The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-11
HENEY ASSERTS PACKERS OFFERED
SOFT job WITH LARGE INCOME


WASHINGTON, F'ch. 11.--Francis J.
Hcnry. who conducted thu fedora! trade
commissions meat p;skinE investigation
today, gave the senate agriculture com
mjt:c details Of offers Of employment.
which hc said were made to him by Levy
AIuvcr. counsel for Armour Il company
before and during the present hearing.
MIR MAYER who spent the day on the
witness stand. cmphalically denied that
no had made the offers or any or the
statements attributed Ia nm ny MI
Ucncy. At the close OF the DAY MI
u.ycr stood ur with hook in his hand
and, he said. for tho purpose OF assisting
the committee to determine TO "holh II
should give crrdSncc. started 10 make
statement which no said dealt Win
Mr.. Hcncy and thr liking oil jury
Mr. Hcncy Immediately was on his feet
ord announced that If any such state
MAN, was introduced he would bring III
,ho attorney general to prove that any
e,rb charge against him was false. AZ
III. ,oint members Of the committee m
,cr,unted to say that they regretted thhl
rho TWO lawyers had become inrolFcd ~
, disrussion rs much of tho Time OF III"
cn,,,nittcc. which should have been given
to the hearing had been consumer.
E,r,v in the Gay Mr.. Mayer entered
bis first denial that hc Ind oHereo DUST
ness TO Mr. Honey before the let'er "r
rived mt the hearing. He also io'u d
telegram from Frank y. Walsh. VINO MI
Honey said Mayer told him. hao D'en
made q similar ollcr, SIl''ns Nv ~
heard nothing OF i.
1ator in the afternoon. after Mr.. May
ny rad brcn giving the committee his
views regarding proposed Legislation reg
,,,atink the meat industry, MI. hche?
hcr-an questioning him about their hESt
meeting in Chicago last year. ana npouI
n meeting between Mr.. Mayer. W. W.
cha min of tho Oakland. California I'm
ouircr and q Mr.. Slesinger. of san fran-
cisco.
"Iu tell YOU what l said to them.
said Mr. Mayer "Chanin ana SIcSlhEEI
came to my office and the latter asKco II
knew any San Francisco lawyers l
said I knew Of you. Mr.. Henc?' ana MT,
Slcsingcr replied that he was Hooo
, friend Of yours. I replied that hoihs 'lte
case I could speak freely with him ana
I told him your methods were uhp'o'e"
sional and dishonest"
Tbis statement resulted in n heated
exchange between the two attorneys.
but finally Mr.. Mayor. in response u
Mr.. Hency's questioning. told OF ais
cussinC with Mr. Honey visit the lat
ter made TO New York.
"You discussed New York lawyers
said Mr. Mayer. land said that thcE
didn't know how TO try cases. and that
You thought you would go 10 New orN
and open an office"
did you then offer 10 send ME ousi-.
ncss?" asked Mr.. Heney.
Neither then nor. any other t'me'
replied Mr.. Mayer ,
In response 10 further qucSt'onlnh,
Mr. Mayer said that nc rcmcnocrc"
meeting Mr.. Hency in washington
hotel last Saturday. Mr.. Hcn'F 'ne"
| asked:
! "Didn't YOU leave Mr.. Armour'grah
me bv the coat lapel and say; You have
| been very nice to us today We app'''
! ciato il. We don't forget il. You Know
what ! mean"
NO" said Mr.. Mayer cmphatirally'
Didn't you ask nc TO your room' ana
| after I refused. you said you wo"i"
come to my room to smoke cigar
NO" replied Mr.. Mayer.
! Mfr. Hcney then made his detained
statement to the committee. He sa'a
that he was invited to- the office or Carl
/ MAYER, in Chicago. last year for con-
florence, md after nc had been therS
some time. Levy Mayer cntcrea NV
room. grabbed his by III" coat lapei a,'''
! said he was 80 glad" to meet MN. NJ.
Honey then quoted Mt. Mayer as say'nR'
| YOU ought tr 80 10 New YORK an" "P
| L or,;c" told Frank Walsh II hr
would 70 10 New York my people wo"''
Give him plenty Of business. You ouEhl
! y, do thai too. You ought TO Work LOT
tho kind uf people work for .,
az didn't pay much attention 10 MN
NJ 1Iono, wont on, because ! Thought
he uns II glad hand"r and that nc WAN
! cd IN make me fool friendly To the I.''h-
! inr interests Then. when l came III
! This room the other day. hr rushc" [" nv
! and shook NV hand. asking II WAS
| going to examine witnesses mere
| lola him I did not know. Thrn nc
changed tho subject and later he lcanro
! over to me- Mt tho table ana rcra'''u NV
conversation in Chicago.
Mr.. Ilrncy said that then Mt mayer
| again mentioned that II he "ou'u "P'''
nm Office in New York plenty OF puS'
nrss.. would he Forthcoming. Mr.. Hcn"E
, said that il was that same night tnal
Erovcr mot him in the hotel and hr add
Oh ,hnt r. had told several people or
tho meeting and had made MP his nina
m make n statement cmhodyinE his as
scr,Ions about MIR. Mayer nj the concIu
sim Of the hearing az illustrative OF
tho methods he said the packers had
pursued.
Continuing Mr.. Honey said:
"Thcv'vc used all sorts OF mothods
with our rounE mon who have told mn
Of executives of the company coming I"
them when they were working in the
Chicago plants and saying: YOU shoaIu
not b. working for the government; you
ought to have 4 hctt"r job.
In opposing tho legislation before tho
committees for control "f IN" meat IN
dustry. Mr. Mayer said the big pack
ing companies would not oppose rcEula =
ton by n commission to hc appointed ny
tho president and to hr composed OF
representatives Of the producers. pack
/ crs and consumers.