The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-31
YOU WILL START
PAYING FOR WAR
NOVEMBER FIRST
Special Stamp Taxes Include
Every Line of Industry and
AmusementS
ONE CENT A DIME
ON THEATRE TICKETS

Washington, Oct. 3l.-ThlS IS tn
last day OF grace from many new wa
taxes
With the exception of increased le
ter rates and tobacco taxes which &
into effect Friday, the special STAN
taxes on documents, legal instrument
and parcel post packages which g.
into operation December |, all specia
taes begin to apply at midnight tc
night. They include:
One cent on each dime paid for
amusement admissions. 81.
Three per cent on payments for
freight transportation.
Eight per cent on passenger fares.
Ten per cent on payments for
Pullman and similar accommoda-
tions.
5,y,t..Five percent, CT oil pipe i:"e
transportation.
One cent for each 20 cents or
fraction paid for express pack.
ages.
Five cents on each telegraph.
telephone or radio message cost
ing fifteen cents or more.
Various taxes on cigars, cigar. :
cites, tobacco and products.
Ten per cent on club dues.
EIGHT cents on each 500 Of new
life insurance and one cent on
each dollar Of premiums paid on
fire, marine, casualty and other
insurance policies.
Advance Retail Prices.
Although the tobacco taxes do no
become operative until Friday many
dealers have already advanced retail
prices in anticipation of the tax levies
Other taxes of the new law, including
those on hard and soft drinks, in
comes and war-excess profits, have
been in effect since the law was ap
proved October 3, but in indirect
form.
On December 1. the new stamp tax
es, including those on parcel posi-
packages, will be payable, putting the
entire law into complete operation
except for increased rates on second
class mail, postponed until July ]
next.
Increases in first class mail rates
probably will be most generally felt
by the people. The law provides that
the postage on letters, except drop
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 socalled picture postcards. The
advances were made effective thirty
days after the passage Of the law,
and are construed by the post Office
department to begin with letters and
postcards pOstmarked Nov. 2.
The increases also have been cX'
tended by departmental order to first
class mail to many foreign countries,
which, under postal conventions, have
enjoyed the domestic rates. The new
3-cent letter rate, therefore, will ap'
ply to letters to Canada, Cuba, Mex
leo, Panama, England, Ireland, Scot
land, Wales, the Bahamas, Baroa'
does, British Guiana, British llondur-
as, Santo Domingo, Dutch West In
dies, Leeward Islands. Newfoundland
anu NC" LCetldHu. nc pooLHoA" Ah
crease will extent to Canada, Cuba,
Mexico and Panama the only coun'
tries which have enjoyed the domes-
tic postcard rate.
Consumers Convenience.
For consumers convenience, books
of postage stamps containing 3-cent
stamps are lin readiness for sale and
the department has had printed thous'
ands of 2-ccnt postcards. First class
mail postmarkcd tomorrow or any
time prior to 1901 a. m. Nov. :, re-
gardless of time taken for delivery,
will be transmitted at the old rates
but that postmarked thereafter must
pay the increased toll.
Amusement admission taxes become
effective tomorrow at places charging
more than ) cents They are l cent
for each ten cents or fraction paid
for such admission, payable by the
person admitted but collected by the
government from the amusement pro-
prietor, required to make sworn re-
turns to the treasury.
A flat rate of 1 cent for each child
under II admitted when children are
charged also is provided. Passes also
are taxed, except those to bona fide
employees. municipal officers and chill
-. no .~0 T,,,~> \