The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1917-10-09
|R|LL CATCHES
ERY MAN IN NATION
CRADLE TO THE GRAVE
e TAXES TO HELP UN-
6 SAM IN THE WAR.
! WHO TRAVEL PAY
Extra FOR THEIR TICKETS

he Baby's Powder, and Your
\ to the Movie" Must Help
the Billions Being Spent.
lteries Are Exempt.
|HINGTON, D. C.-The 49,
900 war tax bill, which has
congress, Catches" almost ev-
] from the cradle to the grave,
Il good measure, levies a few
kes on the heirs.
| Even Baby's Powder.
Il first dash of talcum pow
under the two per cent. man
hrs tax on cosmetics, help
Eam carry on the war, and
cath the federal collectors
.On hand to get the inheritance
advances on the present rate
Il one per cent. on $4,000 to
cent. on 100000. Between
nd death most of mans ac-
. will be taxed, voting a proxy
Fitting of a cemetery associa-
sng one of the few specifically
ID.
i who have profited most by
kipients of enormous excess
Bits will pay the most to help
II on. Almost half the total
of the bill, or about S1,110,-
!, is to be collected from
Two Cents For Cards.
person who writes a postal
II be caught, for cards win sell
cents each by the provisions
1 bill. Letters will be three
Home will be taxed when he
N the moving picture show, if
AissiOn is over five cents, one
Il the cost of the ticket. That
affect all who attend amuse-
from the man in the gallery
ne in the box.
ia of stamp taxes, designed to
100000, also will get the
little money in many ways.
fest consolation is that the
ion taxes which would have
en pay on coffee, tea and
Pre- stricken from the bill.
Ormal Rates Doubled.
ban of moderate means, as
he wealthy, is affected by the
tax section. Normal rates
Zen doubled and exemptions
to $1,000 for single persons
A0OO for married ones. Sur
8r incomes above $4,000,
Pom one to fifty per cent,
#mum applying to incomes
100000. This section is ex-
raise $6O0,00O,O0O.
led in the taxes imposed on
#turers are levies of one
a cent a foot on motion
Films, two per cent. on the
N Of chewing gum and three
on automobiles, musical in
and jewelry.
Smokes and Drinks.
the drowning of ones tax
In drink or sending them up
IN Will cost more, for the
all kinds of drinks and to-
ar. The new rate on whisky
per gallon and beer $3.50 a
Vine taxes will be about
and even grape juice will be
ent gallon.
on cannot escape taxes by
light per cent. is assessed on
tickets, and steamer tickets
n a tax.
confusion and misinterpreta-
risen out of the wording of
& n imposing stamp taxes on
Instruments, which has
construed to mean that a
Fen placed on bank checks.
II says drafts or checks
Unerwlse than at sight or
TWO cents for each 500.
Interpretation of this sec
as a check is payable at
on demand it therefore is
from the tax.
'verage $26 a Person.
as averaged among the
Cne United States, will put
9z0 on every man, woman
IA the country. However,
Ed . .Vlded in proportion to the
citizens, but as to the
each person.
lance, $842,OOO,OOO is to
from incomes alone, but
with an income less than
IS married, or less than
H. ~ IS unmarried, will have
men only 2 per cent. of
n Igs' up to where they earn
Il De collected. The income
graduated up according
Punt of the earnings, MAX
II Oh pay the most.
FATHER GETS MAD.
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