Evening star., 1923-03-11
PERSONAL INCOME
FACTS REVEALED
:.evenue Bureau Shows Who
Paid Majority of Taxes
: in 1920 Collection.

'tattSti'S ei PerSDnal incomes FOR
1870. AS reported to the bureau of
Internal revenue, show that 6439 per
. cent of the aggregate incomes we're
IN the classes from $1,000 per year
l" $4,000. and 1882 per cent in the
classes from 81 900 to $4,000 In
comes i'll excess of $4,000 per wear
comprised 22.6S per cent Of the total
of reported incomes
The class showing the largest ag-
sregate of incomes is that from
$4,000 to $4,000. in which the number
reporting is 2,569,3l6. with total in
comes is that with from SS0GN to
$'.noo. which includes a broader spread
and AS n total of S5.639. .607 ESQ There
a"e i..'di.il6 in this class. The third
CLASS IN aggregate income. but first in
number reporting, is that with in
comes from $1,000 10 $4,000. the total
oi which is i.0a0.066.6lS with o67I
a'h reporting, Little doubt is. enter
tanned that If all incomes were re-
ported. the latter would be the
largest class. both i'm aggregate in
comes and in number of REGIMENTS
mere is reason To believe that a
iargr number of incomes hrtNcru
~ 900 and S2.000 are not reported
although the increase of reported in
comes ~ this class has been quite
remarkable
Reports SHOW the aggregate in
comes in the several classes for the
years l9lA and 1920 TIE classes be
low S'h.o0o all snow increases hut
inc classes from $4,000 up all show
decreases. Th" most notable in
creases are in the lower classes in
dlcatinS that more individuals are
Icportlng. The falling off in the
fhlSher classes is probably due to in
creased Investment III taX-exempt
securities i
Leases Through FOrgeries
On the basis of total bank cItarincs
OF S31o.0S4 .05G.0f4 in the United STATES
in 1922, the Forgery Prevention Bl1rrau
ei New York has complied estimates
showing that the total losses through
cheS& torgerieS and alterations in
w. amounted to nearly 81. .nnu 600
rms was computed on the estimate
that the annual losses through raise
ana forged checks in the United
states aN"rag" one dollar tor every
SA.hu0 of ctcariH.S
The four cities paving the highest
ton u iorgers IN their annual losses
We're New York. where the losses ON
TINS basis Were in excess of 50. 900
600 in 1922: Chicago. S3.5uia2s: phfl-
sdefphia. $",S1f.2IU. and t:osion So
o"".n2''. The losses through forgery
sin Ncw York city alone were more
than h@lf "f the total for the entire
cuuHtrl.
The estimated losses hy federal re-
N'rNt diSti'i' Is wrre: Boston S23ia-
~ pluS: NeW York &31 65I39S plus:
lhilad,lphia. $500, ia5 plus: Cieve-
}4nd. $2,e3G.l">: Richmond. Si.o33.4l6
SiS2i.@"f plus: ST Louis S392.5u0
Plus: Minneapolis. $7i2. .2o9 plus: Kan
saS Cit! $l."31.Ii7 plus: Dallas. $55;.-
600: San Francisco. SI.112,G25 plus.
Til" greater percentage of these
Losses. the bureau states. are pre-
N"ntablt. as successful alterations of
chec6s in til" main are only possible
where checks are made or handled
down such losses the bureau has
formulated the following ten COM
mandments for check users:
Ten Check commandments
/. Keep blank checks and Cancelled
vouchers under look
;. Write checks with safety ink or
~ ith check writing machine that
:,llredS the paper and impregnates it
with the amount in lneradicable ink
). In writing checks leave as little
space as possible between the figures
OF the amount. and start the written
amount as close to the left-hand mar
gin as possible. dra wing heavy paral-
Iel lines through the untitled space.
!. Use only alteration proof check
paper.
Destroy all checks marred in
wing and never permit d check TO
be issued with an erasure on it.
8. DO not issue checks to unvouch-
'ed-for strangers. and never make
them out to cash" or bearer"
!. DO not sign blank checks
\. Scrutinize all certified checks. as
the stamps are not difficult to dupli-
cate.
=. Be careful where and how YOU
sign your banking signature.
10. On checks YOU deposit add to
%onr signature For deposit only"
ihus making it impossible for it to
he cashed hy thief without altera-
lions.