Arizona republican., 1917-06-24

not supplied. Any part of the bread that remained unsold, the baker took back when the next days supply was delivered. The retailer knowing that he would have more bread than he could sell never required his custom CTS to order ahead. His customers were grained. so far as bread was con- cerned, to toll not neither to spin, nothing to do but order at any hour of the day.
 It requires little thinking to see that this arrangement must mean waste at some point. As matter of fact the commercial economy board finds that it means a condiserable waste one which at the present time cannot be allowed to continue As nearly as the board can. estimate with the help of the bakers of the country, who have been taking hearty interest in the in vestigation, it should be said to their credit, fully four per cent of the bread delivered to the retailers of this coun- try is returned to the bakers. the bakers themselves going to the ex- pense to collect it.
 Now what is uuue with this fo,p per cent of returned loaves? Some of It IS sold to the poor who go direct to the bakers for it. It is perfectly clear. however. that if the bakers did not over supply the retailers and were not obliged to bring back the leftover loaves, they could afford to sell the bread on the ground nt as low a nrlet. as they do now. Of the four per cent returned, probably one and one half per cent is fed to pigs, chickens and : other animals. Now make a little cal culation. Suppose in your town the bakers put out ten thousand loaves fed to the pigs and chickens Extend this calculation. There are bakers in our : large cities which turn out over halt i, million loaves a day. That mean 7500 for the pigs.
 IL needs no argument to those who realize what the shortage of wheat means to convince them that this leak age must be stopped. All that thinking people ask is how it can be done The bakers themselves are beginning to take steps. Inquiry among the bakers snow that probably on an average at least eighty per cent are in favor of stopping bread returns that is thev are in favor of selling to tho retoi1 bread dealer only what he believ~s h, can dispose of. This plan has already Deeh put into effect by the bakers o, Washington city and they say it is working satisfactorily
 ! Al'' he'e tta women cor,- in Tho, are the bread buyers, and the no-re. tiln bread plan means that they mus,
 make their calculations for the dav's supply and do it in such a businessIike iashlon that they will not be left in tbt afternoon without a loaf, that if tbeI are so left they will not complain tI thelr grocer, but that they win accen, tne fact as a proof of their own lacl ol business foresight in ordering.
 This really important saving can onI, De effected if the women of the com try generally back it up. The woman. committee of the Council of Nationa Deiense Is today asking the chairma r oI It's state divisions to spread througn. out thelr organizations a reouest tbat they Will immediately begin to ordei bread for 24 hours istead of fo, temporary needs; that they regulat.
 thelr purchases from day to day q, much as possible, so the retailers ma, know better how much to order, that they explain carefully to thei helghoors who may not have beer