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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
LAD ACCIDENTALLY
SHOOTS COMPANION

Keheth Gallatine, eight years old,
of CreX on, shot and perhaps fatally
wounde% Ora Trump, also an eight
year-old NDoy of Creston, about 10 o.
clock Monday morning while the two
lads were playing with a 98-caliber
revolver in the Gallatine home during
the absence of both Mr.. and Mrs. Gal
latine.
The lads were playing on bed,
when the Gallatine boy discovered a
revolver under the pillow. In boyish
glee he began to handle it, with the
consequent accidental discharge.
The bullet entered the Trump boys
cheek bone on one side of the face,
passed through the two jaws, knocked
out some teeth, took an upward course
and came out on the other side Of the
face near the ear. The attending
physician states that the injury to the
Trump boy is serious and that if the
bullet had varied from its course an
inch it would have been fatal, as il
would either have struck the temple
if it had DETECTED upwards or woulc
have severed the tongue and hit other
vital organs if it had gone an inch
lower.
The outcome of the injury will be II
doubt for a while, until danger o1
blood poison is past.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
.DRYS ARE FORCING
The BOOZE Holster

AS was stated in the Sentinel last
week, workers for the dry cause in
Medina county are on the job, and pc
titions asking for vote on the pro
hibition question are being circulated.
A meeting of the executive. con-
mittee of the drys was held Monday
afternoon, at the office of Secretary
Stow of the Y. M. c. A., at which time
it was reported that no less than
ninety men have been busy since May
1, securing signers to petitions. Or
ganizations have been formed in each
township, and few from each or
ganization have been working as
siduously, but in the main there has
been lack of united interest, espec-
tally in the matter of finance. The
drys are waging one of the greatest
of fights. 1t takes money to fight
money, and reports show that the peo-
pie are not responding in financial
way to the extent that was expected
and that the exigencies Of the cause
demand. Henct, another meeting has
been calld by the committee for this
evening, June l, at the Baptist church,
Medina, at 7 o'clock, to perfect local
organizations land to devise means
for more substantial increase of
funds.
The present executive committee of
the drys are: A. A. Bostwick, Seville;
C. E. Knapp, Lodi; J. 7. Mayer, Valley
City; j. W. Ross, Sharon; A. D. Ay-
lard and R. A. Stow Medina, and ]. E.
Hanes, Rittman.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
FEDERAL JURY 1NDICT
Medina ONION men

Carl M. Jordan of Creston and the
. Horr- Warner company OF Wellington
have been indicted by the federal
grand jury at Boston on the charge
Of conspiring to monopolize inter
state commerce of onions. Twenty
three individual growers of onions in
Ohio and the Wellington firm have
been indicted.
A roundup of the onion kings in
dicted by the federal grand jury for
Illegally controlling rs per cent. OF
Americas 100000, ,000-pound annual
crop was in progress throughout the
country last week.
& u. S. Attorney George W. Ander-
son, who made the national investiga-
ton on which the indictment OF S8
dealers was based, charged that the
National Onion association is respon-
sible for the onion crop.
\ "They buy the crop during the sum
mer and fall" said Anderson, "and
market it at enormous profit between
September and April.
"InN1916 the growers received two
cents a pound for onions the trust
members later resold at 10 to 15 cents
a pound.
aThe association held monthly meet
ings. beginning with its annual meet
ing at headquarters in Kenton, Ohio.
1Then the active managers sent Out
frequent bulletins telling the members
how to handle their stocks to coincide
with the price arrangement.
The Horn Warner Co.. have severa
thousand acres Of onions now plantec
at Burbank, near Lodi.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
Three Medina BOYS
ENLIST IN NAVY

A U. S. navy travelling party, in
charge of F. H. Howell, chief machin-
ist mate, assisted by D. c. Palmer,
boatswain mate first class, were at the
Union hotel, receiving recruits for the
navy from Sunday till Wednesday.
Many Medina young men talked the
matter over with the recruiting officers
but were undecided whether or not to
enlist. The following, however, made
the plunge: Will Gates, who passed the
preliminary examination and went to
Cleveland Thursday for the final ex-
animation; Zuill Ballard also passed
the preliminary examination Monday
and went to Cleveland Tuesday for
the final examination as lanS ,man or
yeoman, but for some reason did not
take the oath; R. B. Bennett passed
one examination, but before taking the
final examination, must secure his
mothers consent.
The travelling party left for Oberlin
Wednesday afternoon.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
N. \. S. GRADUATES
PUPILS next Week

Graduating time of Medina high
school will have rolled around again
next Thursday night, and forty-ive
of Medina's young folk will receive
diplomas attesting to their faithful
work as students. Following is the
calendar of the commencement week:
The baccalaureate sermon will be
held in the M. E. church on Sunday.
June 8, by DR.. S. F. Ross; class play,
Wednesday, June 9th, at 8 p. m. on the
athletic field.
The class play, "A Pageant of His
tory" uses the talent of every men,
Der of the large class. It will be
staged Wednesday evening in large
waterproof tent, on the athletic field.
The commencement coming on the
following evening, Thursday, will be
held at the same place. The pro-
gram is as follows:
Commencement (Class Night
Invocation, Rev. s. F. Dimmock; cor
net solo, Calvary" Rodney, by Le-
land Longacre; class address, "The
Class of TT, by Wilbur Arick; Class
History by H. Baque, and Leland Long
acre; piano solo, "Scherzo a Capric-
clio, Mendelssohn, by Leo Bartunek;
Class Statistics by Marie Hurlebaus,
Homer Ensign; class poem by Dale
Coons; vocal solo by Mildred Ensign;
Class Reading, Mildred House; Class
prophecy, by Kathryn Bartholomay,
Ruth Bartholomew, Walter Coleman,
Floyd Gift, Florence Carlton; Valedic-
tory address, american Patriotism"
by Wynne Boyden; class song by Met
ia Dell Green; Marguerite Simmons,
and Inez Brockway.
Following this will come presenta-
tion Of diplomas by Supt. w. S. Ed
mund and benediction by Rev. V. S.
Goodale.
Following is the personnel of the
graduating class of 1917:
Wilber Arick, Leo Bartunek, Harold
Bacque, Wynne Boyden; Edith Barry,
Kathryn Bartholomay, Ruth Bartholo-
NEW, Irene Bostwick, Elizabeth
Branch, Mabel Branch, Inez Brock
way; Mildred Broadsword, Lester
Campbell, Walter Coleman, Florence
Carlton, Dale Coons, Bryan Case, Ruth
Dutt, Franklin Elder, Mildred Ensign,
Homer Ensign, Welthene Fem, Alvin
Gibbs, Floyd Gift, Ruth Gill, Seymour
Hoddinott. Marie Hurlebaus, Leland
Longacre, Derwin Nettleton, Letha
Scanlon, Marguerite Simmons, Zor-
retta Simmons, Beatrice Smedley, Ma
bel Thompsett, Zola Turner, Oral
Watt, Mahlon Walker, Harold Waite,
Letha Wightman, Glenn Woodbridge,
Meta Dell Green, Mildred House, Del
lpha Ritter, Corda Wertz and Ruth Gil
bert. d. *
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
TERPENTINE FIRE
THREATENED HOME

A serious fire was narrowly averted
last Friday noon at the home of Mrs.
+. A. Branch, 235 West Liberty street,
caused b ythe overheating Of a can OF
turpentine.
Mrs. Branch had placed the can on
the stove in the rear room Of the
house, to soften the hair Of several
brushes that had become hardened.
While Mrs. Branch was at the front
Of her house, the turpentine ignited,
and in an instant the room was filled
with flame and smoke.
The fire was discovered by Mrs. y
IA. Gates, from her home on North
Elmwood street. She gave the alarm
~ Henry Gruninger, who was at work
at the new Gates home next door, and
he rushed into the Branch house and
removed the can, from the stove. sus-
tainipg slight burn on one Of mis-
hands.
It is probable that the building
would have been badly damaged, Y
not destroyed, had the fire not beer
| discovered when it started.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
LIBERTY BONDS ARE
SELLING IN MEDINA

That the people of Medina are awak-
ened to the Liberty Bond proposition,
has been manifested unnistakably dur
ing the past week. The business men
and banks have entered into the work
Of negotiating the bonds with a will,
and the results up to date are encour-
aging.
A meeting was held at the Winyah
club parlors last Monday night, repre-
sented by the Welfare Committee,
bank officials, business men and citi-
zens generally, at which time ways
and means were discussed for the rails
ing Of Medina county's share of the
government bond issue $500, 900. The
amounts apportioned each county \ Is
based upon the bank deposits, Medina
county having approximately five mil
lion on deposit. At this meeting the
following committees were appointed;
Woman's Committee-King's Daugh
ters and women of Welfare committee
Manufacturing committee -Chas. j.
Miller and 'E. r. Root.
Church Committee-Rev. S. F. Ross.
Publicity Committee-Sentinel and
Gazette.
Lodge Committee -Winyah club.
Agricultural Committee Welfare
Committee.
Advertising Committee. F. Gar
yer.
Merchants Committeee-J. H. Ad-
ans, G. D. Rickert, E. B. Burt and H.
Ziegler.
E. s. Grimes, representing the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of Cleveland, was
present, and addressed the meeting,
and has been in Medina county all
week assisting in the work Of selling
the Liberty Loan Bonds. Thursday
afternoon Mr.. Grimes reported that
more than $150,000 had been subscribe
ed for bonds, and that no less than
$4,000 more was in sight from those
who had signifed disposition to buy
bonds, but had not actually signed up.
Everybody present at the meeting
subscribed for at least one bond and
$2,500 worth were sold on the park
Wednesday afternoon, the sales being
made under the persuasive influence ot
j. r. Kennan and Chas. Frank. The
banks all report steady sale of bonds
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
REGISTRARS NAMED
FOR next TUESDAY

Secretary Frank Styer of the Coun-
ty Election Board received official no
tice this week from Governor Cox that
the election board was to make the ap-
pointment of all registrars for the
townships and villages of the county
for registration day, June 5, and the
Board met Thursday and made the fol-
lowing appointments:
Brunswick H. Gibbs.
Chatham-M. H. Whitney.
Granger-S. w. Ganyard.
Guilford- Milton Cahoon.
Seville village-John Lowrie.
Harrisville-Geo. Neisz.
Homer-P. A. Holshoe.
Hinckley-O. J. Mattingly.
Lafayette-W. B. Chapman.
Liverpool Ralph Herthneck.
Litchfeld-P. 0. Shank.
Medina-W. s. Worden.
Medina village--Precinct A--Arthur
Leach.
Medina village-Precinct B-C. NJ
Cannon.
Medina village Precinct C-R. M
Long.
Lodi village-F. H. White.
| Montville-F. o. Roshon.
Sharon. N. Wallis.
Spencer-W. u. Boone.
Wadsworth-A. M. Baughman.
Wadsworth village-Precinct A
Will Hart.
Wadsworth village-Precinct B.
E. S., Curry.
Wadsworth village-Precinct c.
L. o. z. Game.
Westfeld-Roy Bissell.
Leroy village-R. C. Cheeny.
! York-Geo. Mckee.
| Every man between the age Of q
and 81 is required to register his name
on the above date, under penalty oi
imprisonment, which penalty will b
enforced upon all who disobey the or
lder. There will be many exemptions
lbut this fact has nothing Il SeslsYitl
1.-THE matter 0f 4ee ton The gov
te1nment viii deal drastically Will
any and every man between 21 and 81
who fails to register his name OF
June 5-next Tuesday.
Polls will be open between the hours
of 2 a. m. and 9, p. M, central stan
dard time.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
MEDINA winner IN
BALL TOURNAMENT

The Medina county high school base
ball tournament was pulled off Satur-
day, May 26, as planned, and for once
every base ball enthusiast had his fill
of the national pastime; from 10 o.
clock a. m. till half past five p. m.
there was a continuous performance,
except for brief recess at noon.
Medina high proved too strong for
her rivals and won the tournament.
Homer threw a scare into Medina in
the morning game, and but for an un-
fortunate muff of a thrown ball at
first base, Medina would probably have
lost; as it was she won 5 to A.
The second game of the morning
session proved to be less interesting,
as Seville gained a commanding lead
over Lodi in the first inning by scor-
ing Six runs, which took most of the
interest out of the game, Seville win
ming by a score of IL to 6.
/. At the afternoon session Lodi came
back strong, aided by good pitching,
BY Hover, and easily defeated Homer
8 40 A. Walters, who pitched good
ball Tor Homer in the morning, was
unable to keep up his good work and
had 10 be replaced by Root, in the 4th
inning; after six runs had been pushed
over the plate by good hard hitting,
Palmer, of Lodi, shortstop, leading the
attack with two doubles and single.
The final game was staged between
Seville and Medina, and aroused much
enthusiasm. However, Seville's pitch
Aers Kintner, had twirled hard game
against Lagrange the day before, and
vas unable to check the attack of the
Medina Xbatters, and had to retire from
she game, giving place to Cook, who
had pitched against Lodi in the morn
Ing. He Jared but little better than
Kihtner, as Medina was in a fighting
mood; hanlmering the ball to all cor
nefs Of the lot. and winning in easy
style BY the William Jennings Bryan
score Of 16 to /. Harding pitched
great ball for Medina and was backed
uh i'd great shape by the whole team
Gift and Bin Arick being especially
prominent on both the offense and the
/ defense in fact the whole team dis
played more ginger than they have
shtwn at any previous game this year
The whole days sport was great!
/ enjoyed BY q good sized crowd. ant
tho tournament will doubtless be re
IpeAted next year.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
LOCAL FARMERS NAM GET
LOWER RATES ON LIME

Because Agricultural lime and lime
stone is becoming so important in
maintaining soil fertility when farm
ers must operate on a wartime Ag-
ricultural basis, local farmers may be
able to secure lime and limestone at a
lower freight rate during the summer
and fall, if the Public Utilities Com
mission at Columbus establishes the
proposed rate of one-half cent per
ton mile in carload lots with mini
mum charge for short hauls.
Due to the non-uniform rates on
the transportation of Agricultural
lime and limestone, practically all the
railroads in Ohio have sought by the
Ohio producers to adopt the new rate
that crop and food production may not
suffer for the want of lime and lime
stone to apply on the soil.
Experiments at the Ohio Expert
ment Station at Wooster, upon which
the basis for applying more lime to
Ohio soils is laid, show an increased
production per acre Of SIS to $27 when
lime has been used in the rotation,
This increase alone would bring more
than $5OOOOO,0OO to Ohio farmers
with the present prices existing, pro-
viding they can secure the lime pro-
ducts easily.
1t is pointed out by the producers
and other interests asking for the
proposed rate that it will work no
hardship on the railroads because Of
the tremendous increase in tonnage
which would result and also the in
crease in the amount of farm crops in
the sections where lime and limestone,
will have been universally used.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
AIR SHIP MAKES
WAR TEST IN Medina!

An airship, resembling Zeppelin,
held the attention Of many Medina
county people on Tuesday afternoon,
as it passed over Litchfield, in south
easterly direction over Medina and di-
rectly toward Akron.
Both at Litchfield and Medina the
airship was at an altitude of not over
four hundred feet, the sound of its
engine being plainly heard.
At Litchfeld the occupants of the
airship dropped a roll Of paper, about
the size Of an ordinary bomb, which
struck the ground in the school yard
where children were playing.
After passing over Medina, the air
ship was observed to be taking grad.
| 'Pisy ioWerlng course e,ra st a noint
I, lks5ss ~ s'le TAI 'lof fA1 fl.9iEl y
n 5sIlss VI ss.s lspn N
|cehded u Earth, tho 4of WlS urhqsf
could rot be learned. III Il lev 1iDA
ments it ascend6d agaii. l when
near Windfall, made a. second descent
and was unable to rise again owing 70
lack of oil. Later in the evening a
large truck from Akron came over
and took the machine back.
Later it was ascertained that the
|airship was making trial test from
Chicago to Akron, under the direction
of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
and while not constituting an official
government test, it was so successful
that army officials are confident that a
valuable type has been produced. The
airship was in the air for about fifteen
hours
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
MEDINA HIGH SCHOOL
BUYS LIBERTY BOND

Il IN se9Ia al has 5il.sSs On
stret s iotlsfn GsneAk 4 lisIiq1e
and aS the Same u l1it 81
ner. AT recent convocation Supt.
Edmund explained the Liberty Bond
sale and at the close Of the talk the
school voted unanimously to devote a
thousand dollars Of high school earn
ings to the purchase of United States
War bonds.
This certainly is a most worthy spir
It, and one that should be emulated by
other educational institutions and So
cieties. In addition to this general
purchase, numerous individual stu
dents are buying bonds and, with 20
graduates in various arms Of the mill
tary service and one enlistment from
the senior class, it looks as tho the
high school does not need to feel
ashamed of its record.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
BATH FARMER OWNS
PRIZE HOLSTEIN COW

G. l. Miller of Bath owns the prize
butter Holstein COW of the Bath Gran
ger Cow Testing association. Miller's
cow produced rs pounds Of butterfat,
or the equivalent to "a pounds of but
ter during one month.
There are 80 cows in the test, rs
having produced more than 40 pounds
of butterfat, eight producing more
than 30 pounds, four more than 60
and two more than 70 pounds Of but
terfat.
The second highest showing was
made by a grade Holstein, producing
II IL pounds of butterfat.
While the Jerseys did not make as
large records Of fat production as
some Of the Holsteins, their showing
was excellent.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
LEROY WOMAN HAS
MARROW ESCAPE

While working near machine Thurs
day morning, in the printing depart
ment of the Ohio Farmers Insurance
Company at Leroy, Miss Frances
Smith had narrow escape from SER
ious injury, when, in some manner her
skirt became caught in the cog wheels
of the, huge machine, tearing the
clothes from her body, and slightly in
jurying her leg. Had the skirt ma
terial been Of stronger texture it is
probable that the accident would have
been serious, if not fatal.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
EGREATEST memorial
DAY EVER HELD HERE

From the consideration Of genuine
patriotism and panoply, the celebra-
ton of Memorial day on Wednesday,
has never been surpassed or equalled
in Medina. Z
Weather conditions were propitious
and the pageant Of old and young who
marched to the cemetery to perform
the yearly service Of honor to the he
roes of other days, was one the mem
ory of which will linger long in the
minds of those who were so fortunate
as to witness it.
The order Of procession was formed
as published in the Sentinel last week.
with the exception that there appeared
in the line very large number OF
Medina's Home Guards, made up OF
business men and citizens generally,
who had previously been drilled to do
effective marching. A strikingly i'm
pressive element Of the pageant was
the members of the various school
grades, all carefully drilled, and which
under their respective directors, ap-
peared as follows:
Medina public schools presented the
best appearance in their history, and
that is saying great deal, for they
have always been loyalty patriotic, but
when they swung up Main street in
Company Front" formation, Wednes-
day afternoon they eclipsed all prev
ious efforts. Adjutant's call was
sounded on the drill grounds at 12:45,
. and the entire regiment was there par
AIDED. The Boy Scouts, under the
command Of Scout Master Olds, oc-
cupying the position Of honor at the
right Of the line. The regiment was
waiting at the Library corner at one
o'clock, marching up Washington
street in column formation. At the
( corner of Washington and Court the
various companies were thrown into
Company Front, and were SO re-
viewed by the Grand Army men and
staff who were assembled just west OF
the park fountain. The various COM
panies presented a handsome appear
ance, and various lines We're applauded
by spectators along the march. The
regiment paraded as follows:
Boy Scouts, No. AZ, Scout Master
Olds; high school cadets-A company,
J.R. Godlove; B company, Miss Stuen-
kel; C company, Miss McGonagle, D
company, Miss Underwood.
Second battalion--E company, Miss
Wheatley; F company, Miss johnson;
G company, Miss Battan; II company,
Miss Link; company, Miss Drake;
J company, Miss Tubbs.
Third batallion--K company, Mrs.
Wright; u company, Miss Gladys Har-
rington; M company, Miss Christela
Dannley; First Aid company Mss
& Ella Canavan, \
Following the usual ceremonies at
the cemetery, the procession returned
to the public square, where, after mll-
sic by the band, vocal number by the
male quartet from st. Paul's church,
and prayer by Rev. VIM. v. Edwards,
former pastor Of that church, Rev. $.
F. Dimmock of the Baptist church de-
liyered patriotic oration that aroused
the enthusiasm Of the large crowd
which had assembled to hear his mes
sage. Rev. Dimnnock spoke for forty
five minutes, and was followed by At
torney Frank Woods, who appealed to
the people to assist their country by
purchasing Liberty Bonds.
The crowd was one Of the largest
ever seen in Medina on Memorial day.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1917-06-01
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
PATRIOTIC AND SAFE

The patriotic nature of an invest
ment in the Liberty Loan Bond of
1917 is something that all Americans
will consider. The fact that in pur-
chasing such bond the. investor is
lending his money to his Government
to his country--to prosecute great
war, gives the investment a dignity
that the ordinary investment does not
possess. The uses to which the money
is to be put, the noble purposes to
which it is to be devoted, all are things
which appeal more or less to the Am
erican heart.
But let no one be led by these con-
siderations to look on buying Liberty
Loan Bond as a piece of benevolence
or merely contribution to worthy
cause. The Liberty Loan Bond is as
good an investment as an American
citizen can well make. The rate OF
interest it bears may seem small, but
when its absolute safety is considered
and the fact that it is nontaxable, and
the further fact that it is to be i'm
mune from any taxes which later or
may be levied by reason of this war
and still another fact that in case tbs
United States Government should later
during this war have to borrow more
money and pay a higher rate Of inter.
est, that the holders Of these bonds
can secure bonds bearing that higher
rate-when all these things are con
sidered, an investment in Liberty Loar
Bonds possesses advantages that nj
other investment in the world pos
SeSSeS.
There is another point which wis,
and thoughtful people will give dut
consideration to and that is an in
vestment in Liberty Loan Bonds is al
investment in the defense and preser
walton Of all their other property anc
all they hold dear--the preservation O
their liberties. We would be in dan
ger, if all our citizens refused to lent
their money to the Government, o
losing all that we have-our property
our liberties, and our national honor
It has come to this, that we must figh
for these things, and to wage war Il
this day and time requires not onl.
men and arms but great sums q
money.
Subscribers to liberty Loan Bond
are charter members Of a. society +
maintain American honor and t
maintain democracy here and in othe
parts Of the world. Honor and inter
est, patriotism and business judgmen
all argue the wisdom Of an investmen
| in Liberty Loan Bonds.