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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18

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page by means of his ears seems likely
q to be made possible at an early date
through an ingenious instrument which has
been christened the optophone. It Is the In
vention of e. g. Fourier d'Albe, who recent.
lysdemonstrated it's practical value before q
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
III PAYS to Have SHADE TREES

real estate dealer tells you that the house or
building lot you thinking of buying is worth
several hundred dollars more because II is we'll sun.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18

:. .. So. ARMY OF ANTS ON THE MARCH
{, IL 10 not oilen The main column hos lust
nat a whole town crossed bridge tEl of
8 taken from own construction. A Eunrd
nerny nv mas been left he bridge.
- -. - Ahead is the
NJ piui' YET this while foraging
eat was accom-. ing country for food. = -
,lished on March 30. 1900 when Coonef Hughes and
I've men captured the gppington on the Orange
river The Beers fired few shots, but the covering
ary began to empty their magazines with rapdity
hat the Dutchmen. dreaming that six men would
ave the fmpudence attack the town. jumped TO the
conclusion that large body Of British was rpon them
nd took to their heels. -
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
CORPORATION
CONNECTIONS
of GOeke Passed Over by His Sup
pOrters-DOn't Even Mention
His Pet Express Bill.
lGreenville Observation-Disclosures.

The few papers supporting the third
term candidate tor Congress insist that
his support is simply a recognition of the
agile Congressman intense, loyal, un-
swerving and unselish devotion and f.
deity to the people. What people?
Those who toll and sweat on the farms
and in the factories, or those who COM
prise the monopolistic corporations and
who fatten on the toll of honest labor
and honest enterprise? The Cooke pa
pers carefully, conceal the third termer' S
corporation connections; neither do they
refer to his numerous absences from his
post OF duty at Washington caused by
his participation in litigation in which
the railway corporation which he repre-
sents as an attorney is only too often re-
sisting payment of damages to unfortun-
ate victims on its line.
These papers never refer to Cookies
employment as railroad attorney, nor do
they disclose the secret of his surprising
transition from the office of Prosecuting
Attorney to the position of attorney for
the railway corporation never whimper
about his drawing salary and twenty-cent
mileage as Congressman paid by the dear
taxpayers, and at the same time accept
ing pay for his services as corporation
attorney.
More than this, never do these papers
mention Cookies famous express bill in
troduced by him in Congress April "a,
1912, by the terms of which the Federal
Government was to take over by condem-
nation proceedings, at the cost of hun
dreds of millions, all the properly of the
express companies and thereafter have
the express business conducted by the
Postoffice Department
This bill was one of the rawest ever
introduced in Congress. For months,
it is said, express companies sought
member who would stand for it, but were
unsuccessful until they discovered the
tall slippery elm from Hoglaize. Gill
man, one of the worlds most brilliant
cartoonists, made it an object to ridicule
in one of his best cartoons, which he
labeled Junk" He pictured the mass
of junk which was to be unloaded upon
the Government and had the taxpayers
viewing the mass in amazement The
matter under the cartoon read: 1T is
now proposed to take over the above pile
of Junk leases, buildings, horses, We
hicles, damage claims, melon rind, ect f"
In the meantime the Democratic party,
under Wilson, is accomplishing the same
end, through the parcels post without
the gift of single penny to express
Great statesmsn, that third term can
didatel And so very, very loyal to the
people.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31

father of n. w. organized the first Pres
byterian church in Lima, now the West
Market street Presbyterian church, in the
early days, from where his mother was
buried 20 years ago, but his father had,
i'll big revival before the war, joined
the Baptist church, then in a little old
brick on Union street. Col. James Cum
ningham, the father was a state Sena-
tor in lS4S, and, as friend of William
Allen G. Thurman, stood strongly for
the purposes of the Democratic party
N. w. Cunningham education is some
what OF the ''pine-knot variety" gotten
in the university of hard knocks, but he
is a strong aud forceful writer, and cap
tivating orator. He has always been in
terested in the success of the Democratic
party, has stumped the county many
times but has never held county or dis
trict Office. While we are on the subject
the public will be interested to know that
he is member of the Presbyterian church
and the l. O. O. +. and +. & A. M. in
Bluffton, and the B. p o. +. in Lima.
He is also much interested in the success
of the Mennonite college, in Bluffton,
being local member of the board of trus-
tees, and member of the building COM
mittee. The Cunninghams have always
mixed in politics and it is only natural
that N. w. Cunningham should have
political ambitions. -Four years ago he
was defeated for this same honor, but as
he stands now as the only representative
from Allen county, the conditions look
favorable, as he has strong support from
the outside
What will Allen county do for this rep
resentative of her strong old democracy?
Does Allen comfy, the largest county,
and Lima, the largest town, always ex-
pect to take back seat because her states
men are not slick" enough? N. w.
Cunningham S whole life is an argument
for his eminent fitness for the place, as
be has large conceptions of the public
service, is a real democrat, and his nom.
nation and election will be an honor to
the county and to the district, and a |
worthy public servant will be secured,
whose platform is the platform of the
democratic party with the added shibo.
eth made famous by that most illustrious
If democrats, William Jennings Bryan
let the people rule. -
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
HARD UP FOR
AN ARGUMENT
Is Cooke and His LIeutenants
When They Howl Rich Man
at "Dlck" Cunningham.
Lima Times-Democrat. ]

The friends of the Hon. n. W. Cum
ningham have been much amused at the
stories of the third term candidate about
the Allen county candidate being "A rich
banker of Bluffton, Ohio.
Dick Cunningham worked four years
in this office, most of the time at So per
week, and then went to Bluffton, where
he started a newspaper. During the
sixteen years that he ran the paper he
was fortunate enough to engage in the
tile manufacturing business, also in the
grain business and then wenti into small
bank. Energetic and hard working he
branched out and secured some stock in
several other small banks. But he does
not own any bank.
Banking has only been a part of his
business activity. He is not rich. We
have dozens of men here in Lima who
could buy and sell Dick, but he has made
a success. He has done what all school
orators, fathers and mothers and advis-
ers hope for the boy. Starting a poor
boy he has gone to the front in business
and politics. Is anyone going to vote
against him because he made a success
instead of failure?
Mr.. Cooke, who seems to object to Mr..
Cunningham S success, certainly has had
a good opportunity to accumulate some
what if he has been good business man.
He was six years prosecuting attorney,
and the last four years drew $50, 900 from
the government for his services as a con-
gressmen, at the same time being gener
al attorney for the Western Ohio railway,
personally conducting law suits against
resisting the payment of street
and other such matters COM
nected with the road. He too, should be
'well fixed, " and admission that he is
not would not be a good recommend for
his value as manager of the business for |
the government, for after all congress
man is only one of the board of directors
that the people elect to manage their
business. The point is, why is Auglaize
entitled to the congressman sixteen years |
out of twenty-seven, and why should the
old democratic rule be broken? Let us
stick to the Allen county boy and good
Did democracy. No third term for Mr..
Cooke or anybody else.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
NEWCOMER OLD MIAMI
FEELS LIKE THE REST
Troy Miami county Democrat. I

Troy miami County, Democrat.
The candidacy of Hon. n. w. Cum
ningham, of Allen county, for Congress
seems to be one of those ideal combina-
tions-the right man at the right time.
There has been without question a very
general belief in Miami county that a
man should be chosen more nearly rep
resentative of the progressive spirit of
the people than Congressman Cooke, and
the immediate acceptance of Mr.. Gun
ningham indicates that this feeling was
more deeply rooted and wide. spread than
appeared on the surface. The Demo
cratic stand against third terms in Office
will of course operate fatally for Cooke.
Two years ago his campaign slogan was
two years are enough, " and from pres.
ent appearances the voters will take him
at his word.
1t seems eminently fair that Allen
county, the largest in the district, with
a record of twenty-four years without a
representative from the county in Con-
gress should be allowed this year to name
her candidate and it seem eminentlv
proper that Miami county as a newcomer
in the district, with no entangling alli-
ances to consider, should cast her vote
in favor of the decency such a choice in
sures. Auglaize has had a representa-
tive during fourteen years of the last
twenty-four; it is not fair that she should
now embarrass the other counties of the
district by compelling them to root her
nose out of the trough.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
DISREPUTABLE AND DAM
GEROUS CAMPAIGN

Whether It be called a conspiracy or
not, there has been a campaign of defam-
alton of the business conditions of the
country, conducted solely III the h )pe of
defeating Democratic candidates for Con-
gress and securing a Republican House
this fall. 1t is a disreputable campaign,
and a dangerous. one. Any merchant 5
credit is liable to be impaired by the cir
culation Of rumors that he Is embarrassed. .
The effort to convince the country that
the state of business is very bad is direct
ly calculated to make it bad and that IS
its purpose. The protectionist propagan-
da would be glad to see a panic The
last one we had was when they were in
full possession of the government, but
their ettrontery is equal to charging any
dullness of business now to the Demo-
cratic Party while denying that they
were responsible for the panic of 1907.
The effort of men in Congress and of
the distiuCtively ProtectiOnist organs to
collect and repeat and enlarge on every
indication of dullness of trade, and to
predict worse conditions in the near fu.
ture, is wicked and deliberate effort to
bring about bad state of business in
hope of making some political gain out
of it. The banker in Fl. Wayne who re-
fused to answer the inquiries of the Pro-
tective Tariff League and told the league
what he thought of its efforts was pat
riotic man who was trying to make bust
ness better, while the League is openly
trying to make it worse in the hope of
changing some votes in November. 1t
might as well save its efforts. A Republi-
can House could not change the tariff. --
Philidelphia Record.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
BAD NEWS FOR CALAMITY
JANE GTLRERG

In my own state, which is great man
ufacturing community, in the city of
Elizabeth, is great plant, known as the
Singer Sewing Machine Plant, employ
1000 hands. We put their product on
the free list. We were told onS all sides
in Elizabeth that we were inviting calan-
ity and were inviting our own defeat to
advocate putting sewing machines on the
free list, but what has been the RESULT
1t has been the annual custom, at this
time of the year, for the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, during every year
that have had any knowledge ofit-and
they have been there twenty years or
more--to close down for one month, as
they said, for repairs and other purposes.
Within the past two or three days learn
from the Elizabeth Journal, the property
and voice in days past OF the distinguish
ed and honorable John Kean, my prede-
cessor, a protectionist and Republican,
that the situation has entirely changed,
and instead of closing down the plant for
four weeks this year they notified their
workmen on Monday last that no such
shutdown would take place; that week
would be as long as they could afford to
have the plant idle this year; that they
had sold out their stock of sewing mach
ines, and that their orders were such as
to keep the Singer Sewing Machine plant
busy and humming for the rest of the
year. Senator Jas. E. MARITIME, of New
Tercav
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
Mr.. CUNNINGHAM AS HIS
OLD NEIGHBORS SEE HIM
rBlufton (O.D News. 7


Mr.. Cunningham stands on the demo-
cratic platform, as enunCiated at Balti-
more-the rule of the people. He bows
to no interests, clicks or crowds. While
he IS now banker, his bitterest oppo-
nents are those who are now or who have
been connected with banks. His motives
for office are not sinister; he serves no
selfish interests, as he is connected with
business in several lines and seeks no
law for selfish motives. If there is a
man among us broad-souled and con-
cerned for the public welfare it is this
man, our candidate. His life among us
proves it.
We appeal to the democracy of this
community especially to honor this man,
and show their confidence in him by a
unanimous vote. He has not Canvassed
for votes very much at home, or in Allen
county, depending on his neighbors and
friends, as the district is large and there
is much ground to cover in short time.
Let us stand strong for our man, put
aside all chickering's, all small disagree
ments, if any. There are almost seven
hundred democrats in Richland town
ship. Let us give them this time to
Dick" Cunningham, There are about
six thousand democratic voters in Allen
county. Let Cunningham have them.
Why should the tail always wag the dog?
Let us pull together and land our Allen
county boy-our Lima and our Button
boy-who has made good and is worthy,
and who will be strong and steadfast for
all our work, and of whom we may be
Justly proud.
This is our chance-let us be wise and
grasp il.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31

believe in the things that President Will
son stands for, aud In the Democratic
caucus OF House members he voted
against Congressman Henry's resolution
TO investigate the Money Trust-a party
measure.
In the Baltimore convention lac
voted against VIM. j. Bryan for
temporary chairman and I'm favor
of Alton II. Parker, thus again
gratifying the petty spite that
prompted him 10 try 10 queer the
Bryan meeting I'm WapakOnetR
some weeks before the primary
In 1919.
He is still saturated with the old Gold
Bug heresies that antagonized Bryan,
and Il will crop out in these fellows
whenever opportunity offers.
When a third term was suggested for
Congressman TouVelle OF Mercer
county by some of his friends Cooke
reared up and howled like a hyena
against it-and now he is seeking third
term for himself, though his county
(Auglaize) has already had fourteen years
of representation in Congress out of the
last twenty-four.
What good has Cooke done in Con-
gress? You never hear of him doing
anything; il it was not for the receipt of
an occasional public document, or few
packages of worthless garden seeds once
a year, voters of this district wouldn't
know he was in Washington, Green
Vile Advocate, Democrat
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
NEXT DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSMAN
Man Scheduled to Wipe GOeke-
ism Off 4th District Map.
Brief Review of the Life of Hon.
N. w. Cunningham, of Allen
County, the Moses.
u. w. Beall i'll The Lima Times
Democrat.

In presenting to the democracy of the
Fourth congressional district candidate
for the nomination for congress, in the
person of Hon. N. w. Cunningham of
Bluffton, there is pride that we have an
Allen county boy, OF the old pioneer
stock, who has made his way in the world
by his pluck, perseverance, his capacity
to labor and to grow. N. w. Cunning
ham was born in Lima on February "a,
1856, in what is now South Lima, then
the old Cunningham farm. His father,
Col James Cunningham, walked into
Lima through the woods from Licking
county, in 1884, where his brother, DR..
Vim. Cunningham, grandfather Of Judge,
Harold, Newt and Lon, had been for
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
MERCER COUNTY'S CANDI-
DATE FOR STATE SENATOR

Mercer County presents with pride the
name OF Judge 5, 5. Scranton as a candi-
date for State Senator in the Sind dis
tricl at the Democratic primaries to be
held Tuesday, August II.
Judge Scranton is a Mercer county man
by birth and his public and private life
has been in all ways above reproach.
Born at TT. Recovery, following his
early school days he engaged in teaching
during which time he completed course
of study at the Normal School at Leban-
on, Ohio. Subsequently he came to Ce-
lima, studied law with the late Senator
T. J. Godfrey and was admitted to the
bar.
Twice he was honored by his home
county in receiving its majority vote for
County Recorder and again for Probate
Judge when he filled both offices satisfac-
torily and well for two consecutive terms.
Judge Scranton is a close and careful
student of public affairs. He has brains,
he has integrity and he is in every way
qualified to make a good Senator. A
man among men he will not be a mere
figure head, but will be an active factor
in affairs in the Senate, should he be
nominated and elected.
Mercer county needs a mad who will
be mindful of its interests, but while ser
wing his own people he will, if nominal
ed, be the unbiased representative of the
district as a whole. 1t goes without say
ing he will make a good record in the
Senate.
1t has been many year since this
county has sent a Senator to Columbus.
We have diligently helped the men from
other counties to get there and the psy-
moment is here for this coun-
ty to be up and boosting for its home
Judge Scranton. .-Celina Daily
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31

some tire practicing medicine among
the Indians. N. w. Cunningham faith
er died when he was quite young, and
he was put to work on John Carlisle's
brick yard, when IL years of age. He
afterwards worked as farm laborer for
James Cunningham John Boysell and
Russell Ballard, in Perry township, this
county. In the fall of 1870 he was APP
prenticed to d. S. Fisher, on the old AL
len County Democrat for four years,
where he learned the printers trade.
In 1875, being 10 years old and journey
man printer, he went to Bluffton and
with $500 he had saved up and $500 bor-
rowed from John Carnahan, Judge Eaton
and A. G. Kibler, 500 from EACH start
ed the Bluffton News. He conducted it
for 10 years and then engaged in the
grain, tile and other lines of manufact-
uring and other business, including bank
ing. His interests are now considerable
in several lines Of business. The grand
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
LOOKS BRIGHTER
Asqulth, LIoyd-George and Rothschild
Discuss Situation.

London, July 30.-Premier Asquith
referring to the international crisis
said in the house of commons: "The
situation at this moment is one of ex-
treme gravity, and / can only truth
fully say that the British government
is not ceasing its efforts to do every
thing in it's power to circumscribe the
area of the conflict"
Chancellor Lloyd George, speaking
In the house Of commons, said the
Bank Of England saw nothing in the
present financial situation to make it
necessary to call meeting Of bank
ers. The statement was accepted as
Feassuring to the financial world.
Baron Rothschild said in an inter-
view that he thought the situation
looked rather better He repeated his
opinion that war would be confined to
Austria and seryia.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31

Mr.. Cooke wonld have it appear now
that he is in sympathy with the work
undertaken and accomplished by Wilson
and Bryan. But il won't go down. Had
the great legislative program now so
near completion depended on the vote
of Mr.. Cooke, and had it been the decid-
ing factor, his fight in the Toledo con-
vention against progressive democracy
and subsequently at the Baltimore con.
vention shows what he would have done.
The meek Cooke was not in evidence
then. He then thought they had Bryan
licked and Wall street and the Belmonts
and Ryans were on top. He managed
you remember, to get the majority of the
delegates to the Toledo convention from
this county TO violate their instructions
He has been very docile in Congress
with its big majority of true democrats,
and lines up with them with a pretense
hat he was one of them This is one
thing Democrats should remember a
week from next Tuesday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
WHY GIVE GOEKE
ANOTHER Term
Voted Against Money Trust Tnves-
tigatIOn and With Wall Street
In Baltimore Convention.

We are still waiting to hear of sin
gle, solitary reason why Cooke should
have third term
If he has done anything in Codgress to
give him prominence or anything he de-
serves credit for we would like to hear
of it.
Where appointments in the Fourth
District were left to his say so, he has
chosen reactionaries in every instance
not Progressive Democrat has even re-
ceived consideration, though this dis
trict sent two Progressive Democrats to
the Baltimore Convention-Hon H. c.
Fox, of Coldwater, and Editor w. A.
Brown, of Greenville-and in that body
he was mean, insulting, overbearing,
arrogant and uncompromising in every
thing relating to Wilson,
He did not then, and does not now,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
For CONGRESSMAN

GOEKE-We are authorized to announce the
name OF ]. Henry Cooke, Of Wapakoneta Ohio. as
a candidate for denomination TO Congress from this
the Fourth Congressional District Of Ohio, subject
70 the decision Of the Democratic primary TO be
held on August II. 1914.
CUNNINGHAM-We are authorized TO an
nounee the name Of N w. Cunningham. Of Bluff
ton, Allen County. Ohio. a. a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Representative in Con
gresS first term, subject to the decision Of the
Democracy at the primary election. August H. 1914
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
For Common Pleas Judge

Mr.. Editor-I wish to announce my candidacy
for the position Of Common Pleas Judge for Mercer
County. Ohio.
While have been helping others and working in
the interest Of the people ever since became a
voter. have never been a candidate for or held
county office.
II my course and standing is such as to merit ap-
proval l hope tbe people Of Mercer County will
reward me by placing me the Common Pleas
Bench, and in return, promise each a square deal,
and will use my every effort to honestly, economi
eally and industriously dispose of all business
brought before
Yours respectfully, JOHN W. LOREE.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-31
For State Senator

KENNEDY-We are authorized to announce the
name OF r. r. Kennedy. of Allen County, as a can
Senator from this Thirty -second) Senatorial dis
tret. subject TO the decision Of the Democracy Of
the district at the primaries to be held in August
SCRANTON-We are authorized to announce
S. S. Scranton, Of Mercer county. as a candidate
for the nomination Of State Senator Of this Thirty
second) Senatorial district subject to the decision
Of the Democratic voters Of the district at the
primary August IL, 1914