The Cedarville Herald, Volume 49, Numbers 27-52

0 H Every Woman Knew What Every Widow I«arns, Every Husband Would Be Insured With Our Accident Policy. ikdarviUe ftera ld . Death Bides With Speed! You Cannot Stop It—But You Can Be Protected By Our Insurance Plan, Act Today! Howl •sm FORTY -N INTH YEAR N 0 3 1 . c e d a r v iu l e * 01m F r i d a y . D e c e m b e r 3 , 1 9 2 6 PR ICE , $IJO A YEAR “Stick’EmUp”Was CommandtoDruggist Gunman Walks Into Richards1 Drug Store And Demands Money Friday Night — Empty Cash Register Was AH That Was Found — Gumhan Overlooked Second . Register — Youngster Seeking Experience. A gunman walked into Richards" ' ”~ Drug Store last Friday night when SIXTY CHICKENS STOLEN no one was present hut the proprietor, WEDNESDAY NIGHT and jjulled. a movie thriller—that is !- } , — — . « thriller for Mr. Richards. ' I Mw^Knox Hutchison iB minus 60 nicqfchickens taken from the poultry house some time Wednesdaynight. Doll Messengers Of Friendship A movement has been started in thin country to promote a better un­ derstanding and good will between America and Japan and to do this it {s proposed to create thia friendship through* the children. The people of Japan have a beauti­ ful, family custom tailed the “ Hina Matsuri”, Festival'of Dolls. It cornea each year on the third day of the third month' (March), On that day each family brings out of ite ances­ tral treasure house the dolls of mothers, grandmothers and proceed­ ing generations for a renewal of ae- ;Ti TAGS FORTHE MBYEAR ’It's near on your autoi mind. Thia y* plenty Of tags haring plenty ready for,us* out an «xfca#u Mr, Harry the CedarriUe queintance. They are placed on a p ^ ^ w, table m serried ranks for inspection. _o5ll_ to and comparison. The. little girls, and 5 sr*L older ones, too, dress in gala costumes. y f>rr- Edminson BoyKilled 5 By Pennsy Train Edwin Edmistoa, aged 12, South Charleston, was killed last Wednesday !while picking coal on the tracks of the Pennsylvania lines' at that planer j He stepped from, one track to another : and was caught between passing Ifwr a new license tag trains. Better keep it ini The Edmiston family formerly re- ^ there is going to be sided In Roes township. It was only auto owners are' last, week the father was sentence, to notice to have tags the penitentiary for obtaining money »uary 1 , 1927, with *1 under false pretense, t time. j The father was granted permission local registrar, at .to attend his son's funeral, sera' Grain Co. is] The body bjldly manned and fyopr wapts, and you death took place instantly, i t a license- tag, so j pjq^vjng are four brothers and a sve it ready for the fliatert Howard, Carleton, Walter, Lower TaxRates OnNewValuation Increase In Property Value* In County Expected To Bring Relief To Mott Tex Payers — Special Levies May In- create Tax In Some Districts — Farm Land I* In- created With Two Valuations For Utilities About ten o’clock n young man walked into the" store while ^Doc ” ■ , . . . , ... * . , » « * * at hU desk reading. A»the * ” * £ 1 " “ M t a, to the callp. par feltovr approached he kept talking hat 1,58 the lea, la to be regretted hie voice was wavering and it was .hard to understand. When he approach ed the desk, Mr, “Richards again asked what he wanted and in no uncertain tone money was demanded with a re­ volver pointed in pjain view. Seeing the man a stranger “Doc” hesitated but when the demand w » t made a second time or get punctured UP went his hands and the fellow had charge of the store. The proprietor was Ordered to Dr. S. Parks Cadman Coming To Columbus Dr, S. Parkes Cadman, head of the Federal CoMneHof Ch’^'cles in Amer­ ica, and famous radio preacher, will spent. in Colnrilu?, before .the Ohio Pastors’ Convention, January 24 to 2' Dr. Cadman preaches each Sabbatl afternoon in Brooklyn before the Y M. C. A. and his srmons are radie and not only enjoy their own anew- Mr.^ ewIll. stgtes that no licenses J°hn ^ g tral dolls but also visit and enjoy <*„ be ireuedwffooot your bill of sale, those of themneighbors. A chc4cedo^ Begardle#*. of « » fact that you dis- may on thus day be added to the hap-. playttd fo* b»l <4sale lari year, you py family,circle to. be passed on to ^ have h «DL yM). also. Mr. succeeding generarions.^ Leyd# 1* corpprife to have to bill of The Committee on World Friend- 8gle to eet'the^gisbratlon number’ ship Among Children proposes to from the Clerkdf^ourt. Children Plant Christmas Trees open the cash register. The simple cast,. He is" regarded as one of" the/. , statement that the register was emp­ ty did not suffice. Again a command was made' and ♦“Doc” obeyed. There were only 2 cents'in the till,but this was no temptation and the fellow again issued orders fo stand still with ■hands up while he backed out of the store. Outside he walked across the Street to a writing Ford coupe with a pal that kept the motor running. The Whole affair took place in the space Of a few minutes but no custo­ mers showed up or Tio one passed. most foroeable speakers clergy in Amei’ica. among tV Pitchin Corn Show Opens Toda;v The 8 th annual -com carnival of the Pitchin Grange at Pitchin take place today. This ia the first time tha* entries are open to points outside c* Clark county. Townships bordoringin Greene county are open to the contes Yellow Springs Plans New School House Steps are- being taken toward foe erection o f a centralised high school Thejokswas on the yOung,gunman. AU. kinds of seed, baked goods and He failed to'see & cashregister up in poultry can be entered, _ • front of the store on the opposite side ----------------- - . of the room from the one at the desk. It had in it just'”what, Mr, Gunman was looking .for but the proprietor made no effort to offer suggestions at that time, The two men just'previous ,to ten o'clock had .a cap of coffee in the ■ ■ and” wl$«r • Aiwpw-ry i*rito®£ *fher and various places about, town and found that this amount would not b» how much business they did, ^When sufficient to meet state requirements, they left the restaurant the Pro- Bince then nothing has been done. The wanfc & Brown drug store was just district is badly in need of a modern' closing and it is thought the men had building. that place on the list for a call. *... Mr. Richards-says he could identify V«tvr ( i r r . w c the fellow who appeared to be about s p l i n e I r i X GTOWS 25- years of age. The Ford drove north JVlQIllIl |>y JVlOtttll out of town but not enough evidence ------ could be gathered to give trace. The State gasoline tax receipts totaled Ford stood across the street in the. $1,299,982 fo r foe month of October dark. on sales aggregating 60,499^110 gal- _____________to,__ * tons of gasoline in Ohio, according to a report handed out by,the state tax commission, The tax is two cents a gallon and the funds must be used for highway and street repair, : children in the schoola and families of Wimn it cani«t America that they get acquainted with i.—. , om« the doll custom of Japan and earn '0bio jjtVc something of Japan’s Love fo r child- are gjVen ^ ren and the home, and so begin to tbo -Ovewior of know Japan. Also that they send m 0 t E x -G ovl thousands o f dolls to visit' the-doll numbers. 99 99 & families of Japan and to serve as mee- y orrier 1 Govi ' sengera and Ambassadors of good- Nicholas Lon will and friendship, { No 1927 tag '< Dolls may be sent by groups o f chiL ,,wy jt^?. drefi in public and private schools, by' Sunday schools Girl Scouts, Gamp " — File Girls, church organizations and j l A f t S ! dubs or by individuals. ~ J ' . The dolls should’ bq new American TOWN dolls, attractively dressed in washable j materials. Three -manufacturers have a . . , a apecil “Friendship Doll”. I t is 15. ^eppala A n d inches high’, has composition arms and. Inrerestcd legs, moving eyes with eyelashes, a sewed wig, a cotton-stuffed body and a “mama" voice. Jointed dolls should n 6 t be sent as the climate affects the rubber and the dolls will soon come apart. " Ev<|ry county |n Ohfo ip ’bring asked to send some dolls on this er­ rand o f good will. Any class, .club-or his visit Tuesda socity wishing to send * dull, m*y{ Seppata had receive information by writftng to « fin* specimen Dr. B, T. Lamb, Sec. Ohio Council p i bright eyes . E. Laist, Director of the Depart- jment.of Research in Btetail Lumber, giving out num- JAntioch College, has originated a plan prominent citizen®_of Christmas tree planring by. school >ed numbers that children- This is done to'promote-the year. For instance‘ growth of evergreen trees that are riate always gets being cut wholesale '■to provide ' the r Cox gets' riiree Christmas tree. The evergreen grows .00,009 and 500,005,' rapidly and it is said-in three years Harmon, 1,108, the tree will be large enough for use 140; ■ 'at Christmas time. Several hundred used until Jan-'trees have been planted at .Antioch Glen. it 22 Siiserian Malamutes Find Public Much n Visit Here Tuesday Afternoon—-School Children egard It A Great Treat To See And Hear —Everybody Interested.in Togo Seppala and from Alaska hat the School child CARRIED SERUM TO NOME IN SDAY AFTERNOON FOR VISIT W. e. T. U. LKCTCREE AT M.E. CHURCK, SABBATH EVE. Prof. J, A, Dlckasonwill give a lec­ ture Sabbath evening in*the M. E. church under the auspices of the local W. C. T. U. He is billed for a talk on ■‘Young America's Tomorrow.” County Peace Contest Saturday Night The County Peace Contest will be held in the First Presbyterian church, Saturday night at 7 P. M. The winner of this contest will compete in the Congressional district contest later. Only two churches in the county will have representatives in this, con­ test, the M. E, church and the United Presbyterian church. In most o f the Counties over the state there was more interest taken in the Peace Contest than has shewn itself in this comity. Melvin McMillan Gets . Chas. Turner Home Mr, Melvin McMillan has purchas­ ed the Charles Turner property, bet­ ter known as the H II. McMillan homestead on Xenia av. Mr, McMillan has not fully decided what he .will do with the property. famous dog team- e and gone and BOSCOE HARNESS GOES THRU thankful f- ‘ r TORNADO AT HEBER SPRINGS moon. i with him and, were. Their big t&e&ifok Xenia, O. COURT OF APPEALS SUSTAINS PROBATION OF M’AFEE WILL The Court of Appeals has sustained the probation of the Joseph McAfee •will in Probate Court, irregularity, having been charged in the service of papers on Ralph McAfee, o son. Methodists be sure to get your ticket for the “Father and Son” .ban­ quet, Dee. 18th, A special program. ‘ Roaeoe Harness, who formerly re­ sided on the Federal pike south of town, but fm* tbe^^ri^rirohre ym * hit that town inst'Th’urodajr. kora than half of thb town was totally de­ stroyed and a number o f persons hil­ led. It in thought that the town wilt never be rebullt. The Harness fam­ ily escaped injury. Waterworks Bonds A number of towns id Ohio at the recent election voted bond issues for waterworks. They Were; Green Springs, $50,000; Crooksville, $96,000, Trenton, $40,000; Richmond Heights, December 5th good team could make 200 mHes a f 30,000 and Srimevme, amount to be V* „ . ------*. day over the ice but 120 Was a good <1et«rmmad later. More than sixty-nations throughout d a ThO fastest time that was the civilized world are expected to cver mftde wW m miies in 78 hours, C H U R C H N O T I C E S join in the observance of International four hoH]fJ} j a9te,. than any other town i Golden Rule Sunday. December 5th. j The arrWed on a hig truck as 1 Ongmrily intended to promote ti o [ the Rlke-Kuroler Co;, Day- peace and better understanding thru-ton out the world and to attract world*! . short talk about hi* W Merfal dog tteam and his trip aciowr the Bering .....i „mm sea to deliver^serum to the stricken DEATH OF MRS. CROW 'populace in-Nome. He had twelve of ■.. . the dogs that comprised that history Mrs. Lester Huston attended the making team with lira. Hfe started funeral last Thursday of Mrs. Earl with twenty but only breugril 16 back ^row in Akron. Mr, and Mrs. Crow as two perished in the atom and two formerly resided east of toWn on the* Were lost or strayed away. Shull farm but have resided in Akron The great leader, Togo, eleven years for several years. Beside the husband 0!d was the center o f .attraction for two children survive. Burial took place he lias more records and medals than at Cireleville, O. -onyother dog’ in the world, not gained 'at dbg shows hut for merited service. Golden Rule Sunday I * »otedfor trainingdog* for long distant runt. He says that a How much will my property be in­ creased in value for taxation? . How much will the tax rote bo low­ ered? ' 1 These are. two quesriotf that are uppermost in the minds of most prop­ erty holders at the present time, es­ pecially sihee the news was given out that the State Tax Commission had ordered increases in a number of townships in the county^ Just what the valuation on each piece of property is will not be konwn until the list is formaljy approyed by the State Tax Commission, This new valuations will probably. be made known in a few days. The tax rates cannot be fixed until the duplicates are.made up, 1 County Auditor Wead states that he will keep the rates as low aa pos­ sible in view of the new■valuations. In most taxing districts not more rev­ enue can be raised than last year un- less special levies for special ,taxes been voted, I f .the total land valuation is in­ creased ten or twelve per cent the Corresponding decrease in the tax’rate cannot be greater than this percen- tage, i»e declai-es. Cedarville township will jnot be sub- ject to the County Library District tax that was voted At the last election Tax-payer’s -whose property was doubled or-increased in value to any 1 extent by the appraisal will benefit but slightly by the great increase' in the tax duplicate because any reduc­ tion in the tax *ate will probably not be large enough to take care of -ad­ ditional foxes that must be levied on property op which a higher valuation has beeh fixed. . . . iSP... .... ....... .. . ,, Rt, „ t i pwe rid' and succeeded in saving the iftst foxes cap be paid before the 10 th dwelling and other buildings near. ' ‘ of January, J&. FIRE RAZES BARN ON FARM NEAR NEW JASPER Fire destroyed a large barn, and its contents on the farm o f.Russel Spahr, east of New Jasper, early Tuesday, A quantity of hay, farm impksments, and bfo«rif«ed"-a£d 3 jis SOMETHING ABOUT SANTA’S REINDEER THAT WILL BE WITH US SATURDAY P. M. You Can Almost S^e Die Horns Of The Reindeer Grow From Day To Day — New Horns Are Rubbed By The Hour On Willow Brush To Harden Them — Are ureat Runnels And Swimmers And Easily Trained Santa Claus and his reindeer are to horns drop off each year. During the b« here Saturday afternoon when the summer they grow out again. It doe:, little folks ean see Dunder, Dancer,'seem strange how fast these big horns Primcer and Blitzen. Three little anl-JgroW on these little,animals. They roals have an interesting history ; 1 grow so fast you can almost see the They come from a country where' growth each day. When the horns are it is so cold horses would perish in Small they are soft and quite snsa- tbs Winter time and of course the’ rive. If you were to try to pet Blltzen rrindeer is used for transportation.' on the horns, at this stage, he prob- Its little feet stick to the ice and the;ably would give you & look that would know and they travel with casfi.The say, “Don’t touch them,” for he would Baavy coat of hair protects) them be afraid that you would hurt them, from the intense 1 cold and storms j By the end of the summer, the horns that rage in the Arctic region, 'grow as large or larger than they Great herds of them roam over the were before. They look especially mag north and with their antlera they nifirorit, with all the velvet covering, dig down deep in the snow to get and they are quite hard, and about as the moss and summer grasses that sensative as your finger nail. As soon grow in that section. These little an- as the horns afe fully grown, the rein imals live to be quite old Without ev* *deer begin to scratch them on the lit- « r seeing a human being other than tie willow twigs that grow instead of thff Eskimos that herd them. They are trees. They rub them byThe hour un easily tamed and can be trained to do til they grow harder afta smoother, rartrin work in drawing the sleds, j The reindeer is a wonderful animal Although a reindeer's horns look to the Eskimos. Their skins provide quite business like, reindeer selddm theni wjlth warm clothing. Their meat nut them to do harm to anyone. In is for food. An Eskimo that owns * foet they are more less gentle and^fovge herd of reindeer Is regarded have a kindly look in their eyre, I f yfery wealthy man in that country, they are attacked by wolves or bears, • You can see fktnta's reindeer Sat* they drop their headland try to ter- ur(ifty afteriwW at-three o’clock. The 1926 Christmas Seals ' To Be Everywhere, I wide attention to the situation in the Near East, where American and for­ eign philanthropy are caring for an jtrny of war orphan#, the day this year will have the additional purpose of aiding victims of the earthquake in Armenia, a large number of them children now under the care of the ni nv.-,iC-ii Near East Relief, On Golden Rule Sunday people throughout the world are aeked to serve in their home the simple' meal of a Near East Relief orphanage and then to contribute as generously as their means Will permit to relief work in Bible Lands. The children thus cared for are being trained as apost­ les of a more peaceful world. Reports indicate that last year fif­ ty-one nation# joined in the observ­ ance of the day. Official sanction to the Idea in this country was given by President Coolidge and abroad by the rulers,. Statesmen, and diplomats. The appeal for aid to children in Annual Sale of Christmas Seals Bible Lands has received, a Universal jn,(^darvilie Township will commence response, in all Civilized countries, M(mday< The sale will be conducted Practical application of the Golden hy the children in the Public Schools. Rule is the sole purpose of the ob-|Sevet,ly.fiye percCnt of the proceeds servahee. Golden Rule Sunday Wlli ^ju remain at home and be used In be celebrated everywhere as a day o f,needed 8 <.rv}jG tor our children, self-sacrifice and kindly thoughts ........... — toward children in distant liuids. ................. Let the day be observed in this community and the financial rid giv-J en with the toul purpose of riding the homeless orphans abroad. M, E. CHURCH SERVICE Rev. S. M, fogmire, Pastor' Sunday School at 9:30 A. M. P. M. GilHlan, Supk- Maywood Homey Asst.. 4 Morning service at 10:30 A, M. - Epworth League at 0:00 P* M, Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 P. M. Union Service at 7:00 P. M. Prof* J. H.„ Dickasqn «wili speak at this service. Ail are welcome. U. P. CHUKCH Rev. R. A. Jamieson, Pastor. Sabbath School at 9:30 A. M. Mr. O, A, Dobbins, superintendsnt. Morning gservice at 10*80 A, M* O, Y. P. C, U. at 6 P. M. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Wy P. Harriroan, Pastor, Sabbath School at 9:30A. M< James C. McMillan, Supt. Morning service at 10:30 A, M, Christian Endeavor at 6:00PM. Union service at 7 P, M. Public Sale Dates Collins Williamson, Dec. 8 . O. B. Tattnehill, Dec. 9. NEWSPAPER CHANGES ife * . printed hams, or strike •y * « “ g* *SS c j s r s : t : 'S S T S K & «N»* For Sale: Beautiful Mahogany Pho­ nograph and records. Good as new. Very cheap payment#. Address Phono­ graph, Box 223, Dayton, O. STORAGE SPA^E for-, Hotrtehbjd Goods, MStrehandiSl, Mrirninery* ,r i» ' - Dead 'Storage of Automobiles. Phone ‘ Leitrim Cfamer, 336-R, or IBS, Xenia, O.-Address P. O. Box 1«1, Xenia. O. S‘*.V«4‘ * t;'..'L,A'. , i.it,- * I time and alvriy# ^11^ fo orar flowing with old and .. very y«tog to gtee Santa* warm welcome JqvesUgat*.fo f ll« » t d T^avri Ac ■ ^ S ^ W b T fo # w U is over the ****&* grrotliig. * fcident Insurance Polky. SHOP EARLY AND BUY* Chmtrats Still WORLD'S GREATEST TRAGEDY HAS BEEN ATTITUDE TOWARD THE MENTALLY SICK Public Has Neglected Mentally Sick In The Past Because The Patient Was Regarded Incurable — Old Methods Must Give Way For More Scientific Treatment r ? O p This is the second of a series of articles that will appear each week in this newspaper dealing with Ohio's proble mof increasing insanity. These-articles are spon­ sored by the Ohio Association for the Welfare of the Mentally Sick, which has but one objective, namely, more scientific and more humane treatment of mentally sick patients in state hospitals and the rapid rehabilitation of these unfortunates. old Bethlehem hospital, in London, inflicted somo of the most hideous forms of treatment on lunatics. This institution, in its earlier days, was nothing more than an ordinary zoo­ logical garden where the raving ma­ niac -was chained .to foe floor in ’his cell while visitors would pass through to behold bimj paying an admission charge. THE FIRST FORWARD STEP immediately following foe French revolution, and in the days when so- M u i. ciety seemed most dark, we see a The word "lunatic" came from the.forward fltep ^ taken< Tw0 ^ Latin and implied that the man or ^ T^e physically 9 ick had a mighty woman who had peculiar ideas or pe-,one fa pRris and the other in London, cul ar action# had been unfavorably fomer under Dr> phmip Pinfelt While the latter was headed by Wil- f-< lUMUVuwvw wy tllVVM. liam Tuke, The Word was coined at a time when ^ P*2P,e Jf.litved the b®| Both men did great work, Pind flat. We still, however, use the term !cause(1 the madma % T - J '? * fincd in the Bicefre, foe institution for cpurt-tecoris. It »s notamedicriterm in9ane Pari ^ \ * tu^n but of the dungerits, the irons, We w ^ i o f i t a ' bands taken from foei^ amsr wriste on earth had but very little m fo rm a -^ ank)es and to ^ ^ ^ !»il The Osborn Weekly Herald ha# been sold to Harry Crawford the new owner taking charge with the last ts- aue. Mr. S. W. Sammons, who is re­ tiring has not announced where, he will locate, , ■ IT, P. Kelley, owner of the South Solon News and the Clarksburg News has moved his headquarter# from South Solon to .Clarksburg and will operate both papers from that village, The- M. E. Church will observe A Father and Son banquet at the church pit Monday, Dee. 18. The general subject Of medicine ’ ^ " 1 had a very lowly beginning. The gen- “ “ f «* .tbes^ h* l no s<* « eral treatment of sickness usually * r ^a «y y 6 ws. The insane rested in foe hands oforeligioUs lead- put t0 de« h ^ ers. The physically sick had a mightly, m ‘ poor chance of getting well unless METHODS ARE UNSCIENTIFIC their resistance proved greater than The mere fact that society, within foe advice -they were given by those * few years, could change its ideas so who knew nothing about what they radically in the proper appreciation of Were advising. '> mental sickness can be looked upon as DOOMED BECAUSE OF THE ft most favorable sign, for i f it Was MOON possible for society to change from Often the mentally sick were doom-.the belief that is was perfectly right ed because they had permitted the to put the Insane to death, to the be* moon to have so unwholesome ftn in- lief that they should not he put to fluerice upon them. In other instances death because they were irreeponrible they were’ thought to be especially human beings, then it is possible for blessed by the gods, society of today to change its views In many countries the so-called lu- relative to foe present-day unscientific natics were thought of as being po«- care of those who are mentally rick, Seised with devil* and that God-fear- The Ohio Association for the Weifora ing people should have nofoing to do of foe Mentally Sick is sponsoring a with them, but should lock them in movement for ft more sympathetic and dungeons, with chain# about their an- more scientific handling of the groat kies, Wrist# and Atm#, in solitary con- problem of* insanity. Prof, d* A. Dlckason wil) lecture at ^tHe M, E. church, Sabbath evening. fincment, that foe clank Of chains} might he a.constant reminder of their,. . . , permitting the. devil# to gain PV#ee#-:*. ^ ^ p ln sion of tkefr^ouki. Other* ^ero pUtto tbe U : k. clwreh Sabbath erWh . dtoth,,*ome'oy foe 1 ’ v ., m guillotine, some by hanging, ofoera by I ; .. ''' ...1: drowning* . . .»•-' |. Magazine subscription# for > frhtodA-' They solve •sv * For Sale: 40/WhRd^Loghot* 'hm _ ........... «nd;l2 Minorca*. Mr#* C. M. Cfo«#e tstitoforifc hf-foe vretli totey, foe^jgubiem. Hum C, MoHiikn. M,4,Jr./