South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-05-25


Ultimate Consumer either. Of which complain
They ought 10 pay IL necessary. but the big fsh
should not allowed escape. The bill going
zip down into American pockets and pull forth cash
for vital necessities ways
and again We repeat. we have complaint offer
even the smallest if the largest" will
only be handled as courageously. The point Z
the masses are made forget the high OF
living. and popularize refrain entitled the
high existing. murmuring bound TO
result especially IL mlionaires to be permitted TO
go on increasing their millions undsturbed
From the time they roll out of bed in the morning
until the sound of taps at night are going to
ourselves confronted with surprising devices
for extracting funds our already emsciated
pocketbook.
Apparently the house completely forgot Prest Will
guiding Injunction laid address
that If be conscripted, wealth
also. unless the radically changes
bill, probably will the burden of the wars
going be thrown upon the shoulders of the
citizen, already staggering under the load OF
the 0 living
The house bill begins its levy upon the average cit
by reaching and taking two per of the
incomes married $4,000. and of unmarried
men over 81 600; no kick here since larger incomes
be high thirty-three and one-third
per cent
horizontal tariff increase of ten per ali
imports whether on the dutiabe or free list is pro-
vided in the bill. This it estimated, add $500
0O0 900 the nations during the period
Several years ago. before the enactment the
Underwood law. the tariff was blamed for the high
cost living. restoration the entire list
the dutiable list, with per will affect
the price many of the necessities life
Some of the close students Of the bill contend that
upward jump of per in the of living will
be natural unnatural consequence of the tariff
increase.
Freight rates are to be taxed three per cent This
expected to yield $1,000 goo annually in revenue
1t will per cent send articles by
press. All charges will be passed to Mr.. Ult
mate Consumer. There will be ten cent increase
in passenger and if you ride Pullman sleeper
or chair car. another per will be tackled to
your transportation bill.
Your electric light your gas your tele
phone bill will be boosted five per 'he treasury
$50 100000 year from this of If you
want the long distance phone send wire
you will have to pay five cents additional for each
message costing fifteen cents.
The cost of amusement will go still higher If you
go a you will pay additional cent for each
ten cents worth.
If you take your wife to ball game it will cost you
approximately twenty cents and if to a
real Legitimate" theater there will be a of ap-
proximatey forty your tickets. Along
in this connection a tennis balls, dice,
checkers cabarets fishing tackle hair restorer salve
pills tooth paste. tonic ewery club dues, drugs hair
dye, tobacco cigarets soft drinks hard liquor and
chewing gums
exercise hasn't been overlooked in the soulless
search of the for Of revenue.
ten per will be levied your dues if you
belong TO q gym, golf or tennis club life insur-
will you, indirectly, eight for each 500
you the government protesting
against the high the stamp will cost you three
cents two. if you try economical
and only use a postcard that will cost you cent
more.
And finally if you get into debt and try to borrow
money to of the hole, youH have pay an
other tax on your promissory note
These taxes practically every them. say
nothing of of others than be added the
price passed along the fellow and
Mrs. Ultimate Consumer finally paying it, Automo-
bes. musical instruments taxed. yes but the
manufacturer the distributor the dealer merely
the along. The only that brings any pro-
lection the consumer is regulation of prices and
this. the thing that United Steel
Bethlehem Steel and their allies most abhor. They
willing their be conscripted wal
purposes at reasonable profits, sure but they
want put their Interpretation what 'rea
sonable".
internal good is going from this war
after all: will Of nation for peace thar
ever before; will something about the OF
preparedness by way of the pockebook, well the
mouth. here is hoping that congress will do some
thing make the financial realize it as well a,
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