New Britain herald., 1917-10-31
H. [. OF |. IS NOW
 WITH US ONCE MORE
Prices on AmusementS, Freight,
 Express, Tobacco and Dues

last day of grace from many new war taxes.
 With the exception of increased let ter rates and tobacco taxes which go into effect Friday, the special stamp taxes on documents, legal instru- ments and parcel post packages which go into operation December 1. all special taxes begin to apply at midnight tonight. They include:
 One cent on each dime paid for amusement admissions.
 Three per cent. on payments for freight transportation.
 Eight per cent. on passenger fares.
 Ten per cent on payments for Pull man and similar accommodations. Five per cent on oil pipe line trans portation.
 One cent for each 20 cents or frac- tion paid for express packages. Five cents on each telegraph, tele- phone Or radio message costing f1f- teen cents or more.
 Various taxes on cigars, cigarettes, tobacco and products
 Ten per cent. on club dues. Eight cents on each $1OO of new life insurance and one cent. on each dollar of premiums paid on fire, ma rine, casualty and other insurance policies.
 Although the tobacco taxes do not become operative until Friday many dealers have already advanced retail prices in anticipation of the tax levies. Other taxes of the new law. includ- ing those on hard and soft drinks. in comes and war-excess profits, have been in effect since the law was 'ap- nrnEa6 Octohar hut n n direct fnrrO On December 1. tho new stamp taxes, including those on parcel post packages. will be payable. putting the entire law into complete operation, except for increased rates on second class mail, postponed until July 1 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 3 cents; and that on postcards, including private mailing cards shall be one cent moro than heretofore. This increase in- cludes so-called picture postcards. The advances were made effective thirty days after 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 ex- tended by departm ental order to first class mail to many foreign countries. which, under postal conventions, have enjoyed the domestic rates. The new Scent letter rate, therefore. will ap- ply to letters to Canada, Cuba, Mex ico, Panama, England. Ireland, Scot land, Wales the Bahamas, Barbadoes British Guinea, British Honduras, santo Domingo. Dutch West Indies, Leeward Islands. Newfoundland and New Zealand. The postcard increase will extend to Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama, the only countries which have enjoyed the domestic postcard rate.
 For consumers convenience, books of postage stamps containing Scent 1 stamps are in readiness for sale and , tho department has had printed thou sands of 2-cent postcards. First class mail postmarked tomorrow or any time prior to 12:01 a. m. Nov. 2 regardless of time taken for deliv cry will be transmitted at the old rates but that postmarked thereafter must pay the increased toll l Amusement admission taxes become effective tomorrow at places charging
 
 cent for each ten cents or fraction paid for such admission, payable by the person admitted but collected by the government from the amusement proprietor, required to make sworn returns to the treasury.
 A hat tax of 1 cent for each child under 12 admitted when children are charged also is provided. Passes also l are taxed. except those to bona f1de employees, municipal officers and chill dren under 12, at the regular rate, which also is extended to cabarets or other entertainment in which the admission Is included in the price paid for refreshment, merchandise or service. Persons leasing theater boxes must pay ten per cent on their rental.
 The new rates on cigars range from
 25 cents to 37 per thousand and on cigarettes from 80 cents to $1.20 per thousand. Five cents a pound is the
 new tax on tobacco, snuff and other
 manufactured tobacco, while cigar rette papers are taxed from 1-2 cent
 to 1 cent per hundred. AS the taxes
 are now reaching the ultimate con.
 sumner, the raises mean about 1 cent
 more on five cent tobacco packages
 from 2 to 5 cents on cigarette pack
 ages and from 1 to 10 cents on cigars
 The taxes on freight and passenge, | transportation are also extended tc 1 motor vehicle competitors of steam
 and electric railways and water lines , The passenger transportation tax l. not applicable to fares costing 3s cents or less or commutation or sea ,. son tickets for trips less than thirt! 3 miles. Payment for services ren tdsred the federal and state govern n ants are exempt from taxation
 The ten per cent tax on Pullman accommodations is applicable to pay .. ments for seats, berths, and state