The Washington times., 1919-12-05
us. DR|NKS[ESS,
BUT SMOKES MORE
Report of Internal Revenue
Head Shows 46,500,000,-
600 Cigaretts Consumed.

America is losing it's taste (2r
cigarette haoit.
These facts are disclosed by the
report of the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue made public today.
During the fiscal year. before pro-
hibition came to the nation, there was
a decrease of 6,1S9,731 over taxable
gallons of distilled beverages removed
from bonded warehouses over the pre-
vious year.
In the past year there were $1,000
OOO.OO0 cigarettes consumed in the
United States as compared with s.
SOC, 900 900 in 1910. The number OF
cigars was 5000 900 900. the same as
in 1910.
Decrease In Production.
During the year there We pro
duced 9S,976,11S.3 taxable gall ms OF
distilled spirits, a decrease OF "a =
500. 1854 gallons over the previous
year. At the close of the fiscal year
when prohibition became effective
4 there were I2.35s,1511 gallons re-
manning in bonded warehouses.
\ The decrease in the use of spirit :
is attributed to oncoming prohibition
increases in taxes and the decreased
demand for war purposes. At the
close of the fiscal year the NUMBER
of operating breweries was 669 as
compared with 1902 at the close OF
proceeding year.
Internal revenue receipts for the
year amounted TO $3.50, j 50.OIS.o6 Or
this amount 5000, So, 902.70 was an
income and excess profits tax repre-
{; senting the first two installments due
on or before March 10 and June 10,
1919. The sum collected from income
and excess profits taxes was S22s,s4i.-
| 035S1 less than the entire collections
from a similar source during 1918.
/ .Reaiixe Full Revenue
! at may be stated confidently"
said the report, "that the estimate ai
/ So 900. 900 900 as the yield from the
first twelve months of the operations
under the revenue act of February
4 "a. 1919. will be closely approaches
/ il not fully realized"
1 There has been a general accept
| ance of tax liabilities" by citizens
during the year. the report stated.
AS long as the revenue require
1 ments of the Government continue at
the rate of four billions annually 1t
will be impossible TO expect that any
4 present important OBJECT OI IdAdllOu
can be discontinued" said the report.
| However, we may be encouraged by
the fact that the revenue require
ments of the Federal Government are
already recovering from the strain of
war time. This progress toward a
safer economic condition must be
gradual"
More than 100000 persons have
filed income and profits tax returns
the report declared.
Observe Child Labor Laws.
Taxes on employment OF child labor
show that a majority, of employers
are attempting TO observe the hour
and wage standards.
Total receipts from all tobacco
taxes were s206.0o3, ,091.s4, an increase
of SIS per cent.
During the year there were % $50
violations of the Harrison narcotic
law
The total cost of administering in.
ternal revenue laws for the fiscal
year ended June so, 1919, was s2O,-
573,7T1.52, compared with S12OO3-
214.07 for the fiscal year of 1918
Total expenditures were equivalent To
0.534 per cent of the total collection
The report explains the plans OF
the bureau to enforce prohibition
through appeals to the public and all
civic and moral agencies for co-opera.
ton in the enforcement of the dry
] laws.