Show BIG BLUNDERS < BLNERS HAVE BEEN MADE I < Income Tax Collectors Have Caused Caus-ed a Serious Huddle NOTHING INTELLIGIBLE MANY SUBJECT TO TAX HAVE MADE NO RETURNS Officials See Ahead ot Them a Vast Amount of Litigation anti Trouble A Ruling on Winnings Front Poker Po-ker Iluces Roulette EtcWis cousin AV111 Probably Contribute at Least One Hundred Thousand Dollars Washington April 17The Internal revenue officials positively decline to make public any statement in regard to income tax returns or to answer any question relating thereto It is learned the real cause of this reticence Is the great number of blunders made By the collectors in their telegraphic reports received re-ceived yesterday and today Some oC them contained only the number of re turns received last Monday while others included all that had been received from the beginning > including those below the n 54000 exemption while still others in eluded returns on which no tax Is pay able Who is blameable for this state of things Is not stated but the result is that from what has been received no in telligent statement can be given of the number or amount of returns filed with the collectors It is undoubtedly true that a large number of persons subject to the law have made no returns at all and In consequence the oRcials see ahead of them a vast amount of litigation and trouble Desna Is Sustained Lexington Ky April 17j The commis sioner of internal revenue has sustained Deputy Collector Desha Brcckinridge3 ruling regarding the payment of incomo tax on winning from races poker ron lette etc The commissioner says Gains from the pool box etc should be included as incomes for the year in which re ceived and no deduction can be allowed for money lost at gambling Wisconsin Returns Madison Via April 17The returns re Quired by the new income tax law have been received from nearly 15CO persons and corporations in the western district of Wisconsin The real revenue derived from the law in this half of the state ia still uncertain owing to the fact that the recent decision of the supreme court has made it necessary to correct returns I Collector Blumenfield estimates that the 1 revenue In this district will amount to between 10000 and 0000 |