The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-28
FLOUR BAN
LII TED On
SUNDAY
1920 Basis Now for Wheat
Instead of $3.50; Use of
Wheat Products Is Low
cred Materially.

New wheat and -four rules become ef-
fective Sept /
The fifty-hfty rule, covering the sale
and consumption Of wheat -four and
substitute viii be rescinded Saturday at
midnight and in. It's place viii be en-
forced an eighty-twenty ruIe-that Is.
four parts OF wheat Hour to one Of sub
stitutes. instead OF half and half
Barnard Makes Announcement.
This relief from the stringent wheat
-four rule was announced yesterday by
H A. Barnard. Federal food admins
traitor for Indiana. after he had received
q communication 10 that effect from
Herbert Hoover, Federal food admins
traitor for the United States.
n Barnard announced also that all
rules and regulations based on the nifty
fifty basis will be Cancelled along with
the general rule Saturday night Among
them is one limiting licensed millers
wholesalers and bakers to a thirty-day
supply OF -four. When the new regula-
tions become effective they will be per
mitted TO carry sixty-day supply.
no Limitations Now.
No limitations as to the amount OF
-four 4 consumer may buy az a time is
contained in the new regulations A
farmer is governed by exactly the same
: rules as others. DR.. Barnard's new rules
follow;
I. All -four rules and regulations now
IN effect are Cancelled. This order ap-
plies to all regulations and rules issued
from this office as well as to all special
rules and regulations issued IN the sew
eral counties. cities dtowns.
?. The bread Of the allies. including
OF other grains than wheat.
9. The eighty-twenty formula, which
takes the place of the ffty-ffty formula.
IS not intended to displace the ese or
corn bread The eighty-twenty formula
IS used in addition to our normal con-
sumption of corn bread.
4. Retail dealers selling standard
wheat -four must carry in stock either
barley -four, corn meal or corn -four and
with every sale of wheat -four shall sell
& coordination Of some one or more OF
these in the proportion OF one pound OF
substitute TO each four pounds Of wheat
-four
Dealers Not 10 Force Consumers.
). No dealer may force any other
substitute in combination upon the con
sumner and the substitutes must con-
form to the standards MED by the Unit
ed States food administration.
s. The following fours may be sold
in combination with standard wheat
-four in lieu Of all barley -four. corn
meal or corn -four. II the consumer so
demands. at the ratio Of one pound TO
each four pounds Of wheat -four. namely.
rice -four. cat -four. buckwheat -four.
potato -four. bean -four. sweet potato
-four kaffir -four. milo -four. feterita
-four and meals Of the last three named
fours
Z Pure rye -four or meal will be sold
as a substitute in the proportion Of ct
least two pounds of rye with three
pounds Of wheat -four
s. The foregoing rules apply 10 all
custom and exchange transactions and 10
the farmer as well as to city and towns
people.
9. The previous rule limiting licens-
ed rniIlers. wholesalers and bakers TO a
tnirty-day supply OF -four is changed 10
Sarmit the stocking of a sixty-day sup
ply.
10. The rules limiting the sales by
retailers Of wheat -four to one-eighth Of
e barrel in cities and one-fourth of a
barrel in sparsely settled districts are
xescindei. There are no limitations as
10 the amount Of -four which may be
sold TO q consumer al q single purchase.
IL Mixed aours prepared for sale by
nillers. wholesalers and retailers ac-
cording TO the Victory mixed -four form
ula may be scld without substitutes. but
IN no case shall the price be greater
than in the case or standard wheat -four
Orders Go Out Today.
County food administrators will re-
ceive copies or the new rules by mail
TO-DAY and tomorrow. The rules are sub
1ect to modification from time to time
Special instructions @iIl be issued for
the guidance Of bakers and nillers