The sun., 1916-11-26
EDUCATE
BUYERS IN ECONOMY
New York Women 10 Launch
New Plan for Solving High
Cost Of Living.
TO ORGANIZE THIS WEEK
Potatoes to Drop 80 Cents to
81 q Barrel-Turkey Prices
Uncertain.

A nationwide movsnent having for
n, object the education Of men ana
women along economic lines 40 that they
will be better able to solve high cost or
living problems Is about To be Launched
by New York women.
Tho idea Of such q movement wassus-
re.,ed by Joseph Hartigan. Commits
sioner Of the Mayors Bureau Of weights
and Measures. and the women VINO are
taking the leading part In organizing the
movement are Mrs. L. d. Tholcns, Mrs. a.
NJ. Palmer, PRESIDENT Of the Professional
woman's League and the Rainy Day Cub ;
Mrs. Charles d. Hirst. president OF the
Daily Food Alliance. and Miss mary
Donne,ly, head Of a working girls ECO
nomic leag,ie. The organization meeting
will tase place during the week.
/, An Effort will he made to cducate peo-
pie along thesc lines:
To couserve the food supply OF the
country to the end that prices or foou,
stufs shall DO kept within normal
limits.
To encourage economy and thrift In
American households.
To eliminate carslessnesss Waste eno
extravaGAnca> -
marketin0 and bargaining.
To excifs interest IN the develop
msnt Of increased production OF food
stunts.
To brins ab0ut improved transporta-
ton and better distribution Of ood-
stuffs.
To advocate some form Of national
council to adopt practical measures OF
prevention and relief from increasing
higher prices.
Missionary Work Planned.
The women expect to interest the peo-
ple Of the nation in these mauer ina
mean so much 10 the family pocket
book by doing economic missionary worR
through women's clubs. colleges ana
chools. housewives organizations. wonfei
doctors and lawyers and other agencies
They will carry on their propaganda
through newspapers. magazines and TN
movies.
This II q national rather than n loca
problem" Commissioner Hartigan SAT-
last night. "Roth men n women shoul'
he equally Interested In the seriousness
Of high prices o. foodstuns and the inter
ference ot these high prices in reducinl
the purchasing value Of the dollar. j
food prices are to increase further tn
man on a salary will find that he mus
curtail his expenditure for clothes. edu
cation. travel and amusements."
Commissioner H%artigan mad good new
for the housewife who has been grum
bling about the high price of potatoes.
Potatoes soon to Take = DroV.
Wholesale dezicrs OF potatoes te'
me- he said. that potatoes arc comm
our OF rheir hiding places on the rroduc
ing farms. There are two reasons 10
this. In the first place .he farmers With
800 miles of New York are without
proper storage facilities. They fear tina
the cold snap will continue and that
will affect the price OF potatoes. There
fore farmers In New Jersey. connecticu
Rhode Island. Maine. this state n pa
ticularly on Long Island are releasir
potatoes in order TO reap the bencht
the existing high prices.
THE trade predicts that potatoes a.
about to drop from nifty cents to one do
lar a barrel, according To grade. In u
. second place the fact that potatoes ha'
been retailed at from five To seven cen
e n pound a caused many housewives
= refrain from buying them at all. and III
has resulted practically in n boyco
g thus reducing the demand Tho proinis1
reduction OF prices IN potatoes VII. bril-
the price per pound down to from -four
six cents, Farmers have been Cettil
n S4.TsA barrel and SPECTATORS have be
realizing from s. TO 81. depending
grade and quality"