Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-01-22
Public Opinion
I,rgartling rricr,

Editor ~ The News
In q cent ruling by Judge Pol.
Jock OF tne L : ,is,Iet Court al
Csnsas CITY, Kansas 0, is held that
grccers re entitled to ask 6 fair
price which includes fair profit on
all sales.
- h. decision was the first Judi
cial ruling or Interpretation OF the
Lever act and shows clearly that To-
al boards have no right 10 Try to
force retailers to sell eggs at 40
cents 10 20 cents a dozen or anything
Else ~ less than cost OF distribu.
tion. declares the Merchants Jour.
nal OF T\lesa. Kansas
The case vas that OF the Tope.,a
Retail Gr1cers who refused TO accept
the arbitrary orders OF the kemper
Fair Price Board" which asked that
an unreasonable schedule be put into
effect IN Topeka stores.
The text { the decision is as tol.
oEs
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES. DISTRICT or
KANSAS, FIRST DIVISION.
A l.. GREEN. ct al. Plaintiffs.
v.
Ed. r HACKNEY. Defendant.
STIPULATION.
u hereby stipulated that the
shove ,u,ltlcd cause shall be dismiss.
"a gpoa the following express condi-
lions uai understanding
l.
That the schedule Of prices fixed
By the shawnee County Fair Price
Committee effectiv1 January End.
1899. an din this suit complained OF.
hall be withdrawn and Cancelled.
sn do'hers may be substituted there.
Tor Witch shall be prepared under
The following agreed construction OF
the Law.
H.
That the President Of the United
states, by proclaamt.o uol November
-lsi. 1919. under the PROVISIONS oi
thc Food and Fuel Control Act. has
conferred upon the Attorney General
Of the United States power TO ap.
pOipt Fair Price Commissioners N
the several states OF the union. aud
that said State Fair Price Commits.
sioners are authorized 10 appoint
county and city fair price committees.
Ill.
That the powers OF said fair price
committees are limited TO the inves.
.igation and suggestion OF prices that
will be ;air 10 the producer. mer.
chant and consumer. ana the prices
Idvisef BY fair price committees
shall be- such as viii yield TO The
merchant and producer the fair cos,
fihe commodity. plus the reason
able cost OF distribution aud fair
profit.
".
That prices suggested By fair price
committees are not binding upon any
producer. merchant. Manufacturer OF
distributor Of commodities as man
dates OF Law. finally determining tue
maximum price at which such CON.
modiiies shall be sold upon the mar
kei but are prices that are advised
by the oogmitiee a. fai rand rea'
sonable and are Intended 10 aid the
Department 90 Justice. thru a spirit
10 cooperation with the consume
and the producer. manufacturer and
distributor OF food products. IN the
enforcement % the Food COn,ro
Law. which makes II unlawful 10.
a producer. manufacturer OF distrl'
balor Of food 10 charge or exact ex'
cessive prices for any necessaries.
Y.
That u j. che duty OF said fair
price comm ttees. before suggesting
sale prices. TO investigate and take
into consideration the cost OF eacn
commodity. the cost OF distribution
aud the fair an dreasonable profit
necessary to the successful conduct
81 business
Given under our hands AZ Kansas
city. this--day Of January. 1910.
TiiOS. y DORIAN.
Soli,-or for Plaintiffs.
FRED ROBERTSON.
solicitor for DEFENDANT