Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 233, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1918 — PRICES OF ALL CLOTHING WILL BE CONTROLLED [ARTICLE]

PRICES OF ALL CLOTHING WILL BE CONTROLLED

Prices and distribution of practically all articles of wearing apparel are to be controlled by the war industries board. Regulations issued Wednesday prescribing certain fixed prices for shoes constituted only the first step in a general policy for price control of clothing. This was disclosed Thursday by Chairman Baruch, of the board, in an address at a special meeting of the National Retail Dealers’ association. Referring to the putting into effect of the agreement between the board and the shoe industry, Mr. Baruch said: “After that will have to come the regulation and distribution of most all of the things which you gentlemen have to deal with. I don’t want you to 1 say it can’t be done, because it must be done. It is unthinkable to think that the man with the longest pocketbook can get the things that he needs.” The association was called upon by Chairman Baruch to take the product of “the manufacturer, who, to some extent, has his prices regulatec and limited amounts allocated to ■him” with the determination to distribute it “in some way, seeing that, as far as possible, each individual gets his share and gets it at a price that is fair.” Though nq details of the plan to be followed ' in. controlling clothing prices has been announced by the board, it is believed that the genera policy adopted in fixing the prices 01' shoes will be followea. • Standarc. prices for standard grades of men’s and women’s suits, hats and other articles of clothing probably will be established by agreement with manufacturers and retailers.

Mrs. I. M. Washburn accompanied her husband to Chicago today. She will return to her home here this evening and the doctor will leave Chicago during the night for Camp Dodge, lowa*’ f ’