Show STOCK FIRMS BEING PROBED Department of Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture ture l Accuses Chicago Commission Firms WASHINGTON 1 March larch BY 12 12 By ByThe ByThe The Associated Press Notices ot of Inquiry under the thi packers and onI yards act Into practices ot of the Livestock Commission com com- company company pany James 1 F Flanigan Arthur C McGurk and Joseph P Coates Coate nil all traders at the th Chicago stock have been Issued by Acting Secre Secre- Secretary Secretary Secretary tary of ot Agriculture Dunlap It Is alleged by hy the department that an and McGurk a partnership part part- partnership partnership diverted dl to Coates Coatee the tir proceeds pro pro- pro proceeds of or cattle sales made for tor him whIch were duo the tho Peterson Paterson and Turnbull Livestock CommIssIon company The latter laUr company the th notice said had agreed with Coates to finance his transactions on con con- condition condition that Coates should remit to then them the proceeds of ot the sales Charges of Insolvency y also are mode made against Coates and McGurk The company Is 11 accused of ot in In- In Insolvency In solvency and of ot illegally diverting the proceeds of sales made mado bv by It for customers and ot of o paying their eu customers with worthless checks check The actinic acting secretary also has bas Is- Is Issued issued sud sued an order of ot suspension for forone forone one year near ar against Charles Jr a cattle catti dealer at East Bast St SI Louis Ill on 01 the ground of Insolvency |