Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-16
UNIVERSITY BOYS
FIGHT PROF|TEERS
Charlottesville Students Form
Society of Poor Men,"
600 Strong.
DECLARE WAR ON lEECHES
Obtain Federal Assurance That
Overall Price Pirates
Will Suffer.
DECLARE WAR ON LEECHES

CiIAHLoTTESvILLE. VA. Ap-!l Is.
University OF Virginia students
have organized for battle agains,
the high cost of living" a; a mass
meeting. attended by over 500 UNDER
graduates. the Society OF Poor Ncn
vas formed. with the following o.
!Icers: Cornelius Holland Bun. or
Washington. -. C.. president l.. -.
Di"ch;ord, of the University. score
ta.y. and Charles =. Mahood. Of
Princeton. W. Va, treasurer.
Mcssrs. Ray Russell, Stewart and
TiiEhman Scrc appointed COM
mittcc 10 secure ovcralls at whole
sale prices from factory IN Lynch
burg, and the officers were Instructed
to inquire into prices and render a
rc2or; q. ;ac next meeting. 4 com
nittce Was also named 70 inform the
faculty OF The action OF such "a large
mass o: the student body and 10 re-
guest their co-oDe.at!on.
Mr. Bull. student; or the iaw
school. presided a, the mass meeting,
wearing ovcralis. His caaracte-i.a-
Ton OF local prot.tecrs as "a bunch
OF ltc~hcs and blood suckers" was
Justify applaudcd. III we are going
10 make success o. this movement" :"
he said. 1T Will not he accomplished
6E wearing ovcralls tomorrow. o.
next dag. but hy wearing them right
tn through until commencement. We
must get prices down and we have
club In our hands.
United states to SsonSor f'iub
AS soon as demand increases.
prices so up; IL is an economic law.
But today We sent into every store
In charlottesS!lie. and then Went in
ourselves and got the prices. 7, is
1850. Then we went around 20 see
judge f!sh1urne, o; the Circuit
Court. and Representatives o. the
United States Court. They told us
that II we report any profi,ecrinE
over these prices. the pro,itee. world
Hni himself guilty of violating a
Federal statute.
H.oca-colas used 10 be cents, in
Guiding war tax. They have lust
been raised TO IL cents. The cost 10
the retailer has increased LEGS than
cent AS everyone Will agree. this
!s entirely an unjusi!iiaolc raise.
'''S 'ofNE one lth!I.
strenuous ResoIuti3nx.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted by the society:
Whereas. living conditions in this
university have become intolerab,e.
due to cxorbitant prices ana evident;
prohtccring watch has been made
possible by unnecessary buying by
the students of this university, and
Whereas, it Is possible for said
students TO combat this successfully
by concerted action.
Be II therefore resolved. That We
do hereby pledge ourselves to ab-
stain from patronizing any vandor
OF soft drinks who has been guilty
OF eFidently unjust raising OF prices:
And also be IL therefore resolved.
That we Will wear clothes of a tyne
and character which will make il
apparent tina; we protest against this
system of high prices for clothing
maintained in this locality.
Re ii therefore resolved. That We
further reserve the right to abstain
from patronizing any other merchant
or vendcr of any other commodities
as this body shall deem advisable.
And be il also resolved, That this
body. protesting against conditions
as they now exist, do all in their
power TO give the widest publicity
to this action;
And be ii also resolved. That this
movement shall continue until it be-
comes apparent that conditions JUS
tify "a uiscontinuance or tnis acfion