The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-08-13
Palmer Would Extend Author
ity of Lever Control Act.
Congress Is Asked for Million
More To Fight H. c. L.
THROW SPOTuIGHT ON "HOGS"
U. S. VIII Employ "Pitiless
Publicity" Against Hoarders.
Force Them To Put Stocks on
Market Immediately.

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developments in the fight against
high prices were:
Attorney General Palmer asked
congress 10 extend the food control
act TO clothing and other necessities.
Commerce and labor departments
nsk congress for S1.0OO,OOO with
which To fight II. G. l..
War department announced fur
thcr reduction Of prices on surplus
army food which Is on sale.
Wheat Director Barnes advised
the people 10 eat more flour and less
higher priced foods.
Attorney General Palmer prepared
10 give newspapers full details OF
food boards so holders would be
forced by public opinion TO sell.
senator McKcllar denounced
packers I'm the senate as monopo-
listic and profitccrs, urging cold
storage regulation.
BULLETIN.
Jacksonville, Fla. Aug. 13.-AIorc
than "A million eggs, hundreds of thou
sands of tins OF canned foods and 27,-
500 pounds of sugar were seized here
today In a raid on wholesale food
warehouses and cold storage plants by
federal officers.
Washington. Aug. 15.-Extension of
the food control act to cover clothing
and other necessities. and addition of
heavy penalties for profiteering were
asked by Attorney General Palmer to-
day in a letter to Chairman Gronna Of
the senate agricultural committee.
Palmer explained that these amend
ments viii be extremely helpful in
the departments efforts to reduce the
cost OF living"
Appropriations aggregating nearly
one million dollars with which to help
carry out the presidents suggestions
for reducing the cost Of living were
asked OF congress today by the COM
merce and labor departments. The
federal trade commission requested
half a million dollars to investigate
high prices in a letter to Speaker Gil
lett OF the house.
Washington. Aug. 1s.-"Pitiless
publicity" will be employed by the
government to force the food hoarders
to disEorge.
Names OF owners OF big stocks of
food held in storage will be made pub
lie under plan being prepared by At
torncy General Palmer as another
step in his nationwide campaign to
suppress pFOIlteerlng.
Throw Searchlight on 'Em.
Palmer was expected to make this
clear in a telegram to be sent today
10 one OF the 100 district attorneys
who are hunting hoarders.
The plan includes publicity for the
prices at which food stocks were quot
ed when placed in storage together
with the time held, present prices and
other details.
This information will be given to the
newspapers in each community by the
district attorney. enabling residents to
know just who gets the profits on the
food.
Force HOardcrs TO Unload.
Palmer intends 1t is said. to create
public opinion which will force hoard
ers to put their stocks on the market
Immediately and bring down prices.
Nearly complete information as to
stocks Of food held in storage is in
possession of district attorneys in
many big cities.
The reductions are. Corned beef, s
pound can. from S193 10 Sl.T5: roast beef
q pound cans, from S213 10 81 90; baked
beans. No. cans, from 3 to 4 cents; baked
beans, No. . cans, from S 10 6 cents !; baked
beans, NO. 3 cans from II to cents
stringless beans, No. 10 cans from a. to
40 cents, sweet corn, No. cans from 10
10 cents, tomatoes, No. cans from to
cents; tomatoes, No 2iA cans from IL
to . cents; tomatoes, No. 3 cans. from 10
to 80 cents; bacon, from 35 TO XII cents a
pound; sugar cured hams. from 81 to %
cents. Pickles have been added 70 fhe
commodities listed at 20 cents gallon or