Prosecution of Food Profiteers Begins in New York
New York launches a state inquiry into profiteering and hoarding with Governor Smith ready to call a special grand jury if evidence arises. Federal, state, and city authorities join the sweep as 2,000 tons of sugar are offered at 12 percent cents a pound, while Williams asks retailers to cap granulated sugar at 11 cents.
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Palmer
New York
New York State
Smith
Martin H. Glynn
John H. Finley
Hylan
State Committee
Arthur Williams
Fair Price Committee
Secret Service
Illaren
Williams
Retailer Fined for Sugar Profiteering as Law Seeks Tougher Rules
Washington dispatch reports Attorney General Palmer announced the first federal conviction for profiteering a retailer was fined 500 for selling sugar at 15 cents a pound. Palmer pressed to extend the food control act to clothing and containers with a 5000 fine or two years imprisonment.
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Washington
Palmer
Lucey
Binghampton
N.Y
Federal moves to seize surplus foods held in storage
Government prosecutors plan to seek writs to seize and sell surplus meat poultry fish butter and eggs stored in Chicago warehouses to curb hoarding and push prices down. Officials say action will lead to quick price reductions while owners face federal charges under food control laws. Twenty million pounds of California beet sugar expected soon to stabilize prices.
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Chicago
Federal
District Attorney’s Office
United States Bureau of Markets
California
Henry H. Rolapp
Sugar Committee
United States Food Administration
Federal Trade Commission
McKelar
Senate
State inspector presents facts and figures to jury
The grand jury continued deliberations as Arthur MacWilliams Deputy State Dairy and Food Inspector presented the investigation of cold storage warehouses. Books from storage plants were shown. a possible Friday or Saturday report delay was noted. Police Officer Welfare Association offered 1 200 off duty members to aid Capelle in the food probe. Capelle welcomed publicity and pledged to keep facts before the public, while Washington reports on use of publicity were discussed. The Board of Health postponed pushing legislative power to regulate cold storage pending further review.
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Arthur MacWilliams
Capelle
William C. Saffin
Policeman's Welfare Association
Washington
Palmer
Bolin
United States
David Lawrence
Commercial Tribune
Weather roundup with regional showers and highs
The weather report notes showers and thunderstorms in Ohio and West Virginia on Thursday, with partly cloudy conditions Friday in most states. Kentucky sees showers and thunderstorms in the east, with fair weather Friday. Temperature readings and precipitation are listed for cities including Boston, Omaha, New Orleans, Denver, Galveston, Oklahoma, Nashville, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Winnipns, and Cincinnati, with historical comparisons for August 13, 1919.
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Kentucky
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Omaha
New Orleans
Denver
Galveston
Oklahoma
Nashville
Iaisal
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Palmer Seeks to Curb Profits on Clothing
Washington Aug 13 Amendments expanding anti profiteering from the food control act to wearing apparel tools utensils and containers of foods feeds and fertilizers were sent to the House Agriculture Committee by Attorney General Palmer. Violations carry fines up to 5000 or two years imprisonment. Palmer said the amendments would help reduce the high cost of living if enacted promptly.
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Palmer
Agricultural Committees
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Haugen
House Committee
Wilson
Redfield
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Bureau of Fisheries
Bureau of Investigation
Lafe
Department of Justice
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New Jersey
War Department
Glass
Treasury Secret Service
Mondel
House
Mondell
Attorney General
Treasury
Secret Service
Washington
House Agriculture Committee
Actors Walk Out As Ziegfeld Strike Sparks Broadway Turmoil
Striking actors at the New Amsterdam walk out after Justice Lydon denies an injunction restraining them. Eddie Cantor and others leave the Follies cast as barbers and milkmen unions pledge support to the Equity. Chicago holds performances under a truce while pending court action looms.
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New Amsterdam
Ziegfeld
Eddie Cantor
John Dooley
Gus van
Joseph Schenck
Phil Dwyer
Actors’ Equity Association
Supreme Court
Lydon
Florenz Ziegfeld
Milkmen’s Union
Barbers’ Union
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S Rike
Broadway
Lee Shubert
Shubert Theatrical Company
Shubert
Producing Managers’ Protective Association
Will Paige
Managers’ Association
Chicago
Mabel
Francis Wilson
Equity Association
Souvenir Hand Grenades Declared Menace by Swann
In New York on August 13 District Attorney Swann sent a letter to Secretary Baker protesting the sale of unloaded hand grenades as war souvenirs. He warned the empty grenades could be loaded and used by inexperienced or malicious individuals, potentially violating state law against possessing bomb shells.
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Baker
New York
Swann
Reds Triumph Over Giants in Twin Wins
In a dramatic series at the city stadium, Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Giants 4 to 3 and 2 to 1 before a crowd of about 40,000. A brilliant young pitcher and a veteran who returned to form outpitched McGraw as the pennant race heated up.
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McGraw
Cincinnati
Reds Romp at Polo Grounds Crush Giants in Doubleheader
Despondent New York fans endured a violent wrap up as Cincinnati Reds defeated the Giants in both ends of a Polo Grounds doubleheader. Ruether and Sallee silenced New York bats while Moran’s men surged ahead, widening their pennant lead to six and a half games. About 40,000 fans packed the stands.
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Polo Grounds
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Cincinnati
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Nationals
Ruether
Sallee
Giants
First Blistering Affray Ruether Faces Giants
Walter Ruether fights hard for the Reds as Benny Kauff makes two spectacular catches to keep the Giants in contention. Art Nehf struggles in the third as manager McGraw reshuffles the lineup and Giants bat efficiently in spots.
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Reds
Nehf
Giants
Art Nehf
Artie
Special Features in Next Sunday's Issue
The Commercial Tribune previews its magazine section with Three Men Their Monuments and Their Romances a study of Manhattan three skylines Carnegie and his benefactions a drawing summertime and more The Greatest Division of Hikers Over There and His Great Day by Crittenden Marriott plus a Women’s Page and a four page Photogravure Section featuring illustrations
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Manhattan Isle
Harry M. Millar
Congress Frames Laws to Halt Extortionists
Washington today sees Senate debate on living costs while congressional committees advance measures to curb profiteering and hoarding. The House Agriculture Committee considers extending the food control act to more essentials with strict penalties for gouging, and the Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee sets agenda for regulating interstate corporations in necessities. Requests for extra funding from the Commerce and Labor Departments accompany the action.
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Senate
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Congress
Commerce Department
Department of Labor
Two Thirds Majority Seen for Reservations on Peace Treaty
Washington August 13 reports say Republican Senators backing reservations gained assurances they could win Democratic backing. A tally of about twenty Republicans with Democrats could reach the two thirds needed for ratification. The plan includes Monroe Doctrine protections and Congress power over peace or war decisions. Senator Lodge was said to be enrolled. Hitchcock denied negotiating.
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Washington
Senator Lodge
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Congress
Hitchcock
Nebraska
Municipal Ownership of Street Cars Urged andurged
New York expert Delos F. Wilcox told the Federal Electric Railway Commission that municipal ownership is the only solution to the street railway problem. He argued private lines lack public control and transport should be a public service, not private profit, and outlined four key questions on investment, service versus profit, guaranteed continuity, and public versus private ownership.
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Washington
Delos F. Wilcox
New York
Federal Electric Railway Commission
Wilcox
Dinwiddie Named Director in National Social Unit
The National Social Unit was incorporated in New York with doctors Mrs Charles L. Tiffany Wilbur C. Phillips of New York and Courtenay Dinwiddie of Cincinnati as founders. The group aims to hasten a genuine democracy by building population units to clarify common needs and centralize skilled knowledge. The organization is already operating a Social Unit in Cincinnati.
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New York
National Social Unit Organization
Charles L. Tiffany
Wilbur C. Phillips
Courtenay Dinwiddie
Cincinnati
Petiion
McKellar urges federal regulation to curb cold storage
Senator McKellar of Tennessee urged a federal cold storage regulation as a remedy for high living costs and alleged profiteering by meat packers. He argued storage limits would curb price manipulation, especially for eggs, and warned current practices threaten public health by delaying disposal of poultry and meat.
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Senate
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate Interstate Commerce Subcommittee
Wilson
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