Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-07
ROOSEVELTS Jog ON COLD STORAGE Bill
By Carriage ExPresent and Legislation Proposed by Sen
Wife Retrace Wedding Trip. ate Food Committee.
NO ONE GOES WITH THEM IT FIXES 0NE-YEAR LIMIT
Request Drive Is Eatables Kept Longer Ice to Be
Respected. Declared Adulterated.
WILL REACH GENOA SATURDAY TIME TAGS TO BE REQUIRED
Distinguished Ameri- Is Wanting-cheaper Food
cans to Result
Legislation Proposed by Sen
ate Food Committee.
IT FIXES ONE-YEAR LIMIT
Eatables Kept Longer on Ice to Be
Declared Adulterated.
TIME TAGS TO BE REQUIRED
Articles Misbranded If This Label
Is Wanting-Cheaper Food
Expected to Result.

Expected to Result.
| AS the first result of the investigation
Of the Senate committee on the high
cost of living, 1t recommended today
legislation governing the length of time
that articles of food are to be kept III
cold storage.
The bill introduced by Senator Lodge
in behalf of the committee would de-
clare articles of food adulterated when
kept in cold storage for more than a
year, and would declare food misbranded
unless it bears label showing cor
rectly the length of time it has been
kept in cold storage.
Proposal of Committee.
In submitting this legislation the com,
mittee made the following statement to
the Senate:
THE committee now desires to recon-
mend to the Senate legislation limiting
the time during which perishable articles
OF food may be held in cold storage.
From such investigation as the COM
mittee has thus far been able to make
they are satisfied that some limit ought
to be put on the use of cold storage for
the purpose of maintaining or advancing
prices artificialy. They are of the opin-
ion that this limit will tend to an equal
ization of prices and in some cases to
reduction.
THE investigation of this subject now
being made by the Agricultural Depart
ment is not completed, but it has pro-
ceeded far enough to confirm. by the re-
suits thus far obtained, the view taken by
the committee.
Of Value Hygienically.
"The question of the public health is
not within the jurisdiction Of your commit
tee charged with the investigation into
wages and prices. The committee has no
doubt. however. that a limitation of the
time during which perishable articles of
food, and more especially meat products
may be retained in cold storage would be
hygienically of very great value and
would. tend to check many physical trou-
bles which are thought by those who have
examined the question to be attributable
to the practice of keeping meats, particu-
iarly. IN storage for a very long time
"The committee therefore recommends
legislation in this direction by Congress
at the eai Hest possible moment
Provisions Of Bill.
The bill is entitled bill ito prevent the
sale or transportation in interstate or for
eign commerce of articles of food held in
cold storage for more than one year and
for regulating trafhc therein. and for
other purposes"
1t provides:
That any article of food which has
been held in cold storage for more than
one year shall be deemed to be adul-
terated, within the meaning of sections
two and ten Of the act approved June 30,
1905. entitled An act for preventing the
manufacture. sale or transportation of
adulterated or misbranded or poisonous
or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines and
liquors. and for regulating traffic therein,
and for other purposes
THAT any article Of food which has
been held In cold storage for any period
of time, II such article, or the package
containing It, fail to bear a label plainly
and correctly stating the period of time
during which the article has been held in
cold storage, shall be deemed to be mis-
branded. within the meaning of sections
two and ten of the act approved June 30,
1906. entitled AN act for preventing the
manufacture. sale or transportation of
adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or
deleterious foods. drugs. medicines and
liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, |
and for other purposes.
Wider Inquiry Proposed.
An appropriation of $1,000. to broaden
the scope Of the inquiry into the range of
wages and cost of commodities during |
the past ten years, was also requested of
the Senate today.
An estimate that the work would take
four months to complete, submitted with
the request for money. started lively
discussion In the Senate.
There were plain hints that results
of the Investigations by the committee
were desired for use in the congressional
campaigns next fall. There were urgings
sent to the committee that its work be
completed before Congress adjourns.
along some time in May. or June. or
Senator Lodge, chairman of the
committee. stated that the investiga-
tions outlined were regarded as neces
sary to carry out the purport of the
resolution under which the committee
was appointed.
While many statistics have been OBJ
tanned from departments of the govern
ment and from American diplomatic rep
resentatives abroad, he explained. the
figures are not brought down to the pres
ent time, and it Is to obtain the latest
figures with regard to the cost of articles
of food and to wages that the big ex-
penditure Is desired.
Hale Pleads for Campaign Matter.
Senator Hale then plainly intimated
that the results of the committees in
vestigation would be desired next fall
when the congressional elections are on
throughout the country.
Senator Bacon, from the democratic
side, declared he did not understand the
committee was making the investigation
to satisfy mere idle curiosity, but that
II was appointed to find the evils back
of the high cost Of living and to suggest
remedies.
Senator Hale agreed as to the purpose
of the investigation
That many statistics and conclusions
of the committee will be presented to
Congress by the committee before ad-
journment was the statement made by
Senator Lodge. Senator Hale remarked
that considering the broad scope Of the
inquiry. that was enough to expect.
Democratic Senator Opposed.
Senator Clarke of Arkansas, a demo-
cratic member of the committee, opposed
the plan to expend $4,000 for further in
vestigation. His ground was that the
committee, as constituted and as it must
| do it's work Is not the proper body to
make such an inquiry. He intimated that
/ q grand jury or some other similar body
| which could work without the knowledge
Of the parties most interested would be a
more proper investigating body
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