Show i THEATRE TICKET SPECULATORS IN TAX DODGING NET Internal menial Revenue Agents c Raid Paid in New v York but Tip Goes Before Them f New York Jul July 12 Internal I Internal revenue revenue revenue rev rev- a agents who yesterday esterday launched a campaign in this city against stock brokers who have evaded payment of ot income taxes tonight turned their attention at at- to theatre ticket speculators arresting five on charges of or defraud defraud- In ing the government o by failing falling to pro pry war taxes on tickets sold by them I More than a a. a score of ot ticket brokerage broker broker- age ase offices were visited and tho the agents agents' had anticipated making about forty arrests It was believed I that t he the brokers had been tipped off oU however however how how- I ever as only four offices were found open The complaints on which th the tho atres aires's 1 r 5 S were made charged that the brokers had violated a section of or the revenue act which provides pro that thal Whoever sells seUs an admission ticket or card on which tho name nam of oe the vendor nd the tho price Is 18 not printed stamped or written or at a price In excess of oe the price so printed t stamped or written written Is guilty of a mis- mis meanor On Ono broker arrested It was all cd had sold for 17 two to tickets Lh inal original price of ot which with war tax was but tickets and had hall failed to st stamp the with his name or the price so that tho the government so could collect a tax on the extra 10 Similar offenses were alleged against the other broker |