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Show ARMOUR ONCE MORE REFUSES TO GIVE FACTS U. S. Commission Unable To Make Chicago Packer Pack-er Give Figures CHICAGO, Oct. 13. (By The Associated As-sociated Press. ) J. Ogden Armour j again today refused td glve tho fod-'eral fod-'eral trade commission, which 19 Investigating In-vestigating trailing in Wheat futures, the figures showing the extent of his grain trading In 1 920, 1921. and the I early months of 1922. Mr. Armour on the stand Wednesday, had refused I to give details of his grain transactions transac-tions and was excused until today ITNKSS IS FIRM Victor Murdock and other members of the commission tried in vain to shako the decision of tho witness. Finally Fin-ally Mr. Murdock. vice chairman of I the commission, excused Mr. Armour land lOld the commission would decide Latt r what it might do. 1 In hearings in the east as well as thus far In tho inquiry conducted here, Mr. Murdock said, the commission commis-sion had been able, to obtain from every ev-ery witness, except Mr. Armour, such information as It soughjt. DECLINES TO ANSWER, Commissioner John F Nugent, as well as Vlco Chairman Murdock, took a hand at questioning Mr Armour. "Are you alono the only man unwilling un-willing to tell the commission these I figures'?" Mr. Nugent asked. "I must decline to answer," Mr. Armour Ar-mour said. I 'if all the witnesses you are ih jonly man who has refused to answer," Mr Nugent continued 'Shall we re-Iport re-Iport that to the sinate?" "I don't believe 1 have anything to do with that." the witness answered 00 |