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Organs, Buggies.
VOL. XX.—l2 Pages
INCOME TAX HAS
VERY WISE SCOPE
111 Wti Gal S3, GOG ar Out
a Year Taxable.
WILL PUNISH ALL DODGERS.
Government Requires That All of the
Returns Be Made Under Oath—Ex
tent of the Law Is Broad—All Who
Are Liable and Fail to Make Pay
ment Will Be Fined.
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Washington.—lt now behooves all
those with an Income of more than
$3,000 a year to lay a hand upon a fur
rowed brow and try to tind out how
they are going to pay the income tax
to the government and what will hap
pen to them if they do not
Representative Cordell Hull of Ten
nessee, who framed the income tax
bill, issued a statement intended to
help the taxable persons, and the In
ternal revenue bureau of the treasury
department is already at work on a set
of instructions which will be issued
later.
In the first place, the law about to go
into effect includes within its scope ail
citizens of the United States residing
at home or abroad, all persons living
In the United States though not citi
zens thereof and all net incomes from
property and business owned or car
ried on in the United States by aliens.
In every case a deduction of $3,000
is allowed for living expenses. In the
case of a husband who is living with
his wife or a wife who is living with
her husband an additional SI,OOO ex
emption is allowed, so that all told a
married person is entitled to an ex
emption of $-1,000. Only one $4,000
however, is to be allowed
from the aggregate income of both
husband and wife.
Under ordinary circumstances in
comes are to be computed for the cal
endar year. In the case of the present
year, however, the tax is to be com
puted only on that portion of the in
come accruing from March 1 to Dec. 31
next.
The treasury department is prepar
ing blank forms, which will be distrib
uted by the district internal revenue
collectors to each taxable person, if
you fail to get such a blank you are
required under a penalty to apply to
the collector or Ins deputy for one.
Blanks will be on deposit with post
masters for the convenience of taxpay-
WILL GET ONE-THIRD
Of Entire Cottcn Crop Ificwy
of Nation Is Opinion of
Cotton Expert.
The current cotAon crop Vill be
no larger than 13,500,000 hales, at
least 1,000,000 short of world de
mand.
The whole cotton belt will re
ceive for the crop, over and above
the receipts of last year, $ 10t),690,-
000.
Of this “velvet” the single state
of Georgia will receive nearly one
third, or $46,185,000.
These figures on an assumption
•of 14-cent cotton, already a fact.
The prophecy of 10-cent cotton,
based on logical conditions, may
give these figures all along the line
a big boost, but will pot alter rela
tive proportions or Georgia suprem
acy.
The foregoing paragraphs
jbthe substance and forecast of an ex
p-pert, who in the past has been cor-
Npect ir* his estimates as to price and
Irentent of the cotton crop
* Notice.
My store will he! closed Sat
urday October lltli until 6:30
in thq evening on account of a
Jewish holiday. J. L. Saul.
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ers. “Every taxable person Is to fill out
and return one of these blanks to the
internal revenue collector of his dis
trict before Jan. 1 and March 1 nexL
The taxpayer must fill out under
oath a true and accurate statement of
his Income of $3,000 or more for the
calendar year. This return shall set
forth specifically the gross amount of
income from all separate sources, and
from this total shall be deducted the
aggregate items of the expenses and
allowances authorized under the law.
Any taxpayer who fails to make a
return on or before March 1 will be
liable to a penalty of not less than S2O
nor more than SI,OOO. If his return is
fraudulent it will be a misdemeanor,
and he will be subject to a fine of $2,-
000 or imprisonment for one year, or
both.
Each taxpayer will be notified by, the
Internal revenue commissioner by
June 1. 1014. of the amount of the tax
due from him. and the payment must
be made by June 30 following. In the
event of failure to pay the tax by
June 30 and after ten days’ further
notice 5 per cent will be added to the
amount of the tax and interest at the
rate of 1 per cent a month from the
time the tax falls due.
Exceptions are made in regard to
penalties in the cases of incomes from
the estates of insane, deceased or in
solvent persons.
In the case of neglect or refusal to
make returns or in case of false re
turns the commissioner of internal
revenue may make such return him
self any time within three years of
the date when the return was due.
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Bathing to Reduce Weight.
For reduction of flesh a sim
ple hot bath is supplied with
'four pounds of washing soda
and one pound of bicarbonate of
soda. First the feet and wrists
are warmed used then gradually
the lK>dy. so that the shook is
not too great. The tub should
be well tilled, (lot water should
be slowly added as It cools. The
treatment requires one to stay
in the bath for twenty minutes.
A flannel dressing gown, full
length, is then slipped on. and
the patient goes to i>ed between
blankets. A glass of hot water
is also taken at this time. Pro
fuse perspiration naturally fol
lows. and one should stay in bed
for an hour or longer. After
leaving the bed care should be
taken to keep out of drafts and
to remain indoors for the rest of
the day. as the pores are o^pn.
; and a slight chill might result in
a cold or something more seri
! ous. These baths are somewhat
' weakening, so must be used
, sparingly. A hot bath Without
; the addition of soda will fre
, quenti.v break up a cold that Is
■ just starting. The above preeau-
I tlons should likewise be carried
| out. ,
Lost/.
One Locket and Chain between
Mrs. Foster’s and the Christian
church. Finder will please re
turn to News office and secure
reward.
Winder, Jackson County, Ga., Thursday, October 9, 1913.
BROAD GAUGE ROAD
IS NOW ASSURED.
Work On The Gainesville Mid
land To Begin Immediately,
Forced by the march of prog
ress and material developnien
of the section which it traverses,
“the last cl the Narrow guag
roads in Georgia” is soon to b<
a memory with citizens who
have lived along its route and
travellers who have used it s mo
dus operandi in their migrations
and who will alike rejoice tied
thy demands of the moment have
saved it from the ravages of the
•great alchemist Time, and made
its successor, a modern railroad,
over the entire system possible-
These few brief comments will
serve to introduce to our readers
the following chmmunication,
sent to tlie agent of the road at
this place by General
Beaupree with the request that
same he handed to “Rost Char
lie Iloss,” for publication:
Savannah, Ga., October —lt
is with great pleasure tha + I am
aide to announce to the friends
and customers of the Ga’nesville
Midland Railwway, and particu
larly to those residing along its
narrow gauge division, that work
will begin immediately in broad
ening the erauge of this division
so that we may be able to trans-'
port the business offering with
facility and dispatch.
Conditions existing during the
past year or two have made 't
impossible to secure investment
money in sufficient amount to
do the necessary work and 1
should like to say of our friends
that the funds required for this
construction and to provide tor
other needs of the Railway,
amounting to $325,000 have been
supplied by the present security
holders of the Railway in the full
belief and hope that the conse
quent betterments will lead to
a sufficiently increased business
to warrant the expenditure. 1
earnestly request every merchant
and individual living along the
line of the Gainesville Midland
Railway to accord to it tln-ir mos
active eo-operation from now on.
No short line railway can hope
to serve the public along its
line adequately unless they give
S it the fullest possible benefit of
their business and personal :n
--tercst. We confidently rely upon
receiving this from our patrons.
Goo. J. Baldwin, Hres.
Gainesville Midland Railway.
Death at Statham.
News reaches Winder just as
we go to press of the death of
Mrs. R. W. Bradley at Statham,
Ga. She was a member of the
Primitive Baptist church. Her
remains will be interred at Bo
gart Friday morning at 11
o’clock. Mrs. Bradley is a sis
ter of our fellow townsman, Mr.
J. R. N. Baugh.
Hot Race on in Sccctd.
Hon Rosooe Luke and Judge \V\
A. Covington have announced for
the seat in the national house re
cently left vacant by the death of
Congressman S. A, Roddenbury
from the Second Georgia. Both of
these gentlemen are good campaign
ers and a hot race is own in the Sec
ond district.
SAYS WHALEY BOUGHT SEAT.
Mayer Grace of Charleston Accuses
South Carolina Representative.
Washington.—John 1’ (Since, mayor
of Charleston. S. C.. has filed with
Speaker Clark a sensational petition
under oath in whic h he charges that
Representative Richard S. Whaley.
Democratic member of congress from
the first South Carolina district, bought
his seat, alleging that during the cum
paign. Mr. Whaley spent SOO,OOO.
Mayor Grace demands that the right
of Mr. Whaley to retain his seat be In
vestigated and that expulsion follow if
charges are substantiated.
The federal campaign publicity law
prohibits the expenditure of more than
REPRESENTATIVE WHALEY.
$3,000 by a candidate for congress in
any campaign. According to Grace’s
charge, Mr. Whaley spent an average
of $lO for every vote he received. The
petition was referred to the house elec
tions committee.
Mr. Whaley has denied every charge.
He asserts that he never had SOO,OOO
in nil his life. This is the first time
that a statement of any candidate for
congress filed under the campaign pub
licity acts has ever been questioned.
BALES OF COTTON
GINNED IN JACKSON.
Returns from Ginners Show 2,146
Bales Prior to Sent. 25th.
The tabulated returns from tin*
ginners for the September 25th
report shows there were 21*4’0
Rales of cotton ginned in Jack
son county, from the crop of 1013
prior to September 25, as com
pared with 1,060 bales gilnned
prior to September 25, 1912.
REGISTER NOW
The registarticn hook is now
open in the ofifiee of the Clerk ot
Council for the purpose of regis
tering the names of the qualifier
voters desiring to participate in
the Primary Election of the City
of Winder to he held on Novell
her sth., 1913. Book will close
on night of October, 25th.
11. N. Rainey, Jr.
Clerk of Council.
Sell Their Farm.
We learn from various sources
that the present price of cotton
has served to stimulate trading
to the greatest extent. A num
bdr of small trades have taken
place during the past few weeks
and more are certain to follow.
Lamar & Perry closed trades
last Saturday involving some
thing more than fifteen thousand
dollars in which they transfered
their Wilkinson county farm to
its new owner.
Shingleman.
12 Pages—No. 26
STUDIES PRISON
FROM THE INSIDE
Osborns Servos Sell Inflicted
Term For Purpose.
I
TREATED JUST AS A CONVICT
Gets the Seme Far* and Dona Regu
lar Prison Clothes—ls Bathed as Ha
Enters and Assigned to Cell—Will
Determine Effects of Prison Life on
Mind.
Auburn, N. Y.—Emulating the ex
ample of Governor Hunt of Arizona,
who in March, 1912, had himself lock
ed up with convicts to share their ex
perience of prison life, Tbcrnns Mott
Osborne, chairman of the state com
mission for prison reform, has entered
Auburn prison and is serving a self
imposed sentence for the purpose of
studying the effect of discipline, food,
labor and the general prison system on
a convict’s mind.
Mr. Osborne entered the prison as
any new convict would do, went
through the routine, such ns being
taken for a hath, a session with the
prison barber and prison tailor, and
went through the same grind as a con
victed felon. In reply to a question
he said he was ready to “take all his
medicine" and would not balk at the
dungeon should his conduct at any
time justify his Incarceration there*
The results of the study are to be em
bodied In a report to be made by the
commission that Is studying prison re
form with a view' to legislation next
year.
Chairman Osborne spoke to the con
victs in chapel and said In part:
“As chairman of the commission on
prison reform appointed by Governor
Sulzer the superintendent of prisons
and Warden Ruttigan have kindly giv
en uie permission to carry out ft plan
to determine the psychological effect
of the prison system on the prisoners.
If sympathy and understanding from
a vivid personal experience are desira
ble to studying, say. some foreign
country, they are even more necessary
in the case of a group of men set apart
by society such as this prison com
munity. For in your cases the condi
tions under which you live are more
unnatural and less easy for most per
sons to grasp than those of a foreign
country. -
“Moreover, most of the books that
have been written about yon by so
called ‘penologists’ are written largely
from the outside standpoint and with
so little intelligent sympathy and vital
understanding that few are of real
value. They seem to be based on the
assumption that the prisoner Is not a
human being like the rest of us, but is
a strange sort of animal called a
‘criminal,’ wholly different In his in
stincts, feelings and actions from the
rest of mankind.
“I want to find out whether our
prison system Is unintelligent; whether
it flies in the face of all common sense
and human nature, as I think it does;
whether, guided by sympathy and ex
perience. we cannot And something far
better to take its place, as I believe we
can.
“1 am coming here to learn what I
can at first band. In the court of con
science 1 have been found guilty of
having lived many years indifferent to
and ignorant of what has been going
on behind these walls and have been
sentenced to a short term at hard la
bor in Auburn prison. I expect to be
gin serving my sentence this week and
am coming here to live your life, to be
housed, clothed, fed, treated In all re
spects like one of you. I want to see
for myself exactly what your life is
like —not as viewed from the outside
in, but from the inside out.” J
Nc. Rent For Thirty Year*. '*****
Columbus. Ind.—John Zimmerman,
seventy-nine, known popularly as John
Cinnamon, is dead here in n home he
had occupied for thirty ‘years without
paying a cent of rental. Francis T.
Crump, a capitalist, owner of the build
ing. recently called on Zimmerman
and mentioned the matter of rent, with
the result Zimmerman said he had
just repaired the roof and would call
the rent bill squared. Crump receipted
the bill.
T. A. Maynard and W. C. Hor
ton left last night for New York.