Evening journal., 1918-02-12
NO Fresh POULTRY
Until after april 80
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count by the Food Administration for
violation Of the ruling
The commission men are not permit
ted to receive fresh killed poultry so
that farmers or poultry raisers who
might ship chickens 20 this city for
sale would be compelled TO pay the eX-
press both ways on the goods.
Mr.. Mitchell also sent out warning
notices to farmers not 20 kill any more
poultry within the prescribed time
fixed by the Washington authorities as
the goods, could not be sold In this
State.
The Food Administration order fol-
lows
"Thc licensee shall not, between
February II and April 80 purchase,
ship, sell or negotiate the sale Of any
live or freshly killed hens or pullets,
provided however, that this shall not
prevent the purchase, shipment or sale
between February II and February %
Of hens or pullets which were either
killed or shipped prior to February II
10 markets for sale as food; and pro-
vded further, that nothing in this rule
shall prevent the purchase, shipment
or sale OF live hens or pullets for egg
production purposes, effective Feb, H..
The proposed advance in the price Of
bread both wholesale and retail, that
was 10 90 into effect today, has been
postponed for a few days. After o meet
ing Of the master bakers and the re-
tail grocers with Food Administrator
Edmund Mitchell yesterday, II was de-
clded at the suggestion Of Mr.. Mitchell
10 defer putting the advanced price
into effect until he should have time
TO communicate the facts TO Washing
ton.
Food Queues in London.
A recent issue of the London Mail In
speaking Of the food queues, states that
in some places queues existed with six
and seven persons abreast and in lines
over three hundred yards long. In one
place there was a queue Of over 500
women and on the other side Of
the street there was another long one.
These queues are one Of the regret
table results Of food shortages. People
gather I'm front Of shops long before the
opening hours in order that they may
secure their share Of margarine or but
ter or meat, as the case may be, be-
fore the supply gives out.
THE rush Ia. queues in London was
.
Mail. women were anxious to lay in
food and many brought their children.
Several women tainted from cold and
exhaustion"
Tired women and children stood
from a.. m. BY o'clock, when the
shop opened, over 1000 people, twenty
abreast, were waiting by II o'clock this
number had doubled. Then fifteen po-
licemen keeping the head Of the queue
announced, No more margarine
"These queues were for the purpose
Of obtaining small quantities Of butter
or margarine and were broken up by
the Food Controller taking over and
forcing a more equitable distribution OF
these limited supplies.
The English imports OF butter In
November and December Were only
1900 tons, as compared with 10000 tons
in the same month Of 1915 The manu-
facture Of margarine, however, Is being
largely increased.
THE December distribution OF butter
4 provided about one ounce per person
per week, and IL was anticipated this
amount would be reduced during Janu-
ary. The future. however, promises
much heavier importations, and the
Food Controller Is taking steps 10 con-
troll distribution Of all butter and
margarine.
It is to this country, OF course. that
England is looking largely for those
heavier importations' Of butter Fat and
margarine. As for America, the spirit
Of share-and-share Is we'll enough de-
veloped 10 make us willing TO eat less
Fat in order TO relieve the distressing
condition described But along with
willingness TO help the situation by saw
ing fats, the people may feel grateful
that the Food Administration has not
only power TO protect the food supply,
but that it. has absolutely guaranteed
that supplies shal be so conserved and
administered that, even though Amer
ica help the Allies in their need, there
shall be no possibility here Of such un-
fortunate results Of the great war as
the food queues Of Europe.