The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-08-16
DISTRICT FOOD
PLANS MODEL
FOR ALL j. S.
Fair Price Associations in Other
Cities Expected to Result
From Movement Here.

ample for the whole country TO fol-
low in it's system Of curbing profit
esrinE in food, rentals. clothing and
wearing apparel The Fair Price As
soeiation, to be formed here follow
ing a mass meeting next THURSDAY
night in Central High school, may
become q model organ for dealing
with pfofiteers, and like oFganiEa-
tions are expected to spring up
Though the United States.
Attorney General Palmer, confer
ring with United Staes District At
torney Kane, In Philadelphia last
night, said a Just system will be
formed in washington to deal with
! profiteers, which all the States can
use as a model.
THE various States win have to
take up the rent pronteerins aues-
ton" Mr.. Palmer said. I'VE are regu-
iating the evil in washington and we
hope TO establish q just system short
~ which ali the states can use as
model Cases have come to my atten-
ton where the rentals have Jumped
100 per cent overnight, even though
the cost OF maintaining the property
has not increased. Conditions are bad
Throughout the country, am In
formed, but there Is no relief for ten
anita through Federal action. 1t must
be done BY the individual states."
Fair Price Body o. K.'d. :.
The Fair Price Association wa
heartily approved BY the Attorney
General following the first draft OF
plans submitted 70 him BY Clarence
r. Wilsoh, former food administrator
for the District, who Is heading the
local flower price" campaign. Mr..
Palmer has been invited to address
the meeting Of food dealers in Central
High School next Thursday, and he
may explain the Fair Price AssociR.
ton to them himself provided he can
accept the invitation 70 speak.
At his office this morning Mr.. VIII
son stated he had not heard from the
Attorney General as to whether he
could address the meeting here
Thursday. II Mr.. Palmer can preside,
however, &c Is pFobale he viii tell the
assembled food merchants Of the steps
the oogernlneht Is taking 70 lower
the cost Of living in the United states
and he win urge them 20 cooperate
with him to establish the Fair Price
Association here as q means Of
stabilizing dealers margins Of proht'
Same Margin 81 PrOAt.
Mr.. Wilson promised this morning
that IL successful the association here
would prevent profteering. although
he would not state that Il would
materially lower the price of food in
Washington. The same margin Of
profit will prevail for the "cash and
carry grocery concerns ~ will stand
for the delivery concerns which run
q crfedit business. A fair margin
Of proft" and not q flair price" IL
what the association here will es-
tablish.
The fair margin will be determined
upon the findings Of the United States
Food Administration, changed TO meet
present conditions.
Mr.. Wilson met his fair price com
mittee yesterday Afternoon and further
plans for the establishment OF the as
ISOLATION were discussed. A list set
ting forth q fair margin Of profit for
the dealers in food, wholesale and re-
tail, is now being compiled and will
be completed next week. Publication
of the list at the meeting in Central
High School may be made, 1t Ii
stated.
The sale Of surplus army food in
Washington probably will result in
orders which more than cover the
food at hand, judging from the de-
mands which are pouring into the Of
nee Of Chairman =. D. Atkinson, OF
the committee Of hftesn, in the Post.
office Building.
Accept No More Orders.
IA community centers this morning
il was stated no more orders for food
will be taken until it Is definitely
established whether Washington will
be allowed another allotment OF sur
plus supplies TO sell from the commu-
nifty centers. II was stated many
buyers Of the present stock may De
disappointed in not receiving their
orders this time, but they will be
among the first to be served IL an
other consignm enotf food reaches the
District.
corbin Birch. designated by the
District Commissioners to distribute
food for the District Government en-
ployes, began making his plans yes
terday afternoon for the distribution
OF food in the District Building. Two
rooms, q truck, laborers and facilities
for prointing his price lists have
been furnished Mr.. Birch. and he will
begin the sale Of his S1,045 worth of
tickets either tomorrow or Monday,
Net Enough fer An.
John W. GIndeF, chairman Of the
finance subcommittee, has stated that
and not receive the food ordered. In
the supervising architects oHiee at
the Treasury Department orders we're |
placed for 1920 worth OF the food. !
The office, however, has been allotted |
only tb5 worth Of supplies, and this |
will mean that those who ordered |
the food can obtain only a proratA |
share Of - cents worth.
The hrst distributien Of food was
begun yesterday at the Thomson /
School, Twelfth and L streets north
west A. ]. Driscoil, who IL supeFinN /
tending the storing OF the food in |
the Municipal Fish Market and act
ing as distributor for the purchasers
AZ the Thomson School, caused a con-
signment Of food to be shipped to
the school in a truck donated for the |
purpose.
Distribution of the food to Govern
ment department and other commun-
ity centers probably will not begin
until next week.