The sun., 1918-08-04
CITY'S BIGGEST
HOTELSIN NET
OF FOOD BOARD
Plaza, McAlpin, Imperial
and st. Regis Penalized
for Sugar Eyasions.
LICENSES ARE SUSPENDED
One Company Must Contribute
$4,000 to Red Cross
and Y. NJ. C. A.

The Federal Food Board OF New York
announced yesterday the approval by
the Federal Food Administration at
Washington OF the following penalties
recommended by John Mitchell. chair
man Of the board. and Arthur williams,
Federal Food Administrator for this city.
~ the case OF hotel and restaurant
manae ements adJudged guilty OF violat-
ing Food Administration regulations by
having in their possession supplies Of
sugar in excess OF the amounts permitted
under the rules:
The Greeley Square Hotel Company,
operating the Hotel McAipin. Broadway
and Thirty-fourth street: the Hotel Cla-
ridge, Broadway and Forty-fourth street /:
the Restaurant Savarin In the Equitable
Building, 100 Broadway. and the Fifth
Avenue Restaurant In the Fifth Avenue
Building. 200 Fifth avenue--the suspen-
sion of its candy manufacturing license
and the contribution of $4,000 to be
equally divided between the American
Red Cross and the Young Mems Chris
ton Associations war funds
TE Hotel Imperial, Broadway and
EhfIty-second street.-the closing Of Its
Vhlic eating places (the hotel dining
rSoms). for period of two days begin
ming IL o'clock tonight The hotel,
however. will be permitted to serve
meals to its employees and tenants.
The restriction Is to public service only.
Guests may be served in their rooms.
In addition the Imperial must post a
sign in a conspicuous place admitting
viola tion OF the Food Administration
regulations and promising not to offend
again.
PIasn and ST. Regis Affected.
Hotel st. Regis. Fifth avenue and
baking. pastry and ice cream licenses
for period OF thirty days. beginning
Wednesday. August I.
Hotel Plaza. Fifth avenue and Fifty
nuth street.-The suspension OF It's bak-
ing, pastry and ice cream licenses for the
same period as the St. Regis.
In all cases the hotel arrangements
are members of the Hotel Division OF
the Federal Food Administration pledged
to an observance of Mr.. Hoover's food
regulations to aid in the winning Of
tine war.
The Federal Food Board will take
over all the excess sugar stocks Of the
defendants. If the hotels wIsn any of this
sugar they will be obliged to apply for
st. The board has tine authority to dis
tribute it among others II public neces-
sity demands 1t.
L, NJ Boomer OF the Greeley Square
Hotel Company last night issued a state
hot he , chna all
accepts the decision OF Mr. Mitchell and
MIR, Williams He says the company's
mistake consisted in making certain
purchases of brown sugar. although he
declared he did not think at the time
that ii was a mistake. He said the COM
pany "unconsciously violated the regula-
tons"
\ summary of the case against the
Greeley Square Hotel Company by the
Eureau Of Enforcement OF the Food
Administration, said the company's fall
urc to Appreciate that brown sugar was
part Cf the country's sugar supply is
easily understandabl BILE" and that the Of
fence lis not a case OF deliberate viola
ton
All Penalties Accepted.
The penalties were accepted by the
several hotel companies In lieu OF sus-
pensions or the revocation of licenses to
conduct their business during the period
Of the war. The United States Food
Administration cannot impose a fine or
order the closing of any establishment
as punishment for violation Of Its reg
ulations.
The procedure has been established to
F.ve concerns or individuals found guilty
Of violations the alternatives Of closing
business for definite period or contrib
ulng to some war charity on pain of
revocation OF their licenses. Whichever
alternative Is taken must be voluntary
on the part OF the offender. This pro-
cedure has long been followed by the
Federal Food Board. and has been adopted
generally by all food administrators In
their recommendations to Federal Food
Administration headquarters. which
passes Anal judgment.
The cases against the four defendants
we're adjusted yesterday after a series
Of hearings and arguments before Mr..
Mitchell and Mr.. Williams extending
over a month or more. There nave been
four or five hearings In this city and at