The Cedarville Herald, Volume 52, Numbers 1-26

HI IT : . -Advertising* sells three articles where you had only sold one before— He who advertises—realizes. FIFTY-SECOND YEAR No. f>. CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FB *AY, JANUARY 11,1929 HEWSLETTER FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS 1 State House, after he has taken the oath of office. The public reception iwill then follow in the rotunda of the ICapitol with a night reception in the iSenate chamber. The day will end in a press smoker with an appropriate program- COLUMBUS, Q.-—Although the usual state wide publicity was given, in which the press throughout the state cooperated,’that there would be no time extension on the use of 1928 license plates, there was the usual last minute rush by tardy motorists who had neglected to secure their new license plates. Police officials gave splendid cooperation in enforcement of the dead line a t midnight Decern* her 31st on the old plates. Prepare* tions had been made for an early die* .tribution tha t would permit the sale of license plates to commence Decern* her 1 , allowing a full month for all motorists to secure their new tegs, This plan, will; continue in the future with the dead line on the rise of old tags being December 21st and abso­ lutely no extension granted. The pre­ sent sale of 1929 license plates would Indicate that there will be a sub­ stantial increase ip. the 1929 registra­ tion over 1928, and that it- may reach the two million mark. * ^ * The Ohio Fair Managers Associa- '• tion, of which Governor-elect Myern Y. Cooper is president, will hold itr- •annual meeting in this city next week, January 15, 16 and 17. There will - possibly bo 800 county and indepen­ dent fair representatives present and all may have an opportunity to select a new president owing to Mr. Cooper’s elevation to chief executive of the state. Governor Cooper has- been president-of i e association for eleven years and has done much towards creating a great interest in the annual fairs of the counties of the state, There are no prospective candidates for the position but there is •much good material from which to select a successor to. the Cincinnati man. . , * * * -The Eighty-eighth General Assem­ bly is now in full swing, the organiza­ tion of;that body having been com­ pleted last Monday when thp Senate was palled to order by Lieutenant Governor George C, Braden, who will be succeeded January 14 by Lieuten- ;v members of the House of Reprssaenta- of State' Clarence J. Brown and after members credentials were pre­ sented Hon. 0. C, Gray was elected speaker of the House and' the gravel was turned over to that official by. Secretary Brown. The action of both caucasea of the Senate , and House, were ratified and the two bodies settled down to business, the first bill introduced being the appropriation measure to take care of the operating expenses of the state for the next six months, the fiscal year having expired . December 31st. . A* ■ ... Over a score of conventions have been booked for this city for the pre­ sent month which will bring thous­ ands of Visitors to the Capital City. Among them are the Ohio Association of Retail Lumber Dealers, with the AUviliary of the association which.will bring 500 of the members wives# At the Bsme time the Union Association of Lumber, Bash and Doof Salesman Will hold their convention# Arrange­ ments have been made to care for 4,000 delegates and visitors of the above associations# The Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association booked for January 23 and 24 will bring 1,250 visitors and The Ohio Pair Managers 800. Others to meet here are the Ohio Council of GhUrches, American Legion Conference, Ohio Thresherman, Ohio Bakers, League of Ohio Sportsmen and quite a few others with a smaller attendance of delegates, * * a Budget Commissioner* Marlin E. Brenneman WOrked overtime in order to have the budget ready for the General Assembly, as the state ap­ propriations for the fiscal year ex­ pired on December 31sb and the heads of the departments were not em­ powered to purchase or contract for material or service. Hone of the state employes cab be paid! until the ap­ propriation measure becomes a law. When it- dose there will bo sufficient funds to operate untiL July first and when the final budget bill is passed i t may be changed so that a similar situation will not happen in the future, There is now in state funds nearly $12,00,900 with millions more of revenue ih sight With little likeli­ hood of a deficit anywhere In sight for the future# a e a . The advance guard of inaugural crowds is reaching the city and reser­ vation* am# bring received at alt hotels. With pleasant weather In­ auguration Day next Monday will no doubt witness * record attendance and great preparation# have been made for the event, (The'greater part of the eeretnonies in connection thereof will be described, over the radio, so that all resident* of the state, unable to #*> tend, may hear ft, Governor-elect' Myer# Y. Cooper*# address Will be ’Mtvared from tie' west steps of the ; LETTER FROM CHINA C. P, O, Box No. 1234 Shanghai, China; November 27th, 1928 Dear Editor: Here comes another letter from the “bottom side of the world.” I t may be of interest to the readers of your most excellent paper. Wo have recently had one of China's chief holidays, For more than a week I noticed signs of its coming. Great stacks of “moon-cakes” in brightly colored packets were shown in many stores. Beautiful lanterns were seen along the streets.' Everything was in such gay style it made one think of a coming Christmas. It was the Chinese Moon-feast and Mid Autumn Festh al. n thh feasting it recalled our Thanks- riving Day; The Chinese 15th of the 8 th month 's called 1 “Tsoong Tsiu” or Middle Autumn. On that day they have theatricals before all the gods in the temple and burn the “Shaung-teo” or incense bushel. This bushel-l.ke measure is made of incense sticks. The largest “bushels” sometimes mea­ sure as much as ' 20 feet in diameter, hi the middle of the “bushel” is a ‘brig, large stick of incense made up of thousands of thin incense sticks the ■ize of vermicelli. On the afternoon and night of this day each family also yarns an incense bushel at home, rhesijs, are smaller than the ones burn­ ed 'in the temple. On this day they who can so afford eat moon-cakes and all kinds of dice things. The incense bushel is decorated with flags and many colored dragon-gates something >.s children at home put candles on heir birthday cakes; but the children n China take the flags and dragon- ite decorations from the bushel be­ ne it is burnt, and have great delight n playing with these, marching up md down the streets. I asked the Chinese why they burn lhe incense bushel and eat moon-cake, md worship the moon with candles, mceme and food on this day; They mswered that there are many reasons for it and many stories are told about it, One of the reasons is because there is a lady-god in the moon, Her name Fifteen professional organizations in the field of agriculture will hold their annual business meetings in con­ nection with the seventeenth annual Farmers' Week at Ohio State Univer­ sity, February 4-8, During the week 7000 or More farmers and members yf farm families are expected to gather at the university. Last year "6702 persons attended. Two days during the week will be required for the annual meeting of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Elec­ tion of officers, adoptioif of resolutions and others business will he carried on at this meeting. Several important speakers are also scheduled for the farm bureau program. Seven live stock breeders’ associ­ ations will hold-their annual sessions during the week. They ar%Ohio Jer­ sey Cattle Club, Ojhio Holstein Breed­ ers’.Association, Ohio Ayrshire Breed­ ers’ Association, Ohio Percheron Breeders’ Association, Belgian Breed­ ers Association and Ohio State Dairy Shorthorn Breeders’ Association. Other organizations which will take. advantage of the gathering of the farmer# of the state are the Ohio Vegetable- Growers’ Association, Ohio "Beekeepers’ Association, Ohio Seed .Improvement Association, Ohio Poul­ try Improvement Association and Ohio Forestry Association. Women from rural homes will hold the annual meeting of the Ohio Farm Women’s Clubs Federation. Moat of the organizations named will jhold banquets a* well, as business sessions and programs* of talks and discus­ sions, ■ The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will observe the tenth anniversary of its founding a t its forth-coming an­ nual meeting which .will be held in Columbus February 4 and 5. The dates are co-incident with the first two days of farmers’ week.* Mondays program, February 4, will be held, a t the university as a part of the farmers* Week program, while business sessions o f Tuesday will be held in a downtown h te l.' Qovern^eleeb Myers Y- 'Cteapp% ceedingly beautiful. From the be­ ginning of time to the end there never was nor will be one as beautiful as she. She was once upon a time a woman of this world;-but became dis­ pleased with her husband and all the world and fled to 'the moon. On this 15th the real story of why she fled is acted out in the long theatrical plays attended by througs of people. In ancient times on the 16th of the 8 tli month when they burned the in­ cense bushel the sweet fragrance would go high up to the moon god­ dess. She took pleasure in it and manifested her approval by coming near earth riding on a cloud and people could, see her beautiful face. But now men’s-hearts have become; wicked, and the world is full of sin, so the inee.ise is not so pure as form­ erly and it does not rise so high as to reach the goddess in her palace and so, not enjoying its fragrance, she comes no more on the clouds; but people still offer incense and hope she will appear Sometime. They say that in the moon this god­ dess ha# a most beautiful castle. I t is( called the “Yuih-Koong” or Moon Palace. Only one human has ever seen its glories. Once, during the Dong Dynasty, a Chinese king, called Ming Wong, by the Magic of a holy monk, Was enabled to mount up from the earth to the Moon Castle to hear the music and see its beauty. He was alio d to stand outside for only a very few minutes. By that time the goddess knew that the king of man was there. She was very angry at the monk for leading the king to her holy land. Soon from the Castle came most -unpleasant sounds. The monk Understood that it was the queen's giving vent to her wrath and he quick­ ly led the king back to earth. You can thus *see how full of super- stitution the Chinese are and how much they need the Gospel and Jesus Christ that they may see the real King in His beauty and live forever in His glorious palace on High, It’s a joy to teach Chinese children of Jesus apd His salvation while young, A Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year to all, Yours in Christ’s glad service, H. & C. HALLOGK. GLEE CLUB TO SING The Wilberforce University Glee Club will sing at the inaugural of. Governor-elect Myers Y. Cooper, Jan­ uary 14. The local singers will ap­ pear twice o'n the program, 12 o’clock, man and at 3 P, M, at the reception in the state house. Clara II# Hirst has! been named executrix of the estate of Cosmelli Hirst, late of Yellow Springs, in Pro­ bate Court, Bond is dispensed with under terms of tine will. FIFTEENFARM MEETINGSSET FORFEBRUARY fterald, No Business Is Too B ig to U se Ad­ vertising* and None Too Poor to A f­ ford using’i t PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR SCHOOL School The entire after the h some pupils of illness able to ret«; important o Examinati latter part of the classes have been re* of the first semester. ♦ •* Christmas The last day o f tion was celebrated* afternoon the the chapel program, gave an interesting #1 spirit of Christmas Seniors girls panto, mas songs. The fea 1 act play entitled “Red mas Whoppers,” with as “Red” supported ft of Seniors, Following^ Claus appeared on th sented a box to esci Monday Although 1 because may soon be will be an tire semester, during the, , and the the work rlW before v*ca- gly. In the ad charge of Rev, Gunnel talk "on the giving, The d two Christ's was a two* the Christ* bart Richards; all-star cast a play, Santa t*ge and pre- : class, „ These COOPER PACES LIFE TIME SENTENCE 4. *• 3 S * k 4, <%* *E ^ F * ' ,~-y» ' :■*«' boxes were later ppim J and found to for, bach stu- t were deepr- yone received jiber of parents |e program and turn whenever contain a stick of dent. The home xo ated and each room Md a Christmas tree, * The students; <xchanged- ten cent present*, so something. Quite a n and friends attended we invite them to they can. . <• * j * * i % Senior Pasty On Friday, Decembfe^. 28, the Senior Class held a party the home of Doris Prints: in CliftOp. The evening was spent in playing games, and' re­ freshments were derv< time was had by all. " ' Music Grades seven to exercises in the an morning. Mrs# Fos some of the experien who sang in the..a! Columbus during the ’^catioh. Cedar*- ville’s group Was the lfjEgest from any school outside of Co! one had a good timCj are looking" forward trip. , -• - * •# . , ’.-Russ CodarVilie pla; at Ross this ey >fi' * * , v ^ ! * < i, ' 1 ^ ' * y\ y ^ 51 ' ' \\ ; s •v.->5" * / - v w ; •; A pleasant , [>rt sre’had opening jbrium Monday ,told us about of the pupils bio chorus at bus; Every-, jtnd the pupils next- year’;* -'Game';'- ttidigh School oi# the girls’ and Is the „ . ..St appearance as gov­ ernor before a group o f organized farmer# when he speaks on" the pro­ gram of the federation’s annual' ban -1 quet on Tuesday night# Other speak­ ers announced by President L. B. Palrtier, head of the program for the meeting, include Sherman Lowell of the U. S, tariff commission; Chax*les W. Holman, secretary of the Ameri­ can Institute of Co-operation; Perry Green, who is to become Ohio's director of agriculture January 14, and Lewis Taylor and G. R# White of :he Indiana and New York Farm Bureau Federations. , . An. anniversary pageant, , com­ memorating the founding of the or­ ganization and reviewing its history is being arranged for .Monday even­ ing’s program under direction of Miss Verna Elsinger, head of the federa­ tion’s home add community work. OFFICIALS BEGIN NEW TERM Six county officials started on their new terms last Monday, County Com­ missioners A. E. Beam, J. H. Lackey, Coroner Frank M. Chambliss; Sher­ iff Obmer Tate; County Surveyor W.. J, Davis; Prosecutor J. C. Marshall. The commissioners and surveyor are elected fpr four year terms and the others fo r tWo^years. Harvey Elam; clerk of court wilt not start his new term until August which runs until January 1933. S. C. Wright for his second term as pro­ bate judge for fpur years starts the new term February 9. County Trea­ surer, Helen; -Dodds, wiil enter upon ler second term of two years in Sep­ tember. County Cqmmissioner Beam was chosen president of the hoard at the organization meeting- Monday. re .COUNTY APPOINTMENTS Sheriff Ohmer Tate has announced the re-appointment of his wife, Mrs. AmyTrite, a# matron of the county ail for the ensuing year, The County Commissioners have named Dr. Harold C, Messenger as physician at the County Infirmary to succeed Dr# A". D, DeHaven, who has served for several years. . Probate Judge S. C. Wright has ap- [Xdnted Mrs. I,ouiae Clark Stunich as stenographer and record clerk for the year 1929# She succeeds Mrs. Eliza* >eth Anderson, assistant probation officer, who now gives all her time to this Work* LECTURE COURSE TONIGHT The third number on the lecture course will he the Schubert Male Quartet a t the Opera House this Fri­ day evening, The company comes highly recommended# school. The'ltftbreSt■ shdWh’rinai^if&s that if you want a m at you had better go early. The first game starts at 8 o'clock, - * * v * Student Council Arm Banda Arm bands bearing the initials PS# C.” are being worn by members of the student council. The letters are white on a red background. Anyone wear­ ing this insignia is ready to give in­ formation to visitors or to take charge of classes in the absence of a teacher. COURT NEWS Recalling an, auto accident On the Springfield and Xenia Pike, two miles north of Xenia, December 2, 1928, Earl H. Orndorf, Wayneaville, who is employed in Dayton, has brought suit in Common Pleas Court demanding damages totalling $2,428.65, against J# B. Stiles, 916 S# Limestone Street, Springfield, Ohio* Declaring that he sustained two fractures of the skull,*cuts about the head and face that will leave scars, and that he was rendered unconscious and was confined in a hospital/for thirteen days, the plaintiff asks| $ 1 ,- 500 for personal injuries. ' He also asserts that his suit of clothes and ■coat worth $75 were ruined, medical attention has cost him $178.65 to date, repairs to his damaged auto amounted to $475 and he was damaged to the extent of $200 by loss of time# ‘ It is charged in the petition that the accident obfiured in the afternoon when the defendant, traveling toward Springfield, darted out of the line of traffic and crashed headon into the plaintiff's car, which was being driven on the correct side of the road toward Xenia. ,SUES TO MARSHAL LIENS Suit to marshal liens has been filed in Common Pleas Court by Armour and Co. against Susan Mullen and The Peoples Building and Saving Co. Miller and Finey are attorneys for the plaintiff. NAMED ADMINISTRATOR Elmer S. Monk has been appointed administrator of the estate of Henry Baker Mouk, lata of Bath Twp., and Iris filed bond of $11,000 in Probate Court* ESTATE VALUED Gross value of the estate of Walter S. Davis, deceased, is estimated at $475 in Probata Court# Debts and the cost of administration amount to $626.25, leaving tha estate valueless. Get yourself a leather coat during unloading sale. We have good ones at prices from $ 8 JS f<>$12.48# C* A. Kelble, 17-19 W. Main Sh, Xenia. Inauguration Monday, For Myers Y. Cooper Governor-elect Myers X Cooper will be inaugurated governor Monday in Columbus. The general program is under tha arrangement of the Colum­ bus Chamber of Commerce. ^ The-inaugural ceremony takes plate" a t 11:30' A. ,M. on the stand at the west entrance of the State House. Horn Claude Meeker, will be mastfer of, ceremonies.* Hon. Carrington T. Marshall, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court wifi administer the oath at aUgural address.by Governor’Cbbper# Benediction by Dr: W- O*Thompson. The inaugural parade forms a t 1:00 P# M. The reviewing stand will he erected at the north gate of the Capi­ tol ground. At 3:30 a general reception will be held in-the rotunda of the capitol that will be open to the public. I At 4:00 P, M. a reception for Mrs. Cooppr will be held in the ball roomiof the Deshler Hotel. Admission by card only. • i Reception at 7:30 in Senate Cham­ ber for Supreme Court members and members of the House and Senate, with visiting officials. Admission by card* " * The press smoker will be held at the Neil House at 9:30 P. M. which is open for newspaper men of Ohio.* Ad­ mission by card#t > New Feature Is Announced College Team Wins From O. N, U Cedaryille College “Yellow Jackets” won easily last Saturday "night in a’ contest against Ohio Northern. Uni­ versity basketball team, the score being 41 to 29, The half ended with Ctdarville lead­ ing 18 to 16 but during the second half the local team’fOnnd a faster gait and took the O: N* U. hoys for a big score*" t > * 1 ABen was high pdint'maH fpri Ge- darville, taking’ seven baskets and canter, Vaa marked for twelve points in, thp scoring..,, ■ . ■ Cedarville Went to Rio Grande at Gallipolis last evening for a game. ^The .fallowing is the lineup and summary: Clarence Schmidt, formerly of Xenia, was chosen president of the Clark County Board,of County Com­ missioners at the- re-organization Monday. The hew members..of "the board are Waited Elder of Selma, and James Welch, Springfield. * Residents of Clark and. Greene coun­ ty are much interested in the new board and have hopes that the south­ ern' part of the county will now have a chance at road improvement. The Clifton-Springfield gravel pike built under‘‘the Brand idea has been a source of complaint for many months, i t is expected that the neW board will rnent in getting a ta r top on the road in the'early spring. Beginning in the issue for January 18 the Herald will offer its readers -a new popular scientific feature “Nature Month by Month” written by Prof. Allen C. Conger of the department of Zoology at Ohio Wesleyan university, Delaware, Ohio. Each" month Prof. Conger will dis­ cuss in his interesting fashion some feature of nature so timely that the reader may go out and observe it for Cedarvile G F P Turner, If >.1____ 1 2 4 Allen, rf *___ 7 4 18 Smith! c ________ ---------5 2 12 Jacobs, l g __ ____ 0 0 Gordon, l g _____ — 2 0 4 Wright, I f ______ 1 3 Marshall, lg 0 0 Totals 9 41 Ohio Northern G F P Jacobs, If- _____ 1 3 Nussbaum, r f ___ --------- 1 1 2 Long, c -------- 3 0 6 ■Francis, lg 0 0 0 Monnott, rg —1™ 3 2 8 Dunler, rg -w- 0 0 Suisha, If ______ 0 2 Brown, lg _____ _ 1 3 Kattman, lg 1 1 Totals Referee—-Collins, --------- 11 Wooster. 7 29 • .ton Opera House, January 16-17* The himself in woods, or.field, or streaflf? estate speakers are: Mis# Ella M*Hass, To the readers of The Herald Prof. Conger will bring the results of mauy, years experience as research Worker, teacher, and popularlzer of scientific matter. His “Calendar of Birds” pub­ lished by more than 100 newspapers during 1928, delighted many nature lovers who will greet with enthusiasm the announcement that Prof# Conger is to write for them again throughout 1929. Prof. Conger joined the Ohio Wes­ leyan university fatuity six years ago as associate professor of zoology and curator of the Natural History MUseUm. For the eleven preceding years he had taught at Michigan State College. While there he made a special survey of fox farming in Michigan for the United States de­ partment of Agriculture and later served as secretary t>f the Michigan Non-Game Bird Commission. Miami Township Farmers’ Institute The Miami Township Farmers’ Institute Com Show and Domestic Science Show will be held a t the Clif- Clayton, Montgomery county and W* E» Sitteriy, Canal Winchester, Ohio, A play “Two Days to Marry” will he given in the Clifton Opera* House the last evening, January 17th. LEROY JEFFRIES DEAD Leroy Jeffries, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Jeffries, passed away January 2 , at the age of 38 years. He died at the General Hospital, Cineinati, Ohio. He leaves his wife and four chil­ dren. Funeral services were held from the late residence, and burial at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio* NOTICE TO EX-SERVICE MEN BIRTHS AND DEATHS J, G. MeCorkell has complied the vital statistics for the year and re­ ports as follows: Deaths—White, males 12, females 12; Colored, mates 2’, females, 2, Total 2 g Births-While, males 16; females, 21; Colored, males, 3, females 2 , Total 41, Thvt# were 18 more births than deaths during the past year. There will be a meeting o f ex-ser­ vice men and American Legion a t the Mayor- office on Tuesday evening at 8:00 o’clock. Business of importance. We are unloading thousands of dollars worth of seasonable merchan­ dise regardless of, cost. The back­ ward season has loft us with a big stock that must be sacrificed and we have cut price# without regard to coat, Men’# suit# and overcoat# at price# you have not seen for the quality we offer. C. A. Kelble, 17-19 W. Main St*, Xenia, Ohio* COPERGIVEN FUSTDEGRE WITHMERCY Gilbert Cooper, 49, who shot Caleb Hitchcock, 28, November 24, on the J. C, Townsley farm, where the two quarreled over traps, was found guilty of murder in the first degree by a jury in Common Pleas Court last Saturday, The verdict makes the sentence a life term in prison without the hope of pardon. The jury was composed of seven men and five women, and was out five and one-half hours. . ■ .The trial started Wednesday and; a large number of veniremen were examined before the jury was com­ pleted. ■ # " It is said that Cooper’s attitude op the witness stand reflected against /him and probably influenced the jury in the first d,egree verdict, wCooper had contended that he shot in self defense, , Frank' I*.' 'Johnson, counsel# for,’ Copper, has filed a motion for a new trial contending that the verdict Was excessive in view of the weight of the evidence. The defense also charges that the Court'erred in refusing to admit certain evidence in behalf- pf Cooper which Would have proved that- Hitchcock was intoxicated the after­ noon of the shooting. Sentence will not be passed until the motion for a new trial has been argued,, , Clarence Schmidt Pres* Clark County Board Lifelong* Greene Countian Expires Miss Anna B. Raney, a’ life-long resident of Greene county died of heart disease at her home, 331 East Market street, Xenia, Saturday, Miss Raney was. born north of Ce- darville and lived in Xenia 36 years. SheX is survived by a brother, W. E, Raney, with whom She lived. She was a member of the Xenia Presby­ terian church. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon from thq Neeld Funeral Parlors, Xenia, and burial took place in Clifton cemetery. Legislature Opened * For Business Monday The Ohio State Legislature was formerly opened Monday and a num­ ber of bills dropped in the hopper. Bills for the repeal .of the Pence law, licensing of automobile drivers and one for the reduction of the gasoline tax from three to two cents were, offered. Both houses later adjourned until after the inauguration ceremony Mon­ day* MRS. SPENCER DEAD Mrs.' Jamina Walker Spencer, widow of David Spencer, formerly of this place, died at the home of her son-in- law, J. L. Gerqrd iq, Springfield on Tuesday. She was 84 year# of age. Surviving are two daughtir#; Mrs. Gerard and Mrs. Charles Hughs# of Yellow Springs, and one son, Frank Spencer of Dayton. Also eight grand children and one great grand child. The deceased was a jnemher of the Cedarville M, E. Church, Her hus­ band, a brother of the late Thomas Spencer, who reitded on the Townsley road, died 16 years ago* The funeral was held from the Gerard home Thursday and burial took place in, North, cemetery. SCHOOLS OPENED MONDAY The public school# opened Monday following the Holiday vacation and. a forced vacation for the lower grade# previous owing to the scarlet fever epidemic, There are some pupils ab­ sent owing to the flu but the atten­ dance is all that could be expected. The flu epidemic ha# not cut tha at­ tendance with the college Student* but Several member# of the faculty have b«Sfi off.duty several days, Theta are no serious oases of the flu and we are M ow ed that the few aearlet fever victim# aw improving with no new cases reported till# week. v, . -a : ** A i I % * ’Sangftt