Theatre mods by Bequest of Commissioner _ . Feel ____, itr.liushrnan.yeresapposed tote! very wet. and others pare not. The deadgy mountain sir-oasis, however. were no Francis 1 .mm “d 39'9“, respectors of persons. and all without ’, borne exception were drenched. in a 811' Past Metro Feeture « ’ “l‘heAdsptcd Sou” ____ Burton “01?“ "Tn“! Picture “4‘ ion. Jolivst int'ona Law For Both" in s Victor Moore Comedy Eight Parts .. REGENT wears: virussoav "‘One Law For Both,” the newest lphotodramatic spectacle made under [the direction of [Van A‘bramson since ,the showing of his last production. "Enlighten Thy Daughter," will be :giveu at the Regent Theatre Thurs- fday. The picture is slated for one ‘ day only. _ i The presentation in particularly timely. inasmuch as part of the story is located in Russia. it shows the Thursday-Rita Jolivet in “One Law for Ioth.” ' ———- Friday—[bright Fairbanks in a genuine thriller, “The lamb." ‘ and daughters of a second wife. Trevor i'rt‘""" E}.s I ONY, ' W firm first Poo). yearly. Do saidTvidends constitute income! A—‘Yes. under the head of l'rlivi- deads.” ‘v s s; emu swarm Willard ‘cooler. in yon-s Inn in: 0—: received interest on s 12 - per Alabama. on ope-lips N- m 1"“ I . M. . read a letter which esteem him- 1‘ 3mhwumziei Does that con contained a notification that he 0““ Ar-Jio. been sued for bread) or . uni annulus H revolved a gift of $50 irom my employer at Christmas. ls same taxable? A-No. . Q—l am a resident of the United Hreceivedagiftoitso from . l 9-71.. have “.000 worth of '4 per father had recently died and left him , cent my bonds on which 1 re- tlae care of several children. the mceived use interest for the year. is its; part at that me taxable? l bad'secured the sen“ 0' I woman ‘dllblfllflod with her bad dhrt'liurzed isms! but all over ctmstitutes i Iconic . her. A is or had written that Eartha . iBroadbeu‘g the complainant. would: 0—Wt snow or net income 5. Hilton to an offer with a view to tom-3393’”! 191' 9“!“ Person to render promising the suit. : ‘ A411“ or "e I At the moment Trevor was reading; Q—What in ’- ls ul 1 this letterliis bodyserrant.Jel.namedi hm! » . Mn" res red or a ’forthefuture president of thefiouthern'm"u 3'31?" rel“ fl!“ Nib"!!! !Confederncy, came into the room with i “A435,“. or was. urn, :his master's boots that he had shhieai 071,.“ “m Mod h m Mum filed." said Trevor. “What do you! ' suppose Miss Brusdhead has done? A—F'rom January 1’ 1911 to m ler 31. 1917. She's sued me for breach of promise.” lie—Where must I die '9! return it “Yes. nah" , “She wishes to extort money, She :1 reside in Connecticut or a. 1.2 will attempt to prove that I made love 3 Ar—With Collector James J. Walsh. ternal Revenue Oillce. Hartford. 3 to her while she was here in charge of 1 In 1 l ‘ tie-res. m or. it to tumble. ml l to age care of the'rhlldren. but being : interest on “M lworth at said bonds' 'aiat. Dally azis, Eve. me, use Theatre Closed Today Per Order U. 8. Fuel Administrators Wednesday ~--Jesse L. Lasky Presents George Beban ' in a play of Heart Throbs. Thrills and Laughter. entitled “Jules of the Strongheart” Also a Two Part Keystone Comedy .VAUDE LLE Thumb .' ' a a d- . gaturday y u , mecture 'i'iwusnav mo FRIDAY Douglas Fairbanks in "BEAM FOR THE HOOK" Saturday—Charlie Chaplin in ".The Pawnshop" ‘iiliijlililii Patric: mend: —-— " Jules of the Strong Heart," at the Palace Tomorrow Filmed in Actual Lumber Camp ’ . n \ ‘he ring of the woodmdii's are, the ling of the great logo as they slip -' r “ya the gigantic chutes, the grind- 7' to of machinery by which these logs . are created into lumber—these sounds -. will ring in the ears of the audience 7' " zit-the Palace Theatre tomorrow night I ' when viewing George Beban's latest Paramount picture, "Jules oi the sltrong Heart," which is now playing there. , As recently announced a studio wi's . constructed in the Lasky lumber "ramp at Hoquiam, Wash, and there a crew of workmen as well as a big . company of actors went to film exter- ‘ tors in the very heart of primeval . iorests which are being decimated to '1. ; supply the country with lumber for 1 houses and ships. ? “Jules of the Strong Heart." is from 2 a story. in “Colliers" by Wm. Merriam , Rouse, and George Bebsu of coarse : “has the title role. That it enables him j 1.0 again demonstrate that as a delin- . rotor of Latin types he'has no peer is . the assertion of those who have seen ' the picture. ~ Douglab' Fairbanks Coming to the Fab Thursday and Friday in “Reaching wot-the Moor-v in Addition to a sig Vaudeville em '- ' Douglas ll'alrban' v is noted for his . , athletic prowess, a ‘d in :‘Reachinz For the Moon,“ 3 is latest play from . the Artcraft studios. he engages in .: terrific combat. in staging these ' fights it is necessary to secure the _ j services or men of considerable 1 strength to oppose the strenuous Doug- eonditions that obtained in the Dark- est Empire immediately before the revolution which transformed the country into a republic. and, in the light oi events, subsequent to the rushing oi the picture. it may almost be said to have been prophetic. lvan Abramson. the author and producer of the picture, was himself at onetime ,an important operatic director and 5producer in Russia. and the atmos- ‘phere of the production-may safely be 'assumed to be correct in 'every de- tall. 1 b—-—— soon SAVING PROVISIONS TO BE EXTENDED bu... hand from ‘Psge' 0m 'tConti samption should be prevented. F ‘Tloatrol of use of ioodstulis in food manufacturers with a view to limiting the less essential manufactures. “Control of commodities critically necessary for the production and pro servatlon oi foodstuffs in order to pre vent great losses of military sacri— llces. g in addition to the increasing of wheati-r-ss and meatless days and re- ducing the per cent. of wheat in flour. steps cirtuallv taken already by the ‘r‘ood Administration, Mr. Anderson's bill proposed licensing oi pubi'c est- ing places and the limiting of food served in them. in this connection. air. Hoover said: “While it is vitally mccssai-v to regulate the consumption of food in l public eating places, they consume on various estimates. from 12 to 20 per cent. of the total foodstuffs and if they were reduced out oi all reason they would not solve the problem. “it appears to me that we should attack the nonessential uses oi food- stalls. and that we should attack the , points of unnecessary consumption or foodstuls. By these means we can place the burden where it belongs, on ..the,luxuries and greedy. and not upor the poor. This implies some further measures oi control in this distribu- tion and in non—essential use." New Burden on Mail Service. 'WASHINGTON. Jan. 29.-—i«‘reigh' embargoes and weather delays ti freight shipments have thrown. n eavy new burden on the mail serv- ice by adding thousands oi tons to ithe parcels post. Otto Praeger. Soc- oud Assistant Postmaster-General said today that steamers were both: 'used for the first time in carrying parcels post in an effort to forestall congestion and that various changer ' in practice baVe been made to speed up the service. ' Owing to missed connections and weather conditions, deliveries now are from 12 to 24 hours late between New York and Chicago, and from 24 to 48 hours to the Pacific coast. be his to southbound shipments are less due more [to shortage of cars. which have been commandeered l for military use. than to ice and snow. '- 8581' TO COUNTY HOME. . , [children offllr. 'arrd , Mrs. Frederick ” “Vi. “M30 lek. DANBURY, Jan. 28.—Bertha Davis, aged fourteen, and Harold Davis, ten years old, children of Mr. and lira .0 _ 135. who carries a knockout punch in Frederick Davis of Cross street. were 1 either hand and wrestles like a m ordered committed to the 'l-lairfield fesslonal. In “Reaching For tM'couuty home, Norwaik, by Judge lves, . Mm» ‘ band 6i Italian conspirators in the city court yesterday morning. , attempt to ”Minute Fairbanks, “a The case was brought as the result of i in theensuing conflict the furnishings investigations by Humane Agent El- ' of . "I!” are completely mkeddmer R. VCIII'K. He described condi- 3 To M the ,0}, of the leader of um'tions in the Davis home, and although ' baud "Bull" Montana, the well-known the parents did not wish the children , i Italian wrestler, was selected, “a taken away it was considered that . the m bristles 'lth realism. they would be» better all in some insti- ,- lotion. ' Last Friday Mr. Davis was arraign- led in court charged with non-support. . Francis x,_ mm and Beverly but the case was put over until yester- ' day morhlng. Yesterday it was con- : sensor THEATRE wsoueeoav oath“. of arm arm Won. darplly, mu Meow ; . .00" ’ , v: setter-ration had tat-ruins Mme - itureslnstaginssceussfor‘Th‘eAdout . O tinned and Davis was placed in chargb oi Probation once-r 1!. K. Bailey. crave vwsasuhsn one 4 d “on... . my", ”.mtm, co- coscortp. N. H., Jan. 29,-soioo , starrhs runes-nausea and au- s. can", who retired in ms. after 5 «I! menses-r. , ‘ m nt- pushes“ em? be shown at serving forty-two years 'asfitate rm Theatre, on WM! saver. died here today.‘ He was born were tshsa at; infield at bani-Mar, last. in rm. :the children. i yuti in tell the court that. though you here, if i had been sweet on her you i ' ueyer saw any courting going on be- tween us." “Yes, sub.” . 7 When Jet! was called to the stand by Trevor's counsel he testified as his master had indicated and was about to step clown from the witness Lon when Miseproadhesd's counsel called upon him t3 remain for cross exsmlaa. tlou. ”Jed." he said putronisingly and in- tending to ingratiate himself with the witness before attempting to get any information out of him that would in- Jure his master's case. “you find ilr. “And that you never saw your mas- ter sitting in thep'arlor or on tho gab lsry .witb hiiss Broadbesd‘i" “No. ssh. i didn't uebber see mars' sotteo in do parlor or on de gallery with lilssy Broadbesd. but i see him on do gallery our-ct tsllrln' with Missy Broadband." talking with lit-rs Broadbead. eh‘l Well. what was be saying to her?" "He tole Miss Brondhead ef ebber he coir-bed her sinppln' one ob do chliiun :ig'ln be glh her do walklu' papers.” The spectators uttered. and the lodge culled them to order. The attorney col- ored a bit. then proceeded. "How was your master: in the habit of spending his evenings?" do library readln'." her evenings?" \ "Missy Brondhead she put de chlllun to bed." , "About what time did she get the children to sleep?" but out-ct." "What was she doing then?" "Missy Brondhead went to do library where iinrs' Willard was sottin' readln' a book." ‘ ' "Well,what happened between them?" “Missy Broadband says. says she: 'l'rn gwiue to run ovah to Missy Cuth~ bert’s fo' a few minutes. If any ob de chillun wakes up l'li be back in time so you won't behoddered.’ And mars' says, 'Dat all right: don't hurry yo’- sclf.’ l was gwine to Missy Cuthbert‘a myself to see her cullud gal. Peggy. so i follcred hit-lay Broadband us if as do crossroad. and she turned on do cross- ' road. Since she wasn't gwine to Mimy Cuthhert's l Jldt think l'd see wbar she war gwlue. so 1 follered her down do read. and she met de oberseer." ' ‘ This was evidence that the attorney had not bargained for. He would have stopped the testimony, but he knew that the defendant’s counsel would call it forth anyway. so he felt obliged to let Jeff go on. The dorky resumed: ”De oberseer tuk Missy Broadhead in he arms. and I, heard a smack in .de repo't ob a pistol." , , After the laugh that this evidence elicited had subsided Jed continued: , “Den dey walked ‘togedder on de road. tulkin. l bein' black as de night. de white folks couldn't see me. but 1 could see de white folks, and. climbiu' ober de fence, I trnbeled in do field alongside ob 'em. I heart: Missy Brosdr bend say dat mars' hab a. heap 0' money an’ he'd rudder pay than go into cou't. Den dc oberseer be any. ‘Yo' bain't got nottin' fo' to hire a law. yer.‘ And Missy Broadband says. says she-.11 ncbber thought 0' dat.’ And do oberseer hp says. says he. '1 furnish do money fo" de lawyer and' fo' dc cou‘t.‘ And Missy Brosdhead. she says. says she. ‘lf yo' do dat i gib yo' balf.‘ " Naturally every one in the courtroom listened to this evidence with wrnpt attention except the plaintiif and her counsel. and hugged him. Plaintil's counsel. gave notice that he would appeal the case on the ground that a slave's tsso timony was uotaduiissible. but the ap- i'm going to call upon ; Conn: l l l ”You saw Mr. Trevor on the gallery , "Sometimes he went out to call on? do neighbors. and sometimes be sot in ? ti "And how did Miss Broadhead spend I i "Dunno. ash. l ncbber see her up'u i i l Q~When am 1 required to pay my ; were in the house all the time she was ' tax? A~0n or before June 15, 1'18. would; hate noticed it and that you? .Q-Wba't-exemptions are allowed under the wart-comets: act? A-81,000 for a single person, 32.000 ‘ for a married person or head of a family. 8200 for each‘dependaat child under 18 years of age. Married'per- sons must be living with wife or bus. . band. Q——Are premiums paid on life in- urauce deductable? A—No. , Q—Are sidewalk. sewer, street or sprinkler assessments allowable de- ductions? - , A—‘No. Thesis constitute better- ments; improve Your PM: and 'consequeatly add to the value of Trevor a very good master. don't your" same. ”Bony good mastali. ssh.” ' . 0—! received the year 1’11. “You snylhst you are a bolus sarv-. $1.000 in divid from a ' out?" comm. '1 required to make div". “h." r I return? ' - A—Yes. Howdyer. there is no tax on such income. Q—How is the aorta calculated oncombinedinoomeasshownoare turn of husband and wife? Aafhe net incomes should be com- puted separately and the smoi'iat of the suntan will be based on each income in excess of 85,000. Q—Wbst would be my income on A net income of 87,600. derived from dividends? , A—No normal tax on such income. The buianc‘e of income over 85.000 which would be $2.500 is subject to a one per cent. stir-tax. Your tax would therefore be $26.00. . . Are ident aliens allowed the ”eruption provided by the, law? A»No.v , Q—How may ’the benefit of deduc- ons be claimed by non-resident aliens? A—The heueiit of deductions’ to non-resident aliens can only be ob- ipined xbyi llltng a complete, return after the close of the year. -' Exemption for Children. QwDoes the 3200 additional exemp- on allowed for each dependentchild nder the amendment to the Act of September 8. 1916 apply also to the exemption allowed under the war in- come fax? ', A—Yes. ‘ 0—! received 81200 drwing 'the year 1917 from endowmer,‘ policy? is that amount taxable? . A~Oniy to the extent of the amount received above the amount returned as premium b17011. 0—1 am a married man not living with, my wife. Both of us have in- dependent incomes. What exemption am I allowed? A—tinoo. 0—] am employed in a local isc tory. l neve'r'kept account lot the wages drawn by me during the year 1011. How am i to ascertain the amount of said wages? . A—By seeking the information from your employer Who is req'ulred under the law to report the amount paid to you to the government. - Q—l have two children. one seren- teen years old. who is employed. and another 32 years years old who islike. wise employed. Mast 1 include their income in my return of net income! A—Tbe income of the seventeen war old child must be included in your return, The.lucome of the 22 ll year child should be incorporated on : income - a separate return. if such amounted to 31,000 or over and said person is single. ' Q—Is interest on savings book no ,coqnts taxable? A—Yes. ——._.._— ..—_— lily. Each partner shall compute his years, am am [not a cgtisenl ,sim single and earned an income of 81.200 during the year 1917. Am 1 requires to file ajeturn, and what exemption amlallowediilmustfileareiurui A—You must file a return and will he allowed an exemption of 81,000. i and receiving an income of $1,000 or over during the year 1911 have to ill: a return! A—Yes, in fact all federal employee are required to file a return on the salary received drool such employ- ment, except judges who were in 0(- Sce on the 3rd of October. Q—l am a minister and received $1.200 as salary, and the rest of the nrsoaage free, during the year 1917. How shall i compute my tax? A—By addinl the amount of rental to your salary. » Q—in relation to the above ques tion and answer how shall i ascer- tain the amount of rental? A—By taking the rent of a like house in your neighborhood as a fair rental amount. 0-4 contributed 85.00 to the Red Cross during the war 1911. tiny 1 deduct this amount as is tribu- tion? \ ’ A— Yes all gills to charitable and religious organisations are fiducia- bleuptolbpercontoiyournetin- come. I Employers’ deport. 0-1 am a contractor employing two men to whom] paid 8800 or over dirt!“ the year 1.11. How shall 1 report this tacit A—By requesting the necessary “at” from the internal Revenue of. 0—Whatisthepesaltyiflfail to lie my return within the prcsrib all time? , -A——O:0‘to $1,000 fine or one year in'prison or both. Q—ls interest on mortgages tax- able? A—Yes. Q—lay l deduct the personal tax that i pay? A—-Yes. during the year 1011 deductable from my 1911 tax return? A—No. 0?! am the owner of an automo- bile. used.for pleasure. Can I deduct the expense incurred In operating and maintaining that automobile and for the taxes paid on same? A—No. Q—l own, an automobile. used ex- clusively for the trade or busine- from which i derive my income. May I deduct expense. taxes, etc. incurr- ed In connection with same? A—Yes. in the house i occupy myself in re porting incume tax? A—No. ,, . ' Q—l am a single man and support my aged mother. Do 1 come under the heading “head of family" in mak ing my return? » A—Yes. , 0—! am a married man. earning 82,000 during the year 1911. l have two minor children under 18 years of age, both employed. Am I required to include their incomes in making my return? A—Yes. 0—1 an employed In P a city of Hartford, but reside in :...thcr town and conunnte daily. .‘.in l-allowed my lrailroad liar? ,.nd (theJcofl of lunch each day. A~No. as these constitute personal expenses. 0—! am an individual running a retail store. What is. the current method of procedure to be followed by me in determining my net income for the year 1911! A—You should take your inventory asofJanunryL1011.addtoltthe cost of your purchases during the year. and subtract the total of these two items from the sum of your sales andyunrinveatoryofstockonhand as of December 31. 1911. - Q—lhadncertaiaamountofmy 1917 earnings paid to me during the early part of 1018.. Am 1 required to include mid amount in my return for 1911! A—No. Case of Partnhrsbipa. Q—Are partnerships required to .render income tax returns? ' A—Yes. in their individual capacv [incinue by taking his distributive ia- Q—Are income taxes paid by me 3 Han l charge myself with rent ' -. I L s-llngevine. ? "minus ‘ “Quality shop” South Horwalk. New Showing of Spring Dresses .. $15.00 to $1 7.95 ., Q—Do letter carriers who are single A terest. whether it is distributed or not litigatlntun as income. I s the tax - 1 on corpora A—Two Seats-she under the lug a tot income Per cent. under the Act of ' 8' "1" and 10!" Per cent. Act of October 3, 1917, mg. a1“”heroeiitonthenet 9““ W’Wstlons required to re- elllllloyes to whom ”00 or more during port the names of they have paid th; year 1917? “ - es. Necessary blanks information of the source" can: :menagrahe internal Revenue of- . , Conn, o ' . m? f r this pur Q—Does the above report also in- clude salaries paid to oflicers of cor- ti": , ‘1 “Vibrations ded dénds received from a tion. subject to Mt." his income tax set? i not dlvl Wra- like tax, In comm". returns under the wu A—Yes. but not and September 8, 1016. er "I. “t at 0—1 have made some money lost some money in the stock mar- ket last year. But while the profits- ble transactions are closed out. i have no. yet sold the stein on which my were incurred. Is it psrmissh , QL-l made some money in specula- tion. but lost it on an election bet. Kay 1 deduct this loss from this pro- A—No clause in the law election beta to be deducted. Q—Hy wife' died a few months ago and I received $5.000 insurance. is this to be included in my gross in come and is it taxable? A—Proceeds of insurance« poiicle» not taxable. but income fromthem is taxable. ‘ Q—l earned $12,000 during 1017 in my business. but lost $5,000 in the grace: masket. Is my gross income to gore on the basis of 12,000 37,000? , 1 ’ or A-Ou the basis of 312,000. g 0-— 1 am a bachelor. My sister died and left me two small children. Am i allowed to deduct anything for them. - A—-'i'ou are considered as head of a family, and entitled to‘ make deduc-. tlous for dependent children. | Q—l sold some property in 191M but did not receive the money until- 1911. n this money which i earned‘ in 1916, but not received until this'3 year. 'to be considered as being 1911! income? ‘ allowing A—The profit on the house is to be! considered as income. if the house! business. There is a hwsuit for any former employees. 1! he win wassoldatalossoyeritsefl you, or its appraised value at the . you received it, you do not have pay tax on it. . moi. Lavmdt. 0—1 made 815000 in 1017’ in. ages against are pending by .1 case, as seems likely. it will c: our. income by $5.00. won't have to pay _. this year. A—Anticipatory losses are not ducible. Q—l «med “.000 last year. got marrl’ ed and furnished a out of this. spending 81.000. Ag; allowed to deduct this $1,000? A—Not allowed to deduct it. n; is personal expenditure. , 0—1 have one child who is: and being taken care of by institution. Am 1 allowed to , for the child? A—Yes. Deduct 8:00. 0—11: 1917 i paid oil three lntaxesonmyhouse. Can]. this from this year‘s income a the 1017 taxes? A—Only the 1917 taxes. ‘ Q—i neglected to pay my. 1911 on my residence until after J ' 1. 1917. Does this'pm'lll. deducting them from my 1911 « statement? . A—Yes. You can mate the tion from the 1018 tax return. Q-is my civil war pension included in my income tan ‘ if so, is the pension taxable? A—lnciude your mate- lt h able. »ll. some All the sugar men. from to retailers, deny that they bad thing to do with boostln' the. Of course not. The consumers it themselves so as to have 'to kick about. I hope those who food conservation to it longer than tht tellers do climb on the water wagon , New Year’s. Grand Opening! - IMPERIAL CAFE RESTAURANT Thursday. Jan. 318i. in the building'iovmerly by the late Carl Schaub, loos Railroad avenue, in South N ~ Everything Ulric-dale First-cl ass Cooking by N.B.BUSB.Prooriel§‘ Bench Chef cam Mlly ...:::.'::"'..":... fm mm‘m ’AapticOllice y , liil.S.ll.!li-Il'i‘2 l- JL my.” Surgeon ‘ unusr 7! booth Iain street 'iswauio ariklwds peer-woof or ,'""", ‘ .0” "m. (-0-) ntoip. a ‘ ,, m. 01L HEATEps ,Jusr Rectum . 3 Furniiflfei ~59? Ill-lit wraith“ 3“” ..
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