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NOOTFULS IN BOND oze in Warehouses Would Last 36 Days if Used at Old Rate BY GroRGE Bb. WATERS ‘ABHINGTON, Deo. 11-1 all Uquor in bonded warehouses was | ‘on the markot, it would last only 6 days, if Americans should drink it their old rate. There would be | than a half gallon of booxe per and in the good old days the Used to drink, in terms of whisky, ut the rate of five & year for each man, woman child in America. At the present time there ts tn 407.919 902.513 Seecenesnecacene ss 48,584,999 to the fact that this liquor disappear, as though it had Into 4 sewer, in so short a two views are taken by the enforcement division here to recent decision of the court in the William G gana, in which Street was per to withdraw his booze from a jw York commercial warehouse for MOTHER SeuT DoROTHY he use. ‘view is that the internal rev- Bureau should open wide the gates and let the booze be from the warehouses as as possible, The other opin that the bureau should con- the right to withdraw liquor) use in cases exactly like case, and draw the lines) around the booze In the ‘warehouses. aga THRU THE AIR the booze in the warehouses Boy Wireless Op Operator Given te now beigg prepared. That So ney «premodern Sy view will prevail ts a good Operating his home wireless with « clear consci¢noe today He had been sending messages without a license, Friday some other operator told him “tn the air” that he would be sent to jail. Scared and excited, the lad rushed down to the U. & dio Inspectot’s office In the Smith building, where be explained what had occurred. ad Redfern informed the he was lable to a fine of sates vole @ sentence of two years in prison. “But,” he added, “you may apply | for « license and ft will be all right) this time.” ‘The license was teued. sowboys to ‘Ride Herd’ on Reindeer}: . a Revision of Revenue Hearing on Monday WASHINGTON, Dec. 11-—Hear- eastern Washington, Mon- Oregon, Nevada and the Da- Cowboys are getting ready to the drive and picturesque to “ride herd” on the last of civilization, the sub- barrens of Alaska. 81.75, Pestpatd check of money order Reference: Yakima Nat Bank 4. &. DUNMAM, Yakima, Wash. North i Closely following the histor- Mt of the’ old western eighty ,xcrubby, halfetarved , imported into Alas from in 1902 by the government experiment in food supply for _matives. have grown to nearty head at present, valued at itely $30 each. It is ex jeted that within 15 years the herd Humber between ten and twen | Millions, the grazing capacity Accounts Subject to Check Ase Car. Gially invited Peoples Savings Bank RECKIVED plies and it PROPOSALS WILL by the Bureau of & Accounts, Navy Depart ington, D. C,, until 10 December 26, 1920, iV cocon matting to the Navy Yard, j Puget Sound, Wash. Apply, BE the mdustry is being con- @s seriotie competition for DoroTny | Close THwaTr DRAWER Twis -" To €6T SomeTume FRom THe CHIPFONIER WHEN SHE HAPPENED “To THINK WHAT WAS W THERE GETS WARNING DRAW PLANS FOR MASKED THIEVES CORNISH SCHOOL| New Building to Be Three Stories, Spanish Style Completion of plans for the new THE eeatrLe STAR ONLY A FEW The Great American Home Stage Midnight Robbery of | IN $32 HOLD-UP LOWER LIVING: BY TAX CHANGE ls Plan Urged on Republican Congress RY RALPH F, COUCH WASHINGTON, Dee. 11. — Ap proximately $2,000,000,00@ can be lopped from the cost of living bil of the American people in 1921, If con. grees works along right lines of ro.| Vining the tax laws, in the opinion of many government officials, Abolition of the many tndtrect | taxes on business is the method | which will effect the reduction, it is plained, “Indirect taxes are paid several | times by the consumer,” maid Com-| missioner Pthelbert Stewart of the) bureau of Inbor stafixtios, labor de- | partment, today Approximately $5,500,000 ,600 was collected by the federal governgnent in taxon for the fiscal year ended | June 20. Most 6f this came from in- direct taxes uch as the excemn prof. its tax, tariff and high surtax rates on incomes from busines operations For every doltar that went Into the government pocketbook several others went into the pocketbosk of the businessman who collected the tax on the article he manufactared or distributed, the government economists aay. According to their rule, indirect taxes multiptied the prices of most commodities from two to five fold. SAY INDIRECT TAX INCKEASES PRICE ‘The federal government (hie year Must coflect at least $4,000,000,000 tn | tures, according to Secretary Hov ston. | This means the American must pay from $8,600,000,000 to 000,000,000 in Incrensed prices if tn- Arect er ey mated. Fag a form of indirect tax favored | government officials as o + ee ae reducing prices is the gen eral tax on all mies proposed by some republican leaders. “Phis would be much cheaper for | the consumer than the present tax patra 299 said Joseph 8. McCoy, gov | actuary department. “A) i oc by the consumer at the) time of purchase in not multiptied.” McCoy pointed out that a 20 per Pornish School of Fine Arts to be! joseph Herg, master mariner, at| Paid by the stockholders rather than | ‘onminer at the corner of Harvard ave. N. and Rey st, was announced Friday by Architect A. H. Albertson. The structure will be of three stories, of Spanish design, the walle | handkerchiefs, Berg sald. Berg lives me borrow money af T and * being of masonry covered with suc oo There will be 24 individual muste studio, a silence room, four halla for spectal dancing, @ rehearwl stage for practice plays and a thes tro with « seating capacity of 206. The ground floor of the building | 234 ave N. W. and W. 67th ot, at midnight and took $32 from him. Both bandits wore bine bandana) at 2040 W. b8th at May Hold Autopsy on News Pressman Autopay over the body of Charice the corporation, “No corporation would allow its) |Profite to remain undistributed,” | | mld MeCoy. “lt would be cheaper per cent corporation securtty holders | would have to pay the tdx.~ |Mistakes Stairs for FATURDAY, DECEMBPR fT, 1998 | Track Walker Hit by Train; Killed thern mail Murdock, Doorway; Badly Hurt! Falling down «@ flight of stairs which she mistook for a doorway Mies Nora Long, “Mi6 T Bpring st, was severely bruised Friday night. Sie was bur | rying to get out of the rain, Bhe ta employed by the Crucible Steel Co. The aceident ccourred at Second ave. B. and Main st Struck by @ Great jand express train, John 27, stenographer, er for the Great Northern, was in stantly killed near Richmond Beach at 1230 a, m. Saturday neer maw him on the tracks too late. Canada’s high water mark in im migration was reached in 1913, when 403,436 persons entered the Dom! ton Grows attain the | age oat 2 years, some even going higher than thia,! 44, of TMichmond Beach, track wall! lout the etty om Christmas Eve wae Encourage ‘Christmas Carol Singing Here Enecvuragement from public school authorities and other evi organtetions of carol singing thro |aneured the members of the Traim The nth | ine Clase tor Song Leaders, which | met Wriday might at the x. W. CA leymnasium, under the direction of l. & Pilcher of New York. The «x adopted the slogan “Beattie, WINELAND’S SUPERB ORCHESTRA SPECIAL “HALF HOUR Conc CK RT PROGRAM Ye Who Have Yearned Alone. Mile, Modiste. . Evening Star la Paloma . vee SUNDAY AT 136 TOMORROW | Big meat packers of the United Last year only 1,700 car. Were shipped; 11,000 will be im 1920, it is estimated cold storage plants with a of one to five thousand rc each are now in operation More in contemplation, and re- ships are to be put on Seattle and Alaska imme- fn the new industry say je herds will increase 125 per cent three years, so that in 15 $000,000 carcasses will be yearly. The meat selling at 36 cents per pound whole will then sell at 15 cents per retail, according to Jafet largest private owner Peindeer in Alaska. can be raised tn Alaska | roposals to the Supply rt ee Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Wash. | or to the Bureau of Supplies and | Accounts. SAMUEL MeGOWAN, Paymaster General of the ne ee 2 F SKN REM OT ND CHES PAL SUPA Just the moment you apply Men tho-Sulphur to an itching, burning or broken-out skin, the itching stops ttle or no cost other than their | 284 healing begins, says a noted akin They feed upon the reindeer | *Pecialist. ‘This sulphur preparation and one man can care for INDE! RODEOS > EVERY YEAR year rodeos, similar to the 014 “round-ups” of the Wiid Sopa are held. From hun- ~ around, natives drive behind their swiftest reindeer, herdsmen are chosen, and pr made for the next yea For the natives and de: are looking upon Alaska as th Texas of the world as @ -eupplying center. But tf Americans wish thie dell- they must prepare to outbid , says Lindeberg, who main: that every pound of reindeer up to the maximum capacity Alaska, can be sold to Europeans Ate willing to pay almost any demanded. made into a plensant cold cream, gives such a quick relief, even to fiery eczema, that nothing haa ever been found to take its place. Becaune of its germ-destroying properties, it quickly subdues the itching, cools the irritation and heals the eczema right up, leaving a clear, smooth skin in place of ugly erup- tions, rash, pitnples or roughness. You do not have to wait for im provement, It quickly shows. You n get a little jar of Mentho-sul phu' any drug store BRONCHITIS, ne chest thoroughly #ith— yicks VARPOCRUBSB) Over 17 Mitton Jars Uned Yearly ' WIN be devoted to administratio; and | V. Anderson, pressman, who Gropped exhibition purposes, the second to|dead in the preasroom of & news private #tudios for music instruction byper Friday, has been ortered by aod the third for dancing develop: | Chief Deputy Coroner W. H. Corson. ment, Anderson as 45 years off and Iived i at Bothell. Heart trouble te believ- Druggist Facing to bas eee Om. NM. S. Booze Charge|Thief Caught Under |, O. Seeord, druggtat at 2300 Jack #0n #t., in at liberty on $500 ball Sat Bed Gets 5-15 Years urday to guarantee his appearance| Osear Melby, alae Thomas Bea- to anewer liquor charges in the te@|han, caught under a bed at $015 eral court. He was arrested Friday | Stone way Monday night, was sen- on @ bench warrant. Prohibition of.|tenced to 5 to 15 years at Walla og Agr said to have found « pint| Walla when he pleaded guilty to a o cork remines December 1 before Preskting Judge J. T. Ronald HIPPODROME FIFTH AT UNIVERSITY EVERY NIGHT. EVERY NIGHT MOTION PICTURES DANCING—VAUDEVILLE GET INTO THE MOVIES The Hippodrome, by special arrangement, takes motion pictures of the patrons every Thursday night and same are shown on the screen the following week. SEE YOURSELF IN THE PICTURES This is the only amusement house in the West offering this opportunity. Prizes for the best sustained character before the camera, whether specially cos- tumed or not. ca A high class school for dancing is main- tained in connection. Enroll now. and a quart of whisky on Se jcharge of second degree burglary | court Friday, when «he pleaded gull "| ty te ) POREERENER oa Bquer TOPICS OF THE DAY The tremendous Lane melodrama of daring deeds, perils, high romance and startling surprises— “THE BEST WITH ALL-STAR CAST INCLUDING JACK HOLT Director. Waltz, OF LUCK” CLEMMER MUSIC LIBORIUS HAUPTMAN, “La Barcarole”...Waldteufel “Margie” .........----.. Robinson COMEDY “THE SCARECROW” —with— BUSTER. KEATON