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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-01-10

John Pibal, Anna Vlasak, N RS. F
Schneider, John Janda, Stella Pet
rik, j. Sedlacek, f. L.. Klulish,
Martha Toczek, Emil Toczek,
Mrs. Gus. Seiner, Mary Elada,
Mr.. G. Celmer, Angela Mattlska,
Harriet Olsen, Anna PObuda, Mrs
FIR. Hessman, Rosie Bouska, Mrs.
FIR. Straka, Mrs. G.. w. South
wick. j. j. Blachnik, Helen Bla-
eek, Mr.. and Mrs. Beeman, Stella
Molly, and Mrs. Turek, Lorraine
Gardner, Mrs. Joe Vyborny, Ag.
mes and Mrs. John Dvoracek, Cla-
ra. Helen Kudrna, Mrs. i. j. Ku-
drna, renewal.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-01-10

The following committees have
ben appointed to help carry on
the Red Cross Work.
Executive Committee:
Mrs. John King, j.. A. Ptak.
Mrs. Vac. Mach, j. +. HOSTEL.
Civilian Relief Committee:
Robt. Vauk, J. b. Melichar.
Peter Il. Petrik.
Finance Committee:
Louis Hakl, FIR. Straka.
Joe Vaith, Mrs. J. A. Dvorak.
Mrs. Thomas Wagner.
Miss Josephine Vyborny.
The work sent in to the Bon
Homme Chapter from the Tabor
Branch for this month is as fol-
ows:
8 pair Pajamss.
8 Hospital Bed Shirts.
8 Convalescent Robes.
Operating gowns.
Operating masks.
Operating caps.
4 Comfort pillows.
35 Sweaters.
5 pair socks.
Helmets.
Z pair Wristlets.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
GEORGE ENGLE A
SHARP OLD GUY
Is Way AnsOnia Banker Sizes
Him Up---LOOks That Way

George Engle, we'll known charac-
ter OF Ansonia, DaTke county, aged 73,
put one over several business places here
last week, and has since been counted
among the missing. George was re-
garded as sort of easy going fellow and
had gained the confidence of those with
whom he came in contact. He had been
employed on the l.. T.. & w. section
here since last summer and has been
staying at the Logan Street House, and
that hostelry is holding the bag for a
couple weeks board.
Engle's principal victims, so far as
has come TO light, are John Morrow, the
grocer, who is out SIS, which might
have been S83, but John had no NOR
loose change around when Engle pre-
sented check for the latter amount.
He prepared a couple of his Victims for
the raid by telling them in advance he
was looking for a check from Ansonia in
the sum of SS3 and would like them 10
cash il when it came, and they fell for
the game right readily. The same even
ing Mr.. Morrow advanced the SIS On
his SS3 check he had one cashed at ST.
mon & Gagle's saloon for like amount.
Later he appeared at Depweg's saloon,
where he treated party and rendered a
$50 check in payment, which was duly
Engle has not shown up
since, and is not likely to unless the Off
,ers locate him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
BILLION BUSHEL
WHEAT CROP seen
Governments Appeal Needed By
American Farmers.
FIFTY MILLION ACRES PLANTED

Winter Wheat Crop VIII Be Larger
by Eighty Million Bushels Than
Any Yield In History Of American
AgricuIture-AVerage Spring Crop
Would Place Wheat Production
Next Year Beyond Billion Bushels.
Washington, Dec. ia huge win
ter wheat crop, larger by $4,000, 900
bushels than any yield in the history
of American agriculture, was forecast
by the department of agriculture.
The governments appeal, made be-
fore the coming of peace was in
sight, saying an acreage of 47.500 900
was desirable, and the guaranteed
price of 1920 a bushel for wheat
stimulated extraordinary effort on
the part of farmers, said the depart
ment's announcement. AS a result,
49,027 900 acres we're planted during
a long and almost perfect season.
The fall growing season has been
one of the finest ever known, result
ing in the crop being In the best con-
dition ever recorded on Dec. IA and
giving promise of heavy yields.
Allowing for the average spring
abandonment of acreage due to win
ter killing, the department announced
that winter wheat gives promise of a
total production of 5000, 900 bush
els. An average spring wheat crop
would place next years production
of wheat beyond 1000, ,000, 900 bushels
and exceed the record crop of 1915.
Last years spring wheat production
was 36S, ,OOo, 900 bushels.
After the official forecast Of record
breaking wheat production had been
made public there was considerable
speculation as TO whether the gov
eminent would sustain a loss IN sup
porting the guaranteed price Of $3.50
per bushel through the 1919 pjroduc-
tion year. Opinion on the subject
apparently was divided.
Some officials said the government
is assured of full return on all the
wheat consumed in the United States
because of the control of markets
and shipping, and that American con-
sumption probably will be greatly ex-
panded with all restrictions on its
use removed. They also said 1t was
not at all certain that even the
bumper crop Of American wheat will
produce a world surplus, with Rus
sian sources shut of and the new
Argentine crop being absorbed now
by France and England as fast as 1t
is threshed.
In other quarters it was said that,
with the war ended, the great stocks
of wheat in Australia and India will
be available for world consumption,
probably at prices below the Ameri-
can guaranteed figure. If these stocks
prove sufficient for European require
ments, some see a possibility that
the government will lose on whatever
surplus of wheat there is over do
meStic requirements.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
Local Briefs

N. f. Pifer, Cincinnati Northern car
inspector, has moved his family from
Bryan to this city.
Mrs w. +. TouVelle, who has been
i'll for the past six weeks, was out for
the first time this week.
Mrs. Hugh Thomas was called to
Robinson, H., the first of the week by
the illness of her son Frank and his
wife. They are victims of influenza.
Installation of officers of Celina Lodge,
F. & A. M, to have taken place We'd
nesday evening, was postponed on ac-
count of the influenza.
Paul Nickel, John Kohn and Russell
Lohrentz are home from Columbus, where
they have been attending the o. S. U.,
until after the holidays.
The annual election of officers of the
Wabash Mutual Telephone Co. takes
place tom rrow Saturday, the polls
being open from a. NJ. to pm.
Chas Hartzog, of West Logan street,
recently hurt in railroad crossing acci-
dent at Lima, when an automobile in
which he was riding was hit by Penn.
sylvania train, is able to be out, although
not yet running any foot races.
The funeral of Chloe Yingling, whose
death was chronicled last week, took
place Saturday, with interment at North
Grove. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
W. Yingling, and brother, f. B. Yingling,
of Altona, PI., arrived here Friday. Tie
younger brother, DR.. Estey Yingling, of
Lima, was also here to attend the funer-
al OF the deceased.
Supt. and Mrs. Andrew Schunck of
the county infrmary were at Columbus
this week attending the annual meeting
of the State conference of charities and
corrections. Mrs. Schunck, an acknowl
edged authority on infirmary manage
ment, read an interesting paper on that
subject at the meeting.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
OVER $500 SQUARE MILES
American Third Army Occupying Big
Slice Of Germany.

Paris, Dec. 1S. The American
Third army now occupies strip of
Germany containing more than $500
square miles. 1t is supervising the
administration of several hundred
villages and operating hundreds of
miles Of railroads and streetcar lines.
The methOdical taking over of this
tremendous responsibility, with the
multitudinous needs of hundreds of
thousands of hostile people, will be
almost entirely accomplished within
Is days. There is not precedent in
history for the occupation, which is
also remarkable in that it was fin
ishAd without single hostile demon
stIauion by either inhabitants or
troops. An army of 250,000 men
marched between 200 and 300 miles
within a month, starting almost i'm
mediately after weeks of the hardest
kind of fighting. In the last six
weeks men and officers have under
gone probably the most severe phys
ical test that any American army has
ever experienced.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
Fl. RECOVERY MAN
SUICIDES AT LIMA

Lima Republican, Gazette, Dec l3.
J. +. Dumbauld, aged SIS, committed
suicide by hanging himself a the Cres-
cent Hotel, Z28 IL n. Main street,
Thursday night The boIy was found
shortly after O'Clock Friday morning
hanging from the hinge of the door to
his room.
According to G. w. Sanders, manager
OF the hotel, Dumbald had been drink
ing since Sunday and had remained in
his room the greater part of the time.
He had not been seen since early Thura-
day.
When there was attempt to call him
there was no response. After unsuc-
cessfol attemI Is to enter the room and
to ascertain what had happened by
looking through the transom, Sanders
scaled the wall outside tie room and
entered by means of window.
Dumbauld had made rope from the
sheet from his bed and fixed the moose
about his neck.
Three daughters survive his death.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
WILSON PRESENTED
WITH GOLD MEDAL
Elaborate Ceremony at the City
Hall in Paris.

Paris, Dec 17.-President Wilson
was presented with the gold medal OF
the city of Paris at an elaborate GER
emony at the city hall. Mrs. Wilson
was presented a diamond brooch
adorned with an enamel dove.
The reception at the city hall was
impressive. The president was re-
ceived by the municipal council at
the main entrance and walked
through the spacious corridors, which
were tastefully decorated. More than
5000 people, mostly women, were
within the building. The women
cheered the president.
Adrien Mithouard, president of the
municipal council, read the address,
the president replying in loud, clear
tones, in which there was a tinge of
emotion. After the official ceremonies
the president inspected the various
departments in the city hall.
President Wilson visited Versailles,
where the final meeting of the peace
conference will be held.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
CHANCES Seem
PRETTY GOOD
For State Aid for East and West
Inter- County Highway

County Commissioners Hill and Stein
brunner and County Surveyor Morrison,
together with a few other gentlemen of
this city and county, were at Columbus
the first of the week attending meet
ing of the State Highway Commission
and to learn what aid would be extended
to road building in this county the COM
ing year. They we're able to get the ear
of the commission and we're promised a
generous portion of State funds, but it is
understood the money is to be applied
only on main market or inter-county
highways under direction of the State
commission, and that the building of a
strip of road here and there without any
systematic plan will hereafter get scant
attention.
The contract for a mile and half of
concrete on the west end of the Celina-
Wabash inter-county highway, let last
summer, is to be completed the coming
year, but it is doubtful if it will be furth-
er extended until the link between this
city and St. Marys is taken up and COM
pleted This plan seems favored by the
tate, and since its desires are para
mount are likely to be followed or moth
lug doing.
Before this work is undertaken the
kink should be taken out of the road east
of town. The road has an abrupt and
foolish turn to the north east of Edge
water Park that sh 1uld be eliminated
East Market street should be extended
through the park, building the roadway
on the north side of traction line to
avoid crossing where the road would
the St. Marys pike. Whether
this has been considered by those who
are likely to have the work in charge we
do not know, but it should receive atten-
tion at the earliest possible moment and
nothing left undone to hinder its accom-
Dlishment
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
FINALLY FOUND A
TURN IN The LANE

Rev.W. T. Lyons, who succeeded Rev.
Frank Snavely few months ago as pas
tor of the Celina Circuit Churches of God
west of this city, coming here from
Wayne county, has been enumerating
the good things that has been percolat-
ing in upon himself and family recently.
Rev. LySns and his congregations have
not been able to get on speaking terms
since his assignment here almost FIVE
months ago, though it seems the fault of
neither one or the other. In meantime,
however, tn. pastor had enough to dis
courage a robust man, and probably
would have thrown up his hands had he
not been pretty much Irish and accus-
toned to reverses and plenty of hard
knocks. When he and his family land
ed in Celina he was not we'll man. and
when he was sufficiently recovered to
tackle his work along came the influenza
and shut up his churches. During this
time his not very plethoric purse COM
menced to shrink and he cast about to
find some work to meet his living ex-
penses. He applied to the furniture
factory for work, but he overestimated
his strength and a day or two there put
him on his back with the flu, and then
his family, not a very mall one-for he
had obeyed the injunction of increase
and joined him in his misery,
and his good wife had her hands full,
among strangers in a strange town.
About this time his congregations got on
to the fact that things were not going
we'll with their pastor, with whom they
had really not yet come in cantact, and
they commenced to get busy. Things
look different now, even if the flu ban
that was off again is on again Com
murication" has been established, the
food cargoes are arriving, and as soon as
the flu TAX, S to tall timber there will be
a getting together of the pastor and his
hocks that will atone for the months that
have had everything but a silver lining
for Rev. Lyons and his family.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
SLEW PRESIDENT
OF PORTUGAL
Assassin Killed By Crowd in the
Streets Of Lisbon.

Paris, Dec 16.-Dr. Sidonio Paes,
president Of Portugal, was shot and
killed by an assassin while he was
in a railway station at Lisbon wait
ing for a train to OportO.
The tragedy occurred at midnight
Saturday.
AdVices from Lisbon reporting the
assassination say that he was struck
by three bullets.
President Paes died within a few
minutes after he was shot. The pres
ident's assailant, named Jeetne, was
killed by the crowd. Tamagini Bar
bosa, minister of the interior, has as
sumed. the presidency.
DIR. SidoniO Paes was formally pro-
claimed president of Portugal on last
June 9. He headed a revolt in Por-
tugal In December, 1917, and was
named president of the provisional
government ON Dec. 8, few days
more than a year before he was as
sassinated.
DIR. PaeS was professor of mathe-
matics in the University of Coinbra
when he entered the Portuguese cab
met in 1911 as minister Of public
works. At the outbreak of the war
he was Portuguese minister to Ger
many and remained In Berlin until
the early part of 1915, when he re-
turned to Lisbon. While provisional
president DIR. Paes declared that POr-
tugal would continue in agreement
with the allies against Germany.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
ROAD BUILDING PROGRAM
Adopted by Automobile and Highway
Associations.


Columbus, Dec. 16.-A vigorous
campaign to have the coming general
assembly adopt a progressive road.
building program, incorporating the
patrol system, will be launched by
the Ohio State Automobile associa-
tion. This was the word brought
back by delegates from Chicago,
where they attended national meet
ing in the interests of good roads.
Delegates from highway associations
and automobile clubs of the country
attended. Resolutions were adopted
urging the government to appoint a
highway commission to have super
vision over all roads of the country.
Delegates declared that roads should
be under federal control, as well as
other arteries Of travel, such as rail-
roads.
twenty-five delegates representing
the Ohio State association were in
attendance. They discussed plans for
a campaign to have automobiles
taken off the personal tax duplicate
and the enactment of legislation max
ing it possible to have auto taxes re-
vert to fund to be used for the
maintenance and construction OF
roads.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
WILSON TAKES UP
CASE OF RUSSIA
Discusses the Big Problem With
French Statesmen.
PROPOSEDSOLUTIONS BLOCKED

No One Found Who Is Qualified to
Speak For the Russian People, and
the Allies Hesitate to Recognize
Any One Faction-Thousand Re-
ported Starving In Petrograd and
Wilson Would Relieve Distress.
Washington, Dec. 49, - President
Wilson and the French statesmen
already have taken up the Russian
problem, and the determination of a
definite policy of which all the allied
countries and the United States may
agree will be one of the first things
undertaken at the preliminary meet
ings which are to precsde the peace
conference.
RuSsia's plight and the attitude to
be adopted by the victorious associ-
ated nations is recognized as one OF
the most serious problems Of the
peace conference. Every proposed
solution so far is said to have been
blocked by the unanswered question
of who is qualified to speak for the
Russian people.
The government at Omsk, of which
the United States and other govern
ments have expected much, is now in
the hands Of a dictator and split into
factions. Prince Ivoff, who was pre-
mier in the Kerensky cabinet and
who has devoted most of his life to
the development of the Zemstvo sys-
TEN in Russia, and Boris Bakhmeteff,
Russian ambassador in Washington,
appointed by Kerensky, as well as
Professor Paul Miliukoff, Kerensky's
minister of foreign affairs, are on
their way to Paris or already there,
with other prominent Russians, to do
whatever they can to aid the allies
in the solution of the Russian prob
lem.
Alexieff, Denekine and other Cos
sack leaders are In control in the
Cossack districts on the Don and at
Orenburg, and are maintaining a
government more nearly stable than
any other in Russia at present, unless
1t is at Archangel, which is operating
in accord with the allied forces in
the north. The Cossacks also are ex-
tending their control over nearly all
of the Ukraine.
Far from according any recognition
to the soviet regime at Petrograd,
the United States some time ago
called upon all civilized nations to
condemn the Bolsheviki reign of ter
ror. Even when a set of leaders is
recognized as Russian spokesmen,
the United States and the allies must
face the great question of how they
can be aided in setting up a stable
government and in preventing fam
ine, for the benefit of Russia herself |
and in the interest of the peace of
the world.
Gloomy reports of the situation in |
Russia, particularly at Petrograd |
continue to reach the state depart |
ment. The condition of the middle /
classes in Petrograd is said to be ex-
tremely bad, and great numbers are |
dying daily of starvation. The Boil |
sheVik section is reported gaining |
because it controls the |
distribution of food.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
LIEUTENANT Lesser
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED

Lieutenant w. A. Lesser, of Ft. Re-
covery, son-in-law of DR.. J. A. Schirack,
of st. Henry, was seriously wounded Oc-
tober 3, according to message from the
war department last Saturday. Lieut.
Lesser before rendering his services to
the government was we'll known young
practicing physician of Ft. Recovery and
had been in France since last summer
Letters home would indicate he had been
much at the front since that time. His
wife and little son are at the home of
her parents at St. Henry. 1t is to be
hoped his injuries are less serious than
reported and he may soon be home with
loved ones again.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
STATE TO GROW SEED
Prison Farm to Supply All the State
Institutions.

Columbus, Dec. II. Plans are
about complete for the growing of
all seeds used at the % state institu-
tions under the management of the
board of administration at the prison
farm near London. Early next year
hundreds of acres Of vegetables will
be planted for seed purposes. The
board spent about $4,000 for crop
seed during the >past year, and 1t is
claimed that the same seed, or all
that is needed for planting purposes.
can be harvested at the prison farm
for about one-third that amount. A
plot of ground especially adapted for
seed growing purposes is to be set
aside and prisoners from the peni-
tentiary will be detailed to look after
the crop. The seed when harvested
will he sent to the board OF admiais
trc,.oC, and lelril.tions trom 1ta-
:,. .. 4--...- ,...ss. n r.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
REHEARING ORDERED
Validity Of Cincinnati ooeupatIonaI
Tax to Be Tested.

Validity OF Cincinnati OocupatIonaI
Tax to Be Tested.
Columbus, Dec. 16.-Chief Justice
Nichols of the state supreme court
asked Attorney General MeGhee to
participate in rehearing, Jan. 8, of
the Cincinnati occupational tax suit.
1t is test suit of the city solicitor
of Cincinnati against the city auditor
to determine whether an occupational
tax on lawyers and physicians is con-
stitutional. The tax was imposed as
q financial relief measure for Cincin-
natl. 1t was argued once before the
supreme court, but the court has
asked for reargument. Presumably
because Of the interest OF the state
legislature in the untangling of the
tax problem facing 1t, the attorney
general has been requested to partici-
pate in the occupational tax suit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
TONS OF CHRISTMAS
CANDIES AT MORROW'S

John Morrow's grocery is headquar-
tiers for Christmas candies, fruits and
nuts. Three tons of fancy candies-1GO
different kinds-hard mixed, peanut
brittle, taffys, chocolate, all kinds.
TIE biggest and best line of candy in
Celina-prices are the lowest.
Oranges-special 3Sc per dozen and up.
Apples-fancy,t the finest you ever seen.
New mixed nuts special 35c per lb.
Special prices for schools and churches.
Walk down South Main str ct and no.
tice our window full of candies, nuts and
fruit before you buy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
BURT ANDRWS FALLS
VICTIM TO PNEUMONIA

B. F. Andrews, better known to his
friends as Burt, died at Greenville
last Wednesday night, after an illness
of fuor weeks of influenza, terminating
in pneumonia. Mr.. Andrews had ben
working at Greenville for several
months, following his trade as painter.
His sister, Mrs. Blanch, was at his ed
side during his illness and death.
The deceased is survived by his father
Wells Andrews, a we'll known citizen,
and two brothers and two sisters.
His remains were brought here yester-
day. Funeral services will be held this
afternoon, with Rev Horn in charge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
FUEL OIL KILLS SEAGULL'
Stick Fast in Fluid From Wrecked
Steamer and StarVe to
Death.

Seattle, Wash.-Thousands of dead
seagulls soaked with fuel oil strew the
waters of Lynn canal near the wreck
of the steamship Princess Sophia, &C.
cording to steamship captains arriv.
ing here. When the Princess Sophia
was swept ON the rocks of Vanderbilt
reef her fuel oil tanks burst, releasing
the oil, which soon covered the water
for a great distance. The gulls alight'
ing in the water were instantly made
helpless and soon starved to death.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20

Put your gift money into presents that
will brighten the home. Give furni-
ture for Xmas. Every home needs
some new piece OF iurniture--a new
rocking chair, library table, Gums sec
tional book case bed Davenport, dining
table, dining chairs, buffet, ladies writ
ing desk, and many other pieces that
are useful every day in the year. These
are gifts that count. For good furniture
gifts, call at w, A. J. McDaniel's,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-20
Too Many Judges, Says Donahsy.

Columbus, Dec. 13.-There are too
many judges in Ohio and in many
instances salaries are too high for
the amount Of work done, says State
Auditor Donahey in his annual report
to the governor Figures compiled by
him show that 100 common pleas
judges draw $5S6,775, and probate
judges $250,S42. Each common pleas
Judge receives $4,000 from the state
and $25 additional for 1000 popula-
tion in his county. The least that
most counties in the state should do,
Donahey says, is to combine the COM
mon pleas and probate courts, there
by saving the probate judges and
clerks salaries.