The Cedarville Herald, Volume 46, Numbers 27-52

mm* Y o u n g M e n ’ s Frat High Suits * * 2 3 50 Purse strings are always open to young men’s clothes like this! The notable thing about boys clothes selling is not the number o f . people coming in but the number o f boys suits going out. Value—'that little word with five letters plus this new* clean stock of hundreds o f suits is the best orator known to bring parents to immediate action. ■ 'IK S ' (ritierion *,A M m fa ‘J)Qdtmith£7kty£ £)oUth Detroit Street. Xenia, Ohio E n r o l l H o w - I b r O r ity - Y o u C a s a O r d e r a .and in a short time it will be yours. If -you,have delayed placing your order because o f the. cash outlay necessary—you need wait no forger. If you have been depriving your family and yourself o f the pleasures and benefits o f a car because you felt that you could not afford it—order now and know that it will not work any hardship on you. Use the ■i So plan to ride and be happy, you and your family. Make the first payment o f $5 today which will be deposited in a local bank at interest You can add a little each Week. Soon the payments, plus the interest paid by the bank, will make the car yours. Come in and learn about this new plan. R. A. Murdock Have your old Furniture upholster- ed, refinished, repaired! Work called for and delivered from 1 to 10 miles from Xenia. Send in your address. Will be in Cedarville Sept. 24 or 26. Prompt Service and Work Guaranteed Clip this ad which will he good fo r $1,00 oh a $25 order, flood fo r $2 on a $50 order. Leave orders at this office or write East 333 J Bell phone Elmer Weyrich 1441 Huffman Ave„ ow n o HI OUR TOB PRINTING MARKERFATHER OFOHIOROADS Frossot System Doe to His - Plans and Perseverence. OTHER STATES IMPRESSED j Absence of Bumps and Disturbing Holes In Brick-Paved Highways Of Ohio Demonstrate That Bricks Make the Best and More Enduring Pavement—Bricks Now Made With Greater Regard For Permanency. If. you a re.driving over a fine ami smooth brick paved road in Ohio, there are many thousand miles of such in the state, and you are observ­ ant, as you ought to be,; thoughts of changes which have come in recent years can n-.t help but flit across your mind. Should the drive be over country highways away from the city, • where a multitude of sights attract your attention, these thoughts will be more vivid and more iirmly fix. themselves in your consciousness^ You will n.otice that the paving, beq­ ueath the wheels, is far less obstruct­ ed with bumps and disturbing holes than it was a decade or more ago, This is because the bricks, and they make the best and most enduring ’■pavement, are manufactured with a greater regard for permanency’ than ever before and are laid by scientific methods of which road builders, a few years ago, ha i no conception. As' mile .after mile gives itself to the near, while you journey along over the unbroken surface, other. changes come to bestir, memories o f the past. You notice ■that the high­ ways, which cross the one on which you ride, are, almost without excep-, lion, also paved, in a majority of in­ stances with brick, until the mind JAMES R. MARKER. vlzualtzes the great net work o t im­ proved thoroughfares, which cross the atate in every direction and con­ stitute the splendid system of Well paved main market ways we enjoy iu Ohio., Another' thing must force itself upon your mind. Along the side, of the road, at frequent and convenient: Intervals, signs will be seen, white with black lettering, telling that you are riding on a state highway and giving the number. If you have a guide book convenient, "and will give attention but a moment, the in. formation will unfold as to the road on which you. are traveling, the place from whieh it comes and where it goes, and the points of interest touch­ ed along the way. A feeling of con­ fidence steals over the senses and you are as much, at home as though rid -. ing on a railroad train, with a ticket for a stated place. This system—this very thorough and simple system, worked o'ut of complexity—did not come in a Iiap*' hazard way. It was conceived in a man's mind and reached its present perfection thmugh his thoughts, hack­ ed by pluck and perseverance. So strongly have the manifest benefits impressed themselves upon other states that.more than half of them in the Union have adopted the Ohio plan as the basis for their road operations, Tho man to whom the credit goes is James R. Marker, at present chief engineer of the -Ohio Brick Manufac­ turers' association. It takes a big person to fill that position, possessed with business ability and the best of .technical training. Marker has both to an unusual degree. He knows road building in all Us various and perplexing details. When |a young man, hut shortly out o f the , Ohio State univorslty, he was chosen surveyor of Darke county. This gave opportunity for putting some of his ideas into operation. The field was necessarily limited, hut promised an ; outlet for development and gave that training which became necessary ; when broader fields were opened. ’ On May 31, liill, the general aosom* ; bly of Ohio passed the McGuire bill, ' crcuf::>g the state hignwny depart- men*. The road;; had run along and '■hoc - run over with no general -;uper- v i-' ; head Up to Ihat Hum. op J imp 0 t'.r.; measure w a ; appro.«rt by Gov- ernor Harmon and became' effective The governor did not hesitate as to Whom he should appoint no highway commissioner. He hucw the work Mr -Marker, the young man from- Darke, had dime lit different capacities, Where his rnotai and skill w sro tented. , The governor had already chosen Mr. Marker a?’, chief engineer of public j works in tho state, placing under hie : charge tho canals ami rosovvoire, a f duty demanding a tot-hnfeal mujincer* > lug knowledge.not easily found. Ho had served in this position during 1910 and until the selection o f a high­ way WHbttMftkm became incumbent lb vlth tan- judgment. It Wfis j •smt am , r o f rSmirt in the mind o f 1 t tho Goven-ur, thereto, e, «s to the , I Bleu ho chmil'l name far this new J ami important position- It was tom ; dered to Mr. Marker and accepted. Developments proved the wisdom of ; the choice. This wisdom found an expression of-incalculable value in tho ptoplj during tho disastrous floods of i'Jlo, . v*hen lives and property were lost in I tho rush c£ water, against which tho ' power o f nan scemcl almost futile, ; Mr. Marker's intimate knowledge of •reservoirs in the state, the weak places ; where they could least resist the ini- ! pact o f tho force which nature had 1set against them and tho work to b r done, it the damage were to "be kept at a minimum and lives pot sacrificin', where they could ho saved, were call­ ed into play. This was knowledge ho had gained as engineer of public works. • | On tho first night o f the flood, when tho seriousness of the situation became apparent. Governor Cox requisitioned Mr. Marker for service anil again placed him in charge of tho canals and reservoirs. In a time, al­ most incredibly short, he placed mape and charts before the chief executive showing the waterways of tho state coming under administrative jurisdic­ tion, He told where. men should ho placed and what work should be done, if tho reservoir were to be kept with­ in bounds and not add their toll to the heavy loss, His judgment, was correct and the result made manifest in the saving of untold property and a lessening in the way of-human sac­ rifice. For this Mr. Marker won the • gratitude of the governor and placed the people under bonds of obligation. He remained in charge of the work until ail dangep from the flood had . passed. The McGuire bill, as it was adopt­ ed, contained the plans for a highway system in the state.as they had been formulated by the new commissioner, These plans are in operation today, embodying all the essentials which have given Ohio the distinction ot being tho first'to have a comprehen­ sive, road system of such complete-, noss that Oilier states have seen the advantages and, seeing, have adopted. As set forth in the bill the plan had important features so inter-related that they combined into the making of a well regulated and working Whple. It first gave the highway commis­ sioner general supervision of the con­ struction, improvement, maintenance and repair- of all highways, bridges-' and culverts, constructed, improved, maintained or repaired by the aid of state money. This was a new depar­ ture and took control from local ah-, thorities and placed it in th.e hands of the state. The highway commis­ sioner was to have such surveys,, plats, profiles, specifications and esti­ mates made of what were to be des­ ignated by markers placed along the sides of the road. AU o f this was good and new and fine, a great step forward in the de­ velopment of the most important transportation factor we have. But the plans o f Mr, Marker went fur- ther. ■■ Under supervision of the highway commissioner the commissioners of each county wdre to have an accurate map. or maps .made by the county surveyor, showing distinctly the rivers, Tallroad., streams, township lines, the location of cllties, villages and public highways. Right here came in a most important thing, the advantage of which is to be seen by every driver on the roads. The high­ ways were gi i s designating name or number, surrounding mem with an atmosphere of individuality they had .not before enjoyed. The original ot the maps was to be preserved In the office ot the surveyor, and copies sent to the various boards of township trustees, The latter upon receipt of the maps, or blue prints, if the latter were used, were to ddnote tno rela­ tive value of each road in the town­ ship in consecutive order as a used highway, the kind of traffic over each, the number of miles, the material em­ ployed in the construction o f Improv­ ed roads, when constructed and the present condition. Together with this .was to be given such other informa­ tion as the state highway commis­ sioner desired. Notice how detail is fitting into de­ tail and the gradual development to­ wards the ’ srfection of the system used today utmost generally through­ out the country. • When the information and statistics had been gathered by the township, trustees they were to be returned to the county commissioners and the latter, with the surveyor, were to pre­ pare a complete report showing the exact road situation in the entire county, specifying what highways were national, state, county, toll, township and otherwise. All ol this, " together with a copy of the maps or blue prints, was to bo filed with the highway commissioner within Rh days. The work now shifted more d:ree ly into the office of the l-srfr* • • . v gladly welcomed by Mr, Marker. H* could see tho development ot Mi plans bringing tangible results. The commissioner and his deputies.from the statistics and information at hand were to determine the relative Im­ portance and value for commerco of the various public highways of the state, They wore to bo designated by name and number, the main roads to be known as "inter-county high­ ways.” The parts of these,-in each county, were to be chosen as to form, as nearly as possible, continuous and connected highways and the order of their relative value, within the coun­ ty, was likewise to be given. The highway.commissioner-was also em­ powered, with tho approval of the governor, to name additional roads as "in tor-county” highways. All of this wan looking toward# ac­ tual improvement of tho roads, tan­ gible evidence that the state proposed to aid county commissioners and town­ ship trustees iu solving the highway d'fficultles, lift them out of the almost unbearable situation with which they had been confronted and relieve the farmer in nis solution of tho import- ant transportation, problem. Author­ ity my* given tho commissioner* in ft&cft county to » a t o annUcation tor K 0 r t n £ & n t ? 8 a a f i THE EDWARD WHEN CO. SPRINGFIELD, OHIO Fall Fashions ■ ' C f e m f t k ® A f f t a a f f i c ® . o f f O i s e r i m m a f t i i f f i g W o r n ® ! ® M o w ! ' — The proper suit fo r street wear, the most appropriate coat or wrap, the very frock you will want fo r utility, afternoon or semi-formal wear—y o u ’ ll find them all shown in these first displays o f the (styles fo r a new season. New col­ ors, new style features and developments, new trimming effects,—you may learn authoritatively just ‘ *what is what” here in our apparel sections. SUITS COATS DRESSES BLOUSES MILLINERY are shown in (selections that are complete and unequalled. Size ranges inis tde sizes fo r the miss and. matron. • Yon w ill be agreeably surprised how moderate prices really are,— fo r at $24.75 even, y ou ’ll fin d remarkable new garments. August Sales o f Furniture and Rugs Close S a tu rd a y - Unusual Savings. IKK How Great Will Your Harvest Be It would be fun if, when you planted your wheat in the spring you could be certain of just how many bushels you would have when you threshed and how much it would bring. That is impossible with grains of wheat but not with dollars. When you place your dollars with us under our gpecial certificate plan you know what you will realize 6 % INTEREST and your money will be safeguarded by first mortgage on real estate. Put it work now. The Springfield Building&Loan Association 28 East Main Street, Springfield, Ohio iu in s" cousitnctiou, ijujmrrc* meat, maintenance or repair of high­ ways. If the commissioners failed to make use of the apportionment for their county within the time it was available township trustee# could file an application. Should the trustees be negligent in this regard the high­ way commissioner was empowered to use the unspent balance of the appro­ priation for any county anil construct, improve, maintain or repair any of the intor-county highways, or parts, within the county, and moot the ex­ pense from the fund set aside for county U3e. After thin had been done, if there wore still money unex­ pended, it was to revert -to the coun­ ty's credit and be available to^ future use. Other provisions correlating to com­ plete the effectiveness of the splon; ilidly developed plan declared no change or alteration of the alignment or grade of an inter-county highway could be made without tho approval of tho state commissioner, and tiliw gave the latter power to approve tho charai-tOr of tho material chosen by county commissioners for road im­ provements, declaring that the high­ way#, whim epjMtrnhtod, should be ! * « , i M § tliJ ffp ita l tor tnw- el, at all seasons of the year. Brick, in a majority o f instances, then and since, has been designated as mo3t satisfactorily and completely meeting all requirements, Good roads anil the development of a smooth Working and comprehensive state system have been Marker’s hob­ bies since lie took bis degree as a civil engineer. He has u firm touch o f sentiment and this sentiment im­ pelled him to do iho great things he has done. It lias been his ambition to make the roadways ot the state not only tho open anil easy avenues ot transportation, but the means o f bringing people into closer compan­ ionship and communion. Ho has suc­ ceeded even better than he hop*d. • n SHGCfK ABSOFittHRS Art the Universal Balm. j What is the best thing to do when J you are miserable? Art is the great - consoler for nil. The best produc- \ tioiif! of art -the finest pictures, | drannif], hooka and immlc—siro the; work nf tiiuse wiio have. Hiirferetl. Vou f can soothe vmtr i.oul in art, olid best _ 6f all in tutlvity. Keep going, keeps! doing something. Work whh tho For*' •prin** — not against them, '/h e Third .spring” check* the *abound end •tops the fttde-vwfty. 5n<r« tirei, fuel,end car depreciation, Mod­ erate in price, JXMiftatw# - R. A. MURDOCK, ” C«krvill*,»md Imnwitowta > Bl lRPEEJOHNSONU • nj '. •)-i A e-j ,:S t • i, ■. preiuce* i eUachee an the advert New It. A. Mi the change coupe and i reprerentat the followii “ Introduc bringing no to nil type i in many \v« While th< made standi it has made in body desi par-turn in < general imj suited in m< The new : a half highs has an apre joins a simi fender on .d finished app the car. The creases cook" ■Most cons types is the entirely new struction, res terior appeal seating amn luggage; carr: From !he i sweep in. the bringing a plJ The doors arq mak. .ig acees heavily frgm strength. The has been enla carrying cap* is under the ions to affordl from the riglj essary for the Ventilator in the windshield fcracliveness fender of moj| is a feature. Interior fitt terial and the ]y cushioned that at the rei shelf for car: vision windov long in shap been equippe dow rogriatb provided. Sidi with the ieve: Marked, toe the Four Dob^ since its intro cause o f its car now presd lines and a This has bei| installation of with a gracefi) t blending into diator The chi| crease in leg the front seat.1 Ia the open [ and Runabout,I larged and flol to the higher l| The result effect to the both types. T l Touring car w)| man top and s| introduced, is larger radiate joAver and moi The effect on t most appealinf ged and sturdj The new rr, to the Ford sures larger cilities. Mr Ml changes in prJ Climbil Musil i A V . h Being n «m| State was vial Wells Bapsett.l #8 one of Af pushed music her iMh year. I derfu) coloiBtJ him liiwmo inf a coinfmr er, si tiouu Veiny Ufl Anna Case, M| liifitn h IWosi Among her tlims ate: ,lTl Home.” "Lit'I *J»* !*«#*.» M*