Show I I i I t I I I II I AH AI N FEDERAL Al AlHA CHARGES HA f Bench Warrants Will Issue Monday for Accused Mentioned in inGrand inGrand inGrand Grand Jury Report warrants on forty BENCH indictments returned by bythe t the he federal grand jury will win i issue from the United States district court Monday and I t the tho arraignment of or the defendants will take place later in tho the week a according to Isaac Blair Evans United States district attorney At that time bond will be fixed and t tho he dates sot for tor tho trial of or tho the cases Of or the thc forty indictments re returned returned re- re t turned eight were against tho the I Utah-Idaho Utah Sugar company its Us of officers or- or and directors and certain i individual brokers charged with p in sugar Tho re remainder remainder re- re of or the Indictments concerned con can c offenders against the prohibition prohibition pro pro- h law and tho the Harrison a narcotic anti act white slave cases counterfeiting cases and of offenses oi- oi t against the automobile automo automo- b bile ile theft act After Arter turning turning- In the Indictments i the Jury adjourned atts at i its ts own request until September 14 14 a at t which h time It will reconvene to f finish cases still sUlI Under tinder t ion tion Sugar Indictments i Three r returned a against the Utah-Idaho Utah Sugar I c company Its officers and directors The Tho charges are arc violation of or the tho Lever Leer act In charging an unreasonable unreason unreason- a able ble and excessive price for tor sugar a and nd conspiracy to charge such unreasonable un un- r reasonable o price In addition there were two Indictments against Merrill Mer Mer- r rill ut Nibley assistant general man man- la a cr of or tho Utah-Idaho Utah Sugar company com com- pany pany and James E E. Jennings of or orI tho ho Hanna Jennings Warehouse c company charging the tho conduct of or ofa ora a a wholesale business In sugar without without with with- out a license and the tho disposition of or bags of or sugar at an nn unreasonable unI un un- un- un re reasonable price There Thero were two I i indictments against Frank Pingree and J J. J II Grut cashiers of ot local banks and others charging speculation speculation l lation in sugar and a a. like charge i against George W. W Goddard of or the tho I Goddard Packing lacking company and I Gage Rodman flodman of or Ogden Trial of CasesI Cases I II cannot say SlY Just when these the cases will be brought to trial said Mr Ir E Evans yesterday esterday In the ordinary or or- or- or dinar course of or events thc they would I come up before the November tern term I of the federal court but It is possible pos pos- sible that Judge o Tillman D. D JohnI John John- trial before before before be be- be- be Kon on may call a petit Jury jur fore that time I have not conferred con con- erred with him on this point however In the case caso of oC a number of or the thc defendants who are already In ir custody charged with operating stills ha having narcotics etc confessions con con- have been made and some somo arc are ready to plead guilty guilt upon ar ar- Some of ot these will I probably face taco the tho court next Saturday Sat Sat- 1 I I I I I General Denial Of Guilt Is Made Upon the tho part of ot the defendants defendant S in the sugar indictments there 1 la Is laa a general denial of or guilt rd 1 ing to statements secured by Th The a Telegram yesterday In practically over every Instance tb the C statement Is la made that In selling sugar Busar at 2348 the Utah Idaho a Sugar company and its Us officers a as aswell aS S I well a as the Individual brokers who 0 engaged in tho the sugar business p. p were merely taking advantage 0 of or f I market conditions created in other othe r portions of or the United States Stales The They assert that sugar would have bar moved out of or this state so rapidly under price offerings elsewhere e that an actual shortage so would have hay 0 been created here which could no not notha t ha have vo been remedied except by th the shipment of or sugar from other othe I points at still higher prices I The indictment grows out of oC a aI avery vel very ci puzzling situation said V VS W. W S. S McCornick l director of th the C Utah-Idaho Utah Sugar com company pan named 1 in one of oC the charges There wa was S no Intention on the part of or myself f or any other of ot the defendants t to 0 violate the law nor was waa there an any y intention of ef r placing an unreasonable unreason unreason- able burden on the consumers it Inthis in inthis this community or elsewhere Tb The rho Tbt e Idaho Utah Sugar company compan did no not t and could not fix or control th the e price of ot sugar usar When hen the facts fact H are all brought out 1 I feel teel the defendants de do will be bc found to be subject subject sub sub- Sect to no Just criticism W. W II Wattis of Ogden Ogdon is ala also 0 one of or the directors of ot the Utah Utah- Idaho named In the Indictment H He Hf e said Eald ho he hoped for tor a speedy speed trial c of ot otI f I tho case as ho believed it would woud cd d show that no crime had been corn com j As a director of or the Utah Idaho Sugar company compan he said Mid I fe It was my duty to see that in my y I company compan received for Its product t the price accorded other companies ts Continued on page pase 4 I ARRANGEMENT OF Continued from page pace 1 throughout tho the United States Slates All AH other companies in Utah have been receiving the marl market t prices for tor their goods nor havo have they been asked to sell under tho the market Tho Tim Utah-Idaho Utah sold tour four of ot its product below the market and when It seeks to sell cell one-fifth one at nt atthe the tho market it is prosecuted I am willing to stand on the record It will wUl be noted th that t the Indictments Indictments Indict Indict- ments are Issued on tho eve of ot the tho convention when tho the primaries have hll demonstrated that 1 I am the leading lOAding candidate for governor on tho Republican t |