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The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
TAX SLACKERs WILL
BE PROSECUTED
Only Few Days Left in Which to File
Income Tax Returns-Man Who
Fails to File His Returns Will Be
Regarded as Money Stacker"

Regarded as Money Stacker"
To the Editor of The Robesonian:
Raleigh. March 22.-"Tax slackers
will be prosecuted as vigorously and
relentlessly under the war revenue act
as draft slackers were prosecuted un-
der the selective service act. The aid
of all good citizens is invoked in
bringing to justice the man who de-
llberately seeks to evade his just share
of the war burden"
This was the statement today Of
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Daniel c. Roper. With only ten days
left in which to file income tax re-
turns, he has practically completed the
organization of a huge dragnet for
bringing into camp all persons who
fail to file their returns by April |,
1918. Revenue officers in every sec
tlon of the country are checking up
returns with view to beginning pros
ecutlons against tax dodgers. The
word has gone forth that such offend
ers need expect no leniency.
Through its educational campaign
the Bureau of Internal Revenue has
endeavored to cover the field 80 thor.
oughly chat ignorance of the law can
not be consistently offered as an eX-
tuse" Sc ID Commissioner Roper today
The press, the four minute men. the
State and county councils of Nation
al defense, the field force of the De.
partment of Agriculture and other
1 Government departments, banks post
offices and hundreds Of volunteer agen
cies have co-operated in bringing home
to the taxpayer his duty.
"The man who failed to register un
der the selective service act was re
garded by the War Department as
Stacker and prosecuted as such. Tt,
man who fails to file his income ia,
return will be regarded as a money
slacker,' and when discovered, as h,
will be, will be made to suffer full pen
alties of the law.
ITO the credit of the Nation it ma,
be said that have gratifying am
conclusive evidence that these incom
taxes will be paid by the great ma
iority Of the American people cheer
fully and willingly. But the duty O
the honest man does not end with tn
payment Of his own tax. l call upo
him to aid in bringing into camp tn
tax dodger. A man 80 niggardly a
to seek to evade what his represen
tatives in Congress have declared t
be his just share Of tax imposed f.
the support Of our arms is deservin
i Of no consideration and will receiv
none. Congress has distributed thi
tax justly and equitably. The rate
fixed so that the rich man and tn
men of moderate means are assesse,
Il each according to his income. There
g fore, it is incumbent upon all gou
d citizens to aid in carrying out til
i intent and spirit Of the law, whic
IS is that the burden Of the war tax /
S evenly distributed and every MA
r compelled to pay his just quota"
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
SENATE SAYS $3.50 WHEAT
Some Provisions of Agricultural Bill
Is Passed By Senate.

The agricultural appropriation bill
with the Gore amendment increasing
the 1913 Government guaranteed
wheat price to $3.50 was passed
Thursday by the Senate. 1t now goes
| to conference between the two houses
where there will be another fight over
the wheat price.
| The wheat price was adopted after
five days discussion in which its ad-
vocates urged the necessity OF stim-
ulating production and criticised Gov
ernment price-fixing. The bill, carry
ing appropriations of $28 ,00O, 900, was
passed without roll-call, the princi-
pal fight being centered on the wheat
povision. Besides increasing the Fed
eral guarantee the Gore amendment
also provides that the guaranteed
prices for the 1918 crop shall be based
upon No. northern wheat or its
equivalent instead Of the No. 1 varie-
ty as under existing law and shall
! be payable at local elevators or loc=.i
MAJ kets instead Of the principal pri-
mary markets as is done now. These
provisions are designed to further in
crease the farmers returns.
Another provision is that the guar
anty shall not be dependent upon ac-
ton of the President but els hereby
made absolute and binding until May
/, 1919"
Under proclamation by the Presi-
dent acting under the food control law
as It now stands with the So guaran'
tee,, the basic price for 1918 wheat has
been established at 1920 per bushel
Senators favoring the increase argued
that wheat at $3.50 would not In
crease the price of flour beyond SIS q
$3.50 per barrel. The price now l:
around $11 barrel.
The senate struck out by a vote O.
Al to 23 provision in the bill as l
passed the house requiring depart
ment of agriculture employees in Wash
;ngton to work eight instead Of sever
hours daily.
congressional free seed distributloe
which had been eliminated by tn
Senate agriculture committee. vas re
stored by the Senate.
Appropriations of about a mllllo
dollars were added to the bill in tn
Senate, including $25O,OOO to be ofte1
ed as prizes by the Secretary OF ,Agr
culture to stimulate agricultural pro
duction and $250,000 for extension
work in dehydrating vegetables an
fruits.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
What "Comrade" Means in War

A writer in the April American
Magazine says:
Il saw one man coming whose troq-
sers had been torn clean away. ne
was so caked with mud and blood that
his features were almost unrecogniz,,
able He did not walk. He staggered
from side to, side. Sometimes ne al,
most fell. But on his back he carried
his comrade, his pal, who couldn't
walk himself. >,
came to my eyes-as they would 3d :oma
to the eyes of any man If ne coulo
watch these walking wounded. But
Thew looked at me-and smiled.
at isn't only for their comrades
and and over Ss again have seen an Englisf
Tommy, badly wounded himself, tax
the cup Of hot soup or coffee, @en or wer{ snt
handing out, an give it to a wounded
German"
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
Caught 81 Cats and 5 Eels.

Correspondence of The Robesonian.
Buie, March Publishing seems to
be very interesting up here. Mr.
Stephen Davis and son, Lee, will have
to move up as Mr.. Howard Pridgen or
the 14th inst. caught 81 cats and
eels.
C. B. Bruce was among the visitors
in town today.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25

Despcndency Due to Constipation.
Women often become nervous and
despondent. When thi sis due to con-
stipation it is easily corrected by tax
ING an occasional dose of Chamber
lain's Tablets. These tablets are easy
to take and pleasant in effect.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25
A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For about three
years / suffered from nervous break
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25

down and got so
weak ] could hardly
stand, and had head
aches every day. I
tried everything !
could think of and
was under a ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia E.
Pinkh ans Vege-
table Compound and
she told me about
it. From the first
day I took it'll Ibegan
to feel better and
now I am we'll and
able to do most any
kind of work. I
have been recon-
mending the Com.
The Robesonian., 1918-03-25

mission to publish this letter" Miss
FLO KELLY 476 So. 18th ST., Newark,
N. j.,
The reason this famous root and hero
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful IN Miss
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root Of her trouble, restored her to q
normal healthy condition and as result
her nervousness disappeared
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-04

. The conclusion of the summers
story Of afternoon gowns introduces
d few new and interesting features.
When midsummer was barely in sight
along came organdie and took Its place
BY the side of crepe geOrgette as a
favorite for the sheerest and quaint
est frocks. Then appeared foulard. in
bold figured patterns, showing white
design on a colored ground, yelled
with georgette, or otherwise combined
with it, in the same color. Just by
way Of showing that georgette is not
Indispensable these figured foulards
have been made up with wide laces,
and again foulard has shown itself
quite equal to standing alone in gowns
that found no room for sheerer stuffs.
A graceful model for a foulard or
crepe de chine or soft satin frock ap-
pears at the left of the picture. 1t has
q plain skirt with a tunic which starts
out by being nearly as long as the
skirt, but wanders upward in its
course about the figure until 1t fails
to reach the knees. in length. The
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-04

bodice has folded vest of georgette.
In the color of the afoulard. at tho
front, and an embroidered collar. The
small buttons are covered. with the
silk. ...s -
{ At the right frock of georgette
achieves a tunic effect by the simple
expelient of wide tuck and bands
of embroidery or braiding that looks
like embroidery. It has soft and
wide crushed girdle Of georgette and a
scarf collar that hangs below the
waistline and is finished with small
silk covered balls. The very tiny but
tons on the sleeves are covered with
several thicknesses of the geOrgette
crepe. Foulard gowns are usually quiet
in color, sand, beige, blue and black
with navy blue having white figures.
nre all popular. In georgette and or
candle the gayer, aower-like colors are
favored. Heliotrope, pale yellow.
green, pink, rose and coral are tho
livelier tones, but sand and grey are
never to be left out of the reckoning.
in this delicate and beautiful fabric.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-04

Another fascinating suit js shown IN
the little sketch at the left. 1t has
pantalettes breaking out into frills at
the bottom and a delightful short
smock finished with fancy stitching
about the neck and sleeves. Garments
of this kind made of silk or baiists
in white or flesh color employ needle
work In contrasting colors for their
decoration. In the sketch at the right
a one-piece garment decorated In this
way consists of pantalettes joined to
A sIeeyeless kimono waist.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-04
l.A- .&~:,A
Mstai Millinery.

Smart millinery shops In London aEO
Displaying metal helmets for women,
presumably for wear during air raids
thOuxh It IL q question whether the
fair weater of protective helmet
would not fee to q b0mbproof refuge
just - swiftly as her sister whose
headgear was fashioned Of straw and
silk. The metal helmets for woOea
cost just about twice as much as thooe
designed for the masculine sex. TAey
are lined with dainty and soft Date.
rial, and On top IL Q cunning kneo
whach dives Q rakish and di0t1Dooouo
No 20 tie stes1 headGeog.
The Tomahawk., 1918-07-04

car of wheat was received by the At
wood-I arson company, Minneapolis, IN
which. according to q letter from tEe
consignor, was one load from ths3
1897 crop.
Ninneapolis.--Th There will he no OBJ
lection on the part " tho government
to the division Of territory by the
Northwestern AID Tri State Telephone
companies, according 10 word received
by companies officials. This attitude
removes the last obstacle In the pro-
gram for the separation Of territory
as ordered and approved by the Rail-
uad and Warehouse commission
Guy H Pratt. general commercial
superintendent OF the Northwestern
company. said that normally it wo,iid
take. eighteen months to effect the
one.unit phone system, but said that
owing to war conditions II may %
many more months before the plan 10
put in operation.
St. PauI.-Consideration of stateB
that will respond to the demand for
foodstuffs with a record yield, must
include Minnesota. Crop experts. who
have been inspecting the condition or
grains and garden produce, report
with increasing optimism. the pros
poets of a big harvest
Pipestone.- the annual Conn
mencement exercises at the Pipestone
government Indian school were held
recently service flag with 80 stars
vas. raised. Each star represents N
Indian youth IRON the school wno y
serving his couatTy. a stuesess
we're graduated.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
LEGAL NOTICES.
TIE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
OF WEST VIRGINIA, =
CAPITOL BUILDING,
CHARLESTON.

Case No. us.
Wheeling Valley Light & Power Com
pany.
ratcH IN ohio County.
Whereas. application has this day
been filed by the Wheeling Valley Llsht
g. Power Company for authority 10
change it's rates in Ohio County. IL IS
ordered that leave be granted 10 any
ono Interested To file objection thereto
before the Commission at any time on
or before the 10th day of September,
1918; and this matter be set down for
herring ut q meeting Of the Corlni3sion
t. hc held at its offices in tho Capitol
building III the City If Charleston, on
the said 10th day OF September, l'le, ri
t%o O'Clock r. H.. at which lime any per-
son may appear and make such objection
thereto as may be deemed proper.
Ii is further ordered that the appll-
cant publish Il copy OF this order once
each week for four successive weeks in
two newspapers Of opposite politics. j.!
such there be. and or general clrcuIa-
ton in thr County or Ohio; and said
applicant shdll also mail I" or serve on
each of its consumers affected ny inc
proposed change III rates. at least fif-
teen days prior To the said 10Th day OF
September. 1918, a written nUticc in the
form prescribed by the Commission.
showing that It has applied 10 The Puo-
he Service ConIn!ss for authority 10
change it's rates. the time and place OF
such gearing. and the rates proposed 10
be charged By II; making du" return 10
this Commission OF the publication OF
order and service nf notice upon It's
said consumers on or before the day Of
hcarins.
4 Copy. -
Testc: r. Il. BERNHEIM.
nu-l5-22-29-se-5 Secretary.
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One Deserter Killed.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Aug. FL
Deputy Sheriff George Dillon. or Mingo
county. and William Ellis. an officer. arc
dead as Il result Of q pitched BATH, TO-
might between the officers and a band OF
alleged d"serters from the United States
army and moonshiners at Rrccdrn. nn
tho old line Of the Norfolk X Western
railroad.
Henry Kirk, an alleged dcsertcr, Is
either dead or mortally wounded. and
several others of the hand are believed
TO have been wounded. for the dead
officers guns were found To be empty
when their bodies w"rr picked w. nc
cnrdinS Ia reports reaching tn" United
States m?S~hals Office here tonight.
United states Marshal William Os-
borne and twenty deputies left hero to-
night ut I o'clock on special train
for the scene "f the battle. They were
to bc Joined nj Huntington BY Major
Davis and iwnnly members Of tho militia
reserve. in acCorhanr" with instruct ions
Issued by Governor John j. Curnw"n
Runors Tint a number OF desc ri crS
and moorShiners had banded themselves
together in Logan. tunGo. Wayne and
Lincoln counties. and w"rn d"fyiuG ar
rest have reached Federal authorities
reront'- md officers In these counties
have been making nm effort L. rnund M
tho mon Tonight Deputy Shrriff.nillrn
WGH notified thHt between ten and lift"cn
OF inc men w"r" IN Breeder. lie wont
thcr" and found III" mon harr;radcd IN
tho home Of Abe hlCrlhuL. Whcn they
refused - surrender III" deputy and hrs
assistant threatened {" shoot. Fir" was
opened Immediately hy Inc outlaws. ANA
Dillon and Ellis w"r" instantly killed
soon after the firing opened.
Kirk tho d"S"rt"r who is Thought 20
have hccii either killed or dangerously
wounded, IS sill il IN. hr:u.S Il his
friends. Resides him. Willie Nanc"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
GERMANS FEAR
Continued from Page one.)

home district men were going to leave.
taking weapons with them for the
aforesaid objects md thnt II was enSy
TO take home German or captured re-
volvers as we'll ~ hand Grrnadcs sep
urated into TWO parts.
II desire that the clothing OF men go-
ing on leave he searched such rs test
cases before their departure. II Will
be- possible to carry this out at the
baths and dressing stations.
Il wish to impress upon all superior
officers who happen to hear such noJec-
tlundhlc talk or vino hear Of ii through
once and without hesitation. Tho hoin"
authorities and the director of military
railways have hr"n directed y take cor
responding measures.
Ordered To Shoot Men Down.
Another order. just received bearing
the signature q: The chief Of staff Of the
Forty-First Infantry division. recitcs
that cnurtsmnrtiar have had various and
an increasing number Of cases where
SubnrdlnHl-s rmrhalically refused 10 nc.
company their units into tho line and
whore tho "supcri"r officers have neg
lc:tcd Ia enforce obedience by failing TO
compel the towards to go into the front
line" Obedience in this respect. the
order said. must he enforced even though
It may hr necessary 10 resort 10 force
aid the usc Of arms.
II is right. the order said. even 10 20
to the length of shooting man as an
extreme necessity.
Another captured order deals with the
investigation into a case where q Ger
man airpl&ne was shot down. probably In
mistake. Ivy German troops and the occu-
pants secretly buried
Officers Utternnces Censurcd.
Such procedure. the order said. lis
unworthy uf thr German army.
In still another document, General Luz
dcndorff snys there are constant reports
Of German Officers on leave voicing ut
tpranCes that arr calculated 10 awaken
feelings Of doubt as to German prepared
ness for battle. He mentions mn officer
in Berlin who said that further ntfens-
ives were imHnSsihlc on the western
front because Of IN. shortages Of horses
and nnts.
General I.udrndorff warns officers
against spreading unfaTOrahl" minors.
Hn declares that IL IL remarkable that
thav never bring encouraging news
home from the front. and adds that II Is
"bcltcr io color tho situation with a rosy
hue than With black paint"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
WAR PROGRAM
Continued from Page one.)

completed in preparation for the new
summons.
Wilson May Appeal.
AS Il result, President Wilson. II
necessary, Will appeal personally 10
Congress TO strike out the objectionable
provision.
Unless the mnn-powcr measure Is en-
acted within the next month. the War
Department will be forced To curtail
troop shipments 10 France or take the
chance Of an industrial uphesval by
invading deferred classes. according to
Secretary Of War Baker. Gen. March
and Provost Marshal Cen. Crowder.
Opponents OF the amendment today
however. still held out the hope that
II can be defeated on the floor. Every
committeeman who voted against the
measure reserved the right TO fight It.
They will point out that tho coun-
try already has the promise Of Sec
Rotary Of War Baker that boys Of IL
will be the last cnlled. and TINT the
calling OF these men cannot DO de-
fcrred in any event later than next
June.
Crowder's Plans Upset.
General Crowdcr's statement that
such q plan would force amendment or
regulations and rcprinting OF Ques-
tionnaIres. resulting in long delay and
confusion, will also be used to battle
the amendment.
Administration pressure may be called
into the fght If 1t becomes necessary
mother amendment opposed by Sec
rotary Baker, which will likely 20 into
the bill. provides for the calling OF
the so-callcd marriage slackers. Secc-
rotary Baker has asked that this De
left to regulations. because they IRE
not So rigid. as written statutes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
Successful Bombardment
By Italian Airplanes

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l-Sucr"ssful
hhrnhardni"nt IF the Austrian military
works ct Pnr"Tzo by Italian aviatorS.
without damage 10 the civilian portion
of the town. is. announced i'll an official
dispatch to-day from Rome. The airnen
dropped great quantities of leaflets with
messages in III" languages Of oppressed
peoples under Austrian domination.
The SAME dispatch tolls of the escape
az two Italian hydrnplancS attack: Il by
five enemy chascrS while returning from
IL flight over the upper Adriatir. One
Of the machines had engine trouble and
lad to aliCht. hut repaired In time tn
clud" Austrian torpedo b"atS summoned
by the chascrs and an italian lombard
ing squadron Coming 10 the rescue sent
down one Of tn" Austrian planes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
Total estimated d!sburscmcn.;sl3.G30
Amount to he provided for

Amount to he provided for
ny levy .................S l@.b"p.pi
IT appearing "a the council that the
total valuation Of all taxable property
in the municipality according 10 the last
assessment thereof. is $-.296,S7 LOO; be-
ing real t:stat" to the value uf Sl.-4",-
$500: personal property 20 the value
Of 5000. aUn.hn; and railroads ana ntnrr
property assessed by the Board OF Puh-
lie Works. tn III" VALUE Of S4ib.t?G.Ou. as
certified to the council by the officer
who's" duty II Is In make such report.
and 1t appearing from the foregoing
estimates that il Is necessary 10 raise ny
levy Il fier dcducting all credits. $l2.1ae.Oi
for municipal purposes; th"rcI"re u ~
determined that Il levy on each thc
Hundred Dollars valuation or FlftF-
five Cents (.j5cl FOR municipal purposes
Will no necessary to produce the cSti-
mated amount rs aforesaid for the en-
suing fiscal year, the excess IN the levy
over the statutory limit being que 10
n special levy nf Fifteen Cents (.I1c) or:
the On" Hundred Dollars valnation. on
account If the interest and sinking fund
Of Street Improvement Bonds. ISSUED
by authority # thu people CT said town.
AZ expressed In the election held therein
pursuit To the PROVISIONS. ~ the ACTS or
tho LEGISLATURE of West Virginia, FOR
1905. and tho laws OF said state.
State Of West Virginia. County OF Ohio,
Town Of Elm Grove. To-wit:
/. Harry f.: Smith. Recorder. in and
for tho municipality Of Elm Grove.
County Of Ohio. State or West virginia.
,ln hereby certify that the foregoing
conforms to IN order made by the coun-
ell If said municipality Tn the 18th day
Of August 1913.
Given undo! my hand this 9th day OF
August 1915.
HARRY E. SMITH
Recorder Of the Municipality of Elm
Grove, W. Va. au-22G
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22
DESERTERS
(Continued from Page Oue.)

ell by federal authorities here. IL party
If officers attempted To arrest the de-
scrtcrs and were nrrd uF"n. pitched
battle resulted and two officers dropped.
a CALI was sent to Charleston 10
United States Marshal William Osborne
for assistance. and he Immediately got
I'm touch with Governor rnrnwcll ask
Ing for members of tho West Virginia
stntr police.
Tho shouting occurred about three
miles from Nrc"d"n. In Ming" county.
ntnu, Nfiy miles frcir this rity. The
,,I"u arc now harrI"Hd"d in the HILL.
\ special train il being used 4" CRY
thu. officers /" the s""nr.
For the first time sIuco tho state
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To Report Revenue Bill
Middle Of Coming Week

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2l--Thc sS.-
nnn. QUO. nGh r"vrru" bill was practically
complete tonight except for the excess
profits rates which will apply tn Rp-
proXmatriy un"-lrnth If all curror-
atinnS, thu income tax normal rates so
far MS affected Ivy the three percent diff
rrrntial against uncarn"d incomes, and
som" administrative provisions and
minor details.
The house ways and means COM
mittrr. which is framing III" bill. nd
Journrd until Saturday. and in the
meantime. Chairman kitchn and his
expert assistants outside tic committee
together with the treasury department.
will work out matters to he put into
tinal shape ny tn" committee Members
nf the committee were doubtful tonight
huwcvcr. whether tn" revenue bill can
he reported before tho minlc of next
wcnk
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-22

BOSTON. Aug. 2l.-FiShormcn here
today said that If the German Eubma-
r!n~ made use OF the traS!rr Triumph
seized yesterday as n raider they would
hare 10 rscoal at least every ten
days The Triumph was manned BY n
Canli:au crew and is owned by ca
madam company. Tho vessel is IFS feet
in !cngta and registers about 25n tons
gross.
Fishermen said that the scene or tho
attack undoubtedly WAS on the western
bank off the Nova Scotia coast. IN IN"
oren sea and outside the thrcc-inile
zonn of Canadian waters. New Eng
land vessels hav" no. visited the west
ern banks sine. German submarines
were first reported in th" Fay Of F'undy.
several weeks ago.