Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-16
Wholesalers Said to Be Ship
ping Supplies From Ware.
houses in Cleveland to Avoid
Seizure by Federal Officials.
PROBE ONLY BEGINNING,
SAYS OHIO GOVERNOR
Closer Co-0peraton Being Es-
tabIished Between State Au-
thorities and U. S. Attorney
General and His Staff.

Columbus, O.. Aug l5,-Gov. James
NJ. Cox today wired Assistant
United States Atty. Gen. Frana
Davis at Washington that tn,
Sheriff Street Warehouse and Stor-g
age company, Cleveland, to avoid
federal penalty is moving its meat
products to Chicago warehouses and
that records as to previous storage
in Cleveland are being destroyed.
While the governors telegram
did not give the names of companies
alleged to be shipping their products
to Chicago, his telegram earlier IL
the day to Attorney General Palmer
said Morris & Co. and Wilson & Co.
were owners of 100000 pounds of
meat alleged to be held in the Clevc-
land storage house illegally under
Ohio laws. Brannt & Co., Cleve-
land, were alleged to own the re
mainder.
Governor Cox announced that
Fridays activities are only the be-
ginning in the states war on food
rrofiteers. He said many additional
warrants will be issued, some prob
ably tomorrow.
! Tne governor requested the resig--
! nation of S. r. Nash, Cleveland,
member of the State Board of Agri-
culture. Mr.. Nash is president OF
the Cleveland Provision company,
the manager of which is charged in
warrant issued today with vio1at-
irg the cold storage law.
Cooperation Established.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Close CO
operation between state authorities.
who possess detailed information OF
food and price conditions and the
attorney general and his staff of as
sistants, empowered to enforce the
food control law, is being established
as part of the governments fight to
reduce the cost of living.
Instructions went out today from
Attorney General Palmer to the two
district attorneys in Ohio to pro-
ceed Immediately to assist Governor
Cox in the seizure of large quaint
ties of meat, butter and eggs alleged
to have been held in storage in that
state for more than to 10 months.
the legal limit. Criminal proseeu-
tions will be instituted. it was stated
if it can be shown that the foods
were held from the market for the
purpose of boosting prices. Officials
here were inclined to thpk that the
long period of, storage indicated
some other reason than an effort TO
spread the abundant supplies Of a
producing season over the lean part
of the year.
Acting ON telegram from Gov
ernor Cox, saving that Cleveland
concern in order to escape possible
prosecution for boarding was NOV
ing its meat products to warehouses
in Chicago and destroying its rec
ords. the Department of Justice or.
dered the district attorney at Cieve-
land to look into the matter immedi-
ately. All attempts to effect trans,
fer of goods in storage. officials
said, would be summarily dealt with.
Seizures Continue.
Seizures of large stocks of food
stuffs in storage continued today
with reports received of libels filed
in Cleveland and Detroit and prep
arations for such action in many
cities. The department was I'M
formed tonight that the district at
torney at Detroit had filed libels il.
three cases and seized approximate
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