The Cedarville Herald, Volume 50, Numbers 1-26

If Every Woman Knew What Every Widow J*>arns, Every Husband Would Be Insured With Our Accident Policy. Jte ra ld Death Bides With Speed! You Cannot Stop It But You Can Be Protected By # Our Insurance Plan. Act Today! Now! ■FIFTIETH YKAK N o . 4 . OMDAHVJLLE, OHIO, F R I » , JANITA1JY7,1927. PRICE, §U» A YEAIt APPEALTAKENFORACCOUNTING INELIZABETHLYTLEESTATE NEW OFFICIALS SWORN IN MONDAY I I ■' NEWS! FROM Judge K. L, Gowdy, Executor, Finds Troublesome Case In Own Court—Protested Having Bankbook Balanced a t Hearing. Tjic famous Lytle ease which has been in controversy for many months and has been in the process of settlement by the executor, Judge R«L. Gowdy, for nearly seven years, has been appealed from Probate Court to Court of Common Pleas, qvei which Judge Gowdy presides. An accounting is asked for and this the executor has refused to give. It is said to be the first case in the history of Greene County Courts where a Judge as an executor or administrator had to be forced to make an ac-1 counting, James B. Watt acting for his son, . Kenneth Watt, FiUsbqrgh, and his NO CHANGE MADE IN daughter, Bessie Bensqi., Boston, has* OFFICIALS ON BOARDS appealed from the Probate Court to* the Court of Common Pleas after an j fhe present officers on the school accounting had been asked for from hoard, township trustees and council the executor, Judge R. L. Gowdy, . The case has attracted not only county-wide interest, but among the legal fraturnity in adjoining coun­ ties, Chief Justice Marshall-of the Ohio Supreme Court will assign an­ other judge to hear the appeal, - During the term of J, C. Marshall as probate judge, an effort was made to gat an accounting but the case was' _ t . . „ . _ not brought to a decision until Octo-.r Bur6,ara entered the Hayes Littie her U , i m when Probate Judge S. ^ ‘o^ry somc time Wednesday night C. Wright passed on the motion andra,,d took money denied an order for opening the ease OlfMER TATE will sefve the present year. W. J. Tavhox heads the school board. Wil­ bur Conley, the township trustees, and H, G, Funsett, as vice mayor of .he village ■ | •; ; . -f ' Little Grocery Store Entered Tuesday for an accounting. At that hearing it developed that Judge Gowdy, as executor protested having the estate bankbook balanced The fact was brought opt that Judge Gowdy had cashed a Liberty bond and same was placed to credit of- estate Account in Xenia National Bank, The Judge disputed the bank records, in court and Probate Judge Wright or­ dered the bankbook balanced which showed about $475 in the fund. -It was also contended that Judge’ ■Gowdy .had received assets of the estate after 'making what was sup­ posed- to be a final account mid that he had made disbursements from the •state bank account, Th*r« is said to be one share of ,FwfS Gil Company stock yet in the of the estate that had not at took money and merchandise amounting to about $90.. Entrance was gained by breaking } glass in the vestibule at the front mtiance- A large atone was used to -real; the glass and was left at the .viridow. Two valuable guns, a ten dolar piece, and some shells,-yvere taken eo far as known. Marshal McLean »aya he has a good elue and some devel .-uienta can be expected in a few •lays. 41 hag boon offered to either of the halt*. With the assets of the estate In. hit possession and funds sent Judge Gowdy as executor, by Mr, Watt, the inheritance tax was unpaid for sev­ eral years. The heirs have asked for an ac­ counting of the business of the es­ tate, It was by^cotrespoiidence from Hut Pure Oil Company that it was teamed that one share had not been transferred and was in the name of th* estate. ’ . Grand Jury Held Session Monday Four indictments were returned by the grand jury Monday. Raymond Smith, 26, colored, was indicted on. three charges of forgery. He Is alleged to have passed or at­ tempted to pass forged checks on Xenia and Cedarville merchants. An indictment was returned against Marvin Ringer on a charge that, in aider to collect a milk bill due him, h« represented himself to bo another person, in a telephone calf, and had two turkeys valued at $14 delivered him by Green brothers, Xenia, keep­ ing the birds for the milk bill. Eight cases were ignored by the jury* editors Purchase Houston Land The great track of land in Madison .ad Clark counties known once at? .ho Houston farm, later owned by the Ohio Seed and Products' Co.* defunct, um sold Taeaday to the Mid-State t t l f i i Ilft tw m t tw n The offering, which waa offered la 14 separate tracks and u a whole, comprised 4,838 acres, The realty company offered the only bid in each i-ase .mhl waa announced the .success* fu bidder. No other bids were offer­ ed, The'realty company is composed of reditore who bid in the land to pro- act their claims. •L’KOOL OF MISSIONS AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Firr.t Presbyterian church has iinug,located a School of Missions > meet each Wednesday evening nring the month of January* The .upper and social hour is between six •id seven and the Mission Study •eriod between seven and eight. The subject for mission study is Jie “Moliammodan World". Five diiasca have been organized: two adult, two for young people and one for children. Dr. Ilarriman and Miss Alberta Creswell have the adult clas­ ses; Prof, and Mrs. B. E. Robison, the young peoples' classes and Mrs. Clayton McMillan, the children's class. The men of the congregation ser­ ved tile dinner Wednesday evening while the Christian Endeavor will act tti that capacity next Wednesday. About ninety persons were enrolled in the dances Wednesday night. . The Paper From the O ld Home Town * By JOLEPH W. GANNON At evening wlien the work of day Is o'er, And for a bit of reading I sit down, The reading I do first and which I like the most In the paper from iuy old homo town. If know what's going on back there at home, In Arcady w* ere I first trod the ground, tfor news of It Athirst, and always, get St first In the paper from my old home town. I like to think of those I used to know, The boys and girls with whom I once went 'round; I'm posted on their doings, their travels and their wooings By the paper from m old home town. At times when I go back and meet old friends, Who tell me news of tSndth, or Jones or Brown, I tell them that I know it, because I read about it ■ In the paper from my old home town. I# you have moved away from former scenes In icarch of greater riches or renown, To keep old mrm'rh s bright and gam a new delight R«ad the paper from your old home town. .>.i ii«-ti11 *■»■*»«>«•*‘fts-reie » -r^^<*^'*'«g*-«**^»**]*-*'* '*'*'*'‘*''*‘*»*»*' *•*• p t1 Ohmer Tate is now sheriff of this county, having been sworn in Mon­ day, along with 'his deputy, George F. Sugdtn. Alonzo Edwards, will be the county dog catcher under the direction of Sheriff Tate. George Spencer, former dog catcher, will be an extra deputy. Morris -Sharp, retiring sheriff Va­ cated the Sheriff's residence, Monday tod Sheriff Tate moved into the munty residence provided for the sheriff. Mrs.. Tate will be matron of the institution. Seventeen county prisoners and me federal -prisoner were turned over to the custody of the new official. Other county officials to take their dTfee officially with the new year are County Camm$**ymer Herman Ea- *ey, Prosecutor, J. C. Marshall, and Or. Frank Chambliss, coroner, who succeeds Dr. R. L. Haines. Edward Flanagan On Retired List Edward Flanpagan has been a very may man for fifty-two years. Mon- lay he waa without a job but he had % fine record that no man could take "rom hitp. It came about this way. Mr. Flan­ igan bad 'been placed on the Roll of toner with a pewttou by the Feansy- Mr. Flanagan was bom on Staten island, N, Y„ on., December 15, 1836 and had reached the age of retire­ ment, 76. When he was quite young Id* family moved, to Ohio and settled At West Jefferson. In 1878, i t the age »f 19, he entered the Pennsylvania Railroad service as-a trackman un­ der the late Martin Carroll. He also served in the same capacity finder the veteran James Xehoe. In 1889, Mr. Fanagan was promot­ ed to track, foreman and transferred to Linwood arid from there to Cin* points until 1911, When he was trails- cinn&tC where he served, a t ‘various ferred ot Cedarville. Mr* Flahnagan stood faithfully by his comany in the trying times during strikes in Cin- cincinnatl, when, rail property woe burned as well as the courthouse. He ha*, a record for faithful service that should be a comfort to him in his de­ clining days. At present despite his age lie en­ joys good health. He will remain in Cedarville until spring when he ex­ pects to move to West Jefferson, his former home. (?A Mother Claims Son ' Injured When Young Mrs. Elizabeth Haltennan, Colum­ bus, mother of Leo Ilalterm&n, who is charged with first degree murder for the death of Mr, and Mrs. Chas. Ifariterman, near South Solon, is to make a fight to have her sop declared insane and thus save, him from the electric chair. She Bays the boy was kicked by a horse when aoven years of age, and again when ID and that he was tun over once by a farm wag­ on, with injury to his skull. Leo is charged with one of the most brutal murders in the history of the. state. GROCERY STORE CHANGE MADE MONDAY; NEW PARTNER The F. B, Thomas grocery and meat store was invoiced Monday under a sale contract made some weeks ago, and Mr. Charles II. Crouse is now a .member of the firm ofe Thoms* A CroUse. ifcK’Ufouse was for a num­ ber of year* engaged in the retail and wholesale meat business and is at home with -a white dpron around a meat block. Mr. Crouse has moved to the Lemons* property on South Main stetet» which he purchased. KAFEf RE-ELECTED In the organization of the county commissioners,. Monday, Herman tavey m n rhosen president of that body for the third time.. Public BaleB a te Arthur Cummings, Fol-ruuty 16 , In the reorgnai City £am>ni»«iun* > has been chosen ' * 'The many Smith over the to know that b« ter suffering a sll) several days ago, • * Mrs. Mgry Jolls county infirmary from a cerebral ceased was for of Yellow Spring held from the Ye! church, Tuesda Joseph W. at Efion. * Carl Bloom, Jobe' Brother* Cq signed to accept a ; ing salesman fori house. 'V :*■..P" ' ' •' 9 Paul Baker, the Xenia 'police, list of juVenile ago .Baker waa from Cincinnati a promise to go stayed for a numb Henry Miller farm is aafd to have half-brother, Sli Columbus jdke It is Mid that he ing a hold np December 24 of stopping, is said to have colored boy in been turned « who will cae* - Frank figured in nun has been returned'! to serve a carrying out on paadte fit attacked hi* knife test mu Bte sent to the WTY ItPOT! the Xenia J 1 MvKoy, that Issly. j ►Judge l i . - r J Nrill be glad! be out a£- ic stroke j died at the M. Sunday The de* -a nwident , ffineral was ing* M. E. rteith Rev, Ing. Burial 8P0NS01t8UII> FOR FOREIGN GIRL manager of , ha* re- as travel*- silk tier, 17, by S lengthy Some time to Xenia, released’on The youth seek* on the town, lie with a iter on the arville. attempt? irville on instead is car. He Ivor to * boy dm* WrightJ Siranoush Zohravian pemt ha* tor Mary E. Grimda i divorce charge* %iat Oscar S. Grooma tik .hJr suit for husband, badnjeught her but one dreaa aineg their Saarriage in 1908. Cruelty and! gross neglect of duty is also charted. She asks cus­ tody o t the children, housabold goods and alimony. - .#. * - * The Lodemaw Stewart general store at Zimmerman, wa* entered by burglars last Friday night and about |35 in change was taken. Frank Hil- debrant, tenant on the Ed Ferguson farm, had a Ford stolen that same night, arid it is- thought the thieves took the car to make their escape. The car was found later at the Mar­ cus Shoup farm on the Dayton pike with the gasoline tank empty Suggests Permanent Auto Registration A plan for making automobile li­ censes permanent rather than annual has been proposed by A. J. Thatcher, Franklin county auditor, who sug­ gests legislative action along that line. The plan proposed would pro­ vide that an automobile owner re­ tain the same license number and tags a* long as he owited a car, re­ gardless o f make or age. The annual fee would be payable throughout the year as are taxes, with aimilar pen­ alties for delinquents, Thatcher saya the state would save 129.660,000 in ten years by his plan ami automobile owners would not have the trouble of having to secure tags the first of each year. HERE IS NEWS FOR ALL AUTOMOBILE OWNERS No excuse will be W'trUmhile after Saturday if you as an owner of an automobile, truck, motonyde, trailer or other automotive renvi'yaueu haa not the 1027 iech*e tag after Satur­ day, January 8. Busin**** will pick up in Mayor’s court Monday morning for all offender*, There can be no "ex* euse offered for not having tag*. In most eases other automobile and truck owners have secured lif-r-nsc:i. The negligent must secure them at once or stand tor » penalty. Mr. t’arl Sptacklin ha* wove.! to the Lee Rife farm frem near Wajr.i,* Villi*. Mr. Victor Bumgarner riroutly gave up this-faint to lake ti e IL Crouse place on the roluthhas pH:? ■ Mr. H, W. Evans of Dayton was in town Wednesday on bitsine***. Mr Evans report* that he ha* aold nut his his grace?y awd lunch burin*** in his city but expect* ft* enter bti*ine«s j'n the near future, As a result of the campaign for the Near East Relief under the di­ rection of BEft H. G, Funsett, local chairman, Cedarville contributed to this worthy cause the sum of $1J0.10 and according to advice froinj. Cal- vitt Clarke, Cleveland, elate director of this movement, Cedarville and' the community, has been granted a spoh- worship of a child in the Near East, A sponsorship costa $190 a year. It does pot mean th,at the community is obligated in any way, but we should be proud to have a part in this great work. With this sponsorship Cedar ville and community* lias a direct in tereot in educating a worthy girl In .that distant land, The Herald presents a likeness a- Love of Siranou&h Zohravht who has been assigned to Ccdarvillo under the sponsorship. She was born about 1914 at AghdJo-kaln Village, Etehmiadzin and is now in an orphanage at Sev­ ersky.^She will.need sponsoring until •-he i s 19 years of age to receive food clothing, shelter and training for -elt-support. and future usefulness. Siranoush lias exceptionally clear and fine skin and - naturally curly black hair. Her father 'died during m epidemic In her village.' Her Mother was .still living but' when the Turks came and looted the house, the mother died of fright, The giri was otecod in the Orphans?* by her iMcte. but dees h t f spare time she knits, makes lace and plays games. - Cedarville shouid consider it a rate privilege to sponsor this young girl lOt only this year, but the four years to complete her education.' Many contributed small amounts this year not lenowing what use was to be.made of the money other than for general relief. Next December on Golden Rule Sunday we can easily repeat what was done this past De­ cember.* “He who gives a child a treat, Makes joy-bells ring in Heaven's . Street, And he who gives a child a home Builds palaces in Kingdom Come." — .John Masefield Farm Leaders Will - Speak In London T.. H. Sparks, Ohio State Univer­ sity, will giv» a talk on “Thot Corn Borer Situation in Ohio" at - the jrninp session of the Madison County Farm Bureau annual meet­ ing Saturday in London. Mr. O. E. Dobbins, one of the Master Farmers in Ohio, will also be on the program tor a talk. Mr, O. E. Bradfute was announced for the program but was unable to he recent. HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF '23 HOLDS REUNION THURSDAY The Class of ’23 Cedarville High School enjoyed o class reunion at the home o f’Mr, Willard Barlow, Cllurch street, Thursday . evening, December 30th. A delightful three course dinner was served at six- thirty after which cards and music were, enjoyed. The ^following guests were present.* Misses Mary Townsley Dorothy' Wilson, Alberta Owens, Elisabeth Groowell, and Helen Iiffe, am! Messrs. Ward Creswell, Ralph Baker, Gordin Kyle, Ernest Gibson, and the hoot, Willard Barlow. FOR SALE. OR RENT l f c acre fram North of Springfield at low money rent for 1 to 3 years} or cell on payment of $1,000.09 down ami balance same as rent with low rate of interest. F, D« Watts, Rf4 1, South Vienna, Ohio. NOTICE TO MOTORISTS At council meeting eounril’s atten­ tion was called to the fact that a few motorists had not observed the en­ closing of part of Bridge street for iho pleasure of children In coasting This was done to keep children from other otreots with sleds. Complaints were made that auteioto had driven over yards to trawl that street warning has been given that violators to the future will Jbp taken up and given a find and coats, AGEDWOMANDIEDMONDAY F ROM BODILYBURNSINHEROWNHOME Sad Fading For Unfortunate Woman Wrho Was Alone and Without Aid a t Proper Time - Died a t Home of A. I). Townsley, Flames from on open gas stove ignited the dotting o f Mrs. Joanna Townsley, past-BO, at her home last Sabbath morning, which cost her life. While dressing she stooped over and the dress came in contact with the flames. Nhe fought the burning clothing as best she could but finally cried for help. Miss Buck, who nurses Mrs. Jeanette Eskridge, in rooms ad­ joining heard the cry for aid and responded and tore as much of the burning clothing from Mrs. Townsley’s body as was possible. J, E. KYLE HAS HARVEST , WITH ICE ON ROAD The ice covered roads the past week lias made automobile travel just a bit uncertain. The Clifton pike was in condition that more than one au­ tomobile drives bad a thrill and left the road Without warning. It is re­ ported that J. E. Kyle kept his 'mule team harnessed ready for callers. A record of sixteen autos in the ditch covering a few days made Mr. Kyle a much wanted xnan with the auto public. Governor’s Committee . Inspects Home Governor Donahey's .committee to make a survey of conditions at the O. S. & S. O. Home will visit that in­ stitution Sunday and Monday. The Home Is asking'for near a half mil­ lion for imrovemeiits from the legis­ lature. The institution has been the football .of politicians far many years from both political parties. During the past year the state law vas ignored in purcha es - and few Xenia merchants secured or have had an opportunity of even placing bids on supplies. Washington C. H, has had the call since the board 'has fell under Democratic control. Sheriffs In Ohio Find Now Board Plan office in all the big populated coun­ ties has been a harvest for the official due to the profit on feeding prisoners When prohibiten enforcement be­ gan to overcrowd the jails all the heriffs in Ohio began to- wax fa t on profits. Recently the Supreme Court held that..the sheriff^ could net profit on the feeding of prisoners.. This put the menu' program up to the county commissioners. The Franklin county commissioners let the contract to outside parties and a legal controversy* is now oil in that county. The Franklin county auditor refuses to honor vouchers on that agreement, claiming that • the feeding of prisoners is up to the sheriff even under the cost plan, The Supreme Court held that no profit could bo made by the sheriff. Investigate the Herald Travel Ac­ cident Insurance Policy, Miss Buck immediately summoned Drs, M. I, Marsh and J» O. Btewart Who dressed the wounds and and aided in moving the victim to the home of her son, Mr. A. D, Towns- ley oft South Main street. Later In the day Mrs. Townsley -becapie worse and the end came about one o’clock Monday morning. The deceased was obm in Greene county near Xenia and had been a lifelong resident except a few years she resided in the West. For twenty-' four years she has been a resident Of ; Cedarville.'Her husband, the late Ira Townsley, died in 1914. In early life Mrs, Townsley taught in .the local public schools. She was .a member of the United Presbyterian church and one devoted to the- Work o f the eliurdu The deceased is survived by three sons, Stewart, Cincinnati; Ralph, in Dayton; and Arthur, of this pace beside^ ten grand children and three :great grand children, and two ; brothers-in-law, Rev. Ralph Lackey, Carlisle, Iowa; and William Bears, o f Dayton', O. TJie funeral was held from the U. P. church, Tuesday afternoon, at 1:30, the services being in charge of her pastor, Rev. R. A. Jamieson, In­ terment took place at Woodland cem­ etery, Xenia. City School Boards j >jDon’t lake Decision The recent suit relative to the vil- & ttet., .... n iT T S F school property must pay its share as private property has caused a pale o f gloom in many sections of Ohio With school boards but’ was good reading * for cities arid villages where the prop erty on the street improved lias in the past paid for such improve! lent, unmindful perhaps of what was done The Cincinnati TimeSrStar has the folloridng to say: “Hundreds of thousands- of dollars * may haev to he expended by the Board of Education^because of a re­ cent decision of theJ Ohio Supreme Court, The attention of the city of­ ficials was directed to the case by Moses Blau, special examiner, who received it from State Auditor Tra­ cey. It means that properities owned or controlled by the Board of Education Will ahve to pay assessments for all ■ street, sidewalk, sewer, water mains and boulevard ighting. OnlyTwentyCentsPerDayis Paid for. .. FoodforAverage InsanePatient inOhio is AhfeMxtn of a ccriea of to’ticlea that will appear each week in this newspaper dealing with Ohio’s problem of increasing insanity. Those articles ave 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, ^ Can you appreciate what it .would mean if come loved one of your should become mentally sick and it should become necessary to send him. to a hospital and bo placed under the earn of a $33 to $43 a month unskill­ ed, untrained attendant? It is not htimsnanly possible to obtain the high-grade typo of nursing service that the mentoly ciek are entitled to tor the small wage that is paid. Food is another item entering into the per capita cost price. To have ft low per capita cost price the food must be low hr both quality snd.qttftn tity. The average paid out for food per day per patient in the states in­ vestigated fellows; California, ISc; Michigan, 20e; Fcmisylvanift, 32c; Massachusetts, l?ej Now York, 24e; Corarade, 16e; Indiana, Mei New Jer soy, 28e, Ohio vrill run under per, dr-y pet* patient. MORE FOR PRISONERS A recent article appeared In the, siewapapora stating that the jail at Cleveland to permitted 43e a day for ordinary prisoners euisl COc per1day tor federal pristoo* If you will divide the amount of lowed each day by tliree, you will then get the imaunt of money that is paid for each meal. Wjiy should the mentally cicls be thus starved? They are victims of a system that holds the cost priso per day as the most important tiring In the management of our state institutions. MAINTENANCE CHARGES There are other items entering in­ to per capita cost price, among them general maintenance, which rinks as follows: California, 14c; Michigan, 21 cents; Pennsylvania, 43c; Mftshachu- cctts, 24c; New York, Sfifc; Colorado, 12c; Indiana; lie ; New Jerriey, tic . This teSttifca clothes, general lant equipment and taking Into considera­ tion any new projects. Another item la that of fuel, light and water supply, on wliMi we.have- the following figures; California!, 4c; Michigan, fie; Pennsylvania, 7e; New York, 10c; Cororado, Gs; Indiana, fie; *iow Jersey, %. The development of our state in- atitutloM for tho cate of the mental­ ly sick in the last {15 years has re­ ceived Steel? into an eetmomie cost price problem, with small regard for the welfare and fs haMlitallon of those fer wham these iftstituihssw were ctettfd—tho mentally sick. The names of these Snatitut'twn have beeii changed to ‘tepiL'ilV’ but that to tho only change. Tkcir personnel tmd tk'lf cfjttipmcftt frem one year to tho other is simply the peiTOJuttd <&ud the equipment of & large jail.or ptsorltoftfte. i f o Bo Ct-nfinued Nsxfc Week*