The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-03
BROTHERS TO
 BE PROSECUTED
 IN MANY CASES


 alI which prevails III practically all parts o the country ,tolaccc that number ol the governments o sovereign states l themselves tJ the task Ol investigating ut SUD- rcc The information available tends to aho" that aiLo lcry seems o be plenty o every kind ol commodity III the c,lutr the high prices still prevail which leads to the be- I,l I r,Itlr~ ylcryhcrc are the who holding the cost ol living high by gathering together and hoardmS all coumoIty, possible with the idea o getting SjlI "&ncr prices IL tl, condition OI aIlars which, 1t IS undrrSjoo to by investigated by the officials o number oI the nd'-
 NARlIAND WILL PROSECUTE
 BALTIMORE. Aug 2-- l40 -Annomcement was made here tonight to the effect that the state government taking steps to prosecute all food proccrs The governor na, taken the matter personally in hand and will direct the prosecution already named an investigating commit tee lch will look into the possibility of reducing the pres c nl. cost 0I H<u~ this state with the idea ol IoWcr- ing the prices commodities, particularly looJstuIIS as soon q, possible
 Food rrotltysrs are believed to be very numerous in this state and k they who will be investigated first of all or ~ soon they can be singled out One hmg that "I| be given onoro Investigation will be cold storage plants where il is believed. 5naIv thousands of tons of foodstut1s arc being held for yet higher prices than those which prevail at the present uuc There is law ill this state winch Iro- l~ that no article food can be held in cold storage tor more than thirty days Tuj, has not been enforced in teI past but announcement has been made from the office of thc| attorney general o the the effect that he has bccn| instructed by the governor proceed immediately with thc| enforcement the law and with the prosecution ot all oI those who are known to be breaking it.
 OTHER STATES LINING UP
 COIJ.lIHl-~ <. O.i. Aug 2-( (4I-Ihat the officials ol the State Michigan have pledged the cooperation ol that state with this @1d other mld-Wcstcrn states m the matter ol the investigation of the present high of living, is thc information given hcrc Each statc it is mdcrsood to proceed the fit but 1t is expected that the attorney generals o the various commonwcaths will col operate in the investigation. In fact they are already plan ming to do
 One method ol gathering information it is undcrstood, will be thru the judges of all and grades of known that matters ol this kind are frequently bro o| the attention of the ors and they now to be asked o
 SENATE INVESTIGATING
 WASHINGTON Aug. g. (4)-During the discussion| of the high living problem in the senate today reso- ution adopted requesting the senate banking committed to report whether or legislation tending release argc amount currency circulation would have the effect ot lowering the high price of oodstuis. The resolution was sponsored by Representative Aycs democrat of Montana The banking committee has yet made it's reply butt is expected to do,so tomorrow.
 WAR DEPARTMENT WOULD HELP
 WASlINGTON, Aug. 2-(4o)-With the idea of throwing the market large quantity of oodstufis and| therefore tending decrease the high cost o living by del crclsn9 the demand for such commodities the department has hand by supplying it, the department is plan ming dispose of all surplus food stocks thru posmasers and mail carriers turnout the country This method of dis posing of portion of such surplus decided upon some days ago but that time planned to sell only canned and cured and canned vegetables to 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 mil lion pounds of produce hand be disposed of n this manner and is therefore tot that their release by the method planned will have tendency greatly alleviate the situation
 HAS REASON AND REMEDY
 WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Q9-Representaivc Sims democrat of Tennessee has both a reason and remedy present high of living. holds the transpora ton companies of the countries responsible in great 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 another make the prices practically prohbitvc the poorer classes
 The remedy for the situation Representative Sims is