The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-23
PREY
ON HOUSEWIVES
ONE SPREADS RUMOR or CANNED
GOODS CONFISCATION; OTHER
OFFERS TO BUY.

A very slick swindling scheme has
come to the attention Of Food Admins
traitor Stratton ID. Brooks. One man
goes around through community
spreading the rumor that the govern.
ment intends TO ccnfiscate portion OF
the canned goods In each household. a
day or two later a confederate OF this
party appears and offers 70 buy this
product at a very low price.
The community IL warned against
these particular swindlers. The gov.
ernment has no intention whatever or
either confiscating or purchasing any
of the goods canned by. the housewives
but on the other hand urges every one
TO increase, up To the limit OF their
ability to consume, the canning OF all
perishable products.
Storage Regulations.
All persons operating cold storage
warehouses, or operating elevators.
warehouses. or other places for the
storage OF corn. oats. barley. beans. rice.
cotton seed. cotton seed cake. cotton
seed meal or peanut meal. or importing.
manufacturing or selling groceries and
provisions are required TO take out H.
cense. except that retailers whose gross
sales of food commodities do not exceed
licensed
All applications for licenses should
be addressed TO the License Division.
Law Department, Food Administration,
Washington, ID. c.
Each license shall place on each con-
tract, order. acceptance, price list. etc.
| the number of his license. and no
licensee shall knowingly buy any food
commodities from, or sell any food COM
modities to. any person required TO
have license who has not secured such
license and complied with this rule.
No licensee shall. without the writ
ten consent Of the United States food
administrator. keep on hand or have
in possession or under control, by con-
tract or otherwise. any food commodi-
ties in a quantity i'm excess Of the rea-
sonable requirements Of his business
for period Of sixty days. nor shall he
sell or deliver to any person any food
commodities il he has reason TO be
lieve that the commodities so sold will
increase the supplies of the purchaser
beyond his necessary needs.
No licensee, engaged in the business
of milling flour and feed from wheat
shall take any profits on said business
in excess of 25c per barrel on flour and
| SOC per ton on feed; such licensee shall
not keep wheat or rye or flour in stor
age for more than thirty days; or keep
| the same on hand at any time in a
quantity greater than the output OF
said plant during the period of thirty
days. or in excess of the reasonable re
quirements Of his business for use OIL
sale during the period of thirty days.
The licensee shall sell food commodi
ties at no more than a reasonable ad
vance over the actual purchase price
of the particular goods sold. without
regard to the market or replacement
value at the time of such sale.
The effect of these rules will be Il
limit purchasing for speculative pur
poses. because the purchaser must sci
the particular goods bought at a reas
enable profit above his purchase price
even though in the meantime the mar
ket price has gone much higher Con
sequently, by purchasing more than hs
needs, he has no hope of profiting by
an increase in the market price. and he
might lose by a decrease therein.
| Retailers doing less than 500 00t
business in food products are not re
qured to be licensed. but are subject
TO the penalties provided by the law
for boarding and for selling at excessive
profits. Ii is the policy of the food ad
ministration TO notify wholesalers no,
to sell food products to retailers who
have been proved guilty of excessive
| charges.
Sheep. when frightened. always run
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