Show 1 iW AR A RIA TAX X XI I I 1 t. t Sf STAMPS AMPS I I GONE CONE i y I I kr j t t. h Many Many Denominations Are I 5 t. tr r j r Exhausted Through the theT s. T Hea Heavy r Demand li Kj V O Owing to tho the local local office ha ru run out I of or clamps tam in omo some denomination for tor i 8 l articles und under r the tha new 1 stamp tamp tu railroads ds and other persons peron n and firms willbe fo for q th the present exempt from of thi thlu tax tx Telegraphic to o ti tho effect rc that railroad companies cornS corn com f S ne need nee d not tamp stamp bills billa of la lading lU and S other shipping until moro more stamps ar aro i obtained wa ra re this morning b by John Griffin of or the United states SUU in In- In revenue collectors collector's om office dike C. C As tho ho office orace H l. also sl without for other purposes pose Mr lr 8 assumes t that lt other others others others' oth oth- er ers ers' are temporarily exempt The rush Uh of for tor drained the o of most mO t of the th S stamps and nU aU the cent 5 cent 10 mid various special stamps ar are arc now gon son gone However another Is being sent rent S hero hem from Wa Washington and 1 i expected cd to reach reath here In lr a 1 few days S To Show Leniency The The c collector of or the ibe Irit Internal rn 1 revenue r d department had l left t tolerances in the S. S rr n of enforcing the new 13 laws w In the thu of hi his subordinates ate 4 as they n mo better able to Jud Judge o 10 local AI conditions Since It is la the fault of the tho go government nt and not nOl th the taxpayers ft e that the supply Is ts short hon in tn nearly every office leniency will W bu- shown until it IE le possible 1 bl ble bl for every on one ona I within the statutes statute's pro- pro 1 lon to obtain the tho stamps J The The- following letter Jetter concerning the In- In n company feature of or the thc staDl stamp tax all received reci eci morning b by br John James st state stab te insurance commissioner 5 from C. C F. F Nesbit superintendent of the S District of or Columbia Insurance department depart depart- meat ment I The Thela law passed re recently entitled An Act Mt to Increase the Internal Revenue and andlor lor br Othar Othu Purposes schedule A Af stamp tax taZ contains the following clause claue Certificates of any description required b blaw by byS S law not otherwise specified in iu this act ten tenS cents Feeling that It ml might ht facilitate the theo work wok o k of or your our department I am writing to toBay Bay that I X have consulted the United Sta States tn internal revenue re bureau at th the treasury department aa to their ruling I J am om told that of authority to Insurance companies required b by law S shall hall have affixed to them a cent 10 1 stamp beginning December 1 and that this tUis should be paid for or by tho company at which request and for whose benefit the certificate i la Is Issued Baggage Is rs Taxed Und Under T the new tax every certified copy of oC a patent or record II Issued b by the tho local United States land office must bear a cent 10 Internal revenue re stamp accordIng accordIng accord accord- Ing to notice received by tho register and andr r receiver hel of or the local office from the th commissioner com corn r missioner of tho general beneral land hind office Applicants Ap Ap- Ap- Ap for the these e land papers must pay pa the tax in addition to the tho entry fee fel Th The railroad companies e have I learned that all aU excess baggage e must bear beu tax stamps This will include many articles that are arc not permitted to go through as aa n checked baggage as 8 aswell well as all all baggage that is in excess of or the limit al allowed allowed at- at lowed for tor single tickets ticket The telegraph offices have bave reported confuSIon con con- fusion ulon resulting from ft a misunderstanding of tho the tax on messages message some thinking U it necessary to affix stamps on all tee tale grams These are not listed with Kith the tamp tax but come under the same special spa ape cIa cial war var tax lAx as 05 does the tax on special telephone calls It being Ing somewhat difficult dun cult to c p place ce a 6 ta stamp p on Cn a a. phone calL can |