Evening journal., 1914-11-20
WAR TAX STAMPS
MAY NOW BE HAD
Collector Miles Receives an
Allotment and Some Are
Sent to Wilmington
WHEN A FACE POWDER
IS NOT A FACE POWDER

With the receipt Of the war tax
stamps from Washington the trials
and tribulations of Collector of In
ternal Revenue Miles and Chief De-
putty Collector Milbourne, OF the
Maryland-Delaware district, whose
offices are in Baltimore, are begin
ming in earnest. They have for
warded a supply of the new war
stamps to the internal revenue office
in the Federal building in Whining
ton. Inquiries came to them by
mail and by telephones for definitions
of certain provisions in the law and
their application. Bankers wanted
to know under what conditions they
could be classed as brokers and drug
men desired to be instructed as 10
what preparations constitute cos
metics and perfumery.
TO this last inquiry the reply was
made that any wash or powder that
is intended to beautify the COM
plexion or to add to its comfort is
cosmetic. One dealer asked about
talcum powder. He said that this
was used by some people on the feet
to make the shoe slip on more
readily. Senator Milbourne directed
that if the label stated that its use
was limited to footwear It was not
included. The department is govern
ed TO a certain extent by the labels,
discretion being used in constituting
the law. Any attempt at evasion,
however will soon be discovered by
revenue agents when they investigate
and the penalty follow.
The stamps to be used for various
purposes are classified as follows:
Beer, ale, porter and similar fer
mented liquor, an increased tax of
so cents per barrel, levied since Oc-
tober % last.
Champagnes and other sparkling
wines, 20 cents per quart; still wines,
cents per quart; liquors, cOrdials
and similar compounds, cents per
quart. AS wine stamps have not yet
been supplied, dealers who sell to
consumers are required to keep an
account of sales and when the stamps
are in shape for distribution the pro-
/ per number Of stamps must be paid
for and Cancelled for such sales.
The special tax effective on the
| first of this month. and for which
no stamps we're issued is: For bank
ers, 81 for each $1,000 capital em-
ployed, including surplus and profits
Stamps have been provided foI
other special annual taxes as fol-
lows:
Brokers, $50; pawnbrokers, $50
commercial brokers. $40; Custom
house brokers, SO; proprietors o
theaters. museums. concert halls
etc, TO pay on a graduated scale from
S25 for a seating capacity of lot NOR
than $50 TO 500 for a seating capa
city of NOR than 500; circus pro
prietOrs, 500: bowling alley anS
billiard table proprietors, SO for eacl
table or alley; commission mer
chants, 500; dealers in tobacco, ci.
gars, or snuff whose sales exceed
5000 a year. $3.50; manufacturers oi
the last enumerated articles to pay
on a graduated scale of Sc for each
100000 pounds of tobacco or snuff OF
100000 cigars manufactured; cigar
cite manufacturers, $12 for each
100000 cigarettes.
Telephone and telegraph com
panies must make sworn statements
after the expiration Of each month
and pay one cent for each message
or conversation transmitted which
cost over Is cents.
Newspapers must pay one cent FOL
each shipment of papers. Stamps
must be used exclusively for th'
taxes for which they are sold. anC
no documentary or proprietar,
stamps can be used to indicate pay
ments of taxes on wines or cordiali
or vice verse.
Small discounts are TO be allowed
on purchases of large quantities o
adhesive stamps.