Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-31
Prosecutor Goes to Chicago to
Get More Evidence Which Is
Locked Upi Attorney Re-
fuses to Show Papers.
REPRESENTED JOINTLY
NUMBER OF PACKERS
Investigation Indicates Gener-
al Understanding Whereby
Purchases of Cattle, Sheep
and Hogs Were Made.
10 MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL lsas-o W,ae1

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Washington, Jan. 30-Reading of let
ters and documents from the conf
dental files of the Chicago packers
into the records of the federal trade
commissions meat packing hearing,
came to a sudden halt late today to
permit Francis ]. Heney, special
counsel, to return to Chicago and di-
rect the search for further material
Henry Veeders vault. containing
the correspondence of the lawyer who
was characterized by Mr.. Heney az
the Clearing house" for the joint op.
erations of the packers, has been seal
ed by Hugh McIsaac, the commits
sion's examiner, who obtained most
of the documentary evidence already
introduced. Unless Veeder recon-
siders his refusal to permit the exam
ination of his papers to continue,
court action will be taken by the com
mission.
Important Papers Found.
Before Veeder decided the examn-
ers could not continue their search.
Il.
Heney said were so important as to
justify termination of the hearings
here and his leaving for Chicago to-
morrow to direct the investigators
who are digging into the files of others
of the packers counsel as we'll.
:. Methods pursued by the big pack
ers in competing with smaller firms
which Mr.. Heney declared virtually
had driven many of the latter out of
business. and the activities of Colin H
Livingstone, Washington representa-
tive of Armour G. Co., were described
in documents put into the records to.
day.
.. Examination Ordered.
Mr., Heney made this statement to
the commission:
Before left Chicago I left Hugh
McIsaac in charge of our Investigators
there. and I directed them to examine
the correspondence files of Henry
Veeder, who Is shown to be the clear
ing house of the packers of the ex.
penses which they incurred Jointly
and which they divided, in the pur-
chase of cattle. sheep, hogs and calves
throughout the country. have writ
ten evidence on that, Mr.. Commits
sioners. which is already partly in. but
we have little more yet. I directed
Mr. McIsaac at the same time to put
another examiner on the correspond
ence files of Mr.. Borderns, attorney
for both Morris and Wilson & Co. and
also on the files of the attorney for
Armour & Co.
Now, Veeder is not only attorney
for Swift g. Co., but is, as say, clear
ing house agent for them in many
things, particularly cottonseed oil
mills, which they owned jointly down
to last year, when after a Judgment
had been obtained in the state of
Texas where they pleaded guilty in a !
suit for penalties for combination in
restraint Of trade. They finally paid
100000 in penalties, and then divided |
up these oil plants among themselves.
Veeder was the clearing house for
them. That l have evidence of. So |
it was important to examine those
records.
Veeder Changes Mind.
"Mr. Mc1saac wired me last night. !
ana got the telegram this morning, i
that after he had gone part Of the
way with the examination of the rec
ords there, which are in vault in Mr.. |
Veeder's office. Mr., veeder changed |
his mind on the matter. I do not |
know whether that was due to the
character of what was being found or
not, but I apprehend it was from my
knowledge Of some of the things
found. Mr.. McIsaac wired me for in
structions In the meantime, he seal |
ed up the vault.
Il have concluded in view of what
know to be the Importance of the
correspondence that I will temporar-
lily postpone any further hearings
here, provided the commission is salts
fled that should, to leave for Chi
cago to take charge of this matter"