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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
M. E. CHURCH CENTENNIAL
ATTRACTS LOCAL MEMBERS

Methodists of Medina and vicinity
naturally were interested in the OBJ
servance in Cleveland last week of the
100 years of Methodism, which was a
great event in church history. The OBJ
servance was begun on Sunday, Sept.
8, and continued daily until last Sun
day evening, when was held an over
flow meeting at Brooklyn Memorial
church. The centennial address was
delivered by former governor Frank
B. Willis.
Sunday afternoon there was con-
Quoted a Methodist centennial patriotic
parade, in which forty-four Methodist
churches of the Clevelan district par
ticipated.
Especially were Medina Methodists
interested, as it lacks a year of the
founding of their church here. The
Methodist church was originally or
ganized about 1819-20 little church
being erected in South Medina at a
very early day, which was used until
the erection of more pretentious
edifice in 1859, on the site, or nearly
so at least, of the present church build
ing on South Court street The for
mer, frame structure, was destroyed
by fire, a number of years ago.
The Northeast Ohio Conference to
which Medina belongs, convened in
Brooklyn Memorial church on Tuesday
of this week, Bishop Joseph Berry of
Philadelphia, presiding.
"A number of local Methodists at
tended the centennial observance.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
medina LINING Up FOR
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

While the amount of the Fourth Lib
erty Loan has not been officially an
nounced, it is confidently expected to
be for $6,000,000,000.
According to word received Tuesday
by a local bank from the Central Lib
erty Loan Committee, Cleveland, the
bonds Of the fourth loan will be dated
Oct. "a, and bear semi-annual interest
at the rate of A IA per cent. payable
April Is and Oct. Is. Dates for pay
ment under the governments plan is
of the following schedule: 10 per cent.
with subscription, 20 per cent. Nov.
Il, 20 per cent. Dec. 10, 20 per cent.
JAM. 16, and 20 per cent. Jan. 80.
In the fourth loan each township in
Medina county will be assigned a
quota, instead of the county being
grouped into divisions, as it was in
the previous loans. The quotas will
be based upon the showing of each
township on the county tax duplicate
and the apportionments will be made
Immediately following official notifica-
ton of the county's quota, which, with
that of the national loan, is expected
by County Chairman Longacre and the
local bank officials this week.
Chairman Longacre announces thai
practically all Of the preliminary Worl
lincider III aancl cliing the faprtt n l6as
canpaign III this county has been
| tended to, and expresses confidence q
a successful start and finish.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
DOG BITES THREE

A big shepherd dog belonging to
John Tanner of North Court street,
ran amuck Saturday afternoon and
was killed by Marshal Hange after it
had bitten three different persons.
Early in the day it bit one of Tan
ner's children, but not seriously. Up
town it waded into a soft cement walk
on West Liberty street and received a
wallop on the head in payment. It
was then that the dog started out in
earnest. At the foot of South Court
street it bit young daughter of Jas.
Mcmillan. w. J. Kmgsbury, familiar
with the dog, sought to secure it by
attaching a rope to it's collar, when it
sprang upon him. and sunk tooth in
to his arm. At this point Marshal
Hange drew his revolver and shot the
dog, but not until it had attempted to
bite him.
While none of those who were Bit
ten were injured badly, each submit
ted to treatment by physician as a
precaution. DR.. w. F. Wise sent the
dogs head to the state health depart
ment for examination for the presence
of rabies.
DR.. Wise received a telegram Tues
day afternoon from the State Board
of Health stating that the examination
of the dogs head showed the animal
to have had rabies. Those who were
bitten by the dog were promtly advis-
ed of the health boards finding and
doubtless will submit to the Pasteur
treatment.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
u. S. MAY TAKE
OVER INTERURBANS

The general governmental policy to-
ward the interurban and electric rail
roads OF the United States, as to
whether or not they shall be made a
part of the nations wartime trans!
portation system under the Railroad
Administration will be decided within
the next few weeks upon the basis of
study just made of the electric inter-
urban lines in Ohio.
The study OF Ohio's electric lines,
just completed was directed principal
ly toward determining to what extent
interurban and steam roads, if operat-
ed under the same general control,
could be coordinated with relief af-
forded the overcrowded steam roads.
The survey included the possibilities
of the interchangeable use of rolling
stock, the extent to which electric lines
might be utilized to relieve freight
congestion and the greater flexibility
that might be given the whole trans
portation structure.
The determination of whether or NOT
the interurbans should be added to the
steam lines under federal control will
be left to Director General McAdoo
and his railroad cabinet.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
LODI MAN REPRESENTS
HUSTLING INDIANA CITY

E. L. Triffit, former Lodi man, but
for the past seventeen years a prom
inent business man of Connersville,
Ind, was in Medina last Saturday
morning, with a party of twenty-six
fellow townsmen, members of COM
mittee appointed by the Connersville
chamber of commerce, of which Mr..
Trifit is secretary and manager, to
take part in the christening of the big
freighter, "Connersville," at Ashta-
bula, O., to which city the party was
enroute. With the committee was
Miss Ethelyn Sample, chosen by pop
ular vote, in an election held by the
Connersville Chapter of Red Cross, as
sponsor at the christening.
The committee travelled in luxurious
automobiles, products of the Lexing-
ton Motor Co., of Connersville, thru
whose courtesy the cars were being
used.
, Connersville is rather unique in be-
ing a city Of 10000, the population Of
the county being but 14,50O Twenty
four of the city's industries are now
engaged in the production Of war ma
terials. Mr.. Trifit's mother, Mrs. G..
M. Trifit, is we'll known in Lodi, where
considerable of her time is spent.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
SCHOOL NOTES FROM THE
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT 7

Miss Lucille C. Miller of school No.
2, Brunswick, has the honor of being
the first teacher to report stamp sales.
Report for the week ending Sept. 13,
$11.40, being 54 cents per pupil.
Miss Mae Waltz of the Erhart school
York township, sold practically $1OO
worth of stamps in one week. This
is school of twenty-eight pupils.
Who will beat this enviable record?
Miss Beatrice Blakeslee of Chase
brook school reports sales for the
week ending Sept. 13, $19.65, an av-
erage of $1.40 per pupil. This is a
good record.
Miss Pauline Waters, teacher Of the
intermediate grades, Sharon Center,
reports sales as follows, $191.62, an
average of $4.45. Who will break
this record?
We request that teachers take up
this work in earnest and see what can
be done to bring our sales up to what
may reasonably be expected. We
have reports of schools in other coun-
ties and other states and what has
been done there can be done here. This
is a time for the teachers to show the
leadership qualities. We are sure that
the little folk and the older pupils as
we'll will respond.
We are seriously in need of COM
plete list of our teachers and their
school addresses in order that we may
communicate with you and in order to
supply this list to various organiza-
tions that desire to send you material
relating to the Liberty Loan and 9TH
er things of interest. Reports have
not come in as rapidly as we have a
right to expect. We can be of service
to you if you will help in this way.
You would not purposely interfere
with the progress of our work.
The normal department now num-
bers nine or ten, decided gain over
the first report.
We are still short several teachers,
but we hope to have the needed num-
ber before long.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
County Fair Ke Up
to Old Time Traditions

C. L. C. ran headlong into an auto
mobile in the second heat, but tho
badly frightened was not injured.
Much interest was manifested by
the large crowd in the drilling of Co.
B of the Home Guards on the track
between races. The guards were in uni
form, and the precision of their work
gave proof of the training they have
been undergoing during the. past two
or three months
The total paid gate admissions on
Wednesday were 5000, and receipts
for same about $1,000. Receipts from
the grand stand amounted to about
5000, as reported by H. E. Aylard,
treasurer.
The pig-growing and poultry-rais-
ing contests resulted as follows:
Pig-growing: First, Clarence Mayer
Valley City; second, John Otterbach-
er, Valley City; third, Keith Codding,
Granger; fourth, Neal Nickerson, La
fayette. Judge, Prof. J. w. Wuichet
of Ohio State University.
Poultry raising: First, Ralph Ran
dali, Litchfeld; second, Richard Cot
ner, Chippewa Lake; third, Elmer
Young, Chippewa Lake; fourth, For
rest Carlton, Chippewa Lake. Judge,
Prof. A. B. Damn of Ohio State Uni
vepsity.
The result of the girls food contest
had not been decided at the time the
Sentinel went to press. The judge
was Miss Edith Dixon of Ohio State
University.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
SALARIES AND FEES
OF COUNTY OFFICERS

Statement of the amount Of salaries
and fees received by, or due to the sew
eral county officers of Medina county,
for the year ending the first Monday
September, 1918:
Total salaries: Auditor, $3987.32;
treasurer, $3714.85; probate judge, So
610.28; clerk, $2415; recorder, $685.
55; surveyor, $5974.62; prosecuting
attorney, $1720; commissioners, Geo.
Starr, $165.21; R. M. Albert, $1077.23;
B. J. Vandermark, $156.21; A. M.
Baughman, $1077.23; d. L. Towslee
$156. 81; G. H. Scanlan, $1077.23.
Total fees earned: Auditor, $780,
80; treasurer, $5684.88; probate judge,
$2624.35; clerk, $1172.S6; recorder,
$3258.88; surveyor, $8763; prosecuting
attorney, no fees earned; commission
ers, no fees earned.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
FIRE ENGINE BIDS OPENED

Saturday noon was the time set by
council for the opening Of bids for a
new fire engine. Three bids were re-
ceived. From the American La
France Co., Elmira, N. Y, for $10,-
800; the Seagraves Co., Columbus, fo1
$11 1000; r. o. Bowman, for SILL 800
A bid efro4n the Aarons-Fox Co, .Cin-
cinnati, arrived after the time for oper
ing the bids and thus could not be
considered.
A special meeting of council was
called for Sept "a, at which time the
successful bidder will be determined
It is probable that the American La
France Co. will be awarded the con.
tract, it being the lowest bidder ant
the company being the one from whom
the village purchased it's present en-.
CINE a great many years ago.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
COMMISSION MOVES IN
GAS RATE QUESTION

Another notch was cut in the local
gas rate stick Friday by the appear
ance in town of H. N. P. Dole of the
State Utilities Commission, sent here
by the latter to investigate the con-
ditions upon which the Medina Gas &
Fuel Co. asks of council permission
to increase it's rates to consumers in
the village. .
A meeting was held in the council
chamber, those present beside Mr..
Dole being Mayor Dimmock, Clerk
Ainsworth, Messrs. Brooks and Bod
kin, secretary and chief bookkeeper of
the gas company, and Grant McNeal,
the local manager.
Mr.. Dole asked Secretary Brooks to
provide the Utilities Commission with
copy of the company's last inventory,
which was for 1914, also statement
showing the number of wells in op-
Grafton, the number of counties in
which they are located, and compre-
hensive statement of its entire busi-
ness for the past two years, and to
have the data before the commission
by Sept. %. This was agreed to by
Secretary Brooks.
Mr.. Dole stated that with this ma
terial before them the commission
would prohahlyshe able to render an
sy3iri icn to cptgS u fsr
| leratfon by tlle M tAter at Hts next reg
ular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
However, should the opinion not be
ready by that time, it IS probable that
council would postpone action pending
its arrival.
Mr.. Dole, last week, was called to
Coshocton to settle gas rates there
the commission recommending a 30
cent rate.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
limit of seven days as allowed by law.

limit of seven days as allowed by law.
When the questionnaires are re-
turned the boards will proceed to ex-
anime and classify first of all those
of age groups. Men between the ages
of 10 and 20 and 80 to Sc are to be
called first.
Women in all communities, partic-
ularly those having relatives who have
gone to the front, have been particu-
larly helpful to the government in
ferreting out young men who failed
to register, and they are to continue
on the job. Tips from such women
have time and again resulted in round
ups of slackers. Employers are re-
curing applicants for jobs to show
their registration cards.
The registrant's protection is to
have with him at all times his regis
tration card until he has been classi-
fled, and thereafter his classification
card. Failure to carry these creden-
tials will render him liable to arrest
at any time.
For the man who has failed to reg
lister and for the man who has refused
to obey or has ignored the orders of
the local boards, life is becoming in
creasingly miserable.
Only men over 46 can enlist in the
army and only for departmental SER
vice.
There are Asst local boards. On
Aug. 1, 2,006,442 men had been in
Quoted into the service.
Draft registrants from now on may
volunteer for induction into the navy
General Crowder notified draft boards
Wednesday.
The order also set forth that if
draftees should not volunteer in suffi-
cient numbers to fill the needs of the
navy and marine corps, separate calls
may be issued and the men inducted
into these branches as well as into
the army
After a call has been issued marine
and navy recruiting offices may ask
for the voluntary induction of men
to fill the call. If the total is moi
secured the draft boards will forward
enough men to meet the demand. Mer
thus drawn will be mobilized anC
transported in the same manner as
those of the national army.
Men drawn for the navy or marines
must speak the English language ant
be full-fedged citizens of the United
States.
Special calls for men having tech
nical training will be filed in the sam'
way.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
LAWYERS TO HELP IN
-,. QUESTIONNAIRE WORK

Judge N. H. Mcclure called meet
ing of the local attorneys last Sat
urday at the court house for a con-
ference regarding their assisting army
registrants in the filling out of their
questionnaires, as they have done in
the previous registrations.
There were 3046 who registered on
Sept. IL, about 1000 more than in the
first registration, and the work OF
filling out the questionnaires this time
will be no light task. At the same
time only ten days more time has
been allotted by the government for
the handling of the questionnaires, 80
days having been the period for the
first registration, while 100 days have
been allowed for the last.
While in the past the attorneys have
assisted registrants in their own Of
fees and at any time, it is the plan
now to have fixed schedule of certain
days in the week the attorneys will
meet with the registrants at the court
house and assist them in filling out the
questionnaires. Judge Mcclure ap-
pointed Attorneys ]. w. Seymour, w
P. Ainsworth and Frank Woods a com
mittee to decide upon a schedule.
DR.. Boyer of the draft board states
that the board will not be able to be-
gin sending out the questionnaires un-
til some time next week, as four COM
plete copies of the list Of registrants
must first be made out.
Judge Mcclure states that he will
have comprehensive statement fol
the press next week, giving the sched-
ule Of dates alluded to and other nee
essary information. He also wishes
to state at this time that registrants
who expect to file family or agricul-
tural exemptions should remember tc
bring with them the required witness
es and supporting affidavits. .
A number of the county's larger in
dustries have signifed a willingness
to have the filling out Of the ques
tionnaires of their employees done
at their places of business
which will not only tighten the
work of the attorneys, whose services
are gratuitous, but will also shorter
the time that employees will be absen
from their posts.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
annual CONVENTION
OF ". c. 7. U.
TO BE HELD AT SPENCER
SEPTEMBER 26-27
National Superintendent and Lee
turer will Address the
Organization.

Following is the program of the an
nual convention of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union of Medina
county to be held at the Baptist church
in Spencer, Sept. rs and 9th:
Guest and Speaker, Mrs. Frances
Letter, Mansfield, O., State and Ma
tional Superintendent and Lecturer.
Mrs. Della Boone, Spencer, President
of Spencer Union
Mrs. Lula Bowles, Sharon Center, O.,
County Musical Director.
Thursday, 1880 P. M.
Song, America
Prayer, Rev. Isaac Bennett
Musical program
Lecture, Twentieth Century Patriot
ism, Some Lessons on the Worlds
War;" Mrs. Frances Letter.
Music, Spencer Y. P. B.
Offering
Benediction
Friday, $3.50 A. M.
Song service
Devotions, Rev. Shoemaker
Special Music
WORDS OF Greetlng, Mrs. Della Boone
Response, Miss Ida Hawkins
Appointment of Committees-Bills
Roll Call of Unions, Presidents res
ponse from county report blanks.
Special Music
Treasurer's Report
Election of Officers
Noontide Prayer, Mrs. Mary Freeman
11:30, Picnic Dinner. Each lady re-
quested to bring one thing.
12:30-Executive Meeting
100 Song Service
Prayer, Rev. Anna Eastwood
Minutes of Morning Session and Ex-
ecutive Meeting.
Unfinished Business
Reports of County Superintendents.
Outline briefly work accomplished
in various departments.
Dedication of County Service Flag,
Mrs. Minnie Durling.
Music-Offering.
Report Of Committees
Invitations for next convention
W. G. T. U. Benediction
All those wishing to be entertained
over night. are requested to notify
aaIs. Bocne advance
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
ROOSEVELT PLANE RELIC

A tiny piece of spruce, which did its
part in holding together the battle
plane in which Quentin Roosevelt took
his last flight over the Hun line, is the
valued souvenir sent to w. j. Martin,
Cleveland real estate dealer.
The bit of wood, split and bearing
evidence of the terrible crash caused
by Roosevelt's fall two months ago,
was sent by Martins nephew, Andrew
Taylor, Seville, o., a member of the
2O8th Engineers in France. I'm send
ing you a souvenir of Roosevelt's
bravery" was Taylor's only explana-
ton.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
VALLEY CITY DEATH

John David Wolf, son of John G.
Wolf of Valley City, died Tuesday of
tuberculosis, aged 8 years, 10 months
and 20 days. The funeral was held
Thursday from Zion church, Valley
City, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
George Kuehner,
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20
EARLIER THIS WEEK

To afford its employees an oppor-
tunity of attending the county fair,
the Sentinel is published earlier than
usual this week, thus an account of
the last day of the fair and other
Thursday events cannot be given until
next week.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20

ASK CHURCHES TO SAVE COAL
An appeal to churches to use small
auditoriums during the winter for the
purpose of saving coal was sent out
Saturday in a circular letter from the
New Fork state fuel administration
1T was suggested that tw0ssallisS n
the normal coal supply might be OH
dered.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20

The Temple Workers will have an
all day meeting at the Baptist church
next Wednesday.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1918-09-20

f57Ta Clifford Nv. T'ilton, New Haven
1857 Eugene Pike, Lexington, Ill.
1855 Howard E. Hatch, Copley
1871 Harold Y. Zeigler, Medina
1843 Claude Overholt, Seville
Second Registration
"a Frank F. Bushman, Brunswick
35 Mylo o. Mccoy, Seville
Sc Herman Haumesser, Nal. Creek
IT Alvin H. Gallatin, Spencer
78 Wallace G. Barnett, Medina
80 Benny A. Romich, Creston
81 Ray o. Grim, Chatham
80 William Mex. Peck. ....
......... .Campbellsville, KY.
"a Lee j. Shaffer, Pittsburg
IS Roy A. Everhard, Wads.
sc Warren Baker, Seville
81 George H. Shick, Spencer
88 Percy j. Bissell, Wads.
80 EIbert E. Woodruff, Medina
92 Howard Glidden, Cuyahoga Falls
SO Louis C. Benford, Alum Rock, Pa
81 Ray K. Saunders, Medina
81 Harley B. Tokoer, Medina
10 Villas. Nl. lIlOllCo, NlCllCe S1SSh
fO2 David r. Copley, Sharon
lis Edward Short, Wads.
116 Earl T. Holvey, Wads.
122 VIM. E. Myers, Wads.
1913 Vincent C. Derck, Valley City
127 Elton Hoff, Seville
131 Harold L. Harrington, Medina
1873 Earl G. Thompson .......
....... Columbia Station, O..
139 Ford Johnson, Spencer
142 Geo. D. Gray, Sharon
143 Harley E. Hoff, Doylestown
144 Egbert C. Hammerschmidt..
.................. Medina, O.
148 Edward ]. Echle, Valley City
1853 Carl H. Lookabaugh, Spencer
1856 James A. Ray, Medina
159 Frank ]. Barabas, Brunswick
100 John l.. Dickerson, Wads.
1863 Ira S. Markel, Chatham
III Earl S. Smith, Lodi
179 Harry Maurer, Wads.
181 Sidney G. Lemar, West Salem
Third Registration
26-A Jay X. Buckley, Wads.
35-A Erwin Jennings Moore, Medina
35-C Albert Leitz, Valley City
ABA Harry J. Knopf, Mallet Creek
46-C Lester S. Storm, Wads.
GOA Donald l.. Root, Spencer
COB Glenn L. Freeman, Lodi
61-A Ross B. Hartman, Wads.
Glib Lester Stahl, Seville
75-A Chas. H. Everiss, Mallet Creek
S4-A Rollin G. Willis, Wads.
Sab Chas. E. Furry, Wads.
S5-A John D. Kinnaman, Seville
Ola Ed. Jas. Kellar.
Plans to speed up the new draft
work by local boards are given out by
Gen. Crowder. He states the need for
haste is imperative, and he hopes to
have the work Of classification COM
pleted by Jan. /. October acquisitions
must be filled from the new draft.
By the old plan the local board
sent out questionnaires by B per cent.
a day. This limitation will no longer
apply, and boards are instructed to
send them in such quantities as seems
feasible. 1t is imperative that the
preparation of questionnaires by reg
istrants be speeded up as much as pos
sible that the work of classification
may be proceeded with as promptly as
possible after the registration takes
place. The questionnaires should be
returned without waiting for the time