The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
LICORICE TRUST
UNDER HOT FIRE
Hale Says That There Was an
Understanding Between the
Manufacturers.
DISCOURAGED NEW FIRMS
Lavino Brothers Began to Make
Trouble and We're Given Con-
tracts to Keep Them Quiet.

NEW YORK, December 22.-E. E. Hale.
formerly secretary of the MacAndrews
and Forbes Company. vino testified yes
terday' was on the witness stand when
the trial OF the so-called Hcorice paste
trust again was resumed to-day I'm the
United States Court lie was called upon
to-day TO Identify the signatures TO n
number OF letters which passed between
the MacAndrews and Forbes Company
and the J. s. Young Company. one Of
Mhich the prosecution contends discloses
the exact Relationship existing between
the two companies. The letter was writ
ten by Howard r.. Young. ono of the
defendants, 20 the MacAndreyys and
horpes company. The independent peo-
PIE MI. Young wrote. We're nervous over
the situation. and felt there was some
understanding between sho two corpora
IONS His company. Mr. Young CON
unued' had had rather a hard time ex-
plaining the situation. and II had placed
the trade.
Mr.. Young described at length a con-
versauon he had the day before with T..
). LAvino, OF Philadelphia. and the lat
teTs brother, A. J.. IavinO. both inter-
ested in the licoTice trade. The brothers
had asked him blank. the writer
said. II there Was not some understanding
between tho MacAndrews ana Ieorbes
company and the J. $. Young Company.
and the writer admitted that Indirectly
he had told them such was the case.
ny. Young informed the MacAndrews
and Forbes Company in this letter that
the LavinO brothers had told him the,
had practical control Of the Turkish root
which Mr. Forbes. the MacAndrews and
FORBES representative IN Constantinopie.
had been unable 10 get
Discouraged Others.
Mr.. Young continued to say IN the let
ter that he had done All he could to talk
down the chances OF the independent
manufacturers. The moment the indie
pendent plug manufacturers grew 10 any
size. Mr.. Young told his callers. the trust
either bought them up or drove them out
Of business, and because Of this fact he
did not think they would have any chance
20 dispose Of their root to important
manufacturers for some years II Al all
lie told the two men that the trust had
n supply sufficient for several years. These
statements. according 70 the letter. acted
70 shake the confidence Of the Lavinos
Ia the value OF their Turkish concession
Mr.. Young said be informed the I.avino
brothers that If they desired at any time
any more Turkish root he would com
municate with them
The witness Hale next Identified the
signatures on the letter as genuine.
Then the witness was called upon TO
identify cables sent TO President Jung
putin. then In Germany, which trans
mitted 20 that official the information con-
tanned in tho letter. Mr.. Jungbluth REPLIED
that they had better keep the two IaViuo
brothers quiet by giving them some con
tracts for root.
a letter written by Mr. Rau the sales
agent Of tho MacAndrews and Forbes
COMPANY. 20 the j. D. Lewis Company.
OF Providence. relative 20 the worSlu.,
agreement between that concern and the
MacAndrews and Forbes Company was
introduced. In tho letter Mr. Rau in