Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-10-22 | Page 11 | Armour's Accused of Profiteering in Lamb

jyj ARMOUR'S ACCUSED OF PROFITEERING IN LAMB NEW FORK, Oct. 22 .The federal grand Jury Thurndayt as the result of Bet ret investigation conducted by an ssistant of the attorney Bneral's of-i fli e, returned an indictment against Armour and Company, Chicago pack-era, pack-era, and nsjattaAt the officers of the companj individually, charging them with profiteering In violation ol the Lever act. . . Th- company officials Indicted tn-j elude: J ogden Armour, president; 8 K White, vict president; Herbert I'iiiihps, jnanasjer of the dressed I- department In Chicago; Arthur 11 vanPelt, district superintendent in '-v. 'iiiK indictments also were re- turncd against Charles a. Neyer, an aaaistant In the office of Vice President White, and wniiam . t, h another employs In this city. The Indictment contains U7 counts, each of nrhlch describes b sale of New Zealand lamb it an alleged unlawful and unreasonable rate during April, Ma) and June Th. meat, it la charged, charg-ed, cost Armour and company $lx.4t per 100 pounds, that the lowest it v is us j.j, ana me nignest, ISS. ! Mi Hie sab s wer, made to customers in Manhattan and Ihonx The investigation on which the Indictment In-dictment uas based covered eight weeka, during which period It was' j found according to the indictment. that the average selling price of the entire shipment ol New Zealand lamb disposed by Irmour and company , was $".. IT ner ton pounds and the average net profit to the com Dan "f I gg Ii I .