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THE   AMHERST NEWS-TIMES.
VOL. V, NO. 21.
ISSUED     THURSDAY
AMHERST,    OHIO.    THURSDAY.    SEPTEMBER 20,   1923.
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"See.stene •enter of the WerM."
This Week
By Arthur Brisbane.
Tha Lamp Want Out.
Tha Yaar 5604.
Fliers and Divers Only.
Qoodby Harem.
SB-
LOCAL BARBERS MOVE
INTO NEW LOCATIONS YESTERDAY.
The little moon, travelling along
25 miles a minute, got between the
earth and the sun the other day and
for 169 seconds the gun's light went
out, entirely at certain places, to a
limited degree elsewhere.
The moon was something like a
child walking between you and your
reading lamp. The eclipse was photographed by scientists on the earth,
snd from flying machines, but only
ravage* were agitated. We don't believe, as they once did, that a dragon
Is eating up the sun. And we don't
think that angry gods are warning us
ti  behave ourselves.
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In the old days they took eclipses
so seriously that two armies about
to flght, turned tall and went home
In a hurry when the sun began to
disappear. It was a poor ruler that
didn't have some kind of eclipse
when he died
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The Reverend Increase Mather,
who wrote hlg Interesting essay on
"Remarkable Providences" In the early
Puritan days, found lt easy enough
to explain an eclipse In Massachusetts.
He said It expressed the grief of Nature at the death of President Chaun-
cey, of Harvard. Quite a compliment
for Harvard.
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We know that an eclipse means
nothing at all except that the moon
gets in front of our sun lamp and
shuts out the light for a minute.
We have progressed in that way. But
we don't yet know enough to stop murdering each other, as they did In the
days ot superstition and darkness.
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Tuesday was Rosh Hashanah, the
Jewish New Year, number 5684.
Christians call lt the year 1923.
Other religions and nationalities have
other years and other dates, a majority believing that the world is about
6,000 yeara old, and ought to end aoon.
If old Earth told her real age, we
should learn that many things happened here a thousand million years ago.
When it STARTED, we don't know.
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Flying machines dropping bombs
tbat cost a few dollars have again demonstrated for the benefit of the
American people that battleships are
obsolete. The old battleship Virginia
used as a target was sunk in thirty
minutes by a flier 10,000 feet up. How
many million-dollar battleships will
this country build to supply amusing
targets some day for foreign fliers?
Forty million dollars spent wisely
on flying ships, with a few more millions on submarines, would make
lighting fleets unnecessary and attack
by any nation foolish.
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A while ago, anybody asking the
Government to fix the price of oil
would have been called an anarchist
by the moderates, and murderous
Bolshevik by real torles. Now, ln
Texas, the oil men themselves ask
the State Government to fix a price
Wben prices get sick, any doctor Is
welcome.
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Kemal Pasha comes back to the
front page by preventing restoration
ot the harem in Turkey. It was once
as difficult to imagine a Turk without
many wives as of a Chinese without
a pigtail. The pigtail Is gone, and
the harem wives are going. Wise
Kemal says that one Turkish wife, of
the new woman type, is as much as
i.ny one Turk can or ought to own.
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Wheat wag lower last' week. The
earthquake leaves thousands ln need
ot food, but that doesn't help the
price of wheat. Nations always And
money to buy wheat for war, no matter how high the price. They do not
spend so easily merely to relieve human suffering.
Wm. Ehrman and Carl Ernst, local
barbers, moved Into new locations yesterday, Wm. Ehrman moving Into the
building occupied hy Mr. Ernst and
Mr. Ernst moving Into the building
occupied by Mr. Ehrman.
The change was made, owing to the
fact that Mr. Ehrman purchased thn
building occupied by Mr. Ernst from
A. Baker gome time ago.
Both barbers moved their fixtures
yesterday afternoon and were doing
business this morning as if no change
had taken place.
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SOUTH AMHERST
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
LARGE THIS TERM
The school enrollment at South Amherst now numbers 381 students, according to a report made by principal
R. R. Johnson this week. Last year's
enrollment numbered 325 students.
ln the grades there are 263 and In
the high school there are 118 students.
The graduating class this year will
be small, despite the fact that there
has been an increase In the number of
etudentg.
The school Is now operating under
a ftrgt class charter, which wag pre-
gented to the school last spring by
county'superintendent of schools, E.
C. Seale.
The grade teachers are as follows:
Helen Decker, Dorothy Sage, Alberta
Spetgelberg, Margaret Sage, Mrs.
Ethel Opfer, Mrs. Edna Burnside,
Anna Murray and J. C. Carroll, assistant principal. High school teachers
are as follows: Wm. Carroll, Mrs. Lot-
ta Slgsworth, Mrs. E. R. Johnson and
E. R. Johnson.
Mr. Floyd Moore, a graduate1 of the
Oberlin conservatory of music has
been employed by the board of education to teach music in the schools this
year. He ia at the school building two
days a week and is also director of the
high  school  orchestra.
Mr. Johnson, reports that music is
a favorite subject among the students,
and that he expects a successful year
along that line.
HUNTERS BRING BACK
LARGE LAND TURTLE.
iter*!   I*'* Lauer returned
Western    v i-t B nunting trip In tlie
«»*fWHitral part ()f the state near Coshocton, Ohio.
Squirrel hunting was the feature of
the trip and thirty-five gray squlrr d
constituted the four days hunt.
While In the woods, Mr. Tlsdale
found a large land turtle, on whit h
wns carved a man's Initials and tlie
date 1905. Mr. Tlsdale brought the
turtle home with hlni, owing to the
fact that a turtle of that species is
short lived and small ln comparison
with the one he found.
NORTHEASTERN  OHIO
HEALTH   CONFERENCE
TO   BE   HELD   8EPT.
26.
Representatives of health agencies
and civic clubs interested ln health
work from nine counties in North-
eastern Ohio will attend a conference
in Cleveland Wedneaday, September
26 to discuss plans for health work
during the coining year and to arrange
for the 16th annual Christmas Seal
sale.
The meeting is one of a series of
such conferences arranged by the Ohio
Public Health Association. It will
be beld at the Hotel Statler.
Counties to be represented In this
conference include Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Huron, Lake, Lorain,
Medina,  Summit and  Trumbull.
Rrepresentatives from Lorain county include: Miss Ruth Paddock, Mrs.
J. L. Peabody, Dr. W. A. Mcintosh,
Dr. W. R. Morrison and Rev. J. L.
Lobingier of Oberlin; Dr. and Mrg.
Q. E. French, Mrs. H. C. StevenB, Mrg.
and T. D. Molse, of Elyrla; Dr. Valloyd
Adair, Miss Harriet Root and Mr. Geo.
W. Dudderer, of Lorain.
HIGH GRIDDERS LOSE
OPENER WITH LORAIN.
WANTED: A girl to help with hohse
work.   Apply Day Studio, Elyrla, O.
NEW SERIAL STORY
TO START IN NEWS-
TIMES SEPTEMBER 27
The local high school football team
lost their flrgt game of the season with
Lorain high school last Saturday afternoon at Longfellow field ln Lorain
by a score ot 43-0.
The locals were completely outweighed and were not within scoring
distance throughout the entire game.
The Loralnites gained at ease through
the line and by forward passes.
An end run by Guiselman and another end run by Federlck were the
only gains the local team made
throughout the game.
The locale have not as yet scheduled
a game for this Saturday.
TAX RATES FOR
SCHOOLS INCREASED
A comparison of the tax rates for
school purposes as levied in 1917 and
1922 show that in the Lorain County
School District the rate In 1922 Is
117% higher then in 1917. This is,
the average increase is 117%. The
increase varies from 26% in Grafton
Village to 230% in Henrietta. (The
Increase includes the 2.65 mills uniform sate levy for schools.) Ten of
the twenty-six school districts have
increased their rates less than 100%
They are: Avon, Brighton, Camden,
Columbia, Eaton, Grafton Village,
Huntington, La Grange, Penfield and
Rldgeville. Four districts have increased their rates 200% or more.
They are: Avon Lake, Grafton Township, Russia and Henrietta. The rates
of the remaining districts have Increased from 100% to 200%. The
rate for school purposes In cities within the county have Increaaed over this
period us follows:
Lorain—116%.
Elyria—163%.
Oberlin—291%.
Considering only those districts
which have improved their schools,
the average Increase In rate has been
1137c, while in those districts which
have not Improved their schools the
average Increase in rate has been
123%. Of the ten districts whose
rntes have suffered the largest Increase, five have improved their
schools and Ave have erected new
building within the past three years.
The average rate in the Ave districts
which have not Improved their schools
has Increased 168%, while the average
rate ln the Ave which have recently
erected new buildings is 186%. Of the
ten districts whose rates have suffered
the smallest Increases, eight are centralized and village schools, while two
ore unimproved.
The chief factors entering Into the
Increased cost of schools are:
1. High School Facilities. For example In Elyria Township in 1917 the
tuition bill for high school was $1970.-
00 (No transportation was paid for
high school). In 1922 the cogt for tuition und transportation was $7,125.00,
nn lncresae of 260 per cent.
WATCH OUT
FOR  YOURSELFI
Starting with next week's ig-
sue of the News-Times, there
will appear an article, which
wlll be ot Interest to our readers.
In this article will be found
a description ef a person, when
he or she waa seen, where he or
she was seea.-jmd at what time
he or she was seen.
To the pergon who identlAes
himself or herself to be tlie person mentioned lu the article a
cash prise of |_.00 will be given
to that person.
Remember, starting next
week    watch   out   for   yourself.
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PEsRSONAImS
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Hugh L. Gawn was in Elyria on busl-
u -ss   yesterday.
Hev. E. J. Soell spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Strasburg, Ohio.
F.   O.   Delbrldge   spent  Tuesduy   in
Oberlin.
T. M. Brennen, of Pearl street, was
Ba Elyria visitor Tuesday evening.
Mr. antl Mrs. Frank Untitle were Lo-
lain  visitors  Monday evening.
RUTHS TO OPEN
SEASON WITH
BEDEORD TEAM
The Uuth Semi-Pros, wlll open the
Lorain County football season with
the Dodford professionals Sunday September 30, according to u statement
made by manager George Bailey today.
The Bedford team is exceptionally
strong this year, according to reports,
and the county gridders are expecting
u still  buttle.
Goudy, Johnson, Frey, Van Hill and
Ambrose constitute the Buth's back-
field, while Gou.de, Owt.es, \Kurt_,
Tulk, Pedro, Jaeger, Wolhever, Brucker and Kline will hold down positions
on the line.
The game will be played at Krohu
field at IVnlield junction.
The Misses Flora and north.i Hearn
were  Lorain  visitors last  evening.
METHODIST PASTIRS
NAMED FOR
THIS SECTION
The Northern Ohio conference of
the Methotlist church closed its conference at Lakewood Tuesday, at
Which pastors for this section were
rnnouncetl.
No appointment was made for Amherst at the conference.
The appointments are M follows:
Avon, Merrill Chaffee.
Berlin Heights, C. M. Gay.
Brighton, W. II. Ayers.
Collins, James Eastwood.
Fields, B. H. Uyan.
Grafton, W. II. Gibson.
LaOrange, G. M.  Knapp.
Lorain: Delaware uvenue, J. A.
Scott: First Church, C. B. Bess; Grace
Church, J. H. Smith, Twentieth street,
T. H. Jones, from the Youngstown
church.
New London, W. E. Hollett.
Oberlin, C. U. Ketchum, from Park-
wood-Ashhury   church,   Cleveland.
Penfield anil Huntington, Percy
Evans.
Plttsfleld, H.   E.  Evans.
South Amherst, S. B. Burtle.
Vermilion, F. J. Nichols.
Wellington, J.  W.  Naramore.
Columbia Station, W. W.  Davis.
Amherst will be supplied later, us
no appointment has yet been made.
Mr. antl Mrs. Chas. Miller, of East
street, were Loraiu visitors Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Tnft, of Cleveland,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. F. I.
Hubburd.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Kurtz and daughter, of Lorain, were Amherst visitors
Sunday.
Mr. antl Mrs. Howard Hall, ot Cleveland, spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs.
H.  L. Hall.
Mrs. Jack Brennen and son, and
David Brennen, Sr., returned to Amherst Sunday ufter spending several
days with relatives In New York City.
Uussell Plato left yesterday for
Dayton where he will resume his stud
ies at the University there.
Frank   Mlschka   and   Henry   Sipple
were Cleveland visitors Monday.
CO.   RECORDER'8  OFFICE
SELF   SUPPORTING.
FEE8 FOK PAST YEAR TOTAL
$14,069.61 WHILE 8ALARY EXPENDITURES WERE $6,961.84
LEAVING $7,127.77  PROFIT.
A new serial story, entitled "The
Cortlands of Washington Square" will
atari in the News-Times on September
27. The story waa written by the well
known author, Janet A. Fuirbank.
Thla la a Clndereila-Uke story which
everyone grants Is the moat popular
sort ot story In the world. It Is alao
a new version of the Ugly Duckling
and of the bricbt little girt and the
lonely man. In addition lt ia a love
story, a story ot New York society in
the Fifties and Sixties and of the
Civil war. It will appeal especially to
women on account of the society angle,
the love Interest and the very fascinating character of the heroine, and to
wen on account of Us stirring phases.
SEPTEMBER 26 TO BE
DONATION DAY AT THE
LOCAL HOSPITAL
County recorder W. G. Mitchell, has
completed a report of the receipts und
expenditures of his office running from
2.   Teachers salaries.   For example,   NpUmb„ l§ 192| to August 31, of this
ln  1917  Lorain County employed  198
teachers for a total ot $112,329.00, an
average   of   $567.00   per   teacher.     In
(Continued on the Back Page.)
SOUTH AMHERST TO
OPEN FOOTBALL SEASON WITH GRAFTON.
The South Amherst high school football team will open their season on
Saturday, September 22, with the Grafton high school outflt, The game will
be played at the Ohio Quaries Athletic
Held at South Amherst at two o'clock.
September 26 has been set aside as
I'onutlon day at the local hoapital.
As ln former years, donations will be
gladly accepted such as canned fruit,
Jellies, preserves, kitchen utensils,
chlnaware and bedding. For tbe past
several yeara tbe titrations received
were many and were helpful ln currying on the work at the hoapital.
PYTHIAN SISTERS MEET.
Conrad Zilch was ln Gallon on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Flemmlng were
Cleveland   visitors   Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. N, A. Wortman and
son   Clovls,   of Elmore,   Ohio,   were
Sunday  visitors in Amherst uud  Lorain.
y„-ur.
The receipts amounted to $14,089.61,
and the expenditures tor suluries
r.mounted to |6,961.8'!, showing a not
profit  of  $7,127.77.
This is one of the busy ollices at
the court bouse, many legal documents
bring recorded and flled. The fees
ere In some cases us low as 10c and
when it is considered that over $14,000
was realized (or the past yeur's work,
lt represents a great deal of work
accomplished.
Win.  Mlschka was in Cleveland ou
business  today.
J. J. Smythe was in Elyrla on business today.
WEEK'S ENTRIES
PROBATE COURT.
Tho following entries have been
made at the probate office during the
past week:
Alice Kelsel administrator ot the
estate of Joseph Kelsel, late of Elyrla.
Bond $500.
Wlll of Christian Schot, late of
Grafton, tiled for probute.
Louis C. Sibley appointed administrator of the estate of George Sibley,
late of Grafton.    Bond $200.
Will of Oel Durkee, late of Grafton,
flled  for probate.
Will of Clara Tuttlo, late of Oberlin. admitted to probate. Maurice Tut-
tie appointed executor without bond.
A. W. Clnninger appointed administrator of the estate of Sveryn Solio-
tinski, late of Lorain.    Bond $4,000.
Will of Alfred J. Saywell, late of
Elyrla, admitted bo probate, Julia
Saywell appointed executor. Bond
$200.
Will of Augusta Coon, lute of Elyria, flled  for probate.
Marie Meier appointed administrator of the estate of John Meier, late
of Lorain.    Bond $2,000.
Wlll of Henry Balnbrldge, late of
Rldgeville, admitted to probate.
Mr.  and  Mrs.  P. F.  McGarvey and
sons were Lorain visitors Sunday.
Jacob Dock and George Nesblt, who
have been spending several months in
Texus  have returned  to  Amherst.
OBERLIN COLLEGE
GRIDDERS HAVE
STIFF SCHEDULE.
FIVE HUNDRED
CLUB MEETS.
The local order of Pythian sisters
held a regular meeting in their lodge
rooms Tuesday night. After the regular lodge work, a social time was enjoyed.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Booth and family,
of Toledo, were week-end visitors in
Amherst and Lorain.
Mrs. Delia Werner and son Myron,
of   Cleveland,   were   Amherst   visitors
over the week-end.
The Five Hundred club was entertained by Mrs. W. J. Bodmann ut her
home ou Park avenue, Tuesday afternoon at which time twelve ladies were
present.
The afternoon was spent ln cards
and ull present report a general good
t,me- ' :   \M
METHODIST-CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
CHOIR ENJOYS PARTY
Members of the Methodist-Congregational church choir and their friends
enjoyed a party given by Mr. and
Mrs. U. H. Hearn on the Middle Hldge
lust Tuesday night.
The evening was spent in music,
..lues und contests after which a
luncheon was served by the host and
hostess.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected and a general good time was
had by all.
STUDY CLUB MEETS.
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The I.allies Study club was enter
tained on Monday afternoon by Mrs,
James Nlchol at her home on South
Main street, with nineteen ladles in attendance. The following program was
carried out:
Benjamin Franklin, Philosopher and
Inventor   Mrs.  Mary  Stough
Franklin, the statesman  	
- -- Mrs. Geo. Aberholden.
Discussion, Poor Hit hard's Almanac.
Current events Mrs. J. H. Schlbley.
For the benefit of local football funs,
who attend Oberlin college football
gumes, the fOtlowfli schedule is published.
Sept. 29, Hiram at Oberlin.
Oct. 6, Ohio  University at  Oberlin.
Oct. 13, Case at Cleveland.
Oct. 20, Miami ut Oxford
Oct. 27, Amherst at Amherst.
Nov. 3, Cincinnati at Oberlin.
Nov. 10, Denison at Granville.
Nov. 17, Western Reserve at Oberlin.
FELLOWSHIP BESIDE
THE SEA
Fifteen hundred miles in a little
Ford just for a brief two days beside
the sea. Across stretches of level,
then up und down the mountains, and
over rivers and bays by toll bridge or
ferry boat. For an entire family to
make such a strenuous Journey and for
N short u stay, there must have been
:i peculiar enchantment about Belmar.
NtW Jersey beside the sea. And there
was.
Devout men and women throughout
America and England and In other
hinds us well, some of the heavy head.
many aspiring youth, are coming ln
lacresoiafl numbers to the conviction
thut the call of God iu Christ is to a
mat faith adventure Into the soul of
good will. With an early adventurer
they ure finding that God is no respecter of per sons, that with Him there
is no distinction of white man, black
mnn. yellow man, and that the call ot
Ood to every man Is to turn from his
■ t'llioh ways, and find arid practice the
wuy of God. In doing this we shall
best succeed as we follow the lead of
Jesus, and experience the empowerment that He Is able to give. And we
must practice Jesus' way of good will
every day. He allows of no exceptions.
This must be our way of life even ln
the very midst of industrial strife and
Of international conflict. Only the
gootl can overcome the evil. To meet
even for a short time with some of
the every day men and women who
have given themselves heart and soul
to this great adventure, to learn of
their experiences, to plan together
bow to work out better ln our lives
uud in the world the redeeming pow-
er of humble, courugeous love—is not
such a "fellowship beside the sea"
enchantment  enough.
We had heard (our little family)
of this Fellowship of Reconciliation
and its promotion of the spirit of cooperation In industry and of vital
peace among the nations. We were
concerned to meet at flrst hand some
of the personnel. And there wus no
, disappointment. We would, if pos-
slhle. shure some of the enrichment
that came from personal association
with the two hundred every duy men
and women in attendance at this annual conference of the Fellowship,
ut Belmar. September 6 to 9. I soy
every day men and women; for there
were no great ones there as the world
counts greatness. The names are
mostly unknown to fame, but all were
greut in lurge-heurtedness, and there
was In evidence not a little of that
greut force thut works miracles In the
world, the power that Gandhi calls
"soul force."
Outstanding In Ills power to manifest unconsciously and quietly un understanding sympathy for foiks, small
folk us well as big, was Gilbert Beever,
the genial president of the Fellowship.
But you would scurcely have known
he was president, so unobtrusive was
his contagious spirit, lu fact no one
seemed to be president, It was u democratic gathering. Different ones
acted as leaders at the various sessions, but the leader did not monopolize the time, he simply directed the
thought and discussion of the group.
Gilbert Beever we were told was Just
an ordinary farmer. But how real
he made Jesus unto us all, even to
the little children, and a number of
parents hud brought their children
with them. To look into the good face
of Gilbert Beever as he spoke to the
group or lifted his voice ln prayer or
talked with you face to face, was a
benediction ln Itself. If you had ever
hated unybody you felt meun on the
inside, and you felt a big desire rising
up within to love the entire universe
and every creature of God therein.
Two days, or even three (we had missed the flrst) were all to short for
such u fellowship beside the sea. One
cun appreciate Peter's emotion wben
he said, "Lord, let's camp here always."
Harold  and  Maude  Hester.
(To  be  continued   next  week.)
EAGLE'S DANCE CLUB
NOW GIVING DANCES.
The Eagle Dunce club have started
to give dances in their lodge rooms,
which pructlce will be continued
throughout the winter months.
The first dunce was given last Saturday night, with a lurge number of
people  ill  attendance
Both old fushion and modern dances
featured the evenings entertainment.
Music will be furnished by the Smith
family   orchestra   of   Elyrlu.
ST. PETER'S BROTHERHOOD   MEETS
The Brotherhood of St. Peter's Evun
gulical church held a meeting ln the
church parlors Tuosday evening at
which time only u few members were
present. The regular business was
transacted und plans were made for a
big meeting ou October 17.
WANTED: A woman to do general
house work. Ono that can cook.
Good wages. A. W. Bruinard, 1172
7th street. Loruin, Ohio. 10-4
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN
REPORT FINE TIME
ON VACATION TRIP.
W. J. Bodmunn, C .G. Ashenbach,
and George Men., returned Tuesday
from a week's fishing trip near Kel-
ley's Island.
hi an interview with W. J. Bodinann
yesterday, be stated that Ashing was
very good around the islands and
each day's catch was one to be proud
of. C. G. Ashenbach won laurels for
himself, by catching the largest bass,
which measured about eighteen Inches
long.
Mr. Bodmunn also reported that the
party caught two more flsh this year
than they did lust year. The fishermen were not sure that the larger
tutch wus due to more modern fishing
methods or an excellent fishing season.
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