The Washington times., 1917-10-11
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FOR FOOD CONTROL
/" "SHADOW" RELIEF

Food prices will be held in check by
the sweeping governmental control Of
staples announced in President wilson's
proclamation today.
Herbert C. Hoover, who will put the
Presidents order into force November
l, Is not certain Of reducing prices to
the average consumer. and relief to
housewives seems shadowry. He Is de-
termined, however, to control the sick
eninE individual. sectional, and class
avarice, backed by demand and threat"
OF which he says he received daily evil
dence.
VIII Stimulate Production,
Stimulation Of production to meet
the worldwide foo shortage an aid
Americas fighting allies is Hoover's
dominant thought in price control.
But ne Is opposed to reducing con-
sumption by high prices, as some ad-
Vocate. HIS announced plan Is to
give consumers food at prices they
can pay from their wages.
With these policies before him,
Hoover today formulated rules, reRu-
lations and licenses for every big
importer, manufacturer, or distributor
OF wheat. rye, and their -four prod
ucts' oats, corn, rice. dried beans,
FOOD oils, milk, dairy products, can
ned goods. sugar, eggs, poultry, dried
fruits and other staples.
Detail Il Enormous.
The amount OF detail involved Is
enormous. Over . hundred girls are
already employed in the mailing d.
vision alone. and the food administra-
ton is spreading out along Sixteenth
street. taking over one private resi-.
dence after another for office room.
Dozens Of forms are to be sent 10
each food dealer to be regulated. His
regular reports will give the Gov
ernment, for the first time in history,
an exact idea of the country's food
resources and costs.
Text Of Proclamation.
The Presidents proclamation says:
'It is essential in order to carry
Into effect the purpose OF said act to |
license the Importation, manufacture,
and distribution of neoes-
saries to the extent hereinafter specl-
bed.
"All persons, firms, corporations
md associations engaged in the busi-
ness either OF az operating cold stor-
ige warehouses Ia cold-storaEe ware
house for the purpose of this procla-
being defined as any place
or mechanically cooled to
or below a temperature OF 45 degrees
Fahrenheit, in which food products
ire placed and held for thirty days
or more); (2D operating elevators,
drahnmaaa riNhar nlanaa
Ige of corn, oats, barley, beans. rice,
cottonseed cake, cotton
'eed meal or peanut meal: or (3)
importing, manufacturing Including
Milling, mixing, or packing) or dis
Including buying or sell
ng) any OF the following comfnodi-
les:
Cereals In TehtS
Wheat, wheat flour. rye or rye
lour.
Barley or barley flour.
"Oats, oatmeal, Or rolled oats.
Corn, corn grits, cornmeal. hominy,
orn flour. starch from corn, corn oil,
.orn syrup or glucose.
Rice. rice flour.
Dried beans.
pea seed or dried peas
'Cottonseed, cottonseed oil. cotton
eed cake or cottonseed meal.
Peanut oil or peanut meal.
"Soya bean oil, soya bean meal,
,alm oil or copra oil.
"Oleomargarine, lard. lard substi-
ues, oleo oils or cooking fats.
MIX, butter or cheese. ~
Condensed, powdered or evapora-
ed milk.
Fresh, canned or cured beef. pork
n mutton.
Poultry or eggs.
Fresh or frozen fish.
Fresh fruits or vegetables.
Canned peas. dried beans, toma-
oes, corn, salmon, or sardines.
Dried prunes. apples, peaches, OF
aisins.
Sugar, syrup, or molasses.
Exceptions Made.
Excepting, however. the following:
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