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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
WEST SALEM BANK
ROBBED BY YEGGs

Yeggs blew the safe of the Farm
ers State bank at West Salem early
Saturday morning and escaped with
between 1000 and $4,000 worth OF
industrial bonds.
The interior of the bank was par
TALLY wrecked but the robbers were
unable to get inside the inner door OF
the safe, although they used second
charge. Because of their failure to
break off the second door they did not
get any money.
The bank has been very busy re-
Gently receiving tax money, but the
public funds as we'll as the banks
funds were not disturbed. =.
1t is believed the yeggs were fright
ened away, and did not follow up their
second charge.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
TO BIZ MARRIED SOON

Announcement has been made Of
the Forthcoming marriage Of Miss
Gladys M. Hyde, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. J. Hyde of Medina to Mr..
Raymonde G. Hyde Of Barberton; al
though the definite date has not been
divuiged However, it may be stated
upon reliable authority, that il will
/. occur either on Saturday or Monday
next, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. s. r. Ross at the Methodist
church parsonage.
Miss Hyde Is one Of Medina's most
highly esteemed and popular young
ladies', and is the efficient and cour-
teous clerk in the Office Of the Ohio
{ Gas & Electric Co.
Mr.. Hyde is q son Of MIR. and Mrs.
Geo. Hyde Of Meredosia, I'LL, and
came to Medina last May to accent a
position as d conpositor with the SEN
1 tinel. "A few months later he resigned
To accept a position with the Ohio
Match Co., at Wadsworth, from where
NE went to Rarberton. as @. r. ID
clerk IN the Office Of the Pennsylvania
railroad. Mr.. HYDE Is an exemplary
\ young man and faithful employee, and
enjoys the confidence and respect 81
Z q wide circle oE friends. n
The Sentinel Joins with The many
friends III congratlilatipg this young
couple and wishing them everything
That ~ good. " NJ X 'i m
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
death CLAIMS
| {. R. BATHRICk

After an illness of five weeks and an
operation about two weeks ago, Con-
gressman Ellsworth r. Bathrick of the
fourteenth Ohio District, died at his
home, 357 E. Market street, Akron,
Sunday night about o'clock.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 2 at the residence.
Rev. H. S. Macayeal, pastor of the
First Congregational church in charge.
Burial made in Glendale cemetery.
Mr.. Bathrick's death occurred less
than an hour after physicians an
nounced his condition was better than
at any time the past week. His tenn
perature had gone down, they stated,
and he was resting easily. Shortly
after, however, he suffered a relapse
and became steadily weaker. His wife
and. sister were at the bedside when
death occurred. He had no children.
Representative Bathrick, a Demo-
crat, served in two congresses, repre-
senting the nineteenth district, COM
posed Of Summit, Portage, Geauga,
Trumbull and Ashtabula counties.
Defeated for reelection in 1914, he
again became candidate in 1916
from the fourteenth district and de-
feated Seward H. Williams of Lorain.
Just before his illness Mr.. Bath
rick is said to have worked often six
teen hours day at congressional war
business in Washington. This led to
nervous condition and organic
trouble.
Mr.. Bathrick was born in Oakland
county, Michigan, Jan. 6, 1863. He
attended school at Pontiac and worked
his way through high school there.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
ARRESTS MEDINA MAN
FOR CARRYING GUN

Claude Overholt of Medina was ar
rested in Cleveland last Saturday and
held for the grand jury on charge Of
carrying concealed weapons, under a
bond of $500.
The arrest followed dispute be-
tween Overholt and a taxi driver over
payment for service.
According to another Medina boy,
who it is reported was with Overholt
at the time the latter had telephoned
to garage for taxi, which after a
half hour or So failed to arrive. An
other rig was then ordered from the
same place, the driver insisting on
payment for both calls. Overholt,
it is said, refused to pay for but one,
whereupon the driver called an officer,
who placed Overholt under arrest.
Finding a gun on him the more SER
ious charge was lodged against him.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
CONVERSION BONDS
ARRIVE in MEDINA

At last the Liberty Bonds are be-
ginning to roll into Medina. Last Sat-
urday a consignment of $45,000 worth
reached the, Old Phoenix National
bank. They are all 4ed conversion
bonds and will take care of all 31a 20
subscriptions to the first loan made
through the above bank that were con-
verted at the time of the second loan
by surrender of the interim cer-
tifcates.
1t was expected that the 40 bonds
of the second loan would be ready for
distribution to Medina county sub
scribers before now, but they are not,
and the Federal Reserve bank has
given no definite word as to when
they will be ready, although it is be-
lieved they will be delivered very
soon. er Ns4s
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
c. s. & c. SERVICE
REDUCED HEAVILY

At 2 o'clock this morning, Friday, a
new schedule went into effect on the
G. & S. w., whereby the number of
cars daily each way will be reduced
about so per cent.
The reduction was made, it is stated.
by an order from the State Utilities
Commission which in substance was,
that unless the reduction was made the
company could not expect considera-
tion in the dispensing of coal during
the present fuel shortage.
The company esrtwhile has been op-
Grating about 48 passenger cars daily,
"a each way, on the north and south
line. Under the new schedule there
will be but half that number.
No limited cars will run to Wooster.
All will run as far as Gallon only.
From the latter city to Bucyrus and
other points local cars will be run.
The same plan will be observed with
regard to north bound cars. Wooster
patrons will have to satisfy themselves
with local cars exclusively as far as
Seville, where they will meet the linn
tied cars from Gallon.
Under the new schedule cars will
arrive at and leave Medina as follows:
North bound-(Locals) 4:56, 6:15,
1902; (limited) 1888; (locals) 1912;
(limited) 1888; (locaD 1:12; Cimited)
3:48; (local) Alp; Qimited) 5:53;
(local) 7:2S, 1912.
South bound-(local) 5:51, 5:57;
y = taoes. ! aasages,
(1fmitedj 1911; tlocaf) 300; (limiteb
BIT; (locaD 6:20; (linlited) 7:1F;
(local). 9:06, 1906. =
There will be three baggage cars
daily each way. Those north bound
will leave Medina at Til and TAI in
the morning, and at 500 in the after
noon; those south bound, at 4:40 a. M.
and at 1:15 and 11:15 p. m.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
)SSES LAKE AT
NIGHT IN BALLOON

Before last Saturday it is probable
tfl8t very few, if any Medina county
hoy6 ever had ride in a balloon, or if
theS did, had the thrilling experience
that came to E. w. Leatherman Of
Cb)1bewa Lake on that day.
IA company with Pilot Ralph H.
Upx0n and three other passengers,
Nil Aeatherman started Saturday ev-
ef3|1 lat 7 o'clock on a flight from
Wfoot Lake, headquarters of the
G06z3ear balloon school, near Akron.
sTli& 6nal landing was made the follow
inn day at Toronto, Canada.
ISeAying Akron the balloon went
ali3iost due north to the lake. At 8
o,cldck it crossed the shore line at East
CleNe eiand, still headed north. At l a.
M HE men sighted the beams from a
h&ht house near the Canadian shore.
AlIthe while, according to Mr.. Leath-
elsnep, ice and white caps in the lake
werekin plain view, causing contin-
uoustfoar like that Of Niagara Falls.
AL 80 the balloon crossed the
shore line into Canada. At $3.50 it
landed a few miles west of Brants-
fofd where the men tied the balloon
to- tree in a farm yard and enjoyed
a few hours sleep. Here two of the
menleft the party, the other three,
Upson, Leatherman and A. G. Moran
vile continuing the trip to Toronto,
which placed was reached at 11:15 a.
The average speed was about 20
miles an hour, and the highest alti-
tude 5000 feet. The men encounter
ed assnow storm Sunday afternoon at
an altitude of 5000 feet, the reflection
from the snow, resembling mirror.
At one time while crossing the lake
the end of the balloon rope trailed
through the water.
Mr Leatherman left Toronto the
sannesday, Sunday, stopping in Medina
on his way to visit his parents at Chip
pewa Lake.
He stated that the trip was prob
ably the most interesting fight ever
made from the Goodyear training
school.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
CLAIMS DAUGHTER
KIDNAPPED SISTERS

Considerable excitement prevailed
here last Friday over the rumor' that
two little girls had been kidnapped
from the home Of Mrs. F. H. Leach,
222 North Broadway, by an older sis
ter of the girls and taken to the for
mer's home in New York city. The
circumstances are as follows:
The two girls, Gay and Fay Nc
Cutcheon, are 13-year-old twins and
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. John Nc
Cutcheon of West Smith Road. They
have been attending the Medina
schools and making their home with
Mrs. F. H. Leach, the older sister,
Mrs. Jose Rudolfo Dukes of New York
city, bearing the expense.
Wednesday morning of last week
Mrs. Dukes appeared at the Leach
home and took the children with her
to New York. The parents, it is said,
We're aware that the sister wished to
have the children, but they refused
and gave express orders that they
must never be given up.
AS soon as he learned that the
SiiliuICH WClC EOllC, JlIC ldtllcI ilUtlIlGu
Sheriff Gehman, who visited the Leach
home and was told of the circum-
stances, surrounding the disappearance
of the children.
Early Thursday morning Marshal A.
L. Sedgwick accompanied the father
to New York city, where they located
the children, but were prevented from
taking them away by legal proceedings
bronght BIZ Mrs. Dukes la the New
/ York jiaSeniie I'D int. THIS iFif f0fTsa
tion was contained in a telegram from
Marshal Sedgwick to Sheriff Gehman
on Saturday in which he also stated
that the case was to be heard on
Monday. s5s3
The only other information received
concerning the case was on Thursday
morning, when Humane Officer G. d.
Waffle of Wadsworth received a tele-
gram from the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty to Children Of New
York, asking him to ascertain the rep
utation Of John McCutcheon, the chill.
dren's father, as the New York Juve-
nile court was indisposed to release
the children to the father until it
could be satisfied he was a proper per-
SON for their custody. The father and
Marshal Sedgwick are still in New
York.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
DEATH OF PIONEER
Medina WOMAN

After a life tenure of almost four
score years, practically all of which
had been spent in Medina county, Mrs.
Adelia Delight Clark, widow of the
late Frank Clark, ex-treasurer of the
county, died Sunday night at about 8
o'clock, the result of an apoplectic
stroke suffered on Friday. mi 4
The deceased's maiden name, was
Prouty, and her birthplace, Lewisville,
N. Y, where she first saw the light Of
day on Jan. 6, 1888. When a child
of but five or six years of age, with
her parents she came to Medina coun-
ty, where she spent the remainder Of
her long life.
On Jan. 10, 1865, she was married
to Frank Clark. To this union was
born one son, Forrest w. Clark, al
whose home the deceased was residing
at the time Of her death. A step-sor
is our townsman, Ex-Recorder F. e
Clark, Of 274 South Court street
There also survive two sisters, Miss
Lydia Prouty, who resides at the For.
rest Clark home, Mrs. M. T. Robbins
of Oxford, N. Y, and one brother, Hor
ace Prouty Of Lincoln, Kas. r.
Funeral services, were held Thurs
day afternoon at ! o'clock, at St
Paul's Episcopal church, of which til,
deceased was member, conducted b,
Rev. VIM. V. Edwards Of Cleveland
former pastor Of st. Paul's church
here. Burial was made in Sprin,
Grove cemetery. VI.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28

After graduation, he taught school at
Pontiac and near Louisville, KY.
While writing special articles in Ak
ron for the Cleveland Plain Dealer in
1885, he met Miss May L. Clarke,
granddaughter of julius Sumner, one Of
the pioneer residents of Summit coun-
ty. Two years later, after Mr.. Bath
rick had entered the furniture busi-
ness in Detroit, the couple were mar
ried.
In 1890 Mr.. Bathrick moved to New
York, where he was engaged in inn
porting oils until 1902, when he re-
turned to Akron with his wife. Short
ly after he entered the real estate
business with John Lampharter and
in 1906 the Lampharter Realty Co. in
which Bathrick, Lampharter, Frank
Seller and William Evans were part
ners, was formed. IN
Mr.. Bathrick was a member of the
Masons, Elks and Moose lodges and
Of the Lord Baltimore Country Club
Of Washington.
\ kilograms of sympathy were sent
by the White House, Secretary of War
Baker, Secretary of Navy Daniels,
Ohio senator's and members Of con-
gress to the widow when news Of
the death Of her husband reached
Washington. ss
Expressions Of regret were more
than casual in official Washington
There was a feeling Of genuine public
loss in the death Of Mr.. Bathrick
Both Ohio senators and the entire
delegation from that state were ap-
pointed to attend the funeral as the
official representatives Of the house
and senate.
While not a spectacular figure n
congressional life. Representative
Bathrick was regarded as a substan.
tial man Of excellent Judgment, ant
he was more effective as q counselor
than he was a speech maker. Al
a member of the house committee or
naval affairs Representative Bath.
rick not only helped materially ii
working out q naval program that
brought the United States navy yeal
Iby year to its present point Of per
fection, but he mastered many of The
highly technical details Of armol
piercing projectiles and intricate tor
pedo construction.
Congressman Bathrick," " said Sena
tor Pomerene, twas one Of the mos
| useful members Of the house. H,
took a broad view Of public questions
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
Medina HITS HIGH
!. in RED CROSS DRIVE


i The National Red Cross headquar4
tiers announces that the Christmas
drive has netted thirteen million new,
recruits, making the total membership
eighteen millions. The directors have
given permission to several divisions
to continue the drive through this
week.
Medina county has done it's full
share in contributing to this grand
success, According to the latest re-
turns the Medina County chapter has
sold about 1900 memberships of
which nearly 1900 were taken by new
subscribers. When the drive began
the members numbered twenty-eight
hundred so the total now is approx
mately forty-three hundred.
Considering the many disadvantages
under which the canvass was conduct
ed, the extreme cold weather, the bad
condition of the country roads, no cars
running on our electric line during
most Of the time, and the widely scat
tered population in most of the dis
tricts, the only villages being Medina,
Lodi, Seville and Leroy, the officers of
the Medina County chapter are to be
congratulated on the success Of the
campaign.
The organization hopes that in the
districts where the whole territory has
not yet been canvassed, the work will
be pushed during the remainder of the
week and full report made next week
by the canvassers to the president, G.
D. Wightman. The canvassers de-
serve great praise for the work al
ready done, and the officials of Me-
dina County chapter take this oppor-
tunity Of thanking them all.
Medina Village was especially active
in this good cause, nine hundred tick
cts were sold, which, added to the
eight hundred and sixty-nine sold last
summer amount in all to seventeen
hundred and sixty-nine, as about four
hundred are re-enrollments and allow
ing for few people from adjoining
townships buying their tickets at our
local headquarters, the memberships
in this village are now over thirteen
hundred Most of the credit for this
splendid record belongs to the Kings
Daughters circles that furnished near
| ly all the canvassers.
Special mention should also be made
of Mr.. Arthur L. Boyden, who bought
a patron membership ticket for 'one
hundred dollars. He also agreed to
take under his supervision the canvass
ing of the "A. I. Root factory, which
resulted in the sale Of one hundred
and sixteen tickets, the entire office
force, fifty six. The most Of the ac-
tual work of selling the tickets was
done BY Miss Marian Gleason, Mr.
Boyden's stenographcr.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28

however, as the father Of the farmers
rural credit act. In his own estima-
ton It was the crowning work Of his
tenure as cong gTassHaI, and a time has
shown II to be Of incalculable benefit
10 the rural population, and proven
the wisdom of bis work.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28

1 graduated from the military school
at Potsdam and was associated there
with Prince Joachim, son Of the EN-
peror, a fellow student"
II admire the Kaiser as admire
any genius,' he said, "but politically,
! don't agree with him..
Lieut.. Doerstling denied he is in
America as q spy. He denied even
that he is prot German. N
Doerstling is not naturalized.
'Most persons take out naturaliza-
ton papers thoughtlessly," he ex-
planned. "It's all right to be natur-
allied citizen in peace time, but it's
different in war time.
"The naturalized citizen then is like
a man who is married and divorced
and married again, and who meets his
first wife, his first love. Patriotism
is like religion. It can't be acquired
after youth has passed"
Doerstling claims to- be7related te
!. tho royal family Of Germany. He says
\ he is cousin of DR.. Fake, formerly
German consul general at New York
Y and declares he worked for the latt
Il Ebert Hubbard ON the. Roycroft farm
at East aurora, N. Y.
Federal officials said letters from
\ DR.. Fake in which the German consu
general closed with the signature
1your humble cousin" were fount
among documents in Doerstling's pos
session.
The correspondence with DR.. Fake
It is said, had to do with Doerstling's
efforts to obtain money sent to hin
from Germany by his father and II
obtain passage to Austria with Dr.
Dunba, Austrian ambassador to tn
United States, when Dumba was givel
his passports.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-12-28
MEDINA CONSCR|PT
ACCUSED AS SPY

Ernest Joachim Doerstling, Medi-
ma county conscript, who up to few
months ago was engaged as farm
hand by J. Scheinhartz, on rural free
delivery route Z, was ordered interned
Wednesday, following Investigation
by Cleveland agents of the department
of justice, who discovered Doerstling,
while working at Camp Sherman as a
laborer, was gathering vital informa-
tion about the cantonment.
Many Medina people are acquainted
with Doerstling, to whom he had vol
unteered the information that he at
one time had been commander of a
body guard to the King Of Saxony, and
was in favor with the Prussian court,
having been honorably discharged
from the service on account Of loss of
hearing, sustained through the pre-
mature explosion of a heavy piece of
artillery. He had dignifed and in
telligent bearing and his statements
were given credit.
He registered as conscript in Me-
dina, his serial number being 1886.
Several months ago Scheinhartz, his
employer, removed to Cleveland, and
Doerstling was not seen here for a
number Of weeks, when he returned to
Medina to secure a duplicate Of his
registration card, stating that he had
lost the original.
~ When called for service he failed to
appear, and few weeks ago the gov
ernment issued a reward of $50 for his
apprehension on the charge of deser-
tion. Nothing further was heard of
him here until the announcement on
Thursday of his arrest as a spy.
In Doerstling's possession were found
maps Of strategic points in Maryland
and Pennsylvania. Drawing boards
marked with his name and with his
address as "Chillicothe, o., United
States cantonment," were found in
his effects.
At the Cleveland Jail Wednesday,
Doerstling admitted that, at the out
break Of the war, he had tried to get
back to Germany to join the army and
had been advised by the German con-
sul-general at New York that his pas
sage could not be arranged. s
He took his ipternment cheerfully.
"It's all in the game, Twas educated
/. to make war, and when war came
y xuas anxious I'd get int. IA know war
Evening star., 1917-05-15
THREE MEN ARE KILLED
IN BANK ROBBERY BATTLE
Others on Both Sides Wounded, and
Most Of Stolen Money Is
Recovered.

PITTSBURGH. Pa, May 15.-The
First National Bank of Castle shannon,
suourb, was robbed Of $4,000 yester-
day oy four bandits, who entered the
oank, shot to death cashier and assist
ant cashier. bound and gagged a patron
OF the bank. and in attempting to es-
cape wounded two persons. One of the
bandits, John Chetch, was killed and
another, Sam Berts, was probably ia
tally wounded by shots from a posse of
toWnspeople. A third bandit, Nick
Yecle, was captured and badly beaten
by mob that attempted to take him
from the posse. Efforts to capture the
fourth bandit were unsuccessful. All of
the robbers, according to the police,
1--we In Pittsburgh and are young men.
Practically all Of the money was re-
covered.
Entering the bank shortly after noon
during q lull in business. the bandits
opened flre at Cashier D. e. Mclean
and Assistant Cashier Frank w. Erbe.
Stanley w. Rawa, a patron Of the bank,
was bound and gagged. In the mean
time the bank officers had obtained re-
volvers and returned the fire. The rob-
bers forced an entrance to the cage
and shot down Erbe and Mclean. Both
died within a few hours. Stepping over
the bodies of the wounded men. the
bandits entered the vault and gathered
up several bags of gold and silver coin
and packages of paper bills.
Townspeople, aroused by the sound
OF shots, rushed to the bank with re-
volvers, rifles and shotguns. George
H. Beltzhoover, justice of the peace,
Evening star., 1917-05-15
ADJUSTMENTS
New National.

Intolerance" the stupendous pageant
of passing humanity. as 1t concerns
otherwise the Grifith photo-play in q
prologue and two acts-opened its sec
ond and last week before a crowded
audience at the New National yesterday
Afternoon.
To attempt to describe the spectacle
in detail would be something like trying
to specialize on any one wave of a sea
| that billows to the sky line. The sense
of proportion is lost in the magnitude
of panoramic splendor which visions
loves struggle through the ages with
the relentless and more powerful egotist
who recognizes no right save that Of
his own.
1t is not only a spectacular visioning
of history. 1t is a sermon that. In all
reverence, takes it's place with that other
sermon on the mount. in that it teaches
the same precepts. And Its lesson for
today gives warning that the intoler-
ance Of the pagan priesthood OF Baby
lon, the Jehovah-loyal prosecutors Of
the Nazarene and the degenerate mother
of weaklings who cloaked her intoler-
ance under the name of religion were
less guilty than the spotlight hunters
of the very now, who, like the Jenkins
Foundation injure worthy movements
for the cheap notoriety they get out Of
their own explorations of what they
call reform"
Since nothing is too perfect for
criticism. Mr.. Grif1th might be re-
minded that his title is too limited to
do justice to his production. With one
woman sacrificing her life for unre-
Quilted love and another suffering pow
erty and ignominy to keep her soul pure.
for the sake of her promise to her
father and the blessed lady," and with
nobility rising Saul-like above every
intolerant persecution. the play by
right of it's theme should be called
Human Nature'-sfnce it visions life
as it has been from the beginning and
as it is today.