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INA DEMOCRAT
. Farm or Fight seems to be the
government slogan. Wur Food
It uued to take two or three
buHliels of corn or potatoei to buy
a year's subscription to The Demo
crat. You know the situation now
Shoot the dollar this way aa soon
as you can.
Captain Jenkins may be ordered to
rake a list of those who ought to
do farm work or enllut.
EiUblUhad M., 1I9J.
Bntnad thClin..l Ma.jpott-offiM Mcod-elu nail mattai.
Volume 22, Number 4
Carlin & Carlin, Publishers
Celina, Ohio, May 4, 1917
THE
CEL
DAMAGES
In Sum of $15,00!) Sought for
Death of Wife
Rockford Electric Light Company
Defendant In Salt Brought
by C. J. Schumm.
C. J. Schumm, as administrator of
the estate of Jeanette Schumm. de
ceased, through his attorney, J. D
Johnson, lust Tuesday filed suit
against the Rockford Electric Light
company, of Rockford, praying for
judgment In the sum of $15,000
The plaintiff avers that his house
was wired for electric lights and pow
er purposes; that his home Is on the
Rockford-WillBhire pike, and that the
defendant company furnished him
electricity, the service line for said
residence being attachd by said com
pany to the high tension or primary
line of defendant, leading from the
aforesaid plant at Rockford to Will
shire. Said high voltage was reduc
ed by means of a stepdown transform'
er so as not to exceed 110 volts, for
which said dwelling had' been wired
to supply electricity for domestic in
candescunt lights of that voltage and
to furnish power for a washing mach
ine, used for the ordinary family
washing, also of 110 volts capacity.
On September 6, 1916 the rest
dence of C. J. Schumm was without
lights and 'the defendant company
was requested to repair same.
The defendant, though repeatedly
requested, negligently failed and re
fused to make inspection, examina
tion or repairs. Instead they sent
some large fuse plugs to be used by
Jenetta Schumm, deceased, the cap
acity of which plaintl.. does not know
and she was given Instructions to put
them In.
C. J. Schumm without the know
ledge of the dangerous conditions of
said transformer and of the electric
cwrrent put said fuse plugs in place
of those that had burned out.
Oa September 11, 1916, the de
ceased prepared to do her weekly
washlngt and connected the fixture to
the machine which had been her cus
tom lor more than three years. She
thereby received an electrical shock
so severe as to cause Instanteous
death.
The said injury and death was
caused by reason of the defective,
broken down and disarranged trans
former negligently kept and main
'tained by the defendant company
which permitted a high voltagex of
more than 500 volts to leave its lines
and enter the interior wiring of said
residence.
NEW OFFICERS OF CELINA E. P.
SURELY A GOOD LAW
The State Industrial Commission
lust week granted an award to Wil
liam Fink, of Coldwater, amounting
to $1200 for an Injury resulting In
the Iocs of his right hand, recently
sustained at the plant of the Cold-
water Butter Tub Co., when the hand
was caught between a pulley and belt.
Medical expenses were also paid from
the state Insurance fund. The award
of the commission was granted un
der the provisions of the Ohio Work
men's Compensation Law.
FIRST
A.V INSULT TO THE FAMILY
BIG PRICES WILL
DO THE BUSINESS
Some farmers have a selfish Idea
that If they grow big crops the price
will decrease. Prices ought to de
crease some, nut me aay of low
prices has gone by not to return
This week In Columbus a potato
grower was offered a contract of $2
bushel for all the potatoes he could
grow and deliver next fall, with ten
per cent, cash payment as soon as the
eeed was planted. The farmer refus
ed to make the contract. He expets
more. Yet $2 a bushel for potatoes
is a big prlc. Mr. Farmer can afford
to plant every acre he has on account
of fat prices. ' He need not be told
by somebody in a skyscraper to hoe
corn and potatoes in order to be pa
triotic. The Dollar is the bait and
we all knew it. Ottawa Sentinel.
Annua! Field and Track Meet
of County Schools
Will Be Held at Fair Gronnda Next
Frtdry All-Day Program
Has Been Arranged.
Newspapers tell of a Philadelphia
billy goat that saw a Bock Beer sign
In a saloon window and promptly
entered the saloon and vigorously
butted the sign. We believe the
story. Even a billy goat will resent
such an insult to the goat family.
American Issue.
MANY
New Pupils Are Coming to Celina
Aviation School Growing in
Popularity
The first annual Field Day and
Track meet pf the Mercer County
schools will be held at the Fair
Grounds, Celina, Friday, May 11, be
ginning at about ten o'clock.
Tlit program for the grade schools
will be given in the forenoon and for
the high school in the afternoon.
The list of events for the day will
include shot put, board and high
jump; hop, step and jump; races of
various kinds, including sack race;
ball throwing, nail-driving, tug-of-
war, and various other contests and
games.
A ball game will be played for the
championship of the county.
The Boys' Band of Celina will fur
nish good music.
Suitable prizes will be awarded to
the winners, both as Individuals and
as schools.
The object of the meeting is to
bring home Interests and school In
terests more closely together, and to
promote pure, wholesome amateur
athletics in our schools.
Tne schools that are still in ses
sion will be dismissed to attend the
meeting.
A very cordial Invitation is extend
ed to the general public. Come and
spend a day in the Interests of the
schools. You will enjoy the day and
the children will be delighted.
S. COTTERMAN,
County Suprintendent.
FURNISH
Democrat Names of People Re
fusing Use of Idle Lots
WIFE
For
Cult Hut Ion and We Will Give
Theni All Publicity They
Deserve and More
Walking home with a young mar
ried man of the west end last night,
the Idle lots and their cultivation
came up, and he dropped the remark
that he had written to an out of town
man (forgive the expression) if he
would allow the use of his idle
ground, and got a point blank refus
al. On Godfrey Heights there are
dozens of idle lots growing up each
year in weeds. Search out the own
cis of them and give us the names of
those who won't eultivafa them and
refuse to let those who will. Oth'jr
sections of town have unused lots.
Let rs hear from them.
The Mayor, City Council and Busi
ness Men s organization might get
busy without jeopardizing their in
terests In the hereafter. Stir up the
animals it will clarify the atmos
phere a little.
The annual banquet and election
of officers of the Celina Epworth
League was held at the M. E. church
parlors last Tuesday evening. A de
licious six o'clock dinner and an in
teresting program was followed by
the election of the following officers
to serve for the ensuing year: Pres
ident, C. A. Stubbs; first vice-president,
Belva Dine; second vice, Kel
Fey. Sc.'ilosser; third vice, Ray Youn
ger; fourth vice, Savella Winans;
treasurer, Beryl Orr; secretary, Gol
dla Shiv-rdecker.
1((K PL AC hi ' PKACTICE
C. E. Richardson, of Lima, receiv
ed an ugly scalp wound, which re
quired six stitches to close, last Sun
day afternoon, when a new Overland
touring car he was driving, went over
the cement revetment wall into the
reservoir, near the new waste weir.
Richardson attempted to turn around
on the bank road. The car was only
slightly damaged.
Nation wide fame Is being secured
by the Celina School of Aviation and
upils from all parts of the state and
country are being enrolled.
Among the latest pupils enrolled
are Henry Wong. Chinaman; .Lee
Crawford, New York; William B
Brown, former automobile pilot of
the Resta-DePalma-AIken type; Har
ry Shaw and E. A. Hillery, of Oklaho
ma City.
The new plane sheds at the Avia
tion field, two miles north of town.
have been completed" and there will
soon be three machines In operation
Flights may be looked for some time
tomorrow or the first of the week.
At presnt Aviator Billy Brock and his
aids are very busy getting the mach
ines in readiness and imparting the
first stages of instruction to the pu
pils who are receiving the benefit of
an aeroplane in the making and are
hus made familiar with all the parts
and workings. .
Manager Beam has secured Charles
King, former superintendent of one
of the departments of the Thomas
Aeroplane Co., at Ithaca, New York,
who will be in charge of the aviation
field, and will assist in repairs and
the setting up of the new machines,
Mr. Beam says that a communica
tion from the War Department at
Washington promises an allotment of
army officers as soon as the matter of
the number of pupils to be assigned
to civilian training schools is deter
mined upon.
Celina and vicinity are very for
tunate in having a school of nation
wide reputation located here, and the
citizens of this city should take it
unto themselves to be untiring boost
ers for.B. Ward Beam and his School
of Aviation.
Mr. Beam has secured the booking
of the free attractions at the big
centenial in Lima, sometime in Aug
ust, at which time he will present
Aviator Billy Brock in his exhibition
flying.
NEW CHURCH TO BE DEDI
CATED MAY 13
The beautitul'new Zion Lutheran
church at Chattanooga will be dedi
cated with appropriate services on
Sunday, May 13. This fine brick
structure was begun about a year
ago. The corner stone was laid last
slimmer.
CHARGED WITH CRUELTY
ANIMAL
Virgil Disher, living near Macedon,
Washington township, is out on
$300 bond, charged with cruelty to
animals.
The arrest was made by Humane
Officer Ellis, of this city, on complaint
of John Long, of Coldwater.
Long intrustf d a two-year-old volt,
in sound health, to Disher, for the
purpose of breaking it. A week la
ter the colt difad. Long feels the an
imal was Mistreated. Fit ther hear-
ng will be hold before Squire Frick
at Coldwater, today.
BRYAN BAKER
Among the Graduates of the College
of Pharmacy, Ohio Northern
University, This Spring
TI.e meeting held at the opera
house last Tuesday night to discuss
Eardening was attended by only a
small sized crowd. The sti?te speak
ers. However, gave interesting ana
helpful talks as did local horticulturists.
A number of lots over town have
been donated to the schools and have
already been plowed up. Others are
plowing up and cultivating their own
vacant lots, and still there are quite
a number who have made no attempt
to either cultivate their vacant lots
or donate them for use.
The lot of Mrs. G. S. Johnston on
East Market street, has been plowed
up and will by cared for by school
children.
Deputy Treasurer Herbert Albers
is cultivating a lot belonging to Mrs
Schroeder on North Ash street, which
he rented.
Mail Carrier Carter donated the
use of his lot on East Livingston
street to the school children.
Attorney Ed. L. Bryson Is cultivat
ing his vacant lot on East Livingston
street.
There are probably others who are
cultivating or have donated. Send in
their names. We will gladly make
mention of their work. There are
some who may refuse to donate their
vacant lots. Send in their names al
so. We are very anxious to give
their names publicity.
Seeks Divorce and Husband
Wants 5,000 Plunks
From Mother-ln-Law, Who, He Al
leges, Say 111 Things of Him,
Relative and Native Town.
A Call to Arms at the Fort
The eyes of the world are on the
United States and focused upon the
backbone of this country The Amer
ican Farmer.
The prevailing high prices for
grain and foodstuffs have never been
equalled and the present outlook is
that prices will soar yet higher.
Every country in Europe has been
placed on food rations to make a
scanty supply last until the 1917
crop is harvested. Little can now be
done to increase the wneat crop of
the present year, but opportunity to
increase the other crops is now at
hand.
Several of the largest countries of
Europe now depend upon the United
States for food. They must be sup
plied. The appeals of starving hu
manity cannot go unheeded and mili
tary reasons render a food embargo
impossible. If the United States
produces no more foodstuffs than last
year, a situation such as modern men
have never dreamed of will be the
result. The power of the mighty
dollar will not procure food for
there will be no supply from which
to draw.
Picture in your mind the conditions
in our cities if food supplies become
more scarce or more expensive than
at the present time. There are lim
its to the advance in wages, but ev
en though they be , doubled or treb
led it cannot add to the supply of
grain, potatoes or vegetables by a
single bushel, after the growing sea
son is over. Increases in wages will
bring increases in "the cost of manu
factured products and together with
the scarcity of life's mo'st urgent nec
essityfood conditions may ensue
Which the mind of man cannot at the
present time comprehend. , '
The country Is aroused to the pej-il
Ada, Ohio, May 2. Bryan Baker,
of Celina, Ohio, will be one of the
graduates of Ohio Northern Univer
sity at the commencement exercises
to be held here from May 20 to 23
He will receive the degrees of Ph. L
and Ph. G.. from the College of
Pharmacy. During his college ca
reer, he has served as presiaent or
the O. N. U. Pharmaceutical associa
tion.
The commencement exercises be
gin on Sunday, May 20th, with
baccalaureate sermon by President
Albert Edwin Smith The military
contest and alumni banquet will be
held on Tuesday, while the class day
and every precaution must be taken exercises will be held on Wednesday.
THE GRIM REAPER
to avoid such conditions.
National and State officials are los
ing no time in preparing to forstall
any unprecedented conditions.
Fields will be tilled to the limit and
home gardening urged and encourag
ed in every community. Every town
ship in this and other states will
have an organization whose duty it
will be to aid the farmer and garden
er in his difficulties'. Labor will be
secured for the farmer in preference
to the manufacturer; freight ship
ments of seeds, fertilizer and farm
Implements will be given preference
to other shipments; and aid in secur
ing seed will be given to those who
have difficulty in procuring a suffi
cient supply. ?
Get together and organization
meetings will be held in different
cities and towns and every effort will
be bent to prevent a most disastrous
shortage in the food supply of the
nation.
The Ohio Branch Council of Na
tional Defense has chosen Fort Re
covery and will hold a mass meeting
at that place Friday evening, May 11,
at the Opera House at 7:30. L. J.
Taber and other State Speakers will
outline the situation and plans for
producing the largest crops in the
history of the country.
It is the duty of everyone to at
tend this meeting. Ail patriotic
men and women cannot enlist in the
army or navy. Above other things
food must be produced and every per
son who aids in this work is doing
his country a service.
Attend this meeting and show your
willingness to help ward off one of
the greatest of crises that has ever
confronted the Nation.
ORGANIZATION OF OHIO BRANCH
OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
Senator James Watson, of Indiana,
and Hon. Henry Clews, of New York,
the famous banker, will be the ora
tors. -Degrees will be conferred upon
225 graduates,
MENDON LAD ALSO GRADUATE
Carl W. Vesper, of Mendon, Ohio
will be one of the graduates at the
graduating exercises to be held at
Ada, May 20 to May 23. He will re
ceive the degree of bachelor of
science from the College of Liberal
Arts. Mr. Vesper Is a graduate of
the Mendon High School.
NEPTUNE GRANGE NOTES
A class of thirteen was given the
thir dand fourth degrees at the Nep
tune Grange last Friday evening.
There was a large attendance, visit
ors being present from the Unity and
Montezuma Granges. An . excellent
lunch, consisting of sandwiches, pick
les, coffee, ice cream and cake, was
served. '
On next Friday evening, May 4th,
Prof. VanDuesen of Celina, will give
a lecture on "The Home, the school
an dthe Church." This lecture will
be free to all as there will b opn
Grange during the 1 ecture hour.
Music will be furnished by the Nep
tune Orchestra.
The li files aid society o' the M. FJ.
nhuch will be entertained at the
church parlot3 this afternoon by
Mesdantes Overly, McGrift, Ungerer
and Rice. ,
Peter Kreigel, who for the past
twenty-one years has been employed
at the P. Kuntz-Herr Lumber com
pany, has resigned 'his position and
accepted a job at the Celina Specialty
Works.
Mrs. Elizabeth Trissel, aged 77
years, died early Wednesday morning
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
George Springer, in the Hawkins ad
dition, West Logan street, following
an illness whic hdated back several
years ago when she sustained a stroke
of appoplexy.
Deceased was born in Germany, but
emigrated to this country when still
a young girl.
Until comine to this city several
weeks ago she lived at Chattanooga,
at which place her husband died
about twenty years ago.
She is survived by two daughters
and one son Mrs. George Springer,
of this city: Mrs. Margaret Gier, of
Montpelier, Ind., and Otto Trissel, of
Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be held this
morning at the Bethel U. B. church,
In Blackcreek township, with Rev.
Reitz In charge. The funeral cortege
will leave the Springer home at eight
o'clock.
F. G. Weumer, of Coldwater,
through his attorney P. E. Kenney,
last Friday filed an action aglnst,
Laura McCune (his mother-in-law)
praying for damages in the sum of
$5,000, which amount he claims be
cause of being wrongfully deprived
of the comfort, society and services
of his wile, Rhea McCune Weamer,
through the demeanor of her mother,
Laura McCune, the defendant, and
has been put to great trouble and ex
pense and has suffered distress of
body and mind.
Plaintiff avers that he was married
September 23, 1914 to Rhea McCune
and they lived happily together for
two years, until Laura McCune, the
mother of the plaintiff's wife, urged
Rhea McCune, to go back with her to
Dayton, the home of the defendant.
and told her daughter at various
times that the town of Coldwater,
where plaintiff and wife resided until
April 26, 1917, was nothing but "a
little Dutch town, five years behind
the times, populated with a lot of Ig
norant people" and that the Weam-
ers, meaning his, parents and rela-
times were nothing but trash; that
the plaintiff was nothing but a poor
boob and was not making sufficient
money to give his said wife as good a
time as she ought to have and if she
would go back to Dayton, she could
have a good time and live again.
That by conduct and interference,
her constant disparagement of plain
tiff, the mind of the plaintiff's wife
has been poisoned against him and
she has been led by all such dispar
agement and by all said persuasion
of defendant to depart from plaintiff's
home and go along with the defend
ant, and thereby wrong the plaintiff.
TOLEDO FIRM GVT-i COLDWATER
P.ONDS
nly one bid wus received by the
village council of Coldwater last
Monday on their 250u Issue of 5
percent Wflter works improvement
bonds, that of W. L. Slayton & Co.,
of Toledo, who bid par, accrued in
terest and a premium of $30.85.
Their bid was accepted. The bonds
are of twelve-year average.
POOL-ROOf,
Loafers,Boozers,StreetCorner
Statues, Weary Willies
And Other Sons of Rest Are to Bo
Lined Up by Authorities Mer
cer County In Lima District.
Announced as Members of Hoard I)
S. E. for Two-Year Terms by
Secretary of State
Secretary of State W. D. Fulton
last Saturday announred the names
of all members of county boards of
elections holding two-year terms
Thy went into ollice on Tuesday, May
1. In all cases the men named were
In all cases the men named were
recommended by the controlling
county committees. Those named
for Mercer county were John J. Bed
ell, Democrat, of this city, and W. W.
VViiley, Republican, of Washington
township. Mr. Bedell is a new mem
ber of the local board succeeding
Chas. Creeden, of this city, while Mr.
Wiley Is a re-appointee. The Board
muist convene within fifteen days af
ter the appointments, or before Mon
day, May 14, and organize by select
ng a clerk and chief. The date of
the meeting has not as yet been fixed
THE OTHER SIDE
Rhea Weamer, through her attor
neys, Myers & Myers, last Monday fil
ed suit against her husband, F. Gill
um Weamer, praying for divorce, al
imony and for a writ of habeas cor
pus for restoration of her nineteen
months old baby. Plaintiff avers
that they were married at Dayton iq
October, 1914; that defendant has
called her vile and indecent name
and kicked her.
She also avers that on April 26,
1917, after defendant had told her to
take the baby and go to her home
and stay there, he followed her to
the depot and asked to take the baby
and kiss it good bye, and then took
the baby and ran away with It; plain
tiff further states that the child is too
young to be away from its mother
and that she is entitled to the imme
diate custody thereof, and that saia
child, because of its tender age could
not be properly cared for by defend
ant, and that the defendant has vul
gar and vicious habits and is unfit to
be entrusted with the care and cus
tody of said child.
FAIR BOARD
Olfer Uoys Between Ages 12 and 20
Interesting Prizes for Dis
play of Field Products
The Mercer county fair board has
decided to offer the following to the
boys of the county whose ages are
between 12 and 20 years:
T the boy who will make the best
display of six field products at the
fair, the board in connection with the
Inter-State Stone Manufacturers As
sociation, will pay not less than $20
of his expense to the Chicago Inter
national Ft. Stock Show in December,
next.
To the boy niakin gthe 2nd best
display, $5.00,
To the boy
display, $3.00.
To the boy
display, $2.00.
making the 3rd hest
making the 4th best
BETZEL
Will Be Greeted by Celina Rooters
When He Plays- at Cincinnati
Sunday
Carl Schlenker, aged 30 years, for
mer resident of this city, and a son
of Mi;s. Magdalena Schlenker, East
Warren street, died yesterday morn
ing at his home at Dayton, following
a brief illness of pneumonia. His
brother, Fred Schlenker, went to
Dayton yesterday noon and will re
turn over the C. H. & D., with the
remains this morning. Funeral ser
vices will be held either tomorrow or
Sunday.
He is survived by his mother; five
brothers and four sisters Fred,
Ralph and Urban, of Celina, Ben of
Cincinnati, and Jake of Kansas City,
Mrs. Frank Spriggs, of Wabash, Mrs.
Frank Abrahm of Muncie, Mrs. Geo.
Becher and Mrs. Henry Becher of
Chattanooga.
W. J. Phipp aged 76 years Hom
er well known resident of this city,
died on the 26th ult, at his home at
Bluffton, Ind. Death "was due to
pneumonia. He left this city about
ten years ago. One daughter, Miss
Leulla Phlpps, survives. Funeral
services were held at Bluffton last
Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Mendenhall, aged 68
years, died last Sunday morning at
Quite a crowd of base ball fans
from this city and other towns in the
county will go to Cincinnati on next
Sunday to see Bruno Betzel, the fast
little infielder from this city, work
in the Cincinnati-St. Louis game.
Bruno is playing a great game this
season with Miller Huggins' Cardi
nals. A special train will be run over the
Cincinnati Northern, leaving this city
at 7:15, Rockford at 6:56, Coldwater
at 7:26 and St. Henry at 7:36. A
rate of $1.50 for the round trip will
be effective. '
PROF. WILKIN
At Head of Public School ut Shauck
That Prints Daily on Type
writer Machine
Lima Times-Democrat
All pool-room habitues, "weary
Willies," drunkards, street corner
loafers and all other "sons of rest"
who have so long enjoyed life with
out labor are now just about at the
end of their prolonged vacation, ac
cording to plans, of Governor Cox as
told to Mayor Simpson, who attended
a conference between the governor
and the mayors or representatives of
every principal city in Ohio.
All of these men will be gathered
up by police within a short time and
they will be put to work on a city or
county farm. If the county has no
farm in connection with its penal in
stitution it will be necessary to rent
one, and the state will furnish tents
for the prisoners. Prisoners will al
so be leased out to farmers on their
own property.
Governor Cox says that he will, if
necessary, call out the entire state
militia and distribute them at differ
ent farms to keep order, make the
men work and see that none escape
whether there is any law authorizing
it or not.
As the result of Thursday's confer
ence Lima will be the head of a dis
trict labor bureau composed of sev
en counties. The counties are Allen.
Shelby, Paulding, Auglaize, Mercer
Van Wert and Putnam.
Professor Fred C. Croxton, head of
the labor bureau of the defense coun
cil, arrived in Lima the first of this
week and will establish headquarters
In the Chamber of Commerce rooms,
as the governor has accepted the of
fer of the local Chamber of Commerce
to let the state have office room,
desks and necessary clerical assistance.
The state will appoint and pay the
head of the bureau and all of the
salaried help employed, although the
district is asked to aid in any man
ner possible. The salary of the sup
erintendent of the labor bureau will
be $1500 per year.
The first move on the part of the
new bureau will be to canvass the
seven counties which compose this
district and secure all possible labor
for any point where it may be needed.
Twenty-one bureaus similar to this
one will be opened in that number of
cities.
The employes of the Celina Special
ty Works have formed a ball team
which will play this season as the
Specialty Hustlers. The line-up in
cludes: G. J. Springer, manager; Ed.
Fleck, catcher; Lester Roberts, cen
ter field; A. Fealer, 1st base; L. Ket
tler, short stop; R. Garman 2nd base;
R. Cordier, 3rd base; E. Kretz, capt.
and pitcher; G. Studer, left field; B.
Adams, right field; R. Nagel, R. Bak
er, Kussei Allison, xm. Miner, a.
Mueller, subs.
Our old friend Michael Kugle was
in to see us Monday to have his pa
per changed from Route 5 to Route
2, he having moved back to Wjabash.
ine Democrat is in receipt or a
little type-written copy of The Johns
ville School Daily from the school or
ex-Superintendent Wilkin, formerly
of the Celina public schools, now oc
cupying a similar position at Shauck,
this state. It has for its motto,
"Think the truth, speak the truth,
act the truth." Pretty good one,
aye?
It has been printed by the Johns
ville school ever since Mr. Wilkin
went to Shauck some five years ago.
Under the head, 'The Message ana
Arithmetic," the Ohio State Journal,
in a editorial on a recent issue, says
of the little school paper: '
The Jonsville School Daily, pub
lished at Shauck, O., is before us. It
is a type-written periodical, giving
in plain, unvarnished style the news
of the school, those absent, those just
returning from the measles and those
who succeeded finely in their recita
tions. It is a very encouraging and
pleasant paper. We should imagine
from its modest talk they have a fine
school out there. No school is a
first rate school that is full of boast
and vanity. We copy one paragraph
from the little paper, as follows:
"The time for the arithmetic les
son was taken to read the president's
message to the Congress on April 3.
The school applauded heartily when
it was over and it was evident that
they were greatly benefited by the
president s noble sentiments. It was
a good day in school and all seemed
to enjoy it.' "
A very good thing to do to drop
arithmetic for a spell, when anything
big in the world involving thought
and aspiration comes along. The
noble sentiments of that message are
more to the youth than percentage
and cube root. And they will help
make his life grand.
SUCCESS TO HIM
C. L. Vining, late candidate for
County Auditor, made The Democrat
a pleasant call a few days since while
looking after some business matters
down at the hub. Mr. Vining has
gone into business at Chattanooga,
having, but recently purchased the
Merkle store there. His host of
friends down this way will surely
wish him unstinted business success.
Of the Gods, Head County Dry Fed
eration Finds They Are Grind
ing Rum Exceedingly Fine
ENLISTS IN COAST ARTILLERY
Okla Knox, only son of Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Knox, of Dayton, former
well known lad of Celina, enlisted In
the Coast Artillery and went to Ft.
Thomas, Ky., on April 25, for train
ing. He writes his friends enthu
siastically of his step. May his
shadow never grow less.
Hysterical Economy
As chairman of the publicity de
partment of the Dry Federation of
Mercer county, I wish to say, first of
all, that the county seat papers
(these I read) are entitled to the
thanks of the people for the gener
ous use of their space for the dry
cause.
The wheels of the organization are
grinding slowly but surely. The
new officers are taking hold splendid
ly; could not have gotten any better
in my opinion.
Prof. John Van Deusen, of the Ce
lina schools is creating enthusiasm
and making dry votes wherever he
goes. He is billed for a number of
speeches in different parts of the
county in the near future.
The "hen cackle" Sunday seems to
have worked well. If you forget it,
or do not have any hens just donate
the equivalent of a few dozen eggs
anyway. Hand it to Sunday-school
superintendents next Sunday.
Prohibition sentiment is in the air
everywhere. Get in the fight. In
four or five years from now, when a
wet man will be a strange sight. It
will be pretty hard for the timid ones
of to-day, who are carrying water on
both shoulders, to convince the drys
of their sincerity, especially if they
want qfllce.
The wets are making the hardest
fight of their lives. They realize
that fate is against them, in war or
otherwise. This desperation will
make them bold. Be on your guard.
PUBLICITY.
(Continued on Eighth Paga)
Speaking of this matter, The
Springfield Republican remarks:
The plea for reasonable economy
is not meant to deprive people of
what they can afford, to the injury
of those who make and sell things,
and extremes are to be avoided in
planning expenditures.
That is excellent doctrine. It is
putting in action the good idea of
'live and let live." These are, no
times to put food or money in cold
storage. Instead of paying $2 for a
luxury, pay $1 for a need and devote
the dollar left for the other fellow's
good. Another observation by The
Republican Is this:
One of the Important far-away
effects of tha present stress in so
many countries of the old world is
that it is educating so many welj-to-do
people in this country to give
as they never have given before to
relieve Buffering throughout the
world. This helping to enlarge
the individual outlook, and to
teach those who needed to be
taught the joy of giving on a gen
erous scale.
The universal generosity and fellow-feeling
created by the war is one
of its finest by-products. It is help
ing to destroy our own social auto
cracy and establishing the sway of
good will among men. . Sacrifice is
the surest guarantee of the nobility
of life.
LATE ARRIVALS
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith, of Hope,
well township, are the parents of a
laby boy born Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Ungerer, East
Wayne street, are the parents of a
baby boy, born last Tuesday night.
J. V. Dysert, a well known resident
and well-to-do farmer of Center town
ship, who was operated upon at the
Lima hospital last week, suffered a
hemorrhage Tuesday and no hopes
are en'o-tslned for his recovery.
The fre laddies were called to the
Albert Shook home, West Logan
street last Monday afternoon, when
a gasoline stove exploded and slight
ly burned the interior of tho kitchen.