The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19
OFFICIAL FOOD NEWS
BY Or. Harry e. Barnard, Federal
Food hdmlnistrs tor for Indiana.

Indiana is asked TO 60 on a strict
ly wheatless diet until after the next
harvest In . special appeal sent every
county food administrator by DR..
Harry E. Barnard, federal food ad-
ministrator for Indiana. This is in
view OF. the serious situation result
ing from the wheat shortage, there
being but 40 per cent. OF b nations
requirements available, and demands
from the nations associates in the
war pressing.
For the purpose OF getting into
trade channels all the boarded wheat
In Indiana, DR.. Barnard has desig-
mated the week of April 9Th as Bring
In the wheat week" County food
administrators are asked to CO
operate In the effort which, If unsuc-
c~essful. will be followed by q requisi-
ton Of the boarded grain.
Canned hominy Is not a recognized
} SUBSTITUTE kOI WnCeS AOdl hSAShC 40
barley, pulled rice. rice polish. corn
fakes nor fruited oats. The federal
administration IL preparing q list OF
breakfast foods recognized under the
ffty-efty rule.
The Indiana State fair has con
Cured in the suggestion OF DR.. Bar
nard that fair associations Ibis year
withdraw their wheat product pre-
ium lists and offer Ir;yes 70 the
articles made from substitutes. II 3
expected every other fair associac-on
In the state wiz lall il line wiIn ~le
idea.
! Wheat or rye ground for seek feed
is In vicl~ On of the federal regula-
tons. The grains are needed for hu-
nan CONSUMPTION ard a severe penal
, ty attaches for their use in any other
manner.
Families not observing wheatless
DAYS and meals are expected TO con
form strictly to the n and one-half
pounds per week per person ration
Just promulgated by the federal food
9 administration. In public eating
houses the limit 10 six pounds te
d every ninety meals served. with 6
d maximum serving Of two ounces o.
wheat products per meal and ne
ye wheat products served unless specih
!, caAy ordered.
i. -
T.. John Ruger of Lafayette has toine<
e the staff OF the Indiana food admins
e traitor to have charge Of all bakin,
problems. A bakery inspector vii
p be added to the staff, whose business
9 will be an examination Of shops, &C
counts, formulaes, etc.
~ Every Indiana food administrator
r. demonstrators, merchants represents
tive or n one else interested in tn
r. important problems connected wit
this patriotic work Is invited to a
n tend tho conference at the Claypoo
or April stA. J. w. Hallowell. in charg
a. Of the States ADMINISTRATION sectio
a. OF tho food administration, who
very close to Herbert Hoover. an
himself q recognized authority, vi
address the, workers. At the time
policy will be outlined IN reference
a wheatless diet for Indiana VI
next harvest, as recently requested
10 DR.. Barnard.
he =
do County food administrators are q
to thorized to give ten days notice
He farmers boarding wheat to place the
in surplus over seeding requirements
ri trade channels. Failure so to
IL means the requisition Of this whe
Ich by the food administration. 1t is I
Lge lieyed notice will be sufficient a.
red that there will be NO occasion
ing reouisition Indiana wheat
Ids
dc T~hirty-eight milling firms in In
o ". ana have been given until April I
for to apply for license under liaoii
the of prosecution Tor continuing A"''"
18th Without 90 doing.
w. All America shuddered with sha
and contempt when q heartless Sp
er lard drove %O0, 900 peaceful inhabita
are OF Cuba from their homes and for'
them into reooncentrado camps to
MY fer. 10 starve and to die.
.ese But NO n ever accused the Mad