The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-30
A|DOF THE SOUTHERN WHOLESALE GROCE&
 SPURNED BY HOUSE
Resolution Passed Prohibit ing Acceptance of Offer of Association in the Food
 Control Propaganda
Nv HUGH w. ROBERTS

1 e t1annsvlvania the House denleo tne | administration the right to accept aio III it's food control propaganda rom any association which has been conVleteo oA lconspirlng against the antitrust laws ol the United States.
 The amendment was directed al lhe Southern Wholesale Grocers' assoclalioi, which. as a result of evidence Worheu up and formally presented in Birmlhs ham, was some years ago. nelo lo Oe , fault by the federal court
 THE SLAP DELIVERED
 Inasmuch as the association IS salu +o r,,,her as It's members 75 per cent Of all wholesale grocers in IT states lnciu sive of every southern state the ac'ioi e ot +ha House was directed against quite e potent organization
 e When first the vote was taken the n chairman announced that the nos seem 3, to have it. Division was demanded anu g on a standing vote the Moore ameho- J. ment prevailed, 59 to 50. RepresentaClVe ,r Lever of South Carolina, in charge oA h rhe administration biil, called for tellefs' l or The members of the House as result sd were counted The Moore amenonien' was sustained by vote of Il to os' Id The short speech of MT. Moore VIII on probably be relished by the mempersnlp
 of the association. Here is what the
 Pennsy lvanian said;
 er MIR. MOON SARCASTIC he "Revare of Creeks bearing gifts, say ,e- +o uerbert c. Hoover who has been ot abroad for years and may not De
 ouainted with some of these great pus,- of .oss man, who are volunteering their ad services to the government without com i'd, nensation. Among the very hrst 10 teii- ser der their services to the government anu of help reduce prices and 'systematize 'ne ll- food nroduction' in the United States, We of find the Southern Wholesale Grocers as- scd sociation. Think of it! Do we want md advice from these efficient business
 men who want to serve the govern nent now and who come to give MT ng. Hoover advice for nothing!
 his "A morning paper says;
 une Representatives of the Chicago pacA ung ing houses and of the Southern "hoie ltry sale Grocers' association called on MI naS Hoover and volunteered their assistahc red | in carrying out any measure the govern is. ment sees fit to take
 ated "Oh. ye gods, They volunteer the as assistance to Mir Hoover, the food ol' ,,e;r tator. who has just come from Beislu auso and who may not be quite tanliiar w kill all the United States transactions or ' Mrs l o.,,t vears-yolunteer their assistance d he ,,... . oo,.rxs Inf any measure the go had ii'iii " - 4. +o +alxe The Southe hope ernmeht sees i-' " ea,o+,o, dissolv and Wholesale Grocers' assoclation' oissoi' 1t of for conspiracy against the antitrust ia @ iuto- ! of the United States, sends commit the = .o+ rigbt on the job at the comm Thich .o,s .o bea9anarters in Washington, and "a pon tee ..+ior (Annlaus shots serve without com 1,..N,,,frtar, are They are up here from Birmingham Y not stay here at headquarters anu tei 1 hurs- rrooyer how to conduct this buslne were | + ,va,t any compensati althy ines uo ,,a4,.,o+ic and want f the NO! IheS ai' f'- ~ in ln es- lserye their country, lneS niver- even to move their neadduarteis now | Wa shisgton to be at MT. Hoovers s CID mans Here is the announcement from e late -
 ASSOCIATIONS OFFER representatives of the Chicago pe ,oI ing houses and of the southern " itA sale Grocers' association called on War Hoover and volunteered their assist
 in carrying out any measure me gov normal ment sees fit to take
 with a The grocers' association sent monies roittee, which offered to move the s been citation headquarters force to Wasnin today, to serve the government without ts men pensation. The associations mempel officials numbers 75 per cent or all "i'o' rrn m grocers in II states
 And MT. Hoover is Just pach Belgium! (Applause.)
 was AN ALABAMA ANGLE at new What a sweet morsel for the too ted the Hinton G. Clabaugh It is propaple ,e is at Clabaugh, despite the mateIlai sr q ;ad ,nan l tages which have come to lllm sin
 had his Birmingham troubles SUI tains and perhaps fosters memori .7 tadav the alleged dark ways" ot the as oe con tion Perhaps his views of the go
 1 tentions'' of the assoclatioh eoiaoio'
 those of MT. Moore.
 The House incident recalled to
 bamians that dramatic story or
 years ago. As is remembered, Sia
 charged that he, a struggling groce lend our mt out of business by the assoclau to the cause he declined to buy only whe did work association told him to buy-ano e at our whom and at what prices. Al an The boys he procured mass of testimony the Joo' tended to prove his charges, an
 - ceeded, in turn, in puftlhs .he asS' ,.h +ol out of commission. A
 The government concluded tn' anrer fori ha,gh had done such excellent vn and displayed such fine talent TOT
 tieation that it put him Tn charse
 l secret service work in the extens
 all important Chicago territory
 BITTERNESS OF Moof
 At the same time, great man
 hers of Congress regret that tnt
 took that gratuitious slap at tn U, ciation, and it is entirely possi' vAUDE Congress will undo what was do yILLE The association. it is indicateo'
 leading clean life even II It ha
 in the past There are many lVOIi of Congress who do not agree Artisf Moore that the action of the as JUSTICE" in offering to assist the govern 7 Hits food control was actuated throus
 selfish motives. As matter or - reearoed as entirely reasonapse
 association was inspired by pau At any rate. it is believed tnat
 strictures were not dependent : ZA K his antagonism to the associ which he knows little from pers' A tact He is bitter man. He hi ftklE< thing from or of the south esp I7s in it's cognomen the word 'souti is,,.-Niwhts pears And he hates Mr. Ho' 5es vould judge. And he hates th