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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
DIXON WINS FOR
FAIR DIRECTOR

At the election for membership on fair
board this afternoon all were elected
without opposition but the member from
Liberty township, where there were four
candidates. The election resulted as
follows:
Union township-W. A. Hamilton.
Hopewell township-J. c. Brookhart.
Marion township-Fred Hickman.
Jefferson townships. ]. Vining.
Liberty township-Samuel Dixon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21

We are entering the last lap of our Au-
tomobile- Piano contest, with all the can
didates close together; and, just as in all
races, this race for the automobile will
be decided in the homestretch.
So few votes separate the different
candidates that, at this time, it would be
to imagine which young lady
will win the automobile. But you may
rest assuaed that the young lady who
does win the automobile will have to
work hard every minute from now until
the last hour of the contest. She will
have to get all her friends to help her in
the work and do everything she possibly
can TO collect bunch of money on old
or new subscriptions to turn in on the
last day. 1t is easy enough to figure it
out-votes are given for every subscrip-
ton for The Democrat collected, and the
young lady who gets the most votes will
receive the automobile absolutely free,
the second highest gets the $500 piano,
and so on down.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
AUSTRIAN WARSHIPS SUNK
French Fleet Reported to Have De-
stroyed Four Men-of-War.

London, Aug. 1S.-French warships,
according to a Rome dispatch, sunk
four Austrian men-of-war, among
them the battleship Zrinyi Of 14,50O
tons. French and British warships
have cleared the Adriatic of the en-
emy's sea fighters and merchant YES
sells from Cattarro to Pola, the Aus
trian naval base. The remaining ves-
sells of the Austrian feet are bottled
up.
Montenegrin troops crossed the
Bosnian frontier and occupied the
town of Tchainitza after fierce bat
tie. Montenegrln troops captured
eight Austrian blockhouses in Herze-
govina, between Bilek and Trebinje,
occupied seven villages near Trebinje
and captured twelve Austrian officers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
Eor ReIlef Of stranded Americans.

London, Aug. 2O.-At a meeting of
the American citizens committee
Frederick l. Kent reported that of the
funds brought over by the Tennessee
s5OO,OOO has been sent to Switzerland,
100000 to Italy and $4,000 to Spain,
and that negotiations with Sweden
and Denmark are pending so that
Americans tSere NAV be relieved.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
AUTOMOBILE HIT BY
L.E.&W. TRAIN

Charles Baugh and Fred Burke, both
of Geneva, Ind, were injured last Satur-
day afternoon, when an automobile in
which they were riding was struck by the
east bound Lake Erie & Western pas
senger, Just west of Ft. Recovery. Mr..
Burke escaped with only a few slight
bruises, but Baugh. who was driving the
machine, received injuries that may
prove fatal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
OFFICIAL FIGURES ON
CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT

The official figures on the Congress
sional race in this Fourth district, com
pleted by the Board of Elections, makes
Cunningham majority over Cooke al
most two thousand. The vote by coun-
ties was as follows:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21

London, Aug. 20.-German cavalry
patrols were forced to retreat with
heavy losses from Namur They were
shelled by the guns of the forts.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
BE NEUTRAL IN THE WAR
President Wilson's Advice to His Eel
low countrymen.

low countrymen.
Washington, Aug 19.-Presiden'
Wilson issued a statement calline
upon citizens Of the United States to
confne their speech to the spirit OF
strict neutrality He said: "The eff
feet Of ,he war upon the United
States will depend upon what Ameri'
can citizens say and do. Every man
who really loves America win act and
speak in the true spirit Of neutrality
which is the spirit of impartiality and
fairness and frendliRess to all con
earned
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
w. c. T. q. Meeting

A meeting of the county Women's
Christian Temperance Union will be held
in the Presbyterian church in this city
on Saturday, August 29.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
Look over This Vote Schedule

There is still bunch OF money on our
list to be collected and hundreds of peo-
pie not now taking our paper who can
be induced to subscribe
Votes will be given for all cash sub
scription collections, old or new, accord
ing TO the following vote schedule
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21

Del Grimm, living north of town, had
three upper teeth knocked out when he
tripped and struck his mouth ON a block
lying on the barn floor, while chasing a
rat.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
At 9 pm. August 29
Brings to Close
The Most Notable Contest Ever
Waged in This County
When a Ford Automobile, High
Grade Piano and Other
Valuable Prizes
VIII BE Given Away by The DEM
Ocrat to Successful Young
Lady Candidates.

Who will win the automobile
This important question will
be decided entirely by the
amount of work the candidates
will do from now until the'last
day, Saturday, August %.
Remember, candidates, ear
nest work will mean an automo-
bile to you absolutely free.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
Treat ,Ern to 3 surnrIse

Meet your friends and all their friends
at the big Auglaize County Fair, Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
of next week.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
Raoe RIntInn ouellad.

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 2O.--Al
though the militia Is still on duty
race rioting in Wilmington has ended
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21

Begin to get ready now to attend the
best fair in Ohio at Wapakoneta, Tues
day, August rs; Wednesday, August 20;
Thursday, August 27; Friday, Aug. rs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21

Gecmans EVacuate saarburg.
London, Aug. 2O.-A dispatch sayR
the Qeemans have evacuated Saar.
burR. In lower Alsace.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
The Judges Who VIII Make the
Final Count

The judges to make the final count in
our big contest are Cashier Henry Len
nartz, of the Citizens Bank; Assistant
Cashier T. A. Weis, of the First National
Bank, and ]. ]. Cast of the ]. A. Roe
mer Company.
The closing hour of our contest is g
pm. on Saturday, August 29. AS soon
as the count can be made on Monday the
report will be brought to The Democrat
Office And the winners announced.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
Candidates, Get After Those Prom
iSeS Now

Candidates, now is the time to go to
those people who promised to help you
near the end if you stood chance to
win. Show them the standing of candi-
dates and they will see that you really
have chance to win the automobile.
Then show them the vote schedule, and
tell them, that if they really want you to
win the automobile they should give you
a 10-year $1,000 subscription. 1t costs
them just the regular rate of S1.00 per
year and really saves them ten yearly
trips to The Democrat office. And just
think A single ten-year subscription
amounts to more in votes than twenty
ne-year ones-l5, 900 votes for each 10
year subscription. Ten of them would
amount to 10000 votes. Twenty of
them would be 300,0 200 votes. Surely
every candidate has some friends who
would like to see her win the automobile
or piano, enough to give her several ten
year subscriptions. Especially when it
costs no more than the regular rate of 81
per year, and they know they will spend
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21

w. F. Schunck will repair your shoes
while You wait.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21

that same amount or more for local read
ing that our paper will give them during
the ten years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
A Fair and Square Plan

The method of closing our contest is
absolutely fair and square. No one but
the candidate herself knows or has any
idea of the amount of money she is turn
ing in. The different candidates make
up their own lists, enclose the money in
an envelope, which they then seal and
drop into the ballot-box any time before
9 pm. August %.
You can see that no candidate can get
any information that will help her defeat
the other girls. Each one must get what
they can, cast in the ballot-box, and the
one who has the most votes, when the
judges break open the ballot box and
make the last count, will get the auto
mobile; the second highest the piano
and so on down.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
One Paper

In the HoMR is worth a dozen In
the byway, and just remember
THE DEMOCRAT Is the home
paper Of Mercer County.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
Candidates, collect all the

money you possibly can, because
there are other young ladies as
anxious to win the automobile
or piano as yourself. And re-
member, it is better to be sure
than sorry; better to win the
automobile by 100, votes than
to lose it by a single subscrip-
tion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
Closing Rules for Our Contest

From now until the end OF the contest
no more ballots will be written. Instead
the candidates will keep the money they
collect until the last day, and they will
then turn IN the money they have in a
sealed envelope, with a list of the per-
sons who have paid them, into a sealed
ballot box, which will be at our Office
until the the closing hour.
As the Office clock ticks the hour of 9
on the eventfule evening of Saturday,
August %, our big contest will come to
a close. No more subscriptions will be
accepted to count on the prizes after that
hour, and the three Celina business men
who have consented to act as judges in
the making of the final count will on
Monday take the ballot box to the First
National Bank, where they will break
open the box, make a count of the votes
and announce the winners at The DEM
ocrat as soon as the count is finished.
We want all the candidates to under
stand the sealed ballot-box closing
method thoroughly. First, make out a
list of the subscribers you are turning in
on the last day-not ones already turned
in. On the list show the names, ad-
dress, amount paid, whether old or new,
and the amount of votes for every sub
scriber you are turning in.
We will furnish you with paper for
these lists; ordinary white paper about 8
by IL is the best for this use. Number
each sheet, total the amounts of money
and carry the totals forwatd so that the
total on your last sheet will show exact
ly the amount of money you are turning
in. Put this list in an envelope, togeth-
er with an amount of money equal to the
exact total of all the subscribers you are
turning in. Then seal the envelope and
cast it into the ballot-box any time be-
fore or up to 9 O'Clock pm, Saturday,
August %.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21

The boys road race was won by Red
Squirrel. owned and driven by--.------------
NJ Roekford Result.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21
CeLina

The Reservoir city-the biggest
little town ON earth-the hub Of
the universe.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-21

lOontinusd on page aightl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
new CHURCH Plan
Ottawa Would Consolidate Five
Congregations.
Athletic Director for Boys to
Aid the Pastor.

Ottawa, Kan, June 10.-A layman
movement to consolidate five local
churches in Ottawa has been begun in
the last few weeks and will be discussed
at a meeting to be held Friday evening
in the Congregational church. The
churches in which the plans have been
discussed are the Congregational, the
pulpit of which has been filled during
the past year by DR.. r. E. Schwegler of
Kansas university; the Christian
church, which is in the field for q pas
tor to succeed one recently resigned;
the First Presbyterian, the United
Presbyterian and the Lutheran, which
is now without a pastor.
Members of the Christian church
board are urging the consolidation on
the ground of providing a better attrac-
ton for boys and making for economy
in obtaining a pastor of unusual ability
and an athletic director for the young
men of the various congregations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
C. W. Kouns' of Santa Fe and
A. E. Sweet of Rock Island.
PREPARE FOR HARVEST RUSH
Railways Have Been Planning
for Many Months.
success in Lining Stock Cars
With Heavy Paper.

C. W. Kouns, general manager OF the
Santa Fe railway, and A. e. Sweet, gen.
eral manager of the Rock Island, will
go to wichita tonight, having been in
vited, with several other railroad Of
ficials, to attend a convention of Kan
sas and Oklahoma grain dealers and
millers called to devise a plan for pre-
venting car shortage in handling the
wheat crop. which shortly will be ready
to move. J. r. Koontz, general freight
agent Of the Santa Fe, is in Wichita to-
day, comforting with executive officers
of the grain dealers and millers' ASSOC
Citations on the subject. The convention
starts Thursday NOR e and will last
two days.
1.-THE grain men and millers have ex-
pressed an earnest desire to cooperate
with the railroads in a. program Tor
prompt loading and unloading, and
believe we will be able to make an ar
rangement which will be satisfactory
all around" said General Manager
will be, but when everybody is working
to the same end, it is safe to predict a
measure Of success in the conference"
In Better Shape.
General Manager Sweet said the
railroads had been preparing for the
harvest rush for several months, and
would be- in better shape to handle
the situation than ever before. mo
railroad" he said. could handle all
the wheat on its lines If rushed to
the market at one time, but If the
railroads, the dealers and the produc-
egs work in harmony, it will be pos
sible to move the crop with the mini
mum of friction and delay. The main
thing is to have equipment released
promptly at destination, and that,
understand, will be- one of the main
features for discussion at Wichita
The Kansas board of public utili-
ties and the officers Of the State
Bankers association also have been
asked to attend the conference. C. F.
Foley, John M. Kinkle, James A.
Gable, A. E. Helm and w. p. FEEDER of
the commission will Leave for Wich-
ita tonight. The bankers will be rep
resented by President E. E. MuIlaney
of Hill City and c. e. Lobdell Of Great
Bend.
It is understood that several of the
railroads have made successful ex-
periments in handling wheat in stock
cars lined with heavy paper. and if
this class of rolling stock can be used
1t will materially increase the sup
ply of equipment needed for grain
shipmen* General Manager Kouns
tried ol some stock cars thus
equipped in the Chicago yards last
week, directing switching crew to
do it's worst" The crew batted
three cars half a day without losing
q pound Of wheat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
JOHN DIS ROCK HELD UP
New York Central Railroad Refuses Il
Let 1t Cross Bridge.

Tarrytown. June 10.-A two hun
dred and fifty ton block of granite.
from which John D. Rockefeller plans
to have a fountain carved for his
Pocantico Hills estate, is today strand
eo IN Beekman avenue, of this village.
at the approach of the New York Cen
tral railway bridge. Engineers of the
railroad company contend the bridge
is not strong enough to support sc
great weight and refuse to allow il
to pass over the structure to Mr..
Rockefeller's estate. II the bridge
should collapse under the weight OF
the stone it would block traffic for q
week they say.
Mr.. Rockefeller refuses to build q
new bridge to carry the rock. 1t has
been suggested that the rock could be
taken through the Sleepy Hollow
country. but this will be five miles out
OF the way. Meanwhile the rock re-
mains in the street and all Tarrytown
10 watching with interest the next
move Of its owner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
HAS 800 IDLE CARS.
Union Pacific Ready to Cope With
Crop Situation.


Salfna, Kan, June 1O.-The Union Pa
cific now has 1,50O idle box cars on the
sidings throughout Kansas, according
to H. E. Richards. assistant superin-
tendent. Other than these cars Union
Pacific is said to be unprepared to take
care of the wheat crop in Kansas. The
receipts at Kansas City during a nor
NAL week of good wheat year aver
age about as many cars as the railroad
now has lying idle and with the equip
ment on hand it would take nearly a
year to move the bumper crop that is
expected.
While it is evident that there may be
a car famine the farmers throughout
the state are hardly alarmed as they be-
lieve a shortage of cars will tend to
boost prices. If it were possible the
railroad would run freight trains every
ten minutes and the entire crop would
be in Kansas City within few days.
Such a flooding OF the market would
depress prices and the farmers are not
at all worried over the present outlook
1t IL said that in many counties Of the
western part Of the state the farmers,
Who have not had crons for asveEAl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
THOUGHT HE HEARD GOSSIP.

Deaf Convict at Lansing Killed HIS
Neighbor.
Leavenworth. Kan, June 1O.-Swan
Johnson. 60 years old. was received
az tne state penitentiary at Lansing
mere 10 serve a life term for murder.
Johnson can neither read nor write and
Is GEAR. According to Warden ]. d.
boIkin. this Is most pitiful case that has
peen called to his attention since he
became warden. Johnson killed a neigh
Dor because he imagined that he was
talking about him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
Five Burn to death.

New York, June 1O.-In fire early
today that swept through the five
story tenement at 80 Essex, on the
lower east side, one man, three women
and child were burned to death,
eight persons were so seriously injured
that they had to be removed to hos
pitfalls and many were rescued by fire
men. The flames started on the ground
floor and gained so rapidly that only
few tenants escaped by the stairway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

Continued Coughs, Colds and Bronchial
troubles arc depressing and weaken the
system. LOSS of weight and appetite gen.
orally follow. Get a Soc bottle Of DR..
Kings New Discovery today. It will stop
your cough. The first dose helps Tho
best medicine for Stubborn Coughs, Colds
and all Throat and Lung Troubles Mr.. O.
n. Brown, MuScatine, Ala. writes: NY
wife WAS sick during the hot summer
months and honestly believe DR.. Kings
New Discovery saved her nfe." Good for
children. Gec and 2-e4 It ypsr Drugg1st
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
RAH RAILS STRIP A .sPREACHER-'
Manhattan Students Rough Man VIII,
Was to Deliver Sermon

Manhattan, Kan, June 1O.-Because
he had been selected to preach a fu-
neral sermon over the senior class at
the Kansas State Agricultural college
today John Hungerford of Manhattan,
a member of the junior class, was the
central figure in a scrap between the
two classes.
In an effort to keep him from getting
to the platform to deliver the address,
it is said the seniors twice stripped
Hungerford of his clothes, and when
he finally got to the platform, wearing
only an overcoat. Acting President
Williams stopped the ceremonies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

Crops Better Than In Any
Other State in Union.
General Conditions Are More
Than 1se Per Cent.

Washington, June s10.-The COM
posite condition Of many important
crops in the United States on June
was about "a per cent above the ten
year average for that date. the depart
ment Of agriculture has announced
Last wear the June / condition was IL
per cent below. The most promising
crop this year was winter wheat. with
a condition Of 14.7 per cent above It's
ten year average. while cotton stood
at the bottom of the list with 7.6 Per
cent below.
Condition of others crops on June
/. expressed in percentage Of their ten
year averages. was: Apples. 1!O.S;
alfalfa, 1886; sugar beets, 1865; bar
ley, 1o6; hemp. 104.8; pears, 1917:
rye, 1913: peaches, 104.2; raspberries,
1887: cantaloupes. 1925: spring
wheat, 1o2; lima beans, 101.7; hay
(aIl), 101.5; oats, 101; blackberries.
zoos; pasture. 99.8; Onions. 9S.S; cab
bazes. 975: Watermelons, SIS; sugar
cane, 95.5; clover, 95. Corn. potatoes.
tobacco, fax and rice were not tnclud-
ed in the report
Kansas Leads All.
The following figures indicate gem
eral crop conditions on June l, oy
states. 100 representing the ten year
average Of all crops reported upon:
Iowa, 1908: Missouri, 02.2: Nebras-
ka, 11l3; Kansas, 1928: Oklahoma,
101.6.
Figures for Kansas and Nebraska
are far higher than for any other
states in the Union.
Average prices to producers on
June 1 were lower on a number OF ar
ticles than. the average of the last five
years on that date. Wheat average
on June 1 was $O.844 bushel, COM
pared with the five year average of
$O.986. Oats, barley, rye, fax. hay.
potatoes and butter showed varying
decreases.
Corn, buckwheat, cotton. chickens
and eggs brought slightly higher av-
erage prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
Drinks stop July 1.

Washington. June 1O.-Secretary
Daniels's celebrated order abolishing
the wine mess on board American
ships was In the hands of the public
printer today. It was promulgated
some time ago and takes effect July
1. The order will be issued to the
service in q few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
FIRST KANSAS WHEAT SALE.
waiter O. Mullins of Junction City Dc
uvcred 10000 Bushels.

junction City, Kan, June 10.-The
first sale of 1914 wheat was made here
Wnen Walter o. Mullins contracted to
oellver 10000 bushels to the B. Rockwell
Merchandise and Grain company at a
1lsure said to be around 70 cents per
pusneI Mr.. Mullins will not start to
harvest for at least ten DAYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10

Lead and Zinc Paint made by De-
voc is the best word in. the paint ques-
ton. c. M. Hill & Son.. 826 Kansas
avenue.-Adv.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-10

through clairVOyant scheme.
Ryan has been very close to
Bertsche. He will be called by Hoyne
and asked to tell what he knows of
the plot to get Bertsche. He is ex-
pected to tell of he and Bertsche be-
ing trailed by men.
Meanwhile Hoyne is continuing his
search for the mysterious gunman
who started the battle on Randolph
st. This man is said to have fired
two shots at Bertsche and then fled.
Hoyne's idea was backed by Major
John V. CHnnin in the following
statement made to Capt Halpin:
81 was walking west on RaldOlph
street and passed within two feet of
.Bertsche and the stranger. It was
not Egan and it was not Spira. 1
know both those men. Barney and l
said hello to each other. l had walk
ed for no longer than twenty-five
seconds when l heard two heavy
shots in quick succession, and then
a third heavy shot, like the kind that
would come from the regulation DO
lice revolver, then there was the
snappy little sound of the automatic
and then fusillade of perhaps TWEEN
ty shots (which the heavy shots and
the automatic explosions were inter
spersed.
81 don't know who had the auto
matte. l am told it was Bertsche. But
I can distinguish the sounds. If Bert
sche had the automatic he didn't
succeed in using it until after some
one else fired three times"
The next thing. Maj. Clinnin saw
was Bertsche and Egan graphing on
the sidewalk If Maj Clinnin is not
mistaken there couldn't have been |
much of an argument between Bert |
sche and Egan. 1t carries out Mr.. |
Hoyne's theory that a gunman fired |
the first shot into Bertsche, and then |
came the police.
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