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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18
Joint CLOSING our SllE

i will sell at auction at the farm
known as the Wintermute place. 81
miles north of Ash Grove, close to
Mount Zion church.
TUESDAY, MARCH Fl
Commencing at, 10 a. M, the fol-
lowing property.
5 HEAD OF HORSES Two work
horses, one coming years old, one
filly 2 years old. two colts coming
year old.
IA HEAD OF HOGS - II head
shoats, two, sows, pigs by side; one
Poland China male hog
CHICKENS - Six dozen hens.
Seed oats.
Three-inch wagon, good ~ new.
Moline corn planter used last year,
one Good Enough riding pillow, two
6-shovel cultivators, one Moline cul.
ttvator, one John Deere cultivator,
one 10-foot harrow, one disc. all new.
Household goods and other things
too numerous to mention.
N. j. SAMMONS
Terms made known on day OF sale.
Ell Swain, Auct. Harry Evans, Clerk.
Lunch on Grounds.
One spring wagon, one low wheeled
wagon, one top buggy, one disc, one
riding pillow, one walking plow, ono
three-section harrow, one dinner bell
one grind stone, one seeder, one rid.
Ing cultivator. one walking cultivator,
one COW giving milk
w Ar NnCr EV
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You can find bargains in the Courier Want Ads.
Wanted

WANTED - YOUR OLD CARPETS
to make into rugs beautiful and dur
liable rugs from old carpet at reason
able prices. Write for descriptive
catalogue. Bloomfield Rug Works,
Bloomfield. Iowa
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I HAVE A QUANTITY OF THOR
oughly tested yellow dent field corn
for sale on the Robt. Cunning estate
x one mile west Of Blackhawk bridge.
Il. L. Dunning, r. No. Box Is.
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Railroad Time Tables


G. N. 4 d. p. TRAINS.
Ne. osins Southwest Depart
25A-Southwest Limited 1:45 q. m.
A stub train will leave station
for junction at 1:45 q. M, re-
turning arrive at station at
1:04 q. m.
8A-Kansas City Local.. 10: Is q. m
3SB-Ottumwa to Seymour 1880 p. m.
sSB-Local freight ....... 1900 a. m
Going East. via Cutoff.
SzB-L0cal ............... 1:4b a. m.
sA-Davenport. Chicago. SIT p. m.
26A--Leave Junction ...... 49, a. m
A stub train will leave station
for Junction at II: 40 p. m, re-
turning arrive at station at
1915 q. m,
Marion Line. Going North.
4B-Ced Rapids. Savanna,
chicago ....... S:5O d. m.
108B-Cedar Rapids. Marion 8: 10 p. m.
9SB-Local freight ....... $3.50 a. m.
Marion Line, Coming South.
103B-From Marion ........ 10: Is a. m
21B-From Marion ........ 1885 q. m.
97B-Local freight ........ 400 p. m.
A-Daily.
B-Except Sunday.
Local freights depart from and term
mate Ottumwa Junction.
T. H. Jacobs, Agent.
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Poultry and Live Stock

ROSE COMB BROWN LEGHORN
eggs SO per 100. Also Toulouse geese
eggs. Mrs. Chas. Lasley, Eldon, Ia.
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SINGLE COMB WHITE LEGHORN
and Single Comb Ancona eggs for
Matching. Prices reasonable. w. H.
Boon Batavia la.
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FOR SALE-DOZEN RHODE ISLAND
Red bullets. E. D.. McReynolds'
Agency, ,-. es
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18

FOR sALEIRECORDED ANGUS
cattle, six bulls, yearlings and two
4. broke to halter. Twenty head of
young cows, bred extra good, prices
reasonable. On farm near Udell. la.
VIM. Caylor. Mutual phone, Center
VILE, Iowa.
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AND OLD TRUSTY IN
cubators and breeders sold and free
delivery made at factory's lowest red
ink prices. Save time and get them of
Jas. H. Shepherd, Ottumwa. Iowa.
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FOR SALE-WHITE ROCK EGGS
$3.50 per hundred. Basil Davis, ba-
tavia, Ia, r. No. l.
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HAVE SOME CHOICE RECLAIMED
alsike clover seed for SALE Fred Mil
Ter Agency, Ia.
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For Sale

@FOR SALE-ExTRA GOOD EARLY
Ohio potatoes. G. L. Dimmitt, OF
tumwa, r. r. l.
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FOR SALE-BARRED ROCK EGGS
from fine pure FLOODED farm stock,
75c per Is. or $3.50 per 100. Olive
Mefford, Hedrick, la. '" -
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FOR SALES c. r. I. RED EGGS,
Use per setting. $4o0 per 100. Special
rates on incubator lots. Mrs. f. A.
Hastings, Floris, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-18

A. G. Black: councilmen, Chas. Odem.s
Fred Wilcox, r. N Beamer, Gid Dots
and s. A. Shaver.
Republicans-Mayor. Wig Harding:
treasurer, F. w. Epperson; assessor,
w. ]. Berry; councilmen, n. ]. Old.
ham, DR.. M. F. Bradield. ]. p. Ander.
son, Roy Lafferty, G. E. Stevenson.
Do You Know the PULLING
Power Of a Want Ad In
!. THE COURIER
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For Ads that Pay -
TRY the COURIER WAY.
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ttumwa Trades & Labor Assembly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
GERMANS REPULSE
FRENCH ASSAULT

Berlin. Jan "A French hand
grenade attack against the German
lines northeast Of Lemesnil was cas-
ily ropulse3, German army headquar-
ters announced.
Allied artillery has been unintet-
ruptedly Smelling The important tovr
Of Lens. northeast Of Arras
It Is announced that an allied air
craft attack on Douai failed German
aviators shot down two British aero
planes One OF the machines was
brought down by Lieutenant Boelke,
this being the seventh aeroplane that
he had succeeded in disabling. There
have been artillery duels at several
places along the Western front
On the RigaDYinsk front in Russia
German reconnoitering detachment
that was advancing in the forest south
OF Jacobstadt withdrew before the at
tack Of superior Russian force the
statement says
In Yolhynia the Germans attacked
an advanced Russian position and sue
ceeded IN dislodging its defenders, the
statement declares.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
LORD M0NTACU AND
TEN OTHERS SAVED

London, Jan. Eight Of nineteen
passengers of the liner Persia, who
Clung to an overturned boat for sev
eral hours. gave up the struggle and
sank to their deaths. Lord Montagu
reported from Malta With ten 9th
er survivors Lord Montagu was res
cued by the Holt liner Ming Chow and
taken into Malta.
Our escape was miraculous. Lord
Montagu reported. We had been in
the water thirty-two hours and eight
OF the men who were clinging to our
boat when darkness set in were miss
ing when the sun came UP. The
chances were a million to one against
anyone seeing us. But the Ming Chow
bumped into us In the darkness on
the second night
The admiralty has no confirmation
Of a Milan report that another boat
load of survivors has reached Malta
Ii is believed possible this report re.
fers to the landing of Lord Montagu
and others at Malta.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07

PLANNED BY YFORMER ERPATlENT
Robbery of Chicago Hospital Cleared
Up by Confession.

Chicago, Jan. THE mystery of
the s3,500 holdup at st. Luke's hos.
pital has been cleared through the
arrest Of two men, one of whom. ac-
cording to the police. has confessed.
Ralph w. Rollman, driver of the
taxicab in which the robbers escaped,
confessed to the part lie played I'm the
crime, the police said. The robbery
was planned, according to Rollman's
confession. by Charles Searls, a for
mer patient at the hospital, who since
recovering from his illness has work
ed as an elevator operator at the in
stitution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
MILITARY STORES ARE MOVED
Yuan shi Kai Would Prevent Seizure
by Rebels.

Peking, Jan. President Yuan Shi
Kai is moving al military stores as
rapidly as possible from centers sub.
ject 10 attack by the revolutionaries.
Even before the recent attempt TO
capture the arsenal at Shanghai much
Of the machinery from that arsenal
was moved to the arsenal at Han
kow Military stores at Shanghai
were sent to Tehchow, about midway
on the railway connecting Shanghai
and Peking
Practically all the troops located
along the Yangtse valley and in South
China are Northern men. For months
there has been a constant movement
Of soldiers and ammunition to replace
troops in important strategical cen
ters whose loyalty to the president is
doubtful
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
GARRISON ASKS
ARMY INCREASE
Existence of Nation May Be
at Stake. He Says.
DOUBLES PRESENT COST

secretay's Plans Involve an In
creased Expense Of $500, GOO, goo and
an Annual Budget for War Depart.
ment Thereafter of More Than
S2oo,coo,ooo.
Washington, Jan. Secretary Gar
neon laid before the house military
affairs committee his formal argu-
ment I'M behalf of the administration
army PLAN which is designed to give
the country a definite military policy
it proposes the creation of a mobile
federal force of more than a million
men iu six years. accumulation of
huge reserve OF ammunition and
equipment and elaborated extension
nf the coast defenses, the whole prof
ect involving an increased expense
OF SsD0000oo0 and an annual war de
partment budget thereafter Of more
than 20o0o0000, as compared with
an average OF s1o0.000.000 for the
past few Years
"The integrity OF the nation and its
very existence" the secretary said
reading from a lengthy document he
had prepared, may depend upon
what is dome in this matter at this
time This ereat opportunity will be
lost unless wise. sensible and prac-
tical pol.cg is the result of the con
si3eraton and action Of this con
eress.
Referring 70 the far spread military
responsibilities of the nation, reach
ing into the insular possessions. China,
ALASKA and the Panama canal zone,
Mr. Garrison added
we have determined and announc-
ed that the sovereignty OF the other
republics on this hemisphere shall re-
main nyioiable and must therefore at
all times stand ready to make good
our position ia this connection
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
T. R. ATTENDS THE MEETING
American Defense Society Demands
Forty-eght Dreadnouehts.

New York, Jan THE advisory
board of the American Defense so.
ciety passed resolutions calling for
military preparedness to meet "a ma.
tional emergency which will arise
within the next twelve or thirteen
months"
One resolution adopted calls for the
construction Of forty-eight dread
noughts and necessary Complementary
craft.
Another resolution demands stand
ing army of 100000 men, recruited
from the citizen body.
At the meeting were Theodore
Roosevelt, his cousin, Philip Roose
Welt, Hudson Maxim, David Hill and
others.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
DISABLED SHIP RBANDONEE
Passengers and Crew of Steamer
Thessaloniki Taken Off.

New York. Jan. Passengers and
crew of the Greek steamer Thessa-
loniki are en- their way to this port,
having abandoned the disabled liner
and left it, it is believed, In a sink
ing condition more than 300 miles
southeast Of Sandy Hook The 300
passengers are on board the Greek
steamer PATHS. while the crew found
refuge on the Anchor liner Perugia,
bound from Genoa and Gibraltar to
New YORK
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
CHANGE PARTY MEET DATE
Democratic Conference to Be Held at
ST. Paul Feb. 3.

St Paul, Jan. THE date for the
Democratic state conference to select
delegates TO the national convention
has been changed from Feb. / to
Feb 3.
Chairman DAILY and Secretary Har-
gadine Of the state executive com.
mittee found that they could not se-
cure the St Paul Auditorium for Feb.
/. Secretary Hargadine is sending
out the call to county chairmen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
kAISER'S ILLNESS SLIGHT
Alarming Reports Come From Points
Outside Of Germany.

London, Jan. All direct advices
from Berlin have characterized the
illness of the German emperor as
slight and the only reports intimating
that his condition is any way serious
have come from Paris. Rome, Copen.
hagen and similar places.
None of these have given definite
sources of information and in most
cases, as matter Of fact the state
ments have been frankly given as
mere rumorS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
STILL AN ENGLISH COLONY
Dr. E~cnburg Says Americans Retain
British Viewpoint.

Ber>,n, Jan. 7.-Dr Bernhardt Dern.
burg. he former secretary for colo
nies. who returned some months ago
from the United States, discussed at
a lyceum club for women the difficult
position of the German-American
Germany" he said, must not eX-
aggerate the chase for wealth in Amer
lea. Americans still regard themselves
as a colony of England, temporarily
fallen away. The prepossession
against Germany has been promoted
by the puritan strain, a sentimental
attitude besides an anti-militarist
sDirit"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
Pekinn Paper Suppressed.

Poking. Ian THE government
aa3 oppressed the Peking daily
newspaper. Tsin-Ohoupao, at the re-
quest Of Eki Hioki. Japanese minis
ter to China, because the paper pub
iished charges that Japan is promot-
ing the revolution.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
GOVERNOR HANNA RECEIVERS
Message Says Condition Was Grave
at One Time.

Bismarck, n D., Jan. THE condi-
ton of Governor Hanna. who is i'll In
a hospital in Copenhagen, was more
serious than believed here at first
according to a private message from
the Danish capital. The governor is
suffering from an attack Of gastric
fever and for a few days his condi-
ton was grave, the message said. The
worst stage of the trouble has been
passed, however, and the governor IS
recovering rapidly He is expected
to resume his trip soon
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
AMERICAN EXCHANGE SCARS
Cable Transfers in London Reach
$4.75za.

London, Jan. t American eX-
change continues TO climb. Cable
transfers reached the highest point iii
many weeks, S475B. which is barely
2 per cent below normal
This Is due to large amounts OF
American bonds and stocks which are
being sold and shipped to the United
States direct.
Money was in increased supply Dis
bursements were quiet
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
BIG GUM CONCERN DEFUNCT
Receivers Named for $6,00o,oo0 Au
tosales Company

New York, Jan. William H. Gov
erdale and George w Morgan were
appointed receivers Of the Autosales
Gum end Chocolate company by Fed
eral Judge Mayer in an equity suit
brought by George W. Holiday and
the Mutual Candy company
The Autosales company. a $4,000, 600
corporation, is declared in the com
plant to own interests in various can
dy and gum concerns throughout the
United States
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
GENERAL n. L BURNETT DIES
New York Man Helped to Prosecute
Lincoln's Rssassins.

New York, Jan General Henry
Lawrence Burnett, one Of the prose
cutors of the assassins of President
Lincoln, died at his home here.
General Burnett was appointed cap
tain i'm the Second Ohio cavalry AZ the
outbreak Of the Civil war. He was
mustered ont at the close Of the war
with the rank of general. He was
seventy-seyen years old
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
FRANCE RELEASES TEUTONS
Austro-Germans Taken From Ameri-
can Steamer Freed.

Fort de France, Martinique, Jan. {.
The German and Austrian subjects
taken from American steamships by
the French cruiser Descartes and
brought here have been set at liberty.
i'm accordance with the decision of the
French government after a protest
had been made by Washington.
The Germans and Austrians will sail
for New York on the steamship Pari-
ma
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
FORMER RECORDS BROKEN
Heavy Exports Through the Port of
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Jan 6-Exports
throueh the port Of Philadelphia in
1915 were more than double those the
year previous. and broke all records
for this city According to the re
ports published by the commissioners
OF navigation S135. 100000 worth OF
goods were shipped through the port
last year
One of the biggest gains last year
was the grain shipments, which ag-
gregated 44205.600 bushels. an in.
crease of 21174,39S bushels over 1914
Imports decreased $tS,000000 last
year, as compared with 1914 Total
imports during 1915 were $69,000.000.
the lowest since 1908.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
Father and Son Killed.

Milwaukee, Jan. Charles l.,
Jones, a local business man, and his
son Cary, fifteen years old. were kill.
ed when their automobile went
through the railing of bridge over
the Northwestern railway tracks, the
machine dropping forty feet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
To untanqle Primary Laws.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 1.-THE Cali
fornia legislature has convened In
special session to amend the direct
primary laws, which were left badly
tangled after a referendum election
last fall, when two of q series OF non
saytiean measures were defeated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
Emf karao on Horses Llfted.

Ottawa, Ont, Jan THE embargo
against the expectation of live stock
established when the British govern
ment was buying many horses for
military purposes, has been with
drawn. Great Britain has ceased
buying horses and they may be taken
from Canada to the United States.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07

below Parkersburg, w Va. Those
drowned were said to include Steward
Lloyd Gee and Purser Bert Wolfe Of
his city, watchman and five passen-
gers-four women and a child.
Government inspectors in this dis
trict viii investigate the disaster.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
ADVANCE INTO
GREECE is NEAR
Armies of Central Powers
Ready for Action.
10 MOVE AGAINST SALONIKi
always Running Southward Through
Serbia Have Been Repaired and
Field Marshal Won Mackensen Has
instructions to Attack Allies.

Field Marshal Won Mackensen Has
.,- am.
N0''''' - ''''''0" '7'''00'
London. Jan. Invasion Of Greece
bv arp,iae of tba central o,,ni,ao IL
.to,t - haoin aooorai,,, 49, 5i.
-. So,
'''.''N' '0''' '' ''' '' "'''''
so"i'e9'
dlSpatch from SalonlAl reported
that the Bulgarlans had resumed their
concentration along the Greek border
in the last forty-eight hours and that
il is believed the campaign to drive
Tho olIiae from Craaco win onan ,yitb.
:, eo.,. a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
FAMINE FEARED IN SNOW
BOUND TOWN.

Grand Junction, Colo. Jan Z
Efforts to restore eommuni-
cation with Gateway. a mining
camp, which has been snow
bound for nearly a week. were
hampered further by four
inch fall OF snow, accompanied
by a forty-mile gale. Food sup
plies, it is feared here. are
running low in the town and
at isolated ranch homes in the
district.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
BULGARIAN WAR CREDIT
or Sfo0,oc0,o00.

London, Jan IA war cred
it of s100. 100000 was enthusi-
astically approved by the Bull
qarian parliament, says a dis
patch to the Times from Sa-
loniki. All sections of the op-
position voted with the gov
ernment.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07
EIGHT GO DOWN WITH BOAT
River Packet Kanawha Lost Near
Parkersburg, W. Va.

Gallipolis, o.. Jan. Tt was re-
ported here that eight lives were lost
when the river packet Kanewha sank
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-07

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-29
.BURT0N'S STRENGTH
CONTINUES To GROW
THROUGHOUT COUNTRY

Special Dispatch to The InteIligencer
WASHINGTON. ID. G. May IS
Burton managers in this city continue
TO report the growing strength of the
Ohio mans candidacy and in tho light
OF recent events IL Is only natural 10
presume that he il growing IL.
strensth Many Of the delegates to
the Chicago convention from states
other than Ohio have come out stronc.
" in favor OF the candidacy Of Mr.
Bunton. one OF the latest of these is
Col Isaac T Mann. one of West Vir-
ginia big four who favors Burton
strongly.
Mr.. Burton's managers claim thar
he VIII enter the convention with no
fewer than l40 votes on the first ballot
and this may run mp 20 l6O After
thai this vote viii grow constantly.
The reports from Ohio that ain Of
the delegation from that state l. no.
favorable TO Mr. Burton are generally
discredited here The sentiment
throughout the state is strong for the
former senator and preparations ar,
being made in Columbus. Cleveland
and other points 20 make up special
trains OF rooters TO 90 TO Chicago with
the one idea--to help Ohio's favorite
son IN every way possible
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-29

tempt TO court both the wet" and
dry" elements in the party. They are
comparing his course with that of
Judge Robinson who stands four
square on the question. man who
takes liberal view of the matter. but
who stands pledged irrevocably to the
enforcement of all law so long as IL is
on the statue books
General Lilly's strength. what there
lS OF n. seems TO lie mainly in Raleigh.
tayette. Mercer. Summers, Mason and
wood counties. While these commu-
mites are conceded to him. vet il T.
possible that he may not carry them.
In Wood county Lilly's strength is due
TO an alignment of the White forces
with his candidacy. II Is possible.
however. that Judge Robinson may
even overcome that combination.
u II certain that Judge Robinson
VIII poll heavy majorities in the
Northern panhandle and central coun.
ties This IL especially true of Han
cock Brooke. Ohio. Marshall. WetzeI.
Marion. Mononcalis, Taylor. Harrison.
Preston and Berkeley. II l. also be
lieved that Mcdowell. Mingo. Wayne
Putnam, Lincoln. Calhoun and BraX-
ton Will show good maiorities for the
Taylor county statesman.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-29
HALF BILLION TO
Be REVENUE TAX
FOR FISCAL YEAR

WASHINGTON. May 2S.-Half q.
billion dollars will be the govern.
ment's Internal revenue tax toll 70,
the fiscal year ending June 80. nexj.
according 10 q statement issued today
by Secretary McAdoo. This sum.
which MI McAdoo says exceeds by
many millions all previous estimates.
WIZ De made up substantially as OIL
Taxes on whiskey. beer. cigars. Gig.
arettes and tobacco. S3O3. 900 600
Taxes on incomes OF individuals and
corporations. sll5.000.00O
Emergency tax collections. $50. .0OO. ..
The volume of money pouring into
toe treasury has steadily increased
month by month since last fall until
~ u now greater than at any time
since the effects of the war began 10
De felt. Mr.. McAdee accounts for the
situation as follows.
The great boom In business is large.
~ responsible for the increase in re-.
ceipts from every internal revenue.
ne prosperity OF the country with
the attendant wider scope Of suulov.
ment and increase in wages has. n.
MS AFFECT. resulted in a larger consump-
ilon OF taxable articles greatly aug
Wtnting the governments revenue.
Consumption of Whiskey. cigars. Gig.
dreites and tobacco has increased ac-
cording 20 revenue, received. Will.
consumption Of beer has decreased
during the fiscal year For tho fr.I
ten months Of The fiscal wear recoipfs
oi taxes on cigars. cigarettes and 70
Dacco increased $5.JO5l21 over ihe
corresponding period a year aro dino
IN large part. the statement saws. TO
me great improvement in business
conditions