The Washington times., 1919-08-20
MARKET BASKET TO
CUT H. c. |. URGED
Housewives Invited to Inspect
Farm Produce Here
Saturday.

While Washington housewives arc
waiting for the full quota of the Dis
tricts surplus army food to arrive,
George NJ. Roberts, superintendent OF
weights and measures, is eXhorting
them to join a back to the market
basket" movement, as an effective
means of reducing the high cost OF
living.
Market masters haYe extended in
vitations to housewives to visit the
markets when the farmers arrive
with their produce, and an ap-
preciable saving, it is claimed. can
be made on all foodstuffs. c. B.
Fillius, master at the Farmers Mar
ket, Twelfth and & streets, said about
500 farmers with approximately
$4,000 worth OF produce would be
here Saturday, and that housewives
would do well to go to the market
at o'clock.
Fair Price Meeting Tomorrow.
About l 500 notices of the fair price
mass meeting were sent to food re-
tailers and wholesalers of Washing
ton to meet in the auditorium of the
Business High School tomorrow. The
purpose Of the meeting is to organize
a fair price association, under the
direction of Clarence r. Wilson, who
is chairman OF the fair price COM
mittee composed of Washington con-
sumers and food dealers.
The fair price committee does not
intend to dictate to food dealers, but
merely to suggest a fair marginal
profits list, it is said. 1t is expected
the first fair price list will be made
public the latter part Of the week.
John G. McGrath, a member of the
f~,T- nj lii rh
man of the special cooperative COM
mittee Of the Federal Employees
Union, No. ., has called a meeting
in the District building for Friday
night to discuss plans for a perma-
nent- cooperative buying and dis
tributing organization to be COM
posed of Washington consumers.
Still Distributing Blanks.
I'VE are going ahead with the dis
tribution of the order blanks" said
Assistant Postmaster Kerlin this
morning. Just as soon as enough
food arrives and deliveries can be
made, so that the peoples money
will not be tied up in orders
All the carloads OF food allotted
to Washington were scheduled to ar
rive here, it was said, before Monday,
and it is believed the distribution of
in a day .OrytWo. ...
Yesterdays arrivals included guam
titles Of roast beef, corned beef and
corn. At one time il was thought
that Washington would not receive
any of the surplus army bacon, but
It was learned today that II 900
12-pound cans are now on the way
here.
No War Stamps On Food.
p The postmasters throughout the |
country have been instructed by the
Third Assistant Postmaster General !
that no war stamp tax shall be ap-
piled to shipments of surplus army /
foodstuffs- by parcel post.
They have also been instructed that |
the postage to be collected from pur-
chasers on such parcel post ship |
ments "shalf in all cases, except |
when the local rate is applicable, be |
at the first and second zone |
rate of cents for the FIRST pound |
and / cent for each additional pound"
The local rate is ) cents for the first |
pound and I cent for each addition
al two pounds or fraction thereof.
The War Department it is said,
will pay any excess over these rates
where the postoffices of distribu-
tion are located, beyond the second /
zone from the army supply depots.