Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-07
21[)A WATER HABIT
70 Be MORE COST Y
n,.nkefs vii Have To Pay Tax,
Dpenser Merely Collector
For Uncle Sam
pa SOFT DRINK TAX

with d host Of other taxes
tfeciiye today. May first
5i soda water and ice cream
aeme merely dispensers Of
tiality for Uncle Sam. The
1f loving Ii keeping pace
sB ligh cost Of living.
more Retail Druggists As
III 4 meeting held on April
III by rs uf the leading drug
- slspled resolution that the
4lltI be paid By the public. and
ts number of drug stores Will,
.sSrsr collect the war tax from the
r d their fountains
m M ION of the Retail Druggists
s.t ion Was based upon q ruling
mad if Daniel G. Roper. Of the Inter-
eyenae Commission, who said:
MIN reference to your inquiry Of
sssf lIate. the tax on soft drinks UNI
ION $50 Of the Revenue Act Of
II Il consumers tax, which the
stilte frescribes shall be collected
fr8ea flfe purchaser by the vender e.
a,e tillie ol the sale The yender is
,af4ei8 me fundamentally through
ah me tax ii 10 be collected. 1T
faf levied On the soft drink dealer.
Asa matter OF fact the dealer IL pro-
limited from using the tax az 9 means
If anluly increasing the price and
tapresenting that such increase is
alc II The tax The price Of the drink
an me tax are two separate things.
me purchaser pays for his drink to.
the dealer and pays the tax TO the
Government through the dealer who
& accountable to the Government for
ihr tax collected and for the coilec-
ION az the tax.
DANIEL q ROPER. Commissioner
tlltirlaIs Say what They Mean
Government officials have peculiar
pay 81 saying what they really mean.
commissioner Roper. for example,
really means not only that the CON
siiffer has to pay the tax but he
means much more than that
FIRST II al, ne means that he e an
Hgtodate bi-metaliist and believes
i8o coins ought TO grow where only
popular scent drink at the soda foun-
lain will not answer the purpose. One
mist hand him through the dealer 9
nickel and penny The dime which
Vas gladly exchanged for drink pc
ealiarly pleasing to ones appetite, no
longer sunless It now takes q dime
and d penny To start that drink a-gtlx-
Hing down ones throat. The popular
Scent sundaes, wheih already took
both dime and nickel out Of ones
yes pocket. viii now demand both the
Tine and the nickel and the two pen
MES kept handy. Two pennies will
hage Id be handed out every time 20
cent drinks are ordered and pennies
afe required before the Government
Nil. permit the public after May ] to-
indulge iii 25 and 80 cent drinks ct
hp soda fountain
Then Commissioners Roper Is tell
iig the vets" that q drink by any
other means Is Just as taxable, Take
Il little wine FOR thy stomach's sake, !"
mitfpn by ST. Paul centuries ago,
nseans. in the language OF the Inter-
nal Revenue officers today. take a
iiftle ice cream soda for the coun.
sake.
bat The Governments will protect
ih ee cream and soda water jag IL
Mai HE commissioner is telling the
0ost Of Loving Goes Up
commissioner Roper is also giving
ee that, In his opinion. Il Is time
tr cost 81 loving acted In harmony
Wit8I the cost Of living Economic
A0nies We are told. SO act, that
lpanee In one commodity Is fol-
lal1 by advances In many others,
commissioners has discovered
tl.t he snfe. streaming moonlight. In
ally demanded BY romantic cou
Flt cost no more than Il did before
war Hand holding still popular
44tlg the returning soldiers, is so
28sl balanced nm supply and de-
ftaad that All 1t costs. is an oppoTtun-
}fs which like lightning, IL apt TO-
hsPpeu anywhere, No effective way
II been discovered By tax the os-
pry tendencies Of the, patrons Of
fountains. Indeed. 1t has been
that many soda fountain was
ded hy toll gate. from which
ali Yielded nething to the Gov
cent while II yielded osculatory
seHeies 10 the purchaser Of the
lere Is one thing that Commissio
Roper evidently forgot. whcih he
aid not have forgotten, Banana
make one thin Bananas, ice
ilT chocolate nuts. fruit syrups,
ltse things are guaranteed abso
10 reduce weight Therefore
ople all eat banana splits.
serefoFe. with fat people finding
,aana split absolutely indispena-
3 their life, liberty and pur-
happiness. 4 why add only y
The Government could raise
gh money TO float good sized
Loan, or maiutain the em-
lsiit service, or make up the
+. rkrs8 : -