The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
Its High Standard Noted I'm Report
Made Public by the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
REBATES TO BE PAID SOON
MANY SMALL ACCOUNTS GROWING
OUT OF THE WAR TAX.
scented 10000 Clafms-Box Of CT
gars That Contained 800.

SpeSiai 10 the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Interesting fig
ures relative to the consumption of milk
in six of the largest cities in Indiana are
contained i'm a report made public at the
Department OF Agriculture to-day.
The daily consumption of milk I'm Indian
apolis is estimated at 1900 gallons, or
81 per capita. In addition to 5000 gallons
of skinned milk used in the city. 1.-The
superior quality of the milk supplied in
indianapolis" the report says, lis due N
no small measure to a plan put I'm opera
ton by the health officials a few years
ago whereby the dairmymen who kept their
dairies up to a high standard received GER
tificates of approval These were helpful
I'm obtaining new trade, and were therefore
generally sought after, with the result that
sanitary methods were introduced into
many places where they would not other
wise have been FUND
Evansville consumes $500 gallons of milk
per day, Fort Wayne 2.4S0 gallons, Terre
Haute 1000 gallons. South Bend 1000 gallons
and Richmond 1,25O gallons.
A statement showing the status of claims
of the several States on account of the war
with Spain was made public by the treas
ury auditor to-day. According to official
figures the claim of Wisconsin was for the
sum of $12S917. According to the official
figures Indiana claimed s274 ,639 and was al
lowed $751; SIS. The amount disallowed was
s15,O71. and the amount suspended and pend
ing payment is sl07,949. The total claims
of the States, based on expenses entailed
in equipping and mobilizing troops for serv-
Too in. fh1 Gx.a, tab.
this time there is pending and in course
of auditing Ss64.936.
Officials of the Internal Revenue Bureau
say that they will begin the payment of the
claims which arose out of the rebates grant
ed on tobacco and snuff under the war reve-
nue. repeal bill of the last Congress in few
days. The accounts have all been made
up by the Internal Revenue Bureau and
have been sent to the auditors of the Treas
ury for adjustment. The auditors have been
at work on them for nearly a month and
have about completed their task. As soon
as the last of them have been audited they
will be returned the bureau and the is
suance of warrants will begin. Some idea
of the extent Of the task is given by the
statement that i'm all there were GO 600 claims
made for rebate of tax on tobacco and snuff.
The total amount Of the refund will be about
So, 600. The claims vary from $40 to 81 900.
The rebate had to be made to the fractional
portion of cent. Many of the claims, in
fact hundreds of them, had to be returned
two or three times to have them corrected.
The experience of the bureau officials in this
connection leads to the conclusion that the
tobacco and snuff dealers of the country are
poor mathematicians. While the affidavits
show that the claims were made in good
faith the actuaries OF the treasury and the
expert accountants found that large per-
centage of the 10000 claims were calculated
wrong and varied from cent to 81 from the
amounts for which they should have been
made. Every means has been taken to ex-
pedite the claims. 1t is the expectation TO
have the warrants all issued within the
The officers of the Treasury Department
have a complicated case to decide relative to
the importation of skilled labor. 1t comes
| from Philadelphia. One OF the big engrav-
| ing and jeweIry concerns of that city asks
| that 1t be permitted to import from Eng
| land a number OF skilled engravers, who are
| qualified to do carving of heraldic devices
| The concern sets up the claim that 1t should
| be permitted to do this under the provisions
| of the contract labor law which holds that
where such skilled labor is not obtainable in
/ this country and 1t does not come into con.
| fiict with our labor importations of skilled
men il permissible. The company says In
| it's communication that the finest engravers
| in the United States are in the employ OF
| the Bureau of Engraving and Printing al
| Washington. They point to the fact, how
| ever, that even these highly skilled men ar,
! unable to do certain classes of work fol
/ which there Is a great demand. To max,
/ their case more striking they say that re-
| Gently when the government decided that tn,
/ great seal of the United States should be re-
| newed and q new die cut 1T was found Their,
/ was no one in the United States TO do tn,
| work. except an employe or the Phiadel
| phia concern. 1t accepted the contract fol
/ cutting the seal anew but had only one mar
/ who could do IL, and he will be employed OF
/ Ii for three months or more and will be un
\ able to do anything else. The secretary o.
| the treasury has taken the matter under
/ Amusement. JOHN +. MONK.