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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
EVERY PERSON WITH INCOME
OVER 81 900 UNDER NEW
WAR TAX.
Must File Return After January 1st,
and Pay Accordingly.

Every Decatur county person
whose annual income is in excess OF
ST. 900 must make written return 10
the United States government before
March i, 1918.
Such action is mandatory by pro
uassed by>congress for the purpose OF
raising funds to finance warfare
against the kaiser. 4,,
All married persons are entitled
to an exemption of $4,000, and VIII
nav taxes only on income funds IN
excess of that figure. Single persons
will be taxed only on sums IN excess
of $1,000. All persons ;n marrled OF OF
over $1,000.
Report must be made between
January LIST and March LIST for the
Inasmnch as the. war income tax
is first applicable only TO l9i re-
turns are rot to be filed with the
revenue Office until after January anu 1 !,
1918. Returns must be filed eaea ca
January / and ending March
Failure to comply renders the OF
fender liahlt to a maximum r,.it' oi
coo for each offense.
in Iistil.g al income schedule. ! &c
average working man, whoSe :
sources are limited to his salary, IS
entitled to deduct from his taxable
total. taxes on property and interest
on Indebtedness The business man,
however, is permitted to deduct
operating expenses contingent upon
the conduct of his business. such as
rental, salaries to employees ana the
like. ~, ro-
In brief, the new revenue law pro.
vides for normal tax or Two per cen !,
nf a
individuals in excess OF VI 900 ana
upon the incomes OF all married. per.
sons or heads of families in excess or
SO 900. In addition, there are grad
uated sur-taXes ranging from one
sper cent upon taxable incomes IN .ex-
cess of $4,000 to SO per cent upon
such incomes in excess OF IS ,0OO, wv.
The new law also retains IN enec'
the income taxation authorized - IN
der the law of September s, 1915,
which provides for normal tax OF
$4,000 and $4,000, respectively, for
unmarried and married taxpayers,
and graduated sur-taxes ranging
from one per cent upon taxable
incomes in excess of $4,000 to thlr-
teen per cent upon incomes IN excess
of $2,OOO,000
Table of Taxation
Herewith is presented taGe
showing income taxes, botn under
the old and new law, for persons
with incomes ranging from $2,OOO
to $4,000.
BY way of explanation. it may be
stated that the normal tax under
the law approved September 8,
1916, is based upon the excess OF
$4,000 in the case of a married tax
payer or one who is the head OF q
family, and $4,000 for unmarried
taxpayers. The law reduces this
exemption to $1,000 and $4,000 re-
spectively, and provides for an addi-
tional normal tax of per cent upon
the excess of these amounts or frac-
ton thereof. Both normal and war
tovos ,,,,,et ho Maid
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18


A movement is on to employ a
farm agent for this county. In q q
short time it is proposed to see wv
men and have them sign agreements
or petitions to employ such agent.
After that is done the local organlza..
ton which will be formed from tn ,sa
government o will pay him for his
Work up to $1,000 per year Most OF
the counties are going into this and
Decatur county will surely not lag
behind when the opportunity is pre- pre-
sented, In view of the fact that oth.
er counties are taking advantage Or
this and the government paving ins
Eventually and,we might just as we'll
nave one of our own. Then too the
farming and stock business is enor-
nous in this county and an adviser
will come very handy.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
sherin's Sale.

BY virtue Of an execution, direct
ed to me from the clerk OF the dis
|trict court Of Decatur county. Iowa,
lcourt. on the 21st day Of August.
1917. in favor of Decatur county,
Iowa. as plaintiff. and against Emma
Davenport, as defendant for the sum
of four hundred and thirty-eight ana
$s-1oo dollars; s$o s. .1 st sn egd :
|accruing costs, have levied upon
the following real estate as;.n taken a Is
satisfy said execution, to-wit: -,
Lot four l4l, block k,.t ten = IN ~. !,
town of Leon, Iowa.
And will offer the same for sale TO
the highest bidder for cash In hemd,
Ion the 29th day of October. a. u
1917. in~front of the court house
door IN Leon, Iowa, at the nour OF
10 O'Clock a. m. OF said day. When
and where due attendance Will ne
given BY the undersigned.
Dated at Leon. Iowa, October :,
JOHN A. FULTON,
got Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
sherirs Sale.

BY virtue of an execution, direct
ed to me from the clerk Of the dis
ON . judgment obtained Ia said
court, on the 21st day Of August,
1917, in favor of Daught0n 2 Bone,
40 plaintiffs and against John =.
Price ct al. Q: defendants; for the
d dr thirteen and $500 dollars,
S73.13 attorneys fees and costs tax
ed at $57 40, and accruing costs, /!
have levied upon the following real
estate, taken as the property OF said
defendant, to satisfy said execution,
+. wit:
East half of the northeast quarter
and northeast quarter Of the south
east quarter OF section 20, township
10, range %, and piece of land
commencing 80 feet, inches north
of the southeast corner Nof northwest
quarter Of section 81, township 20,
range "a. Decatur county, Iowa.
thence north ia feet; thence west
4O4 Feet inches, thence south 264
feet. 8 inches, thence east ON half
section line 49, feet. inches,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
soMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.

The adjournment of congress has
released large number of trained
speakers, many of whom have ma
,tional regulations, and the country
will soon begin to respond with ora
tory designed to inform the people
concerning the important work of
the special session. The topics to be
presented tower above all others at
this time in popular interest. The
United States, abandoning its tradi-
tional isolation, has Joined with Ger
tain European powers in a war to
preserve democratic institutions
among men, and its war preparations
have been on such a scale as the
world never before had witnessed.
When the members of congress left
their homes early last spring, the
country was at peace, although it
was expected that events would COM
pei it to join hands with ithefentente
allies. These same members return
ing home now will naturally be ask
ed about the great body of legisla-
ton that has taken US from a peace
to war footing.
An armed force is already ir
France, and very much larger one
has been assembled and is being as
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18

sembled in military camps in this
country, to be drilled and sent.
abroad as rapidly as possible.
The business interests of the coun-
try have been modified for war-pur-
poses with thoroughness that Ger
many did not believe would pc pos
sible, and many of the greatest OF the
country's business men" kings" OF
finance and industry, we are accus-
toned to calling them---are in gov
eminent employ, RENDERING expert adj
vice and service of the very hlghest
quality, without pay;
The country S food and fuel sup
and direction. merchant fleet is
in the making, which will not only
help win the war, but give America
afterwards that prominence as sea
nowely which she long has needed. a
fleet Of airplanes, numbering, more
than 10000, is also. being built war
revenue laws have been made when
will exceed in returns a Iayyidl1 ever We
have loaned billions of dollars to the
allies. and are to continue lending
as long as the need exists.
These are the barest outlines o!
what the session mas done, upon the
recommendation of the preslGenI.
The record as a whole is one OF Wnlch
clylllZaJlOn WHY always -, PAONN's
and it will form one of the very
brightest and best pages of American
And And yet, as is generally known
and confessed, appmci ia tkins Of II t tals
eral quarters throughout the coun-
try. In some places there is is under r.
standing, but want Of sympathy; n
other places there is some sympathy.
hut it Would be greatly increased If
there were better pnder Is afbin IN
that looks suspiciously like hostility
to what is being done
" The task naturally falls to. those
who have made this. record in con-
gress t. explain it. When M1f9nna the ca maml
early in December the country as
before with government policies es ana tha
Var war and Americas relation to it
that they could get in no other M,;, way ~
In way this speaking tour Will pc
quite as important as anything else
that has been DONE
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
ONLY GOOD DAILY PAPER
THAT HAS NOT RAISED ITS
=. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE YET
The St. Joseph News-Press is About
the Only One in This Section Of
the Country That Can Still
Be Had at the Old Rate
of $500 Per. Year.

With one exception-the st. josef
News-Press-the metropolitan news
pal ers in this section, have followed
the geneeal tendency to raise prices
and have increased their mail sub
scrption rates. The enormous increase
in white paper and all other material.
for publication Of newspapers is
the occasion for the advances. which
have ranged from 1914 to 100 per cen,
Kansas City papers that were $50
and $500 are now 1920 and $3.50. To
peka papers which were $500 are nov
1880 and $500. Des Moines papers for
nerly $500 are now $500 Omaha.
papers that were $500 and $500 arc
now $500 and $500. Lincoln pa pers tina
were $500 are now $500. st. JOSEPH
iailies, with the exception of TIL
News-Press, have gone from $500
$500 The st. Joseph News-P Press ha
not raised its price and is still s3.6'
per year by mail. This paper has en-
deavored to meet the increased cost OF
paper by economies in its circulation
department and has dispensed with it,
travelling collectors. relying upon its
subscribers to forward their subscrip-
lions when due.
The News-Press continues to be as
il has been, an excellent daily news
paper giving the news of the world.
II has many Interesting and important
fea tures and an accurate apd complete
market report. The News-Press car
toon~ are widely copied and its edi-
.orials are accepted as substantial. pa
triotic expressions Of sound American
Jews.
No Increase in subscription price
las yet been announced. but with the
,teadily rising markets it is impossi-
Die to say how long the old rate will
continue. Those who want a thor
,ughly high-slass. independent. patri-
atic American newspaper with the
complete news of the world and COM
nerciai markets. should subscribe
promptly at the old price of 5000 per
year. Check or money order.-Adv.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
sherirs Sale.

By virtue OF an execution, direct
ed to me from the clerk of the dis
tTict court OF Decatur county, Iowa,
on a Judgment obtained II said
court, on the 21st day of August,
1917, IN favor of Daughton = Bone,
Price ct al. as defendants, for the
sum of three thousand one hundred
t6iTtv-five and 23-1O0 dollars, 1.3o
attorneys fees and costs taxed at
S5ysI6. and accruing costs, have
levied upon the following real estate
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
taken as the property of said defen-
dants to satisfy said execution, to-

The east half of the northeast
quarter of section 20, township 20,
range ~, Decatur county, Iowa.
And will offer the same for sale to
the highest bidder for cash In hand,
on the 3Oth day of October, A. D.,
1917, ID front of the court house
door in. Leon, lowe at a,d the 81 hour 1ns o.
and where due attendance will be
given by the undersigned.
Dated at Leon, Iowa, October 2,
1917. ,o,,, mr., ro>,
got Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
substitution Rates.
Advertising Rates.

AdVeTtISIHE hates.
display Advertising, special Sec
vice, per inch 80. l5c
reading notices, per line 80. &C
COW on - soc
Resolutions OF Respect -. $500
yhurch, school and society no
tees, where admission or en-
tertainment fee is charged
per line -. -. oc
We are glad to publish. any and
Ill church or society notices, but
please don't confound news notices
tents are cautioned not to include
,aid notices with their items unless
hey are authorized and paid for, and
4 POSSIBLE remittance for same
should accompany the notice.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
HE CANNOT GnowL THIS TIME.

This is $le first time we have ever
known whore the farmer can't growl
about something. A few days ago he
was saying the frost was going to get
the late corn; that talk having been
superfluous, he does not. do anything
these days but looks wise and Keep
still. How blessed.-Milan Standard.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18

L Down in Havana automobiles are
in. retirement and joyriding. is no
longer an outdoor sport. Gasoline
has gone from 47c to 81 a gallon. II
gas ever goes to that figure here
abouts the junk dealers will be hap
nv
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18

However. 2-cent POSTAGE. seems
easy, compared to the 200 or 400 per
cent increase in the cost OF some 9TH
er necessities.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18

Not all the rottenness in the world
is German inspired but all that has
been German inspired OF late has
been rotten.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18

IRON what we have been able to
observe, John ID. Rockefeller now
must count his wealth in filling sta
lions.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18

JOHN A. FULTON,
Sheriff of said county.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18

9-2t
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18

S-2t
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-25
ANOTHER
SHAKEUP.
THEN GO

WASHINGTON, July 25.--The
tangled web of war work, aggra-
waited by quarrels and delays in
different boards and in congress,
began to unravel today.
Vice Chairman Theodore Brent
of the shipping board, friend of
William Denman, resigned to re-
possible obstacles from the
path of the new chairman, Edwin
N. Hurley, whose nomination was
favorably in the senate
today.
Meantime demands for added
transportation facilities with
which to- ship troops abroad was
accumulated by reports of Ameri-
can army officers from France and
the semi-official statement that
with present ships the United
States cannot send more than Co.,
600 Sammies to the front within
a year.
There is to be one more big re-
organization and then Uncle Sam
will settle down to completing his
first years war program.
President Wilson today is ready
to announce the long expected
change in the present national de-
Tense council organization.
Assured of definite end to
wrangling in the shipping board
with the sweeping change made
yesterday, the president will now
take the slack" in the defense
council.
An industrial war board" OF
six members, directly responsible
to the council of six cabinet men,
bers, will be announced probably
this week.
The war board will probably in
clude Bernard Baruch, in charge
of raw materials; julius Rosen-
valid, in charge of finished ma
terials; Frank A. Scott, munitions,
and three other men whose names
have not yet been ascertained.
These men will have executive
charge of all the Industrial work
and under them will work COM
mittees on labor, medical supplies,
etc. A separate patriotic
board" to determine what pro-
ducts shall be given priority in
shipment during the war will also
be directly responsible to the war
board.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-25
Sickly Boy In Two Years Becomes
Aviator With Record of Wingng 45 Germans
The Worlds Most Valuable Soldier
Bv Basil M. Manly

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 20
The most valuable soldier II
the world today Is a youth OF ~
who when he enlisted was sick
Unlocking boy in the first stages
of consumption.
Today, France would rather
part with two whole army divis'
ions than lose George Guynemer.
He Is the uncrOwned liking
of the air." who has brought
down 45 German airplanes.
As one aviator is worth 1000
ordinary troops, Guynemer has
s'rategically wiped out $4,000
Germans. No one soldier ever be-
fore approached this pale French
mans military value, unless ii be
some general of Napoleon's cal
ibre.
Capt. Amaury de La Grange
head of the French aviation COM
mission now in the United States,
today told me all about Guyne-
mer, and explained the tacics that
have won him undisputed suprem-
acy as a fighter in the aid. Said
de La Grange:
George Guynemer, now only
% years old, began training in
February. 1915, on the eve of his
examinations for the Polytechnical
School.
''He was tall. slim, deli
cate, SO one feared he might
have lung trouble. He had
never gone I'm for sports, and
was almost the last man to
be picked as promising ma
terial for a pilot.
He finished training in three
and half months, not remarkable
when compared with Lieut.. Tetu'S
six weeks. Less than a month
after his arrival at the front
armed only with an army rifle
he brought down his first enemy.
His plan of campaign against
an enemy machine is simple.
with wonderful courage he ap
proaches as near as possible with
out firing, keeping below and be
hind his adversary.
"When he comes almost
up to him 600 to $50 feet),
he makes his plane rear up
like spirited charger and
opens fire.
He Is an excellent shot ant
usually disables his opponent il
the first round, but in case he doe
no he tries to break the fight b,
some acrobatic maneuver Ca half
loop, spins, or several sharl
lturns).
| "Guynemer is almost alone IL
the use of these tactics, as mos
OF the other Aces" (pilots VIII,
have brought down five machines
prefer to open fire at greater dis
tances. Guynemer's tactics wer
also employed by Pegoud, tn
greatest flyer at the beginning O
the war"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-25
AT
ARMY POST

The quartermaster's depart
ment at American lake is anxious
over the lumber situation.
No more lumber has been re-
ceived at any time than would be
used up in the regular course of
work within a day or two, and if
strikes should cut down the
amount delivered, work would
have to stop for lack of material
within a very short time.
About $500 men are at work
Wednesday, of which $500 are
house and fed on the grounds.
A medical training camp will
be established at the cantonment,
according to recent advices, for
the training of the medical re-
serve.
instruction in personal and
camp hygiene, first aid, etc., is
now being given at American lake
medical headquarters Monday
Wednesday and Friday evenings
Tacoma physicians taking the
course in expectation of enlisting
are Drs. McCrerry, Sims, Kane,
Mace, Reed, Love. Wheeler, Whit
acre and Munroe.
A list OF supplies for the train.
! ing camp, including buckets,
brushes, lanterns and miscellane-
Gus articles, has been posted al
the Commercial club and bids
are asked for.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-25

revolutionists. They would put
their heads thru the window, and
those of us in the courtyard would
converse by the hour with them.
OF Student Type.
"Of two different socialist par
ties, Kerensky and l naturally had
many spirited arguments over pol
ley and tactics.
He was then a young man OF
the student type; his youth inn
pressed me at the time. He is
blonde, of medium height
should say about five feet seven
or eight inches. He has a keen
mind, and is a most able debater.
He defends the cause in which he
is interested with vigor and abil-
ity. ] knew of his work for the
cause and of his arrest, but of
course no charges were brought
against him; he was simply I'M
prisoned."
Kolchin told me of his escape
from prison at Narym, after two
uiouSSCS5hu III dtttn pts -OnCc uIl-
der a load of ashland of how
he went on with his work for the
social revolution and afterwards
again met Kerensky, also out OF
prison.
"Kernesky's name first became
we'll known in Russia when. in
1912, he dared as a young law
yer, defend the Lena river gold
mine strikers. Thus openly on
the side of the workman, il was
inevitable that Kerensky should
devote his life thereafter frankly
to revolutionary socialism.
when the revolution broke
Kerensky was made vice presd.
dent of the Council of Workmen
and Soldiers Deputies.
I'm the Milukoff cabinet he was
the only socialist. but immediate
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-25
CITY TO BUY
STREET CARS

On recommendation of Street
Superintendent Murdoch, who re-
turned Wednesday morning from
Spokane, the city will probably
purchase six passenger street cars
from the Washington Water Pow
er company of that city at $500
each.
The cars are the only ones avail
able in the United States that will
serve the city's purpose, so far as
can be found. They are about the
same as Tacoma's Sixth ave. cars,
seating "A persons.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-25
"JOYRIDE"
ON BRAKEBEAMS"

"Joyriding" on the brakebeams
of freight trains from Tacoma to
Chehalis and return Tuesday
night. Herman Kilerman, 16, and
two other Tacoma boys, aged Ia
and 13, were arrested by Police
Capt. Kincaid early Wednesday
morning and turned over to juve-
nile officers.
The boys were plastered with
grease and dust from head to foot,
and were so sleepy they could
scarcely keep their eyes open.
They told the police that they
had taken the brakebeam 10y
ride" simply for the sport of IT,
hoping to return to Tacoma be-
fore their parents discovered their
absence.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-25

An initiative home rule bill to
permit jitney buses to run under
city supervision was put in circu-
lation today by organized labor as
new attack on Stone & Webster.
Secretary II. Roy Harrison of
the Tacoma Central Labor coun-
ell said Wednesday that labor
people thruout the state were
ready to sign such a bill.
Harrison visited labor leaders
in Seattle Wednesday afternoon,
interesting them in the bill. The
idea is being taken up in Spo-
kane, Bellingham, Everett and
Aberdeen.
All Good HUNDRED.
THE Tacoma street car strike
is strike without a parallel in
the industrial history of the
northwest said Harrison today.
80 peaeeable is this walkout-
so solid is public sentiment with
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-25
PUBLIC IS URGED TO
attend CONVENTION

The ninth annual meeting of
the Washington Association for
the Prevention and Relief of Tu-
berculosis will be held at the
Commercial club in Tacoma July
26 and 27. On the second day
the dedication of the children s
pavilion at Mountain View sana-
forum will take place at the SAN
atorium grounds.
Each and all of these sessions
are open to the public, entirely
free of charge.
Not only is this privilege grant
ed, but the people of the city of
Tacoma and the adjacent towns
are warmly urged by the Anti
tuberculosis association to make
a special effort to attend as many
of the meetings as possible.
People are urged to learn what
is being done to stamp out this
scourge and about the health
problem in our own army and in
the Great War.
Opened by Quevli.
The meeting will be opened
Thursday at p. m. with an ad-
dress by the president of the as
ISOLATION, DR.. Christen Quevli.
Among the interesting speakers
of the afternoon will be Major
Howard Clarke of the medical
corps, U. S. army, recognized
authoity on tuberculosis.
Lieut.. Gov. Hart will be the
first speaker at the evening ses-
sion, which begins at S:15. He
will be followed on the program
by Miss Margaret E. Scott of San
Francisco, field representative of
the western division of the Amer
lean Red Cross, on Tuberculosis
and the Red Cross"
Matson Has Pictures.
Those favored persons who
have heard DR.. Ralph Matson talk
on Tuberculosis and the War;
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-07-25

and have seen his accompanying
moving pictures of the wounded
soldiers in the French trenches
are unanimous in the opinion that
nothing could excel this combine
ton in intense human interest.
DR.. aMtson has just returned from
a years service in France, to his
work as superintendent of the
open air sanatorium in Portland,
and the association considers it
self extremely fortunate to be able
to announce that he will give this
address and sho whis pictures at
it's Thursday evening session,
when not only the members of the
association but the public at
large may reap the benefit Of
DR.. aMtson's personal expert
ences somewhere in France