Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
40 PER CENT SUGAR
PROFITS CHARGED
First Warrants Issued in
Chicago in Campaign
Against Profiteers.
FOOD SEIZURES MANY

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 1.-THE first
warrants in Chicago's campaign
against food hoarders and prof1teers
were issued today under the Lever
food control law. John F. Campbell,
president and treasurer. and John f.
Bunker, vice president and manager,
of the John f. Campbell Company.
wholesale sugar dealers. were charged
with violation of the law and accused
of having realized a profit of 40 per
cent on sugar sales.
United States District Attorney
Charles F. Clyne, who returned here
today after conferences of several
days in Washington with Attorney
General Palmer, said that a great mass
OF evidence had been turned in by
federal investigators and that action
In his office was just beginning.
Mr.. Clyne said that investigation
disclosed that the Campbell company
has bought $4,000 worth of sugar
from Arbuckle Bros. of New York,
for SO, plus freight and later sold it
for as high as $13 a hundred pounds.
Clerks Hoard Huge Stocks.
NEW YORK. August 16.-Wholesale
boarding of foOdStuffs in hastily i'm
provised storage warehouses by
cred here by agents of the DEPART
ment of Justice. according to an
announcement made today by George
Mayo, special government prosecutor.
Mr.. Mayo declared that the hoarders
are a number of bankers and brokers'
clerks who have accumulated huge
food stocks for speculative purposes.
He declared bank clerk on salary
of $1,000 year organized a pool with
other clerks.
Raid on Detroit Butter and Eggs.
DETROIT. Mich, August 16-In a
second raid today on food supplies
stored in the Detroit Refrigerating
Company's plant here, agents of the
Department of Justice today seized
100000 eggs and approximately
100000 pounds of butter, all valued
at 100000.
United States District Attorney John
E. Kinnane yesterday seized S,lOO. 900
eggs in the Detroit Refrigerating
Company's plant.
NEWARK, N. j., August 16.-Forty
warehousemen, packers and whole
sale food dealers throughout the state
were subpoenaed today to appear
Tuesday before the federal grand
jury called to investigate profiteer-
ing. All are directed to produce the
books of their concerns.
Food Seized in California.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, August 16,-Seiz-
ing of food stocks held in cold stor-
age was commenced here this morn
ing by Deputy United States Marshal
w. c. Carse. The food stocks are
alleged in the warrants to be owned
by Swift & Co., Armour & Co., the
P. NJ. Dairy Company of San Diego
and the Poultry Producers Associa.
ton of San Diego. and include 12O 426
pounds of butter 99,067 pounds of
cheese and 1906 cases of eggs, with
a present market value of $500, O00I
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, August 16.-
The seizure of $4,000 pounds of beans
said by federal authorities to have
been stored here throughout the war,
was ordered today by District Attor-
ney Francis M. Wilson.
BUFFALO. n. Y. August 1s.-Libels.
preliminary to seizure and sale, will
be filed in federal court Monday
against large stocks of butter and
eggs in cold storage here, it was an
nounced today. Thirty or forty firms
are involved. The stock in two cold
pounds of butter and 5000. 900 dozen
eggs. The books indicated ownership
by one individual of 1870 crates of
eggs and 100000 pounds of butter
Seizures in Missouri and Tennessee
ST. LOUIS, August 1s-Seizure of
42.O26 cases of eggs. 16.569,360 eggs
in all, held for seven owners by the
Mound City Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany, here, was made today.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August 16.-
Eight additional libel proceedings
were filed in United States district
court here this afternoon and a total
of 6.927 cases of eggs seized by
Deputy United States Marshal Fred
w. Hill, making a total of 1927 cases.
The greater proportion were found in
the warehouse of the Chattanooea
Warehouse and Cold Storage Com
pany. the balance at the plant of the
Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation.
Flour Raid in Boston.
BOSTON, August 16-United States
Deputy Marshal Bancroft, accom-
panied by two agents of the Depart
ment of Justice. seized 1888 bags of
wheat flour from the storehouse of
the Market Warehouse COMPANY in
South Boston late today
The flour amounts to about 5000
barrels, or one-f1fth the total supply
in Boston on August 1.
SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED