The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-09
HENEY SAYS ARMOUR
TRIED TO HIRE HIM
Asks Senate Committee to In
vestigatc Offer by Pack
ing Firms Counsel.
INQUIRY WILL BE MADE
Examination Of Veeder Re-
garding Identity of "Dia-
mond t." Is Delayed.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Francis J.
Heney. who conducted the Federal Trade
Commission's meat packing investiga-
ton. asked the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee to-day to investigate an offer of
employment with the big packers which
he said was made TO him by Levy Mayer,
counsel for Armour & Co. during the
present hearing on the meat industry.
Senator Kenyon Ga) said Mr.. Mayer
was expected TO appear before the COM
mittee next week and would be exam
ined then.
Mr.. Heney said he had been APP
preached by Mr.. Mayer when J. Ogden
Armour was testifying and that Mr..
Mayer had told him In the committee
room, "If you will come to Chicago with
us We will give you more business than
you can handle' MIR. Heney added that
Mr., Mayer told him similar offer had
been made In Chicago to Frank p.
Walsh. formerly joint chairman OF the
War Labor Board.
An affidavit denying the statement OF
Henry Needer. counsel for Swift & Co,
that the National Live Stock Associa-
ton spent more money in supporter the
Borland resolution for a meat packing
inquiry than the packers did against II
was presented by D. w. Tomlinson. Sec
rotary OF the association. who accused
the packers of attempting to split the
ranks Of the live stock men.
On cross-examination Mr.. veeder said
he did not know whether the packers had
contributed to either the Republican or
&lemocratic parties.
Have they ever contributed to Mrs.
Wadsworth's anti-sufrrage campaign
asked Mr.. Heney.
Mr.. Eeeder replied that Louis r. Swift
had been requested 10 contribute 800 to
the National Association Opposed to
Woman Suffrage. Mr. Heney said Mr..
Veeder recommended this payment be
made ION condition II were kept secret,
as suffrage wss going to sweep the
country" but the witness said he could
not recall that he had done so.
Examination of Mr.. Veeder regarding
the Identity OF person known as "Dia-
mond t." who sen. advance Information
Of Government activities to the packers.
was delayed until Monday at the request
OF Senator Norris tNeb.). Mr. Mayer
also will be heard then.
DR.. G. A. Wilson. president OF the
Wyoming Wool Growers Association, ad-
| vocated Government limitation on pack
ers' profits II found to be excessive. He
sdll the dSSoSldllcIl
organizations were opposed to Govern
ment ownership or operation OF stock
yards or other facilities OF the packing
industry.
Levy Mayer of Chicago. counsel for
Armour & Co., Issued a statement here
last night denying the charge made by
Francis J. Heney before the Senate
Agriculture Committee IN Washington
| that Mr.. Mayer had offered him employ
| ment with the packers.
THE charge OF Heney. made during
my absence in New York. is an !nfam-
Gus iie." said Mr.. Mayors statement
He says the attempt was made by me
at an open session Of the committee.
At that time Mr.. Armour was test!fying.
| Why did not Heney get up then and I'M
! nted.atc!y acacu3ce this imaginary
charge: The lie Ia too transparent, II is
very clumsy. Heney has for months at
tackled the honesty and integrity OF
| every one OF the five big packers and
Of all their lawyers. Now, in despair
| he resorts to still another lie Some days
ago the committee asked me to appear
next Monday 10 discuss the const!tu-
| tionality OF the pending bill. ! will
then appear and have more to say