Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-27
COMETAX MAZE
PUZZLETOM MANY
Clerks at Federal Building
Kept Busy Answering
Queries
SOME HUMOR INJECTED
Branch Offices Established
Where Doubtful May
Find Information
sOME HUMOR INJECTED

The Federal Building is thronged
xbeso days with persons seeking income
erx blanks. Clerks in the internal
Revenue Office are being rushed to the
Y,vntt IN the distribution and In answer
kng all sorts OF queries concerning
rrovisIons Of tho measure.
Most OF the questions were asked
o1erks who are working under the supe' :
Sfsion OF Miss NJ. V. Jardine' mead OF
che stencil division.
Attempts at humor centered around
ty,e questions of deductions. n married
man pays an income tax when his earn
,nxs are $4,000 or more, with deductions
OF 5000 for each child.
Find. Six Children a Blessing
ct never knew before the good Of hav-
fng six kids" one man exclaimed with
laugh TO Miss Jardine as she tried 10
look properly sympathetic. lhls Is
where / save taxes on $1,000
.0well l am willing 90 pay taxes FOR
4he privilege OF remaining single
youth declared, while another, who was
married and evidently more bloodthirsty
said that he would gladly give up $1,000
to get rid OF his wife But he smiled so
cheerfully that he belied his words.
any one tdli lllAl phh't " nv . -
girl I'll be glad TO pay extra asserted
several young men.
Ephraim Iederer, collector OF revenue
for this district received telegram
from Washington asking him to give
publicity TO a request that income and
profits taxes be paid next month with
treasury certificates instead Of by cheek
or cash.
To make 1t easier to get Information
In Inn y
Iederer assigned deputy collectors and
agents at branch offices, where also taxes
may be made by certified check or mon
ey order but not in cash, Mr.. Lederer
said.
The list follows:
Northern Trust Company, sixth and
conmercial Trust Company. Broad s,test
end South Penn Square. -
The Pennsylvania Company. 5l1 Chest-
NInth National Bank, Front and Norris
Commonweaith Title Insurance ana Trust
Company Twelfth and chestnut streets.
Philadelphia Bourse. Fifth and Chestnut
sons of italy state Bank. seventh and
pirst Nationsi Bank. sls Chestnut street. [
National Bank OF Germantown, German
American Bank. Sroad and Mexican
Ksnsinston Trust Company. Allegheny
and Kensington avenues.
FOR WEEK BEGINNING MARCH =. 1919
North Philadelphia Trust Company. Broad
street and Erie avenue.
Columbia Avenue Trust Company. Broad
street and Columbia avenue.
Market street Title and Trust Company
fffty-second and Market streets.
. Centennial National Bank, Thirty-second
and Market streets.
Z Girard Avenue Title and Trust COMPANY
street and Girard avenue.
Pennsylvania Bans, Seventh street and
avenue.
Haddington Title ard Trust Company, 6Oi4
Market street.
FOR WEEK BEGINNING MARCH 10, 1919
!. Penn National Bank, Seventh and Mar
kx streets
Southwark National Bank. $40 South Sec.
end street
Econtinental Title md Trust Compsny
Stephen Girard Building.
National Surety Bank, Tl4 West .G!rard
avenue. =
West Phila adelphia Title and Trust Com.
Dany, Fortieth street ana Lancaster avenue.
state Bank OF Philadelphia, Fifth street
and Passyunk avenue.
Tho following assignments have been
made for days not yet designated:
olney Bank. Fifth street and olnsy road
Mansyuns Trust Company, i3i0 Main /
Rosborough Trust COMPANY Ridge avenue
Excelsior Trust Company. Broad street
and Iehish avenue.