Beer put a froth of new revenue on last week's Treasury announcement of April tax receipts. From April 7 to May 1, the $5-per-bbl. tax, the $1,000-per-year brewers' tax, the $50-per-year wholesalers' tax and the $20-per-year retailers' tax netted the U. S. $9,138,863 in 35 States. At that rate (surely below actual) the U. S. would realize some $110,000,000 per year from beer. In 23 days beer-bibbers in New York contributed $2,290,686 in Pennsylvania $1,363,704, in Wisconsin $1,314,387. By some hook, crook or accident Dry Kansas paid a Federal beer tax...
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