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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Aug 27, 1914

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 91, No. 36.

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Waste of Money

THE American people drank 7,000,000 gallons of whisky, smoked 4,000,300,000 cigars, and puffed 8,711,000,000 cigarettes during the six months ending December, 1913, according to figures announced by Commissioner Osborn of the Internal Revenue Bureau at Washington, D. C.
The revenue collected from distilled spirits amounted to $85,862,812, the whisky tax being $16,142,854; tobacco, $41,296,503; corporation, $3,110,700; cigarettes, $10,899,000; and cigars, $12,270,000.
The total collection of taxes for the six months totaled $167,647,905, an increase of $4,175,630 over the corresponding period for 1912. The income tax paid under the new law aggregated $1,509. This tax did not have to be paid until March 1. — Central Christian Advocate