The Cedarville Herald, Volume 47, Numbers 1-26

* v / < 3 Wmef day's delay iahayiag tit* ar- $W* ye* s#«d iafitet* a jwaaliy upon 0mm*m rt**vai«rt to tits cart **v- te* tb**#* *£ tisr^vtiek would pro- a m w a zA tm m v cm b * c W A I . AN& GJWWUL MHVX AND THE IN f****T8 OF CIBIXAJt- VILTiE AND VICINITY, FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR NO. 22. CEDARVIl IIO. FRIDAY. MAY I6. I924 . 'RICE, $I,50A YEAR Mandamus Suit Brought Against County Auditor Tax Payers Called Upon to Board ‘Wards” Outside Children’s H om e - Silk Stockings For One*-Pauperism Developed, The Attorney General has caused, a suit to be brought in the Supreme Court to mandamus County Auditor Wend to pay a balance o f $G,740,30 which the State claims for the care of indigent children that Probate Judge Marshall Was certified over to the State Board of Charities. The bill has been a matter of contention be.- tweett the county and the state for a year and County Auditor Wead more than once urged the State to bring suit to settle the question. The State Board of Charities did npt want a suit brought find endeav­ ored to force settlement rather than • have the matter brought to the atten­ tion of the public. Several months ago state representatives called.a meeting in Xenia fir which various organiza­ tions were represented. It* was the 'purpose Of the State Board to create public sentiment to force the Auditor to pay the bill. A committee was ap­ pointed but seeing', that • there were two sides to tbe question* never made any effort to investigate further. Auditor Wead hat provided a state­ ment of the costs to the county that will be o f more than usual interest l$> the tax payers. In most instances the cKidren certified, by Judge Marshall" Were returned to their parent, and the county was charged from ?L50 to §5 a week for hoard, the moifey being paid directly by the state and then a bill sent to the county. During the fiscal year J918 the cost o f caring for such wards to the county i Waq $715.17, This being only for tbe indigents turned over by the Judge to the State, For 1919 the coat was $807*31, - ' For 1980 the 'cost wfcS $1705.95. , icounty paid $3588.18 of tide bill and tile fund was depleated leaving a balance of 16740.50. The Auditor then took up the question of additional funds for this bill with the county commissioners. There was no way to raise the money without the issuance of bonds. A state examiner ordered the bill held up and the controversy has been on' ever since. For this rea­ son there was no hill for 1923, County Auditor Wead acted only aa any official should have done who had the fihancial interests of the county at heart. In his statement he sets out that by the action of Judge Marshall and the State Board Greene County was pacing parents for the board o f 84 children at one time, while the county maintains one of the best ’ operated - and improved Children's Home in the state. The building is a commodious one and is being conduct­ ed at a cost of about fi3,W)0 a year to the tax payers. The population of the Home won less than 49.* During this same period tbe County was putting up $3600.00 per year for Mother’s Pensions making a total of $$7,000 the' dependent children were costing the county each year* ’ Mr, Wead has Investigated and made a comparison of what other counties o f like site as Greene were paying for the care of indigent Chil­ dren. He finds that the number of children certified for support and the amounts assessed for financial aid to run from five to fifteen times greater in Greene comity and this comparison is based on what other counties of the t »ne population are thing. He says he has no desire to hamper any de­ partment but holds that all expendi­ tures should be kept within the bounds of reason and good business, Judge Marshall in a statement says he was acting on a ruling of the At­ torney General that such expenditure was legal. He states that all these hearings v ere in open court and that the Department placed children in homes where possible and some turn- ad over to their Mothers where no Mother’s Pensions could he paid be­ cause there was not sufficient funds for that purpose. The Judge also states that .he was either to let the 84 children suffer or provide for them as was done. He holds that the peg capita cost of the 84 children outside o f the Home was $2.34 a week while the cost per capita at the Home was $6,25 a week for the 40 or less children. The. suit the State has brought a- gainst the county iti the Supreme _ Court can he almost predicted as to j the outcome. It is rite larger taxing district suing a smaller for a debt that ha* been created by one of the 57 variety o f hoards and commissions Ohm boasts of. It 1* ten to one that1 the Count t will loose tire suit unless the m om m * * «**. * • •*** % £ * * * * * < * * side says it mean* what it does not say. Attorneys are divided on . the moaning of the law as to how far it can be used, Tim county commission­ ers have employed,Attorney Charles Darlington bo assist Prosecutor Wil­ liamson in .representing the county before the Supreme Court. . I f such a thing cart be forced on the county and the annual cost? be increased as it .has been by Judge Marshall and a State Board working in collusion, the average taxpayer is; going to be forced to apply to the same authorities for aid for his own family. ' , Our attention has been called to the fact that Greene county has been a fertile field for this work. What, will interest the public most is the reason why a county like Greene has such a large percentage of indigent children as compared to other coun-, ties. We are credited with more than Some-counties that have ' a foreign born population with cities Of sever*} thousand people and less than thirty thousand in this county. The reason to those who know the situation is .very plain. Greene county has solici­ tors Out hunting such cases; It does, not take a class of our citizenship long to catch the drift and become de­ pendent rather than independent and pelf supporting. There .will always be unfortunates and Greene county will always give aid but the tax payers will never approve' of two agencies trying to do the work of the one and maintain a home for such- cases, young or old. Hie county wants no system ahd never will approve of any plan of charity that breeds Commun­ ism and that is what We are haring m 'aader the plan adi ing about what it costs‘Greene county. The State Board must have Judge Marshall’* approval*, aid the Judge oersonally must haoulder the respon­ sibility as to the extent o f tbe cost to the county and taxpayers. The reason many other counties of like size are not burdened with such a cost or credited with so many inde­ pendents is because the Probate judges will not allow themselves to be a shining example in the “up­ lift’’ world, while the state agent can report at headquarters what a won­ derful work he has accomplished in Greene county, and then get . an in­ crease in salary. . ” ■" Judge Marshall misses the mark entirely when he compares tbe'cost per capita of the '84 children out of the Home against the 40 or lees in the Home. Until a feW years ago the Children's Homo was ati institution in which the county had some pride. It did not require numbers of unfor­ tunates to make it worthy of notice but county pride and interest from a humantatian standpoint made the in­ stitution possible for those who had use for it. It cost* just as much to heat the Home for 40 children as if the 84 out were in. The same help is required. It cannot be said that the per capita cost would bo greater if the Judge, had used the Home the people pro­ vided for such purpose without seek­ ing a ruling from the Attorney Gen­ eral as ho how far the law could be stretched to pay some parent*$6 a week to board a child or two. Remove the political feature of the situation and the vote getting proclivities and no opinion would ever had been hec- esary from the state legal department and no suit would be possible today. Tlte Herald has too thought of say­ ing thing that would reflect on what was done for charity. IVe are mpre or le*s in touch with happenings About the county.' We are inclined to think' the public is not back of the Marshall program, which is doing more to dcvelope dependents than citizens “Of the future. Should the rate o f increase continue for ten years as it w«* de­ veloped in the four years* there Would be toothing for anyone. The Herald has but one example to ing a word reflecting on whAt is done the Wards that had been certified by Judge Marshall. A merchant informs us that? a girl, whom he knew per­ sonally and as a ward of the state, canto into his store. The gill wanted a pair of stockings and feeling that she wanted the most for her money showed her cotton stockings. It did r.ofc take the girl long to Inform the merchant that she would not have them. She wanted silk stockings'and the merchant did what snyother mer­ chant would havorionr tinder the cir-> cumstances, ila seW her silk hose and' accepted till vary au****y la payattat HOUSTON AFFAIRS BEING SETTLED; ACCOUNTS FII.E d Receiver A, C. Link is closing up the Foster B. Houston affairs and hi* account in four different concerns was filed last week in the Clark coun­ ty courts.. Additional dividends will only be paid in the' cases of tbe F. C. Rhoades Plumbing Co. and The South Charles­ ton Publishing Co. As for the South Charleston Creambry Co, the total Marts,were $21,065.82. The company had. 706 creditors and the liabilities exceeded $272,557.24. Only a five per cent dividend edn be paid the Creamery creditors when court costs and taxes are paid. . The report of the Houstonia Mer- chandise Co. shows $6,367.99 collect­ ed and tiie liabilities are listed at $71- 593,16 among 53 creditors, A dividend o f five per cent was paid'these, credi­ tors some time ago. Claims ,of $12,321.62 were filed a- gainst the Rhoades Plumbing Co. and the assets were $2,209. A ten per cent dividend was paid some time ago but ohly 1 1-2 per cent this time‘ to close the account. With the Publishing Co, a dividend Of 60 per cent had been previously paid and another now Of 2 per cent. The receiver lost $746.46 by the fail­ ure o f the Springfield National Bank, the money ;being deposited there on order of the court. CONGRESSMAN YEARS FOR Congressmsa years Co has b*en found the eighteenth been sentenced Atlanta perft Congressman has“I and face* a trial that the Cong City of Was .spot in the Un event* evidently; is that dry leads are putting up an investigation department, enforced in. a bring success wit over official We SCARLET While the pi officially Churn the board of Wednesday would^ the lower grade*. > outbreak of daughter of Mr, non and Robert, Mrs. W, P. Har of the disease, in form but the TWO 1 VIOLATION r, fer eighteen | from Kentucky •f violating it and has. yosr* in ths A Maryland been indicted .It ha* been said building in the i* the wettest Sente*. Recent rit. The surprise in Washington a flight against tha prohibition1 will never be ring manner to cloud hanging a* it i* ifoday. ti-oKla Butter, 88, was Instantly i # -tiled when a tractor with which b* { in a raid at the home of Frank *** *«rwd over new R* Hammik, at Benton-wood. new Cadiz, veana. ©utter leave* a wife and two IDeputy Forest Sparrow ot New Atb- 8t>Ef:. M . . j «*», wa* killed and Marshal John due Minnie Wright, assistant mw 1 Dean fatally wounded, -Maroenik is trou ofFanny Poano home at Dentoon |m Jail at Cadiz. When Mamr.Bc re- university m GcanvWe. wad fatally .fused to admit the raider* they bat- burned when her drees caught fir* itered tire door down. T-lie shooting from an open ga* grate. The upper i followed. Mfercenik said be thought part of her body was literally cooked, the raiders wore robber*. He claims SCARE Henry Peters, a 8,ytjr-oU boy, who disappeared froth Cleveland thro* week* ago while his parents were at work, was located in AsheVlWe, N- C, An 13-year-old girl, who is alleged to have taken the Child, wae arrested there,.' New addition, to Findlay city 'hos­ pital has been opened. Morton school board hired teachers for the coming year. At least two of Akron’s fire, high ’Schools, were to Isy for the year, >ndecided that ie the year for .schools may he placed on pari time was due to an (next year as a result of congestion fever. Lois, the. At Cleveland Federal Judge. Went1 Mrs. Joe Ken- son of Rev, and , were victims cases are mild: acted as above to -have been robbed of $700 recently. No Hquor was found in Marcentk’# homo. ■. ■■■ Motorcycle Policeman Roy Might- wine was seriously injured at Gtove- land after having been thrown 15 feet from bis machine, the result of a ool- lieton with',another car. Edward Ball, 51, of Willoughby, wae crushed to death near Cleveland when an automobile he wa® diemon-*’ strafing turned over and pinned him beneath it. Coal companies in the Hocking dis­ trict are removing horses and mules enhaver padlocked a read house, a -'from, the mines and turning them out IT WILL BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE CONCRET ROAD OPENS Every few days .we get an inquiry a* to when the Springfield and Xenia pike will be opeq. "From reports at hand if will be Several "weeks before the cement road will be ' completed and open for traffic. LEGION MEETING MAY 23. A meeting o f the Wallace Anderson post of the American Legion will be held Friday -evening, May 23 in the Community Hall, Refreshments will be served and all members are urged to be present.' d ^ yton working for EASTERN TIME We *te informed that Dayton is e ttSbpeetf, At present fhe line tor Eastern time extend* West ad far as Toledo and Columbus to the Ohio river. This change was ,made a few months ago by the Inter State Com­ merce Commission. .The proposition now i3.to have the line extend from Toledo South to Cincinnati. If the commission order’s, this change this territory would then have the present fast time twelve months in the year. There would’ then be no Central Standard time. as a matter o f precaution. There has .been much of tWk, disease in other towns nearby for., several weeks. courthouse (S lock goes ON FAST TIME NOW When* you have business in Xenia now do not forget that fast time pre­ vails about all tile business houses and professional rifices as well. The courthouse clock waa moved up an hour Monday to comply with the new time adopted in that city. . OH BOYr CIRCUS is HERE! H. aLRoy’x 2 RSpgMotorized Circus hits Cedarville Fidday/May 16, where they, will exhibit in the Smith lot. Everything nl$r, everything spot­ less but the leopards. Circus enthuie- asts are promised one o f the most complete and modern groanizations of its ,kind. A few of thfetitimy acts are Higgins^ & Higgins offering their ‘The Human r, ott his wonder dog, “ Daisy**. Jack Wat­ son and ha* Syncopate** will give a concert before and after each perfor­ mance. The renowned Silveriake Fam­ ily, late stars o f the,“Sparks Circus”. Buck Lewis direct from tiie interior of Mexico with hi*- mixed group of Ponies, Mules, Riding Cow Girls, tCow Boys in feats o f the.West and many other features. One performance only, at $ P, M.1 rain Or shine. It'MBK.SUt » Th is W eek Bv ARTHUR BRISBANE Selecting Candidates—Tho Ideal o f Freedom Bidding Against Ford—One Rockefeller Year Everybody knows that this coun. resontatives, it was shown that in •try will soon be selecting Presi- printing money by the new proc- dential candidates—or rather the ess an appropriation of $4,447,500 country will have them selected for it. President Coolidge wilt be tbe Republican nominee. What about the Democrat? How do you think -he will be chosen? Here's a de­ scription of the coming process, probably accurate, given by an able politician;. "Taggart will vote for Ralston of Indiana. „Mr. Murphy, of Tam- many will vote for A1 Smith. They will Work along those lines until they eliminate McAdoo. Then they will go to a back room and decide who is really to he the Democratic nominee, and the name they choose .Will be the one nominated.” If yon think that’s Imagination, ,yoU don’t know United States ipolitics. • m In 1923 the Rockefeller Founda­ tion did these things, among hun­ dreds of others: Fought malaria in seven foreign nations, from Brssil to Palestine. Combined with ‘twenty outside governments to fight the hook worm, Contributed more than a million dollars to medical education in the British islands, gave half a million to .the University of Alberta, pledged a quarter of a million to ti|s University of Pennsylvania, Supported medical schools and twenty-five hospitals in China. .................. fellowships in Ger- seientlfii Granted 194 many to supp em. And that’s only J of it. c work- p*t cent i If there were not a great deal « f water going over Niagara, you eoulda't get any power there. ; If there were not a great deal of money in the Rockefeller fortune all thatwork couldn’t be done, i The longer you live the more ■you realise (hat Providence knows ,what it is about, ■*' Every publisher and printer wSI be interested to iee W. F. Leech’s new, printing process, an inex­ pensive presses of printing from that promisee to do away with ateel eMtaving*, The mme- ,eee k aetuattf more difteuJt to ■coufitrifeit than any steel en­ graving, la ea teveatitM tida Leech 4fc4ymgAfugif&AJi “ MAp- Mm necessary under tha old' method* jyould be reducedto $1,060,000. If you are interested, write W. F. Leach, at No. 229 Wert Twenty-eighth afreet, New York. What are "“America's ideals?” The Declaration o f Independence expresses some of them, the Con-* stitution expresses Others, The moat important of all ideals is the ideal of freedom. And as regards freedom, FREE SPEECH' and a FREE PRESS, which mean free expression of thought, whether in books, news-1 papers, moving pictures ofi speeches, are meet important. Napoleon knew it, when he said that if ha granted complete free­ dom of the press, he would not be able to Maintain hie power-4 which waa that of a dictator-—for three weeks. Various “interests” not discour­ aged by recent Washington reve­ lations are bidding, on what may be called a “Pan-fe&tUir” basis/ fer Muscle Shoals. The dlfferenoe between Ford: and the others is this: Ford knows, how to produee the power and1 how to use it after he produces it.: Ford would do tbe work with hie own money. He has the money,, honestly and uaefofty made, to do: it and he is interested in public drug .store and 13 sott drink places by injunctions. , Uriah Fetors, 70, an uav#id, com­ mitted suicide by taking poison at his home near Tiffin, A, number of assistant yardmastefs, shopmen and 14 train orewa were laid off indefinitely at" the shops of the Kanawha aiid Michigan railroad near Gnllipolis! a Thirty families wore driven to the streets, in three apartmenthouse fires in, Cleveland. * . ,' A gasoline etove explosion paused a fire that destroyed the ‘ home at Mansfield of I. R, Britton, blind ped­ dler, and hde stock of wires. Mrs. UCbrge Hinnan, 60; was drown­ ed to a bathtub at her home in Cin­ cinnati.* • < „ - Char-lee E. Jones, a farmer ot near Springfield, was ■shot and fatally wounded during a dte.-ute with a neighbor. Clyde Feat, the neighbor, to held in jail. in pastures. This Is taken to mean very little work .will "be"accomplished this season, William Hell, 74, of Fredericksburg, Wayne county, succumbed from -buhtg received when he tell into a .brush pile he had fired. Police say a family quarrel prompt­ ed William Sommers, 55, father of five Children, to fatally shoot himself at his residence in Cleveland. . Prank L, L&ughrin, 36, of Lake- wood, dear Cleveland,, drae killed In­ stantly when- struck by lightning, while -running for shelter from a atom at the golf links. Scramble over the«last kiss fought' between wife and, mother-in-law when the husband went to war is cited by Mrs, Esther Van "Auadale in her suit 1 at Elyria to* $50,000 filed against her husband's parents ‘ for alienation of -his affections, ” - ■ . 1 Rev, Michael A. Mulvihill,, 69, pas­ tor of the Church oLfche Assumption, JSST «< * at Cincinnati Rowing an »to*se a tftfh ad lifted^S ree l£ b s * fof lft da*8- ™ 0Te COmi^ to Omrin- after it had- WRea three lambs. . f nftti pother Mu-lvihttl was pastor of Jacobs Oil company hit a 100-barrel ‘ churches in Hamilton and Marlon. . euf * « J a Greettdale terriWry - .Coroner Charles H. Kessler" and near Logan. , : , Farm home of Ivan Love? near Junction City, Pefry county, was de­ stroyed by flrewhen hit by lightning, with a I osb of $5,000, 'Ferdinand Gonmfib. 60, was-killed at Marion by a switch tagfila 4tftite i on his way home from work, j - Arnold B. Tutmsn was held up by bandits-five miles from Cincinnati and' robbed of $945 in cash, a stickpin and Raymond H. Tohle, undertaker, -both "of Toledo, weto injured 'seriously, when Mr Table's automobile was If' by * truck in’ tihe Dixie .highway a id turned over twice In a' deep ditch, pinning 4fae two' m!en'1under it, Bandits, carried sway $10,000 In clotihlng and'suitings from the Halted Coat Manufacturing company in Cleveland, Thu gang whs. forced to * ' the heavy , bundles of dotifing hta auto. The machine was icturned [ d 0j doish from the factory later to Tutman with a note of thanks * j down a 20-foot embankment to an au- 1tomobile truck which they had perked from the b a n d i t s , * With two bullet holes In hi* body , and. knife wounds in his face, John • Csrlnn* 2 t» found fiend aoross Joe ^ rWytis, Toledo postofllce tob- ber' waa 8hot *ud seriously pounded the street from his home in Youngs- ^ w tin with rmtent.lve ckr«on at serviee and w»" meat, not In power develop-; to Ida fortune.' Professor (UeAlMtor report* ths. dlseovery to JariUMpHn o f a frsneh’ . built before Atos&am was born, and used three tooussnd years before the birth efUkrist for the defense or the ,T ", Burt aatiqutif toart nrprielhv. Jeraealeav toertil to the route At eataeis met Mrelwirts took .. )NtoaGiH,«nd to- the -rkdt tt^rtwvto. the. Tigri* and : tortmstoA must alwayi tow* i m tM^ortaut ISiAtHpywgePVUMwto1 tomna .yf§ kmm “ “ ...... * ■ after to town” waBy town. Near the hotHf was. found a huge butcher knife. ' ' " , Two 19-year-old boys, arrested when in an apartment house at Cleve­ land aa they were counting proceeds of two holdups ot gasoline stations, have confessed,,police sey, to a dozen robberies and Udoapiugs in the last several weeks. Carl Baum, 16, employe ot the Ohio Power company at Philo. Muskingum county, fell 40 feet from a trestle at the company'* plant and was killed. Harry McKenna, wife and two chil­ dren of Columbus were injured when their automobile' and another ma­ chine met In a collision near Zanes­ ville. Ruby Coward, 10, Lorain, died as a result of bullet wounds inflicted by her 12-year-old brother, Hoyle, Ac­ cording to the boy's story, tbe chil­ dren were playing with their father's revolver, when it was accidentally discharged, • t Two youiig men held up the More it Max Lefkowk* in Cleveland and escaped ylth $265 to cash and four «iik shirts, . Governor Donehey commuted the sentence of George Bailey Of Miami county, releasing him from the peni­ tentiary at once. Ballsy was con­ victed of stealing chickens, Wesley Belscher, 24, Cincinnati. Was indicted for the murder of Pa­ trolman William Bond. Bond Stated before he died after a shooting affray to Beteeheri* room, where Bond had gone to arrest him. that the man to- dieted was his slayer. , Mrs. Marietta Snyder Morris of Shawns, Perry county*, received 'a life certificate from the state board of school examiners. Michael Menhart, 69, was killed at Toledo when tbe ear to which be was riding was Overturned to a collision j with another machine, r Resignation of Representative Dud­ ley 8. Blossom of Cleveland and re­ fund of his salary for the year 1924, •mounting to $1,000, was accepted by tbe governor In a letter to which the executive commend* the action of the Orion in returning the money to the stole, even thoutto the law does not require him to do *0.' Blossom r*- kigned to accept the office of director of public welfare for.tbe city of Cleve­ land. > Officer* And trustees of the Ohio Bute Automobile association select­ ed Degar Print a* the place for the organisation's convention on Jane 27-26, t -Mm, C. XL Peoples waa chosen a member cf the hoard of trustees rt tbe Mens bounty children's home, eucoesdiog Wfll Krider. Of thi II pritober* It tbe smutty M MAHUMto Ajjprif mm tha* to Jew* vnPmi 'UtoVWIWWl ’WPF : in a battle with Detective Carson at Columbus. Urbaytis escaped from jail at Toledo in 1921, Michael T. Cody was elected head of the Union county hoard of stein tions'and William J. Conrad clerk. Hacking Valley railroad shops at Logan have been, closed for an indefi­ nite period." William McCarley, 55, Is dead from Injuries received when he Was crush­ ed by an electric crane. Fer years McCarley worked In the Hobson shops at Mtddleport, Family of John L. Major, who was killed in a riot at St Clairsville two years ago, will receive $3,350 from the county under the antl-lyhchlng law. Clyde Major, a nephew, wound­ ed In the riot, was awarded $1,000. and Scott Story $600. The county commissioners reached the above set­ tlement with all parties. Infant child of Charles Beddow, near Derthlck, Athens county, is dead from eating a number of so-called nerve tablets. It la said the child was playing with a bottle and uncorked it, Edward Conrad of Marysville was elected president of the Luther league, consisting of members from Marlon, Prospect, Delaware and Waldo. Lester Woda,, 8, died In a hospital of injuries received When he was struck by an auto while playing ball In the street near hi* home in Cleve­ land. Republican state central committee at a meeting in Columbus decided to pall Aconvention in Columbus on May 20 for tbe purpose of considering the iMvlsabillty of recommending candi­ dates to be Voted on at the August primaries for the Republican nomina­ tion for state offices. Henry Myers of Lebanon, lnd„ was shot neiur the heart by J, F. Roach when be was ,ca||ht ransacking Roach’s home at Steubenville. Wayne Trawek, an acoomiktee, is under ar­ rest. James and Donald Mundy, aged 6 years and 22 months, respectively, were burned to death and George Mundy, a brother, was seriously In­ jured in a fire that attached their parents’ dwelling at Norwalk, ’ Three men Were drowned whea the steamer Protection turned over lit Lake Erie, off Cedar Print. Engineer William,H, Ebhe, Fireman Norman C, Carroll and Peter M, Homing<*r, ftste, were drowned. William if. Brock, 4$, tell under his own motor truck at Zanesville, and died from injuries. Albert llossfeld. race horse owner and prominent -bustoase man at Ham* ikoh , ended his life by cutting his threat. It to *rtd ha had been .wor­ ried ever money matter*. Courtef appeals M l regititotfwtel Mil rerite* ef thearte teatowwWrit tovtea are* kerewrewer tort rt S.C.W8IGHTOPT FORPfIBATEfifKE Deputy Probate Judge 8. C. Wright makes his announcement this week as a candidate for Probate Judge, Tim Deputy needs no introduction in this community and at present has a clear field- One or two other .names* have been mentioned as probable can- Jidates but those who know say there is* little chance of either entering. Judgeships must be secured by non- mxtisan ballot in the November els-:- lion. Nothing ip gained by entering the primary for a* pumy th*t care too can come by petition at the regular election. Is the Klan on the backward turn? lias this organization captivated it* rradueers of a year ago? Has if* in­ fluence been felt to such an extent that opposition is no longer useless? These are question* than can be ask­ ed and the Individual reader answer for himself. The politicians evidently , regard the Klan a power. This must < be accepted as a fret or the politi- (, 10 ns in the county,would not be fry­ ing to line np this vote, We had a Klansman toll ua the first of theweek that no less Ihaii ten members o f the W. C. T. Uv who are among the recognized leaders in that organiza?. tjon had been taken into tbe women’s organization connected with the Klan. It is no secret that the W- C. T..U.' and Kian are working |n harmony to . correct certain conditions in Xenia. Such A Statement may, read like "a- ruiracle to' many but the public does not knfiw all that is taking place in ihis county. There is an old saying: " ‘Beware of the Greeks bearing gifts’? . and the Klan, can take it lor what it is worth. Meantime we hear yiq more tirades against the Klan Even the. .julpit, that one year ago condemed this organization^ is now as meek as 3 mouse. Meantime- the Klan goes marching on. devoting most of its • time and attention to the “band-wag- m” jumpers. ’ ♦. ; * ~w. Should M-»A. Broadstone come for i third term for .i^tfite Representative .low would he fare with the “No-to- bac” League sponsored by Mrs, Car­ rie Flatter. Two year* ago the Mrs. • sent out a tolirl line for Mike, regard­ less of the fact that he was a wjgom friend of H E- Schmidt and political associate, for many a>campaign. Iu the race two year* ago Mike downed - the Farm Bureau candidate easy and this was not at all displeasing to Mrs. Flatter. It was some time after the election before many knew how the. sly old,fox won the feminine boss in the county. At-the right time Mike made a neat little contribution to the ‘ ’ •No-to-bac" fund and everything was rosey from that time"on. Leader* in great movements can not be expected , to"travel in day coaches and eat froih porcelain tops in self-serve .restaur­ ants. For such leaders to maintain dignity its Pullman Coaches and’meals in first class hotels with tousi- in ad­ dition. The wise candidate of today will take the tip but o f course not make publication of the contribution among the followers of St. Nicotine until the campaign is over. m ■ ..•»* - Clinton County turned out e poli­ tician in D. Pemberton, that is the H. U. Schmidt of the Republican party m tliat county, “D” remained in the county long enough to get the Repub­ lican organization Well trained and under discipline that would, enable the boss to reside in Columbus and give orders to lieutenants. "D” styles him­ self as a lobbyist, or representative of the American Book Company, the school book trust that sell* you a fif­ ty cent book for $1.15 and ha* the price guaranteed by the legislature. To maintain this guarantee tbe trust keeps r lumber of lobbyists on the payroll by the year to watch legisla­ tion and also to assist the publh? In selecting candidates for the legisla­ ture. The book-trust cares little about the House of Representatives but the Ohio Senate is tiie important place. Confirmation of appointments of the men that are named by the governor tor different departments and the various boards, must pass tbs Senate, Here is where deals arc madg not only to suit the book trust but gas fates, telephone rates, electric rates, an a few other places where the consumer of today must pay or go cold or hun­ gry. *‘D” has his candidate already lucked out in this Senatorial district in the personage of L. T. Marshall, of Geigct-Jones fame* a corporation name that has sent many a nervous chill through the innocent investor’s pocket book in every county in this district, m a a A well known Xehia citizen who In the past baa not figured in politic* tells us of his experience with Ida old friend “ D” Tembcrten who wanted him to take an interest in the county i>rimary in August in behalf of L, T. Marshall for State Senator. Oat *enla friend* who bail* from Clinton county, could nri; »wt entire**} the Marshall esndHkwy. FwttWto* **4« a retrerel pkm m to w ir e * wren* rt MreH tab* M m i IMI riwrtrt fCwtoee* m l*rt wsf*- 1 ‘ It l.a A W Atf

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