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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
STARTLING
Will Be Damage to Towns and
Farm Interests
If chs ID. Is Put on Junk Pile,
and IL Is Beginning to Pene-
trate Some Thick Skins
[Mendon Herald. ]

A word in regard to the calamity that
would be brought upon the people along
the entiue line. There are twenty-four
or twenty-five elevators, many of which
would have to be junked; the total loss
to these alone would be more than the
railroad itself is worth. Then there are
the stock yards in almost every town;
coal yards, canning factories, stone quar-
ries, to say nothing of the business
houses that would be affected or nearly
wiped out in many of the towns. The
property damaged by the junking of the
road would pay for the railroad two or
three times over.
Take Mendon, for instance. The ele-
vators would. be useless, stock pens
empty, coal men up against it, lumber
yard loser; every one of our merchants
would be hit hard, and if you own a
house and lot in town or farm within
a radius of FIVE or six miles of town you
could not get as much for it by from rs
to so per cent.
As one man the people should go into
this fight to save the railroad. All are
benefited if it remains; all are losers il
it goes. Then for any one to refuse his
help under such circumstances-well, he
isn't fair to his neighbors, his town nor
his community.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
REPORT
OF Auditor Steinbrunner to State
Tax Commission Shows Farm
ers Doing "Their Bit"

Columbus, June 2S.-Complete returns
from the assessors of Mercer county
which have come through the County
Auditor office to the Tax Commission
of Ohio, indicate that the farmers oi
Mercer county are doing their Bit in
the food preparedness movement. The
demand for increased production to meet
the present emergency has been met
with favorable response, and the figures
below show that there will be an increase
of nearly $500 over 1916 in the number
of acres planted in wheat, rye, oats,
spring barley, corn, ensilage corn and
potatoes. With the exception of oats,
all of these crops show increased acre
age. With favorable weather conditions
the 120, 900 acres of these crops in Mercer
County ought to help the world consid-
erably in getting through hard winter
Following are the figures showing the
relative acreage in 1916 and 1917:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
THE PROBATE COURT

Henry and Matilda Hickman, trustees
of August Heckman, filed partial account
For hearing July 81.
Barney Jutte, guardian of Ephraim
Miller, filed final account. For hearing
July 81.
Application filed to admit to probate
and record the last will and testament of
Mahala L. Collins, deceased. For hear
ing June %.
Application filed to admit to probate
and record the last will and testament of
John T. Spoltman, deceased. For hear
ing June 26
Last will and testament of Mahala l..
Collins duly admitted to probate and
record.
Leota Thomas appointed administra-
trix, with the will annexed, of Mahala
L. Collins. Inventory and appraisement
June 29.
John w. Shively, executor of the will
of Anna c. Crouch, deceased, returned
and filed inventory and appraisement.
Rosa Braun, guardian of Albert Bruns-
wick, filed sixth partial account, For
hearing July 81
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
MANY
New Laws Go Into Effect July g.
Suffrage Act Only One Hit
by Referendum

The last of the measures enacted in
the recent session of the Ohio general
assembly will have matured into laws by
July 8.
Of the grist of assembly action, only
one piece of legislation is threatened
with further delay in becoming effective
and it is the only one opposed with suffi'
cient antagonism to cause the undertake
ing of referendum.
That is the Reynolds act, giving wo
men of the state the vote in presidential.
elections. Anti-suffragists have filed a
referendum petition and unless charges
being hurled at the petition circulators
by the suffragists prevent its taking q
place on the ballot, it will go before the
voters in November for support or rejec-
ton.
Despite many threats on the part oi
interests affected by this or that bill, nc
other law is being attacked by referen.
dunn. There are other measures, how.
ever, which face court tests of their CON
stitutionality or court attacks on other
grounds.
Day by day between now and July g.
acts of the assembly will mature as laws
Because many of the measures were in
tended TO CuduRe The ulIGCllOu VI VI
remedy former enactments, compare
lively few of the 200 odd statutes enacted
have attracted general statewide inter.
est, having rather local or special appli-
cation. Exceptions are the Reynolds
law and the automobile laws among
others.
of the automobile laws, the Chapman
act permits a maximum speed in the
country of twenty-five miles an hour, an
increase from the existing maximum OF
twenty miles. The Stokes act gives
mayors and magistrates right to pro-
vide for suspension of automobile licens-
es of owners convicted for violations of
the laws. The Cable law requires dim
mers on headlights on country roads.
OF FIVE new boards brought into exist
ence by the last assembly, only one is an
actual addition to the large group OF
state boards. 1t is the state board of
education, which Gov. Cox will name at
an early date.
Of Importance among pieces OF busl-
ness and commercial legislation, is one
separting the securities department, the
blue sky" department, from the state
banking department.
All the assembly business, with the
exception of the measures facing tests,
will have become Ohio law by July 3,
the new measures being added to the
already large body of Ohio statutes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
LEGAL NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received by the
Board of Education of Coldwater Village
School District, of the Village of Cold
water, State of Ohio, at the office of the
Clerk of said Board until Twelve O'clock
noon, June 23,1917, for furnishing the nee
essary labor and materials for installing
a steam heating plant in the Coldwater
Public School Building, according to the
plans and specifications on file in said
office
Each bid must contain the full name of
every person or company interested in the
same and be accompanied by a bond in
the sum of Three Hundred ($300.OO) Dol
lars, to the satisfaction of the Board; or
a certified check on some solvent bank as
a guarantee that if the bid is accepted,
contract will be entered into, and its per-
formance properly secured.
Should any bid be rejected, such check
will be forthwith returned to the bidder,
and should any bid be accepted such
check will be returned upon the proper
execution and securing of the contract.
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
BOARD OF EDUCATION CoLDWATER
VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
]. N. WANNEMACHER, Clerk.
May 81, 1917. sat
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
LIQUOR
Forces of Columbus Believe WO-
men Their Enemy and Line
Up to Defeat Them.
columbus Dispatch. |

The woman suffragists find in the pc
titions for the referendum vote on the
Reynolds act giving presidential suffrage
to women in Ohio, evidences that the
liquor forces are their real enemy. They
say that of the 1856 petitions filed in this
county, III were circulated by men iden-
tilted with those forces, and that the
most active of them signed himself,
under oath, on the regular payroll of
the Ohio Association Opposed to Women
Suffrage" " an organization of women.
At the primaries, August IA, the cleo
tors of Columbus decide whether the
women of Columbus shall have the suff-
rage in municipal elections.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
NEWSPAPERS NOT FORGOTTEN
William G. McAdoo, Secretary o
the TreasurYl

[William G. McAdoo, Secretary of
the Treasury
The Liberty Loan campaign was
essentially one of education, and
without the generaus and patriotic
support of the press of the Nation the
hope of those in charge that Il would
be a popular loan would not have
been realized. The untiring efforts
of the newspapers through out the
campaign were a constant inspiration
to the various other groups of work
ers. At the time when news space
was at a premium the Liberty Loan
was featured at length.
Newspapers and magazines, in their
news, editorial and advertising col
umns, fought for the success of the
loan every step of the way. The for
eign-language press, in Sc languages,
gave daily proof of the undoubted
loyalty of peoples of foreign birth.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
CAMPAIGN FOR MORE WHEAT

"Sixty Million Bushels of Wheat in
Ohio in 1918" is the slogan that has
been adopted as representing part
of what Ohio should contribute to-
ward winning the war. Ohio's wheat
crop in 1916 amounted to 20,250,00O
bushels; the 1915 crop was 40,194,-
900 bushels. In order that the goal
may become reality, the Ohio Soils
and Crops Committee, representing
the Experiment Station and College
of Agriculture, has started a cam
paign for an increased acreage and an
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
WEEKLY WAR REVIEW

German forces under the crown
prince launched an offensive during
the week in the Aisne region or north
ern France. Attacks we're severe near
the western end of the Chemin-des-
Danes. At one or two places they
met with some success, notably near
Froidmont farm, where on Friday
considerable salient in the French
line fell into German hands. Serious
attempts were made by the Germans
to debouch from this salient, but the
French fire proved too much for them.
In Champagne, southeast of Moron
villiers, according to the Berlin war
Office, the Germans, in a surprise at
tack, conquered a French position,
but the French later, in counter at
tacks, regained a portion Of it. Near
Vauxiallon the French recovered
ground lost to the Germans earlier in
the week. This region mas been the
scene Of sharp fighting with heavy
casualty lists.
While the Italians have let up in
their attacks in the Trentino, the sue
cess Of their recent assault, which re-
suited in the capture of the important
height Of Monte Ortiagara. is empho'
sized by the announcement that the
Austrians lost some Of their heavy
artillery as well as suffering other
losses Of magnitude in the operation.
Russian workmen's and soldiers
council have demanded the abolition
Of the duma and the council of the
empire.
Disorders occurred among members
Of the Black sea feet at Sebastopol.
Under the influence of extremist agi.
tators, the sailors arrested some OF
their officers and disarmed others.
Naval members of the American mis-
sion to Russia witnessed the out.
break.
Boris Kakhmetieff, head Of the RPS
sian mission to the United States, IS
sued from Washington statement to
the American people avowing Russia's
conservation to a war to the end.
cessful operations were carried out
by the British along both banks OF
the Souchez river on front of about
a mile and a half, southwest of the
town Of Lens, France Lens is the
center Of the great coal deposits In
the department of Pas-de-Calais. The
British are gradually closing in on
Lens.
Canadian troops, according to a
London dispatch dated June 26, cap
tured village one mile south Of
Lens. British troops are slowly but
surely encompassing the town
The Austrians have taken the mi.
tiative from the Italians in the Asiago
plateau sector Of the Austro-Italian
theater. Their objective is Mont Or
tigara.
Vienna reported June 27 that Aus
trian artillery shattered positions tax.
en- recently by the Italians and reoc-
cupied them. The fighting was on
Monte Oretigara and the Austrians as.
sert that they captured more than
1900 prisoners.
A dispatch from a French port an
nounced the safe arrival there of two
contingents of American regular
troops. The soldiers disembarked
and marched to concentration camp,
which is in charge of Brigadier Gen
eral William L. Sibert.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
MURDEROUS
Proposition to Abandon Their
Vehicle of Transportation,
They Say Down the Line.
Versailles Leader

' GI SdlllC5 l<CelNlSA
Much interest is being taken here IN
an effort that is in action to have the
Delphos branch of the c. sd. railroad
system continued in operation. Our
readers will remember that in our publi-
cation of last week we reported that the
road had been sold at public auction and
that it had been knocked off, to a
company of heavy junk dealers in Gin
cinnati. We wrote that the indications
were most likely that the track would be
torn up and that the whole of the iron,
&C., would be used as junk. 1t had al
ways been reported that the road was a
money loser and the prospects dldn t
then look good for a continuance OF its
operation as a railroad.
But it has served as such great con-
venience to business men, manufactur-
ers, grain dealers and others i'll the
towns along the way that they could not
see its wanton destruction without max
ing some protest and using their own
efforts to have it continued as railroad.
To the men in the towns between Yer
sailles and Celina it looked like muir
derous proposition to abandon the line as
a railroad and they became desperately
active in the scheme to stop its abandon
ment To stop the trains meant that all
shipping facilities would be taken away
from them and that their business would
suffer an awful handicap. Besides this
the towns and villages that had other
tracks would suffer because this line
offered them direct shipping to and from
the cities of Dayton and Cincinnati. 1t
was a perplexing proposition and the
men decided to put up game fight.
In order to formulate definite plans
for stopping the originally designed
scheme to close down the roads bust
ness, meeting was held in Celina last
Friday, with representative citizens from
every town along the line in attendance.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29

increased yield per acre. A more
extensive use of acid phosphate is be-
ing advised, and 1t is being urged
that every particle Of manure be saw
ed this summer Both corn and
wheat respond to manure. Top
dressing wheat with manure often
causes an increased yield of from
to 8 bushels per acre. Manure and
acid phosphate makes an ideal COM
bination for wheat and other cereal
crops.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29

The principle of woman suffrage was
adopted in English House of Commons
by an overwhelming majority of $50
votes on the 18th inst They appreciate
their wives and mothers little more
since the war begun, The fact is Eng
land would have to throw up the sponge
in six weeks if her women were not on
the job all the time. Germany would
have been starved out before this and
and Emperor William licked to a frazzle
if it had not been for patriotic and hard
working German woman. If you have
brains enough to think, turn this over
in your mind few time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29

Osgood, one of the little towns below
Celina on the proposed junk line, was
about to get canning factory for her fer
tile territory, but the CHI SD. sale up
set the prospects for the industry and
Versailles hopes to divert it her way.
Sure, private ownership of public func-
tion is a great thing. Private owned
railroads make it SO easy to skin the
people, by Withholding service-as it is
shown in the coal situation-or wrecking
communities by selling when junk is
high. Wouldn't we enjoy great service
if the post-office was run as private in.
terests run the railroads?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
FOOD PRESERVATION GUIDE

A 16-page war food guide has
been issued by the Ohio Branch,
Council Of National Defense. The
best practical methods of canning,
preserving and drying of fruit is ex-
planned, as well as the preservation
of eggs. The bulletin was prepared
by the Department of Home Eco
Monies Of the Ohio University College
Of Agriculture. Copies may be had
without cost on application to the
Council at the State House, Column
bus.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
SHORT EXPECTATIONS, BUT
STILL A FEW

Washington, June 22.-With the
report last night of Wyoming, the
last state to make returns OF regis
tratlon for conscription, the total of
men between 21 and 80, inclusive,
eligible for draft in the United States
was announced as 9,634,659. wy
oming's total registration was a.
S4S,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
Activity at chiIIlcothe.

Chillicothe. o.. June 2S.-Actual
work was begun on the cantonlnent
camp here at which the conscript
army from Ohio and West Virginia
will be drilled. Ten teams and sew
enty-tive mon began hauling construc-
ton material and the railroad began
the work of putting in a spur track
to the camp site.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
THAT is WHAT HE GETS FOR
WORKING

John Burt employed at the Celina
saw mill, had his finger broken last
Friday morning. A large piece of
timber which he was saving flew up
striking his finger, with the above re-
suit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29

One Springfield factory with 5000
employees postponed its annual outing
and gave the money it would have cost
to the Red Cross. How many people in
Mercer county among those able to take
an outing will do the same? Don't all
speak at once. Just send in a check for
what you expect to blow in and we Il
take pleasure in mentioning the fact and
turn it over to the local Red Cross or
ganization.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29

The War Department has initiated a
movement to recruit the Regular Army
to its full war strength by June 80. The
summary above shows what is desired of
All able.bodied and qualified young men
desiring to enlist may apply to Postmas-
ter Schunck of this city, or their nearest
postmaster, aud they will be furnished
transportation to Toledo, o. Registra
tion is no bar to volunteer enlistment.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
PHONOGRAPH FOR SALE

Edison Phonograph, $50 machine,
will sell at absolute sacrafice. About
Is records included. Inquire John
G. Carlin, this Office.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
Child Crushed 10 Death.

Cleveland, June 25.-Eight-year-old
Mildred Dvorek was crushed to death
in Quincy avenue when run down by
a heavy motor truck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
IN REALTY CIRCLES
Farm Transfers

Peter Hartings to Elizabeth Hart
ings, IT'S acres, Section %, Ma
rion township. ................... l
Herman Schwegman to Frank
Hoene, so acres, Section %, Ma
rion township. ................11o00
Abner Hainline ct al. to Albert
Hainline, 80 acres, Section 5, Cen o.
ter township ..... ............. 1000
Same to Emily R. Hamilton, 12O
township 1920
Alonzo Archer ct al. to Russell F.
Presho 40 acres, Section 28, Union
township. ..... ,................. 246S
Town Lots
Adam J. Gross to VIM. P. Wagner,
part outlot Is, Coldwater .. 200
Elizabeth Hoagland to Perry Ba-
ker, part lots 278 and 291, Celina 10000
John A. Cron ct al. to Geo. w. Hol1,
Lots III and 236, Celina. ......!' 5000
Laurenz Rosenbeck to Maud and
Lewis Paul, lots 453 and 454,
Fairview addition, Coldwater $50
VIM. Fetzer to Patrick Allen, lot
800, Fetzer's End addition, Cold
water ...... .......,..... ...... lZ5
John F. Weisenborn to John L.
Diener, ten lots, Celina ........ l
Frederick T. Kuhn ct al. to Eliza
beth Kuhn ct al, lot 1886, ,Celina. l
Joseph Losenkamp to John Fink,
part lot H. St. Henry. ry.......... l
John Fink to Joseph Losenkamp,
part lot %, st. Henry .......... l
Baker, lot 329, Ce1ina. .,....... 300
Michael Huntwork to Noah P.
Huntwork, east half inlot 10, Nc
Daniels addition, TT. Recovery. !
Same to same, lot SO, Lester add,
Ft. Recovery .........,....... l
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29

pestiferous individual asks and an
swers, what is your boy and girl doing
this vacation2 Nothing? Well, remem-
Der, nothing comes from nothing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
VIVA
We Ought to Do, What We Have
Done, What We Shall Do

Statement of recruits from Mercer
County to date:
Monthly quote for county. SO
Number of men obtained. ........... l
Number of men still needed. ......... So
Daily average of men still needed to
complete the quota for this county
bv Tune 30 l2
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29
HOUSE FOR RENT

A modern eight-room house, with
big garden spot. At reasonable rent.
Write or call 316 N. Pierce street, Lii
ma, O., or phone Rice 1716. ANNA
BEUTELSPACHER.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-29

FOR SALE-Buick roadster, in first
class condition. DR.. L. NJ. OTIS, Celina.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-13
Obituaries


Frederic w. Tunnel. sixty two years old.
. manufacturer of glue. died yesterday at
his home. abo West Tuipehocken street.
Germantown.
Mr.. Tunnell was born at Georgetown,
Del At the age Of sixteen ne entered tho
employ Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, and was promoted TO the COM
pany's office at Philadelphia. where he be-
came interested In glue malcng and formed
the partnership Of Talbot Tunnell From
this partnership came r. w. Tunnel & Co,
and eventually r. w. Tunnel q Co.. Inc.
Mr.. Tunnell was president of the latter firm
from 1910 until his death.
Mr.. Tunnel was superintendent of the
First Methodist Sunday school, German
town, for twenty years. He also was presi-
dent OF the board of trustees of the church.
He Is survived by a widow and three sons.
Raymond w. Tunnel, Frederic H. Tun-
nell and Bertram A. Tunnel.
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PERSONALS

FOR SALE FOR STORAGE.
GOODS IN THE NAME OF
Miss H; NJ. White De witt Williamsi Carrie
George p. Graham; Mr.; ]. Houston Merrill,
Charles H. Lang. Jr., Miss y. weare, Albert
Heinie, at w. L. Frank Sons Auction
on Saturday. March s. 1917, at $50 a m. BY
oMsiIL oMsiiILER NORTH BROAD STORAGE CO.
27O0-2I North Broad st.
Philadelphia.
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General

BooKKEEPERS-Severa very attractive POSI-
tioE open; sl5; SIS. $40. s25; CLERKS $40;
STENOGRAPHERS, many positions open, SIS,
s1s. 500 month. BUSINESS SERVICE CO,
1901 Land Title Building.
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LOST AND FOUND

BADGE-Lost Sat. evg., police badge, vicinity
18th and Lombard. Rew'd. 7107 Woodland ave.
MUFF--Lost. one Hudson Bay sable nun either
Grard and Watts; suitable reward. Mrs
Hoffman, Hotel Majestic.
PEARLS--Lost. one string of pearls, between
Reading Terminal and Bellevue Stratford: re-
ward. Buckman Buckmans Office. Lincoln
building.
PENDANT-Lost Saturday night, platinum
pendant with one diamond and fne chain at
tached; reward 451S Usage ave.
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AUTO LIVERY AND GARAoS

POPLAR. 1617-To hire (open day ana ny
sl25 hr. also brand new 7.pass: nmou;.- q;n
s1.5O hr.; weddings. funerals. ITO Wv
BUY MOIsTER portable garages. steel q ~
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HELP WANTED-FEMALE

aooKKEEPER, experienced. wanted. Gordon q
Noble, 121 North Ith st.
CHILDNURSE wanted, white. Apply 2016
Chestnut ST., after 10 a. m.
COOK wanted in a small private family. Ap-
ply 121 N. 10th st.
COOKING, chsmbermaid and waiting, 2 white
girls wanted in Merion. Phone Overbrook
94I6 or write 6025 Overbrook ave.
DoFFERs-wanted. small girls. for dofrins on
spinning frames: paid while learning Cotton
FINIsHERs experienced, to sew buttons, hooks
and eyes on ladies' dresses. Greenspan Co..
N, K, cor. 18th and Arch.
GIRI, to examine umbrella and parasol covers
exp not necessary; perm. position; salary 81.
Supplee, Reeve. Whiting CO.. 18th and Cherry.
GIRL. white. to assist: good home; good wages
reference required; carfare refunded 1906
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GENTLEMEN, I or .. to handle the business OF
our company IN allotted sections OF the city
and outlying districts those having general
business. Appointments by letter or phone
Lombard 3077. Realty Publishing Co.. 4th
and Walnut sts