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H I r Palmer Asks Congress to Put Teeth in Food Control Law Lav by hy Providing Heavy Penalties for Hoarding By nr Universal Service WASHINGTON HINGTON Au Aug 13 On On re receipt of what he termed am in ing ing- reports rc regarding ardin thc hoarding foodstuffs Attorney General Pal who is leading the tho administration j fight against the high cost of iu living today asked Congress for authority to bring criminal prosecutions against this of profiteer He Hc st suggested gg st sted d a an immediate diate amendment amendment amend amend- i f ment meat fo to the food control act providing provid pro ing ng a penalty of imprisonment for two years or both Passage c of this amendment he declared would give II teeth to the act and enable him to reach profiteers Another amendment to the same act act so as to include e wearing apparel and the can containers in in which foods feeds and fertilizers rs are ore sold is also sought from Cram Congress b by the attorney gen gen- cn- cn era eral erat I I Temporarily however er the thc govern go ment meat will employ publicity in Its Us at attack attack at- at tack against profiteers profiteer erb and hoarders hoarder The Thc attorney general genera said that ho had received recel numerous Inquiries from United Unite States district attorneys some of oC them In the larger cities clUes where groat roat quantities of or food stuffs are stored asked his permission to make public the amount of hoarded food stuffs the names of the persons or corporations who owned th m their quantity and length of time In stor stor- age ae Permission to make public discoveries was wag sent immediately Meantime the governments government's war on profiteering hour hoarding and tho the high cost of or living generally took on a glided gilded aspect There was a stream m of requests from Cram different rent departments for larl largo large c appropriations Thc The largest one carne came from the th attorney general who wants The department of oC labor asks for tor Sf and the department of or commerce commerce com corn merce was as only a st step p and a half be be- be hind In its request for Cor J Added to these requests are those of or yesterday yester yester- da day Including IncludIng- sought ou ht b by th the federal trade commission and by the thc treasury department Situation I p Ip Detail DeCall The g general situation resolved Itself Usel into these developments dc 1 I. Majority Leader Mondell of at the House announced that before beCore th the House leaders would approve tho the granting of or additional authority and funds requested by the administration they would have o to be convinced that the use of or this power and money money- would result in practical benefits to the tho public in fh th the reduction of or the cost of living Mr Ir Mondell saM said however that Mr Ir Palmers Palmer's rs r's request for Cor power tore to re reach rech ch profiteers would be acted upon favora favorably 2 n Representative Huddleston Democrat Democrat Dem Dern- of oC Alabama and an owner of ot Jar large e coal fields field charged In a 11 speech In the House that the national coal end association had entered Into an Infamous Infamous Infamous In famous plot to withhold coal from orn the market t so 80 o that a shortage e would re result uH and antI prices s would be sky high this winter 3 3 The attorney general announced the first conviction obtained in the fight ficht a against present exorbitant prices Ho lie read rend a telegram telling of ot the th arrest trial and conviction of oC a n. grocer In Binghamton hamton N K Y 7 Y who ho 15 cents a n pound for Cor sugar He HeI was IS I S fined 50 SO 4 The 4 The attorney general said the re- re spon e of oC the food administrators to his for assistance was fine and that ic expects great reat results from vo in en 5 The 5 The he department of oC justice re- re elved dyed Its first report regarding the Instruction of or food Huge Huge quantities 8 if f C fish caught c off oct the thc New Jersey cast 0 were dumped back Into the At- At Continued on Pago Page 2 IU II Us S. S TO GIVE NAMES S OF FOOD HOARDERS Continued from irom page pago 1 handle so that lint the market would not nol fall An Au investigation of this has alread al al- already al already I read ready been ordered I I Pout Post Sale II tig IS 18 6 The 6 The postmaster general toda today sent out to all postmasters a n. complete list of Instructions to follow ollow in the tho of or foodstuffs via Ia the parcel post poat lie He announced the allotment of or to the larger cities and districts and sent to the postmasters a price list and order blanks The parcel post sale of oC foodstuffs will be bo given en to the public August U IS 18 The maximum m weight of or an individual al shipment will wm be 12 pounds 1 7 Prices Prices took another tumble t in the faco fac of or the sale of oC the war wal departments department's depart depart- ments ment's surplus supplies and the department department depart depart- ment In accordance with the policy all adopted opted b by Secretary Baker U issued a n revised re list of ot reduced d prices so 80 that I the tho departments department's goods will wili bo ho below the prices asked b by retailers I 8 Operations S In the District of or Columbia Co Co- lumbia which lumbia-which which the President said In his address to Congress he be hoped would be a model in the thc tl fight ht against a rising necessities have necessities have produced two com corn One is a fair price ommittee I tee of or citizens the other a a. fair fall price committee of oC retailers The latter iatter arc are expected to observe the c committee prices and those who do not will viii be bf prohibited from rom displaying th the card of membership which insures tho the consumers con sumers a square deal 9 Frank 9 Frank A A. A Horn president of ot the tho American Refrigerating association told tho tile house hous committee on agriculture agriculture ture that Jegl legislation for reasonable rc regulation of cold stora storage e plants would not be objected to b by his an organization but that nearly a all of or the pending bill were too drastic Vast Tast r ast Stores Seized At t Tampa Storehouses Tampa Fla VIa Aug 13 Foodstuff I Foodstuff held in storage h b by six Tampa wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale concerns aggregating tins of canned goods cases of or Cg eggs M with r ll largo o quantities qu of sugar Bug flour and other rOl were seized here toda today b by agents of the department of Justice acting under rf f 1 II It S. S Phillips United States district t attorn n ney ncy ey Notices l of libel were served ser on th th owners owner charging that the goods 1 being Illegally hel held 1 from market for tor I tho purpose of or unreasonably increasing I prices Swift S Co n Bros Produce company Charles II If Moorhouse Joso Jose Garcia Jose Snares Suarez and Reina Retina Bros were owners o of the seized stocks The Tho haul also Included pounds pound of or rice pounds of ot wait salt alt about pounds o of sugar pounds o of af flour J Jr and lesser quantities o of other commodities |