Evening star., 1919-04-29
NEW EXCISE TAX
leEFFEcT|VE MAY |
Adds Slightly to Price of
i Everything Tainted
/. With Luxury.
"FREE" LIMIT IS SET

Thursday, May 1. is the day when
old NY C. o. Living gets another
boost On that day and date the gov
eminent puts a jack under the price
of everything that is tinged even
family with luxury and gives the
screw a turn or two. . In other words,
that Is the date on which the new
excise tax goes into effect, and
blessed-and lucky-is the man whose
tastes do not run to frills. who likes
plain things in clothess food-yes, and
even in the only kind of drinks sold
openly nowadays-and who has
brought up his family in the same
way.
Refreshments Cost More.
.Consider the soft drink matter. for
example. Ice cream sodas, sundaes.
lemonades and the like that today and
tomorrow may be had for s cents, on
aud after Thursday will cost II cents.
The new tax adds I cent for every 10
cents or part of 10 cents such refresh
nfents cost.
Then the items of druggists sun
dries, patent medicines and things
like that. Your 25-cent tube of tooth
paste will cost you IS cents. beginning
Thursday. as will everything else the
druggist sells that now costs a quar-
ter. The new tax adds one penny for
every % cents of an articles cost, and
this includes patent medicines, cos
nietits. tale powder and everything
else. Candy, chewing gum and kodak
films fall in the same class when it
comes to garnering the war tax pen
MES.
Even clothing. neckwear, hats, mil
1inery and shoes do not wholly escape
the new tax. If your last years pam
alma hat will do for another season
you're lucky. If not and you buy one
that costs more than IS. add. 10 per
cent to the amount above that figure
Ia dime for every dollar in excess of
s.
If the wife or the daughter indulge
their love of finery in the line of hats
OF bonnets. try to get 'em to keep the
price down to SIS. If it goes over
that. the tax man gets his 10 per cent
fdr the excess. You may go as high
at $40 a pair for shoes. but IL you go
higher than that be prepared to pay
tie little old 10 per cent on the extra
amount, which means that a $12 pair
OF shoes on and after@Thursday will
cost S12.2o.
! Hits Fancy Vests, Too.
AnA those fancy vests you like to
wear. You get by with the excise
taxcollector II the vest doesn't cost
more than IS. If it is more expensive.
up pops that 10 per cent on the price
Il is the same with purses, pocket
bopks and handbags, costing more
thfn $3.50: umbrellas. parasols and
sunshades that cost more than 81;
fans higher than, 81: house or smok-
ink jackets or coats and bathrobes
and lounging robes retailing at more
THIN $3.50; mems and boys neckties
cokting more than 81; mems and
boys silk stockings and hose costing
more than 81 a pair: women's silk
hdSe costing more than So a pair;
m{n's shirts that cost more than So;
pa5amas. nightgowns and under
wear of every kind costing more
thtn IS: kimonos. petticoats and
Waists that cost more than. BIS
you ride. the now Ttogs for this
su&nmer will cost, morA bAcanse the
exfase law places e asf0spef cent tax
on all riding habits, etc. The same
applies to hunting and shooting
clothes and to liveries and livery
boots and hats; also to fur coats or
garments of which fur is the compo-
nept material Of chief value.
Regulations for the application of
thu new excise taxes have not vet
been announced. though 1t is expected
th4y will be ready within a few DAYS.
Meanwhile. however, the new taxes 60
into erect Thursday. and. dealers are
carged with the duty 5-6f collecting
thfm from purchasers. So don't say
Jon haven't been warned.