Show SLASHING OF PRICES MOVING WESTWARD A general slashing of prices In commodities commodities commodities com com- with the exception of sugar brought about by recent banking orders and partially as a result of prosecutions for or profiteering is now going forward Inthe inthe in inthe the big big- Eastern cities according to United United United Unit Unit- ed States District Attorney Isaac Blair Evans who has Just returned from Washington where he went to confer with Attorney General A. A Mitchell Pal Pal- o mer er The The movement is becoming g general and may be expected to reach the West WestIn In a- a short time Sugar still remains high In Jn the East as well as In Utah but the government does not intend to let up upon upon upon on prosecutions that have been started against the sugar companies for alleged Violations of or the Lever act Mr Evans said that he will immediately immediate immediate- ly confer with Judge Tillman D D. Johnson of the United States district court regarding re- re garding tHe Ute disposal of pending criminal I i matters As Aa there are no urgent cases I I ready for trial it is deemed probable that no petit Jury will be called until fall I II I Whether or not a grand Jury will be called before fall rall Is now being considered by the authorities Mr Evans said that three big fines lines totaling had been assessed bythe by bythe bythe the department of Justice against three big g corporations in are the East and a as a re res result result re- re s sult suit th the b profiteers are beginning g to look for tor cover I |