The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-07
HOW BILLIONS
OF REVENUE IS
RAISED BY j. 5.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Glow the
government war Golfers were filled with
billions in taxes gathered from Il wide
variety of sources ranging from stamps
ON playing cards tn huge leries on en-
ccSS profits WAS shown in dctaIi today
by a report of InP.rnal Revenue COM
missioner Roper TO Secretary McAdoo
for the year ending last June 50. The
figures are considered especially i'm
portant because they will he used by the
House. Ways and Means Committee rs Il
partial basis for higher taxes in the new
revenue bill. which is to raise $4,000
600. 0OU.
Total internal revenue for the year
amounted to s3.G9A.7 0%. 400. OF which
S@SSg. 900 came from income and excess
profits tax payments III June and SSo3.-
619. 900 from Il multitude of mlScc!lanc-
Gus sources. collected largely i'll pennies.
dimes and quarters added TO the prices
Of various articles paid ny consumers.
and poured into tho treasury by retail lcrs,
wholesalers or manufacturers TO help
meet war costs.
Huge Us these taxes Seem In tho az
Gregatc. collections for the entire yca"
were only enough to pay the nainon
hills for two and a half months Of the
war at the rate the government is now
spending money.
Next 10 income and excess profits taxes
the backbone of tho revenue schedule
liquor taxes brought in tho most
money, Si4S,S%S.GnO. including sSl',.,
$50 900. from whskcy. brandy. wine and
spirits. and Sl2G..%5. ono from beer and
other fcrmentcd liquors.
Taxes on cigars, cigarettes and other
tobacco products yielded $1J6. l6S. 600.
These figures arc somewhat higher than
those reported soon after the close OF
the year by Commissioner Roper. and
arc subject to further slight modifica-
tionS.
After income. excess profits. liquor
and tobacco taxes. the biggest yield
from any other source came from lcvlcs
on transportation and utilities. which
to $40. 72i. 900 divided as follows:
Freight. : per cent, $40. 0n2 400: pas
scnger tickets S per cent, S24.3n6nOU;
express. per cent: S6.45Senn: bcrths
and state rooms. 10 per cent. S2'23O. nop
telephone. telegraph and radio mes
sagcs, cents each. S6.299,no0: all pipe
lines. per cent. $l.433.0
Levics on estates Of deceased per-
sons brought in $47.45@.ch0. and 1t rs
proposed to increase this considerably
in the next bill.
Amusemcnts. such as theatres. cana-
rcts. pleasure parks and dance nails.
taxed ut virtually 10 per cent on &c
admission price. Yielded for the eight
months So6.357.n0
a notable. feature Of n" 1rnorf Was AS
I the item of only Sl9.995.noO collected
in excise taxes on 81 G Of articles uSuhi-
" claSScd as MISUNDERSTANDING players
moving picture IllllS, JC"'lIS I''''
cosmetics. proprietary meGIcincS;, chew-
ing gum, cameras and yachts. The ad-
ministration tax program this year calls
for raising about S1.no- 100000 from
luxurics.
Taxes on the value Of capital stock
Of corporations last year amounted 70
$4,000, ono on manufacturers or deal
rrS in automobiles and motorc!clcs'
snG GSl .nnn: on munition manufacturers.
S12.296, 600. Documentary stamp taxes
imnoscd since December !. 1917. pro-
ducnd s1S.S12.0 900.
yielded S2.259 0nn.
Taxes on Insurance policies amounted
| to $6.492, 900: on olcomarearlnc' "
! 336, non: on bowling alloys. pool ana
billiard tables. S1NS6.on on theatre
circus and muscura prnrrietors, S"os'-
| ono: and on stock brokers' S3S%' onn
Tho volume of taxes collected during
! thc year is shown by comparison win
those Of the year preceding. when totai
collections were sS09.39%.Ooo.