Show PROBING THE FOOD COMBINE Grand Jury Examines amines E Witnesses on the Advance in Cost of Com Corn Commodities Commodities in the Past Fast Year The grand jury was actively engaged in probing the food trust all day yesterday y and had several grocers before it Councilman A F Barnes took up most of the time lime of the jury at the morning session Councilman Barnes Is a grocer and he brought with him a large num auto number number I ber of ot hIs ills bills for supplies for 1906 and 1907 and showed to the jury jUr the differ difference difference ence In Ia the cost of various commodities then and now The Jury questioned him closely and seemed deeply Interested in his statements Sam Warburton another grocer was called during duri g the afternoon and he was asked to explain the present high prices He also showed that groceries and all food products cost the grocers more this year than they thE did last Both Barnes and Warburton were also asked regard regarding regarding regarding ing the combine for tor the e maintenance of prices existing among the grocers and an 1 butchers of ot the city ind fostered by their association |