The evening herald., 1918-01-26

mission today against the practice oi
leaving the offices IN the commission 3
building unlocked.
~ have several times returned ana
fup' d am attorney Cor the packers
alone in my office" Mr. Heney said
IIcncy's Evidence.
The evidence which caused Mr.
| IIcncy's remarks was a letter dated
August ~. 1915 from A. G. McManus
IN Washington 70 Henry Nceder tn
chicago both attorneys for the pack
crS McNlanus referred to a complaint
asking for an investigation ut the live
stock industry ana said
! THE DoolittIc complaint under e.
crul trade commission practice .-
privileged and not available To- tho
public. However. 10 is as follows.
Tie then proceeded o. outline the
! substance OF the complaint
congressman ia Net.
! Mr.. McManus wrote Nj Necdor
August -, 1916:
| "On the fun judiciary committee
we can rely ON webb, Notth Carolina.
| Curlin. virginia, Thomas. Kentucky
! Taggart. kansas. lgoe. Missouri vii
ianns. Illinois. Whaley. South Caro-
| lima: Dale. New York. Carowuy, Ar
! kansas. Dyer Missouri am also
/ assured that Gard tOhioD can ho con
! trolled
/ q. "A. Livingstone. of Washington,
| WHO appeared n the records as hav-
| ing been active with the packers &"
| defeat the Burlnns resolution was
| called ~ a witness FOR the afternoon
session
| Details of visit tu Washington
! during which he consulted numerous
| officials Wcrc given by Henry Nccdcr
! counsel for the packers. in q letter
| TO Louis t. swift. dated July g., 1915.
! he wrote that he had been Informed
/ that II the federal trade commission
| were instructed to make am invcsti-
! Cation IL would bo without pu5lica-
| ton aud under uo circumstances in
/ public hearings AT which attorneys
/ NIGH, participate.
I J.. c. Boyle. of Kansas city. former
attorney general of kansas appeared
/ iiN IlNNf lf'fll lil fNilNAfllA 'NItlNiAlNf' %
! non with the packers regarding tho
pcrlard Investigation resolution. July
! g. lnlG Boyle wrote Nccdrr.
"Onr ~ the last Things I impressed
| upon him ,Burluut was that al
though I did not doubt his sinccrit,
! I certainly did doubt his political
s,gucity. Insofar as his own personal
welfare was concerned. feel that
niy last shots in reference to his own
! political welfare may have tnken
! root.
Nh H,ucy interrupted To- say iu
! Justice to Representative Horluud that
| th, congressman did not cease his of-
I forts for an investigation
Sia.u1O Slu-h Iuud
According 80 the evidence, a fund
Of $4,000 was upportiuncd among
the packers to fight the Burland rcso-
luton
I.pttors were introduced showing
that another cuud "t $1,000 had been
raised according to the Usual percent
ages aud turned over to Paul u. 'ra-
yath. q New YORK lawyer. in January.
1915. There was mo- indication ~
what the money was ,o bc used for.
y fhIl liAf0IlNi N'lN'IlN ~ 'NlA ~
! McMauus, In Wa8higEtou to Henry
Nocdcr, general counsel f"r thc pack
"rs. dated luly 2g, 1910. gave tho
packers ,lcw OF the political situation
when the Iorland resolution was still
before suh-committec uf the house
iudiciar, committee Dourrossmcn
referred to were mentioned only 10y
initials
Three Possible \ction~.
There are three possible actions
open tu us" the letter -Iid
zone g. b. at homo iu ohio. There
MIA, Dee q chau,c to call IL up while
b.. Be- away DO =. can hr relied ON lu
that cas-, vote might 10" taken tn
report AGAINST the resolution. The
chairman advises against this because
he says u would open thr door in
"a. scultr Tor % similar resolution
there aud also give the other side an
excuse tu tr, to got the FUN commit
tee tu reverse Al, ull events ne
doubts if it would porn .aucutN rud it
Two To report o." ro'ommcuda.
ton This. hc muLs might be- easier
Ia do T. would rather du this than
one. This sull open to action I'm
senate.
Three Emas,ulntr resolution =,
cover widest possible scope ana sub.
committee pass II with big approprin-
ton tie favurs this. us he Thinks
II ties senators hands aud can never
pass tho house az this session or ai
the next Even II ~ were brought
up az the next session aud hc passed
IL would o.. "a long drawn out thing
and do narm The administration
Gent fur G. aud asked hiny tC nflu
cnce the others tie says oonc all b,
can The chairman of the full com.
mittco is with as ana G. says VERY
little chance tull committee acting thl,
session puywu, saw e. aud rode
around town with him FOR an hour
lie uNs hr b. sure We should agrc,
Ia three vote tu leave II 80 60 T..
viii prevent resolution ever passing
house I am sure
4 telegram dated August .. 1919
from McNanus To swift a CO., snid
. oklahoma bad. Want consulta
ton
Mr ncnr, said the reference wa
to tsourrezgmuu Dick Morgan pf ok