Show CODE HEARING I BRINGS CHARGES Witness Says Effort to Hold Hold Reasonable Prices Met MetS With Bombs S WASHINGTON Dec 11 CAP CAP- AP N R A hearings on alleged violations of ot the cleaners cleaners' and dyers' dyers code began began began be be- gan with an uproarious session today at which charges of racketeering and in Philadelphia were mixed with pleas for relaxation of minimum price provisions Bernard of Philadelphia precipitated the uproar when he declared de do dared his efforts to ro keep reasonable prices had been answered by gangster bombs and terrorism He was booed when he went to the platform and end his charges were greeted with a tumult which brought quick intervention b by the presiding officers Administrator Hugh S. S Johnson received received re reo an ovation when he entered the auditorium at the chamber of commerce of the United States Prolonged Prolonged Prolonged Pro Pro- longed applause was followed by cheers and shouts as John Johnson n stood for a moment looking over the crowd of several hundred cleaners and dyers dyer It was the first hearing of its kind in the short history of or N R A and was held for the purpose of tightening tighten tighten- ing lag compliance with minimum price provisions of the cleaners cleaners' and dyers' dyers code Shaikh was warned to 10 control his emotions after he had spoken with some semblance of hysteria of alleged against his nearly cash and carry stores said he could make a profit with a charge of ot 40 cents for dry cleaning a garment The minimum price fixed for Philadelphia is 85 cents said it cost him only 8 cents per garment for actual clean clean- ing Arthur G G. G Brodie of Memphis rep rep- res resenting the Howard Cleaners of St St. Lo Louis is Pittsburgh and Cincinnati asked for a 20 per cent differential between the minimum prices for cash I and carr carry stores and delivery delhery cleaners |