South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-12
PUT 10 CENT TAX
ON BALL PASSES
All Holders of Free Tickets to
Drop Dime in Box at
the Gate.

cNCINNATL Feb ~ - The
national baseball commission Mon
day gave out a notice explaining i'm
do.aI tho manner in which the war
tax would hc collected az baseball
parks during the coming season.
Ten cents VIII be dropped into
box by AN passhOlders in major
league parks neXt season at every
game they attend. The usual war
tax. OF course will be assessed %
all purchasers who buy tickets
The commission announced that
this matter was taken up in Wash
ington with Daniel c. Roper, COM
missioner OF Internal revenue. and
mis- several assistants.
The finding said in part:
When the rain check PROPOSE
ton was Thoroughly explained 20
the internal revenue commissioner
at Washington ruling was quick
ly made by him that no second tax
would be collected where the hold
er OF an admission ticket mad not
witnessed the game. AS 20 the an
nu8l and daily passes-free admis-
sions-the scheme suggested by the
committee was approved This rs
Sen lire with the joint action of the
TWO major leagues at the confer
ence held Inn Chicago in December
last. when it was thought advisable
10 collect 10 cents from the holder
81 every pass. whether annual or
daily. which entitled him TO a 10
cent seat
EFT viii only be necessary for the
holder to drop 10 cents into a box
at the turnstile entrance each time
the same is presented.
Gate Count Omcial.
'The authorities also acquiesced
iu our request to have the turn
stIe count made the official one
insofar as it pertained TO passes in
stead OF having each passholder 30
10 the box office for proper creden-
tiaIs. 1t will be noticed that rain
checks will have 10 be issued 10 the
Dassholders each time the passes
are presented so that If the game
is not played no second tax Will be
collected.
"To secure a proper ruling. COW
for "a fixed price was quite a COM
pIicated matter. but If the rule
stands as now outlined fun the reg
uIations it should be satisfa Glory 10
an CLUBS. because it covers not only
the reservation for season box
which does not include any admis
sions for any games but also Gov
ers the sale of a season box that
does include admissions fer all the
games.
AN important regulation recent
lv promulgated by the authorities
makes it permissible, where IL is
found impracticable To handle pen
mics. to advance the 25-cent admis-
sion TO so cents. and the 75-cent
seats TO SO cents. conditioned that
adeq ate lobby signs are printed as
stated in the regulation This viii
permit the two major leagues 10
increase the prices i'm bleacher aad
15-cent seats. if they deem II advis-
able 10 do so to prevent conges-
tion at the box office in the max
ing of change
other Tax Three Cents.
Where person buys a bleacher
seat for 20 cents or 80 cents, as
the case may be. paving war tax
of three cents. such person will only
DE required to pay am additional
two cents when he buys an eX-
change ticket 20 the pavilion; in
other words. the war tax finally
collected from every patron should
not be any greater than the amount
he would have been charged had
he originally purchased the seat
which ne finally secured.
These regulations. however,
have not as yet been approved. as
certain matters pertaining 60 the
question Of Bona hde employees
have not been determined