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EIGHT Safety Security In determining an tr.ventmenl Security Is the first eonaklera tiun Your banking horn* should be aclected with the same care. The Planters Loan and Sav ings Bank fills every require ment of safety and set-urlty for your'funds. The officers of this bank give their close, personal attention to Ita affairs. Responsible Banking has been the policy o* thle Institution since the first day It* doors were opened—44 years ago. Thai this policy Is appreciated Is Indicated by the constant and gratifying growth In business. On the score of Safety, Secu rity and Responsibility, we In vite your account The Planters Loan & Savings Bank >O6 RROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA. L. C. HAYNE, Presides. GEO. P. BATES, Cashier. LookingAroundfor Holiday Gifts Never before have we hnd so attractive an assortment. We beg to mention : Carver* . . SI.OO to SIO.OO Pocket Knive*. 25c to $3.00 Skate* 50c to $1.50 Safety Razors SI.OO to $5.00 Scissors 25c to SI.OO Foot Balls . . SI.OO to $5.00 Thermos Bottles $1.50 to $2.50 Thermos Cases $1.25 to $2.50 We try to make it pleas ant for all lookers who visit our store, and you will be surprised to find such a va riety of articles that, make very suitable gifts. BOWEN BROS. 865 BROAD STREET. ROOFING We are still doing the Roofing and Sheet Metal Business. It is not necessary to come to us with your Roof troubles; just call us over the phone. We will take the load and the worry off you. and the cost will be satisfac tory, and the work guar anteed. There will be no come-back to any of our work at your ex pense. McCARREL SUPPLY COMPANY Phone 1626. 643 Broad Street. DROPSY EPECIALIgT Usually gtv. quick rsltst. have entirely r«li*v*d many seemingly hoptless cum gwr ling swd all rt breath poor gon*. Often g.yes rnttra relief In It to It dava Trig, treatment aent fras. DR. THOMAS E. UREBN Su comer to Dr, H. H. Qreen a Sena Box P Atlanta, OA u DR. J. B. PEACOCK Breeder of Registered DUROC-JERSEY HOGS. Cochran, Ga. Herd Boars: Defender’s Peacock 45479; Chief Orion 31167. Nothing shipped under three months old. Conespondence Solicited. 14 AMERICANS, YEARLY INCOME OF $1,10,01 First Complete List Under New Law Given Out Today-- Re turns Made By 359,598 Per sons in the United States. Washington. D. C. The first compete compilation of retuvn* under the lrieom» IdW \v;ih rnirif. public today In the ennuul report of the commlxKlnner of Internal revenue. It showed returns for the Collection year of 1913 hy 367,698 Indi viduals as follows: The Returns. Vet Income Number returns 11,000,60 ft and oti*r 41 600,000 to 91,000,000 91 400,0 en to 600.0110 4 1 300,000 tu 400.000 HI f.,0.000 to 300,000 9t 200,000 to 260,000 l ir, 150,000 |o 200.000 211 100,:»00 to 160,000 7«r, 76,000 to 100,000 gin 60,000 to 76,000 2 014 40,0'0 to 60,10/0 2 (27 39 naa in i 0 000 *'3 25.000 to 30,000 .!!!!!!!!!! ’O,OOO so 26,000 fi’si7 13,000 to 20,000 11*977 10,000 to IT. 000 26,818 6,000 to 10,000 101,718 3.333 to 5,000 114, iM 2,600 to 3.338 79.426 By 359,598. Rf*tiirnn ui ts made hy 278,835 married person*. 53,212 Huglo men end 26,651 sin gle women The normal tax of one per »f*nt on all taxable Incomes produced $17.728,038. IticomcM of more than $20,- 900 n year nnrl Hubject to surtax pro duced $16,525,407. 3he allow that most of the In dividual* with large net Incomes live in districts near the cities of New York, Chicago, I’hliadc phiu, Ronton and De troit. More single women as well as mon single men paying the tax were found in New York than anywhere else. Married women made separate returns In every collection district except In tire Fifth North Carolina. Returns were filed by 1,426 American* residing abroad, representing a total net Income of $19,843,399 and 425 return* ware made hy non-resident aliens repre- I renting Income amounting to $7,317,842. 316,909 Corporations. There wrtf 318,909 corporations doing business in the United Stars during the fiscii year ending June 30th. The re ported capital stock aggregating $64,- 071 319,185. an Increase over the previous >1 ir of about $2,333,000,009 reported hy 306 336 corporation*. The net income jof the corporations for the year was $4,339.560,008, or nea.rb 7 per cent on their capital, with bonded and other In- J dehtedness amounting to $37,136,215,096. | The net income reported f<vr the year showed an increase of more than 500,- 000,000. "Bootlegging.* The commissioner announced that fail ures to make proper returns were few and cases of false or fraudulent returns still fewer. The commissioner pointed nut that "bootlegging” had Increased to a marked degree in st ites with prohibition laws. HATED RUSSIANS BEFORE IRE IR Allowed Little Ivan, the Jew, to Keep His Watch, There fore, He Has Changed His Opinion. Rome.—l.lttle Ivan. the Jew. march' ed into Home toda\ In company with a prirst, both of them having trav eled from Iluilapost Before the war, Ivan hated tlie Russians with a very hearty hatred. Now he pave they ura gentlemen. The reason for the change In Ivan's opinion Is that he still poa M secs his gold watch Hnd chain which he thought gone forever The prleit who accompanied Ivan told the story. "When the Russians came down upon Oarpathla In hordes," he said, "we knew that the troops had been given the strictest orders to show consideration to the Hungarians and the Slavs Were not all brothers 1 Surely. But then. It was war time, and men forget In war time. Placarded To^n. ‘The Russians came to mtr town of Marmorns Syxgct and their com* tnnnder placarded the place with no tices that property would be reaped ed; only we must keep the doors of our home* open day and ntght. That was the only regulation. We went t > bed excited but happy. The t'ossacks were our brothers, we said. Well, Ivan ! In re, who Is a Unlit sleeper, wakened hi the sound of a footstep In his room. \ He peeped over the rugs and then fell to trembling, for, standing next , him "as an enormous Cossack taking his gold watch and chain. It was all | the Jewelry Ivan had. He loved his wati It and chain, but he loved til* life better so he lay unite still. Ivan dl l j not sleep any more that night. "In the morning Its told me of his ! disaster 1 advised him to go to the commander, who had promised us out . property. So Ivan went And the commander said to Ivan, "You are e Jew, but that does not matter. Woull you recognise this Cossack ts you s;uv hint again?" and Ivan said he would. i Got His Watch. The commander look the two o! them off to the camp outside the town and ordered the regiment to be drawn up. and Ivsn was ordered to walk down the lines and pick out his man. The commander and the priest looked on a* little Ivan wandered among the giants At last Ivan uttered « cry. "Thai la the man." he said, pointing to a Cossack. The commander snapped out an or der and the suspect came to the front. He vva* searched and the watch and chain were found tn his blouse "Are you satisfied?" asked the com’ mender, as he gave Ivan his prop erty "1 am satisfied." *ald Ivan. “And you?" continued the command er to the guilty one. "You will I>4 shot Are- you satisfied?" "I am satisfied." whispered the Cos* *ack. GERMANS DECIDEDLY TEUTON. FOREIGN WORDS CONDEMNED Amsterdam, via. tendon,—The re solve of the Germans to be exclusively [ German and to expel even from their menu* all foreign words has led to tho compilation of n small book which goe* over the whole ground of the kitchen. I CV cM \ 1 D t n 1 I i GREAT EXPECTATIONS WILL BE REALIZED AT THE WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP Over 1000 Pairs of Beautiful Christmas Slippers for Men, Women and Misses WOMEN’S FELTS “JULIETS” Fur trimmed or opera Ribbon trimmed blue, red, gray, black, vermillion, $1.25 values for, pair SI.OO WOMEN’S FELT COMFYS Old rose, lavendar, vermillion, red, light and dark blue, black, etc. Pair $1.50 Women’s Fur and Ribbon Trimmec! Nullifiers, Black $1.50 BEADED SLIPPERS You can’t possibly appreciate the real pretti-ness of these until you have seen them. You will find a full display in our window. They come in beautiful whites, blacks, gunmetal and patents, at tractively decorated with colored beading. and supplies substitutes for the nu merous foreign words at present ap plied to n variety of German wishes. Some of the titles provode humorous comments from the German papers. The "delicatessen," for which Ger main is famous, is henceforth to lie known as “leckcretnen" or tit-bits; sauces, which have been known bv their French cognomen, are to he called belguesse, supplementary fluids. A mutton "chop" must be called tn German u double mutton loin piece; beefsteak is a 'pounded loin piece,” and Irish stew Is "mutton In the pot tn cltixen's fashion" INSULT NO ALLIES RULER IN NEWSPAPER- GERMAN Berlin.—A semi-official request hag been Issued to the press through the North German Osiette, to avoid In sulting language about the rulers of the countries with which Germany is at war. It quotes Treltschke's words. "War Is a sacred matter." ami says tlint the present war has called forth and intensified all the noble qualities lying dormant in the souls of the peo ple The newspaper dedal ms that caricatures of King George, the Cxar. Cured His RUPTURE I was badly ruptured while lifting a trunk several year* ago Poctore said my only hope of cure was an operation Trusses did me no good Finally I got hold of something that quickly and com p etely cured me. Year* have passed and the rupture has never returned, al though 1 am doing hard work aa a car penter There was no operation, no lo»t litre, no trouble 1 have nothing to sell, but wUI give full Information about how you may And a complete cure without operation, ts you write to me, Eugene M. Pullen, Farpenter. 48-A Marcellus Ave nue. Manasquan, N J Better cut out this notice and show It to any ethers who are tuptured—you may save a Ilf* or at least stop the misery of ruptur* and the worry and dangtr of an operation THE AUGUSTA HtKALD. AUGUSTA. GA. THE NEWEST THING FOR. MEN Castle’s Dancing Oxfords In beautiful patents with flexible turn soles. All sizes and widths. $4.00 The Pair. WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP C. A. NICKERSON, Manager and President Poincare are often ex hibited In shop windows which do no credit to the dignity of the German people, and It contends that Germany must show ttlsef superior to her foes not only on the battlefield, but also In the Intellectual weapons of warfare employed. County Tax Books close this week. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PRICES ON ALL BICYCLES. I *tn offering my large stock of Bicy cles at the following reduced prices un til Christmas: $55 Bicycle* for $45 4S Bicycles for 35 40 Hlcycels for 30 $lO off for cash on all wheels tn stock. Full line Tires and Sundries at reduced prices. P. K. TANT, 115 Mafhury St. Phone 3728. COLORED MEN Wanted to prepare ns SLEEPING CAR AND TRAIN PORT ER S No experience necessary. Positions pay $65 to SIOO a month. Steady work, stand ard road*. Passes and Uni ’ forms furnished when nec- I cqtsary. I. Ry. C. 1.. Dept, 44, Indianapolis, Ind. I*' FORSALE House end lot. sth St., near Taylor, first-class repair, oc cupancy 10 days. Price $2,400 6EORGE W. HARDWICK REAL ESTATE A LOANS. 305 OYER BUILDING. STORAGE ALL KINDS. WE SELL LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, MANTELS, TILE, GRATES, ROOFiNG, PLATE GLASS. “Concrete for Endurance.” WHALEY BROTHERS PHONE 3247. Presents Worth While Hartz Mountain Canaries Genuine, singers, we’ve ever had. Canary Cages A fine lot at low prices. Incubators and Brooders Encourage your chil dren in poultry raising. Bulbs and Potted Plants. N.LWillet Seed Co, AUGUSTA, GA. MEN’S SLIPPERS “Opera” and “Rpmeo” styles, also Nullifiers in tan and black, vici kid; pai r $1.50 and $2.00 MEN’S FELT SLIPPERS Gray and black, for pair $1.50 Children’s and Misses’ Dutch Comfys in blue and red felt, with a padded sole; according to sizes 70c, 90c and SI.OO CHRISTMAS is coming this year just as it did last year, and the hundreds of preced ing years, and you will have to make the usual Christmas pres ents in the same old way. A weekly deposit made in this bank from now until Xmas Eve will solve for you the Christmas present proposition. Try it and see how good you will feel to be able to afford the present you desired to tnake. The Augusta Savings Bank 827 Broad Street. 35 Years of Faithful Service V JNDAY, DECEMBER 13. f I / | ! ) [