The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06
kr..,cn d Ne shoe. hide and

4sAtson u the shoe. hide ane
E44 trade. .a,
other outstanding develop,
1feaes today In the fght asains, sn'
II 4loA cogt OF living were as folio"s
sss oneetion Of Packing.
The senate agricultural commune
sS1SSk ana decided TO begin hearings
sSAaeusa ls on the Kenyon hsn.
3 6r4ch. bills which provide ina. sns
INVESTMENT take over the paeNnns
industry OF the country and assu'''
~ regulation and control.
4. Z. White, v!ce-rresident OK AZ
mour 4 CO, of Chicago, was a VII
aess before the subcommittee OF me
nanate district COMMITTEES. which y
making an investigation OF the nish
cost Of living at the capital He GO
-lared that the big packers wefcoNa-
"a any Investigation that the govern
nent could make. and he added ina
none of then, during the past tous
wears had made any rrctt IN TIE hes'
business.
Speaker Ciliett again refused recos
milton of Representative igoe' benao-
FRAT. of Missouri. who rose e ssh
unanimous consent on ms res"l1.io-'
which provides FOR an ihses1t
I. rne shoe industry by the federas
WWLC ShssAt Il = &AaAf
W-sr-ese-tatlve Rsddick, Eepue-
sr.n. q. Montana. introduced = JOINT
resolution in the house Calling upon
he president 10 make use OF MS pow
p-s with which re ts new vested 70
sr.nc relief from the high cost or nv
srx before he asks congress Tor aQdl-
4enaf legislation.
statement was issued ~ Repre-
senta.ive Young. Republican, al Ain.
ae>ota- declaring h q = proposai
% sell wheat a. the prevailing marset
prses would bring no RELIEF because
wlest was selling now a. a premium
,vs- the government guaranteed price
For Commission.
ger-esentat.ve Tinkhar, Eepuh-
.can. announced he had written n let
ter 10 President Wilson urging that
he apprcve legislation introduced IN
the house by T3nkhan1 which pro
vffes for Vhe creation If n commission
n, make a preliminary Investigation
ard IL Recommend remedial measures
At an early date This commission. ac-
ccrdfag to the plan Of the 1assachu-
Sests member would then make a de-
tailed and scientific analysis or the
entire situation and submit a report
IN the basis Of which a final national
policy with regard 20 the cost Of llv-
ing would be solved.
The department of agriculture Is
~.ontinuing to submit 10 the attorney
yeneral reports showing the great dis
crerancy between farm prices n
market prices From these reports
9pd others. action against profteering
b expected. Secretary OF Agriculture
Houston said today after the cabinet
meeting that these Investigations OF
his department. however. had been
greatly restricted because OF reduced
appropriations by congress.
Representative Young's statement
IL asserting h nothing woul be
yAincd by a decision to sell wheat
1t the prevailing market price. says:
II the members OF the president S
ne 7 high cost Of living cabinet are
~ ignorant pom other subjects as
upon that Of wheat, there is little re-
tef In sight.
sFCr several days new statements
haxesbeen handed out suggesting that
tRlfeat be bought at the guaranteed
sprieA and resold to millers at the
market price. with h mistaken no
Ian. that the market price is lower
han the guaranteed price.
Winter wheat is selling at substan-
tiah. rEenniums and hard spring wheat
~ large premiums over the guaran-
.g9sdaprice."