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The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-18

The State Highway Commission sent cut plans for the construction of t6S miles of improved highway be- tween Cody and Bledsoe, in Lee coun- sx The roaA will be Of gravel, with s bituminous surface. and is estimat- ess to cost s1S0.179.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-18

More than 100 acres Of tomatoes have heen signed rp by the farmers around Rogers for Appleby Bros of Fayetteville, owners of a canning fac tory.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-18

Governor Trough honored a requlsi- ts0n from the governor of Kansas for tie return of Alven Fouraker, held iu custody at BerryvilIe on a w-lite slave charge. Sheriff William Addie secured the requisition.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-18

The Calico Rock Annual Fair Asso- citation, which was organized some months ago. has purchased nine acres of land adjoining the town and are preparing to lay it out into fair ground
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-18

Governor Brough reappointed Prof ssV. H- Laney of Clarendon as a mem Der of the Boys Industrial School Boa.-d
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-18

The Lee county shipment of 905 garments to the Commission Of Re EleE for Belgium and French children.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-04-18

The Marouette Life Insurance Com pany of Springfield, H., has filed ap- plication with the Insurance Depart ment for permit 10 enter the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
,THEDA .BARA IN "CLEOPATRA" AT
 STRAND THEATRE

Today marks the first days show ing of the remarkable motion picture success. "Cleopatra.' starring Theda Bara. which the Strand is presenting for an entire week.
 Immortal stories have been written of Cleopatra. the Siren of the Nile'- the queen who aided only by her per- sonal charms and scheming, maid, con- quered Caesar, "the greatest Roman oi them ali," and brought Mare Antony lowing to her feet
 Shakespeare adds to her glory in his Julius Caesar" and his Antony and Cleopatra" Rider Haggard brings her forth in his "Cleopatra;" sardor treats of her in his Caesar and Cleo. patra;" but it remained for the screeY to present reincarnation of tEi. beautiful woman in all her glory, syr- rounded by all the magnificent beauty of Roman settings and costumes Rome. in all it's glory, pomp and cere. mony. Is pictured in a riot of color and barbaric splendor--the Rome thai Caesar knew.
 Mirrored upon the screen Is .Cne- sars triumphal entry to the Forum thousands of soldiers engaged in bat. tie. the sphinx, the marvellous pyra. mids of Egypt, a great fleet of 30 an. cient war vessels, Cleopatra's wonder. full love scene with Marc Antony. ths death of Caesar. and thousand othc, marvellous scenes that stagger the i'm. agination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
RED CROSS DONATES
 MILLIONS TO ITALY

Washington. September s-Twenty mil lion dollars will have been appropriated by the American Red Cross for relief work in Italy by the end of the present year. says a report made public today by the Red Cross. The report Is the second of series informing the Amer ican people of the disposition of the Red Cross war fund. H Up to last January 1 the Red Cross had appropriated $7,sas.s5s for relief woris in Italy since the beginning of the war, and for the last six months of this year | it set aside s1s.s57.ss7. The battle of the Piave, the report says. made it neces- sary to increase the original estimate for work in Italy by N.00o.00D.
 l One of the largest items of expenss in the last half of this year is $s,aoo,Ooc | to feed refugees and families of sol- diers at the front, this work having first place in Red Cross activities About i 14.000 tons of food will be shipped iron, the United States each month. and more
 than 100 Red Cross kitchens are now providing 15,o00 rations daily.
 Of the total fund $l,100,000 will be used by the medical unit soon to sail fo,
 1 Italy to help stamp out tuberculosis ir
 that country, To care for a colony ol
 refugees at Pisa. $1,155.000 has been sei
 aside while the appropriation for hos
 pital service at the front for the las six months of this year Is s1.2A.2l2. Fol
 the ambulance service $495.000 has been appropriated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
KAISER BILL HAS
 ONE FRIEND LEFT
Ukraine General Expresses Admiration for King of
 Murderers

Amsterdam, September s.-The German
 Emperor recently entertained at lunch cor General Skoropadski, hetman of
 Ukraine. and both generously expressed their admiration for each other.
 The Emperor, according to Berlin dis- patch, said he had offered the helping hand to afflicted Ukraine, which had suf- fered by the war brought upon the world by the machinations of the en- tente and continued by them with crim- inal madness. in spite of the recognized
 unattainable nature of their aims or domination"
 Germany had furnished Ukraine with basis for existence as state, and he declared: "Henceforth a citizen can fol- low his vocation undisturbed and peas- ant can cultivate the soil in safety and enjoy the fruits of his labor. There still remains much to do, but under the direction of your highness Ukraine al- ready has made considerable progress in
 internal consolidation, and has thereby ment."
 He proposed the toast: His highness, the hetman of Ukraine! Hurrah, hur- rah, hurrah!'
 General Skoropadski said: "The very gracious reception which your imperial majesty has granted me will be regarded by the entire Ukranian people as sign of your majesty's good will toward
 young Ukraine, and it will lend strength to carry through the heavy tasks which are still awaiting"
 He offered the toast: His majesty, the German Kaiser, Hoch, hoch, hoch!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09


 Without good digestion and aSsimila- . tion. there cannot be perfect health. Plant Juice, the new herbal stomach remedy, assists nature, strengthening 2 . the stomach and causing the gastric juices to flow, thereby digesting the food, it acts on the liver and kidneys, eliminates uric acid from the blood, which is the cause of rheumatism, and the sufferer is restored to health which is the heritage of everyone.
 Local testimonials from gratified users of Plant Juice continue to pour in, proving that this remedy is living up to it's reputation. One from Mir. Berned Keaffer. of No. 500 South Eighth street. Birmingham, who is a boilermaker by occupation, and pop ular employe of the A. c. S. R. R. com pany, having wide acquaintance in this city, will be of interest. He said:
 For about 10 years I have suffered with my stomach had indigestion, dys- pepsia, headaches and dizzy spells; was so nervous and weak that I could not sleep at night; my stomach was bloated with gas which pressed upon my heart, causing severe pa1pitation. I had no appetite whatever, was short of breath, my circulation was so poor that my hands and feet were always cold and I was in constant pain. The rheumatic pains in my limbs, shoulders and arms were terrible, and I felt blue and melancholy, as I though would never be any better. I heard so much about Plant Juice I started to take it, and now after taking thres bottles. feel in perfect health; all the pains have gone, I sleep we'll and have fine appetite for my meals" The Plant Juice man is at Nortons Drug store. corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street, where he is dai- ly meeting the local public and in troducing and explaining the merits : of this remedy. Free samples given. Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
ALLIES MAY MOVE
 INTO RUSSIA NOW

Vladivostok. Thursday, September 6.
 (By the Associated Press)-The Jap anese military staff has been informed that the Czecho- Slovaks hold the rail- way from Olovyanna to Pensea. It is now apparent that the unex- pected climax in the Czecho-Slovak break through was due partly to the allied advance toward Khabarovsk hich caused the transfer of a large bolshevik force from Lake Baikal to- ward Khabarovsk and the weakened front collapsed under the Czech pres sure from the west and General Semen offs pressure from the east
 The opportunity is now presented of the allies taking advantage of the strategical points in the hands of the Czechs to move into the heart of Rus- sia, where considerable reinforcements from loyal Russian clements are certain and striking stunning blow at Ger many. It Is believed Germany will make the greatest sacrifices to hold conquered
 Russian territory.
 Olovyanna is in Trans -Baikalia about 100 miles east aof Lake Baikal, while Pensea is on the railroad, little more than 500 miles southeast of Petrograd, The distance between Olovyanna and 1 Pensea is nearly 2000 miles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
NEWS OF ENSLEY

At recent meeting of Ensley coun- cil No. So45, Knights and Ladies of Security, the following officers were named for the ensuing term: J. H. Batka, president; L. E. Greeson, vice president; B. o. Jenkins, second vice president; James Falkner, prelate: | Kincaid, financier; Mrs Lillian Butler, secretary; F, F. Archer, conductor; Paul Jones, guard; Allen Wilson, sentinel; c. P. Minor, R. V. Lewis and P. E. Archer. trustees; Miss Katie Fuller organist.
 George Landers, the 12-year-old son of Mrs. P. A. Cochran, was painfully injured Sunday afternoon when he fell from a piece of the equipment of the T. c. I. playgrounds, breaking his arm He was removed to the emergency hos pital and later to the home of his pa- rents.
 The remains of Jeffrey Speigel, aged 10 months, the daughter of MT and Mrs. A. D. Speigel. who died Friday at their home at Wylam, after a brief Illness, were shipped to Cullman, where the interment took place Sunday aft ernoon. M ts.s
 A meeting of Circle No, of the Woman's auxiliary of the First Pres byterian church, will be held Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. John Anderson, 2619 Avenue F. The meet. ing of Circle No. ? will occur with Mrs J. S. Candy on Jefferson avenue
 Mrs, Francis Elliott, aged 7a, diet suddenly yesterday at the family resi- dence, 1909 Avenue J. She is survived ! by three sons. William Elliott ant James Elliott of Ensley and Jack El iliptt of Washington, D. c. Mrs. Elliot was one of the oldest residents of Ems ley, having lived here over 20 years Fcoming here from Tracy City, Tenn. and has a wide circle of friends ant ,aoquaintances. who learned of her deatf with regret Funeral arrangements vii be announced later.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Ems l ley Highland Presbyterian church vii meet Monday afternoon at , o'clock 1T the parlors of the church.
 I Miss Pauline Sanders is attending tn, l'teen age conference at the camp a
 Prescott, near Leeds as delegat from that department of the Ensley
 Methodist church.
 l Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers is the gues
 of MT. and Mrs. H. B. Rogers at Tal tladega.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
OPENING OF SCHOOLS

Many of the teachers in the public schools have returned from their va cations and are getting located for tho next term of school. They will attend the teachers institute, in session in Bir. mingham this week, preparatory to re. suming their duties in the school room. Prof. l. l.. sVann has called a meetin, of the faculty for Friday, September 1s
 when consultation of the teachers over the years work will be held An in. crease in the enrolment of the Bessensr schools is expected for 191S-19 term. esne
 cially in the high scnool, and provisions are being made to meet this necessity. Everything is in readiness for the onen. ing of the term September Is. Sev. eral new teachers have been supplied to fill the places of old ones many of whom have entered government service. The winters supply of coal has been secured, and everything is in readiness for the opening of the schools,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09

Bessemer. September S-(Speciall Chairman A. c. Mitchell of the four minute men of Bessemer makes the fol- lowing announcement: Managers of the been cooperating with the four minute men of the committee on public informa- tion will be honored this week by the presentation to them of certificates from the government accrediting them as the- atre members of this official organiza- tion. These certificates are issued in ac- cordance with recent expression by President Wilson in acknowledgment of the debt the country owes to those theatre managers.
 In a recent letter addressed to the national director of four-minute men the President said
 The motion picture theatres of the country are rendering so substantial a service in aiding the four-minute men as spokesmen of the national cause that would not willingly fail to acknowledge the debt the country owes to these the. atre managers. Their response to re- quests has been hearty and their CO., operation is most helpful. Will you please convey to them my appreciation of their aid in giving this exclusive privilege to your speakers?"
 The certificates, which are handsomely engrossed on parchment and attractive ly framed are worded as follows: Tn recognition of the grant of exclusive speaking rights to foiir-minute men of the committee on public information, we do, by and with the consent of the President of the United States, hereby ppoint--- a theatre mem Der of the organization"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
Confederate Veteran
 Answers Last Roll Call

R. c. Rocket, aged s1, died at the home of his son, q. R. Rocket, at ColllnsviIle, late Saturday night, after an illness of several months The body was shipped by Woodin Undertaking company to Bir- miigham Sunday morning. Mir. Rocket was a Confederate veterans, having served the entire four years of the war between the states. He was born and reared in Jefferson county and is sur vived by six sons, J. IT., w. M, and l.. R. Rockett of Birmingham, G. R. Rock cit of Collinsville. NJ D. Rockett of Montevallo, and j.. D. Rockett of New Hampshire. and one daughter, Mrs. J.
 K. Ellard of East Lake.
 Funeral services will be held from Ru- ha ma Baptist church. of which deceased was member for 60 years, at East Lake this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in Enon cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
PROHIBITION AND
 WAR REVENUE BILL 10 OCCUPY SOL0NS
Progress of House on Two Paramount Questions to Be Watched by the
 Nation at Large

Washington. September s.-Progress by
 the House on the epochal war revenue bill and national prohibition legislation
 will center congressional attention this week.
 General debate on the tax measure
 will be resumed tomorrow and at it's con- clusion probably Wednesday, the bill will be taken up for amendment under a five-mnute limit on debate. Its pas sage by next Saturday is hoped for. but regarded doubtful, because of revisions planned by the ways and means commit tee. These may include new sources of result from enactment of national pro- hibition legislation.
 With the Senate finance committee re-
 suming hearings tomorrow on the bill. the Senate is expected to proceed les- urely on other pending legislation. await ing the revenue measure. Tomorrow it
 will begin work on the House minerals
 control bill, for which the Senate mines
 committee has substituted a measure
 authorizing a minerals purchasing cor
 poration, with a revolving fund of $5o.- ooc.00o to buy metals at prices to stim-
 ulate production.
 In the House tomorrow Representa-
 tive Webb of North Carolina, fortified
 by a special rule, plans to call up the
 Senate resolution authorizing the Presi-
 dent to establish prohibition zones around
 coal mines, shipyards. munitions and
 other war plants. Early action is also
 planned by the House agriculture com
 mittee on the emergency agricultural bill
 passed last week by tho Senate provid-
 ing for national prohibition next July i. The revenue bill will be discussed to- morrow in the House by Representative Fordney of Michigan, ranking republican of the ways and means committee. He expects to urge an increase of tariff rates, discussing the democratic policy of tariff for revenue only" Represen- tative Moore of Pennsylvania, Longworth
 of Ohio Hull of Tennessee and other committee members, also plan to speak
 before general debate ends. The new army appropriation bill esu-
 mated to carry between AO00,OoO0OO and
 s6, 900, 900, 900 to provide for the increase in the army authorized under the man
 power act, also may be taken up this
 week.
 With so much unfinished legislation be- fore both houses of Congress, plans for future recesses have not been developed
 House leaders, however. still hope to be-
 gin their proposed series of three-day rccesses soon after the revenue bill is passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09

Washington, D. C., September S.-(Spe- cial)-Frankly avowing that the measure has mo analogy in history MT. Kitchin opens his report on the ss,ooo,o o,ooO GOO reve- nue bill with this statement:
 .'In determining our fiscal policy for financing the war the first question that must be determined is, what per cent, or our total expenditures shall be financed by taxation and what per cent by bonds Your committee has determined the pro- portion of the cost of the war that should be financed by taxation and by bonds not upon the basis of previous experience, for there is no analogy in history, but upon a careful consideration of the ef- feet of the fiscal policy upon the morale of the people, upon the imitation of prices. upon production, and with reference to the relative ability of the people to pay taxes now and after the war;
 THE INCOME TAX
 Here is the explanation of the individ- ual income tax by the committee
 Under existing law a normal tax of 2 per cent is levied under the revenue act of 1916, upon the amount of the net in- come or head or a famlly or married person in excess of $4000, and upon the amount of the net income Of single per son in excess of s300O. A like normal tax of per cent is also levied under the rev. enue act of 1917 upon the amount of the net income of a married person or head of family in excess of 5000 and in the case of a single person in excess of 5000. In lieu of the rates now in effect the pro- posed bill (section 2lo) levies upon citizens or residents of the United States nor nal tax of l2 per cent upon the amount of the net income in excess of credits provided in section 216 but provides that upon the first s4000 of this amount the rate shall be only per cent.
 NO "UNEARNED' INCOME TAX
 The commmittee gave careful consid- eration to the advisabiilty of making a differential between earned and unearned income, but finally determined that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
Aviator to Leave on
 Return Trip With Mail

Chicago. September s.-Max Miller the aviator who arrived from Ne" York Friday night, carrying the first aerial mail between the two cities will start his return trip at o'clock tomorrow morning. it was announcei by postal authorities today. Edwara V. Gardner, his companion aviator will depart half an hour later.
 They expect to complete the trip m from nine to 10 hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
WHAT THE CORPORATIONS PA

As to corporation income taxes the re- port says:
 "The net income of corporations for the current taxable year has been estimated by the treasury department al Sl0000 ,000. 900.
 After deducting from this amount the credits allowed CD 5000 exemption allowed each corporation, estimated to amount to $500 000.000, and @ the estimated excess and war profits taxes amounting to s. 200, ,000,0 0o0 the income subject to the cor poration taxes will be s6, 300, 900 O00.s It is estimated that of this amount s4,00o, ,0oo, COO will represent amounts distributed in div- idends and indebtedness paid off during the taxable year and at the F per cent rate will yield 480,000,0 900. The remaining g, ,300, ,Oo0, GOO will be subject to the IS per cent rate and will yield s4140oo.ooo reye- nue, thus making total revenue of SS94,- 0o0,000 from the corporation income taxes"
 The excess profits tax is the big money maker in the bill The basis of the esti- mate for the excess profits taxes is as follows: It is assumed that the net in- come of corporations for the current tax able year will be $l00O0,oO0 This is less than the net income for the last tax able year. which is estimated by the treasury department at $10,5 100000, and it is estimated that these earnings will be reduced to the above figure for 1918.
 'As a basis for applying the rates pro- vided in this bill the returns of about l1,50o corporations for 1917, selected at random, were tabulated. It is assumed that the returns for the current year will be similar to these known corporations reporting for last year, the total net in- come of course being estimated at $10,0o0,- 0o0,00O It is estimated that the revenue from thees taxes will be about s3,2eo,0o0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
JUNIOR SPEAKERS

The junior four minute speakers sno,a in the various Sunday schools in the city this morning and made quite an impression. Their topic was The Child ren's Patriotic League" and the boys brought out the real patriotic value of this organization. This is the second appearance of the boy orators in the
 Sunday schools and they are much en- joyed. Among the speakers were Sidney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09

throughout north Alabama. instruments to golf balls and from chew
 ing gum, candy and cameras to firearms and bowie knives. Liveries, including boots and hats, and bathing suits are not overlooked.
 Section 9O5 gets right down to bed- rock when it comes to domestic outfit ting. It takes in carpets and rugs, pie lure frames, trunks and valises, purses and handbags, lamps and shades, um- breIlas and parasols, fans. smoking jack cts and bath robes, mems and boys and women's and misses wearing apparel of all kinds and descriptions. the 2s .classi- fications winding up with kimonos, pet
 ticoats and waists
 The taxfon the articles covered by sec tion So5 is 20 per cent of the sum paid above what IS regarded as reasonable
 price. the additional sum elevating them Flo inc rank of luxufies or semi i-luxuries lThis catalogue of wearables and usables is slated to bring into the treasury an az Egregate of $1s4,7s5o00
 The heaviest tax carried in the new | bill is 100 per cent. It is levied on bowie Knives dirk knives, dagEers, swcrt canes, stillettoes and brass or metallic knuckles. This means that purchaser must pay exactly double the price of the weapon sought.
 An important feature of the bill is ar amendment to the Harrison narcotic act It's provisions are extended to Include al habit forming drugs. At present man, of these may be sold, because they con tain nothing in excess of the lawfu amounts of certain ingredients. Thest are not now illegal, but pronounced harmful.
 The stamp tax provisions of the 1917 lav are re-enacted with but one change. Tht tax on playing cards is increased from ! ! to 8 cents per package It Is estimated that the stamp taxes for the coming i month period will show a revenue of $32. GOO ooo, as against $ls.S5,eoo for the fisca year 1s1s
 to make the new law effective. This Ii s7 .500 00O more than was given for ths last revenue act. With the additional amount. it has been promised by Com missioner Roper that he will recover i s1 .0Oo. .OO0 600 in back and evaded taxes. An advisory tax board, to expound ths new law, and legislative drafting serv' ice to formulate future legislation. arr created by the pending measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09
ALL WAS REQUIRED ]. WAS THREE BOTTLES
A Birmingham Man Relates How Plant Juice Relieved
 Him of Stomach Trouble

It is not alone sufficient that the body shall be provided with suitable food but it is essential that the food must be changed in form by action of the digestive organs before it pro- Yides energy for the.i human body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-09

Mrs. E. L. Huey has returned from a vacation trip and will begin the organ ization of the womans committee for the Fourth Liberty Loan drive in Bes- semer. All workers in the loan drive are invited to attend an all-day conference of the Alabama woman's Liberty Loan committee Friday, September 1S in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel, when a trench luncheon will be served In the basement of the hotel. Those desiring to attend from Bessemer will please ne- tify Mrs. H. L. Bains early in the week, so that it can be reported to the com mittee in Birmingham.