Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-07-23
NAUGHTY TRUST
SAYS SPREGA.H5
Hi FOUND RATS n SUGAR UAN-
RELS READY TO Sliir.
sand I'm TIl MACHINERY
Whole Watts of Liquid Dumped Into
Sewers at Night-liut the
Profits Kept tp.

By Associated pruss
Sew York, July 22.--CIaus Angus
ms sprecbles, son of the late Claus
sprecKes of California, and princi-
pal owner Of the Federal Sugar Re
filming Company at Yonkors. N. Yo
gave tho most sensational testimony
that has developed before the 'slgW
trust investigating committee dur
ing the hearings here Besides giving
am important sllclight on tho con-
ference between John Arbuckle and
the late II, O, Havemoyer, which is
| believed TO have ended the great SUI
gar war. he described under oath
/ the vclssltudos of an Independent
rcflncr.
He said his plant IN Philadelphia,
| before it was controlled by the trust
had been put out Of commission at
times by persons who threw sand IN
/ the bearings of tho machinery. lie
swore that at the Yonker Refinery
after he had turned down trust over
/ lures, rats were packed IN barrels
Of sugar ready for shipment and
that whole watts Of liquid sugar had
/ been drained Off In the night into the
sewer. The nuisance OF dead rats
continued until detectives pointed
out some Of his employees and he
discharged them and refused to pay
| their wages in the hope that they
would sue him and tell who had
employed them. Much TO his dis
| appointment he was never sued,
Mr.. Spreclles declared that II, O,
| Havemcyer, Theodore Havemeyer and
John Z, Searles, all then officers Of
the American Sugar Refining Compa-
ny, and now dead, purchased a half
interest in the California refinerles
from tho spreckles Refining Com
pany for SI225,OOO in cash and six
months later sold this interest to the
American Sugar Refining Company
for $8.OOO,OOO in stock
Interesting points I'm Mr., Sprock-
les testimony included his assertion
that In four years he had made
$2,O00,O0O on Hawaiian sugar plan
tations on an investment Of 10000.
Since starting the Federal Refinery
ten years ago, by n cash payment OF
100000 for equipment he had paid
six per cent dividends on the $3,50O
900 regularly he said, representing
the preferred stock, and had turned
earnings amounting 10 an equal
amount into the plant equipment
Representative Garrett OF Tennessee
asked Mr.. Spreckles II he knew any
thing about the conference between
John Arbucklc and II, O. Havcmcyer
which ended the sugar war
yes something" he said, "soor
after that conference, John ArbpcklC
came TO me and said: I have lust had
a little talk with Henry Havemeyer
He said that an understanding had
been reached He said there wns an
over-output and asked me If I woult
reduce the capacity Of the Federal
said the Federal would put out IT,
full output forever.
He Is a cultivated man but h,
plays the VIOLIN said Arbuclle to me
I answered, go did Nero play tn,
violin, and Rome burned" contin.
ued Mr.. Sprcckles,
"He told me that we ought to re.
duce cur output That there Vae toe
much sugar; that by reducing tn,
output we could cut expenses ont
thus make more money He said tha'
was what the American was going tC
do" added the witness
'Did you understand from Ar
buckle that he had reached an agree.
mont with Havemcyer and tho Amer.
ican Sugar Refining Company thai
the production Of sugar was coins
to be reducod?' was asked Of S'proclt
les.
eyes. He said he had buried the
hatchet."