Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-18

These are the sentiments OF Pennsylva-
MAS Hoover. You didn't know, perhaps,
that we had one. You weren't aware
doubtless, OF the fact that the war has en-
listed in the services of the Keystone State
q veritable dynamo of energy who like the
savior of Belgium, is acting as general in
the second line Of defense which will have
to fight the food battle.
It is Characteristic of Howard Heinz that
he gets things done quietly; that he has
virtually organized and set in motion the
vast machinery necessary to the conserva-
ton, production and distribution Of the food
supply In Pennsylvania before the majority
Of people became conscious of the fact that
he was at the helm, as the director of the
food supply in this State.
The ffty-seven varieties OF his enterprise
and commercialism are well known; the
hty-eighth variety, his capacity for ardent
public service. threatens to bring him into
the limelight in a different role.
KNOWS ALL ABOUT FOOD
For four days every week Howard Heinz
comes down to Philadelphia from Pitts
burgh. establishes himself In the offices of
the Committee of Public Safety, of which
MS department is part and parcel ana
views the food situation from the angle of
this part of the State.
Howard Heinz knows food. His canny
old father, now seventy-three, the founder
OF the great food industry, made him know.
He put him in the cellar of the factory as
soon as he came out of Yale, brash young
graduate in 1900. He said to him, Learn
about things that grow, and learn from the
bottom up"
Howard Heinz learned. He found out
about the products that came into the fac
tory, how they were canned and preserved,
and then he was sent all over the world to
get In touch with the farmers of all ma
uons' who supplied these products in such
huge quantities. His money insures MIN
against any possible food worry for him
self; but for the millions dependent upon
the United States and Pennsylvania he Is
taking thought
DEPENDENT ON WOMAN
Woman is the main factor in all that Is
70 be done" he told me seriously. I'VE are
absolutely dependent upon her efforts. she
holds the fate of the nation in the hollow
NJ her hand If she argues foolishly ana
selhshly that it will be a short war and
That the fact that we have plenty should
relieve us Of any worry about others, do
not see how we can pull out of this mess
successfully.
II peace comes tomorrow, the food prob
ZEN viii be even more serious than II is
now he continued earnestly, because that
VIII mean that we shall have TO feed Ger
many Poland and Rumania, in addition to
our Allies. We have put our trust In
she must not fail us.
one Of the first things that our house
wives will have to do is to cut the flour
varrel In half Six hundred and fifty mil
nohs or bushels of wheat is our maximum
production. We need all but fifty millions OF
yns ourselves. But our Allies need three
hundred and fifty million bushels or they
sehhot fight our war properly. That means
nat we must do without three hundred
hiiilon bushels of wheat.
WILL HAVE TO DO WITH HALF
we shall have to do with half the
slhount OF wheat that we have been
I,9ihs' Our women must realize this, and
uley must realize II Immediately. Conser'
sauon must begin at once. Australia Is
sAying ship problems and Argentine has an
sMoargo. The world looks to us.
we must use whole wheat ana we must
- corn. We must have corn bread al
-est three times a week. Don't ask, Why
t the Allies eat the corn? That is a
soule question.
the Allies have never used corn The!
Ve never raised 1t to any extent. Thei
o.neh do not know the use of II, and we
e.sent the time nor the facilities for teach
mem. They must have the wheat the!
We not only know the use Of corr
breads and cereals. but we like H. W.
's. use II as a substitute for wheat
eAt IN importance on the conservation
l4 meat We must absolutely give "