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operate with the Food Administration n,
, all times. II was one OF the leaders In
the adoption of the no wheat pledge II
has complied witt all conservation r..
quests, and its patriotic zeal and leadcr.
ship has been manifested In many Other
directions and Is beyond question,
"Under these conditions. We migh,
possibly be justified In placing the case
on file, but the necessities Of Discipline
make II impracticable in many cases IN
rest our conclusions on analysis Of men.
tai attitude or motive. Particularly i,
cases involving concerns of prominence
their leadership involved with all II,
other obligations the obligation 10 a,.
cept cheerfully appropriate penal,ics
when mistakes have been made"
l.. NJ. Boomer OF the Greeley Squara
Hotel Company issued last night to fo'.
lowing Statement, which was made rub.
lie by Augustin McNally. publicity Il. .
rector OF the Federal Food Board
} Every one knows that I have been ~
hearty sympathy with the policies o. the
Food Administration and am anxious in
support its aims by all means in my
power. 1t appears the Food Administer
ton are Of the opinion that we' made
mistake in purchasing raw sugar for Our
employees supply department last fail
ana tlHt lHdl N2uldtPu 4 iAgN-
latlon. I did not think that such was ia
case. Nevertheless cheerfully accep, m,
decision Of Mr. Mitchell and Mr.. WIN.
Jams, Food Administrators OF the State
and city and ] am glad to have the puh.
lie know that this Ia the attitude OF the
hotels ! represent.
I'VE believe in food administration. rty
regulations and enforcement. We uncon.
sciously violated regulation and are
glad by the contribution We have maze
to the Red Cross and the Y. NJ. &. 4 IN
reaffirm the sincerity of our support 81
the Food Administration and its poi -
cies.'
Imperial Admits Ovevnge.
Otto Stack, manager OF the Imperial
said we were wrong in having :,
much sugar. but we thought by giving
an exact report stating that We were
over. the Food Administration woul
tell us what to do with the average In.
stead OF that they said we shouldn't
have been over and imposed a peualty d"
The Greeley Square Hotel Companr
was represented in the hotly contested
proceedings by its counsel. william e.
Breed. ExPresident William II. Tai, =
chief counsel for the corporation and /,
a member of its board of directors Il
is admitted that Mr.. Taft had no part IN
the proceedings and was not aware NJ,
the nature OF the case.
The officers and directors of the com
pany, according to the official directores
are Charles A. S. Pratt. president, L
Coleman du Pont. ice-president Benja.
min p. McAlpin. treasurer: directors,
Charles A b, Pratt. c. w. McAp'r
Benjamin p. McAlpin, T. Coleman du
Pont. Charles p. Taft. William H. TAFT.
l.. l.. Durham. d. II. McAlpir, -. VI.
Boomer. The company is capitalized At
$500, 900.
The directors and officers OF the St
Regis Hotel Company. which Is cap.
talized at 100000, arc Rudolph ".
HAN, president: Joseph Ham. score
tary, and William V. Toffey.
The suspension of the baking and
pastry license OF the St Regis and Plaza
for thirty days means a serious upset
ting of the baking forces of these hotels
1t Is said that either hotel pays at least
$4,000 month to the employees OF It's
baking departments.