The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-11-29
Dealers are attributing the increase
to the higher cost of wool.


to the higher cost Of wool.
The report of the Department Of
Labor told of increase in the prices
of mems and women's clothing of all |
materials and qualities. The New
York Journal of Commerce, in a re-
view of various markets, says:
Rising prices continue in pri-
mary dry goods markets. The de-
mand for cotton goods was stimu-
lated by sharp advance in raw
cotton. Sheetings, print cloths, and
combed yarn goods in the gray are
higher. Wool goods are firm and
rising. Silk goods have been show
ing advances and sales are steady"
Meat dealers Ia Philadelphia
complain that the packers have ere
ated artificial conditions in that city
to force prices to higher levels.
The cost of practically every ma
terial and commodity that was pro
tected' by the Fordney-McCumber
profiteers' tariff law has mounted
noticeably since its passage. The
Cotton Textile Trust, the Wool Trust,
the Beef Trust, the Steel Trust, and
all the big monopolies which control
basic commodities have apparently
begun to turn their protection" in
to big profits for themselves.
No reports of increase in wages
have been issued by the Department
of Labor, and there is no sign that
the thousands of workers now out of
employment are soon to be given
work by the industries which, 1t was
said, would be guaranteed prosperity
by the enactment of the prOfiteers'
tariff bill.
Bonus Bill Is BanquO's Ghost for
= Republicans
Returns from states which on No
vember voted on propositions to
; provide bonuses to such of their
citizens as served in the World War
indicate that the next Republican
, Congress will again be confronted
with the necessity of passing or de-
, feating a soldiers adjusted com
/ pensation bill.
Four states-Illinois, Iowa, Kan
sas and Oklahoma-have recorded
: themselves in favor of additional
{ compensation for soldiers. All but
. Oklahoma are normally Republican
states. All together, they have So
? Representatives and eight Senators
= in Congress. Most Of these Congress
: men are Republicans.
= Radical and progressive Republic
- can Congressman elected in Western
States on November Z are already
= talking OF restoring the excess prof
, it's taxes and the high surtaxes as a
: means OF raising revenues with
t which to pay soldier bonuses from
b. the Federal Treasury. President
, Harding and the Republican Sena-
: tors who have been opposing further
3 compensation will have hard time,
, it is expected, in preventing a bonus
bill from getting through the next
, Congress.
With the defeat of Republican
, Senators who fought the bonus in the
present Congress, there is doubt
whether enough votes can be mar
: shaled by the President to sustain
: his veto if he feels obliged once more
; to disapprove such a measure.
"A Destroyed Victory
In explaining the Democratic VIC
: tory of Nov. 7 and highly approving
> it, the Republican Boston Tran
script editorially says, among other
= things:
1.-The best part about the wigging
= which the people have given at the
polls in many parts of the country to
: the party in power is that the wig
cling was well deserved. The party
, in power has neglected it's opportuni-
: W, paltered Ill the race Vi grave anu
pressing problems, played fast and
loose with the veterans of the Great
/. War, goose-stepped before organized
bands of noisy minorities, honey
fugled the pacifists, enacted tariff
bill that. as we have repeatedly said.
is "a disgrace to The Republican par
, ty and menace to the Nation, in
suited the intelligence and infiamed
the passion of the electorate in many
parts of the country by appointments
to Office that are indefensible on any
score--for example T.. Mont Reilly as
governor of Porto Rico and whole
tribe of political swindlers south OF