Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-02-01
DIAMOND r PROVE LATEST MYSTERY
 IN PACKERS CASE
Efforts to Identify Sigma
 ture Futile.
FURNISHED PACKERS
 WITH INSIDE DOPE"
Mr. Swift Seemed Casual in Making
 DrnialS.

Washington, Jan. 31.-While un- successful efforts were being made before the Senate agriculture com mittee today to develop the identity of a person who sent Swift and Company advance information regarding gov ernment activities affecting the meat packing industry, the House inter state commerce committee was ir- formed by the Federal Trade Com mission, that it would furnish the names of witnesses upon whose testi- mony it had made charges of collus- ion among the five big packing firms.
 Louis F. Swift, President of Swift and Company, and Henry Veeder, counsel for the Company, were ques- toned before the Senate committee about the writer referred to during the hearing as Diamond T." One let ter from Thomas F.. Logan, of Wash ington, and another letter and sever al memoranda unsigned, but pur- porting to be from Diamond T." re- lating to plans of the federal trade commission, and the food administra- tion. had been read by Francis J. Heney, who was conducting the cross examination. Both Mr. Swift and MT. Veeder said they could not recall having previously seen the Diamond T." correspondence.
 Mysterious Monogram.
 This designation of the correspond ence was given because the one le,- ter had CT" inside q diamond at the top of the page. This letter was dated Washington, June 18th, 1917, and told of plans for investigation of food prices. It was naked "private" and bore the stamp Louis F. Swift" with date two days later At the top was the notation: Information re- ceived by Mir. Veeder this morning from Diamond T. Initials of six off cials of Swift and Company. at the top indicated that copies had been sent to them, the witness said.
 The letter said:
 "At meeting of the commission today MT. Davies was placed in charge of the meat packing end of the food investigation; MT. Colver in charge of wheat and wheat products and the members allotted other phases of the inquiry.
 "This is under the resolution and appropriation recently passed by Congress.
 Plan Conference.
 "The work is to be done as planned in conjunction with the Hoover Ad- ministration. Mir. Davies will short ly wire for conference in Chicago. He will outline the procedure and ask for assistance. There will be enough delay to give plenty of time for readiness. It might be suggested that you have in readiness everything bearing on high prices and their caus- es, even though it should not be pre- cisely what is desired. With your knowledge you should be able to give some good leads and suggestion for further inquiry.
 "Mr. McManus could be helpful at this end if he could get back imme- diately Exchange of telegrams in- advisable. Please destroy this imme- diately."
 At the bottom of the letter written in ink and inclosed in rough square was the name Hurley"
 "Who wrote the name Hurley on there" asked MT. Heney.
 It looks a little like my handwrit ing" Mir. Swift responded.
 "When you got something of that sort were you in the habit of consult ing MT. Hurley?" asked Senator Kenyon, of Iowa.
 "No, I might have written Armour or Smith on that letter just as well" said the witness.
 "Isn't that the kind of information you paid Mir. Logan to get for you?" continued the Iowa Senator.
 Mir. Swift denied this.
 "Do you know of any letter in which Mir. Logan advised you about what swent on at the White House?" asked Mir. Heney.
 Mir. Swift said he did not.
 Letter Introduced.
 A letter from Logan to Veeder was then read. In it the future activities of the food administration were de- tailed several days in advance of the announcement that food administra- tor was to be appointed. Reference was made to t5e alleged antagonism of Secretary Houston to the appoint ment of Herbert. c. Hoover, and to the Mad scramble for power" among cabinet members.
 When MT. Swift concluded, MT. Veeder was called to testify. He said he was unable to say who had written the Diamond T" letter.
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