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Show PULPIER IS READY FOR PROFITEERS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS PREPARED TO ENFORCE PROPOSED PRO-POSED LEGISLATION. Reports That Progress Made So Far Is Mot Gratifying, Considering That Laws Requested Have Not Yet Been Placed on Statutes. Washington. In anticipating that legislation to stop profiteering soon will become effective, the department of justice is putting the final touches to its plans for procedure when the new weapons ura available. Attorney General rainier on Monday Mon-day called a meeting of the conferees who took the cost of living problem under advisement nearly three months age- After a review of the progress made so far, which was said to be very gratifying, grat-ifying, considering that none of the laws requested of congress have been placed on the statute books, the conference con-ference discussed new steps to be taken, tak-en, when the "real campaign" is started. start-ed. Officials declined to indicate what they ban in mind, but it is known that Attorney General Palmer is prepared to proceed vigorously in a number of individual cases. Another conference is to be held when Secretaries Baker and Daniels are expected to attend and to- advise concerning tiie release of surplus food-sluffs food-sluffs still held by the military departments de-partments of the government. Secretary Sec-retary liaker has cancelled instructions instruc-tions for the distributing v,f sugar held by the army, on learning that the supply sup-ply was available .'for only two and one-half months in advance. Planning to take the public into his confidence concerning action against the cost of living, Attorney General 1 'aimer will make a number of trips into adjoining states, beginning the latter part of this month. |
