Amherst Times, 1919-02-13

              the amherst times. . liberty first, last amd always freedom' for" all forever vol. ii, no.. 14 subscription, $1.50 per year ees amherst, ohio, thursday, february 13, 1919. official new8paper of village .ohio, water rates - go up next council passes new ordinance after mass meeting gives approval. rate to be $1.50, now $1 goes into effect april 1st speakers " urge necessity relief. tho monday evening,. in an adjourned meeting, passed .ordinance granting , works company right inarease us charges consumers. appears this issue are 37 cents 1,000 gallons, with a minimum charge month, no discount, and 1, action was unanimous. 'meeting approves raise. had been called for evening at. 7:30 consider -proposition, previously having asked opera house attended by halt hundred or so persons, wild were deeply interested discussions. ' judge h. g. redington explained company's financial condition, telling raise, 67 cent in. cost oi which has put clty'of elyrla, from is secured. jacob baus ready answers any questions regarding dividend record, other believed entitled opportunity returning 6 its stockholders, besides keeping local system proper shape glvo brand service it past. utilities have raised. pointed out that public utilities, gas telephone companies, allowed raises rates, upon their showing necessary. company, as differentiated the" others, composed entirely is. really community company. unanimous expressing approval proposed increase. safety clause. contains clause, similar, wording ordinance, acts measure. provides shall full forife, 1919, continue force "until changed conditions owing increased production, ability secure water, un-forseen causes justify change rate, event either party may avail itself such readjust -said herein stipulated make same time conform just rights nnd equitable interests ot both parties hereto. paries cannot agree price charged under conditions, then matter referred placed before com mission ohio determination decision.1' "alabama" given two nghts accommodate crowds high school play, "alabama," presented thursday at .onera llternry-dra matio' society," success first night, many disap not getting seats, performance repeated saturday night another large audience. homa orchestra furnished ex cellent music prettily staged, well acted players, who spent weeks tiard work preparation miss florence wlllett direc- casvwas follows: mfb. page lulu lentz. b lathrop clifford tolhurst. squire tucker louis rich mr. armstrong stanley hart. col, moberly maurice strohmeier. carey preston kothe. raymond hiram pa'nkoff. decatur irwood hearn. atlanta lucille barkley. mrs. stockton evelyn neumelster col. kenneth guild. captain davenport philip monger a. baker receives iron cross son county treasurer week received his-son clarence, went through some stiff fighting overseas, souvenir form cross, probably captured ger man boldier. about 2 inches diameter, being bordered silver. a' gorman design on sides,. "1813" one "1915" side.. wile bakev explanation he proud memento, ing his watch tob. "probably taken dead one," h6 says. charles c. cobb, jr., formerly ilyrla, giving valentine friday afternoon her, home. several, women will b.la.a.ttwiaat. rogram rig banquetcomplete dr. grover baldwin-wal lace college, speaker fathers sons. committee headed ilev. kyle booth, completed program connection ban quet iho sons m. e. church. delco corydon baldwin-wallace- berea, secured main address evening. x lie eloquent talker, message boys. good talkers pro gram, them among arranged sub lanuai menu, anu mere bo musical program. tickets fast. banquet sale week. expecta hons basement cof thu church crowded when gram begins. supt. fred powers he-toastmaster. father week, appropriate observance going nation. banquets held communl ties, generally get acquainted each other. sunday, 16th urged attend services together,, ministers arranging spe cial especially them. daughter congressman martin l. davey away recent issuo kent courier account death llttlo mary bernica, second davey, occurred jan. 31. little girl victim diphtheria though every effort made save her life, claimed her. friends hear loss sadness join sympathy. paper says: "there much sorrow expressed stricken par ents there because happy's' beaming face rcet you more passed. happy,' named ever smiling happy disposition, many, happier life known charming littloglrl." poor yank-after weds must bring wife home paris (by mail) if seen slip american passport office would ad dressed mademoiselle, but french clerk something sounded like jones. she bright red cheeks, lustrous black eyes woro gold earrings half concealed fluffy hair. spoke only french. madame jones," bald "i help you. your husband united states military transport i am able give permission accompany him. authorities." 50-50 schedule. "but want him," said girl, pleadingly defiantly. "he my husband." "see husband's commanding officer," replied clerk, let mo personally bit advice. forget it, back mother him states." didn't cry. came race history germans tape. see commanding' replied. turned gesture helplessness. chapter. chapter story doughboy marries girl. opens whole fas cinating subject what happens falls love -with woman tries mar ried. enough happens. primrose path love-smitten doughboy. met approached mayoralty. winding stone stairs goes. worn feet thousands havo gone marriages. old smelly atmosphere historic places. chandelier lamps hangs low over ancient desk reminder lincoln's daylight, drifts windows, llko daylight fog. secretary very gracious. oh, easy. "the-amerlcan soldier wants married," "it difficult. government made" things .easy "we ask la marrying 30 days' residence,"- -replied. ''ot course ho furnish affidavit li armenian- syrian relief 12 22 dates aschenbach subscriptions voluntary. cards reach household quota $1,200, 'mustbe reached. set cam paign funds, war fund, humanity fund. amer ican belief near east feb. great campaign attempted raise $30,000,000 bus-tain lives 4,000,000 syrians armenians, mostly children, reduced terrible straits turks. years turks systematically terrorized these peoples. during treatment intensified, since sruren-dored they kept brutal treatment. esult, thou sands children syria armenia starving death, most parents killed deported. condition calls immediate attention, america herself do can. campaign. appointed chairman .about $1,200 district. decided conduct houso canvass unless absolutely necessary, relying' instead voluntary con tributions. distributed churches, groceries probably, send should filled out, amount willing contribute worthy causo, returned amher3t park bank, where classified checked up. amounts contributed niust paid within months. family expected, subscribe $10. case voluntarily,, regular conducted. howovor, tor district small felt oversubscribed without effort. humanity, helpless chil dren oppressed lands, pre pared tu native american, unmarried, also certificate address, testified witness, sworn sul." all?" 'tes, except, course, consent officer writing minis try foreign affairs, .must dorse consul's coniess us," how girl? retaliations nrovided law still hold good?" asked. them." smitten feeling. 'there thing, then, rushing marriage?" "oh, no, monsieur." sol dlers marry away, impossible." proceeded attorney avenue de l'onora doughboys take troubles papers fixed ante-room pic turo. seated awkwardly deep upholstered chair. crossed recrossed legs restlessly. pacing down studying carpet. others settee, staring uneasy air quaint diplomas. kindly disposed middle-aged man, long resident orleans, camo private beckoned. como in," said. glad chat. swamped tin's marriage business. line, boys along." 5,000 win girls. theso waiting married?" ''every one. 36 hours' leage. think dollar license, clergyman- hard luck." laughed. 'how esti mate married women?" than 5,000. heard reporst 30,000, believe figure too large. statistics yet. mothers assured fine lot girls from, provinces, especially, spi-mdld yrlves." harry hansen detroit nwi. letter james brennen tells homecoming recep tion york en route. following interesting ecelved weak parents, ilrennen, sr., james, army hospital york: wew york, 8, 1910. jear father: hoyo finally reached u. s. a, sure back. we landed here yesterday ind soon ub got off boat sent telegram. salvation ;;lrl took it. left brest, france, 2$ 10 days bwell trip. sax- onla, cunard liner; ship. vas 1,400 board, plenty room. entertainments board ship wo weio treated line best eats. wero coming grand reception. whistles blowing, or's lug us-with band throw candy, oranges, papers, cigarettes. harbor wab lied band. hardly stopped, k. cards, cigar ettes gum. pier anything could do, loaded onto ferry; gave salted peanuts. real sand wich honest-to-goodneas coffee cigar. ferry ambulances apd here. autos stopped minute street, people rush everything us. hotel here, our personal property biuall bag bath. bathroom pajamas bathrobe. way elevator bed stuffing "pockets. arriv ed ward t looking around st. peter, surely boked heaven me snowy white beds sheets sleep between blanekts, twp feather pillows bed. until 1 9:30 p. settled, hungry, wu supper 12. nurse saw bed-ainto talking, wanted apple dumpling. nev er turn eats clown army, guess keeps to. breakfast, shot few games, am. wonderful hospital, stories wonder. fellow wants; don't big recreation room cigarettes, pool, piano, books pass 48 hours noon midnight. full, $150 $175 coming. days, own state, oi) pass. suppose wondering along. feel leg along fine; place finger heal, won't long. serious iho, can walk eat twice ordinary man. aug. 17, wrote ao hope feeling fine. news write. know john franco did, trust hell drives. friend sleeps .have three hospitals together. brooklyn, n. y., honie lono-ly city lovo home, jim. cpl. brenneu, debarkation no. 5. central palace, york. memorial meets. soldiers sailors nght discuss plana furthering the'movement, idea nature desired. blum mittee 15, selected' several ago. timet, f 1.90 yr, bargain! muster 329th parade towns county, word camp. welcoming celebration lorain callod delay arrival. chance regiment streets afternoon. possibly residents journey final episode boys' life. mayor horn wedncsdny colonel mcder-mott camp sherman, discharges lenvo absence officer. plans wellington special cars, breakfast morning, wellington, oborlln ulyrla, parudo, theater party. the3e verified. contingent "big" cities county. bulletined times windows received. off. according mcdermott, early leave, part planned troop trains' lnat fri day. hundreds amhurstltes present celebra tion, originally sot 8:3s morning. later advices arrival m s, 11, 5:30 ah was, peoplo wore hand, waited nearly night. otto mlschka, alvln brown, wolf, fitting welcomes. anyway, regiment, those re mained saturday, everybody anxiously watting inter vening lo remainder discharged saturday. business men plan foh jgreat cleveland talent tertain refuses details. frank mlsdhka william balrd, entertainment men's association, mado trip wed nesday, scouting around, successful securing "some" entertainers, wednesday evening, 10. .the date 20th, advanced day conflicting attractions. start ut 6:30. usual feed promised. starts immediately after. visitors number probabilities" hall crowded. concerning affair, simply saying "some entertainment." draw conclusions, there. summer not. although weather muy wee chilly talk matters, premature beach announcements, mentioned, samples manufacturers. bathing suits rival brightest rainbow joseph's w. coat colors. purple, green. canary yellow, brilliant scar lets peacuck blue aro colors shown. class initiated eagle lodge members, prominent citizens, aerie eagles tuesday charter open weeks, closes members witnessed degree team. close session buffet lunch served. largest fraternal order amherst. lieutenant f. w, norton, mer teacher south btatlonort waco, texa', celved honorable discharge, aud located atlanta, ga, bond election considerable difference (of opinion voters date. polls feb, 22, proposition bonding $5,000 town site road improvements held. seri ous attention council, decide?! vote. n option sirable property, center village, desired purchased intention even tually building hall. roads need attention. objectors. submit electors arisen objection issues, usually case. objectors officially mnde ob jections nppearlng coun cil, engaged trying sway opinions voters. whether efforts meet known. porportlon inhabitants prevails intends become crossroads, undertake improvements, others. argue, too, wishes improvement projects undertaken now, provide employment isol-dlers. goes, certain lively contest wnged 22. taxes, dnjoft drinks 'twill strange 1919 average citizen doesn't pay federal tax sort. hit daily income tax, tobacco revenue. perhaps dish ice cream. use movie assessment. train trip, donate treasury ticket pullman. cahnge mind phone distance say there's calls. insurance premium taxes. 1'orhaps thlrbt near-beer liquor -can thirst yet while. club dues. elimination 19th hole, however, equalize item cheer up, symphony "symp" untaxed. thero's excise taxes ot. you'll income-taxed. joy ride taxed auto. step rag accompanied ldny chewing gum, wearing clothing. cool electric fan. drink root beer 'axed thermos bottle. revenue bill hits living salary. drawing $3,000 $60 children. single $120 uncle sam. $4,000 jumps surtaxes begin pile $5,000, 65 incomes $1,000,000. fires. fire department won busy sin u ii fires, result overheated chimneys sparkb chimneys. call peter becker tenney avenue. wall chimney, flames occupied mr, tenhope, avenue, owned conrad ormsby, sparks chlmnoy. run 10:30, loss. henry wlchowski on, ml nerva street. roof caught neighbors succeeded extinguish lng flames. firemen's ball tonight. annual masquerade ofithe 13. rimb'ach'b orches' tra engaged, cus tomary crowd expected year, larger years. 'prizes $5 $3;are offered represented lady gentelman. late cars elvrla. aamn --' -"" -tt- old-time dancing -team ei-are 75 cento, .extra, 25, cents,. unw(io., hrllog, team, lieut. dies wounds amher8t officer, troops. russia, popular knaxrff hen- tlrei commuavtymoucns-r-son of' ,mra. power. shoclf parents,, relatives host friends, utti' ralph powers, widely neighboring citios, northern nerving forces reports instantly killed, died previously. amort-' allied headquarters archangel, port icebound spring. iesly outnumbered russian bolshevik! forces, miles archangel. recently forced ground, suffered casualties. medical service, expedition, regardless carrying rifle against hordes. wat senior ranking 337th ambulance train, attached 339th infantry, mainly enlisted akron, whero practicing profession, and, 'mili tary training custer, battle creek, mich. graduate herst cincinnati college medicine. physician rain, time, assistant wheatley national tube previous removing akron. surviving dr, two- brothers, superintendent am-. school, arthur pow era quarries co.. south' atnnerst, nnu sister,. ruth columbus.frjfra.piwers? visiting 'ncotum bus ahd' recelv-: 'son's death- telephone. faced hardships bravely. ago, paper, appeared excerpts isevorat letters written russia. excellent llkb-ness article. told there-as found them,-gave hint anticipated, thero complaint lensure regarded quarters "military mistake" sending country. powers' optimism hopo future. unite sympathy bereaved brothers sister. flags hung mabt wallace gomingjjere 24 engage attraction dance 24. eagles' gaged famous vocal play -the club, ing, 21, enviable reputation section players demand. costs money while, experiment, support suf ficient insure repetition. warrants, 'em again, tho. club. ba extensive ly advertised, couples outside points attendance, redkin8 team 14, mitchell five basketball redskins gym. haye defeated fastest teams in' circles, nrjwe class.- ball) they. shown games ilt beat clevelandera. girls' to- trim,' prellmlnary.-contest, starting 7:30, the.nrst.gamo 7:30. ynnrrsiinnnrt. .will lm nnnrnntntnil.