Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-28
Several Bills to be Taken
Up Next Week by Com
merce Committee.
QUIZ ON COLD STORAGE
Attorney General MCReynoldS'
Inquiry to Be Centered in
Gotham and Chicago.

Washington. Nov. 2S.-The nations
nolds' investigation of the alleged
cold storage trust was indicted today
| when hundreds of letters of commen-
dation from all parts of the country
came to the department of justice.
No matter what the outcome of the
crusade opened up by the department
of justice against the cola storage in
terests may be, congressional leaders
are planning a thorough inquiry into
the subject of the cost of living and
the responsibility of the trusts there
for.
When Chairman Adamson calls a
meeting of the house committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce at the
beginning of the session next week
that body will begin consideration OF
the following bills now before it:
BY McKeller of Tennessee EXclud-
ing from interstate commerce all food
products which havo been in storage
more than 80 days.
BY Cary of Wisconsin-Limiting the
time various foodstuffs may re kept in
storage and preventing misbranding
and adulteration.
BY Ware of nsylvania-Placing
limit of ten months for the storage
of food products.
BY Murdoch of Kansas-Providing
for an interstate trade commission.
with power to correct cold storage
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BY Mclaughlin of Michipan-Call-
ing for an investigation of the effect
of concentration of ownership on the
cost of living.
BY German of Illinois-Providing
for an international conference on the
cost of living question.
By Britten of Illinois-Tc investi-
gate Argentine beef prices.
In addition to these there are
number of bills pending which relate
to the trust problem in general
Orders Inquiry in Chicago.
Without waiting for congl essional
action, however, Attorney General Nc
Reynolds has issued orders for a
sweeping investigation of the cold
storage problem by special agents of
his department. The Investigation
centers in New York and Chicago. At
New York Special Agent Ofiey is lead
ing the investigation, with particular
reference to alleger corners in eggs,
by means of which prices have been
advanced to exorbitant figures.
In Chicago Charles De Woody, chief
special agent there, will look into the
part the big packers have played in
bringing about the cold storage evils.
Mr.. De Woody also is expected to look
nto the activity of the so-called "egg
rust"
By the simple device OF labelling
ood products that are kept in cold
storage and shipped in Interstate COM
nerce so that consumers nay know
ust where and how long these pro-
lucts are kept in storehouses prior to
some members of con-
,ress hope to check high prices.
Lawyers in the house said today
perhaps a simple amendment to the
,ure food law might suffice.
Consumers Give Help.
Already the department of justice
las received letters from consumers
organizations Offering assistance in
he campaign. The Egg club OF CIeve-
and, which has been a factor I'm an
campaign in that city,
as offered its services and Special
gent Clabaugh at Cincinnati has
cen instructed to communicate with
Is officers.
The Housekeepers' Alliance OF
Is one of the organizations
( this character which has expressed
s willingness to cooperate with the
apartment of justice in 4 campaign
} drive down prices.