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October 22, 1921
EXHIBITORS TRADE REVIEW
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Senate Committee Votes Repeal of Rental Tax; Great Credit for Victory Due M. P. T. 0. A. Workers
THE Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee on October 10 voted for a repeal of the Five Per Cent Film Rental Tax. Senator F. M. Simmons, of North Carolina, the Democratic leader in the Senate, also urged this action.
Great credit for this victory is due to the Legislative Committee of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of America, composed of the following:
H. B. Varner, Lexington, N. C.
D. A. Harris, Pittsburgh, Pa. W. A. True, Hartford, Conn. C. L. O'Reilly, New York.
J. G. Rhode, Kenosha, Wis. Charles T. Sears, Kansas City, Mo. M. J. O'Toole, Scranton, Pa.
F. C. Smoot, Parkersburg, W. Va. Morton Van Praag, Kansas City, Kan.
G. G. Schmidt, Indianapolis, Ind.
E. M. Fay, Providence, R. I.
G. E. Wingreene, Bismarck, N. D. Jacob Lourie, Boston, Mass.
H. E. Skinner, Ogden, Utah. H. A. Graves, St. Johnsbury, Vt. S. G. Whyte, Kosciusko, Miss.
Gus Kohn, Las Vegas, New Mexico.
In making this announcement, President Sydney S. Cohen said:
"Credit is also due the state officials in the territories from which members of the Senate Finance Committee come, as well as to the motion picture theatre owners who responded promptly to all requests from national headquarters of the M. P. T. O. A. Thousands of letters and wires of protest poured into Washington, urging a repeal of the burdensome tax. The M. P. T. O. A. Legislative Committee visited Washington time and again, held personal conferences with the Senators and filed a splendid brief in the matter.
"We did not herald our work in the trade
press, preferring to put forth our efforts in quiet, effective labor."
The fight to obtain further tax relief is still in progress. Efforts are now being concentrated on the House, with every prospect of success.
Three Months' Figures on Tax Receipts
Internal Revenue receipts from the tax on motion-picture films leased during the month of August, 1921, totaled $538,292.42, compared with $654,464.55 for August,
1920, representing a decrease of $116,172.13.
Receipts from the tax on admissions to theatres, concerts, etc., for August, 1921, were $5,926,818,88, compared with $6,879,323.58 for August, 1920, a decrease of $952,50470.
Internal Revenue receipts from motion picture films leased for the month of June,
1921, totaled $621,153.50, as compared with $560,682.29 for June, 1920, representing an increase of $56,871.21.
From the tax on admissions to theatres, concerts, cabarets, etc., the receipts for June, 1921, were $7,362,487.61, as against $8,338,017.29 for June, 1920, showing a decrease of $975,529.57.
Internal Revenue receipts for the month of July, 1921, from tax on motion picture films leased totaled $503,431.51, an increase of $144,353.66 over receipts for July, 1920.
Receipts from the tax on admissions to theatres, concerts, etc., for July, 1921, totaled $5,822,972.80, a decrease of $640,444.61 from the receipts from the same source for July, 1920.
In recording returns on tax receipts from theatre admissions, all theatres are segregated under one head, no separate report being made for motion picture theatres alone.