The Yale expositor., 1919-08-21
PROBE IS BEING
CONDUCTED In
ST. CLAIR co.
Prosecutor Henry Z. Baird To
Make Thorough Cleanup
In The County

| People in this locality, together
with those in the rest of the state
and country are watching with
Igrowing interest the outcome of
the nationwide investigation of
the high cost of living.
Although this matter has been
under way but very short time,
amazing results have already ben
discovered which bid fair to re-
duce the price of filling the fam
lily larder in very short time, and
to the majority of the people in
this vicinity is the most relieving
news since that of November
eleventh.
Friday and Saturday of last
week the government authorities
discovered that storage concerns
in the large cities were holding
vast stores of the necessities of
life and as soon as they are placed
on the market their quantities,
which are enormous, will exceed
the demand and prices are bound
to drop.
A striking instance of boarding
is found in the investigation of
the amount of foodstuffs on hand
in the city of Buffalo. Out of the
approximate forty warehouses in
that city, reports were received
the latter part of last week of the
stock held by two of them. They
were holding over 3,500,000
pounds of butter and 100000
dozens of eggs. Like results have
been found in all other cities and
the offenders will answer before
United States grand juries. An
order has been issued fixing the
price of sugar at IL cents and it
is only the first of the fixing of
prices that will follow. This fact
cannot be doubted since the pend
ing strike of the railroad men in
the United States is only being
held off on the assurance of the
|, chief executive that something
will be done Immediately to re-
duce living costs, which the rail-
: road men are demanding if an in
crease in their wages is not to be
had and the speed of the investi-
cation is keeping them at work.
Attorney General Groesbeck, of
, this state, last week called a con-
, ference of all prosecuting attor-
! neys in his jurisdiction and at
} this meeting plans were develop
ed for thorough investigation in
> every part of the state. Prosecu-
! tor Henry Z. Baird is now prepar-
: ing to look into the matter in this
county, announcing that he will
do all in his power to bring any
guilty persons before the law and
in order that he may be able to
do so he is asking the united co.
: operation of the people of the
r county. Any person who has any
| information of profiteering will
/ be doing a double duty by report
;, ing the same to Mr.. Baird at his
office either in person or by tele.
r phone without delay
: That there has not been any OF
r this kind of work in our little city
: goes without saying. Prices have
e been outrageous but our mer.
chants are not to blame. Their
e prices have been lower by a grea,
r deal than those in the city of Port
: Huron and other cities of its size
I though they could have charged
as much and then would be hav.
e ing to pay the expense of trans.
{ portation here from wholesale
e houses which city merchants have
q at their very door.
e Another week will show ever
greater results in the probe ant
we are all eagerly watching what
is going to be done with some o1
, the fellows who are to blame fol
Z the present conditions.
1t will not only be the laborinl
. people in our city that are goinf
: to be pleased with the outcom,
: but every merchant alsC
: who have been compelled Il
: charge exhorbitant prices in or
= der to carry on their business
. the price of commodities being
= raised by those who have beer
= controlling them. The only ones
: that will have any regrets arr
= the men who are found guilty o.
y profiteering or boarding by tn
government and there is no ques
e tion but what they receive fo'
their acts will be lesson tina