The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-03
Orders Will Be Taken at
$4,000 Post Offices in
the Country.
PRICES WILL BE LOW
Senate Adopts Resolution
for Investigation of In
flatiOn of Currency.
SHOE INQUIRY BLOCKED
Petty Row Between Speaker
Gillett and Mr.. IgOe Holds
Up Resolution.
spscia, D.,pateA to TEE srs.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Three out
standing features developed to-day In
the situation here affecting the high
cost of living, exclusive Of the rail
road situation. These were:
Definite assurance that the huge
stocks of army food would be
placed on the market August Is.
Adoption by the Senate of the
Myers resolution providing for an
inquiry into the alleged currency
imitation.
Blocking of action in the House
designed to reduce shoe prices.
1t also became apparent to-day that
the Presidents sudden accession of
Interest in the problem of reducing
living costs is viewed with some 'sus-
picion by some of his Senatorial op-
ponents as means of detecting the
public mind to the consideration of
matters other than the League Of Ma
tions and the peace treaty at this
time when league stock Is extremely
low.
The army food to be placed on the
market on August 1S will be Of the
best variety and Is to be sold to con-
sumers everywhere at much below the
market prices. Sales will be made
through the postal service, all post
masters taking orders and making
delivery by parcel post to Individual
purchasers.
All Have Equal Chance.
Arrangements for opening sales Au-
gust IS were completed by confer
ence of officials to-day. Details were
worked out by Assistant Secretary of
| War Benedict Crowel, +. C. Morse,
acting Director of Sales of the War
Department; A. L. Mercer Assistant
Director of Sales; Fourth Assistant
| Postmaster Blakeslee, George L. Wood,
! Superintendent OF the Rural Mail Ser
| vice, and George Landick. Jr., Chief
| Storekeeper of the Post Office Depart
| nent.
| The fact that every postmaster in
! the country will take orders means
something like $4,000 booking offices
| for the sale of the surplus army stores.
! Every resident in every city, town,
hamlet or rura, community will have
an equal chance to buy the food Of
! fered. II is in excellent shape The
meats were packed from the best cuts
obtainable; the vegetables are stand
ard commercial packs. All of the
| commodities were Government in
srected and prepared in accordance
with army specifications.
! Order forms and other data required
by the Post Office Department to make
+ the new plan operativ will be furnished
by the War Department within a few
days. Postponement OF immediate In
auguaration OF this plan of distribution
was necessary to give the Post Office
Department opportunity to issue instruc-
tons to the postmasters and furnish
them with the order forms so that the
opportunity to purchase would be given
to all citizens OF the United States at
the same time.
The entire responsibility of the orders
and deliveries of the goods will be as
sumed by the Post Once Department.
The Department VIII requisition the sub
sistence from the War Department in
case or carton lots
blocking of Shoe Inquiry.
Congressional action to reduce ths
high prices of shoes was blocked in the
House by Speaker Gillett, who used the
powers of his office to refuse recoEni-
ton to members as retaliation against
efforts Of Representative Igoe (Mo.) to
prevent three day rccesses of the House
for the next two weeks
The action of the Speaker, remin-
iscent OF the days when Uncle Joe Can
non ruled the House, caused 70 much up
! roar and excitement that 1t was nee
essary to adjourn The House viii meet
, again Tuesday, but It is doubtful II q
quorum can be obtained.
: The squabble started when Republi-
can Leader Mondell asked una lmous con-
sent that the House recess every three
days until the President has submitted
his recommendations for reducing the
cost Of living. This he said would give
l committees more time to frame import
ant legislation.
Mg Igoe asked that the Republican
leader give him assurance that his reso-
luton asking the Federal Trade Com
mission to make an early investigation
Of the high shoe prices would be con-
D sidered before the Tecesses began. This
9 Mr. Mondell refused to, do. and Mr.. Igoe
E objected ia the recess plans
Mr.. Mondell made the request second
time and again Mr.. Igoe objected, al
though the Republican leader stated lie
would not object TO introduction Of the
e resolution after the question of the recess
= was disposed Of Mr.. Igoe then asked
assurance from Mr. Mondell that the
! Speaker would recognize him to call up
7 the bill but this was refused
A short time later Democratic Leader
Clark (Mo.) asked consideration OF the