The Cedarville Herald, Volume 53, Numbers 1-26

The new things are advertised by merchants first. Advertisements keep you abreast o f the times. Read them! / - ’ ^ A Advertising is news, as much as the headlines on the front page. Often it is o f more significance to you. FIFTY-THIRD YEAR No. 1& CEDARVILLE, OHIO, 'MARCH 21,1930 PRICE, 51.50 AYEVR GEOLOMCAL REPORT ON LOWERSTRATA COU RT NEWS SUES, ON ACCOUNT I Suit fo r $169,60. alleged due on an |account ha* been filed in Common •'Pleas Cpurt by the Osborn Co-opera- Chairman Ralph. Wolford o f the I S ^ T T * local Board o f Public Service has R. McCalhster is the plamMff'a ceived some interesting information’ ey' from J. J. Wolford, Geologist at Miami University concerning the limestone formation in this territory. In as much'Ba the well fo r the muni­ cipal system is now 318 feet deep and WIN j u d g m e n t s The Neff Motor Car Co,,, formerly doing business as the Dayton Oaklond Co., has recovered a cognovit note 211 feet o f that depth in shale tbe if dgment, fo r. ?135,18 aga5nst Kittie board faces a problem as to inqreas-<^ones_ f nd Jones, Jr., in Com­ ing the supply necessary for the needs f raon Ple“ c ° urt* o f themuinlciallty, The report is accompanied with a John T. Harbine, Jr,, has been awarded a cognovit note judgment for GILBERT COOPER NOW ON TRIAL FOR MURDER {Second Trial Opened Tuesday in Common Pleas Court Follow­ ing Reversal By Ohio Supreme Court-—Pre­ judice Charge Against Judge.' chart showing four different rock against Burley G. - Dyer, and - ~~ - » Lillie F, Dyer, formations. The top fo r first zone is ,' Silvrian limestone and shale. The! , second is Cincinnati shale; third, ASKS DIVORCE FROM MINOR Cynthian shale; and Trenton limestone \ Suit for divorce, on grounds o f gross followed by St. Peter's sandstone. [neglect o f duty, has been filed in Com-1 k.fnion Pleas Court against Eugene Paul! While the report is -somewhat tech -...................... nicaj we' find the following data that! bY Anna Paul, a minor, by her mother will be interesting to local people: alM* next friend, Buella Kerr. They One well will not supply Cedarville. we^e married March 23, 1929, The with an adequate supply o f water. Iplaintiff seeks to be restored to her The best water in this section comes ! teaMen name* at a depth o f 186 to 200 feet. W ells: should be spaced a t'least 150 yards; APPEAL FILED apart. ‘All ujells should be cased thru; An appeal from a decision o f Oliver j shale zone arift IQ.'to 15 fe e t in lime- [Watson, Sugarcreek Twid. justice o f i stone. Cedarvlile College Prepares Teachers tthe peace, awarding the Forney Feed « j-and Seed Stores adjudgment for $20.36] /against L. C. Early has been filed;in* j Common flea s Court. f ' w iCopytliU, W if.lf.) SEEK FORECLOSURE TWOCHARGED WITH LIQUOR LAWVIOLATION This year the"”list of'.prospective; Foreelosuie o f mortgaged property j teaclfers graduating frqm Cedarville.'ja asked in a suit filed in Common] College is notable fo r its number as pieas Court by John T. Harbine, Jr.,! well as JhA-?haracter and qualifica-’ against Edward D. Williams, Nannie tions o f its personnel. Not all o f the Brown and The F. S. Long Sons Auc- senior class are interested,in tea ch ing /t;on Co. The plaintiff, according to ’ The following list includes- those who’ the petition,*recovered a judgment for 'have ^manifested. .their interest in $12423 agaipst Williams last Feb-’ - teaching by ehrollmg with the Em- jruqry 22 on a promissory note, But the ployment Bureau o f the College. j auction company has possession o f a High Schopl: Harvey C. Auld, Jose- part 0f chattels covered by a mort- phine Auld, Blair Brasel, Dorotha.gage anu claims a lien while Nannie Fanning, Lillies Ford, Canimie Lee Brawn has been exercising acts of Gormley, Elizabeth H. Graham, Frank ’ ownership with the property and has L. Graham, George* ‘L. Gordon, Willis p]aced a p a r t o f the chatttels in stot- Kenney, Frances McChesney, Jean age wjth the defendant company. Morton, Harry B. Pickering, HilmaJ • • \ y _______ Marie jRaisanen, Lucile Tanner, Paul j fqF.niK:. PARTITION, Tanner, Mary Ruth Wham, and Doto- • p a rtjtio n 0f ' taai estate situated in f hlbition agents were in town but fail- thy Wolff, !Xenia Twp., is sought in a sifit filed] «d to Jand* anything, About, the best Galloway* Ipred ' t yKiwaiiis With the aid of outside talent two arrests were made here1last Saturday charging violation o f the, prohibition laws. - . ' The operators were under the di­ rection o f local authorities and Harry Shull'and Roy Shroades appeared be­ fore Mayor Richards and .Aver® re­ leased on $600 .bond to appear this Friday, fo r trial in the local court. The week previous two state pro- NEWSLETTER FROMSTATE DEPARTMENTS Elementary: Elizabeth Badstubey,^ Ooj^ n Pleas France** Davis. Bradley, and G < W ^ _ 1James E. iJiintnaru, iNt-iue m. n on - — «‘~ i * Normal: Eleanor Fmney,:.. ^ Calvin W olf Durnbaugh and’.C. Marshall. Stella A , Kirby, Rebecca Trumfco, ’ & Gharij Bitfrsiffffi" Linkh t, elli M. H oll-’ under; the direction o f Prosecutor J. COLUMBUS. OHIO—T. H. Ldng- lois, nationally known fish culturisf of Ann Arbor, Michigan, who has been connected for the past eight years with the Michigan Division o f Con­ servation, will come to Columbus in the near future as chief o f the inland hatcheries ;of the Department o f Agrii culture. Charles; Marchers, son o f Henry Marchers in charge o f the Lon­ don hatchery, will be assistant to Mr. Langlois. , , * #• ' % ' ^ > ' "j , A meeting o f the Ohio Educational f » “ Professor Pepp” April, 11, 1930 Rah! Rah! Juniors | Chapel | Wednesday morning, a Special idiapel was held. Devotionals Were led by Miss Rife, A very pleasing violin ^olo was played by Loclia Griffin, ac­ companied b y Dorotha Corry, l Rev. Gunnett gave a very interest­ ing talk on “ Life’s Vocation.” I We have been stressing vocational guidance -in the school and expect to have several people talk to us on this, subject during the next few weeks. Come to the Opera House, Friday levening, April 11,1930 and see Button jBuster play, football. The Juniors will jail be present. F RANK L. JOHNSON, attorney fo r Gjlber Copper, 50, who was placed •William Wolf. ‘ £ a™et. Barnhart, Gladys Beatty, Ruth AcCordi t the petition James M .IK /fa ilV S n e a k i l t l F D a t e s E. Baird, Verla Bishqp, and Robert f - , 6 ~ * , ^ M a n y » p e a K l I I g I J a i e S IluALtiQWAyJ Lpril to take place a versity. All prominent educators o f the state will be present and partici Installation o f Telephone \ For the .convenience, o f our students as well as .the parents and factulty, a [telephone is being installed in the .Principal’s office, which is on the sec­ ond floor. It is the policy o f the school authori-; ties to extend the students and par- jents all the courtesies possible. Every ;day we have a number of-telephone icalls by parents. The^ Superintendent’s Office is usually occupied by someone in .conference with Mr. Furst during office hours. ’ The additional telephone service no! ;doubt will jmake it much convenient fo r all concerned. Mr. Duffield states ;that h » will1have the new ph6ne ready ifor service by Monday, March 24. I The rings will be: Superintendent’s ['office 2 on 87 and the Principal’s office 3 on ‘87, JLt is understood, of course, ithat both phones are for business pur iposes-only. Any unnecessary use o f the new telephone will be stopped im mediately.* tramural Tournament pate in,, the'program . D ire c to r'o f M. Bratton. New Committee For Lyceum Next Season For Dr McChesney The* Neil Patterson Company,at the Opera House Monday evening pleased the largest audience o f the lyceum season, Those who love Scotch songs and stories with plenty o f comedy o f a high class had their opportunity Linkhart died October 22, 19l2, ieav -1 ing a widow, Anna M. Linkhart; who] has since died. The plaintiff, a son,» , Iand defendants, are heirs o f the estate i President W. R. McChesney has the the petition recites. . . (following speaking engagements: The The plaintiff also asserts that since \ Elementary Teachers’ Association, the dedth o f his father, the property ; ^°|un[buAs.' 9*“ ° : Central High described in the petition^has been in the exclusive possession o f the de­ fendant, James E, Linkhart, another Monday night. The audience was well pleased with the program, atid per­ sonal o f the company which appeared in native costume. . son, to the exclusion o f the other heirs. An accounting, for rents and profits is also sought. Morris D. ‘ Rice is at­ torney for the plaintiff. WIFE IR PLAINTIFF \ _ , „ .. _______ _ Declaring that her husband spends The patrons were given an oppor- ’ . 6 . ■ . f ^ _____ ^ .almost all evenings away from home, Ohio ' a t entral School Auditorium, March . 27; Utica High School, March 28; United Pres-- byteriari Church, Cedarville, April 6; Central Methodist Church, Springfield, Aprff 8 and 9; Middletown United Presbyterina Church, April 20; Uni- versalist Church, Cincinnati* May 4; Rosedale High School, May 14; Cataw- bg High School, May 15; Loveland High School, May 16; Pitsburg High School, May 21; Middleburg High tanit, rf q w h , J t a j J W r t “ -S’ «•"!«» High School continuing the l , « o m f t , . ^ ^ ^ ^ m )y rc(uscs to ^ M . , 20. Ho h » . boon compollod to Winter. Those in the affirmative were h ho'has been but in f a c t In cline dates at Wakefield, Ohio High f S * ? , i,nt l ! e ” ,“i ”rIll,’ t he , o t ebel n‘ “ Hfeh School, ^ O f* t^ iv© nominations fo t commit- 5^ he, businc,. Vida C o llin , h a . Bambridg, High School; Btcwatc, tea thl. coming , « the M ow in g were chosen: •Prof. H. C. Furst, Prof. C. W. Steele, Rev. H. C. Gunnett, W C Iliff, J Mel­ vin McMillan, and Leonard Flatter. Sheriff Tate Breaks Record In Numher O f Prisoners Sheriff Ohmer Tate has broken, all records in the history o f the county in' handling prisoners. During his first term o f two years and one year and three and one half months o f his sec­ ond term he has quartered 1,000 pri­ soner*. The prisoner who gets the honored number o f 1,000 was taken up Sun­ day and charged with driving while intoxicated. The summary is made Up as follows: liq u o r law violations, 342. Felony charges, 184, Petit larceny, 40. Delinquents, 104, Held fo r investigation, 51. Misdemeanors, 206. Epilepsy and lunacy, 19. Federal and National Guard, 54. grounds o f extreme cruelty. Her hus­ band also associates with other women and boasts of it to her, the plaintiff complains. The couple was married December 25, 1924. No children were born of the union. The -plaintiff asks to be awarded temporary, alimony and at­ torney fees and seeks to be restored to her maiden name o f Stewart, Charging wilful absence from home for more than three years, Warner K, Bigger has brought suit fo r divorce from Mary Elizabeth Bigger, whom he married in New York City, January 22,1919. , v ' High School alid Wadsworth High School on account o f conflict with oth­ er dates, Wilson W. Galloway,-of Cedarville, manager o f the Hagar Strawboard & Paper Company and a member o f the Xenia Kiwartis .club has actively as­ sumed his Work as lieutenant governor o f the Ohio Kiwanis District,, to which he was recently elected. He succeeded T. H, Zell, of Xenia, who recently re­ signed because o f business pressure. Mr. Galloway has begun his visits to the clubs o f the 2nd division o f the Ohio District, over which he presides. This division is ’ composed o f clubs in Bellcfontaine, Covington, Dayton, Greenville, Sidney, Springfield, Troy Urbana and Xenia. He recently pre­ sided over a meeting o f officer^ of these clubs in Dayton, at which poli­ cies for the year were discussed. The Ohio Kiwanis'District is coni-- posed o f 128 clubs. J. Guy O'Donnell is governor o f Ohio Kiw<anis clubs. Mrs. Kate Jackson Died Tuesday Morning RECEIVER’S REPORT Final entry in the suit o f the Lagpn- da Citizens National bank o f Spring- field against Harry T. MeDotman, et al., which involved the sale o f Mc- Dorman’s life estate in a farm of about 200 acres near Selma, was ap­ proved by Common Pleas Judge R. L. GoWdy. The final report o f Ray Reid, re­ ceiver, who has been in charge o f the farm about a year, was approved and Mrs. Kate Jackson, 86, died at the home o f her brother, Mr. D,. S, Wil- iamson, about four o’clock Tuesday morning following an illness from in- Irmities of age, The deceased was bom in Cedarville uly 26, 1844 and was the daughter of the late John Williamson. She was named to .Robert M, Jackson, who lied'twenty-six years ago. Following .lie death o f her husband she resided n Xenia a number o f years and was i 'member of the First United Pres­ byterian church in that city. She is survived by her brother and a number ,f nieces and nephews. The funeral was held from her brother’s home Thursday afternoon With burial in Massies Greek cemetery. TRAVEL HIGHSCHOOL GIRLHERLIFE frank Townsley Injured In Fall he was allowed his discharge upon his The largest number handled previ- payn,ent to the clerk o f the courts o f ously for the san-e length of time, ](.be bafance his hands amounting to three years and two and one half j $2,078.26. The sheriff was directed to months, was 821, under former Sheriff i<t the clerk of the courts $2,- Morris Sharp. 1608.82, amount of the purchase price .. T-"-—----- *at the sale, which has been in his WATER TOWER BASE jhands, the clerk to distribute the com NOW UNDER WAY jbined funds amounting to $4,682.08 as Iliff Bro*. have the contract for put- follows; costs, $231; Keifer and Kei- ting In the concrete bane for the muni- ifer, Springfield, attorney fees, $500; ripat water lower and workmen are! the plaintiff, $2,634.27; Helen L. Mc- aow making the excatatien. It is ex- t,_« .... pitted to have the ditching machine heb the last of th« week ready to atari troMh work for the water mains. Dorman, $051.41; Delaware National bank, $304.48. The life estate was purchased by the Delaware National bank, < Frank Townsley suffered brpiscs jnd cuts when he fell on the roadway on East street last Thursday. He hat .itopped at the Venerable blacksmith shop and failed to set the brakes on .iis automobile, Seeing the machine was rolling down grade and headed for the old quarry he attempted to run but tripped and fell Sustaining cuts on the face and body bruises that has laid him up the past week. Mr. Ven erable was able to reach the machine in time to turn the steering whee so that it hit a telephone pole, other­ wise it would have gone into the quarry. Mildred Humphrey, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Humphrey, Jas- jer road, near Xenia, a student in the unior class of Xehia high school, Was nlle'dHnstantly when a sedan in which the was riding, skidded in fresh; jravel, overturning the car early Tues lay morning, A companion, Violet McColaugh, 14, daughter o f Mr. ahd Mrs. Alonzo Mc­ Colaugh, NeW Jasper, Xenia high lophomore, who was driving, escaped with minor cuts and bruises. She was unable to release herself in the wreck­ age, She was taken to the home o f Tames Bickett nearby Where Dr, Haines rendered medical aid. Miss Humphrey was fouhd dead under the »ar. Education J. L. Clifton announces that the second Eve'ry Pupil Test will' be held April 8 th . and that. 1400 High School students will be tested in vari­ ous branches'. : ■+ ■ * ■ The Optimist, monthly magazine, published at the state Sanitarium* at Mt. Vernon, devoted to te prevention and cure o f tuberculosis, has the. ap­ proval of the State Welfare Depart­ ment and State Board o f Health and is self-sustaining. All Connected with ;he publication are patients at the Sanitarium and serve without pay. The magazine has 32 pages and each issue contains authorative articles on tuberculosis as well as news concern­ ing the Sanitarium.' A .campaign is now on to secure additional subscrip- I’ons at one dollar per year,Iwhi£h should be sent to The “Optimist, cai/e o f the institution, - •* ■ * * State Librarian George Elliott Mc­ Cormick is holding a series of .even­ ing parties at the Library on the sec­ ond floor o f the Capitol building oppo­ site the Senate chamber, ‘as1, a-fndatis o f calling attention to the -re&iifig public o f changes and improvements, made there recently among ,whicjh i* a complete new library arrangement, The meetings are proving popular and ire well attended. * r ■, * . . * . v-.V-: 1 Warden Presto'n E, Thomas -of the Ohio Penitentiary has fully recovered from an indisposition of- a couple o f weeks and is back in the harness busy with spring activities fit the big in­ stitution, In spite o f the fact, that, approximately one hundred prisoners have been recently paroled and oVetf a hundred transferred to the London Farm the population o f the prison continues to increase ahd now nUfn jers 4,877. * . v v * ’ Convocation exercises were held the latter part o f the week at Ohio State University Chapel when a class o f 170 Were graduated marking the" end of. the winter quarter, T ie spring semfes oua classes have been trying for the basketbalL. title. In the first round the-Juniors eliminated the Seniors to become eligible to participate in the Semi-finals The Freshmen and Sophomores had a hard battle but the Freshmen .came out ,jn the lead to face the Juniors in the Sime-finals. ' The eighth grade eliminated the seventh to enter finals and take on the fleshy Junior outfit! The finals were won by the Juniors by an overwhelm­ ing sdore; In the girls' division the Sopho­ more^ and Juniors played the initial game1and the Sophomores came out victorious. The' Ffdshmen girls defeated the Senior girls in a game closely resepi- bling a force comedy. The Eighth grade played their first game in the finals when the opponents were the Freshmen who had defeated the Sophs in the Semi-finals. ‘ This game ended in favor o f the Freshmen. Scores Boys: Seniors 10, JUniors 14; Fresh­ men 25, Sophomores 1,7; Seventh Grade 8, Eighth Grade 25; Juniors 18, Freshmen 6; Juniors 32, Eighth- Grade L ■ , "* - i „ Giris: Sophomores 21, Juniors-. 6; Seniors 2, Freshmen 6; Sophomore 16, Freshmen 19; Freshmen 17, Eighth Gride 3. » Tournament Receipts Each o f the nine competing schools in the Greene County Tournament re­ ceived a check fo r $61.87 as their share o f the fist gate receipts. A com­ plete statement showing the receipts and disbursements o f the Cedarville High Scho.ol Athletic Fund will be published next week. on trial Tuesday charged with first degree murder, sought to remove Common Fleas Judge R. L, Gpwdy, charging prejudice. • The Supreme Court had held the verdict o f first degree mprder with mercy was not in accordance with the testimony and the case wag up for the second hearing. ’ Attorney Johnson in supporting his claim .stated that no'more than three: days from then, Judge Gowdy said . the jury could again convict Cooper on the same evidence as submitted a t. the first trial and that the verdict could again be sustained by the court despite the fact the Supreme -Court had held otherwise. " - . He contended, this attitude o f .Judge Gowdy was plain'prejudice- and-that Cooper could not obtain a fair- trial which is guaranteed all accused per­ sons under the law, Judge Cfowdy overruled the motion ahd the -impanel­ ing o f the jury started but whs delay­ ed by arguments o f opposing counsel • at the start of the morning session when the first prospective juror o f the special panel o f seventy-five venire­ men was called to qualify, by refusal o f the, court to allow1the jpror to an­ swer ' the follow ing; question *pro­ pounded by defense counsel: “ If you have any preconseived idea ‘ o f the law1o f Self-defense will you lay that* opinion or idea aside and be governed By the, law o f self-defense in this-case as laid down b y the. Supreme'Court in this c a s e ^ ' . Judge-Gowdy stated" in-open court that the juror Would- be required to follow the law as laid" down by-'this court and-refused to agree to charge the jury concerning what the Supreme • Court had said, about the- first "shot fired by Cooper at' Hitchcock*,/accord­ ing to the affidavit. ' ' ■* . Attorney Johnson pointed out that he did not file the affidavit sooner-far the*reason he did not have the opinion - .® i n vhn fjp i x ^ . sion until Monday and that regardless of, the statement Judge Gowdy-had previously made ^to hipi .he believed- ■ thej court would ;fol)ow thqJaw a& laid . down* by the iSupreme- Court.-and try the* case,-entirely without bias'or pre- ; judice. » " , - According to the affidavit, defense counsel convinced that Judge Gowdy/ Consciously, or unconsciously, is prejudiced against Cooper oh the merits o f the case and that i f the de­ fendant was convicted.of .any degree o f crime lesser than that charged in the indictment he would endeavor to impose such a sentence as would im­ prison him. for the maximum numher o f years pemitted under the statute. The following jury has been select­ ed yet. it may face some change due to challenges: Frank Owens, Cedarville township; Mrs, Anna Poland, Xenia, first ward; Otis St, John,.Xenia tpymship; Ernest Brewer, Miami township; Ray Fudge, Now Jasper; 'William Brenizer, Bath towpship; Edward Page, Xenia, fourth ward; George M. Shank, Beavercreek: township; Harry Coolt, SpringValley township; Oscar Sfc. John, Caeaarcreek township; Ernest Hill; Silvercreek township; Charles Hawer, Beavercreek township. ; Court was adjofftned -for Wednes­ day oWittg to the Court o f Appeals being in session that day. The trial was resumed on Thursday, Corn King’s 8-Year Average is 105.7 Bushels an Acre Test Being Made On Municipal Well Engineer Collins Wright has started the test qh the mtinieipal well with an air compressor. Ofie hundred and twelve feet o f four inch pipe with an air pump has been lowered in the well l and it will be pumped probably ten or ter started ’Monday Of this Week atul % *** h0« ra cof ™ m% the capacity will be. The first water ABOUT THE GARDEN In this issue will be found the first >f a series of special articles dealing with the garden. The time is here when everyone should be thinking hot jnly of the garden but of the yard about the homf Planning beautifica­ tion about the homo i« hot only inter esfing hut It can be done without any great expense. Nothing will set off the appearance of a home more than a nice garden and a neat attractive well decorated lawn, the school year will end the last wdek in June when the summer term will begin with an estimated enrollment, of from 1200 to 1500, * * * * Candidates for office are securing their blank forms 6f declaration of candidacy both here in the office of Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown and from the county Board of Elec­ tions. 'Candidates for state offices wlil file their declarations^ompanied by petitions containing ar* least 1,000 Signatures of qualified electors of the candidate’s party. These signatures to auchpetitions mustbe secured from was pumped late Wednesday after­ noon. “Self respect without tyranny, con­ sideration without slavishness, can be learnt best in dealing with equals.” —Bertrand Russell. Ira Marshall, o f Hardin CQpnty, corn king who attended the spring opening, on Saturday, at the P. Speasmaker’s Sons store, here, has grown 105.71 bushels or more corn to the acre since he first gained world­ wide attention in 1922, a check o f his yields in successive years shows. In 1922 his test plots yielded 105.71 bushels; in 1923, lOfi bushels; in 1924 his Crop' was- destroyed by frost; in 1925, 160.1 bushels; in 1927 157.77 bushels; in 1928, 176.22 bush­ els, and hi 1929,107.14 bushels. He has been world corn-growing champion fo r six years and despite adverse weather conditions again an­ nexed the lionOr last year. —Madison County Press, among electors in at least thirty coun­ ties of the state. The signatures when completed will be filed in the office of Secretary of State Brown; candidate* for county offices will file their declar atiorts and petitions with local Boards of Election, ' ESTATE VALUED Gross value of the estate of Mar­ garet Derrick, deceased, is plated at $28,686 in an estimate on file in Pro­ bate Conrt, The estate includes per­ sonal property Valued at $21,086 and real estate Worth $4,800. iHbte total $989 and the cost of administration is $663, leaving a net value of $22,68*. - -A - *