Show JURORS REQUEST I GRAIN CONTROL Report in iii S Spokane Favors Official Price fixing on Wheat Held in U. U S. S Spokane Wash ash Feb 7 Belief i Belief that t I Max fax II IL Houser of or Portland Ore b by reason of or his connection with the United United Unit Unit- ed cd States Slates Grain corporation has been a able ablo lo to manipulate and operate crain companies which ho formerly owned to an Immense profit to himself and associates Is expressed in tho the findings findings find ind- ings of oC a n. United States Stales grand jur Jury re re- returned turned here today tola Houser Rouser is vice pr president of or the United United Unit Unit- United ed States Slaters Grain corporation for the northwest The Tho grand jury declares that grain companies of oC the northwest threaten in case case- action Is taken o 0 force them to sell their holdings to mills at tho the prices paid b by them plus a reasonable ft and carrying 1 1 charge L to close coo their mills I s tip the mo grain bun to 10 LU eastern Ul-n Ul points Tho The report continues To frustrate I any concerted plan o of evasion we would urge the tho department of or justice to ta take o simultaneous action In all wheat and flour centers of or the United States The further recommendation is made that tho the President fix the tho selling price on all wheat now held hold in the United d States at tho the price paid tho the farm farmers farmers' e N plus a a. re reasonable carr carrying charge which provision however hOi shall not apply apply ap ap- ply ph to the producer Condemning the proposed plan to provide pro pro- vide Ido a fund of t for tor European European Euro EUro- relief the gran grand jury declares that tho the plan is Intended to provide IJO for tor the purchase of ot wheat now owned largely a b by speculators and n a some cases b by Interests directly anti ami Indirectly Indirect Indirect- ly y connected with some of ot the officers of oC tho the United Slates Grain corporation corpora corpor- tion lion The report names nameR the Pacific Grain company the Pacific Coast EI Elevator company and the tho Puget Sound Warehouse Warehouse Ware Ware- house Elevator company compan as having formerly been controlled by Houser although it Is declared ho made mado some I kind of a t. t tran tran fer of at his Interests in these concerns when ho became vIce ice president of or tho the United States Grain corporation Offices of or all aU three companies companies companies com com- tho the report says are located ina in ina a n. building owned b by Houser |