Amherst Times, 1919-03-20

              amherst times liberty first; last and always freedom' for all ' forever vol. ii, no. 19. subscription, $1.50 per year wt amher8t, ohio, thursday, march 20, 1919. amherst'8 greate8t new8paper, 1 nc letter defends "y" -war work ex'-supt. j. e. porter sends clippingrow stars stripes. flays thoughtless crltlolsms of l'y" secretaries cites cases bravery under fire. tho following clipping from a recent issue the .stars, stripes, the. overseas .soldiers' paper, iwaiksent home' by- ex-superintendent porter, who .has been engaged in y.m.c.a. since june. while there has beensome .criticism heard locally' - 'the abroad, it isial-ways, well- to have both sides story and-we are glad print this artlclo; th editor stripes: i anv nofthe guy really won war, nor did see fronts, but are' lot other birds outfit didn't get as far toward berlin yours truly. having introduced .myself my, enthusiastic road-ers, stand back allow me begin. my .subject tonight vlll be few-words about-the y.m.g.a. some lads. don't seem' like it, .started. ,1a make, crowd home, think, it's ai-false.'alarm. (now, ed, you. know, that an easy thing toi,scatter the- vitriol -heruiand. there, and. thoracis certain .class pf' young volunteers would "rather do.'lt than eat. i'm one.of those people crab little myself; habit learned, around scuttle (ask the-gobiwhat mean), .but these boys on wrong track time. they citing 'isolated happened during half, making mountalmrout mole-hill. this- puts the" -entire y.m. c.a. witness self-defense, and; is thing, should not bo. let's drop off few points, jibe, lobli.around. what do. we sqe, mate? j ee hundreds -of men could -kept home fires burning u.s.a. earned good wage along with slackers genuine nonklra'f ted -men at any number paying positions. do? came france kept "on job mo'rnirig, noon night every day week. kidded brawny fighters s.o.s. movies, candies, cigarettes decent words. after you done about 6,000 hours, more or less,, begin sick it. s.u.s. .transportation was available,; supplies into' canteens. front, when were lucky clothes chow ,lt pretty tough proposition, whatever dia come up nabbed by guys special details various trains division. enough create panic. wasn't fault y.m.c.a., tho, inevitable result con otant forward movement open warfare. buppose our heroes wanted get-hot chocolate dropped , oiuadvanced .outposts airplanes too bad kids. i've machine -guns never een anything ".chocolate ration q.m. corps servos out troops, expect do so either. feel anguish because y feed a.' fox-hole, especially know hau monopoly available transportation, lad named wilbur secretary assigned bat talion. he had turned down army one eye. sought lucrative luxurious life thus hoping service his country. found impossible drag chojolate bars cigars over top guns, gave first aid to-the wounded shell .the time life, no mn courage. boche winged him blanc mont champagne nml eot bltghty. lots wilburs if start investigating. hate crabs ignoring them. too. started marathon via france. belgium, luxemburg germany, to, emergency rations keep ms. then. settled castles nhinn. unit began scream where it? abk array ask why tralnloads stores side tracked important things up. but. now soldier getting candy make each everyone sick, fo totally destroy lungs. 'purposely- failed touch .women in, p a.- couldn't -adequately' ex nress appreciation, must their sacrifices infinite patience wit hus. best .american womanhood, finest- type possible ou- tain, refining influence among ut -beea evident la poui.trymen elect new officers john barkley president decide -picnic summer member sand families. attended meetings held months, -scien tific poultry association friday elected discussed im portant matters' mutual welfare. new" officers. follows: barkley. vice harry standen. c, m. hamann. treasurer charles kreger. standing conrmlttee--e. a. little. browne, henry delss. purchasing c6mmlttee c. ha mann, hurlbut. decided hold picnic dur ing members families, fried chicken main tern "eats" program. hns general revival .he industry spring, 'and many local fanciers report large sales eggs stock. several tnk- n into association, including sugajski, starting immense plant here. junior patriotic leagueregn6nized will given certificates mementos var. abcut ago organ ized league, sponsored p. l. direct supervision! former supt. porter,, organization composed, dozen high school students duty discover disloyalty possible. although league does claim ot made startling discoveries, believes people's body led apprehension sev eral pro-germans. recognition- service, soon presented officials certificates, recognition serv ice performed. gives talk "publicity" druggists' convention b. kuss, accompanied mrs. left tuesdny columbus, annual rexall state hotel deshler tuesday wednesday. mr. kuss pro gram "publicity," sub ject is1 well qualified discuss. planned return vacation trip clean-up week middle april village council tousday tentatively set dates thoi nual spring 1c-17, o definitely next neetlng, weather conditions settled. days, send wagons street, gather debris refuse which accumulated win ter. householders requested material boxes, aot-be gathered simply placed pile. much lost :hl3 done. "clean-up" week, addition ridding premises unsightly rubbish, enterprising resident also loxk painting house outbuildings, planting flow- r beds, trimming trees, otherwise endeavoring beautify property likewise town camp graced presence, insplra tlon us, conscious un inspiration though may be. just consider us slave .us, yes, think put with' indifference constant da- mands continual kicks smile pleasant truly sym pathetic? well, isn't easy, try moment ourselves place cater a.e.f, wejshall point. ain't awful, mabel; bear .that going three stole money? call "salvaging," we? no, don't. how t haven't figures present 11 bet steel stetson centage negligible. hand, crusaders gotten yellow ticket same commissioned otherwise? oh attacking set, fair! wellhere's .one old-timer got' square deal irish catholic vho.says so. take straw- vote sec conserv atives silbnt sufferer, u. m..c. program boys' confab boy8 attend big county meet lo-rain 22-23. splendid 'program arranged, speakers statewide prominence expenses light. co boys- ranging 12 20 attendance lorain older conference, be, saturday sunday, 22 nnd 23. sessions building.. features ar ranged for' boys, banquet, conferences groups, 'talks prominent wokrers. hoys' include carfare registration fee $1. sunday's entertainment taken care families lorain, opened homes boya. detail saturday, 22. opening session, 9 alden emery, wellington, conference 1918, chair. delegates. song service. devotional chaplain brown. election address, "locating target" v lanham. luncheon school. afternoon 1:30 song-service. rev. grant. "finding range" w. 1. cartllch. group conferences: contemplating industrial work, leonard paulson. paper "value christianity industry" delegate. 2. professional g. "the value in" professions," agricultural ."the rural life," commercial bunnv pnper "the-value christianity, buslnoss.'by recreation, charge, of: hf darnell brittln. opportunity sonal interviews withiany speak ers or. leaders present. evening 0:30 banquet. toastmaster d. deeds. address welcome mayor -a: home. response aldeu emery. roll delegations. questions asked: who, you? -are from? you1 here for? chas. .whitehair. .sunday, in;tha morning-delegates iwill-attend. church, sunday llobts. session,. 2: 15' songiiservice. devotibnal newton donald son, "taking aim" ''hitting the, objective"- n. clark. -evening 7 p.-m. $ devotional. "taklng'i the' objective" f. e.' eastman. adult meetings. besides for- two-meetings es peclally forradults. workers leaders1 build -under direction paulson, ot. international committee! paronts' meeting heldiat 3 -.o'clock. final o'clock evening. meeting-for boys. wllhbe addressed eastman, formerly xbeing erected; rahl, building, contractor.-has residences uuder course erection. qn on. olevelanclmvc nue adjoining-his' -mr, rahl erecting temporary -whjeh eventually enlarged . attractive bungalow. contract residence ira-lynch seeley, avenue excavation completed. gust nab akowski thai llstt contract. cured-by-mr. rahl. isvsaid several. newi houses' go taylor allotment, son born 4 mr.- colvln cleveland. colvin miss helen koll man. windup basket- ball season! games give victories players. wero probably basketball the-season, inst gym, teams defeated opponents wound season blaze glory. lack.of spaco prevents .fctalled game, spectators treated lino sport, saw brand hard ex-cell. mitchell fivo harmony club remarkably close scoro-reading 14 13 close. ah players teann played two spectacular shots mado bruco mitchells. end half visitors wore ahead, whistle score mitchells' favor. foul hail called madelthc socer 14-13. lineup: mitchells (14) g bruce, rf baumhardt, : c 2 harsch, rg k. ig blum, lynch, lg (13) f p, lamb, simmons, knlpper, antle, s esslg, referee brakeman, lorain. wins. willoughby hi .defeated team onu season, being 28 21. fast playing belden true wise man game locals. total 1c 8 nickel 4, broot star, markers. locals lined fol lows: wiseman, if; hearn, rf; belden, c; sandroek, lg, ueclitel, rg; nickel. rg. girls vic torious, defeating obcrlln 19 3. edith schroeder grace purcell starred cars plunge quarry." heavy- loss-caused south 'sunday's accident. 50 wooden gondola cars, rest on' y. tracks quarry, ainncrst,.bunuay morn plunged 125 i'eetmnto quurrv pit, damage estimated upwards $50,000. said children released brakes-holding doubted quarters. avorkmeik busy cleaniugiup remains. nothing pile ofi-kindllng wood can seen. water bottom quarry pumped out, -nnd mass burned dry. crash 'hit oft 'pit hoverul mites. fritz "beams" old friends. "john fritz, amherst, used look fater logan gas company's interests faithfully wll-lard, inter ests, too, insofar mu tually concerned, beamed upon friends friday. willard until 1920. -have smith's plymouth difference- salary worth time, john. too,he belleve-i harge live1 is, whero com pany derives mon- two-thirds its -money willard-plymouth station." telegraph. mail carrier 'enter-state s..s. contest telegram received monday columbus conveyed information h, bceslng. known carrier, lo rain -county enlist ohio war savings stamp committee's contest, winner -gets lake mackinactsland august. nection committee lurnisning manshlp. mall- carriers, there- as-yet but' enter. win, least $15,000 worth-of stamps sold. beeslng yesterday doesn't entertain false hopes, winning tho. trip, still lie golng--toi hard. requests seo represented by? pleasure boat starts northern resort, pur chase him. ho unlimited' supply, 'best securities world. arrives unexpectedly harland martin advance notice coming-in battles. enlisted 19ic, mexican border, prepared commission enlist. knowing even united states, cheesman, (he surprise lives har-land .martin, company e, recruited nt geneva. knocked door joyously admitted. ilarland juno 23, 191c, ohio. boy nine months stationed furlough, then sent sheridan, montgomery. ala., "across" ills went argonno forest battles, wns command bis detachment ink hill 30 1, near verdun. yanks took days. whilo previously canadians fought vain effort, losing thousands men. nn officers' train armistice sigiled certificate entitling lieutenant's commission, returned com- puny, brest uwultlng transport homo commissions out. coblenz, germany. years sorvlco, content awhllo. sergeant, or, termed huvo recommended lor them, third lleutonant." .mr. arrived york city cleveland colored troops got port. cheesman spent sherman, without notifying parents advance. gae experiences afternoon. mrs, l curry obituary funeral pioneer resident, loved all. airs. lorlnda curry, aged 78, ii.irt ill health year, passed away lust wednesday 10 her laughtor, mis. nully, prospect jtreet. youngest daughter i'ervis cynthia cady, of-now july g, 1s41 deceased old, family moved vermilion, later exception ftwo michigan, she entire life. curry's mother died tbp wus tlio household fell her. 1801 married david whom lived latter's death 1897. survived brother, william painesvllle; george floioneo; four daughters: amelia fred wilbur, olivet, mich.; nally, amherst; sherm schollold, char-lotto, anil step-daughter, ida canoll, ann arbor, mich. thorn 1g grandchildren great living survive kind loving si devoted wife; sho source blessing knew her, relatives, leaves host mourn loss. services conducted kline, interment evergreen cemetery, amherst. muddy, folks. heavy rains served vll luge streets virtually impassable. r. "rigs" farmers evidently liking chanco autos. machines havo become stalled driveways. beaver creek small creeks carrying swollen streams overflowing banks places, ,on. 37th preparations organizations fittingly b, division, way woll company, organized originally .elyrla. elyria planning wel coming celebration, am herstltos join in- this, very probable. sail port news friday, s. commencement jbomes 27 thirty senior class vacation, owing flu epidemic. graduated 29, according powers schools. exercises bo opera usual. speaker occasion yet secured. largest ever school, composed students. extra coupled short "vacation holt-days, influenza epidemic fall. country schools closo may. income tax late, instructions hereafter explicitly followed. oir your coat sleeves. light l"-cent "c" (formerly five cent "b") defecto cigar. proceed act sept. 23 1917, 1910. real chesty rive fair amount show uncle samuel. brace yourself, draw long breath (not taxable, bee sec. 311 title 3) honorable excess prophet, potentate, exalted extractor ol wealth corporato exches-hook. bracket, thou shalt compute percontum such exceeds net less specific exemption, 311. exemption. fresh grip igar, begun disintegrate. behold, ceeds wildest dreams avarice. reflect dwell fleeting vorlts man; lo, lord ulveth collector infernal revenue tuketh away! selah! rave, courso, stop, list voice; thy rulmen.tand fill gas-tank bus mil hit highway absolutely necessary town). onco thero, drown cent, none higher. awake morning low descending sun shines remains office lair resolved bracket two. that's easy. 05 what's gets away. collect unascertained fa cilities. you'll need 'em. profits sum iniquities ten capital punish ment, provided, pre-war exceed expectations (as provided 312-suh a) i're-determlued difference tween capitulation taxable average turpitude (shown sub-b ct apr. 1st, 1913). further. again inako city. awake. alus, loo late return. wife's name arrange prepare jail six pay line $1,000. fin-us. card thanks. deslro express heartfelt thanks comfort assistance sickness beloved mother. thank neighbors, mothers' circle, t. u., society knights ladles security beautiful llornl offerings. especial ly grateful singers, rev klino consoling alley. wilber, schofield. curry. misses edna seller "satire jk1. battle creek, mich., thursday niece clema, 2-year-old of, william- bellor. bond $18,500, plan beld 21 money paving milan avenue. passes needed legislation engineer investigate affecting proposal pavo avenue? passqd evening's meeting,, voters asked pass $18,500 finance project election- dato earliest al lowed statutes, anikwab order enginocrs warden laundon klyrla thoir estimates cost, displayed plans prepared. paved brick, 40 feet wide steret end, straightaway, widening 26 bridge west side. .ntersectlon seeley ave nue, catch basins, curbing, grading, etc. prices, $18,- 000 1.g9g foot, engineers' salaries, legal publication, minor adding dollars more. expected cover expenses. difficulties ironed soveral ticklish prob'ums sidered council. street car racks right lnrth curb. nearer mid- slreet. thero question hotber cost removal. arose nuch abutting is. as- lessablc. basis assessments at. payments a' period years, semi-annual installments. biggest share paving, e- reptfrti .lllllldl liuul ou lu ju jj improvement sadly nee'' tor belioved every, lent realizes tlmv iut through, rather squat hlllouuemtiri.-vi improvements, 1astj'.b'ttj-a'fev "it '"' '.$" asking people, hat case village's svoulrt regular taxa .ion, whereas approve issue, taxation authorities dollar treas- ii-y running tn iiiiuubivu uuiiiixugii pe wageq secure favorable tile :ssue. rracticauy k..n 1... ... 1- li una incutjcu 1lh aupjiuri pioposl- ion. sewers "back up." lersch appeared beforo ouncll, steps lemody sower conditions, partlcujar ilong north where, ivery rain, contents sewer up" cellars houses ( .ho street. aa difficulty lies. wuruen aumonzea .borough investigation, ascertain iiosslblo, cause trouble, recommend necessury measures obviate nuisance., might properly called. lumber comes across. communication black 'tlver ,co., read. offering furnish re pair fence ave-uie bottoms, fur-.llsb labor. accepted. broken weeks vhen u driver backed truck .arious tearing pieces. intoxicated matters. councilman baker suggested securo government masks use firemen. clerk find filker, hamilton avenue, electric .service furnished residence. wljl commissioner's lean agcepted. bills ordered paid. recital mar garet ward, music teacher schools, lovers treat form evening, march, 27,,at house. miss. ward preparing numbers vhlch render, choir congregational church' h.as vocal occasion. accompanist cleveland, mibs norma lentz, accomplished musician, preside piano. ; i" admission' has'ibeen 25 cents, tickets sale. ara ready .x "j