Show US e f e FOOD HUNT 1 I SEIZURES f 1 MA MADE f IN Palmer Orders Action When Governor I of Ohio Wires Warehouse Records Were Destroyed in Cleveland n Br fly A Associated Pren treis WASHINGTON TON Aug Clo Cl iff ciSS operation co operation between between state au authorities au- au who possess detailed information mation of food and price conditions and md the attorney general his and staff If f assistants empowered to enforce I the f food d control law is bein being estah I part 0 the gove E ns l f reduce the ilie cost of living Instructions went out toda today from front fromI I Attorney General Palmer to the two I district attorneys in Ohio to proceed immediately to to assist Governor Co Cox in the seizure of ot large Jarge quantities of meat ment butter and eg eggs s alleged to have hu been held in storage e in that state for more than six to lo ten en months the be legal limit limi t. t Criminal prosecutions will Kill be It R was said If IC It can be he sho shown n that the foods w were held re from rom the m market mar mar- r ket for the purpose of boosting price pric Officials here w were re rc Inclined to believe that the long Ions period of ot storage e In li- li ted c. some other oter reason than an effort to spread th the abundant supplies of or a a. producing season over the thc lean part of thc the year AH Attempt at Dt Acting on a telegram ram late loda today from Crom Governor GO Co Cot Coc saying that a a. Cleveland concern concen in order to e escape possible prosecution for hoarding was moving Its Itt meat products to warehouses In In Chicago and ami destroying Its record the department nt of oC Justice ordered the dis dJs attorney at Cleveland tc to look Into the matter immediately All AU attempts to effect transfer of ot goods In stora storage e. e officials said would be bc summarily dealt with Seizure of large larse stocks of ot foodstuffs In storage e continued loda today with re reports reports reports re- re ports received of or libels lied filed In Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land and Detroit and preparations for such uch action in many cities 1 The Thc department nt was informed to- to LUlU inai me Ie district attorney at De De Dc- troit had filed libels in three ca ces es and seized approximately eggs lS and pounds of or butter all of oC which had been held in storage for Cor some tim time I l Opinion Statistics announced by the thc bureau of ot markets showing n a great Increase In Jn the amount of food tood held in itt storage c. were said b by Judge JULge Ames assistant to the thc attorney general in charge of enforcing the food control law Jaw to bear out tho the departments department's contention that thata a prime reason for tor enhanced prices s was sas the holding of ot supplies from tho the market We oln arc are going to force torce thc the hoarder and profiteers rs to dl disgorge gorge wherever I they arc are found to hold greater Amounts than thui are necessary for the tho conduct of ot their business and th the tho safeguarding safeguarding safe sate guarding of or the food situation during the winter 1000 Tone ran of f Meat eat Columbus Columbu 0 O. Aug 15 Go 15 Gov Jam James s s1 M. M Cox late toda today wired Washington ton that hat the thc Sheriff street market house Cleveland to a void old federal penalty Is moving mo It Its meat products to Chicago o warehouses that records as to 1 1 I u in v UI U U UV In ing destroyed While the governors governor's telegram ram did didot not ot give ho th the names of ot companies al- al to be he shipping their products to Chicago o. o his hiM telegram earlier In tho the thoda da day ay to Attorney General Palmer said Morris 1 Co Wilson II on Co were own era ens of oC part pirt of oC pounds of oC meat alleged to t bo be held in tho the Clove Clove- c land storage house Illegally under uder Ohio laws Brandt Co Cleveland veland were al alleged al- al to own tho the remainder I |