The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-10
Food Administration to Di-
vide Eating Places of Ma
ton into Two Groups
WHEATLESS DAYS
WILL BE OBSERVED
Program Will Be Enforced by Inspec-
ton and Investigation and Public
Hearings Will Be Held in Cases Of Al
legged Violation.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The Unit
ed States food administration has dccid
ed to divide the hotels and other eating
places of the nation into two groups,
preparation of which wheat is used, and
the other to be subject to the restrc-
tions of the new wheat conservation
program.
This step was taken as result of the
| pledge given recently by the representa-
tives of 500 hotels to use no wheat The
new plan will be worked out under the
supervision of the Federal food admin
istrators of the various states.
Glass one will include all high grade
hotels and restaurants which. in the
opinion of the hotel chairman for each
state, could follow to the letter the
pledge to use no wheat adopted by man
ayers and proprietors at their meetings
in Washington and New York All clubs
and dining ears should come under this
classification.
A list is to be prepared by the fedora
food administrator and the hotel chair
men, in conjunction with the latter ::
committee, of all hotels, restaurants
and clubs in each state which, in the
opinion of this committee, should b.
able to carry out the terms of the reso
luton, and to the manager of each o,
these establishments a copy Of the reso
luton is to be sent, with a letter ad
wishing him of the action taken in New
York, and requesting him to join will
all others in this classification in max
ing the application of this resolution
general Dining ears will be handle,
separately in Washington. It is request
ed that lists of those who agree to liv
up to the resolution be printed prom
incntly in all newspapers, where posi-
BILE
Glass >, including all other publ
eating places, must be governed by tn
new wheat conservation program, whie
means that they shall adopt a miximur
ration of wheat flour Tor its whea
equivalent contained in such whea
products as Victory bread, macaron
5 wheat breakfast cereals, etc. of 81
pounds Of wheat flour for every 80 mea'
| served In addition thereto, they sha
not serve in the aggregate a total of an
, products containing more than tvs
. ounces of wheat flour to any one CUES
5 at any one meal.
e Wheatless days and meals must /
o observed, and by wheatless is NEAR
no wheat flour in any food served, G,
q cept that amount contained in Victor
!. bread, which can be served in public ca
q ing places on wheatlcSs days and f,
wheatless meals. No wheat produ
d shall be served unless ordered. In pra
It ticallv every case this class of eatir
/ place will be governed by baking rul
$ and regulations, which will assist m
o tcriallv in securing their complain
d with this program.
e This program will be enforced by i
spcction and Investigation, and whe
violations are reported, hearing, OPT
= to the public and the press, will be he
= bv the federal food administrator or h
\ duly appointed representative. Whe
violations are proved, provided such VI
n lations are contrary to the baking rul
! and regulations, the baking license W
u be revoked If eating places guilty
IS violations purchase their bakery pro
ucts, bakers will be advised not to s,
to them.
The people of Idaho will go an entil
" wheatless diet from now until t
next harvest, if that is needed to he
supply our soldiers and the allies WI
the bread they must have. This W
pledged at conference on Saturday,
which 81 of the 4 county food admin
traitors were present.