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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
COUNTRY DOSEN'T NEED MORE
BATTLESHIPS

Spiritual and moral defenses,
built in the souls of the people, are
the only safeguards for peace-not
more fortifcations, more battleships
and more soldiers" said Rev. Dr. c..
E. Jefferson, pastor of the Broadway
Tabernacle Church of New York City
in his commencement address on
Preparedness" last Wednesday at
the Ohio State University.
This country is in less danger
from foreign countries than it was
100 years ago, 'Dr. Jefferson en-
phasized 'The nations of Europe
are bleeding themselves white, they
are beating themselves down in the
dust, they are piling up millions of
dollars debts.
What is the good of guns, of any
material defenses to prevent war, if
editors are jingoes, if statesmen talk
like fools, if the people lose their
self-control?" he questioned Gums
never save, unless the interior line Of
Notifications is built up, unless the
people think of the law of kindness,
e4bo Iorrr Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
Public Sale
Real Estate

The undersigned will offer at Public
auction. on August II and ~. 1915, at
10 O'Clock am. the following described
real estate. to-wit:
The east half of In-lot Number 182 in
the original plat of the Village of Celina,
Ohio, subject to the lease of a. b. Groth-
jan.
The north, half of In-lots Numbers 282
and 2S7 in the original plat of the village
Of Celina, Ohio.
The south half of In-lots Numbers, 2S2
and 287 in the original plat Of the Village
Of Celina, Ohio.
Also Twenty two (22J feet off of the
original plat of the Village of Celina,
Ohio.
The above described ity property will
be offered for sale on Wednesday, Aug
ust II. 1915, at 10 o'clock am, attn, at the
east door of the court house, in Cehna
Ohio.
Also the following described real estate,
to-wt:
The southeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of Section 36, Town South
Range East, less IS acres off the south
side of said tract, and leaving 22 acres Of
land, more or less
Also the west half of the southwest
quarter of Section 36, Town South,
Range East, and containing 80 acres OF
land, more or less
Also 80 acres of land off the west side
of the northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of Section 36, Town South,
Range East.
Also the north side of the northwest
quarter of the northwest quarter TO Sec
tion /, Town South, Range 2 East which
is north of the center of the Free Turn
pike, running westwardly from the town
of Celina, Ohio,( now known as the Mud
PikeJ obtaining 30.31 acres.
And containing in all 1921 acres of
land, more or less, all in Jefferson town
ship, Mercer County, Ohio.
Same will lbe offered in parcels and as
a whole, on the premises, adjoining the
western boundary of Celina, Ohio, on
Thursday, August II, 1915, at 10 O'Clock
am.
The terms of said sale will lbe Cash.
For further information or description
of parcels, see or write Il. j. Br0okhart,
Celina, Ohio. or the undersigned
THOS. BENTON DEFORD, Carrolton, O
JUSTIN M.DEFORD, RoSsburg, Ohio,
Executors of the estate of John w.
DeFord, deceased
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

Evidence of questionable lobby ac-
tiyity In connection wlthe the last
session of the legislature Is given In
the meagre statements filed in partial
compliance with the anti-lobby law.
Though the law has not been fully
met In the reports, there is acknow-
ledgment of entertainment for legis-
lators at supperh and theatres by GER
tain interests who got what they
wanted with Willis signing the bill,
and yet much of the hedonic inau-
enoe used is not told, There is no
admission of the part played by GER
tain sirens In attempts at seduction
of Legislators nor reports of amounts
paid them by their employers. Some
OF the evidence may be locked in the
safe of the attorney general, as IL Is
whispered in the state house corri-
dors where detectives tramped for a
time. II is said that comparison of
the detectives reports and those Of
the lobby will be made. 1t is prob
ably up to the attorney general to
show that the lobby law is not dead
letter. the governor apparently hav-
ing acquisced in the methods en-
ployed. OF course IL can not be over
looked that corrupt Influences took
certain campaign statements to mean
that under the present administra-
tion they We're to be accorded priyi-
leges.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
WHY THERE WAS A BAD YEAR

Says the Ohio Journal of Com
merce:
"Ohio has had bad coal year
because of wholly uncalled for
strike and because of the enact
ment of unfair legislation. All
Ohio business suffered because
the coal industry was sand
bagged."
There would have been no bad coal
year in Ohio if Ohio did not maintain
a tax system that makes it easy to
hold coal lands and other lands out
of use. If OOhio's labor and busi-
ness organizations were to join in a
successful demand that all taxes be
put on land values, holders of valu-
able coal deposits could not afford to
hold them idle and there would be
no demand for such legislation as
that which the Journal of Commerce
calls unfair" But since the Journ-
al of Commerce and the interests
back Of it are bitterly opposed to the
Single Tax, the troubles of whcih
they complain are but the results of
their own work If they don't like
the consequences of their policy they
ought to change it,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
JUST GIVE JIMMY COX THE
CREDIT FOR 1T

Two years ago under the Warnes
law, William NJ, Ritter. a millionaire
lumberman of Columbus, was forced
to return $1,5OO,OOO of personal
property in Franklin county for the
first time during his long residence
there. A great hue and cry was
made, especially in the campaign lit
erature over this "despotic action. "
Denouncing the law Mr.. Ritter closed
his house on fashionable Broad street
and gave it out that he had gone to
Washington to live. This furnished
the Republican pres bureau with a
text for a sermon to prove that the
Democratic taxation laws were driv-
ing cauital out Of Ohio. But see
what has happened! Mr.. Ritter,
thinking that under a new admins
lIdllOu ut NOulu DG llNt " NelA = vi
as before, returned to Columbus this
spring and re-opened his house. The
Warnes law being still in existence
the Republican successors to the "des-
potic" Democratic assessors have
again placed his / 10000 on the dup
licate. Careful perusal fails to dis
close any Willis paper that is de-
nouncing this latest despotism. On
the contrary it is expected that with
in a week the Governors bureau will
be claiming credit for meritorious
action. But the real recipient for
the credit should be the Warnes law,
the instrument that first compelled
the Ritters and others possessed of
wealth to conform to the constitu-
tional requirement to list their prop
erty for taxation.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
THE TRUST PROBLEM

The United States Government has
lost its suit against the Steel Trust
Had it won the trust magnates would
have been put to some inconvenience
and loss and no one would have
gained anything A court decision
to the effect that the United States
Steel corporation is an illegal trust
would not have had the slightest eff
feet on the corporation monopoly
of ore lands and other national re-
sources. AS long as it has the mo-
nopoly Congress may continue to
pass antitrust laws and attorney
generals bring antitrust suits with
affecting the trust situation to the
slightest extent. The trusts are here
to rob and oppress until land mo-
nopoly will be destroyed. The plac-
ing OF all CaHdJlon Oh ldHu Fdlueo 10
the easiest way to do this. Sherman
laws, Clayton laws and similar laws
are ways not to do it. Attorney
Generals might as well save the time,
money and energy needed to prose
cute antitrust suits. That won't
break the trusts even though favor
able court decisions be obtained. If
the people are not ready to urge the
right way to proceeding against the
trusts they must endure the conse-
quences of proceedings by the trusts
against them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
STATE SPELLING CONTEST GOOD
LANGUAGE LESSON.
First and Oldest Bank of Mercer Count

The state wide spelling contest was
a good lesson for Ohio in the English
language. 1t was the best introduc-
ton Ohio ever had to the dictionary.
1t was test in pronunciation as well
as spelling. Pupils learned to know
more about the use of the diacritical
marks as aids to pronunciation than
ever before.
1t added interest to the closing
week sof school. 1t discovered some
ndefferent-don't 't-care teachers. 1t
revived interest in a neglected COM
mon sense study branch of our pub
lie schools.
Practically every state in the I'm
ion has become interested in this con-
test, and will do likewise.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
KERN
Democratic Floor Leader on
Resignation Of Bryan

South Bend, Ind, June 26-Ad-
dressing the Wilson Club of st. JOS
eph County at springbrook Park this
afternoon, United States Senator John
w. Kern, of indianapolis, came to the
defense of William J. Bryan in con
nection with resignation fro Presi-
dent Wilson's cabinet,
The address was heard by a large
crowd. Enthusiasm was stirred by
seven brass bands brought her by Wis
iting delegations.
Regarding the Bryan incident Mr.,
Kern said:
The resignation of Mr.. Bryan as
Secretary of State has given our OPP
ponents undue concern. The resig-
nation of a Secretary of War from
Lincoln's Cabinet while the great
Civil War was raging has not been
recorded in history as of the slight
est Importance. The resignation of
three or four Cabinet officers during
the stirring period of reconstruction
in Grants Administration excited lit
| tie comment. The fact that the
great Plumed Knight of Republican
ism, James G. Blaine, laid down the
portofolio of state during the Har-
rison Administration is not even an
interesting feature of history of those
times.
But when Bryan saw fit to resign
his office a different question was
presented. Our Republican brethren
refused to be comforted. They
abused Bryan for taking the place
While he occupied it they clamored
for his resignation, and now that he
has resigned they tear their hair be-
cause he has done so.
But let me assure you that there
is nothing in the incident to justify
alarm, or even apprehension, in the
Democratic household. If M. Wilson
stood for war and Bryan for peace,
if one represented the spirit of mill
itarism and the other the spirit of
pacifcation, different situation
would be presented But both are
for peace and peaceful methods.
Both will strive with all the ability
and patriotic fervor they possess to
save the country they both love from
the horrors of war. Their only diff
ference is as to the best methods to
be employed in the accomplishment
of a comon purpose. Mr.. Bryan,
whose duty it would have been to
sign the note to Germany, could not
bring his conscience to the approval
of all the note contained, could not
sign it, and that the President might
with free hand and with the approv-
al of his conscience proceed he re-
signed"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

based on an estimated grand dupli-
cate of S7,200,000,000 or the ap-
propriations $125,311.01 is charged
to deficiencies prior TO February l6,
and nthe sundries bill is Sl5l,000
for cattle slaughtered In foot and
mouth disease ehargeable 10 no GER
tain period, but this is more than
Offset by neglect TO appropriate for
salaries and expenses of the incom-
ing assembly for 1917, whose first
act will be to provide the deficiency.
The short term appropriations to
close the fiscal year. June 80. are for
$6,791,S15.23, leaving as allowances
for the two-year peroiod 1857,
$39,361,3S3.35, Pretty expensive!
What?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

Every man who believes that Pres
ident Wilson deserves a square deal
at the hands OF the Ohio legislature
should sign the petitions for referen-
dun on the Sprague gerrymander
act, which deprives a Democratic
president OF a fair congressional
representation form Ohio, giving the
Republicans II congressman and the
Democrats only 5. The petitions
will be in circulation by another week
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
WAS BRYAN RIGHT

England is trying day and night
to prejudice the rest of the world
against Germany. England has
made many efforts to make the
United States the enemy Of Germany.
England dependh upon her diplomacy
and guile town victories.
The great steam ship Lusitania
was the English ship. Germany's
submarine boats sunk the Lusitania,
over ne hundred American citizens
lost their lives when this ship went
down.
Germany was damned from one
end OF the earth to the other for
brutal murder. England felt sure
this would cause the United States
to take sides against Germany. If
so, then England no doubt would
have been glad that the Lusitania
had been sunk.
Public ointment cried out for re-
venge. Woodrow Wilson had to
make response. Secretary of State
Bryan had information that this ship
carried a million dollars worth Of
powder and other amnution. In fact
the Lusitania could well be classed
as a war ship, and as such Germany
would have right under rules of war
to strike.
American passengers on this boat
had warning before sailing. They
took chances and lost. War is hell.
Bryan has a son-in-law in the Eng
lish army. Itw ould have been easy
for him to have been against Ger
many. He has met the German En-
peror. They are personal friends.
Bryan did not want to sign any note
or letter to be sent to Germany that
might cause war and thus play the
game that England wanted him to
play
Bryan was determined that so long
as he was secretary of state that he
would do nothing tha would involve
this nation in war. The present
European war is foolish. Nobohy
knows what it is about. Why should
we get into war where the liberty of
our people and future welfare are not
at stake.
Because of the stand that Bryan
took in the matter, the war advocates
in Washington cooled and softer
toned note was sent to Germany and
war will be avoided. Bryan is now
shoulder to shoulder with President
Wilson in trying to maintain peace
and friendly relations with all the
world.-Ottawa Sentinel.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
Farms for Sale

scales and scale shed; fine up
ground cellar,win pump and good
cistern; water in house and all the
buildings recently painted and
rodded; 400 rods of new fence
built this spring. This is a dandy.
12-SO ACRES in Liberty township,
miles west of Shively's grocery,
with a fine new frame house with
cellar under entire house. All
good land, school house just across
the road, and but three miles south
of Chattanooga; pike on two sides.
Can be purchased at the right
price or will trade for 40 acres.
13-14O ACRES, 12 miles west of
Celina, one miles east of Skeels
X Roads, with 90 acres clear, bal
ance in good timber; good seven
room house, practically new, and
good barn. For $40 per acre.
14-SO ACRES, northeast of Nep-
tune and about five miles south
east of Mendon, on stone pike;
fine 8-room house, with slate roof
and fine barn so by 85 feet; also
other out-buildings; land tiled at
every rods. This is good one.
15-SO ACRES in Blackcreek town
ship, miles west of Rockford and
IL miles south; close to school
and church, splendid barn, very
good house and all best of land.
16-16O ACRES, " mile south of
Chattanooga, and 2 miles east;
fine brick house and two good
barns; on stone road, with 80
acres on each side and the very
best of land for $120 per acre. A
great big bargain.
17-4O ACRES, 5 miles southeast of
Mendon, on new stone road; fine
Groom house, new barn and all
other out-buildings. Splendid Or
chard and all good land. $140
per acre.
1870 ACRES, Y mile south of
Shiyely's grocery and one mile
west, with new house, new barn
and all other out-buildings; fine
home. See this one.
10-79 ACRES, u mile west of the
Shively grocery, on stone pike;
church on one corner of farm and
Shiyeley's grocery on the other
corner; splendid house and fairly
good barn and other out-buildlngs
See me at once for a bargain price
2O-16O ACRES, 2 miles west of
Mendon, on pike, with 5-room
house and good barn. about Is
acres of splendid timber; and we'll
tiled; just completed one large
tile, closing up an open ditch
Very fine farm and splendid loca-
tion. Can be bought. at right
price. Will exchange for good 80
acres, well improved and in good
location.
21----44 ACRES, miles northwest of
Sc Marys, on TT. Wayne Road,
about Z miles northeast of Celina
on county line just over In Au-
glaize County; new 5-room house,
andgood barn 40 by so; splendid
orchard and garden and fruit of
all kind; good granary and splen-
did water. Can be bought for
$5,500.00.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

creamer. a boltlng Democrat there
on, willis thought to get at the other
three stalwarts via charges against
the Lancaster superintendent This
however. resulted in fiaseo worse
than any of the other numerous
probes the governor has started. And
still the wards of the state are safe
for the time from the Vaccinations
of the politicians.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

Mrs. Il. j. BrOOkhart pleasantly en-
tertained with a picnic at Mercelina
Park last Monday afternoon in honor
of her guest, Miss Lorene Montgom-
cry, of Ada.
An automobile containing e. F..
Romer, secretary and treasurer of the
Cosmopolitan Bank, his wife and
eight children, was struck by another
auto at Observatory avenue and Lin
wod Road, Sunday. Ruth Romer, an
infant, sitting on thelap of her broth
er, Charles, was not even scratched,
although she and Charles were pitch
ed headlong from the car. Charles
suffered scalp wounds. Joseph
Romer, another of the children, was
bruised. The driver of the automo-
bile which collided with the ROmer
machine gave his name as Al Engle-
hadt. The injured children were
taken into the home of Philip Welt
eel and DR.. Nelson Leeds called. Lat
er Dr. Thomas r. Dickson made an
examination at the Romer home, 433
Floral avenue. Developments are
likely aresult from the injuries
Cincinnati Enquirer, June 28.
Miss Velone Palmer entertained a
number of youn gfriends last Friday
evening in honor of her guests, Miss
es Abigail Blackford, of Findlay;
Bernice Hahn, of Muncie, Ind;
Irene Liggett, of Fort Wayne, Ind,
and Helen Symons, Lucy Behymer
and Mary Boyd, of Rockford.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02
SOCIAL GOSSIP

Sunday, June 27, being the S0th
birthday anniversary of Mrs. John
Real, a number of relatives gathered
at the home of her daughter. Mrs
G. w. Tester to remind her of the
event, which was well planned by her
daughter, Mrs, G. W. Tester. A de-
liciouss dinner was enjoyed at the
noon hour and every one had a pleas
ant time. The afternoon was spent
in a good hearty old fashioned social
conversation among the ladies, while
the men enjoyed the wet and dry de
bate at the NJ. h. church, and the
children had their fun romping and
playing to their hearts content. At
late hour the guests departed to
their respective homes hoping and
expressing their earnest desire that
Grandma might enjoy many more
pleasant birthdays. Mrs. Real eX-
pressed herself truly glad to see them
all Those out of town were Mrs.
Martha Waters. of Richmond, Ind;
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Kicker, of Day
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sanger and
family, of Delphos; Ed Sutton and
family, of Mercer; Mr.. and Mrs, Mike
Garwick of Neptune; b. +. Fleenor
and family, Harry Waters and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs f. A. Copeland,
Daniel Fisher and family, of Celina.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

The high water mark in state ex-
penditure of the last two year period,
due to the placing in operation of a
number of constitutional amend
ments voted by the people, will be
reached and exceeded by the Willis
administration, which cameintO pow
on the false issues of a bankrupt
treasury, overflow of Office buildings
outside the state house and touted
economy Long since the bankrupt
treasury lie disproved itself by the
rapidly mounting interest fund, and
the Willis administration acknow-
lodged the debt when it appropriated
from the Cox surplus for the first six
months of operation. Then the ov-
erflow office charge joined the ranks
of the false when te Willis legislature
provided for new office building to
be erected on interest drawn by the
deficit" Now the economy pro-
posal is not only going into the same
category but it is showing itself to be
the purest bunk.
With the starvation of the state
institutions and the grand stand
plays about reduced salaries, the to-
tai of two years of the Willis admin
istration will far exceed the total of
two years of the Cox administration,
and overreach the greatest biem-
MUM sum the state ever before had.
The analyshis of this statement will
be furnished later as the proof is
now developing in comparisons of the
amounts spent and the specific bud
get. From this the people will prob
ably learn that the economy in ad
ministration is that which makes it
self known in the amounts collected
by tax or otherwise, and that econ
omy talk without such manifestation
is rankest rot. The mere reduction
of appropriations two years ago did
not save anything to the people, but
when the special session was called
to reduce the tax rate it meant real
economy by which the taxpayers
were saved two and one-half million
dollars and the tax-spenders had just
that much less to spend.
Final calculations, just annOuced,
of all appropriations made bY the
general assembly and approx by
Governor Willis shows that thu mon
ey voted for all purposes for the pres
biennium is $46,298, 500, not includ-
ing an item of 100000 for state
Office building to be erected out Of
permanent building fund created by
the interest received on state money.
of the appropriations $36,226,379
will come from the general revenue
fund; $32O,365.50 from the fish and
game department; $6,114, ,996.92
from the state highway department;
$268,746 from the automobile license
department, and $1,368,0 from the
university and sinking fund levy, as
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

Mrs. Charles Carpenter underwent
a surgical operation at the home of
her father, George Fox, on West An
thony street, Wednesday afternoon.
The operation was performed by DR..
Otis and it seems will prove success
full in every respect. Mrs CaTpent-
er is getting along very nicely.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-02

The members of the Catholic Choir
of this city motored to st. Anthony
last Sunday morning, where they
sang high mass at 9 o'clock. After
the services different members of the
congregation royalty entertained the
choir for dinner, showing them a
very hospitable time.