The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-29
QUIZ
DEVELOPS
INTEREST
Roosevelt Lost HIs Preference
Tor Biz Game, Declares
Witness Earle

tEiy Associated Pressi
Washington, June 2s That former
President Theodore Roosevelt hai
lost his preference for large game
because 0l the fniiare of the govern
ment TO prosecute former heads u
she American Sugar Refining com
pany for the wrecking OF the Real
Estate Trust company, OF Philadet
phia, in THE Pennsylvania Sugar Re
iining company deal It'll 1906. was as
serted before the house sugar iNes
tigatlng committee by George III
Earle, Ir,, receiver f0r The trust c0m
pany,
Mr. Earle said that considerable 81
his correspondence with Mr. Raose
Welt ILL relation 10 the case was moi
communicated To the senate when i
Eresolutlon was passed calling f0r a
papers Mr Earle submitted t0 lux
committee two letters he said TX
wrote to Mr. Roosevelt subsequent K
the one bearing date of September al
1906, submitted to the senate.
That letter was not all | wrote *
AIr. Roosevelt, said Mr.. Earle X
wrote several that never saw ths
/ light ut day. and ! have been able K
find two Of them
Read them, said Mr. Hardwick.
@On October /, 1906, MIR. Earle re
piled. nothing having been done bl
the government Id this case | wrote
another letter to Mr.. Roosevelt
The letter follows in part
Seriously mean still seriously
the matter of the wrecking of ths
Real Estate Trust company by ths
sugar trust, II Justice should be done
needs the promptest attention from
the attorney general. Ii we could
Lave jointly acted little earlier VIZ
might haze gotten some original pa
lpers which we greatly need and ma'
| iud 1t very difficult to do SO now; hu
III have copies of and can prove them
iaithough not all the facts that estab
lish the infamy OF this conspiracy.
Hlt has often happened that yoi
have been able to punish the oppres
scrs ol the public, but there has real
tly been no occasion where there hav,
been substantial evidence against st
many of the first rank; and / total,
misiudge your character If you hayt
lest your preference for large
game
Lost His Preference for Big Game
"Mr. Roosevelt had lost his prefer
cree for large game and | was mis-
taken said MI Earle when he con
Guided. EHe then read another lot
Tor which he wrote To Mr., Roosevelt
under date OF October IN, 1906, Il
this letter after apOlogizing for hi
importantly he said in part:
1 = have followed your suggestion
land visited the attorney general Whi
ri. turn referred me To MIR. Pndry, y
which | greatly rejoiced, For unless
If nave misread bis character, he i
Intelligent fearless and devoted =
! the performance of his duty
tl think he now understands tn
Importance Of this case; and SO 4 an
content aad wish to thank you TO
Whatever trouble You may have beel
nat by nv appeal 10 you
Well Send Them All To Jail
Purdy told me, said Mr. Earle
chat lie wanted all the details.
gave them to him After he hearl
them he jumped up and said wei
send them all 10 Jail He said the,
wanted to get The best man in th'
/ Lnitea states as special counsel 4
the case and asked me how Jane
NJ Beck. former assistant attofue,
genetal, would 40. | said ! though
he would he an right.
THAT Was before Mr. Beck becam'
counsel for the American sugar ks
fining company, was X not2s aske'
Chairman HardWick
YES, you know after a man make
4 success as d trust buster, he doe
not continue TO serve the peonli
Ilong"
The witness critic ed former Al
lorney General Bonaparte and sal'
that when he assumed office bic de
SPARED OG government action and be
san active suit Iii the federal eoar
EcF the southern district af New YorF
MIR Bonaparte never submitted
lanWhing except briefs favorable Z
tbe American sugar Refining com
lpany"