The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-26
Apparent Laxity Is More
Apparent When Lists
Are Light.
PUBLIC IS NOW
MUCH AROUSED
Publication Of Sworn Statements
Occupies Attention Of State.
Alexandria, Newport News,
Charlottesville, r dford
and Buena Vista Figures
Announced.

IN the city of Alexandria. with a
reputation OF 1929 in the census of
l,lO. there are this year Sixty -nve
persons whose Income exceeds y2.UUo.
The city OF Newport News. with d
population OF 25205. has sixty three
people who gave IN an income above
the minlmum.
Charlottesville. which has popuia-
ton OF s.is5. contains forty-ono peo-
pie vita the requisite income
The city OF Kadford. which nuinberc1
S'-v- souls IN 1910. has exactly your
people VINO make or receive from prop
er,y more than $4,000 per annum.
SIt Ehdtord goes Buena Vista one
better. The last named city. with g.
si5 people, contains only three who
can earn much as S4.00O.Cl In tho
year The other 3.2i2 get along with
according 70 tho tax returns.
riaring Dincrcnccs.
In these smaller Virginia cities the
amounts earned by the individuals arc
noi large Few very wealthy folk re-
side ia these places
Ye, perhaps because OF their smaller
Population and consequent smaller IN
come tax Nsts. the delinquency ia Civ
Ing In returns SIS all the more apparent
TO had q place Dear!ns tne name Of
ciiy uades Tho avs of the state with
oniy three persons. or four. aole 10
earn. 90 20 celve from private means
more tnau 5000 in q year is taken
hy STATE taxing officials TO indicate IN.
nccd 81 some Investigations
Fh0Ncatiou 81 the income tax re-
turns mad hy Tie people OF Virginia
mas aroused. as nothing else has ever
done. an interest u TIE problem Of tax
alton. For many years other means
have been tri.d. Millions OF words
have been written 10 news and edi-
tor!ai columns ~ Newspapers. millions
OF words have been expended in public
addresses anc ia the halls ~ the Leg
islatlre Books have been written
and printed.
STAT. Tax Commission has been
created and has labored for two years
It's hndlngs occupied the sttontlon OF
large part of the last session OF the
General Assembly Yet IN spite OF all
nothing was done and tAe public re
mained largely Indifferent
!,ver.bods Doing IT,
rpbNciiy has done the work The
man N the street and Tile man b.
tween the plow handles is to-day talk
ms taNat!on. lie may not look AT it
from an exalted standpout-he may
discuss his ne.shbors tax return from
tAe vie"poinf of porj -ry or he may
nerelf explain how IL was his own
Was SO small But hc is Interested -
dcerly vitally Interested
o. expected that neNi year the in
cone tax returns. together with all
other sorts ~ returns wnl b. much
larger tnan ever before
But Auditor Moore viii nal, v.f, ,.-
n,,, vear III rl-.,, .Y'
books for lsle no t@in.. Xxx 'me '1a
III oraro sGeif ~ >;'''' NEG IN
1uries hefore ne 50 nan, 49,. s"
roilowiag ar. tbo Inc,,ne. ~, ~
,eo-,l os ,ts 'ie
H.. rav assessa '.', ,g,. e. as gwen !" 10
,,o,
M v-u.o ,9.,
Aans,y os,., F"Fk
Abasrn $4,000 1o,. N-c'..e a.
r.li ~ -N"erh' ''vvo
sortield 81 ION s,n. ,r,,..
II pnrl, s,-on ~ 'ohh
- SD. Roros, a., hAI - W'h'
y Rurtfe :. oao' fo,,. - i'Hrry
boo same, :; Pr. ana
froclse,, ao5o ttl ~ A1uer' ~
! Zoo ,hc - "a Gh,.i,. patuher
$1,000 Arthur n. Rrvant - "a"
rhomas IS COCHRAN 81 foo. ,...l,.,e 7,
Cariin So50o VIM, $50 l.
$4,000. James + caton 81 Soo Tx,
Crillv ss5eo. ,ndr.,, r,,.. IN ,,
Martin r Doiansv sa6on ,,d-,..,,.,
l. Da!neorneld. sI0oo
WilIian n II Finko g ana. ,..a-..,
e. French Ss.ooo
Patrick f. Garman. 81 $1,000. Mar
tin f. Grcen, $500. Neveu ;. Green
George H. Hopkins. $4,000. T. Clifton
Howard $500. David ! uoweu SAL
600
Jonn ~ Johnson. $500. Robert =
George 4. Klipstoin. $4,000. IIarri-