The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-11-01
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Washington Nov~-1.-With-~t the |
exception of increasedala Fattssi
and tobacco taxes wllfcfr go into 'efctt Ell
feet stonaorr6wta the : spsda ! Ess stahsp
taxes aoass.dQcuplentss lsgRl sinatra-
mehts and parcel post packages,
which go, into operation Dec. l, all
specfaf taxes began to apply at mid
night lastanig d, r'hey VI ncfud esS 8A
One cent on each dime paid@~fnr
admissions, .,rr aft sf,> saI
'TrhrrEeetei 'TrhrEeti"ppssrr pssr Gent ccssGntt Oh bayments foT,
freight transportation. ~
Eight per cent On passenger fares.
Ten per- cent SSa:s ythefas fiors
Pullman and similar ,accon ondnfoda-
tions. :" = ~. = ,t','+:.>>'' ~ > |
3taFiyea per.S cpptysoar AoilspiposslfHes
ons ceat foT each 70 cents or fTac=
tion paid for express paQkages9 KA
Five cents on each telegraph, teIe-:
phone or radio message costing 1i5
cents or more. ("''A '''''>''A
u Various taxes on cigars,ts cigar
cites, tobacco and produots. xiv a&o
EightE E Ecefts o;ii easfch s1oo Of TT thieW
life insurance and per cent on each
dollar of iptemiumss paid 06n fire. ma;
rine, casualty and, other Insurance.
Pollicl'tessI: llc H.. #l>la.sinstu hnA Tana h'l'''
3,,.Hs "a, }Tohaccoa Taxes ni toH nn
t;l- Although the tobacco taxes Nos not
becpme operative q anntU !. tomorrow
many dealers have already advanced
retail prices in anticipation Of the
tax levies.N Other! taxes on the new
law, including those on hard and
soft drinks, incomes, and swar-excess
profits, have been in effect since the
law was approved Oct: 8, but in in
direct FORM tGti ss1 it@T'Afh (" ''i''1i
% On~Dec.!v1 the new stamp taxes,
those on parcel post pack
ages, will be payable, putting the en-
etaEe .Aasss4 plata ~
Icept for fncreased rates on second
class mail, postponed until HJtiiy' 1
next. 2fia.E NJ. s]xsha4s,h(.%t1s9tfG e'tof tMA'
+pV'}y7 Higher Mail Rates! F'''''b 80
: Increases lin first. class mail rates
probably will be most generally felt
by the people; The lay proyyiid4e,s that
the postage on letters, except "drOp''
or local letters, shall be cents, and
that on postcards, including private
mailing cards, shall be- ia cent more
than heretofore" 'This increase In
cludes so-called picture postcards.
The advances We're made effective
thirty days after passage" of the law
and are construed BY the postoffice
department, to begin with letters and
postcards postmarked Nov: 2. ,".. .
The increases also have been ex-
tended fby''departmental order"A to
flrst-class h mail to- many foreign'
countries, which, under postal cont
ventions, have enjoyed the domesticc
rates. r. The new |3-cent letter rate,
therefore, will apply to letters to
Canada, Cuba, Mexico, Panama,
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales;
the Bahamas, Barbados, British;
Guinea, British Honduras, Sahto Do
mingo, Dutch West Indies, Leeward
Islands, Newfoundland @andYi New
Zealand. =, The postcard increase will
extend to Canada, Cuba, Mexico and
Panama, the only Countries which
have enjoyed the domestic postcard
rate, 4.a uf& .IATiT4Il& 81 4NN"%!G
g.. un Stamp, Books Provided III :"'
For consumers convenience, books
of postage stamps containing 3-cent
stamps are in readiness for, sale and
the department has had printed
thousands .of; 2-cent postcards First
class mail i., postmarked ~ today or
any time prior to, 1901 a. IN, gNoy.
2 regardless Of time taken for de-
livery will be transmitted at the
old, rates, but that tpostmarked there
after must pay the increased toll.
Amusements Hit.
=. Amusement admission taxes : be-
come effective today at places,
charging more than 5 cents, They
are 1 cent for each ten or fraction
paid for such admission, payable by
the person admitted, but collected
by the government from the amuse-
ment proprietor, required to make
sworn returns to the treasury. A
flat rate of 1, cent for each child
under IL admitted when children are
charged also is provided. Passes al
so are taxed, except those to bona
fide employees, municipal officers and
children under u12, at the I" regular!
rate, which also Is extended to cab
arets or other amusements in WHICH,
the admission is Included in the
price paid for refreshments, mer-
chandise or service Persons leas-
ing theater boxes must pay ten per
cent on their rental.
F., Smokers Bumped - ,~apa
The new rates on cigars range,
from rs cents to 81 pee 1000 and
on cigarettes from 80 cents to $1.20
per 1000. q. Five cents pound is
the new tax on tobacco, snuff and
other manufactured tobacco, while
cigarette papers are taxed from IL,
cent to cent per 100. AS the taxes
are. now reaching the ultimate con-
sumer, the raises mean about 1 cent
more on scent tobacco packages,