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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1919
Page
3
City officials debated Eddy Baking proposal to sell bread at 9 cents while maintaining a civic bakery. Mayor Stodden favored lower living costs but warned daily bread supply and city market risks, noting delivery impractical and enclosure missing.
WALLA WALLA Aug 12 President B L Penrose of Whitman College, ex county food administrator, forms a fair price committee to investigate food production and fair profits of staple commodities. He acts at the request of state administrator Charles Hebbard who alleges profiteering here.
Spokane housewives enjoy cheap meat amid a local meat price war sparked by a butch strike. Prices show deep cuts with sirloin steaks at 12.5 cents, round steaks 15 cents, pot roasts 10 cents, flank steaks 12 cents, and T bone 15 cents as traders adjust amid shifting supply and demand. The scene reflects a wider effort by retailers to attract shoppers during the price upheaval.
Everett Washington on August 12 reported that officials confirmed only two full carloads of surplus food supplies could be distributed, despite a request for three, due to limitations at the fre cisco depot and transmission delays in the order process.
The House of Commons passed a government bill late last night to prosecute and penalize profiteers in food supplies. The measure, backed by Labour, aims to curb price gouging and ensure fair distribution during wartime.
The War and Navy Departments join in issuing a testimonial honoring individuals and groups that showed goodwill toward returned soldiers. The accord underscores gratitude from official channels and highlights community efforts supporting veterans through acts of kindness and assistance.
Col Arthur Woods describes nationwide efforts to place returning soldiers and sailors in prewar or better jobs. He notes cooperation from welfare groups, chambers, unions, and employers, with 70 to 80 percent of honorees offered old jobs. A handsome citation may be displayed on a firm’s service flag to show commitment to reemployment. The citation is signed by the secretary of war, secretary of the navy, and Woods.
A Russian paper in Berlin claims Bolsheviks recaptured Riga. Danish sources report June arrests of foreigners in Petrograd and Moscow, consulates sealed, Red Cross centers invaded, and many interned. Danish mission aided releases, but many remain prisoners. Archangel municipality appeals to Allies to keep troops in Russia.
Miss Clara D. Noyes president of the American Nurses Association and acting director of nursing for the American Red Cross receives the patriotic service medal from the American Social Science Association and the National Institute of Social Science Council. The decoration honors her services to nurses and wounded during the war.
In Boston on August 12 leather dealers and shoe manufacturers testified at a grand jury probe into the high cost of living predicting only a likely year without price drops. Witnesses said demand for high quality shoes remains, and margins on top grades are not larger than in cheaper eras, as a major firm held vast cheaper leathers unsold for not meeting buyer standards. In Mexico City, nine year cost of living rose about 212 percent with lard up 525 percent, sugar 233 percent, eggs 6 percent, woolen fabrics 471 percent, cotton goods 500 percent, and shoes 166 percent higher than 1910.
Investigators examine a policy affecting farmers amid heat damaged wheat. The dispute centers on standardized pricing that could cost producers 50 to 75 cents per bushel, with claims the rules are arbitrary and harmful.
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