Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-10-20
RAILROAD TRAVEL
TO COST MORE
Var FAX. After November l, Will Make
Considerable Increase In
Tickets.
OLD MILEAGE MUST PAY 100
Freight Express. Parcel Post And
Other Mali AlsD Come Within
New Revenue Law


who. for business or pleasure, makes
trip to New York will pay, instead
of the present price OF $1,000 for his
round-trip ticket. the sum of $11.05.
j. he goes at night and takes a
sleeper he will pay 1920 for lower
berth instead of the 81 he has been
accustomed to paying
If. hugging some scheme to save the
nation, he takes it into his head to
run over to Washington to try TO have
whispered conference with some
official. or if he goes over there for
any other reason, he will pay $1.5S
for his ticket instead of the $3.50 he
has been paying these many years.
Little War Tax, That's All.
These increases in the cost of travel
represent the war tax Uncle Sam will
impose after the first of next month
upon all persons making trips by rail
from one point in this country to an
other or to any point in Canada or
Mexico, where the ticket is sold in the
United States.
The tax fixed by the new War Reve-
nue. bill is per cent of the amount
paid for transportation-that is, per
cent on the cost of the ticket-and 10
per cent of the amount paid for
berths, seats and staterooms in par
Tor cars, sleeping cars or on vessels.
There will be no tax on commute
ton or season tickets for trips of less
than 80 miles Nor will there be any
tax on tickets the cost of which does
not exceed 35 cents. These, however,
will be the only exceptions. The tax
will be imposed upon all other tick
cts, including mileage books.
Must Pay On Old Mileage.
Nor will traveller profit by pay
ing the train conductor instead of
buying a ticket He will have to pay
the tax just the same The law makes
it the duty of the conductor collecting
cash fare to add the tax thereto.
The law further states that "if a. mile
age book used for such transportation
or accommodation has been purchas-
ed before this section takes effect the
tax imposed by this section shall be
collected from the person presenting
the mileage book by the conductor or
other agent"
If ticket was bought and partly
used before the law goes into effect,
it win not be taxed; but if bought
and not used, it will not be valid UNI
til the tax has been paid and payment
evidenced on the ticket.
Freight And Express Taxed.
Furthermore, the law provides that
a war tax of 3 per cent shall be added
to the amount paid for transportation
of property by freight consigned from
one point in the United States to
another, and that a war tax of / cent
for each 20 cents or fraction thereof
shall be added to the charge for
transporting parcels or packages by
express from one point in the United
States to another.
Under the same section Of the law a
tax of cents is imposed upon each
telephone, telegraph or radio message,
originating within the United States
and for the transmission of which a
NHdIAt Vi ID Ctlll6 vi luOIG 10 liDpOSCu.
No Better By Water.
Under the stamp tax section of the
revenue bill tax is imposed on each
steamship ticket one way or round
trip, sold in the United States to any
port or place not in the United States,
T Canada or Mexico, if costing more
than $40 The tax on tickets costing
over $40 and not more than $50 will
be 81 EACH on tickets costing more
than $50 and not exceeding $50, SO
each; on tickets costing over $50, S.
each
This last mentioned provision of the
law also imposes a tax 0 neyery par
eel or package transported from one
point in the United States to another
BY parcel post when the postage
amounts to 25 cents or more. The tax
will be cent for each % cents or
fraction thereof.
Postage viii Cost More.
These examples illustrate some of
the ways in which the war tax will be
brought home to the public, especial
~ to those persons who escape the
payment of incomes taxes and, there
fore. may not be made to feel it in
that way. The one provision that will
bring it home to the general public
more acutely perhaps than any other
Will be that which increases the post
age on letters and postal cards after
November A. From that date on the
postage on the average letter will be
cents instead of cents, and the
postage on postal cards will be 2
cents instead of l cent.
Have No Kick Coming.
All of these increases will be bur-
cens which the public will have to
bear. Instead of grumbling, however
the suggestion is made that everyone
adopt the philosophical view of a dis
tinguished New York surgeon who a
few days ago put an end to discus
sion upon the burdens of war taxa
ton with this patriotic remark
made, by the way, after he had vol
unteered for service abroad and had
been rejected for physical reasons:
Il don't care what the tax amounts
to. those of us who have it to pay will
be getting of a darn sight cheaper
and better than the boys who have to
fight in the trenches for $50 month
Ii they can do their bit without
erumbling, the Lord knows we have
nc kick coming to US
A Great Food Drive.
Beginning next Sunday, and con-