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Shaw rides a winner a second and a third,
he gets 3y2xi or points In all. When that
meeting closes, scale the boys up, taking the
eight with the most points TO- their credit.
anu play them at Morris Park In that order;
Keep adding 10 each individuals record
the points 20. WHICH he Is entitled, and also
kesping a bright lookout for new aspirants
for fame. Last season the Aqueduct boys
ranked thus: Mitchell 90. O Connor 70. pullman
o.. Spencer b. Maher 81. Slack %, Shaw "a
Phean 10.
The bet must he GRADED and for conven-
lence In reckoning S. Is made the initial wager
but u may be made 81 or what - desired
The limit Of safety for IS bet r. nxea at
tl.5o0 and TO this must be steadily addea
the winnings right through the season ne ne
bets are kept at s5 until a losS and then they
follow In this sequence until aticket tor 81.
whether straight, place or third. is snccessimui "
ly cashed. Then IA return is made 10 90.
Ihere are two first bets OF IS. starting
with the initial wager the amounts are 60
So ~, sl2, $40, s35, s55. SOS. $780, s2nn emo Seoo
II by any chance all these should oe ios.,
the winnings to date are To be useu to s.a
IN again at $40 No bet IL at lees than 20 =.
Taxing the above hist OF boys az MonII,s I,s
Park spring meeting last season the resu''s
were as follows.
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IyTERSCHOIiSTIC SPORT
youusster. Not to Compete in In,crciy Games
This Year.

The announcement thnt there would be m
intercty scholastic meet this year stirred up
tho schoolbovs somewhat, but at recent
meeting Of both the New York and Long
Islond interScholaStc associations il was
decided not To have such meet this year.
The uncertainty ~ the weather and lack Of
interest has put n domper on tho project and
from prcscnt Indications such meets nrc praC-
t,callv on for good The los. sustained by
both associations was too great to run another
risk. II was also hintcd that IN" Long
Island intersChoiastic schools were no mat ch
for the local schools in athletics and the affair
would be too onc-Niied.
Although tho season practically came 10 an
end Yesterday the youngsters will by no means
Iet M in their training All the crack per-
formers are looking forward with moro than
usual interest to the first annual intcrscholGs-
tic games 10 bc held under the auspices of the
Yale Athletic kssoCation The games Hro
schrducd for Mny3O NJ frlo Field and are cy-
pectcd 10 establish n standard for wears 10
come The intcrscholastic games that have
been promoted IN the past years hy big col
leges have resulted IN a Waterloo for the ath-
lctes Of the local IntcrsCholHStiC association
The reason given Is that the age limit of
every association throughout the United
states IL II years, while IN this city Il X =
wears This has caused considerable discus
sion among prominent athletes. who declare
thdt n boy of-l ls better than boy of2o fer the
simple reason thut he has had a year more Oi
training, ttsnot NJ all unlikely that this qucS-
tion viii come up NJ the NEXT meeting ana q
hnrd hight made 10 raise the age limit from 2O
10 set at rest all rumors that the New York
The sun., 1901-05-12

PRINCETON, Y ], NAV II Next fall the
work Of the Tigers on the football Held VIII
No directed by what is regarded here as tho
strongest stan Of coaches that has ever had
charge Of A Princeton eleven. capt Pell has
announced that Head Coach Langdon
Ica. captain and tackle on the 80 team. Will
ha assisted hv the following graduate PLAYERS
Carrot Cochran, captain ana END on the y,
ciovcn A - Kelly, the half back OF the sS
tcam' Irssa riggs, who PLAYED guard IN
,bn early 0Os and John Baird, "" noted
Kicker and quarter back Kelly hn7 been
coaching AT tho University Of California Tor
tho Inst two years. and Cochran had charge
Of the Annapolis Middcs last fall
Manager x & Gordon gav" out 'o-nHht
tho Schedule for next sea"on here are
aiav.n gamcs and one date l. not fllrd, There
mo ,cyorpl newcomers IN the l's', among
'bcp, beirg Johns Hopkins University, Dick
imenn IInvcrford. \cw York University and
ibe pcnnsvlvnnia r l. ). VI E \ gi Phila-
Gelpbia Columbia has hcen lott ON, n no
doto aud rlnco for the game could he agreed
unon Tho Schndul" follows
oct = omen. >. Havcr'ori, ., Ncw YORK University
20 renlgh. H. Dickinson 30, Brown. ~, johns Hop
|. NM and g. LAFAYETTE. all Ht Princeton Nov. > Cor
r.u a. Ith,1A a. y. Il. u. \. VI. &. \, az Princeton
o i'utch states Military Nra'tmy NJ Wet Point
lG Yale at New haven
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and could be used in the criminal Prosecution
VI hlnh Nh had n III y. WV Ne'D..

and could be used in the criminal prosecution
which Magee had in mind
verdict to the Circuit Court, and there MageS
amended hiS complaint BY charging thar
20 the complaint, and the Court sustained
hIs plea and Magee appealed from thai Ana.
ing 70 me appellate Court That body, after
has right Of property in his dead doa m.s
thc, same as in his live dog. and the case was
ordered back 70 the Circuit Court OF Decatur
county with instructions 70 overrule the de-.
murrer; This will bring the case 10 trial on
ita merits
The case has created intense interest in
session Of the dogs body has been lost sigh,
OF entirely BY those who have come 10 the q d
and comfort OF the parties litignnt. Magees
| friends have raised money 10 assist in de-
fraying the expenses Of the litigation and
charge that II is fight Of q rich man aeainsS
a poor man, and the plaintiff is being encour-
in the county have been employed by him,
and three men Of ability have been retained
by Nantresse
The briefs filed in the Appellate Court on
either side OF the case contain nearly. nifty
| pages each, and these are printed. and cyl.
IDENTIFY great care has been exercised In the
| the replevin suit amounted to s22. 50, those
| In the Circuit Court 10 twice that sum, and
| the costs in the Appellate Court will carry
the aggregate considerably above 500
In the meantime the dog has been buried
| since August last, and Vantressc Is, OF course.
playing to keep the case in court "a long as
| possible, for the more the body Of the dog ID
| affected bv decay the harder will he the iden-
tifcatiQn II the case ultimately goes against
him. He is satisfied that .Magee's only reason
for desiring the body Of the dog IL that hs
may base criminal prosecution upon tha
dentihcaton and also sue for damages for
the killing Of the animal
As the taxes have been paid on the dog
and a. u was not actually engaged In worry
| ing Vantresse's sheep when the farmer killed
| the owner in dana ges II the Identity q the
| dog can be satisfactorily established
The sun., 1901-05-12

Intcrscholastic Athletic Association il In
debt Fred Wuson-Cutlcr Of Cutler School.
the treasurer ha. made a statement that
the rumors are unfoundcd The association
was never In it, history IN o better financial
condition than II Is. at this present day. he
said There is balance on hand OF sSss
The outdoor season thus far has been
most successful one The heavy rains did not
Interfere with the carrying out Of the sched:
ulc The showing made by Dwight School
The hOnOrs Dwight has attained came through
active training by IT, representatives. There
are practically only three athletes who did
the work They are sullivan, the bicycle
rider Mackenzie, Jr. the half-miler, and
Patterson, tho mile runner Burchard
Bowler Hans. Klous and Coyte, may he
mentioned Hs hclping OUT Nearly all OF
thcsc younV-ters will take part in the national
inter .choli.tir championships at the Pan
American Exposition.
J u Maclicar. headmaSter NJ Montclair
plain, on Malct's Bav. Lake Champlain.
During the summer athletic games will be
held a. well "a aqnatic The academy ex-
poets % mako y big showing in athletics next
season, especially In the football line. and
prnctIcr IN that line ~ port will he indulged
In every dav lIcadmnster Hazen Of Bar
nnrd school has secured quarters M the same
rilu' a.G b tWC"a :hP tive schools dGs! T,ert
will b" held The tr,t dual games will be
held on J"lv
The Athletic Association Of Public School
81 viii hold its first athletic meet at Olympia
Field on May % The boys OF the school are
taking great interest IN these games and
over ore hundred entries have been handed
in for the closed events, Besides the closed
events there will be- four open events in which
all the public SChoolhoys of this city are in
vited 10 enter The open events will be as
follows One-mlr run, two-mile bicycle race,
22O- yard hurdle and one-mile relay for teams
OF four
The athletes of Brooks School are maxim Z
active preparations for their first annual
meet on May ~ The programme COM
$50 boys will take part in the games, and OWN 9
10 the large list Of entries the trials will be
held on May ~,
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s537 s3al
5000 ahead


faus 1r this meeting this method Of hnndi-
oITpng Tut play won s2Og, with only
h''t' so r." Illrcd ~ any one time II must
NOT b" "Np','"d That this rate Of profit aud
r.. NL. continue through the season how
"r"r IT, Very lowest estimate Of rea~on-
a. y.tr .r nlu.rulof 81 ono Ia mHkca jhct.
tN- o"t '' 'n d." increased during the S'H-
s'n THE pu '''- on this Investment viii
h' Nor" h.' ,2.ip0. which j. $50 per cont
a.. 'N" '.HfH Tor about six months IL"
Nn" .u" N.p|n ,uukIu" for something better
o. n 'N't ,tr"lv d uL for a fall The
. 500 ~ Nu'"p-h"Gd spring meeting and
So ~ BIru',u Beach Nr rxuar cnrod
nl|"r NDiI readily grasp tho possibilities
'. '1.. N.It dong 800 limos of place and ,, :.
.'',' '- -lpW That m" first eight Jockeys
'N l.' N.' Of IrN u"otlng win about ~ per
coy li '." r.u'. and o closer InNC-ti CATION
. .. """N 'U.' 'u"." nIght boys get nearly
q ''. '"n' % Nh" pc,.ih" places in each race.
50 .""'"ur uI" Iuuug the most pOpullr
. ., O.. HnI iu"r only drawback i thHt
NlI' The" win good mou"y th"y call for
'.'I'r '1u'' u than man, other methods
"| N".. .OIp, ur "'r" flv0rt' ulAy
it' liun -F-'".t evolved bv the author Of
.' ''' 'l |'.H "i -nm" wears ago i entitled
p consideration Ir works nv ,pIinu the
''' Nu' '"I-u". plt"no,t in the money
. '"Mf INp iII"Iug him r. fIg back uS
'. N''f"l cam hr obtained The lit j.
I'D ."" ana I.nGIrd %, follow. start
".| 'N" \Ju'IgD meeting and keen tab #
.' N'.r ln IN" money Never mind how
!. .'' lNun'- tu"v have simply credit
't N.i. 'hr'c point for a win. two points
- pace ana one point for third Thus. II
The sun., 1901-05-12
Si.sl7 S773
7I3


The risk Of the system is great, but the
profits are still greater Al no time was
more than sssi in the ring The series Is
carried into the first race at Brooklyn TO close
il Thus already there Is provision 10 lose
one series of bets and still have the origlhaI
capital to the good ,,,- p.t,
The Jockey list at the close Of Morris Park
last year stood Mitchell 1873, Otonn0r l5.'
Bullman 100. spencer a3, Maher, - Sha" O.,
Slack 5n Turner 49, Henry u, MCtue i. IN
order to let the good riding boys up, me last
right hand figure is cancelled and the Iist
reads Mitchell ~, OCOnnor l3. Bullman w.
Spencer O. Maher :, Shaw 3, Slack 5, Turner ;;
Henry /. McCue This Is done AZ me ehu
of every meeting 10 Introduce now boys
As regards first favorites a Morris PaTk,
the outlook this year i for an Increase on the
percentage of BenningS. The winter tracts
held the Metropolitan average nero j.
nothing to make up or fall from, ana motifs
Park spring is normal meeting that Is about
M rer cent with a bad streak about the clos"
of the first week The chart for the Rcdd,
Char and other fayorite systems isas follows
winning
The sun., 1901-05-12

The loest position in the realm of pure fiction is
claimed for BALZAC. His powerful romances form a
union of lofty quales-keen insight profound knowledge
fascinating interest and epigramnlatc force-which
place him alone and peerless in the heights of classic
fiction This is not the arbitrary opinion Of few but the
consensus of criticism in three great countries. The
quotations here given rank his genius above that of every
other novelist.
your library is to contain the choicest thought of
the world why not include the greatest novelist? If you
read fiction why not read the bestthe novels of world
wide interest and enduring charmS
The sun., 1901-05-12

The Brookyn \ & has d"cid"d 10 hold
il, annual DECORATION ply frorA games
ON the clubs grounds az Mn>poth agan
this season The prizes VIII bo a gold
,r,tch tn Nrst silver club medal 10 .erCnd
and club bronze medal 10 third The events
nrr not only omen - member, Of athletic
clubs. hut unattached runners ne well Thcy
have received tho sanction uf m" \ T.
Ihi. i- tho prpyrlWu.".
Toward dash, nuldlcap loo-vard dash.
nov loo. iIu-varl run, handicap, Nso-vord run,
novice. orc-mlln run, handicap thrrr-nlile
run, handicap, and one-wi" bicycle race.
novice
Entry hanks may be secured by address,
inrM J rullv, "a Bedford avenue, Brook
lyn. with whom the entries close on May rs.
The sun., 1901-05-12
winning


First fayorlicS winning Arc markcf 'hose gr.
tfr- scond Vith - or better marked " those get
ting md with worse than - ". and unpaced %.
The sun., 1901-05-12

RICHARD HENRY STODDARD SAYS: ITO
The novelistS OF the nineteenth century what
Shakespeare was to the dramatiStS of the SiN-
teenth and seventeenth centuries
The sun., 1901-05-12

RLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE says; Nearer
to omniscience than the most gifted Of ord-
nary mortaS."
The sun., 1901-05-12

Rev. A. II. FUTILE, in Methodist Review,
saws: "Bal7ac was more than moral tie was
religious. Nowhere does he make vice re-
srectable or virtue degraded
The sun., 1901-05-12

THE NEW YORK TIMES says; "The most
powerful novelist who ever lived, and his
understanding OF human nature elualled
ShakespeareS.'
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THE.

VICTOR HUGO says: "FirSt among the
greatest; highest among the best
The sun., 1901-05-12
THE WORLDS GREATEST NOVELIST.

CHARLES DICKENS says: "He ranks as
one Of the few great geniuSes who appear
by ores and twos in century after century
of authorship, and who leave their mark
ineffaceably."
JULIAN HAWTHORNE says: "Not con-
tent merely 70 picture the world, he has
chapters in heaven, in hell and in the realms
Of mysticism and magic
THE NEW YORK SUN saws: "The
supreme novelist Of the century In bis
splendid solitude"
PAUL BOURGEr says; "One must 10
to Shakespeare to discover genius so
strong and so genuine"
The sun., 1901-05-12

and allows easy payments if desired But the edition is
limited and this CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENT should
exhaust the few remaining sets. Best send INQUIRY
COUPON TO-DAY.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
LIVE STOCK mARKETs-BY TELEGRAPH

Buffalo Aug s.-Cattle-supply light; slow demand:
v.als ana calves quiet but few offerings. 81 2JQ
SO 90 others s4 5Oas5 Hogsorerinss p cars:
fair choice Workers, 81 SOa s5 30:
mixed packers sGas6 o5 medium 20 choice heavy. 81 63
TO- pigs good choice 50 6OMS3 10; roughs S5 2p
s. 40 sheep and lambs-onernEs cars; fairly steady
at Yesterday closing prices
chicago. Aug 3..cattle-e Receipts. 800 head, mostly
Texans killers, dull and steady:
ticns mostly nominal; good 10 prime 50 5OUs6:
poor - medium 81 4pQsS ytcckers and feeders 80 -
asa 25 cows 81 7J9t5 So hfarA 81 25as4 90 Gamers
81 50Qs2 40; bulls 81 G0GS4 calves s3a$5 2
steers S3Qs4 20. Hogs-Recelvts to-day. 1000 head:
Monday 35 COO left over bulk sold steady:
easy: mixed ana s. COO SO 12s;
heavy 50 s5s6 i2i4: heavy s. 4ofts5 75 light.
500 head: sheep dull lambs dull many comraon sheep
laubz carried over; good 20 choice Hehers 81 754
fair 70 choice mixed 81 23asS 30; Western sheep.
SO 25aSs yearIings SO 7ydss q: native lambs So Is
as IS: Western lambs, - 1Gss o onieal receipts and
shipnents yesterday: Receipts-cntte 0824:
n sheep Shiprnens-Cattie. $685.
sheep Se7.
Cattle steady 1905 IS Sheep steady. S2gs3 go
steady 81 25@sb so.
East Liberty, 3.--Cattie steady: 500
M prime s. so: good 81 l0iss 25 higher
prime heavy s6Gss 05: assorted mediums SO: heavy
Workers a5Qs6: good lyht Workers. - eods5 pigs
50 Oss sO skps 81 60d&5 Sheep steady best wethers
81 ioGs4 20; cus and 81 oo9S2 10: yearngs.
$3Qs4 co. veal calves - 6o0t0
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04

smithy. John NJ. Campbell J. J. johnson. f. z. Leay-
craft Max Harris J. Weiss
cOLUMBIA-Harriet A. Rogers. Mr.. and Mrs. John j.
Lambert Richard Meyer. Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Halstead
George J. Hare. Jr.. Samuel Blair. James r. Marsh a
Edwards. NJ NJ Hodge. Martin A. hunzinger J. H.
Hac1ett II. i. Bush and Richard Lloyd Jones.
wANSION-Mr. and Mrs J. c. Wolf. r. Livingston
/. A. Brown. Rosenstein. c. W. NJ Crook. j. 3
Muir. Mr. Mrs. A. (. Dickinson. X j. oleary ana
II. W. Hyland.
". c. Taylor r. NJ Worden Dr. W. N. Steele. Dr. a
Laynan and Frederick BeckTuann.
ARLINGTON-A G Hughes. Miss Regan, William L.
Cooper Laura Morris. Mrs c. ~ Pierce and Mr.. and
Mrs George X Maltby.
xENILwoRTH-Mr and Mrs. L. b: Hall. Mr., and
Ickrdge herbert FriedenweId Carl Downes and Jerome
DOwnes.
GINEsEE-H c spars G. T Taylor. l. A. Barry.
Mr. and Mrs Edward c Boyd 7. A. Gallagher. Ade!bert
man. James NJ Walsh c. r. LEONARD and Mr.. and MIS-
G. r. Gray.
PARK HOTEI,-Andrew J Forster. Mrs H HeerpeTs
Mrs. A Miss NJ. Begerow. Mrs. A Rodner ana
Wallace T. Peck.
srATI4ER's-o. A. Thompson Miss $. Lees; Miss A.
Mrs. George ". Taylor William r. Page MT. anu
Mrs II. Hall NJ a. Parks Linn Wheeler F. ID. fos,'
II Rushmore Mrs Sturges Dick r. b. JARVIS. L. u
Jarvis Mrs A. Wiggans. D. Mcclure. J. Rosenthsi j. );
Thompson II. D. Benner. J. r. Gaiagher Mr. ana ana
Mrs T. Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Clayton. Mr. ai ana
J. II. Hopper Mr.. and Mrs. F. II Hopper mIss
II Clinton o. w. Bng Barbara Bing and l. w Bns
NIAGARA-H. II. Paterson, P. 1. Dodge. Mrs w IL
Force D. {. Babbtt. Mr. and Mrs G. Salom9n n,
Salomon Mr.. and Mrs William. Blodget: Eugene
STEPHENS Joseph Stephens. NJ. E. Ingalls, g Mer anu
Mrs. J. c. Miller.
TIFFT-L H. Day J. R. Read E. c: Hill. e. F.
Royden r. Gilpn. Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. bowman MIS-
Mary r. Day H. J. Fonda and S. 8. Snyder
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
PARADERS GET EXCITED.
ONE OF rHgIR NUMBER KNOCKED DOWN BY A
HORSE AND CARRIAGE-LAWYER DRIVES
THROUGH THE LINE

The parade OF the striking garment makers was
interrupted and considerable excitement ensueo AT
MaAison-ave. and Twenty fifth ST. when RandoIph
NJ Newman, d lawyer. OF No III West One-hun-
dred-snd eeventh-st. started TO drive through the
linr Of march The parade was wheeling from
Twenty-3fsh-st. into Madison-ave-. the line hem-
ming Mr. Nexman IN toward the east curb his
horse became nervous and started forward jam
ming against Isaac Scho,nisi of No. l5S Chrystie-
ST. one of the paraders, snd knocking him down.
Schofmisld yelled, and Mr.. Newman started 10
drive through the nno. He got through but was
stopped by Policeman Troy, Of the West Ihirueth-
ST. station With Mr.. Newman was a young
woman.
When the paraders Newman drive through
the line they became excited. and a crowd OF them
gathered about the va gOn. They demanded IN no
gentle tones that Newman make reparatlon TOT tle
injuries they said he had caused Schofmisk 10 sur
fer Policeman Duffy came up and he ana Troy
managed 10 calm the excited garment workers
and force them back from the threatening circle
formed about Newman. Mr.. Newman offered 10
await the arrival of ambulance from the New
York Hospital ascertain the extent OF Schot-
mski's injuries. DIR. Cornell said he had badly
confused side, fractured arm and badly wrenched
ankle He was cared for and then taken home:
Mr. Newman then allowed TO go. Schofmiski
said he would make complaint against New
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04

quotations follows: Flour steady; winter
patents 50 4OgsS 30; straights ssGsa 3O 7oa
srashs M 8 sSgss 20 s. osss e. 10 'SSaS .pns H
wheat. 6Ga69c: No red ee@70c; No corn. 5shc: No
q s0T No Hs4H %Gs No S%: SS 20 10 rye wae 1sH sS
choice mailing barley. Soc No haxseed 81 10; No /
81 10 prime .ss timothy h seed &c.
sI4 %: lard per Ib IS 771ass So ribs sides
doose) 81 S5GSs; dry saed shoulders boxed 81 3T4Q
81 e2 short clear sides boxed IS S09ss 40 whiskey
to day the butter market was arm; cTssme1ies 1449
firm; fresh 1874
Duluth, Aug. s.-Close: wheat-Cash. No hard
71!zc: No Northern 69c; September. 6s1tc August
es%c: October. 6sf.c December. esfsc; No Northern
64c Corn. 55c. Oats. 35c
Milwaukee, Aug 3.-wheat nrmer: close: No North
ern 7l071hc; No Northern 6ShQ7oc: September
69.c. Rye nrm; No l. 5611c. Barley hrm; No 2. &C:
sample. 4595ec. Corn-September. 575ac.
minneapolis. aug. 3-Close: Wheat caAh. eI%c; Sep
tember. 66z46S5sc; December. 6S.Go5hc track.
FIour-FIrs patents sOQs3 80: patents 50 cog
So TO- frst clears 81 sas2 clears 81 Bran
In bulk. Sl3 5O5Sl4.
Philadelphia. aug awheat nrm. Nc higher; contract
grade AUGUST 7ihg72e a Corn Corn nrm 3se hishsr No
white clipped 4oc Butter firm: fancy creamery
2lc DO prints 2llac do nearby. 2ic Eggs firm: fresh
southern I2c: exceptional lots tic. nrrn but
fair to choice agaa.c Recepts@FIour 900 bbis Gso
600 m in sacks; wheat I5s 900 bush corn 100 hush
10000 bush. Shipments Wheat Al 600 bush: corn.
5000 bush; oats. 1900 bush.
St Louis Aug S-wheat--No 2 red e6lsc; septsm-
Der 67hQ67+ic? December 7Oac: No 2 hard STAG
este. Corn-No 2 cash. 6s%c; September 5sa.c: he
Gem. 69ac: May. 61Ac. oats-No cash SIC; Septetn-
ber 361zc: May. 30lsc; No white. 39G39Hc.
Toledo Aug. 3.-Wheat active strong; cash and
august 6s&c; September. T0kc; December T2re. Corn
active and higher cash and august oohc September.
cash. s591c; September. s4Ac Rye. 6oo. Cioverseei
active and higher; October, 50 as
New-York tribune., 1901-08-04
RULING ON GRAIN TAXES.
EXEMPTION MADE If PRODUCT is ON IT'S
WAY TO DELIVERY.

Washington, Aug. s.-Ccram.sSioacr teFAes' OF
HE Internal Revenue has received n letter from
sratn company in the Northwest asking "h@1her
ths memoranda Of sales OF farmers products on
an exchange or board OF trade are exempt from
tax By the amendment to Paragraph OF scheaule
IA Of the amended War Revenue act OF Merch T.
teu The writer assumes that il never was the
intention OF the law that farmers and others sell
snr actual grain should pay a tax. and that IL ap-
ne, only 20 those who sen futures" without IN
ss,rr .,e,- asltvery The writer refers especial
Nv 20 sales of grain ITO arrive and states that ne
s constantly rnal1ing sales for farmers on the Du
Iuth Board OF Trade which he thinks should be eA-
empt from tax.
| In reply the commissioner rules that grain SOLO
mn a board Of trade or exchange Ito arrive may
Ne exempt from IL the time OF sale the gram
ss on a vessel boat car, or in actual course o.
TRANSPORTATION but K the sale is made before the
grain has been Skipped or after the grain mas aI :
ssved at its destination the exemption does not
arnly In order TO determine the fact whether
merchandise sold is actually IN course OF trans
soortation at the time OF sale, bill or iaolng Is
gndispensably necessary. In case bill OF laolns
rannot be conveniently furnished TO accompany
she memorandum of sale. certihed cop! may Oe
used instead of the original