The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-10-23
PALMER TO MAKE
APPEAL TO WOMEN
Com ptrollers of House Hold Finances
Can Play Part-Changes IN
Styles Discouraged.

General Palmer and his official asso-
ciates in the fight on the high cost of
living, determined to enlist the aid of
the women of America.
BY appealing to the comptrollers
of household finances throughout the
country, it is hoped to inaugurate an
epoch of real economy which will off
set the "buy now" propaganda of
trades people. Further more an at
tempt will be made to discourage
the frequent changes in styles die
tated by the makers of woman's ap-
parel and thereby effect saving in
clothes.
Another important decision taken
at the meeting was to release more
surplus supplies held by the govern
ment, if it can be done without en-
barressment to the departments in
volved. Secretaries Baker and Dan
iels and chairman John Barton Payne
of the shipping board were In
vited to the conference for the first
time for that purpose Mr.. Baker be-
ing unable to attend, the attorney
general and Mr.. Daniels will confer
with him next week. Mr.. Daniels re-
ported 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.. Palmer's efforts are taking was
the request of chairman Payne to re-
lease any surplus building materials
which he has on hand, especially
lumber needed for home building.
The shipping board, it was learned,
probably will need, however, all OF
the supplies which it has purchased.
Cooperation of the housewives has
been the subject of extended confer
ences between H. E. Figg of the de-
partment of justice and Mrs. Edward
F. Costigan, who offered the govern
ment the full resources of the Con-
sumers' league and the League OF
Women Voters in the campaign to
take the initiation out of prices. AS a
result, speakers will be put soon IN
every state to carry the message that
one way to beat the profiteerS is to
ignore propaganda saying that prices
are certain to go higher and wait
for the decline which officials say IS
inevitable. These speakers will be
armed with facts and figures gath
cred bv the council of national de-
fense in its war work and showing
production costs in virtually every
industry in the country.
In undertaking to stimulate pa
triotic refusal to be stampeded into
buying new clothes simply because
the designers change the style from
six to eight times a year, the speak
ers, it was said, will point out that
from 8 to 80 per cent. is charged for
the style itself and that a proper
tionate amount will be saved by re-
ducing the style changes to a rea-
sonable number.
Mr.. Palmer and Director Clarkson
of the council of national defense
will confer soon on how best to reach
women by printed appeal similar to
those used by the food adminlstra-
ton. The councils affiliated state Or
ganizations will assist.
The first complete official report OF
what has been accomplished so far
by the use of such laws as were avail
BILE was given the conference by MIR.
Palmer showing that there have been
sc cases of actual seizures under the
food control act, with % cases still
under investigation. 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 1S different
states, and resulted in placing on the
market through normal channels OF
trade 99,O47 pounds of cheese, 49,