Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-31

Washington. July 3l--President VILE
son is giving deep and very thoughtfti
consideration to tho cost Of living.
was announced at the White House.
Declaring that "conscienceless profi.
teerlng by tho big interests who have
secured control Of all Of tho necessities
Of life" had brought about condition
that had made It imperative that those
whom they represented must demand
another increase in wages unless the
cost OF living is forced down." Warrcu
S. Stone, grand chief and member OF
the advisory board OF the brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. has asked
governmental action to lower living
costs. d
In statement presented to Prcsis
dent Wilson late yesterday. Mr.. Stone
declared that despite the recent wage
increases membrs Of the brotherhoo0
found themselves today actually earn
Ing less money~than they did before
the war because Of the great deprcciaS
ton Of the purchasing power OF tnd
dollar. Attention also was called "a
the widespread spirit Of unrest amonH
all classes whose wage no longer WIZ
provide adequate food, shelter ana raiS
mcnt for themselves and families.
No plan Of action by the governmenS
was suggested further than that soma
adequate measure should be taken To
reduce the cost Of the necessities OF lifs4
to figure that present wages ana tnA
income of the people will meet
Army Food TO Be Sold.
First steps In the federal, goverpS
ments attempt to reduce the high cos9
of living were taken today With the
Inauguration of the plan for the sal0
Of Sl26.00o, 600 worth Of army to0
stocks direct to the people WITH svsgJ
postmaster and mail carrier AetinG -
q salesman.
Distribution Of the surplus food ~,
this manner was requested BY tnY
house Of representatives and details
were worked out by conferences between
Secretary Baker. Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson and Representativekeliy
While this program was being put
into effect. President Wilson had oe>
fore him a statement from tho Bro-t
therhood OF Locomotive engineers
which declared "concienseless prontN
eering" has brought about such condi~
ditions that tho engineers felt they,
must demand increased wages unless
living expenses were speedily reduced.
As the department Of justice invests |.
cations into the causes OF living cost
were under way. with particular at
tention being given to the question OF
whether producers or dealers m
combined In violation OF law to raiso
prices of necessities.
Meantime there was pending IN tno
house resolution proposing the traoo
commission investigate :ho sss.:.e CONT
of sugar, coffee, shoes and clothinx.
Debated In Senate.
Tho high cost Of living was debate
ed In the senate today In CONSIDERING
n resolution proposing the reduction -
currency In circulation.
Senator Myers, democrat, OF Mons
tana, said the amount OF money IN cir$.
culation was partly responsible for
present conditions, adding that hign
living cost was productive OF bolshe>
yism and anarchism."
Referring to the request OF railroad
employees for Increased wages, Sena-,
Tor Myers said increased wages invar-
iably were followed by advances IN
living costs. thus creating IAN ends
less chain"
TT is impossible to see where this
endless chain rs going to end" he saids.
Senator Poindexter, republicansa
Washington, said the president hads
been given $100.o00.00 to feed diss
tressed European peoples. and added:
But 1t would be impossible to get,
an appropriation Of 100000 for foods
for Americans"
One OF the reasons urged for the ap~
preparation to- supply food to Europ0
Senator Poindextcr said. was maine
tainance of meat and food prices.
Milk Prices Boosted In chieasA
Chicago. July 31-Chicago retail dis
trfbutors notified their patrons today
that. beginning tomorrew. the price OF
cents a quart and cream from Is to ~
cents a half pint
Retailers explained that the proS
ducers had Increased the price OF milk
to the distributors 50 cents per hundred
for August, and that this made It nccs,
essary to raise the price to consumers.
The milk producers association or
northern Illinois, northern Indiana. ana
southern WISCONSIN, -;.s..ss:::s ss,s.rr..e.9
Chicago. sells the output to the Co-i
operative Marketing Company. which
Ii said to be owned by tho producers. h
In May. after q series OF negotiations
between the producers and the retail~l
ers tho price was ixed ut ~ cents ~
quart in May BY Federal mcdiators.
In Juno the price charged by the
producers was $3.50 per hundred
pounds, The producers raised the
price In July to IS per hundred