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Show oo I WAR TAX BILL IS COMPLETED Washington. Sept. 10 Democrats of the ways and means committee today to-day completed the war revenue tax bill providing for a tax of three per cent on all freight transportation, an increase of 50 cents on beer and 20 i cents a gallon on all domestic wines. This will net an estimated revenue ! I of $107,000,000 a year The tax on 1 treight was agreed to after a conference confer-ence with the president, who had ex 1 pressed opposition to it. The freight tax will be three per j cent of the transportation charges on1 all freight packages whether carried by rail or ship and will include ex-press. ex-press. It will not include parcel post The shipper will pay the tax to the railroad, which will retain one per , cent of the total amount collected fori administration expenses and make re- ! turns to the government on the basis 1 of the freight bills. There will be no stamps The fifty-cent tax on beer Is on a barrel, which now pays II. making a total tax of $1.50. Domestic, wines pay various taxes. |