New Britain herald., 1925-09-02
Lack of Accurate h. formation Bla m e d Partially On Owner ship of Tax Exempt Securities.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN
 CASE AN EXAMPLE

New York, Sept. ? P>-The effect of the publication of income tax payments was being generally dis cussed today as millions noted in the newspapers the taxes on President Coolidge, industrial 'magnates, movie stars baseball players, neighbors and so on.
 As a result of questionnaire sub mitted to 60 collectors of internal revenue in the principal centers of the country, the New York Times concludes that it is their general opinion that publication of payments has had no beneficial effect. There has been no increase of revenue from delinquents who might fail to file returns if publication of pay ments were prohibited.
 Some of the collectors think that publication of payments results only in additional expense to the govern ment without any direct return. One collector wires that publication causes erroneous opinions to be Olllitu ltlCClll6 oil tilc lhlCSlhS Ol honest citizenship.
 No Accurate Estimate
 Despite the fact that the lists fur nish insufficient information for an accurate estimate of a persons f1- nancial standing, salesmen, wives intending to sue for divorce, business rivals and others with personal in- terest. jammed revenue offices with newspapermen. In some districts collectors reported little interest
 One of the principal reasons for lack of accurate information Is the fact that tax exempt securities offer escape from paying them. While the total gross income is recorded in each return. only the actual tax paid is made public.
 Chaplins' Case
 Charlie Chaplin, who paid only S345, Is cited as a case in point. The tax would indicate an income of about S10,o00 a year when he earns more than that. Others with large incomes paid nothing at all. Among these are J. Ogden Armour. chair man of the board of directors of Ar mour 8; Company. Chicago; Asa c. Candler, millionaire soft drink man. ufacturer of Atlanta, Ga: Louis r, Swift and John Borden, millionaire sportsman and explorer.
 The effect of the 25 per cent re- duction in assessments was notice able. The lower rate has failed tc draw out capital invested in tax exempt securities.
 John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,, who by paying s6.277,669 Is the largest in divldual taxpayer in the country paid about s1,00o,0oO less this year than last, though his income re- mained virtually stationary.
 Some of Taxes Paid
 Some prominent national figures and the tax. they paid are: Billy Sunday, s10,111; Clarence Darrow SS,900; William Randolph Hearst $42,259; Mary Pickford, sS4.075 Gloria Swanson, s56,075; Rudyarc Eipling, s4,990: Charlie Chaplin s345; Harold Lloyd. $2S,l51; Sher' man Whiffle. S24,6S5; Will H. Hays S10,234; Booth Tarkington, sS47S George Ade, $2,4S9; James A. Still man, S52.485; Rex Beach, $1O,076 Fannie Bricc. $1,SO7; Lillian Gish sSe,967; Adolph Zukor, $44,540: Ed die Cantor, $16,t96: Montague Glass S5,SS1: General Goethals, sH,T19 Teodor Chaliapin. $40,326; Anna NJ Hardness, S1,061,5S7; Jack Demp sey, s267; James Montgomery Flagg $4362; Richard Barthelmess, SPA, So3: Roscoe Arbuckle, S6,116; Ser Turpin, s6.104; James L, Laskey s4s,5a2; James Cruze, $40,S5S Anna Pavlowa, sS1S; John PhiliI Sousa. s11.SS2; Julia Marlowe South orn, s2,39S; Fannie Hurst, s77o Lionel Atwin. s1.16S: Al Jolson $S3,744; Ed. Wynn, S1,2S5; Thomas W. Lamont, $4S0,741; Henry W Taft, S56,5O6: Max Steur, s19S,455 Vincent Lopez, s41S; Thomas F Ryan. sT91.Ss1; Frederick w. Van derbilt, s7ac.9S6; Vincent Astor s64e,6Oo: Payne Whitney, s1,676, 62s; Mortimer Schiff, s459.41o Waldorf Astor, s70,C01: simon Gug genhelm. s2S1,O0o; Will Rogers. S2 TOO; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, s249 Pola Negri, s15.1OS; Bill" Hart s15,7S5: Rudolph Valentino. S1,99S Wn,. Gibbs McAdoo, s1.512: A Lawrence Lowell, sS6,s67; Editl Wharton, $S966: Thomas A. Edl son. S3,S40: "Pabe" Ruth. sS,4S2 Cali Curci S24,5SS; Sebastian Eresge. stSS,6nS; Herbert Hoover s2,2S4; Owen n. Young, s9s,31s Dr. William Mayo. s75,6sS; Dr Charles Mayo. s69,cS5.