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Show CANNERS PEAK IN BEHALF OF PACKERS WASHINGTON'. Jan. 1-'. Argu- ' mem on the question on the modification modifica-tion of the big five packers' rocent de- I creo to enable them to resume handling han-dling their unrelated grocery lines be- I gan today before the special investi-Kallng investi-Kallng committee representing the de- i pattments ot Justice, commerce and agriculture. ! Modification of the decree was i sought by the California Co-operative , Canners' association and otner organl-iiiiitlons organl-iiiiitlons on the ground that their busi-1 busi-1 ness depended upon the oackers' dls-Itrlbutlon dls-Itrlbutlon system while the proposal wus opposed by the National Wholesale Whole-sale Grocers' association and other associations as-sociations upon competitive grounds- It Is expected that a report will be nado to heads of tho three depart-I depart-I ments by the committee In about tea j days. |