The Tupelo journal., 1917-11-02
u. s. WAR TAXES WENT INTO
EFFECT THURSDAY.

Washington, Oct. 31.-This is the
last day of race from many new war
taxes. With the exception OF IN
creased letter rates and tobacco taxes.
which go into effect Friday, the
special stamp taxes on documents
legal instruments and parcel post
packages, which go into operation
Dec. L, all special taxes begin to apply
at midnight tonight. They include
One cent on each dime paid fol
amusement admission.
Three per cent on payments fol
freight transportation.
Eight per cent on passenger fares.
Ten per cent on payments for pull
mar and similar accommodations.
Five per cent on oil pipe line trans
portation.
One cent for each 20 cents. OF
fraction paid for express packages.
Five cents on each telegraph, tele-
phone or radio message costing Ii
cents or more.
Various taxes on cigars, cigarettes
tobacco and products.
Ten per cent on club dues.
Eight cents on each 500 of new
life insurance and n cent on each
dollar or premiums paid on fire:
marine, casualty and other insur-
ance policies.
Although the tobacco taxes do not
become operative until Friday, many
dealers have already advanced retail
prices in anticipation of the tax lev.
les. Other taxes of the new law, in
Guiding those on hand and soft
drinks, incomes and war-excess pro
fits, have been in effect since the law
was approved Oct. 8, but in indirect
form.
New Stamp Taxes.
On Dec. 1 the new stamp taxes
including those on parcel post pack.
ages, will be payable, putting the en-.
tire law into complete operation, ex-
cept 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 3
cents; and that on post cards, includ-
ing private mailing cards, shall be
cent more than heretofore. This
Increase includes so-called post cards
The advances were made effective SO
days after passage of the law, and
are construed by the postofice depart
ment to begin with letters and post
cards postmarlled Nov. 2.
The increases also haye been ex-
tended by departmental order to
frst-class mail to many foreign coun-
tries, which, under postal conventions,
have enioved the domestic rates. The
new Scent letter rate, therefore,
win apply to letters to Canada,
Cuba, Mexico, Panama, England, Ire
land, Scotland, Wales, the Bahamas,
Barbados, British Guinea, British
Honduras, Saato Domingo, Dutch
West indies, Leeward Island, New
fovndlard and New Zealand. The
post card increase will extent to
Canada, Cuba, Mexico and Panama,
the only countries which have enjoy
cd the domestic post card rate.
For consumers convenience, pooks
Of postage stamps containing Scent
stamps are in readiness fer sale and
the department has had printed
thousands Of 2-cent post cards. First
mail -postmarked tomorrow or
any time prior to 1901 a. m. Nov.
., regardless Of time taken for de-
will be transmitted at the old
rate, but that postmarked thereafter
must pay the increased toll.
Amusement admission taxes be-
come effective tomorrow at places
charging more than 5 cents. They
are l cent for each 10 cents or
fraction paid for such admission,
payable by the person admitted, but
collected oy the government from
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