The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1925-09-08
All. HERE'S AN EYE full
FOR THE PAUL PRYS"
INCOME TAX LISTS ARE OPEN
IN BY JUNGLE" FOR SCRU-
TINY OF THE CURIOUS.
MINOR ROCKEFELLER LEADS

Rocks Scanned for Financial Kings,
Stage and Photoplay Artists and
Other Moneyed Folk. Several Geor-
gians Pay Large Amounts.
The United States government has
bared to the eyes of curious public
for nationwide inspection federal in
come tax records which testify to in
dividual and corporate contributions
toward the governments operating
expenses for 1924.
It was estimated that tax returns
If 100000 persons and corporations
were contained in the books thrown
omen Wednesday for inspection in diff
iorent fax Offices throughout the coun-
try.
The confusion and contradictory at
titude of officials of the internal reve-
rpe bureaus that marked the inspec-
ron OF the tax records year ago
when the income tax publicity law
became effective were absent.
Curious Are Helped.
From California to Maine came re-
ports of every facility being extended
TO those who sought to select import
ant names and payments from the
thousands listed in the books.
Tax offices everywhere in the coun-
Il 4 me-
and business men seeking the informa-
ton the books contained.
The lists revealed that Uncle Sam
derives his income from many occu-
nations and many quarters. The name
Of the first man of the land, politically,
was far down in the list of incomes.
President Coolidge paid $14081, Vice
President Charles G. Dawes paid $Z4,-
934.
Mellon Taxed Heavily.
The largest contributor among
members of the presidents ofhcial
family was Andrew w Mellon, sec
retary of the treasury, with 1882, 609.
Tohn D. Rockefeller, jr., paid the
largest personal tax SO far reported,
S6,277,669. John d. Rockefeller paid
S128.420. Henry Ford paid $2,608,S0o.
and E.dsel Ford $2,158,055.
The Ford Motor Company paid the
largest tax reported by a corporation,
Sl6,493, 100,
United States Steel Corporation was
second with S11,005,219 and the Gen
eral Electric Company third, with ST..
2+5.900. Standard Oil Company OF
New York and affiliated companies
paid $2,336,436.
Films Aid Largely.
The government came in for liberal
support from the moving picture in
dustry, with Douglas Fairbanks lead
ing the list of high salaried actors.
He paid $182, 100. Gloria Swanson was
second, paying $56,975.23.
Mary Pickford paid $34,0/o.Z5,
Charlie Chaplain $345.S1, Harold
Lloyd $28,15116 and Roscoe {. Ar
buckle Solo,
Attorneys, writers and newspaper
men, while not occupying top brackets
in the list still were not to be over
looked John W. Davis, attorney and
unsuccessful democratic candidate Tor
the presidency in the 1924 election,
paid $49,533; Max Steuer, attorney,
paid $198,455; Clarence barrow, noted
criminal attorney, paid $500; ReX
Beach. writer. contributed $1,000, and
Rudyard Kipling, through his Amer
lean publishers, was taxed S4,990,
William Randolph Hearst was assess
ed 1920.
The smallest payment reported was
that of Florence L. Smiley, OF New
York, who paid three cents.
Tax Paid by Georgians.
The Coca-Cola company took rank
as the highest income taxpayer IN the
state of Georgia, and Samuel =.
Dobbs, a former president OF that
corporation, stood out as the largest
individual income taxpayer, the amount
being $247,046.64
Other income tax paid by Georgians
Included Asa g. Gambler Inc, OF At
anta, $75.05905: c. Howard Gambler,
$8l86739; Walter T. Gambler, 81
40095; Ernest Woodruff, of Atlanta
$6I097.58; w. c. Bradley, of Colum-
bus. S51,35292; John w. Grant, So
S-64S; James H. Nunnally, Sl9,9/z.3,''
INobtrt W. w OOdruH, preSlueilt u ny
Coca-Cola company, $5,45l 90; + =
Stone $67,45443; John M. Slaton'
Sl674l.78, and G. Lloyd Preacher Sill
920oS. Hoke Smith paid Sl,300. ne
Atlantic Ice and Coal company, when
owns and operates the plant at DaW-
SON, paid $91.19232.
StribIng Tops Cobb.
In the world of sport Tyrus Ray.
1nond Cobb, of Augusta, manager OF
the Detroit baseball team in the Amer
lcan league, paid $2,70476, while W.
l.. Stribling, jr., Georgia prize fighter
PAID $500, and his father-manager'
w. /. Stribling, sr., paid s., l49.o3:
Georgia congressman who PAID m
come tax are listed as follows: Charles
K. Crisp, Americas, $3.50; Gordon
Lee, Lafayette, $27.24; Thomas M.
Bell, Gainesville, $7159; w. w. Lar
son, Dublin, $15.84.
Many other corporations and indi-
Vidual returns reflected an era OF I'M
Precedented prosperity in Georgia.