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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
PLAN THE FARM

Some one has quantity said,
Men do usually covet large guam
titles of land; yet cannot manage a
little well. There were some ap-
pointed among the ancient Romans to
see that men did till their lands as
they should, and if they did not, to
punish them as enemies to the Pub
lique; perhaps such a law would not
be amiss with us, for without the
Publique suffereth much by private
mems negligence. A little farm,
well titled, is to be preferred.
Has it ever occurred to you, Mr.
Farmer that one of the greatest
means of reallymaking your commun-
ity more desirable and attractive to
live in is to plan and conduct your
farm in such a manner that the home
IS made attractive by a large num-
der of shade trees, neatly arranged
clumps of shrubbery and beds of
flowers, a smooth, well kept lawn,
and an attractive, convenient garden
that the crops so rotated and the
fields so arranged and kept that the
passerby cannot help but notice
them.
Such a farm must not be attrac-
tive alone, but must, first last and
all the time, be productive. The
fields, when rightly treated, should
increase in fertility from year to
year.
1t is part of the duty of a country
a agriculturist to assist the farmers
in planning their farms so that they
may become more productive and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
RECRUITING AN ARMY OF PEACE

Figures recently compiled by the
federal government showing the
varying conditions of unemployment
in the larger citie may be taken to
indicate a need for some adequate
national agency for equalizing this
periodic burden. An announcement
of what the federal employment bur-
eau is preparing to do for the great
wheat growing sections of the west
shows what might be done toward a
settlement of the larger problems.
The cutting of wheat will begin in
Oklahoma and Texas this month and
end in North Dakota and Minnesota
late in August. For the harvest,
veritable armies of men will be need
ed Local agencies are unable to
supply the recruits and the national
government, cooperating with state
and local authorities, will attempt to
supply the deficiency, amounting to
many thousands of men.
Of the $4,000 needed in Oklahoma
the government expects to supply
two thirds. OF the 10000 Kansas
needs, half will be supplied by the
government bureau. And so it goes.
A. government whose observation
covers the whole country which has
facilities to send the men who need
the work to the work that needs the
men, takes the perfectly logical at
titude that it is part of good govern
ment to perform precisely that ser
vice.
1t is a work that has a wider sig
nificance than merely the recruiting
of an army of peace to save harvest.
T.V. .Powderly, chef of the bureau,
tells how of the seventy-fiVe men sent
from an eastern locality last summer
seven bought farms in the west and
became growers, not mere harvesters
of wheat. 1t is an instance likely to
be multiplied. To some few men in
every large group sent to the harvest
fields the long sought opportunity
may thus come to get away from con-
ditions that dwarf into a life that
promotes happiness and growth, the
square peg finds square hole at last,
And if the federal government can
send an army of harvesters to the
west every summer, why cannot the
bigger problem of unemployment in
Industrial centers be attacked in the |
same fashion? 1t will be one of |
.heSe DAYS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Pittsburg Volksblatt (German) -
If Secretary Bryan, who has been
made the scapegoat of the admins
tration in various unpopular policies,
has resigned to register his opposi-
tion to the war jingoes, he will have
raised himself from the level of an
opportunist demagogue to the lofty
altitude of true craftsmanship.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

ed fair and the striker bound to run,
"If ball be struck of tipped, and
caught either flying or on the first
bounce, it is a hand out.
"A player running the bases shall
be out if the ball is in the hands of
an adversary on the base or if the
runner is touched with it before he
makes his base; it being understood
however, that in no instance is ball
to be thrown at him.
"A player running who shall pre-
vent an adversary from catching or
getting the ball before making his
base is hand out.
Three hands out, all out.
Players must take their strikes in
regular turn.
"All disputes and differences rela-
tive to the game to be decided by the
umpire, from which there is no ap-
peal.
mo ace (score) or base can be
made on foul strike.
"A runner cannot be put out in
making one base when balk is
made by the pitcher
"But one base allowed when a ball
bounds out of the field when struck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
THOMAS HAS AWAY
To Pix 'Em II Worst Should Come
TO Worst, but He Won't
Give IL Away.

New York, June 3-Thomas A.
Edison says that he knows of still
more cruel methods of warfare than
even this war disclosed In a talk
on science as applied TO warfare, he
said:
"Of coure, science can find much
more effective ways of destroying life
than by artillery or rifle fire, or the
use of high explosive. The pOssibll-
ities of chemistry and electricity
have hardly yet been touched upon
in modern warfare. They can do a
lot better,
How" was asked.
Il don't want to say won't
tell "
DO you know anything better?
Could you invent something more
deadly than the gas bombs?"
Yes, | could, but | can't get my
self to work on any such stun as
that. / don't want to destroy life.
want to make the world a better
place to live in"
Gould electricity be used for de-
stroying stores of ammunition at a
distance, and setting off high eXplos-
ives by wireless?"
Yes"
"Then why don't they do it,"
That's their business. not mine.
| won't invent implements of war
fare. Surely IL is bad enough with
out my making it worse"
Wouldn't you If your country was
attacked?"
"Yes, If the United States gets in
to it and If my country is attacked,
| shall help make il worse, certainly.
But ii is not essential that We should
get into this war. The United States
is the only bright spot on earth today
and we should keep IL bright For
us to think of entering the war, of
actual armed conflict with Germany,
that is absurd, no matter what hap
pens We are not prepared TO fight.
The army we could raise would have
no training 1t would be just an un-
disciplined mob.
"If the worst came to the worst,
we could withdraw our ambassador
and shut our consulate. But there
are many ways in which we could
make reprisals for injuries done us
other than by putting our unframed
troops on the battlefields of Europe;
and Germany can't get over here to
attack us. At least it is in no con-
dition to do that now, and will not
be unless it wins that war.
What a mismanaged thing Eng
land isl" Mr.. Edison continued, "It
is past all human belief how so great
country can muddle things the way
it does. That is however, because
England is a true democracy. 1T
will always be so in every democracy.
1t is only under autocracy that you
can get perfect technical efficiency,
because it is the only way you can
get the highest degree of scientific
management. Look at the German
machine. Such a thing is quite inn
possible in a democracy.
when you get away from mere
progress to the higher
things of life, though, it is the other
way about. There autocracy stiles
and oppresses. Look at the mess
Germany made of its diplomacy. 1t
is almost as unbelievable as Eng
lands military muddle.
"Autocracy is seen at its best in
Germany just now because the kais- |
er is a great autocrat and very |
smart man. Believe me, autocracy |
is a bad thing in this world. What |
it has are outweighed |
thousand times by its dangers and its
drawbacks. The world is getting
sick of autocracy. We are all going |
to be democrats, even Germany is
going to be democracy when this
war is over"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

While it is indeed unfortunate
that the severance of the official tie
should take place at this time it is
not a severance of friendship or pur-
pose, rather it is, as the President
says; "a difference only in the meth
cd by which we seek it," There has
been no personal breech between the
President and his premier and there
is no reason to believe that in the
future their paths should lie in op-
posite directions, but rather we shall
be much disappointed if the retiring
secretary as a private citizen, does
MT continue to be one fthe most
loyal supporters of President Wilson
and his administration,
To be sure there are those who
place loyalty to ones party above pa
triOtism to ones country who profess
to see dark clouds looming up in the
democratic political horizon. But
for the most part these men who are
of the opposite political faith to both
Wilson and Bryan. They are men
who have fought Bryan and his pol
icies ever since 1896, but who now
profess great faith in him and have
already signified their great desire
that Mr.. Bryan be elected president
in 1915.
But there's no rupture in the dem
ocratic party over the resignation of
Secretary Bryan and in 1916 Wilson
and Bryan will be again found work
ing side by side.-Portland Sun.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
SEVENTY YEARS OLD

st. Louis, Mo-, June 6.-An en-
thusiastic base ball fan arises to sug-
gest that on September 23 of this
month, the base ball magnates COM
memorate in some fashion the seven
tieth anniversary of the adoption of
playing rules which form the basis
of the present code of the game.
These rules, adopted by the Knick-
erbocker Association of New York in
1845, read as follows:
"The bases shall be from home to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

second base, As PAGES; from first to
third base, AZ PAGES; from first to
third base, AZ PAGES, equidistant.
"The game to consist of 21 counts
or ce, (runs); but at the conclusion
of an equal number of hands Tin
nings for each side) must be played.
"The ball must be pitched, not
thrown, for the bat.
"A ball knocked out of the field
or outside the range of first or third
base is foul.
Three balls being struck at and
missed, and the last one caught, is a
hand out; if not caught, is consider
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Pittsburg Post-When Mr.. Bryan
sent his letter of resignation to Pres
ident Wilson we may well believe
that it caused him no little grief, and
when the chief executive accepted it
so promptly, it was with sincere sor-
row Mr. Bryan consistently has
stood for peace, not perhaps at any
price, as some would have us believe
but would go much farther than
some men to attain it. With the
President just as firmly in favor of
peace, patience had ceased to be a
virtue, and as head of the nation,
and Administration, his views must
prevail.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

The act was typical of the man.
He placed principle before position.
We may not agree with the principle
but we must admire the man. Time
alone will tell whether Bryan or the
President is right.
Stepping out of office, Bryan looms
larger than he did in Office. He fit
ted strangely in the diplomatic at
mosphere that is strangling to a man
of the virile kind of democracy. We
doubt not that the Commoner looks
forward with happiness to a return
to the freer, less exotic environment
Of Lincoln, Nebraska
There are those who would have
compromised their convictions in
similar circumstances. To do so was
unthinkable to Bryan. For years
he had labored for the establishment
of the principle of arbitration of in
ternational differences. To him it
appeared that the crisis created by
the sinking of the Lusitania offered
to the United States an opportunity
to set for the world an example of
that principle made a living fact.
Our old friend, Irony of Fate,
played a strange prank on Mr., Bry-
an. Upon him has been heaped
most of the condemnation of those
who criticized the policy of the gov
ernment in its relation to Germany.
And yet his resignation resulted
from his belief that the government
should pursue a milder policy to-
wards Germany in the Lusitania is
sue.
Verify, some men are born to be
goats.-Cincinnati Record.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
BRYAN

II is particularly noticeable that, With
out one exception, the people and news
papers now denouneIns VIM. J. Bryan
for differing with President Wilson on
methods dealing with the war situation,
are the same ones who have have at
tackled him at every opportunity In seas
on and out Of season. They are troubled
for fear Bryan Will divide the Democratic
party against the President. This is
their hope But he will fool them like he
did at Baltimore when he nominated VII.
son against the interests and on several
other memorable occasions. When 1t
comes to standing by the President, he
Will be there when his detraetors are hid
Inc In the woods.
These howlers are no more for Wilson
than they are for Bryan. They are sim
ply trying to play politics at the expense
Of their country.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

For harness gals and sore shoulders use
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh. adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

wayl" However, we refuse TO be
atampeded We still hold 10 the
personal belief that President VIII
son and William Jennings Bryan are
the biggest, brainiest and most pa
triotic men In the country. and their
notes TO each other are indicative OF
that fact, just as their future actions
az official and private citizen will re-
veal TO all unpred1udiced and patriot
lc Observation-Disclosures Democrat
Cleveland Waechter und Anzieger
(German) THE resignation Of Mr.
Bryan shows that the Secretary Of
State is man of principles, who is
able to sacrifice office and political
honors to what he considers TO be
his duty. During his public career,
Mr. Bryan has worked for arbitTa-
tion, and the arbitration treaties he
ratified with foreign nations were TO
him matter of pride. In the diff
erence with Germany as to the em-
ployment OF submarine boats against
merchantmen he had also recomend-
ed arbitration. The president and
the other members of the cabinet dis
agreed with the Secretary of State
II is nothing but logical for Mr., Bry-
an to resign, The resignation hon
ors the man and his character. And
American people who like beauti-
full poise, will applaud Mr.. Bryan's
presidential aspirations will be better
hereafter than they were before.
This does not mean that he had that
end in view in resigning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Some of our friends presist in tell
ing us that our idol has fallen, refer
ring to the resignation of Secretary
of State Bryan from the Cabinet of
President Wilson A careful read
ing of the letter of resignation of
Mr.. Bryan and the letter accepting
the same by President Wilson, in
clines us to the opinion that we now
have two idOls--Wilson and Bryan.
When two men fail to harmonize
their views in the matter of public
policy, it is up to them to separate;
and in this instance, if a separation
had not come, if it was iIHmical to
the welfare of the country, then it
was necessary for Mr.. Bryan to do
the resigning. 1t will be noted by
persons who will now condemn Mr..
Bryan for being what they call a
"quitter" for the most part are the
ones who have been demanding his
resignation for more than year,
many of whom reviled President Will
son for having appointed him in the
first place. Some of them even go
so far as to declaim: Now there will
be prosperity! Bryan is out of the
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12
STATE WOODMEN
 SELECT HOPE 1916
Six Members of Order From Capitol City Elected to Office-One From Argenta-Hope Will Receive
 the 1917 Convention.

Jonesboro, March 11.-Woodmen Circle of Arkansas today elected it's officers, who were as follows: Mrs Lulu Markwell of Little Rock grand guardian; Mrs. w. T. Murphy of Jonesboro past grand guardian: Mrs Callie of Paragould, grand adviser; Mrs. Mae Fentriss of Fort Smith. grand clerk; Mrs. H. Mae Clifton of Little Rock, grand banker; Mrs. A. A. Nichols, of Philadelphia, grand chap lain; Mrs. Jennie Barrett of Little Rock grand attendant; Mrs. ]. Ed wards of Little Rock, grand inner sen tinel; Mrs. o. R. Owens of Argenta, grand outer sentinel Mrs. Eva Ross of Eureka Springs, Mrs. l.. McLund of Little Rock, and Mrs. Maude Davis of Little Rock, State managers; Mrs. Callie Wright of Paragould, Mrs Lulu A. Mar}lwell of Little Rock, Mrs. Fife Rogers, alternates; Mrs. A. Cook Of Mena. Mrs. Ella Baker of Warren and VI N' l'dNi IN Ni btutbNs supreme NSic- gates.
 The Woodmen of the World head camp adjourned at noon today after selecting Hope for the meeting of the head camp in 1917. Several towns in the State contested for the next con- yention, but were defeated on first ballot by Hope. The seven delegates selected for the sovereign camp, which will met next summer at St. Paul, sus- tained the Warmest contest of any of Gcers elected, there being twenty-two nominated. The seven elected were; H. W, AppIegate of Jonesboro, ". E. Lemon of Little Rock R. C. Clark of Band Knob, T. l.. Bland of Melville. G. R. Growers of Hot Springs P c.. Shelby of Pine Bluff and F. R. Den son of Marked Tree.
 The head officers were installed by SovcIign Head Watchmar De E. Bradshaw of Little Rock.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12
MEMBERS BOARD
 ELECTED BY PEOPLE
New Bill Takes Power to Appoint Away from Chief Executive Will Make Vacancies Board
 October 31, 1917.

Little Rock, March 12.-Gov. Hays, Thursday afternoon announced the following appointments of members of the St. Francis Levee Board:
 Tenie Martin of Cross county, vice O. N. Killough.
 J. J. Hughes, jr., of Lee county, vice Jesse M. Bush.
 Il. D. Tomlinson of Mississippi, re- apointed.
 s. A. Rolfe of St. Francis county. vice James Russell.
 w. T. Thorn of Craighead county, reappointed
 Frank Williamson, of Crittenden county, vice Louis Meachem.
 J. B. Butts of Phillips, reappointed.
 The governor has under considera- tion bill passed by the Legislature during the last days of the session making radical changes in tn the St. Francis Levee Board. At present there are three members from each of the eight counties of Mississippi, Craighead, Poinsett, Cross, Crittenden. St. Francis, Lee and Phillips. One third of them expire annually, and under the present arrangement their successors are appointed by the gov ernor.
 The bill passed by the Legislature provides that two members shall be elected from each county "by the qualified electors residing in the coun- ty, and owning land, and who have owned land for six months preceding such election' 1t is provided that the election shall be held on the sec ond Monday in September "or on such other day as may be provided for the general election" 1t is fur ther provided that the Directors so elected shall assume their office on .3lst day of October following their election and shall hold two years.' But no provision was made in the latter clause for the consolidation of the state elections with the Congress sional election in November. and it follows that the Directors who are elected in November, 1916, cannot as sume their office until Oct. 31, 1917. In the meantime. the law having al- ready become effective, the governor
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12
ulNISTERIAL ALLIANCE
 EXTENDS SYMPATHY
TIT Q. Smith President of Little D Rock Ministerial Alliance Writes Letter of Commendation to
 Governor G. w. Hays.

Little Rock. March 12.-ln letter
 Cow Hays, Dr. J. H. o. Smith, nresident of the Little Rock Minister ial alliance, says
 r congratulate you on your moral
 .ooa in the stand you have taken
 +bo moral issues so vital to the wei faro of our people. 1 sympathize ,,;tb vou in the great strain you have hoor under during this session of +be Legislature. l know the tremen- dous pressure that must have been broupht to bear upon you by the friends of the Racing bill, and you uould not be human or the man you are if YOU did not find it hard to re- fuse the importunate requests of friends who have supported you throughout your administration.
 Some of the men who are political leaders in the state and who have been vour political advisors were favorable to the bill and insistently urged its approval
 "Whatcyer conflict there may have been between kind heart that would yield anything outside of principle to accommodate others and the adher- ence to principle which you have al ways shown. you have proved your self all the greater in character when you do your duty rather than surrcn- der to those whom you would love to please
 "Iam me can speak for the Min isteriaI Alliance of this city and Ar senta when say that we are with you to man. Anything we can do to support .o a your high and worthy
 forts y1u cam command us"
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12

Little Rock, March 12.-Gen. J. R. Gibbons, of Bauxite, Major-General Commanding Arkansas Division U. C.. ", has announced the appointment of the following ladies as members of his staff for the annual U. c. V. Reunion, at Richmond, Va, June 1-3:
 Mrs. J. R. Gibbons and daughter, of Bauxite, and Miss Talena Lyle of Magnolia heralds.
 Mrs. J. T. SifFord of Camden, chap erone.
 Miss Martha Hill of Fort Smith, daughter of Judge los. M. Hill, spon- ser.
 Mrs. Governor George w. Hays, mat"on of Honor
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12
HOLIDAY CALM AT
 CAPITOL ONCE MORE

Little Rock, March 12.-A holiday calm has once more settled over the state capitol Where has been legis- lative turmoil and excitement for the last sixty days. quiet reigns, and the normal machinery of the departments is beginning to adjust itself to the few changes made by the General As sembly. \ few officers and commit tees are holding over to wind-up the affairs of the session.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12

has no power to fin the vacancies that will occur on the Board by the eXpir- ation of the terms of eight mem.a in May 1916, and eight other ia May, 1917.
 These complication have been dis covered too late, and those interested in the affairs of the District are en- deayoring to straighten out the tan gle. It is apparent that arguments will be presented to the governor to induce him to veto the bill, but he has declined to make any statement regarding it.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12
STAY EXE-
 CUTION UNTIL APRIL 2
John Hall and Walter Owens Craig head County Negroes, Who Were 10 Have Been Electrocuted
 Today Given Respite

Little Rock, March I2.-John Hall and Walter Owens, the Craighead county negroes who had been sentenc- ed to electrocution at the State peni- tertiary today, have been granted stay of execution, until Friday, April ?. They were eonyiced of murder and originally sentenced to be executed on Feb. %, and the governor granted reprive because there was pending in the Legislature a bill to abolish capi tal punishment The bin did not pass, but in the closing hours of the ses- sion a bill was put through giving iur- ies the option of assessing the penalty in capital cases at life Imprisonment instead of death No statement was made by the Governor os the reason for tine second respite
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12
CONFEDERATE PENSION
 LEVY Is INCREASED

Little Rock March 12.-In the clos ing days of the General Assembly 9 bill was put through both houses that increases the tax levy for the payment of Confederate pensions from 1 1-2 to 2mills. It was introduced by Hon. Carroll Armstrong of Conway Co.,. but he in statement before the House, declared that he wished to share the honor jointly with ex-Gov. Dan W. Jones of Pulaski, and Repre- sentative Pollard of Pike county. The Legislature appropriated a total of N,SOO,0o0 early in the session for the payment of the pensions. and it is es- umated that the increased levy after this year will yield enough revenue to pay the pensions in full.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12

Wanted private boardcrs-pLone IIo' Advt If.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-03-12

D. l.. billiard is selling feed cheap for cash-Farmers Union Warehouse.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-13

A Pittsb1rg man left a gas cock
open and went to d picture snow. Re
turning home he was almost oyer