Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-11-07
COST Of HIGH LIVING
IS RAISED UNDER LAW
New Tariff Hits Pocketbooks of Giddy,
Gay Gadabouts Hard Blow At
Every Turn of Road.
EVEN BREATH DEsTRoYERs
WILL BE HIGHER UNDER LAW
Diamonds, Silks Jewelry and Other
Things viii Cost More Than Be-
fore Law Was Passed.
BY BOND P. GEDDEs
written for the United Press)

Washington, Nov. Up notch
higher, under the new tariff law, goes
the cost of high living. It's going to
cost more-and a lot more at that-to
keep up The reputation of being Z,
"spender From "booze," to bank |
balances, the new law hits tho pocket
books of the giddy, gay, gadpbouts.
Sprees, it is declared, will cost as much |
more again, or more, while the income
tax strikes the bank balances and the !
observation-disclosures incomes.
"Joy riding may be some slight
cheaper for the man who prefers for
eign built cars. But there are mighty
few spots in the new law which offer
solace and cheer for the chasers of the
bright lights
For the man who likes his Ticker
the new law promises no financial re-
lief at the bar. 1t is confidentially be
lieved that the bars where you can
now get them two for quarter will
sell them at fifteen cents straight. The
new law retains, and on many items in
creases, the duty, The former rate Of
$3.50 gallon on brandy, whisky, abb
sinthe, cordials and liquors is retained.
So is the former duty Of so cents
a quart on champagne. So also is the
old ''indirect tax of forty-five cents
a gallon on imported beers, ale, porter
and stout. On still wines, the import
tax, which the consumer will have to
pay is slightly increased in some in
stances. About the only thing that
sounds like an intoxicant and which
doesn t carry the same, or highter, tax
is "bibulous paper" and that is not
thirst quencher, but stereotyping
commodity The Democrats did de-
crease the duty on sponges, though
from twenty to fifteen per cent. No
4 it's not that kind of sponge,
But the friendly "bar.keep" may
have to economize in keeping the littl
a china dish at the end Of the mahogan,
i filled with the "breath destroyers,
for cloves will cost two cents a pound
NJ and cinnamon chips one cent opun
more, if the new import tax is taclie
on to the retail price, which it wi
y probably be.
N There's one chance, however Sigh
for the thirsty man, who doesn't hav
N to have red.eye or kindred strongs. B
v drinking cider it might be possible +
save as much as one-tenth Of cent o
glass, provided You buy it in gallo
NJ lots and drink it at home, for the tarif
n on imported cider has been cut fror
N five to two cents a gallon. But VIII
81 wants to do their drinking at homeG
But pity the poor millionaires. /
addition to plastering fat income Ia
on his purse, the new law, in intent
y least, boosts nearly everything on th
"high living plane" Diamonds ar
up ten per cent. Jewelry is up fiv
per cent. Silks are up considerably, an
k, SO it goes.
The jolly "ioy riders" have on
consolation in the reduction by fiftee
j. per cent, of the duty on cheap foreig
automobiles, which cost less than $1,000
It also provides no tax on gasoline
Some more consolation is that If th
"poor millionaire" is a horse fancie
10 he can still import thoroughbreds fc
re his breeding stables without one penn
Of tariff cost.
A. But there is this to be said for--C
agaipst--the new law The tariff o
chickens has been cut TO the limit