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Show PAGE TIIEES Collecting Taxes ohbiqu6 Is Buying Nickels atJEhh Coluiiioia TiieaM .v not probable that actual experience would bring could all be paid in Congressman Chaa. H. Randall, of At Maximum We Receive 1398,453,633, will exceed, tota of I300.000.000.i.wlthout making the people oneent California Make Powerful Speech V " "On pagel&-o- f " the tepert f"the But the liquor people have ,; grief poorer; .. , o . Commissioner of Internal Revenue for enough, these days, and I am willing Against Liquor.. Traffic. The Indisputable Discounted. me total amont received from in to join in tickling their vanity, and i w. isneri figures show a lota of Representative Charles H. Randall ternal revenue on spirits. mcludisiJ-We-wU- ! call their toUl annual contri- of California delivered an address in the per galtSdauTon fruit, grain, and nuuons M) me .National uovernmeni. n.vw,w,wu-.othe, Items of Congress June 7th on the alcoholic spirits, on distilled wines, the special an even half . billipn. saving-an- d increased Droduetirin r I The tangible offsets against this .. have no doubt liquor revenue bill, from which the taxes on retail and wholesale dealers, his that are figures . are following rectifiers, and manufacturers, and on fcunj make it look like two lead nick exesrpts: He is a conservative "Mr. Sneaker, under the Dronosed worms, stills, and nn everv nth or itam els. schedules of alcoljpllc-lique- f Mr. Randall cites statistical reports Bcienti8t of a conservale schpoliBut revenue of internal revenue connected with-,- , used wrougn all of tTiesa eiates presents me riaicu- - xne wane ana spirit iraae. is hownto or uie lous spectacle of buying its own. nick- - aggregate a total at $158,62,439. On in the manufacture of liquor, results of discounte(Leven-t- h , eis rrom tne iiquorjxamcimjb In and unquestioned tienZ Jl V J, ! vu.n, ? 3"7 .IU1KUL Kv A i TOY ilftt (ir All fnpmAntafl Aonatul UV I. II a i. cents each! W VU of $4.49 per dozen, or ' lfnunFe affitianiv laUClFU Y UU AXl 1U UWK rt j n I 1111,11111 nrlnn nrnsl VUUl.1.1 ClllLAlClll, It is needless to' say ; that I am opposed the barrel tax. brewers' special tax use of liquor, court reports pf crimes minds of. those in this House who to. the transaction and that every-en- d special taxes upon retail - and attributable to liquor, etc., and con- - inose devoted to the interests of are the wna iiifl uuiioB, wet ui 4ii, wuuicaaic ucaicia, ajjliAupA yt f oo, I ( i,l!rl. tinues: ituor irauic. Ana I respect their miuum uiiub uKaiiisi bucu iiiiuucjai ius special repon in. nepi. iso. d, Jndliputable Testimony. opinions. They look upon the traffic idiocy. There is nothing morally or 65th Cong., 1st sess.) proposes an ad- "Irving 'Fisher, professor of political as a legitimate but much-abusebusifinancially sound in drawing revenue ditional tax totaling the sum of $15'J,- - economy in Yale, places our total na- ness, I have sought to meet them on from any traffic or institution that 000,000 on spirits, fermented liquors, tional production at: i$JO,DOO,000,000 grounds that could not be debatable The future annual revenue per year, and adds:. brings disease, death, debauchery, or Hence I " 'Prohibition, by keeping sober amount will take- but balf o- f- the any other harm to the people. It is during the life of present and pro-named Prof, iisher and by now incapaci- - call this loss repugnanit to every moral and finan- posed revenue measures, the consVimp- - 100,000 or 200,000-m- en only $2,000,000,000 cial sense. But if the liquor traffic t'ioh assumed to .remain unchanged tated'each day by drunkenness and by a Tragically Ridiculous Account. actually paid" one single, little lone- - will be, therefore, as follows: Mr. increasing the productive power of I have not covered all some tinker's tin tirsy of net revenue Receipts frojn spirits ....'.$158,682,439 those who, While not drunk, are "slow- even ofSpeaker, the financial Items, important ' that would be both holy and wise com- - Receipts from fermented ed down" by alcohol, would speed up but will close. Mark down as item 5 88,771,194 production probably at least 10 per the sum of $2,000,000,000 pared with the criminal fcJlly which iiquors agalnstthe we commit in tli cent (a" manufacturer estimates it, $500,000,000 pending revenilo Estimated additional ...,151,000,000 paid In revenue bv th bill, for wejubmit to ajiational, lossj-- 8tu.aLrec Jtam " . . 7TTTT . 5S8,45S,635 cent in his factory), which 10 per tent. Total . ... The account then stands: ;tir"TrOng85ffTMiu;If applied to the more than half of Call It Half a Bllllon money for every polluted, blood-blis, Profit crime-cank- i ed. now tered, tea' nd. The liquor press and apologists have produced Revenue paid by the traf- ver " xst J5t0,-- t inwet" teTrttory7wouldid dollarjhat Jheraflkiiers-into-helbeea-muthin- g Iic Treasury. Let us: face the tacts and 000,000. I am quitewilling to take $2,000,000,000 to our national diviforget custom,, habit, prejudice: and that as the figure, though with the de- dends. 'It follows that the more than Loss. politics and do business for the peo- creased consumption which will result $2,000,000,000 now' spent on alcohol Item 1. Lons on ' food- - ( ple of these United States on a busi: from patriotic abstinence and with and the more than $2,000,000,000 of . . stuffs . 146,00d',000 1 e t vwKoi' .... ness hssin. ('n-- pfntae It nfitfonsl income which prohibition iiem 6. L.OS8 or commer- . - , -mercial value of 120,000 tiiu First of the Big Road Attractions Coming to This Theatre JOHNCORT Presents rik uilti we-uniie- yjJ . . w ' I 11 C3. T M I r tv... , . . 1 ! j . J ! 1 d and-wine- - THE N. Y. CASINO THEATRE MUSICAL COMEDY a John Cort Cast of Broadway Favorites, including LEAMmHTEOTiV SAMPSEL, IRVING BROOKS, LILY LEONHARD, ADOLPH LINK, MORTIMER WELD-OROBERT jrCONNOR-GILBER- T LAYTONKATE STOUT, GRANT AND WING. With jClt 50 -- TO i J-o- ; t ; I t ' ........... r'968,720,000 ' lives Item . -. ' Loss . . .". . ... time of farmers and wage ean&rs Item 4, (Loss through crime and insanity and poverty laoss in produc-- " Item tion of wealth 3. 589,000 MAIL ORDERS NOW $2.00. I . . -- r Box Office, open Tuesday, July 10. ! j 5Q ARTISTS The most fascinating chorus coaxed from the "Great White PRICES -' , OF Way" in years. ' ...... N, A TOTAL ' .............. 3Z i f , 5- 539,000,000 129,377,500 T 2,000,000,000 . $3,781,097,500 Would Parch the Tongue of Lucifer. w. speaker, this traffic stands rEBdyrwitl wiriing hands to pay. a half a billion, more or less, into the Treasury. It is the ransom of a life which it confesses and all " tSe Wide world knows is forfeit. And, sir, this Congress may receive their jingling gold with equal satisfaction. But as surely as we make the unholy bargain the traffic wolfish teeth will gnaw from the gaunt lojns of this Nation, waxed lean through warrseven pounds for every one that it restores. I do not here speak of the unnatural crime of bartering the hearts and souls of our sons and daughters for" the cankered That is a story to parch the gold.tongue of Lucifer himself.' I speak la the cold metallic syllables of economio sense. The witless heathen who on? the Ganges covered his black limba, witbleeches and ate them when they had fattened on his blood was wise. He took back into hIs body all they had taken from it. We fasten on the lank limbs of our body plitic the lecherous traffic, and give fawning thanks when it returns one drop of poisoned blood from seven it had sucked from our wholesome civic veins. Mad and Tragic Folly. "Gentlemen, we must not, surely we will not, continue this mad and tragic folly. In times of peace we are rich. Mow there is war. Those who know conditions best say nil must want and some must starve before we see its ta end, TUlth'ewar-l- s traffic that iteals $3,788,097,500 a year stand aside, and let this Congress "without'fear and with manJy hearU" facethe facts and do brave business' for the people." Shall We Brighten up our House this Spring . J '. f , ; - - v,;,,w v - We certaiflly shall and will gcTto - ; - 'V yA r-- .. . r "'- . , The Provo Paint & Glass Co. - 1 10 NEW :"?hone 53 " W; Center St; GOAD S. L PRICE S OW h h it . , t ' jl- t - r. :;v,; ; done-letth- -- L A COOL LOOKING OBJECT vi 'f.-T''.- , '. on a hot day la a cake of "clear, glistening Ice. Jow we envy its coolness. You will need plenty of Ice these .hot summer Hays, and we are prepared to give it to you," if you will only slry the word. We make deliveries each day, and our ice Is pure ahd T I 1 , 'Ji t''- ,!'-'- ' ; 1 li Start T&morrow and Keep It Up e. . - Provo Ice & Cold Storage Co. en Ice Every Morning . Get 1n y , ... Cdi)b ' -- - j"- . the time the hjim Pilot Srudebaker ped Goodrlch-Equi- Car . : The gruelling, discouraging road conditions which confronted the Ad Club Carava9OB .its trip to St." Louis pic-can be gained' from the above . . . m p- ....t.iUiiin re-- : carried fc? L -f i,.iim " ' ... California air to within fifty n. , teft Reno . 11 "I T , t d 1 - from the wheels so. that volve at all. Some idea of thev tremendous strain ture was received in one tire. " It was largely through the work of that the tires were put to is evidenced' of the Ad Club Caravan that the San sets wore out three in that they . a . V .. . . 1 tire cnams. ana 1.it was necessary A. ui. tTancisco aeieKaies succeeueuJ iib patr Pot on they could and there was not aday that thy did not admiration nf all thw penpl" eneounteHterribte storms, "tbe mud .trip 'and in towns wherever the Cara-angumbo becoming so sticky that it van stopped. was often necessary to chop the mud .Through all this the entire four tires B v cza ira si knsn tow - - - - Phone248 -4 glass of hot water- before breakfast - iPure Natural Ice no You th! habit of drinking T'TI " 1 We're not here long, so let's make our stay agreeable. Let us live well, eat well, digest well, workwelLsleep werWwhai ft glorious., weand-lool- c condition to attain, and yet, how very easy it is if one will only adopt the morning inside bath. Folks who are accustomed to feel dull and heavy when they arise, splitting headache, stuffy from: a cold, foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach, can, Instead, feel as fresh as' .a daisy by bpening the eluices of the system each moralng and flushing-out-t- hwhole of the Interna) poisonous stag- - World to San Francisco. Everyone, whWjMpg, nick nr- nan never morning, before on the Pacific Coast and the delegates breakfast, drink a glass of real not are. already ' looking forward with water with a teaspoonf ul of limestone pleasure to coming out here. phosphate In it to wash from the stomach, liver and bowels the pre.vt.oua day's Indigestible waste,- - sour., bll -and poisonous toxins; thus cleansing, sweetening ' and purifying the entire putting more1 alimentary canal beforestomacb.-;T- he artlonrot"""" food late-th- e hot water and limestone phosphate oa T s V j an empty stomach is wonderfully In- Sou vigors ting. It cleans out all the sour waste and fermentations,. gaseB, acidity and gives ono a splendid 6o appetite" for breakfast. While you are enjoying your breakfast the water and phosphate Is quietly extracting a- - large volume of water from tho blood and getting ready for a thorough flushing of all the inside v . organs. The millions ot people .who We bothered with constipation, bilious , ' spellB, stomach trouble; others who sallow have 6kins, blood disorders and sickly complexions are urged to get a quarter pound of limestone phosphate from the drug store.' This, will coBt very little, but is sufficient to make a pronounced crank on' the anyone ' ) before break jubject of inside-bathinon -- er . '. -- :fHOQ.AXt ' ' " ' S.. ,' : -' &:- - ' ' T'fe' g fast - H |