Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-10-26 | Page 3 | Liquor Views due for Clash

LIQUOR VIEWS DUE FOR CLASH Tax High-Tax Low Tax Low Tax Groups Will Seek Showdown in Congress Congress' I i t j WASHINGTON Oct Ocl 26 T JP P Two o conflicting schools of or thought on liquor taxes headed today for a t tw tussle s- s sIc in the next congress congre The issue between the high tax taxmen taxmen men and the lo loW tax men is is becoming becoming be be- coming more clearly dearly drawn As for forthe forthe forthe the outcome much depends on the November 6 election The men chosen chos elms en to sit in the next congress will decide the tax lax policy One o of the most mast p prominent advocates advocates cates of the the taxes legging leggin school is Joseph H H. Choate Jr chairman of th the alcohol control administration The feeling or of this school is that high taxes taxes the the levy on domestic spirits is now 2 a gallon and on imports an additional 5 5 give the bootlegger his chance The revenues revenue from intoxicating drinks of all aU kinds during the last fiscal year wh which ch included the first seven months of repeal were a s sum m which fell feU some below expectations For the first quarter of this fiscal year they were which is considered considered consid consid- ered a bit more encouraging Secretary is ranked am among ng the supporters of or the present tax idea though he has hai given no of official of of- opinion pEnion recently The treasury reported today that it has made new inroads on the illicit traffic by coordinating the efforts of the coast guard customs bureau a and d alcohol t tax ax x unit on a nationwide scale The treasury also disclosed that the first months month's application of ot the law enabling the commissioner of internal revenue to trace shipments of or sugar mola molasses cs and other liquor ingredients had resulted in large seizures of whisk whisky Under the new new law manufacturers of such ingredients must furnish a list of purchasers v. v when h n asked