Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-14
FOOD REGULATIONS.
Some of the Best Known Legal Talent
in the State EnlistS in This
Branch of War Service.

Branch of War Service.
The plan under which the Federal
Food Administration for Virginia Is
conducting its enforcement work has
served to enlist in this branch of war
service some of the best legal talent of
the State. Among the well-known
members OF the bar who have taken
oath of office as legal directors to
Local Food Administrators are y.
Lawrence Groner, Norfolk; Robert /.
Scott, Murray Mcclure, Richmond;
Z. A. Lewis, E. P. Buford, Brunswick
County; Harry R. Thomas, Alexandria
county; Thos. R. Hardaway Amelia
county; S. F. Ferguson, Appomatto:;
county; H. H. Byrd, Bath county; j.
uaskins Hobson, Chesterfield county;
Vernon Ford, Fairfax county; W.
A. Willeroy, King William county; K.
]. Thrift, n. G. Payne, Z. A. Carpen-
ter. Will A. Cook, Madison county; [.
r. Reekes, Mecklenburg county, l..
Grafton Tucker, Nelson county, NJ. ii.
Barnes, New Kent county; H. L. Lee,
Nottoway county; !ohn Lancaster
Prince Edward County, Judge Wal
Ter R. Staples, Roanoke; W. E. hogg'
York county; Allen +. Hairless, Mont
yomery county; Jmus W. Pulley
Southampton county; Arthur B. Smith,
w. c. Beane, Jr., King and Queen
county; Judge R. L. Kirby, Grayson
countv: J. H. Stinson, Buchanan coun-
tv: F. f. Kellam, Princess Anne coun
~. 4. G.. Weaver, Warren county; 5.
Burrell Bragg, Norfolk county; .. I.
Jackson, Rockbridge county; Il. Car
for Redd, Hanover county; E. c. Burke
Bedford county; Henry Roberts, Brls-
tol: Andrew l.. Jones, Boyd Stephen
son. Highland county; j. NJ. Perry,
Armistead c. Gordon, R. +. r. Nelson,
Augusta county; G. s. Wallace, Fred
,ricksburg ]. Donald Richards, Eau
ouier county; A. A. Keen, Dickinson
county: T. C. Payne, Edward Meeks,
Amherst county; S. Floyd Lambeth,
Carroll county; c. NJ. Lunsford, Bote-
tuurt county.
Other able LAWYERS are rapidly en-
listing with this group of "dollar-a-
vaar-mcr" as the local food admins
traitors in the 100 counties and SIX
teen cities work toward the completion
os a Statewide organization to take
care of the local enforcement worK
Nany of the local administrators are
themselves lawyers OF ability and eX-
rerience.
In addition to these local directors
Richard Evelyn Byrd and and Hiram
NJ. Smith, United States District At
tnynevs for Virginia, are ASSOCIATED
with the State War Department OF inc
Food Administration To them are re-
ferred all cases requiring action II
thte Federal Courts as provided by
the Food Control Act.
The plan under which the enforce
r1cnt worl, is now being done IN Nlr'
pjria is an established one in many o.
Inc other states, where experience
has demonstrated nat best result
follow. both for the Food Admlni3:ra-
ton and the trade, when cases OF al
leped violation are i'card first local
". This procedure, it is pointed out
secures FOR all parties concerned the
benefit of public sentiment at home,
and. BIZ familiarizin.c the people WITH
the policies and the rules and regt!a-
tons of the Food Administrator.
serves as a deterrent influence agalns"
violations. Just punishment becomes
more sure and injustice to the az
cused less liable to happen than !! he
were summoned to q distant centre Tor
q hearing conducted among stranger.
The works as THIS projected IS upon
scale consistent with Mr.. HooVerS
division of the people of the United
States into two groups-the per cent
who must be made to obey the Law,
and the 95 per cent with whom to un-
.ierstand is to obey voluntarily. The
spirit of the work moves toward iu.-
fl!ment of the hopes of the United
States Food Administration as an
nounced in the beginning: ito stabl-
LIE and not to disturb conditions, to
defend honest enterprise against IL
legitimate competition = ito so guide
The trade in the fundamental food com
modities as to eliminate vicious specu-
l;,tion, extortion and wasteful practices
and to stabilize prices in the essential
staples"
The Food Administration depends
COR its success upon the cooperation
alike of the manufacturer, the Who'll