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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
SCORE is 27 TO O;
CAN'T STAND PRESSURE

The football game at Wadsworth
Wednesday resulted in a score of 27
to 0, in favor of the Wadsworth team.
The score looks worse on the face
than the points as played in the game
fully warrant, but at that the local
team was given severe defeat.
Wadsworth, in its game with Orr
vile, ran it's steam roller over the
0rrville boys, and one lad died a few
days later from injuries received in
the game.
Harold Staunton played brilliant
game for the Medina team, but he
was not equal to the task of bringing
home the bacon for Medina. Some
OF his confreres go so far as to say
that at times he was forced to push
members of his own team out Of his
way he was so fast in making his
rushes forward.
Harold Lowrie was taken out of the
game in the first quarter, permitted to
play second time, then in the third
quarter again retired to the benches.
Despite the adverse score, which
shows badly for Medina, members of
the team assert that Staunton repeat
edly told Lowrie that the two of
them, working together, had sufficient
speed and Drawn to play the whole
Wadsworth team to a standstill if he
Lowrie-would join him in making a
finish fight of it.
The boys say that Medina is weak
in it's defense for forward pass, and
they assert that once that matter has
been worked out-which they say will
be before the Wadsworth boys play
the return game-that Medina will
/ be able to win the second game.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
STEAL HIS POTATOES
FROM OUT HIS BARN

Ed. Harding, who lives on the East
Smith Road near Windfall, dug %
bushels Of potatoes the last of the
week and housed them in one of the
outbuildings on the farm. The pota-
toes were in crates, ready for de-
livery. -.
In the night Mrs. Harding heard
the dog bark, but paid little attention
to it. A neighbor lady, being wakened
by the same barking, said she heard
an auto drive away about the same
time.
In the morning there were nine
bushel crates of potatoes missing. No
other clue than those enumerated
above. Neighbors think the thief
must have been some one who knew,
saw the potatoes carried in, or was
familiar with the doings of the neigh
borhOOd.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
AUTO DEMOLISHED |
BY FAST TRl
MR.. AND MRS. BOUTHINON
THROWN OUT OF
No One Was Seriously Hurt, But the
Escape Was Very Narrow
One.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Bouthinon, of
Spencer, had very narrow and what
might be called miraculous escape
from death last Sunday when a Lake
Shore flyer struck their automobile as
they were crossing the tracks at
Elyria, throwing Mr.. Bouthinon dis
tance Of 20 feet, and completely de-
Omlishing the machine.
Mr.. Bouthinon, who is general man.
ager of The Spencer Metal Products
Co., accompanied by his wife, went
to Elyria early Sunday morning to
attend church. While there they
called at the Elyria hospital and ar
ranged to take DR.. Stroup, a patient
at the hospital, back home with them.
While waiting for the Doctor they oc-
cupied their time by driving about the
city.
As they neared the Lake Shore
tracks, near the Garford Automobile
Co.'s plant, they were stopped to al
low long freight train to pass. As
the last car went by brakeman from
the train gave the party the signal to
cross. Just as the front wheels of
the machine reached the track Mr..
B0uthinon saw fast passenger bear
ing down upon him. Realizing the
futility of attempting to cross and un-
able to stop the car quickly enough
the driver, with rare presence of
mind, threw his wheel to one side
which turned the automobile parallel
to the approaching train. The engine
struck the machine just in front of
the windshield and completely de-
molished the cara Dodge coupe. Mr..
Bouthinon was thrown about 20 feet,
and sustained a severe cut in his scalp
which necessitated the taking of four
stitches, and his back was badly
wrenched. His wife suffered a cut
lip and chin, caused by flying glass
from the windshield.
The crossing where the accident
happened boasts Of no gates and a
number of freight cars standing with
in hundred feet Of each side of the
crossing obstructed the view.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
WANTS $4,000 DAMAGES

Two suits for $4,000 each were
filed in common pleas court in Wayne
county last week by the administrator
of the estates Of Charles and Joseph
Kobel, two former Lodi boys, who
were killed by a B. & O. train at
Sterling on June % this year.
The two boys were sons of J. c.
Kobel, who has died since the death
of his sons. Their death occurred
as they were returning from Lodi
where they had been attending a
party. Their auto was struck by a
cut of cars that were being showed
over the crossing by an engine. The
automobile was completely demolished
and the bodies of the young men were
horribly mangled beneath the wheels
of the ear.
At the time of the accident the
kobels lived in Rittman, but until a
year previous they had lived on a
farm near Lodi. l.|.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
HIGH SCHOOL, CLOSED;
CAN'T FIRE FURNACES

High school was closed Tuesday
morning because it became too cold
for the students to sit in the class
rooms, and it was impossible to start
a fire in the furnaces under the con-
ditions of completion existing. Pres
ent prospects are that the enforced
vacation will continue through the
whole week.
New furnaces are being installed!
and last week the contractor promised
to have the work far enough along SC
that small fire. enough for this sea.
son of the year-could be started
Monday. But when Monday came and
even Tuesday, it was impossible fol
him to make good his promise. As
the class rooms were too cold fol
study and recitation; the only alter
native was to close school. :.
It is not probable that fire can bt
started in the furnaces before the ias'
Of the week; so, unless the weather
warns up materially, vacation vii
continue through the whole week.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
AMERICAN LEGION
CHAPTER IS FORMED
NEW ORGANIZATION HAS
% CHARTER MEMBERS
Call for Meeting Has Been Issued
For Next Tuesday Evening at
Town Hall.

John J. Saslavsky. formerly a cap
tain in the 145th Infantry, was in Me-
dina Wednesday of this week assist
ing Messrs. John Moore and Wendell
Lerch in organizing Medina chap
ter OF the American Legion-the or
ganization which will soon be called
upon to replace the famous G. A. r.
Although but Is names are required
to obtain a charter the men had little
difficulty in obtaining %, and on
Thursday morning when Mr.. Saslav-
sky left for Columbus he took the ap-
plicatiOr for charter with him and
stated that it would be filed later in
the day. The charter members are:
John R. Moore, Wendell r. Lerch,
Walter W.. Ferriman, Joseph A. Sey-
mour, Henry C. Riegger, S. L. Hart
man, H. w. Lanphear, Walter l..
Leach, Theodore W. Rothacker, Har-
old E. Berger, Harry P. Stoner, Floyd
H. Ganyard, W. Faye Fenton, Marion
=. Carver, Delsie E. Fisher, Roy G.
Strong, Hiram H. Robinson, Boyd A.
Davenport, Zuill Ballard, Otto S. Nor
lock, Edward R. Kennan, Louis D.
Best, Bert Good, all of Medina.
The American Legion is an organi-
zation formed for the purpose of OBJ
tanning the proper and necessary leg
islation that ex-soldiers desire and
should have. Among the various du-
ties included in it's work is to educate
soldiers to new vocations in case the
war has rendered them unfit to follow
their previous lines of business. 1t is
claimed by the organizers that politics
will not be sanctioned to any great
extent beyond that necessary to oh.
tain the above named legislation.
The membership Of the American
Legion now numbers about hall
million men and drive is on to in.
crease this sum to at least a million
Initiation fees are 81 and the dues
for the present, at least, have beer
fixed at 81 per year. Any person hav
ing an honorable discharge is eligible
Suggestions have been made re-
garding a name for the post which
will be formed in the village, ant
among others the name Of Courtney
La~Fsnce stands out prominently
from the fact that Lawrence was th'
first Medina boy to die in the service
The officers. of ia post include ;
commander, vice commander, adjutant
finance officer, historian and chap
lain.
A meeting has been called for mex
Tuesday night at 1880 o'clock at tn
town hall. The call is issued by Johl
Moore, who is acting chairman. An.
discharged soldier or sailor who il
interested is urged to attend thi
meeting, when plans and matters fo
the future will be discussed.
Application cards may be obtained
from any Of the Medina county banks
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
CITIZENS BUY CINDERS
TO FIX UP STREET

Citizens on Elmwood street have
grown tired of seeing big holes in
their streets, and of being forced to
bump over them in case they wanted
to use that thoroughfare. Seeing nc
hope for relief at the hands of the
city, or it's street commissioners, they
dubbed together and purchased Gin
ders and had them scattered over the
surface of the street, where they
would do the most good .&
Messrs. c. l.. Wertz, E. T. Pierce
and Norman Nichols dubbed together
and bought car load Of cinders and
then hired them drawn and placed
upon the street. Now they say they
have a fair street, thanks to theil
own efforts.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
MURDER TRIAL WILL
START NOVEMBER 3
CLAUD BLOOD WILL BE
FIRST YOUTH TRIED
Attorneys Are of the Opinion That
No Civil Cases Will Be Reached
This Term.

Claud Blood, one of the three Orr.
vile youths who are in Jail charged
with the murder of Marshal WAY
Knapp, of Lodi, will be the first one
of the trio to face trial for his part oil
the affair, and, according to the pres
ent plans of the court, this will be
started on Monday, Nov. 8.
This much was decided Saturday
when Blood, Hulderman and Law
renee were in court and entered pleas
Each of the youths are charged with
murder in the first degree and each
has two charges of burglary and
larceny facing him. They all waived
reading of the charges and plead not
guilty to them.
During the morning the judge called
many Of the local attorneys and af-
ter consulting them announced his de-
cision, naming Nov. 3 as the date of
the opening trial. Whether Hulder-
man and Lawrence will be called i'm
mediately following disposal of Blood's
case has not been decided.
Immediately after the court session
the clerk and sheriff drew the names
of thirty-six men, IL of whom will
probably form the special jury which
will name Blood's fate. They are as
follows:
E. E. Close, Granger Twp; G.
Berrie ,Guilford Twp; Avery Waite
Hinckley, o.; C. 3. Branch, York
Twp; R. E. Brown, Sharon Twp;
Chas. Camp, Homer Twp; H. N
Watkins, Medina Twp; Fred Mills
Wadsworth Village; Edwin Miller
Spencer Twp; Eugene Clement, Me-
dina in village; Jay Welday, Wadsworth
village; c. c. Bennader, Harrisville
Twp; o. L. Robinson, Granger Twp;
John Wells, Wadsworth Twp; Chas
Van Deusen, Hinckley Twp; Jay
Hilliard, Wadsworth Village; Jay
Crawford, Wadsworth village; A. D
McGafvey, Westfeld Twp; Grant
Hull, I4itchfeld Twp; E. D. Flickin.
ger, Medina village; Ernest Clapp
Chatham Twp; Thos. Kintner, Seville
village; J. M Riley, Hinckley Twp.
Chas. H. Richter, Liverpool Twp.
Lawrence Isham, Hinckley Twp; Nor.
man Newcomer, Guilford Twp; D. A
Tubbs, York Twp; Otto Harp, Wads
worth village; Allen Weaver, Wads
worth Twp; Frank Overholt, Wads
worth village; VIM. Steck, Liverpool
Twp; A. ]. Koppes, Lafayette Twp.
Elton Wheeler, Litchfield Twp; Davit
Weible, Lafayette Twp; E. G. Norton
Westfeld Twp; John Hauck, Liver
pool Twp.
On Wednesday the sheriff made re
turns of the 36 men and two were no
available-Avery Waite, deceased, ant
Edwin Miller, who has left the county
Accordingly four more names wer,
drawn las the law specifies that fo
each person not available form tn,
first Sc drawn, two additional name
shall be called. The four drawn Wed
nesday were Ed. Beutel, Brunswicl
township; VIM. Tyler, Guilford town
township; Frank Sargent, Medina, an,
Christian Hintz, Spencer.
/ Considering that the first case will
take at least two weeks many of TIL
attorneys are Of the opinion tina
should the court decide to hear tn
remaining criminal cases first,
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
PROBABLY NO TIME
CHANGE IN VILLAGE

Medina clocks will probably not be
turned back Oct. 26, when the rest
of the nation will move the hands Of
all time recording instruments back
an hour.
This is because Medina's clocks
were set back an hour a few weeks
after the daylight saving law was put
into effect.
After October 26 Medina county
will again be in the eastern time zone,
and will be in uniform schedule with
the steam railroads entering the town.
The same plan will be followed in
Cleveland.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
MEDINA ASSOCIATION
MEETS AT WELLINGTON

= The autumn meeing of the Medina
Association of the Congregational
churches was held in Wellington We'd
nesday. There was an all day pro-
gram. Rev. Drew was scribe for the
occasion and H. H. Root led the de-
votionals at the evening session.
Delegates from the Medina Congre-
gatlonal church were Mrs. w. A.
Nichols, Mrs. r. M. Mcdowell, Mrs
H. N. Adams, J. T. Calvert and H. H.
Root.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
ARE COUNCILS HANDS
TIED BY 5. ". RY.?
CONTRACTOR Is ANXIOUS
TO COMPLETE STREET
Railway Controversy With Contractor
Hurts Medina Public More Than
The Road Builder.

Every day that North Court street
lies open in it's present condition calls
forth criticism from the general pub
lie, all of whom must pay some share
of the expense Of paving it, and GER
tain of whom must shoulder an ap-
preciable part of the expense. And
every day that there is little or no
progress made adds to the apprehen-
sion as TO what sort Of menace its
incompleted condition will offer to
people who must have ingress OF
egress to it as a thoroughfare. And,
naturally, every one who is interested
wants to know why the delay, and why
the holdup, and what prospects that
the work can and will be pushed
through as soon as possible.
Agitation of the proposition is dis
tasteful to certain people, principally
the railway company. But it still fol-
lows that the people in general, and
those who must pay for the improve
ment in particular, are entitled to
know the ms and outs of the speed
with which it is to be completed, and
the lack of speed that has been shown
so far.
AS originally let the contract called
for building of the spaces outside the
rails by paving company. The spaces
between the rails were to be paid fol
by the railway company. Later the rail.
way company plead poverty and asked
that the original contractor be per
mitted to pave the whole street anc
the railway company be granted the
same terms of payment as abuttine
citizens-ten yearly installments. This
was granted by Council, and writer
in the contract in addition was the
agreement that the railway company
would move it's tracks to permit ex
pedition of the work on "a hours no
tice.
The contractor AYERS that Council
has failed to push matters in connec
tion with this street paving in bust
ness way. When desire was mani
tested to push ahead with the worl
always something would intervene
and as the outcome Medina citizens
see N. Court street in the condition
existing today. Not that there hav'
been any serious hindrances but dila
tory tactics in one form and anothel
that have made for present incom
pleteness.
When the contractor tired Of con
tinued inertia, he made an appeal tt
the railway company and asked tina
the tracks might be moved to enabl
him to proceed. At once the railwa,
official rounded up in the back, lik
a peeved cat, and bluntly told the in
quisitor that he would not move hi
tracks this fall and intimated h
would do as he pleased in any event
And any way, no effort has been mad
to move the tracks or to get new ma
terials on the ground for the new trac
construction.
i At one time, all accounts agree, tn
paving matters on N. Court stree
were chaotic. City Solicitor VanEpI
by clever, manipulation, ironed man
Of these matters out and that oficis
says that if the railway people ar
not disturbed they will at once g
ahead with the improvement on shol
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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
ITCH "BUG" NEVER
PLAYS FAVORITES

Scratch, scratch, scratch, the bugs are
working,
Boys and girls are digging"
too;
When the "bug" comes up for air,
Lads and lassies rip and tear,
Many of them show despair,
But the scratchers keep up motion,
And their playmates show emotion,
Till the scratchers pass 'em by.
An echo of the world war is sound
ing in Medina: certain pupils in the
schools are suffering with the itch.
Parents whose children are victims are
saying little, hoping against hope
that the epidemic may be short-lived
and the spread of the disease soon
die out.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
HOLD TWO DANCES;
PAST AND FUTURE

Mrs. Thiesen was hostess at dance
party dinner given at the Miller
House last Saturday evening. The
parlors were we'll filled with a party
of invited guests; the Aikens trio fur
nished the music.
-" Next week Saturday, Oct. Is, Mrs.
Thiesen will be hostess at a farewell
party at the same place. Mrs.
Thiesen will close the house on that
occasion the high cost Of living MAX
ing it hard task to make the Miller
House profitable.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
FOUR TAKE P. O. EXAMINATION

Messrs. Overdorff OIL oevlie, Daushc
man, Of Valley City, Robert Eglin, Of T
Spencer, and Earl Pierce, OF Mailet
Creek, took the examination for the
position of rural carrier at Mallet
Creek last Saturday. ;,
The position is under. civil service
and the grades were sent to the COM
misioners at Washington where the
selection will be made. I.
An examination for the position OF
postmaster at Chatham will be held at
the local postoffice on Saturday, Nov,
Is. 1t is expected that several will
take the examination on this date.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17
SETTLE SERVICE DISPUTE;
JUSTICE DISMISSES CASE

A case set in Justice Cannon's
court for last week was that of Frank
w. Sanford vs. w. H. Nugent. 1t was
the case of dispute over repair and
charging of battery. Disputants
finally settled out Of court and the
docket shows Settled and costs paid"
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17

would mean that every civil case on
this terms docket would be thrown
over into the next term of court which
starts January 20.
Following disposal of the Orrville
lads cases Frank Butto, of Wads-
worth, was called and plead not guilty
to the charge Of shooting with intent
to kill.
Kirk D. Seeley was also in court
and entered plea of not guilty to
the charge Of abandoning legitimate
child. -
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-10-17

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-09-04

leges of libeIa larts and applied
science upon presenting his honor
able discharge or certified copy of
the same. This will amount to a
saving of $2A year. In profess
sional colleges where the tuition is
greater deduction of $40 will be
made from the tuition fee.
Robert K. Rienow. dean of men
urges all prospective students enter
ing the university as freshmen to
send in their credits at once. The
university registrar is always be-
hind in answering letters relative to
entrance cerdits, the delay being
caused by the unusually large num-
Der of letters of this kind. Credits
should be obtained from the high
school principal or the superinten-
dent and sent to the registrar at
once. If the candidate for admis-
sion to the university is properly
qualified card granting permission
to register will be sent him within
a few days and upon his arrival on
the campus he will be ready to ar
range his schedule of classes without
a long wait for admission.
Transfers from other colleges
and universities should likewise
send in their credentials immedi-
ately. Much of the congestion at
registration time is due to the neg
lect of the students to send in cred
its to have them evaluated or to
have their advance standings prop
erly recorded in advance.
Registration for classes will be on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
September 25, 26 and 81. Per-
mission to register may be secured
before these dates, but actual ar
rangements of schedules will not be
possible until the three days before
the university opens.
One Indication of the probable at
tendance this year is the early de-
mand for rooms in Iowa City. A
large number of the desirable rooms
in private homes have already been
rented. At the mems dormitory
rooms are now being rented at the
rate of five and six ever day.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-09-04
AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS
in AUDUBON COUNTY
TO PAY NEXT YEARS TAX AT
THE COUNTY TREASURER'S
OFFICE IN THIS CITY

During che last two months of
1919 County Treasurer Hans Albert
sen expects to have his hands full as
never before. Beginning Novem-
Der l the 1920 automobile license
fees are due and they are now pay
able directly to the county treasur-
err. On January / 1920 they be-
come delinquent and each month
they remain delinquent the negli-
gent motorist will have to cough
up" one dollar extra in taxes.
Mr.. Albertsen attended the state
convention of county officials at
Muscatine recently and learned
new responsibility which was thrust
upon his shoulders by the act of the
last general assembly. w. c. Ram
say, the state treasurer, made an adj
dress and explained how the new
law is going to work.
The law goes into effect Deem
Der LIST, but the motorist may pay
his taxes any time after the first of
November. 1t will cost no small
amount to have the privilege of at
taching a 1920 number to an auto
mobile. Even the owner of the
lowly "fiivver" cannot escape with
less than about a $40 or $12 tax. If
the license has been paid in the
state of Iowa for five years previous
then the tax is reduced somewhat,
but nevertheless the minimum
stands at $40.
How are you going to find out
how much a mans car weighs?" Mr..
Albertsen was asked.
"We'll get the records of the
weights and prices of every model of
every car from the secretary of state
us how much his car weights. Well
tell him."
If an automobile is more than five
years old, but has been registered a
part of that time in another state,
there will be no reduction of the Ii
cense fee. In the facetious words
of the state treasurer, "A man
ought to be prosecuted for bringing
five-year-old car into Iowa from
another state"
Until 1921 the duty of collecting
delinquent automobile taxes will
continue to fall upon the county at
torney and the state authorities.
zone of the incest things we treas
urers heard at Muscatine," Mr.. AL
bertsen said was that we don't
have to be detectives" However
the treasurers will be responsible
for all collections of 1921 license
fees. They will have authority to
seize automobiles from delinquent
owners and sell them for the taxes.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-09-04
SEND CREDITS FOR
UNIVERSITY AT ONCE

With every indication that the at
tendance will be the largest in the
history of the institution, the Uni
versity of Iowa will open September
29th for the years work of 1919
1920.
To those students who return
from military service and re-enter
the university credit of from ten to
sixteen hours is being given. Men
who have not previously attended
the university, however are not en-
titled to soldier credit. Every
man who has been in the service
will have free tuition in the col