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Show oo H PRES. SMITH I ON THEM I Notifies Sugar Commit- H tee He Does Not Re- H quire a Subpoena JH Washington, June 22. A confer- on co botwoen Michigan beet sugar men H and President Taft. then secretary of fH war, held in Washington prior to the IfHfl Presidential campaign of 1908. was lll made a subject of Inquiry today by kH tho House sugar Investigating com- H mitteo. C. B. .Warren, president of the H Michigan Sugar Refining company. hl denied that any general sugar tariff il schedules were discussed with Mr. ill Toft. He eald tnat Mr. rait haa ais- ijh cussed tho Philippine sugar conccs- 'JH slons and had solicited his aid in al- 1 laying opposition to free sugar from IH the Philippines. Hl Chairman Hardwick has received a jH telegram from Jos. F. Smith, head of IH tho Mormon church and a director In H tho "Utah-Idaho Beot Sugar company M fioying ho had loft Salt Lak City for T ,H Washington and that a subpoena H would not be necessary to bring him ijH before tho committee. ' Mr. Warren was asked how ho ac- H counted for a statement mad to tho "1 ways' and means commit too of tho , H Houso two years ago by F. R, Hath- M away, sccrotary of tho Michigan com- H ptny, that the American Sugar Rofin- $" mg company controlled nono of Its jl "Mr.-Hathawey undoubtedly be- ll lleved that'to be thefact at that -tlmo." 1 said Mr. Warren. Tie had no access GH to the stqck books. of tho company iH and the stock held In my namo for jl Mr. Havemeyer and his associates ,HH was not transferred to the names of 'ifl American company officiate until Mr. fl Hathaway had .mado hte statement. fll ' 1 fiH Salt Lake City, Utah", June " 52 JH Joseph F. , Smith, president of the i'll Mormon church, who wea summoned fjM to appear before tho house commit- H tec. has not yet started for Washing- t H ton . H It was stated at tho office or in 4,H first presidency today that ho prob- rll ably would leave tonight or tomorrow. -H |