Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-06-14
HEAVY PENAL TIES
FOR VIOLATIONS Of
FOOD REGULATIONS
LICENSES REVOKED IN MANY In
STANCES AND In OTHER CASES
HEAVY INES WERE IMPOSED ON
VARIOUS FIRMS.


ment of the food regulations is becom
ing general in its rightly all over
the country. Illustrations of what is
being done in other states, the follow
ing reports of penalties imposed last
week comes from the United States
Food Administration
The Puditan Flour Co., of 10 Milk
street, had its license revoked until
further notice for falling to accept and
unload a car of corn meal.
The same penalty was imposed on
the Workman Cotton Oil Co., of Wort
ham, Tex, for failure to deliver 70
tons of cottonseed cake or to make
adjustment. The revocation became
effective on May "a.
For failing to use the required
amount of substitute in making bread
Gran Brothers, bakers, of Mirot. +.
D., have been required to donate 5000
to the Red Cross. The firm was per
mitted to operate under the super
vision of a guardian by Federal Food
Administrator of that state.
Fifteen restaurant men of Denver,
Colo, were given hearings for dis
obeying rules in regard to amount of
bread served customers. Five Of
them made donations to the Red Cross
of from $500 to $500 in lieu Of 9th
er penalties and the others were re
leased with a reprimand
At Salida, Colo, Frank Gill, a cor
Ger, paid $500 to the Red Cross for IN
fraction of Food Administrator resu
lations rather than have his place
closed for thirty days.
For sales of wheat flour in excessive
quantities, Gennaro France d Sons,
New Haven, Conn, wholesalers and
jobbers in flours have had their
license license revoked until futher
notice upon recommendation of the
Federal Food Administrator Cor Con
necticut
A baker and grocer named Bingham
at Rifle, Colo, lost his license and
was closed for selling sugar aud flour
without regard to regulations. He de
clined to make 800 donation to the
Red Cros in retribution for his over
charges.
Two brokers and one grocer II Porto
Rico have been penalized. The
bakers, Estanislao Santana and Man
uel Barboha, We're closed for operat
ing without license and their stocks
of flour turned over to local charity.
The grocer, Albert Vodal, paid $500
to local charities for overcharges on
fiuor, rice and lard.
The Hudson Food Produce Co., Co
hoes, N. Y, was closed for one day
for violating -four and sugar sales.
Harry Albin, of SO Hester street,
New York City, paid 5000 to the Red
Cross for making overcharges on 81
gar during November, Decembe and
January.
The license of A. A. Haines, a
baker, of Rayne, La, was suspended
for ten days for not using sufficient
substitutes in bread and for failure
to observe weight limitations.
Abraham Zion, wholesale grocer.
Boston, Mass, license suspended frcm
Junt 1st to September 1 and contri
buttons of $500 to the Red Gross and
$500 to the Jewish Board of W slfare
Work in the United States Army and
Navy, for illegal transactions in su
ga.
American Hay Co, Goshen. Ind., Ii
cetse revoked for six months for re
fusing to accept nine cars of nay; for
making speculative contracts and for
shipping hay of a quality below that
contracted for.
Charles and Angelina MariaDo. ere
CRY, Fredonia. N Y, closed fer one
month for selling -four without sub
stitutes.
Andrew Rogen, Granite Falls. MINI
mlllers, were closed until further
notice Ftf making excessive deliveries
OF flour in the fact of warning from
Federal Food Administrator.