Show INCOME TAX PUBLICITY ACT SPLITS OPINION I N BUREAU Newspapers Still Without With Withe out ut Guiding Suggestion Su Suggestion I es-I tion bon I in l Determining I Legality o of Publicity NEW r YORK Oct 25 Further Further I disclosures of income tax payments for 1923 added fuel to the fires of discussion here today toda Following jane Are some of the most interesting Harry Sinclair lessor of Teapot Dome oil reserve antI and international on l oil magnate Peggy Hopkins Joyce 1069 Governor Al Smith 31 i Fanny Brice wife of Nickey Arnstein 1340 Attorney General Harlan Stone Charlles Charlies F. F Murphy 1 estate of the fo former mer Tammany Tam- Tam many nany leader Frank L. L Bacon Bacon Bacon Ba Ba- con estate of the author and star of I Avery Aven Hopwood Hopwood Hopwood Hop- Hop wood playwright 2702 Ethel Barrymore Barrymore Bar- Bar 1298 ving Berlin George M M. Cohan Dewolf I Hopper 1374 Harry Houdini Ne Neysa sa l' l Anna NIch author of Abes Irish Rose Marjorie Rambeau actress I WOMAN WOM N PAYS HIGH I PHILADELPHIA Oct 25 Cyrus Cyrus t H. H Curtis paid the greatest income I tax in the eastern district of Penns Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn- Penn s sylvania l ani in 1923 while Mrs Annie I Weightman Walker Valker Penfield's tax I was the largest paid ld b by any woman Curtis' Curtis income tax check added i to the government coffer cof cof- cofI I fer r and Mrs Penfield paid DENVER ER Colo Cob Oct 25 Court Courtland Court Court- land S. S Dines reported engaged to Miss Edna Egna PurvIance film beauty I and star on several occasions during dun dur ing big the last few feit months is not tot the young oung wealthy Denver oil magnate nag mag I nate nare press dispatches have said he was according to his income tax 1 published here toda today Dines' Dines tax is given as SENATOR PHIPPS LEADS LEADS' United States Senator Lawrence C. C Phipps led all Colorado income tax payers by approximately tax returns published this mornIng mornIng morning morn- morn Ing showed Senator Phipps paid The tax paid by other prominent prominent prominent prom prom- include Former G Governor vernol Oliver H. H Shoup 1624 Go Governor W WilliamE Villian E. E S Sweet Fred ird G. G U nd's f the he owne owners of the Denv ator Alva B. B Adan C C. C. C Hamlin Republican committeeman committee- committee man and the estate ot of Samuel D. D Nicholson lson United States senator from Colorado at the time of pf f his death OPINIONS DIFFER WASHINGTON Oct 25 By U. U UI P. P P. Collectors Collectors of customs with within lt I thirty da days s 's will present of willful Violations of th the revenue revenue revenue reve reve- nue laws aff affecting publicity of In Income Income income In- In come tax returns to United States district attorneys it was said at atthe atthe atthe the internal revenue bureau to- to to day This will be done under section 1018 of the new tax law which reenacted reenacted re- re enacted sections 3 64 and of the revised statutes Section reads as follows It shall be the duty of ot of every collector of internal revenue having having hayIng hav hay ing knowledge of willful violation of any law of the United States relating to the revenue within thirty days after coming into possession possession pos pos- session of such steh knowledge dge to file I with the district attorney of the district In which any fine penalty or 01 forfeiture ma may be incurred a Continued on page 3 I IT TAX AX PUBLICITY J SPLITS OPINION IN I REVENUE BUREAU Continued from flom page 1 statement of all the and circumstances circumstances circumstances cir cir- cir cir- of the case within his knowledge together with the names of the witnesses The degree of difference of or ion ton over OVel the tax publicity in the internal revenue bureau was re revealed revealed re- re in the statements of or Commissioner Com Corn missioner r of or Internal Revenue Blair and Deputy Commissioner Nash to to- to I da day LOOKS TO COURTS I I dont don't think It was the purpose purpose pur pur- pur-I pur pose of congress to permit publIcation publication publication cation of or Income tax returns Mr i Blair said I 1 think it is Illegal megal to publish them There is no reason why we should give counsel to the newspapers The law is stated in inthe inthe inthe the revenue act It is up to them to consult their own attorneys s 's to guide their action I 1 believe the tax publicity mix- mix up will be settled without any fuss in a 3 friendly suit before some learned judge Mr Nash said It Itis Itis ItIs is after atter all a question for the courts to decide The revenue bureau bureau bu bu- Ju- Ju reau is neutral in its attitude and andIs andis andis is concerned only with obedience to the law aw Meanwhile collectors have bave been instructed to permit inspection of books and to act in a reasonable and fair way The collectors in I obedience to the law will be prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to give the United States attorneys any evidence of violations violations violations viola viola- which they believe may have been incurred under the publications publications publications of the law |