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Mra. ataphenfeow« of Marion. Seteetad ao Secretary of the Woman'o Advisory Committee.

HOT SEEN BY PRESIDENT

Leading Bepabliefeiia from many! parts of tile state gatiierHl in tndi> | ana^life ttalay ami attended a gen-1 erml eonfcrenm of their party at the | Hotel Severin coneerning organization work and the carrying tmt of the campaign plans next year. A featore of the meeting, which made it different from most of the conferences in the past, was the participation of women political workers on ui equality with the men. Repnblkan women took' an active interest in the plans and arranged for an aggressive campaign among the women voters for presidential elect-

ors.

Edmund M. Wasmutb, chairman of the Rcpubttcai} atate committee, announced the choice of Mra Cora Bennett Stephenson, of Marlon, as secretary of the women's state Kepubllcan advisory committee Mrs Stephenson wtU open the women's state headauarters on the third floor of the Hotel Severin In connection with the headquarters of the Republican state com-

mittee. She will formally take charse of the work at the headquartera. September 1. and will have supervision of

all the women’s work

Pleased at Selection.

WA9HIKQTOK August ». - Four rspervationt on the isagoe of nations 4»vensnt are ea^odlsd in a separate lawtstten prepared today by Senator

m Mrs Jo«ph B. Kealing. of Indtana-

i^SgMMKiofi. Jt wiu tntroduetloa m the swiate. poke, who has been chosen to preside

INwWtoi; Pltte^ eald the lesohitl^ ^ conferences of the women’s or-

-mu to tine with tee suggMtions made *

te tee fmwign relations eommittser yeeUMay by^»iaident Wilson that if rSsfrvaUons are to be made they should tw Mfebodted ib a separate resolution not in tho resolution of rattfleatton, miMM make new negotiations

Miator Pittman aatd the resorvations had not bean submitted to the President. Tbsy are similar to those propeesd by a group of seven Republican •Miatore and deal with the right of withdrawal from the league. Article X. domeetlc questions and the Monroe x>oc-

trine

Text of Aeeoiution. The resolution follows.

"That whsn ihs senate of 6|e United Stetes shall advise and consent to the raMfioatton of the treaty of peaeo with Oeraiafiy, signed at Paris on the tStb day of June. 1919, now pending in the SMtate. It be done with and in condMemion of the following understanding as to the preeent and future eonetructten and interpretation to be given to

the treaty:

"1 That whenever the two years* noHce of withdrawal from the league of naHene shall havs been given by any member of the league as nrovided m ArtIdM L the government giving such noUee eliatl be the sole Judge whether

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ftp ohUgationa under the covenant rhall have been fuWtied at the time of with-

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*’% 'That the suggeetiona of the countOli of the league of nations as to the means of carrying into effect the obligations of Article X, the execution of which may require the uee of mltitary or naVal forces, or soonomleal measures, out only be carried out through the voluntary separate action of each of the reai^tive governments, members of the league, and that the failure of any such government to adc^t the sug.geetlons <» the council of the leagua or te provide euvh military or naval forces or economical mcaeurea. shall not conetttuts a moral or legal violation of the treaty. « Domeetie Matterti **1 That all domestic and political questions relating to the internal affairs of a goventment which Is member of league, including Immigration, coastwise trafllc, the tariff and commerca are solely within the Jurisdiction of such government, and are not. by the covenant of the league of nationa submitted in any way rither to arbitration or to the eonelderatlon of the council or assembly of the league of nationa or to the decision or rsoommsndation of any other K wer. If a dispute artaes between para with regard to a question other than those which are herein speciflcaily exempted as domestic questiona and it is claimed by one of the parties that such question is a domestic and political question, relating to its internal affaira then the council shall not consider or make recommendations thereon, except ui^ the unantmoua vote of the council •r than the representatives of the obHtutanta. Monroe Doctrine Excluded. 4. TheiC shall not be submitted to arbitration or Inquiry by the aaaembly Of the council any question which, in tho Judgmont of the United Statea depaodB upon or involvee its long-estab-Continued on Pane Ten.

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M. BALE SWORN FILL VACANCY.

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WORLEY MAKES REPORTS

The Marion county grand Jury resumed this afternoon its inquiry concerning the high prleea of foodstuffs, after an adjoun^ent of two days on aoeeunt of dilBcalty experienced in suppls^hg a grand Juror to flU a vacancy WMid^y the resignatten of a member on aeeeupt ot Mcknoaa Jtdin M. Bale. 2Mb XlUnola atroet. was sworn in as the fedw member. He was out of the axj Tuiieday when the sheriff tried to him that he had been drawn for grand Jury servica He is In the real

estate huainsM.

St^tad standholders on the city market were called as wiuicssee in the afternoon It was the intention of the proseedtor and n^aad jurors to question them closeiy concerning the details of their buatiMsa involving their relationsh^ with the oommlsstoa men. the

faraecrs and the oublte. Worley Makes Inspeetton.

Detectives Sergeant Clavide Worley, who has been assigned by the poliee departmwAt to assist Prosecutor C3arfai Adama and the grand Jury in making InveMlgatkms on tee subj^ mi prices, fees ssade several Ineq^tioo trips tee market and atong Comn row and baa made reports to prooecutor concerning tee condifound. The inquiry wm proSW day to day until the gmpd becomes eenvteced teat ftather wife feo of doubtful value. It ^.a tMfee mtention of tfee grand Swry tb ipiptinn ths heads of ctdd storage darihiiiam who wore summoned to aipear last week, but the vamutcy on Jury Baaoed a postponement of teatiiaosqr. Information from ■OUOBea seems to indicate teat Is an abnormai storage of

ganixatlon when it meets separately from the Republican state committee, said the women were greatly pleased with the choice of Mrs atephenson, who is widely and favorably known In the state as an efficient worker In club ai^ suffrage circles Mra Stephenson is regarded by the women as a gc^ tlve who will put plenty of vim in the eamp^gn work Mrs atephenson taught last f^r In the LnutevUIe (Ky l schoola but held her reoidenc#at Marion, and kept In touch with Indiana affairs. ’The conference of Republl<».n8 wae officially a meeting of the Republican state committee to which the women s executive and advisory oommitteea, the men’s advisory commltee, state officials and other Republicans of prominence

were invited.

No Favorites, Waamuth 8aya In openiag the conference, Mr. Wasmuth gave aseurance that in connection with the contests for placM on tho Republican state ticket in the printary campaign, the Republican state organic ea'ion would not play favorites, but would be Interested only In sMing that •the races axe run ' . , "The saeetlng marks the opening of the ll» campaign in Ind^a,’ Mr. Waamuth said ‘Careful and thorough reports Indicate that the m^orate of the Republican organisation fa hlgn Frlend8 ' but spirited rivalry for state nomlnaons augur well for the party. The way Is broad and long, and he who would enter a race can do so with the knowledge that the Indiana Republican or\ganisation will adhere to the fixed policy that it is the province of a party committee to elect and not select candidates. The only Interest the o!g:anlsation will have In these party contests is to act the part of umpire, to m to It that the rawte are run fairly and that ao hobbles or obstacles of any kind are allowed to handicap a single mtrant The prospect for a smashing Republican victory in Indiana next year oould not be better.” CIOM Organization Urged. In a general discussion, conducted informally, many suggestions were made by Republican workers of experience concerning what should be done to make an effective Republican organisation. Moat of these experienced workers advised the cloeest attention to organisation even down td the smallest precinct organisation. It wms the general belief of those present that the next campaign will be a very lively one, requiring all the energy which the party Continued on Page Ten.

AClSSmSIN CASE! ACTOR ML

HAZEL DAWN SAYS SHE RECEIVES $500 A WEEK.

HINTS HEARD ININIDADCASE

[Corporation Counssl Appsars for City and Explains History of the Controvsrsy,

Wagss and Profits

WORK OR STREETS HELD UP

MRS. CORA BENNETT STEPHENSON.

The appointinent of Mrs. Stephenson, of Marion, as secretary of the woman*s atate Republican advisory committee, marics a new step m Hoosier politics. Mrs. Stephenson will open headquartera September 1 on the third floor of the Hotel Severm, m connection with the state Republican headquarters. She will supervise ’women’s work in the state in connec-

tion with the vote.

Petitions Were Filed Asking Use of " Matsral Controlled by Barber Asphalt Company.

B09TO1S. August 19 —Inquiry Into the high cost of shoes bv the county grand jury today developed that some shoe winkers had been earning |1» a week ThMe instances were few, but it was testified that manv made MO a week, while the average was about 140. Boys have been getting 130 a week It was said that a pair of sho^ sold h> a manufacturer for |S.5o was displa>eS~in a store 480 yards from the fac-

tor> marked $13.

cuymayIain FRESHJMYMEAl Postmaster Asks Washington to Release for Retail Sate Stock Held in Indianapolis Storage.

SUCK AFTER \2rOEm SUGAR

LAYERS DFPRDRT HIGHCDSISFAOTDR

Federal Officials Convinced . That Faulty Distribution Sys» tern Must Be Changed. -

TERMtRAL MARKETS URGED

Seen aa Way to Avoid Profftooring by Middleman—Rroduear and Retailer Would Not Be Olaplaeed.

Declares Fair Price la 11 Centa—Action Taken at Several Places to

Assure This Piflce.

OFFICIALS THINK CALL TO MILITIA MAY BE MADE.

FINAL OFFER TO STRIKERS

rspecitti to The IndlsoepollB Newej HAMMOND, Ind, August 29-Em-ployes of the Standard Steel Car Company here, wbo have been on strike lor several weeks and sympathlxera of whom recently took part in disorders at the ptenu received the company’s final wage offer this afternoon * City and county authorities do not believe that the strikers aosept It is predicted by the strike leaders that no one will be permitted to enter the

car plant tomorrow

U«wis Barnes. UAke connty sheriff, is prepared to call ten companies of state mtlitla Harry B. Smith, adjutantgeneral for Indiana, has a representative here, arranging details of, routing

for the military department

200 Strike at Ft Wayne.

{Special to Tbe Indlsnapofis News] FT WAYNE, Ind. August 20 —

About 200 members of the binding trades council are on strike here, the hod carriers asking for a new wage scale of 571k cents an hour and the common laborers 65 cents an hour. With recognition of their union. The other craftsmen are out in sympathy

with these two trades

PALMER SAYS IT WOULD CAUSE

CONGRESSIONAL DELAY.

Hearing of arguments on the demurrer to tbe suits tiled in circuit court to enjoin tbe board of public works from award'ng contracts on five street improvements to tbe low> est bidder, the Mansfield Engineering Company, waa begun today before Judge Murray Bain, of the Mor-

gan circuit court.

Samuel Ashby, corporation counsel, and Thomas b. Stevenson, cif;y attorney, represented the city. The

Trmkiad asphalt interests, which op- pre^h b««f and fresh pork, heid in pose the awarding of contracts, were storage in Indianapolis for the war derepresented by M. M. Townley, of P»rtment. will be placed on sale to in-

people if a suggestion made

ChiMgo, who reprewnts the B«^r ^ sprio,.t«»,. po.tn,Mt«r. » Asphalt Paving Company, which the authorities at Washington is carhandles the exclusive sale of Trinidad i ried out Mr Springsteen wrote to . , , j t »» I XT * !W^ashlngton todaj recommending that lake asphalt, and by Merle N. A. |a plan be devised ^'hereby this meat Newton J McGuire and}‘'®“*‘* placed on sale through local newion j. mcvruire «notqealer8 at a price that would give the

dealers a small margin of profit and would at the same time be less than

the prevailing market price.

Following a request from Mr Springsteen that ne be notified as to what government meat was in storage in the city, L. Ert Slack, United States district attorney, reported that the Indiana Refrigerating Company holds in storage for the United States government 648,964 pounds of quarters of beef and 94,785 pounds In quarters of pork. This meat, as far as is known, was placed In storage to supply the men stationed at Ft Benjamin Harrison and Is in good con-

dition ^

Sugar Price Set

Dealers In sugar throughout the state came under the scrutiny of the district attorney today in what he termed as a determined effort to have sugar sold immediately In every part of the state at a uniform price of 11 cents a pound. On the way to his office Mr. Slack stepped into a north side grocery, where he found sugar selling at 12 cents The grocer held that he could not sell for less, but was Induced to do so when Mr Stack said that If he did not sell at IJ cents .the district attorney himself would take over the supply and sell it at 11 cents The grocer had his choice and thereupon chose to sell his sugar at what has been set as a fair price

Walker.

Frank Ayres, wh<»e names appear as attorneys for property twners in the suits and also as the plaintiffs in two of the five suits, sat at the table

of the plaintiffs counsel. History of the Case.

Mr. Ashby began his argument by stating the history of the cases After the board of public works had received bids on the five streets. It made a preliminary order naming asphalt as the kind of pavement with which Itaproposed to pave the streets On the tenth day of the ten-day period in which resident property owners have the right to petition for a different kind of pavement than that the board has named, the petitions were filed in the case of four of the streets asking that the board use

Trinidad lake asphalt.

The board, however, held teat no valid petitions had been received and announced that It would award the contracts to the lowest bidder who bid on

Mexican standard asphalt.

The Trinidad interests then filed suits to enjoin the execution of the contracts, contending that the law gave the property owners the right to petition for a

specific kind of asphalt Ashby’s Contentions.

Mr. Ashby contended that the right of resident property owners to petition as to the kind of paving jnaterlal to be

mrA[used was limited to one * of the four WASHINGTON, August 30—Proposed 'amds of pavements derignated in the amendments to the food control act, specifications, namely asphalt, brick, which would authorize the President to wooden block or bituminous concrete fix whoiemiie and retail nricee rer- property owfiers In these cases, nx Wholesale Md retail prices of cer- argued, had a right to petition for tain commodities, were strongly op- either brick, wooden block or bltumlnp<»ed today by Attorney-General ous concrete, since the board had Palmer named asphalt in its preliminary order, i-aimer. , but they did not have the right to peAppearing before the house agricul- ^tltion for a particular kind of asphalt tural committee to urge speedy enact* .such as Trinidad as contrasted with

ASKS STR!NG£NT PENALTIES

ADVERTISING CLUB FUND NOW INSURED, IS BELIEF. .

ORLY SIOiOOO TO RAISE

INJUNCTION SUIT HEARING

CHICAGO. August 20,—Hazel Dawn, one of the stars of the ‘ Up in Mabri's Room” company at Woods theater, waa questioned today when Sigmund Zeister. master In chancery, resumed tee hearing of testimony in tee injunction suits brought by Chicago theater • memagers against the Equity AMociation of Actors and Artists to prevent the closing of additional playhouses by an extension of the strike The courtroom was crowded with actors, actreesee, theatrical managers and lawyers In roply to questions by Lew Mayer, attorney, who apwared for the atrical managers. Miss Dawn said that she had signed one of tee elation’s contracts with A H. Woods to take effect October 31, 1913. Declares it la Void. ”1 do not consider that I have a contract. hoarever, because it has been rwidered void by Mr. Woods’ actions,” the witness said. She testified that she received a salary of ISOO a week, a maid and traveling expenses. Mayer teen asked the witness what causes had led her to go on strike with other members of the company last Saturday night which resulted in the closing of Woods’s theater. Miss Dawn after a moment’s reflection declined to answgr the question on the ground that her replies might Incriminate her when the contempt of court charges are heard August M Threat to Help Actors. A strike of stage hands snd musicians as an adjunct to the actors’ strike threatens to close evwy downtown playhouse. It was planned to walk out last ni^t. but leares of the stagehands and musicians postponed action for one night. The managers of all the theaters affected said teat they would lock their doors. If the threats of each are carried out oiity the photoplay and vauderilte bouses will be in operation. Theatera and plays which may be closed through the reinforceraeots to the rmnka of striking actors are the Studebaker, ”Tidce It Prom Me”; Colonial. "Angel Face"; Oarrick. ‘’Scandal": LaSalle. ’"Honeymoon Town,” and tbe Palace, "The Passing Show.” New shows scheduled for the Powers and CofitinutS ofl Pag* Tan.

A 310.009 pledge to the guarantee fund being raised by the Advertising Club of Indianapolis, in furtherance of its 'big community program to include the 'bringing of the convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the world to this city, was made today by the Retail Merchants’ Association The announcement of tee contribution was made at'.a luncheon of the finance committee of the advertising club with twenty-five campaign leaders at noon The information, which the finance committee declares insures the fund sought, was received with enthusiasm The announcement that the Retail Merchants* Association would make a 110,009 contribution followed a meeting of the organization at 11 o’clock In giving Its support to the club’s program the association declares its belief in all that it is proposed to carry out in the interests of Indianapolis ".\U the association asks is that these promises be fulfilled and the program put through,” one of its officers said. With tee addition of this pledge the advertising club’s campaign for 350,000 received a boost that makes success certain The fund is slightly more than the 340,000 mark. With 310.000 to raise tile finance committee feels that tbe drive may be closed within ten days The ^e^e of the Merchants* Association is the second 310000 offering to the fund, the three Indianapolis newspapers having headed the Hat with this amount the day the campaign started

ment of additional taws to help reduce the cost of living, the attorney-general declared teat such executive power would be too drastic and would provoke so much debate In the congress that passage of other amendments suggested by the department of justice would be delayed Provisions Widely Placed. The department has recommended teat provisions of the food control act be made applicable to wearing apparel, fuel and fertilizer, with heavy penalties for profiteering Armed with an anti-profiteering law, the department, Mr Palmer told the committee, could obtain specific indictments In various cities "which would make unnecessary a far-rikchlng fight against high prices ” Mr. Palmer contended that the President could not fix prices without, the food admlnistraion, reorganization of which. Tie added, would be too slow and

expensive

1 "An anti-profiteering law, imposing a 1 line of $5,000 and two years' imprisonI ment for violations, is the best method of combatting high living costs,” he

said • Retail Gougers.

The government intends to take drastic action against the retail profiteers of the country, believing that they are one of the mam causes of prices, Attorney-General Palmer

the committee

• The department has had more compiainfn against retail gougers than any one t else.” he said "The> are taking advantage of present conditions to take unfair profits, and the department desires, with the consent of congrpss, to take spec'^ action against them as well

as all profiteers.

“We don’t want to pick out the big packers and punish them alone and then let the little gougers go free The latter are the men the people come in contact with and we have much evidence* to show that they are extorting large

profits ”

la Againtt ExerniKion. Exemption from prosecution under the food control act of any retailer was opposed by tee attorney-general, who also asserted that penalties should be imposed for profiteering on producers’ organizations conducted for a profit. "Is It your desire to reach every retailer directly”^’ asked Representative McLaughlin (Rep). Michigan "¥««. sir,” answer***! Mr. Palmer emphatically. "While the vast body of retailers are fair, there are OUick sneep Continued on Page Ten.

DAYinKUW

SENATE COMPLETES WORK STARTED BY THE HOUSE

FINAL ACTION VOTE 57 TO 19

WASHINGTON. August 30—Repeal of the daylight savings act was accomplished today, tee senate voting to sustain the house in naasing the repeal measure over President Wilson's veto

Tbe vote was 57 to 13 ....

The Indiana delegation in the house voted as usual on the repeaL Representative Moores, of the Indianapodis district, stood against It. All tee others stood for repeal, although RepreeentaUves Bland. Fairfield and Luhnng were not present when tee vote waa taken.

Bland is In Europe ^

Senators New and Watson, of Indiana,

voted tor repead mi the law.

The repeal of the law becomes effective after the clocks are turned back to normal in October. It will go down in le^slatlve history as wie of the very few measures which have twice been vetoed by a PresfHent and become a law after all by tbe vote of nmre than two-thirda In both houses of consTWW.i

high t^d

ABOi ARMY’S TRUCKS

CALLS ON DEPARTMENT FOR INDIANA SUPPLY DISPOSITION.

Mexican standard asphalt

"No bids were advertised tor on Trlnl- ‘ dad asphalt,” Mr. Ashby said "The bids were broad enough for bids to be : made on various khids of natural and

oil asphalts.”

Points to Precedent. The purpose of the street improvement taw relative to petitions on the pavement was to give the people a choice as to the character of their streets Mr. Ashby then referred to the argument of Mr. Townley. made before the supreme court In 1905 In the case of Touaey vs the city of Indiana-

polis

"Mr Townley In this case represented the plaintiff in seeking to enjoin the board of works from executing a contract for bitullthic pavement, as was petitioned for by property owners after the board of works had designated airohalt. ■“ 'The supreme court In this case decided against Mr. Townley. Mr. Ashby contended that Mr Townley in his brief presented to the supreme court was riiflit in his argument, but was wrong on hfei facts, and that If he had made the same argument with the facts as they are In tee present cases, he Would have been sustained by the court.

No Choice to Owner*.

Mr. Ashby then quoted from Mr,

Townley’s brief:

"In a generic sense asphalt is one kind of pavement as distinguished from

brick, etc.”

The brief then went on with the argument that tee law was not intended to permit abutting property owners to choose between the specific kinds of asphalt, which would elUmfnate com-

petitive bidding

“That was true then and It’s true

now,” said Mr. Ashby

The Townley brief further contended that it had never been the practice in Indiana to advertise for specific kinds

Continued on Page Four.

TRWL OF THL DANIS

EIGHTH CAVALRY PUSHES .ON AFTER MEXICAN OUTLAWS.

CARRANZA TROOPS HELPING

CITES THOSE AT HARRISON

The Indiamp^ News Bazeu,

33 Wyatt BalUiag.

WASHINGTON. August 20.—Senator Watson, of Indiana, aroused by frequent reports reaching him In regard to the deplorable waste of government money suffered in the deterioration of motor trucks and other army equipment stored at Ft. Benjamin Harrison and other places in Indiana, has moved to force the war department to make a proper disposition of

this equipment.

According to reports reaching Senator Watson, and which be understands are true, there are t.OOC motor trucks at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. 4.150 of which are standing outdoors, exposed to the weather and deteriorating in value rapidly. There were, a

short time ago. 300 new Nash quad trucks at tbe National plant, in Indianapolis. all standing outside along

ContifUfad on Pago Ton.

MARFA, Tex , August 30 —Somewhere in Mexico opposite Candelaria, Tex. American soldiers today continued the pursuit begun yesterday of bandits w^ captured aud held for raniom Lieutenants Peterson and Davis. American aviators rescued >ester(tey after payment of 18,500 gold to th# bandit leader. Military Iraadquarters here was without Information from the punitive expedition. heavy storms in the mountains of CbSiuahua interrupting communication via the army's field telephones First Skirmish Indicated.

PoesIbiUty that tbe Ameriran soldier* _ already have had their first skirmUdt f do not mean that our woi^mg popula

Action Taken at Anderson Consumers at Anderson were saved from paying more than the estabMshed price for sugar when Mr Slack got in touch by phone with the Abe Wesiow department store of that city and Informed members of the firm that they must sell sugar at 11 cents instead of 12 cimts The manager of the store ad> mitted on being questioned by Mr Sliick that the store had a car of sugar which was to be put on the market at 12^ cents He declined to quote the wholesale price on tee carload over the phone and it was necessary for Mr Slack to get this information through the chairman of the price committee aft Anderson He was advised by the district attorney to get In touch with-the wholesaler and notify him that the wholesale price would have to be such as to permit retailing at 11 cents Prices Coming Down. High prices on sugar In other parts of the state ar4 rapidly being brought down by the district attorney. The Marion Glove Company, Marion, has notified the district attorney that Its price has been reduced from 14 centa to 11 cents, while Bierhaus Brothers, wholesale grocers at Vincennes, have been instructed that their price must be reduced - The C D. Kenney Company, sugar, coffee and tea whriesalers, having houses at Indianapolis, Richmond and Ft Wayne, have agreed to conform to the following scale of prices on sugar to jobber* throughout the state Bulk granulated sugar, 39 60 a hundred pounds, granulated sugar in twenty-flve-pound bags, 39 90 a hundred pounds, and sugar in two and five-pound packages, 310 a hundred pounds At a conference between Mr. Slack and repfesentativea of the Kenny company following information that the sugar prices charged by the company were In excess of those set down as be- - Continued on Page Ten.

IDIDAYLARFDRFODD FDRFAiLYOFflVL

REQUIREMENT TO GIVE CALO RIES AND VARIETY.

SO SAYS U. S. STATISTICIAN

The Indianapoli* >ew« Boreau.

S3 Wyatt Bnllding.

WASHINGTON. August 24)—Royal Meeker. United States commissioner of labor statistics, made public today the result of hi* search for an answer to the qeustion, "What is the American standard of living‘s” He arrives at the decision that it requires today an expenditure of from 60 to 60 cents a man each day for food to get a wellbalanced diet sufficient In the num-

ber of calories and In variety

"This means that American families consisting of husband, wife and three children below the age of fifteen years, living In large and mediumsized cities, must spend about $610 per annum for food to keep themselves properly nourished for health and ef-

ficiency,” says Mr Meeker.

"This expenditure for food goes with incomes of from 11,800 to $1,1^, so we may say teat American families on the average are not folly nourished until their yearly income reaches *l 890 These figures do not indicate that our people are today suffering from eating too much meat or even too much of other foods not so expensive. The average income and tee model income both fall well below |i,«» The model is above 31.359 and the average not greatly higher. Conclusions mqst not be too hastily drawn from these figures. They

with the bandits was Indicated last (Oon is dying of slow stervation. noth

night when two aviatmrs returned to the American side with ballet holes in tbe plane of teeir machine and a report that they had been attatdred by three Mexicans, one of whom they believed they killed with machine gun ballets. Another was believed to have been woandM and the third put to flight. Irirst reports stated that the cavalry was in pursuit of the remaining bandit, but communication waa interrupted and no farther word came i^om tee punitive force. More Airplane SeoutiFour airplanes vrhich arrived from Ft Bliss, near El l^mo. were to augment tee air protection of the 3tb cavalry In Mexico today. - Mexican federal troops from theOjInaga garrison, opposite Preeidlo, today are oo-operateig with American troops In Mexico, according to a message r»CantifiiMKl 4n P«aa Taiw

tng of the sort But they do indicate that tee workers of America are obliged to live on a diet too restricted and monotonous for the maintenance of as high a degree of efficiency and health as ought to be maintained as a reasonable

minimum.

Remedy Suggested. ”1 am of tbe mifinion that the moat efficacious remedy is not higher wages, but rather improved systems for distributing and marketing foodstuffs and the education of housekeepers in the art of keeping house, with emphasis on diets. Housekeeping is not exactly a lost art It is one of the arts that has not yet been completely found ” As to clothing. Commissioner Meeker

says:

"No standard baa yet been devised for measuring the adequacy ef exMnditure for articles other than food The adequacy of clothing, for instance, ran not

CoBtiauad on Faga Tan.

The tuahi—peHs Mem Itsseau. 83 Wyatt BMlffiag. WASHINGTON. Auguit SO.— Federal officials who are doalinz with the high coet of living problem are convinced that, sooner or later, an entirely new system of distribution must be devised and pat inta effecL They express the view that tee problem of production is not a serious one; that it is always possible to stimulate production In Such a way as to supply tee needs of the country, but that no systematic effort to solve tes problem of distribution has ever bemi made either by the federal government, by the states, or by rauntcipaUtiea The general opinion among tee best informed persons here is that the various activities now under wav may afford temporary relief, but, that unless an entireiv new wstem of distribution Is worked out it wilt only be a question of time until the situation will be back where It was when the PrMtdent and the attorney-general took hold of It Fundimentai Trouble. The fundamental trouble, the beet of the experts believe, is to be found in tee haphasard method of distribution teat prsvalla from one end of the country to tee other. No one Is inclined to find any fault with the producer of foodstuffa teat ta to say. the ^mer. and it la doubtful If any ground for fault could be found It a search should be made It has been thoroughly established that tee farmer is not profiteer. When he receives gp^ prices for his products he is oompmled to part with his extra gain tl^ugh the increased cost of labor, farm msitetesrv fertiliser, eta . ^ m So bote tee executive dspariment and the congrses are leaving the fknnsar out of the various being mada what the government agencies wish to know and what the consumers wish to-know is what tekee place between the ttoe tee . parts with ths prodttcte of his fom and the housewife buys them at the city market or the corner grocery. Where Profltssrs Work. It is now practically certain that the inquiries by ths congress. If directed along proper lines. wlU reveal that as a result of ths haphazard system x>f distribution, or rathsr as the result of there being no uniform distribution at all. In effrat. tee profiteers get in their work after the products ot the farmer pass from the termers’ handstand before they reach tho Layer on layer of profits. It is \sserti^e ar* 1®, most foodstuffs. These profits are piled, one on the other, throu^ the resale system that prevails throughout the county. It Is a notorious fact, agente of the government who are^engag^ in the Investigation say, that In almost I®; callty in the country iu which fo<^ products are produced in large quantities. men are In the buelnees of buying and retelling food products, and thest men, it is ieserted, always see to it that as long as an additional profit ran bs mads, ths foodstuff must be kept from the consumer. For instance. If an onion grower in Indiana should sell a carload of onions to the local buyer, the buyer might sell the carload to Detroit or Chicago, follow it up. buy It back at an advance of poilflbly 3150 or 1300, sell It again to St. Louis at an advance, buy U back again and continue this process as long as he could nuxke a dollar. It is asserted that tele is done right along and Is responsible to a large extent for the extortionate prices that consumers havs to pay for nearly all the product* from the farm. It la a practice chat Is applied, it is asterted, to all tee non-perishable vegetablM, to eggs, butter, chsaee, etc. Still More Profit. Even after,teg buying agent gets through with a carload of onions, of potatoes or cabbage or eggs or butter. tee local commission merchant in the big city who deals with the corner grower must have his profit out of the stuff Then, of course, the retailer Jo entitled to a reasonable profit. The Investigations that are undef way, It Is -said, will revral that retailers in soma instances profiteer, but that, generally speaking, they are not the real offenders It fs the judgment of most men who have looked into tee subject that the retailers are as a rule entitled to Iw ciassified with the farmers In this effort to get at the profiteers If th*« the cise, as on# government official pointed out-today. It is a question whether the goveniment's plan to fl : retail prices, provided the congrewi will give the authority, and to license reraiiers and prosecute them In case they Continued on Page Ten.

WEATHER IHDICATIOHS. UNITED ITATES WEATHER BUREAU, tndianspolts, August 90, lfJ9 —Teaipsmture—

August 80, 191* J 7 A m w j

August 7 a. m . 12 m ....

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2 p m oT i

8pm

—Barometer—

18 m 2 P m . . .

... ... ..

..... . 90 61 10 02

.-Local Forocast—

Local fwrseast for Indianapolis and vicinity for the tswnty-four hours sndtng 7 p. m., August Jl* Thundsr sbowsrs probable tenirat and Thursday, coolw Thuraday Forecast for Indiana. Locsd showers and thunderstorms probable tonight and Thursday Cooler in extreme northweet part to-

night and cooler Thursday

Forscast for Illiools’ Showers tooiftit and Thursday atKMTtlng probably followed by clearing In north and west portioss. Warmer tonight In southeast portion cooler Thurs-

day In ea« portion

—Weather In Other Cities — The following tablo shows tbe state

the weather In other cities at 7

1. m

Asasrillo, Tex ........

^Sloiidy

gtation

Bar Terns. Weath.

Bismarck. N. D

...... 83 M

Clear

Boston. Maes. ........

Clear

Chicago. Ill ........

Clear

CInelnsiaU, 0

dear

Denvsr. Colo. ........

dear

Hslena. Mont.

«.«

Clear

jacheonvlllA FIa ...

10 11

Clear

Kansas aty, Ma ...

Cloudy

Idttlo Rock. Ark ....

...... SAW

Cloudy

Lee AngstsA CAI ..

Clear

Middle AlA

Clear

New Orlesas, La ....

dear

New York, N f. ...

89M

Clear

OklahomA OklA ....

...... I9.fl

Cloudy

Omsiha Nebr

»n

Cioar

FittMiurg. Fa ......

lAW

Clear

Portland. Ore .........

Clear

Rapid aty. 8 D...

...... 83.11

Clear

San Antoitio, Tex......

n.N

Ptddy

Ban Franolsco, Cel...

*•«**« 3ft ftft

deudy

St. LoulA Mo

Cloudy

St. Puiti, MIha..

...... 3191

PtCltbf

Tampa FIa

...... 93.it

FtCMy

WaMUngtoA D. C.....

J H. ARMIKOTON. Meteorologist.

Hourly Tiffipantura.

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