Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-07-31
PRESIDENT CONSIDERS
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ceived by ehairmen Of the committees
Probe Is widoned.

ANAN - W~0NAANNi
Scope Of the investigation appeared
-broadened today by introduction of two
resolutions by Representative loge
Missouri, directing the federal trade
commission to look into an alleged
scheme to increase Immediately the
price Of shoes, also directing the way:
and means committee to ascertain
whether corporations are making mon
ey enough to pay their taxes under the
war revenue bill, by raising prices.
Profiteering is responsible for nigh
costs, according TO the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers. The advisory
board of the brotherhood, sixteen men
headed by Warren S. Stone, called on
President Wilson late yesterday.
"At this time we find ourselve,
obliged to again request an increase in
wages" Stone told Wilson. We be
lieve the true remedy for the situation
and one that will result in lifting the
burden under which the whole people
are struggling, is for the government
to take some adequate measure TO re
duee the cost Of the neeessarics of life
to a figure that the present wages and
income of the people will meet.
Postal Distribution Urged.
"Should not this be considered feas
ible, we viii be forced to urge that
those whom we represent be granted al
increase in wages to meet the dcteriora
tion of the purchasing price of the dol
lar"
In a letter TO Postmaster Genera,
Burleson today, Assistant Secretary Of
War Crowell asSv,a that a representa-
tive Of the postoffice department bC
appointed to confer with Assistant Di
rector of Sales Emrose Of the war De
partment, regarding arrangements Of
details Sin connection with distribu
tion of food supplies to the public
through the channels Of the parce
pos" "
II has been stated that the cost oi
postage under the plan would be includ
ed in the price Of the food
Bnrleson said be would bc glad tC
cooperate in the "direet 70 table" salt
of tho millions Of dollars worth Of food
Under the scheme orders FOR food may
be placed with any OF the flfty-fiv'
thousand postmasters In the country
They win send the orders b. the prope
distributing station md the provisions
viii be brought around TO The house b!
the postman. Price lists viii be sup
piled.
The postmnsters win also advcrtis
that the army food is for sale so th
ncws may be carried into the mos
sparsclv settled communities
Flour Substitutes Offered
The war department today put on
the market an additional 10000
pounds Of flour substitutes. Bids vii
be opened at the 81. Louis zone sup
ply office August 0.
The substitutes are stored al For
Sill. Oklahoma and include lj,00l
pounds Of white corn meal; $4,000 o.
yellow corn meal; 10000 pounds ol
Tissue" flour; 10000 pounds Of rice
flour, 10000 pounds Of corn starch
flour; 5000 pounds Of oatmeal floui
and 5000 pounds Of white corn flour.
Bids must be for entire lots Of the
flour and corn meal, with the excop
ton OF The tissue flour, which will
be sold IN lots C 10000 pounds OF
more.
Representative Igoe today conferred
with house leaders in an effort to gel
immediate action on his resolution q
have tho federal trade commission in
vestigatc the prices Of shoes, clothing
sugar and coffee and to have the ways
and means committee investigate high
rents.
my idea is that The effective way
to stop pFofiteering is to tax the ex
tortions Of the profitoer into The treas
nry,D Igoe said. This business Of
prosecuting violations Of the antitrust
laws is good but It is slow, tedious
process"