Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-04
CLOTHES TO COST LESS.
Restriction Of the Price Of Shoes TO
Extend to All Apparel.

Restriction Of the Price Of Shoes TO
Extend to All Apparel.
Washington, Oct. 4--Fo1lowing an
nouncement Of regulation Of the retail
price Of shoes ranging from SO to a
maximum Of $12 a pair, it became
known today that the government Is
taking steps to check the rising cost
to the consumer of all dry goods and
wearing apparel.
tries board preached the proposal to
members of the National Retail Dry
Goods association who came to WASH
ington at the invitation of the Cham
Der Of Commerce of the United States
to organize a war service committee.
we are just about to put into ef-
feet regulation for the distribution
and price control of Shoes" said Mr..
Baruch. After that will have to
come the regulation and distribution
of most all of the things which you
gentlemen have to deal with: and So
we are going to ask you to form a war
service committee to take this prob
lem and wrestle with 1t and solve it
for US. 1 don't want you to say it
can't be done because it must be done.
1t is unthinkable that only the man
with the longest pocl1etbook can get
the things that he needs.
4 haven't any suggestions to make
to you. am only telling you what
want you to do, and that is to take
this material, this manufactured prod
uct from the manufacturer, who to
some extent has his prices regulated
and the limited amounts allocated to
him. and we want you to take that
product and distribute it in some fair
and equitable way, seeing that as far
as possible, each individual gets his
share and gets It at price that is
fair.
When it comes to the question Of
what is fair price, that Is very diff
cult to answer. I should say roughly
that fair price is price something
like the normal profits in normal times.
I know you will all say that these are
abnormal times. They are and we have
got to do abnormal and new things"
The retail dry goods merchants said
they would undertake at once the So
luton of the problem. The result is
expected to be an agreement of the
dry goods in the same manner that the
cost of shoes to the consumer is being
restricted. To meet the request the
association appointed war service
committee composed of William Mann.
Chicago; George W. Milton, Boston;
III. J. Tilley, Philadelphia: S. w. Rey-
burn, New York: F. H. Rike, Dayton.
o.; Oscar I. Webber, Detroit, and
Francis Kildunt, Lasalle. III.
Tho no details Of the plan to be
followed in controlling clothing prices
has been announced by the board, it is
believed that the general policy adopt
ed in fixing the prices of shoes, will be
followed. Standard prices for sranuard
grades Of mems and women's suits,
hats and other articles Of clothing
probably VIII be established by agree
ment with manufacturers and retailers
BY the agreement reached BY the
board and the shoe industry addi-
tional details Of which were made pub
lie today, the program and style of
shoes under the regulated price plan
will conform to, that announced by the
board in June, whereby both styles
and colors were restricted. A number
Of manufacturers already have started
work on the standardized grades.
Takes Effect juno I Next.
To prevent loss to manufacturers Of
high priced shoes, tho agreement pro-
vides that shoes retailing for more
than $12. the maximum nxed price.
which already have been manufactured
may be sold until June !. 1919.
Prices Of children's shoes. which
were not announced yesterday, will be
as follows: For the class A or highest
grade boys misses, and youths, $3.50
to 81 and So little gents. IS to So: In
fants', 81 to IS, and babies, 81 to $3.50.
For the medium and low priced grades
in the four divisions the prices will be
accordingly.