Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-11-06
WAR TAXES
Went Into Eject In This County on
Thursday.

With the exception Of increased let
ter rates and tobacco taxes which
went into effect Friday, the special
stamp taxes on documents, legal in
struments and parcel post packages
which go into operation Dec 1, all
special taxes began to apply at mid
night Wednesday. 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-
ton paid for express packages.
Five cents on-each telegraph, teIe-
phone or radio message costing Is
cents or more.
Various taxes on cigars, cigarettes,
tobacco and products.
Ten per cent on club dues.
Eight cents on each S10O of new life
insurance and one cent on each dol
lar OF premiums paid on fire, marine,
casualty and other insurance policies
Letter postage has been raised to
} cents. Drop letters, postal cards,
etc, shall be one cent more
The increases also have been ex-
tended by departmental order to first
class mail TO many foreign countries
which, under postal conventions, have
enjoyed the domestic rates The new
3-cent letter rate, therefore, will ap-
ply to letters to Canada, Cuba, Mexico,
Panama, England, Ireland, Scotland,
Wales, the Bahamas, Baradoes, Brit
ish Guinea, British Honduras, Santo
Domingo, Dutch West Indies, Leeward
islands, Newfoundland and New Zea-
land The postcard increase will ex-
tend TO Canada, Cuba, Mexico and
Panama, the only countries which
have enjoyed the domestic postcard
rate.
Amusement admission taxes become
effective Thursday at places charging
more than cents. They are l cent
for each ten cents or traction paid for
such admission, payable by the person
admitted but collected by the gov
ernment from the amusement proprie-
tor, required to make sworn returns
to the treasury.
under twelve admitted when children
are charged also is provided Passes
also are taxed, except those to bona
tide employees, municipal officers and
children under twelve, at the regular
rate. Persons leasing theater boxes
must pay 10 pev cent on their rental
The new rates on cigars range from
% cents to 81 per thousand and on
cigarettes from eighty cents to $1.20
per thousand. Five cents a pound is
the new tax on tobacco.
The taxes on freight and passenger
transportation are also extended to
motor vehicle competitors of steam
and electric railways and water lines
The passenger transportation tax is
not applicable to fares costing thirty
five cents or less or COmmutatiOn or
season tickets for trips less than
thirty miles.
The 10 per cent tax on Pullman &C
commodatiOns is applicable to pay
ments for seats, berths, and state
room in parlOr and sleeping cars or
on vessels.
The fve-cent tax on telegraph, tele-
phone or radio messages costing fif-
teen cents or more applies only to
those originating in the United States
Clubs whose dues are less than $12
a year and fees to lodges are exempt
from the 10 per cent tax on club dues.
The new insurance taxes are i'm
posed on new policies issued. with re-
insurance policies exempted. Indus
trial or weekly-payment policies are
taxed forty per cent on the fl PREM
ium on policies for $500 or less.
The taxes make some difference in
travelling, for instance from Wausau
it costs three cents more to KnowIton;
cents to Grand Rapids; cents to
Merrill cents TO Tomahawk; 1 cents
TO Eland cents to Norrie; cents to
Antigo; cents to Marshfield: IA
cents to RhineIander; II cents to APP
pletOn; II cents to Oshkosh; Il cents
TO Lacrosse; 27 cents to Madison;
80 cents to Milwaukee; 40 cents to
ST. Paul; - cents to Minneapolis and
81 cents to Chicago.