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THE CLAYTON TRIBUNE. THERE IS NO PAPER LIKE THE HOME PAPER TO HOME PEOPLE. VOLUME XVI r. CLAYTON, RABUN COUNTY, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1914. NUMBER 1 E ARE SOI INCOME TAX RULES FORM TO BE USED AND REGULA TIONS TO BE FOLLOWED ARE SENT OUT. FOREIGNERS NOT EXEMPT Every Citizen Who Ha* Income of $3,000 or More Liable for the Tax. Washington.—The form to be used •and regulations to be followed by in dividuals in making returns of in come subject to the new federal in come tax were sent out by the treas ury department. Every citizen of the United States, whether residing at home or abroad, every person re siding in the United States and ev ery non-resident alien who has in come from United States investments of $3,000 or more, must make return. For the past year, 1910, specific ex emptions will be $2,500 or $3,333.33 in the case of a married person, and in future years $3,000 and $4,000. Where the tax has been withheld in part of the income on the source, or where part of the income comes as dividends upon stock of a corporation, taxable under the corporation tax section of. the law', the regulations set forth that such income shall he deducted from the individual's total net income when computing the amount of which he is taxable. The law imposes a tax of 1 per cent, and provides that individuals who have an income between $20,000 and $50,000 shall pay an additional tax of 1 per cent, on such amount; on all between $50,000 and $75,000, 3 per cent.; $75,000 to $100,000, 3 per cent.; $100,000 to $250,000. 4 per cent.; $250,000 to $500,- 000, 5 per cent, and all over $500,000, 6 per cent. Return must be In the hands of the collector of internal rev enue in the district where the payee lives or where ho has his principal place of business, nto later than March 1' failure to observe-f'-is RtHf to In punished with fine ranging from $20 to $1,000.' Refusal or neglect to file returns, except in cases of sickness or absence, will result in an addition of 50 per cent, to the tax assessed. In the case of false or fraudulent return 100 per cent, will be added to the tax assess ed, and any person required to make, render, sign or verify such return, who makes a false or fraudulent state ment, with intent to defeat or evade the tax, will he guilty of a misdemean or and subject to a fine of not more than $2,000 or iinprisohiueut for one year, or botii. BATTLE CEASES ON BORDER Dead Bodies of Soldiers Lying in Trenches. Marfa. Texas.—Fighting between the northern division of tiie Mexican federal army, defending Ojinaga, Mex ico, opposite here, and General Orte ga’s 8,000 rebels ceased as suddenly as it began a week ago. Without any federal activities to provoke his move, General Ortega withdrew his army seven miles to the west, along the Rio Grande, supposedly to await the arrival of reinforcements from Chi- . huahua. Information had reached the rebels that a large body of federals, on the way from Jlminez, were within four days’ march of Ojinaga, and were planning to steal on Ortega's rear aud rescue the federal garrison. Although both armies, after six days of fighting, had been resting, General Ortega suddenly divided his army into three formations and started to move along the border away from Ojinaga. General Ortega's departure was re garded by the federal garrison as in dicating that both armies will delay further fighting until both of them have been strengthened. Rev. Billy Sunday vs. Bar Tenders. Pittsburgh, Pa.—-When Rev. Billy Sunday caine here recently to “clean up Pittsburgh,” the Bar Tenders’ union grew excited and offered $5,000 for the privilege of iiaving its busi ness secretary debate witli the evan gelist on the question; “Who is get ting the coin—Billy Sunday or us?” Mr. Sunday declined the challenge. Wilson Benefited by Vacation. Pass Christian, Miss.—The presi dent looks forward a busy week, in which work and'■Exercise will be carefully balanced. Mr', Wilson Is now as well as ever. He reveals in his countenance the glow' of health and the vigor with which he executes long, perfect drives on the golf links testi fies how fully he has recovered from his recent illness. His return to nor mal is best indicated, however, by his assiduous work. He is disposing of a number of important matters of offi cial routine. DENVER S. CHURCH Denver S. Church, the new Demo cratic congressman from Fresno, Cal., was born and educated in California and had served six years as district attorney when he waa elected to suc- oeed Congressman .1. C. Needham. EXPORrS LARGER THAN EVER 1913 EXCEEDED BEST EFFORTS OF THE PRECEDING YEARS. 1913 Imports Show Decrease, Due to Big Reductions in the Cost of Certain Articles. Washington.—The foreign com merce of the United States in the calendar vear 1913 approximated one and thrife-quai l«r bUjion deHartf' of imports and two and a half billion of exports. The Imports of the eleven months ended with November were $1,609,000,000; should the December imports equal those of November the total for the full year would be $1,- 756,000,000. The exports of the eleven months ended with November were $2,261,000,000; should the December exports equal those of November the total would be $2,497,000,000. This estimate would make the excess of exports over imports approximately $740,000,000. The figures of exports and of excess of exports over imports will exceed those of any earlier year. The largest export in any preceding calendar year was that of 1912, which showed a to tal of $2,399,217,993; and as the eleven months ended with November are $102,000,000 in excess of the corre sponding period of the preceding year the estimate of approximately two and a half billion for 1913 seems to be justified. The excess of exports over imports in the eleven months ended with November was $642,uuu,- 000, and for the single months of November $97,000,000, thus apparently justifying the estimate of $740,000,- 000 excess of exports for the full year. PLAN TO DROP CORPORATIONS Men of Affairs Decided to Line Up With Spirit of Times. New York.—The withdrawal of J. P. Morgan & Co. from more than a score of great corporations and the statement shortly afterwards by George F. Baker, an almost equally dominant figure in American finance, that he soon would take similar ac tion, gave Wall street generally a thrill that almost brought trading on the stock exchange to a halt. While it probably is true that many prominent bankers had information foreshadowing this momentous move toward ending interlocking directo rates, the public and brokers had no advance knowledge of what was tak ing place in the inner councls of the greatest of all American houses of finance. Wherever telephone and tick er flashed the news about the street, groups of men gathered to discuss what was the all-absorbing topic. ROBERT BREMNER Lower Express Next Month. Washington.—Lower express rates throughout the country will become effective one month from now by the terms of the recent interstate com merce” commission order. Not only will the rates be reduced materially, but the companies will comply with regulations for Improved methods of service. Experts estimate the aver age reduction In charges wiil approx imate' 17 per cent. One official of a large express company said that the business for 1913 was 25 per cent, less than tt was in 1912. I $129,000,000 TAKEN FROM THE j PUBLIC BY MAIL FRAUDS. IS RECORD OF TWO YEARS! Many Schemes to Defraud the Public Are Operated Through the Mails. Washington.—Loss of $1SJSU)00,000 in two years by the unsuspecting-pub- lic through swindling operation car ried on by use of the United States malls has stirred the postal authori ties to a drastic campaign against fraudulent schemers. Wholesale use of government’s right to deny the mailing privilege to persons or firms whose -bperations may be tainted with “get rich quick” and other false promises is the weapon to be em ployed. An effort to stop this swindling by reliance upon criminal courts has proved ineffective, according to W. H. Lamar, assistant attorney general tor the postoffice department, whose an nual report was made public on the first. “Criminal proceedings arc necessa rily slow,” says the report, "and by means of appeals and other methods the execution of sentence are deferred for long periods, during which the concerns and individuals engaged in such fraudulent business continue to reap a harvest through their fraudu lent enterprise. In some instances, tiie penalty being merely a fine, there was nothing to prevent the parties from continuing tliqir schemes ex cept fear of subsequent fines. These they could easily afford to pay in view of the large revenue derived from the business.” Mr. Lamar points out that a fraud order immediately cuts off the source of supply of funds upon which the scheme largely depends for its contin- Uaru.9 and jujjts many prosppnHvr - Urn., on their guard. Postmaster throughout the country, the report says, daily ask rulings on various lottery schemes which cause- the department no end of worry. Nu merous concerns located abroad con tinue to mail their advertisements of foreign lotteries into the United States. Fraud orders were issued against 74 such firms during the year. “Smiling Bob” Bremner, congress- 1 man from New Jersey and one of ! President Wilson's intimate friends, who is undergoing treatment for can- 1 cer In a Baltimore hospital, Is re- : ported showing Improvement. Ra- I alum worth $100,000 is temporarily j embedded in his shoulder to effect i the cure. Mr. Bremner Is editor of ; the Passaic Dally Herald and one of ! the most popular men In congress. GREAT CHANGES PAST YEAR POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND FI NANCIAL LEGISLATION DUR ING 1913 IMPORTANT. New Era in Relations of Government Corpprations—'foreign £ T&ft’ations Eventfu?. V CIVILC0URTS UNDER TROOPS West Virginia Authorities Arraigned for Conduct During Strike. Washington.—A severe arraignment of the authorities who administered martial law in West Virginia from September, 1912, to June, 1913, when tiie Cabin Creek and Paint Creek coal mine strike troubles were in prog ress is contained in a subcommittee report made public by Senator Borah, member of the senate committee that conducted an investigation into all phases of the West Virginia disturb ance. The report does not bear the formal indorsement of the full senate .com mittee, but was given out as . the “statement of facts,” prepared by Sen ator Borah as the member charged with preparing that section of the report hearing on courtmartial trials and alleged violations of law by mil itary courts. Senator Borah’s statement holds that the military authorities, acting under the direction of the governor, superseded all constitutional courts in West Virginia, imposed sentences not authorized by any standing laws, and took over all the duties of the civil courts of the district; and that at the time such martial law was being en forced there was no evidence that the civil courts had been intimidated or that they would have failed to per form their duties faithfully. Washington.—Twelve months ot 1913 wrought changes in the Amefi- can government—political, economic and financial—probably more rar- reaehing than any other year of the last quarter century—this year was apparent in a backward glance over memorable events of the past year in all branches of governmental ac tivity. A Democratic administration in na tional affairs came to power in this twelve months with a Democratic president and a Democratic congress at his back for the first time since Grover Cleveland occupied the white house. The first constitutional amendments since 1870 were perfected, providing two radical changes in the funda mentals of government—an income tax and the direct election of United States senators. Five Persons Killed in Collision. Memphis, Tenn.—Five persons were killed and several injured when a train of freight cars struck a street car at a grade crossing here. The accident, occurred in the southern out skirts of Memphis where a belt line and the street railway tracks cross. The street car was crushed and the bodies of the dead badly mangled. Negro Is Lynched in Louisiana. Shreveport, La.—Dave Lee, a ne gro, was taken from the MariotTcoun- ty jail at Jefferson, Texas, by a body of masked men and hanged to a bridge nearby. The mob com pelled the jailer to give up his keys, quickly secured the prisoner, execut ed him and quietly dispersed. Lee was charged with shooting and wound ing Constable Matt Tayior, while re sisting arrest. It is said there were but fifteen men in the lynching par ty. No arrests have been made. BANKS ACCEPTING SYSTEM In One Wiek 767 Banks Apply for Admission. Washington.—Seven hundred and sixty-seven banking institutions, scat tered over forty-five states and having an aggregate capital, exclusive of sur plus, of approximately $300,000,000, havo informed the federal authorities of their intention to enter the new cur rency system. This was announced by the treasury department a week after the currency reform law was enacted. The department’s statement said: “Six hundred and ninety-five appli cations have been received from na tional banks with an aggregate capital of about $250,000,000 ,so that up to this time national banks representing ap proximately one-fourth of the total national banking capital of the coun try already have signified their In tention to enter the system. “Of the national banks 69 have a capital of $1,000,000 or more; 142 have a capital of from $250,000 to $1,- 000,000; 270 bavo a capital of from $100,000 to $250,000 and 214 have a capital of less than $100,000. THE POWERS AGREE UNITED STATES MUST ASSUME CERTAIN OBLIGATIONS IN MEXICO. MUST PROTECT INTERESTS Free Hand for the United States So Long as Lives and Property for Foreigners Are Guarded. $250,000 Ransom Will Be Paid. Chihuahua.—Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in gold has been agreed upon by General Villa, rebel military chief, as the ransom he will accept for the release of Lnls Terra zas, son ot the wealthy Mexican land owner. TorrazaB has been Imprison ed here for five weeks on the charge that he had supported the federal ad ministration. Tiie money is to be paid by Lula Terarzas, Sr., who has been negotiating from El Paso for his son’s release. The prisoner is to be brought to the border under safe conduct Washington.—Frequent conferences between ambassadors and ministers here are tending to unite them on a line of conduct regarding Mexico, which, while conforming to the plans of the United States, involves an un derstanding as to obligations the American government will be expect ed to assume as the result of non-in terference by foreign powers. This common understanding lias not taken the form of direct pressure, but the state department is kept informed through the medium of individual rep resentatives of the expectations of the European powers. Generally these re late to the protection of financial in terests which citizens and subjects of tiie-powers have in Mexico. No inten tion to bring in the political side of the question is indicated. More than one diplomatic represent ative here lias informed the depart ment that his own government was interested in preventing financial loss to its citizens, and beyond that did not care what the United States did in Mexico so long as It was informed In time to take precautions for the pro tection of the lives of its citizens. 75 LABORERS MEET DEATH Flatboat on Which They Were Being Transported Was Wrecked. Winnipeg, Manitoba.—Dashed to death on the rocks in the Fraser riv er, British Columbia, or swept to their doom by the swift current, was the fate of 75 laborers employed by the Grand Truck Pacific railroad, accord ing to Angele Pugliese, one of 25 who managed to escape when the flatboat in which they we-e beln^. transport ed adrois the riier was Treked on a rock'. Pugliese reached Winnipeg and says the 25 who escaped were all injured. The tragedy occurred in Brit ish Columbia, west of Fort George. Pugliese says a change in location of the work necessitated crossing the Fraser river. The 100 laborers’ put away from shore in a frail craft, which became unmanageable. It was dashed to pieces on a rock in the middle of the torrent. Tragic Rcclfoot Lake to Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.—Reelfoot lake, the famous fishing aud game resort near the western border of the state, be came the property of the state of Tennessee when the condemnation suit brought by the state against the West Tennessee Land company Tor the part of the lake represented by grants before the earthquake of 1811, which caused the lake, was settled in open court at Union City. The con sideration was $25,000, $15,000 for the part in Obion county and $10,000 for that in Lake county. The old grants represented over a fourth of the lake. The acquisition of the lake by the state is expected to put an end to dis orders over fishing rights or threat ened disorders in the lake region, which in 1908 was the scene of an uprising by fishermen when Capt. Quentin Rankin, a prominent lawyer, was lynched and Col. R. Z. Taylor had a thrilling escape. Sunday’s Immense Tabernacle. Pittsburgh, Pa.—Second only to the interest ot Rev. Billy Sunday's whirl wind addresses during his recent evangelistic campaign here was that aroused by the Immense wooden tab ernacle which was erected under the direction of his expert builder to house the throngs which attended the meetings. There was ample seating capacity for 10,000 persons in the great structures and the choir seated several hundred singers. 35,000 Rail Workers Go on Strike. Johannesburg, South Africa.—Thir ty-five thousand South African state railway employees went out on strike as a protest against tiie dismissal of employees under the administration’s policy of retrenchment. American Athletes Break Records. San Francisco, Cal.—According to cables, Power of the Boston Athletic association and Templeton of the San Francisco Olympic club, members of the All-American track team, broke records in the meet at Wellington, New Zealand. Power established a New Zealand 880-yard record with 1 minute 58 seconds, a fifth better than the record made by Burke in 1905. Templeton broke the New Zealand and Australian pole vault record, lead ing 11 feet and 2 inches, which dis places the former mark of 11 feet. UTILE ITEMS OF GEORGIA CITIES Rug|a Vista.—Will Turner, a white man under indictment for burglary, escaped the county jail by making a wooden key and unlocking the outer door. At last accounts ho had not been captured. Waycross. — Announcements for county offices “began appearing be fore the advent of the new year, and since then have literally poured in. Contests have already developed in the race for county treasurer, clerk of superior court aud sheriff. Toccoa.—Lieutenant James O. Gal- logly, in command of the army re cruiting station of Atlanta, is making arrangements to institute a recruit ing station at Toccoa, as a branch of the Atlanta office. It has not yet been decided who will be in charge of the Toccoa station. Atlanta.—Governor Slaton declined to name a lunacy commission of three physicians to examine into the sanity of I. B. Hall, a white man, under sentence of death in Tift coun ty on January 16th, for the murder Dennis W. Hall. Macon.—C. R. Pendleton, one of the best known editors in Dixie, who has been at the head of the Macon Telegraph for nearly twenty years, and an editor in Georgia for nearly half a century, is seriously ill at his home here, from a nervous break down. He has not been at his desk for three weeks. Lyerly.—The six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark of Dirttown Valley, in the eastern part of the county, was shot and instantly killed by his eight-year-old brother. The boys were playing with toy pistols and the elder boy, not satisfied with the toy, went to the mantel and se cured a real gun and playfully point ed the deadly weapon at his younger brother and pulled the trigger. The ball penetrated his eye and went through his head, death being almost instantaneous. Clarkesville.—Sheriff Paul F. Grant, for seven years at different times Habersham county's sheriff and the former holder of other of fices of trust in this county, is dead as the result of a three weeks’ ill ness of typhoid-pneumonia aud core piieationJ Tfo *%as a man thought of by all Classes and was a power in a political fight because ot his general popularity. Mllledgeville.—Figures have been compiled in detail showing the big gest Christmas dinner enjoyed in Georgia, it was that of state sanita rium, where- approximately 4,000 in mates and attendants sat down at one time to a festive table. The enormous task of securing the sup plies devolves mainly on Mr. L. J. Lamar, steward, who has served in that capacity for over thirty years. Just 137 turkeys were used, 602 chickens, 40 ducks, with a total weight, dressed for table, of 3,042 pounds. In addition to this 70 boxes of oranges, 65 barrels of apples, 1,000 pounds of dates, GOO cocoanuts, 1,400 pounds of raisins, 1,400 pounds of nuts, 1,500 pounds of candy and 600 pounds of onions. Atlanta.—Good roads occupied a very important position in the dis cussion before the social and eco nomic section of the American Asso ciation for the Advancement of Sci ence, and as pointed out by Stanley E. Bates, engineer of highway publi cations of the National Highways as sociation, the cause of good roads has become to be a national concern and indications point to the early es tablishment of a national highway commission. “The cause of good roads in this country has come to be a national concern,’’ said Mr. Bates. “As a result of the great awakening to the need of improved roads, indi cations point clearly to the early es tablishment of a national highway commission, just as they did twenty- five years ago to state highway com missions. It is beyond question that in the very near future our national government will undertake the con struction of a system of national highways throughout the country. Dalton.—On October 18, 1902, and again on Otober 8, 1909, earthquake shocks were distinctly felt through out the northwestern part of Georgia and the southeastern part of Tennes- see, which were reported to the geo logical survey at Baltimore, since which time the cause of the shocks has been sought. The report of the investigators of the phenomena indi cates that underneath the quiet val ley, in which Dalton Is built, exii subterranean lakes and caverns, ail that on the eastern slope of Rock Face mountain a fault trends nor{| and south, dipping to the east, ajj that the disturbances were likely to a slip in this fault. At the tfi the shocks occurred the rumblln noise which accompanied them so* ed to come from the mountains ,iu west of Dalton and the sensa the persons on the ground was they were standing on a carpet 'the corners were sharply jerk The disturbances created much citement at the times mentlo