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The New York herald., 1921-03-17
HYLAN'S S CENT FARE
rs RIDICULED AS MYTH
Thousands Paying 2 to IS
Cents, Says Periodical.

In an article commencing the manner
In which the United States District
Court has dealt with transit lines in
receivership the current issue OF The
Metropolis exposes the manner in which
the Hylan administration Is using the
poses while hundreds Of thousands Of
persons who DO not use the subways ex-
clusively are compelled to pay from
seven to fifteen cents fare instead of the
five cent fare they were paying when
Mayor Hyian went into office
The article points out that the city is
paying annually $4,000. 900 in interest
upon its subway investment Of $3.50. .000,-
900. which interest is included in the
annual tax levy. The article continues
I'm other words, the city iSnow pay
ing as a subsidy 500, 100000 fares a year
in order TO maintain a five cent faro on
the subways.
AS q matter of fact. through the
abolition of transfers on the surface
lines, very few people who use the sur
face cars succeed In going to and from
their places OF business for a five cent
fare Those who use the nlakeshift bus
lines which replace the discontinued
trolley lines on the East Side have not
only the discomfort OF these crowded
and unsanitary buses, but they must pay
an additional five cents up or down
town to get to work.
"Those who ride in the subways, in
Guiding the hundreds OF thousands o.
commuters, pay five cent fare only be-
,ause the municipality taxes itself fifteen
millions year instead of collecting that
amount In fares"
The manner in which this situation Is
being exploited. the magazine says, Is as
follows:
THE moderately well to do, who use
the subways altogether and do not even
know the names OF the streets where
service has been discontinued or transfer
points abolished, are not affected, and
politicians who hear the voice OF these
people only are loud in their protests
against doing anything to relieve the
present irtolerant situation"
"As for the solution. one thing is cer-
tain" concludes the article. 'in spite OF
all bluster In the face of all overt effort
at misrepresentation for political pur-
poses. there will not be. and cannot be,
any 'iare grab.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Philadelphia Fears Large
Fall in Payments.

PHILADELPHIA. March is.--Income
tax returns for 1920 SO far received
here numbered 10000. compared with
$4,000 last year. 1t was announced to-
day Mail yesterday brought almost
10000 returns, and thousands visited
the Federal Building to make last min
ute payments.
The biggest tax payment for 1920
came from a comparatively little known
corporation, the first quarterly install
nent of which was s2,5o0,000 The
smallest was from a woman who filed a
return for twelve cents and who said
she could not afford to pay more than
three cents at q time. With polite invi-
tation to clean up her account. she
handed over nine cents more and the
debt was paid. The largest return from
an individual will bring more than
81 900. 900 to tho Government.
The largest personal exemption
claimed this year was $4,000 by a
father Of fourteen children. all under
l8 years.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
St. Louis Returns Gain;
Amount Is Under 1875.

Special Despctch 10 TIE New YORK HERALD.
Sr. LOUIS, March 1.-THE number OF
Federal income tax returns filed here is
expected to exceed the number filed last
year by about $4,000. according to an
estimate given out at the Office of the
Collector of Internal Revenue to-day.
The total last year was about $4,000.
While the number OF returns is larger
this year, it is thought that the amount
in taxes will be much lower owing to the
period of depression in 1920. The
amount collected in 1920 in this district
from all sources was approximately
500. 000 900, OF which s7S,00o,000 was
from income and excess profits.
Hundreds Of persons who filed their
returns this week said that they were
unable to pay the initial payment owing
to the fact that they had been out Of
employment for several months. While
there was no estin1ote OF the number Of
persons in this predicament. Collector
Moore said that they were numerous In
consideration Of these cases. Mr.. Moore
said that the penalty Of 5 per cent. and
/ per cent month would be applied
against the first quarterly payment if
paid in ninety days. rather than against
the whole tax.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
SMALLEST SINCE 1918
S918,879,463 Was Recorded
in 1920 and S1,129,821,-
269 Reported in 1919.
CHICAGO is OPTIMISTIC
Figures Said to Be Near to
Those Of Last Year. Indicat-
ing Business Isn't Hit Hard.

Official estimates have indicated
that the March 15 payments of in
come and profits taxes for the f1rst
quarter of the present year fr"m
the entire country would bring
into the Federal Treasury SO l0,-
100000. If that figure should not
be exceeded the March payments
will be the smallest since March,
1918, for last year that month saw
$91S,S79, ,463 paid in on those sc-
counts. while in 1919 the total Of
income and profits tax receipts
during March was S1.129, ,S21 ,269.
Income and excess profits taxes
collected by the Government last
December for the quarter tken
ended fell off by more than $24e,-
100000, compared with the re-
celpts for December, 1919, and for
the first half of the fiscal year
collections Of these taxes declined
more than $410.0OO,000, against
the corresponding period of the
previous year. according to Inter
nal Revenue Bureau figures made
public last January.
Actual figures showing the
amounts paid by cities or revenue
districts in former years are Lot
available. 1t was only last Janu-
ary that the Treasury Department
compiled and published the re-
turns on the income and profits
tax by States for 1918. In the
past, however. New York city and
State have jointly paid approx
mately one-third of the entire Fed
eral revenues derived from in
comes.
THE NEW York HERALD received
last night dispatches from some Of
the larger cities giving estimates
of the tax payments there for the
first quarter Of the year. These
are appended:
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
.. S. TAX OFFICE HAS
TARDY AVALANCHE
Mountains of Belated Mail De-
scend Upon Quarters Of
Collector Edwards.
HIS STAFF is TRIUMPHANT
Big Bill' Formally Thanks
His Assistants-Figures
Are Withheld.

Millions by rnail--rnillions IN the form
OF checks and money orders--descenaeI
like an avalanche yesterday into tiis
office OF big Bill" Edwards. Collector
OF Internal Revenue, on the sixth tlooi
OF the Custom House. Thirty mail SACKS
filled with belated income tax retnfn'
had been delivered there before thS
middle OF the day. 1t was an over
wheming demonstration Of the ten
dency of a large segment of the taxable
populace to postpone until the eleventh
hour d distasteful duty.
But Uncle Sam was complaisant- He
accepted and credited whatever bore
seeming evidence of having been mailed
before the midnight hour of March ..
In this final visitation OF week that
has taxed the patience and resources Of
Big Bills" faithful cohorts almost TO
the breaking point there were swept
into the treasury of the district several
OF the largest checks of the entire New
York aggregation.
In the office of the Internal Revenue
Collector the big job is quite impersonal
and 1t is not considered good form to
mention names But il violates no con-
fidence to say that within the last
twenty-four hours of grace there were
received the quarterly taxes from sew
eral of the men OF millions whose names
are interna tional household words That
is equally true of the returns from some
of the greatest OF the corporate institu-
tons, industrial and otherwise, whose
custom 1t is to conserve their interest
accounts by paying almost at the last
permissible moment
Business thrift and not negligence,
therefore, accounts mainly for the fact
that yesterdays monetary harvest in
cluded not few checks written in six
or even seven figures. Collector Ed
wards, however. made no secret Of the
fact that the receipts confirm the gem
eral expectation that this years totals
will fall far below those of q year ago,
especially in the columns devoted to "ex-
cess profits" tabulations. No figures.
comparative or otherwise, will be made
public except from Washington and
through official channels. but it is gen.
orally conceded that materially shrunken
aggregates are to be expected.
More than 100 attaches of the Collec-
tors office and clerks of the Federal Re
serve Bank We're kept busy all day
opening the mail and segregating checks
and money orders. They worked so
efficiently and so expeditiously that
mountains OF mail shrank into inolehills
ard then vanished utterly. Collector
Edwards In a letter to his staff assist
ants thanked them most heartily for
their industry and patience.
B. NJ. Gardner, Collector OF Internal
Revenue for the Brooklyn district. said
more than 5000 persons had paid their
income taxes in person on Tuesday and
that more than 100000 returns had been
made in that district altogether. The
mail returns OF Tuesday and yesterday
exceeded those Of previous years.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
CleUeland Payments
Third Less This Yeor.

Special Despatch 20 THE NEW York HERALD
CLEVELAND. March Is.--Probably 5oo,-
600 persons and corpora ions OF Cleve-
land and northern Ohio. an increase OF
about 10000 over last Jear. filed their
income declarations. Cole tor Weiss es-
timated to-day as a personal guess. .
as his Office is not permitted TO give out
figures on the returns.
His guess on tho anocnt OF tax paid
in the first quarter OF this year for
northeastern Ohio was s25, 5,000, 900, as
contrasted with sS7.00o.oo0 for the tirst
instalment last year.
About half OF the estimated 800. 900.
Mr. Weiss said. were exempt from pay
Ing any tax because of legitimate GLAZING.
The predicted larger NUMBER OF returns
for this year and the fact that the last
day rush was not SO r-roat as the crush
Monday were taken by the Collector to
Indicate the public is gettr.g the habit"
OF obeying the income tax law.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Boston Returns Reach
Record; Totals Fall OFT.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
BosToN, March 16.--A record number
OF Federal income tax returns was filed
in this State for 1920. but the amount OF
the tax they represent to the Govern
ment will be substantially smaller than
for the preceding year. The total num-
Der of returns has already reached $685.
600. and there are thousands yet TO be
added. Last year 335. 900 returns were
filed.
Officials ut the tax Office declare esti-
mates are premature. but II is gen
orally thought that the income 10 be paid
Will be fully 25 per cent. under that for
lefe.
The big incomes appear to be hit the
hardest. The local office conceded that
there Is great decline In the nursber OF
blanks representing incomes from S5,0G0
up. The increases come In The class that
earned from $1,000 to $1,000. they de-
clare.
Fifty persons filed their returns In the
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Fast Handling Makes
Total Look Large.

Special Despatch 10 The NEW YoaK HERALD.
PIrTsBuRGH, March 16--When the Of
flee or Internal Revenue Collector Lew
ellyn closed at midnight the cashiers
tabulations showed that $4,000. 600 more
income tax mad been paid in in that time
than had been accounted for the same
time last year
However, Collector Lewellyn said
this does not mean that the district ac-
tually collected that much more money
on the first instalment than the total
amount collected last year for the pc
riod, because there was better and
more expeditions handling OF funds, he
believed. than prevailed q year ago.
Just what the total collections will
amount to for tho first instalment could
not be ascertained. 1t was stated that
these figures must become public through
Washington. II will require Mr.. LEVEL
lyn's clerical force four or five days
more to count the checks dumped into
the office.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Denver Reports Many
Extensions Granted.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YonK HERALD
DENVER. March 16.--Sixty thousand
persons, firms and corporations of Colo
rado paid $6,946.273.l4 into Uncle Sam
Golfers as Federal income tax in the
frst three months of 1921
The total falls short of that of last
year by $239,539.S7. according to the
records. The whole amount paid in in
a corresponding period OF 1920 was ST.
1s5.S1301. This difference will be more
than made up by the extensions granted.
it is believed. Hundreds of such appli-
cations were made In the last week or
two, for various reasons. In many in
stances they are protected by checks
classed as Estimates"
The total represents approximately
one-fourth of the total tax to be paid
for 1920, since virtually every return
was accompanied by only one-fourth of
the amount TO be collected. Altogether
the disposition to take advantage of the
quarterly payment privilege was gem
eral
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
VOORHEES,, GRIDIRON
STAR, KILLED BY TRAIN
Was Popular Member of
Rutgers Team.

Garret Scott Voorhees,, star football
player at Rutgers College. was run over
and killed at New Brunswick, N j.,
early last night when he slipped under
train at the Pennsylvania Railroad
station. He had left the college few
minutes before to come to this city to
attend a class dinner at Murrays.
Voorhees,, Il was reported. was Ia te
IN arriving al the station. The train
already had started TO pull out when
nc reached the platform. and he reached
for guard rail to swing himself board.
He was thrown against a post at the
end Of the platform and then thrown
back against the side Of car. His
body rolled to the rails and was crushed.
Member Of the junior class and one OF
the best quarter backs ever In the coll
lcge, Voorhees, enjoyed considerable
popularity among the students. He was
81 years old and was related to Foster
NJ Voorhees,. formerly Governor OF New
Jersey. His home was at Basking
Ridge. ". J. He leaves his mother
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
SHIPS CARPENTER
KILLED IN HIS BUNK
Messroon1 Helper Arrested
for Crime in Brooklyn

Edward Lopez. a ships carpenter OF
the Atlantic Fruit liner Grandoyle. was
shot and killed last night in his bunk
aboard the ship. which IS at the Smith
street pier. Brooklyn. The bullet en-
tered his left lung.
Detectives who were called by other
members Of the crew found Lopez in his
bunk and the revolver pushed halfway
under the body. After questioning the
crew the detectives arrested Ar shaI,
Is years old. a mess room helper, and
locked him up at the Hamilton avenue
station. charged with the killing
They said that Shau was going on
shore leave and tried to get Lopez to
sell him a bottle OF liquor Some OF the
crew heard the two men quarrelling, the
detectives report. and after hearing the
shot ran toward the bunk room and saw
Shau coming out.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
CONGRESS MAY STRIKE
ON PRESIDENT OF CUBA
May PreDent NeU Executive
From Taking Office.
Bv the Associated Press.


HAVANA. March f6.--With the long
drawn out Presidential campaign terni-
mated by the choosing at partial cleo
tions yesterday OF DR.. Alfredo Zayas Y
Alfonso az President OF Cuba. the public
already Ia turning to the question
whether Dr. Zayas will be able success.
fully 10 form a Government and take OF.
flee May 90 as the Constitution pro-
vide, In the fhca OF an expected Con-
gfessional strike" and the appeals that
are certain TO be presented by the opposi-
tion against yesterdays result.
Or Zayas Is faced by "a Conversational
strike on the part Of the Liberals and
Democrats which possibly might re-
suit in the clogeng of the legislative
machinery and making the proclamation
Of his election impossible Dr. zayas de-
clarod to-day that he was confident suf-
ficient members Of Congress would take
their seats 20 form quorum and pro-
claim his election.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Payments Are Almost
EquoI to Last Years.

Special Despatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
CHICAGO, March i6.-Figures compiled
by Charles N. Callner. chief OF the in
come tax bureau of the Internal Revenue
Department here. show that the income
tax paid by Chicagoans and In the Chi
cago district this year almost equalled
the amount paid last year. This would
indicate, according TO Mr.. Callner, that
Chicago is not suffering from the busi-
ness depression that has hit Detroit and
Eastern cities.
Last minute taxrrlyers put in $50, Ooo.-
coo in the hour between Ii o'clock and
l2 last night and that amount. which
included returns received by mail, was
deposited in the Federal Reserve Bank
this morning by Harry W. Mayer. Col
lector OF Internal Revenue. The sum
OF s35,o0o.00 already had been de-
posted, making a total of s55.000.000
as Chicago's response to the Government
FAX. The total last year amounted to
SEQ 600. 600. The fact that 100000 re-
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
TO BE STARTED HERE
Tenement ODners and Lessees
Get Warnings.

At the suggestion of the Board OF
Health the Tenement House Department
will undertake an anti-typhus and anti
cholera campaign. according to an
nouncemert made yesterday. There will
be an inspection of tenement houses 10
compel owners to put their properties In
a sanitary condition. Wherever the con-
ditions warrant inspectors will file vio-
lations TO compel complete renovation,
II was said.
Frank Mann, Tenement House Com.
missioner. in discussing the campaign.
said.
Il warn landlords that unless the or
ders are compiled with proceedings will
be begun IN court to enforce the came
without delay. The tenants are also
warned that unless they keep their
apartments clean the landlord may bring
proceedings against them under The
present rent laws and have them dis
possessed upon the ground that they
are undesirable tenants and a menace
to the life and health Of the occupants
Of the rest of the house and TO the COM
rnunity"
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
BRIDGE TROLLEY OPPOSED.

Tho city applied yesterday to Justice
Kelby in the Supreme Court IN oueens
county Tor permission TO establish the
proposed municipal trolley line over
Williamsburg Bridge. The Justice RI.
served decision Tho Brooklyn city
Railroad Company. across whose tracks
a. the Brooklyn end OF the bridge tho
city desires 70 lay IT, tracks In order 10
reach its car barns, opposed The petition
on the ground that the operation or A
municipal line acrosY the bridge at an
at-cost fare would qbmpei the company
to abandon operattn Of It's own cars 10
Manhattan.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17

9A while Interboroush preferred ad-
vanced Ia points and Brooklyn Rapid
Transit and the Transit certificates each
gained more than a point net. Traders
said that the floating supply OF traction
stocks IS extremely small at this tim
and that the developments at Albany
mad encouraged owners 70 hold tightly
10 stocks purchased in the majority 81
cases, much higher UP.
Tho advance in the general market.
or course, provided background tor
the fractions. All stocks throughout
the list with possibly one or two unim-
portant exceptions were strong and
buoyant and in most cases comparative
~ wide advances were recorded.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17

turns were fled this year as against
A25,ooo last year would also indicate
increased prosperity. officials say.
With the tax collected the Government
new will go after tho d1iinauents, !,
was announced ta.day that a Is Per
ssnt, penalty wilt be levied Oh those whe
failed 20 n!a eli time. with an additional
pes eeat, for failure to pay an tins A
taE at I PSF cent, month will bs ievisd
In addition unit! the amount is paid, Dis.
trani warrants for delinquents. 10000
OF which we're issued last year, will be
issued Immediately.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
FRACTION STOCKS PISE
Y ON NEWS FROM ALBANY

VI Traction stocks responded sharply RS
ttTday 20 the news from Albany or thn
mobsble early passage OF the knight
kdler transit bin and moved upward IL
pupyant manner. Third avenue dis.
tifU ujshed itself by leading the traction
atesk list With a jump or sM points 70
The New York herald., 1921-03-17

local oiiice to-day and paid fines OF IS
each. together with an additional tax Of
IS per cent The last person TO file a re-
turn in this city was d Chinese laundry
rlan, who flcd ~ exactly midnight.
The New York herald., 1921-03-17

nothing else than an eight or ten cent
fare.
Don't fool yourself" he said. you
are -pvtting into the hands Of commits
s.onN Of three men the power OF nNing
rs@t, two OF whom can increase fares
any time they see IT.
Senator Burlingame read a list OF
holders of New York city traction
stAcks, including the Standard OIL Com
psRy. and asked II they were the
widows and orphans who. Gov. Miller
sald.s would be helped by the traction
hslA
NSAnator bernard Downing said he adj
mitted tic nu.sasss and courage. OF Gov.
Miller and declared that the Executive
was doing his duty 10 those who COM
PEELED him 20 become the candidate for
Governor last summer.
Senator knight. introducer of the
transit bll, explained that no new
temporary rates would be put into effect
urSAl after a general plan had been
drafted and accepted By the carriers
NO matter how much thieyery and
crooE6 financing have been done this
bill requires that the securities cf the
traction companies must be stabilized, F"
Senator Walker said. This bill practi-
cally~ pensions all these crooked finan-
Gers 50 they don't have 10 steal again
nhnt's Gov. Milleg's idea Of reforming
thSa1n
The New York herald., 1921-03-17
Probable Developments.

nH'The moment the Governor flxes mis-
rfsraturs to the document tie Will be
eia apovered to appoint the new connie
ssGa OF three. The new law at once
styorsedes the existing statutes. The
frt step will be appointing the commits
Gen, but the Governor has sisted he will
nnt act hurriedlH. II may be a month
o. even longer before the existing COM
usirsion has wound up its business and
the new body is ready TO function.
no formal notice has been given by
the New York city administration that
ths law Is TO be tested In the courts.
but the Attorney-General's office ex.
pscts that some kind OF injunction pro-
c@edng will be started az soon as pos
sble by the Corporation Counsel OF New
Tork TO test the constltutionallty OF the
law. Just what form this may take is
not known here.
,lOfflelals here expect that the Hylan
administration and Tarnmany will do
everything possible 20 drag the case
along in tho courts with the purpose Of
keeping the subject alive as the big is
slse for the municipal campaign. IL is
mot improbable that such tactics may
result in delaying for several months
the date when the law actually goes
into operation and the new commission
higgins to work.