The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-05-14
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RICE is SUGGESTED.
Information Is Filed Against [. L,
McCandless and Other
Action May Follow

U4der 'iaSorrtlipbn. Sled gestlt,tAglst
noon by James D. Doln, chairman OF the
Territorial Food Commissioh, the city
attorney = Office will Immediately pre-
pare TO prosccute u, L. lMcCandless for
violating the orders of the food com
mission. The specific item on which
the case will be brought into court Il
the sale by MeCandless to Libby, Nc.
Neill q Libby of Hawaiian grown rice
at $40 a bag, following the food teom.
1mission's announcement of a maximum
sale price Of So. t#eE 5'.&s
Chairman Dole has the entire food
commission behind him, his action be
ing authorized at meeting of the com.
mission held yesterday forenoon Mt
eleven o'clock, following legal advice
from Attorneys Robbins Anderson and
Charles X. Hemenway.
An effort to secure the services of
Frank i. Thompson to assist in, the
prosecution was not successful owing
TO pressure of other affairs, but II is
believed that John W. Catheart, Mr..
Thompson IS partner will appear in his
stead
Defiance Is Shown
Defiance of the legal action Of the
food commission by Mr.. McCandless,
rs II was said at the meeting, caused
that body to take steps to prevent a
recurrence of disregard Of its regula.
tiOns and IL Is possible that the entire
weight of the federal food commission
will back up the territorial commission,
only waiting the receipt of certain in.
formation, by cable, from Admins
TRAITOR Hoover.
Mr.. Dole, in opening the meeting,
said the, members were called "to con,
slider the breaking of our laws in re
gard to the sales of rice.''
on shows a clear case of absolute
defiance of our rules, - said the chair.
man. "These laws were passed by our
commission with the honest effort 10
prevent profteering, and to obtain a
fair profit and price for the growers to
! prevent any injustice. II seems TO me
this is an absolutely, clear case of profit.
eering of a fragrant character. The
argument, that the price should be as
high as the California price seems to
me to have little bearing on the case.
The local authorities, should enforce
these regulations, If it is impossible
for US to enforce the regulations we
ought to know it,.
Hoogs Suggests Action
w. II. Hoogs ST., suggested that
Chairman Dole swear out warrant
against McCandless FOR profteering
Mr.. Dole, however said advice as to
, procedure should first come from the
attorneys for the commission, as to
whether prosecution should be through
The territorial attorney generals office
: or that of the city and county. 49,. ..
1t was found that tho maximum
Iprice for rice sales was published in
both the daily newspapers, and there
was nothing in the way to commence
proceedings. n
l. A question was raised by Secretary
, 2. G. Bockus as to whether the com
Missions ease might not be weakened
by reference to the California price
for coast rico at, 50 and over and the
price set for Hawaiian rice at, So.
other members disagreed with him, the
argument being made that 1922 was a
high cost for production and with SO
rs a selling price a reasonable profit
was made. The reason the California
\ price was higher, was because rice
grown there passed through many hand
] lers before reaching the consumer s
market.
Communicating Proposed
Chairman Dole suggested comman.
leering all of McCandless' supply of
rice, if he persisted in attempting to
make additiOna! sales. Commissioner
Child said that miller here cannot
operate without q license. If q miller
, attempted to make rice out of Nc.
Candless paddy, that his license could
bc reyOked
Mr.. Bockus said man con the
'trcet," had reported to him that the
commission s action ir pla"ing $S as
he highest figure for lie "r" would
prevent rice grOwiRR i = Islands
J This suggestion ga $50 - nnred
! by another statement that be- ore the
, war with s. as a bag price, it stimu.
lated rice growing and with the knOwl.
edge of what it now cost to produce
! rice, IS would again stimulate the de,
veloping of the industry. il.
Commissioner Child said that Ne,
Candless rang him up just before the
meeting, saying 1T want you Ia
reSeind the order for SO bag.'' ~
iasked him on, what ground u He said,
because Waldron sold at So VI /
said, Link, never mind the other fel:
Iow; we will attend to the, at - + man !
nrofteering- after we finish with you
He, wants the commission to utterly
rescind the order, " 90, ......,
| At the Office of the city and county
attorney: Mr.. Dole and other members
of the commission, were informed by
Deputy County Attorney Charles s.
Davis, that the, Prosecution would he
commenced whenever >, sufficient cyl
lenee was fled. He was given assur.
! tnce, that there would be substantial
evidence. A.
W. ,
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