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Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-16

Christian press as an offset Of the
great food of Moslem literature that
is issuing from Egypt
1--WE need to establish more such
presses that will present the message
of the gospel in the Arabic and Chi
nese languages"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-16
breathing Becomes Easier.

After few doses of DR.. Bells Pine-Tar-
Honey, inflammation is arrested, you cough
less and breathe easier Only &c. All drugt
Observation-Disclosures,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-16
SUFFERED II YEARS

Mrs Nellie Vanarsdel Of Mackvie Ky, reports
Ing of how she had suffered
hood She Il have had opinions my and
there nothing would
Ihedods Black Daught suffered
using medicine" This long standing trouble was re-
ved after other Thedfods Black.
Daugh purely vegetable preparation
For people suffered from
constipation indigestion biousne be lust
the medicine need Try it. Only pack
age your druggist sells it,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
MEDICAL MEN WILL HELP.
Stirred by Patriotism, Busy Kenosha
Physicians Promise to Teach
Tyros to Nurse.

In many cities in the land, classes in
Red Cross work are being conducted in
which the pupils are women and girls,
anxious to so train themselves that
they may be able to give efficient ser
vice to their country in the event of a
war being declared in which it is forced
to take part.
In Milwaukee hundreds of women,
formed into individual groups of from
fifteen to twenty, under the leadership
of some individual willing to take the
trouble of getting that number Of her
friends together, have taken the train
ing which includes first aid to the in
jured, the preparation Of hospital sup
plies am many other of the fundamen-
tails in the care of the sick which it is
well for all to know. Members of the
Milwaukee Medical Society have con
tributed their services as lecturers and
teachers.
The Kenosha County Medical Soci-
ETY., realizing the extreme need there
may be for a trained body of women,
ready to give their services either at
home in preparing articles' for the
front, or at the front in aiding the pro-
fessional nurses in the care of soldiers.
are willing to follow the example Of
their fraternal brethren in Milwaukee
and other cities and will give their
services free of charge for lectures and
instructions in the work, if groups of
women wishing to take this instruction,
are formed and will make application
to some member of the society.
An officer of the association said to-
day that the organization members
would deem it a pleasure to have this
opportunity to serve their country by
aiding in preparation for an emergency
which may at any time confront our
nation.
He said that the increase of efficiency
that will be attained by a small amount
of careful study along these lines would
be of great advantage in the event
that call should be made upon the
women of the land to help in this way.
The offer is open to any group of wo-
men or girls who are willing to take
the time for course of ten or more
lessons.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
MRS. oBERsT ASKS DIVORCE.
Mrs. Eta j. Oberst Charges Husband
With Cruelty in Bill Filed in
the Municipal Court.

Mrs. Eta 0berst has fled in the
Municipal Court an action demanding
an absolute divorce from her husband,
Henry Oberst. She alleges cruelty and
makes specific charges that on account
of the threats of her husband she was
forced to leave her home. The couple
were married in the town of Salem,
August s, 1912, and they have one
child. Mrs. Oberst asks that the Gus
tody Of the child be awarded to her and
that she be given proper alimony for
its support. The case will come up for
hearing at the next term of the court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
KENosHA DAY AT CEMENT SHOW
Many Kenosha People Go to Chicago
This Morning for Annual Show
of Cement Makers,

Ferd Dunnebacke of the Dunnebacke
Company piloted a big delegation of
Kenosha people to the cement show in
Chicago and the crowd from Kenosha
made it something Of a Kenosha day.
The delegation included City Engineer
B. G. Brennan, County Clerk Jones,
County Supervisors Leet and Elem
ming, Highway Commissioner John
Herzog and E. G.. Brandt contractor in
charge Of the building of the large
buildings for the American Brass Co.
Hundreds of useful and ornamental
applications of concrete and the ma
chinery, tools and appliances used by
workers In concrete are shown every
year at the Chicago cement show.
Huge mixers travelling under their own
power, that deposit concrete over the
full width Of a city street, and con
crete distributing systems that chute
concrete over the area Of several city
blocks will be shown. There will be
concrete wash tubs and piano lamps.
concrete sewer pipes and flower boxes,
concrete statuary and concrete roofing
tile, concrete fence posts and score
of other forms, both practical and or
namental.
The decorative side of building will
interest many visitors. In the joint
exhibit of cement companies will be
specimens of sculpture and among them
two excellent and original studies in
garden ornamentation by the eminent
Chicago sculptor, Richard w. Book.
The spirit of "Springtime" and of
Winter" is faithfully executed in
concrete with the child figure as mo-
tiff.
Because concrete is so widely used
in all types of building work, the in
terest shown in the Chicago cement
show is regarded as a barometer, not
only of the building business for the
ensuing year, but of business ,condi-
tions in general. Over two hundred
separate exhibits worth many hundreds
of thousands of dollars will be made at
this years Chicago cement show. This
indicates that manufacturers look for
ward to an even bigger year in 1917
than the country enjoyed last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
BYRON PRossER rs RELEASED.
Libertyville Printer Discharged From
Custody on Motion Of the
District Attorney.

Byron Prosser Libertyville printer
arrested a week ago ON charge of
being connected with the hold-up of
the store of NJ. Sneider on Elizabeth
street, was discharged from custody
this morning on the motion of District
Attorney Peter Fisher, Jr. Prosser
had been held in bonds of $500 for an
adjourned hearing set for next Thurs
day morning, but in asking for his
release the district attorney claimed
that the evidence which had been dis
covered did not warrant his being held
for even preliminary hearing. Pros
ser left at once for Libertyville. Wal
ter Bates, also from Libertyville, who
was arrested at the same time, is still
held at the county Jail The district
attorney holds that while he may not
have been directly connected with the
attempted robbery, that he has guilty
knowledge. Bates, like Prosser, has re-
peatedly declared that he had nothing
to do with the alleged crime.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
Electing Minor Officials.

Next to the mistaking of the import
ance of the "of year" election the
custom Of considering certain officials
of the city as Fminor" officials is one
of the most hurtfu1 influences in the
city government. Most of the voters
even in an off year election will give
some consideration to the selecting of
men to serve as members of the Com
mon Council but they seem to be of the
idea that pretty nearly anyone is suit
able for election to. the Offices of school
commissioners and county supervisors.
The Importance of these offices have
been minimized in Kenosha for so long
a time that they are now considered as
good places to hand over to some super
anuated person who insists on having
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
ASK KENosHA TO JOIN.
City Representatives to Consider Legis-
lature at Madison on Wednesday
of Next Week.

Mayor Charles H. Pfennig this morn
ing received a letter from the execu-
tive committee of the Wisconsin
League of Municipalities asking that
the city of Kenosha be represented at
a conference to be held at Madison on
February Fl at which time a general
discussion of legislation proposed for
cities is to be taken up. On this date
the committees of the senate and the
assembly viii hear objections of the
various cities to the proposed changes
in the state highway laws. Many
cities will be represented by attorneys
in this hearing. Kenosha has no OBJ
lection to make to the highway legis-
lation as proposed but it is certain that
the city will send some representative
to the conference. City Attorney John
G. Slater went to Madison this after
noon for a conference with the railroad
commissioners relative to the proposed
conduits under Pomeroy street. He is
hopeful that hearing on this matter
can be arranged for Kenosha and ar
ranged for an early date. The work
of paving the street is slated to be
started IN the early spring.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15

The North Western Railway Cons
pany again prides itself on the fact that
in the past four years its lines have.
been operated without a single passen-
ger being killed and in that time it
carried 132,238,957 of them. Win the
company kindly come through with a
report of the number it did kill as 4
result of improperly protected grade
crossings. This report would prove
just as interesting but not nearly as
good an advertisement for the "great-
est railway system in the United
States"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
First publication Feb. IS, 1917.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Kenosha County Court - In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of William
III. Swartz, also written Schwartz, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Will
am TT. Swartz, deceased, late of the City
of Kenosha, in said County of Kenosha
will be examined and adjusted by the
regular terms of said court to be holden at
the County Court room, in the City of Ke-
nosha, in and for said county, on the first
Tuesday of April, A. d. 1917, and on the
ten o'clock A. M. of those days; also that
the time until and including the last Tues
day of June, A. ID, 1917, is the time allowed
ana limited Tor creditors OF said william
claims for examination and allowance
Dated at Kenosha, the 10Th day Of Feb:
vu;try, A. ID. 1917.
BY the Court,
GEO. w. TAYLOR,
W.T. County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15

The Ken9sha Lodge of Elks has
planned for one Of the most interest
ing meetings of the year on Thursday
evening when ''Past Exalted Ruler Is
Night" viii be observed. John NJ
ahlor the first Exalted Ruler of the
Kenosha lodge, win be in charge of
the exemplifcation of the work on a
class of fifteen candidates. There
will be many visitors from other cities
and the night will be made one of
the notable events of the year on the
calendar Of the Elks.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15

along proper lines than to build q
sewer or pave street and you can not
expect high grade management of
schools and efficient handling of your
share in the county government unless
you see to it that this management is
placed in the hands of competent men
or women. The election of the right
kind of men to these offices should be
enc of the real big problems at the
coming election. Get out of the old
rut and get into new path of picBin~s
real men for these real jobs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15

The Supreme Court on Tuesday fail
ed to hand down decision in the case
of Charles R. Carpenter and B. Hin
richss the accused Racine bankers, aad
the trial of the eases against these men
viii have to go over until the Supreme
Court again hands down decisions.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15

If Kenosha is going to have a mill.
tary company, now is the time to take
advantage of the arousing of latent
patriotism and get the boys drilling.
The trouble with Kenosha has always
been that she started to form a com
pany just about the time the troops
were ordered to the front.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
Of Interest to Farmers.

Form No. IL should be used. Space
is provided under Question /, and
8 to show the total amount of income
from the sale of crops, live stock and
dairy products. Under Question 4
should be entered the value of the
products of the farm used and con-
sumed by the family. In no case
should sum of less than 10000 per
person be entered. Income other than
farm income should be entered under
Question 5 and IA inclusive. An in
ventory of all farm property except
land and buildings should be entered
under Question Is for January 1917
The total of all items should be en-
tered under Question A. All deduc-
tons should be entered on page 8,
The inventory for farm property for
1916 should be entered under Question
16, wages dior farm help under Cues
ton 20, taxes paid during 1916 under
Question "a, and miscellaneous ex-
penses such as amounts paid for feed,
seed, Irvine, threshing, blacksmithing,
etc, should be itemized under Cues
ton 26. The total of these deductions
is entered under B and subtracted from
A. The result is the net taxable
income
Secrecy of Returns.
Income tax returns are available
only to the parties who made the re-
turns. The tax rolls showing names,
addresses, and amount of tax becomes
public property when certified to the
various treasurers for collection.
A few suggestions:
Don It wait until the last day to
make out your return. Mail it today
if possible.
Dom forget to sign the return.
A number of blanks have already been
received with no signature. When a
notice of penalty is sent for failure to
make a return in these cases the as
SCISSOR of incomes will be accused of
having poor Office system.
3-Write plainly so your name can
be read and your blank properly en-
tered in the card index.
If your name and address was
written incorrectly on the envelop in
which your blank was received, this
office will appreciate return of the
envelope with your blank. This will
assist the office in correcting the card
index. Likewise if two returns were
sent you in different envelopes, no.
tifcation of that fact will assist ma
terially in correcting the error.
5-Don't hesitate to call upon the
assessor of incomes to assist you in
making out the return. Questions are
cheerfully answered and blanks are
prepared in the Office for those who
call to have their returns made out.
J. e. Dalton,
Assessor Of Incomes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
First publication Feb. 10. 1917.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

henosha County Court - In Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Sarah
Petit, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the claims
and demands of all persons against Sarah
Petit, deceased, late of the City of Keno
sha, in said County of Kenosha, will be
Court of Kenosha County at the regular
terms Of said court to be holden at the
County Court room, in the City Of Keno
sha, in and for said county, on the first
Tuesday of March, A. ID. 1917, and on the
first Tuesday OF September A. d. 1917, at
ten O'Clock A. M. of those days; also that
the time until and including the last Tues
day Of June, A. ID. 1917, is the time allowed
and limited for creditors of said Sarah
Petit, deceased, to present their claims for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Kenosha, the Sth day of Feb
ruary, A. u. 1917.
By the Court,
GEO. w. TAYLOR.
w41 County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15

New York is becoming civilized. The
brutal prize fight is going to lose Off
cial recognition. Some time progress
sive Wisconsin will get far enough
progressed to know that the welfare of
the state does not necessitate legaIiz-
ing this sort of brutality under the
name of sport.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15

The biggest drawback to this war by
referendum" is that it would be a
mighty tickhsh problem to start calling
a special election just as the enemy
starts bombarding New York and it
would be slightly embarrassing to be
waiting for returns from Minnesota
while the admiral was just itching to
give an order to fire.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
Miscellaneous Property.
Automobiles.

No reduction can be made for up
keep or depreciation of automobiles
where used for pleasure. Where used
exclusively for business purposes such
expenses may be deducted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15

I. j. stahl, formerly of Kenosha but
now of Waukegan, has been elected
vice president of the National Asso-
citation of Realty Brokers The nation
al organization has just closed its
annual meeting at Allentown. Pa.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
Machinery Taxes.

Taxes paid in 1916 are deductable
upon property from which the income
is derived. Amounts paid for state
and federal income tax is also
deductable.
A deduction cannot be made for
special assessments or for taxes on
vacant property. When such property
is sold deduction may be made for
all the taxes paid upon the same, in
estimating the net profit or loss
on the transaction.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
Losses.

May be deducted when they accrue
during the year. But the loss must
be made certain. No deduction is al
lowed for fuctuation of value in real
estate, stocks, etc. A sale of property,
bankruptcy OF dissolution is usually
necessary to determine a deductable
loss.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
Sale of Real Estate Or Other
Capital Assets.

IF property was sold during 1916 the
difference between the purchase and
selling price should be obtained. If
the property was income producing
property upon which the taxpayer had
reported income and deducted expense,
this difference is taxable as income,
providing the original purchase was
later than January 1st, 1911. IF the
original purchase was prior to January
1st, 1911, the profit should be pro-rated
as follows: That part of the profit
is taxable which the total time the
property was held bears to the time
elapsed from January LIST, 1911 to the
time of sale. For instance, if the
property was purchased ten years
ago six-tenths Of the profit IS taxable
because the law has been in force
six years.
If the property sold was vacant
property, a deduction should be made
for the entire amount Of taxes paid
upon the same in estimating the net
profit or loss.
Income From without the State.
The Wisconsin law does not tax
rents received from without the state,
or the profits of a business conducted
without the state. Likewise losses
cannot be allowed for these items.
Dividends and interest received from
without the state are taxable to resi-
dents of Wisconsin.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
Of interest to Merchants.

A merchant shout duse form one.
A merchant should use form one.
amount received for goods sold during
1916 plus the amount of goods sold on
credit. Enter under Question 18 the
amount of inventory as taken in Jan
uary 1917. IF there is no income re-
ceived other than from the store. the
total of these two items is entered I'M
der Question B. IF there is other in
come received it should be entered I'M
der proper question from 2 to 10 in
elusive. Question 8 should not be
omitted, which calls for the cost of
goods taken for the use of the family.
All deductions are to be entered on
page three. The inventory taken in
January 1916, is entered under CUES
ton IA. The total amount paid for
goods during the year is entered I'M
der Question Is. Wages and rent paid
are taken care of under Question 10
and II. Twenty-three should include
amounts expended for heat. light.
phone, drayage, express, insurance on
stock, etc. The total amount of the
expenses and deductions should be en-
tered under Question C. This is sub
tracted from total income and inven-
tory previously entered under B. The
difference is the net taxable income.
It IS unnecessary to state that
these items should agree with the
books so the same may be compared
If necessary.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
Interest.

Interest should be reported as in
come in the year when actually re-
ceived. The same should be deducted
as an expense in the year when paid.
Don It estimate interest due at the end
of the year. Report when cash is re-
ceived or paid. Deductions cannot be
made for payments on principal, nor
is a tax levied on such payments
when received.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-15
CLEARS Up LAWS
on INCOME TAXES
CONTINUED from Page ~
Table of Percentages.

Annual Depreciation in Percentages.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-21
ORLEANS

: (Clara L. Dwinell, CORRESPONDENT
D. s. Morrison had the misfortune
to break his arm last Friday. While
ats his work in the E. L. Chandler
Company mill a board few from a
saw, striking Mr.. Morrison,s arm. and
breaking pne bone below the elbow.
DR.. Cleasby was at the garage near
the mill at the time of the accident.
and was Immediately summoned. He
took Mr.. Morrison home in his car
md reduced the fracture. The fnjur-
ed man is very comfortable and get
ting on as well as coul dbe expected.
Miss Kate Bean of Lynn, Mass, has
come to spend some time with her
lister. Mrs Herbert L. Smith, Mrs.
Bradford of Newport Center. who has
been here several days. helping care
Cor her daughter, Mrs. Ray Wilcox,
has returned to her home.-Mrs. Her,
non Smith is inStown visiting her
ION. B. I. Smith and daughter, Mrs.
.\rah Wilcox.-Arthur Keys. who is
,nployed in Morristown. spent Sun
lay with his father. Isaac Keys
Mrs e. L. Gauvin, who has been i'll
! or two weeks. is able to- be around
he house again-Mr. andsaNf G. Il.
Cutler of Barton were in town Sun
lay. and attended morning worship
ut the Congregational church. IN rs.
ida Wiley has returned from a six
sveekss3visit in Manchester and Keene,
N HI.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-11-21
Tending Coal Fires.

It must lie that some editor of the
New York sun tends the fires in his
own home, as he gives. his readers
the following suggestions:
Open CRATE fires. are wasteful q, OF
coal. Heating the whole house is
oftenf .extravagant- Spare rooms
shopld be shut up and have the heat
turned off. q
FIN tending furnace fire it is i'm
portant to see that there are no cracks
at the floor line of the furnace. adj
hitting air to the ash pit.
A thin fire is wasteful. Keep the
Efirebox filledto the level recommended
by the maker.
"A fire benefits by regular and me-
thodical care. It should be scoaled
and shaken down at set times. Tn.
ordinary furnace needs shaking once
a day and twice in bitter weather.
Shake the fire until you can see light
underneath; not a bit longer. Put on
COIL dIleT SAdhiH6, hSsoA. poAoAS. 9..sFss
Keep the draughts shut off as
much as possible. Don't leave the
door open. Keep the ash pit empty
and sift the ashes" -.
That. these are practical sngges-
tions is evident to any one who has
tended their own fires.s Faithful OBJ
scrvance of these suggestions will
keep Vermont homes comfortable
and the coal bill at the lowest posi-
bic minimum. While the house wife
is practicing economy it would be well
for the husband to be down cellar
Vending his own furnace. An owner
can save more coal. than any man he
can hire.