Show I LEVER CASES IN h PACIFIC CITIES I Government Encouraged by byI Prosecutions in East I WASHINGTON WASHINGTON June Juri 2 22 Enc Encouraged u aged by recent success In obtaining indictments un e the the L Lever ver act against profiteers In New York Chicago Chi cago Philadelphia St. St Louis Louls and I department of ot Justice agents it was announced here today I are now turning their attention to the tho Pacific coast and and numerous numerous Indictments indictments indictments indict indict- I ments in Los Angeles San Francisco and Portland Ore may be expected In the near future S I Department investigators rs have been at work worl in these cities cities- for tor several I I weeks according to A Attorney I General iri and am admass sS of ot evi evl evidence evidence evi- evi dence indicating wholesale profiteering profiteer profiteer- ing eS especially in clothing and foodstuffs food tood stuffs stutts is being accumulated The TheS S evidence Is Is' Is being sifted by department department department depart depart- ment workers with the Idea of selecting selecting select select- ing instances In which which the government government government govern govern- ment apparently has a a. case and nd be sure of conviction Naturally the government cannot give out in advance names of indland individuals indi and firms under surveillance and we we weare are not prepared to announce the exact d date ite upon which action will willbe willbe I be taken but the public ma may be n thAt Indictments will be re returned returned returned re- re turned at the earliest earlie t possible moment In every case where where the h evidence warrants The he arrests made nade the last tys I ji ii Jl various parts of the country and particularly th those se in l i york lork lIty should be sufficient to convince the p public that the d de department do- do is acting with the utmost vigor to curb violation o of the law law It was wae explained that the investigations are not confined t to any any par par- oily bitt but are being conducted in every locality where there Is r reason rca rea ason a- a son to believe profiteering is Irac grac- |