Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-11-09


sunk, and that the German claims A.
grossly exaggerated. In the course Of
his address he said he could see no
signs of an early peace.
No news of Importance came from
the sector where General Pershing's
men are on the front line. The first
member of the expedition to be wound
ed in the trenches was q lieutenant of
the signal corps. His injuries were
not serious.
American Mar Taxes In Effect.
November l brought to the Ameri.
can people q sharper realization Of the
financial burdens Of the war, for on
hat day the following wal taxes be
came effective:
On admissions to all places OF
amusement except religious and chart
table entertainments and shows whose
maximum charge Is 8 cents and out.
door shows in amusement parks charg-
ing 10 cents OF less, ! cent for each 10
cents or fraction thereof. Children un-
der twelve charged flat tax of l cent.
On dues of all clubs with dues Of
SIP per year or more, except fraternal
orders on the lodge system, 10 per
cent Of amount of dues.
On all freight, 3 per cent.
One cent for every 20 cents or frac-
ton thereof for express packages.
Railroad and boat fares, except sea-
son and Communication tickets for 20
miles or less or individual fares Of IS
cents or less, 8 per cent of amount.
On seats, berths and staterooms on
cars or boats, 10 per cent.
On oil delivered by pipe line, s per
cent of Charge.
On telephone, telegraph or radio
message costing 10 cents or more, 8
cents per message.
On all the insurance, 8 cents for
each 500 of new insurance, except in
dustrial insurance for $500 or less,
which bears 40 per cent of the first
weekly premium. For each dollar or
fraction thereof of fire. marine. inland
or casualty insurance, / cent
On cigars, % cents to 81 per thou
sand; on cigarettes, so cents to $1.20
per thousand on tobacco and snuff, 8
cents per pound; or cigarette papers,
one-half to 1 cent per hundred.
The increased postal rates went into
effect on November 2.
Food Prices Under Control.
On the other hand, Thursday was
welcomed by the consumer. for then
it was that the licensing of wholesale
grocers and other food producers went
into effect. This is supposed to bring
about a considerable reduction In the
prices of the nations food, for Mr..
Hoover and his aids fx the wholesale
prices, and then control the retailers
by not permitting wholesalers to sell
to those who seek to obtain extortion-
ate prices from the consumers. The
whole thing Is very complicated and
will require several weeks to get into
smooth running order, but it promises
to be effective. All citizens are re-
Quested to report any instances OF
"profteering," and these will be at
tended to promptly.
The licensing system was applied
also to the live stock and packing In
dustries, the government thus assum-
Ing control Of the nations meat bust
ness with the intention of reducing
prices and conserving supplies.
The nation has entered heartily into
the spirit of meatless and wheatless
days, only pro-Germans and the almost
equally culpable selfish ones refusing
- I1rx1 41a x~.aaIx1n - that o-AaAk AnR
the benefit of the common cause of civ
ilization.
Another good step taken by Mr..
Hoover was the closing of the Elgin
board of trade, which for half a CEN
fury has been arbitrarily fixing butter
prices for the country.
Another Luxburg Expose.
Secretary Lansing last week pub
lished two additional kilograms sent
by Count Luxburg to the German for
eign Office. revealing plainly Ger.
many's aims to overthrow the Monroe
doctrine and obtain a foothold In
South America, especially South Bra
I'll, as the first step in subjugatins the
entire continent. Luxburg alluded to
the people Of South America as 'Indi.
ans under a thin veneer" Both Argen-
tina and Chile may now be forced to
declare their attitude.
The federal trade commission has is
sued regulations under which enemy
owned patents and copyrights will be
licensed for manufacture by citizens
Of the United States. The order az
fects some 10000 articles. including
%salvarsan and other drugs. dyestuff
formulas and important mechanical
devices.