The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-13
WANT PUBLIC
TAX RETURNS
SOME INVESTORS SAY lT Will
ENABLE THEM TO SEE oP.
CREATIONS or COR
PoRATIONs.

Washington, Jan. 1s.-Are the re-
turns made by corporations under the
law imposing tax Of per cent on
their net income to be open to inspec-
ton as public records? The law says
they are, and a decision soon n1uct
be reached by Secretary Macveagh
as to the latitude to be given in the
Interpretation of the statute.
The attitude OF the treasury de-
partment in this regard is being
awaited with undisguised interest
Many inquiries have reached the in
ternal revenue bureau on the subject.
just What Some Want.
Some of them are expressions of
satisfaction that an opportunity NAV
be AFFORDED to examine the operations
Of corporations in which the writer's
say though financially interested.
they have not been able to learn the
extent Of their transactions or ascer-
tain other information of Importance
to stockholders.
Already corporations have complied
with the law in numerous cases, ac-
cordlng to reports from various col
,lectors. In some cases, ALSO checks
nave been Enclosed for the amount of
the assessments as calculated by the
corporations sending them. The checks
are deposited with the collectors ac-
counts The assessments paid how
ever are subject to verification by the
commissioners office, and If deficient
the difference will be collected. The
tax is not coHectable before June, and
u ls expected that a great number of
the larger corporations will defer
making returns until the Supreme
court passes on the constitutionality
of the law.
Not MiIlers Who Want Bleaching.
1T is just to please the eve. No
good can come from making flour.
white declared Chemist Wiley of the
department of agriculture. You can
not find any great amount of bleached
-four going into interstate commerce
now can tell the change now by |
the bread. Every time / cut a loaf
of bread | rejoice, because. instead
OF it's having the whiteness of a corpse |
1t has that beautiful delicate amber
tint that bread ought to have. The |
electricity was the agent which pro- |
dnced the bleaching material.
Several cases are pending against |
millers now, and | do not betray anv
confidence of the millers when I saw
that the fight on this case is made |
chiefly by the men who are selling the |
machinery. The millers themselves |
would ont fight it for a moment IL |
left to them. but the men VINO are |
making this bleaching machinery have |
been hurt. The bakers of the United |
States were always opposed ITO bleach
ed -four. They knew the -four was in |
jured by the process.
This bleached flour case will be |
fought by the best talent in this conn
try and the most celebrated lawyers.
A fund of 100000. I understand. mas
been raised to defeat the governments
contentious. We would not be sur
prised If that trial would cost us five
TO ten thousand dollars"
Want Park at Niagara.
Another altruistic campaign is about
to be launched from washington.
General headquarters have been es-
tablfshcl mere in the Union Trust
building by the American Civic assoc
citation, and Richard B. Watrous, its
secretary, who has been placed i'm
charge, viii urge on congress the en-
actnlent of legislation of much inter-
est. One Of the Things aimed at is
the creation Of a national park at
Niagara Falls.
President Taft became a member
of the association when he was secre-
tary of war.
The regulation of billboards and the
abatement of the smoke nuisance are
part of the associations program. and.
while it is deeply interested i'm the Il
planning Of cities it
also wages war on that disease carry
ing pest, the house fly. The associa-
tion has undertaken campaign for
a safe and sane" Fourth of July.
Pan-American Conference Plans.
The coming fourth pam American
to be held in Buenos Ayres
IN July, is now occupying the attention
of officials of the state department and
others interested in tine meeting. The /
United States committee has elected
Maj. Gen. George w. Davis. IT, S. A.. /
(retiredl as one Of its members and
appointed committee composed 70
Senator Hlkins, former Senator James
3. McCreary, Congressman James Il. ,
Slayden, W. Il. Curtis and John Bar /
rett to urge upon congress the neces-