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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
OLD JAIL NAILS OF
HIGH GRADE IRON

Some of the hand forged nails mem
toned in the Sentinel of March Is, as
fastening the walls and smaller wood
work in the old jail building, have now
been tested to determine the compost
ton of the metal. They are in prac-
tically perfect condition after period
of use several times longer than that
which usually sufices to destroy nails
of modern steel. The analysis dis
closed the fact-that these are of old
time hand-forged iron, very low in
some>of the impurities which, accord
ing to modern science, are responsible
for rapid rusting. The metal contains
hardly more than traces of maganese,
copper and sulphur.
Present day carpenters prefer the
modern round nails on account OF
their handling and driving more cas-
ily, but very few will deny that the
fashioned material was greatly SUI
perior in resisting the action Of time
and the elements.
Our County Commissioners have,
for some time been buying corrugated
culverts made in Middletown from
pure Armco iron, the analysis of which
is practically the same as that OF the
handmade iron nails used in the
first Medina county Jail.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
ORDER IN EFFECT
FOR ALIEN ENEMIES

Local officials have received notice
from Washington, calling attention to
some Of the provisions of President
Wilson's proclamation of April s, in
which regulations are made regarding
the possession of firearms by Alien
enemies Of the U. S. The communities
tiOn says:
1T is unlawful for alien enemies to
have in their possession any fire.
arms, weapons, implements Of war,
ammunition, bombs, explosives, or
materials used in the manufacture Of
explosives or anything else that is
detrimental 70 the welfare and safe
aty Of the nation in it's war crisis"
Local authorities are asked to co.
operate with the federal government
in carrying out the provisions Of the
presidents proclamation. The notice
says that if any person having any Of
the articles in his possession refuses
to give them up, he is to be arrested
at once, either peaceably or forcibly.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
OBITUARY

Phiana v. Lowe was born in Medina
county, Feb.N5, 1876; died April i,
1917, aged II years, / month and 26
days. On Feb. 9. 1871, she was united
in marriage to John B. Lowe at Lodi.
To this union were born three child
rem, two boys, Alva of Albion, and
Clifford of Akron, one girl, Phileria,
who died Is years ago.
She was baptized in infancy by the
Rev. Letter. She united with the
Presbyterian church in youth and
Joined the Evangelical church by letter
to which church she remained faith
full member.
Mrs. loves years were filled with
loving service for her Master. She
openly declared her love for her
church and her religion. She will
be missed in the church and in the
homes of. her children, and especially
will she be missed by her six grand
children, with whom she spent much
Of her time the last few years Of her
life
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
nnIn,s WAR ARILITY

Ohio is fully prepared to do her "bit"
in the war.
Records compiled by various state
departments show:
Five hundred thousand Ohio men
are of military age.
Revenues could be raised from the
present tax duplicate Of 7,697,63Ol i
232.
Twenty million acres of farm land
areScapable of producing food supplies
Nearly two billion dollars resources
-$786,6S5 900 in Ohio national banks
$43 3,292, ,514 in private banks, and more
than $SOO,000,0OO in. building and loar
associations.
Sixteen hundred factories ant
foundries could be converted into mu
milton plants. ~,
Ohioans own more than 34O,OOl
autos and motor trucks.
Its 500 coal mines have q yearly ca
pacity of more than 50,0O0,0OO tons.
All these resources, in case OF emer
gency, could be mobilized.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
BEWARE WOODEN COVERS

Samuel Lindsey, chief sealer OF
weights and measures Of the state de-
partment Of agriculture, has issued q
warning to housewives and others
buying food supplies to beware OF
dealers who sell butter, lard and sim
liar produce in wooden dishes.
s'Dealers have no right to weigh in
heavy paper, burlap or wooden dishes
IN the sale of commodities" says the
seAler. "and when they do the law has
been violated
Lindsey says prosecutions will be
made where violations are reported TO
local or state sealers.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
MUST LEARN FOOD AMOUNT
County Auditor McNeal on Wednes-

County Auditor McNeal on Wednes-
day, received letter from the U. 5.
department of agriculture. asking that
the names Of storage warehouses of
canning factories, cheese factories and
creameries in the county be given the
national officials. Under the list OF
cheese makers, Auditor McNeal named
the Lodi cheese factory, G. M. Wait
Of Granger and Geo. Reich OF Sharon.
Canning storage Of food stuffs, the
Sharon Center Canning Co. Operating
a creamery, the, Spencer Creamery Co.
The government is gathering sim
liar information from every county In
the nation and states that the secur-
ing of this information is imperative
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
GUARDS PLACED BY
B. & o. COMPANY

Because of threatened violence the
B. & o. has established day and night
guards at the big Lodi railroad bridge
Of the company. It was stated in
Wooster Monday that the company
will place guards at every important
point on the entire system. The
New York Central lines in northern
Ohio have had guards on all bridges
both day and night for many weeks.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
MEDINA BETTER HIRE HIM

The following appeared in the West
Salem Reporter, and, if upon investi-
cation, these qualifications are cor
rectly stated, it might be wise for Me-
dina council to get wise:
"The next time a job Of paving the
streets is to he done, if the powers
that be will appoint the editor of this
peace sheet to lookafter, it jus tits com
pletion, he will see that the streets are
not torn up in the fall when there is
not one chance in hundred to have
the job completed"
Since putting the above on the
"copy hook" we have learned that in
all probability it won't be necessary
for anyone to investigate the above
claims as it is feared there will be no
paving done in Medina village this
summer, owing to the probable inabil-
ity to sell bonds. One consolation is
that If the bonds aren't sold the
streets won't be torn up.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
Baptist Church

Sunday, April 22--1O a. m. Morning
worship, sermon by pastor; 11;15 a..
M, Bible school; superintendent, Alvin
Beck; 6 p. M, Young Peoples SER
vice; subject, "How Lying Undermines
the Characters" 7 p. M, Peoples SER
vice, sermon by pastor. Rev. Sidney
F. Dimmock.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
CONGREGATIONAL Church

Sunday, April 20 Morning worship
at 10 a. M, sermon by Prof. Fisk of
Oberlin. Sunday school at 11:15 a.
M; G. B. Lowe, supt. Christian En-
deavor at 6 p. M, topic, "How Lying
Undermines the Character" Lucille
Ofineer, leader. 1T will do you good
to come.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
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sTH,C,H|lR[ESI
Church Of Christ

Sunday, April 22--1O a. m. Morn
ing worship, sermon to the new mem
bers; IL, Bible school; 6 p. m. Christ
ian Endeavor, subject, "How Lying
Undermines Character" T p. m. even
ing preaching service. Thursday the
lnid-week prayer meeting and Bible
study at GAS; choir practice at 7:30.
The church with a welcome for all.
Rev. v. S. Goodale, pastor.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
81. Paul,s Episcopal Church

Sunday, April 22-10 a. M, Morn
ing prayer and sermon; 11:15, Sunday
school; Z p. M, evening prayer and
sermon. Strangers welcome. Rev.
VIM. v. Edwards, rector.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the many friends
and neighbors who helped us during
the sickness and death of our darling;
aso for the many beautiful flowers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Beck and Family.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20


BURPEE'S SWEET PEAS. Many
of the finest varieties Of both
Grandifora and Spencer Sweet peas
separately and in mixture. These
we sell by weight, except the
named Spencers, which are mostly
in packets only.
GARDEN PEAS. We sell the best.
early, medium, and late varieties
by weight; also lettuce, radish, beet,
onion, tomato, cabbage, celery, car
rot, corn, beans, and other seeds.
ONION SETS. Good sound sets OF
white, yellow, and red onions.
Better. get your seeds and onion
sets early, Stocks Of some kinds
are very short, u
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
Y NJ. G. A. NOTES

The Medina association is cooperat-
ing in an effort to enlist every boy
and young man in the community in a
Sunday school class. Committeeman
this week outlined plans and are work
ing to secure complete census of con-
ditions.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20

"A maximum food productiont this
season" is being pushed by the coun-
ty secretary and local leaders in the
various groups Of the county. Be-
sides regular farm and garden work,
the agricultural contests, fostered by
the state agricultural college, are be-
ing started. A farm bureau for plac-
ing help with farmers is also being
operated through the county offices.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
Yes

They are all hol-
lering about $3.50
shoes---or a $2.85
shoe---or a $2.95 shoe
chasing all around
our $3.50 work shoe
but there'Il be some
chasing before any Of
them can give you such
VALUE - we mean
QUALITY---shoes that
have got the stuff in
them---shoes that have
got the wear---such a
lucky deal for us that
we bought them a
year ago. So Mr.. Man,
if you want a work
shoe---a good one--we
can take care of you
for awhile yet.
10 Styles.
Griesingers
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20
$4|||NEWs;

Twenty-nine Scouts were present at
the patriotic meeting at the court
house Saturday night.
Harold Baque, having passed all
the requirements, appeared before the
Court Of Honor, at Cleveland last Mon
day, and was raised to the rank of
first class Scout.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20

County Secretary Stow visited Chat
ham, Homer and Spencer, Monday,
meeting with the association group at
Spencer that evening, where songs
used at the County Boys Conference
were sung with enthusiasm in addi-
tion to the regular program under the
leadership Of Supt. Arnholt.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20

For the first time in it's history, the
May number Of Association Men," the
official organ of the general work Of
the Y. M. G. A. will be devoted es-
pecially to rural life in Country
side ISSUE"
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20

Principal Hubert Conarroe of Shar-
On Center school, reported this week
a gift of sixteen dollars and forty
cents, in behalf Of the school, for Y
M &c. A. work among soldiers.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20

D. S. Longacre reports hearty well
come by Office Secretary Lloyd Han
son at Cleveland Central Y. M. c. A.
last Monday evening. Mr., Hanson, a
member of the hospital corps Of Troop
B Of Columbus, has been notified to be
in readiness and expects to be called
out at any moment for military ser
vice
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-04-20

The following significant message
was recently received at the county Of
fice from the state Executive Secre-
.tary, A. Fl. Lichty: "April 10th, at
Garden City, L. T., international Army
Secretary J. s. Tichenor and DR.. John
R. Mott will conduct a conference to
outline the general plan for mobiliz-
ing association workers and money to
meet the needs of the army associa-
tion work of the country. Following
the Garden City conference, it is more
than likely that it will he necessary, to
call state conference"
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

partmsnt took steps to correct the
condition. . ~
The councii Of National Defense
has virtually taken over the Dur-
chasing power Of the quartermaster's .
department.. and has delayed some
deliveries in the interest Of getting
lower prices.
RED Tape Causes Delay.
Red tape causes all contracts. re-
quests for action on important mat
ters, and decisions OF policy affect
ing VARIOUS bureaus and departments
to be sent through half = dozen dif-
ferent offices before decisions are
had and action begun
Personei and professional JeaiousieS
have arisen, and: according to testi-
mony. have prevented adoption Of
Inventions and devices later proved o.
great value.
The sugar inquiry has disclosed that
= bitter fsud OF long years standing
among rehners has been continued
since the Food Administration took
over the regulation Of the sugar busi-
ness last October. - =
The beet sugar farmers Of the West
are refusing 70 plant bests because
they declare they are not being given
q living price" for their beets
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
4 ARE MISSING
AFTER BLAST IN
WAR WORK PLANT.

NEWARK, n. J.. Dec. 2s.-Fonr men
are missing and are believed 10 have
been killed in an explosion which
wrecked the plant of the Newark Rub
ber Co.. manufacturers OF raineoats
for the army. -
Superintendent James Dzssett de-
ciared he believes a bomb caused tho
explosion. Firemen think gasOlens
fumes responsible. Windows for fise
blocks in every direction were shat,
tered.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
PlGEONGRAMS IN
FIGHTING ZONES
! OFTEN SA VELIVES

.
SPtfeongramsr are quite the latest
sort Of quick delivery message. Gnd
ofSr on the battle front Of Flanders
ms SORT OF message Is. just about the
flnest kind the men high mp IN charge
sfsthe army over there like to get.
Per it happens that the carrier
pffeoa has come into its greatest use
ftilhess during this war. Back Of the
litks there has been estabIished guar
teFs Tor. the birds, and It has been the
Erszt delight, OF the PoiIus to train
aad care for these speedy, faithful
mSssengers.
srhe .sEonsing instinct has ever
been = 1ascinating problem, and has
ene4eed the attention OF nsturalists
fof years, Careful observations and
scientifically conducted experimental
ssEts have been made by savanfs, and
while the opinions Of these eminent
atudents has not always been accepted
- conclusive, IL still remains one OF
the most interesting questions of ZOO
loEical science.
saves Mems Lives.
Some Of the birds have been equip
Bsd with camera and have been
able n this way 30 observe all the
movements OF the enemy and return
70 their commander yelth the valuable
infermatioa. But since he cannot
talk the camera af-his breast speaks
for him and, hest OF all, the camera
can1sot lie.
Wien the camera Is used on the
bires & Is held in place BY elastic
suspend s,passed over the back. The
ob5ectire points straight downward.
A oloelSEork causes the instantaneous
f1dtter TO open at regular intervals
of hair 2 minute Thirty pictures
car be taken and this VIII cover a
eotirse OF Ten miles.
Flre Apparatus weighs about two
snd g half ounces. and 1t has been
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
OUTDURST
AGAINST CROz|ER
CLIMAX Of PROBE

Col Isaac Lewis poured out before
the Senate Military Affairs Commit
tee the bitterness and disappOI7tment
OF fifteen years, as he told yesterday
the story Of the rejection OK the Lewis
machine gun by this Government
suDulng up the reasons Tor rejse.
tion Of his gun. Lewis dramatically
laid the whole blame upon "a system
that is the curse OF America" That
system he called @crozierism,' because
he declared its chief exponent in the
war Department Is Maj. Con. wil-
Liam Croker, ehief Of ordnance
Climax Of Iaauirx.
Lewis testimony marked the climax
thus far Of the military inquiry. which
has been filled with startling testi-
mony concerning red tape and delay.
It also proved the outstanding fea-
turs OF q week Of CongressioPa1 I'm
vestigations.
During these the Senate Commerce
Committee has developed that the
shipbufIding program is being pur.
sued with great vigor. under d bust
mes reorganization OF the Shipping
Board and the Emergency Fleet coy-
poration-
The Reed sugar committee after
days OF examining witnesses, some OF
whom bitterly charged Herbert
Hoover with mismanagement OF the
sugar situation, clashed with Presi-
dent Wilson in its last session Of the
week over admitting HooYer's state
mentso OF defense. ~
Despite the Presidents request that
the ststennent'be read into the records,
the COMMITTEES refused until Hoover
could appear personally next Friday.
Adjourn UafII wednesday.
All three Investigations adjourned
last night until Wednesday, when
Major General Sharpe. quartermaster
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
From the
Business Office Viewpoint
FLASHES

Lightning flashes dazzle
the eye and the resultant
thunder records itself to
the least sensitive ear
then both are quickly for
gotten.
E ] e C tricity controlled
and applied to the running
: of a motor will produce re-
suits that last.
And so it is with ad-
vertising fashioned to a
plan and pursued with per-
sistency.
The live element in
Washington reads The
Washington TIMES every
evening. If you have some
thing to sell that they
ought to buy tell them
about it-then remind
them of it-and your cash
till will register the re-
suits that come from ad-
vertising practically plan
ned and persistently pur-
sued. Htf
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

proven that pigeous can cSrry this
weight for over a hundred miles with
Rarely shot DoEn-
The bird soldiers on ths other side
are being used principally ss carriers
Of vital messages They are better
than the wireless for they ny so high
that they rarely are shot down and
there is little danger OF the enemy
getting the information,
: The use OF the carrier pigeon as, a
messenger brought about By its won
derfuI faculty, which permits them TO
no matter from what great distance
ind their way back to their nests
Is OF ancient date.
\ Two historic examples OF their
worth may be recalled
In 1916, .thapirH 10 these messengers,
Rothschild was informed OF the result
OF the Battle OF waterloo three days
before the English government, and
was able to make his famous coup at
the Bourse.
In 1870, during the siege OF Paris,
the service Of the pigeons in trans
mitting messages overhead beyond
the enemy's lines IL well known.
The bird ponus are kept in specially
constructed cotes on wheels.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

proven that pigeous can cSrry this
weight for over hundred miles with
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

IEa.tiasl9n. .. {. Des.rssr Is. l0Iz.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
CAUSE HIGH
PRICES, SAYSNEWLANDS

with the railroads being blamed
by Chairman Newlands as the basic
cause OF the present shortage and
high prices OF many commodities, the
Senate Interstate Commerce Commit
tee win start its Investigation. of the
rail situation next wednesday.
Railroad executives and members
Of the Intefstate Commerce Commis.
sion win be the w1tnesses-
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

general OF the army. will continue his
testimony before the military investk
gators. The transportation OF cloth
ing and supplies To- France for Per
shing's tnoopsfwili be gone into. In
this respect, the military investiga-
tion will dovetail with the shipping
inquiry Commerce COMMITTEES mem
bers are eager to learn whether. the
transport service and the transporta-
tion OF supplies for the War Depart
mept has been put on an efficient and
waste-saYinE basis. General sharpe
viii be asked for detailed information
on this point. -.sli
The shipping investigators probably
will hear Admiral T. 7. Bowles, man
ager OF steel ship construction. In ex-
ecutive session. Admiral Bowles
wishes 70 give the committee informa-
tion concerning the probable compile
tion OF ships month by month through
the coming year.
To Begin coaT InS1iry.
The Reed COMMITTEES VIII begin It's
Inquiry into the coal shortage. This
In to be done because OF insistence Of
all the members but Senator Reed.
Reed has persisteDin keeping on with
the sugar inquiry, but Senator Ken
yon last night got his agreement to
opening the coal Quiz Wednesday.
CIinord Thorpe. OF Iowa. Is scheduled
as the first witness. He Is to tell
about characterization conditions In the
Middle West, held responsible In large
measure for the fuel famine.
On Friday the. 1nterstate Commerce.
Committee plans TO begin its investi-
cation Of the railroad situation the
conntry over.
Investigating committee members.
asked today to sum up their impress
sions Of the several inquiries, gave
their views Of what has been devel-
The military investigation has
shown beyond question that the War
Department did not avail itself Of from
10000 TO $1,000 machine guns 1t might
have had because the Browning gun
had been purchased for more than
81, ,0o0, 900. This gun has newer had q
deld test. All the machine guns
Pershing's army has were furnished
by France and cantonments In this
country have a few French guns, with
two makes of American guns, =
Foresight Of Factories.
Foresight OF rife makers, who saw
the war coming before the War De
partment did, has resulted in ipsuring
a rapid and Continuous rife produe-
tion from now on, although there was
much delay because OF official hesita'
tion to decide on minor changes in
rife design. This official hesitation,
couniad with danarfrnantaI rad taoe
caused . long delay in furnishing In
itial shipments OF rifles, so that thou
sands OF men IN cantonments are still
without arms.
Artillery delivery has not yet be-
gun. and there Is no assurance when
II will begin in quantity. For many
months to come the American army
abroad must depend on France for
artillery.
Thousands Of troops in canton
ments have been given shoes and
overcoats too small for them. and
months have passed before the de-
The Washington times., 1917-12-23
To the People
OF the South:

Every year the normal travel is greatly increased
during the Holiday Season This year it will be swelled
by the return to their homes for Christmas of large
number of the troops in camp in the South. Fur
hernore extraordinary current traffic in military sup
plies fuel and necessary commercial freight may be
pected during the holidays to limit ability provide
comfortable passenger transportation.
In view Of these conditions Southern Railway Com
pany earnestly appeals to the travelling public not to at
tempt trips during the Christmas Holidays except there
be urgent necessity, to the end that those who must
travel may do so with aminimum Of Inconvenience.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
HARRISON
President
= Wa.Lm.len. c.
The Washington times., 1917-12-23

e. C. ROGERS, Business Manager.
THE RASHLNGToN Tunes
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-10-04

his uncle, Albert Hendricks, with the
farm work has resigned his position
and is attending school these days
Arnold Hallauer, accompanied BY
A. T. Klatt and son. autoed to the
Julius Klatt farm on business on Sat
urmday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Abraham
and children of Hazel We're church.
goers at Grover Sunday morning.
A Mr.. Williams Will take possession
of the Roy Lebert farm in oxford for
the coming season,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lebert and fam.
lily were JOY riding Sunday afternoon
and visiting with neighbors.
Miss Ella Katancsik, who has been
here on a vacation, visiting relatives
and friends returned to her home at
Minneapolis II resume her position
as stenographer.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hacker and chill
dren were transacting business and
shopping in Watertown on Saturday
evening.
A sister of Mrs. Emil Mieschke is
here from a distant state visiting rela-
tives and is at present staying at the
Joe Polzin home in the Kampeska
district.