New Britain herald., 1925-09-01
Cooke $92,710.
 Wrigiey's Reduction.

The largest reduction puDnSnel by the newspapers was that of Will liam Wrigley, Jr,. the chewing gum manufacturer, whose 1925 taxes were listed at $2,644. as against SS3s,565 for 1924, figure far above any other individual amount in the Chicago district.
 Representatives of Mr. Wriglcv cN- plained that the new revenue act en- abled auditors to write off certain losses suffered by him dating as far back as 1914. It was pointed out the figures given were for tho manufac- turer personally and corporation taxes for the various companies in which he is q dominant figure have not been published.
 In some cases material increases were shown in 1925 payments over those of last year.
 One of the largest Of these was the return of Edward N. Hurley former shipping board head, who last year paid $49,197 and this year $136, ,95l. A similar case was that of Frank B. Stout, railroad and lumberman, who paid in 1925 $196,376 as against S41, 405 last year,
 DaTow's Tax S3,900
 Silas H. Strawn led the list of law | yers with a reported payment of SS9S46, slightly more than last year. Clarence Darrow, chief defense coun- sel in the Scopes trial, paid $3,900, or $711 more than in 1924.
 Some of the most widely known business men did not, because of | business and investment losses, pay | anything. This was true of John R. Thompson, head of the chain res taurant concern, and of Charles w. Gray, manager of a taxicab con- 1 pany,
 i An increase of s4,142 was report | el paid by Charles H. Markham, president Of the Illinois Central rail- road
 John Hertz, taXicab and motorbus manufacturer ran second to MT Wrigley in the published lists in the amount of decrease of men taXpay- CTS. In 1925 he pand $2.316, while last year his payment was $169,257 Mrs. Fannie K, Hertz had the larg. est reduction of the few women list. ed, her 1925 payment being $5,21s as against $202,326 in 1924.
 G05,S5S Returns.
 Total returns numbered 6O5,35S of which more than 250,O00 came from individuals with incomes un. der s5,00O, Individuals with income of S25,o0Q or less made more thar 99,0o0 returns, while 131.936 were listed as non-taXohle individuals.
 Taxes of the more prominent Chi casoans included in the newspaper list were:
 Colonel R. R. Mccormick, co-edi
 tor of the Tribune, S1S4.l05; 1924
 SSS,615. J, NJ. Patterson, co-editol of the Tribune. St4O,4GS, 1924, $87, 62l. Edward s. Beck, managing ed tior, the Tribunt, $43,75I; 1924 $S3,999. Max Annenburg. circuIat } ing manager, the Tribune, $SI291 { 1924, $S2n8S9. Sidney Smith, car toonist the Tribune. S1S.500; 1924 S1l,976, John T, McCuchoon. car l toonlst, the Tribune, S6,45S; 1924
 SG,S9S. Frank King. cartoonisf. th,
 Tribune, Si907 Harvey Woodruff
 sports writer, the Tribune, $1O.355 1924, S174G6. George E. Brennan. ' democratic leader, $4,467, 1924. $4. Cos, United States Senator Charle , s Deneen, $4O9G; 1924 $I515. A. T Laster. former shipping board chair 4 man, $I22,004; 1924, SS9,514. Mrs
 4 D. Lasker. S44429: 1924, $1n. [ o92. Wilbur Glenn Noliya, oversee - Of Zion City. S1S,oO0; Hurschi S Miller, frequently questioned in con $ nectioh with hecr runners wars an,
 hootlegging investigations, S2.240 . Robert F.. Grove, states attornel . SIS; 1924, $11,169,