Washington, Mar. 5.
The House Ways and Means Committee to-day approved of a tax of 42 cents a barrel upon imported petroleum brought. within the borders of the United States.
Many ships here have loaded wheat for the Far East but there thas never previously been a sugges; tion that the region was considered dapgerous.—Reuter.
It was decided that a tax would likewise be placed upon malt products which were of such nature as to be used in manufacture of beer. prohibition forces, since it appeared to condone illicit "manufacture of
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