Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-16
COST OF LIVING
UP 80 PER CENT.

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ton, Isl per cent. in New York and 1876
per cent. in Philadelphia.
Smaller increases in such things as
housing, fuel and light and mscel-
laneous items lowered the general aver
age increase, general percentages be-
ing: Boston, 70; New York, 10; Phila-
delphia, 76 Chicago, "A.
oinmbus. o., Aug. 16.-Charges that
1000 hoarders are removing their
goods to other warehouses to avoid
penalty and are destroying the rec
ords, are being given the attention of
the federal authorities TO-DAY. The
government officers are acting on or
ders from Washington given after
Governor James NJ Cox had wired
Assistant United States Attorney Gem
eral Frank Davis of alleged condi-
him that the Sheriff Street Warehouse
and storage Company was removing
its meat products to Chicago.
j. {. Breitenstein, Assistant United
states District Attorney for Northern
Ohio, announces that n libel has been
filed under the Lever act. for seizure
and condemnation of 200, 600 pounds
OF sugar belonging to the c. u. Kenny
Company. of Baltimore. and held in
storage by the Canton Storage and
Transfer Company, at Canton. Ohio.
Deputy Sheriff T. f.. Walsh, of
Cleveland. seized the sugar last night.
F.. 5. WertZ. United States District
Attorney, Will ask Judge Westenhaver
in Federal court here to adiudge the
sugar boarded and order it condemn
cd. If such an order is made the sugar
win be sold by the government and
the proceeds. less the cost of seizure.
turned over to the owners.
Washington. Aug. 16.-Instructions
have gone out from Attorney Gen
! eral Palmer to the two district at
torneys in Ohio, to proceed imme-
dately to assist Governor Cox in the
seizure of large quantities Of meat,
butter and eggs alleged to have been
held in storage in that State for more
than six to ten months. the legal linn
its. Criminal prosecutions will be in
stituted. it was said, if it Gag ne
! shown that the foods were held from
the market for the purpose of boost
ing prices.
Acting on a telegram from Govern
or Cox saying that a Cleveland con-
cern IL order to escape possible prose-
cution for boarding. was moving its
meat products to warehouses in Chi
cago and destroying its records, the
department of justice ordered the dis
| trict attorney at Cleveland to look
| into the matter Immediately All at
tempts to effect transfer of goods in
storage, officials said, would be sum-
marily dealt with.
| Seizure of large stocks of food
stuTs in storage continues with re-
ports received of libels filed in Cleve-
| land and Detroit. and preparations
! for such action in many cities. The
department was informed last night
that the district attorney at Detroit
/ had filed libels in three cases and
seized approximately 1O,460,OO0 eggs
and 900. 900 pounds of butter, all OF
which had been held in storage fol
some time.
Food in Storage Increases
! Statistics announced by the Bureau
il of Markets, showing a great Increase
! in the amount of food held in storage
were said by Judge Ames. assistant L
the Attorney General in charge of en-
forcing the food control law, to beal
out the departments contention that
a prime reason for enhanced prices
was the holding of supplies from tht
market.
I'VE are going to force these hoard
ers and profiteers TO disgorge,' Judge
Ames declared, wherever they are
found to hold greater amounts thar
are necessary for the conduct of theil
business and the safeguarding of the
food situation during the winter.