The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-15
U. S. in SEARCH
FOR A GIGANTIC
BOARDING TRUST
Trace Down Owners of HOards
Valued at so Million.
Many Convictions Elsewhere
VIII Follow Expose in N. Y.
ST. LOUIS IN BIG EGG HAUL
U. S. Officials VIII Seize IS
Million HOarded There.
Ohio Requests COnfiscatiOn of
2,42O,OOO Pounds Meat.
ST. LOUIS IN BIG EGG HAUL
Ohio Requests COnfiscatiOn of
2,42O,OOO Pounds Meat.
BULLETIN.

st. Louis, Aug. 15.-Eightecn MIL
lion eggs alleged to he held in cold
storage here will be seized today by
the United States marshal, District
Attorney HcnsIeys office announced
this afternoon.
Officials refused to give out infor-
nation as to who owns the supply.
Proceedings against huge stores of
sugar also are promised by officials
within the next twcnty-four hours.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Search for
owners of more than $50,000.O00
worth Of food boarded in New York
City is being made today by the fed
eral trade commission and the United
States district attorney it was learned
today.
Adrian S Busick. chairman of the
board OF review of the federal trade
commission, is directing the investiga-
tion. assisted by Louis F. Bond. an
other trade commission investigator,
and agents Of the department of JUS
tice.
AS soon as the hoarders are discov-
cred Busick and Bond will be ordered
to start work in another city, 1t was
said here today at the federal trade
commissions office.
Ring of Hoarders Working.
Officials say a ring of hoarders are
now operating in New York. Profi-
teering is more commonly practiced
there than in any other city in the
country. according to evidence SO far
gathered in the nation wide campaign
against price gouging now being con-
Quoted by Attorney General Palmer.
Exposure of New York profiteers
will lead to convictions in other cities,
officials predicted.
The investigation in New York is
intended to uncover and throw upon
the market thousands of pounds of
butter and dairy products, eggs and
meats.
Busick is ordering a canvass OF the
food held in every food storage house
in New York. including the big Mer-
chants Storage company, with score
OF plants and plants maintained by the
Chicago packers. 1t was stated.
The manager of each plant is being
called to the district attorneys office
to enumerate the owners OF food stock
I'm his plant.
Chi After Sugar Honrds Now.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-A raid on hoard
cd sugar stocks in Chicago will take
place this afternoon, Assistant United
States District Attorney Milroy an
nounced.
The raid was to follow that OF Mil
roy's department yesterday when
large quantities Of butter were taken.
Prosecutor Milroy announced that
altho reports have come to him that
food prices are falling, the department
OF Justice will continue its survey OF
food stock in the city and prosecute
the guilty.
Ohio Issues Warrants for "Hogs."
Columbus. Ohio. Aug 15.-Forty
warrants charging Ohio food dealers
with food boarding and profiteering
were issued by the state Of Ohio today
and arrests will be made Immediately,
according to Gov. James NJ. Cox and
Attorney General John Price In ad-
dition Governor Cox announced that
he will ask the federal authorities to
confiscate 2.42O.000 pounds of meat
and poultry stored in Ohio by several
big Chicago packers on the charge of
''wilful violation and even defiance of
the law"
Cox said the meat was owned bv
Swift & Company, Morris &, COMPANY.
Wilson & Company and Brant &. Com
pany. The governor urged Palmer IL
take immediate action to seize the
meat to prosecute the packers.
Reno County After '.Hogs.v
Hutchinson. Aug. I5-A drive n
lower the cost OF foodstuffs in Hutch
inson viii be launched today bv Mar
tin A. Aeimore assistant county attor.
ney. Subpoenas were issued for ter
wholesale and retail grocers to annea,
before the deputy prosecutor al tbs
court house this morning.