Show ONLY TWO EXCUSES I How Delinquents May Escape Income In-come Tax Law Penalties There are but two excuses which will I relieve those people or corporations who did not comply with the provisions provis-ions of the Income tax law in making returns of revenues and those are sickness sick-ness and absence from the territory The demands sent out some days ago I by Collector Chase are already having their effect and the delinquents are pouring in their tales of wo either 1 orally or in writing According to the books of the local revenue department 1 quite a number of prospective taxpayers tax-payers did not make their returns and these will be required to present them il j selves either in person or by accredIted I accred-Ited representatives and make explanation I i expla-nation of the cause of their failure to i i abide by the provisions of the law I It has been required that ail of the I reports be sent in to the Washington i offices of the department by the 15th i of the month but it is hardly probable that the last will leave this I city by I that day |