Evening journal., 1918-02-12
EASY FOR BASEBALL
PASS HOLDERS
Will Deposit Ten Cents
Every Time They Attend
Ball Game
TURNSTILE COUNT
TO BE OFFICIAL

CINCINNATI, Feb. i2.-The National
Commission has given out a notice ex-
planning in detail the manner in which
the war tax would be collected at ball
parks next season. Ten cents viii be
dropped into a box by all pass holders
in major league parks at every game
they attend. The usual war tax, Of
course, will be assessed TO all pur-
chasers who buy tickets.
The commission announced that this
matter was taken up in Washington
with Daniel c. Roper, commissioner Of
internal revenue. and his several as
sistants. The finding said in part:
when the rain check proposition
was thoroughly explained to the in
ternal revenue commissioner at Wash
lngton d ruling was made by him that
no second tax would be collected where
/ the holder Of an admission ticket had
not witnessed the performance. AS 10
the annual and daily passes-free ad-
missions-the scheme suggested by
/ the committee was approved This is In
/ line with the joint action Of the major
I leagues at the conference held In Chi
cago in December. when it was thought
advisable TO collect 10 cents from the
holder Of every pass. whether annual
or daily, which entitled him 10 10
cent seat.
1T only will be necessary for the
holder 90 drop 10 cents into a box al
the turnstile entrance each time the
same is presented.
The authorities also acquiesced ir
our request 10 have the turnstile coun
made the official one so far as u per
tained to passes instead Of having each
mass holder 60 90 the box ONCE fol
proper Credentials 10 viii be noticeo
that rain checks will have 10 be issue,
90 the pass holders each time thl
passes are presented. so that II th'
game is not played no second tax vii
be collected.
ITO secure a proper ruling, covering
season boxes that are sold for IKE
price. was quite a complicated matter
, hut IL the rule stands as now outline
i'm the regulations, it should be salts
I factory TO an clubs, because II cover
not only the reservation for a seaso
, boy. which does not include any aC
missions for any games, but also cover
y the sale Of a season box that does II
clude admissions for all the games.
-, An important regulation recent
promulgated by the authorities make
il permissible. where it is found In
, practicable 90 handle pennies, 10 aG
vance the 25-cent admissions to
, 30 cents. and the 5j-cent seats TO
, cents. conditioned that adequate lobD
: signs are printed as stated in the regt
/ lation. This will permit the majc
! leagues Go Increase the prices o
bleacher and 75-cent seats, If they deel
4 II advisable to do so 90 prevent col
iestion at the box Office in making
r change.
. Where a person buys bleach'
\ seat for % cents or 30 cents. as n
4 case may be, paying war tax OF
~ cents. such person only will be II
e 1uired 10 pay an additional cen
\ when he buys an exchange ticket
!, The pavilion; in other words, The W.
tax finally collected from every patrC
- should nos be any greater than q
. amount he would have been charge
had he originally purchased the Sc
/, which he finally secured.
a These regulations, however, ma
y not as yet been. approved, as certa
. matters pertaining to the question
, bona flde employees have not been d
termined'