Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-06-12
L0R|MER IN HIS
SEAT AGAIN
Subpoeanas Issued for Men
Who Are Prominent in
Business Circles
COMMITTEE ACTS IN SECRET
Democratic Leader of Illinois
Legislature Among Those
Summoned.

(By Special Leased Wire 70 New Mexican)
Washington, D. c., June 12.-Sub'
poenas for number Of prominent
men to testify here in the new Lori
mer investigation have been issued
and special officer from the Office OF
the senate sergeant at arms, is now
on his way to Chicago to serve them
probably late today.
The greatest secrecy is attached to
the action by the special committee
of eight senators having the investiga
ton in charge. tits understood, how
ever, that among the men to be sum
moned are Lee O'Neill Brown, Demo
cratic leader in the Illinois house; Ed
ward Hines, president of the Edward
Hines umber Company of Chicago
Edward Tilden, whose name was con
nected with the 100000 fund alleged
to have been collected for.use in elect
ing Senator Lorimer, and Clarence 5
Funk, an officer of the international
Harvester Company, whose disclosure
of an attempt to have his corporation
subscribe toethe alleged fund was a
feature in the investigation by the Hi
nois legislature.
The Lorimer investigating commit
tee has not yet definitely fixed day
for its next meeting.
The members are going over the
voluminous testimony taken in the Ill
inois inquiry and until this is com
pleted such meetings as are neces
sary will be held merely for purposes
of organization.
Senator Lorimer, for the first time
| in several weeks, appeared in hi
place in the senate today. He arrived
this morning from Chicago in Response
to request sent to all absentees tt
| return for the vote today on the reso
| luton providing for the election o
senators by direct vote.
| Probing the Sugar Trust.
| Washington, D. c., June 12.-S'
carefully guarded were the operation
of the American Sugar Refining Com
pany up to less than two years ago
E. F. Atkins, vice president and act
/! ing head of the corporation told tn
house sugar "trust" investigating com
mittee today, that stockholders Wer
accorded no information as to hoy
the company was being conducted
The condition grew SO onerous, tha
witness said, that the New Englan'
stockholders combined and obtaine'
| control. When they did so in 1871
they discovered to their astonishmen
that H. o. Havemeyer. the presiding
genius of the organization, had main
/ tained his supremacy with only 200
shares of stock.
| The holdings of Mr.. Havemeyer a
the time of his death, Mr.. Atkins said
were valued at about 100000 Of a tc
tai of S90,OOO,O00 in the American Sr
gar Refining Company.
! THAT was surprising discovery,
he declared. ut had been general
supposed that Mr.. Havemeyer owne
! the greater part of the stock"
Mr.. Atkins said the purpose Of tn
formation of the American Sugar RI
fining Company in 1887 was to put O
their feet number of sugar refinerie
that had been running at loss. H
said the companies had been workin
without profits for a number of years
The cost of production of refine
sugar had been so great, said Mr.. Al
kins, that it was believed a union G
refineries would result in greatly r.
ducing this expense"
Did you expect through thi
means to avoid some of the compel
tion," asked Chairman Hardwicl
well, l suppose it had some effect {
that kind"
The witness said that seventeen r,
fineries Joined in this merger in 1873
which was arranged by H. o. Ha,
meyer. He was unable to say wha
percentage of the refined sugar pr
duction they controlled.
| Mr.. Atkins said he received, from hi
concern, the Bay State Refining Con
ipany, which he valued at $500,0Ot
trust certificates Of the securities q
the holding company of value. Q
100000. 30
lei PAso COMPLAINS
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