The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-08-09
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: OHIO GLEANINGS

the fifth floor OF the Virginia hotel
at Columbus. Christman apparently
had committed suicide by taNing
cyanide of potassium
Rev. Abner A. Gruber, go, pastor OF
tho Methodist church at Jefferson
was instantly killed when his auto
was hit by a Stark Electric interur-
ban car.
A Kanawha and Michigan passen
ger train. en- route from Columbus to
Charleston, was wrecked near Ath'
ems when the cars left the track on
n curve. w. II. Jones, mail clerk, o.
Athens, was slightly injured.
A young man entering the Reading
bank at Reading, Just north Of Gin
cinnati, held up the cashier and other
employees OF the institution and stole
a sum OF money believed to be about
$4,000. He walked out as calmly as
he had entered and escaped in a taxi
cab.
Edward Franowitz, is, was struck
by lightning and Instantly killed
while resting under a tree in the yard
Of his home in Handler Gcauga
county
Hearing of charges against Eugene
V. Debs, under federal indictment
was postponed at Cleveland until
Sept. 9.
At Columbus Lawrence Stevens
25, colored, shot and killed George
Ingham, 2S, also colored. Stevens
was arrested later in Madison county.
Ohio IS to furnish $500 men in the
next call to the colors between Aug.
and Aug. o. The boys Will assem-
Bile at Columbus barracks.
Presence Of red weevil in wheat is
believed TO have damaged the CROP
ive 5ushels per acre in parts OF Fay
cite county.
Governor Cox pardoned Frank VIII
liams a 16-year-old boy, sentenced to
the penitentiary in Monroe county
last May for the theft OF few mex
pensive articles from store. 1t was
supposed ne was l9.
Leopold Fac, Al, charged with
grand larceny, was held to the grand
Jury at Cleveland after his mother,
Mrs. Anna Fac, 72, told police he
stole S2,527 from under her bed.
Hundreds of people witnessed the
death of Marian Wetherald. 2 years
old at Findlay. The little one was
struck by an interurban car, which
severed the body just above the hips.
A survey made by the womens
committee of the state defense coun-
ell indicates that less than one-fourth
the coal which will be needed in Ohio
households next winter has been laid
in or ordered. Governor Cox warns
all Ohio householders to place their
orders for coal at once.
Ezra Warren. civil war veteran Of
| Ottawa, gave each of 100 selects 81
when they entrained for camp.
At Columbus, Arthur Z. Drake, 3S
committed suicide by asphyxiation at
his home Dependency over BAD
health and business affairs IS be-
iieved to have prompted the act.
His companions thought Carlton
Ricney, 12, was hiding, and left the
swimming hole at Bellefontaine and
forgot the incident. Later the boys
body vas recovered by searchcrs.
! Ottawa county's quota of "A was
not filed when the conscripts left
for Camp Jackson, as only GA avail
able men were in line.
Aaron Gibson Washington, aged 81,
| Cincinnati, negro murderer, was elec-
trocuted at the penitentiary for the
murder a year ago of Clarence Con-
over, paymaster of the Aetna Paper
company, Dayton. The motive for
the crime was robbery
Democratic state convention will
be held in Columbus Aug. 30. For
lner Governor James E. Campbell
will be temporary chairman Of the
convention and Senator Pomerene iS
slated for the permanent chairman
ship.
Despondent because he was broke"
and could not find work, Samuel RuL-
man. Cincinnati, took poison at To
iedo. He is in a critical condition.
Mennonite preachers have shown
activity at Camp Sherman They
have urged conscientious objectors to
stay out Of uniform and refuse to
fight.
Three mines of the Ohio Colleries
company, near Athen, are tied up by
strike of engineers and tiremen,
who demand increase of wages. One
thousand mine workers are idle as a
result.
At Dayton, Police Inspector H. E.
Laukhart was dismissed by Safety
Director James on charge of CON
duct unbecoming an officer"
Mont Jacobs, 81, Springfield, track
inspector, was robbed of $3.50 by
thugs, who beat him into uncon
sicousness and placed him across
rails. He recovered before train
arrived.
Dayton police have arrested Alfred
Green, AZ, colored, of Xenia, said to
be an escaped prisoner from the Chic
penitentiarv.
Walter Richardson, negro, who
shot and killed John F. Rargus, an
officer of Gates, Fayette county, Pa.
at Struthers, suburb of Youngs
town, last May, while the officer was
trying to arrest him for the murder
of man at Gates, is under arrest in
Alabama and will be taken tc
Youngstown for trial
Federal government will create 4
housing board at Cleveland to CHECK
rent profiteering there.
Harrey E Hinderlong, 20, municipa
light plant lineman at Martins Ferry