The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-30
WILL PUNISH
FOOD HOARDER
Food Administration win STRICTLY En-
force Laws and Punish
violators Sc
Vereiy.

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force Laws and Punish
violators Sc
vereiy.
| BURLINGTON. April 3o.-rwo mel
CHARGED with violation Of the govern
ment food regulations have just n,
the heavy hand of the law.
w. B. Resell Of Salem, Ia was found
to have four sacks Of flour In his home
and he was promptly arrested and n
ken to Keokuk. where he was bound
over to the federal grand jury IN $loO
bond. An employee on account OF the
company was fined $500 for the bene-
| it of the Red Cross last week Inc
/ government viii no longer tnfeeate
flour boarding.
81. ID. Roberts Of Postvine. la- vas
fined $500 for the Red Gross ana his
license revoked for selling flour with
out the proper substitutes. he also
was required to sign public apology
From now ON, the food admintstIa-
ton viii strictly enforce the law
against all vioiators. Hoarding nour,
selling -four without equivalent weight
OI anu AAAuASN OAASA>N'
VIII be punished to the limit
MARKET THE WHEAT.
Administrator Deem has received
an appeal from Herbert Hoover direct
ed to the farmers of Iowa, urging them
to market their wheat before May l.
reservfng only seed.
The allies are taking 50 per
cent Of other cereals than wheat to
nfx in their bread An bread in Eu-
rope is baked in bakeries. It is fnpos-
sfble to make bread that will keep
wholly out of other cereals. Therefore
this appeal to the farmers
Mr.. Hoover says: '"This Is a war
call, and service for Uncle Sam, who
Is fighting for his life. If your local
miller is unable to buy all the wheat
that is offered, market 1t In the other
customary trade channels through
which It win reach the Food Admins
ton Grain corporation"
EUROPE MUST HAVE WHEAT.
No question is more frequently ask.
ed than why we send wheat to Europe.
We send wheat to furnish foundation
for the mixed cereal bread that the
allies have eaten for three years and
q half, and not to supply them with
q straight wheat bread We have
been eating Victory bread, bread that
calls for only 20 per cent wheat sub
st1tute, while Europe since the out
break Of the war has eaten q war
bread which contains from Is to SO
per cent substitute. They are asking
as for wheat to make this war bread.
Wheat flour Is the only known found
alton for a bakery loaf. Corn
meal and buckwheat can be used in
making cornbread and batter cakes,
but these breads cannot be looked on
as bakery products. as they will not
'stnnd "a hours handling between the
oven and the table. American won-
en- who do their own baking can make
good use OF cornmeal, rice, and oat-
meal. but wherever women work in
factories q long hours in the field,
whether In America or Europe, bakery
bread must be within their reach.
Dc. Alonzo Taylor, representative
from the United States food admins
hation to DE recent allied conference
In Paris, and an expert on the food
needs o( the world, answers the ques-
ton In this way:
/ we want 70 send wheat to Europe
because you can make bread Of wheat
md y0u can't make bread out Of rice
and oats and corn. And nobody bakes
domestic bread h Europe. You car
go 10 any town In France, and yor
win ind that there are no individual
bakers there There win be employed
probably two or three men in one
place, who wM have one large hearth
who Win be able TO bake 1900 loave.
Of bread together. with a minimum
amount Of coal The bread is deliv
cred to the home; and this is one-hal1
Of the diet Of that home. It WAS il
peace time and II Is now. In peace
times there was considerable sugar
and dairy products were plentiful
Now these things are scarce and TIT
bread largely takes the place Of thes'
foods So the bread becomes of added
| importance from every point Of view.
Fair PROFIT On Flour.
! In the opinion Of the food admins
tration the gross maximum profit TO
| wholesalers In flour should not excee,
from 30 to Is cents per barrel. TIL
profit to retailers In original mill pack
! ages should not exceed from 80 cent
to 500 per barrel, depending upol
the character Of service performed
Where retailers sell IN amounts les
than original MIN packages. the gros
profit should not exceed 1 cent
| Mound Profits In <zrceSs of these O