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THE TIMES: APRIL 1, 1919
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STOCK QUOTATION
Stock Quotation Reported Over the
Private Wire of T. L. Watson & C.
Am. Beet Sugar
Am. Car A Fdy.
Am. Can
Anu, Cotton Oil Co.
Am. Hide & Lea, Pfd.
Am, Ioe (Securities
Am. lot. Corp.
Am. Locomotive
Am. Smelt. & Ho. Co.
Am. Buff. Refg. Co,
Am. Sumatra
Am Tel. & Tela.
Am. Woolen
Alaska Gold
Atl. Quit & W. Indies
Anaconda Copper
Baldwin Loco.
Bethlehem Steel B"
Beth. Steel 8 pr.
Brooklyn Rapid Trans.
Butte & Sup.
Cen. Leather Co.
Cerro de Pasco
Chi. M. A Bt. Paul
Chi. Rk. Island Pac.
Chi., R. t & Pao. Pfd. B
Chile Copper
Chlno
Corn Product
Crucible Steel
Distilleries Securities
Krie
Erie 1st Pfd.
Gaston. William fc iW'lff
General Klectrlo
General Motors
Goodrich Co.
Gt. Northern Pfd.
Gt. Northern Ore
Green Cananea
Inspiration Copper
International Nickel
Interborough Cons.
Interborough Cons. Pfd.
Inter. Mot. Marino
Inter. Mer. Marine Pfd.
International Paper
Kansas City Sou.
Kennecott Copper
Lackawanna Steel
Lehigh Valley
Mexican Petroleum
Midvale Steel ;
Missouri PaclBo
Miami Copper
Xevada Cons.
Northern Paclflo
N. Y. Central
N. T.. Ont- & West.
Ohio Cities Gas
Tan, Am. Petroleum
'Pierce Arrow
Pierce Oil
Peoples Gas
Pennsylvania
Ray Cons.
Reading
Kepub. Iron & Steel
Royal Diitdh
Ry. Steel Spring
Sinclair OH
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Corp'n
Third Avenue
1 Tenn. Copper & Chem.
Texas Pacific
Texas Oil
Tofb. Products
T'nited Cigar Stores
T'nited Fruit
IT. s. Ind. Alcohol
TT. S. Rubber
P. S. Steel
TT. S. Smelter
ft ah Copper
Wabash Pfd. A
TVeBtinghouse Electric
Wiliys Overland
Liberty 3s
Liberty 2nd 4s
Liberty 3rd 4 Us
Liberty 4th
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8TRIKK AAT-.nTi-n.
Petrolt. Mich., April 1 A threat
ened strike of members of five or
ganizations of marine workers, having
to do with drodtting and drilling oper
ations on the Great Lakes, set for to
day, has been averted temporarily at
least, It wus announced here this
morning, by nureement t osubmit dif
ferences over working conditions to a
national adjustment commission. The
adjustment commission, it was stated,
will meet at Buffalo or Cleveland at a
date to be fixed later.
TODAY'S WANTS
male: help wanted
A SALES REPRESENTATIVE A
large established manufacturer, na
tional advertiser, needs a responsi
ble enrgtic man to represent them
ln this territory. Give bank or bua
ness references, selling experience
if any. El. C. Powers. 460 Fourth
Ave.. New Tork city. B12tX 241
now i -i no
PASS A PLEASANT evening at the
Arcade Bowling Alleys, 5 6 John St.
Warren Connor, Irop. Fred Lig
gins. Mgr. Barnnm 5117.
. '19Ula'
FOUND Sum of money on John St.,
March 31. Call J. J. Byrne. Hotel
A star. Ulbp
FOR SALE
13 hones, 14 driving horses, 1 his
road or, makes 1 mile in a mlntuioti
aud It seconds. Very cheap.
G. E. FINKE
Jump Hill, Easton
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IF'tra.aoce.R.eal Estate and lra
MANY TAX RATES
N EFFECT TODAY
Today will have a meaning all its
own to many gentlemen who have
property taxable under the new law
dealing with the war revenue, for
most of its provisions go into effect
today. In the section dealing with
excise taxes tho new law levies 3 per
cent, on the sale or lease valuation
of automobile trucks and wagons; 5
per cent, on other automobiles and
motorcycles, tires, inner tubes, parts
and accessories; pianos, organs, piano
players, graphophones, music boxes.
and records; 10 per cent, on tennis
rackets, nets, racket covers, skates.
.w-.v-on-. , -
padales, polo mallets, baseball bats
gloves, masks, protectors, shoes and
uniforms, football helmets, harness
ana goals, DasKetDan, nan goais ana
uniforms, golf bags and clubs,
crosse stick3, balls of all kinds.
la-
fish !
roads and reels, billiard and pool tab-
les, chess and checKsr Doarcts, games
and parts of games and all similar an" substltut6 and wedehinsr not more f T euua-uon Apni , Tv-nen tne
articles commonly known as sport-! sstUute and weighing not more lnterboro must interest on $67,
articies commonly Known a. 3 , than thrn nniinfls a thousand (?iar-troi . - . , ,
lng goods; 3 per cent, on chewing
gum; 10 per cent, on cameras, weigh
ing not more than 100 pounds, photo-!
graphic films and plates other than
moving picture films; 5 per cent, on
candy; 10 per cent, on fire arms,
shells and cartridges, hunting and
bowie knives, dirk knives, daggers,
sword canes, stilettoes and brass or
metallic knuckles; 5 per cent, on
portable electric fans; 5 per cent, on
thermos and thermostatic bottles or
other thermostatic containers; 10 per
cent, cn cigar or cigarette holders,
humidors and smoking stands; 5 per
cent, on automatic slot device vend
ing machines; 10 per cent, on auto
matic slot device weighing machines;
10 per cent, on liveries and livery
boots and hats; 10 per cent, on hunt
ing and shooting garment and riding
habits; 10 per cent, on articles made
of furs, yachts and motor boats not
designed for trade, fishing or national
defense; 3 per cent, on toilet soaps
and toilet soap powders.
Taxes are operative beginning
on certain transportation facilities
as follows:
Freight: On amount paid for
transportation within the United
States by rail or water or any form
of mechanical motor power, 3 per
cent.
Express: For each 20 cents or frac
tion on amount paid for transporta
tion by rail, water, or mechanical mo
tor power, when In competition under
conditions. 1 cent.
Persons: On amount paid for trans
portation by rail, etc, from one point
in the United States to another, or to
any point In Canada or Mexico,
where tickets are sold or issued in the
United States, not including commu
tation or season tickets for trips less
than thirty miles. nor where fare
does not exceed 42 cents. 6 per cent,
(technical conditions are made). '
Pullman accommodations: On
amount paid for peats, berths and
staterooms in parlor or sleeping cars
or on vessels ti?vl ln connection with
transportation on which a tax is im
posed under the head "persons," 8
per cent.
On amount paid for transportation
of oil by pipe line. 8 per cent.
On telegraph. Telephone, cable or
radio messages originating in th";
T'nited States, whero chnrge is ove
14 and not over 50 cents. 10 cent.'.
There is but one taK without regard
to the number of stations used.
Leased wires: On amount paid to
telegraph or telephone company for
leased wire or talking circuit special
service, 10 per cent; certain immuni
ties.
Certain technical provisions ars
made for old mileage books and old
tickets.
Taxes become operative on Issuance
of Insurance policies, including, in
case of those issued outside of tho
country (with certain exceptions)
their delivery within the country by
any agent or broker, whether actins
for Insurer or insured, to be paid by
Insurer or such agent or broker.
Life insurance: A tax equivalent to 'jent's policy of watx?hlng advertltse
8 cents on each S100 or fractional ynlents of doubtful stocks, Charles G.
part of amount for which any life Is 1 Ramford, chairman at the Executive
insured under any instrument by I Board of the First-Bridgeport Na
whatever name called: provided on tional bank, has received a special re
all policies of life insurance only by j qjuest to file a report of all stock
which life Is insured not in excess of j sales advertisements in the local pa.
$500, issued on industrial or weekly
or monthlv payment plan, the tax
shall be 4 0
per cent, of first weekly:
premium, or 20 rier cent.
of first
monthly premium: cn group lif
Insurance under specific provisions
tax is equivalent of 4 cents on each
$100. Provisions are made for life,
health and accident insurance in one
policy not in excess of $500.
Marine, inland and fire insurance.
A tax equivalent to 1 cent, on each
dollar or fractional part thereof of
premium charged under each policy
or instrument whereby Insurance is
made or renewed upon any property
whether against peril by sea or in
land waters, or by firs, lighting or
sther peril.
Casualty Insurances A tax equlva-
Will Never Get Under This Kind of a "One, Man
lent to 1 cent on each dollar or frac
tional part of premium charged un
der each policy or obligation of na
ture of indemnity for loss, damage
or liability (with a few exceptions)
issued or executed or renewed by
any person transacting business of
employer's liability, workmen's com
pensation, accident, health, tornado,
plate glass, steam boiler, elevator,
burglary, automatic sprinkler, auto
mobile or other branch of Insurance
(with certain exceptions.). Special
provisions is made for industrial,
weekly and monthly payment plan.
Policies Issued by certain corpora
tions are exempt.
Taxes become operative .today on
certain cigars, etc. Provisions are
minutely technical on cigars and cig
arettes manufactured in or Imported
into the United States and hereafter
soM y manufacturer or lmporter, or
; removed for consumption or sale kndful of Federal Reserve and' for the
, tney are ln jleu of internal revenue
- taxeg nQw imposed by law and are
j Q be pa5d by tho manufacturer or
importer. Cn csar3 therc aro slx
classes of taxes, according to ma-
terial, weight, class of market, etc.
I The 1n-wr mil? b RtnHiiH sneirin-
jsts
On cisraretteH made of tobacco orL-
arottes, the tax is $3 a thousand. For
weight over three pounds a thousand
the tax is $7.20.
In lieu of the present taxes on
admission and dues there are to be
new taxes.
For each 10 cents or fraction of
admission to any place, including ad
mission by season or subscription, 1
cent to be paid by persons paying for
the admission.
In case of persons (with a few ex
ceptions) admitted free or at reduced
rates at a time when and under cir
cumstances under which admission
charge is made to other persons, for
each 10 cents or. fraction of price so
charged other persons for same or
similar accommodation to be paid by
person so admitted, 1 cent.
On tickets to theatres, operas and
other places of amusement sold out
side of ticket offices at not to exceed
50 cents above established price plus
war tax, a tax is imposed at 5 per
cent, on the excess. If sold at over
50 cents, the tax is to be 50 per cent.
These taxes are to be paid by persons
selling the tickets.
There is a special provision for per
sons having permanent use of boxes
or seats in any place of amusement
or lease for use and they pay a tax
based on the amount for which a sim
ilar box or seat is sold for each per
formance equivalent to 10 per cent.
For each 10 cents, or fraction, paid
for admission to any public perform
ance at any roof garden, cabaret or
other like performance to which
charge is wholly or in part in price
paid for refreshment, service or mer
chandise (amount for admission to
be deemed to be one-fifth of such
price), a tax i3 to be paid by the pa
tron of 1 1-2 cent.
On bonds, debentures or certificates
of indebtedness issued by one person
and all instruments issued by any
corporation with interest coupons,
known generally aS corporate securi
ties, a cents on eacn iuu or iace
value.
On indemnity and surety bonds with
few exceptions, 50 cents.
On each original issue of capital
stock. 5 cents for earh $100 or face
value.
There are many and involved taxes
cn transfers of capital stock; on sales
of nroduce on exchange or boards of
trade; on drafts or checks; on con
vevances: on entry of goods, wares
or merchandise in any custom house
on entry for withdrawal of goods or
morehandise in any customs bonded
warehouse; on passage tickets; on
proxies for voting; on powers of at
torney; on playing cards; on parcels
post packages and on each policy of
Insurance.
Taxes on other papers, etc., be
come operative May 1 and July 1.
GOVERNMENT KEEPS
WATCH ON SALE OF
FAKE STOCKS HERE
i -witfh the Treasury depart-
pera of Sunday, March 23.
Mr. San-ford stateial last ni-ght that
he is oheciang P tne Yanmm au.cr-
ti-semenxs in oraer w avm w
an accurate report io me inrasurj
department. He eajd he could not
make pu-blic the results of his inquiry
just now.
ROAST BEEF SUPPER
AT PARK. ST. CHURCH
The Men's league of the Park Street
Congregational church willgive a roast
beef supper in the church parlors to
night at 6:10 o'clock. All men,
whether members of the league or
not, are invited to attend. J. H.
Brooks will speak upon his experi
ences as a survivor of ths Lusltanla
disaster.
T. L. WATSON'S
WEEKLY LETTER
The stock market has been irregular
but with a good undertone, holding
the advanced general level within a
limited, range of fluctuation. We look
upon it is an ludustrlal, specialty mar
ket and believe it to (be a purchase on
reactions. It is noteworthy itbat while
Magma Copper passed irto dividend,
dluring the week and Inspiration re
duced its annual rate, there is a
stronger demand for the metal, and
Judging from the market receptdorb of
the news, adverse features would ap
pear to be largely discounted. Rail
road Director-General Hlnes is hope-
carriers, and is understood to be mak
ing preparations for early action by
Congress when it is called in extra
session to take up the peace treaty,
which has been delayed longer than
desirable. The National Park Bank
haa increased the quarterly dividend
(from 5 per cent. 4x 6 per cent. A cri-
. t.J m a ,r snncq. 4 ha XTs.w "Vi-li-
,. .. ... -
Market letters generally have taken
an oiptirmsuc outlook, but are con
servative because of the uncertainties
of the times. The view is widely
(taken that the recent strength has
been discounting (better times to come.
The Baohe Review says: "It is to be
no-ted that stock markets in recoiidSrig
the future of business far ahead, es
tablish these records more otf 3ea
quiiokly and then rest. In other
words, the high prices malyi not con
tinue while the 'business world is
making good, or beyond the time
when public participation has reached
its maximum. In the 'present market,
with loans in Wall Street low, it does
not apipear that the public has yet
Joined: appreciably in the specula
tion."
SAUERKRAUT WAS
TOO STRONG AND IT
STARTED LAWSUIT
Sauerkraut, the national fruit of
G-ermsuiy, was the cause of a lawsuit
brought by Jenntie Schwartz of 124
Wordin avenue against Lottie Limer
her tenant, and. tried yesterday in
the civil side of the dtty court before
Judg-e F. A. BaMflett. Mrs. Schwarta
brought tflie suit to have Mrs. Limer,
her tenant, elected from the premises
because she objected to allowing: a
hall window to remain open.
The landlady said she kept a barrel
of sauerkrauft in the hall and she
maintained that the " liberty cabbage"
umet get the air. She did not explain;
what those in the vicinity thought of
the, air after It had been tinged with
the fumes of sauerkraut. The court
reserved decision.
Screen Star Has
A Difficult Time
Getting Arrested
Anyone who has tried It will ad
mit that it is not a very hard job to
get arrested when one deliberately
sots about it, but Dorothy Gish tells
an entirely different story.
In "Peppy Polly," Miss Gish just
has to get arrested in order to have
the people who are abusing girls in a
reformatory shown up in their true
colors. But although in making the
scene she stole a coat from a pawn
shop and ran down a whole block, no
body paid any attention to her.
Reluctantly she went back and ran
down the street again, with no greater
success than before, so she walked
back to put the coat away prepara
tory for a third attempt-
Just before she was about to put
the garment back in its place, the
owner ran out and grabbed her by
the arm.
A policeman emerged from a door
way and ran to them, but lnsteaa or !
arresting Dorothy he shoved the mer- !
chant back into the store and apolo- !
gized to the girl for the way in which
he had been treated. Dumbfounded,
she went down the street looking for
more trouble. She finally had to
break the window of a jewelry store 1
with a brick and take out two watch- !
es in order to attract enough attention
to be put in jail.
SILENCE IS GOLDEN
A visitor who earns to see AHee
Joyce at the Brooklyn studios was
startled to see the aotress seated be
fore a small piano playing nonchal
antly from a piece of classical music.
There was nothing startling to that,
except that for all her playing not a
sound was forthcoming. It developed
that Miss Joyce was making use of
her "time out" periods to praetlce mu
sia and since silence is the keynote
of the moving picture industry, Miss
Joyce was compelled te get a noiseless
Klavier.
The great problem of the next
decade will be to obliterate the' es-
tranffemeat that has sola tm esist
between mankind and the plo
handles. Houston Post.
Top"!
GROP ACREAGE
SHOWS INCREASE
Washington, April 1. More than
56.000,000 acres have been added to the
country's aggregate crop acreage ia
the last ten yeans. Statistics just an
nounced .by the Department of Agri
culture ehow (the country's aggregate
last year to have been 367,738,000
acres, or 605,840 square miles. This is
more than one-fifth of the total land
area of Continental United States, al
most two and one-half times the size
of the state of Texas and about ten
times the land area of the entire New
England States. The number of farms
in the United States is estimated at j
6,717,000. j
Texas has the largest aggregate ;
crop acreage with 25,328,000 acres, or
a little more than one-sixth of her
total lan'di area
Kansas is second with 22,588,000
acres, or almost one-half of her entire
land area.
Illinois is third with 21,727,000 acres,
or about three -sevenths -of her land
area.
Iowa, In fourth place is very close
to Illinois with 21,613,000 acres, which
lis aibout tfchree-sevenths of her land
trea.
ELKS TO INSTALL
NEW OFFICERS WITH
IMPRESSIVE RITES
The installation of new officers for
the coming year will take place at the
quarters of Bridgeport lodge of Elks
Thursday night. This ceremony ia
one of the most impressive of the or
der and it will be conducted by Dis
trict Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler
Joseph C. Ivers of this city.'
The new officers to be installed are:
Exalted ruler, Patrick T. Kelley; es
teemed leading knight, Lawrence T.
Gallagher; esteemed loyal knight.
George Wellington; esteemed lectur
ing knight, Lester C. Burdick; treas
urer, Charles H. Hinman; secretary,
Hubert T. Donnelly; tyler, Charles H.
Miller; trustee for three years, John
M. Lynch.
P. L. Holzer F. T. Staples
James Staples
Private Bankers.
189 State St., Bridgeport.
Insurance.
Real Estate.
Safe Deposit Vaults.
T. B. WARREN
Real Estate and Insuranca
179 Golden Hill St.
G25.tt Tel. 2417
INSURANCE AND
REAL ESTATE
r want yont houses and lots
TO SELL
D. R. WHITNEY
83 FA1RFIKLD AVE.
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PATENTS
A. M. WOOSTER,
Estte Kxamlner tT. 6. Patent Oflloa
1115 MAIN ST., BRIDGEPORT.
Bond for booklet on patents
TO NEW YORK
Steamer Naugatuck
Leaves Union Street Wharf Week
Days 1:00 A. M.
Secure Tickets at Purser's Oroes.
NEW ENGLAND STEAMSHIP
LINES
STATE OF OONNEOfTCUT,
DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, as.
PROBATE COURT.
March 2. 11
Estate of Hull Shepard, late of the
town of Monroe in said district,
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 maims for settlement.
Those who neglect to present thr ac
counts properly attested, within said
time, will be debarred a recovery. All
persons indebted te said estate are
requested to make immediate payment
to
RATMOND E. SHEPARD,
Administrator.
431 Gsidea Hill St.. Bridgeport, Conn.
339s
Times Want Ada. One Cent a
Word
over nnr te&bs
3 PER CENT. INTEREST
on
YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT
, J"fe mk tnls will appeal to yon particularly in vUn of ont e,serieaca
(onclnct of your business, and cuorteous treatment.
Interest credited to accounts mon'hly.
Wo would like to tell yon about oar methods.
Call he on tho 'phone or come ln and see us.
T. L. WATSON & CO.
PRIVATE BANKERS
CORNER MAIN AND JOHN STREETS
Established 1SC
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best interests of its depositors.
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Bridgeport Trust Co.
169 STATE STREET
Opposite City IlaOl
LIBERTY BONDS
ALL ISSUES AM) DENOMINATIONS IX LARGE OR SMALL LOTS
BOUGHT FOR IMMEDIATE CASH OVER THE COUNTER AT
MARKET RATES WITH ACCRUED INTEREST ADDED
CHARLES SCHWARTZ
207 Warner Building
Office Hours: 9
HOTEL
MARLBOROUGH
36th St. Broadway 37th St.
Most Comfortable Popular Price
Hotel In New Tork City
Situated ln the very heart of town. near
ell the leading shops and theatres
and convenient to everywhere
One minute from Penn. Station and
five minutes from Grand Contra
Convenient to all piers
Rooms with Bath, $1.50
Per Day and Up
Restaurant Prices B0 Per Cent.
Less Than Any Other First
Class Restaurant
C. IL Rnnl 3. Amrrm
Advertise in The Times
BY LOUIS RICHARD
M
One Man Bank El
An important element in the
strength of this bank is the super
vision of its affairs by a board of
directors composed of men of broad
business experience men of vision.
The board passes upon all loans
and otherwise directs and controls the
policy of the Bank.
It is the combined supervision and
co-operartion between the officers and
the Directors that adds so much
vigor and strength to our institution.
A. M.
83 Fairfield Avenue
to 8 P. M.
The City National Rank
10T WALL STREET
Capital . 95O0.MO
Surplus and Not Profits.. THN
THE CONNECTICUT
NATIONAL BANK
cur
BRIDGEPORT
Cor. Main and Wall Streets
(GOVERNMENT BOND BANK)
Open a Savings or Check
ing Account at
NEWFIELD BANK AND
TRUST CO.
1200 Stratford Ave.
4 Interest on Savings Aocormts
811tf SIS
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