Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-02
ONLY CANNED
GOODS TO BE
DISPOSED OF
Mayors or Other City Off
Gals May Act as Sales
men For Government. !.

Washington, Aug. 2.-sale Of
surplus war department food di-
rect to the public through the
parcels post will begin Monday,
the war department announced {.
The necessary forms and blanks
for use BY the 5000 postmasters
now are being provided by the
war department.
The announcement said sales
would be made in case or carton
lots only and that purchasers
would have to add the cost of de-
!. livery by parcels post from the
storage points where the food .
now is held.
Washington, Aug. Disposition Of
all surplus subsistence commodities
held by the war depart1hentssis pro-
vided for in notifications, Of the orig
inal plans announced today Sale Of
only canned and cured meat and can
ned vegetables was planned at first.
Provision Is made for meeting the
demand in towns where charter re-
strictions prevent the purchase in the
manner provided by the war depart
mont. In such cases the mayor or
some commission may act as agent.
Instead of carload lots sales may
be made In as small lots as single
case. The prices quoted to municipali-
ties are the basic prices Of the de-
partment in offering the commodities
for sale through the parcels post.
Presses Resolution.
Appearing before the house rules
committee today to urge that his res
olution directing the federal trade
commission to investigate the price of
shoes be made special business of
the house, Representative Igoe, DEM
ocrat, Missouri. said prices of shoes
had increased from 78 per cent to 125
per cent in the last three months as
compared with the prices Of the last
ten years.
Mr.. Igoe presented statement
which placed net earnings Of the Cen
ending June 80, last. at $4,239,345,
and told the committee this was an
increase of more than 100 per cent
over the preceding quarter and a gain
of 80 per cent over the corresponding
period Of 1918.
Mr.. Igoe asked that the rules COM
mittee bring to the houses attention
his proposed inquiry Of whether deal
ers were recouping 'theirswar taxes by
advancing COSTS He said a Baltimore
man controlling 400 aJJsartments wa
rtising that > , IS 81 u must siks
an agreement to pay increases suffi-
cient to meet his higher taxes {
Chairman Campbell told the com
mittee a. dealer In Washington bought
barrel of potatoes this week for
$3.50 and within an hour sold the po-
tatoes for $20.45. -s.. L..
Washington. Aug. AFTER q meet
ing Of the house steering committee
today Republican Leader Mondell
prepared a resolution providing for
meeting Of the house on Tuesdays and
Fridays until further notice. with no
business except routine to be in order
on session days.
Speaker Gillett today made public
a letter he sent to President Wilson
In response to the request that the
five weeks recess be abandoned. The
speaker expressed regret that the
president did not make his decision
sooner because a, change ''will now
interfere with many. perfected plans
"As to railroad legislation" wrote
the speaker "I supposed by act of
congress you had now full authority,
and one Of the reasons of our recess
was that the committee Of the house
might, uninterrupted by the business
Of the house, prepare the legislation
which will be necessary when, your
authority ceases
Having abandoned the plan for a
I'VE weeks recess in order to consid-
er increased wages demanded by rail-
road employees. house leaders had
hoped to suspend business for two
weeks. They said that If a recess was
not taken the house would meet daily,
but transact no business.