Show VERDICT IS APPROVED Decision of Auditor Treasury Department Depart-ment Is Affirmed Washington June lo R T Trncc well Controller o the Treasury has approved the decision of the Auditor 9f the Treasury refusing to grant n ic fund of 62 paid by the Gorman Benevolent Be-nevolent society of San Francisco an taxes and penalty on the business of a retail liquor dealer under the war revenue act The Commissioner Qf Internal In-ternal Revenue recommended the refund I re-fund and transmitted his recommendation recommen-dation to the Auditor taking tho position posi-tion that the German Benevolent society so-ciety conducted a hospital for sick members of the society f He held that it was not a private Institution conducted con-ducted for pecuniary benefit but a public institution founded and conducted conduct-ed for the general good l was admitted ad-mitted that wines and liquors arc given i giv-en patients and charges made therefor In passing upon the question the Controller Con-troller says that the statute defines a retail liquor dealer as Every person who sells or offers for sale liquors I makes no exception of hospitals or chat Ruble Institutions |