Show II JOKE IS OH tJ r CONSUMER j Ij I Tobacco Trust Has Reaped a Harvest of Under the Reve Revenue nue Laws Now Existing March 30 What 0 S is designated as a joker that 0 v 3 1 cost the consumers of tobacco in inthis inthis this th country countI nearly 4 was found in the existing ex 4 v oS revenue laws by b Representative i is 1 s Dawson of Iowa who at once in 4 w 4 a bill to correct the er 4 So Soo s st o 4 t For by b restoring tobacco packages 4 4 to ther the r original sizes 4 J 5 4 Under the Dingley tariff the 4 0 o 4 S packages of or tobacco loba o oell 4 J sell ell to the time consumer r at 5 cents 4 i 4 S each and the thc pack paek packages 1 4 I 4 ages for 10 cents In a war 4 0 S 4 1 revenue rev nue tax tat of 6 cents a pound ad nd 4 i 4 S was levied At the same 4 4 t J time in order to serve eTe the con eon conS c 4 S of or the trade i 4 io o 4 S tion was given for the reduction of 4 i 4 the sizes of packages from two 4 o 4 three and four ounces to one and 0 o 4 5 one and and 4 4 three and ounces thus 4 o 4 S enabling the smoker to procure a ao 4 o 4 8 and a package of 6 4 tobacco at the store OJ 4 s c 4 The war revenue tax was re rei 5 i 4 pealed but the packages of oC 4 h fc 4 co cc 00 remained the same size Since 4 o 4 s 1302 1902 the consumer of tobacco has hns hasS 4 4 S been paying the of war waro 4 o 4 revenue tax to manufacturer manufacture 4 4 0 0 00 II |