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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20
ROSE ANNOUNCES TAX
CHANGES OF INTEREST
Collector Of Internal Revenue
Explains Anew Exemptions
Allowed Under Federal Law

ATLANTA, February 90, l.
Rose. collector of internal revenue
for Georgia today announced T.
condensed form the exemptions al
lowed by law to all tax payers who
make returns to his office. In this
statement, Mrs. Rose says thaS
changes wrought by broths. deaths
and marriages during the last year
affect materially income tax re-
turns for the year 1928. Millions
of babies were added to family cir
Giles. For each, the parents, in al
dition, to the personal exemptions
allowed married couples, are en-
titled to a $500 credit for a de-
pendent.
Boys and girls who became self
supporting, and whose parents al
low them the use of their earnings
without restriction, from new
lass of taxpayers. Eeach must file
an income tax return and pay a
tax on his or her net income, II
such income was in excess of ST.
900. The earnings of dependent
minor children who have not been
"emancipated" allowed the use Of
their earnings by heir partnts--
must be included in the parents
return of income.
Widows and widowers who lost
their spouses during the year 1923
are especially affected. Unless re
married on or before December 81,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20

1928, or the head of a family, they
are allowed only the $1,000 exemp-
ton granted a single person.
Widows and widowers are not re-
quired to show on their individual
returns the income of husband or
wife up to the time Of death. The
income Of a deeedent is considered
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20
How Absent-Minded!

He was always kicking. One day
his wife took him to a restaurant
and he Immediately proceeded to
embarrass her by washing the sill
yer. 1t was clean, as she assured
him, but he washed knife. fork and
spoon in his glass of water.
No germs for me, he announc-
ed loudly.
"a minute later he drank the
water" -Tit-Bits (London).
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20

net income for 1928 was $4,000 Or
less and $4,000 if the net income
exceeded $1,000 If single, the ex-
eniption is $1000l tid
If, on December 81, 1928, a
single person, Because of some NOR
al or legal obligations was support
ing in his home one p more re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20

separately, and a return must be
filed by the executor or administra-
tor Of the estate!@ The executor or
administrator who makes a retu n
for a decedent is entitled to claim
for him his full personal exemption,
according to his status as a single
or married person at the time Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20
THREE SMILES
Somebody Forgot His Cue!

1t was a sleepy sort of day,the
class was about half the usual size
and the prof" was calling the roll
in half-absent manner. To each
name someone had answered "here"
until the name of Smith was called.
Silence reigned for a moment only
to be broken by the instructor
voiceS
my word! Hasn't Mr.. Smith any
friends here "-Humbug.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20
By Swan
By Ahern

the S4OO credit for such person
is not allowed.
Taxpayers are reminded that the
period for filing returns ends at
midnight Of March Is. Failure to
file within the time prescribed rend-
ers the delinquent liable to heavy
penalties,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20

latives over whom he exercised
family control, he was the head OF
a family and is entitled to the same
exemptions granted a married per
son. If his support Of such relatives
ceased during the year, he is en-
titled only to the $1,000 exemption.
If 4 dependent dies during the year,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20
Blu. Plenty of 1t!

She-Does skating require any
particular application? ,...........-...
He-No, arnica or IMMINENT
ones good as the other.-Boston
Transcript.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-20

ueatn.
In an individual return the tax
payers status as Of December 81
1928, determines the amount of his
exemptions and credits. If on tina,
day the taxpayer was married and
living with wife or husband, the ex,
emption is $4,000 # the couples
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with such tail as Sooty has. guess not. We Swallows are not what you call proud, but we like to look as as well as we can and for this good tail is very important. Sooty might just as well have no tail at all. No. sir, he doesn't belong to the Swallow family. If you'll notice he doesn't fly like a swallow"
 Skinner is jealous,' whispered Welcome Robin to Winsome Bluebird.
 "I'm not any such thing" snapped Skinner, who had overheard. Il don't have to be. Sooty may be fast with his wings, but I would rather be graceful than simply fast, and if I do say it there are few prettier fliers than the members of the swallow family"
 All of which isn't telling. me any thing about Sooty and where he lives," interrupted Peter, who feared that Skinner might lose his temper if teas ed too much. "If he really and truly went to bed in the chimney of Farmer Browns house, suppose that is where he lives, though it seems to me mighty funny place for any one to live"
 Ut doesn't seem any more queer to you than it does to the rest of us, spoke up Jenny Wren, "but that is where Sooty builds his nest and raises his children: I flew over to the top of that chimney once and looked down. Of all the black horrid looking places ever
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Little Stories For Bedtime
(By THORNTON BURGEss)

Peter Learns More About Sooty
 When people laugh at you-why, then, Laugh with them, and then laugh again. W7HATEvER happens, never get w angry just because you are be- ing laughed at. Very few folks really enjoy being laughed at, but al- most everybody likes to laugh at some one else. So whenever you are being laughed at just think that you are some That is what Peter Rabbit did when all the birds of the Old Orchard laugh ed at him for his mistake about Sooty the Swift. You remember that he saw Sooty go down the chimney of Farmer Browns house and thought something had happened to Sooty and that he had fallen down that chimney. That was because he didn't know anything about Sooty and his ways. So when he told it as sad news to his feathered friends of the Old Orchard they laugh ed themselves almost sick.
 At first Peter was too mortified to laugh. He was even inclined to be a wee big angry. But in a minute or two he had the good sense to see how really funny his mistake was and to smile a little and finally to laugh with all his might. In fact, he laughed the hardest of any one. That made Jenny Wren and the other birds think more of him than ever, and when they had got through laughing they all gathered around Peter and declared that it was high time that he learned some things about his little neighbor of the air, whom he had asen ever since he could remember, but of whom he knew so little that he could make such funny mistake.
 Where did you think Sooty the Swift lives?" asked Jenny Wren, cooking her head and tail in the pert way she has.
 T don't believe I ever had thought a thing about it," confessed Peter If I had I would have supposed that he made his home in a hollow tree, like Skinner the Swallow. You see, I always supposed that Sooty was Swallow until Johnny Chuck told me that he didn't belong to the Swallow family at all. If you please, did John ny Chuck know what he was talking about?'
 T should say he did p declared Skinner the Swallow. Do you SUD- pose my family would admit any one
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WILL DRINK A LONE TOAST
Duty Falls on Last Living Member Oi
 New York Enginear's Society


 Once a year, on the date of Cornelius H. Delamater's death, ''the Associated Veterans of the Delamater Iron Works" where John Ericsson builH the Monitor meet at dinner to perpatuate the memory of the old institution. Among them are graduate engineers of Yale, of Columbia, of Lehlgh university and kindred institutions, who got their practical education there after leaving college. The insignia of the association is propeller with ribbon of red, one of which is presented as a souvenir to each guest each year.
 The first dinner was in the New York Athletic club in 1905. Alexander Miller was elected president, James w. Ireland secretary, and Walter w. Parker, treasurer. Each member scratched his name on the metal cover ing of the neck of a magnum of champagne, and it was arranged that the magnum was to remain in the cus- tody of each succeeding president until the last original member alone remains alive. The last member will open the bottle at the annual dinner and it's con tents shall be drunk to the memory of those who have gone before him. At the dinners just before the coffee IS served the llgnLS are lowered ana the president, before whom the magnum rests on the table, rises and asks that silent toast be drunk to the memory of Mir. Delamater and the men of the works who have died. A quartet fol- lows singing, Nearer, My God to Thee," or Abide With Me-" both of which hymns were beloved by the iron master.
 The box containing the now tradi- tional bottle was in vault in the base ment of the Equitable building when the old structure at 120 Broadway was destroyed by fire, January 9, 1912. The box was scorched by the heat of the flames and the water turned on the fire turned to ice as it lay in pools. The champagne was mulled and then prematurely frozen. What effect the extremes of heat and cold may have had upon it's quality is open to conjecture and the few remaining members of the association are in no hurry to ascer- tain.-New York Letter to the Phila- delphia Public Ledger.
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V0MAN'S DAILY MAGAZINE

Jenny Wren sharply fs My babies cant be drowned in heavy rain, and no one can get in at my little round door. way to harm them. That is more than you can say, Welcome Robin."
 Welcome couldn't find a word to say to that, and while he was trying to think up sharp reply Peter once more broke in. Tt seems to me that Sooty beats you all for safety, but will some one please tell me how nn- der the sun he builds nest in a chiL-- ney?"
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CHAPTER 11-Continued

New to the seas of the Spanish Main and to the ways of the adventur- ess who sailed it, Captain Blood still entertained illusions. But the next dawn was to shatter them rudely and forever.
 Coming on deck before the sun was up, he saw land ahead, as the Spaniard had promised them last night.
 Beating out aweather, against the gentle landward breeze he beheld bow, that he conceived to be some three or four miles off, and-as well as he could judge her at that distance-of a ton mage equal if not superior to their own. Even as he watched her she altered her course, and going about came head ing toward them, close hauled.
 There" said soft voice behind him in liquid Spanish, lis the Phomised Land, Don Pedro"
 He turned sharply to face Don Diego, so sharply that the sly smile was not effaced from the Spaniard's counte- nance before Captain Bloods eyes had flashed uopn it.
 What land is that?" he demanded Will you have the effrontery to tell me that is the coast of Curacao. That land, you treacherous, forsworn Span ish dog, is the island of Hispaniola."
 'sAh. perro ingles You know too much," he said under his breath, and sprang for the Captains throat.
 Tight-locked in each others arms they swayed a moment, then together they went down upon the deck, the Spaniard's feet jerked from under him by the right leg of Captain Blood. The Spaniard had depended upon choking the life out of Blood, and so gaining the half-hour that might be necessary to bring up that fine ship that was beating towards them. But all that Don Diego had accomplished was to betray himself completely.
 Will I say a prayer for your dirty soul now, whilstI am in this position? ?" Captain Blood was furiously mocking him.
 Who will pray for your soul, won- der, when that galleon comes to lie board and board with you? Do you know what ship it is? It is the En- carnacion, the flagship of Don Miguel de Espinosa, the Lord Admiral of Cas- tile, and Don Miguel is my brother. It is a very fortunate encounter. The AL mighty, you see, watches over the des- tinuies of Catholic Spain"
 There was no trace of humor or ur- banity now in Captain Blood. His light eyes blazed: his face was set.
 He rose, relinquishing the Spaniard to his men. Make him fast" he bade them. Truss him, wrist and heel, but don't hurt him-not so much as hair of his precious head"
 Captain Blood regarded him steadily out of a face which, if impressive, had paled under it's deep tan. About the prisoner, clamant, infuriated, ferocious, the. rebels-convict surged, almost liter ally ''athirst for his blood"
 Wait" Captain Blood imperiously commanded, and turning on his heel, he went aside to the rail. As he stood there deep in thought, he was joined by Hagthorpe, Wolverstone, and Ogle the gunner. In silence they stared
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I've seen that is the worst. What any one wants to live there for when there is all the beautiful world outside is more than 1 can understand"
 Huh! You4ive in box of house yourself, Jenny Wren! !. Welcome Robin broke in. ''If you're so fond of the beautiful world outside why don't you build in it as most of the rest of us do?' You know Jenny Wren's home is in n little box put up for her by Farmer Browns boy.
 q believe in safety first '" retorted
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SYNOPSIS.
 Peter Blood, a young Irish physi- clan, is wrongly condemned as a rebel against King James and is de- ported to Bridgetown in Barbadoes. There he is purchased slave by at the behest of Arabella. the Colonefs niece. A Spanish galleon, the Cinco Llagas, under command of Don iDego de Espinosay Valdez. cap lures the city. While the Spaniards sack the city, Blood sends Mary and Arabella back of the city to safety. He leads his fellow rebels-convict on board the ship and captures it. Conolel Bishop goes on board and Blood holds the military commander as hostage while the ship puts out of port and sends Bishop over the gang plank. Don Diego, taken prisoner, is told by Blood to sail the ship to Curacao. a Dutch settlement, in re- turn for his liberty. Jeremy Pitt. who has studied navigation. suspects Don Diego Is betraying them.
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Brintle Honors Miss
 Gordy

Miss Ruby Brintle entertained We'd nesday afternoon with an informal bridge party at her home on Cypress street complimenting Miss Eleanor Cor dy of Columbus, Ga, the guest of Miss Caroline Shields.
 z Included in this hospitality extended this attractive visitor were Miss Gordy, Miss Katherine Moore, Miss Elizabeth Forsyth, Miss Mary Knowles, Miss Marjorie Fox. Miss Doris Barber, Miss Ramsay Gillian, Miss Alma Ratliff, Miss Jean Arnold, Mrs. Mack Norment and Mrs. Lewis Lloyd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12
CURIOUS NESTS BIRDS BUILD
African Hammer Headed StOrk Has A
 Three-ROOm Tenement For Home

African Hammer Headed StOrk Has a
 ThreeROOm Tenement For Home
 Few birds go to the trouble to build their nests as do the mound birds of the East Indies. They are only about as big as the ordinary barnyard fowl, but they build a mound taller than the tallest mnnd and sometimes 15 yards around. The birds work hard until this huge pile is reared, when the hen bird lays her large red eggs in the heat and the heat matches them.
 The hammer1headed st)rk of Africa builds what amounts to a three-roomed tenement, made of enormous sticks fixed between the branches of tree. Any ordinary boy could creep into the lowest compartment. From this a passage slopes up to another flat deco rated with bright pebbles and bleached bones. Above this is the nursery, the walls of which are lined with mud to keep our draughts. 4
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Social Calendar

The Nineteenth Century club year books may be obtained by calling for them at the public library.
 
 Llewellyn Johns chapter No. 174, o. E. S., will hold its regular meeting Friday night, September 12, at s p. m., in the West End hall.
 The Alabama Welfare Department is requesting clothing for the children of the home. Now that housewives are going through the winter apparel that has been packed away for summer, there will be number of wearables dis carded which can be used for the chil- dren. There is a special request for an army trunk for a child who will enter the Talladega School for the Deaf. Any apparel will be called for by phoning Main 404S.
 "'e F;-et fall meeting of the Birming- ham chapter, Montevallo Alumnae, will be held Saturday at the Business auu lro1esslonal WOmen's club. The full years report will be made and all members are requested to be present.
 The fall meeting of the Twentieth Century club has been postponed from September 12 to meet with Mrs. J. O. Elliott September 19 at 3 p. m.
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Random Notes

Miss Eleeanor Gordy of Columbus, Ga, is visiting Miss Caroline Shields.
 
 Miss Rebecca Stickney of Greens boro, Ala, after a short visit to Miss Rebecca Webb, is leaving today for Sheffield.
 Mir. and Mrs. Stanley Slater and lit- tie daughter, Elizabeth, have returned from months stay in New York and Atlantic City.
 Mir. Arnold Hirsh shas returned from New York.
 Mir. and Mrs. Mark Rainer of Bel lamy, Ala, have named their young son, born September 8, Evan Heulett.
 Mrs. .Dan Green and Miss Margaret Green are leaving the first of October for New York, where Miss Green will study voice at the Semerage School of Music.
 Mrs Jewell Montebarro is visiting next week for Oneonta to visit rela- tives.
 MT. Ben Taliaferro, Jr., left Monday for Tuscaloosa, where he will enter the engineering department of the Univer sity of Alabama.
 Miss Fannie Lou Deed will leave next week for Boston, where she will spend the winter studying voice at the New England Conservatory of Music.
 Mir. William Gift has returned from a visit to Mr. Walter Bissenden in Chi cago, and has entered Birmingham Southern college as law student.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. P. Simms have re- turned from a visit to Hendersonville and Asheville, N. c.
 Mrs. c. S. Sharpley a4d daughter, Miss Frances Sharpley, will spend the winter in New York, where Miss Sharp ley will study music.
 Miss Lillian Sharpley left this week for Selma, where she will teach for the winter.
 Mrs. H. F. Kerber has gone to points in North Carolina and Delaware for a visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12
A TOPAZ SET

A long necklace of cut topaz has stones of graduated size. To wear with it there is a pair of very large button earrings of the same topaz. The effect is quite lovely.
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DOUBLE AFFLICTED

Visitor-How a-e the rheumatics, Benjamin?
 Benjamin-'Orrible.
 visitor-I'm so sorry, and how is your wife? Benjamin-Just the same.-Passing Show, London.
 YES, WHY? What does your wife say when you get home so late?"
 I'm not married :"
 Then why do you go home so late e?'-Nebelspalter, Zurich. WHY CHINESE STREETS ARE
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from the Encarnacion this gun will fire the answer. make myself clear, l hope?"
 But, name of God, how should 1t be clear" young Espinosa cried. Can you avert the fight? If you know a way, and if I, or these, can help you to it in Heavens name let me hear it."
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One Mother Says:
 In our block, in the yards of which there are many large trees, the children have regular leaf harvests," assisted by the grown-ups. They all work to- gether at raking up the leaves and burning them. The work is followed by an outdoor supper for the harvest hands in one of the backwards.
 If you would like to get a handy little book. entitled 100 Ideas for Mothers," containing the best ideas for send 1s cents in stamps to Age-Herald Mothers Bureau, Room 830, 44O 2. Dearborn street, Chicago, HI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-12
SCARF IN BLACK AND WHITE

An unusual scarf of white crepe de chine has rows of Egyptian fl. tres stamped upon it in black. The scarf is edged with a wide border of white georgette crepe.
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GNS3H Romance g aae Spanish. .zsain rHkA
 CAPTAIN BLOOD D| @&EML 6y RAFAEL SABATINI a
SYNOPSIS.

a
 adaptation
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Peter Learns More About Sooty When people laugh at you-why, then, Laugh with them, and then laugh again.
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r ado Programs
BY Associated Press
Courtesy Radio Digest
Program For December "a

wsB Atlanta Journal N2s) 1o:45
Christmas Eve frolic.
WEEP Boston tSos1 Big u,a Brothers Their.
7:15 choir: $3.50 choir; 10 organ; 1880
WGR Buffalo (31s) 6 Santa Claus;
concert; $3.50 Christmas carols.
KYW Chicago $3.50 6:35 Uncle Bob:
concert 1880 prog ram; musicaI; s;S9
stage review; - r MUSICAL 800 s00o
WGN Chicago Tribune 900 6 organ;
$50 concert: special; 10 Paulist choir
WIS Chicago (a45) $50 organ; 1890
orchestra, entertainers
WMAQ Chicago News (447.5) organ;
Christmas poems; Dickens Christmas
WTAM Cleveland $500 Z concert.
operate recital; band concert; IL mid
Voc Davenport $50 s children; 10
WHO Des Moines $3.50 1880 soprano
violinist. orchestra.
WCX Detroit s5iSo 1i f'al musiG New. or
WBAP FIT. Worth Star Telegram (47S
1S CONCEAL Tsya sso too5 4sc do1esrt
xxx Hollywood (337) 8 music; or
chestra 10 features; - orchestra; 81
School Of the Air: S-9:15 Christmas pro-
gram; il:45-1 Nighthawk frolic.
XIII Los Angeles Times (395) con-
cert; $3.50 children; 10 Christmas pro-
Sf WHAs Louisville Times (4oo) 1880
VINO Memphis Commercial Appeal
(406) IL Christmas music .> .
WCCO Minneapolis st. Paul GID
sports; services; 10:45 services.
VIVID Mooseheart (27S) $50 organ;
7:15 philharmonic orchestra, band.
WOR Newark (405) orchestra; ra-
oi9,9gaae NV NV ' Ynrk 1872, services; 7:15
choir; $3.50 Hawaiian ensemble
WIN New York $3.50 orchestra
s 30 music; dance; IL entertainers.
WIZ New York (455) 1880 Christmas
program; $50 orchestra.
WTAY Oak Park $3.50 6:46-7:46 or
gan: 80 pianologues talk.
WDAR Philadelphia $3.50 $50 talk;
WOO Philadelphia $500 $3.50 orches-
ira; concert; orchestra; 1908 recital;
WCAE Pittsburgh (460 $50 Uncle
Kaybee; 6:45 feature; 1880 concert.
kGW Portland Oregonian (49O
Aunt Nell; 10 string and flute quintet.
WkAQ Porto Rico $500 $3.50 con-
cert.
KPO San Francisco (423) $3.50 orches-
| ira 1880 Big Brother; 10 choir IL band.
KFOA Seattle (455) concert; s:4t
| 8 musical; 1890 concert.
| WBZ Springfield (33D $40 story
6:15 lecture; 1880 concert; 10 orchestra.
KSD St. Louis Post Dispatch (456!
6:45 ensemble; choir; 1880 carols; /;
midnight mass.
WCAP Washington 46s) 1880 read
ings; 7:45 Christmas program; $3.50 re-
cital, chimes. organ: 10 Christmas can
tata: IL midnight mass.
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fewer than fourteen million inhabitants,
has a standing army of over 15OOOO
men. A third, with fewer than 3O,oOO,..
600 inhabitants, has standing army OF
275,OO0, and fourth, with fewer tnan
4O,0OO,000 inhabitants, has standing
army of over 100000. All these armies
are based on a system of universal com
pulsory military service. which in the
event of war insures the utilization OF
the entire strength of the nation.
The note declares that for these rea-
sons Germany 81 quite impotent from
military standpoint in the midst OF a
heavily armed Europe.
The foreign minister affirms that the
only solution of the difficulty is to give
Germany liberty to say how TAR she
would go in participating in sanctions
when international wars break out, and
he asks that her peculiar situation be
taken into considerat ton when her league
obligations are being fixed.