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Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-28
VIENNA GIVES
ADVANCE HINT
BY Pac. and lntT News Service.

BY Pac. and lnt'I News Service.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-A dispatch to
the Petit Journal from Vienna says
that Austrirs Ancona answer will
cause severance of relations between
the two countries, America and Aus
tria. The correspondent hints that he
has seen the message and knows it's
context. The message is expected in
Washington by about Thursday. Dip
lomatic circles at Washington are very
hopeful concerning the relations be-
tween the two countries, as the assur-
ances from the Austrian government
have been very reassuring.
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DIPLOMATS SAY
NO ADVANCE NEWS
BY Pae. and Ins'I News Service.

BY Pac. and Int'i News Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Diplomats
say that they have as yet received no
advance hints as to what the context
of the forthcoming note concerning
the Ancona will be, but they expect
that Penfield, who is holding confer
ences with Burian, will soon cable
them, so that they may judge from
that as to what the situation is. 1t
is we'll understood that diplomatic re-
lations will be severed if Austria does
not give good and sufficient reasons
for continuing the correspondence.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-28
ARTILLERY DUEL
ON WEST FRONT
BY Fac. and Intr News Service.

PARIS, Dec. 2S.-Today's military
communique states that the French
and Germans in the neighborhood of
Hartman's-Weilerkopf and southeast
ward from there to Mount Robertson,
are having an extensive artillery duel
The Germans have attempted sortie
after sortie and have been driven back
with heavy losses by the curtain of
artillery fire which proceeded from the
French canon.
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determine.

determine.
The first board Of directors of the
holding corporation is almost identi-
cal with the personnel OF the reorgani.
cation committee. The members are
a. NJ. Hunt, James ID. Phelan, George
Whittell, David X. Forgan, l. de Bruyn,
&. Ledyard Blair, Fred II. Echer, Al.
vim w. Krech, Starr J. Murphy, vii.
liam A. Reed, William Salomon and
Richard p. Young.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-28
CLASSIFICATION OF
LAND FOR 1916

According TO Il resolution passed by
the members of the Nevada tax COM
mission. the following classification of
lands, entitled Land Classification.
1916" has been forwarded 10 the va
rious assessors of the state for use
for the assessment purposes of 1916:
1. Cultivated Land:
First class. second class. third class.
fourth class.
Note-Land i'll vegetables shall be
assessed as iirst.class cultivated land,
as also land capable of producing over
five tons of alfalfa hay per acre. and
land capable of producing ever one
ton of wheat or oats per acre.
Land capable of producing three
and half to five tons of alfalfa hay
per acre. and land capable of produc
ing from 1,i00 10 1000 pounds OF
wheat or oats per acre, shall be as
sessed as second-cldss cultivated land
Land capable Of producing from
two TO and a half tons of cultivated
hay per acre and land capable of pro-
ducing from 500 pounds to 1.iOU
pounds of wheat or oats per acre shall
be assessed as third-class cultivated
land.
Land capable OF producing less than
Two tons of cultivated hay per aero,
and land capable of producing less
than 500 pounds OF wheat or oats per
acre, shall be assessed as fourt h.class
cultivated land.
2. Meadow Land: (Wild hay land
from which crops are cut) First
class; second class.
Note-Land capable of producing
over one and half tons of wild hay
per acre shall be assessed as first
class meadow land.
Land capable of producing one and
half tons and under of wild hay per
acre shall be assessed as second.class
3. Pasture Land: Qrrigated pas
ture only. First class. second class.
Note-Segregation to be left to dis.
cretion of assessor.
4. Irrigable or Arabic Land: Gland
susceptible of irrigation. but as yet
uncultivated or cleared) First class.
second class. third class.
Note-Sesregation to be left to dis
cretion of assessor.
5. Grazing Land: Gland not sus-
ceptible Of irrigation, but valuable for
range purposes). First class. second
class.
Note-Segregation to be left TO dis
cretion of assessor.
6. Mountain Land: Rocky or
alkaline land unsuitable for graZing
or which does not come under any of
the foregoing classifcations.) One
class only.
mission that the acreage price for as
sessment purposes for each of the
foregoing classifications shall be- so per
cent of the full cash value as deter
mined by the several assessors; such
price valuations 10 be subject to equal
ization by the various county boards
OF equalization and the state board of
equalization.
Be it also resolved that land which
by reason Of character alone would be
placed in one of the foregoing classes
but which by reason of extra desirable
location or other cause. is, in the opin.
ion Of the assessor, of n greater valua-
ton than land in general coming un.
der a like character classification.
shall be entered on the 1916 assess-
ment roll on separate line, its gener-
al classification given. preceded by the
word Special" and followed by fig.
ures showing It's estimated excess
value.
o.
nllmhnr of anunrn nnun.. nr In
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-28
ANT|.SUBMAR|NE
CAMPAIGN ON
BY Pac. =rd IntI News Service

PARIS, Dec. 2S.-Thc Figaro says
that nine Teuton submarines have
been sunk or captured in the Mediter-
ranean within the last few weeks.
The French and English have adopted
the same measures against the Tcu-
tonic undersea bcots that they have
used so successfully !n EpGlish wat
ers, and which have swept Iaany *
the Germany craft to destruction.
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CARNEGIE GROWS
VERY GENEROUS
BY Pac. and Int'I News Service.

AMSTERDAM. Dec. 28.-The Han.
elsblade prints the story that Andrew
Carnegie has presented the Belgian
relief committee with the first install.
mcnt of a gift of twelve million dol.
lars.
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EMMANUEL OF ITALY
REPORTED WOUNDED

BY Pac. and Tnt'l News Service.
BERLIN. Dec. 2S.-The overseas
news agency publishes unconfirmed
reports that Emmanuel has been
wounded by an Austrian grenade, and
that he is now being taken to the
hospital
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BULGARIAN PORTS
BEING BOMBARDED
BY Pac. and IntI News Service.

BY Pac. and mt News Service.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 28.-The official
announcement is made that Russian
destroyers have bombarded Bulgarian
ports, causing much damage Subma.
rines attacked the destroyers in hopes
Of driving them off, but the destroyers
sank one of the submarines.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-28

Mrs. NJ. F. Jukes, who departed for
Ely Christmas morning on a visit with
relatives there is expected to return
about New Years.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-28

The last Of the suits of taxpayers
against the tax commission are being
settled today.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-12-28

a number of severe cases of la
grippe are reported.
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GERMANY SENDS our
MANY RUhORS

BERLIN, Dec. 28.-Overseas news
agencies at Rotterdam says that Brit
ish cruisers have seized the American
mail on two steamships en- route TO
Holland.
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ANOTHER ITALIAN
LINER IS SUNK

BY pac. and Int'I News Service.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S.--Ambassa.
dor Page at Rome. cabled that an
Italian liner on route to Catania, was
summarized In the Mediterranean.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
ST. MARYS STILL REMAINS IN
GRASP OF VARHOID

Three cases Of varioloid have develop
ed since Fridays report. They are:
VIM Burkett, Railroad street, between
Wayne and Perry strets.
Oscar Sullivan corner Of Scott and
Columbia streets
George Moser, East Columbia street,
Mrs Geo Aloser who shows symtoms Of
contagion.
The case Of Elmer Longworth's son, at
corner Of Cleveland Avenue and Pear St,
which has for several days been under
surveillance, proves TO be chickenpoX.
The case of VIM. Burkett developed on
Friday vening. The house is also occu-
pied by Wesley Alfred and William JOS
ephs and family. The house has been
roped off and day and night guards plac-
ed in command. The entire list Of inmates
have been vaccinated. Burkett is a bro
ther of the Burkett who for three weeks
has been under quarantine at Alex Vo-
gan's house.
Oscar Sullivan's case is traced to an eX-
posure, two weeks ago at which time he
refused his physicians request that he be
Vaccinated.
The Moser family have been observing
quarantine since the middle of the week
and have had a chickenpoX card on their
house pending positive developements
The three cases announced today are
all traced to exposure. All are subject
to strict quarantine Arrest and impris
onment in the pest house is the penalty
faced by any quarantined person who
breaks the quarantine.-St. Marys Argus.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
PERSONAL

Attorney and Mrs. Ed L. Bryson are
home from short visit at Cincinnati.
J. A. Roemer was called to Ft Recov-
cry last Tuesday by the serious illness OF
George Gebele.
Mrs. Enoch Schlosser. Of Coldwater, has
returned home after a visit with Attorney
and Mrs j. NJ. Schlosser.
Mrs. Esther Stubbs and Howard Ferst
of Germantown, were the first of the week
guests of DR.. and Mrs. w. c. Stubbs.
Mr. and Mrs. D. w. AIiesse and Henry
and Edward Miesse We're called to New
COrydon, Ind, last Monday by the death
of a relative, John Schweitzer.
Robert Barr, of Bluffton. Ind, Mr. and
Mrs. James Lepper and daughter, Mar
garet, of st. Marys, were the over Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Barr.
Miss Marie Betz was operated upon for
the removal of a nasal obstruction at the
Lima hospital last Tuesday She stood
the operation well and is doing nicely
Mrs. Charles Hoenie of Hopewel town
ship, was operated upon for appendicitis
by DR.. Otis, of this city, last Saturday at
the Doctors home, She is getting along
nicely.
Mrs. Benjamin Olds and daughter, of
Washington c. II, are the guests of her
parents, Mr., and Mrs. Albert Raudabaugh
and her brother, Probate Judge Rauda-
baugh and family
w. Fl. Bretz, who took i'll with a severe
attack of grip, while at Cincinnati on
business last week, which developed into
quinsy and erysipllas, is improving, HIS
condition was serious for couple Of
days
Mr.. and Mrs Than Runkle, of Macedon,
came in on the noon train from Celina,
Tuesday being called there last week on
account of the serious illness of the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bourrell. The lit
tie fellow was considerably better Tues
day.-Ft. Recovery Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
C. Q. P. REPEALS
THE WARNES LAW
However They Want TO Retain Ser
vices of Assessors Whom They
Damned Last Year

Columbus, o.. March l7,-speedlng up
their Legislative machinery. the House and
Senate today took acton on three impor-
tant measures. While the Houes was
passing 81 TO 49, the Smith AIaIlow bill
abolishng the State Agricultural Com
mission and decentralizing the Agricul-
tural Department. the Senate passed the
Beitler taXcbill repeating the warnes law
and putting In the hands Of County Aud
tors the 1915 assessment OF property and
Moore Civil Service bill. substituting a
competitive merit plan for the present
noncompetltlve examination system. The
measure passed 20 to l2.
II passed by the house and approved by
the Governor all persons holding public
positions by virtue Of noncompetltive ex-
aminations must pass competitive exam
nations to retain their places.
Thousands Of municipal and county en-
ployees as well as State jobholders. are
directly affected by this measure
An emergency clause attached to the
Beitler bill makes il effective Immediately
on approval by Governor Willis Con-
currence by the House in several amend
ments is necessary before II goes to the
Governors office. One Of these provides
for retention this year Of the present ap-
pointed Warnes law ward and township
assessors. However, they must work un-
der supervision of the County Auditor,
instead of the County Tax Commission
ers, appointed by former Governor Cox.
Democrats voted solidly against the bill,
but all except four voted for attaching
the emergency clause The vote on the
bill was 20 to II, and on the emergency
clause 27 to 4.
Several Democrats in the House voted
with the solid Republican majority for
the agricultural decentralizing bill
The measure restores the State Agri-
cultural Experiment Station to control
by a separate Board of Trustees and the
State Agricultural College to manage
ment by the State University trustees.
As passed by the Senate the bill also put
the Fish and Game Bureau under sepa-
rate board, but the House Agricultural
Committee insisted on retaining them
under the nonsalaried Agricultural Board
of nine members to be appointed by the
Governor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
THE SCHOOL RIPPER

The wrecking in the Ohio legisla-
| ture has now reached the public
school system. Having laid It's des-
troying hand on the tax system. the
| license system, the agricultural de-
partment and the board Of admins
tratlon, IL turns next TO the schools.
To Representative Plumb, OF Dele
ware county, belongs the distinction
of introducing the school ripper The
measure would take the life out of
the present state system and set pub
lie education In Ohio back many
years. At one stroke, Il would de-
stroy what experts In school matters
worked many months TO bring about.
1t is assumed about the state house
that Gov. Willis is favorable to the
ripper.
II is interesting to recall that Dr.
p. p. ClaXton. United States commits
sioner Of education, said of the Ohio
School code which the Wreckers in
the legislature have now reached in
their reign Of destruction, 1T is
doubtful" the doctor is quoted as
saying, "if there has been more con-
structive and progressive school legis-
lation enacted by a single session Of
the Legislature in any other state with
in the last half century"
But, Of course, the head of the
educational department of the United
States has no appreciation of the par
tisan needs of the Ohio legislative
majority He does not understand
the mental processes of real dyed
in-the-w3ol wrecker - cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
TRIES To SHAKE
MUNDANE SPHERE
Jesse GOubeau, Former Celina Man,
Burdened With Trouble, Seeks
End With CarbOlic Acid

Following a quarrel with his wife 1t is
alleged Jesse Goubeau, 29 years old, OF
Spencerville, attempted to end his life by
drinking carbolic acid, Sunday morning
He was brought to Lima Sunday evening
and removed to the City Hospital. His
condition is serious.
1t is alleged Goubeau and his wife
auarrelled nearly all Sunday morning and
that they have been having domestic
troubles for some time. Mrs. Goubeau
threatened to leave home it is said, and
was packing up her things when her hus-
band is declared to have remarked:
IF you leave me, you will leave me
dead"
He went into an adjoining room and
drank the contents of 2-ounce bottle of
carbolic acid His wife thought he was
making a threat which he did not intend
to carry out, as he often made such
threats, she said She heard him writh-
ing in pain and went into the room,
where she found him unconscious. A ply
sician was hurriedly summoned and the
use of the stomach pump probably saved
his life at the time.
been severely burned about the face, and
il was deemed advisable to remove him
to Lima, his condition becoming quite
critical. 1t was reported at the hospltai
today that he was somewhat improved
and had a fighting chance to recover
Young Goubeau is a son of ]. c. Gou-
beau, formerly of this city, and is well
known here. He was in this city last
week selling brooms and returned to
SpencerVille, Saturday.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
THE BOYS STOCK
JUDGING CONTEST
Liberal Prizes win be offered Lads
OF County by Agricultural
Society

The Mercer County Agricultural Socie-
ty has offered $500 for a boys stock
judging contest az the fair In 1915. TO be-
divided as follows; g25 TO the team OF
five boys from the township who make
the highest score; 5000 to the team OF
five boys from another township who
make the second highest score; $500 10
the third team from another townships
$1,000 TO the fourth team. and $500 TO the
nth team.
In addition 10 this the State University.
al Columbus viii pay the expenses OF the
three boys who make the highest score
In the county for one week al the Uni
versity at Columbus, In February 1916.
The University expects three boys from
every county in the State whose fair
boards win arrange a stock judging con-
test During this week az the University
the boys viii be taught how 10 judge
stock and prizes win bee offered for the
best No boy 20 be over nineteen years
old.
We have made arrangements with the
University TO send a man TO coach ana
instruct the boys at the various high
SCHOOLS IN the county
All boys wishing to enter this contest
viii appear at the appointed places ana
sign an APPLICATION blank.
Each township expects to furnish a man
10 continue this instruction after the
coach has given them the first lesson.
The township member Of the Fair Board.
In connection with the district superln-
tendent win make arrangements for this
additional instruction as viii be conven-
lent TO all parties,
The following dates and places have
been set for the meeting with the coach
from the University:
April 5-Celina, afternoon.
April Neptune, forenoon,
April G-Alendon, afternoon.
April 7-Rockford. forenoon.
April Wabash High School, after
noon.
April SIT. Recovery, forenoon.
April S-St Henry, afternoon.
April 9--Coldwater, forenoon.
April 9-MonteZuma, afternoon.
only the following live stock viii be
used in this contest: Draft Horses, Dairy
Cattle and Lard Hogs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
TEN THOUSAND
ANSWER BRYAN

Philadelphia, March 15-As a climax
10 temperance demonstration in the
Billy Sunday tabernacle tonight, Secre-
tary Bryans appeal for recruits in a to-
tai abstinence army was answered by 10.
900 men and young men. Billy Sunday
who had been scheduled to speak from
the same platform, was unable to be pre-
sent because Of his eNertions during the
day.
Secretary Bryan was literally swept off
his feet by the thousands who swept
down the sawdust trails in response to
his appeal for signers to pledge cards,
circulated through the immense audience.
In the scramble to enlist in the temper
ance army the secretary was caught in
the middle of the fighting, pushing, shout,
ing, perspiring throng and finally rescued
by a detail of police summoned from a
nearby substation.
Sunday today gave a temperance ad-
dress in the assembly chamber OF the
New Jersey legislature. Thousands were
unable to gain admission to the meeting.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
A SAMPLE ACRE

About sixty years ago the old
John Thompson farm on Man
haitian island was sold 10 Will
lam b. AstOr az $4,000 an acre
and the buyer was looked upon
by many as a fool for paying
such a price for rocks and trees.
Two vars ago his granddaughter
Mrs. G.. o. Haig, sold one lot Of
this farm, being No. 374 Fifth
avenue, 37x100 feet, for $780,
600 which would figure the land
at the rate OF $5,5OO,OOO per
acre"
The real fool in this case was nei-
ther Mr., Astor. nor the fellow who
sold him the farm, but the people OF
New York City who created that val
ne of $5,50O,O00 an acre and are al
lowing Mr.. Astor's descendants TO ap-
propriate Il,
Because a few private individuals
are allowed TO appropriate these val
ues the people who create them must
live In poverty and distress, the
most of them crowded into comfOr-
table and unsanitary tenements.
A value OF 5,5O0,O00 an acre
means that, If properly developed,
that acre can be made 10 produce
enough wealth to make IL profitable
to pay that enormous sum for the
privilege of using il. Neither Mr..
Astor nor his descendants increased
the potential productivity of that
acre from an amount capitalized at
SO, 900 to a capitalization of S5,5O0,-
900. That was done by the people
who must come hat in hand and beg
for the privilege of working on IT,,
with no assurance that the request
will be granted. II was done by the
very people who must pay to the As
tor descendants what belongs TO all
for a chance to employ labor and cap
ital in improving that acre.
And this acre furnishes but one eX-
ample of the extent to which Is go
ing on the appropriation by a few OF
what the many have created. The
entire land value of New York City
exclusive Of all improvements is
more than $5,00O,0OO,0O0 Land
that is worth that amount can easily
be made to produce enoungh wealth
to employ and support a much great
er population than is in the city to-
day. But because the wrong per
sons are allowed to take this wealth
the great mass of New Workers must
live in a state of wretched poverty.
And II is not only in New York
that this evil exists. 1t is nation
wide. Is it not tine to put an end
10 it2
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
ELECTRICAL DISPLAY FOLLOWS
BUMP INTO TRACTION POLE

Sewer Contractor Tony Martin and O..
G, Ayers had a narrow escape from fatal
injuries last Saturday night when the
former lost control of his big touring car,
while speeding along the highway be-
tween St. Marys and Wapakoneta, and
the big Winton Six swerved to the right
of the road striking one Of the Western
Ohio traction line poles
The pole was cut off few feet from the
ground breaking one of the high tension
power lines of the Western Ohoi, which
came in contact with a wire fence and
caused a big electrical display and much
excitement before the juice could be cut
off.
Almost miraculously, neither Martin or
Ayers were injured beyond few bruises
and scratches oo,
The big Winton sustained about $500
damage. The radiator was smashed, one
lamp and the windshield demolished, and
the front springs and front axle BROKEN
The engine was not damaged and Mar
tin drove the car on through to this city.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-03-19
AMONG CHURCHES
Catholic Churches Offering Prayers
For Peace and Tranquility in the
War Ridden Countries

Special services Offering supplieations
for peace will begin at the Catholic
church, in this city today continuing
throughout Sunday.
In all the Catholic churches in the Uni
ted States, special prayers will be offered
on Sunday, for a cessation of the terrible
war that is devastating Europe. The ap-
pended form of special prayer has been
prepared by Pope Benedict for Peace:
Dismayed by the horrors of a war which
is bringing ruin to peoples and nations,
we turn, o Jesus, to thy most loving
heart as to our last hope. o God of Mer-
cy with tears we invoke thee to end this
fearful scourge; King Of Peace, we
humbly implore the peace for which we
long. From Thy sacred heart Thou didst
shed forth over the world divine charity,
so that discord might end and love alone
might reign among men. During Thy
life on earth Thy heart beat with tender
COMPASSION for the sorrows of men; in this
hour made terrible with burning hate and
with bloodshed and with slaughter once
more may Thy divine heart be moved to
pity. Pity the countless mothers in an
guish for the fate of their sons; pity the
numberless families; pity Europe over
which broods such havoc and disaster.
Do Thou inspire rulers and peoples with
counsels of meellness, do Thou heal the
discOrdS that tear the nations aSSunder;
Thou who didst shed Thy precious blood
that they might live as brothers, bring
men together once more in loving har-
mony. And as once befor to the cry OF
the Apostle Peter: Save us Lord we per-
ish. Thou didst answer with words Of
mercy and didst still the raging waves
so now design to hear our trustful praper
tranquility. And do Thou, O most Holy
Virgin as in other times of sore distress
be now our help, our protection and our
safeg1lard "