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Show LAW INVOKED. " One of the Oregon papers calls attention at-tention to tho fact that while growers of prunes received 11 cents per pound firr tlia 1918 crop, tho sumo prunes are Ijr.iitin 10 ceuls per pound in the eaa-re-rn markets. Tho Krowers may have -received a fair price for their product, but it is evident that tho consumers are paying entirely too much for this particular fruit, lu Montana the farmers farm-ers aro paid lij cents per dozen for eggs whilo tho retail prico in Butte is 65 'Merits. Tho commission men of tho cop- per camp aro charged with having hundreds hun-dreds of (rases of eggs in cold storage, ' Which they aro holding for still higher 'prices. The stafo trades and efficiency commission is now in Butto investigating investigat-ing tho food situation, and tho charge of profiteering mado by ono of tho lo--cul papers. Governor Cox of Ohio has .."Vequested tho attorney general to bogin n sweeping investigation of food prices , ,T 1 tho Buckoyo stato, stating his belief Mliit grand juries should .bo called at ..'pnec. Tho governor declares that the ..oxisting high prices aro precipitating a "frLais nnd that tho situation will bo-- bo-- :oiuo' . worse unless action, drastic if ..'jNce.essary, is taken. There is plenty of food of all kinds in tho United States, 'iind if profiteering is going on it should be stopped by tho strong arm of the liiw. - Winter will soon bo here, nnd ,thero will bo much suffering unless ' omothing is dono to check rapacity be-', be-', 'ore cold weather arrives. The subject 5sis being agitated all over the country, .' anil results nro expected. |