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Show 70,000 Illinois Women Join in Battle Array to Fight Huge Profits (Chicago Tribune Special Service.) CHICAGO, Deo. 11. Sjvcnty thousand thou-sand Illinois women -who helped to "lick" Germany, reenlistoi under command of Mrs. Joseph T. Boweu .today to annihilate hinh p rices. Announoemeut that Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer has named tho Chicago Chi-cago Tyoman leader permanent chair-'man chair-'man of th woman's division of the Illinois fair price commission, was followed fol-lowed tonipht by assurance, that the powerful woman's committee of the old state defense council will be recalled re-called in its cntirey to battle the H. C. L. to a standstill. It will operate in connection with the federal price-fixing price-fixing organization of the state under Maior A. A. Spraju,e, but will wield an influence which the mere men who have been slowly retreating before climbing prices admit, will far exceed the commission's power. Mrs. Down, who led the defense organization or-ganization throughout the war, began work tho moment her appointment arrived ar-rived from Washington and oxpects to have her old machine moving smoothly within a week. 1 More than 7700 local officers of the old council throughout the ?tato will be notified officially of the movement i today and asked to reenlist. their unil? j to act for the new campaign. j Assistant IM.strict Attorney It. A. Mil my promised grand .iury returns against Chicago profiteer's befoic Chritmao as his "bit' in the sweeping sweep-ing campaign. It wa. learned that h took complete evidence against font Of the thirtr-etcrht firms accused of conspiracy to profiteer In sugaj befor the grand jury today The cases are said to be "water tight" and the grand jury is expected to devote its time to the food hcarins alone until federal books aro clear. Prosecutors declined to reveal names in the cases presented yesterday. Iietail clothiers fell into line during the day with announcement that 3000 members of their national association will come to Chicago next month to adopt plans to stabilize the clothing price market and to aid the government in rooting out the profiteers iu the trade. "Wo aro strong for this drive and anxious to beat the terrific prices which work harm to everyone," said Charles E. Wry, national secretary. "The solution is added production in tho line and a hunting out of chcat-ors. chcat-ors. " |