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Show WAR DECLARED ON MEAT PRICES Government Officials Call Retailers Profiteers Washington A campaign against "meat profiteers" will be begun within a few days by the department of agriculture, agri-culture, which is determined to bring down retail meat prices, it was learned Thursday from high officals of the department. de-partment. The department has just completed a survey which shows, officials said, that retail meat prices the country over are on an average 111 per cent higher than before the war. The survey sur-vey shows most of (his is going inlo ;lie pockets of retail meat dealers as profit. ' arious means are being considered by the department to force down meat j prices. One plan is- to permit big j packers to establish ri-tail stores and ! sell tl' redly to the public. Another I pain is to induce "chain stores" such I is are maintained in practically all it'es tn sell meats. Still another Is to foster establishment establish-ment of cooperative meat markets. Good Road Bill Signed Washington President Harding Wednesday signed t'lic Tewnsend good roads bill, appropriat'iig !?7.",0!i,0OC from the federal treasury to aid (lie states in road building. This fund, which will he matched by the states, will he used to combat unemployment through increased roadlmiding activity. Prominent Man is Charged Des Moines, la. Warrants were sworn out Thursday by Sheriff W. E. ltnbii for the arrest., of W. II. ITal-penny. ITal-penny. well known D-.'S Moines business busi-ness man and proprietor of an auto mol.i'e supply company, on charges ol manslaughter and fnlliire to report an accident in connection with the death here hist week of Sisters Mary Vir-ginis Vir-ginis and Mary llosiiita of St. Joseph academy. Sheriff Rohh will endi avor to prove that llalpenny was the driver of the car that struck the ladies. |