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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21
Staot Baltimore.

G%rncutcr &rcu66n9 &c
9en Spudcr. - Gupit1n Gole
pom iiiolifen Niitrift mill Dem Mrs.
ipllden in StroBenbabn : @uggonS
eil1 Gnoe bereiten. Gr beouitrogte
ocn Yoli5iitcn Sobn Gonuep, Der in
Gipiltleiouu9 ben &rct65nA gc9cn
iold)e MiIictbGter nit GriolN 6eNoll-
men bat. IS gelnn1 ihnl bis icbt, ben
33 Sabre oltcn saul Sclton, clnen
ArtiueriIten. Der I'M Sort WtcSenrN
itotionirt lit, unb Gen 30 Sabre often
Sdncioer Commit Sclbcrt Don Mr..
1882, Goofiic StroBc, o~b5uiollen.
9ei0c mltrOen pom Eolijciridtcr 81.
mis- 81 ie ST @eloitroic mo SIR Srn-
gltlo Ger Soften oea Teriohrers per
urthcilt. Gie Stroien mllroen prompt
cntrid)tct mo Die @enonltcn cntlni-
len.
Bertha ms llntcr d. .
ungS @efGnqnib f Ct t.
Sic 81 Sabre nltc Bertha Slang.
alias Seiiie 3enter, cine Seitreid)c-
rim, oie~por 5lpei Snbren nod Inles
rita fam itno, ipic bereitS bcrid,tet.
ont 1icnItaa Tad)nrittog uilf antrdg
hires Snfels SSrnel Nellmanl1 Don
Nr. 1908, Oit-6apetteitraBe, perboitet
uuroe, GA lie lih ieit mcbreren Wo.
notcn in einenl angeblid) perrlliencn
Saiile- nufbielt, iulir0e aeIter1 uom
Toli5eirid)ter, 2ooen oli 5ebn 5agc
ms MISUNDERSTANDING geid)idt.
Die OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES miro IN
Der 3ipiifen5eit Den SAL untcrindjen,
un0 eS lit nid)t nllsgeifloiierL bdB
Bertha mcgcn SiibrenS zines llnnlo-
roliid)eu 2cbensmonoelS oeportirt
miro.
Aus Siman5frciien. - ST..
Z. Holulano Sbomas lit IN elmer &C.
tern abaebaltenen Sisullg oes Ii
reftoriums ser .Gritten Nationol.
9onf" ais Nad)folger be5 peritorbes
nen 70. u. Sommonb 5ilm lSrGiibeli.
ten crp1blt porben. 9r. :. glbcrt
Silabcs lpuroe sum @ice.Eraiioenicl
NM Sr. @iuiom Gclder 5um aoiii-
rcr crnannt.
Iie rNntional Giip Nanf" lit
gum WitgIieb Der Baltimore alnrir.
g1nf" ermoblt porocil.
Bon groBem Sntereiic
iiir nniere Oentid'en 9benterbeiud)er
lit Die 1%batind)e, boB cine Baltimore.
rim. Die Satin Dol, Srn. Gorl Sdiele,
lpel6e inter Oenl giibnennomen San.
I'M Wagner bcfannt lit, bel Der auf.
fiibrung bon n&abdle uno 2iebe"
aiiitreten miro. 6rau Sdfele g%altirte
bier nit ieGr groBem griolg ais OF.
lima in emilia @alotti" mo als
@iubitta in 6ulba's n3uilingsifpe-
tier. 5rau 5annp @agner, welfe
Dor ibrer Che ben p%ornebn1iten Ibeo.
tern Geutidlonb's %anseborte, be,
ihrdnft' ibrc jesige giibncntbdtigfeit,
inoenl tie MIR gaItirt. go gaitirte lie
ailf an Yabittbeoter' in Wilmaufec
als Spbe9enie. las @aitipiel bate
Fort cinen Gngasententantras bon
Seiten Der 3ireftion 5lir Solge, oerl
5rau Wagner aber ablebnen mllBte,
miaigte aber 5u meiteren 8aitipielerl
Elm. 6ran 3annp Wo9ncr lit cine
bod)begabte &iinitlerin.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21
Gongref . Verbanolnngen.

@oibington, .. g., 10. San.
- las Observation-Disclosures beih1i-
t:gte iif beilte NIT elmer ausgeoebn.
ten Sebatte iiber Wann's Bill eegen
Nen SanoeI nit neiBen Sflapinnell
ltno miro Die grorterung moreefl
iortiesen. snberoem paiiirte es aild,
eineq 9eIflub, ipelde Die 6rase an
rds Ilottcn.I epartement ridtet, OF
mabreno bes lanienoeii 5isfdljabres
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21
Guodj Eratt. Orcibiblipthef.

Central. Si bIiOtbsi-gr. 10e. u. ,DsuIbtrrp.sn.
2peia Mr. 2-gde collins unb Calhoun. Cir.
3ipeia Git. 3-gde 9iept' nno 8ittiras.S trabe.
3oeie Rr. 4-gde 9anton' ufo O'Terneustir III.
Sfueig 9tr. 5-Gde .9rpabpor unb MilsrsStr.
9iueia gr. Get. NauI, roberbalb 26. sirGbe.
Sfpeta Gr. 7-5ausieaoao. unterbdtb 4. aoeuue
W9ooeberrp uno Sdmpten).
Speia gr. Sill. 9trabe nno 9isei tpsaraS
(99dibrpoi).
citation Wr. s-15o4 oIi.5crtsuenue tecent.
eptnf).
Citation gr. .t0-Noit.. uobe 0ab. Gtrabe
staiion Tr. tt--1204 GffsBaltimpr gtruBe.
Citation Nr. 12-541 goIumbia'apenne.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21

50" Or. 8iiIlner . 2ieoerabeno.--
@roBes ShtereIie madt itd beion.
oers III oeiitid,en areiieii fir ben ant
81. Sonnlar III Der r2pric" ltattiirr
oennen Sieoer . Ibeno oeS bcriibn,.
ten oentItcn 2icoeriGrgerS Or. quo.
lrig @illlner 9elteno, unb eS id)eint
oitBer 6rage, ooB Den Gon5ertgeber,
Der bier I'M &oriobre nit ieiner Elm.
5igortigen aunit einen 10 tieien Gin
Druid bilterlnIien, eilt poIleS SallS
he9rilBen miro. Or. g9iiunr lit.
ipie inn Toriobre, bon DEM berporru,
genocn Tianiiten Gucnrao BON Dos
beglcitet.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21
@crmiid,tc tclearapbiidJc ScpeidJcn,

Gr'@olluernellr Soprp bon
Miiiiiiippi lit nm $50 geItern Abeno
5n ,Sofion, Drill, 9eitorben.
- @enS ". Gctipeilcr, mcld)cr III
lcsten Serbit 5u S%orriSbrra. &o ,
Sbono2 Gmpcr erid)ob, iullrbc DC
tern oe9 Worbcs I'M crItcn @roGc
ilberiiibrt. Gctpciler 9cbort 5u elmer
ull9eicbenen SorriSburgcr 6onliIie
uno beeilg bie 5bot onldBlid, zines
Streites IN einenl Glliblofal.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21
StGStiidjc aod)idufem.

Ni5duifts uno Orleans trubc.
observation-disclosures ulib gdaer.Strabe.
@1iternglpenle uno 9aturent.S traBe.
Warren'gpenile uno 8iuidnIsS truBr.
qroutiueu' uiio 90. StmBe.
9drroutpr'aoerme ugo 9erinsioHg trabs.
Rnrf'Ibenie uub SoffinnnsSirose.
giliilor. nno Bre6iurai,S irube.
Hr.. 117--i19. Sddjonsplnce.
Stus. Hube Sbarps Strafe.
VioolesStrobc. n1be Observation-Disclosures
edroltne', ndbe ganis Strnbe.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21

9as 50. Sabresbonfett.--
Die Mitalicoer oes .gagcmeincll
Irbeiter : aroitfen . llnteritiisungs .
8ereins" treiien 5iir 3eit nmfoiienbc
8orbereitungen iiir ibr SO. SabreS.
balifett, meld)es lie am fommenbel
Gienitag in ~Garid's Sole" obboi,
ten perDclI.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21

iractb lpeldle$ Fillpcr non ocm Eltj
rertrilit g%cfauit porben lit. Ger sc.
rot pertagte iit I'M 2.40, ooS SauS
rm 4.55, bis moreeu.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21

Den G%tn(aouuacn ppn ser ,Wtclooic,"
Der og9ittelsbad)s Seftion Nr. 1, y.
H.r8." uno ser oSdneer.0 ereiuis
guHg BON RoItimor Gountp" entgc-
gen genommen. Nls paiiipeS Tlit-
gIieb tpuroe Serr Sarrp Wiiler .aufs
qenommen, uuo Die Serreu Soiepb
Nabu uuo Jreo. @roB, jim. lpttroelt
ais attipe Ntitglieber in goridlug &C.
broht. Gie neuerlbdbltet 9eumteIt
limo; Frdlioent 5. ". llurit, Gicc'
Erdiioent aoum Martin, Sd,obmei-
tier Charles Soatmnnn, prototoais
render Sefrct1r @iaiam Silie, 81
non5.S efretGr aorl Sdeben Wriif-
Gomite Mid)acl tSronf. Sertrp gedel,
Noam Rartiu luio Sobn Stueibfr
uno GeIegot gum oltnubbdngiGen
@%ilrgerpercin" Seinrif @eder.
vIrohiinu."
Sic vSrobiinnler" fan6en lid &C.
icrn Ibeno 5ablreif in ibrem
Sauptqilartier sur 4robc elm mo
iibten 1eiBis Gbore inter Der Gel.
tllng ibres 0iriaenten Brot. Sobn
=. aleiu. Gborc fir OoS Triibiobrs.
Gun5ert, Sn Der @eid1itsliernJ
murben inter DEM 0oriib oes Er1li.
6enten Senrp Wergebenn Die Gin,
Inoungen beS J@erntania . Wurner-
ii crS," Der .Sormonie," Ser oWelo-
6ic" uno oes .Mcjort,NGrnerdorS"
tnt9eaen geuomnen.
Cine "copper" $ od5ei
ten Suaetbaeipielen finoet moraen
Sornlittag in Der fatb, ct. 0inceniss
Sirhc itatt. Die iumgen 2eute, mel.
ere aetroilt peroen uuo Deren 2iebe
thatiddjli6 id)on auf ser St,uIbunt
beganL iinb Die 6rls. Norp u. @iI.
lis uno Worp 2ople bon Tr. 529,
Nis0uitb.S troBe. mo Die $50. Safob
&. H~ingsoori mo Sohn 8eiS. SRI.
@iais miro Hingshori's 6ruit. ilno
sri. Iople uno Sr. Weis peroelt
boS onoere @bepaor. Tie beioen
Faore iuerben naf Der Granting cine
Scd)5eitsrciie uad 8oibinaton ol.
trcten.
Gn eft der Gafelrunop.
- Gas go. Sobresbanfett belt aes
Itcrn gbeno Die Baltimore Gitu-
Soae Nr. 81 Don nSroen Der DOB
6elloiuS" i'm .elttam Souie".
Or. Robertion nnter'm
Weiicr. = Or. Sobn %. Mobcrt.
ion, cill !S%oiiSor5t beS ltuiperlit1t&.
SoipitalS," mliBte lid geitern in &c.
mannheim Suititllt eilter Operation
fir MISUNDERSTANDING nntec.
%5leteii.
I%blebcn. fnl boben gltcr
BON IS Sabren ifieo seitern Serr
aoom Nruolo ais Dem 2eben. Gic
9ccrbignltg finbet nlorgen Iadnlit.
toa pom Srouerbauie, Nr. ga. Siio.
eiltoultraBe. aus aii Dem 2ouool,
Farf. Cemetery itott.
6rnn 8oia Mop ieenete geItern
III ibrer @obnlIlG Hr, 35f2, Si,oioii-
StraBe, ooS 3eitIite. Sic mar Ole
Satin oeS Srr. Senrp Mnp uno 50
Sabre alt. Nm Somitdg Tadmittue
Iinoet Die 9eeroigung AM Dem
Sd)parB'lden HrieOboie itott.
6rol eliiobetb Woper idieo
geltern I'M glter bon So Sabrcn IN
lbrer @obnrung, Gr. 100. Gumbcr.
lonoltraBe, aus Dem 2ebell. Sic bin
terl1Bt ihren Uotten tSerrn Safob
Woper.
H'
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1910-01-21
Sic ii d dj It Eper.

Cas- nddIte BaTtipiel Def Metro.
rolitan SperngeleaId)ait," mcIfcs
en- Mitmodl ben 2. Sebrllor, ltatt.
iinbet, briu1t Honhielli's .@idcon.
ca" NIT Garl,io, Mmato uno Der
Ieitinu il, Den 9nuptroGen. Ter
Geriibmte Iiri9ent Seizure Soscanini
Taft in Der @orItearne iein biciigeS
Tc6ut.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-29
Belgrade Grange.

Belgrade Grange held its weekly
meeting Saturday. This was an all-day
session. Cascade Grange being present
by invitation The program was fFr-
nished by both Oranges. Worthy state
Secretary f. Fl. Libby gave interesting
addresses in the forenoon and afternoon
The program for the forenoon was as
follows: Music. piano solo. Sister
Shores tencoredD address of welcome,
Worthy Master Edgar l.. Foster; re-
Spouse, Rev Bro. Gerrlsh of Cascade
Grange: remarks by Bro. f. r. Libby.
state secretary: reading, BRO. Ora
Wheeler tencored): reading. Sister Edith
Bowman reading. Bro. Almon Clark.
\ recess was declared during which
dinner was served to l20 in the lower
hail. MI enjoyed the social hour and Il
half. The afternoon program included
Violin solo. Sister Eva Stuart: Address.
Bro. Ia II. Libby: reading. an original
paper, Bro. James Tehbctts: reading.
Sister Nellie c. Pray. secretary Belgrade
Grange; music piano solo. Sister Addi
tiolmam (cncored: reading. Sister Bes-
sic O'Neil tcncured: remarks on the
book Up From slavery" Rav. Gerrish
music. vocal solo, Sister Ada +. Rich
ardSon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-29
B$30,o95,6s8.
Estimates for River and
Hs|ba improvements.
Taft Insists on StfaagHng
"PoIk Barrel" Measures.
List Irsludes $4,000 for I'm.
provemenis in Maine,

Washington. Nov. 2S.-Appropria.
tions needed for river and harh,r
work for the fiscal year ending June
go 1912. aggregate, $50. 5,69S. accord.
ing 10 estimates made public TODAY bv
Secretary of War Dickinson in the
form of a report made to linn nv
Brig. Cen. W. II. Bixby. Chief of En-.
gineers of the United States Army.
These figures will be sent to Congress
BY Secretary OF the Treasury Mac
Neagh and legislation in accordance
herewith will be Recommended bv
President Taft in his annual message.
Many pet projects calling for the
expenditure of large sums have been
omitted from the estimates this year.
Among these are the 14-foot channel
from Chicago to the Illinois river.
deep channel for the Missouri river
from St Louis to Kansas Civ and
from Kansas CITY north, as wen as
many others which have had las Their
champions members of both houses Of
Congress who insisted strenuously t.iat
these projects be not forgotten.
The elimination of many IF the
Improvements which have formed parts
Of river and harbor bills in the past
is in accordance with the inSistenCe
OF President Taft that pork barrel
measures shall be straneled. Instruc-
tons were given to the engineer Of
1icer@ of the army to prepare estimates
only for such projects as are absolute
IT, needed or which give certain prom
Use to reduce the cost of trarsporta-
ton by opening up new water routes
and charging some of those already
existing.
The general estimates ag1ragating
more thar $22.o00.000 are applied to 21l
works. OF this amount about 10 per
cent. is for the restoration or main
tcnance of completed projects at 1876
localities. 50 as to secure the con-
tinuanre of benefits resulting from
past expenditures. Practically seventy
per cent. is for the prosecution OF work
on the Ohio, Mississippi. Detroit. TIud-
son. Delaware and Columbia rivers
and at eleven important harbors Tie
remaining twenty per cent. is for the
pr" .''t'cn ard completion of eighty
tV'o other WUrkS.
General EiXby says in his report
t at liberal appropriations are consid-
cred proper and desirable for snagginc
and other work necessary u make nat
ual channels available wherever WA
t'r-lurn commerce exists or is reason
ably prospective. Improvements adop-
tel by Congress and not provided for
III estimates. nave been omitted. either
on account of insuhcicncy of funds
nov available. ON account of lack OF
urgency or of relative importance. or
on account of defective projects which,
were adopted many years az" and are
In need "f rc-@Xamination With a view
L" Revision or abandonment.
included in the total of $3.50. ,3Cf,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-29

| which the chief of engineers believe
! " be necessary for expenditures dur
ing the year ending June 30. 1872 i
a lump sum of 100000 for eXamina
tionS, survey and contingencies 70
which there may be no special appro
prjation. The estimates for the New
England states follow:
MAINE-Breakwat from Ait De
sert to Pcrcupine Island. s30O00; Pep
perells Cove, S"3.ccC; $500 river. Me.
$4,000.
, VERMONT-Hartor at Burlington
VT. $500
MASSACHUSETTS-H arbors
Gloucester. s15,o0o: Nantucket. 5000
New Bedford and Fairhaven. $50. 90,
and Harbor Of refuge at Sandy BAY
Cape Ann, slot.Ooc Mystic and Maiden
rivers. Mass. $4,000: Taunton river
Mass 5000 \
RHODE ISIAND-Harbor at Block
Island. $12.30n; Harbor of Refuge at
Point Judith. $4,000: Pawtucket river,
X. l.. 5000.
CONNE "TICUT-Improving i.arbors
az Five Mile river Stamford. South
port. Greenwich, and Westport. and
Sausatuck liver. $3.50: lrcaRwater at
Ne" Haven. SO eco: harhor OF refuge.
brck Island harbor. 100000
estimates were made aggreeating
s. .38S.0i. fer works which Congress
has provided may be carried under a
continuing contract system and these
are not included in the total of the
new estimates submitted by General
RXty. These items include tie fol-
lowing:
GowanuS Bay. y. Y. S241 900; for s.
foot channel at Boston. Mass. 81 100. :
Gee; harbor at Cleveland. O.. 100000;
Improving Detroit river, s250, 900: i'm
proving harbor at Ludington. Mich.
s2l9,0Sl improving harbCr at Norfolk.
Va. 100000; Passaic river n. j.
Sloo.Mo; st. Marys river. Mich. $780,
0c0: harb"r at San Luis Obispo Cal,
$4,000; Arthur Kill. New York ami
New Jersey, 100000; harbor at Ashta-
bula, ohio. s376.43o; improving Black
Warrior. Warrior and Tombigbee riv-
ers. Ala. 100000; Cape Fear river.
y. G.. 100000: Cumberland river, be-
low Nashville, Tenn. $250000: Della
ware river for 12-foot channel from
Philadelphia to Trenton. $3.50, 600; har-
hor at Fairport, o.. $150.cO0: Kentucky
river. KY. for locks and dams Nos.
10 and IA. $4,000; harbor at Newport.
r. t. $4,000; for construction Of locks
ard dams in the Ohio river below
Pittsburg, S1.105,000: Providence river
and harbor, r. J.. 900: Saginaw
river. Mich. 100000; Saint Andrews
Pay. Fla. s12S.560; removal OF Cen
tissilna and fsincon Reef rocks in San
Francisco harbor. $4,000: Siuslaw riv-
er. Oregon. $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-29

rights incident to the holding of such
shares and that they be enjoined
from. paving dividends to the holders.
That the shares of capital sock in
the National Sugar Refining Company,
ltah-Idahn Sugar Company. Great
Western Sugar Company. and Cont
mental Sugar Company formerly held
BY the late II. o. Raverleycr. were
u.ilawfully acquired by him and are
now being unlawfully used by the
executors and trustees under his will,
who are made defendants in the SUIT.
The government asks that The eXecu-
tors ard trustees BE enjoinfi from
further using the powers incident to
the shares SO held by them as to bring
;ibout cooperation between the is
suing companies and the other de-
PENDANT corporations.
That the defendants be enjoined from
continuing to carry out the purposes
of the unlawful combination and con-
Spracy. and be required to Withdraw
from all connection Herewith.
That tie court grant such general
relief as may be proper. by way OF
injunction. rcreivership, or otherwise.
The Original Combine.
The original sugar combine, the petl-
ton sets forth was the Sugar Reliner!eS
Company. which WAS formed in August,
1887, under the lead of II. Q. Havemeyer'
and embraced companies which together
carried on 30 per cent. of tie sugar
trade OF the interstate and foreign SUI
gar trade of the country.
Within two years after the formation
Of the original company. it IS charged
the combination closed l. reiineries, y In
1889 it obtained the Independent Cali
fornia Company. leaving outside the
combination only the four Philadelphia
concerns. The State of New York at
tackled the arrangement in suit to dis
solve the North Sugar Refining Com
pany which was one of the parties &c
the agreement, and the courts held the
combination to be illegal Thereupoi
the present American Sugar Refinne
Company was formed, in January 1881
and continued the business of the com
bine.
From 1892 to 1900, it is SAID. independ
ent retinerieS started up and others triet
to. one company built a plant in Balti
more. but before it could operate tn,
American company bought its capita
stock and never allowed it to operate it:
refinery. The same thing happened (
the United states Refinery. it is said
in 1896 when it built plant at Camden
y. j. The suppression of the Pennsyl
vania Sugar Refining Company. which
WAS brought ont in suit against thu
American Company some wears ago. is
| also referred to- The California ant
| Hawaiian Sugar Company. controlled b5
| lIawaiiin planters. was put out Of bust
ness. it is alleged by means of an agree
| ment whereby the combine was to pay
| $NN,Gc" a year for three years provided i
| retired from the field.
Unfair Advantages.
| The government charges that tn,
! American has obtained unfair advaT-
: ta2es over competitors by obtaining
iContinued Oh Page Eleven)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-29
Bill Of Complaint in Suit
Against Sugar Trust.
Denounced as Illegal Conspiracy
to Restrain Trade.
Havemeyer's 100000 Gift
Most important Case Of Kind. :

New York. Nov. 2S-The federal gov
eminent today began one of its most
Important actions against great cor
porations which are said to have vio-
lated the Sherman antitrust law.
Henry A. Wise. United States district
attorney. fled in the United States
district court for the southern district
OF New York. petition asking for the
dissolution of the American Sugar Re
fining Co, and 30 other corporations
which compose the So-called Sugar
Trust The petition charges that it is
an Illegal combination in restraint of
trade ard asks from the court relief iii
Whatever form may be nccesSar' in
Guiding rcceivership if deemed adj
visabie.
The 80 companies composing the sn-
gar combination have an aggregate
capital ion of *1?0H00."@ and rontro
q large rcrccnt"c" Of tie output ot
sugar in tits country. The combine IS
able. TIE so"er!lm' ri nj %es. to 1iX
prices arbitrarily ~" ''"t;ti"" char~"s
that for years the companies have vio-
lated the law and have oppressed COM
petitorS and :r,.u"u e, -,
ence. Railroad rebates and customs
house frauds are mentioned as ue,,. !.
which were employed to raise the com-
hinc to the commanding position which
il occupies today.
rho present suit which. it is eSti-
mated. will be in the courts for TWO
Years before Il final adjudication is
reached. is the result of many Week:
of preparation. District Attorney Wise
rectfons Of Attorney General Wicker
sham and spent several days in Wash
ington last Weel; in conterrin@ Wit:l
the attorney general on the final plans.
Opposed to the government il The
struSgl" VIII be some OF the most able
corpora tion lawyers Of the country.
James NJ. Beck. former assistant Unit
ed states attorney general and now
counsel for the American Sugar Re
fining Co, will lead the attaCl1-o the
governments suit. The filing of the
suit was Il simple process. The gov
ernmrnt's, petition in the form % a
printed book. was handed to the clerk
of the district court by the district at
torney Mr. Wise declined to make any
comment at this time. He said that the
petition had been filed and that 1t mus,
speak for itself.
air Beck said that the sugar com
bine was rot = monopoly. but that, ii
it appeared. when the supreme court
interpreted the Sherman law in the
tobacco and oil cases, that the com
pany was in any respect violating thf
law. steps would be taken Immediately
to comply with the law as thus inter-
prcteL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-29

New York. Nov. 2S.-Attacking the
American Sugar Refining Company,
Familiarity known as the Sugar Trust,
as q lawless combination, the federal
government today fled its long expect
ed suit for the dissolution of the cor
pora,ion. The petition was filed by
Henry A. Wise, district attorney, in
the United states Circuit court for
the southern district of New York. and
the suit. which is brought under the
sherman antitrust law. is expected
to b. one Of the most important ac-
ton: of the kind ever undertaken in
this country. The government petit
ton is a lengthy one. occupying 22l
printed pages. and is a sweeping ar
raigumcnt OF the defendant com
paniGs.
one of the allegations is that the
late II. O. Havemeyer of New York.
lcrg head of the sugar combine, re-
caiy.d SO, 600 common stock of the
National Sugar Refining Company Of
New Jersey, as q gift. at the tine the
cornoration was formed to take into
the combine four Independent COM
cerns-the National Sugar Refining
& Co.: the New York Sugar refining
Company of Long island CITY. New
York, operated by Claus Dosner: the
Atollonllauer Sugar Refining Company
of BROOKLYN and the w j. McCaian
Sugar Refining Company of Philadel-
phia. Those companies up to 1900 We're
independent. and. it is said. the AM
erlcan company was determined to
acquire them. Under plan inaugu-
rated by Mr.. Havemeyer John =. Par
sons ard James H. Post. the National
COMPANY was formed and took over the
four plants. Mr.. Post obtaining OPP
tjons on Them When the new stock
WIS delivered. the petition sets fcTth
Post delivered i10o.aoo shares Of com
mon stock, the entire issue. With &
mar value of 80 600. 0oa. to Mr.. H"vc-
never. The petition saws that these
shares were issued in tive first in
starce contrary to law. in violation OF
| fine corpol atoms franchise; and fol
y, consideration as both said Post anC
! I5aycmeyer then we'll knew,
| rhe government ais" alleges thai
when the American company tool