Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-14
TO REACH HOARDERS
WITH PENALTY ACT
Attorney-General Would Provide
TWo-Ycar Terms for Con-
victed Violators.
INCLUDE WEARING APPAREL
Will Employ Publicity in Launch
ing Attack on Food
Law Breakers.
INCLUDE WEARING APPAREL
~ Universal servic,

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WASHINGTON, August l5-On re-
ceipt Of what ne termed amazing re-
ports" regarding tho boarding of food
s,ufs. Attorney-General Palmer. who
is leading the Administrations fight
asains, the high cost Of living. today
asked Congress for authority 10 bring
criminal prosecutions against this typo
OF prohteer
lie suggested an immediate amend
ment 20 the food control act. providing
penalty OF 5000. imprisonment for
amendment. he declared. would give
teeth to the act, and enable him to
reach profteers.
Another amendment TO the same act.
so as 70 include wearing apparel and
tho containers in which foods. feeds
and fertilizers are sold, is also sought
from Congress by tho Attorncy-Cien-
eral.
Temporarily. however. the govern
mont viii employ publicity in its at
tack aEainsr prohteers and hoarders
The Attorney General said that he had
s,ass ssT ing9TsS 9s 9m
of them in the larger cities where
great quantities OF foodstufs are
stored. asking his permission TO make
stuns the names of the persons or
corporations who owned them. the
Permission 30 make public these dis
coveres was sent Immediately to the
district attorneys.
.\sk Funds to Wage Fight.
proh,eering. boarding and the high
gilded aspect. There was stream Of
fuiG foq large rppr appropriations. The largest e
one cam" from the Attorney-General.
who wants sl,59oooo, The odo Deparimenn, mi
Department OF Commerce was only a
step and a half behind in its request
for $4,000 Added 70 ,hsxs reqHsSts s1
900 sought by the Federal Trade Com
mission and $4,000 by the Treasury
Department.
into these developments:
l. Majority Leader ,Mondell: of the
leaders would approve the granting Of
aueS,ed by me adminissration thsg
Use OF this power and money would
result in practical benefits TO the
H9s vns i" he M6nde sad a ihf sSe
that Mr.: Palmer's request for power
10 reach prohteers would be acted
upon favorably
Charges Coal Men Are in Plot.
. Representative Huddleston, Demo-
crat. Ala ALBANIA. and owner of large
coal felds. charged in a speech in the
House that me Iational Coal Associa- :
rlct" to Withhold coal from the market
so that shoriage would result and
3 The Attorney-tiencral announced
the first conviction obtained in the
rEht against present exorbitant prices.
rest. trial and conviction of grocer
in Einchamton. y. y. who asked IL
cents a pound for sugar. He was
{. The Attorney said that
the response OF the :ood administrators
=
cs;y.d :; The Department of Ius'iee re- re-.
of fish, caught off the New Jersey
coast. . we're dumped hack into, the
aiTeaay been ordersd' Tsa.'" o. '"'S mas
Postmasters Given Instructions.
n Inc Postmaster General toda Y
sent out 10 all postmasters complete
lls' OF instructions 10 follow in the
sale OF foodstufts via the parcel post.
He announced he allotment of food :
stufs 10 the larger cities and districts.
ana sent To the postmastcrs A price
list and order blank. The parcel post
public August IS. The maximum
W. weight Ss Of sn individual shipment will
:. Prices took another tumble in
me race OF the sale of tho War Dc
par,inen, surplus supplies. and tho
noP no5;ay ~ men,; .d, in iecordance Zee with the
r,
issued revised list of reduced prices.
SO mat the departments goods Will
be below the prices asked by retailers
operations IN the District Of Co.
iumhIa- which the President said in
ms address 10 Congress he hoped would
ne model in the fight against rising
sSlties-have produced two com
mlttee of citizens. The other a fair
pric" committee of retailers The
Id!Ier ere expected TO observe the COM
those N 10
viii be prohibited from displaying the
caro- OF membership. which insures the
customer or a square deal"
.. Frank a. Horn. president Of tho
American Refrigerating Association.
,oid me House Committee on Agricul-
sure that legislation for reasona 5lc
not be objected TO by his orraniZa.
tlon. but that nearly all OF The nemd