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Show INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS VERY LARGE WASHING TON, March M. The' gor-ernment's gor-ernment's receipt from Internal revenue re at their high-water mark. In th first eight month of tha present pres-ent fiscal year f 1W. 83 7,00 was collected, an Increase of more than $22,000,000. Receipts Re-ceipts for February alone were 91.t92.ooo greater. Higher taxes on tobaeoo are ' largely responsible. It Increased receipt from that source about 1800.000 a month. The greater consumption of beer waa responsible respon-sible for an increase of $3.000 In February Feb-ruary alone. Taxes on oleomargarine are falling off. Trfxe on whisky and other spirits for February Jon thl year were f 11.000,000. Corporation tax receipts ar beginning to come In. A little more than ftso.ooo has been received. Return will be complete com-plete on June 1. and by July 1 the treasury treas-ury official expect to have t.POO.Ovo |