Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-22 | Page 4 | Says Importations Are Cause of High Prices

SAYS IMPORTATIONS ARE CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES Until Foreign Demand for Foodstuffs Drops Off Of Present Condition Conditi n to Rule I Food prices p. will not decrease so long lone longas I as orders for tor or munitions and for foo food I i products are arc coming into tills this country countr from front J nations declared 11 II W w. Phelps helps of New cw York at the Hotel Hote Utah yesterday esterday Mr oIl Phelps who thio Is connected with a number of or manufacturing I turing Luring companies in tho the east cast and aZIl who Is Interested in mining and a agriculture agriculture ture in the western states said that unless there Is decided decrease in c cx- cx from rom this countr country high hig-h prices will HI continue for Cor or at least two years year lie lii sa says a s p people ople throughout the country should take steps to decrease I ito tho hiGh cost of living II by cheaper I food products Tio Tue wheat crop this yea car cal was shorter I th than u last Jast year rear ear and grain tolls Mops Wet were not nOl ti up UI to g standard Ith With this Otis condition condi lion tion throughout hout tho the country Air Mc lt Phelps helps says that It will be Impossible tU I tot rUt t uv n tho the t go government to decrease the tho cost COit of living JIving Ithe declares that the of or the countr country has caused people in itt the manufacturing districts of tho the country to buy greater quantities quan quan- titles of or foodstuffs of or better bettor quality which accounts for Cor the increased cost Ho thinks that only through a In hi ing demand from Europe will win thero be bea a drop In the cost of lI living lU In America against Deloro Deboro and Abraham Jacobsen in v which the tho plaintiff asks for damages dam dant ages In lit the tho sum of CC 60 According to the tho complaint Deloro Delaro borrowed 50 O from J J. J V W on May 9 0 which he hc used Usel to procure his 1115 r release lease from the county jail Mark ark says sas Deloro gave save a team as security for foi thu tho loan Joan lIe He claims to have purchased purchased pur pUt chased the tho note from for tor SQ O. O 4 and alleges that Deloro has refused to pay him more than titan 20 O on It and has now flot sold to Jacobsen one of the horses which he gave as security The records of oC the county show shott that Deloro was jailed on a charge of petty lareen larceny an and released en on bond