Show SUGAR TRUST FIGHTS FOR IMMUNITY BATH SHI WASHINGTON pIA May 12 I Fighting Fighting IsI Corthe for Cor forthe the preservation of or the tIme bath th the American Sugar SU Refining company compan has appealed to ito thin the supreme court of oC the United States Slates for protection against the tIme government go Tho The controversy crl arises arise from front nn an Investigation IJ by a federal grand jury of New York The Tho jury jur desired to examine two to specified spec spec- fled fied books of oC the corporation Instead of a n subpoena to the secretary secreta of the corporation or 01 other official requiring him to lO appear with these books United States Attorney Wise procured a n. subpoena subpoena sub sub- poena poena- IO na from Crom Judge Holt directed to the corporation Itself An attempt was WAR m made b by the lie corporation corporation corpora corpora- tion lion to have havo Judge Lacombe quash the subpoena H lip lIe declined d and when th thin the corporation failed to comply fined filmed It i for Cor contempt Judge Lacombe said ald the thin procedure was t no Ito doubt a wholly novel no practice He lie added that It seemed to be bo a logical outcome outcome outcome out out- come of the distinction that corporations unlike individuals If were not protected by b the fifth firth amendment to the Constitution tion lion which provided pro that no persons person shall hall be compelled In any criminal case lo 0 o be bo a witness against himself Judge Julge Lacombe said he lie was as not prepared pre pre- pared to assent to th the tho proposition that the time officer producing th the bool books s II Is entitled led to volunteer testimony as to what the books contain nor was WaG the jud judge e Im Impre Impressed impressed Im- Im pre pressed d with Ith the argument that the lie corporation corporation corporation cor cor- could no not physically produce the books |