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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
Sage of Syosset Laments the Repub-
iIcan Candidates LOquacity On
Subjects He Knows So Little
About

"Well, l see Hughes has taken to
kiddin himself" said the Hon. Sol
Slick, of Syosset, L. l., today when he
and read the speech of acceptance re-
Gently delivered by the Republican
aspirant for the Presidency in New
York City before T. Roosevelt and
hopeful adherents. 81 sure waded
through the most of that stuff, an
believe me, any guy that can talk
that way, amt safe at large. Take
it from me, bo, there's words in that
stuff that Hughes pulled before Roo
sevelt that you can't ever make me
believe Teddy would have mouthed,
an you know that when it comes to
sayin' things 7. r. has mouth of his
own.
what got my goat, though, was
tn stuff on Mexico and what Hughes
says he thinks Wilson made bone
head on. 1 didn't notice anywhere
where Hughes showed how the play
could have been made any different.
Ever been down on the border? No?
Well, then don't swaller all this dime
novel stuff that's bein' pulled about
al them Mexicans bein' easy marks.
Forget it, Say, if Hughes can't talk
more sense, about other things than
he did about tn Mexican game, he
orter take a night school course some
where west of the Allegheny noun
tains. All tn knowledge of the
world isn't back in little ole New
York, even though guy can get dis
covered there and given good job
as a Judge. Just bein' judge amt
nothin' in particular; gettin' guys
out of the jug is more trouble.
"Knockin' don't do no body any
good 1 read all that stuff that
Hughes had to pull, an believe me,
if any kid came into my place and
showed he knowed so little about
Mexico, I'd make his fade, an nobody
ever heard of me chasin' any kid. Ye
know, l kinder thought Hughes was
goin' to say sol6Chin'. I kinder
thought he'd be there with tn jab,
an tn jam, upper cut, right and
left double-cross, an then with Roo
serfelt in his corner, handin' out a
wallop that'd be the X. o. But say,
"In tn first place when guy
thinks he knows so much about some
thin tn thing for him to do is to
make good. If l wanted any mans
job, l wouldn't expect to get it by
goin' to his boss an knockin' him, an
tellin' that l seen him out one night
with a Jane when he didn't know
whether he was windin clock or
putin an automobeel to bed. l
would't go around hollerin' that 1
had somethin' to tell on him, an then
when l got all the crowd around,
back up an say that I'd heard a lot
of stuff from guy from Kentucky
who went out to New Mexico broke
and now owns everything he can get
his hands onto out in that country,
an all tn mines he's been able to cor
raj down in Ole Mexico.
mot Sol. Slick! I'd be right there
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
o.. D
And Well Known Establishment
Closes Its Doors
Anthony Store In Hands of AssIg-
ee-RumOrs of Past Year
Indicated Result.

A big stir in business circles was
created In this city last Monday
morning when Il became known that
the doors of the big W. H. Anthony
dry goods store, opposite the Court
House had been closed to business by
an assignment made in Probate Court
by w. II. and w. f. Anthony, father
and son, sole owners of the business,
Attorney r. E. Kenney was made
the assignee by Judge Raudabaugn.
A schedule, which does not have to
be filed before ten days from the date
of the assignment, showing the assets
and liabilities Of the concern, had not
been filed up to yesterday afternoon.
1t is, however, estimated that the lia-
bilities of the concern are about 2S,-
600, with assets Of about 100000.
Not only was the town surprised
by the failure, but the many clerks or
the store, who were not apprised OF
the matter until Trey arrived at work
Monday morning.
The Anthony store is one of the
oldest business houses OF the town.
For the past twenty years il had been
known in this section as a great re-
tail center. Close competition in the
last several years, however, cut down
the business of the place, and for
more than year past the financial
standing of the firm had been ques-
toned.
The community at large regrets the
ends to which Mr.. Anthony was fore
ed but hope that adjustments can be
made in such a way that business will
be continued at this well known To-
cation,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
VISITED BY SEVERE WIND
AND ELECTRICAL STORM

A severe electrical and windstorm
swept over part of this county last
Saturday afternoon, damaging barns,
crops and stock.
The big barn on the Lon Bedell
farm, in Union township, was struck
by lightning and completely destroy
ed, together with ten tons of hay, a
large quantity of oats, some wheat
all his farm implements and a young
heifer calf. The loss sestimated at
about $140O, covered by insurance.
The barn on the Margurite Meyer
farm, also in Union, was struck by
lightning and burned OF the ground
together with twenty-three tons of
hay, large amount of grain and
farm implements.
The farm is occupied by Charles
Meyer, and the grain and farm i'm
plements belonged to him. He man
aged to rescue three valuable horses
rom the burning structure. The
loss is estimated at $500, and is COW
cred by insurance.
A barn on the Fred Fisher farm in
Auglaize County, just east of Nep-
tune, was also destroyed by fire, to-
gether with farm implements, hay
and grain.
The wind damaged several silos in
Liberty and Washington township
and almost cleaned a couple of clov-
Ell fields of the seed. The heaviest
rain fell in and around st, Peter, Re-
covery township, and here corn was
badly blown down.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
Sol Sticks SOHLoqy

to tell what was wrong because
knew it an could prove it; an be-
lieve me- I'd come across or expect
to be run out of town. You kin bet
cher life I'd have tn goods on the
other guy down to tn last case, an
I'd be there for straight across tn
board, show, place and win. Ia
show tn boss of tn job that 1 could
do what tn other follow couldn't do.
If sa;G a guy was wong, believe me,
I'd prove it, an 1 wouldn't waste no
two colyUn.s IN newspaper tryin' to
make good.
Il didn't see anyWheres where
Hughes offered to go down on tn
border and take little ole chance in
tn melee himself, did you? 1 did
MT see where he was so anxious to
help tn Mexicans by going down
among 'em and make EN- behave tn
way he says he'd like to see 'em be-
have. If he could give up the best
job he eve rhad to take bum chance
on gettin' elected President, it seems
to me that he could have taken a
week or two off, and taken a run
down to Mexico City or Ell Paso, or
wherever it is that he thinks the
worst is to come, and straighten out
tn whole darn trouble. He might
stop at JuareZ, too, and see if he
could place bet!
But he never said word. Even
tn Colonel offered to get up a whole
army and go down and whip the Mex
leans if anybody wanted him to. Ye
see, the Colonel may be all you think
he is, but he knows the game, an,
when he talked about fiXin' the Mex
leans ye never heard him talkin
about any trip down there unless he
took an army with him, not just a
regiment or two but whole raft of
'em. Ye see, Rooserfelt knows that
a greaser when he's real riled can eat
more red hot peppers and drink more
mescal whit scorpions in his liquor
than any other guys what he knows
CT. An maxim peace down there
Just by deliverin' a speech in New
York is just about the safest way
that Hughes will ever tackle tn Mex
lean question, you belive me, bo.
Il seen too where he hollered be-
cause Myrun Herrick, that Ohio guy,
amt one of them plenitentiary am
bassadors over in Paris anymore.
Kin you beat it? Who tell cares
what millionaire gets this job, any
how? lever hear of any of us COM
mon people getting to be ornery am
bassadors or high priests to any one
of these here foreign courts? Not on
yer life. If Hughes thinks anybody
but him cares about that other guy
haftin' to come home to play ping
pong and Paris mutuels instead of
continuin' on the French circuit for
another season, he's got another big
guess a-comin'.
"On tn square, l amt got nothin'
agin Hughes, but if he amt got no
more to say than he had to say tn
other night, and it takes as long to
say it an he don't get no farther
than he did then, he couldn't even
tend bar for me. An I've had some
barkeeps that knew so much that
they'd almost weep if they thought
they'd be late in gettin their wages
down to some bookmaker. Hughes?
HUH"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
THE MOTHER ARGUMENT

The strongest argument In favor
of woman suffrage Is the mother ar
gument, | love my children-as
much, | think, as a father cam but
| am not In the same class with my
wife. do not put any father In the
same class with the mother in love
for the child If you would know
why the mothers love for the child
is the sweetest tenderest, most last
ing thing I'm the world, you Will find
the explanation in the Bible: Where
your treasures are there viii your
heart be also" The child Is the
treasure of the mother; she invests
her life in her child. When the mo-
ther of the Gracci was asked: Where
are your iewels?" she pointed to her
sons. The mothers life trembles In
the balance at the child's birth and
for years IL is the object Of her con-
stant care. She expends upon IL her
nervous force and energy; she en-
dows 1t with the wealth of her love.
She dreams of what IL is to do and be
and, o, If mothers dreams only
came true. what a different world
this world would be. The most pa
thetic struggle that this earth knows
is not the Struggle between armed
men upon the battlefield; II is the
struggle of a mother to save her chlld
when wicked men set traps for IL
and lay snares for it. And as long
as the ballot is given to those who
conspire to rob the home of child
IL is not fair-no one can believe II
fair-to tie q mothers hands while
sha is irving TO protect her home and
save her child. If there is such a
thing as justice, surely a mother has
a Just claim to a voice in shaping the
that may determine
whether her child will realize her
hopes or bring her gray hairs in sor-
row to the grave. Because God has
planted in every human heart a
sense of justice, and because the mo-
.her argument makes an irresistible
appeal to this universal sense, it will
finally batter down all opposition and
open woman's pathway to the polls.
w. j. BRYAN.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25

Central and Executive Committees
Organize and Get Ready for
Fall Campaign

Eighteen members of the newly
elected Democratic County Central
Committee met in the Courtroom last
Saturday afternoon and organized by
selecting Attorney Frank V. Short as
chairman and Recorder Henry J.
Stelzer, as secretary Chris Linn, or
Liberty township former committee
man from that precinct, was selected
to fill the vacancy on the committee
there.
The following executive commit
tee was chosen:
c. II. Howick, j. F. Steinbrunner,
j. X. Carlin, Samuel Evans and J. l..
Morrow, of this city; Bernard Desch,
of Chickasaw; DR.. j. o. Wickerham,
of Rockford; George l. Thomas, of
Neptune and Samuel V. Brown, OF
Coldwater. The committee met at
the Mayors Office last Tuesday even
ing and organized by selecting ]. K.
Carlin as chairman and j. F. Stein
Drummer as secretary-treasuTer
Arrangements were made to pro-
vide suitable headquarters for the
committee and a thorough campaign
will be inaugurated for the National,
State, District and County ticket.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
KRANTzER-coRDrER REUNION

The hrth annual reunion Of the
Kantzer- COrdier families was held at
the Edgewater park August 6. The
members of the KantZer family were
all present except one sister, Mrs
Fred Klare, of Wabash, Ind The
ones present 10 enjoy the bountiful
dinner were Mr.. and Mrs, Eugene II,
Cordier and children, of Ft. Recoy-
cry, o; ID. II. Cordier, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Coate, Mr. and Mrs, Noah Coate
and son Vernal and daughter Nellie.
Myrtle and Melva, Misses Ruth and
Cordier. Mr. and Mrs Ralph
Monroe and children, Mr., and Mrs,
Walter Ferguson and Mr.. and Mrs. s,
o. Dumbauld. all Of Celina, Mrs,
Noah Denny and sons Ilo and Clifton,
Of Mt. Erie, H., Mr.. and Mrs, J. G,
Schmidt, OF Van Wert; Mrs j. J..
Wolf and daughter Alberta, of Lon
donville, o; Chas Kantzer, Logans-
port, Ind; II. w. and William Klare,.
of Wabash, Ind; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM,
Kantzer and family and Mrs. VIM.
Curry of Coldwater and Mr.. and Mrs,
p. j. Bastian and daughter. Hazel, OF
Rockford.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
POHIBS
Have Meeting. at Court-iOuse Mon
day Afternoon and Evening
Music and Speeches

The Clarlons, an organization cons
posed of Prof. f. W. Lough, state
chairman Of the Prohibition Party,
and J. w. Huddleston, called the
Giant Bass, because he weighs 315
pounds and can sing with ease B.
fat below the bass clef, will give a
musical and speech-making program
at the City Hall on Monday afternoon
and evening, August 28. The Clar-
ions have been heard in the largest
halls, churches, and opera-hOuses in
the United States Prof. Lough is an
authority on temperance issues, and
a good deal of interest centers in Mr..
Huddleston, as he was formerly on
the Indianapolis police force and has
come in touch with all sorts and con
ditions of men. Both men will speak
and sing. Admission free. come and
hear them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
DELAY
In Opening CGIina Schools Due
to Building Repairs
Supt. POgue Asks CO-OperRtiOn
of Parents and PupiIs-Things
TO he Kept In Mind.

As the East Building will not be
ready for use by the first Monday In
September the Celina Schools will not
begin until the following Monday,
September II, said Superintendent
OF Schools J. w. POgue in an inter
view the first of the week.
Children are urged" Prof. Pogue
went on to say, mot to buy second
hand books before school opens as a
few of the books have been revised
or changed. The only change made
In the books in the high school is in
the Chemistry and Beginning Alge-
bra. All other high school books re-
main the same as last year.
"The course of study for the high
school has been changed a little In
the Commercial Course. History has
been substituted for Civics and Com
mercial law, and win also be an cleo
tive in the other courses in the sem
ior year. All other courses will con-
tinue as Outlined for last years work.
"The Third and Seventh Grades
will use a different arithmetic this
year and as new books are required
in these grades every year this will
work a hardship on no one.
Every parent or guardian is urg-
ed to see that every child between the
ages of six and fifteen if a male and
sixteen if a female be in school the
first week. The law is very strict
concerning this and plainly states
that all attendance must begin with
the first week of the school term.
"All children between the ages OF
fifteen and sixten if male and seven
teen If female must be in school the
first week unless they have procured
an age and schooling certificate.
These certificaetes can be granted to
boys who are through the sixth
- L. = .-L.-.-... ~ -
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
FIN v|E
Occupants of Dad Fast Ma
chine Dumped Into Greek
Near COIdwater Last Night-AlI
Meet With Injuries of More or
Less Serious Nature.

Five Celina parties were seriously
injured and narrowly escaped death
about ten o'clock last night, when a
Ford automobile driven by Dad Fast,
of this city, went off an unprotected
bridge, near the f. S. Bettinger farm,
just south of Coldwater, and dropped
ten feet into the ditch.
The injured parties are:
Nelson Hoenie, lfet shoulder and
right thigh briken; badly bruised
about body.
Mrs. Nelson Hoenie, right shoul-
der fractured, severe cuts about head
and shoulders, back injured, and
probably internally injured.
Noah Wgsong, right arm broken,
ankle sprained and body bruised.
Mrs. Noah Wysong, face cut, wrist
sprained and back injured.
Dad Fast, left collar Oone broken,
face cut and body bruised.
Drs. Brumm, Weamer and Lesser,
of Coldwater, were hurried to the
scene, and the injured people cared
for. Later DR.. j. E. Hattery, of this
city, was summoned and the injured
were removed to their homes in this
city by the Mcdaniel & Meister am
bulance, of this city, and the j. h.
Desch ambulance of Coldwater.
The parties were returning home
from the Greenville fair. When just
out of St.'Henry the lights on the ma
chine went out. Unable to see the
mar ow bridge, unprotected by side
rails, which covers the ditch at this
place, Mr. Fast turned to the side Of
the road to pass couple of junk
wagons, and the machine went over
the side, landing luckily, especially
for the driver, right side up, ten feet
below.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
HOT ONE HANDED GOssIPs
EMendon Herald ]

N4CAAAOh AACL AAAs
We are of the opinion that police
ought to raid dens of gossip as they
do gambling dens. There is quite as
much harm done in the one as the
other. There are loafing places and
other places of meeting where human
character is not rated as worth more
than the snap of your finger The
inmates of those places delight in
turning the faintest suspicion into
the foulest kind of slander. A little
blunder they magnify into huge
sin. Ones very appearance is sub
ject for the whole colony of gossipers
to dissect, and you are pulled to piec-
es and reconstructed with their Shiny
hands in no time. Old Satan him
self could not do a better job of dis
figuration. Then this distorted view
of yourself is spread out where all
can see in these dissecting rooms. 1t
may be vulgar, it may be indecent,
it may be malicious, it may be ridic-
ulous, it may be cruel and hateful
and what not, but there it is for all
to gaze at. 1t is not long before the
young folks step in to hear and see
the latest risque and shady talk and
views" Their minds are soon filled
with the poison of it. Their interest
in home life and good book is given
up to sit at the feet of some villitier
of character, and right there, often,
they get started up on the wrong
career. The graduate from gossip
den will never be of much force in
the world. We say again, set the pO-
lice on such places.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
SALOON
Men and Bar Tenders Arrest.
ed Last Week
Get Continuance 20 September @
Three Supplementary AGidR-
Wits Filed Wednesday.

The saloon men and bartenders Of
this city, arrested last week by Llq-
uOr License Detective Edison, Of Col
umbus, as mentioned in these col
umns last Friday, We're arraigned be-
fore Mayor Scranton Wednesday
morning, plead not guilty to all OF
the charges and through their coun-
sci, Attorney II. l.. Mattingly, asked
a continuance until September g.,
which was granted.
Three supplemental afiidavits, one
against each saloon-Wbnans Hem
inert and eagle g. Simons-were filed
by Detective Edison Wednesday, ana
charged them with being unlawfully
keepers of a place where intOxicat-
ing liquors were sold from May l to
August 23. To these charges pleas
of not guilty were also entered and
the cases set for Sept. 6. These
charges were filed under Section 13-
1876 of the General Code, law effect
i've now, as it was passed prior to the
enactment of the present liquor IL
cense law.
The charges against Hemmert and
eagle & Simons are for selling to NIL
nors seventeen to nineteen years or
age and to Henry Cole. of this city,
and don't seem to be very serious
violations. The charges against Wi
mans, however, of selling from 15
minutes to so minutes after closing
hours show fragrant violations. The
a fiji d avits make the following
charges:
Mike demonstrating to Arthur
Clay, a minor, aged 10; to Floyd
God, a minor, aged 10; to Frank
Sacher, minor aged IT, and to Her
bert Adams, minor aged 18.
Clarence Murlin, same charges and
same parties.
VIM. Brock, selling to Arthur Clay
John Doe, alias Silvers, selling to
Henry Cole, an intoxicated person.
eagle & Simons-selling to Arthur
Clay and Henry Cole.
Lon j. Preston selling to Arthur
Clay and Roxie Pond, minor, and
selling at 1915 to Curley Bates and
A. Humble.
Henry Bethel, selling at 1925 to
parties unknown.
Elijah ]. Winans-Selling to Ar
thur Clay, minor; open after clos
ing hours and selling at 1925 to Cur
ley Bates and A. Humble; selling at
1925 to parties unknown; selling at
1850 to William Alt, and selling to
Roxie Pond, minor.
The charges against Winans are
second offences and makes him sub
ject to penitentiary sentence If prov
en- guilty.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
GLARING HEADLIGHTS

The Lancaster Examiner says:
"glaring automobile headlights
blinded the driver of an automobile
on Saturday night, causing him to
crash into telephone pole, killing a
young man" That is only one case
of the sort. Carrying these glaring
headlights on automobiles is not only
unmannerly, insolent and unlawful,
but murderous; and no government
that respects itself or it's people will
permit it. We would about as lief
meet a highwayman and his revolver
as one of these glaring headlights.
Many time quiet and law abiding
people have to steer their autos to
the curb in order to let these mon
sters pass. One would think these
men who carry the gIaring headlights
would have respect enough for them
selves to quit it.-Ohio State Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
AT HOME-BOOST YOUR
HOME TOWN

Do you think that the coun-
try districts can be developed in
Indiana or any other state II we
destroy the rural towns? The
rural towns developed because
the farmers wanted and needed
stores where they could trade,
where they could market their
eggs and butter, blacksmith
shops where they could have
their horses shOd-ce centers
where they could get work done.
II was the farmer himself who
said that he wanted a local cen
ter Take away the local center,
the small town with the schools
the amusements, the churches
the country stores and the rail
road station and what have we
left? We will develop our agFi-
culture just as we develop COM
munity centers, and when we
separate them we tear down the
fabric of rural life. When we
bring them together, we build
up a stronger agriculture and a
better country life.-Prof. G. /.
Christie, Superintendent Agri-
cultural Extension Work, Pur-
due University.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-25
SUN BROTHERS
Well known Circus Will Show Here
Sept. =, With High Class Perform
eIs and Trained Animals

Strange sights and still stranger
animals will be among the many
things that will be unloaded when the
big show train of the Sun Brothers
Worlds Progressive Shows arrives in
Celina on Saturday, September 2.
80 This is the date of the appearance
here of this well known amusement
enterprise. Long before dawn the
railroad yards will be the center OF
attraction for the younger generation
Of town and many household will be
startled from its peaceful slumbers
at an unseemly hour by the tinkling
of the alarm clock under the pillows
of the small boy. In fact, a few com
Portable beds will be left undisturbed
throughout the entire night, their US
ual occupants preferring to remain
awake and thus run no risk of miss
ing the opportunity of witnessing the
arrival and unloading of these great
shows. The Sun Brothers Shows for
this season have an all new equip
ment and brand new plethora of acts
and performances in all it's depart
ments, in fact it can truthfully be
said that it is an all new show The
only recognizable thing of its past
season is the adherence of their old
time policy of never allowing at any
time or place any gamblers, sure
thing men, confidence games, fortune
tellers, dancing girl show or anything
in the nature of a rOper-in-device
These issues have never been tolera-
ted with this show nor will they ever
be countenanced Two complete per-
formances will be given here during
their engagement and the assurance
is made that both performances will
be presented without any curtailment
whatever. Many new and novel free
outside exhibitions are offerd this
season and are said to be of an unus-
ually entertaining and thriller"
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