| Show MA ES SIRO G DENI L Never Said His Department Had Power to Compel In Information Information formation HE PROMISED NO IMMUNITY I Only Was rut for Their C Figure Chicago Feb I h 20 Corporations took the th i t iday tda day da In the packers case und denied I etl many mun of ot tilt the mati by b tin till witnesses for 01 the tho packers during the Ih hearing of the cage ellee now nul in III progress 1 Morris Murris Swift unU all Ai Aithur AIthur thur Meeker representatives respect respectively ively lIely of the packing of ot Nelson Morris Co Swift Co mid Co nil ull testified e 1 that r hud hall toM told them that his hili depart department ment hat had the to compel matlon If I they I to 1111 It Will II Mr Ir today on Oil the stand declared that he had never neur made suca suc a II statement He also that he hI had ever promised d Immunity 1 11 It to llis Lh packers I acker saying that the only ont protection that had been promised was wa lIOI for tor the individual packers of o I This ht sui hail been given them thun and although Hie av average of ot the e figure fI u hid hl 1 been beon given In III the report of the eloner on till beef Inquiry Individual hail been respected rt and their had not been given Ilven Hu lie also positively that he e that nil all In formation would be an n dentin He lie ullo denied that he had at Rt time anything an nn oath In III connection with the Inquiry In Mr h was Willi the first nr t witness for COI th government I he packers having their cane cu o shortly before tile the noon loon re recess cess of ot court today tolay Commissioner Outfield of 01 h coming to and meeting the packers his account of ot the and conversations not differing In nry e front froll those given by the wit lilt for tor the packers Hi Ill declared however t Mr Krauthoff at lit attorney torney tome who ho had rI Mr Ir Armour to allow the tho Inspection of their bool 1 and plants told him ho he would con nn an Inspection In by 11 a n federal on the beet business rather an advantage than otherwise to the packers els Ho He declared that Mr Ir asked what would be done dOlle with tho Information tion glen given by b the packers and aull was 1011 In formed by b he witness that It would i ibe be n to the president r asked what t the lre l I Idell den dell would do with It Commission Commissioner er declared rell that he could ellId not question but milled lidded I told him Iho I of ot course the I he pre t dent would not make an Improper use lIe ot It DM you Oll tho pucker would be h protected If It they tho gave the Information lion tion I 1 did not Did you ou Hay a that all Information would h s confidential I Io Xo o I did not What did you IOU lo with the th you rou secured 1 It was Into averages anil given gl n nto to the president Th ihl witness S a M d no n Information other Ihan aver averI I ff I and contained In Mf hi re Ie report port pMt hud be n given to tho president pl Did md you anything to In Mr Ir hoff holf n out nn nil T naked Attorney AtwIne oll Did 1 you ny lay that you would 10 U 11 let them know about nn oath o 1 I did not The Ihl witness then told tolt of meet m el Ing Ine IM 1 1 wurl I Swift and Jewe P Plyman Pi i lyman Iyman declared tIll hll Inter Interviews views with were to 10 the theme th me neo ind Mr Ir How Hm you ou t to come tn 10 i Teb joeb LS the 1111 1 I attorney j i I cume ho fO 10 that thai till the puckers ml p Hint I had med In my report the t II n from books In Ini i line our l I T wanted thum to In ee ec that I did not ate u e the tho In Individual figures on Ih confidential ma i I I thon said hI bun d his lIs to tn the th tuckers r that thul th ull od that li h bal ti male i iI I n 1 proper r uno 1111 of ot the I million given to him Old you CI Sit to tn l Moris orK your divorced OU r deportment tI t did Int U o thon tho T I sail 1 the d t tr tho th ld nt veini not under the department of t J Did tn Swift th tb t tI you the to In om pel I but you IU h l you OU would not be b to tn uel It Itt Itt I t did tint lOW n AI 1 about th I except In PO fur far RB API tint th t they th wore to have protection relative to tho th uro The vas IU Ih hon n taken talt 11 nver Ids his with M ek r II I f u or f Armour Co I 0 Mr Ir Meeker d that the 1111 to In him Hint he the of ot or had ample 11 power to 10 Information but r I Oar 1111 was I on th until i t of court and will testify i 1 I |
