Show I HIGH PRICE OF O FOOD I NO CHANGE GHANG I I fOR New York Quotations Higher I Than Ever in Spite of Boy Boycott Boycott Boycott cott on Meat and Agitation All Over the United States I i SENATE COMMITTEE WILL INVESTIGATE Various Resolutions Combined in the Interest of Harmony and a Report Will Be Made During Session of Congress WIDE SCOPE OF INQUIRY PRICES GOING UP I f Xen Ne York Feb Id S Meat price f lire are ur higher her thou than ever eter cr in thin city elt eltI f If I Dropping fur for n a time ime while 4 the hit limitation for diminution of ur urI 4 from trout the thi diet slicE was nn ai fresh 4 4 huth Ii nud rp rl f 4 I 4 tall taIl live hn mounted to figures fiureN equal f f to I mill In souse Mune cases tho thoI those 4 5 before the movement 4 f I f 4 hl are nr f 4 I 4 f nent way HII that still 4 f 4 f higher I her are 4 f demand accounts for f 4 t 4 sonic MouSe Nom of or the lit tendency tu lo i 4 f 1 4 f this to 0 4 f 4 f th ihie he f cold ld Short supplies 4 f f lire ure believes l b h use the rH to lo 4 f 4 f ha linie p more shore to u do clu it than luau n any tn f I f hung else They Ihl believe helle e tile n III agi l lf f 4 muon has hn up iii 4 i ii 9 44 4 44 i Washington F Feb b 8 Harmonizing the several resolutions Introduced in the Sen Senate Senat Senate ate at directing an investigation into the cost lost of living the Republican leaders in conference today toda perfected a resolution i on that subject which was later presented i to the Senate nate by b Mr McCumber of North i Dakota It was referred to the tho commit I tee on contingent expenses which will willi i I consider the question of cost Bf f conduct I Ing InK such an Inquiry 1 The resolution bears l ars the name of Sena Senator SenaI Senator tor Elkins as author and ancl embodies the I principal features of the thc McCumber rest reso resolution lution as welt well an as some seine s lm of those thOle contained I in the tite one introduced by br Mr lr Lodge I The inquiry is said to be conducted by bya byI a select elect committee of eleven eleen senators and it i Ia planned to assemble as emble all AU of the in information I formation possible bearing upon th In abound eC of since Me and AI report if possible at the tile present Irel of Congress Subjects to Be Investigated I i In making the investigation ill it It is pro provided provided vided that special attention shall ahall be given given en to th the following subjects j Wages and anti earnings and whether the increase e in them has kept pace isace with the increase in the cost of liv living Ii living ing Increased twice urice ri E of ol such articles as meat grain provisions cotton wool clothing rents rentI lumber coal iron oil brick and 1 Price to the producer the wholesaler or orI I jobber r tile the retailer and consumer at which i i articles included in the investigation atlon were I distributed and sold old in the year 1000 and anti the price for their disposition at lit the th pres present present ent time The cost of production of the articles s mentioned the cost of their distri distribution distribution and sale salt when in the hands of the wholesaler or jobber and the retailer be between between between tween the same periods Whether su Iu suIi h articles have been heen in increased increased creased in price by h reason of the in increased Increased Increased creased production of gold throughout the world orld and the expansion of the th cur currency currency currency rency in the United States or by b tariff or other legislation of congress or by br brany any monopoly combination or conspiracy to control and regulate or restrain inter interstate interstate state or foreign commerce in the supply I distribution 01 oi sale of such articles Prices on the Farm The prices of food products on the farm farmin in parts of the United States State Wholesale prices of such food products at the wholesale trade centers of the States Retail prices of such food products in inthe Inthe Inthe the larger cities of f the United States State Continued on Page Two TwoS S NO CHANGE MADE fOR THE BETTER Continued from Page One Oner r 1 also a comparative statement show i rM J the t e cost of production on the farm hc committee is ordered to report to tott tot tt t 1 Senate suggestions or recommends t tins OTIS as us to the remedy to be applied to tor tord r rd iki d the cost of or living and accompany 3 report with drafts of bills of such H as will in the opinion of the i T correct and remove the causes v i u h have enhanced the prices of the I 1 aris of ot life a i 1 Hour tur after Mr McCumber r had pre rd the resolution from the finance and it had been referred to tot t c l on contingent expenses expense Mr Air Kean Rean chairman of the latter com corn t L t l reported rel the measure back with r i that it be adopted M l I Stone Htone objected to immediate con cons conE E s u i ration of the resolution and it went c L until tomorrow Lr r Crawford said that the important i Tt rt t was to ascertain whether there ther had hadt hadl t l en cn an increase in wages No one doubt 1 I J he hc said that there had been a gen genal genal genal al increase in prices of food and other r I of life |