The Penn's Grove record., 1919-05-09

excluded by ne power of the federal
government.
Evidence produced before the state
board showed that early in 1915 the
All-Russian Congress of Industry and
Commerce organized the Central War
industrial Committee for the purpose
OF cooperating with the former Cars
government in the manufacture, pro-
duction and purchase of munitions and
other supplies. The committee was
given the exclusive right of buying
and exporting potash from Russia.
a delegation was sent to the United
States to represent the committee, with
Anatole Issaeff in the capacity of Sec
rotary. The potash was shipped sub
s%equently by the industrial committee
from A~rchangel to New York. 1t was
assigned to Issaeff as the accredited
representative of the committee.
Part of the shipment for which space
could not be found in warehouses in
New York was stored in Newark.
Warehouse receipts were issued to
lssaetf in his name. At the time of
the assessment the potash was still in
the original casks in which it was
shipped from Russia and was still un-
der the same ownership and control.
1.-THE law is well settled" said the
state board, that imports. while re-
tanning their distinctive character as
such, are not within the jurisdiction
of the taxing power of the state. The
chief criteria OF this distinctive char
acter are that the thing imported re-
mains the property of the importer, in
his warehouse, in the original form or
package in which it came into the
country"
After quoting judicial opinions in
support of this view the state board
pointed out that the potash met the
conditions of the test eXempting it
from taxation by the state. The de-
cision then added:
1--WE must conclude that the actual
importer of the potash was the Cen
trail War Industrial Committee, that
at the taxing date that organization,
through its agents or nduciaries in this
country, retained title to the potash,
and that the potash had not lost its
distinctive characer as an import.
Hence this property did not have a
taxable situs in Newark and the as
sessment must be cancelled"
May Avert Receivership.
Definite action or the part of Judge
Davis, in the United States District
Court here, on the appointment of a
receiver for the Pussy & Jones Com
pany. was postponed. Norman z. Gray,
as counsel for the company, stated that
Christopher Hannevig, its president,
probably will be back from Europe
within a week. and with his return
money might become available from
the Emergency Fleet Corporation for
use in settling some of the claims OF
the creditors.
1t was upon thu claim of Blakely
Brothers. Camden, ~stationers, amount
ing to 81, 900, that the court was asked
TO appoint a receiver for the concern,
which has s%hipyards in Wilmington,
Chester and Gloucester City. Counsel
on both sides agreed to defer acrion
IN the lODc lIldl IL Noulu Ipl DSNolilC
necessary to name a receiver.
Fears Peach Crop Will Be Short.
State Market Specialist Harry B.
Bamford has been making an investi-
CATION of the condition of the peach
crop in South Jersey, covering the sec
ton from Glassboro to Cape May, and
has found that the crop will not be
more than O%ne-fourth of normal, oW-
ing to scale and the effects of the cold
weather this spring.
Appointed to Hospital Board.
With the approval of Governor Edge
the State Board of Institutions and
Agencies has appointed A. B. Leach
of South Orange a member of the
Board of Managers of the State Hos
pital at Morris Plains and has increas-
ed the membership of the Board of
Managers of the State Home for Girls
in his city by the appointment of Mrs.
James F. Fielder of Jersey City and
David Holzner of this city.
Mr.. Leach succeeds Louis G. Kauf-
man. formerly of Short Hills, on the
Morris Plains board. Mr.. Kaufman
resigned recently because he has nov
ed from the state. The appointment
of Mrs. Fielder and Mr.. Holzner in
creases the board of the girls home
from five to sever members.
Militia to Camp in July.
The annual e%ncampment Of the New
Jersey state militia will be held at
Camp Edge, Sea Girt, on the follow
ing dates, according to order issued by
Adjutant General Gilkyson:
July l to August 8, inclusive, state
headqpartersaca camp of instruction.
July Z to ~, inclusive, officers and
nuoncommfssioned officers, encamp-
ment, and rifle practice Sd,
July IA to 10, inclusive, First Bat
TALON, of Atlantic City, Third Battalion
of Red Bank and First Separate Com
pany of Atlantic CITY,
July p to 20, inclusive, Second Bat
talon of Trenton, Fourth Battalion of
vu:.oIo+k ond CaoonI Canarotn f'o,,-