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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-03
THESE LEADING DEALERS SELL THEM

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IIb-II7 w. jefferson Blvd.
CHARLES II. MES,
ZIG W. Washington Az.
LANDoN DRUG CO.,
2S6 5. Michigan Sc.
L. II. LANG, COL South Bend Az.
PUBLIC DRUG STORE,
ia ~. Michigan ST.
r. A. SCHIFFER. SCI F. Jefferson Blvd.
SCHILLING DhUG STORE,
3D3 5. Michigan st.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
ST. LOUIS CHARGES
soc FOR WHISKEY
Record Rush in Stores to Es
cape NeW Tax.
Special Despatch to THr SUN.

Sr. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-Bar whisley
jumped in price at noon to-day to 85
cents for the poorer grades and to so
cents and up for the better product.
Highballs now bring SO cents, with other
mixed drinks at proportionate advances
Gins went up to so cents.
To-day's liquor business was prob
ably the heaviest ever recorded in the
history of st. Louis liquor dealers, both
wholesale and retail. The lone hope Of
the drinker to-day rested in the fact
that beer prices were not advanced, but
these are scheduled to go up tomorrow
Long lines Of customers stood for
hours to-day waiting. for chance to
purchase supply at the prevailing low
rates. Up to noon to-day retailers were
disposing of their stock minus the new
tax 1t was shortly after noon when
word was passed that the tax would
count from midnight Monday and the
extra cost Immediately was tacked on.
Tonight 1t is estimated that there are
less than 100000 proof gallons of whis-
key left in st. Louis. Liquor stocks In
St Louis were never so low as they
are tonight.
Dray wagons were busy all day and
worked far into the night delivering
barrel orders. The sales by the case
we've the heaviest
Tonight II Is estimated that the Wills
key and wine stocks will be exhausted
long before July /. There is enough
beer on hand to run to April /, al
though several brands are now OF the
market.
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CHICAGO REVISES
PRICES OF DRINKS
Election Limits Time to Stock
Up on Old Rates.
Specidi Despdfch 10 THE suN,

CHICAGO, Feb. 25.-The wall OF the
topper resounded throughout Chicago to-
night
emporiums still were dispensing Nhiskey
at the old Is cent mark, most bars
raised the ante a nickel on all drinks.
When the polls closed in to-days pri-
mary election there was a rush, many
invoking the aid OF taxicabs and other
conveyances to stock UP" for the near
ing drought.
The revenue bills increased tax on all
intoxicants becomes effective with the
opening of business Tomorrow and a
canvass of the city's leading saloons
revealed the following average on the
Ticker menu:
Whiskey. bar variety, 20 to 20 cents
Beer. regulation glass. 10 cents. Steins
Is and 20 cents. Cocktails, rs and 80
cents; In some places 35 and 40 cents
Highballs, 20 and rs cents. Mixed drinks
an increase of from - II cents.
At some of the principal hotels to-
night highballs, cocktails and mixed
drinks were selling at so cents, an in
crease of 20 per cent.
Saloonskeepers and liquor dealers
stated they still had large stocks or
hand and believed there was plenty OF
all brands to last the drinking public
until nationwide prohibition sets in July
l. In the fear they would not be able
to dispose of this by July 1, they have
petitioned the council to remove imi
of one gallon per customer from tn,
present ordinance.
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DISTRICT AGENTS TO
EXPOUND TAX FACTS
Edwards Distributes Men to
Aid in Preparing Returns.

William II. Edwards. Collector of In
ternal Revenue for the Second New
York District. announced yesterday that
in order to provide assistance to the
public in the preparation of income tax
returns he will have agents of his office
posted at the following points in Man
haitian:
American Exchange national Bank,
12S Broadway: Association of Stock
Exchange Firmr, AZ Broadway; Bank
ers Trust Company, Nassau and Wall
streets; Battery Park Bank. Broad
way; Central Trust Company. 81 Wal;
street; Chatham and Phenix National
Bank, 149 Broadway; Chemical National
Bank, $50 Broadway; Citizens Nation
al Bank, 800 Broadway; Coal and Iron
Bank. 1919 Liberty street Column
bia Trust Company, so Broadway; Fed
cra' Reserve Bank, 100 Broadway; Fl
deity Trust Company. Chambers street
and West Broadway; w. Il. Grace &
Company. Z Hanover Square: Greenwich
Bank, 135 William street: Hearn's De-
partment Store. West Fourteenth street,
Irving National Bank. 233 Broadway
Title Guarantee & Trust Company. 17f
Broadway; Y. S. Mortgage and Trust
Company, SO Cedar street; Wana-
makers, Eighth street and Broadway
Irving Trust Company. Market and Col J.,
streets and the National Park Bank
PA Broadway.
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SUIT OVER CARGOES
OF SCOTCHHIGHBA
Jurors in Arid Summer to
Hear Whiskey Dispute.

When the entire country Is arid and
dry, some time after June 30. and only
the ones who have hospitable friends
with wei, stocked cellars are In luck,
some ha2less Supreme Court Justice will
be forced to listen while contendlng
lawyers Gs've deeply into the merits
Of certain brands OF Scotch whiskey and
In an cffhand way talk of the said whis-
key in boatload or carload quantities
Then too how will anyone expect
twelve jurors to. listen calmly and i'm
partially consider the evidence produced
on a hot day when tho repetition Of the
words Scotch whiskey will conjure In
their minds visions OF long glasses
against the sides OF which neat cubes
Of ice musically clink while floating
about in light amber colored fluid.
Such a case is NOW on tap in Supreme
Court and II diecloees complications
growing out OF the Government order OF
September. 1917. suspending the impor-
tation OF whistles to the United States
for the period of the war. Andrew
Usher & Company of London and Edin-
burgh filed an action for damages yes
terday against Grosvenor Nicholas &
Company Of this city demanding $22,-
40 for breach Of contract.
The British company accuses the de-
PENDANT of failure to live up to Its
agreement to handle the Usher brand OF
wet goods. In a counter claim In which
s1O0.o 600 Is demanded from the Britieh
company the defendants declare their
willingness 10 handle all the liquor the
manufacturers are able to ship over.
A demand is made by the plaintiffs
In the original action FOR n bill OF per-
ticulars MS to the counter suit and the
court will he asked to determine II tho
New York company Is entitled to receive
shipments in tho face of governmental
prohibition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
SENATE COMMITTEE
REPORTS DRY BILL
Measure Similar to One in
House; Capital Bone Dry.

WAsHINGToE, Feb. 25.-A favorab Bile
report on the bill of Senator Sheppard
'Ie&as) TO enforce the war time pro-
mutton law was ordered to-day by a
senate Judiciary Sub Committee. 1t Is
SIMILAR to the bill reported by the House
Sudiciary Committee defining intoxicat-
ING beverages as those containing more
Uan one-half OF l per cent of alcohol
and authorizing search and seizure of
Hquor believed held for sale.
, The bill does not prohibit storage of
L9Nor for personal use. Except for the
i'reign embassies and legations Wash
hgton went bone dry" to-day under
provision of the new revenue law. with
craving the immunity which the capital
heretofore has enjoyed from the Reed
amendment forbiddlng the importation
OF intoxicapts into prohibition territory.
Hundreds of shipments Of liquor on
'her way from Baltimore were held up
.ltsde of the District lines. having
isled to get within the zone before the
oars went UP. For days express facili-
YES motor trucks, interurban lines and
railroads between Washington and Bal
umore have been congested with liquor
s. rments. or with citizens making per-
'onal trips TO the nearest liquor vending
point.
The only exception TO the import pro-
'tlrn applies to embassies and lega-
t'ns ~ foreign Governments These
ere considered extra territorial proper
'e5 ard are not affected by the bone dry
provision. according to the internal rev.
,hA" bureau, although no formal ruling
mas been given on this point.
"hen war time prohibition becomes
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night. and conflicting stories as to the
result were told to-day. One report, ap-
parently from a reliable source. Is that
all the Senators and Assemblymen pres
ent were in favor OF united action by
the Republicans in the Senate to retain
MIR. Duffy in ONCE by refusing to con-
firm any other man Gov. Smith may
name.
Another story was that half dozen
of the Republicans Senators have ex-
pressed themselves as being willing to
vote with the 20 Democrats Of the SEN
ate to confirm Gov. Smiths choice to
succeed Mr.. Duffey.
Republican leaders Walters and Sweet
issued joint statement tonight explain
ing that bill for s2.000,0o0 as the
States share of the increased cost OF
highways which contracts failed to
complete will be passed and the various
counties and villages which contribute
to the highway cost will put UP pro-
portionate shares. When the State re-
covers from the bonding companies the
money will be split according to the ad-
ditonA moneys advanced.
The Senate to-day passed the bill al
ready approved In the Assembly maxi
ing an appropriation of s5,b00,000 for
the maintenance of State highways
Democrats called attention to the fact
that New York city pays about 70 per
cent. of the cost Of this work. but hasn't
any of the highways.
1t Is not believed that the Republi-
can leaders will get a chance to con-
fer with Gov. Smith until next week,
as the Governor goes to New York to-
morrow to attend the funeral Thurs
day in Brooklyn OF his uncle. Peter
Mulverhill, who died yesterday. Mr..
Mulverhill was one of the twenty-five
original members of the New York Fire
Department.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
PRICE OF DRINKS
RAISED IN BOSTON
IS Cents for Whiskey; IS
Cents for Beer.
Special Despatch to THE Sun.

Boston, Feb. 25.-Following the
signing of the revenue bill, Boston hotels
and saloons are to establish a uniform
advance of cents per drink on liquors
and beer alike. The prices will vary
from 20 cents to 35 cents per drink for
whiskey and Is cents the glass for ales
and beer. These prices are to become
effective tomorrow morning
In the retail bottle goods trade a gen
eral advance of so cents per quart is TO
be made.
Rye whiskeys have been retailing all
the way from $2.25 to $3.50, and 1t is
SAID there is plentiful stock of these
on hand. Scotch and irish whiskeys are
practically depelted. Where they can be
obtained prices have ranged from SO peS
quart upward.
The stocks of beer and ales on hand
and in sight are said to be very limited
and It is not expected that supplies of
these beverages will be obtanable for a
period OF longer than thirty days from
date.
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into legal effect to-day. but which are
retroactive, and which consequently are
not practically affected by the time OF
the signing of the bin include the fol-
lowing:
Taxes on incomes, excess profits and
war profits. estates and inheritances and
excise taxes on n number of special busi-
nesses, such as brokers', bowling alleys,
insurance companies, theatre and amuse-
ment place proprietors and liquor deal
ers Drastic measures to prevent the
narcotic drug traffic become effective at
once.
Taxes mt Every step.
On April new taxes on railroad and
steamship tickets, pipe lines, insurance,
theatre admissions and club dues and a
variety of stamp taxes become effective.
Levies agains the excess OF value of So
called semi-luxuries, such as articles Of
dress. will be made after May l. The
soda fountain tax becomes effective May
1. Taxes on products Of child labor will
be imposed In sixty days.
An advisory tax board OF six members
will be appointed soon by Internal Reve-
nue. Commissioner Roper to hear APP
peals from taxpayers or revenue officials
concerning the fairness OF assessments
and questions growing out of the audit
ing of returns. Indications from last
years experience are that thousands of
cases will be submitted.
IL was learned to-day that the follow
ing men probably would be asked to
serve on this board: T. S. Adams, a
Treasury tax expert. asfchairman j. f.
Sterrett New York, an accountant f.
T. Field. former Assistant Attorney Cen
eral of Massachusetts, S. w. Cramer.
North Carolina cotton manufacturer, and
Luther F. Speer, former Deputy Revenue
Commissioner. The sixth member has not
been chosen.
Five new deputy revenue commission
ers also are to be appointed and the d.
visions of the bureau reorganiZed b. c.
Keith probably will be reappointed and
C. 3. Hurray, now supervisor of business
cooperation for the bureau. probably
will be named deputy in charge Of adj
ministratlve matters.
To assist Congress in preparing fu-
ture revenue legislation the Nice-Presi-
dent and the Speaker of the House are
expected to appoint two legislative draft
ing experts.
1t will cost the American people about
81, 200, 100000 a year for the next TWEEN
ty-flve years to pay off the war debt, &C
cording to estimates of the Treasury,
based on incomplete knowledge OF pre-
cisely what the final war debt will be
This calculation is made on the assump-
ton that the net war debt with deduc-
tions for loans to the Allies, will be In
the neighborhood of $4,000, 900, 900. In
terest on this amount at the rate of 4 Il
per cent. would be s765, 600 900 a year
to be raised by taxes. and then repaid
to bondholders. In addition about $417,.
900 900 would have to be provided every
year as a sinking fund to redeem all
bonds in twenty-five years. This would
require cumulative sinking rund pro-
vision of 232 per cent Congress has
not yet authorized establishment of a
sinking fund as recommended by Secre-
tary Glass.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
GO. P. LEGISLATORS
SPLIT OVER SMITH
Leaders Desire Peace, but One
Faction Is in Bellicose
Mood.
KRACKE VISITS ALBANY
Public Service Commission
Problem Believed Discussed
at Secret Conference.
Special Despdtch to The son.

ALBANY, Feb. est became increas-
ingly evident to-day, when the legisla-
tive leaders were unable to confer with
Gov. Smith In order to outline a legisla-
tive peace programme, that there are
two factions in the Republican party in
the Legislature.
One apparently desires no trouble and
Is headed by Senator J. Henry Walters,
President pro tenn. OF the Senate, and
Speaker Thaddeus G. Sweet OF the AS
sembly The other Is without active
leaders. but Is anxious to put certain
bills right up to Gov. Smith and make
political issues Of the matter II he fails
to act as they think he should.
Senator Walters, Speaker Sweet and
a dozen or so of the committee chair
men of the Senate and Assembly had a
quiet conference last night which re-
suited in the calling to Albany to-day
of F. j II. Kracke. one of the New
York city Public Service Commissioners.
He had an hours talk in secret with
the Senate leader and the Speaker, to-
gether with Senator Burlingame OF
Kings, but when Mr.. Kracke returned
to New York no one would say anything
about the meeting
1--WE just had little conversation
about public service legislation" said
Senator Walters tonight.
The Senator denied that Mr.. Kracke
had been summoned to Albany as Y re-
suit Of agreement by the Republicans at
the conference last night that he should
be asked to resign from the New York
city commission so as not to embarrass
the Legislature In whatever action II
takes on public service legislation.
Mr.. Kracke himself would say nothing
more than that he thinks rather well
of the plan Of giving Gov. Smith the
power to designate one member OF the
New York Public Service Commission
to construct the rest of New York's sub
ways.
There was a hint tonight that some
thing real new" would develop in re-
gard to public service legislation. One
story Is that the Republicans are about
ready to throw their support to the pro-
posal to reorganze both the New York
city and upstate Public Service Com
missions into a single commission.
The position of Edwin Duffey, High
way Commissioner, of Cortland. also was
considered at the secret conference last
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
QUAKER CITY BARS
TO BOOST PRICES


Is good" and forthwith up goes tho price
on whiskey Ave cents and proportion
ately on all other drinks.
The better brands OF whiskey now
are and will be tomorrow IS and 40
cents-40 cents for the imported brand
which now Is SO.
All kinds Of cocktails are raised a
nickel Tho new price Is 80 cents. Some
Of the high price liquors, such as bene-
dictine. which sells for 40 cents for a
pony" and 75 cents for. drink, still
are at the old price. But they ar, due
to HIT the higher spots within a few
days.
Philadelphia retailers have been pre-
pairing for the big shut down" July /
and are carrying only enough stocks of
wet goods to supply their trade until
IL :59 P. NJ. Of that sad day.
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effective July 1 all American territory
VIII be dry except the Philippines. which
VIII not be affected until the, constitu-
tional prohibition amendment goes into
effect January 1s. 1920. All other insu-
lar possessions or territories OF the
United States already are dry under
legislative act or executive order.
Permanent prohibition In the Panama
Canal zone Is provided in a bill passed
to-day by the Senate and sent 10 the
House. 1t forbids importation of In
toxicants or narcotics. The zone al
ready Is dry by Presidential order.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
It's n Victory Tax Now.

"The income tax last year was
liberty tax. This year 1t is victory
tax, but the purposes of each are the
same, TO defray the cost of worlds
war that has brought to the United
States and Its associates the ineffable
boon of peace.
The Government, therefore. appeals
to that higher form of patriotism which
is NOT dependent upon the shouting and
the tumult to cooperate In the collection
of taxes this year with the same splen-
did spirit OF last year"
Higher taxes provided in the new bill
affect liquors and soft drinks. including
near beer. grape Juice, soda water and
mineral waters. and tobacco and
so called Injuries. Anticipating the i'm
position OF new taxes thousands of gall
Ions OF whiskey had been withdrawn
from Government bonded warehouses
within the last week. with tax paid at
the old rate of $500 a gallon, to escape
the higher rate of $40 a gallon now eff
fective.
Articles in the luxury" class on which
new taxes go into effect to-day include
automobiles and motor accessories,
pianos. sporting goods. chewing gum,
cameras, candy. firearms, slot machines.
toilet soaps and art goods The tax Is
paid by the manufa cturer.
OtHor features Of the tax bill which go
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night they were not going TO raise the
price right away, though eventually
they would be forced to add at least
10 cents to the price of a glass OF
whiskey or wine
1t is different for the man who likes
to take home a bottle or jug for the
sideboard. however. Instead of getting
standard brands Of whlsltey at So. s2.2b,
$3.50 quart, as he has been doing. he
will have to add an extra 80 cents to make
up the s3.2o tax placed by the Govern
ment on every gallon in stock.
Although retailers only started to-day
to take inventory of their liquors, most
OF them estimated their stocks at so to
200 barrels of whiskeys and considerably
smaller amounts of wines.
The average saloon here charges 10
cents a drink for whiskey. though most
of the hotels CHARGE - ~ants.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
PENNSYLVANIA RATIFIES DRY.
Forty-ffth state to Accept FRO
hibition Plan.

HARRISBURG, Pa. Feb. 25.-The state
Senate to-day passed finally the House
Joint resolution ratifying the national
prohibition amendment. The vote was
% to l6
Pennsylvania thus becomes the forty
NTH state to ratify. The House of Rep
resentatives adopted the resolution three
weeks ago.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
CLEVELAND SALOONS
RETAIN OLD PRICES
Smaller Portions to Be Issued
to Meet NeU Tax.
Special Dcspatch to THE ST.,

CLEVELAND, Feb. 25-Clevelanders
who like their little nip are going to get
said nip at the same old price tempo
rarily despite the new war tax, though
the size OF the nip is going to be short
ened until it will take two of them to
make drink.
Retail liquor dealers here declared to-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
Portuguese omcers Punished.

LISBON, Portugal, Feb, 25.-Thirty- five
Colonies OF the Portuguese army who
Joined the Monarchsts in the recent re-
volt against the Government have been
reduced to the rank of Second Lieu
tenants, according to the Offcidi Journal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
Serbs Honor Red Cross Major.

SALoNIcA, Feb. 25.-Major Daniel J.
MacCarthy of Davenport, Ia. a member
of the American Red Cross mission to
Serbia has won the highest decoration
of the Serbian Government. The decora.
ton was awarded for his medical work
among the soldiers and refugees in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26
PAY VICTORY TAX
GLADLY, SAYS GLASS
Secretary Of Treasury Sure
Blessing of Peace Is
Worth the Price.
25 YEARS MORE OF 1T
Big New Force Of Experts and
Collectors Will Be
Put on Job.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - Secretary
Glass to-day appealed to the American
people to pay cheerfully the higher war
taxes which went into effect to-day with
the signature by President Wilson OF the
new revenue bill. He referred to 1t as a
Victory Tax" TO bear the cost OF war
which has brought the ineffable boon
of peace"
The Revenue Bureaus machinery al
ready had been put into operation in
preparation for the fling OF returns
March Is on incomes. excess profits and
war profits. and the collection of the
first 25 per cent instalment payment
on that date.
Secretary GLASS; appeal. asserting
that the war must be paid for" sa d {:
ut is a shallow kind of patriotism
that does not burn brightly in time of
peace as well as in time of war. 1t is a
poor sort OF patriot who would shirk
the duty he steadfastly performed a year
AGO.
, 1919-06-19


has acted under Executive Order of the
President. If the Honorable Member
wish he can take the question up with
Cover ment at the next meeting when
all point raised can be settled once for
all.
1st Member for Christiansted Coun-
try District (Stakemomm) remarked: Mr..
Chairman. | have here before me the
whole correspondence between the Dan
ish Government and the United States
in regard to the treaty. The member
read from the correspondence as fol-
lows:
Note from the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, dated 22nd April, 1916 to the
United States Minister at Copenhagen.
with regard to public means which
are presently found in the Islands, it
, 1919-06-19
Eel NGS
OF THE
COLONIAL COUNCIL
FOR ST.

continued from yesterdays Avis.
4th Appointed Member (BIackwood)
remarked: Mr.. Chairman. AS Chair
man of the Municipal Committee | wish
to introduce the Municipal Committee
Report.
The member read the Committee Re
port and recommend same for adoption.
1st Member for Christiansted Country
District [StakemGnn remarked: Mr..
Chairman. have not been a member
of this Council for the past few years
and many things may have happened.
| find on the revenue side of the Bud
get the immigration Tax amounting to
FrcS. %, 900; | always understood that
the interest to that fund is credited to
the fund. | do not know if any changes
have been made ir that respect.
The Chairman remarked: In regard
to remarks made by the last speaker,
| have to state that the Government