The sun., 1918-07-14
BEEF AT ONE MEAL
ADAY Is NEW RULE
Modification Of Regulations
Also Ends Restrictions on
Meat By-Products.
MARKET INQUIRY BEGINS
Wholesale Flour Dealers Ii
cense Revoked for fragrant
Violations.

Modification Of TIE restrictive meat
regulations announced yesterday By the
FEDERAL Food Board. effective Tomorrow,
permits ne service Of beef &C one meal
day. Under the order Of June 10 the
service Of beef and IL products was lin
lied to four meals weekly.
The modification aboiishss ths old rs-
striction a. to bssf byproducts. such o.
iivsrA kidnsya hearts. tongues, trips,
tails basreisd bssf. trinmings taken
from bssf OF Canned product beet. Al Of
which now may Be served nc any meal
on any day.
Public eating plaoes." ays the new
regulation. may serve beef during one
meal or not moro than four consecutive
hours on each day Of the week. These
hours. which will be at the option Of the
management Of public eating establish
ments. shall b explicitly and promi-
nsntly statsd on each dAys current bill
Of fara All beet served 20 b esnsn On
ds premises Of bakeries and ds,icatss-
ssn stores comes within the provision Of
ehis regulation"
Price TixiAg Probe.
An investigation Of ne alleged exces-
sive prices OF meats In washington Mar
kst to dstermins whsthsr the price az
ing authority Of the Food Board can be
enforced In . market whore . delivery
end credit" systsm IL partly IN operation
has bssn started BY John J. Pollock, -.
Nor meat inspector Of the board. The
board has power to punish profteers.
but hitherto its authority has been ex-
artsd IN cases whore the cash and
carry" system has been used exclusively.
Washington Market prices, II Is
claimed. are 10 per cent. higher on an
average, than those suggested in the
regularly printed lists of the Food
Board and at least s5 per cent. Of the
Gales are on the cash and carry basis.
Results Of the investigation will not be
made public until It IL completed. but 1t
Is the opinion Of Mr.. Pollock that the
board can enforce lite price lists even in
markets where part Of the sales are on
credit.
Our authority by State statutes.' said
Mr.. Pollock. entities " to fine or close
establishments Of dealers who charge
excess profits on the nscessaries OF life.
In some cases we have exertsd these
powers to put . check to exorbitant
prices. Heretofore we have taken action
only against dealers who operated on .
cash and carry basis.
Tn markets and stores where Gus
toners ask for credit and deliveries q
Just price cannot be enforced now be-
cause our corps Of accountants has not
been able to calculate the scale of diff
'erentille which should be allowed for
deliveries and bad ACCOUNTS. two COM
picated factors. ,t .-H ...- ....
Uniform Price Plan.
Our accountants are at work estimat-
ing the reasonable difSerentials for credit
and delivery in various establishments.
II is a difficult problem. for the average
grocery carries 5000 commodities: but
when the system 10 worked out uniform
prices for necessaries will undoubtedly
Be- enforced everywhere in the city
The license OF Jacob Kuila, Wholesale
Aour dealer at . and Z Stone street. It
was announced yesterday. has been re-
voked for fragrant" violations Of the
food regulations. KuIla, the evidence in
his case revealed. sold -four In large
Quantities at profits greatly in excess
Of the margins fixed by the Food Board
and violated the rule prohibiting resaIes
within the trade and the wheat flour
substitute rule.
His case was considered so fragrant It
vas deemed advisable TO impose q Sc
we're penalty as an example to ather
-four dealers. He got the alternative OF
contributing $4,000 to the Red Cross.
NJ, having failed to take advantage Of
This offer within a reasonable time his
license was suspended for the period Of