Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-29
Exceed Figures of Last
Year by More Than
5000, 900, 900.
CHIEF INCREASE
DUE TO LOANS
Purchase Of Danish West Indies An
other Large Item-Customs Duties
And Revenues From Whisky, Beer
And Tobacco LaTser-Increase in
Panama Canal ToIis-Lansinq Tolls
Of German Intrisues Before War.

Washington, May 29.-The govern
ment expenses for the fiscal year so
far had reached $1,60O,O0O.0 900 today,
more than s9O0,OOO,O 900 in excess of last
years expenditures up to the present
date aid d new high record in Ameri-
can history.
The chief item of the increase-S607,-
900, ,000-was incurred thru loans to the
allies. An increase of approximately
$345,0O0,O00 in the ordinary disburse-
mentS of the government, also is re-
corded. and another item going to swell
the grand total of expenditures was
the payment Of $25,OOO,0O0 for pur-
chases of the Danish West Indies.
Ordinary receipts also show an in
crease over last year, the total to date
being $s1S,000,000. The chief item Of
increase is the income tax, payment
SO tar this year having reached tho
total Of $1S5. 900. as compared with
S2S,000,O00 last year. Income tax re-
ceipts are flowing into the treasury at
the rate Of nearly $4,50o.0O0 q, day.
They have reached total Of nearly
S100,000,000 this month, as compared
with less than $6,000.000 last May.
Customs duties show an increase OF
approximately $15,0oo,o00 for the year
and internal revenue taxes on whisky,
beer and tobacco have increased APP
Eproximately s46.o00.0 900, ofawhich so, :
100000 was during Mays k
AL sn~
approximately $2.50O,000 last year to
IS, 100000 SO far this year.
Lansing Tells Of German Plot.
Secretary Lansing. testifying today
before the house commerce committee
in support Of the trading with the.
enemy bill, said the government had
evidence that Germany, while the
United States was neutral, sent an
agent here to organize a steamship
company and loaned Americans money
to buy grain in order to raise an issue
with Great Britain and France over its
seizure.
There are many cases." he said
doubtless inspired by Germany while
we were neutrals, Of organizations in
this country for the sole purpose Of
creating friction with Great Britain
and France"
May Tax Sugar, Tea and Coffee.
Another fundamental change in the
war tax bill was agreed upon unanl-
mously today by the senate finance
committee, which decided to strike out
the whole section leaving $200,D00, 900
increase of 10per cent on an ad valorem
basis. AS substitute the consmittee
proposes direct excise or consumption
taxes on sugar, tea, coffee and cocoa.
"A new tax on confectionery. was
proposed by Senator Williams Of Mis-
sissippi and favorably received.
Taxes on admissions to amusement
and other places and club dues were
considered, but no decision was
reached. They will probably be re-
tanned, 1t was officially stated, in
amended form.
Altho the committee previously de-
cided to strike out the house increases
on second-class mail matter under a
zone system, 1t reopened the question
Of increased revenue from newspapers
and magazines by receiving the new
proposal Of Senator Hardwick, backed
by the postoffice department
Immediate consideration of legisla-
tion to prevent undue storage OF food
by dealers was decided today by the
senate agricultural committee. 1t sub
stituted the Lever food bill, passed
yesterday by the house, providing for
food census for a similar bill before
the senate, and added as an amend
ment the bill by Senator Foindexter.
to penalize storage Of foodstuffs, fuel
and other necessities with intent to
limit supplies or enhance prices.
The bill as amended was then re-
ported for debate with one amendment
by Senator Cummins to exempt farm.
ers and other original producers from
operation of the storage provision.
House. appropriations for various
items we're generally reduced bringing
the total off tho bill from 1Si;,TT7V.0O0 to
about s12.2so.ooo. %
Tax Advertising Space.
The Hardwick amendment provides
that the sent-a-pound second -class
rate shall be retained on news matter
Of second-claas publications but pro-
poses a graduated tax upon tho parts
Of such publications devoted to ad-s
vertising. He told the comm ittss that
by this method $4,000. .0oe OF additional
revenue this year could be raised. For
the flrst year, he proposed q tax Of 5
per cent upon advertising In second
class publications, of cents q pound,
for the year beginning July /, 1918.
and Of 8 cents pound thereafter.
The tax would be computed upon, q
space and weight basis, the hdvertis- Z
ing space being measured and the tax
levied upon the percenta8e Of the pub-