Baxter Springs news., 1918-03-15
REASON FOR FOOD
CONSERVING RULES
W. p. INNES, STATE ADMINS
TRAITOR, COMMENTS ON RE-
CENT REGULATIONS
IF YOU HAVE 2, RETURN /
He Urges That Persons Having Two
or More Sacks of Flour Return
Them to Retailers for Distribu.
tion-FOod Will Win War


kee county, has received the following
information concerning food conser-
walton from w. p. Innes Of Wichita,
state food administrator:
potatoes are certainly not sub
stitute for wheat products.
"The $3.50 combination sale Of
flour with other cereals took the
whole country by surprise. why
didn't you warn us and I'd have been
fixed?' said one woman. Exactly
and the whole plan for the necessary
100, 100000 bushel Of wheat reserve
would have been wrecked.
Object of $3.50 Rule
"The object Of the order is to bring
about q reduction of one-third in the
consumption of flour and to insure
the supply that must be shipped to
the allies. Any let-down, any conces-
session, would defeat the object of the
regulations.
mo one is going to be hurt. All
cereals are about equal in food value.
Making use of them is merely a mat
ter of ingenuity with the housekeep-
er. Any woman who can put hair
pin to dozen uses can find hundred
and more ways of utilizing the extra
cereals she is called on to buy.
Food Will Win the War
"Think of the boys you know in the
army. Food will win this war, and
eveey shipment of flour to Europe
means fewer of our boys to 60 into
the trenches and fewer white crosses
in France.
"For many years it has been Gus
tom in Kansas to buy flour in large
quantities and store it in our homes.
Under ordinary circumstances this is
harmless and thrifty practice, but
now we are facing q war emergency
shortage.
Roll of Honor Proposed
every Kansan who has in his home
more than one or two sacks Of flour
can render his country a patriotic
service by returning the surplus to
the retailer for credit and exchange,
even if it is financial sacrifice.
"Send this. office a full list Of the
patriotic citizens in your community
who redistribute their surplus flour
to help win the war. Give name, ad-
dress and amount of flour returned.
This office will keep an honor roll
of Kansans who make this sacrifice.
The honor roll will be sent thru Mr..
Hoover to President Wilson.
A Patriotic German
"In Cowley county five farmers vol
unfairly redistributed flour and re-
ported to county food administrator.
One of them-a German farmer
said: One sack is enough for my
family for thirty days, and l under
stand that more than a 30-day sup
ply is boarding. Hoarding congests
freight, hampers the mills and inter-
feres with Hoover's plans for distri-
button. Altho l am q subject of the
kaiser, want to see America win be-
cause know the curse Of the Ger
man system. l will do my part to
help win the war with food
"There is a penalty for boarding
flour of several thousand dollars fine
or number of years in prison, or
both. This would indicate the emer-
gency need when such law is pas
sed in free America"
Hen and Pullet Order
Concerning the order to licensed
dealers, prohibiting them from SELL
ing live or. freshly-killed hens and
pullets, Mr.. Innes gives the following
information:
"The following is the order given
TO all licensed dealers:
"'The licensee shall not, between
February IL and April 80 purchase,
ship, sell or negotiate for sale any
live or freshly killed hens or pullets.
Nothing in this rule shall prevent the
purchase, shipment or sale of live
hens or pullets for egg production
purposes
"The order does not go so far as
to prohibit the killing of chickens by
persons who own their own flocks but
chickens will be protected thru the
poultry exchanges.
No Protection for ROOsterS
Boosters are outside the protec-
ton of the law. They can still be
killed, according to provisions, and
storage hens can be handled.
"After April 80 the rule will auto