The Detroit times., 1914-03-25
PURE FABRICS
BILL BOOSTED
BY LINDQUlST
Michigan Congressman Says
Democrats Won't Report 1t
Out of Committee
SAYS PUBLIC Is BUNKED
IN BUYING CLOTHING
Would Compel Manufacturers
to Label Goods to Show
Amount of Adulterants

WASHINGTON. d. c., March 20
Especially Rep. LinQuist, Of Michigan.
wants 10 take . wallop at the high
cost Of living, but he says the Demo
Gratis won't let him.
Thereby hangs an interesting taie.
LindQuist u In the mail order DusF
ness, and he handles much clothing.
Some years go. TO use his own words.
he was -nippsd" In buying goods. That
made him at up and take notice ana
he decided that II he could be I'm.
posed On In his purchases. S0.Oo0.0Vo
American people could b treated tns
same
Then he decided that . pure fabrics
btir' oueht to be passed by congress.
inward Jrensdorf. Of Hudson. Micn-.
who vas Wilson'S campaign manager
and Who ran for congressman-at-laree
q The Dsunocratic ticket u probably
the oetginAtor Of the ideA which Linz
oais4 wants to put over.
LmdQu1D6s bill, - nov before tos
Democratic house interStA6e commerce
committee, proposes that al gooos
must be labelled a. to their true con-
tants--and II. for instance, SHOES CON
tain glucose instead Of real leather.
~ call WOOL II cotton plus starch. II
AIN stockings are loaded with TN
labol must let the
buyer know about It.
And right there 10 where the nisn
cost OF living comes TO DAT LAnu'
ouist says that most folks pay Twice
a. much a. they ought for snoooy
goods, under false impressfon That
these are good goods.
Well, he tried to tell the politcians
ont In his district that the man VINO
went to congress ought to boost z
nure fabrics bill In order to swat the
Nth cost Of living. The politicians.
politely but firmly. told him that II
vas none of their business what the
did about pure fabrics. /.
Lindouist wasn't satisfied with that
answer. -,
lars he sent out q referendum. Tne
people rose up with strong voices aac
declared they wanted q man VINO
boost such q measure. And that's nov
Lindouist today happens 70 b . menu
Der Of the house.
As stated before. his bin u resting
IN the democratic interstate commerce
The Democrats wont TO
port It out, he says. because tney
don't want to give . Repuphcan any
glory.
But q whole lot Of the Democrauc
members Of the house are gettins
anxious. Every mail brings them =
IAndQuist petition. .,v
ave want the pure fabrics BILL" the
people are writing these congressmeu,
and many OF the representatives eSe
begging Lindquist to call on his cam
paign. 49,. -.
fectve form. In each OF his maii-or'
der letters, Lindquist slipped . little
notice. asking that the recipient write
his representative. Only one and 2
half million of these circulars were
enclosed. 49,.
Women's clubs have entered the
All over the country they
are taking a hand with Lndquist III
the EFFORT to reduce t,Se high cost oil
living. The National Laundrymen
association IL also giving boost 20
the cause by putting some more cH'
culars In every package OF laundry,
Lindquist today pointed out that the
American people are being bunkeo
every day. They don't get what tney
pay for. he says.
And then he pulled forth a strip OF
green silk.
Just punch your finger into that.
he remarked.
The finger went through as though
the silk" were paper.
Nov that's due to- loading OF
tin" he said. There Ia about "a
per cent OF silk and 75 per cent oil
loading. The loading makes the silk
brittle But the people pay for real
silk"
Next he produced . bolt Of silk
thread.
That's what goes into silk stock