Show HIGH PRICES S akc le a onewhahuf h s of ome . ereas e n a a a n n h P h a he f n n o o the e and o" e o t. Eroods ho 11 an th ou an n a d tthsvhwkho o u goo thr do o e a ut od the ma ke at 1 as fo e p nt in the p cs bo 1 al It casv o state t e law o ply and lema d n gene al e n b t th s aw s one of the most ntr ate n the ceo on domain and plttalls for the reasone are numerous The e may be so ne bas s for the r se n pn es of do mest goods wh ch has not been taken nto cons derat on The susp cion is howe or that speculat on s largely re spons ble for the mc ea od pr ces and n onse uence the go ernment at Wash ngton has set on foot an nqu ry which s to be backe I b the p osecu t on of the guilty All over the coun try the government s agents are mak ng an nvest gat on on the theory that there s a combma t on and a consp racy to increase pr ces By the roeess of el m nat on Pres dent W lson who is a pro f c ent econo n st arr ves at the con clus on that the absolute reversal o the aw of supply and demand must be due to an art f cial cause and he argues that the most 1 kely cause is conspiracy and comb nat on n restra nt of trade It s reported that in Germany the ent re nat on has gone on a regular ration All tho people are patriot cally cutting down the r dally consumpt on pf food in order that the fatherland may w n m the present war In this country if the pres dent s susp c ons are true certa ii business men are for getting the r patr ot sm m a seramble to get all they can out of the war at the expense of their fellow country men |