Show GREEN PLANS WAR AGAINST HIGH PRICES Acting Mayor l Will Suggest Action by bv City Commission and alid Civic BoGies Bodies 9 I I AID Affi ASKED WOMEN'S WOMEN'S i I Proposes T That lat Salt Lake Follow Fol- Fol low Jow Action Taken by byi i r Eastern Cities I I H II GREEN GREEK acting mayor maor of ot Salt II HII Lake will this morning sU suggest to the ci commission that something some somo- thing be dono done by the dt city looking ln to the reduction of or the tile high cost cost of or living ln Ho says a 8 that while ho will nalco maleo the thc su suggestion ho docs does not feel that ho should go Into tho to matter thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- as Mayor W. W VIon Mont Ion t Ferry will return from flom tho tim Pacific coast within a week and that he would probably follow the ideas taken tal up In the east cast Commissioner Green declared however how how- ever eer that If Ir tho the elt city commission a agrees reef with him in the matter ho he will investigate conditions and take tako whatever whatever whatever what what- check the ever steps are necessary to prices of ot fool food 1 If his suggestion Is acted on the cit city commission this morning will as ask that tho the women's clubs of or the city the tho city take the matter up and ad authorities and housewives of ot means which ml might ht bw bu employed to lower tho the cost of ot the necessities of ot life The Tho Women Women's Federation of ot Clubs of ot Salt Lake it wits was said Bald last night will also take up tho the matter at a meeting next Monday NondaY concerted investigation Tho The suggestion of a into the high cost o of foodstuffs food tood- stuffs is in line with tho the work worl being lone done b by the mayors of or other cities throughout the tho country Eg Eggs s es especially especially es- es aro are Attracting much attention and in man many places boycotts have b been n started against ag their purchase in or order or- or tier der to force forca down prices Housewives Housewives' leagues ues and clubs have joined in tho the movement t. t Reports made b by New e York correspondents correspondents corre corre- of oC lo local l banks ore are to the tho ef effect ef- ef sect that the high cost coat of ot living lI has tot only affected the United States but that all of ot the nations of or the tho world aro are complaining of ot advances advance In prices Mrs hs W. W P. P Adams president of or the Salt Lake L. Woman's Womans Federation of ot Clubs said yesterday et that steps will be he betaken betaken taken by the club to prevail pre upon the women of or the city to eschew po- po and eggs She declared that If tr t ggs arc are not eaten the price will drop quickly and that 1 If potatoes are boycotted boy bo- for thirty da days s the price would probably drop more than 50 GO per cent Sa Says Say Boycott Justified Boycotts against Illegal combinations combinations combinations that are trying to raise the price of or foodstuffs ar are arc Justifiable from tho the legal and the moral viewpoint but I it itIs itIs Is 18 a question whether or not they can canle be le made effective without national or organization or- or said Gov Go William Spry In discussing the tho New ew York movement The Tho fact said the governor that tho the officials of or several states and tho the leading cities are giving the w weight of qC the their r Influence to the tho movement mO how hows that the they believe that prices are aro being forced up b by mon men who have practically tf aJ cornered the tho supply |