The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-02-23
FASTENING
FOOD TOD.C.,
BUT BREAD
IS GOING Up
By BILL PRICE.

Things moved rapidly In official
channels today toward averting
threatened shortage Of food supplies
for Washington, and the national rail-
road administration was determined
that II there should be a shortage at
any time the responsibility must not
rest upon that organization Their
position was that II Mp, Hoover Will
get food 20 the railroads from now
on they will get 1t TO the consumers,
clearing UP existing congestion and
caring for new shipments.
W. c. Kendall In charge Of car
service for the railroad adninistra-
ton. today got In prompt touch with
Clarence T. Wilson. local food ad-
ministrator. regarding statements by
Ar. wilson that several hundred cars
of food supplies for this city sTe tied
up along the railways and are NOV
inE this way az a snalrs pace. Mr..
Kendall asked SIr. Wilson for all the
data in his possession and assured the
local administrator that something
would be doing pretty quick.
Tries 30 EnSten ShIpments.
Mr.. Wilson has been diligently At
work for weeks trying to hasten ship
ments OF supplies into Washington,
especially in giving the local markets
substitutes COR -four that are required
in the baking Of victory" bread,
cakes, pastries. pies, etc. Mr. Will
sons subordinateS have been dealing
with local and Other railway officials.
but did not appear 20 make satisfac-
tory Roadway. All the time washing
tons stock OF -four and substitutes
for IL have 5een dwindlInK
Mr.. Kendall asked AIR. Wilson to-
day to take up all these matters with
him with the assurance that II WASH
ingtoD has been getting close 20 q
-four shortage II will be quickly re-
lieyed.
All that Mr.. Wilson wants TO know
and he has been getting that in
formation-is data relating to ship ,
ments, giving details as to car initials
and numbers. names Of shippers, con-
signees, routes OF shipment, etc.
Sugar shipments to this city have
been few and long delayed, and Mr..
Wilson gave Mr.. Kendall today facts
Washington by way OF East St Louis
have been held up there because the
Vandalia line would not accept them,
due to local embargoes.
Mr.. Kendall today declared that the
railway congestion throughout the
country Is slowly clearing, and win
get decidedly better II weather con-
ditions will permit. The railroad
administration nine days ago took
special cogniZance of food congestion
by sending to every railway line In
the country a new order OF preferen-
tisl shipments to be accepted and for
warded. food being at the top OF the
list.
This order was designed tn taxa
the place OF local railway embargoes,
and Is now being passed down the
lines through the hundreds OF thous-
ands of railway employees. at can
not all be done in a minute" said
Mr.. Kendall, but It Is working out
we'll"
Bread to Go Up In washinEton.
Mr.. Wilson is today in conference
with officials OF the Hoover admins
tration regarding the local situation,
many phases being under conside- =
ton. Announcement by one OF the
big bakeries that It will change the
size of It's loayes. substituting also .
raise In price, foreshado~ing similar
action by other bakers, Is one OF the
subjects.
It Is presumed this bakery has sane
ton for it's action by the Hoovc adj
which some months ago
took steps that lead to Scent bread
for this city. Beginning today, bakers
are required to use 90 per cent of sub
stitutes for wheat flour. The bakery
referred to announces that Il will put
out n 12-ounce loaf of Victory bread,
which Is will wholesale at cents,
meaning Z cents at retail