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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
GETTING DOWN TO PER-
PETUAL MOTION

The State Commission, hearing the
Reservoir damage claims, reconvened in
this city again last Monday to hear the
testimony of the Beaver bottom claim
ants. About sixty claims are filed
among the Beaver residents, the dam
ages totaling over SIS, 600 The evil
dence will cover several weeks, at the
conclusion of which decisions will be
given on both the Beaver claims and
the south side claims.
Special states counsel H. r, Grimes,
of Jackson, is representing the state,
while the local claimants interests are
being looked after by Ex-prosecutor John
G. Romer, and Attorneys S. S. Scranton
and I, +. Raudabaugh. The trial COM
mission includes John II. Koch, of Ohio
City, chairman; S. w. Wright, of Del
phos and W. Baker, of Anna.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Bunched NeuUS Paragraphs

cutting his throat. He was in poor
health.
Work on S4O,OOO,OOO worth of build
ings was resumed at Chicago when
the lockout in force since June 10
was lifted by the Building Construc-
ton Employers association.
Thurman Pergram, young Bath
county (Kentucky) farmer, was shot
near Olympian Sidings by an uniden-
titled man. He died later on the way
to the hospital.
Jennie Wilson, 8, is dead, and her
sister Helen, 10, is in serious condi-
tion from injuries received when a
bridge near Cambridge, o., collapsed
under the weight Of load of lumber.
Severe windstorm damaged prop
erty to the extent of $4,000 in Frank.
fort, KY.
Charles Fulton and Jesse Albert Of
Belle Center, o., were seriously in.
jured when the automobile in which
they were riding turned over in
ditch.
"Jiggs" Donahue, star first baseman
for the Chicago White Sox in 1906,
when they defeated the Chicago Cubs
in the world series, died Of paresis at
the Columbus state hospital.
Seeking relief from the excessive
heat, Bert Hoffman, President of the
Arkansas Mutual Insurance company,
was drowned while swimming in
Lees creek, near Dora, Ark.
Over 700 employees of the Gendron
Wheel company, Toledo, O., makers
Of toy vehicles, went on a strike for
increased wages at the call of Indus
trial Workers of the World organ
izers.
Three men were robbed Of $500 in
money and jewels near Enon, Pa,
while pinned under a large automo-
bile and suffering from injuries which
resulted in the death Of two Of the
victims. G. P. Neff and r. Abraham.
When attempting to shoot fish in
the flooded lowlands near Cambridge,
o., the trigger Of his shotgun caught
on an oar of his boat and one leg of
Thomas Mccormick, so, was so badly
injured that it had to be amputated.
Mrs. Gertrude M. Albaugh, promi-
nent society woman of Youngstown,
o., filed suit for divorce against Thur,
low X. Albaugh, owner and manager
of Idora park and the Grand opera
house, alleging unfaithfulness and
neglect.
Lieutenant Chaignon of the aerial
corps of the French army was killed |
at Chalons, France, when his mono
plane buckled 400 feet in the air.
At Akron, O., Helen Kephart, 8, was
killed instantly when q bar in sa-
loon toppled over and pinned Her be-
meath it.
Danger of an ice wagon drivers
strike at Cleveland, o., was averted
when the drivers union voted to &C
cept the agreement reached by their
officials and the heads Of the ice com
panies. !
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
tOontinued On page four.)
DADS HAVE RATHER
TAME SESSION

Council held very brief session last
Tuesday evening with Mayor Miller pre-
siding.
Henry Stein, East Warren street, ad-
dressed council in regard condition Of
alley between his property and the J. A.
Long poultry house, which is being used
by the Long Co. as a storage place for
old iron, thereby making the alley i'm
passable. The matter had been pre-
viously taken up with the company and
unless the alley is vacated by August 1st,
Council will clear same at the company S
expense.
A communication from the trustees of
the Lutheran Church, asking extension
of time for building a sidewalk along the
south side of their property at the corner
of Main and Anthony streets, was pre-
sented. The trustees assert they will
erect a new church building on the site
next year and do not want to build the
walk now and have it destroyed during
the erection of the new structure. The
matter was referred to the sidewalk
committee.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
CHANCE TO VISIT I'm KEN
lucky AT LOW RATE

A home talent play will be given at
Mercelina Park Theatre, tonight and
tomorrow Saturday night, under the
direction of Mr. ST LaPrl of St. Louis,
Mo, wonderful performer of many
years experience.
The title of the play is In Kentucky"
a beautiful little drama which has been
arranged into tabloid form by Mr.. LaPrl
for this special production.
The cast for this play are all home
talent, seven boys and girls who have
been working every night for the past
week to put it before the public in the
best possible style.
The scene of this production is among
the hills of old Kentucky and will no
doubt be one of the best arranged scenes
ever witnessed in this city
The cast of characters follows:
Col. Sandusky Doolittle. Harvey Stout
Joe Lorey a moonshiner ..Si LaPrl
Frank Layson, on hunting trip .......
....,.........,....H Hugh Stephenson
Horace Holton schemer Ray Collins
Miss Barbara Holton his daughter
.....,,......,,..,. Marguerite Weis
Madge, a mountain girl l,..............
...............M Miss Minnie Weisman
Old Neb, by himself .....J John Carlin
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
.ANOTER CUT MADE
IN LIABILITY RATE
Ten Per Cent Reduction Made by
State Liability Board Awards
Second Within Year.

Another cut of 10 per cent in rates of
workingmen's compensation insurance
has been made by the state liability board
| OF awards because it had found that the
actual causality in most lines of occupa-
ton did not warrant the rates which
have been charged heretofore. A 80 l-3
per cent was made in two classes, boot
and shoe manufacturing and printing.
No reduction was made in the classes Of
carriageaand wagon making, coal mining,
electrical work and oils and paper bust
ness.
The new rates will be applicable not
only to all business received after July ],
but to all premiums paid by employees
since the organization of the board more
than year ago
Thus more than S50,O will be re-
bated to holders of policies in which re-
ductions have been made The purpose is
to give every advantage to present con-
tributors to the insurance fund that will
be had by those who enter the fold after
the new rate becomes effective.
With the addition of this reduction to
that of 80 per cent made in most classes
last November, the rates of the state
board are now less than two-thirds what
they were a little more than year ago.
The high rates fixed at that time were
the chief points of attack made on the
state insurance by the liability insurance
companies Rates at first were fixed
high because the state had no experience
tables to guide it.
The classes in which 10 per cent re-
duction was made are as follows Bakers,
chemicals, paints and drugs, contract
ors, leather, lnmber meat packing and
stockyards, metal, milling mining Tex
cept coal), miscellaneous ore reduction,
pottery and glass, rubber, stone, textiles,
tobacco, warehouse and wood If re-
ductions are made in the future, rebates
will be given in the same way as they
will be given now.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
MORE DIRTY WORK
COMES TO LIGHT
Cleveland Attorney Charged With
Perjury In Referendum Case.

Columbus. o., July 21.-An arrest
was made at Cleveland on account of
the referendum frauds. The person
arrested is w. A. Clifford, who is a
lawyer. He is charged with perjury
In making affidavit to the genuineness
of signatures on referendum petitions
when he knew that they were not
genuine.
These petitions are said to have
been secured in Chillicothe and are
alleged to show many irregularities.
Another arrest at Cleveland is ex-
pected, the man in this case also be-
ing a lawyer
Saloonkeepers who have been har-
boring the crooks engaged in the
referendum frauds and who are
shielding these persons from arrest.
will be put out Of business by the new
state liquor license commission.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
THE LITTLE COFFIN
NAIL BOY

Old exchange says boys who smoke
cigarettes are like wormy apples. They
drop long before the harvest time. They
rarely make failures in after life because
they don't have any after life. The boy
who begins smoking before his fifteenth
year never reaches the life of the world.
When the other boys are taking hold of
the worlds work he is concerned with
the sexton and the undertaken.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
THE GRIM REAPER

Mrs. Marie Kuhn, one of the pioneers
of Liberty township, widow of the late
Henry Kuhn, died last Tuesday afternoon
at the home of her son, Adam, in Liberty,
following an illness of cancer.
Deceased was born in Mahoning county,
this state, August Is, 1888, being almost
four score years old. She was married
to Henry Kuhn in September 1856, in
Holmes county, and few years later
moved to this county, where she has
since resided. Besides the son above
mentioned, with whom she had resided
since her husbands death two years ago,
the following children survive Mrs
Camp, of Michigan; Mrs.
Emma Landfair of Liberty township,
and VIM. Kuhn, of Blackcreek. Three
brothers and two sisters also survive.
Funeral arrangements pend the arrival
of the daughter from Michigan.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
SLICK SET
AT work
Getting Names to Initiative and
Referendum Petitions
Ky Interests Busy.

The county is being flooded from one
end to the other this week with initia-
tive and referendum petitions on a num-
Der of different acts Of the last legisla-
ture. The work on all the petitions is
being looked after by Allen Ripley
of Columbus, New York, Chicago, and
any other place the Interests have their
headquarters to influence legislation.
Jimmy Halfhall, Of Lima, and other
lesseser lights, generally Standpat Re-
publican lawyers, scattered here and
there, doing little jobs at so much per
head
J. NJ. Whitney representing himself
from Columbus Cleveland and New
York; S. D. Maloney, of Dayton, and
several others from Lima and Toledo,
have been working the county hard this
week, Just who is footing the bill it is
difficult to say precisely, but there is
money and gobs of it coming from some
source.
Whitney has spent several days in this
city circulating referendum petitions
against the Warnes assessors act and the
Fitzpatrick tax act,
Attorney c. D. Rice has been hired
by the visitors to circulate the above
mentioned petitions in this city.
Maloney hired an automobile here
Wednesday and paid Night Policeman
Niehaus to accompany him through the
south end of the county where they
drummed up number of signatures to
the initiative petition for a smaller gem
eral assembly.
This initiative petition, which has for
its purpose the reduction of the repre-
sentation in the, general assembly of the
rural districts has been backed by repre-
of the liquor interests. 1t
would throw the power they so much de-
sire in the hands of the cities, where |
brewers and distiller hope to dictate leg
slation for the state.
The liquor people last week, it seems,
promised Governor Cox that the peti-
ion would be withdrawn, but the fact
hat representatives have been working
he south end of the county this week
md petitions sent to saloon keepers,
would seem to indicate that the liquor
interests are making a sneak into the
most fertile territory for their work in
tead of withdrawing their petitions, and,
moreover, circulating more of them.
Before you sign up any petition, you
lad better inquire the source of its inspi-
alton. Some of the people handling
hem may be known to you, but ask them
he name of the parties employing them,
he object of the higher-ups solicitation
nd the amount of their compensation.
You have right to know.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
REPORT ON HARDIN
DITCH CONFIRMED

The County Commissioners, meeting
in special session Wednesday on the
matter of the Hardin Greek ditch, exam-
ined rhe report of the engineer and after
changing some of the assessments, CON
firmed the report. John Desch filed a
damage claim on the ditch for s37S, and
Frank Fetters one for SIPS per acre for
land taken.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
YOUNG PRIEST INDUCTED
INTO SERVICE WITH
MUCH SOLEMNITY

Very impressive and solemn were
the services at the Catholic Church in
this city last Sunday morning, when
Rev. VIM. J. Anthony, just home from
Rome, where he was ordained to the
Holy Priesthood, celebrated solemn high
mass, in presence of a large gathering of
relatives and friends.
Father Anthony was assisted by Rev.
Joseph Heits, c. PIP S., Frank, o., as
archpriest; Rev. Hubert LeBlond, St.
Anthony's Home, Cleveland, as deacon;
Rev Adolph Becknan, St. Joseph's,
Dayton, o., as subdeacon; Rev. John
Sailer, St. Marys, o., as master of cere-
monies; William Roemer, Celina, and
Carl Anthony student, served as censor
bearers; Ivo Schroeder, Ft Recovery,
and Edwin Meinerding, Petersburg, Ind,
as acolyteS
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
w. j. Bryan ON the Saloon

From his speech before the gen
eral assembly of the Presbyterian
church:
" The saloon is a nuisance. The
evil can no more be confined to the
building in which it exists than the
odor of slaughter house to the
block in which it is located.
''I know, and you know, that they
are in league with every other form
of evil in society. AS a rule, if you
let the liquor dealer have his way,
he will have a disorderly house up
stairs, he will have gambling den
in his back room, and his place will
be the center of every sort of evil.
The saloon is the bureau of in
formation for every sort of crime.
1t is the first place a policeman looks
for crime, and the last place he
would go to look for virtue. ~
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
First National Gets Bonds

The First National Bank was last Tues
day awarded the 81 500 worth of l. 2 per
cent, ten year average Bethel Free Turn
pike Bonds, at their bid of par
The bonds were sold by the Bethel
Free Turnpike Commissioners, c. S. Lee
munyon, w. A. and J. H. Hamilton, and
are for the improvement of a pike in
Center and Union townships.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Wore slit skirt.

Lima, o., July 21.--No longer will
Lima women be permitted to stroll
the streets attired in silhouette and
slit skirt gowns, and transparent
dresses also have received rebuke in
an order issued by Police Chief Earn.
est, following the arrest of Miss Mary
Lindsay, 25, for alleged indecent ex-
posure.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Pleads Guilty to Crime

John Kohl, of Wapakoneta, who was
with the attempted murder of
Fred Weimert, young groceryman of
that city plead guilty to a charge of
assault with intent to kill, when ar
raigned before Common Pleas Judge
Mathers Wednesday afternoon. He was
sentenced to 10 years in the peuitentiary.
Weimert continues to improve.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
NINTH ANNUAL
CHAUTAUQUA
Opens Sunday for Fifteen Days
Meeting One of Strongest
Programs Ever Arranged

Everything is in readiness for the
ninth annual assembly of the Celina
Chautauqua Association, which opens
tomorrow at Mercelina Park. The 1918
meeting promises to eclipse all previous
gatherings in every respect. The pro-
gram will be bigger and the attendance
larger.
Tents are already up on the grounds
and quite few have been occupied this
week.
The program for the meetings begins
at 1880 Sunday afternoon with a concert
by the Celina Band. This will be follow
ed by concert by the Roneys Boys at
2:3O. At $3.50 George r. Vending will
give his famous lecture, The Man of
Galilee." In the evening the Roneys
Boys will give n grand concert at 1880.
The program for next week;
First Day-Sunday, July ~.
Second day of encampment.
a. m.-Gates open.
Morning worship in the several Celina
churches.
Sunday School in the different schools.
Chautauqua visitors are cordially well
come.
1.30p. m.-Band Concert.
$50 p. m.-Concert by Roneys BOYS.
$50 p. m.-Lecture by George r.
Vending, subject The Man of Galilee." "
$50 p. Inland Concert.
7:30 p. m.-Concert by Roneys Boys
Concert Co.
Note the Chautauqua Chorus will or
ganize at 7 p. m
Second Day-MOnday, July 2s.
Third day of encampment.
s a. m.-Class work begins in Kings
School of Expression.
Drill Work in Physical Culture, voice
production, ect
Note-Monday afternoon will be de-
voted to picnics, social gatherings, ath-
letlc exercises, ect. No formal program
will be offered, but an opportunity for
the campers to become acquainted and
enjoy excursions around the lake with
out missing anything on the program
will be offered.
p. m.-Chautauqua Chorus Rehearsal.
8p. m.-Lecture by George R. Wend.
ling, "Stonewall Jackson.
Third Day-Tuesday, July 20.
Fourth day of encampment.
s a. m.-Class work begins.
3p. m.-Musical prelude.
$40 p. m.-Lecture by William J. |
Burns, the worlds greatest detective.
Up. in.-Chautauqua Chorus.
ESQ p. m.-Musical Prelude.
500 p. m.-Lecture by George r. |
Vending, rs Death the End?."
Fourth Day-Wednesday, July 80.
Fifth day of encampment
500 a. m.-Class work begins.
800 p. III. international Grand Opera
Co. Concert.
ZOO p. m.-Chautauqua Chorus.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
More Arrests In Referendum Case.

Cincinnati, O., July 23.-Cornelius
Wise and George zapf, clerks in the
office of the Cincinnati board of elec-
tions, and William Bite, private po,
liceman, were arrested here on
charges of perjury in making affidavit
to genuineness Of signatures on petit
tions for the referendum on the work
mems compensation act.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

Mrs. S. S. Davis, of Center township,
received message last Friday, appris-
ing her of the death of her sister, Mrs.
George Wollam, which occurred at AL
berta, Canada, where they moved last
year They formerly lived just east of
this city. No particulars were given.
She was 81 years of age and is survived
by her husband, three sons, one brother,
and three sisters.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

A meeting of the County Republican
Central and Executive Committees will
be held at the Observer office tomorrow
afternoon, according to notices sent out
by Chairman Mattingly of the Executive
Committee. The meeting is for the pur-
pose of making nominations and recon-
meuding a member for the County
Liquor License Board.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

Margaret, the infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harve Eich1er, whose death
occurred Monday at the parents home
at Morenci, Mich, was brought here
Wednesday afternoon over the Cincin-
natl Northern and removed to the Levi
Eichler home, prepatory for burial,
which took place yesterday afternoon at
North Grove,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

A card bearing the following was post
ed on the walls of saloons in some of the
larger towns in Ohio during the late
campaign. Governor Coxs Caustic Ian
guage above brings strikingly home Mr..
Bryan's famous sayings and furnishing
additional proof if any were needed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

The midsummer social at the Presby-
terian church on Wednesday evening
was a great success in spite of the show
cry weather. There was larger attend
ance than at any Presbyterian social func-
ton that has been held for long time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
Sixth Day-FrIday, August 1.
POLITICAL GOSSIP

The Democratic County Central and
Executive Committees will hold a joint
meeting in the court room tomorrow
afternoon for the purpose of taking up
matters relating to the changes of the
Primary election law.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
MATTERS
The MiSmated Want to Shake Off
the Tie That Binds.

Henry Peters last Monday filed di-
vorce proceedings in Common Pleas
court against his wife, Jennette, charg
ing extreme cruelty, in that she cursed
and vexed him and refuses to live with
him. They are residents of Liberty
township, and were married in Novem-
ber 1912
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

Lowell Melvin the nine months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles lockwood,
South Walnut street, died last Tuesday
evening following an attack of cholero
infantum. Funeral services were held
at the Evangelical church Thursday
afternoon. Interment at North Grove.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

The dollar that yOA spend
at HOME may return 90 you.
Think IL over, MIR. BusI-
ness Man. This applies 90
you aS well as the small fry.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

One paper In the home is
worth a dozen In the by
way. THE DEMOCRAT IS
THE HOME PAPER of Mer-
Ger County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

Nellie c. Springer, East Market
street, yesterday afternoon filed suit in
divorce against her husband, VIM. r.
Springer, member of the local fire de-
partment. She charges him with gross
neglect of duty and extreme cruelty.
They were married in this city, March 4,
1900, and no children were born of the
marriage She prays for divorce and
restoration of her maiden name, Swartz.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

Henry B. Donovan, aged SO years, a
we'll known resident of Liberty town
ship, died yesterday morning, following
an illness of Bright's Disease and dia-
betes, at his home three miles west of
Mt. Carmel He is survived by his wife
and two children. Funeral services
will be held tomorrow morning, with
interment at Swamp College.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25
20. Concert.
Fifth Day-Thursday, July 81.

Fifth Day-Thursday, July 81.
Sixth day of encampment.
500 a, m.-Class work begins.
800 p. m,-Musieal Prelude.
$40 p. m.-Lecture by Byron w,
King, Irish Pathos, Wit and Humor. -
700 p, Chautauqna Chorus.
1850 p. m,-Musical Prelude.
800 p. m,-Play, Lend Me Five
Shillings "
Sixth Day-Friday, August 1.
Seventh day of encampment.
800 a. m.-Class work begins.
800 p. m.-Humorous prelude by Dr.
King
3:l5 p. m.-Lecture by Prof, Henry
A, Adrian, with Burbank in Wonder
land. -
700 p. m.-Chautauqua Chorus.
500 p. m.-Play Romeo and
Juliet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-25

Benjamin Hines, aged 81 years, we'll
known resident of Butler township, died
last Friday night at his home seven
miles southwest of this city, following
a lingering illness of complication of
diseases. He is survived by two sons
and two ughters-Beniamin Hines
and Mrs. Jennie Wolf, of New London;
Grover and Mrs. George Hoenie, of
Durbin. Funeral services were held at
Mt. Carmel last Sunday afternoon. In
terment at Swamp College.