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object Of the meeting In 90 review ths
maximum fair price margins and 70 set
the butchers TO agree not TO exceed
these margins at the present time
Mr. Williams announced the appoint
nent Of Charles Grisrner, president o.
the Master Butchers Association Of the
State Of NewsYork. as a member Of the
Fair Price Committee, which Mr.
Williams formed at the request OF At
torney General Palmer
Michael Fricdsam. chairman Of the
Fair Price subcommittee TO represent
the dry goods. clothing and shoe in
dustries has selected the following repre-
sentatives in those trades in addition 20
Mrs James Lees Laidlaw and Mrs Sara
Conboy:
For the dry goods industry-Louis
| Stewart Sr, Pres Jas. McCreery a Co.
Clarkson Cowl, President. Jas. A Hearn
& Son Isidor Saks, President Saks 4
4 Co.
For the clothing manufacturers
William Z Goldman. Clothing Manufae-
turers Association of New York. and
the firm Of Cohen. Goldman a Co.
For the shoe manufacturers-Emii
Wen Of S. We'll & Co.
For cloak and suit industry-A &.
Faber q Faber Helm and jacob
| Sperber.
! For retail shoe dealers-John Slater
| Of ]. J. Slater, and President of the
! Retail Shoe Dealers Association.
For retail mems clothing-Morris
| Brill Of Brill Bros.
William A Orr, formerly secretary TO
the Governor has been appointed secret
airy TO the subcommittee. and Thomas
w Churchill. former President Of the
| Board Of Education, advisory COUNSEL
Nearly 100000 pounds Of dressed
and cured meats have been located In
fruit storage warehouses in Niagarr-
county. large percentage Of this mea.
is said TO he ''borax cured" the sale OF
which is restricted under the pure food
laws. Libels were begun In the Federal
/ Court, Buffalo. against firms owninE
| 5000, 900 dozen eggs and 100000
pounds Of butter. alleged to have been
withheld from the market for the pur-
pose of unreAsonably increasing the
price"
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waste q minute. He got Miller q Wirfel
on the telephone just az soon ss Central
would let him have the connection. The
allegation was denied at nrst and then
the firm was invited 10 come around and
see Mr.. williams There was a hearing.
an informal" bearing. the Food Admin
istrator called II. and when II was all
over Mr.. williams said:
THE allegation of the customer was
proved TO be the fact Mr.. Miller Of the
firm admitted the charges He agreed
to refund TO the customer the over
charge, or monies paid above ga cents.
the wholesalers price per pound. This
amounted TO about $50. He agreed also
to do the same with all other custom
ers.
violators Fear Publicity.
Dealers" continued Mr.. williams,
'-rnust understand that they cannot make
money by profteering without running
the risk Of losing their reputation for
fair dealing"
When the Federal Food Board. Of
which John Mitchell was chairman and
Mr.. williams a member. was lacking up
food administration violators during
war times those who were hauled over
the Goals complained that the part that
hurt most was the publicity given by
the board to their msooinEb MANY ao-
mitted that II cost them Thousands OF
dollars in loss OF patronage.
Ben A. Matthew'S Assistant United
States District Attorney. said yesterday
he is investigating a complaint Of alleged
profiteering to the effect that q sugar
dealer sold an upstate orphan asylum
1000 pounds of sugar NJ IL cents
pound. The United States Sugar Equali-
zation Board has repeatedly declared
that q fair retail price is not TO exceed
IL cents a pound. Mr.. Matthews de-
clared that II the facts are as alleged
criminal proceedings will be started
against the dealer
As things are shaping Up Il is believed
there is going TO be hard shedding for
those who cannot get the idea through
their heads that the Government agen-
cies are in earnest in their efforts in
behalf of the public in the fight against
the high cost Of living.
The Rev. DR.. Jonathan C Day. Com
missioner Of Public Markets. and Ed
win J. O'MAlley. Assistant Commissioner
OF Markets, say that the school stores
for the sale of army surplus foodstuffs
will be sufficiently stocked mp by to-
morrow TO enable the city TO begin SELL
ing direct to the people then The de-
partment expects to have fifty or sixty
stores going at first
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BOSTON GRAND JURY
PLANS SUGAR PROBE
VIII Open Inquiry To-day
Into Higher Prices.

BOSTON, Aug. lS.-The sugar situation
will claim the attention of the Federal
Grand Jury tomorrow when It convenes
in special session to investigate the high
cost Of living. Evidence gathered by
the Department OF Justice agents active
in the Governments food investigation
will be presented at that time. according
to United States District Attorney Boyn-
ton, who said tonight that other com
nrodities would be considered later.
Whether the unusually large supplies
OF several foodstuffs stored in Boston
warehouses are being held unlawfuIly
has not yet been determined, according
TO Mr.. Boynton. He added that predie-
tons OF wholesale arrests were not war
ranted by the evidence at hand.
Long litigation is expected over the
l6,bSs bags OF -four seized Saturday In
a South Boston warehouse. where IL re-
mains in the custody OF United States
Marshal Owners Of the four. estimated
TO be worth 1900, are preparing for n
legal battle September 2. when the mat
ter comes before a Federal Judge.
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PALMER SHOWS WAY
TO EXPOSE GOUGERS
Fair Prices Will Be Fixed by
Committee-Charges in Ex-
cess to Be Profiteering.
BIG WEAPON IN PUBLICITY
Acknowledgement Says If New
York Leads Movement Ma
ton Will Follow.

A. Mitchell Palmer, Attorney-General
Of the United states. told the fair price
committee. appointed by Arthur Will
Jams. Federal Food Administrator for
this city, at a meeting Of the committee
az the Hotel Biltmore last night that II
II il found possible 10 take care Of the
present situation regarding high prices
In Washington and New York city all the
rest OF the country viii follow.
III we can't get New York opinion
with uS" he declared. IF we can't get
New York dealers TO blackball the men
who won't play fair then We can't do 1t
anywhere
II was for the purpose of getting New
York interested IN the plan proposed by
the fair price committee to nI fair
margin OF profits on commodities that
Mr.. Palmer came to this city to meet
Mr.. Williams and his coworkers. in
struct them IN campaign methods, ex-
pound the food control laws as they
now stand and tell them of changes
which may be made.
New York is the metropolis on which
the eyes OF the nation are hxed." Mr..
Primer said. Il have asked the people
who coopera.ed with the Food Admin
lbtrhLfcn curing lne WAT 10 meet THIS
situation, which is fully as important
as their work during the war.
"FAir price committees will be or
ganised which will flx a local price fair
to the dealer and to the public, and
while they have no legal standing the
prices they will fix viii be the judg-
ment of the community. which Will be
reflected In a jury box-and we will
get them before a jury.
GousfnE Not CONFINED 10 Foods.
The food control act is still In force
and the war is still on But there is
Just as much profteering in other things
as In foodstuffs. II you don't believe
II 80 out and try 10 buy some clothes
II we are To go after profiteerr in one
line common justice requires that we
go after them in all lines.
Under the plan proposed we will put
into operation the committees that aid
such splendid patriotic service during
the war and reorganize them as fair
price committees for food and other
necessities.
ANY one selling above those prices
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Many Volunteer Services.

1t was announced yesterday that
nearly 500 members Of committees com
prising stxty-seven community councils
in the I'VE boroughs are in readiness to
answer the call OF the city officials to
assist in the work of the school stores
Volunteer workers, under the supervi-
sion Of Miss Mildred Taylor. organiza-
ton secretary. assisting Miss Laura A
Cauble, Deputy Commissioner of Mar
kets. in charge Of volunteer orEaniEa-
tons received their final instructions
yesterday.
committee Of three representing the
Morse Dry Dock Employees Association.
which has $500 members, made another
fruitless trip TO the Office of the Depart
nent OF Markets yesterday. The as
Eooiatioz Is anxious TO get two Carloads
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cfs army surplus foodstuns. The pup-
plies are in p warehouse Mt the foot OF
Fifty-seventh street, Brooklyn. The
Morse oompany's plant is one block
away, at the foot Of Fffty-sixth street.
The association desires to truck the
stun rrom the warehouse and make
distribution TO It's members without
charging cent above the actual cost of
The goods. but II cannot seem to make n
lit of Roadway. for the reason that II
Las been unable TO get an audience with
single official of the Department of
Markets who can help IL out
The committee representing the work
ors OF the dry dock concern consists of
Joseph McGuirk, president; Margaret
Shea, conference member. and Homer
o. Hoover, vice. president
i called at the ONCE Of the DEPART
'ment OF Markets on Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday of last week and again
to-day" Mr., McGuirk explained, "and |
have been unable to see DR.. Day, Mr.
o'Malley, Mr.. Mulry or anybody else in
authority. We have a blank check ready
to be filed in with the required amount
fer the foodstuffs our association would
ike TO have.
At Loss what TO DO.
AS inhabitants Of the city Of New
York We wish TO get some Of the food
which the city is going TO sell We re-
oeived letter from DR.. Day telling us
TO direct our order to Capt. Stewart.
zone surplus property officer. War De-
partment Capt Stewart tells us we
must get the stun through the Depart
rnent Of Markets. We can't see any
body at DR.. Days once and our COM
nittee doesn't know what II Ia going TO
90 about H."
Federal Food Administrator Williams
mao conference yesterday afternoon
with Emanuel Geller, Albert Rosen and
Q. Edward Jahrsdorfer. representing the
Master Butchers Associative of the
State Of New York. 1t was arranged
al the conference to have a meeting
with representatives Of all the organized
master butchers OF the city, about $500
in number. at $50 Bast Fifteenth street.
Thursday afternoon at o'clock. The
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win be profteering and the names Of
proflteers win be published. am try
ing to have Congress enact a law which
VIII make profiteering n crime. As the
law stands to-day boarding Is n crime
and conspiracy by two or more per
sons to raise prices is a crime. but action
on the part Of an Individual in raising
prices is not a crime. / hope to have
the same penalty attached to that as to
boarding, namely a fine of $1,000 or
two years imprisonment. and ] regard
the present sentence as q much more
effective deterrent than a fine.
AS soon as evidence OF profiteering
is found II win be turned over TO the
Department Of Justice for action. but
In the meanwhile the fair price commit
tee win use publicity as club.
Charges in excess Of the prices set
by the fair price committee viii be
accepted as prima facie evidence OF
proflteering.
Washington Not 20 Interfere.
'T don't want you men and women
who are going TO cooperate with the
Government to get the idea you are TO
be supervised from Washington. or that
the Government is to FIX prices. Our
idea is to decentralize the work to the
we only ask you TO give the widest
possible publicity to wha: you deter
mine to be fair prices for the various
commodities
Il approach the problem with great
trepioation. or ] should say the Presi-
dent did. for this campaign against the
high cost OF living was begun at the
White House. j was told there would
be the greatest dif1culty to find volun-
teers TO carry on the work now that the
war Is over. Let me say that already
in three-quarters of the States commit
tees have been organized under the d.
rection Of the men who served the Food
Administration during the war. In
only three States have Food Admins
traitors declined to accept. and in these
county organizations are going ahead.
II Am satisfied that In two weeks we
will be funcdoning all over the coun-
try. ] hesitate to say that this proce-
dure will reduce the cost Of living, but,
after some hesitation l 90 say II.
IF prices do not go down naturally
they will at least not 10 ND, and II you
can keep prices from going IN, they will
sag. We IN America must do something
TO stop this vicious circle of increased
prices. increased wages and increased
costs. resulting In another increase in
prices which wifi bring American to in
dustrial disaster. We must hold both
sides Of the circle steady"
Sugar overcharge Admitted.
II isn't going to be easy for any food
dealer, wholesaler or retailer, to gouge
his customers in -overcharges for sugar
and expect TO get away with nothing
but fattened bank account This was
demonstrated yesterday by Arthur Will
Jams, Federal Food Administrator for
this city. in the case Of the first offender
against whom a concrete accusation Of
profiteering has been made IN the pres
ent campaign 10 relieve the pressure Of
the high cost of living.
Mr.. Williams received a complaint
from a manufacturer that he paid Miller
Wirfel. wholesale grocers, SS2 Second
avenue, IL and 12l3 cents a pound for
5000 pounds of sugar. The bill and
check in payment OF the transaction
we're convincing. Gr. Williams 6idu /
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$l22, 900 OF EGGS SEIZED.
L. :. Makes First Seizure I'm Maine
Under HOardinE Law.

PORTLAND. Ne, Aug. 1B-Under a
libel against the New England Cold
Storage Company Of this city and J. r.
Poole Company of Boston, United
States Marshal Wilson seized 4,57l
cases OF eggs at the New England COM
pany's plant to-day. The charge IL
huardlng TO obtain an excessive profit
This IL the first saizure made IN Maine
under the boarding law. The retail
value OF the egss ct present prices b
sl2aoSO.
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The Attorney-General to-day approved
a suggestion from Gov. Gardiner OF Mis-
souri, that the conference Of Governors
meeting in Salt Lake City this week,
send a committee tG Washington 10 con-
fer with officials here with n view 70
coordinating the work of all Of the State
and municipal authorities who are CO.
operating with the Department OF Jus
tice.
With predictions current that shoe
prices win near the $40 mark this win
ter, agreement was practically reached
in the House TO order the Federal Trade
Commission to make an immediate in
vestigation of the leather and shoe situa-
ton.
Plans are to have the investigation
com plete within four or five weeks 50
as to prevent the high prices msnufac-
turers and other shoe interests have
claimed win be necessary. The investi-
cation will show the actual cost Of pro
ducing shoes now, thus informing the
people what should be a fair profit and
preventing eKtortionate prohteering In
large measure.
The proposed investigation is provided
in the resolution OF Representative Igoe
(Mo). A final vote on IT viii be taken
as soon as the House meets tomorrow.
but all votes on amendments to-day in
dicated II would pass by large ma
Jority.
Efforts OF q few members to broaden
the scope OF the investigation prevented
q final vote to-day. Republican leader
Mondeu (Wyo.) being forced 10 ask ad-
journmenl wnen Representative King
(Ill.) demanded a roll call on the amend
ments TO include clothing and foodstuffs
IN the investigat ton, which had been de-
feated 70 10 in a division vote. Respond
ing 10 the call for all members 10 return TO
Washington 10 take action against the
high cost OF living more than 100, who
have been on vacation trips. returned
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-14

MIR. and Mrs. 4. II. Ross were in
Lexington Monday.
Mr. Harry Elmore was a visitor in
Richmond Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Anderson has re
turned from Cincinnati.
Mr.. Robert Tomlinson is visiting
relatives in Lexington.
Mrs. W. A. Farnau has been a re-
cent visitor in Lexington.
Miss Lucy Williams has been visit
ing friends in Richmond
Mrs. long Of Lincoln County, is
,isiting Lancaster relatives.
Mr. 4. l.. Walker is spending the
week at CRIB Orchard Spring
Miss Elizabeth Estes has returned
from a visit 20 relatives in Waco.
Mrs. j. r. Mount has returned from
vis.; 90 relatives in Harrodsbrrg
Misses Martha and Helen Gill have
returned from a stay az Cumberland
Fails.
Dr. 4. +. Walter Of Mt Vernon,
has been spending q few days in Ian
custer.
Mrs T.. 2 Ow.ley Nr. and Mrs
wR Cook were visitors in Stanford
Monday.
Miss Lillian Einnairi g visiting her
sister, Mrs Kos Burnside. IN Bar.
bouryillc
Mrs Sam Miller. 81 Knoxville,
Tenn. ;, visiting her lister. Mr.. J.
W Miller.
Nir and Mr- Henry NcElroy. Of
lebanon, have been recent visitors boa
Lancaster
Mr. Joseph Walter Of Stanford, haH
been recent guest Of Dr. and Mr..
d. r. Walter.
Mr. Henry Simpson. u Lexington,
is visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
L. u. Simpson.
Mr. Val Cook. who has been at
tending the summer school Of Tech
nologv. in Atlanta. Ca, has returned
TO his home in Lancaster
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-14
Messrs J. A. and J. W. Swopc are
in Lexington this week.

Messrs J. A. and j. W. Swope are
visiting in Lexington this week.
Mrs. John +. Pigg, of London, is
visiting her sister, Mrs Mary Lutz.
Mrs. May Coley Of Richmond made
a brief visit to her sister, Mrs. Zarelda
Gulley on Hin Court.
Miss Matte Mae Lutz is in Paint
Lick. this week. on official business
for the telephone company.
Miss Edith Moore is spending the
week with her little friend, Miss Mar
garet Herring in the country.
Mr.. Talton Wheeler and bride re
turned Saturday from Colorado, and
are now happily located at the home
of the groom's mother, Mrs. Dora
Wheeler, on the Richmond pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Speith have
written friends here of their delight
fui visit and summer outing they are
having at st. Joseph. Mich. They
were recently Joined by Mr.. r. Zim-
mer who expects to return in few
days
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Mildly have re-
turned from a visit to relatives in
Lebanon, and are now with her pr
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. ". Reynolds
NJ and Mrs. MILKY will leave Satur-
day for Springfield. Ohio, where they
will reside
Mr.. r. II. Batson is enjoying the
Injuries of delightful outing motor
ing with Judge and Mrs. Homer Bat
son Of Louisville, through the Berk-
shire Hills over the Mohawk Trail
through Massachusetts and other
Eastern end Northern States.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Smathers and
son, who are of the household of Mr.
and airs. Jack ADAMS, were al Dsfea
fair, where Mr.. Smathers had an ex-
hibit of the Delco Lighting System.
Mrs Smathers and son prolonged
their visit and are now with relatives
in Sharpsburg.
After a most pleasant visit with
friends here in Lancaster for few
days, Mr.. Vernon Langley and fam
lily have returned to Bloomington.
Illinois. Mr.. Langley made several
friends during his visit here and all
join in wishing him much success in
his work at Bloomington.
Mrs. Bright Herring has received
word that her son, Private Floyd X.
Swope. Of 18th Marine Co, 9th Ma
chine Gun b., belonging to the fam
Gus Second Division has arrived at
Quantico, Va, and will there be dis
charged. He stated that they pa
raded in New York City and met with
fine reception there.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-14

20 Winter scott .,rpiGs how farm
she couuiv district, 81 Scot
we're accustomed 70 light up as
n> The minister announced the
.'af. '.Hac Barrow called tobacco pan
H,su aeon. or curpaIl Bishop Bur
r''t was so loaih to part with his
pipe that he cut hale in his ha'
.n support II. Doctor Parr used regu-
larry 10 smoke in the vestry before
nj sermon while the congregation was
singing. my people like long hymns
be said. but | prefer long clays."
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-14

Mr. David Langley and Master j.
C. Langley are visiting their grand
mother. in Waco.
Miss Della Rice Hughes has reuirn-
ed frcm a visit TO her aunt, Mrs. J. W.
Accy. in Stanford.
Mrs Pearl Gulley and daughter,
Miss Helen, are guests Of Mrs. Ike
Dunn in Lexington.
Nh. katherine Conn Tinsley and
sen. are spending several weeks at
Grab Orchard Springs.
Mr. Il. T Wilkinson, who hes been
spending several weeks in Winchester
has rttuucd TO Lancaster.
Mrs. Joe Francis and Miss Mary
Arnold have returned from several
days stay in Cincinnati.
Miss Kate kinnaird has returned
from a visit to her sister. Mrs. Ross
Burnside in Barbourville.
DR.. Virgil Kinnaird and Mrs. Kin
naird have returned from visit to
relatives in North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cabeil Denny are IN
Martlnsville' Indiana where they VIII
spend TWO weeks or more
Miss Aile Arnold VINO mas had
most deligf tiul VISIT ii' Boston, Mass
Is expected nome 'a's week
$3.50,
last Thursday with Miss Norma Burn,
Montgomery, near Bryants.lie
Masters D. ~ ana faii boHie' nave
their granl-pare1ts al NcKinncy
Air. and Mr.. Georre Mason. OF
Chicago, are guests Of Mrs Rose
Mason and family. on Stanford st
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-14

Set % fore you rs the chief object TO
ne obtaircd. g1 md that Is superior TO
any on eal,li--a desirable end. a per
feet end Labor to accomplish a work
that shall survive unchanged and beau
tiful, when thrones Of power and mon.
mrutS of rrt shall have crumhled to
shes; aim to achieve something
which. when lHc.o muiuh'e voices are
hu-hed .'rsv shall live amid the
7ohe- gl@ tri1w1hs Of Immortality
'win B. Chaplin.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-08-14

In the great fire az Chicago. October
10 II, 1871. the buildings Of rs mn.
rlonal banks were destroyed II was
feared shat the hnnke would suffer in
many cases an almost total loss, but
after The s"fes recovered from the
ruins were opened Il was found thaf
The books papers. etc, were In Il con.
dition TO permit the recovery Of debts
and the banks suffered no loss on that
ground.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-16

who mndc thr Inn While they arc
not up "a their itrsi condition the
m9icrisis sarA thfS cannot be- ciassed
ms bud roads. nhd mas he travelled
with but very little difficulty. a. the
rains are either Aoaknr AWAY - they
fHii OF are draiulnE on.
The rainfall here up To 9 s. m. this
morning was rs OF an inch.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-16
ROADS ARE FAIR
DESPITE THE RAIN

According 10 reports from locii
mniariats who have been over roads
lfaGlnK from Albuquerque. the dfia4
King rains OF The past "a hours. eou-
pied with tho heavy rains IN some rcc-
lions Il few days aeo. nnvt had but
little effects upon The roads. An
roads are Haidi 10 be IN a paasabio
condition. although there are bad
Spots 70 be found. but none Of a scri-
BUS nature.
The fonds between Alhuqucrats
and santa Re were reported TO be IN
fair condition this morning b. parties
AR Canes lectures VIII be given uron
application to
THE
ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS
COILEOE
The Special school ~ Specialists.
Korber SQUIRE. Phone so.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-16

The accopniInf nrm 81 MossmaA,
nnno a NlnntA - ouf Of the foffr,nNi
accountants 81 lat south Hcf- unelc
he hiss naa many years Of tifhtt VAL
uanic fxnrI|4nrc IN HlEuHutHnrY and
AutlIiIne The frIa he represents a
rttnlAft ny MANY - the largest huFl
hess canrfffn and nnnncIol usliiu-
sihne ~ ilaiH 4eclinn. Tiny have rem
deffd audfl1 or various state and
couuty Offices and are r~etoefiHed az
leadlnr authorities IN oi.ce cfeani-
aAfinn. ncrnuniaury and auditing.
CIR. 1uut viii aish klincusH accounting
qurFtious snhmitled ~ members Of
hh class N accordance.
The cournt OF ierturcs has been out
lined and viii be delivered IN the Az
buquarlne nnAness cpiieEe h~criunfnF
Thursday evening September rs, at
: o'clock. The subject lkA4 evening
will b "Nank Account Reconcile,
ments.r The subjects Of the twelve
other lectures In the course will be
given on application. These lectures
may he taken with other studies IN
the cplifgc or may be pursued with
cut other work.
An students Of accouniancy. book
A4epera business men. Office men ari
women or others deelrinn a knoWl-
edge OF accuuntancy are invited q at
tend the first lecture which VIII he
without charge.
Pun information in regard to the