The Cedarville Herald, Volume 45, Numbers 27-52

Ttw Advertising » f today, net «ity yeeduees m a lt* o f its own, but it einebe* wed brings to final culmination the Advertising of the yesterdays, *#. , Merald. A NEWSPAPER DEVOID TO local an £ GENERAL NEWS ANJ) THE INTERESTS OP CEDAR* VILLE AND VICINITY F ltlDAY , AUGUST 4, 1922 PBICE, $1.50 A YEAR CONDENSED OHIO NEWS News Items Picked st Random and Boiled Down for the Busy P»i '»tr - Carmi A . Thompson .. Son o f ■a coal miner, Carmi A. Thompson, now fifty-two years of age began life in the mines, o f southern .Ohio working, as his father’s helper after school and during vacations. ■Working his .way through Ohio State University by doing -odd jobs he graduated in 1892, in the'Arts course, and after teacnmg for two years in a high school resumed’ his studies and graduated in law. He enlisted in the Spanish-.Amer­ ican War and returned home a Major. A soldier himself,' he knows the needs of the soldier. His public career may be briefly stated, as follows: ‘ Three terms city solicitor o f Iron- ton, Ohio; two terms member of the House of Representatives, serving as Speaker of the House in his second term; twice elected Secretary p f State •by splendid majorities; named by President Taft, as assistant Secretary o f the Interior at Washington; ap­ pointed Executive Secretary to Presi­ dent Taft, *and as Treasurer o f the United States. He was a member of the advisory committee o f the World Conference on the Limitation of Ar­ maments and 'Chairman of the sub­ committee Which drafted the resolu­ tion prohibiting the use o f poisonous gas in warfare. , Carmi Thompson is a successful business man,. being connected with constructive business enterprises, at Cleveland and Ironton, his old home. Wo invite the men and women o f Ohio to go to the polls next Tuesday •and register . their support of Mr. Thompson’s candidacy. GREENE COUNTY FAIR MUCH LARGER THAN USUAL Never .before has there been as much live stock at a Greene County Fair ns this year according to those ' who attended Wednesday. Every barn and shed is full and tents are used to house much of it. The race stables are crowded, over 100 head on hands for the races. There is all the latest in machinery and automobiles and in the halls tho exhibits are without number. Rain Wednesday afternoon put a Stop to the racing but everything is. favorable for the rest of the week. The 4boys and girls calf club and the pig clubs are very interest % showing the interest that is being displayed by the young folks. The calf club is under tile direction of F. B. Turnbull. REV. ANDERSON COMING. After closing for two weeks during the pastor’s vacation the Methodist Episcopal Church will reopen Sun­ day, August 5th with Rev. Gcfirge Wood Anderson a well known evan­ gelist as the prqacher. Tho local church feels quite honored in having such a remarkable man come to its pulpit, J3r. Anderson was formerly a very successful pastor in the Method- . ist Church in Troy, N. Y „ until he be­ gan his evangelistic career. He is very sane in his methods, a fine schol­ ar and a, great orator. Cedarville should give him the welcome accord­ ed such men as he. TRUCK UPSET MONDAY One o f the Putman stone trucks up­ set Monday evening on the Jamestown pike along the R. C, Watt farm. The driver was lighting his pipe when the truck veered to the side of the road In the soft dirt and went down into the ditch. It Was loaded with five ton o f crushed stone and turned over. The driver and a companion Were thrown out but not injured. HOW ABOUT POSTERS? Most every telephone and telegraph pole in the central part o f town is covered with posters of various sorts. I f our memory serves us right there Is an ordinance against such a prac­ tice. The posters when new are not so bad but there is no one to take them down when “they get old, faded and M , , 'observed at The following paragraph is from the CHRISTIAN HERALD o f July v . 15, 1922. Mr. Ellwood was a Student * he authorities in Xenia state, in Cedarville College in 1894-5: *hat ™ new casef f t ph? ld feVf ; ’’The Boardwalk ChUrch~at Atlantic' ^ ve b^n-reported for about a, week- City, which has just begun its four- ? ® eial (re» orts ™ ^ afc the city.- The Abel Ms, teenth season under the spiritual di- Ijad forty cases but citizens say the secured two tog rection o f Rev. Robert Arthur Ell- 'Vas more thf n l60* , , business f. wood, its founder ’ and pastor, is a ? emibs we« concerned * * is stone for unique institution. It has no officers * ^ °*er ^ epidemic and the he improved.out and no choir, but there is a good or- state authorities were asked to lend amounting to 8,(300 ganisb and one solisfc^the pastor’s •a'd ^ ^ the trouble. Wien a -stope will be state., health man was asked why contractor furnish were so long making a report jaday. followin ; the inspection Xettians re-1 The most i,mpb: ceived a has reply. The official stated! crashed, stone o f that’ he did not think time was any and which Ced. object for the reason that orders left |proper qualities a^yaar ago and those of last May had ’ omits jtoJ& a ct’ -yet been complied •with' f i ythe was secured Health. Officer, D r .G r u b e .I t is re- ' ported that there .were, three more deaths, Wednesday. / t o - wife—and all the people sing. It has jy *•' “ no membership roll, ambits audiences ™er' are thoroughly cosmopolitan, repre- ° ov,m sohting almost every part of the' ci­ vilized world, seventy-five .per cent, being new -every Sunday. It has np collection plate, but all expenses are M ty- ffiefc-tty''Y6itffitaity■ cohfrfbutfdiia* Further, the people are invited to speak, and their testimonies and gen­ eral remarks arc in the.right spirit and always helpful. Pastor Ellwood is a staunch upholder of the Gospel and never fails to lift up Christ to these ever-changing audiences, who represent many nationalities and re­ ligious beliefs. GETS INJUNCTION AGAINST SCHOOL HOUSE BOND ISSUE ’ 4*' . ^ . . . . . . C» M. Austin of Sugarcreek town­ ship, former county commissioner, has been granted a temporary injunction ii, Probate Court against the Sugar- creek Township Board o f Education and other officials to stop the sale of bonds amounting to $110,000 for a site new building and equipment of a cen­ tralized school building at Bellbrodk. Mr. Austin claims the proceedings are irregular. • J. W. JOHNSON SUFFERS LIGHT PARALYTIC STROKE J, W. Johnson suffered a light par­ alytic stroke last Saturday night af­ fecting his left arm and limb. He was at his place o f business after supper when he felt sickness coming on and he went hqme, the stroke coming af­ ter he reached home. He has improv­ ed somewhat since but it will prob­ ably be several days before he is able to be about. MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIR Tho Great Montgomery County fair will open Monday, Labor Day, Sept* 4th and continue until the 8th in­ clusive. A record breaking exhibit of draft horses is predicted by the board officials. At least 300 animals will be exhibited in tho dairy department. Premiums offered total $1778.00 In the swine department the premiums amount tS $2000.00 and all indica­ tions point to the fact that 400 head of hogs will be entered. IMPROVING PIKE. The Clifton pike in Miami township is being improved, regraded and a covering of gravel placed on it, Tt is to bo regretted that public funds are almost wasted in that way. The Clif­ ton pike has heavy traffic and nothing Toss than stone will hold up and it is tho cheapest in the end, The road was stoned several years ago and of course has worn out but it has lasted longer than grovel at any price. PICNIC NEXT WEDNESDAY^ The annual picnic for the Greene County Fish <& Game Commission will 'be held next Wednesday on the I). H. Kotor form South of Xenia, near the White Lilly church. More than 1003 people are expected to at­ tend thio event. Prize;! amounting to $250 will be given winners of the various stunts., The, day will be one of the greatest in the history .of the sportsmen of the county. HAMPSHIRES AVERAGED ABOUT $15 A HEAD The Femdnle Stock Farm Hamp­ shire sale Tuesday resulted in the belted hogs bringing about $45 each on an average. Seventy head were sold beside 110 head of feeders. The prices'on the feeders!ran from$ to to $17 a head. More than, half of the Iyear’s business, sales went to- distant points in Indiana and Ohio. The average is about $10 lower than last August but more stock was sold this year. A very rep­ resentative .crowd attended. lean Rolling Mill Co., of Middletown, the largest steel plant' in Ohio. Mr- Carter N. Abel inform? us that this contract will mean about six cars a day until next spring when it will be increased to twelve a day. The company now has several thousand tons of this stone on. hand and ship­ ments will start ts soon qs the side­ track is lengthened so that more cars, can be placed at the plant. This means that the. Magnesia Company, will have business Way into the winter and assures them o f a REPORTS FINE CROPS. James A. McMillan returned last Friday evening from Minneapolis, Kansas, where he. was looking after his farm crops and the threshing of his wheat. He reports that the wheat averaged about 17 bushel but that part of the crop turned out as high as 25 bushel to the acre. As for com he reports that Kansas has the best pro- pects in the past ten years. He has about 125 acres of com out. The corn crop through the west is said to be good due to plenty of rain this season. FIRST HORNLESS A. J. C. The Wilmington road will he re­ built shortly and th* company will furnish this stone^jThc work i? to be done jointly by the trustees and the county commissioners. > REFORM POLITICAL BOSS FAILS TO MAKE REPLY Last week we challenged L. T. Marshall to make public denial that he had or was not seeking aid.of the Schmidt-Shoup leaders to organize the newly elected central committee. He knows that such is the case and dares to deny it which is only proof of a statement credited to him that he would rather sec H. E. Schmidt organize the next committee than George Little. The public can judge for itself the kind of “ reform” pol­ itics the county has been getting. Jt “is a pure ease of "Birds of & Feather” Such being tho case Mr. Marshall Fire at Sandusky destroyed the Bal­ timore and Ohio railroad freight, house and a string of lt> freight carp on a siding near the building. t A ’ team of horses hitched' to » heavy sprinkling wagon at Millers- 'burg ran over the driver, J. Q. Fox, CO, killing him instantly. Near Painesville,. John Hamilton, his daughter Helen and MI sb Sarah i Blackford were killed when a train struck their automobile. Victims re­ sided at Chagrin Falls. ’ „ Troop B. 107th cavalry, Ohio na­ tional guard, under command o f Cap­ tain R. \W. Knauss, was ordered Into the field hy Governor Davis, and en­ trained at Coluuibus for New Lexing­ ton, Perrj? county. Rose week will be ' Springfield, Sept. 25-30. Dr. -Edwin O. Buxton, 72, former president of Baldwin Wallace college, Berea, died at his home In Millers- burg. Pupils ijof school age In Union county number 4756 this year, a de- crease o f 163 over last year. Joseph Ryder, farmer, -lost his Ufo near Toledo when a train struck his automobile. Paul Mumaugh, 11, Dover, claims to be Ohio’s yo#ngest trombone player. Pomeroy postoffice is seeking new and larger quarters. Athens county’s mral school pro gram jthis summer is the heaylest in years, amounting to more Gian $100,- 000 in new structures anil repair work. Most of the new buildings wilt be' ready for use by early fall. , Police have been unable to learn tba identity of ‘‘F. Wand, Cincinnati," who ended his life at a Hamilton hotel, July 3, with poison. Oliver S. Monaza, 17, son of A~ M ouses , wealthy retired mine oper­ ator of Adena, near Cadiz, is missing, Trying to avoid a torn up road bed marked by red lights near Cincinnati, Oscar Schare, 20, threw his car into a ditch at the other side of the road and was killed when it overturned. State-federal crop reporter, an­ nounced that the commercial crop of cabbage in Ohio this year shows "a ,15 per cent increase over last year, Acreage, o f commercial' cabbage is Ohio is 2,500 ,acres as compared with 2168 acres in 1921. Thirty persons “were made -111, with ptomaine poisoning, said to be the result of i eating ■ tainted pressed chicken, at a birthday celebration in KeRer’s grove, in Crawford county. Cleveland members of tbe seamen’? union voted to strike against a reduc­ tion, of wages, Charles A. Thomas, 41, and his sister-in-law, were killed when the auto in which they were riding turned aver on an embankment. Hazel ^Hoffman, 18, was killed at Salem in an automobile accident. ' At Cleveland, C. J. Hober, collector for the Brooks 'Oil company, and Rudy Cliarek, clerk, were trussed up and imprisoned in a rear room by bandits and robbed of $1400. C. Malcolm Kinnaird, 55, general manager of the Crystal Ice and Fuel company, Columbus, killed himself by firing a bullet into this head. He had been in 111 health. Slot machines were turned to the wall at LoTain following orders from the police. Orders to enforce the Youngstown curfew ordinance were issued by May­ or W . G. Reesp. Several iron and steel mills in the Youngstown district have ■been com*1 palled to cease production on account of the railroad and coal strike. Governor Davis ordered the mobil­ ization of four troops of state cavalry, two units of which were assigned for immediate duty at Pomeroy, the oth­ ers, with headquarters in Columbus and Cleveland, to be held under arms at their armories. The order was ex­ plained to be in conformance with hornless A. J. C. Jersey calf. Mr. J . , TV „ „ . . . . •’ , , *such doses without holding it’s nose. Ii. Orr one o f the pioneer breeders of ■ Jerseys in this country has on exhibit at -the Greene county fair a five months old calf of this breed that is hornless. OHIO STATE ,CAMP MEETING . The Ohio State Camp Meeting of the Church of God opens today one and one-half miles west of Springfield on the National Pike and will Contin­ ue for ten days. There will be ser­ vices daily at 10 A. M.* 2:30 P. M.( and 7:30 P. M. Many able pseakets from oever the state will be present. 37th DIVISION REUNION CIRCUS HITS XENIA ON A The 'Wallace-Hagehbach circus was forced to change its route owing to the railroad strike and it has been striking towns just whereever the railroads can take it. We understand it was in Lancaster for several days before being able to get motive power to the next town, Xenia in this way had the show Tuesday. BUSS LINE STARTED Mrs, Mary J. Campbell of India, sec' Tim 37th Division Reunion of the World War Veterans will be held in Dayton, September 10th, the day pro­ ceeding the state convention of the American Legion. Great preparation is being made for the, reunion and also for the Legion gathering. NEW STORE OPENS SATURDAY The new Kroger Grocery will open id f buniness Saturday, W* A,. McGill of Springfield, formerly a manager of » Kroger store in Xenia has been transferred here. We understand j vices ns a missionary^ She will have that J. G. McCorkelt will have a posi- i a very important massag? and the tion a:; clerk with th.c store. ’ public i« urged to hear her. troops were assigned to duty In Bet meat county. Charles J. Howard, Barnesvltte law* ___________ _ __ yer, ia to be tamed bead of the inter- VERY SHORT NOTICE ^ [ J Itta1^ nuJit ,si0n 0f th° *eder* 1 Pr°' D, Morrow of Hillsboro was Ap­ pointed federal district attorney for southern Ohio. ^ A ll lake front townships in Erie county -were quarantined after corn borer was found in a com patch, A. M. Byers company, Girard, closed-21 puddling furnaces pn ac­ count o f shortage of pig iron. Thelma Chapin, 19, and Geraldine Hammond, 16, were drowned in Meadowbrook lake, near a country club at Rent. John Eremita, 29, was shot to death on the street one block from hi# Blane I,eighty, who has operated a home as he was starting to work at buss line between Xenia and Cedar-1 a foundry at Canton, villo’ bas started a line to Springfield Clyde Wobgard, 11, East Liverpool, The lino stops at the Xenia and wao drowned in the Ohio river when Springfield traction office In that city, j 1 boat caP8i*0(l* _ , _;j , ___ ____ j Three men were hurt when their i automobile was struck by a tractor on a steep hill east of painesviiie. rotary of temperance work in that. T]ip inJllfctl are. Charley Mason of country will speak at the U. P. church ‘ IyCroy, Russell Wenzel and Livlng- Sabbath. either morning or evening stone Hotchkiss, both of Madison, services and probably Sn the R. P. j State convention of the Son# and ehur,h, Arrangement# have not beea Daughters of Liberty elected Henry completed at this time, Mr*, Camp* Todd of East Liverpool state coun* It-1 has been given a medal by the cilor. Canton was chosen for the King of England known a# the “Kasr- IlCXt convention. . d-Hiiid” medal for distinguished set- , «• »• den. Is arranging ft system o f fire protection for the 350,996' m tm of r - v .r lands in Sefoto and #1* other Atvarby count!##. ” orial building, has been launched at Fire of unknown origin destroyed the plant of the Sandiwky Packing company at Sandusky, Loss $75,000. At. Marion Mrs.'Fred Fogieson, 39, ill, shot herself, dying within a short time. Besides her husband, she leaves diree Small children/ Two bandits entered a building be­ ing constructed by the George A. •Rutherford Construction company at Cleveland, seized a satchel, containing a payroll of $3.Q0p from Everett Clark, general superintendent of the com­ pany, atid escaped. Charles Edwards, 37, a farmer, shot and killed hia 12-year-old daughter, Ehla, and then sent a bullet into his brain, dying a half hour later at the home, -of his sister, Mrs. Thomas Kelly, near Lisbon, Edwards Is said to have worried over his wife’s death. -Premium list, •totaling' $127,870.50, to be offered this year at the Ohio state fair', will be the biggest offering made by any state fair in the United States. •Yeggmen dynamited a safe in Craw-, ford’s shoe store, Lima, and secured $300. During 1921 pensions totaling about $1,000,000 were distVibuted to 5,751 persons under the Ohio mothers' pen­ sion act. This year the million mark will be passed. Since tbe law be­ came operative in 1914, about $4,000,- OQO has been paid out. ^ Director of Commerce Phipps dis­ missed all his deputy state oil inspec­ tors and their jobs are not to be're­ newed, The law requiring inspection remains, but funds are hot available to enforce it" Struck by a fruck, Helen Zajkowski, 3, Lorain, died instantly. Toledo city council approved a bond issue of $£15,000 to purchase from the state the. abandoned Ped of the* old Miami and Erie canal in. the southern pari of the city. M. •A- Ryan, Cleveland, has been- awarded the contract to Improve the CIoveland-Elyria road by the state highway department at a cost of $187,852. ' . ' . An 800-acre game preserve wa3 es­ tablished in Seneca county wherncon- tracts were signed for the state by A. C. Wagner,- game protector. A -Campaign tor $8,800 to help buy m _ mortal Findlay. ; * Fruit grower# of Ottawa couhty are harvesting their early crop of peaches. Two explosions coming three min­ utes apart wrecked the plant of the American-Chandelier company, Cleve­ land. Loss ,$20,000. James Larkins, married April Y, this year, has sued bis wife, Flora Larkins, for divorce, at Middleport. He claims bis wife kicked his shins and refused to got his meals. Three boys, Henry Breitenelcher, 6; Arnold Bohner, 11, and Howard F r itz /14, were drowned while bath­ ing in the Scioto river at Columbus. Samuel G. McClure, Jr„ son of the, former publisher of the Youngstown Telegram, was drowned in a lake at Unionsville, near Geneva, when his canoe upset. t • John Fisher, Jr., 2-year-old son of John Fisher of Silica, 12 miles west of Toledo, was burned to death In a. fire which totally destroyed the Fisher home. Rate reductions affecting the trans­ portation within Ohio.of road build­ ing materials, agricultural lime and sugar beets, ordered by the public- utilities commission, were upheld by tbe supreme court In three decisions William Newton, 26, was killed at the American Rolling Mill, Middle town, when a heavy counterweight on a shear fell upon him. , Fire ftt Sidney destroyed Sander- soft’s livery barn. Loss $40,000. Giffln Forste, 24, of Norwood, was drowned in the Little Miami river near Mlamisvilte when he waded out into the stream and stepped into a hole. _ EdfV&rd . Coulter and wife, white, and Albert Hutchinson, negro, all of Steubenville, were arraigned at Zanes­ ville before United States Commis­ sioner Erazier, charged with illegal possession and sale of narcotic#. All were bound over to the grand jury. Thirty-nine kinds of fish were found In Ottawa county streams by state inspectors. Mftxlmum for Marion teachers’ sal­ aries has been set at $160. Elyria city council passed an ordi­ nance providing for a 10 per cjnt cut in wages of city employes. Job E, Stevenson, 93, former mem­ ber of congress from Hamilton, coun­ ty, and largest land owner In Pick­ away county, is dead. , Miller Npwens, Jr„ aged 3, feund his father's 38-cpliber revolver in his parents’ hotne at Mansfield. It wont off and the bullet seriously Injured both Miller and his mother. Passing through tho boy’s right lung it lodged in Mrs. Owens’ right side. Both are in serious cohdftion. Governor Davis announced the ap­ pointment of a fuel administration commission for Ohio, with George T. Poor, Cincinnati, of the state public utilities commission At Its head. / y J, F. Wilson, 52, Napoleon, editor? and correspondent for many of the; larger newspapers in the state, died' following a long illness, [ Clarence Williams, world war vet­ eran,’has taken out1a petition at Fre­ mont and announced himself an Inde­ pendent candidate tor congress In the Thirteenth district. H# -will run on a platform advocating the Mdt of light Wine# and beer. Best Kodak finishing. Tar*** atndl# Films today -Pitliae.t tomorrow. PrimaryElection Comes Tuesday The primary campaing will come to an end in this county next Mon­ day and the' election to follow on Tuesday. /The ’ candidates report more or less apathy in regards to the election. This should not be. There ■should be a full vote as matters of great importance are at stake. Un­ less people become interested and go to the polls and vote the political bosses will have their way. One can­ didate tells us that the,recent scan­ dal in'this county in the treasurer’? office has had much to do with Sour­ ing the electorate. The ptfblic has the remedy in its hands, the only question is whether it"will be applied and those responsible foy this retired from pub­ lic to private life. • . * • ,N. H. Fairbanks boosters for the congressional district in the county . are elated over the Republican com­ mittee endorsement in his home -aunty. The resolutions were present ted by Judge F. W. Geiger, who at me time was a prospective candidate for cpngress in. this district himself, but he was prevailed upon to repain on the Common Fleas bench. Madison. jounty Republican committee has also endorsed Fairbanks and we un- ' derstand that Fayette will do like­ wise.' .......... T ' * * * * There are not many campaigns for county offices that we do not hear the activity of Billy Rogers and fTac” Howard, the famous bosses in . Xenia’s Fourth ward for the Gowdy- Marshall faction. These two- colored gents hold the reputation ;of being able to deliver the vote. Last Friday light about nine o’clock they drove quietly into town with out advance , r.otice. Their mission here was in -he interest of Morris •Sharp' for sheriff. . While the Anti 'Saloon League is .aking more or less interest in the state election it is also watching the congressional elections over the ountry. Supt. McDill of this Dis- ,rict informs u s’ that both, of*the, jading sat^Mate^JN. JjL..FairbppfltA- ,'.nd Senator Chus. Brand are' dry pd can be relied hpon. ’ vThe third andidate is not regarded as a fac­ er in the race at this time. ■■ ' * ■: :■ ¥' . Charles K, Wolf of near Xenia was n town Tuesday campaigning for the jongtessional -nomination on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Wolf is a ’aimer and evidently has a Mg' task thead of him even though he should jet the nomination as the ' District S about 25,900 normally Republican. ' ;Ie has quite a platform/: “ Pay what vc owe and pay it now- If you nomi- mte me at the Primary, Aug. 8, I vill^show you how to pay. without axes." This platform should appeal 0 most everyone but we are affraid l; sounds like trying to get beefsteak without money, ■ . - * * * The Democrats have formulated a icket that Will be voted upon at -the irimary. These candidates did not ffie petitions for the primary but ■hejr names will have to be Written md if enough votes are Secured the lames will go on tne ticket in No­ vember. Representative, Mrs. William VI. Wilson, Clerk of Courts, Charles Weber; Sheriff, Jantes.' L. Dunlap; Auditor, Arch Gopsey; County com- nissioner, Ernest Thuma; treasurer, larry A. Higgins; Recorder, David 1 Bradfute; Prosecuting attorney, Jeorge H, Smith. No candidates are tamed for surveyor, coroner, or for tentral committee. IT’S A YEAR OLD. Colin Barber is exhibiting a sweet nolasses^ pumpkin that is~& year old ind yet is solid. The specimen was ilaced in the cellar last fall and has >een there until it wns'removed yes­ terday. It is unustial to keep a pump­ kin that long and yet solid. MATERIAL ARRIVING. The contractors for the new col- ’egc building, the science hall, arc- receiving much (material just at present, Brick, cement steel for re* ahforcbment are arriving by the car and the work should progress with out trouble unless the rail strike in- terferrs. The bosement foundation# are nearing completion. focleJfcbpytfcsfiil IF "Tt>u WANT A THIN6 WELL DONE COOK IT . "NNOUGSeLFf Tl \\