The Cedarville Herald, Volume 52, Numbers 1-26

0 4 Adwtkfesr arts % w arttote* vrtwreyou hadonly goldonebefore-, He who advertises-realizes. %& YkdarcHk K o B t i a l t i e M l s T o o B I g t o U a e J ^ vertieing- and None Too Poor to A f­ ford using it. FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No. 25. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FRIDAY, MAY 31,1929 :S5 BIGCOTTON INRUHY IN , SUDAN,EGYPT Khartum, Sudan May 1,1928 1The Cedarville Herald, Cedarville, Ohio Bear Editor:— Perhaps the readers o f the Herald may be Interested in learning some­ thing o f the big cotton growing pro Section the Sudan, south o f Khartum, along the Blue Nile river, AH the northern part o f the Sudan is a barren desert except occasional strips along the, river where water is drawn* up by means o f the natiye sakia,s and shadpfas, The same was true of the land along the Blue Nile before the Sudan Plantation# Syndi. cate began their irrigation project. The! annuhl rainfall here is less than ten inches, while the relative humidity as so low and the average temperature so high that practically nothing.in, the way o f vegetation will grow. unless water is artifically supplied. The natives o f this .region are pre dominantly Arabs, with a mixture of black bipod from the south. In previ­ ous times the natives have been barely able to eke out an existence here, and in. seasons o f unusually scant rainfall, famines were not uncommon, Today the aspect o f things’ is completely changed. Last March Mr," McKnight, head of the J. Kelly Giffen School of Agricul­ ture, -Mr, McClure, a short, term teacher in Khartum, and myself took a trip’to Wad Medina, center of the cotton growing area. Prom there we went on south to the Senna* dam on the Blue. Nile. ' This dam furnishes the water fo r the irrigation project. . , W& left Khartum for Wad Medina about 1:00 P. M , riding on the front seat with the driver of a Chevrolet bus. ’ These buses usually haul,no one but natives but by paying five piastres extra we induced the driver-to let us . ride with him. About twenty natives ..rode "behind.. The road over which we traveled was nothing more or less than a path'thru the sand, which fol- lows'along the railway from Khartum to Wad Medina. During the first sixty^ miles there was very little to vary the" monotony o f ■the trip, *except"ah oc: casional stop at villages to get water for the car and to discharge or take on more.paSsangers, Traveling across the desert fit that time o f day, one sees mirages on every ride and' lias the impression, of being marooned ort a dpaerfc island. No matter liow fact Or how far you, may‘travel, however, the Water remains the same distance away. , > After traveling thru this sort of country for about three hours, we wdrft suddenly surprised to see a strip o f green ahead. On coming closer we found it to be cotton, inside the irriga­ tion area. It makes an almost "start­ ling contrast to flee a vigorous healthy field Of cotton growing adjacent to the barren desert. The spot where we entered the area under cultivation was sixty miles South o f Khartum, and we traveled sixty more.miles thru land, under cultivation before reaching Wad Medina, a4city of about forty thousand inhabitants. Upon reaching Wed Medina we Went cut to the government, experimental farm, .where we put up for the night with" some* English friends*. The next day being„Friday, (which the English government officials use as a day of .rest, instead o f Sunday, out of respect to their Mohartiedatt brethern,) our hosts were free to show u* around the farm, . .. Perhaps it will be well before des­ cribing the type of Work carried on here; to tell something o f the history o f the irrigation scheme. Since 1899 the Sudan has been under Anglo- Egyptian government. At that time, and for many years after, the Sudan received very little benefit from the Nile, as it simply passed thru the Sudan on its way to Egypt, In 1922 an agreement was made whereby the Sudan was to be allowed enough water from the Blue Nile to irrigate 800,009 acres. This was regarded at the time, not as a right o f the Sudan, but rather as a favor o f the Egyptian govern­ ment, as Egypt claims the Nile as her own river. Accordingly, the Sennar dam was built across the Bide Nile awl completed in 1926 at a cost of 66 million dollars. On November 18, 1924, Gen. Lcr Stack, Governor-general o f the Sudan, was murdered by Egyptian radicals* As a result, the British government derided to increase the area under cul­ tivation hi the Sudan, until they shall have 8 million acres under cultivation. Since then Anglo-Kgyptlsn relation* hi the Sttdfct have become increasing­ ly unfriendly, and attfeo tha Sudan is nemiktty under Angfo-Egyptkn gov* emment and the English Und Egypt* k a flags fly side by ride, the.Sudan k really under British control, witti Egyptians holding only a few post* Mens o f minor importance* The arms ore* whkh t h ^ * s « o » project MW #**«twWty ******* ** * COURT NEWS PADLOCKS FOR TWO The pool room end soft drink es­ tablishment operated by M. J, Dugan Xenia and the pool room o f which Wheeler Kimbro, colored, Xenia, is proprietor, warer padlockecbby county authorities at moon Friday under a temporary injunction. According to the complaints, Dugan and Kimbro have each been convicted twice for-liquor law violations, ^Judge Gowdy granted the applies tion ahd ordered both places closet pending a hearing on the charges. No date has been assigned fpr the joint hearing. If the injunction is made .perm­ anent,, both places will be dosed for one year. DIVORCE GRANTED , /Sarah Mae Breakfield .has been granted- a divorce, from Harold O, Breakfield in Common Pleas- Court on grounds o f groBs neglect, of duty and Was ordered restored to her maiden name o f Gray, The defendant was ordered to pay the plaintiff. $4,000 as alimony. In the division o f their prop­ erty is to receive the household goods and furniture and a brooder house on the farm o f the defendant’s father. DIVORCE SOUGHT On grounds of wilful absence from home fo r njpre than three years, Ethel Ferguson has been granted a divorce from Lawrence Ferguson in Common Pleas Court and was also awarded custody of, their minor "child, Helen Louise. The matter of fts support was referred to Juvenile Court for de­ termination. BALE APPROVED . Sale o f property to Josie Powers for $2,250 has been confirmed by the court and distribution o f the proceeds, order­ ed in the case of Anna Bs Morrow, as administratrix o f the. estate of Olive E. Kyle, deceased, against James Le- "Roy Kyle and others in Probate "Court. APPROVE SALE Sale o f property-to the plaintiff for $1,436 has been "confirmed and distri­ bution o f the proceeds ordered in" the case o f The Home Building and Sav­ ings Co. against Fred E. Williamson in Common Pleas Court, GIVEN JUDGMENT •* The- Colonial, Finance- Go, has rg-, covered a cognovit note judgment fur $371 against Clarence ShUtts in Com­ mon, Pleas Court. TEMPORARY ALIMONY GIVEN In the Case o f Bertha K. Weaver against Charles X*. .Weaver in Com­ mon Pleas Court, the defendant has been ordered to pay the plaintiff $100 afl temporary alimony. CASE DISMISSED Suit of J. H. Dean and others against The Logan Gas Co. has been settled and ordered dismissed in Com­ mon Pleas Court. ’ (Ctottf**** « * ?* * * » » VALUE ESTATE Estate o f Lester Croy, deceased, has a gross value of $8,800, including per­ sonal property worth $7,000 and real estate valued-fit $1,800, according to an estimate filed in Probate Court. Debts total $2,567.26 and the cost of administration is $428.80, leaving a net value o f $5,804. DISMISS CHARGES Affidavits filed in Probate Court charging W. N. Davies with reckless driving and, failure to stop in ease o f an accident'have been ordered dismiss­ ed by Judge S. C. Wright on motion of W. G. Lowry, the prosecuting wit­ ness. FROMSTATE NOOKS IS FINED A fine o f $100 and costa and sen­ tence of thirty days in the County Jail was imposed by Common Pleas Judge R. L. Gowdy Tuesday upon John Ken­ neth Nooks, 30, Colored, who had pleaded guilty to a charge o f resisting ah officer in connection with an alleged attack made upon H. A. McLean, mar­ shal of Cedarville, May 1, An indict­ ment for (assault is also pending against him, His father, Martin Nooks, 60, Was also .indicted for assault and battery and resisting an officer in connection with the same case, but the charges nave not been disposed of* SUIT ON NOTE Suit for $362, alleged balance due on a promissory note, has been .filed in Common Pleas Court by the Gen­ eral Motors Acceptance Corp, against P. Isabel Askew, Wilbetforce, It is asserted in the petition that the defendant purchased a 1927 model Chevrolet cabriolet from the Lang Chevrolet Co., October 8,1927, paying $875 in cash and giving a note secured by mortgage for the balance o f $496. The plaintiff charges the defendant made one payment of $84 and soon afterward Wrecked the car beyond re­ pair and turned it over to plaintiff, who sold ft for $100 and credited the owner with this amount, Raving a irnkne# o f $8#S due, The note and mortgage had been assigned to the finance corporation, E. D. Smith !# attorney for the plaintiff. COLUMBUS, O. — Secretary o f State Clarence J. Brown reports an increase "o f fees in the corporation division o f his department fo r thefirst five months o f ,the •fiscal year, over hat o f the same period last yeari tee­ total amount being slightly in excess o f $760,000. - Last year the a'ffiDunt' collected for the same period amount­ ed to $548,784.34-. If the fees paid in continue In the 'same ratio the re­ mainder o f the year Secretary Brown will pay*into the state treasury. «p of dollars. ; . . "• - It" _* - State Librarian George Elliott Mc­ Cormick is truly an enthusiast re­ garding hi# department. He recently states that through all sources at his command he wished to continue to arouse interest in the right books, history, science, industry, agriculture and the arts. There is. a persistent de­ mand upon the State Library. for books that are not supplied by local libraries. The State supplies this de­ mand, realizing that in smaller libraries funds are meager and book collections fire necessarily inadequate, Ohio State. Library Is filled daily with people desiring references and among them are readers of the daily papers and current literature. Thousands of people have been at­ tracted to the Capital City the past two weeks by the war maneuvers 6 f the government air forces, which brought huge bombing planes to Nor­ ton Field from every ^section of the Country. The skies arq filled daily with planes and local denizens are awakened early each mornim? as .the sky-birds return from the “ scene of the conflict,” Officials at the field are besieged with requests for trips aloft by visitors but of course they must be denied on account of the government regulations. *- ♦ #••- K3 Governor Myets "W Cooper and staff, members o f his cabinet and elec­ tive state officials together with their families Wiil be guests of the big Hagenbeck-Wallace circus which is to VJBjt the Capital City ort Wednesday, May 29, Movie pictures will be taken for the news reel which will later be shown ift numerous theatres. It is said a surprise is in store as the grand entry will be lead by a beautiful young miss from one of the state de­ partments- seated in a howdflh mount­ ed on arf elephant’s back. T ie circus will undoubtedly attract many visitors from all over Central Ohio, *■ . * * State officials and ‘ employees have begun to arrange for their annual vacations, and fishing tackle, hunting outfits and the old tin Lizzie are being (prepared for the big event. Time tables are In demand and boat sche­ dules are being scrutinized. Several of the most enthusiastic are planning ah automobile tour through the south­ west which will include a visit to Yel­ lowstone Bark, Salt Lake City and Sait Air, Bike’s Peak and Denver, Col, * * * Legislation enacted by the eighty- eighth General Assembly places full supervision o f the placing of nets for fishing purpart* in the Lake Erie dis­ trict with the Director o f Agriculture, It aka regulates the size o f various fish which may be taken, After March 18, i960, no one may catch a sturgeon less than 48 inches in length and there shall be no-opeb'season for sturgeon -until March 15,1934,- hut shall not be­ come effective* unless the province of Ontario, Dominion o f Canada and the state o f Michigan #dopt similar legis­ lation, This would: affect the placing o f Ohio caviar Up®| the, market for a short time. Tliesasnew fishing regu­ lations may be secured by applying to Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown. Class o f 23 Receive * High Sch(|)l Diplomas The fifty-third, menccmcnl exercist Cedarville Opera evening, May 23, The stage was? decorated for the-' tire class was #£ EJgh School, eom- ,were held in the louse, Thursday [efy appropriately icasion. The en- in .a? semi-circle Sty, % tens, and COufity Superintendent H» C, Aultman were also, seated" on the stage., ■ ^ *■ The clnss speaker was Dr. T, C. Holy, o f Ohio State University, He spoke on “ Your Obligations tq Cedar­ ville” His remarks Were very ap­ propriate for the occasion and in­ cluded much wholesome advice for the graduates. , The diplomas .were presented by Superintendent IL D, Furst, who. also made a brief introductoryJtalk*. Each Senior reccived his or her diploma as the names were called in alphabetical order. m „ ' The class consists o f the following graduates; Harold Harvey Baker, Helen Lucille Boolman, Edgar Givens Brigher, Maf-jorie Irene Cotton, Ber­ nese Elizabeth Elias, Elizabeth Ann Evans, Ruth 1Eleanore Ferguson, Willis Romeo Gotmley, Seeva Marie Griffin* William Everett Harbison, Marlon Stewart Hostetler, Helen Eli­ zabeth Kennon, Elsie Lou McCoy, John Rankin MacMillan, Helen Lcnore Norteup, Thelma Doris Prints, Carroll Elbert Randall, Robert - Luther Richards, Regena Rose Smith, Doris C. Swaby, Ruth Eleanor West, Wiliam Theodore Willis and Marjorie C. Young. The music was furnished by the Methodist Orchestra, which was in charge of Charles ToWrtsley. The music Was a very valuable part o f the program and Was thoroughly enjoyed By all. ’ SCHOOL NEWS Another Year Ended Our,School year 1928-1929has come to a close, We have had'a prosperous year, a good year and we' hope a v ets pro­ fitable ond, all of which has been made possible by the co-operation and in­ terest of all Concerned in the work of the Public Schools. * So at this time, we desire to extend our gratitude to Our Ministers, who have so kindly given of their time and energy to the. teaching of Bible in out High School, and for their splendid Service in our Commencement activi­ ties also to our Editor, Mr, Bull for his efficient work; to our Physicians for their excellent service} to our Board o f Education for their Untiring efforts, and loyal support to the School} and to. out Parents and Patrons who have, been so faithful and sacrificing and who have manifested so much interest in all the propeets o f the school. # The youth of today are the citizens o f tomorrow, and our fondest hope is that every pupil who goes from our portals may Have the very best equip­ ment that our school can give* for good and noble citizenship. And now, boys and girls, Good-bye (Contlnuod ott iast pat*) SLUMPSHOWN INMARRIAGES FORPAST YEAR Nine less marriage licenses were granted by the license bureau of Pro­ bate Court in the fiscal year that end­ ed March 31, 1929, than during the preceding twelve .months, .an annual report' prepared by, Miss Allegra E. Hawes, deputy probate judge, reveals. The .total for last year was 230. *June regained its popularity as 'a "bridal mouth. There were forty June brides, In the preceding ytor August was high- with twenty-eight licenses, was least popular both years: Other statistics in the report dis­ close that during the last fiscal year, the court issued thirty-two letters of guardianship, probated eightjfseveh wills, issued -seventy letters testa­ mentary and ninety-five letters o f ad­ ministration, administered 165 estates, sebt twelve persons to insane hospi­ tals, twenty-two to feeble-minded and epileptic institutions apd two children to reform schools. In the previous year the court is­ sued thirty-three letters of guardian­ ship, probated fifty-six wills, issued forty-seven letters testamentary and ninety-one letters of administration, administered 138 estates and split twenty-two- persons to insane and epileptic Institutions and five children to reform schools. Boys To Compete In Milk Judging Boys taking vocational agricultural studies in 74 ■ counties of Ohio have been invited to enter a milk judging contest in the dairy laboratory of Ohio State University, Saturday. The con­ test will be under direction Of Profs. R. B. Stoltz and H. D, Drain of the dairy department, and J. B, McClel­ land of the educational department, * The judging will be dond by teams of four, To the boy who ranks high­ est in the contest a prize Of $45 will be given by the Ohio Milk Distribu­ tors Association, the money to be "used toward defraying his expenses to the National Dairy Show in St. Louis in October. Ho also will represent Ohio in the National Mfllk judging contest, The schqol ranking highest in the judging contest will he awarded a silver trophy by the Ohio Milk4Distri­ butors Association, which also will give, banners to second" and third schools in the contest. "The Ohio Chamber of Commerce Will award & medal to the high indi­ vidual in the contest and ribbons to those winning second tQ tenth pb ces, Death Monday Night of Mrs. John Nelson Mrs, John Nelson," aged 83 years and three months, died Monday night at 11:30 at Dr. Marshall’s hospital in Yellow Springs after an illness of. six Weeks. The deceased had been a life long citizen o f Selma and died from infirmaries o f old age, Three sons survive: Robert of till# place} Homer o f South Charleston; and George, at home. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the Selma M. E. church, Rev. II, G. Gunnett having charge of the service. Burial took like# at Salma, Clifton Presbyterian Pastor Ifi Installed The Rev. Ralph M.“ Fox, former executive secretary of the Fre#by- terian hopje, Sidney, Ohio, was install­ ed as the new-pastor o f the Clifton Presbyterian church before a larger crowd Sunday afternoon at special services open to the public. The Rev. C. L, Plymate, executive Secretary o f the Dayton presbytery, presided at the service. "Foundations of .the Church”-was the subject of the sermon preached, by Dr. Daniel Brownlee, Dayton, executive secretary of the Dayton Council o f Churches. Rev. Fox was formally installed gs pastor by Rev. Mr. Plymate under authority granted by the Dayton presbytery, Ttyd charges were given, the one to the pastor being given by Rev. Emil Bauman, pastor o f the For­ est Avenue Presbyterian church, Day- ton, and the one to the congregation by Rev, Carl White, Yellow Springs. Following the service, the Rev. anjl 'Mrs. Fox were honored by the congre­ gation at an informal reception at the church, "The church manse is being renovated and the Rev. Fox arid family will move in about the middle of June. tS PRICE, ,1 .50 A YEAE DOGOWNERS SEEKMANDAMUS COURTACTON Death Claims Mrs. , G. H, Baker, Tuesday Mrs. Mathilda Baker,' 75, wife of G. H. Baker died at her home at 3,6Hivl- ing St., Xenia, at 4:25 Tuesday morn­ ing, as the result-of complications of diseases-1 She had been ill since last October and bedfast since December and was a former resident o f Cedat- ville, Mrs. Baker was, bom February 19, 1854, in Gallia County and had lived in Xenia for the .past fourteen years. She married Mr. Baker March 22,1906 and -he^ survives with one son by a former marriage, Win. Timmons of near Waynesville, 'O,, and five broth-, ers, Aaron Shepard,,Cedarville; MoseS Shepard, Brookville, Rid-; James and "William Shepard, Dayton, and "Joseph of Arcadia. She Was a member o f the Lutheran1 Church and o f the Ladies Aid Society. , Funeral services*will be held at the rosidetice Friday afternefejn at,2 o’clock with burial in Massiee Creek Ceme­ tery. ' _ ■«.. '> ‘ , •% . , _____ e S Cedarville College’s baseball team made only one scratch hi£ and was blanked by Defiance College by the lop-sided margin of 11 to 0 in a game on the Defiance diamond Saturday afternoon. > Joe Bower, Defiance pitcher, was in rare form ahd struck out twelve bat­ ters. . - Albert Turner was on • the mound for the “ Yellow Jackets” and yielded nine hits,, but Defiance bunched them for runs in-five different innings. Defi­ ance had its best inning in. the fifth, scoring five* times. Both teams fielded well, making dnly one error apieeg. Score by inn­ ings; r Cedarville____:_OO0 000 000— 0 1 1 Defiance _______201 251 OOx—11 9 1 Batteries: •' Cedarville—-A. Turner and Boyer; •Defiance—Bower and Peedier, Geeri * Sky Is Limit For Price Of Gasoline The road machinery interests Con­ vinced the legislature that the one cent additional gasoline tax could be added without putting a new burden on motorists. The tax was added fol­ lowing operation of the law. Then came another cent increase in the price after the lobby element had rep­ resented that gasoliqe was going down In price instead of .up. Wednesday the price was boosted another cent b | further proof that the lobby element was not running the business of the oil interests in the state or country. Mr. Motorist is of course the goat and mujt dig down for 'the higher priced gasoline Which many believe is but a move to even Scores with the legisla­ ture, Rooms For Conference Visitors Mr. Roger Stormcnt has been ap­ pointed chairman.of the committee on Entertainment for the coming Bible Conference, June 12 to 18. * He requests that all who may have furnished rooms to let for that peri^j will leave their name With him ‘ as noon as convenient, Rooms'will be let in the order of listing by the own­ ers. It is suggested that a uniform charge of about a dollar a day be made. The race gambling situation in the state is attracting much more atten­ tion that one might imagine. I t seems to be a three cornered fight between - the harness horses, the runners and the dogs. The harness racing game has nearly passed out due to public interest in the runner# and the gamb­ ling that follows It, The dog rac^r afforded quicker action fo r betting and this hurt both classes o f horse racing. -Governor Cooper has become much involved in the contest as did Myron T, Herrick, when Governor some year# ago, Herrick took a stand a stahd that soon divorced the sporting ele? menfc in the state from him end cost his election the following year. Governor Cooper has taken a d e -' cided stand against the dog races and gambling^but refused to issue a state-. ment a few days ago to a press asao- ~ ciation as to what he would do in re­ gard to gambling at the Bainbridge track races near Cleveland that open­ ed last Saturday. Races have been in­ vogue daily with the pari mutual bet­ ting machines in operation and no action has been taken to step the gambling or the races. Monday the Methodist Ministers in his own county, Hamilton, openly en­ dorsed Cooper fo r his "stand on dog races but" went further and urged him to fake the same measures against horse races and gambling.1 Cooper’s political friends are now Rebuilding a track at Coney^ Island, Cincinnati, where r-hdrs’e racing with pari mutual gambling will start inte few weeks. . The followers o f dog races find themselves" being ground between the laws of the state on one side and the Governor on. the other. According to dispatches^ a suit may be brought in the Supreme Court against the Gov­ ernor causing .him to check- the -race horse gambling also. % Columbus, Ohio—Reports1 gained . currency today that those interested in dog' tracks have" planned a new stroke in their,warfare with Governor ’ Cooper, who fecentlycompeUed Madi­ son County officialsYo arrest the oper­ ators Of betting, machines at the dog o f mandamus NOTICE 1. O. O. F. LODGE MEMBERS Thetis will he a meeting o f the R8lh District Fast Grands at lodge hall Monday night, June the 3. Alt pact grands are requested to he present at this meeting a# the East Grand’# D*« graft will be conferred. pian i'esm petition for a writ against the Governor to "compel him to, stop the betting at horse tracks in the same fashion as he stopped the 1 betting at dog tracks., Since the ban against betting at dog tracks was issued, a horse track* for the .runners at "Bainbridge, near Cleveland, has been1opened' and has not suffered from, interference, and a harness track at Norwalk i s sched­ uled to be opened soon, , These incidents have angered the dog track owners and conferences have been held to ascertain what may be do'ne about the matter. Discussion is said to have trended in favor o f a suit in the Ohio Supreme Court. At­ torneys were inclined, to laugh at the stroke today and to1doubt whether the proposed remedy would he effective. “What could they compel the JGov- ertior to do?” one attorney asked, “Write a letter to the Prosecuting Attorney?” A dog track at Fairfield near Day- ton i3 to be. rushed to completion and a test in Greene County is to he made of the Governor’s order banning the dog tracks. J Belief has grown stronger here that the horse tracks ate not to suffer from interference unless local county offi­ cials desire to act. It is found that there is objection to horse races only if they continue for a long period of time in any community. An attempted revival of interest in harness rqces is said to hinge upon the manlier in which the harness races are received this year, * '* ~‘r"' “ “ . „ t • Tax Collection v Here June 10 Couiity Treasurer Helen Dodds an­ nounces that her office is now ready for the collection o f the last half of 1928 taxes, * Tax payments Way be made at any time but the deadline date for the June installment Is July 20. Fbr the accommodation uf tax-pay­ ers in the outlying districts of Greene County, a representative o f the treas­ urer’s office will be stationed at hanks in various parte of the county for five days, beginning the week o f June 10, between the hours o f 9 A. M. and 2:30 P. M, •( . On Monday, June 10, a deputy will be at the Exchange Bank at Cedarville fo r the collection in Cedarville Twp, and Cedarville village; Tuesday, June II, at the Isanti Deposit Bank at Yel­ low Springs fo r Miami Twp., Yellow Springs and Clifton; Thursday, Jm « 18, at the Farmers and Trader# Iftterk at Jamestown for Row adt“ £01v«r- cm k Twp#. and Jamoatown villaga; Friday, June 14, at tha Osborn Nwtien- al Bank for Osborn* FWrftoM and Bath fw p .j Monday, June i f , at ■ ftrtvHte Saak fo r colkotkm in JeSWriP t o t T w f, tra d B e w * r * v lfe r fa « g * ,