Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-10
EVERY FAMILY
WILL FEEL THE
T0UCH0 WAR
Most Formidable Taxation
People of America Have
Ever Seen.
PAGE

washington, MAy lV.-AHe w.
bfl. extending its excuses to the fab
nc Of every American homo, was for
mally presented to the house yester-
day BY the ways and commit
tee with plans for quick passage.
Az a forecast Of what may come
later. 1t proposes special axes 10
raise 81, 800. 900. 900 in addition to the
present normal revenue of $1,000, OO0,-
900. When its terms are effective the
American people will be paying direc.
taxes Of $33 per capita. The people
Of the British Isles-half as many
now pay per capita taxes of $50.
While the principal features OF the
new war levy are the increases IN In
come and profit taxes, increases In In
ternal revenue rates. and increases OF
customs duties, many of its provisions
reach the innermost structure OF ev-
cry home and make up a list OF taxes
probably the most formidable ever
faced by the American people.
The household light, heat and tel
ephone bills. admission tickets to
amusements fire and life insurance
railway tickets, automobiles. automo-
bile tires and tubes, soft drinks. post
age rates, golf clubs and baseball bats
club dues. and a. host Of other every
day necessities or luxurles. come un-
der the taxation.
llCIcdSCu pooto60 ioSSS VI
pers, arranged in a zone system. are
such hat publishers say they will
force many newspapers u of bust
ness. Already protests against many
features Of the law are pouring in,
and attacks upon it will center In
the senate nance committee. which
will conduct public hearings on it and
probably make some amendments.
When Democratic Leader kitchin
presented the bill to the house today
he announced that general debate
would begin tomorrow. and that he
had hoped to pass it by Saturday.
The bill today is calculated to raise,
in exact figures. 81, S1O.420,0OO. 1t is
expected to produce this yield:
Income Tax Greatest.
income tax-new war income
$532.700.0 900; retroactive tax on in
mt sos. 900. 900.
Additional excess profits, $10s,000.-
900.
Liquors-Distilled spirits, 800, 00O,-
900: rectified spirits. $7,500,000 fer
mented liquors, s37,0O0,oo0 wines, So
900, 900.
Soft drinks. syrups. ETC., 100000
Cigars, $11 ,000, 900: cigarettes, $25..
100000; tobacco. s3o.ooo.ooo: snuff
Stamp taxes. including documents
and playing cards, $4,000, 900.
Increase in customs duties, $780,
900, 900.
Increase in first class mail matter
$4,000. 900: in second class mail mat.
ter, $40. 600. 900.
Transportation Must Pay.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bills. $77.'
500, 1000: passenger tickets. $4,000,
900; express bills. SIS, 900. 900; pipe
lines. $4,000. 900; seats, berths ant
staterooms. S75O.OOO.
Electric lights. gas. domestic power
telephone service. $40. 900. 900.
Telegraph and telephone messages
$7,000,00O.
Advertising, $4,000
Insurance. $4,000, 900.
Automobiles. trucks and motorcy
cles, $685. 900, 900; tires and tubes, sig,
100000.
Musical instruments, phonograpi
records. $1,000. 900.
Motion picture films. $1,000, 900.
Jewelry. $500, 900.
Sports and .Amusements.
Sporting goods. golf clubs. baseball
bats. billiard and pool tables and ba lis
So. 0 600.
Pleasure boats. 100000.
Perfumes and cosmetics. $4,75O.OOO
Proprietary medicines. $500, 900.
Chewing gum. $1,000. O00.
Admissions to theaters and othe'
amusements. $50. 600, 900.
Dues in clubs and other organiza
tions. $1,000, 900.