Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-19
AGREEMENT Of
!. palmer WITH
PACKERS
Attorney Generals Plan 10
I, Secure Release Of Side In
dushies By Big Five Is
| Under Close Scrutiny.

washington, Dec. is---Attorney Gem
eral Palmer's agreement with the Dig
five" packers was under close scrutiny
in congress today.
palmer's detailed statement concern
ing the terms of the agreement unoor
which the packers are 70 get OUT ot
the grocery business and rehnQuish
hold OF stockyards was carefully stu
ldied.
The attorney general may be asked
lto anpear before the senate agrtcui-
lture committee to explain more fuliy
lhow the agreement was arrived az ana
what sort OF promise, II any, he mace
/ to the packers In return Tor theu ae-
Iceptance OF his terms
Borah Wants Details.
Senator Borah. Idaho, after CONFER
lenee with other senators Interested N
IIepislation for government control o.
lthe hacking industry. said he was CON
siasrlnr resolution asking Palmer e
= submit more detailed report 10 eon
\ The senate agriculture committe
Twin begin early in the new year y g
construct the Kendrick-Kenyon regu
:, l,atorv hills so that they win confori
- 10 the terms Of the agreement
- planned. sa
" Kenyon will insist. he said toda
or nat the hackers shall be under fedc
M II control. Ia a certain extent lie az
~, would retain the prohibition now In y
" Nm AGAINST any activity by packers
~, a,,nrelated lines OF business so "
% ,hav may not again seek TO branch
into fields where their big organn
tior gives them an advantage o'
"a small competitors ..
~ The packers owe their escape w
~. lprosecution TO the government ~
~ to bring down the cost of living, "
,sn ss belief here Of department o. Justice
mo ficiais. u.,....
~ Although. 40 far. the federal Y
ou', co,u mission here refrained from Y
out nsant on Paimers settlement y ~
"a 70 i,ayed their attitude Is that the pac'
na,,a .vot off easy II is conten
, tne mai the evidence which the conn
,idee s,nn gathered In Its twe+ ana
siac- Gears probe and turned over 10 tne
unel' nartment Of justice, was overwn
,rulv against the packers ana iei
men lioonhole for escape !
busting" suit. 49,. 10,
Under the agreement the "
Ie po. t,,o vaars IN which TO sell
resent interests In public stockyarus' !
er po- naners, grocery lines. etc y
sable branching out into these lines
l,hey were building up the mos' !
ltIe food monopoly In history w.
~ palmer The agreement pfs
sbat inc government viii file an
-, actiou. the packers VIII r.
s.,ng .uas me allegation that any 10
nv 49,, yioiated-and the issue y
IN comnromised according 70 W" y.
Vlb .a,,le,neut already subscfi'
ny .',ar ana representatives OF "
.IE five" - beading.
,r,.t,.,v.y,ve suits to dissolve
,rusts now pending IN VI.
s,ates courts, may undergo W
vainly raatnnent as that gwen ths pay
ith the WAS Indicated here TO-DAY.
.,n., when asked II his action ~
" 49, a,nat The packers was 70 pc '
story =. sAsar,rner OF similar aetioh
;, I. sss nrr. snits. Palmer saidi \,
\ e.. az. There are numDer -
Luei 10 sraing, but each VIII nave "
~ ita own legs" .and
- ais pIssolution suits now W. =,
y az ~ cordiug 10 the department "
EinA" INCLUDE the following .,,.s
-. 49, Heading company LenIsA s,na,
rday, a ~ .oi,road, United staes S'es'
receiver , , ,,nn Eastman Kodak coI'apan az
Is pe,ns s,,, scan @ Can company. southern
der'anh der,...'s central Pacific Railway
awaiuhs ,s Quaker oats company, As'os y,
far ~ s,ss y pos,ers. Keystone wa'qn IN =
res in TINS nenv American Sugar he1s' ~,
rInany. ps"y. n, Chicago Mosais = W. w
PROSTATE pam pa"y New england Fish hhs :,
filterins ,s Psay vslowaty & sons, onions a. .
root anH Massachusetts Nash n ~
Of his los- 9Th massh Dakota; Ironite s. g
a particle 80. -, YORK; A. sehraders son -
ulliy hoysi lss~ s.s.,iean Cone & Wafer s 4
stove iiadi- amer ss.. enmafra PURCHASING
,arrned the onaO, .,na - Sew york; Western
Eyehange. rve Rlaxon COMPANY u \,
ss.nr,nsna Cement company