his efforts in abolishing op curtail ng the possibilities of war through ;he recent disarmament conference fhe President’s address was credited with being one of the greatest from my of our statesmen. However Mr. Holt, stated that the Conference has not abolished war nor the causes of war. War can only; be abolished by the maintenance of inter­ national justice and that can only :ome about through law—and the law must be laid down by a worldwide or­ ganization, a t least as strong as the League of Nations, this country being the only power of importance yet out. The ten year naval holiday and the * scrapping a t old battle ships a; pro­ posed by Secretary .Huges was ap­ proved but the use of poison gas and the submarine with the airplane were not touched upon by the con­ ference, By scrapping these old Ves­ sels some $200,000,000 can be saved the government and this was good. It was evident that, the speaker * was. strong for the League pf Na­ tions as against President Harding’s plan. Mr. Holt is one of the Vice Presidents of the League to Enforce Peace. The speaker appeared in Cin- Jnnati on Saturday before the City Club a t which time he stated that he had left the Republican party and be­ come a Democrat on account of the League of Nations. MRS. LACEY’S CLASS NOW IN FOUR SQUARE BIBLE LEAD Mrs. Lacey’s Sunday School class of Yellow Springs M. E. church is a t the head of the list in the Four Square JJible Campaign according to last re­ ports. The report Chows that Mrs. Lacey’s class has 3830 credits, just three more than thetotal aquired by Mrs. R. E. Brysoh's class of the Second U. P. church, Which has been leading. With Mrs. Bryson’s class second the others leading are in the following order. Rev, Proudfit, 3790; Mrs. S. W. Weakley, M. E. Yellow Springs, 3768; Flora Mason, Friends church, Spring Valley, 3728; R, E. Bryson, Second U. P., Xenia, 8663; Agnes Stormont, R. P. church, Cedarville, 8658; Dr. B. Jl. McClellan, Second U. 1*. church, Xenia, 8647; Flora Nishet, Presbyterian, Xenia, 3425; S. G. Wrigii, Reformed Presbyterian, Ce­ darville, 3413, The local churches stand as follows United Presbyterian— Mrs. J. P. White, 1720; Ilervey Bailey, 2871; J. I). Mott, 3075; Mrs. Marsh, 3338; Carrie Itifc, 2580; Lucy Barber, 2544; J. P. White, 2580. Methodist—Rev. Busier, 2715; Mrs. II. M. Stormont, 2318, Reformed Presbyterian — Agnes i Stormont. 8658; F, A. Jurket, 2075; W, R. McCheamjy, 3158; S, C. Wright 3413; Rosa Stormont, 2771; W. P, Hardman, *726, STOP THIEF* t , - ,r,,-1^,;