Evening star., 1924-10-24
riously obstruct efficient managem ent
of your office.
Penalties to BE Cited.

riously obstruct efficient management
of your office.
Penalties to BE Cited.
Post conspicuously and call to the
attention of all who wish to examine
income tax lists provision of 1857 Re
Vlscd Statutes, particularly that pro-
vision making it unlawful to print
or publish any income tax return. or
any part thereof, under penalty of a
fine of $1,000 or Imprisonment of one
year or both"
Although income tax officials hare
had expected a rush Of persons desir-
ing 10 inspect the income tax lists. up
10 II o'clock this morning there had
not been single request
Mr.. Bowers pointed out that lists
would be given only 10 those who
could show good cause for obtaining
them and that no list would be given
out to curious people who merely
wanted to ascertain how much their
nelShbors were making and how much
income tax they had paid.
Papers Policies Differ.
! The Herald Tribune refrained from
| printing the lists, il said, lin obe-
dience to what appears to be the
law" The World printed the list in
saying the names and amounts We're
published at first in good faith In
! its last edition, however, the World
published the list
When the neyspapermen first ap-
peared and asked for permission TO
copy the lists surpr Sc was expressed
by Frank II. Bowers. collector in the
second district, where the Nations
largest group of wealthy men file
J hai t-r,- IIx1 n
ington was consulted. and when ap-
parent confirmation had been obtain
ed names and amounts were given
freely.
| Later, when the ruling OF the Treas
ury Department regarding publication
was announced officials admitted they
were not certain of the procedure
In some instances collectors refused
to allow newspaper men TO copy the
| lists.
| Vehement protests were lodged by
| prominent men here over the publica-
tion. Eugenius H. Outerhridge, chair
man of the Port Authority, said it was
an outrage.
Referring to a statement by the
| Treasury Department that the law
| forbids publication of any part of
a return, the New York Times says il
| is advised by counsel that the law
| AOi OAuS 14AC PuOlASdlAOIi Ollly VI olIttI
elements of an income tax return
| than the amount of the tax paid
Rockefeller. Jr., Heads List.
Big business" is by no means the
| only source Of yearly incomes which
| bring their recipients to the revenue
| offices annually with thousands upon
| thousands in taxes, perusal of the
published lists of taxpayers in the
second and third internal revenue
districts reveals.
The arts-singers, writer's an6 ac-
tors, in the main-book and news
paper publishers, lecturers. prize
| fighters, lawyers and auctioneers vie
with bankers, railroad builders, mer-
chant princes, brewers and mine
| owners in income taxes that run into
| thousands.
The younger Rockefeller, John D,
| jr., heads the list in the matter of
amount of 1928 income tax paid. The
sum total he poured into Uncle Sans
Golfers stands at the head of the
column like q beacon light. John D..
sr., paid a sum far less than his son.
There follows glittering array of
names, compiled into what might be
termed Americas blue book of the
gilded ones, for the second and third
districts. comprising all of rich Man
haitian, have more big money makers
than any similar area in the world.