Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13
RECEIVING CONFESSIONS
Citizens With Incomes Busy Making Their
Monday the Last Day for Filing of
Income Tax Sta tntistics-LOcal
ONCE Busy.


grimages to the Office of the deputy col
Iector of internal revenue, at 643 Louis
lana avenue, for the purpose of being
frank and honest with Uncle Sam. That
IGNORED Individual has been conducting a
confessional at this establishment. where
not one. but several, deputy collectors have
been quite busy all the week answering
come questions and asking more. and re-
ceiving the documents that have been
handed in by capitalists of both great and
sn aH grades. With the small fry of hu-
manty; that is to say, all who have less
than s., 500 a year income, the deputy col
lectors have no concern. The world to
them consists of people who annually
draw more than that sum.
Monday next will be the last day fol
these income tax returns to be made. After
that something dreadful may happen to
those who failed or forgot to perform
this duty, though exactly what has not yet
been made public. One of the deputies said
to Star reporter this afternoon that the
business of receiving the returns would be
concluded at o'clock Monday evening
ard none will be taken after that hour
When asked what would be done with
those citizens who have neglected to make
a return. he shook his head sadly and
acknowledged that he did not know
That" he said, 'is a matter for the
department to settle. There will probably
be consultation at the department on
this subject, and in the course of time
there will be orders received here but Just
what they will be cannot, of course be
told now. The law provides, however. for
such cases. but 1t is not certain what in
depreciation will be placed upon it,
A Calculation.
The deputy said that they had been doing
land office business all the week. The
announcement of the decision of the Su-
preme Court, he added, which settled the
question of the constitutionality of the law
by greatly unsettling it, had the effect OF
starting the pilgrimage of citizens to the
collectors Office and since then they have
been coming at the rate of about 200 a day.
which the deputy regarded as very salts
factory. The reporter asked the number OF
returns so far received, and the deputy was
about to answer when quite young man
came into the conversation and offered the
deputy some conservative advice. He ,nti-
mated that the department would "klck
If 1t should become known just how many
prompt people there are in the District and
assured him that II he were in his place
that Is, If the young man were In the place
of the deputy-he (the young mani would
not make public this information. The
deputy pondered over the problem for a
minute or two and then he declined to give
out the total number of returns. There be-
ing six days of the week, 1t is fair to pre-
sumo that there are upward of 1,oOO OF
l,LUU returns now Illetl, anu Dy MOnUdy tnls
may run up to 1,5OO. The reporter sng
gested this estimate, but received no en-
couragement in his mathematical re-
searches, although the deputy confessed
that he expected to be kept very busy or
Monday-the last day for making returns
Busy Times.
There were several citizens then in the
office delivering to the deputies the blanks
which they had filled out, giving what pur.
ported to be true and accurate statements
Of all their incomes and properties, exclu
sive of investments in lands and state
county and municipal bonds The emissary
of United States Senator called during
that period and made a modest estimate OF
his principals income. which is supposed
member of the upper house. For the &C.
commodation of the crowd the Office will
be open at o'clock Monday morning, and
will cor tinue for ten hours.
At the Revenue Omce.
Reports to the internal revenue Office
here show that income tax returns are
coming in very rapidly, and in some case:
the appointment of additional clerical force
has been necessary. 1t is very probable
that the revenue bureau will hold that the
sale of standing timber and royalties OF
coal, mineral, oils and gas we'll products
will be treated as rents, and therefore no
subject to the tax. AS to the salaries o.
United States judges, no official action ha.
yet been taken, and it is probable tina
decided the question. 1t is believed tina
many judges already have made returns
including their salaries among the taxable
Items.