Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-14
ORDER PR0F|TEERS.
ARRESTED; STORAGE.
PLACES ARE RAIDtD.
rlGAT AGAINST FOOD PIRATES
OPENS TODAY IN EARNEST
CHICAGO RETAILERS BEATING
IT FOR COVER. ~


Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE govern
ment drive against the high cost of
living brought drastic steps yesterday
to smash food protiteers and hoarders,
The first of n series of torcetui
blows struck Chattanooga, Tenn
where federal officials seized $4,000
cases 1000 DOZEN Of eggs being
held for Morris Il Co at the plant OF
the Atlantic Cold Storage Corpora
tion.
More than 100000 eggs, 27,'a'
pounds OF sugar and hundreds of thou
sands Of tins of canned goods were
confsc ted in raid on wholesale food
warehouses and cold storage plants In
Jacksonville, Fla.
United States Starts Suits.
The action was taken after proceed
ines had been started by the govern
ment charging the eggs were unlaw-
fully stared for the express purpose
of Initiating prices.
Plans were perfected by Assistant
District Attorney Milroy yesterday for
similar raids on Chicago storage and
Wholesale warehouses.
The government first thrust was
doubIe-edged. After hoarders are pun
ished food so coniscated will be sold
directly 70 the public at rock bottom
prices, il was announced.
Cut in Army Food.
Following fast on the heels Of the
news OF the confscations a dispatch
from Washington announced another
huge cut in prices OF surplus army
food 20 tie sold through parcel post
AUG IS
District Attorney Clyne returns to-
day from a conference with Attorney
General Palmer, and it is expected
thirty Chicago food dealers will be ar.
rested before night after he approves
warrants prepared by assistants dur.
ing his absence.
City to Handle Sale.
Mayor Thompson yesterday took
steps 70 have the city handle the sale
AMI distribution of government sur.
plus food supplies, according 10 gov. {
eminent regulations ]
He asked the Chicago boosters to
aid, and The Fair was selected as the {
agent TO handle and distribute food ,
throughout the city This will be y
done without charge. 50 that Chicago d
ha ~ ]
eminent prices
conference will be held with Post |
master William B. Garlic today to ar I
range details.
The first federal conviction for
prohteering came yesterday when A
retail grocer in Binghamton, \. Y.
was fined $500 in the federal court
Tor selling sugar at l. cents pound
A counter move to combat the sugar
hoarder was announced by Henry c
Rolopp of the United States food ad.
mnistration. Two hundred thousand
bags 10000 600 pOunds) of California
We sugar will be brought to Chicago
iud sold 70 retailers at a basic price
of o a hundred pounds.
United States Offers Flour.
A huge supply of -four bought by
the government was dumped on tho
market yesterday at greatly reduced
prices.
sharp slump in the price of flour
was forecast Of Howard p Jackson
second vice president of the United
States grain corporation. who made
the announcement.
The hour will be offered Wholesalers
ann Jc3hers at price of $40 for 1873
pounds. in carload lots This action
VIII BRING a cut of from 50 to 81 e,
barrel
Fall In Prices.
A sharp fall in prices along South
water $ rect yesterday followed an
nouncements OF the governments AZ.
uoh' Almost every commodity sold
showed material decreases ,
Butter, eggs potatoes. cantaloupes t
peaches ana tomatoes We're among tho {
staples affected, A continued decline
In the price Of potatoes. can,alounas ::
ana tomatoes was confidently pre-
dlcted by commission men.
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