Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-21
DENIES OBTAINING
-DATAOF OFFICIALS
But Thomas F. Logan Admits
at Meat Industry Probe He
Is Corporation Agent.
"ADVISED" E. N. HURLEY

Thomas F. Logan, Washington en-
ploye of Swift & Co. and other corpo-
rations, testified regarding his connec-
tons and his relations with Chairman
Hurley of the shipping board and
other officials today before the Senate
agriculture committee, considering leg
islation to regulate the meat industry
lie told the committee he informed
his employers of the probable appoint
,nent of Herbert Hoover as food ad-
ministrator three days before 1t was
announced. He secured such intorma-
tion through intimacy with public al
fairs and not through confidential rela-
tons with executive officials, he said.
Made Suggestions to Hurley
Mr.. Logan said he made sugges-
lions to Edward n. Hurley for
speeches the latter was to make as
chairman of the United States Ship
ping Board. He denied he wrote
book, or speeches for Mr.. Hurley. Mr.
Logan said he was host at a large
dinner for Mr.. Hurley when the latter
left the Federal Trade Commission.
In addition to being employed as
adviser to six corporations at sala-
ries aggregating s2.1oo a month, Mr..
Logan said he conducted a correspond
ence agency for several newspapers
and magazines His principal clients,
besides Swift & Co.. said Mr.. Logan, are
Standard Oil Company OF Indiana, Cen
eral Electric Company, F'reeport Sui
phur Company and Atlantic Rehning
Company.
Mr.. Logan said he continued in
the employ of these concerns during
the time he went to Europe, at gov
ernment expense, at the invitation of
Mr.. Hurley. His business was to
furnish data regarding shipping. he
said. which he secured from records
of the shipping board.
Claims He Is Strongly Pro-Ally."
The news bureau he conducts, Mr..
Logan said. furnishes articles to: The
Philadelphia Inquirer. Leslie's Week
ly, Forbes Magazine, Fourth Estate,
Wall Street Journal and the Amer
lean Economist He testified he re-
signed as a member of the press gal
1ery about two years ago." after he
had begun his corporation connec-
tions. Later he resigned as editorial
writer of the Washington Post, he
said, after a period of many years.
He said he was strongly pro-ally.'
and objected to the Posts pre- war
editorial policy.
Mr.. Logan said he participated IN
conferences between American and al
lied commissioners in Europe as an
Assistant to Mr.. Hurley.
The amount of money to be expend-
ed for supplies was discussed, Mr..
Iogap said, when Mr.. Hoover was
present. He denied that part to be
allotted to purchase of packers sup
plies was mentioned.
/ Tumulty and Patchis, Friends.
Despite your close personal friend
ship with these men do you insist
that you gain the information for
your employers from reading the
pewspapers?' asked Senator France
of Maryland. republican.
THE new wspapers and the Congress
skaomal Record cover the field ad-
Hnirab1y." replied Mr.. Logan.
Among intimate friends Mr.. Logan
anentioned Secretary to the President
M,umulty and Robert Patchin.
you're a pretty royal entertainer
IN officialdom?" asked Senator Ken
Move give some dinners and
Hheater parties" Mr.. Logan replied.
'Have you given dinners for the
purchasing agents of the Army and
Navy. continued the Iowa senator.
Mr.. Logan declared he did not know
Ahese officials.
4 D. W. Taliaferro Witness.
Before the Senate agriculture COM
IAnittee yesterday afternoon D. w.
'Taliaferro, vice president and general
manager of the Detroit packing firm
of Hammond, Standish & Co., said that
while he was opposed to government
ownership, he believed that would be
better than an attempt by the gov
eminent to regulate packing houses
and stockyards.
Denying that profits of packing con-
Germs had increased under the licens-
ing system, Mr.. Ta1iaferro said his
kompany's profits for 1918 were only
about % per cent on the capital stock,
whereas in 1917 it was around SS per
sent
I Denies Heney Statement.
Joseph Taggart, former representa-
five from Kansas, denied before the
Senate committee today that while
member of Congress he was favorable
to the packers in legislative action.
as was indicated by testimony offered