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Names of Garner. Underwood and
Bankhead Ape" in Letters Sead
in Senate Inquiry.

Washington, Ech. 7.-p&ckers' ac-
with legislation, Including proposed
oleomargarine tax bills and >Ae bor-
land measure for inves;; Gat!in OF the
packers We're inquired INFO during the
testimony of Henry Veeder. counsel
for Swift & Co.
tural committee.
Letters taken from Mr.. Needer's
files were read by Francis ]. HeA"E.
One Of them, signed K. {. NJ, WHO
witness said was r. G. McManus, at
torney for Swift, was dated At Wash
ington, January 6, 1917, and related
to amendments to the revenue Dill
and the agricultural appropriation
bill. 1t said:
Garner. Of WAYS md means. i
earnestly trying II initiate revenue
measure with apparently excellent
prospects. We feel that there is no
use to argue now over changes or
form-anything to get it out OF that
committee. Of course. they have oul
address.
Underwood and Bankhead promise
that if any mention is made Of reve'
nue. in the, house bill they will tack
on cleo in the senate and talk oppo
sition to death. The danger is that
a bond issue only will be reported tt
meet deficit The situation is fai
! better than we hoped for. The p!al
| is for Democratic caucus action il
| committee and more or less secret
I'll try to post you by letter mailed
tomorrow Sunday evening.
| "Now on the Borland Harry (cod'
| name for a Swift employee, asked S
| O. what he thought of an ancndmen
! to the agricultural appropriation bill
| providing funds for secretary to mak'
| q study of the whole subject of thu
| production and marketing of beef. HI
| thought this would augment the hu
| reau of markets work and effectuall'
| block off other efforts. 1t is eviden
! that the department kas changed it
| mind little, having found that tn
| market bulletins are popular.
| 81 should wish 10 see the Specl1
plan before I voted and there is plen
| ty of time for us To consider Uater
| Johnson (code name) inst came from
| the capitol very confident that botl
cleo and butter resolutions would b.
reported out. Maybe we will wire TO
YOU to leave Monday T. NJ. becaus
things may happen quickly.
"Can YOU mail check for 1925
| Monday for W. 2. J., as one quartz
annual retainer of $1,000? He is a
work now and it would start us right
G. F. s., Jr.. o. I'd it
The IS. O." mentioned in the letter
Mr.. veeder said, might have beer
] South Thimhle--cl clerk of the house
| who once sent him a turkey as
gift.
The vote on the oleo leg slatlol
mentioned as shown by the congress
rional Record was 81 yeas and .
nays
During the course of the proceed
ings Heney referred TO the records "
the packers by implication as erin
nal" Veeder. rising to his feet an
pounding the table with his ifs
shouted:
Eyes, Mr.. Heney, you have had
"a wide experience with criminals, an
have your record right here, an
am willing to show it any time 20
! want me to-
Mr.. Heney read letters from NJ
Veeder's files in which it was state
on Alfred R. Union, counsel for a
mour & Co, "the big man" in Pennsy
cania, had given assurance thel
would be 10 prosecution in 1912 f'
The sale of naturally coiored n!eoma
rarine. Mr. Eecder said he had 1
'Gaa who was the big man referred t