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Show MORE BEER I CONSUMED I Revenue Report Shows H Increase in Beer and H Cigarette Sale. H Washington, Oct. 23 The Ameri- H can people are drinking more whiskey and beer, and smoking more cigars IH and cigarettes than ever beforo in bis- IH lory, according to tax returns received IH by P.oyal E. Cabell, commissioner of IH internal revenue. Prom July 1, to Or- H tober 1. 1012, more than 3,800.000 ci- H garettcs were smoked and nearly one millicii over tho corresponding period IH of thi) previous year, which broke all IH rccordb. IH The cigar consumption promises to establish a new record. I A total of 19,300.000 barrels of H beer were consumed during July, An. IH gust, September of this year which H was 32,000 barrels moro than in the iH samo period of 1911. This somewhat IH surprised revenue officials as beer H drinking fell off considerably during IH the fiscal year ending June 30 last. H That the decreaso was partly ac- H counted for by Commissioner Cabell IH by tho Increased popularity of butter- IH milk aB a summer drink. H Tho growing consumption of these H articles hag greatly augmented the H government's rovonue. H |