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Show BUT NOTHING ELSE Oldwed Is your wife a good cook? loungwed Fine. Makes the best taffy, caramels, fudge and chocolate cake you ever ate. A MYTH t t " ' 11 ( T . Mr. Umbrella Say, that's all' a fake that everyone will swipe a umbrella. I've been hangln' around for a month waltln' fer some someone to kidnap me. federaTincome i taxmn brief The Requirements Boiled Down for Busy Folks. Returns must be filed on or before April 1, 1918. Tax due may be paid now or on or , before June 19, 1918. If you were single and your net In come for 1917 was $1,000 or more you must file a return. ' If you were married and living with wife (or husband) and had a net In-come of $2,000 or more for 1917 you must file a return. Husband's and wife's Income must be considered Jointly, plus Income of minor children. Income of a minor or Incompetent, derived from a separate estate, must be reported by his legal representa-tive. Severe penalties are provided for those who neglect or evade the law. For false or fraudulent return there Is a penalty not exceeding $2,000 fine or year's Imprisonment, or both, plus . 100 per cent of tax. For failure to make return on or before April 1, 1918, fine Is from $20 to $1,000, plus 60 per cent of tax due. Returns must be filed with the Co-llector of Internal Revenue of district In which you live. An agetjt may file return for a per-son who Is 111, absent from the country or otherwise Incapacitated. Each return must be signed and - sworn or affirmed by person execut-- ' lng It Single ' persons are allowed $1,000 exemption In computing normal tax. , A married person living with wife for husband) Is allowed $2,000 exemp-- , tlon. plus $200 for . each dependent child under 18. A head of family, though single, IS allowed $2,000 exemption If actually aupportlng one or more relatives. Returns mute show the entire amount of earnings, gains and profits r received during the year. Officials and employees are not taxa- - We on the salaries or wages received from a state, county, city or town In the United States. ' Interest on state and municipal bonds Issued within the U. S. Is ex-empt from federal Income tax and - should be omitted. Interest on United States govern-ment bonds Is also exempt except on Individual holdings of Liberty Fours in excess of $3,000 par value. ;;. Dividends are nor subject to normal tax. but must be reported and Included i In net Income. i Gifts and legacies are. not Income and should oot be included the re-- turn of , Life 'Insurance received ss a bene-flclar- y or as premiums paid back at maturity or surrender of policy Is not Income., Payments received for real or per-sonal property sold Is not Income, but the profit reatlr.ed thereon Is Income for the yesr ef sals. Amounts received In payment of notes !W mortgages Is not Income, but the tirterest on such notes or mort-gsce- e to tsisnte 'income. rrrim the entire gross Income eer--' tain jlllowahrea are made ta arriving . at the net Income. Necessary expenses actually paid In the conduct of business, trade or pro-fession may be claimed. A farmer can claim payments for Ishef. seed,, fertiliser, stock feed, re-pairs on buildings, except his dwelling ; repairs of fences and farm machinery, materials and small tools for Immed-iate use.: .(.'., Tbe amount 'of. rent paid for s Nrm mxr slso he claimed ss s renant farm-er's errnse.'' v Pmii'.etts for .ve stock are allows- - Me IT J'otjrht, f r rensle. But If bniurht for breeding purposes cattle'are an In-vestment, not an expense, and cannot be allowed. A storekeeper can claim amounts paid for advertising, clerk hire, tele phone, 'water, light and fuel, also dray-ag- e arid freight bills and cost of op-erating' sad repairing wagons and trucks. ' A physician can claim cost of his professional supplies, rent, office help, telephone, expense of team or sntomo-Wl- e used In making professions calls nd expenses attending medical con-ventions. A dentist esn claim similar Items, except team or auto expense." which are not necessary In bis profession. , Expenses that are personal or con-nected in any way with the support or well being of s person or family are not allowable. The costs of machines. Instruments, vehicles or Implements that are more or less permanent In character are not allowable as an expense. They are In-vestments. Interest pflld on a mortgage or other Personal Indebtedness Is allowable on personal return. All taxes paid within the year can t taken out on a federal return, ex-cept federal Income taxes, Inheritance tuxes' and assessments for local Im-provements. Iss-- s sustained In business or through fire, storm or shipwreck or by heft, except when compensated Dy In-surance or otherwise. Wear and tear of rented buildings or machinery used in limine may be clnfmed. Von can also claim the amount paid to (he He'd Cross and to other chsrlta-t- I religious or educational organlza-:ot- i to the extent tt 15 ysf csut of .your net incouio. SHOE PRICES CUT I iimm. ENGLAND AND ITALY BENEFIT BY STANDARDIZATION AND CONTROL OF PROFITS. GOODS ARE ALL OF LEATHER Agricultural Department Estimates , 8 how Range of War Emergency Work Vast Amount of Food Sent by America to Allies, (From the Committee on Public Informa-tion.) Washington. There has already been a drop In the prices chugged by retailers for footwear lu ' England In view of the government's action In placing on the market standardized shoes made at controlled rates of profit, according to a report to the United States department of com-merce. At a recent exhibition of "wartime" boots 39 samples were shown, ranging from heavy boots for carters and la-borers to shoes for ordinary street use, and children's shoes. ., Prices range from $2.06 to $6.38 a pair. The shoes are made entirely of leather and the retailer's price Is stamped on the sole. Italian shoe factories are manufac-turing standardized shoes, using leath-er furnished by the government, which cantrols the system of sales to the public. In England, the manufacture of standard cloth for men's suits has made rapid progress, 24 patterns being included in the first goods shown. As now planned, provision Is made for 750,000 to 1,000,000 suits ready for de-livery from June to August. The pro-ject may later Include production of certain classes of, cloth for woman's wear. ' Of the total of nearly $20,000,000 aRked for war emergency activities by the department of agriculture It Is proposed to use $3,000,000 for the pur-chase and sale of seed to farmers for cash at cost; $6.100.000 .for the devel-opment of the agricultural extension work In with the state agricultural colleges; $1,209.-65- 5 for combating animal diseases, stimulating the production" of live stock, and encouraging the conserva-tion and utilization of meat poultry, dairy, and other animal products; $011,800 for the prevention, control, and eradication of Insects and plant diseases, and ithe conservation and utilization Of phint products for extending and enlarging the market news service of the bureau of markets, preventing waste of food In Of the 3,082.949 persons called un- - der the selective service act, 252,294. or 8.18 per cent mailed to appear for' examination, according to a statement Issued by the provost marshal general. This number, however, Included meii who had previously enlisted or been commissioned aud had failed to notify their boards, some who had died, ami many who were transferred to othe; boards but by mistake bad bvien car-ried on the books of their locai boards estimated at 100,000. Many of the remaining 150.000 were aliens, a number of whom left the country to enlist In their own armies. The statement estimates the number of real "slackers" at -- not more thau 80,000, or an average of less than ten for each local board. Translations of editorial comment In the German press, made public by the committee on public Information, In-clude the following from the Berliner Tageblatt : "The terms of the ultimatum to Rus-sia will please even the most unre-lenting advocates of violence. It would be interesting to hear Hertllng, who accepted Wilson's second principle that people are aot to be bartered about ' from sovereign to sovereign, explain Just what differences exist between the political methods of the past and those of today. It may be conceded that today the German relchstag 1b In-formed of coming changes, but not uc til the matter has been settled with-out It We all hope this policy will bring peace and prosperity, but we cannot conceal our anxiety at the birth of these new states." Soldiers, sailors, or ihelr benef-iciaries under the soldiers' and sailors' insurauce law need not employ attor-neys or claim agents to collect the In-surance, according to the treasury de-partment. Circulars have lately been sent out by claim agents and attorneys offering to assist persons entitled to the benefits of this Insurance In col-lecting their claims. The procedure for the presentation find collection of insurance claims Is simple. Blanks may he secured from the bureau of war-ris- k Insurance at Washington. The name of the person In service who was killed or Injured, and the relationship which he bore to the person making the claim, should be given. Germany's war leaders are using the submarine to prevent fulfillment of America's agreements to feed and re-lieve European neutrals, according to a statement by the war trade board. It says: "A mass of cumulative evidence and Indications In the possession of the war trade board shows that Germany Is employing the submarine menace to prevent neighbor neutrals receiving any food or favors at the hands of the United States and Us associates tn the war, and to coerce these neutrals through starvation and political and economic dependence upon Gewnnny, quite as much as to strike at the com-munications of Its opponents Ger-many's ostensible aim In proclaiming the ruthless submarine campaign. "Further Indications tend to show that the submarines are being used along similar lines, to destroy neutral shipping without re-gard to its employment" Persons who send mall to members of tie expedltlonsry forces are par-ticularly requested. In I statement Is-sued by the post office department, to use Ink only In writing the addresses. Every piece of melt matter should als bear the name and sddress of the sender. Henry paper canvas, or cloth should be used for wrapping pnrkages. When canvas or cloth Is used the addres should be, written on a shipping tag. with the name and address of the sender on the reverse side. Given names should be written In full. Instead of Initials. The title erf 1 the addressee and the full name of the unit or orgnnlrjStlon to which he Is as-signed should be added, it being suff-icient In the way of further address to use the words "American Expedition-ary Forces." Over 141,000 In Smiles ge coupons has come. In from the big camps to headquarters st the commis-sion, on, training amp srtlvltles in Washington. . These. coupons represent admissions to theatrical events at the camps. Soldiers from the smaller towns received their hook early, because of the prompt response of these places when Smileage books were placed on sale, and In many cases have used them up. DI,HI(ISjV a MKMMV - lng advice concerning the market movement or distribution of perish' able products, making Inspections and certifications regarding the condition of perishable agricultural products, and gathering Information In connec-tion with the demand for and the pro-duction, supply, distribution and utlll- - satloo Jot food ; and $1,080,980 for i dealing with the farm-labo- r problem, enlarging the Informational work of the department printing and dlstrlbut- - j lng emergency leaflets, posters and ; other publications, and extending the-- ! work of the bureau of chemistry, the bureau of entomology, and the bureau ! of biological survey. j Statistics compiled by the food ad-- t ministration show that the grand total of all food experted to the four allies the United Kingdom. . France. Italy port RuksIs from July 1, 1914, to ."lnuary 1. 1918. would furnish com- -' j,i..ti. yearly rattnns for 5T.100.9W adult persons, with a surplus of pro-tel- n CHpahle of supplying this portion of the diet for 22.194.570 additional men. j Sinc'r the beginning of the war the Tnited State has averaged to supply j the allies with food enough each year to support m.314..V2 . persons, snd with an excess of both protein and i fats sufficient for several millions more. The total exports of wheat and wheat floor to the three principal al-lies. Russia getting hut a very small per cent of the whole, 'wers equiva-lent to abont M4.000.000 bushela. or an average of about 110.000.000 bushels a year. Of this total amount the United Kingdom got HW.Mfl.OOO bushels of wheat and 8.512,000 barrels oC, wheat flonr; France got T9.798.000 bushels of wheat and 5,42,000 barrels of wheat flour; Italy 8T.1M.00Q bnshels of wheat and lJMW.OtO barrels of wheat rh.ur. Russia received only 130,000 bushels of wheat and 25,000 barrels of wheat flour. The toal exports of pork products were nearly 2.000.000,000 po""K venrly average of about 570.000.000 pounds. The total sugar exports were iver 2,2ta.lXKMKrt pounds, a yearly average of nhout V18.0O0.00. Of corn there w;is exported 23.3.12.000 bushels; ftnts. 207,9Sl,0OO; rye, 3.M7,000. Reports based on fitrurcs from the department of agricultural show that .iMtumry 1. KM1, the number of meat minisiU In the United Slates was 'grenter by more than 0,000,000 head !hnu It was January 1, 1917. The num-ber of Inspections for slaughter Indi-cate a decrease lu consumption. The summary nhows the total num-..-- r of cattle In the United States Jan-mr- y 1. 1918. was t;t,S.W00. an f 1.2 47.000 head over the sain !:iy the yenr before. Il.igs Increased -- i.i"i"liiid, or 5.7 per cent The icrene In shii p was 1.2S4.000 head. An Investigation for the purpose of Improving methods for prevention and control of communicable diseases, es- - peclully near army camps, Is being made by the United States public health service. The work will relate largely to the standardization and preparation of serums. The first serum to he studied will be that UM-d.l- cerehro-splnii- l menin- - gltis. which has lately been prevalent in camps. Although linkers who ue less ihnn three Imrrels of flour and meal a month are not required to secure food administration licenses, a recent rule gives them the right to come under Ikrnse. - The new submarine fighters which are being built at the Ford plant will ; l.t; known ai "F.agles" and will con--! stltute the Kngle class of boats. The Mile of lVltlsh and Irish wool to I person other than those authorized by ' the government has been forbidden. APRIL 1 LAST DAY FOR FEDERAL RETURNS Penalties for Income Dodgers Are Severe Get Your Return in if You Are Liable. April L 1918, Is the final day al-lowed' under the federal income tax law for the filing of federal Income tax returns. Persons who are requir-ed to file returns under the provisions of law and who fail 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 $120 nor more than $1,-00- 0, and, In addition, 50 per cent of the amount of tax due. If on account of Illness or absence from home you are unable to render your return within the time prescribed by law you may obtain an extension of 30 days if a request therefor Is filed with the collector of your district be-fore the due date of the return. In this 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 the commis-sioner of Internal revenue has 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 contain a detailed statement covering the reasons which make it Impossible for you to file your return on or before April 1. The internal revenue men are now completing their tour of the country, during which they were in touch with the people of every city and town. If you failed to get In touch with the .deputy which visited your section It Is not too late to get advice. Consult your postmaster as to where the near-est deputy Is now.' Get 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 Roper that It Is Important that the people comply with the federal Iqws as fully as they are complying with the drafts foSien and the conserva-tion of foods uud fuel. "The war must be paid for," says Commissioner Roper. I "Congress has as much right to con-- i script a Just portion of Income as It khas to conscript our boys. The tax for 1917 Is designed to reach moder-ate as well as large Incomes, so that all persons who are In financial' post- - tlon to bear a portion of the heavy government expenses can be 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 1917 law. But the man who la able to bear, a share of the 'burden has been reached by the new law, and he should accept his responsibility la the same .patriotic spirit that our young men have shown In offering themselves for thts great purpose of the country to make the world safe for people of all kinds to live In snd to govern themselves." This tsx Is one which recognizes women ss on an equal basis with men. The unmarried woman or the married woman with a salary must make tax return Just the same as sny man. Only the woman supporting her mother or other members of her family may take out $2,000 exemption. Under the law the head of the fami-ly Is the one whose earning power coo-tribut-to the family's support. Similarly a widow with small chil-dren to suppor can take out $2,000 exemption and $200 additional .exemp-tion for each vt her children under eighteen. Thus It Is Intended tbst the law shall work no hardship to wo-men having to straggle to get along. But each must file return If her In-- , come Is $1,000. 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 , $200 ' exemption for ' each of bis children under eighteen, The widower under the law Is a single men aud must make tax re-turn accordingly. Married men need not file returns unless they are earn-ing $2,000 or more. "This Is as much a national obliga-tion as the reporting for duty of a man drafted for service with the colors," says D. C. Roper, commissioner of In-ternal revenue. "As It stands. It tu much a matter of the man or wo-man's own conscience, tt Is for him or for her to determine Just how far he Is liable to the tax. He must figure his own Income and If It reaches the figures named In the law must mate faithful report upon It to the proper authority. "This tax is distinctly a war meas-ure and will be In effect during the war. "Tills Is a people's tax It reaches right down into the pockets of the small wage earner; It makes hlra a partner In the Job of winning the war." SIX OLD LIES ARE RESTORED TO f HEAjLTH Famous Medicine Accomplishes Won-derful Results In Treating Infirmi-ties of Old Age , For the past year or so, several of. the more elderly ladies of the Old Ladies' Home on Rutledge Pike, Knox-vill- e, Tenne., have been in a very feeble, delicate state of health, bor-dering at times on, what might be termed a general decline. Their failing health was due, no doubt, in a large measure, to the gen-eral Infirmities of advanced age, and although they received every possible care and attention, they seemed to be beyond the reach of the treatment or-dinarily administered in such cases. At the suggestion of Mrs. Culton, the matron of the institution, they concluded to try Tanlac and It was a happy decision, indeed, when tney did so. The reconstructive powers of the medicine were at once In evidence. They began almost immediately to feel better, eat better, and rest bet-ter. Since that time the treatment has been continued with the most astonishing and gratifying results, but let them tell their own stories in their own individual way. Their statements are profoundly Interesting. Mrs. Houser was one of the first to use the medicine, and being at a very advanced age, her trouble had been more persistent and difficult to treat perhaps than any of the others. (Mrs. jlouser said: "I have been in a very weak, nerv-ous state for several years, and have suffered principally from stomach trouble. I would go for months at a time without eating any solid food and up to a short time ago, spent most of my time in my room, as I was too weak to come down stairs. I ate some corn bread and spareribs for dinner to-day aud they seemed to agree with me perfectly, as I have suffered no bad after effects whatever. The horrible headaches and nervousness are gone and I am feeling so much better in x every way." . Mrs. Martin who was the next to testify, Bald: "I have suffered a great deal from hard, darting pains in my head and had stomach trouble. I hardly ever j have a pain now, the catarrh no longer troubles me, and my appetite is much better." iMrs. Fink said: "I was sick all last summer and now 1 feel better and stronger than In months. I no longer euffer from the ' headaches I had so much." ' iMrs. Wallis seemed to be especially i delicate, and had a very weak .con- - Istitution and weak stomach. IMrs. Wllias said: ' , "In only one week after taking your j J medicine I began to reel greatly Im-proved. I feel very much stronger, enjoy my meals more and seem to rest bpttpr At nfarht. ' T etfnpnt tn enntlnna taking Tanlac." In referring to the above state Mr. G. F. Willis, who is now . personally directing the introduction of Tanlac throughout the South, said: . "I consider the statements of these . .. old ladies the most remarkable that have ever come under my observation. I do not hesitate to say that I believe these endorsements to be the strong-est that have ever been received by a proprietary medicine of any charac-ter." Quoting from one of Mr. Cooper's lectures. Mr. Willis said: "When people grow to a ripe old age, their digestive organs lack..., vitality, and begin to act more slowly and less effectually than in youth. " The circulation becomes poof, the blood gets thin, the appetite fails and the digestion weak. ' "Tanlac,, the powerful reconstruc-tive tonic, is the Ideal strengthener and body builder for old folks, because ,, jit creates a good, healthy appetite, strengthens digestion, enriches the blood and in this natural manner j builds up. strengthens and Invigorates 'feeble, run-dow- nervous people, and ; j Is an unfailing source of comfort to the aged and Infirm." Tanlac is sold In Rrigham Canyon by jV. II. Woodring, in Magna by R. X. Douglas Drug Co., in IMidvale by J. M. Watson, In Sandy by Mrs. S. J. Schmidt and In Garfield by, Garfield Trading' Company. .' . FULLY QUALIFIED Old Mother Hubbard ,i ., She rented . her cupboard I For use In a vaudeville show ; ' The hit it made there j Wa great, I declare, j Because It was bare, you know , GOOD REASON I IX-ENP- " FROM iVy j1YSf. TWAT' WHY IT'J S ) I SO ITMJY FOIL ANY WOMAN V TO MKe A MONKS Y Advertised Unclaimed Letters ' Bingham Canyon, Utah, (March 7. 1 Domestic (Bryan, Rack; Bowman, (Mrs.; Howes, Mr.; Chierzl. Antonio; Criettito, Hmillo; ChriHtensen, Irving; ,T!orein.V Raleigh;' tCaacillleri. Uigl; Chavoe, Milton; Deltori, Gov Maria; Johnson, B. W.; Kluge, Albert; Know-,l- y. Kdwln; iMartinson, Alre!n; Morgan, R. D.; Nelson, An an C; Osbom, iThomas; Panon, George; Russell, iKunice; Samuel,. Ben K.; Tomllnson, Sidney; Tomaa, Cuca. ; FAIR GRAFTER i She U,li illlt' piisstnu for whist, And 'few wero the tricks that hhe missed. If you chance to get heated And claimed that she' cheated. Sin- - smiled so you couldn't Insist. Teeth Under Suspicion. Bad teeth are now belle ed to be an Important aource of rheumatism, heart disease and kidnty trouble. The germs producing these diseases may get into Ihe system from an unsuepected abs-cess at the root of a tooth, whose pres-ence may be revealed only by nn y photograph. Doctors te'il of chll-ire- n recovering from Rrlght's dlsense as soon as their teeth are properly ' cared for. In fact the teeth have come under suspicion along with the tonsils, and X-rj- y pictures of them are part of a physical examination. , . . . 1 Done at Radcllffe. Dally theme b a Rndcliffe student: "Some men ate born with an Insight ' j Info the oul feminine, some men mar- - ry and achieve this Insight, and sonic r i men correct girls' themes and hnv this Insight thrust upon fhc-m.- Admiring . comment by a Harvard student strug-gling with his own dully: "Gosh! but It takes a girl to write that sort of thing, don't Itr-Chri- stiau Herald. J MAKES A GOOD 6UY The Rosenthal Furniture Company of Fort World, Texas, will never again consider wagons and horses for haul-ing. The reason Is that the company has discovered that moving their freight by a Maxwell truck is quicker and cheaper. The truck is taking the place of two teams. ' |