The Washington times., 1931-12-28
WARDMAN FIRM
REFUND~|S IS
S95,658
w. M. Ritter and Cosmos Club
Also Get arge Returns
From Treasury

The Federal Treasury today
reported to Congress that it
was returning to many District
residents thousands of dollars
collected in excess Of regular
tax assessments and incomes,
sales, property and OF h er
levies.
The largest return was to
the Wardman Corporation and
amounted to $95, $500. William
M. Ritter was returned $74,412.12
and the Cosmos Club was re-
funded $65, 1880.
Refunds to American taxpayers
during the year amounted to
$69, 1897 1923.
Melons Benefit
Two cabinet officers-Secretary
OF the Treasury Andrew w. Mel
lon and Secretary of Commerce
Robert P. Lamont-were among
those who benefited by the
Treasury's decision that they had
been over-aSsessed on income
taxes.
The refund to Secretary Mellon
amounted to $86.938.73. His
brother, R. B. Mellon, of Pitts
burgh, received a refund of $14.
1898, and Mrs. Jennie K. Mel
Ion. Of the same Pittsburgh ad-
dress, $2,549.95. The report car
ried no explanation. Secretary
Lamont received $10,964
Three corporations were re
funded more than $1,000,000 each.
They were: Prairie Pipe Line
Co., independence, Kan, $1,7S4,.
400; Illinois Central Railroad.
$1,158,675; United Verde Copper
Co., $1,O47, ,399. The Prairie Oil
and Gas Company, Of 1ndepend-
ence, >an.. also received $531, TAO.
More than $4,000 names, it is
estimated, were included in the
documents submitted to the con-
gresSional committee.
Other Washington persons and
organizations that received re-
funds in excess of $1,000 were:
John A. Adair. $1,079.42: Fran
ces Erskine Addison. estate, ST.
23096: Clyde B. Asher. $1,164.97;
Avondale Owners, Inc, $2,225.53;
Barber and Ross, Inc, $2,O67.71;
Mrs. Mae A. Bayne, $4,135.02;
Clarence Bean estate, $1,166.98:
Bugle Coat and Apron Company,
Inc, $3,376.64.
Crandall Girls Win
Edward B. Burling, $2,464.91;
John Cassels trust, $1,915.14;
Cavenaugh Court Owners, Inc,
$1,3O1.O4; Chestnut Farms Dairy,
Inc, $1,O83.24; Olga Crandall
trust, $3,813.47; r. Golden Don
aldson. $1,702.8 David j. Duni-
gan estate, $1,538.54; Federal
Home Investing Company, Inc,
$2,O54.82.
Mrs. Sara Hopfenmaier Guggen.
helm, $1,47S.O5; Lawrence s. Holt,
Sr" $7,239.53; House & Hermann,
Inc, $3,708.99; Jackson Lumber
Company, $8,323.34; Matte Wal
Ter johnson estate, $1,O31: DR..
Henry KrogStod, $3,895.3 Mrs.
Mary H. Lincoln, $1,977.79; Doro-
they L. Mellon, $4,580.35; Mrs.
Mary A. Mellon. $1,164.13; Mil.
dred Crandall Sherman, trust,
$3,813.47: Mrs. Mary E. Stewart,
$5,l07.78; Mrs. Edith Mellon
Strong, $4,414.13; Edward M.
Swing. $1,11855; Mrs. Merle
Thorpe, $2,51371: Mrs. Miriam D.
Thropp, $2,371.56; Edward r.
True, jr., $2.440.26: Washington
Club, Inc, $13, ,430.89.
Sir Charles Ross $S,6O1
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. $4,606.07; National Metro
politan Bank, $7,127.42; National
Mortgage & Investment Cor
poration, $14,143.6S; National
Tribune Corporation, $4,718.1O:
Netherlands Owners, Inc, ST.
1888; Northumberland Apts..
Inc. $3,379.78; Dorothy Crandall
Payette Trust, $3,813.47; Mrs.
Edith Fry Pearson. $3,386.11:
Real Estate Mortgage g. Guar.
anty Corp, $4,64S.S7; Hugh
Reilly Co., $1,462.85: Sir Charles
Ross, $8,601.16; Rutland Court
Owners, Inc, $2,712.34; Francis
M. Savage, $6,098. %; Mrs. M,
Gertrude Semmes, $2,658.51:
James Sharp, $10,325.77.