Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1920 — HOUSEWIVES LAUNCH FIGHT ON SPUD PRICE [ARTICLE]

HOUSEWIVES LAUNCH FIGHT ON SPUD PRICE

Indianapolis, April 14.—Members of Marion Housewives League or Indianapolis today pledged themselves to abstain from the use of potatoes for two weeks beginning Tuesday, April 20. Housewives charged that the price of potatoes had become almost prohibitive to the average household because of manipulation. An appeal was made to all consumers, in the United States to quit using potatoes for two weeks.