The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-07-18
FOR RADICAL TAX
ON ALL LUXURY
Treasury Inclndes Clothing,
JeweIry and Household Goods
WORK ON BIG REVENUE BILL
Hits Gasoline, Autos and Tires-Em-
ployers OF More Than One
Servant To Pay lmpost
On Wages.

Washington.-Th plan OF the Treas
ury Department for taxing luxuries
and semi.luxuries in the $4,000, 900, 900
War Revenue bill was laid before the
House Committee on Ways and Means
and calls for heavy levy on fancy
furniture, carpets and other Injuries
and seml-luxurious household articles,
and on moderately priced and expen-
sive clothes, underwear, hats, shoes
and other fancy articles OF wear
Jewelry Is taxed so per cent. OF Its
retail price, while automobiles are
called upon TO pay 20 per cent tax
on their cost price and gasoline 10
cents a gallon, to be paid by thc
wholesale dealer.
Hloh.Preed Articles Hit.
The tax scheme is sweeping in It's
scope. Hardly an article escapes
which rich man or man Of moderate
means buys for the comfort OF his
home and for adorning his person.
Only the household articles and cloth
ing which people Of moderate circum-
stances are forced to buy on account OF
their limited means are left untouched.
The list OF articles which the Treas
ury Department tax experts class as
luxuries and semi-luxurles runs up
into thousands. They were specified
on a sheet OF paper said to be several
yards long. Chairman Kitchin and
other members OF the committee re-
fused to make public the list, because
they held the plan was incomplete,
and returned II TO the Treasury De-
partment for additional information.
They especially desired to know how
much money could be raised under
the plan.
The new tax proposition first draws
q price deadline between the necessi-
ties and the luxuries and the semi.
luxurles. The necessities are not
taxed, but articles costing more than
a certain figure at retail are called
upon to pay 20 per cent tax based
on the retail cost price. AS an illustra-
tion, the price deadllne on suits OF
mems clothes is fixed at $50. II
man buys a $40 suit he must pay his
tailor, in addition to the $40, 81
tax, which represents the tax on the
amount I'm excess over $50.
Deadline On Shoes, IS.
This 20 per cent tax hits the price OF
all other articles in excess OF the price
deadline. The deadline on shoes is fixed
At s., and anybody who pays more than
that price for shoes must pay 20
per cent tax on the amount in ex.
cess Of IS. In other words, II so is
paid for shes. the buyer must pay 81
tax on the s5 excess. The dead-line
price on mems hats is fixed at s..
The women do not escape. II a
woman wishes to pay high price for
a hat, she must pay 20 per cent tax
on what she spends in excess Of $40,
the latter figure being fixed as the
price dead.l,ne. Two dollars is fixed
as the deadline on mems shirts. II
was not stated what the dead-line
"a on women's shirtwalsts.
The scheme also taxes the amount
OF money expended for servants. A
family Is allowed one servant. II II
hires more than one II must pay
tax on the money paid in wages TO the
second servant If as many as four
servants are hired the tax reaches be-
teween 80 and 100 per cent on the
amount paid out in servant hire. Serv.
ants include buffers, maid servants,
cooks, hall boys, yard boys, footmen,
nurses and other persons employed
around the home. The automobile
chauffeur does not escape. A tax on
the amount OF money paid him for
driving the machine is also levied
The tax on things to wear includes
every article over a certain price.
Fancy underwear, silk stockings, neck
ties and other articles, which cost more
than a price fixed In the plan must
pay the tax. All high-priced carpets
and furniture are included.
The Treasury Departments sugges.
lions In a nutshell, are as follows:
Retail Sales Plan.
Fifty per cent on the retail p,ice Of
jewelry, including watches and clocks,
except those sold 10 army officers.
Twenty per cent on automobiles,
trallers and truck units. motorcycles
and bicycles: automobile, motorcycle
and bicycle tires and musical instru.
mentB.
A tax on all mems suits, selling for
more than $50, hats over 81, shirts over
81, pajamas over 50, hosiery over IS
cents, shoes over s., gloves over 50,
underwear over SO, and all nsckwear
and canes.
On womens suits over s4J, coats
over $50. ready.made dresses over s35,
skirts over SIS, hats over $40. shoes
over So. lIngeries over Sc. corsets over
Sc. Dress goods: SILK, over $50 a
square yard Cotton over $50
square yard and wool over 81 a square
yard. All furs, boas and fans.
On chlldren's clothing: Children's
suits over SIS. cotton dresses over S.
uncn dresaea oyer gE silk and wool