Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-17
ALL CENTERS TO
HAVE FAIR PRICE
COMM |T.TEES
Attorney General Pledges
Full Support of Prosecu-
ton of Hoarders and
ProfiteerS.

of millions of dollars worth of food.
Ninety-eight cases had been
| brought against profteers, many OF
| whom were indicted, and some Of
whom were serving sentences.
The campaign was to continue,
the attorney general declared, with
one purpose-"prices must come
down."
II am not worried over hurting
the retail Dealers" he added, "they
havs had their harvest time and now
the people are to get look in. The
finest weapon in this campaign is
knowledge. Let the people know
the facts and they will take care of
the rest"
Stamp Price Plan.
Mr.. Palmer described the efforts
being made to get congress to con-
tinue the operation of the Lever
food control act for six months after
the declaration of peace, and to pass
a law requiring the price at which
an article left the producer to be
StoIHpeu OH tHc dItlCle.
"If we can get that law, we will
stop profiteering," he said. when
you go to the shoe store, if you
see plainly stamped on pair of
shoes the wholesale price of $3.50,
you simply aren't going to pay $18
for that pair of shoes. I know of
great department. store in one of
our cities where the sale price on
goods has no relation to the cost.
They advertise a special sale and
when the people come running, be-
cause they think they are going to
get something cheap, the price is
marked up because the demand is
greater
IAN organization of women. or
gained as they never were before
will do more to bring down prices
than any single movement. Their
power is incalculable. They buy 90
per cent of the food and wearing
apparel for the country. And when
women make up their minds they
will not buy at present prices. then
prices will come down.
Against Expensive Styles.
Women should set their faces
against these expensive and ever
changing styles. Merchants are
shouting buy now My advice is
do not buy now. Wait for lower
prices. When demand is lessened,
the supply is increased, and prices
must inevitably fall.
We must urge the people to
exercise conservation and economy
and quit INDUCING in this saturnalia
Of extravaganza. People have
money today, who never had it be-
tore, and the only use they seem
tc know for it is to blow it in.
"One of the greatest crimes of
the day is idleness. We must stop
the factional disturbances in indus
try and increase production If men
and women would do 10 per cent
more work, prices would come down
20 per cent and, if they would econ
onize and save 10 per cent more.
this problem of the high cost of
living would be solved"
+,uUV,Uuo Enter flgnt.
Washington, Dec. 1o.-An army of
100000, representing 10000 organ
izations, has been organized by the
savings division of the Treasury de-.
partment to enter the fight against
the high cost of living.
Beginning January | and extend
ing to April /, a great thrift cam
psign will be conducted in an effort
to induce women to keep strict &C
counts of their daily expenditures in
order, by study of them, to edimi-
nate unnecessary items. According
to the plan. amounts saved by this
means would be invested in govern
ment securities.
Women's organizations which
have been enlisted in the campaign
include:
The Association of College Alum
nae, Daughters of the American
Revolution, General Federation Of
Womens Clubs. National Catholic
War Council National Congress of
Mothers and Parent-Teachers' Asso-
Citations, National Council of Jewish
Women, National Federation OF
Business and Professional Women's
Service, Woman's Depart of the Ma
tiona1 Civic Federation and the Y.
Ci,,bc Nat;oo,1 % oruo for NNo,,,en'c