Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-12-23
PALMER ASSERTS
THERE Is DECIDED
DOWNWARD TREND
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w nile WaitinS the enactment ol
legislation, however, the
OF justice did not remain
inactive Section six of the act pro-
vided a penalty for boarding and sec
ton seven authorized the seizure ana
sale of boarded necessities. Since the
Lever act was amended to provide a
penalty for profiteering, l79 proseCG-
lions have been instituted. Under
provisions of that act and in all cases
brought to trial thus far convictions
have been obtained. There have been
cases of actual seizures
under section seven of the act and IN
many of these cases prosecutions are
also contemplated under section, SIN
In addition, twenty-five cases of al
legged boarding have been called TO
the attention of United States attor-
neys for investigation, for seizures
and for prosecutions, If the facts
warrant.
These seizures and prosecutions
have covered eighteen states and the
commodities seized have included
eggs, butter, cheese, pork, poultry,
lard, fish, sugar potatoes, eottee.
flour and canned goods. Fiity-t three
of the above cases have already been
disposed of by releasing the goods UNI
der bond on an agreement to dlspose
of same within a specified time and al
q reasonable price under the decision
OF the United STATES 3ltorhe eid n h hs
case mas lIe market peth Li ~ '5,i az e
me wholesale alsIoSai o. sun Laa SGGu5'
fines and jail sentences have been i'm
posed, In one case a fine of 500 was
imposed in another a fine of $3.50 and
three months in Jail. and in thlrd
case line OF S3'VVV anu liEJ iiiu'it,,'
IN jan rms Ialter Ease tiaS t ieet a.
pealea. hes9lls OF lllyessasaddoim M, a. IN
now pelng IaiG peloie = alio sui iacd -,
several dlstflcls ana reports oi ~ 81 81
numbers oI lsiuleIlilei NJ ~ r,oee;
III 'ne near va effort viii la made
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LOOKS 10 BUSINESS Mch'
"A very solemn duty to assist IN re-
ducing the cost OF living ana pdrticu-
larly to eliminate protlteerlhg res i.s
upon honest and responsible business
operation in this direction the ha ,,ssi
organizations representing the ditter-
ent trade interests nave peen an
preached. Very helpful co-operailon
has been obtained winch mas had d
marked tendency not only 10 stop tl'e
upward OF trend OF prices, put III son
instances TO decrease prices
THE National Retail Clothing
Dealers association has recently es.
tablished the pre-war margins of
profit as being fair and have so adj
vised their entire membership, rep
resenting approximately ninety per
cent of the retail clothing dealers OF
America. They have also appointed
a diligence committee, TO hunt up
profitecrs within their membership
and report to the United States at
torney in their respective districts
violations of margins of profits as set
mn nv their organization. These
n
radnction over prevailing profits of
49, fa.,, ,,Snntbs
P"S. NV i'. -. nv c,,,oor.,o
Lcadilg SoIicSrns * e Seo-op fI1,,inr
Inc Nauohai Retall otoe DedleiS
ASSOCIATION mas dppolflttu az eN ',..,
1--WE committee 10 CONFER TOT tue pui
pose of establishing a similar RUE
within their organization. The Ma
tional Retail Dry Goods ASSOCIATION,
representing some twenty thousand
operating with the department of
Justice in establishing prominent
economy departments during January
and February. Several of the larger
manufacturers associations, as well
as wholesale and retail merchants as
sociations' have appointed committees
n oonfnr with apents of the dcnart-
mont ~ iustica and are nllttinp their
entire mSchinerv ~ tha DISMISSAL Of
tbe danartn,ent "a csrrv o,it nropra ms
-. . ~ Hsx, In, IF nttu tttil
~ 'iie l,,sii'et ehip ~ $500,
ue eAtehoeu 70 otner linz ois sa,,as,d
tlonS 10 eo-operdle toWdlu ieuuSeu
proilts.
ar, tampalgn OF Euucation. =,
PeNOhd tilIs me uepeti tlllc ~ "
Justice has Instituted thorough gong
and nauon-W woe campaign, pafIlcl.
pated IN BY thouSands OF men anu
women bringing about regulationss, ~
the, COSY or living, tnrough educa tioll
and through moral suaslon. IN Iorty.-
tour states TINS campaign Is progress
ing actively. me work IN an OF thenl
as directed from Washlngton Is pelng
| done BY talf price commissioners OF
United states attorneys.
Very soon organilZ2atlohs OF the re-
naming states Will pe coHlp1eteu'
Three states nave passed laws. Gre
ating commissions or other machinery
for the projection of theu cltizens
AGAINST proflteers. Inc women OF the
country IN whose hands rests me ne
power 70 lafgeiv control the COSY on
living, through purchase, nave been
organized to carry certain educatlonal
factS TO the consuming ana buylns
public as We'll as to determine ,iaor
prices IN local communities ana 70
hunt out the profiteers and report Vlo-
latlons OF the Lever act i,
The womens organizations or tne
country have already done splendid
work in this direction and, are expect
Oh fn 10 still fnrfhaF IT has