Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-08
UPP PREPARES TO
SWAT FOOD HOG
Stringent Measures viii Be
Taken at Once Unless
Wastage Ceases.
PLEDGES NOW BEING BROKEN
City A Administrator Finds Car
bage Cans Filled With
Bread and Vegetables.

Too much food Is being wasted in
~ lsa. Ora r. Upp city food admins
traitor declared yesterday. In an
swer to complaints made 10 his office
that there were many instances OF
waste, Mr., Upp conducted an investi-
CATION and found many instances
where food that could be used had
peen thrown into the garbage cans
There Is enough food wasted in
iulsn 70 feed regiment OF soldiers.
Mr Cpp declared -
In II statement 70 housewives ne
calls for considerations Observance
or .hc promises contained in the food
pledges signed last fall
"SaNei Save! Save on every cor.
ner there IS enough food thrown into
garbage cans OF Tulsa to feed a large
number OF our soldiers Several times
daily this matter is-hrought to the ntt
tenlon OF the food administration.
Investigation OF few cases showed
potatoes, small heads OF cabbage and
as much as n half loaf OF bread had
been thrown In the garbage cans.
Must Wake Up.
"lt appears that the housewives are
not observing the necessary economy.
II is time to wake up TO the fact that
We must save In every possible way
To be able to furnish our troops with
the things necessary to keep them in
fighting trim.
"lf you don't want to do without
flour and sugar entirely. you must at
least practice the most rigid economy
In their uses The government Is do
ing everything possible To furnish us
with the thugs we really need and
the government must have the coop
eiHt on OF every person to curry its
plans to success.
"Most OF the families In Tulsa
signed a food pledge,
Are you living up TO your prom
ises2
Answer this conscientiously"
In m open letter To grOCerymen
who are violating the regulations OF
the food administration. Mr.. Cpp asks
that they observe all regulations
strictly particularly that concerning
the use Of half substitutes in all
breads The rules are being disre-
gardcd and many complaints are COM
Ing into the office OF the food admin
istrntion, the letter declares
Enforcement VIII Re Strict
Mr. Upp lntimates that more
stringent means OF enforcing the reg
ulations will be used II persuasion and
appeals t. patriotism fail to obtain
observance OF the food rules
The letter follows:
Are Won back of our soldier boys
over there. or are you in front OF Ger
many over here?
Numerous complaints are coming
TO the office OF the Tulsa food admin
istrator that grocetymen are not COM
plying with the fifty-flfty plan re-
'luested hy the government In con-
scrvation Of flour. The complaints are
being filed for investigation, but we
hope that the complaints will become
fewer in number each day. surely
the grocerymen are patriotic enough
TO support the government without n
use of force.
Even II you do lose few sales. II
ls better to lose them and Keep on
good terms with your government. II
is a mighty small sacrifice on your
part. compared with the sacrifice OF
those standing In the trenches with
death and destruction all around,
There is something coming more
stringent IN the form OF demand,
and We hope YOU will take the oppor-
tunity now OF falling In line with the
REQUESTS OF our government.