The Cedarville Herald, Volume 56, Numbers 27-51

The new things are advertised by merchants first. Advertisements keep yon abreast of the times. Read them! Advertising is news, as much as the headlines on the front page. Often it is of more significance to you. FIFTY-SIXTH YEAR NO. 32 CEDARVILLE, OHIO, FR IDAY JULY 14, 1933 PRICE, $1.50 A YEAR NEWS LETTER FROM STATE DEPARTMENTS COLUMBUS.--Thomas M. Gregory former state senator of Cincinnati, was chosen chairman of the state in­ dustrial commission July 5, when the board reorganized because of the ap­ pointment T>y Governor George White of J, W. Beall of Lima, Democrat, for a term o f six years to succeed Well­ ington T. Leonard, Republican of 'Mansfield,- Leonard served .six years on the commission, and was chairman when he retired. The third member of the commission is L. E. Nysewand- er of Dayton, the only Republican member on the board. COURT NEWS Lubrication (Mystery Illness Fatal To Xenian Due to recent approval of ballot forms by Secretary of State George S. Myers, boards of elections through­ out the state are busy preparing for primary elections August 8 th to nom­ inate party candidates for municipal .offices. There are several counties in the state in which no primaries will be held because they are not required in municipalities with less than 2,000 population, while in many other muni­ cipalities with a larger population than 2 000 charter provisions make it .unnecessary ’ to conduct primaries under the general election laws of the state. J Petition to dissolve a partnership j under which a barber shop in Yellow Springs has been operated since June 26, 1926, has been filed in Common Pleas Court by William Pettiford a- gainst Sandy Pettiford, his partner Accounting of profits and. appoint­ ment of a receiver to take charge of the business are also sought. Rearing on the receivership request will b.e held at 9 a. m. July 10. The plaintiff asserts he was forced to retire from active participation in the business June 10, 1932, owing to differences with his partner as to management. He set forth in the petition that he bought equipment costing $975 to outfit the barber shop and spent $1,484,68 in establishing the business, which built up a large and profitable trade. Attorney J. W. Hat­ field, represents the plaintiff, A fOi ' i o / r Superintendent of! Insurance Charles i T. Warner and his staff have been, considering the past few days whether! modification of the department regula-j tions and supplementary orders pre-; viously issued under Senate Bill 243,' passed March 8 , 1933, which prohibit-; ed life insurance companies making! loans and paying cash surrender Values to policy holders except'in ex­ treme cases. The insurance superin-; tendent expected to issue an order; liberalizing the one of March 10, thus i permitting much more freedom in ob-! taining funds from domestic and; foreign companies. .This action, if; taken, will follow that of the state superintendents of insurance at their recent national convention in Chicago ad similar^, rulings by a number of state departments. ADMINISTRATOR SUES Petition to sell' certain Xenia real estate, belonging to the estate of M. A. Davis, deceased, to pay debts has j been filed in Common Pleas Court by ; John Dymond, as administrator, a -: gainst Ida M. Purcell, Elizabeth Post,l Phillip Davis and Joseph B.' Davis,! Jr., heirs, and -the -Peoples Building j and Savings' Co., which holds a mort­ gage interest. Cost of administration wilf amount to $150 and personal property, valued at $ 100 , is insufficient to pay debts, the petition recites, Marshall and Marshall are the plaintiff’s attorneys. fCujij'rl.ht. WX. World’s Fair Trip Supreme Court For 4-H Clubs! DIVORCES SOUGHT Seeking a divorce from J. Ralph -------- Mangan, his wife, Carrie V. Mangan,; Many Greene Coimtians, including charges in a petition filed in Common 4-H Club members, will take part in Pleas Court, that her husband has .the Greene County World’s Fair tour wilfully absented himself 'for more to Chicago, from July 18-20, being ar- than three years, Hears Argument On Dry ’s Suit The Ohio Supreme! Court heard the arguments from attorneys represent- They were married ranged by E. A. Drakeand Miss Ruth ing both wet and dry factions, Mon- January 5, 1911. The wife asks to.be Radford, county extension'agents and day, in the suit to enjoin the Secre- restored to her maiden name and de-the county '4-H Club department. jtary of State from placing the names sires to be awarded household goodsi The tour has been arranged at a|of the delegates ‘ for prohibition re- and other chattel property free of any minimum cost. It is not limited to peal on the ballot this fall as pro- Heads of the vocational education Section o f the State Department of Education are hopeful that they will be able to follow, the same full pro­ gram next school year that was ob­ served jthe past year. However, not until it is more definitely known how much money will be available for this phase o f school work can a program be completed. According to E. L. Housch, state supervisor of vocational education, the 1933-34 budget was re­ duced 15 per cent by the House finance committee. Included in last year’s program which the department hopes to continue next year were the fol­ lowing: Research at. Akron Univers­ ity. 'on training programs to aid in selecting apprentices in the industrial field and development of material courses of study; analyses and out­ lines of courses of study in ten specific trades and industries as prepared-by the University of Toledo; district con­ ferences of vocational teachers; func­ tioning of the 'State joint apprentice commission for the plumbing and heating industries. State Representative Clarence H. Burk of New London, Democrat, and chairman of the House finance com­ mittee, was appointed state Director of Finanee by Governor George White last Thursday to succeed Howard L. Bevis, who was recently appointed to the Supreme Court. claims of the defendant. Farm Bureau and 4-H Club members Mary Gray has brought suit for but is open to any interested persons, divorce from Walter. Gray, James- officials announce, town, charging failure to provide, and The group will leave Xenia July 18 asking custody of three minor child- at 9 a. m. arriving in Chicago at ren, alimony and attorney fees. They 4:15 p. m. A two-hour boat ride, re- were married September 24, 1919. , viewing the Century of Progress from —-— - ,Lake Michigan by moonlight has been THREE WIVES DIVORCED j arranged for the first evening. Two Jewell Fannon has been awarded a divorUe'irt C 6 Mm 6 « Pleas’ CoWTTrefh days will be devoted to the fair and the group will leave Chicago July 20 The semi-annual report o f the Secretary of State for the period from January 1 to June 30, 1933, shows an increase of $79,615.35 in fees of all kinds over the last six months of 1932. The total for the first six months of this year was $150,416.41, and for the period from July 1 to December 31, 1932, $130,801.06. The sum of $11,- 488.60 was received as fees for new domestic corporations and $33,507.81 for foreign corporations. Miscellane­ ous fees amounted to $4,200.50; re­ ceipts from the sale of bound volumes containing opinions of the attorney general, $750; from the sale of Ohio laws, $37.50, and from registration of lobbyists, $420. The business of the Secretary of State's office picked up rapidly after February 1. June was the best month of all, when the. total receipts amounted to $31,587.80. Foreign corporations that qualified to transact business in Ohio during the sixmonth period numbered 119, and 2,157 domestic corporations were granted charters in the same time. The slate legislature met Monday in brief session, when the presiding officers signed the bills that were passed in the last hours of the regular session. Stating that investigation by members of the state tax commission indicated that, the special tax bills ‘passed by the general assembly would not provide suffii ient funds for school and relief purposes, Governor White announced that he would call a special session in the fall. William Fannon on grounds o f cruel- at 11:45 p. m., arriving in Xenia at ty, and was granted custody of a j 8 a. m. the next morning. minor child. The defendant was; Persons desiring further informa- ordered to pay $5 weekly for the:tion on the trip are asked to corn- child’s support until’ the girl becomes, j municate with the Greene County 18, and he reserves the right to visit Farm Bureau offices. her at reasonable times. ■ . ----- — ----------- Mildred Nichols, minor by her mother, Ethel Buchanon, has won a divorce from Thomas Nichols on a charge of failure to provide and cruelty. She was ordered restored to her maiden name o f Horner. Edna L. Herr was given a divorce' Well Known Jeweler Died In Xenia J. Thorb Charters, 60, well known j Xenia jeweler, and former member of k ,, , ^ , , Ithe Xenia city commission, died early from Joseph E. H err and restored to ' Saturday morning. He had suf- her maiden name of Dailey. j fered an attack of acute indigestion • rtTCMTQQ n \ o p Friday night and this was followed DJbMIbb UASE, . by angina pectoris. He was a son On motion o f the plaintiff suit o f ■ q and Janet Moodie Charters. Hazei Marie Miller against Louis hig entire life in Xenia. M.ller has been dismissed in C o m m o n ! ^ eighteen yeaM of age he be_ eas our. icame associated with his father in 'the jewelry business. DIVORCE SUIT , He was active in Masonic work and Since their marriage in 1926, his j Wa8 a member o f the various bodies, wife has made financial demands on;including the Scottish Rite. He was him which he has been unable to meet, i als0 a meniber 0f the First M. E. Frank Hustmyer charges in a suit for church in that city, divorce from Catherine Hustmyer,; The deceased was twice married, now residing at Milford, O. Cruelty his firat wife< Harriet Paul Stull, is charged by the plaintiff, who asks idied in 1918. His second wife, Mrs. custody of two minor children, Frank, i Eudelle Barrows, survives, with two 6 , and Tom, 4. :daughters, Mrs. A. J. Kestle, Cincin- — ----- -nati; and Miss Ruth Charters, Brook- W IFE ASKS DEVORCE ;lyn, N. Y. The deceased was a Declaring that at no time during |cousin of Mrs. F. A. Jurkat of this their married life has her husband Iplace. supported her, and that she, in fact,: In c funeral was held from the late supported him, Harriette F, Thomas,! home Monday afternoon with burial Route 1, Spring Valley, asks divorce jin Woodland Cemetery, from Perry J. Thomas, Route 1,1 — Waycsville, restoration to her maiden CEDARVILLE WINS name of Fordyce and award of house- FROM K1L RARE hold furniture now in her possession. They were married September 23, 1931 at Waynesville, and have no children. DENY FORECLOSURE Immediate foreclosure of mort­ gaged property has been denied the Cedarville Building and Loan Associa­ tion, plaintiff in a suit against Ed­ ward Carlisle and others, according tc a Common Pleas Court entry. De­ fendants are given ninety days to pay current taxes and a semi-annual in­ terest installment which was due July 3. I f these payments are de­ faulted foreclosure will be granted at the expiration of the ninety-day period. Cedarville Merchants preserved their undefeated status this season by defeating the Kil Karo Park team by an 8 to 6 count in a softball encounter on the Cedarville diamond Thursday night, Cedarville has won eight straight games. Kil Kate threatened to overcome a seven-run lead in the last three innings. Score by innings: Kil Kare 100 000 311—6 Cedarville „ _ - —-311 012 OOx —8 Batteries: KilKare—Fliht and Bot- torf; Cedarville—Wilson and Collins. CEDARVILLE W INS FROM NEW JASPER vided in the Mosier law passed by the 1 last legislature. | Arguments from both sides -were presented to the court but no decision is expected for at; least a week. Those favoring repeal are losing no time regardless of the result of the Supreme Court decision and the list of 52 delegates favoring repeal to be voted upon in November were filed Monday with 'the Secretary ' o f State. The list is. as follows: Charles L. Knight, o f Akron; Robert J. Bulkley, o f Cleveland; Mrs. Genevieve H. Hoadly, o f Cin­ cinnati; Atlee Pomerene, o f Cleve-' land; Harry McLaughlin, o f Cleve­ land; Mrs. Josephine McGowan, of Canton; Sidney G. Strieker, of Cincin­ nati. . John E. Sater, of. Columbus; Mrs. Mira Steele Print'z, of Cleveland; S. P. Bush, of Columbus; the Rev. John Malick, o f Cincinnati; Harold G. Mosier, of Cleveland; Keith Lawrence, of Cleveland; John W; Pntison, of Cincinnati; the Rev. Charles H. Gross, of Norwalk; H. G. Brunner, of Mans­ field. Harry J. Gilligan, o f Cincinnati; Arthur L. Limbach, of New Phila­ delphia; T. A. Conway, of Elyria; Hugh A. Galt, of Akron; T. R. Schoonover, o f Lima; William W. Wood, III, of Piqua; William Hunt Robbins, of Springfield; Willis D. Gradison, of Cincinnati; M. R. Den­ ver, of Wilmington; Joseph N. Ack­ erman, of Cleveland. A. P. Rogge, o f Zanesville; J. C. Heinlein, o f Bridgeport; C. V, Beatty, of East Liverpool; J. Fearnloy Bon- nell, of Youngstown; James P. W il­ son, of Youngtown; W. S. Whittaker, of Dayton; Joseph II. Dowling, of Dayton; Mrs. Maybel M. Huntington, of Columbus; W. H. Purcell, of A l­ liance; Paul B, Belden, of Canton; John W. Miller, of Sandusky, Philip R. Matfiet-, o f Cleveland; Mrs. Zora S. Cummings, o f Toledo; the -Rev. Louis M. Hirshson, of Maumee; Frank F. Gentsch, of Cleve­ land; William O’Neil, o f Akron; Mrs. Grace Chapman Rose, of Lancaster; E. II. Hanefeld, of Ottawa; Mrs. Margaret C.' Bannon, of Portsmouth; I)r. S. A. Cunningham, of Marietta; Charles F. Michael, o f Bucyrus; Frank Dctrick, o f Ada; Carl F. Orth, of Wauseon; II. P. Carruth, of Chil- licothc, and Alexander B. Roe, of Athens. Carter N . Abel Will Double Calcium Plant The Ohio Calcium Company, Pedro, O., will double Its plant, according to a news report in the Ironton Tribune. Carter N. Abel, formerly, of Cedar- ville, is head of the company. Con­ tracts have been let to the Meehan Steel Products Company for the steel structure. The Tribune says: ■*. “Unknown to mdst people, prob­ ably, an infant industry has been de­ veloping near Pedro for the past 18 months and is now a lusty infant. More than a year ago Carter N. Abel launched a lime operation there that includes a special processing o f the native lime te jffiecifcl use in the steel industry; The three- kiln plant employs about 35 men in the mining of the cement and opera- of the kilns, which are operated 9 24 hours per day. The capacity of the plant is now being doubled. The in­ teresting feature of the affair, how­ ever, is the fact that through the last 18 months of depression the plant was only shut dowh for three days and this was caused not by lack o f busi­ ness but by a tie-up in transportation facilities. Here is an industrial lead­ er (Mr. Abel is making his home temporarily at Lawrence) who came to the county unsolicited, requested no bonus, rent guarantee or assistance in stock selling or other qid, and quietly established an industry that has suc­ ceeded where several that had to be bought and imported failed. And our tip is that before long 300 men will be employed in the lime operations there.” FARM BUREAU COMES TO LIFE ONCE MORE A fter enjoying a Rip Van Winkle snooze the past six months while the legislature was in session and seeing two bills proposed to give real estate NAMED VICE PRESIDENT „ . . . ,, . . . . some relief from taxation, given slow Registering tlieir ninth successive . .. ,, . . . . .’ J? , h . . . '.death, the Trustees of the State Farm v ctory in softball this season, thcj_. , _ , m , , „ , Bureau went on record Tuesday ask- Ccdarville Merchants swamped N ew }, _ . < , V 1 . . „ oa a * „ „ +t,J in g Gov, White to call a special ses- Jasner by a 24 to 4 score on the t°\ * L , , , ^ * _ latter’s diamond Friday night. C e d n r > on Attorney W. A. Wilier, a member ville outhit Now Jasper only slightly, 1 na ] ‘ ^ 0 * v® mi s* of the law firm of Miller & Finney, fourteen safties to eleven, but the Xenia, has been elected a vice presi-! New Jasper fielding was erratic, dent of the Ohio Bnr Association rep- Score by innings: resenting the second judicial district, Cedarville ----- ---- .223 501 506—24 i the annual state bar convention being New J a s p e r ..~ _ „ 0 0 0 120 100— 4 held at Cedar Point, Saturday, Mr. | Batteries: Cedarville — Blosser Miller is a son of Attorney W. L. and ' Cbllins; New Jasper—Bickett Miller, Xenia, . and French. ' The Ohio Taxpayers’ League not being able to get support from out­ siders, including the Farm Bureau, to pass the bill for a ten mill limitation, now have petitions in circulation initiating a ten mill limitation that will reduce taxes on real estate one- third. Three physicians and a corps of volunteers rested Sunday night after spending 27 hours trying to keep a- live a spark o f life in the body of Charles W. Conklin, 28, 'Xenia, whose hard fought race with death ended with the grim reaper taking his in­ evitable toll. For 27 long hours the medical men and assistants labored over Conklin’s body, endeavoring, by administering artificial respiration, to beat back the fatal onslaught o f a mysterious para­ lytic condition that had caused his respiratory organs to cease function­ ing. A 2 a. m. Sunday, one of the doctors applied the stethoscope and then shook his head—the long battle had ended. Drs. T. F. Myler, R. R. McClellan and H. C. Schick and several other volunteers were completely exhaust­ ed from the ardous task of adminis­ tering artificial respiration but they paused to discuss the unusual case. It was generally believed that Conklin was a victim of some kind o f inflamation of the brain, although Coroner R. L. Haines, who viewed the man’s body .at the Mc­ Clellan Hospital, said that a bacterial infection was responsible for the death. The coroner revealed that he had been informed Conklin, a carpenter, had been in an altercation on July 4, but said there were no bruises or visible injuries that could have caused death. He said he did not believe Conklin had been injured in the fight in any manner that would contribute to his death and declared he Contemplated no further action. Conklin collapsed, last Wednesday and was brought to the hospital suf­ fering from complete paralysis of the body. A t 11 p. m, Friday his breath­ ing stopped and the task of forcing oxygen into his lungs by artiheial means was started. Besides his parents, the victim is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Vernon Jones, o f near Xenia, and Mrs. Fred Fugate, of Paintersville. Funeral services for the were con­ ducted Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. at the Eleazer M. P. Church,'with burial ip Woodland Cemetery. Senator Fess Says Repeal Is Certain S. D. Fess stirred up a hornet’s nest in Ohio among leading drys Monday when he issued a statement that re­ peal of the eighteenth amendment was certain and that Ohio will join in the repeal. He says he is still “ bone dry” and hopes to be reelected next year to “help draft laws for disposition of liquor and return of the saloon. Leaders of the Ohio Anti Saloon League immediately flew into a rage, Supt. S. P. McNaught saying: “ Senator Fess is wrong in his pre­ diction about repeal in Ohio. Ohio drys have the votes to defeat repeal if they go to the polls and we are go­ ing to get them to the polls. Reports are the drys will seelf some other" candidate they can support, while oqe or more wets will enter for the Republican nomination. Gov. White and Ex-Gov. Vic Dona- hfey are expected to contest for the Democratic nomination, the latter to have the support of the drys. M S T K i l i r i e i f .... , j On Wife’s Grave , Frank Strong, 80, formerly of Jamestown committed suicide when he fired a revolver shot through his head in the Jamestown Cemetery, Monday night about 10:30 o’clock. The-body found across the grave of his wife, Mrs. Julia Strong and sister, Miss Angie Strong. The caretaker notified Coroner R. L. Haines, who returned a .verdict of suicide. A note was found on a post­ card saying he had nothing to live for. The Strong family left Jamestown about thirty years ago', Mr. Strong having since resided in a' number of places, the past winter being spent in Florida. Mr. C. N. Stuckey of this place stated that he talked With Strong while in Orlando last March. He came north to Cincinnati and re­ sided with a sister, Miss Emma Strong, until his visit to, Jamestown on Sunday. The surviving member is the sister in Cincinnati. CEDARVILLE DEFEATS - PAINTERSVILLE TEAM Cedarville Merchants won their eleventh consecutive softball game Monday night, vanquishing Painters- ville by a 13 to 6 score on the Paint- ersville diamond. During a six-run Cedarville rally in the fifth Arthur hit a homer with the bases loaded. Fine fielding by Richards was the de­ fensive feature. The Merchants col­ lected twelve hits to eight for Paint- ersville. Score by innings: Cedarville ...............301 060 201—13 Paintersville 100 030 002— fl Batteries: Cedarville — Blosser and Collins; Paintersville — May­ nard and L. Bone. 4-H CLUB MEMBERS GO TO WORLD’S FAIR One hundred and twenty-five re­ servations have been made for tickets to visit the Century of Progress July 18-19-20 on the Railroad Tour as be­ ing conducted througli the Greene County 4-H Club Department accord­ ing to Ruth Radford, Home Demon­ stration Agent. The 4-H Club Department is re­ sponsible for making the arrange­ ments for this trip and invite any resident of Greene County or Xenia to join them. A few tickets have also been sold to people in adjoining counties. The tour includes a three day visit at the World’s Fair and the railroad return ticket is accept­ able on any regular train within nine days to accomodate thoso who wish to stay longer. Tickets may be secured fr, 1 any 4-H Club leader in Greene County or from Miss Martha Anderson or Miss Radford at the Extension Office in the Post Office Building, *Friday, July 14 is the last date for securing or returning tickets. NO CHARGE IS PLACID AGAINST COLLEGE STUDENT Theodore .A. Holmes, 20, former Antioch College student, was placed under arrest at his home in Winsted, Conn., by the sheriff o f Clark county in connection with the mysterious death o f Mrs. Nora Coffey, 24, Spring- field, whose body was found in the little Miami River, near Goes several weeks ago. According jto the officers Holmes made no effort to conceal anything and revealed how the woman had been shot by accident, in a tussle for a revolver that had been carried in the pocket of the automobile door. Holmes claims he met the woman near mid-night on the street in Springfield. ■ Although he did not know her she asked him to take her home and he borrowed a machine from John McGee, Pitchin. It is said the boy admitted he had been drinking and had several drinks with the woman. He also had some mdhey in his possession and the argu­ ment for control of the gun was due to the fact that the woman is said to have demanded money. The gun was a German automatic easily- fired and the discharge entered the face under the left eye. During Holmes’ excitement he is said to have thrown the body in the river. Officials in Clark and Greene county have disagreed over the question as to the exact place where the shooting took place. There is some doubt of the boy’s sworn confession. ,on the part of some officials. Neither side feels they have enough evidence to convict the boy and he has been given his release Wednesday. Prosecutor Marcus McCallister gives out the following statement: “ Holmes, in confessing his part in the unfortunate affair, stated that Nora Coffey held him up, by the use of a revolver belonging to him, which she found in the side pocket o f the car he was driving. A t that time he was carrying considerable money in the form of Travelers Checks. Fear­ ful of being shot, he attempted to get the gun from her possession. In the confusion that resulted, she was ac­ cidentally shot by the revolver which she held- her own-WBltt”” " *"”***•* “Holmes swears that these state­ ments are true. No evidence to the contrary has been found. “Holmes comes from a very fine family, and he himself has a good record. “ In view of the boy’s sworn state­ ment, the arresting officer, Detective Robert Donnelly does not feel justified in placing a charge against him in this county. The Sheriff of Greene County does 1 not feel justified in plac­ ing a charge against Holmes, in view of the circumstances. Holmes’ sworn statement being the only means of a solution to the unfortunate incident, must, at this time, be accepted as true. The investigation so far dis­ closes that the shooting was purely accidental. No Grand Jury at this time would be warranted in returning an indictment. Certainly no jury, under the present circumstances, would convict Holmes. Justice does not demand that a charge be filed by the officers of either county against this youth, if the officers are satisfied with his sworn statement. “It is apparent to all who have been interested in the case that there is need for a le; islative enactment in this State, against the sale of revol­ vers or other dangerous instrumental­ ity to any person, other than a law- enforcing officer. “ The law does not demand nor does justice require the prosecution of this youth at this time for the sake of publicity, with the ultimate result that under the present state of affairs the youth would be acquitted. “ Certainly in view of the economic conditions, I would be derelict in my duty i f I did not consider the huge expenditure involved in the prosecu­ tion o f such a case, when I realize that justice would not be served. “ The Grand Jury o f this county, at its next session, will have the op­ portunity to investigate the entire matter. I believe that nothing could bo fairer than the consideration of the citizens of tills county and the welfare of this youth, who is only twenty years of age.” ICE CREAM FESTIVAL The young people o f the Presby terian Church did not have an ice cream festival last year, hut they still have the famous recipes which they used in past yea'rs. This will insure a real treat to anyone who visits the lawn o f the Presbyterian Church next Saturday evening, July 22. Delicious home-made cake will of course be served with the ice cream. Subscribe for THE HERALD NEW WARDS TO ENTER O. S. AND S. O. HOME For the first time in four months, the Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Or­ phans Home will admit more wards. The trustees o f the home m et.here today and approved applications of 15 for admittance. Completion of a new* dormitory which raised capacity of the institu­ tion to 780, and enactment o f ap­ propriation legislation were cited by the trustees as permitting the in­ creased admission o f orphans o f war dead. The trustees also announced they will ask a federal grant of $ 000,000 to build a new grade school building. !