The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06
Attorney General Sends
E missaries After
Hoarders and Dodgers.
S. OFFICIALS
MEAN BUSINESS
President to Appear Be-
fore Congress With Def.
mite Program for End
ing High Cost Of Living

Washington, Aug. 5.-Pred,
dent Wilson, it was announca6
at the white house tonight,
would go before congress with
in the next "few days. with 3
definite program designed u
end the high cost of living.
The president held a confer.
|ence of more than an hour this
afternoon after the cabinet
meeting with Attorney-0en-
leral Palmer. The latter prs
sented to him the complete RI
port and recommendations al
the cabinet subcommittee and
"a number of these will be- en-.
/, bodied in the address the pref
ident is to make before con
gress.
Meanwhile the department 81 -
tfee, so Mr.. Palmer said would beeta
its campaign against hoarders. praA.
tcers and MASTERS Of food. II VIII
proceed under the penal sections e1
the food control act.
The big event Of the day was proa.
ident wilson's conference with After.
ney-General Palmer, which vas FOL.
lowed later by 4 conference between
tho president and julius Barnes. head
Of the United States Grain corpota.
The later meeting gave credencs 10
the renorts that the president. IN his
message would undoubtedly suI9Aot
governmental acquisition Of the wheat
crop. together with a program to S0N
IL to the American public for lea
than the basic price of sass a bushel
ATTORNEY-GENERAL BUSY.
The attorney-general made tpuh3to
a resume Of the days activities, ~
far as his office and the report suS-
nnitted to the president was cc4.
cerned. He said:
There was a conference this morn.
ing attended by the members Of tbs
cabinet subcommittee with three a.
eitions-Judge Ames, who is In chaYSe
of the 0 control acts and antt.tru5t
prosecution in tho department u tut
tee: former Governor HArdfag. ne
the Federal Reserve Board. and -.
Barnes, Of the Grain c~orporatioa.
We prepared a memorandum Of II
advisory nature for the presida1t ri
which we stated what the governmont
is doing and proposes to do under ~.
listing laws to meet the sttuatton
brought about by the high cost o4
living,
Some suggestions Of possible add
tions to the law to cope with the sit.
uation were made.
The department Of justice 10 using
all Of its machinery for the purpeee
sections Of the food control act-&Mo
l.oarders and the profteers. We hDt1
to be able to take action to taAeA
them a statutory lesson. and Whloh
win have a good effect In reAuofG6
the high cost Of living
Mr.. Palmer refused to discpoGstAA
possibility Of the government Ae1utfe
ing the wheat crop. Earlier m nv
day. however, he declared. '0r11ll@&&4
formed a large part OF the ~dis4neGtkelp
n his Office As6SNN
With the exception OF the SsAteek
meeting ut which strangely eno4Gh
the high cost Of living was NET N.
cussed, the president devoted TT ~
tire day to the subject. FE
APPOINTMENTS CANCELL
The White House announco4M
he had cancelled al appoin
with senator's. with whom he inkN
10 discuss h ~ treaty aa9f1%1
time would be given to = solutta9a j
the high cost Of living and the p4Ate
lens II engendered. SSg
Tomorrow the PRECEDENT Is sxpHck&4
To seek further light on the sikG4ttG1dSiN
from members Of his cabinet W. 49,
studying It. and with the repAt&f1f
the cabinet subcommittee beforo GIee
he will begin work on the ~prspasa4t00kS
Of his message to congress-. MI
Action on the report OF the fo14e&4S
trade commission. which recomWon&N
ed the prosecution OF the biz MG9&S
PACKERS Of Chicago. II expected nth
IN the next day or two from thA ~
torney-general. He made This
ment tonight. tE%ssNsk
The visit Of Charles r. C1yne. QHtomk
States district attorney ~ Chieo1G9a y
believed to be made IN anM4o1
with Thu packers case. Mr. C1xn43
remain at the capitol tonigh&
attorney-gensral was . busy VI
him Instructions today.
The federal communications has
report which viii be made pabl
morrow which promises u thru
ditional Tight on pr0atssftnE
subject Of the report Waa Mat
| public nv the o0xnMfnd0G@fA1X2&4E