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Show fjp BACK TAXES BRING MILLIONS TO U. S.; WASHINGTON". Nov. 2. Millions of dollars a month are being collected collect-ed by the government throught the liquidation of pending tax claims and tlie payment of back taxes, revenue officials declared Becretary Mellon has let ft be known that the treasury Is counting on these sources . revenue reve-nue iu aid materially in reducing the government's deficit" of about 670,-OQO.000 670,-OQO.000 for the current fiscal your Outstanding claims, officials said, have been reduced bv aboul 50 per cent during the past year which 1 means n return to the government of maay millions of dollars. About a year abo there were, some 16S.00U unsettled laims, -which at the present pres-ent rate have been reduced to about 81,000, including the several hundred 1 Claims which come in daily. 1 revenue bureau Ls confident that by spring the number of outstandng claims will .be reduced to the point that nono or the.m win be Interest-bearing Interest-bearing when finally adjusted. Collections of back taxes are coming com-ing in at the rato of about $z6.000.-ooo $z6.000.-ooo a month and it Is believed this rato will bo materially increased by sprlnir. aiding measurably in meeting meet-ing the national deficit. |