Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1918 — SOFT DRINKS TO RAISE $100,000,000 [ARTICLE]

SOFT DRINKS TO RAISE $100,000,000

Washington, Aug. 12.—A 10 per cena tax on all soft drinks sold by manufacturer, producer, bottler or importer, and a tax of from 1 to 2 cents on soda fountain drinks were written into the $8,000,000,000 revenue bill by the House ways and means committee. The proposal is to put a tax of 2 cents on each. 10 cents paid for all soft drinks sold at soda fountains and of 1 cent upon sales of 7 cents or less. Near beer and similar fermented beverages would pay 10 cents per gallon. The committee expects to raise from this source somewhere close to $100,000,000, it was stated. The committee took the proprietary medicines and patent medicines out of the manufacturer’s 10 per cent tax and grouped it in a 10 per cent stamp tax. The government expects by thia change to largely increase the revenue, although the tax rate is the same, because of the higher prices.

Another Letter From Carl Leathe man. Still another letter was rcelvt Wednesday evenihg by D. F. Leat er man from his son Cart, this letti coming over in about two weeks,, aot having been mailed until Jul 24 and reached here August 7: Nantes, France, July 19, 1913. Dear Father and all: — Will write again, this p. m. Ha' not had any mail from you latel but am looking for some now a| time. I am O. K. and feeling fin The weather, can’t be beat her We ate shaving some very fine we ther. Last week it rained a litt but not hard. It is pretty hot sou days but always cool enough evenings to sleep good. I got a letter from Sarah yeste day, also two from the folks Terre Haute. They have writ»o several times but that Is the fir one I have received. Gee, but have lots of mall somewhere France. I may get it some tii but it will be worn out before’ do. I have written to the oentr P. 0., Which is a sort of a de: letter office, to see if any of r mail has come there, but have i heard from them yqt. .1 do not remember if I told y before or not, but we have be messing with anothet organizati since we have been here until t 16th of this month, when we got mess of our own (the Q. M.) \

did not get very good eats wh® we "were. I told you that befo® and I said I thought it was t'he fa® of the imess sergeant and coo® No>w we get plenty and it is r® good. Guess it is the way it I cooked. We uon’t have anythiH fancy, but good, wholesome fo® such as potatoes, tomatoes, macar® and beef and sometimes beef ste® so you see we are faring pre® good. 9 Well, the bunch that came h® the same time I did are to take Eg examination soon, some went vest J day and today. I don’t know wl® I will go. According to the or® all men that were sent back w® classified, 1 was in class B, wh® means six months back of the li® with an exwm. every two mouths. H Saturday p. m.—-I did not get y<® finished yesterday so v® write gome more today. I just ca® back fro mthe hospital where® went for the exam. I do not kn® the result yet. But don’t th® they found any change, althoi® they did not tell me if I was a® for active service or not. ® I would like to be at the fr 9 now while the great battle, cal® the second battle of the Marne,® going on. it’is the Americans t® are showing their bravery and 9 termination. There was ' great 9 joicing last night after the nggj oame of the success of the dt® battle. I firmly believe that G® many is now playing a losing ga® I hope she will soon see it and t® the end of this war will not 9 far off. There is no one that 119 wars, but we are here to win 9 and it will be won. 9 Well, I guess this will be IS for this tiime so I will close hop 9 to hear from you real soon. I as ever, Your son, CARROL® The address is changed a littlH Casual detachment Q. M., Base .9 No. 1, Depot No. 2, A. P. O. 7B; 3. O. S., A. E. E., Nantes, FrantH