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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-08-15

lasek, who pays highest market
price for them at all times. Adv.
Try some of our Monarch paint
and varnishes. The best on the
market. Ptak Lumber Yard Adv
Haul your cream and eggs to
Vellek's creamery and receive
highest market price. Adv.
We are prepared to write hail
insurance on crops in the strongest
insurance companies. Those in
terested please call for further in
formation. Tabor State Bank.
The Security Mutual Life Ins.
Co. gives advantages that many
others do not. See v. j. Wag.
ner about it. Adv.
Mrs. E. L Burke left Tuesday
for Wakonda for visit with the
folks of her husband.
Notice is hereby given that Sc
veral dogs of the neighborhood
have been doing considerable da-
mage in the slaughter house cor
raj and for this reason owners are
warned that such dogs will be shot
if caught on the premises. Blach-
mix Bros. Adv. 8-15f
Albert J. Novak who is working
in Washington for the government
arrived here last Friday for a visit
with his mother and other rela-
tives.
It is announced that the govern
ment has notified all automobile
manufacturers that after January
first must cease to manufacture
automobiles for private use and
devote all time to making auto
trucks and autos for the army and
government use.
Notice is given that Emil
Blachnik will leave for army SER
vice in the next ten days, and >peo-
pie swho owe money to US will
kindly settle up at once, or with
in the next seven days. Blach-
mix Bros. Adv.
For sale, 2 cows, both fresh.
j. M. Petrik. Adv. 8-15f
Jos. Turek arrived here Sunday
on business, pertaining to the
mine in which many people have
taken shares. Joe is looking we'll
and he and his family like their
new home.
Eman and Stanley Dvorak of Chi
cago arrived here Tuesday for a
visit with relatives.
A. j. Velat and old gent Pauly
are laying a new cable on main
street to furnish Juice" to the e.
lectric lights. The experts" who
laid it made such a good job of it
two years ago next winter, that an
attempt to furnish juice thru this
cable was abandoned. The cable
itself was faulty and the manu-
facturer replaced it.
A farewell dance will be held in
the Opera House in honor of the
men who will be drafted this
month, Saturday, Aug. "a. Mu-
sic by the Tabor Band mot or
chestra as stated on the bills.)
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend. Adv.
See v. j. Wagner of Lester
Vile about your life Insurance,
He represents the Security Mu-
tual Life Ins. Co. Adv.
Vino. Rehurek, his wife and
daughter, Hattie, returned Mon
day from Tabor, Mimi, where
they had been visiting at the home
of their daughter and son-in-law,
Edward Novak. Mr.. Rehurek re-
ports good crops there.
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The TABOR STATE BANK

Capital and Surplus 100000
Jos. V. Wagner, President.
j. A. Wagner, Vice. president
Thos. J. Wagner, Cashier
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LOST
A fountain pen with gold band
initials E. M. K. on band. Finder
please leave at Free Press Office
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Winona Railroad Doomed

Director General McAdoos in
charge of the nations railroads has
passed sentence on the Colorado, Kan
sas & Oklahoma Railroad which for
merly operated from Scott City to Wi
mona, Kansas. The government does
not care to exercise any control over
it.
The county attorney of Logan
county made an eleventh hour move
to save the road by bringing the need
for it before Topeka men who took
up the matter with Washington. Sta
tistics did not bear out the assertion
that sugar beet plants at Garden City
would ship their product over this
Dad. Tables showed that the Santa
Fe could haul their cars in five times
quicker.
The road several months ago went
into receivership but was a failure
1t was then sold for junk by the
United States marshal at one-third OF
its value If built today. Everything
connected with the railroad except
the grade viii be shipped east
It is planned to build motor high
way from Winona TO Garden City
over the old grade.-Oakley Graphic.
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coFonles BOUNDED bx Neuroes.

The first attempt to found an Afri-
can settlement for liberated slaves was
made 40 years ago when Sierre LIE
oney-On the west coast OF Africa, was
organized for that purpose. Doctor
Smeathman was the author OF the
scheme and Captain Thompson in
1T86 purchased the territory from
King Tom OF the Timmanehs and com
menced the settlement with 400 ne
groes and go Europeans. The hostility
Of the natives and the shiftlessness OF
the black colonists resulted in the fail
ure OF the first attempt In 1871 the
survivors were collected and new set
Element was started, with a colony Of
100 negroes from Nova Scotia and
the Bahamas. The American negroes
were much more successful and Sierra
Leone is now q prosperous colony. In
1922 a similar colony was established
to the south OF Sierra Leona and &c be
came the refuge for freed blacks OF
the United States, as Sierra Leone had
been for those Of British possessions.
The American colony became the In
dependent republic OF Liberia in 1917.
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War "Velvet."

Closely following the senate's reve-
lations that the government is to pay
an inventor one and quarter million
company, to which he sold the patent,
another million for the patent, comes
the further disclosure that a New
York navigation company received
more than a million dollars E'velvet"
for simply turning over its contracts
to the government for ships being
build for the company by a ship
building concern.
The navigation company was paid
not only profit of $743,OOO on the
sum called for in the contracts, it is
disclosed, but was further handed
$323,O0O as a commission"
When, as in time of war, the ma
TONS needs become paramount it
is its right and duty to take the pro-
perty of any citizen, returning him
its exact value. By so doing it is de-
Tending this mans life and property
from loss and confiscation. Should
it also pay him million dollars to
boot for the privilege of protecting
him?
The government was honorably OBJ
liged to do no more than reimburse
this navigation company for the pay
ments made on the contracts, then
take over the contracts. 1t was not
called upon to make it a Christmas
present of a million dollars.
We cannot conduct a peoples wal
by conscripting men and not con-
scripting their dollars. We cannot
conduct any war for long by paying
million-dollar premiums to everyone
having something in his possession
which the government of the United
States needs to conduct the war.
No one should make money out OF
this war. 1t should be a crime, as il
already is a disgrace for anyone tC
enrich himself in this national calam
ity affecting the fate and future Of
the American people.
Already our early investigation OF
war preparations has amply justified
itself by these disclosures. Perhaps
it was to be expected when billions
are being spent. The senate investi-
cation committe is doing the people
and the nation most patriotic ser.
vice. It should not cease its laborE
until it has gone to the very bottom
We have seen the danger. In future
let all war contracts be made public
and every detail be kept open to pub
lie inspection.-Capper's Weekly.
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Internal Revenue Service

Wichita, Kansas, Feb, 1913.
Somebody is going to tell on you
if you don't pay your income tax
Congress has fixed it so that some
bodyImust tell, whether he wants to,
or not.
Gone section of the War Income
Tax Law, exhausitYely comprehen-
sive in scope, requires every person,
without exception, and every cor
poration, partnership, association,
and insurance company, in whatever
capacity acting, who paid $500 or
more to another person, corporation,
partnership, association, or associa-
ton, or insurance company, as inter
est, rent, salaries, wages, premiums,
annuities, compensation, remunera-
| ton, emoluments, or other fixed or
| determinable gains, profits and in
come, to report the name and address
of the person, corporation, etc, to
whom the payment was made, to-
gether with the amount of the pay
ment, to the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue at Washington, using a
form prescribed for the purpose
form 1899, now to be had from all
collectors Offices. The forms must
be filled out and returned on or be-
fore March 1, 1913, accompanied by
OIm 1SOO, WHICH Is z 16CISTt u LIduS-
initial and affidavit certifying the &C
curacy of Form 1099."
Treasury Dept"
Office of Com. of Internal Revenue.
Washington, D. c.,
''To All Collectors of Internal Reve-
nue.:
Correspondence reaching this Of
flee indicates that persons have been
enormously advised that Liberty
Loan Bonds viii be accepted in pay
ment of taxes due the United States.
Liberty Loan Bonds cannot be ac-
copied in payment Of such taxes and
you are requested to make this fact
known to the public by all available
means. To accept these bonds for
taxes would defeat the revenue ends.
(Signed) DANIEL c. ROPER,
Com.
Yours most respectfully,
W. H L. Pepperel,
Collector
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Thrift Grows in Kansas Like a Snow


Thrift Grows in Kansas Like a Snow
bali.
ger bigger as II rolls along is the
Like the SNOWFALL which grows big
War Savings and Thrift Campaign,
now being conducted throughout
Kansas and the nation Starting well
along in December the receipts from
sales Of stamps at first were small
The month ended, however, with to-
tai sales in the nation Of S10,236, 451 ,
an average of S511, 1922 a day Tor the
twenty days for which reports were
received. In January the ranks Of
the savers increased day by day until
they saved q total of S24, $50, 1922 for
the month, an average of S944, 604 q
day for twenty-siX days.
All this time Kansas was doing her
part and doing 1t so well that on Feb
ruary 1st, her arm of savers had pur-
chased stamps aggregating more than
81, 600, 900, putting the state IN first
place among the states of the Union
in the per capita OF sales.
The SNOWFALL is still getting bigger
and bigger. With q thrift drive on
War Savings Societies being organ
| lied everywhere in the state, It is now
believed February viii close with
! larger sales than January and Kan
sas still viii lead the procession of
states
Now Is the time to get in line with
the greatest and best Thrift move
ment that has ever been launched by
any government
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Some More ThouRhts

One popularity of the American
people IS that when any new project
is mentioned, either for business ad-
vancement or for home comfort, 1t re-
ceives consideration from a purely
selfish standpoint The first cues
ton about IL Is chow VIII that effect
me?" The value to q neighbor or the
community is the last thought that en-
tiers our minds If we want to be-
come truly great, either as an indi-
vidual, city, county, state or nation
this continual placing of self above
every other consideration must be
forgotten in the common cause.
Now I promised to give you lit
tie more information on the Good
Roads subject today. There are two
points of view that I want you to
consider. First, health and second,
financial
Have you children attending
school? Do they always get to school
and return home with dry feet You
know how impossible it Is to have a
dry walk to school on a dirt surfaced
road. If you could provide them with
a dry walk to school would you not
do it? Is not their future health worth
the sacrifice of few dollars a year?
One severe ease of pneumonia and
the doctor bill would pay more than
a years road tax, to say nothing of
the distress to yourself and mother.
! Again it would make it possible for
them to attend more days and more
regular if they had dry paved road
to travel over.
A paved road brings your farm
nearer to market. 1t takes you all
| day now to get load of fifty bushels
of wheat to market, That means a cost
to you of $500 for your team and
twenty-five cents for your dinner, a
total of 1928 or a cost of six and one
road you make two trip with twice
| half cents per bushel. With a paved
| the load each time. This means that
! the cost for market 200 bushels
would be but $500 as you would be
| home for dinner, or one and one-half
cents per bushel. Take a pencil now
and put it in black and white. How
much would you save each year mar
keting your crop. There it is-100
acres planted to wheat will average
/ twenty-five bushels to the acre or
/ $500 bushels. To market this amount
at six and one-half cents per bushel
would cost you S162.5O; at one and
one-nalf cents per bushel the cost
would be but $3.50; a clear saving
! to you of S125.00. This would pay
/ the paving tax on 781 acres of land
or more than enough to pay the tax
for seven years on the land that pro-
| duced the crop. Better yet at the
rate of tax considered it would be
paid out in ten years.
Last week I spoke of the wear and
tear on your vehicles and farm ma
chinery. l am sure that you If you
stop TO think will agree with me that
the saving to them would pay the
tax for at least one year of the ten. Il
is always in the worst mud hole" or
the road that your wagon or harness
breaks down or your engine goe:
dead. Stop these annoyances and los
ses by getting in with "Hello Bill
and paving the Golden Belt from the
east to the west line of Ellis County
Do you know that Ellis, Russell anC
Ellsworth are the only counties that
are not paving between Ellis Count!
and Kansas City. Ask the State
Highway Commissioner if you are {
doubter of the facts given in tht
above. Hello Bill"
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state who grow corn or sorghum. The
farmers in filling ont this question
aire will tell how much and what
kind of seed they will need. Those
who have seed for sale viii give the
quantity and quality.
This information will be tabulaated
and the names of the farmers pub
lished with the amount of seed they
want to buy or have to sell, In this
way the needs of the farmers will be
met in the interest of greater food
production. The cooperation of the
public is desired.
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Junior Membership CAMPAIGN

Junior Membership Campaign
During the ten days intervening
between Lincoln's birthday, Febru-
airy 18th, and Washington's birthday
February 22nd, a Junior Membership
Campaign will be waged, with the OBJ
and parochial school in the United
States a Red Cross Auxiliary and cen
ter for national service. State educa-
tional departments, local boards of
education; and teachers throughout
the country will cooperate in enrol
ling the student membership under
their various jurisdiction. Chapters
and branches of the American Red
Cross are urged to assist in every
way possible and through their Chap
ter School Committees should confer
with educational authorities that this
| Junior Membership Campaign may
meet with the same measures of sue
cess which crowned the Christmas
| Membership Drive. There are TWEEN
ty-twos million school children in the
! United States, every one of whom
should be enlisted in the army of the
| Red Cross. Plans of the Junior Red
| Cross offer to the children of Amer
| lea an opportunity for patriotic par
| ticipation in the great task confront
ing the country Educators every
where are eager to take advantage
of this golden opportunity to impress
on plastic minds the great principles
| of patriotism and service which the
Red Cross typifies. Many activities
| appropriate to the energies of boys
and girls have been outlined and the
Junior Red eros offers the freest and
most direct channel through which
youth of America may contribute its
power toward the winning of the war
Let every Chapter, branch and auxil-
larry, therefore assist in every way
possible toward the success of the
Junior Membership Campaign.
There is plenty of yarn now fol
the knitters but it should be washed
before using. Wash while in the
skein in warm soap suds, soft water
preferred, and rinse in warm weak
suds. Sqeeze the water out, do not
wiring. AS this yarn is coarser than
we have been using, fewer stitches
should be cast on for each garment.
Helmets are especially in demand
now.
Besure to put your name upon
knitted articles returned to the Ii.
brary. Many omit. this. You are
charged with the yarn taken out and
credit cannot be given you upon the
DOCKS II your name De not upon the
| garment returned.
When casting off stitches OF
when crocheting around the openings
should be done very loosely. Nine
inches should be left open for the
armholes in the sweaters. 1t has beer
necessary to open and refinish num-
Der of knitted pieces because closed
too tightly.
Quite nice roll of covers for sur
gical dressings was made from old
white goods by group Of children
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First published Thursday, February
Il, 1918 IN Hays Free Press
ROAD NOTICE
State of Kansas, Ellis County IS:
Office Of County Clerk, Hays Kansas,
February u, 1918
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Take Notice, That q legal petition
signed by Otto Reich and other
householders of Ellis Township, IN
said County, has been presented TO
the Board OF County Commissioners,
praying for the Location Of a Sec
ton Line road, as follows, viz:
Beginning at the southwest corner
of section 1920 and running east
one mile between section 19 and 80
in Township u, Range 20 and ter
minating at the southwest corner Of
section 1920
And that said Board has appointed
Herman ]. Tholen, Willett J. Helms
and John Jacobs, Viewers, who viii
meet at the place of beginning Of said
road, as petitioned for, on the 9Th
day of March. 1913, and proceed TO
view said road as the law directs, at
which time and place all persons in
terested may attend and have hear
ing In case said Viewers fail to
meet on the day designated they may
meet on the following day, as pro-
vided by law, without further notice
By order of the Board OF Coun
" Commissioners.
| Witness my hand and official seal
Of said County, this 18th day OF Feb
ruary, 1918. Geo. H Brown,
County Clerk
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Thrift Bits


War Savings Stamps sell at s4.15
during February.
The school kids of Kansas are
knocking the helm from under Will
helm by buying Baby Bonds.
Frisco railroad station agents have
Joined the army of sales agents for
War Savings and Thrift Stamps.
We have wheatless days and meat
less days and coalless days and gas
less days, but every day in Kansas is
thrift day.
Remembers how Joseph in the land
of Egypt laid up resources in time
of prosperity for possible times of
adversely?
Ottawa's live town boosters are
conducting a campaign to put a War
Savings Certificate into every home
and Thrift card into the hands of
every child.
Nearly one-half million boys and
girls in the schools of Kansas are be-
coming stockholders in their govern
ment by lending Uncle Sam their saw
ings with Baby Bonds as security.
Mrs. H. A. Harvey of Topeka,
| President of the Kansas Federation
of Women's Clubs reports every one
of the several thousand clubs in that
| pioneer organization is devoting its
energies to patriotic work for the win
ming of the war.
Mrs. J. K. Cooling, Kansas presi-
dent of the National Congress of Mo
theirs and Parent Teachers Associa-
lions, endorses the government plan
of Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds as
one of the most potent agencies to
teach thrift, conserve the pennies
which will grow into dollars to aid
our country in this time of need.
Haddam City, IN Washington Coun-
| ty, might with propriety change its
name to Gotten CITY Chairman
Lower reports total of 1920 per
capita of War Savings and Thrift
Stamps already sold by the two banks
and the postoffice of the city, with a
total of SIS per capita for Haddam
township outside of the city.
Pledge cards for the Greater Kan
sas War Savings Society are now in
the hands of the County directors
and city and township committee
men. There are two classes of men,
bers. Class A is for those who agree
to buy $1,000 of War Savings and
Class B is for those who agree to buy
$500 of these government securities
The town of Saint Francis in Chey-
enne county, Kansas, is up and COM
ing in War Savings and Thrift. Sales
of stamps to January 26 in that town
amounted to $40 per capita They
all want to help lick the Kaiser, and
they have chosen the best way for an
agricultural community by licking
stamps for the Baby Bonds.
Topeka, Kansas, February 3.-The
crop production committee of the
Kansas Council of Defense, under
the direction of DR.. W. NJ. Jardine,
is making a seed inventory of the
state.
There is 8 serious shortage of corn
and sorghum seed in Kansas, due to
early frosts last fall witch checked
the normal maturing Of these crops
At least forty-five per cent of the
corn produced is unfit for seed. Twen-
ty to thirty-six counties in central
and western Kansas viii be COM
Npelled to import seed corn The sor-
ghum shortage is even more acute
since fifty to seventy-five per cent
of the crop was damaged. Surround
ing states are having similar trouble
and have been sending to Kansas for
for seed.
The committee on crop production
has sent out a QUESTIONABLE to all the
available addresses OF farmers II the
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Women whose children want 10
help win this war Will do well TO com
municate with the Children of
Americas Army of Relief" which has
its headquarters at 142 Berkeley
street, Boston, Mass Already half q
million children have enlisted. 1t viii
send its plan OF work on application,
and is especially anxious to cooperate
with schools, public or private, 1t Is
simple and practical, and viii work in
country schools, as well as IN those of
the cities.
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HAYS HISTORY
% YEARS AGO
February II, 1889

Mr.. Waldorf returned from his
eastern trip this week, reporting good
luck.
Mr.. W. A. Lewis, formerly at Hal
lis, as timer, has been appointed city
marshal in place of Joel Simmons, re-
signed.
Married During Rev. Patees' Wis
it here, on Monday, the 18th, Miss
Bertha Bushnell and Bird c.. Moore.
A pleasant time was had and many
pretty presents were given the happy
couple.
H D. Shaffer and l. M. Yost went
to Topeka, Tuesday evening, to look
after the Soldiers Home locating
business. Mrs. Yost accompanied her
husband to visit Mrs. Nellis.
The meeting of the Farmers ALI
ance last Saturday, was well attend
ed. Several new members were tax
en- in.
Martin Allen reports the peach
buds in his orchard in the best of
| condition, not the least injured and
| he sees no reason to prevent big
peach crop this season.
Among the visitors this week, was
Rev: M. Patees formerly pastor of
the Methodist church of our city. He
preached a most excellent sermon In
the church at the morning service
Senator and Mrs. Wilson spent
Sunday at home, returning to Topeka,
that evening.
eager is busy putting the finishing
touches to the inside of the Presby-
terrain church, preparatory to putting
in the new chairs.
Charlie Matthew has resigned his
position on the city police force.
Mr.. and Mrs. Treat attended big
doing of the Schriner's at Salina, or
Tuesday evening last.
Miss Berkaw was among the visi-
tors to our city the past week.
Otto Schwaller and his bride ar
rived home Saturday evening anC
have been receiving the congratula
tons of their friends.
LOST
A fountain pen with gold band
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of the first ward who assembled at
the NJ E. Parsonage last Friday even
ing. They meet again this Friday
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Notice

The Anti-Horse Thief Association
No. 229 viii meet IN the Court House
Monday, February Is, 1918; at z 80
D m It Is important that all mem
bers are present. There viii be cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing var
Do not fail TO be on hand All law
abiding citizens are invited to join
the order. c. R HARE,
State Organizer,
c. NJ Holmquist, Sec'y. Pro tim.