Evening star., 1928-12-27
Reynolds Tobacco Co. Leads
With $6,213,808-Ten
Over ST, 100000.
SIS, 900, 900 DEFICIENCY
ESTIMATE TRANSMITTED
Garner Charges United States Steel
Will Get $15,000,0OO to $45,-
100000 by Next July.
BY the Associated Press

oy tne Associated Press.
The Treasury's annual list of tax re-
funds, covering the fiscal year ending
last June 80, when $142, 2,393,567 in
Illegally and enormously collected taxes
was returned to 1880 individuals and
corporations, made its appearance to-
day at the Capitol.
The list, made public by the House
committee on expenditures, carried only
those refunds over $500 and included
claim allowances on income, capital
stock, sales and estate taxes collected
Tor 1928 and prior years. Insurance
companies. mills, industrial CORPORA
lions and rich estates were numerous
IN the list where large refunds were
involved, while many golf clubs and
thousands OF individuals appeared in
the smaller categories.
Tobacco Companies Lead.
Ten refunds amounted to more than
one million dollars, with the r. j. Rev
noldS Tobacco Co. of Winston-Salenn.
N: O., receiving the largest amount
So,2l3,808. The American Tobacco Co.
ana subsidiaries of New York was next
Others receiving more than one mil
non dollars were the Federal Shipbuild-
Ing Co, Kearney, N. j., S3.654. 239: es-
tate of Margaret Olivia Sage. New York
a6lS,9S9; Swift & Co. Chicago, ST 1885,
65I; the Texas Co., Houston. 81 1885,
3Ol; estate of Peter C.. Brooks. Boston.
81 ,368,826 United Fuel and Gas Co
Inc, Charleston, w. Va, 81 ,235. .962. and
the estate of Werner Zevola Reed. Dem
yer, 81 .222. 1888.
Although total of $3.50, ,OOO, 900 was
made available for tax refunds this
IScal year, deficiency estimate of
S1o,0OO,OOO recently was transmitted to
Congress by President Coolidge to cover
more claims, bringing the total to be
returned by next June 80 to sos. .OO0.-
UUO. While these refunds will not be
made public until next year, Represen-
tative Garner, Democrat. Texas, ge-
Gently declared on the floor of the
House that the United States Steel Cor
poratlon would receive more than SI5.-
100000 OF the total and that If settle
mentS on additional claims were made
on the same basis that corporation
would be returned almost $50 1000, 600
more.
Estates Near Top.
hhAOAA6 CIlOSC IcCGlVIIlR more imam
$500, 600 in refunds last year were the
Philadelphia Electric Co, Se99 936: estate
of John j. Emery, Philadelphia, S927,-
766; American Smelling & Refining Co.
New York. $945, ,342; McClintic- Mar
shall Construction Co., Pittsburgh,
1914, ,255; estate of Henry Clay Frick,
Pittsburgh, $802.720: Miami Cooper Co,
New York. 900: John Hancock
Mutual Life Insurance Co., Boston,
$738, ,695; Wilson & Co, Chicago. $678,-
173; Employers Liability Assurance
Corporation. Ltd. Boston, $684, ,205:
estate of Henry B. Endicott, Boston,
S546. .599: Hollingsworth & Whitley Co,
Boston, $516, ,446: estate of Frederick G.
Bourne, New York, $603,751; Berwind
White Coal Mining Co., Philadelphia,
$545. 1862; Aluminium Co. of America,
Pittsburgh, $555, 1926; Cities Service Co,
New York, 1928; estate of Oliver II.
Payne, New York, $557 7,246. and the
United States Finishing Co., New York,
$685. Asst. .,a
Those receiving between $250,O0O and
$5O0,000 were the William Waldorf
Astor estate, SAL, 1896; Paint Greek Coal
Mining Co., Cleveland. $412213; North
ern States Power Co. of Delaware,
Minneapolis. $343, 1862; Pressed Steel Car
Co, Pittsburgh, S436.l15; Curtis Pub
fishing Co, Philadelphia, 1923, TAB; Har-'
risburg Pipe & Pipe Bending Co. Har-
risburg. Pa. 1851, ,571: w. w. Cross g.
Co.. Inc. Boston, 1928 1853; Penobscot
Chemical Fiber Co., Boston, S302. .264;
Garfield Worsted Co., Garfield, N. j.,
1901 ,189.
Gets S4s6.356 Refund.
New Jersey Worsted Spinning Co.,
Garfield. N; j., $436.356; Mrs. Jane J.
Cook, Baltimore. $439.200; estate of
John Arthur James of Maryland. $751;
060; Tin Decorate Co., Baltimore,
$313.317; Central Maine Power Co, Au-
gusta. Me, $3.50, 1856; Hercules Powder
Co. Wilmington, Del, $268.107; estate
of Henry G.. Scott, birmingham. Mass,
$276,6l5; Scranton Sc Lehigh Coal Co.,
1923, ,966: American Hide & Leather Co.,
S304,072 American Linseed Co. of New
Jersey. $255 ,692; Central Leather Co.,
New York, S487 671.
Central Trust Co. New York, $275.-
619: Freeport Texas Co. New York,
$473.870; United Cigar Stores Co. of
America. New York. $296. 6.463; estate of
George Ehret, New York, $341 ATT;
estate of William H. Sage. New York,
S416,569: New York Hotel Statler Co.,
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