The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-01-21
MUST
 HAVE LICENSE
 TO USE FLOUR

on public information, 1t Is learned that all bakeries, hotels. restaurants. and others using more than ten barrels of flour month had to take out license before De. cember 10. 1917.
 The proclamation of the President with regard to this law is self ex. planatory. and reads as follows:
 LICENSING BAKERS.
 By the President of the United
 States of America.
 4 Proclamation.
 Whereas, under and by virute of an act of congress entitled An act to provide further for the national SC. curity and defense by encouraging the production, conserving the supply. and controlling the distribution of food products and fuel" approved by the President on the 10th day of August. 1917. 1t Is provided. among other things. as follows:
 That by reason of the existence of a state of war 1t Is essential to the national security and defense. for the successful prosecution of the war. and for the support and maintenance of the army and navy. to assure an adequate supply and equitable distri button. and to facilitate the movement of foods. feeds. fuel. including fuel oil and natural gas. and fertilizer ingre- dients. tools. utensils. implements, ma. chinery and equipment required for the actual production of foods. feeds and fuel. hereafter in this act called necessaries: to prevent. locally or generally. scarcity. monopolization, hoarding. injurious speculation. ma nipulations. and private controls, af. fecting such supply, distribution and movement: and to establish and maintain governmental control of such necessaries during the war For such purposes the lnstrumentalities. means. methods. powers. authorities. duties. obligations and prohibitions hereinafter set forth are created, es- tablished. conferred and prescribed The President is authorized to make such regulations and to Issue such orders as are essential effectively to carry out the provisions of the act"
 And whereas 1t is further provided In said act as follows:
 That. from time to time, when ever the President shall find 1t essen tial to license the importation, manu- facture. storage. mining or distribu- ton of any necessaries. in order to carry into effect any of the purposes of this act. and shall publicly so an. nounce. no person shall. after a date fixed in the announcement, engage in or carry on any such business speci fled in the announcement of importa- tion, manufacture. storage, mining or distribution of any necessaries as set forth In such announcement, unless he shall secure and hold a license issued pursuant to this section. The Presi. dent Is authorized to issue such II. censes and requirements for systems of accounts and auditing of accounts to be kept by licensees. submission of reports by them. and the entry and inspection by the Presidents duly authorized agents of the places of business of licensees"
 And whereas 1t Is essential. in order to carry into effect the pro- visions of the said act. that the pow CTS conferred upon the President by said act be at this time exercised to the extent hereinafter set forth:
 Now. therefore. I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America. by virtue of the powers conferred upon me by said act of hereby find and determine and by this proclamation do announce that 1t Is essential. in order to carry into effect the purposes of said act. to license the manufacture of neces. saries to the extent hereinafter specified.
 All persons. firms, corporations and who manufacture for sale bread in any form. cake. crack CTS. biscuits, pastry or other bakery products (excepting. however. those whose consumption of any flour and meal in the manufacture of such products is in the aggregate less than ten barrels a month). are hereby re. Quired to procure a license on or be- fore December 10. 1917. This in- cludes hotels. restaurants. other pub lie eating places and clubs who serve bread or other bakery products of their own baking.
 Application for license must be made to the United States Food Administration. Washington. D. C.. law department. license division. on forms prepared by 1t for that pur- pose. which may be obtained on re- quest
 Any person, firm. corporation or as. other than those hereinbe- uL.II