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Show Beef Trust Inquiry Begins in Chicago Veniremen Are Sworn in hy Judge Humphrey and Investigation Is Now On. CHICAGO, March 20. Government In- " vestlgatlon of tho beef trust began today. Judgo Humphrey of Springfield administered adminis-tered tho oath to the voniremcn. Muoh information bearing on tho alleged violation viola-tion of tho Sherman anti-trust law Is said to bo In the hands of tho Federal prosecutor, prose-cutor, Tho Independent packers, headed by Schwarzschlld & Sulzberger, havo arranged ar-ranged to present cvldcnco to tho Government Govern-ment tending to show tho manner in which tho smaller packer has been forced to follow tho dictation of tho so-oallcd "blgjflve." Because. of tho falluro to securo sixteen men who aro. In tho opinion of Judge Humphrey, sufficiently removed In business busi-ness affairs from the packing industry, the swoarlng In of the Jury was delayed until tomorrow. |