New-York tribune., 1919-08-08
did not meet with favor from the
committee.
Three Kinds of Action

committee.
Three Kinds of Action
The governments case against the
five big packers will be placed before
the Federal grand jury, which meets at
Chicago three weeks hence.
Charles F. Clyne, Federal District
Attorney at Chicago. said to-day that
besides asking indictments under the
criminal sections of the Sherman anti
trust law, civil suits would be brought
under that statute, and that in addition
the food control act on charges of
boarding.
Mr.. Clyne has been in Washington
several days comforting with Attorney
General Palmer and George R. Will
Jams, who prosecuted the oil trust
cases. The three officials have been
sitting the evidence gathered against
the packers by the Federal Trade Com
mission.
Four hundred different branches of
the industry as conducted by the
packers, Mr.. Clyne said, are being
dealt with by the Department of JUS
tlce.
Packer Issues Statement
Thomas T. Wilson, president of Will
son & Co., issued q statement to-day
repudiatlng in part another concerning
the suits against the packers issued
yesterday and attributed to him.
Il made 10 statement to the effect
that the Department of Justice would
get no satisfaction from the packers"
said Mr.. Wilson. "Such position is not
in keeping with my disposition nor
that of Wilson g. Co. On the contrary,
! cannot emphasize too strongly that
the Department of Justice will have
the fullest cooperation from us.
Il am perfectly willing to submit
the entire proposition to them and am
not fearful as to results when the full
story IS known
Search for Hoarders Begun
In response to Attorney General
Palmer's orders for nation wide prose
cution of food hoarders and profteers,
many district attorneys reported to the
Department of Justice to-day that they
were proceeding Immediately with in
vestigatons of conditions in their ter
victory. Legal action will follow the dis
covery of any evidence of law viola
tons
President Wilson is requested in a
joint resolution introduced to-day by
mittce. and Senator Mccormick, Repub-
December l such reductions in esti-
mates of government expenditures as
will permit an annual reduction OF
s1,000,000,000 in taxation next year.
Another resolution introduced in the
Senate by Senator Myers, Democrat,
Montana, relating to the high cost of
living, asked the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee TO report whether legislation to
prohibit exports for limited time, at
least of foods, clothing and other ne
cessities. would be advisable
Larger Parcel Post Packages
Authority to increase temporarily the
parcel post weight limit to 125 pounds,
so that buyers of army food may take
full advantage of opportunity to pur
chase through postmasters and letter
carriers, was granted the Postmaster
General day by the Interstate Com
merce Commission 1t was also an
nounced that during the sale buyers
might place several orders at the same
time without paying the initial postal
charge Of cents q pound more than
once.
The orders must be in writing and in
duplicate, and the cost plus postage will
be collected with them They will be
filled in the order received
Julius Rosenwald to-day offered the
government the mailing list of Sears,
Roebuck & Co., of which he is presi-
ent, as a means of assisting in the gen.
eral distribution of army food He also
offered to assist in the ordering, rout.
ing and shipping of army food and to
otherwise cOODerate