Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-21
Will APPEAL TO WOMEN
Plan to Help Reduce the Cost d
Living.

Plan to Help Reduce the Cost Of
Living.
Attorney General Palmer and his
official associates in the fight on the
high cost Of living, have determined TO
enlist the aid of the women OF Amer
lea.
BY appealing to the comptrollers OF
houshold finances throughout the
country, it is, hoped to inaugurate an
epoch of real economy which viii on on, :,
set the buy now" propaganda 'of
trade people. Furthermore an at
tempt will be made to discourage the
FREQUENT changes in styles dictated by
the makers of women's apparel ana
thereby effect q saving in clothes.
Another important decision taken at
the meeting ~was to release more more
surplus supplies held by the govern
rnent. If 1t can be done without en-
barrassment to the departments in
volved. Secretaries Baker and Danteis
and Chairman John Barton Payne OF
the shipping board were invited 20 the
conference for the first time for that
purpose. Mr.. Baker being unable 10
attend, the attorney general and Mr'
Daniels will confer with him next
week. Mr.. Daniels reported that ne
had sugar enough to run the nay3
six months, but before he released any
OF II wanted to be assured of ample
requirements.
Indicative Of the broad scope which
Mr.. Palmers efforts are taking was
the request OF Chairman Payne to re-
lease any surplus building materials
which he has on hand, especially lum-
ber needed for home building. The
shipping board. it was learned. prob
ably Will need, 4 however, all of the
supplies which it has purchased.
Need of Cooperation.
80 Cooperation OF the housewives has
been the subject of extended confer.
1enccses between n. E. Ffgg Of the de-
paftment, of justice and Mrs. Edward
Flcostigan. who offered the govern
ment the full resources Of the Con-
sumers' league and the League OF Wo-
men Voters in the campaign to take
the imitation out OF prices. AS a re-
suit. speakers will be put soon in every
state to carry the message that one
way to beat the profiteers is to ignore
propaganda, saying that prices are
certain to go higher and wait for the
decline which officials say Is newt
able. These speakers will be armed
with facts and figures gathered by the
council OF national defense lin its war
work and showing production costs in
virtually every industry in the coun--
try. ~ ~
In undertaking to- stimulate a pa
triotic refusal to be stampeded into
buying new clothes simply because the
designers change the style from six to
eight times a year, the speakers It
was said, will point it that from to
35%per cent is charged for the style
itself and that proportionate amount
with be saved by reducing the style
changes to reasonable number.
Y tz To Prepare Plan,
Mr.. Palmer and Director Clarkson. OF
the council of national defense will
confer soon on how best to reach wo-
men by printed appeal similar to those
used by the food administration. The
councils affiliated state organizations
win assist nf
The first complete official report OF
what has been accomplished so far by
the use Of such lawsas were available
was given the conference by Mr.. Pal,
mer showing that there have been Sc
cases of actual seizures under the food
control act, with 22 cases still under
investigation. Three cases have been
held for the grand jury and in two
other cases Jail sentences and fines
have been imposed. The seizures have
taken place in IS different states, and
resulted in placing on the market
through normal channels of trade o.
oar pounds of cheese, j157, 1858 pounds OF
poultr, more than 100000 pounds of
fish, 52,O56, cans of tomatoes. 765,6i5
pounds of salt pork, 21,05S,0SS eggs
1,427,062 pounds of butter, 4,S31,S31
pounds of sugar. $3.50 sacks of cpota-.
toes and quantities Of beans, corn,
baking powder, salmon, coffee, salt
and other edibles.