Evening journal., 1918-10-14
HOOVER ORDERS CUT
in Restaurants
Food Conservation Ruling
Also Affects Homes of
the Nation
ALL MUST HELP
TO FEED ALLIES

Herbert C. Hoover. United States food
administrator, has announced his initial
move in the great conservation cam
paign which must be undertaken, by the
American people this year If the nation
Is to make good its promise TO send H.
100000 tons Of food to the Allies.
New food regulations, designed TO
carry out direct reduction in the
consumption Of all fOOdstuffs, particu-
larly staples, Will be put in force on
October q in all places where cooked
food is sold to be eaten on the prem
ises. The regulations will affect every
hotel, restaurant, cafe, club and dining
car in the country. It is estimated ap-
proximately 100000 persons take their
meals in these public eating places.
Twelve "don'ts for restaurants make
up the regulations, and their applica-
ton Will bring about the serving of less
elaborate meals TO obtain the food saw
ing rather than the series Of emergency
regulations, such as meatless and
wheatless days and meals which for
merly served that purpose.
Mr.. H0over's next step will be TO in
stitute q similar saving in the Ameri-
can home. Within a short time he ex-
poets to call upon the American house
wife to pare down her entire food bill
and spread a more frugal table, so the
great deficit Of our Allies may be made
up. Details Of the means to be en-
ployed In accomplishing the home saw
ing have not been completed, but the
fact is patent the world is short of food,
and only a surplus of American food
can meet the situation.
The "Orders" sent to the public eat
ing places call for voluntary cO-opera-
ton The food administration announc-
led that actual licensing OF the operation
of restaurants was not deemed advis-
able or necessary at present. IL was
made plain. however, that If compliance
with the instructions are not complied
with, the public eating places will be
disciplined summarily by the food adj
ministration's control Of the distribu-
ton Of sugar, flour and other food sup
plies.
"A failure to conform to any OF the
following ORDERS" says a circular to
the proprietors Of restaurants, will be
regarded as a wasteful practice forbid
den by Section No. 4 of the food CON
troll act Of August 10, 1871" The cir
cular says:
1--WE know the majority in this class
OF business will welcome this enforce
ment on the ground it protects the pa
triot from the Stacker and gives the
honest man who wants to save for the
country protection from the wrongful
acts OF his unpatrlotic competitor"
The regulations follow:
First. No public eating place shall
serve or permit 10 be served any bread
or other bakery product which does
not contain at least 20 per cent OF wheat
flour substitutes, nor shall more than
two ounces Of this bread, known as
Victory bread, or If no Victory bread
is served, more than four ounces Of
other breads (such as corn bread, muir
fins, Boston brown bread, etc.. Sand
witches or bread served at boarding
camps and rye bread containing 80 per |
cent or more Of pure rye flour are ex-
pected.
Second. No public eating place shall |
serve or permit to be served bread or
toast as a garniture or under meat.
Third. No public eating place shall
allow any bread to be brought 10 the
able until after the first course is
served.
Fourth. No public eating place shall
serve or permit to be served TO one
patron at any one meal more than one
Kind Of meat For the purpose OF this
'ule meat shall be considered as in
,luding beef, mutton, pork, poultry and
my byproducts thereof.
Fifth No public eating place shall
,erve or permit to be served any bacon
Is a garniture.
sixth. No public eating place shall
serve or permit TO be served to any
me person at any one meal more than
,ne-half ounce Of butter.
Seventh. No public eating place shall
ierve or permit to be served to any one
person at any one meal more than one
lalf ounce Of cheddar, commonly called
american cheese
sugar Bowls Barred.
Eighth. No public eating place shall
Use or permit the use OF the sugar bowl
IN the table or lunch counter. Nor shall
my public eating place serve sugar or
permit Il TO be served 10 any one per-
son at any one meal exceeding one tea
spoonful or its equivalent.
Ninth. No public eating place shall
Ise or permit the use OF an amount OF
sugar in excess Of two pounds for every
ninety meals served including all uses
IF sugar on the table and lin cooking. Il
excepting such sugar as may be allotted II
~ the Federal Food Administrators TO Il
hotels holding a bakery license. no II