Palmer Committee Bars Inquiries and Backs Prosecutions
A House appropriation panel bars extra department inquiries and backs full funding for the Justice Department to prosecute profiteers. It aims to push criminal and civil cases rather than broad investigations to curb rising costs. The panel plans to withhold funds for Commerce Labor and Agriculture, while granting the Attorney General substantial resources to pursue cases.
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FTC official to present peace time controls plan
Colver of the Federal Trade Commission is due to testify before the House judiciary committee with a concrete legislative program to implement the Presidents peace time policy on profiteering and food distribution. The committee reportedly opposes continuing key food control provisions after peace is declared. Harvey W Wiley will speak to the House agriculture committee on proposed regulation of cold storage warehouses, with apple producers arguing against restorage requirements that would affect supplies from the Pacific coast to New York merchants.
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Pacific Coast
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Department of Justice Launches Building Materials Price Drive
The Department of Justice plans a broad crackdown on high building material costs. Special agents probe lumber and other material manufacturers amid antitrust actions. Investigations target price fixing, and prosecutions may follow if warranted to aid housing and construction.
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Wildcat Stock Inquiry by Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission opened an investigation into about 500 complaints accusing the sale of wildcat oil stocks in Texas oil fields. Two investigators have been sent to the region to conduct a thorough inquiry into the cases, prompted by competing firms and others backing legitimate development of the oil fields.
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Danville Man Dies By Suicide Under Train
Danville Virginia August 24 Lindsey Burne 46 committed suicide yesterday by throwing himself under a train and was buried today He had just returned from the state insane asylum where he had eight months treatment twelve hours earlier he told a friend it was time to go before police could alert authorities Cambridge Maryland August 24 William B Yates a longtime figure in Cambridge business life died today of paralysis possibly linked to worry over his brother in law Kerr the county treasurer widow and four children survive Hagerstown Maryland August 24 Rev Dr Frank F Holzapple former president of Blue Ridge College was installed as pastor at the Church of the Brethren succeeding Rev A B K Miller who resigned for further study
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Local gift aids Roanoke College loan fund
Special to The Washington Post from Salem Virginia reports Linda Mood of Columbus Mississippi a Wythe county native who rose from poverty to wealth donated 2000 dollars to Roanoke College loan fund with preference to Wythe county youths as the fund nears 10000 dollars Also Cape Charles sees drowning tragedy Howard Gray 22 son of Mrs William Gray drowned in harbor after stepping from a steamship to the wharf his body recovered by grappling iron
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Man shot by lodger Cecelia Cole in Alexandria lives
News from Alexandria shows James E L Jordan colored, recently discharged from the army, mortally wounded in Cecelia Cole’s room at 715 North Payne street. He died at Alexandria Hospital after coroner’s jury ruled death by a gunshot though Cole released. Cole claimed Jordan forced entry when partly dressed. she fired. Also, Alphonso Webster, about 20, accused of multiple housebreakings, was arrested by police after a witness identified him. Georges H. Rucker, longtime clerk of the Alexandria court, died at 57 in Clarendon. The Raw and Dr W F Watson preached in local Baptist churches. Falls in Parkersburg and French Creek reports follow, including a fatal burn incident involving Jack Hay Fletcher.
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