The Cedarville Herald, Volume 50, Numbers 27-52

H M : i / / «• THE CEDARVILLE HERALD: ImprovedUniformInternational KARLH BULL EDITOR AND PUBLISHER Entered at the Boat Office, Cedarville, Ohio, October 31,1887, m second elnsts matter. FRIDAY, JULY 8,1927. COMMERCIAL COURTS BRING PRISON SENTENCES Wm. Rogers, the cow-boy comedian, says: “Ail I Know is what I see in the papers,” This expression that haB become almost a by-word, fits well the commercialized courts that have and to some extent still profit to officials without any regard of the outcome. The commercialized court is going to be a thing of the past or law enforcement will become a Joke and no long­ er have the moral support of the'public/ Newspaper reports tell us that Sidwell .and Severs, two of­ ficers from a commercialized court in Dayton have been sen­ tenced to prison. Severs goes to Atlanta for 20 months. Sidwell received four months in the Troy county jail. Both were sen­ tenced by U. S. District. Judge Hough. These two constables as well as others had been profiting from a crooked court and were*violating the same law they were arresting many others on the same charges. Profit to the officers was more of a con­ sideration that enforcement of the law. These constables, now federal prisoners,,have at various times operated in this county and drawn heavy on the tax pay­ er’s funds, Hundreds of dollars have been paid to these graft­ ers, yet not one cent has been put out to land chicken thieves that have infested the lower part of this county. A woman can work twenty-four hours a day*to raise chickens, make all the sacrifice possible to earn something, and then wakeup some morning to find that the result of? her efforts and the hope of the profit, had gone to some night prowler. She later is told there is no funds to meet the expense of funning down a com­ mon chicken thief. But she is never told that it is nothing to have $500 of the county funds spent in a single month to a set o f grafting constables that have no interest in law enforcement, other than the profit they might gain. Probably this, is one of the reasons that has brought about this apparent indifference pver law enforcement! Again we see by the papers that Mayor Allen of Washing­ ton C. H:, has been operating his court about the same way he has managed the city, which by the way was held up to the ci­ tizens of Ohio, as having gone broke, and different branches of the government dispensed with until funds were secured. The citizens of Washington made no effort to repudiate the city debt but they refused to vote more funds for Allen to spend. It was only a few days ago f it a Dayton court released a num­ ber of prisoners, that Allen had committed to the workhouse. The Judge scorched the Washington C. H. magistrate who had been holding court after the midnight hour and offenders not given a. chance^to defend themselyes. Law enforcement has no chance of public support when it is conducted in such courts. The United States Supreme Court has said so but the leaders of the' grafting justices and consta­ bles, have endeavored to tell the highest court that it did not , know what it was doing. Thousands of motorists in Ohio can testify to the graft they have been forced to pay tp the commer cialized and way-side ceurts. T p be hauled into a wayside "court at, the midnight hour and sentenced without the usual formal- „ ity of court procedure, and the accused having the right to a lawyer, has been a no*uncommon thing. A reaction is taking place in Ohio over such courts and unless there is a change, all law enforcement will suffer. The Automobile Clubs of Ohio will sponsor petitions to bring about a vote on the justice of peace law enacted by the last legislature. Hundreds of motorists have faced these com­ mercialized courts. In fact when on the highway you never cam tell when you will meet one of the collectors, a constable, Who carries a witness and informs ypu that you are violating some traffic law* You are asked to put up $10 and probably that is the last you hear of the case. In many instances such . sums are i^ever turned over to the county as forfieited bail, for in sp doing the grafting officials get no fee. -To be sure they , pocket the, amount and make no record of the case.. That has been our experience but sixty days later the grafting justice, who had’not doceted the case, was forced to refund the money. ! There is no need for such kihd of courts in Ohio. If any one ' branch of our law enforcement machinery can only be operated through such Courts, we might as well discontinue the courts now without doing further damage. Time only will bring about the change, even later. When this vote comes up remember to give it your support. TA X LAWS DRIVING COMPANIES OUT OF STATE , Farm and home owners can take notice of some of the . damage the Ohio tax system is doing to business. Every manuT facturing company that leaves the state, or a new concern that fails to locate in Ohio, due tp our tax laws,, only makes the bur­ den just that much higher and heavier on farm and }iome prop- . erty. Last week three companies in Cleveland announced that they would leave Ohio and seek a location where taxes were , more just. " . It was only a few months ago that one of the largest steel industries in the country announced that no, more expansion is booked for the Ohio plants. At the same time additions that will cost'millions are to be erected at plants other than in Ohio. During the year more, than one industry has skipped Ohio and located in adjoining states due to our tax laws. Once this idea gets a solid foundation not only in the state but outside, prop­ erty owners will see industrials leaving more rapidly than we see them today. Homes and farm land must carry the burden of the cost of'state government, Labor must suffer also. The retail trade will be curtailed. That the home and farm owner can get some idea of what tax is being levied on incorporated companies let us relate the experience of a local holding company, having control of prop­ erty for a fraternal organization. Four years ago the state cor­ poration tax was nominal. Two years ago 4he legislature in­ creased the tax fifty per cent. The last legislature being gener­ ous to the tax spenders increased the corporation tax to. what now amounts to 250 per cent over what it was four years ago. In addition corporations must pay two different federal taxes, if profits warrant on one. Then they have the normal state and local taxes added, which are found on homes and farm lands. This should cause home and farm owners to wake tip, We have been a busy people trying to get a little bread and butter, and plenty of gasoline and tires. We have chosen men for the legislature as our representatives, but in most cases they went into session representing the tax spenders and not the people back home. Not one in ten members can be re-elected with a full exposure of how they voted on .various issues; on the floor, and in committees. But Who is to take the trouble to dig up these records? What every county in Ohio needs is a live tax payers organization. With that kind of an organization Greene county citizens would not be asked to pay the extra cent gaso­ line tax to build roads tax free along southern Ohio land that is underlaid with coal, oil and gas, while farm land here is being assessed for a fair per centage o f the Cost, The contractors in Ohio put over a good, one in the extra cent tax. We hope the members of the legislature will not find the new tax burden­ some to them, . * Ancient Samaria '"‘"Batnaria at the time of ottr Lord's Mrthiy ministry was tha central prov­ ince of Palestine, lying between Ja­ de* on the south ami Galilee on the smrfh, In 'more ancient times the country that came to be known as Sa­ maria was the kingdom of Israel, cam- posed of the Ten Tribes, The city of Samaria was the capital unfit the Ten Tribes were carried Into capfitlty la it* year % 0. A Quiet Kansan Ah Atchison man m hates excite* ment he won't sit In a rocking chair.— Atchison Globe, G a t e Impractical men are always telling practical ones something to make the latter rich or famous. The goose that Wld the golden egg was a goose to ,l«t anybody know she was laying them. StmdaySchool ' Lesson' {By REV. P. a. jrmWAUfcR. LU), p»a», Uucdy Bible Institute uf Chicago ) eg, HIT. Western NewBPurer Union y Lesion for July 10 SAMUEL'S FAREWELL LESSON TEXT—I Samuel. Chap. 13, GOI.DEN TEXT—Thy loving kind, ties* Is Instore mine ay«» and 1 have walked in Thy truth. PJUMAItY TOPIC — Samuel the Faithful Servant. • JUNIOR TOPIC—An Old Man’s Ad­ vice, . INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP­ IC—How to Make a Clean Record. YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP- 1C—Righteousness In public Life. Samuel means "asked o f God.” God gave him in answer to his moth­ er’s prayer. She promised to give him buck to God, In bis early child­ hood Ills mother cared for and taught him. At an early age she handed him over to the care o f Eli to minister unto the Lord In the Tabernacle, While he was thus engaged God called him. He responded to this cull and spent a long life in useful service to God and his nation a s . judge and prophet Our lesson today Is his fare­ well address. • 1. Samuel's Challenge to the People, (vv. 1-5). . L Reminder of the way the king bad been given (v, l) . He showed that they were directly responsible 'fo r the change in g o v ­ ernment. Though keenly feeling the reflection upon himself, and their In­ gratitude to God in th^ilr demand .for a king, he had not resisted their Wish, ' V . ' , 2. Review of his own administra­ tion (vv. 2, 3). (1) Walk ffoin childhood!, (v. 2). Samuel's was a remarkable life ; from childhood to old age lie had lived oh upright and pure file. (2) Career as judge and ruler (v. 3). lie boldly chal­ lenged them to show where and how he had even In the smallest ,matters defrauded or oppressed anyone, 3. The vote of confidence by the people (vv. 4. 5). . It, was Samuel’s right as he laid down the reins o f government to have his record vindicated and to have his integrity established beyond a doubt, So that’ no evil-minded man could ever be, able to cast reproach: upon him.' 41. Samuel Reviews God’s Dealing From the Time o f Moses (vv. 0-15), He reasoned with them concerning the good hand o f file Lord upon them from the time o f Moses. Though they wltli ingratitude turned from the.Lord and demanded a king like the other nations, He had acceded to (heir re- quest and set a king over them. 1, National prosperity .conditioned' by obedience (v, 14). Though they had displeased God iu choosing a Icing, If they would fear the Lord ' and .render obedience, na­ tional prosperity would still |>e given: Would that the nations today could see that obedience to God Is the only way to prosperity! Nations should find out God's will pnd then . bring themselves into harmony therewith. God’s law must be obeyed by the rul­ ers as well as the subjects. 2, Disobedience to God .meant t nation’s ruin (v. 15). ^It Is folly to ask God's blessing upon a nation while It Is living In rebellion against Him. Triie statesmanship Is to find out God's will concerning the nation and so direct that in all its taws and customs there may be har­ mony with that'wlll. . III, Samuel's Own Vindication (vv 10-19). This was Such a critical hour In the history o f tlm nntlon that Samuel sought to Indelibly Impress Its mean lag on their hearts. This he did by means o f the thunder and rain out o f season. Ilucvcst time was not the season for thunder and rain, so when it came* at the call of Samuel the people word affrighted. They saw It as an example of God’s mighty power which, If directed against them, would destroy them In an Instant. IV, Samuel's Gracious Response (vv. 20*25). f 1. "Fear not—serve the Lord with all your heart" (vv. 20-22). Jnmuel did not minimize their sin, but assured tnem that If they would servo the Lord wlioioirnriedly lie would not forsake iliom. The ground o f their hope was In the faithfulness o f God in keeping Ills covenant. "For Ilia name’s sake'' show* that God’s honor is at stake. "God forbid that 1 “hould sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you" (v. 23), Though the people had rejected Samuel, yet lie had such magnanimity o f soul that he has pot allowed their Ingratitude to stop his intercession for them. Such failure he regarded as sin for lilrnaeif, He as sured them that in spite of their sin their one concern should be to feat the Lord and serve Him wjiolebeari edly. Be Reedy to A c t Doors are opening or closing all the time in life, and wlmt they will do foi you depends on the way you grasp oi fall to grasp the opportunities thm come to you. Re watchful; be read,' to a c t—Maititle D. Babcock, , Influence Influence depends less on our acilvl ties than on the qualities that lie bo . hind our activities, as the planet at­ tracts, not by Its motion; but by If* weigh!.—Thomas Starr King. . ...... .............. . u>■ j - h uj.■> ■> ju » ' For Meditation o o o o o o By LEONARD A. BARRETT CHARACTER ' At our house we laueh an’ we sing and we shout. And whirl all the chairs and the tables about: An’ rassel my pa, an' get him down, too. An’ he’s all out of breath when the- flghtln* Is through: * An' ma says that pur house' Is surely a ' sight, Rut pa an' I say that our house Is all right. , —Edgar Guest THE MARSHMALLOW T HERE is nothing the children like better around the campfire thun ' toasted marshmallows. In ■■winter the grate Is often the cumpfire und may­ be just as enjoyable. The marshmal­ low is a confection which lends itself to many culinary achievements. An ordinary cream or lemon pie be­ comes especially stylish when decor-, ated with a few quartered or whole marshmallows. They puff up, look so tempting and taste so good that it al­ ways pays to have a bos of them for use I d food.- Cornstarch pudding, chocolate pudding, jelio, salad dress­ ings or fruit are all Improved by the addition ojf u few marshmallows. An apple or other fruit, pie baked uncovered and decorated with raursh- mallows Is both attractive and di­ gestible. Hot chocolate or coco* for the chil­ dren Is made most fejstive by a marsh­ mallow swimming around on top. Plain cookies, vanilla wafers, crack­ ers or saltines are all the basis of most attractive little c«kea when dec­ orated with marshmallows, nuts and fruit preserved or dried. Place in a hot oven to puff and brown. Figs soaked* overnight in grape Juice, then drained find stuffed with nuts and marshmallows are delicious. Pineapple marshmallows »nd whipped creani are delicious poured over slices .of angel food for dessert . Gingerbread and sponge cakes cut In two while hot and filled with marsh- mallows, put together and placed In a hot oven to melt, then served as a dessert are delightful. Be sure that the mallows are fresh or Uie melting takes too long. C h a r a c t e r is a most important factor In the economic and social world. Remove character from busi­ ness-and you have bankruptcy. Re­ move character from society and you have the downfall o f civilization. What Is this subtle, bidden- and mys­ terious force'wh ich la of so much value in life? What is character? It is easier to tell what It i? not than to tell what it is. Character Is not what a person as­ sumes to be. Here conventional imi­ tation is not character. Imitation or .pretense Is like a veneered piece of furniture: It soon discloses the "real” when the outer surface Is removed. Character Is not. what a person thinks himself to be. His standards may be very low In- the scale ‘o f moral values and thus he deceives hliqself. Char- ester is not wlmt some other person thinks we are. The opinion which others may have o f us' is our reputa: tlon, and reputation Is not- necessarily character. Character Is neither as­ sumption, imagination nor Is It repu­ tation. What then is- character? Character Is what a person*’ Is In the organic unity o f his secret thoughts. It Is our true , self divorced from all assump­ tions, No person’s character can rise higher than his ideals, and ideals are . thoughts reaching out for the highest possible realization. • ■ ■ . Character expresses Itself In some unconscious moment,. In some un­ studied deed, When taken unawares a person expresses his- real selt A heart set right and strong is not likely to go wrong when temptation comes In the flash o f a moment. It Is not so much In a studied act as In an uncon- scious act that character, is usually -revpaled. A person always lives Ills moral life from within outward, "Out of the heart are the Issues of life.” It has been i^ald that a person can success­ fu lly lie with his mouth but not wltli his eyes. The face Is the Index of character, because it is the mirror o f the thoughts nnd intents of the heart "He who steals my purse steals trash, but he who steals my good mime not only takes that which enriches him but makes me poor indeed.” ' * <©. 1927. Western Newspaper Union.) - Free Music Come in and hear the latest hits. PATHE and PERFECT RECORDS Portable Phonograph Neediest Ulce Came*. Uke Instruction Books. Strings. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS It is easy to play a Uke, Take one along on the motor trip and vacations. Get it at— Inman’s Jewelry - Store ■Cedarville, Ohio, History Repeats ’Itself An Atchison man looks -upon radio sa something flying In the face o f Providence. That was the way his grandfather looked on the bathtub.— Atchison Globe. Easily Identified The traveling man who sent his wifi s check for a thousand kisses got mad when he found that his sppuse had had It cashed by the druggist Furniture Shop Upholstering ■■■■ . : • ■■ ■, I ■ ■■: •' '■': •, Refinishing Repairing Expert Workmen— Quality Work Only Frd F.GrahamCo. Phone 3 17-19S. Whiteman St., Xenia, O. Q i l d i ring ■h Frazer’s Semi-Annual Clearance Sale <©, 1927 . by W«t*rn_N«w»p»per Union,) . .»■ mw .in uiin. -pn - JiVord from the Greek Hydrophobia, a word derived from the Greek, means fear of water, and fe a r ,o f water iB a symptom o f the disease to which dogs are subject and which the bite o f the diseased dog will transmit to the bitten animal or human being. The name o f the disease is rabies. Perry Monument The Perry monument at Put-in- Bay 1 b 385 feet la height The gran- ’ ite column is 45 feet In diameter at tiie bottom and 85 feet at the top. The plaza on which It stands is 758 feet long by 401 feet wide. Robt. Bird & Sons Co. 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CEDARVILLE, OHIO. ttWMtMiK tm STORMS AND FLOODS When storms lay your wheat flat and floods .make lakes o f your corn fields there is satisfaction in knowing your dollar crop is safe* Every dollar your plant here keeps right on growing at the rate o f INTEREST regardless o f storms or floods. Play safe by keeping your sparee dollars planted here where •you are always sure o f a bumper crop. TheSpringfieldBuilding& LoanAssociation Springfield, Ohio 28 E. Main Street o f your is safe, rate o f where id, Ohio ■ **» X' *S-r