Show LIVING EXPENSE OF OFA A AVERAGE VERA GE AMERICAN DOUBLED SINCE 14 Tile The average amount expended by each rach person in the United Stat States 9 during a year has hM nearly nears doubled since 1914 according to fi figures ures re received received re- re from the time United States Stat s tre treasury ury department by Salt Lako hankers bankers Furthermore an increase of or 1 per cent is noticeable In Salt Lake since December 1917 Based on prices prevalent August August August Au Au- gust 1 1 1914 4 It was found that thearl th yearly earl expenditure per por person was This was tho the year car the war ar started On January 1 1315 1915 it 11 wa was figured that the expenditure had dropped to One year ear later this amount was Increased to Three months previous to tho the United States' States advent Into the tho world conflict the thc expenditures based on the prices of or January 1 I 1017 Jumped to 51 71 In September September Sep Sep- of oC the same year following following follow v ing Americas entry Americas entry Into the time war var this was waH increased still sUit further to In lii the tho three months of the past year car an Increase of 26 is noticeable noticeable notice notice- able able- the latest figures for or December December Decem Decem- ber 1917 showing showing- the yearly early exp expenditure ex ex- p to be bo Since Sinco that time an increase of 1 ller iper cent has hat been noted I |