The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-07-03
medical examinations and will con-
slider the claims for exemption put up
by the men who have registered for
draft.
EVERYBODY MUST
HELP PAY FOR WAR
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and perfumes; patent medicines viii
cost more and cameras. too.
But the tax that will hit the aver
age household will be that on tea
coffee, cocoa and sugar. Some Of
these levies are:
Coffee two cents per pound.
Tea five cents per pound
Crude cocoa three cents per pound
Sugar half cent per pound.
Saccharine $3.50 per pound.
Glucose quarter cent per pound.
Grape sugar, molasses and cane
syrup from half to two cents a gallon
The average man and his wife may
seek respite from the woes OF high
prices at home by going to the theatre
but even there extra taxes amounting
to one cent for each ten cents worth
Of ticket pursue them except in the
case of movies, where there is no levy
except on shows costing over twenty
five cents. The already high cost OF
drinking will mount still higher, ow-
Ing to the complete lack Of sympa-
thy shown by the committee for the
Essence of tra-la-la." In addition to
taxes already imposed on these bev-
erages, the committee decided to put
prohibitive tax on spirits distilla-
ton and prevent their importation
from other countries, to say nothing
of minor taxes on "red liquor" now
on hand.
Beer is hit $1.25 per 81 gallon bar
rel in addition to the present tax and
still wines are taxed double their
present figures.
Sweet wines must pay an additional
tax of $110 per proof gallon on the
grape brandy or wine spirits used IN
fortifying them.
Syrups and extracts used in soft
drinks and sodas will be taxed On a
scale ranging from three cents a gal
lon for those selling at no more than
81 a gallon to twelve cents gallon
for those selling above 81 a gallon.
A tax of one cent gallon on all I'M
fermented grape juice, ginger ale,
pop and kindred thirst quenchers, is
imposed
It will cost one cent for each rs
cents or less paid to ship packages by
express Or parcel post.
Second class postage rates are in
creased one quarter cent a pound
and net incomes of all newspapers
are taxed five per cent when exceed
ing $4,000.
The senate committee respected
neither the figures nor the language
Of the bill drawn by the house. The
senate measure is radically changed
in every way, giving promise of
long fight, first in the upper branch
and later in the house.
The committee bill reported today
falls s130,0O0,000 short of estimates
under the house bill and several hun
bred million short of what the adj
originally asked. In
spite Of this however, Secretary Me-
Adoo notified the committee that it
will not be necessary now to have a
bond issue In addition to the tax
levy. This will come later.
The bill will not come UP for gen.
eral debate until after the food bill
has been disposed OF, according to
present plans. Senator Simmons,
chairman of the finance committee, is
however, to request that the
Try amendment to the food bill be
stricken out as long as the revenue
bill has a tax on distilled spirits |
which would prohibit their further
Many prominent "drys"
believe the prohibitiye tax is the on
y constitutional way Of hating man.
fracture of intoxicants other than |
by constitution amendment