. A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents, rom 34^ cents per pound to syy2cents. The supply of creamery butter had increased 129 per cent.,and the price from 41 to 53 cents per pound. The supply of salt beefhad been augumented 3 per cent., and the price had gone up from$34 a barrel to $36 a barrel. Canned corn had increased in stocknearly 92 per cent., and had remained substantially the same in price. In a few foodstuffs the prices had declined, but in nothing like theproportion in which the supply had increased. For example, thestock of canned, tomatoes had incr
. A compilation of the messages and papers of the presidents, rom 34^ cents per pound to syy2cents. The supply of creamery butter had increased 129 per cent.,and the price from 41 to 53 cents per pound. The supply of salt beefhad been augumented 3 per cent., and the price had gone up from$34 a barrel to $36 a barrel. Canned corn had increased in stocknearly 92 per cent., and had remained substantially the same in price. In a few foodstuffs the prices had declined, but in nothing like theproportion in which the supply had increased. For example, thestock of canned, tomatoes had increased 102 per cent, and yet the pricehad declined only 25 cents per dozen cans. In some cases there hadbeen the usual result of an increase of price following a decrease ofsupply, but in almost every instance the increase of price had beendisproportionate to the decrease in stock. The Attorney General has been making a careful study of thesituation as a whole and of the laws that can be applied to betterit, and is convinced that, under the stimulation and temptation of. A GERMAN AIRPLANE COMES INTO RANGE. The illustration shows the crews of two British anti-aircraft guns rushingto take a shot at a German plane which has ventured within range behindthe battlefront. Woodrow Wilson 8769 exceptional circumstances, combinations of producers and combina-tions of traders have been formed for the control of supplies and ofprices which are clearly in restraint of trade, and against these, pros-ecutions will be promptly instituted and actively pushed which willin all likelihood have a prompt corrective effect. There is reason to believe that the prices of leather, of coal, of lum-ber, and of textiles have been materially affected by forms of concertand co-operation among the producers and marketers of these andother universally necessary commodities which it will be possible toredress. No watchful or energetic effort will be spared to accomplishthis necessary result. I trust that there w
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