The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-28
ORDERS IDAHO
To OBEY FOOD
REGULATIONS
ADMINISTRATOR BICKNELL SENDS
OUT SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ON SUBJECT
HOLD DOWN THE PROFITS
SOME LATITUDE GIVEN ON WHEAT
FLOUR UNTIL SUBSTITUTES
ARE READY
Especial to Star r-Mirror)


BOISE-President Wilson's procia-
nation citing the necessity for reduc-
ing the consumption of wheat flour
and calling upon the consumers OF the
country in purchasing such flour to
buy at the same time an equal weight
Of the other cereals named as corn
meal, corn starch, corn flour, hominy,
corn grits, barley flour, rice flour,
oatmeal, rolled oats, buckwheat flour,
potato flour, sweet potato flour, soya
bean flour or feterita flours, permit
ted where local situations demanded
some exceptions that the State Food
Administrators might for the time be-
ing make modification of the ruling.
Food Administrator R. F. Bicknell,
in conjunction with Administrator
Aver of Oregon and Administrator
Hebberd Of Washington, has ruled
that until the necessary quantity OF
substitutes may be shipped into Idaho
that the $3.50 rule for the present
shall be modified to two parts wheat
flour to one part substitutes. He
emphasizes the fact, however, that
this variation of the $3.50 rule pro-
mulgated in the presidents procla-
nation is only temporary and IS made
necessary because of the insufficient
supply in Idaho at present Of the sub
stitutes named in the new regulation.
Small Sales of Flour
To prevent the boarding of flour
following the proclamation of Prcsi-
dent Wilson published in Sundays
paper, Food Administrator Bicknell
has been directed by Herbert Hoover
to enforce a ruling concerning the
sale of flour by retailers, millers or
other dealers in towns or cities to
individual consumers to one-eighth to
one-fourth barrel quantities or less.
Here are the regulations as to
quantities and prices-In rural COM
munities the limitation of the sales of
flour is made in quantities of one
fourth to one-half barrel quantities :
or less.
No Heavy Profits
The gross maximum profit for
wholesalers in flour should not exceed
from SO to rs cents per barrel and
the profit exacted by retail dealers
in original mill packages should not I
exceed 80 cents to $1.00 per barrel
upon character of service
performed.
Where retailers sell in amounts less
than original mill package their gross
profit should not exceed one cent per
pound.
According to the regulations any
profit in excess of these or in excess {
Of that obtained in pre-war times will
be considered cause for investigation.
Substitutes for wheat flour should {
sell at not more than reasonable
advance over actual purchase price Of
particular goods sold without regard
% market for replacement value at :
;ime of such sale.
Calls On All To Obey
Administrator Bicknell calls upon
he wholesale and retail trade of Ida
10 to govern themselves in accordance
With these new regulations promul- l
rated by Mr.. Hoover effective from t
he time of this announcement and t
ewspaper publications will be deem s
d sufficient notice to them Of the I
equations. f
Food Card For Idaho
By direction of Hoover, Bicknell's t
ffice Monday afternoon released the '
rovisions of the United States ad t
home card 1918" caption e
d "What You Can Do To Help In e
his War;
Our problem is defined as follows: a
70 feed the allies and our own SOL t
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