The Seattle Star Newspaper, January 5, 1922, Page 14

oe ERS ITT FRAT LUXURY TAX ( Manufacturer Pays Revenue! } Now Instead of Consumer --in Theory That misu Avoided, sh lerstandings may be rs and shopkeepers Dave asked The Star for complete faformation of the repeal of the lux Wry tax and what it means indi Vidually to them. As’ previously announced by The Any dealer who professes still te be collecting luxury taxes from patrons of his retail store is either ignorant of the law, has misinterpreted it, or is will fully taking money to put into A new law, called the revenue act Of 1921, replaced the luxury tax law on January ! MOST “LUXURIES” NO LONGER TAXE This new law repea tax. Most of the article ; | igre Plain colors or floral designs, trimmed with » : uit os ai "aeons et lie ore | a hemstitching or fancy blue stitching. A model with low bust, long sk | But the important point is, under | the new law the tax is against the Manufacturer of the article in al Most every instance, and not against the consumer. sa EE GLEAN RAN i. THE in l DEAD BUT iT y -= High Glory (me or tet its yt HAS ANHEIR; 4 , \.as Adults! 2-2 seat orc PD ee aos Women in Organization Hold Jolly Mimicry In all thelr ata P' PPHTS | tre, grew up Wednesday night The occasion was the entertain ment of Theta Sigma Phi, wom en's national journalism fratern. ity, by the Grace Barnes Pup. pets in the # of the puppet Star, the luxury tax expired on Jan how people in Trimble build 1, and is now legally and for ing er dead. The occasion, also, was the A Sale of forerunner of a puppet per formance to be presented by the In celebr event the Mem of the journaliam or attired themacives to the doll people of the wtage from the red in all clown. Friday shredded wheat skirt the Igorrote. in the wag none } other than uth Hamilten Kerr, | herself, who i# connected both with the puppet company and SEATTLE PUPPETS AND MIMICS | Puppets Rainier Post Makes Journalism ' Muslin Corset Covers, trimmed with neat em- rer carmermrmmrnrr a “seve * - woes STAR Post, ‘LETS WOMEN KEEP SECRET *ACE SWOLLE Hearj 4 ear t HIDE, BROTHER! dna Members on Mantor Drive for of White A Low Prices The January Sales Noted for Their | Pink Muslin Bloomers 59c Well made, full cut Bloomers of pink muslin, finished with ruffle, trimmed with blue stitching. Sateen Bloomers 69c Good quality sateen, finished with plain ruffle. Windsor Crepe Bloomers 85c Nemo Corse Self-Reducing Model $4.00 « .The quality, shape and durabi of this model Nemo equals that the high-grade corsets. style, with self-reducing straps. Sizes 24 to 36, in pink or w coutil—the sale price is $4.00. Style 1111 Nemo Circlet Bi Corset Covers 65c ~ broidery or lace edge and ribbon threaded. ‘The consumer, under the luxury the Journalian fraternity. SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE siere for full figures—for $1.00. s tax law. was the person directly! Wet Yang and Tring Kel, Cht SOON) ry re 1E a taxed for buying “luxuries.” Under nese people trom “Aladdin and SECOND FLOOR—THE BON MARCH the new law the only articles t the consumer is taxed for buying are | these. Ivory, precious stones, semi-pre Cious stones, watches, clocks, binocu lars, field giasses, ca tickets to the Orient costing more than $60 and | the Wonderful Lamp,” present ed themselves in the persons of Keatrice Mathieu and Airfrie Kincaid On the puppet stage the hom ent-to.coodnem puppets were ad nia Save on Long Cloth and Toweling |! Long Cloth—Bolts $1.65 Crash Toweling 7c Yard Turkish Towels 40¢ a? by thetr reactive strings rmitted wateh the ma of their life-ctze selven. the evening members tickets to amusements costing more | than 10 cents. | ‘The tax is 10 per cent on amuse-| [ig ment tickets costing more than 10/ | ot both the men's and women's Soft-finished Long Cloth, 36 sé yards ‘A Unbleached - dozen maar gs pore cents: $5 on tickets to the Orient vecuaiiom Orghninations vieile j . Crash, 16 inches wide. els, size 22x inches costing more than $60; 3 per cent on} it eso te oaae anne asa inches wide—10 yards to the bolt. weight. candy and 5 per cent on the other) articles named. The manufacturer, producer or im porter is taxed 5 per cent under the| new law for sale of the following: | MANUFACTURER PAYS i TAX ON THESE | Carpets sold in excess of $4.50 per yard: rugs sold for more than $6; trunks sold for more than $35; va Hses, traveling bags» t boxes and | tro characters of with the Cirous" Crash Toweling 12'/2c Yard 600 yards of Unbleached Crash Toweling, 18 inches wide, with neat red border. THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE The Reduced Prices in The January Clearance Sale Bring You Big Savings Art Needlework at Clearance Sale Prices Stamped Gowns $1.65 Long Cloth—Bolts $1.85 Good quality Long Cloth,’ 36 inches wide—10 yards to the bolt. and antane | Huck Towels 12% 100 dozen Huck Towel: 15x28 inches—good quality. Lamp.” Army Recruiting Party in Seattle Reeking recruits for the 4 di vison of the regular army tioned t oe p Lewin, ‘ec rty fitted toilet cases sold for more than Soh seadkaMiienh a eiption ta Bee $25; purses, shopping and hand bags “ where jt Intends to stay and pocketbooks sold for more than - * The party. % was bewersy for a hn je $5; portable lighting fixtures, includ. printing cers and 4 endl ing lamps and lamp shades, sold for | More than $10, and lenses sold in excess of $1 » Manufacturers, producers or im | porters are taxed 10 per cent of the sale price of firearms, shells and cartridges, hunting and bowte Knives, hunting and shooting gar- ments and riding habits. They are| faxed 100 per cent of the ale price Of dirk knives, daggers, sword canes and metal knuckies |inen, ix accompanied by “Leo.” a | Wardecomted German polices dog, by tank Thomas W. King, Seventh tn :) who was in Beattie last month with «a s«milar reeruiting mn command. He is aasiet-} aj. Claude W. Cummings, | Third Medical regiment; Capt. Pant! Beatrice Mathieu as Wei Yang, the Chinese puppet maid, Pr. Loran infantry: First Lleut: yf) “iT ; “ F. J. itley, Tenth Field artillery, an The tax on art porcelains, statu-/¢¢ Theta Sigma Phi puppet party. Above: A group of “pup-| pice Lieut. Norman C. Caum, ary, paintings, sculpture and bronzes | pets.” —Photos by Price & Carter, Star staff photographers. yourth intantry is 5 per cent of the producer's sule party, is | od by 3 price. But the manufacturer, producer or importer pays the tax wh sells to the wholesaler. The ult purchaser is not taxed by THE BON MARCHE RGAIN BASEMENT Uncle Sam. It the th 2 he ne my ‘ a iF vey that the cichaahe Seegseter, Three patterns in made-up Nainsook Gowns, stamped for wh: manufacturer, wholesaler and re.) or colored embroidery—the apality of the material is especi good. ‘ Stamped Combinations $1.45 Made-up Nainsook Combinations in two patterns—one with neck — other with straight top— both in envelope style — quality material—sizes 36 to 42. 3 Broken Line of Crochet Cotton Balls 7c Sizes 5, 10, 30, 50, 70. Colors—flesh, cream, blue, green, red—bu’ not all sizes in each color! ; A miscellaneous assortment of Stamped Articles—at 15c, Stamped 48-inch Centers—on white Clover Bleach, THIRD FLOOR—THE BON MARCHE tailer would each absorb part of the tax, tho, in all probability, as is gen erally the case, the entire tax will be passed onto the last purchaser, the consumer, in the form of an in creased purchase price Rare Economies Every Day Because ‘t sells for cash the Bargain Basement always has the money to attract unusual bargains from wholesalers and other large operators. Of course, you get the benefit of these savings. For exam- ple, the merchandise advertised today. Chamber Merger | Is Now Complete Final mergmg of the 3 Exchange and the Sea ef Commerce, as fave two memberships in a*referendur vote, hag taken place, actording to Baby Shop Wearables Reduced for Clearance Baby’s Hats—Half Price A black calfskin one- , @n announcement from President BA Robert S$. Boyns of the Chamber strap Pump with a Fancy and Tailored Hats for little NS i a cas dark gray insert and sister—reduced to $1.45—in good qual- > the Merchants Exchang Cuban heel. ity materials, becoming styles and Save on Men Ss Goods < the 67 a a 4 colors. ° as &, aes ce Brown Kid One- Little Sister’s Wearables in the January Clearance chairman of the executive commit p Pump with «a gy “ . is Men’s Gloves $1.95 Broken lines of Men's Cape and Suede Gloves, both lined and unlined, in various shades of tan and’ gray. Men’s Ties 59c A clearance of the odds and ends of our best selling Ties. Many patterns and colors in the assortment. Men’s Shirts $1.15 broken sizes of Men's tee of the new bureau and a mem ler of the board of trustees, } € 1-2 and 1-3 Less One lot of Little Sister’s Wearables, including sweaters, furs, underwear, coats—in broken lots, of course—all marked at 14 and 1% less. Baby’s Needs Half Price Baby Louis heel, per- forations over the toe and top of the slipper. . Sevibens Abncleted ; for Shoe Shop Here Appointed Wednesday by Superior Judge Austin FE. riffith Woods A Purchase of the Cancellations of an Eastern Broken lines and Soft and Stiff-cuff is in charge of the Shoo Co. Fourth Manuf acturer, All Exceptional Bargains : Shirts. Some are a little soiled and mussed from handling, But eee. 3 ee Outing kimonos, knit sacques, flan-| there’s a big saving on each shirt. Gertrudes, buntings, silk-padded Women’s High-Grade |] |..." Pumps and Oxfords January Clearance Sale of 4.839 | Household Articles ‘Weyenberg Shoe Manufacturing ¢ oO, which declared the defendant ‘ vent and unable to pay @ debt of Men’s Union Suits $2.45 Men’s Wool-mixed Union Suits in broken lines are in a_brokei 748.86, size assortment which is made up mostly of large and small sizes, i Woods posted a receiver's bond of Every suit’s a bargain. MEN'S SHOP—LOWER MAIN FLOOR $10,060. 1922 Record of Pedestrians Hit by Automobiles 1 —Herbert Johnson, 2852 view ave., suffer about the leg when kr Oe age Teel amge Radel 15e Glass Caster Cups reduced to 8¢. $2.25 Tin Bread Raisers reduced to $1.69. en by Elmer Warner. 20c Glass Clothes Sprinklers reduced to 14¢. 5e Wire Coat Hangers reduced to S¢. gon st. i T5e Mottled Utility Bowls reduced to 37¢. S115 Round Wire Dish Drainers reduced to 95¢. 3 13 vad Vine 10c Toilet Paper Holders reduced to 5e. 30¢ Blue Enamel Sink Strainers reduced to 23¢, Sizes AA to D 15e Wooden Potato Mashers reduced to 9¢. Sizes 3 to7 A Patent Leather the running board of Large Willow Clothes Baskets at 98¢. $1.25 J . Engl D ao gente. how Sinden a pans rn . “ : $1.25 Jet Black English Tea Pots reduced to 75¢. Pog s PAE soc Al lipper, with a calf $2.50 16-inch Garbage Cans reduced to $1.95. 55e Clothesline Pulleys reduced to 37¢. aut Was ber weak bupcaed’ done skin, two - button, 95c Parlor Brooms reduced to 69¢. Common White Wood Clothes Pins, 2 dozen for 5¢. sustaining a bruised knee tongue and the new Set of Madam Pott’s Sad Irons at 95¢. 8c Paper Shopping Bags reduced to 5¢. 1 ~ ae srkons, sa instep strap, stitching Hartz Mountain Canary Birds at $9.50. 7'y4c roll of Toilet Paper reduced to 6¢. and Pine st., Tuesday, by Otto Lang on toe, leather heel. hsacubea re aad of Renton, who told the police rhe ‘s 4 — Was apparently unhurt after the ac The same style in = way i brown or black kid, 15, 16 Fisae TR epi laa with suede tongue and Second 4 Union st., Tuesda instep strap. And in Moart, was ¢ wis tien all black suede, by A. Ws wm Fhe bay we STORE HOURS—9 A. M. TO 5:30 P. M. ut not seriously hurt, pojice — — en ee ena U Nanna “a se eens anaismmnamati 7" tlt >" ARTE te i aie i ati hott, phy NE he ay oak