Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

New regulations regarding the sale 81
wheat flour and the substitutes for wheat
we're received from the food admmstra-
tion 81 " ashIngton by State Admlnlstra-
tor Mitchell today. In addition 10 again
emphssising that dealers shall not sell
wheat -four unless they also sell an equal
amounf Of some substitute flour, the
telegram reads:
That retail dealers are not permitted
20 sell to the consumer more wheat hour
and wheat -four substitutes than VIII
supply that family for more than 50 days
Tins docs not mean that they are com
Delled 10 sell so days supply, but that
hey must not sell more than so days sup
plv of the w combined Of wheat flour ana
wheat -four substitutes.
SALE or FLOUR LIMITED.
The sale Of -four should be limited the
present wear at least until dealers are
ahIe 20 secure sufficient amount oi
wheat -four substitutes 10 supply con-
s,ir,ers who are really in need OF flour
While We intend to enforce these regula-
ions WE do not propose 10 see anyone
- hungry II a person shall order flour
ron, 4 retail dealer saying that he has
not anv ~ home. the retail dealer must
aatiSf, himself that he is actually IN need
70 flour aTl lNVh bBNthH i'SA AtiiHoaph VI
.ithsr the Federal food administrator or
ti, f.od adullristratCr IN his county.
The government will consider that
purchases IN excess of 80 days supply
IN consumer customers Is boarding and
violation of tho Food Control Act.
Every effort il being made 10 secure ample
Wheat -four substitutes and we know that
1 large number OF car lots of same are
now on the way into Maine and that a
.arge number az cars have been ordered
md will hc filled bv the mills as soon as
be cars are provided.
The now regulations will mean that
ynsnv reteI dealers wall have TO break
open barrels Of -four and sell the contents
n, ,p small quantities This order Is
f,o1tlve sud must not be violated The
aour situation is altogether too serious
q consider any other policy, Dealers
ALL not he permitted 70 put UP the claim
hat thew have agreed 10 sell 10 any con-
.uner customer 3 whole barrel of flour
and therefore. are under obligation to
ell tho same They cannot do tins
without violating Federal regulations
and subject themselves TO the severe
,,enalties Of the Food Control Act
DEMONSTRATIONS THIS WEEK
Demonstrations Of wheat substitutes
,F,ll he held this week as follows:
Tuesday. 7 o. m. Italian Settlement
Wednesday. 800 p. m. No. School.
Thursday. = y. M. County Workhouse
Sarm.
Friday. 30 p. m, McCabe NJ. Z.
church.
Posing as an agent of the United States
Ss,ret Service, 3 man who gave his name
a. " II. Thompson, has been visiting
s-roccr, and food stores about the city
and M every way possible, trying to IN
Auencc the dealers to pay no attention 10
regulations and instructions OF the tood
Administration
On saturday. he visited the stcre of
samuel Jasper. Sixth and Poplar streets.
Nr JASPER was absent al the time, but the
elbow who Is dark complexinned, rather
sfockilv hlilt and. who has about him an
arr of AUTHORITY, met Mrs- Jasper who was
vaJting on customers at the time.
Tirsi be asked her about how she was
.eliDr soft coal She told him that she
lUlaliv saved the coal lor customers, and
"a. told her that that was wrong and that
she should sell 10 any one AS much as they
wanted
"lust the same as with sugar, the
llctltious secret service man continued
you should sell sugar to any one who ask
Tor II and IN as large amount as they
Want
N'rs Jasper protested, telling him that
he stor, was being conducted under the
he regulation OF the Food Administra ton
That Food Administrator Mitchell had
odd them what 10 do
This conversation took place IN the
lresenoe Of several customers.
During SATURDAY, the man visited
Nathan Jasper a brother Of Samuel, VINO
sonducts food store az Sixth and Walnut
streets where It Is said be made similar
remarks
When sesn last night Food Admins
traitor Mitchell SAID that hc knew nothing
about the man and that be must be an
agent Of the Kaiser 70 attempt 10 spread
such propaganda.
At tho Hotel Wilmington where the
nan said be was stopping it was said that
40 such man had registered there and that
nothing was known about him
yFyNKy EP IEhVIT " ETNED