Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-08-15
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
NAMED FOR PULLMAN
coonty Food Administrator Names
BOARD to Investigate Retail
Prices ON Necessary
Commodities

r,aet from Charles Hebberd, federal
sood administrator, j. N. Emerson,
food administrator for Whitman
county, yesterday named local
hoard consisting of seven members to
investigate retail prices for neces-
sary commodities, in connection with
The federal Investigations of the
charges OF profiteering now being
carried on. These boards are to be
named for each city of $500 or more
population. AS chairman of the To-
cal committee and the representa-
tive of the producers, Mr.. Emerson
named D. F. Staley, the other men,
hers. with the classes which they rep
resent, being as follows:
G. r. Sanders, grocers; George
Bostic, dry goods; A. r, McClaskey,
agricultural labor; Mrs. w. G. Krue-
gel. general public; II. H. George,
union labor; w. H. Eaton, farmers.
A meeting of the committee will
be called within the next few days
and plans laid for carrying on the
work requested by the federal gov
eminent
The object of the naming of the
committee is outlined in the follow
ing telegram, received by County
Food Administrator Emerson from
Federal Administrator Hebberd:
Spokane, Wash, Aug. 10, 1919.
! N. Emerson, Food Administrator,
Pullman, Wash.
received the following today from
United States Attorney General A.
Mitchell Palmer: In order to Sc
cure accurate information relative
to charges of profiteering in neces-
sary commodities it is the desire of
the government to ascertain whether
or not such dealers are making more
than fair profit. Will you assist
IN this state by requesting those per-
sons who have been county food adj
Illustrators under your jurisdiction
to appoint fair price committees, in
Guiding one retailer of groceries, one
Of dry goods, representative of pro-
aucers, one representative of agri-
cultural labor, two or three repre-.
entatiyes of the public generally
and wholesaler, where practicable
please request them to pursue prac.
ncally the same inquiries with re.
gard to food products and the ordi-
nary necessities in dry goods and
clothing that were pursued by your
iair price committee under the food
administration act. This committee
wiz De legal body without power
y summon witnesses or fix prices
ls requested, however. to ascer
IAN the cost price and fair margin
u Profit. II retail prices are in ex
eass OIL what the committee regards
lalr price the committee is to have
punished its list of fair prices. re
p0t'lng to you for review. You are
'equested to report to the Depart
Meh9 OF Justice general review oil
,Ae situation in your state. Any evi.
& uehce OF boarding or violations o.
VIC 1000 control act which may de
s'op IN the work of such COMMITTEES
sA0uiu be turned over to the United
S,a'es attorney, who will be instruct
!" " employ all his resources as wei
enose of the bureau of investiga
- 70 cooperate with you and you
naliltee in seeking out and pun
all vlolators of the law. There
: pressing necessity for the res
on OF normal conditions and i
nesed that through the same or
saazatlon which you had as fedora
eoa. administrator you and you
administrators, together witt
al idll IHHueT kd1u
3 &. service to the country at thi,
and your cooperation ant
e,s compliance will be greatly ap
-, 'a'ed The widest publicity 0
-. movement and the results oh
49, ny the county committees, i
4, 4 will be an important fac
!, ''s success. Please wire wheth
{ soss government can count upol
ae1lyee cooperation.
ta,a. owlng the excellent results OBJ
d ~ by the fair price committee
: ann. asnlngton during the war an
nfls,a'lng fully the additional sac
! mon u time and energy entaile,
: DIV ~, oa' may not urge you to com
! ~ this additional request Q