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Show i55 lalf Million Dollars Wanted by Chairman j Murdock to Prosecute Congressional Inquiry. Ironna Presents De-' ; mands for Changes in; Wheat Standards; De-j :; clares for the Farmers. WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. An appro-L--' 'inliou of $500,000 for investigation of increased cost of living by the fed- al trnde commission vas asked of coti-css coti-css today by Acting Chairman Mur-i: Mur-i: iclt of the commission in a letter to .' Kakcr Gillelt. ''unds for the com-bris com-bris already authorized are insuf-Vicnt insuf-Vicnt to conduct tho proposed in-: in-: lilies, the letter said. J. .;, 'Chairman Murdoch, who also is a .. ember of the subcommittee named by ttorncy General Palmer to submit "''commendations for reducing living .' lit, act forth in his letter that the i. mmiasion proposed to conduct further "v. colligations as to tho production, :. orago and distribution of foodstuffs, ", ith aim of arriving at figures on the al cost, wholesale and retail prices. L'GAR AND SHOE ILLS ARE PENDING. U : So far as known, tho president has n 't directed any additional investiga-J'- ls, but bills no are pending in tho ,,,,'Uso for inquiries into the sugar and i on industries. The communication from the trade ,m'"is:-ion chairman reached the house 'nj:tllc close of tho day, during which ' ...lli branches of congress gave much AUcu'.ion lo the cost of living problems. Appropriation of $175,000 was asked r the secret service by Secretary r- IW, who ashed flint in authorizing ''.v-' appropriation, a clause be inserted r; pcimit the use of the service- operas'- in inning down food hoarders )!:; 11 profiteers. 1V.NTI-H0ARD BILLS RESENTED IN HOUSE. pC.onrding 011,1 profiteering were the Jt of two measures presented in . ' house. A bill -by Representative ; W, Democrat, Ohio, would provide .;. WW fine or five years' imprisonment u 'tardinc, profiteering or monopolb.-j.. monopolb.-j.. , Production of foodstuffs, fuel or .ki"'' KcIres,;taiive Goodvkoomz, l;; bhean, West Virginia, presented a :,: "".'on to direct the judiciary com-- com-- lo frame legislation to eliminate. l)l"'J:nS and to reduce tho amount of Cr-V" CivU ac,ion- Mr' G" - ,f5.; 50 """'I"".! a resolution re- tl10 wetnry of war to sell '"rI"U3 stocks of automobiles and ;:. trucks. f Jga'ivc Keller, independent J ionPagej;, column 3.) vrould be received shortly for distribution distribu-tion in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. The sale wiil start Monday. t a L-rice It n re In the hope of having modi-j modi-j f I--! ar.uus Kyvertmienl r'guia : ions by which, it was r narked, "the proauers are u'-fra-jJel and the consumers receive no b-r, i." i In the .Htatement the f r.ate committee j said !t be.;e',-ed grave injuf-'.n'e was be- ;ng dor.e farnier and m:,;ht "continue i to Injure r.ut only agriculture, but tne en-, en-, t.re nation as welh" SAYS FARMERS ARE BEARING THE 15 RUNT. "While entirely sympathetic with the hardv.ips wriu ii prf& :it p: n es raws? the people of t:.r tdty." (raid th statement., "farmers are no );$ r inccrncd with their' own e'-onom ;c sit cat inn. "The powerful ma' hjnrry of th government gov-ernment is now being m:1 In m"tion to bring to Jusllc tliOKrt who ar gulitv of conspirij-tg to re. train trade, and irenre undue profit. iui !t mui-t be remember, remem-ber, d that tMs drive, is imw coming at n t ime when t iie great sta pl products of the farm are pmK to niM.rkt and that in sc l.ing the wheat crop, fur in'an-'e. the farn;er 1 siding h:n entire reason'. l.'i 'or. Tiiifl n an x pen em e with w hlch the i.irn.'T 1h very f.irr.ib.ir and he in-k in-k ' . n '', ! v ! y ronne -n it with tfie Interests whb h in t he paM have pvranlded their pi"f;:.i upon bia j ro-rjuctlun at t.'io be-g be-g i :, n i : . g f the m h r k e 1 1 r k i",n.on. "Ju.l-J.i II. rtnrnes of the L ni'ed Plates grain not pora lion o;-nl- rta ten his policy to res'il wlie.il. curtHll our fore!;.u B.'iinmnis and 'ue the resale of wheat to help rontiol the doiuemlc market prUo a-'a In." t fur: her ad an . ' FARMER'S INCOME IS REDUCED, IS CLAIM. "The result of Mich a policy, tocher wi: h the rnanl pula bfm of sv1 fin of grades and sf a nfiardi", bin been to re-du'.- materially Die farmT income nnd to d' nv bbn ft - (-! to a fre market, where he can secure actual cot t of production produc-tion "W'r bdirve city pcnplo plnuild know 'hat, nwinrr l ma nl ; ni la t Ion in tidmlnip-t tidmlnip-t ei i iik the u radeK and Ktan dariis. tk''thtT witli (i, damage done by hot weather to the Mia t ur Int; crop, the wheat produi er 'iie r P, uk tf low as M 11. pej- bushel not the Jj.nj hli'h Mr, Huno kIvi nn a 'lieoret 1' ,il average itn.l that thi. year's crop may ftvcuii;o riot u er Jl.Ta) per "C!ty peopln shnubl real:7. that tlio effoil that m be!n niade bv tbo unvrni-liif-ut I- ra-Mrii't or ptill Inither rednra !:.e prir" at the farm must Inevitnbly lead lo rbuivinn the fawner living wat s. INSIST ON CHANCE IN WHEAT STANDARDS. "We it thlH time rha'l lih't on l rlifint-o. in th" wheat siiind.irdi so jp not 1o pn.'il:;.e i. very ;;rnwr of wlteat. Hun-diedn Hun-diedn r.f millions of bushels of wheat have be.-ri sol lve.'d liv ivtienie 1 1 ' a 1 this M.O i-on, whli'li, under the prert nt Riatb? nnd discount nil h. mav not noiace lb' pro-due-r !i i.u per biiHbrl. AiiilH.dluliVf In-Vf-I't;aloi have found sin Ii wlirat to bo of the bU:hrM inllllHi: alue nnd It Is nn' hi mi a up' thai farmers should FuiMnln n lo-. nf from !".) to 7:, emits per btndie) bv ifat;'ii rpf the urMtrnry t a nd a lain Hint Imvn In en estnbliBiirr. 'T.iU wheat in larr;e nieai-ur.' will t: Into the pn-d'od'oii j of the bent patented flo.im n 11 d )" fold to t he - nming pubip p, ,-r br, -nl (..I No 1 w heal 'l lie iiodn. u it ate tli.u -bv .le!V.'"'dr(i aial t bo consiimeni reejvp no ber,erit." kkIs uffs ;it St. I mis. ST. inns. Aim. VI Koriv-reven nir- loil.l'l id fO' I lUO. Mil fooll'.i l(f:. tr .n 'Id at i-o.M , a vi ,-, i, l )m n 1 . mm I day and It van r.t itiuih'd that I.uu nioj" sis e FOR PROBE DF PRICES j ' (Continued From Fano One.) republican, introduced a biil lo author-: author-: izc creation of a national bonr'l of con-composed con-composed uf jn cm; hers of tho e;ilinet, fi vc t naloM and Jive re jjresen ta t i vi's, nervation, headed by tlie jresident and whjeh would Jiavc power to rc'ula'e wfiol' salc and retail prices, of food and clothing. Ilepresenta'ivc Y ess, lie ml diea n, Cii(t fjiseuMsin tin: liih co?t of living jn llie ho life, dedared that oe rnmcti t wa s' ef ulne:; during t h': v. ar and a I. present, in continuing many w.i r-crea I ed agencies, Jarfdj was rospon:.ibn for Ujo -i?,l'mx nilual ion, FVnator Mi Kd-ar, Kd-ar, J.''inoi-rat, 'J''iiinrs,-eei apprarin before be-fore thn li 011 so a;'ricnl; ui e r j r 1 1 m i 1 1 c pred ict -d nrj.Ti n i r j j osi t Ion on ! i part nf the jiaeltin indiiHlry lo nny l('gi?i!atjon lo rciihit'j cfdd storage, facilities. facil-ities. GROW A DKMANDS CHANGE IN STANDARD. fxtnalidl t.iat ehrij.re he frmdo In K"v. -tiini i,f V.i.oi! 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