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Show EGG ABOUT TO FULL ' FRKfl ESTATE Beans, at One-tenth Price, Said to Contain More Nutrition. CHICAGO. Dec. 9. Attornoys for the Chicago butter and egg board appeared , before Special Examiner Morrison today to set forth their objections to Morrison's Morri-son's report that the board has fixed prices In violation of the anti-trust law. The butter and esq board submitted a list of nineteen objections to the report. re-port. In substance It waa assorted that no matter what action tho board took It did not fix the price of butter and eggs In the open market. It Is expected that Judge Landls In tho federal court Thursday will fix a date for tho trial of tho case. The lowly bean was Injected Into the egg boycott here today, when women leading the fight were supplied with a chart prepared by the state food commission com-mission giving a cost comparison of the nutritive value of eggs as against other foods. For five cents, says tho chart, the housewife can buy beans containing as much nutrition a8 there Is In a dozen eggs. Twenty-five cents invested In lamb chops or beef will attain the samo object, It Is said. Other interesting comparisons com-parisons are given. SAN FIIANCISCO. Dec. 0. Pledging themselves lo abstain from the use bf eggs, the Housewives' leaguo launched a campaign here today to forco a reduction reduc-tion In the prico of eggs In San Fran-I Fran-I clsco. Mrs. Caroline C. Corrin, state chairman of the league, told the women that second-class storage eggs wero being be-ing sold as fresh country eggs in violation viola-tion of the law A mass meeting is to bo held within a few days to discuss plans for continuing the boycott and making It more effective. |