Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-27
INQUIRY REVEALS
PLENTY OF CORN
FLOUR IN STATE
Millers Will Grind 1.250.00O
Pounds in Next Thirty
DAYS.
NAME BAKERY DIRECTOR

For several days an investigation under
the direction Of the food administration
of Delaware. has been N progress. with
the idea Of ascertainlng the Cararlt, ut
the millcrs of the State 20 produce sub
stitutes in the next so davs II has
been revealed that more than $50 nO0
pounds OF corn meal and corn -four will
hc ground hv the Delaware millcrs in this
time As this amount Will to equal TO
nearly SIx pounds per capita. there is no
danger of Delaware people going hungry
This Is not considering other substitutes
that arc equally rs scrviceable and which
the public like as we'll as corn meal or
corn -four
Clarence Il oune has bpcn named
BY the food administration rs the director
a. bakeries for the State of Delaware
MIR Dung. who IS the son-lu-law ot Alfred
AIusccw, and who was associated III tho
conduct ct that rcstauran, under the for
mcr regime, will have the supervision Of
All of the baking interests OF tho State
He IS vested with full powers TO enter
baking establishments for inspection of
the methods and 10 examine baking ac-
counts. formulas for baking bread and
In every way 10 satisfy himself that the
rules and regulations uf the food ad-
products are being complied with MIR
Noung's past experience will aid him
very much in his Investigations lie Is
serving voluntarily without pay. which IS
IN line with other directors of the food
administration
\t the convention Of bakers at Chicago.
last week, 81 which conference Whining
ton bakeries were represented. there was
perfect loyalty shown between aud
among the bakers The delegates ex-
pressed their willingness ia aid the coun-
Try IN tins war and gave practical evi-
dcnce Of this. 10y exchanging formulas,
plans and chemists recipes and references.
tho acquisition of which had cost some Of
the larger bakers thousands Of dollars
This information was given 20 the smaller
plants free Of charge Everything was
done that would assist other bakers in
making satisfactory bread from part
substitutes
Because of the immediate necessity
for conserving more wheat, the bakers
throughout the nited States have been
directed 10 begin, ON April H. TO use -
instead of 20 per cent of substitutes. as
Is now in effect The bakers Of the
country are perfectly willing to do this,
the food administration asserts. as expert
t ~ oAtNf - AAAat ttAt AbuitA ittNIt
the substitutes for wheat used to -
per cent and more, If necessary.
Another investigation in Delaware.
that has been under way for some time,
through the efforts Of the fifteen district
food administrators, was instituted to
determine the amount Of wheat ia storage.
with request that the farmer place the
wheat Immediately on the market
This request has been aCceded 10
with but few exceptions, and unless these
few farmers deliver the wheat they have
in storage promptly, the wheat will be
communicated This latter fact is the
determination Of the food administra-
ton, backed by the desire Of President
Wilson. that every available pound Of
wheat in excess Of the absolute needs
shall be shipped to our allies and soldiers
abroad They need the wheat in order
that they may have strength with which
10 withstand the Hun, and poorly-fed
soldiers cannot fight like one with plenty
of food Of hand