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Show IHj Force the Mayor of Indianapolis In-dianapolis to Say Things New York. Feb 1G. Mayor "Iew" Shank of Indianapolis, who Ib ln New York investigating the high cost of living problem here, Ib convinced that the metropolis is almost hopelessly In the grip of the middleman "I would rather live a day ln Indianapolis In-dianapolis than a whole year In thirf city," was his conclusion, after making mak-ing the rounds of the wholesale mar-1 Kets and comparing the prices paid by consumers with tho prices reaped bv producers. "I don't pretend to understand conditions con-ditions here." declared the mayor, after af-ter studying tho egg question alon the water front for an hour or two, "but here's a question that ought to act the house-nifo thinking;. .lta baker, buying direct, can got , egga.-for 15 i -cents c dbzerr-bow'-many,middlemeiV; must be taken care of to make the same grade of eggs cost the housewife house-wife 44 centB?" "The best Idea I hate for bringing about a change In tilings here Is a scheme for having the price the pro. ducer gets marked on every article. With potatoes, for Instance, the sack would carry a tag showing that the farmer got 69 cents a bushol for them. The consumer probably would bo asked ask-ed to pay S2 more. He would soon get to keeping track of such matters and then the thing would work itself out." oo |