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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

J. D.-For about four years you have been living under what Is called a Common Law marriage, no wedding ceremony having been performed and have no children. You are employed total sum of $1,O65.53, and your wife earned S6 per week.
 Query-Win you be entitled to the exemption of s2,00O, as a married man and how will you make out your tax returns?
 Answer-As common law marriages are generally recognized. you would be entitled to the $2.0O0 exemption, but as your combined incomes are under $2,000 you will not be reQuir- ed to file a tax return
 H. U.-The corporation you men tion had no profits in the prewar period.
 Query-What tax must be paid ac- cording to the following statement? Capital invested Jan. 1, 1918 $37,250 Profits taxable year 5000 Capital invested pre-war
 period 2S, 900 Profits pre-war period None
 Answer-In view of the fact that you had no pre-war profits, you are allowed a, minimum war profits cred it of $9,000, plus 10 per cent of the capital invested during 1918. or to- tai of s6,725. As the profits exceed that amount the corporation is liable to tax at the rate Of 80 per cent on the difference between that figure and the SS,00O, or on s1,275. Your war profits tax therefore would be $4.- 020. Deducting that amount from the incomes leaves an income of $6,- 98O. On this net income there will be an exemption of $2,0O0, which leaves taxable. s4.9S0, at the rate of 12 per cent or $597.6O. The total tax will be s1,O2O, plus $597.6O or s1,617.6O.
 Since the profit exceeds the war profits credit, 1t is not necessary to
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, compute the tax under the first two
 brackets of the law, as the result will
 be the same as If determined by the method given above.
 Navy-As man in the service of the United States Navy, you were, during the month of January last, a first class petty officer, from Febru- ary first, until August 18th you were
 a chief petty officer, and then you re-
 ceived a commission as an ensign. During all this time you received base
 pay and allowance for room rent, food etc.
 Query-Must this be added when
 figuring your income tax, should you
 have to pay one?
 Answer-A man in the service of the United States Navy in active duty need not account for his income from
 such service, plus allowances for room rent, food, etc, for income tax pur- poses. This applies to officers and enlisted men alike.
 If you had additional Income, you
 must file an income tax return for
 that in the same manner as if you had not been in the navy.
 A. B. C.-Your question is not quite
 clear. In selling property held for a large number of years. the basic
 starting point is the value of that
 property, as of March 1st 1918. Ii a farm at that time was worth s40,- | 900 and the owner of it now sells il i for S55, 900, he made a profit of s15,- | 900. and this profit Is to be account ad For in his income tax return for l the year In which the sale was made 1 If the buyer then sells the same farm for $6O,oO0, he makes a profi of $5,00o, and must account for thar
 amount of profit in his income ta1 ! return.
 If you were offered s55,o0O fol your farm and did not accept this of | fer, it is neither income nor profit 1 (the two terms are identicaD for income tax purposes. For the pur.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
AUCTION SALE OF
 FURS IN ST. LOUIS

Comment on the worlds greatest fur sale which totalled $9, 900 in nine days open auction is still rife in fur circles generally in St. Louis, the con- ceded fur capital and fur center of the world.
 The fact that, In spite of falling markets in all other depart ments of staple merchandise, the fur market not only held its own, but maintained a stable balance of prices throughout, is considered an achieve ment, the best and most telling re- suits of which will not declare them selves until the next retail fur season.
 In the face of an almost over whelm1ng large market of over S,eOO,- 900 pelts---such a volume of furs had never before been offered in one sin gle sale under one roof---with the manufacturing trade facing a strike which, no matter what way the cat jumped meant that the cost of labor and manufacture would be increased manifold, and with the purchasing power of today's dollar being only about half what it was before the world war in every department of daily life, with the unsea sonably, warm weather making the profits of the retail furrier melt away before a mounting hermometer---which meant that the retailers purchases from the manufacturer next season will be nee essarily limited and circumscribed by the short selling of this season---in the face of extreme discouragement on every hand, the St. Louis mid winter fur auction showed that the fur trade is one single unit in up- holding the trade standing, the pres tige and importance of one of the oldest, most nationally profitable, and really representative businesses of this country.
 The North American Continent is the richest fur producing terr1tory in the world, the largest and most varied in the number of furs produced. both as to price and commercial impor- tance-it has steadily and swiftly won the confidence of the fur trade of the entire world over. FHurs are shipped to St. Louis from the ends of the earth. Northern Russia and Si- beria send their wealth of expensive peltEies and Australia and New Zea- land send their furs that are convert ed and manufactured here for sale at prices to suit the most modest purse. The man who deals in expensive seal skins or sables and the man who op- crates in cat or rabbit skins, each find here the broadeSt market.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
N. 7. Live Stock Market

Reeves - Common to fairly prime steers sold at $9.5O Q 17.50 per 100 lbs; common to choice bulls, $7@11; COWS, s5 O 11.4O; choice heifers, SIP Q13. Dressed beef at IS o 26k kc for native sides.
 Calves - Common to prime veals, SIS o 19 per 100 lbs; cuIls, S11 o 1460; barnyard calves, $7 O &; yearlings, s5.50 o $50; city dressed veals, 22 o 2sc; country dressed, 20 o 24c.
 Sheep - Common to prime sheep sold at $7 0 II per 100 lbs; cullS, s5 O 6; lambs. $15 o 15.T5; year ings, SIP Q 14.15. Dressed lambs, 25 o BOG; dressed mutton, 14 O 1sc.
 Hogs - Light to medium weight, SIT ID IS per 100 lbs: roughs, $15.5O; stags. SIS Q Is; boars, SIS.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
WELL SATISFIED WITH FIND"
Columbus ReJolced Over Belief That Natives He Found in America
 Would Make Good Christians

Columbus landed on a small island, lone of the Lucayes, called in the In- dian language Guanahani," the intrepid navigator afterward wrote. Later the island was called San Salvador, and now is known as WatlIng's island.
 There was discovered in Spain in 1925 the manuscript supposed to be Las CasaS' abridgement of Columbus journal of his first voyage to America, and from this we have some interest ing details of the actual circumstances surrounding the discovery of tho new world.
 The people of the island straight way collected together when Colum- bus landed. according to this journal. Here follow his precise words:
 AS I saw that they were very friendly to us and perceived that they could be much more easily converted to our holy faith by gentle means than by force, presented them with some red caps and strings of beads to wear upon the neck and many other trihes of small value, wherewith they were much delighted and became wonder fully attached to us."
 Columbus comments that the people appeared to him to be very poor be- cause they went about naked. He noted that all the natives he saw were young, nonc being above thirty years and that all of them had fine physique and short, straight hair. He believed they were from the continent and wal of the opinion that they would make sood Christians, as they appeared tC have no religion at all.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT,
February 6, 1919


 Estate of Andrew Morris, late of Bridgeport, in said district, deceased. The executor having made applica- tion for an order authorizing him to sell certain real estate belonging to said estate, as per said application on file duly appears.
 Ordered. That the said application be heard and determined at the Pro- bate office in Bridgeport. on the 10th day of February. 1919, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and this court directs said executor to give notice to all per sons interested in said estate to ap- pear, if they see cause, and be heard thereon. by publishing this order once In 9 newspaper having circulation in said district. on or before the 7th day of February, A. D. 1919, and re- turn make to the court of notice given.
 Attest:
 PAUL L. MILLER, sA4 JudGa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
SOCIAL AND DANCE.

Members of the Women Workers union will hold a social and dance at Machinists' hall. 1o87 Broad street, Saturday night, Feb. 8. Members may bring their friends and all are cordially invited to be present
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

A SALES REPRESENTATIVE - A large established manufacturer, ma tional advertiser, needs responsi-
 ble energetic man to represent them in this territory. Give bank or bus ness references, selling experience if any. E. c. Powers, 450 Fourth Ave, New York city. B12"tf 2 4 6
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DIS RIOT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT,

January 27, 1919 Estate of Thomas Halpin, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said Dis- trict, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis- lrict of Bridgeport hath Limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recov- cry. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make imme- diate payment to
 WILLIAM J. HALP1N,
 Administrator. S32 Kossuth Street. B6s*
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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss. PROBATE COURT,

January 29, 1919 Estate of Della Mccarthy, late of the town of Bridgeport, in said dis trtct, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the Dis- trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested. within said time, will be debarred a recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 JOHN O'CONNEIIA Administrator. Or Shannon & Wilder. Attorneys, 1188 Main Street B6s%
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Total income for 1918 S1,434. 66
 Query-What amount of tax is to be paid by you and is to be paid on the above aomunt by a single person without any dependents.
 Answer-Your status as of Dec. 31, 1918, governs your income tax liabil- ity. Although you have been SUD- porting your brother and sister only since September, 1918, you are en- titled to the benefit of an exemption as the head of the household, pro- vided you keep house. The money inherited by you which you mention as part of your income is not income within the meaning of the law.
 You must make your return show ing your position clearly. Your total income is $1,227.33, on which you would not be liable to taxation, as you are exempt to the amount of s2,- 400.
 A single person, with the same in come as above, without dependents, would be taxable on S227.33 at 6 per cent which amounts to $13.64.
 F. A. C.-You are a bachelor and live with a sister of yours who con- ducts your household at your ex- pense. You are considered the head of the household and as your income in 1918 was $2,400, you have to pay | taxes on s400, at the rate of per cent. or $2400. You are right in your assumption that you are classed like married man without children. Rothman.-The blanks, upon which returns of income must be made, are not as yet available and they prob ably will not be in the hands of col lectors until several weeks after the law has been finally enacted. | Copyrighted, 1919, by the Bell Sym 1 dicate, Inc.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
TO-DAY'S WANTS

1s1 STATE ST.-8 D. m, Thu rsday. special mes age meeting conducted by Mrs. Heaton Barnes. Thursday, 18th, 7:30 pm. return of Rev. Henri Sentner B5pF
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

AS the Consumer can't hIy any food unless he can get enougA of 1t to keep him alive, the combh4 ions have decided to reduce prices s Ht- tie.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

Single persons who earn S1,O00 or moro married persons who earn $2,OOO or more during 1918 must file returns
 Employees must make a return giving names and addresses of all persons to whom earnings of $500 or more were paid during the proceed ing year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
Feb. 6, 1919.


 Allis Chalmers Sl ls Am. Beet Sugar 67h Am. Car e2s Fdy, 8S% Am. Gan 47 $ Am. Hide 6 Lea. Pfd. S71a Am. Smelt. & Re. Co. 62A Am. Sug. Refg. Co. 11579 Am. Tel $ Tele. 100 O9s Am Woolen 4S
 Att. Gulf & W. Indies 9S
 Atch. T. & s. Te s245 Anaconda Copper 5Th Baldwin Loco. 6S 1s Baltimore & Ohio 4615 Bethlehem Steel ''B" 59 5s Brooklyn Rapid Trans, 221s Butte SS Sup. 17
 Canadian Pacific 1884 Calf. Petroleum 24A Cen. Leather Co. 5S16 Cerro de Pasco S1 E Chi M. &. St. Paul 3G
 ChL Rk. Island X Pac. g
 Chile Copper IFS Chino 324 Chesapeake K Ohio 55 F Iorn Products IS 58 Erucible Steel 533 Cuban Cane Sugar 22
 Distilleries Securities 54A General Electric 14SA General Motors 133A Goodrich Co. 50 7s Gt. Northern Pfd. 921a Ct. Northern Ore 3S E Green Cananea 42l Inspiration Copper 42B International Nickel 26
 Interborough Cons 5a lnterborough Cons. Pfd. 1924 Inter. Mer Marine 22
 Inter. Mer. Marine Pfd. 97
 International Paper 37$s Kennecott Copper S1
 Lehigh Valley 55
 Maxwell Motors 31A Mex Petroleum 1684 Midvale Steel 41% Miami Copper 22A Nevada Cons. 16$s N. Y. Central 72% Pennsylvania 44& Ray Cons. 197s Reading 79
 Repub. Iron & Steel 73
 Sinclair oil 34% Southern Pacific 9S% Southern Railway 2815 Southern Railway Pfd- 6S
 StudelaEer Cor. SIS Texas Pacific 32% Texas Oil SS1h Tobacco Products 78% Union Pacific 12T % United Cigar Stores 113M U. s. Ind Alcohol 1o8s T. s. Rubber TO U. a Steel 9O% % U s. Shelter 44A Utah Copper 66B Western Maryland 1OA WDlys-Overland 75A Liberty Sas sS.sS Liberty End 4s 92.S0 Liberty 3rd 4Xs s5.1& Libtrty 4th 4As 94.l4
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

.WANTED-Brass moulder, must be capable of handling floor and bench
 jobbing work. Good opportunity for the right party. Ansonia Foun- GTy Go, g Pheasant St., Ansonia, { kbwns BeaM
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

It Is the duty of every person liable to taxation to file tax return without request from any treasury official.
 Last day to file returns, March IS, 1919.
 Penalties and increased taxes are the punishment for neglect, eva sion or fraud.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
PERSONAL TAX NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given 'tthat by an act of the Legislature, it is provided that every male person. between the ages Of twenty-one and sixty years, shall, except as otherwise provided by law, be liable annually to pay a per sonal tax of two dollars for town and state taxes, in lieu of poll and com mutation tax" This tax is due and payable at the office of the tax col lector, Rooms and 5, City Hall, Bridgeport, Conn.,. on and after Feb ruary 1. 1919.
 The undersigned will be at said of- fee between the hours of g a. m. and D. m, for the purpose of collecting said tax
 HOWARD F. SMITH, B4ba* Collector.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
STOCK QUOTATION

Stock Quotation Reported Over the Private Wire of T. l.. Watson & Co.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06
MUSIC STORE

MUSICAL instrum ants and music suppN~s; also g Dhophone, sew- ing n.-anine and bicycle repairing. All work guaranteed. Fash Bros, 325 Stratford Ave. B6aI*
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

FARM FOR SALE-42 acres, In Stratford, 15 minutes walk from the car line. All kinds of fruit, ar- tesian well, large barns. chicken houses, dwellings tof G nd T rooms each; must be seen to be ap- preciated; will be sold reasonable O.. account of illness; cash required s2,500. The Prevalent Development Corp.s 1119 Broad St, Room g.
 B6G%
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-06

pose of computing the tax, income is not considered to be such until prop erty has actually been realized upon.
 It makes no difference whether upon sale. paymeRt Is made in cash or in notes
 Cash-You are unmarried and the sole support of a brother and sister (both too young to support them selves), and have been their sole SUD- port since the 4th of September, 1918
 Your income for the year 1918, Is
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OUR TAX DEPARTMENT

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S32 Kossuth Street. B6s*
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-16
DEMAND CLOSED SHOP
Seamen on Shipping Board pes-
sells Cali General Strike.
Employees Reject offer of an increase
In Wages and Shorter Work
ing Day.

New York, July l6.-The threatened
strike of men employed on vessels
controlled by the United States Ship
ping board, has been called,
BY this action, according to union
officials, $4,000 seamen and thousands
of stewards, cooks and other employees
Joined the ranks of those already ON
strike i'm the coastwise trade.
The shipping board offer of an in,
crease in wages and shorter working
hours in port was duplicated by the
American Steamship association,
which controls 70 per cent of the
coastwise shipping, but the proposals
failed to bring about settlement.
Officials will make another effort
to reach an agreement with the strike
leaders. The principal bone OF con
tention, the union heads say, is over
the question of a closed shop, prin
ciple which steamship association OF
ficers have resolutely refused to con
cede.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-16
DRYS REFUSE TO
MODIFY MEASURE
Prohibition Forces in House Vote
Down All Amendments to
Enforcement Bill.
NO ITS PER CENT Beer
Motion to Repeal Wartime Act Fails
to Come to a Vote and Another
Striking Out All Definition of
lntoxica nts Is Killed.

Washington, July 16.-Advocates OF
prohibition took complete control OF
the house, refused to permit a vote on
motion to repeal the wartime act,
Overwhelmingly defeated an amend
ment allowing sale OF 2.75 per cent
beer, and stood, solidly against all at
tacks on the general enforcement bill.
Just as fast as one liberal" amend
ment was offered by opponents Of pro-
hibition. it was voted down without
ceremony, always by triple vote, for
the minority, fighting every inch of
ground, demanded division after the
ayes and nays were called and then
asked for tellers. Before the house
got through with the first section of
there was more disorder on the floor
than at any time this session.
Disorder Increases.
The disturbance arose first during
an attempt by Representative Blanton,
Democrat, Texas, to speak a second
time against an amendment which
would have given jury the right to
define intoxicants and was increased
during an address by Representative
Galivan, Democrat, Massachusetts
who declared members voting dry
should print in the Congressional Rec
ord exactly how much liquor they had
stored In their homes and Offices.
The real battle was over the amend
ment to define an intoxicant as bev
erage containing more than 2% pei
cent alcohol. instead of one-half oi
one per cent as written in the bill
Representative Dyer, Republican, Mis-
souri,, author of the amendment, die
not ask for this definition in the con
stitutional prohibition amendment, but
simply in the wartime law. In plead
ing for its adoption, Mr.. Dyer declared
1t was what President Wilson ha6
recommended to congress and woulC
permit, during the remaining period o
wartime prohibition, the sale of ligh
wines and beer and might delay is
suance of a proclamation by the Presi
dent which would restore the sale o
hard" liquor.
Round Of Speechmakins.
There was a round of speechmakini
on this motion with the "drys" assail
Ing 1t as an entering wedge and tn
"wets" asserting it merely would per
NIT the very thing the President a
commander.in-chief of the army ha
said was best for the country for tn
next six months.
After two and three-quarters bee
had been bowled over by record vot
of 151 to 90-and this was about tn
relative division on all amendments
the prohibitionists went after anothe
amendment by Representative Igo'
Democrat of Missouri, which woul
have stricken out all definition of il
toxicants, killing the proposal, 12S
SO.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-07-16
Senator Norris Quotes Texts 0t
Agreement for Disposal
of Shantung.
U. S. PLEDGED TO PACT
Declares America Is Bound to Main
tain Agreement Though Not
Party to II, She Being Member
of League of Nations.

Washington, July 16.-A charge that
Japan secretly secured pledges from
Great Britain, France, Italy and Rus
sia early in 1917 that in the peace set.
tlement Shantung peninsula should,
for certain considerations, be turned
over to the Toxic government was
made in the senate by Senator G.. W.
Norris (rep) of Nebraska, who pro-
duced what he declared to be copies
of diplomatic correspondence embody
ing the promises of Great Britain and
France
These pledges, the Nebraska senator
declared fully explained the pressure
to Japan under the Versailles treaty,
whose ratification by the senate, he
asserted, would write the blacklist
page in the nations history"
Great Britain's influence in the mat.
ter, he charged, was secured by
Japan's support of British claims to
Pacific islands south of the equator,
while Frances aid was purchased by
promise of the Toxic government
to help draw China into the war sc
that German ships in Chinese harbors
would be available for carrying troops
and provisions to France.
"On the 9th day of March, 1916,
said Senator Norris, "the japanese
minister of foreign affairs at Toxic
approached the British ambassador lo
Gated at that place with a view o
bringing about an agreement with tn
British government.
While the Japanese government
was waiting for a reply from the Brit
ish government 1t proceeded also T.
negotiate with the other Allied gov
ernments.
1T is clearly disclosed that Will
the leading governments of the worl'
were inducing China to get into tn
war, in order that they might secur
her assistance and particularly tina
they get possession of the Germal
ships interned in China's harbors, the,
were secretly plotting among then
selves as to her destruction as 500
as she had complied with their wishe
and the war was over In all the al
nails of history, / do not believe ther
is recorded an instance of more dis
; graceful and dishonorable agreemen
to carve up the territory not OF a
enemy but of an allied friend