The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-08-04
BROTHERS TO
 BE PROSECUTED
 IN MANY CASES


 alton which prevails in practically all parts of the country is to the effect that number of the governments o sovereign will themselves to the task ot investigating the SUD- ect The information available tends to show that, aho there be plenty of every kind o1 commodity Ill the country the high prices still prevail which leads to the be- lief that proiteers everywhere the who are holding the of living high by gathering together and loardhg all commodities possible with the idea o1 getting still hsher prices It is this condition of afiars which, IS understoou be investigated by the officials of number o1 the ld- v'ua states.
 MARYLAND WILL. PROSECUTE
 BALTIMORE, Aug. D. N9 Announcement was made here tonight the effect that the state government IS taking steps to prosecute all food proeers. The governor has taken the personally in hand and will direct the prosecuon He has already named an investigating commit which will look into the possibility o reducing the pres high of living this state with the idea o1 lower ing the prices of all commodities particularly oodst'11 as possible.
 Food protecrs are believed to be very numerous in this state and it is they who will be investigated first of all they be singled out One thing that will be given tloro investigation will be cold storage plants where it believed, many thousands of tons of foodstutts are being held for yet higher prices than those which preva the present time. There is law i'll this state which pro- ves that article of food be held in cold storage for nore than thirty days This has not been enforced in the past but announcement has been made from the office o the attorney general ol state to the effect that he has been instructed by the governor proceed immediately with the enforcement of the law and with the prosecution o all o1 those who are known to be breaking it.
 OTHER STATES LINING UP
 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 2-(A9-Tha the officials of the State of Michigan pledged the cooperation of that state with this and other mid western states in the matter of the investigation of the present high cost of living, IS the information given here Each state, is understood IS to proceed in the fit but expected that the attorney generals of the various conmonwealt will operate in the Investigation In fact they are already plan ming to do so.
 One method of gathering information, it is understood will be thru the judges of all classes and grades of courts f +1 >rot of the urists and they be asked to report them.
 SENATE INVESTIGATING
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-(H)-Durng the discussion of the high of living problem the today uon adopted requesting the senate banking committee report whether legislation tending release large of currency into circulation would have the effect of lowering the high price of foodstufs. The resolution was sponsored by Representative Myer democrat, of Montana The senate banking committee has yet made its reply but IS expected to do so tomorrow.
 WAR DEPARTMENT WOULD HELP
 WASHINGTON Aug. 2.-(P)-With the idea of throwing the market large quantity of foodstuffs and therefore tending to decrease the high of living by de- creasng the demand for such commodities the department has on hand by supplying it, the department is plan ming to dispose of all surplus food stocks thru postmasters and mail carriers tuout the country This method of dis posing of portion of such surplus decided upon days but at that time it planned sell only canned and cured and canned vegetables the people, while the plan includes the disposal of everything hand at price but little above the first the government and much lower than the prevailing prices Several hundred mill lion pounds of produce are hand be disposed of in this and is therefore tot that their release by the method planned will have tendency greatly alleviate the situaton
 HAS REASON AND REMEDY
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2-(49-Representatve Sims, democrat, of Tennessee has both reason and remedy for the present high of living He holds the transporta ton companies of the countries responsible in great sure for the high prices saying that while the prices of all commodities naturally high for the that the sup ply is equal the demand the transportation charges made shipments of produce from point to another make the prices practically prohbtve the poorer classes
 The remedy for the situation Representative Sims is