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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
INCOME TAX TAKES
CAREFUL FIGURING
TO SATISFY THE LAW
CAREFUL LISTS MUST BE MADE
OUT SHOWING NET AND GROSS
EARNINGS FOR YEAR--$1 900
SALARiED MUST PAY.

Springfield Nov. A. Further ex-
plantations OF the new income tax
levy as affecting people receiving sal
aries more than one thousand dollars
a year has been made by Internal
Revenue Collector J, l.. Pickering
here. The information Is given cut
to stem the food of queries received
from thousands of farmers, clerks,
and even laborers on the subject. 1t
follows:
For the twelve months ending De,
cember 81, 1917, every single person
who has received $1,000 or more and
every married person who has re-
ceived $4,000 or more, is required to
make return OF his net income to
the collector. The return should be
substantially as follows tAny per.
sou can make the necessary changes
10 1T his individual easel.
Gross income
From wages and salaries IS LOCO
From rents. ....... .. 100
From interest on promissory
noleS ..,..'.....t.'-..,,. o"u
From business operations, in
Guiding sales In lgi7.... 5000
From all other sources. ,..,. $500
Dividends from bank stock. -. 300
lOtal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Alo.UO0
Deductions
Expenses incurred in operating
business. ......, .+,....,,..s $500
Taxes paid during 1917. exclul
ing special benefits, .. 400
Interest paid during l9l7... 800
Total .......,,..... .....,.S i.50V
Net Income $40 800
Less dividends received. 49,. 900
Less specified exemption il
married (act Of 19l7)... 1000
Total. not including net in
come .....,,,,.,....,,... 2,oVu
Income subject to normal tax
TACT OF ).,.,..,.....S 1900
Normal tax at , per eent.. 1872
There is an additional tax. com
monty known as a surtax, on the net
income, In this case It would be
10000 less $4,000. or $500.
per cent on the first $4,000. 5 %
per cent on The second s2,J0o so
Three on the balance OF $500 Is
Total surtax tl9l7 act,....S 80
Normal tax ............ 1870
lUtal tst.stt..A 80. .,.t.st,...,. = az
In addition to the tax under the
war revenue act Of 1917, taxpayer
with a net income Of $4,000 is re.
quired TO make return under the act
of 1916 and pay whatever taxes are
found to be due.
Employers are required to inform
the collector of internal revenues OF
the names addresses and amounts
paid in wages and salaries during
1917 II the amount Is over $500.
Blanks for returns will be mailed
by Collector Pickering on January
LIST, 1918, to every one who filed II
income tax return for 1916 and to al
who make a request for them Fail
IRE to receive blank does not save
an individual from liability of films
a return
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD
Phone 1865
.s.s"s"s"s"s..s.s.s .s-s". 5000


Get a small package OF Hamburg
Breast Tea. or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Brust Thee at any
pharmacy. Take tablespoonful OF the
tea, put cup of boiling water upon
it. pour through a sieve and drink q
teacup full at any time during the
day or before retiring. 1t is the most
effective way to break cold and cure
grip. as it opens the pores of the skin,
relieving congestion. Also loosens tho
bowels, thus driving cold from the
system.
Try it the next time you suffer from
a cold or the grip. 1t is Inexpensive
aud entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14

to me at times. Lydia e. Pinkham'o
Vegetable Com pound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and want to thank
you for the good they have done inc. !
have had quite a bit Of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my youth
full looks. My friends say why do you
look so young and well?' ! owe it all
TO the Lydia L. Pinkham remedies.
Mrs RoBT. ST0PIEL, Sage Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
lfyou have any symptom about which
you would like TO know write TO the
Lydia +. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn.
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Warranty Deeds.

warranty OecuS.
John Gunia and wife to Joseph and
Aehes Manicki. It l6 Thjeeman's sub
Ii sw y seit mel, 20 35 l. slA0o.
wa J. Seasans and has band to 4
thar 4 Harris It h Ma II St add
Streotor, 81.
Fawcctt Plumb to Andrew and Susie
Harehark, ! ac pit eia swh q 81 8.
SAFE
Mary ]. Waite and husband to Ira
G. Singer mort Ain Its ) q. Tonica,
ST.
George w and Emily Hol to Ira c.
Signcr II . % Vests ith add. Ton
lea, $,
Mary +. Wood to Trs of School
81 ,. It's 10 II II J, Norris add, OF.
tawa. $4,000
Jeremiah Crot,y and wife to Edw
Carney It | Crotty's sub. We swh -
80 ), 500
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
COLE AND ENCK TO
MEET AT STREATOR

\ boxing show Is to be staged in
Streator November y as a benefit for
the war camp community service
fund. There will be two main bouts.
each to go ten rounds, Red Cole of
81. Louis will face Freddie Enck of
Aurora at l3l pounds and Marty Hen.
derson OF Joliet and Peanuts" Dun.
dee Of Rock Island will battle at lis
pounds There also will be a six.
round preliminary Eddie Purdy OF
Chicago will referee
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
Gained Fame While pyino.

Antoine Vatican one of Frances
foremost artists. painted his celebrated
decorative panels while dying Of the
white mans scourge He sprang from
humble an ] poverty.strlcken surround.
ings, aud was forced to work on he
brink Of starvation for the greatcr
part Of his thirty.seven years. Just
as his fame rose TO national proper
tons his iuberculnr condition became
worse and he worked desperately ,lur'
Ing his last few years to complete ~
micl, work ny possible before he died.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
CHERRY MINE HERO
AGAIN F0ILS DEATH

Streator. H.. Nov H. yesterday
the eighth anniversary Of the Cherry
mine disaster. had more thrills for
George Eddy. an inspector. who was
trapped for eigth days in the Cherry
mine when more than 200 miners lost
their lives in 1909. Eddy was WORKING
in the shaft of the Streator Clay Com
pany's plant when fire broke out and
threatened to cut him off from help
He was rescued unhurt The fire did
$4,000 damage
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
Man Troubled for Two Years,

Men and women should not suffer
from backache. rheumatic pains, stiff
joints and swollen. sore muscles. when
relief can be easily had. James Me.
Crcry. Bcrrien Center. Mich, says he
was troubled with kidney and blad.
der trouble Tor two years; would have
to get up several times during the
night and had pains across his kid
neys. He used several kinds Of med.
iclne without. relief hut Foley Kidney
Pills cured him Many such letters,
come every day from all part Of the
country For safe by VIM D. Duncan.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
RUB BACKACHE AND
lUMbAC0 RIGHT OUT
Rub Pain and Stiffness away with
awall bottle Of old honest
St. Jacobs Oil

When your back is sore and lame
or lumbago. sciatica or rheumatism has
you stifTened up, don't suffer! Get q
% cent bottle OF old, honest "St.
Jacobs Oil'' at any drug store. pour a
little in your hand and rub it right
into the pain or ache, and by the time
you count fifty, the soreness and lame.
uess is gone.
Don't stay crippled, This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once. 1t takes the ache and pain right
out of your back and ends the misery.
It is magical. yet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn the skin
Nothing else stops lumbago, sciatica
md lame back misery so promptly!
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14

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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
UNCL AIMEE LETTERS.


rue 'oi'o"ihS ~ ils' OF unclaimed
'''erS at the ottawa post once NOV
T. l'l';
Bowers Mrs. John
Bouebton Miss Jcnuctt,
Rrrtar Mrs Ntary
Crmmins A. /.
Clark l. VI
Fllonbere w g
Fleming Miss r,oropcc
Fuller G y
Hartley Mice II
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
NERVOUSNESS
AND BLUES
Symptoms Of More Serious
Sickness.
Washington Park, III. CT am the
mother of four children and have suf-

Tered with 1emalS
trouble, backache,
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me so nervous
l could just tear
everything to pieces
and / would ache all
over and feel 20 sick
that ! would not
want anyone to talk
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-14
Always Has an Explanation.

Mother love is the supreme atfec
ton among mortals If the alaru
clock is lullaby to her boy she cred
its him with having an artists ear
for muslc.-Toledo Blade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
MILITARY FUNERAL
 FT -,vLAUGHLIN
Remains of We'll Known Man Sent North Yesterday for Interment
 in Arlington

With the highest military honors, fu- neral services over the remains of Ma George H. Mclaughlin, who died Mon9 / at his residence on Maiden Lane. re held yesterday morning at o'clock from St. PauPs Catholic church. the Rev. James F. Coyle officiating. Following the services the remains were sent to Wash ington on the Birmingham special by Lige Loy and were accompanied by a guard of honor, composed of United States sol- diers from the local recruiting stations, under command of Capt. J. B. Hutchin- son. Interment will be made in the offi- cers section of the Arlington National cemetery with the full military honors accorded the rank of the deceased.
 The casket, draped in the United States flag, was borne from the home of the deceased to the church on a caisson of Battery A, Alabama National Guarc.I which was followed by a mounted mili- tary escort The active pallbearers were members of the United States army. The honorary pallbearers were: Capt. Frank s. White, pr. Charles Whelan, Dr. S. F. Solomon, Dr. J. H. Phillips, Judge Oscar Hundley, Leon Friedman and Judge H. c. Selheimer. large eoncourse of friends gathered to pay the last tribute of re- spect to the memory of one of the best known citizens of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
REAL SPRING TOGS
 WILL BE SHOWN AT
 NEXT WEEKS SHOW
Merchants Busy Getting Stores Ready for Displays Planned for Fashion
 Week

Despite the fact that winter hats on about as scarce as new aus rters. the real and regular spring styles will not be formally displayed to the feminine pub lic ard as much of tl.e masculine public as is inteie sted, nntil next week.
 Beginning Monday, March 5, Birming hams annual ashion Week, will be in full swing. and the merchants and their employees will be busy catering to fash
 onable Birmingham and fashionable Ala bama, for that matter, for be it known that all Alabama is coming to Birming- ham for the great fashion carnival.
 Merchants are busy getting their stores ready for the formal openings, and many If them will return from New York dur ing the next few days, loaded with dupli- cate orders for goods to be shown during the coming week. Decorations are be- ing hung, and the band is getting in tune for the music Saturday night, when Fashion Week will be formally ushered in with a window opening display. In fact. every little detail is being added to make the week one round of pleasure and interest to the visitors.
 The automobile show, which will be conducted in conjunction with Fashion Week, will be ready on time, and will be formally opened with salute and the flashing of searchlights Monday. Cover nor Henderson has accepted the invitation of the automobile show committee to at tend the show, and will be the first visi- tor ushered through the gates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
TO MAKE PLANS FOR
 WASHINGTON TRIP
Sons and Daughters Will Assemble This Afternoon at the Tutwiler
 for Conference

A joint meeting of a committee repre- senting Camp Henry D. Clayton, Sons of Confederate Veterans, and a commit tee from each chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy of the city will be held this afternoon at o'clock on the mezza- nine floor of the Tutwiler hotel.
 This meeting is called for the purpose of acquainting the Sons of Veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy with the details and particulars of the Camp Clayton tour to the Washington reunion Plans will also be discussed regarding the entertainment of Gen. George P. Harrison, commander in chief of the Con federate Veterans. and Gen. Ernest C.. Baldwin, commander in chief of the Sons of Veterans, who will be the guests of honor at a grand ball and reception to be given under the auspices of the camp on April F.
 The committee in charge of the tour and entertainment earnestly request that all the chapters of the Daughters will be represented at the meeting this after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
COMMISSION BUSY
 WITH PETTY AFFAIRS
Members of Board Con- sider Many Routine Cues
 tions at Meeting

A medley of petty affairs engaged the commissioners at the morning session But there were a few sdelights that broke the monotony of the meeting.
 Mrs. R. L. Green and several ladies from Inglenook appeared before the board to protest against the fetid and obnoxious odors that came from the practice of the city in piling it's garbage upon the dump at Fifth avenue and Thirty-sixth street, north Despite the fact that each of the ladies insisted there was no need of coming within several hundred feet of the refuse pile to get pi iovided, Arlie Barber insisted that the ladies go on the dump in person to in- spect it.
 His persistence, however, was not awarded by any promise on their part. The matter was referred to Mir Barber for final adjustment.
 Dr. B. F. Talley believes that he has found the house which gives the fire de- partment more exercise than any one roof in the city. Next to his infirmary, he testified before the commission, there is roof which has caught on fire four times this winter. 1nasmuch as it is next to his infirmary, he sought to have it condemned as a fire hazard Chief Middleton said that the roof was not in such condition that it ought to be con demned, and there the matter rested.
 pr. Talley avowed that the roof caught on fire regularly and occasionally every year. His safety he attributed to the vigil of the fire department.
 It is unusual that 'colored gent ap- pears before the astute board, but at the morning session a resident of North Bir- mingham of dusky persuasion asked that he be relieved of paying for all of water connection that would cost over S200.
 There was special reason that he should get relief T tell you gentlemen that 1 ought to have consideration" he said, for I am a good citizen. I owes the city all tht time, and it comes mighty near owning that lot anyhow. Tse in debt to the city right now"
 Impressed by this requisite of good citizenship. the commission agreed to ap- proprite $50 for the work, for he declared the pipe would be laid with his own hands after he dug the ditch.
 George Ward admitted that he was in a quandary. The gold fish at Avondale had lost their rich golden coating, and he wanted to ask the advice of the com mission as to whether the white" gold fish should be segregated
 James Weatherly said that they were reverting to type"
 Arlie Barber, presumably because the reporters had never brought him into the calcium glow, asked, Does that refer to reporters?"
 That quip being too dull and 'leaden'' for the meeting, Commissioner Weatherly denied this aspersion and the matter passed.
 The bid of the Crane company of S619.7 .76 for certain reinforcing bars to be used in the construction of conduits on Ave- nue F was accepted. and several smaller bids for sand and cement were received and passed upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
HORNADY APPOINTED CHIEF NEGOT|ATOR
Commissioner of Public Health Named to See That
 Ditch Is Dug in East Lake
By REUBEN A. LEWIS.

Commissioner John R. Hornady has 8 new title.
 He is now "negotater.''
 When General Goethals dug the ditch" at Panama. he was handsomely rewarded. but it is doubtful that. Mir Hornady, who seeks to have ditch dug, will be re- membered in such a manner
 Goethals had to be an engineer to suc- ceed at his task, but Hornady must be a peace maker.
 The matter came up through the con- viction of Arlie Barber that certain swamp at Seventy fourth street in East Lake ought to be drained by digging a ditch. He avowed that he had asked Commissioner Truss to do the work, but Truss had differed with him and had re- fused to accede to his request. Now, quoth MT. Barber, If he will lend me his machinery for three days, I will dig the ditch myself"
 At this juncture, MT. Truss said that he would not yield any of his machinery as it was needed for improving the roads. Furthermore he maintained that the city by permitting MT. Barber to control the garbage department when it could be handled more cheaply by his forces, was guilty of duplication of effort" and ad- ditional expense.
 MT. Barber reminded him that he ought to be doing lot of street improve ments; that his appropriation had been boosted $5Ooo over 1916; and that the lake ought to be drained. But MT. Truss could not see it that way.
 The discussion was bordering on the acrimonious when President George B. Ward stated that he felt like giving the boys a lecture" To smooth over the diff ference, he appointed Commissioner Hor- nady as "negotiater' to see that the ditch was dug.
 While protesting, MT. Hornady agreed to effect this settlement if it was within his humble powers of suasion. But MT. Barber contends that he has been doing ali the cooperating and MT. Truss feels that he is not getting a square deal. The outcome cannot be surnised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
THREE ACQUITTED IN
 THE CRIMINAL COURT
Negro Woman on Trial for the Killing of Mrs.
 B. M. Wilkes

The jury in the case of Lindsey Kinds, charged with the murder of Sam Collins, returned verdict of not guilty last night after a short deliberation. The case was tried before Judge Harrington F. Heflin and occupied the attention of the court for day and a half The negro was without counsel and Judge l1eflin ap- pointed Attorneys r. F. Nelson and c. L. Brewer to defend him. who made a strong fight for the acauittal of the ne- gro Assistant Solicitor w. s. Welch represented the state.
 Three cases have been tried in the criminal court this week and in each instance the jury has acquitted the de- fendant. George Showalter, charged with highway robbery was acquitted before Judge Fort; Charles Hall, also indicted for highway robbery, was acquitted be- fore Judge c. w. Ferguson. and Lindsey Kinds was acquitted before Judge Heflin.
 Bertha Ridgeley, negro, charged with murder went to trial yesterday afternoon before Judge W. F. Fort. The woman was indicted for the murder of Mrs B. M Wilkes, whose killing caused sensa- ton several months ago Attorney c. P. Beddow is counsel for the defendant; Cir cult Solicitor Joseph R. Tate is repre- senting the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
Deeds Filed for Record

The following were among the deeds filed for record in the probate court yes terday:
 s500-R. E. Osborn to Miss Ada James, part of block 743, city of Birmingham
 s125-Miss E. Rockett to heirs of G. NJ. Laground. part of block 743. city of Bir- mingham.
 s50o-Mrs. Bertha Roseman to Miss Ada James, part of block 743. city of Birming- ham.
 ss400- Birmingham Realty company to w. A. Lester. part of lots 6 and :, in block 20, Birmingham Realty company S addition.
 slOo--O. R. Roy to James A. Roy. part of the southwest quarter of the north east quarter of section l.. township 20. range west.
 s537 50-John w. Peirson to c. w. Carr, lot in block F. Ivanhoe
 s250-Anglin-White Realty and Insurance company to Mollie B. White. part of lot 13. in block A. Anderson Place
 s600-F. P Morrison to Fred E. Hale, part of southeast quarter of southwest quarter of section F, township 19 range 8 west.
 si0o-Charles Henderson to J. NJ. Hen derson. lot 10 in block 120 in North Bir- mingham Land company's survey.
 sS11-Security Saving and Loan Com pany to R. F. Whaley. lot on corner of Third avenue and Walnut street. West End,
 ssVt--Mrs. Mollie Goodgame to Charles Daniels survey.
 J. A. Dupuy to A. l.. Minyard. lot II, block "A, Birmingham-E -Ensey Land com pany's survey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
ART EXHIBIT IS
 SHOWN AT LIBRARY

Seventy painting and etchings of Anne Goldwaite have been placed on exhibition at the Birmingham public library.
 The pictures are generally impression istic although there are some etchings in charcoal and srayon. Perhaps the most effective of the paintings, which arc in oil and water colors, are those Of southern scenes, although there are few pictures portraying life in France and Brittany that are colorful and en- gazing to look upon.
 Among the paintings, which are the work of a former Birmingham girl, is that of Cardinal Gibbons. This is splendid likeness of the cardinal
 The exhibit was greatly admired yes- terday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
RECOGNIZE BIRMINGHAM AS
 REAL RIVAL FOR ALL OTHERS

Birmingham pig iron, which Chattanooga admits would have to be used in the construction of armor plate at a plant located in that city. It goes further and says:
 The Lake Superior ores are on an immediate boundary line between Can ada and the United States and must be carried about 1900 miles along the boun- dary. If these ore fields in time of war were conquered by the enemy as those in France have been. or if the canal were blown up, and in these days of airships this would not be difficult, your armor plate plant, located at any place except Chattanooga or Birmingham district would be useless for lack of ore.
 It has been said that armor plate can not be made from Birmingham ore. This Is not true, as is eing demonstrated fully in Birmingham"
 Speaking of the location of the armor plate plant, one of the papers of Hunt ington, w. Va, considered a strong con testant for the plant says
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28

If the plant be located in the south, 1t is thought that Birmingham will get the call. Set over against that opinion Is the argument that as Alabama seems quite certain to be designated as the location of the proposed nitrate plant to be built at an initial cost of $200oo.OoO, it seems hardly probable that she will be given the armor plate plant"
 Members of the local armor plate com mittee attach no importance to state ments to certain iron interests that the location of the plant in Birmingham would not be a benefit to the city. As was stated by Admiral Fletcher when he was here, they have found such crti- cisf in practically every city visited and the occasion has been rare when iron men have appeared before the board to testify, according to members of the GO. mttee.
 They do not think that such adverse criticisms will have any bearing with the armor plate plant board, as there is noth- ing unique or unusual in such opinion among iron men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-28
TO CONFER HERE ON
 VALLEY CREEK PLAN
VanHoose Says Both Mobile and New Orleans Will Send Representa-
 tives to Conference

The Valley creek canal project will be reopened by the government engineers with view to getting another hearing, according to J. A. VanIIoose, chairman of the local commmittee, appointed to work for the canal
 MT. VanHoose, who returned yesterday from Mobile, where he was in confer ence with Government Engineers Guth- rie and Sanford, says that a meeting will be held in Birmingham at an early date. at which the engineers will be present. He says that New Orleans and Mobile will send representatives to the meeting, and that both cities were en- thusiastic over the prospects of getting another trade route established between Birmingham and interior points, and that they have pledged their cooperation to help.