Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-06
NEW WAR TAXES GO
IN EFFECT. TODAY

IN EFFECT. TODAY
BY ROBERT y SMITH.
international News Service Stan
Correspondent
Washington. Nov. 1.-THE American
public must individually dig down in
its jeans and pay additional war taxes
expected 10 yield $21S.m1o00 annually.
The new leYies that went into effect
November LIST. are part Of those i'm
posed by the s253i 600. 000 war rev
enue law enacted by Congress in the
closing days Of the past session
All of the new taxes are of a char
acter to fan upon the average man.
They will have nothing to do with
the transcription of wealth" They
are a part of the program of taxation
To make each man, woman and child
in the United States feel i direct per
SOnal part in the war. They apply
10 freight, passenger aud express
trans portalion. pipe lines, Pullman
seats and beIths, telegraph and teie-
phone messages. insurance policies
admissions to lheaters and movies
and TO club due The effect of most
OF them will he felt therefore. in Il
slight rise in the high cost OF living.
The taxes are expected to net The
federal government the following rev
enus:
Fright transportation .....Sll .Jo0. 900
Express transportation &C.. O,0Ob.b1U
Passenger transportation 90 600 600
Pipe lines .............. 4.5G0. 300
Seats and berthS .. 1000. 900
Telegraph and telephone
messages ............ 1000. 900
Insurance policies ..... 5000, O00
Club dues .......... 1900, 600
Admissions ........ $4,000 900
The war tax on facilities furnished
by public utilities will be levied as
follows:
Three per cent of the amount paid
Tor transportation by ran or water or
by any form of mechanical motor
power in competition with carriers by
rail or water, on freight consigned
from one point in the United States
20 another.
One cent for each twenty cents or
FRACTION charged by express cOmpan-
les for transportation from one point
in the United States to another.
Eight per cent of the amount paid
for the transportation of persons by
rail or water or by any form OF me-
motor power on regular
established line in competition with
common carriers, from one point in
the United States to any point in the
United States, Canada or Mexico
where the ticket is issued in the
United States If tax is imposed on
or season tickets for
rips less than thirty miles. or in
asses where the fare does not exceed
hirty-iive cents.
Ten per cent OF the amount paid
or seats, berths or staterooms.
Ii a mileage book used for trans.
Dortation or accommodation Is pur.
,hased prior to November /. 1917, or
II cash fare Is paid, he conductor or
agent collecting the fare is required
to collect the tax A ticket purchased
before November !. 1917 shall not be
taxed If partially used, but otherwise,
it will not he valid until it bears evil
dance that the tax has been paid
Five per cent on the amount paid
for transportation OF oil by pipe line
Five cents tor each telegraph. tele-
phone or radio dispatch originating
in the United States where the charge
Is fifteen cents or more.
The foregoing taxes are to be paid
by the persons paying for the sery.
ices or facilities rendered A carrier
making no charge for Transporting
BECAUSE Of its ownership
thereof, or for any other reason, Is
required TO pay a tax equivalent to
the amount which would be imposed
Il 1t received payment. except in the
ease OF commodities which are neces-
sary for its use in The conduct of it's
business or the business Of another
line constituting a part Of the same
railroad system. Service rendered to
the federal and tate governments is
exempt from taxation. Prisons collect.
ing these taxes are required to make
monthly returns and monthly pay
ments to the federal government
The new levies upon Insurance will
take effect in the following manner.
On life insurance, eight cents on
each Slt0 or fraction OF the amount OF
the policy, except industrial insur.
ance policies not in excess of $500
issued on the weekly payment plan,
III which case the tax is forty per
cent OF the first weekly premium. Pol.
lcies of reinsurance are exempt.
On marine. inland and fire insur.
Dn MT al. .l.,ti.