The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-17
Unlawful
Incomes
Disclosed
By DAVID LAWRENCE
, Ca3! -'G.t By TIE lr,c.!'e"nc"D

vasltrS,cc. March ID Boo;;"SSc-s
handbook MAKERS. or acy o,hc- class o.
individuals O: ;hc uudcrv u".d paying
., Xxx pu Incomes derived p fraudulent
= unlau: u, means are no; likely 20
1avo thn'r ott.Hso~ called 20 the at
'cntCn OF c,hy- branches OF the gov
.rnmcHt Or state authorities.
"rNc primar! function ~ the WTo'".,
AK division Is 10 co.;Crt r-N"uu".N >d'a
AL Nop.s, solicitor ut :r;"ru.I! rec
-ue to-day. and TO see 10 L tHat pEupC"
~etUrNa are made for a. l"c"iE" T"-
.eived We are far too bus" - 90 an .
hing els". but OF course, Il any "ihcr
non Us 20 Soc the tHcnmc tIA RETURN
;; any lndjvlLua, or business. Nc are
yujlaG %. iaw 70 permit Inspection.
There's another obstacle a""";"r' M
NJ, wa o! prosecution. Wci,i an ~
ONE taN rS;urr. mado our and SwoSn
% - a.: individual, CouS'it"t" "f;'''t'". .
.AcesH't Ii" federal constitution S'NH /"
ran tho r:sht not 20 jEc-'M:natr ann,
e.? These ro.nts nave been nr">h."
yer by sOrsrnmcCt lawyers W'tn tht
~rsliy hat they are cOU>iGerap!% IL
rcuA: what could Ne don" VITA AN IT,
on. TAX return which disclosed 'nHt a'i
Individual had pcca chSags" - uh'N"'
:ui V2-G"i'S.
Not Of Great Value.
IS true that the proh!bit!o" ea'orte-
nc =
: 4 part OF I've treasury dcpdr.meht
nutI ask FOR any returns < wlSn"S ana
- sHspectcd that Az iud!N'dua, was
uEagrd n violating the pr?hiH't"i,
avs carc!u, watch Cou'! HG Ncpt t'r
evidence % further TRANSACTIONS Hu'
= 5 \ matter cS mTCG GOupt wActHtT
~ income tax returu show; ;nS pAS'
-anSat:ons would be q; an 'AtCe WIZ
Il: further evidence turai>NeI oE pts
,NcS who had HrUwiCdGs, Toy instance
- ths sale uf GQUur tEcGal. or AN!
,Ih"r Violations OF existing 'N".
irusrUcn as ;lc iucom" TAX division
= anxious to E"l &S mitch revenue as
Jossible aud does not :co. Ks duty = u
aqui.s how acy man makes his mc"e\
70 matter how legitimate - HiS HuSl-
:ess. the whole >uhl.ct OF u"i"'trS
'-aul Is one on which officials ,'src are
20; particularly anxious 10 t2iA. bu'
~c.:e earlier repO:ti to tho contrary
"a f~~c.re raN rCtY~:S prs "Ct Il 'Nh'"
~o..rc. OF t"'"rmA:.o3 as L WAS
A,dEa: they WuIlu 81. .AIr" - reason
believe 'aaf many -"o'i' fS'fS. 80,
.Aar.p... A!r % sure "' ta'r -g"Hu'
M, iHe- ,.c making ont tN".r ''.U'@>
,,tpout f,a- o. d;t'.ri.'''. 'HS' u" \
h.y Gescr!uc ;Ne.c business 8: d'iHIi' II
know though = - SiIPCs'! ;"' o.,
words "conlynlSS: sons. "5rokcr' 1n' N"
,r-ad terms now contained IN til" Income
AK fv-rns are broad enough !" 'rf';
r.ost %: the activities % iHv t""tI'GS"'
md hand hook rlhNer.
Can Trace Income.
:; VII, Immediately he a>Ne% W.'E,
.:,an who MAKES his UoE'E through 80
!. means should hesitate - ,vaI" pN!
. income taxes. Egt there - IL Chez
.yya failure TO pa: income taxes. t"'
government HaS the T'E"c :" ,'"l.''.
banks 10 produce records - itS ""p'S.
.OrS similarly. u, -CH":u:v"Ht en- -
.sr;aiu whether au l"dil i'';'' "'t az,
aorev or not b. cNtlmnauru OF tn'
'.ycis oc ConGCr"s which May nave S"''
.pnds 10 him. Even cash tc2ASaCIvhs
. = c0Ntenied. can he traced
Orc OF the mos. Interesting cases o
ccurrc tax evasion occurred recent,
u. was not !uair public. The AoEerH
u:cai learned that certain tndiF!Gr,'
lad large sums pI money IN1iIaG!H. nae
made out no income TAX return. luQutT!
.I,SrloseJ that tho individual fearc,
making out return NccauNs NH ma,
"ecyivcd N.a money through Naud opo'
making tic thought taac !; he told N
.or-re OF his Income. the >tHte aUtApri
.ics nigh. possibly find 4 Uut and pros
.cr,a him. a." vas assured that uu,cS
.Le state made such 4 request the 'Hit
IRA, government vas not 1puCd 20 rat
ma matter 70 the attention or the stat
\ question. RE st.. hes, t;,'@G. a.
govern -nent learned that hts deposit
aggregated S500.0Vu and proceeded Z
make out his Income tax return i"r Mn
md invited him % make sIch Iefu,'
Ions as he celt he was entitled Z
i've He asked CCr no dCd2CtirrS. Tn
,Cve,rrlen. submitted its hill Cor take
iue and the individual IN question pa"
without whiSper-auI tHatS N
as, was heard ot the case.
Incidentally. the states o; me uh.2'
nav Inspect federal income tax return
mn Fn- the purpose Only O. CA'"k'u
g., i1ror,e taxes do them. Il IS n"
considered NHe.y that :nt Income "a
divisions OF any s'2," Would >""N intor