Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-10-22
Enlist Women for Economy
Drive.

Drive.
Washington, Oct, 17-Attorney
General Palmer and his official assQ-
ciates in the fight on the high cost
of living determined today to enlist
the aid of the women of America.
By appealing to the comptroller
of household finances throughout
the counry, it is hoped to inaugurate
an epoch of real economy which will
offset the "buy now" propaganda OF
trades people. furthermore, an at
tempt will be made to discourage the
frequent changes in styles dictated
| by the makers of women's apparel
and thereby effect saving IN
clothes.
Another important decision taken
at today's meeting was to release
more surplus supplies held by the
government, if it can be done with
out embarrassment to the depart
ment involved. Secretaries Baker
and Daniels and Chairman John Bar
ton Payne of the shipping board,
were invited to the conference for
the first time for that purpose. Mr..
Baker being unable to attend, the
attorney general and Mr.. Daniels
will confer with him next week. Mr..
Daniels reports that he lad sugar
enough to run the navy six months,
but before he released any of it ne
wanted to be sure of ample re-
placements.
/ Speakers to go Out.
Cooperation of the housewives
has been the subject of extended
conferences between H. E. Figg of
the department of justice, and Mrs.
Edward F. Costigan, who offered the
government the full resources of the
consumers league and the League OF
Women Voters in the campaign. to
take the infiatation out of prices. AS
a result, 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 in
evitable. These speakers will be arm
ed with facts and figures gathered
by the council of national defense in
, it's war work and showing production
costs in virtually every industry in
the country.
In undertaking to stimulate pa
triotic refusal to be stampeded into
buying new clothes simply because
the designers change the styles from
six to eight times year the speak
ers, it was said, will point out that
from eight to thirty-five per cent is
charged for style and that a proper
tionate amount will be saved by re-
ducing the style changes to reason
able number.
Mr.. Palmer and Director Clarkson
of the council of national defense
will confer soon on how best to reach
women by printed appeals similar to
those used by the food administra-
ton. The councils affiliated state on
ganizations will assist.
What Has Been Accomplished.
The first complete official report
of what has been accomplished so
far by the use of such laws as were
available, was given the conference
by Mr.. Palmer showing that there
have been sc cases of actual seizures
under the food control act with 22
cases still under Investigations.
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 1S different states and re-
suited in placing on the market
through normal channels of trade,
99,O47 pounds of cheese, 1888
pounds of poultry, more than 2OO,-
900 pounds of fish, 52,O56 cans of
tomatoes, 765,615 pounds of salt
pork, 21,O53,SSO eggs, 1,427,O62
pounds of butter, 4,S91,331 pounds
of suger, 1,S30sacks of potatoes and
quantities of beans, conr, baking
powder, salmon, coffee, salt and