The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-16

brought the hotel books with him ant
showed where Ziegler stopped at tn,
Planters Hotel. March 10. 1901, when tn,
money was supposed to have been dis
tributed for antialum votes.
Another witness. C. E. UdeD of the
Provident Chemical Company of st. Louis
| has told both the st. Louis and the Cole
County grand juries of the converse.
ton which he had with Ziegler after the
1901 session, when they were discussing
the attempt to repeal the alum law.
Ziegler slapped Udell on the back and
remarked: We'll, you didn't repeal it. did
you?" Apd then laughed over the dis
comfiture Of Mr.. Udell.
| That Ziegler has been in st. Louis re-
peatedly is generally admitted by those
familiar with the operations of the Baking
Powder Trust magnate Missouri has
| been pivotal point in the baking powder
| business. st. Louis. Kansas City and st.
Joseph are all jobbing points. especially
In the grocery business. Some of the
largest baking powder factories in the
United States are or were in this Stat.
The Provident Chemical Company is per-
maps the largest manufacturer of a phos-
phate which Is used in substitutions for
alum. and! in one sense of the word is
the backbone of the independent baking
powder companies.
Ihese facts are lorgely responsible for
the baking-powder developments in Mis-
souri,. When Senator Lyons of Kansas
City introduced his antialum bill in the
session OF 1899 the Baking Powder Trust
regarded it as a good thing
ANTIALUM MOVE.
Later, they sas- what good advertising
would do and began a course of anti
alum education, which has done much to
hurt the business of the independent con-
Germs. The first prosecutions against
alum baking powder companies. began in
Missouri. and were heraided over the en-
tire United States. The evidence in that
case was scattered broadcast, Ziegler
was back of this, aided by his bright as
ststant. D. ]. Kelley. former reporter
on New York daily paper. The Ameri-
can Queen. a woman's paper, was circu-
lated In the interests of the Ziegler bak-
ing powders.
1t Is In connection with the attempt to
repeal the antialum law In the session
of 1901 that Ziegler is now supposed to
have been indicted. He was in St. Louis
during that session, and incidentally tried
to buy the Provident Chemical Company.
He did secure all but the Udell and Guern-
sey interests. which controlled majority
OF the stock. Before the death of the
Guernsey legator, the executor Sim T.
Price. had been requested not to sell their
STOCK to any one excepting the Udell in
terests. In accordance with that wish
the udells now own the controlling IN
terest in the company.
Sam j. Fordyce Jr, of st. Louis IA said
to have been representing the Ziegler in
terests on the board of Provident Chem
lcal Company during the last two years,
as ziegler has not been West during that
time. Fordyce was a witness before the |
Grand Jury.
CROW PERSISTENT.
Attorney General Crow has used every
ciew to get at Ziegler. Every man with
" nom Ziesler was known to have talked |
oaking powder legislation was brought be-
lore the Cole County Grand Jury. John
Lee did what he could. but it is said
mat ne did not help much in this direcS
don. all Of his dealings, having been with
Kelley. Hotel clerks. business associates
and casual acquaintances have all been be-
[ore the jury. Bank books have been ex-
amined. Everything and everybody who
was supposed to be of assistance in get
ing at the men behind Kelley were
brought to the attention OF the Grand
Jury.
IN one way, the evidence against ZieE-
er Will be of technical nature Allie
'al precedents that hold a corporation re-
ponslble for money used corruptly have
'een thoroughly examined by the Attor-
icy General and his assistants. 1t can
e said now that Mr.. Crow firmly be-
ieves that II Ziegler Is ever brought back
Missouri he can secure conviction.
1t has been maintained all along that
legier was the man who was preventing
ne return of Kelley to the United States. |
ne defense in the Doodle cases has used
very effort to keep Kelley in Canada.
have visited him and appealed
him on every pretext to stay away
rom Missouri. So far. Kelley has seemed
My too anxious to remain in exile
Kelley could If he would split things
dde open in the State Doodle camp
Tomorrow an information is due in
Kansas City for soliciting l. bribe of ss,-
Do from Chicago baking powder man. II
- SsiuchSS VI EAaAiei 1uppS VI hduSaS |
'ity was responsible for this evidence
eing brought before the Grand Jury.
Another Information may be filed I'm st.
'ouis In the grain company investigation,
he evidence. of w. d. Mahaney of the
.ialto Grain Company being of a sort to | |
Ulcers.
The trial Of Buell. T. Matthews is set
>r tomorrow morning. The defense as
erts that 1t will be ready with its wit
eed ~ pi' I
Attorney General Crow, who came In to-
lght will ask that the Matthews case
Tried In the order first proposed, after
iosc OF the other Senators-Farrts.
NTH and Sullivan. 1t is hardly possible
at 1t will come of tomorrow.
representative George Young of john
n County says that II he had not cor
cted his testimony before the Grand
ny an indictment probably would have
en- returned against a railroad lobbyist
r giving transportation. r
y Is said that Attorney General Crow I
q an Indictment prepared against the
obyist. but when Representative Young
me back here Saturday he old Mr..
ow that he had evidently misunder-
I went before the Grand Jury" said
:. Young to-day, "and asked them to
ar me repeat my testimony. / did so
d they agreed that had been misun- | W
rstood by the Attorney General. I Z,
MT Know where the pass came from | =,
At found on my desk" u
P. E. BURTON. al