Show NO EXCUSE FOR HIGH PRICE IE OF FOODSTUFFS Department 7 of 01 Justice Will Prosecute f While Dealers the house Who of Boost D representatives Prices tive was was preparing to pass a resolution Wednesday to investigate the advances an ad Celt ces in the prices of food in this country country country coun coun- try attributed to the European war the department of justice took steps to to inquire into raising of prices of meats b by the western rn packers In In- 5 were sent to the district attorneys attorney's office at Chicago to look Into the matter and take whatever steps stops he deemed necessary In the house Representative Howard Howand How How- ard and of Georgia introduced a resolution asking that the department of commerce commerce commerce com com- merce make an nn investigation and that the department of ju justice report on tho the investigation it it Is making with witha a vi view w of punishing the persons guilty of ot entering into agreements to raise the price of food Representative Kahn of California announced that he would introduce a abill abill bill making it a penal offense for any two persons firms or corporations to join in an au agreement to advance the price of foodstuffs The European war should reduce rather than increase prices in this countr for there are practically no o exports now DOW and our mark markets ts ought to b be glutted lutted Immediate legislation is III necessary said Mr Kahn Kahu District Attorney Whitman of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York took steps Wednesday to learn if food loud dealers in that city have been making the Eur European war situation an excuse for raising the cost of groceries groceries gro gro- ceries moats meats and other provisions He II appointed an assistant to investigate investigate investigate gate the reason for the sudden sudden increase in in- creaso crease creaso in prices Wholesalers jobbers jobbers job job- bers aud and retailers will willbo be asked d to explain explain explain ex ex- ex- ex plain why the cost of li living Jiving is higher since the th war began begun Tho Thu pros prosecutor m made de the following statement stat j Any combination of dealers in foodstuffs which through a monopoly may may conspire conspire to advance prices pricell unwarrantably unwarrantably unwarrantably un un- un- un I. I is guilty of conspiracy This office will at once begin a thorough thor thoro thorough ough investigation to o determine if the tho advance in the tho prices of food in inthe inthe inthe the county of New v York is ill warranted or is the result of such a conspiracy |