ri: Ait son tim in \e
Publmhcd Weekly,
I!. 'I. AU.EN, I'M i I or.
I :iiti rcil ill tin I’imliiMli'l' 111 I'nurxon, < looriiltt,
n.i mull nmtti r ot tlir w-eoml i-Ihmi.
Siit«i:i'li>Ui)ii pril l', ttl.Wft year In ftilvftiiee.
Ail I i'it lifintt nii«» ivrn lllxrnl 11 ml will lie
lliaill- kllnWII nil Kplilllllllnll.
Gov. 11. M. Dorsey is liookvd lo
make tin' |n'iii<'i|nil iidilross ill. tin*
I'il/.■><• i‘iilil auto show next I Inns
day, r ritla.v aiul Sat unlay.
I lavingsui'ii a I lii'i'c ringi'il I'irciis,
(Iriuik old lasliioiit'd moonshine and
gof onr ilium 1 on the odiloi ial |mg<*
of l lie Savannah Ricks, our hnppi
ness is ('oin|ilt'l(‘, and tliy sorvnnl
is ri'iul.v lo di'imrl in penot*," says
Hro. < ! ril'fin of I lie I lain hr nine I’on I
Sonirliliglll. W i 11, Hud, are l hero
an objectors lo I lie performance'?
Scowl I lion a man with a dreamy
look in his eye, oven I lie look t hat
is dial of a sick chicken's? Worry
not over his lioall h. II isnotseri
on* In a low days he will betake
himself lo the A lapalia river or
other convenionl abode of (lie pis
ealorial tribe and work il off.—
< (cilia Star.
'I lie Soul h < Icorjiia candidate for
l iiiled Slates senator, I lon. ('lias.
D. Kdwards, has announced dial
he is oul of die race, and w ill con
line his act ivit ies lo die practice
of law. Charlie Kd wards is more
10 our liking I hau Billie I larris,
bill IMllie seems lo have President
Wilson's “<>. K.” lan on and that
means much in present day politics.
The Tribune is pleased to an
nounce the marriage at llomerville
ol Miss I,oreii.i ITndley and Dr
11. Culpepper, l’aslor I'empsey. ol
tile llupdsl ehureh, performed (lie
cerenionv. The bride is a very
al 1 1 act ive young woman, w bile I lie
groom is a prominent physician
and the present representative in
I he louislal ure from Clinch enmity.
110 took an ael ive part and voted
for l heereal ion of Wkinson enmity.
The Tift on Hoard of Trade lias
resolved itself intoa Hoard of War
Ihneryeney to help first to win the
war. The war ended it will resume
activity us a Hoard of Trade. Alas.
Pearson lias no Hoard of Trade,
and as for winning the war, what
la done receives no publicity, but
11 satislii's our patriotism. Il is
onr "bii" to do our utmost to help
win I In* war. It is tin* measure of
our responsibility. \tv we tilling
the measure ot our losponsibilin
Kv-Presidenl 1.. ,1. Cooper, of the
First National Hank of W ay* toss,
will It,no to face prosecution in
Chic.mo on the < ttnrgi* ot cheatinj;
and sw inti lint*'. Cov. Dorse) lias
honored flu* requisition papers
from the Governor of Illinois. Hi*
w ill now go lo Chicago and lie tried.
The ehaices against him seems to
lie very oUsoiuv. The statement
of the affair leading to this prise
cut-ion shows u to be a gameot "Do
it »o the other fellow before lie din\s
it to you" and CVnipor got safe on
titst base
There is a dotieieue) of HH'.iHk>
school teachers in the United j
States now. and the responsibility
oi conduct ins; the rural schools for
the future will devolve u|xm the;
young piHiph* of Iwuli sexes who
have not e \rt reached their ma
joriiy. Now is the time to Begin
making piepirai ion to assume that
responsibility, and the Tribune eau
i ue them to no lietter institution
at which to make the necessary
preparation than Piedmont Insti
tute at V ayeross, The editin' of
tlie Tribune is one <•; the trustees
and he is prepared to guarantee
those who attend tin* vx week's
special teacher's ! .nimii; course,
Ucginniug April H»th and ouding
May tftli. that they will yet the
very Acs; syriu e. The out in* *\*st
of the six week's course. Is*.mi and
tuition, will Is* only SBO. unless
you vo urcaniy make it cost you
more. The teachers arc* of the
highest charm ter and ability.
Weekly War News Review
The 'Tribune had scarcely been
issued last, week when the wires
brought the news (hat what is sup
posed to be the long threatened
'Teutonic offensive, gigantic in its
proportions, began on a fifty mile
st retell of the western bat tic front,
if was truly a monster drive.
'Today is the eighth day since
the terrible upheaval began, and it
has been carried out with mat,he
malical precision. 'The Allies did
not know where Hindcnbuig would
stage liin supreme effort and, as
was expected and planned, the
British gave way under the press
ure of the initial Oennan assaults,
but they retired in good order and
the troops maintained their stub
born morale.
It is estimated that during the
past eight days Ccrmany has sac
rificed 500,000 men, Ihe flower of
her army. The losses of the Allies
have been heavy in both men and
guns. Merlin dispatches say that
the (iormans have captured 10,000
prisoners and 000 guns of various
character and descriptions. The
(icrmaiiN advanced in massed form
al ion. division after division, and
was mowed down by the British
machine guns like so much grass.
II is stall'd I haf many of I lie guns
abandoned lo I lie Dormans had lie
come red hoi from use and praeli
eally out of commission.
'Tin* British and French retire
men t docs not reach back to flic
original llindcnburg line which
was wrenched from the (lerniaiis
lasi Summer; they have receded
about half way.
'The latest news reaching us say
that llu* titanic struggle continues
furiously bill there is a perceptible
weakening of the (ionium attacks
and (lie outlook is that the hie
bailie, the most horrible (lie world
has ever known, will end in a tri
uniph of right against, might, deni
ocraey against autocracy, and for
the salvation of civil Dal ion and
human liberty.
It is also staled (has llu* Allies
have a strong and well equipped
reserve force, more than a million
men, mobilized and ready to begin
a big offensive just as soon as i In*
(ierman drive Ims spent its fury.
In this movement il is expected
that more than 100,000 American
troops will participate and, except
two regiments, about ‘2,500 men, ot
American engineers, will tie the
lirst entry of Cnited States' troops
into the great battle. ’The Dor
mans captured some of the Amen
can engineers and it lias been giv
oil out from Berlin that (he (liter
ican army in France has been anni
hilatod.
Hut it must be remembered that,
according to modern warfare, this
battle of tin* Somne has just begun
and its thud outcome is unknown,
and (lie most encouraging feature
of llu* situation is the prevalent
optimism in (treat Britain and
France. To Americans it emplia
sizes their duty lo hasten troops?
to France as a reserve force a* rap
idly as possible. The Filled States
are now forwarding thorn to the
full capacity of her trausixmation
faeilit ies.
The Associated l’ress correspon
dent dt'eribes the (ierman drive
and says: "'The advance of the
(iormans wore similar in character
eveiywhere, wave sm reeded wave
in the closest intervals, only to be
shot down. It was something like
a relay, when the tirst (ierman di
vision was exhausted another im
j mediately took its place. In some
eases a single division of the Allies
white retiring was attacked sue
eessivoly by six (ierman division*:."
Italian aviators reports tti.u new
divisions of Vostro Hungarians are
being brought from the Roumanian
front to stage another effort to ad
vanoe into Italian territory. It is
not expected to ixeiir until the
conclusion of the present drive in
northern France has shown its re
suits.
Russia seems to In* slow h get
ting haeh into the war. iTdexsa
■ h e- been recaptured from the tier
mans. 1 .eon Trot iky. Minister ot
War. siys that in eight or ten
weeks Russia will have an army of
; *OO.OOO men ready to take llu* he'd
ami around st the rest of Russia
PEARSON TRIBUNE, MARCH 20, 1918
APRIL 1 LAST DAY
FOR FEDERAL RETURNS
Penalties for Income Dodgers Are
Severe—Get Your Return
in if You Are Liable,
April 1, 1018, Is the final day al
lowed under the federal income tux
luw for tlie filing of federal Income
lux returns. Persons who are requir
ed to file returns under the provisions
of law and who full to get their re
turns In on time are subject to se
vere penalties, as follows;
For making false or fraudulent re
turn, not exceeding ¥2,000 or not ex
ceeding one year's Imprisonment, or
both, in the discretion of the court,
and, in addition, 100 per cent, of the
tax evaded.
For falling to make return on time,
not less than S2O nor more than sl,-
000, and, in addition, 00 per cent, of
the amount of lax due.
If on account of illness or absence
from home you are unable to render
your return within the lime prescribed
by luw you may obtain an extension
of 30 days If a request therefor is filed
with tlie collector of your district be
fore the due date of the return. In
lids request you must state the rea
son why the return cannot be filed
within the time prescribed by law.
Collectors of Internal revenue are
not authorized to grant extensions of
more than 30 days, but tlie commis
sioner of Internal revenue lias author
ity to grant a reasonable extension
beyond 30 days in meritorious cases,
if you desire an extension of more
than 30 days your request should be
addressed to the commissioner and
should eonlalu a detailed statement
covering tin* reasons which make It
Impossible for you to file your return
on or before A pel i 1.
The inlernal revenue men are now
completing their tour of the country,
during which they were In touch with
Ho* people of every city and town. If
you failed to get in touch with the
deputy which visited your section it Is
not too lute to get advice. Consult
your postmaster us to where tlie near
est deputy is now. (Jot your blank
form, study the directions and the re
quirements as shown thereon and
make your return without fall If your
Income was sufficient to come within
the bounds named in the law.
It Is pointed out by Commissioner
Holier that it Is important that tie**,
people comply with the federal laws
as fully as they are complying with
the drafts for men and the conserva
tion of foods and fuel. "The war must
la* paid for," says Commissioner Itoper.
•'Congress lias as much right to con
script a just portion of income ns It
has to conscript our boys. The tax
for HUT Is designed to reach moder
ate as well ns large Incomes, so that
nil persons who are in financial posi
tion to hour a portion of the heavy
government expenses can bo assessed
In proportion to their ability to pay.
"The man who is barely making a
living or barely supporting a family
is not affected by the HUT law. Hut
the man who is aide to bear a shun*
of tlie burden Ims been reached by
tlie new law, and lie should accept Ids
responsibility in tlie same patriotic
spirit that our young men have shown
In offering themselves for lids great
purpose of tlie country to make the
world safe for people of al! kinds to
live in and to govern themselves."
This tax Is one which recognizes
women as on an equal basis with men.
Tlie unmarried woman or tlie married
woman with a salary must make tax
return Just the same as any man. Only
the woman supporting her mother or
other members of her family may take
oul $2,000 exemption.
Under the law the head of the fami
ly is the one whose earning j>ower con
tributes to the family's support.
Similarly a widow with small chtl
dren to support etui lake out $2,000
exemption and s2iH' additional exemp
tion for each of her children under
eighteen. Thus it is Intended that
the law shall work no hardship to wo
men having to struggle to get along.
Hut eaeh must file return if her ln
eome is SI,OOO.
A man whose wife dies and who is
left with small children to support
upon a moderate income may also take
full exemption under the new tax law
and also claim S2OO exemption for
eaeh of his children under eighteen.
The widower under the law is a
single man and must make tax re
turn accordingly. Married men need
not file returns unless they are earn
ing $2,000 or mere.
"This is as much a national otilipn
tlon as the reporting for duty of a man
drafted for service with the colors,”
says I*. 0. Roper, commissioner of in
ternal revenue. “As it stands, it is
much a matter of the man or wo
man's own conscience. It is for 'o'-
er for her to determine just how far
he is liable to the tax. He tuns: figure
his own income and if it reaches the
figures named in the law must make
faithful report upon it to the proper
authority.
"This tax is distinctly a war meas
ure and will be in effect during the
war.
"This is a people s tax —it reaches
rig’..t down into the pockets of the
small wage earner; It makes him a
par: nor in the Job of winning the
war."
'* il! organ; o. Do n ivrtiuy ; .v>
aroused Ki;ss:rs to real Do that
their liberties are endunjrorod.
I v- o spies . stau
tine appeared busy •« Divee-e. and
■a.i' promptly jailed.
New Flour Permit Ruling.
The Food Administration at
Washington, owing to the growing
scarcity of wheat, has found it
necessary to curtail the use of flour
to fifty pci' cent, of our normal con.-
suni pt ion.
Householders are requested not
to exceed a total of one and one
half pounds of wheat products per
week for each person. Public eat
ing places arc to observe two wheat
less days per week, Mondays and
Wednesdays, and in addition are
required to serve in the aggregate
food containing not more than two
ounces of wheat flour to any one
guest at any one meal. Public
eat ing places are not authorized to
buy more than six pounds of wheat
products for each ninety meals
served. Retailers of flour are re
quired not to sell more than one
eighth of a barrel to any town cus
tomer at any one time and not
more than one fourth barrel to a
country customer, at any one time,
and in no ease are authorized to sell
wheat products without Ihe sale of
ether cereals on the fifty-fifty basis,
excel)! to producers having their
own substitutes where a card is
presented by th« purchaser from
the proper food administrator.
Producers are not to receive flour
card permits for more than one
and one-half pounds per week for
each person in a family.
'These restrictions are absolutely
necessary in order to insure an im
parl ial distribution of the flour in
the country and to conserve a suffi
cient supply for our allies and sol
diers, who are carrying on the war.
The consumers of Coffee county
are requested to study these rules
and regulations and to conform to
them in every way possible and to
assist the County Food Adminis
t int ion in carrying on this work by
every man, woman and child giv
ing their hearty co-operation in ev
ery way possible.
In tin* words of Dr. Soule. Fed
ora! Food Administrator for Door
gin. "’The time has come when wo
must expect our people eaeh and
ever) one to make, an individual
sacrifice in the interest of our
country's welfare. Lot us all stand
behind tin* liovs in khaki and eat
wheat flour substitutes to the liin
it our ability." .1. W. (Jeincey,
Chin'n Fed. Food Administ ra
tion for Coffee County, Deorgia.
Dr. hf:nr\ p. smi th
Pkvrson. Georgia
Office jn Post Office Building
,1. S. MORRIS. M. D.
Pearson, Georgia
Office ur stairs In New I’afiord Building.
mCKKKSOS kV M lN(» LKI >OHFK
VITOKXKYS AND COI NSRLORS
Office In tin New PatTord Building
Pearson. Georgia
Practice In nil the <\nirts. State and Federal
Mr. Dickerson will l>o in office every Thurs
day unless other engagt nu nls pre\ •nt.
8F.N.1. T. A 1,1.KX
ATTORNEY ANI) COUNSELOR
Offices In the Allen building.
Pearson. Georgia.
Will do a general practice In State and Fed
eral Courts.
DR. I>. S. MALONK.
Dentist
Ofilet In Mfttone Murk
PKARSOX. DA.
City Marshal's Tax Sale.
ST \ TK OK GEORG! Coffee Cmmtv.
W 11! L*e sold h*'tore the court house door in
Pearson, said statu and county, between the
lawtui hours of sale, on Tuesday, the 2nd day
■ \prU. 18ia onc-eUhth acre, more or less, ot
o: .-i \ -and \** the seventh district •*:
* ofTee county. Georgia. lying and being in the
(Tty of P»arson, saul county, and known ami
’iwiiikuishev. in the plan of said city as one- i
« ,chth of an acre in tht southwest j > rtton «'i
ck No. ' -
- .
!ow> Ouou north by land of Mrs. Alva Har
rell. on the « as: by land ol dohn i-ov. on the
south h> Shoor'.y stret t. and on the west b>
I :i'.man atreet. and is the land on which Mrs
Uc'i v orbitt IH'H lives, or so much theu> : as
s .d * lent to satisfy the municipal tax .*. M r>.
:Vii iVrbltt fx»r said v'lty of Pearson, for the
year 19IT. amounting to Four and 22-UV dol
vrs principal, and , s;. ;'!':** day of
February. ivdS. V. .1. VYKj i.s.
Marshal v ity o: Pearsum.
City Marshal’s Tax Sale.
>•' \V v ->F ('vK.iKHIA —v ofice t\ nnty.
\V ; . £xc so’.- b» fore the court house d.H>r in
Pearson. (ie\>rgia. between the lawful hours
t sale, on the tirst Tuesday ot April, T. 5. all
that tract or parcel o: and consisting of o*H!
acrv lot of Ijtnd No*. T In the seventh
I'lstrict of vVffee oounty. *»eorgt*. lying and
N’tng in the ' tty o: Pe-arsor.. said county, and
s pnvn and distinguished In th- plan : said
as d ..vk X 44. and bounded as foVi *vo
• u tht north b> Corbett street, on the east by
Mam street, on the south by BnPard street
and oa th.« we>: l\y King street, ami .s the
laud on which M A. Pa fiord now lives, or s
n:c.x t thv re-..’as sha ' ot suih.cit ut • sans
the m nioHxsu ta\ o: Mrs. M A. Pafiord :or
1 *'u sa d (' 1 1 v x'f FVarss.AU for the years u *
. : > and IBIT. amounting to Forty-Two and
» h Pars. : run. a.. and A-c '. " - tht
. dr.y oi February. : .?. \v> ; : >.
Marshal City oi Pearsou.
PEARSON CAR AGE
T. G. HAMILTON, Prop.
Service Rendered Day or Night
We carry Accessories in Stock
GASOLINE TUBES FREE AIR
OILS and TIRES and
GREASE IN STOCK WATER
We have a set of first-class Mechanics that Do up to j
date work. Try us. If we don’t please you, tell us. \
If we do please you, tell others.
Your patronage is solicited
pearson”garage,
PEARSON, - - - GEORGIA
Vfi 1 If you want to get rid
UoAlibU
; JOHN F. SMITH,
USERS. Pi arson, - Georgia.
To The
American People
There is no foundation for the alleged
violations of law attributed to our Com
pany by agents of tlie Federal Trade
Commission and I want to say emphatic
ally that Swift & Company is not a party to
any conspiracy to defraud the Govern
ment. Nor has Swift Sc. Company been
guilty of improperly storing foods or of
making false entries or reports.
Conferences of packers, where prices
have been discussed, have been held at
the urgent request and in the presence
of representatives of either the Food
Administration or the Council of National
Defense. And yet the packers have been
accused of committing a felony by acting
in collusion on Government bids!
We have done our best, with other
packers, large and small, to comply with
the directions of the United States Food
Administration in all particulars, including
the furnishing of food supplies for the U. S.
Army and Navy' and the Allies, now be
ing handled through the Food Adminis
tration.
We will continue to do our utmost,un
der Government direction, to increase our
production and assist the Food Adminis
tration. We consider that the opportunity
to co-operate whole-heartedly and to our
fullest powers with this branch of the
Government is our plain and most press
ing duty.
The Trade Commission Attorney has,
by false inference and misplaced empha
sis, given to disconnected portions of the
correspondence taken from our private
fles and read into the Record, a false and
sinister meaning with the plain purpose
of creating antagonistic public opinion.
The services of the packers of the
United States are most urgently needed,
and I regret exceedingly that we should at
this time have to spend our efforts in
defending ourselves against unfounded,
unproved, and unfair assertions such as
are being daily made public.
y- . /_
z*o.; C 'W'-jL. President
Swift 6c Company, U.S. A.
