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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04
NEW FRAUD INVENTED.
Londoner Gets Money for Goods He Can't
all


Sell.
London February "A fraud Wnlcn as
far as police records show IS entirely new
in the annals OF crime. has this week been
perpetrated at the expense Of householder
in the West End OF London.
The method of IL was this One morning
this week a picture dealer owner OF the
Georgian Galleries. King Street. St James >
was asked IL he was prepared TO buy IN
m -diateiy for cash a quantity OF antique
furniture and china the property OF Cor
don w oodhouse, of Park Place. ST. James s.
The dealer announced his readiness to con-
slider the deal, and after an examination OF
the articles offere dto him. which he in
spected AT Mr.. Woodhouse's house. he OF
.ered 81 900 for them. This offer was &C
cepted by the man who had shown him
over the house. who claimed TO be MI.
Woodhouses secretary, acting on his behalf
and he given an open check for sl-9o
and the balance in notes in gold
been swindIed. and that the receipt gwen
on behalf Of Mr.. Woodhouse was worthless
II turned out that the house he had been
shown over was an offer 10 bet let furnish
ed while Mr.. Eoodhouse was away. The
supposed secretary had obtained an order
10 view it from a West End Arm OF house
agents.
Later the dealer discovered that he had
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04

TSoeCial % Inc IIHT"7 I'I7F7.V"-
Pocahortaa Va FEBRUARY S-Jonn
th~ Norfolk ard western Railway here
for the past eighteen months nas
been transferred TO Williamson. W.
Va. where he accepts = s,miier goss-
f~nd~ntss occe az Bfuefeid. W. Va
xuocseds Mr. SaunterA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04
Mean Thieves i'm Synagogue,

Trenton, February 3.-Thieves entered the
synagogue of the Brothers of Truth ana
stole the silver plate from the Bible cover
The plate was valued at $50 They also
took the expensive robes of teh rabbi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04
Csigned) HOWARD L. KLOTz.

Eckman's Alternative is effective in Bron-
cfitis Asthma. Hay Fever. Throat and Lung
Troubles and in upbuilding the system Does
not contain posons opiates or habit form
ing drugs. For sale by Owens * Minor
Drug Company and other leading druggists.
Ask for booklet telling of recoveries. and
write 10 Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia,
pa for additional evfdence.-Advertiseme
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04
LIME CASE POSTPONED
DELAY Granted IN Hearing Protest 81 Yarn
rr< Against Railroads.

An order was issued By the state coz
r,oratiou Commission yesterday postponlne
ne hearing % the virginia state Farmers
f~.fif.tfe rase against several virginia TaN-
roads Involving rates on rTpunc iinies-ol.
10 February a The argument had pen -
for Tomorrow. -.
II H. charged b. the farmers' orEsni<a- :
lion that uhfl~ some q the princtpal roads
% the state have put into ortf@u.n -
ne covcrnos 81 ths Capitol others have
not done 50
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04
Had Serious Lung
Trouble---Now Well

Somehow there exists vast amount OF
scepticism as TO the possibility OF curing
Consumption. We state none but Facts
and are sincere in what we assert
II we were afflicted with tuberculosis. we
should do precisely what we ask others 20
do-take Ecknan's Alternative promptly ana
faithfully. The reason we should do this
and warrant have for asking all Con-
sumptives to take il. is that We have the
reports of many recoveries, one OF which
follows:
1913 Susquehanna Ave, Phils, Pa
Gentlemen: For two years was az
ficted with hemorrhages OF the lungs. the
number totaled nearly one hundred Our
family physician advised another climate.
as 10 remain would probably be fatal How
ever I remained. and in February of lso- l
was taken with severe attack OF pneumo-
MIA When / recovered sufficiently TO walk
about the house I was left with a frightful
hacking cough. which no medicine had
taken could alleviate. 1t was at this time.
March 1892 that l learned OF and started
taking Eckman's Alternative. In snort
time my cough was gone and was pro-
nounced well. Since that time l have had
two slight attacks of pneumonia and have
resorted TO other medicine to erect
recovery.
Il am at present in excellent health and
feel that as long as 1 can obtain Eckman
Alternative, / have fear OF Consumption.
1 cannot speak too highly for the good 1t
has done"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04

Francis Cooke. who has been in the
city for a short stay. has returned
TO his home in Roanoke.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04

George Forsyth, who has been the
guest of friends here for several days.
has returned TO Charlottesville.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-04

Miss Rebecca Walker has been
spending the past week with friends in
New York City.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

IMPROVEMENT
Nearly I'm Sight, and 1t Will Not
BE Long Until Sanitary Sewer
Work Will Begin.

Meeting i'll regular session last Tues
day night, the village dads made the
first definite move toward work on the
proposed and muCh-mooted sewer in
stallation, when the city solicitor was
instructed to draw up necessary forms
to initiate legislation for the issuing of
$50, 600 worth of sewer bonds to install a
complete sanitary sewer system, reach
ing every part of town, the erection of a
disposal plant and the relieving of the
present storm water conditions.
By this action the dads will make the
improvement most desired by the ma
jority of the citizens of the town, and
instead of spending from seventy to
ninety thousand dollars for building big
six-foot storm sewer, will obtain almost
as satisfactory results by the relief pro-
posed on both the east and west side for
only few thousand dollars, while the
$50, 900 voted by the people of the town
will more than care for the sanitary sew
er improvement.
Very little business other than sewer
age matters was taken up by council,
which adjourned until next Tuesday
night, when the first of the resolutions
to proceed with The work will be taken
up. The consulting engineer, Mr.. Sher-
man, or one of his staff, will also be
present at this meeting and receive in
as to the work which will be
at this time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
PUCKETT AND AN
ACCOMPLICE
A Robert Sauntman, Former Re-
cOvery Man, Bound over on
BIackmaiIing Charge
Preferred by Mrs. Mary A. Scott
Last week-HeId In Sum
of $1,000 Each.

Fred w. Pickett, alias Fredericks, a
former detective on the Muncie lind.
police force, mention of whose arrest
on the 23rd inst, on a charge of black
mail, was made in these columns last
week, was given a hearing before
Justice Myers last Monday afternoon,
and bound over to court in the sum of
81, ,000 He furnished bond.
Immediately following Puckett's hear
ing, Robert Sauntman, of Michigan, a
former resident of Recovery township,
and one of the defendants in a suit filed
in Common Pleas Court by Mrs. Mary
A. Scott last week, which eliminated in
Puckett's S arrest, was arrested in this city
by Officer Hight on a charge of black
mail and being an accomplice of Pickett,
waived examination before Justice o. J.
Myers and was bound over to court in
sum of 81, 900. He furnished bond.
Sauntman, it seems, has been at Ft.
Recovery the past couple of weeks, en-
deavoring to square up matters with his
brothers wife, but failed. He came to
this city to see what would be, Pucketts S
fate and was nabbed himself.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
OVERFLOW DAMAGE CASES
BEING CONSIDERED BY
COMMISSION

A great deal of interest is being center
ed in hearing now in progress in the
city council chamber, in which number
of land owners along the st. Marys Riv-
er in Mercer county, are seeking to re-
cover damages from the state for crops
injured and destroyed by the high water
of July, 1912. The case is being tried be-
fore a commission composed of f. c. Keu-
than, of ST. Marys S. w. Wright, of
Delphos, and John H. Koch of Ohio City.
Attorneys representing the plaintiffs are
w. E. TouVelle, of Celina; Judge S. A.
Armstrong, of Lima, and E. E. Jackson,
of Rockford the States interests being
in charge of Assistant Attorney General
N. ]. Wiesend. The hearing began at
Rockford on Tuesday, was transferred to
St. Marys on Wednesday and will be
taken to Rockford again as soon as the
work of taking evidence is completed
here which may not be before Friday
St. Marys Leader, Jan. %.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

States senate.
Tips to porters, bellboys, walters
and BARRIERS during 20 years, $4,000.
That was the statement made by G.
A. Lorenzen, retired travelling sales
man of Chicago.
Emerson Kohl, IA, was drowned in
a pond, at Ravenna, o., when he fell
out of boat. Kohl could not swim.
Frank P. Black, president of the
Ohio Brass company, at Mansfield,
was shot and seriously wounded. The
police say Frank Brumenschenkel,
who is under arrest, shot him.
Mrs, Tillie Gibson, 40, of Cleveland,
o., leaped from a cliff into Mill creek
and was drowned. Had been despon-
dent.
Dick Stanley, 16-year-old negro,
who, it was charged, attempted to as
sau)t 4-year-old white girl near Full
bright, Tex, was hanged by a mob.
Charles Nieuport, aviator, and his
mechanician, monoplaning from Par
is, were instantly killed at Estampes
when the machine plunged 200 feet to
earth
Professor w. r. Webb of Bell
buckle, Tenn, independent Democrat,
was elected United States senator
from Tennessee for the term ending
March 4 next.
Mat Walters was shot and instantly
killed by Theodore Dalmert, near
Rush Run, W. Va, following a quarrel
over the possession of photograph
Of young lady.
One man was killed and 20 serious
ly injured in a collision between
trolley car and a freight on the Inter-
national railway at Lockport, N. Y.
Victims members of the Order of
Eagles
Maude lie Page, the "delicatessen
poetess," who wants to mortgage her
soul for $1,000 so she can have some
of her poems published, was arrested
in Chicago for drawing a crowd in
dowE-town street and obstructing
traffic.
H. M. Penhall, an American pain
ter, formerly of San Francisco, COM
mitted suicide in Palermo, Sicily. In
his pocket was note saying, II want
to die in Italy"
At GAINESVILLE, o., Vesta King, 49,
months-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry King, swallowed carbolic acid
while clinging to her mothers skirts,
dying almost instantly.
All public schools and Sunday
schools in Muncie, Ind, have been
closed until Feb because of the
threatened epidemic of diphtheria and
cerebro spinal meningitis.
Part of the levee at Hopefleld Point,
Ark, opposite Memphis, vent into the
Mississippi river, practically destroy
ing work done by the government en-
gineers at cost of about 100000.
Mayor Baker of Cleveland an
nounces he will back Mayor Brand
of Toledo to succeed Theo.
dore Burton as United States senator
from Ohio.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
WILSON WOULD
MAKE A CHANGE
Says Government Is Foster Child
of Special Interests.

New York. Jan. 2S.-In an article
headed "Freemen Need No Guar.
dians," In the February Worlds
Work, Presidentelect Woodrow VII.
son says; "The government Of the
United States at present is a foster
child of the special interests"
He says our working theory Of late
has been Alexander Hamilton's the
ory that the only ones qualified to
conduct the government were the
men who had the biggest financial
standing in the country's commercial
and industrial enterprises.
Hamilton was a great man, but in
my judgment, not a great American"
comments the president-elect. He
does not object to men like big bank
ers and big manufacturers being con-
suited at Washington, but he does
object to their being chiefly consulted
and to complianc with their de-
mands in every critical question. He
insists that in every matter affecting
the whole public, the interests Of the
whole country be consulted.
Parts of Governor Wilson's article
follow:
"The masters Of the government OF
the Unitcl States are the combined
capitalists and manufacturers Of the
United States. 1t is written over
every intimate page Of the records Of
congress- The government of the
United States in recent years has not
been administered by the common
people of the United States.
81 believe that the very wealthy
men who have got their money by
certain kinds of corporate enterprises
have closed in their horizon, and that
they do not see and do not under
stad the rank and file Of the people
We have got to relieve our govern
ment from the domination of special
classes"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

Answer as such guardian filed instanter
Partition was then ordered as prayed for
and the following commissioners ap-
pointed by the court Joseph Huber,
John Wourms and II. II. Plas.
Seymore Bernet VS.. John Bebler is a
transcript from the court OF Justice
Reichert, of Butler township, fled in
Common Pleast court last Monday.
Plaintiff asks judgment for SS5 and costs.
A jury in the Justices court awarded
him SIS and costs, which he feels is
insufficient.
Claiming that his wife, Sarah Burch,
had a very ungovernable temper and at
frequent intervals would throw kitchen
utensils at him without provocation
Thomas Burch, of Washington township,
Wednesday filed suit in divorce in Com
mon Pleas court, charging extreme
cruelty He also prays that her right of
dover in his real estate in Washington
township be forever barred The petit
ton states that the couple were married
thirty-three years ago and that they have
five children living. He also alleges
that in the spring of 1910 his wife got
NNfN AfA NAAN AbhAA anu III AlAN AelA VI TIC
same year drove him from their home.
Judge Layton last Friday granted
temporary injunction in the case of
John Karch VS.. the Board of Commits
sioners, restraining the latter from plac-
ing a culver in the Birch pike adjacent
to his lands.
Alf S. Berkmeier, of Coldwater, VS..
the Village of Coldwater and its officers,
is a suit filed last Saturday in which the
plaintiff prays that the village officers be
enjoined from paying the Butler town
ship trustees $500 for constructing the
Carmack ditch through the Village of
Coldwater.
G. H. Reynolds VS.. J. J. Stoner is a
suit filed Tuesday in phich plaintiff asks
judgment for $40 and costs, claiming
that amount due him as share of crops
for farm rental Plaintiff states that the
defendant was a tenant on the Reynolds
firm, i'll Center township, last year, and
as rental said tenant was to pay two
fifths of all grain raised on the place.
Plaintiff contends that defendant raised
about l4OO bushels of oats last year and
failed to account for plaintiff S share of
$50 bushels, which he estimated as being
worth S170
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
MAT TIERS

CIV. .Swartz was granted divorce from
his wife, Ruth Swartz, by Judge Layton
last Friday.
motion to vacate the judgment of
$11.25, recently rendered in favor of the
Model Milling Co. against G. Ward,
was overruled.
The Citizens Banking Co. was awarded
judgment against p A. Ellis for $50. so
and costs on a cognovit note, and against
G. w. and Christ Hone in the sum Of
$163 so and costs on a like instrument.
The P. Kuntz & Herr Lumber Co. last
week filed suit against G. w. Hone ask
ing judgment for Sl53.60, with interest
and costs, alleging that amount due on
promissory note.
The Citizens Banking Co. filed suit
last week against John H. Koenig ct al.
asking judgment for 81, 500, with inter
est and costs, alleging that amount due
on a promissory note.
F. +. Fryer VS.. White & Mcdowell,
partnership, is suit filed in Common
Pleas Court last week in which the
plaintiff asks judgment against the de-
PENDANTS in the sum of $4,000, with in
terest and costs.
Plaintiff in his petition says that de-
PENDANTS are partnership doing business
in the State of Pennsylvania, with its
principal Office at Knox, Pa.
Plaintiff further states that on or about
January 8, defendants sold to plaintiff
certain oil and gas leases on the J. R.
Fryer farm, the Chas Fryer farm the
w. f. Norris farm and the j. Clover
farm, all i'll Union township, for $3.50.
Plaintiff then sets forth that he has
been and now is ready to consumate the
deal, by paying the money as soon as a
properly executed deed is delivered to
him; that he has deposited said amount
in the First National Bank at Mendon
and so notified defendants, but they re-
fuse to execute the deed.
Plaintiff states that by such refusal he
has been damaged in the sum of $4,000,
and asks for attachment of the property
and judgment accordingly,
The Court appointed Walter Johnson
as guardian ad liten of the minors
named in the partition suit of Victoria
Schmitz VS.. Salome Schrnitz ct al.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
Where We Lack
Horse Sense

Sunshine and fresh air, fortunately cost
nothing. The parks and the country are
still free of access. If you can't afford
car fare-walk? The trouble with most
of us is that we have forgotten our most
natural mode of locomotion, and it does
not cost anything to walk.
What if you haven't any money to
spare? All you actually need is something
to eatand drink, something to oclothe you,
some kind ofaroof Common grubis am
brosia if you have an appetite. Any kind
of clothing is stylish enough if it is de-
cent, and one does not need to live on the
Avenue in order to find a roof that will
shelter one from the elements.
The possession of money creates artifi-
Cial wants and leads us away from real liv-
ing. A house should be shelter where
one may sleep in safety; eat a part of his
meals and stay during inclement weather.
1t should be but a means to an end. Now
it is an end to our means. Too much
money is sunk i'll house and furnishings
that are often useless and luxurious.
Our houses have made us soft muscled,
indolent, fearful of outdoors and extrav-
agant.
Its because we have money that we feel
the need of expensive and fashionable
clothing. Any kind of comfortable gar
ment, that would cover nakedness in
summer and serve warmth in winter
would fill our real needs. But we must
labor to earn lucre for what the clothing
manufacturers prescribe for us. We ham
per our palates with what we think is
necessary food; we have no healthy ap-
petites, so we force an appetite with drinks
and foods that would make a healthy
savage wrinkle his nose with distaste.
We think we are doing everything to
make ourselves happy and then we Won
der why we are not happy.
We blame the other fellow and society
and the industrial organism, and the
whole blommin' world. We go home
and put our heads in our hands and cuss
the government. We get out of a job
and commit suicide. We do all kinds of
foolish things, simply because we have
grown so helpless through artificial needs
that we think we can't exist and find any
kind of happiness upon the few actual
needs of the normal human being.
We look upon men and women sitting
in the lap of luxury and envy them. We
think how deliriously happy we would
be if we had only portion of their ease
and comfort, when the really happy man
is the one who works and lives upon his
earnings, without envy of his neighbor,
though they only provide for him hum
ble lot. %, p. News
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
GOOD MARKET
ROADS At COST
State Plans for Good Roads by
General Jacob s. COxey-
Questions and Answers.

Subject That Interests Every Citizen
Of ohio Discussed From Both Sides
Of the Question:. and r. Invoked
For the Cause Of Good Roads and
Petitions Being Circulated.
lReprinted from Coxey's Highway. Mas
sllon, OIL
General Jacob s. Coxey, the dean of
good roads agitation since his memo
rable march to Washington in 1894. Is
again in the field with a state plan for
road Improvement, for which his
friends are now circulating petitions
all over the state for signatures under
the l. and r. for an amendment to the
state constitution. The general has
also established a newspaper called
COXey's Highway, and an extensive
publicity bureau for promulgating his
literature and petitions. From the Jan
uary number, his first issue, we take
the following in detailed explanation
of his proposed amendment, in all its
unique and original ramifications, for
the information of the readers of this
paper 1t is the generals own story,
in his own language. and as such is
worthy of careful study.
The people, having turned down the
$50, 100000 amendment last Septem-
Der, leaves the field open for the next
best plan, and in this, one Of Gen
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
THE B., G. 81 G.. KEEPING
THINGS UNDER
THEIR HAT
( rBlufton Daily Newsl

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Wells Construction Company, held
Monday afternoon at the office of the M.
B. & r. Traction Co., resulted i'll the ell
ection of board of seven directors, who
will be in charge of the affairs of the BIG.
& c. Traction company the coming year.
The Wells Construction Company is the
company that constructed the B. G. & c.
line from this city to Geneva.
The seven directors chosen Monday are
Henry c. Arnold, L. A. Williamson, M.
A. Stout, G. T. Markley, w. A. Kunkel
and Samuel Bender, of this city, and A..
G. Briggs of Geneva.
The directors will name some later
date to meet and organize by selecting
corps of officers. Only three of the four
are now in Bluffton.
The annual report of the company was
made Monday afternoon but there was
nothing in this report that was furnished
for publication.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
RANK ROAD IMPROVEMENT
WORK SATISFACTORY
LY ADJUSTED

Auditor Morrow received a communi-
cation last Monday from State Highway
Commissioner Marker, apprising him of
the final settlement of the Reservoir
bank road controversy with Contractor
Heffner, and the road, which for a while
was the subject of much talk, is now
open to traffic.
Commissioner Marker refused to ac-
cept and pay the contract price of the
road after its completion, holding that
the contractor had not used the required
amount of Cement.
The commissioner at first withheld
1920. so from the original contract price
of $12, S00.92, but this was reduced in
the settlement reached, Mr.. Heffner get
ting $12, 800 for the job.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
To Our Subscribers

The post Office department has taken
decided measures to enforce the recent
rulings of the department in reference
to newspaper postage. Newspaper pub
fishers will hereafter be forced to discon-
tinue all papers upon which subscriptions
are a year or more in arrears. The de-
partment has notified us that such news
papers Ca year in arrears) will be re-
ceived for mailing only at the transient
rate, prepaid by stamps affixed, unless
said subscriptions be expressly renewed
for definite time, with actual cash pay
ment, or a bona fide promise of payment,
Now the publisher of this paper has
always been willing to extend reasonable
credit to his subscribers, and but for the
interference OF the postal authorities,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
SOUTH MERCER
FARM INSTITUTE

The South Mercer Farmers Institute
will be held at St. Henry next Monday
and Tuesday, February and 4, and in
dications are that it will be an unusually
good meeting The State speakers are
!. F. Gordon and H. Markley. There
will be six sessions, the first opening at
$50 standard time Monday morning
with invocation by Rev. Fr S, Kunkler.
The last session on Tuesday night will
close with an address by o. J. Myers, of
this city. The program is a varied and
excellent one and should attract every
one engaged in agricultural pursuits.