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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Wants Dairy Inspector.

DR.. Willis Valley, chief sanitary in
spector. for the state board of health
will recommend to the legislature at
its next session that state inspector
for dairies be provided for, giving as a
reason that while this work is sup.
posed to be looked after by health of
Gers of the various counties, they dc
not have the time to devote to that
branch of the service that is required
and necessary for best results.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Governors Father Dies.

Governors fdtncF OscS.
10 Bilbo, father of Gov. Theodore
G. Bilbo, died at the family home near
Poplarville. Mr.. Bilbo was in his seth
wear. and had been in failing health
for some time.
The deceased was native Of Missis-
sippi, his parents being of Scotch-lrish
descent. For many years he was on
of the foremost farmers and stockmen
Of Pearl River county and vice presl.
dent of the National Bank at Poplar,
vile. He served as private In the
Confederate army throughout the civil
war.
The department Of home economics
IN Union county, under the leadership
Of Mrs. H. B. Wiseman, county worker,
has been given quite q boost and q
great stimulus to the interest Of wo.
men and girls Of the county by SHORT
course Of demonstrations and lectures
by experts in the employ Of the stats
and federal governments.
A serious and unfortunate difficulty
occurred near Delay, Lafayette county.
ii which Major Thweat was inflicted
with ! severe kpife wound by h's
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Raising Ambulance Company.


DR.. Nolan Stewart, captain of Am.
bulance company No. 80 American
Red Cross Society, who rs now en-.
gagged in procuring the 119 men neces'
sary to fill his company has issued the
following appeal.
"Any man who is eligible to enlist.
ment in any branch of the military
service Of the United States is eligi-
BILE to membership in this company;
all will be subject to examination, and
must be physically fit for military ser.
vice, and the age limit is the same as
prescribed for the army. desire to
have the best type OF men for service
in this company, men of excellent NOR.
al, mental and physical qualifications.
The character of service to be rem.
dered is OF the highest type, and it is
my ambition to enroll a company of
men whose personnel will equal that
OF any other organization in the serv-
ice, and, as I see it, there can be no
greater or nobler service rendered
than that of removing from the battle
fild those whose patriotism and valor
have carried them to the line of battle
and who have fallen in defense OF
their country and their homes. | de-
sire to recruit this company as soon as
possible, and urge unmarried men of
military age to enlist in this Red Cross
service.
Although the company is being or
ganized under the auspices of the
American Red Cross Society it will,
when completely organized. be mus
tered into the service of the United
States government and operate under
the direction of the war department.
| have many now awaiting the call, but
have not yet obtained sufficient num-
Der. | ask tie Red Cross chapters
throughout the state to assist me in
getting men for this company, having
the men mail me their applications. +"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-08-09
Eighty Physicians volsnteer.

Eighty Mississippi physicians have
offered their services to the govern
ment in the European war, according
to figures given out by DR.. w. B. Dob
SON, assistant secretary of the Missis-
sippi medical section.
Nearly all of these doctors are past
35 years of age, although the govern
ment expects to draft young physi-
clans for the national army. DIR. Dob
son will shortly issue another appeal
for physicians, and expects some OF
the men who are eligible for draft to
answer.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24
; About People
Movements OF lndividuaiB to
and From the City.
5JCN-n-cjG-x.c.;LS-o-r-n,~

Mrs. Sarah Lyon l.nnnsh"rry. Of Day
t"u. Ohio, is tn. guest Of friends In
Whr"llng and M"undSviilc over the hol-
days.
Miss Vera MCElrcy. who has been at
tending Maryluud College. Is visiting heI
PARENTS. Mr.. and Mrs. ". l.. McElroy. or
: ,uth jacob street.
Miss Caroline iIrlnbr!ght has re-
turned from Northwestern University. IL
yiS!, her parents MIR. and Mrs. W. r.
iirmbrirht. Of Pleasant Valley.
Ralph Mclzncr "f t"ru'll University
is spending III" Christmas holidays al
his home in Pleasant Valley.
Tho many friends ii Lack Thornton
n former teacher and football coach II
Wheeling high school. Will hn glad IL
know uf his having been appointed as
siSiau, stat" superintendent "I Srh""is
lie Will assume his nrw duties ab"u'
Jlauury iirst.
Leslie Scvcrnghmu& Of cornell nni'
.vrrsilr. Is III" guest "r his parents
w.. and Mrs. Charles S"vrrinEhnus ii
South f."rr street.
Miss Helen carrie has returned from
Morgmntnwu university. I" spend the
Christmas h"l:dny$ ut her home IN
l."a;h"rwnod.
Harold S"h"mk is Spending tho h"lt.
days with hl~ m"th"r. Mrs. Charles
Scl"rk Mr. S"h"uk attends "kiski.
'Bu,I" Wnru"r II M"rgHnt"wn unircr-
SHY. iS Visiting his parents.
Miss Virginia niIhy arrived HON" or
Saturday FROM Cincinnati. whcr" she is
studying music. 1" Spend tho h"iidarS
n her h"!u" uu IN" Island.
l;"urrc lI"lf"r. R"h"rt R"wnd md
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24

holidays with his parents on Sixteenth
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Q. Gardner spent the
week END in Pittsburgh. Pa
!. John F:hbert Of the naval yards AT
+ philadelphia. Pa. is visiting his faith
or. Mr.. Dan Gilbert Of North Main
street.
! Mr.. and Mrs Allison and daughter
! Miss Eliza. Of Cleveland. Ohio. are. the
guests Of Mrs. Allison's mother. Mrs.
I.yde Hicks of the Formosa.
Hazel Sondcrman who attends Lake
Erie college. at gainesville. Ohio. Is
, home for tho holidays.
! Frank Wait ~ indianapolis. Ind. is
spending the holidays In the city.
G.. McCranahan Of Pittsburgh. and
Berry Veterinarian Of Follonsbee. spent
/ Sunday nj their homo on the Island.
Rev. and Mrs Claude Porter Terry. lett
carly this morning for Syracuse.N. T.. to
spend the holidays with his parents.
Rev. Terry expects 10 return IN time to
occupy his pulpit next Sunday.
Every member Of the 1ntclllgcncer-
News staff received postal card Sat
urtlay from Claude G. Boaar. former
police reporter on The lntclligenccr and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24
COLLECTOR HAYS TO
USE SMALL ARMY IN
U, s, TAX CAMPAIGN

e,p,ci,l Dispatch The lH:r!lisencer
a. PARKERSBr ". Va. Dec. 2S.~-
When the full Significance az winning
this war is properly understood II VIAL
be seen chat II" country Ger chiS'!'u
into statue n meaS;:r" "t greater I'M
nortaucc than thr war :rTcnu" act OF
October 3. 1917. This law undertakes
to prov!d" q large. portion OF the neces-
sarv money 70 defend and rsrretra.c.
those institutions ~ whica the lore
fathers devoted their lives.
In fu-:h.ranc. ot the desire OF tn"
treasury. department :" solve IT'S PROB
lens In the Light Of ac;':ai c"nGitl"''
rather tnan q: S,lr"Cttciat conditions.
campaign OF administration which IN
wolves a ca,nnaigI - education has been
planted by tn" department. and Is now
being carried out for III" state % West
Virginia under tho gudanC" "t f"Ii""-
tor S. A. HAYS. .: this ci;y. The depart
,nent intends thai every available ave-
nue. shall be utilized for informing tax
payers as. to IN" amour; OF tax ;"r which
;i,r.. ar, liah!.. AID how when. and where
their taxes ara 10 b" paid.
BE- Tax Campaign
To this end the field !ocr'"."t IN" BIZ
reau has hss.n ..NlH,nd"d and rc"rg;IaiZ"d
and specially charged with tn. duty -
coming into personal contact. between
January LIST and March lst. as nearly AS
possible with very person subject to
this tax.
Schools OF instruction are being held
in every collection district and one IS
row in session here Early in he new
year a competent revenue 0tfiC!a! will
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24

cess profits tax. which arc now bnlng
considered. the following among Others
may be cited:
Allowance of reasonable Saluri"S III
the case Of partnerships and lndividualS
in order IL place them on nu equal basis
in this respect with corporations. Tn.
effect of this allowance would h" -
transfer 4 reasonable salary uiluwanc"
from income derived from capital IN
vested. all of which would nthcrwlS" u,'
taxable under tn. higher graduated
rates to d flat rate of per cent on sal
aries and other income. Such u con
struction is fully within tho spirit nnd
intent Of this law.
That the per cent rate nc mad" tu
apply to professional men. even ii 4
small amount OF cAritaI is employed
by them
That merchants be permitted t. make
Inventories Of mcrchundisc either at cost
OF at market value. Thut brokers, IL!
included. an tho ground that they ara
merchants OF securities.
That any taxpayer who Is content with
per cent deduction upon has invrst" ted
capital will not DO called upon H. maxi,
q complete return of his prr-wnr capital
and Income.
Without FURTHER taxing you with .hr
"details Of our study OF tho law. it may b.:
stated that thu rules and regulations /"
be adopted will interpret thr law In u
manner which Will ho In full accord
with It's Intent. and In harmony with
the methods Of legitimate business and
tho rights OF tn" tnNpnyGrs. The spirit
Of honest cU-op"ratlou with III" lHNpay-
err is being instil!ed into every rrEulnyv
Of the bureau. HRnd will h." insisted upon
at all times and in all plu"ns.
All taxation Is hurdcnsumG. War
tnxcs' are necessarily So. hecaGs" they
are heavy. The gnvcrum"nt'S needs ar.
pressing, however. and must be- mot
The Law imposes All obligation UL.II
every citizen when hn must meet irrn
eSfly. Observation-Disclosures h"rc u i, cit.."r-
fully. Thore are many Cvt'i"u""s th:'
American patriotism is responding {"
thla condition.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24
HENRY OTTO
PASSES AWAY
PROMINENT TRIADELPHIA RUS1
NESS MAN PASSES AWAY FOL
LOWING VERY BRIEF
ILLNESS.
Had Resided in the Out-the-Pke DIS
trtct His Entire Life and was
Well Known.

Henry otto. aged fifty-"u" years. ON"
al ia" most widely known reside MS 81
ill.. rutir" county passed away H"'SleF :
day morning at "'rl"ck ai hts Ih'"
rcsidrur" "n tn" Natrr!al road. Trlh-
d,lrhlu. rull"wlUI m illness ~ MN"
days.
Death is attributed I" blood poison
ing. caused from! - small wound. he hav:
lny SCRATCHED his hand wh!l" Al work
about his premises. It's condition. how
oyer WAS not considered serious until
Saturday. when he suffered turn for
thu, worse and passed away as stated
above.
Mr.. Otto WAS n son Of tho late Henry
and Frcdcrickn OTTO pioneer residents
IT this part of the state and was born
at Trin,lrlphin. ON October II. 1865. ite
lad resided his "ntir" life In the town
I'm which he was born.
H. conducted butcher shop for
manv wears with hts brother Lewis
otto md for Il number of years has
been In the same line OF business for
himself His honest and upright nnn-
nor of doing business had won for him
splendid business.
Doceusod was member OF Mystic
Lodge No. "a. KNIGHTS If Pythias. OF
Elm Grove. and also :. member "f Wash
inEton. Pa. lodge Of odd Follows Ais"
member nl the Zion Lutheran CfuI'i
of this city.
One daughter Mrs. Loretta otto Craft
Of Philadelphia. two sisters. Mrs. Louis
Orth Of Elm Grove and Mrs. Annn
Reed of Shcrrard. and two brothers.
Louis Of Tr!ad"tphia and frurE" OFT"
Of Fulton survive.
Funeral arrauE"incutS arc tnconlplci".
but II is likely that services Will l."
held nj Tn" family residence and that
ilItcrInert will he made In the old Stone
Church cemetery at Elm Grove.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24
HEALTH SERVICE FITS
MEN FOR THE ARMY

WASHINGTON. Dec. @3.-Elcron men
who otherwise would have been unable
to do military servic" on account "t
slight physical defects were made III al
one station OF the public hnHlth service
Inst week All havo since been accepted
by the recruiting officers.
Secretary MCAdoo recently approved
an order directing the officers OF the
public health service 70 communicate
with the chairman OF examining boards
and furnish advice. including presCrip-
ton. 20 Nil rejected on account ut curu-
bic conditions, and to request them to
direct such persons 10 apply 10 III" pub
lie health service officer In order that
he might assist them 20 so Improve their
physical conditions as to nc abln TO
serve their country In a military capa-
city.
That the order Is already showing re-
suits. Is indicated by Il report received
by Surgeon Blue from the medical Off
Ger in charge OF the marine hospital ut
Detroit. which reports that as u result
Z. number OF men rejected fnr military
service on account ri tncurabl" CUndl-
tons have been sent I" the hospital and
in e. single week eleven wore returned
and accepted for military service.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24

Marc Wolfe hay" returned from tn" | nj
v,rsity ~ I'runS ylvanin.
! Masters stephen 1r. and Robert KIP
! Icy Of tho island. HAY" E"n" I" am
ihri,lgr. uhi. /" visit their fnth"r'
! stephen RIPPLE. Sr.
! Mrs Peter t'aHS"H returned [" nor
home In Detroit Mtrh on Saturday, al
| toy Il months visit i" her daughter. Mrs.
: Frank Slamm.
Mr. md Mrs. N"rmrn "cisk!". Jr.'
arrived from Charleston. W. Nn.. yester-
day. Ia spend the Christmas holidays
/ with rclniivrN.
: William Kirhnrh -: Princeton. 10
spending tn" holidays with his parents.
| Mr. and Mrs William ktrbarh. or
| North Market street.
! Miss Helen cromwell VIII" attends
school nj H"ilidaySmrg. Pa. Is the
guest of Mrs. Julian &. ll"nrnr at
! Leath"rwnnd.
! Miss Margaret ogden VIII" attends the
Baldwin school. near i'hi!nG"iphia, is
, spending the holidays 1T her home in
Woodsdalr.
Mrs. Ncll Klein of Pittsburgh. Pa.
IL visiting relatives in the Ciiy.
George Ford. Jr. Of rh" u. s. Narnl
; station ut Camp Mas. Is spending the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24

open
ready Bring children when YOU come to purchase
Bring all
yer dollar. We exchange all goods until New Years.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24
Excess Profits Tax.

As illuStrative Of some Of the eIualiz-
ing recommendations touching the OK
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24
Audit Of Marion County
Shows Black Indebted

CHARLESTON. ". Va. Dec. ca
Reports covering audits Of Pendleton
county and Marion county have just
been filed by Walter S. Hallnnan,
stato tax commissioner.
The audit Of Prndlctnn county COW
ers the period from January l. 1915.
10 January l. 1917. and shows currcc-
lions in the settlements Of l.. -. Trun-
DO. sheriff aggregaring $13042, which
hc paid 10 the county and district
funds.
The audit OF Marion county covers
the accounts Of officers other than the
sheriff from January l, 1919. Ia Janu-
airy /, 1917 The audit shows findings
due the state from w. s. Black. cir
cult clerk. account OF fines amounting
20 s1.5l6.75. This amount Black paid.
The audit also shows i percent re-.
fund due the county from Black for
/ the years 1914. 1915 and 1915 Aggrc-
eating s2,3T2.75. Jury fees are shown
10 have been collected by Black and
not paid into the county treasury ar
gregating $500. The audit also shows
that Black has paid $500 account
, findings shown by former audit
Santa Claus says: Don't forget to
place an American flag on your Christ
mas tree and show your patriotic
III
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24
ANOTHER AVIATOR.

FORT WORTH, Texas. Dec. 2
Cadet A. Ross Harrison Of the Rofel
FIying CORPS was killed today at Ey:
erman, when his machine crashed 400
feet to the ground. Harrison, VINO
was born in Kingston, Ontario, hao
enlisted In the Royal Flying corps IN
Canada and had come to Fort worm
two months ago to finish his training.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24

b. sent into every county Of West Fir-
with all necessary forms and will be
qualified L. render assistance to tax
!, yers in making out their returns.
Public announcement Will be made
through the press nC the dates when
these men will visit each community
and taxpayers will b" urged to call on
them promptly. Their services arc
free and there should he no necessity
for anyon" 20 incur expense IN tho prep
aratiou OF his return.
1t Is hoped 50 thoroughly to cover the
field that Ignorance Of the law may not
he consistently offered by any taxpayer
as an eXruS.. for failure to comply wttSl
its requirements. 1t must not be over
looked that thr law plainly imposes
upon the taxpayer the duty OF seeking
ill.,. r.vcnu" 'ofririalS and. nf com plying
with its provisions and prescrlbes rigid
+, ..a!t.,s Tor f;,ilIrc /" comply with
;:lem.
To Aid Small Taxpayers.
AS IL practical aid 70 the millions OF
new taxpayers, there has been devised Il
comparatively simple. self-explanatory
iucomc-tax return form for the use OF
persons having a net Income of less
than three thousand dollars. Many OF
these people do not keep books or rec
u,.. % accounts. They are not famil
lar with accounting terms and methods
and would be unncc" Ssarily confused II
confronted with form which carried
KIN ;,;d cNccSS profits tax features
o: the law Consequently the man OF
small income win" is subject only to tho
,,"r:nal TAX Of . percent Is to have the
benefit OF schedule drafted in tine sim
r..-sf possible form and language.
Tho man of larger income. who Is re-
,iuire,i to compute SurtaX and excess
profits taxes in addition tn the normal
tax. will hc required to use more de-
tailed forms with nppr"priatc instru2-
lions.
Excess Profits Tax.
As illustrative Of some Of the eTuallH-
ing recommendations touching the OK
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24

general all around good fellow. that he;
was coming home on January onf q
I'VE day furlough. This was the first
cheerful news that has foated into this.
office for some time and the welcome:
sign was taken out Of cold storage, for,
when Claude arrives on the scene !the.
greeting that no VIII receive will bei
one that he will remember for a long
time .:s.st Is!
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24

Santa Claus says: Don't forget to
place an American flag on your Christ
mas tree and show your patriotic
spirit.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24

Santa Claus says: Don't forget to-
place an American flag on your chrlst:5
mas tree and show your patriotic ?
spIrlt ~ "a;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-24
Blue Pencil This

Don't you think that II
you bought her Silk
Waist ut THE WAIST
SHOP, second floor Schnul-
bach Bldg, that she would
DO happy
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
Viscount Astor Is
Empire State Native

William Waldorf Astor, who on
King Georges Birthday list figures as
a recipient of the title of viscount, is
a native Of New York, and derives
most of his vast income from rentals
and leases OF property in that city
His father was John Jacob Astor the
second. Educated by private tutors,
the son never became identified with
the distinctly national type of educa-
ton. Nor acquired that interest in all
sorts and conditions Of men which
young men of wealth attending Har-
ward, Yale or the older colleges of the
United States gain by common parti-
cipation in athletics, study. and social
life. Trained for the law, he never
used it for general practice. but only
as an aid in conserving his business
interests. For a time he was interest
ed in New York City politics, and, In
1876, was a member of the Legisla-
ture of New York state. An effort
to win seat in Congress failed. From
1882 to 1885 he was a representative
of the United States as Minister to the
Quirinal in Rome. Three works of
fiction stand to his credit as an author
On retiring from his diplomatic post
al Rome, he settled in England, and.
in 1899, became a naturalized British
subject.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-06-23
war SENDS MANY
MUSICAL ARTISTS
TO SWITZERLAND
Populace Objects To Visits
Never Considered In
Peace Times

Berne, Switzerland, June 2s-Swit-
zerland has been enjoying for six
months a verftable riot of music and
art furnished by the experts. the ultra
favorite and ultra accomplished ar
lists and organizations of all the sur
rounding countries. The Paris Sym
phonic Orchestra has been succeeded
by the Court Opera players from Vi
emma, and they by Arthur Ntkisch.
while he in turn has given way to the
Coincide Franchise. There has scarce
5ly been a week. when some noted mu-
steal or theatrical organization has
not been touring the country. i.
They have been well, even enthusi-
astacally received. Large audiences in
variably greeted them-and always
they have had to pay big prices-for
Switzerland. Nikisch had to stand
and bow almost continuously for a
quarter of an hour before his audi
ence would let him leave the stage,
and when he did retire 1t was to fran
tic shouts of "Auf Wiedersehn'' and
"Au Reyoir."
The action of Norway, however, in
refusing to sanction Nfkisch's concert
trip there brought to the. surface the
disgruntled complaints of a not in
considerable portion of the Swiss pub
llC WHICH mas UOl sW01COiASQ tHS
strangers here but~has seen them
come with a good deal of bitterness.
Their opposition is two-fold. These
critics feel that the real purpose of
this sudden and absolutely unprece-
dented influx of foreign talent is subt-
ly to create sentiment in favor of one
side or the other in the present con-
flict.
They object also to the implied pa
tronage of the artistic visits These
people never saw fit to come to us in
peace times is the way one objector
recently expressed it. In those days
they. never deigned to look at Switzer-
land. If they could induce US to come
to France or Germany or Austria and
pay good money to, hear or see them,
then well and good. But we didn't
exist as far as they were concerned
until the war
In addition to these objections. the
Swiss in many instances, claim thai
they are really being defrauded by
the visiting artists who bring only
partially complete orchestras or com.
panies, filled with substitutes and i'm
derstudies. all Of whom however. arr