Show r HALT ON HENEY ACTION SOUGHT BY PRESIDENT At Attorney Reveals aIs Efforts Efforts' of Hoover to to End Publicity in Probe I. I Washington Jan 15 Francis 15 Francis J. J Heney of ot San Francisco who was chief counsel for tho the federal trade tra e commission commission commis sion slon In Its investigation of or the meat moat pa packing Industry told tho Senate agriculture agriculture agriculture agri agri- culture committee toda today that Swift Co had packed tho the food tood administration tion with men dollar who re received re- re large salaries from the company compan n at 1 time the time they were serc serving ser the gov SO eminent Mr lr honey who was Voas appearing In support of ot the I- I Kenrick bill for government government govern govern- ment regulation of ot tho the meat Industry sal said Food Administrator Hoover sought to stop him from Crom making public letera letters let let- era criticizing retention b by the administration administration administration ad ad- ministration of ot W. W F F. while tho thol l latter still was In the employ of ot Swift Co Hoover Appeal to Wilson Mr lr Hoover according to the time witness appealed to President Wilson Il on saying that publication of ot the letters was hindering bin hin dering the food conservation llon cam cam- pal pal-n. Mr Ir Honey said he ho was recalled from Chicago where he was working in tho the commissions commission's In e investigation of or orthe the packers and found on his arrival here that tho President had advised the them m commission that he had no Instructions to otter offer but hoped hope that a 11 headon head- head on collision would be bo averted Tho The witness sal said Mr Ir had charge of or fixing poultry prices for tor the food tood a administration and that while so o acting he received a 11 regular salary from Swift Swit Co with a n. percentage of ot the Income of ot Co This company compau Mr lr Heney said was owned b by Swift Co lI ney Called ct Off oct Many ran of ot the complaints a against Prie- Prie be the witness s declared charged that he lie through various orders was working In the time Interest of ot Swift Co Heney said ho told Mr Ir Hoover should bo be r removed moved but that time the food foot administrator ad ad- declined to take such acion action ac ion tion whereupon an agreement wa reached that Ilene would make malce public no more letters without first advising ad J I Continued on ra Page e 2 HAlT ON HENEY ACTION SOUGHT BY PRESIDENT Continued from Crom Pago Iago Pa o 1 1 Mr r. r Hoover cr of oC their character Mr Ir Henc told the tho committee that other of or Swift Co who re received received re- re re- re salaries from Crom ruin tho the company while working with the food administration were J F. F O. O hey who had chal charge o of or fixing prices on canned goods II JI B B. B Collins Cl and antI F. F S. S Brooks Brook Heyl later resigned under fire Honey said H Collins Collins Collins Col Col- lins and HeI ho hl assert asserted cd received a year eal front from the tho company compan Tho Thu witness said that Joseph P P. Cotton CotI Cotton Cot Cot- ton ton head of Cr the food administrations administration's s I meat division dl was wag a man of t high In Inte Integrity integrity In- In te but hut was unfit for or the Job Joh of ot otI I regulating reu the packers packer's Mr Mi Ilene honey said ald Mr Cotton had hall admitted to him that tho the profits of or the tho packers in 1 1017 1917 were scandalous hTIU 5 Given Glnn I Swift Cos profits year car before last were 1 If It you ou believe belle tho the books said s Mr Honey This compared com compared com com- pared with a year car during the tho throe three prewar years cart according to the Iho witness I Replying to questions by Senator Kenyon Kenon of ot Iowa and others Mr Ir Heney I I said ald the commissions commission's hearings In III connection con con- with tho Investigation of or tho the packers had been brought to a close sooner than had been planned because of ot lack laic of or funds and und the desire of or the President that a a. report bo ho made as early as possible Asked If It Inn Influences had ad not been working a against him Mr lr y said bald I think there were a n lot of oC Influences Influences that worked to end In my activities but I dont don't think those Influences matt Mad Madany all any effect upon the commissions commission's decision decision deci deci- sion Blon to end cud tho the hearings t i Mr Ir Ilene will viii appear before before the committee again tomorrow I |