New-York tribune., 1918-10-22
50 More Butchers
re Convicted
Of Overcharging
Federal Food Board Sen.
fences Prohteers to Con.
tribute to Red Cross
Price List Is Issued
Purchasers Cautioned TO ~.
tain Receipts When Tbev
Buy Meat
Price List Is Issued

Prohteering in meats in Ns-o V
City will be Cost art" as rasnr.
OF the publicity given to butchers fo,.s
guilty Of overcharging, accordino ~ :
statement made by Arthur William
Federal Food Adm inistrator for ~
York City. Fifty more Of the 92t =,
/ legged profiteers recently were s,.,
moned, adjudged guilty at senara+.
hearings at the Fedral Food Bosrd
yesterday and ordered to contribu+.
amounts ranging from s25 to s2oo r.
the American Red Cross, in additior .
rledging refunds of all excess nrosts
recorded On their books. This br;n.s
the total OF proved profteeriny bu.cb
ers to lie.
Being held Up as men who used f..
war 70 further their financial ;n+sr
ss's mas been greater punishment r.
iaas', Iaese Dulchers than any penalty the
clarea. One butcher told me that ii.
son had come home from school -
tears because the other childre,, -
used to play with him because bis
- eilN Mdr,
Protiteers Fear Publicity
II he butchers fear the nnbli.;..
more than anything else and that +hDsirl1s sIorss
Wlll preclude further protiteer;ne, ~
mem However, if new cases are 70.
ported we Will close the establishment,
OF the of'enders.'' = ''''ii'S
me 5anti-profiteering crusade VII he
gradually extended over other lines of
e3ommooitles, Mr.. Williams said Fish
dealers, fruitiers, butter and goo ner
and others viii be investigated9 fro1, ,rtrn
time to time. ~"
Dealers will be governed b. prices
hXed by members of their particuisr
branch OF trading" Mr. Williams de-
cared. They VIII be allowed fa;r
margin of profit over the wholessla
price and must be satisfied with il ~
be punished" -" ~ Ut
Flity more butchers will have hear.
lngs before the board TO-DAY. Fonr
minutes will be permitted each. Five
examiners, each sitting separately. will
conduct the cases. Those adindes6
guilty OF proiteering must post the
ioiloWing sign, "a inches by Is INCHES
IN their windows:
-aNing exceeded margins allowed
oy the United States Food Admins
trafion on lamb, We have been III.
rected to refund to all our credit cus-
toners and to those cash customers
VINO can present bills all oyercharpes.
we nave agreed to limit ourselves
10 the prescribed margins in The fut-
mre and to obey all the rules of the
Food Administration.
The following butchers preferred
to contribute to the Red Cross and
signed the pledge to refrain from
further profiteering:
+. Schmabel, 312 Ans terdam Avenue.
{. Mllano, 406 East 18th Street. D
Rothschlld, 379 Amsterdam Avenne.
NJ. Hem. 1913 Second Avenue: Vincen-
olive, 24o East Fifty ninth Street.
thomas E. Anderson, 255 Ninth Ave.
nue., Bronx; f. Ruggerio, 7O2 West
chester. Avenue; j. Rothchid. 47O
BROOK Avenue; L. Wasserbach. e1'
" estchester Avenue; S. Gaziado. 675
Sourtlandt Avenue; J. Christopher
ol4 Courtlandt Avenue; J. Reitmeir
ozo Courtlandt Avenue; P. Weindorf,
od5 & &tourtlandt Avenue; Harry Marrits,
lO22 Westchester Avenue: !. Kuhlman
$50 Courtiandt Avenue: ]. Kronentbsl
5Uoo lhlrd Avenue and l.. Soueglia
5048 Third Ave-ue.
The board announced Yesterday that
the Chllds Restaurant COMPANY has
agreed to do whatever the food ad
mlnistratlon at WASHINGTON suggests
III the way OF price schedule revise
ment, even II 1t means operating with
out profit for the Duration Of the
war. N
The Eye Brand Confectionerv Com
pany. OF 239 Alabama Avenue. has hesr
required to surrender sugar certificates.
amounting to $4,000 pounds for max
ing incorrect statements on their an.
plications. '''''A 'P
Butchers Price List Issued
he Food Boards price LIST for the
first part OF the week was issued res.
terday with the following prices sug-
gested: 's
'g5'' r@p rouaa na9fH@p'd nm Il per b.---... sssl sat
Bottorn round yer Ii, . ss "a "a e<s, oso.s
Ste. Stew rSasl Bssf Sr per s. IS cent
RlP Is9 roast, prime. per Ib.....-... $50 eents
A'4p 'o@s', Chuck per Id. .--.-..-.... - 81 cen.s
these prices cover binds and ribs
OF medium steers. The figures fol
sides of good cows are approximately
~ to IL cents less per pound
Legs OF lamb are quoted at 30-32 cents
per pound, with chops at $3.50 cents
and stew at 21-24 cents.
If butchers charge more ths, the
prices quoted, She Federal Food Board
telephone Circle 400, should be no
tuned Immediately. All cash purchaser.
should demand a receipt designating
hind or meat purchased the quantit,
and price per pound paid.
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