Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-08-18

:, according to announce
ment made at Chicago
today by District Attor-
ney Clyne, who has urg-
ed States Attorney George S. Wiley
and County Food Administrator Ste
vens to attend an important confer.
ence next Wednesday at his office in
the federal building, at which ways
and means of beating down the cost
of necessities and conquering the
hoarders will be thOroly planned.
states Attorney Wiley will attend
the session and assures he will give
, the government prosecutor all the
assistance he can in bringing an end
to the present exorbitant prices be-
ing paid for foods and wearing appar.
el
81 don't know what my powers are
in the case" said the states attorney
upon receipt of word to be present at
the Chicago meeting "but ! expect to
garner some enlightenment at the in
terview with District Attorney Clyne.
If am duty bound to take up the Of
fensive against the high cost OF liv-
ing, certainly will do my share to
relieve the situation, as far as | can,
in La Sale county.
II will attend the Chicago meeting
and expect to get considerable infor.
nation from it," he ended.
Will Revoke Licenses.
The object of the gathering OF the
legal forces Of the state is closer co.
operation between food administra.
tors and states attorneys. Both will
be given a clear idea of the laws
covering boarding and profteerng so
they may take concerted action and
insure convictions for the govern
ment
If prosecution of profteers is not
possible for lack of evidence fitting
available laws. revocation of licenses
will be sought by the food adminis-
tratiOn.
A similar meeting will be held for
the remaining nine counties in the
district at Freeport.
Counties to Send Men.
It is expected counties will be rep
resented as follows by states attor.
ueys;
Maclay Hoyne, Cook county.
Charles l.. Abbott, Kane county.
3 Charles w Hadley, DuPage county.
Oliver A Burkhart, Kendall county.
t Lowell b. Smith, Dekalb county.
D. James G Welch. Lake county
2 Vincent s Lumley. McHenry coun.
= ty.
@ Frank II Hayes, Grundy county.
A Robert W. Martin. Will county.
r. Among the deputy food admins
5 traitors will be:
t W G.. Moore, Cook county.
y j Abrams, Dupage county.
' Cornelius Reardon, Groundy county.
John r Mason, Kane county.
W. f. stevens. La Sale county.
f. VI. GriggS, La Sale county. +
II c. G. Gridley, Lake county.
Il c. s. Williams, Kendall county. -
u High Mark in july
d Washington Aug lS.--The high cos
Of living made another record in tht
e United States during the month o
So July.
u Figures made public today by tht
II bureau OF labor statistics of the de
IL partment Of labor show that the cos
of twenty-five principal articles 0
e substance in fifty cities Of the couI
T. try increased 3 per cent over the cos
for June.
1t This represented cost of pc
is cent for the figures for December
he 1918, when the previous high recor
H. was established
ds IrtolerabIe and ndefensbie.
Washington, Aug. lS--"A monopoi
of the articles that the people mus
have is intolcrable and indefrnsible
- declared senator Kenyon of Iowa Il
'E day before the agriculture committe
of the senate which started its hearin
.on ON the Neuyon.Anderson bills to reg
r>. ate he packers.
MS "Thr people will not stand for tre'
ind souablo profits" Senator kenyo
of. warned
,od Senator Gronna OF North Dakot
If chairman of the committee, sounde
an alarming note in calling upon II
n, packers 70 cooperate,
,ra We know Of revolutions that hay
ar. been justihable" declared Senat,
,,e Gronua Those who are in posse
,o,. sion of great wealth should careful
view the present SITUATION