The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-10-11
FROM /
INCOME-PROF|TS TAI
q. 900. 600 Gallons Of Liquor
Withdrawn From Bonded
Warehouses I

wnsboInpInu OcI 10 my tho Assoris
tod rrrns Americas IaE hin Tor tha
n-ral yorr "nIlur Juns no. amounted IN
a.. t.iOH.0jb. .iGR. approximately = billion
nd hnlf moro dollars than WAS paid
mt" tho federal treasury In previous
twelve months.
Final Figures for ihr year wers COP
inIu"d nv tho preliminary report OF the
commissioner Of internal revenue, made
public Tonight II shows that from IN
com" and profits tax"s tho government
rrr"Ivod approximately -fourths OF
MI Iis revenue. In thcS. two Items
there wnS En inrreHEe or N.3b6,OOO.UuV
over The fiscal year OF 1919. receipts for
tho two years being: 1920. f3.9b7.70l.OOO
1919. f2.600, 900 900. AZ
From multIrarious sources OF "nlscri-
lnncoms" taxation. the levy produced VI
400. .37i, 900. an increase over tho prevl-
OuH year Of I20i 900. 900.
Tho Liquor Tax.
IN tho first fun year OF the prohihi,
tlOn err. there was II net reduction OF
13iJ. 10000 In taxes on distilled ana lei,
mrntrd liquors. the report shows. From
distilled spirits the government rocSiyed
t07. .a07. 900 In tho last fiscal year, while
the iukes from the naInn source IN 1919
were ,aOb.?Ii. 900. Taxes on fsrmsntsd
liquors for the lnnt fiscal year atErs-
gated Gil 96b 900 and FOR tho fiscal year
Ur 1912 til1.a3D.OOO.
Tho report also shows comparative
revenues for tho fiscal years. or lpOp ana
1920. Tho formnr date was Tho lust full
ynnr Ia which tho government Ndsrivtd
itn principal rcvnnunn from thrre hourcfg
-.dlrllIIod npirllE. rcrnicntod liquors and
tobacco. Taxes produced on the tlreN
liomp In 1000 amounted To t1tt.Rn.oO0i
Willis lhi- revenue In tho year Just sndAd
was ltJL,7Is,000, In 1903 those taHfH
constituted bDl per cent ~ lhh Batlovfa
rrconucp while lani yoar they ware only
% Iirr "eht nf tho total thHsh. Althou6b
lh"ro wnH u big dooran"a In taISs on
liquors bnlwoon The two years. shown,
tharo wnr oorrnupondIngly greater In
rTpaRo In tho revenue from tobacco IN
ali OF liz forms IN 1902, the fobAqep
tar amounted TO only 6l,hS7.00e. While
IN iD20 II wan t1DS.sL.06O, the report
hhOWcd.
Traasportatioa TAI. =.
The transportation tax. whioh hss
bean Estimated 10 producn about lItr
tnSNiaut ilacaI year 'Thl. included
ta."n on freight, pasaonEsr, express. tei;;
Sy% % pipe iii Inc, ksrts. ina spsoi.i taH1s
inrludins the luxury las" hTpulbt
Ihs ahof items In this list MAJ ~
w ,,s.s .a sa motor eArs whlnh Ast!. ~:
s"@ts .e ~ sss,sss, s,~y~p sGs, tS
ppLslIen. Las ~ lhs. r,lpa Of ~ n.ot. e..
Sss: :scs .,l.xs. Z "
wilhdr.~Ai. rfpm bonded .wsrsheabst
~ distilled apirilr Tor industnAl ana
oiher uon.baVnraHe purposes l1atpfls1
from 900 900 Ia mora Than ss.oOO,0OO
gallons tTom 1919 Ia pa9. III. r.ppu
dIsdloasd mt ~ Withdrawals from
nnJ hf din,IIt-d spirits which wet" labsi'
"ronr" rrnm Tf.too. 600 Halioup IN 1915.
Ia l0O, ,OGO gallons IN tho laHi fiscal year,
More TDbsoao O0nsumsh.
Tho IDlh consumption 81 cigars vs.
1.IiO. .OO0. 900 and IN tho fircal yosr q
1920, rnnsod rliRhtiy pbove h.10O, O,oo0,eoV..
CIRnrolica also ar" belnG consumed -
vanity Increnr"d amounts. TBS report
pEO, ,OOO. 600 IN lpiS. 5R, I0D, 900. 900 In lpii.
and 90. 400. 100000 In tho fiscal y"ar end-
cd Juno 30.
years. expenditures nf III" bureau ot In
inrnnI rcv"nuo at t277OQ. 900 This IN.
enforcement Of prohibition. f8b.OOo ~
enforcement of tho narcotic laws. a1d
$40 900 un"d In enforcing mo
against child labor Tho actual cost o.
tax cOllorii"n. Mr.. Williams sHiifnhWo
nj rIny cents on nRch 100 colioctsd. On
rspondI,urc or about ! per cont NOR
than In 1919. .'r
Figures for rive States
Reports Of internal rov"nuc receIps
for twelve months by states md tsfrJ-
tories contain tho following:
Maryland {S1.it2.Sb7. ri
Ohio. I27t.bi2.Db3.
pcnnHyIvnnIa ihb7 006,972. VA
virginia iB9.Tt3.l27.
Wcnt Virgin n i33.02d72s. aE