The Cedarville Herald, Volume 48, Numbers 27-52

<$- > HO/ ;i;ra so - 0 m ight eh ” we ly-Fant lave ta « Day- list ask md let alkingv d i o a t ,ch w ill Jio has rer th e u w an t ;he ex - aphone a P 5 9*mtf day** <M«y in toying tint m* ■*** »•* »e*i iaflkte « p#**liy apo* » • punt ttfriviOeafc to th« cash aav- **Mf *s* ws* *£ A t arbcl# wold pro* A EMWJSPAP** DEVOTED 9 6 LOCAL AMD G ENUAL USURP AMD T I E IKTIWCBTS OF OHMS* v il l e a n d v ic in it y . FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR NO, 46. CEDARVILLE, OHIO. FRIDAY. OCTOBER. 30. 1925 P R I C E R 50 A YEAR FORMES CITIZENS MEET DEATH SUNDAY P. M. Two former residents of Cedarville last their lives as the result of their automobile being hit by a fast B. & 0 . passenger train at a blind grossing in Washington 0, JL last Sunday af­ ternoon about 3 o’clock. Mr, and Mrs, I, F, Puffer, their daughter, Misa Helen Puffer, and Mra, Alice Coler, a sister o f Mrs, Puffer, all residents o f Springfield, had driv­ en to Fayette county last Sunday to attend a .fi tnily reunion at the home of Crosin Maddox, They were on their way home when hit by the train at a bad crossing on the East side of Washington C. H. ' The automobile, a sedan, Was thrown about 75 feet down the track with the occupants all inside. It was a mass o f wreckage and the wonder is that one escaped alive, As it was Mrs, Puffer * died just after beng taken to the hos­ pital in Washington C.„H. She never regained consciousness. Mrs. Puffer was about 55 years of age and her body was terribly bruised and many bones broken. Much of her clothing had been stripped into threads. Mr. Puffer, aged about 52, sustained a broken back," broken limbs and rother internal injuries. | He was conscious until about 10 o’clock that night and died.an hour later. Mrs, Alice Coler, 60, who lived but a few doers from the Puffers in Springfield, was a widow. She sustain­ ed broken shoulder blades^ >•broken limbs and, was crushed in the chest; Her condition for recovery was *at no' time regarded favorable and she died Wednesday about I t o’clock. Miss Puffer sustained minor cuts and bruises hut no broken bones and she was taken to Springfield Monday, The funeral fo r Mr. and, Mrs. Puf­ fer was held Thursday afternoon from the Story-Hypes M. E, church o f •which they were members. Burial at Ferncliff wherfe a son, Maynard, was buried a few years ago. Mr. Puffer apd family came here, from Fayette county arid were resi­ dents for a number o f years, ife was 1 v fa. I), A, R. HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING SATURDAY ] The Cedar Cliff Chapter o f the 'Daughters o f the American Revolu­ tion, held their first anniversary Sat­ urday afternoon, Oct. 24 at the home of Mrs, Howard Turnbull. A very pleasing feature of the celebration was guest Day, which, brought to­ gether some fifty ladies. They were assembled in the large double living rooms and were favored with music on the Edison: Sextette, Lucia; Opera II Trovotore. The formal opening of the chapter was by singing America. The Pledge ind the Salute to the Flag, In a few well chosn words the Regent, Mrs. I. C. Davis, gave a few thoughts of the last year and an outlook for the future and announced in view of our First; Anniversary, a paper ,“ A Back ward'Glance" by Mrs. Ervin Kyle. The number of members were increased by sixteen. Help was given in differ­ ent lines of work and especially the chapter being informed as to our ob­ ligation by one o f the monthly mag­ azines, • * Piano duet by Mrs. Hester Ham­ mond and Miss Kathleen Blair, Mrs, J. P. White gave a talk on “ The Pri­ vilege" o f being a Daughter” . She spoke of our slogan “Fqr Home and Country” . Our homes count first and our 'Patriotism should be linked with our Christian'life. Religion of course being first. She recounted the thrill some of the Aliens receive, when they are made Citizens of our United States and the great honor bestowed upon those o f Us who are privileged to be Daughters of the American Revolu­ tion by our ancestors. That the tracing of our lineage in an unbroken line o f decent will not count, unless we make our own lives worthy of achievements. Mrs. Burton Turner gave a reading: “ Your Flag and My Flag” by Wilbur D. Nisbet, A social hour -was enjoyed and excellent refreshments were served by the hostesses,. Mrs. Turnbull, Mrs, .Fred Townsleyt Mrs. R. R. Townsley, and Mrs. Anna Wilson, EMPLOYEES HONOR MRS. STANLEY NIKON SATURDAY Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Nixon, whose marriage took place recently, were entertained in an unusual manner by the employees of The Hagar Straw Board A Paper Co,, where Mrs, Nix­ on, (Ruth DeWitt) had been employed as secretary until her marriage. The employees selected a committee of ten to have charge o f the arrange­ ments. A long table was spread in the machine room and the lights ar­ ranged that made it very attractive with the decorations of green and yellow, the company colors, along with the Hallowe’en effect. A three course chicken dinner was served to the 112 guests, , Following the dinner Mr, W. W. Galloway made a farewell talk to Mrs. Nixon on behalf of the em­ ployees, Mr. Ed. Hamilton, had the honor of presenting Mrs. Nixon and husband with a silver electric coffee urn, crearn^ ‘sugar and tray service in silver. The^ gift was a token of ap­ preciation of Mrs. Nixon's service on the part o f the company and em­ ployees as well. A vocal duet was rendered by Mar­ jorie Strowbridge and ’Veronica Black An orchestra had been engaged fo r the evening and it was highly ap­ preciated. Mr. and Mrs, Nixon are leaving this week for Dayton where they will be at home at 18 Fairground avenue. Miss Mildred Hardy of-East Green­ wich, Rhode island, succeeds Mrs. Nixon as secretary. Miss Hardy will in the near future become the bride of Mr. David Adair, who is attending college, hut expects to retain her pos­ ition after her marriage. OHIO NEWS IN BRIEF )rug Store, After selling out his bus-, iness he engaged in painting and has been contracting in that line since go­ ing to Springfield. Miss Puffer has been operating a small grocery in connection with the home at 501 Hubert aVe, Springfield. Mr. and Mrs. Puffer were well and favorably known here and their un­ timely death was quite a shock.. -We are informed that both- of the parents and Miss Puffer on the Sat­ urday previous to the accident had $1,000 life insurance policies delivered covering the lives o f each. The* crossing in Washington is said to be a bad one and the railroad com­ pany has refused to put up gates or provide a watchhian. The company and the Washington .Council have been in controversy for some time. Recently an ordinance was passed slowing down trains to 8 miles an hour, A number of persons have lost lives at this cross ing the past few years, LOCAL RADIO FANS HEAR A. Y. REID SABBATH NIGHT A number of radio fans heard Mr. A. Y, Reid last Sabbath evening over the air from station WSAI, Cincinnati Mr. Reid has charge o f the Press Radio Bible service. A message Was broadcasted from W, A, Babson, the noted statistician of Wellsley, Mass. Mr. Reid’s voice was easily recogniz­ ed and came in clear and distinct, CLIFTON BOY WINS PRINCETON SCHOLARSHIP t, *-•-' i" * J. Carson Webster, son of Rev. J. G. C. Webster, pastor o f the Clifton 17. P. church, has been awarded a Princeton University freshman schol­ arship, according to announcement from the Princeton faculty. Carson is a graduate o f the Gedarville High school, class o f 1924.' PIKE DID NOT SELL The Cincinnati pike improvement out of Xenia to the Warren county line did not sell at the State Highway letting last Friday. The contract will not be let until a later date as the GreenC1county share of the money was not ready according to published report*, at Columbus. RED CROSS ROLL CALL The ninth roll call for membership o f the Greene County Chapter of the R«d Cross will start November II. Plans are now being made for the canvass. The budget calls for a mem b«r*hlp o f 3 000 *» the county. The county will W organized and Can- va*ed as In former years, , I,'gI'lilfti I* I ».lIA*.•W'M U -1010 SI ID'*l ‘ . ..... i/faftflijiPfPf IiCave your order for dolls at the Bakery. The last order is in that we will to able to get before Christmas. CodarvlH* Bakery THE GOLD RUSH” AT THE . COLONIAL,- DAYTON The new Charlie Chaplin motion, picture comedy, “ The Gold Rilsh”, has bean described by those closely assoc mt. dian as a symbolical’ autobiography o f the great star himself. Charlie o f the'little derby'hat, the tricky little cane, the baggy trousers, the mus­ tache the waddling Walk and big shoes —the man who has made more taughs fer the world than any other living comedian has built in “ The Gold Rush’ a delightful structure o f fun and hi­ lariousness, which coiftes to B. F. Keith’s Colonial theatre, Dayton, the Week o f Nov. 1. Chaplin has cast himself in the role o f the hard-luck ‘sourdough” who chases rainbows of the heart and of the soul in the midst of a struggling mob that pursues only one thing-gold and nothing but gold. Pathos and suf­ fering are converted by the Chaplin genius into laughter and comedy; and there is a laugh in every one o f the nearly nine thousand feet of film in “The Gold Rush." YELLOW SPRINGS ATTORNEY DIED AT HOME THURSDAY Attorney Charles L. Boglet aged 67, died Thursday morn after a long ill­ ness, He is survived by his widow. The deceased was born in Cedarville, October 28, 1858 from a prominent family, none of whom now reside here. He graduated from Wittenberg col­ lege and later from the Boston law school. For a number of years he was a member of the faculty o f Antioch college. The funeral will be held from the late home, Saturday afternoon, at 2 p. m. Burial in Yellow Springs cemetery. M. E, RALLY DAY The Rally Day held at the Methodist church last Sunday was a marked success, The committee on decoration had tr stefully done their work decor­ ating the church with leafy branches from the trees, fruit, corn and pump­ kins indicating the season of the year,. There were present in the Sunday School two hundred and one and an interesting program was rendered, an enjoyable feature o f which was the promotion o f ten little tots from the cradle roll. Much credit is due the Junior Choir for its excellent rendi­ tion of the various numbers on the program, DRIVE FOR NEAR EAST RELIEF A local committee has been appoint' ed preparatory to a drive for funds to aid the Near East Movement. The committee is composed o f II. <*. Fun* sett, chairman, W. W. Galloway, G« H, Hartman, Rev, Joseph Bennett# Dr. j . P. White, Rev. W. P. Harriman, ’ Dr, W, R. MeChesney. This is a move- !ment in which many people have in the past aided and one worthy of help this year. Children of the poor and oppressed Armenians will be benefited by the fund* raised. ADDITIONAL LOCAL We are making a reduction on lime­ stone screenings for delivery if taken between now and January I at 50c per ton. The Abel Magnesia Go, Mrs. Carrie Grouse entertained her Sabbath School class Tuesday even­ ing. Decorations were in keeping with the Hallowe’en season. W* B. Brysbn, president o f the Greene County Farm Bureau, whq has been qpite ill fo r several days back, is reported much improved at this time. was m can- said to be JClu Klux Klan Seeks Control of County Schools .One of the issues before the electors of the county, outside o f Xenia City school district, at .the election Tuesday is whether the Kiu Klux Klan is to control our school system, or whetherthe citizens and patrons o f the schools are to have this great institution conducted for the public at large or by and for the self-styled 100 percenters, For some time the Klan has been gradually closing in on control o f the various school boards in the county^ At present contests are being waged in Spring Valley township and Ross townships between tickets supported by the Klan and anti Klan elements. The object of the Klan movement in the county school board contest is to promote D. H. Barnes as county superintendent, Barnes was the Klan candi­ date for postmaster in Xenia but was disappointed in not landing the job. It can be truthfully said that not all the Klan members are back of the movement to elevate Barnes as county superintendent Of schools. The Klan is divided with two factions, the main leaders being favorable to Barnes, It is no surprise that some o f the .members would not be fpr him; They could AKRON.—Mrs- Ellen Wagoner, 55. is still teaching in public schools here after 62 y«ara of school work, COLUMBUS— Report by Stale Au­ ditor Joseph Traey showed a total of $241,536,616 was collected in the op­ eration of state and local govern­ ments last year. * * ■ * * LORAIN.—Bums suffered recently proved fatal to Mrs. J, G. James, 81, a classmate of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., in her school days and a pioneer thurch worker. • * C0LUMBUS,-4. About 1,500 dele- gates attended tha opening o f the six­ teenth , annual j’coromunication of Grand Lodge of,Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio,t , I . , . * *( ■ *' * not and maintain the claims of being 100 per centers. Barnes has quite a CINCINNATI^- General Thomas history in Greene county the record of which can be found from the crimi- Heath, 91,”one c I the last surviving nal records in the Court of Common Pleas. The escapade in which he brigadier _genera i of the Civil war, figured a number of years ago while a teacher in the Bath township lied at his hom« at Lodyand. Gen- schools has not been forgotten by the older citizens. We are also informed sral Heath was^ orn at Aema, U. , ^that this same record is on file at the postal department in Washington, CINCINNATI -Captain Isaac D'- lwl,ich may 0r ™ay not have had some weight in having his candidacy cast Isay, 80, vetar* o f the Civil and ash heap. VOTE “NO” ONALL THE AMENDMENTS Spariish-Ameriea wars, and who al­ io fought again I the Indians, died it the home o f l t daughter ,here, i i t , * * , GREENVILL] -Th e body of Wil­ liam Biekel, 70, i iployed on the farm »f H. M. Bloc sr, pear here; was found by Blochei The cause of Bick- jl’s death was1nep determined as the aody was mutila id by hogs; * 4 * * FREMONT,— A. Morrow, pres­ ident of the- Oil i low- Shoe Polish Co. •The candidates being opposed by The candidates being supported the’ Klan are: by the Klan are: ' W. B. Bryson, Xenia. Clyde Conklin, Miami twp; H. E. .Fisher, Bowersville H. S. Noggle, New Burlington J. E. Hastings, Cedarville Geo. C. Smith, Beavercreek twp In some quarters efforts have been made on the part of Klansmen to deny that the organization has such a ticket in the field. However no one has the nerve to deny hut that the-organization is opposing the Bryson, {Fisher, Hastings ticket.; Wo have it from one o f the Klan.supported candi- dates that he would not pledge himself against Barnes in case of his be- , . . . , ing elected. This same candidate' who claims a long residenceship in the J w i f ttK , icounty Jtnow& nothing about Barnes or anything that might be on record, merger of the Sold Dusf Corpora- ‘ ^ nd yet.th.is candidate asks the support of the electors as a member of tion of New -Yc fe and the. Shinola, i ™ , COU” ty hoard of education. Two-in-One and Bfxby Shoe Polish ) The Herald now asks whether any member of the Klan, that- could be Cp. , recognized as a leading citizen in the county, would make' affidavit that COLUMBUS A- Orange blossoms, then seven hox$s Tater a funeral ditien la*t week, is now greatly improved. ’ Mr. and Mrs. H. A. McLean ate in Springfield ,this week spending? a few days with Miss Helen Puffer who was injured in an auto accident last Sun­ day at Washington C. H. The masquerade party put on in Nagley’S.hall last Friday night by the local chapter o f the Eastern Slur was well'attended and a good time enjoy­ ed by all The order will have a neat profit from the proceeds.. The College boys entertained the College girls last night at Alford EBBS3 S annual Hallowe’en cele- |md carnival. The affair is one always looked for by the students each season. Next year the girls will entertain the boys. Mrs. A. E. Richards, Mrs. W. C» Iliff, Mrs. C. E. Masters, Mrs. Ed. Hamilton and Mrs. B. H. Little, have been in Columbus Tuesday( Wednes­ day and Thursday attending the an­ nual meeting o f the Ohio Eastern Star. Mrs. N. P. Ewbatik has purchased the F, B. Turnbull property oh Xenia avenue and has moved into il. Mr, Oscar Bailey has moved into the resi­ dence belonging to Mrs. Troute on N. Main street. Mrs. Bwbank has rented her property on S. Miller street to V. Rigio, James MOodispaw, aged 66, father o f Mrs. Curtis DeHavert, died Thurs­ day at the county home where he has been for the past six years. During this time he has not been able to take a step duo to rheumatijsm. The funer­ al will be held from the Nagloy funeral parlors in Xenia on Saturday at 1:30 o’clock. Burial at Massiescrcek cemetery, George E. Shroades, Xenia, former­ ly o f this* place, for twenty years an employee as broakmatt and conductor on the Pennsylvania lines, fell from a freight car last Friday at Loveland^ and sustained a broken left leg, As he started to fall he threw himself out o f range of the cars or otherwise would have fallen directly on the track and been run over. It was his first accident since entering the ser­ vice. A miscellaneous shower was given Monday evening by Mrs, Helen Dean and Mrs, Hester Cttltice at the home of Mrs. Dean, honoring Mrs, Forrest Cultiee, formerly Miss Esther Clem ans, a recent bride. Tim evening was spent with music and games. The llal lowe’en scheme was carried out in both the decorations and refreshments, Fifty guests attended the affair. The bride received many beautiful and useful gifts. either Messrs. Bryson, Fisher or Hasting, are NOW or EVER have been members of the Klan 7 * ■ ' . * , , , Will dny member'of the-Klan in the cotmty, . one who can be regarded a wreath. •The ph ise mm’ked the clos- fad in g , citizen,1make affidavit that Messrs., Conklin, Noggle n- Smith are. wife ofrRaymoi 1 P. Zigler*. They jNPT. ^ 0W members o f the Klan, or if noL never have been? _ > hud plfttincd to t ! married for years.11 Voters- \varned. to be oti the lookout for capip&ign stories mysterious Then Mrs. Zigle . who was Mary A. and circulars that are passed proceeding election day.' Some unheard Lefevre, became^li. She and Zigler of committee may be credited with signing this class of campaign litera- ure. In all probability such matter will be distributed over the county at the midnight nour. It may not be sentout under the orders of Messrs, Conk­ lin, Noggle or Smith> but it will be circulated in their interest. Last year on the night preceedjng the. primary members of the Klan were given in­ struction. Scores o f men were sent over the county passing biffs for Klan candidates, there being ft factitious committee name- oh the Mils. The bills were circulated in Cedarville between twelve and one o’clock at night, the usual part of the day for the organisation to get in its work. It will not stand the searching light'of truth but prefers to be hidden behind a on before the end, * k -Linley Turner, 28, 24, both of married here ae •of Hyde Park iist church, which The bridegroom? structure and fel- long enough to srimley, Iwere decided to be ua CINCINNAT. and Miss, Ruth Logansport, T; on the* corns: Community is tinder co; is employed low workers Md**» send-off, . * * * * URBANA — Firing whenever a head or light appeared in windows nearby, four bank robbers held resi­ dents of the Village of Lewisburg, 11 miles northeast o f here,, at bay for nearly two hours, while two associ­ ates blasted the safe -of the village bank. After six attempts tho safe door collapsed and the robbers” es­ caped with $3500 ill cash and $3000 in realty and city bonds. '* * * . * COSHOCTf>N--Siias Johnson, 88* committed suicide by sticking his head in a tub of rainwater at his home hare, according to Coroner Samuel Cohen. At first it was be­ lieved he accidentally fell into the tub and was! unable to rise. * * * * ■ . . NEW LEXINGTON—Perry county authorities were working on wbai they believe to be a baby murder mystery, following the finding ol charred bone* in the*furnace of the Millertown school house oh the out­ skirts o f Junction City, near here. rou*N£ i R y t s M w t a OBITUARY— MRS. MOTT Alice Watson Mott was born Oct. 4, 1857, near Manchester, Adams county O., and died Oct. 19 1925 beng 68 years and 15 days old. She was the daugh­ ter of Lawson and Lucinda lyatson. She passed, most of her life on the Watson homestead where she was born, moving in 1918 to Greene county She was married March 16, 1865 to James D. Mott. To- thief union there was bom one »ont Clarence W. Mott. Besides her husband and son who re­ main to mourn their loss, one brother W. W, Watsott o f Manchester, O., Mrs’ Lida A. Underwood of Columbus, 0., and Mrs. Emma W. McNeely of Springfield, Tenn., two sisters having pfeceeded her in death. Mrs, Anna W. Pollard and Mrs, Mary L. Moore, one grandson, Jas. Albert Mott, In early life she united with the Methodist Protestant church at Ravenscrbft Chapel o f which she remained a mem­ ber until htr mArriage when she mov­ ed her membership to the First Pres­ byterian church of Manchester, 0 . On moving' to Greene county she trans­ ferred her membership to the United Presbyterian church of CeJarvillo, of which she remained a devoted member until her death. Although she has been a great sufferer for the past three years she never lost faith in her Heavenly Father, She passed away as one going to sleep. Card Of Thanks ~We take this op portunity to express our thanks to those kind friends for the sympathy and comforting words in this our sad bereavement. Also for the many beautiful floral offerings. To her pas­ tor, Dr. J P. Whitei for his consol­ ing words and sympathy. To Rev, L, D, Veasy for conducting the funeral services and to the undertaker for the efficient and kind services render­ ed, J, D. Mott and family PROMINENT FARMER OPPOSES CONGRESSMAN BRAND SENDS ALL AMENDMENTS OUT IMPORTANT LETTER George M. Wilbe’’ prominent fa r -{ The organization in Ohio working nier and stock breeder from near for classification of intangible prop- Marysville, 0 ,r known all over Ohio, ‘ erty at a low tax rate, is misleading is oht in a letter opposing all the amendments to be voted upon at the election Tuesday, , % Mr. Wilbur attacks the first amend­ ment as valueless in that it contains no maximum debt limit. . The second amendment has to do with the uniform rule of taxation, He says this rule is one in which Ohio has prospered under since 1851. If “antiquated” as the tax doiligers claim s o ls the Declaration o f ’Independence end the Golden Rule. Under this same rule Chip has grown rich beyond the experience of other states in bonds stocks and other forms o f intangibles. Having accumulated these riches their owners now tell Us it is a great hard­ ship to pay taxes as the farms, homes and business must do and that they should have a special low irate, about 3 mills, while farms, homes and. busi­ ness should" continue to pay 20 mills or more as at present. Classification has been defeated in Ohio 10 times in 22 years. Do you know of anyone asking for this classi­ fication except a tax dodger or his paid emissary t Ohio has a big bonded debt with an interest hill of $150/100 each day. We arc indulging in a spending orgy for public purposes and the politicians want it to continue and let the home, or business owner, or the farmer pay the bill. This amendment gives you an opportunity to saddle more taxes on home, farm, or business and create a bigger horde of job holders ip swivel chairs And keep ft crowd o f lobbyists around tho legislature each Session, The third amendment has to do with lengthing the terms of public officers. Any farm, business mam or home owner, who hasn’t brains enough to crowd the voting booth early in the morning of election day and vote a gainst all the Amendments shouldn't say another word about high taxes Kentucky has ctasslScation and a home in Kentucky costing less than $5000 pays more taxes than $150,000 fti a Kentucky bank. You can have classification if enough of you vote for it,” > the public. Thpir letterheads indicate that the Farm Bureau is for classifi­ cation but the president of the Bureau states that- no action has been taken binding our county or State Bureaus to support this amendment. The same inference is made as to the Grange being for the amendment, but the State Master says “ No” . The letterhead did contain the name of a representative of the State Bank ers* Association hut I am ' informed that the Association has demanded the withdrawal o f this name. The Bankers' Association has not endorsed the amendment, Tho letterhead used by this organ­ ization dwindles^ doWu to a skeleton of misrepresentation. It represents a hope for support that has failed to materialize. ' Equality is the cornerstone of our institutions. Shall we sanction favor­ itism, discrimination, one man’s dollar paying three mills and another man’s dollar paying twenty mills? My experience convinces’ me that the public should not increase the power of either the Legislature or Congress; and should especially avoid granting power to discriminate. Or­ ganizations of special interests, de­ manding favors from our law-making bodies, are too Strong. The public isn’t heard from until too late. PRESS SPEAKS OUT The Herald had expected to carry a number o f interviews from citizen* not only in this township hut the county as well as to the proposed tsx amendment. Where the amendment is understood among farmers we have been unable to find one t: voring the lassjfication plan. Sentiment is unsmi mops against the proposal and all that is necessary is to go to the polls and vote, The city interests and"politicians backing the amendment are expecting a light vote among farmers and thus be able to carry the day for classifi­ cation, I t then is a matter only o f ev­ ery man and women voting and to kill the propositions outright vote- “No” on each one. A little lesson in figures will con­ vince any property owner the injus­ tice of classification. The tax rate in Cedarville township this next year will be $jL8.60 per thousand dollar valuation pn your farm, live stock and equipment. I f you have a 100 acre farm- and it is' valued for taxation purposes at $75 per acre, your tax'-on the farm alone will be $I39JB0. Under the proposed rate of- three mills as proposed . b y . the classificationists, and' it may be even as low as two mills, you can have on the, three mill rate $46,500 in bank or building and loan drawing 6 per cent interest and your tax will be only $139.50. Six per cent interest on $46,500 is $2790.00, less the tax o f $139.50, makes >a net income o f $2,650.50. The farmer then has to ask himself but one question. Can' I ■ sell my 100 acre farm for $46,500? Am I having a net income how o f $2,650.50 from my ioo acre farm? The home owner in the village, will have a’ tax rate next year o f '$21.30 a thousand valuation on his property. I f your property is valued for taxation now for $2>5Q0 your tax next year will he $43,67. Your wealthy neighbor * under the classification plan can have $14,555 in bank or building and loan drawing 6 per cent interest. Under the three mill classified rate as pro­ posed, apd it may b e : $4S,67j or $820.63 not. This, would be an average o f $69,88 monthly income for a year, Does any property owner in Cedarville know of any $2,500 home or business property that will rent for $69.88 a month? ,Can any farm owner or home or business property owner see where he or she is, to be benefited by the proposed tax rate ? ■It certainly is no trouble to see why the man with large deposits in bahks and building and loans and other intangibles would be favorable to the amendment. • M. E. CHURCH SERVICE Within the past few days many of the larger daily papers have taken a position against the classification amendment. The Cleveland FlAindeat- the largest and most influential er, morning paper in Ohio opposed the amendment. The Akron Beacon Journal, Springfield Sun, Ohio State Journal, Columbus Dispatch. The Dis­ patch stales in part: “ Theone thing that seems perfectly definite about the proposed amendmen to permit tho classification o f propery for taxation is that it puts into the hands of the legislature a large accession of pow er. This fact, we take it, will prove a serious handicap to the amendment at the polls. It loaves the voter with no certainty in his own mind as to what particular system o f dealing with in­ tangibles might be adopted, i f the amendment Was passed.” DAYTON POLICE LAND ALLEGED BANK r o b b e r Dayton police have traced Gordon Thomas to Los Angeles, Gal., and ac­ cording to advices he is beng held in that city as the alleged bandit that hbld up the Millidgeville hank Sept. 12 and escaped with $1,000 in cash. Thomas is also wanted in Dayton for jumping a bond o f $5,000 for the theft o f an automobile. He is but 23 years o f age. CONTRIBUTORS TO FUND The following were contributors to the Educational Fund o f the confer­ ence o f the A. M. E, church for the credit o f St. Paul’s A. M. E. church: V. RIGIO, $1.00; A. E. Richards $1; M. C. Nagley, 50c; Wilber Traoyj 50c; A. H. Barlow, 50c; L. W. Jeffrey 25c; Henry Jackson, 50c; E. Neal, 50c S. Reed, 25c; T. Reed, 26c; Louia Smith, 50c; Elza Shingledecker, 50c; Samuel HeathcoOk, 25c; E. S. Hamil­ ton, 50c; Mary Doneghy, 56c; Friend^ 25c; Herbert Myers, 25c; Henry Wise cup, 25c; C. E. Jackson, 50c; Beatrice Kelly, 50c; C. M. Townsley, 50c; Belle Smith, 60c; Mr. Hartman, 50c; F. L, Creed, 25c; J, W. Venable, 50c; Mag­ gie A. Jones, 25c; Ruth Mayo, 25c. Total $38.25, a BE SURE AND VOTE Joseph Bennett, Pastor Sunday School at 9:15 A. M .u Morning Worship at 10:30 A. M, Attention is being called that all Spworth League at 0 P. M. voters come out Tuesday and vote. Union Service »t the Reformed .You cannot have representative gov- Presbyterian Church. eminent without voting and having Mid-week Service Wednesday at 1 good men elected, to office. The elec P. M, All ate welcome. (tlon this year is as important as any, OLD LEDGERS FOUND [ it.lM Some interesting ledgers were found when the old carriage shop was bring raised to the ground by Ralph Wol­ ford. The books were back in the days when Mr. Huffman operated a wagon shop. The books were well preserved and covered the years following 1848. The names o f many prominent fami­ lies at* found therein. Credit wEh float and provisions seemed tu be a* uncommon thing in those day*. POMONA GRANGE VOTER TO OPPOSEAMENDMENT At a meeting o f Pomona Grans** Dayton-Xenia pike, Wadnesday, M * flowing a speech by Charles Brand a vote was tatmi |* to oppose the tax tmml i atMi. to Jto jvoted upon Tuesday, 1 N b * k ., * j ! ; >4 | !*• ft 1% * . f 1;