The Washington times., 1917-05-23

shall, after a reasonable time, which
shall be prescribed ia such notice,
buy, sell, contract for, or otherwise
dealin any necessaries designated In
lac notice at q price higher than the
price as fixed therefor In the notice.
Fix $4,000 Penalty.
Any person who willfully violates
any OF the preceding provisions Of
this section shall. upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine not ex-
ceeding $4,000 and by Imprisonment
for not more than four years. In hx-
ing any price under this section, the
President shall consider the costs Of
production, manufacture, and distri-
button, and a reasonable profit there
on, and, in so far as practicable, shall
safeguard the equities and bona nde
investments of all legitimate inter
ests concerned. This section shall not
apply or extend to any farmer, gar
dener, or other person with respect
to the products OF any farm, garden,
or other land cultivated by him
Sec. 14.-That, whenever the Presi-
dent shall md that limitation, regula-
ton, or prohibition OF the use OF
foods, food materials, or feeds In the
production OF alcohol or OF alcoholic
or nonalcohollc beverages, or that re-
duction OF the alcoholic content OF
any beverage, Is essential, "A e=der
to assure an adequate and continuous
supply OF food, he Is authorized from
time to time, to prescribe, and give
public notice OF, the extent OF the
Limitation. regulation, prohibition, or
reduction so necessitated. Whenever
such notice shall have been given and
shall remain unrevoked, no person
shall, after q reasonable time, which
shall be prescribed in the notice, use
any foods, food materials, or feeds in
the production OF alcohol or OF alco-
holic or nonalcoholic beverages, ex-
cept in accordance with the limita-
tions. regulations, and prohibitions
prescribed in such notice. or produce
any beverage having an alcoholic con-
tent in excess of the amount pre-
scribed therefor in such notice. Any
person who willfully violates this sec
ton shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punished by q fine not exceeding
50, 900, or by Imprisonment for not
more than two years, or both.
To Control MILLING.
Sec. 15-That the President IL au-
thorized. from time to time. to ascer-
tain, prescribe, and give public no
tIce Of the percentages OF flour which
shall be derived from wheat Of va
rious kinds, classes, or grades. in the
milling thereof, in order to yield the
maximum economical percentage of
flour for human food, and to approve
or prescribe the methods to be used
in accomplishing the result When
such notice has been given no person
shall, after a reasonable time which
shall be prescribed therein, manufac-
ture such flour except in such man
ner as to yield not less than the
percentages so specified, subject to
such reasonable variations therefrom
as may be permitted by the notice.
whenever such notice shall be in ef-
feet, II the President find such action
essential in order to prevent decep-
ton, he IL authorized to require any
flour described In the notice to be
marked, branded, tagged, or labeled.
and, II he shall so require, II shall be
marked, branded, tagged. or labeled.
in accordance with regulations pre-
scribed by him, 50 as plainly to show
the percentage OF flour derived from
the wheat used in the milling thereof.
Any person who willfully violates
any provision OF this section. shall.
upon conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine not exceeding 5000. or by
imprisonment for not more than two
years, or both =
Sec. 16-That, whenever the Presi-
dent shall ascertain and publicly an
nounce that any specified mixture Of
| wheat. wheat -four, or other wheat
| product with any other cereal or
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