El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-05-18
WARNS EATING
H0U5E5OF Law
Food Administrator Bas-
sett's Bulletin Deals With
SUGAR and Flour.

Food administrator Charles n. Bas-
set Saturday at noon issued the fol-
lowing bulletin on the use by the pub
lie Of sugar and flour:
ITO the Hotel and Restaurant Men:
Information coming to the office Of
the local food administration iEdi-
Gates that a strict obedience to the
sugar and flour requirements is not
being observed. Warning is here
with issued TO the proprietors Of az
such public eating places and shouid
and must be taken seriously by them.
Hotels restaurants and boarding
houses holding bakers licenses must
make the weekly report to the local
food admin istrator Of the business Of
their bakeries each week.
sugar used in the bakery depart
uent must be indicated on the bak-
cry report. then the sugar so used in
the bakery viii not be charged
against the restaurant proper.
Restaurants must not use in eD-
cess OF three pounds Of sugar per 80
meals served.
Flour in not more than two
ounces gross weight Of Victory bread
and rolls. class one, or four ounces
gross weight class five, SHAH be
served 20 any person at any one meal
The flour content Of each Of the above
Is about one ounce
Limits Wheat Content.
1.-THE total consumption OF wheat
-four and products. including Victory
bread and rolls and other bakery
products and alimentary pastes shall
not average more than six pounds per
80 meals served. In other words all
products served must not exceed six
pounds in wheat flour content FOR 80
meals served.
+The food administration Is OF the
opinion that this third notice and
personal explanation made at differ
eut times is sufficient notice to the
hotels, boarding houses and restau-
rants.
Wheat and Sugar Short.
Instructions have been received by
the local administrator that the above
rules must be most strictly observed
on account Of the great wheat and
sugar shortage A careful survey Of
the Incomplete reports for the month
Of May by each hotel and restaurant
proprietor should be made and in
event the wheat products consumed
VIII exceed the amount Of six pounds
per so meals, then Lhat hotel. restau-
rant or boarding house should imme-
dialely go upon Wheatless basis and
similar step should Immediately be
taken when an excessive amount Of
sugar has been used
Points Ont Penalty.
In event Of violations the local
food administration. viii have no OPP
tion but 10 ask that the Violater ap-
pear before the special examiner to
determine IL the license OF such vio-
lator should be revoked, or in case Of
unlicensed establishment, the place
be cut off from future supplies
This notice is being published with
the hope that the report Of each res
taurant which comes into this office
the first Of June, and every month
thereafter, VIII be correctly made out
and that no violations viii be dis
closed. II is an unpleasant duty to
be forced 10 discipline anyone and II
IS earnestly hoped that such steps win
not be necessary
sugar for Manufacturer
Mr.. Bassett also issued this bulletin
REGARDING sugar;
The sugar dealers are warned TO
sell no sugar 20 manufactures using
sugar without their sugar require
me1ts being O. KID by this office
This applies to wholesalers and retail
ers IN sugar. This does not apply 20
bakeries. restaurants or private indi-
viduais"