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J'"""- n 4' ' T , V 8 t TMEDIN J SENTINEL ; 1 . ---- fT ) 1 " ' i i sssssssssss t - - VOL. XXXIV ,; v MEDINA. O. NOVEMBER 29. 1917. , , No. 14. DEATH COMES TO LOREN A. MINER We regret having to chronicle the death of another of Medina's promin ent and respected citizens, Loren A. .Miner, which occurred on Thursday night of last week, Nov. 29, at his home, 404 North Court street, follow ing a lingering illness of about three years. While there were periods dur ing this time when Mr. Miner's con dition seemed improved, it was quite apparent to his family and friends that he would never regain his former health. Loren A. Miner was born Nov. 25, 1862, on the Miner farm west of Ham ilton's Corners, the second in a family of eight children. His early life was spent on the farm. In November, 1875, he was married to Etta Bogue, who with three daugh ters, Mrs. Alta Harding of Howe, Ind., Mrs. Grace O'Brian of Hammond, Ind., and Miss Isodine Miner of Medina, three grandchildren, one brother, E. C. Miner of Brunswick, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Coleman survive him. Fol lowing his marriage he resided in Rootstown and later in Ravena, up to 7 years ago, when he purchased the old homestead and removed to Medina. The deceased united with the Con gregational church in early life and was always an earnest worker until his health failed him about three years ago. The deceased was a devoted husband and father, a man of genial and con siderate attitude toward his fellow men, and a public-spirited and sub stantial citizen. Funeral services were held from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Wm. J. Drew of the Congregational church. Burial In Spring Grove cemetery. AUTO RUNS OVER DEEP EMBANKMENT Why the lives of five Medina men were not snuffed out in a twinkling when the automobile in which they were, riding ran off a 10-foot embank ment late Thursday night .of last week, seems almost miraculous. ; W. E. Hemmeter, S. W. Anderson, B. W. Bowman, M. DeArmand and-1. Ault were returning to Medina in Mr. Hemmeter's car, a Cadillac 8, ' about midnight, when at the foot of a hill 1 miles south of Brunswick, the car skidded over the embankment on the -east side of the road, glanced off a telephone pole in the descent, upset, "--nd ToUe&th occupants around . in .the cuttafMe4;aTW pillars. . All four were brased, but not seriously injured, Mr. Ault suffer ing the most painful injury by being struck in tne lower part oi nis uacK. The top of the car was completely demolished, also the windshield and lights, fenders smashed, radiator and engine put out of commission and the vehicle when pulled up to the road the next morning was about the sorriest looking thing we have seen for some time. It was towed to Cleveland for repairs. ORDER OHIO BOYsT TOJjO TO EUROPE Orders were issued Saturday for the transfer of ninety-four men from the various units at Camp Sherman to the supply train and requests have been sent out to all recruiting officers to enlist all men possible with the idea that the train will be in France long before the remaining units of the Na tional army have finished their train ing at the camps. The motor train will be composed of six men each, mainly experts who are familiar with gas motors and who have had exper ience in driving. The transfers were made as follows: Thirty-six men from the 831st Infan try composed of men from Cleveland and northeastern Ohio; 34 men from the 329th Infantry, made up of men from Medina and surrounding counties, and 23 men from the 330th Infantry whose men are from Cincinnati : and southern Ohio. . FINDS STOLEN CAR Last Friday Geo. M. Mills of Cleve land had his' automobile stolen. It was found and restored to him Mon day by H. A. Averill of the Buick Ag ency, Medina.. Sunday, Averill was called to a place south of Erhart to haul a wrecked car out of the mud. The parties claimed they had bought it for $300 and had been using it as a jitney. . Averill suspected it i was stolen and took the number, which cor responded with the one of a car."? ported lost. It proved to be the same one. The parties who employed Av erill have not shown up since. , .:. ' . TWO COMMISSIONED ' Medina county men at Fort Benj. Harrison, Indianapolis, who received army commissions this week, are John ' R. Moore of Medina and Neil F. Beard sley of Wadsworth, the former as 2d Lieut. Inf. N. A.; the latter, 2d Lieut F. A. O. R. C. , ' '' -The new three story business building recently erected by G. A. Bell, the creamery man. north of W. Liberty street, near the B. & O. tracks is ready for occupancy and Mr. Bell will begin moving in hja equipment to- Medina has been enjoying the 25-cycle lighting system this: week, the company aiding the high cost of living by shutting off the lights if or about a half hour on Saturday, . Mon day, Tuesday and twice, on Wednes day. ' ' !. ' FIRE THREATENS HOME The residence of C. R. Failor, 339 East Liberty street, was threatened with destruction by fire at So'clock Wednesday afternoon, but was prevent ed by the prompt action of the fire department. Mrs..Failor's attention was attract ed by a crackling sound, she said, and upon opening the cellar door, from whence the sound seemed to emanate, she was met with a burst of smoke. She groped her way to the basement, but was unable to put out the fire, and then gave the alarm. The fire started in a bundle of wood, in a manner unknown to Mrs. Failor, and most of the damage was done by water and smoke, although a small hole was burned through the first floor. DEMAND FOR COAL THREATENS YIELD A survey of the entire coal situa tion just completed by the United States Fuel Administration demon strates that the war needs of the na tion for fuel have developed to a point where .the demand threatens to out strip the supply. Through the efforts of the Fuel Ad ministration and other agencies the annual output of coal has been in creased by approximately 50,000,000 tons. The consumption of coal, it is estimated, has increased by approxi mately 100,000,000 tons, leaving a gap of 50,000,000 tons to be bridged. Practically the entire increase in coal consumption is due to the neces sities of the war. Munition plants, run ning 24 hours a day at full capacity, with continuous demands from the government for increased production, are using about 50 per cent more coal than they were a year ago. For in stance the Bethlehem Steel Co. de mands an increased coal supply of ap proximately 250,000 tons per month, or 3,000,000 tons a year. The direct demands of the Govern ment for coal, including the require ments for the actual fighting forces of the army and navy, have increased by 300 per cent. Where 2,000,000 tons supplies the government under normal conditions, the government de mand is now 8,000.000 tons. The coal demands of public utility plants, particularly in the industrial sections of the country, have increased by about 33 1-3 per cent. Practically all of this increase is due to munition plants and other war industries. To close up the gap of 50,000,000 tons' between the production and con sumption of coal, the fuel administra duction, facilitate transportation, and enforce the most economical use of the available supply of coal. The fuel administration is determined that war industries, public utilities, and domestic consumers shall be supplied. To this end the co-operation of every coal user in the country1 will be neces sary The fuel administration will use all of its authority to prevent the wasts of fuel or the unnecessary use of fuel. Domestic consumers will be urged to conserve their supplies. . Wherever the unnecessary use of coal in industry threatens to embarass war industry, the fuel administration will see that the war needs are filled. All activities which are unnecessary to the maintenance of military or eco nomic efficiency will have to give way by curtailment of the domestic supply. This policy is expected to relieve not only the demand for coal, but a part of the tremendous pressure on the transportation facilities of the country. DEATH OF PROMINENT CHIPPEWA LAKE MAN Amos S. Ritter. retired merchant and prominent -citizen of Chippewa Lake, and a man well known through out the county, died at his home last Thursday evening, Nov. 22, at 6 o'clock at the age of 70 years, 2 months and 21 days. , Mr. Ritter was a native of Pennsyl vania where he was born Aug. 81, 1847, but came to Medina county with his parents when a young man and where he spent the remaining years of his long and active life. He is survived bv the widow and two sons. John of Chippewa Lake and Allen of Akron: two brothers. Jacob of Medina and Samuel of Sunfield. Mich., and two daughters. Mrs. Holde man of Kansas, Citv. Kas., and Mrs. Martha Nichols of Canton. Funeral services were held from the home Sunday afternoon. OBERLIN HARD HIT FOR COAL AND GAS Oberlin people held a mass meeting as a result of a court decision shutting off the gas Bupply from Oberlin. The Cleveland & Southwestern line has been using gas, which Oberlin' con tracted for with the Berea Gas Co. Oberlin brought suit to stop their us ing it, but the court decided against the city. Two hundred families are reported in Oberlin without coal, and a like number with less than a ton each. PEARSON-STEINHAUSER Wednesday morning at the Congre gational parsonage, the pastor, Rev. Wm. J. Drew performed the ceremony that united Mr. John . Steinhauser of Akron and Miss Frances Pearson of Medina as man and wife. As prev iously stated in the Sentinel, Mr. and Mrs. Steinhauser will enjoy a brief honeymoon trip in the East, after which they will go to housekeeping In Akron, where the groom is a promin ent business man. : Best, wishes from many friends. DEATH CALLS AGED MEDINA CITIZEN At the age of 76 years and 25 days, Josiah Hoff, well-known Medina man, laid down the cares of life last Sunday morning, Nov. 25, at his home, 520 Smith Road, after a period of gradual failing health covering the past few years. The deceased was born in Milton township, Wayne county, Oct. 30, 1841, removing to Medina county about 30 years ago, and to Medina village about eight years ago. , The active years of his life were spent as a farmer, in which occupation he was successful. He was a good citizen and one who possessed many friends. There survive the widow and seven children Myron, Schuyler, Sherman, Rendon and Howard of Medina, Mrs. Roy Wyatt of Royalton and Mrs. Har vey Kulp of Mallet Creek. Funeral srevices were held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. Wm. J. Drew of the local' Con gregational church officiating. Burial in Spring Grove cemetery. EYE OF THE LAW ON SUGAR DEALERS Reports having frequently been made to the office of the Federal Food Administration for Ohio, Fred C. Crox ton, administrator, of violations in the handling of sugar, that official recently appointed a committee for each coun ty in the state to investigate condi tions relating to sugar, the following being named as the committee for Me dina county: Mayor Randall, chair man;" County Auditor Geo. McNeal, secretary; W. H. Sipher of the Board of Trade, , Mrs. Addie Miller of the Woman's Auxiliary Committee of the State Council of Defense, and C. E. Jenks, chairman of the Food Pledge Card Campaign Committee. Abnormal profits, it is reported, as well as evasions as to amounts sold each customer, are being made by re tail dealers, and it was for the pur pose of bringing such violators to a realization of the seriousness of their acts, and the severity with which they can be dealt with in the event they continue such violations, that the coun ty committees have been oppointed. The committee for Medina county promptly organized and Secretary Mc Neal set about to ascertain, first,,, the price at which sugar is being retaiteii byifiemi&9voQt&etj: theoKnfcyf; second, the amount being allowed each customer; third, the names of the gro eers discovered to be either selling at a greater profit than allowed, or selling more than five pounds of sugar to any one customer. Other objects of the committee are to secure increased pro duction of food, to prevent hoarding of food supplies, to prevent specula tion, to prevent the taking of abnormal profits, and to assist in the regulation of prices. Mr. Croxton pointed out that cane sugar should not retail for more than 10 cents a pound, and beet sugar for not more than 9 cents a pound, ex plaining that cane sugar should be sup plied the wholesaler by the refiner for $8.71 per cwt., the retailer securing it; for 9 cents and selling it to the con sumer for 10 cents. Beet sugar should be supplied to the wholesaler at $7.25 per cwt., from the latter to the retail er at 7.6, or 1.4 below the price of cane sugar, the consumer paying not to ex ceed 9 cents a pound. Auditor McNeal inquired of grocers in Hinckley, Homer, Litchfield, Abbey ville, Weymouth, Lafayette, Lodi, Mal let Creek, Wadsworth, Valley City, Chatham, Brunswick, Seville, Sharon, besides, of course, Medina village. In most cases Mr. McNeal found that deal ers had been charging no more than 9 and 10 cents respectively for beet and cane sugar. In two or three cas es, however, it was discovered that 10 and 11 cents had been asked, the grocer excusing himself by the state ment that the extra charge offset his freight. In one case only a merchant had been charging 13 cents. Consumers should report promptly any violations, either in price or in amounts sold to individual customers, to Secretary Geo. McNeal or any other member of the county committee. In most places Mr. McNeal found that grocers were getting only enough sugar to accommodate their regular customers, while in other places mer chants had been unable to get any sugar at all for periods ranging from one week to four, and in one case for five weeks. That wholesale dealers are not ad hering strictly to orthodox dealing, was discovered the past week A local merchant had been informed by a well known Cleveland wholesale house with whom he dealt that they could not sup ply him with any more granulated sugar for a while. ' Simultaneously the merchant ascertained that the Cleveland house had sent a large ship ment to Berea merchants, also to a very large user in Medina. The Me dina man called up the wholesale firm and repeated his order for sugar and was again informed that they were out of the article. When, reminded of the two big shipments mentioned above, and without any further argu ment, the local merchant was informed that a supply of sugar would be ship ped to him at once. 7, , ALUMNI BANQUET The fifth annual banauet of the O. S. , U. alumni association of Medina ! county will be held in Medina, Fri day evening, Nov. 30, at 7 o'clock.! Tickets must be ordered bv Thursday evening from Virgil vG. Damon. 214 8. Broadway. Phone 1031. or Arthur S. Claifk, R. D. 7, phone 2R314. . SHARON GIRL WINS WASHINGTON TRIP The Medina County Domestic Sci ence contest was staged at Medina, Saturday, Nov. 24. While a smaller number of entries was made than last year, the quality of the work exhibited, especially the sewing, was above the average. Twenty-five contestants, represent ing the various schools of the county, entered the race. Miss Fern Swi gart of Sharon Center captured the Washington trip, offered by the A. I. Root Co., with a score of 92. Sec ond place was won by Elsie Ringer of East Smith Road, Medina. The following is a list of contest ants and their scores: .Fern Swigart, 92 per cent. Elsie Ringer, 84 per cent.; Nellie Clark 83 per cent, Miriam Hange, 83 per cent, Helen Biglow, 83 per cent, Eva Gara 82 per cent, Helen Franks, 82 per cent., Gertrude Kemery 80 per cent, Clara Wickwire 79' per cent, Irma Strock, 75 per cent, Ella Yost 74 per cent, Inez Beachy 74 per cent, Dorothy Clapp 73 per cent, Eva Kime 72 per cent, Irma Dague 68 per cent, Edith Seely 66 per cent, Mary Kime 65 per cent, Bea trice Sailer 64 per cent, Viola Wolf 61 per cent, Mildred Kling 57 per cent, Ruth Rohrer 56 per cent, La Vonne Clinker 56 per cent, Edria Swift (incomplete entry) 50 per cent, Ha Emerson 47 per cent, Celia West (incomplete entry) 18 per cent Besides the Washington trip given to the winner of this contest, one girl from Leroy, Miss Irma Strock, the winner among the four contestants from the Leroy school, goes to Wash ington on one of the two tickets given by Supt. R. F. Howe and his board of education. INTERESTING SCHOOL ; BOAJiOJM'ENTION The fourth annual convention of school board members for Medina coun ty was' held at the Princess theater, Medina; Saturday, Nov. 24, and, while this metting was better attended than any held previously, there should have been twice as many school board mem bers present. , Seldom, is it the privilege of any one interested in education to hear abler or more interesting addresses than those delivered by Dean Vivian, Prof. .,, . Stewart and Henry WiW- -He showed, that the changes affairs few years have thrown upon the school many new tasks. The old idea that school is a preparation for life has given place to the more modern one that school is life, and that conditions in school must approach as nearly to those which will be met with in later life as possible. The child must be made acquainted with his environment and his duties as a citizen, not simply trained in for eign languages and higher mathemat ics. He strongly emphasized the neces sity for thoroughly trained teachers of agriculture, and stated that much of the poor opinion held among farmers as to the value of teaching agriculture is due to poor training of teachers, and lack of definiteness in teaching the subject. The school which devotes one semester to a hasty survey of the whole field of agriculture, will ac complish but little. He asked for a four-year course in this subject, giv ing special attention each year to some specific branch of farming, the sub lets to be emphasized depending upon the needs of the various communities. He next turned his attention to the Smith-Hughes law, which provides, amone' other things, national aid in the pavment of teachers of asrricul ture. The conditions under which this aid can be secured are about as fol lows: First a four year course of study in agriculture must be offered such, that, each boy taking1 this course mi"t devote at leasttwo double periods daily to Agriculture and allipd sciences. Sec ond, each year every student must cur ry out some home project under the sunervision of the teacher, said pro ject to cover some complete task, like the raising of a field of corn, etc. Third, each agriculture teacher must he a BTaduate of a 4-year course in agriculture in some agricultural col leee of rpcognized standing. Fourth, said teacher must be emnloved twelve months in th year, with four weeks off for vacation. Fifth the eouip ment for the teaching of agriculture must be approved bv the inspector, and will cost about $2K0. Sixth, the course of studv must be approved bv the staix hoaH of education. Seventh, the teacher whose salary is paid by the government, must devote all his time to teaching agriculture, or. if he dops teac'' some other branchpfi. he will be naid according to the time he devotes to teaching agriculture. Dr. Vivian stated that after January 1. 1918. the entire salary of agriculture teachers, who qualify as above stated, will be paid by the national govern ment, and at least 80 per cent, of the salary in 1918. There are provisions in the law pro viding for the same arrangements to he made for teachers of home econom ics, but the plans for this have not yet been well worked out. Prof. W. F. Stewart srave his per sonal experiences in conducting a four vn.r course in agriculture at Tracy, Minnesota. He showed what can be done in Ohio under the new law. by explaining what has been accomplished in the northwest. At the morning session Henry G. William snoke elocraentlv on the "Rur al I.'fe Problem." and In the afternoon on Taxation" - W. F. M. S. MEETING The Women's Missionary societies of the M. E. church will hold their regular monthly meeting Thursday, Dec. 6, at the home of Mrs. W. A. Clement, N. Broadway. All members are cordially invited to attend. The following program will be given by the Foreign society: Music; devotionals, Mrs. Mary Reed; summary of last month's work, Mrs. Stanley; paper on The Mohammedan Religion, Mrs. Harry Foskett; "Re ligious Habits and Customs of Heath en Africa," Mrs. Tanner; "What Meth. odism is Doing for Africa," Mrs. Po cock; Review of Chap. II., "The Afr can Trail," Mrs. Ed. Smith; music; letters from our Foreign Missionary, Mrs. Kelser. DRAFTED MEN TO ORIGINAL STATUS The new selective-service regula tions have been made public by the Provost Marshal General. Supplies of them have been received by the gov ernors of states, and they are for warding them to local and district boards at once for study. Certain of the regulations went into effect on November 20, while others, notably those which govern the pro cess of selection and classification, will not go into effect until Dec. 15. . The new regulations not only re peal all preceding regulations but can cel all exemptions and dicharges which have been granted by local boards under the present system. This will restore every man to his original status, and the local boards will send a questionaire to every man who is not in the service. The completion by the registrant of this document is the first great stage of the new system, and the difficulties which will attend it are fully recog nized by the Provost Marshal General, who has begun the mobilization of the legal talent of the country to enable everyone who seeks to receive aid in the preparation of his questionaire. Under the new regulations the local boards will send out 5 per cent, of their questionaires each day for a period covering 20 days. TIjis method of distribution will allow the board to instruct, complete and file each day's questionaire without the confusion and congestion which would attend the efforts to require a larger number. The new regulations also contain a complete set of the forms to be used by the local boards, every form being printed in full, and many are complet ed Jo serve as models. 0h skilled man in any enterprise which is necessary to the public interest, he must state the facts in minute detail; but so skillfully has the questionaire been designed that every answer is an ticipated and requires only in rare in stances more than two or three words. NOTHING TO NOTHING IS FOOTBALL GAME Medina high played its last home foot ball game for the year, Friday, Nov. 23. and succeeded in holding the heavy team from Spencerian Business 7.ilel J? nowun ? "omns scure. , At that the home crowd was disappoint ed, as they had hoped for a victory. The field was covered with snow, which made quick starting difficult and seriously nanaicappea ine ngni, meuiim eleven, as their men frequently slipped and fell in starting. In fact, neither side was able to develop any offense, but both played strong on defense. Spencerian had the ball inside Me dina's 20-yard line three times, but on each occasion Medina's line held, se cured the ball on downs, and .then Hartman punted out of danger. Several different times the local boys started an offense which looked good, but each time a substantial gain was made the lynx-eyed officials saw some Medina man infringing on some one of the 57 varieties of rules. Medina's line distinguished itself throughout the game on defense. Ben nett. House, Fisher and Standon broke through frequently, throwing their op ponents for losses. Strittmatter, right end for Spencerian, was the star for the visitors. His ability to break up plays marked him as the strongest end who has played in Medina this year. Medina high winds up the season at Wadsworth Thanksgiving morning, when a hot fight is looked for. with the odds favoring the older and more experienced Wadsworth team. VESPER PROGRAM The annual Thanksgiving vesper will be held in the Methodist church next Sunday at 8.15 n. m ., central standard time. The offering will be given for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A. Army work. The choir will be as sisted by Miss Pocock and Miss Gish, sonranos. Miss .Tones, alto. Jack Dey ell. tenor, Mr. Oscar Goetz of Berea, baritone. Mr. Wayne Frarv. pianist, and Fred Adams, 'celloist; John Beck, organist and director. Following is the program: Processional, "Rejoice. Ye Pure in Heart;" Invocation; anthem, "I was srlad when they said unto me;" solo, "Jerusalem, the golden," Miss Gish; anthem, "Come unto me;" responsive readinsr; Gloria; solo, "Lead Kindly LiVht." Miss Pocock and Mr. Adams, obligate; hymn. "My Country 'Tis of Thee;" olo, selected, Mr. Adams, 'cello; solo, "Out of the Depths," Mr. Goetz, baritone; offertory, piano solo. "Polonaise" in C minor, Mr. Frary; sermon, "Forgoten Thanksgivings;" anthem. "Praise the God of our Sal vation:" recessional, "O Master. Let Me Walk with thee;" benediction. . SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. ANNA M. HOUSE Relatives and friends were both shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden death of Mrs. Anna M. House, which occurred early Monday morning at her home, 314 South Broadway. Mrs. House apparently had enjoyed the best of health and retired Sunday night without complaining of illness of any kind. She was to have called her son Ralph Monday morning in time for him to go to his work in Bar berton. .Failing to do so he over slept, and upon arising and going to his mother's room, discovered that death had ensued doubtless while she slept. The deceased was the widow of the late Geo. House, and had been a resi dent of Medina village for about eight years, coming here from Lafayette, where with her husband she was en gaged in farming for many years. Her husband died about 10 years ago. She was born May 30, 1854, thus being in her sixty-fourth year at the time of her death. Mrs. House was one of the village's most highly respected yomen, and the sympathy of a wide circle of friends are with the bereaved family in their sorrow. There survive two sons, Ralph of Medina and George of Cleveland; al so two sisters. Mrs. Daniel Nuerent of Medina and Mrs. Hartman of Muske gan, Mich. Funeral services were held from the home on Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock, Rev. Wm. J. Drew, of the Congregational church officiating. Bur ial was made in Spring Grove ceme tery. LAWYERS ASKED TO HELP DRAFT WORK In response to a telegram Tuesday from the War Council Board for Ohio, Judge N. H. McClure has issued a call for a meeting of the County Bar as sociation at the court house for next Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, at which time the lawyers of the county will be asked to give their advice, and assist the county draft board in any way possible with the vast amount of new work which is about to fall upon that body. The assistance of the bar association will be in co-operation with that of the county advisory committee recently appointed, consisting of JuHge N. H. McClure, chairman, Attorneys J. W. Seymour of Medina and John D. Owen of Wadsworth. . The county draft board will meet FILE NEEDS FOR " OFFICE CLERK HIRE The following county officers have filed with the county commissioners detailed statements of the probable amounts necessary to be expended for deputies, assistant bookkeepers, clerks and other employes in their respective offices for the year 1918. For these expenses each officer is entitled to 30 per cent of the fees collected by him during the preceding year: Treasurer Deputy and clerk hire, U796.29; preceding year $1402.47; fees certified to treasurer, $4990.73. Auditor Deputy and cierk hire, ! $1887.88; preceding year, $1657.63; fees to adit i5219.i7. Probate judgeDeputy clerk. $720; din yearfe $600; fees certified to robate judge ?2671.04. Recorder Deputy and clerk hire, 1201.26; preceding yer $1022.67; fees ; certified to recorder $a5uiU7. Clerk Deputy and clerk hire $660; preceding year $660; fees certified, $1194.54. Sherifl" Deputy and assistant, $540; preceding year $454; fees certified, $1624.44. BACK FROM FRANCE Donald Breckenridge, grandson of Mrs. W. H. Zimmerman of 432 Blake avenue, who for the past three months has been in army service in France, arrived in Medina Tuesday for a fly ing visit. Mr. Breckenridge's home is in Franklin, Pa. He went to France last spring with the unit from Cornell university, in the Red Cross depart ment. Later he was transfered to the ammunition train, there being alack of men in that department. He haa been back to the states for about a week and expects to return to France in a few days. Tuesday afternoon he addressed the high school concerning his experiences abroad. CAR STRIKES WOMAN A Lodi woman, whose name could not be learned, nearly lost her life on Tuesday evening by being struck by a southbound limited at a stop near the county infirmary. It was dark and the woman asked Joe DeWolf of Me dina, who was standing near by, for a match, with which to signal the car. No sooner had she bent over to light the match on the track than the rr approached and struck her, throwing her to one side. She escaped un injured save for a badly bruised arm. The car stopped and the woman was helped on and taken to Lodi. LIBERTY BONDS COMING? Federal reserve bank officials say that Liberty bonds of the second Hue will likely be available at all hanks by the end of the week. Because ro many were paid for in full, the srov ernment's engraving facilities " ere swamped. The bonds to be delivrrd at this time will bear 4 semi-r n nrl coupons, the remainder of the counons to be attached before the first two years end. As to the conversion 4s, thopp for which 8 l-2s will be exchanged the federal reserve bank cannot tell a yet when these will be ready. :