Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-01
From Talcum Powder to
Estate ut Death Levies
Are Made For War.
REVENUES TO BE
BOOSTED BILLIONS
War Profits Must Carry Larger ehars
Of surdens-sill Now Pending Pro.
poses Increased Rate on Postal Cards
and Letters to 2 and 8 Cents Eaoh-
Picture Theater Tickets, Smokes and
Drinks Included.

Washington. Oct. 1.-The senate and
house resumed work today on import.
ant war legislation. with adjournment
of the session tentatively set for not
later than next week. The house was
prepared to take final action In the
s2,700 100000 war tax bill a. redrafted
in conference. The $4,000. .o0o.o den-
cheney appropriation bill now In con-
ference and the soldiers and sailors
insurance bills are the only ones de-
manding action before the end Of tho
session.
Indications are that the soldiers and
sailors civil rights bill. together with
| other minor business, will be shelved
| until the regular session In December.
Catches Every One.
The $2.700.0o0.000 war tax bill. which
! Is up for final action today in the
house, Catches" almost everybody
! from the cradle to the grave. and for
good measure. a few new taxes on the
heirs.
Babyis first dash Of talcum powder
will. under the . per cent manufac-
turers' tax on cosmetics. help Uncle
Sam carry on the war. and after death
the federal collectors will be- on hand
/ on the present ratio OF from per cent
on $6o, 900 to 10, per cent on $4,000 900.
Between birth and death most or
mans activities would be taxed, voting
a proxy at q meeting OF cemetery
\ 49,
cially exempted.
War Profits Pay Most.
Those who have profited most by the
| war. the recipients OF enormous excess
war profits. will pay the most to help
carry it on-almost half. More than
| half the total amount Of the bill. or
| 81, 31,100,000.000. Is to ne collected from
them. The person who writes q postal
card will be caught, for cards will sell
for 2 cents each by the provisions of
the bill. Letters will be 3 cents. Ono
will be taxed when he goes to a NOV
Ing picture show, If the admission Is
over cents-one-ten of the cost OF
the ticket. That rate will affect all
who attend amusements-from the man
in the gallery to the one in the box.
A host Of stamp taxes. designed to
raise s30.O00.OO0. also will get the man
with little money. in many ways. His
greatest consolation is that the con-
sumption taxes, which would have made
him pay on coffee, sugar and tea. were
i stricken from the bill.
i MoGeraSs :To01.S= :s.=G.
The men Of moderate means, as well
! as the wealthy, are affected by theNn-
come tax section. Normal rates have
| been doubled and exemptions lowered
| to $1,000 for single persons and $4,000
for married ones. Surtax for incomes
above $4,000 range froH, ! 70 SO per
cent, the maximum applying to Incomes
Of more than S1.o0O.000. This section
is expected to raise $60O.0O0.00o.
Drinks and Smokes Higher.
Included In the taxes imposed on the
manufacturers are levies of one quarter
Of a cent foot on motion picture
films: 2 per cent on the sale price of
| chewing gum. and per cent on auto
biles, musical instruments and jewelry.
Even drowning ones troubles in drink
or sending them up in smoke will cost
more, for the levies on all ki1Eis Of
drink and tobacco soar. Tho new rate
on whisky is $2.1o per gallon. and on
beer $3.50 a barrel. Wine taxes will
| be doubled, and even grape juice will
| be taxed cent a gallon.
A person can net escape taxes by
! travel. Eight per cent Is put on pas
senger tickets, and summer tickets also
pay tax.
Some confusion and misinterpretation
have arisen out OF the wording Of the
section Imposing stamp taxes on nego-
table instruments, which have been
misconstrued to mean that a tax has
been placed on bank checks. The bill
says:
Drafts or checks payable otherwise
than Mt sight or on demand" etc,
cents for each 800. The ofiicial inter
probation OF this section ID that check
kis payable at sight on demand. and u.
therefore. Is excluded from tax.