The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-16
"SHAKEUP'' LIKELY
IN SUGAR CIRCLES
Inquiry FOreshadowed That May
Rank With Famous Insur-
ance upheaval of 1908.
PERSISTENT RUMORS OF
GETTING MEN HIGHER UP"
Former Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Reynolds
Brought Into Case.

NEW YORK, Nov, 15.-Whlc the
legal machinery of the government
moves slowly. the air OF uncertainty
surrounding the so.called sugar fraud
cases is interpreted to forcsbadow an
inquiry which may rank the insurance
uphcaval Of 1905.
Boston and Philadelphia were brought
within the scope OF the investigation
today with the report that the govern
mcnt would attempt to obtain back dut-
les on sugar in those cities, while the
investigation went on in New York
with repeated rumors Of reaching "men
higher up"
Prosecutor is Silent.
Henry l.. Stimson, special attorney
for the government i'm the cases. de-
cllncd 10 discuss this phase of the mat
ter
William Loeb. Jr., collector of the
port. also was inclined TO be rcticeut,
hut he repeated that IL was through
the influence of Theodore Roosevelt
that the investigation and prosecution
of the sugar frauds was undertaken.
According TO Mr.. Loeb, he had talked
over the matter with Mr., Roosevelt
before he took charge Of the custom
house here.
The denial from Washington today
by james =. Reynolds. former assistant
secretary Of the treasury, that he had
opposed the inVcSti CATION was followed
by Richard Parr. through whose state
ments Mr.. Reynolds s actions and mo
tlycs were criticised, that he had been
misQuoted. Parr, who is still engaged
at the customs house, issued the follow
ing statement;
PARIS Statement.
''Iu regard TO tho statement that Mr..
j. +. Reynolds. former assistant score
tarY Of the treasury department. ordered
Special Agent Parr first 10 Cuba and
then 10 san Francisco for the purpose
of preventing Parr from pursuing the
sugar investigation further, Mr., Parr
stated that there was Il miSappreben-
son; that he did not charge Mr.. Rey-
nolds with ordering him 10 Cuba or to
sign F.anci>co Tor 1b.t improper pur.
Pose, and chat the reporters had mis-
his statement The trip 10
san Francisco was ordered by Mr. Rey-
nolds, but If was 50 ordered al the re
quest of United States District Altar
ucy Stlmson, who feared that PARIS
health was being undermined by the
strain of the invests CATION.
-AS ~ Ilt itlublu1tE OF iUr interview
Parr states that it iB absolutely true and
correct as printed and that hc Will pro-
duce the necessary evidence in support
thereof at the proper moment.
Influence on Market.
Declines in stocks Of the American
Sugar Refining company, the great cor
poration under fire, were recorded to
day as The investigation proceeded
This company not long ago paid back
10 tho government more than $1,000,
GOO as TccomDcnsc for short weight,
while later il settled out Of court
"A civil suit brought by the Pcnnsyl.
vanin Sugar Refining company. u small
rival, which IT put out of business.
The settlement is now undergoing
final adjustment, and it was upon the
strength of evidence produced at the
trial that the government brought an
antitrust suit, only TO be checked by
a ruling on the statute Of limitations.
There is an added feature in the sit
uatiou in that the city az New York
now has pending against the company a
suit charging the corporation with
taking great quantities
Of water from tho city mains.