Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-31
To DOUBLE MOVIE
THEATER TAXES
AUTOMOBILES AND OWNERS
ALSO TO PAY MORE MONEY
INTO TREASURY,
MANUFACTURERS AS WELL
AS OWNERS ASSESSED
Five Cent Theaters to Be Included in
New Revenue Bill-Club and Other
Dues to Be Made to Pay Double
Present War Tax-s2o to $50 Tax on
Auto1 Recommended.

Washington, July 31.-A tax Of 10
per cent on the sale price of all auto
mobiles was written in the new
revenue bill by the house ways and
means committee yesterday.
Motor trucks on account Of their
great usefulness in war work, will be
taxed only 8 per cent. The tax will be
collected on gross sales of manufac-
turers producers. or importers.
Inclnded also in the 10 per cent
schedule will be player pianos, graphic
phones, monographs. talking Una
chimes. sporting goods, including base
ball bats. golf clubs. fishing rods and
reels; pool and billiard tables, per-
fumes. cosmetics. tonics, proprietary
medicines and cameras.
All except cosmetics and proprietary
medicines now are taxed per cent.
Seventy Million Auto Tax.
The automobile tax. according to
estimates. will produce about $4,000
600. The per cent tax now III force
is calculated to yield about $32, 900, 900
during the current fiscal year.
In addition to the 10 per cent tax
agreed upon. Chairman Kit hin author
lied the positive announcement that
the committee will impose another tax
which will be collected from the user
OF the automobile.
ThLs tax which has been only ten
tatively discussed. will be in the ma
ture Of federal license, collectabie
as state licenses are now issued.
Chairman Kitchin declined to pre-
dict how high these rates might run.
The treasury department has recon-
mended from so to $780, according to
the cost Of the car
1t was announced that the 10 per
cent tax was agreed upon without any
opposition.
Double Amusement Tax.
The tax on gasolene has not been
considered by the committee. Other
taxes agreed upon were a doubling Of
the admission tax to the theaters,
operas, motion picture shows and
similar places Of amusement. The
present tax is 10 per cent; under the
revised schedule it would be 20 per
cent.
This tax applies to all admissions Of
10 cents or over. To get at the smaller,
priced houses the commftte tentative
ly decided to impose tax OF cent on
every admission up to and including 7
cents. 49, ~
In deciding upon this tax the COM
mittee took into consideration that the
or oh de- Nal
"peoI. mans show" But it was the
consensus OF opinion that the patrons
of these cheaper shows can afford to
contribute cent to the United States.
Heavy Tax on StilIettos.
The committee decided to place a
heavy tax upon all kinds Of firearms,
including a prohtbitive tax Of 100 per
and similar deadly weapons. The tax
on shotguns and rifles was fixed at 10
per cent and that on revolvers and
pocket pistols at % per cent, with the
idea Of discouraging their use as far,
as POSSIBLE.
Leader Kitchin announced that the
committee tomorrow will take up the
luxury tax suggestions recently sub
mitted by the treasury department.
These include recommendations for
a so per cent tax on all sales of jewelry
and taxes on clothing Of all kinds,
household furnishings, personal SER
wants, including chauffeurs, ETC.
The committee intends to go care
fully thru the list to determine which
Of the articles suggested by the treas
ury officials should be called upon to
pay a tax.
The tobacco tax schedule. which the
committee had planned to consider,
was postponed until the committee re-
ceives statistics asked of the treasury
department.