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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-16

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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-16
WHERE MEN LIVE AND FIGHT
Visitor to the German Trenches De.
scrlbes Their Construction and
Arrangements.

Eiill 4. Il
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
\ REVIVAL IN SPELLING.

Anybody who imagines that spell
ing is a lost art should have been
present at the recent spelling bee held
in Columbus, O.
II was literally an affair of state
The best spoilers from every rural sec
ton OF the Buckeye commonwealth
were present TO contest for the state
championship and a set OF prizes Of
fered by Gov. Willis. The governor
himself oficiated as pronouncer, aid
ed by the state librarian and a repre-
sentative OF the Ohio Agricultural
commission. urder whose auspices the
contest was held. Nearly every county
sent a contestant. There were 70
spoilers. 35 boys and 40 girls. Besides
the money prizes for the winning
pupils there was a. silk flag for the
rural school superintendent Of the
winning county The flag went to
Supt w. r. Vance Of Highland county
and the first prize Of $50 and a set OF
books, together with the proud title OF
the best speller in Ohio. went TO
Claude c. Gossett Of the town of Hills
dale
The girls, to everybody's surprise.
were outclassed. A girl tied a boy
for second place, however. and an
other girl won the fourth prize.
The real feature of the match was
the way those children stood UP and
spelled. OF the whole 10, a solid line
Of 80 faced the pronouncing battery
all afternoon and all evening. until
the enemy had fired 5000 words with
out appreciable effect The attacking
party then sent for the high-power
ammunition and turned loose the AZ
centimeter list When words like
"triglyph" and "zoophite" and
"xyster" and "niccolite" began to
hurtle through the air and burst
against that thin. pale line of spoilers.
it was too much. Then "acetylene"
and "Ptarmigan' and ''sebaceous" and
"dytiscus" and other photographic
atrocities rolled up like a cloud of
poisoned gas and overwhelmed the
survivors.
But they made a noble stand. If
any old-timer questions their metal.
let him stand up as a target for a few
hundred rounds of this spelling book
shrapnel
The contest was indicative of the
new. respectful attitude OF the pres
ent generation toward the educational
essentials OF 30 years ago. IL is rec
ognized now that the little old country
school Of our fathers and grandfathers
was everlastingly right i'm putting its
emphasis on reading, ciphering and
spelling. and that the spelling bee was
one Of the most admirable educational
institutions ever devised.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25

The birth rate i'm London is going
down. About 500 babies less per
week are being born than for the
corresponding weeks i'm previous years
making allowances for increases in
population. Proportional decreases
are stated in official returns for about
100 Of the largest towns all over Eng
land and Wales
And while fewer babies are being
born. the death rate is going up. In
London alone zoo per week more
than the average are dying. The
reason given i'm the dispatch which
tells the story is that babies in war
time get less care Doctors and
nurses left at home are too few. and
have too much TO do Many homes
have been broken up by the war.
Women have been forced into indus
trial occupations obliging them TO
leave their children insuficiently
looked after i'm their absence.
Modern life. whether in peace or
war requires many women 20 leave
their homes and children 10y day TO
earn their living in industry Whether
or not one approves Of this condition
does not alter the fact. These women
are in Industries outside the home he
cause they are driven there and have
no recourse. Society drives them
there
II would seem. then, that the duty
OF society is 10 see that the children
are cared for Neighborhood day
nurseries where babies and children
under school age may be left while
their mothers are at work are den
nitely called for by the situation.
Skuful nurses and kindergarteners
are needed to care for them. There
are great advantages in economy and
effectiveness In caring for children in
groups by experts rather than indi-
vidually by mothers. who even when
at home are too busy and unframed
TO give more than casual and inef-
fective supervision Lengthening OF
school hours 90 include supervised
play SO that the older children are
not left 20 roam the streets during the
mothers working hours is also called
for
The fund in process OF being raised
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
EVIL OF CORN CLUBS.
MINNEAPOLIS NeWs.)

The Crouch was in a bad humor
the other morning as he got off a
crowded street car and started for
his office 20 minutes late. The fact
that cup was TO be awarded to the
man who could show the best results
in corn growing on a specified number
of acres was the source of his chief
worry. He did not recall whether the
contest was TO be pulled off in his own
county or some other county. but he
had read in the paper all about II.
What are we comm to, anyhow ?"
was his comment as he attempted TO
get the ashes from the end of a two
cent cigar 10 the sidewalk, but was
successful in promoting the descent
only as far as his waistcoat Think
of il! Putin up a cup for corn
growing, Next thing you hear Of
they'll be offerin' embroidered pin
cushions for the most successful hog
raisers"
Didn't you know they had been
offering cups 10 the best corn growers
for several years." he was asked.
Didn't you know about Leonard
Clore-"
What of ito" he interrupted.
Enough of a thing s'nough. an too
much is too much. Now, in my days
on the farm we had good corn raisers.
But they didn't give 'em any cups.
a man that got his corn plowed over
the first time went 10 town an Dragged
about il. An If he got his corn laid
by before anybody else did, he went
a-fishin'. An the man that could
shuck the most corn in a day, and
haul IL two miles. an nut il i'm a crib,
was the biggest man at the spellin'
matches all the rest o the winter.
Raisin' corn and shuckin' it an all
- - Il.
of-cOmmunity interest. 1t helped to
keep the boys on the farm.
'Gettin' so now that when a boy
does anything well on the farm he
goes right away Somewheres TO take a
short course. Everybody fOrgets him
till he gets back an then nobody has
any interest in him.
Now there was One-Armed Bill
Prawl that had 40 acres close 10 my
town. He took out the rail fences and
put in wire fences so he could pillow
every inch. He had three boys an
ne KEEP EN- all busy on that 40 acres.
An when they got through raisin' the
best corn they begun 10 SOW wheat.
Bill didn't work at all He just super
intended an made IL go. Bill didn't
know what a short course was or
long one. either An he thought a cup
was som hing 10 drink out of. Every
one of Bills girls married man with
a farm, except Nora. and she's been
wOrkin in a grocery store for the,
last . years and owns three houses
and lots"
Yes, but what's that got 20 do with
cups2 Maybe all OF them would have
done even better If they had received
cups for their good works"
We'll of course. I'm not knock
in unloading another supply or
ashes on his waistcoat-'if they want
TO give cups. it's all right with me.
But II looks foolish First thing y
know these farmer boysll be jumpin
in their cars every afternoon at 3
O'Clock an drivin 70 the nearest city
TO play golf Then vhatH become Of
our rural life2''
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25


Official reports show that United
States treasurv conditions are very
good. considering the disturbance
caused by the war. Ii is believed that
the income tax will yield more than
sS3,OOO,O00. This is considerably in
excess Of earlier estimates. and will
have the effect of reducing the deficit
10 comparatively trivial proportions.
Ii will not be necessary. II is thought,
10 sell Panama canal bonds for the
purpose O; providing a treasury work
ing balance. The government Will be
able 10 close its fiscal year with its
finances IN a reasonably satisfactory
condition.
If business continues 10 improve as
il has during the past few months. the
income tax will become more prOduc-
tive. When foreign trade returns to
its normal state customs revenues VIII
be largely increased. as a matter OF
course but there Is SO much uncer-
tainty about il that IL is not supposed
that the administration viii include
greater customs returns in its financial
estimates. The president and congress
know about what sums viii be avail
able for next year. and may be eX-
pected 10 bring about economies which
Will make bond issues, or the lmposi-
ton of new or higher taxes unnecess-
ary
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
NEW YORK CITY'S DEBT.
philadelphia Inquirer.)


They have a strange way of hand
ling public finances in New York. A
few weeks ago there was a difference
of $19, 100000 in the estimates of the
liabilities Of the state and now there
is a big quarrel over what New York
city owes. OF course, there is no doubt
about the total of the debt. but there
is a difference of opinion as TO what
is the net debt, which amounts to
$500, 100000. If financiers are so far
apart the layman must throw up his
hands.
1t appears that the gross debt of the
the city is $1.6O9, 100000 which is
greater than the funded and floating
debt Of the United States. OF this
debt, however, the sum of 1868, 900, 600
is in the sinking fund. Then there are
1912, 900 of self-supporting debt
exempted, leaving an apparent net
debt of 1928, 100000. which is about
the amount Of the funded debt Of the
nation. But here is where the argu-
ment begins. The city officials claim
more offsets to show that there is
plenty OF borrowing power left, while
other experts say the city has already
exceeded the limit by almost $780,
600, 900. The latter is more than the
net debt of Philadelphia.
New York is not bankrupt She can
carry her debt. whatever il is, very
nicely. but thev spend money liber-
ally over there and the extraordinary
thing is that they do not seem 10
know how much they are spending
No such charge has ever been brought
against this city, which has a COM
paratively small debt and realizes
enough from the gas works lease and
the water profits TO pay large share
Of the interest.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
WONDERS NEAR HOME.

Ii seems that the sand dune region
south of Chicago is as wonderful in its
way as the Yellowstone. BOtanists
and biologists are enthusiastic about
it's marvels. Rare plants grow there,
and rare remains are TO be found. The
land is now being held by a realty
company against the time when it
can be turned into building lots. and
there is a movement on foot o have
the city or state take it over and
make of it a public reserve.
If the tract is really as strange and
educative a land of natural wonders
as Chicago says il is, Chicago ought
by all means 10 buy and preserve it
for the people. Even if allowance is
made for a reasonable degree of Chi
cago brag. $500 acres of sand and
fresh lake breezes would make most
health-giving park. If it becomes a
famous hunting ground for natural
lists, so much the better.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
THE SAFE AND SANE FOURTH.

y
For those who NAV Re inclined 10
smile superciliously at the safe and
sane Fourth" idea and TO question its
efficacy in reducing accident. or. dis
carding this phase OF il to insist upon
the right Of the American juvenile on
one day OF the year 10 make all the
noise and blow of as many fingers as
ne chooses a tabulatiOn OF statistics
Just made by the Journal Of the
American Medical association should
be Illuminating
These figures. embracing the 10
years from 1903 and 1914. show a
steady decline in the Fourth of July
totals OF dead and injured in the
United states. By way OF illustration.
the figures show that in 1903 there
were 466 persons killed and 3.9S3 in
jured ia Fourth OF July accidents Last
year but 40 deaths resulted. and the
total OF injured was but 1906. II is
not 10 be presumed. of course. that
these figures are infie,ibly accurate
Doubtless a considerable number Of
Cases in both classes escaped the COM
pliers. but they are approximately
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25

The workmen of this country. like
the men of every other class. are for
peace. They are wise enough to know
that the burdens Of war. however
equitable a government may try TO
distribute them. always fall heaviest
on the nations toilers. They know it
is they who provide nearly all the
"cannon-fodder." and il is they who,
i'm proportion 10 their ability, pay most
of the war taxes. There is unques-
uonably, too, a strong feeling here.
as elsewhere. that the interests of the
workers in all nations are SO nearly
alike that il is folly for them to night
each other. The socialist peace prop
aganda has been largely based on this
feeling of brotherhood among manual
toilers, and though the socialists of
Europe have been swept into tempo
rary surrender of their own principles.
there is no doubt that the sentiment
"a solidarity still exists. and may arise
stronger than ever after the war.
The workmen of America. with as
strong a love Of peace as exists among
their brethren anywhere, are not for
peace at any price" They recognize
that the time has not yet come whe 4
any nation dare take the stand that it
will never, under any provocation. go
10 war. The position of American
labor on this subject has been ex-
pressed admirably by Samuel Gompers
In these words
I have always stood for peace.
but there are some things even
more abhorrent than war; that is
20 be robbed OF the birthright OF
freedom, justice. safety and char
acter. Against any attempt Of
any person or group of persons or
nation or nations 10 undermine
these fundamentals OF normal
human existence and develop
ment, ! would not only night 10
defeat II. but prevail upon every
red-blooded liberty and humanity
loving man 20 resist to the last
degree.
That is the attitude not only OF
American labor. but OF at least nine
tenths OF the American nation. Il is
further evidence OF the fact THAI when
the supreme interests OF the people of
the United States are at s;aSs. We have
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25

by the sufragists. which is found not
20 be needed by the non-eXlSsent war
babies might well be used in estab-
fishing model public institutions OF
this kind In industrial neighborhcods.
A few such model nurseries and play
grounds would not only serve TO save
child lives during the war emergency,
but might set a good example 10 all
communities in time Of peace.
Whether in warning England or
peaceful America, the death OF babies
is the fault OF society Just what is
society going TO do about IL?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

hopes to escape the penalty prescribed
by the highest tribunal in the land.
West Virginia has no bonded debt anu
its valuation for purposes Of taxation
is nearly a billion dollars. The Old
Dominion states bonded Indebtedness
amounts to nearly $685. 100000. The
judgment recently rendered against
the younger state represents the por-
ton of the older states ancient debt
that the court believes should be as
sumed by the offspring. West Virginia
can afford to pay the judgment, but
il stUbbornly refuses. The proposal
10 sell the state at auction is attract
i've Uncle Henry GasSOway Davis is
getting too old 10 want any more of ii
than he already owns and stephen b.
Elkins is no more. The suggestion has
been made that the Rockefeller FOun-
dation might buy the state and devote
il to experimentation to try out now
forms Of government The possibili-
ties of such a plan are too numerous
to enumerate
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
FINE FIGUREs.

Washington announces that not
war orders" but expectations OF
foodstuns have made the enormous
increase in Uncle Sans export trade.
and that the balance OF trade in our
favor Will probably reach $1,000. 0O0.-
900 by July 1st.
This is just one bully condition
The American people don't banker
TO sell powder and shot and guns 10
any other people. True. this means
business and work for some Of Us but
as "A people. We are for worlds peace
and would much rather feed folks
than help them TO shoot up each 9th
CT.
We feel this way not only because
We are moral and humane, but also
because worlds peace is really more
profitable 20 US, in the long run. For
less than century have we been ex-
pOrters Of much consequence in the
worlds affairs. yet we have met the
competition of all other peoples and
built up a nation that is greatest Of all
in some respects and the equal OF any
In most all respects.
Moreover, the profits contained in
an unusual market for our fOOdstuffs
fall 20 our agriculturists, and when
they are prosperous, pretty nearly
everybody else in the country also is.
II these Washington figures indicate
anything. they indicate that we can
be prosperous before as well as after
the much-desired end of the war, and
legitimately so. 1t is much better than
/ being prosperous through large or
ders Of war munitions.
our European brethren haven't got
10 fight and they have got TO feed.
/ They'll run out of fight money first.
and then we will take unalloyed pleas
ure in feeding them. Hasten the day!
We're likely TO have the record break
ing food crop.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25

tFrOm Some Court Rulings.)
Proof that on a specified day a valve
box on a steamship contained a rats
nest ana some live rats is scarcely con-
sistent with the claim OF a continued
daily rspeetion Of the valve box
The Manitou, 116 Fed. Rep, 81.
WE forget the number Of revolu-
tons TO the minute made by an cleo
trio dynamo. but II is considerably less
than those made by some Of our Latin
American neighbors.
A LEAD of 100 points in the per-
centage column makes South Bend
look like a winner in the first half.
but we do not forget the crumbling
nature OF percentage columns. II is
collapsible as we'll as telescope.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25

correct. and they illustrate forcefully
the value and the efectiveness of the
campaign that has been waged TO con-
serve human life instead OF wasting It
in the celebration of the nations
birthday.
Here in Fort Wayne We have made
wholesome progress IN the sane d.
rection. Year by year the authorities
have been insisting upon an elimina-
ton Of danger SO far as is possible 10
eliminate IL. Another Fourth is near
ing Let there DE no relaxation in the
restrictions or in the watchfulness to
see that they are enforced.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
Beautiful 1t. Joe.
(Niles Daily starr


Charmed by the beauties of St Jo-
seph, L. r. Mitchell, of Hart "A dele
gate TO the convention of the State
Humane society, has written an ode
70 the city.
Inspiration for it came to him, he
cOnfided. when he walked to the end
OF the south pier yesterday afternoon
and looking back saw the beauutul
bluff line stretching for miles with
with its fringe OF verdure.
Mr.. MitchelIs verses are as follows:
1 might relate that since IS
I have noted the cheer and glow
OF this charming shore, but never be-
fore
OF beautiful St Joe.
1t stands on a bluff. just high enough
And not a foot too low,
And up on its level its rare beauties
revel
Wherever you may go.
Nature made it park, where the rob
in and lark
And the trysting biped might go,
But adventurous man sidetracked the
plan
With his dwellings here long ago.
The view from the pier when the
lights appear
Has background CndTm lIoW.
That can scarcely be found the lake
around
AS at charming St. Joe.
To it's Y. w. c. A. I would by the way,
Simply hint as l homeward go
That in winning my heart you have
done your part,
With beautiful st. Joe.
CENSUS statistics show that in
1900 half a million. or, TO he exact,
1925, native born HoOsiers were
living in other states. Some of these,
we infer. are exiles Of choice. and
others Of convenience, not counting
the Indiana society OF Chicago.
THE power of type is illustrated in
the case of the dog and cat. Some
time before trees were created a dog
chased a cat and caught it, and the
dogs have been after the cats ever
since.
WHICH might have an application
to some human affairs.
c. y. +.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
TRUTH AND POLITICS.

II was an interesting commentary
on the reliability Of our evening con-
tempOrary's political "dopester" that
was heard al the meeting OF the exec
uuve committee of the Wilson Dem
Ocradc club. Thursday night when
Leaders Of the second and sixth ward
organization appeared 70 voice their
protest against being severed from the
parent organization against their viii,
~ republican false pretense
Our contemporary had it that the
west end organization had been form
ed AS a protest against the leaders
being sighted by the down town club
in the makeup OF the committees for
the outing Saturday. These leaders
being falsely quoted, without even as
much as first being seen. naturally
wanted it understood that they had
been falsely quoted, and that the pur-
pose Of the west end club had been
grossly misrepresented.
But evidently the understanding ex-
listed already. As one speaker put it,:
You men in the west end have
nothing 20 fear as 10 the mem
bers of this club mistrusting YOU
on account of anything that ap-
pears in the local republican
newspaper. We merely ask that
you be not led 10 mistrusting us,
which evidently was the main
purpose Of the article in question
TO promote. Everybody that knows
anything about that paper knows
that IL hasn't uttered a word Of
truth about the local democracy
since the republican party began
10 lose out in the local offices and
the most Of us have come 10 learn
long ago 10 take everything that
IL SAYS politically right TO the op-
posite of what it says.
such a reputation, even for political
blasphemy. is not to be courted. Edi-
tors may sometimes grow lopsided in
their comment, but what is published
as news. even about political matters,
should bespeak some semblance of
truth. Newspaper readers have a right
TO expect the truth in the news col
umns. just as nearly as it can be hon
estly ascertained. in the limited time
sometimes allotted for the gathering
IL is better TO leave story out of the
paper altogether than TO knowingly
print falsehoods. even for political eff
feet.
But taking the country over what
the republican press is doing here by
way of prevarication. misrepresenta-
ton. etc seems 10 be merely a part
of a countrywide propaganda Any
thing goes that may tend 10 disrupt
the democratic party and recover lost
power for the republicans. IL is just
as well that the public understand
this. that none of such despicable
dope" need be taken seriously AS
for us. we prefer 10 give our readers
the truth. even i'm matters political,
and would print it even about the re-
pubhcans-had we the vocabulary
with which 10 make it fit for the
mails.
Anyhow, we hope we shall never
stoop to such depths as TO conjure "a
wish in our minds for some dirty re-
publican thing that might happen,
and then To make il appear that it has
happened. take to the absent method
of putting it in other peoples mouths
and calling It facts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25

western jury convicts Preston
Pulley OF shooting at his wife with
$3.50 rife Chg enough for ele-
phants) but recommends extreme
mercy" because he was under 'un-
bearable provocation." Evidently the
closed season on wives is not perpet-
ual. Sort of a side attraction to our
glorious" climate, hey?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
But the Bank Gets Il.

yates Center Kan, AdvOcate)
IL your subscription account is over
drawn at the office. please call and
settle. We need the money more than
your bank does. but we do not make
so much fuss about il.
THEY tell about a phenomenal
Atchison, Kan, tailor. who can re-
member a mans measurement and
often cuts a suit from memory. j. c.
says he thinks he has seen some or
them.
AND. following the change in the
state department. the president has
gone off on his summer vacation.