Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1919 — JAIL FOR PROFITEERS [ARTICLE]

JAIL FOR PROFITEERS

Bill Reported by House Body Also Provides Fine. Legislation Proposed by Attorney General Extends Terms of Act to Inohide Wearing Apparel, Etc. Washington, Aug. 22. —Favorable report on the food control act imposing a $5,000 fine and imprisonment for two years for profiteering was ordered by the house agriculture committee. The legislation was proposed by Attorney General Palmer and extends the terms of the act to Include among the list of necessities “wearing apparel, containers of food, or fertilizers, fuel oil and natural gas.” Columbus, 0., Aug. 22. —Theodore Leonard, Jr., of Columbus, one ot the 40 food dealers arrested last week by the state of Ohio on charges of violating the Smith cold storage law by bolding meats in cold storage longer than the time limit set by law, was found guilty on one count in municipal court here and was given the maximum sentence —a fine of SSOO and costs. The charge upon which Leonard was found guilty was that he had kept poultry In cold storage longer than ten months, the time limit by tbe -Smith law.