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Show I ARMOUR KEEPING I HIS RIVALS IN DARK 'Xm 9 CHICAGO, Dec. 8. An unexpected 'Ml 'turn In the discussed merecr f)f the 'J ftwo large packing firms. MorrLs and' i&m company and Armour and company 'TP became known today when a signed m statement issued by the former firm ;. was made public. It was over the elg- " 'S i nutur,?3 of Nelson Morris, chairman of J itho board of directors, and Edward jy Morris, president. 'T-m Tho statement indicates that J. Og-den Og-den Armour, of rmour and company 1" visits to Washington and confer- I ''ncoa vsit-h officials of tho govern- J rnent on the proposed merger has not Si taken officials of Morris and company H' i into his confidence. At least part of Morris and company officials' knowl- mm edge of his actions, as Indicated by BB the statement, was obtained from ? jnewspaper reports, HJ H |