New-York tribune., 1919-10-15
Army to Sell City
100000 Pounds
Of Frozen Beef
Capt. Carson Demonstrates
Quality at Dinner and
O'Mailey Gives the Order:
Food Prices Held Down

More than two million pounds O.
surplus army frozen beef will be dis
posed OF here at prices well below
those prevailing on the market. Colo
mel J. NJ. Carson, zone supply officer
told Deputy Markets Commissioner
Edwin J. 0'Malley yesterday. The meae
will be released in short time, Captain
Carson announced, and will be dis
tribused under the direction of Depart
ment OF Public Markets.
Colonel Carson made the tentative
offer of the beef to Mr. O'Mallev a,
dinner AZ the army supply headquar-
teFs, 4ol Eighth Avenue, yesterday.
The menu was made up entirely Of
army foodstutfs. most CT which is be
ing offered TO the public through the
schools.
Mr.. O'Maliey and 8 number of news
paper men expressed their spprecia
ton Of the beef, cooked and served bv.
Arthur Turner, for nineteen wears r.
chef TO army officers. Colonel Carson
met the praise with an announcements
that the meat was the frozen army
beef which has Seen the object of some
untavorable criticism
The antipathy OF the public for
o..
Carson said. THE beef is tender and
as delicious as the so-cslled chilled
beef which is sold by majority o
butchers"
Many Butchers Sell 1t
Mr.. O'Malley said that many butchers
sell frozen beef 20 customers, who pur-
chase and eat II without objection.
chiefly because they think it is chilled
beef. 1t was the unanimous verdict OF
the diners that the beef would be pal
atabie even TO the NEST fastidious New
Workers. The Deputy Markets Com
missioner said he would handle as
much as possible OF tho 100000
pounds as soon as arrangements could
be made. Mr.. OMalley also ordored
100000 pounds of pork loins. sayirs
that the first consignment OF 106,03h
pounds disappeared with magic swift
ness before the demand Of consumers
The frozen beef will be sold for 16r
cents pound 10 the city.
Arthur Williams, Federal Food Ad-
ministrator, In making public yester-
days fair price list, disclosed that he
IS purusing a new policy in his effort
co hold down the living cost He re
fused to advance the price of salmon
despite advanced wholesale quotations
and took the same action on other com
modities which have edvanced in price
quotations.
Calls Advance Uniustified
Il simply will not be party TO GER
tifying increases when | do not be-
lieve them to be justified" Mr.. VIII
Jams said. There is an adequate sup
ply of canned salmon here and tn
price should not advance. | am placing
cold storage butter on the list for the
first time, because the fresh butte
price has advanced and because the
cold storage butter is lust as good "
Mr.. Williams yesterday censured two
retail grocers for violating the food
regulations covering the sale of SUI ST
Henry Novak. Of 949 East 165th Stree,
crowded his store by announcing tina j.
he would sell one pound oF sugar Wit
each 81 purchase of other comm odities
Mr.. Williams operatives reached him
and forced him TO sell sugar separately
f q Customer asked for it.
Harry Tcsler, of ESQ East 1sbth
Street, was charged with selling suga9
at ID cents pound. He refused to
make a refund to the customers whom
he has charged more than II cents. II
re persists IN his refusal. Mr.. vii
liams' said, his sugar supply will bs
cut off completely.