Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-07-01
.N|ILLlCK No MORE STAMPS
Repeal Of the Principal War Revenue
Stamp Taxes Went Into Effect 4
I s..s5 Today. NJ Is sss5 81.
No More Stamps on oadinary Article
.s$ Of Trade Of Common Forms 81 s.
4. Commercial Paper. 81
Government Abolishes Taxes that viii
.s Do Away with Income of About B
s}:si.5 ss445, 900, 900. .sssji

9s3s Do AWay with Income of About
3'$3 S45, 900, 600.
Today for the first time since we
declared war against Spain, we are free
Of the revenue stamp octopus. Today
the millions Of tongues in the United
States will not be called upon to |
moisten sour ,nucilage and paste pink |
stamps upon checks, drafts, receipts,
money orders, cough syrup, corn cure,
chewing gum, spring poems, hair-pfns,
baked-bean cans, face powder, and a
variety of other articles more or less
In daily use. Today .Ie American
citizen may eat his dinner with his ali
mentary canal free of revenue stamp
m1Icilage. This year We have two in
dependence days-the first of them be-
ing July !, when independence has
been declared from the ever present
revenue stamp. .sa$==s s. ..3,s s5, e y;.s s.
If you have So or more worth Of
stamps on hand you can get them re-
deemed. You have only to make an
affidavit stating your name, age, pre-
;vious condition of serYitude, color of
youa. hair, eyes and moustache, single
unmarried, tall, short Or medium, date
of last vaccination, and religious be-
lief. Having done this, you confess
to the government from whom you
purchased the stamps, and where the
other fellow got 'en. Then you tell
how long you have had them, how you
like them, whether the nucilage staid
sweet and if they ever stuck together
in your pocket. If the are still stuck
you are stuck for the value of them.
After you have done this you make a
supp Elemental affidavit telling whether
1t has impaired 5your. health to lick 50
many stamps. This is for the pension
office. People who apply for pensions
because OF ill-health incurred, by lick
ing stamps in the service of their
country, will be confronted with their
own affidavits q X ssg5 sss5 tsS s55..s
Today you may draw a check that
will be honored without revenue
stamp, if you have money in the bank
Chewing gun without displaying the
stamp is no, longer a misdemeanor.
You may also smoke cigarettes at a
reduced rate for revenue. If that is any.
induce cement. Twill cost a cent less
is, telegraph home for money, and
many other conveniences will come
cheaper NV N S5 s.S .8E 5:s :%s +: A
/ !. The following will be of interest, as
summarizing the changes in the reY-
enue law: y a5., .$5s55sSs@ =
The changes authorized in the war
revenue tax, authorized by congress,
take effect July !, and it is estimated
that the government will lose a rev
5enue Of $$45, ,O00, 900 a year. There is
no doubt that at least 50 SOC, 900 of
stamps now in the hands of purchasers
will never be redeemed and Uncle Sam
will be ahead Just that much, The
treasury officials have made arrange
ments to redeem unused stamps, but
there is so much red tape connected
with the process that many persons
will prefer to pocket the losses; rather
than bother to secure the rebate. No
rebates are allowed for amounts less
than So ss3ss s53 n ,ss #
I In order to secure a rebate the claim
ant must make an affidavit and file it,
with the internal revenue officer Of.
the district stating from hou the
stamps were purchased, accompanied
also by an affidavit Of the first pur-s
chaser of the stamp AS most Of the.
stamps have been pure chased from
banks or station ers, this will be some
what annoying to all concerned In the
tter and the task Of tracing the ori-
gin of the purchase back to Uncle Sam
will be q hard one.
Owners OF sinpri inted checks and
drafts must forward them to the conn
missioner III inter ernal revenne at their.
#own expense,
h IN the case off igars. the tax al,
which has been reduced from SIS. SIS 80 per
600 to SO. insn tors syiil II make an M
EFentory and dealers viii be allowed ii
bate on q nnb1p plsen boxes,