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Show 1 I Senator Capper Declares Something Must Be Done to Curb Soaring Prices of Commodities. Consumers' League Is Pressing Matter Upon Attention of Congress; Profiteering Is Cause. By. JUSTIN M'GRATH. Universal Service Staff Correspondent. WASHINGTON, July 20. Despite the intensity of public interest in theleague of nations fight and in the state of grow- , ing anarchy in Mexico, there are some , statesmen in Washington who hold the 1 opinion that the increasing cost of living Tn"fhe: United States is the most serious issue which the country has to consider. . The correspondence of senators and congressmen reveals that unrest is in- : creasing" in all parts of the country be- j cause of soaring prices. The National ; Consumers' league, representing thou- j sands of housewives throughout the i United States, is petitioning congress for i definite action to meet the, intolerable' conditions. j Tassage of the Kenyon-Anderson bill to I regulate the packing industry has been suggested as one means of coping with the problem. j The 1600 members of the Southern j Wholesale Grocers' association, President J. H. McLaren of Jacksonville, Kla., an- j nounced yesterday, will immediately pro- i ceed against the administration of Walker j D. Hines, as federal director general of railroads, charging discrimination which, they claim, is enabling the five big packers pack-ers to secure a monopoly on the distribution distri-bution of food products in the south. SOARING PRICES ARE CHARGED TO MONOPOLY. The wholesale grocers allege that, as a result of the packers' monopoly, the cost of living in the south is being advanced to a point which means actual suffering to the poorer classes. The same complaint com-plaint against the packers is being made 1 in Washington. To relieve the situation at the national 1 capital, several products purchased from the national army are being brought here and retailed at the public market under the direction of District officials. Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas is one of the statesmen who see serious menace men-ace to peace and order in the ever-increasing prices of the necessities of life. Senator Capper, In discussing this ctues-tion, ctues-tion, said: "Two-thirds of my daily mail has to do with the subject of .profiteering. The problem of prices and profiteering is the big issue the biggest issue before congress. con-gress. It must be grappled with, because it cannot be evaded or neglected. UNDERFED CHILDREN CITED BY SENATOR. "More than 14,000 stunted babies have been recently found in Boston. These babies are shorter in stature and lighter in weight than they oui;ht to be by three years' growth. All the starved children are not in Europe, It seems. "Washington undoubtedly is victimized by profiteers to an extent not equaled in any other city. I have ioin-d other senators sena-tors of the District of '' i i ; i. im mil-tee mil-tee in looking into the evil here and seeking seek-ing a remedy. You can find the poorer people here have a hard struggle to exist. ex-ist. "We are told the war price of slices i-: soon to advance 2 to ."0 cents p--r pair. "Under wear is to be marked up 2 to .Vi p r cent. Hand-me-down suits of i'ioth'-s :ire to sell from ?."0 to $ . . t'oal is to be higher than ever. CUST-UP COMING, SENATOR DECLARES. j "Wh'Vi the vieitor to an enu'ineroom ss j the ii.dn ator on a stt am irau-p on a ( boiler slowly pass the d aimer point and keep golr.cr up, it mnkos him think of j hunting a place of safety a. id departing j for it prett v quickly. I-Ui t imagine what ; would !e the feelings of a man w,o hid to remain in t..e i oilf-rnm while the husky, as well as the eare'.-ss. fireman st.il lo'i t shoeling coal into the uiruniy roar- ii,c firebox. "Some kind of a bust -1171 is toing to 1 (Continued on Page 3 Column 5.) ' SEES MICE II IKffllC COSTS (Continued from Pane One.) come if we let reckless profiteers do the lirimr. Many 01" our best find nicest business men appreciate this dancer and point it out. When it beeame necessary that the banks should be made safe, the government provided bank inspectors and banking laws. Business and industry must he made safe for ail onr sakes cui for their own. They must servo." |