Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-28
URGES THAT COOKS
CALL ON MARKETS
IND REDUCE H. C.L.
}. Frank Foushe Throws
Consumers Mass-Meeting
Into Turmoil.
APPEARS ON PLATFORM
WITH BASKET OF FOODS
Says Intelligent Buying Proper
Method to Make Prohteer
Helpless.
WISE AND KELLEY SPEAK
Advocate Measures to Aid Officials
In Enforcing Virginia Anti
Trust Statue.
WISE AND KELLEY SPE
Advocate Measures to Aid Officials
In Enforcing Virginia Anti
Trust Statue.

pIsconccTting utterances OF J. Frank
roushc, director OF the Division Of
Markets OF the State Department of
Agriculture. literally broke NJ tho
meeting" last nigh: in the auditorium
OF John Marshall High School, the oc-
CASTOR being u mass-ncctinc called by
comm onw ealth's Attorney George A.
use and MEG Finnegan, president OF
the Renters and Consumers League
10 consider ways ana means OF com
tpSats'ns high prices OF the necessities OF
Mr. Foushe was the last speaker on
enormous market baskets filled win
nackages OF various types OF food pur-
CHASED by himself in the city markets
re told the renters and consumers
present and the consumers VINO were
hot renters hrst about the potatoes ne
by the busheI at sl.75. he ' sa!d 'H ann
Snh na housewives present TO say
cents pound-the usual method Of or
herinE potatoes over the phonetic
oG 4svs nsv sx sssf i il naa
inE his potatoes. he. claimed.
he ff bas he Sos shSwed Them chuck roa5,
every SATURDAY. il had cos, "i him 20
meat and P0 passed and a ne INV the
There was also i cut Of Lamb which
he had gotten at 10 cents IA pound.
Says Ignorance Expense.
ney sur ignorance is the biggest ex-
Foushc; talking hard and fast. Intel.
c nEent in,uying is the chief element in
other things IN the two baS&ets werS
a nsea AS further Illustrations of the
nc cash in hand instead OF TALKING ali
ths i!mc about prohteering.
Persons o asN"d T SS @f bsro Interrupted
ioodstuns and railroad man rose To
,noui ce,,, nov man employed as ne
80 hunting bargains in food. and then
TIE women present began 10 sag what
s s'Tfi s sn9!ugh' nn9u; IT, and they were
me very idea OF taking a heavy baskci
and doing their own marketing. and
OF the auditorium. oN'
Thai The present Industrial unrest
ny the prices charged for the nercsst
ties or life, but that the General As
s ssn n or Virginia has already given
w, wouj hSeG rec,, OF This State relief if they
lie stood ready to prosecute if the cvi.
W nencf tho OF s, prronieering was produced.
waalth's Attorney George a Wise tho
hrst speaker on the program
Wants Aid of People.
Unless the people got behind the
session OF tho Lcgisl:ltnre.h ' ae speG la
Mr.. Wise, and reported the man H trSn
Was proiiteerinE. then the law won nj
years old until you die" w.
Mr. Wise stated his firm conviction
1 now f fhe county, State and city is
in Importance and that the great rem,
cdy Tor profiteering was publiciIv In
less violations were reported. any iau.
said Mr.. Wise. 'e''e''
r., The Legislature has given us the
force the law, but it can, be done mn-
less people lend their support, an
McG. finnegan. who presided az the
ornos Davis who had expected to ODE be
Governor had wired. prevent me from
TSadhtnG Kich mo before Tuesday or
with object OF meeting tonirht ns
proper enforcement of anti-trust law
can DC mad only through cooperation
Of the public"
Would Use Publicity.
The value Of publicity in tho soh,
against proitcering was further I'm,
phasized by Colone' c. r. Kelley. nx-
cGu I'VE sec secretary Of the state Council
teeth. said Colonel Kelley. but tusks .:
The purpose of the fair price com
cy. and the valueof collecting evidence
OF exorhitant prices. 1t was also
brought out by questions from persons
for corporation or manufacture out.
side OF the State to fix the price OF
any article to be sold in the State.
another meeting which will he held
Friday night. when committees viii
be %ppo n1seiri in each Of the thirtytwo
purpose of collecting evidence Of profi
tcerinE in Richmond.