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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
WEYMOUTH farmer
CALLED BY DEATH

James Vaught Crunfp, Of Medina
Center, who was taken to Cleveland
last week to undergo an operation for
abscess of the bowels, from which he
had been sufferer for long time,
died at Huron Road hospital, Monday
evening.
Mr.. Crump was a native of Point
Pleasant, Virginia, where he was born
forty-eight years ago. He had been
a resident of Medina county for about
thirteen years and enjoyed wide cir
Gle Of friends and acquaintance.
He is survived by the widow and
four children, Merle, Florence, Heber
and Virginia; brother, John Of Point
Pleasant. Va; and four sisters, Mrs.
Sallie Plants of Weymouth, Mrs. w.
H. Gardner and Mrs. G. A. Gardner of
Medina, and Mrs. B. C. Hall of Point
Pleasant, Va.
Funeral services were held from
the home on Thursday afternoon at
! o'clock, conducted by Rev. Charles
Searles of Hinckley. Burial was
made in the cemetery at York.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
CRUEL EXPERIENCE
+ AFTER EVENING OF FUN

"Hip, Hip, Hooray" was a mighty
good show given in Cleveland a few
weeks ago and attracted number of
pleasure lovers from Medina, among
whom were Floyd Pelton. Enos Wheel
er and George Mellert, with their
wives.
The boys left their cars in garage,
but the show was an unusually
lengthy one, and the garage doors
were locked up for the night before it
was over. To pass the night at q no.
tel was the only thing left, to be done,
and the three couples lined up before
the clerk at convenient hostelry. I'm
able to convince the clerk that they
were respectable married men, the
boys were corraled in one section OF
a chamber and their wives in another.
II took some little time for this story
TO leak out, but better late than never
Il is understood that the experience
had nothing to do with Floy's subse-
quent attack of mumps.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
RAILWAY MAIL CLERK
As YEARS RESIGNS

Sidney Alden, who for the past
forty-five years has held a position as
mail clerk on the B. & 0. r. R., with
run between Cleveland and Wheel
ing, rendered his resignation, to, take
effect April /. But as that date would
take him to the other end of the line.
he remained in service of the company
until April 2, by request.
Mr.. Alden entered the railway SER
vice, Jan. is, 1872, and has missed but
little time from work since that date.
While he has had different runs in
that time, the greater part has been
between Cleveland and Bridgeport, or
Wheeling. Mr.. Alden feels that he
needs rest from so long service
and it is a source Of qualification to
him to receive letter from the COM
pany congratulating him upon his long
connection with the service and ex-
pressing regrets over his resignation.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
MORTGAGE TAX BIG
f1 FOR THIS COUNTY

Last week the Sentinel told of a law
recently passed by the legislature,
which viii require tax Of one half of
one per. cent. to be paid on the face OF
all mortgages left with the County Re-
corder to be recorded. The amount OF
mortgages recorded in Medina last
year amounted to $814,426.48, which
had the new law been in effect, would
have increased the county's exchequer
more than $4,000.
According to Recorder c. S. Rice,
this years mortgages bid fair to reach
the million mark, which under the new
law, would bring into the county till an
additional five Thousand dollars. The
mortgages alluded to are other than
railroad mortgages, which are exempt
The one-half of one per cent. tax in
this county would pay the salary of the
recorder for three years.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
MILK SITUATION
AMICADLY SETTLED

The threatened embargo on milk
entering the city, which was to have
gone into effect Monday, unless the
milk distributors acceded to the de-
mands of the producers for higher
rate did not materialize, as the latter
were granted practically what they
asked, at a conference held at the
Hollenden hotel last Friday afternoon.
Following are the prices per gallon
agreed upon: For the small distribu-
tors-April, zoe, May, 18c; June, 18c;
July Zoe; Aug, 22c; Sept, &c. These
prices were granted with the proviso
that the producers must keep reason
ably close to their contracts with re-
gard to excessive supply. The larger
distributors are to pay, for April, Zoe;
May, tic; June, tic; July 19hc; Aug,
22c; Sept, 22c. At these prices the
large concerns agree to accept all the
milk shipped to them up to6OO cans
above contract. About the only argu-
ment indulged in at Fridays meeting
was over the priceto be paid by the
larger distributors for the months of
August and September, for which
they held out for 20 cents, finally
agreeing to % cents.
The above prices show an average
to the producers of 1914 cents gal
lon for the six months. While they
had demanded 20 cents, it is under
stood that this rate was demanded.
contingent upon the amount of milk
the dealers would accept. AS it is
both sides now appear to be satisfied
and there probably is no likelihood Of
any more trouble along this line al
least before October.
! President John Clark and S. B Stod
lizard Of the Medina auxiliary, attended
'tthe Friday meeting.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
NEW HARDWARE FIRM
TO START JULY 1ST

Barring any unforeseen obstacles,
by July 1st another business enterprise
will be inaugurated in Medina. Alvin
Beck, who for the past sixteen years
has been connected with the Oatman
Hardware Co. and for the past four
years it's manager, severed his con-
nection with that company last Friday
night, and with A. w. Oatman will
start in the hardware business for him
self. Mr.. Oatman was with the Oat-
man Hardware Co. for 20 years and
for a number of years its manager.
Mr.. Beck and Mr.. Oatman will oc-
cupy the building soon to be erected
by w. E. Griesinger on the latters lot
adjoining the Methodist church on the
north. The building will consist of two
store rooms, the new hardware firm
occupying but one. 1t is understood
that work on the new building will be-
gin just as soon as the weather will per
init.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
EXECUTIVE ORDER
AS TO POSTMASTERS

The newspapers of the country have
had much to say of late regarding fed.
eral legislation or executive orders by
which first, second, and third-class
postmasters would derive life tenure
of their positions, subject, of course,
to removal for cause, or by death. But
not until this week has there been any
information that could be regarded as
authentic, or that seemed to be definite
as to provisions. 1t was in the form
of an executive order from President
Wilson, received by Postmistress Long
of the local office, and which reads as
follows:
Hereafter when a vacancy oc-
ours in the position of postmaster
of any office of the first, second
or third class, as the result of
death, resignation, removal, or,
on the recommendation Of the
First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, approved by the Postmaster
General, to the effect that the eff
ficiency or needs or the service re-
quires that a change shall be
made, the Postmaster General
shall certify the fact to the Civil
Service Commission, which shall
forthwith hold an open competi-
tive examination to test the fit
ness of applicants to fill such va
cancy, and when such examination
has been held and the papers in
connection Herewith have been
rated, the said Commission shall
certify the result thereof to the
Postmaster General, who shall
submit to the President the high
est qualified eligible for appoint
ment to fill such vacancy, unless
it is established that the charac-
ter or residence of such applicant
disqualifies him for appointment.
No person who has passed his
sixty-fifth birthday shall be given
the examination herein provided
for.
(Signed) Woodrow Wilson
/. Dated March 81, 1917.
Under the application of the above
order presidential postmasters auto
matically come into possession of life
jobs, subject only to removal fol-
cause. When the commission under
which they hold Office for their pres
ent terms expire, they will not b.
obliged to take civil service examin
ations in order to hold their positions
Civil service examinations are to b
ordered only to fill vacancies causeC
by death, resignation or removal.
There is a possibility, however
that congress may sometime pas
Legislation upsetting the executive or
der issued by the president. In Obi,
SO postrnasters Of the first class, 10
Of the second class and 268 Of the thir,
class are effected by this order.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
ICAUTIoN

Relative to the advertisement Of q
concern styling itself the United Doc
tors, with laboratories at Cleveland,
which appeared recently in the col
umns Of q local paper, advising the
public that they would be at the I'm
ion hotel at a future date, and notice
Of which was refused publicity in the
columns Of this paper, we wish 70
state that we have found their rep
resentative to be unreliable, and al
tho we, know nothing Of the physi-
clans themselves, we would advise
that anyone contemplating business
with them, investigate closely as tc
their reliability. They are In no way
connected with the United Doctors
with laboratories in Wisconsin.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
CHIPPEWA THIS YEAR
BETTER THAN EVER

Manager Beach Of Chippewa Lake
park has been busy all winter laying
plans to make his resort the most at
tractive and entertaining the coming
season of any season since ne has con-
dueted it. t
Many new improvements have been
and are being added, among which is
the enlargement of the dance pavilion,
An addition Of fifteen feet will be built
on the east side an dnearly as much on
the south. thus increasing the floor
space from about $500 feet to over g.
900 feet. An entirely new floor of hard
maple will be laid by men expert in
laying ballroom floors. With this new
addition the crowded conditions OF
last summer will be eliminated so that
not only the dancers but also the spec
tators can be accommodated in first
class style.
Work is being commenced on the
ten new cottages which are to be erect
cd before the camping season opens
This will take nearly all the available
srace for cottages The garage Qp The
1zIISs MI Be feIaoleIe1 8nd ii
tIo very best condition u supply The
wants Of autoists. -Four new clay ten
mis- courts will be built near the ball
grounds for the use Of people inclined
to that sport. The ball diamond will
be put in first class shape for the pro-
motion of more and better games.
The usual Sunday afternoon concerts
will be held with the popular Opera
House Orchestra directed by Louis
Rich and Rosenthal's celebrated ag-
gregation of musicians alternating
Sundays. Bigger and better special at
fractions will be had from Sunday to
Sunday. Preparations are rapidly be-
ing made to take care of the large Sun
day crowds which bid fair to surpass
all other seasons.
All remodeiing and arrangements
will be completed by the last Of May,
SO Decoration Day has been set for the
grand opening.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
JOSEPH /. HONSSEE.
CLAIMED BY DEATH

: Failing health covering period of
several months from a valvular disor-
der Of the heart, ended in the death Of
Joseph Henry Honse, Sunday, April
/, at the home Of his daughter, Mrs.
Kenneth Barrow, on West Friendship
street, with whom he had made his
home for the past year or more. He
was born Feb. 21, 1856, thus being 81
years, month and 8 days old at the
time Of his death. Before coming to
Medina, he resided in Polk, Wayne
county.
Funeral services were held at the
house on Tuesday, conducted by Rev.
s. F. Ross Of the Methodist church.
Burial was made in Spring Grove
cemetery.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
Ball SEASON OPENS

There are good prospects for fine
season in baseball at Medina high
school this year. The team is getting
a good start, under Coach Godlove.
There has been a good schedule ar
ranged and the school will appreciate
d good attendance at the games. The
starter for this season isNwith Wads-
worth, April II, On the local diamond
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
LOCKOUT AT THE
OHIO MATCH WORKS

'rhS strike n f'ie Chic sf1K coga.
How about tie head
pary plant IN Wadsworth has deyel-
oped into a lockout.
AN former employees we're notified
that their pay envelopes may be re-
ceived at any time. There were few
Americans among the strikers.
Officials propose to keep the plant
idle rather than arbitrate. They say
this can be done without embarrass-
ment to the company, as warehouses
in New York and Pittsburgh hold a
large surplus, of matches.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-06
PATRIOTISM HIGH
IN THIS SECTION

If there is one attribute stronger
than another in the hearts OF Medina
people, it is that of patriotism. Our
native citizens will brook nothing that
savors Of disloyalty in times Of peace,
much less in war.
This true national spirit was sig
nally shown last Tuesday night, when
number Of representative business
men and citizens met In the parlors OF
the Winyah club, not only to empha-
size their own allegience, but TO in
augurate concerted action against
any one who has the audacity and
un- American spirit to voice a pro-
German sentiment which, alas, we
understand there have been discovered
a few.
At the meeting Tuesday night a
committee was appointed to arrange
| for public meeting, proclamation for
which has been issued by Mayor L. ii.
Randall, for Saturday night OF this
week, at the court house, and which
appears officially in another column OF
| this paper. The committee named Is
| Fl. G. Rowe, chairman; w. S. Edmund,
Charles Miller, Judge j. R. Kennan,
is. s. Oatman and H. S. Orr. The
committees duties end with the ar
rangement Of the meeting and its ac-
companying details. .I
Let It be understood that this meet
| ing Is in no sense called for recruiting
or enlistment, but merely to secure q
general expression from the people as
to how they stand with respect to en-
ploying drastic measures with those
who are openly proclaiming an undi-
yided spirit in our national dilemma; as
well as 70 placing themselves on rec:
6ril iF s6riis
their native country ~ NJ
The meeting Saturday night viii be
called to order promptly at 7:S0, and
will be opened by prayer by Rev. Phil
/ lip Kelser, who, as temporary chair
man, will read Mayor Randall's' proc
Ilamation. 5g
There will be brief addresses by
prominent local citizens and chair
man Of safety committee appointed
with power to appoint as many assis-
tants as the times seems to warrant,
lit is probable that another committee
of five will be named, whose duties
will be to maintaining patriotic senti-
ments and acts during the war.
The Medina. band will enliven the
occasion Saturday night, as well as q
vocal quartet, and the women Of Me-
dina are especially urged to attend the
meeting and voice their sentiments as
to Medina being first and last for an
undivided allegiance in this hour OF
national strife.
This is meeting at which every
patriotic local citizens should attend.
Meanwhile, let every business place
and home display the national EN-
blem. S9 (
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-18

of the late emperor, which 1t Is ex-
planned was due to the unfriendly at
titude of the new monarch toward
him. The young emperor's mother has
long entertained a feeling that Is de-
scribed as bitter hatred toward the
kaiser. and 1t is further stated that
she Yields a powerful influence over
her son. Under these circumstances,
taken in connection with the great
loss and suffering that has come to
the people of Austria Hungary
through the war, there seems to be
substantial ground for the report that
the dual monarchy is considering en-
tering into a separate peace. 1t may
be that this is back of the magnani-
nous offer from the kaiser to enter
into negotiations for peace, for with
Austria Hungary out of 1t the entente
would make short work of the kaiser
and his Balkan allies.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-18
AUSTRIA. HUNGARY MAY MAKE
SEPARATE PEACE.

1t may be that the kaiser's eagerness
terminate the war Is due to fear OF
break in the alliance between the
central powers. The death of Fran
els Joseph has precipitated radical
change in the relations between Ger
many and Austria Hungary. Under
the old emperor the kaiser was per-
mitted to practically dominate the
Austrian army, German generals be-
ing placed in command of all the more
important movements of Austrian
troops. The situation is different
since the young monarch assembled the
throne. His first act was to appoint
4 cabinet without consulting the
kaiser. thus showing the dislike he has
ong been known to entertain for the
German ruler. 1t is now recalled that
he kaiser did not attend the funeral
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-18
COLONEL HOUSE MASTER OF
THE WHITE HOUSE.

1t is certainly anything but pleas
ing to the native pride of American
citizens to see their president helpless
to handle the problems that confront
him without calling to his assistance
a gentleman of whom little was heard
until he became confidential adviser to
President Wilson. He may carry UNI
der his hat the concentrated wisdom
of all the statesmen past and present,
but it is singular indeed that his light
was closely concealed under bushel
and only beamed forth when Woodrow
Wilson became president If his coun-
sci is so essential in steering the ship
of state, why is he not in the cab
met? Why was he not called to the
desk made vacant by the resignation
of the greatest of all apostles of de-
mocracy, william Jennings Bryan?
Or when Lansing made his ION the
verge of war" blunder, why was not
the diplomatic Colonel House called
to the post of premier in the admin
stration? Since the president ignores
his cabinet and calls in the gentleman
from Texas for advice on all matters
INVOLVING our foreign relations, it
would be better form for him to make
a place in his official family for the
colonel even If it involves the removal
of a deserving democrat In any event
he people of the United States would
ike to see their president surround
himself with men of sufficient mental
calibre to be his advisers on big
questions, and not merely measuring
up the supervision of the routine dut-
les of their departments. Colonel
House may be such a man, and If so
the country should have the benefit of
lis services in the open rather than
behind the closed door of the presi-
lent's private office
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-18
RIGHTS OF THE MINORITY.

mining and Scientific Press)
A suit has been brought by Dodge
Bros, as minority shareholders in the
Ford Motor company, to compel Mr.
Henry Ford to distribute reasonable
portion of the company's $55,OOO,OOO
surplus in dividends and to restrain
him from investing or otherwise using
the companys funds in ways that do
not meet with the approval OF the
plaintiff shareholders. This action has
aroused keen interest and the injunc-
ton granted by the court of first re-
sort, which ordered a further hearing
on the merits of the case, is likely to
aeeentuate interest in the matter. 1t
Ford proposed to use the accumulated
cash in building a smelter on the river
Rouge near Detroit Two questions
are involved: Q) Is the diversion of
the money for this purpose an abuse
of the usual discretion allowed to di-
rectors? And (2) does such business
come under the charter rights of the
defendant corporation? The Dodge
Bros, maintain that Ford's policy is
to benefit humanity rather than to
make money, having made much more
than he needs. The controversy, it
seems to us, narrows itself to the
question whether Ford is acting as
trustee for all the shareholders or do
ing simply what pleases the largest
reholder-himself? Problems Of
this kind arise frequently in the ad
ministration of mining companies and
most of us can readily recall instances
in which a company dominated by an
individual or by a small group has
been administered to suit his or their
plans in directions outside those for
which the company was organized and
in schemes alien to the purpose for
which it's capital was subscribed by
the shareholders. In such matters the
law affords but little protection to the
minority shareholder, because any eff
fort to assert himself involves costly
litigation the outcome of which is
doubtful owing to the ease with which
financiers can hide their tracks. Pub
lie opinion is the main deterrent, even
If it be feeble in it's impact upon the
prestidigitateurs of finance. In Eng
land the companies acts give protec-
ton to the lonesome shareholder but
it must be confessed that the check on
finukerij. as they call it on the Rand,
is not enough to prevent the unscrup-
ulous promoter or even the more con-
sderate big house from putting it over
the public Laws derive their force
from public opinion. In no sphere of
industrial activity is it so necessary
as in mining to stimulate and-support
a high standard of decency in matters
that affect the responsibility Of direct
ors to the owners-that is, the share
lolders-of property
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-01-18
WARNING FROM BoRAH.

That was a timely and thoughtful
speech made by Senator Borah last
week in which he cautioned the senate
against giving blind approval to all
he presidents sayings lest it uncon-
sciously approve of something which
would insidiously change the whole
former policy of the government. The
president believes he is always right
and, In his naturally obstinate way,
wants what he says approved. His re-
election will naturally intensity his
belief in himself, and the senate at
least should keep a close watch
against possible mistakes that might
prove to be very serious.
The speech of Senator Works was
that of a disappointed man but many
OF his charges can not be refuted, es-
pecially that which pictures congress
Is the catspaw of the president in
blindly endorsing the presidents will
Some Of the things done were shame
full, like the levying of tolls on coast
shipping passing through the Pana-
ma canal, the elevation Of Brandies to
the supreme bench in payment of
POLITICAL debt, and the driving through
congress of the Adamson law to in
fluence an election. That kind of
work should cease.