The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-08-21


STORED DAIRY PRODUCTS TO BE SAVED !,
Washington Aug. 16-Oficials of the department of
justice today planned an investigation of the storage
houses in which holdings Of butter and sugar. eggs dairy
products and poultry have increased in some cases above
cent since last fall Prices have scared for poultry
and all the dairy products during the year, Exact
data the holding of dairy products of all big storage
houses in the possession Of the Bureau of Markets.
careful survey has just been finished and justice depart
ment officials plan to ask for all facts brought out in this
survey. ~$H
The.canvass made by the Bureau of Markets shows
that cold storage holdings Of butter for Aug 1915 were
increase Of 35053549 pounds The holdings of August
1919 total "a 839, 1872 pounds.
Case eggs held in storage Aug 1, 1919, show an in
were reported The total for Aug 1919 had jumped to
7853288 cases. "Steps being taken to combat
this situaton said E. Ames assistant general in charge
of the campaign to prosecute food proteers in the ab
sence of Attorney General Palmer
R0UMAN1A ATTEMPTS TO sTRA1GHTEN THINGS
Paris, Aug. 16.-The peace conference in note for
Warded to the Bucharest agreed to continuation of the
Roumanan occupation of Budapest however the allies did
not accept the other proposition Of the Roumanan note
which justified her action pointing out that the armstice
of 1918 was no longer binding The Roumanians declared
they did not receive Cemenceas note warning them to
stop advancing upon Budapest until they had entered the
Washington, Aug. 16.-The first amendment Of the
peace treaty was offered to the senate foreign relations
committee by Senator Fall of New Mexico to Section
81 This provision requires Germany to renounce to Bel
GUM the regions of Krise Eupen and Mamedy. Falls
proposed amendment would require peviscite on the
question:
PR0FlTEERs IN FARGO, SAYS ATTORNEY
Fargo, Aug. 16-The retailers in Fargo make mucs
200 per cent articles and average profit Of 70
per cent the belief expressed by COL NJ A. Hdreth
turns today The district attorney believed these prof.
eers larger in number in small inland towns, "there
never was time when retailers making much
money The belief that prices going higher false
and the people to blame because they pay the prices
without protest"
COL Hildreth said he positive that retail dealers
had combinations which fixed prices at secret meetings.
He was not positive there not boarding in North d.
kota Evidence will be presented to the grand jury the
third week in September.
MORE CHICAGO PRoF1TEERs ARRESTED
Chicago, Aug 16-John Campbell and John E. Bunk
ers officials of the John Campbell Co.. arrested today
the charge of violating the food control act The war;
rant alleges that the two executives undertook to profeer
Arbuce house in New York 1882 per hundred weight
and sold to retailers at $13 pc hundred weight.
RIOTS EXPECTED IN HAMMOND
Hammond, Ind, Aug. 16-The result of vote being
taken by workers of the Hammond Street Car Company
here to whether to return to work will determine
whether or not state troops will be called out to que
riots between street strikers and strike breakers Lew
Barnes sheriff OF that district said today Barnes asked
Governor Goodrich hold troops readiness should
the vote which is being taken and which will be taken to-
night is not in favor of returning to work.
-. URGED TO RENTER POLITICS
Zurich, Switzerland, Aug. 16.-In view of Archduke
Josephs success nheading the Austrian government
former Emperor Karl was urged by monarchists to
enter political activities The emperor declared against
any such STEP it was learned today no. he is quoted as
saying, "The emperor position hell have done
duty have suffered enough and don't want to re-
turn to power.
FRENCH TROOPS PREVENT GERMAN RIOTS
Luxembourg, Germany, Aug 16-At the request Of the
burgOmeister French troops CHARGED the parliament