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The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
CONFESSES crime
and SURRENDERS
NEW YORK POLICE ~.
CALL MAN IMPOSTER
David Dexter Tells Sheriff He Stole
Payroll, for Which His Benefactor
is Now Serving Prison Sentence IN
New York State.

Early Friday evening of last week
stranger sought out Sheriff Bigelow
and stated that he desired to surren-
der himself for the commission of a
crime for which another had been con-
victed and was now serving time in a
New York penitentiary.
The man gave his name as David
Dexter and his story as related to
Sheriff Bigelow is as follows.
Some years ago, he stated, he was
imprisoned in the federal penal insti-
futon at Leavenworth, Kas. In May
of this year he was paroled to Robert
Hartley of New York city. Hartley,
according to Dexter, was employed as
truck driver for the Mercantile
Lunch Co. of the metropolis, and was
also entrusted with the transfer of the
company's pay roll money from the
bank to the office. Dexter says he
became Hartley's assistant.
On July 7, said Dexter, both he and
Hartley were transferring a pay roll
of $4,000 when they had engine trouble
and Dexter was instructed to carry the
money to the Office, while Hartley tar
ried to adjust the engine. Dexter
says he went to the Office, but instead
of turning over the money, skipped
out nd went to the Pacific coast.
Wandering about the country Dex-
ter says he finally landed in Akron
where in roundabout way he learn
ed that Hartley had been convicted Of
and was serving a prison term for the
crime which Dexter had committed
/ Dexter told Sheriff Bigelow that the
fact had preyed upon his mind unit
when he reached Medina he felt that
he must give imself up to the authori.
ties.
After thoroughly searching Dexter
Sheriff Bigelow wired the New Yorl
police department, receiving, reply
stating that Dexter was not wanted
and that he had previously surrender
ed in no less than twenty other cities
for this crime which he never comit
ted.
Confronted with the telegram from
New York, Dexter continued to main
tain his original story of persona
guilt. Reluctant to release Dexter
until certain that he is not Lying
Sheriff Bigelow has written letter tt
the Mercantile Lunch Co. to ascertain
if possible if they were robbed and i
Hartley served or is serving prisol
term for the crime.
Dexter is AZ years old, of athlete
build, and claims to have been
physical instructor. He tramped hi
way from Akron to Medina and say
he spent Thanksgiving day in a bo,
car. He is familiar with militar,
tactics and the manual of arms ant
as a pastime since his incarceration
in the Medina Jail has engaged hi
fellow prisoners in military drilling.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
SCHOOLS TO HANDLE
l.... . XMAS SEALS SALE

Ohio Christmas Seals this year will
be sold through the public schools Of
the state. The supply for Medina
county has been received by c. B.
Ulery, County Superintendent, and will
be distributed to the various schools
within the next few days. The quota
established in each community is ten
cents per individual as shown by the
1920 census. That the schools will
readily respond to this call to service
is foregone conclusion.
Once again we are called to Join IN
nation wide effort to promote good
health and combat tuberculosis-th
greatest health menace in the state
and nation-through the annual sale
of Christmas seals, beginning Dec. l.
Friday, December 10, is the date set
by the Ohio Christmas Seal Committee
for health day in the schools and it
is earnestly recommended that every
school devote part of the day to the
message which the Christmas seals
convey. Funds derived from the sales
Of these seals finance the fight against
tuberculosis, a preventable disease
which killed $500 people in Ohio last
year. -.
The sale Of these seals will bring
very direct benefit to the schools
since the seal funds are used for ex-
tending the work of the Modern
Health Crusade in Ohio. Reference
books scales for measuring children,
and sanitary equipment to be used in
connection with this very practical
method of teaching hygiene may be
purchased by funds raised in the sale
of Christmas seals. Seals may be sold
by the schools from December l until
Christmas.
The campaign against tuberculosis
is financed largely by the sale each
year just before Christmas of Christ
mas seals at penny apiece. They help
to spread the gospel of good health.
The schools putting on this campaign
solicit the cooperation of all public
agencies such as ministers, the press,
Red Cross, Y. M. c. A. and any others
who may assist in any way.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
BOY KILLS MOTHER
OVER Love AFFAIR
DIRECTION TO SUIT
LEADS SON TO CRIME
Fiance an Austrian Grl-Mother De-
sired Son to Wed American-FOr-
eign Lass Now in Wadsworth, Brok-
en- Hearted Over Tragedy.

Love for Marie Schoact AN Austrian
girl who had just arrived in Wads-
worth from her native country to
become his bride and whose prospec-
tive marriage is said to have been op-
posed by his mother, is alleged to have
been the motive that led Joseph Mack,
Jr. to kill his mother and inflict a
wound upon himself that it is believ-
ed will result fatally, on Sunday, at
the mothers home in Akron.
Mack, who had been working in
Wadsworth, went to Akron Sunday to
consult his parents concerning his ap-
preaching marriage and to get their
approvalin conformance with the GUS
tom in his native country. He first
visited brother and later the father
and mother. The latter is said to
have been reluctant in giving her con-
sent, expressing the wish that the son.
whose hand later caused her death
would marry an American girl, as all
members of the family had become
Americanized.
According to police in the discussion
and argument which followed, young
Mack drew a revolver from his pocket
and fired. The first shot penetrated
the hand of his mother, who had beer
sitting on a lounge. Before the faith.
er could wrest the revolver from his
sons hand, second shot had penetrat
ed the mothers heart, causing instant
death.
A third shot then rang out, young
Mack fell unconcious, bullet wount
in his left breast just above the heart
/! Mack's fiance, stranger in /;
strange land, is broken hearted owe
the tragedy and the unhappy circum
stances under which she became in
directly, tho blamelessly, responsible.
1 .
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
SPECIAL vEsPER SERVICE

There will be a special Christmas
vesper service at st. Paul's church,
Sunday, Dec. 26, at 4 .. m. There
will be many special musical features
at this service, including solos by Mrs.
r. M. Long, Miss Helen Hobart, Mr..
Louis Best and Mr.. E. w. Barnes. The
choir of twenty-four voices will be as
sisted at that service by Miss Ruth
Lehrer of Sandusky. Miss Lehrer is
a very talented violinist and cellist,and
has spent the last year touring this
country in concert. Medina people
who hear her-will enjoy a rare treat
A full program Of this service will be
published later.
The regular vesper services at this
church have been changed from the
first and third Sundays in the month
to the second and fourth. There will
be one on Dec. IL. but not on Dec. s
next Sunday. II
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
ONLY ONE DEMOCRAT
is IN OHIO SENATE

So great was the republican land
slide at the recent election that the
democratic minority Of the state sem
ate at the forthcoming session OF the
Ohio legislature will be able to caucus
in single chair. He is James A.
Reynolds, Of Cleveland
The fact that there is only one demo
crat member of the new state senate
is causing parlimentarians consider
able worry, for under the law the
minority party is entitled to repre-
sentation on every senate committee.
If Senator Reynolds desires, he
can take an active part in every COM
mittee, but he probably won't. AT
any rate, he probably will be appoint
led to each Of the many committees.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
FORMER MEDINA MAN ss.. ...a.
DIES AT WELLINGTON

Mr.. Timothy Metzger, a pioneer
Medina county man and for many
years resident of Medina village,
died on Nov. 16, at Wellington, OHIO,
where he had resided for a great
many years. -
Timothy Metzger was born in Liver
pool, this county, on March 25, 1840;
confirmed at the age of IA in the
German Lutheran church, under his
father, the Rev. Geo. William Metz
gers ministry.
He started to learn harness maxi
ing in Medina at the age OF 16, and
worked at this trade until the Civil
War broke out in 1861, when he en-
listed as a private in the 103rd o. ".
!. Regiment, Co. c., in Cleveland. Mr..
Metzger served with this company
till the close OF the war, receiving his
discharge papers at Raleigh, N. c.,
June u, 1866. Major engagements
he participated in were Blue Springs,
Tennessee; Seige OF Knoxville; Dan
ridge; Resaca; Kingston; kenesaw
Mount; Seige of Atlanta; Spring
Hill. On January IL, 1861 he, was
promoted to Corporal. At the bat
; tie of Resaca, Ca, on May IA, 1864,
all his superior officers were either
killed or wounded. The last color
bearer was shot thru the heart; as he
fell, Corporal Metzger caught "Old
Glory" from his hands, and although
shot through both legs, carried the
flag safely thru the engagement!
For this gallant service Corporal
Netzger was promoted to Color
Sergeant, which office he served till
the close Of the war,
In the summer Of '65 Timothy
Metzger returned to his trade at
Medina. On January 8, 1868, he
was united lin marriage to Marie A.
Rudd Of Medina. In 1881 he moved
to Wellington and started to work
for j. M. Otterbacher, where he
worked for 80 years. Sixty-two years
Of his life were spent at the harness
making trade.
Timothy Metzger was a member OF
the G. A. r., a charter member of the
knights of the Macabees, and a loyal
member of the M. E. church. He leaves
his widow, three sons, eight grand.
children and two great grandchildren
Mr.. Metzger's life stood Tor 9
splendid example of physical health
and manhood, and up to the age. Of
80 he had known no illness. During
August of his 81st year, rheumatism
and neuritis developed, causing much
suffering and resulting in the hear
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
STRONG PROGRAM FOR
RURAL LIFE CONFERENC CE

The completion of all final ar
rangements for the second Annual
Rural Life Conference Of Medina
county shows a remarkably strong
and attractive program. Sessions will
be held in Medina Friday and Sat-
urday of this week. The Friday eve
ming session in the Methodist church,
all Saturday sessions in the Congre-
gational church. The complete pro-
gram follows:
Friday evening, 1880, Paul Elliott
of the Farm Bureau presiding; music,
Granger orchestra; address, "The
Rural Home," H. C. Ramsower Of
Columbus; address, "The Function Of
the Rural Church in Community
Life," Dean Walter G. Fiske Of OBJ
erlin.
Saturday morning, $3.50, L. H.
Randall Of the Red Cross presiding
music, Y. M. G. A. brass quartet; ad-
dress, Building Health Thru Rural
Schools" Miss Virginia Lewis, Co
lumbus; address, Health Problems
( in Rural Communities DR.. Clyde
Agne, Springfield, O.
Saturday afternoon, 2:30, G. 2
Ganyard, Of the county schools pre-
siding; music;' solo, Miss Ona L
Easthouse; cornet duet, Everett Ran
dali and E. w. Barnes; address, "Tht
Public School and Community Need
Hon. G. D. Freeman, Ada, O.; ad
dress, Recreation and the. Rura
SCHOOL," Sherman c. Kingsley, Cleve
land, 0.
Saturday evening, 1880, C. P. Dick
erman of the Grange presiding; mu
4 sic, Medina Community Orchestra
solo, Fred Bohley; address, "Recrea
4 ton as a Factor in Community Life
Sherman Cl Kingsley; address, "Val
ues in Community Life" H. B. Dick
son, Lake Division, American Re-
a Cross.
Al large crowd is expected at eac
i session, as all speakers are especial,
u able to handle their respective theme
Il and the subjects considered are all q
intense interest TO any wide-awak
citizen Of q rural community.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
MAN FOUND DEAD IN
HIS ROOM At HOTEL
CAUSE, HEART DISEASE,
SAYS DEPUTY CORONER
Cleveland Business Man Dies Suddenly
on Thanksgiving Day-Apparently
= in Good Health When He Retired,
Says Host.

G. D. Sutton, card in whose
pocket gave his address as 2115 East
18th street, Cleveland, was found
dead in bed in his room at the Am
erican Hotel, Thursday evening of
last week. The card also bore the
firm name of The Ohio Shoemakers
Co., of which Sutton was manager.
Aside from his regular business, Sut-
ton dealt in bonds and commercial
securities, as a side line, and it was
the latter business that brought him
to Medina.
According to H. c. Hull, proprietor
of the hotel, the latter after convers.
ing some time with Sutton escorted
him to his room about 1880 Wednes-
day night. Sutton left word not to be
called, stating that as he had no bust.
ness to transact on the morrow there
would be no occasion for early rising
Late in the forenoon Of Thursday
an attempt was made to arouse SUIT
ton, but he did not respond, and moth
ing unusual was thought Of the fact
Well into the afternoon, however
when Sutton had not put in an ap
pearance and when a violent rappinf
on the door of his room met with NJ
response, Proprietor Hull became sat
isfied that something was wrong
Looking through the transonn of tn,
door with the aid of flash light Mr.
Hull became satisfied that Sutton wa
dead. Entrance to the room and an ex
animation of the body verified tn
\ fact.
Mr.. Hull promptly communicate,
with Coroner Crum at Lodi, but tn
latter being unable to come to Me
dina, deputized DR.. H. P. H. Robin
son, who assumed charge Of the cas-
and reported death as due to hear
disease. Sheriff P. C. Bigelow tool
charge of the. dead mans belonging
and communicated with relatives. TIL
body was prepared for burial by TN
dertaker w. A. Waite.
A brother, w. B. Sutton of Green
wich, O., came to Medina Frida,
morning and arranged for removal o
the body to-, Greenwich, the forlne
home of the deceased and where hi
aged mother resides. Another brother
E. D. Sutton, resides in, Cleveland
4 The brother from Greenwich stat
ed that his brother was subject t
heart trouble. c. d. Sutton was a
years of age and unmarried.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
TOBOGGAN REPORTED
FOR AKRON POPULATION

The first of the year will see Akron
back in the place it was in 1910 a
city of $4,000 according to the Wall
Street Journal. The mushroom
growth indicated by the census taken
this year, will avail it nothing, accord
ing to that paper. It is declared
that the census next year, if one were
taken, would show far less than 2O0,-
900 population.
No longer are hotel accommodations
inadequate to the demand. The
floating population has disappeared.
Real estate values have fallen 25cper
cent. More than $4,000 people have
been laid off and more than 10000 are
admitted to have left the city.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
MARSHAL ARRESTS
Three ARMED men
ALLEGED ROBBERS OF
WADSWORTH STORE
One Resists Disarmament RevOlvers
Identified as Ones Taken From
Store Bound Over to Grand Jury,
$1,000 Each.

Three men were lodged in Jail on
Thursday of last week where they
were brought by Marshal Tom Lucas
of Wadsworth following an arraign-
ment with Mayor Boyer Of that city,
who bound them over to the grand
jury under a bond of $4,000 each on
double charge of burglary and lar
ceny and with carrying concealed
weapons.
The men gave their names and
home respectively as follows:
JOS. Smith, Midland, Pa.
John Kallan, Detroit.
Nick Causman, Barberton.
All three gave their nationality as
Serbian. Smith stated that his pres
ent surname is an adopted one, his
real surname being Popov.
The men are believed to be mem
bers of gang who broke into and
robbed the South End harware store
in Wadsworth one night last week
taking several revolvers and knives
but not touching the cash register
or attempting to open large safe
in the store.
Becase of the latter fact Wads
worth authorities SINCE the robbery
have been keeping close watch OF
the foreign sections, fearing lest thu
stealing Of the weapons might prove
the prelude to series of shooting!
by the black-hand gang known to ex
list in Wadsworth.
On Wednesday night Marshal Lu
cas- and two deputies observed thre'
suspicious looking strangers walking
along the street, and the former halt
ed them with an order to throw VI
their hands. Two Of the men prompt
" complied, the third having to b
forced to comply. When the latter
hand was forcibly withdrawn from
his pocket it was clutched around tn
handle Of large Colt automatic gur
Both Of the other men were ikewis
armed with revolvers, all fully load
ed, and one also carried black jack
Marshal Lucas believes the thre
men under arrest were implicated i
the robbery Of the South End hard
ware store, and that there are q
least two more men at large VIII
were members Of the gang, and VIII
! he expects ito be able to bring i
very soon.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
PAID FOR o7E MGRNcE

Too much hard cid respons-
ible for the entanglemS With the
law Of two Medina men. Thanksgiving
day. They were VIM. Gebhard and
John Hathaway. While driving at a
reckless speed on East Liberty street
their car collided with a car standing
in front of residence No. 403, now oc-
cupied by G. w. Dial and family. The
car belonged to Fred Williams Of
Cleveland, relative of the Dials, who
was spending the day with them. The
collision resulted in the smashing OF
the tenders on one side of the Will
Jams car and the breaking of a wheel
on the other car.
Gebhard was arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Hange and on Friday was as
sessed a sentence of SIS and costs by
Justice Of Peace w. P. Ainsworth. The
same day a warrant was issued for the
arrest Of Hathaway on a charge Of
reckless driving, who plead guilty and
was sentenced to a fine of $40 anc
costs by Justice Ainsworth.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The annual election Of directors Of
the Medina County Agricultural soci-
ETY., held Saturday the 9th, resulted in
the election Of the following.
For three years Carroll Damon
Brunswick township; II r. Wideman
Chatham township; "A. s. Garfield
Litchfield township; Frank ]. Kindig
Montvlle township; w. n Wise, Me
dina village; p. G. Bigelow, Medina
village; j. ~. Einhart, Medina town.
ship: L. L. Rummell, Granger town.
ship. For two yearsE, 0. Wood.
ward Sharon township.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
GIBBS-DEUBLE

Mr.. E.. C. Gibbs, of Gibbs & Co.,
auto dealers, surprised his family no
less than his friends, when he tele-
phoned from Cleveland last Thursday
that he and his wife were on their
wedding trip, and that they had been
married since last June. The bride
was Miss Mabel Double, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Double Of Bruins
wick, and has been clerk at the Gibbs
& Co. garage on South Court street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs are sojourning
in Michigan at present, but are ex-
pected home soon.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03
CONFERENCE OF WOOL
GROWERS IN MEDINA

The. Medina County Wool Growers
association met in Medina Thursday
afternoon Of this week. w. F. Hale
of harrisburg delivered an address on
the wool situation. There are 274
wool growers of the county in the as
sociation.
The wool shipments from Medina
county this year totalled SO, 900 pounds
more than twice the amount produced
here last year. The price has dropped
to a new low level and sheep men will
attempt to work out plan to keep the
price up.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1920-12-03

The south-boun limited car on the
C. S. g. W., due in Medina at S:14 p.
M, Jumped the track on Wednesday
Of last week short distance south Of
Berea, There is a depression Of about
ten feet on the side where The car left
the track and the wheels were within
d few inches Of tn edge when stopped.
No one was injured.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-04-02
PASSOVER TRAGEDIES
BY DR.. s. N. DEINARD.
foul murder was for Jew a simple

foul murder was for Jew a simple
pastime. To use the blood of his
antagonists for scme special benefit
or in his religious mysteries was just
what might be expected of Jew. Ac-
cording to Tertullian and Minicius
Felix the early Christians were
charged by their pagran adversaries
with the same crime. And even in
more recent years Christian mission
aries were accused of similar inhu-
manity by fanatic Chinese who re-
sented their conversionist propaganda
in China. An easy way of avenging
oneself on hated antagonist.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-04-02

But even without the Paschal sacri-
flee, certain ideas might be easily as
-sociated in the Christian mind with
the unleavened cakes, and the four
cups of wine, red wine, prescribed for
the first paschal meal. The Christian
is familiar with the sacramental wafer
and wine which according to orthodox
theology are either the very sub
stance or the symbols of the savior's
body and blood. What more natural
than to transfer the same thought, but
,diabolically perverted, to the Jewish
mind that must also dwell on the need
of blood for it's sacraments (?) the
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-04-02

Then the peculiar ceremonial of the
Passover. According to Biblical ordi-
nance certain rituaistic use was made
of the blood of the Paschal sacrifice.
True, after the destruction of the
Jerusalem Temple the sacrificial cult
had entirely ceased among the Jews.
But the masses of the people had no
such information. Even to this day,
strange as it may seem, Jews are
often asked by some interested
Christian acquaintance who possesses
a smattering of Biblical knowledge,
whether Jews are still bringing their
sacrifices, and if so, where, when, and
how?
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1920-04-02

Passover Cake and the wine? From
the confused medley of such ideas the
terrible ritual blood accusation
against the Jews must have crystaa
Hzed. Fanatic and ferocious hate of
the prescribed race, gave it wings.
England has the distinction of being
the country, where the first case of
ritual murder accusation against Jews
occurred. In 1144 a Christian child,
William Of Norwich, disappeared, and
a Jewish convert, true to his rvindic-
tive and malevolent type, Theobald Of
Cambridge by name, came forward
with the explanation that the child
was murdered as result of CON