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THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN,asinn-'6,5WILL HELP PAY TAX.it) • S,:BaftVa mud DrfwcrifB of OnhkoHli, aniWell mm. Other Linen o£ IIushu^N. !i^iuy Com tribute to OfXnot Uvn* Ilwe jito European War—‘II111 Now Bo-iOTO Cohkpohbi-VIow* of Local DukIxic** Men,“If the proposed war tax bin Is passed by the-senate and bouse of representatives, the banks of this city will con-1 tribute close- to 52,500/’ said a prominent banker today. “The bSU proposes j that banks be taxed.$2 for each ?1,00Q' of their capital and surplus/'' One of the ‘well known brewers makes the statement that the breweries of this city-' stand to contribute upwards of $25,000 a year toward - the • emergency fund of the government, so long as the proposed tax may be In progress- For the blli which is to be debated Thurs-I day in Washington would .place .a war tax of fifty cents’on each barrel of beer, 11 The three Oshkosh breweries produce more than 50.000 barrels, of beer in a year/' said the brewer//‘and the tax on this business. •• would probably amount. to the largest contribution from any single source In this city.1'“People engaged in lines .of business other than banking and brewing* may find they-too .'are touched,by th^'emergency tax/ which is brought about by the need of the government rfor 5100,-000,000 to offset the loss of , revenue caused by the war in Europe*” said aa Oshkosh man today,“It is proposed under, the’ bill to tax telegraph messages one /;cent each;, cigar-dealers, $4,SQ each; bowlings alleyz. $5 each; billiard halls, ?5.eachj pawn brokers, 520 each; commercial brokers, each; customs brokers,. $10 each; theaters, 5100 each;- tobacco manufacturers according to a variable tax?and commercial paper, according to a- variable tax- The tax of ?100. on /theaters will raise the question as to whether motion picture houses are included/'COURT HALTS FOR FUNERAL.Service* for Fend dn Lac Jurist Arc
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Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Sep 23, 1914
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