Evening star., 1923-03-16
Specific Figures From COL
lectors Will Bear Out Esti-
mate, Treasury Believes.
SUBSTATIONS HELP HERE
Biggest Check Paid Is for 81, $780,
600 by Corporation in
New York.

lno Hrst payment OF income and eX
cess profits taxes for the calendar
year 1922.
Although specific figures were not
available early today at the Treas
ury from collectors of internal rev..
enue throughout the nation, coEff-
dence was expressed on all sides re-
ceiving reports that the payments
due March Is would much more than
equal the expectations of officials who
had hoped the figure might reach
s4oo,ooO.oOo. -
Ta5ss Paid in Washington.
Warrington paid taxes not only at
the office Of Deputy Collector H. Clay
Powell, 1922 Pennsylvania avenue. but
at eight other substations located at
downtown banks and the Treasury
building.
No estimate of the Washington re-
turns was available today, Deputy
Collector Powell indicating that he
would be unable TO determine for
some time whether the city of Wash
lngton paid as much or more than
last year
Unofficial reports, however, concern
ing the local situation were to the
effect that there were a few less tax
payers this year than last. This.
however. was wholly unofficial and il
was thought might not be borne out
by figures later available. Some pre-
dicted that Washington at least
equaled Its last years record.
Many Pay in Baltimore.
Owing to the fact that large num-
Der of District of. Columbia taxpayers
L.;r 1oIt
more, the headquarters for this dis
trict, it will probably be some time
before accurate figures VIII be avail
able concerning the capital.
Highly optimistic reports from all
parts of the country. however, flowed
into Washington, indicating increases
IN some paf
from Chicago, although unofficial, ex-
pected that last years payments
there would be exceeded. although
first reports were that there would
tropolis.
Increase in Manhattan.
The Manhattan district of New
York. according to Frank K. Bowers,
the collector of internal revenue,
indicated an increase OF more than
$4,000 900. A statement by Mr.. Bowers
last night shows receipts for the
Manhattan district up TO midnight
s46.104,6l3, receipts for the corre-
spending period last year totaling
$42,153,564.
Tax payments on the last day.
March Is. in the Manhattan district.
1t was pointed out. showed a heavy
increase over last year, yesterday
returning S2S.306,o65. as compared
with s22.394.s64 In 1922
The largest check received in New
York was said to be from corpora
tion amounting to s1,750,000. An
individual return there was reported
as accompanied by check for
s1,6oo,Ooo for the first quarterly qTh1sa IN IN
said to be several payments of more
than Sl,ooO.0oO.
Collect $Is,3s9.2s2 In Chicago.
Unofficial reports from Chicago
showed at I o'clock last night total
collections of s17.3s9.292. which was
virtually the same figure reached at
midnight March 15 year ago.
Whether the increase would seem TO
be general was due to more taxpay-
ers. to more persons returning the
ntire years tax on the first install
ment or to an increase in business.
offcials seemed to be unanimous in
the Interpretation that the income
tax figures showed that the much dis
cussed wave of prosperity was ac-
tual.
Treasury officials expected to receive
later today preliminary reports from
all collectors of internal revenue
throughout the country and indicated
some kind of a preliminary asgre
gate total might be struck.
The Washington situation vas re-
lieved during the last day by addition
of the eight substations 10 such an
extent that the crowd at h9adquar-
ters, 1922 Pennsylvania avenue. dwin-
died later in the evening instead or
increasing. only few stragglers ap-
peared after 1880 pm, although the
! Office was open until midnight.