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THE NORTH PLATTE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. TARIFF CHANGES OF INTEREST TO WOMEN Washington. Following aro tho changes mado by the now tariff bill In tho rates charged for Imports of household necoaBltles: Present law. New law. Sugar 48.5 per cent Tea .......... Free. ' Coffee Free. Salt ..i 1 pound 7 cents. Bread 25 per cent. Milk .. Gallon, 2 cents. Cream 5 cents. Eggs Dozen, 6 cents. Butter Pound, 6 cents. Oatmeal Pound, 1 cent. Flour Barrel, 45 cents. Cheese Pound, C cents. Meat 10 per cent Wool yarno 79.70 per cent. Wool blankets 72.90 per cent. Wool underwear 93.90 per cent. Wool clothing 79 per cent. Wool dress goods for women and children. 99.7 per ce'nt. Cotton clothing 50 per cent. Cotton table damask. .40 per cent. Cotton collars and ' cuffs 64 per cent. Cotton stocklngo 75 per cent. Cotton underwear CO per cent. Trimmed hato 50 per cent. Brooms 40 per cent. OH cloths 44 per cent. Wheat Bu., 25 cents. Potatoes Bu., 25 cents. Cabbage .2 cents apiece. Beans and lentils Bu., 45 cents. Beets 25 per cent. Nearly all other vege tables, natural state. 25 per cent. Vegetables sliced or otherwise prepared. .40 per cent. Pickles 40 per cent. Vinegar, gallon 7a cents. Apples, peaches, quin ces, plums, and pears, green or ripe. 25 cents. Edible berries, quart,. 1 cent. Lomons, limes, grape fruit, oranges, pound.1 cent. Molasses 48.5 per cent. Cattle, each $3.75. Sheep, each 75 cents to $1. Barley, bushel 30 cents. Macaroni, lb Vz cents. Poultry, lb 3 cents. Raw wool 43.90 per cent. NEW TARIFF LAW WILL MAKE MANY RATE REDUCTION ' - ' Synopsis of Measure on Which Special Session of Congress Has Been Working. MARKED CHANGES IN THE AVERAGE DUTIES Democrats Confident That the Coun try Will Be Benefited by the Alter ations, and That Business Will Re ' main Unaffected Ad Valorem Rate In the Bill Is From 27 to 29 Per Cent, In Payne-Aldrlch Bill They Are 40.12 Per Cent. Washington. Tho Democratic tariff revision bill, first on tho program of reforms mapped out when President Wilson camo Into ofllco, udvanced to lta lost congressional stage when It was brought back to tho houso from tho joint conference committee with the unanimous Indorsement of tho Democratic conforcca. Tho measure, of courso, has both Its friends and enemies. According to the administration, it carries out Kur of tho party promises. Tariff ro rm, reduction In .tho high cost of Ilvlng, campaign against tho trusts, In hat dutlos havo boon takon off of many trust made article, and thu In como tax. Tho measuro, consequently, has a larger importance than that ot a moro tariff reform bill, and its effect must bo widespread, both on business and Industry, and also in connection with politics. Domocrntlo loadors aro con jBdont that buBlnoss will Buffer no un toward effect; that consumers will bo benefited. Changes In the Rates. The bill ImposoR an avorago ad valorem rato of from 27 to 29 per cont. Tho averago for tho present Aldrlch law is 40.12 per cont. Tho averago for tho Wilson-Gorman act was 39.45 por cont. , Duties gcnornlly havo been reduced on all of tho articles that entur 'Into tho necessarlos of lifo, Including thu products of tho farm as well as manu factured products. I Trust mado products in many caBes bavo been transferred to tho froo list or tho duties at prosont Imposed havo been substantially reduced. Tho Income tax foaturo of tho bill is oxpocted to not some $83,000,000. It will call for a tax on not Incomoa ot unmarried porsons of $3,000 and up wards and on not Incomes of married porsons living togother, whorq tho wife or hUBband is dopendent, of $4, OQO and upwards. Experts' estimates lndlcato a sup pliJB of $10,000,000 over all expend itures at tho ond ot tho presont fiscal year, A rato (it 40 per cont. is imposed ou stockings and half hose valued at Free after March 1, 1914. Free. Free. Free. 25 per cent. Free. Free Free. 2Vi cento. 1-3 cent. Free. ' 2y2 cents. Free. 18.90 per cent. 30.90 per cent. 35.70 per cent. 35 per cent 35 per cent 30 per cent 25 per cent 30 per cent. 40 per cent. 30 per cent. 40 per cent 15 per cent 20 per cent Free. Freo. Free. 25 cents. 5 per cent 15 per cent 25 per cent. 25 per cent 4 cents. 10 cents. Yz cent Vi cent. Free after March 1, 1914. Free. Free. 15 cents. 1 cent. 1 cent. Free after Dec. 1. not moro than 70 cents a dozen pairs. For Btocklngs between 70 and $1.20 a dozen pairs a duty of 40 por cont. was agreed upon. Tho conferees eliminated tho provi sion inserted by tho sonato denying entry Into tho American market of goods manufactured by children under 14 years of ago. The final agreement provided that any porson employed to collect tho in como tax may bo utilized by tho sec retary of tho treasury in tho general sorvlce of tho lntorual rovenuo bu reau. Larger Customs Revenues. "Tho customs rovonues will bo larg er for tho current year, 1914," Sena tor Simmons said, "becauso tho rates ot tho Payne-Aldrlch law havo been for tho forco quarter, and will con tlnuo in forco on wool and woolen goods until January 1, and on sugar until March 1. When tho next ilscal year begins, July 1, 1914, all tho rates ot tho now law will bo In operation and tho tariff duties collected will bo smaller. The lncomo tax which 1b collected for tho calendar year can be collect ed for only ten months of tho proscnt year, as tho law Bpeclfled that collec tion shall not go back of Murch 1, 1913. The estimated decreaso In tho total expenditures of tho government for 1914, $5,000,000, is based on tho fact that Bmallor expenditures aro oxpocted for tho army and navy esti mates." Tho balanco of the total estimates, as glvon in tho trouBiiry estimates, is mado up ot postal receipts, internal rovenuo receipts, tho profits from pub lic land sales, and other sources ot federal income. Agricultural Products and Provisions. Cattlo, shoop and olhor domestic an imals suitable for uso as food, wheat hud wheat products and eggs, havo boon transferred to tho froo list. Re ductions havo boon mado on oats, but ter, beets, frozen oggs, peas, green houso stock, zautu currants, choco late and cocoa sweotoued and extracts ot moats from tho rates provided' by tho house. Tho rates havo been in creased over IhoBo provided by tho houso on broken rice, flsh packed In oil and ground spices. A rato ot 20 por cont. ad valorem is placed on ground spices In addition to thd ape clflo rato provldod by tho housr- on unground. Tho Bonato recoded from tho reduced rate placed on flaxseed and lta amendment placing a duty on bananas. Tho Iioubq classification on lemons and othor citrus fruits Is ac cepted. 8chedulo H, Spirits, Wines and Other No changes of importance uro mado in this schedule. Tho rates on gin ger ale and similar bovoragos aro slightly decrcasod on bottlos contain ing not moro than ono-halt pint each. The sonato recoded from lta amend ment placing an Internal rovenuo tax on grape brandy used In fortifying aweot wines. Papers and Books. Tho houso rates have been reduced on common paper, box, boards, papers partly covered with motal leaf or golatlno and plain basic papers for albumonlzlng for photographic print ing. Tho ratos provided by tho houso for surface-coated papors suitable tor covering boxes hus been Increased from 35 to 40 por cont. Tho senuto amendments placing specific rates graduatod according to thlcknoss and size havo boon agreed to with Bovoral roductlona In tho ratos provided. The rates agreed to aro approximately equivalent to tho ad valorem rates provided In tho houBO bill. A specific rato has been placed on lithographic views of scenes and buildings lo cated In the United States Instead of tho advalorem rato provided by tho houso. This amendment results In an Increase In tho rate of duty. Roman, Portland and other hydraul ic cements, limestone, rock asphalts, asphaltum, and bitumen have been transferred to tho freo list. Tho house rates havo been reduced on lenses, surveying Instruments, teloscopcs, mi croscopes, photographic and projec tion lenses, In increased on strips of glass for lenses and gauges, opera and field glasses. A now classifica tion has been made for unmanufac tured mica and a rato of 4 cents por pound placed on all valued at not moro than 15 cents per pound, and 25 per cent, on that valued at moro than 15 conts. This results In an iucreaso over tho houso rato of 30 por cent, on tho cheap glass of mica, costing less than 14 cents, and a reduction of all that Is valued at more than 15 cents per pound. Cotton Manufactures. Tho Bonato classification of cotton cloth, according to tho averago num ber of the yarns contained therein, was. accepted, Instead of tho houso provision for tho highest number. This slightly decreases tho rato of somo fancy weavos and novelty cloth, but on tho greater bulk of cotton cloth tho rato Is not affected. Tho rates on bleached and dyed colored yarns aro increased and on cotton yarns and cloth made of yarn, from numbers 79 to 99. Tho rates on handkerchiefs or mufflers, not hemmed, have been de duced from 30 per cent., as provided by tho houso, to 25 per cent. WORK DONE IN CONFERENCE Alterations That Were Made From the Original Underwood Bill Passed by House. A summary of tho agreements In formally announced from day to day during tho conference work Bhows In comprehensive manner tho following Important alterations of tho original Underwood bill: Tho tax rato on Incomes of more thnn $75,000 was Increased by a grad uated Bcalo from threo per cent, to sovon per cent., nnd tho exemption re duced from $4,000 to $3,000 for single persons. The new provision allowing a $4,000 exemption for a married per son provides "that only one deduction of $4,000 shall bo mado from tho ag gregate income of both hUBband and wife when living togother." Artlclos added to tho freo list in clude pig Iron, forro manganese oro cheap grades of Iron; cattle and other food animals; wheat, flour, flax, homp, sugar refining machinery, school text books, sand blast machinery, indigo dyes, moving picture films, cement and asphalt. Some Increases Made. Incrcnsos from tho houso bill In clude: Angora wool nnd articles mado from it. Silk ribbons and narrow fabrics from 40 to 45 por cont. Lithographic views of American scones. Surfaco coated paper suitable for covorlng boxes, from 35 to 40 por cont. Many kinds of acids. Somo kinds of paints. A now classification for woolen Btocklngs, gloves and" mittens makos a reduction from tho houso rato on thoso valued at less than $1.30 a dozen and nn increase on thoso above. Reductions from tho houso rates In cludes: Common paper boxboards. Papors used for photographic prints Wearing apparol mado of cattlo or goat skins. Fur hats. Rough forms of dog and goat skins. Camel's hair press cloth for uso In cotton oil mills. Cotton stockings and half hoso. Perfumed and medicated soaps. Crude chtclo. Linseed oil. Chlornto of potash. High-power lenses, surveying lnstru ments, teloscopcs and tho llko. Oats. lluttor. Boots and othor vegetables. Extracts of moat. Currants. Chocolate. House Rates Changed, i Through a reclassification ratos will! bo slightly reduced from thoso fixed by tho houso on fancy grados of cot ton cloth. The tariff on automobiles, flxod by the house at 45iper cent, and radical ly cut by tho sonato, was compro mised by making ,n new classification of automobiles valued at less thau $2,000, for which a rato ot 30 per cent. was flxod. Tho 5 por cent, robato In tariff mudo by the houso bill on goods brought In American ships was ro talnod with tho added provision that It should not "bo so construed as to abrogate or In any manner impair or affect tho provisions of any treaty" tho United States has. That portion ot the houso bill re quiring foreign manufacturers or ex porters to submit their books to Amor- lean cuBtom agents was amended so that it tho exporter refused to allow such examination an additional duty ot 16 por cent, ad valorem can bo Im posed on his exports. Section S of the Cuban reciprocity treaty, which provides that Cuba should havo a preferential rate ot 20 per cent, ou sugar and that the gon oral tariff of tho United States should not bo reduced bolow tho figures ot tho Dlngloy tariff law of 1807, is ro-pealed HOW THE NEW INCOME TAX J AND WHAT REVENUE IT Incomes. $3,000 to $5,0CO $6,000 to $10,000 $10,000 "to $15,C00 $15,000 to $20,000 i $20,000 t6 $25,000 $25,000 to $50,000 550.OCO to $75,000 $75,000 to $100,000 '. $100,000 to $250,000 $250,000 to $500,000 $500,000 to $1,000,000 $1,000,000 or abovo Total MANY CITIZENS TO CONTRIBUT TO INCOME TAX Estimate Is That 425,000 Persons Will Be Affect ed Under Provisions of New Measure. EXPECTED TO RAISE SUM OF $82,298,000- All Who Get $3,000 or Over Muot Re port Their Incomes Now Is the Time to Begin Accurate Accounts, as New Law Will Cover Receipts From March 1, 1913 Failure to Report will Be Punishable by a Fine Methods of Collections Pro vided. INCOME TAX SCHEDULE. $3,000 to $20,000 1 per cent $20,000 to $50,000 2 per cent $50,000 to $75,000 3 per cent $75,000 to $100,000 4 per cent $100,000 to $250,000 5 per cent $250,000 to $500,000 6 per cent More than $500,000 7 per cent Washington. According to esti mates completed by tho treasury ex perts, 425,000 American citizens must keep such accurate account of their Incomes this year that they will be able to report to the income tnx col lector next spring exactly how much they owo tho government under tho rnow lncomo tax law. So far as tho taxable American is concerned, tho Income tax law Is now practically In forco against him. While tho tariff law in which tho law Ib em bodied will not bo signed until next week, tho first returns do not have to bo mndo to tho internal revenue col lectors boforo March 1, 1914. But when the returns are mado they will cov er tho income of citizens from March 1, 1913, to Docomber 31, and tho first pnyment of tax will bo for monoy re ceived during this period. Every single person (citizen or for eign resident) whose annual income exceeds $3,000, and evory married per son with an lncomo abovo $4,000, is expected to report his or her re ceipts in dotail to the government agents March 1 of each year. To Produce $82,000,000. The estimate completed indicates that tho income tax will produce $82, 298,000 from the 425,000 persons taxed. To thlB will bo added tho $35,000,000 or moro produced by tho present cor poration tax, which is continued as part tho law. President Wilson, tho federal Judges of tho Supremo court now holding of fice and employes "of a stato or any political subdivision thereof," aro tho only persons specifically exempted from tho tax by tho now law. Tho president nnd judgea now in ofllco were mado exempt to escape any ques tions of the constitutionality of tho law, and their successors in office will bo compelled to pay tho tax. First' Burden U on Citizen. Tho general public is expected to give closo study to tho now law in tho next few months, as tho first bur den of tho tax payment rests with tho individual cjtlzen, and his failure to report hlB lncomo is punishable by a fine. It is admitted that when first re turns nro mado many taxable porsons probably will escapo payments, but with each year the government's lists of persons with taxablo incomes will bo mado moro nearly complete. Methods of Collecting Tax. Two primary methods of collecting tho tax are contained in the law. Ono is that the individual return mado by tho citizen; the other tho returns by corporations and other employers who pny fm'.r employes' taxes "at tho source." Under tho law as it will bo signed by President Wilson next wook, evory largo company employing labor will bo compelled to report any regu lar salaries It pays in excess of the $3,000 figures, and will pay tho taxes for lta omployes and deduct tho tax from their pay envelopes. This "payment at tho Bourco" will npply to Bttlarlos, rents, Interests, roy alties, partnership profits and somo other sourccB of income, and porsons rocelvlng such incomes must bo pre pared to show that the monoy has paid its tax at Its source. In figuring up his not income for tho taxpayer, tho Amorican busInosB man, after deducting $3,000 for him soft, or $1,000, It married, will havo WILL BE LEVIED IS EXPECTED TO YIELD Number. 126,000 178,000 53,000 24,500 10,500 21,000 6,100 2,400 2,500 550 350 i 100 Total Tax. $ .630,000 . 6,340,000 4,240,000 3,185,000 2,100,000 9,660,000 6,832,000 4,776,000 13,775,000 8,805,500 13,653,000 9,301,00 Cy $82,298,000 425,000 tho right to claim the following addi tional oxemptlons: Necessary oxpenso of carrying on business, not Including personal, living or family exponses. Interest paid out of Indebtedness. National, state, county, school or municipal taxes paid within the year. Trade Iosbcs, or storm or fire losses, not covered by Insurance. Worthless debts charged off during tho year. A reasonable allowance for tho de preciation of property. Dividends from companies whoso in comes havo already been taxed. Interest from state, municipal or government bonds. Must be Entire "Net Income." It is a clear provision of tho law, howovor, that the taxablo porson must mnko a return to the internal revenue collector for his entiro "not Income," and exemptions claimed under tho law must bo submitted to the federal offi cers for them to determine upon their reasonableness or legality. Tho amount of the income tax, as flnnlly agreed upon, follows: From $3,000 to $20,000, 1 per cent.; from $20,000 to, $50,000, 2 per cent.; from $50,000 to $75,000, 3 per cent; from $75,000 to $100,000, 4 percent.; $100,000 to $250',000, 5 per cent.; $250, 000 to $500,000, 6 per cent.; above $500,000, 7 per cent. A singlo man with an income of $25,000, for example, would pay 1 per cent on $17,000 und 2 per cent on $500, a total tax of $270. If married, tho first tax of 1 por cent, would apply to only $16,000 of tho income. Ready to Answer Questions. The treasury department is prepar ing for a flood ot questions about the now income tax, realizing that this feature of tho tariff bill about to be come law strikes moro intimately at tho tax paying citizen than do tho Indirect taxes collected through the customs duties. Ono of tho first steps taken to get general information before tho public will bo to distribute lncomo tax blnnks through postofflces. Internal revenue officers, and other federal agencies. However, tho fact that ho does not ro- ceivo a blank or a request to pay the tax will not exempt a taxable person from the penalties of tho law. Representative Cordell Hull of Ten nessee, who drew the income tax pro vision of the tariff bill which will Boon become law, mado public a detailed explanation of tho tax plan as it will touch tho Individual citizen. "Tho treasury regulations soon to bo prepared will make clear to every taxpayer tho requirements of tho law and Its application to incomo derived from the various kinds of business," Mr. Hull said. "Any porson who keepB familiar with his business affairs, dur ing the year should have no difficulty In executing his tax return. How Tax Is Divided. "The Income tax Is divided into two phases, the 'normal' tax of ono per cent, on tho whole income abovo $3,000, and the additional tax that bo gins with an extra one per cent, above $20,000 and Is graduated to six por cent, above $500,000. Wherever tho lncomo tax is paid 'at the source' by a corporation for Its employes or in simi lar cases, only tho ono per cent, nor mal tax is so paid. "The Individual has to pay any a dltlonal tnx himself. The provisions of tho law requiring the tax to be withheld at tho source does not tako effect until November 1, 1913. "For tho first year the citizen will make return to tho local Internal reve nue collector boforo March 1, 1914, as to his earnings from March 1, 1913, to the end of this year. The collector will notify him Juno 1 how much he owes and tho tax must bo paid by Juno 30. After next year the tax will apply on tho full calendar year. "It tho lncomo of a person Is under $3,000, or if the tax upon same is withheld for payment at tho source, or it the same is to bo paid elsowhoro In the United States, affidavit may be mado to such fact and thoreupon no return will be required. Covers Incomes of All Citizens. "Tho tax covers all incomos of citi zens of tho United Statos, whether liv ing hero or abroad; thoso of foreign ers living in tho United States, and tho net Incomes from property owned or business carried on In the United States by porsons living abroad. "Tho not income includes all lu como from salaries or any compensa tion for porsonal services; Incomos from trados, professions, business, or commerce; from sales or dealings in personal property or real estate; from Interest, rent, dividends from securi ties; for all business carried on for gain. "IlequostB will not bo considered In como, nor will life insurance paid to a beneficiary or returned to the in sured porson as u 'paid up' or 'sur rendered policy' bo taxable. Intorost on such property will be Included aB lncomo. bowevor. "Tho amount that may be deducted from a total income Includes tho cost of carrying on business, actual Iobbos, depreciation allowances, and tax ox ompt or. tax paid monoy. Living ox ponBes cannot bo deducted, nor can monoy spent for pormanont improve ments to property. Forms to Be Ready Soon. "Tho form that is to be filled out by tho taxpayer will bo drawn up soon by tho commissioner of Internal revenue. Tho taxpayor will havo to give his gross revenue and then speci fy and claim tho deductions to which ho feels entitled. "Unless a man's lncomo tax Is 'paid at tho source' ho must hunt up a tax blank, fill It out, nnd see that It finds Its way to tho proper federal official in his district before March 1, 1914. "Firms, corporations, and the llko having tho handling of interest, rents, salaries, or othor portions of tho ln como of any citizen are compelled to deduct tho tax for tho Individual and pay it to tho government. The indi vidual then will rocelvo a receipt showing ho hns paid his tax." WEALTH IN MIDDLE WEST Investigations by Commissioner Internal Revenue Reveal Large Fortunes There. of Tho commissioner of internal reve nue mado public tho estimates on in comes for tho mlddlo west. These estimates show that far moro wealth is distributed in Illinois out sldo of Chicago than in the city. The commissioner of internal revenue is inclined to bolieve tho reports nro' so far from correct that he will not uso them to any oxtent In his plans for the collection of the Income tax. According to his statement, 12,000 citizens of Chicago havo incomes ranging from $3,000 to $20,000 per year, while 12,800 cltlzons ot tho Eighth district, which has its head quarters In Springfield, have incomes within this scope. Only 5,000 Individ uals in tho Fifth district, with head quarters at Peoria, aro listed. Likewise in Indiana there is a great variance in districts. The collector for tho Sixth district reported over 20,000 taxablo Incomes, and the col lector for tho Sovonth district reported only 6,000. Large Fortunes In Iowa. Iowa'B Incomes will bo largely taxed, the collector for that state reporting nenrly 17,000 taxable fortunes. Wis consin has a few over 10,000, Michigan close to 12,000, and Minnesota about 4,000. A feature about tho Minnesota In come estimate Is that tho collector de clares thore aro 150 men in the stato with Incomes upwards of $100,000 an nually, while In Chicago tho collector reported only 35 porsons with incomes abovo tho $100,000 mark. Large fortunes seem to predominate in Minnesota, for there aro 1,000 men rated with Incomes between $20,000 and $50,000, as against 500 in Chicago and 1,000 in tho whole state of Illi nois; 500 with incomes between $50, 000 and $100,000, as against 175 in Chicago and 275 in Illinois, and 150 over $100,000, as against 50 in Illi nois. Indiana and Michigan are also re ported as having large income bear ing fortunes over tho $20,000 mark. Figures for the Middle West Tlie following table shows tho va rious taxable Incomes In six middle west states: ILLINOIS. $3,000 to $20,000 to $50,000 to Over $20,000 $50,000 $100,000 $100,000 First dlst 12.000 600 175 33 Fifth dlst.... 5,000 F.lRhth llst..l2.S0O 300 B0 10 Thirteenth .. 9.000 TOO 60 10 INDIANA. Sixth dlst. ...19.000 909 100 75 Seventh dlst.. 5.850 120 3d IOWA. Third dlst.... 16.000 20 30 . I WISCONSIN. First dlst 6,500 2C0 60 10 Second dlst.. 4.000 200 23 10 MICHIGAN. First dlst.... 0,500 750 150 M Fourth dlst.. 3.000 200 70 to 100 23 to 40 MINNESOTA. Tlrst dlst.... 2,600 1,000 GOO 150 Canadian Fox Industry. Much money Is involved In tho Ca nadian fox Industry. Since the open ing of this season 219 live foxes ot vat riouB hues including silver gray, vr. ucd at $320,000, have been shipped from Edmonton to points in eastern Canada and tho United Statos for broeding purposes. Included in this lot were ten young black foxes which were sold to a Now York firm for $30, 000. Many young foxes die soon after capture. Several black pups havo died attor being sold for $1,500 to $2,500. A western raw fur company which has been supplying tho eastern markets with young live foxes announces that it will discontinue the eastern ship ments, having decided to establish a farm in western Alberta, where 40 foxes aro already domiciled. A do crease ot 25 to 60 per cent, has takon place in the prices paid for these ani malB, which Is attributed to the largo number which have been supplied from tho northern country of Alaska, Yukon territory, and tho northweBt territories. The supply has been plen tiful because tho young foxeB were 'dug out of their holes before they wore able to escapo. In a short time tho young foxes will leave their daniB and It will then be Impossiblo to catch thorn otherwise than singly In traps, and tho prices will probably rise. The Winner. Senator Key Pittman was talking In Tonopah about two lobDylsts who had quarreled. "Rut there's no fear," ho said, "of their maiming or mutilating one anoth er. Thoy aro llko Bluff and Stuff. " ' ho camo out ahead,' a man nsk ed'ln that street row between Bluff nnd Stuff?' " 'Stuff did," was the answer, 'bu' he had half a street's start,'"