The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-07
GOVERNMENT WILL ! GET MILLIONS IN HUGE TAX LEV|ES Detailed Report of Internal Revenue Commissioner
 Shows Plans INTERNAL REVENUE FOR YEAR 3 1-2 BILLION, Taxes for Year Four Times Amount of Collections of Preceding Year,
 Which Amounted to
 $s09, 393,OO

Washington, August 6.-How the gov- ernment war coffers will be filled with billions in taxes gathered from q wide variety of sources ranging from stamps on playing cards to huge levies on excess profits was shown in detail today by a report of Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper to Secretary McAdoo for the year ending last Jnne Q. The figures arc considered especially important because they will be used by the House ways and means committee as partial basis for higher taxes in the new revenue bill, which is to raise $S,000,000.O00
 Total internal revenue for the year amounted. to s3.694. .708 900. of which $2,- S39,ooo came from income and excess profits tax payments in June. and $S55,- 600 from multitude of miscellaneous sources, collected largely in pennies, dimes and quarters, added to the prices O. various articles paid by consumers, and poured into the retailers, whole salers or manufacturers to help meet war costs.
 Huge as these taxes seem in the ag- gregate, collections for the entire year were only enough to pay the nations bin for two and half months of war at the rate the government is now spending money
 LIQUOR NEXT TO PROFITS
 Next to income and excess profits taxes, the backbone of the revenue schedule liquor taxes brought in the most money. $44s. .Sss,oOo. including ST. 55S,000 from whisky, brandy, wine and other fermented liquors. Taxes on cig- ars, cigarettes and other tobacco prod ucts yielded $l56, 1SS GOO.
 After income. excess profits, liquor and tobacco taxes, the biggest yield from any other source came from levies on transportation and utilities, which went into effect November 1, amounting to s70, 734 GOO divided as follows:
 Freight, 3 per cent, s3o 002, GOO; passenger tickets. s per cent, 900; express, 5 per cent, s6,45s, ,0O0 berths and state rooms, 10 per cent. $2,236,0oo telephone. telegraph. and radio messages, 5 cents each, $6,299,ooo; oil pipe lines, per cent. $1, ,433,O 900.
 Levies on estates of deceased persons brought in s47452,0oo, and it is proposed to increase this considerably in the next bill
 Amusements, such as theatres, caba- rets, pleasure parks and dance halls. taxes at virtually 10 per cent on tho admission price, yielded for the eight months to the government s26,
 A notable feature of the report was the item Of only $12.995, GOO collected in excise taxes on sale of articles usually classed as luxuries-piano players moving pie turs films, jewelry. perfumes. cosmetics medicines. chewing gum. and yachts.
 Taxes on the value of capital stock of corporations last year amounted to $24,- 996. GOO; on manufacturers dealers in and motorcycles, SS..S1 900; on munition manufacturers. $13. .296 900. Documentary stamp taxes, imposed since December 1, 1917, produced $1s,Sl3, GOO
 Club dues, taxed at 10 per cent, yielded $2 259 GOO; taxes on insurance policies amounted to $6,a92,0 GOO; on oleomargarine, g., ,33s6 0I0; on bowling alleys, pool and billiard tables. sI,0S6,Oo0; on theatre, cir GUS and museum proprietors, sS65.0O0 and on stock brokers, s333, eco.
 The volume of taxes collected during the year is shown by comparison with those Of the preceding year. when total collections were s809.393,00o.