Tombstone epitaph., 1918-09-15
SUGAR vIOlArORS
TO 1E PUNISH go

on the part of the management in mak- ing application for sugar for manufac- turing purposes is responsible for an
 order from the federal food admins trator for Arizona denying sugar to the Lowell branch of the Celery-vig Bot ting company for the period Of the
 war
 The order. which is one of the most severe yet to be imposed in Arizona, upholds the findings of the county food administrator for Cochise county. be
 fore whom hearing was held. Evi-
 dence was produced to show that the
 management had filed sugar state ment which was erroneous and mis- | leading in every particular. and that the statement was signed e Nj Stew art" whereas thesigner's rightful name was Stewart NJ. Griggs
 In connection with this case.Nhe food administration has ruled that the Phoenix branch of the Celery-Vig com | pany has been denied sugar for the ' period of the war as il started opera
 tions after April l. l. has been the policy Of the government to deny sugar ! 10 new manufacturing concerns 1 n. C. Davis. grocer at Gilbert. has
 been penalized bv being refused sugar
 until January | 1919. for attempting to
 secure an excessive amount of sugar Sugar sales are being made without < any record on account of the purchaser
 and 9 certain stock requisitioned by ' the government was broken into and sold. according 70 the findings of a
 hearing held before the county food
 administrator for Maricopa county. . The california Baking company of
 Bisbee has been cited 10 appear before thecoun,y food administrator of Go 1 cr.se county 10 show cause why its 1 license should not be revoked for al leged violations of the baking regula- [ tions
 The Commercial Cafe al Phoenix ! has voluntarily contributed $50 10 the
 American Red Cross for violating the sugar rationing rule. In this cafe sugar \ is served in envelopes but many of
 these were found to contain twice the allowance for one person for single meal The proprietor of the Comme-- 1 cial Cafe admits the charge made by i the food administration. and by being allowed to make this contribution to | the Red Cross he pledges himself 10 i see that there are no further violations
 Df the food rules by his employees | Ar ACIf ltN Ilpttl S- 4uNdiEi Htd.
 he State hospital for theinsane has i contributed three sacks Of sugar which will be given to the associated chari- ! ties and used by Red Gross workers in | entertainments held for raising money. ! The proprietor of this store could not account for ten or fifteen sacks Q! sugar when he was checked up by in spectors Of the food administration. Y was evident that he had violated the lr.-.n um quI T. rule sel!iaS
 -Igar. In ldr:pl to th- sugar 'n
 tribu,ion this stora Will not be rcirN
 bUrsed for 6s5 pounds of sugar sold for
 canning.
 James O'Donnell, a commission rie.
 cant al Nogales has been cited Q ap-
 pear for hearing 10 show cause why
 his license should not be revoked for
 violating the maximum profit rule It lis charged that his commission in handling butter was 3I-2 per cent.
 whereas the maximum allowed by the
 food administration is l-2 per cent
 Dong You company. proprietors of
 the Birch Cafe at Prescott, had re-
 peatedly violated the rule requiring
 that no sugar bowls be allowed on
 their tables. and after hearing before
 II. D. Aitlzin. county food administra- tor al Prescott. the charges were ad-
 mitted and this company voluntarily i donated $50 to the American Red
 Cross. The company also paid the ex-
 pense of placing a sign. which was
 prominently displayed upon their place
 of business for one week This sign
 reads as follows:
 Birch Cafe. Dong You Co. Proprietirs, Prescott. Arizona
 1 For violating the United States
 'ood Administration regulations. above