The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-02

had Wholesale complaints from other
sources. Both the president and Zines
have shown they consider the railroad
and cost of living problem as one ques-
ton.
One Mans Solution.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug PLANS for
chain of municipal grocery stores
where several staple articles OF roou
will be sold to Omaha residents AZ
cost were announced today by Mayor
I'D. p. Smith.
"This project is only the beginning
of what | deem necessary to reduce
the high cost Of living" said the
mayor.
The stores will be located in tire
stations and munlclpal Hlarhet -
the city auditorium.
Other commissioners expressed
their approval of the plan which Will
probably be adopted by the city coun'
ell soon. as a means of reducing the
high cost Of living.
Packers Blamed Again.
rBy RAYMOND Clapper, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Demands
that the packers Immediately re-
lease millions of pounds of stuff 10
bring down the high cost OF living,
were made today by the Natlonai
Consumers league through MISS
Jessie r. Haver, legislative agent.
These stocks have been officially
declared the largest in years
The Farmers National council,
representing 100000 farmers, through
its director, George P. Hampton, de-
clared that the Kenyon bill to regu,
late the packers should be passed
Immediately
"The packers claim they did pa
triotic service in supplying the gov.
eminent with meat during the war,
said Miss Haver, "but if they WISH
to show true patriotism they Will
turn loose huge stores of meat they
are holding"
Control of the meat packing IN
dustry," said Hampton, through the
Kenyon bill, with such modlflcalons
as may be found necessary at the
hearings, is very important meas
ure for the reduction of the high cost
of living. 1t will help the con-
sumers as well as producers.
The farmers, he declared, wouIo
save from $S0,000,O00 to SlO0,oOo,Ooo
a year alone through adoption or tue
bill
Country May Go to Smash.
IBy L. c. Martin, United Press Stan
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. congress
has been hauled up short by unrest
throughout the country over the hlgh
cost OF living.
70
weeks recess been called off, but the
league of nations fight IN the senate
NAV be affected before long, senators
said today.
Leaders of both houses today were
concerned with .devising some plan
whereby the insistent demand from
the whole country for an adjustment
of wages into proper relation to the
cost of living may be worked out,
they said.
House and senate leaders were 10
confer in an effort to lay the foun-
dation for action which will meet
not only the railroad mems problem,
but the broader one which affects
all workers.
Unless this is done, the country is
"going to smash" Seantor Cummins,
Iowa, chairman of the senate inter
state commerce committee said.
I'VE must give assurances to the
workers" said Cummins today, that
an equitable relation Will be estab-
lished between the cost of living and
wages We must do that immediate
ly. Unless we do the country is
going to smash.
~ believe the time has come when
the government must fix the wages
hot IF
retains control of the lines or not.
/ am ready to vote for such action.
Hu. the government should have the
power to raise wages to meet the
living cost or to bring the living ccEt
down to the wage level
Reduction Of Currency.
by l.. G. Martin, United Press Staff
Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-The sen.
ate today adopted the Myers resolu-
ton ordering the banking and cur
rency committee to investigate the
feasibility of reducing the currency to
decrease the cost of living.
The senate today concurred with the
house in resembling the recent deci'
sion for a recess.
Food Sale Delayed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 = Differ
ences between the war and the post.
office departments threaten to hold
up the sale of army surplus food, ac-
cording to information gathered
today.
Although they refused to be quoted
war department officials today
claimed the postoffice wants to
charge regular postage rates for
handling the food and that this would
make the prices nearly as high as or
binary retail prices.
1t is claimed at the war department
that this rate of postage is unjustified