The Washington herald., 1919-02-09
INFAMOUS lie"
SAYS MAYER OF
HENEYS CHARGE
Armour Counsel Hotly De-
nies "0fer to Buy
Him Off,"
ABSENT TWO WEEKS
Desperate, He Resorts to
Still Another Unhuth,
Ayers Lawyer.

New York. Feb. S.-BCNE Maa,r
counsel for Armour and Company, to-
night annoJtnced as AN Infamous Iio"
the charge OF Francis J. lTency bc-
fore the Senate Agriculture Com
mittoe today that Mayer attempted
TO buy him Of" 10y Offering Heroy
moro business than he could handle.
The charge OF Bcncy made dur
ing my absence in New York Is aln
Infamous lie" Mr. Mayer said. Tie
says that the attempt was made 10y
me al an open session Of the come
mittee. Next Monday IL will b. tW1
weeks since was before the COM
mittec Why did not Hcncy then ct
up and Immediately tell this Ima-.-
nary offer?
The lie is too transparent Il IL
very clumsy. IIc has for many
months attacked the honesty and u-
trgrity Of every one Of the FIVE bt<
uaokers and all OF their lawyer.
Now in desperation ho resorts IA
still another lie.
Some days ago the committee ask
I'd mo 10 appear next Monday 10 dis
cuS~ the COnstitutoUalty Of tho
psmding bill ] will then appear and
have more TO say"
Charges that Levy Mayer. counsel
for Armour d Co. promised h.w
more busiucs than hc could hard'r'
If he would join the sid" "f the pack
orS. were made by FTaUcIS J lNrn"T-
Yesterday. before the Senate AErIrH.-
Iur- Committee.
According TO Mr.. Henev who Mas
formerly counsel for the FEDERAL
Trade Commission. and bias l,"m 'N-
..... q
hearings. the offer Was mad. Will" r..
tho commiitr..
Il was ~rttiu~ beside Nr Mayer
said Nj. II,g,s. -aud asked hmm rf e
could have ON, Of the Armour d co :
year books which D.. had. You .au
have ANYTHING have hr replied.
Then leaninu over and ln a Iun tone.
said. 81 tell you. as ! told Frank
Walsh. II you two fellows would work
for our people, ] will send YOU more
business than you can handle"
Didn't Think H Fair.
At this paint. AIr Honcy was inter-
ruprod ny Henry Needer. counsel rDr
SnIt 81 Co. who was baiu- examined.
Who aid that ha dId no, 'hluE % rar
To bIu- this matter in w1llir D., VA
,iu- uueSraou,-I. but 'r should nH
brought iu while Mr. NaE,r wa- rr.--
cent.
Aud ] $50, responded Mr. II,.m. 9,
THAI n"orl. who ndul-, a. that -a.-
of 'hm- ought To be- d.~harr,d nnaE
practiclu- law nr1u- % lu n.u0 lr %
cauS, Nh Ma1rr ls boo the o.rn. a.H
want ro give hmm a caauo. 10 .ur.s
down H,1, .ud a.nE O. DO Die Ma. -
To-
Dr. Mis- sci. at Nr Mayer n..
last m-ur thai hr Ma u.- ul tho r.r
lola. would rrlulm Nuru.. Goo anu.
h-for. the S,na', cumwfl'. au. ..
,.u-~ Inr ,ousl .IGr .uuanrr uf rn. N. .-
drick bill 10 r,-ular. On, ra....-
uu~IrN
lm tn, ,Narmaunn ur Nr A.... .
W II,m,l 1H,~,.r,I rHanE nt.
I.h,r from The '..~ uf Swift d r....
Iurportwg show efforts of that .H..-
u.nl &" wf'u,ur" I'-r~Ia.nu .na 'r
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r.au or Nara... ur ,U. n.rarrra.r. 90
A-r.uI,Hr. D.. rH, IHftr. connect .u.
@. tho aur,rG arI g 4 IHa. u, .
Louis I Swift rr,~lE,nt ul ~u n q.
&C.,. lvf.rrIur Goo the pr".n-'ra sr~r' -
Nr Ertu1 in Chicago. ~r.r,.. o fn..E
~. Srogld raN SOM, arr.rrrau ra Nrn
TwuIm- to tn, I.tf,.~ au# r...,-
-rams. Mr. Il,n", Said Or rm-
90 vicious lobby OF the uur-r hraH 20
influence b-El~"uou an mut Nuug-
what ij is. and We might r~ welt a.-,.-
ish aIl laws S"rbun- fn u--N,ur o. .
influencing of 'o-l>laiInu.'