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Show WAR TAX SYSTEM TO BENEFIT RED CROSS By International News Service. CHICAGO. Feb. l.-The National and American leas no? are fn en-e thousands of dollars to t;,e ' This summer x h ro u h the b;ves-iU fa rV The public win r.-y. though, aiuV not thr magnates. Bleacher seats" wilt cost rCnts eich pavilion cents, -randsiand sr. ce'nt' boxes and reserved scats M.K', urdpr tli" schedule submitted to tV 'omVnN-ioii-crs of interns! revenue a t Wash in t; tor The war tsx due The Suvr-rnmenL on bleacher admission is ?, cn ts, on pavilion pa-vilion .S cents, on .uvandsia n.f S cents and on boxes or reserved seats It cenis!'pass holders will also be a s.sesM 10 r.n(V wh!cli i.s cents more than the Qoverii-mcnt Qoverii-mcnt ieriufrcs. Ttcre's where the Fled Crss profits: The extra 2 cents on each benchers, prumistand and pas admission will be t urned over to t)ia t orjia uis.w t ion. It is said t hb plan has met will) t.':e approval of .the internal recnuc depart n;.-;n and that formal announcement to this effect will be Issued from the caniial in a few days. Ban Johnson, president of the American league, was asked iiliou; it, and said : "Our plans arc in the hands of the an- 1 thorltics in Washington and we exp.ct :m answer soon." The nd Cross will jirofi t about ?100 a L'ci rue from the .clieine. ba.cil nn t he .I r tVndanro of tm T. Some may run higher, as actual ii cures ace tiot xivfn out. The plan was adopted for I o re 1-hoiis 1-hoiis to contribute i o a wrt by i-a-:r -and to save the confusiiMi likely 'o result j if idd chano had to be oivcn at the box J Oflice;-,. |