Amherst News-Times, 1922-07-27

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THE   AMHERST NEWS-TIMES.
VOt. IV.    NO. It
ISSUED    THURSDAY
AMHIRST.   OHIO,    THURSDAY,    JULY  27,  1M2.
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Subscription   Prloa.   St.00   par   Y*ar
H. A. Latin Company
to Locate Here!
CLEVLANO   COMPANY   ASKS   POR
INCRBASK IN CAPITAL TO LO-
CATS    HKRI — SUSINtaW*
MSN   INVBSTIOATINO
PROPOSITION
Th* H. A. Latin corn pa ay of Cleveland haa made an appeal to the local
bualne** men and lnt*reste*d cttlaen*
to take $ 15.000 worth of stock to put
up a factory, here and move the bualneaa from Cleveland to Amherst.
The Latin company had a branch
factory here a few yeara ago but condition* at that time mad* tt Impoesl-
ble for the maintenance of such a factory and a* * result the company
abandoned their location here.
At the present Ume the company
h*s a capitalisation of $50,000 and I*
dolus a big business In Cleveland.
Their factory I* complete with the
latest types of machinery and Is the
event that Amherat should subscribe
for th* $25,000 worth of stock the entire equipment will be moved here, a
new building put up and several local
people will be given employment.
Th* $25,000 worth of *tock will be
U pot s factory up; tha location,
etBA material to be used will be
Sf teVs approval of the stockholder*.
Severs! of the UM—■ men have already subscribed far th* stock sad s
committee oonalatlnc of the following
are endeavoring to ral** the nec-
ry amount: Mayor J. 1. Smythe,
Wm. H. Schlbley, Wm. A. Miller. 9. I.
Hubbard aad K. H. Nlchol.
L L JOHNSON ACCEPTS PRINCIPALSHIP
OF CLEVELAND SCHOOL
FORMER   TEACHER   OP   SCIENCE
MERE  TO  SB   PRINCIPAL  OP
SOUTH  EUCLID HIOH  OP
CLEVELAND-ANNOUNCES BNeftAOBMBNT
LORAIN  MAN TO SINO
AT SAND CONCERT
C. J. Ehrmann, Claire Stlwald and
Art bill have made arrangements
with Nolan Drletiler of Ix>rain to
■Ing at the band concert Saturday
night.
Mr. Drelttler I* a noted singer and
is we'l known to Amherst people. A
large turnout Is exp«»ct(-d Saturday
night.
superintendent of achool* St Rocky
River thst R. SL. Joha»on. former
teacher here, haa accepted the prla-
clpalablp of South Euclid high school
of Cleveland.
Mr. Johnson taught here for two
year* la the local high achool and
ha* many friend* here who welcome
th* report of hi* advancement.
The latter also atate* that shortly
before the close of achool he announced hi* engagement to Miss Helen Al-
ford of Duluth, Minn., who la now
teaching at Rocky River.
Mr. Johnson he** accepted a position with the Cleveland Trust company of Cleveland for the summer vacation and will take up hi* duties at
South Euclid high school In September.
LIFE LONG AMHERST
RESIBEKT DIES
"FRIENDLY  CNEMIKS" AT
CHAUTAUQUA TONIOMT
Th* thro* act comedy, "Friendly
Baemlea," will he given at the Chan
tauqua tonight aad a record-breaking
crowd I* expected to attend this program.
The play 1* put on hy aix stag* artist* and in tho word* of Charles H.
Plattenburg, "one of the heat plays
ever *taged."
GERMAN PEOPLE ALMOST DESTITUTE
AMHBRST     RESIDSNT     RECEIVES
LETTER FROM OERMANY STATING CONDITIONS THERE-
COST OF FOOD AND
CLOTHING
Mr*. E. H. Nlchol haa received a
letter from Henry Hoffman, a resident
of Wattenacheld, Germany, which
give* * good account of conditions
which now exist In Oermany.
The Oerman mark Is worth leaa
than one-half cent, or In other word**.
our dollar la worth over 500 mark*, according to the letter. A
Some of th* prices of
clothing were written
and area* follows:
1 pound butter - '7 ♦,
1 pound pork—NV-a
1 pound coffee—13t>
1 pound bread—10 m\
1 pound  flour—20 marka.
1 pound sugar—22 to 23 marks.
1 shirt—175 to 185 mark*.
Baaing these price* upon the tact
that the German mark waa worth 23,8
cents before tho war, living I* very
high In Oermany.
The letter further states that cloth-
lag I* *o high that it is Impoaalbl* to
buy it, and that the city la almoat
bankrupt.
COMMUNITY SPEAKER PLEASES
LARGE CHAUTAUQUA AUDIENCE
STIWALD   SHOES  TO
PLAY   RAMBLERS   SUNDAY
WILLIAM    PILKBR,    QUARRVMAN,
DIES SUDDENLY WEDNESDAY    MORNINO
William Fllker, life-long reaident of
Amherat, died suddenly at hla home on
Hamilton atreet at 7:30 Wedneaday
morning. Death waa due to heart failure.
The deceased was 45 years of age
at the time of his death. He waa born
at the Ftlker home on Hamilton atreet
June 17, 1877. He had been a quarry
worker all his life, working in the local quarries for aeveral years and re
cently at th* quarrlea* at Olenmount,
Ohio.
He ia survived by his mother, Mrs.
Adam Fllker; two staters: Mr*.. Ir*
Lynch ot Seeley avenue and Mlaa
Maude of Hamilton street; two brothers: John of Meadville, Pa., and Prank
of Lorain.
Funeral aervlcea will be conducted
from the late home Saturday afternoon at 3:30, tho Rev. M. Neumelster
officiating. Burial will be made In
Cleveland avenue cemetery.
BENNETT PLEASES
LARK AUDIENCE
WM. RAINY BENNETT, "THE  MAN
.       'HO CAN." DELIVERED A STIR-
<.->'*•     NO ADDRESS ON OPENINQ
i      "QHT OF CHAUTAUQUA
iney Bennett opened the
.u season Monday nlgbt with
the best lecture ever heard in
Amherst.
Mr. Hennett haa been on the Chan
tauqua platform for several years ana
has spokeu to thousands of people,
which enables him to make his lecture* conform with the type of people he is addreaalng. After the lecture Monday evening, the name of
Bennett was on nearly everyone's lips,
signifying their appreciation of the
meaeege that he left to Amherat peo
pie.
Some of the outstanding points in
his lecture* are aa follows:
"There ia a bright spot In every
hoy's heart but It take* • brighter spot
to Had it."
"It Is up to the women voters ot the
country to atop the next war before It
Blurt*."
"The United States* will aee normalcy when tbe American people push It
back to normalcy; it will not come by
Itaelf."
"If Henry Ford owned the coal
mines the strike would come to an
end In two days—he would pay the
mlnera a living wage and put the coal
on the market  cheaper."
The above statements were backed
by Mr. Bennett with sound arguments.
W. C. T. U. ELECTS OFFICERS
At th* meeting ot the W. C. T. U. In
U»e Congregational church parlors last
Thursday afternoon the following officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Pre*ldest—Mr*. C. M. Harrla.
Vlce-pre*ldent—Mrs. H. J. Brown.
■Secretary—Mrs. Prod Hopkins.
Treasurer—Mr*.   Metta   Norton.
Plana were made to hold an outing at Beaver Park oa Thuraday, August 17. All members are requested
to pack a basket, bring a friend and
go to thi* outing.
STIWALD SHOES DEFEAT
WELLING SATURDAY
CARNIVAL BOY RELEASED
Olen Oeslar, of the Golden Rule
Shows, who was arraigned before J.
J. Smythe mat Wednesday night on a
charge of assault, and who plead not
guilty to the charge, Is now under the
charge of Mansfield probation officers.
The boy's father came to Amherst
laat Thuraday and took him to Mansfield.
59 YEARS AGO 8AD EVENT
FOR AMHERST PEOPLE
Pifty-nlne yeara ago Tuesday, a aad
event occurred when seven people
were drowned in Beaver creek, near
here.
The Harwig family, numbering seven, waa making a trip from their home
on the lake ahore to Amherst, where
they were to attend church, when
their carriage went off the bridge
which croaaea Beaver creek between
bore and the lake, drowning the parents and five children.
CHAUTAUQUA  TICKETS  SOLD.
The required number of tickets to
make the Chautauqua n financial success have been aold and the committee
Is proud <>f the fact. This shows that
Amherst is financially able to have a
Chautauqua this yeur as well um being
able to sign a contract for another
next year.
W. 0.1. PICNIC AT
CRYSTAL SUNDAY
LORAIN,   HURON,   ERIE   AND   SAN-
0U8KY COUNTIES TO JOIN  IN
BIO   W.   O.   W.   OUTINQ   AT
CRYSTAL BEACH SUNDAY
The Woodmen of the World and
Woodmen circle* will hold a picnic
and outing at Cryatal Beach, Vermilion, Sunday, at which time camps of
the Woodmen and groves of the circle
from Lorain, Huron, Erie and Sandusky counties will be represented.
Races and contests of all kinds will
be open to the public, which Include
fat men'a race, leskn men's race, pie-
eating contest*, •»& .
A band concert throughout the ufternoon and evening will be featured.
The local camp will send a large
delegation to the picnic.
BEEKEEPERS' FIELD
DAY MEET AUGUST 14
LORAIN     COUNTY     BEEKEEPERS'
ASSOCIATION PLAN BIO MEET
AT FOREST VIEW  FARM-
SEVERAL NOTED SPEAKERS ON   PROGRAM
The Lorain County Beekeepers' association have planned for a field day
meet, which will be held at the Forest View farm on the Oberlln-Klyrlu
road, a few miles south of Blyrla, Au-
Kiist 14.
George S. Demuth of Medina, a
speaker of national fame, wilt deliver the main address of the meet. The
remainder of the program has not as
yet been made, but it is reported that
several county beekeepers will speak
at the meeting.
Other thun the program, exhibitions
concerning beekeeping will prove of
interest to all those who attend.
There   will   be   no   regular  meeting
of the association  this month  ou  account of the field day meet.
'.*-• Several   local  beekeepers  are   planning 4o attend.
STATE CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMS.T0BEAUG.14
AUGUST  LI8T  OF   EXAMINATIONS
LARGE—MANY VACANCIE8 ASSURES   SEVERAL   GOOD
POSITIONS
CASE AGAINST CARNIVAL
PEOPLE   HEARD   TONIGHT
Tb* Stlwald Shoe* haaeball team defeated tha Wellington outfit Sunday
at Wellington tor th* second tlm* thi*
season by a acore of 10-1. All of th*
locsl player* performed with unusual
ability.
PLAMS BEING MADE
FOR B. M. A. OUTINQ
A commUXese composed of Conrad
Zilch, .Praak Mhtchka and C. J. Ehrmann, 1* now making plans (or the
annual bu*ln**s man'* picnic which
will b* held at Crystal Beach some
tlm* next moats.
Th* oommlttee Is now trying to ut
Um data before making other arrangement* for th* pirate.
It ia reported Oust a baseball gam*
betw**n Um married men aad th* sin
geV* man wBi ba faatarad.
B. B. Poster will hear Ihe case of
th* Golden Rule shown versus Kay-
burn and Webb, sign painter* ot Lorain, at the town hall tonight. When
the carnival people left Amherst they
also toft a bill of $95 for the painting
ot th* political sign which adorned the
entrance to the carnival.
.BOY INJURED
Nelson Hasenflug. son of Mr. and
Mr*. Robert Hasenflug of Washington
street, wa* painfully injurad at noon
today whan he caught hi* Angara In
th* cog* of an 'Irrah Mall." Dr. A. P.
McQueen droaaod th* Injuria*.
COTTON NOE AND JUNIOR
PAGEANT ON PROGRAM
FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Cotton Noe and Junior Pageant on
program  for  Friday  afternoon.
Cotton Noe, poet, author and traveler, will speak Friday ufternoon on
"The Great American Home." Mr.
Noe haa returned from a trip through
Burope and tbe British Isles and will
have u good message for ChauUuwiu"
goers.
In connection with the address the
chlldren's pageant. "The Cottquuxis of
Peuce" will be given under the direction ot Miss Vallle Messuer, Junior uu
pervlsor.
Y. P. S. MEETING  POSTPONED
August examinations ot the State
Civil Service Commission will be held
during the week of August 14th, according to tbe official bulletin of the
Commission, which has just been issued and will be sent free to all Interested upon request of the Commission at Columbus.
The list of examinations is unusually this time und includes grade 3 bookkeepers, grade 2 and 3 stenographers,
typists, institutional guards, penal
matrons, telephone operators, assistant physicians, examiners, chiefs,
pharmacists, custodians, uivl laboratory workers, supervisors, dentists, automobile Inspectors and assistant to
registrar ut universities.
There are a number of vacancies in
ull these- bi-auclie-s ot departmental
work, and uppointmeuu are expected
to be made just as soon as the papers
can be graded and eligible lists sub
iuitte.1 to the appotnUag powers.
The utiie iai liiil.eilu of Uie commission gives complete details of all these
examinations, ami is now ready for
free distribution, it gives the date
anil pluce for all exumluutfous, und
lin- necessary application bluuk is
sent out to ull inquiries with the Iml
Miu   without  sny  charge.
There will be no meeting of the
Young Women'* aoclety of the Methodlat church this week on account of
the Chautauqua.
Chester Blum  of Olenmount spent
the week-end with hi* parents here.
FUNERAL RITES
Funeral rites were held for Kvelyn
liurtloine, two in.milis old duughter ot
Mr. und Mrs. John Hurtlome of Bust
Quarry, ut 2 o'clock Sunduy after
noon. Kev. Neumelster outdated.
Hurlul wiui made- in Clevelund uveuue
cemetery.
The Stlwald Shoes baseball team
will Jemrney to Lorain Sunday, where
they will meet the ltamblers of that
city This will be- the third game In
which the two teams hsve li.-ntl.-d this
season.
A victory for the Amherst teum over
the It.liable i, Sunday will qualify
them tor the county championship
games.
BENNETT ADDRESSES
BUSINESS  MEN   ENJOY  CHAUTAU-
QUA   SPEAKERS  ADDRESS AT
NOON-DAY   LUNCHEON  AT
MISCHKA RESTAURANT
William Kulney Bennett. Chautauqua lecturer, addressed the local business men at their noon duy luncheon
meeting held at the Mlschka restaurant Monday.
Fifty-five business men were present at the meeting and enjoyed a
(list-class two-course dinner served
by Mr. and Mrs. William Mischka.
Following the dinner, Mr. Bennett
addressed the business men on the
three arts, "The art of making a living." tbe art of making a life," und
"the urt of living together."
He used severul humorous uud true-
to-life stories Illustrating his points,
which were greut ly appreciated.
The meeting adjourned wltb all of
the men present expressing their feelings that the meeting wus one of the
most successful ever held.
Tbe Messrs. Clare Avery, Harvey
Aldrlch and Donald Wood ot Toledo
spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Avery.
STIRRINO  ADDRESS OF CHARLBS
H.   PLATTENBURG  PLEASES  LOCAL     PEOPLE   —   "THE     OLO
TOWN IN THE NEW WORLD"
Churles Howard I'lattenburg, the
'ommunlty specialist on the C'hautau-
quu platform, delivered one of the
beet community addresses least evening ou "The Old Town lu The New
World."
Mr. I'lattenburg has traveled extensively throughout the United State*,
speaking to thousands of audience*.
Among the muny towns he has visited
he has found people who are boosting
tbelr own interests and has also found
people who have let their town fall
Into ruins. In connection with community boosting. Mr. Plattenburg atat-
ed that Amherst was one of the moat
beautiful little towns that he haa ever
visited and that the people of Amherat
should be proud of It. Instead of
knocking It, and in that way hinder
Jts progress.
"America's greatest men come from
the little towns," stated Mr. Plattenburg last evening, baaing his statement upon the fact that the leaders of
the Allied armies in the World War
were born and raised in small towns
"Kvery president of tbe United Btata*
was born In • small town except Theodore Roosevelt, who wa* horn in New
York, and he had to go weat for hi*
health."
The above statements ought to
make Amherst people feel proud tbat
they live ln a small town and ahould
be willing to boost It to their beat of
ability.
Kdwurd Whlttenbach spent today ln
Cleveland.
PRINCESS TEATA ON CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAM FRIDAY NIGHT
Prince** TeAta and her Indian
friends will entertain on the closing
night of the Chuutauquu program. Indian settings and costumes will be
used throughout the evening's entertainment.
TWO LOCAL MEN RECEIVE
PAST  MASTER'S JEWEL8
Past Masters Fred Hopkins und
Charles Ludwig were presented with
pust muster's Jewels ut a meeting of
the Stonlngton Masonic lodge Tuesday evening. The presentation speeches were made by Walter Ludwlg of
Elyrla and Jay Gillette ot Amherst,
who served under their administration.
After the presentation. Samuel
Squire of Elyria gave an interesting
address.
Refreshments were served at a lute
hour.
MERCHANTS   MEET
DEFEAT
SUNDAY
The Amherat Merchants' baseball
teum met defeut at the hands of the
Loruin Orioles ut Lorain last Suuday
by a score of 1-0.
The locals played a good game but
the odds were against tbem.
The men-hunts will meet dial ton
Suuday.
THOMPSON TO SPEAK
HERE TUESDAY P. M.
REPUBLICAN      CANDIDATE      FOR
GOVERNOR   COMING   TO   AMHERST THROUGH EFFORT8
OF     LORAIN     COUNTY
THOMP80N-FORGOV-
ERNOR COMMITTEE
A committee has been organized in
Lorain county known as the "Thompson for Governor" committee, and bus
made arrangements lo have Curml
Thompson, republicun candidate for
governor, to muke a tour of tbe county and to speuk in ull of the towns.
A report from H. H. Nye, chairman
of the committee, stutes that Mr.
Thompson will be lu Amherst at three
o'clock Tuesday ufternoou,  August  1.
Mr. Thompson will sturt his tour of
the county Tuesduy morning. He will
be uccompunied by severul members
of the Women's League Thompson -for
Governor committee.
The officers of the recently organ
tzod committee uru: H. H. Nye, chairman; H. G. Stevie, secretary, and H.
E. Aget, treusurer.
NOTED CARTOONIST
DRAWS APPRECIATIVE
AUDIENCE TUESDAY
ALTON  PACKARD, ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST CARTOONIST,
GIVES CARTOONIST  LECTURE      ON     "UNCLE
SAM'S    PEOPLE
One of the shining headlights of the
Chautauqua program wais the cartoonist lecture, given by Altou Packard,
one of America's greatest cartoonist.
Tuesday night.
Mr. Packard has been ou the Chautauqua platform for more than twenty
years and has made friends with
many.
Two noteworthy cartoons, drawn by
Mr. Packard Tuesday night, were a
farmer boy fishing and two old people
wulking down the pathway of life.
Both pictures were drawn ln colors
uud Illustrated Mr. Packard's great
message to the people of Amherst.
TO GO ABROAD
Mrs. Junius Miller aud sou, Luuriu,
of Jackson street, will leuve Thursday
evening for New York City, where
they will said Saturday on tbe ship
Celtic for Scotland. They will visit
Liverpool und spend two months with
Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr. und Mrs.
Jumes Weir, of Glasgow, Scotlund.
TO RESIDE HERE
Mr. and Mrs. Wulter Huhn, Berlin
Heights, will arrive here next Tuesduy to reside. They have rented the
residence of Mrs. C. Gillette on South
Main street. Mr. Hahn bos beeu engaged to it-ue.li manual training In tbe
locul high school this coining season.
JUOGMENT8 LESS
THAN   LA8T   YEAR
STREET CAR REVENUES
DECREASED,   EXPENSES
INCREASED,   LAST   YEAR
Carnival Leaves Amherst but Takes the Spoils
COUNTV FLORISTS
HOLD   OUTING
The Lorain County Florist*' association held an outiug at Beaver Park
yeaterday. A lamb roast on the beach
was the feature of th* picnic.
Oame* and contests war* greatly enjoyed.
John    Schmauch
Oto-rataad.
apent   today    In
Th* carnival which travels under
th* nam* of "Golden Rule Show*" left
Amherst Saturday and **v*ral other
things, Including a Wll far sign painting Of $96.
In order to mak* a little money on
th* *lde, th* advanc* man of th* carnival rounded up several politicians,
relative to putting up a large aign at
th* entrance to th* carnival grounda.
Th* politician* conMnted, paid their
price and th* sign waa painted by Ray-
burn and Webb, of Lorain, and erected, it I* reported that th* idea became a "fluke" when th* aign painter*
cam* to collect the money for th*
painting of the sign.
Th* case is to be heard tonight.
Other than leaving th* bill of $95,
several other thing* were left, and not
of th* beneficial nature.
Every evening, until nearly midnight, enough noise wa* being mad*
at Brandt's park to keep th* whole
town awake. A certain prominent man
In town stated, "If a citlxen of Amherat went down there and mad* a*
much nola* aa they did, he would be
arr**tod."
Some of th* show* war* not of th*
type that Amherst's young people
should attend as wall as some of th*
older people.
Amherat people want to th* carnival spent their money for something
which did not benefit them in any way
whatsoever, but helped to mak* th*
carnival   people   rich.
If another such show should ask entrance into Amherst th* township
trustees ahould toll them that Amherst ie no place for such a ahow and
that Amherst people hav* a much hot-
tar place to put their money than Into
carnival promoters' pockets.
Statistics secured from the records
of tbe common plea* court provide the
following interesting information US
comparoel with the figures for the previous yeur:
Tbe totul number of civil judgments
rendered for the fiscal yeur ending
June 30, 1922. wus 425, tbe uumlber
for money only being 175, aud those
for which money wus included numbered •>- The number of fiscal decrees wus 1 '.'f*.
Lust yeur the totul number of judgments wus Will, or in:; more than this
year. The total amount of money involved wus $387,233.99, or un uveruge
of $1,705 S7  for each Judgment.
Last year the total judgments
amounted to $71,551.05, uu uveruge of
$349.03 per judgment.
The report for 1922 shows uu excess
of Judgments over last yeur of $315,-
1182.94, these figures being interesting from the fact thai while the totul
number of judgments rendered was
103 less than last year, tbe amount of
the judgment* Is $315,682.94 more than
last year.
The largest number or suits filed
and foreclosure proceedings Is a reflex of the period through which the
country is pausing, following the world
war.
A reflection of the heavy odds
against which city and suburban electric street railways In Ohio had to
contend during the general business
depression In 1921, is observed in statistics for those companies Just compiled and made public by the state
public utilities commission.
These figures show that the city and
suburban traction companies in Ohio
curried 59,299,578 fewer passengers
laat year than they did In 1920, tbe
totul number of revenue car riders Including transfer passengers for tbe
state being 719,242,805 in 1921, aa
against  778.542,383 lu 1920.
During the pust three months, however, general business conditions have
picked up to such au extent that almost ull of the 18 city and suburban
car companies in the state are carrying more riders than they were u year
ugo at  this time.
Operating revenues of the companies In 1921 decreased $1,355,066.36 as
e eini|,ari-d with 1920. Operators of the
properties, however, by practicing rigid economy, muuuged to reduce oper-
uting expenses $3,063,386.22 in 1921
over 1920.
Despite the fact that the revenue of
the car companies decreased during
the year, luxe* for 1921 paid by theae
same companies increased $99,556.74.
the taxes paid in 1921 totaling $3,047.-
993.03. while tbe umount in 1920 was
$2,948,436.29.
The total Investment lu the city and
suburban traction companies ln Ohio
at the beginning of this ear was
$110,685,740.49, according to tbe ut llll ies commission's figures.
Clovis   Wiseman   of  Amherst  spent
last  eveniug In Loruin.
Raymond Baumhart of Amhersl was
a Lorain visitor Tuesday eveniug.
SEWERS'   MEETING   POSTPONED
The meeting of the Ladies' Sewing
society of the Congregational church
has been postponed on account of the
Chautauqua this week. The next
meeting of the society will be on August 9, and Mrs. Charles Chet*semaa
aud Mrs. William Balrd will entertain.
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