Evening star., 1933-07-17

| terstate commerce Of petroleum pro-
duced In defiance of State authorities.
The regulations, promulgated by Sec
| retary Of Interior Ickes pursuant to an
| executive order by President Roosevelt
last week, under authority of the in
| dustrtal recovery act, opened a new
phase Of the administrators, drive to
restore prosperity.
The oil industry will be the objective
OF another move In the same direction
when hearings will open Thursday on
| the proposed code of fair competition.
Interior Department lawyers worked
day and night to get out the far-reach-
ing regulations under which President
Roosevelt's order will be enforced, after
Ickes had promised vigorous" and
drastic" action to put it into effect.
The regulations directed all oil pro-
ducers and shippers to report monthly
to the Interior Departments division
Of investigations, headed by Louis r.
CLAWS, which is charged with their en-
| forcement.
| cies were forbidden to accept petroleum
| or its products for shipment without
sworn afiidavits that 1t was legally pro-
,, duced, together with supporting EVIL
dence.
Pointing to an fnterrelation Of In
terstate and intrastate commerce in
petroleum." the regulations held 1t was
essential to have reports made on all
productions and shipments, whether
they were in interstate, foreign or in
trastate commerce.
Every producer Of petroleum is re-
| quired to file monthly reports, beginning
ments,. and a statement that none of
1t was in violation of regulations.
All shippers must file reports on all
petroleum received, its disposition and
| a declaration that upon information
J and belief" none was handled in vio-
lation of regulations.
Overproduction was defined as "pe-
troleum produced in excess Of prora-
ton quotas. oil-gas ratio requirements
or any other purported conservation
measure which tends to limit, directly
or indirectly. the production Of petro-
leum or the products thereof"
The text of the regulations issued by
Ickes to control oil shipments follows:
Under the terms Of the aforesaid
act and orders petroleum or the prod
ucts thereof is in interstate and for
eign commerce Cd when petroleum or
any OF the products thereof is in the
course Of shipment or transportation by
rail, pipe line, water, truck. or any
other means Of conveyance from any
State, Territory or district OF the United
district Of the United States, or to
foreign country, or (2) when petroleum
or any of the products thereof is in
any quantity or in any manner COM
mingled with petroleum or the products
thereof some part of which Is in the
course Of such shipment or transporta-
ton, regardless of how such comming-
ling occurs during the various processes
Of shipment or refining. Excess produc-
ton Of petroleum or the products there
Of under said act and orders includes
petroleum produced in excess Of prora-
| ton quotas oil-gas ratio requirements
or any other purported conservation
measure which tends to limit directly
Or indirectly, the production OF petro-
leum or the products thereof.
"Any producer. operator. lessee. roy
atty owner, or other person, natural
or artificial, having an interest in any
petroleum producing property, or pos
sessing any right. title or interest IN
petroleum or the products thereof. Who
| shall ship, transport, or deliver to an
other for shipment or transportation
or shall acquiesce in the procuring or
ural or artificial, to procure the trans
portation in interstate or foreign COM
merce Of any petroleum or t.,e products
thereof; or any person, natural or ar
| tificial, who shall receive for shipment
or transportation In interstate and for
eign commerce, or shall purchase for
shipment in interstate and foreign
commerce any petroleum or the prod
| ucts thereof, with the knowledge that
such petroleum was produced or with
drawn from storage in violation OF any
law or valid regulation or order pre-
scribed hereunder by cny board. COM
mission, o11cer. or other duly author,
lied agency Of q State, shall be deemed
to have violated the provisions of sec
ton (C) Of the national industrial
recovery act public No. 81, 73rd
Congress) and the orders and regula-
tions hereunder, and shall be subject
to the penalties prescribed ir the act
And each transaction shall be deemed
,, a separate o1ense.
Because of the interrelation of In
| terstate and intrastate commerce IN
petroleum and the products thereof
and the direct effect upon interstate
and foreign commerce Of petroleum ana
products thereof moving in irtrsstate
commerce, It, is essential and hereby re-
quired for the proper enforcement OF
| the provisions Of section Co OF the
lie No. 81, 73rd Congress) and the
orders and regulations issued there
| under, that there shall be furnished
| the division Of investigations of the
| Department Of the Interior such infor-
nation as respects production. pur-
chases and shipments as is hereinafter
required, regardless Of whether sucn
production, purchases and shipments
are in interstate and foreign commerce
or in intrastate commerce.
| every producer Of petroleum shall
| file q statement under oath, sworn to
before any duly authorized State or
Federal officer, not later than the nth
day of each and every calendar month.
S, 1898, with the division Of investiga-
| tions OF the Department Of the Interior.
unless otherwise ordered to report at
| more frequent intervals by the division,
which statement shall contain the fol-
lowing: !.
81. Residence and post ONCE address
Of producer.
"2. Location Of his producing prop
critics and wells, the allowable produc-
ton for each property and well as de-
scribed by the proper State agency for
both the property and wells.
"3. The daily production IN barrels
produced from each property and well.
u. A report on all sales, showing the
names Of purchasers and transporting
agencies, their places Of business and
the quantity involved In each sale or
shipment.
IS. A declaration that no part Of the
petroleum or the products thereof pro-
duced and shipped has been produced