Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
LOSS Of REVENUES
BY BOOzE'S DEMISE
WORRIES SENATORS
LAWMAKERS TRY TO DECiPHER
MEANS OF KEEPING. GOLFERS
FULL WHILE BARLEYCORN is
IN HIS GRAVE.

ling with the preplexing problem of
finding s4200000G0 to meet the war
REVENGE deficit caused when the Sen.
ate voted Saturday to commander at
the whskey in bond Complete redralt
ing of the sl,67o.ooO.oOO war revenue
bill may be necessary.
The committee has before ii these
PANS for raising the money to meet
the deficit:
1-Authorize bond issue of $l2p.-
0OO.Oo0.
3--Boost the income and excess prof.
its tax still higher.
3-Place levies upon her 'ofore un.
taxed articles and commodities
1t is likely that combination of
the last two plans will be adopted.
In addition to the $40 .000,GO0 cur
rent revenue deficit, the Treasury De-
partment must find 5000, 100000 some.
where to pay for the two hundred ODD
million gallons of whiskey now in
bond in the United States The De-
partment has already figured that the
$1,670,Ne0.d00 estimated revenue OF
the bill will be $500, 000 600 to $780,
coo 600 short of next years needs and
II is probable that ii will be forced to
add to this the $200,0Co000 booze bin
and ask Congress to authorize another
big bond issue of at least another bill
lion dollars before it adjourns.
The VETS have little hope of a
modification of the Senate prohibition
provisions when the bill is taken up
In conference with the House The
Senate provisions are the irreducible
minimum Of Congressional action on
the liquor question. Nothing except
possibly direct Intervention by the
President himself can change the sit
uation. The House has voted for
Bone Dry" prohibition. The Senate
will do well to save beer and wine.
With the prohibition issue out of the
way temporarily at least Senate lead
ers today were prepared to use every
parliamentary cxpedient to force the
food control bill of which the DRY"
provisions are a part, to a vote be
fore the end of the week. The Adj
ministration is growing impatient with
the delay In passing the bill The Pres
ident wanted the measure passed BY
July t. 1t has already been under
consideration three weeks and indca-
lions are that the administration will
be lucky to get it passed by August l.
Washington, d. C., July 9Strong
predictions of an absolute embargo on
exports to hold for sixty days are
made today following the Presidents
proclamation on food and war ma
terials
Beginning July Is all exports will
be handled by license to prevent ne
cessities reaching the central empires
via neutral countries. More even the
supplies needed by Great Britain,
France and the other allies also will
be handled by license. 1t is this pro-
vision that foreshadows the absolute
embargo. 1t was said today
Chaotic condition in the market
chaotic conditions in the shipping
world and more or less chaos in Wash
ington because the administration and
Congress are having difficulty in act
ing together on food and supplies all
point to the absolute embargo. To
marshal all resources and to obtain
time to concentrate all American
shipping on American shores prob
ably sixty days will be needed it was
estimated This will give Congress
time to decide finally what it wishes
to do with the Presidents food con.
troll program and give M Hoover and
the food administration time to or
ganize fully. American shipping now
more or less scattered can be brought
back to American ports and put in
readiness for use in the gigantic task
of transporting troops and supplies to
Europe. Secretary Redfeld's warn
ing to shippers has paved the way
for this concentration of vessels
It Is believed that. after the Pres.
dents proclamation takes effect on
July Is, only such supplies as the al.
lies can call for and deliver to their
e. own shores, will be censcd or export.
President wilson has taken few, If
any Of his advisors into his conf
dence on this point, or on the ques-
ton of an absolute embargo for sixty
day.
Chaplin & Gore TO Quit.
Chicago, July 9--The first echo Of
the anti-whiskey legislation was
sounded In Chicago today when Chap.
In and Gore, distillers, who do $4,000
600 worth of business annually, an
nounced they would quit.
Charles n. Hermann, president Of
!, the Company said 1900 Chicago sa-
loonkeepers and a proportionate num-
Der throughout the country would be