The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-15
PUBLICITY tvW TAX DODGERS.

IL meet publ' expenses mas tnnse'
the tax collector to become unusuall'
busy and has aroused public intcrcs
and feeling To an unusual degree. !
appears hat Saint Louis. like othc
cites and sections of this glad lam
of ours. has amone It's people ccriai'
rich men of high station and srca
political power. who. II In charged
their just proportion of the none
necessary TO bear the public burdens
To illustrate its charges To- this 81
feet the Saint Louis Times has bcgu,
the publication on Its first page OF al
alphabetical list of rich q tn
amount of property they rcturn 10
taxation. and the actual amount q
popularity supposed To he worth fror
one to fifty millions of dollars sho'
up in the tax rolls as mere bcggar
worth from fifteen to five hundre,
thousand dollars In commcntinI
upon this list the Times says. editor
tally:
That there should be no in
An examination Of the record OF
living taxpayers shows this. Men
oi large affairs pay sums that run
from the ridiculous up to the
sublime. For the sublime there
IAN he only commentator. but
for the man ~ great affairs WIN
does not pay his proper share Of
the public expense there is "A
word Of caution. II he continues
to pay a smaller amount than the
law calls Tor ne win get into
tr~ouble--and pay In the end.
4oHS Man~tn. he wMB~hid the
raising Of the tax rate and this
viii be hurifui to the community
and ultimately to his selfish self.
AS evidence OF the very wide
variation among prominent tax
payers we nrc today publishing a
list OF important names from the
last tax list. MANY OF these men
pay taxes through corporations
In which they are heavy holders
and this fact II u valid defense In
such instances. other men hay
ing palatial homes in the Yves,
End. homes that cost thousands
each year tn maintain, cannot
offer this excuse because the
maintenance OF the home IL evil
tim. IN the course Of the taxing
period.
The public would like To know
how much insurance II carried on
household furniture and homes
10y some of the men who make a
return on u paltry amount
W. call upon the assessor Ia
open an investigation Of his books
for the forthcoming year. upon
the results OF that Investigation
viii he determined whether this
city needs To raise It's tax rate or
merely collect the tax due under
the present rate and law
There Is that IN this saint LOU
situation which strikes n as strange
IL similar to the situation in Ne,
Mexico. where during the past ie,
weeks radical raises IN assessed yalu
atoms have been made IN order 4
meet public requirements. There I
reason for speculation rs To- whetho
90 not rich men OF this state, met
whose names appear prominently II
public affairs, are paying their Jus
proportion OF the public expense dill
and, II they are not what the ereC
would De on the tax rates II th,,
should. or could be required to do 50
For the man of great arairs VII
Hoes not pay his proper share OF th'
public expense there is. indeed.
word Of caution II he continues q
pay a smaller nmount than tn. Law
calls for, ne viii, A. the Times as
sorts. get into trouble-and pay a
the end
There IN IN the mind OF many o MAJ
familiar with New Mexico men ant
things as h reads this the though
Of "A man now "A candidate for hlgi
ofhce at the hands Of the people %
New Mexico, who has been charge,
repeatedly with notorious tax lodging
evasion and compromise 10 his owI
benefit ana the disadvantage OF IA
public treasures. These chatgcs n.N
or have been denied should this mar
actually become a candidate in q pop
ular election he viii In all probability
bs defeated. aud the charges OF IA