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Show uu Mayor of Indianapolis Interferes in Behalf of the People Indianapolis, Aug. 3. On account of the unusually high prices asked for vegetables and meats at the groceries gro-ceries and city market, Mayor Shank has appointed a committee of citizens to investigate the difference in cost to dealers and to the1 people and report re-port some method of relieving conditions. condi-tions. Potatoes are selling for $1 a peck, tomatoes at 10 cents a pound and ap-pips ap-pips at 50 cents a peck. It is said the marketers and grocers buy from farmers far-mers at less than one-fourth of these prices. Investigation by tho mayor shows that marketers and grocers watch for farmers' wagons and buy ihelr produce pro-duce at wholesale, thus cutting tho householders out of the opportunity of buying direct from the producer. nn |