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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
ALCOHOL AND THE WAR
[Journal of the American Medict
GOciatV1

[Journal of the American Medical
Society,"
or all the reasons that may be
urged against the use of alcoholic
drinks ESPECIALLY during the war;
the two that must appeal to physi
clans with irresistible force are "a
the action of alcohol In lessening all
forms Of efficiency, physical ,intellec-
tual and moral, and (2) the in:i-
mate connection always found be-
tween drinking, prostitution and the
spread of venereal diseases. The ev-
idence against alcohol on these ac-
counts is so overwhelming, so well
established and so generally known
that it does not seem necessary to go
into details. Only the other day an
experiment was mentioned in the
journal which showed that so gm. of
brandy caused depreciation in the
craftsmanship OF expert shots of 80
per cent in rapid firing and SO per
cent in slow firing. What sense is
there in training men to become eff
cent and then sit idly by and let the
hard-one efficiency be taken away by
alcohol?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
AFRAID TO TEST 1T OUT
[Coshocton Tribune]

The brewers are making desper-
ate fight before congressional COM
mittees and in such newspapers as
will accept their paid propaganda to
belittle the Importance of wartime
Prohibition. They are afraid to put
the thing to practical test. They
realize that one or two-year trial of
Prohibition will convince the nation
of it's permanent desirabilty.
But with all their arguments they
do not dispute the one fact THAT
THE MONEY PAID INTO THE COZ
FERS OF THE LIQUOR RETAIL
ERS FOR ONE YEAR WOULD COM
PLETELY ABSORB THE TWO Bill
LION DOLLAR BOND ISSUE
WHICH HAS JUST BEEN OFFER
ED TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
That fact stands out against all
their sophistries and specious reas-
oning. All of their fine spun theor-
les combined will not refute it. The
drinking men-and women-of this
nation deliberately take out of their
pockets every year and shove across
the bars of the nation enough small
change to lick up every bond in the
two billion dollar issue to which our
people are now asked to subscribe.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
LADS ALL MAKING GOOD

Frank Kloeb, who recently passed
successfully the State Bar examina-
ton, after a course of study at the
Ohio State University, and was last
Friday admitted to practice by Chief
Justice Nichols OF the State Supreme
| Court, arrived home last Saturday for
a visit with his mother Mrs. Emma
KlOeb, North Main street. He will
remain here until called for military
service, presumably about the middle
of July. The young attorney is a
member of the Ohio National Guard
and it is expected they will be order
ed TO mobolize about July Is.
Frank is a popular and hustling
young man and his many friends in
this city will be pleased to learn that
he not only was successful at the
State Bar examination but passed
with the highest average Of any one
in the big class
Robert TouVelle, son of Ex-Con-
gressman and Mrs. w. E. TouVelle,
of this city, was also admitted to
practice last Friday.
Reginald TRULY, of Rockford, was
one of the successful students to pass
the last bar examination. He has
been a student at the law school at
Cincinnati. Mr.. TRULY has been ap-
pointed in the officers Reserve Corps
and will not take up practice until
he has done his turn before the flag
Reginald has many friends in this
city who will be pleased to learn of
his recent success.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
TOWNSEND SCHOOL REUNION

The oath annual reunion of the M.
Townsend School will be held at the
home of Mrs E. J. Townsend on
Thursday, June 14th, 1917. Let us
come and make this meeting the best
of all, and don't forget the baskets
well filled. This will be perhaps the
last meeting for the old scholars, the
younger generation may take it up if
they will-J.M. Shanklin, in Mendon
Herald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
THE GRIM REAPER

William L. Reynolds, aged 43 years,
died at his home on North Mill street,
early yesterday morning, following an ill
ness which dated since the first of Janu-
airy this year.
Deceased was born in Hopewell town
ship, and there married Miss Nellie John
son in 1894 He moved to this city two
years later, where he served in various
official capacities. For a number of years
he was clerk of the Board of Public At
fairs.
Mr.. Reynolds was a charter member of
the local lodge Fraternal Order of Eagles
and the lodges first secretary in which
capacity he served for seven years
He is survived by his wife, four child
rem, his venerable mother, Mrs. G H.
Reynolds, and three brothers.
Funeral services will be held either to-
morrow or Sunday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
SEVERAL men
Injured While Razing Old ParOchial
School Building Wednesday
Morning
THE INJURED

THE INJURED
VERNON SCHULTZ, foreman, st
Marys.
LEROY CANTWELL, North Sugar
street.
HENRY HEBRON, South Walnut
street.
TONY BARNHoRsT, South Wal
nut street.
-Four workmen, engaged in razing
the old parochial school building on
West Wayne street, narrowly escaped
fatal Injuries shortly before noon on
Wednesday when a portion of the
roof of the building caved in.
The men were on scaffold trying
to loosen heavy beam when a big
portion of the roof fell in, preciptat-
ing the men to the ground and bury
ing them beneath the debris of lum-
ber, brick and plaster.
Other employees hurried to the as
sistance of their fellow workmen ana
extricated them from the debris.
Drs. Hattery and Gibbons were hur-
riedly called and the men given pro-
per medical attention.
Schultz the foreman of the gang,
it is ftared suffered the most severe
injuries, being caught beneath the
prick from the chimney which fell
with the roof. He may be injured
internally. His head was cut open,
left shoulder dislocated and his left
arm and side badly bruised. He was
removed to DR.. Hattery's office, where
his wounds were dressed and he was
then removed to his home at St
Marys.
Cantwell suffered a fracture of the
right ankle and his right side was
badly bruised.
Heron had his right shoulder
sprained, his right side and right leg
bruised and his face cut.
Barnhorst sufferd a sprained left
ankle.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
GRANGE
Representatives of County, in Session
at Neptune, Organize a Pomona
Meet in this City on 18th

On Friday, June l representatives
of the Unity, Montezuma and Nep-
tune Oranges met at the township
hall, in Neptune, and organized a
Pomona Grange with a membership
of III. Deputy S. H. Weaver, of
Allen County, had charge of the
meeting during the election, which
resulted as follows:
Master, H. F. Drury; Overs'r Frank
Coate; Lecturer, Mrs. Pearl Monroe;
Treasurer, S. r. Copeland; Secretary,
Mary Lewis; Gate-keeper, Roy Kes-
ter; Steward, o. L. Dine; Assistant
Steward, T. B. Fisher; Chaplain,
Mrs Morrow; Ceres, Kathleen Larue;
Pomona, Mrs. Arthur; Flora, Mrs. o.
T. Elder; Lady-Assistant Steward,
Mrs. Zorah Fast.
After the election of officers an ex-
cellent picnic supper, consisting of all
good things that our farm women
know SO well how to prepare, was en-
joyed by all.
At the evening session the degree
team from the Jennings Grange con-
ferred the fifth degree upon the can
didates in a very effective and beau
tiful manner.
A lunch of fruit and candy was
served, after which number of ex-
cellent addresses were given by mem
bers of the different Oranges.
1t was decided to hold the next
in Celina on June Is.
This closed a very pleasant and
profitable meeting and one that will
Iinger long in the memories of all
present.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
DEDICATION
or ArmOry, Pole Raising, OK Roast
Barbecue and Ball to Feature
14th at Spencerville

Flag Day, the 14th inst, is to be
made a memorable one at our neigh
boring town of Spencerville, for
which an elaborate all day and even,
ing program has been arranged.
There will first be a fiag7pole rails
ing, the dedication of the new arm
ory, a dedication ball and an OK
roast barbecue. Gov. Cox and other
notables will address the patriotic
gathering. The people of Spencer
vile extend hearty invitation to the
neighboring towns to come and help
in the affair, promising them a cor
dial reception and a general good
time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
2,O17
Young Men of Mercer County Respond to Registration
Call 296 of the Number Being Credited to
Ceina-- -CoLdUGter's Good Shouting

America stepped forward last Tuesda.
to do her part in making the world safe
for democracy, and no widespread dis
order was reported from any section OF
the country.
In every city and town, in the most
remote valley hamlet and at the widest
mountain cross roads, ten million sons
of liberty ineribed their names on the
honor roll of the ages, that the free gov
ernments for which their fathers died
may not perish.
Celina young men signed up without
exception so far as can be definitely
learned. At all four precincts in this
city young men we're standing outside of
the registration booths waiting to step
inside and be enrolled when the booths
we're opened at o'clock Tuesday MORN
ing. There was considerable rivalry
among them as to who should have the
honor of being the first to register in his
precinct.
Mailing Clerk Kenneth Headington,
of the local post-ofice, was probably the
first to register in this city. He applied
at the second ward precinct almost ten
minutes before O'Clock and his card
was filled out. He attached his sigma
ture at the top of the observatory clock
Unlike possibly many other commune
ties in the State, Celina was virtually
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
SMALLPOX
Causes CONSERVATION at MOT-
Ger and Wabash
First Regarded as ChIcIGenpOx,
and Consequent Laxity Nay
Cause Its Spread.

Mercer and Wabash are both quar-
antined to great extent owing to an
epidemic of small pox, which has hit
both hamlets.
At Mercer, John Alters and his
daughter are quarantined, and as AL
Ter is the village barber 1t is feared
many others have been exposed and
the malady may spread Mr. Aller
contracted the disease from a laborer,
who was working near Mercer, and
whom the barber shaved. The
daughter contracted from the father.
There are a half dozen or more
cases at Wabash. The disease was
first pronounced as chickenpox and
the sick were permitted at large.
Last week a doctor from the State
health department was called and
pronounced the cases small pox
Church services and public gather
ings at both places have been sus-
pended for the present.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
EQUITY EXCHANGES FINE
SHOWING

A happy bunch of farmers met at
the annual meeting of the Rockford
Equity Exchange on Saturday night,
June 2. The report showed the
years business to amount to $101,-
597.96, on which, after paying all ex-
penses they had $6,176.22 to pro-
rata back or 8 per cent on each of
116 members business. The most
received by any one man was $264.74,
while the smallest received was SSc.
To say these men were pleasd would
be putting it mild.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
THE FOOD HOG

The Caldwell Press contains the
following:
I'VE have sought in all kinds
of language, parliamentary, diplo-
matte, sacred and profane, in vain
for words to express our abhor-
renee and contempt for the food
hog who will buy up a needed ar
ticle Of food in this, our country's
crisis, and hold it for a higher
price. Such man would steal
the bread from a starving baby's
mouth; would steal coppers from
a dead nigger's eyes; would steal
acrons from a blind SOW, or would
chase flea to hell for its hide and
tallow. Yet this conveys not the
slightest idea of how unutterably
mean a man is who will act the
food-hog."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
First Military Census Ever
Taken in United States
Completed without UntOward In
cIdents OhiO's Registration
Over Half Million.

Washington, June 5.-More than 10,-
OOO.OOO young Americans enrolled them
selves today for war service. Registra-
tlon day, with but "a few weeks of pre-
paration, saw the first military census
ever taken In the United States complet-
ed without a single untoward event OF
consequence.
The manhood of the nation obeyed the
presidents call and volunteered in mass,
setting at naught all the schemes and
plottings of German sympathizers and the
few cranks who have agitated against
registration.
1t remains but to select the men who
are to go to the front. From virtually
every state reassuring messages came to-
night to Brigadier General Crowder, pro-
vost marshal general. federal supervising
officer of the great enterprise.
While no complete returns from any
state were transmitted up to a late hour
the governors were unanimous in report
ing that complete quletude prevailed
throughout the day and that a full reg
istration was indicated. In some pre-
cincts the late comers forced officials to
keep the polls open until long after a.
m., closing hour set in the regulations.
General Crowder authorized them to keep
open as long as men wished to enroll
themselves. The result will be further to
delay the transmission of returns, how
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
MISS KRAMER
Former Pupil of Celina Aviation
School, Welded to Son OF Column
bus Capitalist Last Tuesday

Columbus, Ohio, June 5.-William
Deshler Warner, son of Randolph S.
Warner, capitalist and manufacturer,
of this city and grandson of the late
William Deshler pioneer banker of
the capital, went to Dayton recently
to perfect himself in the art Of avia-
tion at the Wright Flying School,
having graduated recently from
Pennsylvania University.
At the Wright school he met Miss
Marian Kramer, of Bonneville, Miss,
who like himself was student. They
became engaged, and to-day the War
ner family received notice that they
had been married at Trinity Episco-
pal church, in Covington.
The message said they would go to
Bonneville on their honeymoon jour
ney, and afterward return to Dayton,
where they will make their home.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
SHERIFF HUMPHREY MEETS
WITH MISHAP

Sheriff Pumphrey tore the liga-
ments in his left ankle and broke a
bone in the ankle about four o'clock
yesterday afternoon, which will com
pell him to use crutches for several
weeks. He was at the Hole farm,
just west of town appraising par
eel of land, when he stepped into a
small grass covered hole.
He was assisted into his automo-
bile and drove the machine to DR..
Brumm's Office where the injury was
given proper attention
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08

lnoiseless at the hour for opening the
registration booths.
Governor Cox had requested that
church bells ring and whistles blow at
the opening hour, and everywhere in
the State the injunction was obeyed,
whistles on factories and locomotives
blowing, church and school bells ringing
and auto horns and other noise making
devices announcing the opening of reg
istration day. In this city, however, the
appeal was practically ignored, only the
chimes of the local Catholic church rang
full and free for ten minutes as an ad-
monition of the solemn duty that lay
before the nation.
The estimate of the United States CEN
sus department at Washington placed
those of registration age in this county
at 2,23O. Many felt this was three or
four hundred too high. However, we
got within 213 of the governments esti-
mate.
Mercer County put forward 2,O17 eligi-
BILE fighting men on Call to the Colors
Day." Tuesday, according to the official
figures obtainable at the board of cleo
tions offices, Wednesday afternoon. of
this number Celina supplied 296. Cold
water came next with an unusually big
showing of 142. The registration by
precincts is as follows:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
FEED BARN CHANGES HANDS

L. G. McMillen, who for some time
past has conducted the McMillen
Bros. Hay Sheds, near the Cincinnati
Northern depot, has purchased the
Redman G. Son feed barn, opposite
the City Hall, and will continue to
conduct general feed business. He
will also continue in the hay business.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
HOMELESS MEN REFUSED REGIS.
TRATION INSIST ON SIGNING

A couple of young men of eligible
age, hoboing the country, experienced
considerable difficulty last Tuesday
when they attempted to register in
this city. They gave their home ad-
dresses as Mystic, Idaho. They APP
piled at the third ward precinct, but
the registrars refused them and re-
ferred them to Clerk of Courts Has
linger. He was not at his Office. They
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
NEW COUNTRY CLUB HOUSE

Contractor S. M. Fisher, of this ci-
ty, has been placed in charge of the
work of erecting a most elaborate
country club for Lima parties, at Elm
Grove, one of the shady hooks and
most picturesque spots on the north
shore of the reservoir, a couple of
miles east of this city.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
Is the Answer of the Young Men of the
Country to Presidents Call

were both anxious to register and
came back to the city hall and were
registered by Registrars Hale and
Carlin in the second ward.
The object, as / see it," said Reg
istrar Carlin, "is to get all of the men
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
INCREASE IN VISIBLE SUPPLY

An increase of eighty children ov-
er last year is shown by the school
enumeration just reported by Mrs.
Minnie Stemen to w. G. Dick, clerk
of the Board of Education. The re-
port shows SCI males and 553 re-
males, total of 1114 against 1884
last year
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
ENTERTAINMENT

Tuesday evening, June IL the pat
rons of Unity Grange and children in
the vicinity of Erastus will give an
entertainment at the town hall. No
admission. Everybody come and en-
joy the evening.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08

s. Murchland, South Sugar street, tore
an ugly cash in the back of his right
hand, which severed one of the large
blood viens, when he caught fish hook
in the hand while fishing last Tuesday
afternoon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
MEDICs PASS EXAMINATIONS

Drs. Gibbons, of this city, and
Schirack, of Coldwater, and Veteri.
nary Surgeon Schlenker, of this city,
were at Columbus last Saturday
where they successfully passed the
army examination for admittance in
to the Officers Medical Reserve Corps.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08

Probably one of the largest ship
ments of livestock that ever left this
city was made last Monday by the
Model Milling Company, when they
shipped stock valued over $4,000 to
Cincinnati and Buffalo markets. John
Border. one of the buyers for the
company, went with the shipment to
Cincinnati.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
OHIO TOES THE MARK WITH
$4,000

Ohio's military registration will
approximately $4,000. Reports re-
ceived by Colonel H. j. Turney, chief
registration officer indicate the en-
rollment will reach this figure.
With official reports received from
32 counties, and unofficial reports
from a number of counties, the regis
tering is at the rate of SO to a pre-
cinct, and as there are 5756 precincts
in the state, the total should be in
the neighborhood of the number Civ
en-.
A surprising feature is the number
claiming exemption. Reports indi-
cate that the number is close to 70
per cent. At the best it is not prob
able that many over 40 per cent. will
be able to establish that they should
be exempted. Those claiming exemp-
tion assign various reasons for these.
Those who will be released from mil
itary duty will largely be employees
of public utilities, industrial plants
including munitiOn factories, farmers,
men with dependents and those ply
sically unable to perform military
duty.
FIRST "SLACKER' JAILED
The first Stacker" in Ohio to be
arrested for refusing to register for
draft was apprehended in st. Clairs-
Vile, Wednesday morning He is
Fred Jerger, aged %, of Martins Fer
ry, Ohio.
Jerger, according to the federal
prosecutor, has been boasting for sew
eral days that he would rather go to
Jail than register. He could not pro-
duce a registration certificate when
approached and was promptly jailed
by the authorities.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
Ten MILLION MEN

of proper age registered some place,
and to accomplish this registrars
should forget election rules as to res
idence and register all who apply,
claiming residence in their precicts."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08

Chas. Stuckenborg, of Coldwater,
Route l, was among our business call
ers Wednesday. He reports the wet
weather interfering considerably with
farm work in his neighborhood.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08
JUNE BRIDES
Are there in Number If the Roses are
a Little Late-Celina Among
Number

Romeo Deitsch and Miss Marie
Hutzler, prominent young people of
this city, were united in marriage on
last Sunday morning at the parsonage
of st. Johns Lutheran church, the
pastor, Rev. Reitz, officiating. The
young couple were attended by the
groom's brother Walter Deitsch and
his wife.
After the ceremony the bridal par
ty motored to Wapakoneta where a
wedding dinner was served them by
the groom's sister, Mrs Henry Cos
lee. In the afternoon they left for
their future home at Detroit, Mich.
The groom is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. p. W. Deitsch, East Livingston
street. He is a graduate of the Ce-
lima high school and is hustling
young man. For the past several
years he has been employed as an in
spector in the Detroit office of the
Burrows Adding Machine company
The bride is winsome and ac-
complished young lady daughter of
Frank Hutzler, of Portland, Ind. For
sometime past she has been employed
as one of the hello girls" on the To-
cal board of the Celina telephone
company, making her home with City
Electrician Don Emerson and family,
East Fulton street.
The Democrat joins the host of
friends of the young couple in ex-
tending congratulations.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08

Irene, the six weeks old child of
Mrs Mary Edelinski, of Detroit,
Mich, died last Saturday at the home
of the latters sister, Mrs. John Barri,
at Burkettsville, where she and her
family are spending the summer.
Funeral services were held at the
Burkettsville Catholic church Monday
morning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-08

Harry e. Houts, aged 40 years, for
merly of this city, died last Saturday
afternoon at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Amelia Houts, at Mercer, follow
ing a lingering illness.
Mr.. Houts contracted pneumonia
at his home at Decatur, Ind, last
February. While he was confined to
his bed, his wife also took down with
the same affliction and died within a
week. Mr.. Houts gradually improv-
ed after his wife's death and some
weeks ago came here for visit with
his brother, Sherman, on TouVelle
street. While here he seemingly ac-
quired severe cold again and was
taken to his mothers home. Tuber-
culosis hastily developed and after
being bedfast for three weeks the end
came shortly after noon last Satur-
day.
Deceased was born in Center town
ship, March 6, 1877. He is surviv-
ed by his venerable mother, five bro
theirs, one sister and an adopted
daughter-Sherman, of this city;
VIM. H., of Mercer; Christie, of Mid
dleport; Titus and Otte, of Cleveland;
Mrs. Emma Johnsman of Lima.
While in this city Mr.. Houts was a
clerk in the Blossom tobacco store
and pool-room.
Funeral services were held at the
Mercer M. E. church last Tuesday