The Chronicle-Telegram from Elyria, Ohio • Page 1

THE EVENING TELEGRAJVl VOL XIV. NO. 49. ELYRIA, OHIO. A 23, 1911.

OFFERING WILL GO TO NURSES HOME Rev. John Grant to Preach Sermon at Church of Christ, Thursday Morning. The proceeda of the offering at the Thanksgiving service at the cf Chrto, Thursday morn- Ing, at 10:30 o'clock, will be presented to the new home for the nurees of the Memorial Hospital staff. MORE OIL LEASES x'UT IN APPEARANCE Over 400 Gas and Oil Leases Have Been Filed With in Past Month. Over 400 oil and gas leases been filed with Recorder E.

A. Douglass, during the paet' month, 23 more being olaced on; record, Saturday mcrnir-g. In case a valuable oil or gas! 'field should be located in the west REFEREE LEONARD IN MEDINA Louis Henninger Avoids Ooly 162 Places Author- Arrest by Appearing Voluntarily ANOTHER I iy Invited to offer thanks with the congregation. SPARK BURNS $250 WaRIH OF THE FILMS ized to Sell Liquor for Next Six Months fby Che the leases. concerns having op ions, ighto contained in the Baptists Begin Two-Dav Observance of 75th Natal Day MUCH COMPETITION Henry Burden, Grafton Sato n- keeper, Changes to Guilty FIRE and is Assessed Result or Raids County Gete $250 and Five Machines Will be" Destroyed.

PROOF ROOM AT THE AMERICAN THEATER PREVENTS LOSS. a flash of flaime and a puff tihat filled the American at the close of the Friday $250 wortb of moving Cheap lives in This County are not Abie to zUna the Maue on them by tteii Conuuct- eti Less 1'nan u-iKh. teen haioons to go out of Business in City Loses at One Parlor. CONTRACTS AWARDED NO HOSE ORDERED BOARD OF OpNi-ROL ACTED ON CONTRACTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. John Howlett aerve tue warrant The saloon business in Tte.

no. i. appar.nO, not The board of control, Friday afternoon, awarded file contract for Elm street sewer, i 0 re Lorain'Roas, of this city, for the MANY VISITORS COME Guukleman Case is Occupying the Attention of Local Attorney. Medina, Nov. 25-- The first I ing of the creditors Charles H.

Guakieman, tne Viiley GLy merchant and private banker, who forced into bankruptcy on Oct. 10, and who is under indictment 'i-ere on the charge of ment, was held here before James H. Leonard, of Elyria, refe.ee. Claims to the amount of over 120,000 were allowed, after which an examination of the bankrupt gone into. G-unkleman being put a three-hour's grilling! L.

S. and County Officials to Meet Next Saturday Opening With Old Fashioned Cov- Mooting baturuay" Afternoon, a inception wUi Follow At Night anil luree Services in Charge of former Pastors will be Held During Uie Day and Evening Sunday. LEASE iv is aasieung At-i torney Prank W. Woods, the re-! oeiver aptpointed by tfhe court. The Action to Terminate Franchise Given Elecetxic Line for Use of Erie Avenue Bridge in Will Probably Be Settled Out Of Court by Commissioners, Prose- ecutor, and Representatives of Company.

of GunkeJman in the cf cie receiver, amounts to aibout $6,000. He is said to owe of $40,000. G-unklennan was questioned by Attorney Morgan witfti a view to ascertaining where the money which he had accumulated during With an old fashioned Saturday his 30 years business career had 'thirty people left In pe rbus as it was a year ago, ac- the list certified to tne issued for his of the theater. Although startled the cora i to the list cerunea 10 mo sevetal twot machines confiscated in au iience showed no signs of panic county treasurer by the auditor, of the 0 pect to engage la the raids on county sa- and out of the loons this week, Louis Henninger. firemea were LOUIS uenmager.

firenwu were in. Although bus i ne ss during the coming of Lorain, Saturday, presented bad)ly wared and blaobene with tuat himself to Prosecutor Stevens, smoke, Frank Berger, the open- S1X m(n (Henninger was taken before Jus- she madhines, was unhurt, i tice of nhe Peace John Conaway, Berer had started the last film Wnen notlce was pleaded guiity and was fined $75 cbe matinee performance auditor a year ago saloon men and cosis. Hie machines will had switched it onto the electric from Lorain. who anticipated con chase 500 feet of hose of extra tmues unt a quality and durability be used berg Qf dn conaection wfth the higth pres- se be destroyed. Changes His Plea.

uau it wui.v/ uuo motor that can "be used in lieu of ducting thirst parlors, 134 oi 'tnem oanges human motive power and was pre- informed him mat they wished to Henry Barden, Grafton saloon- jjaring to p-ul a film in the second retain their names on the Dow tax keeper, in whose place Constaible machine ready for the first even- duplicate, but this year only 114 Hewlett found gambling apparatus, fag performance when a spark nave Dignified their intention of changed this mind about allowing from the electric arc llgfots ignited dealing i Uquors, eighteen hav -l ton wag pron ounced the grand jury to pass oa tHe evi- one of the films. THe thousand- ing flecided to make a ving doc OAive street' afternoon covenant meeting, the Ingleton seventy.lifiih anniversary of the Granger for the sum of $1,950. founding of tne First Baptist The board also decided to pur- accu1nu opened Saturday and evening. An effort will be made next Sat. urday to settle out oi court the ago by oust the Railroad becom of suit filed several months rroaecutor dtevens to mt sure streams develoiped by the new auto engines.

WELLINGTON MAN IS NOT AT ALL CRAZY Lisle Degnan, '4, of Welling- sane by two dcnce against him and Satur- foot celluloid strip flared up and day reappeared in Conway's was no more. The flames corn- court changed his plea of "notUunteated to tlhe film in the ma- guilty" made Thursday, and was chine that was in operal ion and -fined $75 and costs. It cost too, was destroyed. made other occupation. Slight Decrease Last year -there were 33 places engage list of I doctors, Saturday morning, a war- uaat having 'been secured by his (relatives, charging Wai witfh being I I 1 church have prepared ral years and had lost on pastors to entertain many visitors and signed by him for in this city authorized to in the Hquoc traffic, but a an insane rrr.

were arrested and the time they arraigned. Heard of Warrant. Wenninger -was unaware that there -was a warrant his arrest -until he read of the fact in tine newspapers, Friday- Deciding to (appear voluntarily Instead of wait- Ing his arrest, Henninger came to Elyria and paM fate fine. Barden experienced a change of heart in his caee over nigfct and changed plea guilty. Only Left iGeonge Beavor, also a saloonkeeper, pleaded not burned celluloid poured out the two small oblong openings in the picture room a-nd filled the theater.

Captain Ertaskorn, of Pire Co. No. 3 was standing in tthe rear of the theater watcfbing the -picture. He seized a hand chemtcal and ran up the -tairs to the small room. The only bit of wood Jn the room was around the openings and al- was charred there was though no fire.

The rocm are operated proof, the walls, floor and ceiling treasurer, this time, showing that at least one man has made other arrangements for the next six months. Altogether there will places where, the weary can quench his thirst at various points In the county, Amherst possessing 8 saloons, Avon, 2 and Grafton village and township, 6. person. has fbeen ild for eome time and jit is thought hat his weakened condition caused him to become exceedingly angry with imemibers of be 162 wayfarer where the machines are absolutely fire- Cause Unknown Just why there is such a decrease in the number of applicant, tions cannot be lained un lf; constructe-d of concrete, it be that jobs are not as plentiful they were a year ago and that night, la held in $250 for his before lspreading; to the but firemen made an investigation be- Burned to u. centra, January grana jury.

Ration. Performances were given In the evening as usual. SENATOR SRISTOW GOMES TO OBERLIN KANSAN WHO STIRRED U. SOLONS. LECTURES TUESDAY.

tor Hennimger is the last of the number that was issued following the raids. Investigation Sweeping. In making his investigation, Howlett made a thorough canvass of he county. Every saloon outeMe of Elyria and Lorain Which are waWbed by the police of those cities, was visited and wherever machines were found they were confiscated. The fines paid total $250 ind more than worth of machines will 'be destroyed.

"Fire! Fire!" said Mr. Mc- Gu'ire, "Where? "Where IV said Mr. O'Hare, "Down town," said Mr. Brown, "Oh! I'll sleep like -a top," said Mr. Hopp.

Because all my property Is amply favor of the grafters, insured in good reliable companies er8 and the S. The second nunYber on the Ober- Hn U. L. A. Lecture Course will (be given oy Senator Joseph L.

Bris- MRS, WARD DIES SATURDAY MORNING WELL KNOWN WOMAN LIVED HERE FORTY YEARS--PU- MONDAY. Mrs. Ella Wrd, wife oi D. Frank Ward, died ait 2 Saturday morning at the of Kansas. He will speak iu Finney Chapel, Tuesdap night, No- 28 at 7:30 o'clock.

Bris- was elected United States Senator from Kansas In 1909 and has the In- tihe sen- ewer since been ner and corrupt ate and making exposing Teals in more men have less to spend for liquor than was the case twelve months ago. The fact that eight counties in the state have recently flopped from the dry to the wet column, may have had tendency to Induce saloonkeepers in Lorain to open places In the territory heretofore barred to 'the sale of liquor. $500 the Price Those who intend to sell liquor during the coming half year, must pay into the county treasury, prior to December 21, the sum of $500, that aimount lbeing the test half of the annual demand made upon the person engaged in the sale of liquors. Seek Best Places The cheap saloon, so common few years ago, is steadily being relegated to the "has ibeen" class and men especially in this city are beginning to frequent the more it clear that the of this country are fleeced almost to the extinction poinli in "ie graib- Brlstow has been connected with the Investigation of the Cuban Postal frauds; appointed special Panama Railway Commtesionfr 1905 and was assigned by President Tatt to investigate Pacinc Regular meeting King Solcxmon'Steamship Lines in 1907 No 56 A. M.

will be tow's lecture will deal with the a evening, November problems that confront the Amen 27, 1911, at 7 o'clock. Election ran people totoy including th represented by Gust No. 318-319-320 Elyria blonjk, Elyria, O. Telephone 245 or 845L. -ATTENTION.

of officers. A. J. PTXCHER, W. M.

great trust problem the railroad and his remedy or existing evils W. TA9MAN. Sec'y WANTED. "No one should miss the Sty of hearing Senator Bristow. MARRIAGE LICENSES.

the household. several of (the former the church. Saturday evening ithere will be a reception to the visitors by the members of the church following a dinner served by the ladies. On Sunday there will be three services, morning, afternoon and evening. The old fashioned covenant meeting.

Rev. Bowden is well of especial interest to those residents of Elyria now who were here and remember the Incidents connected with the church and town iu the years following the Civil War. Rev. H. H.

Bowden, of Granville, 0. be back to help celebrate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the church and will conduct the meeting. Rev. Bawden is well The examination was November 29. what had he 30 85 1 Iroia the kast trie avenue viaduct reverses for sev- On that day a cnofer- county continued' Doan Ol commissioners and officials of the railroad will be held at borain.

other persons. ence HIS BATH TUB IS LIKE A BRY DOCK Rut Mr. Cooper Weighs Pounds and Needs the Room 400 Philadelphia, Nov. 25--Ellison N. Cooper, secretary of the Penn Reduction has just received the champion bathtub of the world.

It is large enough to float a rowboat in. Heretofore Mr. Cooper has had to take his bath in sections. He stands 6 feet 4 inches and weighs tub, the pride of his residence, the older residents, he about 4M pOTmdg new bath- having "been here aa pastor 1866 to 1872. His son Rev.

Sam Bowden, who has been a missionary in India 7 feet, 4 Inches long, 3 feet 4 inches wide, 4 feet deep and weighs It will hold 800 loosing toward a new agreement tue use of the bridge. Couierence Postponed The conterence was scheduled for today, but as the county com- jmissioners had reached no agree. iment upon a proposition to make to the company me meeting was postponed. During the 'coming week the commissioners' ultimatum to the imerurban corporation will be fixed and given to the railway officials on the following Sat. urday.

Although the petition filed Prosecutor Stevens asks aa tion restraining the company -aing the bridge by agreer the restraining order was he! abeyance until the final dete: ation of 'the suit. The compas still using the bridge and vie its old franchise. Claims Franchise Void The ouster suit is based on v. pounds. it WUl uoiu ouu married an Elyria girl, daughter gallon3 of water and i ma of N.

L. Cotton of the Amherst porcelain foar e8 thick. Junct. They will be home in Fob- After fcwo gteel girderg ar put ln ruary, after an absence of seven Mf Cooper 8 house to support the claim that the franchise given the company by a former board of commissioners is perpetual and o'clock family home 336 Sixth street, after a onig illness. Mrs.

Ward was 60 veers old last February and lived Elyria forty years. The funeral will be held from the house Monday aifternoon at o'clock, the Rev. J. H. Grant, bf the -First Congregational ch'Urph officiaiiing.

SUPPER. The Ladies of St. Paul's church will give a good sujpper at G. A. R.

hall, Saturday, 4:30 to 9 p. m. Price 2c. bazaar Home 'bake sale reasonable prices and pretentious bar rooms where the cording to law. best service is to be secured and the places conducted on a business like plan.

NOTICE. The carpenter who took the tools from the Werner house on B. B. Court, on the nights of November 6 and 18, vaa seen, and is known, Itf said tools are not returned on or ibefore November 23 said party w4H be R. ac- W.

KELOH. Amhereft, 0 DONATION DAY AND ANNUAL DINNER The anaual dinner and donation for tihe Benefit of the Old Ladies' Home, will be held at the Home Friday, Nov. 24. Dinner served at 5:30 p. m.

The Home in great need of supplies and trustees plead for generous donations. ll-22-3t fix carpenters at once. Corner Adairs and Bond Charle? streets. H. A.

Beck, Pen-Wk, and eral Contractor. ii-as-st ria -SANFORD E- HAWKINS, AGED F. Cra.wford. 32, Lorain, fireman and Sadie Pie-ce, 36. Lorain.

FnsselTrran, 21, Lo-di, Soules, 18, n'n-e weeks, d'ed Friday the home of his parents, 362 I-umbus street. Sarah Rath returned this to her home in Pittsburp, a few days with Mrs. Rath, of Glendale court. Deduction Bobby--Sister's got a beau all- -ight! Tommy--What makes you think so? Hobby--She used to say: "Bob. bv.who's calling?" when the phone bell rang.

Now she runs herself in- of telling me. -o IRY THE TEUBGRAM COLUMN Sunday, the day upon which he anniversary falls, will be the reat day. Rev, W. A. Spinney, of Philadelphia, will deliver the ermon at the 10 o'clock service.

3 in the afternoon there will be reminiscence meeting. In the ev- bathtub he will te able to take a ttath in comfort. therefore invalid. led that the $400 SPLENDID PROGEAM AT LOCAL CHUECH It is also claim- per year rental provided in the lease is much les. than the use of the bridge worth.

The commissioners will undoub-. edly demand a substantial crease in rent for 'the bridge i tne ev- The Men3 Club Sundav 6 venIn also make the lease for a term ning Judge Webber will Deliver a service at the FIrst Congregational year8 A11 tflree memb ers have hort address which will be follow, church, tomorrow evening, will ferent ideas on the SUDje0 but by a sermon by Rev E. have for the invited speaker Con-i their metill a advance of tL of Rochester, Y. 'Both gasman Paul Rowland. His sub- confereace witn the company 01- he Revs Spinney and Knapp are will be in keeping with the ficiala will coma to an agreement.

nro- the casfi can be 8euted am xveva. tiLiiuiicj auu ormer pastors of the local church. Thanksgiving season haying, pre- The church was organized in sumably the national outlook and icably a long legal battle will be 1836 with reven members by the Aching upon questions upper, avoided as undoubtedly neither Rev. Daniel Waite who had just most in the ublic mlnd at tbe side would abide by the decision of i. if ttlrt 41 nrfW i i 1 from the Hamilton, time.

The musical pro- either the Y. theolgical seminary and had will be choice In its offerings (X)urt8 ome west as a missionary. Meet- of -est electionsas pleas or circuit ngs were held in the courthouse and in the "Yellow schoolhouse" that stood on the site of the city hall until the spring of 1838 when he first church, a small wooden Anthem, Lord How i Solo, The Lord is My Miss Webster Anthem. "Sing Unto the Manifold ELYBIA MAN ANNOUNCES Allitsen structure was finished on the corner wlujre the present church Ye Kingdoms" The site was donated by Dwt, from Hymn of Praise Heman Ely. That church was used until 1884 when the present church Mrs.

Clancy Mr. And The club extends a cordial invi- unando C. brunner. a city electrician, 618 E. 103rd street, and 'Miss Hazel Belle Root, Collinwood, were so greatly in fear of publicity in the event of their wedding 19 and were married in Windsor, Canada.

The bride then joined tation to everyone. building was built with funds raised in a campaign similar to the one recently waged for the Y. M. C. A.

From the small beginning A -pv QTfVPM of the Rev. Waite the church has UNADILLA BY STORM "HULLY" GEE TOOK grown to oe one of the largest and trongest in the city. LOCAL CONTRACTOR REQUESTED TO PAY Former Telegram Humorist Made Good -on Opening Night in Dear old Georgia Royal H. Gee, formerly of the Telegram staff, concluded his first evening's engagement with the Na- 0an tional Lyceum company, at Una- The Elyria and Company, has brought, suit to re- dilla, Georgia, Thursday cover the of $1,210.75 which he having to force his way through it alleges to be due from Nathan the R. signs which barred Siegel, of this city.

Sol Mendel- entrance to the theatre. Gee writes son is said to have an interest that aceofding to the press notices in the property given as security tendered him that he must have by Siegel and he Is also made scored a decided hit. party defendant. groom less honeymoon through the West. Brunner returned to Cleveland.

Mrs. Brunner waited several weeks before she informed her family of the runaway match. Friday the wedding was announced at a reception given in honor of th9 couple at the home of tne groom's parents. THE ELEGANT SUPPBR AT the Old Ladies' Home last even- evening, ing was a Pkndid success, thanks to tihe committee having It iharge and those serving The for Soft Feathers ton, to the niest for today of her mother. Mrs.

Diantha Rocfcwood of Chestnut street. ma er Down Home is adsc very grateful tb-e fine shower of groceries from west Bridge and Water streets. The sanitary sewei of west Fifth street, was the cause for a complaint from Dr. C. H.

Cusling. at the council meeting. Tuesday e-en- it is thourht the trouble 1'es In the drain fnm his house to the street. The will investigate the matter..