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The Meridian Time.s VOLUME X. MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY. IDAHO, FBI DAY, FEBRUARY 2H. 101». NO. 43. Figure Your Income Tax SEVERE PENALTIES IF YOU DELAY BEYOND MARCH 15 With the due date for Income Taxes only a few weeks away, the. collection of this far-reaching tax on 1918 In comes has started ofT with a bang Everybody Is figuring Income tax. Payments and sworn statement» of income must reach Internal Revenue offices on or before March 15, and there are severe penalties for delinquency. Residents of Montana, Idaho and Utah are required to make their re turns and pa y their taxes to William C. Whaley, Collector of internai Reve nue, Helena, Mont., or to any of his deputy collectors who are now doing free advisory work on Income Tax. "Pay your Income Tax by March 15," is the slogan of the Internal Rev enue Bureau, which lias sent every available officer into the field to help the public to understand the require ment» and to prepare the returns. Who Must Make Return. It is estimated that many thousand» of single anil married persons in this section of the L'nted State» who have never hefore made annual return» are required to do so this year. Income tax returns must lie made between now and March 15 by persons who come under the following elasslfi cations : Any unmarried person whose 1918 net Income was 81,000 or over. Wid ows and widowers, divorcees and rear rled persons who are living apart from their husbands or wives, are for the purposes of the Income Tax classed a* unmarried. Any married person living with wife or husband whose 1918 net Income was $2,000 or over. The Income of both husband and wife must be considered, together with the earnings of minor children, If any. Revenue Bureau Offers Aid, Eacli person in the United States who is in either of these classifications must get busy at once if penalties are to be avoided. He should secure a blank Form 1010 A for reporting net income up to $5,0t>J, or Form 1040 If his net income exceeded that amount. Forms are being distributed by Collec tors and their Deputies, also by banks. By following the instructions on the forms a correct return can be prepared at home. If a person needs advice or aid, the Deputy Collectors In the field will furnish this without charge. The new Revenue law places the In come Tax duty on citizens and resi dents. The Internal Revenue Bureau is sending Its men to work right with the public to get the tax and the re turns In. With active co-operation every tax due March 15 will be paid and every .return required by law will be lu the Revenue offices on time. Exemptions Allowed. A single person Is allowed a per sonal exemption of $1,000. If he is sup porting In his household relatives who a ,- e dependent upon him he may claim the status of the head of a family who has the same exemption as If married. A married person who Uvea with wife or husband Is allowed a personal exemption of $2,000. family Is entitled to claim a similar personal exemption. An additional exemption of $200 1» allowed for each person under eight een or Incapable of self support who was dependent upon and received his chief support from the taxpayer. A husband and wife living together are entitled to hut one personal ex emption of $2,000. If they make se(*a rate returns the exemption may be claimed by either or divided. Accuracy Required. Absolute accuracy Is necessary In making up Income figures. Any per son who is working for wages should find out exactly how much he received during the whole year 1918. Fees, bank Interest, bond Interest, dividends, rents received and til other items must be reported correctly. Mere guesses are not accepted, for they are unjust alike to the taxpayer and the (loveriiineut and defeat the proper ad ministrai ion of the law. The head of a AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA * * * INCOME TAX IS TRULY POPULAR. * * ★ ★ "The payment of Income taxe» A A takes ou a new significance A A which should be understood by A A every citizen. The taxation »>•»- A A tent of this country is truly pop- A A ular, of the people, by tbe pee- A A pie ntul for the people. Every A A citizen I» liable to tax, and the A A amount of the tax Is graduated A A according to the success and for- A A tune attained by each Individual A A In availing himself of the oppor- A A touilles created and preserved A A hy our free Institutions. The A a method and degree of the tax Is A A determined by no favored das», A a but by the i^presentatlve» of the A A people. The proceeds of the tax A A should be regarded as a national A A luvest tuent." 1 — Daniel C. Kotier, A A Commissioner of Internal Kev». A A nue. A 4 A AAAaaaaAA'AAAAAAAAA « Jerseys Have Inning ! FARM KBS' MEETING NEXT MdS'DAY EVENING. at Jersey Breeders to Organize. Farmers especially, and all others who are interested, are especially urged to be at the Meridian theatre Monday evening, at 7 o'clock. A moving picture film entitled, "Hearts and Jerseys" has been sec ured from the Agricultural Depart ment and will be found very interest ing. This meeting will be tinder the dir ection of County Agent "Tucker, who will have charge and at the proper time In the program will aid in, the organization of the Boise Valley Jer sey Breeders Association. The pro gram and pictures will he interesting whether you are a Jersey breeder or not. so come out and meet your friends and neighbors. SPECIAL SERVICES AT THE MERIDIAN NAZARENE CHURCH Sunday school at 10 o'clock. At 10.30 service will open with an old time Love Feast. If. you have never attended a service like this, come Sunday morning. At 11 o'clock Dr. H. Orton Wiley, President of the Northwest Nazarene College will give the message. At 2.30 p. m. Dist. Snpt. N. B. Herrell will have charge of the victory cam paign. A picture 7x11 feet, in size, showing the proposed completed plant of the Northwest Nazarene Col lege will be displayed in the church. Evening service will begin at 7.00. There will be good singing at all the services. All are invited to attend and will receive a hearty welcome. W.M. C. URSCHEL. Pastor. Oversubscriptions of January and February Savings Cam paign Allotments to Re duce Loan Task Victory Liberty Loan quotas of the Twelfth Federal Baser re District are to be determined in some measure by tbe amount» loaned the government by each district In War Savings Stamps during January and February, if a district oversubscribes Us War Savings Stamp quotas for the first two months of the year, its Victory Liberty Loan quota will be decreased to the extent of the oversubscription. Conversely, if a district fails to reach its January and February Stamp quo tas, Us Liberty Loan quota will be increased. When Lewis B. Franklin, director ot the War Loan Organization, was in San Francisco recently, he revealed that on the day tbe armistice was signed there was in progress in Wash ington a meeting to formulate plans for the continuous sale of Liberty Bonds—such a plan as governs the sale of Thrift and War Savings Stamps. Moreover, the Liberty Bond and War Stamps work was to be cloaety coordinated. These plans were immediately dis carded when the Germans signed tbe armistice and when Secretary of the Treasury Glass took office he an nounced that the Victory Liberty Loan would be the last. In the face of sug gestions that the Victory Loan be put on a cold commercial basis, he added that the men making these sugges tions were discounting the patriotism of the American people and he would depend upon the patriotism ot the American people rather than place se curities of the United States govern ment upon a plane with the paper of private corporations. a The banks used to buy United States bond» bearing 2 per cent Interest be fore the war. That's how good the. credit of the United States is. The 8100 you put into a Victory Lib erty Bond will be worth 8125 plus in terest when prices settle down. A dol lar Is worth what you can buy with It. * Better have the bonds of the United States In the hands of 30,000.000 ordinary citisens thau concentrated in the hands 6f a few rich men. Think * ★ A A ; A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A of that when Uncle Sam offer» you a Victory Liberty Bond. Don't think you have sacrificed be cause you may be paying for your in terest-bearing Fourth Liberty Ixtan Bond». These fellows back from France legless, armless or sightless don't think they have sacrificed. They simply think they did their duty. The Victory Loan coming In April is the last Liberty Loan. Theh the war Is over for yoa. It will be still going on for 1,000,600 Americans In France. If you wish some home reading for hese long winter evenings the Times will furnish The Popular Monthly, Home Life, The Household, the Gen 4 tlewoman and the Times all for one A year for 82.05. You must call, soon, how ever. Christian Church Item«. Bible school 10 a.m. Preaching 11 am and 7.30 pm. Christian Endeavor (.30 p. m Mid week service Thursdays, 7.30 Choir rehearsal Thursday evening at close of prayer meeting. Sermon subjects for Lord's day. March 2d, morning: "The Uplifted Christ." Evening "The Life Insur ance of the Bilde." Special music at each service. Regular bilde school worker's conference meets this Friday evening ; at the church. : Tuesday evening the young people of the church gave a pleasant sur- [ prise to Miss Esther Swann at her home. It was a farewell party In her honor. Miss Swann will move to Nam pa the first of next week, where she isTengaged as treasurer of the water irrigation company whose offices were also recently moved from here' to Nampa. the usual hours. Sunday school at 10. Herbert M$rs dorf. Supt. Public wosrshij) at ll; and 7.30. Epworth League 6.45. Prayer and praise service Thursday ening at < 3j. CARMAN E. MELL, Pastor. SERVICES SUNDAY AT THE METHODIST CHURCH. ' - I Regular services next Sunday at C. A. QUINN. Pastor. FOR SA LE — Forty-very choice _ registered Shrop shire Ewes and 40 Registered Hamp shire Ewes: also 20 Hampshires not recorded, in lots to suit purchaser. All bred for February lambs. L. S. DUNHAM. " Phone 220, Meridian. Special this Week! -— Ginghams Toile de Nord Red Seale 30c. New Pictorial Review Pattern Sheet now on Sale. —CALL FOR FASHION SHEET— ■ -o Tolleth's SERVICE OEALIT PRICES BATTERS Inspection Make this Garage Your Headquarters for BATTERY INSPECTION, HYDROMETER TESTS AND DISTILLED WATER ADDED ABSOLUTELY FREE ! COMPETENT MAN IN CHARGE. -o Be on the safe side and have us test your battery every two weeks. It will pay you. WE RECHARGE, REBUILD AND REPLACE YOUR OLD BATTERY -O STANDARD MAKES SOLD: WILLARD PRESTOLITE — KXIDE i GOULD -o You will do well to see us If ou the market for a new Battery. i -O Rogge Motor. Co MERIDIAN, IDAHO. PHONE 273. TIM K CARD ON THF OREGON SHORT "l.IXE Scheda!* of arrivai and departure of trains at Meridian station: (nthoand— N'o. ttO passes Meridian at 12.20 a. m. to connect with Nos. 17, west bound, and 10, eas* hnutd.at Nampa. No. 176 passes Meridian at 11.06 a. m. to cohnect with No. 4, east bound. No. 180 passes Meridian at 6.0« d. m. to connect with Nos. 5 and 19. west bound, and No. 6, east bound ; No. 174 (pony) passes Meridian at : 7:31 a. m. for Huntington (no change.! [ Returning from Nampa— No. 171 passes Meridian at 3.32 a. m. gfter connecting with train 17, west bound, and 18, east bound. No. 178 passes Meridian at 12.17 p. ni. after connecting with No. 4. epst bound. * No. 177 passes Meridian at 8.13 p. m. -after connecting with No. 19, west bound, and No. ,6, east bound. No. 173 (pony) passes Meridian at 9.59 a. m. Notice is hereby given by the un dersigned administrator of the estate' o{ p^id h. Bailey, deceased, to the ; creditors of and all persons having; claims against the said deceased, to! .vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice, ■to the said administrator at his of-J flees 321-322 Idaho Building. Boise, County of Ada, State of Idaho, this being the place fixed for. the tran saction of the business of said estate Dated January 24, 1919. I Notice to Creditors. Estate of David H. Bailey, Deceased. I WILLIAM C. DUNBAR. Administrator of the Estate of Dav id H. Bailey, deceased. W. C. Dunbar. Attorney Pro se. 4 2-5t! f €/ \ '/ % V Z-* r ( _! \ \ -275) MU jjji lHafa f// ISedqI 1; »fl m\ 3 h ( n : It A $ fesWp /j tp t~"'\ mi You cannot get the f value of fuel from a poor or worn-out stove . We handle a line of high sym/lo ho/ltot*? th/lt îtl Cllt~£> Cl dt? flcillcf 3 III Cll- IIIÖUiH fUtZl ; , . t economy , ana any one ot tnem\ ~ — * will be an ornament to youn . Ivyvjyi o » l\JI / Iv* fJL / 'J t I You look at them beforeyou buy, and back of themes our guaranty of quality. Place your orders now for COAL, either lump or stove size. We caa fill them. Vickers-Sims Hdw. Co. * MERIDIAN. IDAHO. A. R. STALKER & SON SUCCESSORS TO RIFE & ROBERTSON Fine Siook ot Oroeeries ■ We don't keep groceries—we sell them. Bring us your Butter and Eggs The K:GH7 rcrm> t Ù Ï /tesWY. Go-Ooeraiive Mercantile Go. r [J W < 7=^5 / A. R. STALKER & SON MEBLD1AN, IDAHO. A v - 11 / REAL ESTATE LOANS^I U I* » Confer with our Officer* if you neot a Real Estate l,<mn. You are assured of the most care* I Q ful attention and Ute utmost eon « sidération. Tills Institution is inspire»! by a gen uine desire to help—and we welcome every opportunity to demonstrate that desire. tome In ami talk this matter over with our Officers. i « 1 n i A ! she * 'sKrtaAN State Bank , rsi i « STATE AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY'