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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

EVER HAMMER PROVES CALDER
AS BATTLER BY IMPRESSIVE AND
DECISIVE WIN OVER JOE KOONS
Chicago Lightweight, Who Will Make Home
Here, Deals Out Hefty Punishment, and
Lot of It, in Cambria Bout
BY LOUIS III. JAFFE

USTGCATING somewhere on Limekln
~ pike. Germantown, Is n regular and
real batter who bids fair to start new
era in Philadelphia's lightweight compe-
titlon in the future. Ever Hammer. bris-
Ting blonde battling-ram from Chicago,
and who has decided to dwell on the we'll.
known pike for many moons to come made
his first appca rance here at the Cambria
A. c. last night and his victory over Joe
Rooms, Of Richmond, was so Impressive and
decisive that the newcomer won his way
into the hearts of every one of the 1900
spectators, so much so that even stanch
followers of the local lad were unanimous
In their opinion that 'he would do"
BY the light OF the silv'ry moon and
with n delightful breeze whining through
the trees in right field. the large crowd
enjoyed squirting at an ever-hammering
boxer whose nom de guerre fits him to n
T. Had 1t not been that Koons played n
loving act with Hammers left mtt rivaling
the clutching hand throughout the eighteen
minutes II is almost "A certainty that young
Mr.. Koons would be reading all about an
unwonted slumber journey today.
Rooms Almost Out
As It was Hammer hammered out an
unmerciful beating to the Richmondite,
and this is wondering day to many of
the spectators, they figuring out how Rooms
ever managed to finish the fracas after
the third round. In this period Ever had
Joe groggy and punch drunk" but Koons's
big heart carried him through the round
Aided and abetted by his ever-cltnching
tactics the Philadelphian succeeded in
cheating the ChiCagoan out of knockout.
Hammer showed not a thing In the art
OF cleverness, but as n slugger Ever took
the clock mirror and everything else that
could have been put up for first prize.
From the first round Ever's vicious left
hooks had Koons's nose and mouth bleeding,
and at the finish Joes physiognomy was
picture no artist could paint
With boxing Illegal in Illinois, Hammer
came out of Chicago heralded as one of
the rippiest and teariest terrors from the
wild and woolly. He smashed all prece-
dents by living up to the rep that came
with him. Being of bulldog tenacity, Ham
mer, who Is "a Swede. continually tore into
Koon1 with might and main. He admnis-
tered terrific punishment to Koonss head
and even more to his body.
koons Proves Gameness
That Koons is a game and gritty boxer
was evident from the beginning of the bout
as 1t appeared that Hammers mighty
mauling would settle him into the rosin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
CRESSONA TIGERS GET
JUMP ON STETSON TEAM

Sam Huff's Cressona Tigers got the jump
on the Stetson team In the ball match
played at Fourth and Berks streets this aft
ernoon, scoring three runs In the first three
innings against cipher for Stetson. The
Tigers had made five hits. while at that
time Stetson had been unable to get safety
of the hurling of Irving.
The line-ups:
Stetson---Mufher, third base; Myers. short
stop; Witman center heldi Stevenson, catcher;
Mulholand. .nrst basei McI.ay. right neldi Nc
peTmott. LEFT hsld' Tees second base; Hessel-
Z crssSShs Tissrs-Ads%.; ssS,rg,:tepi s,g,:tepi pua, nr.,
tssa Hsss' aormssni si isfs AZ eSsIa; Vote sStcksr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
GERMANTOWN BOYS WIN
IN DUAL SWIMMING MEET
Defeat Girard College Natators in
Home Tank by Score of
% to Is

Germantown Boys Club swimming team
defeated that Of Girard College this after
noon in dual meet in the formers tank
by a score of IS to is.
Summaries:
Relay race. 200 yards--Won by Germantown
Boys Club Thompson, BrouSe, Spencer, SeltZer);
second, Girard College tWoolford Hughes
Fisher. kcnD
ond, Thompson Germantown Boys Club; third,
Spencer Germantown Boys Club.
Plunge for distancc--Won by Young Ger
mantOwn Boys Club: second, Hobson Girard
College Distance, 53 II. . In
100 yards--WOn by Spltzer. Germantown Boys
Club; second, Kent, Girard College; third Thomp-
son, Germantown Boys Club
Fancy dvng--Won by Humcs, Germantown
Boys Club; second, tie between Kent and Bat
ten, both of Grard
OffCials--Chsrles II. LancO. starter: Harry
judges,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
NEGRO GIANTS SOAK BALL
HARD AGAINST POTTER A. A.

The Brooklyn Royal Giants outclassed
the Potter A. A. this afternoon on the
Potter Field, At the end Of the fourth in
ming the Giants were leading, Ill. In the
third inning Bragg, Of the Giants hit
homer over the left-held fence with three
on, and Pugh slammed out triple with
three on.
The Potter boys were unable to solve the
delivery of the negro pitcher,
ROYAL GIANTS POTTER A. C.
Hewett. So, Pagett, S.
Rragg, 3b. Hulme. 2b.
Webster, II. " 'ntZr"an, 3d.
Santop. c. Nolan. lib.
Handy, 2b. nea, rf.
Earle, cf. Fothergill, CT.
Pugh. rf. Connell, IT,
Gatewood. lb. Krer c.
Morse p. Macken D.
Brooklyn q
fotter '''''..''. j
Umpres-Goltz and Roberts
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
SLEAR LEADS IN BIG SHOOT
Collingswood Gunner Breaks Twenty
five Straight at Highland Park

At the end of the first half of the Red
Cross shoot of the Philadelphia Electric
Company today at Highland Park, with
thirty-seven gunners competing, Fred Slear
of Collingswood, N. j., led with rs breaks
Three Philadelphians, Robinson, Aicher and
Keene, were tied for second money with
scores of "a. Two women were among the
Mrs. Alvin Moulton, with a
score of 10, and Mrs II. Miller with 16.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
Bingles and Bungles
Lines About a Peach

Each sprino they SAP the Georgia Peach
il fai,iu0 tcith the bat;
Tbs,, claim he's lost q Step or tDos
And all such bunk as that.
But ,ehen the pennunt race gets hot
Ole tn gets the JOB
And sho,Os them phy he Is the one
And only Tvrus Cobo'
IN THE sPOTILGHT-Tyrus Cobb. For the
hansat ~ 1000 Polo Grounders, Tyrus beat out
nerfect hunt bounced single into right and
than Slammed a homer to the renee IN deep
cent.r He also scored two runs. getting one
bv stealing home. That's what we call versa
tility.
r., o,,ar xvords-Ty Cobb played at the Polo
crnnnas and the Yankees looked on.
The Ambassador in BROOKLYN has asked for
=, inr rant inye stigation of the Dodgers. The
Sohvvn SShvnn Rave won seven straight They started
n9y ~ 81 I1ous with victory.
,,a ron.v may be a cast-iron man. but the
,honeht he was a plaster OF paris statue
Sta"b ana hammered him to pieces More grief In
Cincinnati
nav powell. new Brave outhelder. is still
,dutins the ball. He got three 81 the boston
SS,vs FridsX Nehf trimmed the fnates'
mr.. wAIts sor ooimed another. gone on BQstos
80 y~ Jt, Scott held the AfhIssscs 10 str hhs.
y Il sss: s:..s s;iEss s' e. & q u; ;
44xS~4' ~ AK A st =. d. I' tit.t II ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
TO STAGE MOTOR RACING
AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY AUG.1S
Syndicate of Sportsmen Have Taken
Lease of Speedway

NEW YORK, Aug. i-Automobile racing
around Greater New York for this year was
given a boost yesterday, when Harry $,
Hardness. owner of the Sheepshead Bay
Speedway leased the course to a syndicate
of sportsmen and automobile racing fans
which was organized by William II. Well
man.
Hardness had announced several days
ago that he was not going to open the
course this year, and followers of the speed
game had despaired of seeing any big auto
mobile races.
The date set by Welman for the first
meet is Saturday, August 49, The prob
able program will be a 100-mile sweep
stakes battle in which the pick of the
countrys racing drivers will be seen in
action.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

READING, Pa, Aug. I'm an opinion
fled yesterday, Judge Wagner decided
bali players who had been members Of the
defunct Reading Atlantic League Club of
which Al w. Lawson was the owner In
1916 One day a constable attached the
claimed the money, however, since Lawson
had left town The players will lose.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug "a. Rebel"
Oakes former National League star who
has been manager of the Denver Western
League team, is on his way to indianapolis
10 join the local Association club, according
TO a statement made by Jack Hendricks
manager OF the club, today, Since the in
jury to Dolan and Wickland Hendricks
has been looking for an outtielder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
Nobody Could Hate Old Rip
For Hitting the Hay Again

Xiv Van Wlnklc walked into the village
barber shop after his twenty years sleep.
"liow's eyer, thing in the sporting world
these daAs?" he asked as he was tipped
Same rs ever answered the barber.
yep"
."Wasner still playingc"
Plank still pitchins9"
....Nctirnw still being suspended?"
Yep"
.".Excrs stlll scrapping'"
..ETm-,e still umplrins9"
Boston. lost a worlds seriesr"
..,,yanks., won the pennant?"
How about billards---IIoppc stii cham
"Yep."
..Gotch retlred?"
Nope"
....Kraw,cr stili rncing9'
."McCoyy, knocked out?"
.,Jess willard fought yet?"
Var c.yer""
"Oh. well never mind shaving the other
side" said Rip. "Im going back to sleep"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
ATHLETICS

bnued for Hen, IN the second.
flinttcd for Myers In the ninth.
Three-base hits---tGndiI, Felsci,, Jackson
Two-base hits--l,odie. jackson, Dugan. Sac
rihce hit. Collins. Sacrifice fy-E. Col
nns struck out-By Cicotte, 1; Myers, Z.
Eases on balls--OT Myers, 4. Double play
Risberg, f. Collins and Gandil stolen
hases-Schalk. Collins, Risberg, Weaver.
Wild pitches-Myers. 2. Umpires--Hiide-
brand and Mccormick
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

But Joe had TO be reckoned with, and
while he saved himself from a lot more
punishment by holding on and breaking
ground. several times he made good stands
and crossed hard rights to the Windy CITY
battler's jaw. And that Hammer has .
good chin also favored him, for Ever didn't
get away without receiving some terrihc
sfnashes that would have stopped more than
few ordinary boxers.
with less than minute to go before
the finish of the fray. Hammer suffered q
deep cash over his left temple, and at tho
bell he bled profusely otherwise the blonde
bristl.ng battler did not show a mark from
the hot hostilties
Hammer will do. and the star light.
weights around have a mighty tough nut
with whom to reckon.
SCRAPS ABOUT SCRAPPERS
Mugssy Taylor handled Ever Hammer in his
bout bout last night with joe Rooms. and the Broad.
make things interesting for ali the iightweisht
sauehtes' including Champion Leonard himself.
=, Richard ;. DicD Lewis swung the towel for
H He had 20 stand a lot of punishment, as Il was
ns foa sa at e n. and Sir
Tommy Warren defeated Joe Phillips in the
semi at the Cambria last night. Young Calbares
shaded Edde DeyeG Guns IN saed bout and
Johnny Mccloskey beat Charley Mckee.
Bobby , Gunni. made a special trip to the Cam;
t for shSe Psns up ne Geonse ch
ney and Johnny Kilbane as probable opponents.
Joe KENNEDY. manager Of Battling Kopin, .pens
Loughlin the other night at Allentown:
LoughHn down three times FOR hitting loo.
md hrd nOf mid nf
have been any h0ht. LouOhHn did not naks
he prorsoter and manager oi LonqSiiS. made
speech from the ring. sayino u there ,oos
%RR!cE" Miiier at Imen,o,SS % some % time aoc
a 1%aranfced ted w Ri'a Soao2t g proSasy 81 "'s oas % Ss
Gg,an.t p,a 1 re san. same thing aC'th koptn ,ohen NJ
Goht TO LoSghIn in every ronmd aud made
h htn ho'd a. ard "a rnn ,t qnd gava % Louohm all the
nous punch. Bat Louohlin wouid not come
5 Scat q oss hs hs eyd SsS H9 n K0Ds ss Sss and ca"
=, Kennedy expects to match Kopin with Loush-
Young Joe Borrell and Eddie wagond will settis
the question of Phiadelphas Italian lightweigh1
Gab %0ns BUS at
tough bsttlers' and lot Of slugsing should be
be sn
Johnny Mclaughlin; Joe Bird and Battling
Fss nd ehres Maya and
Benny Mcneil has been offered a date with
90 nothing definite until after his bout win
night This viii be the semi to the EDDIE
oKeefe; ;Artie Root contest that will be pre-
na Joy Joe TSter ae 6oy
and Patsy Wallace and Battling Murray.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
Its NINE WINS 5-3
GAME FROM p. II. II. TEAM
Store Ball Players Annex Twelfth
Straight Contest This Morning.
Apau in Fine Form

Lit Brothers team won its twelfth straight
victory at the expense of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Firemen and Brakeren this morn
ing on the p r. r. V NC. a. grounds by
the score Of 5-2.
The store nine was scheduled to play
Christ Church, but the latter failed to APP
pear at the scheduled time.
Apau was in fine form and had his oppo-
nentS well I'm hand
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
FIRST COMPANY WINS TITLE
Defeats Second Company in Deciding
Game for Championship

The First Company's baseball team OF the
~ G.. f. camp, Thirty-third and Spruce
streets, won the sx-team championship by
defeating the Second Company this morn
ing, 16 to 3. The only reason that the score
didn't result larger was that the mess-call
bugle broke up the game at the finish or
the sixth inning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
Marine Teams Play Sunday

wili meet the marine team ~ thps NJ
u hscs'sSssnoon At the navy yard. ~
y cIsiS 1sng ~ Z a. annual event most Of
r Aapd Y vlsssss o. = ss1s' '''a'''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

Bert Barron. of this city. for the last two
seasons head OF athletics at the Bethlehem
prep school, has resigned to accept a similar
position at the Bordentown Military Academy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

Sacrifice hts--Apau and OMalley. Struck out
BY Gallagher, I; by Apau, q. Double play
Homer to O'Mally to Fealey. Stolen base
FeaIey Hit by pitched ball--l1ggcrt. Blair and
White. Passed ball-Clarke. Umpre--Rudolph.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
SECOND co.
Second Company
First Company

Home run-IIulme. Threebase hits--Went-
zell. Chrlsty and Spahr. Two-base hits
Christy, Majton, Croucher, Wentzell and
Leonard. Struck out-By christy, u; Steinback,
1: Blake, 3. Umplres-Lieutenants Owens and
stirling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
M'KENTY HAMMERED HARD
BY CUBAN STAR BATTERS
Strawbridge & Clothier's Star Boxman
Driven From Mound in the
Fifth Inning

"Bll" McKenty, the star pitcher of the
Strawbridge Il Clothier team. met his
Waterloo in the game with the Cuban Stars,
when he was knocked out of the box at the
beginning of the fifth inning.
Tortetti, the first sacker of the Cubans.
hit McKentys offerings to all parts CT the
lot In the second he hit one over the
fence for a homer and in the fifth his
triple started the downfall Of McKenty.
s. C. CUBAN STARS
Letters RI. Ramirez, CT.
Durbin, 3b. thaco, IS
Curtis II, SAbello. 3b
Bateman, CT Tartetti, Id.
OBrien, ab. SermandeZ, C.
YeRsley g. ONE f,
clauser. IS. RaJo, rf
Young, 1b. SuarZ, p
McKenty, D. Riva. 2b.
Score by Innings:
Score by innings:
Cuban Stars ........ .
Strawbridge&Clothier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
Shorts on Sports

Pitcher Dave Danforth. Of the White sox has
been summoned TO appear before the draft COM
mittee on Monday In Baltimore. Md.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

What is claimed to be a worlds record for
home runs was made by p E Calbert OF the
terday when he hit tive home runs, thus giving
previous record in organized baseball was held
by Beese formerly with the McAlester club OF
the same league, with thirty-tonf circuit
6mashes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

Young Joe BOrrell and Eddie wagond will settle
the question of Phladelphia's Italian lightweigh1
championship when they meet at the broadway
Club Monday night. Both hard ttng.
tough battlers. and a lot of slugging should be
squeezed into the scheduled eighteen minutes.
Other bouts will be between Mike Burns and
Johnny Mclaughlin, Joe Bird and Battling
Mack. Johnny Viggie and Jack Diamond and
Frankie McKenna and Charley Mayo.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

v.rsty Of Mississippi aii-round athlete. now
SsssSa 4 ossa wsa S.sss ss'
81 has been Appointed pbysicai diractor q tbs
Hs'':sa :a ss:si s:s; igs 81 ssss ss"' '.:ss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04
RUNS SCORED BY
MAJORS FOR WEEK

High score Friday-Tigers and Giants, 10 runs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-04

Tommy Warren defeated Joe Phillips in the
semi at the Cambria last night Young Cal6ares
lost In the second to Young Corbett. Eddie
Hanlon shaded Eddie Dever in good bout ana
Johnny McCloskey beat Charley Mckee.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
ENGLAND on HER KNEES,
GERMANS ARE ASSURED

BERLIN, Feb Give are sure Of sue.
cess and shall allow nothing and nobody to
wrest this success from us declared SeCre-
tary OF the Treasury Helffcrich TO tho Ger
man Agricultural Council discussing the'
submarine war
ALREADY the navigation which links the
British Isles with the rest Of the world
has been depressed to the danger point,
he continued according TO the official press
agency report.
"rhc tonnage which arrived in British
ports, lIclncriCh continued, was in DC"
cember last only 2,2O0,000o00 net while
the monthly averages of the last year of
peace was 4.2Oo. 100000 tons
"Already EnEland's reserve stock Of most
important things needed for life and war.
fare are exhausted to such point that
England more than over before relies upon
the assurance Of plentiful importations.
"rhe British world empire, which has
already been shaken to its foundations, is
now the object of the powerful mercless
strokes Of our submarine navy, VIII ch has
been increased in numbers and efficiency.
And this will continue until the day will
have dawned for which every German heart
ardcntlv awaits.
But already today we are close to
knowledge that England more than ever has
to rely upon her own soil German soil is
now fighting English soil"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21

as as TO now they shall cut down the cost of
lNlnB' III women with plenty of money are
perpieNed by living COSTS can we blame the
women who have to run homo on Sc n
week u they resort to riots?
congress and the Federal Government
1lust 90 something The farmers have said
tneS are going to produce only for their
WI neeus this coming summer Then the
federal Government must step i'm and on.
force production, and having proner pro-
uuc.lon' proper means of distribution must
ne provided II seems TO me that the only
nope OF relief can come from the Federal
Government. 1t Is n duty as patriotic and
NltaI as the duty of defense In the mean
time 1000 riots VIII go on and even more
serious uprising will occur while the people
starvc because of abnormal prices"
Sporadic uprisings against food prices
Kept the police busy today in the east side
tenement districts
Mothers bearing babes in arms wandered
about the streets searching for food bar
gains and joining little bands at the cor
ners where agitators called for action.
Scrawny-legged children palted some pass
ing vender with debris from the street.
only few courageous pushcart men
put in appearance at the Hester street
market this morning. Hardly had they
set up their wares when a band of deter
mined women swept down on them and put
the owners to flight, under the fire Of their
own produce.
Fiery -tonEued agitators urged the wives
of the tenements TO throw kerosene over
the goods Of all produce merchants
In the meantime police were marshaled
at all strategic points to maintain order
and city officials were considering all pos
sible means to alleviate conditions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21

deeply into tho workings of the packing
houses uses and cold-storage corporations.
ms latter, il was stated authoritatively
VII ne subjected to particular scrutiny.
Ine breadstuff's Investigation will seek
Particularly to uncover alleged combina-
t,ohs or baking interests The commits
son believes there have been illegal
easements to decrease the size or
weight of bread loaves
Any evidence tending to show comblna-
tion IN restraint Of trade will he imme-
ulately turned over to the Department of
Justlse for prosecution
i'aCh OF the five divisions will be under
tne direction Of an expert economist of
wide experience
cooperating with these experts and the
extensive field force Of the commission
Stah OF lawyers, to attend to the legal
pnaseS' viii be appointed IL tho $40O, 900
Is appropriated
me Department of Agriculture has been
recording cold-storage deposits for some
months. Instances of undue quantities
Oh 1000 'salted down" in storage will he
turned over to the Federal Trade Com.
mission.
Despite the conviction that illegal meth
ous are largely responsible for eNorbitant
loou prices, worldwide loss in produc-
tion VIII be taken into account
reports from the International Insti.
tute OF Agricultural of Rome. for instance
state inc potato crop of the world was
ohly S6.4 per cent as great in 1916 as in
l9l5' Reports in many other crops arc
correspondnEly short"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-21
WILSON DEMANDS S4OO, 900
FOR FOOD PRICE PROBE

WASHINGTON Feb 21.-President VII.
son is determined Congress shall pass inn
mediately she 100000 appropriation which
the Federal Trade Commission has re-
quested for the nationwide food price
probe which he directed the commission and
the Department of Agriculture to make.
1t was stated officially at the White
House today that the President will give
his personal attention toward swinging Con-
gress into line behind his food-probe sug-
gestion.
As result Administration leaders in
Congress began lining up forces to compel
congressional acquiescence.
Representative Borland in the House and
Senator Borah in the Senate are expected
to lead the fight with the charge that there
is universal conviction that food prices are
the subject of widespread manipulation.
Senator Borah today demanded that Con-
gress stay here until adequate steps were
taken to bring prices to a normal
Congress cannot adjourn" Borah said
$50 long as it is possible for us to be Of
any service in this deporabe situation
We want bread was the growing cry Of
the French retolutionsts as they marched to
Versailles" Borah said. "Tt is the most
ominods cry that can be heard in q republic,
and whatever is said as to the effect of the
war on prices the fact remains these people
are in a large measure the victims of specu-
lators and combinations which are milchng
millions out Of food.
There is at the bottom Of things no justi-
flcation for this condition. Congress cannot
ignore the cries Of the hungry. The stua-
tion must be met at once"
The Federal Trade Commission has de-
tailed plans completed for sweeping in
vestigaton into the New York and Chicago
food markets as soon as Congress grants
the necessary money
Bread and meat prices-and the possibil-
ity of their manipulation-will be the first
line of attack
Under present plans Grand Jury investi-
cations are to be carried on simultaneously
New York and Chicago, it was stated,
will be the first fields of operation "n
view of the serious prevailing conditions &"
The investigation will be conducted in
five divisional meats. breadstuffs. dairy
products fresh fruits and vegetables and
canned goods, sugar, coffee, teas and
spices.
The meat probe is planned to delve