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cost OF living n these amendments TO
the Food Control act can be promptly
passed.
How New Act Would Read.
The wide powers of regulation OF COM
modify prices the Government would
-hav We under the amended bill are shown
In the measure. which Is printed below
In part:
That by reason Of the existence Of a
state OF war II. is essential to the ma
tional security and defense, for the sue
cessful prosecution OF the war, and for
the support and maintenance OF the
ARMY and Navy. to assure an adequate
supply and equitable distribution and to
facilitate the movement of foods. feeds,
wearing apparel, the containers In
which foods. feeds and fertilizers are
sold. fuel. including fuel oil and natural
gas, and fertilizer and fertilizer ingre-
dents, tools, utensils, implements. ma
chinery. and equipment required for the
actual production Of foods. feeds. fuel.
hereafter In tnis act called necessaries
to prevent locally or generally, scarcity.
monopoliztion, boarding. INJURIOUS spec
ulation. manipulatlons, a.,i private con-
trolls affecting such supply, distribution
n movement: and to establish and
maintain the Government control of such
htScrSdTltb uuTlnk the war. FOT SUCH
purposes the instrumentalities. means,
methods, powers, authorities. duties. OBJ
legations, and prohibitions hereinafter
get forth are created, established, con
fcrred and prescribed. The President Is
authorised to make such regulations and
TO issue such orders as are essential ef-
fective.y to carry out the provisions of
thiG act"
Increase In the Penalties.
Section I is amended to read as fol-
lows:
That it is hereby made unlawful for
any person TO destroy any necessaries for
the purpose Of enhancing the price or
restricting the price thereof: knowingly
TO commit waste or wilfully to permit
preventable deterioration of any neces-
saries In or In connection with their pro-
duction. manufacture or distribution to
hoard. as defined in section 6 of this
act. any necessaries: to m~onopolize or
attempt to monopolize, either locally or
generally. any necessaries; to engage in
any discriminatory and unfair, or any
deceptive or wasteful practice or device,
or to make any unjust or unreasonable
rate or charge, In handling or dealing
In or with any necessaries; to conspire,
combine, agree or arrange with any
other person. (A) to limit the facilities
for transporting, producing, harvesting.
manufacturing. supplying, storing or
dealing In any necessaries; (B) to re-
strict the supply of any necessaries; (C)
to restrict distribution OF any neces-
saries; CD to prevent, limit or lessen
the manufacture or production of any
necessaries In order to enhance the price
thereof. or (E) to exact excessive prices
Tor any necessaries; or TO aid or abet
the doing OF any act made unlawful by
this section, Any person violating any
or the provisions of this section upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not ex-
ceeding $4,000 or be imprisoned for not
more than two years or both"
Labor bureau Asks More.
or the requests for addition funds
submitted to the House to-day the De-
partment of Lab asked $475, 900 and
the Department OF Commerce $410, 600.
Secretary Of Labor Wilson in making
his request did not specifically state how
he proposed to spend II other thar for
general expenses OF the Department ito
assist in combating and coping with
The high cost of living" He stated that
he proposed to add twenty-four EXPERTS.
1ss special agents and numerous clerks
to the Departments anti-high cost force. II
the appropriation IL granted, with sal
A4- " ftfbV uOAH IOT DeTlOUA nor
to exceed ten months.
OF the Department of re-
quest 400 900 Is to demonstrate how
nsh can be cooked cheaply and 70 coll
iect statistics on sea food under the d.
rection Of the bureau of fisheries.
The bureau of census asked 5000. 900
Tor the collection OF statistics on raw
materials and the bureau of standards
desires $110 900 TO carry on its work of
anfnFRinpy shnnnGf -aI-T,4 Ia -
Producing standardization systems in in
dustry to bring down the cost of pro-
duction.
~standHrdiza ton IL Sought.
explanations were made by the vari-
Gus bureau chiefs as to why they con-
sfdered the sums mentioned necessary.
The two vital points In the problem
or the high cost of living lie at the
FACTORY and In the market" said s. w.
Stratton. director of the bureau OF
standards. One OF the Items (tbat OF
$bo.0o0) covers Standardization IN the
industries with a view to economy In
production and efficiency In producers.
the other item Chat OF s60.O00) covers
the question OF full weight. in which
every consumer is vitality Interested
The temptation to short weight is very
great when prices are high. and the
public Ia virtually without protection
on this score except along the lines of
strict enforcement OF the wefghts ana
measures laws"
The work Of the Census Bureau In ron.
nection with the light against the ex-
agserated costs was thus explained by
Semuel L. Rogers:
information concerning the euuipment
n production Of domestic man,fac-
lures. stocks Of products on hand cos,
OF production per unit and prices. Ia es-
sentihl to carry the suggestions of the
PRESIDENT. The Census Bureau IA
equipped to gather this information with
the exception Of that concerning costs
n prices.'
Acting Commissioner Moore OF the Ru.
reau OF Fisheries said 81 am submit
ting a supplemental estimate for com
Quoting and Impair ting instructions in
tho best methods Of preparing and cook
ing hHh as a contribution to the con-
certed efforts now being made 10 reduce
the cost Of food and other essential com
medities.
One of the sums asked is desired for
enabling the bureau to demonstrate 10
packers and curers of Ash the methods
by which species now insuficiently utU-
ICED or entirely wasted may be made
available for food. The bureau In now
conducting work of this character on the