31 Jul 1919
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1919
Page
1
Statewide action led by Governor and 85 prosecutors seeks federal aid if Ohio laws fail amid a grand jury probe into price fixing and inflated costs. In Cincinnati the investigation draws public attention with reports of rising grocery prices and potential cartels among fruit and vegetable producers.
An executive tells assembled lawyers in Columbus that the current dispute must not worsen, advocating a full inquiry and government action to salvage the wheat crop for bread production. The statement stresses preventing further harm and seeks decisive intervention.
Governor Cox urged a wide state investigation into food conditions and profiteering, aiming to exhaust state action before Federal aid. He pressed prosecutors to expose failures, warned against buck passing, and supported possible constitutional changes to secure relief. Attorney General John G. Price opened the meeting detailing intolerable conditions and a rot in Cincinnati storage.
Mayor, after a long conference, reluctantly decides to place city under military control as unrest resurges. Soldiers are deployed from armories to patrol streets, signaling a drastic shift in authority amid fresh clashes and rising tension across Chicago.
Chicago amid martial law as Governor Lowden sends troops to aid Mayor Thompson after four days of race riots. The death toll reaches thirty with seventeen blacks, thirteen whites, and two unidentified. Incendiaries burn a negro home in Englewood while troops patrol a three mile square zone and guard key districts.
Ohio shows fair to cloudy with showers possible in the north and later in the south and west. Indiana forecasts partly cloudy days with possible local thunder showers and warm conditions. Kentucky expects thunder showers Thursday, then fair Friday with little temperature change. West Virginia: partly cloudy Thursday and Friday with possible thunder showers Friday. Temperature snapshots include Kansas City 90 to 96, New Orleans 69 to 92, Omaha 98, Galveston 86, Denver 70 to 76, Nashville 92, San Francisco 56, Winnipeg 72. The July 30, 1919 record notes humid, clear, and variable winds with 63–76 high temperatures and low rain.
President Wilson addresses the Senate to clarify Article 10 of the French treaty and deny mandatory military commitment. He is joined by allies like Charles E Hughes who seek Congress approval for any use of force. The piece notes mutual political pressures and a possible path to bipartisan accord.
Washington July 30 The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers urged President Wilson to act to lower living costs or grant a wage increase, arguing that postwar prices have eroded purchasing power and calling for government measures or a wage rise to restore the American standard. The group met with Wilson after discussing the issue with Hines, noting widespread wage-earner unrest and citing prewar earnings versus current value.
The War Department will sell about 341 million pounds of surplus canned vegetables and meats directly to consumers. Prices will be cost plus parcel post. postmasters and carriers will collect orders and payments. Parcel post distribution will use War Department depots with prices well below current market rates. Budgeted values for canned vegetables, corned beef, bacon, hashed corned beef, roast beef, and frozen meats and poultry total roughly 130 million dollars.
The piece warns of a rising apple price as a nascent Apple Trust, led by Charles J. Brand of the Bureau of Markets, coordinates ownership of orchards and distribution with financing linked to United Fruit Co. It alleges a nationwide cornering effort by American Fruit Growers, Inc. and a Pittsburgh firm shaping price machinery.
Ottawa reports the Dominion government will buy and market the 1919 Canadian wheat crop. A board will manage sales at prevailing world prices with surplus profits shared among original wheat sellers, prohibiting speculation and profiteering, and providing farmers with an initial cash payment.
Attorney General Palmer announced multiple investigations in the Department of Justice related to high living costs. He did not specify the nature of the probes but indicated that violations of anti price fixing laws might be partly responsible. He noted most people are prosperous, with salaried workers and clerks bearing the burden, and he asked for suggestions to help them.
Capelle praised The Commercial Tribune for exposing food price manipulation as Hamilton County Grand Jury probes shortages and cold storage abuses. Governor Cox pressed Capelle on federal and state laws, egg price fixing, and farmer organizations amid a widening statewide investigation.
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