Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-08-18
BREAD AND MILK.
HOOVER TARGETS
Food Chief Also Denies He
VIII Cut Alcohol Con.
tent of Beer
BIG BAKERS WILL BE
FORCED TO CUT PRICES


WASHINGTON. Aug. 1s,-Big bakers
are to get a jolt.
The same amount Of alcohol in beer
MIX dealers 70 lose excuse for high
prices.
These are the plans Of Herbert G
Hoover, the new food administrator,
In his fight for a reduction IN the
costs OF the necessities OF life, his
hrst hard blow doubtless will be
directed against the big bakers. who
have not only increased the price Of
bread 100 per cent. but have declined
to reduce II now that wheat is 81 a
bushel less than it was at one time.
Accordingg to information obtained
Mt the Office OF Mr.. Hoover, the mills
Of tho country have shown "a nne
spirit and demonstrated a wiling
ness 10 cooperate, but the big bakers
have hung on with bulldog tnnacity
10 war PROFITS on the one indispen-
sable commodity OF the rich ana poor
alike-breao.
1t Is violating no confidence 10 say
thaf Mr.. Hoover intends 10 deal Wig
nTnuHIN WIFI NlNCN AhNAA VIZ"
doubled the price OF this necessity
h,,t noclxeted the entire saving result
gnr from the elimination Of the return
nriviieee on stale Bread SAVING
which Mr. Hoover recommended Wild
ne expectation that they would give
tho consumer some benefit through a
reduction in price.
N was learned at the Offices OF MT
Hoover that the millers have gone 10
1he extent OF Offering to make some o.
the nrirne commodities at cost GUT
Inc fhe war. but the big bakers haNe
mointained an attitude or hosllilty
eror the first 10 the present momeh'.
Cara Is taken to explain that TINS eoes
cot annlv to the small bakers Many
- thoae have been willing 70 cooper
sfe and have given some inNalueule
-tetistics 10 prove that with Mneal
-eIlinq at its present price 90 .
ersbei the restoration OF tho hVe-een 4.
1oae ia not only possible, but that ~
can be produced at pront--R- .o,inga
peaiiTlnc that many OF the sN' 49,
...-.,..stod have not resulted IN che"Pol
S 800 ii the consumer, but In many cases
ove actually advanced il, MT. hooNe,
= S.,srnined to show IN o praeIicl,
wav that the purchaser can De peh'''eN
~ rhst cbeaper bread will demonstrate
.1,;s IN more effective way than any
other "a generally admitted.
sIs1cse are some Of the arguments
shst Mr.. Hoover has heard rom 0h'
eorsuners WHO have watched the el
eoct of attempting TO re1uce MaS'e.
suovy does Il cheaper my living COS
~ have 10 pay 10 cents for bread en-
S,.ter evofv time I sit down TO eas
restautant when I used to got u 10
nothinpf It may save crust "a p'e ~,
~ fcod some one In Belgium, put y
lone way from hero 70 belgium, an
NV lunch is it helps no one put "a "a
proprietor, who gets 10 cents inoie Az
,sWhat good does it do me 70 nav
The table d'hote meal abolished 4 n"s
70 paw 50 for the Ia carte u7eu u
yet for IS cents H..
.sWhat good does it do me 70 nav
he free lunch abolished IN the saloon
The collar on my glass OF beer Is Jus
Is high as Il ever was.
While realizing that there is vo
adorable ground for the contention, WI M
Hoover IL satisfied that even before .ii
food control law WIS IN operation Bis,a '
results had been accomplished niohg ~
line of reducing wastes In some vi en
great cities the amount OF rats op'anhe :
from reduction Of garbage oecreaseu
per cent - too
,aroinistrator for each State 10 wor
under the direction OF Mr.. hooNe
and an connection with the grverno
and state Council OF Defense VIII D
nnrrffnfnFanN for NNl
Jersey doubtless will be decided y
saw The selection lies between NV
men, and e was stated at the ono
Of Mr.. Hoover that the one best MT.
las not been decided upon ana thl
no Recommendation has been mace
che President In the case OF New ie
sey. Pennsylvania had a 1000 col
missioner named yesterday
AS soon as these State administr
tors are selected and approved
President Wilson. the general plan
food conservation will begin 10 wo
out In detail. In such cities as Phi
delphia and Pittsburgh there Will
an Investigation into the constant
Increasing cost Of milk. II was stat
on the highest authority that N
Hoover has a plan for reducing I
costs of milk production by curtaili
the shipment Of fodder and oh
feed to neutral countries. BY rea'
ing the amount Of fodder sent abro
the supply here will be greater a
the cost prOportionately reduce
Should that saving TO the milk p
Queer not be followed by a reducti
in his price drastic steps will
taken.
The food administrator authoriz
b denial Of the story that he had
rected the reduction Of the alcoho
content to 2 per cent. IN beer. T
subject Of brewing. Il was added.
not been taken up by the food /
ministration.
Announcement was made in sol
papers that the food administmti
In order to reduce the consumpti
OF foodstuffs used IN the product
OF beer had ordered a reduction of I
alcoholic content from IA TO
per cent. 20 save grain.