The Washington times., 1919-08-18
ARMY Foods
DELIVERED BY
D. POSTMEN
Mail Carriers Begin Distribution
Today Of Surplus Supplies
Sold to Local Housewives.

Mail carriers IN the District today
began TO help distribute surplus army
food to the housewives Of Washing
ton. This was one OF the first dshnito
steps taken to make available to the
public at cost price the vast store Of
surplus food now held by the army
In GoVernrnent-Ware
5000 Order BLANKS.
TO facilitate handling OF the supply,
$4,000 order blanks will be distributed
to purchasers by mail carriers Of the
city. Consumers are expected 20
present their orders, with casa. %
the carriers and deliveries will be
made as promptly as possible BY par-
eel post. Washington has only TWO
weeks 70 take advantage OF the sale
Of army food.
Besides the foodstuRs oferel
through the Postonice Departmcr'
there are ave carloads Of army foe
at the municipal hsh market. viii
viii be distributed. beginning today
to schoolhouses and other community
centers in the city for purchase b.
local consumers.
Local Food Administrator Clarencs
r. Wilson said this morning that tbs
fair price committee would send out
invitations today to dealers in food
stuffs to attend a mass meeting
next Thursday night at the McKin-
ley high school. Seventh street and
Rhode Island avenue.
Il is the purpose OF the COMMITTEES
to present to both retailers and
wholesalers what the COMMITTEES
deems are fair prices for certain
foods. The meeting will take the
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committee and the dealers in an ef-
fort to arrive at satisfactory prices
On certain articles.
ElrIy Reductions Predicted.
With the machinery for probing
food boarding well under way and
local and national food admiuistrat-
Ing committees completing their or
gani8ations early reduction In prices
Of foods Is predicted.
Officials Of the Department. oS Jus
tice and local authorities are we'll
satisfied with the progress already
made in solving the high price Of
foodstuffs.
Approximately So 600. 900 werth OF
food has been taken over by Federal
agents, and courts all over the coun-
try win be asked. beginning today. TO
force the sale Of foodstuffs seized IN
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$50, 900, 900 worth OF army food gees
on sale today, and the dumping OF
this surplus on the food market. IL Is
expected. will have an apppeciabls
effect on prices
COmmittees In 80 states.
According TO reports received az
the Department of Justice. fair price
committees are now in operation in
the ma aforfty OF counties Of forty-siX
States.
The Department Of Justice. II is
expected. will soon file suit against
the five big packing concerns charg-
ing violation of the Sherman anti
trust law II this prosecution bS
carried out. Il probably will be one
Of the greatest antitrust suits at
tempted by the Government in recent
years.
Agents Of the Department Of Jus
tice, II was learned. are at work On
Investigations Of the coal industry.
Already complaint has been fled By
Judge Ames against the cement COM
panies. Sugar distribution and con-
ditions in the clothing industry viii
also be investigated.
The committee of fifteen. which
has been working on the drafting
Of a buying policy, will report to
members Of the various labor and
civic organizations which il repre-
sents Friday night in the board room
Of the District building.
z. d. Atkinson, chairman OF the
COMMITTEES, said this morning that he
did not intend the work of his COM
mittee to be confined to food. but
that itNRould embrace other cOmmo-
dities-