The Medina Sentinel, 1914-07-31

club of Berea comes to Medina ' to race with the Medina county matinee driving club. Fifteen horses have been entered by the visiting club and they will be quartered at the track th's evening to be ready for the con tacts tomorrow afternoon. The local club will have cn equal number of horses in the several classes and an effort will be made to classify all the horses according to their past records. There will be ix different events with not less than four starters in any class, which guarantees a full af ternoon's recreation for those who love the light harness sport. The races will be governed by the matinee ru'es for racing, and while no purses will be hung up, the rivalry between the c'ubs and the satisfaction of driv driving - ing driving under the wire first, insure spir spirited - ited spirited contests and hair-raising finishes in every heat. For weeks the owners have been looking forward to this event and have had their horses specially trained and groomed for what they consider one of the greatest meetings of the season. ' ' A good orchestra will be in atten attendance - dance attendance which will entertain the crowd between heats with excellent music. The races wi'l begin promptly at 1 :30 eastern time, and all events will be mile heats, best two in three. CHAUTAUQUA PARADE : From the Redpath Chautauqua of offices - fices offices of Columbus, F. R. Speck ar rived in the city Monday with a new line of advertising for the seven-day program which is to begin here Aug'. 5. Mr. Speck is known as the "nine day man" and will remain here until the arrival of Mr. Resler, the Chau tauqua superintendent, and the tent crew, two days before the opening. Pennant streamers, additional souv. enir programs, automobile pennants, Chautauqua hats and window pen nants are among the unique forms of Chautauqua advertising introduced by the advance man. Already hundreds of gay colored pennants hang from lines across the main business streets end atoned' evrrTrlwmo-frt town de Clares-m lavor-M .the Chautauqua "by pennants in the front windows. 1 On Monday evening, Mrs. B. Hewcs called a meeting of the ladies of the Medina Improvement Association and the Chautauqua guarantors. Mr. Speck was present and outlined ' a whirlwind campaign of ticket selling. It was decided that a program should be placed in every home in the sur rounding county and that every one should be solicited to purchase a season ticket Ten automobile owners volunteered to take the ones selling tickets about the county. An automobile parade is to be the big advertising feature of the week. Dr. H. S. Orr was made chairman of the parade committee. He and his helpers will ask the automobile own' ers to join in making the parade t huge success. All machines will be eayly decorated in Chautauqua pen nants and banners and the occupants will be given nifty green and red hats to wear. The parade will form on the square at 6 o'clock Saturday evening, escorted by the K. of Jf. band. The season tickets are selling well A large clock in the window of N. O. Fuller's store indicates the number of tickets sold each day. Every one. is urged to aid the local committee by purchasing tickets as early as pos' sible. FAMILY REUNIONS The seventh annual reunion of the Friedt family will be held at the Me Medina - dina Medina fair grounds on Saturday. Aug, 15. The third annual reunion of the Nichols family will be held at the home of LcRoy Nichols at- Creston on Saturday, August 29. . The annual reunion of the Westheff-er-Wenger families will be held at the Kittman park, Kittman, on Sat urday. August 1. The tenth annual reunion of the descendents of John Wilson will be held at the home of Tom Wilson at River Styx. Saturday. Aug. 8. The Birbeck relationship will hold their annual reunion at the home of John Birkbeck, Sr., two and one-half miles northwest of Wadsworth on Saturday,, Aug. 1. The fourth annual reunion of the Baum relatives will be held at the home of Mrs. J. P. Heckman, Creston Saturday, August . The third . annual reunion of the Caughey family will be held Wednes Wednesday, - day, Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Fred Eastman home, south of LeRoy, electric car stop No: 8, west end. ' ROAD CONTRACT IN ABEYANCE ' (.continued from column 3) bound macadam road, whereas the specifications called for asnhalt The Sentinel withholds comment in this matter for the time being other than, expressing its belief that the road commissioners erred and more over were without the law when they decided to chance specifications with- ont advertising the fact To us it was an act.tnat could haruly bring to mem else than censure, u not in I volve them in expensive litigation.

ham. V Medina county is normally within, Akron's shopping district and is a big prosperous district which has been held back because of poor con nection with outside cities. Ite present railroad connection east consists of one train leaving Ak Akron - ron Akron in the morning and returning there at night This means that a Me- , dina county man wishing !to transact business in Akron must 'leave on the night train, and either complete his business before the return train pulls out in the morning or stall all. day and another night, leaving the follow-" ing morning. If a Medina man wanted to dispose of honey from the famous A. I. Root co. aperies here, he could leave Medina Monday afternoon, stay over .night, spend all day and all night Tuesday in Akron, Teaching "home VWednesday around noon. His 'hotel and expenses ' would in this way eat up most of the profits of bis visit, and the result is to discourage any business between Medina county, a great producing center, and Akron .which forms a splendid market Whether the Northern (Ohio road will give better service -to Medina is doubtful. Several times'in the past four years petitions have been sent to the railroad asking for more trains but the company figured it will not pay them, it is said. Although Medina Citizens have been asking for better service for the past three years, this is the first time that formal complaint has been made before the public utilities com mission. - v Akron Chamber of Commerce will stand behind the Medina board rf trade in its fight for better service, according to Harpham, , and will use . wbakinflufffleeftbAS tc;brifg v.Lo;4 better conditions. ,.:"''.,' -,j The Akron Chamber -will ''take up ' the matter, with the public ' utilities commission in the near future. - UNDERWOOD LAWRENCE A late issue of the Elyria papers this week brought the news to Medina of the marriage of Miss Nettie ' E. Lawrence of Oberlin to Mr. Aldrich B. Underwood of Medina. The cere mony was performed at Oberlin at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Wagar of that place. The bride is a graduate of Grace Hospital, Con- neaut, and has stood at the forefront of her profession in Elyria, Cleveland, and Oberlin institutions, at which lat latter - ter latter hospital she rose to the position of superintendent The groom is a member of the Ohio Bar, is a gradu graduate - ate graduate of Oberlin College, holding the A. B. degree, has studied law three years at Harvard and Western Reserve Un Universities, - iversities, Universities, and is a graduate of the latter institution, holding therefrom the L. L. B. degree. On behalf of their many friends, the Sentinel takes pleasure in welcoming these young people to Medina, where they expect to make their home, and where Mr. , Underwood is to be a democratic candidate for prosecuting attorney. - COMMISSIONERS LET BIDS Bids were let by the county com commissioners - missioners commissioners Wednesday to the follow following - ing following contractors with the respective amounts, and the names of the var various - ious various bridges: W. H. Schampf, Geo. Lewis bridge, Chatham, $923.70; same, Henry Gar Gar-man - man Gar-man culvert, Harrisville, $156.50; same, Simmons culvert, Westficld, $521.63. C. W. Daniels & Son, Bamhart cul culvert, - vert, culvert, Westfield, $338.45; same, Coon Creek culvert, Spencer, $373.30. Henry Young & Son Collier cul culvert, - vert, culvert, between Montville and Sharon on the town line, $413.50. " P. Banks & Son, S. N. Rice culvert, Litchfield, $172.23; same, J. II. B.arlh culvert, Litchfield, $474.30; same, Al Allen - len Allen culvert, Litchfield, $141.32. Einhart and Levette, Harrington bridge i sub-structure, Brunswick, $372.15; same, Harrington bridge super-structure, $138.18; Deublo cul culvert, - vert, culvert, Brunswick, $315.39; same, water works west abutment and staying up bridge, Medina township, $642.81). The following were not sold and will be readvertised: Franks culvert in Liverpool township, Gcisingcr cul culvert - vert culvert in Guilford township. Reese cul culvert - vert culvert in Granger township, Lee IrMge in Guilford township, and Cotner LiiJe in Lafayctta ts T.rl.. Au. 1? is the date set for the t-lUng id ha above. . ,

$1, 2 prize 50c. Boys' Shoe Race, 1 prize $1, 2 prize 50c. . Ladies' Ball Throwing Contest, ! 1 prize '$1, 2 prize 50c. Fat man's Race 200 lbs. and over, 1 nrize $2. - ; Ladies' Race, any age, 1 prize $1, 2 prize 50c. Onion Eating Contest,, 1 prize $1, 2 nrize 50c. '. Tug-of-War, 10-Man Team at 2:30 p. m.. eastern time. Eight Guard Drill Contest and the Pythian Sister Drill Contest at 8:30 p. m,. eastern time. Twelve Guard Drill Contest at 8:30 eastern time. Band Concert on the Lake at 9 p m., eastern time. At noon it was estimated that there were upward of 3500 people on the grounds and every car that arrived was filled with eager Pythians and friends. A conservative estimate given out at the close of the day placed the number who entered, the grounds during the day and evening at close to iu,uuu. The dav was calm, cool and invit ing and many availed themselves of a refreshing dip in the lake. Dis Disciples - ciples Disciples of Terpsicore 'whirled around I tne dance hall with dervish glee, while others sought gladsomeness enthroried I upon the risrid form of a wooden lion at the merrv-eo-round. Coco cola and white pop made the youthful heart lea hieh with pride as his digestive organs received a corresponding set setback. - back. setback. There was a little of everything taking place .and withal . it was great p!a?e to be. congratulated upori the success f , of arratulated upori their annual outinsr, and too great praise cannot be given to the various committees upon whose exertions largely depended the success, and the persistent and careful work of Pub Publicity - licity Publicity Manager Britton of the Wooster Daily News, who knows just how to promote a proposition to get the crowds. Pathetic Wail From Poor House In our issue of May 22, under the caption "Over the Hills," we reported the Temoval of Mrs. Elizabeth hmig to the county infirmary after the re refusal - fusal refusal of her only son and daughter-in law to live with and take care of her. An 'echo of this pitiful case re resounded - sounded resounded Tuesday of this week when Mr. C. M. Cannon, an old friend of the unfortunate woman, received 1 a letter from her laden with pent-up grief and heart-rending appeal to be liberated and taken home. The poor old soul wails of homesickness. She writes that her eyesight is nearly gone and that she yearns for the so solace - lace solace of the place in which the best of her long life was spent and to taste again the cooking which with child childish - ish childish pleasure she boasts of her ability to do. Mrs. Emig was a life-long resident of Guilford township and the widow of Michael Emig, who . died some years ago. The latter was a success successful - ful successful farmer and with the assistance of his faithful helpmeet became the own owner - er owner of a farm of 80 odd acres. . When Michael Emig died he left the farm to his son, with the provision that un until - til until her death the widow should have possession and have the use of the place for her support The daughter-in-law, it is reported, refused absolutely to have anything to do with her. and demanded that the son assume alike course.' Thereupon a guardian was appointed Mr. A. B. Rohrer of River Styx, and the aged and deserted old woman was hustled over the hills to the poor house. In her cry to Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Em Emig - ig Emig denounced her son in no uncertain language. , : t

' ' A 1L ' ' " " ' 111 ixDeVanCe . . Some weeks ago the road commis commissioners - sioners commissioners advertised a sale of bonds for the purpose of rebuilding or fixing up four strips of road about a mile each Norwalk .road. The bonds were sold M,,wiJlr aA .nul to Seasongood & Mayer of Cincinnati. Wednesday of this week the roau commissioners met to let the contract for the work to a local contracting firm. Before they could do, this however, Seasongood & Mayer sent word that there appeared to their counsel to be a doubt as to the bond sale having been advertised the legal length of time. Thereupon the let letting - ting letting of the contract was deferred. Later the Cincinnati firm refused to buy the bonds. It has come to the Sentinel several times the past week ' that the road commissioners had decided to let the contract fcr the building of these roads on specifications other than what had been drawn up by the en engineer - gineer engineer and subsequently advertised. In other words that the advertised specifications called for an asphalt road, whereas it bad been decided to let the contract - for a water-bound macadam road, a change of specifica specifications - tions specifications without advertising it and with without - out without giving any firms other than the two first bidders a chance to bid on it. Thursday evening in conversation with Mr. C. H. Edwards, the Sentinel gleaned the following statement: . There were; two bids received for the building-of .these, roads one by the KennedyWarner Co., of Medina and the other by a firm from Mans Mansfield. - field. Mansfield. The engineer's estimate for the asphalt road was from about $5100 or $5200 to $5900 per mile. The bids were much higher than the engineer's estimate. It was then, according to Mr. Edwards, that the road commis commissioners - sioners commissioners requested that these same two bidders furnish estimates for . the cheaper, or water-bound 'macadam road. The Kennedy-Warner company did co, but the Mansfield company would not do so, giving as their rea reason - son reason 'that they did not care to have anything to do with any kind of a road less than asphalt The Kennedy Kennedy-Warner - Warner Kennedy-Warner Co.. offered to build the roads for $1000 a.milo less than their bid for the asphalt road. ,: , v -Of Course, on account of the bonds not having been sold,' the contract has not been let But it is admitted that had the bonds been accepted Wednes Wednesday, - day, Wednesday, the local company would have received the contract for the water- (continued bottom column 5)

i and the taxing authorities, of the dis- met shall like wise be heard thereon at their own request In taxing dis districts - tricts districts the aggregate of whose budgets does not exceed the amount author authorized - ized authorized to be levied therein, if errors or unnecessary items are disclosed the commissioner or commissioners pres pres-net - net pres-net .shall require correct estimates or budgets to be filed with the com commission - mission commission by the taxing - authority which filed the original estimate or j f"". ing snau do naa as neremoeiore pro provided - vided provided with respect to the several items in the county budget. Insofar as practicable, the meet meetings - ings meetings of the budget commission, at which the amounts to be levied are finally fixed, shall be open to the pub public, - lic, public, but no hearing shall be held thereat ; 1 Compliance with this order will be enacted under sanction of the pro proceedings - ceedings proceedings referred to in section 56 of the act above cited, v . Very 'respectfully THE TAX COMMISSION OF OHIO, , ! By A. V. Abemethy, Secretary.' ! It will be observed from the notice of meetings prepared by Auditor Gar Garver - ver Garver that they are net in accordance with the order from ' the State Tax Commission. In explanation of this Auditor Garver states that to hold separate meetings for each taxing district would t entail too much time and further that the other two mem members - bers members of the budget commission. Mayor Boyer and W. G. Bowman of Wads Wadsworth, - worth, Wadsworth, claim that they could not carry out the mandate of the State Commis sion without personal financial . loss.'! Following a meeting of the county budget i commission on Monday at Wadsworth at which this matter, was discussed, they communicated by tel telephone - ephone telephone with Mr; Peckinbaugh of the State Tax Commission at Columbus and asked permission to hold meetings as outlined in the notice which ap- fears elsewhere in this paper.; : Mr. eckinpaugh, it is stated, reluctantly gave permission, but insisted that the meetings. for the taxing districts of Wadsworth village and township J be held in .Wadsworth. 4',-vV...- . ,, While there can be no doubt that the directions given out by the State Commission are by far the better means for getting the1 subject to the Ecople, nevertheless, the' plan adopted y ' the budget Commission, if taken full advantage of, will be fraught with good and tangible results. ''Aside from j"Winhi the notice oXjlheliiettiufci tilths vsrievs nes- Contlnued on page four

State Tax Commission to the auditors of the .several counties of Ohio: , The tax commission of Ohio pur- jraant to the authority in it vested by section 54 of the act of May 10, 1913, 103 O. L. 800, therein denominated 'section 8 . 562 ;-7 general code of Ohio, bereby Issues ' to .the budget commls- . sions in the state the following in- structions. '., ; In' adjusting .the. various amounts to be raised in the several taxing dis districts - tricts districts in the county, ea'that the total amount thereof shall not. ''exceed' in ' any such district the amount author- ized to be levied therein, and for the purpose of eliminating errors' and , unnecessary items from the budgets 1 of taxing districts, wherein the v ag . gregate does not exceed the amount authorized to be levied therein, the ' budget commission shall proceed in the following manner:' " ,.' ;f Public meetings shall bo held ',ln .each taxing district 'at, centrally, lo lo-' - ' lo-' cated pchool .bouses or other public .buildings which are available without expense. . The county, auditor ' 6hall cause reasonable notice thereof : to be published in such a manner as he 'may deem best, with a view, of giving' the taxpayers of the several , districts an opportunity to " attend such meeting. At least one member . of the budget commission shall attend - each meeting, and the' taxing author authorities - ities authorities of the district4 shall; be notified :' to . attend. The Commissioner or commissioners ' in attendance . shall , acquaint the taxpayers present With the various amounts requested by the taxing authorities ' entitled to levy within eut'h district for the! needs for the incoming year, together with ILe amount levied for the 'same pur pur-"nowe - "nowe pur-"nowe for the previous year, the esti estimated - mated estimated i-hr.cc cn haid fit th bwn 'r.Ing cf 'the incoming year, the "es "estimated - timated "estimated value of taxable property' in

Your Chance N ; Mr. Taxpayer jsyours. Vhat you never Jiave en- joyjed before 'was a chance to criti criti-. - . criti-. 'cise LTSFORE,the tax tudrct of the ward, when it 'could avail you naught, but now a wise and benefkient admin administration - istration administration "has vouchsafed you the means of registering your dissatis dissatisfaction - faction dissatisfaction in advance that you may Jock the bam before the horse is stolen. The time to do your kicking on county expenses is BEFORE, not AFTER, and here is the opportunity. Meetings will be held as ordered by the State Tax Commission and Audi Auditor - tor Auditor Garver will see to it that all have a hearing who desire in a PUBLIC MEETING. If you thing too much is