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'.AMHIRST,   OHIO,   THURSDAY,
FORMER AMHERST
RESIDENT HONORS
DECEASED BROTHER
The following poem, written by Mrs.
Alice Powers Huth of Columbus,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Powers, of Main street, In honor of her
brother, Lieutenant Ralph B. Powers
who died In Russia on January 23,
1919. The poem also appeared In the
Columbus Dispatch on Friday, January 18.
MEMORY,   AND   THE   SERVICE
CROSS.
Close the door, sye, close It softly—
Memory dwells with us today.
There's a wee lad, with his brothers
Coming sweetly here to play.
It is yesterday, 1 tell you
None there be who dare to scorn,
It Is yesterday—the children
Romping, playing, ln the morn.
Draw the curtains draw them tightly,
Bee that nothing drives away   '
From our minds and hearts, the vision
Of the children still at play.
Let them stay a little longer,
For the time comes all too soon,
When they needs must face life's
battles,
Bven yesterday, at noon.
Fold the shutters, fold them gently,
For the day ls nearly done.
We would whisper low to Memory
Of the one who's bravely gone.
Heartaches come, and cruel anguish,
Burning teardrops dim our sight.
Orlm war's toll Is youth, and loved
ones—
still, It's yesterday—and night.
Open wide the doors and windows;
Memory  walks abroad today.
Seeking for the glad tomorrow
That ls just around the way.
Ah, there's anguish In awakening
After war's dark souless night.
There are times when bitter sorrow
Cruelly shuts out the light.
Let each tiny ray of sunshine
Find its way within the room;
Let the brightest burst of glory
Penetrate the pall of gloom.
Hopefully we struggle onward   .,-.,.
Aa the teardrops back sre toss-
In our hearts today, there's meiu'ry,
In our hands—his service cross.
—Alice Powers Ruth
ANNUAL FARMERS INSTITUTE:    •
NEXT  WEEK AT. RIDGEV|LLji.
JANUARY It, 1S24.
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bscrlption Price, $1.00 Fer Year
"Sandetcrta Can'  r  -' tt     * -rid"
Ths-Lorejji County  Farmers'. Inett
title Association will hold  its anneal
meeting   at the  town   hall   at  North
Rldgeville.. Oblo. next Wednesday and
Thursday. •    .   ,..
The first session w£l be hejjl Wednesday "morning.'. Officers* 'will he
elected and several good speakers will
be on the program.
floverul local farmers are planning to
attend. •' '• n    '•
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AMHERST VS. LORAIN
SATURDAY NIGHT
Amherst High School's basketball
lean will clash with the Loruin high
outfit for the second time'this season at the local gymnasium Saturday
night. As an added attraction the
Men's Volley Ball team will play the
Lorain high school faculty team Immediately after the basketball game.
* According to dope received from
Lorain antl also from the local High
School, the Amherst High 1ml.. should
w,n Saturday night's game. However,
dope has been spilled so many times
thnt lt Ih hard to pick a winner.
Coach Durllng has sent his men
through several stiff work outs this'
week und has changed the lineup
somewhat for Saturday night's game.
Oulselman, who has been playing a
guard will go to center, and Baumhardt, who has been playing forward
will go to guard. Frederick will play
the other guard and Hutton and Dute
will hold down the forward position*.
Lorain high school lost Clark King,
star guard, and Hi Qove, center, last
week by graduation which will weaken
the Lorain team considerably.
The flrst game will start at eight
o'clock and the doors will be open at
7:30.
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The Battle Is On
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METHODIST LADIES MEET.
(In tribute to my bfother, Lieut.
Ralph E. Powers, whose Distinguished
Service Cross was given to his mother,
and who himself was mortally wounded in list Padenga, Russia, January
22, 1919, and died at Shankursk, the
next day, this little poem ls written.
—A. P. R.)
The Ladles' Sewing Society of the
Methodist church was entertained yes
terday afternoon ln the church parlors
by Mrs. F. O. Fleming and Mrs. Harry
Glllman. A large number of ladles
were present and the -afternoon was
pleasantly spent tn sewing and chut
Luncheon was served by the hostaasas
late In Hay-afternoon.
STUDY CLUB MEETS.
The ladles' Study Club was entertained by Mrs. Harry Leu /.ler at her
home <>n Main street Monday aft.
noon at which time thirteen ladles
were present. The following program
was given:
Roll Call.
.lamias   Whltcomli   Klley,   Tbe   Man,
Mrs   Fred  Roemer.
Kugene Fields. The Children's Li..treat.'. Mrs. James Nlcbol.
Current Kvents, Mrs. E. E. Foster.
SPECIAL CHAPEL AT
HIGH SCHOOL TOMORROW.
Special chapel exercises will be held
at the High School tomorrow morning.
A program will be given which will
Include speaking and music.
MANY ATTEND FATHER
AND SON BANQUET
Approximately 150 men and young
.men attended Uie Father and Son
Banquet, given by the brotherhood of
St. Peter's Evangelical church at the
church last evening.
T«he group gathered in the uuditor-
iiiin untl marched to tne parlors In a
body where u two course dinner was
served by the Oleuners Society of the
church. The church orchestra furnished the musle. , , .....
Following the dinner, the following
program was given with Sam Wrugg
acting us toustmaster:
Piano solo, Wesley Kreeger.
Vocal solo, Lewis  Richert.
«. Piano Solo, Earl Kane.
Piano solo, Edith Moeblus.
Addres, "Dads and Sons," Rev. E.
J. Soell.
The evening's festivities ended with
singing "America" after which a lurge
number attended the basketball game
at the High School gymnasium.
LADIES' AID NIGHT AT CHURCH
WELL ATTENDED SUNDAY.
Ladles' Aid night was observed at
St. Peter's Evangelical church last
Sunday evening and a large number
of tbe congregation were present.
The members of the society met In
the church parlors and marched to reserved seats In the auditorium at 7:30.
The recently elected ofllcers of the
society were Installed and Rev. E. J.
Soell, paator of the church, delivered
a fitting address for the ocaaslon.
LADIES' SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLAS8 MEETS TONIGHT.
The Ladle*' Sunday school class of
the MethodlU-ConKi-LgatJoiial church
wlll hold a meeting and Social at the
home of Mrs. Jacob Baus on Cleveland avenue tonight. The evening's
program has been arranged which
piomlses to be very Interesting.
Refreshments wlll be served and all
members are cordially Invited to attend.
Mis.   Elsie  Bruce   was  it  Cleveland
visitor yesterday. ££
LAST  NUMBER  ON  LYCEUM
>    -       COURSE   WELL   ATTENDED. I
Tlie last number on the High School i
Lyceum Course was well attended by
local people last Thursday night. The
Harp Ensemble Company of CI .-ago
entertained with musicul numb" > uud
many who were present have .-tn' '
that the number was the In it en tie
course.       . .
A home talent number will be gl\ in
later'Supt.   F.   R.   Powers  stnted   thla
week.    The   nature  of  the
ment hns not as yet been decided upon.
TODAY IS LAST DAY
TO SET 1924 PLATES
SOUTH AMHERST
RESIDENT DIES
Willi;.in Merchant. Gil died at the
home of his nephew, Lewis Merchant,
Sunday after it  lingering Illness.
Mr. Merchant was ^employed In the
Merchant store at South Amherst and
wus u member of the Foresters Lodge
of that place.
He is survived by two neices, Mrs.
J. Kauffmau and Mrs. William Hay
wood ami two newphews, Lewis and
Samuel Merchant.
Funeral services vere held yest'.T
duy afternoon from the home of Lewis
Merchant on North Main street at two
o'clock with Rev. Shlrl Bartlette officiating. Burial was made In Ever
green  cemetery.
CARL LER8CH  IMPROVING.
300 TAX PAYERS
kin ysnY
ISDBT1TB
'' .wards of three hundred te*
payers of Lorain County aterHed
the hearing called ay the eeu. y
commissioner* et the oourt hewe*
yesterday morning, showing that
Mil re vAee general Interest In the
proposition to re-appraise eal
estate In the county se suggested
by county auditor Monroe Welty.
PLANS MADE FOR
FIREMEN'S
■ALL,
Plans have been completed for the
annual Ball to be given by the Amherat Volunteer Fire Department at
Ehrman Hall next Wednesday night.
Tickets will be put on aale Saturday
nlgbt and locul firemen will make
every effort to have a record breaking
crowd at the dance.
Carr's orchestra of Loruin wlll fur
nlsh .the music.
TIPS   FOR   TAXPAYERS.
No. 6.
In computing his net Income
for the year 1928 a taxpayer
msy deduct from gross Income
sll loasea, incurred not only ln
his business, trade or profession,
but In any "transaction entered
Into for profit" not compensated
tor by Insurance or otherwise.
To be allowed, losses not Incurred In trade or business
must conform closely to the
wording of the statute. For-ex-
ample, a loss Incurred ln the
•ale or a taxpayer's home,
which at the time of purchase
waa bought without intention of
resale, la not deductible because
lt waa not a transaction entered
Into for profit.
Loseaa sustained In the operation of s fsrm ss a bualneae
venture are deductible. If sustained In tbe operation of s fsrm
operated merely tor the pleasure
or convenience of th taxpayer,
auch losses are not deductible.
VOTE COT IN
JNCOME TAX
PROPOSED REDUCTIONS WILL BE
EFFECTIVE ON NEXT PAYMENT
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sly-Further revision or the Income tax rates was
undertaken today by the Republican
members of the hou<te ways and means
committee after their break with the
slderation of the new revenue bill.
A reduction In the 1923 taxes, which
are payable this year, was voted by
the majority members .and they decided to work out an Income rate
schedule of their own, acordlng to the
chairman, because or the refusal or
the other party to accept their offer
to compromise and dratt a non-partisan plan.
CONRAD ZILCH
INJURED IN FALL
Conrad Zilch, local funeral director
was Injured Tuesday afternoon when
he fell from a ladder while working
In the garage at his home. The round
of the ladder on which he wus standing guve way and he fell head first
lo the ground, cutting a deep gn.di ln
his   I'lirelieatl.
The wound wus dressed by Dr. G. R.
Wiseman.
ST. PETER'S TO PLAY
BROWNHELM WEDNE8DAY.
Tho St. Peter's basketball team will
play the Frederick Hardwares of
Brownhelm at the High School gym
next Wednesday night. As a p. lifflV
lnary, the St, Peter's Juniors will p'u;.-
the Juniors from the "First Presbyter-
l.iii church In Lorain.
The Brownhelm teum hu a stiff
lineup this year und has ben playing
some of the best independent teams df
its class in this part of the stuto.
which fact promises locul funs u reul
game.     . ...
The preliminary will stu.rt ut 7:i!0
und the main event ut eight O'clock,
EASTMAN  TO SPEAK ON
NATIONAL TOPIC
SUNDAY  MORNING.
O. W. Dickson, of Lorain, wus a visitor ut tho home or Mr. and Mrs. John
Egeland,  Sunday.'
Rev. F. E. Eastman, pastor ot the
Methodist Congregational church wlll
speak on "Child Labor ln tbe United
States" at the morning services of bis
church Sunday morning. This sermon will he tbe second In a aeries ol
sermons on "America's Christian Duty."
In the evening tbe second stereop-
tican lecture, "The Lure ot Alaska"
will be given. The evening services
will; be held in the Congregational
church.
Mr. and Mrs. Ott Oreen and Miss
Florence Boley have returned* trom
a visit to Detroit, Michigan.
William Baker, of Toledo, spent the
week-end in Amherst.
Mr.   and   Mrs.   C.   A.   Lauer   were
Cleveland visitors Saturday.
Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  K. Tlsedule  were
Cleveland visitors Saturday.
AUTO FREEZING
FOILED DY HONEY
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LORAIN COUNTY St.. KEEPER8
ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS VOUCH
FOR NEW RADIATOR ANTIFREEZE.
Have you tried the new nntl-freece
mixture for your flivver?
"It's great", says Ray Johnson,
Cleveland avenue, who ls secretary of
the Lorain County Beekeepers' Association.
Now, I know you have guessed whut
it Is—u "honey and water mixture."
It hus been- found that the use of
honey und wuter, 50-50 by volume, will
form u mixture thut does not huve to
bt} renewed, is absolutely sate antl dependable.
"I was not prepared for the other
zero spell when It came on so suddenly, but directly ufter I filled the radiator of my car with the honey and
water mixture, und so this time I hud
a chance to make the test. My car
stood outdoors ull Friday night with
the mercury ut 10 below und ull duy
duy Saturday with it slightly warmer
temperature und did not freeze," said
Johuson.
"It is well not to fill the rudiutor
too full. The mixture should be about
Iwo • Inches from the top, for honey
and water expand when heated.
"I used about 44 quurts of tho solution in my car," he said.
While the alcohol solution of 25 per
cent strength Is cheaper at the start
yet for the winter there Is not much
difference In the cost for alcohol must
be addetl occasionally to keep up the
iinti-l'reczlug   strength   on  uc.count  of
evaporation,
It Is said 50 per ceut ulcobol will
ln.il at 1K2 degrees while the 50-50
solution of honey uml water will boil
at 218 .or <1 degrees higher than the
boiling point of water.
C. E. Hurlburt, Jefferson street
another local uptarist, has also .nude
the test.
A cheaper grude of honey 11 USed
than that for table use. V re.a!!. ut
$1.25 u gallon.
Today is the last day automobiles
0*0 be driven with 1923 licenses, according to u report received from
secretary of state this week. There
will be absolutely no extension of
time beyond today nntl tomorrow
entertain- morning, all auto owners without the
ISM license wlll be subject to arrest
antl   heavy   fine.
The report also states that there
are enough licenses to meet the demand antl needs antl that every auto
owner has had ample time to obtain
the  plates.
J. J. Smythe, local registrar haa
several sets of plates left and urges
automobile owners In Amherst who
hav,j not as yet obtained their 1924
licenses to tlo so "at once as the ruling
will be carried out to its full extent.
Curl Lersch, son or Mr. and Mrs. L.
P. Lersch o! af'rk avenue underwen-
another operation at the local hospital
Tuesday morning. He had undergone
an operation for appendecitls a few
weeks ugo and had been removed to
his home but suffered n relapse. Ills
condition at the present time is improving.
.,   Miss  Edith Ootro and  Hiss Jennie
Jaeger were Elyria visitors yesterday
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hall of Lake
wootl spent a few days of this week
at the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Snyder.
MRS. BAUS
BURIED SATURDAY
Funeral services tor the late Mrs.
I'hllapenu Baus was held rrom the
home or ber daughter, Mrs, O. H. Bak
er, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock
Floral pieces were numerous and a
lurge number of people were present
Rev. E. J. Soell, pastor or St. Peter's
church officiated. Burial was made ln
Cleveland uvonue cemetery.
HARRY   WALKER   CONVALESCING.
Hurry Wulkcr, son of Mrs. Ruby
Walker, who Is now lu Cullfornlu Is
convuleseing from injuries received in
an auto accident which octum! some
fow weeks ago, according .,> word received here this week.
NEEDLECRAFT   CLUB   MEETS.
The NcedlecraU club ot St. Joseph's
Catholic church wu sentertalned yesterday afternoo"n~TfF"MT2. C. O. ABheu
bach at her home on Milan avenue.
Sewing and chat afforded the afternoon's entertainment after which re
I'reshineiits were served.
YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETY
HOLDS PARtY.
The Young People's Society of the
Methodist-Congregational church met
lust evening in the church parlora.
(lames, music and contests afforded
tbe evening's entertainment after
which  luncheon was served.
AU  COURANT CLUB
TO  MEET  FRIDAY.
The Au Courai; club wlll be entertained by Mrs. Edwurd Pletch at her
home on Cleveland avenue tomorrow
evening. All members ure cordially
invited to attend.
Rpv. F. C. Jordan  was a Cleveland
visitor Friday.
VOLLEY   BALL   FRIDAY.
The Amherst Men's Uym CIbbs will
play the volley ball team from tbe
Lorain Post Ofllce Friday at the Congregational church gym, lu the first
of a series of gumes ' ,- ad by
the locul meu.
The Lorulu outfit ha ..cm ...lug
its own with volley bull teams I uud
out of Loruin und wlll undo utedly
give the locals u good run.
The game will start at eight o'clock.
HIKING CLUB ENJOY8 PARTY.
Manley Hurlbut, uf Elyria, wus an
Amherat visitor last evening.
H. L. Plato and Nelson Pippert were,
Cleveland visitors yesterday.    ,
The Sophomore Hiking Club of the
High School held a party at the High
School auditorium Saturday night. Tbe
part of the evening was spent lu
gumes and contests arter vhich refreshments were served ln the Domestic Science room by the girls or the
Freshman class.
ST. PETER'S CAGERS
DEFEAT LORAIN TEAM.
The boys' basketball tea mot St.
Peter's church cume through with a
sensational victory over the cage-team
from St. Nlckolas church ot Lorain
lu i a veiling at the High School gym
by u score or 27-15.
The locals maintained a good lead
over their opponents ln every stuge
or thu game and displayed a superior
brand of team work rrom start to
finish.
Bruce aud Raessler scored at ease
and with the good guarding or Menz
uud Mulder the Lorainites had dlfllculty in getting their lone fifteen points.
About 100 funs witnessed the game.
HOME BUILDERS CLASS
HOLDS BIG MEETING
The Homo Builders Claris of the
Stone church held a meeting in the
I. O. O. F. Hull here Tuesday eveniug
with a large numllof or its members
present.
Mr. McCullough, or Cleveland, dellv
e. ail the evening's address ou the subject Whither Bound." His tulk was
Interesting and educutlouul throughout und greutly appreciated by those
present.
The following musicul program was
uIho given:
Song. Male Quartet.
Solo, William Gartbe.
Pluno Solo, Zelma Muth.
Solo. Wesley Ellis.
Solo, James Relnhardt.
Song,  Ladles' Trio.
Piano Solo, Mrs. George Schroeder.
Song, Ladies' Trio.
Refreshments   were   served   late
the eveuing.
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Mr.   and   Mrs.
Lorain   visitors.
Curl   Bodman   were
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Baus were Clave*
land visitors yeaterday.
Mr.   aud   Mrs.   B.   A.   Jenne
Cleveland visitors yesterday.
were
.Mrs, L, S. Hanckiete was a Lorain
visitor yeaterday.
WE WILL BUY CLEAN RAGS--*
AT   5   CUNTS   PER   POUND.    •
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STONE CHURCH  PLAYS
BROWNHELM TONIGHT.
The boys' basketball team ot the
the tSone church will play the Frederick Hardware's of Brownhelm at the
Congregational church gymnasium tonight. As a preliminary, the Stone
church Juniors wlll play the Methodist-
Congregational church Juniors.
BERLIN   HEIGHTS  DEFEATS
LOCALS  IN   STIFF  BATTLE.
Amherst High School's basketball
team went down to tlefea last Friday
evening at the hands of the Berlin
Heights high school outfit by a score
of 19 IS in a closely contested game.
The Heights team was a much larger team than the locals and showed
a great deal of team work and shooting ability. Tbe locals also showed
fine team work but were unable t.i
locate the basket which accounted for
their defeat.
The game wus fast aud exciting and
a large number of funs attended tbe
game.
Blamee Bond leeues
Commit..doner W. B. Richmond presided, and read the communlcstloa
received by the board of Auditor Welty, and them said tbat tho taxing Question was a very Important one. Everyone felt that their taxes were to high.
Scarcely a district but whst wsa behind and they bad ha- to 1 sue I -ids
to cover deficiencies. He asked I st
each township and disc let responded
with   their opinion  aa   to   whether  s
re appraisement  should  be had OI     Ot.
He stated that ln many cases the people were to blame for conditions for
lu many cases they would go and pay
their taxes, como ,ito hla ofllce sad
complain, and before they left sak
for road Improvements. Also tbe people were to blame for supporting many
h.iiitl Issues, not slopping to think thst
the bonds must be paid. If the commissioners listener nnd granted a.l the
■.ipii'ttts for improvt ents mtde, they
wultl soon bankrupt tue t oui.ty. He
also made the statemet. tLat this
county was bonded for but $34,000
which wus the smallest of any county
in i .SUte. He als> declare j that
thi ..imissioners would soon ask
the voters to support a one mill levy
for roads, stating that 11 .hey were
maintained thla would have to be dose
ot the commissioners hands would be
tied.
Auditor Welt>. was caller1 nn end
said that the impression ..revail' i tbat
he was tor raising taxes, f * was
not bo. but he had simply . m pi led
with the law lu making his "commend, 'e stateu that a new '• ..tlon
be pla.-cd on property, fro.u rxnX
estate transfers that 1... 1 been made ia
his office. The role of townships wsa
then . illed.
Claim Over Tn |,
Brighton—Clarence U ss, thought
ihe duplicate was too high. The >wn-
ship wanted nothi. g b'lt what wss (Sir
und would stand for whatever wsa
done. HrlKa o- s taxed ilght-r than
any other ' irU" ln the count., due
Id a school b. nd issue.
Henrietta—L. W. Kothe, thought
some parts of 'heir i- wns'.. . were
valued too Ugh, and rates she d be
readjusted.
I enilcltl Ernest Pierce, said the
land was appraised as high ta " would
sell for.
Pittsfield—W, J. Hlnes, ssld ao far
as he was concerned be was willing
to -Und for a reappraisal.
Rtisslu—A man spoke up anJ asld
the Impression In the township wss
that taxes were too high.. He wsa willing to have valuations equalised.
Koch<*,'er Village—Mr. Jewett asld
he felt as if values should be equalised. Land in the north of the couniy
brought as high as |500 an acre, but
he could not get ove- |70 for hla
term. He thought >the higher priced
property should be put on at l.'a true
value.
Avon Village—A. D. Biles respected,
uud said the people did not re, Uie
what bond Issues meant to them, auch
as school bonds. Flctl. ju» values
were placed on mueb property li. hla
village, by city promoters who bad
opened allotments. Tbey should be
made to pay, but so far as the farm
lauds were concc.aed they were sa a
rule paying all they should.
Attack Speculators.
Mrs. Jennie Hurst also spoke and
.-aald the people were not to blame tor
the school bond Issue, but the five men
who hud voted lot lt without giving
the people a churn, to vote were to
I 'ume.
Avon Lake Village—W. 1 Hiaes asld
that speculators ln lake property had
rulsed valu.-s beyond reason, snd thst
tn- i;i„e was paying all It should
at ...sent. He complimented the
commissioners and Auditor Welty for
dolug their duty, but wus against a
raise in  taxes.
Amherst   township—Ward   Tolhurst
believed their taxes were high euouf i
Amherst Villi   \ and South Amherst
villuge were nol reprtvouted.
Black River—P.. C. Newma'- ssld he
wus opposed  to a reappral.     lent.
Brownhelm—Mlo McQueen >ppoeed
to  rei-   praiaeni ui.
Camden—Corrad Belchel .bought
equalization wsa all .!ght. He had aa
8 acre farm, worked hard aad Juat
split .-ven.
Ai amer man raid Ml firm waa
tuxed at $70 an acre an . it would not
bring that much If put oa the market.
They were agai- <*t reappraisal. .
Carlisle—Eugeue   Sites  said  conditions in u:> township  .vere the fault
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