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Show nmnm n SHIICT PnilllDtKSV walr I lulliyirfltvr 1fSS i UUSfSI tnu CHICAGO. Feb. 9. Fifty tolcgramo sent by Swift and company to their representatives In different states, giving the Bbipmento and margins by which tho government attempts to uhovr prioes wero fixed, were read In tho packers' trial today. Many of tho meBBages wore In code and had to bo deciphered by Leo M, Loster, assistant manager of the beef department, depart-ment, who was on tho stand all day. Defendants' counsel objected to tho telegrams, but Judge Carpenter allowed al-lowed the government to put all of them in evidence One boro tho typewritten algaaturo of Charles H Swift, vice president of Swift and company, a defendant. It read: "Chicago. 7-22-10 No. 1 Bobton. For your Information expect show about plus 20 beef Philadelphia this week. Small plus New York and prospects Improved beef business and results next week. Very much disappointed disap-pointed indications Boston minus 50 to 70. Somo cars already closed minus SO to 90. Have reduced Boston shipments to 600 cattle. Other points throughout country showlnp Improved volume risht at plus margins Have you any suggestions?" ) "No. 1" was code for "beef department" depart-ment" Another tolegram sent to Now York .and Philadelphia leprcscntatlvea of tho company In July. 1910, read: , "Anv fcmmo In vour Jurisdiction not getting cost for beef get after thorn. Get results asked. Number 1. The defense succeeded In having the namo of Charles H Swift stricken from the telegram after it had been introduced, because there was no evi-denco evi-denco tliat the typewritten signature was authorized. Many of the messages mes-sages wero written or approvod by Francis A. Fowler, head of the heef department of Swift and company, , also a defendant- 1 oo |