The sun., 1916-11-30
CONGRESS- TO ACT
ON FOOD PROBLEM


Ivy ~ W." ~
30 cents per pound. and iced turkeys at
from IS to 3s cents per pound. the
butchers simply refusing to buy at
higher prices. Although II was predicted
that turkeys would retail at 40 and IS
cents per pound before the Thanks
giving centrcplcce and hxings were
purchased. the price In Washington Mar,
ket last night WAS IS and IS cents per
mound. and people kicked at that.
City Investigators from the bureau OF
foods and drugs Of the Department of
Health made the rounds OF the city yes.
tsrday and reported last night that there
,urt.v. in the hands Of the retailers
fate in the afternoon. 1t was simply a
case. they explained. where women
wouldn't pay the price for turkeys de.
manded and bought something else for
the Thanksgiving a dinner. The In
vestigato,s declared that cold storage
plants had been emptied OF turkeys and
that they VIII be well hlled up again
when the unso'd turkeys md their way
back into them again. In many cases. II
was reported, retailers were obliged to
sell at a loss In certain districts be-
cause Mrs. American Housewife couldn't
he cajoled into paying a price that she
considered exorbitant.
~ 'Pe y" OOo' seTtSf
day tollowlng a conference which
Mayor Cornelius r.. Burns Of Troy.
president OF the conference oi Mayors
~ New YORK Statc' ana william r.
Capes. Se're'ar, oI t'a' orsahiAa'ion'
had WIN JOSEF" ttHr'isah' commissioner
"l the ""!o.S nu,eau VI "cisnts anu
measures ""!or ournS s~hnouhceu tnht
ne was "ea'' w SUI !" ia'or Vi inc
'es posco,t an. oo!eo'. on o'ner
hlsn p',.eu .oouuns " sa'u 'mat y
reoues. ma" "ee" se", 10 Wv Mn.'Nnan
- set meN. sy ~ ~ "es'""'"s
'"' "'e"' "o'eo'' "" ese
rail-. In. C.~~.s~.
The Simplest most enective ar
direct wa! OF accomplishing q breaking
Sums sa'u. s",ousn aDs.a'"!hs lot
A, those articles Of food on which prices
are ,xorbitant. There should he n state
ana nation wide movement 10 this end.
The state campaign can be launched
through the New York State Conference
OF Mayors. which suggests the following
agencies and Interests to secure united
and universal attention and efforts:
"The cooperation Of the public press.
~ proclamation by the Governor des-
EndtlnE a. tiWt " ptkl IttllUk Tue CAM
paign.
Reading Of the Governors proclama-
ton from the puipits OF all churches.
THE issuing of a separate proc!ama-
ton by all the Mayors OF the State. pub
lication Of the same In the local papers
Of their respective cities. reading Of the
reclamation By teachers in all public.
prochisl and private schools, with ex-
planation to the scholars of the spirit
and object Of the movement.
enlistment Of the aid Of ouecwivcs
leagues. federated clubs and other
women's organizations.
THE aid OF moving picture house in
permitting to he thrown upon screens a
brief and intelligent e,oyan referring IN
he camuaign.
LahOr's Taxed.
The support OF all labor bodies by
Wkan'~'u eHort OH the'r part 'nrousnout
ue STATE
No''ce OF tne movement oy uus'neSs
houses OF All xmas oy permitting an
workers to cease activities from III lob
= " to ]" NJ. on the first Monday OF
me campaign.
mke action indorsing this movement and
N. pre.tda,, ~ ,ha, r., v...htma,an
n.v hs .a,, h.oaasa ,hr.m"'. -
eou,,r, ,ha n.S..,en 49,. ~ c
ors n, an 800 80, ~" N"o,..u
c,iss ,,ar - ,nn,".~
,,rI,r . ~. ~" 80 a"" .ane
IA , ~ .'". Wv $40
-. Nv "o'e,hsh' "'aoe '"ee''e ny 'ne
.r. " " ""o'e'
,.,n' pe'p" ca" W "''s'ers u 'h's N'-
NJ "", saw ,'e'hseNN'
a", M"sor huf"S was taikihS 'he
:" ., 'h".'"'k" over WIN 'omn''s-
c"" -,h''uam We received u 'eieSram
~ Mo',''nn OF Troy nres'heht
wv '"M e'a'e ,,o.eI MEN, AS
.S%.'", ''"","s as Ioi'o"s'
49," ~" '.ote' Hssocla''on VII CO.
~" WIN you 'h your movement
va ",'sInu" was w Iep.y 10 ohe ASH
~. ~ wv "o'c'S " ei''h'ha'e eses from
'"' nh'Nus WINE the TWO week Doy-