South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-28
To END DELAY
IN PROBING
CONSPIRACIES
Letter From Heney Accom-
panying Request Points Out
Obstruction in Getting
Veeder'S Papers.
international News Service:

uifiuNiinual News Service
WASHINGTON, Feb IS. - The
federal trade commission today
asked congress to enact special legis-
lation permitting the seizing OF
papers from the files ana vaults of
corporations where crimes are
charged and where investigation is
being made by the commission
The request submitted 70 Vice
Pres't Marshall oy Commissioners
Coilver, Fort and Murdock points
out IN an accompanying letter from
Special Counsel Francis j. Heney
the resistance that the commission
has met in securing correspondence
from 1enry Needer, general couSsel
for Swift x Co, and claimed by
Heney 20 be the clearing house for
the big five" packers in maintain
ing a criminal conspiracy"
Would Question Right
The federal trade commission
holds that the right OF appeal from
an order issued By the United States
district court should be questioned by
congress as Judge Lands already
had authorized a United States
marshal 10 secure the papers Fol
lowing the taking of the papers
Needer applied 10 Judge Baker. of
the United States circuit court of ap-
peals for allowance of a writ of error
10 prevent the marshal from remov-
ing or examining papers from Weed
er's vault and from further examin-
ing any i'm vaiise already removed
Judge Baker allowed the write.
pending ii motion from the United
states district attorney. i'm other
words preventing the government
from examining papers already in
the bands OF a marshal
Details Litigation.
The letter sent 10 Commissioner
Collver from Heney was dated Feb.
"a 10 contains "a detailed account
OF the involved litigation and is
followed up ny suhstantiatirg areu-
ment for congressional action by cit-
ing the failure of the government. 90
provide necessary laws regarding
various criminal cases under the
espionage act These were intended
Co impress congress with the seri-
ousncss Of the matter and 90 speed
Heney's letter said I'm part.
Mr. Needer testified in SUBJ
stance. after the statute of linn
itauous had expired. as Wit
ness upon the trial of D. Ogden
Armour. L. r. Swift and others
early I'M the year 1912. ON the
charge of criminal conspiracy
under the Sherman act. that for
many years his office was
clearing house for the five big
packers in criminal conspiracy
which they maintained for the
fixing OF prices and The control
OF the meat industry The evi-
dence which we have gathered
iu the present Investigation
strongly tends TO prove that this
conspiracy still EXISTS. with some
slight notifications as 90 It's
scope ard purpose. has coutin-
ucd I'm existence ever since and
Isl still active and that Needer
is stiU the custodian of many
papers which have been used iu
pursuance the-eof as iustrumcn-
talities in TIE commission of
felouies
Compelled To- Get Order
The letter explains further that
Examiner Hugh NcIsaacs. under
oath before q. s Dist Judge Lands
seized papers and documents which
were in Needer's vault. Do told how
Needer had compelled 'ujEe lands
90 issue a stay order and how the
search warrant was asked 4uashcd.
Judge Iandis would not quash the
warrant whercupon \eeder appealed
10 the circuit court of appeals and
allowance by Jud-e Baker. OF the
writ. has prevented further iuvesti-