The Brunswick news., 1919-05-02
SOFT DRINKS AND
MANY LUXURIES
Are Hard Hit BY the Measure
Which Will Take Billions
into Treasury.
EXPENSIVE WEARING
APPAREL TAXED, TOO
Nearly Every Man, Woman and
Child In United States Will
Be Affected BY New Law
Enforcement Absolute Ger
tainty.

Special excise taxes which wet in
to effect yesterday, will ne felt in
MANY directions. and people who have
hitherto escaped the various war tax
ec will find that they must forego
many of their favorite luxuries, in
Guiding all kinds of soft drinks, whetn-
er bottled or at the soda fountains.
unless they are willing to pay the in
creased price Uncle Sam will demand.
Medical preparations including pro-
prietary articles and all kinds of per-
fumes and cosmetics. will carry
stamp tax mounting to one per cent
on every twenty-five cents of the
purchase price. All wearing appar-
ell fer women, men and boys costing
'oveF ed aniofifit, and saleh iuxus
res as fans and parasols, viii carry
10 per cent tax nd mems and wom-
ems hats, umbrellas, as we'll, will be
taxed at the same rate, on the pur-
chase price.
The new tax, from the point of view
OF the individual, comes at partic-
ularly inopportune time at the open
ing of the summer season when new
clothes are naturally in order, ana
when soft drinks are most in demand,
It also includes such conVeniences as
travelling bags at time when sum-
per travelling is about to begin.
Tho war tax on soda fountains,
which must be paid to the cashier in
addition to the amount OF the check
Is as follows:
One cent on each 5 cent check
one cent on each 10 cent check; two
cents on each Is cent check. two cents
OF. each 20 cent check; three cents
OF each 25 cent check, three cents
on each 80 cent check, four cents on
each 35 cent check, four cents on
each 40 cent check, five cents on each
Al cent check, five cents on each so
cent check, etc.
The other taxes. in general, are as
follows:
Medicinal preparations: perfumes
essences. extracts, toilet water, cos
metics, petroleum jellies, hair Oil, po-
mades. hair dressings, hair restora
tives, aromatic cachous, toilet powders
(cther than soap powder), or any 9th
er similar substance or articles, by
whatever name known or distinguish
ed, used or applied for toilet purpos-
es. A tax of one per cent on every
81 cents of fraction thereof of any
OF the above.
The same tax applies to pills, pow
ches, syrups, medicinal cordials. or biz.
ters. anodynes, tonics, plasters, lini
ments, salves, oitments, pastes, spir-
it's. oils, and other medicinal com
pounds 1t also applies to artificial
mineral water, carbonated or not car
donated wters, or beverages sold by
the manufacturorer, producer, or I'M
porter in bottles or other closed con-
tainers and all natural mineral water
etc
Other taxes are:
Carnets and rugs, includin% fibre
e>oept imnorted AMI American rugs
made principally of wools. 10 per cent
en- the amount in excess Of IS per
souara yard.
Picture frames, in excess of SIC
Trunks in excess of $50.
yalises, travelling bags, SUIT cases.
hat hoxes used by travellers and fitted
toilet cases in excess of S25 each.
PurGes. pocketbooks, shonDing and
hand bags, in exces7 of $3.50 each.
Portable lighting fixtures and lamps
of all kinds tnNexcess of $25 each.
Umbrellas. rarasoIs and sunshades.
in excess of S4 each.
Fans. in excess of 81 eacc
Smoking Jackets. hath and loungfng
rthes. in excess Of s75n each
Mems waistcoats. sold separatelv