Evening Star Newspaper, February 16, 1926, Page 5

FOODTRUSTPROBE DEMAND SHELD P La Fo'lette Will Not Press for Action in View of Fed- eral Suits. the actions recently ¢ the Department of Justice the Ward Food Products Cor- nd the National Food Prod- tor La Follette nate today he on at this time 1 providing for a sena- nvestigation of these corpora- view 1 by He iscued a warning, however. that f the De Federal do h they have he will amend de for an inves tment and the tion “At the time when T Introduced t food of the Na except a t by the Fede ade Com- m aszainst the Continental Bak- ing Co., cne small segment of this gi- gantic co ation. Was Last of Series. “The Ward Food Products Corpora- tlon—this ntic two-billion-dollar focd trust—was merely the last of a series 0f colossal mergers eng neered by William 1 with the obvlous | intent of monopolizing. first, the bre: industry and 'y the entire food indu ted States “Let me o t ) Wird 3 ed the United F 0,000,000 2 ed contro! per cent of the stock of the Ward { son president of the or: Tiaking Co. mpeting corporation, THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTO ’ which had previously been controlled by another branch of the same fam- fly. This acquisition of control of these two great baking corporations was a clear violation of the anti-trust taws. “That was my father's view, when on February 16, 1924. he secured the adoption of a Senate resolution direct- ing an investigation by the Federal Trade Commussion of this movement for a monopoiy of the Natlon's bread. Under No Restraint. “That was two vears ago, and vel in spite of this definite action by thr Senate, Ward was permitted fo pur sue his plans without restra'nt from her the Federal Trade Commission he Depar- ment of Justice During this perlod Ward and his assoc'ate’ have organized and completed their monopely. On November 6. 1924, the: orzanized the Continental Baking Corporation, a $600,000,000 corpora tion. In October, 1925, they secured control of the old General Baking Co of Delaware and organized th: new General Baking Corporation of Mar: land, & billlon-dollar holding company And on -January 31, 1926, they incor- porated the Ward Food Products Cor- poration, a_two-btlhon dollar company with unlimited charter powers to deal in every kind of food. This makes an aggregated of $3,730,000,000 of capl- tal in this®on~ branc 2 now controlled by the Ward interest “Tt i the most colossal monopolistic structure thit has ever been assem bled under the control of one man ‘Since this resolution providinz fo ate investigation was introduced and one in New York against the tional Food Products Corporation. The Federal Trade Commission has alsc begun to take testimony In its com laint against the Continental Baking Corporation — Grayson Again Heads Hunt Club. The board of governors of Rid fng and Hunt Club yesterday re- elected Rear Admiral Cary T. Gray- inization at the annual meeting in the Wilard Hotel. Maj. Charles L. Scott was chosen first vice president, Frank S. Hirht second vice president, Melvin n secretary-treasurer and Maj. By Leonard Col. Henry C. White- head, Mr. Hight and Wilton J. Lam- bert executive committee. THO POLE SLAN INNEHTGUNDUEL and Bloodhounds Used in Search for Killers. By the Aseociated Press. ASHVILLE, Tenn.,, February 16. oadways were being blocked here his morning in an effort to apprehend ugitives who shot two policemen to death within 60 vards of headquarters 2t Pulaski, Tenn. 81 miles away, shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. Approximately 150 shots awakened the little hamlet. Three white men were seen to dash away and the two officers were found dy.ng in an alley- way. The policemen, George Dodson and Bud Jack<on, comprised the entire night force. One of them had emptied his gun, while the other's pistol had not been taken from its holster 0 motive is apparent for the shoot- ., and officers are working on the theory that the men were rum run. ners surprised by the night officers. A sawed-off shotgun and a pair of wire clippers were the only avail- able clues for officers. Negroes who were aroused by the shots told of ficers they saw three white men flee toward a road leading to Nashville. Bloodhounds have been brought to the scene of the shooting. Honduran Rebel Routed. Gen. Gregorio Firrera, Honduran revolutionary leader, Leen defe ed in an engagement near the town of Esperanza, it was stated in advices reaching here today, and has been driven across the Salvador frontier About 200 men took part in the fight on both s the message said. pac {ing Ferrera’s losses at two officers d 19 me K Tennessee Roads Blocked' OBSERVANCE OF LAW HELD TEST OF NATION Trial es Serious and Severe as That of Wer, Declares Mrs. John Sherman. Among the many expressions of opinfon favoring law enforcement, made from so many different view. at the Lincoln Birthday Law ment dinner at the City Club vening, was one by Mrs. president of the Gen- Women's C'ubs, in ker declared that as a - being tes'ed “as seri s severely as by war” In the campaign for better law observ- ance. gether for today "lso * said the mighty Lincoln,” Mrs. Sherman began. “We are prone to “orget, In our criticism of law, that laws are not for the moment and not for the few, but for the future good of “Successful ohservance of law Is ‘argely a matter of courage. It re. quires more stamina for the so-called respectable citizen to observe the law trictly in these distressingly unsettled imes, when opinions differ so widely o 'the desirability of cert than 1t did for the lawbres early date 10 leave his t sign a pledge. There has arisen a ralse idea ot liberty, and lest we guard with our very v cred principle titution anding by our enacted laws un i! such time as their repeal seems ob- are not doing our part as v idea of the power and ¥ the people to establish gov- ernment, presupposes the duty every individual to obey the estab- lished government,’ sald George Washington in his farewell address | which quote so frequently and with such apparent approval. “*All men who love thelr country iwid are oledient to its la sala Herry Clay as long ago as 1850, bound to in the executio those law right of = n o. ation we are being tested as THE HECHT CO. BASEMENT STORE £ Announces the Inauguration Wednesday of the Opening of a New Business Dress Section #1292 < Introduced By This Special Sale of 500 Navy and Black Silk Dresses Misses’ Sizes, 16 to 20 Women’s Sizes, 36 to 44 Extra Sizes, 42, to 521 Meeting the modern the requirements of business woman who seeks fashionable as well as prac- tical apparel. Washington more so than many other places is a city of Business Women, Women who realize they can and should look just as charming and fashionable in their offices as in their homes. This new department is for them. Starting with this sale we shall always be ready to cater to their special wants with the newest dresses in practical shades and in all sizes. Included tomorrow you will find canton crepe, flat crepe, satin canton, crepe satin and georgette dresses trimmed effectively with white or ecru. And in dozens of distinctive styles. With Them a Special Group of Mourning Dresses in All Sizes, $12.94 Brand-New 40c Cretonnes 27 ¢ ve. Aglow with color. In the newest floral, bird and conventional patterns. All 36 inches wide. $1.25 All-Wool French Serge 97c Yd. . Excellent quality, yard- wide serge, in rose, pencil blue, black prim;e, lipstick red, rosewood; jade, mavy and black. | Luncheon 50c Baked chicken pie, asparagus tips, bro potatoes, roll and but- ter, and coffee, tea or < milk. L x4 A Special Sale of Over 300 Smart New Hats Felt, Silk or Straw _ ¢2fi Colorful new felts. Tailored or flower trim- med. And introducing many becoming new shapes. Also silk hats, straw hats and combinations of the two, in all the newest colors of the sea- son. Too varied to at- tempt description. To % see them is to want one. ““The strugzle of todav is not alto-| but for the future ‘seriously and as severely as by war. | Our loyalty to our principles Is being closely observed by our foreign critics, and the greatest test to which a na- tion can be put is the extent to which the individuals composing it can be trusted to obey self-imposed laws “Belleving this thoroughly, the Gen- |eral Federation of Women's Clubs has recently established in its legislative department a new division to be known as law observance, with its special beginning activity that of knowing the courts. Knowledge of the procedure and output of courts s an end and alm top good govern- ment. We mean that the campaign ishall' not be haphazard but a very definite one, that it shall go from Police Court to Federal court and that it can be done better by women than by men. ““The lowering age of felons brings the criminal right {nto the home, fire- side and nursery, since the average age of the criminal 1s under 21. “We belleve that the federation, by finding out what the courts are doing, ~an help fmmeasurably in the enforce- ment of the law by the courts. Ignor- ance of the law excuses no one, but knowledge of technicalities may. “We know that our strength lies In setting millioris of women to think- Ing about who i to blame for such ippaling lack of law observance, and that if we ourselves have fallen short of our citizenship, we will see to it in this proposed search for the truth that punishment is properly given.” Oldtime Dances a Feature. The New Hampshire State Soclety held « reception last night in the Wil ard Hotel, which was featured by old-fashioned dances to music plaved by C. M. “Cash” Rad’ord, veteran violinist. Senators Keves and Moses. Representatives Tilson, Watson and Hale and Ma). Gen. Harry Taylor were guests of honor. First Assist ant Postmaster General Bartlett, nresident of the society, Miss Marfon Waldron, New Hampshire beauty contest, also wis a guost She w a bouquet of roses by Washington Lodge. No. 15. B. P. O. Elks. An old shioned buffet supner, inelud'ng and doughnats, was presided. | winner of a | a8 presented with | _D._C, TUFSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 192 ELKS CHEER ORDER HEAD IN SPITE OF SUSPENSION Judge Atwell Recelved Enthusias- tically by Mother Lodge in New York. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 16—His decluration that “with all your faults I love you still” drew enthuslastic re- | sponse from Elks of New York State and New Jersey last night as Judge Willlam Hawley Atwell of Dallas, | Tex., grand exalted ruler of the order, | addressed the fifty-eighth birthda) celebraticn of New York Lodge, No. 1, the Elks' mother lodge. It was Judge Atwell who recently suspended the mother lodge’s charter | for 30 days following padlock proceed. | ings against it by the Federal author- | ities. The club’s grill was closed after | a quant'ty of beer had beer. selzed as | it was being unloaded at the lodge. The only other reference to prohibl- tlon at the celeration was made by | Phillip Clancy of the Elks' State com- mittee. who aseerted that If the order felt resentment against ‘“a certain well known conditlon” the wav to change it was to exerclse ord'nary r'ghts and dutles of citizenship under the law there’s real style in SILVERTONES Hundreds of men whe are Jooked up to as Washington’s best dress- ed—are leaving the STYLE part of their clothes to Grosner’s. NEW SPRING SILVERTONES These new Sprin shades are far I;n ndg vance of the usual show- ings—we spoke about them, even as much as four months ago — we showed them—we for. cacted their popularity— THEY'RE HERE NOW in comnlete SPRING ASSORTMENTS. @r@sm@m@ 1328 F STREET House a, Hotel Inn Fhone Maln 81088109 | s 04-610 9th St. $7 roome. S8 weekly: $10.50 rooms $K- | <13 eith Loilet, shower At Tavatore $100 in room. 50% more. Rooms. like Mothar' MORRIS PLAN BANK Undm Suervision 1. S. T reasury 4eS HST.N. 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