The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-23
POINTS TO HONEST
ESP0NS|BLE MEN
Whose Solemn Duty it il
to Assist IN Cutting
Prices
CREDIT IS GIVEN
WORK BY WOMEN
Appeals to People to
Eliminate Extravaga1ace
and to Cooperate in
Swatting the Pro6teer

wsshiretor. Dec. .---Asserting that
tce cost Of living in November wHs No
greater 'hsr Il was in August Attor-
ncN.G@neral Palmer tonight MAIDS PUB.
lie statement outlining the results
Of the government was on high prices
which was begun last August
| The fact that living costs we're NJ
higher last month than they wapein
August Is referred to az sign ficenf
as IN former years. extending back -
( 1871. the returns for November nk0W
/ a considerable increase over ABgusf
I returns
I The statement posnts ont that br7c1s
~ labor statistics show that I'm the fnis
months If 1915 tal7 and 1913 thsre
wcr~ advances In. retail food prices OF
t3.iS and rs nointa. respectively, while
in 1912 there vas upward trend
! Promise Of favorable reeulte IN the
/ coming months toward reducing tha
cost Of living ~ held cot 1917
Z The history of retail food p~scee ~
vas 1atsd. indicates that q doct11d
'icw inward treYf ordinarily may 6Asey-
pucted III the part Of The year ke4Qh@eh
January / and March / and II ~ ~ ~
h, red that this VIII be scceis1aAAo 4lG1s
year ~ the campaign initiated ~ khA
government which ts inst nov Eet&1ag
~eii under way. a
= The statement rays thA4 Vary
s-llesnn duty to assist in redunlN&
tbs cost Of irving aud particularly
/ ~ eliminate r~cfiteertnE rests uSfon @
fcness and responsible business
men or all classes. To bBinE abouf
! corporation in this direction xhe
rational organiza tons reprcsentsng
the different trade interests hAx0
J been apprea ched
1 Credit is given In the statemen IL
'ha work done by woren's orGnninz
i tioHs throughout the country ard IN
mr. # a y5sl sip for rR 4
: citizens toward making, the CAMPAIGN
d success ~ saving and eliminating
eNtravasance and by Joining wfth.thA
department Of justice in stamping 0s1t
, trafiteeriug and boarding.
Emphasis is laid on three ess9At4a1
f.ctors. Increase in production, eitnat-
nation Of extravarant buying and tise
deternl iued hunting down Of profiteeTA
Or all classes
The statement was authorized ~
meeting Of the so-caied high cost ef
living cabinet" which was attended ~
Secretary OF the Navy Daniels: Score
ttrs Of Commerce. Aiexander: vinkUe
+ M'rdocs and William Coiver. at thA
e f~de rs,f trade commission II. G. IefffnE-
U'eH assistant secretary of the trean-
Gr%. walker t. Hines director general
OF railroads: Charles y, Ames. Assistant
i TO the attorney general: Howard u.
f gg, special assistant to the attorueY4
getera1 AMI y. Mitchell Palmer, Att6e.
uey- general The statement sayss ssss
"A worry solemn duty to asEiBtAta
reducing the cost OF living and p2e1fc.
; ularly 10 eliminate profiteering re4&4
{ upon honest and responsible buslnAon
( men Of all classes
/ RETAILERS HFIT
| THE National retail clothing Aeel-s
/ ors association have recently eatnh-
lished their pre-war margin Of 1solt
r. - -
their entire membership, repreSentinE
approximately 90 per cent Of the -
tail Clothing dealers OF America. The
have also appointed diligence c.
! nittee To hunt up prontecrs v4ltaA
their membership and report to ~
united States attorney in their reaneer
tive districts violations OF margins 1f
/ profits as set Iip by their orEantxa
( ton. These profits show from s. ~
] so per cent reduction over prevail
| ing profits OF past fow months
! The National Retail Shoe Dbl
! erS' association have Appotnted ~
/ executive committee 10 confer for ~
! purpose Of re-estabiishing a sfrs13rP
rule within their oryanixation sgs
The National Retail DRY OoO6as
association. representing 7o.e00 a.
/ partrnent stores in the United Stat1k
are cooperating with the depop4-
rnent Of justice in establishing ferons-
inantly economy departments dVrthe
January and February.
| Several OF the larger manufAe-
!. turers associations, as well AZ who7e
/ sale ard retail merchants AMnocsa
/ tons. have appointed committees b
| confer with agents Of the depart
/ nant Of justice and are putting their
"utire machinery at the disposal nk
the department to carry out programs
liz the membership. Such efforts
will lie extended to other like ~.
! CARNATIONS to cooperate toward 70
tucing profits.
! NORMAL SCASHON
/ Beyond this the department. X ~
justice has instituted thornuCN
going and nationwide carnpAlsQ 8G~
tlcirafed in by thousa nds OF m6nS44 q
wonen.s bringing about regulati94
th. cost IT living through eduGGe.
ami throagh moral shasion. M$s&Ga
states this campaign is proEr11[~4eS
aetiveiS The work in all Of theS0GM
| directed from Washington = Il
d,ne by Fair rriee conimiu11el
or United States attorneys
primarily the notable tAn N N
involved IN the cost cf tivfnG r. SS2ss
: the needed increase IN Nr0 B
ton, the ags1ninaki0as - NJ