New-York tribune., 1918-03-14
Failed to Use Enough
Wheat Substitutes, 1t
Is Charged
ii More Restaurant
Men Also Summoned
Local Authorities TO Inf1ict
"Seyere Punishment" on
Violators of Regulations

Prompt action to curb the Tiolators
of the food conservation regulations
was taken yesterday by the Federal
Food Board, following the announce
rncnt on Monday that Food Admins
ira Hoover had decided to inflct
Severe punishment" on offenders
The board served notices on sew
cu:y bakers fifty il Manhattan and
The Bronx and twenty in Brooklyn
that they were charged with viola atirg
the rule which requires that only
Victory" bread shall be made, and
that this shall contain 20 per cent of
substitutes tor wheat. Eleven moro
restaurants, all in Manhattan, also
were charged with ignoring becaess
and porkless days.
The Speciality Baking Company,
which has stores at ITS Second Ave-
rue, 80 Alien Street and ii Lewis
Street, was summoned to appear be-
fore the board tomorrow at 2:3O
p. m. Competitors charged that this
company was selling bread consisting
almost entirely of wheat, and one COM
retitor complained that he had lost
600 customers because the "Victory''
bread which he was selling was nee
essarily smaller, because of the 90 per
cent of substitutes than that sold by
the Speciality Baking Company.
After examining the company's books
the Food Board announced: "The
books of this company show that it
made little or no effort to comply
with the regulations. The books also
show that it had an ample supply of
substitutes during the period upon
which the complaint is based.
Used Too Much Wheat Flour
"In one store they used in the man
ufacture of bread 439 sacks of patent
flour and only ten sacks of meal. or
less than 3 per cent. IN another store
from February 90 to February 26 dur
ing which period there should have
been an increased use of substitutes
almost up to the maximum required
this firm used 3S4 sacks of patent flour
than 5 per cent Of substitutes at q
period when they should have been
using almost 20 per cent.
From February % to March 2 in
their Lewis Street store they used in
the manufacture OF bread and rolls
eleven sacks OF cream meal to 618 sacks
of wheat Hour, or less than per cent.
when they should have been using al
most the maximum of substitutes.
ta Nkfyo - hi +ir,,,
ing, David l.. Messing, Edward Bier,
secretary; David Steckler. treasurer
The directors are N and David Mess
ing, David Steckler and E. n. Rabenold
The other accused bakers, whose
names have not yet been made public,
the board announced, will be sum-
moned soon. AS justifying prompt
action, the board said: "Bakers who
have been earnestly and patrlotically
complying with the rules complain that
the offending bakers are able to take
their trade from them
Eleven Restaurants Accused
In the case OF the eleven restaurants,
the board not only filed complaints, but
set the tine for the hearings. These
restaurants will have chances to ex-
plain tomorrow and Saturday:
Hudson Lunch (Louis Horowitz). )
Frankfort Street; Modern Lunch (W
X. Hamilton), 40 Nassau Street;
Libby's Lunch, 109 East 125th Street;
Cutters Lunch, 104 East 125th Street;
Morris Goodstein. 3S Harrison Street;
Strand Lunch, 125 East 125th Street;
|. Rubin, cal Sixth Avenue; Canterbury
Lunch, 178 East 125th Street; Rephan's
Lunch, 644 Sixth Avenue; Weisser's
Lunch, 626 Sixth Avenue, and Unger
Cherniskovsky, 81 West Thirty sixth
Street