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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-15
OBJECT TO HIGHWAY BILL

Senate bill No. SS. introduced in
the Oregon state senate by Senator
Barrett, was one Of the topics for
discussion at the Monday luncheon OF
the Commercial club today. This bill
is one that is intended by its author
to name and number state highways.
and it proceeds without ado to desig-
nate state highway No. as that GER
tain road to run from the west line
Of Multnomah county to the Cali
fornia state line in jackson county.
and running through the counties of
the willamette valley and through
Douglas and Jackson counties in
southern Oregon. Briefly, the SEN
ator is trying to legislate Josephine
county OF the Pacific Highway map,
and to route the highway through
Tiller in Douglas county to Train in
jackson county. The bill also pro-
vides for state highway No. to
run through eastern Oregon. and ar
ranges for the payment for the high
ways through state and county CO.
operation.
Naturally, the plan proposed by
Senator Barrett. who halls from
Athena, does not find ready response
here. and Judge Gillette, Fred Will
liams. NJ J. Anderson, Sam Baker.
and other club members entered into
the discussion that resulted in the
authorization OF a committee Of five
members to act as a standing legis-
laive committee, and to keep in touch
with this and other matters before
the legislature. Mr.. Baker suggested
that If necessary a committee OF so
citizens go to Salem to show just how
much in earnest the people here are
regarding the road and other ques-
tions that affect this community. A
resolution condemning the Barrett
plan was also authorized, and the
legislative committee will draft II and
forward It to Senator Smith and Rep
resentative Sweeney. R. W. Clarke
who presided at the luncheon, and
President Allen Of the club named the
following committee: o. s. Blan.
chard. NJ. ]. Anderson, A. L. voor.
hies. Rev. C. W. Baker and E. l.
Coburn.
The sugar beet committee reported
that the papers for the incorporation
of the Grants Pass Beet CROWNS
company had been filed. and the sol
icitation for stock sales would pro
ceed at once.
Messrs. Gale, Thompson. Coutan,
and Niles made brief reports upor
the trip Of the Josephine delegation
TO Corvallis during Farmers Week
and Chairman Bywater, OF the enter,
tainment committee. reported that ar
rangements had been made with
Director Davis for the staging of :
Commercial club minstrel show with
In the next few weeks, and warned
all to look out for something prett,
good.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-15
TExAs Has UNPRECEDENTED
SPELL OF COLD WEATHER

Dallas. Texas. Jan. 10 This city.
together with Forth Worth. Denton.
Gainesville aud other north Texas
points, will be entirely without .as
before night, the Lone Star Gas com
pany announced today The tcmpcra-
ture is at 80 and widespread suffering
Is predicted FOR hundreds OF thoa-
sands OF persons in this vicinity.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-15
REQU|S|T|QN,E IS
N Y FOUGHT BY THAW

Philadelphia, Jan, Is, Despite In,
timatlons, Frank X, Johnson. Now
York attorney. that Harry Thaw's
family viii not permit him to stage
another sensational fight for free.
dom. the pittsburg millionaire's bat.
talon OF lawyers and detectives were
busy again today gathering evidence
for the defense.
johnson Is head OF the large force
of legal lights that drifted into Phil
adelphia following Thaw's attemp,
TO kill himself, He declared the Thaw
family Is perfectly willing that Harry
be put under restraint II the New
Yourk district attorney desires t."
Friends OF Thaw when told OF John
sons statement today. declared they
believed Il would prove true.
Mrs, Thaw Is In Philadelphia to-
day, she remains In seelusion and
will see no one but her lawyers,
Physicians win not permit her TO re.
main in Harry's room but few min.
utes at time,
Thaw is stili In semi-conseious
condition and physicians fear con-
stant company OF any kind would
weaken him. Josiah Thaw. Harry's
brother, and other members OF the
family. are expected to arrive today.
ITO think Of the Thaw millions
being used to save Harry again bord-
ers on the ridiculous" declared John
son. There viii be no attempt TO
keep up a long legal fight In Phil
adelphia. We feel sure Thaw viii
get fair treatment In New York and II
the New York authorities apply for
extradition papers we will. In all
probability. make no attempt to fght
against them. The charges against
Harry. second degree assault. does
not worry us In the least. We are
willing to let the matter follow its
own course"
John refused to discuss the Fred
erick Gump Jr. kidnapping charge
further than brand Il bunk for the
purpose"
You can't kidnap big 10 year
old boy" he declared sarcastically.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-15
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-15

Harrisburg, Pa. Jan. 10 Al
torneys for the Thaw family today
began their fight In defense Of Harry
X, Thaw, indicted for kidnapping and
assault In New York state. Protests
were entered by Henry Scott OF Phil
adelphia against extradition OF Thaw
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
WELTYS WET
VOTE EXCUSE

Congressman Welty of this district,
who voted against submitting National
Prohibition to the States, has put his
foot in it clear over his boot-tops. His
excuse for doing so had been better left
unsaid. He was not asked to vote on
Prohibition, but to allow the people the
privilege of expressing themselves on
the matter. The district at the last cleo
ton cast dry majority of between 5000
and 1000, and it looks like he might
have weighed it against his personal
views on the matter to better advantage.
Hear his reasons for his vote:
Il have your communication on pro-
hibition. and in reply will say that dur
ing my campaign 1 informed each in
quirer that l would not support an
amendment to the federal constitution to
prohibit the sale of liquor, because be-
lieved it a local and state issue. Having
thus declared myself, would consider it
brfeach, of faith and myself guilty of
perfidy if 1 supported this amendment.
Il believed then, as now, that prohibi-
ton was a police regulation and matter of
policy. and had no place in he federal
constitution on a level with a municipal
ordinance without endangering security
of person and property. 1t cannot be US
ed as a football without bringing about
internal convulsion and thus Outstanding
America.
'As a war measure, Congress voted to
prohibit distillation and lett it optional
with the President to ELIMINATE wines and
beers, which felt fully controlled the sit
uation. have been asked to support the |
because the majority of the |
district voted dry. l id not consider |
the vote nor state prohibition indicative |
Of an amendment to the federal consttu- |
tion, for personally l have always voted |
in favor Of local and state prohibition, |
and l presume there are others sharing |
the same views. My experiences as city |
solicitor and prosecuting officer for the |
state and federal governments in crimi- |
nal prosecutions convinced me that pro- |
hibition could most effectively be enforc- |
ed and brought about by the local and |
state governments"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
SULEEBA Next FEATURE
WASHINGTON Il. S. COURSE

Thomas s. Suleeba NJ D. the man from
Mesopotamiai, lecturer, traveller and hu-
morist, will be the fourth number Of the
Washington twnshp Higoh School lecture
course on Friday evening, January 4.
DR.. Suleeba is one of the most eloquent
interesting and useful lecturers on the
American platform. He is a man of re-
markable power possessing talents Of un-
usual degree In humor, pathos, depth Of
thought brilliancy of expression and i'm
pressive delivery his equal is rarely
found. His magnetic, irrestable personal
ity and peculiar force and fiery eloquence
are characteristics of Assyroi- Arabic race.
His lectures are entertaining, instructive,
beautiful in dicton, thoughtful eloquent
and above all, of high moral character.
DR.. Suleeba was one of the numbers OF
last years course and no lecturer ever
gave better satisfaction than he. 1t is
seldom that any speaker creates such en-
thusiastic interest in a subject as did DR..
Suleeba in his lecture in costcme last
year. He lectured on his native country,
it's people and their customs or the DE
vii and the Turk" His recitals of the
sueerings of his people emphasize through
their trials and sucerings the blessings Of
our large Christmas liberties and oppor-
tunities. His life's history is most
thrilling story. inspiring to the individual
laboring under the most discouraging
phases of life. He cannot be recommend
ed too highly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
GAMBLING DEVICES
MUST BEAT IT {.

Prosecuting Attorney c. A. Stubb'
this week sent to the newspapers for
publication the following self-explani.
itory notice. II strikes at kindergarten
gambling that finds its devices so handy
in other places than saloons. The Pros
ecutor does we'll to put a stop to this
petty gambling evil that is found in
many places in town and country, and
parents should give the move their warm
and hearty approval:
After January 1918, no punch boards,
slot machines, or any device of chance
will be permitted for use in Mercer
County for any purpose whatever. All
the Mayors of the villages in Mercer
County we're notified on December IS,
1917, to this effect and asked to COM
municate at once with the persons in
their communities. All such devices
are strictly against the law. and persons
having them in their possession after
the date mentioned will be prosecuted.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
WAR SAVINGS

WAR Savings Stamps mark an epoch
In our national life. e."-Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo.
Many a successful business man has
said that the saving OF his first dollar was
the most important single act Of his life;
that It marked the beginning Of a habit
and a course OF conduct TO which he at
tr buted his success.
Something very analogous to this. II
is believed. is going 10 be the effect on
the American Nation 0f the War Savings
campaign. Not only are millions Of in
dividcal citizens going to begin TO save.
but his habi Of economy adm saving is go
ing be a collective movement. a move
ment not of individuals alone but OF the
Nation.
The habit Of saving formed now has a
deeper incentive than ordinary. We are
saving now not alone for selfish reasons.
we are saving now from patriotism, saw
ing not alone for ourselves but for our
country. The combination of patriotism
and thrift is indeed. going to make the
War Savings campaign an epoch in our
national life. 1t is not only going to be
a thing of tremendous benefit to millions
of citizens. it is going to be thing or
advantage to the Nation as a
whole, and affect our whole national life.
1t marks the beginning Of a new era IN
American life. and era of economy, good
sense and patriotism
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
AGAIN SUPREME
COURT SPEAKS

II must now be regarded as settled that
ON account OF their well-knOwn noxiOus
qualities and the extraordinary evils
shown by experience commonly to be
conesuent upon their use. a state has
power absolutely 40 prohibit the manu-
facture. gift. purchase. sales. or transpor
tatlon Of intoxicating liquors within its
borders without violating the, gurantees
OF the fourteenah amendment OF the
Constitution.
The above is an extract from the decis-
ion of the United States Supreme Court
few days ago In the Idaho csc. In which
the court held Wild the Prohibiaion law OF
that state.
The highest court In the land holds
there is no more warrant for the unre-
stricted use Of liquor than OF habit-form-
ing drugs. la is a decision against the
right" OF rrinldng poson as well as
against the right" Of its unrestrained
sale. 1t is blow at the socaIled person
al liberty of the vets from which booze
can never recover. 1t is a decision in IA
vor Of bone-dry Prohibition.
The decision will meet with the appro-
val Of abe people. The campaign in Ohio
this year shows that the voters are not
scared at bone-dry Prohibition. but on
the contrary think It is the proper thing
As science and medicine assert liquor is
a poson and rot a medicine. abe country
is quick to realize there is absolutely no
sense in booze.-American Issue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
THE FIRST INTEREST InsrALLMsNT

on Derember is the hrst installment OF
interest on the two billion dollars Of the
first Issue Of Liberty Loan Bonds became
due. The amount approximated S5,OO0.-
900. being S1.76 interest on every one hun
dred dollars OF bonds.
Holders OF coupon bonds obtain their
interest money from any bank or post
Office I'm the country by simply presenting
their coupons. Holders OF registered
bonds are sent checks for their interest
by the Treasury.
Hereafter every six months ten TO fif-
teen million American citizens are 10 re-
celye interest money on ther Liberty Loan
Bonds from the United States Government.
This Is going 20 create a closer and more
direct association of these citizens with
their government. and the effect this as
sociation Is going to be Of great value TO
these citizens and OF great value TO the
nation in making them more personally
Interested In their Government and more
active and alert in the exercise Of ther du-
ties and rights as citizens. Every Liberty
Bond holder is going TO be an active
champion OF wise and economic legislation
and administration.
The Liberty Loan Is not only greaa
financial transaction; IL is a great nation
al force. great national bond beween the
and their country, a great In
huence for better government and better
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
UNDILUTED 100 PER
CENT AMERICAN
Lima Republican Gazette.l

Lima Republican Gazette.I
When Joseph P. Tuerffs was seven
years old he left the town Of Stolberg,
Germany, in which he was born. and came
to America with his parents.
Even at that age the youngster had had
his taste of kaiserism. He received it in
school He saood at attention, little shaw
er tho he was, whenever the Herr Pro-
fessor spoke. He heard. even then. Of
militarism and the caste" Of the army.
p. August Tureffs. his father, brought
him and his mother to Coldwater, Ohio.
There, quietly they prospered. the
youngster who had tasaed the child's taste
of Prussian control grew to be young
man. He went to college and specialized
in forestry. He graduated and went west
and rose through merit until he became
manager OF big lumber company on the
Pacific coast.
II can remember" he told Sergeant
Jack Staples of the Lima recruiting office.
when we first came to America. My
father was German trained and had had
his service in the German amry. He very
seldom spoke of it.
MY father was quiet. He seemed to
be thinking lot. There was not German
spoken in our house. Now and then
German phrase would escape and l can
remember that my father would frown.
II was only a liatle tei ow when my
father began to talk about America, what
it meant to us and how it was Just op-
posite of Germany.
There is going to come time, JOS
eph,' he used to tell me. when Germany
is going to try and crush abe world. We
are Americans, and it is not good that the
things that a Germany stands for should
rule. 1t know because l have seen what
ia does to a people.
When that time comes 1 wana you
to remember that Germany does not stand
for good but for evil. 1t may be America
that will take up the challenge Of Ger
many: it may be some other nation Ia
1t is America, remember. Joseph, that you
are an American. 1t is for you to fight
against the things that Germany stands
for. 1t is for you to figha for the things
that Amerira stands for. Don't forget
Joseph. if should be gone. that America
is our country and chat Germany has
Drought WOc u many NhO nav
been forced. because Of it. to leave their
birth land
'I was in the west" continued Tuerffs,
when war broke out-that is when the
United States entered the war. 1 was
getting $4,000 year. There were many
things to be finished before was free.
finished them and came home to Coldwat-
er and talk 1t over with him. had re-
signed my position.
e. The time has como when you can
pay your debt to America. and when you
can even the score with the Hohenzoll-
orns,' my father said. and he was bitter
against the hser. He told me to 80. And
here l am"
Tuerffs. bringing Roy E. Lacy OF Cold
water with him. enlisted with a foresters'
regiment.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
LOCAL BRIEFS

Clerk Winaer has called a meeting of
the township Trustees for tomorrow
Saturday to settle up work of road su-
perintendents and such other matters as
may come before them.
Contractor c. C. Chapman and family,
who have been in Indiana the past six
months, are at home again. Mr.. Chap
man has been engaged on a ditch con-
tract in that state.
A fire on the goth inst destroyed the
house on the Andrew Smith farm, near
Durbin. 1t gained such headway before
being discovered that little or nothing
iould be saved. 1t was partly covered by
insurance.
The County Board Of Education at a
recent meeting appoinaed Supt. Pogue of
the Celina schools to succeed Leroy Jen-
kins. resigned, as a member of County
Board Of Examiners. The selection is a
popular one.
Charles King, of Burkettsville, was
bound over to the court in the sum of
$500. Wednesday in Mayor Scranton's
court, when he waived examination on a
charge of assault and battery.
Mrs. John Pecenberger, residing in the
west end of town, who underwent an op-
Grafton at a Lima hospital a few weeks
ago, was able to return home last Sat
urday.
Rev. nd Mrs. Carl Plummer, of Lees
burg. this saate, have been spending their
holiday vacation with the lataer's grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank VanWormer
They were former residents of Ft. Recov-
cry
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
SPOT The LIES
Toledo News Bee1

Have you heard that the soldier boys
are dying of pneumonia in the canton
ments? Lies. Have you heard that they
are half-fed and in-clothed? Lies. Have
you heard that the o.cers are rioaing in
luxury while the privates are suffering
severe hardships? Lies.
How many other lies have you heard in
circulation, ia kind tending to discour-
age service. to create dissensiol; tales of
Red Cross sweaters or socks sold to the
older or for private profit; of funds mis-
applied or nlisappropriaaed? Lies, all of
them
Parents of the boys have been to the
cantonment. The boys have come home
to tell theii own stories. They all say
that orr soldiers are well housed, well
clothed. well fed. well cared for; that
there is liatle sickness and no unnecessary
hardship.
Mistake sthere have been and will be.
It is l,umanIy unavoidable when L. 'tion
lrt for half Il centu hs devoted itself
Il Iht erts of peace Is G,rc. 4 suddenly to
take U9 the most gigRn tic tlsk that ever
faced any nation, ana a task with which
it is unfamiliar. But w der have been
d'rc and are 6eing dona a;4i win be done.
Because this is America, and America
aroused.
Then why the lies? That's what we
ought to think about Why the lies ?
Who originates them?
A liar of such kind in such a crisis
as this should haveSabout the same stand
ing as a rattlesnake or a mad dog.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
OWNERSHIP
THE ONLY WAY OUT

One hundred thousand miles-40 per
cent of the totals wasteful duplica-
ton, capitalized at many times its cost.
AS yet we have no train crossing the
country east and west or north and
south. Chicago has twenty-nine trunk
lines which enter the city and they cross
each other two hundred and thirty-nine
times. Two stations in New York, cost
ing quarter of billion dollars, have
no connecting link. There is, the
speakers urged, no design locally or ma
tionally in railway. water or highway
transportation. -Four thousand cities
have two or more steam railway stations
instead of union terminal. Duplica-
ton of terminals costs hundred mill
ion year. Some cities grow because of
good transportation and others die of
neglect. The chief evil of private owner
ship seems to be a lack OF unity. The
railroads must be united for strategy
either in war or peace. There is no pri-
vate power which can unite their dis
cordant units. If there were such a
power it would be greater than the ma
ton. Public ownership is the only So
luton and it must come soon.-Hugh
Reid in The Public.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
NOT SNEERING At the
OLD COMMONER NOW

A couple of weeks ago Bryan's Com
moner contained the following para
graph:
Less than decade ago when Mr..
Bryan tentatively brought forward
the necessity at some time in the
future Of the government taking
over the railroads because they we're
unwilling or unable to fulfill their
functions as carriers, he was greeted
as an impractical visionary. For
more than six months now the ma
tion has witnessed the control Of
the railroads through a war board
appointed by the President, and the
prediction is now freely made that
through the failure Of the railroads
to keep enough equipment on hand
for the demands of trade the gov
ernment will take them over COM
pletely.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
BREWERS DID
NOT SUSPEND

During the recent cold spell thousands
of men were thrown out of employment
by reason of the closing down of indus
tries because of lack of coal. Schools and
churches were closed. Women and child
rem suffered in their homes and in places
business was paralyzed. BUT YOU DO
NOT KNOW OF A BREWERY WHICH
WASA CLOSED BECAUSE OF SHORT
AGE OF COAL, DO YOU? The pro-
German brewers are helping the Kaiser
in more ways than one.-American Issue
Observer, please copy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
JAN. | SEES'LAST
HOURLY SERVICE


That ST. Marys win stand for a radical
and permanent cutting down Of trction
service Is said 20 be assured IN the minds
OF Western Ohio people who re planning
"a complete re-arrangement OF existing
schedules beginning January 2. 1913.
What satisfied the interurban folks that
81. Marys win remain dooile with a per-
manont compromise Is the two weeks
trial the first half OF December when the
skipper car furnished all the passenger
service there was ON the ST. Aiarys divis-
ion between Wapak and celina. Based on
a temporary coal shortage. the half-time
schedule worked" without severe public
criticism.
Banking on freedom froc attack while
half the traction runs were laid on be-
cause OF fuel shortage the Western Ohio
is declred to be planning
for permanent adoption OF the two-hour
schedule starting Jan. on all division OF
the line.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-28
FARMERS DO THEIR BIT

Farmers in the vicinity of South Char
lestown including some of the biggest land
owners in Madison and Clark Counties
will conduct a public sale at the South
Charleston Sales Company barns to raise
money for the Red Cross and Y. M. c. A
war funds, Friday.
Governor Cox was scheduled to auction
off the first pig. At the suggestion OF
Foster B. Houston .one Of the biggest
farmers in Ohio, the farmers in this COM
munity donated about $4,000 worth OF
hogs, cattle. poultry and farm machinery
to the sale. the entire proceeds to go to
the war relief funds.
Houston believes other farming COM
munities will follow the example. Com
munity sales he said. should be the rule
now and they should be conducted during
the winter months before the Spring ag-
ricultural drive begins.
In the interest of increased production
next year farmers are urged by the FOOD
Administrator >to dispose Of old unused
an dorder new machinery early
in order to avoid any delays next Spring.