Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-22
Do RIOTS START
\ new YORK CITY
|erate Housewives in Many
lrts of City Terrorize
Push. Cart Peddlers.
TY HALL IS STORMED.
|al Hundred Women Demand ia
the MnyOr--ll. e. OF l.. Has APP
nrcntIy Iteaclcd Acute stage.

York. Feb. 2O.-Followipg many
,s between the police ana women
rioters at the city hail and in con-
tenement districts to-day Joseph
gan, commissioner Of weights and
Tres, announced that he was doing
thing in his power to stimulate the
bf foodstuffs into this city from all
OF the country.
orts received by the commissioner
tie that the situation has reached
tute stage which, he asserts. calls
ne establishment by Congress- of
sort of food control commission
eet the per capita consumption of
in the United States
lie retail shop keepers and push.
peddlers have been forced to bear
runt Of the assaults of the angry
wives here the bureau Of weights
Pleasures announced that 1.-The abnor-
xportation of foodstuffs apd the SUBJ
hl production are the underlying
8 of the advance in prices" It was
however. that there is abundant
ncc of speculation in canned goods"
MEN TERRORIzE PEDDLERs.
desperate have the women in some
Of the city become. 1t Is said, that
reds Of food peddlers have locked
push-carts in stables and suspended
ess. A number of these dealers who
red out on the upper East Side to-
were attacked by a mob Of house,
when It was found they were SELL
bnions at Is cents per pound and
oes at nine and ten cents per pound.
peddlers were driven into Railways
dement's, where the women tore their
carts were demolished and the con-
strewn about the streets.
CITY HALL STORMED.
err several hundred women had
he'd the city hall in an effort to see
mayor, Mrs. Ida Harris, president OF
Mothers Vigilance League. issued a
ment in which she declared 1t had
decided to keep children away from
chools until the price OF food is low
This, she asserted. was justified on
ground that poorly fed children are
condition to profit by schooling.
houncement was made tonight by
d. Babst. president Of the Ameri-
Sugar Refining company. that
sewives should pay no attention to
lnded stories as to the shortage Of
r." In his statement, Mr.. Babst
mere are ample supplies of raw and
I'd sugar on hand and in transit
lghout the country to take care of
bal consumption. We are operating
4 our refineries and expect 80 to con-
\. This company has been selling
B quantities of sugar at a quarter to
If cent a pound below existing mar
prices. and is taking care Of Its nor
trade at all points. It's deliveries
be domestic trade UP to this date are
ter than for the same period Of 1916"
fcago Feb. 0D-While hunger DEM
ration was taking place In New York
by and Chicago, like the rest OF the
TRY. was facing higher prices for ia
lecessaries, II was announced that the
raj governments investigation into
food problem will open in Chicago
|, probably next week.
|e announcement was made by U. 8.
|rict Attorney Clyne, who had just
|ned from Washington.
bch evidence bearing on the food sit
bn is said TO have been gathered by
rs Of the department Of justice. Some
' is said to have been heard by grand
ks.
r. Miller. president Of the newly or
zed Fruit and Vegetable Shippers as
ktion, said to-day that no relief was
hok Aiv,Nintchna
ption could lower prices.
Potatoes are retailing at eighty
- a peck in Chicago and are said to
likely to go higher. The reason lies
only in the very short crop Of last
!. but in the added freight charge,
blved in bringing them from thu
West. In other years when the
B was short we imported them from
land. Belgium. Scotland and Ger.
~. That was of course impossible
season.
Many farmers tempted by higt
les have sold their seed potatoes
the result may be decrea sed acre,
this year."
tr. Miller estimated that the pres
crop is short forty-five millior
hels. On top Of this came newi
] .frosts have done serious damage
+hes.crops ordinarily ready for mar
at this time. Onions in Chicago
lay were selling at 1c cents a pount
blesale as compared with the nor
price Of three cents; beans ordin
worth $1.75. at 37.25 bushel
the ten dollar cabbage of othe
rs Is an aristocrat at $3.50 a ton
or staples are quoted at proper
late advances.
Washington. Feb. a.-One of the meas
which President Wilson will insis
n as a part OF the program to be com
ed by Congress before 1t adjourns Il
appropriation OF 100000 requested b,
federal trade commission for an In
~ into high prices.
became known tonight that tn,
bident is determined that the com
sion which u making the investigate,
his request shall have ample fund
tho work. Considerable opposition
developed In the House and the ap
briations committee on the rsporun,
civil sundry bill yesterday failed t.
'ude the 100000 asked for. 1t 10 ex
led that when the bill comes up TO
ate the item will be introduced - a
with thu full hacking nj tn