Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
WOMAN URGED TO
IGNORE M0D|STES.
AS H. c. OIL. REMEDY.
REDUCTION IN STYLE CHANGES
WOULD BE MATERIAL HELP IN
CUTTING LIVING COST-lNAUG.
uRATE PERIOD OF ECONOMY.

Washington. Oct. lS.-Attorney
General Palmer and his official as
sociates in the fight on the high cost
! of living determined today to enlist
the aid of the women OF America.
BY appealing TO the cOmptrollers
Of household finances it is hoped to
inaugurate an epoch of real economy
which will offset the buy now pro
paganda of trades people,
Furthermore an attempt 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 decision was TO release
more surplus supplies held by the
government. if it can be done with
out embarrassment to departments
involved.
May Release Sugar,
Secretaries Baker and Daniels and
Chairman John Barton Payne of the
shipping board We're 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 reported that he had
sugar enough to run the navy six
months. but before he released any
of it wanted to be assured OF ample
requirements,
Indicative Of the broad scope which
Mr. Planners efforts are taking was
the request of Chairman Payne to
release any surplus building mater
ials which he has on hand, especial
ly lumber needed for home building
The shipping board. it was learned
probably will need, however, all Of
the supplies it has purchased.
Cooperation of the housewives
has been the subject of extended con
ferences between H. +. Figg of the
department of justice and Mrs, Ed
ward p Costigan. who offered the
government the full resources of the
Consumers league and the League
of Women Voters in the campaign to
reduce prices.
As a result speakers will be put
soon in every state to carry th
message that one way to beat the
proiiteers is TO ignore propaganda
saying that prices are certain to go
higher, and wait for the decline
which officials say is inevitable.
Will Show Costs.
These speakers Will be armed with
facts and figures gathered by the
council Of national defense in its war
work and showing production costs
in virtually every industry in the
In undertaking TO stimulate a
patriotic refusal to be stampeded
into buying new clothes simply be
cause the designers change the style
from six 10 eight times year, the
speakers, it was said, will point out
that from eight to thirty-fve per cent
is charged for the style itself, and
that proportionate amount will be
saved by reducing the style changes
to a reasonable 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 admins
trati0n. The councils affiliated
state organizations will assist.
30 Cases Of Seizure.
The first complete official report
of what has been accomplished so
fan by the use OF such laws as were
available was given the conference
by Mr. Palmer. showing that there
have been eight-siX cases of actual
seizures under the food control act.
with twenty-five cases still under in
vestigaton.
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
eighteen different states and resulted
in Pacing on the market through
normal channels Of trade a9047
pounds of cheese, l57,953 pounds of
poditly, more than 300 400 pounds of
fish. 52,O56 cans OF tomatoes, 765,6l5
pounds of salt pork, 2l,053,SS0 eggs,
| ,i27 OG2 pounds of butter, 4,S3l,33l
pounds of sugar, $3.50 sacks Of pc.
taloes and quantities of beans, corn,