The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-25
palladium Specially


Indianapolis, July 25.-The recent
publication of figures from the inter.
nal revenue ONCE showing that the
revenue receipts from the sale OF H.
quor stamps had increased to the ex-
tent of $353,7s2.7s. has caused e. S.
Shumaker. state superintendent of the
anti-saloon league, to give out state
ment In which he makes an explana-
ton Of what those figures mean: His
statement is as follows:
"The internal revenue reports for
the Sixth district, comprising 80 coun.
ties in Indiana. for the year ending
June 80. 1910, reveals the fact that
while there IL a falling OF during the
year of $1.O14S5 in receipts for malt
liquors, there was an increase of $685.
1928 or OF nearly 4 per cent, in the
receipts for spurious liquors. Ger.
tain newspapers over the state and
throughout the country are giving
wide publicity to this fact and are as
sorting that the voting out Of $50 sa-
looms last year has not decreased the
consumption Of liquors: that boot leg
ging, blind tigering and Illicit liquor
sales are made more easy for whisky
selling than for beer and that beer has
been displaced by whisky in dry ter
ritory: and further that 1898 900 has
been lost to cities, towns and counties
in liquor licenses.
"These dispatches do not go on to
state that hardly one half Of the spir-
itous liquors manufactured in Indiana
are actually consumed in this state.
Further they do not tell that a large
percentage Of 1t Is high proof alcohol
which enters into the arts and manu-
features. The principle distilleries in
the Sixth district are located at Ham,
mond and Lawrenceburg. The distil.
leries at Hammond. for example. ship
car loads Of whisky constantly, not
only to Chicago, but all over the east
into such cities as Philadelphia. New
York. Boston and other places. Some
times there are several car loads of
these distilled liquors shipped into
other states from Hammond in . sim
gle day. Then the distilleries Of Law
renceburg ship their liquors largely
| over the west and south, such states
as Kentucky. Pennsylvania, West vir-
ginia and Virginia consuming their
product, while very little OF it is con-
sumed in Indiana.
while there has been a small fall.
ing OF in malt liquor revenue re-
ceipts, yet it has not been as large as
one would naturally expect. The rea-
son for this is the government exacts
revenue from all products of the brew
ers. whether Of real beer. near beer,
dry beer. tonic tonica, homo, or what.
ever other product the brewers may
turn out. These articles are taxed
whether they contain one particle OF
alcohol or not. Then. again. it is :
known fact that certain large Indians
breweries have built up . large brew.
cry trade in the Panama canal zone
and also in the Philippines in the last
year.
while the total receipts on matted
liquors. spurious liquors, ETC.. can b
ascertained from the revenue ofices 3,
any time. yet the government does MOI
permit an inspection Of the receipts
from individual breweries, distillier
les. etc. An examination Of such re
ceipts would be interesting for thu
reason that 1t would show that yer,
little liquor 10 manufactured in our dry
counties. Il comes from the we,
counties almost altogether.
"As 10 the statements which are 90