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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16
RlcKSHAW AN AMERICAN IDEA
Yankee ls Credited With First coneep-
ton Of Vehicle Now SO Popular
In the East.

Twenty years or so ago when rail
ways In Japan were yet few and motor
cars undreamed of the common method
of travel for natives and foreigners
alike was the rickshaw.
Horses were scarce and of lndlffer-
ent quality, the bicycle had hardly
made its appearance in the far east,
so practically the only means spf get
ting about the country away from the
main line Of the railway between
Toxic and Hiogo was in the modified
perambulator which is known all over
the world as the rickshaw.
There are a number OF versions OF
its invention and to whom credit
should be given for IT, The Japanese
themselves claim It for paralytic old
gentleman of Kyoto, who some time
before 1868, finding his palanqin un-
comfortable took to little cart in
stead. The usual foreign account
adopted by Mr. Black, the author of
Young Japan" is that an American
named Goble, half cobbler and half
missionary, was the person to suggest
the idea A a glorifed go-cart some
where about 1867.
The first official application to be al
lowed to manufacture rickshaws was.
however, made in 1870 They were soon
being turned out in hundreds and thou
sands, for the middle class Japanese
found it a cheap and comfortable way
of travelling long or short distances
and there was an ineXhaustible supply
of men eager to turn themselves into
beasts of burden in order to earn the
high wages which the employment
brought them. Curiously enough,
though elsewhere the thing is called a
rickshaw, In Japan It generally goes by
the name jinriki,
Both are abbreviations of the real
word which is jin-rlki-sha, meaning lit
orally man power vehicle" that is a
cart pulled by man. Sometimes you
hear kuruma used as an equivalent,
and that is a Japaning of the Chinese
syllable sha. Kuruma-ya is rickshaw
puller and you would call 1t out in
Japan when you wanted a rickshaw,
just as we called hanson" in the days
when the hanson had not been driven
off the ranks by the taxicab.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16
RELIEF EOR BLIND
Latest Bill VIII be Composite Of Old
and New Laws.

Columbus. o., Jan, 15,-To clear up
the blind relief muddle, Governor Cox
win ask the legislature 20 pass bill
which win be a composite Of the old
and new blind relief laws and which
will be put through as an emergency
measure The governor asked the
probate judges Of the state, who met
here IN annual session, 10 appoint a
committee to draft the pronosed bill,
II will provide that the administers
tion Of LIND relief shall be county
matter end that no money for this
purpose shall be turned into the state
treasury. Each county win look after
IFS own blind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16
VETEYV not give your lad
w Il / the same training?

when was a growing lad. and came
upon many words in nay reading that
did not understand, my mother, in
stead of giving me the definition when
I applied to her, uniformly sent me 10
the dictionary TO learn il, and in this
way / gradually learned many things
be ides the meaning of the individual
word in question among other things,
how to use dictionary, and the great
pleasure and advantage there might
be in the use of the dictionary.
Asterwards, when went to the village
-. school, my chief diversion, after les
sons were learned and before they
were rccite1. was in turning over the
pages of the Unabridged OF those
days. Now the most modern Una
L-idged -theNEW INTERNATIONAL
gives rue pleasure of the same sort.
So far as my knowledge extends, Il Is
at present the best Of the OHe-yolume
dictionaries, and quite sufficient for
all ordinary u1es. Even those wEO
possess the splendid dictionaries in
several volumes VIII yet find IL a great
convenience to have this, which is so
compact, SO full, and so Trustworthy
az to leave, in most cases, little TO be
desired" p Albert S. Cook, Ph.n., LID,
Professor of the English Language aad
Literature, Yale Univ. April 2s, 1911.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16
TO MAKE NATION DRY
First Step Is Formation of Voters
Enrolment League.

Columbus, o., Jan. 12-The fight
for nationwide prohibition already
has begun, according to F. NJ Nc
Cartney, former chairman of the
Ohio state Prohibition committee.
The first step is the formation of a
voters enrolment league. Voters are
being asked to sign a declaration
wherein they promise to vote for no
political candidate for any office who
fails to declare for the utter destruc
tion Of the liquor traffic. According
to Mr.. Mccartney, when 100000
voters are enrolled in the United
States in this pledge, a prohibition
petition will be presented to the ma
tional conventions of the various po-
litical PARTIES. If the petition is
ignored by the various parties, then
there is to be held a national cOnven-
tion Of delcpates elected by the 5,000,-
600 prohibition signers. The new
convention will declare for nation
wide prohibition and will put a com.
plete ticket of candidates in the field
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16
Mceride Continues In office

Lima, O., Jan. 12.-In the court o.
common pleas the temporary iniupc-
tion secured By the county comms-
sioners to prevent Delbert Mcbride
from continuing as superintendent Of
the Allen county iahrmary, was dis.
solved. The dissolution gives the
present incumbent full power to con.
tinue in his office and he can now
only be removed by cause.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16
Apnronrlatlons Trimmed.

Columbus, o., Jan, l5,-W, o Hef'
fernan, state budget commissioner
announces he has made slashes IN tbs
big general appropriation bill passed
at the last legislative sess an gor tbs
states need IN 1914 This measuare
will be repealed at the coming special
session and then re.enacted with the
Us"ece asaries CUT out Of the original
appropriation The old bill carried n
totpr OF S9,5ii ,6SS, The new one win
provide for SS,532,3Sf7S This re-
duction Of close to million dollars
eNCeehs eXnectatiOns.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16
CUPID'S VICTIMS

Lewis Schuh and Bertha Grannaeher
we'll known people OF the south
end OF the county, were welded at St
JQseph's Catholic Church at Victoria
Wednesday morning, Rev. l.. Tluver
officiating They will reside on a farm
near Victoria
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16
NAV ou,rantlne AGAINST ToIedo.

Cincinnati, o., Jan. 15.-The health
board discussed possible steps to
quarantine against Toledo where
Health officer Lands reports 13O
cases of smallpox exist. Lands was
authorized to inquire of the state
health board what steps are being
taken to protect Cincinnati and other
cities against the Toledo endemic
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-01-16
Eaoea ssrIoua AIIeaatIon.

Alliance, o.. Jan. 49, Bound over to
the grand jury under $4,000 bond in
the court of Mayor W. c. Barnum
here, J. II. Myers Of Dunkirk, n. Y,
is in the Stark county Jail at Canton
on a charge of pandering brought un-
der the Ohio law. Myers Is charged
with Turing Nellie Mack, 20, Of Buf-
ralo to Alliance for immoral purposes
and receiving money from her.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18

s(continued on Second Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
ROYAL MARINES SUSTAIN
TRADITIONS OF CORPS
Winston Spencer Churchill aCongrat-
ulates Brigades Sent to Assist
in Defense of Antwerp.
CHOSEN WHEN NEED is URGENT
Action Is Not Isolated Incident, but
Part Of Large Operation for Relief
Of City-Nitlidrawal Due to Gem
eral Strategic Situation.

LONDON, October II (9:3O p MI
Winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord
of the Admiralty who has been Sc
verely criticized for dispatching naval
defense of that fortress, has sent these
organiZations'a a congratulatory message
on their action, which Is made public
by the admiralty. The First Lord justi-
ftes the action taken, and says: ''rhe
loss Of portion of the first brigade.
through a mistake, In no way reflects
upon she quality or character OF the
division. The brigades OF royal ma
rines throughout the operations sus-
tained fully, by their frmness, dis
cipline and courage, the traditions of
the corps. 80
this. The naval brigades bore them
selves admirably. under the artillery
fire of the enemy, and 1t is to be re-
GREETED that"no opportunity of closer
contact with his infantry was afforded
them.
THE dispatch of the naval brigades 3
to Antwerp has interrupted for the time
the progressS of their instruction and
training. They were chosen because
the need for them was urgent; because
mobile troops could not be spared for
fortress duties; because they were near
est, and could be embarked the quick
est, and because their training, al
though incomplete, was as far advanced
as that Of a large portion, not only of
the forces defending Antwerp, but of
the enemy's forces attacking.
2"The naval division was sent to Ant
werp, not as an isolated incident, but
as part OF a large operation for the
relief of the city. Other and more pow
crful considerations prevented this
from being carried through. The de-
Tense of the inner lines OF Antwerp
could have been maintained for some
ri a hn M oil ri IiHyfo
only when ordered to do SO, In
obedience to the general strategic sit
uation. and not OF account OF any
attack or pressure by the enemy.
THE prolongation Of the defense due
to, tho arrival of the division, enabled
the ships In the harbor to be rendered
useless, and many steamers of import
ance to be taken"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
Loss. TO R0CK|sLAND.0F !.
s7,500,0.0O.I IN ONE DEAL
B. F. Yoakum, Who Participated
Actively in Sale of Frisco Lines,
describes Negotiations.
HE is WITNESS BEFORE L. G. C..
Also Gives Incidentally and Briefly
Views on Supervision He Believes
Government Ought to Exercise
Over Railroads.

WASHINGTON. October 17-Dis-
closures in detail OF financial, losses to
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway. were made to the Interstate
Commerce Commission to day! by wit
nesses intimately identified with the
transactions. =. = "
B. F. Yoakum, who participated ac-
lively in the sale OF. the Frisco lines
to the Rock island, and who subse-
quently repurchased the Frisco for him.
self and associates, described in detail
the negotiations, which resulted in a
loss to the Rock Island OF approx
mately s7.5O0,oQo.
Mr.. Yoakum also gave, incidentally
and briefly, his views on such. super
vision as he believed the government
idea is that a 'coparthership- ought to
exist between the government and the
railroads by which each should have n
share In the responsibility and in the
earnings. He thought one of the great
achievements of the present national
administration was Its decision to con-
struct and operate railroads in Alaska.
Through the testimony of J. n. Wal
lace, president OF the Central Trust
Company. New York, 1t was shown
there Is strong probability that the
securities Of the two Rock. Island hold :
ing companies would be wiped out,
and that every dollar invested In them
would be lost AS trustee Of tho bond
holders, the Central Trust Company Is
pressing for the sale of the Rock Is
land stock held as security for it's
bonds. ~
The sale of this stock would elimi-
nate the security Of tho holding COM
panies as factor OF any value.
At the conclusion of to-day's tes :
timony the Interstate Commerce Com
mission hearings In the Rock Island
investigation were adjourned Z to an
undetermined future date, perhaps
several weeks hence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
DUNKIRK EASILY DEFENDED
In Country Where Cavalry and Ar
tillery Can Operate with Facility.

FROM THE BATTLE FRONT. oc-
tober II (via Paris. 11:41 p. M.).-The
allied armies have prevented the Ger
mans from advancing along the coast,
and have defeated their object by seiz-
ing the French channel ports.
Dunkirk is surrounded by vast ter
ritory which Is an easily inundated and
open country, where cavalry and in
fantry can operate with facility. while
there is no opportunity TO bring big
guns into effective play. 81 ~ ss=s-4=
The allies to-day advanced rapidly in
the north of France. and the British
troops carried the important position OF
Fromclles. southwest Of Lille. after
hard lighting.
a corps OF sailors from the French
fleet. acting as infantry, displayed
qualities which enabled them TO repulsc
n strong German force near Ypres.
The sailors also distinguished them
selves on the eastern wing. After a
night march they gained a position In
the woods. where they surprised a
large body Of Germans. on whom they
inflicted serious losses. They also cap
tured detachments of cavalry and i'm
fantry with quantities OF supplies and
ammunition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18

= LONDON. October II GO p. My
Each day brings the war nearer home
TO England. To-day there was a naval.
battle off ~ehe Dutch coast In which a.
British cruiser and four destroyers
sank four German destroyers, while
on land the German troops reached the.
coast of Belgium, less than seventy
miles from Dover. They are about to
attempt march southwark to Dun.
Kirk and Calais, which are even closer
to the English coast. 1t Is here in
West FLANDERS and across the French
frontier in Pas de Calais, that the heav-
lest and most important fighting Is now
going on. According to the French Of
fetal communication issued this after,
noon, the Germans have not advanced
beyond the line running from Ostend
10 Thourout, Roulers and NIenin. The
last mentioned place Is Just on the bor-
der north of Lille, which the Germans
occupied some days ago but which, ac-
cording to an unconflrmed report, they
have been compelled to abandon.
The allied line runs from point on
the coast which has not been disclosed
For the moment Arras is the scene OF
the most persistent lighting. The Ger
mans are trying to break through to
the Calais Railway. while the French
are attempting to push the German
front to the northeast. In this fighting
the French appear to have met with
some success, as they announce that
they nave occupied Fleurbaix and also
have taken the immediate approaches
to Armentieres. AT Arras. they claim
they arc continuing to gain ground.
STRONG REINFORCEMENTS
BROUGHT UP ny GERMANS
The fighting has only commenced in
this dist riCt. hOweyer for fbe Ga ~, "a 4
who would consider IT great victory
10 reach the coast of France and "holdy
the pistol at England's head" have
brought up strong reinforcements, and
will strive with, all their might to
achieve this. Se
Their official report issued this after
noon shows that no events OF import
ance have happened, but. as they await
important victories before making any
announcement. this does not mean thore
has been no fighting.
Tho allies also can bring up REIN
forcements on land. and have been do
ing SO. which makes 1t certain a great
battle must be fought before either
side gives ground. The allies will be
assisted by > the British ships when
the hshting reaches points near the
coast .,
Along the centre, which now
stretches from Roye to the Meuse, there.
appears to have been a lull In the fght-
Ing, which means. that, although the
army has been busy RS ever, neither
side has attempted an attack.
Around St Mihiel, south OF yer-sg
dun, where the Gcrmasis are hanging
on to the little strip of the River
Meuse, which they succeeded I'm cross-
tng.i and from which tho French have
been trying for weeks to Grivc them, the
battle has been almost continuous, and (
q ~ I. nj = 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
RICHMOND VA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 49, 1e14-FIFTY PAGES
TWO AUTHORS WED TO-DAY
Miss Eleanor Gntcs TO Dccome Bride
of Frederick Il. Moore.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.1

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.I
NEW YORK, October 17.-Miss
Eleanor Gates, author of "The Poor
Little Rich Girl" will be married quiet
ly Tomorrow afternoon TO Frederick
Eerdinand Moore. author of Tho
Devils Admiral"
Except to their most intimate friends,
not the slightest intimation OF the wed :
ding of the two authors has been
known. The ceremony Will be per-
formed in Paterson, y. j.. at the home
OF Or. Spikers, whose wife is an inti-
mate friend of Miss Gates. Only
twenty guests will be present.
AT gathering of Californians a
year and half ago the two authors
met. This was after Miss Gates had
come to New York to live. and her
play. The Poor Little Rich Girl" had
taken Broadway by storm. Mr.. Moore
had been fascinatedSby the play. and
expressed desire to meet the won
derful woman who had, written IT,"
Miss Gates. In her town, had read The
Devils Admiral" and had greatly ad-
mired 1t. She. too, had desired to meet
the man who had written the book.
Miss Gates, besides The Poor Little
Rich GIRL has written THE Biography
of q Prairie Girl" and "The Plow -wo-
man." Her former husband, Richard
Walton Tully. wrote The Rose of the
Rancho" Bird of Paradise and Omar
the Tent Maker"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
CONTRACTS AWARDED
Newport News Gets One of Two Hattie
ships Recently Authorized.

ISpecIaI to Tho mes-Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON. October 17.-sThe
Navy Department announced to-day
that one of,the two battleships recent
ly authorized by yACongress would be
built by the New York Shipbuilding
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
for $7.115, 1000. The third. battleship. the
construction of which Awas made pos
sible by the sale OF the Idaho and
the Mississippi. will be built at, the
New York Navy Yard. on plans
similar to the two others. but the type
OF machinery has not yet been decided
upon.
The three warships Will represent the
newest and best things In nayal con-
struction, and will, on general lines, fol-
low the Pennsylvania. The plans and
specifications for these vesselsS have
been published. No..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
DECREASE IN CASH ASSETS
Report Made Public by Comptroller of
Currency.
". ,1.Ac1I1NrnnN

WASHINGTON, October 1.-THE
1885 national banks doing business in
the United States on September II had
n decrease since June 80 of s65,367,7l4,
according to report made public to-
night by the Comptroller of the Cur
rency.
The banks reported loans and dis
counts OF s6,4OO.767.3S6. and individual
deposits of S1,060.332, ,072. with n surplus
of S724,l3S,519. The assets and liabili-
ties amounted to S11.4S3,52e.4 From
June 80 individual deposits decreased
Sl29.6ll.15e, but gained S377,742, ,5iS
over August 9, 1913.
The report showed reserves in some
cities below requirements, but in many
others above the legal amounts. In
troller made public letter to the Pres
ident announcing that amounts ad-
vanccd by banks to the 100000, 900
gold pool to- relieve the foreign eX-
change market are not to be counted as
part of their reserves.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
LIES WOUNDED IN PARIS
General Mnllctcrrc, Youngest French
Commander, in Serious Condition.

tSpecial Cable to The Times Dispat tch. ]
PARIS, October 1.-THE, youngest
French commander, General Malleterre,
aged forty-fve, lies wounded in Paris.
HIS left leg has been amputated and his
left arm is shattered
He is being nursed by his daughter.
His wife. who served with an ambu-
lance at the battle front, had her shoul-
der torn by n shell. His son. dragoon
officer. was also wounded.
The general was dining after win
ming battle\at Bar lie Due, when n
spy notified n German battery of his
whereabouts. AS he left the restaurant
q shell burst near him, innicting ter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
LACKAWANNA TRAIN WREC KED
Two Persons Killed and Score or More
Injured.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
FULTON, n. ", October 1.-Two
were killed and n score or more In
jured tonight when Lackawanna pas
senger train No. 903, northbound, ran
through an open switch, ditching the
engine, baggage and mail car and
three passenger coaches. The dead:
John Robertson. fireman, of Syra-
cuse.
ii. T. Mann. mail clerk, of Oswego.
The injured: Charles Wilkins, en-
gineer. Oswego. both legs broken. con-
dition serious; John Callahan, con-
ductor, Syracuse, broken arm and con-
tusions about body; Michael Dalton,
trainman, Oswego.
Railroad official stated, after making
an investigation of the wreck, that the
switch had been tampered with.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
LINER STRIKES MINE
Seven Persons Aboard the Noordnm
~ Suffer Iniuries.

LONDON, October IT ul:Is p. Nj
struck n mine to-day in the English
Channel. according to an Amsterdam
dispatch to Reuters Telegram Com
pany, Seven persons aboard the Moor
dam Were injured.
The Noordam, which is commanded d
by Lieutenant krol, of the Netherlands
Royal Naval Reserve, left New York
on October 6. bound for Rotterdam
with number OF frst and second cabin
and steerago passengers. E
The Noordam Il is OF 1913 tons net
and $50 feet long, She was built at
Belfast-h In 902; On her previous east
her course by a British warship and
taken to Queenstown, where 18S Gur-
man ma and Austrian reserviats were taken
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
ON sPEECH-MAKING TOUR
Bryan Will Stump Several Western
StatcN for Democratic CandfIntes

WASHINGTON, October 17.-secre-
tary> of State Bryan will start to-mor-
row on n speech making tour, on
which he will stump Missouri Kansas,
Colorado. Wyoming North and South
Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Me-
braska 'on behalf of the Democratic
candidates in the November elections.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
AMERICAN is FINED s4o5
Convicted of viofutIng British Postal
Law by CnrrytnE Letters.


LONDON, October 17.-Edward Jo-
seph Wolfsofn, an American. who was
arrested October charged with incit-
ing trade with an enemy. was sentenced
IN the Bow Street Police Court to-day to
pay fine of s405. or. In default. to
serve two months Imprisonment. Wolf
sohn was convicted of having violated
the post Office statutes In conveying
twenty- seven business letters between
England and Germany, the original
charge of melting trade with an enemy
having been Withdrawn. because. as the
attorney for the crown said. Mr.. Wolf
sohn was entirely innocent Of crimi-
nal intent and thoroughly respect
BILE man.
1t was added in his behalf that the
State Department at Washington was
interested in the case and that Wolf
sohn had been promised post-oiice po-
sition in the United States.
Edward Joseph Wolfsohn prior to the
outbreak of the war was language
teacher in Berlin. Later he escorted
parties of refugees from Berlin to
London by way of Holland. He was ar
rested In London during one of these
triDs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18

Southern Hallway Schedule Change,
Effective Sunday October ilS. sTrains "a and
40. between Richmond and Keysyille an.
nulled: Traips Is and 1s between Richmond
Z leave Richmond GA. NJ; No. l3, alo:soi A,
NJ; No. II. g P. NJ.