Amherst Times, 1919-02-20

              the amherst times. libefttyfir8t, last and always -freedom for -all forever 'voljlllno. 15 subscription, $1.60 per year amherst, ohio, thursday, february 20, 1919. amherst's greatest newspaper. 329th regiment boys home great welcome accorded returned soldiers saturday. parade downtown streets,' given cigarettes, cigars andflowers by red - cross stirring greetings. soldier boys, largest contingent in one organization, arrived lost saturday, being a i greeting that will live long' memory. tha awthxregiment, which were mny-vfell known who left hero first dratt, was ita discharge friday at camp sherman. ttho-loraln contingent, numbering about 60, wellington 9:30 a. m. saturday morning, charge. of col. mcdermott, wellington. had breakfast this place, -paraded, -and oberlln, whore they paraded campus, -the next btop elyrla, where dinner serveu tne unam-be'r commerce. 2 o'clock two special cars, met them wellington, filled with soldiers, other boys' band lorain, official civilian reception committee, arriving 2:30, here paraded, honors, 3:10 lorain. lorain another held, supper at- the, high school building, performance elks' minstrels to terlmnate day's festivities. most came as soon tho over, preferring reach shelters possible. local reception. previous meeting, mayors "all towns county decided on nature welcome. mayor foster-appointed e. h. nicholl; r. c. blum, henry plato, ben llndsloy iluth south be committee. these men 'at throughout day. thlst committee secured voluntary subscriptions fund provided cigars, cigarettes carnations 'helped defray cost cars. , amhqtat -were; alvln -brown, ernst relnhart william -n; cole, geo. abderholden, norman b.- miller, harry "wolf, otto mischfta melvin slack. an enormous throng gathered on-amhersfa-streets early afternoon. almost all stores offices closed. special-cars sight, rumbling cheer arose, increasing ln volume -as cars backed through "y." greetings shouted, returned. fathers . mothers, crowded around get gllmpso their loved ones. piled out then began earnest. there ' tears laughter, prayers silent thankfulness, passionate embraces. come back. mingling joyousness heartaches those parents whoso bc-'ys never return. some parade. spontaneous -soldiers, augmented many locabboys have' already received their- discharges,- formed parade, whch led band, commltteeand officers. he 329th, dischagred sailors, cross. it went vla.n. ifhtn vtdrta ivlotl 1 phlimh. .unu' ihuiii lu j .down park square. more informal-greetings, free boarded lap homeward journey. notes' made' best appearance, regards 'decorations spirit crowd, any town county, according soldiers. flro 'bell was. rung continuously during' the" visit here. bringing up rear !drum corps from elyrla. basa-drummer pounded drum both hands, while keeping clgart going. that's efficiency. & dav cold snowy, but nobody bared. 'boys look, larger healthier than'when away, -was nothing smiles evidence. miller turned over his brother helmet com plete outfit gas masks, etc. hoys got rid extra paraphernalia. when reached lo rain, everybody said "they've thdlr carnations." pinning- flowers brought compliments several lied ladles. called "the rose no-man'a land," 'she didn't mind bit. wolfe did managed miss car 'amherst amherst- bad number any1 ihe' county. eight. only three or tour. wolf much demand handshakes have anything rest .of engineer inspects hill jack warden goes milan paving proposition. employed council recently prepare plans -estimates avenue paving, hours monday. ho wejit street thoroughly, looked ordinances regarding what new york central must do is paved under bridge, generally good idea whole project. within short tlmo down work confor time tlmo. syrian relief campaign lags cards slowly strenuous efforts needed. has proud her showing date armen-lan-syrrlan campaign, week. wednesday, few 'had been the' bank, receiving station. excuse may found small supply hand, chairman aschenbach having difficulty securing adequate supply. hopes, however, able entire community, anil urgently requests every person fill turn earliest possible moment. quota small, $1,250 brownhelm townships. if man would give $1 $10, mark bo topped hurry. allowed pay subscriptions. no house-to-house canvass. ns yet attempt not met, districted, committees assigned, haven't responded on. distributed among children, churches, means used attention community. object la raise considerable sum money america, relief- thousands orphaned children armenia syria, inhabitants secuted turks. conditions are 'appalling, help america thing save helpless children. mrs. m'queen's dies broncho-pneumonia cause, ac cording message war department. f. mcqueen aad news wednesday morning adjutant general death oldest brother, melcholr inks, france. telegram read follows: 'deeply regret inform you officially reported cook mel cholr ah- service, died broncho pneumonia feb. 5. harris, general." heard since sept. 5, know branch service in. mr. inks 30 years old, lived mulersburg, place enlisted may, 1917, shortly after declared. health, authorities tried send him refused go, saying rtot tor. believed officers gave posl- ion aircraft division cause wished so badly remain could circumstances. surviving brothers sisters. sym pathy host friends. ashley slack discharged merchant, marine schlbloy g. menz attended cleveland auto show your banking early. banks closed day honor wash ington's birthday, legal holiday. requested anyone business arrange coll friday. freight also quarry train off duty brown ahead rest. couldn't' wait. mcdermott's wife, mother slstor accompanied journey about-ths county,. itlcklnsr flnub. holds session talk proposition, order cinders, receive ids adjourn. bid printing accepted renovate repair jail. little importance transacted village meeting tuesday evening, adjournment taken 9:05. discussion various streets need attention, methods construction. matter raising salaries councilman, clerk deferred, consensus opinion present salaries. felt should nn increase, action taken. raises, enacted, go into effect administration. o. baker again advocated reorganization council, committees. done, however. times loses printing. interest manifested opening bids papers advertising year. news' cents insertions 10 additional insertions. 45 20 subsequent drop ot-5 square insertion. ago 75 25 cents, its loss than half. job. worth having. matters. purchase cinders. ten-noy bottom hill, endeavor make passable during months until permanently improved. charge jail confer township trustees near future, decide repairs made. plastering necessary, whitewashing quarters probably undertaken. reports wero commissioner light board, bills paid. welfare minute 'of see suitable jobs. recent meotlng patriotic organization further governmental welfare, now devoted helping better positions before entering large employers labor order, hoped return each employment without undue dolay. touch member resident knows work, gets him. w. nord, chairman; adams, b. k. llndsley, parker, frank bclden, hugo pankolf davidson. eventually, now. bank young woman asked paying teller cash coupon liberty bond. long due. cashed discover sho clipped wrong end coupon, 'ho invested 87 due 1937.-"well, can wait," said, father and. son banquet splendid program arranged dr. han nah oberlln college deliver address. observe week evening 6:30 p. m., held community house. sons expected. congregational church orchestra furnish musical program, assisted 'by alice poewrs. principal address .evening dr.-hannali graduate theology. tickets sold. attraction, especially old young, chicken supper, mayn flno specimens haying fat-toned (or occasion, big eagle dance monday wallace's vocal music. everything rcadlnesb grand victory ball eagles' dancing club, 24, thercdlngton hall. muslc7 engaged, reputation' sure bring n crowd neighboring cities. often such plays bigger cities, furnished attraction far above average. sold rapidly, admission lady, cents. late hi beats huron games girl's triumph contests fast teams. suturday gym succeeded trimming teams basketball, girls' score 11 3, 21 t6 19. reputation, winning state championship, weeks defeating locals top-heavy score. varsity team complete huron, night strongest position. girls win. put quite battle while, points scored. half leading 2. second period excellent teamwork, final .1. grace l'urcell star making points, wllker prevented huron's forwards doing anything. game hummer. took lead quarter, c 3. better, 13 favor. three-quarter mark, breach widened, 18 13. them, getting tired, sandrock in," baskets wore coming too frequently. quarter coach power substituted hearn sandrock, tide immediately turned. basket score, "jump-upa" invariably sent shooting toward amheisl forward. minutes play tied, wiseman shot basket, star, difficult baskets, tin-team fine work. bclden bechtel "there," nickel floor. saved game. kills langdon 9-year-old lad's life instantly idolized friends, waiting mother. tragic heartrending deaths afternoon 4 o'clock, 9 lang-don short, chan. franklin avenue, killed front n. y. passen ger station, by. train. head crushed otherwise mangled, stantly. spent returning 4:14 boy, father, george liansman, station meet her. boy spied bolts track stepped train, unnot iced, bore snuffed out. mother, moments 'later, heart struck, hysterl cal condition. zilch ambulance immedl atoly summoned, noth ing done. idol parents, grandparents, hansman, 'survive, wide circle stu dent public schools, bright lovable youngster. en tire joins sympathy bereaved parents. funeral arrangements boen completed pri time. men's unique entertainment trio pleases diners. sings, laughs, makes merry near-speeches delivered. entirely usual run affairs association, i. nenrly hundred present, say enjoyed evening's putting mildly. "regular" cabaret im ported occnslon, thoro like unanimous conclusion. mtschka ilalrd entertainers trip clo eland. ladies: mullnlro, pianist, contralto singer beauty tono; murjorie monro, mtd s. soton, sopranos. ladles sang songs, singly pairs, sometimes. numbers moved liners, caused certain amount embarrassment singing ove songs them. beautiful voice, encored again. close gathorlng wing "america" star-span-sled banner" fervor. outside thhls feature, plenty others entertained, form other. mlschku buck nnd dance. huirmun talks, "short. john fritz talked "being gassed." ockefeller weller saiil couple words, lleinze's pickle, salesman. obliged, thuiu talks schmauch, 'ord, stone co., ullman, juke buus, hurst, riverside milling co. salesman, tolhurst, schuler. later told story ly foot it. ray solo, greatly appreciated. foster spoke behalf urged bountiful rising vote thanks extend ed ladies entertained. secretary, smythe, inuble bpcause ill ness, important vhlch do- furred meeting. committeo tself proud. sub stantial one, trimmings aplenty- brick ice cream, choco- ito cake, finish with. carl ehrman, mlscliku, schiiehur, zilch, maybe ono aie ommltteo, gathering efforts. votes question bonding $5,00 hall, $5,000 roads. election 22, proposition hall road improvements, main topic conversation weeks, nears. intention, t bond issue carries, site option, improve streets, opposition und looks fight either side equal chances am herst chance muklng something itself. start draw mure 'enterprises. v-es noi carry, houth back .n growth devel opment sovernl years, least. might well havo remained unincorporated village. instead spending hns become real municipality. eyes amherst. plato "goes through." sergeant rate 150 miles hour thursday noon, way grant, illinois, friends greet him, letter .week says bis. dls charged week, expected mitchells jeat redskins unable break defense. mitchell five basketball defeated skins cleveland, 32 23, played floor season. redskins, rated city class, displayed teamwork handled hko class team. best, finished strong spurt. gnmo throughout, pick winner. deal credit guards, fust crdsklns low mention made guarding harsh, bang-up broke ninny visitor's plays. night's clevelanders season, following lineup summary: g f p i). knmp 5 jones docillo silverman ....... zninp ...... ilaumhardt bruce '.. 0 flu rach baumhurf substitutions: hursch ldym-li, j. bauiiilinrdt. preliminary fills' team, 23 7. 'to register newspaper suggested places registration. it-has us register. glad assist move, conjunction oth r paper, act registration booth. upon arrival. bhould reasons why desirable. ivelfure appointed organizations, whose duties look roturned soldiers,' overlooked. list, nines regard celebration, entertnlnnient banquet, omnilttces "where at." office. beforo forgotten. overshoes wanted. rubber overshoe bhoo bus poorest winter shoe dealers say. luck snow resulting slush cellars walk drop, expect sloppy spring weather boost business. farmers defer building project meett elyria discuss farm bureau does ot representative ers elyria. dollied elovntor nearby towns, following: mcqueen, helm; reed. eaton; rich niond, lagrange; elmer cotton, shef held: soul kelner, lagrange, agent rogies, bought oi elevators theii own grinding. movement spreading, appears line sort. bureau, way, acting purchasing buying supplies load lots 1l done elevator herb at' time, developments dur summer, huge success 200 enjoy listen talks. grover baldwirjvwlace delivers kids pie. fathers' sons, bo-longing other, somo borrowed, annual nt parlors evening. group auditorium, inarched twos base-mont, whero tables entlro room. ladles' .society served bounteous menu soup, wafers, roast beef, gravy, mashed potatoes, bread butter, pickles, cocoa coffee applo part moro ciders, least successful pieces proficient manner. program. prof. powers' toastmaster. words introduction ntroduced e., foster, fo tho-assyrian nr.ipalgn, progress eek. tolhurst "our -sons," illustrating ways learn er, merely udded experience. dads" subject lellghtful russell baker, conclusion u dads." interspersed between plondld selections ohcrlin players. ii. nil boy." advised confidence botween mothers .daughters. church" tho. ubject stanley hart, boy" illbcussed nord.,' hoibaid uuunb rauiii uo acconipusacnrww.i nterest, showed howtft"fnterdst' responsible idfscdver-i s improvement condition's world. nelson pipper ''the community," .showing how itglven-f jonsld- gi.tiiuu, i;un iiciij limiting me better. delo corydon grover, vlce-presi- lent baldwin-wallace college' berea, audience thoruirhout peech. pied trying 14 years. secretary rugg y, a., interesting talk, "program with" "tho stnr-spangled banner". across 'omlnunity organ ized .a tow promote co-opera- inn m .c. ommltteo composed f.- powers. hairman; rev. kline, schlbley. powers, egll, m, .a. aschenbach, stelner, bunting, jacob baus, kyle booth, jenno, schc- fleld, sheffield, little. jordan, i, hubbard. owers, carr, c, hasenpflug, wm. neu- noister, cooper, guild, learn, conrad hollingsworth, -i. bacon, wernor zilch. connection the." ittractlvo gotten vhlch, .advertisements 35 business' houses, whom ,vere along outlined. firemen's success. masquerade hold .ust redlng- on, sold, suffocation. peo ple attend ,at 'any ithcr there. out-of coupels prosent., miislj rimbach's orchestra. prizes represented lady gen tlemen carried away out-of- talent. jeserves ball's suc cess. " electric company, w gault. company opened store rtrpat hllhrl(ic fnrmarlu nnilnla t.v j, schroeder cigar btoro, electrical goods stock, carried.