Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-29 | Page 15 | Antiprofiteer Measure Will be Rigidly Enforced

ANTI ANn r I IMA MA MEASURE Will ti B BE L ENFORCED D' D I Preparations Made for Carrying Carrying Carrying Car Car- Out Provisions of i 1 National Food Control I Act in This State HB national food control act I TP T control act t. t I which was amen amended ed and n i ili became ii came effective on October 22 Blinder fj milder an au enlarged se scope scope pe which Ii included eluded wearing apparel is to tofee I fee Tto i vigorously enforced in the district r Utah The ac act makes it unlawful l c U indulge in Jn unfair practices or to tomake ton make n lie unfair rates and charges It is aimed at the profiteer According 1 According to the announcement of ot United States District Attorney W W. Yo W W. Hay Tay instructions have been received from Attorney General Palmer to look look to the enforcement of this act in this district The Tho direction from Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington is of particular significance to Salt Lake in view of the fact that a i rAnd grand Jury has been called by the tho I States district court for tor NoVember November No No- vember 10 NO-I NO I I 1 can make no statement at this time of ot any particular case said Mr Ray nay today but is is is' is a matter of ot I general knowledge that the department depart depart- department ment of justice has been carrying earning on onAn arf An investigation of alleged profiteering profiteer profiteer- ing in Utah for tor many weeks The agents of ot the bureau of ot Investigation l face haxe- E a been collecting Information concerning concerning con con- prices of ot food tood wearing apparel ap- ap parel f arel and all manner of commodities and anti that evidence iy is 1 at hand It is very probable that some of ot It t will be submitted to the grand Jury Rumors have been circulated that certain business houses of ot tho the city h had d been found guilty of ot charging unreasonable prices and have been fined T This ls is untrue as definitely 8 atoJ by department of ot justice of ot- ot However It Is not denied that there is much evidence of ot unfair prices coming within the food control act including wearing apparel and such evidence may result in prosecutions