New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
OrFEREE NAMED
BY WOODBURY.
MI. Have Powers of Su-
oreme Court to Obtain
Books and Witnesses.
g,yREACH WHEAT PIT
,,mour. Patten, Letter To Be
Called in Effort to Bare
Alleged Conspiracy.

Called IN EHoIt ~ O"A
Alleged Conspiracy.
,,.,-n.v General Egburt Z. Wood
,.,r Yesterday obtained the appoint
.,t Of ex-senator Myer Nussbaum, Of
a. eity. as referee 20 take testimony
- ,rvestication 20 determine wheth-
-, increased prices Of bread, -four
- ,best have been due TO any Grim
,l conspiracy.
p,onipert grain spectators, includ-
=, Joseph Letter, Of Washington;
,,-,, 4. Fa,,en, Of Chicago; J. Ogden
,--oyr Of Chicago; George Marcy,
..,,ssnt Of the Armour Grain Com
.,,v. Of Chicago, md c. II. Tamby,
,,..i5ert of the chicago Board Of
"a. have been invited by the Attor-
- General 70 appear and testify.
fbs hearings will begin on Wednes-
~ atle Attorney Generals Office, at
= Broadway. About fifty bakers, mil
sour merchants and others who
!. supposed TO have information IN
.nrj TO present conditions in this
~ and state have already been sub
u,,sd a. witnesses.
Deputy Attorney General Alfred l.
t.t,r who has the investigation IN
a,,re made the announcement Of the
..,dfEs last night. He said he had
~. nraged for several days in pre-
,,,i,r for the Investigation. and would
,s,.s. ,oI .'- -e-'~t % cN the
,iseses 10 he called and what he ex-
1eed TO bring out at the hearings,
Power 20 Issue SubpGnas.
n, referee will have ali the powers
4 the Supreme Court in subpnnaine
raassscs books and other documen-
ay evidence pertinent to the inquiry
lgrce William T. Rudd, Of the su-
rene Court, Of Albany. granted the
rs,r for the investigation to the At
bney General yesterday.
The Attorney General sent the fol-
ssins telegram TO Letter, Patten, Ar
aosr. Marcy and Tamby yesterday;
As Attorney General Of the State OF
New York 7 am investigating the mar
ai conditions as 10 bread. -four and
rheat in order TO ascertain whether
here have been any violations Of the
Kew York State anti-monopoly laws.
hearings will be held before a referee,
wnnencing Wednesday, February IT,
e, the purpose of taking testimony.
Please telegraph me whether you would
y wiling 10 come voluntarily to this
izte and testify before the referee at
SE York City at any time during the
soning week II u is impossible for
yua to come next week an adjourn
sent will be srranged % a, later date
70 suit your convenience.
Deputy Attorney Becker said last
night that no replies had yet been re-
ssiysd to the telegram.
Mr. Becker said that later Oh an et-
i'ri would be made to summon some OF
he principal spectators in the present
bell marke, on wheat, besides those al
ready mentioned, from the Chicago eX-
shsnge, and other exchanges through
out the country. The spectators,
Eheiher on the short or long side OF
he market. viii be invited alike to
ecns. The Attorney General is in hope
2 get the best information on condi-
acns available in the country.
Governor keenly Interested.
Il Is understood that Governor Whit
sah IS Ike My interested in the coming
svesiigation and that h. mas recently
,aa several conferences with Attorney
ssrefai Woodbury. in regard 20 the
SAiler. While the ostensible object Of
2e Inquiry will be 70 get at any pos
vie violation Of the Donnelly anti
.sss law. Of this state. through crimi-
= Conspiracy or combination, local
Sholiions as 10 the advance made by
ee bakers 20 the 6-cent loaf viii be
1,eiully Scrutinized, and ell the facts
'asinable brought out.
SeftTnor Whitman and the Attorney
Ssaersl both feel that the present raise
Nead prices rs a great hardship 10
- poor people Of this city and other
ssaes IN the state, and they are in
s.aed TO believe that il is not wholly
ursnted.
~, h his petition TO Justice Rudd. at
sseoy' for the order TO institute the
E'tsugation, Attorney General Wood
named several witnesses whose
<sslmony he deemed essential 10 che
s'esiigation. They included Julius
shes, James Ward Warner, Z. G.
seenniman. c. " Montgomery. George
onskl. T. G. Estee. A. L. Russell,
rAs J. otrassbury. J. b. Arthur, W.
ssvsshel Collins, Hugo Fredercks, 6.
81 AltspauRh. William Stcinmetz.
s'ge W. Perkins, William Muschen-
aA' Archibald K. Watson, Gerald
a.e' Moses Pechter and Robert
s,rs,ry rhorburn.
sssse witnesses and score Of others
y already been subpenaed. Several
eem are officials Of bakers organi-
.oas m this city or representatives
ne Ward, Shuts and other large
Eng concerns.
verge " Perkins, as chairman Of