Show F F FOOD OD PRICES DROP R p r. r AND UNCLE SAM GIVES CAUSE 1 H over r Propaganda P d andS and I t n 1 f TI Threatened Probe Are Arc S L Among Fa Factors Facto t. t i if C- C S B By International News New Ser Service ico S WASHINGTON D D. C C. July July Juli 7 7 C That mysterious increase that hat atS attaches at S ches itself to the cost of foodstuffs S after fter they leave the producer and before be fore rore they get to the Ilie consumer is alsS dip dis als- als S appearing Gradually ver very gradually S pod prices are returning to normal he The retreat of the tho mysterious rious InS in In- increase S trease crease ase b began gan two weeks ago v hen nhen th the I price price of potatoes began to drop Since Since- decreases have been noted In in S prices of ot primary staples 55 What is the reason reason officials ot 01 I S the food administration war asked today I Their it answers may be classified as 3 S S. S i follows lows S 10 71 P The Hoover prop propaganda gand which n 0 chas bs thrown rown irown high prices into ino the lime lime- con concentrated upon them tb to public thoughtS thought s S approach of the re rall investigation into i S cost COt of fl I c fa The impending passage passa of or the r J. J ever J bill which will give the president I dent de t. t authority to fix prices for all aU prot pro pro- t for which in his opinion exor exor- S prices are being asked S Even bread prices are coming down The food thod administration is meeting much opposition from the big hi bak bak- ers however These ba bakers have In Ill in- i l. l that thai no loaf of bread of reason reason- fable ble ble size to sell for less than 10 cents produced can be In the th meantime while prices de- de d feline icline cUne the federal trade commission S 18 preparing to take lake up its high c cost rt 55 of living investigation and the food I administration l to exercise the powers that that will be conferred upon it by the lood control bill The federal trade commission will its complete its invest invest- investS S S i into bituminous coal costs S. S within ten days and will then be prepared pre pro pared to begin its food 1001 probe S A special staff of investigators is being organized for the food investigation Invest Invest- gation The results result will wUl be made madeS S known within six months I S First attention is to be given to lo meat prices the commission comIssion has lIas announced announced an an- and abd meat at are already S. S dropping In Its js t r ort pa the meat e situation the commission will probably probably f ably point to the long lon lines of cars carsi to be he f bringing cattle to Chicago i and the other long strings back to where S carrying Ute the same meat j 1 i if ivas was vas pj- pj produced p to be consumed It will suggest that much of the meat be slaughtered raised in Ia the West might 9 S there as a means of relieving i the th railroads and of me met meat t S I prices s I M the meat investigation Following t 5 0 5 t there s-there will be probes into the prices 1 for for grain grain flour and md other foodstuffs |