Show CHA CHARGED D T TIC TO IC DAl DEALERS IN li Federal Economy Rules Are Said to Be Used in Improper Improper Im Im- Im- Im proper Manner Building Up Gains by Subterfuge P PRIVATE investigations of of the theL L recent increase made in the price of ice by local dealers is i isaid 1 said to have revealed the existence existence existence exist exist- ence of a local ice combine which by deliberate imposition upon a well defined and legitimate conservation conservation conservation con con- measure executed by W. W F. F Jensen commissioner of ot commercial economy has developed a scheme of ot private profiteering by using the federal government for the goat With the advent of worm warm weather the Ice dealers are said to have combined combined combined com com- to raise the price of ot Ice from 50 cents to 65 cents a h hundred pounds When Then this quotation went into int ef effect effect ef- ef I et-I the dealers appealed to Mr Jensen for authorization to reduce their deliveries to one every other day declaring that it would release at least fifteen trucks and drivers and effect an annual saving of more than Commissioner Jensen it is understood understood understood under under- stood was told that no Inconvenience would be suffered by citizens through the new delivery system Because his duty as as' a government official Is to invoke a system of commercial economy economy economy econ econ- omy and reduce the Unnecessary employment employment em em- of manpower Mr Jensen consented to the delivery plan At Atthe Atthe th the time they requested the new de delivery delivery delivery de- de livery livery- system the Icemen did not notify Mr Jensen of ot the increase which they voluntarily adopted However However How How- ever the commissioner of commercial commercial commercial commer commer- cial economy does not handle the price fixing of commodities affected by his orders Despite the new fiew delivery system which the dealers told Mr Jensen would mean a saving g of a year the price Increase Increase- was made effective One federal official stated today that he had made a private investigation tion of ot the circumstances and found that Mr Jensen had approved the delivery system fo for Its economic value but had not issued any definite orders prohibiting more than one delivErY de dc- de delivery livery a da day dat lOne One complaint was received that tuat I t the e Ice man failed tailed to make his res regular regula regu- regu ila i- i la lar delivery by overlooking the cus- cus customer j I tomer and when the latter called up I and asked for ice was Informed that the federal g government I them to make a charge of ot 50 c cents cents' for special d delivery lIvery i |