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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
PLEA MADE TO
THE POWERS
For Relief and Protection from
Threatening Dangers and
Damages from Floods.

A good many land owners along
Beaver and few from the south side OF
Lake Mercer met with residents of this
city at the Commissioner Office last
Tuesday in response to a call issued by
5. ]. Vining, and discussed at length
the situation caused by the high water
in the Lake.
The meeting appointed S. J. Vining,
John G. Romer and W. T.. TouVelle as
a committee to visit Columbus and get
in touch with Governor Cox and the
Legislature towards improving condi-
tions on this end of the big lake.
Mr.. Vining at once made arrange
ments for the trip, and the committee,
excepting Mr.. TouVelle, went to Colum-
bus Wednesday morning, and that even
ing met the finance committees of both
the house and senate in joint session.
The committee asked the states con-
sideration of an appropriation to COM
plete the cement revetment wall on the
south end, which was left unbuilt by the
contractors who started the wall. They
asked that the waste weir be changed TO
point nearer this city or Al the head of
Beaver creek, and that the controlling
office of the Lake, which hS always been
at St. Marys, a couple of hhles distant
from the body of water, be changed TO
this city, so that the waste weir over
flow could be properly and safely looked
after.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
MAYOR NAMES NEW
NIGHT OFFICER

The village dads met in regular session
last Tuesday night, with all members
present but Wintermute and with Mavor
Miller presiding.
q. +. Chivington addressed council in
regard to contract for sprinkling the
streets, and was given same contract as
last year-S50 for sprinkling streets and
alley intersections and sprinkling for the
street commissioner when sweeping, and
- per square for extra squares sprinkled
during Chautanqua and Fair.
Reports of various officers and depart
ments for past month were read and ac-
cepted.
Applications of Lewis McNair. Vim.
McIlroy and Henry Niehaur for position
OF Night Police were read.
Contrary to custom of some wears
past and heretofore in vogue by the
present body, the council declined to
make accommodation among the appli-
cants and asked the mayor to pick his
own appointee.
Mayor Miller said he could easily do
that and called Marshal Pumphrey into
executive conference for few minutes.
He then announced the appointment of
Henry Niehaus for period of one year.
The appointment was confirmed bv the
council Mr.. Schunck voting nay.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
TO REDUCE COST OF LIVING
Purpose of the New Tariff Bill, Ac-
cording to the Committee.

Purpose of the New Tariff Bill, Ac
cording to the Committee.
Washington, April S.-The tariff bill
introduced in the house by Chairman
Underwood is designed, according to
the ways and means committee, to
make good the promise of the Demo
cratic platform to reduce the cost OF
living by removing or sharply re-
ducing the duties on the necessaries
of life and products controlled by the
trusts. There have been added to the
free list many of the products that
enter into the ordinary market basket,
and duties on articles that contribute
to the warmth and comfort of the
workingman and the average Ameri-
can have been slashed.
The users of luxuries will find no
comfort in the new bill. They have
been called upon to assume a burden
fully as large as that laid on them by
the present Payne-Aldrich law, and in
addition the man of wealth is sum-
moned to contribute more literally
than ever to help remove the burden
of taxation on those less able to
bear it,
About S120,000,000 of the revenue
needed by the government is made
up by the imposition of an income tax,
the first to be proposed under the re-
Gently adopted amendment to the fed.
eral constitution. All persons having
net incomes over $4,000 and also all
firms and corporations and partner
ships with an equal income will be
called on to help make up this loss.
The incomes of the latter will be sub
1ect only to fiat tax of 1 per cent,
but individuals will be obliged to sub
init to tax of a graduated character,
increasing with the size of the in.
come.
Generally considered, the tariff bill
is radical downward cut where it
concerns the necessaries of life and
products that are controlled by al
legged monopolies.
The tariff bill Contains important
Aew administrative features. It does
away with the maximum and mini
mum clause of the present law and
substitutes for this system of retalia-
tion a provision for reciprocity
treaties.
1t also provides for a preference for
goods carried in American bottoms
and contains features designed to
eliminate frauds from the customs
service 1t puts the relations between
the United States and the Philippines
on an absolutely free trade basis, and |
provides for the repeal of the corpora
ton tax law, substituting therefor the
income tax.
The most impressive cuts in the |
new bill relate to foodstuffs and cloth |
ng and raw material which is used for |
building purposes. The bill contains |
4 free list in which is found these |
TENS of daily consumption: All |
dressed and prepared meats, -four,
bread, milk and cream, potatoes, salt,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
BREAKS DOWN
MORE CUSTOM
President wilson Appears ON the
Floor Of tina House and Reads
Message TO Congress.

Declares There Is Need For a Thor
ough, Moderate and dWell-considered
Revision Of Rates-Features Of the
Tariff Bill as Reported to the House
Of Representatives by the Ways and
Means Committee.
Washington, April g. President
Wilson personally read his first mes
sage to the Sixty-third congress, con.
vened in extraordinary session. II was
an unusually brief document, dealing
exclusively with the need for a thor,
bugh, moderate and we'll considered
revision Of the tariff. The president
drew attention to the necessity for an
early reform in the banking and cur
rency laws, but refrained, he said,
from urging, for the present, any 9th.
er legislation that might divert the
energies of congress from its clearly
defined duty" toward the tariff ques-
tion
Striking paragraphs from the mes
sage follow:
Il am very glad indeed to have this
opportunity to address the two houses
directly and to verify for myself the
impression that the president Of the
United States is a person, not mere
department Of the government"
"A duty was laid upon the party
now in power which it ought to per-
form promptly so the peoples burden
may be lightened and business inter-
ests may not be keep too long in sus-
pense."
1T is clear to the whole country
that the tariff duties must be altered
The sooner the tariff is altered, the
sooner we shall escape from suffer.
ing"
I'VE long ago passed the notion Of |
protecting industries and moved to |
the idea that they were entitled to |
the direct patronage of the govern
ment."
I'VE have sought to give each group |
OF manufacturers what they them |
selves thought they needed to main
tain practically exclusive market"
I'VE have built up a set of privi-
leges and exemptions from competi-
ton behind which it was easy to or
sanize monopoly"
I'VE must abolish everything that
bears even the semblance of privilege
and put our business men under n
necessity to be efficient, eco
1omical and enterprising."
aside from the duties upon articles
We do not produce, the object of tariff
luties henceforth must be effective
ITO some our methods may seem
heroic, but remedies may be heroic
md yet be remedies"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
COURT MATTERS

Judge Layton last Friday overruled a
motion for a new trial in the case of John
Tennentvs. G. II. Heifner & Son. Ten
nent was awarded SOP. 06 on contract
for the construction of the Heffner houses
on North Walnut street
The court heard the argument for a
new trial in the case of Chas. c. Lyon
vs.. w. +. Wilson Lumber Co., and took
same under advisement. Twelve specific
reasons yere set for the granting of a
new trial.
The plaintiff was awarded judgment
for S179. Is and costs in the case of P.
Kuntz & Herr Lumber Co. VS.. G. II. Hone
The defendant was awarded SIS and
costs in the case of Seymore Bernett VS..
John Bibler.
The troubles of John Zenz, of Zenz
City, multiply. Two more suits were
filed against him in the Common Pleas
Court Tuesday, one by Herman Vile &
Co., asking judgment for S126,50, and
the other by ]. S. Shield & Co. to recov-
er judgment in the sum of $3.50 04.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Bunched NeUs Paragraphs

Mrs. H. c. 'Dofenbaugh was elected
mayor of Tyro, Kan Women also Sc.
cured majority Of council.
Fire destroyed the plant of the Tro.
jan Laundry company. Detroit, Mich.
The loss to the building and contents
is $150,OOO.
Fire destroyed the Lake Shore rail-
road loading and coal docks at East
Elyria, o. The docks, valued at $780,
900, and 600 tons of coal are a total
loss
Governor Major Of Missouri vetoed
the bill permitting the Standard Oil
company to continue business in Mis-
souri,, in spite of the custer decree of
the state supreme court
Ii Yuan Hang, long the rival of
President Yuan Shih Kai for the lead
ership of China, was assassinated in
WI Chang, a town in the province Of
HUI Peh, opposite Hankow.
An inheritance tax that would run
as high as so per cent on fortunes of
more than $15,OO0OOO is proposed in
bill introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Jones of Washington.
Militant suffragets attempted to
blow up the ruins of ancient Dudley
castle, Dudley, England. Walls slight.
ly damaged.
For the second time in less than six
months a constitutional amendment
permitting woman suffrage was de-
feated in Michigan.
At GA ston, Tex, a number of
United ss soldiers fought battle
In the So is with a crowd of Mexi.
cans and negroes One soldier was
killed and two injured.
Automobile bandits looted the Bank
of Commerce at Summerville, Ca, Sc.
curing $4,000. Two members of a cit.
izens posse were wounded in a run.
ming fight with the yeggmen.
The bearer of the most remarkable
name in the German -aristocracy is
dead in Berlin. He was Herr Pfoert-
ner Won Der Hoelle (the doorkeeper
Of helD. He held an official post in
Sicily
Congressman Tim T. Ansberry of
Defiance, o., has been ordered to
France for six months by his doctor.
He will sail the latter part Of the
month
Engineer Reuben Mullen of Mont,
pelier, o., was instantly killed when
Wabash passenger train No, 8 went
off the track at Walcottville, Ind
The body Of S-year-old Arthur Saum.
son of MI. and Mrs, William Saum,
living on farm near Lancaster, o.
was recovered fom Indian creek.
With what appear to be prehistoric
hteroglyphics carved on its walls, a
mammoth cave, rivaling the famous
caves of Kentucky, was discovered
near Ogden, Utah.
Twenty-six men were injured in a
rear-end collision of two took trains
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad at Fairdale. Ill. All of the
injured were stock men.
Fireman George P. Foley was
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

crushed under falling wall and fatal
ly hurt in fighting a fire that destroy
ed property valued at $25O,OOO in the
Chicago stockyards district.
Breaking into the basement of a
dry goods store at Greenville, N. C..
Leonard Smith, II, and Rowley Mar
tin, q, were shot to death by three
policemen concealed in the place in
anticipation of robbery.
Eugene Smith, a Tammany political
leader was shot and killed on Park
Row, New York, by four gangsters,
who escaped.
Beckley and George Griffin, broth.
ers, each under 20, were shot to death
in a public road near Williamson, w.
Va. Assassins escaped
William H. Stevens, a farmer of
Union township, Union county, O., in
i'll health, committed suicide by shoot.
ing himself in the head with a shot.
gun.
Baltimore G. Ohio flyer No. plung.
ed through an open switch at Hoyt
vile, o. Two were killed and 10 hurt.
Dead: William Jackson, fireman, Gar
rett, Ind; Grant Mason, Hoytville.
J. c. Collins, negro, was lynched
after he had shot and killed Sheriff
Thomas Courtney and Deputy Richard
Burgmeister at a construction camp
near Mondak, Mont
Governor Cox removed Morris T.
Stewart, mayor of New Boston, Scioto
countp, after hearing at which he
was found guilty of gross immortality
and misconduct in office.
Grant Long, SO, respondent over the
loss of his household furnishings in
the flood, killed himself at Chilli
cothe, o., by cutting his throat
At Chillicothe, o., A. L. Robbins,
Do, newspaper man connected with
the Portsmouth Blade, fell dead.
Heart trouble supposed cause.
Bishop James ]. Carroll, titular
bishop and rector of st. Edwards Ro-
man Catholic church, Philadelphia,
died from complication of diseases
which resulted from an injury re-
celVed In philippines.
An infantryman committed suicide |
In horrible way at Gratz, Germany |
He fixed the cord to the firing mech |
lnism Of machine gun and stood in
'front.' of it. He pulled the cord and |
was blown to pieces.
A freight train was wrecked near |
4arabee, Mo-, during a terrific wind.
storm.
Charles Kronocamp, 73, night watch.
nan, was cremated, and 10 firemen in
ured. in a FIRE which destroved |
Wood & Lloyd's factory at Pittsburg.
LOSS $75,0OO
Fire at New Straitsville, O., destroy
ID an oil derrick and several build
ngs. Loss $6,O0O
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, leader IF
he English militant suffragets, was
entenced to three years penal servi-
ude for melting women to blow up
be country residence Of Lloyd
IeOrge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

The commission appointed to hear the
damage claims of residents along Beaver
and on the south side Of Lake Mercer
reconvened in this city last Monday, fol,
lowing a couple Of weeks recess caused
by flood conditions.
The commission, which includes John
III. Koch of Ohio City, the presiding
member; S. w. Wright, Of Delphos, and
w c.. Baker, of Anna, are hearing the
cases from the south side the reservoir
first, and up until last evening had taken
up and heard evidence in % of the SO
claims from that section.
The commission is holding its sessions
in the Mayor Office. At least another
week will be consumed by the south side
claims before the commission will be
ready to take up the claims of the Bea
yer land holders.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
REVIEW OF FINANCES OF
DITTRICT TUBERCI-
LOSIS HOSPITAL

The joint boards of Commissioners of
Mercer, Van Vert, Shelby, Auglaize,
Allen and Defiance Counties met at Lima
last Monday III animal session on the Dis
trict tuberculosis hospital. The year s
report showed a balance of S4, 9l6. OF.
The amounts received from the various
counties for the care of patients was as
follows; Allen l745.09; Auglaize 1864. 10;
Van Vert S29S.l2; Shelby $202.70; Def
ance Sl0O.; Mercer 1881.
Patients from other counties, taking
treatment, paid in 5000, while S370.33
was paid in for sundries.
The yearly appropriation of each county
for maintenance is as follows: Allen S6,-
8S7 10; Mercer, Auglaize, Shelby and
Van Vert each S228S.71
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
ROCKFORD POSTMASTER
READY TO QUIT

Postmaster Grant Coate of Rockford,
who for fifteen years has successfully
and very efficiently conducted your I'm
Gle Samuel's business at that point, has
sent his resignation to the department
at Washington He had a year or more
yet at his command, but an opportunity
to embark in a good business presented
itself and he grabbed it. Wednesday
night he called the prespiring Demo
cratic aspirants for the job together and
told them of his action, that they might
get off on equal terms for the pltffn-a
very gentlemanly procedure.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
REV. KOENIG'S SUCCESSFUL
PASTORATE TO BE
CONTINUED

Rev. B. +. Koenig, the popular pastor
of the local Evangelical congregation,
has been returned to the charge here for
another year This reassignment came
from the conference at indianapolis just
adjourned and from which he returned
Tuesday This action is equally pleas
ing to his congregation and the people of
Celina, all of whom recognize his aggres-
sive and consistent fight for the better
ment of humanity. Nothing attests bet
ter to his work than the splendid growth
of the church membership under his
care and direction.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
FIT. RECOVERY LADS REA-
SON DETHRONED

Admitting that he had set fire to the
barn of George Ford last Wednesday
morning, and charged with threatening
the lives of his parents, NJ. Kinkley Har-
ker, aged 19, of Ft. Recovery, was ad-
judged insane in Judge Raudabaugh's
court yesterday, Drs W. R. and Martin
Taylor, of Fl. Recovery, conducting the
inquest His insanity, according to the
testimony, has been of gradual growth.
Sheriff Fisher will take the afflicted lad
to the State hospital at Toledo, leaving
with him this morning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
c. III. & ID. TRAIN CREW
HAVE CLOSE CALL

A wreck on the c. H. & D., which
nearly resulted in the death of the train
crew, occurred a mile south of Maria
Stein last Friday morning, when a To-
comotive north bound, and in charge of
Engineer Frank Santa and Fireman
Tells Anderson, overturned. The track
is in bad shape at this place and the train
was proceeding slowly when the engine
turned turtle. This fact is all that saved
the crew from death. Owing to the con-
dition of the track and the fact that the
wreck trains are busy building up road
beds, the engine has been abandoned for
the present.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
SpeederS Caught i'm the
Police Drag Net

Fred Varwig and o. L. Richardson,
were arrested by Marshal Pumphrey
last Saturday for fast motorcycling
They plead guilty in Mayor Miller s
court and were fined 81 90 and costs each.
Bruce Yingling, arrested last Sunday
by Marshal Pumphrey on charge Of
violating the automobile speed ordinance
plead guilty in Mayor Miller's court
Tuesday and was fined 81. and costs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
TO BECOME CITIZENS OF
GREAT REPUBLIC

Frank Beuke and James Tekath,
students at St. Charles Seminary, Garth
agena, filed declarations with Clerk of
Courts Johnson Wednesday to become
citizens of the United States. Beuke is
% years of age and native of Turstr-
nigin, Germany He came to this coun-
try in September, 1905. Tekath is "a
years of age and native of Borbeck,
Germany. He landed at New York in
December 1905.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

Commissioners Kiser, Heiby and Dill
hoff and engineer Smalley were at Rock
ford last week, meeting with the Van
Vert Commissioners npon the amount
the latter should pay for the Single
decker ditch outlet The amount reached
was S475.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

J; S. Springer ct al. have filed a petit
ton i'll the Probate Court for special
school district in Center township. 1t
will be up for hearing May IL. The
school troubles in old Center are many
and not far between.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

The semi-annual meeting of the min
isters and laymen of the Lima Presby-
terry, with which the Celina congrega-
tion is associated, will be held at Rock
ford next Monday and Tuesday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

We have number of fine rooms of
wallpaper of 1912 design that we will
sell at a bargain Don't put off calling
for this paper for it will not last long
NUNGESTER DRUG Co.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

Harry Karr has accepted a position
selling farm machinery for J. f. McGee,
the hardware man. Mr.. Karr also sells
buggies. See him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

That beautiful Althea, or sacred shrub
Rose of Sharon, can be bought from The
Riley & Nickel Hdw. Co. for 19c each.
They flower out when all other roses are
gone. Nothing prettier.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

Joe Painter, aged 36years, of Scudder,
was adjudged insane by Drs. Miller and
Langel before Probate Judge Rauda-
bangh last Tuesday and taken to Toledo
by Sheriff Fisher.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

The ladies aid society of the Presby-
terian church will meet this afternoon
with Mesdames John Mayer and Sophia
Crockett, at the Crockett home, East
Market street
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

The Celina members of Company X,
o. n. G., who have been on duty at the
east bank of Lake Mercer for the past
couple of weeks, were discharged last
Monday
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

The ladies aid society of the M. +.
church will meet this afternoon at the
church parlors, with Mesdames W. w.
Lance, VIC, Stubbs and Retta Lininger
as hostesSes
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Despondent Man Ends Life,

Chillicothe, o., April g. Grant
Long, SO, despondent over the loss of
his household furnishings in the flood,
cut his throat and died in a hospital.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

The infant child of August Hirsch, of
Dayton, died in that city ON the 2nd inst, ,
following its mother to the grave. Men
tion of the mothers death was made in
these columns last week. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stein, who were called to Dayton by the
death of their daughter, returned home
last Saturday evening
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
PROVIDING RELIEF FOR
FLOOD SUFFERERS

The Ladies Aid Society of the Presby-
terian church desire donations in the way
of bedding, provisions, clothing, and all
needful supplies brougt to the home of
Mrs. Crockett, this afternoon, at which
time she and Mrs Mayer will entertain
the society. If anyone has material for
comforts it will be most acceptable. The
ladies will send supplies direct to Rev.
Keager, at Dayton, former pastor of the
Presbyterian church at this place. If a
quantity of supplies are donated the a.
mount will be divided and part of the
donations sent to Rev. Montgomery, at
Piqua.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Luth-
eran Church met Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. B. Trenary, where they put in a
very good day making comforts and
clothing for the Dayton flood sufferers.
Two hundred and one dollars was the
amount of the collection taken up at the
church services last Sunday
for relief of the flood sufferers
An additional $40. was contributed by
the Catholic Ladies Sewing Society.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

For wallpaper that will look well
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GEsTER DRUG Co.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

,Cannas aud Alteas at unheard Of prices
-10c and 19c each. The Riley & Nickel
Hardware CO., Celina, o.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

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, 1913-04-11

Three hu ldred cherry trees, FIVE to
six feet high, at. 25c each, while they
last. The Riley & Nickel Hdw Co.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

The dollar that you spend
at HOME may return TO you.
Think IL over, Mr.. BusI-
ness Man. This applies TO
you as well as the small fry.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

For wallpaper you will be proud of
when once on the Wall-NUNGEsTER
DRUG Co.