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30—pani2l Artely, died at the Hospital, age 22 years. in the Pubfic Cemetery of Frederi:sted. January 1920. s—Gwendolen Simmonds, died at the Hospital, age 1 year and 3 mon hs. 13—Richard Rodgers, died at the Hos- pital, age 50 years. 18—Mary lsaaz, died in Town, agze T 2 years. 24—Cecelia Holmes, died at the Hos- pital, age 44 years. 28—3till born in Town. 30 —Rebecea Williams, died in Tov'n, age 86 years. . 30--Still-born male &t Bethiehem Fac- -5 tory. ® 31--Stanley Nurse, died in Town, age 6 months. RGN TR AL RTINENCTT &LU o STSR AORA GRAND JURY STARTS GuST OF LIVING FPROBE Evidence in Alleged {ases of I'rofi- teering Presented as Probable Cause for Indiement. Under instractions from Judge Hamil- ton and with the guidance of the United States District Attorney Martin, the grand jury yesterday commenced an in- vestigation of the high cost of living in Porto Rico and charges of profiteeriag. For almost one howr during the worn- ing the grand jurors were in the court room listening to the charge of Judge Hamilton who e¢xplainedjthe terms c¢f the Lever Aect, commonly known as the Food Control Act, and then retired to th2 jury room to consider specific cha ges «1 pro- fiteering which were presented hy the Distriet Attorney. In explainiag the Lever Act, Judge Ha- milton told the jurors that while tire war was at an ead that war conditions still prevailed and tiat b cause of tha fact the Food Control Bill was still in force. He explained that the law was intznded to protect the _roduction, transporiition and distribution of all necessaries aad to pro®ide punishnient for the erimes which might be employed to prevent or int: sere with the produc.ion, transporiatior and listribution of : ny articles as necessuries by the law. WAR CONDITIONS STILL EXIST. “*Some people think the waris over’, said the Judge, and while that is techni- caliy true, it is a mistake to think that war conditions do not still prevail. A hen we get into a war there are conditions which develope of which we have nc¢ con- trol. If the pres.dent should sign a peace proclamation, or if the Senate deciced to ratify the peace ireaty, that would not put us back into peace habits.” Classified as necessary by the Food ET CRU 1L X ANV 1D Control Act are all articles of food, cloth- ine, fuel, tools and machinery necessary for production, manufacture ard trans- portation oi necessaries and fertilizevs. ILAW NO RESFECTOR OF PERSONS. The Judge sa:d that broadly speaking there were two ciasses or clements chiefly affected by the Frod Conirol Act, inso- far as production was concerned, and they weie capi:al and labor. He said the law was impartial and that it applied to both ®he laporer and capitalist, to the individua! or a ecorporation, and to all persons recardless of nationality. ““Ifyou lind a sugar central on a mer- chant keeping back goous from the mar- ket in order to increase their value, or if they are selling at an exc ssive profit,”’ said the Judge, ‘‘that is 2 erime under this law. 1f either a laborer or a capi- (alist commits a crime he must be brought here regardless of whether he is a peon or the head of the biggest un- dertaking in this island. “Ifyou find, for instance, that a man- ufacturer is making sometaing that costs him 5 or 10 cents to produce and that he is selling 1t for twice that amount, he is violating this law, he is profiteering.”’ The Jucdge said that the Levert Act provided three different methods {for carrying out the purpose of the law or exercisz control of the producrion and disiribution. The first meiliod was inat the President was authorized to take sver any business for the zovernment and to fix prices. 'ihe second method was for the estaolishment of trade com- missions to control prices and practices® in a given business, while the third method was the punishment of viola- ‘ors of the jaw which couid be brought ahout only by the action of the Grand Jury. He said that the law was de- signed to prevel t profiteering and hoar- ding of necessaries or the monopoliza- tion of necessaries or cheir Jdestruetion in order to inerease prices. * Ifyou find the law is fb ing violated, vou wili discover that a {few punishments will prevent many others.” said the Judge. I addition to specific cases in which indiements w~ill b 2 asked on evidence to be presented to the Grand Jury by the Distriet Attorney, *he Grand Jury is ex- pecied to go into “he whole general sub- ject of high prices. The iavestigation Lias been brought abont by specific in- siructions from thie Attorney General at Washington and lis expecied to be simi- lar to investizations In the United Qtates Porto Rico Progress Jan, 16th. THE GUINEA FOWL. In Cub.. 3uinea fowls are as plentifui in places as black birds are in Porto Rico. They are seldom entirely wi d. but usuallv semi domesticated so that they will come a: dusk and be fed. [t is n interesting sight to watch a farmer feed his flock of chickens in Ihe evening and :ee Guinea fcwis cone luining era fiyirg 11(n all directiops te share in the feest. The wiit- er has tried to ccunt at such times but that, is impossible for there are literally ‘Leusands.In the cential par’ of the island when stzsiting cu cre nanirg beloe sunrise large ficcks were ceen o leave the cleared land ailcurnd the settienert gClng towardthe toiest where they evidently srent the cay. As lorto Ricois nick nae thickly tcEninled 805 Gts ke BoOngotie b s¢ much more destructive here, Guin- ea 10 vis baveno chance 1o breec to ke sane extent sin tbe nae thiny repu- latea secuicrs (i Cikez, but conswuering that they ale hgrey ra heaithy and thiive with very iitue care, wcould 1t not be well 10 have mcre ci them ?--Agri- culiural Notes.—lbid, SUGAR NCOIES. Die Devtsche Zucker industric reports the liquidation ot the German sugar com- panies in Hawain. llhe American govern- ment has confiscated nine sngar compab- ies o1 which cne is H. Hackieid and Co., which had a capital ot $7,500,000. 7The aggregate capitai of these compaunies amounts to $34,000,000 - Lowsiona Dlandnn 10080 Tawm 4 vwrlevor Lluviv Wi, It is reckoned that the average of 27z pounds of sugar is taken trom every on of beets which means a return of $27.0U of whigh the grower gets $lO and the factory retains $17.20 tfor marketung, manutacturing at d dividends. loid. Between Company, King’s and Queen’s Cross Su.eets, TWO GOLD SAF ELY PINS. one containing ten smaii diamends and a pearl set in the niddle and one with a corvul. Finder wiil be suiwable rewarded n bringing same to this office. NORTEHEKN . A a Assuraiice Lompar ¥» « N ¢ 13 ':t it ?M.&-m&. %i& OF 1 ONDON oy 1 MARKGY ()L{J‘. E P» L AE&. N)i _r"‘i"_;’-;—iii,{‘ _f:‘,tl‘ -yl ,"f’..:’;'fi-("_r‘!’.\{ fliglvic v e r'x,\'*nnr«R Y ® A vi. K. ARMOTRONG. Ageni for Christianstel!’s Distric Policies are not sunjedt Lo o &