The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-12
kEOKUK BUTTER
DEALERS CLEAR.
They are Not Found Guilty Of profit
eerins When Those in Sever
al Iowa Cities are
Punished.
FINED AND CLOSED UP
Some Of the Violations Of Regulations
Were Unintentional, But Pen
atty was Exacted in
Every Case.
FINED AND CLOSED UP

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Oct. H.
United States Food Administrator
Deems, in pursuance OF an investiga-
ton into the recent advance in but
ter prices, has penalized number OF
Iowa dealers.
Inspectors from the Burlington
headquarters of the food administra-
ton investigated wholesale butter
houses in all of the cities of the state
and hearings were held this week.
in which r. w. Boyden of Washing
ton, d. c., chief of the enforcement
division of the food administration,
and M. e. Joffe of Washington, also
an attorney for the division, con-
Quoted the inquiry at Burlington
In the cases of the branch houses
Of Swift & Co., at Des Moines. Wat
erloo and Creston it was determined
that there had been no violations.
Pay for Mistake.
In the case Of the Cedar Rapids
house of Swift & Co., one violation
was found, due to mistake and not
to intention. The amount of the
overcharge was $1S.58, and while the
amount was small it was felt that
the matter should not be wholly
overlooked and this branch house was
asked to pay 500 to the Red Cross
In the case of the Dubuque house
of Swift Il Co., number of viola
tions were found and were submitted
by the manager of the house. They
were contrary to the instructions of
the Swift and Company management,
but were apparently the result or the
cxs ne hi hn,
to appreciate that it was his duty to
sell butter at fixed margins regard
less of prices charged by his COM
petitors, instead of following the
ordinary business practice of keeping
petitors. His action resulted in ex-
cess charges amounting to $17.33.
This amount has been paid to the
Red Cross and the butter department
of the branch house has been ordered
Is, and to post during this period the
official sign acknowledging violation
and promising compliance in the
future.
In Several Cities.
The policy of the food administra-
ton is to deal with violations Of
branch houses of this character in
the same manner as if the houses
were independent stores and uncon-
nected with any central Management.
The community creamery, of Park
ersburg, and Mason City contributed
$50 to the Red Cross of Cerro Gordo
county. The main house at Parkers-
burg has turned over butter to the
branch at two cents profit and the
branch had sold at six cents profit.
The Dye Yaus Produce company,
of Des Moines, contributed 500 to
the Red Cross and will close it's but
ter department October 14s Is and 16
for having sold butter at an exces-
sive profit which amounted to about
the same as the contribution.
The Boone Flour and Feed com
pany, of Boone, Iowa, contributed
$3.50 to the Red Cross and will close
it's place of business for one week,
October II to 10. Defendant admit
ted that he had made no attempt to
inform himself on the rules and reg
ulations Of the United States food
administration.
The Iowa Grain Produce company
Of Burlington, Iowa. contributed $50
to the Red Cross for selling butter
,t eycess prOfit