Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-01
A Warning in Eight Parts by
American Defense Society

or local letters. shall be cents; and
that on postcards, including private
mailing cards shall be one cent more
than heretofore. This increase in
cludes so-called picture postcards. The
advances were made effective 80 days
after passage Of the law, and are con-
strued by the Post Office Department
to begin with letters and postcard
postmarked Nov. 2.
The increases also have been ex-
tended by Departmental order to first
class mail to many foreign countries,
which, under postal conventions, have
! enjoyed the domestic rates. The new
scent letter rate, therefore, will apply
to letters to Canada, Cuba, Mexico,
Panama, England, Ireland. Scotland,
Wales, the Bahamas, Barbados, Brit
ish Guinea, British Honduras, Santo
Domingo Dutch West Indies, Leeward
Islands, Newfoundland and New Zea-
land. The postcard increase will ex-
tend to Canada, Cuba. Mexico and Pam
anna, the only countries which have
enjoyed the domestic postcard rate.
For consumers convenience, books
of postage stamps containing Scent
stamps are in readiness for sale and
the Department has had printed thous-
audS of 2-cent post cards. First class
mail postmarked today OF any time
prior to 1901 A NJ Nov . regardless
OF time taken for delivery will be
transmitted at the old rates but that
postmarked thereafter must pay the
Increased toll.
Amusement admiSS on taxes become
effective today at places charging more
than 10 cents. They are l cent for each
ten cents or fraction paid for such ad-
mission, payable by The person ad-
mitted but collected by the govern
ment from the amusement proprietor,
required to make sworn returns to the
/ treasury. a fiat tax of | cent for each
child under II admitted when children
are charged also is provided. Passes
also are taxed, except those to bona
flde employees. municipal officers and
children under II, at the regular rate,
which also is extended to cabaret or
other entertainment in which tho al
mission is included in the price Iaid
fuI refreshment. merchandise or Scrv-
ice. Persons leasing theatre boxes
must pay ten percent. on their rental
The new rates on cigars range from
. % cents to 81 per thousand and on
cigarettes from so cents to $40 per
thousand. Five cents a pound is the
new tax on tobacco, snuff and other
manufactured tobacco, while cigarette
papers are taxed from IL to / cent
per hundred AS the taxes are now
reaching the ultimate consumer, the
raises mean about 1 cent more on five
cent tobacco packages. from to 5
cents on cigarette packages and from
to 10 cents on cigars.
The taxes on freight and passenger
transportation are also extended to
motor vehicle competitors of steam and
electric ia ways and water lines. The
pa ssepger transportation tax is not an
plcable to fares costing 81 cents or
less or communication or season tickets
for trips less than 80 miles PAYMENTS
for services rendered the federal and
state governments are exempt from
taxation.
The ten percent tax on Pullman ac-
c"modations is applicable to payments
for seats, berths, and staterooms in
parior and sleeping cars or on vessels.
Inc o-cent tax on telegraph. tcle-
phone or radio messages costing Is
cents or more applies only TO those
originating IN the United States
Clubs whose dues are less than sI2 a
year and fees to lodges are exempt
from the 10 per cent. tax on club dues.
The new insurance taxes are i'm
posed on new policies issued. with re-
insurance policies exempted Indus
trial or weekly payment policies are
taxed forty per cent. on the first pre-
MUM on policies fol $500 or less