Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-26
Prosecutor Introduces Many
Incliminating Letters
Showing Activity
POLITICS PLAYED TO
DEFEAT INVESTIGATION
Senator WadswOrth and E.
Dana Durand Involved In
Heney's Expose

Washington, Jan. 26.-Subtle efforts
of the "packers trust'' to smash the
proposed investigation into their bus.
mess, or, failing in this, to control the
probe itself, were revealed in cores.
pondence laid before the federal trade
commission by Chief Investigator
Heney today.
The Vaccinations of the packers ex.
tended, according to the evidence,
from propaganda flooding congress- to
attempts at placing their own council
as chief investigator of the federal
trade commission.
Legislators failing to respond to
their call were slated by packers for
revenge" Heney said
Private records from the office of
Swift and company, disclosed an agree
ment- of the big five to distribute the
costs of the fight against the Borland
resolution, which later evidence show
ed cost the trust $4,000.
Evidence was introduced showing
the packers had sought to worm into
the federal trade commission itself by
the appointment of l.. G. Boyle, Kan
sas City, as special investigator-the
post now held by Cheney.
Boyle was shown to have written
Representative Borland regarding his
candidacy for the post. Boyle was not
known to be connected with the pack
ers at this time, Heney said.
In letter Boyle said he chopped
the packers would not think he had
blundered in writing.'
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