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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
WILL THE PEOPLE STAND FOR IT?

T HILE knowing where Warren G. Harding, Republican
II candidate for SENATOR stood in matters of progress,
expected that he would make the frank dec
araon he did the other day He represents the old order
Nor does he deny when before the Republican state
ton while the platform committee preparing tho straddlS
plank, he said:
want the Republican party in Ohio under the lsads.
ship Of Frank Willis to come back and make us what
before
Lest it be forgotten what was before the six years of
honesty efficiency economy and humanity IN Ohio under the
Democratic administrations, let us review briefly
To go back is to put the gHfer back the state treasury,
where public funds used for private ends where interest
from favored banks of them recommended by Warren g.
Harding paid into private pockets; where lrreguaty
and dishonesty prevailed until Judson Harmon cleaned out
the state house. and made it possible for the state to secure
than million dollars in interest under Democratic ad
ministmtions
To go back suppose to the days when the rich tax
dodgcr escaped, and the poor man paid the taxes.
To go back to the time when liability companies sucked
the life blood of industrial concerns and robbed the bleeding
crippled workman, the widowed destitute wife, and the or
phaned, helpless and innocent children
To 90 back to the days of honor and Difference" to
George b. Cox quoting Mr.. Harding's own words
To 90 back the days when the most corrupt lobby in
the world infested the state house, and when they had fast
ncd their ntacs that it took five years eradicate them
utterly
To 60 back to an unbroen record of necency and graft
and broken record of broken promises the Republican
heritage in the state
This is what Warren G. Harding would have the people
Of Ohio do and he before the people candidate
for United States an era of progress Can be he
has forgotten what the people of Ohio did him in 1908
candidate for because then he wanted make the
Republican party what it was before.
But if the remnant of the powerful Republican party
Will stand for this reaconary program the progressive ee
ment will not and the great of the people of the
will not permit the going back.
1t IS hopeful sign that Timothy s. Hogan the Demo
cratic senatorial candidate progressive in every fibre of his
body In remarkable contrast to reaction his statement:
In the improvement of her highways, Ter schools her
farms, her homes Ohio advanced
than other state in the Union. s
ing backward Let keep rising
der to shoulder onward march, and the
state will be retained in the hands party
has been entrusted with the confidence
for the five because it has
governed honestly
As has been said before the this year of
progress against reaction Reputation of the Democratic pro-
gram of honesty efficiency, economy and humanity will
that Ohio will lapse fifty years progress Ohio the leader
of all staes can not afford to take step backward
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11

the standardlzlng OF the school in.
stead will materially strengthen tho
rural school The teacher will not
feel obliged 10 spend so much time
upon reviewing for this examination.
The teachers have responed splendid.
ly TO the new requirements for pro.
fessional training. During the past
summer, over twelve thousand teach.
ers have been in attendance in sum
mer schools In the state. A great
many of these students are teachers
in the rural schools who have for the
first time in their lives attended a
higher institution Of learning. They
have gained much during their short
stay in the summer term. The schools
whore they will teach viii also gain
much, for these teachers can not fail
to take back with them ideas and ex-
periences that viii be helpful In their
school work Not only has the state
been fully awakened educatlonally,
but the influence of this forward step
of Ohio has been extended into other
states Copies of the new law and
the surveys that lead up to it are in
great demand in other states Favor,
able comments may be seen in all the
educational papers and magazines Of
the country On the whole, Ohio may
be warmly congratulated not only for
helping herself, but also for showing
the way by which other states may
help themsel "es."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11

another of 'Victoria's grandchildren,
Prince Arthur of COnnaught, who will
oppose his cousin, the kaiser.
Should Norway become involved, an
other grandchild, Queen Maud, sister
Of King George. would be brought
into the conflict. Greece would add
another in the person of Queen Sophia.
sister Of Kaiser Wilhelm, and Spain
would add Queen Victoria Eugene.
Gar Nicholas and his empress are
both first cousins of King George, and
his whole family has intermarried so
thoroughly with the German royal
houses that in blood the Romanoffs are
as German as is the kaiser. Franz
Josef of Austria is connected by many
blood ties with both the kaiser and
the czar and by both blood and mar
riage with King Albert of Belgium.
France alone as a republic has no ties
with the other nations, though if the
Bonaparte and Bourbon pretenders
should be counted she would be relat
ed to other royal families.
Each of the four great emperors at
war-GeOrge, William, Nicholas and
Franz JOsef-fnds himself now in the
position of a soldier fighting against
his own regiments and his own com
mander in chief. Each of them bears
military rank in the armies and navies
of the others. The kaiser is colonel
of the Imperial Russian bodyguard,
admiral of the Russian fleet, colonel
Of the First British royal dragons
and fleet admiral in the English navy.
Nicholas is colonel Of the Prussian
grenadiers of the guard and a German
admiral.
Here are some of the ties of kindship
that do not bind the European nations
together:
King George V. is first cousin to
Kaiser Wilhelm, the czar and czarina
of Russia, King Haakon of Norway,
King Christian of Denmark, Queen
Victoria Of Spain; brother Of Queen !
Maud of Norway and nephew of King
Constantine of Greece.
Kaiser Wilhelm is first cousin to King |
George, brother of Queen Sophia Of
Greece, nephew of the English Duke Of
Connaught and second cousin of Gar
Nicholas
Car Nicholas is first cousin to King
George cousin of the kaiser. nephew
of King Christian Of Denmark and
King Haakon of Norway. brother
in-law to the Grand Duke of Hesse
and cousin by marriage to Franz Josef
Of Austria, King Nicholas Of Mon
tenegro. Queen Helene Of Italy and
first cousin to Crown Princess Cecilie
Of Germany.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
SURELY Time FOR
BILL TO SMOKER

Jimmy Faulkner, noted Columbus cor
respondent in Enquirer
II doesn't seem so darned long ago
that the then purse-proud and aftluent
Republicans We're given TO cackling over
the appeals of the Bryanized Democracy
for contributions of 81 per capita to be
used in overthrowing the hydra-headed
octopus in charge of the Government.
They made snoots and they jeered at the
famous dollar dinners and gave il as their
opinion that old Bill and his party didn't
represent much more than a silver cart
wheel. But, men, times have changed.
1t is the same Bryanites who are now
peeling off yellow-b backed "twenties"
from plethoric rolls and languidly re-
marking: IF that isn't enough, come
around and see me again.
But the epublicans-alasl This week
Hon. Edwin Jones sent out an appeal for
the once despised cart wheels, saying:
The Republican party desires that its
obligations should be to the people and
not to any particular interest or few
individuals.
But, to be on the safe side, postscript
was added, saying that those who could
spare more than one plunk should give
accordingly. Check would be taken and
also post-oifice orders properly made out
to +. Jones, Chairman. The money,
when received, will be spent, prospect
i've contributors are assured, in order
that one-man power in Ohio can be over
thrown"
Persons with cracked lips will please
refrain from laughing at this solemn
promise, even if it does sound funny and
rib-tickling. This lesson of the silver
simoleon, brethren teaches us that pride
goeth before destruction and a naughty
spirit before fall. Who would have
thought even five years ago that the %.
p. would be playing a hand organ on the
corner and thanking passers-by for stray
Not onel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
.POLAND'S DOWNFALL
CAME VERY RAPIDLY
At One Time She Was Second
Largest European Country.

WashingtOn.-The Poland of 171J
was larger than any other European
country, with the exception of Russia.
Today it has no political entity, says
the National Geographical society, in a
statement just issued. Two centuries
ago its domain reached from the Baltic
to the Carpathians and stretched from
east to west for distance of approx
mately 600 miles.
"The first partition of Poland came
in l772, when Prussia and Austria,
alarmed by the progress of Russia in
Poland, suggested as a means Of main
tanning the equilibrium of Europe, that
all three powers readjust their ter
ritories at the expense of POLAND" says
the sOcietys bulletin.
Poland lay utterly helpless. She
lost about One-ffth of her population
and one-fourth of her territory. The
second partition, il 1793, reduced PO-
land to one third of her original dimen-
sions, with population Of about $780,
600. A third treaty Of partition was
signed in 1896 The congress of Wen
ma, in 1915, divided Poland between
Prussia, Austria and Russia, with the
exception of Cracow, which was erect
ed into republic embedded in Galicia.
Posen and Gnesen, with a population
of $4,000, were left to Prussia. Aus
tria remained in possession Of Galicia,
with its 100000 inhabitants Lith-
uanla and the Ruthenian Palatinates
continued to be incorporated with Rus
sia. The remnant was constituted as
the so called Congress Kingdom, under
the emperor of Russia as the king Of
Poland.
"In the same year Alexander l. grant
ed the new kingdom constitution,
which declared it to be united to Rus
sia, in the person Of the czar as a
political entity. Poland re-
tained its flag and national army
In 1880, following the outbreak of the
French revolution, military revolt |
took place in Warsaw. This war last |
ed for ten months, and at its conclusion |
the Congress Kingdom was reduced to |
the position Of Russian province. The |
last remaining remnant of POland's |
political existence was Cra-
COW, and it was finally occupied by |
Austria in 1916. The last attempt sof |
the Poles to achieve independence was
in 1868 1t was marked by no real |
battle and the uprising was soon re
pressed. The national history of Po-
land closes with this attempt at free
dom In 1868 by ukase of the emperor
If Russia, the government was abso-
utely incorporated with that of Rus
sia, and the use Of the Polish language
IN public places and for public pur-
poses was prohibited.
Russian Poland contains the first
inc of defense Of the Russian empire
IN its western frontier. The marshy
owlands, covered with forests on the
western bank Of the Vistula. offer a
natural defense against an army ad-
from the west, and they are
by number Of fortresses
N that river. The center of these lat
er is Warsaw"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
SAILORS MOURN FOR NELSON
Every Man In British Service Wears
Black Scarf.

London.-British sailors have on their
uniforms perpetual reminders Of the
navy's glorious past, though not every
one who wears them knows that the
three rows Of white tape round the
edging of the blue collar and the black
silk scarf knotted In front are links
with Nelson.
The white tapes commemorate Mel
sons famous victories-Copenhagen,
the Nile and Trafalgar-and the scarf
is a token of perpetual mourning for
the great admiral, adopted by the sea
men themselves and retained ever
since.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
Executive Committee

J. d. Johnson Chairman, Celina.
S. J. Vining, Vice Chairman, Celina.
James X. Carlin, Secretary Celina,
J. L. Morrow, Treasurer Celina.
Geo. +. Pulskamp, Celins.
P. +. Kenney, Celina.
Geo, M. Beta, Celina.
Albert Mersman, Celina.
ID. c. Kinder. Rockford.
Chas. Jenkins, Coldwater,
Thomas Williams, Neptune,
Frank Feltz, Cassella,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
Miner Draws Pardon.

Columbus, Sept. 7.-Governor Cox
issued the Labor day pardon to Isaac
Redpath, former union miner, serving
life sentence from Belmont county
for killing his mother-in-law, Mrs. Car
oline Hartong, in 1907. Redpath has
been a trusty at the penitentiary for
some time. He is thirty years old.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
HIGHWAY PLANK
OF C. 0. P.RAPPED
NOn-partiSan Organizations Pro-
test Platform
WILL ASK FOR REPUTATION

Candidates Urged to Declare Against
Republican Convention Resolution
Against State Highway Department
Which Would Preclude Ohio From
Securing National Aid and MiIitatS
Against Good Roads.
Non-partisan organizations inter
ested in the better highways move
ment are said to be planning formal
protest against the G. o P. platform
plank to abolish the state highway
department. This is being done, not
emily because Of the demonstrated eff
cheney of work under the central head
working with a definite system, but
because it would take away all hope
OF Ohio's sharing in the funds that
will be given by the national govern
ment under the terms of the Shackle-
ford bill, now pending in congress,
with its passage practically assured.
The spirit of protest has developed
IN preliminary discussion of this par
tlcular plank in the Republican plat
form, which proposes that funds for
construction of modern highways be
turned over to county commissioners
OF the various counties, and that the
highway commission be done away
with 1t is declared to be not improb-
able that the Republican candidates
may be asked to repudiate the decla-
latlons of the platform in this regard,
for those who have followed the work
ing out of the highway plans assert
the proposed change would undo
much of the work that has been done,
setting the state back many years.
Auto Body Protests.
Organizations which are now merg.
ed in the Ohio Good Roads Federation
brought about the creation of the |
state highway department, and the de- |
partment since has been supported !
in its progressive work by
chambers Of commerce. boards of |
trade, civic societies and by the Ohio
State Automobile association. It is
declared that none of these bodies ap-
prove the suggestion to turn from the
state-aid policy and will voice strong
Iy their protests. Even Republican
leaders, 1t appears, do not sanction
he abolition of the state highway de-
7artment. Editorial utterances Of the
Marion Star, which is owned and ed
ted by Warren G. Harding, are cited.
N regard to the projects under way,
rhe Star editorially speaks Of them
rs simply amazing" and calls the
work that has been done "a remark.
bile showing" General X. b. Brown,
Republican gubernatorial candidate
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11

Bellefontaine, o., Sept 10-Dr. E..
S. Sloan, the Boston millionaire, who
presented Zanesfield with a library
costing $4,000, announced he would
establish an endowment fund He
will also stock the library with books.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11

two years ago, in a letter calls the
highway bureau "a great depart
ment," and wishes it success "in the
plans for model highways in dear old
Ohio"
Because Of the platforms proposal
State Highway Commissioner James
r. Marker has issued a statement, in
which he asserts that hackers of the
proposal appear to have overlooked
the fact that the department was Gre
ated under the administration of for
mer Governor Myron T. Herrick, and
that "the first appropriation for its
maintenance was made by Republl-
can legislature" He further points out
that, while partisan body in the be-
ginning, the bureau has been made a
non-partisan organization.
Sees 25-Year Setback.
"The suggestion that all Ohio's pub
lie roads shall be constructed, main
tanned or repaired by the county au-
thorities instead of by regularly con-
stituted state highway department,
means that Ohio's road program will
be set back twenty-five years." and,
continuing, Mr.. Marker says: Under
such a plan roads will be built that
begin nowhere and end Nowhere and
will result in a system costly, i'm
practicable, meaningless and futile
No other state that has gone to
state control, Mr.. Marker says, has
returned to the local system, and the
ranks of states with highway depart
ments constantly are being swelled,
especially since the federal govern
ment has gone on record as favoring
the Capitalization plan.
$4,000 This Year.
Under an act that appropriated
100000 for the benefit of post roads
throughout the country, Ohio receiv-
ed 100000, or nearly one-fourth of
the total. This large share for Ohio
was in aid of the restoration of the
old National pike, which became a
state project rather than local one.
Ohio, this year, will ACTUALLY
IMPROVE $50 miles of public roads.
1t will contract for total of 900 to
1 ,O60 miles. The cost of the work will
favorably with the cost of
similar work in other states-and is
lower than the cost of
the same kind Of work in many states
and the general plan of operation
has met with the endorsement of nu-
merous automobile associations, all
Of the National Highway associations,
many of the states civic bodies, many
ocal chambers of commerce and hun
lreds of the states best known busi-
less and professional men, regardless
# political party.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
"HeaIthIer Babies" contest.

Cincinnati, O., Sept 1O.-The health
department formally awarded prizes
in healthier babies" contest. OF
300 baby contestants none were per-
iect, but two scored 95h points out
Of a possible 100.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
Wincs Man and Ends Lie.

Byesvillle, o., Sept Following
fight among several miners at Trail
Run, near this city, Peter Uhrin shot
John Rachel in the shoulder and then
fred bullet into his own head, kill
Ing himself. Rachel will recover.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
CROSSING rraaedN.

Greenvilie, O., Sept. 8.-EEra Ba-
ker, contractor of Arcanum, and Jo-
sephy Penny, laborer of Greenville,
in attempting to GROSS the Pennsylva-
mia tracks in an automobile failed to
hear an approaching train and were
run down. Baker was killed instantly
and Penny received severe bruises.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
WlIlls to stav In Washlnoton.

Columbus, Sept. 7-Congressman
Frank B. Willis, Republican candidate
for governor, announces that he has
cancelled all his speaking engage
ments for some time ahead and will
remain in Washington. He said that
important measures now before con-
gress require the attention Of all mem.
hara
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
CALAMITY Jane
WILL PLEASE NOTE

A man in Philadelphia was arrested for
falling to support his wife and three chill
dren, and in defense of his neglect he
pleaded that the tariff has cut down work
so that he can not earn more than 81 a
week. The wife answers TO this: Will
lam can't lay this on the tariff-the trou-
BILE lies with him." He was never home
at nights, squandered his money and
neglected his children. The court or
dered him to pay his wife IS week for
the support of the family. Ohio State
Journal.
Calamity Jane, please copy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
Members Board OF EIectlOns

John M. Hale tRepl, Chief, Neptune.
VIM. Wiley Rep, Washington township
Chas. Creeden Dem. }, Celina,
Henry Lemke Dem }, Hopewell township.
E. +. Garwick DEM. Clerk, Neptune
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
FRIDAY, September Il, 1914
Democratic County Central
Committee


BlaokcreekJ. +. Snyder, Wiltshire /.
ButleT-Chas, Stuekenborg, Coldwater
BuTkcttsvllle- Ben Hindcrs
Celina-First Ward. j. j. Bedell,
Second Ward, Noah Fry.
Third Ward, Frank V. Short, Chairman
Fourth Ward, Albert Mersman.
Coldwater-F. A. Franks,
Center-G, |. Thomas, Celins 10, Secretary
Chiekasaw-J =, Hartings.
Dublin East, S. J. Chivington, Meresr.
North, j. +. Hooks, Rockford,
South h. +. Lee, Rockford.
Franklin-lrVin Hole Montezuma
Giblon-J. h. Hart, Burkettsvllle
Granville-G, Luken. ST. Henry.
Hopewell-H r, Lemke, Celina 8.
Jefferson-W. l.. Trenary, Celina,
Liberty-Chris Linn, Rockford
Montezuma-H. B. Bennett,
Mendon-W. M. Hays,
Marion-East, Joe Cooke. Maria Stein,
West, Fred Gottemoeller, ST. Henry
Rockford-Carl c. Smith,
TT. Recovery North, Otto Sommers
South, W. o. Slemmer
Recovery-Robert Steinbrunner, Fl Recovery
ST. Henry. II. Hartings,
Union-G, W. Kinkley, Mendon 3,
Washington-North Emory Loudenbeck Celina
So, Ben Vonderhaar, TT. Recovery 2
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11

The passage by the House this week of
the General Dam bill, by vote of 1870 to
Al, means that one of the more important
of the Administration tasks is well ac-
complished; so well accomplished that
even the Progressives, who once claimed
to be the only true conservationists have
nothing but praise for the joint conduct
of two Democratic cabinet officers and
two Democratic committee chairmen. -
New York Evening Post lind. Rep.)
Think CT it, Calamity Jane, thirty nine
Republican and Bull Moose Congressman
voted for this Democratic solution of the
water-power problem.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
Feared Husband Would Be Killed

Marysville. O., Sept. 9.-Reading
about the European war and fearing
that her husband, who is in the
United States army, would be killed,
caused Mrs. Mary Low Patch, thirty
two, to become violently insane. Her
husband is an officer and is now sta
toned In Texas.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11

Grand fall millinery opening next
Thursday, the 18th, at Mrs Kate Ellis
store, West Fayette street. A big dis
play of all the latest fall designs. Visit
our display before you purchase.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-09-11
Republican Praise.

A great deal of the opposition to
the advance in education in Ohio has
been partisan and political 1t is,
therefore, pleasing when praise comes
from quarters least expected.
The following appeared in a recent
issue of the Urbana Daily Citizen, Re-
publican, published at Urbana, o., un-
der the head of Better Rural
Schools"
Since the days of William McGuf-
fey, a professor in Miami university,
who wrote the famous series of read
ers, and Of Horace Mann, who showed
the importance of training for teach
ers for their profession, Ohio has
stood high in her influence in educa-
tional matters Unfortunately the de-
velopment Of her own educational
system has been one-sided. 1t en-
phasized the betterment of city
schools and neglected equal opportun-
tiles for the rural schools. At last
this one-sided condition has been rem
edied. The new school law deals al
most entirely with the betterment of
the rural schools. Among the import
ant features are efficient school ad-
ministFation and supervision, stand
ardization Of schools, so that adDlis-
sion into higher schools may be OBJ
tained without examination, improve
ment of rural schools through the en-
couragement of state aid, and profess
sional training of teachers. These
provisions as worked out in detail in
the new law, combine the best expert
ence Of number of progressive men.
THE most encouraging feature Of
the whole matter lies in the state. |
County boards composed Of intelligent |
and distinterested non-political mem
ters, for the most part, have been ap- |
pointed. These boards have elected |
county superintendents very general |
ly on the merit of the candidates, |
political bias. The counties |
are being divided into districts which |
will best serve the educational needs |
Of the various communities. There |
Is disposition to elect as supervisors |
Of these districts the best men avail
able. The abolishment Of the final
examination in the eighth grade and