Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-16
.MeatIess Menus
.2Days a Week
.AreUrged Here
City Officials Issue
Appeal to individuals
And Eating Places

The Commissioners today
called on all Westinghouse to
observe two meatless days a
Week-any days they choose-to
reduce meat consumption in this
country and help feed Europe.
The Commissioners acted at a.
board meeting this morning after
reading reports that Mayor O'Dwyer
OF New York already had suggested
a return to wartime meatless days
in New York's public eating places
to combat spiraling prices.
1t was made clear that the Com.
have no authority to Or
der any individual, restaurant or
hotel to observe meatless days and
hence it will be up to individuals or
groups to follow the recommends.
ton.
Restaurants Included.
Asked if the city heads included
restaurants in their request, Charles
Stofberg, special assistant to Board.
Chairman John Russell Young, said:
This includes all citizens. If
they are good citizens, the restau-
rateurs will do their part"
Mr.. Stofberg also made it clear
the Commissioners were not think
ing OF any limitation or ban on
meat sales by stores on any particu-
lar days since different individuals
or groups might choose different
days to observe as meatless.
Meanwhile, in Chicago the giant
markets reacted with slumping
opening prices to the Governments
request that margin requirements be
doubled in order Ito lessen the dan
ger of boom and-bust situation"
Grains Fall Sharply.
Wheat slumped about 7 cents a
bushel. at times, corn was of more
than 6 cents and oats were down
more than cents. Near the end
of the first hour grains rallied some
what, but wheat was Us to cents
lower than the previous finish; Sep
TENDER. $2.74; corn was off az to
3h: September, s2.62a; oats were
rs to cents lower; September.
$l.18. November soybeans we're up
TX cents at $3.41.
The Chicago Board of Trade an
nounced it will consider this after.
noon the request for increased mars
gins.
Clark Seeks Complaints.
These other developments In the
food and price situation also were
reportede
l. Attorney General Clark, In Q
meeting with United States attor-
neys here, announced grass roots"
campaign against any illegal price
fixing agreements that tend to in
crease the cost of living. The pub
lie was invited to help by bringing
to the attention of local United
States attorneys ANY information
indicating price fixing in the food,
clothing and housing fields"
What we would like to see," one
Justice Department official said,
would be for individuals-who see
in some high prices a suspicion of
conspiracy between companies han
ding the various commodities-to
bring their case directly to the
United States attorney of their dis
trict This would enable the attor-
ney to investigate and take steps If
necessary"
Pepper Sees Recession"
2, Senator Pepper. Democrat, OF
Florida said there is no hope for any
effort to check rising living costs
and the American people might
just as we'll get ready for another
recession He blamed the Re-
publican controlled Congress. He
scoffed at a suggestion made yester-
day by Senator Brewster, Republic
can, of Maine that shipments of food
to Europe are responsible for high
prices.
We've got to get those people
more, not less" Senator Pepper
said. IF we want to stop COM
munism, we've got to make the
capitalism OF Europe work"
3. Senator Capehart, Republican.
of Indiana, said the basic answer to
rising living costs is more produc-
ton. He called for 48-hour week
instead of 40.
4. In Chicago, AZ companies, In
dividualS and associations in the
meat industry were subpoenaed to
appear before special Federal
grand jury which begins price
investigation September %. The
inquiry is part of the Justice De-
partment's Nationwide check to
determine If conspiracies exist to
produce high prices.
Eat Less or Export Less.
5. In st. Louis, Walter C. Berger.
president of the American Feed
Manufacturers Association told
convention of grain and feed deal
ers Americans must choose between
eating less or exporting less He
said there g. not enough grain in
this country to maintain present
meat. milk and egg production and
(See PRICES, Page A-4)
u. c.~.;l,, D,.nnI1 n .4h