The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-09
WAR TAX REVENUE
HELPS TO CONQUER
ENEMY OF LIBERTY
Hits Most Of Us Hard, but We
Must Have Victory.
Real Patriots VIII Steel Selves for
acrIfloe-Remembe the New
Income Tax, Too.

sacrlfloe-Remembe the New
Income Tax, Too.
Washington. - How hard has the
war tax hit your And how do you
like paying a little extra for your
movie ticket, your telegram, your
long-distance phone call, your pas
senger, freight and express trans
portation, your tobacco, your postage,
and 50 on?
Well, don't cuss the government.
Cuss the kaiser He Is To blame for
nli this. The numbering, thlevng,
raplng, burning, harbnrOus Prussan
gang must he wiped out. II takes
money to do the job. So be man
about doing your part.
Incidentally, If you are single and
earn more than $1,000 during 19l7 you
muAt pay two per cent tax ON all In
excess of $1,000 by June I, 1918. If
YOU are married, you must pay two
per cent on all in excess of $1,000.
All of the new taxes fail upon the
average man. They have nothing 10
do with the ''conscription of wealth"
They are part Of the program of
taxation to make each man. woman
and child in the United States feel
direct personal part In the war. They
apply to freight, passenger and GX-
press transportation, pipe lines, Pull
man seats and berths, telegraph and
telephone messages, insurance poll
cies, admissions TO theaters and
''movles" and to club dues. The ef-
feet Of most OF them is felt, therefore,
in II slight rise in the high cost of
living.
The taxes are expected to net the
federal government the following rev.
enues:
Freight transportation. -. .$T1. 100000
Express transportation. 10.O0O,0OO
Passenger transportation. G0,OOO,OOO
Pine Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Scnts and bcrthS. ........ 4OOO.OOO
Telegraph and telephone
messages .............. T00u.O0O
Insurance policies ........ 5.OOOOOO
club dues ............... 1,.5OOOOO
Adm .SSiouS ................. 0O,WllOCO
The war tax on facilities furnished
by public utilities is now levied rs
follows:
Three per cent Of the amount paid !
for transportation by rail or water or
~ any form of mechanical motor pow |
n in competition with carriers 10y rail |
n water, on freight consigned from |
me point in the United States 10 an
llher.
one cent for each twenty cents or
'raclion charged by express compa-
lies for transportation from ore point
II the United Stdlcs tu another.
Eight per cent of the amount paid
or the transportation Of persons 10y
ail or water or by any form Of me-
hanical motor power on Il regular
line in competition with
ommon carriers. from one point in
he United States to any point in the
Jnitcd States, Canada ar Mexico
Ihere the ticket is issued in the Unit
Il States. No tax is imposed un cum
or season tickets for trips
rsS than 30 miles, or in cases where
he fare does not exceed - cents.
Ten per cent of the amount paid
or seats, berths or StaterOOmS.
If mileage book used for trans
or accommodation was pur-
haSed prior to November |, 1917, or
cash fare Is paid, the conductor or
gent collecting the fare is required
} collect the tax.
Five per cent on the amount paid
,r the transportation of oil by pipe
ne.
Five cents for each telegraph, tele-
hone or radio dispatch originating
the United States where the charge
- cents or more.
The foregoing taxes are paid by the
.rsonS paying for the services or
cilities rendered. A carrier making
} charge for transporting a commOd-
V because Of its ownership thereof,
for any other reason. is required
pay n tax equivalent to the amount
hich would be imposed If it received
lyment, except in the case of COM 5
odities which are necessary for it's ;
e in the conduct of its business or '
e business of another line constitute {
q a part of the same railroad syS- |
m. Service rendered to the federal {
Id state governments is exempt from {
xation. Persons collecting these {
xes are required to make monthly S
turns and monthly payments to the
deraL government. 1
The new levies upon insurance take a
'ect in the following manner: Il
On life insurance, eight cents on
ch 500 or fraction Of the amount
the policy, except industrial insur-
ce policies not in excess of $500 n
;ued on the weekly payment plan, in h
lich case the tax is 40 per cent of il
e first weekly premium. Policies of
insurance are exempt. |
On marine, inland and fire insur- W
ce, one cent on each dollar or frac- Il
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