The Detroit times., 1916-12-06
Mrs. Dunk Urges Them
to Quit Purchasing
Fancy Foods
EGG BOYCOTT is
PUT IN EFFECT
League Members Not
To Buy Until Mar
ket Drops

Members OF the Political and Civic
league, woman's organization,
Tuesday afternoon heard their pres
ident, Mrs Alfred o. Dunk, place
upon the women of Detroit partial
tlame for the Aigh price Of food
stuffs. Mrs. Dunk WAS one OF the
speakers NJ meeting neld in ths
Hotel stevenson.
Plain cooking Of the old-fathioned
kind. better Judgment in buying, an
avoidance OF fancv foods. ard club
system Of purchasing in large quan.
tiles AZ wholesale prices were some
of the recommendations made by
Mrs. Dunk as means OF forcing
down the cost Of living
housewives Too Busy"
In placing some Of the blame for
present conditions upon the shoul
ders OF The women, Mrs. Dunk said
I'VE Americans are becoming
luxurious race and many house
ives are too busy about other
things 20 take Tire time 10 cook
cheaper neat cuts and winter veg
tables They prefer to run in 20 a
shop al the last minute and buy
porterhouse steak and some canned
goods, or tomatoes and cucumbers
II the dead OF winter
Everything that is eaten In my
house luy and bring home myself.
and can buy porterhousc. steak for
% cents n pound
The men think II the duty OF
the women 10 attack the high cost
OF living problem. yet withhold from
them the ballot"
Mrs Dunk believes that women OF
means are more economical and bet
ter managers OF food stuns than the
roor. but that Il IL the neuyeau
IiCh. who want to make ar impress
sion on The 2torekeeper or on their
reighbors. who insist uror paying
the highest prices for things. She
urged the women 10 stand together.
luy in quantity and divide their
urchases among themselves. to
cat plain vegetables such "a tuinips,
cabbage and carrots, and to cut out
asparagus, tomatoes and all hot
house stun
Boycott is Declared.
A resolution declaring a boycott
On eggs was adopted The hoy
will he in effect until next Jan. / 4.
or such time as the price has be
come reasonable The resolution
wns introduced by Mrs s. A. Wild
ng, chairman Of he Housewives
league committee. Mrs Widrig also
urged the women TO scorn 10 pur.
chase stylish shoes that are selling
h' hiRn prices She recommended
that tho league use its influence to
secure the passage ~ the Stevens
hshurst bill. designed 10 protect the
Iublc from dishonest advertise
uents of foodsturfs
In presenting he egg boycott
measure. Mrs Widrg said
There are 75.000.0Q eggs In
storage They cannot be kept more
than 10 months. according to law.
II a boycott could be kept up for a
few months. we would find the eggs
being put on the market in sufficient
GrantIty 10 reduce prices.
She asked each member OF the
league TO pledge herself to secure
10 other women to ioin in the boy.
colt
Bread TO Remain Up.
Henry Wagner secretary Of the
Wagner Baking company, in discuss.
ing the difference in tho cost OF
Tread In Detroit and in Toronto. de.
clared no comparison prico could
properly be made owing to the DIFF.
terence In quality. A 24.ounce loaf
coats but cents In Toronto, while
wrapped loaves OF 26 ounces are
telling in Detroit Mt Wholesale for
10 cents.
While the quality OF Toronto and
Detroit bread cannot DO compared"
taid Mr.. Wagner. other conditions
make necessary the difference In
cost. Detroit people demand the
best bread. handled in the clean.
est manner We pay more for
waxed paper. for butter and for
lard. As to the drop in wheat from
sl.S9 to s1.7l 1-2 II effects us not at
oil. We cannot use Michigan wheat
-four We use Minnesota No. /
Northern wheat. which costs us
sl,4 bushel laid down in Detroit.
There is not baker but who IL
having struggle 10 make both
ends meet. and there is no chance
OF drop in price Of bread under
present conditions"
Bucharest has three main boule.
wards, the Plevna. Lipscani and
Vasaresci. which skirt the left bank
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