Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-26
SUGAR SALE At % CENTS
TO BE PRQBED BY SMITH
Us. District Attorney to Invcsti.
cato Transaction by Prominent
Retail Grocer.
EXPECT RELIEF THIS WEEK
Dealers Get 100000 Pounds in
IS. New York for $4,000, and Re-
tail Price OF 30 Cents or More
VIII Result.

-.ProhtceTins charges against n
prominent retail grocer of Richmond
VIII he investigated today by United
states District Attorney Hiram NJ.
smith. The grocer is alleged TO have
charged IS cents per pound for sugar.
on Monday or Tuesday o. last week.
-Gomplaints o: this character have
!peen numerous. and one of the con-
sumers who paid the alleged exorbi-
tant price brought the matter to the
attention OF The Times Dispatch. Dis
iot-Attorncy Smith was told or the
case and asked If tho facts warranted
an investigation. He said that any
instance where sugar was sold for
2S-cents per pound ncccssi;atcd, in
his opinion. an investigation.
.. Mr. Smith explained that it could
not be taken tor granted that the
grocer was himself guilty OF profit
eerinE. but in consideration Of the
agents. IL was an indication that some
one had been guilty oc the onensc.
The name OF the grocer was not
revealed 10 The Times Dispatch un-
al yesterday. This Information was
at2once communicated 10 the distric,
attorney. who said that he would
look into the case today Mr.. Smith
said he was clad to have any such
cases brought TO his attention and
would promptly investigate all
Relief from the sugar famine may
be expected within a week. bu, in
an .unweicome form. Local dealers
have secured $4,000 worth OF the
COMMODITY In New York at cost ot
Is cents per pound. plus freight and
other charges. This means that AGO.
0oe pounds OF sugar may be placed
On the market nj II price we'll over
so cents.
A committee %, women headed by
Mrs, J. Tyler Jobson will meet at
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon in the
Office OF Commonwcalth's Attorney
Wise to formulate plans for the dis
tribution of sugar to invalids, old peo-
pie and children who arc unabel to
obtain 1t otherwise. This sugar will
cost 10 cents a pound. local groccrs
having agreed to assist the committee
by turning over as much OF the COM
modify as they can. X. l.. Christian
GO. has agreed TO sell 200 pounds to
the committee and Sam I. Heller
promised an additional 100 pounds
Saturday night.
" An appeal has been made TO all
rrocrrs. retail and wholesale, to CO.
ing some OF their stock ut the dis
posal Of the committee. A central,
distribution point. where sugar can
be obta lned by those badly in need
or II, Will he decided upon this after
noon by the committee.
Commemorative Attorney Wise. DR..
i. W. Durham and James e Dickcr-
son will meet tomorrow night to de-
eide upon the method OF procedure in
carrying out the plans OF the COM
mittee. The first step will be- to find
out II any further sugar can he found
IN. Richmond and the committee will
visit washington at some early date
with n formal request 10 the Federal
authorities to investigate the sugar
famine. The principal object OF this
visit TO the capital Will he to find
'out'' r. the authorities cannot force
SPECTATORS who are alleged TO have
stored enormous quantities OF sugar
in New York TO disgorgc and relieve
The general scarcity.