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Show Investigation of Utah-Idaho M Company Used in Effort m to Unseat Him Is Claim M SM'OOT MAKES RED- H HOT SENATE ADDRESS "Probe Is Becoming Blow At My Political Career," Says State's Representative WASHINGTON, May 24. Charges that a federal trado commission in-vestigation in-vestigation of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company was being used in an effort to defeat hinv for re-election were H made In the senate today by Senator Smoot, Republican. Utah. "No ono can object to any action IH that can be taken to control or. rcgu- IH lntr Ihrv Inwftil rl!itr!hn"f (rn nt 'iipii " ll said Senator Smoot, "but'when any ".department of Ihe. government under- jH takes to sticuro the defeat or election of a United States senator through jH the investigation of the affairs of a sugar company, it is timo that such a contemptible practice be called to the attention of the public:" j Telegrams Arc Head Senator Smoot read copies of tele-1 tele-1 grams alleged to have passed between ( W. H. Beer, attorney for tho commls-i commls-i sion in the Utah-Idaho company's ! investigation, and George "E. Sanders jH I of Salt Lake City, in which Mr. Beer I asked Sanders for advice regarding I Ills movements and departure from I Utah. The alleged reply of Mr. San-j San-j ders advised Mr. Beer not to be "in loo big a hurry to finish your case as public sentiment is fast changing and almost entirely for government prosecution.'! f Muy Cost Smoot Seat Y. "Sugar magnates anxious for you to get their case through," the re-ply re-ply continued. "Palmer should keep you on the job. Tf you keep going for two mqnths it will cost Smoot his scat. Eettcr kill time with Washing-ton, Washing-ton, authority." Months asro. Senator Smoot said, ho was advised that the trade commls-sion commls-sion planned to investigate the Utah-Idaho Utah-Idaho concern Just before tho election and that among other cases assigned was that it would help defeat him for election. Mr Smoot said he owned only 7C shares of stock In the com-pany, com-pany, paying him $"22 monthly. Fl.vlng Smear Prices The senator also read telegrams ex-changed ex-changed between himself and the sugar company relative to fixing sugar prices and said all had been inspected by a department of justice agent and his entire course in that respect approved. Despite this, Sena-tor Sena-tor Smoot said, it appears tho trade J commission investigation had become a blow at his political career. "I am positive the honest people of this country." said Mr. Smoot, "will not approve of any such rotten poll- Tiie investigation to which Senator Smoot rofer'red in .his senate address today was lho one undertaken by the federal trado commission following complaints of smaller sugar com-I com-I panics in Utah that the Utah-Idaho ! Sugar company used unfair methods I to suppress competition in this state |