Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-15
STATE PROBE OF
PRICES OF FOOD
ASKED BY MAYOR
Haussling Writes Gov. Fielder,
Suggesting Thorough
Investigation.

Incensed at what he terms "the de-
sire Of constituencies spectators and
others 70 enrich themselves at the
expense of the general public. Mayor
Jacob Haussling today made public
! 9sftletterh he seni yesterday to Governor
James F. Fielder. IN which the state
Executive is asked to see if there is
any remedy to halt the increases in
the cost of food products.
Mayor Hausssing was not at his
office today, but it is evident from
his letter that he was very decided
ideas on the boost in food prices. and
asks that the attorney general de-
termine whether any relief can be
obtained through the courts, and also
asks the governor to consider the ad-
visibility of calling a special session
OF the Legislature for the purpose of
investigation or of enacting laws to
deal adequately with the situation.
mo One Home at Prosecutors Office.
An effort was made to take the
mayors letter up with the prosecu-
tors office today, but it was discoy-
cred that not single representative
OF the office was in the city. Prosecu-
tor Frederick e. Guild is in the Maine
woods. First Assistant Wilbur A.
Mott is marooned some place in Eu-
rope. probably in Germany, and Sec
ond Assistant Andrew Van Blarcom
was out of town on week end trip.
Under the existing lawe, it is doubt
full if the county prosecutor could
take any steps in the matter, except
to order an investigation by the grand
jury. The second April grand Jury is
still legally in session, having been
given recess and not discharged by
Chief Justice William S. Gummere. at
the conclusion of it's regular term of
duty last June.
The first September grand Jury will
not be sworn in until September %,
more than a month from the present
time, and if any immediate action is
to be taken by the county officials, it
will be in the nature OF calling to-
gether the second April grand Jury
for the specific purpose of investigat-
ing the sudden rise in price of food
products that has gone into effect
since the European war started.
Mayor Sees No Reason for Increases.
Mayor Hausslings letter to Cover
nor Fielder follows:
Aug. IA, 1914
"Mr. James F. Fielder Governor.
Trenton, N. J.:
Dear Sir-The great war in Europe
has beer made the pretext for
marked increases in the prices o.
many articles which may be classed
among the necessities of life. In some
few cases these increases may be
j tilted. but in many instances / am
firmly convinced that they are abso-
lutely without warrant or reason.
except the desire of constituencies
spectators and others to enrich
themselves at the expense of the gen.
eral public. Our own food crops this
year are superintendent, and the in
terruption of traffic with Europe
would in the natural course cf
things, throw them on the market ut
reduced rates Yet we behold the
spectacle of the wage Garner havins,
to pay more than ever for his susie
nance at time when the blocking of
foreign commerce makes his employ
ment exceedingly precarious and his
earnings small.
'There may be no remedy for this,
but we should not be content with
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