The sun., 1919-08-13
CITY. TO BUY ALL
SPARE ARMY FOOD
Parcel Post Plan to Supply
Outside Communities VIII
Be Abandoned.
MORE BOARDING Barred
Governor Holds Conference
Here To-day With Finley
and Glynn.

army food by parcel post may have to
be abandoned. at least in the New York
district. az the city Of New York has
arranged to buy outright the full allot-
ment, Capt. J. r. Rebbelethwaite, as
sistant one surplus property officer, said
yesterday.
Postmaster Patten has not received
any instruction or blanks for ordering
food by mail other than tho notification
that the weight limit is 1875 pounds. So
many cities have signined their intention
of taking large lots of the army supplies
now on sale that what is left will be sold
only to rural communities. Sales to mu-
inequalities will close Friday: the sale
by parcel post, II any, viii begin next
Monday.
Arthur Williams announced the names
of the members OF the Fair Price Com
mittee yesterday. The committee has
been formed at the request Of Attorney
General Palmer to help the United States
seek out and punish profteers. There
is no law under which 30 called profteer-
ing can now be punished. but President
Wilson has asked Congress to pass one.
Food boarding Is covered by the Lever
food control act and Imprisonment for
two years or $1,000 fine is the penalty.
List Of Committeeman.
The Fair Price Committee is COM
posed Of h following: Alfred e. Mar
ling, president Chamber Of Commerce.
State of New York; w. Fellowes Nor
gar, president Merchants Association OF
New York city; Oscar 8. Stratus. former
chairman Public Service Commission and
former Ambassador to Turkey; Michael
Friedsam. president b. Altman & Co.
Mrs. James Lees Laidlaw. Woman Suf-
frage party. New York State; Mrs
Henry Moskowitz. secretary Of the New
York State Reconstruction Commission
Mrs. Charles c. Rumsey, chairman Com
mittee on Coordination Of Community
Councils; Mrs. Sara Conboy, interna-
tional secretary-treasurer United Textile
Workers of America: Hugh Frayne,
member executive committee American
Federation of Labor; Jonathan c. Day,
Commissioners Of Markets. New York
city; Theodore F. Whitmarsh. vice-pres-
ident Francis H.. Leggett & Co.; w
wrightman, assistant to the president
Atlantic Pacific Q Company; Ed
ward II. Flask. Jr.. president New York
Produce Exchange. and Peter H.. Amor,
president New Yor,s Retail Grocers Az
ISOLATION.
F. C. Henderschott will be executive
secretary of the committee. and Alar
Fox Of Trowbridge & Fox and Samue
A. Berger. Deputy Attorney-General o.
New York State, have volunteered &c
act ss counsel.
Mrs. william Randolph Hearst. chair
man OF the Mayors Committee on Re
construction and Relief, and John Mitch
ell, chairman OF the State Industrial
Commission, both OF whom are ava,
from the city, have been invited by tele'
graph to become members. The nrs'
meeting Of the committee will be Friday
afternoon in the Chamber Of Commerce
MIR. Williams said,
Day Has No Accusations.
Commissioners OF Markets Jonathan c
! Day issued a statement yesterday II
which he said he had no intention Of &C
cusing the big packers OF obtaining larg'
quantities Of Government food to com
pete with the city in its forthcominl
food sales. This remark was based Of
rumor, he said, and was glad the Gov
| ernment had denied II.
DR.. Day is in hopes of having New
| York's quota OF army food on hand an
| ready to be offered to the public Mon
day. The programme for distributor
has been worked out. he said. and a
| soon as Deputy Commissioner Edwin :
O'Malley returns from Washington to
day or tomorrow he will place the or
der with the army zone supply oficer
here.
The State Reconstruction Commissio
made a partial report to Gov. Smith yes
terday on the food situation. In whic
four recommendations for lowering tn
cost Of living are offered. These recon
mendations, the commission believes,
carried Into effect, will a v much to d
with curbing high prices.
h first Is that the cold storage la
be amended to apply to all private col
storage warehouses as well as publ
ones. Foods in private storage at pref
ent are exempt from the provisions {
the State cold storage laws.
i Second, that broader powers b
granted to the Commissioner Of Food
and Markets to rule on the question
selling foods that nave been in col
storage.
storage Limit Sought.
Third, that provision should be mac
in the law for the disposal of foods thu
have been in storage twelve months {
more. At present there Is provision II
l ultpOGh u AOOo ~ . DNSA SA1OAN
out OF the warehouses.
Fourth, that the Legislature enact II
uniform cold storage laws that are bein
advocated for all States, as a good stol
age law in one state becomes ineffectiN
when States adjoining have not adequat
or similar laws.
Gov. Smith announced yesterday ths
he has disputed the broad powers OF ii
CURRY and Recommendation vested 1
him by the Moreland act to John
Finley, State Commissioner OF Educi
ton, n former Governor Martin /
Glynn. They are authorized to inquiI
into the activities OF any State depar
ment, commission or bureau.
The Governors announcement. 1t Wa
explained, means that Messrs. Finle
and Glynn win investigate the Depar
ment OF Foods and Markets and II
State Council Of Farms and Market
and may in addition recommend pre-
ceedings against food prof1teers.
The Council of Farms and Markets he
the legal right to limit margins of prot
for food dealers, but 1t has never befoi
right.
Special Grand Jury.
The Governor VIII meet Messrs. FIJI
ley and Glynn here to-day. He has to-
District Attorney Swami he will proviC
him with a special Grand Jury to indi
food prohteers or have the Grand Jul
now investigating Bolshevism also col
duct a food inquiry.
The National Thrift Store League, q
organization representing 100 of II
largest department stores in the countr
has offared itR aervinaa IN fha Eadar
and city authorities In the wal {
| nraat caring and fnal AAarAInn