Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-07-10 | Page 3 | Everybody to be Hit by New Taxes

I 2 n nT T TO Of BE HIT i Of N NEW W w T TAXES AX Gasoline Jewelry Jewelry Jew Jew- elry Theatre Tickets I and nd Soft Salt Drinks to B By Be i. i y New Bases of Revenue By ay Associated Pr Press 10 WASHINGTON July July- W Y Preparations for or fra framing g the new nev war revenue bill went forward in the house ways ways' and means committee today with attention centering upon the list of suggestions for new new- or higher highel taxes on luxuries and necessities submitted sub sub- mUted yesterday by the treasury department Members of the committee indicated indicated indi indi- that the list would form the basis for consumption la taxes es In their draft ot of the bill Besides doubling present taxes on liquors and tobaccos quadrupling soft drink levies and making general in increases creases in other existing rates the treasury suggestions include Taxes of 50 per cent on retail prices of Jewelry watches and clocks ex except ept those sold to army or navy men Twenty per cent on automobiles bicycles musical instruments etc Ten cents a gallon on gasoline tobe tobe to tobe be paid by the wholesaler Ten per cent on hotel bills bills' for rooms rooms rooms' over a day or American plan over 5 j 1 Ten per per cent on all cafe or pI restaurant restaurant restaurant res res- bills TAX ON SOX Taxes of unstated ed amounts fm on mens men's suits selling for more than 30 women's suits over ever ver 40 and coats over ver 30 r mens men's hats ats over 4 shirts shirks over 2 pajamas s aver 2 hosiery over 35 cents shoes over 5 gloves gloves' over 2 underwear over 3 all neckwear and canes women's dresses over 25 skirts over 15 hats bats over 10 shoes over 6 lingerie over 5 corsets over 5 and all furs fans etc children's childrens clothing including suits over 15 purses toilet articles over over 2 i In addition to all ali these taxes which would be levied directly upon the consumer the list proposes doubling the present motion admission tax tar and imposing a tax of 5 per centon cent centon on moving picture theatre rentals with the present film ta tax eliminated By Oy United Press Presa WASHINGTON July 10 Treasury Treasury department proposals for war taxes taxes' that would put the entire nation on a basis of most rigid war economy conomy were before congress today EVERYBODY HIT HT Hasty analysis of the departments department's suggestions brought this statement from a leading member of the house If It these were to be car cai- ca ned ried out in their entirety without amendment the American people would readjust their habits of living on ona ona ona a basis of economy never before dreamed of Of course the proposals I are intended to bring home to the people people peo peo- I pIe that this war is a menacing thing that may take our bottom dollar Without Without With With- out doubt congress will will be deluged d with protests But every everybody ody should remember that the department submitted suggestions suggestions suggestions merely and that congress will regard them m merely rely as bases for dis dis- dis- dis The bill must raise and and that will require us to go into many new fields of ot taxation But congress as a a. whole will be opposed to hitting any taxpayer harder than he can bear The country should realize and must realize that everybody will have to bear the burden