Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-12 | Page 14 | U. S. Settles Sidlo Tax Case

UI U. S. S SETTLES SIOLO TAX CASE Agreement Reached With t Newton D. D Bakers Baker's Law Partner WASHINGTON April 12 JP- JP Voluntary settlement of the governments governments government's govern govern- ments ment's tax case against Thomas L. L law partner of f Newton D. D Baker secretary or of war during the Wilson Vilson administration was nn an- pounced today by Attorney General Cummings Attorney General Cummings rc recently re- re referred the thc case of to the tho United States district attorney at Cleveland for presentation lon to the federal grand jury there At the same time he be ordered grand or of the tax affairs of oC Andrew W. W Mellon former secretary of the treasury JamesJ James J Walker Valker former mayor of New York and d. d Thomas 3 NeW York banker In his Cummings said aid the department Is considering a large numb number r of tax cases and andi that many or of these c cases ses Involve called so-called w wash h sales sales' and similar unwarranted tax evasion devices Cummings added the department had taken laken Into account circumstances circum circum- stances surrounding offers of settlement settlement set set- such as the actuating motive mo- mo Uve tive possible matters or of aggravation tion or defense the legitimacy of the from Crom which the profitS were derived and previous record or of the taxpayers