Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-12 | Page 4 | Federal Sugar Probe Gains Headway

N t J 1 J 1 Al I S o 1 TELEGRAM r TH THURSDAY Y fEDERAL SUGAR PROBE GAINS HEADWAY El Evidence So Far Is Said I t to Warrant Drastic Action Action Action Ac Ac- tion Against Gamblers w WASHINGTON April 12 Dy Dl t E ITS P P. Evidence ten tending to prove a n conspiracy of ot sugar gamblers re responsible responsible re- re for tor the tho recent boost of ot sugar prices was to be bo laid before acting Attorney General A. A T. T Seymour Seymour Seymour Sey Sey- mour mour of yew New fw York today by Federal DI District i Attorney Hayward whose whoso office o t o gathered the data Seymour Semour left here late J last st night after a conference with President larding Harding In which tho the department of f Justice ustice Investigation of the m mystery mys- mys s s- tery behind the sugar rise risa was thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- thor canvassed The probe which has been been under underway underway underway way for to nearly a month Is said to have reached a a. a point where concrete concrete concrete con con- crete evidence warranting drastic legal action against those responsible responsible responsible sible for tor the boosts is in the hands of the department It is Known that high officials of the department of justice are dubious about the possibility of ot ac actually actually ne- ne pu putting Ung anyone behind the bars for tor what Is considered robbery robbery rob rob- bery beIT of ot the American people of a month through artificially artificially arti artl- prices price The conspiracy statutes are ae held to be so v vague gue and surrounded with so many difficulties of application that the problem of ot prosecuting under under un un- der them is said to be bo greater than that of ot the necessary evidence establishing a conspiracy While e the department is pushIng pushing pushIng push- push Ing its probe of ot this phase of the therise therIse therise rise the tariff commission is preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring to lay before President Harding HardIng HardIng Hard- Hard Ing the result of ot its preliminary inquiry h into the effect of the sugar tariff on prices ordered by the pre pres president pres- pres ident