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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
TAXATION OF AUTOMOBILES.
Many Questions Answered by Internal
Revenue Collectors.

Internal Revenue Collector James
Walsh has received many inquiries
during the last few days regarding
the proper taxation OF automobiles
under the provisions of the war rev.
enue act Dealers and manufacture
ers alike have written, asking for
definite information concerning their
liabilities. He has compiled a list of
typical questions, answering each one
as an Interpretation of the rulings Of
the war revenue act. Following is
the list:
DO you collect from the dealer to
whom we sell our product at 20 per
cent from catalogue price, per cent.
on the money received or 8 per cent.
on the catalogue list prices?''
The sale price to the dealer will be
the amount received by the manufao-
turer for the automobile.
We own ana maintain branch
houses. All vehicles shipped to. these
branch houses are shipped at cata-
1ogue prices less 20 per cent. These
branch houses do both a wholesale
and retail business. Suppose they
sell a. car at catalogue list price, the
car having originally been billed to
them at catalogue list price less 20
per cent. Do we collect the 8 per
cent. tax on the catalogue list or on
the catalogue List less 20 per cent.
Automobiles shipped to your
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branch houses will not be taken into
consideration until they are sold by
your agents. At the time the sale Is
made the tax will accrue and the sell
ing price will be as mentioned in
question number one.
eff our branch houses sell a car
and take as part payment an exchange
car and the balance In money, do we
collect the per cent tax on the
catalogue list price or the amount
Of money received in taking into con-
sideration the value Of the exchange
carr"
When the manufacturer sells a car
and takes as part payment a used car
and the balance In money, the per
cent. tax is upon the list price of the
automobile sold, less any discounts
that may be allowed.
DO we collect per cent. Of the
selling price of used cars that have
been taken in exchange since October
4 when they are Sold"
Used cars are not taxable when
sold.
1.-THE exchange cars that were on
the branch floors on October e; do
we collect per cent. on these cars 2
Secondhand or used cars on hand
at the time of the passage Of the
act will not be considered for the
purpose Of taxation.
What do we collect on new cars
or trucks on branch floors October
4, cars being owned by the COM
pany?"
Cars on. the floor of your branch
houses are your property and are a
part Of your inventory as a manufac-
turer.
What do we collect on cars, and
trucks on branch floors awaiting de-
livery to customers on October 4 ?" {
Same reply as to question number
six.
Suppose we sell chassis and or
der a body built by a carriage build
er, and afterwards sell the complete
job; do we collect per cent. of the
catalogue list price of the chassis plus
alone %
When a. chassis Of your manufac-
ture Is combined with a body built
by a carriage builder and afterwards
sold by you as a completed machine,
the 8 per cent. tax will rest upon the
value Of the said completed ma
chine.
Suppose the above car were sold
to the dealer at catalogue list price
less 20 per cent, how much would we
then collect from the dealer %
IF the above car were sold at a dis
count of 20 per cent. Of the catalogue
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23

bands effects from a woman in Ohio
who claimed to be Kellenbeck's wife.
When questioned about it, he became
enraged and struck her with a chain
and otherwise treated her cruelty.
Automobile Accident
AS the result of an automobile &C
c1dent in West Goshen, last Saturday,
one of the five men in the party is
reported to be in the hospital at
Armenia. N. Y, in serious condition.
According to eye witnesses, the tour
Ing car with a hunting party bound
for Sharon, went through West Gosh
en- at the rate of between sixty and
seventy miles an hour. In crossing a
new concrete bridge at the foot of a
steep HILL the machine jumped all
four wheels clear of the ground, and
one young man was thrown forty feet
landing on a bank beside the road.
He was unconscious when picked up,
but was revived and was taken to DR..
North's home near Cornwall. His in
juries consisted of two scalp wounds
and bruises and cuts on the legs. It
Is possible that internal injuries may
develop. Four of the men were in
army uniform. They claimed to be
from New Haven, but did not give
their names.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23

bv Mrs. L. R. Amber. has been quite
i'll and under a doctor ana nurses
care. suffering from a large abscessS
William Ward of the ". U. Test
station has returned after a two
weeks vacation spent in New Jersey.
Miss Josephine Osborne will spend
Thanksgiving with the Misses Bene-
dict on Belden HILL
The Aid society of the Cannondale
NJ. E. church will hold a sociable at
the hall next Friday evening. Coffee
and light Investments will be served
for the small sum of ten cents.
The Wednesday evening prayer SER,
vice was held this week at the home
of Rev. Henry E. Wing.
Miss Mary E. Nichols spent Monday
with her niece. Mrs. Henry Coieburn,
at IA Elm street. Norwalk
The portable house of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Fisher of New York is being
put together at the foot of Olmstead's
Hill. this week. on the building lot
which they purchased from Fred
Brundage. last year.
Mrs. Clifford Hanford and infant
daughter are guests of Mrs Floyd
House in Bridgeport.
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price, the 8 per cent. tax will be COM
puted upon the net price received for
the car.
Cars for U. S. government: In
proposing to supply cars for the diff
ferent departments Of the govern
ment, we add to our proposals that
our proposed prices do not include
the government war tax of per cent.
and that the war tax is an extra item.
Are we protected in case we are sue
cessfu1 bidders in so far as being able
to collect the per cent. tax?"
The tax being levied squarely, upon
the manufacturer, producer or i'm
porter, the law does not allow any
remission Of the tax on cars sold to
the United States government.
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ton authorities. The number Of un-
naturalized Germans already informed
does not exceed 900, and officials do
not expect an increase or more than
200 or 500 at the most as result Of
failure to obey the new regulations
establishing prohibited zones about
wharves, piers and warehouses, and
compelling registration. The men
informed are comfortably housed in
barracks at military prisons, receive
their food, clothing and lodging, and
many are allowed to work and receive
pay.
The prisoners of war, sailors from
the German war vessels, are main
tanned in simple comfort, but without
luxury, at several forts where there
are military prisons. The men re-
ceiye food, clothing and lodging, to-
bacco, and a few other incidental
subsistence supplies, and the officers
receive the pay and privileges Of their
corresponding ranks in the United
States Navy.
The Department of Justice had
nearly completed yesterday the regu-
lations for registration, of unnatural
lied Germans, and it was thought
they might be promulgated by next
Monday. It was stated authoritatively
that there would be no provisions for
exemptions to the rules established in
the Presidents proclamation, al
though hundreds Of plans for exemp-
ton have been received from Ger
mans living or having business places
within 100 yards of docks and
wharves, and from Germans who
must leave the District Of Columbia.
Among those who must leave WASH
ington before Dec. Is are a few em-
ployes of neutral embassies.
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CUTS OFF TRAINS
AND INCREASES
COST OF TRAVEL
Germany Adopts Drastic
Measures to Economize in
the Use Of Coal

Berne. Nov. 2sEGermany has re-
sorted TO stringent measures of re-
ducing its coal consumption during
the coming winter BY cutting down its
train service and curtailing the num-
per Of people who travel. especially in
express trains. a.
The latest edition Of the Journal
Of the Association of German Rail-
roeds announces that ae a re-
cent meeting OF the representatives
of IN German railroads. held In Ber-
In. 4 was unanimously decided not
only 20 reduce the number OF trains,
but 20 put such q high cost upon
frzvelfkn.. by means OF radical raises
IN thn price of tickets, as to insure
that only those Will ravel who abso-
lute1y must do SO.
The advances contemplated and
which probably will become effective
Within q very short time are as fol-
Iowa. On all tickets for express
trains costing UP TO nve marks. an ex-
ira charge of three marks viii be lev
led tickets hitherto costing from FIVE
10 I'D marks win be taxed eight
MARKS extra; from 10 to Is marks,
10 MARKS extra; from 15 TO % marks,
20 marks extra, and for sums above
rs marks, 10 marks extra for each 10
marks ms ordinarily charged.
likewise there is to be a sharp linn
itztion In baggage regulations SO that
both thu size and number of trunks,
as wen as their weight, will be cut
DOWN For the first time in many
years. Sunday trains are to be reduc-
I'd In number. Hitherto they have
always run on weekday schedules,
sometimes even have been Increased
in Number because of the Germans
love OF making Sunday excursions.
In order to assure the punctual ar
rival and departure of trains, which
unfortunately suffered greatly last
winter because It was impossible to
get mp enough steam to haul the long
heavy express trains. on time, the
time stables will be revised so that
trips win be longer than under the
present Z schedule-though probably
no longer than they have been actual
1y taking.
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IIitchfelh County News.
VIII Fay $40, 600.

The town of Norfolk, at a special
meeting held W ednesday, offered to
pay $4,000 to the City Bank and
Trust Company Of Hartford, the
amount OF the note raised from $4,000
to $4,000 by Philemon W. johnson,
former treasurer. Interest from Sept.
15, 1915, is to be included.
Suicide by Shooting.
Dewitt c. Woodford, 81 years old,
committed suicide by shooting at
WAnsted Tuesday night in his room.
Dependency is believed to have been
the>cause.
Road Too Busy.
The ness>o of a new freight and pas
senger statiC~>at woodrow, town of
Kent, was presNoted at a prolonged
hearing before tle public utilities
commission ThursdaSs~pn petition of
residents of Kent that tIs\New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad be
directed to erect station at Wood.
row. Attorney Barnett, appearing
for the railroad company; said the
railroad company was too busy with
the transportation of freight, due to
war conditions to have any time to
erect the station. He admitted that
d sldllOh With DOIn passenger ana
freight accommodation would be de-
sirable.
Divorce Granted
In the superior court at winsted
Friday, Judge Maltbie granted a d.
vorce to Mrs. Catherine c. Kellenbeck
of New Hartford from Burt D. KEEL
lenbeck. supposed to be living in New
York. The charge was intolerable
cruelty. They were married June 8,
1914, and a short time afterward Mrs.
Kellenbeck, found a letter in her hus-
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will have 10 die as there is no l:efp f
ne. She got me one of your fit
books and my husband said I should II
me bottle. I stopped the doctor
Medicine and took Lydia E. Pinkhanl
Vegetable Compound. 1t soon made
hange in me and now am strong
10 all my work Mrs. AUGUs--
3AUaHMAN, Box Sc, Enhaut, Pa.
Why will women continue to sufT
Jay in and day out and drag out sickly
nalf-hearted existence, missing three
tourths of the joy Of living, when the
can find health in Lydia e. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound
If you would like free confidential az
vice address Lydia E. Pinkham Medicir
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
CANNONDALE

Mrs. Adella Sturges and Miss Jo-
sephine Osborne were guests on Mon
day of their cousin. Mrs. Homer
Buchanan. of South NorwaIk.
Mrs. Jane A. Smith Is visiting
friends in Bridgeport
Mrs. Henry e. Wing. Mrs. J. H.
Fairchild. and Mrs. Richard Q instead
attended a meeting of the W omen s
FOREIGN Missionary sooieoy held in
Bridgeport on Friday last.
Miss Pearl Kish. who is employed
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
AN ENGLISH CHEESE DISH


and of
1htv whipped moment or longer Pour boil
placed feproof dishes
b q veryeco 1t delicious
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23

and nervous feelings
and my head both
cred me. / would
often have crying
spells and feel as ii
] was not safe. II
I heard anyone com.
ing / would run an
lock the door so the
would not see nc
! tried several doc
tors and they did nc
help me so / said {
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
BREAD MUFFINS

M add
Of
sdffy whipped
ingredients
for the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
y1ENNo1sE. BREAD PUDDING


boiling
Of
an ecvena and ser foaIy
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
BREAD AND NIT SALAD

MIX together half cupful chopped Brazil eup of
of
mayo
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
What You May Make With
Stale Bread LOayes
BREAD RUSKS

Children
a o
a a
slightly
in
@ milk
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
RREAD MOfAssEs TART


Of
rlnd Of lemon
aheu
of the may
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23

Premier Clemenceau and General
Pershing had a long conference in
Paris.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23

Italy has limited the supply OF.
bread to a half pound a day per-
snN-
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23
SICK WOMAN HAD
CRYING SPELLS
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkharn's Vegetable
Compound

Enhaut, Pa.-tT was all run down and
weak inwardly. I had female troubles
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-11-23

Comfortable, in the
new styles, and a-aprac-
teal necessity for Men
and Women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
Fashions of To-Day By May Manton

THIS is the latest variation of
the MILDLY blouse. 1t is
: open in coat style and with
great big pockets that pro-
vide broad hips. AS you see
it here, it is made of a plain
pongee tfimmed with pongee in
Roman stripes but you can copy
it in silk jersey or in linen or in
cotton gabardine or in gingham.
For the younger contingent,
very bright colors are liked for
these blouses but the mature
women are wearing grey and
tan and soft tones of the sort
enlivened with brightness. Grey
silk jersey with rose color makes
a charming effect.
For the medium size will be
needed, 4 yards of material 80
inches wide with "a yard SO for
the trimming.
The pattern No. o4I8 is cut
in sizes from 81 to "A inches
bust measure. 1t will be mailed
to any address by the Fashion
Department of this paper. on
receipt Of fifteen cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10

that he didn't want to do, and Helen
had thrown his sacrifice directly in
his face.
Helen slipped her hand in his arm
as they entered the apartment. and
tried to look into his face, but he
turned resolutely away. Now that
he had the right on his side, he
determined to exact the full measure
of penitence from Helen.
They went up in the elevator and
Warren unlocked the door. The
minute they stepped into the dark
apartment Helen turned to him, the
tears streaming down her face.
Warren, 1 don't know what more
can say, but am terribly ashamed
of myself" she whispered.
He caught her up to him quickly.
We'll, l don't do things like that
often" he said a little gruff1y, land
like them to be appreciated"
Il know you do, dear, and I do
appreciate it. 1t was small and petty
of me to look at things that way, and
I'm terribly sorry"
How about a little feed?" Warren
said, now thoroughly appeased.
You get right into ped and I'll
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
All's w ell That
@ Ends Well q
The Waitress Who Found That Romance is Sometimes
Spelled With Big "R'

the first time he had actually spoken
to her.
Would you mind sending the man
ager over to ine?" he said smiling UP
into her eager eyes. II find that
have left my pocketbook at home and
1 must explain"
hundred throughts rushed over
Genevieve's mind. She thought of the
cross manager who would be sure Ia
make a fuss and insist that the man
was an imposter 1t would do nc
good at all to explain that this man
was a regular customer; in a restau-
rant of this kind cash was the only
recommendation. 1t takes a long time
to tell it, but in reality only a few
seconds had passed before Genevieve
said eagerly:
I'D rather not tell the manager, sir
He might not understand. Won't you
let me give you the money!"
The man shook his head. mo.
couldn't do that"
But you could pay me tomorrow
morning. sir. 1 want to do it, really
I do" And Genevieve looked at hin
pleadingly. the dimple coming and go.
ing in her cheek. Nellie Kenny at the
next table was watching the entire
stranger no longer protested and
Genevieve hurried to get her pocket.
book, Nellie rushed after her.
Don't you let that man fool you
you little easy mark" she scolded
You'll be sorry If you do"
But Genevieve paid no attention
She extracted a dollar bill from hel
shabby little pocketbook and hurried
away with it. After she had taker
the check and the money to the cash
ier and the man had departed, the
girls all gathered around her.
That's the last you'll see of that,
Nellie said scoldingly.
You're a little idiot" put in another
girl. But Genevieve paid no atten-
tion, just smiled a little. She knew
that she could not afford to lose a
dollar, but she knew, too, that she
would rather lose it and do what she
had done than not to have been able
to help. 1t would be something to
think about for days to come.
The next morning all the girls were
on the lookout for Genevieve's man.
He'll never show up" they all de-
clared. and $50 came and passed, and
he did not come. Finally. at 10
o'clock, he appeared in the doorway
and walked across to his favorite
table. Genevieve hurried over as soon
as she could leave another customer
and silently placed a glass of water
near him.
He looked up and smiled. Nothing
at all was said. and Genevieve served
him his usual meal. Just as he was
leaving he slipped an envelope into
her hand, and tren hurried out. Gene
We've was surrounded Immediately,
and with trembling fingers she hastily
tore it open. Inside was a folded
paper and slipped between its folds
was a five-dollar bill. When she could
finally escape, Genevieve hurried off
alone to read the few scribbled words
the man had written.
The note ran:
81 want you to take the enclosed
as a little present" That was all; but
to Genevieve 1t was romance, with a
big r..
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
GO after THAT
BILLIOUSHESS and
SICK HEADACHE

One dose of simple vegetable laxa-
tive is all that is needed. Don't take
calomel salts or powerful purgattve
pills. II you do you will become
chronic sufferer from Constipation and
Liver Troubles.
Every one needs to take a good lax
ative occasionally, and failure to do
this is the reason why there are so
many sufferers from chronic stomach,
liver. kidney and bowel troubles.
Simply go to your druggist and ask
for small box OF Lebanon Herb Tab;
lets. Take one tonight, you will feel
one hundred per cent. better by the
morning. Natures way is always the
best and that is why Lebanon Herb
Tablets. being purely vegetable, are so
effective in Correcting and toning up
the Stomach, aiding digestion and
making the liver active banishing
Rheumatism and Constipation.
Every druggist in America is au-
thorized to refund the purchase price
to any dissatisfied user, so try them
tonight at our expense. Geo. A. Cor
gas can supply you.-Advertisement.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10
College Experiments Prove
Lime Is Not a Fertilizer

In the thirty-five year fertilizer ex-
periments at the Pennsylvania State
College school of agriculture and ex-
pertinent station, either slaked lime
or carbonite lime applied alone in
large amounts and frequently has
given small Increase in crop yields.
Burnt lime alone during a period of
thirty-fve years gave an average in
crease of 701 pounds of total products
per. acre in a rotation as compared
with the untreated plots Immediately
adjacent to the burnt lime plots. Pull
verified, raw limestone under the same
conditions gave an average increase
of 1884 pounds of total products in a
rotation as compared with the un-
treated plots nearest to the pulveriz-
ed limestone plots.
The larger return from burnt lime
has been where it was used in cen-
junction with barnyard manure. In
this case there was an in crease of
1,001 pounds of produce per acre in a
rotation valued at $3.50.
1t is evident that lime rs not a fer
tilizer, and that after the soil has been
lined fertilizers should be applied in
the usual way. Land plaster or gyp-
sum has had no measurable effect on
the crops grown. 1t has not prevent
ed the soil from becoming sour.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10

Harding had sent two of his men
forward and they reported that there
were no guards on the north bank,
and that the stagings, on the down
stream face of the dam, were also
unguarded. Thereupon Harding
made his dispositions. Half of the
posse was to go up the northern
camp by way of the stagings. The
remaining half. also on foot, was to
cross at once on the railroad trestle,
and to make it's approach by way of
the wagon road skirting the mesa
foot. At an agreed-upon signal, the
two detachments were to close in
upon the company buildings in the
construction camp, trusting to the
surprise and the attack from oppo-
site directions to overcome any dis
parity in numbers.
At Smiths urgings, Starbuck went
with the party which crossed by way
of the railroad trestle, Smith himself
accompanying the shertff's detach-
ment. With the horses left behind
under guard at the trestle head. the
up-river approach was made by both
parties simultaneously though in the
darkness, and with the breadth of
the river intervening, neither could
see the movements of the other.
Smith kept his place beside Harding,
and to the sheriff's query he an
swered that he was unarmed.
You've got a nerve" was all the
comment Harding made, at at that
they topped the slight elevation and
came among the stone debris in the
north-side quarries.
From the quarry cutting the view
struck out by the camp mastheads
was unobstructed. The dam and the
uncompleted power house, still fig
uring to the eye as skeleton masses
of form timbering, lay just below
them, and on the hither side the
flooding torrent thundered through
the spillway gates, which had been
opened to their fullest capacity. Be-
tween the quarry and the northern
dam-head ran the smooth concreted
channel of the main ditch canal,
with the water in the reservoir lake
still tapping several feet below the
level of its entrance to give assur-
ance that, until the spillways should
be closed, the charter-saving stream
would never pour through the canal.
On the opposite side of the river
the dam-head and the camp street
were deserted, but there were lights
in the commissary. in the Office shack
and in Blue Pete Simms' canteen