El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-30
j. s. CONTROLS
COLD STORAGE
Storage Goods Must Be
Labeled Plainly; Curb on
PrOfiteering Retailers.

Washington. y. c.. Oct 30.-Special
regulations for cold storage houses
Will be put into force by the food ad-
miuistration November I when dis
tribution OF the most important food
stuffs goes under license
Poultry. eggs. butter and fresh or
frozen fish stored 80 days or more
cannot be sold as fresh and viii not
be permitted TO 90 on sale unless
marked with a placard cold storage
goods" All fresh meat. fresh meat
products, fresh fish. game poultry.
eggs and butter must be marked with
the date on which they are placed IN
storage and their date Of release. No
warehouse viii be permitted 20 store
tainted or diseased foods
VIII Check Speculation.
To check speculation the food ad-
ministration VIII limit loans and ad-
vances by warehouse men 20 their
patrons. Warehouses will be classl-
fled as public or private and those
storing goods on their own account
as wen as for the public viii be re-
Quired 10 take out dealers licenses
Warehouses will be required TO file
schedules OF rates with the food ad-
ministration-
Everything In the Open.
The purpose Of the reguL ms,
it was said at the food admiulstra-
tiou today. els 10 strengthen the le-i-
innate warehouse men by bringing
the operations of all storage con-
Germs out into the open and prevent
ing those Who patrOniZe the ware
houses from taking advantage OF 0p-
portuuities for speculation"
To Make Patented Articles.
Regulations under which articles
patented in this country by enemy
aliens may be manufactured by Amer
lean producers were issued today by
the federal trade commission under
the trading with the enemy act
Licenses will be issued for the life
Of the patent but exclusive licenses
will not be granted Individual firms.
The new regulations affect approx
mately 10000 patents. including many
Of paramount value to American in
dustries
ProfiteerIng TO be stopped.
prOflteering by retail dealers IN
foOdstuffs viii be made impossible
after Nov. /. the food administration
announced under a plan 20 cut off
supplies to those not satisfied with
reasonable margins
Manufacturers. retailers and whole
salers and other handlers OF food
whose businesses viii go under
to distributors who seek undue
profits.
This is one Of the sweeping safe
guards the announcement said, :
against high prices which viii be in
corporated in the licensing for which
complete rules and regulations will
be made known within a few days"
VIII Control Retail Prices.
This plan. food administration Of ]
ficials believe, Will give the govern
ment entire control OF retail prices +
and others who continue ]
TO sell to retailers after they are for /
hidden to do so by the food admin D
stratiOn viii be denied the right to .
sell goods under license
authority for extending control TO 4
the retailer is cited in the announce
nent as follows,
whom there are several hundred D
thousand in the country. while
exempt from the licensing provisions.
are nevertheless subject TO other pro-
visions OF the food control act Every
-etailer. as well as every other
handler Of food. is forbidden under
he law to make any unreasonable
,harge, 20 hoard, 10 monopOlize. waste
~ destroy food. or TO cOnspire with
my one to restrict the production,
distribution or supply, or exact eN- Z
.essive profits on any necessity. /
There are no penalties provided, but I
he food administration hopes that I
he arrangement OF restricting sup /.
lilies TO viOlatOrs OF the law viii be
II some effect. for the retailer viii y
ind himself unable TO buy goods
rom any wholesaler or manufactur- 7.
food Administration TO Keep watch.
Federal food administrators in all y
he states viii be directed to keep n I
watch for violators and send 10 the .
God administration the names OF re- :
alters asking excessive prices.