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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
.ONE OF GREATEST
EVER ATTEMPTED
New Federal Reserve Act EvOkes
Favorable and World
Wide Attention.
From The Financial Chronicle. ]

From The Financial Chronicle.
"The shot that was heard around the
world, " fired at Lexington, April 10,
1776, by the farmers of Massachusetts,,
seems to have found second, after a
century and half, in the new Federal
Bank Bill, il we may trust the attention
the bill has received abroad. We have
at hand an elaborate German review OF
the bill by DR.. Richard Hauser, of the
Deutsche Bank of Berlin, of which we
are glad to give substance.
DR.. Hauser calls attention TO the fact
that the American undertaking is one of
the greatest that has ever been attempt
ed in the realm of banking. The Eng
lish reform of Sir Robert Peel in 1884
was limited to the question of currency;
and the German reform of 1876 sought
only an extension of the business of the
Prussian bank over the whole country.
In no instance has such an aggregation
of capital had opened to it such new forms
of opportunity; in none have such radi-
cal changes been made in the organiza-
ton and practice of many thousands of
credit banks as in this American legisla-
ton. The wide-reaching financial scope
given to the new reserve banks cannot
fail at once to exercise indirectly great
influence on the business world.
From all this it will appear that our
new American legislation, though it is
mainly concerned with the situation at
home, it is recognized as being of the
widest international importance. But
while it is looked upon as revolutionary
here, and will need to be watched and
guarded with continual care, and will
doubtless be subjected to more or less
important change, as experience proves
the need, its influence abroad will be felt
gradually, and that along lines of more
natural evolution. Whatever, therefore,
its immediate effect may prove to be at
home, it will, as whole, tend to draw
ing into closer connection of the money
markets of the world, and to increasing
their stability and their general exemp-
ton from avoidable crises; contribution
of no small significance to business
everywhere.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
INDICATES HOW LENTZ is
REGARDED IN HOME CITY
columbus Times.

The returns filed Thursday by the
Franklin County Election Board with
Secretary of State Graves, show that Hon.
John ]. Lentz has ALTO signatures, which
is the largest number filed for any candi-
datein Franklin countyiand approximate
ly as large as the total number of sigma
lures in favor of John u Zimmerman,
Timothy S. Hogan and John H. Clarke.
In Hardin county no names were filed for
Clarke, "a were filed for Hogan, 167 for
Zimmerman and 80 for John J. Lentz,
who has not only as many as all the oth-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26

Calamity Jane Gilberg seem to feel the
taxpayers who have been paying it all
will continue to foot the bill. This is
the conclusion he draws after reciting
the fact that Tax Commissioner Morrow
reported an increase of a million and a
half dollars in the personal returns over
last year. If the tax-dodgers have failed
to make returns again, as Calamity Jane
pretends to believe, then the old tax
payers of the county who have been
footing the bills must have been very
prosperous the last twelve months to
return that additional sum for taxation,
and that, too, when the country is going
to the demnition bow-wows. Calamity
Jane talks like his readers lacked a
thinking apparatus.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
SOMETHING THAT IS
SURPRISING THEM

The following was first printed as al
editorial in the American Wool and Cot
ton Reporter;
"A careful study of the woolen i'm
dustry brings to light the fact that
conditions are much better than some
would have ms believe. Conversa-
tions with several prominent factors
confirm our previously expressed be-
lief that the outlook is better than at
any time in the recent past, and that
business is well past the low point,
with indications that the improve
ment shown is to be permanent and
of a steady growth. Duplicates are
coming forward in fair volume, with
the result that more than one mill
has been forced to secure outside ma
chinery in order to take care of busi-
ness now In hand.
mills in this condition are very
anxious to avoid betraying the fact,
lest competitors encroach on their
preserves, and to this attitude may be
attributed, TO a considerable extent,
the prevalence of the idea that the
woolen business is abnormally de-.
pressed Uptothe present time there
has been no indication on the part of
the manufacturing clothier of any i'm
tention TO divert his purchases from
the regular channels of trade toward
foreign fabrics, nor do we think there
need be fear from such action in the
future"
In short, the American manufacturer
is discovering that the efficiency, Of which
he boasted so loudly before the Under
wood Tariff Bill was thought of, and oi
the existence of which he was beset by
so many fears when that same bill was
drafted and passed, exists after all. I'm,
der the Underwood tariff, only a lack o.
efficiency can prevent the American man
ufacturer, with the added advantage o.
free raw material, from having the best
of it in his home market in competition
with the foreign manufacturer, who has
to reckon with the handicaps of trans,
portation charges and the cost of revenue
duties. s.-Louisville Times.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
old CALAMITY
Jane GILDERG
Of the Observer Says LET The
CeIina Democrat Take Note"
And Then Prints BIOOd-CurdIlng,
Halr-RaIsIng Stuff from q
Morgan WaII-St. Paper.

Under the caption, Let The Celina
Democrat Take Note" Calamity Jane
Gilberg of the Mercer County Observer,
with blood in his eye and firm grip on
the public teat, last week prominently
displayed the following short newspa-
per production for our notification To
get it thoroughly rubbed into your sys-
TEN you should read it the second time
at least. You may tremble and gasp for
the safety of your country as you dwell
upon the horrors it confronts us with
but read it, calmly if you can; if not, in
fear and trembling. Here it is:
The New York Sun says the recent
overwhelming Republican vote in Penn
sylvania is due to the following Demo-
cratic acts
A tariff that has decreased ex-
portation of manufactured articles,
tariff for revenue that has produced
a deficiency of revenues; the Demo
cratic police of muddle and-mar,
foreign and domestic fool attacks
on business here and an unintelligi-
BILE, grotesque, shutting, hamstrung,
spineless policy as to Mexico"
THE DEMocHAT does not know what
issue of the Sun Clamity Jane extracted
the above quoted article, but we do not
doubt but what it so appeared. The Sun
belongs to the Morgan group of papers
that has been hard hit by the Wilson ad-
ministration. The squeal is natural.
Just like Calamity Jane would make if
the Observed was separated from its
present county printing graft, that helps
make the county and village tax rate
what it is. The Sun is Wall street. s
leading organ, and its editorials now, as
always, are insanely bitter toward Will
son and Bryan. If you would read other
pages of that paper, where politics are
not discussed, you would soon get next
to the Suns and the Wall street game,
and that of the little me, too" Calam1-
ty James.
We want you to listen to something
else the New York Sun has to say. In
its financial review for the week ended
June 13, that paper used this language:
Until affairs abroad definitely as
sumo a more favorable aspect the
financial and business reckoning
here can not be confined to an esti-
mate of domestic factors. No ex-
planation of domestic conditions is
complete which does not include the
persistence of the politico-fnancial
unsettlement in Europe, partinular-
ly in France. The whole financial
world will breathe more freely when
it can note convincing signs that re-
covery and expansion, not contrac-
tion and depression, are once more
the European order of the day"
Calamity Jane and other howlers can
this, but they won't.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
A PAEAN AND
A WARNING

Spread your bunting, hang your wreaths
Let your banners be unfurled,
Shout until the welkin seethes
All about the deafened world,
Get your old time speeches out,
Cheer until you split the Skies
But be careful while you spout
OF your eyes.
Drag the ancient cannon forth,
Load II to the muzzle brim;
Let the east, south, west and north
Echo with its blim-blam-bliml
Let the crackers hiss and spit,
Rocket sticks come down kerplunk,
But be careful how you sit
On the punk.
Let the roman candles flare
All the darkened heavens through;
Let the mortars fill the air
Full of stars red, white and blue;
Let the fluent red lights flow,
Dimming both the moon and sun,
But be careful how you blow
Down your gun.
Roar, rejoice and speechify;
Go through all the bag of tricks
With which now we gIorify
Heroes of old seventy-six;
But, no matter what your glee
MID the roar Of bursting bombs.
Careful, oh. most careful be
OF your thumbsl
Liberty blessing is
Worthy TO be glorified,
Worthy Of the fiery whiz
OF a nation full Of pride,
But II seems bauble vain,
Empty, useless thing OF chance,
When there follows In its train
An ambulance.
John Kanarlck Bangs In HarpeE'n Week.
ayv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
BRIEFS FOR EDIFICATION
OF OLD CALAMITY Jane

A tract of 2, $50 acres, near st. Charles
Mo-, said to be the largest wheat farm in
that State, has been sold by VIM. R.
Baldwin, of Delavan, ILL.,, to L. M. Fair
banks, of Mansfield, ILL.,, brother of the
ex-Vice President. The price was $3.50,
900. Baldwin bought the land 19 years
ago for about SIS, 900.
This news paragraph is sadly out of
tune with the calamity howls and soup
house clamor of Congressman Humphrey
of Washington, ex-Speaker Joe Cannon,
Calamity Jane Gilberg and other stand
pat Republicans, who are preaching and
praying for hard times.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
PRINTED FOR BENEFIT
OF old CALAMITY JANE

The Ohio State Journal, the oldest and
one of the most influential papers pub.
lished in Ohio, recently was attacked by
one of its exchanges because it had said
words commendatory to President Will
son. 1t makes a lengthy reply, in the
course of which it says:
I'VE can assure our anxious friend
that we never praised the President
because he is Democrat, but be-
cause he is a man, who seemed al
most like friend, so nearly in ac-
cord did his Democratic deeds come
to our Republican ideals. Indeed
this fact inspired us to say in these
columns lone day, perhaps foolishly,
that most of the Presidents work
was in harmony with Republican
principles.
"The field of politics is not
barbed wire fence. It is a prairie
with boundless horizons, where vir-
tue and honor are arrayed for the
achievement of the highest good.
There is where the Democrats will
have to stand if they remain in pow
er; that is the position the Republi-
can party will have to take to regain
Office. We are more interested in
the Republican party being worthy
of power than of merely holding it.
Woodrow Wilson has made a
great President, because he has not
been essentially Democratic presi-
dent His last message was the
grandest state paper written since
the days of Lincoln, and it was great
because its party faith was changed
to patriotic devotion, in which Re-
publican ideals glowed like morn
ing sun. 1t was the spirit that rose
above the letter that made it great
message and which ELECTED so much
Republican praise. We couldn't
hide behind the party fence and not
do our share of shouting. A Repub-
lican who doesn't see merit in any
body but himself is a bogus Repub-
lican.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
PLANS FOR MEETING DE-
MAND FOR FARM HELP

No better endorsement could be had OF
the plan which Secretary Wilson, of the
Department of Labor, is seeking to work
out in the establishment of a National
Employment Bureau, than the demand
which has gone forth from Kansas for
40, 900 men to work in the harvest fields
of the Sunhower State this summer.
From now until frost comes there is op-
portunity for employment for this great
number of men at wages averaging 81. so
a day with board.
Oklahoma and Missouri are short more
than Is, 900 hands, and altogether Secre-
tary Wilson has calls for $4,000 men. In
other words, while Republican calamity
howlers are crying business depression,
there are $4,000 jobs at good wages
awaiting those who are willing to work.
Never before has any administration,
Democratic or Republican, ever sought
to accomplish the proper distribution of
labor. = 'All that is now lacking is the
governmental machinery to put Secretary
Wilson'S plan into effect.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
TWO REPUBLICAN
FALSEHOODS SMASHED
From a speech by Senator James A.
Reed, of Missouri, in the U. S. Sen
ate, June S, 1914.

From a speech by Senator James A.
Reed, of Missouri, in the u. S. Sen
ate, June S, 19l4.l
We have been repeatedly told here
from the other side of the Chamber that
nearly every business housein the United
States is being closed up; that ruin and
desolation are stalking across the earth,
that the bats are now roosting in all Of the
workshops where once the music of labor
delighted the ear; and we are told at the
same time that prices have not been re-
duced penny. 1t was stated here only
the other day that there never has been
any reduction in prices. OF course, it is
little difficult for a man to understand
why a factory that can get the same prices
now that it got three years ago should
shut down; why it would not keep on
running if its prices were just as high.
1t is a little hard to understand how a
man who is selling an article at a given
price and making money, and his entire
plant is buzzing and humming and whirl-
ing with industry, should shut that plant
down aslong as the prices stay just where
they were. So, it isa little hard to un-
derstand, if prices have stayed up, why
all the great factories of the country
should be closing down. The truth is
prices have been lowered and the factor
les have not shut down.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26

China, Glass and Lamps, the trade
journal of the pottery trade, published
in Pittsburg, the hot-bed q protection,
in its issue of Tuesday, April IL, said:
Never before in the history of
the American potting industry have
there been so many kilns in use or
so many potteries in active opera
tion. All the general ware plants
are being rushed to the limit to fill
orders on hand and take care of new
business being booked. Large for
ces of operatives are working and
shipments are greater than ever be.
fore in the history OF the trade.r
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
JIMMY FAULKNER WRITES
ON VERY HEATED TOPIC

Jimmy Faulkner thus sizes up the sit
uation on Gov. Cox's pr oposal to call the
Legislature together for few hours to
lower the State tax levy for the coming
fiscal year, since the returns of lot of
tax dodgers have made it possible:
Running rings about oneself, looping
the loop, turning somersaults and skin
ming the cat are performances that
seem paralytic compared to the mo-
tions of the Republican leaders since
Governor James M. Cox sprung his pro-
gram of special session of the General
Assembly for the purpose of reducing
the state tax levy in a degree commen-
surate with the increase III the grand tax
duplicate. They have called him a
grandstander; they have said that it
is fake; they have insisted that it won't
make darned particle of difference and
they have said that he is playing politics
and endeavoring to save himself from
the rising storm of indignation.
The pulling part of this performance
is that almost every other man has a diff
ferent notion about what the Governor
means, and no two seem to be able to
agree upon what ought to be done to
take this trick. The main trouble among
the bretheren is that they find it hard,
cruel hard, to fight reduction of taxes.
The bone. headed voters are so welded to
the love of money that they would turn
from St. Peter and kiss the devil if the
birthstone person carried in his hand a |
bill to lower the tax levy. The fewer the
sheckels they pass into the Treasurer's S |
mitt, the greater the statesman, is their
rule of mensuration.
Up uulll Inc lOuI J1dl his I|ACGllcuCy |
drew aside the curtain on the special ses-
sion plan the fierce Republicans and the
modest Progressives were working with
might and main to show that the present
administration was the most extravagant
the most wasteful and most expensive
that the state had ever known, being the
same argument heard every other year
in Ohio. Nothing had gone down and
everything had gone up, especially taxes
and the cost of government. They had
the figures, the alleged facts, sketches
made on the spot and photographs made
of the deficiency. And then comes along
the low-down cuss of Governor with a
to cut down taxes, handcuff
the Budget Commissioners and place the
one per cent tax limit in the constitution
where it can't be monkeyed with by the
legislators.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
about 50. 900 OOO No details could be
learned here yesterday, as President
Schoepf is out OF the city.

A South Bend, Ind, special Of the 18th
had the following news which was over
looked by Calamity Jane: "The Oliver
Plow Works will resume operations in
South Bend July 8, with a full force. AL
though the plant has not been shut
down, only limited force has been re-
tanned. The enormous crops in the west
and southwest makes il necessary for the
divers to work the enormous plant to its
capacity. The factory gives employment
to 2. 500 men.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
ALL OVER BUT THE
SHOUTING
Lima Times Democrat ]

Miami and Darke counties are already
being conceded to Congressman Dick
Cunningham by the Cooke lieutenants.
They may as we'll include Shelby, Allen
ank Mercer and advise Mr.. Cooke to pick
up the ends of his Wapak law practice.
There isn't a look-in, Henry, you're
beateu
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
CALAMITY HOWLERS
BORN THAT WAY

Little Ethel studied the face of the lit
tie negress intently.
What makes you so black, Cindy1"
she finally asked.
"HuhP' said Cindy, "you'd be black,
too, If you was born at midnight in a
dark room, and had black fadder and
black nanny. ."-Mother's Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
For Sheriff

SNIDER-We are authorized toS announce the
name Of Ezra Snider, of Butler township as a can
didate for the nomination of Sheriff of Mercer
eounty. subject to the decision of the Democratic
voters at the coming August primary
PUMPHREY-W We are authorized to announce
the name Of Will Pumphrey. of Jefferson town
ship, as a candidate for Sheriff of Mercer County
subject to the decision of the Democratic voters at
the primary election August II next.
BETZ-We are authorized to announce the
name Of George M. Betz, of Jefferson township, as
candidate for Sheriff of Mercer County, subject
county at the primary election on August IL next.
CALLEN-We are authorized to announce the
name of Pat F. Callen, of Jefferson township as
candidate for Sheriff of Mercer County, subject TO
the decision of the Democratic voters at the pri-
mary to be held the coming August.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
For Common Pleas Judge

Mr.. Edtor-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 since / became
voter. have never been a candidate for or held
county office.
If my course and standing is such as to merit ap-
proval. ! hope the people Of Mercer County will
reward me by placing me on the Common Pleas
Bench. and in return, promise each square deal,
and will use my every effort to honestly, economi
eally and industrously dispose of all business
brought before me.
Yours respectfully, JOHN W. LOREE.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
For State Senator

KENNEDY-We are authorized to announce the
name Of r. r. Kennedy. Of Allen County. as a can
didate for the Democratic nomination for State
Senator from this (ThiTty- seeond) Senatorial dis
trict 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 candidate
for the nomination of State Senator Of this Thirty
of the Democratic voters of the district at the
primary August IL, 1914.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
FRIDAY, June 26, 1914

People who have paid their income tax
are going to get the worth of their money
pretty soon when Secretary McAdoo's
400 special agents begin dragging the
dodgers into publicity and punishment
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
JUST WHAT rs HURT
ING THEM
Portsmouth Times.

From what can be CLEANED from the
dispatches there is much evidence that
the Enquirer and few other papers will
have to pay the regular price to float
their canoes through the canal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26

According to the 18th annual report OF
the State bank commissioner, filed with
the Governor, there was not a single
failure of any building and loan associa-
ton in Kansas in the last five years.
The assets of the companies in that
time have been increased $1,000, AIS. SO
and the membership has grown IS, 155.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26

The following was found among the
local news items of the Cincinnati En-
qnirer Wednesday: "The exercising Of
the option yesterday by the Chicago FL
evated Railways makes an order of ESQ
steel cars contracted for by this compa-
ny from the Cincinnati Car Company
within the past six months. This order
is probably the largest order for any
commodity placed within Cincinnati IN
many years. The contract amounts to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26

1t is fortunate the Whitacre petition
contained enough signatures to place his
name on the ballot for Governor at the
primaries. 1t will stop few renegade
democrats and ofice-stricken Republi-
cans from setting up stop-thief yell.
They wet their own ammunition.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26

Columbus, June 23.-Andy Jenky,
forty-nine, Hungarian, is the ninth
vicim to die as result of the gas ex.
plosion which occurred June IA here.
Jenky leaves a widow and several
children In Hungary.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26

THERE'S one thing about Lloyd Georges 8
fnanciering that makes hit with u.s.
Every time the big navy crowd creates a
demand for more ships George smiles
grimly and gives the income tax screw
another turn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
Janltor Misslno,

Defiance, g.. June 24.-Efforts to 10
cate Joseph Kainrath, janitor of st.
Michaera Catholic church, who disap-
peared May 25, are unavailing. He is
thirty-three years old and single.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26

No complaint has come from the boys
at Vera Cruz that they are being fed up
on embalmed beef, as were the lads who
fought in Cuba under Republican adj
ministration. Calamity Jane should
make note of this.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
oats crop Burned up.

Newark, o., June 25.-Licking coun-
ty farmers report the oats crop de-
stroyed by prolonged drought and ex-
treme high temperature. An immense
supply of blackberries and other small
fruit was barely saved by recent rains.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-06-26
FOr RepresentatiVe

WINTERMUTE-We are authorized to an
nounce the name of DR.. q. ]. c. Wintermute, OF
Jefferson township as a candidate for Representa-
tive to the General Assembly ire nomination. sub
ject to the decision of the Democratic voters OF