The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-05

consequent threat to the future meat
supply.
Mr.. Hoover seemed to have every
ones interests at heart except the pro-
duccrS." nc stated Tie treated them
urfairly from tho start He even went
so far as 10 tell the allies the meat
supply OF the country WAS much greater
than it was and invited them to order
as heavily Us they desired. lie so
manipulated the SiJlIh! on that England
shows all increase i'll her cattle during
the war while ours IS greatly de-
creased"
While Mr.. Armstrong WIS testifytng
before the senate committee he was
asked concerning letters bearing on his
relations to the five big packers One
OF these dealt with his purchase or
stock in the Fort Worth Record. The
witness explained that he had helped
to purchase a controlling interest m
thIs paper, advancing 10000. borrower!
on notes endorsed By Armour & Co. and
Swift &: Co., but denied that his pur-
pose w;.S to give the packers control oi
the paper.
Mr.. Armstrong said his purpose was
20 change the "Socialstic viewpoint OF
tia editor Clarence OuslcT. now assist
ant TO Secretary Houston. Mr.. Arm
strong said he later disposed OF his
newspaper stock arid wills convinced now
that Mr.. Ouslcy's idea of government
we're nearrr right than were his own III
that tturn-
The witness identified a letter which
he wrote TO i. w. Crull. OF Armour *
Co. seeking extension OF the notes. and
In v-hsch he said:
y took this stock originally IN tho
hope l might b+ Of some service TO MI.
Armour and Mr. Swirl" He suggested
that the packers would find the arrange
rncnt had been profitable II they had
noticed the editorial policy before ana
after tahing.'
Mr. Armstrong said he Knew noth1hs
about another arr1rSc ruent referred TO
in letters read by Francis }. HencN' 'l
which the packers obtaincd stock IN the
For, Worth Star Telegram as security
for 4 loan 70 the paper.
Henry V,s'!rr, counsel for Swi1t "
Germany, followed Mr.. Armstrong. ac
testified concerning his connection WIN
the pools conducted by the big packers
for ten years down TO 1907, and alter
several clashes with Mr. HHncy, protest
cd that he was not permitted 10 answer
questions properly.
Formation OF pools by tho big packers
was to prSverrt an oVcr-SCppllcd !EAtTh'l
and 20 keep prices stable, Mr.. Fcnd"T
testified. Que pool was broken up ny
Schwarzcl1ild a1ld S'I:Hbc17rr an indie
pendent company. flooding the marker.
re declared.
'"Ru, could tho small packers brca;
I'D combinations OF tho big packers to-
d;ry?" asked Mr.. Hcrcy-
They ccxld If they had enough CAPT
tai to stick j: out" Mr.. Tcrdcr replied.
They would Eavc TO have NOR" money
than England" commented MI ttency.
widely published advertisements or
~yrihere tho Swift daIlar goes" wcr-
criticized by members Of the committee
during tho testimony of l. y. H. Weld
manager OF Swift & Cnnlpany's research
Department, who was the first witncS"
to-day before the senate COMMITTEES.
Senators Norris and Grouna said tho
ADVERTISING was misleading and woulS
give readers Of COUNTY, papers III" i'm
preston tho packing concerns was 1H:ik-
ing Z profit Of per crit instead OF H.
Mr.. Weld said The advertisement pointer
out that 2.o4 ont OF Zach 100 cents or
sah,s wrnt for profits. cents for live
stock ;,ld the remainder foc-cEpcnse:i.