Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-27

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today, "If should be with Roosevelt 10
Europe, will sail on the 2lsE and will
get ct the HsEu, about May 70 or 30.
The Congress convenes June lst and l
have so immense smount OF work to DO
there. So You zee 1t doesn't look very
promising" Senator Root was With the
president today about quarter Of an
hour bat said that he was simply going
over unimporlsot matters With him.
Secretary Koox's dttnmiDation TO
demand of Nicaragua an idemnity for
the Killing OF Greece and Cannon the
tFo Americans who we're executed Dy
order of former President u lays, was
reiterated today in dispst hes to The
contulste st Mspagus. The statemet
was made In response 10 dispsteh from
Consul Oliviries received nd,y In
formipg the department that the widow
aud four small children Of Leonard
Gree are destitute, Ill, and almost
friendless. The consulate Is assisting
them. Secretary Knox instructed Uor-
.ul Ollyaries TO draw on the depart
ment for sufficient funds t, support them
10 an appropriate manner pendiOg this
governments future demsod ppm Mic
arsgua for an idempily to the relatives
Of both Of the Americans.
The president today had long con-
ference with Representative Tswuey Of
Minnesota as to ways OF (u'tsiliog the
present excessive cost Of running the
government. Tawuey t1ld the president
hat he thought tSete would be included
in the sundrs civil appropriation b j
an appropriation for commission to
,t1dy this question. The commission
had already been provided for by the
Senate.
1t became apparent today, much to
the surprise Of treasury Officials that the
returns from The corporation tsx laE
will isll short OF the estimate. The
origin | estimate wss that at least $50,
600, 900 In revenue would be collect ID
from this source. Calculating upon the
bssis of the returns from the larger
cities. which we're the first t. come 10,
this eat ma'e was raised to $50, 900, 600
Il ia now GER ain that not more than
1922. 900 900 will be collected aud the
total may fall full million below that
figure. r turns from western, southern
and q, Il 'hesst I'm sections Of the country
we're overestimttsd. II was shown that
msuy Of the larger concerns doing busi-
ness 10 those sections we're branches OF
eastern corporations A big percentage
OF the smaller houses we're able 10
chow that their Incomes did roi
exceed $4,000 and are exempt.
B tween oue-fith and oDe-sixth Of the
ell tire amount to be contributed TO the
national treafu,y by the corp oration tax
u Ia STATED will come from New York
state, aud very large proportion OF that
faction, from The city Of New York. 1t
Ia estimated tbst the estimates In that
CITY alone will reach So. 500, 900. H.
nos will probably be the Dexs largest
contributor. Followed bg Msssachusetv,
Pepnsylvapis, Ohio and Missouri. From
,hs collectors standpoint the returns
from these tt,tes have been good. To-
diaus's ltal tax will net exceed $780,
600 end init to be collected from Oon-
necticut will be about the same. Only
twenty collection districts remain to be
collected from Connecticut will be about
the sane. Only twenty collection dis
tticts remsiu ID be reported. Eich cor
pofatIon will be notified before June J.,
of the amount OF tx ASSESSED, barring
unexpected delay.
The boom of Nick L1ngworth for
governor Of OSio was boosted today BY
Representative Taylor after visit he
paid The president M. Taylor said :;
"Ol all the men mentioned for governor
Lougworth Is by far the strongest 10 my
district, Columbus.
TIE delegation OF Ohio minegroTers
hat arrived to-day is keeping Its move
menis and purposes extremely daik.
DR.. Wiley ssys that 1t is prObhblY here
to appeal the decision rendered by the
| d, par .meut las fall that "Fumace" was
not wine at all bnt an imitation.
Fear of President Taft for the fate OF
his court of commerce was somewhat
allayed today by Representative Hin.
shaw, rep. Neb.) Mr.. Hinshaw assured
the president that the reported insurgent
an'agonism to the project was very much
exaggerated. He pointed out as mat
ter of fact, "a of them bad voted for it.
The insurgents, according to Hinshaw,
are coming to realize the impractica-
bility Of coordinate circuit courts hand
ling the railroad situation.
The Rockefeller Foundation.
Washington. April 27.--John ID.
Rockefeller is tired Of waiting for OOn-