News-Journal from Mansfield, Ohio • 2

Were is of was 1 TWO THE MANSFIELD MONDAY. MARCH 26. 1923 REAL PROBLEM TO SETTLE CASE OF THREE BOYS Testimony Introduced in Court Shows Deplorable Condition Here PARENTS UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR BOYS Judge Bissman Tells of Experience and Adjusts Several Cases None of Mansfield's gocial, elvie, religious agencies have welfare or thus far been successful in coping with existing deplorable conditions. This is the status of the case as it resolved itself In Judge W. J.

Bissman's court this morning following the hearing of three boys custody late last week as taken continued, result of robbery of the Bushthe nell school, East Fourth street. The three boys who had hearings this morning were Charles Shaffer, Schogal and Clifford MeWillian Nealy. Probation Officer Dent InSpecial troduced some testimony, based on conditions he found during Investigations, which showed conclusively some undesiruble atmosphere. Prof. H.

H. Helter, superintendent schools, was during of city hearing and was amazed to hear the some of the things which the questoning brought out. Condition of Homes. "The greatest thing we have to with is the actual home conditton," said Judge Bissman. "Here three boys who are just at the age are they will go in two directions; wehn will be for good, the other tor one bad.

How are we going to direct them properly?" Judge Bissman does not believe that boys sent to the Lancaster reform school return to their homes greatly benefitted in the majority of cases. Consequently he is eager to adopt if possible, to bring other about a correct and a reform on the part of the youth. Here's One Sentence. The case of Clifford McNealy is a typical one. The boy has reached the fifth grade in school.

He is not of a high type of mentality, but there is nothing especially vicious about him. He told the court he was beaten and flogged at home. This his father, who was present, dented. this boy home and treat him right," ordered Judge Bissman. "Here is a card to be filled out and brought here once a week.

The card shows what the boy does after school hours- he stays hone evenings, he leaves promptly for school and is a general survey of his week's Another card will be sent to the school where the boy attends, The teacher will fill it out for a week and on Saturday it will be taken to Floyd Dent's office for inspection. The cases of the other two boys were continued until tomorrow when the parents could be morning brought into court. Dent Has Good Plan, Floyd Dent has a which he expects to put into effect at once. He has been working on it for several weeks and now feels that it la perfected. "The sentence that Judge Bissman imposed upon young McNealy this morning is typical of the construetive work which he is says Dent, who in addition juvenile court work is also head of the Boy Scouts movement in Mansfield.

Dent plans to gather together many boys from all sections of Mans- field and each Saturday morning take them to the gymnasium of the Salvation Army building for physical exercises and recreation. Haven't Been Touched. "These boys haven't been touched yet," says Dent. "There is no place that has been able to get them together. Now I am going 10 try to get them together and interest them in athletic work.

"Possibly I will fail but I don't think so. Through the co-operation of our Boy Scouts organization hope to get them started on a new line and keep them away from the streets and bad influences." Dent told of investigations he has made in court this morning and read like accounts of the slum districts of the world's greatest cities. To make his report more forceful he brought into court a little fellow but 10 years old. Child Tells His Story. Arnold is the son of an American woman who some time ago married foreigner.

He has several older brothers and sisters. The family for a time lived in a few rooms above a northside soft drink place. Conditions became such that juvenile court authorities compelled them to move. "My mother works when she can," the child says. "But she's sick a lot of the time, The nurse told her she shouldn't go to the factory any more, but she went this morning.

I sell papers. My stepfather can't talk very good English. He never gives me anything." The little fellow wore an ill-fitting coat, boots and a tattered cap. Dent took him to Salvation Army headquarters and provided him with new clothing. The report says that Arnold sells papers each day, "He's a fine litle ellow but what is to become of him in such an environment as the one he now has," says Dent.

Court officials and those who heard the proceding, including CATHOLICS GIVEN PALM ON SUNDAY Holy Week Is Ushered in At St. Peter's by Reading of Christ's Passion Palm Sunday, celebrating the triumphal entry of Christ into Jersalem and marking the beginning of Holy Week, was commemorated with special sevices at St. Peter's Roman Catholic church Sunday, Hundreds of Catholics, who attended the morning services were given feasted, palms, emblematic of the Christ's passion was read at all the masses yesterday. prior The the palm 10 blessed just to o'clock mass by Rev. R.

C. Goebel, pastor of St. Peter's, assisted by Father Danielak, assistant pastor, At the 10 o'clock mass the gospel of Ohrist'8 last sufferings as narrated by St. Matthew was chanted by er Goebel. Catholics of the city were called upon at all the masses to prepare for the Holy, week services, the concluston the Lenten season.

services beginning on Wednesday evening will be held at St. Peter's. A sermon on Christ's passion will be preached by Father Danielak Wednesday evening. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will be celebrated following the sermon by Rev. R.

C. Goebel, the pastor, The solemn ceremonies of Holy week will begin Thursday morning at the 8 o'clock mass, including the procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the repository. The Holy Hour will be commemorated at 7:30 o'elock Thursday evening when Catholics will assemble to remain an hour in remembrance of Chriat's request to his apostles, when he asked them to spend an hour with him in the garden of Gesthemane, preceding the climax to his sufterings. Mass of the Pre-sanctified, and veneration of the Cross will be celebrated at 8 o'clock Good Friday morning. The three hours devotion in honor of the three hours agony of our Savior on the Cross will be held from 12 o'clock until 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

The evening services will consist of al Good Friday sermon, veneration and stations of the Cross at 7:30 o'clock The solemn blessing of the new fire, and Easter water will be celsbrated at the 8 o'clock mass on Holy Saturday morning. Confessions be heard at various hours during the week. Catholies are expected to visit the confessional and receive Holy Communion during Holy week. A number of out-of-town members of the clergy will be here during the week to assist in the services. Five masses will be celebrated at St.

Peter's on Easter Sunday, The first mass will be at 5:30 o'clock, and the others will follow at 7, 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30. The 10 o'clock mass will be the solemn high mass, and Father Goebel will be colebrant. Solemn vespers, and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will conelude the week's services at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. LENTEN NOONDAY MEETING HELD AT FIRST M. E.

CHURCH Rev. C. B. Hess was the speaker at the Lenten noonday meeting today held at the First Methodist church with a large attendance. The meeting was in charge of Rev.

G. E. Kent, and held under the auspices of the association. Prof. R.

A. Chubb led the singing and gave a solo. The theme of the speaker was, "Jesus Illustrating Life in the Crucible of Temptation." Among other interesting thoughts expressed was that of a new grip on Jesus, which will make the Lenten noonday meetings worth while. A new conception of the work of the Master may be attained through the meetings which will continue throughout the week. PENNEY EMPLOYE ILL H.

E. Nelson, South Main street, an employe of the Pennel company, has been seriously ill at his home from the effects of a congested ear. The congestion cleared away this morning and he is greatly Improved today, LEAVE FOR HOME Mrs. A. U.

O'Hearn and daughter, Mary Collette, were able to leave the Eleanor Thomas sanitarium yesterday and go to their home on the South Main road. SON BORN A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Liffle, 391 West Fifth street last evening at the General hospital. PATIEN TADMITTED A.

O. Humbert of Ganges, was admitted to the Eleanor Thomas sanitarium yesterday. erintendent Helter, confessed they had no direct solution of the problem at this time. ST. PAUL'S GUILD SPECIAL SERVICE The evening service St.

Paul's Lutheran church Sunday a beau tifully arranged service in charge of the St. Paul's Guild, of which Miss assistMary Kelsey president, and ing her the following committees: Mrs. William Fenn, Stra, Paul Kuhn and Mrs. Philip Wappuer, welcome committee: Mrs. Otto Krebs, Mrs.

Kuhn and Miss Scior, arrangements; Mrs. W. Linn, Mary, Stella Arras and Miss Catherine Schafer, program: Mrs. Delbert Harden, and Miss Anna Delp, decorating: each of these committees was assisted by the president. A number of the Guild membera, ineluding Mrs.

Chester Grandon, Mrs. Roy Swaney, Miss Carrie Emmons, and Mrs. Leo Berg. also neted 85 ushers. The program was a fine combination of muste and a sermon by the pastor, Rev.

P. W. Rohifing. Mrs. Bruce Phell presided at the organ and accompanied the choir, who, under the direction of Miss Arras, gave several flue Sunday anthems.

Miss Schafer and Ernest Schafer aided in the accompaniment, also with Mrs. Phoil playing 11 violin and organ trio. Rev. Rohiting spoke on the subject: "How to Celebrate Holy Week." HARDING BODY ARRIVES TONIGHT Mansfield Physician Who Died In Florida Last Week to be Buried Here The body of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Harding, second cousin of Warren G.

Harding, president of the United States, and Mansfield physician, who died in Sebring, Friday, will arrive in Mansfield this evening and will be taken to his home at 44 West Second street. Funeral services, will be held Tues. day afternoon o'clock. conducted by Rev. Foster C.

Anderson, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Harding is a double cousin of the president. Buth his father and mother were full cousins of the nation's chief executive. The president was vacationing in Florida the time Harding's death, but a few miles separating them.

A sister of Dr. Harding's, Mrs. Mary Marshman, lives on the old Harding farm between Galion and Bloomville. Dr. Harding was born in Waupan, Oct.

5, 1861. He has been a practicing physician in the city of field for over thirty years. He was a Mason, being affiliated with Venus Lodge, F. A. M.

No. 152, a member lot Royal Arch Masons, Mansfield chapter No. 28, and Mansfield Council 94, R. S. the Independent Order of Foresters, and the Sons of Veterans.

He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Foster C. Diehl, of Mansfield, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Marshman, of near Galion. Burial will be made in Mansfield cemetery, COMPANY WANTS RECEIVER NAMED Claims 110 Consideration in Transfer; Meeker Charges Abandonment.

Divorce That the transfer of lot No. 6269 in the city of Mausfield from Enola Bailey to W. H. Bailey may be declared void and a receiver be appointed to take charge of the property is asked in a case case styled The Bissman company against W. H.

Bailey, filed In common pleas court. The company claims this transfer was made without consideration, that Enola Bailey was indebted to the Bissman company, that W. H. Bailey knew of this indebtedness. The company further claims Enola Bailey had not enough property left to pay this debt.

Huston and HutchIson the attorneys for the Bissman company. CHARGES ABANDONMENT Ira W. Meker charges in his divorce petition that his wife Minnie Meeker has abandoned him and their two small children and is now living in Bucyrus. The husband further charges that his wife associates with people of Immoral character. He says she is 110 associating with a man known as Jack James and refuses to come back to Mansfield, Meeker represents to the court that his wife left him once before and he had to put the children in the children's home.

Meeker asks through his attorneys McBride Wolfe for a divorce and the custody of the children A Wise Purchase is the Best Eronomy "SALADA" TEA 348 is the wisest purchase you can make. Pure, Fresh and so Delicious- Just try it FIRST LUTHERAN HAS BANNER I DAY Class of Thirty One Young People Received Into Church By Confirmation The First Lutheran church had a banner day yesterday. It was confirmation Sunday, A class of 32 young people-21 boys and 11 girls -made their confession of faith in Jesus Christ and took their church vows. The service was an Impressive one, from the time that the class entered from the rear of the church in a processional while the choir sang they were given the right of Christian fellowship and love. The members of the confirmation class were: BOYS- -Donald William Ackerman, Robert Faust Anderson, Arthur James Baxter, Thomas Carl Blizzard, Theodore Eugene Culler, Robert Frederick Glessner, Norman Paul Gross, Elmer Murle Hammaker, Merle Lawrence Hassinger, William Leo Hedrick, Charles Frederick Lucas, Robert Erman McCready, Dale Hersh Miller, Kenneth Berry Miller, Harry Edward Oster, Edward Luther Smith, George Richard Sprens, James Tilden Sproul, Everett Winfield Trine, Kenneth Luther Wolf, Charles Zediker.

GIRLS--Ruth Eunice Ackerman, Mildred Agnes Carnahan, Jane Roselind Crider, Mary Naomi Hall, Leona Mae Miles, Mabel Iona Pifer, Evelyn Josephine Sonner, Catharine Stecker, Fay Eva Jeane Webber, Mary Arlene Yarnell, Martha Louise Zellner. The decorations of the church, consisting of palms and ferns without any flowersone reported 08 having the most beautiful of any Palm Sunday. The church was crowded for all services. The Sunday school had 2 spring rally day. There were 1276 present, including seven new scholars.

There has not been a since January without one or more new scholars Joining the school. The Sunday school orchestra, consisting of more than twenty players under the direction of Prof. Collins and which has been playing only for songs up to this time, gave its first orchestral, number during the Sunday school hour. The congregation is looking forward to Easter as another big day. On Easter Sunday night, the augmented choir of 30 voices under the leadership of Prof.

Chubb will sing an Easter cantata. Vitality and Strength Follow This Advice Cambridge, I look back I wonder how much sickness I could have avoided, had I known of and taken Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription when I first showed of nervousness and a decline in strength. I was willing to try anything that was suggested to me and did try many things, but none seemed to reach the seat of the trouble or do me any good. At last I heard of Dr.

Pierce's Favorite Prescription, when my condition was very low, and its tonic strengthening effect was felt before bottle was entirely used, by increased strength and cheerfulness of spirits. I continued taking it until I had used six bottles, when there was no need for me to use it further, as I was a well E. A. Stevens, 405 S. 8th St.

Obtain this "Prescription" of Dr. Pierce's now of your nearest drug gist, in tablets or liquid, and start on the high road to health and good looks. Write Dr. Pierce, Pres. Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo, N.

for HEED THE WARNING IF YOU COUGH START TAKING FATHER JOHN'S MEDICINE AT ONCE Coughs are danger signals. Don't neglect them. They won't get well unless you treat them rightly. You must heal the lining of the breathing passages. For this purpose Father John's Medleine has proven of special value.

Its soothing, healing elements lieve the irritation of the breathing passages. Its strength giving elements are so prepared that they are easily taken up by a weakened system which is thus enabled to get rid of the trouble. You can gain strength and health by taking Father John's Medicine to relieve your cough and be'ld new flesh. MRS. M' COY DIES AT HOME SUNDAY EVENING Mra.

Mary Condon McCoy, wife of Ira McCoy, died at the family home, 154 Luther place, Sunday evening at 11:30 o'clock, after a lingering illness. She was born in Mansfield March 1852, and has spent her entire life in this vicinity, She is survived by her husband, and two sisters, Mrs. Helen A. Bailliett, of Abelene, and Mra. F.

D. Weher, of Mansfield. She has been a member of St. Luke's Lutheran church tor many years. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.

FORMER MANSFIELD MAN DIES AT WASHINGTON Word received yesterday by Mansfield relatives tells of the death suddenly Sunday morning of B. F. Lash, at his home in Washington, D. C. Mr.

Lash, who has been ailing with heart trouble for some time, but has not been bedfast, was found dead in bed by his son. Mr. Lash, who is 75 years old, was born near Bellville, and when but a child moved to Manstield, where he resided until 22 years ago, when he moved to Washington. While in this elty he was employed with the B. 0.

railroad company, and resigned that position to take up government work in Washington, from which he was retired on a pension two years ago. Lash is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Oris D. Mitchell, of Los Angeles; two sons, John G. Lash, of this city, and Joseph of Charles H.

Lash, Dickson avenue, is a nephew of the deceased. Burial will be made in the Arlington cemetery, where his wife, who died three years ago, is also buried. This morning John Lash, and a nephew, Nud Lash, left for Washington to attend the funeral. PARENTS OF SON Mr. and Mrs.

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HELD SUNDAY AT CLUB ROOMS The last of the Lenten series of Ventpers was held in the Y. W. C. A. club room yesterday afternoon, with a fine attendance, Taking as his text, Corinthians, 2:6, Rev.

C. W. Schwartz spoke of not only between man and God but also between individuals, to the extent that this co-operation will do away with selfishness. A treat waS enjoyed when the quartet from the First Congregational church, comprised of Mrs. W.

J. Hazeltine, Mrs. Grace Timanus, J. T. Thomas and Carl Schwier, sang several fine selections.

Tea was served by the Cheero club and members and friends lingered throughout the social hour for the last chat. CASE OF TONSILITIS Miss Dorothy Losh, West Fourth street 1g ill at her home with an attack of tonsilitis. cold, fur Quick action with Dr.KING'S NEW DISCOVERY the family cough syrup DR. BELL'S Pine Tar Honey Roommande ba users fir or el third of a centupl Breaks Coughs and Colds People everywhere are finding relief for coughs and colds in this dependable prescription of anold family physician. Dr.

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FREUNDLICH a CO and IN $1.50 $2.50 MANSFIELD RESEARCH CLUB MEETS The Phychological Research club meets this evening in the studio of Miss Florence MacDonald, Park avenue west. A false tooth bears the same relation to a natural that cork does to your good right leg. To know how good a cigarette really can be you must try a- STRIKE CIGARETTE, It's toasted) BROWNELL'S Easter Specials FOR MEN WOMEN AND GROWING GIRLS $4.85 $5.45 $5.85 MEN GET IN ON OUR $5 to $6 TROTTERS Lots of CHILDREN'S Low Shoes AT A LOW PRICE DROWNELL SHOE CO. Across from Vonhof Hotel.