Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-02
"M0V|ES" ESCAPE:
NEW WAR TAXES
Senate Finance Committee EX-
cludes Picture Shows Be-
fore Adjourning.
AUTO OWNERS MUST PAY
When Newspaper and Maga-
zines Have Been worked
on" Work Completed.

WASHINGTON, June 1-EXemp
tion of popular price moving picture
theaters from amusement taxes and the
levying of a new federal license tax
on automobile owners ranging from
$3.50 to $25 with reductions for cars
used year OF more We're agreed upon
today by the senate finance commit
tee in continuing revision of ths
house war tax bill.
with its task virtually completed
except for the newspaper and maya.
zine section the committee tonight
adjourned over until Monday so that
treasury experts may spend tomorrow
putting the redrafting into legal shape.
The bill probably will be ready for
submission to the senate early next
week.
Senators VIII Confer.
Tomorrow Senator Simmons, chair.
man, and Senator Penrose, ranking
Republican member. will informally
confer with representatives of pub
fishers and post office department Of
ficials regarding the proposed taxation
of publications in lieu of the in.
creased second-class mail rates in the
house bill
Under the committees amendment
all moving picture theaters charging
less than % cents admission would
escape the tax of / cent on each dime
paid imposed by the house measure
: Senator Penrose champ!oHed thi.
change, urging that the moving pic
ture house is the poor mans theater
II was decided to retain the house
plan of taxing other places where ad'
mission is charged
Many Auto Owners.
Treasury experts estimate that
there are 10000 owners of auto
mobiles subject to the $3.50 tax
| 100. 600 subject to the SO levy
900 in the s15 class, and 231. .00(
! subject to the $40 rate. The license
tax, payable by motor vehicle oNner'
direct takes the place of the house
/ tax of per cent upon manufacturers
OF such vehicles.
The rate of tax to be based on eacl
| automobile or motorcycle is as fol
, lows:
Motorcycles. $3.50; automobiles
! listed retail price at time of purchase
| not over $500, $3.50; over $500 and
not over $1,000, SO; over $1,000 and
not over $4,000, SIS; over $4,000 and
not over $4,000, $40; $4,000 ant
| over, S25.
\ modification to be drafted later
| will provide reduction of 10 pea
! cent in She license taxes for each
| years use of automobiles up to five
| years, or a maximum allowance of 81
| per cent.
! Pay Treasury Direct.
An amendment to the income Il,
section written into the bill TO-DAY
/ would repeal the provision of the I'm
| derwood act of 1913 providing for col
| lection OF income taxes at their sourc,
| and require those receiving the tax
able incomes to make direct payIneh
| Of taxes to the treasury.
! The committee will make M
change in the income normal tax
SUI tax and exemptions of the hous,
/ bill except the elimination previousil
agreed up on OF extra surtaXes on in
/ comes of more than 100000.
on the theory of cXempting mon
| taxation articles used by the poor
I the committee in changing cigal
| taxes decided to exempt from any IA,
/ increase cigars made to sell for les.
than four cents each.
The committe also decided today e
repeal existing tariff provisions al
loving drawbacks" to sugar refiners