Show I SWIFT SPIES ON HOOVERS HOOVER'S BO AO ClAIM Heney Reads Letters to Sho Show Packers Have Planted in ill Food Control Office to Guard Interests p C CHICAGO Feb 25 With the announced an and intention of showing that the big Chicago packers had hac I taken steps immediately after the entrance entrance en en- trance of the tile United States into the thear war ar to place men in the food administration administration administration adminis adminis- prior to its creation who would not allow tho the packing racking industry to be placed at a disadvantage Francis Frantis J. J Heney in charge chargo of the I federal investigation in of tho the packing pocking industries today read rend voluminous letters seized from the files of the 1 1 tL CILL rf pU S united otates commissioner commis Joseph Davies Danes Mr Ir Heney declared later that at least six men who drew salaries from the packing companies and nd their subsidiaries sub sub- wore were holding important posts In the food tood administration These men he Indicated wore placed In the food administration for no other purPOSe purpose purpose pur pur- pose than to head of off any action which would bo be detrimental to the packers Bases C Charge on Iett Letter r The day was taken up In tho the readIng readIng reading read- read Ing of ot letters which Mr Ir Heney Hency declared declared de de- de- de dared to be the foundation for tor a a. case caseIn casein casein In which he will attempt to prove that tho packers have set out not only to control the tho workings of ot the food administration administration administration ad ad- ministration In Its relation to the tho packing packing- concerns but also to get control control control con con- of certain commodities which are arc competing with similar products of ot the tho packing Industries YI Virtually al all of or the tho lette letters s read by air Ir Heney Indicated that the packers watched with deepest concern the evolution evolution evo O lution of tho food tood administration Telegrams Telegrams Telegrams Tel Tel- rams eg-rams among the different largo large packers packer sent over private wires maintained maintained main main- tamed b by them practically practical practical- ly h every ery appointee to t ti i different de departments departments departments de- de of ot the food was discussed by the packers ackers with conjectures as to his toward I their concerns tY Name l l nb Tho names of ot two or thc men who hold posts In the rood food administration while drawing salary from the packers packers pack pack- ers were given Iven out by Mr Ir Heney Hene- rhe They are arc E E. O. O Heyl Hel first assistant head of ot the thc department on the ordination co-ordination of or purchases and W. W F. F chief of ot the division of ot poultry and eggs and perishable markets Mr Ir Heney said that Mr Ir He l Is paid a n. salary by Libby McNeil ell Libby company compan a subsidiary subsidiary sub sub- of ot Swift Co i while Is head of or the W. W y F. F Co subsidiary subsidiary sub sub- of ot Swift Co Mr Heney said that the letters proved that tho the packers ers knew of ot the appointment of ot Mr rr Hoo four tour days ays before the tho public was ap of ot the event that the they had ins Ic Information information tion that Joseph P. P co Coon Coglon a New NewYork NewYork NewYork York attorney would appointed head of oC the meat and stock section section sec see tion of ot tho the food ration bu bureau bureau bu- bu reau even oven before official Washington was of ot it ij had He claimed also that th they had confidential confidential con con- Information on the to attitude of or tho the food tood administration before It was announced to the tho public and acted acco accordingly id i'd i n gly Attorney Heney attempted to show duplicity on the part of oC the packers to the tho government food tood regulations Public statements b by Louis F. F Swift were road read containing his approval of the governments government's plan to esta establish maximum prices on food tood commodities and and then his private nto correspondence correspond en co was read to show him apparently opposed op op- posed to tho the plan |