New York firm Linders Ackhart faces bankruptcy chaos
A swoop through Linders Ackhart Co of 238 Washington Street reveals a tangle of erroneous ledgers and missing statements as creditors file an involuntary bankruptcy petition. Albert J. Ackhart vanished then returned incoherent, with thousands in signed checks unmailed while the firm boasted weekly consignments of vegetables and fruits worth tens of thousands. Andrews, the backer, denies funds. creditors seek federal action to recover assets amid alleged mismanagement and possible dishonesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert J. Ackhart
New York
Linders, Ackhart & Co
Washington Street
Atlantic Packing Company
Baltimore
F. Costello
Swedesboro
Wills F. Alien
Seaford
Del
Linders, Ackhart Co
Linders & Co
George Andrews
Humbert & Andrews
Brooklyn
Andrews
Ackhart
Linders
Ivates
Doughty
Ackert
New ‘York
Brooklyn Eagle
William G. Smith
Smith Distributing Company
Cape Charles
Smith
Freehold
Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Seizure of Food What Will Be the Result
New York reports reveal government seizures of food in public warehouses amid controversy over storage records and alleged hoarding. Attorney General statements clash with Agriculture Department data as Meyers Brothers reacts, predicting damages and a unified legal settlement across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Bureau
Palmer
Washington
Daily Press
Secret Service
New York Daily
Attorney General's Office
Florida Grapefruit Sells On Trees At $1.75 to $2.25
New York report from Aug 22 notes R H Hull of Miami says two thirds of Dade County grapefruit sold on the trees at $1.75 to $2.25 per box. Oranges also sold on the trees at $1.50 to $2.25. Crop sizes similar to last year. grapefruit about same, oranges 20 percent larger. Boxes priced near 29 cents. overall business costs similar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. H. Hull
Miami
Fla
Brokers to weigh brokerage rate rise next Wednesday
New York August 22 The New York brokers meeting to consider an advance in brokerage charges is set for next Wednesday, August 27, in the exchange rooms. Opinions from the trade on the proposed increase addressed to the New York Fruit Exchange will be welcomed and given consideration at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Fruit Exchange
Food Cars Must Be Unloaded in 24 Hours
Toledo on August 22 reports Assistant U S District Prosecutor Edwin Lynch issued an order requiring all cars carrying perishable goods to be unloaded within 24 hours of arrival. The action targets commission men and produce dealers alleged to keep cars idle for days to use them for storage without paying demurrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
U. S
Edwin Lynch
Potatoes Improve in Maine Countered by Poor Western Crop
The August 1 report from the Bureau of Crop Estimates notes an overall 5 to 10 percent smaller U S commercial potato crop from last year. Maine shows strong conditions especially in Aroostook and Presque Isle, while New York and western states report poorer outcomes. Ontario-like weather patterns are not cited. Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota show declines, with Minnesota faring somewhat better. The report cites rains in Aroostook County boosting yields, but dryer conditions and late frosts temper growth in New Hampshire and Coos County. The piece continues on page 22A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States
Rocky Mountain
Maine
Aroostook County
New York
Long Island
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Penobscot
Waldo
Aroostook
Presque Isle
New Hampshire
Coos County
Poultry firm eyes foreign markets with Europe trip
Boehm, a liberal exporter of frozen poultry, sails for Europe on the ue Adriatic Thursday and expects Paris by Friday. He studies the foreign situation and has offices in Copenhagen. The British and French governments seek talks with him on the food situation and he will attend conferences with food powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehh
Nazie
Europe
Paris
Boehm
Copenhagen
Food Administration
Baltimore Trade Seeks A. C. Ziegler in Harrisonburg
Baltimore fruit houses report the disappearance of A. C. Ziegler of Harrisonburg, Va. who visited the market in July. After purchasing fruit and issuing a check signed by W. B. Davis, the bank refused payment for lack of funds and the goods were returned. Ziegler has not been heard from since, and other cities are investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
A. C. Ziegler
Harrisonburg
W. B. Davis
Ziegler
Poor Quality of Eggs May Continue
New York reports T L Squire of Read Garrison says heavy shipments of poor eggs will continue for a few weeks. He cites weak Western stock due to government seizures railroad embargoes and heat. The eggs must come to market despite poor quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
T. L. Squire
Read & Garrison
Squire
West
Key and Maxwell's Louisville Experience in 1900s History
In Louisville Kentucky on August 22 the Packer noted Key and Maxwell were back in the produce business at Kahsaa City. The two men spent several hot days in federal custody in Louisville last year while running an office on Second Street. They were arrested tied to earlier operations in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Packer
Key & Maxwell
Kahsaa City
Second Street
Columbus
Frozen Poultry to Be Sold By Cities
New York reports government frozen poultry and other frozen products sold through municipalities. A 2,900,000 pound lot of roasting chickens is placed with cities at 34 cents per pound f o b shipping station, to be sold to consumers at 34 cents plus handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peach Crop in New York Not Doing Well
Rochester N Y August 22 A good deal of concern is felt for the peach crop in Western New York and the outlook is for a crop under the previous estimates unless conditions mend including the late drop which has been severe in orchards all over one district The latest government report indicates around 20 per cent on June 1 Niagara and Orleans counties two of the heaviest producing counties in Western New York now indicate 23 per cent of a crop Wayne county 41 per cent Monroe county 38 per cent first of the late crop should move here about September 10 extremely warm weather bring it in a little earlier Ear aches are now coming into market Carmen are quoted at 2 a husk id Rochester at 2 60 a bushel with loading point
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Niagara
Orleans
Wayne County
Monroe County
Mar- Carmen
Potatoes In Storage Discuss Curing and Hoarding
Texas potato men consult on storing and curing to avoid idle houses while government actions seize other foods. Attorney General Palmer signals the approach to The Packer. Tyler Texas August 16 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Tyler
Packer
Daily Press
United States
Government storage policy on sweet potatoes sparks debate
A Kansas City reader warns of curing houses facing government action as agitation rises over storing sweet potatoes for winter sale. The Packer reports Palmer indicating the department will not disrupt lawful storage to avoid hoarding, distinguishing hoarded from stored food and pledging careful action to protect winter supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Packer
Palmer
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Uts
Genral Palmer
Washington
Ids
Judge Ames
Eggs Seized by Federal Authorities in Nashville
Federal officials seized 2,560 cases of eggs owned by Alloway Brothers stored at Noel & Co plant in Nashville Tennessee. The eggs were libeled under the hoarding food act as the quantity is said to exceed reasonable business needs. If sustained, authorities expect sale of the eggs. Similar seizures have occurred in Chattanooga and Knoxville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Alloway Brothers
Noel & Co
Congress
United States
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Investigation into hoarding and profiteering in New Jersey food
A federal grand jury in Newark opened hearings Tuesday into possible hoarding and profiteering in the food trade. About 15 of 4 witnesses testified as Joseph Bodine outlined the law for indictments. Assistant DA Samuel Kessler and Edward O’Byrne will lead the probe, with witnesses from Union Terminal Refrigerating, Eastern States Refrigerating, Merchante Refrigerating and Monmouth Farmers Exchange. The inquiry seeks storage quantities, ownership, and storage durations, and may subpoena more merchants next week to determine cost on entry and profits, amid a broader push to uncover bedrock facts rather than speculative claims. Chicago reports note new appointments in the Bureau of Foods and Markets, with Frank W. Ladky replacing Russell J. Poole under a law favoring army and navy entrants, as the city monitors food industry practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Newark
United States
Joseph L. Bodine
Samuel Kessler
Edw. O'Byrne
Paterson
Jersey
Clyne
R. A. Melroy
Edward J. Brennan
Chicago
Department of Justice
Russell J. Poole
Bureau of Foods, Markets and Farm Products
Civil Service Commission
Poole
Army
Navy
Frank W. Ladky
Ladky
Thompson
Food probe arrests in Cincinnati meat cases
State and County Grand Jury actions lead to arrests of Roland Meyer of H H Meyer Packing Leo Blum of Butchers Packing and Frank Krug of Cincinnati Ice Manufacturing on warrants for unlawfully storing tainted beef tripe and pork. Grand Jury also indicts Merchants Ice and Cold Storage Co. and New Fisheries Co. for record keeping and sale violations with named officers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Grand Jury
Roland Meyer
H. H. Meyer Packing Company
Leo J. Blum
Butchers Packing Company
Frank X. Krug
Cincinnati Ice Manufacturing and Cold Storage Company
Arthur MacWilliams
State Food and Dairy Department
Meyer
Blum
Krug Charg
MacWilliams
Columbus
Merchants Ice and Cold Storage Company
New Fisheries Company
Caldwell
Charles B. Erhart
New Fisheries Co
Harry Levy
Emanuel Levy
Sidney Weil
Indictments Grow in Toledo Anti Trust Probe
Toledo, Ohio August 22 seven more indictments by the grand jury cite Valentine Anti Trust law violatons. Officers of Toledo Gardeners Exchange and Rock Island Butter Company named along with S J Bailey James Kiotz William Stevenson Sam Ben Bellman F A Hoffman Company Elmer M Warner. Meat storage inquiry under Smith law may trigger action. higher court ruling awaited. DOJ agents inspect perishables in Ohio markets. governor urges 24 hour rule enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Valentine
Columbus
Supreme Court
Department of Justice
Ohio
Prison sentence tied to profiteering under food act
Washington August 22 Yesterday amendments to the Food Control Act were agreed by the House Agricultural Committee imposing a five thousand dollar fine and imprisonment for profiteering The act will cover wearing apparel Retailers face prosecution while farmers and associations are exempted At Attorney General Palmer's request the committee will remove the small dealer exemption and let Justice handle those under one hundred thousand dollars in annual business A Senate resolution by Senator Walsh proposes that income tax returns of food producers and distributors be turned over to a Senate committee probing the high cost of living
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
House Agricultural Committee
Palmer
House Committee
Department of Justice
Senate
Walsh
Massachusetts
Hysteria in Chicago Recedes From Food Hoarding Claims
Chicago reports a easing of last week’s food product panic with no new seizures of storage stocks. Politicians and newspapers narrow terms to hoarder and profiteer, while easing rhetoric suggests a move toward calmer public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Fruit Auction Officials Arrested in Cleveland
In Cleveland Ohio on August 22 a grand jury returned three indictments against William E Bigalow Harry J Bigalow and Albert C Blair fruit auction officials charged with conspiracy to fix prices The indictments allege they participated in an unlawful trust to restrict trade and to increase and fix the price of fruit in the state of Ohio and to execute contracts binding themselves to maintain a fixed price for fruit Continued on Page 24A
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
William E. Bigalow
Harry J. Bigalow
Albert C. Blair
Ohio
Perishable Freight Tariff Hearing Extends With Testimony
Chicago witnesses concluded the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on Proposed Perishable Freight Tariff No 1 after lengthy cross examinations. Shippers contended 33 percent average rate increases while carriers argued current refrigeration costs and terminal charges are excessive. Potatoes and fruit interests proposed liability shifts and new protective service charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Barshall
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York City
Fred Kaiser
Commercial Club of
Duluth
Powell
Nebraska Railroad Commission
Burlington
Union Pacific
Nebraska
H. W. Bishop
C. H. Robinson Company
California
Pacific Coast
North Pope
W. H. Young
Nebraska-Iowa
Booth Fisheries
Ices
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oliver W. Tong
Northern Potato Traffic Association
Minneapolis
Robert W. Hubbell
J. R. Beggs & Co
St. Paul
M. C. Ragatz
J. C. Famechon Company
J. H. Farrell
St.Paul
W. D. Mumby
L. Starks Company
Tong
Potato Shipping Association
Dakotas
Texas
Kansas City Women to Issue Fair Price List
Kansas City intends to publish a daily fair price list of foodstuffs. A Prices Fixing Committee formed by the Council of Clubs plans district subcommittees to collect and tabulate prices. The movement aims to cooperate with agencies but remain separate from wartime Food Administration activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Council of Clubs
Fine Pecan Crop Expected in Texas
Brownwood Texas August 22 outlook for pecans in Texas is very favorable. Brownwood area crops look strong with potential record yields barring later insect or blight problems. Along the Colorado San Saba Llano rivers peach crops also reported large. Menard and Junction show trees heavy with nuts and no blight. First pecans usually thresh in September but rains may delay threshing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Tex
Goen
Texas
Colorado
San Saba
Llano
Menard
Junction
Also Mentioned on This Page
Agkaart
Wall Street
A. P. Meyers
Meyers Brothers Commission Company
St. Louis
St.Louis
Mr. Meyers
Special
W. B. Funderburgh
FORD
iMore
Cleveland
Gog Herg
Jed Raise
WEEN
Rails Foods
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!