Evening star., 1938-01-26
PRESIDENT HEADS
TAX REFUND LIST
ST, 1,029.32 Returned to Him.
65 in D. c. Receive Checks
for 0verpayment.

A taxpayer listed as Hon. Franklin
D. Roosevelt" Of Washington received
refund Of $l.02932 last year from
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue for
overpayment Of income taxes, accord
ing to report today which, showed
refunds totaling 81, ,253, ,so3 to thou
sands Of individuals and firms in the
year ended June 30.
Taxpayer Roosevelt was in the Dis
trict Of Columbia list. which included
IS individuals and concerns.
The report was made public through
the offlce Of Chairman Cochran Of the
House Committee on Expenditures In
the Executive Departments. It cov-
cred refunds on a variety of taxes
which had been paid In the past sew
eral years. Only those amounts in ex-
cess Of $500 were shown.
Overpah S1,45s,10o.
The largest single check, for ST.
458.1O0. went to Arthur Curtiss James
New York industrialist and financier
Tho Equitable Life Assurance Of New
York got two which totaled 81 ,316, $3.50
The only other refund In the million.
dollar class was $l,126,641 to the
American Gas IL Electric Co. and af-
f1liated companies.
Chairman Cochran said the Treas
ury had granted tax credits and abate-
ments Of $170,442,611 in the last fiscaI
year. Offsetting these and the re-
funds, he said, were 1899 9,448,703 oi
additional assessments that resulted
from Office audits and field investiga-
tionS.
Among refunds to notables were
$48,657 to John D. Rockefeller. s. 701
to Edna Ferber, the author, and 81, ,40s
on processing taxes to Warden Lewis
E. Lawes OF Sing Sing Prison.
A glance at refunds to movie stars
showed Constance Bennett received
sl.3l2; Ronald Colman, s4,79l; Marion
Davies, Sl,17s, and Edna May Oliver,
$692.
Du Points on List.
Several members of the Du Pont
family were in the list Lammot du
Pont. jr.. received s5.054: Pierre S. du
Pont. $3.50, and Hubert I. du Pont,
Sl,043.
The List.
ictr ~ I1L
funds are on income tax unless other
wise specified:
Fred c. Ainsworth. $l.05936 (es-
tate); Floyd De Sofa Akers, s2,272.72;
Summerfield Baldwin. jr., s3,927.25;
Truxtun Beale, $540l2 the Bellevue,
Inc. S9l5.8l: Kate Willard Boyd. ST.
1906; Charles J. Brand. s69249:
Henry N. Brawner. jr.. s60478; Will
liam w. Bride. $5.70861 tgift).
Briggs Clarifier Co.. 81 ,229.54 (sales) /;
Bugle Coat &, Apron Co., Inc, ST.
52832 Clifford Burke. $54827; Anna
Garry, sl.85S.09; Cedar Hill Cemetery
Corp. $500 80; W. H. Chiswell, $6O2. 80;
May Depew. $5.17l.82: Albert B.
Dewey. $730.49 testate); Mildred Nc
Lean Dewey. s6.l22.2l (estate); Edi-
son Securities Corp, S1.698.79: Halle
Davis Elkins. $20,956.0l (estate); New
ell Window Ellison, sl,O60.42: Challen
B. Ellis, s63857; The Evening Star
Newspaper Co., $26,676.66.
G. and K. Mfg. Co.. Sl8,29669;
Julius Garfinckel. s6,37297; Raymond
F. Garrity. s57950; Gibbs &, Co.. Inc,
$704.41; William F. Hall, S1,177.67:
William F. Ham. sl,096 .s3; Estate of
George H. Harries. $6,0s969; Mary
Adair Hogan. s93s36; George D.
Horning, jr. $l.03l47: Estate of c.
Francis Jenkins. $2,15728; Robert
C. Jones. s6l73R; Franklin v.
Killian, s2,242; Lawyers Title Ins.
Co.. s2.0l063.
Arthur D. Marks. $l.37859; Marie
D. Marye, s58l.27: F. P. May Hard
ware Co, 5000; William Montgomery,
sl.416.08; Paul F. Myers. s846. 80;
Frank B. Moves. s88Oe.46; Theodore
w. Noyes. s265892; Robert Lee
O'Brien, s822.77: James ODonnell,
s543.19; Elizabeth P. Patterson. 81
004.40; John Barton Payne. $l.406. "a
testate); Oliver G. Ricketson, $577.60;
E. M. Rosenthal Jewelry Co., Inc,
$798.64; H. L. Rust, $66277.
Fanny E. Saul, $1.69312; Agnes v.
Scott, $l,389o4; Enriqueta Angela
Scully, $l0,996.27 (estate); Security
Savings and Commercial Bank,
s55l.5l; Mary Sherburne, $973.22;
Charles T. and Myrtle M. Smith.
S2,60323 James Ernest Smith, $933,54:
L. Corrin Strong. sl0,032.06; Edward
r. True. jr.. s6.859.25: the M. J.
Uline Co., $sl7.31; George E. and
Annie A. Walker. $613.56; Elizabeth
Wiegand. $5s9.92: Mabel w. WILLIE
brandt, $l,24668.
In nearby Maryland and vireinia
were:
Hattie L. Corby. Rockville, $3,8l5,03.
c. c. Rogers, Chevy Chase, l.O29.32::
Alexandria National Bank. s76717:
G. c. and Hilda r. Lamond. Alexan-
dria. $l.346.09: Malcolm Matheson.
Alexandria S1 Q2o