El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-19
mo SUBSTITUTES
OR FLOUR HERE
Steele Hears From Bakers
and Dealers; Urges Butch
ers' to Close Tuesdays.

CID w O1OSC uCOOl1yS.
and pork products. and We must no
waste any pork or pork offaL"
Why Not Cut Out Pork.
After telling that it was the objeci
| to make Sunday a porlzless day as vel
as Saturday, Mr.. Steele asked:
Why not cut pork out altogether
He declared that cotton. which hac
more FOOD value per acre than corn
offered a good substitute for pork
among the products being oil, meal
and flour.
The mestless day was also dis
cussed, and he described how q sup
I ply Of meat necessary for the army
had been accumulated.
Urges Tuesday Meat Closing.
He urged the closing of meat shops
by general agreement on Tuesdays
! and told how a gentlemen's agreement
had been made between meat dealers
and grocers all over the United States
for the stopping Of meat sales on that
day. In case small dealers would not
agree, Re stated that they had been
olacklisted-
To a question from James A. Dick.
Mr. Steele stated that the sale OF
| canned meats by wholesale grocers
was not to be stopped on any certain
days. that IL was a question between
The retailer and consumer.
To J. c PeytOn he stated that the
sale OF fish was all right and shops
might be opened for that purpose on
meatless days
Armour's VIII Observe Rules.
J. S Thompson, representing the
Armour Packing company, declared
serve any and all rules laid down by
the food administration. He asked
II local rules would govern the sale
Of meat by wholesalers to Arizona
points, to which Mr.. Steele replied, no.
That powdered milk was being sold
TO Mexican points was stated by
George H Clements, district food ad-
ministrator.
Gives Cash-Carry Information.
Information about the cash and
carry" price system. as applied to
meat dealers, was. asked for by Mr..
Peyton- Mr.. Steele, in reply, told Of
the scale Of charges made by Houston
merchants for delivery, 10 cents for
amounts up to S. etc
The case OF Arizona, where meat
was allowed on meatless days, was
brought up by Oliver A Danielson-
Mr.. Peyton stated that it was due to
an influx Of China meat on the Pacific
coast.
Mr. Thompson brought ID cases
where wholesalers had been overload
ed and had sold cheap. II retailers
were forced to charge on the basis OF
cost. as ruled by the food admins
ration, this would work a hardship
on dealers who had meat bought az
hiSher prices he said
Mr.. Steele suggested cooperation
among the various dealers as a
remedy.
Poke at Hotel Menus.
When you get overloaded with
taurants and hotels. instead Of selling
70 the dealers2" interjected r Burt
Or1dorfL
This caused great laughter. but Mr..
Steele turned the laugh on Mr.. Orn-
dorff. He replied:
That would be fine If you would
promise TO make the cheap price ex-
tend to the hotel menu
Speaking seriously, Mr. Steele ad-
rised Mr.. Thompson TO send details to I
the food administration and ask for /
a ruling on the question.
Get License or Suffer Penalty.
After the meat men had gone, the I
resolved itself into a meeting 4
OF bakers, hotel and restaurant men. 1
Bakers were warned that they must I
get license or suffer heavy penal /
ties. He also advised bakers to read 1
the rules and regulations very care 4
fully and follow them to the letter.
The startling fact that no substi-
tutes for wheat flour could be had in 4
FL Paso was brought out by L. c. I
Danish consulting baker.
We have tried TO get substitutes
and can't" he declared.
Tries, But Gets One Reply.
When the buck" was passed TO the
James A Dick arose and
declared that he had written TO IS
houses about substitutes and had only
received one favorable reply.
Mr.. Steele then stated that he would
take the matter up Immediately with
the state food administration and see
that such substitutes as corn flour.
rice flour and others. we're shipped I
Immediately for the e. Paso market
Says Use Liberty Goods
How Liberty bread, containing 20
percent substitutes. and Liberty
pastry, containing SO Is percent sub
could be used on wheatless
lays at restaurants, provided they
were served daily. was told by Mr..
steele
sfr. Orndorff brought I'D the cues
ion Of using perishable meats. such
IS brains, livers. etc, on meatless
lays, but Mr.. Steele replied that these
were encouraged on meatless days,
20 as to aid in the meat conservation
Pledge support to Administration.
At the close OF the meeting Mr..
)rndorff offered a resolution pledg-
ng the support OF the bakers, hotel
md restaurant men to all rules of the
God administration This was car
led by q rising vote.
Mr.. Orndorff announced that a
Meeting Of hotel and restaurant men
would be held Wednesday afternoon
It o'clock at the Hotel Sheldon grill
Dom for the purpose OF perfectingl
,lans OF organization to carry out the
'ules and regulations Of the food ad-
Speaking to the bakers, Charles c.
lowell announced that a meeting
would be held at the Hotel Sheldon
he same afternoon at 8 o'clock for the
purpose OF organizing to support the
God administration.
WOman's Meeting Kept Waiting
On account Of the length Of the ses-
ion at the chamber Of commerce a
arge audience of about 800 house.
wives at the 7. ". c. A. we're kept
Waiting 40 minutes for the arrival of
Ir- Steele TO speak to them.
Prior to the address, H. NJ Colvin,
chancellor Of the College OF the City
T FL Paso. announced the commence !
nent OF a course in food conservation
L that institution.
TOmen's meeting was in many ways
imilar to those delivered earlier in
he day, but he brought out some new
oints. especially along those lines
pecially interesting 70 the women.
Soldier Must Have Ration.
When Gen. Pershing was asked by
he French staff that American SOL
liers adopt the French ration. he re- ,
lied. Nothing doing The American
older has been guaranteed his ration
nd nust get II" Mr.. Steele sad
Saving waste was the way in which .
he house wife could aid most, he ex-
lafued It was a personal ma liter ,