Evening journal., 1914-06-25
NILES ENTREE TO
Be Deferred awhile
Impossible to Transfer Mary
land-Delaware Revenue
Office Until July
CLERKS BLOCKED
BY INCOME TAX

BALTIMORE, Nd June 25.-Just
at this time the transfer of the Mary
land and Delaware Internal Revenue
Office from one collector to another
would entail so much work that the
department would not consent to Mr..
Hanna being superseded until after
the first week In July, even though
the new year would begin on the first
Of the month.
Ordinarily. the labor attending the
count Of stamps, etc, and the check
ing up Of the books would keep every
clerk IN the office busy for a day or
two. Add TO this all of the income
tax collections, with the multitude
nous accounts to be summed up
and put into shape for transfer, and
the task becomes herculean and al
most impossible of performance, even
n the entire force worked day and
night.
For this reason Mr.. Miles, the in
coming collector, will not enter upon
his duties until the second week In
July. To check up the accounts and
make the statement acceptable to The
incoming collector would even then
require continuous application. The
revenue agent in charge here admit
ted yesterday and the transfer 'on
July /. would be almost an impossi-
bility, and his views are accepted at
Washington, especially since he viii
probably be called upon to suporin-
tend the transferral.
Collector Hanna was In Washing
ton yesterday and consulted Commits
eioner Of Internal Revenue Osbourne
regarding the transfer of his office.
Mr.. Osborne. realizing the situation
at the Baltimore Office, suggested July
&c as the date for the transfer, but
Mr. Hanna insisted on an earlier
date. He reminded Mr. Osborne he
has been anxious to resign for some
time so as to carry out some personal
plans. II was then agreed the trans
fer should be made about July l3.
The time limit for paying the in
come tax expires June 80 and as this
das' draws near the collections are
increasing. Every mail brings in
hundreds of checks from those who
have delayed making returns AS the
amounts range anywhere from cents
10 several thousand dollars, the bulk
of the payments being less than $780,
some idea can be had of the work
cntailed In the way of bookkeeping
when as much as S150,000 was re-
celved yesterday. This was the largest
amount collected on any one day
Stree those assessed began to pay the
tax.
IA Is believed that even this larg,
sum will be exceeded To-Day and on
others during the week, the indica
tione being that the receipts In thu
district will not be less than $1,000,
Up to May they exceeded
poo.
Jhce the voluntary payments ceas
tFthe department at Washington
through its field agents VIII hunt VI
the delinQuenta and woe unto thos'
who failed 10 make returns. Tho pen
atty for not complying with tho law
II severe, and according 70 informa'
tlon had, Il will bo enforced unless
some valid reason IS advanced fol
non-payment Uncle Sam does moi
excuse ignorance of the law.
To get the accounts IN shape the
clerical force Is now obliged TO worl
early and late. Every corporation
and every individual has page, an'
there are thousands TO be recorded
Extra work Is entailed whom he send
his check, the clerks being then oblig
ed 10 20 through the list TO fnd tn
amount charged against the sender
Some times the totals at the close O
the day do not correspond because @
a or 15-cent check being sidetrack
ed and hours are consumed tracin
the mistake.
The undertaking has been a stu
pendous one and great credit Is du
Special Deputy Collector Dodson. un
der whose supervision the work ha
been done.
When the new collector comes
he will find easy sailing He will
presented with a clean slate and tn
books up to date. The work of hun
ing up delinquents will be in chare
Of the revenue agent, TO whom tn
field deputies must report. Messr
Wickes and ROBBERS. who were recen
ly appointed, will report July / TO II
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