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Show MELLON SUED FOR TAX ON DIVIDENDS PH1IUELPUA, May 4 Efforts ol the United States bure-au or Internal! revenue to collect $71,801 from W I-M- :ion. nephew ef Andrew W. Mellon Jrecretaiv of the treasury, were takon to the United States circuit court of appeals today Th- rase, which was appealed by the government from the district court of Pittsburg, Involves tho refinancing of the Gulf ( 11 corpora-'ion, corpora-'ion, In which h'-ecretar Mellon and lila brother, R u. Mellon of Pittaburg. were ild to bo the principal stockholders. stock-holders. Tho suit of the government bases tho claim for tax on a 10 per cent dividend div-idend declared by the corporation III 1913 when Secretary Mellon was Its vice-president L. Mellon was alleged al-leged to have received a dividend Check for $1,265,500. The check, the government contend, wn.- endorsed in tlunk and V L. Mellon received stock In th i-nmp.inv Instead of rh At that time the stock of tho corporation cor-poration wan Increased from $15,000.-OOfl $15,000.-OOfl to $00,000,000. The government i 0 On t en ds thai the Issuance of now toch did not change the character of i!.'- cash dlvldenda which are taxablo is income. The court reserved decision deci-sion oo Divorce is Increasing ijpldly In I England, especially among the poor. |