Show APPEAL OF SUGAR TRUST Great Greet Corporation Goes to United States Supreme Court and De Demands mands Immunity Bath Washington May 11 Fighting for tor forthe forthe the preservation of the immunity bath b the thc American Sugar Refining company compau today appealed to the su supreme sup preme p me court of or the United States for protection against the government I The controversy arises from an investigation by a a federal grand jury of or Sew ew York Tork i iThe The jury desired to examine two specified books of the corporation In Instead Instead Instead stead of or Issuing a subpoena to the sec secretary secretary secretary of ot the corporation or other official i ilal cial lal requiring him to appear with ith those books United States Wise Vise procured a subpoena from Judge Holt directed to the corporation itself An n attempt was made by br the cor corporation corporation to have Judge Lacombe quash the subpoena He declined and when the corporation failed fal ed to comply fined it for contempt Judge Lacombe said the procedure was as no doubt a wholly novel practice He lie added that it seemed to be a n log logical ical acal outcome of the distinction that corporations unlike individuals were not protected by the fifth firth amendment to the constitution which provided that no persons shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself Judge Lacombe he was not pre prepared prepared prepared pared to assent 3 to the proposition tion that thattIe tIe the tl officer producing the books is en entitled entitled entitled titled to volunteer testimony as to what the books hooks contain nor was the judge Impressed with Uh the argument that the corporation could not physically physically I cally ally produce the books |