Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-07-25
FOOD VIOLATORS
ARE PENALIZED

Testimony was filed against J. Field
man, Of Madison, that he bought two
bales OF Peruna wheat, which being
unable to dispose of, he sold without
substitute. He was ordered to pay $40
to the Madison Red Cross.
Joseph Sokup Of Chippewa Falls,
was fined SO for selling five pounds of
flour with only three and one-half
pounds of oatmeal and for selling corn
syrup as a substitute with flour, and
his store was closed for three days.
For grinding excess amounts of
wheat flour for farmers, the Bonduel
Feed and Light Co, of Bonduel, Wis,
has been ordered closed until the mat
ter Of license is presented to the
State Food Administration for cOnsid-
GRAFTON. The millers have been or
dered to see that the excess flour de-
Iivered to all their farmer customers
be returned to the mill and held for
further disposition by the AdIniniStra-
ton. In getting the flour back, the
farmer is entitled to a reasonable sup
ply for thirty days. Each one of these
farmers who have taken wheat to the
mill and had it ground in excess Of the
amount allowed by the food regula-
tiOnS is guilty Of violation of them,
and their cases will be considered
after the report from the miller of the
amount of flour which had to be
brought back to his mill has been
made to the administration. The mill
is ordered to furnish the Enforcement
Division of the Wisconsin Food Ad
ministration with a copy of its grist
books from March 1st down to the
time the mill was closed.
From a hearing held in Milwaukee,
it appeared that Ernst Tretten Of Mil
waukee had an allotment of 172 bar
sells for use in other products than
bread and rolls, but had used up to
June 18th 314 barrels, an excess of 142
barrels over his allotment. Accord
ing to the advice of the Wisconsin
Food Administration, he was ordered
to cease baking other products than
bread and rolls and to pay to the Red
Cross a sum equal to his estimated
profits on the extra flour consumed,
which amounted TO $685.
For carelessness in making their re-
ports and failure to observe the Wis
consin food regulations as to quanti-
ties of substitutes they must use, Paul
f. Gherke and t. f. Reilly, bakers Of
GAINESVILLE, have been ordered TO pay a
fine to the Red Cross.
Upon complaint Of County Food Ad-
miniStrator j. II. MCGOWAN, Herman
Moede of Luxembourg has been charged
with violating the food regulations for
bidding the boarding of flour. Mr..
Moede was ordered to pay $50 to the
Luxembourg Red Cross Chapter and di-
rected to take the surplus amount Of
flour back TO the Luxembourg Milling
Co.
Alvin E. Jones of Oshkosh has been
found guilty of violating the sugar
regulations. He admitted that of the
1000 pounds of sugar that he sold the
Cakes Candy Company in May, he de-
livered 500 pounds on June Is and did
not take the certificate as was then
required under the sugar regulations.
His contention is that the sale was
made in May and that he was within
his rights in delivering May order in
June without certificates. The sworn
statement, however, of Cakes and Co.
fled in the Sugar Division on June 8th
reports no sugar contracted for from
Mr.. Jones. In view Of this report by
Cakes and Co. it is apparent that the
delivery of 500 pounds in June with
out certificate was violation of the
sugar regulations. The business has
been closed during the week before
this hearing before the Enforcement
Division of the State Food Admins
tratiop, and Mr.. Swenson ordered that
it remain closed until July 5th and
tkat Mr., Jones pay 500 to the Red
Cross Chapter of Oshkosh.