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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-02
COUNTY WINS SUIT.
VIII Get Balance of Money Deposited
in First National.

Attorney Edwin A Austin received
word this morning from the United
States circuit of appeals at st. Louis
that the case argued by him for Shaw
nee county against the Devlin estate
for the recovery of a deposit of almost
100000 had been reversed and it was
directed to allow all claims of the coun-
ty and to pay dividends on same or
dered to be paid in full y,,
This is the satisfactory end of the
case which was apparently hopelessly
lost to the county-Judge Pollock had
decided against the county and the
board of county commissioners had
given up the fight. Mr.. Austin, how
ever was still firm in his convictions
and held that the county could collect
from the estate. He went to the
board of county commissioners and
with their consent but without any
advance fees of any kind or any fees
at all if he lost, he worked on the
case until through word received by
wire today he won the suit.
The history of the case runs back
four years.
The First National bank desiring to
qualify itself to become depository
of the public moneys of Shawnee
county made and delivered to the
county it's bond of depository under
the law in the sum of 100000 with
Charles ]. Devlin as one of the
sureties On the third day of July,
1905, the bank closed Its doors by or
der of the controller of the currency
and its affairs were placed in the
hands of a receiver. on that day the
county had on deposit in the bank of
sum of $32,731.05 for which amount
the treasurer of the county made de-
mand on July Z, 1905 by drawing and
presenting the check of the county to
the receiver which demand was re-
fused.
On the day before the presentation
of. this check Charles ]. Devlin being
hopelessly insolvent filed his voluntary
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MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, April 2.-WHEAT-Argent1ne
exports for the week were larger than had
been generally expected and this caused
considerable selling of wheat at the open
ing of the market here today, resulting in
initial declines of. 1s@Ac to 1zQ9sc. Inc
market, however, received active support
substantial gains early in the session. The
deferred futures displayed the greatest
strength. Scarcity of cash grain partic-
ularly in the southwest, was one of the
chief bullish factors. May opened at Sl1Sss
to $1.19A and after touching $1.19as, ad-
vanced to $1197s. July wheat opened at
Renewed buying by leading bulls based
mainly on the cash situation forced the
price of all deliveries past the high record
mark for the season established yesterday.
The top for May was reached at $1:H
July advanced to $10s5s. Some reaction
occurred on profit taking but the s close
July closed &c higher at $1OS@1. 0S1s.
CORN-Ap improved demand for the
f h corn gran cnmntrv osrngs
light and local receipts were small At
the opening prices We're shade lower to
ga shade higher May ee being "a at S'2se to
in the day May touched 64ssc, while July
advanced to 6611c.
firm all day. The close was firm with
May up A@asc at 67%c.
OATS-Although general sentiment in
the oats pit was bearish the market dis
owing to the strerSen of wheat and corn.
May opened unchanged at 54s4c and ad-
VISIONS-Provfsions were a trifle
weak because of the bearish showing of
the monthly statement of stocks in store
here. particularly with reference to lard.
the opening were unchanged to 21zc lower.
CLOSE: RYE@Cash and May, Sic.
BARLEY-Cash: 63@69c.
TIMOTHY-April, $3.75.
CLOVER-April, $9.10.
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proposition that if we are paid this
raise the result will be a request for
further raise. -
"Also, during The past two years,
bricklayers have come in here from
out Of town and We're paid 20 cents,
while our home men were paid but
62a. There was a scarcity of brick
layers during the past season, but con-
tractors coming here from outside
and figuring against home contractors,
secured contracts and brought out
side men with them, paying them 20
cents. The job referred to is the St.
Francis hospital On this job, the
home bricklayers received but 621s
cents.
so it is not just%or fair for brick
layers of the town who are fully as
competent as any bricklayers who ev-
er came from the outside, to be placed
at such disadvantage.
1.-THE bricklayers of this city are as
a rule industrious and beside. each
and every one of them owns his own
home and pays taxes. So we are out
for 20 cents, and then we are for To-
peka Kan and will get the raise.
COMMITTEE.
"B. & NJ. I. u. No 81
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STILL A DEFICIT.
Although Government Receipts for
March Show an Increase.

Washington, April 2.-The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures for March shows a
gratifying increase in the receipts both
as to customs and internal revenue.
While as a whole they do not equal
those of the period just before the
panic of 1907, the receipts from GUS
toms are within a million dollars of
the figures for March of that year. The
internal revenue reports are over two
million dollars short of March, 1907.
The expenditures continue to in
crease, although they are considerably
less than was anticipated one month
ago when the Sixtieth congress adj
journed 1t is the experience of the
treasury officials that closely following
the end of a congress acquisitions for
large amounts are made to be charged
to appropriations which were made
Immediately available. Up to this
time there has been no large increase
in the number and amounts of these
acquisitions. The total March receipts
are $53,377,012 and the expenditures
$56,444,534, leaving a deficit for the
month of $3,O67,522, and for the nine
months of the present fiscal year
deficit of $S9,249,510.
The receipts from customs during
March, 1909, amounted to SIS, 631,736,
an increase over March, 1908, of
stats, 900, and an increase of about
$S,100,000 over February. 1909.
Internal revenue yIeIued Sl9,9S4,-
329, an increase of about $4,000
over March, 1908, and about $2,70O,-
600 over February. 1909.
The miscellaneous receipts were
slightly in excess of those for March,
1908. The expenditures We're over
100000 in excess of March, 1908.
The civil and miscellaneous items
showed an increase of over $1,000, 900;
the war item an increase of $1,4OO,OOO
and the navy an increase of 100000
Public works and pensions also show
small increases.
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petition in bankruptcy and was ad-

petition in bankruptcy and was adj
judged a bankrupt.
on August 8, 1905, Shawnee county
filed it's claim against the bankrupt es-
tate for the amount stated above
which claim was presented to and al
lowed by the referee October 10, 1905
subject TO objections which might be
filed later. These objections We're
filed December 81, 1906. The objec-
tons stated that the trustees denied
that the bankrupt estate was indebted
to the amount of $32, 731.05 and that the
ever amount was due. The trustees
asked the court to set aside the
temporary allowance of the claim.
On the hearing in November of the
following year it was shown that 81
per cent has been paid on claim by the
receiver of the First National bank
the principal on bond, and on the fol-
lowing March the claim for only So
S9159 was allowed being balance due
after deducting payments by the re-
ceiver of the First National bank.
Then the county claimed that the
hank and Charles Devlin were CO.
debtors to it for the amount of its
deposits though between themselves
Devlin was surety for the bank ana
that both principal and securely pelng
insolvent and their estates being ad-
ministered as such the county may
prove the whole debt against the es-
tate of each and receive d1Vidends
from both upon whole debt until II IS
paid in full.
Through the information received
by Mr.. Austin this morning the clal1n
of the county is allowed and the fun
amount with dividends will be al
This decision will also result in the
state collecting about $4,000 still due
from the bank
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, April 2-CATTLE-Receip
estimated at 1000 Market steady Beeves.
81. 7O6l7 10; Texas steers, S4.40Q5.50 west
ern steers, $4OOd5.50; stockers and feeders.
So. 5O055O; cows and heifers, $1.90Q5.65;
calves, $6.O0QS.50.
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 1900. Mar
ket steady to a shade higher. Light, IS So
az 90; mixed, $6.65@7. 1212; heavy, Sc. 75@7.15
rough, s6.75G6.90; good to choice heavy,
s6.90@G Is; pigs, s5.6oG6.45; bulk of sales,
Sc. 9OQ7.6.
Market steady. Native, $3.75@6 40; west
ern, So. 1860; yearlings, S6.S097. 40; lambs,
native, $6.OO@S30; western S6.OO@8. 40
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts, 721,000 bushels; ship
CORN~Receipts, 12e. 300 bushels; ship
ments, 245, 400 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat AZ cars. with z
of contract grade; corn 80 cars, with of
contract grade; oats "a cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago, Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 206 cars
compared with 173 cars last week and 103
cars the corresponding day year ago.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City. April 2.-WHEAT-Cash:
Market unchanged to &c higher No. 2
hard, 81. 16@1.25; No. 8, S1.14@1 %; No. 2
red, 81 401s@1-42; No. 3. s14O.
CORN-Market Nc higher. No. 2 mixed,
SAG; No 3, &c; No. white, 641zc; No. 3,
64A @6411c.
OATS-Market unchanged to Nc higher
No white. 5S@56c; No. mixed, 51G52c.
RYE-73@Tc.
HAY.Market. steady. Choice timothy.
$l000Q10- 3d.; choice prairie, So 100000.
overwhelmingly, 3Oc; firsts, 2Sc; sec
onds, 26c; packing stock, Tic.
EGGS-Extras,s 194c; current receipts,
flat 11Ac; seconds and dirties, lie.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May, $1.15a; July,
$3.50; September. 94ssc.
CORN-May, 6314c; July, 63ssc; Septem-
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"a Kansas CITY, April 2.
Open. High Low Close Yes
Kansas CITY Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, April 2.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts LOCO. including 200 southerns. Mar
ket strong. Native steers, $5.O0Q6.9 80;
southern Steers, S4.60d6. IS; southern cows,
s3.oO@4.75; native cows and heifers, $3.50
500; stockers and feeders, So. go; bulls
So. 25@I5.O 90; calves, $3.75@7.50; western
steers, $4.S0@6.50; western cows, $3.50Q55O.
HOGS-Receipts 1000. Market strong to
Sc higher. Bulk of sales, Sc. 65G7.O0; heavy,
Sc. 9Oa7.O5; packers and butchers, s675d7.O J;
light, $6.55@6. IS; pigs, s5.O0@600. 80
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market strong
Muttons, s5.25G6 40; lambs, s6.50G8. 20;
range wethers, s4.5Oa7.60 fed ewes, $500
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Chicaeo. Produce NIarket.

Chicago, April 2.-BUTTER-Market
steady: Creameries, 2213@291kc; diaries.
201a@251zc.
EGGS-Market steady. Firsts, 19c;
prime firsts, 2Oc.
CHEESE-Market firm. Daisies, 1534@
16c. Twins. 15c; Young Americas, 15c; Long
Horns 15c.
POTATOES-Market firm. Choice to
fancy. 92q93c; fair to good, SS@90c.
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
lie; chickens 13c; springs, 15c.
VEALE- Market steady. so" to 60 Ib.
WITS, 61sc; 60 to IS Id. WITS, S1ac; IS to Ito
Id. WITS, 9@101ac.
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increase for Granite Cutters.

Boston, April Am inrease of II
cents an hour in the minimum wage
for the general line of work is the
principal change in the new wage
scale in the granite cutting industry
in Boston, according to the terms of a
two year agreement between manu-
facturers and operatives. This change
will establish a new minimum day
wage of 1885.
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Taft,s First Pay Day.

Washington, April 2.-Thursday
was President Taft's first pay day as
chief executive. the amount of the
check which q treasury messenger
carried to the White House being
$5,625.01. He is the only governme
official at the White House who re-
ceives his pay once a month, the
others getting it twice a month.
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New Yorlk Money Market.

New York, April 2.-MONEY-Money on
call easy, 11s@2 per cent; ruling rate ~
per cent; offered at per cent Time loans
very weak and dull; 60 days, 2A@211 per
cent; 80 days, ~ per cent; six months,
2% per cent.
lars, 44c.
BONDS.Government bonds, steady:
railroad bonds, irregular.
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Grain Letter by Wire.

FURNISHED by Logan and wolcott, Grain
commission Merchants, Rooms 30S and
3O5 Commerce Building, Members Chi
cago and Kansas City Boards of Trade. ]
Chicago, April 2.-WHEAT-Making of
new prices III both May and July wheat
yesterday created quite a belief on the
part of the local traders that the market
should nave good reaction before going
still higher. This was the feeling on the
curb and in the offices this morning to
some extent but the conditions which have
advanced wheat to this level and have
held 1t firm in the face of bear opposition
are growing even more bullish day by day.
favor the buying side of July wheat for
much better advance than yet recorded
CORN-We are up to the season now
when much corn will be taken out by lake
and disappear in eastern centers. Re
ceipts are running very low. There seems
to be general friendlfness on the part
of corn specialists to the long side.
OATS-If the local trade makes any fur
ther drive at the new crop months we
would buy them on a break.
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kansas Citx live Stock Sales.

fThe following sales were made thi.
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay Robinson & Co.. live stock commls-
sion merchants. with offices at all mar
ketsJ ~
Kansas City, April 2-CATTLE-Receipt
1000 head Market steady.
HOGS-Reeeiptsi 1900 head. Market &c
higher. Bulk of sales, s6.70d6.95; top. $50.
SHEEP-Receipts $50 head. Market
steady to lower
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New York Sugar and Coffee Market

New York, April 2-SUGAR-Raw
steady; fair refining, $3.50; centrifugal Sc
test, $4.02; molasses sugar, $3.N. Refined,
steady; crushed, $685.; powdered, sos;
granulated, $4.95.
COFFEE-Market steady. No. Rio
SAC; No. Santos, SEC.
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Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat I'M
changed to 1sd higher, corn unchanged
Second cable: Wheat unchanged to lad
lower, corn unchanged to Nd higher.
Kansas City. car lots today: Wheat q.
corn Il, oats i.
Chicago estimated lots tomorrow:
Wheat AZ, corn 49, oats "a.
Northwest car lots today 215, last year
1856
Closing cables: Wheat M@Ad lower,
corn sd lower.
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HONEY-Per case, s3.00G3. 10.
APPLESEPer box, S1.7562. Is.

doz.. &c.
HoNEY-Per case. ssooas
FEokipA ToMAToESs-Psear q e bask.,
GABBxGE-Florida new. per crate.
F'SP SPANISH oNIoNs-Per crate. sam
RED GLOBE ONIoNs-Ohio. per per- bu.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS per s~ box, ssa
80 o oI7ya Golden. per box.
SIS; large bchs.. per bch.. s2.5o0sss; per
TEXAS NEW BEETs-Per dog bunche.
TEXAS RADIsHEs-Per doz. punches.
TEXAS oNIoNs-Per. dog. punches 4oa
45c. s"v
HOT HOUSE LErTUcE-Per pskt.. SIC
sSPI Esn Chr aTnNs per bu. ,slooa1 20.
per bu., Is; R. r. E. Rose potatoes. per
TABLE SWEET PoTAToEs-per r.,
81 10: seed sweet potatoes. per bu.. $3.50
SOUTH DAKOTA E. o.-Per bu sr
COLORADO PoTAToEs-Pero I b., ZIP o
% MINNESOTA BURBANK-Per sack.
NEW PoTAToEs--Per box. ss.2s.
acknowledgements, per bunch. 81 90.
Jumbo. per bunch. s75@S5c; Blue Ribbon,
ess ~ Il EEsss ssi.s.: &C. csua,:
ssqssi F:a 20 Il & S Bsl sa
Standards. per gal. SLIGO.
CHEESE-Wis. Y. A. Cheese per III
1slsc; Limburger. per ID, I61kc Daisv
Cheese, 20-lb., per h.. 171zc; Daisy TwiYY,
Cheese to box. h., 171zc; Wis Yellow
per h., TIC: Brick. per h., 171kc; Blocl,
Swiss, domestic style, h.. TIC; Fish Rait .
average. 20 lbs. h.. 61kc. law
Topeka Hide Market.
Quotations furnished by James C. Smith
glue hides. SC flat: No. / G. s. bull hides.
&c: No. 2 G. s. bul hides Sc: Deacons. go
& Co.. los East Third ST.
Topeka, Kan, April 2 =.
H1DES-No. G. S. hides, 10c; No. q
e &c.: slunks. i5c 10 25c: aI No + horse t,n;
hides. 81 so: No. 2 horse hides $3.50: No.
morse hides !5c: dry flint butcher. heavies,
iac: dry flint fallen. 13c: dry flint lights,
lzc: dry salts. lie: dry culls 10c. TalloW
Grain and Hay Market
FURNISHED by J. B. Billiard. corner Kau.
sas Ave. and Curtis ST.
Topeka. Kan, April .
No. 4, S@91c ~s
CORN-64c.
OATS-4SG5Oc.
HAY-Prairie. ss5o@7oo: alfalfa. 5000
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Topeka. Kan. April 2.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS. So 40G6 75

BO AMI
Furnished by The Continental Creamery
Co. Topeka. Kan.J
EGGS-Chicago. lS1kc: N. Y. 1910.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, 29Ibc:
N. Y, 30zc.
ELGIN BUTTER-30c.
EGGS AND POULTRY
Wholesale prices furnished by Topeka
Packing Co.. i14-116 w. Laurent street /
POULTRY-Hens, 10c; springs i2c:
broilers. 14c; old cocks. 4c: stays. SC. Tur.
keys, lie; ducks, Sc; geese, &c.
BUTTER-Packing stock. 15c. 81
EGGS-15c.
Wholesale FRUIT AND PRODUCE.
FURNISHED by Sam1 e. Lux. WhoIesaia
Fruit and Produce.1
FLORIDA PINEAPPLES-Per crate.
$3.50
COcoANUTs-Per sack. original $: PEE
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kansas City Cash Market bx Gar Lots

IF'urnished by Logan and Wolcott. Grain
Commission Merchants, Rooms 3OS and
30o Commerce Building, Members Chi
cagO and Kansas City Boards of Trade.l
Kansas City. April 2.-WHEAT-No. 2
hard choice trukey, l car. s1.255k; No. 2
low ordinary, 1 car, s1.22; 1 car, $1.2; S
cars, $40; S cars $I19
$1.2114; 1 car, $1.21; 1 car s1.20
No. 8, hard dark. s cars, $1.19; No. 3
hard yellow and ordinary, l car, $1.1S1z;
CORN-No. 2 mixed, 2 cars 64Hc; No
mixed, car, 64c;. No. 3 yellow, 1 car,
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New York Produce NIarket.

New York. April 2.-BUTTER-Market
weak. Receipts 4,O16. Creamery specials,
30c; official price, 30c; extras, &c; third to
f, 2l@2Sc; held, third to special, 200
western factory firsts, 1S1k@19c; western
imitation creamery f1rsts, O@21c
CHEESE-Market firm and unchanged
Receipts 1,O1.
EGGS-Market firm. Receipts II, 239
Western firsts. 2O@201zc; seconds, 1870
19Ac; southern firsts, zoe; seconds, 1870
1870.
POULTRY-Alive,a dull. Western chick
ems, broilers, 3@33c; fowls, 151s@17c.
Dressed. firm; western chickens. PFC;
fowls, 15@16c.
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Furnished by Il
CO. wards close

Furnished by the Chas Violin Packing
Co.. yards close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs. thin sows or hoRs
weighing less than 10 lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless same are well finished.
as we cannot use half fat stun. We giyc
below prices effective at once. until fur.
Their uotice.1
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Cbicaeo Grain Market.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office Ito West Sixth st. P1one 1851
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Cotton Market.

New York, April 2-COTTON - Spot
closed quiet middling uplands. 1855; mid
ding gulf 5000. Sales, 24O bales.
Galveston, Tex, April 2-COTTON-Mar-
ket lower. 8 5-16c.
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Range of Prices on stocka

Furnished by j. e. Gall, Commissions
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 110 West Sixth ST. Phone 1851
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Market Gossin.

Furnished by J. e. Gall. Commissions
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone 4SS.
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- s<ChicagO, April 2.
Open High Low Close Yes
Kansas City Grain Market.

Furnished by :. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth st. Phone 49,
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Topeka Hide Market.

Quotations furnished by James c. Smith
glue hides. SC flat: No. / G. s. bull hides.
NC: No. g. s. bull hides, Sc: Deacons, 25o
& Co.. los East Third ST.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-24
TAX ON CORPORATION DIVIDENDS
ISPROPOSED BY PRESIDENT TAFT
Treasury Deficit Discussed by Longest Cabinet Meeting of
Present Administration of Senator AIdriCh

Washington, March 23.-At the con-
clusion of a long session with the tariff
bill under consideration. Chairman AL
drich of the senate finance committee
today stated emphatically that he was
not concerning himself with questions
bearing upon special taxes to raise rev.
enues, and will not do so until it can
be asCertained how much revenue can
be obtained directly from duties on i'm
ports under such a bill which the COM
mittee will recommend, and how much
public expenditures can be decreased.
This statement was made in response
to request for his opinion of President
Taft's suggestion that dividends de-
clared by corporations might be taxed.
Mr.. Aldrich declared he was not com
mitted to any of the plans suggested
for special taxes, such as the inner
itance tax, the proposed tax on coffee
and the various stamp taxes.
1t is asserted upon what is thought to
be accurate information that a majori-
ty of the members of the senate finance
committee regard with disfavor the
proposed inheritance tax, the proposed
income tax, levies upon dividends of
corporations, tax on coffee and practic-
ally all forms of stamps taxes. The in
ference drawn from Mr.. AIdrich's ez-
preston, therefore, is that the revision
of the tariff must be of an upward
trend
No credence is given at the capitol to
the story that President Taft and Sen
ator Aldrich have disagreed over any
feature of the tariff bill.
1t is generally believed that the pres
ident will welcome any plan to avoid
imposing these taxes if they can be
avoided without raising the existing
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Cabinet Discusses Problem.

Washington, March 23.-At the long
est cabinet meeting of the present ad-
ministratiOn, with a full membership
attending, finances were discussed in
detail today. The discussion turned
upon the subject of raising revenues to
replenish the treasury and to provide
against a further reduction in the event
that there is an actual reduction of
revenue from the revised tariff bill
Among the many measures that have
been brought forward is that of per
cent tax on the dividends of corpora
lions other than banks. trust COmpa-
MES and insurance companies.
1t was stated today that although
President Taft had gone so far as to
ask for an estimate from the treasury
as to the amount of revenue
that might be derived from such tax,
he was by no means committed to the
proposition. The probable estimate was
SIS, 100000.
A decision as to what measures of
taxation shall be adopted apparently
is a long way off, for there is no una
nimity of opinion as to any of the prop
ositions so far considered. The only
proposition that has assumed definite
form is that of an inheritance tax, and
this method already has aroused a storm
of protest from the states where such a
tax already is levied to raise state rev.
enUes.
The president and his advisers believe
that some acceptable substitute for an
indirect taxation will be devised.