The Washington times., 1919-08-15


New York are being studied BY mem
bers Of Hr. McGrath,s committee.
". p Hood, an employe OF the Blu
reau Of Education. and q member of
the committee. probably will do the
sexual framing Of the proposed legis-
Treasury Employees Cited.
The advantages Of the community
buying plan have been shown, IT is
coueenoed.s ~ the manRer in which
emplcyea OF the Treasury Department
have been obtaining butter for several
months This butter comes from
Ohio, and j. ordered n more than
$4,000 lots. After TRANSPORTATION ex-
penses have been added. the butter is
sold 60 Treasury employees At a rate
Of 8 and cents q. pound less than
that charged by Warrington retail
The cooperative plan, II inauEura-
ted here. Il IL stated. would provide 4
like rsduction on all commodities, and
IL found 20 be successful in food.
would be extended to include clothing
and tTearinE apparel
Clarence r. Wilson. former food ad-
mfnistrator for the District said this
naorning that such PLAZA. thoroughly
developed. would mean much lowering
the success with which Il has met IN
England. especially, where it has
taken the form Of the army and navy
.eo-opeeatiye stores
The distribution OF products OBJ
tanned BY the contemplated organiza-
Gion here would follow the plan used
4n selling surplus army food, utilizing
ifha schools as community centers,
and, &c possible, developing the plan
of making police and fire stations dis
tTthuting points.
Indorsed ny Q. 9. Employees.
W. Carson Ryan. president Of the
FEDERAL Employees Union. No. 2, stated
this morning the plan viii have the
backing OF his organization and that
At has been considered for some time.
NF. Wilson will meet his fair price
conmittee this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
The plans for q mass meeting to be
held In Central High School next
week win be completed and other
tentative schemes for the formation
50 WaEhfngton Of Fair Price Asso-
ciakion," "a which dealers and con-
sumeHs WIN desperate 90 end prof
steering.
Mr.. wilson stated this morning that
the association viii be founded along
the war By the Food Administration
and found 20 be successful. The OBJ
5ections which dealers put forward,
he said, have been answered before,
end, although the plan does not tend
20 lower materially the cost Of living.
IL does assure the consumers dealing
with q fair merchant.
Material aid for District Attorney
John z. LSakey, investigating prof
g. TamhfncrfNu Il avnarfaN
20 be received from the $4,000 mem
bars Of The Federal Employees Union
in Washington.
seek Instances Of PrOGteerIng.
Meeting in executive session last
niRht n 1923 New York avenue north
vest q committee Of Federal EN-
ployes Union, No. 2. voted to have
every member submit instances Of
overcharRing by washington mer-
chants. The specific cases will be laid
before either the District Attorney or
the senate Investigating committee by
w. Carson Ryan, president OF the
Federal Employer Union.
II has been stated there are numer-
ous cases OF prohteering here which |
nay lead to prosecution Of the offend |
ers. Carefully prepared records OF |
each case with affidavits by witnesses
are new being prepared.
Army Food Delayed.
Another postponement Of delivery |
Of surplus army food has been an
nounced- Having taken orders which |
win cover the i've carloads assigned |
70 WashinRton the committee Of |
afteen, handling the local sales, Is |
now ready 70 begin distribution OF |
the food. Delivery Of the supplies |
20 the Municipal Fish Market. how |
ever, % not progressing as rapidly as |
was expected Actual distribution Of |
the food 70 the community centers |
nay not begin until Monday.
Buyers Of army food In Washing |
ton have been urged not to cease |
giving their orders until told to do |
60 by workers In the community cen |
ters There viii be more army food |
received here, Il is stated, and the |
orders which are not hlled this time |
win be among the first 70 receive at /
tentIon when the next consignment
arrives.
Among the arst Of the flair prices"
20 be nzed in Washington and tho
United states is the price for the sale
OF sugar, announced yesterday by the
Department Of Justice. Eleven cents
per pound has been judged as the
price at which sugar shall be sold.
The Department % Justice has stated
dealers charging more for this sugar
Should be Investigated, and the cas3