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Show RETAIL PRICES AT HIGH MARK i Principal Articles of Food Cost More Than at Time in 23 Years. Washington, D. c. Nov 2" Retail prices of food were higher August 15 ,than at any other time during the last twenty-three years, according to figures fig-ures of the bureau of labor statistics issued today. Retail prices of the principal articles of food In forty Im portant cases, show that during the year twelve jf the fifteen articles advanced ad-vanced in price, while only three de cllned. Comparison of retail prices on Au gust 15 1913. v :th prices on nam0 date in 1912. chows potatoes advanced 20 per cent, bacon. 18 6 per ceif smoked ham, 17 6 per Ctut; eggs. 12.6 per cent, round steak, 11". per cent sirloin steak. lu2 per rnt; pork chops. 9 3 per cen . hens. 7 per cent; lard. 8 1 per cem ; rump roast, 8.9 per cent, butter, 5.7 per cent, anl milk. 2 7 per cen Sugar declined 7. 9 pr cent; wheat flour. B.I ner cent, and corn meal 2.7 per cent. When the price i ot each of the fifteen fif-teen articles of food Is considered a3 to average consumption in workmen's fsmilies. retail prices on August 1" 1913. were 6.1 per cent above the av erage price for the 10-year period. 1890 to 1R99. 8 0 per cent above the price on August 15. 1902. and 14 J i.er ion1 above the price on August 15, 1911 oo CLAIRVOYANT8 TOUNO GUILTY Chicago, Nov. 2". A verdict of I guilty against .lames H .in and C'P. H.-rtsche, leaders of tne Clairvoyant v ' rng I-.' :;- ,n Judge Walk- r 6 court h-rc- -odav The men Wt i charged with swindling Mrs. Hp L. 1 McEMowiih ' N,.v Siiiem, Wla, Mt'l of $r..f."' The defendants will d- I 1 main: .i new : r . a I The offeBM of 1 , which the;. Tnre mn . icted call! ttf I y n j iniprlonmenf from one to ten jetrt- M r,(, |