The Cedarville Herald, Volume 54, Numbers 1-26

lyings are advertised by first. Advertisements keep you abreast o f the times. Read them! PIRTY-FOURTH YEAR No. 18. Advertising is news, as much as the headlines on the front page. Often it is o f more significance to you. PRICE, $1.50'A YEAR NEWSLETTER FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS { Justin Hartman Wing Frat Place . I In County Grade Teat I Justin Hartman, a student of the j local eighth grade, was awarded, first COLUMBUS, 0 .—A grand total of place in the scholarship test, conduct* $18,298,447,97 in revenue was received ed under the State Department of by the state from the Bureau o f Motor Education, The examination included Vehicle* during the past year, accord- the following subjects: Arithmetic, to* to figures compiled by Secreetsry English, Science! and History. This i o f State Clarence J, Brown. Of that test was. given Monday in the Various .amount $7,090,778 waa received for schools and scored that evening under license plates for passenger cars, $5,-. the direction of the County Supevin- 233,474.66 for commercial cars, $221,-tendent. 170,86 fo r trailers, $76,420 for dealer*,! All students of the eighth grade in ,$17,216 for motorcycles,.$2,236.&0 for the different schools were asked to side cars and $158,722.24 received in'take the tests prepared by-the State .fees for transfers. The fees,paid for Department. plates for passenger cars averaged * * Two hundred and eighty.eight stu- ,i$4.56, for commercial cars $25.61 and dents took the testa in.Greene county, [for trailers $9.05. 'Besides Justin Hartman, who ranked .* * . * [first, Jane Frame won fourth place. The present General Assembly of Other local students ranking in the Ohio will recess Friday of this week upper twenty-five per cent of the until Monday, April 27, when it will county are as follows: Mary Coulter, . again reconvene to consider taxation Elinor Hughes, Frances Kimble, Lau- ■and . appropriation measures only, rence Williamson, ^Vendell Bobbitt, When the legislature adjourned last John Waddle, Eleanor Cooley, Owen Friday only 28 bills had been passed Walker, Harold Jeffries, by both branches. The Senate had' The local eighth grade is operated passed 98 bills and the House 100, out as part of the high school and thus o f the 905 which were on the calendar, has the advantage of the instruction * * * !by more than one teacher, Those who A number of bills recommended for have taught the above students dur-1 passage include four year terms for ing this year are Miss Ora Hanna, county prosecutors and county clerks, Mrs. Hazel Edwards, and Mr. Paul permitting school boards to borrow Orr.. money on deficiency notes for opefat- —------ ing expenses, permitting parole o f! Presented to Athletes prisoners in imminent danger o f death Letters Presented to Ath,etes without communation o f the governor, Last Thursday morning, the mem- proposing establishment o f a state bers o f tl,e athletic squads o f ’30 and board o f barber examiners, which has '31> w6re Presented with the letters already passed the Senate and school earned durin£ the season. To receive bus drivers to carry insurance and alsoia letter ifc was necessary for the stu- providing inspection o f busses. j deilt to PIaV in m o re, than half o f the * * * Iquarters in football or basketball. The political plum trees of Ohio is Bue to the expense of the annual ath- fast becoming, barren but neverthe~'letic banquet, the following program Jess that does not prevent several,^ as pven in its place: Football Re­ scores o f office seekers from calling on1v*ew; RaJpb Tindall; Girls’ Basketball •Governor George White daily in hopes Review* Beck; Vocal Duet* o f plucking a prize. The chief execu->Marjorie Strobridge and Phyllis Flat- tive o f the state is truly a much ter> B°ys’ Basketball Review, Gran­ ville Prinfcz; Prospects o f the Coming Season of Football, Rob­ ert Coulter; Prospects for the Coming Season of Basketball, Wendell Buck. ORDER PARTITION Partition of property has been au­ thorized in the case o f Frank Weltz against William Weltz and others'in Common Pleas Court and the court ap­ pointed Ollie Zink, Frank Newsome jand ’Andrew Zink as appraisers. GOVERNORISTO SPEAKAT XENIA FRIDAYNIGHT WOULD ENJOIN TREE CUTTING Failure of the defendants to con- 1 form with terms o f a transaction whereby they acquired the 225-acre J. B. Cummings farm in Caesarcreek j Twp., near Maple Corner, last Febru­ ary 4, from the plaintiff, is charged in an injunction suit filed in Common Pleas Court by Homer O. Hudson, Xenia, against Charles O. Payne and Clarissa Payne, with. I, W. Planck, tenant on the farm, named co-defend­ ant. Hudson sets forth that the Paynes had agreed io assume a $10,000 mort­ gage held by the Peoples Building and Savings Co., pay taxes then a lien on the property^, paV interest amounting to $630 due the savings company and pay him $2,000 and that they gave him their promissory note, secured by a second .mortgage. " The plaintiff asserts the defendants have failed to pay the interest they assumed as- part o f the conveyance GOV, GEORGE WHITE Governor George White, who \yill. be one of the honor guests and speak- of the farm and that soon after" taking j®r possession, they rented the premises - .sought after personage and his office . is always .filled witKapplicants willing .to serve the- state. Democratic head­ quarters in One o f the local hotels is also a busy place and applications for ■VpoeitiMUi arefiled there together with ; t >$$0 applications are on file. In sev­ eral instances as many as 100 sought the same position. The class in printing in the Boys InghutriaLScftool at Lancaster imder supervision o f the editor and instruc­ t s , is turning out an excellent pub- FRAGMENTS FROMAN ASTRONOMERS By Dr. Harlan True Stetson, Director of PerilingObservatory, Ohio Wesleyan University, Author: of “ManajjbcPthe Stars-** OP THE STAGE IS-SET FOR A CHANGE OF SCENE —--------------- : .•;----------------r might well, hear tlie annofncer some­ what as follows! “ This is station O-R-I-O-N on thi latest news flashei Astronomers at.. ner; Boys’ Quartette—Emile Finney, Robert HarriWan, Paul Rife and Vir­ gil’ Flatter. ?» Wfrk' afTtom#!# rethariCfr .for- itlia. occasion Coach Orr presented the fol­ lowing with both Football and Basket­ ball letters: Paul Rife, Robert Coul- illfai T HE brilliant stars of the winter skifes have been slowly drifting westward with the progress o f win- seryatory report ter, and with the coming of spring new flower, which r< groups with softer skies will await with a. band, o f ini the star grazer. Meanwhile, we can- grims, has succe* not let the .act dose, without a curtain voyage across' I call for the principal hero o f the mid- putting in at’ a p! ter, Stewart Harris,-W u m Peterson, Basketball letters: Emile Finney, Robert Harriman, Joe Waddle; Foot­ ball letters: -Wendell "Buckner, Carl Ferguson, Virgil Flatter, Granville w y p i o vm iss iia c u u v o n c a u c u c i i v u i i u * ° ' , ,* litation, filled with mapy items of in- prin*z’ Ra,Ph .TmdaU.' Nelson Fox, t° 6®the,‘ “ terest from the various grades, offices Le® . Pe,rn?” . w r o o Girls’ BasketBall letters: Gladys Pullin, Marguerite Barnhart,’ Myrtle Beck, Dorethaa Corry, Marjorie Stro­ bridge, Harriet Ritenour, Phyllis Flat- a$d shops. The campus o f the school is: resplendent with its spring foliage a id the modern fireproof buildings are all kept in excellent shape. Over 1, OfO boys are housed in the dormitories i Jctt,erf,: ,.F®®tba11’ and all are given an industrical and vocational training in an effort to re­ form and make o f them respectable add respected .citizen*. .* ■ * ) The confession o f "two convicts in the Ohio Penitentiary that they fired the prison on Easter Monday o f last yiear, which:resulted in the death of 322cinmates', sustains,the judgment of Warden P. [-E. Thomas at the time? that the fire waa o f incendiary origin. The two convicts are now confined in the Franklin county jail, having been ihdicted for first degree murder. WOMEN OPTHE STREETS* OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT ! Tonight, [Friday, the* popular Mary Bose Stock? Co. will return to Cedar., yillw, when they, will present the late Mew York comedy drama, “Women* of qhe Streets” . This great play recent­ ly ran in New York City for nine months, at the Forty-Eighth Street Theatre, where it Was proclaimed by press and vpuMic,.alike, the uotstand- ifig stage hit o f that particular sea- eon. The firstiact o f the play takes place In a Chicago court and this particular scene is one of the greatest court to om scenes ever incorporated into a play. It is one of the funniest plays ever written, yet-it contains consider­ able heart-interest as well. Mr. Walter Ambler, the funny com­ edian with the Mary Bose Co. will be seen in the role o f. a small town jus­ tice o f the peace, and this role gives Jiim every opportunity to display his Komedy talents. Admission prises will remain the name. Adults twenty-five cents and ^children a dime. Vaudeville between tacts o f the play, Pierre McCorkell; Basketball, Marcus Ferryman; Girls’ Basketball, Mary Huff; Cheer Leaders, Lois Mitchell and Junior Luse. Thirteen of the Sen­ iors received gold basketballs or foot­ balls, according to choice, as reward for the year’s work, in place of the an­ nual banquet. As a special feature, a moving pic­ ture o f scenes in Mexico was presen­ ted by Mr. G. E. Griesinger who had taken the pictures himself. Mr. Gries­ inger gave comments as the scenes were shown. This picture was spon­ sored by the Athletic Association and proved both interesting and worth­ while. Freshmen Present Easter Program The chapel program, Monday, was a religious program, presented by the Freshmen Glass. The program con­ sisted of the reading of the Easter Story and a short poem, “ Ballad of Trees and the Master” , by Rachel Creswell; “ Seven Sayings of Christ on the Cross” , with brief comments, and a playlet “ The Quest”, presented by several members of the class; a vocal solo by Reva Smith'; and a pan- tomine, “ The Old Rugged Cross” , by Marian Feerryman. The entire pro­ gram, announced by Hazel Allen, was well presented* and was very approp­ riate for the Easter season. Mr. Rosa Is III Due to illness, Mr. Ross was unable to continue his duties o f the care of the building, Wednesday. Students and faculty join in wishing him a speedy and complete recovery. WINS DIVORCE. Marble Tournament The marble tournament ended to­ day with Junior Rader, of the Fifth grade being champion. This cham- jplonship was very close as the final jgames were won by Junior by the QngrSnada o f habitual drunkenness [slight margin of only one game. He ;!# r mors then three years and gross'defeated Wm. Jeffries (former cham- *iM)e£t o f duty Florence Kearney has'pion o f Cincinnati) 13-12. Each boy ‘ iM * Awarded a divorce from Robert ‘received a cup. !Kearney In Common Bleu* Court, winter stage.—Orion. ' Orion may still be seen in the early mtenfaft inDprfl in the, la one o f the richest constellations Jin astronomical information to he found in the whole sky. Almost everyone who knows the Great Dipper and. the North Star knows Orion. The central part o f the figure contains the three bright stars which form the belt, and just below are three more stars close a short line >where the our proverbial hero is sup­ posed to hang. Surrounding the mid­ dle star in the sword is a bit of lumin­ ous cloud, just discernible to the naked eye on a clear black ntght, and easily distinguishable with a pair of bino- Plymouth Bay.” , This up to dat by way [stir, broadcasting [from planet earth, great Orion ob­ it the ship May- itly - left Holland jtlgrant English pil- lly completed the Atlantic, and is they have named e. rs o f the earth, ^fiiada possible be- travel at the same conceivable velocity o f 186,000'miles’ every second, or 6,- 000,000,000,000 miles each year o f the three centures since the pilgrims com­ pleted their momentous achievement, The Orion nebula is on e o f the nearer celestial objects on which the astron­ omer gazes as he looks at the beauti­ ful sky. One other object in Orion we mpy reflect upon is the last star to be seen as the constellation exists below the western horizon. ‘ This is the star with the almost unpronounceable name, Betelgeuse, a name o f arable origin. culars. It is the nebula in Orion. i _ . ...................... , .. . m >The star Betelgeuse is distinguishable This nebu a, eomposed o f gases ' a8 the flret of ^her suns whose diam- diffused as U .riva l the best vacuum: has teen definitely measured iby produced in the laboratory, in reality, sdent]ata due to th* lnlfenioU8neSB occupies billions upon billions ofeubic MfchrfB0B*. Too oft to 8how miles in space, and has been shining 1a g.z<j or ^ ^ th , t 100. with itsm y s fc light for unthinkable inch tele8Cope a tMt.Wilson, its bewns time. The cause of this strange glow baffled astronomers-for ages because o f a Certain unknown green light which Mr, Milton Bratton has rented the Mr.JVV, HUT, who bas been ill Jor;Lowrey property.nn Uhillicethe street riwiM— 1 weeks, dees nut show muchjsnd will move ss soon as some im- <prevements ave made. it emitted unlike anything ever pro­ duced, or that could be produced, by scientists in their laboratories, But at last the mystery has been largely solved. The strange light has been found by Bowen, of the California In­ stitute of Technology, to be due tp light coming from oxygen and nitro­ gen in a highly electrified state, the very kind of gases so to speak which compose the earth’s atmosphere from which man draws his breath of life. So strangely chaotic has the Orion nebula appeared in a large telescope that it was often termed by the astron­ omers of yesterday a veritable work­ shop of uncreated worlds, and many astronomers thought that here were to be found stars in the making. More recent investigations, particularly by Hubble of the Mt. Wilson observatory, lead us to believe, however, that -the light from the nebula itself is iargely due to excitation from the intensely hot stars in its midst, so that perhaps after alt the most of the nebula which we see is the result of the stars in Orion rather than the stars resulting from the nebula. How strange it seems when we think that the astronomers, even with the most powerful telescope, can tell us nothing about what the Orion nebula looks like today, for although they may measure it and photograph it in the year 1931 the picture .which they get is probably at least one hundred years old, for it has taken light a century to come from those depths of space to us, If ah observer in the Orion nebula could, through some imaginary tele* seoye, be peering earthwards getting inside Information on our terrestrial affairs, and then were to- broadcast the same by radio from such intensity that we could pick it up tonight, as soon at Amos ’n Andy were off the Air, what sort o f news item would we reeeive? ------- ' of light were tricked by this master hand and made to reveal the diameter of the star. As a result Betelgeuse was found to be a million times as big as our sun, so large that if a circle were drawn with, the diameter equal to the widtK tif *this Ofifamnnhe sun could be represented by but the dot of an i. If to represent the earth in. such a picture you were to use the ame dot o f this i, you would have to draw Betelgeuse as a circle five yards across. Exit Orion. Crop Increases Reported in Ohio Ohio farmers intend to increase their acreages planted in potatoes, com, oats and other crops this year, as compared with 1930, the United State Department of Agriculture: re­ ported Monday. The reports were gathered from farmers March 1, showing “ intentions to plant” and the department said the acreage given was not absolute, but might be increased or decreased later. The following indicated, acreage estimates were reported: Onions, about the same as in 1930. Com 4.9 per cent. Oats 6.5 pet cent. Barley 12 per cent. Potatoes 10,7 per cent. Soy beans 25 per Cent, Tame hay 1 per cent. Sweet potatoes and..yams, about the same as last year, 23.9 per cent in durum wheat, 12 per The only decreases indicated were cent in spring wheat and .7 per cent in tobacco. ‘ Total potato acreage was indicated as 118,000 and tobacco 21,800. Carlot shipments o f onions from the state thia season up to March 21 were 21 , 120 . ROUGH DRAFT OF •NEW TAX BILL The legislative committe drafting the new tax bill under classification will have-at least three different bills to present to the members when.the two .houses-meet in two weeks to con­ sider fax. matters and pass the approp riation bill. The prbblem of finding something new to tax to provide funds for the welfare program is taxing the ability of the committee. Many prom­ ises were made property owners dur­ ing -the classification campaign as to relief for real estate which has been carrying the largest .share of the load. Indications now are that little can be expected along that line as leaders o f ,1 neither political, party desire to bring about a wholesale reduction by chang­ ing, iuiaries: or dispensing with any rocalled service the state has had in Proposals, for taxing cigars, tobacco and cigarette as,well as income taxes have met with some favor but sales .axes and special •.taxes on chain stores have been, strongly opposed. It is very likely some form o f tax will 'be placed on bank and building and loan deposits and stocks and se­ curities of different kinds. The proposed bill along this line .is drastic in that it will provide a pen­ alty of fifty per cent of the entire a- mount due for failure to report or pay assessment*, on intangibles. The pro_ posed rates are sb follows: Investments, five per cent on the in­ come. Deposits two mills on the dollar. Customers’ credits and other taxa­ ble intangibles, three mills on the dol; far. Under the proposed arrangement, returns would be "made between Jan. 1 and-March 31, all property being listed for taxation as o f Jan. 1. The {State Tax Commission would be placed in control o f collections With power to enforce rules and blanks. In the case of bank deposits, taxes would be computed on the total bal­ ance o f each patron at the end of the year i f the individual bank elected to absorb the assessment. It it did not 't would be required to furnish aver­ age balances for the year. to I. W. Planck, who has since been the tenant. It is claimed the defendants have cut and sold valuable timber , worth $300 from the land and have also cut ,ten sugar trees, now laying on the ground awaiting removal, valued at $500, thereby reducing the intrinsic value of the farm. The plaintiff sought and obtained a temporary restraining order enjoining the defendants from further cutting and removal of trees/ WEDDED 35 YEARS; ASKS DIVORCE After thirty-five' years of married life, Florence Linkhart has brought suit in Common Pleas Court seeking a divorce from William P. Linkhart on grounds o f extreme cruelty, charging her husband has mistreated her. They were married in 1896.. The plaintiff asks to be awarded a four-room, house and household goods jointly owned by the couple at 215 N,* West St.’, Xenia, .fe laa alimony, in addition to costs o f the [ Iw tion aiiid at&rney LIQUOR CHARGE John Friend, said to be the proprie­ tor o f a club house on the Dayton- Xenia pike, , hear the Montgomery county line, entered a not guilty plea to a charge of illegal possession of liquor when arraigned in probate court Monday. His hearing was set for Tuesday morning by Judge S. C. Wright, Sheriff John Baughn and a party of deputies who raided Friend’s stohe bungalow Saturday night confiscated four gallons df alcohol, two kegs and six pints of beer, some beer-cooling apparatus, two pumps, and a small truck. ’ > Council Holds Regular Meeting Monday Council held its regular meeting Monday evening when the usual rout­ ine of business was conducted with all members present. Mayor Richards reported fees o f $30 collected during the previous month. The Mayor* also reported that several persons found guilty in his court had not- paid their fines and would be committed to the county jail to serve their sentences. Chairman McFarland o f the Poor committee stated that aid would prob­ ably be necessary for a few families this month and that co tncil would give aid to feeding o f poor chitdren at the school but that this would be discontinued after this month. Council approved o f the action o f the commit­ tee. A joint meeting o f council and the Beard o f Public Affairs will be held next Tuesday evening. DISSOLVE RECEIVERSHIP Mrs. R. C, Ritenour entertained the We, listening in in 1981 / Tuesday night Rook Club last wfeek. A receivership previously author­ ized has been ordered dissolved in the case o f The Carson Branch, Spring- field, against Don D. Hubbard and Earl A. Moore, doing business as “ Hubbard and Mortre,*’ and Lawrence Clemmer, with Prints and French, Springfield, and The Dayton Firewojrke Co., Dayton, nomad co-defendants. County Fish and Game association at the Masonic Temple Friday evening will have “Ohio” as the subject of his address. Two other speakers of importance who will appear on the program are Count Alexander Lochwitsky of Wright Field, whose qubject will be: “Hunting’ in Siberia and China,” and Arthur R. Harper, auditor of the Ohio State Life Insurance Go. His subject will be: “Game Without a Closed Sea­ son.” The association is elated over its , speaking- program. Cuont Lochwitzky, exiled Russian nobleman, a large estate o.wner in his native land under the czar, linguist and scholarj a hunt­ er of big game and enthusiast on all forms o f outdoor life, is now a ^najor' in the cavalry reserves New Yprk na­ tional guard and technical foreign re­ view editor for the air corps at large, Mr. Harper is a member of the Qhio Academy of Science, the Qhio State Historical and Archaeological Society and the Wheaton Club o f Ohio State University. ■ »Vi m »aiiiaafliak^ *'fW!* Xenia by his daughter, Maryland with Representative R. D. -Williamson o f Greene county Will visit the 0 . S, and S. O. Home before the time set for the banquet. Harry E. Rice, Xenia, is president of the Greene County Fish and Game association. •r Xenia To Vote On Light Franchise Xenia electors will vote soon as the result of a referendum-petition on the recent franchise granted the Dayton Power & Light Co. Supporters of the Fairbanks. Morse Go. which wanted- a franchise for a new proposed company have secured the signatures for the petition asking for an election. The after considering FINE TRUCK DRIVER Changing a plea of not guilty'to guilty to a reckless driving charge,!City Commission Robert Craig, Xenia, was fined $25 and !both bids granted the franchise to the costs by Judge S. C. Wright, Wednes-' Dayton company when petitions con- day. j taining a majoriety of electors asked The truclc driven by Craig which j that such be done. The situation is figured in a minor collision, was owned now .very much complicated -and the by Harold McCoy, near Xenia, and] main topic of conservation in the city since it bore no license plates an affi-!5s the coming election, davit was filed against McCoy, charg- - ing him with permitting operation of ITHREE HORSES BURN WHEN a motor vehicle not equipped with li-J FARM BARN IS DESTROYED censes. Arraigned on the charge Me* j _ _ _ _ Coy refused to plead so Judge Wright Thc barn on the charlos Moon farm> entered a not guilty plea in his behalf Dayton-Yellow Springs road, near and following a hearing Wednesday took the case under advisement. Yellow Springs, burned Saturday night. The origin o f the fire has not ________ ______ ___ _ , been determined. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph NAMED ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR |Benson were the tenants-and were not Appointment of former Prosecuting,at honic at the time. Three horses Attorney J, Carl Marshall as assistant defense counsel in an injunction suit pending in Common Pleas Court which involves the controversial Beaver creek ditch improvement was made Saturday by Judge R. L. Gowdy. * The appointment complied with a joint request made by Prosecutor Marcus McCallister and Greene coun­ ty Commissioners, Commissioners are named defendants in the fiction. were burned and but one saved. Feed and all farm implements were lost. ASK FORECLOSURE Suit for $1,623.98 and seeking fore­ closure and sale of mortgaged prop­ erty has been filed in Commoil Pleas Court by the Home Building "and Sav­ ings Co. against A. C. Owens. Harry D. Smith is attorney for the plaintiff. DIVORCE SOUGHT Sait for divorce, on grounds Yellow Springs To Vote On Commission Yellow Springs will vote June, 23 as to whether the village will adopt the commission form of government or retain what they now have and also vote on a committee to draft the new charter that must be adopted. The question has been before the electors for consideration several weeks. PRESBYTERIAN MEMBERS HOLD ANNUAL MEETING The annual congregational meeting of the First Presbyterian church was o f held Tuesday evening. Dinner was cruelty, has been filed in Common >served previous to the business mcet- Plchs Court by Dr, W. M. Hartinger, itig. Reports o f the work for the Spring Valley physician, against Ber- j year were very encouraging, as all nice Hartinger, the plaintiff seeking! obligations were met and the every- to have hia wife barred of dower in-J member canvass, has been completed, terest in his real estate. They were | J. M. McMillan Was re-elected as marVied April fl, 1927.. No children jchairman of the Congregation for anw were bom o f the union. other year. Miss Annabelie Murdock * * *■'■*-*''- - — » iwns chosen secretary, W. W. lliff re- Mrs. Enos Hill was hostess to mem- electel treasurer, The trustees elected bers o f the Clark’s Run Club Wednes-jwere Wm. Conley ami Raymond Wil-> day afternoon, Uamson,