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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
INIT DELAYS ROAD
PLAN, AKRON--MEDINA

5 on people are greatly exercised
e hat seems to them a hitch in
& " as Of the Summit county COM
n Ars for improving the two and
a mile stretch of mud road on
thu Axron- Medina highway, in con-
juction with similar plans by Medma's s
commissioners to pave it's strip of
this highway from the corporation line
east to the Summit county line.
The Summit county commissioners
entered into an agreement with Me-
dina county commissioners some time
ago, whereby each county was to go
ahead with the improvement, and Me-
dina county has already attended to
the preliminary legislation, filed plans
and estimates and is ready to proceed
with it's part of the work.
The hitch in the plans is indicated
in a letter said to have been received
by an Akron party from the State
Highway commission, denying an al
legged statement by the Summit COM
missioners that they were ready to
proceed with their part Of the i'm
provement as soon as they received
sanction from the state department.
County Engineer Bibbins was sur
prised to learn of the reported delay
in Summit county's plans, but stated
that Medina county would go ahead
with it's part of the work just the
same. He stated that the Summit
commissioners had agreed to notify
him of any holdup in the project, and
thus far he has not been advised of
any change.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
HOWELL UNABLE TO
take Y. M. c. A. Job

M. l.. Howell, recently engaged by
the County Y. M. c. A. Committee to
succeed R. A. Stow as secretary for
Medina county, wired the committee
last Friday that he would be unable
to accept the position.
Howell is in charge of the Y. M. c.
A. work at Camp Sherman, by reason
of his service abroad. Another over
sea Y. M. c. A. man was to have
taken his place at Sherman, but fin
ally was not released.
Thru Tom Lanham Of Columbus,
former Medina county secretary, J.
Marion Small of the Great Lakes
Training Camp, will be in Medina next
Sunday, as candidate for the posi-
tion of county secretary. While it
cannot be definitely stated, it is ex-
pected that Mr.. Small will speak at
the union meeting at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday evening.
Mr.. Small's home is at Van Vert,
Ohio.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE

In "Everybody's Column" Of the
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ivan S. Weisz
of Mallet Creek takes issue with a
correspondent who expressed his be-
lief that there is great injustice in
the awarding of service stripes.
II have served ten months in
France" writes Weisz, fought on two
sectors and was wounded twice. l
therefore know what a man has to
suffer and undergo overseas.
"Should the man who serves at home
who gets his three square meals a
day, gets his mail and pay regularly
and holds down a bomb-proof job re-
ceive as much credit as the man who
serves overseas, gets his meals irregu-
larly, and sometimes not at all, is paid
irregularly, hears from home only
once in several months and risks his
life?
eThese chevrons are not awarded
for what man would like to do, but
for what he has done. II we were
awarded distinctions for what we want
to do we would all probably wear the
four stars of general.
Yours truly,
Pvt. /. S. WEISZ,
Fifth Regt. U. S. M. G."
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
CHILDREN'S DISEASES
ON INCREASE in OHIO

Childhood epidemic diseases are on
the increase in Ohio with the coming
spring
Statistics on contagious disease
cases reported to the State Depart
ment of Health in February, compiled
by the department, showed this
increase, which will continue this
month and next month if previous
years. experiences are repeated.
The health department cautioned
mothers against taking young children
into crowded public places any often
er than necessary and urged imme-
diate medical attention for children
showing signs of illness.
Measles, with 700 cases in Febru-
ary-fewer than in February Of the
average year but 100 more than in
January, led the other children's dis
eases in reported case total. Scarlet
fever, chickennox and ynnpnps regis
tered gains over January, and whoop-
ing cough and diphtheria remained
practically stationary.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
LETTER CARRIERS ARE
CONTESTING FOR TRIPS

Mail carriers of Medina county are
enlisting themselves in the Ohio War
Savings Committees contest to be
closed August 9, the winner of which
will be given free lake trip to Mack
mac Island and return. The cruise
will be made aboard one of the larg-
est and most palatial of the Great
Lake steamers; and every accomoda-
ton for the comfort of the winning
carriers will be provided.
The winning mail carriers only
qualification will be that he has sold
at least $4,000 in War Savings
Stamps during the period Of the con-
test. Certifcation of the sales is made
by the local postmaster. Interest in
the contest will be maintained through
special plans designed by Floyd g..
Stine, War Savings chairman for
Medina county.
The Ohio War Savings committee
is offering special correspondence
course in salesmanship to every mail
carrier entering the contest. This
course is designed to quicken the car
riers' sales ability.
The following Medina county car
riers have entered the "Trip to Mack
mac" contest, according to records on
file with the Ohio War Savings COM
mittee: John P. Hunsicker, Wads-
worth; c. r. Garfield, Litchfield.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
UNIQUE CHURCH SOCIAL

Another one of the many excellent
social gatherings that are held by
the Church Of Christ, was held at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. e. ]. Damon, on
South Broadway, last Friday evening.
On this occasion the Loyal Women's
Bible Class entertained the Mems
class to surprise social.
The surprises, there were several,
were thoroughly enjoyed by all. Din
ner was served at 7. and this was the
first surprise. Preparations had been
made for a lap lunch, when in rushed
several ladies of the Friendship class
and proceeded to blindfold the men.
When this was accomplished, they
were led out Of the house and after
the blindfolds had been removed they
discovered themselves to be at the
stairway leading to the dining room
of the church. Here each was given
one end of a string which led to a
seat at the table, where each man
found a partner Of the fair sex, al
ready seated.
The next surprise was in the toasts
of the evening. A former pastor,
Mr.. Maple, was the out Of town
speaker, and Mrs. Eubanks of Cleve-
land was another. A third surprise
was the finding of the Bible school
orchestra at the house when the
guests returned for the social hour
Here they were entertained by the or
chestra and by solos sung by Mrs
Eubanks and Mrs. Wickwire.
About $50 were served to dinner
and a few came at later hour. AL
together it was a very enjoyable oc-
casion.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28

Some time ago the County Com
mlssioners made application to the
state Highway department for aid in
the improvement of inter-county high
way No. l39, beginning at the inter
section Of said highway with the east
line OF Harrisville township, thence
northerly thru Westfeld into Lafay-
cite township to the old macadam
road, a distance in all of "a miles.
The State Highway department has
approyed q row the application, and will pay
$lS,OOo toward the estimated total
cost OF $4,000 for the Improvement.
Lafayette township is to bear is per
cent Of the cost, the abutting property
owners ~ per cent and the county the
balance. The county will be bonded
by the commissioners in anticipation
OF the collection Of taxes and assess
ments, to provide for paymnt Of La
fayette's and the property owners
proportions Of the cost
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
TEACH THRIFT, NEWEST
w. w. S. SELLING POLICY

Thrift education to promote perm
anent habits of saving and investment
is to be the basis of all future work
toward the sale of War Savings
stamps, according to a treasury de-
partment order issued this week.
The order also characterizes inten-
sive drives as undesirable, as they do
nothing toward formulating perm
anent saving and investment habit.
The primary appeal to saving stamps
purchasers, the department says,
should be the investment motive, by
showing the advantage to the purch-
asey in saving for an emergency or
an opportunity.
Show the benefits to the individual
to be derived from saving for some
specific purpose. Point out the value
Of having the citizens Of the country
have part in financing it and also
show the benefits to the country of
the practice of thrift and saving by
its citizens and how this will help in
the readiustment following the war
period.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
CONGRESS EXPECTS
= 22-MONTH SESSION

Congressional leaders are now lay
ing all plans on the theory that con-
gress will be in continuous session
from around the middle Of next May
until March 4. 1921, or over stretch
of twenty-five months.
A prolonged extra session is FORE
seen, one that probably will run into
the regular session next December.
Then will come long regular session
running right up into the 1920 presi-
Dental campaign, if not through it.
The league of nations controversy,
the peace treaty, many great interna-
tional problems, and domestic ques-
tions of unprecedented magnitude are
looming up for the consideration of
the new congress.
Knowing that congress is to be
brought back to Washington soon, on
call probably cabled from Paris by
the president, such members as can
get away from Washington are try
ing to get few weeks rest.
The possibility that the senate may
be called into special session earlier
than the meeting of congress proper
in order to take up the first treaty
continues to be discussed.
An advantage in this procedure is
that it would enable the senate par
TALLY to get rid of it's burden of inter-
national affairs before the extra ses-
sion. When the extra session opened,
more attention could be given to ap-
preparations and other domestic busi-
ness.
With the approach of the extra ses-
sion, acute problems in connection
with the organization Of the house and
of the senate are beginning to become
still more pointed.
Not only is there the trouble over
the composition of the Republican
steering committee in the house, and
the controversy over whether Champ
Clark shall be minority leader, but
there are difficulties over the organi-
zation Of the senate. T..
Progressive Republicans are de-
manding recognition in the organiza-
tion, and unless they get it will kick
over the bucket. Already they have
wrung from the conservatives the
Norris resolution liberalizing the rules
as to makeup of committees.
The controversy as to whether or
not senator Penrose shall head the
finance committee still sticks up as
possible source Of serious factional
trouble, though it has not been much
talked Of late in senate circles. In a
way, the league Of nations contro-
versy has tended to thrust it in the
background, and efforts are being
made to smooth it over.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
ARRESTED FOR VAGRANCY

Constable Eli Peck of Brunswick
arrested man last Friday in barn
in Brunswick and brought him to Me-
dina where he was placed in the coun-
ty jail. To Sheriff Bigelow the man
gave his name as Frank Bell, and his
age as 38. He claimed he could write
but little and could not read at all.
But when he wrote his name and place
Of birth, Freeport, ILL.,, it was about
as nice a specimen of chirography as
one commonly sees.
There was about an inch of hair on
his face and about the same depth of
scurvy en- his head, hands and body,
but this was removed Sunday, causing
complete transformation in his ap-
.pearance, and disclosing "a pair of
hands that are as white and soft as a
woman's. Work doubtless has not
formed any very great part of Bells
daily routine for some time, and his
plush digits dovetail nicely with the
charge under which he was held
vagrancy.
His memory is singularly defective
on all things pertaining to his ante
cedents and past. He stated that his
parents died when he was young and
that he was reared in another family
until 21 years of age. But he could
neither remember the town where all
these years were spent, nor the name
of his benefactors.
Asked by Sheriff Bigelow where he
registered for the army, he replied
that he had not registered. On the
strength of the latter admission Sher-
iff Bigelow communicated with the de-
partment of justice, Cleveland, Mon
day morning, and was directed to hold
Bell until an officer could be sent here
to bring him to Cleveland. He was
taken to the city Tuesday.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
BUTTON F.! BUTTON +!
WHO'S GOT THE Time?

When the Sentinel went to press
Thursday evening, one guess was as
good as another by Medina folk as to
the local time status after next Sun
day.
A public meeting Of Board of Trade
members and citizens generally was
to be held Thursday night to make
some decision regarding change in
time This meeting was to have been
held Wednesday evening, but the date
had ITO be changed.
As has been previously stated, Me-
dina's business men are practically
unanimous, to hold to eastern time,
and the farming element are unani-
NOUS. And it is probable that the
people here as a whole will be in
fuenced one way or the other by the
final action taken by the business
places and factories.
Railroads and postoffices will con-
form to the federal order and advance
their time an hour. Local bank Of
fcials are still undecided as to what
action they will take.
1t may be stated, however, that
while the sentiment here is strongly
against change, few of those op-
posed a week or two ago are now ad-
vocating acquiescence to the order,
simply because it emanates from the
federal source.
In any event it seems that we are
doomed to another bad mixup such as
undermined many nervous system
when a change in time was made sew
eral months ago.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
DISCHARGED SOLDIERS
GET MORE TRAVEL PAY

Enlisted men discharged from the
army, navy and marine corps since
November II, "armistice day." are en-
titled to 5 cents a mile from the place
of discharge to the place of enlist
ment, according to new law just
passed, digest of which has been
received by the Red Cross civilian re-
lief department.
Men already discharged will be re-
imbursed for the difference between
the travel pay they received and the
amount to which they are entitled.
The Red Cross advises all such men
to delay applying for the money un-
til the director of finance issues in
structions on how to make the appli-
cation.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
VICTORY LOAN QUOTA
MILLION FOR COUNTY
APRIL 1, DATE FOR
.a CAMPAIGN START
County Chairman, Secretary And
5a Others Attend Conference
In Cleveland.

Medina county will be called upon
TO do its share in the coming Victory
loan, the fifth Liberty loan, which
will start April 81. The county's
share will be about one million dol
lars, the same as, in former cam
paigns.
At meeting of publicity secretar-
les from the counties of the Fourth
federal reserve district in Cleveland
on Saturday, the announcement was
made by officials of the U. S. treasury
department that the coming Victory
bond or note issue loan will begin
April 21 and will continue three
weeks. The loan will be for approx
mately $6,000,000,000.
A This figure is obtained from other
figures by the treasury officials. 1t
was pointed out that the certificates
Of Indebtedness already issued to the
banks in return for money borrowed
total $4,855, 100000 and that the ex-
penses Of the government in bringing
soldiers home run about 81 ,200,0 100000
month. The government has very
few ships Of it's own to bring back
the soldirs and is paying passenger
rates to get the boys back home.
Medina county was represented at
the meeting by County Chairman d.
S. Longacre, Secretary Clark Rein
hardt, representatives of the local
banks and members Of the press.
The officials from the treasury de-
partment said the coming loan will
be similar to all former ones. 1t is
the desire of the treasury officials
that the loan be popular one, that
the people take all Of the loan, thus
giving the banks the opportunity to
have funds available for the recon-
struction period that has already
started. It was pointed out that if the
banks are compelled to take all OF
the coming loan there will not be any
available money in the banks for sew
eral months to carry on the recon-
struction work of the country.
NJ It was further pointed out that
the running expenses of the govern
ment are paid from the. customary
revenues and that the money obtained
from loan campaigns is used to feed
the soldiers, bring the soldiers home
md maintain camps in this country
Where soldiers are discharged. This
is called the extraordinary work of
the government. It is stated by treas
sury officials that the coming loan will
be the last one for the war period.
The meeting in Cleveland was at
tended by secretaries from all Ohio
counties and a part Of the counties in
Kentucky, West Virginia, and the
western part of Pennsylvania. The
meeting was held in the Statler hotel
and lasted from 1890 in the morning
to midafternoon.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
GUY E. MUSSER, LODI
BOY, KILLED in ACTION

Relatives and friends in Lodi Of
Guy E. Musser were gr1eved last week
on receiving a telegram from the
War Department stating that he had
been killed in action on October 5.
He had been reported as missing in
action between Oct. 1 and IL and his
father, sisters and brothers had been
hoping that he was among the living
somewhere. The telegram blasted all
hopes.
Musser was working in Cincinnati
when he entered the army, being a
member of the 18th Inf.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28

The Ohio War Savings Stamp air.
plane will visit Medina Saturday,
March 29, according to word received
from the Ohio War Savings Com
mittee. It is touring the state to
arouse interest in the Bring 'Em
Back" pledge campaign.
The plane was scheduled to sail
over Medina on Tuesday, but was
wrecked on its first day out in Gin
cinnati, and Pilot B. O. Tyler injured.
The trip is now piloted by Lieutenant
r. G.. Swami, instructor at Fairfield
aviation field.
Arrangements for the entertain
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
UP-TO-DATE FARMERS
KEEP BOOK RECORDS

In these modern days of intensive
farming, when it is absolutely neces-
sary that the farmer should know be-
yond guesswork whether he is win
ming or losing it is necessary that he
should keep book record of his out
go and income, the same as other
business men. Farm records can be
had today at a very moderate cost
and every progressive farmer should
and will take kindly to the Innovation.
All Medina banks have these farm
record books, which will be given to
those who apply for therl, as long as
the supply lasts, or they may be OBJ
tanned from the county agent.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
CASUALTY LIST NEAR END

The last of the real American cas-
ualty lists in the world war are being
published and within the next few
days the list will contain only the
names of those who have died or have
been injured since the armistice.
The names of the few given as
killed in action are those of men for
whom extended investigation had been
necessary to establish proof .of. death.
They are mostly the names of those
who were injured beyond recognition.
Daily casualty lists will continue to
be issued, however, indefinitely, be-
cause as long as the expeditionary
forces remain in Europe or there is an
army Of occupation in Germany there
will be deaths from disease.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28

fought for liberty must be restored to
social and industrial usefulness; the
helpless, manned, sick and wounded
must be cared for and the full duty
of this country must be discharged to
the dependents of the soldiers killed
in action.
The State War Savings committee
is embarking on movement to i'm
press on Ohio people the Importance
of personal practice of thrift. The
proclamation by Governor Cox desig-
mating the period commencing March
II for the Bring EN- Back" pledge
campaign, calls attention to this i'm
portant motive of self interest.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
RAINBOW In APRIL

The arrangement now is for the
Forty-second (Rainbow) division,
which includes the old Fourth Ohio,
to break camp in Germany April 2
and 60 direct to Brest, France. Ap-
proximately one-half the men of the
division will sail from Brest on or
about April IL and the other half Of
the division week or ten days later.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28

ment of the plane here are in the
hands of Floyd Stine, War Savings
chairman for Medina county. A sur
prise is promised spectators in the
form of souvenirs that will be drop
ped from aloft.
The trip of the w. S. airplane over
Ohio is being made to impress on the
people of the state importance of a
continuing purchase of War Savings
Stamps. The governments present
demands for funds are as heavy as at
any time during actual hostilities. War
bills must be met; troops abroad must
be maintained; the soldiers and sail
ors must be brought home; those who
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
DAvEY TALKS ON LEAGUE"

Congressman Martin L. Davey Of
this district gave talk on the "Lea-
que Of Nations" at the morning ser
vice in the First Universalist church,
Akron, last Sunday. Dayey discuss
ed the objects Of the league at Lo-
rain few weeks ago, and has been
asked to address the congregations Of
other churches where there Is de-
sire to hear both sides of the issue.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
APRIL JURY PANELS
Grand Jury, returnable Tuesday
April %, 1919:

April 22, 1919:
/. Frank Echle, Lodi Vii.
2. U. H. Gault, Lodi Vii.
3. w. A. Grim, Montville Twp.
A. Bert Roth, Sharon Twp.
5. H. r. Kreider, Wadsworth Twp.
6. Henry Yost, Lafayette Twp.
K Z. w. y. Anderson, Medina Vii.
8. Milton Leatherman
Wadsworth Vii.
9. John H. Bart, Litchfeld Twp.
10. G. A. Morton, Seville Vii.
II. w. G.. Brodt, Litchfield Twp.
IL. F. /. Miller, Spencer Twp.
13. VIM. Morrell, Chatham Twp.
IA. Chas. Swigart, Wadsworth Twp.
Is. Isaac Wise, Westfeld Twp.
Petit Jury, returnable Monday,
April %, 1919:
/. Geo. H. Wuchter
Wadsworth vii.
2. D. E. Rice, Leroy Vii.
8. G. L. Benjamin, Brunswick Twp.
4. Paul Anderson, Medina vii.
5. Geo. White, Wadsworth Vii.
6. w. G. Hatch, Granger Twp.
~. VIM. Lembke, Liverpool Twp.
8. Roland Clement, Medina Vii.
g. Jacob Firestone, Spencer Twp.
10. Wade Prentice, Lodi Vii.
II. Roy Arick, York Twp.
12. G. E. Stuart, Spencer Twp.
13. John Collier, Montville Twp.
IA. Allen Clinker, Harrisville Twp,
15. "A. L. Boyden, Medina vii.
16. Theo. Weidner, Liverpool Twp.
IL. Chas. G. Barry, Medina vii.
18. r. r. partition, Medina VII.
l9. R. E. Minis, Harrisville Twp.
70. Richard Platz, Liverpool Twp.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28
CLOSING OF WAR OFFICE

The Local War Office of Medina
county will be closed on March 81.
The chief clerk will be released but
the members of the board are still
held. The supplies on hand, consist
ing OF desk, typewriter, table, chairs,
etc. were sold at auction on March rs.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28

I1Monday evening, March 81, Morn
| ~ Star Lodge No. rs. !. O. Q. f.,
Win confer the third degree. Busi-
ness of Importance viii be discussed
later in the evening.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28

The Pythian Sisters will hold q
picnic supper at the home of Hattie
Case, Saturday evening, March 20.
Each member will furnish their own
sandwiches and one other article, with
plate, cup, fork and spoon.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-03-28

The Medina Matinee club will
hold its annual banquet and election
Of officers tonight at the x. Of p. club
rooms. ssl