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The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

Don't forget Catholic State Day at
Saltair, Tuesday, Aug. Is Excursions
from all over Utah and adjoining
states. Proceeds for benefit of Altar
society of st. Mary's Cathedral. Tick
n+c 9Ec
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

The last session of the city council
was largely occupied in passing a large
number Of estimates and payrolls and
in passing number of notices of in
tention to establish paving and gut er-
ing districts and sidewalk districts and
in other matters pertaining to street
improvements. j. P. O'Neill was al
lowed six different estimates on as
many pieces of work, the total amount
ing to $11 1850 The Wheelwright
Construction company was granted 4
total of s2,S7O.SO. OF this, $76l 43 was
on sewer contract the balance being
on sidewalk construction. Jones d
Wright were granted $500 g on account
of grading.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

Miss May Donahue left Eureka We'd
nesday for a visit with relatives and
friends at San Francisco and other
parts of California She stopped en-
route at Reno for a few days visit with
friends.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

James Henderson, who has been
visiting relatives in Eureka the past
few weeks, returned to San Francisco
Monday
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

An. automobile was seen. on the
streets Tuesday after having made the
trip from Salt Lake to Park City by
way of Brighton and demonstrating
what a big car can do in the noun
tains. The machine is the forty horse
power Rambler owned by George I.
Odell, and left Salt Lake Sunday morn
ing. 1t carried about $50 pounds and
made the trip to Brighton through Cot
tonwood canyon in two hours and fifty
five minutes. From Brighton to Park
City the trip was made in one and one
half hours
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

Mrs. George D. Pyper has with her
at her cottage at Silver Lake Mr.. and
Mrs. H. s. Ensign, who have recently
returned from Japan. and Mrs. j. d.
Owen. Miss Louise Lamson has re-
turned from Brighton.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

Increase of business of the :ocal post
office during the quarter ending June
80, over the corresponding quarter Of
last year, is marked, according 10 the
regular statement which has recn is
sued. IN April, May and June, 1894,
$47 20O.13 business was transacted,
while i'm the same three months of 1905
the total amounted to $54 1925 This
is an increase of $7,236.15, or 1873 per
cont
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12
EUREKA, UTAH.

David Evans disposed of his interest
in the Black Jack property at Mann
moth, Jesse Knight being the p1lr-
chaser Mr.. Evans will make his home
in southern California in the future.
Samuel Mcintyre of the Mammoth
Mining company. states that a stone
building viii be erected over the Cherry
Creek pumping station and that the
structure viii be made fire proof to pre-
vent repetition of the trouble expert
enced during the early part of last
month.
Mrs. Phil Clarke and Mrs. jackson
McChrystal returned last Sunday. after
an extended visit in Oregon and Wash
ington, and report having a very en-
joyable visit
Mrs. Pat Shea visited the capital this
week.
Mrs J. P. DriscoI was Salt Lake
visitor this week.
Colin McMurphy visited his family in
Payson last Monday.
Miss Anna Bonner has been engaged
to teach in the Eureka public schools
Hugh Heffernan returned home last
Sunday, after an absence of two weeks.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

A change was made Monday in the
Utah Savings and Trust company. s.
H. Lynch resigned as manager and
his place was filed by former Gov
ernor Heber NJ Wells. The board of
directors, consisting of w. S. McCor-
nick, John ]. DAILY, W. Mont Ferry
e. o. Howard, w. f. Cotton and Ar
thur L. Thomas, met and voted resolu-
tons of thanks and confidence in the
retiring manager, and in recognition
of his fidelity made his a substantial
gift. Mr.. Mccormick, president of the
company, expressed qualification that
the services of Governor Wells had
been secured, as his wide acquaintance
and banking experience and conser-
vatism could not prove other than ad-
yantageous to the company. The af-
fairs of the institution. he said. were
in better condition than ever before,
the savings deposits being greater and
the abstracting, guaranty and trust
features of the business all having
made substantial gains during the first
six months of the year. No other
changes Were made in the working
force of the company
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12
SALT LAKE
CITY AND NEIeHRoRHooD.

i. B. Critchlow returned Tuesday
from Twin Falls, Ida, and will be in
Salt Lake City for an indefinite period.
Mr. Critchlow is enthusiastic over the
outlook at Twin Falls and in Idaho
generally, and believes an unusual pc
riod Of prosperity is ahead Of the
state.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

The feast of the Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin falls upon Tuesday.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

Remember State Catholic day at Salt
air on Tuesday. Remember, also, that
a part of the revenue from the sale
of tickets goes into the treasury of the
Altar society.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

John T. Kelly, attached to the edi-
torial staff of the Western Waterman,
St Louis, is spending a few days IN
the city. Mr.. Kelly stopped over at
Provo and took a chance at registra-
ton for a ranch or any other slice OF
real estate lying around loose in the
Uintah reservation.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12
teresting questions originating in that

teresting questions originating in that
court.
Provo and Price are the two Utah
points where the Uintah reservation
lottery goes on. When Greek met Greek
in Price the other day they locked
arms and hiked for the registration
Office for Uintah reservation land.
Many of that nationality came in from
the coal camps but they first sought
out the county clerk and obtained their
first papers toward naturalization The
agent of the foreigners is active and is
rushing all to Price possible. After the
Italians were forced from the coal
camps Of the county, Greeks We're
very largely employed, which accounts
for their large numbers in that sec
ton. The Findanders at Clear Creek
and Winter Quarters are expected
down during the week, but few of
them are citizens and most will have
to go through the performance as did
the Greeks.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

Rev. Father Barrett of Evanston,
Wyo., was a visitor during the week.
-
Monday, vigil. of the Assumption, is
a fast day.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

on a sewer contract the balance being
on sidewalk construction. Jones d.
Wright were granted $500 Is on account
of grading.
A message received Tuesday in Oe-
den from G. L. Becker announced that
he had reached New York with his
family. The liner on which he was re-
turning from Europe reached uuaran-
tine and Mr.. Becker sent the message
from there. He has been absent arout
five months in Germany and is re-
turning much improved in health. He
will return at once To Ogden.
carload of Chinese came in Tues
day from the east and were sent on
to San Francisco, the occupants be-
ing returned to China in charge of
United States officers. The CeIestials
were guarded so closely that they were
not allowed to get on the ground
When they were transferred from one
car to another the cars were placed
end to end, then the doors were un-
locked and the Cinnamon marched into
the Southern Pacific car and locked up
again.
Mrs. E. NJ. Murphy announces the
engagement of her daughter. Rosa
mond, to Clarence H. Packer. The
wedding will take place Aug. at the
home of the brides mother, AIS Twen
ty-eighth street
Tom Keogh. the Idaho cattleman. left
for his ranch on Raft river and will
round up a bunch of cattle for the
market
The Trades and Labor assembly Of
ogden IS planning a big barbecue for
Labor day at Glenwood park.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12
CATHEDRAL NOTES.

Very Rev. Father Guinan, president
of All Hallows college, returned last
week from Washington, D. c., wherein
is located the Marist college and offices
of the order in this country. The trip
was rendered unpleasant by reason of
the torrid spell throughout the east.
The Misses Cosgriff attended to affairs
this week.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

handsome French automobile made
in Paris. the body of which was con-
structed in New York, has just been
received by Mrs. Edwin f. Holmes of
this city. The cost of the machine was
$4,000 In the whole of The United
States there are only three other such
machines-one in New York one in
New Orleans and one in Washington.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

Berthol Hansen d young man work
ing at the Ontario mill was wound
around a revolving shaft at the mill
Monday afternoon and had miracu-
lous escape with his life. In some
manner the young mans clothing was
caught in the shaft and every shred
of clothing was stripped from his body
before he was released, That he very
fortunately escaped with few bruises
is due to the fact that his clothing was
old and partly rotted w1th the grease
and CRIME of the mill, and gave way
before the man was torn to pieces. .
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

who is on his way home from the medi-
cal convention at Portland. An enjoy
able day was spent and the party left
over the Rio 4Trande in the evening.
The eastern people in the party were
DR.. Slime, D. Hickey, ]. Hickey, Mayme
Crowley, Bess Sullivan and Miss
Reeder.
Mrs. William McGrath and James p.
Paine left for ten days trip through
Yellowstone park.
Miss katherine Doran of Los An
geles is the guest of Miss Edith. Hale.
Miss Majorie Higgins is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Catrow at Brigh-
ton for a week.
Miss Eta K:lleen, the little daugh-
ter of James Killeen, is expected home
Saturday after year at school in
New York City and visiting friends
in Buffalo, Cleveland, Chicago and Den
yer.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

The Newman Shoe company 120
Main street made an assignment to
John .. Critchlow. manager of the
Utah. Association of Credit men. The
assets are stated to be about $4,000
and the liabilities about $1,000, but
definite figures and a list of creditors
viii not be given out until an inven-
tory is taken and the books are given
an examination. Fire losses FASTENED
the assignment.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

Mrs. John Fitzgerald has returned to
her home in Salt Lake. She was &C
companied by her sister Theresa Quinn,
who will visit with her for several
days.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

Miss Rose McFadden and Miss Gene
We've Dusenberry of Provo returned
home after brief visit in this city.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-08-12

The city grove was the scene of a
gay and festive gathering recently,
when large number of society ladies
assembled there to spend the day. In
the evening their husbands and gem
tlemen friends went down and after
enjoying dainty supper they INDUCED
in sports of various kinds for two hours
or more. The pleasant affair was ar
ranged by Mrs. Charles Shields.
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'And interest.
EERRY COMPANIES.
INsoLVENcIEs REDUCED.

''Dun's Review publishes this week me s'1S.~s
Of fnsolvencies for the third quarter or ls'o' -.
ing to size and branches Of business THESE - -.
as compared with the corresponding periuu -.
cent preceding years disclose the points OF 800 ."T~
weakness in the industrial world. but inciu0TS ,
they show that business conditions were ui'.9 "a
sound. few occupations suffering as heavy - -.
in the preceding year. and making lncEeas-o rN.n
vorable exhibits when compared with 49, 80,
more Instructive and pleasing IS the CONF -
which separates failures as large as SIv''V' ,rv
from the great bulk OF insolvenctes will0" lie
represent most faithfully the commercial me-. svt.
According 10 these figures. eighteen Larse 1sNlll.
supplied about half of ell the manufactures -. AZ
ties. leaving an average Of only $'sS' to' - an
the remaining SEQ failures This compares VIZ .,A
average IF Slo21s In the same quarter fts' 49, shs
Is much lower than In the corresponding .,r,-
90 any wear since these statistics were MS. SIS
njled IN 1894 The lowest previous aFeias ,ssy
s. 81 for each of so failures in 1850 sea ..-s
gratifying is the record as 70 tracing - al -4
small failures averaging only Stf-0' 's"i,s svsr-
last year and on the one occasion "heh - 80, g.
ave was lower in 1873. the difference vas .ssrd q
IFor All commercial insolvences aooat ,.av-
the liabilities were supplied by thirty iau sss Do
inr an average Of S.4os for the rsmainihS
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visibly affected the curb only in spots Ards fro,,
the activity In Great Northern and Erie rights
there was little or 70 interest in the marker.
Marine stocks improved fractionaly at the open
ing. bat eased of somewhat toward midday stand
ard Oil was strong Bethlehem Steel prsferres
was down nearly point. Chicago Subway was ~,
q Mactay shares were firm. Great Northern
rights we're dealt in extensively at recession ~
=. American Can issues we're fractionally better
Central Foundry shares we're strong Western
Maryland common stock. when issued rose over Z
per cent Hail Signal developed considerable
strength rising > per cent on the increased earn
ings and the bright outlook for future business In
the mining stocks the Greene issues and Mitchell
Mining shared the attention Of traders b. their
strength and activity. In bonds American Steel
Foundry IS improved T.. Marine 4izs .. Western
Maryland As 4 and japanese 4izs = per cent.
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RAILROAD AND OTHER BONDs-Marl1et gen
orally lower. Total sales amounted in par value to
$751; 800. against s. 1880 Tuesday. The heaviest
dealings were IN the Japanese issues, American
Tobacco As and IS, Atchison general Is, Central
Of Georgia first and incomes. Central Leath
IS, Chicago Burlington and Quincy IS, Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific railroad IS. Colorado In
dusr1al BIS, Erie general and convertible is. Green
Bay and Western debenture Bs, Mexican Central
As and second incomes. oregon Short Line IS,
Standard Rope and Irvine incomes, Union Pacific
As United States Steel 5s and Wisconsin Cen
tral seneral As
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sEx dividend
TEX dfVl1enL

FOREIGN MONEY MARKET--Can money in
London 2IkI3 per cent Open market discount rate
for short bills $685. per cent; long bills S243H
per cent. Berlin discount rate per cent. Berlin
exchange on London 20 marks 4ol2 pfennigs. Paris
discount rate Pills per cent Paris exchange on
London % francs i confines.
FOREIC4N SECITRITIES.-British consols for
money IS lie for account. SS7s: French rentes.
90 francs 62lA centimes
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Financial Meetings.
To ths Stockholders Of
sr,er<cau Spirits Manufacturing Co,

To tbs Stockholders Of
sr,ersoau Spirits Manufacturing Co,
UyHF ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
Il h,,sers or this Company, pursuant the By-aws
49, - b.id AZ O'Clock ?. d. Thursday October
5sth 1905 At the once OF the Company No q Will
49, efrra. Kew York CITY for the election Of Dt-
sd for the transaction Of such oaer business
- Y,ay properly come before the meeting
me t-Azsrer books Of the Common and Preferred
stock OF this Company VIII bs closed a. O'clock P NJ
fctebsr ara. lecB and VIII remain closed until 10
o'clock A II. October seth. 1905.
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AMERICAN sECURITTES ABROAD.

London, Oct. II. p. m.-The market for Amer
lean securities more than recovered the contango
paid at the fortnightly settlement, prices in the
new account being from !. to per cent above par
ast n11ntat Tins follow:
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SECURITIES CLOSE LOWER.
EARLY ADVANCES FOLLOWED BY DECLINES.
4 Bankers Wanng against Reckless Speculation Effects Prices
Exchange Higher
ANCES FOLLOWED BY DECLINES.

issued Tuesday certainly did not indicate
poor crop. The prospects are that there VIII
be total harvest of over twelve million bales
which, added to the leftover supply from last
year. will make pretty fair showing for the
requirements Of 1906
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MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Money on call opened at 5A
per cent; highest, per cent: lowest, 81 per cent:
last loan per cent; close, 51aG6 per cent: ruling
rate 51a per cent Time money quoted at 5Q513
per cent for sixty to ninety days and ~ per cent
for four 70 six months. Commercial paper was
Quoted at per cent for sixty to ninety days per
cent for four TO six months and 5izq6 per cent for
others.
FOREIGN ExCHANGE,-Market closed firm.
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-12

lures, s2.52O,cOO Receipts for the month 70 date'
S7,s25162; expenditures. S95oOO0O: excess OF eX-
pendtures. 81 SASS. Receipts for the fiscal year
date SS7; expenditures $40 osSs66; excess
of expenditures, $11,249o79.
sUB-TREAsURY-The Sub-Treasury was DEBTOR
to the Clearing House. $l,7so,si3
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OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

There was decided failing OF In the volume of
business In the market FOR outside securities, al
though prices, rule. maintained II generally
steady tone. The weakness in the stock market
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Diridend Notices.

RAILWAY sTEEL-s9RING COMPANY.
y Broadway New York, Sept 18th, 1905.
A DIVIDEND OF TWO PER CENT. HAS
thie day been declared TIE common stock
Company. payable Oct 1911. 1905 stockholders OF
record Oct loch ~ the Metropolitan Trust Company Ct
the city o. New York, +S Wall Street. New York City
transfer books Of lle VIII closed or
Oct 10th and rsopsned Oct 10Th, 1908
RAILWAY ST'EEL-SPRGSG COMPANY,
JAMl-s . EE-sl-EL rraas
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LWAYs 3 IEGHr Cn1IPANY

:. 6.,,S.r. -. o. n, c1O!.+-l2j - Oct. ~. 1910
tbs Copey has been declared payable November 2nd
1900 Checks VIII be mailed stockholders
paye ola at the Office Of Kean. Van Cortandt
transfer books VIII from Saturday October
IL 1908 u ocock noon. until Friday Nove-!ber Q
1906 At 20 o'clcck A u.
S u CARR Treasurer
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Bankers and Brokers.

FOR SALE.
Hudson Companies Preferred,
Federal Sugar Preferred,
Tenas and Pacifc Coal,
Standard ScreS0 Common,
Hudson RiUer Water Potoer IS.
FREDERIC n. HATCH,
s,~s1s- In Tyulss1ed Securities Railroads oth<
Co-SorHt.cas IN She United States ana elsewhere
-. Sis Sro.6 go Broad ST., New York.
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THE ROCK ISLAND COMPANY,

! Al QUARTERLY DIVIDEND or ONE DOL
lar per share tbs preferred capital stock Of The
Focx Island Company 1as Gsare5 psyabie Eover-
bog : 1905. 10 stockholders Of Octcher
which date preferred stock
close. ard open again October Is 1905
G 7. BCGGS, assistant Secretary.
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OFFICE DE READING Co,IPaNN-

PHILADELPHIA, October u 1908
The Board q Directors have declared froJa the net
earnings dividend Of per on the Second Pre-
Serred stock OF the Company. paid on November
10 1905 the stockhodes record at the close az
%. 1865 Checks
TSrs who have dividend orders with the
". r. TAYLOR, Secretary
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Rankers. nosted rateg were as follows:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE.-New-O rleans-Conl-
rnercial 75c discount; bank 81; premium San
Francsco-sight par; telegraph. Dc Boston-l5o
discount Chicago-Par. Charleston-Buying, par;
selling l-10c premium. ct. Louis. l6c discount bid;
nc discount asked Minneapolis-Par. Cincinnati
200 discount Savanah-Buying, 500 discount:
selling Toe premium
RANK CIEARINGS. 49, -York-Exchanges
sss2 75s 7ss; balances S9.462 s99. Phladephia-Ex-
changes, SIS 1885; balances SsOa5,s16 Baltimore
Exchanges, $462O126; balances, 1898 1856. Boston
Exchanges, so 4O4ol5; balances A,16o53s Chicago
Exchanges. $S4325.S47; balances a.s2s,67,
SILVER MARKBT.-Bar silver, 6l3sc; Mexican
silver dollars 47c. Bar silver in London closed at
Is 7-16d.
GOLD PREMIITM.-In Madrid. 2a57 Lisbon, $50.
MEXICAN EXCHANGB.-Mexican exchange on
New-York is quoted at @92
GOVERNMENT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. receipts
reported from Washington $1.3ls761; internal reve-
nue. receipts ss3lsS2 miscellaneous receipts.
S9oo22. Receipts for the day. E2530.66o; exDendl-
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Trust Companies.
Bowling Green Trust Co.,

20 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
Capital, S2,5OO,OOO. Surplus, S2,5OO,OOO
OFFICERS:
EDWIN GOULD President
WILLIAM H. TAYLOR 1st Vice-President
CHAS. P. ARMSTRONG I'd Vice-President
JOHN A. HILTON Sd V.-Pres & Treas.
WILLIAM II. LAWS Secretary
DIRECTORS:
Charles P. Armstrong, Myron 7. Herrick,
Frank Brainard, Edward T. JefFery,
Harry BronneF, Edward R. Ladew,
Robsrt c. Clowry, William N. Laws,
Edmund G. Converse, VIM. Willis Merrill,
Wm- Nelson Cromwell, WinSlow S. Pierce,
GreEyLle NJ Dodge, Dick S. Ramsay,
a. Goepel, Frederick B. Schenck,
Edwin Gould, William H. Taylor,
Frank Jay Gould, Edward r. Thomas,
George J. Gould, John P. TrueBdell,
John a Hilton. E, F. c. Young.
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Closing prices yesterday of stocks dealt IN.
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BOND MARKET TRADING.

GOVERNMENT BONDs.-Market steady Final
quotations follow:
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THE FEDERAL TREASURY.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE condition of the Treas
ury the beginning Of business to-day was as fol-
lows:
RESERVE FUND.
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s7LGl3 Total sales fOr the day unlisted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-11-09
DRUGGISTS HELD ACCOUNTABLE.
For the Actual Character of Medicines
They Sell.

The Department of Inter III Reve-
nue. has issued an order regarding
alcoholic compounds that affects drug
giSts and ruling that medicines com
posed chiefly of spirits are subject to
special tax, as we'll as holding the
druggist responsible for the charac-
ter of medicines regardless of labels
A notice issued by the department
is as follows:
The Commissioner of Internal ReVo-
nue. has ruled that alcohollc com
pounds advertised and sold as medl-
cines, bitters, tonics, cordials, etc,
which are composed chiefly of spirits
or mixtures thereof without the addi-
ton of drugs or medicinal ingredients
in sufficient quantities to change ma
terially the character of the alcohO1c
liquor, are subjects of special tax; and
on and after December 1st, 1905. per-
sons selling such compounds will be
held liable to tax as liquor dealers.
The ruling that if such compounds
are composed of spirits in combination
with drugs, herbs, roots, etc, and are
held out as remedies for diseases
states in labels on the bottles they are
to be regarded as medicines until
shown to have been sold for use as
beverages is now revoked; and per-
sons selling compounds as medicines
are held responsible for the actual
character thereof rather than what is
stated in labels and printed matter
sent out by the manufacturers.