The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1923-07-19

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VOL. V NO. 18.
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ISSUED    THURSDAY
BUSINESS MEN COMPLETE
PUNS FOR ANNUAL OUTING
FREE TRANSPORTATION—GAMES
—CONTESTS—AND PRIZES FOR
OLD AND YOUNG—REDUCTIONS
WILL BE MADE IN MERRY—GO-
ROUND  AND   DANCE  TICKETS
That the Amherst Business Men's
Association's annual community picnic which Is to be held at Crystal
Beach in Vermilion on next Wednesday, will be the biggest event of the
year fs quite evident according to Information derived from the plans of
the business men and puMlc gossip.
I The matter was discussed extensively at the meeting of the association yesterday, and all of the members present
seemed to be enthusiastic over carrying out the proposed plans at any
cost As a result plans were all made
and everything is in readiness for the
big affair.
The first thing on the program will
be the transportation. Trucks and
automobiles will leave the park at
nine o'clock Wednesday morning
They will make trips continuously until everyone reaches the park. This
means of transportation will be taken
care of by the business men and will
be free to every citizen In Amherst
and vicinity. Trucks and automobiles
will leave the park starting at 4:30
In the afternoon and will continue to
make trips until all are brought' back
to Amherst.
The second thing on the day's program will be the list of contest and
games* As usual, the baseball game
will be played between the old and
young business men. The .other games
and contests will be practically the
same aa tho-v ~f previous years. A
large number of the merchants have
agreed to furnish the prizes for the
winners of the contests and have been
quite liberal In their donations, which
will assure every man, woman, boy
or girl who enters the contests that
they will have something worth while
to work for. The program of Bports
will be carried out in a more systematic [manner this yeart which will
give the spectators a good opportunity
to see the contests and give the contestants a fair chance.
In connection with the sports, there'
will ba dancing, bathing and other
attractions throughout the day. Arrangements have been made whereby
dance and merry-go-round tickets can
be obtained for half price. These tick-
eta can be gotten from the committee
in charge.
To make the picnic a complete success It will require the attendance of
•very citizen of Amherst and vicinity
and the business men hope that everybody who can possibly attend will be
there next Wednesday
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ROAD TO BE OPENED
TO TRAFFIC ON 8ATURDAY
It has been reported that the road
from Penfield Junction to Lorain,
which has been closed for some time
will be opened for traffic by Saturday
of this week. The road has been
made several feet wider and entirely
resurfaced  with asphalt.
AMHERST,   OHIO,    THURSOAY,    JULY 19, 1923
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Subscription  Price, $1.00 par Yaar
'Sandstone Center of tha World."
CHURCH
HARVESTER HEAD
MAKESSJATEMENT
The Harvester Company's attitude
In regard to the petition Just filed a-
galnst it by the government In the
United States district court at St.
Paul. Minn., Is set forth in a statement by Alexander Legge, President
of the company which has been received by Mr. O. P. Byers, Branch
Manager of the International Harvester Company of America In Cleveland,
Ohio.    Mr. Legge's statement says:
"This petition Is A continuation of
the suit brought against us eleven year
ago. Upon the hearing of that case,
held more than nine years ago. the
Harvester Company was acqulted, both
by the findings of the court and by
the attorney general's admission, of
any wrongful dealings or unfair practices toward customer or competitors,
but, to insure the fullest competition,
a decree was entered in 1918 requiring
the company to Bell to competitors
certain complete lines of harvesting
machinery, and to limit its sales representation to a single dealer in any
one town,
"That decree further provided that
at the end of a test period which has
now expired the government might ask
the court to determine whether or not
the free competition contemplated by
the Sherman law exists in the farm
Implement industry. This step the
government has now taken.
"As we understand it, the sole issue
raised by the present competition relates to competitive conditions wltb
respect to harvesting machines only.
It does not charge the company with
unduly raising the price of harvesting
machinery to the grave injury of the
American farmer, as was charged In
1912, but it does charge that the company has been unduly depressing tha
price of harvesting machinery, par-
tlculary since 1920, to'- the Injury of
its competitors.
"Without attempting to argue our
case at this time it seems fair to say
that the unfortunate condition in which
manufacturers of harvesting machines.
and In fact of all other farm implements. And themselves, Is due to the
serious business depression that affected the entire country beginning in
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BU8INE88 MEN   HOLD
NOON DAY LUNCHEON
The Amherst Business Men's Association held a noon day luncheon and
meeting In the church parlors of the
Methodist church yesterday, at which
time about   fifty  wore  present.
Tho ladles of the Methodist church
served   the   dinner.
After Ihe dinner a short business
mooting   was   held.
THIS YEAR'8 PROGRAM TO BE
CHAUTAUQUA'S BE8T—TICKETS
SELLING  GOOD.
FACT AND FABLE
TELEPHONE COMPANY
HAS 904 TELEPHONE
HAVE ADDED 175 TELEPHONES
HERE IN LAST TWO YEARS—
ALSO MANY OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
LOCAL QUARTET
8ING8 AT ELYRIA
Nine hundred and four telephones
are now installed in the homes of
Amherst and vicinity, according to an
anounceanent made recently by H. E.
Hageman, general manager of the Am-
Jierst Home Telephone company. . Mr.
fingernail added that extensions, to
take care of the Increased telephone
business here, will be made soon.
The addition of 175 new phones within the last two years has made this
high mark In telephone users here possible, Mr. Hageman said. In this time
modern equipment has been added to
the facilities at the Amherst exchange
which gives the subscribers here the
best service possible.
Among the extension to be made will
be an additional cable at the north of
Amherst, which will take care of the
Increased business north und east of
the toWn.
A G.000 foot cable also will be installed* in the near future between
Amherst and South Amherst. This
will 'inake better service between the
two localities possible.
Officials of the telephone company
expect that the 1,000 mark in telephone
users  here soon Will  be reached.
Figures given above indicate that the
The mixed quartet of the Mothodlst-
Congregatlonal ohurch, composed of
Mrs. Luclle Hearn, soprano; Miss Helen Sabiers, contralto; R. H. Hearn.
tenor; and O. P. Cox, bass, with Miss
Caroline Guild at the piano, furnished
the special music at the first Congregational church of Elyria last Sunday evening, which was a union service
of all protestant churches in the city.
The quartet has been extended invitations to appear at tbe first Methodist church In Elyrla, and tho first
Methodist church in Fremont, at future dates.
METHODIST-CONOREGATIONAL
F. B. Eastman, Paator.
Suaday school 9:39
Morning Worship, 10:30 a. m.
No evening service July and August
STONE CHURCH
W. A. Tabbert, Pastor.
There will be no services Sunday
on account of the Convention at Lin-
wood park. As many members of the
congregation that can possibly make
the trip are urged to attend.
ST.   PETER'S   EVANGELICAL
Rev. E. J. Soell, pastor
9:15 A. M. Graded Bible school
Classes for all ages.
Everybody on time.
10:30   A.   M.   Morning  worship  and
German  Sermon  by  the  Pastor.
Everybody welcome!
number of subscribers here Is lncreas-
"Durlng the laat few years the whole j lng Dy ienp8 and bounds.
farm Implement Industry has been in 	
an abnormal and distressing situation'TAKES 17 YEAR8 FOR  P08TAL
which   directly   reflects   the   situation CARD TO GO 35 MILES
ST.   PAUL'S   LUTHERN
Rev. F. O. Jordan, paator.
English servloes 9:00 a. m.
.Sunday aehool 9:30 a.m.
German service, 10:80 a. m.
ST
JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Rev. Fr:  Blschen,  Paster.
Low   Mass,   7*30
High Mass, 9:80
Benediction after High Mass.
No   catechism   during   the   months
of July and August.
BROWNHELM    CONGREGATIONAL
Harold Hester, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:80
Morning Worship. 10:30
Subject "Mounting Up, As Eagles."
Bt  John's   Evangelical  Church
South Amherst
B. J. Soell, Paator
1:00 P. M. Sunday School
8:00  P.   M.   Worship  and   Oerman
Sermon.
of the farmer. High costs of labor,
material and transportation have burdened it with high manufacturing costs
while on the other hand low prices
for agricultural products have left the
farmer unable to buy his normal and
needed requirements of farming machinery.
"We are confident that the hearing
on the present petition will clearly
.how that the Harvester Company is
not in any way responsible for these
conditions in the farm Implement industry. Prices ot harvesting machinery are the result of vigorous competition, exactly the kind ot competition which the Sherman law was enacted to preserve, and are fairly comparable with the prices of other Implements which the government concedes were fixed by normal competition."
BT. BBOkOB'B BPIBOOPAL
■King street   L. B. Daalala. Raster.
Bender moralag service at 9:00.
10 a. ssl.
PROBATE COURT
WEEK'S  ENTRIES
The following entries have been
made at the probate court office In
Klyria during the past week.
Will of Minnie Neltzke, late of Amherst, filed for probate.
Will of Nelie B. Smythe, late of Elyrla, filed for probate.
Will of Eliza E. Bennett, late ot
Wellington, filed for probate.
William C. Cochran, appointed administrator of the estate of Helen F.
Cochran, late of Oberlin.   Bond $5000.
The Lorain County Saving's & Trust
Co. appointed administrator of tbe
estate of Jennie Shoupe, late of Elyrla.
Bond  85000.
Wlunifred Mannlon appointed administratrix of the estate of Michael
Mannlon, late of Lorain. Bond  $5000.
J. C. Standen appointed administrator of the estate of John Standen,
late of Elyrla.   Bond $80,000.
Florence Rabl declared Insane and
ordered to be sent to the MasslUion
hospital for treatment.
F- W, Woode appointed assignee of
Calvin 8. Sweet.   Bond $13,000.
Mrs. Clyde E. Lacy, of Lakewood, O.
has just received a postal card that
virtually has been 17 years on the 35
miles of «rend between Oberlin and
Lakewood.
Miss "Marian   Brandon,   mailed   the
card to  Mrs. Lacey, then  Miss Olive
Straus   of   Lakewood,   In   Oberlin,   on
October 0, 1906.    What its adventures
were In all those yoars nobody knows,
but a  few  days ago the mail carrier
delivered   the   yellow   card   to   Mrs.
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Lacey.
The   sender  lis   now   Mrs,   Arthur
Hasenpflug of Amherst.
TRUSTEES SEE ROAD
GRADERJN ACTION
Joe Baxter, Road superlnte Ami of
Amherst township and Trustees, Henry
Brandt and Henry Dellefield attended
a demonstration of H. P. One Man
Grader at  Cleveland  yesterday.
This grader ts used for road grading,
Ditching, Road patrol. Snow removal
and other road work and Is built by
the Hadfield-Penfleld Steel Company
of Bucyrus.
The Grader is used with the Fordson
tractor, and for this reason, Hugh L.
Gawn, local Ford dealer made the trip
with the trustees. They report a
satisfactory demonstration of the machine and hope that Amherst township
might be able to purchase one for road
work here. The trustees have been
doing the road repairing themselves,
which has taken a great deal of time
and effort on their part. They believe that with a machine, such as the
HP Grader, they will bo fjable to
cover 'more territory and keep the
roads in better shape.
No action, however, was taken towards the purchase of such a machine.
Health Stunts Are
Demonstrated Here
EDNA EUGENIA LOWE
Miss Ednu Eugenia Lowe, health lee
turer, not only tells you how to be
lenlthy, but she demonstrates practical exercises te be followed by her
learera. In her talk on Chautauqua's
tecond day. She rarely uses the word
'don't" in giving advice. With her it
a a case of "Do." Her theme Is "Dan-
(er Signals on the Road to Health."
Hies Lowe has been on the Chuutau-
iua platform for ninny years und haa
the reputation of headlining any program on which sha appear*.
BU8INE88
MEN    ERECT
8IGNS  YESTERDAY
Several members of the Amherst
1.ashless Men's Association erected
signs at Penfield Junction, Brownhelm
Whlskoyvllle and Kolbe's corner yes
terday afternoon, following the noon
day luncheon held at the Methodist
church   parlors.
The signs were ordered several days
ago, and were recently notified that
they were finished. Several of those
at the luncheon volunteered to see
that th.'y were put up immediately.
The signs are made of n wood frame
and covered with sheet metal, and
lettered "Amherst, the Sandstone Center of th? World," with an arrow-
pointing in the direction of Amherst
lr, -Keating ths distance from those
points Into town. The signs were
painted  by M. D. Fleckner.
STIFF PENALTY FOR
SHORT MEASURES
StllT penalties await dealers and operators of filling stations who may be
disposed to give motorists short measure lu gasoline since the Atwood senate amendment to the law regulating
weights and measures passed by the
legislature at Its last session became
effective last Monday, July 16, de-
c.ared Charles Janes, secretary of The
Ohio State Automobile association.
During tho last year a number of
persons were found guilty of giving
aMot\ measure of gasoline, through
the efforts made by the automobile
clubs of Columbus, Cleveland and
other cities of the. state under the
law as It formerly existed, however,
the penalties imposed were not considered commensurate with the of-
f.ense.
That the practice might be made
less attractive to those engaged in
the sale of gasoline The Ohio State
Automobile Association set about to
have the law amended and it was
through the efforts of the association
that the amendment was put trough
the legislature.
Under te new provision persons
found guilty of violating the law may
be fined not to exceed five hundred
dollars, or Imprisonment for not more
than six months, or a combined sentence of fine and imprisonment may
be imposed by the trial court.
Mr. Janes stated not all dealers
.were inclined to defraud the motorists
who> purchase gasoline, by giving
short measure but there were those
who have been preying on their patrons in this manner, and the association hopes to bring about an elimination of this class through the enforcement of the statute as It now
stands.
Dr. H. W. Turner was In Wakemau
Sunday.
David   Brennen   Sr,,   of   Cleveland
spent the week end In Amherst.
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NOTICE   TO    MERCHANT81
All mediants who have ads
in our missing word contest
and who desire to change their
ads each week, must have copy
at the office of the News-Times
not later than Tuesday morning
of next week. The more time
we have to set your ad the better Job you will get. If any
merchant desires any help In
the preparation of his ad just
call the office. In order to get
full benefits out of the missing
word     contest,     the     merchant
should change his ad each week.
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PUBLISHERS
Mrs. Frank Esthruth and Mrs. May-
ham of Sheffield spent Wednesday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs, J. V. Dute.
Frank Eschtruth and sons Donald and
Arthur spent the evening with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hamlin of Elyrla Hpent Friday evening at the home
of Mr. antl Mrs. Elmer Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. Newmler and
-..in Carlton of Elyria called on Mr.
and Mrs. K. 0, Schlbley Friday evening.
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. II. Schlbley wore Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Cannell, Dewey Schlbley,
of Cleveland; Mrs. Fred Mahlke and
daughter Carol of Elyria; and Mrs.
Hale Bechtel and daughter Marjorle
of Amherst.
Reuben Dute was a Cleveland visitor   Saturday,
Manuel Baker and Mr. Warner of
Elyria spent Saturday afternoon at
the home of Howard Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stoker of Sun-
dusky spent Sunday at the home of
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ed   Slnnerson.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cook and
family; Mr. and Mrs. Adam Cook and
family spent Sunday at Llnwood park
at  Vermilion.
Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Baker were
Elyria  visitors  Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Mervln Schubert were
Elyrla visitors Sunday evening.
We are Inquiring, "What has the
1Mb amendment to do with a federal republic?" 1 answer, "It breaks
down the federal principle." According to Article IV, Section I of the
constitution, United States troops enn-
not be used to supress domestic violence except at the invitation of the
State. That Is, the police power was
to be retained by the states. This was
to prevent such a centralization of power as would encroach upon those
"Inalienable rights of life, liberty, and
nnd the pursuit of happiness."
The 18th amendment changes, ub-
solutoly changes, this great federal
principle. By this amendment the central government, without and Invltn-
tlon from the state, can send the U. S.
army Into any state and supress uny
domestic violence thut In its oponion
Is interfering with the enforcement of
of the amendment. President Harding has recently called attention to the
seriousness of this new situation in the
case of New York. If this State persists In refusing to enforce this federal law, the national government now
has the power tp compell her, even at
the point of the bayonet.
Do we not begin to see the sort of
weapon this 18th amendment places
in the hnnds of government? Do we
not begin to sense the revolutionary
change we have so blindly made in
our federal principle? The Civil War
and tho slavery amendments never
made so radical and far-reaching a
change as this. New York is not
preaching nullification. She Is not
proposing to wlthdruw from the Union,
as certain states at ono time did. She
is merely proposing to abide by her
rights as guaranteed by the constitution. She Is merely calling the attention
of the country to this terrible new power we have given so unthinkingly to
the central government. Abraham
Lincoln never proposed to Interfere
with the slavery In the states. And the
Emancipation Proclamation only proposed to free those slaves In open,
armed rebellion. And It was not the
war that so embittered the South. It
was the cruelties of the reconstruction
days thut created the hatreds and
jealousies that still rancle. Those
were the days when the national government rode rough-shod over the local rights of life, liberty and happiness. But the national government had
no guaranteed constitutional power so
to do. It simply usurped the authority.
If the political philosophy of Abraham
Lincoln had prevailed, suoh a usurpation had never occurred. But the Constitution had conferred .no power to
coerce the states, and eventually the
equllbrium was restored. Sanity, Intelligent public oponion had freedom to
assert itself and become effectual.
Now, however, the 18th amendment
changes all this. Now the constitution
itself confers autocratic power upon
the national government. Now the
states can be coerced, and sane public oponion Is helpless.
This 18th amendment has accelerated the trend toward centralization and
Interference with individual and local
right. The groat danger In the 18th
amendment from above, to the Prussianizing of our institutions, to a government by force. One of the greatest of America's present-day statesmen
Elihu Root, when speaking before the
Supreme Court three years ago, voiced
this significant warning: "God grant
that the constitution may romaiu effective for the imposition ot limits on
that official power which, if not limited
by the courts of the country, will destroy liberty as effectively as German
autocracy has done."
The next appearance of Fact and Fable will point out how tho 18th amendment has contravened  thu  reprsenta-
tlve principle of the constitution.
Publius.
The 19211 Chautauqua season which
will open here next Wednesday afternoon promises to bo one of the best
ever held here from the standpoint of
an exceptionally good program and
I   big  the  sale  of tickets.
Miss Mai tie R. Driver, who for the
past several years has been the com-
nerds] teacher In the local high school
has charge of the ticket sale and Is
doing the work in peron A number
of streets In town have been canvassed
and she reports a good response from
the   people.
The tent will be erected on the Kolbe
lot un Cleveland avenue again this
year as it is probably the most convenient  location  In  town.
The sessions v ill begin promptly
at three o'clock In the afternoon and
at eight o'clock in the evening. Children's hours nre at nine o'clock In the
morning and at :i::t(l in the afternoon.
Tlie week's program is as follows:
Wednesday  afternoon
Concert      Harp  Novelty Co.
Wednesday evening
Concert      Harp Novelty Co.
Lecture   _.   "Play   Ball!"   ..   Henry
Clark.
Thursday  afternoon
Lecture -   Demonstration   .."Danger
Signals"      Edna  B.  Lowe.
Thursday evening
Comedy  In  three acts "Cappy
with   a   cast   of   Broadway
Haie-Riegger   Duo,
Popular entertainer
Ricks"
players.
Friday  afternoon
Concert    	
Jane doude 	
Friduy evening
Concert       Hale-Riegger  Duo
Lecture       "America   Looking  A-
head"       Montavllle   Flowers
Saturday  afternoon
Popular concert  ..   Pallaria's  Band
Saturday  Evening
Grand   Concert    Pallaria's   Band
Introducing  musical  specialities.
Sunday   afternoon
Concert       Vierra's   Hawallans
Lecture   "Toward The Goal"
  George H. Turner
Sunday evening
"An Evening In Hawaii"	
 Vierra's Hawallans
Special  Scenic  and  lighting  effects.
NOTICE
Water will be shut off on North
Main street from Cleveland avenue,
on West Martin Avenue und Long
Street, from eight o'clock to about
two o'clock Friday afternoon, July 20
The Amherst Water Works Co.
Mrs. Frances Hart and son S. E.
Hart of Cleveland epent Monday afternoon and Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Schuler
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Flnnegan spent
Sunday afternoon in Vermilion.
Robert Hasenpflug was admitted to
the local hospital Sunday.
.   Mrs.  J.  P.  Breuueu  was an  Elyrla
visitor Saturday.
Mr.   and   Mrs.   Claire   Stiwald   are
spending several days in Micliig an.
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Julius A Brandau of Elsie. Mich.,
is spending some time with relatives
in this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Tellings of Tellings
Ice Cream Co., of Ix>rain spent Monday at the home of Martin and Henry
Schmlnk. J
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brandau and son
Burton visited Sunday at the home of
M. B.  Peabody In Henrietta.
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Phillips of Cleveland spent the week end at the home
of  E.   (J.   Lesher.
The Loyal Ten cluss of the Congregational church held a picnic at Cascade park at Elyrla Wednesday. After exploring tlie park, a picnic dinner
was served by Mrs, E. Ladrach and
Mrs. E. S. Cook. A good time waB had
by  all who attended.
Rollln D. Peabody of Cleveland is
•pending a few days at the homes of
Mr. Karl llasenpllug and F. W. Brandau.
Anthony Northelm and family und
Mrs. Marie Knerium and sous William and Maynard attended the birthday dinner Sunday at the home of
E.   Manns ut  Berlinvllle.
Miss Elsie Brechmucher who underwent an operation for goiter, at Lakeside hospital ut Cleveland, Friday, is
reported as doing nicely,
Mr. and Mrs. William Gurrett and
family visited at the home ot J. Krause
of   Elyria   Sunday  afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Wick visited
relatives in Cleveland Sunday.
William iti'.'i hmacher and daughter
Esther visited Miss Elsie Rrechmacher
at Lukeside Hospital, Cleveland on
Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. Firestone and daughter of Warren, O., have been spending
a few days at thu home ot Mr. and
Mrs. George Zilch,
Beatrice Waugh of Lorain who has
been  visiting at the homes of George
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