New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-10-20

takes it's levy from every mar
ried man or woman with an N
come over $4,000, and every un-
married man or woman with an
income over $1,000, and the war
profits tax reaches every corpora
ton with a net income over $3,0oo.
and every partnership and lndl-
vidual operating business which
yields more than $4,000 net IN
come during this year. But one
need not be too quick to congrat-
ulate oneself on not being one OF
these five million. Becausa, You
can not buy any article that has
been freighted by rail or water,
you can not ride on a train, send
a telegram, visit theater ur bali
park, buy a bottle of patent med
icine, a baseball bat or any other
kind Of sporting gods, tube OF
tooth-paste. or any other toilet
article. own an auto, a motor
cycle or motor-boat, draw time
draft, buy bond or share OF
stock, or send in proxy for an
election, without paying tribute
to Uncle Sam" From the cradle
to the grave most Of mans activi-
ties will now be taxed. points out
an Associated Press correspond
ent, since "baby's first dash OIL
talcum powder, under the ? per
cent. manufactures tax ON cos
metics, Will help the Government
carry on the war, and after death
the Federal collectors will be onl
hand to get the inheritance tax,
at advances on the present rate
Of from l per cent. on $4,000 to
10 per- cent. on $1,C0G, ,G0G."l
Many everyday activities, it is
noted, will become mores expep
Sive:
"The person who writes post
al-card will be, caught, for cards
will sell for two cents each. byl
the provisions of the bill. Letters
will be three cents. One will be I
taxed when he goes to moving !
picture show, if the admission is
more than five cents, one-tentE Of /
1Ak eaakof1the ticket. That rate x
will affect all who attend amuse- {
ments from the man in the gal I
ltry to the one IN the box A |.
host Of stamp ..axes. desionel toll
raise $30,000,000 also will get !
the man with little money ir {
many ways. His great 20 conso- t
lation sithat the consumption c
taxes, which would have made p
him pay on coffee, tea, and sui
gar. were stricken from The BIZ. q
'Included in the taxes imposed n
IN manufacturers are ievies ofi s
films. 2 per cent. or .
he sale price of chewing-gum, y
md 3 per cent. on !, automobiles. =
musical instruments, and iewelrv. 4 u
HEven drowning one s taxi
in drink or sending them a
lp in smoke will cost more. for r
esies are increased on all kinds Of v
lrinks and on, tobacco. The new =
ate on whisky is $2.1O per gal
on and beer $3.50 barrel. Wine =
axes will be doubled, and even' Il
,rape-juice viii be taxed a cent q,
gallon. n VI
A person can not escape tax Al
$ by travel. Eight per cent. is s,
ssessed on passenger tickets. and In
teamer-tickets also pay a tax" q
With certain executions, the CT
ew taxes became, effective when ts
he President signed the bill onl
'ctober 3. The increases on al
mail are operative in ol
hirty days. while the second 'p]
lass mail increases do not go into ca
i
feet until July /, 1913 As the vi
Washington press dispatches In "a
,rm rs: b,
New income and war-excess az
rofts taxes are based on income co
the 1917 calendar year and ar
avahle before March 81, 1918. vi
All stamp taxes, includingl
lose on parcel-post packages, -
i'll become e9ectiye December 1.|O
musement admissions and taxes
a club dues will 60 into effect
'ovember /, as win taxes on
eight and passenger transpor-
ltion. sleep-car. drawine-room,
nd steamship berths; pipeline F.