The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-08
$4,000 INCOME
TAX. MCCORMACK
Famous Concert and Phone.
graph Tenor Tops Caruso's
Payment by $4,000
GIVES CHECK WITH
A SMILING FACE

Has started on Transcontinental Tour
for the Purpose of Raising 100000 |
for the Red Cross-San Francisco to
Pay 10000.
NEW YORK, March S.-John McCor- |
mack the singer, has put into the hands
of Mark Eisner, collector of internal rev
enue for the Third New York district, al
check for So, 900, a sum equal to the
annual salary of the president, which rep
resented Mr. McCormack's income tax
for the year This exceeds by $4,000 the
income tax paid by Enrico Caruso three
weeks ago, and is believed to represent an
income Of approximately $500 600 year.
Accompanied by ID. f. insolvency, his
associate manager; NJ. F Doyle, his at
torney; United States Marshal Thomas
ID. Mccarthy, a friend of both the singer
and Mr. Eisner, Mr. Mccormack went to
| 1850 Broadway. News that he was com
| ing had spread among the employees in
| the office, and the singer was the object
of much interest when he arrived. He was
introduced to Mr. Eisner by Marshal Nc
| Carthy, and the necessary papers were
drawn in about half an hour. After Mr..
| Mccormack had signed the form he made
out a check for $4,000 and was photo
| graphed handing it to Collector Eisner
After leaving Mr.. Eisner's private room
Mr.. Mccormack rejoined Marshal Nc
Carthy and Mr.. Sweeney and remarked
as broad grin overspread his face: Ii
my father ever found out what l paid in
side he would curse the Germans more
than he does
Asked how he felt about giving up SC
large sum to the government, Mr.. Nc
Cormaek replied: 1T makes me feel hap
py to do my bit for the country that
made possible my success. 1t certainly
makes a man feel great when he know,
, he is doing his duty. You know the
Bible says that the Lord giveth and tn,
Lord taleth away Blessed be the name
of the Lord. Well, with me it has beer
r case of America giveth and America
/ tabeth away Blessed be the name o
America
> AlrCormack's income Is derived from hi
public appearances and from royalties OF
phonograph records. His associates 81,
his income the last year from the record
alone amounts to more than SlSo.00C
= This is said to be greater than any tw
! other singers living. Causo's income iron
l phonograph records is said to he SIPS
/ coo, with an equal amount from his opera
{ tie performances. making S2j0000 in al
Mccormack las started on his trauscoI
tnental tour to raise 100000 for the Re
= Cross He has already taken in SIS. 90
toward this sum from performances
- Washington, Philadelphia, Boston an
= Cleveland. The largest amount contrib
:, uted to the Red Cross at any concert VIZ
2 $4,000 IN Cleveland, but the singer T
:. ceived a telegram that San Francisco
= out to make a record Of $4,000 for h
, concert there.
When his obligations to the Red Gro
are cancelled. Nj Mccormack expects
appear ut series OF concerts in heha
~ OF the Knights Of Columbus war can
/ fund. 1t would not he surprising if at Il
/ end Of his last tour in May he went
1 France to sing for the soldiers. He W
1 quoted as saying that if it was thong
1 he could contribute to the success of Il
\ war by going to France he would be gil
] to do so.
Collector Eisner gave warning to co
I Germs which, he said, were cutting dov
4 their excess profits tax returns under t
1 belief that the government viii not
l able to trace the falsifcations
Il have received information that sol
l concerns are engaged in this practice
l said Mr.. Eisner They are getting la
l yers and accountants who are willing
u help them out Where cases are present
. which show deliberate attempt to defra
the government in which cases lawy,
or accountants have given advice.
conspiracy laws viii apply handily. I
I penalty for conspiracy is fine of
more than $4,000 or Imprisonment
1 two years, or both, and ] mean busin