New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
ORDERED TO GET BOOKS
CONTEMPT If THEY FAIL.
Judgc Lacombe Takes Hand IN
Pdper Investigation.

,,,.,s. ~ the failure Of DR.. J E. Campbell.
.c-era-D Of the Dexter Sulphite Company. anu
James Outterson. president of the De oi i4sSe -.
g-on,nsnv. Of Carthage. y Y TO produce oe1'aln
,s-..-s ara hooks of their companies when ordered
- DO so by the federal grand jury that Is IN
res1isatias the affairs If the Fibre ana MaIllla Mania
psns- Manufacturers Association. Unlteo states
Ar4crnev S-snson appeared yesterday before Juose
Taco-rha IN the United States Circuit Court and
asked that they be held in contempt and De loFCeu
70 produce the books and papers
a4-e- listening 70 81 guments from their counsel
Judge Iacornbe gave the men until Friday morn
ing 70 produce the documents. and said that II
they failed 10 comply he probably "ouIa hold 'leiN
II contempt.
xr Campbell and Mr.. out1erson had surrendered
voluntarily The desired books and papers TO John
II Parks. secretary and organizer OF the Fibre anc
Manila Paper Manufacturers Association. lhe
documents j appears. constituted The correspond
ence between The companies represented by them
ard the association.
Mr. Sfiu,son told the court that representatives
Of the associations component companies met at
stated times At Nj Pa-ks's Offices. that minutes
were taken and sent out 70 the companies that
tnere vas considerable correspondence conducted
by Ir- Parks. and that monthly payments OF
money were made % the association. % per cent
cf which was returned 10 mills not II operation
vel 10 those IN operation. thst monthly
statements were issued. and that M Parks
handled al the money
M Campbell and Nj out1ersou. he said sp-
=
that Parks had gone to Europe and that his clerk
declined Slve uD lie books The foreman OF
the jury advised legal proceedings If necessary
They appeared again yesterday morning and said
they had been unable 10 Eet the documents, and
declined TO begin suit for them. Then Mr.. Slim
son asked Judge Laoombe 10 hold them in con-
tempt
Both men said their counse! had advised them
thai they not obliged 10 begin legal proceed
1ngs at their oRu expense for the recovery of the
md hey had l.6 he
grand Jury's instructions Dleir counsel made
long argument yesterday. during The course Of
which be said that he had been told that the Fibre
and Manila Paper Manufacturers Association in
cluded among us members companies representing
only = per cent q the manufacturers OF wrapping
paper in this country. that il only one Of sev-
eral such corporations and rhat It earned only 3
per cent TIE money invested.
Ar Stiulsou also y4uted F9aUp. a sales agent
for the Nuuissi1g Paper Company. Of Michigan
punished for contempt lie said he. too. had been
instructed 10 bring papers and correspondence Of
ms company HlIcl. Ike those Of the other com
IanIee had been turned over TO Parks. Judge
Isaconbe decided that HaUp. being only
pioye. could not he held responsible
Why not get into communication with Parks by
cable suggested Judge Jacomhe. surely he has
Jeff his address Il Is clear that these men would
have kept the v5res hot until they got the papers
II meant s. lf' 5000 III the pockets Of their
companies A. Tor legal proceedings. they would
he their expense but al the expense Of their
companies But il does not appear that legal pro
cee6iHEs Viii he necessary. since one seems 10
have communicated with Parks Il i. moreover
curious sequence Of events that al these people
should be inspired Al the same time 10 send those
papers 70 Parks. i looks though they had
pecred Investigation of some kind"
No more testimony VIII he taken until tie ques
ton of TIE production Of rle papers Is settled on
Friday morning