South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-31
.HENEY SEEKS MORE
On PACKERS
Goes to Chicago Where Pri-
Yate Vault is Sealed by
u. S. Examiner.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Read-
ing OF letters and documents from
the confidential files of the Chicago
packers into the record of the fed
eral trade commissions meat pack
ing hearing came 10 a sudden halt
late wednesday 10 permit Francis
J. Heney, special counsel 10 return
TO Chicago and direct the search for
further material.
Henry Needer's vault, containing
the correspondence OF the lawyer
who was characterized by Mr.. Heney
as the clearing house" for the joint
operations Of the packers, has been
sealed by Hugh McIsaac. the COM
missions examiner, who obtained
most of the documentary evidence
already introduced. U1As Needer
reconsiders his refusal ID ermit the
examination of his papers 10 con-
tinue court action VIII be taken by
the commission.
Before Veeder decided the ex-
aminers could not continue their
search they obtained documents
which Mr.. Heney said were so i'm
portant as TO justify termination of
the hearings here and his leaving
for Chicago Thursday 10 direct the
Investigators. who are digging into
the files of others of the packers
I cOunse, as we'll.
Bare Some Inside stun.
Methods pursued by the big pack
ers in competing with smaller firms.
/ r1r-
had driven many of the latter out
of business, and the activities of
Colin II. Livingstone. washington
representative Of Armour x CO. were
described in documents put into the
record wednesday.
When the afternoon session of the
hearing began it was announced
that LIVINGSTONE, who was expected
10 take the stand. could not be To-
Gated. a. =. Adams. an examiner
for the commission, took the stand
to identify letters taken from Liv-
ingstone's files in the bank of which
ne is vice president, after Living
stone had been asked 10 return 10
his office Saturday and bring a let
ter which he failed to produce in
appearing for examination then An
original draft of Livingstone's let
ter said:
I'm the fall of 1914 and during
1915 and 1917 I rendered valuable
assistance in connection with the
settlement OF the claim of the FIVE
large packing houses in CHICAGO
against the English government.
Practically everything at the incep-
ton of the negotiations happened
because of representations person
ally made direct and sometimes
through the Canadian government
where / had a recognized influence
through my intimate friend, Sir
Thomas Shaughnessy. now Lord
! Shaughnessy and the governor gen
eral of Canada, who endorsed my
effor-s
MIR. Veeder Counsel for the
/ packers had repeatedly expI cssed
/ himself in most favorable terms to-
ward recognition of my services in
I this and other connections where
Z the benefit was mutual and general
MY services for the Armour CO.
which have been rendered for over
I
/ great deal of personal expense on
account of the necessity Of main
tanning a potent influence and re-
! latiOnship in WASHINGTON
Defines "Other Connections"
Mr.. Heney told the commission
that the other connections" re-
] TERED 10 undoubtedly meant Mr..
/ Livingstone's services against the
passage of the Borland resolution for
an investigation of the packing in
/ dustry.
The character of Mr.. Livinstone's
work in washington attracted con-
siderable attention from the COM
/ mission. 4 telegram from the legal
! department of Armour and Co, dat
] ed Aug. 9. 1916. instructed Mr.. Liv-
/ ingstone:
You will please represent Ar
mour and Co. in munitiOn matter
! and get in touch with stone and our
/ two senators as soon as possible. our
/ interest in this matter is the fact
/ that we are supplying munitiOn
manufacturers with large quantities
of lint and fibre"
Another telegram dated Apr. L.,
! 1917. asked about the status of the
| investigation resolution and added:
/ Remember 1 spoke 10 YOU about
I cleo tax. DO YOU think there's any
/ chance have some action taken along
our lines at present time"
on Aug. Is. 1917. Mr.. Livingstone
sent to Armour and Co. a page
proof of the tentative report of the
interstate commerce commission on
the proposed roadjustment of rates
/ in the Shreveport rate case. He said
that he had obtained the informa-
ton in an unusual form and that
the report was 10 be kept cOnhden-
tial.
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