The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-08-10


fense any man who deals directly or in
directly in necessities and that he Will
refuse also to appoint any whose busi'
ness interests are allied with the dealer
In necessities.
$. p. Freezing, attorney general, spoke
at considerable length, reading extracts
of many of the laws that may be founo
TO apply to the proflteer. He was bitter
in his denunciation of the gambler in
foodstuffs and declared that treason In
peace Is as possible as treason in time
of war.
The state Federation of Labor was
represented by one OF its officials, who
not only stated the union laborers' side
of the high cost of living question, but
declared that union labor as an organi.
zation, as well as individuals. Is ready
today, tomorrow and every day TO stand
by the government as faithfully as II
did during the period of the war.
Representatives Of the newly organ
lied Housewives League of Oklahoma
City told of their plans and ambitions.
This organization which, 1t is planned,
will be statewide in its scope and actlv'
tiles, in the opinion of the attorneys
will prove one of the most valuable
weapons against the profiteer.
John A. Whitehurst, president OF the
state board of agriculture. told of the
result of Investigations made by ms
department, which showed, he said. that
retailers are buying beef in the quarter
and in the carcass for from IL to II
cents a pound.
you know what it costs you" he
said.
He spoke of the thresher who refuses
to operate for less than $3.50 a day,
whether it's a thousand bushels or 400
he is asked to thresh.' and also told
of the work of the state corporation
commission in requiring threshermen
not to discriminate by threshing large
field and refusing to do the work in
neighboring field in which there was
a much lesser acreage.
Retailers Believed Guilty
Throughout the day the trend was
that the speakers believe that the re-
taller is fully as guilty as the whole
saler, the jobber and the manufacturer.
and the pity of it is that they are our
next. door neighbors, our fellow church
men and our fellow lodgemen,' said one
of the attorneys.
cat the conclusion of the addresses by
Governor Robertson, Attorney General
Freezing and Mr.. Whitehurst, the gov
ernor announced that the meeting
would be turned over directly to the
county attorneys and requested Carr
Monk of McAlester to preside. Mon
roe Osborn of Pauls Valley was selected
as secretary and the following resolu-
tions committee was named: Earl Fos-
ter. Sapulpa; ID. c. McCurtain. Poteau
Russell E. Brown, Ardmore; S. T. Rob
erson. FL Reno j. w. Barry. Alva; w.
b. Allen, Bartesville, and the chairman,
Carl Monk.
Following is the text of the resolu'
tions. as adopted:
We, your committee, appointed to
draft resolutions to submit to THIS
body, beg leave to submit the follow
ing:
Whereas, the cost of articles OF
comfort and necessity has risen to
point that is causing great dis
and
Whereas, we believe that such
rise in prices is not caused or gov
erned by the law of supply and de-
mand, but Is the result of artificial
causes, profiteering by both the lar
gest and smallest concerns dealing
with such articles of necessity, IL
legal combinations in restraint OF
trade, not only by large but by
small concerns as well: and
Whereas, in our opinion, the law
of Oklahoma is not as strong as 1t
should be to extend full protection
through the courts; and
Wheras, section 2736 of the Re
vised Laws of Oklahoma provides
n penalty for the use of false
weights and measures and Chapter
10 of the Revised Laws provides
penalty for illegal combinations and
trusts in restraint of trade.
Therefore, be it resolved:
First-That upon the adjourn
ment of this body each county at
torney shall Immediately cause
thorough and rigid investigation
throughout his county as to the
practice, prices and charges of those
dealing in the necessities of life;
that this investigation be conduct
ed through. either the local council
of defense or by the proceedings
of the grand jury as the county at
torney may think proper or neces-
sary, and that prosecution follow In
every instance where evidence can
be secured as to the violation of the
above laws.
Second-That as n further means
of reducing the cost of living all per
sons in our counties be requested
to abstain from Indulgence in luXu-
ries as far as possible and that they
be requested to purchase only ar
ticles of necessity as far as possible
bv weight and to report all false
weights to the proper county attor-
neys.
Third-That a copy of these res
olutions be forwarded to each rep
resentative and senator in congress
with the urgent request that legis-
lation be enacted at once to relieve
the intolerable conditions of the
present.
Fourth-That in the event that
the efforts requested and indicated
above fail to relieve the situation,
the governor of the state of Okla
homa call the legislature to meet
in extraordinary session to define
profiteering and provide n penalty
for the violation thereof and such
Iau.S ,alntinp IN the Dublicity of
cost and sale price of articles OF