The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-12-09
WHY EGGS ARE
BEYOND OUR REACH
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on congress that live stock and pack
ing industries be thoroughly lnVeSu-
gated by the federal commission. Inc
move is directed against the pack
ers.
Another drive against the high cost
of living was launched in the formu-
lation of plans for a national federa-
ton of all milk producers. Its pur-
pose will be- to produce cheaper milk
by providing more efficient marketing
and limiting the control or dealers
over prices, its sponsors said. me
collective bargaining principle will be
its chief weapons.
"Tbe object of the entire confer
ence has been to put farming on a
business basis said Holman. 1T Is
the most important o. meeting OF the
kind ever held in the United States.
There were 1900 delegates. repre-
seuting every state In the union
OF Course Milk is High.
NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-Here's what
New Workers pay for every time
thew buy a bottle of milk, according
to evidence brought out before a
state investigation committee: Bonus
to ianitors, who allow companies to
deliver milk; free milk daily to Jan.
itors and their families: boxes OF
cigars to real estate agents for lists
of tenants; cash annual reta1ners TO
apartment house managers; cash
gifts to servants of apartment oc-
cupants; cash for ball and outing
tickets sold to milk company man
ayers by anybody soliciting money;
money for tickets to servants en-
tertainments; taxicab hire to take
same servants to and from these al
fairs.
One Brooklyn milk company alone
pays $4,000 a year for these things
and admits the $4,000 eventually Is
paid by the consumer.
Boycott Starts Tomorrow.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. Sit de-
veloped here today that Kansas City
ans are boycotting butter as we'll as
eggs. Grocery stores in the residence
sections reported selling only ten one
pound cartons of butter in day where
formerly fifty we're sold. The on
ciaP egg boycott by the restaurant
mems association begins here> tomor-
row.
Forty Percent Higher.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Wholesale
commodity prices are forty per cent
higher than before the war, Il. y.
Dun's weekly financial review declar-
ed today.
Dun,s table of prices shows that
eggs, western firsts. have yielded but
one cent to AZ cents a dozen during
the past week of boycotts and probes.
Creamery extra butter on the other
hand is quoted at 1914 cents, against
AZ cents q week ago.
Government Probe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Special
grand Jury investigations into high
cost Of living will be begun in De
troit, Chicago and New York the
middle of next week, Special Assist
ant Attorney General. Anderson, IN
charge Of the probe, announced to-
day.
Attorney General Gregory gave otn
cial approval of this plan. 1t Is
highly probable that grand juries also
will be called in the immediate
future at Cleveland, Kansas City and
Minneapolis.
Following the ego ahead" orders Of
Gregory, kilograms were dispatcnec
Immediately to those points where
grand juries viii be SUM moned
ordering the work to be started a
once.
Anderson said today the grand jur1
work in New York probably will b
directed by Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Frank NJ. Swacker, principai!
against coal price conspiracies.
Anderson will confer this afternoon
with Secretary of Agriculture Hous
ton. regarding crop and food produc
outputs for the year
President Wilson is scheduied &
mass personally upon Anderson's plal
Monday. Ii was anticipated ne VII
10. X. them.
The food crisis Is bringing 1orti
, large number OF threatening lei
+ers from ranks In different parts
the country, it was disclosed to-day
several senators and representative
have received through the man
threats OF bodily harm IL they fai
to support an embargo measure
anv other legislation designed
curb soaring prices.
Tbe most rabid letters have com
from the south.
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