Evening star., 1923-03-14
FIRST AID TO TARDY
INCOME TAXPAYERS.
Downtown Branches of Rev.
5enue Office Designated to
Receive Returns Tomorrow.
SEVEN BANKS IN THE LIST
Deputies Authorized to Administer
/ Oaths and Accept Payments
from Belated Citizens.

Rushing first aid to the belated tax
rayer who has put off paying his in
oome tax until the very last day. the
government tomorrow will inaugurate
an entirely new system In the Ma
t2onal Capital by establishment at
seven downtown banks and at the
Treasury building branch offices in
charge of deputy collectors Of in
ternal revenue
These will be in addition to the
regular Office of the internal revenue
at 1922 Pennsylvania avenue. where
today a huge crowd is struggling to
set in before the time limit
List OF Designated Banks.
The banks where deputy collectors
WlIl be on duty tomorrow are as fol-
lows:
Riggs National Bank, 1903 Pennsyl-
EAnia avenue: District National Bank,
lx06 G street northwest; Federal
Anerian National Bank. 1916 F street:
Munsey Trust Co. Munsey building.
1929 Z street: Continental Trust Com
ilany. sol 14th street; National Metro
potitan Bank. 613 18th street and
Merchants Bank and Trust Company,
SIS 18th street.
s'The hours at these banking insti-
tntions will be from 10 am. to pm.
Ehe Treasury branch will be open
from am. to pm. tomorrow. A
deputy collector in charge. II was
announced officially at the Treasury.
will be authorized Ito administer the
oath and accept the tax, which must
be paid at the banks by check or
money order" The service. of course,
Will be without cost to the public.
Deputy Collectors Idea.
q
the taxpaying public on the heaviest
qnarterly payment of the year was
arranged this morning by Deputy
Collector II. Clay Powell. in charge
of the office at 1422 Pennsylvania
avenue. Establishment of the Offices
a. the banks and at the 18th street
entrance OF the Treasury Depart
.nent was understood TO have been
Que 40 the unusual crowds of yeSter-
day, which choked the facilities of
IAe regular office to such an extent
that lines of persons stood In the
rain awaiting their turn to get rid
of their money.
Local banks previously had CO.
operated in assisting their deposltors
to make out their income tax blanks
but this will be the first time that
the government has ever placed it's
own representative in the banks of
the city TO assist the public in last
minute rush.
The Office at 1929 Pennsylvania ave-
,Iue will remain open today as we'll
Es tomorrow FROM 3 O'Clock until
midnight.
Avoidance of Penalty.
ITO avoid penalty" said a statement
from the internal revenue bureau to-
day. "tnH return accompanied by al
least one-fourth ot the amount of tax
due mus: he filed en- Or before mid
.aght Of tomorrow" They may be
sled at the local office or at the newly
Established branches or may he sent
Il" mail TO the Collector OF Internal
Revenue G. L. TAFT at Baltimore.
No estimate Is yet possible on the
amount Of returns being made either
1t Washington or through the coun-
calendar year 1872. Teleeranbic M rae rae
ports. however. are expected at the
Treasur" as early as tomorrow night
and probably Will continue for sew
oral days thereafter. The compile Re
returns Will not be known, it was
paid, for probably two or three weeks.