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Show I WAR STAMP TAX 18 UNDER ADVISEMENT H Washington, Aug. 31, Plans for H a 5 or 10 per cent war stamp tax on H all railroad passenger tickets, thea- I ter tickets, baseball tickets and the B llko, ah under consideration by members of the wart and means H commute. The plan, calculated to ralsa annu. ally from $S0,O0X0 ta 180,000,000, I originated ta rndsUatotratlon circles.. I OptBlaa ftaumg tie Democrats of the M cosaatttee ta divide. ffc Some contend that a tax on beet Tf and Increased taxes on domestic I -wines end patent medicines, with an I Increase of 1 per cent In the income I tax and ft permanent inheritance tax, would meet all the exigencies caused I by the European war without being I felt seriously by individuals. No I formal action has been taken. |