The sun., 1919-08-09
U. S. LISTS COLD
STORAGE FOODS
Subp9nas Served on Ware
houses Here in Effort to
End Hoarding.
GRAND JURY GETS DATA
Plans Rushed for Sale of Army
Food in This City on
Monday Week.

Every cold storage warehouse in
Manhattan and The Bronx received a
subpoena yesterday calling for imme-
date information concerning the
stocks of perishable food on hand to
determine whether the boarding pro-
visions Of the Government food con-
troll law are being violated. Similar
subppnas will be issued soon to ware
houses containing non-perishab,e food.
Accompanying the subpoena was the
following letter from Francis G. Caf-
fey. United States Attorney for the
Southern District Of New York:
The accompanying subpoena calls
for the production OF certain docu-
ments and papers in your possession
before the Federal Grand Jury August
IL, 1919. 1t is desired to secure
promptly all the data from which It
may be determined whether or not
there exist violations of the boarding
provisions of the food control law
1T would facilitate the Grand Jury
and also this Office and perhaps YOU
concern IL you could have the informa-
tion called for in the subpoena and such
additional information as in your opin-
ion has bearing thereon tabulated and
forwarded Immediately to this office.
Data not covered by the information
you SO furnish can thereafter be called
for at the convenience of the Grand
Jury. II you comply with this suggas-
ton It will not be necessary for the
present to produce your original rec
ords.
II am counting on your cooperation
in assisting this office TO arrive at the
facts in connection with the food situ-
ation."
Demands Are Detailed.
Mr.. Caffey said the subpenas call for
the production of all records and infor-
nation covering the following matters:
/. A list of food products Of all kinds
in custody or control OF the warehouses,
stating the quantity of each lot.
2. The names and addresses OF the
owners of each lot of food and tho date
each separate lot was received or ac-
quired.
8. Copies Of all contracts covering the
food in custody or control of the ware
houses
4. Contracts covering food products to
be acquired by the warehouses.
5. An estimate Of the quantity of each
class OF food required to supply the nor
NAL trade OF each warehouse for one
month.
This action Is taken as the first move
here In the Governments nationwide
hght against food profiteers. 1t follows
instructions received from Attorney-Gen-
nj 6wF Nl,a
and Eastern districts of New York on
Thursday to prosecute all persons charged
with boarding.
In the Eastern district. which includes
all OF Long Island. United States Attor-
ney James d. Bell began an investigation
of the refrigerating plants In Brooklyn
He ordered Marshall James NJ. Power to
assist him in securing evidence OF viola
ton of the food law. The maximum
penalty for boarding Is two years in
prison and $4,000 fine.
Agents of the Department OF Justice
| visited the cold storage warehouses in
Brooklyn yesterday to discover II any
food in storage is being kept beyond the
! time limit fixed by law. Attorney Bell
also has requested the Police Commits
sioner to aid him in prosecuting the
prohteers. Thus far no cases have been
reported.
Plan Army Food Sale.
Conferences were held yesterday by
Commissioner of Markets Jonathan c.
Day and his deputies to arrange the
| distribution OF the army food that will
be put on sale here a week from Mon
| day. Although every section of the city
will have an opportunity to sample the
| army supplies. the greater part win be
sold in school houses located In the
poorer districts.
Bloomingdale Brothers. Third avenue
and Fifty-ninth street, have written "a
the Department OF Markets offering the
use OF their store as distributing point
| for city food sales.
Government agents checking the food
stored in Newark cold storage plants
yesterday found 1,oss.ooo pounds OF
beef. $4,000 dozen eggs. $4,000 pounds
of butter and 100000 pounds OF cheese
They are now checking up the normal
business OF these plants to determihs
whether they are overstocked.