Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-04

Asks Housewives to Co
rste With Him and
~. Reduce Prices
M OF REBATES
Dakers Again VARIED That
|4Ihey Must Have Licenses by
@ December 10

XIo cash-a nd carry plan of marketing
XtUo4 upon all patriotic housewives
~ Dcat11nent issued today by Howard
FEDERAL food administrator Tor
I1ylvania. in which he calls upon
women TO do away with the waste
~ by delivery and credit. and as
49, Them that their hearty co-opera-
= ~ required to make the fair price
seeded upon by trade factors" cf-
HxH9 points out that the GOyefuinct
r9oiy refrained from attempting to tiN
~ price TO the producer. Tire Govern
snt determined that the "law. OF supp'y
743o Demand should have full play in the
}d OF production" However, ~
SoIesalsr or retailer will be allowed 20
Afye extortionate profits AZ soon as
10y 90 20 they are amenable 20 the law.
9p9 Mr.. Heinz threatens them with the
~ penalty for such violation
NEW PLAN sUCCEssFUl.
- satisfactory cash-and-carry plaa
49, advanced by j. :. crutchfield. as
rant TO Mr.. Hein.. II Is now sue
essfuliy In operation i'll Somerset. Pa
Q1der this scheme the consumer re-
eeives . per cent rebate to be taken
mt " trade, for all goods paid 70. in
sn at the time of purchase and car
f1ed home by the consumer. If the : 45ds
afe delivered to the house, Il charge of
m cents Is made for each delivery Il
y purchase is less than 81
MR.. HEINz's sTATENIENT
The statement issued by Mr.. lie ~
f(liows in part:
The Government is anxious that all
4 AnneceSsary credit systems and de.
n rvery systems should be done away
x With. as II considers them an economic
! Easte which absorbs labor and money
mich might be used to much better
purposes. Therefore you are in n
4 measure serving your country. as wei
- yourself, when you pay cash ana
( 0arry nome your purchases It is hOped
S mat the adoption by the public OF this
lrActice will reduce the prices and pre-.
vent the economic waste involved IN
eredit and delivery systems.
rs ~ -, OF course, the aim OF the food
4 edministi ation at Washington and all
me local food administrators to aid
\ 4uffs and the conserving OF them.
n The success OF this work as we'll as
r ne work OF regulating the dlstNibu-
Qon OF foodstuffs and the seeing t. It
(. mat no undue profit is made. depcuds
very greatly upon the enlightened pub
b uc opinion and cooperation No law
I, Il stronger or more effective than the
public opinion that is behind it and
20 movement can succeed without the
full cooperation OH the part Of the
4 public.
II is believed that this cooperation
4 VII not be LICKING. since we are all
coming to realize that the country is
. actually engaged I'm this war T. make
y - world safe for democracy. aud
nat. speedy and successful end of
4 ne war can only he obtained by the
yuited efforts of everybody.
/. 2 1t has been decided by the food ad.
q n{nImfTntinn IN IN Fttv. fg.-,. ..f
ne local food administrator Is the de-
termining from day to da; as TO what
the reasonable prices are for goods IN
his district. This does not me IN that
n ee has the authority TO flN price. He
Mean, however. easily determine what
me reasonable retail prices of the
y staple goods are in his district since
$ {he wholesale prices which are to all
through Its licensing system. are vr-
{ualiy hxed and easily ascertained by
BAKERS AGAIN WARNED |.
Mr. Heinz today repeated the w,,la-
~ to bakers that they mus be licensed
lore December 10 or they will BE- fined
11rced TO quit business Under tie
der issued by Herbert {. Hoover. Fed
efzl food administrator all bakers must
obtain permission to operate and permis-
e1on will be given only wlea bakers
n6ree to cooperate VITA the admins
tvation. -
Y Bakers who have not already appalled,
for licenses must apply n. once 10 the
Eederai food administration. Licensing
department.. Washington, ID. g.
DIR. Clyde l., King. of the Wharton
Dfhool, University OF Pennsylvania. who
ID making an exhaustive study Of the
milk situation In the state, will attend
e<meeting OF the Lancaster County milk
pfoducers in Lancaster Wednesday. IIe
VIII attend as representative Of Mr..
l4etnz as well as for himself He is not.
h6Wever, attached TO Mr.. Hein4's Offices.