Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-29
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 Ills m orie- ls rle food canserva- ton program for the next r. months. according to Timothy A Ric-dan. fed e-al food administrator for Arizona. who has jus. returned from an impor. tant conference of state food admin minis,rstors held in Washington.
 He-bert Hoover addressed ,be coI- ference a; several sessions. relating conditions as he found them with the Allied nations during his recent ,rip to Europe. reviewing the work of the past year and outlining plans for he second years work Of the food ada,.a- is;ra:i ton
 "One point was emphasized above ell others at this conference" said MT Rioraan. and tha, Na- that we must make greater efforts than ever before if we are 10 keep up the good work which has resulted in sustaining our ya,ient fighters in their gloriously sue. cess ful attacks on the Huns.
 The situation with the Allies as re- yealed by Mir. Hoover is encouraging in the extreme. both as to food sup plies. crops and the general morale cf the peoples. Our own harvests have been splendid. thanks to the hearty re- sponse of the American farmer to pro Guce more Hhe has produced more Nevertheless the general situation is critical. or rather I would pu, t. il may become critical at any time fl there is any let up in our efcrts to save and economize.
 "The big problem before the food administration just now" says Rior- dan, is to build up reserve supplies of wheat. meat and other commodities
 Through the food administration we were able 10 send le.0o0. .0oo tons of food across the water last year" he said. During the coming twelve months we are asked 10 send 15.O0O.- en0 tons, which mean that every con sumer must increase conservation and decrease consumption by 50 per cent,
 The big problem before the food administration just now" says Rior- dan. ''is the building up of huge re, serve supplies Of beef. wheat and other commodities. The demand for fats among the Allies will be greater than ever.
 That a sugar famine. to certain To- calitis. at least. has been averted by the establishment of the United States Sugar EquzaIiation board. was the consesus of opinion among officials attending the conference. Another e;- feet of this new plan. it was brought out. is that sugar is supplied to the consumers at about ? cents a pound less than would otherwise be the case. while at the same time domestic pi5 duc,ion is maintained at full tilt.
 Considerable discussion was devoted to the new Victory foulr containing % per cent substitutes. which the food administration is endeaToring 10 have placed or the markets everywhere Nr. Hoover pointed out at the confer eIce ;ha: . mixture Of barley four or corr four of the type now standardiz- ed makes as good bread as any clear white bread on earth. He said that the mere suggestion that mixed breads have any dietetic damage inherent in them only raises a laugh ia Eu-oIe. where bread has been mixed as high as T5 per cent substitutes during the pas: year and comprises everything from beans to potatoes. There have been no dietary troubles in the popu. Iation there. and the number ot per sons seeking white flour through doe. tors certificates have dwindled to such an extent that they have abolish ed them altogether.
 The problems of profteering and price control were also discussed in full The fair price publication. says Riordan. las worked out to great ?d vantage in many communities and he TO doubts but that it is having a de. sirabie effect in this state.
 ST. LOUIS, Sept 2o.-Director Gen erai of Railroads McAdoo. in tele gram to the seventh annual congress of the National Safety council, repre- senting 1000 industrial plants of the United States. declared that the work Of the council was of the most vital