The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-03
BANKS RELIEVE RUSH !
FOR WAR TAX STAMPS
Buy Them in Large Quantities
for the Use of Their
Customers.
POLICE CONTROL. CROWD

The crowd that rushed the Custom
House Yesterday to buy war tax stamps
was rapidly supplied by the forces of Col
lec:or Charles w. Anderson. After being
svampcd the day before the Collectors
STAFF disposed OF the throne so smoothly
that at 3 o'clock in the afternoon only a
few stragglers were left.
The crowd was just as big as on Tues
day. the custom House steps were
TANNED and 500 persons overlooked the
street an hour and half before opening
time. Great aid was afforded In thinning
-he crowd by national banks and Cow
eminent depositorles that offered to help
Mr. Anderson out.
These banks are within easy walking
distance OF the Custom House. and early
yesterday they were supplied with large
quantities of stamps for the use of their
own customers. When the doors 10 the
Custom House opened and the crowd
swarmod upstairs until II entirely filled
the big corridor on the l'th floor tho Coll
lector began to call up the banks to which
he had furnished stamps.
one would tell him that they could sell
to 200 persons or 500. and he would 20
ont in the corridor and announce that
that number could save time by walking
to the bank.
THIS process WAS kept w all during
the rush OF the morning and carly after
noon. with tho result that instead Of there
being only one outlet for stamps in the
district there were fifteen or more.
Another cashiers window was also
opened. and the buyers OF stamps for
cigars cigarettes and other tobacco prod
ucts were sent down 10 the third floor. TO
what is ordinarily The income tax depart
lnent. These buyers made mp at last a
NTH OF the crowd. and az they purchased
Y .N..-
OF cent. which necessitated figuring that
fell on the cashier, tn plan facilitated
matters greatly.
The congestion at tho cashiers window :
was also relieved by some husky gaugcrs
and deputy collectors who stopped tho
rush IN the corridor and allowed only a
few persons AT a time 20 approach the
windows
MIR anderson had expected that me
Pos; Off.ro NIGH help him out. as a sec
: ton ot tho special tan law requires him
To- furnish to postmasters a suitable guam
tiiv VI ;hc stamps. Tho law does not
specifically state that the Postmaster must
-"ll tho stamps, and postmastcr Morgan
interpreted the passage rs referring only
! to thuse places where there j. no office
. OF the collector ~ internal revenue. such
IS in smaller cities and throughout the
country districts
\ comparison OF the income derived by
tn' Government from IN" wa tlN ana
, from the income tax is Interesting when
I the number o. taxpayers is taken into con-
/ Sdcratlon. Although Nj Anderson would
make no statement rs 20 'he amount ~
Z tho money collected q was estimated that
| not over Sl0o,ooo was received Yesterday
{ and the sam amount the day before al
: though policemen wrr" necessary to con
/ troll the crowds. In one day from the
income tax the receipts vcr" $4,000 600
! and those who paid II Mere hu, n few
hundred
: Vt Collector Fredenck T.. Marshalls
office al Third avenue and sixteenth street
I there was crowd that required the
! presence OF seven policemen uutll late
n the ofte:r" u, ana chic. Deputy Col.
. lertor Mr'iovar sad tho of'.o would stay
3 pen until :" % Hlock to-r ght II necessary
The Merchants Assoritt .pL has adopte,
/ The plan ~ answering al questions sub.
/ united hv Is members relating 20 veN,
, ing questions IN IN" now war tdN law