Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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RULES FOR INCOME UK. IKl.\sl H\ hlTAItlxIFAT SF.NDH UlT IUJOIXITIONn Only \. t ml I iiK'iuici of hiiKtiuMs MuiJl He Kn ludetl <*rom tho liroag Hexvinis. Washington. Jan. 6.?Th? form? to used and regulations to he followed kj individuals In making tretunui for the new federal Income tax were tent out today by the treasury department For the paat year. 1913. specific ap? plications will !? 11,(00 to $3.833.J3 in the case of a married person, and in future years $3,000 and $4,000. Where the tai has been withheld 01 I Art of the income at the source, or where part of the income comes us dividends upon stock of a corporation, taxable under the corporation tax sec turn of the law, the regulutlons set ??>rth that such income shall be de? ducted from the individunTs total net income when computing the amount *n which he ij. taxable. The law Imposed a tax of 1 per ??em. and provide* that individuals who have an If come between $30.000 and ISO.ooo shall pny an additional tax of 1 per cent, on such amount; on all between $50,000 and $75,000, 2 per rent.; $76.000 to $100,000, | p*r cent.: $100.00 to $280,000. 4 per cent $360.000 to $500.000, C pi ?.? cent.; and a!l over $500,000, 6 per cent. Returns must be in the hands of the collector ef Internal revenue in the district where the pnyee lives or where he has his principal place of buetneee not later than March 1. fail? ure to observe this limit to be pun? ished with fires ranging from $20 to $1.000. Refusal or neglect to file returns, except In case 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 statement with Intent to defeat or evade the tax. will be guilty c f a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than $2, 000 or imprisonment for year or both. An extension of 30 days from March 1 In case of slcknesa or ab? sence may be allowed by the proper collector, prov'ded on application Is made by the individual concerned. Returns must be accompanied by oath or affirmation. Rxpeneee fot medical sttendance store accounts, family supplies. wAget ef domestic servants, cost of board, room or home rent shnll not be de? ducted from gresjl income and Indi? viduals who own thMr own residences! can not deduct the estimated value of the rent. The farmer in required to Include in his net Income all money from produce and animals seid, for wool and hides of slaughtered animals, provided the\ a-e sold, lie may de? duct the sums actually paid for the: ? n'mals sold or ItaUYhtOfOd durlftf the year, but the ? ?hie of animals raised shall not be deducted as ex penaee or lose. The farmer also may Jrduct money paid as expenses for orodueing farm products, live stock,' *t*., and for repairs for the current year The cost of tools or machinery M deductabl* I'-ts-in r?*.n,? f""s for personal <>i other services must include all ac? tual receipt? for services during the year, together with all unpaid ac- I counts, charges for services or con? tingent income for the year "if good and collectable." PeMa contracted within a current year may be deducted from grosa in? come, when found worthless, but not J before legal proceedings have proved j unavailing. Debts contracted in pre? vious years which eventually prove worthless may BO deducted subse quentlv under th?* bOOd of losses,' w u BSj thev are cliargcd off. Amounts duo or accredited o indi? vidual membera of I partnership from net earnings shall bo In iludod In rh" return of th* Individual, whether dis? tributed or not. and 1'ntted States pension* must he included as in? come*. Estimated *tl lAOi A real estate is not eoQutrod la bs reported unless i>la- e?l as an aaaet on th.. Individual** bOJOlM ?'osta of gotta and other legal 1 ro< ?M llnirs Ofiolng out of ordinary t ustnena ma\ ''? treated .im expense uni dadnetsd from grot Inoome of i busier**. In eomputing tvt NMOSno OOWipsw? aatmn of all officers and employ,., el ? Ht?r?? or iuv pol it Pal auhdlvlM.on thereof shall be ntcluded but not ; When- paid tl I'nlt",! States. I III WM VI >1 \ 1 I.Ml N IS. nig Kor?0?u Com erne ( ?mt?lv With si nit h Carolina Law. Columbia. Jan r. ?Concerns sg gregatois in capital |4I oun.ooo hied annual sfa'MiipM.r? with the Seeretnryi Sjf Htate this gftefnex n TtlS largest ie the Ain'Mi *n Aki imjIiurul ?'hemlcnl Company, with over ?4 '..Oon.n.io rupl lal other wig m ? ,e foreign corpora ? OOrnpbed * .' ?i the regarding ?uuu?i giaisjssjsjMai PKKSS INVESTHi \TiON PLEA*. Force? l'rgrng l ougi cslonal Inquiry Into Colorado ami Michigan Strikes Renew Activities. Washington, Jan. 5?Labor lorcos^ pressing congress for un inquiry into ' tho Colorado and Michigan .strikes to? day renewed their activities, claim? ing the establishment of martial law in either State threatened to bring about a condition as serious as that which recently obtained in Went Vir? ginia. Senator Borah's report as to the operation of martial law in West Vir? ginia, It was declared, strengthened the demand for a congressional in? quiry. Senator Borah's report submitted by him as a member of the committee which conducted the investigation in West Virginia held that the military autlnirt es had taken over the pre? rogatives of the civil courts, before it had been proven that the latter were not capable of handling the situ? ation. It was said tonight that many mem? bers of congress favor the inaugura? tion of an immediate investigation in the Michigan and Colorado strikes. MAYOR TORK CP TRACK. Court Orders Replacement of Rails at Sccno of Collision Fatal to Five. Memphis, Tcnn.. Jan. 5.?Tracks of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louis railroad at a grade crossing where a Union Belt Line freight train col? lided with a street car last night, causing the death of five persons, torn up this morning under the personal direction of Mayor E. H. Crump, wefe replaced this afternoon in obedience to a chancery court order. Tho temporary restraining order granted the railroad enjoins city of? ficials from interfering with traffic of the road pending arguments Jan? uary 9 on nn application for an in? junction whleh is expected to bring to an Issue the right of the city to compel railroads to abolish grade crossings and build subways. Mayor Crump urged the enactment of "subway" legislation at several ses? sions of the Tennessee legislature. The measure failed of enactment. | IXKTt OUT WORKMEN. Shoe CompaTiy Bars 1.500 of Former Employe*. St. Louis, Jan. 6.?The Hamilton Brown Shoe company locked out of Its factories here today 1,500 former employes, members of tho United *hoo Workers* union. The lockout j Is a development In the war between j the United Shoe Workers' union and UM Boot and Shoe Workers' union. CARRIED INTO HOTEL. Rosalie Jones Almost on Point of Oollaper. m i Catsklde, M? Y., Jan. 5.?General Rosalle Jones' suffrage army ar- ( rived here tonight from Kingston with list leader stumbling along on aching i "and blistered feet and on the vergo of I collapse. Mise Jones had to be carried Into the hotel parlor. Sho recovered quick? ly, however, and announced that her; army wauld continue Its march on] the State capital tomorrow, hoping to! reach Albany Wednesday noon. BIG BANK ORDKnF.il CLOSED. Assets or Institution sot at $870,000. Brookhaven. Mis**., Jan. 6.?The Commercial Bank and Trust Com-j pany was ordered clos d today. It Is capitalized at a hundred thousand dollars. The deposit; are estimated at six hundred thousand dollars. The assets, it is estimated amount tc eight hundred and seventy-six thou and dollars. It was established In 1887. Huerta's Resignation Reported, i London. Jan. 0.?An unconfirmed report stntss that Huerts has re-, signed the presidency of Mexico. Dot Milte* Kentenrctl to Prison. Monroe. l a.. Jan. 5.?W. f. Hutch? inson and M< B- MeComas, dsteetlves who stole two diamonds from Street Commissions! Heap, while operating i diet igmph In his room, pleaded guilty In the district eOttfi today and wer? sentenced to serve ? year eneh In tin I k nltentlnry Reel I stau? Transfers. hfnff M Blend to .Sanders Cain aers tra< t in county, f 4.400. M I Aar to .Varl: Reynolds, inteicst m l i-io as reg m etty, $50. Anno? Reynolds. 10 Mark Reynolds. 1 74.1'. hi r.-rf m qq inty, |$$$, Daniel f MeKrvean t . John K. Me Klveen, his Interest to 80$ acres In soenty, $1 and other considerations, I B, HsKlveen to j, k MeBlveen treat of |$t acres In county, **'?o. sales B Mr Klvnt n t.? John K. Mc r.: ven. his interest in tot acres Inj county. $ 1 ,ooo. Lnvlnls Anne sfeKlveeti in John K McKlvnen h?-r Interest la not aers ut cuL,nt> |i?$08 i I ? HILL WATCH WlllS. WO "OR HUH QUICK" SCHEME TO BE TOLERATED. Bum <ir $l?w,ooo,000 Has Been Lost In Two Years Through ?wind? le? by Mall Which Uncle Sam Will Stop. Washington, Jan. 4.?Loss of $129, HOt.?OI in two years by the public through swindling operations carried on by use of the United States moils has stirred the postal authorities to j a drastic campaign against fraudulent schemers. Wholesale use of the gov? ernment's right to deny the mailing privilege to persons or firms whose operations may be tainted, with "get rich" and other false promises, is the weapon to be employed. An effort to stop this swindling by reliance upon criminal courts has proved ineffective, according to W. H. Lamar, assistant attorney general for the postoftlce department, whose j annual report was made public to !day' I "Criminal proceedings are neces ; 8arily slow," said the report, "and by means of appeals and other meth? ods the execution of sentences are de? ferred for long periods, during which the concerns and individuals engaged in such fraudulent business continue to reap a harvest through their fraud ! ulent enterprises. In some instances, the penalty Ic'ng merely a fine, there was nothn.t prevent the parties from continuing their schemes except ' fear of subsequent fines. These they could easily afford no pay In view of the large revenue derived from the business. Mr. Lamar points out that a fraud order immediately cuts off the course of supply of funds upon which the scheme largely depends for its con? tinuance and puts many prospective victims on their guards. Postmasters throughout the coun i try, the report says, daily ask rulings on various lottery schemes which cause the department no end of wor? ry. Numerous concerns located . abroad continue to mail their adver I tisements of foreign lotteries into the j United States. Fraud orders were Issued against 74 such Arms during the year. , ___________________________ STORM BEGINS TO ABATE. Lossc* Will Beach Throe Million? Ship Swamped, Thirty Drowned. New York, Jan. 5.?The heavy storm which has prevailed for two days on the Jersey coust and Long Is? land continued today, but its fury Is abating, The losses will reach three million and minor disasters are re? ported. The storm is especially h< av; around Sandy Book. The tranship Oklahoma was swamped and thirty were drowned. Eight were rescued by a passing ship and sailed from New York for Port Arthur, Tex., Saturday FORD COMPANY SHARE PROFITS. I Will Give Employees Half Profits? Short Work Hours. Detroit, Jan. 5.?Tho Ford Motor company announced a profit sharing scheme today by which ten million, approximately half the earnings of the giant concern are to be distributed annually to employees. It was also: [ announced that the working day will be shortened one hour with no de? crease In pay. Five thousand new, employees were put to work today.' About twenty-two thousand are af-j fected by tho scheme. MEXICAN SITUATION WORSE. French Loan Reported Failed and] Huertu Angry. Mexico City, Jan. G.?It is report-1 ed that the Mexican loan in France has failed. The financial situation 1? becoming more a . Ute dally. HuertS ll angry because of contin- j tied setbacks. It is reported he Is planning further changes In his cab? inet. WILSON WORKS ON MESSAGE. Reported That Llnd Is Not In Har? mony with O'Shaugbnessy. Pass Christian. Jan. 5.?President Wilson began the final work of his' \atatlon with an increased volume of. work. He is working on his ami-1 trust message and considering the candidates for the Federal reserve j bank board. His health has preat ly Improved, It is reported thai Special Envoy Llnd Is not in harmony with Charge] De Affaires O'Shaugbnessy. Mexico. rid asked President Wilson to bring either one or the Other sway from I M< alco. IU/aar at Graham Church. Brogdon. .Ian. 5?The public is in? vited i? attend a ha7.ua r given by the ladies of the Graham Baptist church >.i the borne Of Mi', and Mrs. R, T it llads) <>n vVodnesday nighL Janu? ary 14ib. 1?14. for the benefit of the i) school looms Oysters and other refreshments will bs ^i-i .ni. GOVERNOR im BAUD. FERRIS OF MICHIGAN GOES TO COPPER l Ol VI71Y. Boii? sides, by l*?cll Vgreement, la?y Down Their Arm? for u Time, j ?Strikers Will Make no Further Concession*?Vp to Companies. Houghton, Mich., Jan. 6.?Gov. Far- j rls of Michigan took hold of the strike situation in the copper country to? night. With his coming a practical truce went ?nto effect and both sides expressed willingness to await his findings before initiating new meas- j I ures in the industrial warfare. The j governor's announcement that he hoped to find some method of set ting the strike between copper mine owners and the Western Federation of Miners failed, however, to influence the attitude of defiance towards each other which the opposhing interests ; have held for five months. f 1 "I came to seek information," he ? said. "I promise nothing, but it Is time the warring elements of this j community got together and learned once more how to live as neighbors. "I brought James E. Cunningham, State labor commissioner, with me to obtain certain specific facts which I shall need before taking up my real work day after tomorrow. ! "When I ask how many miners are i at work, how many are on striko or how many imported gunmen are in ; the district, I want to know exactly those facts. I think I can get this information and what else I need to ,know within the next 48 hours. "So far as a settlement is concerned I have no new plan to suggest. If I fall, then I shall say exactly what I think of the situation and let the I public judge." ' The union's representative an I nounced they would be on the de i fense so far as settling the strike j was concerned. "We made enough j concessions when John B. Densmore , of the federal department of labor j was here last week," said O. N. Hll i ton, chief of counsel for the federa j tion." Wc went as far as we could. , Now It Is distinctly 'up to' the com {panles. If the governor can obtain j from them, some sort of a definite t proposition which we can consider I without humiliating ourselves, then \ thero may he some chance for success J of his mission." j The company pronouncements were i less definite}, but they agreed that the I visit of the State executive might he I productive of cohsfdorable good. Th operators express confidence in Qov. Ferris' ability to rfrasp th?s sit? uation, and 'express the belief that n harm can?<?;*".n'o-to their interests' by ;i .horough inquiry. An exodus oi* 64?? pfilicemeh bt far] today. John T. Vickcry took 49 ol ; these men back to Xew York tonight They hod been employed in the north? ern end of the strike zone. It was (explained that the sheriff's deputies } had gained sufficient experience and ? been recruited to sufficient numbers to handle the situation. INSURANCE FEES. j Department Pays Into the State Treasury Many Times Its Total of , Expense. Columbia, Jan. 6.?The State de ! partment of Insurance last year col- j lected $173,492.67. which has been j turned into the general State fund, j The operating expenses of the depart- j ment amounted to $10,494.73. The. \ unexpended balance is $163,197.74. | These figures have been announced I by F. H. McMaster, Insurance com I missioner. i_._ " ? ? ? i i ^ Free. > $500 of valuable merchandise and [household goods will be given away' ' at the bankrupt store in their 13-day creator sale, you can get part or all of these things if you attend the sale. ?Advt. MANY DASHED TO DEATH. Winnipeg, Man., Jan. 6.?Dashed! to death on tho rocks In the Frazor River, Tiritlah Columbia, or swept to their doom by the swift current, was the fate of 75 laborers employed by the Grand Trunk, Pacillc Railroad, according to Angelo Pugliese, ono of the twenty-five who managed to es ape when the flat boat in which they were being transported across the river was wrecked on a rock. Something Doing. One of the greatest things for thi^ year will start on the 3 0th of this month at the Bankrupt Store, South Main street, under the Red Umbrella. All ure iniMed.?Advt. liest Cough Medicine for Children. "I am very glad to say a few words la praise of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy," writes Mrs. Uda Dewey. Milwaukee, Wie. "I have used it for years hoth for my children and my Self and It never falls to relieve and eure a cough or cold. No family with children should be without It as it giveja almost Immediate relief in casos of croUp." Chambc-rUln's Cough Itemed)' is pleasant and safe to take. v\hh h is ef grtnt importance when a medicine must bt given to youtifl < hlldren, i-'op gale by .*11 dealers.? Ad\t. . I a ??**M t .KWEN TO LI" \\ K MEXICO. Great Britain m Supersede It* Miu IsUH'?( oitu's as Surprise* London, Jan. 5.- Sir Liow I Oarden, Britith ambassador to .Mexico, is shortly to be transferred to Bio de Janeiro as minister to Brazil. He was appointed to Mexico July 18, 1918, to succeed Francis William Stronge. The successor to Sir Lionel Carden at Mexico City will probably be Charles Murray Marling, senior coun? sellor in the British diplomatic ser? vice, now accredited to Turkey. Sir Lionel Carden's transfer, which Ig a promotion as far as salary is con-: cerned, although the two legations possess the same standing in the ser? vice, would have been made some time ago except for the fact that the 1 British foreign office would not make the change while the minister was under Are for the alleged interviews In which he was made to reflet on the policy of the United States to? wards Mexico. The diplomatic change in Mexico will be received with surprise when it becomes known on this side of the ! Atlantic, for while Sir Lionel's ac? tions and general demeanor since the outbreak of the Mexican troubles hays teen considered somewhat In? discreet by the general public, nobody here believed that he had done any- i thing to justify the attacks on Mm which appeared in some of the Ainer loan papers. In fact, it is expected j that the official statement, which will doubtless be issued when the changes, are made, will explain that Sir , Lionel's transfer to Bio de Janeiro in j j no way casts discredit on the minister. WATSON WANTS LABOR LEGISLA? TION. Ccronaiasioner Will Ask General As? sembly to Amend Law in Several j Details. I Columbia, Jan. 6.?Charging that j the "suction shuttle," now used in many of the South Carolina textile j plants, is a menace to the health of I mill operatives, Commissioner Watson J of the State department of agricul ] ture announce^ that he will ask the general assembly to enact a measure I to nave all of this class of machinery ! removed from mills. The coinmission j er said that the shuttle required the ' mill operatives to suck the thread ? through and that it.. was a means of ! communicating diseases. He said that I it was a greater menace to the health than ? public drinking cup. That such machinery is being used was made . . : in the reports of the factory y i' S ini ctors to t he depa rtmc at. Th ;' commissioner said that lv. would also a si; the legislature to amend the law prohibiting telegraph messenger boys, under 16 years oid. from working alter 10 o'clock at night, to apply to boys employed in places of amusement, cold drink stands and offices. He will urge the passage of a measure to prohibit news boys under 10 years of age from working after K o'clock at night and before 6 o'clock ' in the morning. He will ask the legislature to amend t ho law relative to women clerks In I stores so as to apply to cashiers. He will ask that no woman be allowed to work in a mercantile establish I ment after 10 o'clock at night. It was I charged that merchants in Charleston i had evaded the law by declaring- that the women found In their stores after I 10 o'clock were cashiers. "One store in Columbia worked a woman 15 j hours a day by using her as a clerk' j and cashier," said the commissioner. HAS ACCEPTED PLAN. Mi Reynolds Accedes to Proposal for Stock Divided. j Washington, Jan. 0.?Attorney Oen oral McReynolds tonight was pleased with announcement that the Union Pacific would distribute Its Baltimore & Ohio stock among its own stock? holders. Such a distribution, it was said, was in agreement with the at-! tomey general's plan for a separation of tho Union Pacific and Southern Pa Otto roads provided for in the decree of the supreme Court. It became known tonight that re? ports several weeks ago that tho Union Pacific was about to cut a "melon" in the distribution of this stock led Mr. McReynolds to ask Judge Robert Scott Lovett, chairman of the Union Pacific board, to a conference which resulted in tho plan announced today. The attorney goneral at that confer? ence suKK<*Htcd that a distribution of stock should be accompanied by a re? duction from 10 to 8 per cent. In the Union Paclf.c annual dhldend. At that time the attorney general took ths position that a railroad should be: j operated for tho bonefit of the travel-J ing public as much as for tho benefit, of those who received dividends. Chronic Cousttpattoii Cured. "Five years ago 1 hod the worst case of chronic constipation I ever know of, and Chamberlain's Tablets ured me." writes S. F. Fish, Brook- 1 lyn, Mich, Pnr sale by all dealers.? Advt GJIKAGA GRUESOME PLACE. DEAD AND WOUNDED LYING ON* TIU3 GROUND AMONG CAC? TI s. Rebel Dead Piled up and Burned and Federals Interred with Military Honurs?Villa Coming with Rein? forcements. Presidio, Mex., Jan. 6.?OJinaga battleftoldfl today present a gruesome sight. Over two hundred dead and nearly the same number of seriously wounded are lying on the ground among cactus. Dead Rebels today were piled up In heaps, saturated with Kerosine and burned. Dead Federals were brought and burled with military honors. It is reported today that General Villa with a strong reinforcement la again preparing to attack OJinaga. RECEIPTS HEAVY IN DECEMBER. Chief Game Warden Reporte Col? lections of About Seven Thousand Dollars in 19 IS. Columbia, Jan. 6.?A. A. Richard? son, chief game warden, said yester? day that he had collected about $7. 000 In tines and license fees during the year. Only about $5,000 will be accounted for in the annual financial statement filed with the State treas? urer, because the additional amount was not received until after the first of the year. "I collected more in December than was collected during the enure year 1912," said Mr. Richardson. Chamberlain's Cough Reanedy. This remedy has no superior (or coughs and colds. It is pleasant to take. It contains no opium or ether narcotic. It always cures. For sals y all dealers.-?Advt. TAX COLLECTIONS POOR. Receipt? by Treasurer Nearly For* ty Thousand Dollars Leas Than Laos Tear. H< *fi M t ? ? ? ? Columbia, Jan. ?.?S. T. Carter, Stats - treasurer, said yesterday that he had received $468,410 in State taxes from the county treasurers of South Carolina. The total amount re? ceived to the same date last year was $503,645. The amount this year Is a decrease of about $37,000 over last year. The school fund is Included la the above amount. His Stomach Troubles Over. Mr. Dyspeptic, would you not Hits to feel that your stomach troubles were o' er, that you could eat any IcHlti of food you desired without in? jury? 1 iat may seem so unlikely to you that you do not even hope for an ending of your trouble, but permit UB t< assure you that it is not altogeth? er impossible. If others can be cured permanently, and thousands have seen, why not you? John R. Barker, ef Battle Creek, Mich., is one of them. Ha says, "I was troubled with heart? burn, indigestion, and liver com? plaint until I used Chamberlain's Tablets, then my trouble was over." For sale by all dealers.?Advt. FOB BAUD?Two cars mules, at J. N. Phillips' farm, 1 1-4 miles north of city, on Main street Call before buying. Can save you money. D. B. Keithly. _? ?1 I 'rl B IS Greelyville BUSINESS SCHOOL Individual Training fir Bop ill Girls. THE course of all English brauche?, shorthand, typwritlug and book? keeping offers unsurpassed opportu? nities to the you tits of your county at a very reason ab e price. Bonra cau be obtained in town. For parti? culars address, J. M JERVEY, GREELYVILLE, ? S. C. i v_f \ BRIDGE TEETH By this work the den? tist is able to fix per? manently between the teeth left to you artific? ial ones that are perfect in appearance and use? fulness- >ee Dr. Court? ney. He makes this work his specialty. Have an inspection. Get his opinion. Sumter Dental Parlors, Dr. C. H. Courtney, Prop Over Shaw & McCuilum.