Show I MAKERS PARCEL OUT UNIFORMS investigation Reveals Indis Indis- Indiscriminate criminate Sale SIle of Clo Clothing 1 ng b by T Contractors I New York Tork Jan 5 Evidence Evidence of ot the Indiscriminate sale of United States army uniform b by merchants merchant who bu buy them hem from push cart peddlers and manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers man man- has come into tho the possession of or District Attorney Swann Mr lr Swann said These merchants sell to any persons who are willing willingto to o pay a the price of or the uniforms It also developed today that thou thou- 0 A A. A A. A A. A A. A sands of ot army overcoats on sale In stores have ha been commandeered by United States arm army officers to relieve a shortage District Attorney Swann ann In his letter letter let- let ter tor said that J. J J J. J Reynolds a merchant merchant merchant mer mer- chant had testified that he retailed arm army uniforms at 14 each and that the merchants make no effort to discover whether hether tho the customers for these un uniforms uniforms uni uni- 1 forms torms are In the service or not Recently man many crimes have ha been committed In this county count by criminals wearing military uniforms tho the letter continued and I am led to believe e that they are arc not in tho the government service A clothing manufacturer was Wa named by Mr ir Swann as providing uniforms to various arlous stores and merchants also were said to bo be purchasing from peddlers who come corne to their stores with pushcarts pushcarts pushcarts push push- carts laden with military uniforms selling them at very yer much reduced prices which would Indicate some Ir Irregularity irregularity ir- ir regularity In obtaining the OO g-OO goods IS The inquiry which was started for forthe the tho purpose of learning whether clothIng clothing clothing cloth- cloth Ing contractors working for the gov gov- A. A A. A were also supplying private dealers has revealed according to the district attorney that In a number of stores store arm army coats were found which bore th the label made under contract for the government One manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer manu manu- staled that the labels must have been sewed in by mistake |