Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-08
NE W LAW BOOMING
PROF ITEER To Be
RIGIDLY ENFORCED
Provides for Fine of $4,000
or Imprisonment or Both,
for Violation of Act Which
Includes Wearing Apparel,

That the law against profiteering is
10 be vigorously pushed by govern
ment men, was the instruction re-
celved by United States District Attor-
ney Summers Burkhart The amend
ments TO the original food control act
not only make it unlawful to profiteer.
out they also provide penalties for
such acts. The original law failed to
include any penalty for unlawfully
hoarding or making unjust or unreal
sohable rate or charge in handling
'hecessaries.' The list of "necessa-
RES including wearing apparel
winch was omitted in the original bill.
me amendments to the food con-
lroI act are quoted here. The amend
ment 10 section / reads as follows.
That by reason Of the existence of
a state OF war, it is essential to the ma
uonal security and defense, for the
successful prosecution of tho va and
Tor the support and maintenance of
the army and navy to assure an ade-
quate supply and equitable distribu-
uon, and to facilitate the movement
OF FOODS, feeds, wearing apparel, con-
tanners primarily designed or intended
Tor containing foods, feeds, or ecrtil-
izefsi 1uel, including fuel oil and nat
ufai gas and fertilizer and fertilizerI
ingredients, tools utensils, imple
ments, machinery and equipment re-
CURED for the actual production of
FOODS, feeds and fuel, hereinafter IN |
TINS act called necessaries: 70 pre- :
vent locally or generally scarcity, mo- |
nopolization, boarding, injurious spec
ulatlon, manipulation, and private
control OF such necessaries during the
war For such purpose the mstru-
hentalltles, means, methods, powers.
authofltles, duties, obligations, and
pfohlbluons hereinafter set forth md
created, established, conferred and
prescribed. The president is author-
lzed to make such regulations and to
issue such orders as are essential eff
Iecuvely TO carry out the provisions of
this act"
Section 4 of the same act was
amended as follows.
- SINGERS Added to Law.
Ihat 1t is hereby made unlawful
Tor any person willingly TO destroy any
hecessaries for the purpose of enhanc-
ng the price or restricting the supply
thereof; knowingly to commit waste
Or Wllfully to permit preventable de-
eForatlon OF any neCessaries in or in =
connection with their production
or distribution; to hoard .
Is defined in section of this act, anv :
necessities; to monopolize or ATTEMPT :
o monopolize, either locally or gen !
fally, any necessaries: to engage in q,
ny discriminatory and unfair or anv
eceptlVe or wasteful practice or de- Il
Ice or make any unjust Or unrea- =
ohdpie rate or charge in handling mr. -
Gazing In or with any neCessares, to !,
onsplre, combine, agree. or arrange ),
'llh any other person, ca to limit :,
ne facilities for transporting, produc- q
~ harvesting, manufacturing, supply y
49, storing or dealing In zny nccessi- !"
es; OBJ to restrict the supply Of any
eeessaries; tc) to restrict distribu- y
on OF any necessaries; (d) to pre- -
ent, limit or lessen the manufacture -,
production of any necessaries in ~,
'der TO enhance the price thereof; e.
(e) to extract excessive prices for -
ny necessaries, or to aid or abet the
olhg of any act made unlawful bv II,
lis section. Any person violating any t.