Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-01
BOYCOTT OF EGGS
BEGINS IN EARNEST
Campaign Is Started to Pro-
cure Signatures to Protest
and Pledge.
MRS. ELLIS LOGAN HEADS
MOVEMENT IN CAPITAL
Both Men and Women Are Asked to
Join in Effort to Lower
Prices.

we, the men and women OF WaShlnS-
ton, do protest against the present ma
nipulation of the price Of eggs and viii
refuse to buy any of this product until
the price is reduced to 30 cents "A dozen"
The egg boycott in Washington is on
and the above is its slogan
Blanks for signatures. headed by the
protest and pledge. are being circulated
about the city today among men and
women. The movement was started early
this morning by Mrs. Ellis Logan, presi
dent of the District of Columbia FEEDER
alton of Womens Clubs. Early today
Mrs. Logan made out fifty forms and
sent them to the various women's clubs
of this city. Then she took more under
her arm and went about the city where
various clubs and organizations are hold
ing meetings and she will wind up to-
night, she says. by circulating them
among those who will attend the con
ference of delegates from civic organiza-
tons at the White House.
Men Urged to Sign.
Men as well as women are wanted to
sign the protest, as Mrs. Logan declared
this morning that they must have the CO
operation of the men in order to make
the campaign successful.
Persons whom the blanks do not reach
and who are DESTROYS of adding their
support to the campaign are urged by
Mrs. Logan to send their names on a
postal to her home, 1903 Irving street
northwest, where they will be. added to
the protests. When the protests are all
in II is probable that they will be sent
to Congress, declared Mrs. Logan.
Every step possible is to be taken in
an effort to make the boycott successful.
Mrs. Logan believes that she has every
housewife of the District of Columbia
''egg trust and with Was aington added
to the list of cities about the country
which already have started egg boy
colts. 1t is believed that those who are
storing up the eggs will be forced to let
them out at greatly reduced prices
Mrs Logan said the men could help
considerably In the movement. In addi-
ton to signing the protest when 1t is
presented to them, she said. they could
stop demanding eggs at their meals. and
eat meats and vegetables until the egg
boycott had shown its success by re-
duction in the price of eggs.
When the president of the local Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs started out this
morning with big roll of protest forms
she was full of enthusiasm. and was
confident that she could report by night
fall that I'VE have met the enemy and
they are ours"
Makes Rounds of Clubs.
Mrs. Logan first went to a current
topics study class at Rauscher's. There
she distributed the blanks among those
in attendance and asked each one to
get as many signers as possible. as she
was DESTROYS Of having the whole city
covered rapidly. After remaining there
awfiile and explaining her efforts toward
having the price of eggs reduced Mrs
Logan then went to the new Masonic
Temple, where the womans suffrage con-
gress Is being held. She arrived there
at the time a recess was being taken
for lunch, and distributed number of
her blanks.
This afternoon Mrs. Logan carried
more blanks to the meeting of the ad-
visory committee of the Juvenile Court,
and tonight she will take some to the
White House and will attempt to have
those present at the conference get
SignerS.
my power to get the people of Wash
ington to stop buying and eating eggs
until the present manipulation or
prices ceases and there is a reasonable
reduction" said Mrs. Logan this morn
ting, just before she started out Il am
just leaving with my protest blanks.
and / am going to keep going right on
through the day and early evening.
d
going to overlook one place where l
can place a blank. and If you see
woman going around town with bun
die Of papers under her arm you VIII
know 1t is the advance agent OF the
egg boycotting campaign in the Dis
Convinced of Manipulation.
There is no question" continued Mrs.
Logan, but that there is a manipula-
ton Of the prices of eggs, and it will
continue SO long as there is no protest
and the people continue to buy at the
prices asked One person stopping
does not make much difference. but
where there is an organized effort, the
dealers and those manipulating the
prices usually feel it.
II think the men can be of very great
help in this campaign which is being
started to reduce the price of eggs.
They can sign the protests and give
their support in this way and they can
help the women by eating other food
than eggs.
THE campaign, I believe. will be en-
tirely successful, as 1t has been in other
cities. both last year and this year"
Mrs. Logan concluded.
The matter of providing neighborhood
markets for the farmers to bring their
produce Is to be taken up in report
by committee of the Housekeepers'
Alliance. These markets. it is believed.
will be a material factor in the reduc-
ton of the cost of living. Mrs. s. X.
Lamb is head of the committee hav
Ing this matter in charge. The report
Is nearly complete, she said. and 1t
will be presented to the executive COM
mittee within the next couple of weeks.
There is no question, said Mrs. Lamb.
but that these neighborhood markets
result in a material reduction of the
prices of farm produce. The farmers
she declared, have to pay higher prices
for stands at the larger markets. and,
of course. they must get this back by
adding more to the price of their pro-
ducts. The neighborhood markets solve
the question. she believes.
Preservation of Eggs.
OF the twenty-five different fluids ex-
perimented with to find the best for
preserving eggs, limewater has been
given the approval stamp. according to
a report of Frank T. Shut. chemist
of the Canadian experimental farms All
of the experiments were conducted at
the experimental farms of the Dominion
The best. according to Mr. Shut, is
to take one pound of lime to five gal